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Title Section18 1947-06-05 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER: ESTABLISHED 2#k>. TWELVE PAGES SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1947. PRICE TEN CENTS18 words
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1072 1947-06-05 1 Viceroy Explains Partition Plan NEW DELHI, Wednesday. THhE Viceroy, of India, Viscount Mountbatten, told a gathering of several hundred Indian and foreign corre spondents today that the British would leave India "when they are told to leave- 99 "1 mean it sincerely when I1,072 words
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Article, Illustration27 1947-06-05 1 Thr Duke of Gloucester, Colonel- in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine, inspecting members o f the Ist Battalion the Gordon Highlanders at Essen recently.— A.P.AP - 27 words
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Article121 1947-06-05 1 ALL traffic policemen on duty m Singapore are now armed with revolvers. A senior police officer said that this order, which came into force on Monday, was part of a plan to combat crime m the community. The- revolvers are also intended as a safeguard for traffic121 words
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Article582 1947-06-05 1 LONDON, Wednesday. THE Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. Creech Jones, denied a suggestion m the House of Commons today that the banishment ordinance now m force m Singapore and Malaya was used to prevent genuine political activity. Mr. D. N. Pritt, (Ind. Lab. Hammersmith N.), hadReuter - 582 words
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Article33 1947-06-05 1 WINDSOR, ONTARIO, Wed.— The Great Lakes steamship Emperor sank today m Lake Superior off Isle Royale. Twenty people were saved, 14 are missing and one is known to be dead. Reuter.Reuter - 33 words
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Article628 1947-06-05 1 The Times Correspondent NEW DELHI, Wednesday. [T is too early to gauge the Indian people's reactions to the partition plan, and it would be foolhardy to attempt to forecast whether the country will take it quietly or not, but m discussions with informed spokesmen on Indian affairs628 words
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Article97 1947-06-05 1 TOKIO, Wednesday Ona month before the end of the war Emperor Hirohito asked th_> Soviet Union for permission to send the one-time Premier, PriiA:e Konoye, to Mosccw iv seek the gocd offices of tr.c Russians m ending hostilities, it was disclosed by the defence at the97 words
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Advertisement86 1947-06-05 1 < i moi To-onotn i IN OTHER PAGES Cable Flashes 2 Minister Sees Bright Future for Malaya 3 Bark Fay: Patience Urged 4 Powers Line up Against thr SoYiet 5 Editorial 6 Colony Election Bill Published 7 Thursday Magazine Damon Kunyon Stories for Straits Times 8 Book Reviews 9 Films86 words
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Article235 1947-06-05 2 BUENOS AIRES, Wednesday. rvHE Argentine Foreign Ministry reported yesterday it was 1 considering the possibility of deporting Mussolini s son Vittorio and Father Eugenio Zampaterra, once Mussolini's confessor. The Ministry was said to i bers now operating that caa carry be perturbed over the reper-235 words
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Article78 1947-06-05 2 CAMBRIDGE. Wedn2iday Trinity College, Cambridge, celebrated the 400lh anniversary of its leunding yesterday with two prominent graduates, Kir. 5 George and his brotner the Duke of Gloucester, among those taking part. The United States Ambassador and Mrs. Lewis Douglas we.c among the gu:.sfcs. The programn.e included78 words
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Article59 1947-06-05 2 WICHITA. KANSAS, Wednws. day.— A $10,000,000 contract to keep the nations atomic boincers flying for the next two y2ars has been granted tne Boein<? Airplane Co., by the Army Airforcas, the company announced. The company's vice-oresident said the contract covered thousands of items of spare parts lor servicing59 words
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Article37 1947-06-05 2 LONDON. Wednesday L n inter-Governmentai cemmitte-j v^ n re.ugees created on the initiative of Franklin D. Roosevelt was disbanded too&y by the una mous decision of -35 Governm uts participating |a i.s work.- U.l'.37 words
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Article133 1947-06-05 2 U.S. Jew Arreste d L.TLLE. France Weau^ French police announced the arrest today ol Naunan Golds ,>i... of New York, tvhom they sas?j.:: of bir.g a m?moer 01 a baml of jllegai money trafF.ciers. Goidst3in, describee S6 aa American subject born m Cz.-cru-iijovakia, was arrested sv m-..ptt-tors at Calai* station133 words
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Article55 1947-06-05 2 CANBERRA. Wednesday. Authoritative spefcismen said V. a Australian Cabinet had approved of a five-year de.encs plan, including considerabl? appiopriations for rocket and atomic reseal eh. The Flinders mountain range m Australia has been ■fleeted as en Empire rocket ts£t range. Firing is expacttd to begin thsrc w thinUP - 55 words
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Article82 1947-06-05 2 LONDON. Wednesday. -Tl 0 Philippines Vice-Presiuent ur. Elpinio Quirino asked B:itu-< ,s yesterday to invest the.r capital ann lend their technical assistant m his country, where re claimed a 10 to 15 per cent, prjfvt was assured for foreign investments. lie .said his trip to Europe would allow82 words
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Article120 1947-06-05 2 WASHINGTON, Wedn3sa.lv The United States War Depart meni wants to save Irom $3 o<o 000 to $50,000,000 m ocean r.r,i:i.sroitat'on costs by letting Japanese and Germans opirate American Liberty ships carrvin* food to the two occupied countries The special assistant to ro War Department. Mr. Tracy s.AP - 120 words
