The Singapore Free Press, 6 July 1946

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    21 1 The Sinapore Free Press THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN SINGAPORE I ."ST. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICL 10 CENTS.
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    Stamps Rush In Sarawak
    123 1 II I vil Erst nut on sale k sil vCtks a;o, a full virawak centenary i i il cadv fetching i\\ e face value, says a I who has ■H from Kuchirig. t and 1">-cent s ill he bou ht o\er ler hut oitside the t
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    U.S. RETAINS RUBBER PLANTS
    79 1 Military Affairs comjcs»erday unanimously resolution postponing tIN the disposal of -•asic synthetic rubber UP. from Washingan O Manoney of the Property sub-committee impossible yet to de»liat the national policy 9* regarding the war--hetic rubber industry.- -Tiports of natural rube now slightly over onehe pre-war rate. previously
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    'Wingate ordered flog Chindits'
    274 1 LONDON, Fri PHINDIT-leader Major Philip 11. Graves-Morris, J DSO., M.C., Worcester Regt was accused at a court-martial in London today of having ordered the flogging of two private soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment, one of whom was flogged after having been discovered asleep while
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    PALESTINE 'U.S. MUST SEND TROOPS'
    449 1 PALESTINE 'U.S. MUST SEND TROOPS' Picture LONDON, Fri. DRITAJN will insist on the presence of American troops in Palestine before agreeing to the immigration of 100,000 European Jewish refugees to the Holy Land, as Britain fears that a mass movement of Jews into Palestine would create a grave military and
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    MR. MacDONALD IN SARAWAK
    95 1 Picture shows Mr. Malcolm MatDonakl, Governor General of the Malayan Union shaking hands with local school teachers in Kuching, Sarawak's capital, during his visit which marked the end of the Brooke rule and the inception of the White Rajah's realm into the British Fmpre on July
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    FIRE AT NUREMBERG COURT
    169 1 NUREMBERG, Fri. Afire, which broke out in the kitchen two floors below the war crimes tribunal courtroom today, was under control in 20 minutes, and the damage caused was slight. The courthouse kitchen was Mimed and the main power cable for iifl'ting the courtroom was severed.
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    BIG 4 DISAGREE: CHINA 'INSULT'
    189 1 PARIS, Fri. HELEGATES leaving Ihe Big Four Foreign Ministers' conV ference tonight said the Ministers were unable after more than 3*2 hours' discussion to reach agreement on the form of invitations to the 21-nation peace conference. The question whether China should take part in issuing
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    GUNLESS DAY IN S'PORE
    43 1 GUN LESS DAY IN S'PORE Free Press Reporter Only one simple robbery was committed in S.ngapore throughout the whole of yesterday. A Tamil Muslim walking along Sungei Road was stopped by two Chinese who relieved him of $15 cash. No arms were used.
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    HG WELLS ATTACKS THRONE
    345 1 LONDON, Fri. H. G. WELLS, 79 year old novelist and historian, writing in the magazine Socialist Leader, today, asked whether the British royal family was involved in the large sums which the House? of Commons was told recently Mussolini's Fascist government in Italy paid to the
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    24 HOUR BRIDE SEES JET HUSBAND KILLED
    50 1 Lt. Col. John C. Herbst, United States air ace in China crashed to his death Th a Jet fighter while a crowd of 30.000 including his brid? of 24 hours watched reports A. P. from San Diego. Herbst shot down 27 Jap planes.
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    RUSSIA NOT PRESENT AT CULTURE SESSION
    39 1 The British Minister of Education, Ellen Wilkinson, presided over the fifth session of the preparatory commission of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation In London yesterday Russia was not represented Reuter
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  • FEATURE PAGE
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      8 2 «<>day's fin-Tp: Margaret Lock wood of film fame.
