The Singapore Free Press, 31 March 1947

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA I 81b. SBiGAPOmM, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1947. PRK'f. 1« CENTS,
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    RIOTING IN FIVE INDIAN CITIES
    404 1 RIOTING IN FIVE INDIAN CITIES Gandhi in Delhi NEW DKLHI, SuiiGin. pRF.SH outbreaks of communal rio&ing in Horn bay, I aleutta, (awnpore, Riinchi, New Delhi anr* Assam IMITC coincided with the arrival of Mfahatma Gandhi in New Delhi for a series of negotiations between the Viceroy, Viscount Mount bat ten,
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    MOTHER-TO-BE ELECTROCUTED
    86 1 Free P 9tafl Cor: IPOH. M. 4 21-YEAR ola Hit! lost her life a I f«n tragic circumstances on Satw morning at Batu i Accompar. I >y her husband. arrived at B&tu Oajal: last night oaafl 'mm eei Siput to irtttl n€r res Having sp'-nc .r\t- m% i
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    GREEKS BOMB GUERILLAS
    184 1 ATHENS, Sunday I*l IE haul* t>etwe*n Ureek Government troops and guerilla* that has been going on in the mountainous region round Viiidoussia. fifty milet from At.hen«. for the past five days is growing more intense. Greek military reports -ay that 120 gveriilas nave been killed if! khe
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    WATERFRONT AT HAIFA SET ON FIRE
    11 1 WATERFRONT AT HAIFA SET ON FIRE *?ai I tt&L A.P. Reuter
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    WIVES HELD
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    TO RECRUIT POLICE
    50 1 I I i 1610 a month. The po. v ,i .i.-i- kci who are interested and recru on the spot. Mor 200 applicatior. il sf :-ngrt.h new police tree *il reacS -hav 0 already been imJped ind pi CBciais say y v nave no a suitat force.
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    Yogi lives in crypt
    75 1 YOGI RamuMAixi Swam, was taken alivf >ut <»f a Bo rah*: *rave yeetcrdav sder li hour of burial in i c^menl-sealed rp* s* tmi had im -<ir 0^ s>wami's burial arid h.i> removal iiive from th«- r.vpt Su.ui. t*n <>ut if» i tr.i: it Bmmcl toua
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    STORE MUST ASK TO JOIN
    448 1 STORE MUST ASK TO JOIN Che@seman 'Federation' Report Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. XHE question of Singapore's inclusion in the Malayan Federation must first await application from Singapore i i join. Once that application has been received, it should then, in the first place, be discib*>ed in the
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    Sjahrir passes through S'pore
    396 1 Free Prt*** Staff Kej*>rter PITAN SJAHKIK. Premier of the Republic <4 Inrirnies.a. I«J arrived in Sinirajx^re at 3.25 «jn. today. He stayed at Changi alrpoxi for K nmnwiteji whifc on Ms air journes <<» fhe Inter Asian rultunil conference it New Delhi. 'The Premier foods bs
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    STORE SEEKS NEW RECORDS
    57 1 STORE SEEKS NEW RECORDS Free Press Staff Reporter Strikes and communal disturbances h&v*> interfered severely with production of gramophone records at ihe bU iaciory Duin Diim airfield MfesUlß Qfcllcu a j Dum Dum supplied most re- cordi ■'< i S Rgapoft l>efore the war Arrane-m-nts are now being i- S.n<a
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    SECRET NEWS ON RUSSIA
    92 1 WASHINGTON. Sun. THE American public may a i hear a secret testim ny that Turkey must receive U.S. a:d u> ke^p an armed barrier to stop I SO"! iet pene*rati n of the Midd. Eas Hie U.S. Ambassador to Turkey j M; Bdward c Wilaon, is
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    LOTTERY FOR GIB
    20 1 Gibraltar, British Crown Col ay vith a popula'ion of 20,000 may .son have a state lottery. Reuter
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    £1,000 by calling Mr Bevin
    103 1 MR. ERNEST KEVIN Mtam's Foreign Minister, was fetched from l bed in i;;< 1 BriHsh Embassy in Mosrow at 3 a.m. the other rmnring to answer a telephone call, »ji tlw London Sunday Chronicle. He was told that the White House at Washington ted to
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    Europeans in stoke hole
    90 1 EUROPEAN vokinWcra >k«d th<- totten <>1 the lm««r Sari»fjoti for 21 i whrn ~y*i < hnesc v;,.krr- trveh during .1 VOjmfC from I tar &u4 to Liverppig, The r^edon d^x-k^i u Ir. «-rpo -i yes <J i.. Fhc ViiluniuTv r^ain!) Europeans of tb< catering st.irt'. w.rkid
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    SHIP HITS MINE
    98 1 SHIP HITS MINE rKRSCHLLIKO, Holland) Sun A NORWEGIAN te imej describn das the Tttanteii >f p,OQO I •Ktav >:-ru-k mine 40 mi] a wed i tUf I urtcft n wri h •^a EMand of Texel. Tfc Tew of 30 who abandoned the ship, were takt-n off by a Dutch fishing
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    NEW GRUNER APPEAL
    42 1 The Mayor of Tel Aviv. Mr I Roka>:ii haj appealed In t-.hp Palestine High Court agg the death sentence on Dov Oroner, Jewish rerroiist: I'h" Privy Counnl last w»'Pic dismissed tanmer'a application toe invt to ipn 1 1 Reuter
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    RUBBER ARRIVES
    28 1 Four ships from the r,ir East hove brought 30.000 bales of rubber to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Thi.s is the largest", shipment since before the war Reuter
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    FLYING TO INDIA
    23 1 Satan Sjahi Prime M nut. r -»f th^ RepaUk of IMoiHtfa, nn hi> jrrivil At Sliteajiorf b> air this morning.
