Singapore Standard, 3 May 1955
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Title Section19 1955-05-03 1 Singapore Standard v^*^^ l ~lE>*^.^ J% 'f «H jJvTNo. SOI SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1955 11 I'UiKS ir> CENT19 words
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Article503 1955-05-03 1 MacD FLIES TO WAR CITY FOR ON-THE-SPOT REPORT Bao Dai Plans Return To Sort Out Mess PARIS, May 2 (Reuter) The French News Agency reported from Saigon tonight that the Vietnam National Army has seized all rebel resistance points m Cholon and fighting has cea<^H Mr. Malcolm503 words
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296 1955-05-03 1 PENANG, Mon. Two Pcnang Prison convicts were recaptured by the Police late last night. They were Ong Choo Hock, 24, sentenced to o long prison term for armed robbery; and Ong Thean Soo, 27, sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for manslaughter. onvict,296 words
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Article, Illustration18 1955-05-03 1 Sf, who is still Police are offering i rrward for m:- leading to his arrest18 words
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Article34 1955-05-03 1 CONDUCTOR MARRIES HIS FLUTIST May 2. symphony conductor 1 1 i ndi 39, conthe San Antonio and Miss Ruth i larrt id before \rthur Knapp of il Church, also plays the ■rc y estra34 words
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Article84 1955-05-03 1 West Yorks Are Home At Last SOUTHAMPTON, May 2. (Rcutcr) The transport Empire Fowey, 19,121 tons, which grounded m the Suez Canal nine day s ago, docked here ]ate last night. On board were 1.659 servicemen and their families. Her 676 trooj. passengers from the First Battalion, the West Yorkshire84 words
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Article58 1955-05-03 1 NAIROBI. May 2 (Renter)— Six Kikuyu are to be charged before an Emergency Assize Court here with The murder of Christopher Twohey. 13, and Geoffrey Banby, 15. later this week. The two boys were stabbed Mau Mau terrorists 11 days ago m the bush58 words
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186 1955-05-03 1 'Very Sorry', Says Police Chief Morris liiL Commiss oner of Nigel Morris, ed any ice jaused to at Kallang [ay Day, when :ce Reserve oke the iffic RegulabraUing about poople re- turning from a May Day rally from the Badminton Hall, suddenly swung on to the wrong side of narrow186 words
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Article42 1955-05-03 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon < Lieut. M. R. Mipher. of the 656 "Air Observation Post" RAF Squadron, was killed last Friday when his Auster aircraft crashed into a rubber estate m the Jerantut area of Pahang. the Army announced tonight.42 words
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Article20 1955-05-03 1 TWp more Roman Catholic priests have been arrested m President Juan Peron'j six-month-old feud with th? Church.20 words
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Article, Illustration47 1955-05-03 1 photo. ADLAI Stevenson, the American Democratic leader, poses for a smiling picture with a rich-ly-adorned Kikuyti woman during a visit to the Kiambu District Reserve m Kenya, on April 23. He arrived m Nairobi the day before for a short visit. APAP - 47 words
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Article89 1955-05-03 1 Oh, For A Drop Of Rain In HK HONGKONG, May 2 (UP) Hongkong got results more or less from rain-making ex periments today It was cloudy all day No rain fell, however. But to Hongkong residents wh o must suffer through only three hours of water daily, things were looking89 words
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Article36 1955-05-03 1 THE C v n a r d liner "Scytnia," carrying 800 passengers, and the Norwegian freighter "Sunland" collided m St. Lawrence River fog on Saturday, slashing a gaping holr m the freighter's side. APAP - 36 words
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Article115 1955-05-03 1 ATOMS FOR HEART DISEASES SAN FRANCISCO. May 2 UP) An atomic medicine *hich can slow down the basic life process has been lsed eiTcctively to get some heart cripples out of bed and restore them to usefulness, a Los AngeJcs physician reported today. People who have had coronary attacks or115 words
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Article98 1955-05-03 1 ANOTHER $34 M. FOR MALAYA Gift From Britain KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— Britain has allocated 1 4.000,000 ($34,000,000) to the Federation under the new Colonial Development and Welfare Act of 1955. it wa.s announced today. The money will be used to finance schemes for social and economic development of this country.98 words
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Article, Illustration86 1955-05-03 1 ...NOT G.B.S. OR A SPACE SHIP NOTHING m this picture is what it seems to be. That isn't Bernard Shaw and the cigarshaped object is not a space ship. The man is Gustav Adolf Baumm, a German inventor, and he is holding his 50 cc streamlined motor cycle, m whichAP - 86 words
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Article41 1955-05-03 1 SAN FRANCISCO. May 2 (UP) The Coast Guard announced last night it received a message from the raft Lehi II reporting it was breaking up m rough seas 25 to 30 miles northwest of the Monterey. California, coast.41 words
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Article105 1955-05-03 1 BOMBAY. May 2 (ReuUr) The bodies of nine more victims of the Air India On>tellation airliner which crashed off Sarawak on /pril 11 have been found, re» reaching here today The plane was earning Communist officials and journalists to the Afro- Asian conference m Bandung.105 words
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Article61 1955-05-03 1 NEW DELHI. May 2 <AP> India announced today that representatives of ten Asian countries and Singapore would meet at Simla on May 5 to discuss "utilization of foreign aid for the purv onomic development." India's invitation, said the announcement, has been accepted, by Cambodia. Indonesia.61 words
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Article159 1955-05-03 1 MAN HELD ON KIDNAP COUNT HONGKONG, May 2, (Reuter)— Lim Kin Tong, a Singapore dentist, sailed for home today with his 14--year-old daughter, Lim Peck Lian, after a successful flying trip here to persuade her not to go to Communist China. They are travelling on159 words
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Article62 1955-05-03 1 TRIESTE, Italy, May 2. (UP)— Communist boss Palmiro Togliatti collapsed on the speaker's .stand m the middle of a May Day speech yesterday. Doctors said the illness appeared to be due to a slight sunstroke. The 62-year-old Communist leader recovered after a lew minutes' rest and hurriedly completed62 words
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Article55 1955-05-03 1 LONDON 1 May 2 (Reuter)— Sir Russell Brain. President of the Royal College of Physicians since 1950. left London airport early today to begin a world tour. He will give a series of talks and lectures m Colombo and Singapore on hU way to Sydney and55 words
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566 1955-05-03 2 Marshall -Lee Hold Talks THE Singapore Stable Boys' strike is over and it will be races as usual at the Bukit Timah Race Course tomorrow. me siaDie ooys ana syces 01 tne Singapore iuri Club ended their three-day old strike last566 words
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Article171 1955-05-03 2 Busmen Alerted Against Thugs SINGAPORE'S Criminal Intelligence Department yesterday warned certain members of the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company to be on the lookout against attacks by "thug Gangsters have been known to trail them wherever they went since trouble started between 'he management and workers of the com- j171 words
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Article110 1955-05-03 2 COMMODITY PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (cents per Ih) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers No. 1 R.S B Spot Loose '»0; f)0; No 1 R.S s f.o.b. May !>OJ as] No 873 88i No. 3 su; st; Tone: Steady TIN PRK I The price of tin yesterday (per picul) "was110 words
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Article49 1955-05-03 2 STOCKHOLM, May 2. <AP> —Four Swedish jet fightrr:were believed to have crashed m cloudy weather over South Ce/itral Cwcden today, the S/.edish Air Force announced. "Two strong crashes were heard by Jocal inhabitants at Gravefors at approximately the same time," the Air Force said.49 words
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168 1955-05-03 2 MEN WHO SEIZED POWER IN S. VIETNAM SAIGON. May 2, (Reuter) Political sources here today named the members of the revolutionary junta which has seized power m South Vietnam, announced the deposition of Head of State, Bao Dai. and declared a republic. The members arr: General Nguyen Thanh Phuong. ambitious168 words
