The Singapore Free Press, 4 February 1955
1955-02-04
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Title Section17 1955-02-04 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malay a 7T7in^ Singapore. FrCf>b. 4.1955. Price 15 Cts.17 words
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Article74 1955-02-04 1 SINGAPORE police are on the 9 look-out tor Chinese stut s who may still try to hold th< ir government-banned 'tea The party was planned by S ngapore Chinese Middle i] Students' Delegation »g for Exemption from National S< rvice." Tiit party was to welcome74 words
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Article63 1955-02-04 1 11HE Singapore Rubber Market opened this morning on uncertain tone, with first February shipment, at !03 7 a cents a lb., seven-eighths cent above yesterday^ I Overnight New York was up three-quarters of a U.S. The Singapore market was igthened by the news that a would not send63 words
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Article43 1955-02-04 1 Three men entered a house sandra Road, Singapore, night and invited a family of seven to have a chat. Durthe conversation, one tched a gold chain from mother and another took gold chain from one of the en The strangers then43 words
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Article23 1955-02-04 1 of the Royal Navy's Fleet began assembling yesterday before cxi cisea in'the Meranean which will last tie end of March. ReuterReuter - 23 words
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67 1955-02-04 1 'BIG BRiTISH-SIAM DRIVE ALONG MALAYAN BORDER' THE Communist New China News Agency yesterday claimed that British and Siamese forces would soon launch a joint drive along the Siam border against the Malayan National Liberation Army.'* The agency accused Britain of intensifying the suppression of the Malayan people and described the67 words
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Article158 1955-02-04 1 Britain rejects Soviet charge DRITAIN told Russia yesterthat she would never -as or germ warfare pt m reprisal. m a Note delivered m MosBritain denied Soviet that the recent Paris On German rearmaiolated the 1925 Geneva otocol banning the use of capons. imilar repliesReuter - 158 words
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177 1955-02-04 1 Russia is to spend more on defence RUSSIA is to increase expenditure on defence m 1955 to nearly 20 per cent of the total budget, it was announced m the Supreme Soviet, Russia's Parlia- ment, yesterday. The increase is a warning to the West that the proposed rearmament of WestReuter - 177 words
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Article73 1955-02-04 1 Harding - Harding By THE Prime Ministers of Britain, Australia. New Zealand and Pakistan m London yesterday dfrcussed the defence of Singapore and Malaya m a study of the general strategic situation m South-East Asia. Field Marshal Sir John Harding, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, gave the Prime MinistersReuter - 73 words
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Article40 1955-02-04 1 A Singapore police spokesman today reminded parents of the danger of allowing their children to wear jewels and go out unescorted. A gold ear-ring was snatched from nine-year-old Rose Wee while she was walking along Haig Road yesterday.40 words
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Article26 1955-02-04 1 A police ambush In a Nairobi suburb during the night resulted m the death oi two terrorists and the arrest of two suspects ReuterReuter - 26 words
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Article133 1955-02-04 1 i mHOUSANDS of televiewers In 1 Britain heard Len Hutton, captain of the England side that has retained the Ashes, say on sportsview last night that his team were out to beat Australia m the fifth and final Test, beginning at Sydney on FebruaryReuter - 133 words
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Article48 1955-02-04 1 AUSTRALIA is to make back-ward-facing airliner passenger seats compulsory m the interests of safety. Sir Richard Williams, Director-General oi Civil Aviation said m Melbourne today that all new commercial aircraft coming into Australia alter January 1, 1957. would be fitted with the seats. ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article406 1955-02-04 1 No talk till Chiang men go says Chou pOMMUNIST china yesterday slamm- ed the door on the United Nations by refusing to send a delegate to take part m a Formosa cease-fire discussion. There was deep disappointment ln British. American and U.N. circles at theReuter - 406 words
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Article154 1955-02-04 2 BRITAIN CANNOT YET FREE Butler says: Wage war on inflation MR. R. A. BUTLER, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, told Commonwealth Prime Ministers m London yesterday that improvements m American economic policies were helping towards the time when Britain could make the pound sterling freely convertible. But he made itReuter - 154 words
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Article113 1955-02-04 2 Egypt will withdraw from pact mm Egyptian Premier. Colo--1 nei Nasser, i.s expected to announce tonight Egypt's withdrawal from the Arab collective security pact, and to propose a new agreement among the states bordering Israel. Reliable sources said the Premier would make the announcement, barring an extraordinary effort by LebanonU.P. - 113 words
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72 1955-02-04 2 COMMONWEALTH PLANS MIDDLE EAST STRATEGY BK I T I I II Commonwealth countries concerned with Middle East defence will m future base their mlli- tary planning on the as- sumption of immediate resistance by Turkey and Pakistan to any Commun- ist attack. Their aim will be to establish a military72 words
