The Singapore Free Press, 4 June 1946

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    Masthead
    21 1 The Singapore Free Press THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN SINGAPORE Nj. Ifl SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    ITALIANS ARE VOTING OUT KING
    288 1 ITALIANS ARE VOTING OUT KING ROME, Tues. THE first batch of votes m the nation-wide plebiscite to determine whether the House of Savoy should keep the throne of Italy showed that m Milan the Republicans were more than doubling the Monarchy's vote with 76,000 for the Republic against 33,000 for
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    Russia Invited To Join New Food Agency
    79 1 p iIIKFV nations have been in\ited by the British. Canadian and American Combined Food Board to send representatives to Washington on 10 June to organise a new interna ional agency to fight world famine, says A.P. The Agency will allocate food supplies from
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    OIL MEN IN I-Day STRIKE
    59 1 TEHERAN. Mon. IRANIAN Oil Company n m Teheran struck mpathy with other nth Persia. A settle ready been reached, r, and the men will begin tomorrow. without petrol totnanj buses and other i running. Persian newspaper Rahbar I by Moscow radio totfni that the BritkH
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    90 KILLED IN RAIL CRASH
    41 1 Ninety passengers were killed and more than 60 Injured when four coaches of the north-bound Canton-Hankow railway train plunged into the river at Shaochi bridge m Hunan says A.P. quoting a dispatch to the Canton News.
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    17 1 Two Derby girl farmers who went to the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs meeting m London.
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    Soldiers' Murder: UK Protest To Egypt
    165 1 LONDON, Monday. nRiTAIN is making a further direct representation to the Cb *t£Z2m*t about the ™*««*£j« J£ militfl? policemen^ A.e^f or^*^JJ^ S^'^V&WS W*» prime Minister, Sidky Pasha. that attacks on British installations were brought about by P' o^* 11 y British service personnel m
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    ARAB TALKS
    27 1 General Sir Alan Cunningham, High Commissioner and C.-in-C. Palestine, yesterday received Jamal Husseinl, chairman of the Palestine Arab Higher Committee, says Reuter from Jerusalem. and
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    DRIVE ON HARBIN
    129 1 NANKING, Mon. WITH seven Nationalist columns driving towards it, the capture of Harbin is expected hourly. Strenuous Communist opposition is predicted if Government troops attempt to push rorth of Harbin to Tsitsihar. The Communist leader, Gen. Chou En-lai and the United States* special envoy to China, Gen
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    Congressmen spy Japanese bogey
    170 1 WASHINGTON, Monday. TEN Congressmen today charged the British with retaining Jap troops m Indonesia to help suppress the Indonesian revolution. They asked that American Delegate Edward Stettinius "request that the question of Indonesia be placed upon the agenda of the United Nations Security Council for immediate
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    'QUAKE RUINS VILLAGES
    180 1 ISTANBUL, Mon. STORIES only now beginning to trickle out of isolated Turkey tell of how and earthquake shattered homes, and crushed possibly more than 600 persons to death at dawn last Friday. A violent seven-second tremor rocked the provinces of Mus and Erzerum. Many other villages have
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    French blame Siam bandits
    237 1 NEW YORK, Mon. THE Siamese border incidents were results of raids by bandits who continually crossed the Mekong river from the Siamese side, according to the Frenchl Twenty-five small-scale attacks were made from the French side to try to recover some of the property stolen m
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    Siam Millions 'Unfrozen'
    95 1 BANGKOK, Mon. THE Siamese government an--1 nounce that Britain has agreed to "unfreeze" £6.000.000 out of the £16.000.000 Siamese sterling credit which had been withheld ln London under wartime restrictions. A Siamese government communique said only £1,000.000 would be released m cash for the purpose of "restarting
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    BEVIN ON BIG FOUR TODAY
    169 1 BEVIN ON BIG FOUR TODAY LONDON Mon. THE Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, today previewed for the Cabinet a report to the House of Commons on the Paris Foreign Ministers' Conference ard proposals to improve the strained lclations with Russia. He will follow this up with a two-day Foreign Affairs
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    KING OF SIAM FLYING TO U.S.