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      50 1 s de =I LVA K/iere/ GORGEOUS N'T/ t ill I^U^Q subtly V^ La a\[ blended knit finev t textur^N ,»ff the loom, h*ton m lst aflc l «ti»« shade- in silk, wonne, pigskin. Urnhnkin. for thK st-a-on's fashions flapjacks to go with any Masen M v vs zvellf BAFFLES PLACE
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  • FOR WOMEN...
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      NO BUTTER NO KIPPERS
      795 2 hut plenty of dresses i «^^i ...,i,. ib/C r>^;* FREE PRESS WOMAN CORRESPONDENT THERE s to b< no butter ration in Singapore s< metime in the mi d e < I April. Owing to a docker's str :e in Aus ralia the sh p loaded with
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      TODAYS BRIDGE PROBLEM
      235 2 Tl S tias ttnd who committed it. evei Ea-st »o.i v. iti. .t.k ihe ten tuned dummy winr.i:: the kirg. Dtt. ar r cund^ Of trumps and led a diamond. West took hi« cipmoMd ace a' once ind led ai t Vvori and led wrt forcine South
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      SUBTLE SEQUINS
      205 2 THf. subtle use ol Be--1 quins to highlight Bonn oi the lovelifest evening gown- wnin by Queen Elizabeth and the two Princesses during theii tour of the Union of South Africa, is likely to start a rag< f<>i this t\ pe of trimming V' rv >p' instance. wa>
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      Right hand 'man' at home
      66 2 Dll. EDITH SI MMERSKILJL is an ardent advocate of nationalised medicine, of the establishment of dav nut series and equal pay for equal jbs. She i> 47 years < Id. red-headed and has not sacrificed her home life or her person iJ eh if and
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      DISCOURSE ON COTTON
      229 2 DISCOURSE ON COTTON BY A SPECIAI COHRESPONDEN POME ol the best *J British cotton frocks in the Bfngap been the Hbrrockses Their bright colours w price have made m popular, and they arrived in Singapore on few months after their first appearance in the shop London. The only critiuism make
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      47 2 Ir AJitfihPi v V JT r II f C I ■m^ V? 'wryt a^ t u w Kf at ■FJtkHb -3Mt y^^w t ww jp^ V« wm^mmmUtm^ lit RubWhjtexonyouiieft WHITI hand. TheD compare n asc with your right hand. «»< i VOUI Ch. See the amazing magical DCi.
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      388 2 i >-. v !!If t f LH SINGAPORE Dili M I WOKh < him ii»an) <!25 metres; ii^u 12 p u< I p m 14.328 Bsegacyela pa ifftml ci bmCtc tsariti .u'd 7.15 p 10 130 p.m. i 123 BMgacyclefl sei leeond 61 metre band] I<l I Y NK I
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      386 2 YOUR LUCKY L Jt Furtui!' torecast for people p< h\ ltday, jr*oi tatenti in i Mil* .i I J (HitstandißX ;Ml i' i Inn i uual< A Tin »:> iiiv tea unIpredictaM in r i \i an ioIst1 st 1 1 1 u>t i»>r J I'll tO d H'll tO
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      314 2 Tilt Bournemouth II il 15 Talk— "Agricultural Bull' i m Sex- 4.30 4 45 J 10 dy S\\.: and s. 5. 15 Talk R« Deant present biO l'liesday at 830 v\ tten and y Graham G. -ChlTCli U and his I a Artie Shaw and his orchestra and H Featuring
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      24 2 QUIZ Ans\\' CHINA. 1' Cl nal G( munists of Yenan Marshall: D-S <3> T: who built n 'heir baclt *egs their nts, 5» Pu.ulj-
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  • PICTURE NEWS...
