The Singapore Free Press, 31 January 1948

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1948 PRICE 10 CENT
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    FEAR OF RIOTS AS INDIA BOURNS
    506 1 FEA R OF RIOTS AS INDIA BOURNS Police fire m Bombay NEW Dfi^HI f Saturday. INDIA lasts and prays today as she mourns her rcatest leader. It is a!*o a day of fear. In Kiibyy last night, communal riots flared as spread of Gandhi's murder. In India's t cities, police
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    Mass meeting to Bourn Gandhi
    35 1 Mass mee ting to Bourn Gandhi f>tail Reporter wring Indians will be held 100 Street Padang to pray i (I'midht, who was assassimdu m New Delhi yesterday. ike are attending. In- to s in in**
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    One arrest for payroll hold-up
    101 1 Free Press Staff Reporter CiNGAPORE police yester- day arrested a Malay m conn tioxi with the armed rcobery on Thursday of a SI 1.000 payroll from t!he Km* Edward VII College o'. Medicine. police party led by Mr. C J. A. Haines, of the C.1.D.,
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    GIRL TELLS HOW GANDHI WAS SHOT
    181 1 NEW DELHI, Saturday. THE Mahatma's granddaughter. Manu, last night told how death came to Gandhi. Manu said: "Mahatma war. ascending the steps leading to his prayer platform m the garden when a man suddenly broke through the rows of the congregration, and bent before
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    Siam elections: big victory for Democrats
    116 1 Siam elections: big victory for Democrats BANGKOK. Friday. INDICATION of a Democrat Party victory m the KlflMN general election was received today when counted votes show they won lour out of five .*.ats m Bangkok. The Premier, Khuantf AphatwonK, Seni Pramot. Kukrit Pramot and Police Captain Bisek Pfaromiayon were elected
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    US SENDING MORE MARINES TO MED.
    289 1 WASHINGTON, Friday. fFHE Soviet protest against the presence of U.S. x warships m Italian waters was followed today by the announcement by the Fifth Naval Headquarters at Norfolk, Virginia, that about 1,000 more Marines would be sent to the Mediterranean shortly. An estimated 1,000
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    GANDHI PICTURES
    29 1 Copies of the pictures of Milntni.i C«andhi appearing m the Straits Times and Free Press today may be obtained on application to the Straits Times Production Manager.
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    134-PASENGGER PLANE FLIES
    51 1 134 -PASENGGER PLANE FLIES THE first .V. rutOopli^re freight plane, built to carry 134 troops for the United States Air Transport Command, has made a successful maiden flight of more than an hour. The new Riant is the transix>rt counterpart of the Boeing Superfortress. Its ranjre fully loaded is 3.300
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    TRAIN BANDITS
    30 1 A pang, estimated at 100 men some of whom spoke Korean— stole about 500,000 Yen worth of baggage and personal possessions from passengers aboard a TokyoAomori train— A.P.
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    PRINCESS RUSH
    19 1 Princess Rusia. 32 year-old sister of former King Zog of Albania, died m Cairo's Abbassa hospital yesterday
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    U.K. AIR HERO IN MISSING PLANE
    165 1 LONDON, Friday. KIR HERO of World War 11, Air Marshal Sir Arhur Conyogham, and 30 iher persons are aboard the 3riiish South American Air■jra 32-seater Tudor airliner Star Tiger, which has now o«en missing between the Vzores and Bermuda lor several hours. Planes and
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    Protest strike 'against law'
    238 1 RFPI vivr f** Pr f. SS StafT o X Ji uestlon s by a Free Press reporter, the Commissioner of Labour, Mr. R. P. Bingham said last night that the proposed strike tomorrow a.s a protest against the Federation of Malaya would be contrary to labour
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    U.S. CUTS USE OF TIN
    66 1 THE United States Commerce Department yesterday ordered new limitations on the use of ti*i In containers for beer, animal food, coffee and paint, provided Congress permits controls to continue The order was made ellective on Feb. 29, when the second de-control act expires The tin
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    GOLD SEIZED
    51 1 Customs officers seized more than 200 bars of gold from seven passengers who returned to Amoy from Manila on Thursday by a Chinese i National Airways Corporation i plane. This is the largest gold smuggling case on record. The gold was valued at ten tnuusand million Chinese dollars.-
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    VISITING SYDNEY
    20 1 Six United States warships of Task Force 38 slipped into Sydney harbour for a goodwill visit yesterday.- A.p.
