The Singapore Free Press, 21 October 1946
1946-10-21
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Title Section21 1946-10-21 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE fN MALA YA PAGE" SINGAPORE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS.21 words
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Article394 1946-10-21 1 £500,000 RADIO PLAN IN S'PORE Free Press Staff Reporter 'THE Voice of Britain," a vast Empire short-wave radio network compassing the surface of the earth, will have a staging post in Singapore, for which the cost of erecting the necessary installations alone will be not less than £500,000." The Singapore394 words
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Article, Illustration51 1946-10-21 1 There was a smart turn-out of Air Rangers at Kalian-; Airport in Singapore on Saturday, when the Air Group held their first rally. This Free Press oicturc shows the Allied Air C-in-C. in S.E. Asia, Sir George Pirie, taking the salute as the Rangers marched51 words
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Article85 1946-10-21 1 men- -three kken m Sin^a■tand a rice retailer— U rreeiH today at the Singapore Food ■W OOa to sample bread bakeri^ out Singavil! de- v. of F <:rs. and to Jvdftni be un- art of :he Fjjow adopted by the Fo^-] ■J^" c.*t bread i85 words
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199 1946-10-21 1 'Second only to Tokio trial opens A JAPANESE general and four of his senior officers appeared in the War Crimes Court in the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, this morning in a trial described by the prosecuting officer, Lieut. Col. E. L. St. John Couch as ranking second only importance to199 words
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Article69 1946-10-21 1 Official investigations show that in the hunger corridors which run the length of no-man's land in China, between the Communist and Government held territories, thousands will die from starvation this winter, says Reuter from Nanking. Mr. Hsu Kan. Minister of Food since 1941. said "Our69 words
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Article164 1946-10-21 1 NEW YORK. Sun. \S a protest against housing conditions, 72 /*-nerican exservicemen yesterday seized the Senate Chamber of the New York State capitol building and rzmained there fcr 23 hocTS. tirpd and hi.nrrv Thc> enccd l.vAv c:: today after a high government i official had assured them:Reuter; A.P. - 164 words
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Article, Illustration41 1946-10-21 1 THEY'RE LAWYERS TOO Gc.j.-ral Dwight f'fke') Eisennow*<- former Supreme AKied Commander in vestern Europe, and Field -marshal Viscount Montgomery, now British Chef of the Imperial General Staff, are seen after they received the honorary decree Docior of Law zt Cambridge University.41 words
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Article251 1946-10-21 1 PESHAWAR, Sunday. pANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, Vice President of the 1 Indian Interim Government, completed his journey from the Kyber Khyber Pass to Peshawar with a heavily reinforced escort after tribesmen had stoned and fired at his convoy in the Pass. Tanks were deployed as a securityReuter - 251 words
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98 1946-10-21 1 VOLUNTEERS TO RESCUE FORCED BRIDES CALCUTTA. Sun. AFTER touring the areas or south-east Bengal where riots have raged for the last ten days, H. S. Suhrawardy, premier of the Moslem Bengal Government, told a correspondent: "Noakhali is now practically free from disturbances, although things are not yet settled down." TheA.P. - 98 words
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Article409 1946-10-21 1 BERLIN, Sunday. THREE simultaneous explosions rocked the 1 Denazification Court Buildings in Stuttgart and Backnang, 25 miles away, and blasted a hole in the side of Stuttgart Provost Marshall's Office last night, military government officers reported today. The officers said that only "minor damage" was causedU.P. - 409 words
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Article78 1946-10-21 1 BERLIN, Sun. A HIGH -ranking American official, whose name has not yet been disclosed, was today shotdead by a Russian soldier in th* Russian sector of Berlin. The American was photographing Berlin municipal election activities when a Russian ser.tiy ordered him to follow a Russian motor-patrol78 words
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Advertisement7 1946-10-21 1 Tphotobraphs .M-nour N£ W REX Photo Smdio7 words
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PICTURE PAGE
