The Singapore Free Press, 18 January 1947

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 16,753. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1947. PRICE 111 li.M.v
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    SPECIAL NEWS FOR MR RAYMAN
    426 1 SPECIAL NEWS FOR MR RAYMAN Free Press Staff' Reporter I HAVE news for Mr. Lazarus Ray man, President of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. Last night Mr. Rayman, m statements released to the Press, announced he had declined to give a decision on Municipal labourers' demands for more pay and better
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    ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER QUITS
    29 1 Pittro Nenri, Italian Socialist Foreign Minister, who resigned yesterday said he would now dedicate himself completely to Party affairs, according to the Rome Radio, says
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    S'PORE SHAKEN BY STORM
    203 1 S'PORE SHAKE N BY STORM E :eo Press* <er morning Singapore had a scare M storm a nunderstonn accompanied by torrential rain which was < ibed by weather experts as being "of considerable mv- but despite the vivid flashes of forked lightning and there was no report of any serious
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    STRANDED BBC MEN RESCUED
    101 1 LONDON. Fn. EDWARD WARD, BBC announcer and his engineers: S. Coombs, were rescued today i trom a north Atlantic ligntnouse today, where they had been marooned sine- C'nr -v. s, tIM BBC announced The pair were rescued frclß desolate Bishops Rock by a small lifeboat and
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    RADIO EMPLOYEE FOILS FASCISTS
    55 1 An attempt by Fascists to seue Milan radio station for a propaganda broadcast tailed on Thursday night when an alert employee cut off the microphone before two masked men and one woman seized control of the station. One raider sr>olce into trie a^ad microphone to exalt
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    EASTERN PRINCE HERE
    37 1 EASTERN PRINCE HE RE Prince, the liner trioopa at first refused L r the Fir East jusr reached Singa- m.nutes after ion morninf Troops are v k d today, ana RN. Army onnel will be Monday morning
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    ZARGUN IS GOOD BET TODAY
    350 1 ZARGUN IS GOOD BET TODAY Ipoh Races Free Press Correspondent Ipoh, Sat. THERE was further rain yesterday evening and the going will be soft for to-day's races at Ipoh m the first day of the Perak Turf Club's meeting. Keen interest will be centred on the new importations, and on
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    SIAM LEADER CALLS ON KING GUSTAV
    46 1 Pridi Panomyong, Siam's elder statesman and former Regent, who is visiting Stockholm as head of the Siamese goodwill mission, yesterday had an audience with King Gustciv. He was accompanied by his brother, Arthakitti Panomyong, Siamese Minister ir. Stockholm, says Reuter
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    MUNITIONS EXPLOSION KILLS 16
    174 1 The Hague, Fri. AT least. 16 people were killed. many more injured and almost even* house m Muiden on the Zuyder Zee. North Holland, was damaged today by a terrific expolsion at a munitions factory caused by a soldier dropping a live shell. Dutch soldiers were
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    FRANCE TO USE ALL FORCE IN INDOCHINA
    355 1 PARIS, Friday. THE Colonial Minister, M. Marius Moutet, told the French National Assembly today: "The Government has decided to send all reinforcements to Indochina that the General Staff may ask for/ He said that after his recent visit to Indochina he considered that
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    MALAYS CHASE CHINESE GANG
    56 1 An attempt by a gang of about 15 Chinese to break into a NAAFI store at a British transit camp m Palmer Road. Singapore, at 5 a.m. today, was foiled by the Malay guards, who chased the men away. Some of the looters were armed with
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    DEMPSEY MOVES IN
    25 1 Gen. Sir Miles Dempsey, British C-in-C Middle-East Land Forces, "took up residence" at Ms new headquarters m Fayeid, Sue? Canal Tone. yesterday
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    68 1 Field -Marshal Viscount Montk ornery is being pTeeted on his arrival at Gatow Airport, Berlin* by Lt.-Gen. Kurochkin right >. Deputy Military Governor of the Soviet zone, and Lt (.en. Rodenko. He was also welcomed m Berlin by Lt.-Gen. Sir Brian Robertson, British Deputy Miliatry Governor m Germany. He stopped
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    21 CHINA NAZI SPIES-JAILED
    75 1 21 CHINA NAZI SPIES- JAILED Ludwig Shrh&rdt. chief oi the German High Command Intelligence Agency m the Far East, was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour by the United States Military Commission m Shanghai yesterday afW a triai lasting lour months The Commission iour.d Uv 21 German guilty of
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    CHINA IS NO PLACE FOR BUDDHISM
