The Singapore Free Press, 10 February 1947
1947-02-10
1
8
https://www.nlb.gov.sg
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/browse/freepress
The Singapore Free Press
-
Title Section18 1947-02-10 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA bcvnnbm SLNGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1947. PRICE 10 CENTS.18 words
-
Article, Illustration24 1947-02-10 1 I h how ralk arrived," said one Londoner. \t» i- y speH froie the milk so hard th.U it burst th« bottler.24 words
-
Article874 1947-02-10 1 LONDON, Sunday. THAW, south of a line between the Mersey and the Humber, has come to snow-bound Britain, and already snow drifts are turning into slush and iioods. But there are warnings of more snow and continued low temperatures m Yorkshire, where most of theReuter - 874 words
-
Article37 1947-02-10 1 Sir Alan Cunningham. High I Commissioner for Palestine, told ntatitv€s of ;he Jewish Agency Executive m Jerusalem sterday that no substitution fcr J ivil administration m Palestine 1 was contemplated at present.37 words
-
Article104 1947-02-10 1 POLITICAL observCTS m Madrid friendly to ;he Franco regime believe that Gen. Francisco Franco will appoint a Prime Minister m the n~-ar future, repoTts Reuter Don Esteban Bilbao, a veteran Traditionalist that If to say an extreme right-winger m Spanish politics and at present Speak?r104 words
-
Article12 1947-02-10 1 depenaaaii i cifj ni II a. m. ReuterReuter - 12 words
-
Article31 1947-02-10 1 NEWSMAN KILLED AT HANOI I it d rday Th--Al id up the i of h a pk r ci lam. vta V Eminh for a ened by V A, who ReuterReuter - 31 words
-
Article401 1947-02-10 1 Income tax roan gets to work I ret? rre>> Stall Keporltr I CANNOT see a system of Pay-as-you-eam income tax, mm parable with that m force m England at the moment, bCA«S introduced into Malaya," Mr. R. B. Heasman, the Commissioner of Taxes of the Board of Inland Revenue who401 words
-
Article94 1947-02-10 1 NEARLY 15.000 tons of silver used as electrical conductors, m placr of the scarce copper, m the atomic bomb plant at Cakudge, Tennessee, are shortly to be returned to the United States Treasury vaults said Mr. John Snyder, U.S. Secretary to the Treasury, yesterday. It hadReuter - 94 words
-
Article269 1947-02-10 1 BERLIN, Sunday. RESCUE workers believe that more than a hundred bodies still lie m the smoking ruins of the big carbaret dance hall v.'hich was burned to the ground m the Spantfau district of the British zone m Berlin last night. The German fire269 words
-
Article, Illustration1048 1947-02-10 1 Free Press Staff Reporter DXE of Singapore's most popular Chinese woman s.tKialite>. who is well known for her lavish parties and the con siderable amount of welfare work she has done since her early youth, has lost her income of $2,000 a month, left to her1,048 words
-
386 1947-02-10 1 40 MPs ATTACK ROYAL TOUR 'EXTRAVAGANT LONDON, Sunday. nORTY Labour members of Parliament there are nearly x 400 altogether intend to criticise the arrangements for the Royal tour to South Africa when the service estimates cr e discussed, Hannen Swaffer, stated m "The People" today. The columnist, who is alsoReuter; A.P. - 386 words
-
Article43 1947-02-10 1 Disunity m the AraD League over the Royalist movement m reported from Cairo, says Reuter. Some Arab quarters r is said, wish to leave out Egypt and tc *ely on a greater Syria and Iraq Tor protection against ■egression43 words
-
Article158 1947-02-10 1 JEWS USE BOTTLES ON MARINES HAIFA, Bon. ORITISH airborne troops moved into Hana tonight while three British destroyers brought m an Illegal immigrant ship— the first for two months carrying more than 600 persons. The whole port area was cordoned off and heavily guarded by tanks and armoured cars m158 words
-
Article71 1947-02-10 1 CKOFKEEPERS m Btac&poft, and particularly m the suburbs, are warned by the police acaiast the activities of a gang of two or three Chinese who are going into shops and holding up the proprietor or assistant. The gang, who usually arrive m a taxi, is71 words
-
Page 1 Advertisements
-
