The Singapore Free Press, 25 April 1957

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    The Singapore Free Press
    18 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper No. *****. Singapore, Thursday, April 25, 1957. Price 15 CUI
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    Lock icon GOVT. QUITS: MARTIAL LAW NOW IS EXPECTED
    835 1 GOVT. QUITS: MARTIAL LAW NOW IS EXPECTED Mr, Eisenhower proclaims Jordan integrity is 'vital' Moscow: Danger of war aeix>-nt i aw is TO RF PROCLAIMFaD IN JORDAN TODAY. ACCORDING TO AMM A 5T£kMSv!t Fft M OWING THE RESIGNATION LAST NIGHT OF THE NlNEniv^nWmi fov^NMENT AFTER RIOTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE
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    Lock icon Nasser rejects all
    326 1 Nasser r ejects all 1 T^GYPT last night Ci reiterated her right to run the nationalised Suez Canal on her own j 1 terms and, according E to Cairo observers, 7i virtually rejected all E idea of international E control. E 5 The Government E published a policy 5 E
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    A dawn tribute
    41 1 MR VIVIAN BATH. president of the Aus- tralian Association, go- Ing up the steps of the Singapore Cenotaph to lay a wreath at the Anzac Day dawn ser- vice held at six this morning. Story m page three.
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    Rubber price
    30 1 May first grade rubbei buyers f.o.b opened m Singapore this morning at 92 1/4 cents a lb., down half a cent on yesterday's close. The tone wa_ quiet.
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    ACCEPT COINS ORDER
    354 2 Limit is raised up to $10 now THE Singapore City Council has instructed collecI tion centres m the suburbs not to refuse small change even up to the extent of I $10 from consumers of gas, I electricity and water when they called to pay their I
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    P.I. WANT TO BUY SARONGS
    286 2 Filipinos' bid for more trade After Merdeka THE Philippines will make a bid to enter into a reciprocal trade treaty with the Government of Singapore as soon as the Colony becomes self-governing. Mr A. S. Holigores, the Filipino ConsulGeneral m Singapore, told the Free Press
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    Free study offer draws blank
    113 2 Free study offer draws blank THERE has been no response from Singapore students for scholarships awarded by the Mexican Government. Last month the Government announced 13 scholarships for students from the U.N. Trust and non-self-governing territories. The scholarships which did not cover travelling expenses provided only for education and maintenance
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    BUKIT TIMAH ROAD CRASH
    57 2 Chan Kum Yeng. 21. a seaman, was killed In this car when it was involved m a head-on collision with the bus seen below at the 93 mile. Bukit Timah Road. Singapore, on Wednesday. A passenger m the ear, Foo Eng Swee. 21, who was seriously
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    BOYS' BRIGADE TO SEEK FUNDS
    43 2 The Singapore Battalion of the Boys' Brigade will hold its brigade "Week" from April 27 to May 4. The purpose of the "Week" is to raise funds to further the works and objects of the movement m Singapore.
