The Singapore Free Press, 3 January 1947

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    20 1 The Singapre Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA V. 16.740. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947. PRK'fc 10 CEN I •>
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    .STRIKE COSTS MILLIONS
    384 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THE 20-day Singapore Harbour Board strike which extended nearly to the middle of November cost Malaya at least $35,000,000 in lost trade. Figures just prepared by the Singapore Department of Statistics— a branch of the Import and Export department show that imports into
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    The Test ENGLAND BATSMEN FAIL
    318 1 The Test ENGLAND BATSMEN FAIL THE England catuuj again i-kiic. miserably to-uay. the third day o~ Thf third Test at Melbourne, and by the lunch Interval had lost five wickelo .93. after havine stood at 147 lor it close of play yesterday Th.* weather is perfect and the wtcice: ing
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    Scoreboard
    100 1 \ISTR\LI.%—IST INNS—363 ENGLAND—IST INNS Hut (on c MeCool b Lindwall i-librook r Tallin b Dooland 62 I-T.h It* b Lindwall 89 tnpton Ibw b Toshack 11 H mmond r and b Dooland 9 I not out 2 > d>v no- 11 L\tras 7 Toi»J ItM 5 wk> I9Z BOWLINO
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    GUNWOMEN RAID FARMS
    126 1 RENNES, Thurs. A WAVL ol nub terror has beea sweeping over the rich farmlands oj Brittany during the past Uw days On? tairrr v?»^ k'l^i 1 by armed bandits, who robbed his home, ard several farm is and farm hands have been fired on wh'le working; in
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    SAILS IN HALVES
    41 1 SAILS IN HALVES f'nder an Admiralty scheme to maintain employment in Royal Dockyards, the stern half of the Atholduchcss has been brought to Devonport to be "married" to a new fore part. She is seen approaching her berth in this photograph
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    Meningitis ship: victim dies
    185 1 Meningitis ship: victim dies Free Press Stall Reporter ON t of three Malayan Chinese rushed to Middle ion Hospital, Singapore, with meningitis after the Tjibadak docked here from Hong Kong, has died and the others* a 9 yearold boy and a 15-y ear-old boy are seriously ill. They came with
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    U.S. DEMANDS PACIFIC ISLANDS
    139 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs. THE House of Represent a Uvea Naval Affairs Committee— with the opening of the Republican dominated eightieth Congress se&sion less than 24 hours awaydemanded "full tiUe" for th- Un ted Spates on the Pacific islands held or mandated to other Up 1 ci Nations.
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    MUTINY TRIAL: SIXTH DAY
    103 1 Free Press Staff Reponer THE sixth day of the Christmas Island mutiny irial opened this morning when the reading over of the testimony of the first prosecution witness. Subedar Murzafflr Khan, was continued. Seven Indians, who are b?ing tried by the General Court Martial at No.
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    NEW COINGAGE IN U.K.
    30 1 The first of the new cupro- 1 ickel coins to replace British I ilver were issued yesterday by the Hanfc of England, says Reuter from Ldfidon-
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    FRANCE OFFERS TERMS FOR TALKS
    291 1 WAR IN INDOCHINA PARIS, Thursday. FRANCE'S conditions for entering into negotiations with the semi-autonomous Indochinese Nationalist Government of Vietnam were announced by the French Foreign Office spokesman today as Marius Moutet, French Colo^al Minister, was on his way by air to Hanoi, administrate* capital of
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    MURDERED BECAUSE TOO SICk TO WOltK
    81 1 Gruesome evidenc* ot mu,nation riTfceetkm. d l^ndme «ja cannibalism by the Japs In tie 0 ,,i |.w«£ P-- tic was p to the Military Tribunal in Toki) Sgt. Hamir Singh of tfo indiiii Army Frontier Force said that tour j [ndiaxi of&ceri were K
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    XMAS DAY TRIPLETS FOR KOALA LUMPUR
    41 1 XMAS DAY TRIPLETS FOR KOALA LUMPUR Free Press Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Fri. Triplets, all male, were born on Christmas Day to a Chinese i vegetable farm woman in Kuaia j Lumpur. The mother and babies !are reported to bo progr^ssitig satisfactorily.
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    CHINESE AMNESTY
    23 1 The Chinese Government has proclaimed a general amnesty 1 following the promulgation of China's new constitution. War •.Timinals are excluded. Reuter
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    STRIKE: AS YOU WERE
    25 1 There is no material change in I (he strike sl*v Jn ir<l Happj New S r. o V^ar see Pa^e 4.