    54 1 King Ananda Mahidol. JO-year eld ruler of Siam, will pay a brief visit to the United States this month He will fly from Bangkok to San Francisco m a United States army plane. After visiting Washington he will leave fot London where ho will
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      26 1 ff £,sential JEWELLERY m Men of Gocd Taste p. H. HENDRY jFUt L L E B 3 Established .Ida Reputation j, m Br dge Rd.. Spare
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      32 1 For Smart and Upto-Date TAILORING See BEE CHOW CO. tl. ChuU* Street. Singapore Phone 653t CARPETS MATS HUGE CONSIGNMENT JUST UNPACKED WASSIAMULLS Departmental Store, 31-33-35, HIGH STREET Tel* 3454 €k 620« SINGAPORE.
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  • FEATURE PAGE
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      ITALY HAS A NEW KING
      76 2 King Cmberto II received a sreat ovation from the crowds that gathered before the Royal Palace m Rome, when he appeared with his family on the balcony to respond to the cheers, after tiie abdication of his fattier Victor E.. iaa-* nuel m his f.itour
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      Fitting beetles with radium!
      299 2 rOR 13 days three beetles have teen borrowing their wav across a Hertfordshire field, and though no human eye ever sees them, their underground progress has been recorded every day to the inch. How? By means of a 1,000 volt electric beetle detector operated on the
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      Parliament tackles its second session
      891 2 By Ernest Atkinson CIXTY-six Bills have been introduced m Parliament m the present session. So great has been the application to work of members that no more than 15 remain for further consideration. Parliament has just had a recess of ten days at Easter and
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      THIS FIRM RESTORES BUSINESS FORTUNES
      58 2 A London firm has been able I to recover several million pounds for owners. By piecing together charred remains of documents aided by ultra violet light and "secret detective processes, Messrs Waterlow and Sons have restored bonds, title deeds and other vital documents which had
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      11 2 Martha Stcuart who .-.nr^, i-, ur> I ox•Come Ba;k to Mr-.'
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      Talking Pictures Are 20 Yrs Old
      412 2  - Talking Pictures Are 20 Yrs Old HOWARD C. HEYN By j TALKING pictures are 201 I years old this summer, and they, have come a long way since the time when an' t ac'or had to be very su: c ho was adjacent :o the right vase or table if
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      PETITION O UNO
      27 2 The U.S. national N gress is present .ng the U.N.O. asking U [ligation into the and economical r against the Negroes States, says U.P.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      32 2 E? R(lf3l(8 Exclusive m Malaya to the Singapore Free Press I E™f!,. L H' W I THE FIRE S DOWNSTAIRS. WUj I OUT OF THE WAY BUD' L 1 T s HSi^w^
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      536 2 SINGAPORE to 1030 pm (news m Tamil 915 pm> ,750 nm r^ mc*. .ra. 630 to 7 vj Fo'ees Pro t! P m J tol Oommciumrj Bpm P-m Out N the 0v... I p tm SETWORK from noon to grammes. P Pes Wand tnng Minstrel 830 p.m SEAC Work, and
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  • PICTURE PAGE
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      A DAY OUT AT KENNINGTON OYAL
      110 3 Sti practice at the Kennington Oval, London, Surrey's county cruke* «-ound, ?-cene of many famous test and county battles. i* «-».p of Laurie Fishlock, Surrey's star left-hander. -a condom and Tom Barling, discuss the season's piospects, Wiiile mt^^mTtaia^ make ,he net bowlc? think agan:
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  • LEADER PAGE
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      The Singapore Free Press
      462 4 TUESDAY. JUNE 4. 1913 £31 George Hall. Keeittary or State for *he Colonies must feel a trifle peeved this mornIrr: if he has opened the cable sent by the Coverr.o: of Singapore, Mr F C. Gimson. j ;-.::rday 6n the stepl to be takes to deal
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      THE FUTURE OF 'NEGRI MELAYU'
      947 4  - THE FUTURE OF 'NEGRI MELA YU' Harry Miller By THE preliminary talks on constitutional problems m Malaya which opened m Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning between the nine Rulers and the GovernorGeneral, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, and the Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, represents, t ma;/ be
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      Boy Scouts Plan Jamboree
      230 4 Boy Scouts Plan Jamboree THEY have been very busy these last few months at the Headquarters of the Boy Scouts Association m London. They have big new plans for 'he future c. elopment of the Scouts. After trying out the idea, they .him: that a scheme of advanced Scout training
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      QUIZ
      42 4 1. What are 'MotVer Careys chickens?" 2 What famous Englishman, by his death, ''eclipsed the gaiety of nations?" 3 W T here was "the Soanish Main?" 4. Who is Prrsident Inonu? 5 Who was John o' Groats? 6 What is "Demurrace?"
