The Singapore Free Press, 24 March 1955
1955-03-24
1
16
https://www.nlb.gov.sg
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/browse/freepress
The Singapore Free Press
-
Title Section20 1955-03-24 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No. *****. Singapore. Thurs Mar. 24, 1953. Price 15 1 is20 words
-
164 1955-03-24 1 Nanyang row stops top overseas men coming here oOME of the 40 leading educationists m Europe and America, who had promised to come to Singapore to work at the Nanyang University, have now changed their minds as a result of the row between the Chancellor and the sponsors, it was164 words
-
Article125 1955-03-24 1 1 dead, 20 hurt at Kuala Lumpur ONE man was killed and twenty were injured, one seriously, by falling roof timbers when five wards of the Tai Wah hospital m Circular Road. Kuala Lumpur. collapsed during a storm last evening. wore 110 aged and125 words
-
Article39 1955-03-24 1 A Singapore school teacher, Charles Sathuoathy, was beaten up and robbed of $5 by two men m a hotel m Howell d last night He was taken to hospital with a fractured <-"llar bone.39 words
-
Article24 1955-03-24 1 The Singapore Rubber Mar■pened this, morning or. uncertain tone, with first April shipment, at cents a lb., half a cent 'erday's close.24 words
-
Article24 1955-03-24 1 The Philippines will import 40 000 tons of rice startim April 15 to meet an exjx deficit caused by typhoons and droughts24 words
-
Article18 1955-03-24 1 Ferenc Nagy. former P™™" of Hungary, left Manila by plane for Hong Kong yesterday18 words
-
Article26 1955-03-24 1 Vice-Admiral Alfred Pride. i commander of the United I States Seventh Fleet, arrived iin laipeh yesterday for talks with Chinese Nationalist Service chiefs.26 words
-
Article66 1955-03-24 1 A "MIDGET" atomic device I wa exploded underbid m the Nevada desert yesterday m a teat of nuclear iemolltion for army englne'rs and ordnance experts. i The "baby" blast, equivalent l 0 1.000 tons ()f TNI snn--Yucca test site Ufa a quaKC, throwing tons of earthU.P. - 66 words
-
90 1955-03-24 1 THE Indonesian Foreign Minister. Mr. Sunarjo, thanked the Philippines yesterday for stamping out piracy m the northern-most islands. -For two month> Indonesian waters have been m without being disturbed by crimes at the hands ol Filipino pirates/ Mr. Sunarjo told tlie press. consider itU.P. - 90 words
-
Article200 1955-03-24 1 Candidates accuse fH-E Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau is inquiring into many reports of alleged election scandals, the Free Press was told today. The allegations refer to bribes, promise of victory jonuses, payment to canvassers, meals after an vening's work and corrupt entertainment. Some of the200 words
-
Article177 1955-03-24 1 IVOES of the pro-American j Premier of South Vietnam, Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem yesterday I rejected United States efforts to mediate m a crisis which is bringing the country near civil war. Gen. Le Van Vien, leader of 'the "United Front" of armed religious sects whoU.P. - 177 words
-
Article35 1955-03-24 1 Mr. Tan Chin Tuan. left this morning for Tokio to attend the plenary session of the ECAFE conference which Starts at the end of the month. He was accompanied by his wife.35 words
-
Article161 1955-03-24 1 N.Z. men leave on April 7 AIR and ground crews of 14 Squadron New Zealand Air Force, who returned to Nicosia yesterday from the Canai Zone, will begin leavng Cyprus on April 7 for Malaya, an R.A.F. spokesman m Nicosia said yesterday. EXERCISE IN S.E. ASIA A COMBINED naval and161 words
-
68 1955-03-24 1 Smugglers go to auctionsbuy own goods SMUGGLERS m the south of Siam have found a simple way of overcoming import restrictions, according to newspaper reports m Bangkok. When the police confiscate banned luxuries- which Include mu .■led Info Siam from Malaya. they dispose of them at public [Mictions. The smugglersReuter - 68 words
-
Article26 1955-03-24 1 A Cambodian mission, led by Prince Norodom Sihanouk, left Calcutta by air for Pr^m Penh erday ;l fter a weeks tout of India.- ReuterReuter - 26 words
-
Page 1 Advertisements
-
Advertisement80 1955-03-24 1 >••*»»-- l\ /v* <// Ti M^m SEW ha ppy flms\ ts sewn on a /tm?%)nCA CC V I I _Ui I I //r vl I J i 1 %X. TUP WORLDS I 1 BKT I V SEW,NG MACHINE and the only one with a CERTIFICATE OF LIFETIME (il ARANTEI A*ent.s:80 words
-
-
Article462 1955-03-24 2 (7.5. urged to keep up all aid to region A US Congressional survey mission reported today m Washington that the Communist threat m the Far East. South and South-East Asia and the Middle East was "immediate and ominious." It recommended continued American military andReuter - 462 words
-
68 1955-03-24 2 E rpnF Indonesian Foreign E E 1 Minister, Mr. Sunario E E said m Jakarta yesterday E that colonialism would be E the main point of discus- E sions at the forthcoming r E Afro-Asian conference at E Bandoeng. E Other important issues. E heReuter - 68 words
-
139 1955-03-24 2 THE former Australian Minister fo r External Affairs. Dr H. V. Evatt would be welcome at Bandoeng but not as an official observer to the Asian -African talks, conference officials indicated In Jakarta yesterday. Tlie officials stressed that j the five sponsoring nationsU.P. - 139 words
