The Singapore Free Press, 5 August 1946

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN SINGAPORE SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    IRISH PIMPERNEL HELD AT CHANGI
    358 1 Tree Press Reporter Stephea Walsh, 30-year-old Irish born Pimpernel of Singapore he has been the Iowa for months was arrested last night than 18 hours after the Free Press had pubstory of his run of practical jokes in SingaWalsh, or Captain Paddy as he called
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    INTENSE QUAKE REPORT
    51 1 INTENSE QUAKE REPORT the greatest rded last I ..:ied V.v ton. thai Weston rted the :i Of A P quo'cs to cause rer. j. j He cstim-, the coast of 1 la. His was still da half hours -hock. recorded m :iia. New York, quake was the rccoidcd m 36
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    MONEY CHANGER DIES
    86 1 MONEY CHANGER DIES ore money-changer shot In his Marketon FViday evening -clay after- _hot m r he had killed one dians attemptini $4,000 m h:.s cash Still (arching for who escaped. who wen dressed rcen, are believed to Market-street by teen leaving aftei the .shooting. :wo Indians entered lhe money
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    A KING GOING HOME
    22 1 King Feisal of Iraq will return j to Baghdad from London this moivh, say. A. P. from Baghdad.
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    UNO TO HOLD 400 MEETINGS IN 7 WEEKS
    139 1 UNO TO HOLD 400 MEETINGS IN 7 WEEKS NEW YORK, Sunday. THE General Assembly of the United Nations and Its com- mitteei will forge through 300 to j 400 meetings during the second I part of its first session which will begin on Sept. 23, an offlci U "forecast" released
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    NEW DUTCH PLANS FOR NEI
    182 1 THE HAGUE. Sun. A new Commission General for ne Dutch East Indies provid- ed for m the bill just submitted to the Dutch Parliament may discuss /Iti- the British author.Ues .c raiding cf restrictions on Dutch sovereignty m the East Indies, parts of which are
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    FRAULEINS QUIT Gls for TOMMIES
    197 1 FRAULEINS QUIT Gls for TOMMIES FRANKFURT, Sun. ■THE official U.S. Army newspaper Stars and Stripes reported I today that frailleina are flocking from the United States sector to the British sector of Berlin in an attempt to tahe advantage of the British Army's lifting of the ban on tommyfraule.n nianiages.
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    BANK HOLIDAY BRAINWAVE
    25 1 Let's Tux the Navy, thc Army, und the Air Force m Singapore. St', 1 Leading Art ele m Page Lour to Jay.
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    TO VISIT U.K.
    42 1 Brazilian Poregn Minister Da| Fon toura, has accepted a B-itishj m vita ton to pay an official visit; 'nd will spend the? days m E ag- j land, en roate to the United' Nations assembly, says U.P. from Paris.
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    BEVIN TO TAKE OVER IN PARIS
    436 1 BEVIN TO TAKE OVER IN PARIS LONDON, Sun. THE British Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin will replace the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, m a few days, as head of the British Peace Conference delegation, No. 10, Downing Street announced tonight. The announcement added that Mr. Bevin had been m
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    S'pore win by An innings
    132 1 In the first Padang cricket match since 1941 the Sin?aporcivilians won an easy victory over an eleven of Army Officers. The Army won the toss on Saturday and took first inn ngs, scoring 97. Singapore went m and knocked up 202. The Army had to
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    U.K. BEGINS TO SPEND U.S. LOAN
    150 1 WASHINGTON. Sun DRITISH Embassy officials Washington disclosed May that "limited essential porcha under the United States l_an to Britain have aiivady begun. Goods being bought Include food cotton and films Dollars being from the first $300,000,000 drawal made by British from the $:*..750.000.000 Loan.
