The Singapore Free Press, 2 August 1947
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Title Section19 1947-08-02 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALA YA to. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1_47 PRICE lft CENTS,19 words
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Article, Illustration649 1947-08-02 1 UNO ASKS FOR CEASE-FIRE IN INDIES No mediation offer by U.S. NEW YORK, Friday. A FTER a day of surprises, the Security Council of the United Nations this evening called on the Netherlands and Indonesia to stop fighting. By the same eight votes, with Britain, France and Belgium again abstaining,Reuter; U.P.; A.P. - 649 words
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Article162 1947-08-02 1 Minister coming or Changi talks II -cr t>r Civil Aviation, Lord Nathan, left ILondon yesterday for Singapore. He is expected to spend ki m here, tad as a result of his visit, final decisions will [taken on Singapore's future as an international airport. m rrisation of Changi are still subject162 words
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Article130 1947-08-02 1 LUCKNOW, Friday. TWENTY -Two more prominent Hindu Mahasabha (orthodox j Hindu j leaders were arrested during the night m a general round-up of leaders associated I with the "direct action" threatened by members of the Mahasabha I m the United Provinces. Later arrests of Mahasabha j leadersReuter - 130 words
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Article114 1947-08-02 1 Three more Java towns in flames BATAVIA. Friday. THE Republican Government announced tonight that Jogjakarta has been made a "special j military area" indicating that the Indonesians were preparing an all-out defence against Dutch columns which are driving along Java's coastal plains towards the j capital. Parts of the portReuter; U.P. - 114 words
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Article19 1947-08-02 1 A stray bullock killed on the i Brighton London line aj, Patcham delayed four trains.- ReuterReuter - 19 words
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Article197 1947-08-02 1 BERLIN, Friday. UNITED States Army inspectors found large quantities of war materials hidden m two factories m the American sector of Berlin, the United States Military Government announced today. The communique stated: "Evidence is being carefully sifted. It indicated the war material was being manufactured197 words
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Article58 1947-08-02 1 FIELD Marshal Lord Montgomery, Chief of Imperial General Staff, is arriving at Changi airfield late this afternoon. He will be leaving for UK on Monday. During his short stay, the CIGS will preside over staff talks, which will be attended by Vice Admiral Sir Denis Boyd,58 words
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Article95 1947-08-02 1 THE Archbishop of Canterbury is looking for somebody who can write fancily enough to inscribe the Princess' licence. Royal marriage licences usually are inscribed by hand with a quill pen m old English black lettering. But the man who has written them for years is nowA.P. - 95 words
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Article, Illustration83 1947-08-02 1 The Indonesian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. A. K. Gani (on extreme right), who is at present held m Batavia by the Dutch, is here seen m this picture (taken at a Bastille Day party at the French Consulate m Batavia). accepting a light from the83 words
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Article406 1947-08-02 1 l¥__HtftWirriir v JERUSALEM, Friday. TERRORISTS struck^ again at the British Army m Palestine today when four men armed with phos- l^orus bombs attacked the Jerusalem headquarters iin^nS" ll^ Regiment which was celebrating MmdenDay." Three explosions shook the city and the sound of riflefire was heard.Reuter; U.P.; A.P. - 406 words
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Article83 1947-08-02 1 EVIDENCE that Emperor Hirohito was directly and solely responsible for the decision to wage war against Britain and the United States was submitted to Her ber i, Evatt Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, yesterday by a senior officer of "the international military tribunal for the Far83 words
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Article248 1947-08-02 1 Malayan exports drop $45 million Free Press Staff Reporter iTHRADE m Malaya m June i fell by $45,000,000 for exports and $23,000,000 for imports, according to figures j supplied by the Department !of Statistics. a rise over the Adt_ figures, and imports a $15,000,000 increase. At $107,854,469 the imporcs for248 words
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Article25 1947-08-02 1 Litut. Gen. Wedemeyer left? Nanking yesterday afternoon for Peiping on the first stage of his fact-finding mission m North unina. Re uterReuter - 25 words
