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Title Section18 1947-06-27 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 6.591. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1947 PRICE 10 CENTS.18 words
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392 1947-06-27 1 Ca binet disowns note to Dutch KlClf lAIf 4 r>rw* A -_r« i J LHj JAKARTA, Friday. THK Premier. Sutan Shahrir, resigned last night 1 foflowins the rejection by his own Socialist Party 0 f the concessions he has offered the Dutch m aReuter - 392 words
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Article144 1947-06-27 1 FRENCH STRIKE CRISIS I PARIS. Friday. rpi-i: 1.1 ::te French Govern--1 wm predicted m the French Press today as strikes tta i. w austerity proi further m the Industrial areas of ke involving nearly J nets, which began m ..'.it-Ids. was joined arkers of Saint 1 ith central France ictlonReuter - 144 words
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Article102 1947-06-27 1 AFL REJECTS GENERAL STRIKE PLEA WASHINGTON, Thursday. THE President of the American 1 Federation of Labour, Mr. William Green. t:day rejected pleas from member unions for a general strike m protest against the new labour laws, which have come into ferce following Congress overriding of Pros. dent Truman's veto. "Instead,Reuter - 102 words
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Article30 1947-06-27 1 a scheme for supplying Cd. hot meals to old age pensioners having no-one to cook for them has been approved by the Luton Town Council. ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article243 1947-06-27 1 PARIS, ...Friday. EUROPE'S "Big Three" will meet this morning with a cloud on the horizon. With Mr. M«.l -v already m Paris, and Mr. Bevin to leave London early tmlav, there is an atmos phere of uncertainty as a result of t T *c statementReuter - 243 words
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113 1947-06-27 1 NEW DEPT. TO DEAL WITH INDIAN PRINCES NEW DELHI, Thursday. SARDAR Vallabhai Patcl, Congress Home Member m the Interim Government of India, will be m charge of the new "States Department" for liaison with the princely states, it was officially announced here today. He will work m consultation with SardarReuter - 113 words
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Article38 1947-06-27 1 THE Secretary of State fcr the 1 Colonies, Mr. Arthur CreechJones, said m the House of Com- >-■• .-.<■ yesterday, that the uSton y hS imported 4,130.000 yards of cloth from Japan, and Singapore 1.126,937 yards.38 words
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Article56 1947-06-27 1 GIREECE formally charged m a r letter to the President of the United Nations Security Council that Yugoslav. Bulgarian and Albanian support for guerilla warfare against the Greek Government reported by the majority of the United Nations Balkan Commission, constituted a state of affairs "likely to endang3i peace"56 words
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Article35 1947-06-27 1 THE British United Aid to China j Fund, which ha s contxiUuted rorney and supplies totalling! *,r*y £2.000.000 siroe 1942. is to .vinue its work althoueh on a .3 luced scale. ReuterReuter - 35 words
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Article90 1947-06-27 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A 12-FOOT python was caught m the office of the Ho Hong Oil Mills m Chuiia Street early this morning. Megar Sin°.h, watchman of the office, was attracted by the noise of a falling chair at 3 o'clock. He went to investigate90 words
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Article, Illustration65 1947-06-27 1 When Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, arrived at Changi airfield yesterday on a four-day visit to Singapore, he wore no red tabs and not one of his many medal ribbons. The C.I.G.S. is seen leaving Changi with the C-in-C. SEALF, Gen. Sir Neil Ritchie, withFree Press - 65 words
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111 1947-06-27 1 WORLD TALKS ON RUDDER NEXT TUESDAY I"<_..;;.__^ separate delegation representing tne United Kingdom, the British Colonies and Ceylon, will attend the fourth meeting of the Rubber Study Group, opening m Paris on July 1 the British Board of Trade nounced yesterday. Nearly 20 dJLfterent countries will be represented at the111 words
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Article64 1947-06-27 1 JERUSALEM, Thursday. JERUSALEM'S district commissioner, Mr. J. H. Pollock, tonight warned British residents m Jerusalem that unless there was more regard for the security measures m force m the city "it may be necessary to impose further restrictions." The police have been instructed to turn outReuter - 64 words
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Article47 1947-06-27 1 Forty shops were destroyed or seriously damaged m Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs, m a fire yesterday... Damage is estimated at about £350,000. Twelve fire engines fought the flames for twelve hours. The cause of the fire is not yet known ReuterReuter - 47 words
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Article133 1947-06-27 1 Free Press Staff Reporter FOLLOWING the new Customs duties Imposed on cigarettes and tobacco earlier this week, Malayan Tobacco Distributors Ltd. this morning announced a 25-cent. increase on the retail price of 50 cigarettes distributed by them. An official of the M.T.D. told the Free Press this133 words
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297 1947-06-27 1 BRITAIN TOLD: 'TWO YEARS OF AUSTERITY' A MILLION and a quarter Britons write to the Board *f Trade every week, complaining of the shortages caused by the emphasis on exports. But palicy will r?ma'n unchanged, said Sir Stafford Cripp6, speaking m the Hon** of Commons. In Geneva, at the plenary297 words