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Article82 1955-05-03 2 Inquiry Into Death Of Unionist Leicester. England. May 2, (Renter) A hospital postmortem examination is being held here today on prominent union leader. Mr. Arthur Dcakin, who died after collapsing during a May Day speech last night Mr. Dcakin, 64-year-old secretary of the 1.300.000 strong Transport and General Workers Union,82 words
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Article239 1955-05-03 2 3 -Car Families By 1975 WASHINGTON, May 2 (AP) A glowing picture of an America m which depressions will be obsolete and where families possessing three cars will be common, was painted today for the annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce. er L. Colbert, president of Chrysler239 words
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Article54 1955-05-03 2 HONGKONG. May 2 (Reutrr> Mr. Chou En-lal. Chinese Prime Minister, underwent an operation for appendicitis m Peking Peoples' Hospital last March, according to usually reliable reports reaching here today. Mr. Chou nad only just completed his convalescence when he flew to Bandung to attend the Afro-Asian54 words
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Article73 1955-05-03 2 RUNNYMEDE. Surrey. May 2 (Renter) A represent stive of the Canadian Hich Commissioner, Air Commodore A D. will lay a wreath at the Runnymede Memorial on Vay 10 to mark the 10th anniversary of V. E. Day. The memorial commemorates officers and men of Commonwealth73 words
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Article66 1955-05-03 2 JAKARTA. May 2. (UP) The Indonesian Nationalist Party today -put its stamp ol approval on .the citizenship agreement between Indonesia and Communist China. The party's action was not surprising because the pact was neaotiated for Indonesia by Prime Minister AH Sastroamidjojo and Foreign Minister Sunarjo. both66 words
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Article32 1955-05-03 2 A ROYAL decree has boon Issued ending the session of the Libyan Parliament on May 10 and flections will take p'.aee m a few months time government announced yesterday. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article37 1955-05-03 2 PARIS. May 2 (Router) Franco-Saar economic conven tions are f Kie lo be sicned at the Foroicn Office hero morrow by the French Foreign Minister. M. Antoinc Pina y and Premier .Johannes Hollmann of the Saar.37 words
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Article, Illustration203 1955-05-03 2 BROWN-HAIRED Mrs. Ella Jarvis. 25. a housewife, keeps uo ing after jobs— md missing them. All because would -to employers think she is too fat *i- M^ S -7 ar -i i S wht welßhs Kist. Sib. is M sick of being turned down tMirrorpic - 203 words
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100 1955-05-03 2 LIVE VIRUS IN SWEDISH POLIO VACCINE 120,000 Children Saved STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 2, (AP) Sweden abruptly called off the anti-polio vaccination of 120,000 school children today. The Board of Health announced nve virus had been found m some of the Swedishmade vaccine. The Board also confiscated a third of the100 words
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157 1955-05-03 2 Britain To Start On Tests Shortly LONDON. May 2 (Router) Trials of Salk' anti-poliomyel-itis vaccine produced by two British firms are expected to begin within a fortnigh' lical Research Council official said last night. Dr. F.H.K. Green, the Council's Principal Medical Officer, said there was no reason to stop the157 words
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Article72 1955-05-03 2 BANGKOK, May 2 (Reuter) Security experts of the South-east Asian Collective Defence Organization (SEATOt will meet here tomorrow for the first time to consider ways of combating Communist subversion m the treaty area. Another committee will discuss information and cultural exchanges. The security meeting will be72 words
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90 1955-05-03 2 DALLAS. Texas, May 2 (AP) They had a liorsi collision here. Oflieers said this happer;. As the horse drank from a creek m a pasture, boys rolled a barrel down a nearby hill. The horse, startled, galloped through a fence and right into90 words
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Article102 1955-05-03 2 INDONESIAN CLAIM FOR NEW GUINEA KARTA, May Piimc midjojo said m an view today the tending the Band;. ference would «nd republic to gain control of New Guim Netherlands. "The 29 nai thnir full suppoi "We are gaining strei the time In our We^t Ir.an." Sastroamidjojo said Ii nesl urprised102 words
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Article62 1955-05-03 2 Merchantmen Train For Atomic War LONDON, May 2 (1 Officers and men i I British Merchai are now being trained In tive mi warfare, 11 London today. A working party Ing up plans to pi ing merchani those now being built nuclear radiation. Mr. Tom Yates Secretary of Beamen'a Union62 words
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Article19 1955-05-03 2 Tho grouiri j public m timt monwealth memorate r Quern and the Duke of EdinIjuru ReuterReuter - 19 words
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Article243 1955-05-03 2 WICHITA FA 1.1 S. Texas, May 2. (AP) A happy 22 yearold mother prayed during a religious service on television and IIM she walked lor the first time m four >rars. "It was all God's doing." she added. Mrs. Anna Williams said she had been confined243 words
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Advertisement266 1955-05-03 2 SINCAPORE to RANGOON Smelt fare: $294 90 Freieht: $0 65c o«» Ib. PENANG to RANGOON Single fare $201 95 Freight: $t sOc oe tb RET JAN fANr 10% Urb^lr UNION OF BURMA AIRWAYS Consult: ENC-LEE HONG CHEE SENC Or CO LTD. 42. TELOK AVER STREET, 183-B. VICTORIA STREET. SINCAPORE. TEL.266 words
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Article31 1955-05-03 3 SEREMBAN, Mon. Mr. the High the ap- ng, manand Lai 'otortive h. m de- mprisonng m the maning I Id 1 t the ovithe trial no prima out31 words
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Article, Illustration127 1955-05-03 3 There's Room For 636 Pupils MORE than «36 pupils will be accommodated m the new 57.10.000 Pasir Panjang Secondary School, when it opens today. The keys of the new school were handed over to the Principal. Mr. S Thong, by the Senior Inspector of127 words
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Article65 1955-05-03 3 Intcrr. FederaUnioi, England, d S.: unionscholai hip for trade :n. Philip Williams, seethe Army-Civil Union, told The that one of s.u. I his union has i cc nan tor subtho Trade Union Calcutta which the final selection. hip ha> also th( Singapore I <o< ur65 words
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Article25 1955-05-03 3 ah pleaded Singapore i( Magistrate, :day to inal breach of le worth $125. ruled m c Station rrow for a irport.25 words
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238 1955-05-03 3 Federal Govt. May Ease Levy On Herbs VIPUR, Mon.— n of Fedcraigapore ledicine dcalpn iers Ir. Eric HimsFinancial ■nd got tit to a^ the pvc valorem levy led Chinese up of ftk X Chong Poh was the ated Chinese Chambers of Comme: After the one-hour meeting, Mr. Wong told The238 words
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Article, Illustration47 1955-05-03 3 SINGING STRIKERS ...AND THEY ARE HUNGRY SINGAPORE Harbour Board Staff Association members now on strike, amuse themselves with songs at the association's premises m Cantonment Road. STRIKING employees of the Alexandra Brickworks m Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, tuck into a self-cooked porridge meal yesterday morning. Standard Photos.Standard - 47 words
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Article, Illustration115 1955-05-03 3 :he lack ba.sed on was Chinese it was i teal authors ramatic troupes whether professional or amateur. At a meeting held here ntly. the Board took up the suggestion enthusiastically and decided to raise funds from which generou? prizes could b< i to the writers of such115 words
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381 1955-05-03 3 Ex-Soldier Who Raped The Major's Amah Gets Two Years' Jail Term ISMAIL b. Axix 27, ex-RASC lance-corporal, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment by Mr. Justice Taylor m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday for raping a maidservant, Pang Guat Kirn, 36, at the servants' quarters m Pulau Brani on Feb.381 words
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131 1955-05-03 3 A YOUNG girl, Chan Ah Kin, was yesterday remanded till May 9 pending reports from a probation officer and a medical oflicer. Chan pleaded guilty before the Singapore Sixth Police Court Magistrate, Mr. J.P. Trainor. to attrmpting to commit suicide on April131 words
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Article78 1955-05-03 3 A POLICE lieutenant, Harold Edward Milner, petitioner m a divorce suit against his wife, Jessica Olivr M o n the grounds of desertion, was granted a decree n: be made absolute m tttree month* b y the Chief Sir Charles Murray-, m the Singapore High c yesterday.78 words
