The Singapore Free Press, 11 June 1947

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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALA YA adfdsfasdf dsf SINGAPORE, VVEDxNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1947. PRICf m CENT*.
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    LECTURES TO U.S. ON JAVA MAN
    32 1 LECTURES TO U.S. ON JAVA MAN are. ULPH \«»N X throp igiai hiie lecturing at »it) on his dis.vhich may I k n^arh nine million years >verti no t<> the present A.P.
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    MUNICIPAL MEN GET 2 MONTHS BACK PAY
    54 1 MUNICIPAL MEN GET 2 MONTHS BACK PAY puru-r. emived a at of two n thus far to ceipt. up .v. of a total runs* during the r'her two ear. if another ipal em:.day. but made m Acre adthe war. d by the maximum of purchase 1 air-raid Govern- Jication ::t
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    FOR UNO ASIA COUNCIL
    12 1 Se. ate yesp< nent rlcan re- >mic Reuter
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    FRENCH PREMIER WARNS STRIKERS
    73 1 THE French Premier, M. Paul Ramadier. told the National Assembly last night that, if the 500,000 striking railroad workers failed to heed his appeal to return to work, -we will act with all the means which the law has placed at our disposal."' This statement is
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    BRITISH FOOD CUT DANGER
    268 1 BRITISH FOOD CUT DANGER M.Ps' questions LONDON, Tuesday. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. Hugh Dalton, refused today to assure Parliament that he would not cut British imports ol' essential foods. He was non-committal when asked whether he would bring the entire question of dollar expenditures before the House of
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    U. S. approves Europe union
    153 1 U. S. approves Europe union aiu GBOBGI m \k>ham United states Secretary of State, todaj expressed general approval <>i *i resolution lo n it t uu-itVs on record as favouring the creation ot a united states 61 Europe irithin the Homework of the United Nations. "Of cour c the United
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    BRITAIN TO DEVELOP COLONIES
    97 1 BRITAIN TO DEVELOP COLONIES LONDON, Tuesday. THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Dr. Hugh Dalton, told the Commons today that Britain n.ight launch a vast maize-grow-ing scheme comparable to the wheat -growing plan now under way m East Africa He said: "This is only the first shot m the campaign of
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    $200 FINE FOR HAVING KRIS
    73 1 WHEN Haji Salleh bin Haji Hassan was brought before the Second District Judge, Mr. J. P. Merson, yesterday on a charge of illegal possession of a dagger aid a kris he said he had them for "domestic use." Salleh was getting out of a sampan
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    MONTY HERE NEXT MONTH
    38 1 MONTY HERE NEXT MONTH It is expected that Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, will visit Singapore early m July A New Delhi report says that Viscount Montgomery will visit India on June 23.
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    SOME SHOP-LIFTING!
    36 1 Scotland Yard is searching for the contender for shop-lifting honours. A thiel walked out of a busy London department store m daylight with a four- foot six-rich grandmother electric clock and Persian carpet U.P.
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    S'PORE MAY SEE JETS TOMORROW
    49 1 SINGAPORE may see the R.A.F. jet-propelled Meteor fighters for the first time tomorrow morning if arrangements can be com- j pleted for them to fly past m the King's Birthday parade. The pilots are Wing Commander H. A. C. Bird-Wilson and Flight Lieut. WiLson.
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    TRUMAN ARRIVES IN OTTAWA
    53 1 TRUMAN ARRIVES IN OTTAWA |>RESIDENT Truman accom- I panied by Mrs. Truman and lr daughter Margaret, arrived at Ottawa yesterday on a threeday visit to tlie Canadian capital, th e first such state visit by a U.S. president. Today h^ will address i a joint session of the Commons i
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    Food grant for tourists
    116 1 SrvilNG that the Government wishes to make visitors" stays m Britain as eas> as possible, the Food Minister, Mr. John Strachey, has announced that overseas visitors m future need not obtain food coupons for the first lour weeks of tfoeir stay m a catering establishment Ration
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    CEYLON GENERAL STRIKE FIASCO
    151 1 COLOMBO, Wednesday. ONLY 2,000 workers m private employ, including 1,000 from a cold storage plant and about 500 labourers from three suburban and urban councils, went on strike yesterday m response to the labour unions' call for a general strike. Some 20,000 workers are on strike.
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    DON ATES DECK CHAIRS
    27 1 An anonymous donor at Clacton has paid the cost of deck chairs for ry eight old-age pensioners eve day during the season.— Reuter
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    To Tour Europe
    38 1 rwentj -eight-year-old, Senora EVA DAUETE DE PERON. Him Stai u'iV of the Preside!'* Arg< ..a, who has a» vet< Spain on a Unu of Ilunt,,* 1 She will later" visit London, Pari and the Vatican.
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    A-ENERGY IN U.K. BY 1950?