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      422 4 CTAFF COLLEGE TO MCC. The new President ot the MCC is j General Sir Ronald Adam, the former Adjutant-General to the FOrces, regarded by many as one i of the outstanding men of the war and certainly one ot the most successful of the "backroom boys". Both
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      38 4 iusi part of thr Malay crowd that gathered m Alor Sta- the coital of Kedah to I Dato Onn bin Jafaar, presiden of the Init-d Malays National Organza ion, fm; line :d for unity m the present crisis.
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      16,000 Indians want to go home
      652 4 STAN SWINTON, A.P. correspondent, interviews S. Iv CHETTUR, Indian Representative m Malaya, on a new problem confronting the Union's post-war economy. THE desire of thousands Of Indians for repatriation at a time when government regulations drastically restrict procurement of replac ment workers from India
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      FAITH
      19 4 Being four 1 i i a man. ho I and baoMM 0 j death, even th< I cross.
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  • NEWS PAGE
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      45 5 i he mil* nioramme is broa least from the Shackle l lub, Singapore, every Saturday c\cning at 5.29 o'clock. Quh mastrr Geoff Morrison is seen m the pie ne above with his "prey' at tb° microphone. Below, a service women 'rds htiffl^d b> a Quiz.
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      4000 CLERKS PETITION FOR BACK PAY
      49 5 4000 CLERKS PETITION FOR BACK PAY vernment serSingaposs and the y take their London if pl a before the s under- I Malayan T empl -er. lum is .1 be ># J ation reof the r?. A h of all Ich Govern- fot sub- 4 junioi afl rtror hack J
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      DRIVE AGAINST PICKPOCKETS
      23 5 DRIVE AGAINST PICKPOCKETS .1 an- i charge the b< I juvenile Sir. that a u!d tO j round In tl 0 ler 1
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      MORE PEOPLE APPLY FOR FURNITURE
      414 5 Custodian Grants 30 New Applications JHIRTY people applied to the Custodian of Property yesterday for the loan of furniture following the Governor's statement at a Press conference on Saturday that the Custodian of Property would loan furniture to those without it. The 30 applications represent
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      60 NEW BUSESFOR S'PORE
      266 5 60 NEW BUSESFOR S'PORE DV the middle of August this year, the present Kf vices of the Singapore Traction Co. are to be increased by 100 per cent. stated Mr. A. A. Ewing. General manager of the company, ysstier- j day, when the first two new omnibuses went into service
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      'STORM CLOUDS OVER NAKATA;-The Times
      477 5 Fr.e Press Correspond nt LONDON Men. lINDER the caption of "S orm U Cio ids Over Malaya,* 1 1 >c Times publishes a lee der today which states that there is a m iss cl evidence from Malaya that Whitehall is attempting to impose the
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      High Cost Of Living Allowance Possible
      208 5 A COST of living allowance may be granted to Siftgapore Government employees following an inquiry conducted m Singapore last week before Mr. C. 3. Pyke, Economic Adviser to the Governments of the Malayan Union and Singapore, and other senior officers y.r Pyke has left
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      Taxi Driver Shot In Leg
      119 5 Taxi Driver Shot In Leg THERE were two shooting inei- dents m Singapore during the week-end. At the Great World Park, a British soldier s alleged to have shot a Sikh tnxi driver o- Saturday night: the other Incident was m Oeylang Roed. where one of two Chinese, both aimed
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      FOOD HOARDING ILLEGAL
      89 5 FOOD HOARDING ILLEGAL An order will he published m Singapore soon which will make it illegal Tor any person to bold stocks of r're and wheat flour. [purchased or acquired othen than with the authorization <>i the Food Control Dene.rtment. and m respect of which a declaration has not been
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      New Madras Governor
      46 5 Sir Archibald Edward Nye arriving: m Madias to ta'. up his new post as governor. Picture shows the Governor and Lady Nye, with Mr. E.M. Gawne, chief secretary to the government proceeding to the ban-, qneting hall to take the oath of office.