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Advertisement1003 1947-06-05 2 NOTICES. ROAD NOTICE The S?remban-Port Dlckson Road will be closed for Railway track repair: at the Level Crossing. Mambau. from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on 3/4 th June and 6 /7th June. 1947. 2 Traffic will be passed at intervals ■»*>He repairs a** m progress. R. O. ILES. S1,003 words
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Advertisement1004 1947-06-05 2 NOTICES SELANGOR TURF CLUB. NOTICE Through-number holders m the Cash Sweep are reminded that on Saturday the 7th and Saturday the 14th June, there will be 9 races. Should members wish to reserve the number or numbers already alloted to them on 8 races for the 9th race on these1,004 words
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Advertisement695 1947-06-05 2 NOTICES BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE RE UNCLAIMED PROPERTIES AUCTION SALE OF 13 Wooden Sampans (Unlicensed) To Be Held At The compound cf Marine Police Station on Friday. 6th June. 1947, at 11 a.m. On view on the day of sale. CHEONG KOON SENG CO.. LTD, Auctioneers Valuers695 words
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Advertisement750 1947-06-05 2 NOTICES NOTICE TO MILK IMPORTERS EVAPORATED BULK FOOD AND DRUGS REGULATIONS The Singapore Chamber of Commerce has been notified by the Secretary for Economic Affairs that the re-enforce-ntent of the pre-war standards of the milk fat content of 9% m evaporated milk will become effective from Ist July, 1947, m750 words
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Advertisement871 1947-06-05 2 TENDERS. S TENDERS Tenders are Invited by the Mechanical Engineer. P.W.D. Factory. Kuala s Lumpur for the purchase of the W.D. ;e type vehicles. 71 The above vehicles may be Inspected B at the P.W.D. Factory. Kuala Lum"j pur. during working hours on applicajr tion to the Mechanical Engineer. P.W.D.871 words
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Advertisement352 1947-06-05 2 CABLE WIRELESS LIMITED Probationers are required for the telecommunications service. Youths of 17 to 21 arc invited to apply for admission to the training school. Hig.i standard education essential. Subsistence allowance during training $65/- per menth, plus H.C.L.A. Apply m writing to. Cable Wireless Ltd., 35, Robinson Read, Singapore NEW352 words
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578 1947-06-05 3 "Progress Is Proof Of Vitality" From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. mORE than 300 Malayans and their guests at the first post-war Association of British Malaya annual dinner, heard their President, Mr. C. E. Wurtzburg, formerly head of Mansfield and Co., Ltd., Singapore, recall578 words
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Article50 1947-06-05 3 JERUSALEM. Wednesday. A small mine exploded last night m the waste ground north-west of the Italian hospital m the vicinity of the R.A.F. headquarters <sOO yards from Damascus Gat" There were no casualties ?irens were sounded at the first report i of the explosion. U P50 words
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Article142 1947-06-05 3 CAIRO, Wednesday. T»HE Palestine Arab delegax tion to the special United Nations session on Palestine, suggest unanimously m a report to the Palestine Arab Higher Executive that Arabs should boycott the United Nations Fact-Find-ing Commission. The 48 United Nations employees who will accompany the commission have beenReuter - 142 words
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Article233 1947-06-05 3 The Tiara Diplomatic Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. THE Fortign Office Is studying reports on the Hungarian crisis and its results, but they are incomplete The evidence which is said to implicate Ferenc Nagy, former Premier, m an anti-Republican conspiracy has not yet been given to the British and233 words
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Article239 1947-06-05 3 WA HINGTON. Wednesday. THE XS-1, revolutionary new rocket-propelled plane designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, has completed three-fourths of its test flights ordered before its first speed test, Army A r'orce officials said todii'.'. B^'l Aircraft corporation is conducting the tests. Twenty were ordered239 words
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Article146 1947-06-05 3 LONDON, Wednesday. rpHE War Minister, Mr. John Bellenger, told the House of Commons yesterday m reply to a question that it was expected that dispatches covering the loss of the Malay Peninsula and Singapore would reach their turn for publication some time this autumn. M. Richard Stokes,Reuter - 146 words
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Article741 1947-06-05 3 LONDON, Wednesday. A feeling of profound relief that at long last a formula has been found that seems likely to have the acceptance of the Indian leaders as a whole was the reaction m British political quarters to the announcement of the Government's plan for India,Reuter - 741 words
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Article, Illustration394 1947-06-05 3 'TREACHERY' IN HUNGARY SAYS VANDENBERG WASHINGTON, Wednesday. THE President of the United States Senate, Mr. Arthur 1 Vandenberg, said yesterday that the seizure of power L 7 Communists m Hungary "stirs a further sense of outrage' and may require a trial at the bar of the United Nations. Urging promptAP - 394 words
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Article142 1947-06-05 3 MELTON MOWBRAY. Wednesday.—Lord Gretton, who led th<Conservative Party diehards who forced the fall of Mr. Lloyct George's Coalition Govp'nTient m 1922 died here yesterday, ageu 79. Better Kn^wn iv lug British public as Col. John Gretton. h» was a Conservative politician o. the most unyielding type. InUP - 142 words
