The Singapore Free Press, 7 February 1956
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Title Section18 1956-02-07 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale in Mala>a No. *****. Singapore, Tuesday, February 7, 1956. Price 15Cts18 words
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Article306 1956-02-07 1 READY FOR THE HANDOVER ORITISH and Malayan negotiators agreed in London yesterday on a two-stage programme to set up Malaya as an independent state inside the Commonwealth within two years. Officials said Britain, as a first step, has promised to grant the Federation government virtually fullA.P. - 306 words
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Article79 1956-02-07 1 'PWELVE-year old Nenak 1- binle Hashim was found dead on the buck seat of a car parked in a Lane off Madras Street, Singapore, at 7 a.m. toda) She had head wound /he discovery was made by the owner of the car. -enak It* ft79 words
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Article123 1956-02-07 1 Inquiry into Executive Service A STEERING committ< Singapore Government and staff side representaU to be appointed to examine the proposal to rorni an Executive Service. It is intended that suitably qualified clerkj entering the Service should be able to to the top depending on ability and initiative. R,»utin c work123 words
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Article27 1956-02-07 1 The Singapore Rubber Market oj>ened steadily this mornim- with first grade. February shipment, at $108 l a pound. IK cents above yesterdays closing j price.27 words
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Article65 1956-02-07 1 They don blouses for the Queen IJUNDREDS of ample- 1 hipped African women did an impromptu Marilyn Monroe type wiggle-waggle to welcome the Queen yesterday to Enugu, Nigeria. Usually the women of this hot and humid area of Nigeria wear only lap; half -length skirts with nothing above Yesterday in65 words
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Article59 1956-02-07 1 A week-old Chinese baby was found abandoned by the roadside at the 9\* mile Tampenis Road, Singapore last Thursday, it was di.^ closed today. A woman. Lim Giou Boe. saw the baby, took him home with her and only made a report to the police four59 words
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Article171 1956-02-07 1 THE Singapore Government intends to integrate all English and vernacular schools into one stream with bi-lingiial and if neceuanr. a tri-ltnguai education Mr. Chew Swee the Minister Utr Education told the Free Press, today. Mr Chew said it was also intended that all aided schools, whether171 words
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Article211 1956-02-07 1 OVERSEAS FIRMS SAFE HERE Marshall gives pledge CD A O7 A CATEGORICAL assurance that foreign investors and financial interests would not be singled out for victimisation in a self-govern-ing Singapore was given by the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, in an interview to the Free Press. Mr. Marshall said certain211 words
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110 1956-02-07 1 JUDY Garland has made it up with her producerhusband, Sid Luft. after a one-day separation that Judy blamed yesterday on his busy career. Judy surprised even her close friends on Friday when she filed suit in Santa Monica Superior Court to divorce the manU.P. - 110 words
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Article244 1956-02-07 1 HUSH HUSH MOVES TO TRAP DUTY DODGERS POLICE and Customs men at Porf Swettenrnm are conducting "hush hush' In--ations into what might prove to be large- vasion on rubber export duty. A ring is bed to be involved. The inquiry has bwn in progress several days244 words
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Advertisement84 1956-02-07 1 --VA \J J xfflß^lH^f s> ColJ Pi nchitis. siSSppi Throat Cheit Ailment o lU-^-^L 4aPfElk Liniment W yf f-or the relief of Muscular RheumaT&9jtj&SKt£2ft( tism, Lumbago, Neuralgia, Sprains, r I T" Stiffness, Bruises and Sorcnesi of Muscles. Jaf^BFatl Prickly neat fmk M It* For the relif ''mot skm Irritations, Prickly84 words
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Article179 1956-02-07 2 THE REAL ISSUE IN ASIA-BY LLOYD fTIHE British Foreign Sccre--1 tary. Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, declared yesterday that the Wesi had to make an "allout effort" to meet the Soviet challenge in the un-dt-r-developed areas of the world. Addressing a luncheon meeting in Ottawa. Mr.179 words
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Article, Illustration59 1956-02-07 2 The History of Singapore exhibition, which was opened at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday by the Governor, Sir Robert Black, will continue until Saturday. The opening was preceded by a historical pageant performed by students. This pageant will be repeated on Thursday and Friday. The Governor is seen (hatting withFree Press - 59 words
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114 1956-02-07 2 Mollet gives way and Catroux goes FRENCH Premier Guy Mullet has accepted the resignation of General Georges Catroux, Minister for Algeria in his week-old government. M. Mollet who arrived in Algiers by air yesterday from Paris to try to end violence in Algeria said he had accepted the Generals resignationReuter - 114 words
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Article26 1956-02-07 2 Chinese Nationalist planes sank two 50-ton Communist armed junks midway between Ouemoy and Matsu yesterday, the Nationalist Air Force announced last night. U.P.U.P. - 26 words
