The Singapore Free Press, 30 July 1946

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN SINGAPORE V.. 1^.608. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 1« CENTS.
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    AUSTRALIA DEFIES THE BIG FOUR
    341 1 v M PARIS, Mon. IN a loud and forceful speech at the opening of the 21--nation Peace Conference, Dr. Herbert Evatt of Australia, reternng to the questions of procedure, declared "The other 17 nations -have as much right to participate in the final definite making
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    Woodcock Wins
    47 1 DRUCE Woodcock, British chamr>nn, won the heavyweight title of Europe at Manchester yesterday when he knocked-out the French champion, Albert Renet, in the sixth round. Woodcock has now been signed on to meet (ius Lesnevich for the world cruiserwe;ght title. For details see page seven.
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    Mexico is out of Paris talks
    62 1 PARIS, Mon. MEXICO is disappointed at her omission from the peace conference and waited today for a reply to her request that she be given a chance to participate. Indicat'ons are that the request is likely to be turned down. Brazil was the only
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    Mr. Bevin is better now
    28 1 Th«* 1 rit >h froreign Secretary *»lr. Ernest Bevin, is now better and may ro to Paris by th? end of the week.
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    EX-CAPT ACCUSED OF WREN MURDER
    209 1 LONDON, Mon. NEVILLE GEORGE HEATH, handsome ex-Captain of th< South African Air Force, who was remanded in Londoi i-t Tuesday on a charge of murdering film extra Mrs Margery Gardner, was charged today with the murder o; y Doreen Marshall. 23 year old ex-Wren found
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    'WE WILL USE THE PISTOL'
    113 1 'WE WILL USE THE PISTOL -—Mr. Jinnak BOMBAY, Mon. THE All-India Muslim League Council meeting decided on withdrawing the Muslim League acceptance of the British Cabinet Mission's proposals. The Musljn League Council also passed a resolution in favour of "direct action" authorising President Jinnah to take such steps as necessary.
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    BORMANN SPOTTED
    22 1 Hlft i Bormann. Hitler's de*as seen in Munich only a 1 a?o, American intelligence I reported yesterday, ss.ys W Berlin.
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    BOMB PLANT DISCOVERED
    91 1 JERUSALEM, Mon. AFFICERS of the Palestine Po- lice Criminal Investigation Department have found underground workshops in the Jewish city of Tel Aviv where the bombs which wrecked the Palestine Government Headquarters Jerusalem last Monday were made. Arrests have been made. The explosion which wrecked King David Hotel,
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    Missing Major
    22 1 Major Charles M. Webster, former Deputy Assistant Provost Marsha) Singapore, who has been missing several months, pictured at his desk.
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    £30,000,000 SHANGHAI BUBBLE
    110 1 LONDON. Mon. lOSSES totalling £.<0,000,000 L were suffered by Shanghai srTre prices, according to figures published by the Bands' Inaffected the local financial market, bringing with it very tight money conditions, with monthly interest rates of from 18 to 20 per cent. Hard pressed brokers and banks
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    U. K. Pays Killearn's Staff Of 200
    310 1 U. K. Pays Killearn s Staff Of 200 LONDON, Mon. MR. PHILIP NOEL BAKER, Minister of State, made it clear in the House of Commons today that none of the expenditure of Lord Killearn V staff in Malaya fell on the Malayan Governments. He was replying to Mr. L. D.
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    Body Clue To Missing Major
    206 1 Free Press Reporter MILITARY Police are making efforts to check whether the body of a British officer with a Major's crown o n the shoulder, found in a patch of grass off Reformatory-road, Singapore, on Sunday, is that of Major Charles H. Webster, formerly Deputy
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    THE MUFTI IS 'NOT A WAR CRIMINAL'
    48 1 British Minister of State Philip Noel-Baker told the House of Commons that the Mufti of Jerusalem was not classified as a war criminal although "he did what he could during the war to damage British interests," says A. P. from London.