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Article59 1947-08-02 1 ROMBAY CINEMA 1 BOMBING KILLS 3 A BOMB exploded last night m a crowded cinema m the Muslim area of Bombay. The theatre manager said that three persons were killed and 20 injured. The manager said that the bomb was thrown into the building. The explosion threw the crowd intoU.P. - 59 words
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Article31 1947-08-02 1 The International Court of Justice at The Hague has asked Britain and Albania to file 1 their memorials on the Corfu Channel mming dispute by Oct. 1.- ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Advertisement36 1947-08-02 1 m _J_BiP^v^ 8 > J '4trTlfe_3 j juts t Arrived!! H, RAN6I OF 'IfOPICAL CITINGS •iRISH LINENS 'AMERICAN sTUT T E R v n ln Colours wa for your next Suits /M STORE b___^___4gßlDG_: road pHONE 773236 words
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Advertisement98 1947-08-02 1 M. FLINTER ft S. GRINBERG, Wholesale Retail Dusters la DIAMONDS ft J E WELLE R V Now available Gold Cigarette Cases of 18 carats. Telephone 7ttS 67, Stamford Read, ■a Coart Bids. r _f iPigs mmmmm^^mW^ m Wk Vv 4 v •^—V^H 'Qfl B____^^**_i V V^^^^—.. E_. _F J Sb98 words
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Article567 1947-08-02 2 An account of two Chinese operas which have been running successfully m London by ALD. m China Tomorrow. OPERA is, of course, 7 a somewhat misleading term. To the Western mind the word connotes a musical drama and a latge cast, supported by a large orchestra. In "Mademoiselle567 words
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Article34 1947-08-02 2 1 (a) Tennis: «b» Fives, (c) Chess. I 2. Dr. E. M Grace, to distinguish him from his brother. W.G.. "The Big Doctor." 3. Frederick Prince of Wales, son of George IT.34 words
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Article, Illustration119 1947-08-02 2 ftIAMONDS _vr_ trumps. South ieads. North _.nd South are to. win six of the seven tricks at-^nst any defense South leads club four and East is r.l.owed to win with the jack. It East returns a spade, South ruffs and makes one high heart then leads the119 words
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Article, Illustration576 1947-08-02 2 David Grant - David Grant by AGA Lahoska sing- ing and Goh Soon Tioe playing drew a very considerable crowd last Sunday to the Memorial Hall and, judging from the warm applause which was freely accorded the artists throughout the evening, enjoyment was not limited to the few. The presence of576 words
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Article154 1947-08-02 2 without m\ reservation. It is the sort oi picture that Hollywood could not touch, and that the English make much better than we do. D 3 not miss lt" These were comments by Joe Pihedna m the New York Herald-Tribune after seeing Michael Balcon's "The Captive Heart." which has154 words
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Article, Illustration497 1947-08-02 2 FUN THE SOVIET WAY 'THE leading nan m 1 Hungarian show business today is Joseph Stalin. Over the entertainment area of Budapest flies a Red -flag with its hammer and sickle. Every child who rides the carousel pays a copper coin toward curing the financial ills of the Soviet Union.497 words
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Miscellaneous1425 1947-08-02 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast tor people horn today BORN today, your native wit and imagination should help yon to be eminently successful m the field of literature, while your keen interest m science could also .become a career m itself. A great deal of your future success will depend1,425 words
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Article, Illustration606 1947-08-02 3 CHIANG NEEDS U.S. HELP URGENTLY Grave Communist threat r^ui RENSUKE 150- g em ir oi Hon. 7 recenmtjj 9 court life r, fftnd n I /ow otter i d ore a r 4 Pl-Ct -ip fn Hoiifi Ko*o< :harge he j trnprisani \rial tsogars n t th C. fitese— i.U.P.; A.P. - 606 words
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Article121 1947-08-02 3 RUG SMUGGLING BY PLANE pthan tabus ol i pium more than P seized by 4. r rrt io Hong f ast months. 2,580 taails Kai Tak Air- plane from tec he las:' v.eek oi wan increasing nnmo. opium seizure recen t y levenue Department believes n taafflctana are makir? Kong121 words
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Article58 1947-08-02 3 DANY CHINESE LEAVING U.S. u C cx P puiatioa m dua Z sjg decreasing r- J »ho lea\e f r 0 re-urn. L i authorities, m 2 **f this exoctaa 13 m H -gniflcani as I____»l3l a^ bee^ hnposDf t t f C mx years. i lliaedT^ eavlng A^erica; •;4-A.P. - 58 words
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Article42 1947-08-02 3 A bumper cotton crop, estimated at 11,000.000 bales, is expected m China this year, according to semiofficial Chinese reports m Shanghai. Timely rain and a more extensive use of American cotton seeds have helped to increase the crop.- ReuterReuter - 42 words