-
Article210 1955-03-24 2 Triumph for rebel Bevan POLITICAL observers m Lon- Jj don feel that Mr. Attlee's r action m preventing the expulsion of Mr. Aneurin Bevan from the Labour Party may have widened the cleavage m J the Socialist ranks. Mr. Bevan had openly chailonged Mr. Attlee's210 words
-
91 1955-03-24 2 BETTER CHILD HEALTH PLAN FOR ASIA ■"THE lnited Nations Chil--1 dren's Fund (I'NICEF) plans to spend over $3,000,000 to improve child health and combat disease m Asia, the Fund said m Bangkok yesterday. Over $1,200,000 of the total of 53,238,500 will be spent m India on yaws control, milk conservationReuter - 91 words
-
Article37 1955-03-24 2 American Air Force Staff Sergent Benjamin Victor Douglas, 28, was m Hong Kong yesterday sentenced to 12 months hard labour m Kowloon District Court on charges of possession and illegal importation of dangerous drugs. A.P.A.P. - 37 words
-
138 1955-03-24 2 ■TuHE South Korean National Assembly yesterday unanimously recommended that the administration declare the Korean armistice nullified. The Assembly also recommended that the government exercise the nations right of self-defence m order to expel Communist (Czech and Polish) members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory138 words
-
163 1955-03-24 2 AT a United Nations meetin'.; m New York yesterday, Israel offered to renounce the use of force along the Egyptian-Israel border if Egypt would also give such a piedge. The Israeli representative. Mr. Abba Eban made tho offer after telling the 11-na-tion UN. SecurityA.P. - 163 words
-
270 1955-03-24 2 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER told his Press conferee Washington yesterday that there must be new Sovn t* tern exploratory talks once th< Paris Agreements on Eu: unity were ratified. He added that these exploratory talks should not be held at first al the levelReuter - 270 words
-
Page 2 Advertisements
-
Advertisement39 1955-03-24 2 _^__i__H__l__i__H__B__H-i__HKJ_H__M_B_Mfl_l_^__. RADfllfilY I INCORPORATING RADIO MALAYA NEWS ALL THE HEST W i HROAHVASTISG I it!! programmes tmhost frown the S*?a 1 AT M^ m I €A\rtoons ami B PRICE 30 CENTS I FROM ALL NEWSAGENTS ON SALE TODAY I39 words
-
-
Page 2 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous56 1955-03-24 2 ELECTION DIARY The following election meetings are to be held today: Progressive: Mr. Lim Choon Ifoog (Serangoon) 7.30 p.m. Upper •Ser-angoon-WoJ^kell Road corner. DMMcratft: Mr. Anthony Goh Ponj-*gol-Tampen:> I 7.30 p.m.. %*'■> DUB. Ponggol Ropri. Labour Front: Mr. Mak Pak Shee (Geylang) 530 p.m. Loronc 3. PAP: Mr. Lee Kuan56 words
-
-
198 1955-03-24 3 MAN NAMED IN JELKE TRIAL SUES FOR SLANDER FILM actor John Carradine started a US$5OO,OOO slander action against Mickey Jelke m New York yesterday, alleging that hi.s character and career had been damaged by testimony at Jelke's vice trial. The action was also directed at Jelke's attorney, George Hertz. PapersA.P. - 198 words
-
246 1955-03-24 3 'They said I f d lose my child, so told all' WIDEN the Jelke trial j was resumed yesterday red-haired Virginia j Dee said she told the authorities about her I career as a call-girl after a warning that j otherwise her child would be taken away. Miss Dee, 23,A.P. - 246 words
-
Article52 1955-03-24 3 A nationwide strike called for 200.000 members of the French National Federation of lay school teachers affected about half the school children m the Paris area yesterday. Some parents did not send their children to school. Other children found school doors locked or were sent home again byReuter - 52 words
-
129 1955-03-24 3 V COMMISSION of Italy's Chamber of Deputies Lower House) has recommended that Walter Audisio, Communist member of Parliament who shot Mussolini In the last days of the war, should be stripped of his Parliamentary immunity to tried on a charge of mlsi opriatlon. The129 words
-
180 1955-03-24 3 A 87R,0B 7 R 0l o HE^° f th Shah of Persia arriv ed m Paris yesterday to search for his r^ 7 s^KlnS e ffirB«_Js chi,d with his Fren, h bom moth his SB E» i^ff tSfift^^ another brother ot the Shah, Prince180 words
-
Article178 1955-03-24 3 Now equal rights for mothers ALL ABOUT WOMEN TTHE United Nations Commission on the status of women yesterday recommended action by governments to ensure that parents shared equal rights and duties toward their children. A resolution noted that m the legal system of some countries parental authority belonged exclusively to178 words
-
Article53 1955-03-24 3 CTHONG Atlantic gales bal O tered the .south and west coasts of Britain yesterday causing trouble to shipping Blasts of up to n early 100 miles an hour hit the Cornish t in the south-west. Winds sweeping inland brought warmer but wet weath i* to most53 words
-
Article207 1955-03-24 3 Ex-S'pore Bishop helps centre VISCOUNT CHANDOS. who as Mr. Oliver Lyttelton was Secretary of Stale for the Colonies, has been appointed Dl of th<* governing body of Queen Elizabeth House. Oxford. Another who has accepted an invitation to serve on it i_ the Bishop of Birmingham, the Right Rev. J.207 words