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    STORE POLICE RAID GANGS, SEIZE ARMS
    181 1 STORE POLICE RAID GANGS, SEIZE ARMS TWO tommy guns, magazines fully I loaded, plus 100 rounds or additional ammunition, one loaded automatic pistol and ammunition. I and three Smith and Wessen revolvers and about 1.000 rounds of .38 ammunition comprised the big haul made by a party of police officers
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    NINE JAPS HANGED AT CHANGI
    213 1 NINE JAPS HANGED AT CHANGI Free Press Reporter l IEUT. Takasaki ohinji, knuwu as "The Frog" to Siam-Burma railway PoWs fo: i.is facial resemblance to that animal, died on the gallows at Changi, together with e.ght other war criminals. this morning. Among the crimes lor which he was condemned was
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    THREAT TO BLOVT UP CONSULATE
    50 1 More than 100 police were mobilised in Lower Manhattan after the British Consulate reported an anonymous telephone call threatening to blow up the building "within 28 minutes." reports A.P. from New York. Police said it wa* apparently a hoa" but left men in the building
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    AUSSIE BRASS HATS ARRIVING
    52 1 Lieut-Gen. S. F Rowell, C.8.E., Vice Chief of the General Start, Australian Forces. Lieut. Gen. H. Clowes. C.8.E., D.5.0.. M.C., and Lieut.-Gen. Berreman, G.O C s Southern and Eastern Commanas, Australian Forces, and Brigadier King are expected in Singapore tomorrow on their way to important conferences
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  • FEATURE PAGE
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      100 YEARS OF STAMPS
      200 2 FEW philatelists In Britain nave luiled to o'3«ain copies of the sDecial commemorati\e Peace stamps issued recently by the Post Office. Some 240 million blue 2' 2 ds were issued and 24 million 3d's of ciecp violet, and on their first day on sale stamprollectors all
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      JOHN GIELGUD—his life and work
      1202 2  - JOHN GIELGUD— his life and work CHARLES HAMBLETT THE FIRST PLAYER By AS the tall, acutely selfconscious young man staggered rather than walked across the stage of Lady Benson's dramatic school, he wa s appalled to hear the great actress exclaim: "Good heavens, you walk exactly like a cat with
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      A STRANGE BEQUEST
      253 2 NEARLY <0 years Ago, an Italian 1 merchant named Pasquale Favale died in London. When nil will was read, he was found to have left 18.000 lire (about £750 at that time) to "provide yearly marriage portions of £12 each to three poor honest young women who,
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      Ethiopia wants outlet to sea
      457 2 Ethiopia wa nts outlet to sea THERE i s at present 1 plenty of discussion about the acquisition byEthiopia of Eritrean tcnitory, the* separation of Ogaden to join "Somalia," and possible agreements on the control of the Upper Nile, but the problem of developing a satisfactory system of communications in
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      32 2 DON'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO GU r< WHAT IT'S LIKE! H IV inner of j Special J Academy Awards! I WALTJMSNEVS T I pmH'^Sli P STOKOWSKI ÜBS NOTHING IN HEAVEW CR C- 1.
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      21 2 Mandfdkß Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press in Malaya In T th Po °ro n CL£VERLY C NC£AL EO J SS^^^^
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      180 2 RADIO MALAYA KM) NKIWOKK from OOOD to p. in ano t».30 to 1 1 ptn oo US metres from roon to t o m on X !.*> mes/sre in I| metre o»nd and from •15 to 9.30 p m on 4.78 d.x trc in 61 mvtrr band CHINESE 'i.ooa u>
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      217 2 1J 45 on) Jtio from 6 •> m *c 815 vm <nevk? i: Malay at <.t o m > tNGLiSh pm to 1 cm lajfVl at 130 p m ?nn 815 |fl tc U p.m except or. Smi cays *h"n *n» afternoon session open* «t 5 pm r.»w« neaatlncs at
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      PICKET VETERAN MEETS LESLIE AMES
      164 3 Oluts: surviving lest ma i .i 9*Mym~wt ;U>Cd in lord llar.ios }v =rt« th^ "Ma^kinuoM of M.j kin^o:). *&4 wfnt sou 1 t,) r Kent pl.iy I'ii'st rat T,; i> id C IK. I'm turp show 1 t e Mackin: on shaking hands it)\ I
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      The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1946.