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      33 2 ****_^fc* J CATHAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT! J J Pl|4 Maria MeP.adO as the vampire.... jfc I flg PQNTIAMK Mi I M £mMsr> A Ktris SUPER Production HpJ| 4t m +W** Astounding! Weird! Chilling! Wm%W
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    Govt. bid to halt racket hailed
    502 3 Govt. bid to halt racket hailed VICTIMS TO GO TO POLICE WITH THEIR COMPLAINTS UNEMPLOYED people m Singapore who said they had been cheated by some so-called employment agencies today hailed the Government's new move to curb this racket. Most of the people interviewed by the Free Press said they
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    Last week's quiz winners
    53 3 WINNERS of the "Free Press Prize Quiz" contests are: Quiz No. 1: Terry Lee, 3 Nassim Road. Singapore- 10. Quiz No. 2: Miss Molly Peck. 173. Race Course Road, Singapore-8. Quiz No. 3: Teh Ec Kheng. 1 Paterson Hill. Singapore-9. Special Quiz: B. Aravlndan, 480-A Tiong
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    A SECOND 'NO' FOR MARSHALL
    127 3 THERE was a mild tiff between the acting Chief-Secretary. Mr. Stanley Stewart, and the Member for Cairnhill. Mr. David Marshall, during question time at today's Singapore Assembly meeting. Mr. Marshall had asked whether the Government would publish a White Paper Indicating action taken to prepare
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    ANZAC DAY SERVICE
    210 3 ANZAC DAY SERVICE THE mournful notes of the Last Post carried loud and clear across a deserted Padang at dawn this morning as Australians and New Zealanders m Singapore observed Anzac Day at the Cenotaph. While the sentinels with inverted rifles and the 60--man guard of honour drawn from Australian
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    Lock icon 'Dazzle' man dies
    35 3 Sir John Graham Kerr, British zoologist who originated "dazzle" camouflage In world war one, died last Sunday at his home at Barley, near London, it was announced yesterday He was 87. Reuter
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    76 3 Elfin Elvi Hale, has just made her first film on j= I location on the hitUi seas. Her part? That of a 5 sophisticated young miss who finds discomfort and C romance on a frip m a vintage yacht. The film, True As A Turtle, stars John Gregson, I June
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      105 3 f sweeter than ever m a Bairns wear Dress. These dainty little dresses, made of either art silk or nylon seersucker are available m white, pink, blue or yellow, some with embroidered yokes, some trimmed with lace. Sizes 16 to 18. $3.75 to $18.95 Cute Togs For Little Charmers! And
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    The Singapore free press THURSDAY, Apr. 25, 1957. Opinion New act of betrayal
    279 4 The Singapore free press THURSDAY, Apr. 25, 1957. Opinion New act of betrayal rIPEH. beyond issuing prompt denials of Peking statements inferring that negotiations are m progress between Formosa and Red China for Kuomintang Communist co-operation, now displays an outward air of unconcern. But not so the watching world, particularly
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    Sukarno has lost support of most Muslims
    1018 4 Sukarno has lost support of most Muslims I The irritina is on the argil f nr President Sukarno and it is Red Writing, sat,* Free Press Staff writer Pelham Uroont. m the first of tttx, article below he outlines the growth of the iParul Mam rebel force m Indonesia and
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    BY THE WAY
    169 4  -  Beachcomber *w WHEN an orchestra is playing, I always like to watch the man with the cymbals. He will probably have to sit through the entire symphony concert with nothing to do but give one clash at a critical moment. It is surprising that nobody has written
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    MALAYANISATION OF THE CHURCH IS IN FULL SWING
    485 5 MALAYANISATION OF THE CHURCH IS IN FULL SWING Singapore Methodists scout for Asians to replace European ministers THE Methodist Church m Singapore is scouting for potential Asian Ministers to take over from European Missionaries under their new Malayanisation scheme. This is the main aim of the five-day meet of the
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    Water aid
    106 5 TWE Singapore Rural Z Board has arrang- J ed with the City Water j Department to go to the rescue of Jurong villagers whose wells J have dried up. A board spokesman I told the Free Press yes- terday that water wagons would be sent Z to Kampong
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    Lock icon Dream of two R.I. boys becomes real
    225 5 Dream of two R.I. boys becomes real DJUWiUtSO and Sudarsono, two Jakarta schoolboys were inseparable. They were classmates, studied the same subjects, played games together, and had a common pet dream... to become pilots. After finishing High School together, both joined the newly opened Indonesian Aviation Academy. m Jakarta, as
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    DON MAY CALL OFF THE HUNT
    119 5 DON Prentice, the 28-year-old American In Singapore, who wants someone to share expenses with him for a big-game hunting expedition m Vietnam, has nad several Inquiries from interested hunters but none of them so far have given him a definite answer. Mr. Prentice plans
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    Lock icon STAR'S WORTH TO HOLLYWOOD
    72 5 Each new star Hollywood develops is worth M 5600-,-000,000 to the film industry, a prominent film distributor said m New York today. R. J. O'Donnell. who is waging a campaign for Hollywood studios to build up more new stars, said the $600,000,000 figure is based OH
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    Lock icon LIFE IN JAIL FOR 8 CYPRIOTS
    46 5 Eight Greek Cypriots were sentenced to life imprisonment under the island's relaxed emergency regulations yesterday for possessing arms, ammunition and grenades. Two others who admitted harbouring the group m a Troodos Mountain village hou.se, were jailed for ten years.- A.P.