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Advertisement27 1947-06-05 3 BOOK FOR GILDA [SATURDAY FIVE SHOWS 11 am, 2pm., 4.15, 630 <* 9 8 COLUMBIA PICTURES oresentj Rita HAYWORTH NfcVER Cr with like i s Clem FORD ONLY27 words
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Advertisement72 1947-06-05 3 TODAY'S, fffij^h.yv^ FABLO SHIRTS V \f JmKjS, f° T Perfect style and comfort JM fil l\ COLLAR ATTACHED /\Jf I ]f Neat X t "AERO" Collar j| ul 1/ COAT STYLE SHIRT V^fJr j S£^- j I SINGLE CUFFS Aj^l r^ made from fine qualit y Soft V <lm iild_72 words
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Article368 1947-06-05 4 Back Pay: Patience Urged TTHE manner m which the I Government had dealt with the Asiatic volunteers' claims for back-pay and the Worley Report were criticised by members of the Straits ChineS2 British Association at its annual general meeting yesterday. Mr Yap Phcng Geek, a member of the Straits Chinese368 words
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Article139 1947-06-05 4 SOLDIER SENT TO PRISON jt YOUNG British soldier, Alex Johnson, was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonmtnt by Mr. Just.cc Brown at the Assize Court y^ sterday. Johnson was found guilty of robbing and causing hurt 1o a Malay taxi driver at C>ate 6, Keppel Harbour. Jonnson and four other139 words
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Article28 1947-06-05 4 At 1140 p.m. yesterday, a vTjvnese walking along Tmn!ong P:ipa r Koa«i was held up by two armed Chinese and robbed of. !Jj2o cash and valuables.28 words
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Article77 1947-06-05 4 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH. Tuesday. Thanks to gene-ous support, mainly by the Chinese community, Ipoh nox has a dispensary which will give f:ea medical treatment o poor ;ev'.y Chinese. The Chung Wah Dispensary at A'l3sbury Street was opened yesterday under the auspices of the77 words
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Article81 1947-06-05 4 THE King of Norway has awarded the ''Order of St. Olav' (Knight Ist Class) to Mr. W. A- Yenning, who was for many years on the Staff of the Shell Company m Sir.ganore. Mr. Vennlng held the official aooo'ntment of Consul for Norway for Malaya up to81 words
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Article62 1947-06-05 4 The Officer Administering the Government. Mr. P.A.B. McKerron, will visit child feeding centres on Friday. Centres to be visited Are Havelock Road (10 a.m.); Maxwell Road (10.30), Keppel Harbour (10.45); Prinsep Street (11), Arab Street (1.45). On June 10, Mr. McKerron will visit centres at62 words
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Article229 1947-06-05 4 Researcher Of Opinion Arrives MASS Observation is doing a tremendous amount of research for official and unofficial bodies m England at the pres2nt time, said Mr. Tom Harrisson, founder of Mass Observation, who has arrived m Singapore on his way to Sarawak. Mr. Harrison, who was the first Allied soldier229 words
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Article121 1947-06-05 4 From Our Staff Correspondent KUCHING, Wednesday. The second annual agricultural show since the liberation, under the patroiage of Governor and Lady Arden Clarke, was held at at the Maderasah Melayu last week. Although sections of the anticession Malay communities kept away irom the show as they121 words
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Article99 1947-06-05 4 From Our Staff Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday Commander A.H.T. Glenny, R.N. (retired) is arriving m Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to lecture to British troops m the Malayan Union. Com.-nander Glenny's tour will last just over a fortnight and he will visit the main centres m the99 words
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Article77 1947-06-05 4 The death took place m Aberdeen on May 26 of Mr. Fred Ma.shell, well-known m planting and masonic circles m Malaya. Mi Marshall was for years m the service of Messrs. Sime Dirby Co.. Ltd.. m Malacca and Selangor, and he was a past Warden77 words
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64 1947-06-05 4 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. CHINESE woman, Chan Slew Ens, who inserted a separation notice m a local newspaper, appeared m court yesterday on a iharg? of defamation. The notice alleged "illtreatment and neglect" by her husband, V oh Cheng X t, who is64 words
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Article118 1947-06-05 4 From Our O\m Correspondent IPOH, Wednesday. CHINESE gangsters who stripped machinery from a Chii, nese mine m Tronoh last night, left a note for the owner saying he could have his property back on payment of $15,000. The gang consisted of 12 men, all of118 words
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Article146 1947-06-05 4 LONDON, Wednesday. MINDFUL of her own difficulties m India and Burma. Britain is watching Holland's negotiations with Indonesia with sympathetic interest, the London Times said m an editorial yesterday. •The British people," it said, "are carcrully following the efforts of their Dutch allies peaceably to guide the coarseAP; The Times - 146 words
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Article47 1947-06-05 4 MALACCA, Wednesday Five Europeans, four wearing army uniforms, broke into a house at Pulau Sibang on Saturday night and after assaulting a tenant stole his watcli and gold ring. The robbers first demanded women. On learning there was none, they committed the lobbery.47 words
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Article46 1947-06-05 4 A 13-year-old Malay x»y was wounded m the shoulder yesterday by a rifle belonging to on? of the guards m Sembawang. The boy who was reported to be about 100 yards away when the shot went off, is not seriously injured.46 words
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Article71 1947-06-05 4 WHEN Customs officials examined 300 drums being loaded on the Sam Dauntless on Monday as wood preservative, they found the drums contained coconut oil. The drums were of the 41 gallon type and the con.»if,'nr\ent was to Hong Kong. Coconut oil can onlj»oe e^ported from the71 words