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Article112 1947-08-02 3 NANKING. Thursday. THE Central Political Council of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) decided at a special meeting today to approve a resolution for the resumption of Chinese trade with Japan and to dispatch a private trade mission to Japan next month. The resolution of the Council andReuter - 112 words
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Article35 1947-08-02 3 The China National Aviation Corporation has filed an application with the United States Civil Aeronautics Board for a foreign air carrier permit to operate a Shanghai-San Francisco service via Honolulu.- A.P.A.P. - 35 words
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190 1947-08-02 3 'A DECISIVE U.S. POLICY NEEDED' SAYS LEADER MR. Tseng-phi. Young China Party State Council member, said he hoped the Wedemeyer mission would enable the United States to formulate a decisive dolicy m the Far East. He aopealed for United States' aid m the fight against Communism m China. "China's relationU.P. - 190 words
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Article37 1947-08-02 3 The Koumintang's Central Politicul Council has accepted tlje resignation of Dr. Quo Taichi, Chinese representative on the United Nations Security Council, and nominated Dr. T. F. Tsiang, former CNRRA director, as his successor.- U.P.U.P. - 37 words
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Article356 1947-08-02 3 SOVIET Russia is producing hundreds of barrels of oil m the border zones of Sinkiang Province, a highly placed Chinese official told Associated Press. Soviet miners, he said were also pushing at full speed the extraction of valuable wolfram m the Northern Alti and Kulja areas,A.P. - 356 words
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Article75 1947-08-02 3 UNRRA announced m Shanghai! yesterday morning that all I relief shipments to both Communist and Nationalist areas m North J-iina have been suspended pending negotiation of more satisfac- >ry arrangements for a fair dis- I tribution of UNRRA aid to the; Communist-controlled territories m China. TheReuter - 75 words
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Article32 1947-08-02 3 The ban on the export of lead and mercury from China is lifted, according to instructions reoeived by the Canton Advisory Board for Industries and Commerce from the Executive Yuan.32 words
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Article176 1947-08-02 3 j|if R. ARTHUR B. FOYE, Presi11_l dent of the Far East American Council of Commerce and Industry, has sent a plea to the US. Secretary of State, Mr. George C. Marshall, to presj for the opening up of the port of Dairen and the restA.P. - 176 words
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Article, Illustration135 1947-08-02 3 Lieut. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer (right) is seen inspecting a company of Chinese nationalist soldiers who provided the guard of honour for him on his arrival at Nanking. Accompanying him is the U.S. Ambassador to China, Dr. J. Leighton Stuart. Gen. Wedemeyer is no newcomer to China, having served m thatA.P. - 135 words
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Article312 1947-08-02 3 THE new Sino-British air agreement opens to Chinese air traffic the ports of London, Prestwick, Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang and Kuching, together with two smaller fields m British North Borneo. In return, British aircraft will be allowed the use of Chinese airports at Shanghai, Canton,312 words
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Article82 1947-08-02 3 YONG JEUNG KIM, president of the Korean Affairs Institute, has returned to Washington from a visit to South Korea. He said that area was "fast drifting towards anarchism." because of the "failure of American authorities there to lead the people into democratic channels." Yong, who hasA.P. - 82 words
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Article40 1947-08-02 3 THE China National Aviation Corporation is now operating a regular passenger service between Peiping and Tientsin state* Central News. The number of flights daily will depend upon weather conditions The single fare is $50,000 (Chinese! currency)40 words
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Article37 1947-08-02 3 States. China has asked the United Nations Food Council for 390,000 tons qf food to relieve the serious situation m 17 major cities, including Shanghai, Nanking, Peiping, Tientsin, Canton and Amoy.37 words
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Advertisement131 1947-08-02 3 SEEN BY ***** IN 6 DAYS!!! THE SINGAPORE WORLD WIDE TRADE FAIR 1947 CONTINUES TO BREAK ALL RECORDS AT THE GREAT WORLD AMUSEMENT PARK AND NOW ANOTHER LIST OF SPECTACULAR ATTRACTIONS FREE REER by NAAFI for H. M. FORCES DEUGHTFUL NAAFI RESTAURANT OPEN TO PUBLIC SAT. 2nd AUG. and SUN.131 words