    235 1 A-ENERGY IN U.K. BY 1950? London, Wednesday. NUCLEAR power generation stations designed round a natural uranium pile could be built within three or four years to generate power at an efficiency of 15 to 20 per cent., said the Director of the British Government's Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell,
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    PUNCH & JUDY 'SADISTIC'
    74 1 PUNCH JUDY 'SADISTIC' PUNCH and Judy shows are on a par with bear baiting and cock fighting;, said Mrs. M. Ashdown, yesterday, m persuading Middlesex County Council to refuse to snend £200 on Punch and Judy shows m Middlesex parks. "Punch's sadistic treatment of Judy is bad for children's morals",
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    MONGOLIANS INVADECHINA: 'BITTERFIGHT'
    218 1 NANKING, Tuesday. pAVALRY troops from the Outer Mongolia Repuoin. whch v is closely linked with the Soviet Union, penetrated 200 miles into hinesc territory- m an attack on the Sinkians; town of Peita.-han on June 5. according to a Ontnii News Four planes, bearing the Soviet emblem,
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    CUSTOMER ROBS SINGAPORE LIQUOR SHOP
    158 1 CUSTOMER ROBS SINGAPORE LIQUOR SHOP Free Press Staff Reporter WEIGHT robberies w*re reported £j to the Singapore Police yesterday. The proprietor of a liquor shop m Short Street yesterday afternoon was forced by one of his customers into a bathroom where he was locked up. The customer, m the company
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    BUDGET LEAKAGE NOT PROVED
    108 1 LONDON. Wednesday. I^HE Chancellor of the E: quer, Mr. Hugh Dalton. has decided that there was no case to sot up a formal inquiry into the alleged Budget leakage. Shortly after the Budget was announced, Mr. Gurney Braithwaite. Conservative Member of Parliament. made allegations about a
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    DIED IN CHURCH
    34 1 The Rev. David W. Main, Minister of Fairmuir Church, Dundee, died m the vestry while a service was being held. He collapsed just before he was due m the pulpit.— Reuter
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  • ENTERTAINMENT...
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      IN HUSH HUSH STUDIOS
      817 2  - IN HUSH HUSH STUDIOS Norah Alexander LONDON SHOW TALK by BOWLING brigbl and! early down the Barnet b. pasß om da\ I noticed some very peculiar roofs y on the right ronf« I could belong only to a fi'm stu; i<> or possibly an ctomk bomb factory. A faTther on
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      26 2 Ma *arel <)Br en wh v- II r I I Strike WtAn a kittle haH hat of Leghorn straw tnmmfd with black \(U t a i
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      LONDON SPEEDS-UP ITS TRAFFIC
      171 2 THERE tuu I i pel 1 ceptible speeding up of traffic m central this week. This has foll< the introduction of Klin v. r Transport's new wh >vers ithan io n miles of the bu tf. It is mu\ i ;ble, f>ven during the midday rush,
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      QUIZ Answers
      16 2 1. a> Corcv oir <d- Isl Or 2. Tevvkesbury. 3. Fir Li. 4. Orkn
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      TODAY'S BRIDCF PROBLEM
      246 2 carts J y rie trick h, when v,:. et by lus 100 loss on tl Uut thi there, n made four d With m South would cash two diamonds, then shift to his club. North would take the ace and give his partner a club nifl after
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      FIERY MOVIE
      189 2 COR 15 years, Paul Mesnier hatrying to shake the mo\ public. His new picture 44 La Kermesse Ron (The Red Bazaai just that, it is the At first prcduc t- c piclu: are not popular Bub the To j many p. their relatives or fr :ig it on
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      49 2 i PANA TOOTH PASTE ITANA helps >ou; polishing your teeth. And IT is grand— it makes your mouth IPANA helps ensure -nrv he «O Titai to wond rccth. ftf] tG^'^l 1 1 V Sole Agenla: \»\i\^\\ Malaysian Traders Ltd.. Stnsapo'* kkV'-l and 4 P.du Road, Kuala Lampur V_j JS-^-"
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      YARD SEEKING FRENCH GIRL
      279 3 ARD has discovered the headquarters of a Rg grans m London, with international >read as the Max Intrator currency racket nt. I foreign banks are involved. A hv am are beine checked by Yard men. ■:uie of cheques that have -ed through the ba •lenient of
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      A MAQUIS WIFE GETS DECREE
      42 3 A MAQUIS WIFE GETS DECREE now ho I 4 eJune, l! I on j >r the jpect of i .1 Jadge rd'a rros dre. I ice fell, a tance Herd told the •ed and lmvestapo for ten concei book on her ich
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      HE COULD NOT FACE LIFE AS CIVILIAN
      37 3 HE COULD NOT FACE LIFE AS CIVILIAN I m m Grammar to re- id at che chalkpit. °.nd the coroner d was a: v I need be heud- mcd visibility ATld whole educae v»hile nd was disturb-
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      DUCHESS' MOTHER ILL
      11 3 IQess of her •cholas. obliged to :he present.
