The Singapore Free Press, 28 March 1947
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Title Section18 1947-03-28 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA I SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1917. PRICE 10 CENTO18 words
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Article60 1947-03-28 1 FOOD CONTROL MEN ASKARMS (Staff Reporter Nlht .rowing intimidation, officers of Dod Control Inspectorate have Th l^ follows a recent application for handcuffs— a request which the Police who are themselves m the Inspectorate have conhe hostility of the type of people -people who loiter around rice shi] m I60 words
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Article45 1947-03-28 1 FLOOD DAM AGE i^uncnmg Ine flood *%isl* fund m London yes erday Sir > Bracewei] Smth. the L rd Mayor i London, said tha* nt least i 000.000 will be needed to re- 1 pair the damag- caused by snow > sales and fl eds m Brita45 words
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Article8 1947-03-28 1 INDIANS' APPEAL ALLOWED I tara art of ReuterReuter - 8 words
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Article411 1947-03-28 1 nee rress Man Keener DEPLETE with gold braid over h shoulder and three II lines of ribbons on his breast 55 year old Lt. Gen. Numata iaka*> who had been called by the defence, gave evidence as to the code followed by Japanese soldiers when411 words
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119 1947-03-28 1 TROOPSHIPS TO GO 'WET' ON APRIL 1 je P.- Li**. Stall Reporter ILL British troopers are to A be -wet" again on April ll and spirits will once again be on sale to officers and beer to other ranks, while they are travelling on board. But sale of alcohol will119 words
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Article73 1947-03-28 1 f>RIVING the big Royal car through the Krnger National Park, the 8,000 square mil:, wild game reserve m South Africa, thc King became so interested m watching the animals that he exceeded the 10-mile-an-hour speed limit. If was persuaded to slow down by Princess Elizabeth andA.P. - 73 words
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Article274 1947-03-28 1 LONDON. Thursday. OUTLINING m the Commons today some of the Government measures to build up coal stocks to 15,000,000 tons by November 1, Mr (lenient Attlee, the Prime Minister, an BOUnced that there would be restrictions en the use of sras and electricity forReuter - 274 words
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Article14 1947-03-28 1 U.S. VOTES TO SLASH IN COME TAX I per !-prr I n of A.P.A.P. - 14 words
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Article85 1947-03-28 1 Free Pre, ..n F porter came across tfiese i>st"rs on walls of houses near Newton (In Singapore He started inquiries about the posters which obviously indicated war" between political factions m Singapore, but everywhere he went, everyone pleaded ignorance of the origin of the posters Everyone agreed85 words
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Article41 1947-03-28 1 The third armeu robbery m three days took place m the Old Kent Road, Southwark, yesterday when four armed robbers wearing masks entered a sub post office and held up the pestmaster. They took £50041 words
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Article232 1947-03-28 1 RIOTERS SHOT IN CALCUTTA CALCUTTA, ThurstLav. 7 mf THjL police opened fire and used tear gas to disperse ir..v\.l m Calcutta where nine huts were set on fire early iwinv during a riot. Two hundred people, some of whi U were carrying weapons, have been arrested. Six people were killedReuter - 232 words
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Article, Illustration48 1947-03-28 1 The Compulsory Requisition order on land within the City of London was applied for the first time yesterday when permission was given for work to go ahead on a £1,000,000 olock of flats which is to be put up at once m Aldersgate.48 words
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Article87 1947-03-28 1 THE C.I.D. revealed to-day that thc-y made four important arrests yesterday of alleged members cf a Chinese exiorti-n gang Two hand grenades were picked up during the raids which resu.ltBta. An EngLsh-speaking Chinese i held up p. compatriot at the junction of Middle Read and Waterloo Street a*87 words
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Article16 1947-03-28 1 Mr Paul Hasluck. Austra. representative on the United Nations Security Council, has resigned.- ReuterReuter - 16 words
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Article205 1947-03-28 1 LONDON. Thursday. BRITAIN'S chief industrial p]pnaef is to be 40-year-old Sir Edwin Plowden, who was chief executive officer m the ."Ministry of Aircraft Production during the war. His task will he to direct Britain's drive towards economic recovery and supervise the Government's recently established interdepartmentalReuter - 205 words
