The Singapore Free Press, 13 May 1947
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Title Section14 1947-05-13 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1947.14 words
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Article, Illustration5 1947-05-13 1 RUBINSTEIN IS SENTENCED fff •ded5 words
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Article183 1947-05-13 1 Bangkok 'increasing shipments' -r.TiT7 Lr, LONDON, Monday. THh British Government was putting "very strong pressure on the Siamese Government to export more rice than hitherto, declared Mr. John Strachcy jtish Food Minister, m the House of Commons' today. Mr. Strachey said about 20,500 tons of183 words
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Article266 1947-05-13 1 I KILLED HER SAYS WITNESS LEEDS, Monday. der trial at Leeds today confes**>d box that he was the killer of a woman .red with her murder. Before he lefenee counsel startled the court by call before the jury the man who that he stabbed Mrs. f February 10. Eric C.U.P. - 266 words
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207 1947-05-13 1 FIRST FATAL ACCIDENTS IN SAFETY WEEK Free Pr. CINGAPOK. traffic record was Spjilt early ivening, when the first was rented 'o Mie police. Another fatal accident place 90 minuleo la« At about 6 p.ir. jrday, a civilian Qjng Thomson Road when S'u^denl; trishaw, going m the >ame direction, without any207 words
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Article87 1947-05-13 1 UmenJ i the bancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. Hugh Daiton, on Mij 6 that the mass of war debts nominally owed itain must be very substant ally scaled down, represents British (•uvernment's p3licy, the Prime Min st (Moment Attlff le it tJear m a Parliamentary replyReuter - 87 words
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Article538 1947-05-13 1 BACK-PAY FIGHT STILL TO GO ON Free Press Staff Reporter TN spite of the Government's decision not to review their 1 decision on the question of back-pay for non-interned Government servants, the Singapore Government Servants' Back Pay Council is determined to go on with its plans for the rally tomorrow538 words
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Article351 1947-05-13 1 'Pirate' beer to inv ade S'pore Free Press Stall Reporter 4RRST-CLASS row is blowing up between Singapore agents of British-brewed beer and importers who have managed to buy more than 300,000 bottles and containers of English and American beers which was released by NAAFI i surplus to requirements m Hong351 words
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Article50 1947-05-13 1 S'PORE GANGS IN GUN FIGHT TWO rival Singapore gangs met last night m Kitchener Road off Jalan Desar, and exchang; d several shots. A Chinese passer-by was wounded m the arm. The Singapore Police arrested 24 me?; I r -rambling offences yesterday. Four robberies were reported to the Police yesterday.50 words
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Article, Illustration34 1947-05-13 1 ROOFS HAD TO BE ROPED Residents of FemhiJl Bousing Estate. Ringley kept an all-night vigil as the roofs lifted and >.hudred m the gale. The authorities had to come and rape the roofs down.34 words
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Article146 1947-05-13 1 ROME Monday. iJTNITED STATES tanks, armu moured cars, lorries and other war materials were on board two Greek ships which sy.iled today firom Leghorn for Greece, Ansa, the Italian news agency reported U.S. Congressional approval of President Truman's Greek aid bill will not mean the immediateA.P.; Reuter - 146 words
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Article339 1947-05-13 1 2 PALESTINE PLICEMEN SHOT JERUSALEM. Monday. blared throughout 3 Jerusalem tonight following reports that two men had been shot on the corner of Benyehuda Stn>< t and King George Avenue, Jerusa Eye-witness reports stated that the two British con bles were shot by men arm d with SI en guns.Reuter - 339 words
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Article182 1947-05-13 1 £15.000 Bid For Steel (.1 ISGOW, THE ink could hardly have been dry on the agreement whereby Stanley Matthews signed for Blackpool for the next season j when another British star footballer Billy Steel of Morton and I Scotland, had his name linked with an even Mghei transfer fee thanReuter - 182 words