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Miscellaneous131 1947-08-02 3 TARZAN i^eath threat Edgar Rice Burroughs Mm _<- Z^SBfl H--—-i _t______, IX_^^-__-_R--_-L^-_J^mLo<^^sl -< UPAPP^T PJ.Pi.rM W_^^_^J *m^m*!mmwmm== wt ___Cl f__»i ___F __-_C mmßS^Wlmr B^_^_-_r/ "CM'xCZ'i i_»cMcri. _H_Rl^_i It I I____l _-__r'---^_-^^B^^---Wfc S m r '^HM____H_L_t^HJ ___T V _tf_v\_ II !l ftj t '^-'^r^ i :rn >^^^\^^^ J_W _ft_l lE-// |l\131 words
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670 1947-08-02 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY AUGUST 2, 1947 The Bulldozer the Public rpHE report of the Secretary ot JL Social Welfare. Mr. T.P.F. McNeice. on his inquiry into the bulldozer demolition by the Singapore Harbour Board of the I Kampong Bettek slum m Trafalgar Street on July 4 gives a670 words
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Article966 1947-08-02 4 CZECHOSLOVAKIA TREMBLES By A Special Correspondent ANCE again the fate of Czechoslovakia trembles m the balance and the career of President Edouard Benes reaches another critical stage. Th's writer was m Prague a few weeks ago and talked there to the men who have raided Czechoslovakia from the depths to966 words
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Article723 1947-08-02 4 ROBERT CLYDE - ROBERT CLYDE By ANE drab sentence of 44 colourless word has put Britain on a spot. Article 9of the AngloAmerican £937,000,000 Loan Agreement says: II either the Government of the United States or the United Kingdom imposes or maintains quantitative Import restrictions suoh restrictions shall be723 words
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Article, Illustration1155 1947-08-02 4 POLITICO - A NE W CRISIS FOR BRITAIN POLITICO BY Mr. D. W. D. Showell of Harborne. England uses this dashing 1900 -Argyll" model with a De Dion engine to take him to his work at Birmingham University every day. It was bought by his great uncle for £152, passed on to1,155 words
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Article, Illustration317 1947-08-02 4 T.H. TAN - As a Chines sees it T.H.TAN 4 1 V mild;. Ma-_, tt v m Cr2_Mr p M.Kern 1 Ml ■> -r 5 fc .J». froni Chitifv 7 mom ,> d for ■>-* "»k" I I i._ intrrw rJ :.k then r ;«r; I r is thMici d ali th-y'cJ srr._K317 words
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Advertisement50 1947-08-02 4 QUIZ 1. In what games are the following terms used: (a) "Dedous"; (b) "pepper-box"; (c) "en passant"? 2. Who was "The Little Doctor" and why was he ao called? 3. What royal Prince died after being hit over the heart by a cricket ball while fielding? Answers In Page 250 words
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Advertisement16 1947-08-02 4 I FAITH Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might Ecclesiastes 9. 10.16 words
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Article193 1947-08-02 5 Letters to Police Free Press Staff Reporter b£ 1 i:N 10 and 13 letters, aU giving the bona fide t lite writers, are received by the Singapore Crir Investigation Department each month, asking ir enforcement of the Colony's banishment I, es of these letters, which express193 words
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Article216 1947-08-02 5 LIVING COSTS JUMP Press st.^ff Reporter n !mnj i. Singapore I ag to Rgurei compiled trhi Department. d to a record low m yeai ha s ?on up ohi the high.v. k mi tnree-and-pre-wni level m that, comea r prices, th? was ta January io February March 348 i April216 words
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Article155 1947-08-02 5 Itee Press Staff Reporter THERE is entirely no demand for currency coins m SingaI pore. No explanation for this has been given other than that the cost of living i_ sfitT so high that few people can find use for the one-cent currency, whether paper155 words
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Article227 1947-08-02 5 Free Press Stall Reporter nURMA was the biggest b_yer j D of Malayan fresh coconuts last months, taking 547,000 nuts. with Hong Kong and India taking 10,000 nuts each, and other countries m Asia a total ot 30,000 nuts. Against a total carport of t>97,I227 words
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170 1947-08-02 5 PROFESSIONAL BODIES MAY FORM UNIONS Free rress SUIT Reporter j rE registration of the Singapore I Teachers' Union having the* aims it professes is "legally compulsory.* the Union was told by the Registrar of Trade Unions when it made an inquiry recently as to the necessity of registration A statement170 words
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Article122 1947-08-02 5 MOTOR TRISHAS ARE NOT PERMITTED Ir^ PlfSB Man R*port*r i ion uj introduce w< red three-wheeled Smgapon to t public b eu rejected by the Rad TranspoV itton, by a British r ■••■-1 vaa for the use Jhft >he other, "from °ognt permission fa, %Zg°> J fyBH Commissioners i« cw122 words
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Article75 1947-08-02 5 TAESAR M. Houghton appea»ed r* before Mr. L. C. Goh m the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday on three summons charges alleging that he neglec*ed to maintain his wife, Jenny lim Kwan Woon, and two children, Alfred Ho Hon Wing and Angeline Ho Lye Vine, since March75 words
