The Singapore Free Press, 10 August 1946

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Article
    700 'PIRATE' TAXIS IN S'PORE
    406 1 'Ramshackles' defy the transport authorities' test Free Press Reporter MO fewer than 700 u pirate*' taxis it is estimated, are operating m Singapore today. These vehicles have not yet been checked by the Vehicles Department for mechanical defects not through any fault of the Department,
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    20 1 I •»rp«>tal |M Jon. >. ATS, a ro\don <irl. v. ouiulod m the i-on»h attack o.i Ktnq David Hotel, l-.-:i«. .il<*tn.
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    U.S. FIXES TIN EXPORT FIGURE
    50 1 U.S. FIXES TIN EXPORT FIGURE The Civilian Production Administration yes erday lx^d the fourth quarter allocation of tin plate for export at 136,000 tons, says UP. from Washington. It will be u>ed entirely for food preservation m or for famine:tricken coun.nes and will *ake pressu r orT American food production
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    Mr. Truman won't talk on Palestine
    264 1 Mr. Tr u man won't talk on Palestine WASHINGTON, Fri. PEBIDENI IKI >J AN told a press conference that he had \t-i nached a decision on the new Palestine plan. •crted. however, that such a decision was entirely liin hi> power and denied press reports that it involved an\ nstitui
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    CONGRESS TO FORM GOVT?
    49 1 RNEW DELHI h^r-» said 10- W,r i has India CootFMi jalitkm •-'ntral tnderstood r ha: the would be s°t up In place Previously pnn>o.-:ed inrnment. leported u> hay, left > Congress Party to detae rompo<ir.);. „r the nem. lim League previously Dterim t n ent j
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    NEW SKIPPER FLIES TO PRIZE SHIP
    36 1 NEW SKIPPER FLIES TO PRIZE SHIP liptalD -Captain George :lvins from tJtie to take :-har^ o f i American roo&kfp. Farmer. ov-r which val Briii.sh and Amema if over n R r- from Ikj v "HI
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    AMMO DUMP KILLS 30
    34 1 Thirty men, including three soid'er.s. were killed and 27 seriously injured when a bomb exploded during the clearing of an ammunition dump near Mafrussar. Celebes. N.E.1., says ReuU-r from Batavia.
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    WIVES WARNED 'KEEP OUT OF SOVIET ZONE'
    42 1 British wives who will join their Soviet husbands m Berlin this month are being warned by the Control Commission not to 1 into the Russian sector with or without their husbands, says Reuter from Berlin.
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    RUBBER STRIKE IN S'PORE
    49 1 Some 3.000 rubber workers t»m- j ployed at .several Singapore factories and godowns went on strike this morning. It is understood that the men i i are dissatisfied with their datiy wages of $3 and $5 and are de- j i nianding considerably higher pay.
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    YOUNG NAZIS GET AMNESTY
    135 1 FORMER Nazi youths under 27 years of age will be given I virtual amnesty. Marshal of the, R.A.F. Sir Sholto Douglas, Com- mander-in-Chief of the British •orces m Germany, told a press conference m Berlin yesterday. Referring to what he termed uiiiair criticism iv Britain of
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    DANCING FIR A PRIZE
    36 1 DANCING FIR A PRIZE Young ballet dancers from all over Btitain gathered at the Scala Theatre, London, to take part m the annual ballet i-om petition for the Pavlova casket. Competitors make up for the contest
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    Double duty in hospital strikes
    216 1 Free Press Reporter THE Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, visited the Genera] 1 Hospital this morning to s«e for himself how the nursing staff and doctors were doing the work of the attendants who have gone on strike. Meanwhile, to help out, the Army has supplied
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    Pin-Ups Cut Jail Breaks
    51 1 POINTS OF VIEW CONVICTS, serving terms for murder and other serious offences m Peterhead jail and several other prisons m Scotland are pioneering a new comfort scheme that even includes pin-up gitls The new system already has cut escapes from Scottish jails io a new low
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    SOLDIERS SHOULD WED EX-ENEMIES
    118 1 ENGLISHMEN, want ng to m;trry German or Italian girls, should be enrouraged to do >o, is the opinion of the Rev. W. G. Hargrave Thomas, vicar of Needham Market, near Ipswich, and m his Parish magazine he recently published details of how to arrange such mariiages.
