The Singapore Free Press, 15 May 1958

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press ilaya's Own Pamil> Paper B .l.oir, Thursday, May 15, 1!»:>S. Prlee IS Cts.
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    British Families evacuated trout Tripoli
    124 1 British Families evacuated trout Tripoli ny\\:\ i line! women and children of the British t i the Iraq Petroleum Company were eva,u.m. t i yesterday from riot-torn Tripoli in the ebanon, The; were taken to hotels in Beirut under a company spokesman said the families had )een c (Kited because
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    Algeria crisis is easier but still highly explosive
    471 1 Algeria crisis is easier but still highly explosive :eat ol civil er a French j revolt" in I ised slightly j but the is i" ion remained exIn w Cabinet IM. Lerre Pflimlin, Libfi lolic leader dcby European dei 3 in Algiers as a g vernment 1 with the Soand
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    DAGGER THUGS ROB WOMAN IN DAYLIGHT
    25 1 DAGGER THUGS ROB WOMAN IN DAYLIGHT iUI Mul h.is japore police 'i two men friends to liking Into treet home DOlnt at 1! worll, $500
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    RUBBER PRICE
    33 1 June iir i grade rubber buyers t o.b opened In Singapore thi morning at 721 Cents a Ib up a quarter 01 a cent <>n yeterday's dose. Th<' tone wa Quiet
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    12-SHIP U.S. TASK FORCE SPEEDING TOWARDS THE LEBANON
    403 1 12-SHIP U.S. TASK FORCE SPEEDING TOWARDS THE LEBANON 12 SHU* I. S. Navy task force sailed hurriedly under secret orders from Gibraltar last tlight towards the Eastern Mediterranean. Naval observers said it could be assumed that the fleet would take up position within reach of the Lebanese coast 2,000 miles
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    70 KILLED IN RIOTS
    50 1 |f rHE Egyptian Government-sponsored Mid- die East News Agency said early today that casualties in the rioting in Lebanon in the last five clays totalled 70 killed, with 500 injured. It said the situation in Tripoli was "uncertain," and that bomb explosions continued in Beirut. Keuter.
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      32 1 JThcßigi j Walk j Com petitors who qualified for a certificate and have not yet re- ccived it should send their name and address to "sports editor! free press: times house- Singapore:
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    U.S. BROKE TRUST, SAYS CANADA
    336 2 nyvr #o//o##\v report o/ Svntttv voiiiiiiiitw riii, Canadian External Affair* .Minister. Mr. Sidney Smith, yesterday accused the United states Senate Internal security sub-committee of violating Canada's trust in making new public statements on the eon troversia] Norman case. Mr. Smith bold the House i Commons
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    Lock icon Two bound for Britain
    54 2 Two bound for Britain Dmto (Di.) ii. B. Wallace, Johore state Physician and the Sultan's medical adviser, who left On lon^ leave yesterday aboard the Himalaya, the same ship on which the Sultan departed. Also travelling to Bri- tin was .Mr. South ward, below, Industrial Manager of the Singapore Prisons
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    BOAC still calls at Beirut
    30 2 A BOAC spoke man in Singapore aid they were continuing operations through Beirut till further BOAC plan./ arrived In Singapore lasl night flying via Beirut
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    TENGKU WAS SEEKING 2 JAP FRIENDS: 5 TURN UP
    145 2 TENGKU WAS SEEKING 2 JAP FRIENDS: 5 TURN UP rriHE Federation Prime Mini >ter, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will be a puzzled man when he arrives In Tokyo on May 21 on a state visit. In a recent letter to a friend in Tokyo Teiigku Abdu] Rahman asked it' it would
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    Aid Bill victory for Eisenhower
    46 2 Tlic House of Representatives last night finally approved President Eisenhower's U553,603 million foreign aid Bill for the fiscal year bi finning on July 1, after defeating all attempts to cut it down. The Bill will now go to the Senate Reuter.
