The Singapore Free Press, 24 January 1948

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA Ifdfsdf SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1948 PRICE 10 CENTS
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    30 1 viciure. The British, Foreign Secretary. Mr. Ernest Bevin, uts as Sayed Salefi Jabur, Prime Minister of Iraq, signs the Anglo-lrcuji of friendship at the C v Hall, Portsmouth. A.P.
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    22 1 v YORK. I •000 the m the t the a m tin-ore to thnt 10.500 t 1 to be m A.P.
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    ATTLEE'S WARNING TO RUSSIA
    851 1 ATTLEE' S WARNING TO RUSSIA Britain gives world a lead LONDON, Friday. ENDORSING Mr. Kevin's union of Western Europe, the Prime xMinister, Mr. Attlee, today told Parliament that Britain had the chance of giving Europe and the world a great lead. There must be leadership m the non-Com-munist world, said
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    'I won't resign' -Iraq Premier
    160 1 'I won 't resign -Iraq Premier LONDON, Friday. THE Iraqi Prime Minister. Sayed Saleh Jabur, today angrily denounced "Communist manoeuvres" which he said were behind Baghdad reports that he hid been recalled following the signature of a new Vii^lo-Iraq treaty last week, and that he had igned. "It is utterly
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    LEVY ON CAPITAL
    24 1 Tho State Council m Nans decided to impose a tl levy on China's busiQ to hplp balance the Country's budget.- U.P.
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    M.P. DECLARES CHINA IS 'POLICE STATE'
    131 1 M.P. DECLARES CHINA IS 'POLICE STATE' LONDON. Friday. OF all police states m the world, that run by the Chinese Government was the most cruel and the most ruthless, said Major Wilfred F. Vernon (Labour) m today's debate m the Mouse of Commons on foreign affairs. Major Vernon attacked American
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    U.S.A. MIGHT HELP TO REBUILD ASIA
    144 1 U.S.A. MIGHT HELP TO REBUILD ASIA LONDON, Friday. MONEY for reconstruction m Asia would come from the metropolitan countries, countries with colonial interests, the International Bank or the United States, said Dr. Victor Purcell. United Nations special Far East consultant and former Malayan Civil Service officer, commenting today on the
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    STEEL CUT NOT DUE TO U.S.
    74 1 MR. Douglas Jay, Economic Secretary to the British Treasury, last night described as entirely-false the idea that allocations of steel for shipbuilding had been cut because of views expressed by United States authorities ibout European shipbuilding a.nd Marshall aid." The steel allocations for 1948.
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    SHIP REFLOATED
    28 1 The steamer Turkshead, which was grounded in the Gulf of Tongking on Sunday, was refloated yesterday. The vessel is proceeding to Hoihow tor an inspection.- Reuter
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    PALESTINE LULL: 'STORM COMING'
    246 1 JERUSALEM, Friday. rpODAY was the quietest day m Palestine since the A United Nations partition decision on Nov. 29, but this is believed to be the lull before the approaching storm. Arab sources say that the Arab guerrilla forces m the Holy Land are regrouping preparatory
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    FIFTH FIRE VICTIM DIES
    100 1 A fifth victim of the Lavender Street flre. 21-year-old Ng Thian Kee. died m the General Hospital last night, and three others, including a three-year-old child, were stated this morning to be In a "very critical condition. The lire broke out after an explosion yesterday afternoon
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    JAP SLIGHTS HIROHITO
    54 1 The loader of the Japans lowest class became the first man m history to refuse an audiencw with Emperor Hirohito. He is Jiichiro Matsumoto, vice president of the House Councillors, who refused to accompany other Diet officials yesterday for a customary interview with the Emperor after the
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    EISENHOWER SAYS 'NO POLITICS'
    159 1 WASHINGTON. Friday. GEN. Dwight Eisenhower today announced his refusal o accept nomination as a ■■•andidate for the United States presidency. "I am not available for and could not accept, a nomination for high > 'itical office" he said. The U.S. Chief of Staff. former Supreme Commander
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    Kashmir 'war' is extending
    361 1 NEW DELHI, Friday. AS the Security Council m New York nears the crucial stage m its hearings on the IndiaPakistan dispute, the invasion of Kashmir by Muslim tribesmen through Pakistan territory is ported to be continuing on an ever-increasing scale, with villages being pillaged and burned
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    JOGJA CRISIS: SHARIFUDDIN CABINET FALLS
    310 1 JOGJA CRISIS: SHARIFUDDIN CABINET FALLS BATAVIA, Friday. THE Indonesian Republican Cabinet headed by Dr. A Amir Sharif uddin resigned tonight. The President of the Republic, Dr. Soekarno. has instructed the Vice-President, Dr. Mohamed Hatta, to form a new government, the members of which are expected to be announced tomorrow. The
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    GOVERNOR BACK
    46 1 THE Governor of Singapore (Sir Franklin Gimson) returned to Singapore from Hong Kong yesterday by air. He left Singapore last Monday, had talks with Hong Kong Government officers on Wednesday and gave evidence m the trial of a Hong Kong Government officer on Thursday.