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    RUSSIANS SEIZE BERLIN PADRES
    36 1 Copies of three Berlin newspapers which carried the report that Russians had rounded up German youths m Brandenburg Province were confiscated from r€ws stands m the Russian sector, says Reuter Irom Berlin.
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    URANIUM NEAR PARIS
    19 1 A uranium deposit has been discovered between Ris and Chateldon near Vichy, says Reuter from Paris.
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    AMERICA HAS BUMPER CROP
    78 1 I AKGE^J'. crop^ m United Stat?;? blftory ol wheat, muizp nd other food gra Bl were r»redt?ted i;i Washirr ton y«\sterclay the U.S. Agriculture De; m?nt. WB9* Reutcr. The current estimate lor tii* 1946 wheat crop is 1. 160.000 .G«)>i bu.<iels. says the Departmon This is
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    DEMOB PLEDGE
    105 1 LONDON Fri MO man who is still serving a'rr*/ at December 1946 need lear that the results of the now re ruitmen. scheme will affect hi* demobi! sation. The Government has g.ven undertaking that a man dread v serving at 31 December 1946. exept those serving on voluntary
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    U.S. DENIES SELLING ARMS TO DUTCH
    44 1 A Moscow radio report that th<* US. Is selling arms and ammunition to the N.E I. met a shai •> denial by the U.S. Foreign Liquidation Commission, wh<ch disposes of US. surnlus eoods ovpr- #eaus, says AP from Washington
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    55 Killed By 'quake shocks
    177 1 NEW YORK. Frf. ANOTHER moderat" earthquake today churned the floor of the Caribbean S a m the fifth day of earth tremofs. So far at least 55 people have lost their lives and thousands are homeless. Casualty figures as yet are incomplete Fcrdham University seismograph
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  • FEATURE PAGE
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      U.K. CAR INDUSTRY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF, 'LIBERATION'
      1296 2 HIS month the Briti.h motor-cur n dustry cele--1 rated the jut>:ie3 of its 'I bsnUioa*— tha withdruwoi the requirement that very car should be preacd- i by a man with a red flag Lord Braba.on of Tar a one al niDtor n-c's
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      Motor races 1900 style
      50 2 Picture taken at the end of a 1900 trial run over a 1000--mile course m England. The first m this race was a fourcylinder Panhard and l.evassar 12 H.P. car. Second mas a Napier. Many of the pioneers of British motoring: took part m this race.
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      Chesterton's house for the church
      151 2 Chesterton' s house for the church THOSE who kno r and appreciate 1 the wriUngs of the late G. K. Chesterton, the famous British Catholic author, will learn interest that the announcement has been made recently by Cardinal Griffin that his home, "Top Meadow," at Beaconfleld fcl BuckI inghamshire, England,
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      SECONDS OUT IN THE SIAMESE RING
      114 3 t«x«n «.t with the strangfst boxing u-chr.i<iu» m the world. Top pit i ilmwi a Mil s.ra ght left witli the |8g which the boxer hopes will ront s «inp.> *> t s tomach. Bclow, the scco 'ds try to revive a boxer m
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      242 2 STILL IN THE NEWS! ITS THE WORLD-BKATKR PLAYED p. p. THE WORD WEEKS WdW TtA H T H E F L |N fclrJ vAli means vJoftTo^^RC^^l^a^^ BOX-OFFiCE BOMBAY! RECORD! MARL BOROUGH dh>,. ike h a iji Next haner "AIVIAZON" MIDNIGHT. TONIGHT. "KALI VAN HAPPY WORLD BOXING at ms m TOMORROW
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      437 2 RADIO MALAYA B. B. C. RLU NETWORK from noon to 5.20 p. m. 5.35 p. m. GS p.m and 6.39 to 11 pm. on S?5 13.93 metres from 5.20 p m. r.rtre* from noon to t nm. on 4.825 10.35 p. m. GSV 16.84 metres mcs «cc. m 61 metre
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    LEADER NEWS
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUG, 10, 1946. Let Us All Eat For $1-50