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      Hong Kong Makes Rapid Strides
      411 2 NOWHERE in Southeast Asia do you find so many encouraging s gns as in Hong Kong. Business men compare it very favourably with Shanghai Prices are high, but well below the level of those at Singapore, and there is more stability than anywhere on the
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      Red Berets back in Normandy
      848 2  - Red Berets back in Normandy Capt. JOHN GROVE By FE motorbus pulled up to a jolting halt outside the Mairie, and men wearing red berets stepped down on to the roadway. The 600 vii!agers, old men wearing Great War medals, mothers with babies in their arms, and scores of chattering
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      Beer Before Bread
      106 2 THE curtailment of beer supplies is causing more concern to a section of Bradford people than the rationing of broad. It is the usual thing to see the public houses in whole districts clos^i for a part of the week, and there are cases where men are
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      MILLION-MILERS OF THE SKY
      159 2 BRITISH Overseas Airways Corporation announces that 52 of its pilots have now each flown more than one million miles. Four of them have each flown over two million miles and have each spent two yea^s or more in the air. These four are Captains E. S
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      SOLDIERS BECOME SCOUTS
      78 2 SOLDIERS BECOME SCOUTS THE U Me lain, wa.s iemou cent Sur.: wncn Rj\tr 6 xerent Camp on tl BOTta Lari mductuii of a DQB lers and a Aficr open) O- eaL'h lie wai esc. i wo India bers oi the mo The tail out, the candJ lat mise, hold.:. hand,
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      GERMANY SEES BRITISH BOOKS
      29 2 FIVE hu lid nd United K are app children's b include ph< I Khoolf. chi Sponsored Amor. can C the exhibit months' tcur I I
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      70 2 3¥53ei003K6 Exclusive in Malaya to the Singapore Free Press THEY'RE DOWHSTAIRS, DOMETT I I I'LL TAKE NAROA TO THE WILLOWS.) I I HURRIEDLY, NARDA SCRAWLS~ON~~ j PUT PLAfTWIN OPERATION ATf" 1 WE WALL WITH HER L/PST/CK-- -AND WHEN I OPENED THE I ONCE. THEN FOLLOW ME/ 1 "L^ 1 CAR
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      366 2 SINGAPORE KLU NfcIUOUH rroa noon io 2 pan. and 3(f to 11 p m 00 225 metres from noon to I pm on 4.825 mcs sec in 6i metre band and from 7.45 to 3« p.m on 4. .8 mac/sec to 61 metre oaud CHINES! noon to 1.15 pm (news
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      IN OFFICER GOES HOME FROM SINGAPORE
      97 3 > l.'fii a-r -M <*«rl oi (ontrovery over Ma or "X's" The Man \V»io Came ka i the Tr?e PttH. ToJav's Armv Film Init pictures portray the of an e o r.cer homeward bound fr.ni Singapore J^J^S^g^ S*€ >n tra-sit cam?> checks in Capt
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      NEE SOON—THE LAST CAMP ON THE WAY HOME
      142 3 NEE SOON— THE LAST CAMP ON THE WAY HOME COURIERING days are nearly over tor home ward bomd men who reach the Transit tamp. Here any number of men from a mere handful to thousands s^nd a few hours or wpo. They are men ea?e r for release from the
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  • LEADER PAGE
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      The Singapore Free Press
      654 4 oATURDAY, JULY 6. 1946. we promised to discus m thi column reasons .v.iy to borrow j. phrase from J.or«i Nu.»:t-ld British motort..r manufacturers are in dani I o: losing a "golden opporunity" or exporting their prodUCU to overseas markets, a d ng Malava. and oi huidOf
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      Racketeers' Gains Go On The Tote
      610 4  -  ALAN GARDNER Savs m BRITAIN'S black marketeers wartime counterpart of unscrupulous speculators who ha»e avoided quota restrictions, beaten the rationing system and ignored the controls imposed when their country was in danger, arc in a quandry how to dispose of their fll-gotten gains. To
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      QUIZ
      43 4 Add the same number of letters to either end of the middle and complete words wh ch. though not respective'-, answer these clues •a) Kent bird (b) Verse. (c> Belfry study. fd> No fair ladies. 1. PINGT PANOL 3. SILLANIMO 4. MERI
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      372 4 AMEN? The Hags of the Allied v nations, which have been flying on the tall poles In London's Mall since Victorv Parade day, have suffered from the hieh winds which have blown in England sinre 8 June. But. it a trifle the worsp fir wear, all of
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      LETTERS AND CARTOON TO THE EDITOR
      15 4 "Ain't it lovely to hear the old I'rdu a^ain
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      Captain 'X'Supports The Major
      1083 4 Captain 'X 'Supports The Major IN support uf Major *X\ I I would like to point out that mo.st of his critics mention the things we fought for. I had idea that one of these things was freedom uf individual action and speech. It seems obvious that Major 'X' Is
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      FAITH
      6 4 Hftia'sorv'" tra dol'i. n:«ivr of
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      23 4 REGULAR SHIPMENTS ARRIVING FROM AUSTRALIA U. KINGDOM ol PROVISIONS FRESH VEGETABLES FRUITS CORDIALS JAMS ETC. P. H. YEE CO., 9, SEAH STREET. SINGAPORE.