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      PRINCESSES FLY FOR FIRST TIME
      47 3 iMgfctiag from their pi— r above Ami <>« ri«4it v*-*»rp ukrr. Above: Hie Royal Biffat of vikings Ketotf: th< s e^, lc at the opeaiac by Pwnc^ El4iab**b »f t*ir grnvitH? d«wk namt-d after her Kins; har.«4ii_ a gut t„ th. ParafliwMi (__*<: _i
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  • LEADER...
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      The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MAR, 31, 1947. Short Street For Delhi?
      590 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MAR, 31, 1947. Short Street For Delhi? THE Inter-Asian conference I in New Li whidb is goinj v■ h such a Sv ing that the delegates even d on rubbing out bordei nut between Tibt-t and China m a neon-sign map of A-::;, w ill
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      Good Morning ...
      885 4  - Good Morning Frank Owen By Dalton s song is gone, but Britain's malady lingers 0n.... IS there a Doctor in 1 the House? Because if so, will he kindly step forward? The patient is in a parlous state. Thi- pan. n1 is the British nation. For three clays she been
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      BOAC'S NEW PLANES
      338 4 BOAC'S NEW PLANES DKITiSH BUILT BerD muda cl e boats arv pla© the American B< boats which 8.0.A.C. art at prea cr.t using on tht- -vice Bern BalThi which is now under cow n at Messrs. Short and Ha r lands, Belfast. Will i- Uy th< Sandrir.gham Mark VII. At,
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      FAITH
      20 4 H* not forgetfal t«> entertain stranger*: for t bore by <»om^ have entertained anpfl 4unauarfis lU brews 13. 2.
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      PEOPLE MAKE NEWS
      361 4 VIVACIOUS. 2*3 vrar eM BBTHEK NGAM Kll ("outstanding bird") soon<took 80 frocks, 20 evening gowns from Hong Kong to Sydn< j She's no gay ycung thing ho* ever, but has gone to Sydney on business representing China's Far Eastern Pishing Company and two .mporl firms controlled by
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      40 4 fA^n^^ PRO Pi( |< ji patrol of conbined pollec Nom th«' Irmy, RAF and < v i l P^.iu; Must pjurci^ an operative in Stegaporc not! U part of the drive to vm rio*n rx«wi Acyidenis an< improv* \ht standard <•' rt rivm*
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      20,000 'CROCKS' HOLD COAL LINE
      442 4  -  Noel Monks by fO help bold for in the battle oj real, a i.iv unded met me ving up to the p,. .cads 20.000 ex pen^ioned-off fa >le and injur i Men with eras ti able) *ho had to be led home after their last
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      LONDON BAKER STREET
      23 4 LONDON BAKER STREET i beui hou the gr are eluded nobleman k Pitt vind Car i sen-, Kbon e h skat in j
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      104 4 QUIZ UNA Which an the two sides in the Chinese internal dispute? (2) Who, until rc.;t iit.y resident Truma* personal envoy to China, and what is his now post Who are burie<j in the Great Wall of Chins? Which is Britain's only Cii; session? (5> Which is capital and which
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  • LOCAL NEWS...
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      'OUR COMPLAINTS FALL ON DEAF EARS'
      627 5 Outram Roaders write to Free Press Free Prese Staff Reporter r y\ Servicemen six Army and one Nav\ man it in Outram Road, jail. Singapore, have written a letter to tht Free Press, making allegations about condition- inside the prison. The nun Liive their
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      PRICES OF STENGAH UNCHANGED
      35 5 PRICES OF STENGAH UNCHANGED Bbiak] may ight at th€ bars but g how long tors of opting a icy with re:he Cus- i€ price, peg. ifirg it ousibooght our the $14 purchase are at bM
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      WHICH ONE WAS TARZAN?