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Article118 1947-03-28 1 Free Press Staff Reporter IN order to relieve traffic congestion m Stamford Road, Singapore, motorists are informed by Mr. T. H. Stone, J.P., Chairman of the Traffic Advisory Council, that they may "double bank" on the short stretches where there is no left turn, provided they118 words
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Article39 1947-03-28 1 Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Lord 3 rivy Seal, announced m the House of Commons that the Chanjollor will introduce the budget >n Tuesday, April 15— the day thc iouse of Commons resume after he Easter recess. ReuterReuter - 39 words
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Advertisement56 1947-03-28 1 i SPRINS FANTASY of I COLOURFUL A GORGEOUS PATTERNS 1 ia <s O F T JLRSEV TRI PI I 1111 l CUMCHMG OOMGO n*. m ic i *'*stt 41-43 Hi h St.. S porf /|t2stinof^O\ o>^ A P^vC^Jp rr /fl X X. fl^ CORK TIP <4JI4H)(I*L V T C 456 words
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Article, Illustration817 1947-03-28 2 W.J. HOWCROFT - W.J. HOWCROFT c r[E Singapore Amateur Swimming Association may be starting again soon. The difficulty is to find someone with sufficient time and energy to take on the Secretaryship of the Association. Formed Just before the outbreak cf World War II the As-r-oeiation was affiliated with Amateur Swimming817 words
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Article364 1947-03-28 2 THIS year the school leaving age lor Britain's boys and grirla g< es up Irom 14 to 15 years. means that, although they may stay on after that age, cannol c before Education has come a long way m Britain m th e lasT 100 ye:364 words
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Article191 1947-03-28 2 opened the spade ;a I declarer took the trick dummy's king to lead the dia:: jack. East should have covered .md when South also duel t had to make a brilliant p!a •at thc contract. He refused to take ti. allowed declarer to win two dian tricks,191 words
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Article, Illustration80 1947-03-28 2 Photographs of prfa ut work m a Beauty School m Paris All t_.. .ir«- working ;>r spccialisl diplomat before opening their own beauty parlours joining the s? affs of world famous salon- rhej belipw that There i\r nn ut!s women They learn the use of the io*t80 words
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Article118 1947-03-28 2 FLOWERS FROM THE GAS RING MISS ANN SCORI neighbours knovv Hendersonhaired London h believes that you can create beauty m the drabbest places. Ard Miss Scory ri is she wh~> has c: colourful, lifelike fl on the hats which the Queen and the Princesses ar.during '.he royal tour. She explains118 words
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Advertisement66 1947-03-28 2 .j^§|§^ MADE FOR Fit a Gillette blade m: r Gillette razor and you can i^^^ tl be sure of a perfect shave. f^C'^^L^* Gillette razors anc blade, are i made for each ether, side y f side m thc same factory, to the same fine limits of accuracy. Ask your66 words
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Miscellaneous265 1947-03-28 2 SDSGF SINGAPORE D NETWORK 'Chinese 6. Indian) i lis metres; also 12 p m. to 2 p.m. 325 megacycles per second T metre tand) and 7.45 p.m. to 9.39 p.m. 4 825 megacycles per second < 61 metre band BLUE NEIVVORK: Malay tn~ISS metres; 12 p.m. to 2 p m.265 words
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Miscellaneous265 1947-03-28 2 10 15 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. VLB 9, 31 2 metrea 9.615 megacyri' i RIDAI 4.00 pm Light Music— J. H. Sq I Eddy BariU_>ne ir Light Orchestra and Raw Ccsta (Pian'st); 4.30 Australian N Tavern;" 5.15 Grea*. Pianists- Gieseking; 5.30 Sl I ley Deane Presents "The Forces' ReI quests."265 words
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Miscellaneous266 1947-03-28 2 :30 p.m. He c We Are Aga.n; 2.00 pm. World News Flashes; 2.C2 p.m. FooLball Fixtures; 2.15 p.m. Heard cs Are Sweet; 3.00 p.m. The PerProgramme; 3.20 p.m. BBC News 3.43 p.m. Programme Amnuncements; 3.43 p.m. Band, tand: pjn. Band Of The Week: 4.30 p.m. Conducted By. 5.0 J p.m266 words
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Miscellaneous176 1947-03-28 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast for people born today DORM today, you are a student of life as well as j being interested m purely cultural matters. You are particularly keen on travel and will want to spend part of your time visiting th? far < orners of the earth.176 words
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Article, Illustration11 1947-03-28 3 ATS Help to demobtroops the troops. jV I I >n rhe11 words
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Article10 1947-03-28 3 YOUNG BOY WAS HEAD OF HOUSE and. r said his10 words
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Article74 1947-03-28 3 Itt HECTOR McNEIL, Minist er of Stat said m Parliament: 1 I sot a friend to make up cigareU s with two per cent. of Greek tobacco, handed them round as Virginia, and was told the- uer tovdj 1 met the Tobae-o Controller, and he went74 words