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Article71 1947-06-27 1 WINSTEDT GUEST OF CEYLON ASSN cap. R-C.i_.-1 v >it. forme* |j Central Adviser. Johore. fend Iscturer In Malay at the Schoc! Oriental Studies, and now Pre?- dent of the RoyM Asia.'c Socit- y was among more than 500 gues\who attended tbe annual A Home of the Ceyl -,n Associati hReuter - 71 words
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218 1947-06-27 1 TENANCIES DILL PROTEST TO WHITEHALL Free Press Staff Reporter THE War Prisoners (Singapore' Association will hold a committee meeting next Tuesday to discuss the Leases and Tenancies Bill with a view to making representations to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of Government's attitude towards war218 words
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Advertisement95 1947-06-27 1 JSSSJS ricc I P.H.HSHDRY \.r!ler. 7« Sorth Bridge Road. i Smrap^re^^ 1 SHROFF'S CARPETS IK SYMBOL OF GREAT CARPET VAL'JWE STOCK ALL VARIETIES OF INDIAN. M AMRITSAR AND KASHMIR CARPETS. SIZE VARYING FROM 4X2 TO 2X;5 ANY SIZE. COLOUR AND DESIGN OF YOURS CAN ALSO BE MADE TO ORDER IN95 words
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Advertisement37 1947-06-27 1 THE GREAT EASTERR OPTICAL CO. 275, South Bridge Rd. Tele. 7236-Estd. 1925 Op'ician: C. f. Fa*. 0.D.. (Phil?,.) (Qualified Opticians) r __l.^^"^^iir_H r -i At v rTi ADE IN ENGU "A-® »5 if par Mail 'Virgmia Medium37 words
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Article293 1947-06-27 2 DISCUSSING the Margate conference of the Labour Party ancl particularly "the rate for thc job" the New Statesman says there are persistent rumours that the British Cabinet is very reluctant to act on the Conference's overwhelming vote m favour of equal pay for the sexes.293 words
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Article, Illustration632 1947-06-27 2 YET ONE MORE SALE /Around Singapore Shops MOST women will be m interested to hear that Elsie Mary," Battery Buildings, has a sale this week. It starts today and goes on until her stock is cleared but there will be some fresh dresses m the sale each day. There aa632 words
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Article240 1947-06-27 2 IJOR the debutante and 1 the younger woman evening gowns m London are still simple, featuring the ofl-the-shoulder m cklic j and ful! gathered skirls. A Susan Small trock m printed silk which shows a new gathered cff-the-shoulder neckline with padded hips be low a fitted bodice is240 words
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Article, Illustration229 1947-06-27 2 Although Koctuvi iiuce no-uu_.;; rebid was a stretch, when South bid Aye hearts North's Aye hanrr tricks warranted a slam. West opened the heart nine. Declarer won; drew the remaining trumps; discarded a spade an dummy's second diamond: and now. all he had to do, was drop229 words
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Article, Illustration445 1947-06-27 2 BY VICTORIA CHAPPELLE THE work of icy good designer is easily recognisable by those whose job it is to study fashion, and it is therefore always interesting to analyse ihe fashions which come from the leading London houses. Victor Stiebel, for instance, will combine a strictly tailored line445 words
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Advertisement16 1947-06-27 2 QUIZ Answers I. Where'er you Walk. 2. Mountains ot Mourne I 3. I Love the Moon.16 words
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Advertisement180 1947-06-27 2 r yurr reat ww i b EB I dress j then adds wid< Chail 31g< successful, i Whietl v •A'■ U< n .r v It ii I an; i dresses N ~.c: ta -:rate^ -:.r. a ta.. m effect th saw •rhich mad Ke bu i thii todwaga for pean180 words
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Miscellaneous987 1947-06-27 2 SINGAPORE I AUSTRALIA S.E.A.C. Blue Network 4 oo pm to 11.1s pjn vlao is. 74 19 aa mm. 15 megacycles; 4.00 pjn to *ADIO SLAC broadcasting from g.^^C^ -***m »awi -MM Vm MJU m VLB- 13 89 metres MHO Colombo; Ceylon, on the following «ne,»eycles; l-N pa. to IMS pm987 words
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Miscellaneous246 1947-06-27 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune toiecast fur peopie born today BORN today, you must guard against letting yonr emotions gain comnWe contro! of your life. You have ma.:i;. oi the taients for being a writer, a musician or an artist, but y .»u must learn io nut your emotionalism into your246 words
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Article, Illustration137 1947-06-27 3 LONG JOHN SILVER'S' ELECTION 'n ..irj 2 t private ..j o. snips' li^ur^£ed m l.i *3 souve- .Merchant Navy Vantai.V L.J. Orel at his ho-ae. .-v).'. overlooking the the ih.*;ies at ran .-nd. Kent. I ure.ie .ds reprei enterics oi the Rg ri m ths coUectkm. t>> sailors m the137 words
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Article113 1947-06-27 3 MAST] i ntrol ot profits M ls i getting moire pro- a :::.s called for m 1 ass d at the annua AS S.E.T I Associa- Supervisory Start's, Exccu. rechcicians) a: Brigh- r. gargqffl (London), the aid monopiLes and piiee' ko be tackled fiercely. I merchants113 words
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82 1947-06-27 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday. T S Secretary of state, Mr. I 1 rg Marshall lias m effect British and Australian una protesting against D by the Allied Com- Japan, Gen. Douglas t a Jaoanese whaling Antarctic. referring directly tc indmns at a press con- quoted82 words