      492 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1946. MR L. D. Gammans. Cjmserva l tive M.P. for Horns?}- uhoush he is said to prefer his unofficial title of "M.P. for Malaya. came in for a well-earned rebuke from the Colonial Secretary, Mr. George Hall. during the House of Commons debate
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      Greenwich Keeps The World On Time
      1110 4  -  Sir Harold Spencer Jones By Astronomer Royal ASTRONOMICAL observations and research has been carried out uninterruptedly at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, since it was built in 1675. Because of the great contributions to astronomical and nautical science made by the Royal Observatory, in 1884
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      406 4 MEW United States Ambassador n to China, Mr. J. L?ignt O n Stewart, was bom in Hangchow in 1876. Was ordained a Presoyterian minister and returned to China as a missionary in 1905 Served as a missionary tor many years and was well known as a Chinese
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      The case of the Asiatic teachers
      643 4 LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN the House of Commons. MiGeorge Hall, the Secretary of States for the Colonies, told Mr. D. H. Pritt that. "Men teacheis locaily recruit ted in Malaya witn qualifications and duties identical to those of graduates from British Universities are
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      DR. JOHNSON WAS AN ACADEMY
      193 4 DR. JOHNSON WAS AN ACADEMY DTD rt. J( >■ English <>i th behind h i tioi litermt ui i widely k!l(-V. Literary I J BB biograj In h const. t v daitci I and H I the rr.« I the T. Rroat be*d wn l.Ura'i.:. l.ah I DL I ':.d
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      QUIZ
      76 4 Start with and add on tfte tetl range to MM and so on. 1 <a» T!.is tripped 13-letl Panlthursts U letter >. ici H:oa« letter. «4» Thi shelter tor |M* 2. iai How Hamlet «3-letu: land fuel Jf-tetto letter., id) H-..« letter*. <«l I'm;.. (7-letter>. «43. ia. l«e These
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      GIRL CHARGED WITH EXTORTION
      63 5 GIRL CHARGED WI T H EXTORTION A ..a-'GE of extorting a. cheque 5175 from a man was preasainst an 18-year-old girl, in the Second Police C >•►■».< erday. alleged that Licw Lee July 27 at about 4 p.m., stly induced Loh Chai :o r a cheque for $175 oy him
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      TEAK IMPORTS
      47 5 IT was announced in Singapore I yesterday that teak can now be imported to Singapore from Smm through ordinary commercial Ch Loc n af "firms wshing to import teak are requested to anplj to the Registrar of Imports ana Exports for the necessary import permit.
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      ELECTIONS TO SPORE CITY COUNCIL URGED
      390 5 ELECTIONS TO SPORE CITY COUNCIL URGED Free Press Reporter SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners will, in future, probably be elected by the people, and their number may be limited to 27. It is proposed to have election by districts or wards into which the city is to be divided, and the size
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      JAP WAR CRIMINALS
      120 5 Lieut. -General Sir MoatciEti Stonford, acting Supp~cme Allied Commander, South Fast Asia, visited No. 5 War Crimes Court, Sin^r-pri.*, and listened to evidence tivn against 13 accused NH war criminals. Six of the criminals were sentenced to dra*h bv hansins, two were sent to the cells for
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      Govt. asked to pay civil liability
      325 5 Govt. asked to pay civil liability GOVERNMENT is to be asked by the. War Prisoners (Singapore) Association to appoint civil liability tribunals to receive applications and make awards according to the law of the Colony. The Committee of the Association was yesterday ustructed and empowered to do all it can
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      INDIVIDUALS NOT GOVT'S CONCERN'
      87 5 IN the memorandum of the meeting held at Government House on July 4. the folK.ung important statement of ptfid was made: The Governor said tnat me principle of rehabilitation grants to certain important in(•n.tries had had official appxral hut that the rehabiltation of individuals apart from
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      JAP ADMITS SHOOTING A MALAY
      176 5 OKUDA Naotake. a Japanese, told a Singapore War Crmes Court yesterday that two Malays demanded $500,000 front him as the price for not reporting him and his party to the Kemoei-tai wlien they landed on a lonely island off the coast o' Sumatra a few
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      DRIVING LICENCES
