The Singapore Free Press, 13 March 1948

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA ;.:.in SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1948 PKICT m I'KiNi'S
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    EUROPE UNIION TO STOP RUSSIA
    625 1 EUROPE UNIION TO STOP RUSSIA A II party MPs sponsor plan LONDON, Friday. A DEMAND for a European Union m the t* fullest sense of the terra was made tonight by 73 members of Parliament, representing all groups except the Communists. The signatories to the motion predicted that their numbers
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    11 1 ninst H two £m francs damages if film is milliom if
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    U.S. consulate evacuated
    112 1 JERUSALEM BOMB THREAT JERUSALEM, Friday. IflE United SUtci Consul-General m Jerusalem, Mr. and members of his staff, wciuirti the oamssvAtA* building today after an ■yßttta i naming m Hebrew that it would :;0 minutes.'' Police later searched It build n z. bnl found no-thing. am- rumours -isals'
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    PHONE THREAT TO BLOW UP PM's HOUSE
    86 1 PHONE THREAT TO BLOW UP PM's HOUSE LONDON. Friday. ¥>OLICE carefully scrutinised I all visitors to the Prime Minister's official residence today, after an anonymous telephone caller had said "No. 10 Downing Street will be blovn up tonight." At least two police officers are always on duty m short Downing
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    U.K. PRICE FREEZING POSTPONED
    155 1 U.K. PRICE FREEZING POSTPONED LONDON, Friday. THE British Government has postponed its price freezing orders for six weeks at the request of British industrialists. The orders, announced on Feb. 24 to take effect on Monday, fixed prices and restricted profit margins of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of virtually every manufactured
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    Police seizing unlocked cycles
    86 1 SINGAPORE police this »5 morning began a campaign to seize unlocked bicycles left on the pavements of shops and outside offices. Negligence of many owners is held to be the main cause of mounting cycle thefts m the city. Special police patrols were operating m the
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    FROM PALESTINE
    20 1 Advance units of troops evacuated from Palestine are expected to arrive m Tripoli within the next two weeks.
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    U.K. REDUCING BIG FOOD TRADE LOSSES
    83 1 U.K. REDUCING BIG FOOD TRADE LOSSES LONDON, Friday. THE Food Minister, Mr. John Strachey. expects his Ministry's trading services to make a loss of £902.100,000 m the next 12 months compared With £459,000,000 fcl the current year. This is shown m estimates oubUshed today, which is the budget for the
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    DUTCH DOUBLE POLICE FORCE
    48 1 THE Dutch Government an- liotfr.ced yesterday that 23,000 men will be added to the Dutch police force, doubling its strength, to safeguard public security. The Minister of Justice J. H. Maarsfcyeen. told Parliament this will increase the Goverrraent's power 10 combat internal extremist cctivities.
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    RANGOON MOBS SMASH PRESSES
    138 1 RANGOON, Friday. SEVERAL thousand Burmese peasants, including women, today stormed the offices of three leading Burmese newspapers, smashing machinery and other equipment, m a protest against alleged "scandalous reports" published about the Agriculture Minister, Thakin Tin. Thakin Tin is President of the All-Burma Peasants' Organisation, whose
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    Queen's niece seeks divorce
    75 1 LONDON, Friday. A COURT docket disclosed that Viscountess Alison, i beautiful 30-year-old niece of Queen Elizabeth, has filed an undefended suit for divorce apainst Major the Viscount Anson, 34 -year-old heir of the Earl of Lichfleld. Lady Anson, whose wedding was attended by the Kins and
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    33 1 A flight of P-84 Thunder jets of the 14th Fighter wing of the American air force. This jet plane is America's latent fighter and is at present undergoing tests m cold weather operations.
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    JAPS PRAY f OR 'PRESIDENT MacA'
    179 1 TOKIO. Friday. FIRST signs of Japanese enthusiasm for Gen. MacArthur's nomination m the forthcoming U.S. presidential campaign appeared today m large bold letters on a billboard outside a Japanese industrial company within sight of the American Embassy m Tokio. which said: "W* pray for
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    UNO to discuss coup by Reds
    328 1 UNO to discuss coup by Reds CHILE BACKS CZECH MOVE NEW YORK, Friday. fIPHE Security Council today agreed to discuss the Communist coup m Czechoslovakia following a demand by the chief Chilean delegate, Senor Herman Santa Crux. Chile's move followed the shelving by the United Nations Secretariat of a similar
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    30,000 French miners strike
    59 1 ri^HIRTY thousand miners JL were on strike yesterday m the nationalised mines m the Pas De Calais and Nord departments m France. The strikes, which began at a few mines two days ago. have spread to groups of mines at Douri, Lievin and Bruay, involving nearly
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    VENDOR ROBBED
    45 1 A Chinese cloth vendor was robbed of his entire stock of cloth worth $878 and his day's takings of $54 by six Chinese armed with pistols at the 9J milestone. Changi Road at 8.15 last night, while on his way home to Singapore.
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    RUBBER FOR SLAVS
    28 1 The London Economist forecast yesterday that the Soviet Union and th* Slav bloc will for a long time require to continue importing rubber,- A. P.