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Article28 1956-02-07 2 A fire apparently started by a carelessly-left candle swept through a two-storey frame house In Pusan, and burned to death six sleep- ing Koreans.- U.P.U.P. - 28 words
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Article409 1956-02-07 2 'TWO big factors have caused Singapore's Director of Medical Services. 1 Dr. R. H. Bland, to wonder whether the supply of staff and provision of buildings can catch up with the fast growing demand for medical facilities of every kind in the Colony. They are409 words
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Article28 1956-02-07 2 The Supreme Soviet of the Karelo-Finnish Republic yesterday dismissed six j high state officials. No rea- j sons for the dismissals were giveu.- U.P.U.P. - 28 words
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60 1956-02-07 2 'SECURITY NEEDS MORETHAN ARMS' SAYS DULLES The U.S. Secretary of State. Mr. John Foster Dulles yesterday in Washington told Congressmen who have been urging increased arms for Israel: "The security of states in the Near East cannot rest upon arms alone but rather upon the International rule of law andReuter - 60 words
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Article128 1956-02-07 2 BURMA NO TO RED DEMAND FOR TALKS BURMESE Prime Minister U Nu said yesterday in a broadcast to underground Communist rebels that their leaders' demands for a negotiated settlement of the nine-year-old insurrection were out of the question." He called on rebels to lay down their arms and surrender underReuter - 128 words
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120 1956-02-07 2 RUSSIAN attempts to spin Britain and the Unit* d States in their efforts t« maintain peace In the world have failed. Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden said >•• terday in Ottawa in a spa to the Canadian Parliament "You will have noted th« attemptsU.P. - 120 words
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Article48 1956-02-07 2 Police hurled tear gas bombs to Dreak up a demonstration near the parliament building in Khartoum, by a group of unemployed Sudanese shouting. "We want food and clothing:." Five hundred demonstrators were on their way to present a petition to the premier. U.P.U.P. - 48 words
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158 1956-02-07 2 RED TRAWLER POACHERS TO PAY $267,500 FINES THE 16 Russian skippers whose trawlers are detained in Allesund, Norway, have decided to pay a total of 629,500 kroner $267,537— in fines and confiscation for poaching in Norwegian waters, said a police official last night. As soon as an embassy guarantee isReuter - 158 words
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Advertisement48 1956-02-07 2 phone TRANSPORT t STORAGE LTD. UD I I 173 CECIL STREET SINSAPOIE j TSI/SSk Wedding Pictures Make arrangements for your photographs to be taken by a FREE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER Telephone Singapore 2800 FREE PRESS PHOTOGRAPFIIC DEPT. 140-146 Cecil Street Singapore This service is only available in Singapore m48 words
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Article228 1956-02-07 3 118,000 NIGERIANS TAKE PILLS AND JABS IN ALL-OUT HEALTH DRIVE rpHE Queen arrived in r African "fever country" yesterday when she landed at Enugu by air amid the most intensive bacteriological warfare campaign ever launched in Nigeria. A torrential tropical downpour the night before made it228 words
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169 1956-02-07 3 And chant 'you gotta go' 4 N angry crowd threw eggs at a Negro woman student at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, yesterday as she came from her first class. The incident marked the third demonstration in protest Against her attendance at theA.P. - 169 words
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Article, Illustration37 1956-02-07 3 picture. A woman who lives in the Bed ok resettlement area holds $1,814 which she has just received from a Singapore Social Welfare worker to help her rehabilitate her farm damaged in the recent floods. Free PressFree Press - 37 words
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158 1956-02-07 3 HPHE 4,625-ton Danish cargo liner Paraguay radioed yesterday it was ablaze in the North Atlantic off the icebound Scottish coast. Its SOS, received by Wick, Scotland, coastal radio, sent coastal shipping on a rescue alert just as Europe was digging out of theU.P. - 158 words
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Article60 1956-02-07 3 British troops fired warning shots in the air when student rioters showered stones and bottles at them in the east coast port of Famagusta yesterday. One soldier was injured and a Cypriot youth shot in the leg Several rioting students were reported to have beenReuter - 60 words
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Article28 1956-02-07 3 The International Co-ope-ration Administration announced in Washington yesterday that Siam would receive $99,900,000 to bolster its defence forces and for technical assistance. ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article89 1956-02-07 3 AFRirAN chieftains have asked permission to watch the hanging of axekiller Elifasi Msomi next Friday to make sure he is not whisked from the gallows by an evil spirit. Msomi, convicted of 15 killings over the last two years i s to Ik executed at PretoriaA.P. - 89 words
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Article106 1956-02-07 3 CEYLON GATHERS IN CHINA QUOTA CHEET RUBBER for Communist China is piling up in Colombo at what Ceylon's Rubber Commission officials term an "extremely satis- factory" rate. They said some 5.000 tons have already accumulated and pointed out that only 6.000 tons were needed by the end106 words