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Article82 1947-06-05 4 The annual general meeting of the Arab Assoaiatlcn was held at the Istana Kampong Glam on May 24. The following were elected office bearers for 1947: president, S. A. M. Alsagcff: vice president, S. Awab Attuway; hon. secretary. S. Awad Bashrahil; asst. secretary, S. Aii Haron Aljun'ed. Hon.82 words
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Advertisement172 1947-06-05 4 GALA PREMIERE TO-DAY 2 p.m.— 4.15— C.30— 915 p.m. REX TEL. 4042 CARMEN MIRANDA IN 29TH CENTURY-FOX'S "GREENWICH VILLAGE" ii flß^vß BE* i with DON AMECKE Vivian Bla'n? '.Vm. Berd x SATURDAY AT MIDNIGHT '"Frankenstein Meets The VVolf-man" Ljn Chare/— Be a Lv os". H. M. df SOUZA St.. Son172 words
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Miscellaneous580 1947-06-05 4 "=P"^^ —N^ i SINGAPORE THURSDAY 1 00 p m. Gisy Caravan; 1.30 News: 1.40 Calling all Hospitals; 2.00 Close down. 8.15 p.m. News headlines and propramme summary; 8.00 Evening Star featuring Ivor Ncvello; 8.30 Radio Orchestra: 9.00 Tommy Handley halfhour; 9.30 News; 9.45 Confound the Experts, relayed from K.L.; 10.15580 words
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Miscellaneous743 1947-06-05 4 Judging from the evidence to be collected at thousands of bridge tables, most players do not understand the best method of handling a trump suit such as Souths in today's deal. West, dealer. East -West vulnerable. NORTH X 8;.)4 A J 5 3 ***** WEST CAST •K" Q 9 8743 words
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Article, Illustration34 1947-06-05 5 Naval ai-'\v isn of the WJI.N.S., being tra v.d for air maiatenance duties at Royal Naval stations in Britain, boarding a plan? at Evanton, Scotland, to test th» radio equipment— British Information Serrices photo.34 words
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348 1947-06-05 5 BIG POWERS LINE UP AGAINST THE SOVIET United Nations Debate On World Police LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday. THE world's other major powers lined up against Russia m the United Nations Security Council today as delegates prepared to open the general debate on the long-delayed organisation of a world police force. TheAP - 348 words
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Article231 1947-06-05 5 CANBERRA, Wednesday. rb abandonment of Singapore as a major naval base is said to be envisaged m Austra'ia's post-war defence pl?ns. Ti:ese for which plans, the Australian Government has set arid* £200,000,000, arc also reported to include the establishment of Sydney as the mo t231 words
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Article376 1947-06-05 5 ESTATE COSTS AND PROFITS From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. THE Times city editor, referring to a statement by Sir John Hay, chairman of Linggi Plantations, at the company's annual meeting that the margin of profit left with rubber selling at about ninepence a pound wilf be very slender, says376 words
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Article98 1947-06-05 5 PARIS, Wednesday.— M. Jean Capagorry, Governor of t:;e French Island of Reunion m the Indian Ocean, has been summoned to Paris ta report on the con. ditions under which Abdel Kxim, former Moroccan rebsl leader, was transferred from exile on the island to Egypt whereReuter - 98 words
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Article124 1947-06-05 5 SYDNEY, Wednesday. The o Commonwealth has decided to I take over control and direction of c all State hospitals m Australia. T the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, 'J; announced recently. This is part of a Common- jli wealth-wide scheme under which the Government plans to relieve theReuter; AP - 124 words
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Article141 1947-06-05 5 SYDNEY. Wednesday. Com- di munist agitators who were at- vl tempting to swamp factories and s< workshops with pamphlets were being thrown off the job by incensed Sydney workers. Mr. R. Jackson, secretary of the Confectioners' Union, said. He claimed that at one confectionery factory earlyReuter - 141 words
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Article75 1947-06-05 5 TEHERAN. W dr.esday— Mul- ih Mustafa Al Barzani, Iraq re- ;1 leader of Barzani Kurds, has itered Persia with about 150 rmed followers, including seve- 1 il officer deserters from the i aq Army, military quarters re- j art. j The officers were sentenced to jReuter - 75 words
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Article190 1947-06-05 5 SOUTHPORT, Wednesday, "THE mysterious death of Dr. James Houston "appeared to be related" to events surrounding the unexplained deaths of Dr. R. G. Clements and his fourth wife, the Coroner, Mr. Charles Bolson, said yesterday. He adjourned an inquest into Dr. Houston's death until June 24, the190 words
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Article475 1947-06-05 5 French Premier Accuses Reds PARIS, Wednesday. rOS Premier, M. Paul Ramadier, yesterday accused the French Communist Party ot starting industrial warfare against the Government by encouraging a series of workers strikes. In an impassioned speech before the National Assembly, M. Ramadier said the Communists v.ould never have tolerated strikes ifReuter; UP - 475 words
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Article110 1947-06-05 5 BATTLE RAGING IN THE ARAKAN RANGOON, Wednesday.— Seven thousand Gurkha and Punjabi troops and armed Burmese police are carrying on full-scale operations against insurgents In the Arakan region of West Burma. Operations reached battle pitch last week-end. Police and troops are being steadily reinforced by a specially trained "striking force"Reuter - 110 words