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    A MILLION WALK AS TRAM STRIKE HITS CALCUTTA
    73 2 A MILLION WALK AS TRAM STRIKE HITS CALCUTTA A one-day token strike Killed Calcutta's 41,3 street cars yesterday lor the sec>nd time in ten day An estimati d one million '■''I'll travel on the trams daily. Workers demanded front the British-owned Calcutta 1 ramways comp a n y a guarantee
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    SUEZ DEAL 'REASONABLE'
    34 2 ni<> British Governnriem n gards the proposed com pensation agreement between the sue/ Canal com pany and the Egyptian Government aa "reasonably satisfactory," it. was announced in London tester. day, v.p.
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    DETECTIVES' APPEAL FAILS
    30 2 TWE Court oi Criminal Appeal yesterday dl mlased appeals by former Brighton detectives Tohr i rEXSh Hammersley and Trevor iinn, i V l( '>■"(! RfMitf-r B B*inst sentence
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    RUSSIA WARNS U.K. OF A-TEST 'CONSEQUENCES'
    282 2 JHE Soviet Union warned Britain in Note made public yesterday that, if she continued testing nuclear weapons, Britain would be "taking upon herself a very heavy responsibility for the possible consequences of this dangerous step." In London last night a Foreign Office spoki man
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    U.k. mm PARTY 'HARKS RHODESIANS'
    149 2 U.k. mm PARTY 'HARKS RHODESIANS' OIR Hoy Welen Rhodesian Prime Minist< Bulawayo on night thai the Br bour Party "has mi opportunity to hai particularly in tin field." He told a United Party met I took great ex the British Labour demand for rican repre* ci I I Federal Parliami
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    'Mess of rust and mud'—$I but
    229 3  - 'Mess of rust and mud'— $I but DON BERESFORD 1?V 1 auxiliary cruiser Shiretoko M iru, which was refloated <>n Tuesday night after yean lt the > torn i>l the Straits Johore, appears to be ju>i a nifsv, <»j barnacles, rust and mud But sin is north SI, (MM) 000
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    AIR CHIEFS LOYAL TO GOVT. DEFENCE POLICY
    180 3 ORITAIN'S Air Force chiefs are "absolutely loyal supporters of the Gov- ernment's defence policy," Mr. George Ward, the Secretary of State for Air, told the House of Commons yesterday. Labour Opposition M.P.s. for the second clay running were asking questions about a rumoured
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    2 OF 3 RAIL UNIONS ACCEPT PAY OFFER
    279 3 IN London, U aders oi two oi Britain's i hr< c rail unions last night backed acceptance oi the latest Government pay offer The third and largest union the 370,000-member Na tional Union of Railwaymen was still undecided, Recommended The Associated Socii
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    Princess admits: I can't cook
    74 3 PRINCESS ALEXANDRA 21 year old daughtei ol the Duchess ol Ken! confei if ye terday: iam nc good cook, Speaking al thi Oa Council Natii v> Cookery Competition m i ondon slu added: i ,mi a named U ity that r am hardly i i
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      22 3 //fur ftcdiide 7a/j/c hi, J DIETHELM v 'Com< to c.tII nnd **m of qualified rflSpi ty in OU r tround Floor ''OWROOM
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      149 3 't ij';f material Bod -spreads M •ip:ifi||-P &r Turkish hath- i;- !^;'h^j:j;: towels Table cloths [ilj!|il;|;|j[j;f «!v Picnic Carpets it St(»l('s .V Scarfs -f ;V^%J' 9 ?MH) j t ::;:™ifc You'll be surprised hoio >;■ SIM stylish vet inexpensive '%'*''■s• imiH Indian handlooma cue. if* iv.w/- i a iP||| 23,
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    The Singapore Free Press Thursday, May, 15, 1958. Safeguard your home
    245 4 The Singapore Free Press Thursday May, 15, 1958. Safeguard your home OOLICE successes n cently should be evidence enough that co-operation with the I lolice can bri n g safety from Ihe proI 1 ci ion racketei rs and can lead to gangs bei: tg sv in ly suppressed. Squally
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    Enough Enough to jobs 4 years but...
