The Singapore Free Press, 27 February 1950

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1950. PRICE TEN CENT*.
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    TURKO'S PLANE WAS SPOTTED
    328 1 Over Colony at dusk Free Press Staff Reporter the Dutch nor the representative of the Indonesian (Government m Singapore made any request for the arrest of Capt. "Turko" Westerling, the Free Press was informed this morning. The commander of the Indonesian rebel "Army of the Heavenly
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    FRENCH SEEK U.S. AID
    23 1 FRENCH SEEK U.S. AID 1 E*arU i n i re- the over r Chinese c :?ci war Eroai 'h* i oeUi re Mi
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    NO TRIAL FOR INDIAN REDS
    6 1 NO TRIAL FOR INDIAN REDS U.P.
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    'No help from West'
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    45 1 Sir Harry Lauder famous Scottish romfdian di»*d last ni^ht. Sir Harry, who was 79. had been ill sime August. The little, dynamic comedian with the stout heart, rosr from a 9s. a wwk job m the piU to become Britain's highest paid musir h-ill entertainer.
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    SOLDIER MOVED
    19 1 Eleven hundred Chinese Nationalist soldiers, interned m Indo-China. passed through Hanoi yesterday on the way to Haiphong.
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    Acheson and Bevin may meet soon
    219 1 WASHINGTON, Monday. \N early meeting between the IS. Secretary of State. Mr.-Dean Acheson. and the British Foreign Minister. Mr. Ernest Bevin, may be tailed to review British- American relations and the stru«i;le with Russia m the aftermath of the British election. though American officials
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    STOLE £230 TO S'PORE SON
    76 1 LESLIE GALVIN. who confessed m a Sydney court to stealing €230 from his employers to try to save his three-year-old son who is dying of cancer was released on a bond of good behaviour and ordered to repay the money. Doctors had .said the l>»y
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    OVER 1,200 AT S'PORE DINNER
    60 1 OVER 1,200 AT S'PORE DINNER More than 1.200 people attended a dinner at the Empress Hotel last night to commemorate the 29th anniversary ot the Foo-Chow Coffi-c Merchants' Association The President of the Association. Mr. Mali Kee Van. said there were at the moment 800 members In Singapore and then-
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    CHRISTENED IN SHIP'S BELL
    58 1 CHRISTENED IN SHIP'S BELL A girl born to Mr. and Mrs S Arnold on board the immigrant ship Geurgic on her way to Australia was christened m the ships b^li Two thousand passengers watched the christening. She was named Qeorp!na after the vessel. Pine* rs colloid AC 25 for her
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    RARE OPERATION
    44 1 for what Ls believed to be the second time m medical history. Australian doctors have saved the lift- of a baby by cutting an opening between the stomach and the intestine. The first occasion was some months ago. also In Melbourne.- Reuter
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    42 1 picture. Brum.iv first Polar Bear cub to b<» born at the London Zoo to survive more than a few days after birth, enjoys a frolic with its mother Ivy, when it made Its first appearance m the enclosure at the too. A.P.
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    ENVOYS IN PEKING
    25 1 Danish and Swedish government agents have arrived m Peking to discuss the establishment of diplomatic reiations with the Chinese Communist government. A.P.
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    ATTLEE BEGINS PICKING CABINET
    152 1 LONDON, Monday. BRITAIN'S Prime Minister, Mr. Clement AtUee, began planning a new Labour Cabinet yesterday while the public wondered how long it would last. Having decided that it should shoulder the burden of governing Britain, despite an unconvincing Parliamentary majority, Labour is faced with of an
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    Medal for Mrs FDK
    24 1 King Gu.stav of Sweden has awarded this year's Prince Carl Medal for humanitarian work to Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt. Reuter
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    RECEIVED BY POPE
    27 1 The J ay receivLbe Right Rpv. Theodor Breher. Ro:. Catholic Bishop of Yenki, Manchuria. whom the Chinese Reds held »ners for two years Reuter
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    'BULGARIA ENEMY OF FREEDOM'
    113 1 NIS Yugoslavia. Mon. I J^HE U.S. Minister. Mr. Donald R Heath, led his 49-member delegation out of Bulgaria yesterday, branding hef Red government as an j enemy ol freedom. Mr. Heath, who had served foi years as American Minister m Solia until America f broke diplomatic
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    6 WINNERS AT K.L.
