The Singapore Free Press, 21 January 1947
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Title Section18 1947-01-21 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA o SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947. PRICF 10 CENTO.18 words
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378 1947-01-21 1 JAPS INTIMIDATED BY CITY STRIKERS Free Press Staff Reporter BHEJ, several thousand Singapore Municipal workers struck this morning, after their ultimatum delivered yesterday, Japs who were rushed to depots to maintain essential services were intimidated by hostile groups of workers, and near Havelock Road two Japs were told to get378 words
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Article142 1947-01-21 1 GAS GOES ON STRIKE AS WELL j. 6U.H Reporter i. Ka.._mg L.a_s I producing plant, I oi the 48 reI o. action due to a one* wore within the l m of Monc _ed seve- ..:.c so prevented i from entering t ciiamocrs. ia E.;.^...eer, Mr. M. M. J ii142 words
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Article52 1947-01-21 1 STORE UNION OFFICIAL IS STABBED \|R R. K. Pal_yam, secretary 1 to the Government and Municipal Labour Union who is Municipal Health Department inspector m charge of Kandang Kerbau Market, was stabbed this morning m Campbell Lane on his way to work He is m hospital. The wound is not52 words
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Article44 1947-01-21 1 JET PLANE SO ARS 51,200 FEET Wing-Corn. John Baldw.n. on routine experimental flight m a jet fighter plane, reached an altitude of 51,200 feet over Boscomb Downs, near Salisbury. sa >s U.P. The plan.? was a Vampire Fighter powered with a RollsPvOyce Nen.. engine.44 words
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Article105 1947-01-21 1 FRENCH LAND ON PARACEL Paris, Mon. A DETACHMENT or French soldiers landed today on Pattle Island, one of th. Paiacel group m th P China Sea, at piesent claimed by both France and China, it was learned semiofficially The troops landed from the French warship, Le Tonkinois, which was sentReuter - 105 words
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Article112 1947-01-21 1 BATAVIA, Monday. pl> lN nationalist shells burst m the European section of Medan during the week-end flare-up g in Java and Sumatra, which cost the lives of five i soldiers. The nationalist casualties were unknown. N lerlands Army estimated they were heavy. wrjf put two Indo- ofA.P.; Reuter - 112 words
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Article15 1947-01-21 1 -itll artistes. r h Nether Hea entertaining Nov 1. wer e accident npar ReuterReuter - 15 words
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Article39 1947-01-21 1 A Zagreb court sentenced four former members of the Zagreb administration to death and 16 others to prison terms ranging from 3 months to 18 years for ot and blackmarketing of Reuter public property, saysReuter - 39 words
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Article70 1947-01-21 1 HONG KONG, Mon A CHINESE terrorist organisation threatened the luxury Peninsula Hotel here tonight, demanding $50,000 (Hong Kong) "protection" money otherwise "the hotel will be blown up with a bomb." according to a letter allegedly received by the Hotel The threat follows reports m the Chinese70 words
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Article42 1947-01-21 1 Katong district was blacked out last night for nearly three hours, owing to a dsfect In the power cables. All power was cut off at 715 pm. and it was not until after 10 p m. that supply was restored42 words
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Article219 1947-01-21 1 LONDON. Mon. IT was announced m London tonight that Uk> British Government generally approves of tbe r a-jn.n.en.'.ttons for selfgoverrment m Malta made by Sir rlarofcj MacMichaei, who was sent las: year to the George Cross Island to formulate a n~w constitution Sir Harold, it wiliReuter; A.P. - 219 words
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Article, Illustration118 1947-01-21 1 French light armoured v. a: cles and trucks are seen outside the Opera House m Hanoi, after the French had forced their way through the city m the face of determined Vietnam resistance. Note the gaping shell hole m the window above entrance. Mopping -up operations m Hanoi were concentratedReuter - 118 words
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Article121 1947-01-21 1 VIETNAM MAKES PEACE PROPOSALS Paris. Mon. IMMEDIATELY peace m Indo china was proposed by the Vietnam President, Ho Chi-rainh, m a congratulatory message to the newly -elected French President, M. Vincent Auriol. according to a French dispatch from Hanoi. The Vietnam Radio broadcast the mesasge wlhich reads: "Knowing your greatU.P. - 121 words