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Article20 1947-08-02 5 TpOURTEEN more Trade Unions r have now registered m Singapore bringing the total to iate to 114.20 words
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Article171 1947-08-02 5 A EUROPEAN, Arthur Edward Miiloc. was yesterday fined £500 m the Singapore Marine Court for taking the ship Coorabie to Kuching and the Kirn Rai Soon to Palembang m September and October last year without being certificated on these Occasion-;. Be pleaded guilty to the charge, and171 words
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Article, Illustration87 1947-08-02 5 T *G [?-J|r E "T _7 C" I Eight is regarded as an unnsttal- ly large litter for dachshund dog* but Monty and Mitzi produced these seven fine pediareed puppies. Actually tliere Were eight m the litter, out one died. Monty who was born m India is oumed by87 words
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Article196 1947-08-02 5 Free Press Staff Reporter WORK will start shortly on new buildings at Mac Ritchie Reservoir to house the new "booster" pumps which are ready for installation. The function of these pumps is to boost water from the reservoir to the filters m Bukit Timah Road. Woodleigh196 words
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Article94 1947-08-02 5 THERE have been c__es recently of civilians arriving on War Department land In Singapore without authority. They have erected hots, and. m spite of requests, have refused to move. Trespassers have been warned that as this land Is now required for building sites, the Army _s94 words
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Article127 1947-08-02 5 YESTERDAY saw the oirth of a new newspaper m Singapore yesterday— the Utusan Zaman, which publishes news m romanised Malay, and is printed and issued by the Utusan Melayu Press Limited. The Ant issue bad on its front page Mil mi n-toimi picture ef Mire Mimi Shahrir,127 words
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Article435 1947-08-02 5 TRADE POLICY IS EXPLAINED Free Press Staff Reporter JN an official statement on Singapore's import and export policy, prominently posted m the Imports and Exports Department, merchants are advised that the export of all commodities under international and Ministry ef Food Control is prohibited unless it is a case of435 words
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Article52 1947-08-02 5 Two Japanese Buddhist priests, were among those present at the full moon day celebrations held at the Singhalese Buddhist Temple yesterday. They were Rev. Sayama and Rev. Adachi, who were sent by the Japanese Government m Tokio to give religious instruction the Japanese surrendered personnel52 words
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120 1947-08-02 5 rE Malayan Union Police are Opening a Marine Police School m Penang m the very near future and will begin recruiting about 100 men as soon as possible at Police Headquarters, penang. Applicants with seagoing experience, preferably ex-Malay Navy men who are physically120 words
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Article, Illustration689 1947-08-02 6 British victory m Mediterranean rr.HE full story of the "Battle of Matapan," where 1 the sinking of three heavily-armed, hut nightblinded, Italian cruisers made all warships not fitted with radar obsolete, is told m a supplement to the London Gazette, reports United Press. The BritishU.P. - 689 words
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Article234 1947-08-02 6 TALKS by the 8.8.C. on sex, which have now been given for seven years, often to mixed classes, are among the most popular features m the broadcasts to schools m England. Teachers have reported few cases of embarrassment. Instead, there has been ready questioning and234 words
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Article133 1947-08-02 6 POLICE DOGS 'ARREST' 14 SUSPECTS LONDON'S six Labrador police dogs have led to 14 arrests being made during the past six months. At a demonstration by dogs at the Thame s Ditton police training centre, Col. G. H. S. de Chai r of the Metropolitan Police said: "We are considering133 words
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Article80 1947-08-02 6 THE Lebus family has sold _ts 1 North London business of furniture manufacturers for £3,000,000. It has gone to a company which is to trade as Harris Lebus, LW. The senior partners, Mr. Louis H. Lebus and Sir Herman A. H. Lebus, are selling 700,000 of80 words
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Article82 1947-08-02 6 vHE landing oi the first British salloi m Japan will be commemorated m th.> town of Ito, 90 miles south of Tokio. by the unveil'm* cf a tablet during a festival held on Aug. 15 and 16. Tne sailor was William Adams, who lirstReuter - 82 words