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Article127 1955-05-03 3 TWO men, Ang Soo Wall and \eo Cheng Kow pleaded guilty m the Singapore Assize Court yesteida> to charges involving intent to defraud their employers the Ban Hin Lee Bank Ltd., on April 1, June 14 and If 17, of last year. o Wah pleaded127 words
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112 1955-05-03 3 Traffic In Orchard Road Back To Normal WITH cfTert from Friday traffic on Orchard Road will revert to normal and will be as pnor to restrictions recently imposed for bridge rebuilding. Minor alterations are bcinq instituted as an experiment to 'mprove the general flow of traffic The traffic lights at112 words
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Article117 1955-05-03 3 TANG LUEN. a member of the crew of s..s. "Ruys." pleaded guilty m the Singapore Third Criminal Di>Court yesterday to a charge of possession of two packets of raw opium, weighing one lb. 13 ozs. at Gate 8. Sinynpore Harbour Board, on May He117 words
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88 1955-05-03 3 New Road To Aid Recruiting Of Gurkhas KATMANDU, Nepal. May 2 (Reuten British engineers have started construction of a 00-mile road from the Indian border town of Biratnagar which will permit the recruiting m Nepal of Gurkhas for the British Army m Malaya and Hongkong. When the road Is completed88 words
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Article80 1955-05-03 3 No Appeal Drives By Employees PLBLIC servants Will not be encouraged to carry out appeals for donations from members of the public or commercial firms. That waa Ing O f the Singapore City Council which was confirmed at it s last meeting. But wh tying down the law, Councillors agreed80 words
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Article53 1955-05-03 3 SANDANAMAN s/o Kunju Krishnan was found guilty m the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday of voluntarily causing hurt to M. B. Pillay with a penknife on Feb. 16, this year, at 11 p.m. Ho was fined $50. or one month's jail m default, by the Magistrate,53 words
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Article116 1955-05-03 3 THE manager of the Colonial Development Corporation, Mr. William Rendell, yesterday spent a busy day acquainting himself with the workings of the Federal and Colonial Building Society, m Singapore. He had discussions with the chairman of the Society Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, and116 words
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Article58 1955-05-03 4 IPOH, Mon.— A woman terrorist was killed by security forces who contacted three terrorists m a camp m the Bruas area. The killing took place last Thursday evening but the report was only released here this morning. One of the terrorists who escaped was wounded. A58 words
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248 1955-05-03 4 Too Young To Hang, Says CJ. RAUB. Mon.— Two teenaged Chinese girls, accused of consorting with Communist terrorists, escaped the gallows today because of their youth and were sentenced to long jail terms by the Federation's Chief Justice, Sir Charles Mathew. Goh Siew Yok,248 words
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109 1955-05-03 4 PENANG. Mon. Penang Police are looking for a woman. Lee Ah Boey. said to be a key witness of an armed robbery at the Botanical Gardens, on March 30. "The woman gave her address, but she has been missing from that locality for the109 words
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Article52 1955-05-03 4 HONGKONG. May 2. <AP)— William Wyler. the Hollywood film director who is here on a holiday, said today he was "shocked" at the Hongkong Government's ban on the American Academy Award movie "On The Waterfront." "It can't he, it's preposterous." he said. "I am shocked,52 words
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Article97 1955-05-03 4 3 Hurt In Grenade Attack KOTA BHARU. Mon.— A hand-grenade was flung into the home of 50-year-old Mohamed bin O«man who was with his 20-year-old wife, Nik Jah, and their new born baby m Kampon,? Meligai at 1.30 a.m. today. The explosion ripped off the floor of the house and97 words
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124 1955-05-03 4 GLASGOW. May 2 (Renter) The organ struck up suddenly during a Glasgow church service last night— to drawn interruptions after the preacher had criticised Billy Graham. The preacher, the Reverend H. S. McClelland, had spoken m Trinity Church of "Dr. Graham's incredible world"124 words
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Article327 1955-05-03 4 'Make Impact On Politics' Dato KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Dato E. E. C. Thuraisingham, former Member for Education, said last night that it was difficult for Indians and Ceylonesc m Malaya to pay heed to advice that they must make common cause with Malays and Chinese. Proposing rhe327 words
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Article, Illustration44 1955-05-03 4 Standard photo by MR. THOMAS Theseira (centre) with friends and relatives who attended his 21st birthday party m his home at Bungsar Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Theseira. Yong Pene SeongYong Pene Seong - 44 words
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Article203 1955-05-03 4 77 Still Await Trial KAMPAR, Mon.— Seventeen of the 94 persons charged with unlawful assembly la the Tronoh Mines village here on April 16, were today freed of the charge brought against them. The Deputy Public Prosecutor. Perak. Mr. A. P. Jack, informed the court203 words
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Article, Illustration95 1955-05-03 4 JOAN WINCHELL— no relation to Walter a newspaper woman with the Los Angeles Times said that travel m the Far East was very refreshing "quite unlike Europe." "Yeah," she said, chewins: gum. "m the East you don't find a boy running around with a big handStandard - 95 words
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Article145 1955-05-03 4 A YOUXG man, Sim Toh Chuan, who stabbed a woman. Chua Sok Kheng. after she dared him to do so. was sentenced to four years' jail by Mr. Justice Taylor m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of145 words
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Article87 1955-05-03 4 LONDON, May 2 (Reuter) A hoax telephone call to a British domestic News Agency today said four merr believed to be members of the Irish Republic Army were reported shot dead m a raid on Armagh Barracks. County Tyrone. Northern Ireland. Within half an hour87 words
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Article152 1955-05-03 4 A 17-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl, Louise Grace Wells, who thought she was dreaming, woke up to find a man on top of her. the Singapore Second Criminal District Court was told yesterday. Ahmad bin Abu Bakar, a postman, faced a charge of breaking into the Children's Aid Society152 words
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Article172 1955-05-03 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Following- strong repre--5Pn tations by commercial interests the authorities at j. ort Swettenham have decided to erect several extra transit s"» l <N as an emergency measure to relieve srr j ((US congestion at the Federation's mid-west port. Thn standard le.irnt today.172 words
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Article, Illustration78 1955-05-03 5 THREE former presidents of the Hu Yew Scab, Mr. Koh Sin Hock. Federal Councillor. Mr. Heah 100 Spang, Federal Councillor and Justice of the Peace, and Mr. Nf Sui Cam, C.8.E., were entertained to a tea party last week m Penan?; by the Beak to celebrate their appointments. Picture shows78 words
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Article45 1955-05-03 5 novel introduced here id 24 karat Mrs. J. j Prarl Gardens. ie firm's it her h ed is ?he for her iced a pre ented ol the firm said given He Eg g on tht to produce a box45 words
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Article59 1955-05-03 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. 1 Bnhaudin bin Aid Yacob ite, said m court at a s this is a cosmoan coui should be writfc other than English. lip made this remark when m Sang Hec $1 for a bicycle and soing ;n. Wa that he could not read59 words
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Article103 1955-05-03 5 PEXAXG, Mon.— The Penang Parents' Association School opened this morning with children r> for the morning and afternoon sions. The secretary of the A ciation, Mr. A. Raja Gopal. had the honour of ringing the school bell for the first today. A U tal of 298103 words
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Article55 1955-05-03 5 IPOH. Mon. The road from the base of Bi'kit Kladang, Menglembu. to the site ot the wireless station is closed to all pedestrians and tra:' Only people work the road or at the wireless station are allowed to use the road. The reason for this restriction is55 words