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      15 LORRIES MOVING A MOUNTAIN
      87 3 15 LORRIES MOVING A MOUNTAIN N ugly mountain of slag at Cwm Avon, Glam, Ls being moved at the rate of 10.000 tons a week to be used as foundation :or the new £17.000,000 hot strip tinplate mill at Port Talbot. After a fortnight's work by lo six-ton lorries, the
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      STRATOCRUISERS FOR B.0.A.C. HELD UP
      172 3 Iner delay 9b Over- of six re-test-flight reby the US. B ard The he commercial iperfortress. Beall," engineer esident of the has pi itrariness and vagueness" of the new requirements which, it is claimed, I hold up deliveries for at leas, three months. -If the
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      28 3 Putin I fencing club for his congregal irian i'hurch m Cardiff. Picture sht» vs lunge at Key. Putin, who is a fencing exjjert and aeta as fencing master.
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      INFILTRATION THROUGH KASHMIR FEARED
      329 3 INFILTRATION THROUGH KASHMIR FEARED soviet Designs On India AMONG the most important of the diverse problems raised by the partition of India is that of the princely states, including strategic Kashmir whose borders almost touch on Soviet Russia. Some observers fear that mountainous Kashmir may fall under the influence of
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      Treason Trials In P.I Soon
      240 3 THE immediate trial of Dr. Jose P. Laurel, Jorge B. Argas, Claro M. Recto. Benigno S. Aquino, Quintin Paredes, and others who were top occupation officials under the Japanese was asked m Manila by Solicitor Genera] Lorenzo M. lanaaa. Tmada's mov- 1 was interpreted m
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      AIR RECORD
      57 3 A BRITISH Lancaster aircraft broke the record for a nonstop i flir.ht from Bermuda to London duiing the second series of flight re uelUng tests organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The Cv 355 nautical miles were flown m 13 iirs. 36 mir.s. at an average ground
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      39 3 Sergeant (J. Copley, Royal Artilleryman from Derby, maps his perspiring brow not caused entirely by the temperature as hildren swarm over his cherished 3.7 mm. anti-aircraft gun on Northholt Racecourse, where the Army staeed an "At Home" for civilians.
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      £5,000,000 OFF TEA SUBSIDY
      89 3 £5,000,000 OFF TEA SUBSIDY THE Food Minister, Mr. John Strachey, made it clear m the Commons that the recent increase m the price of tea m Britain meant a decrease of ,;65.000 m tea subsidy. Majo r H. R. Spence, (Conservative MP for Aberdeen ar.d Kencardine) had asked by what
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      U.S. ASST SECRETARY
      39 3 President Truman has nominated Mr. Norman Armour as Assistant Secretary of State. Latin American Affairs, m place of Mr. Spruille Braden who had resigned. Mr. Armour was former U.S. Ambassador to the Argentine and Spain.— Reuter.
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      'SWISHING GHOST' HAS A SEQUEL
      263 3 HUMAN remains which several people believe may b< sociated with the "ghost" of Bor'.ey Rectory .me oi the candidates for the most -haunted houses m England" were unearthed m Borley parish el ureh. on the Suffolk border. Working with shovels and crowbar v% Rev. A.
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      37 3 The well-known statue of Eros, beloved by all Londoners, whtca was removed for safety during the war, has be?n fitted with a n?w bow and cleaned in readine f i'* month to its pedestal in PiccatUi*- Cir»
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      THE DEMOCRATS
      74 3 IN MADRID Senora Juan Peron, attractive wire of the Argentine President, raised her arm m the Falange salute a ter Generalissimo Franco decorated her with the Cross of 1.-abel the Catholic. In a brief speech to a huge crowd outsiue the national palace, the 32-year-cld former actress eomnBred
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      TOO MUCH RED FOR CENSORS
      158 3 TOO MUCH RED FOR CENSORS BRITAIN'S film censors took a fourth and final look at the much-attacked £1,650,000 Hollywood Western, Duel m the Sun." They wanted to make up their minds about the Technicolour blood scenes The film reached England with 47 cute made after American religious protests. The British
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      BAPTIST LEADER DIES
      29 3 Dr. Charles Brown, Baptist leader and past moderator of Free Churches of Fngland and Wales, died on Monday, aged 91, while on holiday at Llandudno. Reuter
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      Military goats are nuisance
      148 3 Military goats are nuisance A I LOCK of goats with a military hiSior) maj be nun. d and killed on the Great Ornte, near Llandudno, because they are becoming a nuisance. They are said to be a danger to children and sa can that they wat.-h for the departure of
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      HUSH-HUSH SHIP FOR AUSTRALIA
      62 3 HUSH-HUSH SHIP FOR AUSTRALIA BRITAIN has offered Australia one of the two secret aircraftcarriers of the 18,000-ton Ontaur class being built. Whitehall will pay building costs so far, and Australia the cost of completing the vessel, about £5,000,000. The carrier, believed to be capable of flying oil guided missiles and
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  • LEADER...