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      32 5 Ihe statue o! Sir Stamford Rattles seen fcehifj removed from the Museum. It has been replaced in its former position in front of the Memorial Hall, and will he unveiled this afternoon
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      5 MALAY ROBBERS TO DIE
      104 5 5 MALAY ROBBERS TO DIE g Correspondent IPOH, Fri. r Malajl charged with -.mil ted sang robr on Feb. 24 this age near Bagan day sentenced to r.d oi two days' trial Court before Lt. in pausing sentence. cj me as "brutal ci.\ prosecution. Counsel, Mr. :i the evening of
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      WHITEHALL HELPS MALAYA TO GET CARS
      263 5 WHITEHALL HELPS MALAYA TO GET CARS Tyres For Public Free Press Reporter THE COLONIAL OFFICE is supporting motor dealers in Malaya in their attempt to secure the export to this country of a larger number of cars. In making this statement, Mr. L. W. Geddes of Weame Bros. Ltd., Singapore,
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      POLICE CHARGE PENANG CROWD
      209 5 Free Press Correspondent PENAXG. Friday. D of 1.000 Chinese demonstrators who surrounded Hukit Mertajam police station for three hours in against the Government seizure of rice from smu^- aid a train en Wednesday evening were dispersed ;.ftern;.on following a police charge .with riile butts. The crowd,
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      FOUND DYING IN BATHROOM
      135 5 HEATH by natural causes was the finding of the S.ngapore Coroner, Mr. G. W. Porter, yesterday following the inquiry into the d:ath of Mr. A. La Cloche, who, nine hours after his landing in Singapore, was found lying in a pool of blood on the bathroom
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      Death Rate Falls
      59 5 THERE was a noticeable decline in Singapore's death rate for the week ending June 29, there be ng 153 deaths compared to 175 the previous week. There were 51 deaths from pneumon a during the week under review compared to 38 deaths the previous week. Deaths from
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      Dakota Search Abandoned
      60 5 Dakota Search Abandoned J'r-'-N Correspondent. \l\ lIMPIR. Fri— All row been abandoned K K Dakota which was i mis>i iff over North la^t Saturday, slates I Command Air II.Q. -•.inn for the plane MM o n a fli;ht from I to R-tngoon, has been ••in? dailv si :ee it was
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      U.S. HONOUR FOR SIR KEITH PARK
      102 5 U.S. HONOUR FOR SIR KEITH PARK A lef Marshal Sir Keith G C B K.8.E.. M.C.; bo li returning to En?_ ill be invested with d States decoration of Merit in the Degree r— before he em- award will be preMaior R. E. Hooy, n Observer in SinChief Marshal and
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      TALKS ON UNION CONTINUE
      160 5 TALKS ON UNION CONTINUE Free Press Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri THE following oiiicial statement was issued here today, regard ng the Malayan Union negotiations: "The Government is hopeiul of and intent upon an agreement with all sect.ons of opinion in Malaya and several proposals have been put forward which have
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      DEATH INQUIRY POSTPONED
      94 5 THE inquiry into the death of Mr. F. H. Grunvtt. a member of the Supply Distributing Unit of the 8.M.A., and wellknown in Penang before the war. who was found dead w.th a rope round his nevk in his room on March 30, was continued yesterday by
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      ARMY DUMP FIRE
      48 5 A fire which broke out at a military dump in Buona Vista Road yesterday evening was extinguished after two hours wor* by firemen from the Municipal Army fire services. Two engines from the Army Fire Service and one from the Municipal Brigade were in attendance.