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351 1955-05-03 5 Prelude To Big Expansion Plan KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The Malayan Railway has set up a world speed record for the metre-gauge track, by running a test-train between Seremban and Kuala Lumpur at a maximum speed of 70 miles an hour. This feat was achieved351 words
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Article260 1955-05-03 5 RAUB, Mon. When Tan Moon Yoong, 30, a lorry driver was driving his vehicle iro m Jcrantut to Raub on Jan. 2:^. he saw Wild boar, with its legs tied lying along the roadside at the 46th mile-stone. As no one was near he260 words
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Article207 1955-05-03 5 He Feared Govt. Wouldnt Pay KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— An officer of the Central Electricity Board apologised m the Supreme Court here today for the "vexatious manner" m which he h id taken out summonses against the Board's Genera] Manager and his Deputy. The apology was207 words
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Article179 1955-05-03 5 1,000 WANT TO BE FED. CITIZENS PENANG, Mon.— Over 1.000 applications tor Federal citizenship wero now pending since the Chinese pub.ic here have tatcen advantage ol the concessions granted m 1954. This was disclosed at a meeting of the Penang Chinese Advisory Board heid recently The Board pointed out that179 words
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Article56 1955-05-03 5 SEREMBAN. Mon. The Negri Sembilan branch of the \O has submitted to their headquarters the names of Che Bahaman bin Shamsuddin. Che Abdul Jalil bin Haji Aminuddin. Che Iriris bin Matsel and Dato Rajah Mohamed Haniila bin Haji Abdul Ghani for consideration for the Federal elections m56 words
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Article45 1955-05-03 5 THE Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education and Director of Education, Mr R. M. Young, will proceed on leave prior to retirement on July 16. He will be .succeeded by Mr. D. Mi Lei lan. now Deputy Director of Education.45 words
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Article, Illustration210 1955-05-03 5 SEVEN young Malayan nurses, after several months of ttling down to strange ways m a strange land, are beginning to laugh over the things they found disccncerting at fl They are now keener than on the Colombo Plan which has given them the210 words
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Article70 1955-05-03 5 3 Masked, Armed Men Rob Shop PENANG. Mon.— Three armed robbers took cash and goods worth $495 from a shop m Kepala Batas, Province Wellcsley, m the early hours this morning. The robbers, believed to be Malays, wore masks and were armed with revolvers. Among the goods taken by the70 words
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Article63 1955-05-03 5 PENANG. Mon. A clerk m the Magistrate's Court. Penang. Mr. C.S. Lesslar, who had over 35 years service m the Government, died this morning following an operation m the General Hospital. The late Mr. Lesslar was on six months' leave prior to retirement. He leaves a widow63 words
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Article449 1955-05-03 5 FOLLOWING i s the List of donations received by the Armed Services Welfare Association Appeal Fund. ceeds of charity football match $5,619.75, Malayan Tobacco Ltd. $."i 000, Fraser Neave Ltd. "Holiday on Ice" i 500 X: iser Neave Ltd. $3,000, Archipelago Brewery Co. 1941 f Ltd. 5.^.000.449 words
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Article561 1955-05-03 6 POURING this period of transition with wild talk floating about to create a feeling of uncertainty m the minds of the people, it is refreshing to hear thit tea produced m the Cameron Highlands is of such a quality that it is challenging the position of Ceylon tea561 words
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Article406 1955-05-03 6 rVRE labour forces of this Colony certainly appear to have a strange way of treating a government which they themselves helped to put into office m the first majority elections ever held m Singapore The wave of strikes— with the threat of even more to come— has provided406 words
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Article1028 1955-05-03 6 NORA BELOFF - NORA BELOFF r~By i; Of 1 The London Observer- Paris, •pOREIGN observers are mistakenly proclaiming that France today is on the downward path.' 1 This reproach was delivered recently by the new French Finance Minister, M. Pierre "Pflimlin, a tall professorial Alsatian, from the rostrum of the1,028 words
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Letter103 1955-05-03 6 Sir; It looks as if elections have had a salutary effect with regard to the high voltage generated by the various live-wires m Singapore's new Assembly. Even fifty-seven year old Mr. Jumabhoy seems to have been sufficiently heated up to have ended the political black-out which pervaded the old Legislative103 words
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Letter387 1955-05-03 6 Sir; Your Editorials have been most illuminating and timely specially when you pointed out that the days of the Americans to teach Asia and to think that might is right is passed. The fact is that no one m Asia can understand the Ameri-can-mind, I do387 words
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Letter230 1955-05-03 6 Sir;— Re-Mr. David Marshall; may I exercise my prerogative as a woman, and have Jthe last word? I really have no right to speak at all Since I am not a Singaporean, but going on the principle that the onlooker sees most of the game,230 words
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Letter90 1955-05-03 6 With reference to report of my talk at the Kuala Lumpur Town Hall on 29th April appearing In your issue of the 30th April 1955, permit me to correct a misreporting m the continuation on page 2 of your issue. The final sentence reported me as saying "My future90 words
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658 1955-05-03 6 Colonialism Is An Insult To Dignity Sir;— "Jerneh Hati's" defence of Colonialism will never find acceptance m the minds of people who understand Colonialism for wnat it really is. While Jerneh Hati has thought it fit to condemn Dr. Soekarno for his attack on Colonialism yet m the immemorial words658 words
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Letter323 1955-05-03 6 nialism; but Mr. Jumabhoy chose perhaps to forget that Mr. Marshall had already made an official pron. that within this year the Government would negotiate for immediate selfgovernment, Nor did Mr. Marshall say that independence would necessarily come only after say four years. What he meant323 words
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Letter226 1955-05-03 6 Sir; It was rep. that the bare feet and ankles of the Minister of Communications and Works showed plainly as he took his seat. which brought an audible gasp from the gallery at last Friday's Assembly meeting. They wouldn't have gasped if they had seen the picture m226 words
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Letter50 1955-05-03 6 —Your columnist Mr. Guna: tioning Mr. Marshall'! earing the bush Ja which is not indigene. Malaya, fail hU un the English lai not Mr. which is at fault. clothes but the foreign clothes un to local c\\v. under th< on pre. parts of the \l Kll W Rluaim.50 words
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Letter23 1955-05-03 6 Sir;— Our C: will certainly earn I pie's le by t the Ordinan commen thus brinp sands of mid R.K. BUNDARAM Singapore.23 words
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Advertisement31 1955-05-03 6 I WESTREX INTEGRATOR and ADAPTIONS FOR PERSPECTA STEREOPHONIC SOUND AVAILABLE EX STOCK FOR LARGE SMALL THEATRES WESTREX CO. ASIA i:t». KOBINSO.N KOAII Tt-1;- 7()(^. k jnfi HENRY WAUGH CO.. LTD. i31 words
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Miscellaneous13 1955-05-03 6 "Your blithering: great stupid sap I'll knock your block off if you lose."13 words
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87 1955-05-03 7 2 (AP) with zabeth II ridand Pringaret another ,cc priva Royal nearby Princess MarI In ompara--40 workmen riding nly .orki painting up yesterday by the ii Win the I re m ri had and the o!ourcd were jet hem on .is the ri87 words
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Article77 1955-05-03 7 I] 1 Senator (Republiciin--1 01 the moIndustry yesterj voluntary which. n<, r the imi peoi Le In the v, m a speech said ms being sent by private firms deI kind of The films portray called "an America n and sadism, of m, filth and77 words
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Article28 1955-05-03 7 AIRES. May 2. lent Feron of nass .h f that if church the State parsted." the crowd from < Government on said lit the hy."28 words
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Article172 1955-05-03 7 NEW YORK. May Z (AP) Fill them up again, bartender, and don't bruise the alcohol. The purer the alcohol, the lighter the hangover. That is the latest word from medical science, released yesterday m a report published m the American Journal of Proctol< Four172 words