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    'MAJOR' BURIED
    56 1 The Singapore Coroner, Mr. w. G. Porter ls to hold an inquiry on Aug. 1_ mc the circumstancesurrounding the death cf a ■ritish maior— believed to be M_. c H Wehtter, former Deputy Assis'art P.ovost Marshal, Singapore, who has been missing several HftntW- The body has been buried
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    NO U.S. TAX LET-UP
    23 1 Postmen and lower-grade sia ft m Bombay city post-offices decided to resume work today, z vs Reuter from Bombay.
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    POSTMEN BACK
    24 1 President Truman has recommenaed n: tax reductions fcr the United States "until the inflation situation is passed," says Reuter .rom New York.
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    NEW VATICAN LAWS ARE IN ITALIAN
    32 1 The new code of Judicial procedure m the Vatican City will come into force on Nov. 1. reports Reuter quoting Vatican radio. Official languas*. is Italian.
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    GET A RISE
    15 1 French postal workers ar^ *c get higher allowances, says Pouter trom Paris
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      A NAAFI YARN: SHOOTING A LINE
      322 2 LIKE the story of the NAAFI where, it was said, you could always find six currants mi n the buns, tales of prowess with a rifle, as told among marksmen, have a tendency to exaggeration. Lord Cottesloe, m "The Englishman and the Rifle", tells
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      Schoolmaster, accountant and servicemen entertain S'pore
      1061 2  -  ALAN GARDENER The curtain goes up on the Stage CluV BY IN the days of the all-out war against the Nazi Üboats, a small number ot Service personnel were stationed on the wild, windswept slopes of the Orkneys, off the north coast of Scotland,
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      Treasures Hidden In A Cemetery
      101 2 DRITISH offic— of the Control Commission for Germany announce that the art treasures or the town of Wesel, worth millions of marks, hav e been discovered m a grave m the town's cemetery. In November 1944 grave-diggers watched th e burial of an "Unknown" soldier,
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      THE STUDY OF ALLOYS
      233 2 THE preparation of pure metals and a study of their properties are of fundamental importance and work of this nature has been carried Gut for man) years m the Metallurgy Division of Britain's National Physical Laboratory. The techniques developed dv: ing this work on the preparation
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      COMBS FOR THE WORLD
      111 2 IN 1935, Britain produced 24' 2 million combs. Of these, 6* 2 j millions were exported. By the end of 1945 the rate of production had been multiplied abcut three and a half times and exports had been multiplied Dy five. I The main factor m
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      More warmth on less fuel
      217 2 More warmth on less fuel FERE i.s .ome con for British famil.i j the coal -scarce w i come. They should b to make their home.* warmer on less fur l last winter. The hope that mod velopments will br change come s in a 22.. report by the Build,
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      NAZI EXHIBIT IN LONDON
      82 2 LATEST exhibit m the C Un der -Control Exhibit. Oxford Street, London. if estry valued at £25,00-i. I specially made to Ribborders, an example of N Classical "Art" Its predominating then.t teri-sting. Hitler appro\ the comparison of an ide.. 1 German w;th the stren*'. endurance of
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      390 2 RADIO MALAYA B. B. C. RED NETWORK from noon to 5.20 p. m. 5.35 p in. GS 2 pan. and 6.30 to 11 pm. on 2?5 13.93 metres from 5.20 p. m. metres from noon to 2 jm. on 4.823 —10.35 p. m. GSV 16.8. metres mcs sec. m 61
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      40 2 Mdlldrdke Exclusire to the Singapore Free Press in Unlaw llllll Irn^ffl WfZ Y0U ESCAPE!) DEATH ONCE,MANDAAKE,j AND WM A WuiSnMmrwANOurm* crash mm w W_W^ r _\^Ws n^l\X^- X^I^WI r J/SSrWDiRCmuNOLm ofm OOM£[ ==*f=^^fe }1^ to kill you h^'^w^ -S^^j wooM'm
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      SHOT SIAM KING LIES IN STATE
      122 3 bkjiHHS a _iOn_ s thr^w uf lhe Temrle of the Emerald Huh! ha at Banfkok is the G'hakri Palace. There iests m -ta> Che bods of the late Kin;; of Siim wi o was founj shot. I* iili vjy en the ma niftcent alta.*
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  • LEADER PAGE
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      The Singapore Free Press Monday, Aug, 5, 1946.