    74 1 6 W I NNERS AT K.L. "IiRUSP ASSER Free J. Press tip>ter. save five straight winners for the Kuala Lumpur races M Satarday. Thej are Tollana {<*{)) Smilinjt Through <sin lack's Darling (Sl»), Pat's Fancy ($l7) and Il;ipp\ IrtveHer (s2t). Charlemaene. his second selection m Race 3— Movie, which he
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    War fever in the Middle East
    183 1 ISRAEL'S Chief of Staff warned yesterday that Israels neighbours were preparing 'feverishly' for a second round i" the Palestine war and that Israel could not ignore that "fact." Chief of Staff Yisal Yadin said the possibility of a change m the Middle Eastern status
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    3 bandits killed
    62 1 Fret* Press Staff Reporter rHREE bandits Wttt killed and three others were wounded but escaped yesterday afternoon when a patrol of 'the First Suffolks came upon a camp north of Broga m Selangor and attacked it. The PZT patrol engaged the 12 bandits m the camp Two
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    U.S. PRESSMAN GETS AWARD
    92 1 Mr. Wayne Richardson, an Associated Press correspondent, who braved Chinese naval gunfire for an exclusive news story, has won the George Polk Memorial Award from the New York Overseas Press Club. He waa cited for his courage, integrity and enterprise above and beyond the call of
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    Two-foot long name
    67 1 A M EI ROPEAN Prince," whose full name measures two A feet when typewritten, passed through the Philippines. He was Prince Vladimir Shell Vasili Karl Enrik Adolf Aleksander Nikolai Mikheil Andrev Marie Knostanti Dmitri Kadomir Voledar Shelovkh Edsuardocleh Purikev >rlov Bohrinski Potcnikin-lavrichevski Schleswi?-Hole-tein-Gottorp Anhalt-Zerhst Peremys Hlski Doirjjett-Kvuliski-Peremyshiski.
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    KL's first night was a success
    201 1 KL 's first night was a success From Our Staff Reporter Xl ALA I.IMPIR, Monday. ALL main roads running out of Kuala Lumpur and some within the town itself had road blocks established by volunteers and auxiliary police last night the first night m Malaya's anti-bandit month. A few people
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    GREECE SEEKS BIDS
    34 1 The Greek Ministry of Transport has invited se.i.cd bids m the US. for the purchase of steel rails, steel sleepers and other material* foi dm on railway tracks and bridges.- A.P.
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    New Jap privilege
    31 1 New J ap privilege A directive to the i> S occupation authorities m Japan received from Washington permit! the Japanese to participate m international meetings at General Douglas MacArthur's discretion.- A.P.
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    "Month" swoop in Penang
    186 1 "Month" swoop in Penang Free Press Staff Reporter PENANG. Moil. ANTI-BANDIT Month m Penang opened last, night with screening operations m restaurant i and other crowded sectors of the town. Two hundred volunteeri grouped into 15 squads I part m the operations. Th. people, including several d^ tamed at a
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    Jap suspects for Manus
    34 1 TOKIO MINETY #&pw us I>ia:. At dawn bayaneta i i by three handcuff' crisui tl :d:ri" C> thi Imamui i, ■bo •ul *<. II to sene oui ihe*i Mold B. Reuter
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    BUFFALO RUNS FROM BANDITS
    36 1 BUFFALO RUNS FROM BANDITS Itrr Press Start KcpoMn TWO armed band;*^ buffalo from a N: peasant m the Jaeoh ar» -s H Segamat on Saturd Next morning. th<* b returned to its owner after esrapinj; froTi
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    KING PHUMIPHON
    21 1 Kmg Phuniiphor. Adv. Siacn has lef: f>mißl train on ;he first itAff journey to Bangkok fo; i coronation Reuter
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    A'Date' With The Great Lover
    918 2  - A'Date' With The Great Lover DENIS DUNN Dempsey, Chap Jin, Gandhi, Valentino.::: By "THAT was a bit of a 'do\ old man, wasni it?".... I have spent a day miming London, letting the vast city dig my memory m the ribs, allowing a street, an alley, a shop sign, i
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    My Income Tax is minus $13 (U.S.)
    508 2  -  COLIN EDWARDS By T*HE Ten Forties for 1 1950 arrived last week. In case you do not know what they are, I will explain They are the forms upon which I, as one liable for U.S. Federal Income Tax on any salaries earned
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    Making The World's Largest Lake
    178 2  - Making The World's Largest Lake A. DE MONTMORENCY Bn I^HE world's largest lake i s to be "created" m B .'h -Central Sibgigantic project v If the parched expanse of R uslao Turkestan with the waters «>f riv> t inning to waste m the Arctic A dispatch from Moscow to
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    Let's Not Look For 'a Message'
    565 2  - Let's Not Look For 'a Message' John Kirk Nelson Says 4 primrose by a river's brim A yellow primrose was to him, And it was nothing more. NOW for years Laurel and Hardy comedies were to me, Laurel and Hardy comedies, and I could not have wished them to be
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      204 2 dfghs SINGAPORE lil.l t >r IWOKK) 4X4 and 41 7 metres. Emergency news from X..L at 10 am MHMV 935 a.m. For the Schools. 10. >o Fur the Schools: 12 Pro:r.es In Malay. 1 p.m. Monday Matinee. 1.30 Time Signal 45 Cowboy Songs: 6 Promary, 6.02 Composer of the Weak—
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      339 2 7 Time Sien.il. News. Suigaporc Share Market Report A Interlude; 7.30 Movie MoKazine; 8 \V. .Id Affairs; 8.15 At Your Request; 9 Take it Prom Here; 9.30 Signal News: 9.45 Straight Cavalcade. 10.30 Dance Mus.c played by Hal Mclntvr-. Orchestra. BFEBS [Singapore] (Including XX( K-l:»\ 19 Metres. 25. Metres. 31.