Advertisement53 1947-02-10 1 fr IB*. <"BY S J I; mWk&KSrJm I l.A*SaSo*Bt- m A S^/'^Bs Bli_B^| B^^ vM BiiU^Ay m B^^ *^Bl B) iVSH 7«^^^hßS^^^v/jcH Bh^Bf^B Ba <^I|t \<^^T^^ I■■ T iß^^v TURBO PLBN^ Adif. o/ Ffc< Oc.i'-i.-l llUctric Co., Ltd., of England SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, PENANG. Pfrafc ylflfe^j: TAc ifinfo Electrical Distribution53 words
-
WOMAN'S PAGE
-
Article241 1947-02-10 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast for people born today OORN today, your nalural timidity can be a stumbling block to your best success. Faily m life you must cultivate self-reliance and force yourself to get out and meet people. Gentle and retiring h> nature, you will find this >our hardest241 words
-
Article, Illustration275 1947-02-10 2 'L I says 21 -ear old Pamela Bisby, "is very wondertui". When <-he v% o lour yejrs v m'.t r aoc d nt robbed her hearing, making It tiifticult for her to .-p?ak. Yet ehe has become i«ne of Manchester's best mannequins. She earned herself a275 words
-
Article281 1947-02-10 2 NYLONS '-A ND ALL ABOUT THEM BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WHETHER or not nylon stockings are available m Singapore dots not seem to deter curious wouldbe wearers from a c k ng questions about them. The following eight questions and answers should be able to suppiy the curious with most281 words
-
Article325 1947-02-10 2 Says Lady Bennett HOUSEWORK,.Lady B: nnelt, need not Le drudgery. It i ail a matter of routine and plax*n i iff. And she added, when m: reviewed at her home ir. Ncnhroad Kighgate Village, N It f i very pleasant. I think Lady Bennett was supp325 words
-
Article74 1947-02-10 2 i 1 >0-YK.\K-OLI> woman m (henij-hsicn. Kian«su Pro- inee, is reported to be still m f—4 health and work nz for a liviiuv j The authorities there recent- j !> requested her to stop working m the felds and offered to j take care of her74 words
-
Article, Illustration144 1947-02-10 2 KOBI li West k and co tjr.ue-: ret. rued South rim sd ili> .iaik of '.1 b 1. sii g i mc lub. Boutti bad ani coy d th ie* i only one BM re. Sfoce h< < p tri'k. it v. Ibe only hop*? mm to144 words
-
Article, Illustration621 1947-02-10 2 Around Spore Shops FREE PRESS WOMAN CORRESPONDENT Prices of materials arc 3t ll see-sawing Hi«-li Street but they have come down lately and last w<ek they wtr,. lower than prices m Rattles Place m many instances. S. A. Ma iced. 70 Hii>h Street, are charging less621 words
-
-
Page 2 Advertisements
-
Advertisement129 1947-02-10 2 NOTICE. Will IIMH interested Kindly WMC UM j f. lie 'if Telephone Numbers RUBBER DEPARTMENT ULANDS BUTTERY CO LTD «cr No 8t)828 Central Office and Shipping No ***** t Me nu\e pleasure tx. >tt->ni|t latest style ot ladies town> «nd 4r* by *»ar expert iNMUtall I test fashions Kxcelleni Work-n""-hm129 words
-
Advertisement46 1947-02-10 2 RAN 3 2 TIMES AND EVERY TIME A WIN'NEF T H t &MX Hi Ik YltffJ/Tfl/d f CHARMS |T^ K^^^^^^ii 1I j FJ§lw J I <■ i THE TOWN'S "HOTTKS'I PAVOU** 1 "Mr. ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP" US^FftEiVi Hi kWILI SOON It r A"O-*^ nURRY! -->,s46 words
-
-
Page 2 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous531 1947-02-10 2 radio mala y a IM S es^,, vu S .™<, L3JI:» 100 p.m. Mu<ir for romance with am lirB m ls Too? SlllQapOrt Aime Zeigler and Webster Booth; 1.30 meters 11 30-12 am iy.54 ■mi vm»iikh ((hlnf s f indu.. P-m. News; 1.40 pm. Mus.t memories; meters. 12 noon-5 pOO531 words
-
Miscellaneous226 1947-02-10 2 F.ee Press Crossword No. 36 Rousseau's lomanc? on education (5) 7 Low Ifil mat cai>ie Hindu m Tnnia <6>. k— .^^J—^^J___^^^HßßHL__JiH IHI Bi'jie into German <6>. jH jj^B 1 I I Frene of oottle where j j 1 l IIK WM mBB&R tinguished himself <;">>. kHHI Hb Wm I I226 words
-
-
NEW PAGE
-
Article28 1947-02-10 3 mey, L nth-old 10.10 rhc ran uting My h An- 1 Ir.^ni Ycrfc'.oid D an arrived later U laying be- i station-28 words
-
Article35 1947-02-10 3 Dills and and a b swin^ n ex-U S. I I ti -Tv-ore- Shirley els by Sin Grunband of ex-Welsh vuh the n.ey re- rtfwly Ther. j •k beagr to much35 words