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      The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1947. It Must Be Faced
      497 4 mee ti n-g; o M .van mci] about o:' G-vern-xisals for the intrusion of income lax. but suggestion irc-m ial spok.? on this of any :ve r Qal required to n of essenrvices and social ire schemes, embracing,
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      NILE'S SANDS RUMBLE
      1180 4  - NILE'S SANDS RUMBLE Ossian Goulding By TF you put your ear down close to the sand- of the Nile you wifl hear, far away, the first faint rumblings of a volcano which is liable to erupt one day into sudden and probably most unpleasant activity. For boh internally and there's
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      QUIZ
      61 4 1. Where are <a) The Lizard. <b> The Goodwins, (c) The Bishop and Clerks, (di The Needles. <c) Fair Lsle. 2. If you were at the confluence of the Severn and the Warwickshire Avon where would you be 3. Where is the Bass Rock 4. What group of islands
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      USA RESTORES EQUILIBRIUM
      589 4 USA RESTORES EQUILIBRIUM IN important era m I nited bcs < nomic and social history* came to a close w the Senate last I the Labour BiiL Liberal opp- claim it wiped out labour's "MagCharta," the Wagner Act d by which p i Lab ur ■anted develi p- and i
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      23 4 Puddy St.ne appears to have jumped < vtr B to <l°ar heads of these four members of t v ha! ei r Oi 1 <
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      BEHIND BARBED WIRE
      4 4 BEHIND BARBED WIRE I
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      A DISPERSAL OF EFFORT?
      228 4 A DISPERSAL OF EFFOR T? LK'ITEK TO THE 11)11 < HKGARDiNG your refer- c to 1 measures" planned by the new Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, wellintentioned, bur narrowminded and bigoted men have saying the same thing for the past 50 y i r.-, but: we still have our
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      BORDER CRIME REPORT
      33 5 BORDER CRIME REPORT Tree Press Staff Correspondent. ALOR STAR, Tuesday.— Crime figures for Kcdah and Perlis last month include iour murders, one sang robbery with murder, one piracy with murder, five gang robberies.
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      TRAFFIC BODY INVITES IDEAS
      39 5 THE Singapore Traffic Advisory 'Committee aims at reaching j decisions on a technical and official level m the light of practical experience and afte.r investigations. The Committee will welcome suggestions from public bodies and individuals.
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      MORE RUBBER EXPORTED FROM MALAYA
      80 5 MORE RUBBER EXPORTED FROM MALAYA MALAYA shipped 19.000 tons! mere rubber during May compared with April the comparative figures being 95,961 tuns against 76,709 tons. Of the 05.961 tons, 44,767 tons were sent from Singapore, the remainder from Malayan Union; ports. The United States took 51,081 tons, United Kingdom 12.081
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      More U.S. ships for Malaya
      216 5 THREE American shipping lines on Monday received I authorisation from the U.S. Maritime Commissi* n to operate or extend services m the Far Eiisi two of these services directly linking Malaya with American Pacific ports. The application of five other companies for new subsidized services
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      S'PORE VOTING 'WILL BE A SUCCESS'
      494 5 S'PORE VOTING 'WILL BE A SUCCESS' Schools impressed Free Press Staff Reporter UOTING will work successfully m Singapore m the opinion of high school pupils and their teachers, for whom the Elections Supervisor, Mr. G. Hawkins, has been holding demonstrations. Mr. Hawkins has held demonstrations m several Chinese schools, and
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      12 CENTRES OPENED FOR CHILDREN
      227 5 12 CENTRES OPENED FOR CHILDREN Free Press Staff Reporter. WITH the opening of a Children's Centre at Geylang Serai i yesterday by the Officer Adminis- tering the Government, Mr P. A. B. McKerron, there are now 12 centres operating In different 1 parts of the Island, catering for 2.000 children
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      90 5 MR. C. M SQUAREY, the O-.er-seas Traffic Manager of Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd.. travel agents, photographed by the Free Press yesterday nrihile four -day visit to Singapore. Mr. Squarey said that Malaya, belt it was m the area, had great opportunity develop its tourist trade wttJc currency travel on
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      WORK TO BE FOUND FOR DESTITUTES
      156 5 11HE Selangor Welfare Committee is opening Working centres m the State. In these centre will be provided with useful work m return for tree mcais and a daily cash allowance. A Working Centre is already m operation m Seremban At a meeting of the
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      'UNDUTIFUL' WIFE DIVORCED: MOTHER BLAMED