      61 5 AFTER Aug. 1 diiviru licences and renewals v/ill be issued by the Traffic Branch of the Police at Maxwell Road. Singapore, as was the case pre-war. Since the liberation driving licences and renewals were issued by the Controller of Road Transport. Singapore, in Middle Road. All applicants for
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      S'pore road toll is increasing
      192 5 Free Press Reporter THE toll of the road in Singapore is on the increase For the first 26 days of this month, there were 408 accidents, in which 19 persons lost their lives, and 71 were injured. This represents an increase of 56 accidents over
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      N.E.I. DUTCH SAY 'NO U.S. FILMS'
      201 5 N.E.I. DUTCH SAY 'NO U.S. FILMS' EFFORTS to renew the profitable 1 pre-war business in American films in the Netherlands East Indies have been temporarily balked by the Dutch authorities in Batavia. Mr. Leon Britton, representing eight major American film companies, is at present holding discussions with officials in the
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      FEW CIVILIANS AT SERVICES THEATRE SHOW
      138 5 By a Special Correspondent THE few civilians who mix°d with the Services last night to see "Twenty-nine, Acacia Avenue' at the Victoria Theatr:. Singapore, enjoyed themselves The play has already had a most successful tour of Service stations throughout the Island, during which jt
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      CHINESE IN THREE MONTHS
      225 5 A SYSTEM of basic Chinese which its inventor claims can give students a working knowledge of the written and spoken language with n three monthscompared with at least a year onaer present teaching methods -will shortly be made ava labl3 to Chinese language students Its inventor
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      'MUTINY' COURT MARTIAL ON AUG 15
      155 5 'MUTINY' COURT MARTIAL ON AUG 15 THE court martial 01 the 26 s men cf the 13th Parachute Battalion of the 6th Aii borne Division, who were a: rested tollow.n^ an incident at a rest camp at Muar. will bo held oa Aug 15. the Free Press undtistands. Letters leceived
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      MAJOR CHARGED WITH CHEATING
      104 5 UJILLIAM Henry Roth well <4(n a major in the R.E.M.E whose address was given as the Road Transport Department. Singapore, appeared in the Fiftn Police Court yesterday and claimed trial on three charges that on July 5, 12 and 19, he cheated and thereby dishonestly induced
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      JAPS TO DIE FOR BORNEO KILLINGS
      97 5 rE massacre of Mentanani (a n island off north western Borneo) which brought to the dock at the War Cr.mes Court here oefore Lt. Col. R. L. le GailaU, Major N. S. Bains and Capt. T. Hassan, eight members of the Jei^elton Kempei-tai. resulted
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      GERMANS EAT LESS THAN RATION IN THE TOWNS
      272 6 GERMANS EAT LESS THAN RATION IN THE TOWNS I^ERMANS living in towns are now eating slightly less than U their official rations, according to American enquiry teams, in the U.S. zone. As the official rations in the zone are only about 1,250 calories a day, this report show s a
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      English Fruit Left Rotting
      265 6 Bill FISH schoolchildren were rvanted last-minute special exemption from les^or.s and girl factory workers asked to gift up their off-duty time to work in the fruit fields of Essex to save tons of fruit from rotting. Many tons of strawberries had cone to waste, unpicked, because
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      'Bluebird' Gets Jet Engine
      74 6 'Bluebird' Gets Jet Engine OiK >?aKo!m (anmbell has ?o:ie to the Lake Distriet to make r>'- lin-i'iarv a: r.murniPrits lor Uie atteni; t on hi> own worid uat r ipeed record w th Blueii d T.to. now b n fitted «i!k i v t e.i hie. He hop?s to begia
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      EXPLANATIONS
      53 6 A woman, fined 7s. w. at Wor- 1 r. ihe had checked up 1 and found she had two wireless Insi .d of a dog's li rt A man. lined 15^ at BewdleT. s, said: «I think my I d the dog licence :.-i my shirt •he v aa
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      HE SWAPS ANYTHING
      55 6 ciie Fox. ai^od 37. ka the British ex-serviceman uimselt un In a strange tmsiUi whi.h ho will have lew If Sheffield people! tc wap a polar bear for a wrist watch or a xjlopKon for two dozen Aylesburv dv lust have to po to th:.; ex R
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      QUIZ Answers
      14 6 1. TOE- VOTE-TROVE -COVFRT. 2. APT-PFAT-PLANET-PI ANTE? 3. BHA-NEAR-RANGE-SERANG ORANGES ORGANISE GRANDOISE.