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Article25 1955-02-04 2 Northeast America's bitterest cold wave m years sent temperatures yesterday down to as low as 42 degrees. Fah- renheit below zero.— A.P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article75 1955-02-04 2 pREMIER Pierre MendesFrance, facing what appeared to be almost certain defeat, challenged the French National Assembly last night to approve his policy m North Africa or throw him out. The Assembly will vote on the Question of confidence m the Government today. Although the Premier appealedA.P. - 75 words
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175 1955-02-04 2 COMMUNIST Hungary released an American woman's 18-year-old deafmute son from behind the Iron Curtain yesterday after long years of petitions by the mother. In a tearful reunion m Vienna after five years apart. Mrs. William Brooks declared: "This is the happiest day ofA.P. - 175 words
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Article28 1955-02-04 2 Sir Winston Churchill gave a dinner party m London last night m honour of the prime ministers and other delegates to the Commonwealth confe- rence. ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article22 1955-02-04 2 Khamis El Bayoumi, a Palestine refugee who was convicted of espionage for Israel, was executed yesterday at Beirut. U.P.U.P. - 22 words
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Article, Illustration197 1955-02-04 2 Carl finds new friends in S 'pore ALL the way from Germany to Singapore sat silent Carl Martin a seven-year-old boy with much on his mind. In his plane a giant Qantas Super Constellation—he spoke to no one as none of the passengers could speak his language. Besides Carl wasFree Press - 197 words
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Article30 1955-02-04 2 The conservatives yesterday retained the scat m a parliamentary by-election at South Stockport. Mr. Harold Steward had a majority ol 2,563 votes over his labour opponent. ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article31 1955-02-04 2 The Ark Royal, Britain's most up-to-date aircraft carrier, which took nearly 12 years to complete, will come into .service with the Royal i Navy on February 22.- ReuterReuter - 31 words
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158 1955-02-04 2 RAF gives 9 good service testimonials NINE Air Ministry local employees received testimonials tor good service at Far East Air Force headquarters at Changi today. They were presented by Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal F. J. Fressanges, who said "I am confident, as my predecessor was, that the RAF. m Singapore and158 words
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Article14 1955-02-04 2 Czechoslovakia yesterday ended the state of war with Ger- many.- ReuterReuter - 14 words
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Advertisement81 1955-02-04 2 AUDEMARS, pwuet gGENEVEjyt DELICACY^ /jiftl^ IN DESIGNS^ I fflft||*n -f m LANKA JEWELLERS, nj 20, BAHERY RD., SINGAPORE. jj 1* i I M Am*. Vis i £1a v^_ W JmJ ii iii i iii iii mi m iiiiiii ii Minimi iiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiniii iii inu Minim mi < YOV GET A TOIL81 words
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103 1955-02-04 3 PARIS physician, Jean -a Chauvin, vu fined 600,000 franc* i $5.140 1 yesterday for telling a patient she had cancer when he knew it was not true. As a result of his false diag- Mine. Helene Resek alleged she was submitted to ys103 words
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Article20 1955-02-04 3 Mr Nehru, India's Prime Minister, was received m audience by Queen Elizabeth r Buckingham Palace yester- ReuterReuter - 20 words
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Article20 1955-02-04 3 'lid Ansusnha, Bangkok 'nun. said in New York iv television would come o^m next year.- A .P.A.P. - 20 words
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451 1955-02-04 3 Great welcome for the 'Fairy Tale Princess storm acaiier* big crowd I rpiiOl SANDS who lined the streets of Port of I Spain. Trinidad, yesterday waiting forE Princes Margaret the 'Fairy Tale' Princess to| pass, were sent scurrying for shelter by a pitiless E tropical downpour. Xhoiit 100.000 people almostReuter - 451 words
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Article99 1955-02-04 3 CLAMP ON THOSE H.K. SHIRTS MISS Elaine Burton (Labour) asked m the house of Commons yesterday what action had been taken by the Hone Kong Government over the manufacture and marketing of shirts branded as an exact imitation of a shirt made by the Wakefield Shirt Company Limited. Mr. PeterReuter - 99 words
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Article45 1955-02-04 3 Communist Party boss Nikita S. Khrushchev has told Soviet farmers that they should emulate Americans, particularly m the planting of more corn for feeding livestock. He said all Russian agriculture lagged behind capitalist countries m the use ol fertili- sers.— A.P.A.P. - 45 words
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151 1955-02-04 3 Irene's picture started it all FLIGHT months ago Daniel Reynolds looked at a J picture of a pretty Greek girl and said, "How lucky some man would be to have such a lovely girl Yesterday he was due m Athens from Boston. Soon heA.P. - 151 words