      456 4 LR rather than later I -♦3 re must iare the pros- i r mc oat taa ..e rehabilitation loan, bail- and pr?s nted to the uc vi'. h no appeal to ho?.- i little local sentiment .ngapore p:ople might feel tor, la
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      Good Morning...
      998 4  -  Frank Owen By A LADY m Kens- ington said to me: "I had never met anyone who voted for the Labour Government." I .suggested: "Madam, you should move .urther East as far a_s Mayfair, where one or two did." I don't know if they would now. In other
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      293 4 MANY men m the Forces serving abroad have reason to be grateful to the kite Lady Whitaker, who was until ncr death In 1945, In charge of the Children's Section of the SSAFA Overseas Service. Now Lady Whitaker's name and her love of children are to be
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      STOP THIS CORRUPTION!
      500 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HOES anybody m Singapore know the difficulties one experiences when renewing ration cards? The Pol cc have taken action m Jalan Besar area against corrupted agents. Outside corruption, everyone has to queue m the sun. luckily, there has been no rain these days).
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      QUIZ
      54 4 Can you solve these titles and authors of well-known boo'^ Here are initial letters of each word— including please note, such words as the, of, and etc 1. N.N. b y CD. 2 T.M.A.S. by W SM. 3. M.B.J. by F.B.Y 4. T.S.LD. by A.J.C. 5. A.P. by J.B.P
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      CHANGE ALLEY CHANGES
      362 4  - CHANGE ALLEY CHANGES Tessi Cornelius By THE sig;i-U. "Change still up but noth. of the Change Alh member with its di shops and food-***, shrill cries of "h< n gain lady," "com. everything cheap. stream of pedesir... on shopping or d« sistent salesmen v. the narrow way v./ kerchiefs, imitatioj,
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      69 4 P <f_^vJ___ j^nl I __mr __T uSr a *^W rf, __c i-» IL m IOH W; JV^\ A\\\\Wm >v:« >i_u jrti ji Hbiproved 9 Ui the unusual value md quality •i DAH SIN classes and **ith expert -ye exam mat loni- to cure your head--1 ne and -ye strainings Try
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      17 4 FAITH _sa mad man who casteth firebrands is the man that deceiveth his ne'ghbour. Proverbs, 26, 18-19.
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      SSAFA HELPS SERVICEMEN IN MALAYA
      330 5 SSAFA HELPS SERVICEMEN IN MALAYA Free Press Reporter COIR people— a retired Army colonel and his three women aides, one a former Malayan are helping to keep the heme fires burning for thousands of Servicemen m Malaya. This small unit with a big job is Ssafa or the Soldiers', Sailors',
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      PADI PLAN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
      73 5 PADI PLAN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE the coming v. I and dry tarried out nil Malaya. latest report of Department seni plant-'n? 10.700 .ii during supply of distribution D car Kedah I «n mt m -nt ol i vera! m the 1 I bf tack »uth oi I seat! En the
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      EXILE ON WAY BACK TO INDIA
      56 5 EXILE ON WAY BACK TO INDIA ratap, Ind has been m :?1 years m Singapore a Saturday east when J pan. He >ad did h the Ind an In:.t. nor he m the bona J .;.an to heip freedom. v a ban had I return to India he was a
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      ARMS CHARGE
      30 5 boa Tek Khun C Hi, had the I to h m ol beiii" a .28 revolver. •f ammunition the Third Police poned to Aug. remanded Ua A P
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      DETECTIVE CHARGED
      27 5 ID. Tan! m the m Friday sioo from a dealer. Tee to have l led. ft, who claimed d bail of $500. poslpimsd to Aug
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      DRUGS SEIZED FROM SHIP