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    RICH GOLD FIND IN BR. GUIANA
    33 1 A RICH gold reef was reported yesterday to have been discovered at the mouth of the Barama river, m the north-eastern district of the colony adjoining Venezuela.
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    Masked Men hold up mail train
    113 1 Masked Men hold up mail train Free Press Correspondent KUALA LUIIPJR, Saturday. Armed men, masked a-d m uniform, yesterday held up tm« Fenang-Kota Bahru mail train m Kelantan. Sleepers had been placed on the line, and seeing them, ihe driver pulled Lhe 'rain to a halt. The train was then
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    Red probe urged in astralia
    79 1 A GROUP of backbenchers has asked the Australian Gorerciment to investigate Opposition allegations that: the Soviet Legation m Canberra is the nerve centre of Australian Communist activity. If true, they said, diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union should be severed. If untrue, such whisp°rings should
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    25 1 Fifty-one bodies have been recovered from the excursion steamer Helvetia, which sank; on Thursday m the Imperial River, Chile. Two persons are missing. A. P.
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    HYDERABAD SHOOTING
    119 1 HYDERABAD, (Dn.), Friday. rpHE first serious clash be- I A tween Muslims and Sikhs m months resulted today m three deaths at Amlrpei, six miles from Hyderabad. Police and troops nushing to the scene prevented the riot from developing. The brief riot flared up on the basis of
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    Top Artist In Australia
    783 2 Top Artist In Australia lly Betty Gill FOR the first time, the four most important works of Tom Roberts, who painted the national life of Australia m the iace 19th century, have been brought together m an exhibition beinti" hold m Melbourne under the auspices of the interstate Galleries of
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    Bridge Problem
    117 2 DIAMONDS are trumps. South leads. North and South are to win all nine tricks agaimt any defence. South loans a diamond. North wins with the queen and lends the spade ten. South wins with the queen or jack (depending upon whether East plays tile queen), anfl leads the
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    A Drama League For S'pore
    860 2 A Drama League For S'pore QNE of the outstanding difficulties m the way of the development of the stage seems to me to be the fact there is only one public theatre m Singapore that can be used for amateur performances or the infrequent visits of touring companies, and that
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    Seeing twice as far
    149 2  - Seeing twice as far MICHAL CHRISTNIA QNE clear night m the next threfi months an astronomer called Edwin llnhblc will look 1,000,000,000 light-years into the universe through the greatest telescope ever built. This new eye of icience is now going through a final check-up on Palomar Mountain California. Hubble, who
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      918 2 SINGAPORE p m 815 P- m VLC4 HNllMi 202 Programme Sum- pOMT! 12.15 In the Intrrvi.l Oi T 59 nitres 15.32 megacycles: mar>'; 530 Station Opening; *****245 Yankee Quarter; 1 World KlUe ISetWOrk '«> C*» P m. to H. 55 p m. VLCS Music of the People**; 6 Thirty I
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      79 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast lor people borrj today DOKN today, you are, more than many individuals, the master of your own fate. The stars have given you talents but you must learn to develop them properly. You men and women may differ widely m the use made of your
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    NORTH CHINA REDS BOMBED
    364 3 NORTH CHINA REDS BOMBED x t ™^r > SHANGHAI, Friday. {RATIONALIST warplanes from Pelping and Paoting basis bombed and strafed Communist concentrations around Paoting, where <o\ trnment forces expect another large-scale diversionary attack designed to prevent the North China commander, Gen. Pu Tso-yi, from reinforcing the Nationalists m Manchuria. Air
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    CIVIL WAR LOSSES
    131 3 SHANGHAI. Frday. II r HAT the civil war has cost TT China so far may well be g-vi^ed trom the statement made by Major-General T> w Wtr.-yi. Information Director of the Ministry of National Delence. According to him, the Chinese Communists during 1947 alone destroyed mines and
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    TAIWAN ORDER
    40 3 rpHE Taiwan Provincial GovL ernment has ordered all civilian travellers arriving or 1 living Taiwan to register with the Police, according to a Central News. Army visitors to the island are required to register with Gendarme Headquarters. U.P.
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    UNKNOWN
    246 3 Alt'FH, Formosa, Tuesday )V J obs Chinese Government 'In m Taiwan is to convince the people that they Chit; r, Mr. Wei Tao-Ming, said m an S the long Japanese occupation of l tioni of the islanders had lost background. Consequently took over after the VJ-Day, ky were at
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    Blacked out by lightning
    53 3 Blacked out by lightning NiNKINC. triday. [HIKING struck NanL i\m\ power pi ml early *s«day tnorncu. and <u*d i black-i»tu m the of (h (> (hino.se at? The plant*i two main hMMssion 5* ''h<-s werr liral Puvi-r iused i complete »:->ppajje of nttf *upplv I failed :i few :o to
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    UNKNOWN
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    Street search for foreign money
    179 3 CANTON Friday IyiDESPREAD raids on money-changers and 11 native banks and street searches of the populace for foreign currencies are being conducted daily by the gendarmes and police as Canton experiences its worst economic chaos for the past 12 months inou?n it was generally forecast
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    CREW KILLED IN AIR CRASH
    41 3 ANE Chinese Air Force trans- port crashed near Hainyan#. southern Honan on Wednesday. Bad weather was f>iven as the cause of the accident Casualtties were not revealed, but it was feared the entire crew perished U.P.
