Indian Daily Mail, 7 May 1947
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Title Section15 1947-05-07 1 Indian Daily Mail 01. HI, No. 72. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1947. PRICE 10 CENTS15 words
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467 1947-05-07 1 CONGRESS TO ACCEPT CABINET MISSION'S PLAN TOTO? )NLY SOLUTION 10 niA'S SALVATION" I lion, Maj 6-— The All-India Conipress Party is prepar- British Cabinet Mission's proposals m toto. it ment to this effect has yet been made. Party's decision wafi conveyed to thu British today following the receipt of olhcialAP - 467 words
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206 1947-05-07 1 EARLIER REPORT *n, May 6.— Lord Isma/s discussions with the British •starting yesterday, would be kept on a "high level" a> not likely any statements would be forthcoming return to New Delhi, carrying the Cabinet's view >> Mountbatten's "appreciation ofU.P. - 206 words
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115 1947-05-07 1 "Living Costs Will Never Return To Pre-War Level" LORD NUFFIELD Durban, South Africa, May 6.— Lord Nuffield, the British moto manufacturing magnate, Durban on Sunday that "living costs will never return to pre-war level Lord Nnffleld, who is returning to Britain from Australia, said that nowhere on his travels hadAP - 115 words
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158 1947-05-07 1 Absorption Of Ex-INA Men IN Free India's Army Urged (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi May 6. The appeal for the absorption of the Indian National Army personnel m India's armed forces m view oi their experience m promoting harmony ...mi to meet the scarcity oi traineU oilicers likely to158 words
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Article78 1947-05-07 1 Chinese Ambassador To India Bombay, iMay 6. Loc Chia Luen, Cnina's Amba**udor-desig-nafte to India, who arrived m Calcutta today told Kcuter: "As the Ant Chinese Ambassador to m ilia 1 deem it a great honour lo represent 460,000,000 Chinese and extend to our 400,000,000 m India our hands m warmReuter - 78 words
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Article123 1947-05-07 1 San Francisco, May 6. Henry F. Grady. first U.S. Ambassador to India sailed by the liner President Folk to take his new post at Mew Delhi, Grady and his wife will visit fheir son Reginald m Shanghai during the ship's stop there and will disembark atAP - 123 words
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Article96 1947-05-07 1 Batavia, May 6.— Chairman of the Commission General William Schermerhorn, m a radio speech tonight commemorating the end of the war m Europe two years ago, said "The present-day motto seems to be "every man for himself and to hell with those lagging behind/ "On aUP - 96 words
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66 1947-05-07 1 London, May 6. The existing Government of India should between now and June 1948 be treated as a de facto Independent Government with full powers m which the Viceroy's place should correspond to that of Governor-General m any of the Dominions, declared a statementReuter - 66 words
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222 1947-05-07 1 Nairobi, May 6. The formation of a United front with Africans against the British Government's plan for future administration of East Africa is being contem plated by the East African Indian National Congress, it is learned. The Congress is also considering sending a deputationReuter - 222 words
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Article59 1947-05-07 1 Batavia, May 6— After 11 years' work, Indonesian scholars have completed a 1,400-page translation of the Qoran into the Javanese language. The manuscript will be taken abroad for printing m the near future. The work was done by the Indonesian branch of the Ahmadiah movement aA.P. - 59 words
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Article68 1947-05-07 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Luc know. May 6. It is reliably understood that the Indonesian authorities have requested high ranking I.N.A. (Azad Hind Fauj) Officers to accept employment under the Govt. to train the army. At present, 1,000 Indian personnel are with the Indonesian Forces.68 words
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46 1947-05-07 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Pondicherry, May 6. Sri Auroblndo GhOo4 the, great revolutionary who turned jrofi, expressed the view that partition of Bengal is imperative if India is partitioned. A United Bengal is possible only In a United India— Copyright46 words
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247 1947-05-07 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi, May 6.— With the urgent summoning to Delhi of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Dr. Khan Sahib by the Congress High Command, a crop of rumours are floating in the capital regarding developments in the Frontier. One thing seems247 words
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236 1947-05-07 1 London, May 6.— Mr. Arthur Henderson. I nder-Socrelary for India, told the House of Commons yesterday that the Government of India, with whom decision rested, was urgently considering the question of applying the new British pension code toReuter - 236 words
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75 1947-05-07 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Karachi, May 6.— The Ruler of Nawanagar who returned to India yesterday declared here that an automobile industry would soon be started m his State. The Ruler who is recently reported to have negotiated for the purchase of the Grantham Motor75 words