      92 5 WHICH ONE WAS TARZAN? I HI RING the screening of "Tar- zan"s Nen York Adventure" at a Cinema in Kota Bahru, on the East Coast of Malaya recent--"he manager hit upon the Kl< a t engaging a real elephant and monkey as a publicity stunt The elephant, a full grown,
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      WAR MEMORIAL
      52 5 A War Memorial Committee, headed by Mr. D. Farquha: r has been appointed by the I Malayan Union The committee j will consider proposals for the erection of a suitable memorial or memorials to Malayan members of the aj-med forces or re sistance movements who gave their lives
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      TO STRENGTHEN MALAYA TIES
      362 5 8 Fre* Frt^> Stall Reporter AISTKALIA Is J<x>kin£ fornard to sArengthMlillg j{^ a.sf-<>-ciation with Malaya through trade, the newly -appointed I Australian Trade Commissioner, Mr. lames Payne, told the Free Press in an interview. He also referred uv the bonds of friendship forged rntwetn \ustralian troops
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      'Aladdin stele my lamp'
      138 5 'Aladdin stele my lamp' THIS mtcrestinf note appeared in the hit si i-v.uo oi Malayan Scouting v Un «K t\« i v (!.n I reit-.v. letters iroin rlubs, sc<ait*, rovers and similar beings asking me li. M-rd them a list of equipm nt Rvailabl s Don I F>- it "I
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      'RAF COURTS ARE FAIR'
      115 5 'RAF COURTS ARE FAIR' INSTRUMENTAL In Dunging 1 British justice to the eyes of the Japanese are the British Commonwealth Air Group Pro- i vost Courts which administer the i areas near to Iwakuni, Bogal. and Jrimibo —the three British Common won lth air stations in' Japan. Japantse admitted u
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      21 5 Saturday's oratorical contest r.igs'., Mtwu.ui.«,i Youiii Fellowship. Left to right: \lr. Harr> Fan;; Miss Bet ilia Tan and Mr Peter Lrm.
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      VICEROY LEAVES FOR DELHI
      26 5 VICEROY LEAVES FOR DELHI I.crd and Lad.v ilrabourne and Dowager La d Erabourne were at JSortholt airport ti> see Viscount Mountbatten off t* It C. a.
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      VIEWS OF S'PORE FOR HOLLYWOOD
      224 5 VIEWS OF S'PORE FOR HOLLY WOOD SINGAjPOKE ifi pleased and curious but she uill ha\t i«. remain iike that fof -ome lime yet until a brand-new Hollywood film about the Colony now in the making i»> completed. Tiile of the film? It's a secret for the moment; even the people
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      FILM TRIBUTES PARATROOPERS
      93 5 FILM TRIBUTES PARATROOPERS Free Press Stall Reproter ANE cJ the most inspiring nlms i b« sere ned in Singapore ,s Thiirs is the Glory.'' which depicts the daring and h roism --f Br tain's airborne troDps who Landed on Arnhnn and helped to pave thf way to victory ov r
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      EGYPTIAN FILM FOR S'PORE
      91 5 EGYPTIAN FILM FOR S'PORE Free Press Staff Reproter OINGAPORE is again importing j J films from the Middle East,! and Egyptian productions have I proved popular with Si gapore j cinema-fans. Soon Singapore will see Cairo Btudio Missers super-production, "Bullet In the Heart.' 1 The film will nave its Malayan
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      APPEAL FOR BOOKS
      45 5 The Singapore Social Well are Department appeals to all those who have illustrated magazines for which they hav no further personal use to send them to the Old Supreme Court building for I distribution to social service in- stitutions, ofiteial and unofficial.
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      EASTERCAMP FOR BOYS
      406 5 EASTERCAMP FOR BOYS Island Site Chosen A tamp for b<»j^ on an iMar.d VI miifH MM of Singajwunp will be a feature <>f Bwtei Bolidayi th> war. V camping is an experiment in potting li a UM-fni piiif*^ the leisure hours erf the Colony's juveniles. The camp will open from
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      NEI ENVOY TO AUSTRALIA
      73 5 THE Indonesian Prime Minister. Sntan Sjahrir. has announced that he proposes accrediting an I^.dones^.n Special Commissioner to Australia ?s soon as the Federal Government agrees. Hadji Agoes Salim. ihe Republican Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of the Indonesian delegation to the InterAsian Affairs conference
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      FREE PRESS MENTIONED IN COURT
      176 5 FREE PRESS MENTIONED IN COURT /H'UNSEL for Yee Cheott v\ah, manager of the Atomic Club. Singapore, who is charged with being the licensee of pren where dutiable liquor was stcrea, in the Police Court on Satui took exception to a Free P j report published on March The lawyer. Mr
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      CEYLON TO MAKE STRYCHNINE
      65 5 II bat been ::»•< «d to convert the strychnine pilot plant in Ceylon into a permanent factory capable of producing this drug on a large scale. Laboratory have confirmed that the quality of strychnine produced in Ovlon is up to the required stand? r^ The plant
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      33 5 NOTICE ARMY SURPLUS M)DSTUFFS 223.038 lbe. Qg m A' Sub Depot Creek, Paslr Id by Forms may ngapore Supply SJ RASC sth M p^ Bq 4th f°ur Show* UO-4 6in i open6j^t^^Sß^ British
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      56 5 TAN SIN PENG COMPANY, 11, PHILLIP STREET, SINGAPORE. FhUW METAL PHONE NOS 111! A *373 K*imlv for im«iv-di^u d<^H\ FORMIC ACID 55% ACETIC ACID 9^ GALV. RHXSINGS 6 FT CHANGKOLS SEMI ROTARY PUMI^ GALV. WIRE COPAL VARNISH SODRJM SULfHfR STRAPPING SEALS STRAPPING MACHIIHB COR R I < rATED SHEETS TINNED
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  • NEWS...