    413 4 Enough Enough to jobs 4 years but... I Rl v? R tand--1 Ing on the banks ol River Wear 1 Noj h i i E ngland > .one sunny day 26 years ago and b Ing appa \h d by Ihe sili nee, Vhis was not a g )ld< n
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    Small cloud settles over Britain's shipyards
    605 4  - Small cloud settles over Britain's shipyards ALEXANDER THOMPSON r by LJIGH taxes, strikes an uncertain international situation and strong oir competition on the Atlantic route these were the problems the Cunard Steamship Company had to face last year. So said the company when it postponed at the end of last
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      42 4 1 i i i 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 mi i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H <.' offer TREMENDOUS UUKI in our array ofl DIAMOND RINGS DIAMOND GEM SET RINGS I U.S.deSOA Jeweller* 106, Orchard Road Telephone: *****
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      38 4 IT PAYS TO FIT PERKINS I GENUINE SPARES f Thr Dietrl Engine with the Clton Exha \JLfkons Mil* Itflf 3 1.1 |f. sin^ap. UNIVfBSAI r A »S P »WfA»NI BH'Ji R WO I« lur-f,.,. i.-fn.ton V. ,">.<• i I
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    EXPAT SCHEME IS 'REASONABLE'
    333 5 (Statement prospects said to be improved L \i t! i\anisation scheme submitted to the Singapore City Council by j expatriate senior oflicers association is conceded to provide the I t lUli fot a fair and equitable settlement. im roposals were presented to a five-man sub-committee consistI
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    Photo contest open to S'pore
    61 5 Photo contest open to S'pore Itteur photo- t ntd the In- t Photographic pening In Mv- [rum OctO- j r i-> fovember 16. It Is i celebrate the anniversary. may submit up >hotographs in white or colour, J not mounted l fee for each is J ■.S.SI (Ms 3 approx).
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    Talk for Muslims
    42 5 I! Young Men's Muslim As- oi Singapore is spon a talk. "The E Principles oi 1 Ail-Malaya Mv ionary Society 1 Geylang on I Monday ai 5 p.m. Uk will be given by S. Q. Patimi iversity or Malaya.
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    Royal assent for Christmas Isle bill
    35 5 I etit was yester|i (lv to a bill to ■■enable Brnain to transfer li; 1 over Christmas ißJslanci in the Indian Ocean I apore to Australia I ouncil. Reuter.
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    C-IN-C RETURNS
    25 5 W V IIkIUIIUU Admiral Sir Gerald Gladstone, Commander-in-Chiei Far East Station, arrivec in Hong Kong yesterdaj from Japanese water: aboard the frigate Alert.
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    GOVT. NOT READY TO CURB JOB AGENCIES
    219 5 THE Singapore Government is nut yet ready to implement its year-old promise to control the operation of certain em ployment agencies which are alleged to exploit. thP unemployed. Legislation to control the operation of such agencies wwas. s promised by the Chief Minister,
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    Cloud over U.K. shipyards
    194 5 A From Page 4 cancelled so few new ships, signals their confidence In the- long-term outlook. is this confidence Justified: One of the biggest factors here is the business outlook in America which dominates the commodity markets of the world. There are signs at last that
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    VIETNAM BID TO BOOST FOOD TRADE IN SINGAPORE
    120 5 VIETNAM BID TO BOOST FOOD TRADE IN SINGAPORE VIETNAM is steadily building up a dried fish export trade with Singapore. During the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's dried fish exports were valued at $83,550. which was a slight increase over the corresponding period last year. A Vietnamese Consulate spokesman
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    COMET DOES NINE MILES A MINUTE
    62 5 A British ComCt-tWO-E [ft airliner shortly to be Ul troduced on the North Ame rican service Mew Imm Cander, Newfoundland to London Alrpori on b J(i flight ye: terday in four hour and 33 m it( Tier average ipeed for 'hi 2,400 mile fllghi
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    Production declines again in U.S.
