The Singapore Free Press, 27 June 1946
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Title Section21 1946-06-27 1 The Singapore Free Press THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN SINGAPORE V I' SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICL 10 CENTS.21 words
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Article232 1946-06-27 1 LONDON, Wed. 91 Qm eve of a statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. dement Attlee, on the possibility of bread rationing m Fo<>d Minister, Mr. John Strachey, arrived back and the United States today with bright hopci prospects m America, ved crop prospects m CanadaReuter; A.P. - 232 words
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Article52 1946-06-27 1 RUSTLERS DIE IN BATTLE Currc-opncent) OS STAR, Thurs. the Baling disChinese had rge numbers of were presumably ol Malay robbers Li ved. came by the cattle across Siam. day niiht villagers bbers came. A •d the robbers ran 10 dead. lit been informed .oner for Kedah, C >n left this52 words
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Article57 1946-06-27 1 dU-Ul oi scrap j spare parts at yesterday after- igines from the: i- d Geylang Fire! I to the spot! the assistance Ol tender, the fire nder control. »n is ava:lable as h Ri started but one '.i A iinv have been I generated by the I a57 words
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Article, Illustration469 1946-06-27 1 RAJAH BROOKE GIVES UP £1,000,000 FUND LONDON, Wed. THE Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, has decided not to proceed with the proposal for the creation of a £1,000,000 trust fund out of Sarawak reserve funds, income from which was to have become payable to him and his dependents469 words
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Article, Illustration9 1946-06-27 1 Rajah Brooke who has given up £1,000,000.9 words
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Article69 1946-06-27 1 Yound King Ananda Mahidol of S.am, found dead m Bangkok on June 9, died through assassination, accident or suicide, according to the findings of' the Medical Committee of 19 members made known today, says Reuter from Bangkok. The committee included two British, one American a69 words
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Article35 1946-06-27 1 Two Danish nationals, a father and son named Juergensen, have been executed on charges of organising subversive activity under the cover of a sports club, says A. P. from Flensburg.35 words
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Article21 1946-06-27 1 King Leopold 111 has agreed to submit his wartime activities to a inquiry commission, says A. P. from Brussels.21 words
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Article139 1946-06-27 1 NEW YORK. Wed. CTATEN Island was isolated Sf-om Manhattan and Broo_lvn i»om an<" Krnke out again m 36 i 1 The waterfront blaze across] the harbour from the Statue of Liberty spread from a spark from an electric tram ignitipg the paintshop. D-legates to theU.P.I - 139 words
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Article104 1946-06-27 1 NEW DELHI, Wed. THE British Cabinet Mission has announced that the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, intends* "to set up a temporary caretaker government" m the interim while the new constitution is being written for an independent India. The caretaker government will consist of Indian government officials104 words
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Article102 1946-06-27 1 IN armed hold-up and theft of a shark-skin suit that a relative was to wear at his wedding today proved too much for a sick man at Owen Road. Singapore, last night and he died two hours afterwards Eight armed Chinese entered his home at about102 words
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Article39 1946-06-27 1 Vat Ah King, a Chinese seaman left his estate valued at about £500 "for the purpose of finding and bringing up a male heir for me m my native Fukien," says U.P. from New York.39 words
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Article23 1946-06-27 1 The House Foreign Affairs Committee has anproved a hill yesterday authorising military aid to Crina says AP. Irom Washington.23 words
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Article124 1946-06-27 1 FE Loan Bill authorizing the Financial Secretary, Mr. Nelson Jones, to raise a loan of $50,000,000* by the issue of registered stock was passed at the Singapore Advisory Council meeting this morning. "In the first instance it is proposed to float the loan on tan with a124 words
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Article37 1946-06-27 1 The Un ted States Navy Department announced last night that the dropping of the Bikini atom bomb has been tentaively fixed for 22.30 G.M.T. on Sunday, says Reuter from Washington.37 words
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Article53 1946-06-27 1 Frederick Adolphus Gould, the actor-manager, who appeared at Barnsley Police Court on June 3 was fined £25 and not £255 as stated m the reports at that time, reports Reutcr from London. He pleaded guilty to >re- v. ting a scene that had been riiou lowed by the53 words