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273 1947-01-21 1 RANGOON, Monday. ARMED British and Burmese troops and police guarded important centres m Rangoon today after the threat by the Red Flag Communists to M storm H Government offices. At the Government of Burma Secretariat, the police turned the hose on a huge crowdReuter - 273 words
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Article42 1947-01-21 1 DU KE IN KARACHI The Duke of Gloucester, retiring Governor-General of Aus- i tralia, landed at Karachi airport I yesterday on his way home from Australia. Tlv- Duke, flying toj his Avro York aircraft, left j Colombo on Sunday night, says. ReuterReuter - 42 words
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Article37 1947-01-21 1 j Native unrest on a farm -ear i Harding between Durban anc Port Shepstone m South Aiivi I resulted m the death of, at .cist. ei>ht natives nnd destruction ot [many huts by burning.37 words
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Article175 1947-01-21 1 AT___4£ y ris new officially reported iha--291 pe„pl° are missing after tne sinking ot the 1,500-ton Gree<liner Chimarra yesterda> otT Porto Raftna. Attica The v..a. r umber of passengers ord crew Is given as 611 Thre P possible causes af the i disaster undf r examinationReuter - 175 words
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Article54 1947-01-21 1 Mr Geoffrey de Freitas. Brttifit. Under-Secretary of State for Air. arrived m Delhi yesterday m the course of a six-week tour of RAF. centres overseas, li ing those m Mab.ya. Hong Kong, Japan and Ceylon to inquiry m o accommodation and amenities provided torReuter - 54 words
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Article32 1947-01-21 1 A chair of Indian bfstoi? and culture is being endowed by Government of India m the National University at Peipin^ 99 strengthen Indo-Chinese cultural links, Reuter learnReuter - 32 words
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Advertisement19 1947-01-21 1 .TtRLING SILVERWARE J I v*t Quality Brush Make p H. HENDRY ince 1902. tn Bridjxe Road.* y Jg* por*"-19 words
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NEWS PAGE
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Article, Illustration42 1947-01-21 3 Rooftop drama >nx.k 11, being hustled into a police van after being arrested following a roo.-np nda>n m which several shots were fired. He has been remanded on a charge of murder i J.imaican aircraftman on Christmas morning outside a London cafe.42 words
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Article, Illustration353 1947-01-21 3 MS NIM FRED MCCARTHY— Ietter known to British theatre-goers as one of the famous Henderson Twins ied an American airman after a whirlwind Courtis back m Britain with her two-and-a half-year-old iiter. Justine. Her husband is m police custody m New MspcctCal of being353 words
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56 1947-01-21 3 U.S. WIFE IS ANGRY WITH ENGLISH WOMAN 1^ demanding I rbici ins, writing. rith, or tekEnglishwoman lowed him eaaoo Bliss, of una dees not hei petition. husband, Colonel .r.iS other British naval r.don four years ago. I m him .cids, ne una and asked refused the Er .nan an to56 words
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Article43 1947-01-21 3 I:.agonda :n production cylinder, i camshafts deil four -speed Nai vrton clutch. effected sim--mail lever fixpanel. The u ._cally for .md all gearntan ?.nd rtlesc nd, act i haa i top ..rd a petrol 20 miles to the43 words
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Article497 1947-01-21 3 BRITON TELLS OF TREK TO CAPE A GREAT British pioneering epic is being enacted on the 5,000-mile stretch of African desert, jungle, and tropical morass which lies between Cairo and the Cape, where the penniless 1947 "Oyerl_.nders scores of British former Service men anil their families are trekking by road497 words
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Article29 1947-01-21 3 British bailders arriving at Fremantle were told: "It you had nits to p.o through six years oi war you have the guts to b? decent Australians29 words
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Article, Illustration7 1947-01-21 3 Edgar Rire Burroughs - Edgar Rire Burroughs Tarzan unseated By7 words
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Article179 1947-01-21 3 'START SEX EQUALITY IN SCHOOL' WOMEN teachers, at the annual meeting of their rational union at Great Malvern (Wor?s» struck a blow for sex equality when they demanded that it should have its beginning at school Miss M. E. Marsh, who moved a resolution calling her equal opportunities for boys179 words