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89 1947-08-02 6 FRENCH DOLLAR SHORTAGE BECOMES ACUTE PARIS, Friday. Jt'RANCE is grappling with a 'dollar crisis" which some financial quarters predict will soon outstrip Britain's m urgency and extent. Authorities m charge of the French recovery programme said France would exhaust her dollar holdings abroad, including private holdings, before the end ofA.P. - 89 words
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Article77 1947-08-02 6 WITH 2,000 passengers aboard, the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary sailed from Southampton for New York on her first post-war ran as a regular passenger liner. The 81. 000- ton war veteran, which carried close to three quarters of a million American troops asU.P. - 77 words
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Article31 1947-08-02 6 Less than a million Japanese are awaiting repatriation, according to a report from Gen. MacArthur's headquarters. To date, more than 5,500,000 have been sent back to Japan- ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article113 1947-08-02 6 A DEMAND that Eire should withdraw her application for membership of the United Nations and, instead, join another world organisation, the Commonwealth of Nations, "where no veto operates and from which we have much to gain and nothing to lose", is made by the IrishReuter - 113 words
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Article62 1947-08-02 6 THE U.S. War Assets Administration may extend credits of U.S. $200,000,000 to seven nations including the Philippines Republic to purchase surplus property In the United States. It said 10 per cent of the amount would be apportioned to the Philippines under a plan whichA.P. - 62 words
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Article50 1947-08-02 6 rE Education Minister. Mr. George Tomlinson. initiating a debate m the House of Commons on education, said the estimates covered expenditures of £213.000,000. Forty thousand applicants from the forces for training as teachers have been accepted and 51 emergency training centres have been opened. ReuterReuter - 50 words
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395 1947-08-02 6 THE YUGOSLAVS OBSERVE RED ANNIVERSARY 'INDIA CANT INTERVENE WITH FORCE' Indonesia fighting FSRE is no suggestion that support of India and p aki for the Indonesian cause will take the form of armei tervention, says The Times m an editorial, reports 71 ln Discussing the issues of the Indonesian conflict.Reuter - 395 words
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Article212 1947-08-02 6 PREMIER IS ATTACKED ON INDIA CRITICISM of the Prime Minister's claim that the Indian fe. dependence bill was "the ment of the British mission w__ made m London by Sir Altai Watson, formerly editor of 4. Calcutta Statesman ar.c ex-v.cl chairman of the Union of Britain and India, reports Reuter.Reuter - 212 words
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Article118 1947-08-02 6 INDIA and Pakistan have announced the selection of British officers to head their armies navies and air forces. India designated Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rob Lockhart to command its land forces with the rank of general; Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst to command the air forces with theA.P. - 118 words
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Article93 1947-08-02 6 UNDER the heading "Wars I Progress." UK W"*j London paper Tribui.e review w present conflicts or _stor_«a-S m China. Manchuria Indonesit Palestine. Greece and P__ra§Ms It comments: "In this seconyear of UNO, at leas; .six ttapaa of various dimension are course of being settledReuter - 93 words
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Miscellaneous51 1947-08-02 6 JJ\ N t Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya /"may i come m now/VI I /about time Toof-AH I (ah —this one") I W^TT^^b^^^^^^^^^ I JANE? I AH- WOULD /BUT, WAIT A BIT kg" > WILL OO V < V CARLOTTA JSj/r^^^^^ZV LIKE TO APOLOGISE...^ I I HAVENT51 words
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Article99 1947-08-02 7 «NDON. Friday. mc interesting four county •nship matches laj Worcesteris Leicester and .laiers. Lnest _in_li was at Derbyshire de»nd innings and ,4\ 400 to win. with three wicthc Welsh rug- and °x P.o.W. m the wickets at taking six for 65. handsoaM winpshire Worcestershire ;i:re99 words
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Article36 1947-08-02 7 F.MS Friday. '4t UOtttttl _..-,ui: r-vents 'i.unp i iiships est* n___y, F3u>te I M _D_U Title m _fl D 16 15 course -as L<* BenFrancois to a mc. ro a _mat< N J.36 words
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Article16 1947-08-02 7 P Rifle :r»n.._r-g S R A b. range from Monday pted oc .he16 words
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Article, Illustration23 1947-08-02 7 Bill Karieh cats a ball from c. Gladwin through the slips m the came between Gentlemen and Flayers at Lords.23 words