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    CHILD CRIPPLED: £14,900 DAMAGES
    67 1 Judge LAW Orr Chict Registrar of the Palest ne Supreme Court, and Mrs. Orr wlioso three-and-a-hali year old daughter was injured shortlv alter Dirth in an English missi-r.-arv hospital in Jerusalem were awarded £14.900 against the hospi cl in the District Court at Jerusal?m yesterda-- says
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  • NEWS PAGE
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      57 3 i .ir. amlined mor^ter "hand 1 is the first four-row picker to put into operation and is shown at work on a field of maize Pav >. I'^noJs, I.SA. t? 'i space between the "fingers" xW^h re iv of maize, strips off the ears and the two conveyors earty the
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      BOYS CLAIM KILLING OF LAKE MONSTER
      206 3 iths of Varenna claim lo have slain the monster of /I Lake Como after an hours struggle and found it was surgeon. 4»-_» feet long. But no one in Varenna knows ivone who nan caught a sturgeon. And pretty well everyin Varenna believes with
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      TWICE CONDEMNED TO DEATH
      724 3 TWICE CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR the second time in his life, 38-year old Walter Graham Rowland was recently sentenced to death at the Manchester Assizes. To the Judge's words and may the Lord have mercy on your soul/' he replied "Amen." When the foreman of the jury announced the verdict,
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      SELLS TO DAD
      49 3 iMi^.ia .»iaUh».vvs, me Br.ush i<lm letlCH wl;o entered the ironi rank with her performance in "School for Secrets," sells a calendar to her father, the Rev. Hugh Matthews, at a Christmas fair held at St. Marylebone Parish Church, London. Her father is rector of the church.
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      Polar Explorer Hoped To Visit Waikiki
      364 3 Aboard I'SS Mt. Olympus at the Panama Canal Zone. THIS is perspiration passage fur 1.600 South Polar explorers who almost (o a man agree on one thing they hate cold weather. So now they arc heading with mixed emotions to the home of icebergs,
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      SLAIN GIRL WAS HEIRESS
      240 3 ILENE GRUBB 25-year-old British girl who was shot dead in an hotel at Wiesbaden. Germany, was one of the richest heiresses in the West Indies. She left England last August for Germany to marry the man who is held by the U.S. military police for questioning
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      Kra Atrocities CONFIRMATORY EVIDENCE IS REQUIRED
      336 5 Kra Atrocities CONFIRMATORY EVIDENCE IS REQUIRED I IBM authorities are coUectil g carrcbcrativc tvi- •<■ to oanne£tioo with allega- J upar.es r. in c Kr?. railway pro"T r rroboration. and thcs? who can -ist are ??£*a 10 get in roucn .n the \v r C. mes Legal Labourer Hi: o
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      UMNO TO MEET IN KEDAH
      81 5 THE ratification of the proposed Featral Agreement and the I del State Agreement and the rganisation of the United MaNat ional Organisation will be ussed at the General Assembly UMNO., which will take pace at Alor Star on Jan. 10, 11, tnd 12. The Sultan
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      GOVERNOR GIMSON
      22 5 The Governor, of Singapore, Sir Frankttß Gimson, Will be at the I r a Theatre tonight to see Richard 111.
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      GANDHI TOURS MUSLIM AREA
      101 5 MAHATMA Gandhi yes; rday began a v-llage-to-village-walking tour through the paddy fields, betel nut groves and palm t r es of the NaokJia'i dLsrri of eastern Bengal, carrying his doctr e n of Ati«msa ;1 on \^>-> into 'he Muslim-dominated ar as swept by communal disturbances
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      27 smallpox deaths in a week
      155 5 27 smallpox deaths in a week MASS vaccination against smallpox continues to be the main feature of the weekly Malayan Union health report, For the third week in December, the Union reports 202 cases of -mallpox, with 27 death*. Statistics supplied by the Union show: Kedah 17 cases of smallpox
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      EUROPEAN KILLED IN H.K. HOLD-UP
      169 5 EUROPEAN KILLED IN H.K. HOLD-UP A EUROPEAN, named Collins, was killed and two ethers were wounded slightly, and a Chinese was wounded seriously by live oandlti who h-*ld up and robbed the passengers on a crowded Kowioor; Canton rial bus on New Year's n:ght as it emerged from a tunnel
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      RICE FOR H.K.