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      ENTRY INTO SEAC EASED
      58 5 THE U.S Commerce Department 1 announces that the Allied South-East Asia Command has changed, and eased slightly, regulations governing the issue ot civilian entry permits into the Netkerk a British Bom o. Bong Kong. ci French Indo-China The Department mid permits n.r- now be secured by
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      Robbery Charge
      61 5 Jam ns ba^. Cl-yeai-ol:I lOR I attached to th? .Base n rd. Depot i i fciohamed Sultan 1 a one a: In the Wr*t I that, armed with a riHe. he d 3 Chinese of $240 m i me jewellery In Cie: 1 reau Avt ha re m'dni
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      THEIR RATIONS FOR INDIA
      73 6 I ::s;"r:d by a l?tter written by Subedar PK. Gupta suguestinT that all Indian troops contribute at least 4oz oi their rtailv ration to heln relieve fami*"» at home, Indian troops of SI Indi <m Division m Sumatra decided to send 50 tons of rice rn:l
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      Primate: divorce is 'foolish chivalry'
      366 6 Primate: divorce is 'foolish chivalry' THE Archbishop of York, Dr. Garbett, addressing Convocation of York, referred to the 48.500 applicatons ior divorce from men and women m the Forces. In the light of present figures, he *aid. it had been estimated that on c m 10 cf recent marriages would
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      QUIZ Answers
      104 6 1. A sailor's name for stormy petrels, or tor falling snow. 2. David Garrick, the actor. 3. The Spanish Main was the northern coasts of South America and the eastern shores of Central America, washed by the Caribbean Sea. 4. President of Turkey. 5. A Dutchman who settled
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      FASTEST CAMERA EVER
      174 6 FASTEST CAMERA EVER War- lime development of Britain's camera lens production has already placed Britain's lenses well well ahead of the products of Germany and other countries. Now, the last remaining problem m the production of a British precision camera, second to none, has been removed with the development of
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      BRITAIN WILL BUILD 'PRE-FAB' THEATRES
      53 6 THE Arts Council, backed by the British Treasury, plans to build semi pre-fabricated theatres throughout Britain. An official said "We are expecting some priority on materials from the Supply Ministry. Our aim is to build a theatre m every town which needs one. Several contractors
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      THEY'RE OFF TO THE COCOS ON TREASURE HUNT
      308 6 THEY'RE OFF TO THE COCOS ON TREASURE HUNT LOWESTOFT, Mon. A SECRET log compiled after many months of explore tion is the basis of the latest expedition to search for the treasure of the Cocos Island m the Pacific. The log is m the possession of Mr. H. E. Byram,
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      Bearded Gls hid two years
      168 6 Bearded Gls hid two years DRIVATE JOHNNIE CANDILL, of Kentucky, and Private Carl j Luther Somerley, of Tennessee, I were missed by the American Army .m England. That was two years ago. DDay came; the war was won; the Americans went horne and Privates Candill and Somerley were still missing.
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      GERMANS FILL THECHURCHES
      246 6 GERMANS FILL THE CHURCHES Religion sweeps the blitzed cities COLOGNE, Mon. TENS of thousands of Germans are packing their bombshattered churches m the biggest religious revival Europe has seen for 100 years. With the exception of hunger, it is the most powerful force m Germany today. I have visited dozens
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      SHORT LIVED
      25 6 Iraq's new cabinet formed on 1 June has decided to summon Parliament to ratify the budget and then dissolve, says Reuter from Bagdad.
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      12 5 SETS <AS 'CLASSIC _V.l.!\ feUEB PIANO CO. C HS. ''HD ROAD. APCSE.