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100 1956-02-07 3 Burma has agreed to reduce the price of rice, K. Alvapillai, permanent secretary to the Ceylon Ministry of Agriculture and Food, reported yesterday upon his return to Colombo from Rangoon. Alvapillai said Burma has agreed "as a special favour" to supply rice toU.P. - 100 words
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Article21 1956-02-07 3 A six-man Japanese mission headed by Shunichi Itsumi arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday for trade talks.- A.P.A.P. - 21 words
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Article24 1956-02-07 3 Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin is reported to have offered to give Pakistan technical help to develop peaceful use of atomic juiergy.- U.P.U.P. - 24 words
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Article200 1956-02-07 3 PLAN TO MAKE THREE Rs A MUST INDONESIA this year will take her first major step towards the Introduction of compulsory education. "Pilot projects" will be established in selected areas and in the next five years gradually extended throughout the country. By 1961. if all goes well, ••very child agedReuter - 200 words
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Article16 1956-02-07 3 The U.N. Security Council yesterday unanimously approved the Sudan for U.N. membership A.P.A.P. - 16 words
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Advertisement179 1956-02-07 3 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllHH MsyS Gift Suggestions in E.P.N.S. and Silver or choose one of these treasures E.P.N.S. Hors d'oeuvre sets $72.50 to $135.00 E "Thermos" brand ice bowls $28.50 to 65.00 E.P.N.S. circular waiters $52.50 to $150.00 E Salad bowls, E.P.N.S. and crystal $52.50 to 65.00 1 E.P.N.S. Ice pails with tongs179 words
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192 1956-02-07 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 1956. Opinion MERDEKA TEST AN all-party British Parliamentary delegation is shortly to visit this colony to find out if Mr. and Mrs. Singapore have the feeling and capacity for independence. The Singapore Chief Minister is confident of the outcome But it will take192 words
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Article, Illustration1196 1956-02-07 4 TOM WHITNEY - TOM WHITNEY by The peoples of Africa, Asia and the Middle East— areas now in turmoil—are under a new kind of Communist pressure. Throughout these areas, the Reds are pushing an economic offensive calculated to win over millions from the West. Here is how the KremlinA.P. - 1,196 words
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Advertisement12 1956-02-07 4 I PRECISION WATCHES AT MODERATE PRICES (Manufactured by Amida Watch Co., SA.)12 words
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Advertisement41 1956-02-07 4 mm mm *^v>* JUuUrs CHINESE NEW YEAR im \i»i;i CAKE .^WF J f 111 M Mmm fit* i _S '\f M »*<'«#• "W <* MM M J niioiitiihi:ai> yM r] (in 12-0%. and 24-4>z. tins) /mm yym^a I SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO. LTD.41 words
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276 1956-02-07 5 Jailed but keeps £600 WHETHER 47-year-old Jaffar Shah is a high! priest or not he will not be raising money for chanty for some time. He has been jailed for five years for having 301b. of Indian hemp, enough to make 40.000 doped cigarettes.276 words
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102 1956-02-07 5 NEW regulations, which may restrict flying over Britain's atomic energy stations. are being considered following a Canberra crash near Cumberland's Winscale and CalderhaU station. Mr. F. Anderson, M.P. for Whitehaven asked the Air Minister it it were reasonable for planes to be102 words
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Article, Illustration69 1956-02-07 5 Herald proclaims Richard III film picture. t STARTING from Leicester Square I for the 130-mile ride from London to Nor- J wich is Mr. Kenneth <■ Quick, in the regalia of *j a Plantaganet herald. He is proclaiming the <- first presentation out- J| side the West End of <-Reuter - 69 words
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442 1956-02-07 5 Winter's rain solved the mystery of missing wife T^HE Mystery of the A Missing Wife was an open-and-shut case to detectives. They suspected her boss. But suspicion alone was not enough. There was no body. It wa.s three months before the mystery was solved and the police suspicions proved right.442 words
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Article18 1956-02-07 5 Air France has ordered $300 million worth of new i airliners. Including ten all•jet Boeing Stratoliners.18 words
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137 1956-02-07 5 Mystery of pea-soup fog in this block of flats Till, smoke that blows down instead of up is baffling: experts and angering housewives in Birminfhain'f new six-storey block of flats at Hollybank Koad, King's Heath the flats that are filled with pea-soup fog. For the rusher the flats the more137 words
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Article139 1956-02-07 5 MRS. EDITH SIMPSON, a 68 -year-old alderman, campaigned for years against the dangers of Gipsy Corner, Western Avenue, Acton, London. Three people had been killed -there within a few weeks. She strongly supported moves to try to force the Transport Ministry to build a fly139 words