-
Article15 1947-02-10 3 MAN LOST LIFE FOR 2s 6d bair-a-:fntal deal Ittks B:rd, a^ca 52, td. Camberwell. I15 words
-
284 1947-02-10 3 THE future of the Catholic Church m India and of I 4.500.000 Indian Catholics when that country becomes self governing is discussed by MWHligaui Thomas Pot hakamuhi. Roman Catholic Bishop of Bangalore, m an interview published m the Vatican newspaper "Ossrrvatore Romano." •'Under British rule,284 words
-
Article56 1947-02-10 3 A Sjame^? cat which tour nights before was roamirg m the woods ail night swept the board JM Shepherd's Bush Siamese Cat Show. He won the cup for tiro bes. cat m the show ar.ri t cvg m?dals, one from Copenhagen. Hii owner is56 words
-
Article60 1947-02-10 3 |/UMRISHiNCi ifitns, seven hundJ s entered a New York Turkish bath building m which *00 quests were u->lct'p and stole 150 steel (i .-osit b*>xes containing viluable*. and cash estimateU at between I.S 515.000 and SSO.C(W They tied up the manager and then sp?nt half an hour60 words
-
Article448 1947-02-10 3 SOLDIER MARRIES A JAP GIRL 7 love her; what shall I do? AN AUSTRALIAN private m Japan has written to an Australian paper asking for advice about his love for a Japanese ?irl. The soldier gives his full nam c and Army number. His letter says: "I have been m448 words
-
Article, Illustration40 1947-02-10 3 NUNS and babies were among the passengers killed when a Dakot i air liner, taking off fr >m C'roydon airp rt, crashed into another Dakota on the ground. The picture shows the still smokii.- wreckage of the two air liners.40 words
-
Article285 1947-02-10 3 MAGISTRATES who were censured by Lord Chief Justice Goddard last month for acquitting their clerk m the pig ca^e. reconsidered the case. On the instructions of Lord Chiei Justice Goddaiti, they found the clerk iruilty of what Lord Goddard had called "a gross and scandalous frnud.285 words
-
Article85 1947-02-10 3 AN amateur radio station m Ciacton, Essex, told a Britisn soldier m Cairo that his wife was dead. Mr. Denis HeighUnan, of Burrsroad. Clarton, picked up a Cairo call asking for news of the wife of Quartermaster-Sergeant Bob Price, R.E.M.E., reported dangerously ill at* her85 words
-
Article65 1947-02-10 3 MR Joseph Anderson, of Etonavenue, Wembley, a London bus conductor left his 37th birthday party to fill m his Sherman's Penny Points football coupon He drew up his forecasts but made a mistake ir. copying them on the coupon. That Saturday he thought he had won65 words
-
Article32 1947-02-10 3 My husband brought me boxr s ot chocolates before we were married, now I'm lucky if he brings me home a pair of kippers "—Woman m a Kent court.32 words
-
Article39 1947-02-10 3 Miners at Astern, near Doni caster, complain there is little beer left on their pay day because 300 trainees are paid tw<« 'days earlier The parish council i liave asked the Ministry of Food for advice.39 words
-
Article31 1947-02-10 3 The Dc Havilland Compare builders of the Goblin jet air plane r-nginc. 'nave dlsckwfcd that their new Ghost jet has a thrust equal to 12.000 h.p., says A.P.A.P. - 31 words
-
Article179 1947-02-10 3 A MAN nobody knew has been buried m a comer of the churchyard at Prestwich, near Manchester. For the j purpose of official records, and because of his Irish accent, he was called "James Callaghan." Nobody except officials j bothered about him. He179 words
-
Article142 1947-02-10 3 FORCING a piece of wood into a crocodile's mouth, George Monck. cafe Mustaat. of Fanny Bay, Northern Australia, stopped it from moving iis jaws —and n saved his life. Monck was dragging a net m shallow water along with 1/o Fotiades. cafe propretor, whe.iReuter - 142 words
-
Article137 1947-02-10 3 UK TO BUILD SIKORSKY HELICOPTERS THE Westland Aircraft Company is to build Sikorsky helicopters. Arrangements have been made with the U .it eel Aircraft Corporation of the U.S.A.. and the company will put the 5.51 into immediate production. This is one of the most successful helicopters m the world, with137 words
-