-
Article25 1955-03-24 3 West German hard coal miners have voted overwhelmingly to call a strike if necessary to win 1 12 per cent wage increase. ReuterReuter - 25 words
-
Page 3 Advertisements
-
Advertisement188 1955-03-24 3 1 BiSCUitS at their best /kW^^ Romarvs For nearly a hundred years, people m Britain have »V regarded Romary's biscuits as Britain's best. The fine V**> flavour »l these biscuits is much too good to) f -*-\VK« endanger S% <A\%v' y So, all care is taken fo m.il-e sure that188 words
-
-
261 1955-03-24 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. Mar. 24. 1955. Opinion The biggest menace GREATER than the: threat of Communism to the Free World is the problem posed by Man's possession of the Atom and Hydrogen bombs. Communism is only a threat to a way of life the Democratic way but the261 words
-
Article761 1955-03-24 4 CRIMINALS IN PARLIAMENT Politicians wanted on murder charges thumb their noses at the police. HENRY THODY reports on an astonishing situation ITALIAN M.Ps. enjoy a I Parliamentary Immunity which safeguard! them, ut least temporarily, from civil court charges rangine: from murder to motoring offenses. Three Communist deputies attend each sitting761 words
-
Article369 1955-03-24 4 RALPH HEWINS - Nation without bicycles RALPH HE WINS by HUNGARY is the land of the perpetual hard-luck story. In my travels across half the length and breadth of the country every Government official and Old Guard Communist apologised to me for the backwardness. I was constantly reminded that Hungary was feudal until369 words
-
Page 4 Advertisements
-
Advertisement31 1955-03-24 4 FEW LIKE PEARLS BUT ALL LIKE "MIKIMOTO" WORLD FAMOUS PEARLS J) i st ri hu tors:G.C.De SILVA BROS j Je we Iters << 3. RAFFLES PLACE Sing-pore- 1 Tel: 831 15. SS31 words
-
Advertisement156 1955-03-24 4 AVAIL YOURSELF OF 20 years ot 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. MS CHANCI ROAD BETWEEN CHANCI b EAST COAST ROADS NEAR THE SEA (A NEW LARGE ACCESS AT156 words
-
-
Page 4 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous41 1955-03-24 4 POCKET CARTOON fry CSBERT LANCASTER lo ol ft In n i 111 Dp o.pni i &is_ Why, if it isn't QrcatUncle I thclred come up ull ihr u'dv from the Uukeric* just to fiVf Mr. Asquith v piece of hu> mind!"41 words
-
-
Article844 1955-03-24 5 Not even the noise could bring them lo poll rally TODAY'S FREE PRESS REPORT ON THE ELECTION DRIVE IS IT true that electioneering m Tiong Bahru i.s like 1 baying at the moon? It seems so— Judging by its showing at the last Legislative844 words
-
58 1955-03-24 5 THEY FELL 30ft. -AND THEN ASKED FOR ICES THEY fell 30ft., and then asked for ice creams. They were children Brian, four, and Pamela, five, of Henbury, Bristol. They had been playing m a bathroom when the door jammed. As frantic parents tried to open it. they fell out the58 words
-
Article157 1955-03-24 5 r p\VO doctors have been com- I •s paring the Chelsea pensioner with the Oxtord und(ier*4raduate and the penloner has come out of the tests with flying colours. The analysis of 50 pension- j ers and 408 undergraduate carried out by Colonel F. M. Lipscomb at157 words
-
Article, Illustration149 1955-03-24 5 S Foo Few Ting, 18, Pro- gressive (businessman); E born, Singapore; educated. E Anglo-Chinese School and University of Hong Kong; 3 former teacher, police ofliE cer, and pre-war official m E lhe Chinese Consular SerE vice. B William Tan, 3.", Pease E cratic. (businessman); born, E Singapore;149 words
-
284 1955-03-24 5 ACTRESSES who look glamorous on the stage but appear unkempt and dwss- ed like scarecrows off it have been attacked by their trade paper. The Stage "After going to endless trouble to create an illusion of glamour or beauty on the stage, they go out284 words
-
135 1955-03-24 5 A reader asks: Is it not strange...? AS AN old resident within Stamford Division for several years, i welcomed your well-balanced report on the candidates now standing here. Tho word "Legislative" la derived from the Latin u leg< s' law, The Legit uttve Assembly will be this laland's body for135 words
-
Article68 1955-03-24 5 Koh Lal Wah, who appealed against a lower court conviction and sentence of 17 months' Jail, to be followed by •ne year's police supervision. for housebreaking, was cleared In the Singapore High Court yesterday. Th' 1 Chief Justice, Sir Charles Murray -Ayn.sley, set aside68 words
-
Page 5 Advertisements
-
Advertisement59 1955-03-24 5 ORIENTAL SILVERWARE Tea and Coffee Sets with Trays, Cigarette Cases. Cigarette Boxes, Ash Trays, Cake Baskets, Trinket Boxes, Spoon, and Condiment Sets, Silver Filigree Ware, Bracelets, Earrings, Pendants, Necklaces, Brooches, Rings, etc. LANKA JEWELLERS, (THE HOUSE FOR CEYLON GEMS) 20. BATTERY ROAD, SINCAPORE 1 PHONE ***** (i^ I FACtItTItJS V59 words
-
-
Page 6 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous276 1955-03-24 6 MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis I 1 1 mlo-ep-ueemH I l-LJ l^^g^^^^l 1 I YEARS. EVER SINCE i -h '^NDRAK^ iWWWB HAp roKMTTEs UftJCE MM MB rOUUOVEAIEENA.BiJT| SMEIS !&?mi2(/ H f SOON- MANDRAKE WILL f T/7 /-VS f YOU HELPED GET FUL- WT IVE COME -MANDRAKE J H276 words