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    Town prepares for a-bomb raid
    110 1 GOLDEN, Colorado. Fri. THE townspeople of Golden 1 will gather for an "atomic town meeting" on Feb. 12 to learn what to do m case the atomic bomb falls m this rocky mountain foothills area. Lieut. Col. John J. Kelley of the Golden Reserve Officers'
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    EX-KING ENGAGED
    35 1 The engagement of 26--year-old ex-Kins Michael of Rumainie, to 24-year-old Princess Arane of Bourbon Parma was confirmed last night by a member of Michael's entc- i<T e, after Princess Ann:'. arrival m Switzerland.
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    GANG TAKES £2000
    34 1 Four Chinese gunmen, posing as Municipal water meter repairers, robbed a Chinese family of $2,000 m cash and goods m a house m Lorong 35. Geylang Road at 11 a.m. yesterday.
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    AUSTIN PRICES UP
    31 1 The Austin Motor Company announced yesterday a £20 increase m the price of two of its medium-sized models. Some truck prices wpm» raised as much as 40. A.P.
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    TRAIN MISHAP KILLS THREE
    74 1 HTHREE persons were killed JL and. at least, 30 others injured yesterday when an electric train ploughed into the back of another standing at London Bridge station. The driver and learner driver of the moving train were among the killed. The other victim was a passenger
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      9 1 Mr /\^*sM TRADE MARK II MADE IN ENCLAMO II
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      46 1 M. FLINTER S. GRINBERG, Wholesale Retail Dealers m DIAMONDS JEWELLERY Just Received A New Shipment of >) 14 18 Carat Gold Cigarette Cases 67. STAMFORD KD. Fu Court Bldt;. Telephone 7923. Singapore f if 'lS AN »A»*TANTTAVEOt/S COKE m y* *i t/ 5™ t^ Titxifcimm. wit •> IT/
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  • FEATURES
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      DO WE WANT THE STAGE
      962 2 ARE Singaporeans really interested m stage play>s, or are they contented to get all their dramatic entertainment from the many excellent cinemas of the district? This is a question that needs asking and answLiing, if Singapore is to justify the continued existence and upkeep, of
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      Scientific Submarine
      166 2 PIETRO Vaut na, 50- tsar-old Ualimn inventor will shortly carry out tests at Lake Como With the midget tico-man treasure-seeking and grapplincj submarine which he has designed. The craft. 25 feet long and four feet sLc inches wide, can descend to a depth of 2,400 feet and remain
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      YOUTH MAKE IT PAY
      172 2 TTHE tide of nation--1 alisation moving across the face o{ Britain has made no impression on the vested interests of the Market Rasen Modern School Beekeeping Company m Lincolnshire. The 300 boy and girl share-holders received a dividend of 125 per cent on the one shilling
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      UNKNOWN
      458 2 By CONSTANCE CUMMINGS THE history of the m l Old Vie theatre m London is interesting- not only for its own sake, but because it reflects the changing times which formed its background. It opened m 1818 as the Royal Coburg theativ, on a site to the south of
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      864 2 l ±MkmiM **hlSTi[l****li*!lli[fi YOUR LUCKY STAR SINGAPORE li'S metr 9 1: 8I megacycles; I News- 840 "Hishwiivc nf 11.1 Fortune forecast for common sense comes m. b. U6 N e worl( as mt ESS SaSRS a 5 < people born today yrsssss S^rZir^^ 7£° n to J 2 pm 930
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  • CHINA NEWS
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      Army training in Taiwan 'big success'
      97 3 PINGTUNG, Taiwan, Friday. :iing programme m Taiwan aks Army Advisory Group (I. turned out a complete sucfrv4P niteof tin Itabte shortages and stringen 11 'niteof the inevitable shortages and strin,,n China, and the Chinese Army I training programme to include facilities will accommodate. ■JJj
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      CHIANG IS ALOOF
      31 3 Foreign correspondents m Nanking are no longer allowed to contact Generalissimo' Chiang Kai-shek's office direct for news but must go through the Government In.at ion Office.- A. P.