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      INDIAN BEATEN INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS
      268 5 BRUTALLY beaten into imconV sclousness on no fewer than <>0 occasions in 1942. Arumupan, a voung Indian suspected Ofbetaf i communist, lay unattended in cell with acute dysentery for a week before he died. His body was put into a sack and carried away by Sgt.
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      Going Home
      27 5 This Jan scl !ier, with bis kit itrappei to his back, is coing home. *Operat on Nipoff' sees thousands of them ffet out of Burma.
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      S'pore Workers To Get Cloth
      206 5 S'pore Workers To Get Cloth ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND workers in essential services and commercial firms in Singapore may buy ten yards of cloth each when 1.000,000 yards of textiles made in U.K., U.S.A. and India are released by the Govern merit shortly. The price, which is controlled, will vary according
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      HONG KONG MOVE
      56 5 Hong Kong, Friday. The Government is taking over i control of all imported piecesoods which, during the first five months of this year, constituted 1 the second largest single item I imported into the colony. The move, which became effective on July 1, suggests some form of
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      NEW RESTAURANT
      48 5 The second People's Restaurant will be opened In Sen 3 Poh Road, off Tlong Bharu Road, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9. Meals numbering from 2300 to 2.400 are being sold daily at the Telok Ayer People's Restaurant, the food being completely sold j out.
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      Police Raid Leads To Arms Charge
      198 5 Free Press Reporter IS a sequel to what is believed to be the biggest and most successful raid bv the Singapore police lor many years carried out on Kampong Minyak on Thursday morning, ten Chinese were brought beiore Mr. PauJ Storr In the First
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      ENSA'S FAREWELL PERFORMANCE
      63 5 ENSA'S FAREWELL PERFORMANCE Excerpt* from the- faroweii perlormance o: ENSA in the Far East will be broadcast from Radio Malaya tonight from 8 pjii. ;o f33-> p.m. irom the stage of the Garrison Theatre when the eartain rings up on Tommy Tr rder and his company. After the liews broadcast
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      JANE: The Most Popular Girl In Britain
      1324 6 JANE: The Most Popular Girl In Britain IN letters black as mourning, the front-page headlines may announce austerity at home and tension abroad. But every day, readers of the Free Press, along with more than two million Daly iitrror purchasers in Britain can open their paper con fident in the
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      HOME....
      14 8 A view along the Promenade in the evening at Ilerne Bay in Kent
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      Russia Calls Youth Into Work Squads
      84 8 Russia Calls Youth Into Work Squads IHOI'T 4.0C0 to 5.000 Soviet hoys and Sirls are to be railed u:> in labour reserves for training in special schools for industry a.id railways between July 10 and August 10, it was announced yesterday by the So\iet Minister of Labour reserves, says I'.
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      WINGATE
      103 8 Continued from Page 1 for the strictest possible discipiine. He also emphasized that commanders should award punisnraents not allowed by Army regulations and quoted Wingate as saying that "Hogging is the only suitable punishment." The court martial allowed Major Graves-Morris s plea that he should not be tried since
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      54 8 The Cathay Regrets that the 9.30 p.m. show Friday sth July was curtailed 10 minutes before the end cf the show, due to a general Singa-p-re break down of Electricity Patrons presenting half-tickets for this show before 5 p.m. Saturday, 6th July will have their money refunded or a ticket
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      EX-MINISTERS NAMED IN KIDNAP PLOT
      302 8 BATAVIA. Fri. THE Indonesian Republican Government last night officially identified Tan Malaka, Communist leader. Doctor Socbardjo, former Republican foreign minister, and Doctor Abikoesno. former communications minister, as plot ringleaders in the kidnapping of Premier Sutan Sjahrir. Broadcasting over the Jogjakarta radio, Information Minister Mohammed Natsir
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      UNO MOVES HQ
      32 8 The United Nations have left Hunter College, New York, and the equipment is being moved to the interim site at Sperry Plant, Long Island, says Renter from New York.