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      271 2 Solution To Crossword No* 929 unjp'e ct ak ing 1 sjEpSaWsHmHa feEPiplgTau PPER ■bJBPBIT I NOOM M VALI SLnEIN^Nf EHußPttT^ EDIT PAT t o|oM||sJiS H|TOT I P^MlfT M E VENfWTk'lfvjE T A|R|Ell KmJ|pH OISTRACTj O_NH F.P. Crossword No. 9)0 (LI FS ACROSS 1 Service order (6>; 4 Amic seems not
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      208 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DORN today you have a keen imagination and restlessness which, if put to creative use m the arts, can produce a great deal. You have a feeling for drama and the gift of words, both spoken and wiitten. Should you select the stage as a career, it
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    NO RED PRESSURE ON H.K. YET
    194 3 Useful during blockage HONG KONG Monday. Communist pressure for the return of Kon? to China is thought unlikely while the Nationalists m Taiwan continue to operate a blockade. Most Chinese here believe that under present conditions Hong Kong m British hands is more valuable
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    21 3 I the Bed> and Herts Regiment whirh >.irk^ m Southampton with his v ttasia And their two months old >on. hri>topher.
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    NEW PLANE TO CARRY MORE
    124 3 NEW PLANE TO CARRY MORE NEW YORK, Monda>. i i\pe of personnel and freight carrier is the Packet" will shortly replace the Boxcars" which for the past five years have m n and good* of the United States Army ill parts of the world. U ally known as the C-119.
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    Mast denies leak of I.-C. top secret
    203 3 Mast denies leak of I.-C. top secret PARIS. Man. PENERAL Charles Musi, forU mer Re>ident Commissioner m Tunisia, has denied any connection with the leakage of a top secret report on France's position m IndoChina. The general was testifying to a special parliamentary commission investigating the loss, sale or theft
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    Tomb of Dante to be spot of beauty
    206 3 RAVENNA, Northern Italy, Monday. PLANS have been drawn "P for the renovation and rehabilitation of the tomb of Italy's greatest poet, Dante Alighieri, author of the 'Divine Comedy." If a scheme drawn up by the municipal authorities of Ravenna, where the poet
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    Mormons expelled
    26 3 Two American Mormon mis- by Czech police since Jan. 23 on charges entering a "prohibited area' have been expelled from f he coinr A.P.
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    Czech goals not reached
    61 3 LONDON. Moil. T'HE first month of the second year of Czechoslovakia's five-year pian has faikd to achieve the -j.oals 4n two-third* of the various lndustiial branches, the official Czech news agency said The plan was exceeded m only five industrial branches", four remained a little under
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    AUST. REFUSES FRAU HIMMLER
    63 3 pRAU Himmler, widow of the German Gestapo Chiei Heimich Himmler, cant come to Australia. Earlier reports from Berlin stated she, with the help ol m- fluential Sydney people, was trying to make the trip. An Immigration Department official said that policy was that no German national
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    Jap textiles 400% cheaper
    220 3 PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Monday. JAPANESE textiles, reaching South Africa m increasing quantities, are undercutting Britishmanufactured materials by so much that they threaten to oust them from the market. Some of the Japanese textiles are 400 per cent, cheaper than the British counterparts. All of them
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    BRITAIN TO BUY SUDAN'S COTTON
    32 3 BRITAIN TO BUY SUDAN'S COTTON BRITAIN'S Raw Cotton Commission will buy "substantial quantities" of Sudan's 1949-50 cut ton crop, including the whole output of ihe top three grades of the Sakei type.
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    US loans, arms for Asia seen
    105 3 WASHINGTON. Mon. I OANS and arms aid u> be included m Americas for blocking Communism m the Far East. The j>p< ir ne< iiesia. Burr and efficient fund n However I air! a y D ■ecurity to the l^ a n r. svd. ol
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    MORE SWEETS
    10 3 Th^ Br ration hi-* I from win A.P.