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      ILO LOOKS AT ASIA
      301 6 Labour problem tJ THb i; >al character oi the Intel national Labour Or r n anticijxttexi the ono-uorld idea which had Slid) a powerfl I PP««1 during the Second World War," said Mr. K. Rao bead of the IX.O, party which is visiting Malaya in a
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      PLANES CAN 'SEE' CLOUDS
      156 6 WNE radar .lid '■> :lvin now g perfected, to which v- F*dllp Hoe] Baker, Air Minister, referred to r t the Commons deba e on the lir estimates ta a d- whJ h will warn a of storm lon la high T: ahead. Built up mairotn
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      WATCHERS TO GUARD BIRDS
      204 6 APli II b. collector, who has sworn i<> u«.-i himt>eli golden eaglet egj, vsi! lie tracked through the eleM oi Uhc Scoliisll Highland- bv mCMlbCia of ihf Avs4Hi.it ion of Bird Watdi and Wardens, who are determined to foil him. The watchers met in London to
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      Give Holiday As Thanks
      103 6 C i I Y I IJCCMf M \*i!l eaj«j .1 holidu\ in < hoslova l;iis Minuii'T a> quests of I trtlmtoi *k exi e rs The Bri :Mi Lfgion, on heh.tf of C/t-ch t"\>»r l'»r rflni rs and \m\\ MSkC all ra irrano nfnu >n 111
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      FIRE AT PALACE
      19 6 u P'Tth. which a ISO3, and stands the »ol Scotland ere cro. us d*.nnaged by fire.
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      4-hr TALK ON CALEB'S WILL
      249 6 IN four hours and 36.000 w*>rd fr Mr. Justice Wyno PaTTj m LoadOfl Ljave his opinion <>f Caleb Diplock's will. Then he adjourned the irfadc matter ta allow eoumM I Ka 19 Actions to discuss what he had said. Caleb, who vaadS when b< died
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      PLAQUE BRINGS £500
      17 6 PLAQU E BRINGS £500 A thirteenth -century Umoges me] plaque fetched l 500 ai a LiOndon auction.
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      CATHEDRAL BELLS GO SACK
      87 6 CATHEDRAL BELLS GO SACK THIS two-ami ft-hall ion b P i> Mm lareeisl of I 1 wlirh are b'iiu; hauif! into the UVWGS of Southwark Cathedral, Lmdon. Phf hIK arc fveiti< reinstall^d altrr h.. \h,k b^-n fcaam down t» protei t Ili^m SroTii t> 'ifiih destfUCtfOß ilur fit; tht war
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      GERMAN BRIDES
      14 6 For! v -six Qerman girl* b bed Britain to marry former BtMtL
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      HE DIALLED 999 — WAS WRONG
      111 6 HE DIALLED 999 WAS WRONG EDWARD EMANUKL MILLER, an engineer, u buv some fruit at shop in Hacki* don. H- xighi he waa charged twopence too much so he v.tione and dialled 999 for i Later Mr. W Blake Odu KG.. »he North London m; Lrate, dismissed summons against the
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      Jet wing awaits weather
      85 6 IN J>r> [> ti .op !<: trials <*■<* I Wiltshiiv DOWOS, M N.tfV'y <Jevi*»-> liavr bee ri installed in Britain's latest revolutionary plane, the Armstmriu WHitwortti Jet-piopelled experimental dying wintc, ttic f«»rf*-nit;ncr <>f a mo ton naehine carryinq I*' »-i h ty i»ass<-n»rr in cabins 'itnlt
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      THOUSANDS SPENT ON DRESSES
      280 6 THOUSANDS SPENT ON DRESSES Women imitate Royalty WOMfc.N in jonannesourg, xnun Ainca, speni inousands of pounds an fashionable clothing to uc;ir at tum-i.ons and ceremonies attached to the Rmal tour. Th<*\ bought flown from the United States at 21 piinetn a j>a r. and dresses flown from Britain at belw«-vn
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      AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN