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      137 5 ')£'^j£ ls new available ct v our u,^! f^^^^r^! stockists m limited supply. '< "^i^'iA" us orner^ flrc asked to assict by l\r*^^&*i purchasing cnly their immediate VJ?!u *£J requit ements. Further supplies etc j i^t^iic^ n the way and requ\ar shipments r^NGc^^^i will be arriving. Iw. *"rm~mm ,-IS-* Sj
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      268 6 Thousands Graciously Responded To Our Not; t.,^' One Of The Years Outstanding: Produrtions FIVE SHOWS DAILY /^Sfl Rk^^ 11 a.m. 2. 4.15, 6.30, P 1.1 p.m. AH! I ill Tr! s*Bl \w*« I U^ (KHDWYNS 1 1£^^ NORTPIAR Hf ANNE BAXTEI DANA ANWEWS WAITEI I J ki I HOSTON* WAITEI
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      66 6 JANE Exclusive lo the Singapore Free Press m Malaya IffSSflpV must be P^so That was The young^ /pARDONMUHJ P ll T^x 35^^^ PLUG'S OPPONENT/-) W LADY?-RUN AFTER HER,) I MARM S /s/ P /9 1 Sl|| THAT'S WHY THEY TIMBER HEAD, AMD SAY < Vl_ C ■T ALL LEFT THE
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  • SPORTS PAGE
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      FIGHTS TO-NIGHT
      36 7 Photos sbe a'o\e. Freddie M"l> v.lio mc ts Brace Woodcock m a non-title fight tonight, anl. bclo. film act ess Paolcttt Goddard, who uas an interested spectator at the Lesne\ichMills' fight, which Lesnevich won.
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      KITCHEN KEEPS HIS SPEEDWAY TITLE
      90 7 KITCHEN KEEPS HIS SPEEDWAY TITLE I v. w hear of son spiels which UK re- sh rae rider In Wiß Ml ci -.ain^d his j the even::, ten: to Ron an i oishnce, heat John on r o: th" srnfetv ree tha cf his heavy v ribs ar.d r. easily.
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      REC'S HOCKEY
      56 7 I will represent the V N Pfflayl D-pot Thomson a.v-rou" R H. Barth. P. U r, clarke. tol R Jar.sen. i :i and E. Mtajoot to turn up ln •:e rubber shoes. :he Depot at P Neubrontftei M Toledo; R Jameo, it Umpire. R. and m tbl? to
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      PATAUDI FIT
      44 7 Tin: Indian Tourists' captain, the Nawab of Pataudi, who entered a nursing home with fever late on Friday evening is practically lit r.gain now and may return to his hotel today. His temperature is normal and tnere are no signs of malaria.
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      INDIANS OUT FOR LOWEST TOUR TOTAL
      204 7 INDIANS OUT FOR LOWEST TOUR TOTAL SOUTHAMPTON, Monday. PATTING on a bad wicket and against a strong #ale the Indian cricket tourists were dismissed for 130, the lowest tctal of the tour, today m the second day's play m their match against Hampshire, who on Saturday had scored 197 m
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      SCOREBOARD
      201 7 INDIANS— IsI INNINGS Merchant lbw Herman 1 Marks d b Knott 30 .Modi b Kn^tt 2 1 Nfcnhalkar b Kaatfl 21 ■MM* Fasar h Knott 6 Gui Mohamed c Fagar b Hill I Raancrjcs b Knott Ha'eez b Knot* 21 S'ohoni b Knott 15 Nayi'du c Arno!d b Beam
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      AUSTRALIANS TIPPED AS WIHSLEDOH FINALISTS
      483 7 LONDON. Monday. FEARS tiiat the first Wimbledon Championships since the war, starting June 24. would lack an int.rnational character have been dispelled by the entries already received at the All-England Club. They include leading players of the Uniff d States. Australia, France, Egypt, New Zealand,
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      BRITAIN HAS PROMISING YOUNG WOMEN GOLFERS
      270 7 BRITAIN'S women golfers are now back again to competition golf after the war years and their first appearance— as m the case of the women tennis players at Bournemouth recently— has given us some interesting lines on their post-war form, writes Graham Selkirk. The
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      AT THE OVAL
      19 7 A familiar sight at the Oval th est days the big tour-ton roller on the job.