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Article59 1947-05-07 1 Batavi%, May 6.— The Republican municipal co'incil, m a meeting yesterday moved that the Dutch should carry out immediately Article I of the Ltaggadjati agreemi and ins'-sted on the withdraw jI of Dutch troc] •ad the retur i Republic uu..ncrity terrltorie under Dutch control andUP - 59 words
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80 1947-05-07 1 HYDERABAD TO MANUFACTURE ELECTRIC BULBS AND RADIO SETS (From Our Own Correspondent) Hyderabad (Deccan>, May 6.— The Nizam's Government have sanctioned a scheme costing Rupees fifty lakhs (R5,000,000) for starting a factory to manufacture electric bulbs and fluorescent lighu. The output Is likely to b€ four millions of the former80 words
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Article50 1947-05-07 1 Calcutta, May s.— Calcutta's 87--day-old strikp of about 22,000 port workers has been called off. The workers, who demanded higher wages, have been promised that their wages and allowance will be revised shortly They will receive one month's pay and al- lowanccs as interim relief.- ReuterReuter - 50 words
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42 1947-05-07 1 Seoul, May 6. Leftist newspap n congratulated the new Japan^s* 1 constitution lor leaving out bh< Hoyal Family of Korea and re"othei Korean prlncefl u\) rpi incases as plain citizjns with aiaon ordinary folks' names UPUP - 42 words
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Article113 1947-05-07 1 Nanking, Maj tj- G€neraUBsimo Chiang Kai-shek loday n ceivrtl Comniiinder Sadashiv Karm:i of His Maj<siy\ Indian ship Gcdavari, the first ship ot tin Indian Navy to rc;t< h Nankins:. Karmukcu accompanied b) the Indian Amabassador Mr. X P S. Menon. Th/-- iloop at i Pacific Fleet came t-AP; Reuter - 113 words
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695 1947-05-07 2 Indian Daily Mail Singapore, Wednesday, May 7, 194 7 STONE FOR BREAD! THE findings and recommenda-J tions of Mr. Justice Jobling m regard to the demands of the' employees of the Singapore Traction Company, will cause little enthusiasm and joy among them. Despite the forceful exposition of facts by their695 words
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Article, Illustration879 1947-05-07 2 Thirteen Months Mean Mischief To India* New Delhi, May 5. Britain's decision to leave India by June next year is, if meant to be fully carried out, her noblest act, but it would be better if she left now, Mahatma Gandhi saidReuter; UP - 879 words
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130 1947-05-07 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi. May 6.— Madras Ministers who came to Delhi to attend the Constituent Assembly session were entertained by the South India Club. Addressing th" gathering, PreOmandur Ramaswami Reddiar declared it was because of the prestige of the Congress130 words
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206 1947-05-07 2 ..London, May 6.— Sir Waldron Smithers, Conservative member of Parliament, asked the Government spokesman m the House of Commons yesterday how many British troops were involved .n the recent communal disturbances m Bengal and what was now tht position there. The Under-Secretary forReuter - 206 words
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156 1947-05-07 2 Future Of British Commercial Interests In India London, May 6. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Under- Secretary for India told a questioner m the House of Commons yesterday that Britain would seek to do what was proper to safeguard the legitimate interests of the British commercial community m India after the tranferReuter - 156 words
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207 1947-05-07 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi, May 6. The new Indian National Trade Union Congress was inaugurated yesterday evening m Delhi m the Workers' Conference presided over by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel explained that the present TUC was dominated by Communists who207 words
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57 1947-05-07 2 Bombay, (Air Mail)— lndia's scouts are already preparing for the next World Jamboree which will be held at Moison, 40 miles from Paris, during August. India has been allotted two hundred places out of the total of 30,000. The Indian contingents are representativeReuter - 57 words
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302 1947-05-07 2 New Delhi, May 6.— ln a thatched camp on the banks of the sacred River Jumna, orthod ox Brahmin priests halted their classes m ancient Sanskrit tod ay to explain why an earth tremor shook Delhi for 20 seco n( sUP - 302 words
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322 1947-05-07 2 London, May 6. The Maharajah of Nawnn Heathrow m a specially-chartered air liner for I has decided not to take over the "people's err tham Productions, Limited, of which W. j> XVK V of Parliament, is Managing Director ma A statementReuter - 322 words
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147 1947-05-07 2 New Delhi, May 6.— Mahai Gandhi again conferred on <unt with Viceroy Lord LouL* Moi batten and later told his prayer meeting that the conl should believe m the new Victn unless or until he proved s worthy. This was the second twoAP - 147 words
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54 1947-05-07 2 (From Our Political Coupon* Poona, May 6.— Equal pay equal work and equal oppor» for women and men m lD of life were demanded Maharashtra women", Con held here during the week-e--. The Conference demand thorough enquiry into the tions of women worker54 words
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Article27 1947-05-07 2 BANGKOK-LOS ANGELES AIRLINE Washington, May 1 mese Embajssy said the I st of the new Siamese -Ame J line, will leave Bangkok Angeles on May 30. UPUP - 27 words