-
Miscellaneous705 1955-03-24 6 mini mini mii iim,,,,,,,,,,, I YOUR I I LUCKY I STAR |>OK\ \mMMJ, you haw- finely balanced MMM justice and are a stun advocate of fan play at all times. You are an idealist and cannot condone anything which is second-rate. Though \csry practical. you h a \e E artistic705 words
-
-
Hound the World Market Prices
-
Article206 1955-03-24 7 LONDON. Mar Previous loday II BBEI No- 1 R ss cif European 25 jj buyers pgrtg \piii 23.. seller* 25 iell< i.i i:i;Hi Xo. 1 RSS e.i.l. European buyers 25 1 b. ort> May sellers seUen i;| HHKU No. 1 RSS Spot. 25 buyers bUMH 26 sellers206 words
-
Article104 1955-03-24 7 Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per lb. NEW YORK. Mar. 23. Previous Today riN Straits spot and nearby 91.00 nom. 91.50 nom. UN futures March 90 25 bid 90.75 bid 91.00 asked 91.50 a.sked April 9000 bid 90.50 bid 90.65 asked 91.25 asked May 89.85 bid104 words
-
Article38 1955-03-24 7 Spot Malabar quoted at 43 to 43*4 cents per pound, afloats 43 Vi. Other positions were neglect- Above price quoted m U.S. cents per lb. cd. Sarawak spot 42 and Lampong spot 43 )i sellers ex-dock.38 words
-
Article17 1955-03-24 7 NEW YORK. Mar. 23. Previous Today .iSSSS? B.nds -gsr S4 Stocks Composite Averafe *****17 words
-
Article99 1955-03-24 7 OfWUk Philippines c.i.f. UK North huropean driiyered weight per l«>n X ton March April *1«»* nom DPR A Philippines f.o.b. Manila unnuoted delivered weight, per long ton unquoted l DPR A Straits ci.f. UK -North :r s T.n n >.^"'?H, w^ ht gj w ass April99 words
-
-
Article, Illustration454 1955-03-24 7 PERAK MALAY HELPS GOODWILL IN AUSTRALIA pOUK years ago, the headmaster at the .-\ngloChinese School at Teluk Anson. Perak, looked at the report card of one of the school's outstanding students quiet-spoken, 17-year-old Zainal Abidin. The card showed that Zainal. a prelect, wa.s a model student m more ways than454 words
-
Article, Illustration54 1955-03-24 7 AIR MARSHAL F. J. I Fressanges, C-in-(, Far East Air Force, presents the standard to Flying I Oflicer B. Huxley, No. 28 j Squadron, R.A.F.. at a parade attended by the Governor of Hong Kong, I 500 senior members of the I Government and Armed I54 words
-
Article14 1955-03-24 7 Another Kedah village, S**rdang, has taken over iLs own I defence.14 words
-
Page 7 Advertisements
-
Advertisement79 1955-03-24 7 fPYREX'Qfr'Sets; ff *f _T Aamm**^ Round Caaterele, Paddisg llasiii. Pie l>i-h, J Tarl Dish. M/M per iH j Round Casserole, Oet, (lasserole. l*nddiiiL' Basin, Tarl Dish. $7/7.» pet set j i.ifi sh i\ Pie Dish, r*mrrolf. Paddiag Basin. Three Sheik, Ramekins, Tian l)i-li. 12/1.1 |»er set THE STORE WITH A79 words
-
-
Article121 1955-03-24 8 F£YING BOAT BILL SOARS MORE than £E 000.000 has D spent on the giant Saunders-Roe Princess flyingbf..:- Norn of them li yet m use. Th* await m? a new t\p*' of en jine. The v:\^h spent on them include. £1.000.000 for the entile only flying-boat wl. completed and flew, it121 words
-
Article35 1955-03-24 8 Becau.se they think the rinszin*_, of fire bells would "detract from the amenities.*' residents are objecting to plans to build a fire station m the Tuddenhaxn Road district of Ip.s\vich.35 words
-
Article, Illustration63 1955-03-24 8 photo. I BALLERINA M a r o t ti Fonteyn with bei hus- << j band, Dr. Roberta Arias, >J S] the Panamanian Ambas- <;< < lador, before they left v Jj thc Embassy for Rut king- >J ij ham Palace where he y <• presented his credentials >\ leReuter - 63 words
-
432 1955-03-24 8 Mother is told of dancer's death 11 years late A MOTHER who spent her life savin gl of £400 sear* lung for her lost daughter has learned she fell l« her death from an hotel window 11 years ago. All thai time the story of ht.tutiful, 28 -> ear-old Margaret432 words
-
Article287 1955-03-24 8 'Hello girV was bored doing nothing JT was boring, sitting at the telephone switchboard hour after hour with no one ringing up. That was why the 15-year-old girl operator dialled a number at random and made a widow sick with anxiety. The call, with only287 words
-
Article, Illustration24 1955-03-24 8 WEARING a striking hat of ermine is Queen Elizabeth, attending a party given by the Dominion's Fellowship Trust at the Goldsmiths Hall m London.24 words
-
Article28 1955-03-24 8 Foxed are raiding farms and seizing piglets, report Melks- h m, wilts, farmers. The wea- j ther and shortage of rabbits be- of myxomatosis ned.28 words
-
Article150 1955-03-24 8 4 DYING girl injured !n a A car crash, was sent from hospital because of a wrong diagnosis. Doctors admitted this at an mauest en the girl. A few hours after she was taken home she was rushed back to the County Hospital, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.150 words
-
Article121 1955-03-24 8 > mil ERE was a knock at the > JL door Of a house m Wooli wich, London. Alfred Boniface. chiei inspector m the dock-! j yard police, opened the door. J There were two shots. Boniface i fell dead <* Almost on top ol121 words
-
