The Singapore Free Press, 22 May 1947

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALA YA SINGAPORE, TIU'ItSDAY, MAY 22, 1947. PKiCt 10 CEM fwffsafs
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    RADIO MALAYA BANS ANTHONY BROOKE
    389 1 RADIO MALAYA BANS ANTHONY BROOKE Free Press Staff Reporter [HE Department of Broadcasting of the Malayan I nion and Singapore has refused to allow Mr Anthony Brooke, the ex-Rajah Muda of Sarawak, time on the air to broadcast on the political situation m Sarawak at the moment, without examining the
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    MALAYA GETS 326,000 TONS
    227 1 MALAYA GETS 326,000 TONS 194? rice allocations WASHING PON, Wednesda i I Council ha.s announced metric tons of rice for 1947, mii Malaya. The announcement stressed i supply is available for export," and -ere made m the face of re- metric tons for the same period. are assigned imports m
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    SAILORS VISIT POPE
    23 1 Pope Pius yesterday granted an audience to 200 American sailors of the aircraft carrier Leyte, Which has arrived m Naples.—
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    Church plans new Bible
    91 1 mi Xi h of Knuhuid leaden have decided t<» support work on a m-u rerskMl Of kite Bible tran.slater for modern readers. The r House of the (on vacation of Canterbury has called on the p ,f (anterbury to appoint a rhunh representative to with the
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    $1,000,000 'RED' FIRM FOR S'PORE
    298 1 $1,000,000 'RED' FIRM FOR S'PORE BATAVIA, Wed. AUSTRALIAN Communists are going to incorporate m Singapore a private firm (with capital between £1,000,000 and £2,000,000) which will b granted a monopoly of all trade between Indonesian Republic and Australia, according to a leading art'ele m the Dutch newspaper Niewsgier. The company,
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    VOLUNTEERS ASK FULL ARMY TERM
    373 1 Free Press Staff Reporter LO( IV RECRUITED ex servicemen want th« Army scheme announced today calling for 4,000 men to enlist as regulars m the Royal Aitillery, Royal Engineers, Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Signals to be a permanent one, so that they can
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    $4,200 FINE IN ATOMIC CLUB CASE
    10 1 $4,200 FINE IN ATOMIC CLUB CASE Cub rk.±k JYI were
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    10 NOW DEAD IN RAIL CRASH
    11 1 rating a., far Tom police
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    DUCK VISITS MOTHER
    17 1 The Duke of Windsor vLsitec his mother Queen Mary at Marl borough House yesterday
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    NO U.S. RUBBER CHANGE IN 1947
    103 1 NEW YORK, Wed. ALTHOUGH American tyre manufacturers might like to increase the amount of natural rubber they use m tyres there is I little likelihood of any change be--1 fore spring m 1948, say Associated Press reports. The Rubber Manufacturers Association estimated 1947 consumption
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    WINS CASE
    51 1 Mils M \K(, UtETTE SPIER, widow. of St. John's Wood, London, whose claim for a third of her husband's £27,000 estate was .illaw»-d by the Court of Appeal. Mrs. Spier app"x!ed against a derision of Mr. Justice Wilmer that her marriage to Viktor Gustave Spier, leather merchant, was
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    Empire Day in S'pore schools
    414 1 Free Fro-- Siafl Id porter SCHOOLS m Singapore celebrated Empire Day today. High Government officials and public leaders visited the schools, and spoke to the students on the significant* 1 of Empire Day. strewing good ctiizenship. Among the officials who took part m today tions
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    WARNING TO GOVT.
    33 1 Britain's civil servants warned the government yesterday that spasmodic strikes may break out m their ranks because of delay m considering salary increases which the wnrk-prs hova h<*_ manded.- U.P.
