The Singapore Free Press, 22 August 1947
1947-08-22
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Title Section20 1947-08-22 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA V. :S SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1947. PRICt 10 CEN la.20 words
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Article486 1947-08-22 1 BRITAIN APPEALS TO COLONIES Malaya 'sdollar policy reviewed UIGH officials of the Singapore and Malayan Union Governments are now drafting action on the help Britain message sent to all colonies yesterday by the Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones. The message urged colonies to cut down dollar importsReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 486 words
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Article, Illustration24 1947-08-22 1 PAKISTAN ENVOY TO LONDON MR. HABIB IBRAHIM RAHINTOOLA, first Pakistan High Commissioner in London, is photographed on his arrival at London airport- Planet NewsPlanet News - 24 words
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Article, Illustration34 1947-08-22 1 r Admin st ring the r.~ I B MeI "*1 ra U the r ration tfflce ring at the horn WWi I md Eur Mi w. if, Kerrcm were n r r a t34 words
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Article60 1947-08-22 1 i: W TnSB s ill ItcpWttl J j.ty is tbe result of a fire lent In fcieh I g 'i a r T'.-r.ah 1 the rted to bare c liatelj and an- are still 1 fa *ms. ss iccount indical s ihM irstol60 words
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121 1947-08-22 1 ONE ARMED FIRE FIGHTER CAPS SUMATRAN WELL BATAVIA, Thursday. FIRES m the oilnelds of the Standard Vacuum Company at Pendopo, South Sumatra, have been exttinguished. One-armed Hugh L. Patton, the world's greatest oil-fire fighter, returned here from Pendopo this morning. Patton said the wells undoubtedly were set on fire by121 words
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Article109 1947-08-22 1 A PLANE ol Hie China National Aviation Corporation took off early this morning from Shanghai on a trail blazing flight on a projected new South Seas route to Singapore and Batavia. The plane, carrying a pany of newspapermen and a number of officials, will fly through French109 words
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Article76 1947-08-22 1 TTttiE U.S. State Department dis--1 closed yesterday that Russia has protested against an American", British and French conference on increasing German Industrial activities which opens m London today, but made it plain the talks will be held regardless of the Soviet objections. In London a76 words
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Article34 1947-08-22 1 Work is to be resumed on the Manchester-Sheffield electrification plan, which was begun before the war. The cost will be about £6,000,000, and some 100,000,000 tons of coal will be saved yearly.34 words
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Article248 1947-08-22 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THREE thousand stevedores, wharf labourers and road 1 labourers of the Singapore Harbour Board did not report for work this morning, following their walk-out yesterday afternoon, when an Indian labourer was shot dead and another seriously injured by a police constable.248 words
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Article160 1947-08-22 1 Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. MALAYAN Union rubber and estate workers have decided to stage a country-wide strike on Monday as a token protest against the "adamant attitude of the U.P.A.M." on the question of wage increases, says the All Malayan Rubber160 words
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Article228 1947-08-22 1 HOSHARPUT, India, Thursday. BRITISH and Indian Army officers of the Special Punjab Border Police said today they could not fulfil a pledge of safety to thousands of the Muslim minority m hL district cast of Amritsar. CoL D. Khalid Jan, commander of a special Punjab MilitaryA.P.; U.P. - 228 words
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Article24 1947-08-22 1 Reuter "Walkie-talkie" radio sets were used yesterday by troops fighting 40 acres of grass fire on Army ranges at Netheravon, Wiltshire.Reuter - 24 words
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Article69 1947-08-22 1 A THREE-WORD message "bomb rendered safe" received m Southampton yesterday ended an all-night death gamble m midchannel by two naval bomb disposal officers who succeeded m rendering harmless a 1,000 lb. unexploded German bomb brought up by a dredger. So dangerous was the delicately balanced69 words
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339 1947-08-22 1 DUTCH WARN LARGE SCALE WAR COMING I p LESS the U.N. Security Council on Friday orders the U Indonesian Republic "to cease hostilities which are being continued m violation of the Council's cease-fire order/ the Dutch will resume military action m Indonesia on "a large scale", states the Associated PressReuter; U.P.; A.P. - 339 words
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Article66 1947-08-22 1 A HAND-GRENADE, thrown ai a branch headquarters of the People's Volunteer Organisation m East Rangoon on Tuesday night, exploded harmlessly ten yards away. The police have ordered three main roads m the vicinity of Jubilee Hall, where the bodies of the assassinated Burmese leaders are lyingA.P. - 66 words
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Advertisement48 1947-08-22 1 »i E.P.NS. i, si'« r NCW HERE NEW STOCKS OF r v ir Kashmir, Bokhara, Persian CARPETS IGH W«l» LOW prieM VISIT TODAY THE Agency Showroom* at 47 49 STAMFOBD. ROAD VIAH\N S| NGH JWALA gp^g AGENTS FOR *Wirs CURIOS CARPETS, LTD. H 2151 P. 0. Box 108148 words