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Article123 1947-05-13 1 U.S. NOTE ON KOREAGOES TO RUSSIA WASHINGTON, Mon. GENERAL GEORGE MARSHALL, I* the U.S. Secretary of State, today sent a new note to Russia on the proposal to re-open the joint Soviet-American negotiations on May 20 for a provisional government m Korea. The announcement of sending the note was accompaniedA.P. - 123 words
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Article48 1947-05-13 1 Chinese Government forces after the victory over the Comi munists at Laiwu, m Central j Shantung Province, yesterday rei captured the railway town of Mingshui. 30 miles east of Tsinan. the provincial capital. Government forces aLso claim to have captured four villages m Shansi.- ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article52 1947-05-13 1 Faced by a hostile crowd leaving a meeting of the Kingston (Jamaica) Corporation Council yesterday, the Jamaican labour leader, William Alexander Bustamente drew two guns and fired one shot into the ground then jumped into a car and drove away. No attempt was made to attack theReuter - 52 words
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Article48 1947-05-13 1 United States occupation officials m Japan have deniei the Soviet allegations that the Americans are training former Japanese airmen. The Commander of the Far i East Airforces, LieutenantGeneral E. c. Whithead, sai: I would not let the Japanese fiy i my planes." A.P.A.P. - 48 words
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Article, Illustration628 1947-05-13 2 Lucy Bell - I HOLLYWOOD lilm star once returned from a holiday I'd m freckles. sip writers got busy and she was soon deluged with letters giving adon how to get rid of the freck. Among the more usual remedies there were rec hydrochloric acid, the touch Vf a628 words
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Article, Illustration232 1947-05-13 2 USt circumstances be unwise Tor a piayer to bid wiLh so week a hand as Ea&t's, but his bid cf one heart was -rvct m Lhis case. Prom his poim *as dangerous to pass; fur than South also might pass, and W?st would be m trouble at232 words
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Article, Illustration140 1947-05-13 2 'LEISURE' WOMEN A TTA CKED Mr. and Mrs. Hannel ti f S'lverm-re Road. I u.intrd children. For eighteen years Lhej hui bit Jh hiwrif m "'lrs. Hanneford was v.. rived. Then her miracle happened and here ar* tl on th«ir second birthday. I JEA CTE RANKIN, who 30 years ago140 words
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Miscellaneous1101 1947-05-13 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast for people born today HORN today, >' ur natural tttltnta are many- V<u have an atool pctsonatttj, atth«urli underneath it is u^rni IM evon ani roOS. But you are no! ""<> t *«ar your b art on your sleeve and n!v jour eJoMSI :t"<i :i1,101 words
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NEWS
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Article74 1947-05-13 3 Fast UK planes not ready five io seven vcais uic British taxpayer I L L c( l with a mwmtwg bill for operational r sen cea This is the verdict of I British Urways depart--5 held under the chairmanship f Lord Knollys future of the74 words
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Article, Illustration46 1947-05-13 3 nRifISH colour television has arrived but not for transmission to the public until much more work has been done m the laboratories. Equipment will be demonstrated soon to the Pos master-Gen-eral, Mr. Wilfred Paling, and then probably to the Television Committee.46 words
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Article207 1947-05-13 3 GIRL GOT HER MAN- TWICE A JOB m a soda bar wasn't just a new start m life for a pretty K r: c: H ri bride who had arrived m Detroit, m the United States, and found her ex sailor husband had divorced her. The soda bar was just207 words
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Article91 1947-05-13 3 CARNATIONS TOO HOT CECIL REGINALD AXFOKD, a brewer's traveller who m ■his spare time became a champion carnation grower, was fined £10 at Bradford-on-Avon. Wilts, for using electrici y to heat his greenhouse. For the Fuel Ministry it was said that m the gravest time of the fuel crisis an91 words