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    LANDSLIDES HALT MAIN RAIL SERVICE
    297 1 LANDSLIDES HALT MAIN RAIL SERVICE Free Press Staff Reporter LANDSLIDES on the rai 'way track between Johore Bahru and Kempas and between Kluang and Labis yesterday afternoon have disrupted all train services between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Heavy floods at the Bth milestone, Johore BahruSegamat Road and also at the
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    FRANCE'S NEW MONEY PLAN APPROVED
    83 1 FRANCE'S NEW MONEY PLAN APPROVED PARIS, Friday. THE French National Assem--1 bly tonight supported the final phase of the Premier, M. Robert Schumain's drastic French money programme by approving a bill to permit free trade m gold. Earlier, the Assembly aiHl the Council of the Republic completed action on a
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    FLOODS STOP ROAD TRAFFIC
    124 1 Free Press Staff Reporter CARS and lorries were stranded m various parts of Singapore last night. Many broke down and others were held up by road floods. The worst affected areas were Bukit Timah Road and Thomson Road. Yesterday's rain was the heaviest for tine whole
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    U.S. REDUCES OIL EXPORTS
    34 1 Tlie United States Government has ordered a n IBYz per cent, cut m exports of fuel oil and petxoleum due to the "serious shortage," m the United States.- A. P.
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      11 1 '\oi Ml MARK MADE IN ENGLAND m *&k if JJ II
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      41 1 M. FLfVTER S. GRIRBERG, Wholesale Retail Dealer* DIAMONDS JEWELLERY Just Received A New Shipment of 14 18 Carat Gold Cigarette Cases 67, STAMFORD RD. Eu Court Bldg. Telephone 7923. Singapore li^'lVANI/NJVTAKVTArVeOOS COKE* v tfi iWvc x r_^n*fV I'aßHiKiwcNi ***** ti IT/
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    What is a good play
    996 2 What is a good play IT is no easier to quote a formula for a "good play" than it is for a good picture or a good poem. There are however certain characteristics to be noted m plays that have moved or amused audiences throught the ages that can help
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    FOOT-THE-BALL
    321 2 COME weeks ago, a man wearing the full uniform red coat and gold-braided shako of one of Wellington's Hussars could have been seen marching smartly up Broad Street, Oxford. He was followed by a band of bag-pipe players. Behind them, m full Victorian regalia of top hats, black tail-coats,
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    Make-Up For Young Girls
    548 2 Make-Up For Young Girls By ANNABELL NEARLY every teenager knows about cosmetics these days and when they finally presuade thier parent! to let them adorn themselves if they had the courtesy to wait for permission they must be very careful, especially out East. Powdor and some lightly applied lipstick is
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    The Fluctuating Stars
    388 2 The Fluctuating Stars HOLLYWOOD stars are perpetually planning extensive foreign trips, most of which never materialise because of constant changes m their picture making schedules, but actress Constance Bennett and her husband, Colonel John Coulter, formerly of the U.S. Air Forces, say they have already ordered a plane for a
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      97 2 '4(^ Quaker s? \l II I START THE DAY WITH QUAKER 0*" FOR EXTRA STAMINA MOR* ENERGY FOR YOU AND YOUR F*MI A delicious portion of Quaker Oat* every helps give vout family the stamina anJ entrC> Q uiKf f them oft right on busy days. That > K-cau* V
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      324 2 SINGAPORE Blue Network From 12.00 noon to 2.00 p.m. 520 metres m the medium an band and 7 20 megacycles m the 41 metre band. From 6.00 p.m. to 7.45 p.mfrom 9.30 pjn. to 11.00 p.m 526 metres m the medium wave band and 4.825 megacycles m the 61 metre
