The Singapore Free Press, 26 August 1946

Microfilm: NL3652
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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    22 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA' a IS tfl SINGAPORE; MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 1« CENTS
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    LORD KILLEARN FLIES TO BATAVIA
    422 1 Free Press Reporter OKI) Killearn. Special Commissioner m South-East 1 .ia. whose duties include the organisation of food upplies for our area, this morning flew to Batavia to o!d exploratory talks m an attempt to mediate Eaten Dutch and Indonesian leaders. He drove to Changi
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    31 1 *PUin H.JC Tinker who *ned for the Singapore Cric. !!i. C,ub yesterd *J with John m pictured join; ort to the *«n wicket. The SCC. an easy victory over the police.
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    Indonesian Holldav
    2 1 Indonesian Holldav
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    CHINA MAY EQUAL PREWAR CROPS
    122 1 ,__THnrT^ HINGT ON, Sun. [THOUGH china at pre*nt is toS?,?' w the world s w <*st ?fe-st n cken nations, she ls X** roduce a major share ir.m! real re <l ul^ments during estimates the forthU&Vjwi n eat Production at about £?*2 r, ons> a
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  • Article
    CHEAP RENTS FOR R.A.F. WIDOWS
    34 1 Rents according to means will Ne paid by RAF officers' widows m houses to be built at Morden, Surrey, with a gift of £25,000 from the R*F Benevolent Fund
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    Army seizes S'pore's mutton
    169 1 Free Press Reporter s SEVEN thousand sheep bought by the Malayan Livestock Company m Australia and representing Malaya's and Singapore's supplies for the next three months, have been requisitioned by the Army. The Malayan Livestock Company have been instructed to bring. these sheep to Singapore for
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    COURT MARTIAL OBJECTION
    180 1 Free Press Reporter KLUANG. Monday. WHEN the Kluang court martial of 262 Paratroopers on mutiny charges resumed today, Lt. W. A. Favln, giving evidence said that on June 27 at H.Q. detention barracks, he saw Private K. Nicholson. He told him who he was ana said to
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    60 1 A R.A.F. Police jeep was used to keep the huge crowd off the Sidelines m yesterday's game of soccer between the Combined R.A.F. and the S.C.F.A at Jala n Besar Stadium. The game was abandoned when tlie Airmen were leading four. two, eight minutes before the end when part of
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    Communists demand U.S. quit China
    93 1 Communists demand U.S. quit China FE Communists have sent a message to the Paris Peace Conference demanding the withdrawal of United States forces from China, according to Kalgan Radio today. The first indications that full-scale war, known to be brewing m Manchuria, had broken out was received m Nanking today
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    S.H.B. WORKERS RETURN
    54 1 SEVERAL hundred Singapore Harbour Board dockyard workers, who had been on strike for the past two months, returned to work this morning. The Harbour Board has undertaken not to reduce the worker's present wage or allowances for six months, and the men have agreed not to strike
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    Our planes are accused now
    140 1 YUGOSLAVIA: BELGRADE, Sunday. FE YUGOSLAVS now accuse British planes of violating their territory as welL Referring m particular io tke violation of the Yugoslav territory of Tanjug, the Yugoslav news agency tonight reported that a protest to the British Government was made "some time ago."
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    DIEPPE CLOSED
    17 1 The port of Dieppe has n^n closed because of mines. The Newhaven-Dieppe service is suspei^ed.