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Advertisement428 1947-06-05 5 Energy comes from the food you eat. Enry doctor will tall too that wh«n Urn .^k V food w« *at fail! to prorid* \h» fnll nonr T S '~^Cr^.'^~ i»hm— tour bodin nwdoc »ig| flag* v<J H ond w« booow tirad and hatlcra. Mow iT^-v that basic foods ar« •care*,428 words
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914 1947-06-05 6 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs., June 5, 1947. Quit and Split In India Broadcasting from New Delhi yesterday. Pandit Nehru said that j it was with no joy m his heart j that he recommended acceptance of the British Government's plan to set up m India new govern- ments with914 words
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Article313 1947-06-05 6 The fcrmation of the Singapore Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, decided upon at a well- attended public meeting last Tuesday, will hearten all those who have lately become conscious of the tuberculosis menace as never before but have been discouraged by statements of opinion voiced313 words
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Article62 1947-06-05 6 LONDON. Wednesday. The Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee. in the Commons yesterday, turned down a suggestion that Britain offer to accept Newfoundland into the United Kingdom, giving It similar status to Northern Ireland. I Mr. Attlee said Newfoundlands future rested with the National Convention now meeting in that country. ItUP - 62 words
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1168 1947-06-05 6 Dr. Emery Bares - America Must Lend To Avoid Disaster Dr. Emery Bares By ALTHOUGH the British A Chancellor of the Ex-chequer, (Dr. Dalton) has warned Britain that she must not count on more American loans, persistent rumours indicate that the United States is ready to lend between £8,000,000,000 and £15,000,000,000 to needy nations1,168 words
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684 1947-06-05 6 MEMORIES are short. In the lc<t:er months of 1926 the British planting industry, acting under a scheme for rubber restriction, squeezed the American tyre manufacturers to the tune of over $1.70 (Straits) per pound for their natural rubber. One can hardly684 words
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Advertisement895 1947-06-05 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. SCRUBY. On June 3rd. at Kandang Kcrbau Hospital, to Inger Cathrlne. wife of C. R. W. Scruby. Par Eastern Broadcasting Service. Bineapore. a son. M 1 1 I .A I lONS VACAM BOOKKEEPER required for local Import firm. Apply stating experience, etc. Box No. A228, S.T. KRED WATERHOUSE895 words
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Advertisement57 1947-06-05 6 Scientific Clare Control American POLAROID DAY GLASSES «l Hnr S| Ww< FITS-ONS also available. rhe only type of glasses that really con rols glare. During the war used by th° American Army and Navy. Call for a demonstration to Drove the dlflererices from ordinary sun glasses Various New Types cf57 words
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Advertisement163 1947-06-05 6 WATER ater m its natural state is often unfit for use, bcth owing to the presence of disease germs, and frequently to coarser impurities which make it look and taste unpleasant. Thanks to British chemical research it is now possible to make water siil'e to drink by sterilising it with163 words
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Obituary18 1947-06-05 6 HUTCHESON. At the Singapore General Hospital, at midnight of June 2, 1947, Hugh Frank Hutcheson, ot Hutu r.nrah18 words
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Article, Illustration45 1947-06-05 7 Miss Queenie Ng, left, and Mrs. Lilian Tan, photographed by the Straits Times at the College of Medicine, Singapore, yesterday. They are two of the four girls fro m Singapore and the Malayan Union who are studying pharma *v m the laboratories aW the College.45 words
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Article777 1947-06-05 7 COLONY ELECTION BILL PUBLISHED British Subjects Only To Vote A BILL lo make provision for election to the Legisla- tive Council, Singapore, which will be introduced m the Advisory Council, stipulates that every person who is qualified to vote will be asked to send his name to the Deputy Registering777 words
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272 1947-06-05 7 A SIX-STOREY building to cost $150 000 will be built for a proposed new Chinese bank at the junction of Market and Chulia Streets, Singapore, if plans are approved. The building has been approved m principle. When completed it will stand within sight of272 words
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Article142 1947-06-05 7 HAPPIER IF INDIA UNITED TIIE President o f the Singapore Indian Chamber ol Commerce, Mr. R. Jumabhoy, said yesterday that oversea? Indians would "feel happier" if India were sure of remaining united. Mr. Jumabhoy Is a Muslim and a leader of the Indian community m Singapore. He was commenting on142 words
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Article348 1947-06-05 7 The Straits Chinese British Association (Singapore) should now prepare to participate m the forthcoming Singapore elections the President. Mr. Tan Chin Tuan said at the annual general meeting of the Association yesterday Mr. Tan said that m these days when important changes were! taking place all348 words
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Article58 1947-06-05 7 A misadventure verdict was returned by the Singapore coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, yesterday, on the death of 51 -year -old Chee Cheng, Harbour Board labourer. While attempting to place a plank across an air well m his house at Neil Road. Chee fell from the58 words
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Article47 1947-06-05 7 Stated to have sent letters on three occasions to a shop proprietor m Beach Road demanding year-old Chinese, Chong Wing $5,000 for his secret society, a 39was charged m the Second Police Court yesterday with attempted extortion. The case was postponed to June47 words