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      266 2 16 82 metres 17.84 megacycle*; 10.00 p m. to 11 39 p.m. VMM 25.40 metres 11. 81 megacycles. SATURDAY J 30 m. Hits From The Movies; 9 45 Mu>ic for Mil. ions; 10 a m Variety Bandbox; 10.10 Records by Request; 10.30 Australian News Bulletin; 10.40 Andre KosU-lam-tz I and
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      220 2 10.30 Australian news bulletin; 10.40 Records by Request 11 am. "Great music'; 4 p.m. "Dinner music"— Grand Orch; 4 30 Australian news; 4.43 "Fine music" A programme for the musk lover arranged and prefientrd by I^ni Williams; 5.15 "Sonus from the Shows"; 5.30 "Australia's amateur hour" compered by Dick Fair;
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      219 2 SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1 p.m. World News Headlines; 1.02 Yours for the Asking; 2 p.m. World Nous Headlines; 5.30 Great White Way; 6 p.m Thirty to One; 6.30 World and Homo News; 6.45 Connoisseur; 7pm Lot's Go; 7.30 Persoruil Discov•ryj 8 p.m. World and Home Nous; 8.05 Yours for the Asking;
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      92 2 Bridge Problem NOMI 0 A 1 v Wt iI fcL4BT P SOUTH A 7 OPADES are trumps. •J South leads. North and South are to win all six tricks against any defence. South leads spade ace, then diamond queen. West covers and North ruffs. North leads last trump. If East
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      182 2 YOUR LUCK! STAt fortune foi People burr. 1 DOKN today, \ouhjfti v fieal Im| of pn^ mannetixm whiih time-* you. yourself. fa a thoroaKhli comprthai on have an t\t}» all> keen mind andi, K<-t a 1 the fact! of m ter before t mnutj yourself to amthin;. ;>u knoi the
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    ATTACK ON REDS BEFORE SPRING
    446 3 Chiang maps new strategy NANKING, Friday. fillXESB Presfl reports say the National Govnnicnt i planning an all-out counter?!li\e against the Communist regulars, at the time stepping up its pacification cam- against Communist guerrillas. These insist the Nationalist offensive will be eP lhed before Spring. e
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    CHECK ON REDS
    28 3 I have .pander j. ■KJt bflievpri the me»irb «>mMB ht flen i uerc nj» and lemonon ir> i.f the ma--an meni m ops a f
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    BUREAU TO AID CHINESE IN LONDON
    42 3 BUREAU TO AID CHINESE IN LONDON i I her i I- r was d ad- ous:set vxti I -cd me- j 3::- tb config 00 up deB is and I r rore r ;ble r re--11 of >ro- :d to. •ds a.nd
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    SWATON RIVAL GANGS FIGHT
    20 3 SWATON RIVAL GANGS FIGHT ittle front 5S J5 b the S^'" :in the S?b£-- of a' SS sit kc -A.p
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    AIR AGREEMENT
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    CHIANG IS CALLED DICTATOR
    228 3 CHIANG IS CALLED DICTATOR M MANILA, Friday. R. Percy Chen son of the first Foreign Minister of the Chinese National Government, Mr. Eugene Chen, who si co-chairman of the recent-ly-founded Liberal Democratic Action Committee, 13 m Manila on a "business trip." He announced he would make arrangements for holding a
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    CHINA BUYS WAR SURPLUS
    85 3 MANILA, Friday. CAPTAIN W. E. Morre, Commandant of the United s.at«> naval base m Subic, Zambalrt Province, says that the Chinese Government is heavily buying surplus materials. Cup:. Moore says it will take "at h ait one year for the Chinee Government to move out all
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    'JAPS ARE FOOLING AMERICANS
    195 3 'JAPS ARE FOOLING AMERICANS NANKING, Friday. AN article, published by the n official Central Hewi Agency, claimed that the reeducation of Japan was a lailure and charged that the Japanese people were fooline the Americans into believing \Jtm occupation was a success The article was signed by ties Chen, staff
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    SECRET RADIO
    34 3 The Shanghai Police have seized two more secret radio stations which wer* allegedly m constant eoanumicmUan with Hong Kent; transmit: ng as well as receiving messages for big time market speculators. U.P.
