The Singapore Free Press, 30 March 1948
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Title Section19 1948-03-30 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA DFGDFGDFG SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1948 VIM F in HMs19 words
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Article357 1948-03-30 1 REDS SEIZED IN BURMA Armed revolt, says Premier X VATinv %i RANGOON, Monday. A TlOVwi de hunt began today for Thakin I han Tun, Burma's chief Communist leader, mho escaped the police dragnet m which 300 ommunists were caught yesterday and today. I rom end to end of Burma theU.P.; A.P.; Reuter - 357 words
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Article53 1948-03-30 1 MARSHALL AT BOGOTA THE U.S. Secretary of State. Mr George Marshall, armed at Bogota. Colombia, by a r yesterday, to head the American delegation to the Pan-American Conference Mr. Marshall was accompanied by the US Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Averell Harm. and the chairman of Export -Import Bank. Mr. WilliamReuter - 53 words
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Article102 1948-03-30 1 I WASHING lON, Monday. sittfeiru tiaruch, financier and presidential ■jfoser. called for an immediate enactment of Jj ■©billion accompanied by industrial and P* mobilisation, when he appeared before the I s vices committee here today. i our m the world today was for America to makeU.P.; A.P.; Reuter - 102 words
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Article75 1948-03-30 1 Free Press Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. rmeet the hospital ex- j pens?s of Mrs. Sybil Kathisasu. necessitated by her crusl treatment at tbe hands of the Japanese, the Federal Legislative Council will today be asked to sanction a grant of $4,290. Mrs. Kathigasu was award- j75 words
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Article148 1948-03-30 1 P. BRANI ARMOURY ROBBED Free Press Reporter pLEVEN revolvers and two Sten guns were reported missing from the garrison armoury on Pulau Brani island this I cnorning. The military I police and the C.I.D. were at once alerted. "The whole thing is a bit of a mystery," an Army officer148 words
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Article78 1948-03-30 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THREE gunmen who entered a house m Cross Street yesterday fled the moment they met with resistance. They stopped just long enough to take $3.50 from the pocket of a coat that was hanging on the wall. One man who went upstairs78 words
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Article145 1948-03-30 1 WASHINGTON, Monday. pEDERAL Bureau of Investigation agents were ordered into the coalfields today on the eve of a possible new showdown between Mr. John L. Lewis and the Federal Government. Agents were sent to see that no Federal law violations were involved m theReuter; U.P. - 145 words
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Article, Illustration31 1948-03-30 1 picture. R B. LM&GUiVOiV 'he Perak Golf Club, ic/iO became the new Malayan golf champion when he beat N. L. Clarke (Selangor G.C.) m the final at K.L. yesterday- Free PressFree Press - 31 words
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Article117 1948-03-30 1 Thousands homeless in riot town BOMBAY, Monday. SIXTEEN people were killed, 25 injured, and about 1,000 houses were destroyed by flre m a Hindu-Muslim conflict at iGodhra, 300 miles north Ttom^ay, Mr. Moraji Desai, Home Minister of the Bombay Government, told the Bombay Legislative Assembly today. The trouble started, heReuter - 117 words
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Article45 1948-03-30 1 THE former Italian ship Besta, which was scuttled during the war off the Gulf 01 Corinth, and recently refloated, struck a nrne yesterday off Crete and sank. All hands were saved. The Besta was on her way to Alexandria for repairs.— A.P.A.P. - 45 words
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Article171 1948-03-30 1 SOUTHAMPTON. Monday. AFTER 18 months' work Berth 50 at Southampton docks will open on Wednesday as the British Overseas Airways new marine terminal for flying-boats. The first incoming flyingboat will bring passengers from Hong Kong and India, and with its arrival Southampton will revertReuter - 171 words
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Article, Illustration43 1948-03-30 1 Gueen Elizabeth fulfilled a promise made before the war to open officially the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Gateshead during her tour of Tyneside this month. The Queen is seen here with one of the little patients after the hospital had been officially opened.43 words
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Article280 1948-03-30 1 JERUSALEM, Monday. T<HREE hundred Jews and Arabs were killed or x wounded m the Easter offensive, which today appeared to have died down. No major incidents have been reported since last night's attack by Jews on the Arab village of Sandala. me jews cmim zoU.P.; A.P.; Reuter - 280 words
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Article70 1948-03-30 1 DATA VIA radio reported ycs- t€rday that a series or explosions at the Semarang dockside ammunition dumps on Sunday h.jured 11 m n eight seriously. The blasts continued until late Sunday night, and started a number of flres. The broadcast said it was hours afterAP - 70 words