    505 3 Free Press Chinese Correspondent rONDITIONS m China at present are most unfavourable to Buddhism— 41 The Chinese generally ire too agitated and unsettled to practice the nonvloleAf principles of Buddhism* according to Rev. ><>ma Thera, of the Ceylon Buddhist Mission to China, no* m
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    TO STUDY U.S. METHODS
    37 3 TO STUDY U.S. METHODS C> TING-WEN, runner indms? general o( < *ar zone, has sailed nenca aboard the General .-r. liarLse himself With cla;a*ion m the United behalf of the Chinese metal vei i expected to "urope AP
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    CHINA HAS QUINS
    78 3 A WOMAN m Yihsien. Northern Honan. re 1 rntly gave birth to quintuplets, all boys. The mother and the children are all doing well, according to reports received recently Father ki Wang Shui-feng. a member of the oelf-Detence Corps. Dr. Sung Shui-ying. of the Mm Shcng Hospital,
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    U.S. AID FOR COLLEGES IN CHINA
    178 3 U.S. AID FOR COLLEGES IN CHINA APPROXIMATELY US $1,375 ,000 will be required for the first year of the new three-year programme which the American •Bureau for Medical Aid to China launched at the beginning of this year to help promote Chinese medical education according to Dr T Herg Liv,
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    U.S. EXPERT TO END FLOODS IN CHINA
    194 3 lIEUT. GEN. Eugene Reybold, formerly chief engineer irTthe United States Army, returning from an inspection of the Yellow River, said that he had a plan for definitely ending floods, if effectively prosecuted. He said that he would submit a preliminary report to the
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    CHINA BRAINS TRUST
    128 3 A BRAINS TRUST on Chinese affairs \n i>eing organised oy c China Society m London vi aid of the British United Aid to China Fund. Among the prominent people closely connected with AngloChlnese Affairs who have promised to take part are Dr. F. T. Cheng, the Chinese
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    UNO MEETING IN CHINA
    34 3 Om> United Nations meetms is scheduled to take place m Chiaa m 1947. according to «he provisional calendar of tiie conferences and meetings of ihe various UNO comrr>i*lees Central News
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    NEW CHINESE NAVY
    24 3 Naval vessels presented so ar 10 China by he United States exceed the pre-war strength ol the Chinese Navy m tonnage.
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      47 3 T ARZAN Chedwick disariraed By Edgar Rice Burroughs l_V_C/- Jjmw**^ mfmt^m WT THE 5 3HT OF THE BSONZED ■'> 'ff W ,rW f THE NE^T 5ECON0 TkE GlKDg S m\mmi&^ft{& ____f _H G ANT DROPP^ NG FROM THE TRE 5 1^4/fM I RIFL-E PLEw INTO THE UNDER &*USH
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    COMMITTEE PLANS 'WAR' ON DOCK THIEVES
    708 5 COMMITTEE PLANS 'WAR' ON DOCK THIEVES Free Press Staff Reporter k SPECIAL sub-committee, appointed soon after a big meeting m the Colonial Secretary's office to discuss widespread theft from the Singapore Harbour Board area v/Sien representatives of the Government* the Police, merchants and the rice traders thrashed out the salient
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    MALAYA WANTS JAP GOODS
    86 5 Kong Purchasing n hai placed the first ral consumer type of .iuciise wkli 3CAP Division. Mac:dquarters announced that other m sslons :a. New Zealand. Sinsrapore. Ma:ayan ppmes. China. India, East Rpgov'ating for -cts. H Kong order, most of be shipped from nth. includes rayon nurns, rayon
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    WELFARE DEPT. RUNS LIBRARY
    221 5 Hree I*rcss Staff Reporter rite membeis of its staff to have an opportunity of keeping m tout h with the latest m social services m gapore and m ether part? of the world, the Social WeiDepartment Library and Reading Room has just been ed at the
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    HER LIMBS CREAKED WITH RHEUMATISM
    156 5 Widow Suffered for 25 Years intt s'.art to crean *cc t a sure sign that rheamaI some form has invaded your tail to heed the w%rn- storing up trouble f--»r I this letter, from me to years Jars > |^ars I suffered from sciivlta :de.
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    WOMEN DOCTORS
    35 5 For the firs* time m its history, t'ae Government of Bengal lies appointed five women doc.or s \O the provincial medical service. Four are Hindus and the fifth is a Muslim. A. P.
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    MALAYA BUYS TINPLATE
    190 5 MALAYA BUYS TINPLATE Free Press Staff Reporter THE Buying Board of the Malayan Economic Department nas bought 4,000 boxes of tinplate— essential tor the canning industry and a number of other industries— and another 2.500 boxes may be bought soon if a satisfactory price can be fixed. It i s
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    SINGAPORE SHIP HELD IN N.E.I.
    62 5 A CHINESE merchantman, ••Bintang 32," on the way to Chenbon from Singapore was intercepted by a Dutch war vessel, PK 5 and her cargo seized ust before entering port, accord•ng to Antara. The PK 5, together with another vessel, has been patrolling the waters outside?