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    UK TO SEEK COAL FIELDS IN SARAWAK
    428 1 UK TO SEEK COAL FIELDS IN SARAWAK LONDON, Wedm ARRANGEMENTS are being made for expert investigation n of coal resources of North Borneo, Sarawak and Nigeria, with a view to developing or increasing exports. This was (1. -closed m the House of Commons today by the Secretary of State for
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    CHEESE SECURE HIGHER POSTS
    58 1 CHEESE SECURE HIGHER POSTS LONDON, Wed. THE Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creich- Jones, saiti m I the Commons yesterday that 12 Chinese had been appointed to posts m the Health D partment m Hong Kong which used to be staffed by Europeans. O* c of the Chinese appointees was c
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    POLICE DENY SINGAPORE KIDNAPPPING
    116 1 POLICE DENY SINGAPORE KIDNAPPPING Free Press Stuff Reporter MR. R. C. B. Wiltshire, Chief of the Singapore Criminal I Investigation Department, denied this morning that there had been any kidnapping m connection with the riot near Trafalgar Street on Tuesday night m which a Malay was shot dead and two
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    4 GRANDMOTHERS FLY
    28 1 Fou r English gran&moth^ an average age of 71 yeaiv terday left London airport to fly to the Uniten States tn visit th*!* sons U.P.
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  • ENTERTAINMENT..
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      PHOSPHORUS IS FAKED
      81 2 PHOSPHORUS IS FAKED 02 n hai" was being filmed at \capulco. Mexico. Orson ies wanted shots of phosphorescent sea spectacular characteristic of the ccean at Ln tropical and tropical climes Tests howthe phosphorescence is not ficiently bright to on picture film. i series of experiments the cameraman and chief elec.solved
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      A LESSON ON LEGS
      459 2 A LESSON ON LEGS tassafsa>y van ht\ DAI Vickers; 3, Jane Ru s s'f^ 11; 4, blarie MacDonald; 5. Constance Moore; 6, Jane wynian; 7, Susan Hayward; tf. Vvonr.e Uc Carlo; 9, Virginia Mayo; 10 Maria t R E you A 8! 2 mc round the anfcles, 12Vi inche 3
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      TODAY'S BRIGDE PROBLEM
      331 2 WEST opened the five of clubs, and South won with the queen. The task of making three no-trump seemed almost hopeless, but E made a good try for his i After some thought, he l. the ace and k. Ie on t] club. Then he led the
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      THE DANCE THAT WEAKENED HEROD
      279 2 a PRETTY ar-old i\ who hat her p b for fear of "frustrai U r En gli a h lit irature m the the "D the S the not »rious feature until recently m London for the past fi In a preparatory to that the
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      WOOING THEM TO SHAKESPEARE
      370 2  - WOOING THEM TO SHAKESPEARE Norah Alexander London Show Talk by MANY people don't 1 like Shakespeare, and say so. Far, far more don't like Shakespeare, and merely pretend hard that they do. But right now many thousands of peop-e are discovering that Will Shakespeare fully earned hi^ immortality despite all
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      QUIZ Answers
      32 2 1 Three, forked, sheet ana ball. 2. From nine to thirteen pounds. 3. A Musical instrument of bells played by a keyboard attachme! I 4. Germany. 5. He was both.
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    • Miscellaneous
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      485 2 "lwriiPnP r overseas; 7 45 Dancing through; 8.30 K^ News; 8.40 Programme announce811 lt 1 \etuork English s 845 Talk. Experiment m Free(nrdium «aye band 4.825 meffacjclei rsh U 30 Newf;; 1140 News; anU ;m-t second m the bl metre band, exfrom 7 45—9.39 pjß when thi tnm RADIO AUbIRALIA
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      319 2 8 4: W«n n's N wsletter: 8.53 W Music by The Philharr. Symphony Orel. 9^03 Talk: 9.15 F A B.C. Light > I Marie Burks prano) 8.30 Mast. Jan Paderewskj r>.45 -Rhythm <n Reres Prankie Carle's Or tra and The Jackdaws: 10 pm. V 10.15 I Schl] I S< pran
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      56 2 YOUR T t T/ r> "T r \7 DOK.V on t*iH thf hr ut the im< i thf anrif-nt fod ifl nd have the »r-| ti>i Thf starj have given ttatl tal I I hat 'if -Ur- have you »na\ be* v and y» v\ i: tied. mai effo n£l
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  • PICTURE NEWS..
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      S'PORE HOME FROM HOME FOR SERVICES.
      530 3 S'PORE HOME FROM HOME FOR SERVICES. c Pres Stail Reporter THE Editor looked across at me as he put the phone down: "Get me a story on the Union Jack Club," he sad. "I've just arranged for you to go down any time." n wJ? UShed l u c thankfully
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  • LEADER.
