The Singapore Free Press, 9 April 1949

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press *»ABOBBT AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1j49. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    34 1 Axis Sally." otherwise Mildred F. (.i liars, leaving the Fed- a I Court. Washington, after being sentenced to 30 years imprisonment and fined $10,000 for treason. She used to broadcast over the German radio.
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    REDS GAIN ALL ALONG YANGTSE
    307 1 REDS GAIN ALL ALONG YANGTSE Crrave threat to Nanking nA MM TTv,c^ NANKING, Saturday. COMMUNIST troops yesterday mornini captured Yicheng, the Nationalist bridgehead 'on the Yangtse 30 miles east of Nanking, and raced a few miles further to the north bank of the river with heavy artillery and cut off
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    26 1 day. K?S -1 Nags Commission for with k ttsgatts on the Mari :i4Vt» gasMan between aw nbrommittee of sac !b:;on> Commissi Pakuun delega- Ml postponed
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    42 1 ►ftes Suff Reporter F A. STONE la* Singapore Fire admitted m with two other ■Werday foil wing m -ngine crash m ■»Road *as stated P* >• -n f-m-P Aaron ha* rvI nsrlousness. H.i »fc d-s;rlbed as Finn; an ,|a 3a? I pro^r.sa-
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    Armistice talks hang m balance
    155 1 TEL AVIV, Saturday. ARMISTICE talks between Israel and Syria hung m the balance today after the Syrians' failure to keep a rendezvous m a tent m the frontier no-man's-land yesterday. Israel and United Nations delegates, who had an hour's discussion on the spot before receiving
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    ISRAEL STEP NEARER U.N.
    37 1 ISRAEL STEP NEARER U.N. THE United Nations Gene--1 ral Assembly's Steering Committee yesterday decided to send Israel's applications for membership directly to the Assembly's present plenary session. Voting was was nine to three, with two abstentions. Reuter
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    ARMED MEN STEAL $1,100
    89 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A MAID servant answering a knock at the door of a ht use m Mansoor Street last night found herself confronted by two Chinese armed with pistols, who forced their way ln. and robbed the occupants of $1,100 ln Jewellery and clothing.
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    'REDS AND WEST MAY YET AGREE'
    142 1 WASHINGTON, Friday. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, said today that the Atlantic Pact, the new Bi* Three agreement on Germany and the Marshall Plan had strengthened the Western world's chances of reachinr a settlement with Russia. He said that the United
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    U.K. farmers ask for aid
    115 1 LONDON, Fri. QIR JAMES TURNER, Pre- sident of the National Farmers Union. appealed yesterday for the use of Marshall Aid dollars to buy feeding stuffs tor more home production of meat. "The long suffering British public who had come to accept the scale of food
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    RED VETO No. 30
    31 1 RUSSIA said yesterday that she would use the veto for the 30th time to bar tht admission of the southern Koiean Government to the United Nations.- Reuter
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    Federation arrests
    20 1 Free Press Staff Reporter In the 24 hours ended last night there were 41 arrests ln the Federation.
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    SENATE VOTES APPROVAL OF E.R.P. BILL
    98 1 SENATE VOTES APPROVAL OF E.R.P. BILL WASHINGTON. Saturday. 'PHE U.S. Senate last night JL voted approval of the European recovery programme for the next 15 months after clearing the ten amendments which had occupied 13 days of debate. The action clear* the way lor the Economic Co-opera-tion Administration programme to
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    'MISSING' SHIP FOUND SAFE
    59 1 A U.S. Coastguard amphibian plane repotted yesterday that the missing schooner, Keewatin, the object of a mass search by air 'and sea, was anchored off Spanish Bay, m the Bahamas Islands, and was ln "no distress." It had earlier been reported that two children were solve
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    Indies dispute for General Assembly
    150 1 LAKE SUCCESS, Friday. npHE Steering Committee of the United Nations General Assembly today decided to put the Dutch-Indonesian dispute before the full Assembly. The voting was eleven to one, with Britain and France abstaining Belgium cast the sole negative vote, while China, Chile, th e
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    S.A. Republic: Malan hint
    114 1 CAPETOWN. Saturday. SOUTH African Prime Minister, Dr. Daniel Malan, outlining the Union's foreign policy m the Senate yesterday said: "There can be no restrictions to our development even should we decide as a nation to become a republic We have the right t<> do that." So
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    CEYLON AND UN
    36 1 THE United Nations General Assembly's Steering Committee yesterday overrode Russian and Polish objections to the inclusion of Ceylon's application for United Nations membership on the Assembly's agenda. Voting was 12 to two. Reuter
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    FEB. RUBBER OUTPUT 97,500 TONS
    127 1 LONDON, Sat WORLDWIDE rubber pro duction m February totalled 97,500 long tons of natural rubber and 40.000 long to- of synthetic, the Rubber dy Group anThe Gruup, which includes representatives of both producing and consuming interests of the rubber industry, announced that consumotion ln the
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    54 1 AtX itiaia/su a nomas Cup team on their arrival at Copenhagen. They later played matches m Sweden and returned to Copenhagen today. Left to right (standing): 00l Teik Hock. Wong Peng Soon, Law Teik Hock. Teoh Seng Khoon. Ong Poh Lim and Lim Kee Fong; (sitting front), Chan Kong Leong
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    'Republic' for West Germany
    208 1 'Republic for West Germany WASHINGTON, Saturday: THE United States, Britain and France yesterday signed an agreement tv give Germans m the Western zones a "federal republic" with an occupation statute ensuring "democratic self-government." When the republic is set up, the Allied military government as such will give place to three
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    How right too, said judge