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      EX-LORD MAYOR IS FOR TRIAL
      97 6 ALDERMAN J-♦ ph I < upuld Schultz, Hull's Lord Mayor from 194L' to l* '< fid one .-i member of Hull City Council since 6, was at Hull committed 1 r trial at tho next Hull Quarter Sessions r« i r ulle^Pd Irregularity in repairs
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      SNAKE NIPS ZOO MAN
      22 6 Kejuor Jim Kelly, o{ Belle Vue Zoo. Manchester, was v t f c 1 by a Zoo viper.
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      RUSSIA IS PURIFYING YOUTH
      146 6 RUSSIA IS PURIFYING YOUTH RUSSIA has started a new drive. Course language, rough gestures. and sexual looseness are. not approved College students are being told to cultivate stable family 1 iv and rourte.sy. and to drop familiarity towards the elders. "Komsomolskaya Pravda"- ttie Communist youth paper -finds girls guilty of
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      EX-BORSTAL BOY RAN GAMING DEN
      89 6 A 21-year-old ex-Borstal I Thomas Hawkins, costermonger, was at Bow-street Police court. London, placed on probation for k the Circus Bridge Club. Denunn-strr^t. W, a a gaming house. He was also ordned to pay CIO 10s. costs. Superintendent Sheldon said it was the third time
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      KEMSLEY BEETLES
      24 6 Hundred^ of id Colorado be?t?e grubs, almost fully develop* d, have been found on uotat<» plants •t Kemsley, near Slttingbourne Ki nt
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      JAILED MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
      99 6 JAILED MAN COMMITS SUICIDE A PEW minutes after he 1 d been sentenced t<"> two months Imprisonment at Old Street Edward William Hatch 2G. ibo' himself < ut.- ci^ the court. He ciwri so >n afterwards fi :i chest v mid In St. Leonard's Hospital, Shoreditch Hatch who lived at
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      PLEADED GUILTS TO MURDER
      79 6 two minutes after be had pleaded guilty at Manchester Assizes to the murder of Joycv Jaques, a f<»n>:-r Flight Sergeant m tho WAAF. who was lound strangled by a. silk scarf a* Iforecair.be. Walter Clayton, a 23-year-old soldier, was sentenced \o death After Clayton had left
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      POMPEY WIVES GO TO 'HOUSE' SCHOOL
      36 6 POMPEY WIVES GO TO 'HOU SE SCHOOL TWENTY-FIVE housewives are hi inn taught elementary plumbing, decorating and house repairs at a summer school organised by the National Federation of Women's Institutes ai Portsmouth College of Art.
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      ISLAND FOR SALE
      29 6 lIERM (pop. 30>. one Of t nharnel Island^ mav f- o bought by Guernsey from Britain for E l5 000. n will be opSSa o visitors.
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      BRITTANY HITS PIER
      25 6 tany, from Southampton crashed into the nier and buckled her ttcra badly when entering st irl-rr Hrrfccur. Jersey. i n a %\e
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      HOME...
      20 8 Today's picture from home shows the Drum Inn at Cockington, Devon. The inn was designed by S'r Edwin Lutyens.