264 1955-03-24 8 Jury weeps as verdict is read A JURY of six men and a woman acquitted a greyhaired farmer who admitted putting two bullets through his wife's heart. The jury members wept as their verdict was announced. A few moments later thfc man m264 words
-
349 1955-03-24 9 Wife hears Psalm 51— and then she confessed CHILD ISN'T MINE, SAYS Hi Sit AND Have mercy upon me O God, according to Thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions my sin is ever before me. begins the 51st. Psalm, In which349 words
-
Article46 1955-03-24 9 students wrote a slogan m tar on the newly-cleaned i I Corpus Christ i Col- Cambridge. It will cost remove. The words were "Cats for rs" -referring to a Rugcuppers" or cup final h m which St. Catha- < College took part.46 words
-
Article53 1955-03-24 9 Wanted: Single women, aged I 'tween 21 and 30, shorter than sft. llins. and taller than sft. 4ms. who believe m equal pay. The Australian Government Bering assisted passages to women who have these tions for the jobs of pies" on Melbourne trams Martini;53 words
-
Article14 1955-03-24 9 thr( c pe< pre were at Bitonto. Bari, suffering from s^ning alter eating14 words
-
240 1955-03-24 9 A ONE-MAN BBC SIGNS OFF WITH A FINE I^HE Family Favourites record programme presented weekly by 27-year-old radio enthusiast Alan Walker has gone off the air. The close-down came m court at Nottingham. Walker paid a £5 fine for operating his home-made transmitter without a licence. Sation G3. ASI went240 words
-
142 1955-03-24 9 Deer hunted into sea, league told THE R.S.P.C.A. is being asked to investigate reports [that a wounded deer was hunted to its death In the sea by the Devon and Somerset Staghounds. A hind ta female deen was driven off Periton Hill, near Minehead, and shot, the League Against Cruel142 words
-
Article28 1955-03-24 9 .1 lay m Swansea Docto j^SL^Fii 00 t« ns of French coal; the others were loadin- i,u ions ol Welsh coal -for France.28 words
-
Article106 1955-03-24 9 HEAD TELLS OLD BOYS -I'M SACKED FOUR words .spoken by Mr. Ernest Harvey, 17 years hend of St. James Choir School, Grimsby, touched off a «torm among its old boys. For 59-year-old Mr. rfai announced: "I have been sacked." He said the Vicar ol O*™*by the Rev. Oen ham, chairman106 words
-
Article, Illustration172 1955-03-24 9 sYET JEAN WANTS TO GO HOME I I TEA\ MAW, one of E «l London's prettiest moE dels, i s also one of LonE don's happiest girls E despite being deaf and E dumb. z. Since her marriage last June to toolmaker Jon s172 words
-
Article203 1955-03-24 9 HORROR HAS NO PULL FOR CHILDREN One thing they are sure about now d< wn Camberwell way, S.E.. is that none of the borough's schoolchildren .ids horror comic* rhe secrets of 1,052 children's lives were laid bare m essayi they wrote for a council competition. And not one even mentioned203 words
-
Page 9 Advertisements
-
Advertisement38 1955-03-24 9 l?bk {ot k&^MJthoShsi Ctoss. BTaWma^mX Am Mm _d^ mf*V*4gft Am^mW^m\m JT l^^^Hf*"ll WHICH HOLDS THE MOST y J'Jh PRECISION RECORDS IN "X^ IVS**." CHRONOMETER'S COMPETITIONS <■ 7 »v. w^CHERONw A c n r r Mm Zmmmmm OVERSEAS TRADERS LTD.,38 words
-
-
274 1955-03-24 10 No wonder there is a traffic problem THEY BUY NEW CARS AND "WRITE OFF" THE Ml HMH <•• I I COST ON THEIR INCOME VIA RETURNS hthe phenomenal rate at which the number of vehicles on the road In Austria is increasing is causing grave misgivings among police and local274 words
-
Article, Illustration51 1955-03-24 10 picture. Film star Richard Burton steps back 2.200 years to portray the all-conquering Alexander of pre-Christian times for his title role m "Alexander the Great." This picture, the first of Richard as Alexander, was made at the Sevilla Studios m Madrid where the film is m productionReuter - 51 words
-
Article, Illustration59 1955-03-24 10 picture. Happily united to make a harmonious whole are t.he 8 skirt and blouse shown at SS right. The skirt is m white net worked all over with narrow black silk braid. >S The camisole blouse is of fine black and white lace. << Worn with theReuter - 59 words
-
104 1955-03-24 10 PROGRESS is always with us. Motorists suspected of having downed too many glasses of yin rouge will not m future, be able to getaway with walking along a chalked line or say the French equivalent to The Leith police dismisseth us to prove they're sober.104 words
-
Article137 1955-03-24 10 rPHE United States Rubber Company has announced that it will put blue, green and brown tyres on sale next month to match the brightly ((floured automobiles now being offered motorists. lnited States Rubber said the tyres, the first successfully, produced m a variety of colours, wasU.P. - 137 words
-
Page 10 Advertisements
-
Advertisement54 1955-03-24 10 -Tow cuff Phone Your SMALL AI»S. lo Singapore 2800 Bit. 108 _a WL. >_s_ir ■a «3 •y******W(**': m M MLyJtrf**" y P^^ W^ '~< -H :il M a_H_k_a v Kr _X 3_fl If J3| __QEtT' '^_fl H— r m 7 '-^ma I MmrfMmmm -fl _H__^___-_^_l H___ B^^^ This is a54 words
-
-
606 1955-03-24 11 HAROLD HEFFERNAN - THIS Versatile' performer never sets a break HAROLD HEFFERNAN 1111 l 'ill by pASSING up the Misses I Monroe, Turner. Kelly and the personalised allure of Hollywood for the moment, let's dwell upon a cold, hard subject that seldom if ever nets a headline afc John Druckenbrod, editor üblications for606 words