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Article344 1947-06-27 3 'Disturbing outlook' WHILE an immediate slump m the United States is unlikely, the outlook is distiubing. Th's is the view of Mr. Edward Phelan m his report as Director-General of tiie International Labour Organisation. In this survey of world affairs, which was placed bcfoie the 1.L.0.344 words
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Article138 1947-06-27 3 Air-conditioned' pants WHAT is said to be the first improvement m men's trousers since the invention of the zipper closing has been patented by Joseoh W. Lewis. Jr., a New York engineer.' He calls it air-con-ditioning.. It is the use of nylon, durable, fire-resistant and full of fine holes, m138 words
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Article442 1947-06-27 3 Japan hopes to get more land TOKIO, Thursday. CONFIRMATION that Japanese Government circles entertain hopes of winning additional land space for Japan m the peace treaty was indicated by the Prime Minister, Mr. Tetsu Katayama. This wish may be compromised, however, he said, byA.P. - 442 words
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Article, Illustration78 1947-06-27 3 This riaat effigy of St Christopher wiih the Boy Christ on M*M shoulders is surrounded by suit-walkers wearing traditional costumes as it passes through the streets of Brussels when the historic "Ommejan;" procession was revi.ed during the World Film Festival. "Ommegang," which dates ba:k to 1348, commemorates the legend which78 words
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123 1947-06-27 3 JU-JU MURDER 'CONFESSOR' MUST DIE 'J'HE fate of Sofonia Makfara, condemned to death f:r a ju-ju (ri f ual) murder m Africa, was decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council m Lcndon. His petition against the sentence, imposed by the Hgh Court of Be.sutoland, was dismissed. A man123 words
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Article147 1947-06-27 3 J^ALKS over the week-end with Vietnamese representative? near Hanoi for the release of Indian and French internees m Vietnam-held territory were inconclusive and would be resumed m mid-July, said the India:: consul, Mr. Asshok Mchta. on his return to Saigon from the conference. The Vietnam Government,Reuter - 147 words
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Article28 1947-06-27 3 The Edinburgh Education Committee has approved a scheme for the erection of a youth centre at '.'/est Pilton at an estimated cost Of £43.000. ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article154 1947-06-27 3 CUSTOMS officials found 125 strings of pearls and 300 hanks of fishing gut hidden m the fuselage of an R.A.A.F. Courier aircraft at Darwin. The discovery was made when the officials searched the aircraft, which was b »nd for Melbourne from Japan. The goods wereReuter - 154 words
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Article33 1947-06-27 3 After a year's work 90 men have filled a 123-feet antiinvasion gap m the famous Britannia* Pier, Great Yarmouth, by using 14,000 feet c «f timber and 58 tons of steel.33 words
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Article34 1947-06-27 3 Buckland Abl>ey, Devon, remodelled by Grenville of the Revenge and home of Sir Francis D_r.ke, is being handed over w h 9 National Trust by Captain A Rood of Yelverton.34 words
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Article29 1947-06-27 3 A process for preventing fish hooks from rusting, discovered b. a metallurgical expert, has been tncS out for a year at Looe, Cornwall, and proved a success.29 words
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Article298 1947-06-27 3 'Green i&r Danger' AX unknown maniac murderer who has ki.lei 17 women m the last four years after they had undergone operations m the local municipal hospital is being nought by the police at Macon, m south eastern France. The murderer is believed to be298 words
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Article62 1947-06-27 3 REFUTING a report circulating in Shanghai that conscription measures woald be revised, a spokesman of the -Shanghai Conscription Divisional Command told Central News that conscription in the city for the current year would begin shortly in accordance with the prevailing conscription regulations. Persons who enlistCentral News - 62 words
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Article22 1947-06-27 3 Detectives, investigating a theft, searched a dance band drummer's home and found £2,495 m notes hidden m two drums.22 words
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Article28 1947-06-27 3 The people of Chambciaburg (Pennsylvania) presented Mr. Reginald Stranger war -hae with £650 to start a fund for Mayor of Southampton. Engiana bombed-out Southampton chil dren28 words
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Advertisement114 1947-06-27 3 SWIIG RECORDS HIS MASTms vCm-( ARTIE SHAW HIS ORCH. 9154 Tabu Bedford Drive 9348 It Had To Be You If I Love Again BENNY GOODMAN TRIO 8381 Body And Soul After you've ..one 846? China Boy More Than You Know BUDDY FEATHERSTONHAUGH THE RADIO RHYTHM CLUB SEXTET 9367 One O'clock114 words
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Miscellaneous38 1947-06-27 3 Tatfzan plays tricksy Edgar Rice Burroughs t*'*;£ .Kl^\\\\jff j THE JUNGLE vjji^^r^ tmm^BL _ANP <*"CKLY DODGED FROM SK3HT. J|£ I jj| flW|Bff> X^*m\¥'l I I LORD MOTIONED HER TD SILENCE. J W^Jmw.ffyr-Lm JL_B3p I pS""^"^^ r«*t«^ B^at^tT'ia: -2548-38 words
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778 1947-06-27 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. JUNE 27, 1947. Last Chance? IN Paris, Europe, the Big Three meet today to dlKuss the American offer of aid for a united Europe. It m***T -X their last chance of securing agreement. The conference m any coe will be a post-war landmark, for it778 words