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Article199 1947-05-13 3 10.25 MYSTERY IS SOLVED THIRTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD Kenneth Jenkins has thrown so 1 many mailbags put of the 10.25 p.m. train from Waterloo to Portsmouth, m the last nine months, that he cannot remember the exact number. He used to unlock the guard's van and pitch the mailbags out of the window199 words
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Article152 1947-05-13 3 LOCKS BEAT WAR SPIES THE lock that kept Britisli documents and secrets spyproof and thief-proof during the war starts on a post-war career to earn dollars this week. It was invented by a South African who escaped from "Belgium m 1940 as the Germans red. It is now on show152 words
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Article120 1947-05-13 3 NEW COUNTY PROPOSED NEW coun.vy for England is ft one proposal m the first annual report of the Local G ornment Boundary Commission appointed m 1945 to review the status and boundaries of 1.500 areas. Tli is new county would be created by merging four and Ing m parts of120 words
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Article79 1947-05-13 3 A< Bap Isi ii, others m Biitiiin to ignoie any Government appeal to ?.> out to work was made by Mrs. O. D. Wiles, o» Ipswich, m her Presidential address to the Baptist Women's Icit-t'r annual meeting m London. Be ye perfect' we are tola.79 words
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Article30 1947-05-13 3 Free raincoa s and suitcases are to be issued to rankers In R.A.F. and W.A.A.F. The cases, of iibre with leather corners, will be m addiion to kitbags.30 words
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Article534 1947-05-13 3 EX-WAAF TO WED A GERMAN EX-WAAF EILEEN BUTTON, .^ed 27. dim, hmtj blende, proposes to marry Egon Ik hit' and become the first English girl to wed a German m post war GiniWJ. Eileen, who went through London's bombing m the A.R.P. I>* tc^re she was a YVaaf at Biggin534 words
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Article, Illustration107 1947-05-13 3 /Mil SHAM stone and English oak will be the main materials used m the building of the new Hou.se of Commons which will take three years to eomplet- and will cost about K. 1,000.000. (lipsham stone has a warm cream colour and is known to107 words
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Article, Illustration181 1947-05-13 3 RUNAWAY BEAN ER SEEN JOCK, the Canadian beaver at large from London Zoo, has been seen by a oirg^e i dling along the Ret Park canal at di.«.wn. And what that bargee said when he repor ed the matt* no pan of this story, except that It drew this comment181 words
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Article24 1947-05-13 3 laptstry containing 108 badges of the EijUh Army made at a .Service hospital at Yattendon. Berkshire, was presented to Viscount, Montgomery24 words
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Article56 1947-05-13 3 Lancashire Education Committee has rejected a request by the National Coal Board to hold Lectures and show films m schools m the hope of gaming recruits. Alderman A. Smith, of Nelson, said that if one Government Department were allowed access to the schools the committee56 words
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Article160 1947-05-13 3 LORD ROWALLAN, the Chief Scout, talked to 1,500 young followers at Southern! about the dragons abroad m Britain today dragons which, he told them, were as dangerous to the country and to mankind generally as the one slain by St. George. "They are the dragons of hatred and160 words
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Article73 1947-05-13 3 vvuitwmii lib i^iHcuesier nuve discovered 25 skeletons believed :o be the remains of lepers who lived there 800 years ago. The bones were discovered 2ft. 3in. below the surface where St. Fames 's Hospital once stood. On ;he site is a stone bearing the inscription,73 words
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Advertisement126 1947-05-13 3 SELLING? NEW YORK SUITING Double Width Only $1.90 Per Yari CATHAY S!LK STORE 38-39 Bras Basah Road. PHONE ***** SUCK TWO £§> RENNIESTHEY'RE pi 1 A WRAPPED TO L O^V" x CARRY IN YOUK /id pocket you don't nesd water or spoon— Kennies) are ready when you need them. Carry126 words