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Article235 1946-06-27 1 LONDON. Wed. MR. GEORGE HALL, Colonial Secretary, told the House of Commons today that the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, did not think that the recent trouble between Moslem and Hindu Indians m Singapore was connected with the disunity m India. He was replyingReuter - 235 words
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102 1946-06-27 1 tree Press Reporter. THE Government m Singapore intends to implement as fully as possiole all trie recommendations of the Wares and lost of Livin; Commi.lee, reported m Page six toda> As a first tangible step, the first Oowrnment -sponsored restaurant for the public102 words
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Article129 1946-06-27 1 JERUSALEM. Wed. THIRTY-ONE alleged members of the Irgun Zvai Leum:, secret Jewish military organisation, were all found guilty b* the military court m Jerusalem today of carrying arms and explosives Benjamin Kaplan was found guilty of an additional charge of discharging a firearrr. There were noisy scenes wh?n129 words
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Article39 1946-06-27 1 Oxford University yesterdoy honoured Lord T_puis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia, who marched m a procession through the streets with Prime Minister. Attlee and Mrs. Winston Churchill to receivthe honorary degrees of Doctor of Civil Law.39 words
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Article47 1946-06-27 1 American Secretary of War Robert Patterson, m accepting 12 of Gen. Doolittle's board's 14 recommendations to eliminate the U.S. army caste system reiterated that the War Department was anxious to appease the GI. but un "array without d would be worthless", says U.P., from Washington.47 words
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Advertisement16 1946-06-27 1 fRUE GEMS •f thr ORI S H X u.s. dc SILVA 106. C re: :rd Road16 words
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Advertisement20 1946-06-27 1 For Beat Photofraphlc Kesult. Use B ARNET ♦ENSIGN Photographic Jttateriala Exclusive Oistributorn for Malaya ACME TRADING CO. 41 Stamford Kd20 words
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FEATURE PAGE
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Article, Illustration479 1946-06-27 2 C. W. SMITH - C. W. SMITH By CAPT. AS you go dow.i the lir.es. of Aldershot's Maiplaquet Barracks you find you self keep.ng step to a military march. Inside the long dark ba: rack-rooms the steady rhythmic grunt of the basfl and euphonium cavorts with the shrill treble of479 words
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Article377 1946-06-27 2 WILLIAM MOUNT, former Private m the Buffs and now 81 years old, is the only surviving drummer at the Royal Hospital m Chelsea. Although this d^es not entail a great deal of work he is still occasionally called on to give the Royal Sa»vte. and until377 words
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1156 1946-06-27 2 How the British trade unions operate SIR WALTER CITRINE, who ha s been secretary general of the British Trades Union Congress since 1926, writes a second article on the trade un.ons m Britain. In the first he described their origin and growth; m this he tells of some of the1,156 words
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Advertisement176 1946-06-27 2 /Piano Concerto > en H. A/. V. recordings ARTIR SCHNABEL. Piano with London Ph lharmon: Orchestra. BcethoTea Cenrerta No. 1 m C Major. Op. 15, No. 2 m Eb Major, Op. 19. No. 4 m O Major, Op. 58. No. 5 la Eb Major. Op. 73. (Emperor) SERGIA RACHMANINOFF, Piano176 words
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Advertisement18 1946-06-27 2 ____________^__________^^_^_^^^^^_^^^m^^_^ MARDEN COMPANY Refrigerating Engin< l rs m 82, Orchard Rd P.O. B 755 Telegrams: MARDEN. w 0*18 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous116 1946-06-27 2 m£i nOf 3K6 Exclusive m Malaya to the Singapore Free Press I f V*\«- 1 ITHIS DOME MUST BEj I MAKING II I POOL- DOES MANDRAKE THINK I f- y^L A MIND-READER/] CONTACT HE CAN OUTWIT ME? HE^ P WELL-INSTEAD OF ftX y?°* v zj^\. HOW'D HE KNOW f WITH116 words
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Miscellaneous437 1946-06-27 2 Z p.m md ,:u 1, t atm metres rrom ao<m mcs sec n„i n>..tr, JJtl t.45 to 34. m. ir < f ,r CI metre muo a ClILNCoI; nour m Hoßkier. .1 1 at I 10 pm ■"> 8 pm imtm: pm qnd n H^. J I INDIAN I|| to437 words
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PICTURE PAGE
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Article, Illustration207 1946-06-27 3 .om row morning th- Empress of Australia— some call her the h*ll vhip— sail; homcw rd bound from Singapore wit 1 i 'r-ons aboard. She c me to Sinpa ere carryiriT 420 rtvs and 131 troops. Picture sows one of h r troops ret: *atio207 words
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LEADER PAGE
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The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY JUNE 27, 1946.
