The Singapore Free Press, 4 December 1946

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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  • FEATURE PAGE
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      59 2 C eONHSBOL I OP GENBUI E3ER TO PACK B1 PORTS Ctr?: assß* r. the Cfc- -<. MM oc iKkl* pers rix urn k for tfr 2««^ at k .i« of fmfbt if H* W* Ml ■■l Cot**" T-i'Ud ifi tfce |ktir i.l tiKfn at t* 1 > iaO Hi "irrf.M
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      THE LAST WORD ON S'PORE'S BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
      2331 2  -  LAC B LEVY ETTERS from m South East Asia who L wrote to the Free Press saying how much they preferred the beautiful girls of Singapore to their European sisters of the women's services stationed m Singapore produced hundreds of letters of protest
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      313 2 DlirjlO MAI AVA pm GSV 1684 metres; 11.00 p.m. to A/ l l^ VXi\lsi\ Il\ 1?.i4 am GSF 19J2 and »6J4 metic* Singapore i>k<-. 4 CkD NCTWOIK (Chinese A lnala»" 30 M P m Merry -go- ground; 8 30 tn metres; also 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 4.22: J l
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    • Miscellaneous
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      378 2 Crossword Puzzle No. 84 2 Elephantine unp>nwnU W\ W i»l 'tLjIJI 3On the Wold TlTlTia^l Fl I 4 Writing useful for a t— pianist. |JL. lOrijiS.t 5 Mothers UtUc bed M j TS/itj ~~T~ t^^ i 6 Takrn by Uae XC __l__i_i'*_LJ _J_J— 7Burden*«e. 3T> l»l 6 Crickets little bit
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  • LEADER PAGE
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      The WEDNESDAY. DEC. 4, 1946. Labour Trouble I
      757 4 The WEDNESDAY. DEC. 4, 1946. Labour Trouble I TN the United States of America we are witnessing a trial of strength between the Trad* 1 Unionists, personified by >r. John L. Lewis, the bciiigerant and powerful head of The United Mine workers' Union, and President Truman's administration, with which 40&M0
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      BUT IS WORTH MILLIONS
      834 4  -  Ralph Hewins It Looks Like Sugar By •THIRTY girls m the I twenties and thirties, hard at work m some old unblitzed offices among the ruins at Holborn viaduct, London, E.C.. rejoice that winter is setting m. They are happy because they are diamond sorters, and
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      QUIZ
      59 4 OTHER PEOPLE'S STAMPS Even if you are not a phiJate. list, you know that a stamp ml scribed Nederiand was Issued m Holland. What countries issue. or issued, stumps inscribed a« below? 1. Norgc 2. Svongc 3. Noyta 4. FrancohOiio 5. KPiirn n. Suoml 7. 8.1. F. 8. Saor.vat
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      41 4 Kirn? George Ud L«ng Service Medals te agricultural workers uh e n »io» a~ beth, he attended tfcc meeting «f the G«ven»«rs and Coaiuil «f lhe Rn. a i' t B». •f EBgtend mt the Goldsmitfa' ItD m th« City London
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      376 4 yWO men have been chosen to be m charge of writing official histories of the war one from the military angle and the other from the civil. The chief military historian will be J. R. M. BI7TLEK. fellow and lecturer of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a former
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      BORN CLUBMEN
      431 4 (By a Special Correspondent r£ Englishman, it isaid, is the greatest potential clubman m the work! that wherever Uvo or more Englishmen gfttltf together a club or society is about to be born. But at this the Chinese have the English beaten lrojn the word go. A Chinese
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      FAITH
      29 4 Walk worthy of the voca 'ton wherewith ye art. ailed endeavour n t to keen the unity <»f Uie Spirit m the bond of !»eace. Enhesiains 4, 1-3.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      10 4 WATCH REPAIRING SERVICING RATNE tic CO. 55. Stamford Road. Singapore.
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      130 4 HITLER'S SECRET PLANSd WAS OUT TO GET THEM! A DANGEROUS MISSiON I?^> Ha.«:p.»-4.15-f.3A-9.15 p.m. f f ""jiPI I j U AKNFR HKMS. U IHKHirf 'THE NIGHT INVADIk (from the novel Hindi/ <i;s wih Dt By JDHN KVILEIM Co-starring ANNE CBAWTOBO .< Mi* VRRAii TO-MORROW: PIOGIAMIK -^VIAL WALT DISNEYS LATEST CREATION
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  • SPORTS PAGE
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      AMATEUR BOXER WHO CAUGH LOUIS' EYE
      756 6  -  George Chlshplm All In The Game From LONDON, By Air Mail. AN amateur's decision to turn professional is considered to be a good thing for British boxing prestige, though the man m question has never won an amateur national championship. The scrapper m the
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      QUIZ Answeres
      25 6 OTHER PEOPLE'S STAMPS 1. Norway. 2 Sweeden. 3 Russia 4 Italy 5 Crete 6 Finland. 7 Palestine. 8 Eire 9 Switzerland' 10 Russia.