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Article469 1947-08-02 7 Free Press Staff Reporter OtHOOLBOYS competing m th« Singapore inter-school M athletic meeting which was held at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday clocked good times m spite of having to run on a rain-sodden field. Tan Eng Hoon, of St. Joseph's Institution, did the 220 yards469 words
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1059 1947-08-02 7 FULL SPORTS PROGRAMME FOR HOLIDAYS Soccer: Badm m ton Cricket: Boxing here will go to the South China Flood Relief Fund. Other Singapore events will be the start of the Singapore Table Tennis Associations inter-team championships for 1947 at the Great World tonight at eight o'clock; two races at the1,059 words
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165 1947-08-02 7 BUCHAREST, Fri. THE Rumanian Lawn Tennis Federation have disqualified for life the leading Rumanian players, Vlnicius Rurac and Madame Magda Rurac who played m the recent Wimbledon and" French lawn tonnis championships. The Federation's announcement .said that the Ruracr,. after leaving Paris, did not returnReuter - 165 words
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110 1947-08-02 7 THE Lok Hwa B.P. of Kuala Lumpur wUI play a friendly match against the Eclipse B.P. of Singapore at the Pudu English Girls' School hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday at 10 a.m. The match will consist of four singles and three doubles. The teams110 words
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Article442 1947-08-02 7 SURPRISE WIN BY OUTSIDER LONDON, Friday. HPHE greatest surprise of Goodwood's four day meeting, which was graced with brilliant sunshine each day, came today when 20-1 outsider Avignon scored m the Chesterfield Cup, beating last year's Derby failure, I Edward Tudor, on whom odds of 4-7 were laid. Edward Tudor442 words
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Article52 1947-08-02 7 THE following will represent the Bevelle Lads at soccer against the C.R.X. 612 Works on the Government Printing ground at 5.15 sharp today. R. Pereira, E. Gauder (capt.), K. Neubronner, Doraisamy, Rahim Karrtan, P. Dass, R. School.. T. Bonaparte, m. Pasqual, V. Gomes, G. Pasqual. Reserve: H. Stewart,52 words
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Article66 1947-08-02 7 THE Singapore 61__u__roc-_s will meet the Parish Church at table tennis m a return contest to be played at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow. The game will be played at Indian j Assn. premises (No. 6. Race Course I Lane). The team will be selected from: T. C. j ~3alan.66 words
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Article165 1947-08-02 7 F_«ee Press Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. rE Selangor Cylists' Association will open its competitive season with two championship events during the holidays a 25-mile road race on Sunday and a quar-ter-mile hill climb on Monday. Both events will be held m the Kuala Lumpur Lake165 words
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176 1947-08-02 7 Donnelly Forced Edrich Into A Back Seat WHEN Martin Donnelly, Ojrford captain aad the world's best left-hander, hit a classic and undefeated 1«2 for the Gentlemen against the Players at Lord's recently, such was the brilliance oi his inning that he forced even IBM Edrich, with whom he added 91176 words
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106 1947-08-02 7 LONDON, Frt. POUR leading British fight promoters, Jack Solomons of London. Darinder and Joe Connell of Belfast and Charlie Black of Glasgow are competing tc stage a fight between Honolulu's Dado Marino and Ireland's Rinty Mo_aghan for the world fly weight title. On Wednesday JackieA.P. - 106 words
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Advertisement184 1947-08-02 7 4fe NEW WORLD W- TOMORROW AT 8.30 P.M. *OW ivl.l Li.N PRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST NATURAL AND .-V- -4 GLAMOUROUS PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR FEATURING THE PKK OP INTERNATIONAL I^wlCy 50M PONG SBl ||f 1^ M vMESE K.O. KING) 11^ LEO HEANEY -W* 5 THRILL-FIGHTING AUST BALTAZAR MLIPINO ORIENTAL184 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous307 1947-08-02 7 Weekend Sports Diary TODAY SOCCEB: Sing Tao S.C. v Malayan Indians Jalaa Besar fTUilam, S p.m. CRICKET: Singapore Civilians Ci ml In Li Services, 11 a.m., S.C.C, lat day. BADMINTON: Minj_di B.P. of Singapore v Merrydale B.P. of Kuala Lumpur, Clerical Union HaU, 7 p.m. TABLE TENNIS: S.T.T. A. intert«am307 words
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Article, Illustration29 1947-08-02 8 HOME In the heart of th c Kentish orchards, Groomsbridge is one of the Ken t's most beautiful villages. This picture shows the village green with its surrounding cottages.29 words
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Article399 1947-08-02 8 Free Press Racing Correspondent PENANG, Saturday. HEAVY rain last evening does not seem to have affected the going which is likely to be very good for this afternoon's racing at the Penang Turf Club. Strongest tips on the course were tor Kashmiri Song and Some399 words