    117 5 Production declines again in U.S. Production iv United States mint's and factories declined again in April for the eighth successive month, the Federal Reserve Board announced yesterday. The board's index of industrial production dropped two points to 12(3 per cent of the 1947-49 average. This seasonally adjusted figure was the
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      33 5 I MIRRO COLANDER I Hl 0 I«X« (or cvcry-d.iy I uk Alumilifa f'nish. c.isy I clem. 0 1 i COLANDER .d for quicker loop h.,ndU i »o eofitaimr, f '"<? Aluwil.k j cl. in
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      220 5 The Nivens for Singapore) Film star David Niven and his lovely I Swedish wife Hjordis who are to visit Singa- i pore next Tuesday. They will be the guests f of Mr. Run Run Shaw who has just returned i from the Manila Film Festival and a business visit to
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      63 6 H r^ r iC_«' r^ H CX \^W X king oize I FILTERS jjill I I Ihe .Minu'e you light y I i f| L& M, the patented Mm J Tip got t vv i•: you. V tS the best of the m v I < you tli. it's why
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      204 6 -II I I II Bii: b>- S\ilu<*7 Jordan fVE AJtH^S O^ -viA^r/AA/ Hi >. f~| fMV OPfMfOlsl tS THAT MAWKfc MAS I vHXj SEE JEFF IHEV TMMsiK IMVA&SO** fl£eT Ov A^c>T>^ B!^ I OfSEOTEO AKIO »S OSfMt^ TMIS y I VOU V€ BEEPsJ MERE Ai^i. TME B IS /VtflfT (Wfw
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      524 6 lll(1 I BOW today, ra are 1 na ganis( 1 l aw you X I m with chaos and you wil it slk order < merging, You have I I executive mind which 2i I 1 root of a mutter almost at once I B tiow ro cut red tajx
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      183 7 I LONDON, Ma> 11 I l'it'\ious lod.»> Hr.r.n: N(( l 2! 1 buyers 2 l a buyers IFI 21 v tellers 2] sellers i June 1 buyers '11,l 1 buyers i 2i seller. 2i setters I i i:^s Si>ot Li s buyers 21% buyers UP 1 1
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      New York prices
      100 7 I NEW YORK. May 11. Previous Today IN Straits Spot 94.50 norn 94.62 nom. KTontract May" V. 94.00 buyers 93.50 buyers 94.75 sellers 94.50 sellers July 93.37 buyers 93.00 buyers 94.37 sellers 94.00 sellers 0M Quiet. SALES: Nil. ÜBBER: Futures May 25.10 buyers 25.15 buyers 25.20 sellers
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      27 7 I NEW YORK. May 11. Previous Today Industrials 459.86 455.45 K.u!r.i.id- 113.48 111.87 Domestii Bonds 90.14 90.11 M"' l^ Composite Averages.. 159.94 157 47
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      U.S. PEPPER
      47 7 ■l R nd awaiting wak unquoted. Muntok white I,f ifloata 25 1 May six)t ar.d awaiting release 39, k, l.ampong spot afloats 38-. and May shipment If elease 25%, afloats 38 sellers ex-dock. Br iiipment 25. SaraI i prices quoted in U.S. cents per Ib.
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      88 7 lOPR Ph lippinei e.i.f. U.K./ •mm i opean ports delivered weigh! pei ()Ili; ton May /June I. Sti tits t if. U.K./North ■:'!"-ai« ports delivered V N I OH, crude Straits i'an ports in bulk lon May/July N °n "ude' Ceylon ,'";<. i n ports in
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    IA TOWN CENTRE ON TOW 'FLOORS' URGED
    76 7 I A TOWN CENTRE ON TOW 'FLOORS' URGED I l^ town cent res with traffic and "ii the "ground floor" and pedestrian shop windows on the "first floor"— were by Professor Sir William Holford. in Newcastle yesterday, i British archi 11 (1 that, wit! l 'tionary gocla > I li!
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    NOW IKE WILL FLY BY JET
    36 7 President Eisenhower yesterday authorisied the purcha.se of three Boeing 707 jet transport planes, at a cost of $5 million each, for use by hlm.selt and other high government officials. Renter.