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    RICE BEING SMUGGLED IN SAMPANS
    99 5 RICE BEING SMUGGLED IN SAMPANS free Press Stall Reporter BEATEN by the lorry cUrfew and other security measures taken recently at the Harbour Board, rice looters have taken to using sampans for moving small loads of rice during the night. Recent raids carried out by the Food Control Inspectorate have
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    YOU MAY PHONE FOR FIRST AID
    115 5 YOU MAY PHONE F OR FIRST AID Free Press Staff Reporter THERE are 11 motor ambulances attached to hospitals m Singapore which are* available at all times m the c*se of accidents that occur within the town. Because the General Hospital is the largest hasDital m Singa- pore, more ambulances
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    £2½ MILLION FOR MINERS
    50 5 REUTER reports from London that between £2,256,000 and V !.:>OO,OOO is now being paid to Malayan tin companies for rehabilitation purposes by the British Government. So far only 70 per cent, payments are taking place; the balance will be paid when the legal documents are completed
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    16 JAPS FOR RANGOON TRIAL
    344 5 THE exhumation of three graves t it B distance of about seven miles from Moulmtin by a War j Crimes investigator has finally produced the solution to tUej riddle of one of the most coldblooded crimes perpetrated by tlie Japanese m Burma. Shortly before the
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    VICTORY FOR WALES EXPECTED
    290 7 V ICTORY FOR WALES EXPECTED International rugby V England today I CARDIFF, Friday. t*!l\r is expected to be a superior back division should cairj Wales to victory over England at Cardiff Arms K.nnrrow m the first Rugby international champion > ni.Uch held m Wales for eight years. c I the
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    MCC FAIL TO FORCE WIN
    46 7 Preston .WLSTON. Fri. a boJd attempt ..e m one day match was left drawn y^ ad four second innings II rain the p. ten. b:en cjmp.etely .v paced I uirpaui.n. jv ;n Tasntiaria leiaids U>- Test. before South Australia, be- Reuter
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    Scoreboard
    129 7 11\\ is: for 5 <krl J %S.H \M\ IST INN'S b Voce Ih m bi b Edrich 8 ill > b Voct 4 ih is Bk I*. 1' -<i b Ikin 0 o Edrich 2 Gftr 9 U.n 5 SI not o«t 4S I oh Iluiton 8 b 12
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    Services XV
    90 7 The following ha\ been selected to rfprejent the t'cmbned Services aeainst the Rest of Malaya at rugby at Jalau Besar Stadium next Saturday at 5.15 p tn. E. Twfcsel. <R.A.F.), J. H. Mackie, (Navy), D. Llewellyn. (Army). F. Scrine, (Navy), D. Cfayham (Army and Negri), W. Bur oel!
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    A McCool 'Wrecker' Gets Yardley
    35 7 A McCool 'Wrecker Gets Yardley Arras akimbo, Colin McCool survey* the damage he has done. One of his leg-breaks curled round Yardley's less and bowled the Englishman for 61 In the third TesC at Melbourne.
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    War Cost Johnny King A Fortune
    340 7 From Archie Quick LONDON, Friday. \JOT all the athletes of this country rallied to their country's call m 1939. Many fit men who had earned their living professionally at sport dived for the cushy jobs. These were the idols with feet of clay, now
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    TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD
    294 7 ACCEPTANCES and oraer of running for today's races at Ipoh are: RACE ONE Horses. Class 4, 5 Furs. Oula 9.04. Samory 9.02. Celestial 7 13. Scratching: RobHvs 9 07. Silica 8 08. Magic Star 8 06, Silver Bond 7 07 RACE TWO Horses, Class 2, Div.
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    PATERSON TO FIGHT CLIFF ANDERSON
    609 7 Sportsman's Scrapbook -The Sports Editor ON Monday night, Jan. 20, m the Albert Hall, London, two British boxing champions will stake their reputations, but not their titles, against boxers from overseas. On the one hand, Jackie Paterson, Empire bantam champion, will fight Cliff Anderson, the
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    COUZENS OFF OFF ON ANOTHER WALK
    160 7 LONDON, Tiiurs BERT COUZEKS, Britain s incurable walker and iron man, at 3 30 this aiternoon, began anoiher marathon walk. Couzens. wao recently walked 3,000 miles m 1,136% hours around Romford track near London, started off for a walk round the coast of Britain,
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    Woodcock Tights Olle Tandberg Next Month
    71 7 Woodcock Tights Olle Tandberg Next Month STOCKHOLM, I ri. DRI'CE WOODCOCK, British D heavy wtifht champion, will fi?ht Olle Tanber*. Swedish heavyweight champion, m London on Feb. 20. The Swedish box-r's manager said on Friday that he had received word from promoter Jack Solomons that "everythine had b en settled".
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    MALAY TEAM SCORE THE BEST WIN
    161 7 Seven-A-Side Rugby THE ail-MsJay team, Kola Raja, had the best victory m yesterday's opening ties m the tf.C.C. annual seven- a-side rugger tournament. They beat the Seafcrth Highlanders by 10 p »inta (two goals to five points <a. Soal>. Winners oi the seoona ma
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