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Article, Illustration1388 1947-06-27 4 Allington Kennard - Allington Kennard by TODAY is D-Day— but this time the "D stands for dollars. American dollars. America is ready to consider further help for Europe, said Secretary of State Marshall m his now famous speech at Harvard. But iirst there must be some agreement1,388 words
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Article348 1947-06-27 4 rUE American magazine Fortune says that Paramount Pictures, Incorporated, within the next two years, will probably have to buy or sell interest m 1,075 of the 1,500 cinema theatres m the United States m which it now has investments. Paramount is America's wealthiest film maker.348 words
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Article180 1947-06-27 4 GENOCIDE '—NE W WORD FROM UNO A DRAFT convention defining the word "genocide" (the extermination of races) and outlining the punishment of individuals and Government who should commit thiscrime against human teings, was drawn up by the United Nations secretariat. 0 If the crime of genocide had existed m international180 words
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Article, Illustration953 1947-06-27 4 MANY people m Singapore will be sorry to know that Chief Inspector JOHN SHARP and Mrs. PHY 5, SHARP leave as next week for Australia. John is retiring after 22 years sen* ice with the police. He made up his mind o retire l&sl year,953 words
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Advertisement10 1947-06-27 4 HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES STERLING SILVER. Fresh stocks ntym a-vallablel K7BMOAT* 5W/10 words
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Advertisement35 1947-06-27 4 QUIZ 1. "Trees where you sit shall crowd into the glade/ 2. "There's gangs of them digging for gold m the street." 3. "I love the forest, the flowers, the fun" Answers on P;v,c- i35 words
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Advertisement19 1947-06-27 4 FAITH As many ms are led by the It of God, they are the seas God. ROtfAYn I. li.19 words
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Advertisement15 1947-06-27 4 REMOVED 821, MAS BASAH ROAD (Near Raffles Hotel MULCHAND S THE HOUSE FOR COOD DRESSES15 words
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171 1947-06-27 5 English lessons for PCs in S'pore mgm Press >taff Reporter -^CHERS irom the EducaI> ..rent \*ill soon 1 ;I: h lessens tc st ?bles of the :>• force under a m be put intc few weeks' time j Hoped to way to make men m the force i 510 boost171 words
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100 1947-06-27 5 ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE 'CLOSED SHOP' Fm Press Ma?f Reporter PTRiKE ra at a Si i?a- are trying to *c sed shop.'' a v new emp oyee by them. ia the Ho Hong the biggest i coconut oil prote. M tya, where 140 work- D on strike for a ***t stri100 words
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Article24 1947-06-27 5 n naittancea to China for "r",r v May amounted to ;y' z J'f rr m Singapore and rr. the Malayan Union.24 words
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Article114 1947-06-27 5 AFORI*L£R Singapore CJLD., detective, Tan Ah Seng, was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by the Second Police Court magistrate, Mr. L. C Goh, yesterday. Tan pleaded guilty to a charge of escaping from legal custody on June 21. while he was being takel? m a lorry114 words
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Article64 1947-06-27 5 AT 9.45 pjn. today, Radio Malaya will broadcast on the Blue Network a special feature programme commemorating the second anniversary of the signing of tbe United Nations Charter. A recorded mesdfcge from the Becretary-GeneraL Mr. Trygve Lie, will be Included, as well as from Lord Killearn, on64 words
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Article516 1947-06-27 5 BOB GILMORE - BOB GILMORE Anssles await Monty By Free Press Special Correspondent MELBOURNE, Friday. 4LL Australia awaits the arrival of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, who arrived m Singapore yesterday. What the Chief of the Imperial General Staff will seek of Australia when he arrives could rarge from a request516 words
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Article, Illustration103 1947-06-27 5 Here is a section ef the croup of about 40 men and women who Slw xLrs_rTLf^? ,ieBe han S^d m Changi Jail, Smgaaere, yester- r i nftf. ie,,t Gen KMMBin SSbUfO Slid urn. col. OJshi Masayuki wbo were found guilty uf complicity m the massacre of 5,900 Chinese m Singapore103 words
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Article182 1947-06-27 5 PFree Pre** Staff Conreepenuem KUALAIMffUE, Thursday. P* Mai. v a n Union representative cm the 36^* 1 -ion v Japan, Mr. H. J. Sumner, is lootaw N ad engineering equipment for use *^j2JEr^^ commensal plant* and government d^artm^ta. J^JB understood that a pro- JJ* cf182 words
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Article22 1947-06-27 5 Singapore treasury WHs ~£i«ued JjS£» Tenders Jj Se two, tbwe and lour months for an .____7^r«*r annum were not accepted22 words
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Article256 1947-06-27 5 Free Fress Staff Correspondent rree MALACCA, Thurs. mHREE motions f or prenimptiwj ToTdLth have just been granted by MrJustlce Pretheroe m the Malacca Supreme Court OdTbC P«»umed dead waT Yong It Wah, who was Sfenlway by the Wg^Jgk tary Police at Jasin m Novemoer 19 The256 words
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Article343 1947-06-27 5 JCSA may become a federation Free Press Staff Reporter IIJHILE it is premature to consider converting tbe Junior ft Civil Service Association, whicb represents those m employ of the Government, into a federation of trade unions, 1 am told by sources close to tke J.C.S.A. that this step may ultimately343 words