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    SPECTACLE PARADE AT BALL
    19 7 Pretty Pauline Sieto will be one of ten girls modelling spectacles at Saturday's charity ball.
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    They aim to raise $3,000 for fire fund
    168 7 rE Social Welfare Department hopes to collect about $3,000 from a charity ball to be held in Raffles Hotel on Saturday in aid of the Karapong Koo Chye fire victims. Highspot of the evening will be a spectacle parade by ten girls.
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    Jebb flies back
    24 7 Sir Gladwyn Jebb, British Ambassador to France, returned unexpectedly yesterday to Paris by air from London "because of the crisis." Renter.
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    Bus merger plan for Singapore is still held up
    268 7 Bus merger plan for Singapore is still held up 'rilh Government is still not In a position to establish a unilied public passenger fransport service, as recommended by a commission over two years ago. The Minister for Communications and Works, Mr. Francis Thomas has made considerable efforts in this direction
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    POST MORTEM ON 1,000-YEAR-OLD INCA MUMMY
    82 7 A 1.000-year-old Inca mummy was yesterday dissected In the presence ol leading Japanese doctors, scientists and government officials. An estimated 400 people watched the operation which took place in a Tokyo department store. The entire operation was filmed and televised. The mummy, the second
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    SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES
    41 7 TODAY: 9.05 p.m. TOMORROW: 9.44 a.m. and 9.34 p.m. SATURDAY: 10.23 am. and 10.02 p.m. SUNDAY: 11.01 am. and 10.:; I p.m. MONDAY: 11.38 am. and 11.01 p.m. TUESDAY: 12.17 p.m. and 11,34 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 1 1 ."•<> p.m.
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    Today's radio programme
    96 7 1 15 p.m. T.unchtime Concert; 1.30 Time Signal and News; 1.45 Men Only; 2.00 Close Down; 5.00 Calling All Hospitals, presented by MiiLsie Conceio.ao: 6.00 Hello Children; 630 Radio Dance Club; (5.45 Lights On; (5 ">3 Announcements nnd Bingßpof6 Share Mnrkel Report 7on lime I Signal and
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    Lock icon Iraq-Jordan union
    33 7 The Arab Union of Eraq and Jordan formally came into being yesterday when King Hussein of Jordan il<-w to Bagdad to sign the first federal constitution of the new confederation. Reuter
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    HOW TO BIND A BOOK
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    The Duke; opens new; institute
    115 8 The Duke; opens new; institute Recently The Duke of Edinburgh performed g the official opening cere- mony at the Tropical v Products Institute in Gray's Inn Road, Lon- don. m During his visit to the i Institute, the Duke be- came the first to sign the visitors book, and made
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    A 'Red letter day for visitors from Russia
    56 8 IuIEMBERS uf a party of high ranking So vict postal officials wiio recently visited Britain to study the workings of the British \y. i stnl services, are seen here Inspecting the underground DOM ing mm I when they visited the Mount in
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    BABBIT PIE ON THE MENU AGAIN
    113 8 BABBIT PIE ON THE MENU AGAIN ""Be RABHIT pie, taboo on man, menus «hl myxomatosis swept Britain and raha, ls last becoming popular W luxury meal. English rabbits are 3s. to 3s. 6d. a lb. (M 51 .50) nearly three times their prowar price. i Imported Austivß rabbits are 2s.