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Article19 1956-02-07 5 Greece and Czechoslovakia will exchange $42 million worth of goods this year under a new barter Pact.19 words
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103 1956-02-07 5 INDIAN DRIVE TO REGAIN TEXTILE MART IMIE Government of India has sent an otlicial to pure to improve the market lor Indian textiles. He is Mr. R. H Notaney, an agent of the Govern-ment-sponsored Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council. Mr. Notaney's headquarters will be in Jakarta, but he will visit103 words
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Advertisement19 1956-02-07 5 T% f T 11 IV Wholesale prices on application to 5'*/t- Agents: Malaya Cf Borneo SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG19 words
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Miscellaneous231 1956-02-07 6 I I -ANO If WE SEE A PRETTY BLONDE AIA NiARBYLAK^THE I NAME OVAL, WE'RE TQTEILHER^ PRETTY BLONDk-'VAL Ujf Jv^ V^T^fc FEUA V SAYS Y SEEf^/'FELLA' HUNTS J THE BEE GOT AWAY/>^ (J\ \*jJ**'- 4 WkOW^J^TJI TARZAN by Edgar Riee Burroughs TV* VONSTeOUS BSAE BEUUDWC7 AMP |Mt /tt» I S.?Sil7231 words
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Miscellaneous625 1956-02-07 6 BORN today, you are keenly inter- < ested in all the important pro- 1 11 blems of the day. You want a fair- 3 II and-square deal for everyone and will spend much of your life in fightI ing for the rights of those who are 3 considered the underprivileged.625 words
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Article201 1956-02-07 7 LONDON, Feb. 6. Previous Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS r.i.f. 3 7 buyers 31 i H buyers European Ports February 31i h sellers 31% sellers Kl BIJER No. 1 RSS c.i.f. 30 7 buyers 31 buyers European Ports March 31 > s sellers 3 Pi sellers Kl201 words
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Article112 1956-02-07 7 NEW YORK, It I"r«\ious Today TIN Mi OH spot Ml marby gJJ 99 25 JIN tatarcf February bid 9 7 00 bid J 98.00 ask- d 98.50 a>.ked Varrh 95 00 bid 95.50 bid 96.25 a^kiv. 967 5 iv .^ed April 94.50 bid 95.00 bid 95.65 asked112 words
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Article24 1956-02-07 7 ,;>ot 31'.. 0131 M.il.iJur Feb. 31. Sarawak sj>ot 31. awaiting renaii W Brfkn ex-dock. Above prices quoted in U.S. cCJits per lb24 words
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Article26 1956-02-07 7 NEW YORK. K.I. I Previous Today 477 4-i 478.57 JO IndiMrUU 15y22 74 •0 Railroads oo 09 I Stocks (om^ite Avrrm«¥ ***** 170.0626 words
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Article107 1956-02-07 7 OPKA Philippine ci.f. U.K./ North Furopean delivered weight per lonj? ton Feb. Mar. OPKA. Straits ci.f. UK/North r un»pran dWivrred weight per long ton Keb. March Mar April COCONUT OIL crude Straits i f. IK North F.uropean in hulk. |Kpr long ton, Feb. Mar. < OCOM'T107 words
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Article193 1956-02-07 7 1 TWO sailors were eourt-martialled for "doing a McSporran" striking an officer. William Cheley. 20-yrar-old mechanic from Swansea, was sentenced at Devonpnr* to a jrear'i jail and dismissal from the Navy. James McGinlay. 18-year-old tc:lcgraphist from Glasgow, was sentenced at Portsmouth to six months' detention.193 words
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176 1956-02-07 7 Wife did not know she was a mother ARTIST Mrs. Judy Rudman woke up at her home at Hove. Sussex, with a pain. She thought it was indigestion. But the pain did not go away and her husband sent for the doctor, who told her: "You are going to have176 words
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Article22 1956-02-07 7 Marshal Chu Teh. Chinese Communist Deputy President, culled on Mr. Khrushchev, the Soviet Communist Party leader In Hfonrnw yesterday. ReuterReuter - 22 words
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Article35 1956-02-07 7 Mlu Doris Blake has I [appointed State Welfare Officer. Johore, in succession to Mr. Ci. C. Watts who has sailed for Britain lon leave. Miss Blake was formerly State Welfare Officer, I Kedok.35 words
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Article259 1956-02-07 7 Barrister who parked car at rail station A BARRISTER caught a train to London and left his car parked in the station square at York. It wa.s there 34 hours. And the barrister, Mr. Edward John Parris, was summoned at York for breaking259 words
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Article122 1956-02-07 7 THEY CAN STAND EASY NOW AIRMEN are throw- E E l\ ing away their but- E E ton sticks and bianco brushes most of the E E webbing equipment, E E which they previously E E had to scrub and E polish every day. has E been put back into122 words
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Miscellaneous48 1956-02-07 7 SINGAPORE j| :HICH TIDES! TODAY: IJU p.m TOMORROW: 7JI a.nv I and 1014 p.m t THURSDW: |.#2 am and 10.49 pin FRIDAY: 9.25 a.m. and^ t u.iB p.m. X SATI'RDAY: 10.30 am. SUNDAY: 11 06 a.m| and 11.43 pm J. o MONDAY: 12.06 a.m.;^ V and 11.40 a.m.48 words
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Advertisement131 1956-02-07 8 V w I i H^ H v^^^r .^m JUK ff IC Ih I ■HM I M^VM m. vm m^v 1^ A^^ I f ffli^ra^ I mfci%r II and for every carton you buy between J two beautifully made MACKESON'S I ->^| savour, and as a stout its lack r n»E131 words
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345 1956-02-07 9 TEDDY HOY? HARDLY —JUST A COWBOY ]t|RS. MAUREEN BURGESS, 21 and attractive, ifl was accused at Norwich of "being in possession of an offensive weapon" a pearlhandled knife with a four-inch blade. But she said with a smile: "I am hardly a Teddy Boy.345 words