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      The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1947 Self Government?
      545 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1947 Self Government? end John Ede, writing the c -t colur ement' our afs pro; thai rnment been made. Mr. Ede's fon ls a sencus and reasoni we recc:: read be for <le today's leader column :ace o: Ede Tne :> w L
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      S'PORE NO NEARER SELF GOVERNMENT
      894 4 S'PORE NO NEARER SELF GOVERNMENT An Chen Letter To The Editor AS a fairly regular ie«*a er of your newspaper, and m particular of your editorials, and as one who has welcomed the forthright mss of your views on various matters of importance to Singapore, I find myself m complete
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      QUIZ
      90 4 1 How many kinds of lightnp; are there 2. Give within ten pounds the weight of a human adult male 3. What is a glockenspiel? 4 What is the only country vith which Denmark has physical connection? 5. Was Frederic Remingb I uithor or an artist? Answers on page
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      ALL CHANGE' IN GERMANY
      499 4  - ALL CHANGE' IN GERMANY PAUL BRETHERTON Hv P< )MEBODY dec ided O that on Apnl 15, 1947, it would b> "all change" m Anglo Germany. "All i B males and \o at pr:- OcCUp I who, as (n m that dat must wear a blue "boiler-su Or ft: clothes, supposed
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      Roll back the Centuries
      25 4 with their tl absirt jfcl natur n( j aftff jT killed and the ni thr«dded the> were fastfaedfcr Mil and u^,!
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      7 4 PEOPLE MAKE NEWS TKI I>l PKITZI i
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      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      26 4 SPORTS ROSE CO, LTD. 86, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SING SPORE. Stockists of All Kinds of Sporting Goods. Specialists m hestringing UNNJS RACKETS, CHARGES MODERATE TELE: 6396
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      18 4 FAITH— thfulness casteth into a deep sle p: ;md an Idle soul shall suffer hunger. Proverbs: 19. 15
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      62 4 The World s Greatest M skin lj(S!^m REMEDY l A^^m\ Soothes -Purifies -Heals I^^^^ f Renowned for over 50 £;^^s'^N^' Zam-BuJt purely herba) omtment Is known all the world s s^^ss»w i^^ as the most successful antiseptic healer of ail sk. no tion, and swelling. I and perfectly. Zam-Buk Is
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  • LOCAL NEWS...
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      SHOCK TROOPS TO AID ANTI-LOOTPOLIC
      297 5 SHOCK TROOPS TO AID ANTI-LOOTPOLIC Sew harbour security measures pORTY Army men from Infantry units m Singapore, with cooks and administrative personnel, are to be stationed at key points m the main "loot centres' of the Singapore Harbour Board, to work with the newly-recrinted 2(10 European and Asiatic $610-3--month nspectors
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      JAP REPARATIONS
      42 5 'f^mTa^n^^^S?^ the Burmese Government and the British reparations Commission h *s just left Rangoon for yo after an brief sta^ m the Burmese capital. U Tin Ohn, technical expert attached to the Burmese Governnient, accompanied the mission.— Renter. m 1
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      INTER-SCHOOL ART DISPLAY IN SINGAPORE
      176 5 INTER-SCHOOL ART DISPLAY IN SINGAPORE THE i Exhibil which nounced for 16 is open to the jinal, unaided works o: boys girls of all Singapore cliools and to The entries will be m 1 classes (with a on Au l t i&47 •—children under 11, dren from 11-17 ye Students.
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      Cnsecraltion of bishop fixed
      375 5 Cnsecra ltion of bishop fixed From A Special Correspondent THE consecration of the Bishop to the See of Malacca is scheduled to take place on June 1 at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Bras Basah Hoad. For the occasion, the Cathedral has been thoroughly renovated. The function, which will
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      BEER MUGS FOR ARMY FIREMEN
      92 5 Free Press Stair Reporter k SUM of $380 has be?n -.ub.scribed by members of t'ae Singapore Ratepayi Association to purchase be- r mugs which will be presented to the Army Fire Fighting Service at a ceremony to be held shortly. The Ratep i are making
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      CHINESE CONSUL ARRIVING
      51 5 FHE Chinese Consul Eleve for Sin Liv Shou -ban, will be arriving b. Preside:!': Monroe on May 25. He served formerly m Kuala Itumpur and, during the war, was of the Cbi »c Consulate at Calcuf Until recently. t*f was ct ache to the Chinese Embassy at
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      S'PORE CEYLOINESE REPRESENTATIVES
      84 5 At a of the c ere Association of Singapore, the following were elected as office-bearers for 1947: President V. J. Mendis, Vicelilips, Hon. ary Dr. T. Balasingham, Asst. Hon. Sec. J. N. Fernando, Hon. Treasurer T. T. Rajah. Committee Members: T. Ernest Fernando, Dr. K. nanam. N.