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      'WE MUST GO ON WITHOUT RUSSIA'-PEER
      615 8 'WE MUST GO ON WITHOUT RUSSIA'-PEER LONDON, Mon. VISCOUNT CRANBORNE, leader of the Conservative Opposition in the House of Lords, said today that there was one predominant problem facing the world today which overshadowed all others Russia and her policy and relations with the rest of the world. Speaking during
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      Navy tows Jews to Palestine
      100 8 Navy tows Jews to Palestine HAIFA. Mon. A BRITISH destroyer steamed into Haifa harbour today lowing the «.00-tons corvette Rilboa's with 2,678 illegal Jewish refugees aboard. The corvette, registered in Panama, left a French port a week ago. She had been rechristened Ha?anah by the uncertified immi;rants who crowded the
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      NAVAL BASE MEN URGED TO RETURN
      121 8 THE Permanent Labour Committee 'an official body brought into existence about 1 J37 to co-ordnate wages between the Services, Government and the Singapore Harbour Board* has c cided that the Pyke Committee's recommendations should be applied to all employees of the British Government in
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      BRITAIN, U.S. TO LINK ZONES
      219 8 BRITAIN, U.S. TO LINK ZONES THE British Government has decided to accept in principle the United States offer to cooperate with any other zone in Germany willing to do so to form an economic unit, it was announced by Mr. Philip Noel Baker, Minister of State, in the House of
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      BALL IN AID OF SERVICES FUND
      68 8 THE InteivServices Police in Singapore are hoding a ball I in the Victoria Memoria' Hall on Aug. 9 to augment the funds of the Benevolent Fund of the three police services. Lieut. -Gen. Montagu Stopford, the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, will be present among
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      GOVT FIXES LIGHTERAGE RATES
      168 8 GOVT FIXES LIGHTERAGE RATES IN .spite of an agreement having 1 been reached between Singapore lightermen and the lighter owners, the Singapore Government has refused to sanction these increases in lighterage charges as these will devolve eventually on the public. The Singapore Givernment has. therefore, drawn up a schedule of
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      FLOUR FOR INDIA
      35 8 The United States Department of Agriculture last night announced the allocation of 80.000 n ons of grain of which 30.000 tons will be Hour for India during August, says Reuter Irom Washington.
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      STRIKERS MARCH IN CALCUTTA
      100 8 THE Communist red banner was flying in many parts of Calcutta yesterday marking the complete stoppage of work in mills, government offices and stores and public utilities, involving nearly a million workers, says UP. from Calcutta The workers marched through the streets to the Maidan during
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      PEACE TALKS
      277 8 (Continued from page 1) cause ot tailure, the weakness no longer ex.sted. All democratic nations were today taking part. Referring to the proceedings ol the Council of Foreign Ministers. M. Bidauit said they had never claimed to impose nnal decision without consultation with others He said: "ine world's
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      RABAUL JAPS FOR TRIAL IN S'PORE
      44 8 ELEVEN Japanese officers arrived in Sydney on Monday from Rabaul on their way to Singapore where they are to stand trial in I connection with the massacre of troops of the Second Punjab R^pwnt in MrUiya in 194->_
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      162 6 DIVORCE! ON WHAT GFl.j^y Domestic Quarrels Begin When Even »>, Quarrels Over The Atlantic And Across 7 h. p ?svu FIVE SHOWS DAILY A|. j j^j^v 11 a.m. -2 p.m 4.15. 6.30. 9.15p.m V li./lPi I ■OOKtNG OFFICE TEL 5281. SIR ALEX. KORDAS GREATEST ru:?R ISE rl* |ff|ii^-| AL£XANO£R r.ORDA
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      103 6 JA^fc Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press in Malaya I tif-K S^ r^RELY W VIOLFTTA WAS TH^J lili^GOOD OMCOi^^JZJM WHi^N ThE WAS THERE?- f SHE 1 ATeST OF A LONG l I 1 nKTijurTi v Qcr K*^ ROPE BROKE IN MID- ODJi- VERY J L WOULDN'T-?- J LINE OF QUEENS
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      WOODCOCK K.Os RENET IN ROUND 6
      240 7 r 22T22: Mtl b gjyg'SS European D ./..weight boxing championship tonight knocking out FMci chx-mpion. Albert Renet, i n the sixth round U rk uas expected to win more quickly, but took a long turn .atnom the awkward "reverse" stance and break the r
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      STADIUM SOCCER POSTPONED
      60 7 STADIUM SOCCER POSTPONED 'I lit -rtarn pmr of soccer between Chinese Athletes and the \.-ti .mptonshire Regiment. schedil>d to be played at Ja'an Besar »ad»'im to-morrow, has been postto Wednesday. Au*. 7. On Mind- 1 Auc. 11. the S.C.F-\. will init-t the Northamptons. n >rrow. at the siaii'om. the prr
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      STEWARDS' CUP PROBABLES
      215 7 LONDON. Mon. Stewards' Cup probables to in tomorrow at Gcodwood six iurlongs are: Royal -;er tEph Snruth*. .lir Eda iJ. Sime», Momentum mmy Burns'. Exotic <Pat IHS>, Muscat (Michael Beary>. ocwind (Gordon Richards*, j atana (Tommy Weston>, Com- ssar (Arthur Richardson >, arity Concert (Billy Nevett>,; :do
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      NORTHAMPTIONS & SELETAR TO PLAY RETURN
      246 7 NORTHAMPTIONS SELETAR TO PLAY RETURN Irwn S(t. Slipper iSeleUr) OWiNG Sucady's soccer match j •Mr. in which the R.A.F. j prov.de J the biggest sur- month Dy Deating me DthfeM Regiment, division Singapore. by two return garni will be next month, some time 3 :;r.d Aug. 11. this time j
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      BOXING RESULTS
      33 7 KEEN fighting was witnessed at Sunday's junior toxins P ro otl ux. the Happy World Stadium. Results We UUle LOOM outpointed Fighting Ahaim. the Mel being thrown l> the second round.