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    DEMANDS ON OUTER MONGOLIA
    152 3 DEMANDS ON OUTER MONGOLIA NANKING, Friday. CHINESE troops m Sinkiang have not at any time or any locality crossed the border between China and Outer Mongolia, declared the Foreign Office m reply to the Outer Mongolian Government's protest oi Feb. 24 alh ging territorial violations by Chinese troops. The Chinese
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    PIPELINE FOR IRRIGATION
    97 3 NANKING. Friday THE Ministry of Communications has authorised the Yunnan Provincial Government to use part of the trime India-China oil pir^line for farming irrigation projects. The pipeline, which runs frnm Ledo on the AssamYunnan frontier to Kunminj?. Yunnan provincial capital. was built during th? war with it-nd-lease
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    73 3 Four U.S. Marines strayed, m Communist-held areas while on a hunting trip m China, and taken prisoner by the Communists, it was recently reported. Several attempts were made to secure their release. The latest was by Lieut. Richard A. Cooley (left) of Hamilton, Ontario, formerly of Ridgewood, NJ.. who v*
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    New steps to stop smuggling
    127 3 SHANGHAI, Friday. DEFINITE measures have been worked out to prevent the smuggling of goods and supplies Into Communistheld areas according to Shanghai Garrison Command sources. The regulations require the strict examination of goods carried by travellers and a search of persons at the blockade lines.
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    12 U.S. SHIPS BOUGHT
    106 3 THE Chinese Ambassador to Washington. Dr. Wellington Koo. has concluded an agreement with the United States Government for the purchase uf 12 steamers on behalf of the Chinese Government. The total cost Is given as U. 0.513,000.000. 513, 000.000 and each of the Pfiipla is said
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    DELEGATION TO PRESS CONFAB
    104 3 NANKING. Fri<Jay. I^HE Chinese Government 1. has appointed Dr. Chang Peng-chun. chief Chinese de legate to the United Nations Security Council, to be chief delegate to the United Nations Conference on freedom of the Press scheduled to be held m Geneva at the end of March.
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    RED APPEAL
    66 3 SHANGHAI, Friday. /CHINESE Communist Radio, Vv broadcasting from North Shansi. said "the Committee for Promotion of Peace and Democracy" called on all Chinese m Europe to struggle jointly for Chinese independence, democracy and peace, irrespective of party afnlia tions. The broadcast cautioned Chinese m European countries that the
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    'U.S. aid or total collapse'
    212 3 PEIPING, Friday. THE former Manchurian genera], Ma Chan Shan ne^ t<^ ay Avithou t immediate American I ?J7 a Manchruna will be lost m five months" r"n d g t!. o f R c h d J orceof 2000 000 wii 011 Once Manchuria goes,"
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    39 3 picture Here is a collection of rifles and light machincguns which were seized by the Nationalist forces during two-day battle at Anchwang, a village of Tsingpu. Ting Hsi-shan, Red guerrilla leader, was killed and 42 were taken prisoner. A.P.
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    RED PoWs PARADED
    119 3 PEIPING. Friday. TWO hundred and eleven Communist prisoners brought from Hsiangho. 40 miles east of Pulping, wenparaded m trucks through the city streets. The group surrendered with little persuasion, according to the Nationalists. Natives of East Hopei, they were compelled to join the Red forces following the
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    SEED CORN
    16 3 The Agriculture Department has allocated 2,000 ton* of va seed cort ior Clu^a. V.P.
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    'Business as usual' order
    116 3 ynt ,23rd anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-seit, founder of the Chinese RePublic on March 12, will be observed m China by "business as usual" instead of the traditional holiday, m compliance with a National Government ruling. It is believed m some quarters that
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    H' Kong to 'losing face'
    261 3 H' Kong to 'losing face' Kowloon HONG KONG, Friday. "THE Hong Kong Govern--1 ment, observers believe, is progress \e.y losing face as a few Chinese continue to occupy the site of the old walled city of Kowloon while the question of jurisdiction remains unsettled at diplomatic levels. The removal, for
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    SUM CALL-UP
    32 3 The Shanghai city auth >rT ties hare passed a resolution to hold lot drawing on April l to pick 6.000 conscrints w > Will srrve m the City Defence Corps. U.P.
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    PRICES THREATEN FACTORY CLOSURE
    163 3 OHANrHArQ -a SHANGHAI, Friday. CHANGHAI S industries are threatened with closure •J as i a result of the continued sky-rocketing m the cost-of- mng index, the spokesman of the Shanohiu Industrial Association told yest^nfto- As the rigid "freezing" uf ttie index to peg wages would leau
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY,MARCH 13, 1948. More Promises to Patani
    575 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1948. More Promises to Patani MOUNTING tension m southern Siam and growing criticism m Malaya and neighbouring territories have goaded the Siamese Government into making new promises of reforms m the four predominantly Malay provinces of Patani. Naradhavas, Set v 1 and Yala.