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      SMUGGLED RICE
      42 5 The master of the Rangoon schooner 'Meit Set Gyi" was fined yesterday 9.900 rupees for smuggling out of Burma it is believed to Penang a cargo of 400 bags of rice and 50 bags of beans, Reuter reports from Rangoon.
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      GETTING READY FOR THE HUNT
      56 5 GETTING READY FOR THE HUNT Photo. Picture shows a blacksmith hammering his shoe into shape preparatory to shoeing a horse at the SEALF Riding Club stables. The third Hunt Meeting of the Effingham Hunt will take place at 1.30 pm. on Whit Monday, starting near the NAAFI Warehouse oji the
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      HAVE TO STOP ACCIDENTS
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      BIG RELIEF SCHEME
      67 5 fsafasfsa■ 9 This will ;ndous amount of k, requiring a gre?.t number but the I is the only .vide ad of relief articles as possible ever the whole sta will be provided partly by trie Welfare Department ar^ partly from raised by the Central Council. It is
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      S'PORE GETS TASTE' OF ELECTIONS
      110 5 S'PORE GETS TASTE' OF ELECTIONS M.w G. H. Hawkins, Elections OlFicer. Singapore, has tx a series of rations of "H >w to Vote m anticipati m or the elections for some oi members of the Legi Council. On Wednesday, he v ed Victoria School. Today, after their Empire Day demonstration,
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      MILITARY DRIVER NOT TO BLAME
      72 5 The Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday attached no blame to Private T. Williams, the driver of a military lorry which ran over a cyclist at the junction of Jalan Besar and Lavender Street on May 8. Inquiring into the death of the cyclist,
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      COURT DECISIONS AFFECT SALES BY CUSTODIAN
      623 5 COURT DECISIONS AFFECT SALES BY CUSTODIAN Free Press Legal Correspondent AS a result of two judgments recently giv^n by the High Court m Singapore, the position of forner omen j cars sold by the Custodian of Property has been clari and may be summarised as follows: 1. Where the Custodian
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      H.K. TRADE IS DOWN
      159 5 [JONG KONG'S trade m April, both imports and exports, was below the March figures, with an adverse balance of HK $13,912,719. according; to statistics released by the Import and Export Department of the Hong Kong Government. show that imports m April amounted to $103,545,636 and expoits
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      REGIMENTAL BADGE MYSTERY
      198 5 REGIMENTAL BADGE MYSTERY THE r the Lr.ir.b as ibe R- g. mental b:idge of badge wi s et 1 1 the Rig me.: v, Tangier between ICGI. was formed, and 16:,: badge on the pi I Regimen' m 1685. Ncr Is it on purch giment m 1686. the R may
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  • NEWS...
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      BURMA TRIBES KILL FOR HEADS
      227 6 BURMA TRIBES KILL FOR HEADS i\loiv they use automatics ifl MKERS of the 'Wild Wa" tribe m the mountains <>f Northeast Burma adjacent to China., ire reported to be iLsin- ir.rdern automatic wesp us stolen from the Chinese Army, t<> hunt down hmnan sacrifices to their tribal gi N. J.
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      SHE WAS WELL PREPARED
      46 6 SHE WAS WELL PREPARED A foreign girl who was nominated among the displaced persons to go to Britain a. domestic servant arrived to work Bath with three trunks full clothes, including evening dress* was found she had never >rk, sc Bath Emi I ttee was told.