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Article, Illustration51 1956-02-07 9 A long bill probes tlie surface of a pool at the London Zoo— an alarm signal to any fish which happens to be in the neighbourhood. But judging by the E gleam in the eye of E this Australian pelican, E evasive action is al- E ready too late. ReuterReuter - 51 words
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Article223 1956-02-07 9 'The Bad Braxtons' menace ends (CUSTOMERS hastily swallowed their beer and landlords puled when the whisper went round the bar: "Here come the Braxtons— the Bad Braxtons." As the Braxton family— a father and two sons— arrogantly swept in and jeeringly helped themselves to the stock the licensees were told:223 words
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Article203 1956-02-07 9 BAD BEHAVIOUR— SO NO HUNT MEMBERS of the Whaddon Chase Hunt ignored a watch-our-reputation warning, the Master of the Foxbounds, Mr. Dorian Williams, TV horse show commentator, said. That til why he cancelled th e hunt's meet at Oving Buckinghamshire. Said Mr. Williams; "Unless we have the goodwill of farnier203 words
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Article189 1956-02-07 9 'Spacemen' get a gentle warning JET MORGAN and his J fellow Spacemen have got a gentle warning. All very nice, this popping to and from Mars. No doubt respectable stuff, and exciting, too. But when it comes to a clear choice small boys and their sisters feel that the good,189 words
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Article317 1956-02-07 9 Don't put all eggs in one basket Midi TRAVELLED Herb e rt Loader. 40-year-old senior sales engineer, is a man of vast experience who has just added a little more experience to his stock. He travelled 14.000 miles in getting it. Von might sum it up as: Don't put all317 words
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Article43 1956-02-07 9 A photographic exhibition of Ceylon's peoples, cities, customs and folklore, will be officially opened today at 5.30 p.m. by Singapore Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall at the Ceylon Sports Club. It will be open to the public from tomorrow until Sunday.43 words
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Article9 1956-02-07 9 West Germany has about 2,000,000 unemployed- A.P.A.P. - 9 words
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73 1956-02-07 9 Day's work was nearly over when... pOR laundry van-driver Joseph Doyle and his 15-year-old vanboy. John Robert Convery, the day's work was nearly over. Mr. Doyle waited at the wheel in Monkville Avenue, Temple Fortune, as John, of Hall Street. North Finchley, London, handed change to a woman customer and73 words
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Article17 1956-02-07 9 The Iraqi Government has decided to recognise th o now repubhc of Vietnam. A. P.A.P. - 17 words
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Advertisement58 1956-02-07 9 ROTARY RECORDING I w A speedy simple i^^**issw method of ready jfa^^ J JSal jffit reference and f J&^^\ With models to suit alt requirefnents Rotadc* could make your stock control easier and cheaper to maintain. <;EO. WEIIRY CO. (M) LTD. I UNDERWOOD I BUSINESS MACHINES DEPARTMENT 9 D ALMEIDA58 words
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Article, Illustration507 1956-02-07 10 NIGERIA GIVES WELCOME TO S A GREAT THE QUEEN THE Royal tour of Nigeria is only onethird completed and already it has been acclaimed a success. Everywhere the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh go they find colour, tradition and an enthusiastically warm welcome. There is colour in the dressPopper; Reuter - 507 words
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Article, Illustration576 1956-02-07 12 NEW HELICOPTER SHOWS OFF ITS SAFETY PACES TUIE world's largest jet-powered transport helicopter the 40-passenger Piasevki YH-16A Turbo Transporter was recently given its first public demonstration flight at the International Airport, at Philadelphia. At that time It was announced that the huge rotor576 words
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600 1956-02-07 12 JOAN PERCY - JOAN PERCY They want to learn English TjHE five o'clock hooter signals the end of the A day-shift building the giant new dam on the Kizilirmak river in central Anatolia. For a small, tough group of Turkish dam-builders, however, the five o'clock hooter only600 words
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Article312 1956-02-07 12 250 SAIL WITH A-BOMB SECRET rVO hundred and fifty sailors, all pledged to secrecy, are now at sea on the way to take part in the most vital mission since the war. Their ship, Narvik, will lead a Navy squadron for Britain's second atomic bomb test. Highlight of the tests.312 words
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Article27 1956-02-07 12 The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Rangoon yesterday by air from New Delhi for a threeday official visit to Burma. U.P.U.P. - 27 words
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Article14 1956-02-07 12 A six-man Japanese trade mission Is due in Bagdad fcOUU. A.P.A.P. - 14 words
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Article, Illustration956 1956-02-07 13 Art Society's last photographic exhibition SUNNY CIAM reports on matters of interest to cornermen fTHE Singapore Art Society's 7th Open photographic Exhibition was opened by the Society's President, Mr. Ho Kok Hoe. The Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, who \\as to have performed the ceremony, was unable to attend due956 words