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Advertisement38 1947-08-22 1 TIE MEAT EASTEtt' OPTICAI CO. 275. South Bndcf Rd. Tele. 7236-h*it 1925 Optician: C f fan O.D. (Phila .i (Qualified Oplirianrl to'- /ffi Rf Jw^*'iw*''iS» ->;/* -^^^h^ -n? WORLD FAMOUS COMEDIAN START OF THE SCREEN .li^fflM^^^P^"^ M#9LM SMOKERS 8f38 words
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Article593 1947-08-22 2 THE Seventh Moon, according to the Lunar Calendar, is, to Chinese, the DeviFs Holiday, when marriage is taboo. Yet, strangely, Chinese maidens wait eagerly each year for the seventh day of the seventh moon (it falls today), with a prayer m their minds, a hope m593 words
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Article, Illustration34 1947-08-22 2 A bib of pearls may not be the coolest wear for hot evenings but it's one of the newest fashions m New York. The bib is matched by a headband of the same pearls.34 words
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Article306 1947-08-22 2 SCORNFUL CONVENT GIRLS THE 58 girls and women m the Convent of the Good Shepherd at Saltaii, Cornwall are scornful. T I y deoi c d s o ggestions m a d c at a meeting of the SouthWestern Vagrancy Committee j m Bristol that they were Munhappy, slave-driven, or306 words
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Article311 1947-08-22 2 Australia 's First Woman Minister AU ST R A LIAS first woman Cabinet Minister is Mrs. Anni t CardeUOliver, who recent ly became Minister of Health m WesternAAustraliaa a widely travelled woman who is an excellent speaker, with \>it, and of forceful personality. Mrs. Cardell-Olivcr is a cosmopolitan who was311 words
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Article, Illustration355 1947-08-22 2 Latest From Paris TH E new Paris fashion note for 1948 is femininity. As the smoke, champagne and bustle of the first opening cleared, this new trend towards the softening of the feminine figure became more and more evident. Gone are harsh hooble skirts, s qua r e military shouldersU.P. - 355 words
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Article56 1947-08-22 2 IN Australian ex-prisoner- of-war is now a leading fashion designer, who works for one of the biggest English textile companies. He is Rae Nixon, of Sydney, at present a Postwar Re-Con-struction trainee at the Sydney Technical College Head teacher of the school, Miss P. Shillito, says that Nixon's56 words
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Article, Illustration310 1947-08-22 2 YOU never can tell what may happen when you toss the monkey wrench of a preemptive bid into the bidding machinery. Even the best of opponents are apt to get less than the maximum out of their cards when they are robbed of sufficient rounds of bidding310 words
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Article, Illustration20 1947-08-22 2 An evening dress by Jaques Fath, entitled "White Lady" is of white satin with phony diamonds sewn m for ornamentation.20 words
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Article100 1947-08-22 2 Pleasure or duty? v It ins the ll"\ X v *aid H .r. thai a job h v l he i rt m; »> keep it 1 zj. ri;: d i taM rallantrj I >..- ToM an b i «rt pis lo'feJ Bed ri c both r iboi t k100 words
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Miscellaneous652 1947-08-22 2 SINGAPORE 4 45 "Meet the Maestro;" 5.15 Great Home News; 6.45 Military Band; 7 PitflJats— Miscba Levitakl; 5.30 "The p.m. Swing With Scott; 7.30 Music Blue Network Forces' Requests;" 6 "The All Star Hall; 8 p.m. World and Home News; U §t_2 00 inn metre* m the Snow; 6 30652 words
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Miscellaneous190 1947-08-22 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast tor people born today DORN today, you have a great v deal of character and forcefulness. You usually get your way about things; and when you want something, you go after it, all holds barred. You are a many-sided individual and have numerous facets to190 words
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Article300 1947-08-22 3 New famine danger m Europe nifirr m >ome places the worst m 100 years iiolds A \J m Us ri P- blighting crops and touching oft n llT *l\. *nin* up water and milk supplies and adding j.re-t fire p I ,j 1 r <"toU.P.; A.P. - 300 words
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Article165 1947-08-22 3 -s, m a T PaMsI r what it lei m me ng whether maintain the world. ing to find jardar VallabhaJ I iall G rerameni ominously at th< nos- rninari- side a M.. ie newspaper :> emo- ;v boundary as territofederation hope n papet saReuter - 165 words
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Article26 1947-08-22 3 Sir Lionel an est r the OS wag Charles Ham House Surrey, thi family seat D bee me National perty.- Re uterReuter - 26 words
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Article24 1947-08-22 3 stay m c •pg -re are Rus- a.-.. pv Jj Brig v. R N "Hind:--r D^ Military Governor tefiu aid24 words
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Article257 1947-08-22 3 niSCHARGED employees of CNRRA (China National Relief V and Rehabilitation Administration) m mimeographed letters to the Chinese press m Shanghai, have brought fresh charges of irregularities against the CNKRA, ranging from account bookkeeping to "irregularities" m the disposal of shipping crates, reports United Press. TheA.P. - 257 words
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111 1947-08-22 3 'SOVIET SHIPS TAKING ARMS TO CHINA REDS' THE Executive Yuan has ordered that the Soviet- controlled Chinese port of Dairen be closed to "all foreign shipping," saying any vessel entering or leaving that port is guilty of illegal operation m Chinese waters, the Government spokesman, Mr. Hollington Ton?, announced mA.P. - 111 words