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      HANGAR LACK IS AIR LINE BRAKE
      124 6 juiluialt snortages nave lorcea tsniisn European atJ w to development Lack of hai tnd oth v the impossibility of geting thorn constructed, ha I the programme back from By rhe a. will be m be 1,085 een 27 i Isle and I Channel J
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      QUEEN CHOOSES HER MUSIC
      103 6 QUEEN CHOOSES HER MUSIC 0 Queen M eightieth birthday on May 26 w 11 :i half-hour une of military band mv I ny 150 bandsmen of the Bri-; I f rds, conducted by Ci. H. Wil-r -^ks, of the 1 Guards. The programme, which Ls I br adcasi is beii
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      TONSILS WAIT
      28 6 use of the shori ol nurses an i lack oi a'ceommodai 600 boys and girLs arc v. to enter Croydor. hospitals to have their tonsils removed
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      RECIPROCAL
      27 6 Ti en L 0 for s on the D and of ileheren, which Dutc: ns of bulb id shrubs to brighten C bomb-c ity of i
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      PAPER IS CURE
      35 6 of brown paper, worn the shirt "and coming ell up to the base of the r.<vk nd over the abdomen" Ls a mple tr< atm ar si' suys the "British ledical Journal."
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      NEW STYLE ORGAN
      75 6 NEW STYLE ORGAN An electronic or^an, which uc-cupi-.s little more space than an desk but ■bk h baa the Hdelij md and range I of :i (bun "m- of the lead a j txh bite .it U f,i [tisfa [ndusiriea i iir. The pictui- I B€ m's sound fenerators beid
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      PATHFINDERS TO PETITION THE KING
      125 6 PATHFINDERS TO PETITION THE KING I mand. mblem s. A commit! up by the Air M;n I changi s in R A F. uniform In a c of tl tion, I). an R. n tooth and "All who wear or h worn hawk' It was an Air Vice-Marshal D. C
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      Plastic penny radio racket
      83 6 FRI N( H wireless dealers found 1 cues, introriuc i d by (he British Army as part <>f the special currency for use m messes and cante us on the continent, make «oud insulat rs m radio sots. Normal insulating materials is m short supp!] they
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      ARMY IS RAISING LOCAL MEN
      349 6 ARMY IS RAISING LOCAL MEN MALAI \\s are being invited to enlist m regular unity of the British Army. Those eligible to join are localh bom liiitish subjects, and ihey will have a choice of several arm- of the service, although at the moment there i cruitmept for infantry 01
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      UK MAY DAM RIVER FOR AIR BASE
      64 6 UK MAY DAM RIVER FOR AIR BASE ADAM L5OO yards lon ning the River M part of a scheme for rr. Medway Britai: rminal for passer., boats. The scheme =has been sub to the B the Thames Est examined by a Harbour Portsmouth. abandoned because of A opposition. De'ails of
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      HER WEDDING NOT FAKED
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      35 6 n which < iring many small I ■to., until it los*^ its I 5), 3. In skating: piano; cnent, di^ noetic genius \> 0. Slang for G); 13. M AcjtoSs 1 Column l<'teor. Do»n. 1. I hie
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  • SPORT...
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      ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND DRAW 1-1
      54 7 ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND DRAW 1-1 fhnlltng soccer The Stadium By Cur Soccer Reporter 1. Scotland 1. icre famous counterparts had done at th. England and Scotland drew oneecer match piayed at Jalan England had too did 5 d kept centre the scoi i i i n bard I I I
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      BRITISH WALKER CUP TEAM WAS TOO OLD
      400 7 BRITISH WALKER CUP TEAM WAS TOO OLD From Archie Quick LONDON, Tuesday. THE lesson of the Walker Cup is that we were overtrained and too old. Leonard Crawley at 43 obviously had had 100 much golf when he cracked over the last eighteen holes, and the same applied to 40
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      SELETAR WIN BY 10 WKTS
      71 7 SELETAR WIN BY 10 WKTS RA f Tea*ah— ik 2. I 33. LL OF WICKETS tt -—57. 3 —80. 9 90. Bowling; -siaa^v 3 0 18- R F Sdteia J Gat.lev not a Bowline 3—l—39 6 3 I*— l Boxail 3 0 14— 29 I a f. a C. by
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      YORKSHIRE NOT THE FORCE OF OLD
      203 7 YORKSHIRE NOT THE FORCE OF OLD LC th a m eac. which I the i the -;;d. Essex batting m the a-i so, with totals On and, Barb-r hey are the record ty— returned a cold and last for nany ye had c bowler. 135 by sh ma- xi Lei
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      Yesterday's Opponents
      17 7 Fhe England and Scotland teams photographed before the start of yesterdays game. Free Press pictures.