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Article425 1946-06-27 4 A LTH^UGH Singapore importeJ twice as much m May as m April, back market prices are sti.) ruiing and will continue tc rule until the GoVcriUTr?nt take action aga.nst tf c bis men who have turned the Back Market into a vested interest rivaling leg.tlmate buire-s m425 words
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Article, Illustration1534 1946-06-27 4 The Man Who Came Back (2) Major "X", recently demooLed, now buck m the Army m Singapore, telis how his meianciioly demob leave ended with his lucky day when the Army touk him back. NO, there was *no fun at shows, no fun In eating and no fun.1,534 words
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Article256 1946-06-27 4 STRACHEY OUT TO VARY DIET BR I T a i IfWgter future *o pr n his opponents m j his political Strachey, cons :\.c i way th s ta.l. so j mm describes h m Jrrn Stra:k< behinc him as Johi lower of the S.r i who became th fa.se256 words
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Article, Illustration452 1946-06-27 4 MENTIONED. In dispatches, for good services while a pri-soner-of-\*ar m German hands Lieutenant-Commander Rupert Lonsdale, acquitted m April of charges m connect.or. with the loss of the submarine Seal. ELECTED Labour M.P. for OgI* more, Olamoro an |-> a cv election caused by appointment of "Ted" Williams452 words
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Letters
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Article117 1946-06-27 4 To the Ediior. Fiess Pa«J_L |N a letter In your issue of June 21st., "P. and T. Wireless Staff, Singapore,' state that "we are being treated as interior to other operators employed by F.E.P.B and Reuters There is a further statement that the staff of the117 words
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Article79 1946-06-27 4 I have been asked by members of the Bradford (Yorkshire I Castle Social and Shorts club to arrange a correspondence section with Yorkshire members of th« Forres m SEA. C If you will let The "lads know. I should be gr^tlv obligeI have recently left the Forces after four79 words
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Article45 1946-06-27 4 £cc if you can complete the names of the authors gi ;hesc five books: 1. 'Sir John Der ng," by Farnol. 2. "Thelma," by Corelli 3 Summer Lightning." by 4. "Spoilt Music," ov Ruby— 5. "Delia Blanchflower." by Humphry I A^-w/rs m Page 6)45 words
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Article22 1946-06-27 4 lie 'I'at walketh uprightly walkcth sirr ly; but h? that pc .c leCk his ways shall be known. Proverbs, 10, S.22 words
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Advertisement32 1946-06-27 4 A delightful spot for your meals. convenient rendezvous and the *l ideal place to entertain your friends These have made SAVOY RESTAURANT Collyer Quay, Spore. the most popular restaurant m town today.32 words
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NEWS PAGE
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Article, Illustration43 1946-06-27 5 Darn -tM-ent visit to Java, Lieut. -Gen. Sir Montagu Stoptord, "'.n» Allied Commander, South-East Asia visited Batai id whfre he watched R.A.F. crews servicing a*r t th the General is the A.0.C., R.A.F. AFNEI. Air Commodore C. A. Stevens.43 words
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185 1946-06-27 5 Free Press Reporter SEVEKAI THOUSAND new motor-car tyres have arrived m Singapore and are stacked m sodowns. Yet no-body has been able to buy them and none of the officials concerned ■Ma irant to talk about them. reason why these urgently-needed tyres have ro f185 words
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183 1946-06-27 5 •THE Governor, Sir Frankl.n 1 Gimson, wll unveil tr»: statue of Sir Stamford RaSßcs at a c?remony marking ,h: replacement of the statae 01 the founder of Singapo c m Empress Place, tentatively fixed for Saturday, July G, at 3.30 p.m. Invitations to the183 words