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Article195 1955-05-03 7 ()NI) O\. May 2 (IT)- Leftwing Socialist Ancurin ova *i launched a* bitter attack on Sir Anthony Eden's and the United States yesterday m a n l )a »«n speech which shattered the gentlemanly 2!?®! Brj tish electioneering. Eden's Tones, left-winger Brvan told a Labour195 words
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Article27 1955-05-03 7 y 2 (Rev- military -ined to ot half In five terday to train 100,--nually. re basic I it n the 4u lor a period27 words
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Article17 1955-05-03 7 A PPEAL COURT FOR S. AFRICA toland i threi Hri- here n. the ritories, lent of the17 words
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Article, Illustration63 1955-05-03 7 photo. "SERVES you right," say police to a young woman swamped by a police hose during demonstrations outside the Miami headquarters of the Southern Bell Telephone Company. The hoses were turned on a large group of strikers and bystanders to quell disorderly conduct. Seven men were arrested. BeforeAP - 63 words
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215 1955-05-03 7 BAGIIO, May 2 (IP)— Maj. Gen. Surajat haruseni, chief Thai delegate to the SEATO military planners conference here, said today his country is capable of resisting Communist aggression. The Chief of Operations of the Thai army made the statement as the all215 words
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136 1955-05-03 7 Parliament To Be Dissolved On Friday LONDON, May 2 (Reuter)— Queen Elizabeth will dissolve the British Parliament by Royal proclamation next Friday clearing the way for the three weeks of campaigning before the May 26 general election. She will sign the proclamation according to ancient custom at a session of136 words
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Article67 1955-05-03 7 LONDON, May 2 (AP) American actor Orson Welles disclosed last night he is engaged to marry 24-year-old Italian movie actress Paoula Mori. Welles, 40. was divorced from Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth m 1947. He recently signed a contract as a roving commentator for a British67 words
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Article32 1955-05-03 7 PRODUCTION of a rocket motor for very high supersonic speeds m the rarefied stratosphere many miles above the earth has been announced by Dc Havillands. Britain's jet plane pioncr ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article65 1955-05-03 7 Racialism— A Basic Issue NEW YORK. May 2. (AP)— Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court said ye day "the basic problem of tho world is the racial problem." The widely-travelled jurist added that America's unique contribution to the art of living has been its "melting pot." Justice Douglas65 words
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Article27 1955-05-03 7 MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay May 2 (AP) The la.st race at Las Piodras track near here was cancelled yesterday when one jockey killed another.27 words
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Article95 1955-05-03 7 KARACHI. May 2, (Rculer) —Mr. Mohammed Ali, Pakistani Prime Minister, announced last night that his government had decided to demand the closure of the Afghan consulates m Quetta and Peshawar. Pakistan has already evacuated diplomats' wives and children from Afghanistan and closed its consulate at Jalalabad95 words
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Article51 1955-05-03 7 LONDON, May 2 (Reuter) —A record number of Canadian and American visitors came to Britain last year, the Board of Trade Journal said here. About 200.000 Americans and 50,000 Canadians helped to make up a total of 901.000 visitors to Britain 82,000 more than the year51 words
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Article65 1955-05-03 7 LONDON, May 2. (AP)— One of London's most conservative shops so traditionally British that its butchers wear morning dress— --announced yesterday it is installing a soda fountain. This is Fortnum and Mason's second daring move of the year, the firs^t being the installation of cash65 words
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Article75 1955-05-03 7 Standard London Correspondent LONDON, May 2. The following are the closing prices of rubber and Tin on the London Market LONDON RUBBER Spot 26id. May 26id. June 26id. July Scpfcmbcr 26 d. October/December 251 d. January/March 25« d. May c.i.f. 26id. Tone Very quiet. LONDON TIN75 words
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169 1955-05-03 7 Pyjama Parties And Alcohol Made At Home ABERDEEN. Scotland. May 2 (AP)— Detectives investigated reports yesterday that a group of Aberdeen University students arc staging wild pyjama parties with home-made alcoholic drinks. "We have been working with the police on this." said William Angus. Secretary of the University. "It is169 words
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Article466 1955-05-03 7 The March Of Conquest Freedom THE DEBITS CREDITS ARE EQUAL WASHINGTON, May 2.— Russia and Red China have enslaved 740,000,000 people since 1939 whereas the democracies have extended freedom and home rule to an almost equal number of former colonial peoples, the United States Information Agency said today. The Communists,U.P.; A.P. - 466 words
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Article182 1955-05-03 7 LONDON, May 2 (Reuter)— The West's invitation to Russia to a new four-power conference about European issues will be phrased m a way making it easy for the Kremlin to accept if it wishes, diplomatic sources said here yesterday. The senior diplomats now drafting the182 words
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Article, Illustration67 1955-05-03 7 Swim- Wear For Neptune photo. NOT quite the wear for north Italian climate, though just the thins for the beach at Capri! But Neptune, whose bronze statue stands m Bologna's main square. doesn't seem at all amused by this forethought shown by some local jesters. The "new-look" gracing the famousUP - 67 words
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Article98 1955-05-03 7 Johnny's Got Them Hypnotised LONDON. May 2. <AP) Singer Johnny Ray's return to London prompted a new type theatrical review In the Sunday Pictorial its critic went to the show with a doctor. And the diagnosis, the Pictorial reported, was that the American cry-singer must be using hypnotism. The Pictorial98 words
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Article74 1955-05-03 7 CANNES. May 2. (Router) Russia's entry "Romeo and Juliet" was the main feature at the Cannes International Film Festival here last nisht. Prima Ballerina Galina Ulanova stars m the film m which Shakespeare's work Is interpreted through the dance. The audience greeted the film with74 words
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Advertisement94 1955-05-03 7 Magic Robot 4.25 Monopoly $10.15 (Questions answers) Totoply $10.15 Blow Football 1.65 /-i_ r-t_ 1 1 40 < Chinese Checkers 1 •'♦u Mickey s Up and Down 1.00 Table Quoits 1.00 Snakes Ladders 2-55 Ludo $1.75 I Beetle Game 3.75 Lotto 2.80 < Jig aw p uzz)cs f T om94 words
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Article, Illustration189 1955-05-03 8 TONI MARSH - TONI MARSH By From next Monday onwards Asian film fans will be beleaguering Kallang Airport m a fever of excitement. Although the Film Festival for South- east Asia will officially only be opened on May 14, the machinery of arrival will commence next Monday with189 words
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Article49 1955-05-03 8 RAUB, Mon. Abdul Aziz bin Suleiman, a Malay schoolteacher of Temau, Dong, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting an eight-year-old schoolboy. Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim on April 11. The Magistrate, Mr. J. R. Whimster postponed the case to May 9 for trial.49 words
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Article38 1955-05-03 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Chong Wah. a labourer of Sen Lallang New Village vrai fined $200 m the Sessions Court, Kluang yesterday, for being m possession of five pellets of chandu and an opium smoking pipe.38 words
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207 1955-05-03 8 U.K. TRADE UNION CHIEF DIES AFTER RALLY LEICESTER. England, May 2 (Renter)— Mr. tur Deakin, prominent British trade union leader, collapsed and died here last night while addn mv, a May Day rally. He In Singapore. Mr. David hall, the Chief Minister. si m a message of condolence to the207 words
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75 1955-05-03 8 CHICKEN pox is on tbe rise ayain m Singapore, lhr latest health i .port of the City Council shows a rise by nearly 100 caw 1)111 rch, 245 cases were reported. Of these IS wwr either imported or from the rural areas No75 words
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Article74 1955-05-03 8 20 Years' Jail For Consorting KOTA BHARI7. Mon Hussein bin Haji Mohamad, 40, was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment today by Mr. Justice Abdul Hamid for consorting with terrorists at Kampong Batu Hitam m the Pasir Puteh District. The terrorists, it was stated, bad firearms. Sent encing Hussein, Justice Hamid74 words