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    MOLOTOV WALKS OUT OF PARIS CELEBRATIONS
    230 1 PARIS, Sun THE Spviet Foreign Minister, M. Molotov, and the Ukrainian foreign minister, Dimitri Manuel sky, walked out on the second anniversary celebration of th^ liberation of Paris. The two peace conference delegation chiefs may have left the ceremony because of the alphabetical seating
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    RIOTS SPREAD IN INDIA
    59 1 Fifteen people were reported m Jur.d m rioting which broke out m old Delhi on Saturday night. In Simla the police have detained several people for interrogation In connection with Saturday's attack on Sir Shafat Ahmed Khan, member of the newlyappointed interim government. Sir Shafat was
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    Siam rice plan 'may nave to be altered'
    2098 2 Lord Killearn answers the Free Press 4 LORD KILLEARN, British J Special Commissioner m Scuth-East Asia, last night i issued a 2,000-word statement mi n answer to editorials m the Singapore Free Press. I The full statement follows: j There seems to
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    S-E-Asia's Special Comtuissioner
    6 2 S-E- Asia's Special Comtuissioner LORD KILLEARN
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    INDIA PREPARES FOR THE FUTURE
    109 2 rl Indian Standing Fi under the chairmanshi Eric Coates, has approved nance C<»mmi:te p of Finance these industrialist for India. The ear_y t-.siabl^h^. Eastern I chSSfl somewhere near CafcwJ vide fac lit i( S for Q about 2,000 under^S 1,000 poat-gradnt^Sj .The rtarting 0 a
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    An Uncanny Weed-Killer
    208 2 HEVELOPED by research worker m a new weed-killer, "Methoxone," has the -rminuly uncanny property of destroying the weeds and sparing the crops. It all began when scientists m Britain were experimenting w th synthet c hormones to see what strength certain plants could stand. It was found
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    ABMY RE-NAMED
    16 2 Middle Fast Force is redesignated "Middle Bast Land Forces." more people quality for pensions
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      180 2 [RADIO LISTENING RADIO MALAYA RED NETWORK from noon to 2 pjn. and 8.38 to 11 pm. on 225 metres from noon to 2 p.m. on 4.825 mcs/sec. In 61 metre band and from 7.45 to 9.30 p.m. oa 4.78 mcs/aee te 61 metre band. CHINESE noon to 1.15 pjn. (news
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      243 2 except an Sundays *neL me a.ieruoun session opens at 5 pjn. (news headlines -v BSC pjn and news at .rso pjn.) MALAY noon to 1 pm (news at 12.45 pjn.) anc from 6 pjn to 8.15 pjn (news tn Malay st 1 30 pjn.). TONIGHT'S HIGHLIGHTS 8.30 p.m. News Headlines;
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      117 2 -your luck STAR Fortune torecas: lr p2ople born tote YOUR ke::_. licit arc* scr.ous m.nd is rcadej ponderous m its morion your acute and im sense of humor. Neat m your persensi pearancc v also ca neat s-r.d t dy mind. Ya versat.l? m your tahM do not ha.c as
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  • NEWS PAGE
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      UNRRA SUPPLIES DISAPPEAR AT TRIESTE
      429 3 n 'Kr'TEERS are getting the biggest rake-off of all t j me out of UNRRA's gigantic expenditure— about i coo 000,000— on the relief of suffering m war,v,td countries. They are plundering UNRRA prets on a vast scale and are selling the stolen food, iothin
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      Locomotive For Malaya
      50 3 One of the many locomotives ordered for the Malayan railways is seen being towed through the streets of Glasgow on the way to the dock for shipment. The first consign, ment of these new trains is arriving at Singapore by the Samoa m a few days' time.
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      WOMEN PLAN THEFT OF JEWELS
      320 3 WOMEN PLAN THEFT OF JEWELS Lvffl mm* o f secrel investi I gation. Scotland Yard believe Lv have at last got on to the tv "of the ringleader of a wall gang of expert J°we. -eves who have been res pon Sfor many of the ol? J >vel Lber.es at
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      PENSIONERS IN U.K. TO GET MORE
      249 3 A GREAT social reform m 3ri- tain went on to the Statute Book when the National Insurance Act received the Royal Assent. It means pension increases from Oct. 1 for four million people the aged, the blind and the windows. The Act, which brings
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      Erection Action' Day In London
      62 3 T> Mft M niittH tJI eton Acton* l»av. *hkh saw an o-gt of killing m Calcutta, w» 1 c.. Undo*'™ were Wl,ea Bd ,S C M ioiur din Rinrlu-Mosl m <las'es waj also ob cv d m P-cture <hows a Moslem demonstration marching th ough
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      VIKINGS WILL FLY KING IN AFRICA
      213 3 A LTHOUGH the King will travel to South Africa m a warship, a flight of planes will follow and is likely to be used extensively during the Royal tour. The King's Flight will comprise four twin-engined Vickers Viking planes. Now being prepared at the
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      ATTEMPT TO KISS HER CIST £4
      59 3 Miss Elsie Micklest/iwaite. -year.oH.clerk of S'aincross, Yorkshire, told Sheffield magistrates that when she was travelling m a train from Sheffield recently a man m the compartment tried to kiss her. She resisted, and to attract attention broke a window. Twenty .two.year-old George Turner, of
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      THIEVES USE TRAIN TO CRACK SAFE
      131 3 THIEVES USE TRAIN TO CRACK SAFE HOW to open a safe without the keys First get your safe: then try a hammer and chisel on it. If unsuccessful, roll the safe under the nearest train. This is what burglers did m Edinburgh one Saturday night. The safe weighing 2 cwt
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      PICTURE LEADS TO JAIL
      53 3 A POLICEMAN felt suspicious about a picture m an Ipswich lodging-house. He moved it and a shower of bread coupons fell to the floor. In consequence, an Irish labourer, Patrick Joseph Conlon. was sent to prison for three months for stealing the coupons, from workmen's pockets
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      COURSE DEMOBBED
      26 3 Kempton Parte racecourse, prisoner-of-war camp for six years, has been released by the War Office, but racing will not oe resumed before next year.