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Article119 1948-03-30 1 NEW DELHI, Monday. [)ANDIT Nehru, Prime Minis- i ter of India, announced m ihe Indian Parliament today that members of the former Indian National Army, raised m Singapore by Subhas i Chandra Bose, would now be J able to take work m all servicesReuter - 119 words
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Article66 1948-03-30 1 ALAND mine plan led by retreating American forces on Clark Field (Manila) m December, 1941. exploded yesterday and killed an 8-year-old American schoolboy Three of his playmates all young girls, were injured. a Philippines Army bomb disposal unit of 22 men Wii.s wiped out on66 words
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190 1948-03-30 1 Revival of lendlease aid passible WASHINGTON, Mon. A REVIVAL oi military iend-lease to Britain and other members of the Western European Union is being discussed by officials here and is one of the most frequently debated topics of leading newspaper columnists, writes a Reuter correspondent. The U.S. Secretary of State,Reuter; A.P. - 190 words
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Article36 1948-03-30 1 An Indian who of $3 las: night the me., who roob d him anc! saw him board a to m Tclok Aver ban TT>«n he f tr-hed ttw polici An arrest was made.36 words
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Article436 1948-03-30 2 Battle Of The Wave UNTIL the first safety-razor blade greeted a delighted male world barbers reckoned shaving as one of the services which helped to put jam on their daily bread. The safety razor wiped off the jam practically overnight And today the percentage of an average barbtrs turnover from436 words
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Article, Illustration18 1948-03-30 2 I Tntaufc feffuund U. TH** oaa I "But. Madame, it's spring, you know, birds ana flowers-and-bees!18 words
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Article918 1948-03-30 2 ADELAIDE KERR - ADELAIDE KERR By A. P. Correspondent DRITAIN and nine D other United Nations countries are going treasure hunting m the vast, dark Amazon jungle of South America. They will work m one of the world's last frontiers almost as large as the United States, but918 words
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Article471 1948-03-30 2 •THE British Ad miralty is speeding the "world's slowest postal service" bottles with messages an them cast out by shipwrecked men or lovelorn seafarers; a system of communication which has had many eminent users, including Columbus, Mary Queen of Scots and the Man m the Iron Mask. Probably471 words
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Article125 1948-03-30 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Pl( \m% today lit> and attent** 4 detail »tth actk- m a pttm whom othf-r nd r horn* Ur strwg ..nd >our duties v uiui h<*me envimuMK uu watch Nt, prafU a handicap v, the "D Of T«f it? Mhm it c«Mt areer n art a km125 words
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Miscellaneous663 1948-03-30 2 3C£- PA-... j jPfiPPPr mary. PROGRAMMES IN MALAY: i and Clarinetist Reginald Kell; ii Vj .^1 VJ l\L, 1 2 programme Summary; 12 05 11 15 Ballad Singers The Contralto NetWork M lsical interlude; 12.45 News In Essie Ackland and Tenor Anthony Malay; 6 Programme Summary; strange; 4 Dinner Music;663 words
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Miscellaneous63 1948-03-30 2 MdndfdkC Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya i, >„,, jI llli^ I lI]IN I WAIT/ TAKE THAT TRAY BACK I" I^VV >? II 1 I til fcM I'/^ > -S^ TO THE KITCHEN/ i ~zA YC STEAK RAftE,WITWA YES.S<«. I fi^»^ '^"^J l \l M£ ro BAKEO POTATO.63 words
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Article334 1948-03-30 3 WORK on a multi-purpose dam of the type of American Tennessee Valley project win begin almost immediately m the North Eastern Province of Ceylon, some 35 miles south west of Batticaloa. Mr. Dudley Senanakye, Minister of Agriculture, who announced this, said that the Government had realisedReuter - 334 words
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Article421 1948-03-30 3 BATTLE FOR INDIA'S UNIONS growth of organised labour pHE Communists, the Congress Party and the Socialists are battling for control of India's organised labour. The number of union members m India is still small. Government officials put the total at approximately 1,500,000. But with several major organizations driving for newA.P. - 421 words
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Article144 1948-03-30 3 Soong warns of Red aims i the menace of world Com- and Chinese Reds m parti- (;o\ernor of Kwangtung, then lie paid an official visit to net »»f Kwangsi. a large gathering of Chinese essmen at Kweilin. capital u^h China's own bitter ex--ad by the happenings nations are losing theirReuter - 144 words
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Article59 1948-03-30 3 THE Equity and the Musicians Union have ordered their members not to accept television dates after May 31. threatening th e BBC with cancellation of all televised drama, variety and musical programmes. The unions are demanding separate contracts and fees for television performances, which the BBCU.P. - 59 words
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Article111 1948-03-30 3 High heels —she lost her flat DE;CAUSE the tapping oi" tlie high-heel' d shoes she always wore annoyed the people m, a Southcnd woman has last her flat. Frederick William Sanderson, ot Thorpe Bay. told Judge Andrew at Southe^d Couniy Court that his upstairs tenant. Miss Peggy Finch White wore111 words