Article93 1947-02-10 3 ▼HERE are, it is estimated. about 142,000 Poles new m Britain Of these, 76,000 art 1 eligible to join the Resettlement Corps, ar.d 45,000 have already been screened and found suitable for civilian work m Britain But on Jan 3— the last datr for which93 words
-
Article84 1947-02-10 3 iVIRS I'ERRi, of tiranrus-dnvi L Nottingham, summored ior not having a dog licence, said:--"If I forget my income tax* 1 get a nice letter reminding me "If I overlook my rates and water rates, I also receive a reminder. "If I forget my income tax,84 words
-
Article34 1947-02-10 3 Nathaniel Davis Ayer, composer of the 1914 song— "lf you were the or.ly girl m the world,'' has applied for his discharge from bankruptcy. A receiving order was made against him m 1937.34 words
-
Article72 1947-02-10 5 New drive on food profiteers Staff Reporter I t 9, Pohce and Food Inspectorate I v t a ning a tight blockade riceI on the neighbouring :i ships, trading between I and Singapore and Siani, unI islands, and attem; ts to I pore are made by nitrht.72 words
-
Article49 1947-02-10 5 r BORDANDIM. the iormer mmander of Italian rcea In Shanghai, was Sa urday to life Chinese Court with the JupanI against him induced the ending ,1 n y Italian I lor Japai labour and supplying goods to 1 he Italian The il] appeal against ReuterReuter - 49 words
-
Article111 1947-02-10 5 CEYLON GIVES LABOUR A NEW DEAL 4 NEW DEAL" to Ooren tnent (iaiiy-paid employees is re;acnded by the Salaries Cor/j--mittee of the Ceylon Government rr.pr:s:ng Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, Finarcia] Secretary, and the Deputy Chief Sectary. The rec immenda tens wnich. If adopted by the State Council, won id imrolTe m111 words
-
Article246 1947-02-10 5 TAXIS DEMAND CASH IN ADVANCE 1 rte Press Staff Itt-portt-r ANOTIIKK taxi racket m Singapore, whereby Servicemen are defrauded of a day'i pay or more, was brought to the notice of the Free Pre>*; by a Serviceman victim who telephoned our office late on Saturday night. The offending parties, h246 words
-
Article122 1947-02-10 5 S' PORE PIPES ON VANGUARD piPK.s presented by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, heroes of the Battle of Singapore, were used by the Royal Marines on board the IIMS Vanguard on which the Royal party is travelling to South Afri'a. T»ie Marine* were the survivors of the crew of theReuter - 122 words
-
Article, Illustration69 1947-02-10 5 PACIFIC AIR TALKS Pacific regional boundary proposals are being studied on this map by delegates to sessions of the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organisat on '-onference m "Melbourne. The Delefatei (from left) are: Col. C. Y. I.iv (China), Mr. 1) F Peel (Briiain". Mr. S Wifffina (Australia), Mr. P. Df69 words
-
Article55 1947-02-10 5 On left: lit ut. Gen Sir Neil Kitchic, new C-in-C. SEALF. is seen chatting to Mrs. E. t. F. Pretty, mitt of the acting Secretary -(ierwral to the (iov-ernor-deiural. and to Lady Pirie, wife of the Air .-in-( South-Kast Asia. The picture was taken at < hanpi when55 words
-
Article18 1947-02-10 5 Held m Rei •-dmib i nins of I to fur- m 1 b^ .able18 words
-
Article75 1947-02-10 5 di'ov ol I m -d to i any- iip service. "The Hanoi and Palembang j incid c likely to r jcur m ore." the p;p?r adus. "The Kucmir.Luig Government is atraid to openly side wi' l Imperialist nations. However, at] the same lime, it is unwilling75 words
-
Article46 1947-02-10 5 TWO new "Protected Places" where the "Shoot to Kill" c rder operates have just been created and are included m the Protected Places Order They are: Domestic site ot 59 M.T. Coy., R F. Singapore and Technical .site of 59 M.T Coy., RAF. Singapore.46 words
-
Article, Illustration25 1947-02-10 5 t -.r and carr.Tis of the Sii»- '.< >c T **>:'.ij.n> a:c a;»<i luvkv i IdO ?nld mr. -'-yees of t.ic t'omii.iny arc out »v itrike.25 words
-
Article50 1947-02-10 5 JAPS SENTENCED TO PRISON The War Crimes Court m Rong Kong has sent to prison three Japanese officers for atrocities a: ainst FOWs. including a number of Americans, In Hcito Camp m Formosa. Lieut. Koji Tamaki was giver. il5 years Bgt. Ar«.shi Chiba 12. •an<r3st. Horoji Fujiie 12. U. P.U.P. - 50 words