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Article51 1946-06-27 5 MAGDON ALD SEES MALAY LEADERS n Correspondent PcttiAfMi, v\cd. uL.V MACDONALD I Li ward Gent me. Da to laffai ar.d other Malay i jjliica-' talks at 'he idency this afternoon. ire r the discussions '-ted. but it is under- legates from Johorc. Kedah and Penang he invitation of the v51 words
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Article46 1946-06-27 5 c Aith theft of a wristb valued at $30 the a Chinese. Soon Vai house m Jalan Besar ing of June 25. E. D Morrel two Royal mcd trial before Mr. i m the Second Co .rt J a ill be heard today.46 words
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Article26 1946-06-27 5 ■bo reau re Rep^-tra-ai apnly with their ohs at the Tn-'^h a premises. No. 6. Race c between 5.30 P.M. I'M. on wee* -s26 words
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476 1946-06-27 5 S'PORE HAS MORE MUTTON THAN IN '39 But Still A Shortage Free Press Re porter SINGAPORE is importing more mutton on the ho. if today than pre-war, but there is still a shortage. Reo- sons are that Singapore, and Malaya generally, are cut off from their other sources of livestock,476 words
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Article44 1946-06-27 5 An allocation of 600 tons of tea has been made available to Malaya from Colon and import licences will be issued by the Registrar of Imports and Exports, Singapore, up to a total of this quantity against firm offers.44 words
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322 1946-06-27 5 Major Denies Allegations Of Fraud lIAKING his detence at the I field general court-martial m Singapore yesterday, Majoi I F. T. Metherell. R.E.M.E..1 denied all allegations of fraudulent intention. Major Metherell is facing five charges of fraudulent conversion of motor vehicles parts a^d bicycle accessories entrusted U. his care, while322 words
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Article149 1946-06-27 5 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. SGT. NISHI, dreaded member of the K.L. Kempeitai. was sentenced to death by hanging ov the military tribunal m Kuala Lumpur this morning. The court found Nishi lty of ill-treatment and tonure ol civilians and causing the d*ath149 words
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Article37 1946-06-27 5 LONDON, Wed.— The former German "Strength-Through- Joy" luxury liner. Potsdam, reeommiss'oned last month as a British r roonshin, is to be turned ncr *n the P T O nrobab v for the Singapore-UK service- U.P.U.P. - 37 words
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Article130 1946-06-27 5 ACQUITTED ON RASH ACT CHARGE MAJOR I. A. McDonald, estate manager and a former ember of Force 136, the underground organization that was parachuted into Malaya betore the liberat on. was acquitted yesterday by the Dstnct Judge, Parit Buntar, on a charge of causing death by a rash id. Earlier130 words
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Article114 1946-06-27 5 AMMO FOUND AFTER CHASE One .45 revolver and one i^.ind of 45 ammunition were recovered by a radio patrol m Victoria Street at 10.05 p.m. last n'ght. One of the policemen m the radio patrol car not.ced two Indians walking along the five-foot-way and one of them appeared to have114 words
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Article20 1946-06-27 5 New-Moon Day celebrations will be held at the Sinhalese Buddhist Temple. 96 Outram Road, tomorrow at 7 p.m.20 words
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Article248 1946-06-27 5 THE Government of S.ngapore is 1 to iosue a .50,000.000 Loan. A Loan Bill to authorize the Financial Secretary, Mr. Nelson Jones, to ra se tins money wm be brought before the Singapore Advisory Council when it mecs this morn ng. nnnlied m TUf248 words