    82 1 LONDON, Saturday. f'OUNTY Judge A. F. Clements ruled at Margate that fried kippers and gorgonzola cheese are no proper breakfast for a two-year-old baby. The judicial finding grew out of a suit of a hotel proprietor who tried to collect from a father who moved
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    ITALY IN RED
    35 1 An Italian budgetary deAcit Of 480,000,000 to 700,000,000 lire (about £267.--000,000) for the year ending June next was forecast m the Senate last night by Signor Giuseppe Pella. the Treasury Minister.- Reuter
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    NORWAY MOVES
    31 1 Norway yesterday gave her present naval C.-in-C, ViceAdmiral Thore Horve. supreme command over all the armed forces m north Norway where there is a common frontier with Russia. Reuter
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    TITO TO MAKE VITAL SPEECH
    59 1 MARSHAL Tito will make his most important speech s'nce the rift with the Cominform when he addresses the Third Peoples' Front Congress tomorrow. Some diplomats, who are known to be awaiting the speech with anxiety, consider it significant that for the first time for years
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    Fighting resumed in Burma
    255 1 RANGOON. Sat. OURMESE Government forces yesterday resumed land and air attacks on Insein, 10 miles north of Rangoon, after the Karens holding the town had tailed to surrender as planned. As Use new battie lor Insein began,, rebels were reported to have cautured three more towns—
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    Rubber prices
    53 1 SPECIAL Market .orrnpon dent fives the price* of robber (m cents per lb.) at 11 am today a« follows: Bayers. Seller*. N« 1 B.S.S. >poi toot* 384 364 Fjo.b. in bales Apr. No 1 B.S.S. 384 264 No. 2 B.S.S. 344 344 No. 3 B.S.S. 334 33*, Ton*
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    NEW RACE OF MEN
    1019 2 Under water spear-gunners ALONG Australian shores a queer ly clad new race of fishermen 1 ook i n g much like the conven tional concept of Menfrom Mars are invading, m growing nUMßgtfaa, the world of tht* sea. So longer content to cary on the war
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    Martian-like underwater men
    32 2 These are the men who "go-down-and-get-'em" Messrs. W. J Heffernan, Vice-President of the Underwater Spear-fishing Association, W. Sullivan and G. Sheen, They all carry spear-guns of their our design.
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    Bridge Hands
    74 2 CLUBS are trumps. South leads. North and South are to win Aye of the seven tricks against any defence. South leads club jack and, if West ducks, continues with a second club. When West makes hia trump trick. South wins any return and strips East's hand o everything
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    The Gentle People
    1124 2  -  S. C. GEORGE iby S. C. George, autho. of 'Bright v Forest," Sing-pore N,g„ts Strang 0 U*W j etc. ket written a serial with a i oca j V tou^ Free Press entitled 'The Cent c P starts today. These people are indeed^ s.lentfy adm.n.ster the dying
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      182 2 A SELECTION OF BOOKS Memoirs Of Cordell Hull m 2 vola. ***** Eirenhower's Crusade In Europe 15.00 Complete Essays Of Schopenhauer 12.60 Clay's Economics For The General Reader 9 00 Amateur Photography 6.30 Planning, the Architect's Handbook 12.60 Manual Of Secretarial Practice 9 00 Sheidon'a Practice And Law Of Banking
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      14 2 GALA PRE-EASTER i^^T^ft^ M'NITE frjg* M»Q^ficnw IjgjjSUaVS T £CH»"CCLO»TREASONS TM* IS A CROOKED MO*
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      174 2 fasdjl;fasj SINGAPORE (BLUE NETWORK) 484 and 41.7 metres. Emergency news from K.L. at lt m TODAY 10 to 10.10 a.m. News from K.L.; l Programme Summary; 1.02 Dance Music Gerald o (LTS); 1.30 News A weekly Share Report; 1.50 Interlude; 2 Album of Harmony; 2.30 Swing Time All Star Sextette;
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      360 2 Born to be King"; 3.60 Interlude; 4. Ui teiiers' Post; 5. Light Music; 5.30 Sunday aervlce from the Methodist church; 6.30 Children's Programme; 7. News: 7.10 Programme Summary; 7.15 Radio Orchestra: 7.45 Talking of Books; 8. Spot the Favourites; 8.30 Play: "The Caae of Adolf Beck"; 9.30 News; 9.45 Evening
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      265 2 Reel; 7.45 "Tonight We Dance" half hour of dance music- 8.15 C lebrity Violinist. Helfetz; 8.30 Australian Newo; 8.40 News from^ UNO. at Lake Success; 845 BBC. Light Entertainment- 9.13 Talk; 9 18 Waltz Time; 9.32 Australian Singers, Soprano Joan Hammond; 10 Australian News; I 10.15 Hits from the Movies;
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      409 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DORN today, you may > be one of those who takes a while to get j started. Bnt once on the move toward some > definite goal, nothing > will stop yon and yonr I progress is assured. Yon have a fiery temperament although yon manage to
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    PROTEST 2
    60 3 Japanese telephone operators attend a mass rally. Their complaint is that they are having to work longer hours and many of them have been sacked. The sketch on the placard carried by these women m the Imperial Plaza, Tokyo, is meant to illustrate their demand for a reconstruction
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    BATTLE OF THE TUNNELS FOR TAIYUAN
    252 3 BATTLE OF THE TUNNELS FOR TAIYU AN lOn top— a war of words ii Yen Hsi-han, warlord governor of P j *a>> his troops arc fighting the Com[j**~, "the surface through 120 miles of tunnels encircling Taiyuan. his bevimul rapital Pistols and explosives are fSZ iWs subterranean battle. \^V said
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    69 3 Mrs. Paula Baird, the first woman "magician" to be asked to try to -mystify the exclusively masculine Magic Circle at their annual dinner m London. In private life the wife of a Hastings, Sussex medical student and the mother of a baby boy, Mrs. Baird has one ambition— to "saw
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    26 3 Ur Fi)rei<n Minister of aaaa. Sir Mohammed tafaa than irrivm? m I lort iirt eld from ptfei for the opening M of th' I'nited -> 1 \^?mbl.T
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    H.K. SHARES FALL
    21 3 Share prices on the Hongkong Stock Exchange have reached the lowest point ln more than three years.- A.P.