-
Article227 1947-02-10 5 INTERNEES LEAVE INDONESIAN A RE A S Free Press Stair Report ci THE evacuation of Allied prisonen of war and internees from Ine interior of Indonesia it. going o n slowly but steadily, according to Dr. P. J. Koets, chief of tfe Van Mook Cabinet In an interview wit h227 words
-
Article250 1947-02-10 5 THE Burma Intelligence Corps.! b veteran unit 01 the Burma campaign, a:.d the "eyes and j ears of the army" 'as it was once referred to by Field Marshal' Viscount Wavell), is being d:s- banded after a long and distmgulshed record of war service >250 words
-
Article263 1947-02-10 5 Free Press Staff Reporter QINCE the liberation, 2,b93 "J motor cars have been imported into Singapore, and although the monthly total of imports is steadily increasing and the first American cars are coming through, the priorities list is only just being maintained at its present level263 words
-
Article, Illustration69 1947-02-10 5 .Miss Alice < i.eah <t<»n oi .he Randans Iwrbau liMpfcUU, Singapore, and Miss Ooi Soh In' <»<" Kuala Kangsar. who won the AIF Nwstef S(hoiarship whi« li will enable them t(» vtud> <n Australia. These nur>cs are leaving sh<.nl\ h> the f'har*»n for Australia. The Scholar was founded b> \uslralian69 words
-
Article94 1947-02-10 5 THE eight-ma ..m.ssion. appointed by the British Mil: Clcil A\ rion o n pert on development ol dromes and ground l generally on India, the Far L. Ceylon a ~.d Australia air routes arrived In Karachi on Saturday The commissioners then traveiied to Delhi toReuter - 94 words
-
Article175 1947-02-10 5 S'pore Reds In London Talks Free Pres> Statt Reporter THREE representative! of the Singapore Communist Panj 1 are attending the first Empire conference th t < mmunist Parties hate ever held. The meeting is taking place m J don. They are Wu Tian Wang, representing Chuit« ii *sts. Abdul Rashid175 words
-
Article44 1947-02-10 5 yii. .1 c t B* ..ni Company 'h* 1 la: etiterpri ut uratins Shu l.ne on Fob 12. when a L.ber.y ship "Hal Wen" is scheduled to on bet ma den voyage om sen ;^e \.a H< Singapjre. ReuterReuter - 44 words
-
Article18 1947-02-10 5 Mr Ivor ThOMM Under B t f lor th > t haßCt by ;.i: fron: mcrninc.18 words
-
Article23 1947-02-10 8 Simons Co., Ltd. report the following outputs for January 1947: Henrietta Rubber Estate Ltd. Sniigei Matang Rubber EstaU? I'M. 54,900 lbs23 words
-
Article655 1947-02-10 8 'VIETNAM WILL TURN TO UNO ?JO CHI MINII, Premier and Foreign Minister of Vietnam iil (Republican) Government m Indochina, has told Reuter that his Government would appeal to the Tnited Nations for arbitration if France. cannot settle (ho present conflict by peaceful means. This pronouncement by Ho Chi-minh was madeReuter - 655 words
-
Article219 1947-02-10 8 CITY NEWS RUBBER PRICES A Special Market m HTip— ilml n gives the prices of rubber at 11 a.m. today as follows: Buyers Sellers Cta. Cts. D*r Ib ocr Ib No. 1 R.S.S Spot loose 42 42 No R.S.S. fob m bales Feb 43 H 43** No X S S219 words
-
Article24 1947-02-10 8 About 120 Muslims were arreste it Lt\hor yesterday for organisir. ci procession m defiance of th( Punjab public safety ordinancp ReuterReuter - 24 words
-
472 1947-02-10 8 MILLIONS WILL GO FRO M JAVA TO SUMATRA JOGJAKARTA, Sunday. TRANSFERRING of between 15,000,000 and 20,000,000 Indonesains from teeming Java to underpopulated Sumatra will be undertaken by the Republic of Indonesia after the signature of the final Netherlands-Indonesian political settlement, President Soekarno and Vice-President Mohammed Hatta told the Associated PressA.P. - 472 words
-
Article365 1947-02-10 8 MOSCOW, Sunday. A VIGOROUS attack on Winston Churchill's war strategy m Burma was made m the "New Times" review of the book "Wrath m Burma," written by Fred Eldridge who was on the staff of the late Gen. Joseph Stilwell. Britain's role m the Burma campaign365 words
-
Article25 1947-02-10 8 The funeral of Miss Ellen Wilkinson, Minister for Education who died m London on Thursday, takes place today at Perm lucks., says ReuterReuter - 25 words
-