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Article, Illustration86 1946-10-21 3 WORK has resumed in a Singapore factory on the manufacture of concrete furniture which are as useful indoors as outside in the garden. These special Free Press pictures show concrete tables, stools, benches, etc., in the process of manufacture. Skilled workers are employed. Tops of tables are86 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous73 1946-10-21 3 AsiZ AN Tragedy on the rocks By Edgar Rice Burrough ;s**^ 5 V 5 MEANWHILE, PAR ABOVE. THE H F\ fjte' Fgi 1 '-i- 3<:< rj l^Ll^Srnffi^r^^^^^Bfe*" paoPE^Ofl's orpxaneo daughter -r\ (^^P^>^\ &•*< V^ V-/ THE T SPOT N WW^E Rt SM| MAD *~&f^k i; TRIUMPHANTLY S*S ADO^O^ t aeooN73 words
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NEWS PAGE
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442 1946-10-21 5 Free Press Staff Reporter gURMA plans to capture the main rice markets of the Far East, including Malaya, in the next two or three years, and Government officials believe the alacrity which has been shown in exporting as much rice as possible at a442 words
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Article, Illustration23 1946-10-21 5 v, hose air snap hfld a laßj at Kallang mi Saturday. The group wtists of air Scouts and ran,, IS.23 words
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135 1946-10-21 5 THE BOAC flying-boat from Singapore with Maj. Gen. Sir Reginald Denning, Principal Administrative Officer, SEAC aboard, which was forced to turn back from Hong Kong last Wednesday due to fog over the Colony arrived at Hong Kong from Hainan Island, off the South ChinaReuter - 135 words
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67 1946-10-21 5 AI pi ii to rehab: lia'oou: ***** Singapore he EJucaticL De--312.403 yards s and teachers, .de white white shirtn di>tr buted nth. the benefit ..ay. Engl.sh jovernmen*.- ate schools hren a distri- ipected to be ure. e cloth is $115 wh Ie white G67 words
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Article13 1946-10-21 5 a a jucli-; holi%iv RoUrr OS li'urc- a vvii'. speak I.13 words
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Article, Illustration69 1946-10-21 5 On Saturday at Kallang Airport, Singapore, the Singapore Air Scouts and Air Rangers held their first rally, which drew a large number of air enthusiasts. These Free Press pictures show a number of Singapore's younger set around a Spitfire, and Air Chief Marshall, Sir George Piirie,69 words
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Article27 1946-10-21 5 Mr. T. R. Blackman. Collector of Land Revenue, Malacca, has left Malacca on six months' leave, reports the Free Press Correspondent in Malacca.27 words
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Article133 1946-10-21 5 A SSOCIATED Press reports from San Francisco that PanAmerican World Airways is scheduled to b?gin a 24,000-mile operational survey flight to 10 principal cities of the Far East. Clipper Westward Ho is due to take off from San Francisco at 0600 GMT (11.30 a.m. Malayan Time)133 words
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Article54 1946-10-21 5 The Singapore Chess Club is being revived. A general meeting of former members and chess enthusiasts will be held at tne Adelphi Hotel at 5 p.m. on Friday. The secretary is Mr. Tan Luang T ?in, of 535 Balestier Road, Invifaticns are issued to chess54 words
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Article122 1946-10-21 5 THERE are more than 130 Chinese schools in Singapore with 35,000 pupils, according to the Nanyang Siang Pau. Among these, 31 schools will receive the $100,000 rehabilitation grant for the purchase of I library books and laboratory equipment. The newspaper states that I about 150122 words
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Article122 1946-10-21 5 DASSAGES in ships on routes to 1 the Far East, includirg Malaya, are not included in the new arrangements coming into force in U.K. under which accommodation in British liners can be booked in the normal way. The Minister of Transport announced in London on Saturday122 words
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247 1946-10-21 5 IN a determined bid to improve China's international trade position, the Chinese Government has appointed trade commissioners in all leading countries. Nominations have already been made for the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the South Seas (with offices at Singapore)247 words
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Article259 1946-10-21 5 300 WANT GO VT JOBS MORE than 300 young men have applied for permanent jobs as Government clerks in Singapore. The starting salary of a Grade 111 clerk is $55 per month, rising each year by $5 a month till $95 a month is reached. A large number of the259 words
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129 1946-10-21 5 'jl.lE interim Committee of the Singapore International Club met at Katong yesterday to inspect rossible permanent sites and temporary premises It is proposed to find temporary premises so that the Club can. be open by Shristmas 1946 and later a clubhouse will be built.129 words