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Miscellaneous42 1947-05-13 3 TARZAN E3?osis©fs basted By Edgar Rice Burroughs WITH INSPIRED' FEROCITY, J UNDER p AN AVALANCHE OF SLEDGE- V r SNEAKED AROUND BEHINDHAND %/f X ---JUST AS TARZAN AND THE APES LEAPED ON BRONSON'S &ACK. mkg^j i____j 'j TORE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE42 words
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LEADER
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571 1947-05-13 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. MAY 13. 1947 Around The Houses 2. MOT until the census is c< pitted later m the year will it be passible to determine with any c-ertainty the extent of overcrowding m Singapore. But those who have been familiar for many years with our hous-571 words
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Article1310 1947-05-13 4 SQUARE PEGS IN SQUARE HOLES Sir Ronald Adam, Chairman of the British Council tells us how to put SIR Ronald Adam, who was Adjutant-General to tiie forces during the war, and who is now the Chairman of the British Council, m a 8.8.C. Broadcast recently on the relations of his1,310 words
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Article241 1947-05-13 4 ethrt'n, be not children m understanding; howbeit m mali c be ft children, s;ut m understanding be men. Corinthians: 14. 20. long as $5,000 worth of repairs will keep it standing. [n addition to powers of direction over trie siting of new— and evm old Industries and over new241 words
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Article, Illustration222 1947-05-13 4 Courtenay Edwards - LEARNING TO FLY 10s an hour Court enay Edwards \i\ ALL over Britain the little men ol p flying are getting ready for the day now believed imminent when Lord Nathan, Civil Aviati( n Minister, gives them back their "perThey are dusting oil the wings and tuning-up the light.l c.222 words
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Article333 1947-05-13 4 B1 IUiONA CHURCHILL 'PHE ancient f^ud fire? are crackling again deep m the rich undergrowth of Ashdown Foi t Sussex. centuries old. small parties o; !>• und men creep '^ik o: their forest cotta at aight and. equipped with matches, a andles, and par; soaked ra^s, set fire333 words
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Miscellaneous76 1947-05-13 4 QUIZ IV. rispin and C tn? 2. What was the first steamhip to en ss the Atlantic? 3. When calling on a him.. thr.-" a husband, wife own da :ds should a lady U should of the b i at horn 4 Fill m tl In the following q (a)76 words
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LOCAL NEWS
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Article447 1947-05-13 5 N t keep m the QOtvect lanes Press Staff Reporter Week now under \va\ everybody is •>n faults on the road, whether as a an <r he ought to be but few hard work that the traffic policeman driver from doing damage and to447 words
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Article36 1947-05-13 5 MUSIC TO SCARE TIGERS rier rubbe lers prey I I I I :s ar. I I I -.fore I between m lo was I he 1 1 I Port I I I he I oegir I:36 words
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Article, Illustration324 1947-05-13 5 Free Press Stall Reporter MALACCA, Monday. HTMI Governor of tht Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, is 1 beinjr petitioned by Goh Tionjr Tan. b Malacca lighter age operai r lilio controls 24 small craft, because Sime Darb} the Government rice agents have brought to Malacca from324 words
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Article45 1947-05-13 5 Every evening during m: Safety First Week, the Cathay mana Is o rer-ng to the Cathay to *wd persons who answer correc'ly nupstions put by the Traffic Police Officers m lance a< v J'irst Model Exhibit he Happy Worl;! Stadium.45 words
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Article49 1947-05-13 5 HOW QUICK LY CAN YOU STOP? Stopping distances for cars travelling at different speeds -nJC as follows: Travelling at 5 m p.h., a car needs 6 ft. 10 15 ..20 40 ..30 75 40 120 50 175 Think of these figure before you decide what is v "safe" speed.49 words
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Article25 1947-05-13 5 Prayers will be offered this afternoon m Kuala Lumpur mosques or. the occasion of the birthday of His Highness the Sultan of Selangor.25 words