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Advertisement222 1946-06-27 5 |M_i3__-_l^=^ IU:rfORMW P!! «?j3 TODAY 3 SHOWS ONLY 1.30.4. G.CC pmx Eagle -Lion Presents A Stirring Vivid Dranii.iic Hii! "HOEL COWARD SCS3E3 'ABAIT i %ii. w^f _feß_h_^o£>/ j*. v -tab C _jp'.j ,*i A^"->"^p; P^^^^^__^_^^_J^^_h_^^d' t-' :^-Mp r i_l^t '1 y *m*^ T -w^ A NOC I j_OWARO CtNtGUILO POOOI222 words
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NEWS PAGE
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Article, Illustration1750 1946-06-27 6 Govt. Labourers And Clerks Will Benefit A COST-OF-LIVING allowance for Government servants M the Malayan Union and Singapore is recommended by the Wages and Cost of Living Committee, whose report was published last night. The committee recommends payment as from April 1 of a temporary allowance1,750 words
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Advertisement12 1946-06-27 6 QUIZ Answers 1, Jefferey. 2, Marie. 3. Wodehouse. 4, Ayres. 5, Ward*12 words
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Advertisement154 1946-06-27 6 /TftTIMII (LA HIIINT AIR-CONOiTIOHEO S^ 11 a-m. 2.00, 4.15, 6.30 {> fcj| THE HOUSE FOR COMFORT. EVERY AN ARMCHAIR ftl GRAND PREMIERE TODAY! Again you will say "This is her best!' 9 Exciting! a only Durbin can be. Gay!... As Thrilling Romanco Should Be. MmWmwmW m^rnf l_^P 9 W |^^^#Ty154 words
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Miscellaneous37 1946-06-27 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya VjFi \\VV\N\I I ""Me Me otter two crooks is deposited" at tte 6ank^ V^r^-%=^% *"*P watch over Jane Bllllgr —and P/ug takes the gy/n JP*»*- fl m I37 words
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Article, Illustration395 1946-06-27 7 NORTHAMPTON, Wed. ..j Northampton on the County ground to-day, the 1 lr iket tourVts br.tted first after Merchant, who i.i the side, won the toss and had scored 310 tor :u\ >cxcn wickets el the end of the day's play. hanseU was m brilliant formReuter - 395 words
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Article50 1946-06-27 7 U.S. MATCH FOR FREDDIE MILLS? NEWARK. New Jersey, Tnes. CHARLIK haney, (167 lbs.) of Bahimore, knocked out Steve H> uk of Newark m the fifth rour.d of their fight and immediat ly matchmaker Bade (ulnan w^ try m? to match rhane\ ?.nd Freddie Mills, the Briti-h I ruiser\%eisht champion. -AP50 words
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Article53 1946-06-27 7 FE will repre:ent the Association at cricket I ieugan at Ten^h at Sunday. p K Bnastaran, gh. Hussein Shan, I Ctoar Slrgh. Dhorma tim Mewa Stagb. L) K. iL .r» Mallal. Aboas^rioy. d Mathew3 Abraham. Pj n:ee: at 111. Noiri 3 9.jj a.m. Id j Chandy: Umpire53 words
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Article76 1946-06-27 7 INDIA IST INNINGS s£££u, Clark b Bobm^D WS«* 3 Bafees not out MMT i t t 8 Nlmbalkar c NeveU b Merrttt Sohonl b Merritt 7 Banerjee not out Extras 21 Total (for 7 wickets) 31t BOWLING O. M R. VV. 29 6 60 1 Clarke Js 4 67Reuter - 76 words
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Article30 1946-06-27 7 ...>rtTLA. Tnes. THE raider. Amadeo. paid lor two .pesos the largest payra.?ht ticket m PhilipradHB history. Amati 50 oesos for a place, .s worth roughly $100 Strain A.P.A.P. - 30 words
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Article47 1946-06-27 7 ..di will oi paid tor the ..< and oth-v records, the he Singapore Harbour irin? the Jaianese oc.r.^apore. or toi informato the. reentry of such rds 11 ens n this corn ctxr J r r^sed to t*e S?cretary Harbour Boaid. Tanjong 25th June 1946.47 words
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Article, Illustration23 1946-06-27 7 The finish of the Gold Vase on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting on Tuesday lasv week.23 words
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Article482 1946-06-27 7 WIMBLEDON, Wed. THERE was another mixed bag for enthusiasts who visited the All-England Lawn Tennis Championships today and by dodging about the various courts they were able to see many of the world's best players m action. Dinny Pails did not give them value for their482 words