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Article79 1947-01-21 3 TO pay a debt, Camille Riviere. 1 who works on a larm near Paris, sold his 14-year-old daughter Yvette, to Sergeant Gabriel Paille. of the French Air orce. Papers were witnes.sed and the girl handed over. She ran home to her father several times, but he79 words
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35 1947-01-21 3 Ir. Chi Caftgo. a survey sliowed that America's schoolchi-dien uould not play truant .so much it their teachers were prettier and did not have as many iavourites as they do35 words
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Article32 1947-01-21 3 A new typewriter prom s?s to cut down typists' errors. It d not print the line until sh.? has had a chance to lo:k it over and correct any mi/^'kes32 words
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Advertisement302 1947-01-21 3 BESI WISHES FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL PATRONS FROM THE HOOK I nSTHfIV I H() NOW! I Wfl If* j 34Q0 WHICH WE CELEBRATE WITH A STUPENDOUS HOLIDAY PRCGRAMM^' GRAND OPENING TO-DAY PLEASE NOTE TIMES OF FIVE DHOWS AT 11 A.M. 1.30, 4.00, 6.45. 9.30. A. MAST*";/' ECE OF302 words
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Article593 1947-01-21 5 Free Press Staff Reporter IT cannot he said that gtrik' of the 6,000 odd 1 Municipal employees is unexpected, for the first letter to the Commissioners was drafted m mid-l)e--cemher and submitted a few days after Christmas. No fewer than 20 items appear m the list593 words
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Article, Illustration61 1947-01-21 5 This is the headquarters of the Singapore Federaton of Labour I'nions. It is here that Municipal labourers' representative have held several meetings to draft the demands to, and consider the replies from the Commissioners. The Singapore Federation is part of the pan-Malayan Federation, which speaks for Malayan labour. The Pan-Malay-an61 words
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464 1947-01-21 5 Free Press Staff Reporter ES 1 *Ha 4 the Singapore Municipality yesterday afler- an atmosphere of tension as depart men it m the Council Chamber to formulate the final r -trike emergency lan on which they have |».jduo_: oqj puß _jpaM a>o_.qi joj Sui^io.H ueaq464 words
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Article54 1947-01-21 5 Gk .cester Is I painti ;u:iu I B :i*io:i o ::e. Mr for a montn HCftl Y\ria>i my pauit :ias two.' Mr one v. as ..nc! his wHe from the Go iaed by the te*m%*n of I oy th -::n<> Mr. Duke or Inike re or.:eReuter - 54 words
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Article22 1947-01-21 5 •lay will the Sinhalese m Outram by the P. li m*H be delivered a of the ion. All ere22 words
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Article19 1947-01-21 5 ...m. Heaitn win address iety on "The I ot Tuberapore' at the Sam ford ROa'.d, on19 words
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Article117 1947-01-21 5 TWO YEARS' BACK PAY LIKELY Free Press Staff Reporter UIGHLY-PLACED Government 11 servants, to whom I spoke yesterday, were of the unnanimou.s opinion that a statement of back-pay m respect of the period of Japanese occupation will be forthcoming shortly. The general view seems to be that such a statement117 words
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Article59 1947-01-21 5 The following members were elected to the Committee at the annual election meeting* of the Singapore V.M.C.A,' Tne Ver.. Archdeacon, D. Rosenthal., President; Mr Tan Thoon Lip Vice President; Mr. A. Robinson. Hon. Treasurer, and Messrs: Theodore Doraisamy. T. W. Hinch, T P F McNeice, (Dr) Poh Chee59 words
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Article456 1947-01-21 5 LABOURERS STATE THEIR CASE Free Press Stall Reporter IF the air was tense m the Muni- cipality yesterday after the strikers' ultimatum had been received, it was dynamic m the conference rooms of the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions, where a few hours before the terms were drafted at a456 words
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Article259 1947-01-21 5 A CHINESE economic and cultural mission is expected to arrive m Indonesia shortly to establish direct contact with the Indonesian Republican Govern- i ment, the Chinese consul m Sumatra di.se.osed during a tour of the Djambi oilfields, according I to an Antara report. The Consul also259 words