-
300 1955-03-24 11 John Carradine - John Carradine says "IF you want to succeed 1 m Hollywood, a very good idea is to get out of it.'' So believe dozens of today's top stars who have proved the point, latest among them being John Carradine, the cadaverous appeal300 words
-
Article, Illustration31 1955-03-24 11 This handsome young man with the clear cut profik j* Roacr Moore, a m Hollywood and JoJUnu. v/dh a long-term contract m his pocket he starts >rork on a Jilm shortly.31 words
-
Article100 1955-03-24 11 IT/1 TH "The King's Vf Thief" narking lv*- 2 twentieth year m motion r pictures David Niven told E star Ann Bljtll "I bs E hr I lnited states movie notice 5| s it uas printed m the Detroit I i Press" s| E (1954) and read: "In this100 words
-
Article, Illustration35 1955-03-24 11 Welcome to Hollywood —and it's a warm welcome ending with a cooling ice en am soda fur little John Whitelev, foremost British child star. escorted around the studios by Hollywood's noted jreeag actress. Donna Corcoran.35 words
-
Article48 1955-03-24 11 "lIIR. BELVEDKRE" may b«* lfl revived on television. A Hollywood studio is considering Belvedere as a TV series with Clifton Webb, ol course. And Robert Mltchum and Kirk Douglas are talking ol a lease-lend deal Dome films for each other's independent companies.48 words
-
94 1955-03-24 11 BETTE'S BACK —with 48 pieces of luggage BETTE DAVIS. one tune first lady ol the icreen, is back m Hollywood after nearly four years' absence. The interim was filled with some Stage BUCC< M but more personal lorrow. Ulnesi has beset her for the last IH months, but now. apparently94 words
-
Page 11 Advertisements
-
Advertisement48 1955-03-24 11 linn m i lonnson's IU WAX j 'w/4 B**"*■M**J j r I j 1 ImmT m I ih m H'MP JtEEP YOUR HOME AS FRESH AS THE H/LLS/ jfc^i Sole Aflonffi *|JC 11^* KIAN CWAN (MALAYA) LTD. *V*T Singapore :i Penan** :i Kuala larnpu*. MtHMMMMMMM) MM .h.i,.m,.ii....... ....«..«M_548 words
-
-
446 1955-03-24 12 MADAM. do you want to be coated with the elegance that only mink can give you? You do, but what does it Cost? In Kastoria. Greece, madam. you can buy a mink coat for between $600 and $900. Yes. m all446 words
-
Article, Illustration69 1955-03-24 12 pictures. Making news al lhe London fashion displays Jasfl now are these two models (left) ijj j eaaaal jacket m Leopard Lank featuring-large novelty patch pockets and jewelled but-w < toned waistcoat m Embros lamb m ivory cr newest pastel shades of green, salmon, pink 9> or yellow, and (right)Reuter - 69 words
-
Article153 1955-03-24 12 TOUGH ON THE ORPHANS JUDGES, teachers and child welfare workers m France arc 1 on the warpath against the laws of child adoption. Wi'h a crying housing sh m thousands of children m state orphanages and babies regularly being ndoned on the* streets a.s ''unwanted.*' they say that Innumerable French153 words
-
Article339 1955-03-24 12 She's SO rich -she HAS to work MO LL I E NETCHER BRAGNO. of Chicago, i.s m thc extraordinary position of a girl who has become so rich she has had to go to work. She is the heiress to an estimated $40.500.000. Handling the fortune is her new job.339 words
-
Page 12 Advertisements
-
Advertisement30 1955-03-24 12 IT n OFHEALTH Every picture tells a story Soundaranayagi Pfaaag bright eyes and fine limbs eloquently Wk m Abdul Rashid i Ta.'ii-'in TmmmMmm m OIVE YOUR BABY 9 MMBBS 9m^^.30 words
-
-
Article, Illustration907 1955-03-24 13 It is the GIRL who matters— NOT the handicap MEMBERSHIP IN AMERICA'S GIRL SCOUTS IS A PASSPORT TO FRIENDSHIP HOLDING membership m America's Girl utl movement has n called a "ticket to dship." It can also a passport across the s When, more than 42 years Juliette Gordon Low reel907 words
-
Article, Illustration373 1955-03-24 13 The bidding NORTH EAST SOUTH *tST Pass Pass Pass 1# Pass INT 2 9 Dbl. All pass FRUITLESS overcalls like Souths probably cost bridge players more MpSE than any other single bridge crime. South has defence against Mj trumD or spades; as far as ne E the opponents373 words
-
Page 13 Advertisements
-
Advertisement109 1955-03-24 13 Z' ■••iiiiiiiin nun niiiiiiHiii 11 iniiiinii iiinniiiiiiii, 1 mv,, huh, minium 11 iiniin iiiiiiiiiii 1 mmm,,,,, COMFORT FOR ECONOMY FOR THE PARTICULAR THE CAREFUL y-* <^^T^^^^K-*gaip*__rw *^<2 uot! fa 1 STANDARD TEN For Families Everywhere! The Standard Ten ia a model of < conomy combined with the luxury and comfort109 words
-
-
Page 13 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous137 1955-03-24 13 TARGET r j |rftm uianj A i** words of n fi\ Va* (our letter* or more can ■^■■■f *>v mi ik r m the Ell rA letters In Jißß____ the Miu_r oh the left? N C ft n tnaklns W i. it word L I the letters -mill ,n tt*137 words
-
-
LEARN WITH THE STARS
-
Article, Illustration562 1955-03-24 14 Concluding this Free Press soccer coaching scries with some advice to wingers MEET Britain's best clubman, Scotsman Billy ('Play mc anywhere") Liddell. Liddell's favourite and best position is outside left. But he has played everywhere m the forward line. His assistant master is 20--year-old Alan562 words