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    Fait accompli in Czechoslovakia
    948 4 THESE FEATURES GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND TO NEWS THAT MAKES THE WORLD S JEad^> By SIR ROBERT *RUCE LOCKHART THE Czechoslovak revolution has succeeded and, for the time being, completely. The victors proclaim it as a revolution and it is important that the Western democracies should
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    Anxious Eyes In Finland
    406 4  - Anxious Eyes In Fi nland EWAN BUTLER IN Helsinki today 1 anxious eyes are turned towards the Presidential palace where Mr. Joho Paasikivl, Finland's veteran Pre sident, and his advisers are preparing to send a delegation to Moscow to discuss a military pact of mutual assistance between Finland and Russia.
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    ONE SPOT WHERE UK IS POPULAR
    555 4  -  NOEL MONKS TANGIER By U E R E is one spot on earth where Britain is lauded and liked. It is good t 0 hear other nations getting it m the neck from the native population for a change, and Britain extolled as a
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    Trinidad: the latest
    143 4 HRRINIDAD. latest of BriX tain's new world colonies to be claimed by South Americans this time Ver.ezula has been a British possession since 1797. when Venezuela was Spanish Two hundred years before that, Sir Walter Raleigh landed on the island, fought his way to the capital, and
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    FAITH
    21 4 "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame." Proverbs 29. 15.
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    HOT SPOT
    296 4 DEMANDS for selfgovernment by a new native political party called the United Gold Coast Convention, exService men's grievances, and discontent over high prices combine to form the background to the recent rioting m Accra, m West Africa. To understand the position you must go back to the war,
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    Cockroach $ the chicken
    461 4 Cockroach the chicken By ALEXANDER CLIFFORD On the Guatemalan Frontier: THERE is a cool, green river edged with vegetation that seems to have been too richly technicolored a mud-track leading up a little hill and far away among gorgeous trees a ram-shackle wooden hut with a salow little man m
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    CHICK ON SHIPMENTS TO HONGKONG
    288 5 CHICK ON SHIPMENTS TO HONGKONG Helping to stop leakage Free Press Staff Reporter Department of Economic Affairs is 1 iatchinp the movements of rubber and tin im* through Hong Kong. •^V Walter Fletcher's allegation m the House :ne nt that a ship with 5,000 tons of rubber went to New
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    59 5 The Singapore Police Inspectorate held a dinner at Sea View Hotel on Wednesday. Upper picture shows some of those who attended (from left)? Mrs. A. C. Cunningham Perdriau, Mr. L. C. Goh, Mr. E. S. de Banzie. Inspector F. C. Pestana and Inspector Cheah Teng Cheok. Inspector A. T. Rajah
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    PAWN BROKERS MUST TAKE JOB SERIOUSLY
    127 5 P AWN BROKERS MUST TAKE JOB SERIOUSLY nee Prfv* Staff Reporter ■GiPORE CID Chief. |JTj C Burry, coniri r oc UCm Increiw m. flue to which pawnare row liable for fcsr e v goods, idea behind this lease m fines is to connbrck- their awnbrokers receive ■cry morr.mg before business,
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    MARINE HOSTEL
    35 5 MARINE HOS TEL jstel i j. well part'of the Hostels >t year, lor seamen m Singapore xten- ks, and :aces i«rt and tat rest Mons. banks. J ls. maps ipal arbour. Macleod is the Hostel
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    PALI CLASS
    52 5 Under the auspices of the Pali class of the Singapore Buddhist Association, the Yen. Narada Thera. the Buddhist chaplain to the Ceylon troops. will deliver an address m English from 7 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Sinhala Buddhist Temple. 90, Outram Road. The talk will be repeated
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    SHIPS FOR NY. JAVA SERVICE
    74 5 THE 10,000-ton cargo liner Soestodijk launched at Belfast yesterday for the Holland American Line's New York to Java service, may be followed down the slipway by other vessels for the same line. Hor sister ship Schiedijk will be completed shortly and, at yesterday's launching, Sir
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    POLLING HOURS
    46 5 The period for the poll In Pulau Übin, and Pulau Tekong Besar, amd other islands i:i the area on March 20 will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The closing hour for the psll In other stations will still r-rmain at 8 p.m.