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Article54 1947-03-28 3 'Ban weapons' dying plea JJctOKE he died, Harold Edward I rr_j>son, known theatrically as -iarold Norman, who was stabbed ai Oldham Kepe».ory «>n January 13 wh k Macbeth, told his wife thai dangerous weapons should not be used again. This was stated at the mat Oldham when a verAcchien c54 words
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Article64 1947-03-28 3 ESCAPED:WRITES 'I'LL BE BACK' CIDNEY DOWD -ycar-oid c leer- cian BoHon-roaa, Luton, Beds, escaped from the docii a* Luton magistrates' court. r. he wrote t. c—one on April 9. In his letter Dowd sa>s lie is is London and that he will appear ttarily at Bedfordshire :ssions next month "If64 words
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Article33 1947-03-28 3 30w- Xsh: who said tha; he had member of the LCC. Educa- ;o_d the Com- mons that m London alone here was a shortage of more i 1.000.000 educational textI books.33 words
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Article97 1947-03-28 3 SOUTH-bound air passengers irom Orkney interrupted their journey at Wick m Scotland to enable thp plane, a Dakota, to fly hay to starving sheep m Sutherland. When the plane arrived at Wick seats and doors were removed and bales of hay loaded. The pilot.97 words
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Article491 1947-03-28 3 'SOVIET DESIRES ONLY PEACE' I*l «3 IA-vLUhL'Lc i'iJ lllic v Vice) l A GERMAN General, whose ani; invasion advice was scorned by Hitler, now urges the Wes.ern wcrld to "cure your phobia of the Soviet Union.'' No living German .soldier is reputed to knew the Russians heller th^n Ernst Koestring,A.P. - 491 words
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Article, Illustration52 1947-03-28 3 CJK Montague Eddy, centre, see n negotiating at the Government House, Buencs Aire?, during (he sale to Argentina of Biitish ouned raiiv.ways Sir Montague setiled the negotiations. In speculation on the London Stock Exchange followed the settlement Share brokers were unc°rtain of how various stockholders would share the money from52 words
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Article268 1947-03-28 3 i PK three monthb a ''stop a i nothing" gang of criminals watched a hou.se m Grand-avenue, Rfuswel] Hill, Eng- i land, waiting for a chance (osteal £2,000 m notes which they j knew were inside. But the two hrotheis who livid there j /Monk)268 words
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Article184 1947-03-28 3 U.K. TO MAKE CHEMICALS FROM OILS A scheme for the production of chemicals from petroleum announced m London by ihe Shell Petroleum Company i s tne result of many years of work by researchers and technicians. It introduces a new industry into Britain as a result of which iit is184 words
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Article40 1947-03-28 3 Crates at a Ministry of Supply, dump, m Britain to contain refrigerators, have been found to', be filled with rubble. The crates were among goods taken over, from th P U. S. Army more than a year ago.40 words
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Article44 1947-03-28 3 Parishioners wHh names begmI ning with A to X attend church J parlour services at St. John's, j Orpington. Kent, England, m the morning and those with names beginning with L to Z m the afternoon, because of the fuel 1 shortage.44 words
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Article208 1947-03-28 3 THE crash of a Railway Air Services Dakota on the roofs of two houses immediately after it had left Northolt Airport, London, on Dec. 19, "was the result of the pilot taking off w r hen the aircraft was almost entirely covered with scow. In doing208 words
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Article309 1947-03-28 3 Label betrayed hunted man JAMES HEATON, a 26-year-old scar-faced gunman who had been hunted by a thousand armed police and deU Hives ior a week aster he shot at a Preston policeman wnm feu lj arrested by a London railway police recruii A young constable caught him after a wild309 words
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Article61 1947-03-28 3 BACH— In London on Feb 22nd. John, only son of the late J. E Bach of Hong Kong and Sarawak, also beloved brother of Lucia E Bach ol Singapore. Deeply mourned. MRS. R. M. DEVARAJ (nee Misa Kamala Ranasinghe). daughter of the late Mr. D. M. Ranasinghe. Cortege leaves61 words
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Article25 1947-03-28 3 Ronald Courtney, a 19-year-old stowaway on the Queen Elizabeth hid during the voyage from Southampton to New York and had nothing to eat.25 words
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Advertisement224 1947-03-28 3 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY. LIMITED NOTICE r.L Bl J a R RM The Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd regrets to inform its customers that there are no more stocks of Butter m Singapore. The normal weekly ration of 4 crzs. of Butter per person will therefore not be available until224 words