-
-
53 1955-03-24 14 A new motor sport bantam speedcar racing open to members ol the general public ill begin at Southampton on Easter Monday m an attempt to bring new prosperity to Britain's derelict speedway mm. Midget cats with a maximum speed of 50 miles an hourReuter - 53 words
-
Article120 1955-03-24 14 THE Penk Cricket Association will be holding another state trial on Sunday on the town padang between teams captained by G s. Walker and Major F. A. Coombe. The teams Include eight Servicemen and total -8 players. (i. S. Walker's learn: G I etchumanan, H."120 words
-
721 1955-03-24 14 HENRY LONGHURST - What makes a golfing idol popular? HENRY LONGHU RST IU IT has been said that there are two kincLs of golf— golf and tournament golf. The former is the mainstay of the game and goes on. we hope, for ever, but there Is much fun to be had from reading721 words
-
Article130 1955-03-24 14 J. N. BRUCE, who had been rowing; bow m the Cambridge University crew during; final preparations for Saturday's clash against Oxford University has developed chicken-pox and is out of the boat race. His place has been taken by the president, D X Hill, who himself hadReuter - 130 words
-
Article100 1955-03-24 14 DON Cockell, the British and British Empire heavyweight boxing champion, is expected to arrive m San Francisco the &rst week of April to train for his world title fight with Rocky Marciano on May 16. Marciano and his party will take over a luxuryReuter - 100 words
-
Article77 1955-03-24 14 IJ-'ORTY-EIGHT r entered for the Pel country race to be held froi Free School. Green Lane. it 9M a.m. on Sunday. Last year's runner-up urn I, aiming of Royal Air For c B worth, is favourite. Five team. Buki* Wei High School. Penan- Pre* raf Butterworth,77 words
-
Article104 1955-03-24 14 THE second Test, last m the Australiasian toui aroused tremendous Interes Auckland and there has ba unprecedented rush for JICEewAll grandstand seats for saiur days play have been sold and a few remain for Friday The present Eden Park ground record for cricket stands itReuter - 104 words
-
Article51 1955-03-24 14 Arnold Johnson has a >1 Stadium to John M. Chicago, president of tn< Packaging Corporation undisclosed sum. The which it stands wntaue owned by the Knights ot Colua Roman Catholic organisation. Johnson bough t J home of the New *o r iQ Baseball Club, Ul W*'51 words
-
Page 14 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous63 1955-03-24 14 CUP FINAL HU-S-H By Roy Ullyett we _An e>^c- A VErar Ou,ET EVKT NOTHING /^_s£ i M X^ T T€ _LUQ OgANrSI&S WU./ FEW CHORUSES SPELT rx/^L^'***6ME*T OJPFir^L, WIHErWANON [ESS IHAN LIFE ■WCfT BoSfcTTE 8^ SUOCEO OUT BY **fc «>TAL IL THE TEWACE &i*ES LouOE* |M«^< f sfiMPAir r^-f^p Wfcl63 words
-
-
270 1955-03-24 15 Free Press Boxing Reporter SINGAPORE and Hong Kong will start with an advantage tonight over Malaya m the finals of tlie Far East Air Force team and individual boxing championships. It will be harder for Malaya to win the (earn trophy because270 words
-
Article91 1955-03-24 15 Program* for the finals tom weight: LAC Knight (HK) v. ■U Orosee 'S>. Bantamweight: Cpl Austin (S) L.AC Rogers (M). featherweight: Cpl. Ross iS) v. *XC Johnson (HK). I jghtweight: SAC Kelly (HK) v. Williams <S). 1 i R ht welterweight: SAC Austin v LAC Monaghan <HK). Welterweight:91 words
-
Article166 1955-03-24 15 CHE Begum Aea Khan's Military' Court, a heavily-backed 8-1 ance, yesterday won the LincolnHandicap, the first big race of 1955 flat racing season. .rv Court (Court Martial-So-un i ridden by Manny Mercer rained by Harry Wragg at market. wcffl by three-quarters of li from Harry Lime,166 words
-
Article, Illustration38 1955-03-24 15 picture. mmmmmm mammmm hirtered Bank yesterday. GealkeeKf Osman Angullia, who JJ^ Mian Compaq 1£& ■Ukes one of his many clearances a'lth SiiMjwre^^ (heng (lcfl) an d HH «*«"*<> (ri-iht) close m. Other defenders: art half A. Ban~r< Free PressFree Press - 38 words
-
Article67 1955-03-24 15 SINGAPORE Telephone Board, the defending champions, moved up to second pobition when they beat Pulo Bukom 3-0 m their SB H F.A. Div. 1 match at Farrer Park yesterday. Telephone Board opened scoring m the 14th minute when Yang Huat dribbled through and gave the unmarked67 words
-
Article, Illustration254 1955-03-24 15 Chartered Bank I S. T. C....1. JUST promoted Singapore Tr.iction Company showed that they have no intentions of being awed by the Div. 1 Business Houses league giants Yesterday at Jalan Besar Stadium they took a valuable point from Chartered Bank m a drawn match. ItFree Press - 254 words
-
Article168 1955-03-24 15 Hongkong Bank 3; M.P.H L rPHIS was Hongkong Bank's third successive win m their Div. 1 league campaign, and they looked like good championship prospects yesterday. Although Malaya Publishing House scored first, the Bankers hafl the game well m hand They dominated the second half. M.P.H.168 words
-
Article344 1955-03-24 15 RESULTS AND LEAGUE POSITIONS THE result! and portions m the Business HoUSSS .soccer leagues DIVISION ONh Bank 1 T 11 Bank I M Shell 1 M. Bank 5 S Darby 0 F. N. Tel. Board 3 P. Bukowi 0 p \V O I. F A Pt« H. K. Bank 3344 words