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    'SATHURTHI' DAY
    23 5 At the Sri Sc.paga Vinayagar Temple, m Ceylon. Road, the »'Sathurthi" festival will be ob-erved tomorrow from 6 u> 8 p.iru
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    Rural industries to be encouraged
    252 5 W__ v Free Press Staff Reporter ITH a view to encouraging cottage industries m the rural areas, the introduction of which would provide profitable employment for more villagers, a recommendation has been made by the Secretary of the Singapore Rural Board, Mr. *H. A. de
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    46 JAP GIRLS PLEAD FOR KEMPEI MAJOR
    209 5 46 JAP GIRLS PLEAD FOR KEMPEI MAJOR COR his part Id the massafcre 1 of 120 Chinese residents of Singapore, 51 year old Major Keiji Mizuno wa s sentenced by r War Crimes Court yesterday to life Imprisonment. The sentence ia subject to connrmation. Maj. Mizuno retired from the Japanese
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    PUNCHED SHIP'S CAPTAIN. FINED
    106 5 The Filth Engineer of the s,\ Solon. Charles F. Tranter was lined $100 m the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday for voluntarily causing hurt to the ship's captain. Edward Spence. on Feb. 22. Tranter admitted that he punched the captain three or lour times because, he
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    Bankrupts to get discharge
    247 5 IT has been recommended to Government that A pre-Japanese occupation bankruptcies should not now be revived, and that statutory discharges should be made, without individual application to court, m respect of all bankruptcies started prior to Feb. 15, The scheme also provides a simplified procedure for
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    MORE STATIONS FOR POLLING
    72 5 i TWO additional polling sta- tions are being set up m Rural West area, namely, the Smelting Offices of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., for Pulau Brani, Blakang Mati and St. John's Island; and the Shell Company's office for Pulau Bukum, Pulau Sudong, Pulau Seraya and
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    MR. LIM CHID HO
    31 5 Mr. Lim Chid Ho has pnssed th c final examination of The Oorj>oratior. of Certified Secretaries, London, held In Singapore last December at the Department of Education.
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    ST. JOSEPH'S PUNS CLASS FOR SCIENCE
    157 5 ST. JOSEPH'S PUNS CLASS FOR SCIENCE Free Press Staff Reporter ST. Joseph's Institution is appealing for funds to establish an up-to-date Science Department and to complete the rehabilitation of the school's playground. The school aims at creating a Science Department that will be available both to the pupils of the
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    PRAYERS FOR GANDHI
    79 5 QN arrival at Singapore, prov bably cm Monday the urn containing part of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes will be placed m the Victoria Memorial Hall. On the first night, the hall will be kept open till midnight. On the following days, the hall will remain open to the
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    HONOUR FOR TEACHER
    131 5 I A PRESENTATION cere- mony was held m the Teachers' Room of St. Joseph's Institution yesterday morning, when Mr. S. D. Pillay, who recently retired from the teaching staff, wa; given official recognition of his work for education by the Superior General of the de la Salle
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    SIAMESE ASSETS RELEASE
    60 5 A RRANGEMENTS have been made for the release by the Government of Singapore of assets of Siamese private individuals. Forms of claim and declaration, together with instructions for completing such forms and the procedure to be followed, may now be obtained on request from the British Embassy,
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    'THE MOST DISCIPLINED'
    62 5 COLONEL R. G. Sherman of the U.S. Infantry, who is on his first visit to Singapore, told the Free Press m an interview: "What has impressed me most here is your perfect traffic control. Pedestrians and motorists alike seem to be one of the most disciplined m
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    Nd rejections by committee
    380 5 BIG-SCALE BUILDING PLANS Free Press Staff Reporter N 0 1 1^ 118 of P r °P° se d buildings, costing more than $100,000, which have so far been considered by J" c committee appointed under the Control of Building Ordinance, have been recommended for disapproval by
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    Malay's wife coming from Australia
    181 5 Malay's wife coming from Australia Free Press Staff Reporter OVERJOYED at the news that his wife and four children are coming out from. Australia to join him m Singapore, one of the 15 Malays repatriated from Australia. Mr. Jacob bin Abdullali, yesterday started house-hunting m preparation) for his wife's arrival.
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    TWO ELECTION MEETINGS
    88 5 Election meetings will be held by Mr. M. A. Miiid. who Is contesting the Municipal South- West seat, as followsToday, at 5 p.m.. Municipal play ground (junction of Dhoby Ghaut and Selegie Roaci). Sunday, at 5 p.m. Empress Place. Mr. Vaclav Vactk. Commit speaks at the base
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    ANTI-TRUMAN FURY SPREADS IN DEEP SOUTH
    410 6 ANTI-TRUMAN FURY SPREADS IN DEEP SOUTH Ku Klux Klan bids for power again HESIDENTS m the southern United States are infuriated by a series of recent developments which threaten to break down the Deep Souths rigid racial segregation policy. The resentment grows stronger every day and already phrases reminiscent of
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    Scientists find new life-saver
    330 6 BLOOD FROM SUGAR WASTE WOUNG British sotcntists are making artificial blood I plasma from a fungus which sugar refiners have been throwing away for years. Tests ait the worldfamous Lister Institute m London have proved that this artificial plasma can be uaed m a wide range
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    Jewish State can't afford to keep an army
    127 6 DURING the Bik Four talks on Palestine Mr. Warren Austin (America) a*ked whether the revenue of tho Jewish state would be enough to maintain a militia. For Britain. Mr. Fletcher Cooke. Sir Alexander Cadotjan's adviser, said thru on Mas 15 there would
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    UK TRADE PACT WITH ICELAND
    46 6 THE British Ministry of Food has announced that Britain has agreed to ship coal, steel, sisal and cement to Iceland m return for herring oil, herring meat and frozen fish. The trade agreement covers 1948. Amounts involved wpfp not announced.- A.P.