      9 6 AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN ■A an Am Wi Eta thn
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      GIRL TRACED BY BOY TECS
      71 6 I*WO Ed iced 10, beat 30 poli< men in a scvin -year-old girl WO her home fur ij number ol Jrcn b d to help In 'he hunt I je bad failed, and 3.. w llei of Edinb 1 d.. told them i here ar»-
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      25 IS OFFICERS' WEDDING AGE
      99 6 THO l «e to be given to under 25 in the three Ber J e clear by rj> Secretary lor Cob ms I En a married dating 1: a marriage a I But 'hey will not be e-i fcJiy oth; r marriage bjas proviSic-n oi
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      SCREEN FOR POOL GIRLS
      131 6 TWENTY rHOOSAND I -otball p creened ;n to discover what Jobs ihey did .aid since. of me D:g [xx will study the g;rL> atial records :lable a questionnaire wii; issued The Investigation Is a p.» to a proposed d the Labour W, Mr. George •s, on
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      CRASHED BELL CLANGED ON
      44 6 Whii. live gutted the Guildhall at Preston, ESn gland, the bell nged eon mtly as if dock were ttrik The fovr-ton o.'ii in the 200ft. high clock tower had crashed Into the street and was struck continually by falling timbers.
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      WOOL MILLS FOR UK
      37 6 To relieve Britain',! .siior'f. wool products the wool Tta Del*--?;, 1 Bind 'he Assoria" of Exporters of Raw Material and Yams have made an agreement under which may be Ewed for i year.
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      112 6 J/\|Nt Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press In Malaya E C J^ r< \^S^ f DAREN'r LLAVE N l/£f MM'- YOURNJ pAND AS WEVE EACH -^S^T COLiLD S££ ol'o^V r c /-Ss£^ T HE HOTif-L FOR f JOB "5 NO LONGER > AHEM '-LOST OUR CHARMCR f THIS COMING W
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      128 6 Free Press crossword H^ I I [IE f <^^^—~~ 1 i aaded u> anuth^ 7. Impor'-ant s.auort situated I Htiniber 8. A cavity in .rr 1 mal is a gibbon 1 (J), 11. De*l Japanese army under old feudal (6\ IS. The language of the Afghan> p inexperienced (•>, 18.
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      Chinese Beat Malays In League Game
      41 7 Chinese Beat Malays In League Game Madon, the Malay iaside left, tries to boot the bal! into the Chinese t«tfU in Satnrdays league pajne at .lalan B esar Stadium. The Chinese won thwtwo. after bein« down two-nil 20 minute t>eforc time
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      GERMAN WANTS FIGHT WITH WOODCOCK
      25 7 GERMAN WANTS FIGHT WITH WOODCOCK sun< P-e German ..ampion, will on.s to be F:- gland's real fignt EuroJohnny :ght for n< cox U.P. by Reuter
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      BRITISH GIRL IN SEMI-FINAL
      9 7 -1 16 and Chi--10 Reuter
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      U.K. FOOTBALL RESULTS AND TABLES
      1140 7 u lootball reI I I I Manchester C. 2 Notts F 1 MUhrall 3 Newport C 1 Plvmouth A. 3 Tottenham H 4 Sheffield W 1 B-rmingham 0 We^t Han Coven rry 2 Goals THIRD DIVISION—^OI UIFKN Aldershot 0 Southenc Bournemouth 1 R?a< 0 H
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      HE WILL BE DIFFERENT v BAKSI
      424 7 HE WILL BE DIFFERENT v BAKSI In Defence Of Woodcock nKVCE WOODCOCK, heavyweight champion and boxing U uiol of Britain, is a bit out of favour since his fight with OU-k. of France, writes George Chisholm from London. That contest was supposed to he a warming-up engagement for Bruce tor
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      14 7 h,MI banneslM s i .".frica P ws return to« a u r proposed nden.