      196 5 'UNDUTIFUL' WIFE DIVORCED: MOTHER BLAMED f\l Is of his tery with a man who marriel her half -sifter (who died daring the Japanese seizure m 1942), Lt Col. Leslie Robert Halford, M.C.. o! ham. was granted a deer The Mrs. HElfc,!\. said by Judge A. C. Cap. 1 aye squtssced,
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      ARMY CLERICAL UNION
      53 5 ARMY CLERICAL UNION THE Army Civil Service Union, Singapore, has now been registered under the Trade Unions Ordinance, a special general meeting will te held shortly to elect olnce-bearers. The membership ha;, now reached four figures, blanches, at Tangle Bidadari, Pulau Brani, and Fort Canning. are already functioning, while others
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      MALAY CLASSES
      33 5 Malay classes for men and women will be held every Monday and Friday at the YWCA. 1 ment will begin on June 16 at 5. 30 p.m. at the YWCA Headquarters,
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      BRITISH BANKS TO REOPEN IN JAPAN
      115 5 BRITISH BANKS TO REOPEN IN JAPAN Free Press Staff Reporter TWO British banks— The Chartered Bank of India, Austra--1 lia and China and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation— already have some members of their staff the way to Japan to re-open their branches. Other members of the tarT may
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      CEMENT COSTS $120 PER TON
      267 5 Free Press Staff Rcn-r.-ter noiXOWING a shortage locally, i there is a black market m cement. Semi-controlled price is about $80 per ton and m the black market it can be bought at $120 per ton. The larger contractors do not I suffer so much
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      40 5 Rear Aum. Egerion, Hag Officer, Saturday's grand gymkhana nrsa ing Club and the Singapore Polo the Best Riding Horse conip Malaya, riding Nimble at last nised jointly by CHQ SEALF RidClub. Nimble finished third in ttition. I Free Press picture.
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      Malay captain honoured
      100 5 rinHE Suiian of Perak on Monday, presented a Card of ComJL mendation to a Maiay serang, Salieh bin Arshad. for his services during the fighting m Milaya, the Free Press correspondent at Telok Anson reports. Serang SaHefa was commended for his exceptional courage m taking a party
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      MALACCA FEDERATION BLAMES GOVT.
      349 5 MALACCA FEDERATION BLAMES GOVT. fr Union Problems Free Press Staff Correspondent \LA( A, Wednesday. AS labour leader, Mr. Low Meag Sein, lent of the Malacca Federation of Trade lamed the government for their v dilatory ing attitude" towards the registration of abour unions. with me, Mr. Low produced correspon- mber
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      88 5 These pictures were taken by the Free Tress at St. Patri k's School on Monday, on the occasion of the visit of the BishoD of Malacca, the Rt. Rtv. Olcomrmly. who is m n D the right m the fl >nt row m the apper photon r.-tph. With him were
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      MALAYANS FOR PARIS TALKS ON RUBBER
      113 5 MALAYANS FOR PARIS TALKS ON RUBBER VI R C J Pyke. Economic ad>i viser to the Malayan Union, will head the Malayan delegation ie meeting of the World RubStudy Group, which is to be held m Paris on July 1. It is believed that one or the principal subjects to
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      CHARGED WITH BOARDING
      60 5 CHARGED WITH BOARDING A CHINESE merchant, Koh Teng A A, r appeared m the Singapore Second District Court yesterday on a charge of hoarding 198 bags of rice (about 27,581 katties) m a house m Ellenborough Street, on JU Se Maimed trial Bail m the sum of $15 000 m
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      95 5 SINGAPORE MALACCA COACHES LIMITED. IND PARCEL SERVICE DAII -EEN SINGAPORE MALACCA: DEPARCI'RE STATIONS:— i 37 Beach Road Tel 4153 i tri J BangHi Raja. MaUcca Tel 'I AB 3 mm daii M 11 31 IN 3 P VRUCHTEKTAARX: RESTAURANT .dge Rd. I R CHONG'S \nd 82-2 °v Like Your Last
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      EACH SOLDIER MAY GET OWN ROOM
      452 6 EACH SOLDIER MAY GET OWN ROOM Army Recruiting Campaign TTRACTTVE, well-paid career jobs for all ranks is the A theme on which Britain is basing her new, post-war j recruiting campaign to bring the armed services up to nermanent peace-time establishment. i'his is a man's job," the old-time recruiting sergeant
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      AWOKETO FIND SHIP ABLAZE
      104 6 AWOKETO FIND SHIP ABLAZE tke a Bnd hi- a blazing of Trans- > at Liverpool. Peter Dunsire was deing the last moments aboard Samwater, abandoned off loss of laid the chief engineer told I De-room was an no and it had been impos- to shut off steam. The officers' accommodation
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      BIG INDIAN ORDER FOR U.K. LOCOMOTIVES
      24 6 BIG INDIAN ORDER FOR U.K. LOCOMOTIVES fi d at s, have be^- j I j [ndia Work m about :h. e autumn of Reuter.