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      BOY'S RUMOUR STARTS MAS SACRE
      321 8 BOY'S RUMOUR STARTS MAS SACRE WARSAW, Fri. AT least 160 people were killed in the riots during Poland's referendum in more than 250 attacks against the polling commissions, plus 70 assaults against political party functional and public security officials, the Minister of Security, Stanislaw Radkiewiez revealed today. Terrorist-stricken survivors of
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      Frenchman Meets American In Henley Final
      92 8 Henley, Friday J Sephariades of France and John B Kelly of the United States will meet in the final of the historic Diamond Sculls at Henley regatta on Saturday. Sepbariades won his way to the final by beatinn F. E. Suerci of Argentina easily
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      2,200,000 GERMANS CHANGE ZONES
      39 8 Th» exchange of Germans between British and Russian zon?s, known as "Operat on Honeybee,' has ended says Reuter from Germany. Five hundred thousand Germans went to the Russian zone and 1.700.000 entered thp British zone.
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      SYNTHETIC RUBBER MEN ON STRIKE
      35 8 SYNTHETIC RU BBER MEN ON STRIKE Officials of a U.S. rubber company's synthetic plant announced that virtually all production has been halted by the walk-out of 350 of 700 employees says U.P. from West Virginia.
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      MISSION SEES KING
      29 8 Members of the Cabinet Mission to India, Lord Pethick-Law-rence, Mr. A. V. Alexander and Sir Stafford Cripps, lunched witn the King at Buckingham Palac? yesterday.— Reuter.
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      MOSCOW MAKES ATTACK ON U.S. CHINA POLICY
      146 8 MOSCOW MAKES ATTACK ON U.S. CHINA POLICY k STRONG attack on the United States policy in China, whfch was allegedly suDpcrtins the "reactionary forces" against the Communists was made yesterday by the Moscow paper Pravda. The patience of the Chinrse democratic forces is being exhausted' it declared. "The reactionary forces
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      £6,000 JEWEL HAUL
      163 8 LONDON, Fri. CCOTLAND Yard had a busy day yesterday when detectives were investigating four more robberies The biggest was a £6,000 haul of jewellery by a man who raided the fourth floor flat of Mrs Phoebe Tabb, of Thorney Gate Hyde Park, West. There was no sign
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      FORTUNE GOES TO CHARITY
      126 8 FORTUNE GOES TO CHARITY BY her will published Miss Eleanor Rathbone, M. P. ior combined English un.versities tor more than 16 years, who d ed la January, ensures that the charities and purposes she helped for a sreat part or h?r life should still benefit. Her estate amount! to €96.999
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      SENATORS FIGHT RENT CONTROL
      109 8 SENATORS FIGHT RENT CONTROL WASHINGTON. Fri. CENATE members who are aga.nst the Office of Pri.-e Administration. today attacked the OFA's compromise bill extending rent control, aiming at delaying consideration of the bi:! by the Senate. Senator Bridges asked the Appropriations Committee to delav consideration of a bill to give the
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      50 PER CENT V.D.
      26 8 In recent raids on German pick up girls, 50 per cent were found to have V.D. says A P from 1 Frankfurt.
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      244 6 I JEWELL. I'M NOT GOING Tb^^v TEAR MY TWO-PIECE WHEM A t cam STeP oar of EvnrnmiMC/ I MY STEP-INS?—^ XARES* A*o6oWT'uo\ i CROSS TWC STREET U^ GU t>et Paint.... .:::2nstics.... b an ww^. bb i* ~m and Spiky Malls just three of countIcm ways of Fome clothes ofl^^ Wit.