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    Beauty Queen thrashed
    133 3 ItfTT Queen Barbara Jean Floyd of New Orleans hr.ied newspaper photographers to watch her chastfer husband from whom she was separated. She VH to some remarks he had made about her. IV photographers came. They saw someone get a ■fa? It was Barbara and the man who
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    U.S. drive for porcelain houses
    256 3 OORCELAIN houses m pastel shades may be one of the next developments on the American scene. If the drive meets with the success which the firm's officials expect, houses with porcelain enamel roofs, rain spouts and even exterior walls m colours ranging from primary to
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    Electric fence for lovers lane
    135 3 Electric fence for lovers lane r»OTjRTiNG couples now V tread warily along the winding footpath between Snettisham and Ingoldisthorpe that has for generations been their haunt at week-ends. For the lovers from both Norfolk villages had been told of an electrified fence built across the footpath by a local farmer.
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    World Health Council formed
    85 3 REPRESENTATIVES of 50 international non-govern-mental health organisations have agreed to create a permanent council which, for the first time ln history, will coordinate medical science congresses on a worldwide basis. Meeting under the joint sponsorship of the WorlJ Health Organisation and the United Nations Educational, Cultural
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    Burma war race against monsoon
    268 3 THE race between the peace negotiations and the monsoon m Burma is a matter of life and death to millions of rice-eaters. If hostilities continue beyond the breaking of the monsoon Burma's rice export-estimated at 1,250,000 tons-will, according to the latest Food and Agricultural Organisation
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    U.S. defence appt.
    17 3 President Truman nominated Mr. Stephen T. Early, former White House secretary, as Under-secretary U.P.
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    PROTEST 1
    30 3 Danish Communists and various non -political organisations demonstrate m Parliament Square. Copenhagen against joining the Atlantic Pact. About 15.000 attended the demonstrations and placards were much m evidence.
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    KING AS HOST TO PREMIERS
    56 3 mHE King will entertain tne X Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth at a luncheon m Buckingham Palace on April 21. The luncheon will be tht King's most important state function since he fell Ul last November with a circulation ailment m his leg for which
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    VOTE FOR WOMEN
    32 3 Col. Husni Zaim, army leader who seized power m Syria recently said m a broadcast that all aducated women would have a vote m the next general election.— Reuter
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    Bigger newspapers
    25 3 Britain is to have bigger j newsr > from Apr. 24, Ir.' Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announced m London.- Reuter
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    Russia loses out in bid for Krupps
    165 3 THE American military governor m Germany. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, has squashed Russian hopes of a major share m the vast industrial holdings of the former Ruhr steel king, Alfried Krupp. Gen. Clay confirmed the conviction of the giant Krupp steel firm for
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    INDIES RUBBER EXPORTS
    40 3 lANUARY exports of Rub- ber from Indonesia totalled 32,208 long tons of which 16,513 tons was estate rubber and 15.695 tons native rubber, the U.S. Commerce Department report*. Exports from Dutch controlled areas totalled 27,930 tons. A.P.
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      107 3 '2ndr3KB Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya H I PhS S5 i 5555 AT I Psi YOtMMAULOTHAA IS UNDEA 1 I SO-THE ONLY WAY YOU'LL LEAVE 3 OUNMEM~ m J CLjOs£ M7CH,THOU6H H£ MKM'T HERE 1$ AS ONE Of US -Oft PEAO/ ANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free
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      THEY SCREAM WHENITHURTS
      621 4 ONIA' clear thing to emerge from the welter of conflicting reports that come from China is that the Communists are nearly ready to continue their southward drive. The breathing space the Reds needed to digest their conquest has, been given them by the peace talks which still
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    Ceylon needs help for its rubber industry
    1004 4 Ceylon needs help for its rubber industry COLOMBO: "IS it too much to 1 ask that the nations for whom the rubber industry was bled and sacrificed during the war should now help us to resuscitate that industry which is now m a parlous position?" asked Mr. Dudley Senanavake, Ceylon's
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    WHAT TOJO WROTE
    374 4  - WHAT TOJO WROTE RAY FALK By fTHDJO'S "last message to the world" is still being held up by U.S. Aimy authorities, Dr. Shinjo Hanayama told the North American Newspaper Alliance m an exclusive interview. Dr. Hanayama was the Buddhist priest who spent the last hours with Tojo and six other
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    33 4 Pope Pius XII blesses the crowd whilst being borne m the Getfatorial Chair to the Sistine Chapel, when he r?iebrated the tenth a niversary of his accession to the Papal Throne last month.