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      BIGCONFABNEXTMONTH
      31 3 I NANKING, political con- the me counbe called -shek •ice will be rs of from ':eavv the into >mthe m once tl tang and is of te at of Reuter
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      WEST CHINA TO BE EXPLORED
      242 3 THF rhJn~ NANKING, Friday. THE Chinese Government and Chinese scientific l circles are making preparations to help the ball-pen millionaire, Milton Reynolds, m his planned air exploration of western China mountains At the s le vin n^T they thC Wh Ie P™*** l th some
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      U.S. ENDORSES PLAN FOR AID DISTRIBUTION
      224 3 NANKING. Friday. THE United States Ambas- sador. Dr. J. Lei#hton Stuart, m a statement today indicated "wholehearted and skneere endorsement" oi the Chinese Government s project to distribute American re lie! food shipments m five major cities under a new ration plan. "The American
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      CHIANGS CAST THEIR VOTES
      136 3 SHANGHAI. Friday /IOMi'AKATIVELY more re- lidentl uf Shanghai cast Lr votes yesterday Uia«n .c day before m the Le^isYuan elections, accordto ;he CiUy authorities. art from an incident at ne oailottmg booth In the tvoo district, everyweat along smoothly. policeman had to fire 1•€ air m
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      NEW GOVERNOR OF HOPEI
      71 3 N EW GOVERNOR OF HOPEI G PEIPrNG. Friday. EN. CHU HSI-CHUN cabled 'r<<m Mukden today that waa coming to Peinirm to 'ho post as Hopel Govr which was left unoccu- six weeks becauso the fJI political groups >led over the choice of gers »nnel. thus Impedtnc the .l^^ilir.rv pUni m
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      'IRONSIDE' GEN FOR TAIWAN
      46 3 CANTON. Friday /CHINESE 'Press reports said Vy that Gen. Pai Chung-hsi !ha^ recommemded to Ocoerali&simo Chiajn« Kai-^>hck that Gen. Chang Fah-kwci, former head of the Generalissimo's headquarters In Canton, be appointed Govennor of Taiwan, to succeed Mr. Wei Tao-ming, who has resigned.
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      CHINA BUYS BRITISH
      20 3 China's bigge&t radio equipmierut arcber 300.000 has been placed with Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co.. of Chelmsford, «Essex>.
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      VETERAN TO HALT REDS IN MANCHURIA
      369 3 VETERAN TO HALT REDS IN MANCHURIA Gen. Wei takes over command QNE of the best Nationalist battlefield tacticians—" Hundred Victory Wei Li-huanir —is on his way to embattled Mukden to take command of the discouraging fitrht to prevent Chinese Communists from en veloping: all of Manchuria. Gen. Wei, a hero
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      69 3 picture. Gen. Li Tsung-jen (on right), director of the Generalissimo's Peiping headquarters and one of China's outstanding military figures is photographed as he announced that he would be a candidate for vice presidency of the Republic when the National Assembly meets on March 29 to elect the nations president and
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      AMMO ON WAY TO CHINA
      101 3 AMMO ON WAY TO CHINA HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Fri. THE freighter, Island Side, 1 has left for China with a cargo of planes and ammunition for the Chinese Nationalist Government. The Montreal Shipping Company, agents for the ship, said the ship was carrying four Mosquito planes, 783 tons of ammunition,
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      S.W. CHINA BASTION IN MAKING
      273 3 S.W. CHINA BASTION IN MAKING THE role of South-West China m the future not only of the Republic but also of the entire Far East is arousing ever-increasing speculation among both Chineseand foreign observers. From this speculation havo developed several significant theories which are related at base but differ widely
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      Corruption in Army flayed
      255 3 NANKING, Friday. T P O i r mi d f n i com f| lit^ m Nanking of the People's pra^eVMn^h n ?i- StrOngly attacked the "corrupt practices m the Chinese armed forces m a written summary presented to the National Government after its study of
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      HUGE NOTE ISSUE
      105 3 NANKING, Friday. AN official source confirmed a press report today that the Government note issue up-to-date has reached the equivalent of 250 million American dollars at the current open market rate exchange. TMs figure tallied with the estimation by Vice-Minister of Finance, Mr. Hsu Po-v\-an, who, some
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      REPARATIONS ARRIVE
      94 3 SHANGHAI, Friday. THE Chinese steamer, Hai Kane steamed into port today with tlxo first consignment of Japanese reparations to Ohina consisting of 453 cases of madhine tools, weighiing 2,300 tons. The ship actually arrived yesterday, but was unable to enter the harbour owing to a de!ii9e fog. Hai
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      SOVIETS GET URANIUM
      42 3 WASHINGTON. Friday. FROM China's first major uranium deposit, the Soviet Union received the first shipment. it is reliably reported. The discovery of uranium, a source of atomic energy was made m the southern Chinese province of Kwantjsi near Kweilin.