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      TEAMS FOR NEXT WEEK'S ENGLISH TEST TRIAL
      396 7 TEAMS FOR NEXT WEEK'S ENGLISH TEST TRIAL LONDON, Monday. TWO strong sides, captained by Walter Hammcnd ard B. H. Valentine, have been selected for the "England versus The Rest" Test cricket trial to be played at Lords on June 12, 13 and 14. It will be on the performances of
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      Few 'Discoveries'
      169 7 The three tests with India. important enough m themselves, are made even more so by the nearness of the England visit to Australia. This season is young but the indications are that very few '•discoveries" will be produced m time for the Commonwealth tour. One who Has done
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      WORKERS' SPORTS
      55 7 BRUSSELS, Sun. A bi? International rally of workers' sports organisations will be held m Paris next year, and will serve as rehearsal for the International Workers 1950 Olympic Games to be held m London In 1950. This was agreed unanimously at the closing session here of the Congress
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      COUNTY CRICKET SCORES
      77 7 LONDON V „i. THE following are to-day's close of play County cricket scores: At Lords. Mi:'dls-x 103 'Edrich 73, Gladwin 4 for 34 >; Derbyshire 3 for 0 At Kcnnmeton Oval, Surrey 319 fcr 5 'Fishlock 172. Farker 62 not ou'». Vcrs-s Lancashhe. fc At Giirnchom. Nottin^am-"
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      18 7 NOTICE 10th June. lant'i Exam-.ni-nt moored nrar thf d Mole vi) DPI I TSRQAMT, 'APOSE. SI o 46.
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      306 7 BCUSTE^SC:.,! Oi. TEL 5161 -2 LLOYDS AGENTS GLEIJ LINE Cl?ncgl? led fcr i;X m Tv y Nele-is from I.' X .".lid J Pa«sen;"rs and careo acr.ptert to L T .K llorrkons rrtd Sh-u.-ha* as opportunities ofl>r BURICS PHIL? LOB Sail n? for Svdnc* t'xr.y'.nz passentrrs and rar-r First Class i
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  • NEWS AND LATE SPORTS
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      HOME
      40 8 I \he P N a R J a ?r F^ DON Vn Th v rt bSa man sea which r w to its ordeal during the Nazi air raids. Now it is gradually resuming the bustle of peacetime commerce
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      The Flagpole Sitter Has Visitors
      113 8 The Flagpole Sitter Has Visitors COSHOCTON. (Ohio), Mon. MARSHAL Jacobs had a busy day perched atop his 176--foot flagpole yesterday. He took a bath, had visits from his girl-friend and his dog, and was interviewed by reporters m a helicopter. The interview from the helicopter, which jogged slowly back and
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      BNB Price More Than £1 Million
      78 8 Frc? Press C. :spondcnt LONDON, Mon. fOMMENTING on the negotia- tions for the cession of British North Borneo, the Evening Standard believes that the British Government will not buy the Chartered Company's two million £1 shares which are presently quoted at around 19 shillings,
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      GOVT INVESTIGATES TEXTILE MONOPOLY
      64 8 MR J. W. Belcher, Parliamenti v ary Secretary to the Board of Trade m London, announced m the House of Commons that the Ministry of Supply was apponiting a small commission to Investigate the whole position of textile machiHe recalled it had been suggested that relations
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      IN MEMORIAM
      40 8 More than 300 people met with fl ;:t nt death duri »g the fourda} Memorial weekend, says U P Irom Chicago. At least 128 ncrSS re^ killed ta tramc accidents, si drowned and 92 died Irom other causes.
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      HiTIER-HQ A CONCENTRATION CAMP-JODL
      296 8 HiTIER-HQ A CONCENTRATION CAMP-JODL NUREMBERG, Monday. GENERAL JODL, sfryear-old former chief of the German General Staff, giving his own evidence at the war crimes trial at Nuremberg today told the court that Hitler's headquarters "was a concentration camp". Even his own staff were not permitted regular passes into the headquarters,
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      DACOITY REPORT WANTED
      282 8 LONDON, Moi. j j THE British Government has j I asked Sir Reginald Dorj t man Smith, Governor of Burma, for specific information on the activities of c.acoits—armed bandits render ing parts cf that counjy unsafe Arthur Henderson, Under-Secretary for Burma, disclosed m the Commons today. Tom
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      ATOMIC GUNS FOR SHIPS
      223 8 LONDON. Mon. CHIPS may mount guns that fire atomic shells— "to say nothing of the potentialities of the atomic torpedo." says the editor of the new edition of the iPmous British work of reference "Jane's Fighting Ships. The editor adds that those who have doubts of
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      STETTINIUS QUITS
      35 8 President Truman has accents cj e f gnation of Mr Edwlrd Stettinius as United States renrl sentative to the United m3E£ Organisation, it was official* nounced m Washington on Mon" day, reports Reuter
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      IMPROVING HIE MAIL
      23 8 da^ c °mmons to- I day, the Assistant Postnm<.tnr General promised to seSe every opportunity to improve the surfZl I
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