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Miscellaneous93 1947-03-28 3 TARZAN Zee's evil plan By Edgar Rice Burroughs AND DR. ZEE h^Sk^M W^ ij\ \l h^ £N H£ AWAKES HE WILL &E ADMINISTERED THE DRUG. < IIII§3B W\ ]M V MV SLAVE AND MEANWHILE,2±* j hfy^M^r I|j WE WILL INOCULATE TME APES/ PRETENDING TO RESIST, *"S V w^^fc£«feE^; l^'^^V 193 words
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Article110 1947-03-28 4 Still Waiting For Rice D Kill v -s »i South ices and pai re this week, b rice fo; latest d scusis more readobtainabl inately, oal. -tore c agreer. n -:ed to negot ate ber. must have been by the celebrations Indole Du'ch m Be Co id Java en ws110 words
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Article354 1947-03-28 4 Hard Lying Allowances THr 1 f living figur.s supplied by Pubic R c lauons Dep.. ment In Kuala Lumpur as a newcomers wi. Brit a werk her. k>: ite, b e p It r onsmokers, non-drinkers, a. d pretty ers to live m some upeou ou post the backwoods at354 words
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Article, Illustration1607 1947-03-28 4 THE MEMORIES OF A WOMAN I Seeing the British Battle of Arnhem film "1 heirs is the* Glory" m Singapore brought out vividly BY A SINGAPORE WOMAN WHO Sl KVEO WITH THE BLA FROM NORMANDY TO GERMANY. THE showing of the fiim "Theirs is the Glory", story of an airborne1,607 words
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Article26 1947-03-28 4 rhe eyes 0 j the l «.U a e over the righteous, and bis ears are open unto their pra yers. 1 Peter, 3. 12.26 words
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Article508 1947-03-28 4 PEOPLE IN S'PORF MAKE NEWS rr'o yed to of ips m Hong X Burma, .iava and during th I 18 mon lis. R< ber the rsatile I ar.d her partner ion? Rl !N\ OTTO FO M ted me with the sa music as they gave to I Urocf during their508 words
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Article70 1947-03-28 4 1. There is one instruct r m I a of the following grouns. Can you say which,; (a) Hosea; Micah; Sephaniah: Ephraim: hum; »b; Malvolio; Beatrice, Sir Andrew Aguecheek; Feste, Viola; (c) Bologna; Naples; Lucerne; Leghorn; Genoa. 2. What great ports stand for very near) the mouths of these70 words
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Advertisement10 1947-03-28 4 HOUSEHOLD R EQUiSITES STERLING CI! E© 78 worn s*i**i j10 words
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Advertisement23 1947-03-28 4 cats^' Phon 11*. m. 145, 4. VST 1 DA PHYLLIS g CALVERT J ME^OFTWOWOB^ THtiRS ,ST E 1 ,v THF THRILL <* MG nii_(S23 words
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Article59 1947-03-28 5 f issued for the demolition ol 100 ness houses cm Singapore island, that these buildings are unfit for ther on the grounds of building en ignored or contravened, or for ation. t started action against unmediately after the resumption April. The Municipality, how.tion until June. I59 words
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Article36 1947-03-28 5 TMF. British merchant ship, Edith Oiler G45 tons, seiz:d by the Japanese navy m South Ch-r.a at the beginning o.' the for Hong Keng within a few days, says A.P. from Tc.36 words
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Article277 1947-03-28 5 ree Pres> Staff Reporter rAMBIES and messenger boys by day farmers m evening* that is the way over 100 Malays are helping m the Singapore's Grow More Pood campaign at Geylang Serai. They have their own 100 aero farm planted with tapioca, vegetables and fruit.277 words
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Article49 1947-03-28 5 PRISONERS MAKE SUICIDE BID Takassi Toss and Akass: are servhis: life senn Sugamo Prison on a conviction for hx\ d offences against Fil.pino citizens during the war, at ;ted to commit sniode byj jumping from prison stairway, the r h At my rrovost announced. fiitien is reported as APAP - 49 words
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Article, Illustration144 1947-03-28 5 CIX-hundred tons of three varieties Of beans, purchased by Ceylon from Burma, towards the end of last year, have been found to contain prussic acid have been condemned. Ma y cases of pois oning had been reported, four of wh.ch proved fatal, and the FoodReuter - 144 words
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Article, Illustration11 1947-03-28 5 IThe dam of the Riv<r Biantos breached by Indonesians11 words
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Article, Illustration21 1947-03-28 5 Abcve: Heir.bers of the Dalforce who marched ti ihe Headquarters yesterday m the cause of their back pay demonstratior21 words
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Article101 1947-03-28 5 CEYLON GETS DAKOTA IHARA MAKADEVI" C ylon'3 Dakota aeroplane was ferried yesterday to Ratmalana, Colombo's airport, by Captain David Pieris, chief aerodrome < flftcsr, Ceylon, \/ho took delivery of It at Bangalore recently. Tlie Dakota. < named after the mother oi as xty century Sinhalese King) which may inaugurate vlo101 words
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Article24 1947-03-28 5 Detectives have discovered valuable drugs m the possession of two Chinese members of the crew m the British destroyer Bermuda.24 words