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    Only 947 are jobless
    43 3 ONLY M4T people were regi>tered as un»-tiiplo>ed m Australia at the end of December \t thf same time th« Department «»f Labour and Nttional Service held 101. IW unfilled vacancies W».o©o for men and 35 UK) f«»r Won^n A.P.
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      163 3 I S^^Sm SSrySm S*SL STTS OUR F/RST POSTWAR SALE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS DRASTIC REDUCTIONS SWIM TRUNKS J|s COMPmCTS By Jantzen, 41 Blk Latest Assortment m 8.V.D., Gantner "^K^ <<Mi In Cotton, Rayon Satin aun na r r **1 WsJ\ HAND BAGS I VJAI ji ;S^^^^L Morning, Day, Evening, FIORSHEIM SHOES
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      119 3 r ton not M/ss X^vtOPPOflWm SLASHING REDUCTIONS! LADIES SHOES Cancelled lines m MOBBS. BALLYS and DOROTHY PERKINS. Leather or Suede two-tone m White. Blue oi Brown. Usual Price: $27.50 $35.00 SALE PRICE: 515.00 $25.00 PARLOPHONE ■fl^^j& TAP TAP— Samba HIGH IN SIERRA— BoIero R 3IJ IHE HARRY LIME THEME— Beguinc
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      431 3 WHAT'S ON IN K.L. RI.X: JoHOB BAfa A^aio. PAVILION: Sai feer iCanraoaat). COLISEUM: Ghost of Zorro. ODEON: Neptune s Daiu: MADRAS: The LOfll Tr be (All H\Y: Bakha Jana iTanvJ I (FNTRAI- Kanniytn Kathalil ITamU). HINDI'STAN: Anokha Pyar .Hind: FENANG BEX: A^'xaiidv: I Band ODEON: Panther CATHAY: Strange Bro (Tamil).
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  • The Singapore Free Press MONDAY Feb. 27, 1950.
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      NOW IS THE HOUR
      375 4 D\TO Onn bin Ja'afar, speaking only 35 miles m where 23 of his compai riots were butchered by .ngsters of another race. made a statement on i urday which will rel md to his credit and to the organisation he represents. rning of the danger of
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      THE CRISIS
      178 4 A? the Labour Party piled n up a big lead m the early returns from Britain's general election, there were as many delighted Asians m Singapore as there v ere crestfallen Europeans. Rightly or wrongly, the majority of local -born people have associated Labour with the srreat moves
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    Britain Faces A Changed World
    1186 4  -  ARTHUR BRYANT THE GENERAL ELECTION MARKS ANOTHER MILESTONE IN BRITAIN'S POLITICAL CAREER AND AS THE "MOTHER OF PARLIAMENTS FACES A CRITICAL NEW SESSION A FAMOUS HISTORIAN LOOKS BACK OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS By WHEN the century began 4f) years ago there was a general
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      The Crossword
      342 4 JLIAY I please be allowed to continue on the subject of crossward puzzles as I have received two or three letters which were intended to change my views on this subject. It Is obvious that the writers of these letters were not confident that their arguments were strong
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      'STUDENTS' CORNER'
      137 4 BEING a student reader at your paper. 1 would like to see the introduction of a "Students' Corner' where the Secondary School students can contribute essays, short stories, and other articles of interest. lam sure many of us have amusing classroom tales to tell. The "Students' Corner' m
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    BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN—12
    78 4 BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN— 12 Most of the abbeys m Britain are m ruins for Kino Henry VI II (1509-1547) plundered and dissolved the monasteries. Today these ruins are considered to be some of the most beautiful m Britain. They have been carefully preserved and are visited by thousands Above is the
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    A Medical Mystery is Solved
    958 4 A Medical Mystery is Solved LAWRIE JERVIS tells the dramatic story of how a young doctor's persistence led to the finding of a cure for a disease which had baffled doctors for 141 jears. pOR nearly 140 years a mysterious ailment which affects mostly children from six months to two
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    Priest said: 'pray for snow'
    93 4 pRAYERS for snow were held daily by the people of Mont Tremblant Quebec, ski resort, on instructions from the parish priest, the Rev C. H. Deslauriers. And on the third day snow fell six inches of hard dry snow perfect tor ski-ing. Until now the
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    'Fire The Mine' Test
    100 4 'Fire The Mine' Test Rewrnan face bet a ix: E first r mer ment i mi: I fir> Ed just r war m shaft field scient. Rarm. effort ground successf;;. there i from minih. The to the i the be bo:: pro; the othf I I I variKy ol dur
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      23 4 JEWELLERY 01UNSURPASSING QUALITY AT 45. HIGH STREET SINGAPORE THE EMBANKMENT K. LUMPUR 43. STATION RD.. IPOH S.P.H.deSILVA OVER A QUARTER OF CENTURY'S EXPERIENCE
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      43 4 I V.o^ j 2nd Floor, j| 1J Battery Rd f 1 i i i Shotting i J 4 Collection of Marcy M" J I Model Gowns J .jtli*- 1 1 Ij^., itrt J.r, -J..1 7i'/m Tailoring by Master Craftsmen ...an assurance of Qtiolit)
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    SINGAPORE STUDENTS AIM HIGHER
    484 5 Don't want to be clerks Free Press Staff Reporter pOST-WAR Singapore students are aiming higher than a clerk's stool. More and more look to the professions. They want to become doctors, lawyers and social welfare workers A great number— encouraged by the Government s plan to
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    16 5 picture. D \T B.ilfy. who rii -r of St. rrom the "iv .it Fri- Free Press
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    M.C.A. LOTTERY
    10 5 a the Chi- v which Lumpur s xorth
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    HOSPITAL BOARD
    64 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun Tanskah is the only town In Johore where there are no women on the local Hospital Board this year. The meirbers of this board are Mr Q. W. Markham. Mr. J. Todd, Raja Mohd Said bin Othman. Inche Aziz bin Baba. Mr. W<~ng Yoke Yee.