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    He helps them find their brides
    445 4 He helps them find their brides (CHARLES Gatenby, v veteran Australian flyer with headquarters atMadang, north-east of New Guinea, ha s taken on the job of helping New Guinea natives to win the brides of their choice. In New Guinea, prospective husbands have to pay their future parents In-law m
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    107 4 Salisbury Cathedral (Wiltshire), a famous early English Cathedral founded about 1220 is noted for its spire which was added to the building m the Nth century. This spire, 405 feet, is the highest m England and is the dominating effect m all views of Salisbury. Under a plan presented by
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    Russia chips pieces off China
    696 4  - Russia chips pieces off China Lachie McDonald by SHANGHAI: AN empire is being lost and won along .1,000 miles of Old China's inland l)order. China is losing it. The "running dogs of Communism are winning it for Russia. Japanese and Chinese had no equivalent for "stooge," so they invented a
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    Aborigines 'kept under slave conditions'
    221 4 Aborigines 'kept under slave conditions' SaysSydneysTruth DARWIN F --blo'odV ,br,ni;l nes m J tan Kovernmen,^ nation, ,n,he NY fXI lino.slave <onduions i, ed b y som to equal all >whne m d rld ChM W* correspondent m sjjj Truth. riiddtn hum th. Northern f«So of aborigines LvtTH pulsiv,- by dards.
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    FAITH
    23 4 If ye fulfil the wal law aooordin*; to l*> scripture. Thou Shalt tau thy neighbour a* lb'*" ye do well. flfcsjtl 2.
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    VVORK WILL START SOON
    360 5 VVORK WILL START SOON Princess Elizabeth housing Farrer Park plan priority Free Press Staff Reporter soon as the Princess Elizabeth Fund Bill, due t i°f a s con d reading m the Singapore Legislative Council next Tuesday, is passed, an immediate start will be made on the construction of quarters
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    46 5 picture. md the >oungest ratings of the Malayan Vlindok. pictured yesterday at the Naval Rase (Tiftfr i he f.overnor. Sir Franklin Gimson. had Jj tDr vr>%sr-l from Rear Admiral C. Caslon. They p \..>:<;.t \bdul Alii bin Naamat (Left) and -Writer Sarkawi bin Bujang. Free Press
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    1000 Malays quit kampongs
    260 5 Free Pros Malay Correspondent minuted number of about 4,000 Malay peasants p (he mukims m Kuala Muda district m shave left their horne s to seek jobs as special alles. soldiers and labourers on rubber estates, tasan Melayu reports. The able bodied have the police and
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    GURKHA AWARDED THE M.C.
    206 5 THE Military Cross has been awarded to Jemedar Ganesh Gurung of the 1/2 Gurkha Rifles who on Feb. 8 m Jungle north of Poh Lee Sen. Johore, killed four bandits, wounded several others and caused the dispersion of a bandit force of "overwhelmingly superior numbers." His
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    PRISON VISITS
    55 5 A new regulation ted under the Prisons Ordinance permits the Colonial Secretary or the Commissioner of Prisons to allow any responsible person, at reasonable hours, to visit the prison, accompanied by an officer. The visitor will be cautioned against communicating with any prisoner and may be searched by
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    39 5 piciui*. I'ppr-r picture shows the Governor. Sir Franklin Gimson, making his address on taking over the Pelandok for the Malayan Navy force and the other picture shows Sir Franklin being introduced to petty officers of the Force.— Free Press
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    BEST CHINESE FILM YET
    181 5 UNDER Shanghai Roofs, now showing at the Cathay, will go down well both with the I Chinese— it is a film m Mandarin and ',o all those who are learni ing the language and are interested m life as present-day Chinese live lt. It tells the
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    New planes for RAF squadron
    231 5 jyKW De Havilland Devons will soon join th e fleet 11 of aircraft of the Far East Communications Squadron of the R.A.F., stationed at Changi. The Squadron was formed over a year ago. Its aircraft Include the Commander-in-Chief's York, Dakotas. Ansons. (which are being ref)laced
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    69 5 picture. Mr. S. D. Kalelkar, Government of India Information Officer m Malaya (left) greets Mr. A. D. Manl (right). Editor of the Hindu paper Hitwada, on his arrival at Kalians Airport, on Thursday. Mr. Mani is one of the Indian journalists, who have come on the proving flight of the
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    COUNCIL MEMBER
    20 5 Mr. J. A. Harvey, acting Commissioner of Lands, has been appointed a temporary member of the Legislative Council
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    T.B. SPECIALIST
    40 5 Dr B. R. Sreenivasan, Singapore T.B. specialist, who is now on holiday m England, will represent the Singapore Anti -Tuberculosis Association at the second Commonwealth and Empire Health and T.B. conference which takes place ln London m July.
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    OFF CONTROL
    14 5 Price control of locallymanufactured aerated water has been revoked from April 8.
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    MALAYA WANTS HELICOPTERS
    162 5 Fre? Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. THE Army m Malaya, it is, understood, has asked the War Office m London to. send out helicopters for a special role m the campaign against terrorists. The Sikorsky helicopters will be used to rescue men of th* geentlty forces
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    Malayan Navy 'for the cause of freedom'
    381 5 Malayan Navy 'for the cause of freedom' IN a message to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on taking over the Malayan Naval Force's first ship, Pelandok. the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, pledged that Mi.? Force will always be at the disposal of His Maj<^tv m the cause of
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    100 WANT TO STUDY IN INDIA
    148 5 MORE than 100 ■ppHGaV-efNM have been received Ijpmh Chines Malays and others for the scholarships whir.i the Government of India if offering to two non-Inc;ian.< and four Indians m this country. Most of the applicants go not have the necessary tmu tlcations. a spokesman
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      114 5 uai&J are due to arrive m Singapore today from the U.K., Africa. Australia, Ceylon, Burma and Medan. Closing time for posting airmails today is: to tha U.K., U.S. Africa. Holland. Australia and Borneo: 6 pm Surface mails ara due to arrive today from Hongkong. Japan and the Philippines. Closing time
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    COUNCILMOVE TO LIFTMORATORIUM
    693 6 Effect on 'occupation deals /COMPLETE lifting of the moratorium m Singapore is the object of three Bills which are coming before the Legislative Council on Tuesday. The effect of these bills will be: No interest will be payable for any debt or bill of exchange effected between
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    INDIAN AIR SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA
    169 6 AS soon as difficulties regarding the landing of Indian aircraft m Indonesia are cleared up. the new service to be run by Indian Overseas Airlines between Bombay and Singapore will be extended to Australia This statement was made m Singapore, yesterday by Mr. H.M. Akhani.