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Article29 1947-08-22 3 The mailboat Lochearn altered her course In mid-channel to avoid killing a stag swimming from Argyllshire mainland to the island of Mull, three miles away. ReuterReuter - 29 words
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Article40 1947-08-22 3 STEPHAN BALOGH, a Catholic priest and Hungarian Opposition leader, is being investigated m connection with the misappropriation of $22,000 while he was Under-Secretary of State. Baiogh resigned last May and recently from retirement.- U.P.U.P. - 40 words
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Article25 1947-08-22 3 The death is announced m London of Mr. William Joseph Ennever, 78, founder of the memory training system known as elmanism.- A. P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article49 1947-08-22 3 The British-licensed Berlin newspaper Die Welt says that it has polled 10,000 Germans of whom 74 per cent, say that they believe there will be a new war and 78 per cent, of those who believe it think it will be m the near future.- U.P.U.P. - 49 words
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Article75 1947-08-22 3 A TENNESSEE farmer identifying himself as John Samson Kirby 70 insisting that he was the President of the United States, seised the office of a Congressman m Capitol Hill, Washington with a fully loaded revolver. Police apprehended Kirby Wore any shots were fired. Kirby claimed thatU.P. - 75 words
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Article80 1947-08-22 3 (England) fanners and market gardeners, declining to plough-under produce unwanted by retailers, set up a stall m a store arcade m Qroydon and sold vegetables at a price agreed by customers. It is estimated that 2,000 people queued and bought tomatoes at Is. a pound, cucumbersReuter - 80 words
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Article51 1947-08-22 3 FIFTY Egyptian villagers were drowned when a boat carrying 68 passengers, crossing a swollen river m the Egyptian province of Ouiga, sank during the Ramadan festivals. Eighteen were rescued by some of the thousand holiday-makers on the banks of the river who witnessed the tragedy.-U.P. - 51 words
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Article, Illustration60 1947-08-22 3 PoWs invited to see a democracy More than 60 German prisoners- of -war were given an insight into Britain's democratic way of life recently when they visited the House of Commons as guests of Mr. T. C. Skefflng-ton-Lodge, Labour, M.P., for Bedford. The party is seen here looking across the60 words
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Article188 1947-08-22 3 THREE Gls DETAINED w WASHINGTON, Thursday. THE U.S. War and State Departments hav c instructed 1 Lieut-Gen. Hodge, U.S. Commander m Southern Korea, to supply full information on the reported detention by the Soviet military of three young American soldiers on the American-Soviet boundary m Korea.A.P.; Reuter - 188 words
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Article47 1947-08-22 3 rE U.S. Army transport General Black has sailed from Yokohama for Germany with 806 German repatriates. Included m the diplomatic group were Alfred Rretschmer, one-time general who helped plan the projected German m. vasion of England, and Heinrich Stahmer, ex-Ambassador to Japan. A.P.A.P. - 47 words
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447 1947-08-22 3 S'HAI PARENTS CHALLENGE MARTIAL LAW CHINA'S increasingly democratic-conscious million? are eagerly awaiting the outcome of the protracted legal battle in the Chinese courts in Shanghai which is to decide, in effect, whether the military are still a law unto themselves as in the era of warlords some 20 years ago—Reuter - 447 words
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140 1947-08-22 3 WASHINGTON, Thursday. DESCRIBING Alaska as "America's potential first line of defence" m the event of another war. Representative Evan Howell. Republican, calls for "intense" fortification. The head of the Congressional mission which surveyed facilities m the northern territory, Mr. Howell said Alaska lies alongA.P. - 140 words
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Article78 1947-08-22 3 MR. Peter Fraser, New Zealand Prime Minister, has announced that his Government had called a conference for next week to discuss aid to Britain m the present crisis. He knew everybody m New Zealand was behind the Government m its desire that people ofReuter - 78 words
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Article42 1947-08-22 3 Reuter Although thousands of mine* have been cleared around Britain m the past two years, not one casualty has been suffered. The last sweep is now being carried out by a flotilla off the butt of Lewis, m the Hebrides.-Reuter - 42 words
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Advertisement9 1947-08-22 3 •-zjurity V nsun- trough' WIEKTAL OPTICAL CO.. WAllHf,, OPTKH.NS!9 words
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Advertisement88 1947-08-22 3 ftxym tn£ toteaxlotur totke kome For your Comfort and Convenience Rich wholesome milk from the meadows, purified, standardised, concentrated, with only the water removed. You can add the water yourself and drink delicious health-giving milk at all times and under any conditions— with the knowledge that it Is absolutely safe.88 words
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Miscellaneous47 1947-08-22 3 I^RZAN Ment protector -5^ Ed&ir Ui^ Burroughs -"^Jj/lI THROUSH THE GATHWWG TWB.IGHT TH6 mc 2¥ vi aS^^a^ «-< JSmMM JMME LORD FOLLOWED, C*T£RMIN6O OF HEARD--- AND <^" ~3^mlm TOSOLVETHEMVSTERVOPTHEODOLy r w Eg^!?. J?. EIR —^I^KX ASSORTED INVADERS OF HIS DOMAIN. dCv »> vmm r f «tv,, »n^c«u. i./ 2t^ o747 words