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Article147 1947-05-13 5 BREAKING UP A BANK pEMOUTION squads ar? hard at work on the old Cbna Bank bonding m Battery R ;ad Singapore, pulln? it down m readinrss for duU n? up t^c multi-million dollar skyeraper that will soon be soar ng on t; 5 s I A: hr>t in ■•>• could147 words
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Article237 1947-05-13 5 CEYLON WANTS OWN SHIP LINE PROPOSALS from Indian shipping lines to Boat a Ceyionese i shipping line with predominantly Ceyionese capital, directorate and personnel are being considered by the oy tonese Government which feels the island should have at least one line carrying its produce. Two sets of proposals have237 words
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Article118 1947-05-13 5 Free Press Staff Reporter WHETHER or not an Overseas 1 Chinese trade delegation: from Malaya will be sent to: Japan, very much depends upon Government's recommendation, says Mr. Lee Kong Chian president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. To date he hc.q not118 words
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Article589 1947-05-13 5 WHERE IS 2nd CLASS SEAT? Letters To The Editor I SEE that Mr. Ewing characterises ray comments on the question of higher fares as "nonsense", but the matter is tco important to the Singapore public J to be brushed aside m trrs i manner. The Traction Ordinance pc mils the589 words
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Article153 1947-05-13 5 WE all m Singapoie, espe the capitalists, Industrialists, commercial firms, lai d --"l estate owners, tir. mi ttrs 1 rich folk, here to help the Government to get more inccme to meet legitimate expenditure. especially at this time of re bilitaticn after a destructive war. But we153 words
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Article72 1947-05-13 5 The annual general meeting of the St. Andrews Mission and Orthopaedic H Is will bs held m the V.M.C.A.. Stamlord Road, Singapore. tomorrow 5.30 p.m. Mr. P. A. B. McKerr n, the Colonial Secretary, w>U pro-] pose the adoption of the ac- counts. The Committee of the72 words
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Article43 1947-05-13 5 Mr. J. M. Taylor, a member the editorial staff of the Frse Press, tomorrow night will deliver the second of a series of lectures at the V.M.C.A. The subject will be: "Pre-invasion penetration into Japanese-held ritory during the Pacific war."!43 words
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Article320 1947-05-13 5 UNIONS THANKS MR. GARRETT I .ec Press Stuif Reporter THE resignation of Mr. 8. P. 1 Garreit from the posi Trade Union Adviser, Singa). has caused a great loss to working class and will give them causj lei grief, says a statement just issued by the Malayan Amalgamated Chinese Engine320 words
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Article156 1947-05-13 5 ARMY P.O FINISHES MAY 31st Free Press Staff Reporter THE Base Army and thi R.A Post Offices n i the Fullertcn Building m Singapore will officially ce:se to ♦un:tion after the 31st of ihis mo:. Arrangements are being made to hand over the service to the civilian authorities and a156 words
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Article24 1947-05-13 5 SINGAPORE AW ARDS The following Sirawards have been made: Que<. Scholarships, Mr. E. W. Bar and Dr. Ho Yuen; Quo* •Fellowship, Mrs. M. X24 words
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Article1716 1947-05-13 6 DSO MAJOR TELLS OF SHOOTING JAPS Burnett Verdict Reserved Free Press Staff Reporter TIIK trial of Major John Burnett, I)SO., M(\, of the Ist. Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders, charged with being responsible for the death of a Sikh driver on March 3, following shooting m Ghua Chu Kang H< ad.1,716 words
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Article98 1947-05-13 6 FOR BOY OF 8 A WAR RAN l the axres I an eigiit-year-old boy was issued by West London m tratos after his mother had told them that the boy ran away from her on the way >o the juvenile court. He had been accused under the98 words
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Article, Illustration70 1947-05-13 6 MINING IS THEIR GAME Li' SARD HECTOR, 9-year-old son «>f Yorkshire mm* instructor, teaches the neighbouring boy« ab ut the methods of mining m England. I ird, complete with head-lamp, h l models pit equipment t i show how mines work. The boys sac h interest that thej plaj ;it70 words