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      ARCHDUKE CUILETY
      44 6 The People's Court m Budapest has found Archduke Joseph of Hapsburg guilty of collaborate j:i In urging the continuance of war against the Allies m October 1944. Sentence will be pronounced when he is extradited by the Allied j authorities from Austria.
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      PAID £15 TO SEE HIM CONDUCT
      225 6 PAID £15 TO SEE HIM CONDUCT WILHELM FURTWANGLER, formall) "de-Naxified" re CCfltlv, conducted hk fir^i e</n<*rt for llmv >L;ir> m BerHo fen days aj^o and at ti>< end \hey chceVed him \*>i i quarter of an hour. With the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, he gave an all-Beethoven concert, including the Sixth
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      Shaw has the last word
      93 6  -  BERNARD SHAW." AX«. iSim K> ol the International inuth Festival, which will be heM m Prague m July, wrote to Mr. George Bernard Shaw asking him to send ;i special message rot the youth <>f th< world. Eagerly thej awaited his replj It came Hut
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      GIFT COT BY QUEEN MARY IS TOO LARGE
      90 6 Be< I t IS M Mf til it it r- quires th; if i it up. the royal tot (ri;ht) pr by Queen Marj U> the i'rin- is hristian Nurserj Trmininc i il l¥indsoi l». k will n,»t be ii--- (1 an
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      DRIED EGGS, U.S. FRUIT WELL BE AXED
      183 6 DRIi tain from 31 I will be axed undt the doll:. sury exj all -:ing on now. Meat, fruit, and even sugar Un..so be cvi. The chief i British grocery list will be and fat borne pi .on will be added. It 15
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      Indian Player Is Sent Off
      605 7 Indian Player Is Sent Off By Our Soccer Reporter Navy -5 Indians F)K the first time m the current S.A.F.A. league a player was s<>nt off the field at Jalan Iksar yesterday. This happened when the Indian left fullback/ Kartar Singh, argued with the referee, Padre O. Hughes X V.
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      TURLEY MAY SADDLE 3 WINNERS
      164 7 TURLEY MAY SADDLE 3 WINNERS Today s Hates Free Press Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. C. W. TURLEY is expected to have three winners this afternoon, the second day of Sela,ngor Turf Club -.neeting, m Donnell Abu, Golden Grove and Eulogism. The going will be good. Donnell Abu looked very
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      WOMEN'S GOLF ENDS TODAY
      146 7 '.ane, Scotland. Tue*. THREE Scottish women, th: 1 one Welsh ard one American ht .survivors for the q;.. .1 statt c: the British women's open gait championship here and they meet tomorrow morning ia the following or Joan Pemberton (England) versus Jean Donald (Scotland!. Mrs. Zaharias
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      ENGLAND STILL 47 RUNS BEHIND
      657 7 ENGLAND STILL 47 RUNS BEHIND Issue Rests With Compton, Yard ley LONDON. Tuesday. of the third day s play today at Trent Bridge irst Test cricket match between England and Finland were still 47 runs behind tourists' 54 >re 0fi 533 with only six of th-ir second remaining. :ailed dismally
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      FIVE COUNTY GAMES HMD DECISIVELY
      52 7 j day. r.am- Ing to- n LanRre beat 3 for 3 not •cson Somer- j 35 runs, 3o- beat lets. Cran--iow, hire 153 oat 152, ag-.A-n. NotI 329 for I, Stocks ired out Lanca--96 for Uy 334 Roberts, B>. r;dge Unirs by an Cimbridge i
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      RCANT CRICKET DATES
      15 7 F Ist have a o wishshould 'one 5081, The hon Section, GFO
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      C.S.C. CRICKET TEAM
      11 7 ito play is: -..am. K. irara. C. Re
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      BATES MISSES CENTURY
      237 7 JACK Bates and E. Harding, who are m the Singapore team to meet Negri Sembilan on the padang this weekend, scored 95 and 59 respectively against the S.R.C. m a game played at Changi over the weekend. Changi won by 34 runs. Bates and Harding put on
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      VETERAN WINS JUNIOR TOURIST TROPHY RACE
      303 7 VETERAN WINS JUNIOR TOURIST TROPHY RACE DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Tues. 4 R Foster, riding a Velocette, A. won the Junior Tourist Trophy race over the famous circuit" m the Isle of Man yesterday covering seven laps of the course which measured 38 miles, m 3 hr. 17 mm. 20
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      CHYE HEE SCORES 2 BEAUTIFUL GOALS
      657 7 CHYE HEE SCORES 2 BEAUTIFUL GOALS Haikowyu 4; Rufpost Rangers 3 PLAYED <>n the S.C.C. pudang yesterday, the game between Rafpc t Rangers and H.uk uyu F.C. provided some grand football and many thrills before Haikowyu ran off winners by the odd goal m seven. In the first half, the
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      YESTERDAY'S SOCCER
      37 7 res tak n during yesterday's league soccer at the stadium sfeot? Ancullia having an anxious moment following a wellplaced corner kick by M :ss and, below, Kartar Singh, m a tussle with a Navy player.