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      MID- WEEK SING A PORE SHARE PRICES
      654 6 Sh&it> quotation^ as at Dec J According to a* Malayan ctaic6roker» I AMociatlon (Singapore) were ai fo. M ows I 1 X .JIC R«»wa:ic 23 24Rawa g4; Renorc z *t it t aIHenor.^ fl. i Siar I ta Cjr. 12 !1 tSOdl 23
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      Army has a 'Fleet'
      32 6 Army has a 'Fleet' Seen Ustvuth a oortholr are high speed launches m dock at Port Said und-rgiinc uru r launches make runs between Port Said and Rhodes Inland on \rrot duti^
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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      166 6 S2i II L /Or OPENING TO-DAY! aA liti%tttl>r f 3 U- 2 4.15 6.30 9.15 tCX phone 6 909 <4~l GLAMOROUS! AMOROUS! *^5 '^^^^r M-" J^^B_ V^' Or* if *ff w* S. Z SAKAU D.recreJ by Dov J LI ill. fATU A V lla m 2 415 Phone W/\ I
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      28 6 J ANt Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya I FY")i I Du/iur "Tuat" »~<^,"* *.l^%^- J HF. Rf THF.Y 'f/W^flfli oPil i "fc-LL why riD i B^^i
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  • NEWS PAGE
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      HOME...
      27 8 Vthen London is under snow Hanipstrad Heath becomes a winter sports playground The Heath, easily reached from the city is a popular soot all year around.
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      TEST MATCH SCOREBOARD
      141 8 Al STJL\U.\ IST. MMS/— Mi kJ% GLAND IST INNS Button b .Miller W-*h brook c Barnes b Miller 6 Edrirh c Mr Cool b Miller 16 Corr.pton Ibw b Miller 17 lond Ibw Toahark 3! Ikin c T-illon b Miller TardlrT r TaMon b Toshaek 29 Gibb
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      Later: 33-3
      13 8 Wash brook c tUrnn b Mill«r 13. Compton not oat It.
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      NATIONALISTS REPORTED TO BE IN DAIREN
      111 8 PEIPING, Tuesday. NATIONALIST troops have int?red the suburbs of Dairn. and were meeting with little resistance, according to the newspaper Social Welfare m a cisDatch from Mukden They have also captured Pulantiei nd Chlnehow, the dispatch said. Well-Informed sources In Shanghai, however, discount all
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      FORKMIDABLE DUE
      26 8 Ibc aircraft-carrier Form dabl- left Portsmouth yesterday lor Singapore, where she is due On Jan. 1 with 1,800 naval and Royal Marine personnel foi
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      5 BROTHERS ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT
      73 8 Five brothers were arrested In Catania yesterday for tve 'witchcraft* murder of their aunt, says UP. frcm Rome. The police said the men visited a fortune teller, seeking a cure for their insane mother and sister. The fortune teller advised them to bathe the brows
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      SINGAPORE PORK PRICES SLUMP
      265 8 r[E Malayan Union's monthly allocation of pigs to Smga^ pore has been increased by 1,000 and the total now is 3.000. This and the importation of pips from Siam, which bepan recently, has sent the price of pork m Singapore markets down to a level well
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      'DEFENCE TALKS VIOLATE UNO'
      95 8 LONDON. Tuesday. A^T tfw next meeting of the Pari entaij Labour Party on December 11 Labour members are to press the Government for an explanation of the Anglo-Amen-ta military talk* m Washington. Mr Zilliatos. uabour member j for Gateshead. saW that the r oup v/ant to
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      'NATIVE PEOPLE MUST BE ASKED'
      82 8 Mr Herbert Morrison, Lord Pt^sidtrjt of the Council, told the House of Commons yesterday In reply to a question that if any proposal for the transfer to the Union of South Africa of Bechuanaland. Swaziland and Basutoland was put forward. Britain would not make a
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      SHANGHAILANDERS
      24 8 The Shanghai municipality announces that Shanghai's population is now 4.027,674 including 1.620.840 women and 65.600 foreigners representing 38 na- U.P tiona lines, says
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    • City News
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        TODAY'S STORE RUBBER PRICES
        68 8 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's daily rubber prices at noon today were: Buyer* Sellers Cl*. its. pt'i ib. per Ib. No 1 R S S Spot Loc*j 41 > 8 41** No. 1 R.S.S iob m f.'lrv I? 43 No R S S fob
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      London Stocks
      60 8 /\N the London Stock Exiluuige yesterday there was again a cheerful atmosphere but the volume of business was generally somewhat disappointing and holding off attributed largely ft the near approach of cessation of cash dealings Ollt-edceds recorded numerous small gains. Provinces accounted for moat of the activity In
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      Singapore Shares
      79 8 THE token strike of the Batu Arang coal miners, which may b*» over m two or three days, has affected the Singapore share marker to the extent of five cents Malayan Collieries fell from $2 55 to $2.50 sellers this morning. Generally the markets continued to be quiet.