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Article53 1955-02-04 3 Princess Alexandra who was reported on Monday to be suffering from influenza is making "steady progress," it was learned yesterday. Meanwhile her mother, the Duchess of Kent, is suffering from a severe attack ol influenza, it was announced from her home at IverReuter - 53 words
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Article24 1955-02-04 3 Britain has entered into a •Gentlemen's agreement" to buy more Australian products, cernrdinp to the "Melbourne Reuter Herald," today.-Reuter - 24 words
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183 1955-02-04 3 STAR, SACKED BECAUSE SHE WAS 'TOO SEXY', VANISHES IiHE sports car of Volup- tua. a sultry six-foot blonde discharged two days ago from a television programme because she was too sexy, was found abandoned early yesterday on a main road bordering the Pacific Ocean. Detectives are attempting to locate theA.P. - 183 words
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Article40 1955-02-04 3 Ex-Nazi Dr. Otto Strasser said yesterday at Paradise, Nova Scotia he had received his German passport and will return to his homeland to lead a new political party as soon as he can ar- A.P. range transportation.-A.P. - 40 words
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Article34 1955-02-04 3 Mr. C. J. Alport, Conservative MP., is to complain m the House of Commons that British servicemen m Korea have still not received Christmas narccls sent them late last year. ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Article91 1955-02-04 3 OLDE BEVERLIE INN at Canterbury m Kent <S. England) will m future be •Pen on Sundays because England W the cricket "ashes" with victory m »urth Test against Australia. AUe Canterbury authorities decided yester- day to extend the tavern's presen six-day licence to seven,Reuter - 91 words
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278 1955-02-04 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, Feb, 4, 1955. Opinion SAFETY FIRST OINGAPORE this year! will be subjected to one of the biggest safety first campaigns any city has ever seen. It is a campaign that Should have the backing and co operation of every single citizenmotorist, cyclist, pedesIrian; man, woman,278 words
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Article, Illustration833 1955-02-04 4 DONALD McCORMiCK - Calypsos for the Princess on the isles of song DONALD McCORMiCK by HPAKE a look at the itinerary for Princess Margaret's West Indian visit and note the names of the places she will visit, Trinidad, Grenada. St. Vincent, Barbados, Antigua, St. Kitts, Jamaica, and the Baha- mas. What is significant833 words
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Advertisement25 1955-02-04 4 WEDDING GIFTS DISTINCTIVECUTLERY 15 ALWAYS APPRECIATED JB hdm\w^ 'JT* _K^ k^Ti >*r "_r P. H. HENDRY, y/nv^/.LF/2 78. NORTH BRIDCE ROAD. SINCAPORE 6— K. I.L'MPU*25 words
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Advertisement150 1955-02-04 4 AVAIL YOURSELF OF 20 years of experience m estate development by CREDIT FONCIER MEYER CHAMBERS 3rd FLOOR. (RAFFLES PLACE) FRANKEL ESTATE OPERA ESTATE FIRST CLASS NEWLY RECENTLY COMPLETED DEVELOPED ESTATE AT ESTATE 6_ M.S. CHANGI ROAD BETWEEN CHANGI NEAR THE SEA EAST COAST ROADS AT PROXIMITY OF (A NEW LARGE150 words
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Miscellaneous29 1955-02-04 4 POCKET CARTOON hy OSBERT LANCASTER -ami I hope Mr. DuUc% t/rarJv u n<f wumW* (hut. coinr uliul mm, I'm k met in fl mo (iiu/oirs for C'hiunjt Kui lul29 words
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Article, Illustration41 1955-02-04 5 picture. MR. 1). A. TOOLEY, English toy representative, now m Singapore, adjusts spaceman Warn Kah Luen's suit. The other inter-planetary traveller is Jek Wye Thong, while the cowboy is Yu Sheng Hwa.— Free PressFree Press - 41 words
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Article33 1955-02-04 5 ,Mf C. T. B. Unnithan, a -neral contractor, will stand FW? nde l*ndent m the omVL P 2 rk divi^ion at the WrbW S cle 8 c a t^ re UglSlatiVe33 words
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254 1955-02-04 5 Adult education meeting to end dispute ADULT education leaders m Singapore will try to solve their money (lis pule with the government and end internal quarrels ;it the Council's Annual meeting on Feb. 17. The executive committee is (Uw lo mccl on Tuesday to draw up an agenda. The meeting254 words
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164 1955-02-04 5 TWO '•spacemen." armed with cosmic ray gun.3 and 1 dressed m inter-planetary attire, wandered round a Singapore hotel but they caused no undue panic. The men from the outer worlds were m reality two harmless schoolboys, Warn Kah Luen and Jek Wye164 words
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Article92 1955-02-04 5 THF General Post Office will remain open from 9 a.m. midday on Monday—Thaiim—the Director of Posts, Singapore, announces. With the exception of Joo Chiat, Tiong Bahru, Towner Road. Kandang Kerbau and Maxwell Road, all other post offices and postal agencies will be opened from 992 words
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Article25 1955-02-04 5 There will bo a free .show of Commonwenlth films at the British Council Hall. Stamford Road, at 3.30 p.m on Feb. 18.25 words
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Article53 1955-02-04 5 Members of the Penang Dondang Sayane Club will hold an at home m their Hutton Lane premises tomorrow night to celebrate Chap Goh Meh. After dinner, musicians, singers and other members will ?o round the town m a decorated bus to serenade the Penang public53 words