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      DEFECTION REPORT DENIED
      130 3 NANKING, Friday. DR. Hollington Tong, Director of the Government's Information Office, m a irtatcniei^t to the Associated Press, denied categorically the alleged defection to Chkies? Reds of two Governments oivisioins bcloncLne Fifth Ar w ki Manchuria PeiDi^« dispatch earlkx had referred to the "recent defection" to t/he
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      4 3 »FICE NEED wi AVAa
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  • LEADER
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      The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. JAN. 24. 1948. New Moves on the T.B. Front
      686 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. JAN. 24. 1948. New Moves on the T.B. Front mHERE are new and heartX enlag signs of action on Singapore's tuberculosis front. Following closely on the announci nu n\ thai i Rotary Club's clinic at Tan Tock S^ng Hospital should b" ready m October, the
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      The man with the load of Europe on his back
      2043 4 MARSHALL-THE 'GREATEST LIVING AMERICAN' DONIDDON, Britain's ace commentator m the United States, turns his penetrating spotlight on to General (M-plan) Marshall. IT is no use trying to force it or manufacture the colour. There the man stands General George Catlett
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      THE TROUBLE IN CHINA
      574 4  - THE TROUBLE IN CHINA JAMES D. WHITE By A.P. Correspondent WITH startling violence like the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and the Nationalist Revolution of 1925-27, anti-foreignism burst out m China last week. Bt hind this is the big fact m China: The Communists are winning the civil war. From this
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      5 4 IMPORTS FOR THI HOLY UNO
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      AFRICA's TEN YEAR PLANS
      474 4  - AFRICA' s TEN YEAR PLANS Noel Monks Common wealth Colun] A FTER a gap of six years the Colonial Office is back m the publishing business, and this column jvelcomes the reappearance of the Annual Reports of his Majesty's Colonies. First four off the presses are magic namesSierra Leone, Nigeria.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
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      CONSTELLATION FLIGHTS INCREASED
      267 5 CONSTELLATION FLIGHTS INCREASED 3 fortnightly to England Free Press Staff Reporter THE Constellation service between England and Australia via Singapore has been increased to three times each way per fortnight, and all passenger traffic of QANTAS and BOAC on this route is now carried by Constellations instead of Lancastrians, which
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      19 5 Mr. and Mrs. KOH PENG Itl'S'G after their uedding recently. Mrs. Kofi rcas formerly Mis a Tan Ah Mui.
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      TRAINING MALAYANS AS PILOTS
      60 5 Pre- Sft nt b ing coI i Airto tn S thi Airways, pla^n initial period of m h, 'workshops fl ,-lubs, omplete and. tocal boys with a hiRh tion for ngineers. enticed in hooled by 5ln- take seholnd f on aviation nn s and Mn .still
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      MOUNT EMILY OPENS FEB. 1
      103 5 Free Press Staff Reporter WORK on Mount Emily swimming pool has almost bccTi completed, and It is expected the pool will be ready tor public* DM on Feb 1. The appointments of l Bath Superintendent, Mount Emily and Katong Park, and of a lifeguard for
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      MacAIS DOING A 'MARVELLOUS JOB'
      144 5 t Reporter fapan, said a I now tr uf tne correspondent of ie Zurch i itung, bo has toured a marvellous •he personally had SEISE!! ar v for My trip reminded me Id not go anywhere alone. .there was always somebody from the military at
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      FULL MOON DAY
      32 5 The full moon day, on Sunday, will be celebrated at the Sinhalese Buddhist Temple, m Outram Road by the Sinhalese Buddhist personnel of the "B" Coy, Royal Pioneer Corps.