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585 1947-08-22 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1947. The Battle of the Gap THIS is a momentous day m the history of the British Empire, one Cabinet Ministsr is reported to have said of Mr. Dalton s dollar broadcast But more than the Empire have marked the day. There is585 words
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Article, Illustration1618 1947-08-22 4 PEOPLE IN S'PORE MAKE NEWS FAITH Fear not... For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you. Deuteronomy: 20. 3-4 WHEN Singapore's newshawks call ot the Public Relations Office m the Government Secretariat building foi communiques or press releases they usually contact a slight, slim, bespectacled figure seated1,618 words
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Article896 1947-08-22 4 J. K. Knowles - A British Farmer speaks Out J. K. Knowles by General Secretary of the British National Fanners' Union WOT for the first 1 time, the farmers of Britain are being called upon to pull out of the fire a large-sized Crisis Chestnut. Britain is again facing th c stark fact that896 words
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Article143 1947-08-22 4 MORE should be done by Secondary Schools to interest children m the outside world, it is suggested by Britain's Ministry of Education, m a circular to Local Education Authorities. Two ways of dealing with this problem are recommended. Firstly, children should be given instruction m the working of143 words
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Advertisement19 1947-08-22 4 TANKARDS IN STERLING SILVER OR FINEST ENGLISH ELECTROPLATE ON NICKEL SILVER. P. H. HEN DRY, 78 North Bridge Rd.19 words
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Advertisement30 1947-08-22 4 QUIZ v 1 cr ■>•:. Run tobogganing Ding? r ffo-i- r oat it. put J end m Itfl them 9 rir t r.';, 4. Mayh'- U'^ homlcldi maiming? |Q MULCHANDS .U-OH^^30 words
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Article186 1947-08-22 5 TALKS ON RUBBER MILLING CRISIS NCES «X taking nNFW 0^ Singapore itTWton rubbll &SS way! -d rtuch c 5Ui P Ec Ho d by res?». it ijjww IfKvitabk ->< c fac- "2 fac- ir ounstawces r ci.:>- the live- :ers a totaJ sus- ild have, and p yers X nsider186 words
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Article57 1947-08-22 5 i BCI re charged In the C art sterday Dickins en b: jAna I i irpose I n mr: ns and a •re ■^.ir^-d 1: the hut for administer- \r '■'■■>■ «rew allowed I I "■> sin ties each, 1 rt? x n re- i ISt57 words
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Article60 1947-08-22 5 t- f x Singapore hl££ day 'S^own/m E WharfV Mar?e Snapper 1-4 r 41 Prometheus B Beam* i-» 1^ Empire Dock: Ting Sang U7-18J, Kelso Victory (19-20), Lake Side (25-26), Burnside (27-28). At the Wharves Today: Agamemnon (15-16), Samcleve (34), Menelaus (36-37). Vessels Out Today: Marine Snapper60 words
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Article35 1947-08-22 5 The official opening of the Singapore Harbour Board Boys' Club takes place on Saturday at 4.30 p.m. The Officer Administering the Government, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. will declare the club open.35 words
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Article38 1947-08-22 5 For stealing four door bolts, valued at $48, from a Harbour Board on Wednesday, 30-year-old Tan Cheng Chui was sentenced to three months' r.i. and 12 months' police supervision m the third Police Court, yesterday.38 words
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Article, Illustration20 1947-08-22 5 picture. This is one of the three vans which the RAF will be using for their Malaya-wide recruiting campaign.— RafproRafpro - 20 words
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Article, Illustration41 1947-08-22 5 picture. Pictured in an outlying district of Singapore is this loudspeaker van of the Public Relations Office. The van also serves as a registration Office for voters. Picture on thp. rinht shnins a nnter signing up.- Free PressFree Press - 41 words
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Article332 1947-08-22 5 AT a meeting at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday between Sir Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Union, and Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, Officer Administering the Government, Singapore, it was decided that a scheme of war damage com* pensatHM should be initiated on the basis332 words
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Article128 1947-08-22 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A PROPOSAL that shops m the rural area dealing m fire crackers should be licensed forthwith was approved by the Singapore Rural Board at a meeting yesterday. Among other items discussed was the renaming of Reformatory Road. It was suggested that128 words
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667 1947-08-22 5 S.H.B. 'DOING BEST' TO CUT DOCK DELAYS Port chief replies to criticisms Free Press Staff Reporter REPLYING to criticisms m the Press of there being "still too much delay at Singapore docks," the acting chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, Mr. P. A. T. Chrimes, m an interview yesterday, said:667 words
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Article112 1947-08-22 5 WELFARE MEN SAMPLE 50-CENT MEAL Free Press Staff Reporter RELEGATES and observers to the v South-East Asia Sooial Wei. fare Conference now sitting m Singapore met the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron at lunch yesterday at the Telok Ayer People's Restaurant. They sampled the 50-cent meal,112 words