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Article107 1955-02-04 5 OFFICIALS of the Post and Telegraph Uniformed Staffs Union, Singapore, are: President, Mr. Anang bin H. A. Manan; vice president, Mr. Ismail bin Bachee; secretary, Mr. Ismail bin Rahim; treasurer, Mr. Ismail bin Ali; mutual aid officer, Mr. Abdullah bin Haji Sirat; organiser, Mr. Abu Bakar107 words
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Article68 1955-02-04 5 TWO executives of the Chartered institute of Secretaries, who have been visiting branches of the Institute m Australia and New Zealand will arrive In Singapore on Monday. Mr. B. G. Porter, president, and Dr. A. M- Allen, secretary will attend the first annua! dinner of the Singapore Association68 words
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56 1955-02-04 5 SHIP SOLD HJR $85,000, TO BE BROKEN UP THE 1.224-ton coa.stal ship Khoen Hoea, managed by X.P.M.. has been sold to lions; Kong buyers for $85,000. She i.s to be brokeii up. The vessel, which has been lying m Singapore Laid-up anchorage since December 4, has been on X P.M.'s56 words
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Article14 1955-02-04 5 Work will start Loon on Klang's new $400,000 market at Hnrpei Street.14 words
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Advertisement99 1955-02-04 5 fHElßraf} > BABY FOODS I are always pure... safe < UndNooWflllN6?< mum nutritive value. Their pure, fresh flavor makes them unusually appetizing, J I and they are strained to a fine, even tex- V ture, so it's never any problem to get I Most important, Heinz Quality Con- V trol99 words
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Miscellaneous254 1955-02-04 6 MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis I rd IftOT^^TfSl IBS 3 &^vv^ d tKs t [2l^R^i&] r^rnroAuv' W WHAT HAPPENED f FELL THEM, NIGHtU TIME BOMB TICKING WOF PAINTINGS CHIEF.IF I COULD NO, THE BAIL'S VjpTmFP'Q OmCE ASLEEP AND DAY. A AWAY AMONG MY *^x*_m!^/M ONLY HAVE V.OPE HERE254 words
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Miscellaneous670 1955-02-04 6 I YOUR I LUCKY i STAR I JOHN today, >ou have a tremendous store of nervow S energy, self-reliant? and stead- j fastness to a single purpov,. j You sometimes strain the resources of your physical >ta- I mina by working ai a job too Itßf, without interiuption I Learn670 words
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Article494 1955-02-04 7 Around the World Market Prices Spot Malabar quoted at 45V, to tl it 45 to 45^. February 44' i 4\ March 44 to 44 1 April Above prices quoted 43'^ to 44. Sarawak Spot 45 and lampong spot 45 M cents per pound sellers ex -dock. m U.S. cents per494 words
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Article103 1955-02-04 7 DATO SIR CHENCi-LOCK TAN will not hold office of any kind m a selfgoverning Malaya. The Malayan Chinese Association leader re- iterates this m the latest issue of the M.C.A. publication "Malayan Mirror" m the form of a reply to a critic. The article103 words
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Article39 1955-02-04 7 A seven-year-old boy, Kayarudin bin Mohamed Yusof, who was involved m a car accident m Chemor, died on Wednesday night at the Ipoh Hospital. Kayarudin had serious injuries on his left hand and leg.39 words
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174 1955-02-04 7 MEMORIAL TO CHINESE MASSACRED DURING WAR E remains of thousands of < ninese massacred by the Japanese during the war are be collected from mass dotted over Singapore »d re-buried m one big Brave In Thomson Road. 1,, ;r the grave will stand a ■outary giant stone plinth as a174 words
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Article36 1955-02-04 7 Sixty-six convictions for food and price control offences were lecorded m Federation courts m December, a Government statement said yesterday. Fines totalling $7,932 were collected About 14 piculs of rice were confiscated.36 words
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Article129 1955-02-04 7 MYSTERY OF RUSH FOR HOTEL ROOMS Big advance bookings^ 100 lIOTELS and a number of boarding houses m Singa--11 pore, yesterday reported a scarcity of accommodation. Some are booked up well m advance, others have only one or two rooms available. But proprietors could not explain why there was a129 words
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103 1955-02-04 7 Third Russian tanker expected soon RUSSIAN shipping arrivals, m Singapore, quiet for a few months, picked up again when the 7,600- ton tanker Vaillant Cuturier put m for water and bunkers. She is reported to have left Batumi on Dec. 31 with 9,125 tons of diesel oil for Vladivostock. Another103 words
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Article55 1955-02-04 7 Chan Chee Seek. 21, who was alleged to have taken part m a gang fight at Dato Kramat Road Penang, on the night of Jan. 21, yesterday claimed trial m Penang to a charge of having been armed with a parang. Chan was granted $50 bail pending55 words
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Article65 1955-02-04 7 The Federation's six major ports handled slightly less cargo m the first eleven months of 1954 than they did m 1953. According to statistics released m Kuala Lumpur, yesterday: 4,139.149 tons of cargo were discharged and loaded from January to November 1954, as compared to 4.161,20865 words
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Article148 1955-02-04 7 A GENERAL meeting of Singapore City Council Services Union has been called for Tuesday to ask councillors not to force the new pay scheme on them but to refer it to a Whitley Council. An extraordinary meeting of the Local Senior Officers' Association will be148 words