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    NEW MATC SQUADRON FOR S'PORE
    200 5 Free Pres* Staff Reporter AN opportunity to receive free aeronautical trainI ing and to go on regular flights m RAF aircraft is being given this week to young men m Singapore between the agps of 16 and 19. The Malayan Air Training Corps is forming
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    MINISTER IN SINGAPORE
    53 5 SIR John Kotalawela. Ceylon's Minister for Air, accompanied by the Commissioner for Ceylon m Singapore, Mr M. Saravanamuttu attended a service at the Singapore Buddhist Association, 263, Outram Road, Singapore of the association Sir John was guest of honour at a dinner given by the Singapore Ceylonese
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    T.B. victims get aid to make living
    212 5 Free Press Staff Reporter TOHOKE tuberculosis sufferers on being discharged J from hospital are being helped by the Johore Bahru District Association for Prevention of Tuberculosis to make a living. The association, whose members include leading men and women of the town, has
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    43 5 picture. THESE women and children all patients m the Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Singapore, thoroughly enjoyed ai entertainment programme presented by a group of Scouts at the Hospitaf last week The Scouts were celebrating th* hirlhri.iv anniversary of Lord Bade.; Powell. Free Press
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    DUTCH SINGERS IN SINGAPORE
    85 5 FRED Zuidwijk, one of the six Dutch entertainers at the Capitol, doing an energetic imitation of Carmen Miranda. Behind him are Jack Kelling and Dave Vos (with sombrero). The si x Dutchmen have been regaling Singaporeans with th eir hula-hula dances, impersonations and songs from a
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    'MONTH' LAUNCHED IN MALAYA
    320 5 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. THE Malayan Peoples' Anti-Bandit Month, for which more than 350,000 people have volunteered, has started. Official* statements today also announced new rewards, cancellation of all casual leave for its officers from March 1 onwards, and plans to set up
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    Petition on gunnies
    93 5 Free Pres s Staff Reporter SINGAPORE gunny bag dealers, who have petitioned the Government to lift the ban on the export of gunny bags, are now awaiting a decision from the authorities. A dealer said yesterday that the Gunny Bas; Dealers' Association had urged the Government to
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    PROMOTION TO $1,500 S.M.C. JOB PROPOSED
    522 5 PROMOTION TO $1,500 S.M.C. JOB PROPOSED Pree Press Staff Reporter PROMOTION to a $1.500-a-month job for tbe Deputy Municipal Secretary, Mr. T. M. Stevens, is proposed jointly by the Establishments Board and Salaries Revision Committee of Singapore Municipal Commissioners. This is one of the Secretariat staff recommendations due for confirmation
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    Carnival hall planned
    149 5 THE Girls Sports Cub. S apore, will hold a carnival i ball to raise money lor its building fund at the Victoria Memorial Hall on S--'»-Hay nleht, March 4. There will be lots of nove'ties ha!s. cvr>?, strpun.' throv-ba!:<. mr>sks uru f 1 rattles— which h"ve b"*»n
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    MAILS
    45 5 Surf r-ce mail is expected r m Singapore from J Iwnl < (except Miri). Siam. Tere-np;-.. od ii he Federation. Latest time* for p face mail today ftl Om GPjO. are: noon for Keiantan <parc«L» i only) and Palembang; 545 ou. for the Federation. v <.*
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      147 5 A^igst Our New Arrivals We Announce Arrow Shirts: In plain colours of Blue. Fawn and Crey. L- A Also m stripes and ll White. Van Heusen: Collarite Brand Country Brand. In r\ plain colours and AW! stripes. In Coatstyle" and Single cuff. tephQ B. K. Shirts: V Cream coloured. ICt'H!