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Article38 1946-06-27 7 .The final Welsh Rugby odal m preparation for the Services international jßwgby tourrnment will be held on the Seletar aerodrome to-mort-w at 5.30 p.m. All whe participated m the last trial are asked to attend.38 words
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Article105 1946-06-27 7 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed. RUMOURS that there could be no Junior Kolapore Cup Shoot at this year's Bisley meeting because the trophy was blieved to have been lost after the Jap invasion of Malaya, have now been contradicted. It has been officially revealed that105 words
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Article77 1946-06-27 7 THE following will represent the V.M.C.A at cricket against the Australian War Graves Unit at Changi at 2 p.m. on Saturday J. P. Chrysostom (capt.). Di. V. Xavier P W. 1/arsh, 18. Suratta, V.N. Pillai Cecil Wong. 'Jheong Thiam Slew, M.C. Schubert, Tan Guan Hong, Tan Guan Kiat.77 words
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Article360 1946-06-27 7 C A 2. Johore Bahru L MEETING string opposition,, the Chinese Athletic team made better use of the opportunities that c*me their way to beat Johore Bahru by the odd goal m three m an r x dtuiir and evenly contested football match played at jSin360 words
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Article384 1946-06-27 7 YORKSHIRE 40 FOR 5 v GLAMORGAN County Cricket LONDON Wed. 1 COUNTY Cricket championship games starting to-day were chiefly notable for the following performances: Fir^t Denis Common scoring 73 not out for Middlesex against Warwickshire, has at last reach- ed his 1.000 runs for the season Second. Alec Bedser, fr»shReuter - 384 words
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Article184 1946-06-27 7 LONDON, Wed. IN view of the forthcoming 1 England cricket tour of Australia, the holding of another Test trial match ten days before the second Test ma'ch aganst India, which begins on July 20, is significant. This will provide the selectors with an opportunity of trying out184 words
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Article46 1946-06-27 7 TAYLOR— On 26th June 1946 at the General Hospital, Singapore Norman W. Taylor. 38 years, of Messrs Guthrie Co., Ltd., beloved hus'.and of Barbara Taylor. The funaal a ill take i lace ft the BiAaCari Cemetery at 5 30 i p.m. today *T \i 1946.46 words
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Advertisement56 1946-06-27 7 SUNDAY S0« 3VHE 1946 jff|| fm nri v!c- HAPPY WORLD 8.45 P.M. i^M *~1 MR S, uS PRESENTS THE YEAR, BIGGEST BOX-OFFICE ATTRACTION f^V TEDDY tEK *v «1 .V (BRITISH K.O. KING OE THE R NAVY, J^^j S O M P O N G Ih«hBßbi m Eo n.er ,47 lbs56 words
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Advertisement333 1946-06-27 7 BOUSTEAO&Co., L.d. I*EL ***** LLOYDS AGENTS GLEN LINE Olenogle dne .'one 29 Loads for C BE. S amsc* t g from U.K. Oue July T Prometheus from IK Oue July IS Passengers *nd cargo arcpteo to (JK Hongkong and Sh«r.rrta< as -»onortnnitic* ->fT#BURNS PHILP LINE Rhexenor from Austral a G.333 words
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Article, Illustration531 1946-06-27 8 HOME.... WAVELL TELLS HOW 30,000 BEAT 130,000 LONDON, Wed. lIOW Indian and British troops under Gen. Sir Archibald II Wavell, as he was then, defeated a vastly superior force of Italians m the Western desert m December 1940, is described m a despatch to the British Secretary of War, whimReuter - 531 words
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Article315 1946-06-27 8 Newest battleship is obsolete LONDON, Wednesday. THE VANGUARD, Britain's latest and greatest battleship, recently commissioned, was made obsolete by the atomic bomb before she went on her trial runs, according to the Xaval Correspondent of the Sunday Chronicle. The huge battleship's total cost was £12,500,000, but to have stopped workU.P. - 315 words