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      83 5 3rd EPIC WEEK! When you see "WAR AND PEACE" YOU WILL SEE J History's most awesome panorama! J YOU Witt SAY -k ITS THE MOTION R l£ E^\ ert s^ -fC PICTURE OF THE Hj I odeon i^«9iii In: 10a.m., 3pm.-Bp.». 1 1 LI UUlm* *¥> (with Chinese HENRY f
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      157 6 >l VXIHC %XI. b> Lee Falk and l'hil Mavis y<£^^yK up- see caisv J V very <socp.J c up-see-paisy!ma-\ /V just say-^\ i^Sfcfc^n --MEY-Me'sy s O// > l.iil/a X by Edgar Rice Bun »»li* S^ACLi^G L<E TWO P'EtCE ANiI.^ALS, Wf Coo< AM? TWEV POU&WT CJQjjJ^W '^J f-m ma 11, MM
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      429 6 BORN today you are firm and just m all your proceedings. If you have a major fault it is that you are a little too cautious. In you of the fair sex. this may Show up as a timidity to approach a problem aggressively unless pres c into a crisis.
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      U.K. closing prices
      183 7 LONDON, April 24. RUBBER No. 1 RSS cJ.f. FreVi Us T day European ports April 27 buyers 27 buyers 27 A sellers 27 'i sellers Ma J 27 buyers 27 buyers 27' t sellers 27^ sellers RUBBER No 1 RSS Spot 27 buyers 27% buyers 27 -X
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      New York prices
      119 7 NEW YORK. April 24. Previous Today TIN Straits sp«U 99.75 nom. 100 12 nom. TIN futures Standard Contract April 98.50 buyers 98 75 buyers 99 50 sellers 99 50 sellers May 96 37 buyers 98.62 buyers 99.50 sellers 99 50 seUers TONE: Steady. SALES: Nil. Straits Contract
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      45 7 NEW YORK. April 24. Previous Today 30 Industrials ***** 493 66 20 Railioads 14^91 ***** 40 Oomestic Bonds 90 40 90 25 15 Utilities 72 99 72 73 65 Stocks Composite Averages 172.66 173.05 Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per lb.
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      U.S. PEPPER
      55 7 Malabar/Lampong spot and awaiting release 27. afloats 26% to 26. April shipment Malabar 25 *i, Lampong 25%. Sarawak spot 26. April shipment 24%. Above prices quoted May shipment 23%, June .shipment 22% Muntok white, spot and awaiting release 34%. afloats 33 to 32, April shipment 31%, sellers ex-dock.
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      79 7 LONDON. April 24 rrerio«« T«d»y COPRA rhtfipplnes clX III./ North European delivered wefcht per lonfton April/May $175 sellers $175* sellers COni A. Straits e.i f- U.K /North European dHivered welcht per loniTto* April/May £63% sellers f&4 sellers May /June £63 seUers £64 sellers COCONUT OIL crude
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    NOW A GOLD RUSH IS 0N...