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      LAWN TENNIS FINALS CANCELLED
      73 7 BEAULIEU. oun. WEEK-LONG excitrment oi he internati nai lawn tennis tournament e. ded in an an'ielimax when today's finals were cancelled for keeps due to a South France weather breakd wn. plus the pressure of he Monte Carlo champonships starling t morrow, in which most of
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      FRIENDLY SOCCER
      56 7 Playing a friendly soccer match muddy pitch at Ayer Rajah Road ground yesterday the JolliAthletic Union drew with t<he 111 Aimv T ►am two goals The Jollilads forwards tested T he Army defence on several occasions. N Samy at centre half was always dangerous, and Steverson was forced
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      GLOUCESTER WANT LIVELY WICKETS
      84 7 Bristol Sunday. In an effort t-o produce livelier wlcketa on the oounty ground here, Gloucestershire County Crick?t Club have carried out a treatment oi the turf under the advice of Bingley Research Station Last seascn the Bristol pitch u r a:rk d the reputaton of bein
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      S.C.C SOCCER XI
      56 7 SO t soever XI versus Netherlarui India Commercial Bank at 5 15 pn, OO tilt- SC.C. giound to-day is: J J Bell; M Roberts. P. Hutchnson; the B Twist, A. H Mitchell. G. Verrall; V R. Button, W. Mcßeath. V. F. Clifton. C. Milton and R. Smith.
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      STATE SIDES FOR EASIER NAMED
      587 7 Weekend Cricket Trials SELANGOR, Pefak and Penang State cricked teams tot Easter games wew selected yesterd Sekmgor meet Singapore on the Singapore padang on Saturday and Sunday, while Penang and Perafc meet ovei three days, Saturday, Sundaj and Monday. The Singapore XI will be selected
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      'FLYIHG PARSON' WINS MILE RACE FOR 23rd TIME
      117 7 'FLYIHG PARSON' WINS MILE RACE FOR 23rd TIME CHICAGO, Sun PH. Utalds. flying parson, v\<m his '3rd consecutive mile run in the Chicago Stadium r eordini; a time of 4 min (X X sp< the fastest of thf season, Dodos' triumph m the third in Chicago relays and he won
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      FRENCHMEN WIN CROSS-COUNTHY TITLES
      108 7 FRENCHMEN WIN CROSS-COUNTHY TITLES P\Rltf Sunaa.v CHANCE repeated their triumph of last year when -he >ix nations international counUy champior^rip was heJd at Saint Cloud, neai Paris, afternoon. They won the lean? title- with 34 points. Belgium 8% England !C5 Ireland 133. Scotland 137, A'ales 264, and had four of
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      LanCs Qualify For Final
      574 7 LanCs Qualify For Final U.K. Rtifc^y itest»~t* LONDON, Sunday I ANCASHIRE S uin by iwo goals, a penalty goal and a try k against Warwickshire's try in the county championship semi-final qualified them to meet Gloucestershire in Um final. For along spell in the first half Lancashire were tie fending
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      STRIKE THREAT BY LEEDS
      137 7 STRIKE THREAT BY LEEDS LEEDS, E in DEFOKE leaving for Wigan to win the third round Oi Rugby League cup tie yesterday, Thf- Leeds nlaver* threatev-p^ ro stri!: They refused to ouaic .ne coach for the journey unless he erectors agreed to give them a *:l'7 bonus each man for
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      PHILLIPINES IN OLYMPIC GAMES
      110 7 PHILLIPINES IN OLYMPIC GAMES MANILA. Mo; i |ne Philippines is expecting to parpate hi at least three and post four sectiors of the London Olvmpics. Dr Reginc R Yla, Secretary-Treasurer cf the Philippine Amateur Athletit at'on a: unced on Su. ?S w'll beg. ing in Mamla in Apri] for <
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      105 7 Bfl^n^j. Tf^^ CuTH r ,>nt $100 1 I BJHL 1.45, 4.' iO NEXT CHANCE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES oa:'ed !Vi 4 h St. "rZs 690Q CC Z. osx iras a biitr* f« i^H AHI BE H#\ 11 2 4.ir> (i.;>(i > romciTOfi pirlurg todai HE TOLD OFF A PROUD B'/.UTY ind in
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      HOME...
      30 8 lhi> si\ !-N other juoph' a chaiu-e Uio>e to wm»m Huiig Kong i> home An unusiuU vies u( tht bttrbt «r Ukt>n from the shfpt^- «-ul^ide the CttMieral Hospital.