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Article178 1947-05-13 6 A!i>-\ EAR OLD retired Manchester business man bought an electrically driven invalid carriu gulden v\<*d din# present \<>i hw helpless wife, aged 73. On th( he had a m buili stand and operai IX: driven his wife on little outing g 500 n p. This v.178 words
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Article114 1947-05-13 6 COMMANDO raid by h ft Marines will be the leading attraction a; the first Royal Tournament since 1939. which opens at Olympia m n June 12. The cliff, mad- of concrete and about 80 leet high with a gradient of one m eight, is believed to114 words
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Article56 1947-05-13 6 SECERT EXCHANGE IS DESTROYED THE existence of a secret bombproof u ni 1 Whitehall, the London r,rv( ;t( ment departments from the Prime Minist < tair War Office and India House, during th Urn ime officially revealed m the hi Britfeh r«-t Office magazine. tThe exchange, which ing its concrete56 words
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Article80 1947-05-13 6 UNHAPPINESS RUNS IN FAMILIES UNHAPPY marriages r families, according to Mrs. Et>hel Dukes, medical dir the London Marriage Guidance centre. She opened a fortnigL' fresher course at Univei College, Southampton, by minding that enviromen not settle everything. "If we remember heredity will save ourselves a iot appointment." Mrs. Dukes said.80 words
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Advertisement6 1947-05-13 6 THE NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE IN ACTION!6 words
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Advertisement33 1947-05-13 6 OPENS TO-DAY MARIA MONTEZ SUSANNA FOSTeT "%-ext cawz DONALD COOK UP (AWILLO ft§r^ '^Tm*'* ffbjJA y i Pr» I bj i VOU'RI KY TO (iiven m Co-operation with S i n ga \H>n33 words
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Miscellaneous133 1947-05-13 6 J^S^ll! Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya /let's have a >J /besides, i've just had^ /then You'd better /Yes-and i'd get It TURN ON THE JANE-ITS A LETTER FROM MY fGO BACK To PARIS'- AGAIN IE I POKED MY NOSE ICE, ERIC I'D A THAWING'/ BOSS/— HE'S GETTING133 words
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Miscellaneous149 1947-05-13 6 Free P^ess C^esswardNo. 10* I 1 9 bb 1. Straps passing vi aei defining position of bowler and ba proportion of one thing to another cast or shaped (6), 9. Extract or What colour is the ground of th is set down or advanced for National run? (7), 19. A149 words
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Article186 1947-05-13 7 MELVILLE HITS HIS SECOND 100 Jill f ~*w London. Monday. ivennington Oval where Surrey, tiding, want 224 to beat the South I im captain, extricated his > when four men were out Surrey attack m ting, which earned him ur, which included 15 fours. Very encouraging also for the tourists186 words
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Article16 1947-05-13 7 NAVY v INDIANS IN LEA GU E TODAY will i the nine s. If n > X.(16 words
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Article7 1947-05-13 7 BUDGE PATTY WINS FRENCH TITLE fdm U.P.U.P. - 7 words
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Article25 1947-05-13 7 tNDON, Mom! preparation, Smailes led out I c to win their firs' .ms. Indeed I 320, 33' 1 :glas t r6B25 words
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117 1947-05-13 7 DUBLIN, lion. AM v boxers from 16 Euroopen a six-day Eurouea^ boxing championships tcnigh a programme providing the oes 1 pre-Olympic test of European g form. The winners m the c. win fly to the United nd to mest th^ Golden Gloves champions. HundredsU.P. - 117 words
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Article109 1947-05-13 7 THE following are the resu of races held a r i C. on Sunday: Q— Clcss: Second race for It Challenge Cup- 1, No. E. G. Holiday, finishing 11 45; 2, No 11- H icier finishing time. 11.45 30; 3, No. 12— G. J. G. Pitt *iing109 words
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Article, Illustration32 1947-05-13 7 LEARNING YOUNG Photo shows Harry Mak peace giving some sound instruction t) a group of youngsters who turn ed out for cricket practice at the tlocr nets at OJri Trafford Ground, Manchester.32 words