      104 5 A seizure of dru:-s by U>e Singapore Customs last week on board the steamer Rajul* had its sequel m the District Court on Friday when 35-yrar-old KamChandra Dey. the ship's electrician, was sentenced to six months ri*_-'»rous imnrisonment lor being concerned io the importation 01 a
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      'KEEP RUBBER PRICE DOWN'
      65 5 LONDON, Sun. ANTICIPATING the replacement of the controlled rubber price by a free market by the end of the year, the Sunday Express asserts it is essential to keep the nrice of plantation rubber down to the level of synthetic and urges estate owners "not to
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      NEW BEN LINE SHIP ARRIVES
      110 5 ONE of .he latest add tion to the Ben Line fleet of ships, Ben Cruachen arrived m Singapore yesterday on her mai 'en voyage from the United Kingdom with a rehabilitation cargo on board. She leaves for Hongkong and Shanghai m a few days. Another
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      65 5 Sport on the Singapore Padang is again drawing th c crowd. These Free Press pictures wer c taken cricket returned to the Padang on Saturday with a civilian side n*ertin_r the It***? p*"! beating them by an innings. Bcfor c the war, crowds lined the Padang almost every afternoon. Then
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      GIRLGUIDE COMPANIES
      40 5 Girl Guide companies who have re-formed since the .'apancse surrender should communicate with the Singaporo Headquarters with a view to affiliation Letters should be addressed to Miss Kilgour. Commissioner of Girl Guildes, C.E.ZM. school, 134. Sophia Road, Singapore,
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      $379,262,738 in circulation
      98 5 THK average amo nt of cur--1 rtney notes m circulation m .Malaya during J tint was 537J..2: "2.738. according to a statement issued m Kuala Lumpur. The figure includes preinvasion issues m circulation on Feb. 15, IMS, of S**i.»?4.oo:>. This figure represents the total nominal circulation at
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      TAP REMOVALS CAUSE WATER SHORTAGE
      140 5 TAP REMOVALS CAUSE WATER SHORTAGE A NUMBER of houses m Singa- pore, re?ently dere_*uis. tinned by the military authorities, havt o_en found to b? without water taps, so that great wastage ot water has resulted from the I gashing pipes. Thi.s matter came up for dis.usision at a committee meeting
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      $2,256 DONATED TO Y.M.C.A.
      120 5 THE appeal for funds to rehabilitate the V.M.C.A. has already brought m a total of $2,25 G. The list of donors is:— Sir John Bagnall $1,000. Mr A Robinson $500, Fraser Co., Anglo-Thai Corporation Ltd. Dr. P. C. Kwan, Malayan Tobacco Distributors, $100 each, Mr. T.
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      CHINA TO ABOLISH RICKSHAS
      129 5 BOIH Shanghai and Nanking have taken thc first step to implement the recent Chinese Government decision to abolish the rickshaw m China within two years. The Nanking plan calls for the i disappearance of the last man- drawn vehicle by the end of 1947. and In
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      DOCTORS SEEK BETTER TERMS
      279 5 MSCUSSIONS are now taking place between the Government Medical Department and the Kin^ Edward VII College of Medicine Alumni Association regarding conditions of service of locally-lraiacc' and recruited doctors with Government. It is hoped that these talks will remedy to a great extent the dissatisfaction which
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      CLERKS HOLD JOINT MEETING
      53 5 Free Press Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR Sun. TWENTY-seven delegates from all over Malaya are taking part m the Pan-Malayan clerical conference which opened here today to discuss salary scales, cost oi living allowances and a provident fund for clerical services throughout Malaya. The delegates represent cleii??! unions
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      500 INDIANS MEET AT K.L.