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Article91 1956-02-07 13 GERMAN toy nianu:. turera who had expeet»(l a Christmas boom in war t« J B In view ol the foimatk>n of the nei man Army misjud^ci their mark' iompletely that all over German) (»w stovked with wai vhich no-one will buy. The t< rman91 words
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Advertisement175 1956-02-07 13 jßk^^^k «^^t riut v-iiea r\ooi P years of age o^P Bs^ >^^^^^^ Sultan Abdul ■!^K»%gg'' HamidCollege H^ -jwSt^tfffiVL Primary School, fl^^^^l Alor Star. Ml and LO say: (~X\ T^V^ "Chea Kooi has painted an **Y t^r-i- -j^*^*K, ||u>^ uncommon study of a woman in a \V^ >f V J lii£i175 words
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Article, Illustration977 1956-02-07 14 TREVOR GEE - WILL MISS LINDEN STEP INTO DAME M ARGOT'S SHOES? TREVOR GEE Sooner or later the question must be answered-can Sadler's Wells Ballet produce another star like Fonteyn? by QUOTES IJOW vain is learning un- less intelligence goes With it Stobaeus. THEY never taste Who always drink. Matthew Prier. HAPPY isReuter - 977 words
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Article264 1956-02-07 14 WILLIAM HAMSHER - HE TOOK A BET ON THE SUN WILLIAM HAMSHER i>» NOBODY can live on the sun. It is too hot. Seven scarlet-robed judges filed into West Germany's Supreme Court at Karlsruhe and said so last week. And their judgment is worth 2.000 guineas to the Hamburg Astronomical Society. The 2,000264 words
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Article, Illustration89 1956-02-07 14 MISS EVELYN NESBIT, the woman for the love of whom wealthy New Yorker Harry Thaw shot architect Stamford White, paying a visit to the set of a studio in Hollywood, met Farley Granger and Joan Collins who respectively portray Thaw and Miss N'esbit in the film of her life. Here,89 words
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Advertisement107 1956-02-07 15 I FREE PRESS I SHOPPING I GUIDE lAjLm Urn PRICKLY HEAT LOTION For the relief of all mhior skin irritations THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD 33, RAFFLES PLACE, SPORE I MACHINE COVERED I BUCKLES I CZJ durable j |Tl| WASHABLE l^gjj RUSTPROOF MAIL YOI'R ORDER WITH ENCLOSED POSTAL ORDER. Any Buckle107 words
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Advertisement100 1956-02-07 15 MUNG CHYE CO. High C|as« Bespoke Tailor Tailored to highest tailoring standard TEL ***** Finest Workmanship. Expertly Designed. Styled to appeal, i Carefully finished. j 23-11, Coleman St., Singapore. i ■i* >^HHdan ft Mm^B^Bßlh I Lundies Plant Food Packet of one hundred tablets 60 cts. a packet. Available at SIAKSON100 words
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Advertisement119 1956-02-07 15 Vuilfl ft <>/U< itfizi'ii nnd fjnnrnniwd! Eiknde "he powerful Auto Radio with ull crystal clear tone and Inter erence-free reception. Fits all ypes of cars. Special models for Volkswagen. Authorized Dealer lACKSON AUTO SUPPLY, 175. Selegie Road, Tel. *****. B£) RADIO A.C. MODELS AC/DC MODELS DRY-BATTERY MODELS Hrt furniture depot119 words
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Advertisement113 1956-02-07 15 FUJIYA" I CULTURED PEARLS now fUOitabU in Necklaces from $40.00 Ear-rings set in 18-ct. gold from $56 00. Brooches from $120.00 "FU|IYA" CULTURED PEARLS ARE REAL PEARLS LANKA Jewellers, (THE HOUSE FOR CEYLON GEMS) 20. BATTERY ROAD. S'PORE-1 PHONE: *****. 1 7 313, North Bridge Rd. Tel ***** Singapore. (Right113 words
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Advertisement110 1956-02-07 15 LAST WEEK of our SPECIAL OFFER for Chinese Sew Yciir SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR SILKS. COTTONS, TAILORING HOUSEHOLD AND FURNISHINGS, etc. Please call today it your fulgurite store BAJAJ Textiles Limited I. HICH STREET, TEL: 5921. qivur l>( IJ sj '■oLI tf^ Jit> CANNED BEER '^?W/ beet LIM WEE CHENG CO.110 words
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Advertisement126 1956-02-07 15 GENERAL^ ELECTRIC full rar.vo of Models In *toclc for i tnent.s fr(.ia KEE HU AT RADIO CO. LTD. IM Vii, Orrhard K».ad. S pore-«. 1 olnura ill ft 2^B SoU Aqfnt, WING ON CO. 73-75. S<*»tfc Br.d 9c Read, r T*l«pk«fte J3276 SINGAPORi. Filly Tropicalised PIANOS BENTLEY BRASTED Wi||p CHALLEN126 words
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Article, Illustration1610 1956-02-07 16 JEANNE HEAL - JEANNE HEAL by (Did afaifyfyMt? took the cutting it u/is the rcpjrt of the judge's summing-up at the, trial. THE daughters and wife of architects. Jeanne Heal studied architecture in France and Germany before invading; London journalism via police-court reporting in the provinces. Since 19*11,610 words
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Article166 1956-02-07 16 NO one in the free world would pause to think twice about purchasing a typewriter if he required and could afford one. And certainly h e would not fear legal consequences. In Rumania the ownership of a typewriter can hav very sinister implications, a166 words
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Advertisement19 1956-02-07 16 DID yesterday's «tory "A PBAR FOB THE GREAT GRIZELD," by Be«rley Nichols actually happen? The answer is: YES. bnbnbvnbnghhg19 words
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Advertisement25 1956-02-07 16 I YES I NO I Fvi rom tttk i* t/M tpoct mm4 KM* thit poifl fey row until t»m*rrf wktm fto •/iiwer will to g*—25 words