    206 7 NOW A GOLD RUSH IS 0N... A TALE told by a stranger from Israel has started a gold rush along the shores of the Gulf of Argolis. Peasants are coming down from the hills by donkeycart and bicycle to dig for British bullion. It was Jacob smudjiak who set the
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    All aboard the rock 'n' roll special
    174 7 QOME of London's smart set went underground last week and rocked non.stop on the tube trains from Charing: Cross travelling on the circle line They skiffled their way through Euston, wined through King's cross, dined through Farringdon and jived through Edgware Road. And
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      57 7 r" I a really wonderful comedy performance by Mlrhaeiß Hordern as a cynical resident commissioner ..plenty p of picturesque island scenery, lovely dancing ijirls and rhythmic music' Straits Times. 1 1 denhoui ELLIOTT susan STEPHEN s^"" Cihis«aScOv<| MICHAEL HORDERN (SB.) tmum J Plus! Pathe News SINGAPORE CHIEF MINISTER SIGNS IN
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      165 7 Todays Radio Programme for Singapore P.M. 1.15 Lunch Time Concert; 1.30 Time Signal and News; 1.45 Ladies Only; 5.00 Calling All Hospitals presented by Maisie Conceicao; 6.00 Time Announcement and Programme Summju-y; 6.02 Children's Programme; 6.30 Radio Danes Club; 6.55 Announcements and Singapore Share Market Report; 7.00 Time Signal and
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    Avis types her way round the world...
    308 8 for a year m a converted stables, and here she acquired her first dog, the ability to swim m icy water and enjoy it. and three fine Persian rugs Next job was with an oil company m the Lebanon "one of the most
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    A cat and dog life...
    108 8 I ANCRET KATIE O'HARA: "I may j look like a walking powderpuff I may j stand only six-and-a-half inches high. But I'm a well bred girl. A toy poodle to be exact, and that's somc- thing these days. A tickle JANE: "I'm afraid j my
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    UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
    791 8  - UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Rene MacColl iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I By -Tuiiii.i.iiim PRESIDENT ERNESTO DE LA GUARDIA spoke to me with remarkable frankness about the Panama Canal when I interviewed him at the Palace of the Herons m hot and In.*-! .<• Panama C\tv. He said: 'The Republic of Panama means to resume complete
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    SHE WAS KEEN ON CHEMISTRY
    163 9 SHE WAS KEEN ON CHEMISTRY From atoms to glamour i riNCE upon a time there was a 1 lovely girl who spent her days dissolving uranium. Her work at the atomic research establishment at Harwell m England, was one of test tubes, reactors and graphs. Then last May Rita had
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    RIDDLE OF A NEGATIVE ALIBI
    1587 10 PARL VAN DROOLEN lay back m his long chair and looked at the end of his cigar. "I am trying to help you as much as 1 can, Superintendent." "Are you sir?" "What do you mean by that?" The imperial beard jutted aggressively and a
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    Another Latiff story
    459 10  -  Pelham Groom by.... Latiff nodded and van Droolen went on: "I have been a gunrunner and I admit that I hav e killed more than one man, but it has always been his life or mine. Do you really think that having drawn my money from the
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    SPOTLIGHT ON TiTE SERVICES
    20 11 "1944 is the long time but always I say 'My Basilkins, one day 'c come hack.'"
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    ARMY OF THE FUTURE
    553 11 ARMY OF THE FUTURE I. 11l I 11.H1.1111.i1... I I 1,1.111. I |!M... MM M.I.MM II I.' It may be cor- I rect to assert that I the day of mass I 7 armies and of great dumps is ap- j proaching its end but there is still great doubt
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    FARELF boxing results
    359 11 FARELF boxing results IT» H E Individual Boxing Championship finals of the Far East Land Forces were decided at the Tanglin Gymnasium over the Easter weekend. The final results were: Flyweight: L/Cpl. Teh Chong N.ii (Dist Wksp Singapore) beat Pte. Baba (30 Bn RAOC) on points. Bantamweight: Pte. Zainal (30
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    Lock icon A Red plea for jailed priests
    217 12 A Red plea for jailed priests A CHINESE co m munist church leader has asked the Peking Government to free hundreds of Chinese Catholics now imprisoned m Shanghai. The Vicar Capitular of Shanghai's government dominated Catholic Church, Chang Shih-lang, appeared before the Chinese Peoples Political Consulative conference to make his
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    Lock icon Japanese relief
    25 12 The Japanese Government is sending US$2,OOO to Rangoon for relief of the victims of Rangoon's April 8 fire which destroyed 18,000 homes.- A.P.