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403 1947-08-02 8 New austerity to ftght crisis LONDON, Friday. MEASURES by the Government to cope with Britain rapidly deteriorating financial and economic position, it is learned, include the speeding up of demobilisation, the withdrawal of all British forces m Greece and India and possibly Italy, and alOA.P.; U.P. - 403 words
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Article, Illustration87 1947-08-02 8 The construction of Britain's biggest flying-boat, the ShortSaro Shetland, is nearly completed, and the aircraft will be launched shortly. The flying-boat will be twice as heavy as anything yet built m Britain. It is 110 feet long, with a wing span of 150 feet. It can carry 70 passengers plus87 words
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138 1947-08-02 8 NEW DELHI, Friday. BRITISH troops will begin leaving India on Aug. 17, says an official announcement from Armed Forces headquarters m India. The first batch will sail from Bombay on Aug. 17 after a ceremonial parade. The historic Red Fort at Delhi,Reuter; U.P. - 138 words
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209 1947-08-02 8 Dr. Ba Maw held in Burma round-up RANGOON. Friday. I\R. Ba Maw, head of the Bur- mese Government during the Japanese occupation and his aide Bandool U Sein, who was his minister of information, were arrested today. U Kyaw Thaung, a Burma immigration officer, was arrested at Chittagong and theReuter - 209 words
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Article69 1947-08-02 8 NEW DELHI, Friday. THE rulers or 22 Indian States 1 have expressed readiness to accede to the Dominion or India. The announcement from the Viceroy's House stated that the instrument of accession and standstill agreement had been accepted by Travancore, Baroda, Cochin, Rajpipla, Gwalior, Patiala,Reuter - 69 words
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Article132 1947-08-02 8 COLOMBO. Friday. GENERAL elections ir. Ceylon under the new constitution, granting near-dominion status recently announced by Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones, Secretary of State for the Colonies, are to begin on Aug. 23 when voters m 11 of the 89 constituencies go to the polls. The electionsReuter - 132 words
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Article46 1947-08-02 8 The United States, m a policy declaration, recommended to the Far Eaat Commission that the Commission declare Japan open to commercial airlines of the 11 nations represented m the Commission effective immediately on a non-discriminatory basis during the Allied occupation of Japan. A.P.A.P. - 46 words
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Article38 1947-08-02 8 Wiiii am V. Smith, a second-class, seaman awaiting court martial on charges of killing nine shiDmen m an LST off the China coast, was found hanging m his cell at Anacosta naval station en Friday. A.P.A.P. - 38 words
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Article352 1947-08-02 8 THERE was a delay, m the Third District Court, yesterday, m the hearing of the case against the former of_cer-Jn-cha_rge of the Singapore Food Control Inspectorate, Chief Inspector Claude William Roberts, a European, who is charged with the abetment of two alleged rice concealing offences352 words
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Article479 1947-08-02 8 London Stock Exchange Lines-i 1 2 Rubber TTusl jSedenak I Utd Bat Mm* I Amp.,- I i I Ay. H-tam Honpkor.c Ipoh (16> Kamuntim London ord I ..45 Malayan ..HI Pahang I 5 Petallnc (£1) Tronoh (B 1 Tavoy (f MHi Sione S. Kfttta (5479 words
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Article37 1947-08-02 8 SINGAPORE OS AMBER <* OMMKRCE THE Sin«ai>or, CbatoW Commen, Kut»t>er Action's pric^v at noon je**"" were iM No 1 ESS Sjk> j,. No 1 B.S.ts. No I I.S.S. (m m bales Au:.ii-i > Tonr of Mark. SW-^J37 words
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Article19 1947-08-02 8 A mamn two-and-a-l :4-\--tiffed by th 4.:-. Museum as elephant pr years old, .4 Leightot. Bu ReuterReuter - 19 words
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Advertisement58 1947-08-02 8 CARPETS i ue'i 4,4^ j* pair of beauunU PW^juj also pair of arm V">"* On view 59. Ifeyei to* afternoon only r_^l "THE COCKPIT CONTINENTAL BAR COCKTAILS WINES SMACKS Grillroom service by reservation o™ Sunday mornings 11 o'clock pahiti and •pecial 7 OXLEY RISE TEI 74# Chef Mr. A.F. BRAMA58 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous47 1947-08-02 8 WEATHER Showers WEATHER report for the next vv 24 hours compiled by the R.A.F: Local thundery showers and fair periods. Wind: South-easterly, light to moderate. Sunset 6.42 p.m., sunrise 6.35 a.m. Moonrise 7.08 p.m., mocnse* 7.24 a.m. Temperatures: Max. 89 8 deg. F mm. 75 deg. F.47 words
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Miscellaneous14 1947-08-02 8 ■NGAPOK! r,ll[? Sat.: IuTSS SIM! Sun.: 1220 pni R. 6-1 1130 pm S < ft^*lj>14 words
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