    333 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, AUG, 10, 1946. Let Us All Eat For $1-50 j 1 b a sign of the improving! I t.m?s that the Servicenn ia Singapore are to te! i owed to buy meals m th? i ty*< lv-taurants. I :<>rn very early m the rei upat
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    Half per cent Victory
    89 4 IINITED States Government officials revealed m Washington last night that negot.ations are under way m Tokyo *or the American extension of a multi-million dollar credit to Japan and Korea for the purchase of surplus non-mili-tary UJS. army and navy equipment. Reports indicated that the total may
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  • Letter to the Editor
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      'Play ball before you tax us'
      833 4 DKING a regular reader of your paper, I want, first, to say that it's true to its name and always m the news. In fact with a Free Press m the billet and the regulars time-serving there's never a dull moment. I guess there
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    Army Keeps The Peace
    294 4 Our Good Neighbours SINCE the re-occupa-tio n the following provost resources have assisted the civil power and are to date still largely available. Malaya: Four Provost Units, totalling 478 all ranks. Singapore Island: One Special Investigation Unit One British Ports Company and two Provost Units, totalling
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    QUIZ
    104 4 1. What are th e meanings of these words? <1> Etiology, (2> Etymology, <3> Entomology. 2. "Now craclis a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince. "And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!" —Who is addressing whom m this famous passage? And m what play? 3. What is
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    PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
    400 4 f\R MALTOI34 SARGEM 1 faWKKf British conductor, has just had a great success m a series of concerts he has conducted m Vienna. In pre-war days the Vennese were said to be the most critical musical audience m the world, and they have still not lost their
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    CORNISH CREAM
    957 4  -  ALAN GARDNER Saturday Short Story By JEAN stretched her long, shapely legs, put a hand beneath her back and straightened out the beach towel on which she was lying and sank back again on the firm, hard sand of Tolcarae Beach, Newquay. Beside her John was asleep. Heaven
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      52 4 7or Quick Relief! "MOt'N-TAIN Re**stered Peppermint MIXTI RE Ihf Tiiple Acting Rcr.iedy for I outh (old. Influenza. Bron- ::ti>.. Sorr Throat etc. Steps a (ou-^h m 30 srror'K, X ;u a C old m One Day ainuhle at all Irading stores. :ortt is; P. K. YEE CO., i, Seah Street
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      17 4 FAITH 1 Deliver m- from H* sion of man: so wi» > Thy precepts. Psalms, lit, I I
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  • NEWS PAGE
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      Paratroopers face charge of mutiny
      69 5 Paratroopers face charge of mutiny a tiw service joinmtiaj h9 comnj> themselves rrior o Hirers i i :it their h.:r,-e which wiM mm of the 13th i>( .lvhire) Paranl whtm the\ facr .tl m Kiuang on amis have been tri.il uhifh ls to lan?ar m the •rs of the Court.
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      EURASIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
      98 5 EURASIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH i responden *as pass:ice Pretherue A ..-c Court on Eurasian. Cecil v.id guilty on a •y by a special verdict. N -Jones, the Pi tutor, proseI 'A-as defended '.Van. I i Kigenta, of the d evidence that agreed to DC > asked to i nrmsteo comwho
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      $12,000 S'PORE FIRE
      22 5 h $12,000 was dev.hich broke out Road yesterday at D ral Fire Brigade "i but the building was :ted.
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      32 5 Sir Kranklin Ci/nson, a i-ompani.-d by Brigader C. W*. Bacon, Director of erv;ccs ALFSEA, and Mr. B. W. E. Goodrich acting A.D.C. arriving at the Base Ordnance Depot during his recent tour.