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Article597 1947-05-13 7 SPORTS STADIUM OUR FOREMOST NEED A~A.A. Meeting toft-Pedals Olympic Representation H> The Sports Editor NOT even the prospect of possible Malayan representation m the Olympics was a strong enough inducement to s Singapore athletes, representatives <! clubs or sports lovers m general to attend the first p war annual general597 words
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Article182 1947-05-13 7 IN ilie final of the ibles m tfee Singapore Malays' badminton lour: on Sunday, I I and Sujai H ah 8.P., proved 100 k id Wahab iSarkawi of Gentle, whom they beat 15—6. 15—7 while, the continues and the n.«ults of the various ties played last182 words
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Article36 1947-05-13 7 LONDON, Mon. The British Lawn Tennis Association announced today that Cup Tennis matches between British and American women will be played at Forst Hills, New York, on Ane. 16 and Aug. 17- U.P.U.P. - 36 words
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Article28 1947-05-13 7 The Cosines soccer team beat Uie R.A.F. Changi by the odd goal m nine m a friendly soccer match played at JaJan Bessar Stadium yesterday.28 words
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287 1947-05-13 7 BRITAIN'S WALKER CUP CHANCES FANCIED LUiN-UOiN, Monday. ji h-.w weeks ago you would have bought Britain's interest m the Walker Cup for its n,2asure m tea, but they are pelting downright cocky now about keeping the Go'.f mug m the eld country cup-board. Henry Longhurst wrote m the Sunday Times:A.P. - 287 words
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1219 1947-05-13 7 REMARKABLE RECORD OF GLASGOW RANGERS Answering Yotsr Queries Won Everything m One Season Avrir The Sports Editor 0 C1 again a 9««stion asked last week gives us our most V convenient starting paint m answering Y our queries tii s week. Ihe query- concerned, sen! m by the C.P.O. trio,1,219 words
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272 1947-05-13 7 Teams for Rest Cricket Trial On Sunday THK d liowLig teams have Leen selected to pia] m I matcb tn the S.K.C. padang or* Sunday, begmuing at 11 to select the Rest sid? to mtet the Europeans m the annual Clarke Cup cricket mat?h on May 24- May G. tttf^e'i272 words
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32 1947-05-13 7 S.R C on Pridj Cv :iy (90S Port Op V F F Prfrrcc: B Colours Blue and m* Raia. Players report to ground IS32 words
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Article58 1947-05-13 7 PARIS. Mon. THE Ird:r. lawn tennis team to meet Prance m the second round of the Davis Cup mpetit'or., str.rtirg here rex' Thursday, was annourced hey tcday by Manager Gupta. Sumant Misra and c. Mohammed will play the sirglcs while Ifisra will team with J. Mehta forReuter - 58 words
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Advertisement64 1947-05-13 7 Phone 3400 11 a m. 1 45. 4 15. 6 45 A RED SKELXO&, UfD ELEANOR POWELL EM M.G.M.'i Funniest Show Ever! TRAFFIC WITH THE DEVIL It's your duty to this "Safety First" Picture! hSEXX CHANGE 1 The Royal Command Performance Picture! bwven .MvnsEY m Ea^le Lion's Li BP 164 words
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NEWS, LATE CITY
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215 1947-05-13 8 CITY NEWS S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY A I corr >;:oiMc::t > thi prices of rubber at toda> as follows: ilers otr Ib. p?r Ib. X -> fob m b .ofr Ouiet SINGAPORE CHAMBER Oh *THt Singapore (.'h amber of Comaserce Rul i Issociation'a Itubher prices .tt noon on S re:Reuter - 215 words
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Article74 1947-05-13 8 N ew York stocks ONew York Stock Exchu vestcrday. idle conditions pre- j vailed as most operators continued autious awaiting further development m the readjustment of the economic tare. Irregularly lower tendenruk'd m the greater part of the D and there was little evidence of recuperative ability. Business was moreReuter - 74 words
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Article37 1947-05-13 8 Berlin officials announced last night that a fire of a mysterious origin had been burning for one hour m the suburb of Lichtenberg m the Russian sector at the eastern tip of Berlin.- U.P.U.P. - 37 words