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Article21 1947-08-22 5 The Board of Directors of the Mercantile Bank have declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent less tax.21 words
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Article46 1947-08-22 5 Sim Ah Gong was remanded m police custody for 48 hours by the Second Polioe magistrate jesterday to await the arrival of a police escort from Johore. Sim Ah Gong is charged with committing armed robbery at Penggerang, on July 6. Bail was refused.46 words
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Article191 1947-08-22 5 THREE teams to recruit men for the RAF regiment will 1 leave Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 25 to begin a lour of the whole of Malaya and Singapore. Recruiting by the teams will continue until Sept. 11. An initial intake of 600 Malays is anticipated.191 words
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Article168 1947-08-22 5 PENANG, Thursday. A WITNESS told the Bukit Mertajam coroner, Mr. C. B. Danby, today that he had heard police beat an allegedly innocent man until the man cried out for mercy. The coroner is inquiring into the death of Lav Fook Yau, a Chinese barber168 words
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Article104 1947-08-22 5 IfUALA LUMPUR, Thursday.— Six Chinese from Sungei Pelek, a village 14 miles from Kuala Lumpur, were produced m the First Magistrate's Court today, oni individual charges ranging from gang robbery to extortion alleged to have been* committed at the same village during May r|id June.104 words
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Article83 1947-08-22 5 TOHORE BAHRU, Thursday.— J Darus bin Adnam, driver of a Royal Naval lorry, was fined a total of $200 and had his driving licence suspended for three months when he was convicted by Magistrate Che Ali today, on two charges of causing hurt by negligent driving. Darus was83 words
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Advertisement56 1947-08-22 5 FRESfr SHIPMENT CARPETS p LA!N AND DESIGNED <Emi? HMIR FELT rugs. HAKASI RUNNERS IN BEIGE GREEN GIFT PARCELS TO U.K. PACKING POSTAGE FREE S-QURESHI&CO. Tf, I' THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE HEADS COIL: 6000 OHMS) W>H ANY RADIO GBAMOPHOxNE $16.00 PRICE IN SPORE PENANG) W^'MNd yi^j BRANCHES I'-t'^P^sEranasoßi 509 chulia st., penang56 words
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Advertisement132 1947-08-22 5 ESSENTIALS for the I HI Well-Groomed Man. fff HIS EXCELLENCY' I I TOILET PREPARATIONS LONDON II At last, with the introduction of "His \\M II Excellency" Toilet Preparations, men are offered a complete range of products which HI ensure comfortable shaving and healthy, The shaving preparations bring pleasure to HI132 words
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Article543 1947-08-22 6 'Soviet ready to risk World War III 9 rSSIA'S foreign policy is described as "intolerant, suspicious and distrastf uP m a special report prepared by experts of the United States Congress Library, who warn that Russia's policy is keyed to a programme of world revolution,U.P. - 543 words
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Article106 1947-08-22 6 BECAUSE Mr. Churchill would not guarantee that his broadcast last week-end on Britain's economic crisis would be noncontroversial the day of the broadcast was changed from Sunday to Saturday. This was In accordance with the 8.8.C. ruling that no party controversy is allowed on the air on Sundays.106 words
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Article30 1947-08-22 6 William Paley, president of America's Columbia Broadcasting System, is to pay his wif e £375,000 under a divorce settlement announced when his wife ,:ot a decree at Reno.30 words
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Article227 1947-08-22 6 LONDON, Thursday. BRITAIN'S latest developments m aircraft radio equipment will be on show at a big aviation display to be held soon at Redditch, near Birmingham. Manufacturers of the equipment on display are the Marconi Wireless Corporation, Chelmsford. One of the outstanding exhibits In thisA.P. - 227 words
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Article66 1947-08-22 6 fTUIE Burmese Constituent AsJi sembly may evolve a new definition of the term "Burma national" with a view to accommodating a larger number of Indians, Chinese and other nonBurmans who aspire to settle down m Burma, reports Reuter. The Constituent Assembly is considering a revision whereby either66 words
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Article204 1947-08-22 6 THE husband of an ATS who lied had his petition for divorce dismissed with costs at Leeds Divorce Court. Neville Bursell, 30-year-old solicitor, of Church-avenue, Selby, Yorks, sought divorce on the grounds of the cruelty of his wife, Phoebe Bursell, aged 22. Mr. Commissioner204 words
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Article111 1947-08-22 6 U.S. ARMY IN ITALY IS REMAINING A MERICAN troops m the MediiV. tcrranean TSieatre will dig m for the winter along the Morgan Line, m the disputed Venezia Guilia Province, as well as at base installations m Leghorn and Rome, reports United Press. The stay of American troops m theU.P. - 111 words
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Article44 1947-08-22 6 I Dublin police would give no m;- formation about Hoist Meyer (19) a German stowaway who arrived m Dublin m a British ship after escaping from arrest m Russia Meyer has appealed to be allowed I to settle m Scotland.— ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article99 1947-08-22 6 "pXPERIMENTS have been begun I!i to clear the mud from the Thames bed by a jet turbine engine similar to these fitted m meteor aircraft Port of London Authority ana Ministry of Supply officials watched as a let engine mounted on a barge blew airReuter - 99 words