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141 1948-03-30 3 CHINA'S people may listen to any programme on world's radio waves without violating the existing regulations, a Ministry of Communications spokesman said m Nanking. His statement was intended to clarify what he called "misunderstanding on the part of Shanghai officials" who warned radioA.P. - 141 words
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Article65 1948-03-30 3 MR. Henry Wallace. Third Party candidate for the American presidency, is hailed by the Russian press as "the man who might help to save peace by advocating cooperation with the Soviet UnionPresident Truman and Mr. Marshall were pursuing a policy similar to Hitler's and definitely preparingReuter - 65 words
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Article, Illustration54 1948-03-30 3 Ex-artilleryman R. D. Curtis, with TiVi daughters June and Carol, at the door of their new home at Alkman Avenue, Leicester the thousandth permanent house built by the local corporation since the tear. On the left is Mrs. Curtis, mother of the tenant, and Councillor Miss May Goodwin, chairman of54 words
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Article21 1948-03-30 3 More than 1,000 London war evacuee children have rot returned to the city, reports the L.C.C. Education Committee.21 words
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Article108 1948-03-30 3 THREE hundred thousand I acres of Australian grassland are to produce coarse grains to feed cattle m Britain and Australia, under agreement with the Queensland Government, the Food Minister, Mr. John Strachey, announced m London. He told a press conference that the Overseas Food Corporation,Reuter - 108 words
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Article, Illustration77 1948-03-30 3 h dcrk-skinned fellow natives at a Milamala feast m the Trobriand archipelago Coral Islands. 100 miles east of the New Guinea mainland. Fellow villagers take areat care of their '-white" relatives who can hardly see m U re of the tropical sun. and often hare to be helped along. This77 words
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174 1948-03-30 3 A WORLD WIDE revolution is taking place m Asia A and, while the lights of freedom are being lit m this part of the world, it is very sad to realise that they are bein# extinguished m Europe," said the Canadian Ambassador toReuter - 174 words
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Article94 1948-03-30 3 NEW evidence concerning the Chinese Communist plot to sabotage Shanghai has been revealed by the Communist elements who surrendered themselves to the police authorities, according to Mayor K.C. Wu. The Mayor, however, refused to disclose the nature of. this evidence "for security reasons." HeReuter - 94 words
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Article45 1948-03-30 3 /CLARENCE Barracks, PortsKj mouth, formerly used by the Army, are now the first Women's Royal Naval Service barracks to be established In England. They will eventually accommodate all WRNS m Portsmouth except for those a* the Whale Island Gunnery School.- ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Article61 1948-03-30 3 SOLDIERS under the age of 19 are beine sent to Palestine "because he has no alternative." said Mr Shinwell. War Minister, m the House of Commons. He said he was fully aware of the anxiety of the parents of soldiers, but they had to I be posted to61 words
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Advertisement41 1948-03-30 3 ELECTRIC WELDING LINCOLN MOTOR GENERATOR SETS GENERATOR CAPACITY 300 Amps MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS 415 Volts m 3 P h ase 50 Cycles AVAILABLE EX-STOCK SERVING THE INDUSTRY OF KAL'YA FOR 20 YEARS M* FAR EAST Oxygen Acetylene Co. SINGAPORE PENANG KUALA LUMPUR41 words
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Miscellaneous67 1948-03-30 3 TARZAN Charge By Edgar Rice Burroughs "m£ MAS CAU6HT WE SCENT OF SOMETMNG /I L/"S^~ /A I THE LEADING HORIB, HOLDIN6 THE ATTENTION OF THE CHARGING s COM/M 5 i/^ TTtf CANYON* TARZAN SAIO, ll^^rY J^S DINOSAUR FROM THE HUNTERS BEHIND IT, LED THE INTIRS WATCHIN6 THE DINOSAUR *M£/V, »£*/V667 words
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725 1948-03-30 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, MAR. 30. 1948 The Sultan of Perak SIR ABDUL AZIZ, thirtyfirst Sultan of Perak. who died yesterday at the age of 61 after a short illness brought on by overwork, will be mourned by men and women of all races m the Peninsula. By his725 words
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Article, Illustration1524 1948-03-30 4 GRAHAM STANFORD - GRAHAM STANFORD How soon will the New Hope lands begin to pay? by lI7HAT goes on m TT East Africa? Where are those groundnuts which Mr. Strachey said would boost Britain's fat ration by one-third? And what of the billions of tons of coal they say lie hidden1,524 words
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Article472 1948-03-30 4 Margaret R. Bowes - Margaret R. Bowes By A. P. Correspondent DUSTY, bustling Manila, with its many bomb gutted buildings and thousands of ramshackle cubicle homes of corrugated steel and reed matting today is the frontier town of western civilisation ir the Far East. The 45 years of. American colonialismA.P. - 472 words