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      99 5 Still the Best Value m Slacks! TROPICAL i TROUSERS I X !j There's real pleasure m wearing llwSL'im^ "jayco" Slacks. They are self fesupporting and superbly tailored of 1 the finest tropical fabrics, they fit so perfectly, look so good, and wear so ]|5 long, that you'll say there's no
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    'HE MOVED UP WITHOUT EFFORT'
    622 6 'HE MOVED UP WITHOUT EFFORT' Tulloh tells how Millwall won A triumph for English horses From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. MILLWALL showed the form that made him a Derby prospect before coming to .Malaya when he won the Selangor (iold Cup here on Saturday m 2 mins. 5 2
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    36 6 picture. The Burmese soccer touring .side photographed at Jalan Besar Stadium. They gave an improved display against Combined Services on Saturday. They meet All-Singapore XI today in their t hird and last same here.- Free Press
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    GOLD MERIDIAN FAILS AGAIN
    533 6 GOLD MERIDI AN FAILS AGAIN DENT out favourite for the seventh race, for Class I, Div. I horses o\er l| furlongs at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, (iold Meridian again ruined his chances with a slow start From No. 1 barrier position. FlylttC was quick; y m front and at the
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    Patiencepays dividends
    829 6 Pa tiencepays dividends JACKS Darling. Who scored her third win In four n Saturday, is a typical example of what English- d honei can do when liren time to settle down to Malayan condition! ihowttf veiy moderate j form :n h-: eariv netl m this country. She was then given
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    50 6 pirturf Leslie XevilU right) of >nii;ap<irp Rotv Town shak<> hand* with Mohamed luti Mansoor <IVlui Brain Bow' Club* after winniiiL' the invitation cnat weight C— tell at th«- > pare l>istri<t %rm> bo*in« finals on Friday nijjht In the centre is sM! I I hornt<»n the master of «eremonie^. Free
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    G. Richards prepares for now season
    61 6 G. Richards prepares for now season WITH I ?pf— f"f of :tl 16. jockeys problem of si i I mv ina^ H be attempting *o b^ rhfc. 1! Ibs as set for I ~rk.*- of »:r I i bt* d'*r, to 8 iho added r ci.H-.-i> .k^ ns» r. when
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    IRELAND REPRODUCE 1949 FORM
    15 6 IRELAND REPRODUCE 1 949 FORM to an v chi land 6-3 Brilliant Deh t A.P.
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    IRISH XV v. WALES
    20 6 IRISH XV v. WA LES iHr. whiy g c p R D I J M J X Old H Reuter
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    H.K. badminton makes headway
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    J.E.C v. Varsity
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    I.A. CRICKET XI STRONGER THIS YEAR
    477 7 I.A. CRICKET XI STRONGER THIS YEAR 2 good players from Bombay JNDIAN Association anticipate another successful season for cricket this year. They retain the services of last season's stars and have two new acquisitions M. N. Raiji, the Ranji Trophy player, and Yacub Madari, brother of the South representative Yusuf
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    11 7 H No Charlie. I wanted to see yon about your indentures."
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    Fast times in Penang gallops
    47 7 Fast times in Penang gallops Monday. |OL^ the jpe very f in good vent fast preparation Turf Cluos meeting returned, of the ne by Pherson) ree furworking also .nd Nor 40 2. :ong pace 1 Lady of v ork. riced on ere Jr. Brian* nifrUintneiit he:r Heddle,
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    INDIAN ST. LEGER RESULT
    12 7 INDIAN ST. LEGER RESULT miles 1 re B I and d cf
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    R.S.G.C. WIN FOURSOMES
    14 7 R.S.G.C. WIN FOURSOMES Club an- •.v F 43 4J 8 34; I lira J.