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      2.400 MILES WITH NO PILOTS
      43 3 Pilotlcss, twp Flyinpj Fortresses rdcd at Muroc. California, from Kawaii 2,400 m'lss— controil'd Throughout the flight f"om a mothf r plane." MINE KILLS SOLDIERS A mine exnloded at Horsey GaD. Norfolk, and killed three scldiers on cl^aran-e work
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      PLAN TO ABOLISH VISAS
      203 3 WORLD aviation experts have sent out a plan to 46 nations to achieve what the British Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin said, is everyone's desire— ''Go where the hell I like without passport or anything else." The plan calls for the abolition of passnorts and visas
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      Adrift in North Sea, 5 rescued
      376 3 m a TWICE within half an hour one afternoon, Mr. Robert Fowler, a boatman, of Alexandra Park, MaWethorpe, went to the rescue of people drifting out to sea m dinghies, and safely brought five occupants to shore. Holidaymakers were waiting to enter Mr. Fowler's
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      'Divorce is easier than buying shoes'
      109 3 IN England "it is often ea ier to <et a divorce thar tn get a pair of shoes your right sise." says the Rev. X J. O Ferral! Vicar of St. Mark's. Noel Park. Wood Green. N.. m his parish letter. He suggests that
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      ALARM CORD IS CLUE IN DEATH RIDDLE
      164 3 ALARM CORD IS CLUE IN DEATH RIDDLE A BROKEN communication cord and a smashed electric lirht globe m a train romoartment are the only clues so far to the death riddle of Cyril Golding, of Bedford, found on the line near Pitsea •< Essex i LM S station. Golding, who
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      STEPPING STONES GIVEN AS GIFT
      64 3 MR. CHUTER £DE. Br.tish Home Secretary, has defrayed the coat of replacing stepping stones across the River More, r Burford Bridge, on the main London Dorking road. The restored passage, giving access to Box Hill, will be opened by Mr. Attlee on Sept. 11. Mr.
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      LONGER FILMS
      30 3 The five newsreel companies have ajkxl the Board of Trad* for 30.000.000 more feet ol film stock a year to restore newsreeta to their pre-war length of 850>900ft.