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      $1,000,000 for labour lines
      135 5 $1 ,000,000 for labour lines Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Municipality will, this year, spend nearly $1,000,000 on the construction of quarters for labourers more money than any single vote allocated for building quarters either for the junior or senior service. i For the junior service, a Bum of
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      LOAN LIMIT RAISED
      166 5 T Singapore Municipal Commissioners j\ s;e: day approved raisins 'lie limit of Uheir new 3U per ctoit. loan from a figure riot cxc eding $25,000,000 to a sum noi cxceea ing $30,000,000. Tuey also agreed that Uie date of c levins uhc list of ac.nccs lor the
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      $4,850 FINES FOR LOTTERY
      133 5 Si:" CtHmw, gm a woman, I were fined a total of $4,850 m the Singapore Eighth Police Court yesterday when ''they pleaded mnlty to uiriJti:'* cr iai vhe ru.nnjnc: of Chau Ji Kee lottery. Tan Hoh Hiong, Tay Sian Toon a*nd Koh En« Kwee were arrested
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      MR TAN JEE BAH
      52 5 Mr. Tan Jee Bah, of the Central Police Station staff, is safe and sound, and was not concerned m the shooting m which another man of the same name was killed by gangsters outside a shop at the junction of Desker Road and Kampong Kapor on
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      FINED FOR SAMSU
      40 5 A fOUIIf Chinese girl, Ng Ah Poo, was yesterday fined SlO, or three weeks' simple imprisonment, by the Singapore Eighth Police Court for possession of dutiable samsu. She was arrested on Jan. 16 mar the Naval Base.
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      Floods may cut padi output
      392 5 Floods may cut padi output Free Press Correspondent JOIIOKK BAHKU, Friday. SURVEYS have shown that the recent Hoods m Johore caused remarkably slight damage. However, it is probable that padi yields will decrease from 450 to 500 gantangs per acre to 400 to 300 gantangs per acre from the areas
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      RURAL BOARD MEMBERS
      61 5 THE following have been appointed to be members of the Rural Board, .Singapore: The Commissioner of Lands, Singapore (chairman), the Chief Health Officer, Singapore, the Executive Engineer, Rural Singapore, the Chief Surveyor, Singapore, Mr. E. Galistan, Inche Daud bin Mohamed Shah, Mr. T. E. Andrews, Mr. Syed
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      VICE CONSULS
      32 5 MR. Li Chu-hai is recognised as Vice Consul of China at Singapore, and Mr. L. D. Dymond as honorary ViceConsul of Uruguay at Singapore with jurisdiction m the Malayan Union.
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      PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY PARADE
      187 5 Free Press Correspondent. JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. JOHORE BAHRU celebrated the birthday of the Prophet today with a colourful j procession of Muslims through the principal streets of the town, ending up at the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque, where a 'kenduri' (religion! feast) was held. The Star and
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      CLUB WILL HELP MALAY ARMY WIVES
      321 5 From A Special Correspondent A RECREATON club and welfare clinic for the wives and families of British Other Ranks serving with the Malay Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery, on Blakan Mati, was opened by Mrs. L. H. Cox on Thursday. A SSAFA nursing sister and
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      CEYLONESE TO CELEBRATE
      58 5 CEYLONESE throughout Malaya are arranging to celebrate the grant of independence to their island home. Ln Malaya. the central function will be m Kuala Lumpur where the flag presented by the Prime Minister of Ccvlon, Mr. D. S. Senaciavrko. and which will be flow.i to this country,
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      UK mindful of welfare of colonies
      261 5 ADDRESSING the Inie: tional Language Club .X Croydon, the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Arthur Creech Jones, sail: "In Britain today, we an* becoming very colonially-mind-ed." The Minister said: "W? ai\3 more conscious that ten ries overseas are not an;,. re .'ions for
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      94 5 Flft T BIG ATTRACTION OF 1948! THE HAPPY WORLD CABARET TRIUMp HS AGAIN by presents "E EVENT EVERYBODY'S F WAITING FOR! ffti£? RST TIME TOGETHER! 6RAND FRIENDLY DANCE MEET t»ve Uams of The S.A.T.D. •an ;Kt. Feb. Ist, ?nd 3rd. by lotoi Organising 'ommiltee SOCIATION OF TEAfIIERS OF STITUTEOr^AMd TEUHERS
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      184 5 BRITISH "BURNSIDE SAFES A Ql ALII COMMERCIAL. FIRE FAtL RESISTING A Body bent at all twelve corners m from one plate. I Fire Resisting Chambers Sfttn. to }W Qv- 4in. m thickness, filled with sU am Rvf h— v> -h generating Fire- Resisting Comil v Ja VXJk position which is
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  • NEWS
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      POWERS MAY MEET ON WEST EUROPE UNION
      335 6 Bevin's plan to combine 'tremendous resources TH E new Western European Union plan announced by the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, m the House of Commons, may come before a special conference of the powers concerned, reports Reuter. Mr. Bevin urged that
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      Union stops a B.B.C. show
      221 6 Union stops a B.B. C. show WORKERS clocking on a t an Acton (West London) factory, were told that the 8.8.C. had cancelled its star show m their canteen because union members threatened demonstrations if it went on. To avoid disappointing the workers the Musicians' Union offered to arrange its
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      Admiral calls for an Empire defence force