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      England 'B' XI Held To Draw At Geneva
      146 7 GENEVA Wed. IN a raaU'h which was played at a terrific pace through :ut, England *'B t e am was held to reless draw by Switzerland s 4 B" team at Charmeilles stadmrn here toni?htEiig:!and w le the better footballers and twice
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      RECORD SET UP IN DAILY MAIL GOLF
      135 7 RECORD SET UP IN DAILY MAIL GOLF KILMARNOCK. \\ed. WJ. Branch, who is unattached j established a new professional record for Barassie couj here today with a brilliant 66 lead the rield m the nrst rou of the "Daily Mail" £2.000 pr fessional golf tournament. four players besides Bra:, broke
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      SAM HEAPY DENIES RICHARDS' RECORD
      65 7 SAM HEAPY DENIES RICHARDS' RECORD BOURNEMOUTH. Wed. SAM Heapy the 65-year-British-born Belgian today said that Gordon R. had not broken his all-time re.: for riding winning hors Richards claimed to the rec en Monday when he rode his 3,261 th winner. "But I rode at least 3,400 winners and I
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      Oxford Top 300 v S. Africans
      294 7 OXFORD, VUdne^day. m OXFORD UNIVERSITY, declaring at 303 for nine "knocked up their higher «core of the season so far against the South Africans here today. They declared with only seven minutes left for play, but the tourists played out time and scored nine
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      SEALF LEAGUE GAME DRAWN
      157 7 GOOD Q" Bn I "G* la ;ame. "G" B. re at one i ness of the "G" ba>'ir.pr. were i Ii Is orobabie that a little toe faith was put "Q" Scores: "Q" Branch Chapman c R Harlar. yd b Hounseil 78. Ridpingale b Hariand 2.
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      GODARD TAKES 9 FOR 41
      78 7 GODARD TAKES 9 FOR 41 Compfon 88 n.c. PRTYSIX-year-old Tom :d. Gloucestershire s r arm c form at He bad batsmen m trouble from I and finished with an ar I feels. ?s by E-. Denis I rtne 88 not He batted t" i chiefly off drives and leg ft
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      MARSH MAKES 58 ON THE PADANG
      48 7 MARSH MAKES 58 ON THE PADANG THE Combined beat the S.R.C 'A" oy wickets m a rday. S.R.C. batted fli Chopard ~r;ed five and score was 25. C\: for 8. red oJ and r t I Bates. Le.~ .nd Ha. bree European XI p] by Cj:. S::hu Ba:
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      HUDDRSFIELD WIN 40-14
      12 7 LONDON. Wee 1 re Hu i ford Norther Reuter
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      90 7 .on another mans honey E™^iK^A^P^« > < a iw > HONEYMOON v cSakt^ mmffii TOMORROW! mtx-tef^^^i^mvg&ixM vial? Wt&iSfiy %Vl f S could brin^ b: ck the grei R»^Srt^feiiE miracie m s. und: P Sis T A CI A K^^S S'^S with STOKOWSKI »1 jfi CRITICS SAID: "Only a few W*
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  • NEWS LATE CITY..
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      36 8 H SINGAPOREANS: Battery Road, towards Raffles Place Soon now the burlding on the rk'ht corner will disappear: it is being demol shed I m ike room for the new H.ink of China Skyscraper to be built.
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      CITY NEWS— S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY
      341 8 CITY NEWS— S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY A special .Yiarkei corr.^io.; ives the prices of rubber at 11 a.m. today as follows: Buyer* Sellers Cts. per Ib per Ib No i R S >. Spot o 3© 30 Nu 1 R.SS fob m bale- M 31 31 No X > n
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      Rubber futures
      37 8 NEW YORK, Thursday. /^RUDE RUBBER futures yesterday V* closed 18 to 23 points higher tag quotations were: member 16.28 (U.S.) dents; December 15.88; March 15.40 nominal. Number one ribbed smoked sheets (soon 21.0 nominal.- A.P.
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      REDS RESENT U.S.