      132 5 B*OKE than 500 delegates r.pre--1 tenting several Inuian organizations and associations all over Malaya on Saturday attended the opening day of the PanMalayan Indian Conference, at the Chcttiars Hall, Sentul. m Kuala Lumpur. It was the firs: time :n the history of Indians m Malaya
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      'PROSPERITY IS A LONG WAY OFF'
      140 5 'PROSPERITY IS A LONG WAY OFF' THE view tliat prices for Malayan industrial shares are now too high and trat holders will have to wait a long dine before receiving d.vidends justiiying the recent prices paid is expressed by Fraser and Co., sharebrokers, m their half-yearly review, issued on Saturday.
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      POLICEMAN'S APPEAL IS DISMISSED
      128 5 AN appeal against the d m sentence of Fara Singh, a Brill, h North Borneo police geant. who was charged wi*h murder of five Chinese guerr et Kamnoiv. Kitai about Or* 9 1043. wos dismissed hy the P. dent of the Appeai Court selton on Saturday.
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      APPOINTMENT CRITICISED
      103 5 Free Press Correspondent. LONDON, Sun. Commenting m the antic paled :ir.val of Sir Charles Arden Clarke. the newly-appointed Governor Of Sarwak. m London irom Basutoland this month tn route to Kuehiiig, the Sunday Times says: "Ther. Ls crit cisin both m London and Sa r awak of the
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      Home Beach Fashion
      28 6 .\^x.,a _-._i»*.r snows a hfa.h outfit at a London r mi »how ti> actress Va Sar-cita Srott. star of "Hasty nearl* sl.owin; at the Aldwy.h.
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      Provost Jailed Wrong Man
      54 6 -;.VL\<; DBS, aged 2*>, whom a H kai ho;-rJ found unliit for mil: .*.r> srrvii**. was arrestfd aa !*e aprii 'd for a new ration I x>\ .n.ti krnl as a deserter m .i for two nights IT* was then relea-ed with t»*"_g-_>;*- from the Assistant
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      PRISONER ESCAPED IN HOME MADE CIVVIES
      39 6 mer Mowe, aged 4, Gertir.": I v. no escaned m s PoW iiost:i a: Btlx worth, ft harts. i> bettered to be wearing a civilian suit made from 1 grey uniform cloth dvcd
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      ICECREAM BREAKS ALL RECORDS
      21 6 en -m m Brita.fi has glready a all records this year ac- ng to maanufae f .urers.
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      WIFE OF FUEL CHIEF HAD 8 TONS EXTRA
      532 6 WIFE OF FUEL CHIEF HAD 8 TONS EXTRA MR. J. THOMPSON- Fuel Overseer to Salisbury and Wilton Rural Council, tendered his resignation at a council meeting m protest at what he described as= "Being overridden by higher authorities enabling poisons m the position of affluence and influencs to have pre-ferential-treatment
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      Driver Martin was a Fraulein
      246 6 m a qu et corridor of Wallington town hall a former British I CorpcnU and a Gorman girl exchanged a few words and a U they parted. Neither knows when they wiil W again. Ex-Corporal Charles Frederick Lucas, 25. went nre a three-month prison sentence
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      YO HO HO!
      24 6 About 15.C00.000 bottles of Rum may be imported from Jamaica. British Guiana. Trinidad and &d--rosados. to Britain, the Food Military announces.
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      OPIUM FETCHES $240 IN BRITAIN
      46 6 Opium is worth €240 a lb. In the black market, m Britain, but a bCaman, lined £20 In a Liverpool smuggling case said he was trying to bring it m as favour to Chinese who had been kind to his mother.