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      'SOURABAYA SUE' TELLS HER STORY
      471 5 'SOURABAYA SUE' TELLS HER STORY I^ETOET Tantri, Java's European woman broadx caster who became known to British troops as Sourabaya Sue," tells the story of her activities during the Japanese occupation of the N.E.1., m "The Voice of Free Indonesia," a weekly published by the Indonesian Information Department. Her greatest
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      190 CHINESE TO STUDY ABROAD
      142 5 190 CHINESE TO STUDY ABROAD pHINA is sending 190 unofficial ROodwlJl envoys abroad shortly, including 40 to Great Britain. These students headed the recent nation-wide examinations to qualify for further study abroad. The 190 successful candidates will be financed by the Chinese Government, or through international agreements and benefits, for
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      JAP APOLOGISES FOR CRIMES
      115 5 THE first Japanese war crimi--1 nals executed m Hong Kong were Lieut. Yasuo Kishi and 2nd Lieut. Mati,umoto who were convicted of atrocities committed on Lantau Island m August last year. Kishi's last acts was to write a letter to the Officer Commanding the 42 Royal
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      Loan Reaches $20,000,000
      46 5 THE Singapore Governments 1o a n ha s reached the figure of S?O,OCO 000 m just a month. target for this rehabilitation loan which opened on July 8, is $25,000,000. The Financial Secretary. Singapore, has authority to float a second loan of 5?5,000,--000.
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      JAP GENERAL WEPT WHEN QUESTIONED
      241 5 fOL. C. H. Wild, War Crimes Lk.ison Officer, told a Singapore War Crimes Court yesterday that he got the impression Maj.Gen. Ctsv.ka Masao, wept when questioned after the Jap surrender about conditions m the military section of Outram Road jail. "He started." Col. Wild said,
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      Cathedral Wedding
      74 5 Miss Sofa Roeklman of the Royal Netherlands Nursing Service was married to Sg*. Brie N. Kershaw of th? Koxal Si^n.ils at St. Andrew's Cathedra! on Wednesday. Syt. Krnsh^w is a son of Mr. -v.nl Mrs. ftepst.aw of Warrin^ton, Lanes. The Iride wns givn away by <ieut. Col. W.
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      Chinese textiles for South Seas
      212 5 CHINA has decided to make a determined attempt to win a South Seas market for Chinese cotton piecegoods. With this end m view, the Chinese Government is considering a petition from the state-owned China Textile Development Corporation for the lifting of the present ban on
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      ASSIZES TRIAL FOR SOLDIER
      65 5 ABDUL Latif bin Munshi Abdul Aziz, an Indian soldier, was committed to stand trial at the next Assizes on a charge of armed gang robbery, by Mr. K.M. Byrne m the Third Police Court yesterday. It was alleged that on May 10, Abdul and five other
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      Lord Killearn to control shipping
      256 5 IN addition to his diplomatic and food supply activities, Lord KiDearn, Special Commissioner for SouthEast Asia, has taken over shipping. It is announced that his office has taken over the management of the South-East Asia Freight Movement Committee. Lord Killearn is already Chairman of the
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      BANK ACCEPTS NOTES ISSUED UNDER DURESS
      118 5 THE Hong Kong and Shanghai 1 Banking Corporation's recognition of all notes— sloo and $500 denominat:ons issued by the Bank under duress m the fhst few months of the Japan?.- occupition of the colony has been legalised by a bill introduced by the Attorney-General
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      CONDEMNED JAPS ESCAPE FROM PRISON
      274 5 ONE of the five condemned Japanese war criminals who escaped from Pudu Jail m Kualj Lumpur is still at large. The missing man is T&nika, who resembles a Chinese, and speaks both Chinese and Malay. The tfher four were arrested soon after their jail break.