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Advertisement77 1955-02-04 7 QUIEN Quality Quien fir Cie have many years' experience m shipping quality wines to the East, and we are pleased to be able to offer the following selection of Quien and Chateau Pavie, St Emilion, Pommard White? Bordeaux White* Buryundy Craves Superieures Ref|t Chab (S Haut Sauternes V|n Rose d77 words
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Article, Illustration42 1955-02-04 8 DURING reception al the Burma Embassy m Washington, dipleimatic etiquette t h inged to gaiety when Madame IT.l T (ban Yang, wife of the Korean ambassador, danced a traditional Burmese dance, "Naked Feet" with the daughter of the Burmese ambassador.42 words
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410 1955-02-04 8 Dealer caught him out: The maid is cleared JOHN MARSH, the taller, has gone to gaol for 10 years. He disguised himseli with I false name and by graving moustache, but he could not disguise the ran- stamps lie stole. Tho* gtami classified410 words
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72 1955-02-04 8 THE STATELY HOMES READY FOR BATTLE rpHE battle of Britain's 1 stately homes has begun two months early this year as each plans to e>utdo its rivals m the 2s. 6d a-lu'k-round business. Decorators are In. and improved postcard sovenirs are bein^ printed from Bedfordshire to Beaulleu as the b<72 words
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Article24 1955-02-04 8 Private builders put up about 90.000 of the 350.000 new houses completed last year m Britain 30.000 more than m 1953.24 words
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81 1955-02-04 8 Mother should NOT be at the dentists IS a dentist right m riot allowing a mother to be m the surgery while he is treating her child? Yes, said a health executive council. A mother had complained to the dental committee of Middlesex health executive. The health executive ruled thr.t81 words
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Article239 1955-02-04 8 Corporal saves his dog, too REX was favourite among the elghl clous Corporal Peter Randall, aged 24, had m his care when he was ■erring with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps m Kenya Alter the Alastian had helped him trail and capture a Mau Mau raider, he told his friends:239 words
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Article, Illustration66 1955-02-04 8 picture. CAROL Gregory takes the field as centre for the Gamma Phi Beta football team— all girls— at the University of British Columbia m Vancouver. The University organised two all-girl teams to collect funds for rebuilding a hall burned down last summer. Special rules apply on the fieldReuter - 66 words
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Article114 1955-02-04 8 A DOCTOR who called a bus conductress "an insolent, insufferable young hussy" was fined £5 m Middlesbrough. Dr. Arthur Milner, of Southfield Road. Middlesbrough pleaded guilty to using offensive language. The court was told that Dr. Milner paid three-halfpence fare instead of twei pence114 words
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Article31 1955-02-04 8 A policeman commandeered a mail van and chased seve- > ral Teddy Bejys through London streets after the youths had been seen to abandon a i car m Cock-tane.31 words
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Article150 1955-02-04 8 ALL OVER A PACKET OF BACON A HUSBAND and wife who between them earned more than £1.000 a year fought together on the floor. The cause of the trouble: a dispute as to which one owned a packet of bacon. It was a day of ill-omen for both of them150 words
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Article247 1955-02-04 8 'FHE garage run by three unJL conventional Irishmen Jimmy Doyle, Mike Deasy. and Pat Dalton— at Hollingdeanroad. Brighton, i.s the kind of place where almost anything can happen. But what happened on the last occasion was a little out of the ordinary,247 words
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Article44 1955-02-04 8 TYPING speeds have increased since music wa* introduced into the classrooms of St. Neots. Huntingdonshire. Commercial School. "For advanced students I play 'Alexander's Ragtime Band.' which has a beat equal to about 70 words a minute, said a teacher.44 words
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Article76 1955-02-04 9 Two Harley-street doctors I have ordered Gilbert Harding ti) rest for three montha, th< j r. B.c. said. Said Harding: 'They have found some-thin*.', wrong with j my heart. Apparently I am j Buffering from strain. "Part of the trouble i.s that I am76 words
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461 1955-02-04 9 IMIIS was the night out «f a U year -old boy. as told at tne juvenile court at Wallasey, heshire, where he inpeared m an Fdwardian '.uit and with the latest \nuiieui-stvle haircut:— With a 16-year-old friend he visited two hotels and had461 words
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133 1955-02-04 9 Yard chief's home raided at midday rpHISVES broke into house oi Chief Bup< tendenl Robert Stevens, head oj 8004 I Fraud Squad, m Lei ham Court-road Streatham, j .(\<>n. They stole several hundred pounds' worth ol jewellery, Including Mi .s wedding ring. The robbery l apparently m li d out133 words
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Article265 1955-02-04 9 PRETTY auburn-haired Elizabeth Davies, a 17-year-old British schoolgirl now studying m the United Statehas won first prize m a Wisconsin State essay contest on "The Voice of Democracy." Elizabeth, daughter of Mrs. Miriam Davies. of York Road, Bury St. Edmunds, went to America last August265 words