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      'TAKE SEX SERIOUSLY' SAYS Dr
      159 6 'TAKE SEX SERIOUSLY' SAYS Dr BOOKSTALLS should display more serious books on sex education, urges Dr. Edward Griffiths. Harley-street psychologist and marriage expert. He told the conference of the National Association of Girls' Clubs and Mixed Clubs, m Edinburgh that there was an absence of healthy sex literature on British
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      SOLICITOR GETS 5 Yrs
      71 6 SOLICITOR GETS 5 Yrs WEST END solicitor was at the Old Bailey sent to penal servitude for five years for what the judge described as "a whole ser es of thefts of clients' money." He was Gerald Francis Rutledge <36>. of Dalkeith Road. Middlesex, practising at Maddox Street W. His
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      DEAD SEAL LEWES A COIN 'FORTUNE'
      28 6 Seal that d cd. apparently of malnutrition, at Portland Oregon, aquarium had 195 coins, two buttons and four pebbles m his stomach.
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      SOLDIERS LEAVE PRIMROSE HILL
      32 6 The Army's anti-aircraft site at Primrose Hill. north-west London's famous yew point i s n 0 longer required and the War Office is to declare the area "surplus.''
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      QUIZ Answers
      41 6 1. "Nicholas Nickleby l Charles Dickens. 2. -The Moon and Sixpence." by \V. Somerset Maugham, 3 My Brother Jonathan," by Francis Brett Young 4. "The Stars Look Down." by A J Cron'n, 5. "Angel Pavement*' by J. B. Priestley.
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      HOME..
      79 8 -rlin.ion Kow Bibur*.. f .louce- J stershire. is a picturesque spot I m the Cotswold country. After], ..00 years of storm and sun-j. shine th e olj cottages still stand j four square, mellowed hy time.? Water for these homes is drawn by bucket from the river. j Paddy
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      'KING DAVID' VICTIMS NOW NUMBER 91
      35 8 All bodies have now been recovered from the ruins of Kins David Hotel which was blown up by terrorists. Total killed now stands at 91. says Reutej from Jerusalem.
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      MOSCOW RADIO ATTACK ON BRITAIN, U.S.
      370 8 MOSCOW RADIO ATTACK ON BRITAIN, U.S. LONDON, Sunday. THE British Government's decision to accept the principle of economic merger of the British and United States zones m Germany "is fresh proof of Anglo-American backstairs agreement on the German question,'' M. K. Hoffman. Moscow radio commentator, declared m the English language
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      BLACKMARKET IN ICE CREAM CONES
      59 8 BLACKMARKET IN ICE CREAM CONES Th eves stole a lorry and 120,000 ice-cream cones when they broke into the promises of Askeys Biscuit Company, m Willesden, (London). "Retail value of the cones is £120, but they'll nrobably fetch between £600 ard 1,000 on the black market, where there is a
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      UNLUCKY THIRTEEN
      29 8 A SCHOOI.ROY truant, aged 13. n was the tlvrteenlh of the family, and all thirteen are now m a remand home or under London County Council core
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      CUTTING THE CRACKLE
      14 8 Noiseless paper bars are being made mi n the United States.
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      STARTED 'NO BEER' BILLIARD HALLS
      26 8 Originator of t°mperance bill ards halls, Mr. Pavtf Edward Mitchell, Shooters HI!. Great Addington <Northants\ who ded h: March, left £81,000.
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      TRUMAN THROWS AUSTERITY PARTY
      27 8 No food or drink was served to tre 1,000 guests at President Truman's White Kouse garden party, "because of the world food situation."
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      JEEPS FOR SALE
      42 8 The biggest ever sale of jeeps m Britain will be held at Newbury race-coarse when 120 jeeps along with 330 other vehicles will be sold oon behalf of the Supply Ministry. All the vehicles come ;rom U.S. Army dumps.
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      Navy Builds Houses Now
      33 8 THE Royal Naval dockyard al Chatham, where stnee the days of Queen Elizabeth, craftsmen have built warships, including; steel prefabricated houses, dustbins. greenhouses, r-H_tr boxes, garden gates and wheelbarrows.