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Article389 1948-03-30 4 RENNIE TAYLOR - RENNIE TAYLOR By A. P. Correspondent THE possibility of 1 planting and exploding tiny atom bombs within living human bodies to wipe out localised concentrations of disease has been raised by experiments of that kind on animals. The feasibility of this idea, which wa s suggested389 words
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Article, Illustration34 1948-03-30 4 Britain made 7,000.000 tyres for export last year cm> fewer than 6,000,000 before the war it Is an all Ume placed m steel moulds. Steam heat is applied wh airbag forces the rubber m34 words
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Article349 1948-03-30 4 RICHARD GREENOUGH - RICHARD GREENOUGH FRENCH COMMUNISTS By WATCHED covertly by two men, apparently gardeners, m berets and blue overalls, observed just as carefully from a greater distance by two other field workers, I called at a low, longeaved farmhouse some ten miles m the country, whitewashed and -with russet349 words
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Article18 1948-03-30 4 Follow peat c with all men. and holiness without which no man shall see thLord. It, 1418 words
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Advertisement29 1948-03-30 4 take your pio Creamcnes Milk fresh as the prove: va' < ty of ii' time ArxJ ask for Magn rich. Take home brie* people I *af«e» PUce Orcfcar^ Co^ I^^^29 words
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Article212 1948-03-30 5 Municipality health review Free Press Staff Reporter MEARLY 100 fewer cases of tuberculosis were reported m February than m January, according to the Municipal Health Officer's report. There were 239 cases m February compared with 332 m January. Of these, 125 died m February, and212 words
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Article, Illustration44 1948-03-30 5 Datin Onn, wife of the Mentri Besar of Johore, the Sultanah and Sultan of Johore, Tungku Ampuan of Pahang (sister of Sultan Ibrahim of Johore), and Ungku Aminah at a tea party given by the Kaum Ibu of Johore m honour of the Sultanah.44 words
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187 1948-03-30 5 p^. Uiution Correspondent Lwgstnfv^ of the Changi airfield development vithin two years, when the first ifrtcon^trui tion is due for completion, is that [L^oim *il] be able to handle all the latest fiir-li'-rv with the sole exception of the concrete runway, which will .ding187 words
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Article82 1948-03-30 5 CIVE Chinese Leow Chin Huan, Liew Huat Leong, Kuh Sian Lam, Sng Cheng Kiat and Bey Lai Cheng appeared m the Second Police Court yes'erday on two charges of theft of nv c cases of brandy and trespassing in*© a protected area. The alleged offences took82 words
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Article70 1948-03-30 5 ALLEGED to nave broken i\ into a house m Paya Lebar Road on March 3 and to ha\> committed theft of machinery and furniture valued at $2,400. Chua Teng Hwee was produced m the Second Police Court yes'erdav and charged with housebreaking and theft. Chua pleaded nc*i70 words
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Article54 1948-03-30 5 I 1 4 uth i cereI ca. 1 nsul, I the I I the I atha I s of I I I El part I and 1 nent I ■taL- ietI >shI ren. h&. a Bjjp ifcmhilaD Gandhi I 33, JH three w irf* 1 id a54 words
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Article26 1948-03-30 5 Mr. K. Balasubrahmanyam, managing director of the Bombay Life Assurance Ltd.. has arrived m Singapore en route to Bangkok and Hong Kong.26 words
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Article57 1948-03-30 5 A CHARGE of possession of a dagger without licence was explained to Teo Ah Kow at the Second Police Court yes erday. It was alleged that Teo was found m possession of the dagger at 12.30 yesterday morning. The case was adjourned to April 6 for57 words
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Article180 1948-03-30 5 ¥>LANS have now been comI pleted for a second World War Memorial at Sandhurst to commemorate all officers of the Common wealth whether trained at Semdhursfc, Woolwich or one of the wartime OCTUs. It will take ttie form of *Books of Remembrance' and 'Oak Pews' witfi180 words
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Article46 1948-03-30 5 SIXTEEN Chinese were fined a total of $465 yesterday ir the Second Police Court, for gambling offences during the Easter week-end. i They were arres ed following Police raids or houses In Saeno S reet. Maxwell Road. Canal Road and Smith Sfpet.46 words
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Article46 1948-03-30 5 A 26 year old Indian, ramed MJal Singh. was charged m the Second Police Court yes erday for caus er hurt to a compatriot. Santa Singh, wi h a chopper m Niven Rood on Sundr\y mornina. The case will be mentioned on April 6.46 words
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Article215 1948-03-30 5 SIAM MAY RELAX EXPORT CONI ROL Free Press Chinese Correspondent OINGAPORE Chinese merchants are looking forward to an increasing volume of. trade with Siam following receipt of private reports from Bangkok that the Siamese Government is considering lifting export control on rubber, tin and teak wood shortly. A Chinese importer,215 words