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307 1955-02-04 9 Young doctor cut deep: A surgeon should be there, say jury 4 GIRL'S heart stopped while she was under an A anaesthetic m hospital. A young doctor ran 50 is to "et a scalpel. With it he did an emergency ation to get the heart going. The heart began to307 words
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Article21 1955-02-04 9 Mercury worth £500 vanished after being delivered to the gjafford works of the English 3001K CornDan y- U weighed21 words
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Article40 1955-02-04 9 Trinidad's Minister of Labour, Mr. Albert Gome'z, said m London that if Britain would give the West Indies guaran-Te-ed markets for their produce fe'We-r pe-opli- WOUld b«' leaving the- West Indies to se Me- m the U.K.40 words
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Article42 1955-02-04 9 Tiu population of England and Wales increased b\ an estimated 184.000 to 44,480.000 during the' year ended June' SO, 1954— and the age group shOWQl tin |)igg< t increase WftS the ovt r-c. r )'s. says the Regis-trar-General's Quarterly Return.42 words
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222 1955-02-04 9 COUNCIL LESS ONE QUITS IN NAME ROW T ILLAGE grocer Bob Fuller found one day that he had become a one-man parish council. The other four members had resigned. Everybody m the Nottinghamshire village of Ranskill (pop. 925 is talking about the walk-out. But Bob scratched hlfi head and said:222 words
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183 1955-02-04 9 WHITE-HAIRED Mrs. Minnie Mattock, whose marriage to a "typical old sea dog" was kept secret for 28 years, sat on a bench outside the Probate Court m London and said: "I still say he had his pood points." She had heard I judge approve183 words
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Article, Illustration51 1955-02-04 9 THE LUCKY do* is *E. G. chosen from 250 j greyhounds to represent E Wembley kennels at _r Crafts Dog Show today. His alluring friends are showgirls from 'Alladin on Ice' also selected a from distinguished com- pany and nan I'd "the two with the must allure E on ice."51 words
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Article708 1955-02-04 10 Antiques can mean adventure You can combines all the pleasure o/ handling beautiful^ things with a soundi business career I IF you have a flair for antiques HOW to become an antique dealer. This is what one of the most celebrated dealeti In Paris, city of beautiful antique .shops, explains708 words
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Article, Illustration43 1955-02-04 10 picture. Karl Niedertscheider and Irmgard Decritoforo, from Seel« Id m the Austrian Tyrol, wear their colourful national costumes at the Holiday and Sports Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall m London. This is th* first exhibition of its kind m the world. ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article144 1955-02-04 10 \NF.W Russian "peace offensive" m Greece ll Greek otlicials a lache and becoming a b irden on the country's budget, To prove their "goodwill" the satellite countries have begun repatriating thousands of Greek peasants taken behind the Iron Curtain as hostages by the Greek Communists144 words
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Article, Illustration1020 1955-02-04 11 IMPRESSIVE EVIDENCE SETS CHURCH ON 3-YEAR PROBE on impressive has been S U '.vidence of faith Z. S»g that the Church W land decided just v year ago to con- a widespread JS into the whole Thi' VhbUhops of Can- Sffrv and York appointed iur1,020 words
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Article, Illustration240 1955-02-04 11 hair dye SURPRISE of the week is that Marilyn Monroe, sexiest of modern sirens, isn't included m Look's list of lovelies though the pictures were taken by her own photographer Milton H. Greene. But that may be because there's a new Marilyn around. She240 words
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Advertisement19 1955-02-04 11 mWWd f^TmWmfm\\WU jadf $Z% sk _B m i __fl__\ M IM BIT j, COM 6 .Obtainable from all Chemists19 words
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Advertisement87 1955-02-04 11 CUA BaAu- "V^ *f\ _Ju>< f\ jC* OW OW kßßuv w^cw ''1 r_>>*W J _v > i i |K__y_F_i>, J* vl Jl_ X FEEDRITE BBABY FEEDER KEEPS MILK WARM RIGHT THRO' THE FEED hernial HEAT-RETAININC PADS are rhich ensure Hiat Hie milk which aby drinks is at the correct temcrature87 words
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425 1955-02-04 12 JEAN WISEMAN - JEAN WISEMAN ENGLISH WOMEN DRESS VERY WELL, BUT- wmm^mVm m _„iti#iiniMi.««tMniMMiiiM •'•••••••hih •••111l ■••••llllll* 111 ,M P^«« says j top-line model Patti Morgan j I to BLONDE, beautiful Patti Morgan came to Britain from Australia seven years' ago and has become a425 words
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Article, Illustration65 1955-02-04 12 picture. Fashions inspired by the Regency period and adapted from clothes worn by the famous Beau Brummell were shown at Brighton, Sussex recently. Scene of the display was the Royal Pavilion, where Bean Brummell cemented his friendship with the Prince of Wales. Picture shows the "Beau Brummell" suit, m blackReuter - 65 words
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Article113 1955-02-04 12 TDLE statisticians m 1 Athens found that out E =of 1,000,000 Athenians, S only 65,700 on weekdays E and 144,000 on Sundays E go out for after-work en- E tertainment. Of these 45,000 go to E E the movies on weekdays E and over 100,000113 words