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Article50 1947-08-22 6 THE Hungarian Premier. Mr Dinnys, m a letter to Cardinal Mindszety, has promised a revision of the electoral lists, according to Vatican sources. The letter was m reply to the Hungarian Primate's protest against elimination from the election lists of a great number of Catholics.- U.P.U.P. - 50 words
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Article, Illustration27 1947-08-22 6 INDONESIAN TROOPS FOR THE FRONT Indonesia* troops entraining for the West Java front. The regular Republican troops (T.RJ.) are dressed m khaki, and "extremist" guerillas m white.27 words
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Article427 1947-08-22 6 JOGJA HAS MAKESHIFT 'RADIO CITY' n :r -••>?**l*' lM ISOOHEBMAS Joifctatt kl storey stucco tnui^tows boasting j lwo control penile and phonograph tvr P t^L^7N«J of the Republics main communication^ h *%i outside world, writes Harris Jadw.* A^» < from Jogjakarta. <**W With a transmitter located out tfip spot is427 words
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Article130 1947-08-22 6 INDIA WILL RE-ATTACK S. AFRICA Nations r-caaJfc t: r -r-"::or. r V J» crimii gainst mXI India: ?cen: res-J^M W :r '"'"uKcß era J tnbiy next n-s&'l In I li mm n s :*cer« B I N v India s expected to lead ar attack or. foifr M for :entlj130 words
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Article57 1947-08-22 6 U.S. AIR CHIEF IN U.K. TALKS PEN G KENNY Cjx^J Air Force and themanitoB order the rel« ase to Mfl bombs any futotmj turnii the Fn.:cc SU2« ft secret rtftf to UttEk J I have been here Ri(H sions with military as: gj expt r.>. :u: cannot a? they areReuter - 57 words
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Advertisement78 1947-08-22 6 Today four shows BTSRTiCtffI 1.30 -4-6 30 9.30 p. m. rjfljfihpl No Stranger Bond Ever Held Two Women 7<«* H Tells All About Those BRONTES** I Aw *> FOUR STAt «b^ I i^te^jHp 1 iirilDill ■WW She or* wated one to*. $DA HrWP tor KM fea>» rHUL"k |fl I fc»78 words
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Miscellaneous112 1947-08-22 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya yIM SORRY, JANE— NO— iVE HADE SUCH IxOONV WORRY DARLINGf-A rOH YFAU'— Akin unw r^'virui V i roKOOV ITS NOT GOING «B A HASH Of TT TIIAT ILL If I CAM GIVE YOU A II STMIMk LVfllA u/ji i oeirr IO112 words
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Article46 1947-08-22 7 yrrt spond< nc*> §m »*g tfPUR rodaj. runners yen l rkouta this i track. the two BTOOM i Qd fS£ i a kbc M t jp, Same furl ngs. Choi© 5! r ga* n *m* 3 to J i tare tar-46 words
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301 1947-08-22 7 CARD OF EVENTS FOR TOMORROW'S RACES L| the card oi events for tomorrow's races at i ,r subket to sciatehinka and the order of IP. Lgs cuss i Fuma 5 9.04 I •>■ 5 9.W ERE 5 9.01 j' V I >J jll a 8.1 1 i re ske J301 words
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Article242 1947-08-22 7 THE order of running and 1 non acceptors for tomorrow's races at S*i£kla Lumpur are m PAGE EIGHT HORSES CLASS 2, DIV. 5, stt FURS. 2 KINVARA 4 9.00 0 0 0 FL-ALAMEIN 5 8.10 3 3 1 PLYING FORTRESS 4 8. 10 4 0 0242 words
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Article116 1947-08-22 7 BRIGHTON, Thurs. |\AI Hees of South Herts who is B among the professional golfers from which the British Ryder Cup team will be selected this year, won the "New Chronicle" £1.500 professional tournament at Hollingbury Park here today with the fine aggregate of 275Reuter - 116 words
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Article878 1947-08-22 7 Tin Plate Best Bet Tomorrow Free Press Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPLR, Today. WITH King Arthur and Princess Guinevere definitely not accepting, Invest will be van Breukelen's main hope against Marland's smart trio m the big race tomorrow, the first day of the Selangor878 words
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Article68 1947-08-22 7 »THE following will represent the 1 Indian Association against H.Q. Singapore District at Fort Canning on Sunday at 11 a.m. (Transport Heaves Balbir Co. at 10.30 a.m.) N. Abbasbhoy (Captain). Selakan Singh. C. Seneviratne. M.S. Gill, j Rasiklal, R. Bapoo. S. Ratnam. M.U. Patel. Punchi Hewa. G.C.68 words
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Article, Illustration39 1947-08-22 7 Cadet D. A. G. Pirie. of 1610 Purley Squadron, wins the onevide junior event m the record time of 4 vim. 42 sec. at White City m the Air Training Corps third annual national intcrgroup and individual athletic championships.39 words
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Article210 1947-08-22 7 KANE FIGHT v MEDINA POSTPONED LONDON, Wednesday. 7TIHE European bantam-weight L championship contest between the holder, Tabo Medina of Paris and Peter Kane of Golborne, which was to have taken place at Belle Vue, Manchester, on Aug. 29 has had to be postponed because Kane has contracted synovitis m bothReuter - 210 words
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Article108 1947-08-22 7 Tne following will represent the S.R.C. first XI against the S.C.C. at cricket on the S.C.C. padang at 2 p.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m. on Sunday: G. Clarke. J. Anchant, B. Barker. E. Barker. P. D'Almeida. R. Jansen, R. Perry, D. Ross. J. Sanderson. A. Watts. V.108 words
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Article198 1947-08-22 7 A GOOD all-round display gave R.A.F. Base Headquarters thefr biggest win to date when they defeated 64 65 Flights (Police) by 127 runs on WednesI day at St. George's Road. Scores were: BASE HEADQUARTERS. Bird c Macßriar b Huxley, 57; Chinnery b Edwards 29;198 words