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Article59 1948-03-30 5 TWO Chinese. Tan Hock Chee and Hock Chew, were aharged m the Second Police Court yesterday with havir.g voluntarily caused hurt to Velayuthan with a three-foot, piece of iron on March 28. Both pleaded not guil y W the charge. The case was postponed to April59 words
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Article16 1948-03-30 5 CEREMBAN, Monday.—Re--43 venue from the licensing of Sercmban vehicles amounted to $7230 m 1947.16 words
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Article, Illustration82 1948-03-30 5 Members of the Broadway Musical Party which broadcast from the Blue Network of Radio Malaya yesterday. Standing (from left): him Buck Teck, Charlie Tay, him Liang Chuan, him Besar, Wee Kirn Choon, Wee Kirn Hock, Koh Beng Swee, Ang Kong Wee, Michael Ong, Patrick Cheong, Wee Liang Swee. Seated (from82 words
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Article93 1948-03-30 5 TWO Malays, Mohamed Sharif bin Hassan, and Mahomed Aljumi bin Raja, alleged m ttie Second Police Court yesterday ihat they hfid been assaulted mi n the police lock-up. The Malays faced two charges of breaking into a Rarage m Hooper Road on Saturday night and theft93 words
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340 1948-03-30 5 ELECTRICITY DEPT. Extra $1,000,000 vote is asked Free Press Staff Reporter "OECAUSE of the large amount of plant, machinery and spare parts still being ordered by the Singapore Municipal Electricity Department for the rehabilitation of St. James's power plant, the Department is asking for over $1,000,000 m addition to the340 words
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Article61 1948-03-30 5 TWO Indians answered to the name of Hari Singh m the Second Police Court yesterday. Together with a third Indian. Muncha Singh, they were alleged to have committed criminal intimidation by threatening Karmail Singh at Dhoby Ghaut on Friday. They were allowed bail m the61 words
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Article124 1948-03-30 5 DECENT Government ap- pointments ia Malaya and Sarawak have bten announced by the Coloraal Oince, a a s follows; Education: Mr. W. Gibson, European master fphvsics and mathematics! Mr. J Su'herLand, European master (science"). Engineering": Mr. J. J. Howard, Assistant Engineer. PWD, Sarawak. Medical: Dr. J. Brown, Ass\stant124 words
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Article145 1948-03-30 5 THE president of the Malay Union. liiciie Sardon bin Haji Jubir at the Unions annual general meeting yesterday told m^mbprs of "the heavy responsibility" falling on tho Malays as a community "now that the political situation m Singapore has changed." "From now onwards," n»said, "the145 words
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Article, Illustration63 1948-03-30 6 Mr. Arthur Dt-akin. British President of the World Federation of Trade Unions, greets trade union delegates from 13 countries who attended a two-day confer' encc m London to discuss the Marshall Plan. The conference was called by the British T.U.C. m co-opera-tion with the Benelux countries and the sole purpose63 words
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Article391 1948-03-30 6 HONG KONG IS 'SPY CORNER' Colony is 'Lisbon of the East' THE colony of Hong Kong is rapidly assuming all the aspects of war-time Lisbon as a listening post, espionage centre and focal point of political intrigue. Taking advantage of its comparatively liberal administration, strategic geographical position, and economic andU.P. - 391 words
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Article, Illustration59 1948-03-30 6 Made mostly of duralumin, Britain's first all-metal alider has a sheet steel fuselage with fabric covering. It is 20 feet long, with a wing span of 46 feet, and weighs 320 lbs. The glider— named Astrasa i Virgin Star it made m West Bromicich an d will be on display59 words
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Article215 1948-03-30 6 Bogus money floods S'hai A THRIVING business m counterfeit U. S. money is being done m Shanghai, which i* one of the largest foreign markets m counterfeit currency m the world, according to one American banker. II is second only to Germany. A black market m counterfeit money is operatingA.P. - 215 words
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Article33 1948-03-30 6 INDIA'S first Consul-Gen-eral for Shanghai has arrived to take up his post. The new representative, Mr. E. S. Krishnamoorthy. was Indian Trade Commissioner In Japan before Pearl Harbour. A. P.A.P. - 33 words
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Article94 1948-03-30 6 f^bTABLISHM^NT of a Phij lippine legation m India, which would be accredited to Pakistan as well, is recommended by the Under-Secre-tary of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Bernabe Africa. Dr. Africa returned last week from India after attending Ceylon's Independence ceremonies. He is reported to be mA.P. - 94 words
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Article36 1948-03-30 6 All 11 lieutenant-generals m the Greek Army, with the exception of Lieut. -Gen. Yadjis, chief of the General Staff, were placed on the retired list on Saturday by the Na- tional Defene Council. A.P.A.P. - 36 words
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Article45 1948-03-30 6 F^OR allegedly violating customs and quarantine regulations a fishing junk from Formosa was apprehended by Customs secret servicesmen off Navotas. north of Manila. The ship sailed directly to Rizal without first calling at Manila for a customs clearance ReuterReuter - 45 words