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Advertisement11 1946-10-21 5 t "^gement Rings choicest I**"* In v size, fj from. ROAD#11 words
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Page 5 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous33 1946-10-21 5 SINGAPORE TIDES TODAY: High Water: 8.56 am S ft. 1 in.; 8 23 p.m 8 ft 3 in TOMORROW: High Water: 9.35 a.m. 8 ft. 5 in.; 9.22 p.m. 8 ft. 9 in.33 words
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Miscellaneous100 1946-10-21 5 —Weather Report— Thunder For The Island W/EATIIER forecast for 24 houis from noon today, compiled hy the E.A.F. Central Forecasting Station, Air Command, South-£<tst Asia: Thundery showers affecting the whole island except possibly the southern coast. A clearance during thr night will bs followed by hazy conditions about dawn and100 words
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SPORTS PAGE
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Article146 1946-10-21 7 1 9 ADELAIDE, Sunday. oraDMA* is included in the South Australian team 4 the M.IC. in a four-day match opening here next The South Australian team will be Bradman, Craig, Fn a| e field. (iogler. Hamerce, James, Mann, Noblet 'T.nd Riding with Gibbon twelfth man.146 words
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Article40 1946-10-21 7 i SYDNEY. Sat. LORc. nce the .in bowldncy Mornmperattvc st captain r captertaktng spoil to i all given a that tae battI ".-.IT. ;.d that wards alias taken r^ have present Ic^spin od and rompara- ReuterReuter - 40 words
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Article273 1946-10-21 7 WREXHAM, Sat. OVER 30,000 spectators saw Wales beat Scotland 3-1 in soccer international here this afternoon. There was nc. score during the first half which was a fair reflection of the game. Scotland went near, just before he interval, when inside left, Blair, appeared273 words
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Article55 1946-10-21 7 PARIS, Sun. FOR the fi rst time since the f 1 beration of France the Aga Khan today attended the French races at Longschamps. One of his first gestures was to congratulate Mr. Francos Schmitt on the brilliant performance of his three-year-old. Souverain in the King55 words
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Article108 1946-10-21 7 t. R Sat. ilts: ScottMl 14. Harlequins s 3 Bun ?oft. R.I ME. o: l2* o. Aldershot I? LJJ«»i 3 Barnstaple 17. SL s s i^ m 8 BnstJ SS 35 Cra-euhans 5; J2" p:* 18 Bradford 13: 2TT. 8 RN Erig. coil. 6; T Mosrt Devonport II108 words
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286 1946-10-21 7 UNABLE to find an answer to Jimmy Welch's fast and scientific left, Golden Boy was well beaten on points in a ten three-minute round bout at the New World arena last night. The weights were 132Vi lb. to 135 lb. Welch boxed superby through out,286 words
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Article, Illustration30 1946-10-21 7 picture. Saturday's Victory Cup tic which the Chinese won fourthree.- him Suang, the Chinese halfback, heads the ball through a crowd of Kranji players in Free PressFree Press - 30 words
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Article395 1946-10-21 7 World Weightlifting Championships PARIS Sunday. rE first world's weightlifting championships since before the war, ended to-day in a burst of broken records after two marathon days of competition. There was no team score but the United States with two firsts, two seconds and one third hadU.P. - 395 words
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Article156 1946-10-21 7 |>LAYING at the Happy World Stadium last Friday night before a large gathering of badminton enthusiasts in a friendly badminton match of four singles and three doubles the Eclipse B.P. lost to the Devonshire B.P. by six games to one. Results: (Eclipse players mentioned first): Cheong Hock Leng156 words
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Article976 1946-10-21 7 LONDON, Sat. OVER 62,000 saw Arsenal gain their first home victory of the season and Stoke, without the service of their international winger, Stanley Matthews, lose by the only goal scored at Highbury this afternoon. Ten minutes before the game started, the gates were closed. It976 words
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Article152 1946-10-21 7 '"pHE following have been invited to play for the Malays in a soccer match against Johore at the Istana Padang, Johore Bahru. on Wednesday Oct 23: Hashim. Jaafar, Abdul Rahman (capt.), Salleh, Ngon, Taha Harith, pollah, Ikhsan. Abdul' Aziz, Hamid. SharifT Madon, Haji Garhan, Haji152 words
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Miscellaneous20 1946-10-21 7 *J CE^A NE o US *h«e husband 5> ro^l^y.to snare 5 l atvely rof T s?**i* a, paying Vu^t TomlUwor.20 words
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