      241 6 A BRITISH Commonwealth defence force, organised m peacetime and capable of taking immediate and co-ordinated action m the event of the sudden outbreak of atomic war, was called for by Vice-Admiral Ernest A. Taylor. Conservative member of Parliament. Addressing a meeting of the
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      YOU CAN PEEP -IF YOU KEEP QUIET
      68 6 YOU CAN PEEP -IF YOU KEEP QUIET ONLY Peeping Toms" who are under the influence of alchool or who utter loud, obscene language while peeping can be arrested m New Jersey. This was the ruling given m a Summit, New Jersey, court when a charge was dismissed against a man
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      BAT FLIES ACROSS THE NORTH SEA
      61 6 BAT FLIES ACROSS THE NORTH SEA Reuter THE solo flight of a female bat from Holland to Britain puzzles naturalists. The bat, found at Langford. near Bristol, had on its leg a ring with a Dutch address. Lt.-Cmdr. Peter Scott, the noted bird watcher, said: "We believe that this is
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      82 6 picture. picture. Isolated Jewish settlements set m the scrubland and desert of the Palestine interior are guarded day and night by men of the Hagana defence force against Arab guerrilla at' tacks. Jewish settlers are permitted certain arms by the Palestine authorities for defence purposes. This picture shows a children's
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      'BLOW LIKE BLAZES'
      96 6 WHEN you can't get an alarm clock, use a locomotive whistle. That is the theory of a couple living near Rye station, near Hastings, whose most diligent eiforts were unable to produce an alarm clock m clock-short Britain. They wrote to W. Wakeford, Hastings station master, asking
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      U. K. protest to Argentine on Falklands
      137 6 A British Foreign Offic< l\ spokesman has confirmed hat Britain despatched this week a sharp note to the Argentine protesting against the >rection of a base on Deception Island m th« British Falkland Island dependencies. Contrary to official Information that the matter would
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      U.S. QUITS PANAMA
      32 6 United States military forces have evacuated 12 of the 14 defence sites m the Republic of Panama, occupied under an agreement with Panama '*hich lapsed on Jan. 16. Reuter
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      TALKS ON FRANC
      29 6 Sir Edmund Hall Patch, chief of the economic section of the British Foreign Office Ls m Paris to discuss French plans for altering the franc. A.P.
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      NEW B.O.A.C. CHIEF
      23 6 Sir Miles Thomas Ls the new chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation m place of Sir Harold I Hartley.
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      GERMANS MINE URANIUM FOR USSR
      158 6 THE Minister-President of Saxony said that 25,000 Germans were working at premium wages In the Elgenberge (Ore mountains) mines of southern Saxony where the Russians have been reported to be mining uranium, a vital element m the manufacture of atom bombs. i Neither he nor
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      ALIENS LEAVE AUSTRALIA
      57 6 THE 146 Yugoslavs formerly living m Australia left Sydney for their homeland m the Yugoslav liner Parriza. More than i>o of the pa&iergers are young men who were unable to pay their fare and have an agreement with the Yugoslav Government to wor* on the land or
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      No. 1 town for the boys in the back room
      253 6 No. 1 town for the boys in the back room OTEVENAGE, 30 miles from London and r lr new satellite towns, will become Britain' centre of scientific secrets. Many researcl have grown too big for present sites! and to be moved, some of them to the ne* expected that scientific
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      PHOTOS EXPOSE RACKET
      131 6 PHOTOS EXPOSE RACKET POSTAGE SIZE w P*^ men women. on th,> wnen an t- w^ Custom men at a Bi ish airport T1 H*y .da hrn sum 01 moo. don other foreign r traveller held a Bill sh m£ port tion was <_■;•.. with a honir land. The were sent
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      Shan chieftains lodge protest
      83 6 i^HIEFTAINS of the Shan \j tribes of Burma's frontier areas have expressed dissatisfaction over the appointment of U Tin Myint, Anti- Fascist Peoples League nominee, as Minister for Shan Affairs m the Burmese Cabinet. The Council of Shan Affairs, representing all 11 Shan Sawbwas (chieftains; of
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      RAIN THIEVES
      14 6 Th? Stau cusod Nt nriuhbour. i her rain bj on east-bourd i
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      58 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya they've gone onTs 4 v ~5 s~ I/^oTker it fritz i I P S~ •SM^VxSS rVf C MEfs GOHEnjT 'i've lost'both my S (W YOU/.'/) SSa^ 40 M *N SNOOP NOW/ ■fe^?^ ST^ (P k u^°,^ WHAT ->- y J* CAN'T
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  • SPORTS
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      ENGLAND FALL SHORT BY 43 RUNS
      526 7 ENGLAND FALL SHORT BY 43 RUNS Hardstaff Just Misses Century I7NGLAND were all out for 253 m reply to the West Indies first innings score of 296 m the first Test match continued m Bridgetown, Barbados, yesterday, the third day of the game. By the close of play the West
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      Scoreboard
      224 7 WEST INDIES 1st. Inns. 296 ENGLAND— 1st. Inns. J. D. Robertson lbw Williams 80 W. Place c Gomes b Goddard 12 D. Brookes b Jones io J. HardstafT b Will ams 98 J. Ikin c Walcott b Williams 3 G. Smithvon c Gomes b Jones K Cranston run out
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      Sport Or Spectacle?