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    India now returning silver to U.S.
    124 12 INDIA has begun shipping silver to the United States m repayment of a loan of silver for coinage received during World War 11, an U.S. Embassy spokesman said m New Delhi. Under the Lend-Lease agreement, the Indian Union Government then under British control received
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    34 12 picture. Four Burmese wo- I men doctors practise the curtsey before Mme. Aung Soe (centre), wife of the Burmese envoy m London, before being presented to the Queen at a naiaer function. Paul Popper
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    Lock icon Calcutta refugee problem
    111 12 Calcutta refugee problem QWAR.MS of refugees ♦5 from East Pakistan j seeking new homes m I i India still pose a critical problem for Calcutta city authorities. Most of the men and women are m rags. Many carried babies In their arms. All are In want of food, clothing and
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    Lock icon STRUGGLE TO BAR PEKING ENTRY INTO THE U.N.
    424 12 STRUGGLE TO BAR PEKING ENTRY INTO THE U.N. aaW I at^F^H V I Ba^T^BaH bbH mm (^K. II I :>*-^^___________>>- B mW^'-.-mm. H W I I aaWm ~m\m_^* aaaaaaaaa^. ."^-7*7>>>M I ...featuring news I and views about Asia today mmimTmWmmW ax a->%9mtaam m> mW mm am tM U I ANE
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    Lock icon Muslims join Christians in big protest
    204 12 Muslims join Christians in big protest MUSLIMS joined Christians m a demonstration outside the Karachi Parliament m support of a Christian demand for separate election rights for Muslims, Christians, Hindus ana non-Muslims. n«*%,,f W The demand was made by Mr Cecil Speaker and Christian member of Pakistan s Natwnai Assembly,
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    Lock icon Night sailing to be resumed
    64 12 War damaged navigational lights In the Saigon River will be replaced this year to permit night sailing m the 30-mile estuary which links Saigon with the South China Sea, the U.S. economic aid mission said m Saigon. This plan, being financed by the American and
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    Lock icon Glimpses
    149 12 THE PHILIPPINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A BILL OUTLAWING THE COMMUNIST PARTY AND SIMILAR SUBVERSIVE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE COUNTRY U.P. A permanent planning board has been established m Karachi with the Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr. H. S. Suhrawardy, as chairman. It will take over from the planning
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    Lock icon Grow more fruit drive
    42 12 A lead for Malaya and Singapore has been given by the Delhi Government which announced that the owner of the finest orchard m India will win Rs 5 000 each year. The award is part India's campaign— A.P.