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      MAJ.-GEN. IS BURMA GOVERNOR
      87 8 LONDON, S_n. Major-General H. E. Ranee, regular British army officer, has been appointed Governor of Bui ma. He succeeds Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, wha has res gned on his doctor's advice. Maj -Gen. Ranee was Chief Civil Affairs Officer m Burma for about 12 months during the
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      MARSHALL SEES CHIANG
      118 8 MARSHALL SEES CHIANG Ycnan Bombing NEW YORK. Sun. TEN. GEORGE MARSHAL. v Unit:d States special envoy tn China, had a further talk with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek alter receiving a protest note from the Chinese Communists against the bombing of their Ycnan headquarters, New York radio said tonight. Reute: adds: "Gen.
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      SILK CYCLE TYRES
      31 8 ARTIFICIAL silk is likely to be n used m making tyres tor bicycles and aeroplanes, as well as for motor vehicles, Mr. Dalton Chancellor of the Exchequer indicated.
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      FLOODS HALT YELLOW RIVER WORK
      165 8 W SHANGHAI, Sun. ORK on the Yellow River pro3ct, the closing of the breach made hy the Chinese army m the early part of the Sino-Japanese war to stem the Japanese advance, is making gxxl progress, but it i not expected to be ?t_t« d
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      ALEC BEDSER 'FRIGHTENED' & UNHAPPY
      472 7 ALEC BEDSER 'FRIGHTENED' UNHAPPY Archie Quick s Sports Parade LONDON, Sat. _„v Mane beckon Alec Bedser, the new Maurice v is not happy. The Surrey giant cricketer p r Australia and with years m England's T^st bin. is frightened that he will let his country m brother is not with
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      Johnny King Resumes Training
      124 7 Johnny King Resumes Training LONDON Sun. there Ii news of Kiiu holder al the ht title lie |j a training this s c how he Ion:; lay-off. ls marie ver\ uu ring i S the war the \ustratia m :i he has wn i Uirouch- the MMM started I uoultl
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      RECS LOSE KL CRICKET
      32 7 nt PI ii. S'.m. Br- Beat for the Sina two-day 0 the K.L. Soon bat. was I score of :rs at th*» betaf dismissed r was able to
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      S.C.F.A. BEATEN
      62 7 Free Pre;s Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. JINGAPORE Chinese FA. were unlucky to ISM to the T.P.C.A this evening m their soccer engagement at Kuaia Lumpur They were beaten two goals to nil the first as the result of a ake by one of their own olayers ar.d the
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      YORKS ALL OUT 180 v LANCS
      441 7 YORKS ALL OUT 180 v LANCS LONDON, Sat. TIIL current season's most important County cricket fixture, the Battle of the Roses between Yorkshire and Lancashire which beg._n at Manchester to-day, produced an even first day's play, the scores when stumps were drawn beintf Yorkshire all out 180 and Lancashire 100
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      BIRD KNOCKS-OUT HALL IN RD ONE
      125 7 JIMMY Bird scored the most sensational win of his ca.eer when he gained a first round knockout victory over Jimmy Hall at the Happy World last night. Hall had fought with a reputation of having had 47 amateur contests, of which he lost only
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      INNINGS WIN FOR CIVILIANS
      318 7 The Singapore Civilians scored an easy victory over the Army by an innings and 48 runs over the week-end on the S.C.C. padang. Set with the task of making lus runs to avert an innings defeat, the Army yesterday was unable to cope with the spin
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      K.L. CHINESE BEAT RANGERS
      104 7 Free Press Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. ON the Padang this evening the Selangor Chinese beat Singapore Rangers' soccer t_-am three goals to one. The game was marked by exciting exchanges and good goalkeeping by Singapore's Webber. The score was one-all at half time, the Chinese having
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      GLAMORGAN v INDIANS
      202 7 SWANSEA, Sat. SUMMING up to-day's play m the game between the Indians and Glamorgan, Learie Constantine said the Indians could only blame themselves for having to endure an awkward 7£ minutes at the end of the day. Lamentable catching at a critical stage lost the Indians the
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