      71 7 K .1! pro--1 n ht E| .r.ian, I ITS m fore. >out is m main King I nd ope or just B „i en ted »>';' no mcx- .1 m X m the ring may m M however, have H nmon m the bavc m he fans,
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      PATERSON SIGNS
      27 7 IPATERSON. worldT n. has :end his tttle m of \!ir. 29. us to I B >b Garpromoter. the <-end. r of t i Qxed. Reuter
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      4 7 II r Club II
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      Another Record For 'The Don'
      303 7 I^ON BR ADMAN, playing m the fourth Test between Australia and India at Adelaide yesterday, the first day of the game, set up a new world record when he made his 37th double century m first-class cricket, thereby eclipsing Hammond's record of 36 double-century innings.
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      Selections By "Call Boy"
      70 7 SELECTIONS by "Call Boy" for today's races are: Ra*« I: HAPPY LASS Suivi Tin Plato Ra*?« 2: RROWNSBAV Lady Hampton Christmas Rac« 3. VICTORY MARCH Dagobcrt Bronz« Flash Race 4: El REKA Ciame law Si!. Jupiter Rac« j: FINE 1. M)Y Atom Rnv Golden (irore Rare
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      BROMWICH & QUIST IN FINAL
      57 7 BROMWICH QUIST IN FINAL JOrU: Bromwich In a three -hour match, defeated Geoff Brown yesterday 3 6. 2 6. 6 4. 6 4. 7 5 m the semi final of the Australian lawn tennis singles ihampionship at Melbourne. In the final Bromwich will meet Adrian Quist who eliminated Billy Sidwell
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      26 7 Japanese sport officials ar<> invest i gating whether two of Japan's foremost athletes lost their amateur status by appearing m a radio proprramme with professionals.— A.P.
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      COLCHESTER HAVE VICTORY PLAN
      445 7 VICTORY for Colchester United m the fourth round of the F.A. Cup today would make them only the second team outside the Football League to progress to the Fifth Round. Darlington, then a North-eastern League team, reached the last 16 m the 1910-11 season. No other
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      Olympic Hope
      64 7 L%d?£X'hr O t V ear *l? ld 4 e Harris who fc one of Britain's feJSw?,S S eS l w the f° rthc °™™9 Olympic Games m shh?Vh;^i 6 njA has W( n the sprint championVh n n?» 1 a r d also won the world s P
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      Malay SAHas 50 Members
      317 7 T^ENNIS courts which were converted into tapioca and vegetable gardens during the occupation period are referred to m the annual report of the Malay Sports Association which will hold its second annual general meeting tomorrow morning. The report of the Hon. Secretary, Inche Mahmood Haji Yusof,
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      Strong Tip For Game Law
      511 7 From EPSOM JEEP THE strongest tip on th e course this morning was 1 for Game Law m the fourth race over one and a quarter miles at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, the final day of the Selangor Turf Club's Spring meeting. A shower of
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      DARA SINGH MEETS MUKLE TONIGHT
      57 7 £)ARA SINGH. the Sikh wrestler who is still looking forward to a bout with King Kong, takes on Black Butcher Mukle at the Happy World tonight Other boms are Lambong v. Bosca Boa; William Masscy v. T. N. T. Pandar; Ho Wah Pone: v. Tigor
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      North Forwards Will Play Big Part Today
      640 7 North Forwards Will Play Big Part Today From "WINGER" TF the venue is to play any big part m the result oi A the game, the South should beat North m today's Malayan Rugby classic at Jalan Besar Stadium kick-off at 5.15 p.m. South will start with the moral advantage
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      204 7 F.P. Crossword No. 91 CLUES ACROSS r« SffSjffm oB^ (5 0, Bolt. "(6). 13, Bound (4). 15, Hostile (5). 16, Cut down (4). 17, Necessary (9) 21 DisenUtngle (9). 23, Cross-bar (4). 25. Ardent W. 28. Agitate (4). 30. Mourn (6). 32, Approaches (5). 33. Entirety (12). CLUES DOWN 1.