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      TWELVE NAMED FOR MALAYAN CHINESE TEAM
      180 7 TWELVE NAMED FOR MALAYAN CHINESE TEAM TWELVE players fr:m the Malay- an Union have been selected lor the Malayan Chinese soccer team which will meet ths Sing Tao Football Club's touring sitfe m Singapore on June 22. The Singapore Chinese lot this game will be named tomorrow, and the final
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      CHANGI SECOND XI WIN BY 128 RUNS
      235 7 CHANGI SECOND XI WIN BY 128 RUNS The Combined Changi XI Deat the Ceylon Sports Club by 128 runs m a game at Changi on Sunday. Mason scored a brilliant V 5, being Changi 's highest scorer. He and Hindley were associated m a sixth wicket stand of 115. Hindley
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      42 7 1 Today 's Sports j Events S<xrcer: Mortal Hospital v .>utch Artrj'. Mental He^piUil ground, 5.15 p.m.; Jollilads v 223 BOD, Alexandra.! 5.15 p.m.; Naval Base Asians v Customs, N. Base 5.15 p.m.; 2nd Echeion I S*pwc I>tst.;t. Fort Canning:. 5.15 p.m.
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      268 7 F^@e P&ess Crossword Ft, 123 aai«— iMm i i| i ■■--■■--^'TiiMiiirMWtwWWPr" **MPiKiJ' tJjny r 'JL m I' I i i -"i ■HE^T«H ■Mil ii m m ft^BW SB^MJb yjftA^Kf Bmj^K I I WkW vv^^ujQS 1. Heralds' c a.s <7>, 7. Domesticated humped cxen of Tibet (4) 8. Chinese officials (9).
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      VIETNAMESE REFUSE TO DISARM
      119 8 VIETNAMESE REFUSE TO DISARM SAJ Vedne-^ HUMILIATING and unaccept:onditioi I by In Jo>se to continue fight] I President ol the Vietnam Republi M Ho Chi Minn, d m tnf nt received h io conditions, h€ were: up our arms to French ai.d total liberty for •h troo ihe country.*' Blaming
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      JET AIR LINERS IN 20 YEARS
      63 8 JET AIR LINERS IN 20 YEARS Air Commodore Frank Whittle, orooulsion inventor who arrived at Shannon Airport from York, said: "It is my puess that it will be at least 20 years before jet-propelled planes will be a commercial proposition at supersonic (750 miles an hour) sp-eed, but m from
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      24 8 Ruff: r Old Hat »hi< b !ms on the Preston-Onnskirfc K.,ui five miles Iron Ormsklrk, was visited by over 15,(H)0 people Iml jre»T.
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      "Banana' death duties bill
      128 8 "Banana' death duties bill free Press Staff Correspondent ki \i LUMPUR, ruesday. |m full In "banana" currency daring MJ the O« until Jalj 51, 1945 will be given ml! n-u i proposed for th<' Malayan Union is ,i Ln i. p: -'nt form The bill was introduced at rduy's meeting
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      NOT GUILTY OF MURDER
      51 8 NOT GUILTY OF MURDER TAN MING HENG wai disJ by Mr. JUBI a jury Ity oi the muri I mail. ree Chinese I id m the early year, a m of $1,100 and sorr.'an alib h ere is not evidence said Mr D X Walters, defence c "tc nanrr a
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      MAURICE SALMON DIES
      22 8 Salmon, one of riv< •rs m control of th< 10.000.000 c firm of J Lyons and Company, has died.