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208 1948-03-30 6 AMERICAN experts believe Japan should have a «r\ merchant fleet totalling 4,000,000 tons. They also feel that if Japan is to have a balanced economy, al.so should be able to build 400,000 tons of ships annually to provide for replacements. These proposals areA.P. - 208 words
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Article, Illustration51 1948-03-30 6 picture* A huge G>'rman air raid Jyvnkrr a* u Hum\ (French sector of Berlin/ Wat Mown up Qineers after a previous attempt to destroy it had Fifty tons of dynamite van used to wreck tl iTop). the bunker, as it was before the < thr explosion, and (above' t kPlanet - 51 words
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Article21 1948-03-30 6 A package containing explosives found m a coal delivery has been handed to the Northampton <E gland' police.21 words
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Article172 1948-03-30 6 N. IRELAND SAYS NO' TO EIRE THE Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, 611 Basil 1 Brooke, has emphatically rejected a suggestion by the Eire Premier, Mr. John A. CosteUo, that discussion on the ending of partition of Ireland might be arranged. At his country mansion near Inniskilling. m the heartReuter - 172 words
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95 1948-03-30 6 PAKISTAN will start issuing her own currency on Thursday, the Pakistan Finance Ministry announces. "According to all economic and other factors governing the values of currencies, our Pakistan currency promises to be one of the strongest currenciesof the world." says the announcement An agreementReuter - 95 words
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Article225 1948-03-30 6 US aid plan for Asia mooted 'THE retiring Indian Ambassador to the U.S.. >li i 1 Asaf Ali said responsible persons were Riving much thought U> developing for Asia some counter part of the Marshall Plan by which I.S. would help provide capital equipment for that part of the world.U.P. - 225 words
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Miscellaneous69 1948-03-30 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Fn\ Pit** V AM!- NOW I FEEL FIT V MISTER MfHISS JANE!~I -IVDONY WORRY— I >/ wo NC HiSS J^ M^-' Tlat£po< Z?A?Ji LU ?2vr\ (mKkIMS') ASSURE YOU-AW TNEVERSUSPECTEI>yau') SCA^S T CrSVCHOjJBj k BATMERS AGAIN!— LETS S\ tAfVIPia yACCIDEMT -rD WO/ 1 kwow how vmi'op69 words
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Article388 1948-03-30 7 DEPLETED BLACKPOOL XI BEATEN Both Stanleys injured (bruild t^' fn^f 00 1 W had Stanle y Matthews infurid Wi thn,?A t h nley Mortensen (twisted knee) beiten hvTh. ""T two stars Blackpool were oeaten by the odd goal at Derby m atli^ SetUed weathe r yesterday brought a drop pr^raSmeReuter - 388 words
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170 1948-03-30 7 Great English cavalcade of sport ends nRITAIN'S Easter holiday cavalcade of sport ended yesterday as cloud arid displaced March's 'little summer." Sports fans were able to choose from the most varied card of the year. They had a fun programme of professional and amateur soccer, Rugby, three fiat race meetingsA.P. - 170 words
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Article164 1948-03-30 7 ~-g Orre*p»n d nl I I I I I I I I I I I I I if'!" I I I the ffktSack i r T -t>y Union fames played rday resulted: m 8. Neath 5: Abertillery Vale 9; Bath 5. Old MerTaylors 0; Belford 39. St. :*pital 6;Reuter - 164 words
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413 1948-03-30 7 ENGLAND LAST IN R. U. CHAMPIONSHIP 1 0-y-o GOAT'S SKIN BACK IN FORM TFree Press Racing Correspondent HAT game old stager. Goat's Skin, again proved his class when he beat his rivals pointless at Ipoh yesterday, the second day of the Perak Turf Club Easter meeting. Always a favourite with413 words
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Article42 1948-03-30 7 The Rapid Football Club of Vienna yesterday won the international soccer tournament with one-nil victory over Royal Olympic Charhro. Belgium, at Vienna yesterday. Nispest of Budapest took second place by defeating the Austria Club of Vienna. 3 1 A.P.A.P. - 42 words
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Article39 1948-03-30 7 rrlE ace Italian driver. Pagani. m a Masera'i won the Pau Grand Prix international motor race m Pau. France, yesterday m 3 hrs. 33 mm. 30.3 sec. at an average speed of 85.597 kilometres p:>r hour ReuterReuter - 39 words
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Article49 1948-03-30 7 |^A P. (Tengam shared honours with Pulau Bukom m a 3.A.F.A second division league -natch on the Padang yesterday. Each side scored once. Mid■f through the first session, Buck Phuang (P.B. centre lor«ai4) opened the scoring. Just Vfore the final whistle Davios. t, Airmen's inner left) equalised.49 words
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Article90 1948-03-30 7 D B. LAURISTON, of the 11 Perak Golf Club, beat N. k S l ke of the Selangor Golf Club, two and one to become the new Malayan golf champion at Kuala Lumpur yesterday m one of the most exciting finals m the history of the90 words
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Article513 1948-03-30 7 By Our Soccer Reporter three-nil margin, convincing as it was, did not fully emphasise the superiority of the Malayan Malays over the Malayan Chinese when they met m a game of football at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, watched by a crowd of 10.000. The Malay team was not513 words