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    19-yr-old wife was murdered
    109 6 REMARKING that there was no evidence of good grounds for charging any person, the Singapore Coroner. Mr. W, Q, Porter, yesterday returned a finding of "murder against some person or persons unknown" at the inquiry into the death of the 19-year-old wife of a fisherman living
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    Merchants say $2000was'loan'
    325 6 BOTH the accused m the case m which Mohinder Singh and Mohan Singh were charged with alleged corruption, claimed yesterday that the $2,000 given to Mr. L. J. Wood, an Assistant Executive Controller of the Imports and Exports Department, was a loan. Mohinder Singh faces a charge
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    65 6 Malay artist, Rahmat bin Ismail, admiring some paintings by one of his colleagues at the Malay Art Exhibition m the British Council HaU m Stamford Road, Singapore. The exhibition, which was opened by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. P. A. B. McX err on. will remain open today and tomorrow. Malay
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    DRIVER FINED
    37 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— JLim Poh Lim, a Singapore i lorry driver, was today fined $30 for carrying copra cake ln his lorry instead of forest produce, ln violation of the conditions of his haulage permit.
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    Indian leader visiting Colony
    92 6 THE president of the Tamil Nad (South Indian) Congress of the Indian National Congress, Mr. KamaraJ Nadar, is expected ln Malaya at the end of next month. One or two ministers of the Madras Provincial Government may accompany him. Mr. S. T. Adltyan, a member of
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    ROAD CHECKS
    15 6 Singapore Police last night carried road checks m the Kallang and Katong areas.
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      small change to lower levels
      346 6 10ND0\ c OTOCK Exchange operators were alUr^ S awaiting results of th c local cl** says Reuter's financial corresi" changes m various sections of th' T, ent *L and small but were to slightly ,^^l cases. Tins and rubbers were firJ els m mZ unchanged.
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      Labour Party leadership
      13 6 i I the s] c year. An bers i island
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    ASTIVEL, LONGCHAMPS BEST BETS
    287 7 ASTIVEL, LONGCHAMPS BEST BETS Sunbeam is also strongly fancied Free Press Racing Correspondent ASTTVFT a i v Saturday. A a A Longchamps II were given on the course this morning as the best bets for the opening day's races of the Perak Turf Club taster Meeting here this afternoon. o^
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    35 7 photo. i pwfl of disgust on the face of Mrs. Fanny Koti a, she boots the bar m an exhibition M-lhourne cricket ground during her Australia Her winning jump was 4ft. 11 m International news
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    Colony'schances 'best' this year
    350 7 I \LAYA CUP SOCCER g ih.uue> of Singapore winning the Malaya (an thU reason are the most favourable since t liberation, tmjm a reader, C.C.T., m giving his gttiiuriN concerning the composition of the ijn/s Cup >ide. 7^ v adds, has nothing to fear from tes,
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    £200 allotted to S.O.S.C.
    144 7 FS organising committee of the 1960 Empire Games has set aside £300 to defray the expenses of two Singapore athletes who may be sent to compete. This announcement was made by Mr. E Strickland. honorary secretary of the Singapore Orym- pic and Sports Council, st a
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    POORGAME IN SENIOR DIVISION
    244 7 POORGAME IN SENIOR DIVISION RE I: B. C.C. 4 ROYAL Engineers scored three goals without reply against I Singapore Cricket Club but missed many more chances m their B.A.F.A. Senior League fixture at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The Sappers dominated play ln a scrappy game, but if the Club had
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    4 HEAVYWEIGHTS TO WRESTLE
    55 7 IX>UR heavy-we*** 1c1 e featured r m the Great World wrestling programme tonight. In the nrst of the main event* Dara Singh is matched with Leon Labrlola. The second feature contest brings together Napolltar.o and Bhu Pinder In the supporting bouts Oori-.a Wong tackles Indonesian Kid
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    CHESS NOTES
    196 7 ANE complication introVd UC ed by the imposition of a time limit by the chess clock is sometimes not fully realised by players, and that Is, while a player under time pressure might understandably commit errors, his opponent m an attempt to exploit his time advantage might move
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    CRICKET TEAMS
    106 7 f«HE Khalsa Association cricket 1 team to play RAF. Seletar on the St. Oeorge'„ Road ground tomorrow at 11 *-m. w "^l c: Selokan Singh (capt). Gurdial Singh. Mewa Singh. M. B. Singh, Pharam Singh. S.va Singh. Mohinder Singh S Nair. G. K. Gosaln. Balwan Singh and P.