Article71 1947-02-10 8 PARIS, Sun. AS final preparations lor tomorrow's historic signing of the peac? treaties with Hitlers former satellites were being completed at the French For:ign Office tonight, n o indication could ;>e obtained from the Yugoslav delegation whether Yugoslavia would sign th? Italian treaty. Persistent calls toReuter - 71 words
-
14 1947-02-10 8 CZECHS ACCUSE OF ILL-TREATIN THE HUNGARIAN m Cz I I J f 1 J14 words
-
Article250 1947-02-10 8 RANGOON, Sunckn. A CONCERTED campaign to wreck the Aung San -Att let agreement on Burma's political future will be launched by all political parties opposed to the anti-Fascist People*' Freedom League, according to a resolution adopted at a meeting of Burmese political leaders m Rangoon tonight.250 words
-
Article, Illustration26 1947-02-10 8 (This piture gives a splendid \ievv of Crosthwait c Cumberland. Of con.rsr. every > br.d;, knows uhat the smith m the forefront of the picture is doing.26 words
-
Article320 1947-02-10 6 'SNOOP' RULES TO BE CHECKED t ood man searched home AN examination by Mr. Chuter Ede, Home Secretary, and the Law Officers into the powers of search provided ioi Ministry of Food inspectors under the Defence Regulations may resuit from the comments of the Old-street, London magistrate, Mr. Rowland Thomas,320 words
-
Article, Illustration37 1947-02-10 6 Process Margaret pictured as she ltit the Savjy Theatrr. London, for dinner m the S^voy Grill before she left for South Africa. It was her first party unaccompanied by any J other member of the R^al Family.37 words
-
Article22 1947-02-10 6 Snow on the thatched roct saved a cottage at Bungay, Suffolk, when fire broke out m the chimney stack.22 words
-
Article27 1947-02-10 6 Ghacier ice, said to be 6.000.000 years old has been flown 3 300 miles rom Alaska to New York to chill cocktails at a dinner.27 words
-
Article, Illustration49 1947-02-10 6 IMi'K m Lcndon aft»r a car crash m I'ar'.s, m which her fiance was kilted, is Jarquelin* Craven, one of Britain's most photo-, graphed models. She escaped with cuts on her legs and bruises. Her fiance was Mr. Roger Trevcst, an American ptl I— II £S a poK* player.49 words
-
Article239 1947-02-10 6 T Bager of a firni of boot and shoe repairers m Britain cannot >top his I.*o employees from working, State arri\e at *.r;0 a.m. instead of 8, and ofkn work three more hours a „,v ih:>n they should. They are not paid overtime, and are not239 words
-
Article26 1947-02-10 6 Nor; oik County Cour.cil will be a ~*ed to include the shelduck on their list of birds protector! from -'ciu^ht^r all the year round26 words
-
Article96 1947-02-10 6 APLbELS rt-ndczvous has puai- d to Britain, says A. P. An Elizabethan House at Suutn Quay, Great Yarmouth, m whicn the death of King Charles I was said to have been plottsd, went to th_- national trust On the death of its owners, Mi;s Mary96 words
-
Article365 1947-02-10 6 A METAL obtained wholly from sea water is causing the greatest stir m industry since the discovery of aluminium. It is magnesium, the lightest of all structural metals a war-born product which was largely responsible i for America's record-breaking output of planes and aero365 words
-
Article78 1947-02-10 6 Fine Feathers Are Cruel lord Simon told the House of Lords that he had svcn pictures of women's hats trimmed with feathers of birds of paradise and ecrets. And he asked what was being done to enforce the Plumage Act of 1921. forhi'lding import of such feathers. He added: I78 words
-
Article71 1947-02-10 6 AS a cinema v-^mmissionaire carried two girls to the window of a blazing flat at Trowbridge Wilts, lour unknown sailors form ed a human chain on a ladder and passed the children down to safety. A few minutes later the girls' room was destroyed. The71 words
-
Article92 1947-02-10 6 YJK T E Watkins, labour M.P for Brecon and Radnor m Wales, has asked the Secretary for War "whether he is aware that a snail tree, pyrus minima, found m Breeonshire, is m danger of being destroyed as a result of mortar practice. "Will he take92 words
-