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      TENGAH RAF DEFEAT COLONIALS
      225 7 TENGAH RAF DEFEAT COLONIALS in spite of a good double by Ratnayake, I who took five wickets for 49 runs *tvi then scored 74. the Colonials were beaten by 35 runs by the Tengah RAP. in a cricket match played at Rafting 011 first, the R.A.F. had lost *ix wickets
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      BREAKING RECORDS
      44 7 BREAKING RECO RDS Motor-cycle racing is back in favofir in England. Here the scene is Brand's Hatch, private racing track, and the picture shows Jack Stirtees (Norton) breaking the track record for combinations with the valuabl assistance of a very acrobatic passenger Frank Lillley.
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      SUSSEX FORCED TO FOLLOW ON
      362 7 By Learie Constant ine BRIGHTON, Mon. FE Indians forced home Saturday's advantage and despite a grand fighting Innings by Stainton, Oxford Blue who is playing i n his first big match since 1939, compelled Sussex the follow on, 280 runs in arrears, Today's cricket was
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      B.O.D. XI BEATEN
      83 7 PLAYING their last match before the Puasa month sits in. the Johore Bahru soccer team beat a Singapore 8.0.D. team on the Istana padang by thrre-one on Saturday. J.B. opened the scoring through Md. Said. In the second half. Wylie levelled the scores. The game then became
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      AMICABLE B.P.
      94 7 AT the General Meeting of the Amicable Badminton Party the following were elected r.ffice- bearers for the year: Patron. Mr. Yeo Khee Song: president. Mr. Sim Yonjr Mok: vioe-pre-sidents, Mr. Ng Aik Koon and Mrs. Yeo; hon. secretary, Mr. Robert Tan: hon. asst. secrttary. Mr. Lee Swee Hee:
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      WASHBROOK Ist TO REACH 2,000
      366 7 LONDON, Mon. CYRIL WASHBROOK, Lancashire and England opening batsman, became the first player of the season to reach 2,000 runs when scoring 162 runs for his county against Northampton to-day. It was chiefly to him that Lane;. shire owe a comfortable first innings lead over
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      Camera in U.S. To Become Wrestler
      143 7 NEW YORK, Mod DKIMO Camei a, former heavy weight boxing champion of the world, arrived by plane from Rome today looking extremely drawn. He complained of a loss of weight because the Na?is forced him to work with pick and shovel in mines and
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      Penang Basketball Team For S'pore
      68 7 S'pore From Our Chinese Correspondent THE Chiang Wu Basketball team, champions of Penang, will visit Singapore next month, anc will play three matches against the local teams on Aug 12. Aug. 13 and Aug. 15. at the Happy World Stadium. The entire proceeds will be
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      ATHLETIC MEET AT AIR HQ.
      649 7 SENIOR Air Start' Officers and W.A.A.F. were among the competitors at a well-attended .Sports Meeting held by Head- quarters Unit, Air Command, South East Asia, at Changi on I Saturday. One of the high spots was the Veterans Race, won by Senior Equipment Staff Officer,
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