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    2nd JOHORE TRIAL OH APRIL 14
    88 7 Free Press Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. rpHE second Johore State soccer A trial will take place at Muar on April 14 when Probables will play against Batu Pahat. After the game the State team will be selected to meet Negri Sembilan In a
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    WALZACK SIGNS
    26 7 IEAN Walzack, French welterJ weight champion, has been signed to meet Abrams of Detroit, In a ten-round bout at Bt. Nicholas next Monday.— A.P
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    VIJI FIT. MAY PLAY TOMORROW
    274 7 AVUIARATNAM. moat likely choice to lead the Singapore attack this season,* has recovered from the Injury he sustained m a gam- ln Johore Bahru Uust weec and may pl»y 1» —c 8 A. FA. Ma>v a Cup trial tomorrow at Jalan Besar Stadium. Thirty-seven players
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    British Board bans European champion
    248 7 THE British Boxing Board of Control announced yesterday that it had banned Cyrille Delannoit of Belgium, th e European middleweight champion, from fighting m Britain. The Board will also not allow any British boxer to fight Delannoit outside Britain "Hie Board alleged that the Belgian
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    BEATEN AGAIN
    61 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat THE 221 Vehicle Company XI 1 gained a 4—l victory over Johore Rovers m their League match on the Medics troand yesterday Aitlunson opened the scoring ror the soldiers, but Oman equalised off a corner-kick. Brennan, however, regained the lead. In the second half Aitklnson
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    ISLAND CLUB v RSGG TIES
    194 7 DOYAL Singapore Golf Club will play Island Club on the RJB.GJ3. course on Monday. Following are the ties (Island Club players named first j and the starting times: 3.20 p.m.: Mrs Hodkioson 16 v Mrs. Levicn 13; 3.25: Mrs. Neubrouner 16 v Mrs. Ooss 15;
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    AAU TROUNCED
    42 7 SHELL Sports club beat A.A.U. 6—l In an SAP. A. Junlcr B. Group 1 League fixture yesterday at Geylang Stadium Anthony Choong -cored three oi the goals. Ng Heng Kwang and Potts-Dawson notching the other two. Ithnln scored for A.A.U
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    ON THE SPOT
    15 7 "...And now I'm going to hand you over to our running commentator."
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    Yoong Yoong team coming
    159 7 fHE badminton team of the a Yoong Yoong Club of Kuala Lumpur will be meeting the Mayflower B P. In a friendly match at the Clerical Union on Apr. 15. 1 starting at 2.30 p.m Th?re will be three men's singles, three men's doubles and a
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    CUSTOMS CRICKET XI
    43 7 The Customs XI against RAF Tengah at 2 p.m. today at Tengah will be: P. H. F Cressall, W. F. Mayor. Aziz. M Sam. Ghani. T. Hale. Hassan. Hong Leong, Karim. I M Killlck and E. Belby. Twelfth Matt Ramley
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    ALL The Latest Selections
    193 7 I MOST FAVOURED TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER SELECTION RACE I* LUCKY -ACE BA-LI LUCKY ACE BA-LI 2.38 Dear Diamond Epic Crtspian Diamond Epic 1. 1 CRY ACE MRnMßjj Epic Dear ChaUter Vicky Ace j RACE 2 BOW LEGS ASTTVEL GOLD STREAM ASTTVEL Pairlyn Athlete
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    Sgt. Jew's try decides Trophy
    267 7 Sgt. Jew's try decides Trophy IirHEN Sergeant "Bill* Jew Tf scored Technical Wins only try against Hong Kor.g ln one of the rugby semifinals of the A.C.F.E. Olympic Week at Seletar last niglit, he must have qualified as the most popular maa among the Seletar personnel For Jew's score m
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    EXETER WIN 13-6
    18 7 Exeter Pea: penz_r.ee a: .a Newlyn IS— In a Rugby Union 1 fixture yesterday Reuter
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      411 7 Today's acceptors T3ELOW is the card of events for today's race s at Ipoh. Doable totes will be on races three and four and six and seven. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race seven. EACE 1—2.39: CL 1, DIV. 4— 4 F. 013 Diamond Epic Lawler 9.00 000
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    BIRTH
    14 8 On 2nd March, at Downpatrick. to Use. wife of John Dudley, a son.
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    MARRIAGE
    35 8 MYINT TOON-CHONO. On Mowmber 17th, 1948 at the Kensington Registry. London. Myint T.H>n barrister-at-law. Lincoln a Inn. of Rangoon. Burma, to Eva Chong. eldest daughter of Dr. Mrs. Chong Tak Nam. of Ipoh. Malaya
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    US MOVE TO GET ARMS FOR ALLIES
    416 8 Giving 'teeth to alliance WASHINGTON, Saturday. AS the White House announced yesterday that President Truman would send the Atlantic Pact to the Senate, probably on Monday, urging its early ratification, the U.S. Government formally promised to ask Congress for military and financial assistance
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    39 8 A small boy m naval nnlfor m smartly salutes J™ 1 Elisabeth whsn she arrives at the New Cihi ment scheme to view Manchester's «J^* dwelling. Accompanying tbe Princess If the woman Lord Mayor of Manchester. Miss Mary Kingshill-Jonea.
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    New call for Asia alliance
    191 8 New call for Asia alliance OTTAWA. Saturday. A CALL for the formation of a Pacific defence pact was sounded yesterday m the Canadian House of Commons by Capt. Howard Green. Opposition Member, who urged the Government to initiate talks with other countries leading to such a pact Capt. Green declared
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    'Mid-East bloc from N. Africa to Singapore'
    186 8 PHILADELPHIA. Saturday. DESCRIBING the Middle East as a "part of what ap- pears to be a newly-develop-ing bloc of countries stretching from the Atlantic coast of i Africa to Singapore." Mr. K^rmit Roosevelt, grandson oft the late President Theodore i Roosevelt, yesterday called
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    'INCLUDE SPAIN IN THE PACT'
    66 8 AN appral for the inclusion of Spam m the AtUnrlc Pact to make the alliance a more effective defence measure was made by Dr. SaUz;».r, Prime Minister of Portugal yesterday. In an interview. Dr Salazar, proposed as a second best, "some other understanding between France
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    BIRTH CONTROL 'PREMATURE'
    43 8 A full-scale birth-control programme for Japan would be premature, the Walfare Minister, Jojl Hakashi. told the Upper House yesterday. He added that the Government wag planning to reccmmend contraceptives as an immediate step to curb the mounting birth rate.- Reuter
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    MAKING SIRE
    27 8 Included m Japan s Finance Ministry's planned expenses for income tax collection this year Is 250,000.000 yen for "prizes to informants on tax evaders.' A.P.