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636 1947-05-07 3 War Is Ended, But There Is No Peace Yet In E urope Shortages Oi frood, Clothing, Prevalent Everywhere **ffZm U*y <>— Europe twice m a quarter century the nX pu.nt lor a major world conflict, once more Ls harassed f^tenl and insecurity. Political quarrels divide its letd J frvomk evilsAP - 636 words
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Article185 1947-05-07 3 London, May 6. Thomas John Ley, 66, wealthy businessman and former Minister of Justice m New South Wales, Australia, was saved from the gallows yesterday by a finding that he was insane when he murdered a bartender he mistakenly suspected was intimate with his 66-year-old formerAP - 185 words
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48 1947-05-07 3 Rangoon, May 6. A Burmese political mission may visit Australia shortly for a firsthand study of "Dominion Status m practice," Reuter learned today from reliable sources. The mission, it was reported, will comprise leading members of the Burmese Consti- tuent Assembly."- ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article134 1947-05-07 3 CKU'I'S London, May 6.— Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, said last night that the British people must realize that though the war has been won, the "price has not been paid." Speaking at the Lord Mayor's dinner on the openingUP - 134 words
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82 1947-05-07 3 AMALGAMATION OF EKITREA WITH ETHIOPIA URGED Asmara, Eritrea, May I>.— The Association for Union between Eritrea and Ethiopia has handed to the chief administrator a letter for transmission to the British Government demanding immediate union with Ethiopia. The letter also expresses gratitude for Britain's aid m restoring Ethiopian independence. TheReuter - 82 words
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Article82 1947-05-07 3 Brisbane, May 6. Rescue parties working by the light of flares cut their way on Monday into the wreckage of excursion train m which at least 16 holiday seekers were killed m Australia's worst railroad accident m 21 years. More than 35 persons were injured 23 seriouslyAP - 82 words
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Article123 1947-05-07 3 Flushing Meadow. New York, May 6. Immediately after the United Nations General Assembly had decided that the Jewish Agency should be granted hearing by the political committee which meets for the first time on the Palestine issue today, a book containing all relevant documents about theReuter - 123 words
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Article74 1947-05-07 3 Saigon, May 6. The death of a second member of the Vietnam (Indo-Chinese nationalist) Government m 10 days is reported by Vietnam radio. The radio announced the death of Hoang Kun Nam, Under-Secre-tary of the Interior who succeeded Juynh Thoc Khang, Minister of the Interior, whoseReuter - 74 words
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280 1947-05-07 3 Balavia, May 6. Dutch observers who attended the Poooendan declaration of independence m Bandoeng on Sunday said that they were not surprised that the occasion evoked little enthusiasm from the Sundanese population, aitnough generally Sundanese are more spontaneous. jNevertheless, spokesmen were unwillingUP - 280 words
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119 1947-05-07 3 Lowestoft, England, May 6. The British Defence Minister, A. V. Alexander, declared on Sunday that Britain is "seeking no territories out of the last, war," and pointedly added: "I wish that could be said of all other powers." He did not name the powers heA.P. - 119 words
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Article93 1947-05-07 3 Washington, May 6. The Siamese Embassy's information service has announced that a Sia-mese-controlled trans-Pacific airline would be inaugurated shortly. To be known as Pacific Overseas Airlines of Siam, Ltd., the line will "be operated and flown exclusively by experienced American airmen/ The line is incorporated atUP - 93 words
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Article28 1947-05-07 3 Vienna, May 6. One thousand Viennese, believed to be largely Communists, staged hunger demonstrations yesterday in front of the Chancellery where top Austrian officials have their offices. UPUP - 28 words
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51 1947-05-07 3 Seoul. May 6. Vernacular newspapers said today that a ton of gold bullion was quoted r ;n the open market at 1600 yen, °00 lc^s than i&sc wef.k and rice was quoted at 44ii ytn, which is the ,owest price s;ac<- the occupation.UP - 51 words
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Article148 1947-05-07 3 If Br. Labour Govt Collapses I.lland Yorkshire, May b. It the British Labour Government were to fail m its present policy, a totalitarian system, Communist or Fascist, would be forced upon Britain, said Attorney-General Sir Hartley Shawcross speaking here yesterday. A good many people, said the Attorney-General, thought that theReuter - 148 words
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116 1947-05-07 3 Jerusalem, May 6— British troops on Monday scoured the coastal plains and hills of Galilee for 251 prisoners who escaped from Acre prison yesterday when members of the Jewish underground blasted a hole m the wall of the ancient citadel. Ten icrsoiis— all either prisonersAP - 116 words
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100 1947-05-07 3 Rome, May 6.— Hints at a possibility of civil war were heard as Communist leaders harangifed meetings of an estimated six million workers who struck throughout the nation m protest against the May Day massacre of eight peasants m Sicily. Typical of the threats100 words