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    FOONG SEONG CUP DRAW
    101 7 THE draw for the Foong Scon X Cup badminton competition resulted as follows: North, Kedah v. Selangor Kelantan v. Perak, South, Singapore (bye), Johore v. Negri Sembilan. Malacca Is not participating; first-named teams are home teams. The Malayan championships originally fixed for Easter at Ipoh have
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    CHESTERFIELD WIN
    18 7 PHESTERFIELD beat West Ham one-nil m their Div. 2 English Football League fixture on Saturday. Reuter
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    Close fight for points in Div. 1
    526 7 From JIM CHAMBERS MIDDLESBROUGH'S 4—l win over Liverpool, T1 Manchester United's 2—l victory over Charlton which put them on top of the League table, and changes m minor positions have opened up the race for the Div. 1 championship of the English Football
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    Cinto-Welch bout proposed
    274 7 tl/HEN Bobby Njoo and Alfie Sands leave for Manila on Thursday, promoter Kazak will be confronted with a problem. He will have to keep the ball rolling as far as regular promotions m Singapore are concerned. Jimmy Welch, Johnny Cinto, Boy Kanm and Mok Kai Khoon are
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    LATEST U.K. SOCCER LEAGUE PLACINGS
    992 7 FOOTBALL League sta.ul .n#is T after Saturday's matches arc: FIRST DIVISION P W D L F A Pts M'chester U 30 15 10 5 51 20 40 Liverpool 30 14 12 4 54 36 40 Sundexland 30 15 7 8 38 43 37 Portsmouth 30
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    Referees' class
    56 7 THE Malaya Cup soccer referee, Lt E. A. Tarling. who is now m Kuala Lumpur, will organise a gpeiial class for Army soccer referees on or about March 16. All Army referees wishing to joia the class are asked to write to Lt. Tarling. c/o C.L.C.T.. Ipoh Road,
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    Jensen likely to extend Peng Soon
    445 7  -  CRUSADER By BRITISH badminton experts will have to revise their high rating of Choong Ewe Leong, Penang badminton player now studying at Cambridge University, after his defeat m straight sets by Ole Jensen of Denmark at Glasgow o n Saturday night. The score was
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    55 7 photo A ROBOT footballer has joined Arsenal. "He* is a ball-propelling machine invented by Alec Wilson, former Arsenal goalkeeper. The apparatus is tsctmtmt for providing practice m heading, trapping and hall control, for it throws the ball from different angles and varying heights. Here a few Arsenal players get some
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    Ceylon caught on tricky wicket
    503 7 A MAGNIFICENT knock of 96 by Sathasivam, who went m at the fall of the first wicket and was last out, was the highest of the second day's play m the unofficial Test match between the Commonwealth and Ceylon at the Oval, Colombo, yesterday. Caught
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    BIRTHS
    52 8 G AMMAN'S: To Robbie. and Jeanse. at Changl. oo 24. 2.50. er for Jennifer. SCHEERDER To Olive Jim. a daughter at Kandang Kerbau Hospital. Sunday. Both Well. COATES: On February 24th »> the British Military Hospital. ;x>re. to Joan. wif# of Maj P g Coates. R.A.S.C.. a sister f->r
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    ENGAGEMENT
    44 8 LIM-SEKT: The engagement w»> announced (26.2.50' between Lim Hood Poh. 2nd son of thp ;a!« Mr. Lim Sim Kwe and M"-s. lim Sim Ewe. and Miss Sect r>y Geok. eldest daughter of the Sect Chee Hean and Mrs. Chee H?an. Upcountry please copy
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    MARRIAGE
    33 8 GOLDH SHEDDEN at the ian Church. Singapore February. 1950, DONALD eldest son of Mr. and W S. CfOldie. Edinburgh. of Penangi to EILEEN F DEL daughter of Mr. and iam S'r.edden. Singapore
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    R.A.F. TRIES TO INTERCEPT RAIDERS
    255 8 Chiang's planes over H.K. HONG KONG, Monday, WHEN Nationalist aircraft yesterday crossed Hong Kong territory to raid Shumchua, Kwangrtung town on the Hong Kong border, R.A.F. fighters took off from Kaitak airfield but the raiders were already gone by the time the fighters reached the
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    30 8 President Paasikivi (right), the 79-year-old President of Finland being congratulated by the Speaker of Parliament. Dr. Irko Kekkonen. on his re-election for a further term of six years. A. P.
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    STRIKE WAVE IN FRANCE
    128 8 STRIKE WAVE IN FRANCE PARIS, Monday. FRANCE faces a week of r strike ballots as the Paris region metal workers* wage strike threatens to spread to other industries and other parts of the country. Voting on a proposed total stoppage m the nationalised -as and electricity industries and the Pans
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    'Another planet spying on U.S.'
    179 8 NEW YORK, Monday. FLYING SAUCERS" were seen at the IS. guided missiles proving grounds at White Sands. New Mexico, m April, May and June 1949, according to Commander B. McLaughlin, I\S. Navy. He says m a magazine article that he is convinced the serial discs
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    U.S. COAL STRIKE NEAR END
    154 8 U.S. COAL STRIKE NEAR END PITTSBURG, Monday. T'HE striking soft coal miners saw victory at hand yesterday m their bitter ten-month struggle for a new contract, but still planned an all-out drive today for a complete shutdown m the coal fields. An air of cautious optimism surrounded the unionmanagement talks.