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  • LEADER PAGE
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      Good Morning.... By Frank Ower
      1626 4 NINE men sit on the horseshoe benches of the Merthyr Borough Council Chamber, facing the Mayor. They are neatly dressed, one has a rose m his buttonhole. Their faces are seamed, their hair is getting thinner, and they have thoughtful eyes. They listen intently to
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    • The Singapore Free Press
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        He Can't Get You. The Rice
        933 4 LORD KTIJ.F.AKN, the Special Commissioner m South-East Asia, flew off today to batavia to try to settle the everlasting political squabbles of the Dutch and Indonesians, leaving the people of Singapore and Malaya to their three, and-three-quarter ounces a day Rice Ration (there has
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      213 4 STAGE Club producer, VERP;ON MARGRAVE, Ls a man with an interesting ambition. After general demob lisa tion, he is a Captain m the RIASC. and hac "signed on" until then, he plans t3 start a theatre company m S'ngapore. and cater for the City's entertainment. Since he
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    • LETTER TO THE EDITOR
      • Letter
        What Owen omitted
        317 4 MAY I be allowed to point out a further discrepancy m Frank Owen s recent article on the Press. Mr. Owen writes; "Mr. Driberg himself told the House, only the other day, how a b'g advert ser once did try to influence his newspaper to suppress his
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      FAITH
      19 4 The simcle l>ol th word: but the pmd m looketh well to h S° ,n Plovcrb>. :4 l
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 4 Miscellaneous Column 1
      55 4 QUIZ 1. Miners dig up Black Diamonds, but who dig up Blackstone? 2 Over what white cl' ffs should blue-birds bs flying now? 3. Who flew the Black Flag? 4. To whom is the White Ribton a banner? The Fia*.k AH r s? 6. Peregrine White always .•tanas hist as
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  • NEWS PAGES
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      FOOD INSPECTORS ADOPT NEW TACTICS
      213 5 FOOD INSPECTORS ADOPT NEW TACTICS Free Press Reporter rOOD Control officers have adopted new tactics m dealing with pork Mack-marketers m private markets, who stop selling and pack up as soon as they suspect that price inspectors are around. The inspectors now go to the markets at the same times
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      Acting Supremo praises nurses
      70 5 AN the anniversary af V-J v Day, the IC nursing sisters (two of whom all seen m these pictures) of the 134 Indian General Hospital were still working under war conditions m Medan. Lieut. Gen.- Sir Montagu Stopford, Acting Supreme Allied Commander m SouthEast Asia, has
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      45 5 ,j, r i s < ousens who is S fcfei 1»n Sydney Court ,n treason charges He ts He-fd to hay. broadcast probanda from Radio Tokio luring the war years. One of he principal witnesses m the rial _N a lapan^se Vichi?anraincd woman iournalst, prumiko Sa'sho.
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      MASTER OF OIL TANKER IS MISSING
      132 5 Free Press Reporter IYSTERY surrounds the wheref about* of the master of the lip. Emp:. Gypsy, who was last ten on board at midnight on tg 23 Accord ng to reports to the tfiee. the Chief Mate who was .c last io see him.
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      GUNMEN SHOOT WOMAN
      88 5 I CHIN":! woman living m Selat Road ir. the Kampong jnm area was shot by gunmen po entered her house m the m hours ef Sunday morning was tak^n to hospital m a F*>us condition. Shortly after 2 a.m., rhree ■asa armed w;th pistols enm the house
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      S'PORE TO HAVE SCHOOL FOR WOMEN
      147 5 A WOMEN'S training school 1 where Singapore women and girls will learn household work, general domestic science, health or children, hygiene, home manaj3ment and cooking will come Into beinj m Singapore shortly. The sclioo 1 is at present being j Dlanned by the Social
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      ARTISANS STRIKE
      35 5 More than 100 Indian rrtisans employed m the construction of tongkangs at Jalan Sultan went on strike yesterday morning. The men are demanding an increase m wages from S3 to $6 per day
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      BISCUITS RELEASED FOR PUBLIC SALE
      193 5 BISCUITS RELEASED FOR PUBLIC SALE QUANTITIES of biscuits have teen distributed to Singapore retailers for sale to the public at $2.20 per l l 4 ound the public at $2.20 per I*4 pound Un (Jacob Biscuits) and 1-45 per one pound tin (Crawford B'scuits). Supplies are available from: Foo Chow
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      Medan has 'remnants of Forgotten Army'
      341 5 Medan has 'remnants of Forgotten Army' IN a small hospital near Medan, Sumatra, originally designed for labourers of a tobacco estate, 16 British sisters once nursed back to health Sumatran and Chinese victims of Indonesian terrorists. One ol the hospital's most useful employees at present is a Chinese who was
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      Malayans hoarding coins
      96 5 Malayans hoarding coins STATISTICS obtained from the Currency Commissioners show that there is over $27, million worth of silver and copper coinage m circulation m Malaya. A very small proportion only of this Is at present m circulation It is felt that there is the same tendency to hoard jilver
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      PLANE FOR H. K.