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    MOUNTBATTEN IN RANGOON
    51 6 MOUNTBATTEN IN RANGOON EARL Mountbatten, Gover-nor-Gt noral of India, accompnnied by Lady Mountbatten, has arrived !n Ranpoon f»>r the presentation ceremony of Kin^ Thibaw's throne to the Burni> m Govern m< nt. They wore met by Thakin Nu, the Burmese Prime Minister, who presented them to Tnembers of the Government.
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    STRIKE CALL
    38 6 STRIKE CA LL Mr. Uriah Butler, the Trinidad labour leader whose followers were dispersed by the police when they dashed into Government buildings m Port-of-Spain last year, has called for a strike throughout the Trinidad sugar industry.- Reuter
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    Wore Dutch papers wanted in N.E.I.
    100 6 DUTCH newspaper proprie- tors m Batavia have sent a request to the Lt Gov.-Ge-noral. Dr. Hubert us van Mook, a.'.kinp him to allow more Dutch language daily newspapers to reopen m the city. Their interests are now combined m the daily evening newspaper, "Het
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    Canada to buy more textiles from Britain
    123 6 /^ANADA, who is cutting her \j textile imports from the United States by 75 per cent, is to have $40,000,000 worth of British textiles, already allocated to her, "at once," Sir Raymond Streat, Chairman of the British Oottor. Board, stated m Manchester. This
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    HOUR-A-WEEK CRISIS PLAN
    86 6 A PLAN to produce £117,593.- a year to help Britain overcome the economic crisis will be submitted to the monthly meeting of Bolton Labour Party by its executive committee. The idjpa is that every worker should be asked to jrive one hour free each week to the
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    LANGUAGE BAN STARTS RIOT
    70 6 A BOUT 50 people, including an ex-Premier of pre-par-titionod Bengal. Mr. A. Fazlul Hug. wore injured yesterday when police with batons charged Muslim crowds at Dacca. Eastern Pakistan. The Muslims were demonst ratine: m front of the Government offices m protest against the Pakistan Constituent Assembly
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    COMMONS RECESS
    36 6 Parliament will rise for the Easter recess on Thursday, March 25, and return on Tuesday, April 6, which will be budget day, said Mr. Herbert Morrison, leader of the House, m Parliament yesterday.- Reuter
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    NEW AID FOR CRIPPLES
    52 6 AN attachment for cr has been designed by a Russian engineer which wil I allow cripples to walk on X land ice without danger of; falling. The device is a small steel cylinder with teeth at one end. It can be easily put on and taken
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    BAO DAI FOR U.K.
    20 6 Bao Dai. the ex-Emperor of Annam, is expected to arrive m Hong Kong on Mar. 19.
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    Life a misery, says M. Verdoux
    218 6 pfc tare. MONSIEUR HENRI VERDOI'X, n amesuke of harla Chaplin's murderous ■men out of a Paris court and exclaimed: made my life a misery and it is M. Verdoux had opened j name of the film "Monsieur V damages. A Maitre Maurice Garco. the
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    'Attacker' on world record
    4 6 'Attacker on world record
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    FROM G.B.S. FOR THE KIDS
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    129 RAPATRIATED FROM PAKISTAN
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    'Human hawks' prey on girls'
    93 6 rIE Bombay ItaMeacy W< to "*?V to form a committee of ta(lO n Jy* city-wide rumours of abdiutH" md*" |bf l**#j|j women which led to much disiuw ks .v^ Nr about the deeds of so-call«'d -\\w» JJ^ th j^B to press reports, these "human n
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    SPURS YOUNGEST SEMI-FINALISTS
    276 7 by. where they have assembled prior to all otter big matches this season. Strongest Side Their casualties. Including Stamps. gr/H-scorlng centre forward, are responding to treatment and the 1946 winners hope to hare their strongest side available. Manchester United, who have also been playing golf, hope to
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    20 7 picture. Find match betiveen Spurs and Southampton a Sours defender ,mv« hi n> the goalkeeper was unsighted. S. and G.