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Article, Illustration61 1948-03-30 7 Stanley Matthews, the England and Blackpool player, was absent from the Blackpool team yesterday with an injured toe. This picture shows Matthews sliding over the line with Medley, the Tottenham defender, during the FA. Cup semi-final at Villa Park, which Blackpool won to enter the final61 words
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503 1948-03-30 7 MALAYAN CHINESE SOCCER TEAM FOR S'HAI THE Council of the Malayan Chinese Football Association yesterday decided at a flve-hour meeting to send the Malayan Chinese soccer team to participate m the Seventh China National Meet to be held at Shanghai. The meeting, which waa held at the Goh Loo Club.503 words
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Article624 1948-03-30 7 Courtcraft - Courtcraft Badminton finals From YIAKING her debut m the Malayan badminton iTI championships, the youngest player m tournament, Miss Helen Heng, exceeded all expectations when she captured two women's titles m the course of the title meet held at the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, over the624 words
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Article343 1948-03-30 7 W. Indies 168 for 3 qnHE West Indies finished the second days play at Kingston yesterday m the fourth Test match with England only 59 runs behind the England t lal of 227 with seven wickets m hand, the score reading 168 for three wickets. ForReuter - 343 words
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Article51 1948-03-30 7 TLD BROADRiBB. ma of Freddie Mills Bn; Europe i and Emp;: h< vu..-I'ai champion revealed last niffht that Mius and Gus Lcs::evich m their return con'est for the world title at ti. im. London, on Monday. July 26. under the promotion of Jack SolomonsReuter - 51 words
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Article68 1948-03-30 7 (J X Rugb] vest.-: day wcr*' Barrow 12. St. Helena 8 H I ley 9. Hull 3; F« ers 3. Huddersfitld 27: Hull :on R. 13. York 16; I ley I, Bradford N m 11; (Leeds 9. O rd 0; I Stan".. 12. OKlhiun 10. Hu:. it, WiL-nr.Reuter - 68 words
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Article31 1948-03-30 7 HOLLANDS WOOOd s. land's amateur? 5 2 on the Dv! wich Hamlet eround yester< win th«tournament for th N. Holhnd on lav be: t A. P. Luxembourg l— 0A.P. - 31 words
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Advertisement27 1948-03-30 7 toe /or oavh other! Mil oy aide, to the >»>, -j '"d under the same careful other perfectly and together <; -onomical shaving system kite ll ««ors and Blades27 words
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Miscellaneous259 1948-03-30 7 F.P. Crossword Ko, izn 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 4 B 5 B 6 ■POFtt ICZI CLUES ACROSS 1. Russian horsemen c 8). 7. Deceive (6). 9 Very small (4 Beat (3). 12, Sign (4). 14, Obtain from by force (f) 16 si>trr fl»" 17, Sin 19. Whirl259 words
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475 1948-03-30 8 NO WAR FOR 5 YEARS, SAYS UK SCIENTIST US may have 500 a-bombs WASHINGTON, Monday. THERE will be no shooting war for at least five years," said the leading British atomic scientist, Professor Marcus Oliphant, m a Sydney broadcast today. He said that Russia might make two or three atom475 words
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Article, Illustration19 1948-03-30 8 The beautiful tower of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul— at Lavenham m Suffolk late perpendicular style.19 words
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Article75 1948-03-30 8 pEN. Dougiu.s MacArihur. U Suoreme Allied Commanaer. ycst.rclay invoked a '■eiural strike ban to halt runidly spreading threats of i walk-outs by Japanese Gov- I ernment workers. He specifics instructed Japanese official to prevent threatened trike set for tomorrow by an tstima'ed i<')0, 000 coimnun emvees. whoA.P. - 75 words
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Article137 1948-03-30 8 N. KOREAN BOUNDARY FORTIFIED WASHINGTON. Monday. AMERICAN diplomatic offl- cials suggested today that propaganda was the most likely Russian motive behind the extensive entrenchment operations under way on the Soviet side of the 38th parallel boundary m Korea. The Soviet-conti oiled radio has b?en telling Koreans that American forces andA.P. - 137 words
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Article304 1948-03-30 8 GENEVA, Monday. yHE United States charged today that the Soviet x Government exercises rigid, complete and mono- polistic control over its press and cited m full the Russian press control law to prove it at the 56-nation Conference on Freedom of Information and Press. TheU.P.; A.P.; Reuter - 304 words
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Article119 1948-03-30 8 LONDON Monday. rtESPITE unfavourable eco- nomic and political factors m the Far East last year. trade has beet; active and i banking business continued! I to expand, said the chairman > at the an; ual meeting of the Mercantile Bank of India to-! day. Loans119 words
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Article71 1948-03-30 8 VLLEGED breachefl of the "standstill" agreement between the Government of India and the government of the stair of Hyderabad were detailed m a "diplomatic note" presented yesterday to the Hyderabad Premier. Mir Laik Ali. by the Agent-Gene-ral for the Government of India. Mr. K. M. Munshi. Further negotiationsReuter - 71 words