-
Article42 1955-03-24 15 Mr Yaj) Hoon Keng 'Police SA.)' was elected by B A FA. Senior League Clubs yesterday to be their representative on s.a.f.a. council He replace. Mr. Wong Jue Deng, who resigned from the council on Mar. 14.42 words
-
Page 15 Advertisements
-
Advertisement32 1955-03-24 15 j for SHOES Buy fUUct i Enjoy Yourself THE OCEAN PARK HOTEL Splendid Entertainment Programme featuring Personal Appearance MISS BELLA LING The most applauded Singmg Star from Hongkong Ring ***** ♦or Reservations32 words
-
-
All-England tournament
-
Article816 1955-03-24 16 ITTONG PENG SOON and the title holder. Eddie Choong, yesterday entered the quarter finals of j the All-England men's singles badminton champion- ship with easy victories. The mercurial Eddie Choong, favourite for the men's title, was m sparkling form m the only match 1816 words
-
Article68 1955-03-24 16 THE 1955 campaign to win the Davis Cup from the United States opens In the European zone late m April with eight tennis matches. The British Lawn Tennis Association, which conducts European Zone affairs, .said all first round matches must be completed by May 3 and all68 words
-
Article257 1955-03-24 16 .VEX'S sixgli s l„.l round: B. Dahlben-. Sweden b* 1 T Lee, Malaya. 5-15. 18-13 15-6; E. L. Choong. Malaya, bt m Stevenson England. 15- 1 2. 15-7 Beitil Olsns, Sweden, bt. Don Murray, Australia 15-i, 15-9. Second Hound: H A Heah Mi lava bt D. V. Dickinson. England.257 words
-
-
Article29 1955-03-24 16 Egypt came from behind m the second half to upset a highly fsvoured Turkish team. 2-1. m the! international military soccer tour- 1 nament at Naples. ReuterReuter - 29 words
-
Article61 1955-03-24 16 THE Indian Badminton team to meet Hong Kong m the Asian Zone final of the Thomas Cup competition m Bombay on April 9 and 10 will be as follows: Amrit Dewan, Nandu Nate- kar, Manoj Guha, Gajanan Hemmady, Parduman Singh, Chawla Ravindranath Dongre. Casmiro Gomms, secretaryReuter - 61 words
-
Article212 1955-03-24 16 T^HE match between Jamaica and the Australian touring erieket team ended m a draw yesterday at Kingston. Jamaica, who made 474 m their first innings, were 28 for no wicket m their second innings at close of play. Australia made 453 and 319. Australia lost opening212 words
-
Article271 1955-03-24 16 Free Press Course Correspondent /\I FWDER, the Tjoa stable's Derby hope, rWijU In grand style on the training track at Ipoh thi> morning when oflieial training for the Derby meetine began. Ridden by trainer Tjoa. Oleander picked un Malekzadeh (Povall) m the back stretch271 words
-
Article102 1955-03-24 16 CHELSEA MOVE TO THE TOP ENGLAND "B" and Germany "B" drew one-all m their international football match last night. England led 1-0 at halftime. By beating Cardiff City 1-0 Chelsea moved to the top of the Div. 1 table with 42 points —one more than Wolves who have two games102 words
-
Article56 1955-03-24 16 Dave Stephens. Victorias "flying milkman." ran m pouring rain oo the grass circuit at Bolnt Kild.i cricket ground last night to now Australian 5 000 metre, record of 14 minutes 29.6 second.-*. His effort reduced the previottl best by 5.8 seconds ond gaWt bin hi s fifth nationalReuter; A.P. - 56 words
-
Article21 1955-03-24 16 2b Worda S6* (minimum) KARDY: On 23 3-55 to Prue., (nee Tallents) and Alan Hardy. Police Hqis. Kluang. a son.21 words
-
Article39 1955-03-24 16 20 Worda $6 (minimum) ARPUTHAM-LUIS: Engagement; ll announced between Cecil j Arputham Nathan, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Arputham of Sentul and Eilean Luis, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Luis of Jelebu.39 words
-
Obituary64 1955-03-24 16 20 Worda $6 (minimum) PRESCOTT: Jim, dearly beloved Husband of Olive and Adored Father of Donald, Denise and Little Jim, after a long illness at the General Hospital, Penang. WEMYSS: Gordon Charteris. of Tapah E->ta'e, died suddenly after a short illness on March 23. 1955, Batu Oajah Hospital. Funeral64 words
-
Article24 1955-03-24 16 2b Words $6 (minimum) OENERAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION (Employment Section) take this Opportunity of Hunting the varloui F,:i:..s for accepting their AppUcanta for Employment.24 words
-
Article32 1955-03-24 16 Wimbledon champion Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt qualified for lhe semi finals of the Alexandri a national invitations men's si championship yesterday. He beal F. Huber of Austria t5-3. 6-2.— A.P.32 words
-
Page 16 Advertisements
-
Advertisement42 1955-03-24 16 CLASSIFIED ADS. MISCELLANEOUS tO Word* |2 (min.)-Uox 50 eta. extra LADIES For your hair health and beaut v. and a nicer hair-do, use E>tolan" hair conditioning cream; available m tubes and Jars from M„Lson Moderne, ladles' Hairdressers, 126, Orchard Road, Phone B-G53.42 words
-
Advertisement31 1955-03-24 16 m9^ FOR BRILLIANT HOME RECORDING, OFFICE and PROFESSIONAL USES 5695 "m\ 1 .Jra 'i t fc*^ _^OiJHifflßX\_««»******""/ r >S *S. h! A." O'CONNOR l *3SEi LTDi Laidlaw Building. Battery Road. Singapore31 words
-