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      S'pore Food Market
      97 8 Yesterdays lood market quota uons m Singapore were as follows: Coffee —Bali $102. Surabaya $80 Brazil $60. Palembang API $46. Palemban? EKI $43. Palembang 30 $30. Palerrbang 15% $32 per picul. Rice —White No. 1 $110. No. 2 $95. No. 3 $85. glutinous-Slum. $95. Kedah $95 per
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      Wall St. Steads
      60 8 After earlier losses up to two points had been registered on Wall Street yesterday stocks made a technical recovery led by airlines, tobaccos, steels, motors, chemicals and department stores Values finished with changes limited a point or so either side of yesterday with prices on balance showing
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      Tin Allocations
      38 8 Final allocations of tin metal for the second half of 1946 were announced by the Ministry of Supply yesteiday The allocations include India 2.275 and Ceylon 40 both long tons. The amounts include quantities already allocated
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      Gold And Silver
      67 8 Vffß. HUGH DALTON. Chancellor of ■LA the Exchequer, rejected a suggestion m the House of Commons yesterday that he should recommend the International Monetary Fund to increase the price of gold, reports Reuter. Mr. Dal ton also stated that he did not think the recent fall m
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      GOVT. TO AID COTTON TRADE
      156 8 A FIVE-YEAR plan for rebuilding A Great Britain's cotton industry m order to raise production despite a drop m manpower below prewar levels, was announced today by Sir Stafford Cripps, president of the Borard of Trade. Bte fiord told a meeting -i by representatives of
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      TROOPS WALK OFF:US ACTION IN S'PORE
      341 8 TROOPS WALK OFF: US ACTION IN S'PORE Free Press Staff Reporter NO action to be taken is the decision of the special enquiry into the Batavia incident m which troops walked off the British Indian troopship Ekma as a protest again>t bad conditions on board. The men who walked off
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      OCCUPATION ARMY IS INDICTED
      58 8 OCCUPATION ARMY IS INDICTED la* cent for W'r:^_ar.d Si pnkkoM «o«;r. 8 o« D Incretci] w Dr>b!*rr. is incmanilT m cat-p<3 Ther^ are row *****0 do** m to *h*> Americac tl Th*» CommitWs chief cmhi Mr Oeorte Meader nift* "consid?rr»d 'udgmeT" thi- ?fi orupnn? faa« had a better r*»ronl o:
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      MALAYAN FORCES: COMMONS QUERY
      69 8 Free Press Correspondent LONDON. Thurs. Tomorrow, Dr. D. R. ReesWliiams. <Lab. Croydon), will ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, what arrangements he is mak.ng for the reconstitution of the local forces m Malaya and Sarawak, both regular and volunteer, how many recruits and of
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      UNO FOOD TEAMS FOR INDIA, CHINA, AFRICA
      62 8 Among proposals adopted at the United Nations Education conference m Paris yesterday, was that of the Indian delegation that nutrional science and food teams be sent to India. China and Africa. says Reuter. The conference also approved an institute of applied mathematics for
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      UK. FOOD PARCELS
      48 8 Forces going overseas from Britain will be allowed to take 15 lb. of foodstuffs with them from tomorrow, when the scheme enabling people living m Britain to send food parcels not exceeding 7 lb. m weight and £> m value to friends Abroad, conies into forco
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      P.I TRAILS SPEED-UP
      35 8 A speed-up m th trials of some j 500 Japanese war criminal sus- pects m th e Philippines has been ordered by G n. Douglas Mac- thur's hratfquarters, says A. P. i
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      118 8 WEATHER Thundery Showers WF.ATiffcR forer«st for 2t hours from noon today rompilrd by the RAF Central Forecast ins Station. Air C otnmand. South Asia: Mainly fair »»ith thundery showers durinf the afternoon dvine out m Ule eveninf Fine darinr th*> nicht and morning with risk rt shower towards midday. Moderate
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