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Article341 1947-03-28 5 FLOODS RUINEDEI FOOD CROPS Mod joker to disaster Free Press Staff Reporter BATAVIA, Thursday. MAJOR j. A. Houbolt, a Dutch Army officer who took part m the advance following the flooding around Modj( kerto m Eastern Java, has fust returned la Bfttavta, and with maps which were used m the341 words
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395 1947-03-28 5 DUTCH LOOK OVER MINES AT BILLITON Free Press Staff Reporter :ep Island airstrip, Thu:s. A DIRECTOR of the Dutch Billiton tin mining company left ay a KMILM Dakota aircraft here tnis morning to inspect the com- 's plant pr.or to the resumpi dredging, lhe Dutc aii craft, which left via395 words
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Article22 1947-03-28 5 The Singapore Cricket Club ts holding a general meeting at 5.30 p.m. today to consider r entrance fees and subscriptions.22 words
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Article153 1947-03-28 5 JUMBO WONT GO ON BOARD I departure of two elephants from Colombo for England has postponed as a result cf the retusal of the bigger animal to "board" the ship "T sillan" which had perforce v eontinu? its voyage to England with cut this living cargo. Ihe two an.mals, whoReuter - 153 words
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Article222 1947-03-28 5 THE Singapore branch of The Automobile Association of Malaya has issued a notice to all members about horn sounding. The notice states the sounding of horns by all stationary vehicles is at all times prohibited except for the purpose of avoiding an accident. A horn may be222 words
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Advertisement29 1947-03-28 5 slant ment I f) Last four Shows rt a. m. R n^j Ipj mr ll lIICIS j I I U Only te' li/ I I i -t AF I29 words
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Advertisement58 1947-03-28 5 GLENFIELD and f I We are now carrying stocks of •SLUICE VALVES from 4 to 12 inches DOUBLE AIR VALVES 2 Inches HYDRANT S7ANDPOSTS PRICES ON APPLICATION Enquiries to H U N{ E PS P (FAR EAST) UO SINGAPORE TELEPHONES: 5441. 5442. 5443. POSTAL ADDRESS: POST OFFICE BOX MUBinMH«nc*>MaN> alßß>k58 words
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Article, Illustration637 1947-03-28 6 JET-PROPELLED SHIPS TRAINS AND CARS U.K. leads m experiments I niUTAIN today leads the world m the application cf jet- j D propulsion to everyday We. A boilerlees ship, which goes j three-quarters ol the way towards direct jet-propulsi n will shortly undergo her first trials from a British shipyard;637 words
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Article47 1947-03-28 6 The R e v P. C. Lee, Rectcr i" Southchurch, E.ssex, Is waging war on foxes. Recently he shot on -he rectory lawn and now he Is on the lookout fcr .n^ that Stands _n its hind legs and peers through the kitchen window.47 words
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Article211 1947-03-28 6 MFAIR 1 sses can once again entertain their guests with caviare and other luxuries at a price a a small op m South A whore these delicacies command a read are old over the countei as ordinary shopping Pri dc i' "n; I tor a211 words
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Article74 1947-03-28 6 i A PUDDING cooked m Americ a should m future be much the same as one cooked In Brit am. The British Standards Institution has laid down a household sea'.e for measures which will have the sam- proportions m \meriea. c This has been done74 words
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Article118 1947-03-28 6 The Eari of Crawford I Baloarres has sold Haigh Hall, near Wigan. ancestral hem? of th* family for gene: o gan Corporation for £18,000. transaction includes 237 acres. par L of which is the Plantations, a beau y soot. The poraiion has not future118 words
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Article, Illustration6 1947-03-28 6 MONKEY FEELS HAIR, LEARNS ABOUT HUMANS6 words
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Article71 1947-03-28 6 SECRETS OF THE MURDER To prevent bogus comessions, details of the way m which 27--year-old Edi'h Simmonite was strangled m a derelict building were not revealed at th e Sheffield inquest on her. Superintendent Allen, In charge of the case, said: "Bogus confessions have hindered us on all recent murder71 words
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Article21 1947-03-28 6 By a majority of 5.804, voters 'm Bristol. England approved of i the continued opening of cinemas on Sundays.21 words
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Article105 1947-03-28 6 AS the curtain rose on a village concert m the little school ha)l at I Dwell, Norfolk, Miss Gladys Hercock pla>ed the opening chorus on th stage piano. Mn- was the inspiration oi th evening's entertainment* and a skrtch promised to !>e 'hr highlight. i105 words
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Article45 1947-03-28 6 DRINK STRAWS ARE SCARCE There will be a shortage oi straws for school milk drinkers, say lh|» British Ministry of Education. Scarcity is caused by trie fuel restriction and ihe consequent shortage of raw materials. A general shortage of paraffin wax adds to the difficulty.45 words