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Article99 1955-02-04 12 WHEN buying pork it should have a moderate amount of fat. which should be white, the meat should be a purplish pink and the skin should be thin and soft. 77z is If important since pork tvith a thick skin is usually old. JF you have nothing more99 words
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Advertisement124 1955-02-04 12 Something New..* HENNA CREAM Countless women have added Uvutiful glowing colours to the.r hair with Henna but never before by a treatment as simple as a shampoo! Now Camilatone has created Henna Cream which is applied direct from the tube and reproduces exactly the effects obtained with natural henna. They124 words
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Advertisement29 1955-02-04 12 y PRESENTS PARMA VIOLET The perfect complement to the new high fashion colours from Paris Eye Cosmetique Green Evening From:Maynard Co., Ltd. 11, Battery Road, Tel. 6115 Singapore- 1.29 words
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Miscellaneous286 1955-02-04 12 I^BJ H ■n j _H _H B_r P^J— Hr __H_M_M_jm^______i ________ttP^ m __J---_w-_i__-_Bs_B_L_Js_^ I—l1 l— CLUES ACROSS 6 Extinct repeater (4). 1 Cultivate a money-holder (4). 7 Madhouse contraction of Beth--4 A detective may speak ln such lehem («>. a tone (4). 8 Th- takes a lonK tlme to write286 words
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Article369 1955-02-04 13 Buying time is expensive here nERHAPS nowhere else m the world is there h a rapidly developexport market for a fdr variety of firms lhanm the Middle Eastwit h Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia between them likely to draw well over $4,500,000,000 m oil pities by the end of th*369 words
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Article277 1955-02-04 13 He keeps diplomats happy IF YOU are an American diplomat stationed deep behind the Iron Curtain, m the U.S. Embassy m Moscow or Warsaw, what do you do if you need an aspirin or an automobile? The answer is simple. You write to Lustgarten, m West Berlin. In German "Lustgarten"277 words
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Article, Illustration361 1955-02-04 13 Neither side vulnerable North dealer DESPITE his three honour tricks North should have passed initially. Later, he had a chance to get out when S 0 1 rebid only three spades— a bid that is strongly urging but not entirely forcing. But North made one of those 'Oh.361 words
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Article, Illustration54 1955-02-04 13 India has just issued a new series of postage stamps designed to highlight the working of the Five-Year-Pton. The stamps illustrating various aspects of the Plan, have been designed by staff artists of the India Security Press and have been printed by photogravure on all-over multiple small54 words
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Article208 1955-02-04 13 Pink shoes are now the rage AMERICAS teenagers are happily maintaining their reputation for being crazy mixed-up kids. Latest lad to hit the headlines is that of temporarily adopting the name of a favourite tilm star ("You can call me Aval") which is accepted without comment by their icllows. In208 words
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Advertisement59 1955-02-04 13 Ml I'D NN fi f/^m\ AW,TA New Delicate Look! fT Elegant Black Suede s r or Soft Calf for /^w\ late day! V^_ Fashionable and \^Jh exciting m a way Xtf you Will find MEKILVN irresistible I9>° Sizes 2 7 i^^S^mAWmw^mmW as m Y|! Jmm\\mW\ i'l I \YJ_ 22*> 22?°59 words
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277 1955-02-04 14 ALL TOMORROW'S U.K. SOCCER FIXTURES ENGLISH LEAGI7I DIV I Arsrnal v Preston Itlatkpool Sunderland I v.l c.r, v Wolves i iMirfltr v A»ton \iiia F.ierton v < hrlsra lluddcrsficld v Man< hester I Mant hrsler < v < ardiff Hewtasnm Lstoottm Portsmouth v Tottenham sh«Mield W. v Sheffield I. W.Reuter - 277 words
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355 1955-02-04 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. |P HHHE START of the Selangor L 1 seven-a-side rugby com-|s petition was spoilt by raini) when eight first round matches were played on the water-logged HQ Malaya ground today. t The eight winning teams to- t day who entered the quarterfinals355 words
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Article632 1955-02-04 14 MAESTRO - MAESTRO i»By T«HE Ml Welshman, an old player of some class---1 obviously, since he wore the tie of the British Isles RiiKby Union touring teams sat back m the corner of the train compartment, closed his eyes, and thought aloud of the past. "I wasn't632 words
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Article46 1955-02-04 14 THE Thomas Cup matches between the Untttll States and Canada for the American zone badminton championship will be played m Winnipeg on March 11 and 12. UM winner of the American zone [title will meet the Asiatic zone champions m Malaya on May 31.46 words
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158 1955-02-04 14 SANTEE SAYS: I'LL RUN MILE IN 3 min. 55 sec. WES SANTEE, the United States runner who last week .set a new indoor mile world record of four minutes 3.8 seconds, said la.st night he saw nothing wrong with thinking that one day he would run a mile m threeReuter - 158 words
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Article614 1955-02-04 14 6 startling points to save game By A Special Correspondent KiNG-ISA soccer's ftnancial crisis can be overcome by vision and enterprise qualities lacking m my 50 years' experience of the game. The story of falling interest and dwindling attendances calls for drastic measures. Increased competition from TV,614 words