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      SPORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY
      161 8 CITY NEWS— ASjkcUjJ Market correspondent iists the price* oi rubber *t a id todav as follawa Rur't, Se*lrr§ 'I* in-* |»er Ib. >u K S > M>o< >u I K.S.S fob in baJev If s K.S.fl t>b ID I#^J« Apill H% 4 >o K S s
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      INDUSTRIES DEMAND MORE COAL
      213 8 INDUSTRIES DEMAND MORE COAL TD )i Brtttsb ii.today ur^ed Bi impost 10,(XK),OOO lotto of coal Iron, fche United Btat South A •a, "without ed m lnf the i uty being dipped for the od L_r pe. In a statement on p opoaala :or 1- with he na4 i>■ ."s econo-
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      Ruhr crisis due to freeze-up
      365 8 HEKFOIFID, Uermaay. Sunday. TPHE Ruhr hunger {Ktradt* enter their second week today. 1 and it in expected that there will be a big demonstration in Colofifnt*. the Rhincland tcity that muttered some of the heaviest RAF bombing Details of the demonstration v%t;re not known bisl
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      HITLER'S LOVE 'PLATONIC'
      64 8 Hitler was sexu^ttf Impotent but derived sexual iatisfaction from making .^,ppo<:lu\s before crowds. TH:i.s us ?h* judgment of Dr Felix Kirsten, lonmt* doctor to the Ob man Gteotapo leader Jl'mrrikr. Kirsten saui \a <t LotUflOQ aews-Pai^-i article hat Hlrtfr'l as^ociaion with Kva Braun was "putt-jy PlatxMiM- He
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      NDOCHINA IS THREATENED WITH FAMINE
      160 8 NDOCHINA IS THREATENED WITH FA MINE U KJM, Bu POOD i n n r Jon- .1 n then i I Ban 9i I mg and N i may be troduced throughout, In. mto prevent famine i by A i olte oaUanaUsfa an "?T\ c.al apokam i told K. ofa r
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      Britain's birth rate ud
      102 8 pOfrl/IATION hi England and Wales has rr^d to dwindle. In Ui* lo.>t noMrica oi iv-ib .'.:.>< 1 babies wen- bcm representing J> j,h i itt- >t |>( r til i:-^iin<f p •pulatmn, v iifhlng fi>r th*' f -1 tune i n -^4 Man above jHi^meni levrl".
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      12hr RAINSTORM SWEEPS U.K.
      340 8 12hr RAINSTORM SWEEPS U.K. lON DON. Sunday. yiOI.KNT rainstorm*, suet ping Southern England ior twelve hours yesterday and today, have i>mk>d the steady fail in the h*tght of flood waters in many counties, and have fused a ■harp risf in Hver levels in many plates. In Yorkshire, howevrr, the rfver
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      ATTLEE MEETS REVOLT ON CONSCRIPTION
      419 8 LONDON, Sunday. rARLY a hundred Labour Members of Parliament will be scolded bv the Prime Minister, Mr. (lenient Alt lee. at a private meeting of the Parliamentary labour Party tonMNLlim morning, because they have signed an amendment asking Parliament le reject the Bill wn.ch s<
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      SINGAPORE WEDDING
      35 8 SINGAPORE WEDDING Ihe wddine took Plan. M, K^uJH-n. M*n of Mr and M, soJotnoi, R^uhJ >l a na^h dau.ht*-, „f Mr an d Mr Jacl i/ repti,,« «a* ht-ld a: m \ndre w U 1W»
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      DE GAULLE CRITICAL
      77 8 ntutn val i PENERAL I f: Qa U <■■ the Bui pan mu spoke la puDiif for the began I political siienc* s3x months I De r ia.,i!r told md of 10.000 ■j Bruaeval, N rmaaay, that Frdii e totfajr liad lost the u; uiuly He The
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      CHEESEMAN REPORT
      454 8 CHEESEMAN REPORT toned 11 p <res« towards sellI .mo?I I talu a due i partiripataon in Federal affair The v \*mmittee cs ...iy of tike opinion that the c us Dot ready at prese;:: (or :on of members to U*** •herrdoes not recommend the Imnw mlr •hrmighou.. the Peninsula Thp
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      JEEP BOOM
      26 8 Dealing i««fl wi;»^d throach at the Ark Gternt&ny bj nnj i terdajr. ft i r ii;n° at ten Umei the i ik sakL Reuter
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      U.S. SENDS THEATRE
      28 8 U. S Army theatre is to be cut into iecviox:^. sent to London, and re-erected in thp East End tor use by the New Thea
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      TURNING POENT AT MOSCOW
      338 8 >losrov\ su) ABSERVKKS m Mum <>w bfii*-vf :hat it %-wiil rmnr|,i dearly V dunnt: the next tiir*^ <t l.Hir oa>> whc her th<» >J. -im Conference fa defined to ii/ 7 V »mh ia leaalacft tr whriber practical devi^ions will l>e lak, n uhi.h will fihh
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      TO BE FRIENDS WITH N.E.I.
      6 8 TO BE FRIENDS WITH N.E.I. I
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