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Article, Illustration37 1947-08-22 7 Picture shows Arsenal preparing for the new soccer season which starts tomorrow with a practice game between Reds and Whites at Highbury Stadium. Swindin (Reds') goalkeeper, punches clear- from Sherratt (9) and Clelland (7).37 words
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Article331 1947-08-22 7 MSEX LEAD ON Ist INNS LONDON, Thursday. £FTER an exciting day's pJay Gloucestershire scored a i* thriiiins victory over Glamorgan at Cheltenham, vshere the pitch. upheld its reputation of being: a spin bowler's paradise. Muncer, Glamorgan's off-spin bowler, dismissed Gloucestershire cheaply, taking eight wickets forReuter - 331 words
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Article184 1947-08-22 7 DOUGLAS. Isle Of Man. Thurs. F. R. GERARD, driving a supercharged E.R.A., won the first postwar British Empire trophy motor race here today and Prince Birabongse of Siam m a French Simoa won the junior race for the Manx Cup. Gerard covered the course ofReuter - 184 words
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Article349 1947-08-22 7 LONDON, Thursday. r! Middlesex 'twins/ Bill Edrich and Denis Compton. easily topped the batting averages m the five Test cricfcet matches between England and South Africa. Edrich scored 552 runs m the series m six innings, once not out. for an afbrage of 110.40, while349 words
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115 1947-08-22 7 Mrs. W. L. Rolieston has been appointed women's captain of ihe Island Club. In trder to get up a women's handlicap list as soon as possible so that the monthly mixed lour. some- competitions may be started j m the near future, it is115 words
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Article61 1947-08-22 7 BROOKLINE, Mass.. Thurs. THE whole Australian Davis Cup team was knocked out of the National Lawn Tennis Doubles Championships here today. In the quarter finals Gardner Mulloy and Frank Parker (United States) beat Geoffrey Brown and Dinny Pails 6—3, 6—4. 6 3. and Bill Talbert and BillReuter - 61 words
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Article42 1947-08-22 7 IN a friendly game of soccer played on the R.A.F. ground at MacPherson Road yesterday, the Bevelle Lads defeated the 59 MT Coy, R.A.F., second team, by three goals to nil. Scorers were: M. Pasqual (2) and Doralsamy (1).42 words
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Advertisement58 1947-08-22 7 ui> i. furs I fbss \ftHS. X ;sx 3, 6 furs.: ■■■'">■; -r: r, I.:.- I-" i !_il !'^RESTUNG-HAPPY WORLD STADIUM f* TO-Morrow -AUG. 23rd Jk A KONG JRr, H&\\ BOSCA BOA jP^ s \f\ j BASROPAN |X?j B l^ LEOW KWONG SENG W M Ramon napolitano |l VI CHUNKY58 words
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Miscellaneous169 1947-08-22 7 Free Press Crossword No. 174 CLUES ACROSS 1. Sword or bugle belt (7) 7, Victorian poet (8) 8, Chief Shetland* town (7). 12, Equip (3). 14, Mature (5). 15, Gibbon, for example (3). li, Scott poem (7). 17, Jupiter's cup bearer (4). 19, Persons on whose liv«i annuities depend (8).169 words
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Article, Illustration26 1947-08-22 8 1j > rir. PICTURE FOR CANADIANS Sri^sh Colombia Coast's •ldest inhabitant, 108-year-old fisherman Louis Thvot sitting b?neath a Totem Pole wi*h two of the town's Indian children.26 words
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Article256 1947-08-22 8 LONDON, Thursday. AN indignant rejection and an urgent appeal to Britain to "nr ld your hand" was the Jewish Agency's answer tonight to the British ultimatum to the Jewish refugees aboard the three transports off the south coast of France to land by evening tomorrow or beReuter; U.P. - 256 words
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Article191 1947-08-22 8 PARIS, Thursday. THE French Government has reached an agreement on p^ace proposals for Indo-China, the terms of which will be finally approved at a special Cabinet meeting either tonight or some time tomorrow. M. Emile Bollaert, French High Commissioner m Indo-China. on leaving today'sReuter - 191 words
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Article56 1947-08-22 8 CITY officials of the Spanish port of Cadiz have appealed to the Government for help to begin the reconstruction of blast-wrecked sections of the city. The casualty toll is still obscure. City officials announced that 129 bodies had been counted but said the final tollU.P. - 56 words
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Article163 1947-08-22 8 Races: Outer Scratching ORDER of running and nonacceptors for tomorrow's races at Kuala Lumpur are: Race 1: H., Cl 4, D 2, 5* f.— Snow Goose. Race 2: H. f Cl 4, D I, 5* f.— Theo West. Race 3: H., Cl. 2, D£, 5* f.— Norton, Red Ted, Some163 words
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Article156 1947-08-22 8 LIVERPOOL, Thursday. BRITISH military officials went on board to investigate comDiilnts when the 16.532-ton troopship Orbita- docker! here today from Bombay with the first soldiers' families evacuated from India j A cabin measuring nine paces by six and about seven feet high waa allocated to 22 women andReuter - 156 words
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430 1947-08-22 8 FARMERS TO FIGHT 'BATTLE OF THE GAP' Britain's fiveyear food plan LONDON. Thursday. BRITAIN'S farmers today received battle orders to step up output by £100,000,000 within four years and so ease the crushing burden of food purchases abroad which represent more than half the country's dollar imports. Farm workers willReuter; U.P. - 430 words