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Advertisement179 1947-01-21 5 Opening TO-DAY! /fffi^B^ST" > lian -2 pm— 415 pm I J Jffl I* I 6.30 p.m. 9.15 p.m. Ofl ft t j_, J (Tel: 5281) mAwmmmy Chinese NEW YEAR'S Stand-Out Action Fit*! The SPECTACULAR Courageous "Flying Tigers" Their Only Reward Victory and the l.ove of the Women they left ixhind!179 words
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Article212 1947-01-21 7 Arsenal Unlucky LONDON, Monday. i i:*iuarl> five hours of football Chelsea entered the i rth round of the Football Association Cup, beating j »_0 on neutral Tottenham ground today. They had a r the first meeting at Chelsea one all and again at till,Reuter - 212 words
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Article53 1947-01-21 7 'SEV ENS' RUGBY RESULTS ?tad Select 1 roam won Sevens' ties mtm \mong the the second C Rugby tournaros. c entrant waa -1 k »rs who received a tZ -LFSI was over SCC.'s c^ :.g 11 points try) m \W. Police jnc; being 14 p. 1...nd ...nd Pay J R53 words
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Article53 1947-01-21 7 Bookings for the two- a ...ar seats for the Combined Services Rest of Malaya Rugby mate" at Jalan Besar Stadium on bat*arday can r.ow be made at RoJlnson's. Raffles Square. One-doilar seats may oe PU"chased at the gate These vsatM are available to servicemen a..a '.cewomen m uniform53 words
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Article30 1947-01-21 7 Lcndon, Mon Today's Rugby Union results were Aldershot Services 3. Briadgend 17; Crosskeys 11. Monmouthshire Police 12. Irish Regional League: Distil'. t vy 4. Derry City 1— ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article97 1947-01-21 7 THE GMMM Athletes will meet tbe RAF. i Base Headquarters* m a :y football match at the Jalan Stadium tomorrow starting at 5 I p.m. The entire proceeds of the match. I «i.ich is under the patronage of Mr. i H P. Bryson. the Acting97 words
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Article46 1947-01-21 7 THE Royal Singapore Golf Club s January Medal competition will be played at Bukit Timah on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. There will be 18 holes Medal play on handicap. Maximum handicap allowed is 18. Time sheets have been posted on the club notice board.46 words
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Article707 1947-01-21 7 IN a fast game at Thorn.son-road on Sunday, Hq SEALF beat 1 177 C.R.E. m the Army League by three goals to two. Although SEALF played with more precision and co-ordina-, tion than their opponents, a draw would have been a better result, for the707 words
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Article495 1947-01-21 7 AFTER an even first half, m which botn >ides scored twice. 6 Base j a Unit a Rafpost beat 68 Km- 1 barkation Unit iour-two at Thomson Road on Saturday. Some good football was seen on both sides but Rafpost were definitely supei ior m the495 words
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Article194 1947-01-21 7 LONDON, Monday, rIE international light heavyweight fight at the Royal Albert Hall tonight came to a sudden end m the second round when, with a punch which some described as "worthy of Joe Louis," Freddie Mills, British champion, knocked out Willie Quentenmeyer, Holland, m the secondReuter - 194 words
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Article47 1947-01-21 7 A Brisbane hotel keeper. James Burton, |»M promised Don Tallon, Australia's wicket keeper, ten sbtClogl for every run he scores agair.vst England m the fourth T<:M starting at Adrlaids 'on Jan. 31. Ho aslo prom, r, one pound <>,r each catch or stumping, reports ReuterReuter - 47 words
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197 1947-01-21 7 LONDON, Monday. 13RUCE WOODCOCK, British L heavyweight champion, after honeymooning m Devonshire, has now started training again for what promises to J>_ a busy year which he hones wiil lead him to the world championship. He H schedaled to maeet the giantReuter - 197 words
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Article185 1947-01-21 7 ON Sunday. RAF Tengah scored theiri third successive cricket virtoryj passing the RAF Jurctf_g score cf 71lj with three wickets m hand. Jupp .scored 61 for Jurong, for Tengah Naylor took seven wickets for 18 runs. Scores were:— RAF JURONG Arabin lbw Naylor 3, Lambert h185 words
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Article255 1947-01-21 7 Latest positions m the Singapore Ann} soccer leagues are: P W L D F A Pt« GHQ SEALP 4 4 18 4 8 CRE 117 Wks. 4 3 1 18 7 fl Base Group RE 3 3 11 3 6 REME Base Wksps. 4 3 1— li255 words
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