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      308 6 ALHAMBRA 5 RA THE BETTER, BIGGER PICTURF BOOK Sou Tel. J^ CROWDS THRILLED AS NEVER BEFORE By The Heroes Of US S "COPPERFIN' Whose SeaUd iggl are DESTINATION TOKYO! CARY GRANT is the Skipper! JOHN GARFIEI.H is Torpedom--. THEY SAW MT FUJIYAMA THRU THEIR ITIUsrop F f THE JAPS SAW
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      49 6 J A N r Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press in Malaya JANE HllS K* N^7 H^^ZV«\ WHAT ARE HER^Bj •^*Vji& OVi (y?ANIE A^S I FROM A PRETTV FACE, A ai^ tff\o /"^^na^i 6eeA invited H^^ figure amo her |^L 3 /^i /^JnTI W /b /o//i abilitv t& make/
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      PETRA WIMBLEDON CHAMPION
      612 7  -  VERNON MORGAN By WIMBLEDON, Fri. -iant six-foot-seven Frenchman, is the mbledtaa champion. In one of the greatest sees on the historic centre court he beat ci Australian, Geoffrey Brown, f>~2 -7 fi L The match was full of drama \.iih excitement. A pin could have been pped
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      YORKSHIRE WIN BY INNINGS
      225 7 YORKSHIRE WIN BY INNINGS By LEARIE CONSTANTINE BRADFORD, Fri. AS on the 1936 tour Ihe fndians were again outplayed hero Yorkshire repeating their innings victory .on this occasion with 82 runs to spare. In fairness to the Indians everyone here admitted that, whereas Yorkshire batted under perfect conditions, the Indians
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      SCOREBOARD
      103 7 Yorkshire: 344 for 9 d* flared. Indians: 12S and 124. INDIA— 2nd INNS. Merchant st. Wood b Booth 18 Hafeez c Wood b Smailes 8 Modi st. Wood b Booth 16 Pataudi b Robinson 20 Hazare b Booth 18 Gul Mohamed c Wood b Robinson 9 Mankad c Hutton
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      LANCASHIRE & DERBY WIN
      67 7 LANCASHIRE DERBY WIN LONDON, Frl. TODAY'S County cricket results are At Derby, Derbyshire beat Surrey by two wlpkets. Derbyshire 318 and 123 for 8 (A. V. Bedser 5 for 65) Surrey 204 and 236 (Fishlock 151. Glad win 4 for 43) At Colchester. Lancasmre beat Essex by an innings and
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      1917 DAVIS CUP
      46 7 LONDON. Thurs,. AT a meeting of Davis Cup nations here today it was decided that It should be left to the Inlernatlon&l Lawn Tennis Federation lo name the nations to bo admitted to the Davis Cup compcliiion next year. Lord Tcmplcwood presided.- Reuter
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      LAST LAP
      23 7 H. S. Oliver Reading A.C., enters the itadtatn it Cliiswick «n the Polytechnic Harriers* Marathon from Windsor Castle to Chiswick stadium.
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      CHARITY RUGGER AND SOCCER
      382 7 AN interesting week-end lies ahead of Singapore rugger and soccer fans. To-day at Jalan Besar stadium, starting at 5.15 p.m., England meet Wales in the first of a series of Services international rugger matches in aid of Services sports funds, while to-morrow the Singapore Chinese Football.
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      SAM SNEAD WINS BRITISH OPEN GOLF
      124 7 SAM SNEAD WINS BRITISH OPEN GOLF ST. ANDREWS, Fri. SAM SNEAD won the British (pen Golf championship today for the United State* with a score of 75 in the iinal rcund, giving him a total of 290 for 72 holes. Snead led the field by four strokes, completing the famous
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      USEFUL B.P.
      37 7 Members of the L'setui BacTminton Party are irnuested to ti'Lmit their names and r.ddrcssos to Mr Wee Kim Wee, United Press, 64 -A Robinson Road. A meeting to revive the party will take place soon.
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      AIRBORNE BEATS PRIAM AT NEWMARKET
      194 7 NEWMARKET, Thurs. 'T'HE Derby winner, Airborne, did I something to regain the prestige of the British bloodstock which slumped badlv at Ascot when he won the Princess of Wales Slakes over one and a half miles, the French challenger, Marcel Boussac's Fri&m, which started 5-6
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      CRICKET CLUB TO CLAIM $40,000
      350 7 CRICKET CLUB TO CLAIM $40,000 THE Singapore Cricket Club is claiming $40,000 against all losses and damage suffered by it during the occupation, said Col. O. W. Gilmour, piesiding at a general meeting of the club yesterday. Its liabilities stand at over $40,000. Counter-balanced by assets there is a deficit
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      SPORTLIGHT B.P.
      71 7 At the Sporuight Badminton Pariys general meeting the following were elected to «-nre as offict -bearers for 1946: Patron, SVv*» Huck Lay; president. Ang Quee Beng; vice-president, Phuu Swee Leng; secretary, A. Honry; sports captain. Chua Guan Seng: treasurei, Ee Hoon Kye: auditor. S. Sankaran: com. memb a
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