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Article111 1947-06-27 5 r ROUGH the co-operation of a newspaper reader it was discovered that a street m Singapore had been omitted m the preliminary numbering. Two adjacent numberers had assumed that the other was doing that particular street. A thorough check is being carried out as .a matter111 words
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210 1947-06-27 5 Meeting m Aug. Free Press Chinese Correspondant JUVENILE welfare, problems concerning women, social centres, public canteens and social surveys will be seme ef the subjects to be discussed at a Social Welfare Conference, which will be held m August m Singapore, of representatives from210 words
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116 1947-06-27 5 RECRUITS TO TRAIN AT BLAKANG MATI EXTRA training facilities for locally-enlisted men have been provided at the Royal Artillery Training Centre at Blakang Mati which was intended primarily to deal with gunner recruits. The first 200 recruits are scheduled to go to the Royal Artillery training centre m the middle116 words
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Article83 1947-06-27 5 A INDIAN, Karuppiah, was fined $100 or eight weeks' rigorous imprisonment ln the Singapore Third Foliße Court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing toddy not purchased from a government toddy shop. Mr. Williams, of the Excise Department, prosecuting said that an June"83 words
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Article152 1947-06-27 5 NEW AIRLINE OPENS ON SATURDAY Free Press Staff Reporter SATURDAY will see the" ope ling of a new airline irking Singapore and Si <m. Ch-na, Phi ippires and the United States. Expected to land at Kallang on Saturday afternoon is a Skymaster. the first of four similar machines for the152 words
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Article69 1947-06-27 5 A MILLION volt X-ray unit for use m treating cancer has been ordered for a Calcutta cancer hospital from America by the hospital's director. Prof. Mitra. Before leaving Washington, Prof. Mitra said: "India will be the first country In the whole of Asia to have a69 words
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Article78 1947-06-27 5 A HEW company has been formed m Singapore for the purpose of distributing films from India's leading studios. The company is Known as Indo-Ceylon Films. Ltd. The first film to be released by the firm is "Valmiki," which will be shown at the Cathay Theatre, Kuala78 words
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Article115 1947-06-27 5 rE Rt. Rev. J. C. Mann, D.D., Bishop of Kyushu, Japan, is m Singapore on his way back to his diocese. He will preach m St. Andrew's Cathedral on Sunday at the 10.30 a.m. service. Bishop Mann has served as a missionary m Japan since IPOS.115 words
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111 1947-06-27 5 400 SOCIETIES REGISTERED IN SINGAPORE Free Press Chinese Corresponded ALTHOUGH the deadline, for the registration of societies is now past, the Registrar of Societies, Singapore, is still dealing: with applications for registration under thc Societies Ordinance. The final date for registration was set at May 31. up to whioh time111 words
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Advertisement41 1947-06-27 5 ____^_N m. m_ m. m X.X. V I "pc siresoNie viiaiapiON de Luxe Tyres Tubes W 'MW Firestone Fan Bells h Ir Firestow Radiator Hose Available at Controlled Prices LIM WEE CHENG CO. 36, Witx&estar Home, Spore. P6.Wn %i Pfcone $280841 words
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293 1947-06-27 6 Bitter political struggle m Italy TWO Italian leaders are now engaged m a political duel to j. the death. IL is S J gnor de Gasperi (Christian Democrats) v. Palmiro Togliatti (Communists). The issue: Shall Italy have a Right-Centre Government or one of the293 words
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Article, Illustration60 1947-06-27 6 Presented to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute by Girl Guides of the Empire, this lifeboat, the "Guide of Dunkirk," after takiti part m the evacuation of DunKirk, was found drifting, abandoned. She was made shipshape and returned to the Service. Picture shows girls ol the adgwith (Cornwall) Sea Rangers and60 words
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Article180 1947-06-27 6 BRITAIN'S suffragettes oi 191'! will fight the Government's di cisicn to delay introduction uf i quai pay for women. "We will campaign like they aid .n the old days, although we won't chain ourselves to railings," Mlss Sybil Morrison, member of the Equal PayM.P.S. - 180 words
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35 1947-06-27 6 'NO-BARS' PRISONERS THREATEN BOYCOTT Eighty good-conduct prisoners m a farm prison camp at Wakefield. Yorks. have threatened to boycott 35-year-old Arthur Coffey if he was sent back to the farm. He escaped for 24 hours.35 words
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Article34 1947-06-27 6 The death was announced m London on Wednesday of Lord Lawrence grandson of the famous Viceroy of India and great nephew of the Defender of Lucknow during tne Indian Mutiny ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Article24 1947-06-27 6 The town council at Bexhill, Sussex <pop 23,006 decided to fight the proposal to merge the town with neighbouring Hastings (63.000).24 words