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    BLUND
    18 8 rnHfi first i Iff I 2,000 mi) I i f t'Hif m Eg i a rlou Bt
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    BACK
    66 9 [1 that U the Iff tays the rat>- multiply so fast shook win B i feet W background meat wholc- vail tell you w* demand for X [ish rabbits. J: ield wholesaler B j will take as many W£ as I can I turned everyt rabbits. ThouW\ ould it
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    VATCH OUT YOU BABYNATCHERS
    21 9 VATCH OUT YOU BABYNATCHERS Is teddy hear' nother Winell aware inns of one .ths old as a close her at the
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    A FAREWELL TO SPRING
    85 9 Bidding goodbye to z the Spring with her basket of golden daf- fodils and a pet lamb for company is six- year-old Linda Mary Wake, pictured above in the early summer sunshine at Manor Farm, Fraisthorpc, East Yorkshire. From the countryside to the London Zoo goes
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    S-S-S-H! Don't disturb the blackbirds
    183 9 S-S-S-H! Don't disturb the blackbirds 4 HUNDRED SChpol- girls tiptoed into their cloakroom, hung up their hats and coats, and tiptoed out 1 again. All because of a birdncst. No one .spoke. There was only the "shushing" of the girls warning each other. A pair of blackbirds have built a
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    HOLDS UP BRITISH CRICKET TESTS
    71 9 HOLDS UP BRITISH CRICKET TESTS I it th< h im > rong enough to with land the bi:i i Di the mi lie 1 nglne, The pit iii being re n ilr ?d, The bl index w >m »l di ered unl ii ihe pit w.i ftni !i j d
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    A HEADLESS CORPSE AND THE SHARP RED-HERRING
    2314 10 A HEADLESS CORPSE AND THE SHARP RED-HERRING PHAT looks like our man" said Latlff as he picked out a tall rangy figure at the side of the road. •Mr. Botany?" "S'me! (harlc> iia>' Botany, That lady coming with us?" "Yes. Dr. Tan Lai Peng is the Government pathologist M "You
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    Venoms will soon head for home
    371 11 Venoms will soon head for home CANBERRA* TAKE OVER re than three >ears' operations with Far East Air Force in Malaya No. 14 v. m Fighter Squadron Commanded sdron Leader Arthur Frederick Tucker, is to be replaced at R A.F. Tengah, Singapore, by No. 75 R.N Z.A.F. Squadron from Ohakea,
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    Promotion -but learn to be a leader first
    438 11 Promotion -but learn to be a leader first ABOUT .C 1,000 a year at the age of 30. or Less, with the responsible position of warrant officer, is a fair prospect for the average boy who joins a Junior Leaders' unit in the British Army of today. The first Infantry
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    A Royal visitor
    48 11 l>is( iflgulshfd i v ilur In I li<" Si n( s •III ids «l«|)i»| ,\t Caterham, Surrey, re centl.v uns the Duke of Gloucester, 1 1 Colonel s of the regiment. Th,. ihikr is pictured lure Inspecting thr <.u;ir<i x on the parade Kround. Illlllfilffffllffflffflfillllllllllllllli?
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    PEKING TRADE BREACH TIMED TO HURT KISHI
    328 12 RED CHINA'S action in rupturing trade relations with Japan is seen by London observers as being dictated more by political than economic motives. The timing 01 the break by the Peking Government Just before the Japanese general elections due to be held on
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    Nehru sums up the Red row
    270 12 Nehru sums up the Red row INDIAN Prime Minist- E E JL er Nehru, address- E Ing the All-India Con- E E yres s Conference in E New Delhi, made a re- E ference to communist E in tolerance. E Mr. Nehru said he did E E not wish to
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    Bid to kill concept of 2 Chinas ?
    499 12 Bid to kill concept of 2 Chinas diplomats m Washington, while agreeing that Peking's trade rupture with Japan clearly had a bearing on the coni i n g Japanese elections, contend that the significance of this action went much deeper. This Peking move has been interpreted as the latest expression
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    RED MANOEUVRE MAY BOOMERANG
    99 12 RED MANOEUVRE MAY BOOMERANG m»iK Washington diplo mats believe the Chi nese diplomats have over played their hand in thei trade breach manoeuvre t influence the Japanese elections. This school of thought believed that Peking had committed a political blunder which might cost Japanese left-wing parties clearly at th e
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    3 health students
    53 12 rpiiui-'F i s/u- I dents from Formo- jd— ftfr Chang Shun' aw, Miss Vawo Mc!'ij:n 2 (//n/ Mr. Ww K^no i/t/H //<"■(' sefw fa a bora^on/ a/ //'<' U Hirer- sity 0/ Minnesota, Mln* With then health students is Dr. Leonard M. Sifunnciu, a professor of public
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    Messages from Jakarta that just vanished
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