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      MILITARY POLICE HOLD DANCE
      82 5 Free Press Rcporcr. THE Singapore Inter-Servic.v, military police relaxed lo.sr night, had their bit of fun. and went home m the early hours of this mcrnins tired but happymen. They were m a gay mood as they entertained themselves and several hundred Serv ec and civilian
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      Naafi supplied ghost ship
      287 6 A MYTHICAL Briri-h ship known as Jul^.s Verne -junior oncers living m £100-a-month luxury rials and driving wars "with £25 a week <>?i the side." Theso werp some of the itariea told at a Chatham Naval court-maitial when two sea transport officers were aooused of accepting
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      P.C.s HAD TO ASK LEAVE TO SEE GIRLS
      408 6 P.C.s HAD TO ASK LEAVE TO SEE GIRLS COUNCILLOR A. E. Bryant, a member of the committee which controls Buckinghamshire Police, told a crowded meeting of the county council recently that things were happening behind the scenes. He explained that they were spending money advertising for a new assistant chief
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      A JUDGE ATTACKS CONTROL
      175 6 IMPOSING nominal fines of a shilling on each of six charges against a furniture firm fobreaking control orders, Mr. Justice Stable said at Manchester Assizes: "It Ls a public .scandal that the Board of Trad* have not se«=n fit to present the effect of rules and
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      ROCK HOLDS UP WORK ON £6,200,000 SPAN
      48 6 Apprcval of the Firth of Forth road bridge -first suggested 128 years a?o- -U being delayed because Of a rock m the river. An inquiry Is considering v/hethpr th« rock should be blasted away if r-he iJG.200,000 mile-long bridge Ls sanctioned.
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      SHAKESPEARE IS TELEVISED
      23 6 First television programme from the Open Air Theatre. Regent's Park, was made at a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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      QUIZ Answers
      90 6 I. (1) Science of causation 'especially the cassation of disease. <2> Study of the structure Of words. <3> Study of insects 2- Horatio is addressing th? dying Hamlet tin Hamlet*. 3 -The Cobras ar? poisonous .snakes »of the genera Naja and Sep.edon > which can dk.tend the muscles
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      Bus crash in London
      32 6 lw<°nt>-four pfepl* were intur d whrn a hus crashed into a v o;> front m HUh-street. Km sin- ton. London, where flood '*at"r forced up road pav'n? Mo-ks.
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      Sailors Adorn Autumn Style In Undies
      81 6 Sailors Adorn Autumn Style In Undies lINGERIC dfsi<ns for the autumn have «one gay, mith min'aturc ribboned hat toxes and multi-<olour< d pow- i der puffs, some m tiny bowls, i b**in; featured on some fabrics. Manufacturers are also pu?tn»e pep into I'tility fabrics now b m" frintfd, and dull,
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      AUSSIE COMMANDS U.K. SALVATION ARMY
      36 6 Command of the Salvation A: my m Britain, the poet vacated b y Genen] Osbon when rtected ii ternotional Isoder, will be taken by Commissioner William Dai/ioi, Territorial Commander South Australia.
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      HARVESTERS CALLED TO THE ARMY
      127 6 ON the eve of the corn harvest when the first winter oats and barley had just been cut, farm pupils were called up from the harvest fields for National Service. 'I am almost m despair." one tanner said. "I have 400 acres af mixed crops
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      PARALYSIS STOPS SCHOOL SPORTS
      17 6 Six cases of infantile paralysis have occurred among srhooichildren at Potters Bar Middlesex.
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      LAST VOYAGE
      23 6 Towec by seven tugs the fore parl of the liner Berengana \e-\t the Tyne recently en route to Rosvth :or demolition.
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      TORY CANDIDATE
      20 6 Major The Hon. J. B. FermorHesfreth, brother of Lord Heskeih, has been selected prospective Conservative candidate for Northampton.