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Article, Illustration391 1956-02-07 17 N.trtl. >oull» vulnerable Ea-,1 <l< alcr TP YOU were at the National Championships in Chicago recently, you may have heard the t-\pert,s complaining about the 4-3-2-1 point count. Not that it didn't work although it doesn t aUays. Wliat they were complaining about, a* summarised by Lee Hazen391 words
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Article, Illustration30 1956-02-07 17 SUPPLYING his own piano accompaniment screen comedian Tom Ewell creates a few impromptu ditties for the admiring amusement of his lowly barefooted costar Sheree North during a break in filming.30 words
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Article, Illustration745 1956-02-07 17 This awakening is astounding and genuine TN THE middle of a televised house party red-haired, befreckled comedian Arthur Godfrey stops to count his blessings and to thank God for them. At the end of one of Africa's top variety hours, barbrr-turned-singer Perry Como, "the hottest thins in TV," closes by745 words
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Advertisement7 1956-02-07 17 FOR AIR 39, ROBINSON ROAD TEL: *****7 words
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Miscellaneous244 1956-02-07 17 DAILY CROSSWORD < CLI ES ACROSS 3 me in a plane (37 1 Many Imitate a Rarment (4). a dha (4) Se s^ r C 4 h eS 6Barma^l? (4). 7 Shakespearean hara. lev and 7 Never pu^ and UK.easeC musical instrument (s>. *>y a direction (b>. 9 "Mr PlccadiUy'244 words
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Article, Illustration1806 1956-02-07 18 HENRY ARMSTRONG - FAME...RUIN Then God called me to preach HENRY ARMSTRONG By WORLD FEATHER WEIGHT CHAMPION, 1937. WORLD LICHT-WEIGHT AND WELTER-WEICHT CHAMPION 1938. RETIRED 1945. It's an astounding story of a life that plumbed the depths and reached the heights. Henry Armstrong found salvation when he was in the gutter— in God.Reuter - 1,806 words
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Article450 1956-02-07 18 Ernie Jarvis - Ernie Jarvis -By MAKE way for the battle of 1956 a contest between champion promoter Jack Solomons and challenger Harry Levene. And the title at stake? Undisputed king- pin of British boxing. Solomons has already drawn first blood by fixing two world title fights before450 words
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Article181 1956-02-07 18 A NUMBER of people were taken to hospital on Saturday after fighting flared up among spectators at a boxing match in King's Hall. Belfast. The rest of the programme was cancelled as police fought to restore order among rival sections of spectators at the181 words
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Article491 1956-02-07 19 RALPH BLAKEMAN - RAF Changi sports round-up RALPH BLAKEMAN by TPHE big event of the week was Saturday's open crosscountry race of about five miles at Mcßitchie Reservoir, staged by the Achilles Club. The course lay over undulating country, with a short stretch of road. Weather conditions were ideal but recent rains had491 words
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181 1956-02-07 19 INNINGS DEFEAT FOR NEW ZEALAND IN TEST: BECK HITS 66 WEST INDIES BEAT NEW ZEALAND BY AN INNINGS AND 71 RUNS IN THE FIRST TEST IN DUNEDIN YESTERDAY. New Zealand starting the Third day at 158 for six. were all out in 73 minutes for 208. They made 74 in181 words
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Article, Illustration789 1956-02-07 19 D. Burgess beat Wg Cdr. J. B. Ross, 2 and I. The final will be played off shortly. Next Sunday's competition is one of the niaiw events of the year, when the Cup presented by No. 11 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, will789 words
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Article106 1956-02-07 19 West Indies—lst. Inns: 353 (E. Weekes 123). New Zealand —Ist. Inns: 74 (Ramadhin 6 23». New Zealand—2nd. Inns(overnight 158-6). Sutcliffe c Binns b Valentine 48 Leggatt lb\v b Ramadhin 17 Guy ft Binns b Smith 0 MrGregor b Smith 11 Reid run out 23 Blair c Sobers U SmithReuter - 106 words
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Article129 1956-02-07 19 Brundage praises Games spirit A VERY Brundage. President of the International Olympic Committee, hailed the seventh Winter Games as a model of sportsmanship, performance and organization. "These Cortina Games," Brundage said, "showed the true Olympic spirit throughout. They set a new high in sports organization and the standard of competitionU.P. - 129 words
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Article87 1956-02-07 19 OFFICIALS of the American Amateur Athletic Union have invited John Landy of Australia, holder of the world mile record, to compete in the national in- door championships at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18 and in four other indoor meets. Larldy, returned to theA.P. - 87 words
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Article181 1956-02-07 19 AN inter-state youth socj cer quadrangular, S poni sored by the Singapore Amateur Football Association, will be held this year in Singapore during April. The three Federation I states have still to be de- j elded by the Singapore j Schools Sports Council, i S.A.F.A will be181 words
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233 1956-02-07 19 RUSSIAN SUCCESS WAS THE RESULT OF STATE CONTROL WINTER OLYMPICS THE Montreal Gazette said yesterday that Russia s achievements at the Winter Olympics at Cortina, Italy, were the direct result of state control of sports and "force feeding." The newspaper said "the spectacle of Cortina is actually a much moreU.P. - 233 words