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    UK broke faith, says Hollywood
    91 8 HOLLYWOOD, Sat. THE Motion Picture Industry Council yesterday urged the U. S. State Department to negotiate with the British government for a "substantial reduction" ln the required screen time of British films m Britain. A Council announcement said it was "faced with the greatest unemployment
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    U.S. pledge to Japan
    52 8 GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR'S diplomatic chief, Mr. William J. Sebald, told the Japanese people yesterday that the United States "will combat Communism wherever it raises its ugly head m the disruption of peace-bent endeavours." Japan would never be permitted to fall a victim to Its infiltration, he
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    KINC'S HORSE WINS EASILY
    92 8 KING George had his first winner of the flat racing season yesterday. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, along with thousands of race fans, cheered as hia three-yeax-old filly. Avlla. beat the odda on favourite. Tapiola, to win easily thp Katharine Howard Stakes. i A vila. by Hyperion
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    Peace move in freight 'war' likely
    200 8 LONDON, Saturday. DUTCH shipping officials expect developments soon m the freight "war" on the Europe-India routes. Although they refused last night to indicate what these would be, one official said, "It would not surprise us if there was an approach from one side aimed
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    SIORMS HIT U.K.
    47 8 Parts of North England and Scotland were yesterday experiencing colder and stormier weather than at and time during the winter. About 500 British boys of the three cadet forces will take part m a military exercise In the Firth of Clyde during Easter week-end
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    Call for alliance to cover whole Africa
    335 8 CAPETOWN, Saturday. AMID growing indications that Russia is about to launch a full-scale "war of nerves" m the Middle East as a counter-blow at the newly-signed North Atlantic alliance, th e South African Prime Minister, Dr. Daniel Malan, yesterday issued a call to
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    PAKISTAN HITS AT INDIA
    99 8 PARIS. Saturday. nAKISTAN yesterday called l on the 21 signatories of tne international tariffs and trade treaty to pronounce India guilty of violating one of 1U principal provisions. At a uecret preliminary meeting at Annecy before the opening of talks among 34 nations Pakistan alleged that
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    WEST GESTURE TO AUSTRIA
    42 8 BRITAIN, the United States and France have waived all claims to German assets ln the Western occupation zones of Austria. This was announced at the Big Four Deputy Foreign Ministers' meeting yesterday on the Austrian Peace Treaty. U.P.
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    'U.S. QUITTING ASIA' CHARGE
    108 8 NEW YORK. Sat. THE Philippines Minister ln New York. Mr. Jose Melencio, yesterday expressed alarm over 'Indications that, militarily, the whole of the Far East ig being abandoned by the United States'* Mr. Melencio. who is a member of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations,
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    24-hr strikes in Australia
    85 8 MELBOURNE, S*t OVER 100.000 Australian worker* were yesterday ordered to take part m 24Ivur strikes next week. Their unions mostly Com-munist-controlled, are protesting against the one month prison sentence passed on Vr Leslie McPhllllps. assistant Secretary of the Federated Ironworkers Association. fi>r contempt of court. About
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    $57,000 MISSING
    29 8 $57, 000 MISSING The X.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines reported to the police ln N,ew York yesterday that $57,000 Is missing from Its offices at New York air port A.P.
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    'FANTASTIC' LCC POLL RESULT
    206 8 'FANTASTIC LCC POLL RESULT LONDON. Friday. rpHE situation created by having 64 Socialists. 64 J- Conservatives and one Liberal elected to the London County Council was '•fantastic' the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Herbert Morrison said nnight m Berlin when told of th e result of the L.C.C. elections. "The result
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    West Europe approves defence plan
    138 8 West Europe approves defence plan in-, t-A-tU-, >aiurdav THE defence ministers of the live Western Union Powers yesterday approved a plan for the defence of Western Europe and decided on the measure*, required to make the plan effective. This was announced m a communique issued after the conclusion of a
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    GALE INJURES 16
    15 8 A 75-mile-an-hour gaie which struck Vienna yesterday morning injured 16 doopie.- A.P.
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    Robeson discs are banned
    52 8 PRETORIA. Sat. THE South African Broadcasting Corp. has banned Paul Robeson gramophone records. Though not controlled by the Government, the Corporation operates as a national organisation on lines similar to the 8.8.C. The South African Government of Dr. D. Malan champions apartheid (segregation) against Indian and
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      So Osman went back to his tapping....
      802 1  - So Osman went back to his tapping. ERIC MITCHELL by dNiKOLUNQ Spe- f Im Constables upr? these days, -You've, had your wnich LTSeone rias put \*e on S. the O.C. of '> res force of L* made a preceX, wiping his own because Uaju who is now rjhis old job
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      'HAIRCUT & SHAVE, SIR?'
      277 1  - 'HAIRCUT SHAVE, SIR?' MARIAN by rpHE brotherhood 1 of barbers has grown considerably since the liberation. Though some may not boast of the broad wall mirrors, luxury barber chairs, the glistening glass trays, powders and hair oils, which their more fortunate brothers possess, they have found a way to solve
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      This jungle dream will come true
      521 1  -  VICTOR LEWIS by Galoya Jungle, Ceylon. nEEP m the heart of this leopardprowled, elephant-in-fested jungle where few dare go unarmed and malaria claims two victims a day, n small band of American engineers and 3,000 Ccyloncse labourers are making history. With dynamite, bulldozers, helicopters
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      'WHEN WONG LUNG DUG BY NIGHT'
      762 1  -  PAUL LEE Short Story by WONG Lung looked his age, with his thin stooping body and gray head. He neglected himself, and dirty, worn clothes hung loosely over his grimy body. Every word he spoke and every gesture m his wrinkled face, was a
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      Badminton made him tired, SO....