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    W. European recovery
    65 8 W. European recovery SAN FRANCISCO. Mon QEN. GEORGE Marshall said that Western Europe 'has done more than we anticipated m carrying out its own aid programme under the Marshall Plan The former US. Setrcary of Mate *ho create the plan kaid BunpMUD Nations oe;ng aided by A.Tjenca are 20 to
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    ASMARA UNREST
    14 8 Looting flrei and boo throwlni I thn native I n| cur: A.P.
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    'Japs sell inferior goods' charge
    184 8 TOKIO, Monday. r rili: Japanese Trade Ministry and certain maiiu- facturers are investigating charges by the American magazine Business Week that certain Japanese exports are inferior, the news agency Ji.ii reports. Busiiu-.s.v Week .<...■ ged that p.iy the Initial shipment (Older a U557.500.000 Japa::BUun rolling
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    Berlin march threat studied
    85 8 ALLIED protective against the forthcoming Communist March on Berlin" will be decided on the highest governmental level. US. sources disclosed fM day. Adni;nr.g 'he danger <i bloodshed if 500 000 German Communist youth carry out threat* to occupy We-st Berlin on May 27-30 the throe Allied
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    POLICE FIND 7 TONS OF ARMS
    51 8 WEAPONS, including machine gun s and other automatic firearms, wiffaing seven tons uere discovered by the French police m several caches near Touic south of France. At the same time, police arrested six Spaniards who confessed to be members of the Spanish Communist party-
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    U.S. mission in Karachi
    50 8 KARACHI MOD \N American rural n has Arrived here on an exploratory tour of South and South-East with P; Truman's ••point Four'" j gramme to aid under-dry. -,i areas. The mission is head-d by Dr. Ross Moore, of thy Ui. States Department of A ire.- Reuter
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    62 8 JiKt before the 41 78(i-ton (u Harder Aquitanui last of Ok* four-funnellers. left Southampton for the breakers' >ard> on the Clyde after J.*» \ears servire. Captain R. B. Woollatt. thf master, linked hands with two of the old servants of the liner Quartermaster X H. Roberts, who served on the
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    RAF HERO DIES IN CRASH
    58 8 ING -COMMANDER Derek S Pain 31. RAF war hero, and another airman. were killed when a four- ngined jet bomber exploded and crashed m Dayton Ohio' scattering wreckage over an area of half-a-mile A third airmen escaped with by parachute. The B-45 bomber had taken
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    Bombs kill 11
    30 8 Seven persons were known to have been killed and more than 100 injured by the explosion of a Philippines bomb dump at Batangas rity on :rdav.- U.P.
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    PROTEST PRAYERS
    36 8 A candle waa snuffed out m the auditorium of New York's (immunity church yesterday symbolising the end of 36 hours of prayer and fasting m protest againat the production of the hydrogen bomb A.P.
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    Errand boy's service
    71 8 MRS. DAVID SLOAN of Miami was being quizzed by a radio announcer. The question asked wan. "Who is the author of the famous line It is later than you think.' Just at that moment a delivery boy knocked on Mrs. Sloan's door and shouted "Service. "Service?" echoed
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    MENTAL HOME CHIEF INSANE
    98 8 TOKIO. Monday. GOVERNMENT psycho-analysts have advised the confinement of a mental hospital head as a dangerous lunatic following reports that inmates of his hospital had died from torture and beating. The chief attendent of the| hospi'al. which local residents label the "House of Death," told investigators
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    ONE BULL SURRENDERED
    66 8 ONE BULL SURRENDERED IT took Unity armed French policemen and a radio jet?p to 'round up five bulls which pseapfd on Saturday from railway freight depot m Toulon. After a two-hour chase through the streets of suburban La Palasse. two of the buUs were run down by a train, two
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    TOWN LIVES IN TERROR
    54 8 \N armed posse of 40 men with orders to "'shoot to kill" is starching for ;i flerre leopard whit h escaped Saturday from the Oklahoma City zoo It jumped an 18-foot pit to freedom Oklahoma Cltj itreetl are deserted and parents have been told to keep
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    BRAZIL MOVE
    15 8 Brazil has recognised the new states of Vietnam. Laos and Cambodia m Indo-China.
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    Canton money slumps
    50 8 I^HE jen mm ptao has again slumped m Cantons bhirk market. After recovering from the low of 10.000 to H.K $1 to 4.000. the Communist dollar on Saturday dropped to 12.000 Many shops have closed their doors due to the slump In Jen mm piao Reuter photo.
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    NEW 'CURE' FOR SEASICKNESS
    77 8 ATOKIO scientist claims a new cure for sea sickness by injecting bicarbonate of soda into the blood.. The scientist says (he tnjec- tion is Rood for two months and is just as effective for air. car and train sickness. He claims a five per rent, to
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    U.S. UNEMPLOYED
    19 8 America's unemployed reached a post-war record' figure of four and a half million m January this year.
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