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Article60 1947-03-28 6 'OPS ROOM' TO BE MEMORIAE The St. CJeorge's Chapel ot Remembrance at R.A.F. station, Biggin Hill, m Kent, destroyed by fire early last December, is to be replaced, the Air Council Committee on War Memorials has decided. The old operations room at the station, blitzed on August 31, 1940, is60 words
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Article26 1947-03-28 6 600 tons of surplus titanium tetrachloride colourless war I liquid used to produce smoke- screens is to be made available J to chemical manufacturers.26 words
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Article, Illustration111 1947-03-28 6 Luxury comes to air travel DASSENGERS enjoy ah the j luxury of land travel m the cabin ol thla 0 B DeafhM IX fi airliner irhidi can carr.'. as many a- 7 0 passengers on sin rt trips m daylight. At nicht U can arry 26 passengen irho ma> r.leep111 words
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Article84 1947-03-28 6 From January 1, 1948, the number of members on a jury m Britain will revert to twelve and the upper age-limr. will be brought back to s.x y under an Order m Council rev iking wartime restrictions on the Bri'ish jury system. On April 4 juries84 words
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Article224 1947-03-28 6 B"i the decision oi Jud;. Bath Com Court, England, Mr. Pickwick may keep his umbrella. Mr. Pickwick (his Christian name is William), a watchI maker of Shakespeare-avenue, Bath, said that he was promised the umbrella by Mrs. Eulaine Withers, of Larkhallplace. Bath, m August IS224 words
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Article47 1947-03-28 6 Production of penicillin m Britain is now rive times as high as a year ago. it is revealed m the monthly Statistical Digest. Reason: A year ago the use of the drug was strictly con- trolled: now it is generally available for ailments.47 words
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Article50 1947-03-28 6 Sir Stafford Cripps, President 1 of the Board of Trade, stated 1 lhat regulars m all the Services i will b P entitled to 30 clothing < coupons for the 12 months which began on Oct. 1 last, and this I arrangement will be con'inued annually. i j50 words
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Article162 1947-03-28 6 NEW PLANES REJECTED BSH European Airwa, of 14 new Bristol Wayfarer t the maximum lifting power 01 official of the Bristol Com; be carried out at al! speed. The initial contract was for eight 34-seater passenger pi i and six freighters. Tes? p.. reports were sent to the corj tion162 words
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Advertisement26 1947-03-28 6 pn —4 pc -S r HEATgI>-i Jk EDGAR M&BUHWO* ii OTTO H>:lRM\>~ 0> /vAj mm* siK*M Abo 69. N Sel! A.B AFTER Co> 0 ii 126 words
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Miscellaneous281 1947-03-28 6 I Free Press C^ssword No. 71 fl R fl fl fl fl a jJJMBB B_K r ___Jt__BBBK ]^H M^BiwMiWy r^^^^^^ fc»— 111 Mm* i» wiii'll >■■ lidin *mrmmmi-W-*t*Kbm, ml.! L -n nm.*-*****-*w***-*\ t_ LJ-iS ACROSS B 1. Prohibit Jo havuig such an instrument (5), 4. Think of part of a281 words
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Miscellaneous119 1947-03-28 6 j J/\NE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya WHAT WAS THAT \A RATHER GATHFrX KnUir LO*--WHATy IT MEANS THAT V l/'wHAT'"- "V MY SENTIMENTS^ .EXPLOSION? /GEORGIE HELPED 1 DOES IT MEAN /MY PARTNER IS *S\ foy HEAVEM'- /ENTIRELY BROTHER.'" fc* A HIMSELF FROM HIS I WHEN SLEUTHS COURTING119 words
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Article684 1947-03-28 7 S R C SAVE POINT WITH LATE GOAL THE unpredictable Recs turned out another unexpected 1 performance m the SAFA soccer league yesterday they drew with the Indians when by every suggestion of the form they had sliown against the Malays they should ha* won. Yesterday's was another of those684 words
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193 1947-03-28 7 FLICE strencrfli at tl..- S* was rut bj half ye lerdav. I roved t.uiie a£e«a_a'e to deal uiih the moierate rrcwd rhich attend d the match between the SRC. and in-;; us. Tomorrow, I when *ht* Chinese meet thc Malays the i Vm\*> t->193 words
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Article144 1947-03-28 7 j Sol resu v m the RAr' Baca inter-unit leagues are as fcllc.v CB. Embarkation Unit 2. 6 Base Posts! 4. R.A.F. FoUce <64 65 Fiigms 1, 3 MT.SU. 0. 9 W. 1\ Ccv 1) 10, R.A.F. Jurong 2. 68 Kmbarkal.cn Unit 4. 8. M144 words
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Article63 1947-03-28 7 Hie S.ngapore Amateur V\t_*_nl Lifters' Association wish to intern mrmbcrs that Mr. Chua Tian been elected a vice-president of the Assoriau n and that Mr T* Chuan .certificated divisional BAY. referee) has been appointed h n secrv and acting hon ticasu: ASfO I All ccmrm. should be dressed to63 words