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Article58 1955-02-04 14 Star Diamond, leading lightweight of Penang. will meet Little Loone. bantam and featherweight champion of Perak m the main event on Saturday's boxing at Penangs New World Park. The bout will oe over 10 rounds. William Danker, leading bantamweight «|f the settlement will meet Kid Samy58 words
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Advertisement36 1955-02-04 14 RADIO WEEKLY INCORPORATING RADIO MALAYA NEWS ALL THE BEST IX BBOADCASTIXO Full Programme* Mtouml-the- H oriel trip The Singing mtrrot ilaslia Pontbag tartoons ami ***** Picture Section PRICE 30 CENTS FROM ALL NEWSAGENTS ON SALE TODAY36 words
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Article1339 1955-02-04 15 TRESPASSER - TRESPASSER But which horse is it going to be? By „-.,ntv m tomorrow's racing at Bukit Timah, l) Nt m a day of the Singapore Turf Clubs ,he February meeting is that trainer Vong Thau ,ulU \?.V a ddle the winner of the big race,1,339 words
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Article, Illustration40 1955-02-04 15 picture. Determination, Jockey Garnet J^-Jf winning the main spnn ,t Cla ss 1, Wl i I)eterminal ion day of the Singapore Turf Club mee ""J «.t_ rrv ZZL L S_m_ lengths from Barakat and Starry. Free PressFree Press - 40 words
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Article1264 1955-02-04 15 PROBABLE scratchings tomorrow Three Rings, Broadside, Cinema 11, Melbury Court, i Rubber Exporter, Best Bet, Flushing:, Josker 11, I Dinna Forget 11, The I Strand, Scottish Minstrel, I i Always, Cash Cheque, i Scots Grey, New Year, i Windsor, Marciano, Tol- yar, Stream Song. Barring: rain the going1,264 words
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Article, Illustration31 1955-02-04 16 picture. Roy Lazaroo (loft) lands a crisp right to Jimmy Lowe's head. Lazaroo boxed and punched well to outpoint the hard hitting bantamweight from Johore.- Free PressFree Press - 31 words
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Article, Illustration246 1955-02-04 16 rHIRTY-FIVE youngsters threw leather with all their might last night at the Singapore Badminton Hall Twenty of them punched their way into tonight's finals of the annual Singapore A.B.A. Youth Championships. Bantamweights Roy Lazaroo and Ronnie Manasseh provided the keenest, cleverest and toughest scrap of246 words
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Article157 1955-02-04 16 THF Indian tourists yesterday piled up a formidable 317 runs for the loss of four wickets on the first day of their match against the Punjab Cricket Association. Helped by a perfect matting wicket and bad field Roy and Manjrekar indulged m an orgyReuter - 157 words
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35 1955-02-04 16 SUNDAY'S fixture between Singa--3 pore and Admira FC. will be played off at ft.l 9 p.m, at Jalan Hesar Stadium. It will not be Mood lit as originally arranged35 words
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Article68 1955-02-04 16 20 Words (minimum) WEE: Joseph Wee Yong Toh j aged 71, passed away peacefully at I No 10 Kno Chuan Avenue, leaving 1 behind two mm Woe 800 Eng. Wee Hoo Chua, one daughter-to-law, two daughters, two lotie-in-law, two; oris m law, elgl jrandchlldren and two Kreat grandchildren Cortege68 words
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Article91 1955-02-04 16 i GOAL m extra time by local*h born Jimmy Jackson put Notts 'on n l into the fifth round of the ''ootball Association Cup yesterday. Their opponents, Sheffield Wedie»day missed a penalty four minites later and were beaten 1-0 m Ihe fourth round replay at Nottingham.Reuter - 91 words
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Article25 1955-02-04 16 A RELAY between the Federation and Singapore will be included m this year's Malayan AAA. championships if a suggestion by Selangor is accepted.25 words
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94 1955-02-04 16 PAN-MALAYAN MOTOR RALLY THIS YEAR THE proposed Pan-Malayan 500-mile motor rally may be held this year, it was stated at the annual general meeting of the Malayan Motor Sports Club last night by the president. Col. J. D. Stewart. He said the race was not held last year chiefly because94 words
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Article15 1955-02-04 16 Hospitals Cup first round: Guys Hospital 11, St. Georges Hospital 3. ReuterReuter - 15 words
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Advertisement184 1955-02-04 16 CLASSIFIED ADS. ACCOMMODATION VACANT 20 Words $2 (min.)— Box 50 eta. extra. HOMELAND, 737 Mountbatten Road, Double Accommodation. Pull Hoard, near Bwtmmlnf Club and Airport, approved. VEHICLE FOR SALE 2d Word* $2 < mm. t— Box 50 eta. extra. FIAT 500 First registered December 1951. ***** miles, new battery, C'.fKxi184 words
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Advertisement72 1955-02-04 16 P. 890A m If V the food beverage t chosen by trainers 'Ovaltine' owes its favoured position m the world of sport to the undoubted quality and purity of its constituents, to its outstanding nutritive properPes and to its delightful, satisfying flavour. Trainers and coaches all over the world realise72 words
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Miscellaneous264 1955-02-04 16 RESULTS GNATWEIGHT: g. Krishnan bt P. Short; D. Rajasinghe bt. S. A Abdat; D. Rajasinghe bt. P. Knee. MOSQUITOWEIGHT: R. Rajcx bt. B. Isaac; Harun Latiff bt. J Harding; Harun Latin" bt. William Goh. FLYWEIGHT: Robert Goh Re VbUul Kadir round one; Zainol bin AH bt. Hussain bin A. Rahman;264 words
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