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Article, Illustration165 1947-06-05 7 KILLED BY GUNMAN'S BULLET A GUN fight between rival gargs m Maude Road on the night cf May 15 m which about 40 shots Wf re fired resulting m six casualties including o"»» dead vas oountedyn th-; Singapr*- I< r *er's Court ycolcrday. Inquiring into .*.<• !eath of 43-year-old Tan165 words
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Article120 1947-06-05 7 rE board of experts for Radio Malaya's popular j quiz programme has been chosen. The briadcaa: will take place Ita Kuala Lumpur instead of Singapore this week. Those chosen are Mrs. Jane i Davis, of the Office of the Governor-General. Singapore; iMr. R. P. s. Walker, Acting120 words
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Article82 1947-06-05 7 Heavily In debt, a store employee at the Great World broke mt;> an adjoining store and stole 26 ladies' coats and nine rolls of Moth He was Chang Soh San. He pleaded guilty m the Singapore Fourth Pclice Court yesterday to breaking into the storecn May82 words
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Article44 1947-06-05 7 Convicted twice during April. 19-year-old Lee Eng Seng warconvicted a third time m the Second Police Court yesterday on ,v charge of stealing $9 from a European soldier at OHham Hall. Singapore, early yesterday morning. He was sentenced to tlire months' imprisonment.44 words
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223 1947-06-05 7 SOME Malayan political indus by mass-observation, one technique, Mr. Tom Harrison 1 talk yesterday. Mr. Harrison is passing through Singapore on his way to Sarawak to take up a Colonial appointment as Ethnologist and Curator. Mr. Harrison said mass- observation was a technique "to observe the223 words
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368 1947-06-05 7 rO Australian Cabinet Ministers are visiting Singapore this week. The Minister for External Territories, Mr. E. J. Ward, arrives by flying-boat today and leaves again tomorrow. The Minister for Post- War Reconstruction, Mr. J. J. Dedman, arrives by Lancastrian tomorrow and leaves the same368 words
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Article204 1947-06-05 7 DOCTOR LOSES APPEAL AN appeal by Dr. Ci.eng Sek Toh, the licensee of a hou^e m Sou.h Bridge Road, who was ordered to quit the pre mises by the Thrd Po.ice Magistrate, was dismissed ty the Chief Justice Mr. IfurrayAyn«lcy yesterday. Dr. Cheng appeared m the Third Police Court m204 words
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Advertisement82 1947-06-05 7 TODAYS ALL LESS 15% "Chiffon" Face Powder per box S 1.50 Men's Plastic Belts each S 2.50 Woollen Golf Hose per box 3.00 Flash Light with 2 cells each S 1.00 Ladies' Sandals per pair $21.50 Ladies' Shoes per pair 519.50 Children's Sun Suits per suit 6.25 Girls' Frocks each82 words
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Article, Illustration868 1947-06-05 8 THE ZIONIST ADS THAT MADE BRITAIN PROTEST Eb^ nearly a year there has seldom been a day that I have opened these 50-page New York newspapers without having to read at least one page given up to the vilification of Britain and some of the people m it. Paid advertisements868 words
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Article, Illustration460 1947-06-05 8 DAMON RUN V AN STORIES FOR STRAITS TIMES "This Ignazio Vardarelli is called Ignuz the Wolf, ami he is an Italian party from Calabria, with a noggin shaped like the little end of an ice cream cone, and a lot of scant on his face which make him look very460 words
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Article473 1947-06-05 8 LONDON. Wednesday. The average Englishman has found that giving up smoking is not so easy as he thought even when cigarettes are 3/4 for 20. ft smokers who vowed, "Not another cigarette," some weeks ago, when they heard the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Dr. Dalton)473 words
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Article313 1947-06-05 8 A New Yorker's Round-up. MAURICE DEICER, a weal thy gent who lives m a mansion on Fifth Avenue, is practically a full-time gourmet. He's also an eccentric hunter of the perfect steak, which, he says, he hasn't found In a fouryear quest. Upon entering a313 words
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Article, Illustration1181 1947-06-05 9 By Zelie J WHEN the Royal Family returned to England Irom their trip to South Africa, ihe Poet Laureate, John Maseflcld, wrote this poem to welcome them home: "Mort gracious SoveieUrn. none can tell the cheer That, this your journey sheds WD-n the year. "The world1,181 words
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Advertisement168 1947-06-05 8 Vie whofe famify thrives on 1# KLIM! s|&b§r fl^ soys ELSIE, the BORDEN COW Il»l«: Klim is good for everybody m the family. It is dairy-fresh cow's milk m powdered form. The Klim process enables this milk to retain both its uniformly good taste and quality. MlH*: But can I168 words
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Advertisement200 1947-06-05 8 pup by having him witness specially made films snowm? how a good dog should beg for a biscuit and tap on the door when he wants to answer a rail of nature. An. l are fallin; foi it! Readymade Lawn YOU can now buy your own rolling countrywide, cany it200 words
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Article233 1947-06-05 9 For Your Dustbin THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE: New York: MacMillan Co. THE late William Allen White was one of An.c- r.ca's best-known i ewspapermen. Aoparently h? came of good family. Or perhaps he fT. insecure about it. Anyway, he mentioned it oiten en.usu. Page233 words