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Article242 1947-06-27 6 AMERICA'S southern white bosses have been angered by 'Inside 1.5.A.." new book m which I.S. journalist and author John Gunther makes one of the m<k*.t revealing com mentaries ever published on the "Negro Problem." Gunther suggests that 6,000,000 of Americas 13,000,000 coloured citizens have white blood m242 words
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Article49 1947-06-27 6 The first -'draw" for the initial lot of 32 out of the 92 ex-Japan-ese warships which are to be distributed among Britain, the United States. China and Russia will be made next Saturday. The first delivery will be on July 1, the second lew \\eok< lvi ReuterReuter - 49 words
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Article38 1947-06-27 6 The 1G. 700-ton troop transport.; Ranch!, bound for Britain from Singapore with 2.000 passengers arrived at Malta on Wednesday with steering delects. Repair work is expected to delay the Ranchi for a few days. ReuterReuter - 38 words
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Article29 1947-06-27 6 A fish, weighing 2'j tons, believed to be a Greenland shark. was caught by a Whitby motor fishing-boat. It is the biggest ever landed there ReuterReuter - 29 words
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Article132 1947-06-27 6 rrUIL_KE api. tar to be several answers to an old question people A m Paris are askins today: "Why is the Frenchman such a poor car driver?" Before the war the answer was that "all the French are individualists." Now, many say, drivers who brought their carsA.P. - 132 words
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Article209 1947-06-27 6 COMMENCING on the tact his family lived on thc rati ns. Sir Hart lev Shawsr &S, '.ho Attorney-General, stated In Lon dc:: that he had not bud butt' r cr margarine on his bread for many years. 4 It OSCd to gO lor CO209 words
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Article166 1947-06-27 6 HRITISH filni» have made their 1.. j V the American home market. n !T^lt! hro «uh v! given regular showings at mere than .ton r^m I cinemas, which between them tai,' n'r. I of the gross box-office receipts from iT •*r Z public. ,Rom166 words
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Advertisement129 1947-06-27 6 _>--4 15 ti :;a 9.15 pm. r^»i-ari-nnnrTTr___i' COH LIBIA'S "THE TALK OF THE TOWN AN OUT-STANDING COMEDY <M THREE PEOPLE WHO MAKE EVERY MOMENT A X \KF AND THRILLING ADVENTURE! CARI J FAN GRANT ARTHUR RONALD COL^IAN pi.i s: THI SING TAO VS MALAYAN CHINESE COMBINED CIVILIAN: NEXT a!A»»;si mm****t129 words
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Advertisement94 1947-06-27 6 CATHAY 11 am 1.45/ 1.15, 6.45 9 .'0 Phone °.»oo OPCKS TO-DAY I HOT STUFF IN A HOT SPOT! *-^_2_Z_l_H^_^^T^__A f 3 HEN Ct \3Ji__^Ht *"H__r^ m v _________H TOMORROW MIDNIGHT < ALAN LADD GAIL WILLIAM RUSSELL BENDIX CALCUTTA A I'ar lmourt n ~-^_i— < •«MM___nH__Ha»«wH__M__Mai l PHONE. 6 9C994 words
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Advertisement175 1947-06-27 6 pJOLSON STORY 1 IN TE( HNKOI.oi: j— ._.-L \****^*^^*W********M*vMm**^^ T' WALTER WINCKELL says: 9 cf T "Sensa'i-.nAL' CotoSSALI" LOUELLA 0. PARSONS says. Loved, just lovei I THE JOLSON STORY" V my HEDDA HOPPEP says •Can't pra.se thtfiiCUne tot g h,shl >' A3- KATE SMITH says: 6 Thrilled me es no175 words
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Miscellaneous80 1947-06-27 6 JANfc Exclusive to the Singapore Fire Press m Malaya VT'v^T*^^\ f\X^S^y I /^/HAT A 11/ /You ADMIRE IT?^1 P ==::^v/sENORITA.'-WOULD^ ™^s£« R I x~v^£ i MAGNIFICENT VFT IS YOURS.' J 7 YOU INSULT ME IN j \J-^-Xs^ A CIGARETTE f << MY OWN HOUSE VDCN AMSELMO^\ /^T^^ v>V CASE? v'80 words
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Article427 1947-06-27 7 LAST 16 FOUND IN MEN'S SINGLES Jfrtfth Day At Wimbledon WIMBLED^, -j^^ ggP ere were no outstanding upsets of form m the ;>n championships today there were some lilies m intensive heatwave conditions which v inppui£ with perspiration. Spectators ne^ed ich eadiuaiice as the players as they watched c n?!esReuter - 427 words
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46 1947-06-27 7 EXTRA RATIONS FOR U.K. OLYMPIC CANDIDATES v-- LONDON. Thurs. 3* ~:~".i:ors are now to te Jjj i exta-a radons for Vjjl Games m od Minister John i -ie :his clear m the mmons today m reply r *s agitation m etic .-cles for an m ReuterReuter - 46 words
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Article50 1947-06-27 7 •ffl meet the Til 9MBy soccer matcn ar Stadtmn today rhe C A team ***w j a Lee Sum. Cheng I I Chiat, Seng Gee j Tiar. Chye, FM D Chwee, Chwee Cm; Hook Leng, Se^. Win z Kee 4 Lim. Er.g Boon Leans I Chee Tang, Hoi50 words
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Article217 1947-06-27 7 The S_nde£.TCur Baarr_ir_v.ii Parry I flayed -he Swift 3P. m a return n. aurh i having wan the Srst encounter b} 4 games to 3. before a fair crowd A ecrbuaofita. and beat them by eigat games to one. Resale Bnc€«,v our p'-arers mer.- "icned first'217 words
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Article, Illustration13 1947-06-27 7 Birehin heads m tiie third R.A.F. soal oft Devonshire's comerkick. Free Press picture.13 words
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Article120 1947-06-27 7 BISLEY CAMP, Thursday. APPROXIMATELY 400 officers and other ranks competed for the Roberts Cup which concluded the first stage of Use Army Rifle Association championship at Blsiey. The match was a continuous firing with movement practice. Silhouette and disappearing targets were used m two stages.Reuter - 120 words
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Article72 1947-06-27 7 Tue m***V**mm represent the C 5 Old Boys' Football team against tfae 8C G a frie lslll &xae en tte Pad ing on Mcnday. Players to m*t ip tht* S.C.C. dressing rocm. s£ Teow Seng. Abdul ***J** Swee Heck. N. Loh.. Swee S wan* Capcain). Thong Jim72 words