      57 5 The Britsh Overseas Airways flying-boat Hamilton left Poole, Dorset, at 8 a.m. on Saturday for Hong Kong where it is due to arr-ve early this week. This is the first ciTfl air service betwsen Br tain and Hong Kong to operate since the war and the
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      ORANGE GOING BACK TO HOLLAND
      98 5 HESCRIBED m shipping circles I^and by war wounded as one of the finest hospital ships m the world, the 20,000-ton Nederland Liner Oranje which was used during the war j^ars to convey thousands of sick and wounded Australian and New Zealand troops from the Middle
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      ALLEGED RICE SMUGGLING
      49 5 AN attempt by fou. Chinese to smuggle into Singapore 24 bags of Siamese white rice was frustrated by revenue officers of the Customs Prevent >c Bvanc on patrol duty off Jurong on Saturday. Four Chinese were arrested ana will be produced m the Police Court today.
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      NEW COURT FOR JUVENILES
      121 5 ■vile offenders a Singapore will shortly be a separate W Supreme Court •o be presided I specially aph addition, the Government 'he introduction 'or the trial testa, Juvenile offenders' *t rt£r Second Pohce[ w *-*r c the Second magis- irate. Mr. L. C. Goh, presides over
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      18 5 IS Ml TICKET BEADY? It as- and Tommy Tt nd r was off ii a BOAC plane UK-bound.
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      LORRY DAMAGED BY FIRE
      42 5 At 2.30 pjn. on Saturday a lorry loaded with timber caught fire m the vicinity of Bukit Pan. jang village. The Mun cipal Fire Brigade were called out and the fire was extinguished. The lorry was badly damaged.
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      'Rubber shortage is likely'
      455 5 A LETTER to the London "Financial Times" on Saturday expresses the view that forecasts by Mr. F. D. Ascoli, chief of Dunlop Rubber Plantations and others erf rubber sur* plus have greatly under-estimated the world's re-stocking requirements, particularly the future industrial requrie ments of Europe and
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  • SPORTS PAGES
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      WORLD CYCLING OPENS
      267 6 WORLD CYCLING OPENS T ZURICH, Sat. HE world oycling championships opened here today with amateur and professional sprints and pursuit events. The British rider Reg Harris has been an established warm favorite for the amateur sprint m which, after the last forfeit, 36 competitors representing 15 countries remain Oskar Plattner,
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      BRITISH CHALLENGE TO U.S. GOLF
      638 6 Archie Quick's Sports Parade LONDON, Sat. FR the first time golf professionals are to carry Britain's banner into the American camp with an extended tour of United States tournaments. Occassionally, and m few numbers, our^ players have gone over for the American Open and stajfelhior
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      TRAINING CHANNEL SWIM
      67 6 TRAINING CHANNEL SWIM oeorge Berroeta, ot San. tia;o, Chile, (left) the Channel swim aspirant, and his trainer E. H. Temme. m the Channel off Dover. Berroeta is await nj favourable condH ons for his attempt to sw'm the Channel and trainer Temme, who holds the distinction of being the only
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      ENGLAND SPRAN A SURPRISE
      434 6 International Soccer MANCHESTER. &t ENGLAND did unexpectedly well to draw two all vtfct land before 70,000 spectators on Manchester Ci y'spi here today, m a charity match m aid of last ye r V r cup-tie disaster when 33 were killed and over 509 m it.
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      232 6 SEASON EXTENDED. Without A Doubt It's The Best Show In Town And It's At The gjjjjjjjjjg|s^ TODA V 4 Shows 1.30m4-6.30-9.30. p. m. MISS INGRID BERGMAN,, I 'mmm\ 'ror-'.-ma mar *m\ LESLIE HOWAPt I||r <mtt EDNA BEST J NEXT CHANGE Another Outstanding Movie! With Such A Cast Of Outstanding Stars-Bette
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      18 6 JANE <■ Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya [__^^P^^fts^jHfl^2w i^l J^^r^ >- jfl JC 3l yjff iml. VMifl
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      36 6 QUIZ Ans** 1. Lawyers-Black^ men taries ar aH^ legal learning ,g 2. The WhiU ClfcJ;, according to the wartn* 3. Pirates 4. Temperance or 5. Conjuring, maf* The first wh te j English parents wn> England
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  • SPORTS PAGES
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      Yorkshire all out tOR 82 RUNS
      209 7 Yorkshire all out tOR 82 RUNS LONDON, Sat. ft wicket at Eastbourne provided bowlers with plenty r opportunities m to-day's County wicket. Maurice Ley. h n m unusual role ol bowler, took four wickets m supt!f Sniai les* five when sending Sussex back to the pavi- less than two hours.