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    AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    112 7 LONDON. Friday. TWELVE of the best amateur golfers from Sweden, Denmark, Holland and Belgium are to compete In the British Amateur Championship at Sandwich Kent on May 24-29 They will be the guests of English Amateur golfers, eager to reciprocate the "wonderful hospitality shown" during visits to
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    Indians Return
    152 7 MR. PANKAJ GUPTA, manager of the Indian team, told Reuter on arrival m Colombo that the tour was definitely a great success. "I have found that we are not yet right up to the six-day test match standard which requires considerable stamina and vigour", h« said. There was
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    Irish bid for triple honours
    338 7 LONDON, Friday. lIAVING won the Rugby Union championship with 11 wins against England, Scotland and France, Ireland will tomorrow bid for a fourth victory when they meet Wales at Belfast. If successful, they will have also annexed the triple crown (beating each of the other
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    OXFORD ARE NOW FAVOURED
    156 7 LONDON. Friday. THE Oxford University crow, 1 by rowing their first lull courst- trial over the boat race course of four-and-a-quarter miles m 11 seconds lastcrj than Cambridge University have established themselves slight favourites for the annual 1-ter-varsity race whioh Will be held on the Thames
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    "FOOTBALL NO CAREER"-HAPGOOD
    176 7 MR. Eddie Hapgood, noted England and Arsenal full- back, now manager of Watford, never waived Tony, his 17-year-old son, to become a football proiessional. But the boy. who has signed as a full-time pro, for Burnley, has his fathers blessing. "Tony asked his mother for permission m
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    ELECTROPLATE LOOKS WINNER
    350 7 First Day Of K.L. Meeting From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. gLECTROPLATE was freely tipped on the course this morning as the best thing on the card today On the present going I think he is a certainty. With little prospect of any change m the weather,
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    Licoln fined callover
    164 7 Licoln fined callover LONDON. Friday. THE final caliova on ttie 1 Lincolnshire handicap rur.nirg tomoirow took puce at the Victoria Club heie tonight. Final quotations were: 100--7 Clarion, 22-1 Fkxton and Cres.a Cup; 25-1 AlgU Royal and Fhiladilphc; 28 1 Bci.mick. 33-1 Providential, Watch Light, Bees Gorse, Lord Nelso. Patron
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    DEAR TO PLAY EGYPTIAN
    99 7 LONDON, Friday. MAHMOUD El Karim of Egypt defeated Brian Phillips 9-1, 9-2. 10-8. 9-3. Friday m the semi finals of the British open squash rackets championship. Mahmoud holds the title j and will meet Jim Dear, exrhampion m the finals Monday. Dear defeated A. E. Biddle
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    Greyhound Dispute
    203 7 AN interesting tussle is going on behind the scenes m Parliament over j whether greyhound rac- i ing is a "less ethica'' sport than speedway rac- ing is a "less ethical" and others. The question will come to a head this week when four labour and conservative M.P.'s,
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    EMPIRE CRIUSER ELIMINATOR
    36 7 DURBAN, Thursday. IfEN Shaw, of Scotland, beat Alf Gallagher, of Australia, on points over 10 rounds here tonight m a fight recognised as an eliminating bout for the British EmDire cruserweight title.- Reuter
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    16 7 STOCKHOLM, Friday. Canada's Olympic hockey players beat the Swedish national team by three to two. U.P.
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    Harbingers of Summer
    235 7 Harbingers of Summer By ARCHIE QUICK AS Harbingers of the summer, come dual announcements that the Australian touring cricket side have left Tasmania en route for England and the publication of the first county cricket club annual report and statement of accounts. The Aussies have the worry of a torn
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    PHOTO FINISH FOR OLYMPICS
    59 7 LONDON, Friday. THE Jockey Club's camera service, used on some racecourses last season for recording: particularly close finishes, has been retained to cover certain events m the Olymi^.- Games this summer. The cameras recorded the finishes of 350 races last year. 54 of which were used
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    THREE-ALL DRAW
    52 7 Socony Athletic Club drew three-all with Mansfield Soccc XI m a Soceei- match i played at the Geyling Sta- dium yesterday. Socony Athletic Club led 2nil at half time. The scorers for the Socony were Param, Barwari and Awi i while the Mansfield netted through Buang (2), and
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    Roderick Fighter Of Year
    46 7 Roderick Fighter Of Year Ernie Roderick, the British welterweight champion, has been voted the "Fighter of the Year" by spectators at recent tournaments organised by Jack Solomons. Roderick narrowly beat Peter Kane m the ballot. Third place went to Randolph Turpin, followed closely by Eddie Thomas.
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    INDIANS WIN THREE-NIL
    56 7 The Indian Association beat the Rovers Football Club by three goals to nil m the S.A.F.A. first division league match played at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The Indians scored the three goals m qxtck succession m the second half. I Muniandy, Dollah Angullia and Baboo JalTar
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      116 7 ;Crossword Wo. 334 1 M U ROSS ■;«rnal (5). 9. Tunnelling (6). 13. Anil Unf (4). 17, Coddling (9). 21, J Kind of collar (4). 25, Stum- I 10, Morose (6». 32. Musical time 2 L f s "Hum 3. L,e m wait <4>. 4. Bone <3). 4). 8, Bolt
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      267 7 Week-end Sports ■pOCEKI S.C.F A League, same place, 5 pm Joyful "A" Clemenceau Avenue v. Juniors CHS C Choon Finlayson Green. Geylang SU- Guan English School 4 15--diunv 4 p.m.; "C" Coleman JollUads Ist XI v. R.A W SoleStreet v. Kreta Aver Road, same tar, 8.0.D. gi-ound, St place, 5
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    Russians seeking Turkish alliance
    238 8 Russians seeking Turkish alliance LONDON, Friday. IT is learned In London that the new Soviet Ambassador to Turkey, Mr. Lavritonhef, will propose that Turkey shall enter into a mutual assistance agreement with Russia similar to that which the Soviets have proposed to Finland, says tho Exchange Telegraph Political circles here
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    38 8 HOMF A street m /?.'/<-'. one of the Cinque Ports. llv lfc Five of these ports originally comprised the defence bastions of Britain, and the old Martello towers can still be seen on the coast between Folkstone and Dymchurch.