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      HOME
      26 8 Quaint fishing village of Polperro, Cornwall, With its narrow, hilly streets, tohite-washad cottages and kindly fishcrfolk who tell fabulous stories as they mend their nets.
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      MARSHALL AID TO CHINA PLAN READY
      173 8 MARSHALL AID TO CHINA PLAN READY WASHINGTON. Friday. A DEFINITE Chinese aid programme has been wurktd out by the United States State Department, the Secretary of State. Mr. George C. Marshall, said today, but it is not ready for Congress yet. This information was to Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire),
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      Girl chained to bed for years
      314 8 JAIL TERM FOR BISHOP GOSHEN (Indiana), Friday. A WHITE-BEARDED 75-year-old bishop of a Menonite Church, Patriarch Samuel Hoehstettler, was sentenced to six months' prison after he had pleaded guilty to keeping his 41-year-old daughter roped and chained to a nlthy bed m an unlighted
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      URANIUM IS DISCOVERED IN AUSTRALIA
      69 8 SAN FRANCISCO, Friday. AUSTRALIAN Government experts are planning to check an abandoned copper mine m New South Wales where deposits of uranium ore have been reported. Radio Australia said. Prospectors, who located the claim, said they analyzed the ore obtained from the mine and found
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      FOOD STRIKES PARALYSE STH. GERMANY
      363 8 New elections demanded MUNICH, Friday. ITNDER red banners demanding "bread," 90,000 mining workers demonstrated on Adolf Hitler's old parade ground today as most of southern Germany (the American occupation zone) lay paraylsed by a "hunger strike" of an estimated 2,000,000 Bavarians. American military government observers
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      20 8 gfgfg An aerial vino of the flo bury (Shropshire), ivhere the stn Flood conditions are serious m West Country. Reuter
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      TIN SHARES IN NEW ADVANCE
      429 8 TIN SHARES IN NEW ADVANCE London Stock Exchange LOMION Kridav rVHE cancellation of the propo brna^ xby the Chancellor of the Ezchei r sh* Cripps, followed by his sudden departure for p caused much speculation amon? LondJ s2 Exchange dealers today, says Renter s frl correspondent. There was a revival
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      CANADIAN BAN
      31 8 Canada has denied Russian military representatives m Canada the privilege of visiting Canadian military establishments because similar privileges are not accorded to the Dominion's military attache m Moscow.— Reuter
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      TIGERS IN AMOY
      24 8 Tigers have killed 20 peasants m the recent months im Amoy. and killed more than 80 m the past year. U.P.
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      ONLY ONE IN 5 VOTE IN CHINA
      176 8 SHANGHAI, Friday. ALTHOUGH no figures are us yet available, it is believed not more than 20 per cent, of the electorate of 150 million people went to the polls m China to elect 768 members of the Legislative Yuan, the highest law-making body
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      UK TRYING TO STOP FRANC DEVALUATION
      158 8 LONDON. Friday. SIR Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, flew to Paris today for discussions with the French Government, it was believed, on the French intention to devalue the franc. Reuters financial editor. Sydney Gampell, writing on Sir Stafford's visit to France, said the
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      Rubber prices
      168 8 A SPECIAL Market correspondent gives the prices of robber at 11 a.m. todaj as follows: Buyers Sellers CU. CU. per lb. per Ib No. 1 R.S.S. Spot looee 41V» 41* No. 1 R.S.S. fob m bales Feb. 40=n to No. 2 R.S.S. fob In bales Feb. 40 40
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      Kay Francis seriously ill, manager held
      98 8 Kay Francis seriously ill, manager held COLUMBUS (Ohio). FrL IfAY FRANCIS, stage and ■*> film actress, is m a critical condition m hospital and her stage manager is detained by the police on an investigation of assault with intent to kill." The manager, Mr Howard Graham, 37, of New York
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      FORMOSA AS 'NEW MANCHURIA'
      140 8 TAIPEI (Formosa). Frl. 1 HIGHLY-PLACED foreign source said the Chinese are concentrating on developing Formosa into a "new Manchuria" that will become Cr a's richest area if ManohuTia falls to the Communists The source charged that the Government had thus far bum d Formosa's post-war rehabilitation,
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