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Article57 1955-05-03 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.— A warning has been issued by the Johore Government to those who promote publ itsubscriptions fo r various purposes. It reminds the public thai there is a Johore Ordin which forbids any person to promote a collection or act as a collector without57 words
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Article76 1955-05-03 8 IPOII, Mon.— Members of ihe Perak State Executive Council today tcok half-an-hour off from their busy council meeting to preview a Malayan Film Unit production on elections The show was held m the office of the Deputy Supervisor of Elections. Perak. Lt Col. Whittaker, this afternoon. The76 words
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Article62 1955-05-03 8 A SINGAPORE Chinese school which .started with 15 students and has now swelled to 1.000 students, will celebrate its Silver Jubilee on Saturday at 9 a.m. The school is Pin Ghee Public (Government-aided) School m Kampong Chai Chee. 6]-mile Changi Road. There will be an exhibition of handiwork62 words
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Article75 1955-05-03 8 LOWER RATES FOR T.B. TREATMENT THE Royal Singapore AntiTuberculosiis Clinic yesterday introduced lower rates of charges to make T.B treatment available to the poorest classes. The maximum charge will now be $6 a week instead of $8. Two factors have made this reduction possible They are: Falling cost m the75 words
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Article67 1955-05-03 8 N. SEERTHARAX was found guilty m the Singapore Third Criminal District Court yesterday on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt with a knife to M.N. Velayudhan on Feb. 7, this year. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by the District Judge. Mr. H.A.67 words
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Article, Illustration190 1955-05-03 8 Consul -General Calls Tokyo THE Japanese Consul-General m Singapore, Mr, Ken Xinomva, spoke for three minutes to Mr. T. Nakagawa, Director of the Bureau for Asian Affairs m Tokyo, yesterday. Ho thus became the first person to use the new telephone link between Japan and MalayaStandard - 190 words
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Article63 1955-05-03 8 KUANTAN. Mon.— The Chicommunity m Kuantan held a grand cocktail party at their club premises last night to celebrate their area being declared White. Various heads of departments, security forces, and the Sultan of Pahang attended. The informatic. van supplied music foi onggeng dance at the Kuantan63 words
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Article156 1955-05-03 8 THE Singapore Aquarist Society is planning to stage for the first time since it was founded a gigantic exhibition at the Happy World Stadium m September. The exhibition promises to introduce to the Singapore public the widest variety of fishes ever to be displayed156 words
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244 1955-05-03 8 Case Of The Scalded Baby! TH E Singapore Coroner, Mr. k. T. Alexander, returned Q yp of murder by person or persons unknown at yesterday's inn.,; d < the death of a 12-day-old baby girl, Lee Cheng P oh qU y She was the fourth244 words
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Article47 1955-05-03 8 WesakCrackers, For The Festival rDDHiSTS .11 Lord n Thui rice and poor. .J I anisi the thn ;)lc. The Sal Wesak Daj nrii Him The >;ti m- I trmplr bulb altar. the cc]. BudUhiMs living m In Kuala Lump r will b< tions on v. on Frki47 words
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153 1955-05-03 8 S'PORE AWAITS WORD FROM NBC ORCHESTRA THE Singapore Mv Society Is awaitinc word from the famou Symphony Orchestra whether it ha i the terms of an arrangement to give two perfoi m Singapore, m mid-June. "There is a good eh.< that they will come 1 the Society's president, Mr. John153 words
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Article, Illustration13 1955-05-03 8 MR M-\l.< for thi ling amor, of i. :id.13 words
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Article, Illustration490 1955-05-03 9 SPHINX - An Arabian Nights' Spectacle SPHINX BY THE GIZA, Egypt. SPHINX did I every thinf but turn j(s haunches m surU under mcl.uonlight m the n ancient c other night, ird noises Century desert Believe me, dear friend, not horn on a II nirh x <>" do not .rtyte. Tl.o of490 words
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Article, Illustration383 1955-05-03 9 Brave, Honest BULL— But So Ignorant MADRID. THE bullfighting industry m Spain is m a some' what unhappy plight. The cash customers com' plain they never know when they will get a good show for their money. The aficionados yearn for the good old days here. They sigh for another383 words
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Article292 1955-05-03 9 Are Roller Coasters SAFE? NEW YORK. gO far the Russians have not claimed they invented the roller coaster. If they ever do, they are going to have to fight Jc-e McKee, who at 67 is the acknowledged dean of the roller coaster industry. "The first roller coaster m history was292 words
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Article, Illustration697 1955-05-03 9 Bernard McElwaine - Ma... I've just won a DREAM Job SO YVONNE DANCES OFF TO SOUTH AMERICA AT Ms2so A WEEK JOW does a mother feel when her sixteen-year-old daughter comes bounding home excitedly and says: "I've just won a dream job. "They want me to go on a dancing tour of South697 words
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Advertisement98 1955-05-03 9 »k 4*l S O QUIET IT WONT DISTURB OTHERS IN THE ROOM THE NEW QUIET DE LUXE MODEL mf|y.| IS REALLY QUIET f^flY/^L IN OPER A T lON DADTADI C ROYAL PORTABLES r VIVIMDLC ALSO FEATURE NEW SPEED SPACER k PUSH BUTTON TOP j RONEO LTD. NEW SPEED SELECTOR PLEASE98 words
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Miscellaneous93 1955-05-03 9 MW> lIIIWWMMBiIIW ,!■!«■»■■»»<— ate CLUES i 3 L et t a p e be useful to the IT •"->»^,_ artist (7) I I 18> Nothing more and nothing t I 21 3o m and push out (5) BQI I II II 22 A lhe wor| d loves this ~^^l~~"^^l"^"^^l™~~ hired93 words
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Article332 1955-05-03 10 Price Cut A Step In The Right Direction' Standard Marker Reporter SINGAPORE'S one million rice consuming population yesterday welcomed the reduction m the price of rice as a step m the right direction to help the people. The Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, announced the price cut332 words
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Article, Illustration44 1955-05-03 10 photo A TEN-MAN Japanese delegation flew into Singapore daring th* week-end to sell paper to the printing industry m Malaya. The team is hearted by Mr. Yoshio Irhikawa (seen above). The delegates will sta> three days m Singapore before returning home. StandardStandard - 44 words
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Article75 1955-05-03 10 AN* official Indian Government review ranks India as the worlds .second largest exporter of cotton cloth. Japan is listed as first. The review shows India exported 898.000.000 yard cloth m 1954. compared to 701.000.000 yards m 1953. Japan's 1954 exports were given as 1.300.000.000 yardcompared to 915.000,000AP - 75 words
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196 1955-05-03 10 STORES and materials worth more than $250 million were exported from the United Kingdom by the Royal Dutch Shell Group of companies m 1954, to areas engaged m the production, refining and marketing of oil all over the world. Many million more dollars were196 words
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Article24 1955-05-03 10 A RECORD number of Canadian and American visitors came to Britain last year according to the U.K. Board of Trade Journal24 words
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803 1955-05-03 10 SHARE INVESTORS STILL LACK CONFIDENCE '.tndard Market Reporter A LACK of confidence MMHg investors m the political future of Singapore m con>rqucnce of the recent strikes, was largely responsible for the sharp falls recorded m most industrials on the Malayan share market iterday. Tin shares eased to a le.-ser extent803 words
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330 1955-05-03 10 THE profit for the Straits Trading Co. Ltd. for the year ended Dec. 31, 1954, amounted to $1,964,898 after allowing for depreciation and making provision for income tax, the chairman, Sir Ewen Fergusson, revealed m a report to the directors. The ordinary general meeting330 words
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Article26 1955-05-03 10 TEKKA Ltd. has declared a tid interim dividend of 3d. per share for the year ended Mar payable m England on June 3. 1955.26 words