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    'World in midst of great crisis'
    214 8 MARSHALL WARNS U.S. WASHINGTON, Friday. "TTIIE world is m the midxt of a great crisis m f lam--1 ed by propaganda, misunderstanding and fear/ said the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, today addressing a meeting of the Federal Council of Churches attended
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    UK COTTON OUTPUT
    50 8 THE Cotton Board announced m Manchester yesterday that the industry m its drive for exports to hard currency markets had achieved the target of the total production set by the Government. This will mean about 87,000.000 square yards of cotton goods being produced for overseas markets Reuter
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    No need for make-believe
    51 8 JERUSALEM, Friday. rE Jewish National Council has ordered a ban on the sale of toy pistols and fire crackers customarily used to celebrate the Jewish Pariam holiday on March 25. "We have had enough real shooting. We do not need any aames." the Coun- cv explained.
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    Ex-general is convicted
    93 8 CX- MAJOR General Bennett E. Mayers, wartime Deputy Air Force Purchasing Chief, faces a maximum of 30 years' imprisonment aftf-r conviction yesterday by a Ftderal Jury on charges arising out of the profits maac m a privately- owned aircraft parts war plant. Meyers, 53-year-old, retired and stripped
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    REDS OCCUPY KIRIN CAPITAL
    359 8 SHANGHAI, Friday. WITH Chiang Kai-shek about to fly to Sian, capital of Shensi Province, to confer with local military leaders on measures to cope with the increasing Red threats m the provinces of Shensi and Honan, fresh Government reverses are reported m Manchuria, including the abandonment
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    MODERNISING U.K. COTTON INDUSTRY
    187 8 MODERNISING U.K. COTTON INDUSTRY LONDON, Friday. THE col ton industry rruusi be regarded as the spearhead of Britain's export drive, the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Harold Wilson, told the House of Commons today. Asking approval of a bill to subsidise new machinery for the cotton plants, he
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    Nigerian tin output down
    90 8 AMSTERDAM, Friday. •TOTAL Nigerian tin produc- tion for 1947 amounted to 9,139 long tons, a decrease from the 1946 figure of 10,338. the February issue of the International Tin Statistical Bulletin shows. Nigerian production m December, 1947. dropped to 744 Jong tons from the November figure
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    GIFT TO BRITAIN
    48 8 The Colonial Office announced last night that the Citrus Marketing Board In Palestine representing "ewish and Arab growers has donat-»-d 10.000 cases of citrus fruits to hospitals and charitable institutions m Britain. Steamsnip companies have agreed to give low transport charges on the fruit. A.P.
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    BURMA GETS BACK LION THRONE
    228 8 RANGOON, Friday. THE Governor-General of India, Lord Mountbatten, today returned to the Burmese people, "on behalf of His Majesty the King and the Government and people of India." the throne of King Thibaw. the last Burmese Kinnr, m an impressive cerei mony at the palace
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    ATTACK ON COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS
    619 8 'Ignoring orders front London 9 Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Friday. pMPIRE, journal of the Fabian Colonial Bureau, stating a Socialist view on present conditions m Malaya, says: "The real trouble m Malaya m the days to come will centre not so much on the constitution
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    FIRMER NOTE IN MARKETS
    388 8 LONDON, Friday rFHERE a note of general firmness on the La* x Stock Exchange today, the only exception be the Gilt-edged section, which was soft n continued small sales, writes Reuters finai correspondent. Tins and Rubbers were unchanj higher. Yesterday's upward trend was temporarily halted today
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    PLAY FOR PRINCESS
    27 8 Princess Elizabeth will have a new play specially acted for her by undergraduates at Oxford m May when she receives an honorary degree.— Reuter
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    GUATEMALA MOVE HITS US INTERESTS
    130 8 GUATEMALA MOVE HITS US INTERESTS BELIZE, (Honduras), Friday. THE Guatemalan Foreign Minister. Senor Muncz Mcany, has told American businessmen that the Guate-mala-British Honduras border will be re-opened as soon as the cruiser Sheffield leaves Belize. The Commander of. the Sheffield. Vice-Adm. Sir Williarr Tennant, told Reuter. however, that there were
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    BRITISH BANKS AID FAR EAST
    202 8 Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Friday. "JJRITISH-owned banks which operate m the Far East have participated to the full m the expansion of business m those territories," writes The Times City Editor. •They are not only able to increase their profits but raise dividends to
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    60 8 tnw the nrr« I today a« fdl lfv m I So. 1 RS> IP \o. 1 R.S.S fofc m t..i!r* I No K.S.S. M m !>.il« v > Mar. No 3R.^ W m bale> Mar. The 'P°" f IS pi-H« at noon f^jgg LSJ >p" j, lrs Mir
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      16 8 SPORE HIGH TIDES Today Sunday 12 1* p.m. 1? 48 p.m. 9 ?ft. 9 1 ft.
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      40 8 WEATHER— showers WEATHER report for the n«*xt 24 hours compiled by thf RAF: Scattered thundery shower, this afternoon Otherwise fair. Wind: North to noith w^<-t H to 10 m.p.h. Temperatures: Max 84 d^s^ mm. 73 de^s. Ramfill: 0 8 m.
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