      46 5 Three thousand tons ot Burma rice for Hong Kong is on: board the Ho Hong steamer Hong Kheng which arrives in Singapore today from Rangoon. 'I he rice has been obtained by the UNRRA authorities and is for relief purposes in Hong Kong.
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      MR. O.H.R. BEADLES
      21 5 Mr. O. H. R. Beadles. Controller of Supplies, Malayan Union, has been awarded ihe O BE. (Civil Division)
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      EDUCATION TALKS FOR FORCES
      199 5 EDUCATION TALKS FOR FORCES WHEN ihe war finished, BBC was asked by the Services to continue educational broadcasts for the period of demobilisation. That period was deemed to end with Christmas 1946 but the BBC found that all three Services were anxious to continue the broadcasts, and in consequence, educational
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      TTSH PATIENTS GIVEN TREAT
      56 5 More than 500 patients at Tan Tock Seng hospital were given a New Year's Day treat when Pastor C. A. Davidson of the Parsonage, Potong Pasir, distributed gifts of fruit, biscuits, milk and books to the patients. The gifts distributed and money spent towards the treat
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      24 5 The record rainfall reported in Singapore on the nigut of Dec. 30-31 caused extensive floods. These Free Press picture* v.*»re t3k*»n r^ar N^wlon Circus.
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      SARAWAK OFFICIALS QUIT IN PROTEST
      667 5 SARAWAK OFFICIALS QUIT IN PROTEST NATIVE officers in a score of Sarawak Government Departments resigned on Dec. 30 on the ground that they have u consistently opposed any change in the free status of Sarawak." This news reached London yesterday in a cable from the President of the Malay National
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      Bandits hold up train
      91 5 Machinegun- firing bands held ud a train 57 miles north of Rangoon on Wednesday, killed one passenger, seized) 12 hostages and escaped with a Rupees 150.000 pay -roll, a Burmese Police report disclosed yesterday. The spectacular hold-up occurred near the town of Taikkyi. The report said
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      TOUR OUTLOOK 'NOT BRIGHT'
      106 5 POLITICAL upheavals, civil waii, and economic flu?tuaiion ihoughout the Far East, plus war devastation in many Orienial cities and the occupation of Japan and Korea, combine 14 paint a big question mzT& o\(r the future of Pacific travel. The US. State Department ?s at the moment
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      SINGAPORE QUEUES FOR RADIUM
      150 5 SINGAPORE QUEUES FOR RADIUM Free Press Staff Reporter CINGAPORE. now among the w countries queucing Up toi radium, will not receive supphea until after the middle of thu year, the Free Press is oS&cially .nformed. The colon} 's pre-war radium, kept in the General Hospital, was looted by the Japs
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      HONORARY CANONS
      42 5 The Bishop of Singapore has made the following app :niment as Hoi. Canons li\>m Jrn. 1. 1947: the R« D M Cinarva lhaiiiiini. the Rev P_. C Moore, the Rev R K S At. 'and the Rev Yin Cho S<t,e
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      ROW OVER SCHOOL BUILDING
      153 5 A DISPUTE has arisen over the tenancy of the former Singapore Japanese Club building in Selegie Road, at preseni occupied by the Nang Yang Giris 1 School. A few days ago. representatives of the Chinese YMCA visited the school and notified the principal that their Association
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      121 3 THOUSANDS SAW IT HAVE YOU? Now, now, do not miss it! wvoxwvvwwwwwwvr FINAL 5 SHOWS IFfTS^ll TODAY t EI. 4.Q4-2 QIR-COnpiTlOnED. Rl'D\ ARD KIPLING'S SPECTACULAR 'JUNGLE 800K 1 (In Technicolor) With SABU in the thick of the Jungle And in the Midst of the Greatest Variety of Wild Beasts ever
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      299 3 H>|P^Hp%P satistactior with «l^ SfiSL^ tnf latest eauiojj^J^^ ment it would fjjjp- y oav vou to vtstt oui lady exu LADIES GENTS HAIRDRESSERS New Capitol Hairdressers CAPITOL BL'ILDINC, No. 165 North Bridge Road, plftn gentl#:mkn #&£s**, For the Dest /J^^>^fos and most com- 'UShhIM forubie service in town oatro- ***|L
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      121 5 psdoueeo locally id^^rm fmiAsiL; T AiiONOF^MALAYA 'APPROVED WIM SrNGAPOftrMUNiC: r*UTY. THF TRADE MARK O. nuin PRODUCTIONS FITTINGS U i— iviai»t.v* manufacturing tu own Sanitary Fittings-- Oasns &W C. Closet* with Plush Cisterns Manutactured cy skilled craflsrren of many •'ears experience in these Unet ana pproved 07 the Singapore Municipal Authorities.