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    The face behind the face
    1106 13 The face behind the face LIFE OF FML3M lIKH/S WtSE THE EVE PERRICK PACE THE Hollywood film star of today, whether rugged or romantic, is invariably a family man. And so when he ?oes to London— and the Hollywood film star of today is invariably working m Britain his wife
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    BRIDGE HAND
    388 13 The bidding: Norlh East South *esi 1 PaSa I Pass 2* Pass 4N.T.* Pass s*• Pss* 5 N.T.* Pass 6 Pass 6 N.T. All Pass ('Blackwood bids) SOUTHS five no-trump bid was not just a waste of time, even though he knew North didn't have a king to
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      276 13 HfPjM WM Wf Tflfl WB_WBS_\\ CLI'ES ACROSS 4 Nora for this horse <4>. llt makes the spirits sparkle 5 A famous .surgeon makes the (4_5). most ot this skin complaint 5 Partly imbibe (3). (V). 7 Mostly a lullaby to soothe 6 A bush for a pipe (5) (4i 8
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    Lock icon Falkirk win Scottish Cup final
    251 14 GOAL IN EXTRA i Mil. Hi11. .1.1..... H1 PERIOD BEATS HUM Hill MMMMMMM I H KILMARNOCK am. I I I* A GOAL scored by inside-left Eddie Moran m the eleventh minute of extra time gave Falkirk a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock m the replay of
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    Lock icon BID TO BAN SPONGE T.T. BATS IS ATTACKED
    299 14 BID TO BAN SPONGE T.T. BATS IS ATTACKED THE attempt to ban the sponge-rubber bat from table tennis is "one of the most contemptible moves" m the history of sport, a Times of India columnist declared. Western players, unable to match the Japanese stars on the table, now are trying
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    EXCESSIVE TRAINING IS CONDEMNED
    152 14 rpOO much training had I A caused Australian mile runners to develop leg tenderness said Dr. Peltzer, who is at present holidaying m Melbourne. Dr. Peltzer was an 800 metres finalist m ti.e 193?. Las Angle s Olympic Games. At the 1936 Berlin Games hp became
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    135 14 THIS is an artist's version of an enclosed sports arena to accommodate 150,000 spectators pro nosed for New York City. The aluminium-domed building would cover about 15 city blocks and would be known as "Olympic City." Its planners say it could be used for football gramme, motor racing, track meets
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    Lock icon GARNETT HART IS BOXING'S NEW RAGE
    218 14 OF all the boxers active today, only two, Floyd Patterson and Garnett Hart, are mentioned by U.S. experts as possible truly great fighters, and Hart, although he is not even rated among the first ten. gets more mention than does world champion Patterson. Some
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    Lock icon Haydon wins tennis title
    46 14 Ann Haydon. England's leading women's table tennis player, yesterday won the final of the Tally Ho hardcourts lawn tennis tournament, beating Rita Bentley, also of England, 6-2. 6-1. Miss Haydon's victory yesterday was due to her fierce service and spinning backhand- Reuter
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    Lock icon Still has time for athletics
    69 14 Still has time for athletics Dual Olympic hurdling champion, Shirley Strickland, is expecting her second child m October. Thirty-one-year-old Shirley—Mrs. Laurie de la Hunty already has a three-year-old son Phillip. She said last night: ".Although another child m the house will mean more responsibility and work, I think I shall
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    Lock icon Coronation Year wins Surrey race
    98 14 MR. A. J. Thomas's Coronation Year won the City and Suburban Handicap run over one mile and a quarter at Epsom, Surrey, yesterday. He started at odds of five to one. There was a photo for second place. Lord Sefton's Andros starting at 100-7 was
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    Lock icon HARD MOVES TO NEXT ROUND
    41 14 Darlene Hard of the U.S. yesterday defeated Mrs. W. M. Shearing of England 6-1, 6-4 m the third round of the women's singles of the Sutton tennis tournament yesterday. Miss Hard is the defending champion. A.P.
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    MORTENSEN -FORGOTTEN MAN OF FOOTBALL
    281 14 WHILE the glare of the sporting spotlight focuses on evergreen Stanley Matthews, the thoughts of the Maestro, amid the welter of his business and Soccer interests, constantly turn to that other Stanley— Stan Mortensen, the "Forgotten Man" of football. Sad. indeed, ha« been the lot
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    SALUTE THE SCHOOLBOYS
    315 15 They put up grand show at J. B. By FRANCIS ROZARIO North 1; South 1. SALUTE the lads from the North and South schools of Malaya. They deserved to be called state representatives. Their magnificent drawn same at lalan Besar stadium yesterday was top-class stulT. Today a
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    NSW ABA bars woman judge
    128 15 SYDNEY has a woman boxing judge but she Is not allowed to officiate. The New South Wales Amateur Boxing Association has barred her. She is Mrs. Gladys Mulcahy. who was judging fights m a novice amateur tournament. Before the night's boxing ended, amateur association officials
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    193 15 liHE West Indies cricket selector* decided yesterday to give the team's newcomers a chance to show their form m the first match of the tour— a two-day friendly match at Eastbourne m Sussex starting today. Wesley Hall, 19-year-old fast bowler and aggressive b a t
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    Lock icon DAI DOWER PROVES HIS CASE
    106 15 DAI DOWER PROVES HIS CASE BRITAIN'S boxing bosses ruled yesterday that British flyweight champion Dai Dower was "fit and properly trained for his world title fight against champion Pascual Perez of Argentina. Perez knocked out Dower m the first round of their fight m Buenos Aires on March 30. Dower
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    KOREAN BOXERS
    32 15 The South Korean Defence Ministry today announced that four Servicemen, representing the Army. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, will compete In an International Military Amateur Boxing Championship m Mannheim.