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Article120 1955-05-03 10 THE US. Consulate-Gener-al Singapore, has received a copy of the latest edition of the "Foreign Commerce Handbook" which is available at $1.50 per copy. The Handbook outlines. inter alia, the functions -and activities of the U.S. Government, inter-governmental organizations and private organizations concerned with loreign commerce. It includes120 words
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Article46 1955-05-03 10 Tfic World Bank said m '-nylon it has jnadc lonns since 1947 of U552,168 9 million. For the nine month period ended last March 31 it reported a net mcome of US$lB.6 million, compared With US$l5 jnillion fOf t}}<> previous corresponding period. APAP - 46 words
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Article, Illustration345 1955-05-03 10 CONDAIR SETTING UP MODERN WORKSHOP CONDAIR air-condition-ing and commercial refrigerating equipment are now being set up here will be "the most modern m the Far East," said Mr. R. E. Ames, Regional Engineer of Westinghouse who is on a visit to Singapore. Mr. Ames, who is here to inspect arrangementsStandard - 345 words
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Article62 1955-05-03 10 THE world's biggest oil tanker, the Onassis-owned A Malik Saud Al-A\val. will leave Hamburg for Philadelphia on Sunday on her maiden voyage. The giant tanker has an oil capacity of 46.»50 tons and reaches a speed of 17 knots. She was launched last year atAP - 62 words
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Article, Illustration94 1955-05-03 10 THE BANK of Canton, Singapore, gave a party m honour of Mr. C. F. R. Athton, Assistant Manager of Lloyds Bank, (Oi'erseas I partment), London, recently. Mr, Ashton visited the Colony m the course of a business tour of the Far E(tst. Pictured v ett94 words
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Article114 1955-05-03 10 M I. A V N 1 hange Ranks' Association buying rates now m force: Ntm York X 8 iT.t.i. io.d.i, I.: 1 8 credit bills (90 <1 st). If trad,- Mils. Canada: 3t 1 Z (T.T.). B X (O.I).). 32 7 S credit bills (Do d sti. 15114 words
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Article153 1955-05-03 10 Standard Staff C< trespondent PENANG, Mon.— The ultimate aim of th P (k Assurance Corporation Ltd., Singapoi branches m all the principal towns iri M%ut °l South-east Asia. a This was stated by Mr V Tat Thong, Manager of new Penang branch, at a dinner last153 words
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Article54 1955-05-03 10 Feb. Trade Totalled $593.4 M MALAYA for February showed (xn f> million, according prolimin by the Krcistr.,r ol Statistics. Sinn., mSSF SS" 5.)^?,.! million Imports included m rhandiso an d par. i D 6 ports included merd dfae, parcel post, shij and bunkers. Flffurei an Bubjerf i 0 .iiistmrnt m54 words
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Article49 1955-05-03 10 the rubber Singapor time, first grad May shipm< I prr Ib cent on Saturc The mark' on some buying Ore! negligibi' movci within ni c fact' led. Thi mand for tl. The mark i noon p: yesterday I RSS i 1 2 R7J April Tone: Dull.49 words
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Article123 1955-05-03 10 PRODUCE MART SLIGHTLY EASIER THE produce marl Singapore wtt slightly m small business Pepper pr:c s for both Co >inrd lers at Pen $43 per pic Coi nd closed per picul for i pmcnt. OPR A Holiday. Cutler. Bath Co. Ltd. pin MAY n turn sl»8 •i $28 SL'8 1123 words
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Advertisement613 1955-05-03 10 NOTICES X* TOKUHON 5 ■TV v£i. TO i i Made m Japan fl H NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of CHANG CHOW HKE trading as NAN TAT CO of No. 7. George Street. Singapore, and is used by him m respect613 words
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Advertisement208 1955-05-03 10 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD Union Building. Tel: *****/4 TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CEYLON, INDIA EGYPT AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS. Spore P. S'hom Pc"«1 PALMETTO MARINER... 8/ 12 May 13/13 May 14/15* PRE". PIERCE 19/23Moy 24/24 Moy 25/26* PRES. MONROE 2/6 June 7/7 June 8/9 J* FAST SPRVICE TO WEST208 words
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Miscellaneous123 1955-05-03 10 OUTER ROADS Va n Riebeck. no Sek. Tyndarurs. Tefkros, Merak. Billiton. Bonneville, Di. Eastern Venture. Tozan M Terrin. Maersk. Sunnyville. Hing. Soo Ming, Ih ii H Bustler, Rvujin Man 1 INNER ROADS Lam Ann, Aik Leone Stln. Hero. Lucky Darvel. Tone Hock. Larur. New Susanna. Lipis. L;< Bentong. Panekor. Tong123 words
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Advertisement1186 1955-05-03 11 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD «c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (18 lines) (Incorporated m Singapore) (12 line*) ""STn THB BLUE FUNNEL LINE *jj Carrter* option to proceed via other ports to load and discharge cargo SAILINCS to LIVEPPOOL. CLASCOW. LONDON CONTINENT Singapore Due Sails P. Sham Penan* Atreut for Liverpool Dublin C.1,186 words
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Advertisement795 1955-05-03 11 EAST ASIATIC LINES SAILINGS TO CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA For Aden, Port Said. Genoo, Antwerp. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen. Gothenburg and Oslo. Spore P. Sham Penong ft) "JAVA" Gdn. 11 xx) "PATAGONIA" 17/20Moy 21/21 May 22/22 Moy xx«) "SELANDIA" 1/4 June 5 /S June 6/6 June x) Calls Karlshamn, Abo. xx) Colls Beyrouth xxx)795 words
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Article, Illustration643 1955-05-03 12 EVVA BRINKER - YOUNG FOLKS FOLDED WINGS EVVA BRINKER 0000 By oooc \yHAT does a bird do with its wings vhen it isn't flying? It folds them of course. ;»d that is what some aeroplanes do with theirs. Tlip only planes that can d<» this are those built to big aeroplane •ricrs the643 words
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Article311 1955-05-03 12 GERREE READ - GERREE READ BY WAS asked the other day, 'who discovered fire.' The answer of course is that nobody actually discovered it. it just happened. It la true that at some time someone managed to control fire, and they also discovered how to make fires by rubbing311 words
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Article716 1955-05-03 12 Ngiam Tong- Fatt - Ngiam Tong- Fatt dV I^HE following letter j was sent by MR NGIAM TONG-FATT i to a Malayan student. We hope it will be of interest to other > dents. ,Dear Master Charges Lee. 1 1 have promised that I will i write on education716 words
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Article, Illustration21 1955-05-03 12 i Without a care m the world this little Sprinff lamb dances among thr daffodils and poses aS SpHne lh MirrorpicMirrorpic - 21 words
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Advertisement55 1955-05-03 12 P° lSe rde^ cC A C S^ come* with cVlißr melia gl SOLUBLE SANITARY TOWELS. \J jW Because of their softness, solubility and it comfort they have all the advantages at no extra cost. IJ BRITISH MADE AT ST. ANDREW MIUS LONDON SBl mi i m id I m «Umaid55 words
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Miscellaneous248 1955-05-03 12 /y^ I -lyP^ wC^Bv\ '''''fit *'Nobody gave me this black eye, I had to fight for It" asP r"i^ t4 Oh dear! Here comes My you-have grown- 'How often must I tell into a-big-boy-since -I- you not to keep your saw-you-last!'" marbles m my hat? 1 Appearing On Young Folks248 words
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94 1955-05-03 13 MELBOURNE plans to accommodate about 10,000 me! Dp to 20,000 inter-state and country visitors h mi >t(%m of paid P rivate accommodation during oivmph Games. ne He ;nki I the Cor n at Festival M eir with a so rs m tei many to overseas94 words
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Article177 1955-05-03 13 BRESCIA, Northern Italy, May 2 (Keuter) Stirling Moss, 25-year-old British champion, driving a German Mercedes sports car won the classic 1,000 miles Italian Mille Miglia road race vsterday. Always well to the front since starting soon aft oVlock yesterday morning, covered the 1.597 kilometres (981177 words
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Article146 1955-05-03 13 DUBLIN. May 2. (Reuter) A goal In the 79th minute by •Jack Fitzgerald gave Eire a deserved Association Football win over Holland by one goal to zero at Dalymount Park Dublin yesterday. Eire dictated the game from the start but they found an inspired goalkeeper m Holland's146 words
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Article28 1955-05-03 13 LISBON May 1 Renter) Portugal "B" defeated m an international soccer match here yesterday by six j to one after leading at c by S-l.28 words
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Article, Illustration46 1955-05-03 13 Standard Photo by The Kuala Lumpur Garrison and the WDCSA jootball teams pictured before the Coronation Cup match at the TPCA ground, Princes Road, Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. The Kuala Lumpur Garrison icon this annual match, 2-1, for the first time. Yong Peng seongYong Peng seong - 46 words