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Article25 1946-06-27 8 ROBERT DONAT S UED Robert Donat, the film and stage star who was married In 1929 and has three children, is being sued for divorce.25 words
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132 1946-06-27 8 CROWDS who wali-he J a contingent of troops march f.o.n Wel.i;:gton barracks to liuckin»ham Faiace m London yesterday got their first glimpse o* the proposed new •number o.ie a;ni) 6NM approved by thj War Office for ceremonial oe asions an J for walking-out.132 words
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Article276 1946-06-27 8 Continue from page 1 fact the Rajah gave up the idea of the £1.000.000 trust fund lo^« before he went 10 Satv*ak *eplying to Mr. OUv*r Stanley. Corwi.auve. who asked if the Rajah, having ceased to be ruler of Sarawak would be liable to BritishReuter - 276 words
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Article59 1946-06-27 8 *„~n Downha m, Norfolk, a family of 13 are homehunting because, the Coun- 5L hJ t ve decid ed that their former home of two railway carnages is overcrowded Fourteen of them, all under 21 years of a?*, live on one coach, while the parents and59 words
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Article120 1946-06-27 8 BATAVIA, Wed. THE Indonesian Government to- day entered a dispute involving the British and Dutch Governments over the ownership of the recovered portion of the "Nakamura treasure" which is worth at least £1,000.000 sterling. An official spokesman said: "The Republican Government is claiming the diamonds, gold120 words
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Article31 1946-06-27 8 More than half the ships now under construction m the world are being built m Britain, states Mr. Georg- Gibson, chairman of the North-West Regional Board for Industry.31 words
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Article23 1946-06-27 8 Sir Cedric Haitfwicke, to play ir a film version of "Nicho'Ls Nickleby," has arrived m England by air from New York.23 words
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Article197 1946-06-27 8 LONDON, Wed. I VERDICT of suicide while she was not of sound mind was recorded at the resumed inquest at St. Pancras today on the Hon. Miss Leslie Gully, aged 48, halfsister of Viscount Selby and <?rand-daughter of a former speaker of the House of Commons.Reuter - 197 words
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Article264 1946-06-27 8 CAT TESTS: PROFESSOR IS FINED OXFORD. DROFESSOR Edward George Tandy Liddtl of The Hermitage, Old Headington, Oxford, m charge of the Department ot Physiology at Oxford University was fined .€25 by Oxford City magistrates yesterday on a summons relating to his treatment of cats on which he was conducting experiments264 words
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Article72 1946-06-27 8 ALL Volunteer Forces m the Man layan Union will be demobilised and disembodied on Sunday, according to an ordinance issued m Kuala Lumpur yesterday for earl" introduction into the Advisory Council or the Malayan Union. While no official information was available m Singapore yesterday it72 words
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Article29 1946-06-27 8 In his absence—he had escaped Yvon Collette, who stole the £50,000 "Pearl of Asia," termed the world's biggest pearl, was sentenced m Paris to ten years'29 words
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Article30 1946-06-27 8 Twenty years is the minimum occupation period that should be j £noV 0r o Germany General! ?r^ nig w C ln C of occu- pation Forces. 130 words
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Advertisement236 1946-06-27 8 $200,000, 000 I c FilicST That's The Assets Liabilities cf Eds'* p- l ALHANBRA 5E £H BEST SOUND IN TOWN BOOK EARI y What would you do if you had ?200.000 O'Mi of time for Fun, Wenches Moonlight Tin p,eal Boy! You're Asking me! BRING OX TP rJl^ a Techmcolor236 words
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