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      'Hub of the Wheel' Gets George Cross
      190 6 MRS. BERTHE FRASER, a British resident m Arras, France, has been awarded the George Medal for "special services" to the Allied cause. Here is the story of Mrs Fraser's "special service." It is a story of almost incredible courage. Twice she wa.s imprisoned,
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      44 5 VICTORIA THEATRE THE STAGE CLUB presents Murder Without Crime A Thriller m Three Acts. FINAL PERFORMANCE TONIGHT at 8 00 p.m. Tickets:— S2. oo— $1. CO 50 crnU. Obtainable at Theatre Box-Office, open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m t b.,, to 4.30 |ua. Dally.
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      180 6 TODAY AT THE JJ^En^ 5 SHOWS: 10.30 A.M.. 1.30, 4, 6.30, Ul p. M Eagle L ion 's Maste rpiece The Movie That Was Seen Twice By The Royal Family It 's Tense Impressive Excepti ona One of Tne Events of The Year! J '"i4ASON <^tf Hfl Mien m Ditmor
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      45 6 JANt Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya /..•I APPEAL To YOU JANE \V\V /^OH NO fiFORGIE' WUAr\ 1 I I Rl«- h" HtWri >6t2K WE RE ALL E BEST OF I t*t£s£Ai>#l OPENED OE ILL-FEEL.W^AMD FRIENDS AMD NCTTMING >fl i|HS*fflr*i CAT- WAGON -DE
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  • SPORTS PAGE
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      Ceylon Sports Club Cricket Teams
      119 7 Ceylon Sports Club Cricket Teams 'THE following will represent the CeyA lon Sports Club m a game of f ncket against the Police on the Thomson Road ground today, play starting at 2 p.m.: K. Muthucumaru, (rapt.), S. Kulasingaxn, E. Doraisamy, U. W. De Silva, P. Van Rooyen. S. Ayaidurai,
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      SPEEDWAY
      52 7 The Wimbledon Laurels, a best rair championship at Wimbledon, was won by the Wembley riders T. Price and B. Wells with 19 points. This picture shows a general view of the meeting and the start of the second heat. The riders are T. Price, R. Wells, H. Saunders and
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      BATTLING KHOON GALLANT LOSER
      341 7 By Men Williams, Boxing Editor, Sporting Globe BRISBANE, Fri. MOK KAI (Battling) Khoon, weighing 8 st. 3 1 tb, was outpointed by the Australian flyweight champion, Mickey Hill (8 st. 2 Ib.) to-night m the best fight seen m Brisbane Stadium for years. The crowd cheered
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      MAXFLI BEATEN
      50 7 Playing at the Playfair's court last Sunday m a friendly badminton match of three men's singles, a men's doubles and a women's singles. th«» "B M team of the Maxfli Badminton Party was defeated by the "B" team of the Playfair Badminton Party by five games to nil.
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      NORTHAMPTONS MEET S.C.F.A. TOMORROW
      244 7 NORTHAMPTONS MEET S.C.F.A. TOMORROW OINGAPORES many soccer fans will be given an opportunity tomorrow of paying a nice tribute to the memories of the island's pre-war playeTs who vere either killed or died during the war or have been missing since. The occasion will be a frame at Jalan Ecsar
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      NAVY TEAM WINS CHANGI SOCCER 2-1
      371 7 From Petty Officer GaUimore. THE Royal Naval Air Station (Sembawang) soccer team paid their first visit to the R.A.F. Changi on Wednesday and defeated them by the odd goal m three m a very fast game. The visitors forced the pace from the start,
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      'Too Much Notice Of Averages'
      517 7 Archie Quick's Sports Parade LONDON, Thursday. SURREY beat Notts m the holiday match at the Oval by seven wickets and thereby hangs a tale. The new Surrey captain, Nigel Bennet, has decided views on certain aspects of the game and thus he did not hesitate
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      ENGLAND TO MEET SCOTLAND IN CHARITY SOCCER
      140 7 ENGLAND TO MEET SCOTLAND IN CHARITY SOCCER LONDON, Fri. r FHE England team to meet Scot- land m an extra soccer representative match m aid of dependants of those who lost their lives In the Bolton disaster last season, to be played ou Manchester City's (round on August 24, is:
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      ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR GAEKWAR
      42 7 LIVERPOOL. Frl. THE Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda, whose horses are running brilliantly, scored another notable win here today, his three-year-old colt. The Yuvaraj, a son of Fairway, winning the £1,000 Molyneux Cup run over five fur- longs. Reuter
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      NONDESCRIPTS
      62 7 THE following have been selected to play cricket for the Nondescripts against H M.S. Terror at Seletar at 11 am. tomorrow: V. A. Dorai. J. N, Fernando, C. de Silva, F. van Rooyen. D E. N. R. do Vaz. P. O. Yzelman Yeravdakar. L. Wijeweera. M. W. Armstrong. J.