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Article359 1947-06-05 9 MYSTERY OF THE WEEK ATOMIC MURDER, by Leonard Gribbc- I. n<lon: llar.ap. •THE Ge^ger tube, I make 1 bold to predict, will before long be as essential a component of the detective's kit, as the giant magnifying glass was 40 or 50 years ago. And359 words
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829 1947-06-05 9 Book Of The Week THE WIND CANNOT READ, by Richard Mason. London: Hodder Stoughon. DICHARD MASON was 27 years old when he produced this novel. The question of age is important here, because I think that onl V a young man, with tha829 words
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Article81 1947-06-05 9 MEW York, Wednesday.— Pedestrians are worry ing the American Automo bi'e Association. The reacon. They collide- too fr:qu ntly with members' cars. This week the assoc'ation set out to popularise tail-Mthts for the man Li the street. Liphts (with two-inch plastic r:flectors) can be81 words
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Advertisement182 1947-06-05 9 IhL 1 S vw i m 'HIH /»o^ c< 5 fat Cosmetics can do much to beautify but the true basil of successful make-up is a flawlessly-clear •kin, which can only come from inner health. And, naturally, the first rule for inner health is Inner Cleanliness, which Andrews will give182 words
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Advertisement93 1947-06-05 9 Deduction 50 ARTICLES OF POPULAR SHOES REDUCED FROM 10 to 20% *'This Is One Of Greet Carson's Best" Observer Opens Today 4 Shows BAx/it- Q fi 1.30 -4 6.30 -.9.30. p. m. E*-?m6^ 4d<SJl Here They Are Again, You'll Love Them: greer mm GMSON PIDGEON M-G-M's Mrs. Parkington EDWARD ARNOLD93 words
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Article, Illustration236 1947-06-05 10 rLLYWOOD, FRANK SINATRA, famous as a warbler and later as a crusader for tolerance, has attained the greatest ambition of his professional career m Hollywood. After months of campaigning, Sinatra has been signed for the role of Fa her Paul m RKO's adaptation of Russell236 words
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Article, Illustration187 1947-06-05 10 HOLLYWOOD. Determi nation of English filmmakers to crack the American market is forcibly demonstrated by the arrival here of Frank Launder, British producar-writer, for conferences with Joseph I. Breen, head of Hollywood's Censorship Bureau. The English seek to set up some type of "censorship at the source."187 words
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Article218 1947-06-05 10 Louis Brom field Comes To Town fREER GARSON and U WALTER PIDGEON. the team (above) which made box-office history with "Mrs. Miniver," "Blossoms m the Dust" and "Madame Curie," are together again on the screen mi n "Mrs. Parkington," as two of fiction's most colourful characters, m one of the218 words
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Article237 1947-06-05 10 /HtSEK GAKSON was born In County Down, Ireland, bat she and her mother moved to London toon after the death |of her father. She attended the University of London and the University oi Grenoble, m Prance, on scholarships while training to oe a teacher. Instead she got a job237 words
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Article278 1947-06-05 10 rLLYWOOD. RAY MILLAND is going to Germany to star m The Sealed Verdict" for Paramount. The story concerns the Nuremberg Trials with Milland playing the prosecuting attorney. VIVIEN LEIGH gets handsome Louis Jourdan as her leading man m "Anna Karenina.* for Alec Korda m England. Louis will278 words
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Advertisement560 1947-06-05 10 FOR FINANCIAL SECURITY.... THE UNITED STATEi LIFt I.M44KC COMPANY In The City ot New York (Established 1850) Offers a Compete Protection Plan combining SAVINGS, LIFE and ACCIDENT INSURANCE For a $10,000 DOlicv on this plan On Maturity You will receive $10,000 dividends Should you DIE A natural death Your dependants560 words
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Advertisement416 1947-06-05 10 SKYWAYS LIMITED (Incorporated In England) DIRECT LANCASTRIAN PASSENGER AND FHEIOHT SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND HONGKONG IN 7 HOURS NEXT DEPARTURES Friday 6th June Monday 9th June Thursday 12th June Enquiries U» THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) Gnml Aerate Bookings also accepted at all Travel Agencies i NOW READY416 words
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Article286 1947-06-05 11 LONDON, Tuesday. LONDON, Tuesday. ON the London Stock Exchange the marker closed their long account in an uninspiring manner. Oilt-edgeds developed an easier tendency, while Europeans were easier especially Hungarian 4Vi per cents which were two' down on withdrawal of American aid. Elsewhere amour foreigners, Chileans, alter losing286 words
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Article397 1947-06-05 11 Petallngs were wanted tt $3 80 at WJ7 tt^ 6 had 8m U buyers Among Australians, Austral Amalgamated made 8s., Bermataia were taiycrs at 19s. 3d. and Kampong JUmuntlngs were offered at Kramats were marketed up to wltih more wanted. Laruts were offered at 7s. 3d. and Kuala397 words
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Article230 1947-06-05 11 Produce Market From a Market Correspondent THE slump m rubber has 1 1 el J )e< i the local coconut oil industry to secure m;re copra from the Indies, as the Chinese tonkangs which used to bring m rubber sheets, are now carrying loads of copra which has230 words
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Article60 1947-06-05 11 Tbe Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association! prices at noon yesterday were: Buyers Seuen Cts. Cta per Ib. per Ib. No. 1 R.S.8. Spot loose 31% 32 No. 1 R.8.8. fob In bales June 32% 33 No. 3 R.SS fob In bales June 31% 32 No. 3 R S.S.60 words
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Article269 1947-06-05 11 NKW YORK, Tuesday. Stiffening tendencies developed early m the session and prices showed fairly widespread gains covering one point or more. Business quietened during the early afternoon but improvement was unimpaired. Leadership of Oils met fresh buying and lifted the market m late dealings to show gains up269 words