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  • SPORTS PAGE
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      Scoreboard
      142 7 MSTKALIA—IST INNS earr.es Ibw b Bedser 45 Ibw b Bedser H id man b V:\rdley t c Hammond b WVfbt Miller r Evaro4> Wright Johnson Ibw b Yardley 0 M.rool not oat I*l l ill»n c Evans b Edrich I mdwaU b Bedser Dooland e Hammond b Edrich 19
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      RAF AND NAVY RUGBY TEAMS
      152 7 RA I meet Notj in a tournamenc I Rugby game at Jalan Besar Stadium I to-morrow, kick-off at 5p m Teams R-VF. FS^ Tu^sri F O J. Foster. Sgt A F Fletcher. S^t. D r i Rue*. F "Lt. E J Llewellyn Sgt J Rigbv.
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      N.S.W. GET 379 v.QUEENSLANO
      63 7 SIDNEY, THLRS QENS] LNDS weak attack permitted New South Wales to make a their first innings of the Shefteld match which conr'ii.rd xiay. Queensland had scored 84 r.e loss of two wickets when bad oped the play half an hour j the scheduled close. Luieman and
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      S.C.C. RUGBY XV v N S.-MALACCA
      70 7 S.C.C. RUGBY XV v N S. -MALACCA The fo.— represent the pore CTicket Club in a friendly RuKby match against the Negri- I Malacca XV on the padang to-morroA 1 1 S Taylor; B. M. Seward. W. E. R P. Broogleever. J. H. Ab- oott; J Frame: J. B. Potter;
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      EDRICH ONCE AGAIN TO RESCUE OF ENGLAND
      1056 7  - EDRICH ONCE AGAIN TO RESCUE OF ENGLAND Bill Bowes From MELBOURNE, Thursday. ENGLAND, due to McCool's century, lost much of the advantage gained by the bowlers yesterday. Australia's total realised 365 runs but, thanks to Edrich and Washbrook, together in an unbroken second wicket stand of 139, England have done
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      Victim For Woodcock
      34 7 Bruce Woodcock watches Nisse Aiidersson, the Sux<Lsn «<•>..- weight, rising from a count in the recent fight at Harringay which Woodcock won, the Swede retiring at the end of the third round.
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      PRESENT TEST BEST IN SERIES
      380 7 From Norman Preston MELBOURNE, Thursday. THIS Third Test is proving the best of the series because I 1 England are making such a grand fight. Instead of watching a dominating Australian team as we saw at Brisbane and Sydney, the struggle so far has been
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      HOME SOCCER FIXTURES
      269 7 Home football fixtures for Saturday are ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION Aston Villa v. De:by County Chelsea v Liverpool Everton v Blackburn Huddersneld v. Brentford Manchester U. v. Charlton Portsmou h v. Bolton Preston N.E. v. Grimsby Sheffield Utd v. Leeds Stoke City v Middlesborough i Sunderland v
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      South XV For Next Week
      247 7 South XV For Next Week THE following have been selected to represent tho South in the North v South match at Kuala lumpur to be played on Saturday Jan. 11. F Sft. E. Twissel (R.A.F.): D. M. Sruard (SCO, G. IXeuellyn (Army), W. E. r.ricve (SCO. Cdr. W H. Heard
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      SERVICES HOCKEY XI TOMORROW
      147 7 SERVICES HOCKEY XI TOMORROW THE Services Chilians match which j was cancel. ed on Monday due 10 rain will be piayed tomorrow on Ihe Padang at 1.18 p.m. General Stopford the C in C. SEALP. will attend the match. The Services team rcmaJoi exactly the same as originally selected, that
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      LEAGUE LEADERS WIN THEIR TIES
      262 7 Scottish Soccer Results GLASGOW, Thursday. THE second day of Scotland's New Year footbaJl carnival 1 saw another full programme of games in both section* of the League today when League leaders won both sections to keep their advantage. Rangers who played before 80,000 yesterday went
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      S.C.C. SOCCER MEETING
      24 7 There will be a meeting of ih# Soccer Sec ion of the S.C.C at the clubhouse at 5.30 p m. today.
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