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Article95 1948-03-30 8 'PIIE Fuel and Power Minister, Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, is a L man who believes m se'in? an example for the populace. Once when the coil supply was low. Mr. Gaitskell took only one bath a wi i ek, saying hp saw no reason why the nationU.P. - 95 words
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Article212 1948-03-30 8 MADRID, Monday. /GENERALISSIMO Francisco Franco, speaking on the ninth anniversary ol me Spanish civil war victory today deplored Spain's exclusion from nations rehabilitating Western Europe and reaffirmed her stand against Communism. Gen. Franco spoke to 4.500 cadets belonging to the Palange Party youth organ; sations.U.P. - 212 words
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Article99 1948-03-30 8 BOMBAY, Monday. AN Indian maharajah has f* imported from the Unit' cd States a diamond rivalling the world-famous Koh-i-Nor, the Bombay Chronicle reports. He is said to have paid $4,000,0<W (Malaya) for the 107-carat diamond. The transaction was the biggest m the history of Bombay diamond market,99 words
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Article98 1948-03-30 8 TRUMAN SAYS 'NO BIG 3 MEETING' WASHINGTON. Monday. THE White Housr today emphatically denied a report that a meeting between President Truman. Mr. Attlee ann Marshal Stalin was m prospect. The late.st report of such a meeting originated m London anc* said the "Big Three' were planning to meet m98 words
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Article149 1948-03-30 8 How. on the eve of his internment by the Japanese, the Bishop of Singapore ordained the Her. J. T. N. Handy and appointed him to the charge of St. Hilda's Church. Katong. was related yesterday by Rt. Rev. J. L. Wilson at a farewell tea pariy149 words
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Article50 1948-03-30 8 The National Administrative Council of the Independent Labour Party, sitting m private at Southport. yesterday accepted a resolution without discussion calling for "the abolition of the monarchy and all other forms of privilege" and the setting up ol a Socialist Republican State m Britain.— ReuterReuter - 50 words
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Article, Illustration39 1948-03-30 8 Next door to Mr. Winston ChvrchilVs London m exclusive Hyde Park-gate, lives a cow. Owned )v. Roderick Jones, the cow is milked daily by his dauc' Laurian. The ChurchMs get some of the milk, U when they run short39 words
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Article32 1948-03-30 8 The meeting of the fourPower Allied Control Council m Berlin originally fixed for today had not been called by Russia when "zero hour" for summoning the session expired yesterday afternoon.32 words
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Article25 1948-03-30 8 Mr. Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Governor-General of Pakistan, ended his 10-day tour of East Bengal yesterday and has arrived back In Karachi. ReuterReuter - 25 words
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124 1948-03-30 8 LONDON, Monday. MRS. SYLVIA FLYNN. 24, leaves her little miner's cottage m Durham today on ♦.he first stage of a 6.000-mdle flight to a sickbed m Hong Kong. Her brother. Aircraftsman Desmond Parker, 21, is seriously ill m a military hospital with bloodA.P. - 124 words
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Article291 1948-03-30 8 ATHENS, Mond \f R- Gonstantin Tsaldaris, Greek Foreign Minister A has sent telegrams to Mr. Trygve I Secretary General of the United Nations and to U.N.E.5.C.0., protesting at the kidnapping oi children by Markos guerrillas, and their transferee < to countries neighbouring the north ofReuter; A.P. - 291 words
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Article25 1948-03-30 8 Negotiations nave completed between Japan a:. India for the exchange 100.000 Japanese co" spindles for 30.000 tons of In n cokine coal A.P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article126 1948-03-30 8 Some 50,000 Oommui moving toward the opening of a ma. :> Government stronghold National st base m Mar.. This new Red mvcx I the turning of the tid tie m Inner Mom of the Governmei. with the Red 1 1 :oward Hopci Pro\ Fighting m tinReuter - 126 words
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Article35 1948-03-30 8 GALE WRECKS 16 AIRCRAFT SIXTY- miles-an-hour wrecked 16 parkcraft at nks i A municipal airp toppled telephone poles uprooted trees and did damage to buildings, it her reports I n was worst :n -iv A.P.A.P. - 35 words
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Article7 1948-03-30 8 Persia denies Soviet charges I I A.P.A.P. - 7 words
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Advertisement302 1948-03-30 8 LETOURNEAU Earth Moving EQUIPMENT We have now been appointed Sole Agents for the abore. Will owners pteaae nottfy its of the types ot LrToumcau Equipment being us«d <*> that we can hoid adequate stocks of spares and render service WILLIAM JACKS ds CO., (Malaya^ LTD Ocean Bujldin*. Singapore SINGAPORE BOXING302 words
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Miscellaneous12 1948-03-30 8 STORE HIGH TIDES H T. 2 :>5 p.m. I. T. 7.55 p.m.12 words
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