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      K.L. LAWYER IS HEAD OF MALAY BANK
      187 8 K.L. LAWYER IS HEAD OF MALAY BANK F 1 Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. mHE Malay National Bank 1 < i\ I D Ltd.. which incorporated on May 12 thlfl >• \I with a share capital of $2,000,000 has published a prospectus naming its directors. lhey arc Che Ma'arof bin
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      SIAM RESTRICTS IMMIGRANTS
      124 8 Pi n pondent PENANG, TU( THE new regulation r- the entry of Chi Si am was prompted by Si am s wish to conserve h r ric< and stocks, the P s tsul, Chai Suwunnathat. said today on hi.s return :rom Bang- The aumber of imn be
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      SHIP AGENTS TO FIX PASSAGES
      138 8 Free l'r«*s^ stall" Correspondent KUALA, LUMPUR. Tuesday. I^ROM June 30, a special committee set up by the shipping lines will be responsible for the allocation of passengers on ships from the United Kingdom to Malaya and Hong Kong. The Ministry of Transport will cease to
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      670 ARMY RECRUITS IN UNION
      190 8 Free Press StaiY Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. ryHE latest returns available shou> A that, up to a few days ago. I 674 men had been recruited m the army m the Malayan Union. This figure is. of conrse, increasing dally. The number actually attested. according
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      'STAY UNITED' APPEAI TO BURMA
      310 8 'STAY UNITED' APPEAI TO BURMA Aung San on lesson of India KAMiOON, Tuesdaj F^IFTY THOUSAND Hurmniis, gathered outside the 1 Legislative teembiy hall todaj to watch members arriving for the inaugural session of the constituent assembly, weir advised by D Aung San, leader of the AntiFascist People's Freedom League and
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      24 8 Iwenty-fcur-year old ROWfn u« four-cylinder motor-ryrlf enpin< signed This 5 h.p. eneine. wfaidi (an mantled minutes, and r<-assembl-d m thr. may motor-cycling PI t,,^
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      S.H.B. AUCTION PROCEEDS
      70 8 S.H.B. AUCTION PROCEEDS Pr unclaimed 8 n the Singapore Harbour godowns will be v paj duty dv rnment •f the r g due to the 5.H.8.. and to pay freight and claims chai of which i has ben given Any surplus will be cred the general account of the Board
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      AUSSIE WOOL FOR JAPS
      30 8 Th«- first p lIT shipmerv Australian wool to Japan, amounting to 7.481 bales, is expected to arriv-- on or about June 13, ab Reuter ,-T Yokk
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      JEWESS JAILED FOR 12 YEARS
      60 8 THE (Black Panther of Rome's Jewry. Celeste di Porto, accused of being a Nazi informer m thei r anti-Semetic programme m Italy, was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment after three months' trial. HHre r lover J Vinccr-te Antonelli, received 13 years, and two other men
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      DOWNWARD TREND IN MOST SECTIONS
      179 8 DOWNWARD TREND IN MOST SECTIONS London S ock Exchange LONDO 0 London Stock Ex most sections turned dov when little or no support liquidation, says R< ed^eds eased, and issues, particularly Indus' rial hut fcjirlv \L r iHp<;nrPfld D: tion the dividend nex" ies, Kaffirs con! Is and Coppers c
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      S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY
      17 8 S'PORE RUBBER PRICES TODAY todi *s THK Singapore d»« So I I I I John Hill Reuter
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      SIAMESE FIGHT BANDITS
      111 8 SIAMESE FIGHT BANDITS Free Press Staff Correspondent PENANG. Tuesday. AN .^surance that the Siamese Police were taking all possible measures against p;r and border bandits was given today by the Penang Siamc ul, Chai Suwannatbat. ai Suwannathat. who just returned from Bangkok, said that the Siamese Police had "several "ins"
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      5,000 AT ROYAL GARDEN PARTY
      51 8 d. MORE U >0 guesu including 50 American debut.. nacd -he garden party at Buckingham Palace Ihe day v. I weil m t coats. i m.. I royal gar- fortbled the X the mily to cli :ial ob". h had piled up during war years
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      ST. PAUL'S RIVAL WILL BE BUILT
      92 8 ST. PAUL'S RIVAL WILL BE BUILT IN announcing last month 1 eminent sanction for building a new giant electric power station on the opposite Sid I River Thames to Saint Paul's Cathedral, the Minister of Town and Country Planning, Lewis Silkin, made it conditional on his being satisfled that sulphur
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      INTERPRETERS FORM UNION
      96 8 INTERPRETERS FORM UNION SINGAPORE Chinese interpreters and translators have formed a union with a membership of 40. The Union has a clubhouse at No. 7. 8010 Street, (facing the Chinese Secretariat Building), which will be officially opened m the near future. The following nave boen elected office rers at a
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      MALAYA RECRUITS 149 EUROPEANS
      81 8 Free Press Staff Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Tues. A TOTAL of 149 Europeans have been recruited for administra- I tive, postal and railway services m the Malayan Union since civil government took over from the B.M.A. last year. This information was given at the Advisory Council yesterday
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      106 8 w t:m ii< it Long !>riir!it periods WEATHEB i lor U>. mtk < K\l lir Ukli rrnltH md tomorrow -rninjc with Ion? brtjru pcrtodi t.i nigh t w i i% Sun- p Sumiv am Mo !'i i m Moon- 12 15 p m TVmprraturr* for the pa«l *A ho«rs: maximum
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