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Article35 1947-05-13 8 Jacques Heim, notable Paris fashion creator, says that lust year's "Bikini" model bailing FUits for wornon were so smell that they slipp-d r f? j n the This year's models are mor35 words
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Article287 1947-05-13 8 LONDON, Monday. TilK Cabinet may discuss emergency measures to rush ihc near-starving British /one of Germany tomorn ing to a well informed Whitehall source. The ti a decision at Cabinet level appeared at hand. I < :;l Packenham, Minister tor Germany, reported today to tfu> ForeignU.P. - 287 words
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140 1947-05-13 8 TRADE TALKS WITH CHINA STILL GOING ON LONDON V y. M HECTOR McNEIL, Minis--1 ter of Sta 4 Parliair. tary answer today regretted that UaUons for a commer ty between the British Chinese Governments were not yet completed. This was partly because ol the necessity to reconcile British and ChineseReuter - 140 words
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Article48 1947-05-13 8 The official British cast-of-living index figure at April l was 103 points above the 1 vel of July, 1914, compared with 104 points at March 1. The index figure for food was G8 points above the July, 1914. level compared with 69 points at March 1.48 words
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Article22 1947-05-13 8 Three shillings for "coal taken from a school playground" has been sent as conscience money to the London County Council.22 words
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Article24 1947-05-13 8 During the redevelopment of Holford Square, Finsbury, England the bust of Lenin will be placed m the Council Chamber for safety.24 words
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Article90 1947-05-13 8 DM'TONH'M, chief iiurr. dient of the atom-bomb keeps itself warm This discovery m the atom world is announced by vv. stout and vv. m Jones, of the University of California and the lon \lanus Laboratory at Santa Fc, New Mexico. Stout says the self-made heat of plutoniumA.P. - 90 words
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316 1947-05-13 8 pore Statement THE Government of Singapore has notified the Junior Civil Service Association, which represents its Asiatic employees, that its decision to award seven months' bark pay payable two months immediately, two months if the end of the year, and the balance on retirement316 words
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Article325 1947-05-13 8 BRITAIN GREETS ROYAL FAMILY London Monday. I o.NDONER'S gave a riotous welcome to Hie Royal Family, L whose return to Britain's capital coincided today with the tenth anniversary of the King's coronation. The warmth of the reception testified to the depth of the Royal Family's hold on their people. LongA.P. - 325 words
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Article48 1947-05-13 8 LONDON. Mun. Russia expects to ha\ considerable" surplus of food illy of grain, tx year. Mr. Harold Wilson, h the recent Br: to Rv. ci m Lone: They aiso planned for msaid, although he pointed out maohli transport equipment to d< A. P.A.P. - 48 words
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Article112 1947-05-13 8 Forty men, women and enliven re drowned m the Nile canal near Zagazig, 40 miles Northeast o' Cairo when a mot iiwhich they were travelling skidden and dived into the cana lav Reu ter settled as soon as possible. Th" Colonial Secretary also gavi an assurance that anyReuter - 112 words
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Article291 1947-05-13 8 LONDON, Monday. BRITAIN'S (onsen alive Party wiii support 3 D Winston Churchill m its el! all" campaign wrest cob! from the Labour Party, Mr. R. A. Butltr. of the Part] more dynamic young leaders, stated today. Mr burchiO is ju>t about a> tough today as heU.P. - 291 words
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Article40 1947-05-13 8 Syria will get £84,000 per y. for the right of passage and protection of the Iraq Petrolei: Company pipelines rum:: j through the country, Jamil M dam Bey, Prime Minister, a nounced vesterdaw m Dan., ReuterReuter - 40 words
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