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      WRESTLING
      57 7 A DOUBLE main event programme, m which Jeff Conda meets Johnny Merrill and Stan Garside meets Dai Morgan, has been arranged for tonight's wrestling at the Great World. In the supporting bouts Kid Tan. the scientific Chinese grappler fights Len Hicks, unbeaten R.A.S.C. middleweight wrestler, and Roughouse Jeffrey meets
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      BADMINTON
      52 7 (Free Press Reporter) PENANG. Mon CELANGOR badminton league eham- plons. Meirydale. scored a narrow victory over the Palmsteatf Party ofPenang by five games to four at the Free School cours today. The visitors thus made amends for the defeat which they sustained yesterday at the hands of the Hu
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      MIDDLESEX WIN BY AN INNINGS
      368 7 MIDDLESEX WIN BY AN INNINGS LONDON, Fli. llfllll MuMi*'"*** scored an innings victory over Northants h.s put them more strongly than ever m the the County cricket championship, Yorkshire, leaders, were held to a draw by Leicester and 1(>>1 to Essex m a thrilling finish 15 minutes be- me results
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      Indian Cricketer Gets Prison Crop
      81 7 Indian Cricketer Gets Prison Crop MUMIM.IIAM. Fri. f -|,;j a member of the I i,t vTCs.et team, was the h jokinz by his col.'jv Mlowing a haircut H !nr«day. I!? told cut hi> hj r fairly short m-.d*chc. but was i h- was giren such that the effect nb'Ml as
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      WARWICKS & INDIA DRAW
      120 7 WARWICKS INDIA DRAW Birmingham. Fri. T match between Ire and th 0 Indian I i.aw. rain pre:.v'j play to-day. v\.irv»i iv M.-f. l>t Inns 373 for IM>l\ M IXNS n r haat net out 85 lb« iIA/tn 39 :,-v 8 Amarnuth b Slilli^ 22 j m* h Tritchard 1 f
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      SRC ELECTS OFFICIALS
      96 7 1 n ar..l the Ej- *.v support the Club uas made > presided at cdng of U at the club- kid that they a.*: horr.ies for ..;oning of the; the ciubhouse and j I i lot of ail tention and j fed. The future ~a:U. depended upon
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      ATTEMPT ON SWIM RECORD FAILS
      79 7 LOS ANGELES, Frl. THE American swimmer, Bill Smith, who is scheduled to participate m a meet m Pails on Auj?. 31, last night failed to break Johnny Weissmuller's 100 metres free style record of 57.8 seconds. Smiths time was 59.4 seconds. However, the Hawaiian Univer.
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    22 8 A-iial view cf Kensington Gar.lpn* and Hydp rark, London, showing the camp sites where the Empire V-Marchers lived. Kerroley Newspapers Picture.
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    Casino Afloat Flouts Land Gaming Laws
    119 8 ArTFR wating seven years to start operating once more h s alatial gambling ship xa'ued at $1,000,000 (US) is outdo'n? even >lonte Carlo's ma ;niiic ence the "Admiral" of the (ali.ornan gambling fleet, Tony Cornero Stralla, encounter rd an ininasse when police arrested h'm
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    'IRON CURTAIN OVER MANILA' SAYS ICKES
    164 8 'IRON CURTAIN OVER MANILA' SAYS ICKES rORMER U.S. Interior Secretary 1 Harold L. Ickes sad m a syn- weed column that an iron cur--un "equally as effective as that ixsing the United States off from R'issia" exists around the Philippines and prevents the free cir- :ion of news, reports AP.