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      CHINESE ATTACK
      16 7 A phase of play m front of the RA goolmooth m yesterday's Stadium soccer.
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      I.C.C.BEAI POLICE
      217 7 iG\PORE Cncket Club followed ud their three run win Jut Singapore District on with an easy win Svst the Police yesteraay m cncket maUrh played on the Fhe Club scores HI and the *cc mtt all out for 68. Jeans. Police, tool; five Ciub i H runs and
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      BATSMEN'S DAY AT THE S.R.C.
      184 7 BATSMEN'S DAY AT THE S.R.C. IGH I Uk featured the S^.C I*s"* and home match lyed a: the SR.C. padang Bterciay. B I bit! XI batting first we a score of 221 runs, for m wickets 75 of whch came A a r:a\s bat. team m reply, put up toss
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      DOUBLE BY SABAPATHY FOR C.S.C.
      286 7 DOUBLE BY SAB APATHY FOR C.S.C. AGOOD double hy V R. Sapapathy who skippered the Ceylonese against R£.ME. yesterday on the St. George's Road ground and the brilliant fielding of the R_E.M.E men were the features of the match which resulted m a win for the C.S.G After the Ceylonese
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      BOXING RESULTS
      79 7 In the main event of ***t night's boxing Jimmy Bird knocked, out Van Loon m the fifth round of a scheduled ten round fight. Other events resulted: Chia Mun Onn beat Dave McInroy by a t.k.o. m the second round. Jeswant Singh knocked oat Yep Chong Beng In
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      SWEDES TRIUMPH AT OSLO GAMES
      473 7 OSLO, Sunday. SWEDES practically swept the board on the final d&y ol the European Athletic Championships here today to become the first postwar champion nation. Swedish athletes captured six titles to-day m addition to filling two second and two third positions. Their ace middle distance
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      AMATEUR SPRENT TO SWISS
      487 7 World Cycling Championships -Latest Results ZURICH, Sunday. rpHE SWISS CHAMPION Oskar A Plattner won the world's amateur sprint championship on the famous Oe -likon track here to-day beating Axel Schandoroff of Denmark ln two straight' runs m the final. The British champion Reg Harris, who started
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      CROWD INVADES STADIUM FIELD
      765 7 F[E Combined R-AJF. displayed a marked superiority over the Singapore Chinese Football Association m yesterday's soccer at Jalan Besar Stadium mid when the game was abandoned eight minutes before full-time were leadmg by four goals to two. Following an incident on the side-line m which a
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      60 7 clas si f i ed advertisements lassified Smalts 81/- per Una. Mm. Charge 54 Public Notices 85/ per s.ngle column inch. 0 Personal St Domestic 82 per line. Mia. Charge $8 six average aordq comprise one line. Advertisements may be sent by pmai accompanied by lomHianre for information telepbone AdverUsiu^
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  • NEWS AND LATE SPORTS
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      HOME... UNO WILL DISCUSS 'NEW WAR DANGER'
      399 8 NEW YORK, Sunday. THE Ukrainian complaint against Greece— for causing a "grave danger to peace" m the Balkans has been added to the agenda for next Wednesday's meeting of 4he United Nations' Security Council, it was announced here tonight. Observers at United Nations
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      15 8 London children sail their boats m the sheltered waters of Regent's Park. Kemsley Newspapers picture.
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      Bombs Aid The Peace
      98 8 LONDON, Sun. PLAN'S are be n* hastened by the Supply Ministry for breaking down 1 250,000 tons of ammunition and converting it to civilian use. Even 3,000-pound RA F. bombs, h gh explosive, armour piercing and chemical warfare shells can be us:d m peace. From H
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      CHANGI AIRMAN ELECTROCUTED
      35 8 CGT. J. Stanford of the 3.AF, attached to the Passen er and Freight Department at the Changi, Airport, was accidentally electrocuted at the airfield on Friday. An inquiry will be heli* shortly.
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