Article185 1947-02-10 6 SCOTLAND YARD is to increase its detective force by 200 men m a new plan to beat London's organised gangs of criminals. In order to get the pick of the country's anticrime brains, the Yard is inviting detectives from every (M.D. department m the provinces185 words
-
Article223 1947-02-10 6 PIANIST IS YOGA ADEPT BEFORE leaving the Savoy Hotel, London, for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, i Ciaudio Arrau, the Chilean pianist, did Yoga exercises for live minutes. Shortly afterwards, fresh and with every nerve and muscle completely under control, ttie 43-year-old musician walked on me stage. For two223 words
-
Article107 1947-02-10 6 The British Broadcasting Company has invited tenders for Frequency Modulation transmitters, which means that a completely new broadcasting service has been planned for the entire country, and every listener will ultimately have to birv a new receiver. Two British firms are already working on orders. The107 words
-
Article29 1947-02-10 6 The United Kingdom Food Ministry has agreed to purcftas* up to 10,000.0001 b of dressed poultry before March 31 the Canadian Agriculture Department announced m Ottawa29 words
-
-
Page 3 Advertisements
-
Advertisement275 1947-02-10 3 LAST KUiii SHOtt> 1 so I—6. SO !).U p IN HIS AISENCE TERROR/ SIR CEDRIC HAROV^CKE >: NIGEL B*UCt OAMt MAY WMITT* 4 ft* Ci ecfec^ by v ALFRED HITCHCOCK W" Sec J ""(.ALA OrENFNG T« If 1 Another Ou stamJin; H ili hi r HI Alb«*rt San *'> \n-l275 words
-
Page 3 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous63 1947-02-10 3 TA^ZAN Second attack By Edgar Rice Burroughs I CAoC^T CPF Gw'ASP BY TME 1 BEND/N6 SUPOENLV ME BSTii>wJi RSw'SSLSTf SUCDfM A^TAC^ OP PR.rEFIS y R?OKE THE GRiP ANP V U H PSCTECTOff h^ f>Wx w TH^ (^W TWE CR£A- .r^QNI, JP**" Tr "-TAPZAN REACmEJ) UP A" l^ WiTm A &E—CW63 words
-
-
LEADER PAGE
-
The Singapore Free Press
-
Article1246 1947-02-10 4 I little more (nan a *e«.k or so ajo we made quite a fUH m thLs column about a Measagg r'rom Keighlcy delivered by Mr. Ivor Thoma-s, Under-Sccretary I for tiie Colonies m the Bnt. Labour Government and BriUsh delegate to the United Nations meeting1,246 words
-
-
Article1031 1947-02-10 4 Frank Owen - Good Morning Frank Owen By DEAR fellow -members of this Empire Kace. before this war we krew of Singapore largely as the back-drop for a film a tout the waterfront. But fcr Kipling we would hardly have he-ird of Manda'ay. Mountbatten's campaign m Burma for a time suffered from this,1,031 words
-
Letter, Illustration731 1947-02-10 4 by Hall Roinney I DOUBT it any Bu iget has been awaited with greater interest than that which Chancellor Dalton will reveal m April. There is a strong belief thai Mr. Dalton, hoping to give a greater incentive to more production. will make .substantial ou«. m th >731 words
-
Article240 1947-02-10 4 lak leal at a h. i t .ing. ami d wmnt .1 QUI.* I ttUfl Tt... 1 I 2 Gho^Ls a Sha> ghcst- D 3 "T*iou I ah\ b* l Ansa PORT officials stood a at the dodtS m Liverpool recently. < 'uslums n. shouted.240 words
-
Article, Illustration296 1947-02-10 4 u/iiLN Austrian! think j Gay Vienna the Vi. a* the opereita-s, of the sparkling Blue Danube, of Lehar and Kaimar— tticy thii.k also of a red-r eaded ac ress named K!T A GEOBG m the yean to Fore the schlus- rill I be embodiment of Vienna She296 words
-
-
Page 4 Advertisements
-
Page 5 Advertisements
-
Advertisement21 1947-02-10 5 I m mm m I p II. PHILUP ST., SPORE f air 1 3f J&S Of Ban^MK^ n r^jr- ffivfffrna ffl^r21 words
-
-
Page 6 Advertisements
-
Advertisement107 1947-02-10 6 QUIZ Answers 1. Repert Brooke. At the beginning of the first World War he was commissioned in the Royal Naval Division, went out with the expedition to the Dardanelles, and died of blood poisoning at Scyros In 1915, aged 27 2^ (a) The Ghost of Hamlet's father appears in Hamlet107 words
-
Advertisement76 1947-02-10 6 Last I 20th Century FOX S POWERFUL 'Sp Romantic Picture! S 1' l^M* 1' y n 6 Many Heroic Stur Will come out of Wrr II NEVER BE A Greater One rjj anvthirr I The First Poweriul D: ..THOMASi the ROXV Np* York 1 I the REX Tomorrow IK HALL76 words