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    MR. BEVIN TAKES OVER AT PARIS TALKS
    307 8 MR. BEVIN TAKES OVER AT PARIS TALKS PARIS, Friday. THE British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, arrived at Paris aerodrome at 5.25 p.m. today. He takes over from Mr. Clement Attlee as head of the British delegation to the Peace Conference. Italy, represented by premier Alcide de Gasperi, will state
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    SHIPPING NEWS
    87 8 MAJID. British, 149 com: from Palembang. Aug. 8. to Palombang. date uncertain PIERRE CORNIOU. French. 4.864 tons; from Haipliong Aus. 8. to Marseilles Aug 11 BELI.EROPHONE. British. 5.708 tons; from Liverpool. Aug. 8. lo Saigon, date uncertain. MEDON. British. 4.428 tons; from Liverpool, Aug. 8 to Batavia. date
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    JUMBOS BETTER THAN JEEPS
    66 8 The Je e P will never replace the elephant. That's straight from the King of Cambocia, who admits he has never ridden In a jeep and doesn't particularly care to, but who is as much at hom P on the back of an elephant as he
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    AGA KHAN WEIGHS IN AT £684,000
    286 8 DARES-SALAAM, Fri. MASSES of diamonds estimated at £684,000 value will sparkle through transparent case* m the scales m which the Aga Khan is weighed today as the spiritual leader of 20,000,000 Ismaili Moslems. The diamonds are the gift of the Ismaili Moslem community to
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    BRITAIN, U.S. AGREE: END UNRRA
    118 8 BRITAIN, U.S. AGREE: END UNRRA DRITAIN fully associates herself D with the AmerLcan attitude that the time has now come to end. UNRRA assistance to European countries, Mojor Kenneth Younger, speaking m the absence of British Minister of State. Mr. Philip Noel Baker. t O !d the UNRRA Council meeting
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    FLYING BOAT CRASH
    32 8 A U.S. Navy flying boat with eight aboard crashed into the sea off Oahu and sank immediately says A. P. from Honolulu. Rescue boats found only scattered wreck age.
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    UK PLANS 5 'HEATH ROWS'
    141 8 DRITAIN ii to be ringed with airfleida covering every sizeable town from the south coast to the Orkneys. Sir Willian Hildred. DirectorGeneral of the International Transport Association, has announced that five new Heath Rows ar« being plr.nned. Three will be m England, one m Scot-
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    GENERALS WARNED HITLER
    153 8 GENERALS WARNED HITLER riELD Marshal Waiter van 1 Brauchitsch, German C-in-C. until 1941, told the International War Crimes Court today that all German generals warned Hitler m 1933 that the war m the heart of Europe would lead to a world conflict Giving first evidence In the case against the
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    HK FAMILIES REUNITE
    74 8 THE steamer Duntroon. carrying over 400 passengers, mainly wives and families of Government officers who spent the war years m Australia, arrived m Hong Kong harbour from Sydney. Duntroon's arrival, which had been anxiously awaired. will unite families which were broken up since the Government ordered the
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    POLICE KILL 5 NEAR TRIESTE
    38 8 Five people were killed and two wounded when Venezia Giulia police fired on a group of people coming from the Yugoslav controlled area about nine miles north of Trieste, says Reuter from Rome.
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    RUSSIANS REFUSE TO BUY OWN GOODS
    40 8 RUSSIANS REFUSE TO BUY OWN GOODS A number of consumer goods made m Russia this year were so bad that the public retused to buy them and they went no further than the floors of strops, says Reuter from Moscow.
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    HITLER HAD DRUG TO STERILISE PRISONERS
    34 8 The Nuremberg war crimes court heard yesterday how Hemrich Himmler's SS developed a drug for sterilising millions of wa p prisoners, says A.P. from 1 1 Itcrg. ~*»*Wj
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