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Article55 1947-06-27 7 -TTE following will represent taa sa.i-.i-. I ajW Navy In a league scccer match at Jalan Besar tomcrow. kirk-off at 5.15 p.m. T Ai-ken- M. Roberts. G Verrall. R. Fortes A H. Mitchell. F. Hutehm--1 sTa Duis. G. C Tavlor, H. P. C n. C. Milt-n. R.55 words
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Article, Illustration38 1947-06-27 7 Indians In U.K. Tennis J, M» Ifaflm, tenrt Wmm* and jl Man Mohan, the Indian Davis Cup players being welcomed at the recent West of England tennis at Wimbledon, Misra, D. Bose and L Ahmed, were eliminated yesterday38 words
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Article97 1947-06-27 7 CUFF Anderson. featherweight c ham mon of British Guiana, wiH be the guest of honour at a luncheon at Kettner's Restaurant on June ZD. the eve of his return fight with Al Phillips for the British Empire featherweight championship at Olympia on July 1. The occasion will97 words
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Article129 1947-06-27 7 Ci ITSG APQatS'S amateur boxers »3 whi probably be competing m another tournament soon The question of a Novices' Bcxmg Tournament: will te brougnt up for discussion at the next meeting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association. The meeting has been called for next Monday129 words
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Article, Illustration37 1947-06-27 7 AsstraS&a boxer Leo klc.ct.ey <lo*.) and his manager. r..- t ,er Harry, r > .ooxr^r-.hQti at the Free Press Office shori.v after tiuy arrived m Shjgapore yesterday. Leo is likely to have his first fight here ewly_nsit mouthy37 words
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Article1184 1947-06-27 7 By Our Soccer Reporter K*A*F 6 Chinese II 1 r T ST as if to prove that their first victory by seven goa, s to nil over the Chinese second selection (the senior team) was no fluke, the ILA.F. beat the Chinese by six1,184 words
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Article455 1947-06-27 7 County Cricket LONDON, Thurs. COME very ciose and exciting finishes are foreshadowed fn *J County championship games ending today, and the closest of them should be at Harwell where Worcestershire need 4a runs with two wickets m hand to bent Leicester. At Peterborough, where Northants are meetingReuter - 455 words
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Article108 1947-06-27 7 MERE. CHESHIRE. Thur_r. FLORY Van Donck. Belgian professional at present ur:attached to any club gained his first success m British golf by winning the Manchester Evcmn? Chronicle £1.400 tournament with an aggregate of 279 for 72 holes His share of the prise rr_on«7 amounts to £500Reuter - 108 words
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Article170 1947-06-27 7 THE Eoßowfxaj are S.C.C crukst I reams fcr the week-end: Versus R A .7. Changi '"A" on .he Padang a: 2 o m. to-morrow P. W Hcit. H. M. Newicn. J V. H. Geeks. R. L. W. Moss. F. L. Morris. N. Bradbury. K. C Graham, B.170 words
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Article71 1947-06-27 7 A. EA j& mll be selected from tho following players to represent Mas Hcrcuies E.P against tha Swiit B.P. m W at Km. 7§ Carh^ie Read at 3.20 Itfea: Harry Tan Sec Kirn, Sab Clire Lim. Low Liar. Bbdk, Chow Es Kian. John An?. John Low Ho Chye71 words
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Miscellaneous23 1947-06-27 7 Today's Sports Events BASKJETBALL: Manila Chinese vs. Combined Malay a has been postponed. SOCCBB: CA. Juniors vs. 711 RE.. Jalan Besar, 5.15 p.m.23 words
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Miscellaneous313 1947-06-27 7 ~*T**e Press Crossword N». 135 ___________________r"'""~~H______________l wh^^H i HH___a____. _Q E^l^^l^™"™""^^^^^ MHBB[ \fmmmm* mmmMmmmmm mmmm b^b____B m mm m mmmmi ****mwM*m CLUES ALlioss 3. Only those with foolish ideas employ mecbanieai arms <6> 7. There's a certain way to handle this entertainment (s>, 8. In spite cf tha generrj confusion313 words
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Article362 1947-06-27 8 NANKING, Thursday. Oi itti Mongolia, like Soviet Russia, has rejected China's protest against the invasion of Sinkian^; by Ou!er Mon golian troops. The Cuter Mongolian reply, deli vend on June is similar to the announcement made previously by llk Foreign Ministry oj the Mongolian Peoples Republic,Reuter - 362 words
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Article155 1947-06-27 8 COPENHAGEN. Friday FIFTEEN members Ci an alleged secret Nazi organ sation, wh i have been arrested In Denmark, claim that Martin Hermann, Hlticr's missing deputy, was amor>3 the prominent Nazis they smuggled out ol Germany. The Danish p ilice, who unmaskec* the organisation, discount thisReuter - 155 words
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Article, Illustration25 1947-06-27 8 One of the most pleasant features of Trinity College, Cambridge, with the river tarn flowing between Trinity and St. John's, on the opposite bank.25 words
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Article107 1947-06-27 8 Frc n Press StalT Correspondent IPOH. Thursday. DR. K. T. Khong. CBE. was reelected for the 26th consecutive year as medical superintendent of the Perak Chinese Maternity Hospital at the annual general meeting today. Mr. R. G. K. Thompson, D.5.0., M.C. who is the hon. treasurer,107 words
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Article68 1947-06-27 8 NEW YORK. Fri. /PRUDE rubber consumption in the O first four months of this year tailed 395.798 long tons, a gain of 29.46 cents over the similar period in 1946. the RuobT Manufacturers Association estimated yesterday. Of the total, natural rubber used showed an increase of 245.85 perA.P. - 68 words