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Article89 1956-02-07 19 A USTRALIA beat the UnitJ\> ed States by s—l5 1 in a two-day international tennis tournament which ended in Sydney yesterday. The lone American victory was a surprise victory yesterday by Herb Flam lover Ken Rosewall 6—3. 11—9. LpwLs Hoad beat Gil Shea 6_l, 6 oA.P. - 89 words
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Article39 1956-02-07 19 RAIN prevented play on the third day of the Sheffield Shield cricket match between Queensland and Victoria in Brisbane yesterday. Victoria made 203 in their first innings, Queensland replying with 271 for four before Saturday'* close ReuterReuter - 39 words
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67 1956-02-07 19 KID GAVILAN IS FAVOURITE v. WATERMAN I£ID Gavilan Ls a strong betting favourite to defeat Britain's Peter Waterman in their 10--rounder at Harringay Stadium tonight. The 30-year-old former world welterweight champion is 4-7 in the betting. Those betting odds are in direct contrast to what many British sports writers think.A.P. - 67 words
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Advertisement27 1956-02-07 19 OCEAN PARK HOTEL'S > FAMOUS QUINTET* y Ace Band of Singapore > with \S 4. MISS S ALOMA the Malay "Marilyn Monroe" oOo— King ***** for Table > Reserratlons. < 127 words
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332 1956-02-07 20 ALLAN LEWIS - Ellen's Treasure and Ricky best on heavy track ALLAN LEWIS REPORT FROM THE KUALA LUMPUR RACETRACK.. .by MIST obscured most of the track work at Kuala Lumpur this morning. Only locally trained horses did fast work on the No. 2 track which was heavy after overnight rain. Trainer Yong's team332 words
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78 1956-02-07 20 OLYMPIC skiers were selling their skis to local fans before packing in Cortina yesterday. Americans, Canadians, Austrians and several Scan dinavian skiers got a ski market flourishing almost overnight. Olympic skis went for higher than average prices, because customers obviously wanted to boast their skisU.P. - 78 words
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Article196 1956-02-07 20 Second Day 11TEIGHTS live races on Feb 14. second day of the Selangor Turf dob meeting are: CL. 1. DIV. I— 6F. Shamrock Slipper 9.05 Barfleur 8.10 Sovereign 809 Amusement II 8.08 Ginseng Solidarity 805 Carpenter K.Ol Enjoyment II 8.02 Determination 8.02 Sir Francis 8.01 Malayan Scholar196 words
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Article178 1956-02-07 20 CHANGI won the RAF inter-unit hockey championship at Seletar yesterday when they defeated Tcngah by two goals to one in a thrilling final. Feature of the game WM the brilliant goalkeeping oi Arnold iTengah) who brought off some ma S n1 ficent saves in the178 words
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Article78 1956-02-07 20 RUGGER Seven-aside (preliminary round) St. Andrews "B" v All Whites; Illakang Mati v Po|i(V< B*. (First round): Nee Soon v Police 'A 1 Seletar "A v RE. "A", all games on padang. SOCCER Inler-school: Victoria v Hartley Secondary VS ground. ACS. v Beatty Secondary, A.C.S. ground. St. Joseph's78 words
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Article59 1956-02-07 20 20 Words $6 (minimum). LIGORY: On February sth. IMC, at K.K. Hospital, to Mary Alex, wife of LlgOTf, a son. DE RIDDER: To Herta and James, on 6.2.56. at Batu Gajah Hospital. Perak. Twin, boy and girl. (All well). COLES: On sth Feb., at General Hospital. Johore Bahru. to59 words
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Article45 1956-02-07 20 RESULTS of yesterday's Football Association Cup fourth round replays: Scunthorpe U. 1 Liverpool 2 (after extra timei; Burnley 2 Chelsea 2 (after extra time) Liverpool now play Manchester City at Manchester in the fifth round on Feb- ruary 18 ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Article87 1956-02-07 20 LIM AH LING won the Caddies Competition, of the Royal Island club, with a score of 41 over the first nine holes. Forty caddies took part in the competition. The runner-up prize will be deektod next week between Tay Thian Lai and Tay Kim Kee.87 words
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Article, Illustration79 1956-02-07 20 THAI and American tennis stars pose for group photo at the Royal Bangkok Sports lub following exhibition matches before capacity audience. The visiting American players, who are among top-ranking U.S. champpions. performed in Thailand durins: course of a Far Fast exhibition tour sponsored by the U.S.79 words
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Article221 1956-02-07 20 MAUREEN (Little Moi Connolly one of the alltime greats in tennis tii rn ed professional by joining the aavisory staff of a sporting goodcompany in Chicago yesterday. In addition to representing the company (Wilson Sporting Goods Co), Little Mo said that one of her main objectivesA.P. - 221 words
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Article105 1956-02-07 20 All-Malaya team to play Fijians NINE players from tne South and six from the North Will represent AllMalaya against the the Fijians in their floodlit farewell rugger match at Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium on Thursday Feb. 23. The side, to be captained by Beringer of Singapore Combined Services, comprises fire105 words
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Advertisement45 1956-02-07 20 terrace 4 Mo* ptoe /V^ vi X The Butterfly Chair with its colourful, removable canvas seat is surprisingly comfortable and inexpensive. This and other items of wrought iron are manufactured by— MALAYAN WIRE MESH FENCING CO. (1946) LTD. 7jms Bukit Timah Road Singapore Tol. *****45 words
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