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    Old Bobsworth runs fastest 3f at Penang
    190 15 Old Bobsworth runs fastest 3f at Penang OLD BOBSWORTH, back m training after a long lapse, ran the fastest time m Penang this mornine: when he clocked 38 2 5 with Sooka. Bobsworth finished a length m front. Bobsworth has not raced since December 1955. He played up m both
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    JEANNETTE BATES IS NEW AUSSIE SWIM STAR
    178 15 ANEW swimming star has i been discovered m Aus- j tralia. She is a 12-year-ol d Sydney schoolgirl, jeannette Bates, who was the outstanding performer at the New South Wales Primary Schools swimming championships. Jeannette won the senior 110 yards freestyle and 55
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    HOAD TOP SEED
    28 15 Wimbledon champion Lew Hoad of Australia and Jaroslav Drobny, 1954 Wimbledon winner, yesterday were top-seeded for the British Hardcourts Tennis Tournament opening here on Monday.
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    SBHFA TIE OFF
    24 15 The Singapore BHFA Div One match between Hong Kong Bank and Breweries .scheduled for tomorrow at Farrex Park has been postponed.
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    'ASSEMBLYMEN ARE SO FRIGHTENED'
    377 16 'ASSEMBLYMEN ARE SO FRIGHTENED' Women fiaht a lone war on polygamy, says Fozdar They are scared that they will lose votes by supporting the ban WOMEN'S fight for emancipation m Singapore is being blocked by W a number of "selfish men" who try to worm their way into advisory councils
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    Lock icon DOCTORS PROBE A-WAR EFFECTS
    63 16 Leading military and civilian doctors yesterday began a three-day conference m Paris at which they will discuss such things as mass casualties, first aid and morale during an atomic war. The conference Is held annually under the auspices of the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers
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    27 16 An Egyptian official said U.N. Emergency Force troops fired on an Israeli plane flying over a village south of Gaza early yesterday.- A.P.
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    Junior Lib. Socs officials
    82 16 THE Young Liberal So cialist Party group held their first annual general meeting last week They elected an honorary secretary and 15 committee members for the ensuing year. They are: Hon. Sec, Mr. Choo Beng Yong. Committee members; Messrs Chan Cher Bak, Albert Tan, Ng Kek
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    175 16 Jets just miss A-reactor in crash landing TWO United States Air Force fliers crashlanded their jet trainer aircraft m the middle of Britain's top secret Harwell atomic energy research station on Monday not realising they had just missed five 70 -feet nuclear reactors. An Air Force spokesman said tiie airmen
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    Lock icon Former wife stabs husband
    106 16 rKYO police reported yesterday that \he. former wife of a 32-year-old taxi driver laid m wait for her former husband, stabbed him m the head and body with three pairs Of scissors bound together and then sprinkled sulphuric acid over his face, hands and legs. The
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    Now S'pore cools off
    88 16 ONE and a half hours of heavy rain this morning brought cool comfort to the people of Singapore who have been complaining of the heat for several days. The rain also brought flooding m the central parts of the city. Office workers who were on early
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