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Article176 1947-08-22 8 UK MINERS TO WORK LONGER LONDON, Thursday. DEPRESENTATTVES of the Na- tional Union of Mineworkers agreed during a conference today vith Mr. Herbert Morrison, Mr. rnest Bevin and other ninisters as well as representatives of the National oal Board to "an increase m the tints when this is possible andA.P. - 176 words
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Article114 1947-08-22 8 CALCUTTA, Thursday. INDIA'S cows— holy to the Hindus and meat for the Muslims are providing the new Dominion of India with a headache that threatened today to become chronic. Mr. Gandhi has intervened to admonish a strong Hindu group, led by the industrialist Ramakrlshna Dalmia.114 words
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Article72 1947-08-22 8 RUSSIA has rejected the British request that Russia defer the seizure of any more German and Italian firms m Hungary until other powers signing the Hungarian peace treaty could satisfy themselves that the concerns were actually German or Italian. UP. learns m London. The Russian replyU.P. - 72 words
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Article, Illustration36 1947-08-22 8 ghfghgfhfh MR. C. M. LI (Hong Kong,, MR. J c i and MISS MAJORIE COKE (o1 I sampling a meal at the Telok A r *< day They are delegate* and o he ference.— Free PressFree Press - 36 words
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Article324 1947-08-22 8 DEALERS ARE CAUTIOUS London Ucack LxehaHJ LONDON", 'inu,^. ALTHOUGH, generally speaking tii, announced /i suspension of the convertibility »j sUrfa*^^ helpful by dealers on the Stock Exchange as shorn* lirsit practical step for dealing wth ibe economic c 2 did nothing to extend business, today, says Reuer s fe correspondent.324 words
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Article276 1947-08-22 8 WASHINGTON, Thursday. AFFICIAL sources m the United States said today that it V was unlikely the proposed 11-nation conference on the Japanese peac c treaty would be held until October or November at any rate, not until after the meeting of the United Nations General AssemblyReuter - 276 words
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Article94 1947-08-22 8 COLOMBO, Thursday. INCOMPLETE reports of the death-roll m Ceylon's floods today give the number as 128, over 100 of whom died to the worst affected Central Province. In one area of this province alone 3,000 houses have been washed away, ar.d 10,000 made homeless. The authoritiesReuter - 94 words
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Article115 1947-08-22 8 WASHINGTON, Thursday. A new United States protest to Russia against the continued Soviet occupation of the Chinese port of Dairen was disclosed today by the State Department. A note delivered to Moscow on Aug. 14. said that the United States "wilt of necessity, holdA.P. - 115 words
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Article185 1947-08-22 8 Film Preview AT a Press preview at the Cathay Cinema last night Eagle Lion Distributors screened the J. Arthur Rank film "Odd Man Out", which won a Belgian Govrmment award at the International Film Festival m June. There is magnificent acting throughout and, despiteV.J.S - 185 words
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Article64 1947-08-22 8 NOTICE that Australia, m association with Britain and New Zealand, will submit a draft trusteeship agreement for the Pacific island of Nauru to the September session of the United Nations General Assembly, has been received by the United Nations Secretary General at Lake Success, NewReuter - 64 words
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Article81 1947-08-22 8 NANKING. Thursday. THE Central Government has already drafted a plan for a new currency to replace the present inflated currency, and this will be issued as soon as a new U.S. $500,000,000 loan is obtained from the United States, according to the independent Nanking newspaperU.P. - 81 words
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Article33 1947-08-22 8 The destroyer Volage is undergoing trials after being fitted with new bows to replace those blown off when she was mined m the Corfu Channel off Albania last October.— ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article191 1947-08-22 8 LONDON, Thursday. pRINCESS Margaret known to ■1 Scots as "our princess" celebrated her birthday' quietly today at Balmoral Castle m Scotland, with her parents, Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten. There were no official guests* The Princess is scheduled to accompany the Queen on a visitU.P. - 191 words
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Article110 1947-08-22 8 I SPtMAL Market conj rt fives the price* o; mm II am today as follow No i B U Sptf Nc i K.s t«t I m t>,tl«^ Sfpt Wk fl No 2 R> J fob I m (>aIPN Sent !*i fl No 3 R> B M110 words
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Article58 1947-08-22 8 uaci soot* J v 38 THE V;..- > -'i^ barrec A* gj Rur^. r ;;t <n d Na: i 0 by t* m ve ffi« Pelt M c A vx and ria^rf^ ria ?.^'?i»< aft- U! i:ed J:'* tail .^>is C the case o. "Jj I ates e:3 zitd58 words
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Article17 1947-08-22 8 v -1 iT Met: 'l l ve'^ mo: > y> rday t e jite!*:.' v' J rid^17 words
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Miscellaneous59 1947-08-22 8 WEATHER Sunny today m WEATHER report for the next 24 hours compiled by the RAF.: Sunny this afternoon, fine tonight Wind south south-easterly, light. Sunset: 6.41, sunrise 6.32. Monnsct: 11.40 p.m Temperatures: Max. 90 5 deg. mm. 77 3 deg. F Relative humidity pt-rccntages: Yesterday 7.30 a.m. 90; 1.30 p59 words
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Miscellaneous15 1947-08-22 8 SINGAPORE TIDES High 2.16 mm.; 2 35 p.m Low 5. 25 a.m.; 8 42 p.m15 words
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