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Article72 1947-05-07 3 Tienuin, May 6.— Persisted Press reports that Chiang Kaishek intends to visit the United States were reiterated by tht; Tientsin Minkuojishpao, which said that Sun Li Jen, commander ol the new first army of Manchuria is flying to Nanking m order to accompany the GeneralissimoUP - 72 words
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208 1947-05-07 3 London, May G.— The most controversial piece of legislation w-t brought before the present Parliament was HMi through the House of Commons late last night wneu the Opposition amendment calling for rejection of Ihe bill to nationalise Britain s inland transport railways, road haulage andReuter - 208 words
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54 1947-05-07 3 Paris. May 6.— Pierre Bourdon French Minister of reformation, announcing that the French cabinet yesterday discussed the rebellion m Madagascar, said "By now definite repression of the uprising is m its final stages." He disclosed that reinforcements oi planob and troops were being sent fromReuter - 54 words
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614 1947-05-07 4 Washington, May 6.— Harold Stassen's interview with Stalin was regarded here yesterday as an effective change of peace m is campaign for the 1948 Republican presidential nomination. Stalin told Stassen m a Kremlin interview that the alternative to co-operation among world powersUP - 614 words
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258 1947-05-07 4 Though Dissatisfied With Justice Jobling's Findings Final Decision^ To Be Taken Today (By Our Staff Reporter) At an extraordinary general meeting of the Singapore Traction Company employees held at the headquarters of the S.T.C.E.U. at ftace Course Road258 words
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Article330 1947-05-07 4 Washington, May 6.— lnformed officials said yesterday that that the International Emergency Food Council's Rice Committee m tentative rice allocations for the last six months of 1947 "cut China, India and the Philippines off without a single pound." The sources said the decision was embodied m aUP - 330 words
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366 1947-05-07 4 New York, May ti.— England is eliminating its lamed aristocracy and bringing the wealthy dowij closer to the level of the common man. A striking illustration oi how this k> being accomplished is provided by the death duties of the van fortuqp left by the FourthAP - 366 words
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Article19 1947-05-07 4 H.E. The Governor was the Gueat-of-Honour at the dinner held by the St. George's Society yesterday19 words
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Article88 1947-05-07 4 Batavia, May 6. Persistent rumours m Batavia political circles say that the Netherlands Indies government will soon grant amnesty to people who, although employed by the enemy during the Japanese occupation, did not cause direct injury or were not responsible for injuries to others by collaborationUP - 88 words
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Article115 1947-05-07 4 Bandoeng, May 6. A claim that there were riots m the Republican parts of West Java was made by Suriakartelagawa at a Press conference after the mass meeting. Because the Sundanese were continuing their "revolt by means regarded as illegal by the Republic, he declined to give detailsReuter - 115 words
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54 1947-05-07 4 COLONIAL SECRETARY TO VISIT GOVT. SERVANTS' QUARTERS At 8.40 a.m. on Friday morning, May 9, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. P. A B MacKerron will visit the Government Servants Vacation Bungalows In Tanjong Rhu. These four bungalows have Just beer repainted and re-furnlahed by the P.W.D. and ar o now back54 words
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Article45 1947-05-07 4 Batavia, May 6.— The last contingent of Japanese war prisoners from Sumatra and Java, consisting of 2,300, left for Japan aboard the Kumano Maru from Batavia yesterday. A small number of Japanese officials and war criminal suspects arc left behind UPUP - 45 words
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Article235 1947-05-07 4 London, May 6. The Soviet! newspaper Isvestia charged yester-| day that Secretary of State George! C. Marshall was "at loggerheads: with the facts'* m his radio report to the United States on the Moscow' conference. "Anyone who followed the developments of the discussions at Moscow canUP - 235 words
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Article115 1947-05-07 4 At the fourth meeting of the Singapore Labour Advisory Board on Friday, May 2, the organisations of Works Committees was discussed. Details of the system m operation m Britain had been circulated to the members of the committee, and m the light of their knowledge the115 words
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Article81 1947-05-07 4 Singapore, May 6.— The office of Flag Officer, Malaya, announced today that the U.iS.S Toledo, heavy cruiser of the U.S. Navy, would visit Singapore at the end of May for three or four days stay. The visit would be of "semiofficial" nature, FOM's office said.AP - 81 words
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Article272 1947-05-07 4 Palo AJto, California warning that the P robw3 «m lation growth InV" of^ any world hopes f or h '"c biHty and m»J"*£l come, has been ntur 's C. Langdon Wh ite CT U versity Profess 0 S£? U Whit,, told th e^>Pt Conference tha Ch^ of theAP - 272 words
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26 1947-05-07 4 Mr. T. H. Stone, Chairman c the Singapore Traffic Advw Council, will address the Mq Club today on Road Saf Singapore".26 words
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