      797 2 rDWARD G. Robinson has completed the construction of a small building at the rear of his home as a gallery for some of the paintings he has been buying for the last decade. He asked Susan Hayward, Richard Conte and other fellow players and workers
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      Malaya is good market for China
      277 2 If ALA V A has replaced China as the best market for Chinese films. Due to the "homesickness" of Malaya's large Chinese population and the rapid strides made by such famous Chinese film studios as Yung Hwa m Hong Kong, Chinese productions are now
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      Television worries' em all
      641 2 \yORRIED frowns increase m Britain's entertainment industry as more and more of the H-shaped aerials of television sprout above London rooftops. The men who run the nations theatres and cinemas are already troubled with rows of empty seats now that the postwar spending hoom is over.
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      Not A New Story
      103 2 HOLLYWOOD "DARADISE LOST," story 1 which bears remarkable resemblance to the postwar career of the former New York underworld figure, Charles (Lucky) Luciano, will be filmed m Italy soon. Jniversai International Studio denies that the movie is based on Luciano. Nonetheless, the story is that of
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      The man who came back—
      671 2  - The man who came back— JACK QUIGG HOLLYWOOD By He brings the 'morn out m women OICTURE of a man who came back. John Wayne. Feet clumped down the cor- ridor outside. The vibration rattled framed photos of the husky actor on the wall. •That's Duke," Wayne's secretary said. "No
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      Lady Mac sings 'Danny Boy'
      551 2  - Lady Mac sings 'Danny Boy' MILTON MARMOR By BANGKOK: [T is doubtful whether the theatre has ever seen a Macbeth, as exotic as the Macbeth ot Bangkok. It ran for ten nights mamodernistic theatre to almost full houses and to the bewilderment of a few visitors from the western world.
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      The Indians won't play
      121 2 THE American Indians A 1 today won't any of their say Direct: Norrr.ar. dis:over»-c to sign .>ome up Cot RKO Radios I the Bt Because th* built m the State cf Oreg.J forests, he soue:. Oregon India:. Shawnees who ar retta Young W and Robert M
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        112 2 r*« PIANO of Tomorrow -Today. EAVESTAFF Piinttte "MIHIROYHL"the Minipun* «W> the lone of a sft r*"" Nothing api"**"* the MIMBOIAL> Performance has keen achieved by any modern «t* I* P»» n Own* pM hear its rich. mmjrthr tone. mimi witi he made up. SOLE MALAYAN FAVKSTUI ICCKW KELLER PIAKO COMPANY.
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      CHAOS RULES IN S'PORE STREETS
      1148 3  -  CHIA POTEIK I Fifteen feet from the kerb, a taxi-driver bargains with prospective fares. A car .coming round the corner from behind could easily run into a gyr**rri t V V m and day If out, people .m W pore are paving XT some of
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      The dead are overcrowded
      489 3  - The dead are overcrowded K.S. CHIA by GOTH m Singapore and the Federation, the problem of finding new sites for graves m Chinese cemeteries grows more difficult each year. One has only to visit the graveyards, as thousands of Chinese are doing this week for the Cheng Beng Festival, to
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      Social security s importance to the Little Man
      905 3  - Social security s importance to the Little Man T.C. KOH by THE (notion of Mr. Urn Yew Hock m the Singapore Legislative Council recently that a committee be appointed to study the needs of workers m this country with a view to recommending social security schemes is welcomed by the
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      12 3 "Sometimes i 1 lU t school brings out the Ai>rvt m me'"
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      AUSTRALIA FINDS A CHAMPION
      616 4 AUSTRALIA FINDS A CHAMPION JUST as the Australian boxer, Dave Sands, wa s arriving m London with the publicity of a Hollywood film star, another Australian boxer was hitting world headlines by knocking out m his own country the French champion, Pierre Montane. Jack Hassen 1« now the boxing talk
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      Barnett used to bowl them out
      296 4 Barnett used to bowl them out II T ITH the Singapore Cricket Association tournament m full s.ving. the S.C.C. will be missing 40-year-old Australian .Test cricketer Ben Barnett when he leaves next month for his native land. Ben plays cricket seriously and has little time for the frivolous type. Watch
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      SPORTING Chit-Chat
      263 4 SPORTING Chit-Chat A MAN to watch at the forthcoming Junior Mr. Singapore body building championships at the New World is r x middleweight, '1 Jordan. Jordan is a physique man of note. At the York BodyBuilding Club he presses a 150 lb. barbell eight times m succession as a warming
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      It's up to Som Pong now
      501 4 npHB Jimmy Newellx Som Pong match ii a step near to realisation. A local sportsman is willing to accede to Som Pong's purse* demand. As for Newell, he is willing to fight the Siamese for next to nothing. But no fair-minded promoter will take
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      Pamadasa cup challengers
      359 4 CK)R the first time m r nearly three decades representative state teams from Johore, Malacca and Negri Sembilan will be seen m action m Singapore, beginning next Saturday. The three teams will oe here to try and wrest the Pamadasa Memorial Cup away from Singapore, the holders.
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      Untitled
      19 4 The second time round at the dreaded Beeher*i Brook m the Grand National. Russian Hero, is the centre horse.
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      THIS HAS BEEN OXFORD'S YEAR
      506 4 By JOHN HALL BEFORE the Boat Race sports-wise Oxford, cock of the university walk this year, was crowing hardCrowing that out of 15 m ter-'varslty contests held so far this year the university year runs from October to June Oxford has won nine events (Rugby,
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