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Article134 1947-03-28 7 SECOND DIVISION FIANL EXPECTED lhe Last tin rales Before Wembley Pv%q Chisholni LONDON, rhursday. up competition we have 'made i Division teams were m general as :<t Division this fir-t full season since p in ne; prospect of a Cup Final mn teams. Burnley beat Liverpool m the ..body will134 words
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99 1947-03-28 7 RESTRICTIONS ON SPEEDWAY, DOGS EASED LONDON Wed MD Racing may take me ar.us ci" Brie it was led m the House of LonLs to- i s aae of 3ac< 5 feting Temporary IS Bill. The Lord Chancellor moved read diviSecre- *hat i to he b to the bill rot I99 words
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Article207 1947-03-28 7 BRICETT DROPS IN G.A. BETTING LONDON, Thursuay. TODAY'S news that Bricett, second favourite for the Grand National to be run at Liverpool on Saturday, had Injured oreleg while being schooled over the fences was responsible for his price being knocked out from 100 6 to 40 1 at 3 Victoria207 words
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Article57 1947-03-28 7 CHARLTON CUP TEAM CHANGES LONDON. Thnrs CLI .ell returns to lefthalf for Football Association semi;ile at 1 noves uo to inside left Bill E who was comes back at ■ward f ;ban wfco ted. rcurd against Preston ;ad iccessfuliy >ugh severe fitness test.-, g. 17-year-old i kenham. makes Brentford, who57 words
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Article28 1947-03-28 7 \IAND. Thu play before CC of the uckday. c the the recent heavy saturated and the -eed th.s decision our before time for ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article58 1947-03-28 7 -lowing r oi tne oinga- re Chess Club are requested to he Chinese Swimming Read, at 2.20 pm. tomor::ps> match wi h the I b team: Veoh Bok Choon Flt/Lt. E. C. H Heilbut. Dr. Lee Siew Cheh. a Choon. Prof. T. H. SilYasim Neoh Chee Khuan. Onn58 words
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Article21 1947-03-28 7 esent thi •c g c eek -•te fCapt.), R. Bu: ffmaft, R E. I? Mercfer, R. P w21 words
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1006 1947-03-28 7 CRICKET NOTES S'PORE STATE TEAM SELECTION MONDAY By The Sports Editor XHE Singapore cricket team to meet Selangor on the S.C.C. padang during the Easter Holidays on Saturday nnd Sunda\ will be selected at a meeting to be held at the Singapore Cricket Club at 5.30 p.m. on Monday. The1,006 words
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Article126 1947-03-28 7 BOAT RACE QUIZ TOMORROW uill be another Boat Race day, so today .ye givs you a quiz to test your knowledge of Boat Race history: 1. Uhen was the first Boat Race lowed ou H.nl*y-on-Tham< Z, There has been only on? diad-heat m the Boat Rate. Wh?n was it and126 words
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Article444 1947-03-28 7 SINGAPORE Chinese Recreation Club cricket teams for the week-end are: narrow V S.C.C. on padang at 2 p.m. (2nd team?): Gan Kct Tan, Khoo Ong Lee. Ong Cheng Bee. Ong Tong Bee. Tan Guan Kiat; Chong Hock Huat, Ho Ttng Bin, Chua Boon Unn; Choc Chew444 words
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Article, Illustration60 1947-03-28 7 WOODCOCK COVERS UP AGAINST FRANCE'S OLEK Stephan Oleic. French heavyweight sprang a big surprise at Belie Vuc, Manchester, en March 17 wh°n he made Bruce Woodcock, the British heavyweight champion, go thc full 15 rounds to beat h.m on points m a match for the European 'harr.n; This A.P. picture60 words
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Article, Illustration62 1947-03-28 8 Letter to the Editor: Just a few words of appreciation for your pictures of scenes ef home, which appear each day Could you rak t a a picture >ome country scene m (Y.mwull, preferably of a woodland glade? O. Moore. Ldg. Stwd. H.M.S. Minstnl (Editor: M ci Is m62 words
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304 1947-03-28 8 CITY NEWS S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY k >|H'na! Ma. K.i von jndtnl ,'ives thf prices at rubbCT at ii i.m toda< as follows Bayers Setieri Cts ts Mt A o«t lb No i X >;>.>« 'oo 43 4 No 1 R.S.S. fob m bain Iprl 45 15 a No I304 words
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Article99 1947-03-28 8 WASHINGTON, Friday THE Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) yesterday announced that Bolivian tin producers have signed to sell their 1947 output of tin to the RFC for the basic price of 76 cents (U.S.) a pound. This is nine cents above last year's price. Argentina will get 8.00099 words
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Article46 1947-03-28 8 ON the New Yotlz Stock Exchange yesterday, industrials, particularly .steels and motors, together with chemicals, wetetocks and specialities continued to lead the advance to higher levels m the best activity fcr some time and the market showed gains up to points or be't^r46 words
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Article34 1947-03-28 8 IN New York yesterday silver droppec two cents to 73*4 cents (U.S.> ar ounce, and m London spot price mv cut one penny to 45rt. (76 cents U, s A. P.A.P. - 34 words