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Article173 1947-06-27 8 LONDON. Thursday. »yHE 25-year old daughter ol Baron Noel-Buxton was arraigned at Bow Street Court today fur obtaining a cigarette lighter. whisky flask and several articles of clothing from a West End department store without the permission cf the person to whose a??ov.nt they were charged. FourU.P. - 173 words
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152 1947-06-27 8 GOVT. TO GRANT LAND FOR BOTH PADI, RUBBER Free Press Correspondent SEREMBAN. Thursday. rpHE Resident Commissioner of 1 Negri Sembilan. Mr. W. A. Gordon-Hall, said, m an interview today, that if possible, the aim would be 'to alienate pad; land and rubber land together, so that a man can have152 words
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Article40 1947-06-27 8 THE strike wav which has been sweeping Belgium for the past three we ks all but petered out yesterday with the end of the 15-day-old str.k" of 20 000 metal workers and me.hanical construc- tion workers. ReuterReuter - 40 words
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Article195 1947-06-27 8 Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Police Training Depot m Rifle Range road was a hive of activity yesterday and this morning, when 800 recruits turned up from various towns and kampongs m Selangor for selection. Of these 235 were selected for195 words
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Article372 1947-06-27 8 THOUSANDS TREK TO PADI COLONY 1 5, 000 acres to be planted Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THOUSANDS of new settlers have trekked to Tanjong 1 Karang, on the Selangor coast, to participate m one of the biggest food production drives m the country one of the many372 words
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Article115 1947-06-27 8 SAN DIEGO. Thurs. rpWO nudists put on their clothes I. and departed on their honeymoon after a wedding m winch everybody was naked except the minister. Helen Tenant, -il. Ray BarU*o--1 (mew, 38. who met nude six months ago. were married m the presence ofUP - 115 words
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Article21 1947-06-27 8 Miss O. H. Franklin. M.8.E.. is to be the new Matron-in-Chief In the Queen Alexandra*s Royal Nursing Service. ReuterReuter - 21 words
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Article377 1947-06-27 8 London Stock Exchange LGXOOX. lhur>aa\. ON lhe London Slock Exchange today, it WBfi anc.hrdicouratfing day with lilt bu>_ne- s i>. -int:. re-uiir^; i prices m most sections steadily drilling dowßwarfe mites Keuter's financial correspond-, -n*. Oils resisted, especially .\r_c_ Iranians, but closed lower Sir Stailord Cripps' comment377 words
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Article310 1947-06-27 8 U.K.-BURMA TALKS AT COMMONS LONDON. Thurs THE Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Atilee. convened a special 40-m:nute meeting tonight of his India-Burma Cabinet experts with the Burmese "goodwl i" poli leal d legation U L v den. The nature of the discussions was keot a close seere T A 1 lurtherReutt - 310 words
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Article104 1947-06-27 8 WASHINGTON. Thursday. >TIHE president of the American 1 Federation of Labour <A.F.L>. Mr. William Green today accused Chinese and Australian delegates to the World Federation of Trade Unions conference at Prague of seeking to encourage Communist disruption m Japan. Replying to the delegates' reported charges thatA.P. - 104 words
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Article24 1947-06-27 8 Fruit factories m Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Worcestshire are working overtime to can and freeze strawberries for next autumn and winter ReuterReuter - 24 words
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Article185 1947-06-27 8 LONDON, Friday. WHILE Parliament has heavy pressure on its time with bills already passing through the Commons such as the Transport and Nationalisation Bills, priority is being given to the jT.dia Bill to enable power to be transferred to Hindustan and Pakistan. The British GovernmentReuter - 185 words
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Article28 1947-06-27 8 GEN. Dwight Eisenhower has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious services as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Expeditionary Force during the N^rth African landings28 words
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Article, Illustration57 1947-06-27 8 LIVING IN EXILE pi< ture. SELF-EXILED HUNGARIAN Government o!B iak T United elates. In this nil .ure are >1r Aladat St^edi if (centre), former Minister to the Lnited States Mr' AI* *tZ Szasz (right), former Financial Attache, and left) Ferenrt; Jr., son of exiled Premier Nagy who u.iv de»rived atA.P. - 57 words
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Advertisement113 1947-06-27 8 RUBBER PRICES ASI*: 1 lAI Markrt rr^Fn^rt give*, thi pn- en H rubbo i 11 am tnci.iv i"» follows lluwrr Wl s Urn I ti*. t*M**i Trnnr <m Marta S»* s|\-.\p dl I Hi*!** 01 OMMI W 1 IMII >m :ap .rr I J 1 Commerce Rubber l»««| tion-s price*113 words
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Miscellaneous91 1947-06-27 8 WEATHER Long bright periods tVEAIIi&R report for the next H 21 hours compiled by the R.A.F: Lon; bright periods. with is l.ttcd showers late this afternoon and ear.y evening. line toht and tomorrow morning. Wind: I-ißht south-easterly. Calm at night. Sumet: 6.12 p.m.: _unriM- 6JI a.m BloonriM 1.59 p.m.; muomct91 words
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