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Article40 1955-05-03 13 DES MOINES. May 2 (Reuter)— Wes Santee. the American miler. ran the distance m 4 minutes, 08.4 seconds on Saturday. This was well outside the American record of 4 minutes, 00.5 seconds which he set earlier this month.40 words
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258 1955-05-03 13 TOWN Rangers beat Rajaji Sports Club by two goals to "•1 m a Singapore division .'IB league soccer encounter at Balestier Road yesterday. Town Rangers opened accounts In the tenth minute when a Peter Choo centre put Francis Quek m possession. He dribbled past258 words
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Article108 1955-05-03 13 MERRIDALE Badminton Party bra; Flower BP by four game* to two mi n a friendly badminton mntch on the Merridale court recently. Results (Mterridalc playen montio'H'd first) were. Singles: Wahab Sarkawi boat Bobby Hrng 1.V7. 15-5: Att.in to Joe E. Htnr 15-2. 11-13 14-18; A!i Kasmani lost to108 words
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Article178 1955-05-03 13 SPRINGDALE Sports Club scored an easy three-mil victory over Young Companions Athletic Association m their Colony Div. 3B league soccer encounter at Geylang Stadium yesterday. Suringdales, supe r i or all round, maintained a relentless attack on the Companions goal. In the fifth minute. Chiang Fook Foon178 words
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Article61 1955-05-03 13 HONGKONG, May 2 (Renter) Th(> Hong Kong Football 'nation today approved a South China Athlc /'ion to send a team w Zealand, Ai. Malaya, Rangoon and Bangkok from June to August next. This Chinese team nrho leaving m JuM for Manila on the first leg61 words
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Article111 1955-05-03 13 LONDON. May 2. (Rcuter)s side to meet South Afnra m the first cricket test t( h XK a t Nottingham on June June 5 announced On Sunday This was revealed at a press n° n^ re ?r c at Lords by Mr. O. A. en, a111 words
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433 1955-05-03 13 Big Upsets In Taiping Chinese Tennis Openers Murray Puts Say Peng Out TAIPING, Mon.— Several major upsets were recorded at tho rruni n v v r eS n av C ÜbS SCVenth annUal c Citation tenninhSionsKs,^^ here In men's singles, G-S. Murray of Ipoh eliminated top seed Ng Say Peng433 words
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Article622 1955-05-03 13 VERNON MORGAN - CHELSEA HAD THE WILL TO WIN VERNON MORGAN By LONDON, May 2 (Reuter) Those who saw Chelsea, the London Club win the first uivision championship by beating Sheffield Wednesday last Saturday might have wondered from their play how such a team came to be England's best. Russians and Hungarians will622 words
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Article463 1955-05-03 13 European Zone Results LISBON. May 2 (Rcuter) Czechoslovakia gained a winning lead of three-nil against Portugal m their European zone Davis Cup first round tic here today when they won the doubles. J. Javorsky and J Zabrodsky beat Jose Da Silva and Azvedo Gomes 6—l, 6 o, 6463 words
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Obituary33 1955-05-03 13 MR. LEE CHIM TUAN. passed away peacefully on Sunday. 1. at tl 75. Cortege will leave 10, Amber Road. Singapore for the famil. b grou <> Upper angoon Road at 2 p.m. tod.:33 words
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Advertisement391 1955-05-03 13 CLASSIFIED ADS SITUATIONS VACANT A PPLICATIONS a"re invited Itf of Phyai m the on tho > 20A--615 p.m. phis a ace of IISO/< p m. Total nts rang* i p.m. to SHOO/- p.m. Applicants musf be members of Chartered S >f Phy*i< rapista and must have post-gra-duate experience especially orthopaedic.391 words
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Miscellaneous253 1955-05-03 13 Li 1 Abner By Al Copp ifYW E^*StT TAhfp |T UPPF C A tJ< T r r e P g;T PAK I THIS STRAND OF HAIR. MAS 1 \MeANWHILE: THE OTHER EXAM /HERAS EVIDENCE^/ I'LL TAKE IT BACK y- I AMAZING MUSICAL^^^d I r E BODY j^Y* —^{70 OUR La^T^/^-253 words
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Article, Illustration237 1955-05-03 14 WINDSOR LAD - WINDSOR LAD By BECAUSE of the stable boys' strike, which entered the third day, only a handful of horses wore exercised at the Bukit Timah training track yesterday. Barfieur, working on his Phillip (the 'Sparrow') Povall, as George Bromagc, the well known artist for the Sporting237 words
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Article, Illustration86 1955-05-03 14 $1,000,000 SWEEP IN PENANG How They Finished On Saturday At Bukit Timah In Pictures By Chow Kuan Yee. PENANG, Mon. The Pcnang Turf Club announced today that a special 51. 000. 000 sweep of 500.000 tickets at $8 each will be drawn on the Gold Cup Race on Aup. t).86 words
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Article230 1955-05-03 14 AAA DOCKYARD SHARE POINTS II M. KV ARI) and Amicable Athletic Association shared right goals m their Singapore l>i\ I league soccer match played at Jalan Ite^ar Stadium last night. Amicablcs started off impressively. In the second minute an Eng Lock centre saw Yang Huat head l the first goal.230 words
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Article29 1955-05-03 14 SOCIAL Athletic Party beat the Windsor Rovers Sports Club by three goals to nil m a "SingaDiv '.iQ league match p)ay C( j at Farrer Park yesterday.29 words
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Article92 1955-05-03 14 'I H hi Singapore a.b.a. national open championships Will start on Thursday at the Singapore Badminton Stadium from 8 p.m. They will continue each .t to Saturday, when the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, will give away the pn- he champions and runners-up. A92 words
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Article, Illustration434 1955-05-03 14 THE strike of the stable boys at Bukit Timah ended at 8 p.m. yesterday. Here is Miss Stella Yong, daughter of trainer Yong Thau Vin one of those who helped out at Saturday's races feeding Toucan m her stall just before the strike ended434 words
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Article137 1955-05-03 14 THE following entries have been received by the Singapore Amateur Football Association for th c Colony Challenge Cup competitions: Amicable Athletic lion Chinese Athletic H. M. Dockyard I.R.C. Kota Rajah Marine Dept. S.C. P Pulau Brani United. H.EM E Rovers S.C.. Singapore Corinthians. Star S< r S.A..137 words
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318 1955-05-03 14 R.A.F 5 Indians 0 Pratt 2, Clarke 2 and Carter. Sgt. Bcvan referced: INDIANS playing without their regular goalkeeper, A. Narayanan, took a beating from the Royal Air Force at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The airmen won this Singapore Community league soccer match318 words
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Article266 1955-05-03 14 GOH CHONG KENG - Hooligans Attack The Referee GOH CHONG KENG Near itiot On Ipoh Players Stoned And Club Door Wrecked By IPOH, Mon. Hooligans went to work on the Ipoh padanq q a assauiHng the referee— Inche Taib— at the end of the senior div.? 1 league match between the Kinta Indians and266 words
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437 1955-05-03 14 THE Combined Schools will continue with their cricket fixtures this season with or without the cricketers of Raffles Institution and Victoria School. This was decided at an emergency ir.eeting of the Singapore Combined Schools Sports Council held at Raffles Institution yesterday. The437 words
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Article27 1955-05-03 14 KUALA LUMPUR Mon. On the Kinrara srounc* today. the Royai Hampshires and the Military Corrective Establishment drew on3-all m thoir Army Garrison League soccer match.27 words
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Article111 1955-05-03 14 S'pore B.A. Call For Entries THE Singapore Badminton Association is calling foi tries for the Malayan open badminton championships to be held at the Selangor Badminton Association Hal!. Kampong Attap. Kuala Lumpur, from June 9 to 12. The following events will be held Men's Singles. Men's Do cs. Women's Singles,111 words
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Article118 1955-05-03 14 KING KONG IS OUT FOR BLOOD BIG-TIME wrestling com* back to th< i return of Kin^ K< n Hungarian he meets I ng h v undisputed champion India, at the Happy Wo' stadium on Friday al King Kong and Dun Sim met m In before what a fight ie d118 words
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Article17 1955-05-03 14 BADMINT* IN patin« m the Thomas Cup matchc pore, wi civic reception by ncil on June17 words
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Miscellaneous64 1955-05-03 14 SOCCER FRIENDLY: Singapore "A" vs. S.H.B.F at Jalan Bcsar at 5. 15 p.m. Div. 2 A: S.R.C. vs. S.C.C. at S.R.C. Div. 3A: Cosmos Sports Club vs. Jollilads Athletic Union at Geylang; Junior A.A. vs. T.M.0.8.A. at Clerical Union. \ITED SERVICES LEAGUE: Div. 1: Naval Wanderers vs. R.A.F., Seleiar; R.A.F..64 words
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