-
-
Page 6 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous28 1947-02-10 6 J4 N F j. i^l. Exclusive to the Singafl ore Free Press m Malaxa without Lyd/a H,ff°? A to oa/: i "T^ k W%-^ I A 3ve/le^ fu&&28 words
-
-
SPORTS PAGE
-
Article103 1947-02-10 7 Club Beaten 4—0 UiSwdiutn Game >> Secccr Reporter \u\i soccer team, playing their regame at Ja an Cesar stadium yester- n est Football Association and i!a to nil in a match wheh, if it was :.-o!l*all or exciting phases, yet practice lor rofh sides in103 words
-
Article166 1947-02-10 7 30,000 SEE IRELAND WIN IFTH rt IreL r beat :n c vi. i F .'id the irdV B. I ,:ed r 13 O. .x t n The English id ruled t'Kng into (0 m O. jlanlon a .o t. dr:bll-.d it -c line and "uch down. Mullan :a k-d k:ck.Reuter - 166 words
-
Article176 1947-02-10 7 Ci M J ror informs the Free Press the reason why Terror's match w.th the West Yen; cand ied was because rain put ihe pitch under water. Every v.i tempi had been nuae to von. act the Yorki during i:.e morning when it was becoming176 words
-
Article587 1947-02-10 7 NATIONAL WILL BE WORTH £10,000 From VERNON MORGAN LONDON, Sunday. THE first acceptance for the G^ind National seldom sheds 1 much Hghl on the race and acceptors for this years race proved no exception. Some burnt their fingers by the absence of Royal Cottage and possibly a few over PlatypusReuter - 587 words
-
Article193 1947-02-10 7 WEEK-END SPORTS ROUND-UP HOLLOWING ii a mmmarj of Npoit-. results ver the wekend. Singapore: At Ja'un r» sar Stud:uin. the Comb ned S r\ cc» heal S.( .C. 13 puinU <j;oals, tr> ii three (try). Halt-time score ua> > r\ c x S»CC; 3 p m.s. Scorers for the C193 words
-
Article, Illustration112 1947-02-10 7 These ninurcs. taken during Uie fourth Test at Adelaide, slow above* the 18 former International Cricketers who v re wi ii.l 4 on the match. Ihc.v 1 sruphtj m Int Adelaide Oval. (From left, standUi Bert Oldfieid, >..n >ieU an Kipnax, ftiil Bowes, 15.11 OTJ illy.112 words
-
Article794 1947-02-10 7 y* '••■<-iM.oM.oa K iu> and Cup matches KS BBCOND MVNION >f <>M» DIVISION SCOTTISH (IP FIRST KOI Nl) REPLAY East Stirling j Ciachnacuddin 1 Stenhousemuire 0 Arbroath Third Lanark 2 Hamilton A. 1 SCOTTISH COT SECOND BOUND Aberdeen 8 Ayr United SCOTTISH LEAGUE "A f794 words
-
Article283 1947-02-10 7 LONDON, Sunday. THAT burning question whether amateurs and professionals 1 should play competitive lawn tennis together has arisen once again. Donald Budge, American star who won almost every lawn tennis honour as an amateur and reckoned by many to Ik the greatest expemrt of theReuter - 283 words
-
Article150 1947-02-10 7 CRICKET STARTS IN IPOH I per Sun. IN the first cricket mated Ul season the vice-pre«*dent'i team, captained by J. M L> mis t day bat an outstato:; t I I skippered by X H. v antreil. Taking i ..s l scored ITt iur seven and d S. Nailiah '52<150 words
-
206 1947-02-10 7 ALICE MARBLE TO COACH BRITISH GIRL S london. s«b. Tin: dump m British ia*\i uimis lor a Dumber of years caused some c noern and i i Bnta n on leading lie rid. A B: am ci ling pay rt ifi a a tour ol h: Indies where valuable per.206 words
-
-
Page 7 Advertisements
-
Advertisement97 1947-02-10 7 YOU KKOW^ 'i be V" >. nd H FOR M H V tm Con-ec. WILL BE COMING CAPITOL COLUMBIA'S I ATM UVIMH 'BELL- d 80'iiOM ieu?a audioncfs WILL jffil^^^^^ SEE. .Net only the while s(s}£&\ procedure of a broadcast fif%£s& but ALSO Geortre's di.vfl'7'lr\\', «ovcry of a tr. n 'ratter97 words
-
-
Page 8 Advertisements
-
Advertisement41 1947-02-10 8 THL FILM THAT ALL I I i 45. OPENS TODAY IT THE HJ CATHAY (5 "A really grade one pictun *A thriller" "Halt! <t "Exciting episodes" -A +eti "Value for money' i deborah nEnn TREVOR HOWARD W I SEE nllC 141 words
-
-
Page 8 Miscellaneous
-
Miscellaneous126 1947-02-10 8 WEA TIIER Long bright ill \*V\ Ulr^ purl for .14 Hours s fr«>m ru* :i toU.«> compiled by J in* V. I ont al Forecasting SL-.ti-n. \ir I -mand. Far-East •ir wifh Inn:: bright m- J krtenah ani bafertai showers this af.rrnoon Fine to-nijfht anJ t- -r. rrow morning nor126 words
-