      32 8 Tae Danish Parliamentary Communist Party has tabled a resolution m the Danish Parliament claiming that there was no longer ar.y justification for "American nr>fMir»a tin™ r\t m-m^*-. land- Reuter
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      4,000 DEAD IN INDIAN RIOTS
      405 8 4,000 DEAD IN INDIAN RIOTS LONDON, Wednesday. TIIK Karl <>| I istowel, Secretary of Stat t > for India, toM 1 the House of Lords Lodaj that 1,014 pre us had bci n killtd and 3,016 injured m Indian riots since November 1946. He was replying to a question on
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      PROTESTS GO ON
      38 8 Within 24 hour of United States and British Military Government warnings to Germans against food demonstrations, a small demonstration took place yesterday at Halv:r, m Westphalia. A large demonstration is planned for Wupppertal tomorrow Reuter.
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      CHURCHILL IS TOLD ABOUT INDIA PLAN
      133 8 CHURCHILL IS TOLD ABOUT INDIA PLAN ON, Wtd. THE plan o[ procedure for the transfer of p.wer m India untbatten will lay b"fore Indian leaden a Delhi on Jane 2 has been outlined he Cons< > g in Par; Mr. Clement Attlec. the Prin Minister, and Viscount Mountxplained the plan
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      Seven dwarfs do navy job
      99 8 Tin Royal Navy's "Operation Snow White" is nearly over. It is the towing of four Boating docks costing £2,500,000 from India to (Malta, which meant taking the docks through the Suez Canal. The operation got its ofti'ial name because seven tiny tugs were used on
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      BRITAIN GIVES BURMA $12 MILLION AID
      493 8 BRITAIN GIVES BURMA $12 MILLION AID THE British Government will contribute 12.000,000 towards the deficit m Burma's 1946-47 budget and ad\ance £18,375,000 towards the fiscal year's expenditure on rehabilitation projects, according to the An.ulo -Burmese financial agreement announced m Rangoon. The agreement was concluded as a result of the recent
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      BUTTERFLY HUNT ENDS IN COURT
      272 8 LONDON, Wednesday. nCOTI VM> \KI)S international butterfly chase ended m O a London court today, whin Colin William Wyatt a Briton who served m the R.A.A.F., confessed he stole specimens from Australian butterfly colle.t on^ "to keep mj mind oil matrimonial problems.' Wyatt, who was
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      FORD FOREMEN GO ON STRIKE
      44 8 The Foremen's Association of America has ordered a strike if its 3,700 members at the Ford Vlotor Company as from yesterday. The foremen, who are seeking nore pay, sUate that they "can Talt Ford production m 10 days." Reuter.
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      THEY CANT HELP IT
      29 8 THEY CANT HELP IT rbey'rc not wearirs n e m cant hdp it! Thej are a port CavaUade; the- I -^rs' I nion is r«>hearsir runTf Tnion's silver ju
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      1,065 Japs still held in SE Asia
      233 8 LOJ Wednesday. TTlif Unii^h NN.tr Minister, Mr. Frederick Bellenger, m the I ommoiifl todaj -aid that the progress of war cri trials m mil 1 ir\ i ur:- m Singapore, Hong Kong, Mais Burma and liomeo was beinir *^t sfactorilj rr.a ntair. A
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      UK ASKS EUROPE FOR COAL HELP
      79 8 UK ASKS EUROPE FOR COAL HELP BRITAIN tin Q capacity of 400.000 Board fur distrib oormal I countries r< through t: trd. up I sup; count decision m third quart Meets today Th*> Board Po land ard oerir 10.000.000 lo 12.000.00U I coal per quarter nt^ pool Briiai:: fuel cv.
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      SQUEEZE POLICY CONDEMNED
      104 8 SQUEEZE POLICY CONDEMNED VVELLIIs rHE New Zealand Prim ter, Mr. Peter FT lay criticised the policy of Egy :raq, and other ry to "squr am owed without considei vhat Britain has d ne for them Ho said m a bye-election spec hat had it not been for British Ighting. Muss
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      204 8 (.Continued from Page 1> him an outline of wha: I wished l v -"Oil December 19 last, the Director allowed his officiallycontrolled broadcasting be used as a medium for a personal attack on my character and integrity ki keeping with :he tone of the attack made upon my p:rson by
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