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Article494 1947-06-05 12 Four Entries For K.L. Rejected From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. FOLLOWING the decision of the Selangor Turf Club, announced today, to reject the entries of Golden Sub, Rendova, King Arthur and My Bachelor for Ihe June meeting, the Straits Racing Association will494 words
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Article302 1947-06-05 12 LONDON, Wednesday. Freddie Mills, who had been Britain's world light heavy weight title hope, put up an inglorious display when he was beaten last night by coloured Californian Lloyd Marshall. Mills was k.o.'d m the fifth round of a scheduled 10-rounder and with theReuter - 302 words
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Article30 1947-06-05 12 TODAY: High water 12.17 p.m., 8 ft 2 m; 11.25 p.m. 9 ft I m. TOMORROW: 12.52 p.m., 8 ft 0 m; 11.56 p.m., 9 ft 3 m.30 words
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Article51 1947-06-05 12 Sweeps May Be Worth $1,000,000 The sweeps for the Selangor Turf Club three-day meeting have touched an all time high, and may reach the million dollar mark. The unlimited sweep total pool for the three day's has already reached $770,000 while the cash sweeps have touched $25,000 on through numbers51 words
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Article175 1947-06-05 12 12 Nations So Far For Games LONDON, Wednesday. JWELVE nations so far have accepted invitations to compete m tha Olympic Games to be held m England next year. In addition to Canada, Eire, which had previously accepted, acceptances have now been received from Bulgaria, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Italy Liechtenstein,175 words
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Article88 1947-06-05 12 EPSOM. Wednesday Visitors to the club stand at Epsom for the Oaks on Thursday and the Derby on Saturday are requested to wear formal dress. For most males tophats will be the order, although service dress and lounge suits are permissible. The King and Queen withReuter - 88 words
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Article269 1947-06-05 12 LONDON, Wednesday. Play m the match between Middlesex and the South Africans ended m a draw at Lord's yesterday. The South Africans got 424 and 217, and Middlesex scored 316 for 8 and 226 for 6. The tourists' second innings slumped badly when play resumed269 words
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Article28 1947-06-05 12 Derby To Be Broadcast Radio Malaya will relay a broadcast of Saturday's Derby at Epsom, at 8.15 p.m. on Saturday. The commentary will be given by Raymond Glendinning.28 words
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Article108 1947-06-05 12 From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. Prince Vimala created a mila stir at the course this morning when he bolted with jockey Bak Bang up, and went three full rounds three miles before he could be checked. Trainer Arthur Sleigh and a pair of syces108 words
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770 1947-06-05 12 Badminton MALACCA, Thursday.— The Argonauts Reserves beat the Pood Control Sports Team 5-2 In a return match played at the former's courts on Sunday. Results (Argo players mentioned first) Singles:— Wong Kok Leong lost to I.im Guan Tuck 12-15; 8-15. Ec Hock Seng lost to770 words
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Article173 1947-06-05 12 Weights For June Meeting From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday rLLOWING are the weights for four races for the second day of the Selangor Turf Club's JurTfe meeting on Wednesday. Distinguished 9.0, Gulden Sub (late Sub Lieutenant) 8.12, BowLegs 8.12, Iron Duke 8.10, Jesanr.e 8.9, EulDgism 8.7, He!en The173 words
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Article112 1947-06-05 12 From Our Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. It was mainly through a sport* ing gesture on the part of H.M.SL Theseus that the Selangor Sut Area were able to beat them b» three runs m a cricket match ov the Padang today. When time was called,112 words
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206 1947-06-05 12 LONDON, Wednesday. FORMER Singapore Recreation Club cricketer Laddie r Outschoorn scored 66 for Worcester against Cambridge University yesterday. His score was the second highest m Worcester's second innings total of 250 for 6 declared. Lancashire, thanks to another big innings by Washbrook, whoReuter - 206 words
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783 1947-06-05 12 Horses For K.L. Have Good Australian Form Form Of Importations 3 From Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. Genonian, Duke Sand and Duke Royal which will all take part m the forthcoming Kuala Lumpur meeting, were winners m Australia. Genonian won as a four-year-old, but failed m all his nine783 words
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Article66 1947-06-05 12 From Our Staff Corre.spo. il.iu KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Playing against thr civilians— virtually Selangor's state soccer side the Combined Navy team from the Thesus and Constance lost nine two at Princes Road this evening. The task was too big for the flrst half. Nevertheless a better defence would66 words
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Advertisement843 1947-06-05 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. (Continued from Page 6) FOUND YOUNG SMOOTH haired white do* with brown markings found on Friday. Telephone 7698. VEHICLES FOR SALE FORD V8 1941 very good condition $5000 or nearest write Box No. A242. S.T. kiLEY. saloon. 5 seater, m very good condition, recently overhauled and ducocd. Apply843 words
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