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Article50 1947-03-28 8 NEW YORK. Friday. Oott-jn prices dropped on profitta_cing and m sympathy -with the weal:ne^s m grains yesterday. Futures closea 80 cents (U.S.". tr $2.35 lower. Dealers switched heavilj May to later deliveries. Cloee: May: 35. 55-60: July. 33. 66--*7G; October SO_4R' r»pr.*nrth*>r- oq 45 March 29 .00 A.P.A.P. - 50 words
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Article184 1947-03-28 8 COMMUNIST DISMISSALS INQUIRY LONDON. Thursd THREE scientists civil ser- i vants, it was disclosed, today have had their promotion countermanded on instructions of j M.1. 5. the security branch of the British War Offlce Military Intelligence One, a temporary emplo;. had his recommendation for permament employment cancelled and the promotionReuter - 184 words
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Article238 1947-03-28 8 FOOD CRISIS IN GERMANY DI SStXDOIU\ riim\>uu>. GERMAN sabotage had caused the worst food crisis m the BritU zone ot Germany since the occupation began, charged a senior British official m Dusseldorf today. Farmers were biding grain, he said, and were refusing to slaughter rattle. Not only were home-grown grainsU.P. - 238 words
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Article47 1947-03-28 8 J^OKEIGN Kxchanfe rate yesterday I .iv rcn'ti-i* i>> the Bank of Imeriea were: Batavia Unsterdam: 8 F*f 37:>." nuiMfln W2B Stogapote .47.)0 B enbay: -302 r > Hon| R 551 Philippines: .49»'. 5 < hinese: Official rate: 11.000 Chinese Doll irs tn one CS dollar. A. P.A.P. - 47 words
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Article33 1947-03-28 8 The International Labour On mission which arrived m Ran un Wednesday from Singapore, erday discussed Industrial Questions with the Burmese mber of Commerce and the Err oean Chamber of Coram A.P.A.P. - 33 words
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Article83 1947-03-28 8 •pARASiTH \l_ elements"" m i ranee are going to be j.ut to work to meet the country's desperate need fo r men. !\T. Ambroise Croizat, the Labour Minister, announced: "These parasites and bla( .-marketeers who call them elvers specialists of commerce wil! have to beU.P. - 83 words
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650 1947-03-28 8 HONG KONG PRAYS OVER ITS INCOME TAX HONG KONG, Thursday. r nROBI EMS of local government and direct taxation are F causing SO much argument and dissension m Hong Kong that on Sunday the Rev. George She (who fe also a pom-e magistrate) asked special prayers m the Oathedl* Cnurr-hReuter - 650 words
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Article90 1947-03-28 8 BALi'IMORh. (U.S.), Thurs. DISILLUSIONED by conditions m d's Ar Brumfield, a who married an Am soldier m Brisnd. is to be given a to Britain as soon as bl She told a court at Chatham m „nia. that her husband's farm turned m log cabin withA.P. - 90 words
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Article273 1947-03-28 8 MOSCOW. IhuiM.ay. B\ the end <►_ ilii.-> year Britain will have dissolved the Ger man Labour Corps—the Dienstgruppen which has been Working m the Hritish zone of German). This decision has been taken because <;t Russian criticism that the Corps is a military formation. Mr.Reuter - 273 words
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Article445 1947-03-28 8 LONDON. Thurxlav Mil. I RAN< US NOI i -BAKER, (lab.. Brer t lord and wick and son of the Air Minister), asked m the H of I Mnmoofl today if at ihe conference of Foreign Minister m Moscow, the British representative would propose thReuter; U.P. - 445 words
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Article31 1947-03-28 8 Sir Stafford Cripps. President of the Board of Trade, will lead the British delegation at the UNO. conference on trade and employment m Geneva next month R euterReuter - 31 words
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Article, Illustration29 1947-03-28 8 FAVOURITE LESSON nEHf-TSAJt-OM>S at Caldci Hi, chiid hy*iene -.to:'s bwiitnirtr— that ywng f w^l iJIL*K,| among their children. Now the £irh j^_"e, and learn how to look by 1529 words
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Article25 1947-03-28 8 WEATHER General Fair Wl* *d !rot£ riu« Soon CMffclj ir-m\ if ConnuM fv ts i ■-1 ■i rrw wi into j pas. .:< W I 125 words
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Article106 1947-03-28 8 GLASSHOUSE BE ABOLISH •yili: glasshouse i> io disapptai corrective est aWishmen l, be rehabilitated hv psych iai I nounced by the War Secrei the House* of Commons dv ge of the Army and Ai He stated I off* properly and I They wcuid p education benefits v. Army provided. "OurReuter - 106 words
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Article46 1947-03-28 8 ad 1 who are known through-. E are among 1 -.-ar before Lond lice courts fcr exceeding limit fixed by the Ti paying for holidays abro. A Scotland Yard officii been cases for several c that "very large sums of m are involved46 words
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