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    Airways make big progress
    340 3 CI^'CE the end of war, China has advanced m air transportation which has become very important m view of her acute communication disruptions, state the Far Eastern Economic Review. Steady increases m passenger and freight traffic have created the impression that air transportation may yet bridge
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    MISSION TO AID CHILDREN
    240 3 FIRST steps to expedite aid to Chinese children have been mapped out by the programme committees of the U N International Children's Em pney Fund with the decision to send a special twoman mission to China. The mission will consult wth the Chinese Government and suivey
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    FRANCE SEEKS BARTER PACT
    172 3 i^HANCE has made overtures to the Chinese L Government for a barter trade agreement, the spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs told United Press He *aid that M. C. Maux. Chief of the French Far Rastern Economic Mission, has proposed to Economic Minister Chen
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    $1, 000,000 BAIL ASKED
    54 3 $1, 000, 000 BAIL ASKED HONG KONG. Friday. THE Magistrate's Court today set a record bail of H.K. $1,000,000 for Shanghai banker. Hsu Chi Chang, whose extradition to China was asked by the Chinese Government, to face charges of misappropriation of funds belonging to the Postal Bank, of which he
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    US PRESS FAVOURS AID TO NANKING
    234 3 NANKING, Friday. THE acting Director of the United States Information Service m China, m a statement today, saidj that more than half American editorial comments released by the USIS m China during the last six months "favoured aid or conditional aid to China, while,
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    Navy will fight Bias Bay pirates
    424 3 WITH Canton as the headquarters of the Fourth Naval Base m place of Yulin m Hainan Island the Chinese Navy is going all out to stamp out piracy m South China waters. A fleet of warships and river gunboats is expected very shortly to
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    Control on sale of reparations
    106 3 NANKING, Friday THE Executive Yuan is drait- ing regulations govennirvg the values to be placed on Japanese reparations allotted to China m order to coritJol rigidly the sale to civilian concerns of machinery and other equipment received under the reparations programme. A committee will be
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    RICE RATIONING COMING IN CHINA
    45 3 The Chinese Social AfTiirs Commissioner. Mr. Wu KaiSfcrn. has announced that rationing o* rice ki China will begin m March. He announced tlie decision following conferences with F\xkl Minister Yu Fei-Peng. Mayor K. C. Wu and foreten food experts.- A.P.
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    IN MIDDLE-AGE HER HEALTH WAS
    217 3 Quite Fit nee Taking utehen It is the unpleasant lot of many women, on reaching middle-age to nave a spell of bad health This is often quite unnccess.iry Read how this woman found a way > overcome her troubles: "Before taking Krunchen the writes. 'I
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      The Federation
      613 4 WITH the inauguration tomorrow of the Federation of Malaya, embracing the nine Malay States and the Settlements of Penang and Malacca. the Peninsula gains greater political unity than it has ever known and its peoples will be launched on the first stage along the road leading to ultimate
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    B ALIK PAP AN THROBS WITH OIL
    936 4 B ALIK PAP AN THROBS WITH OIL By JAMES J. HALSEMA A. P. Correspondent QIL throbbing m through the pipelines of Balikjpapan m .Borneo smashed to n mass of rust and rubble m the last amphibious combat operation of World War 11. Two years ago last June, when the Australian
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    U.K. films 'sneaking' ahead
    337 4 U.K. films 'sneaking' ahead WRITING m the New York "Herald Tribune. Otis L. Guernsey, Jr., motion picture critic, said that a numb> i of Americans m Metropolitan areas, li eluding New York, 'have be' n developing a sneaking suspicion for some time now that the European film-makers are rui:r:ir.g ;ir
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    INDIA'S OTHER ENEMY
    703 4  - INDIA'S OTHER ENEMY G. Milton Kelly By A. P. Correspondent. HUNGER, pestilence and bitter winter cold m northern India and Pakistan are inflicting new agonies upon millions refugees driven from their homes m the two dominions by fierce communal fighting. Hajkumari Amrit Kaur, Minister of Public Health, said casuaiit es
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    No-Man's-Land In Palestine
    767 4 No-Man's-Land In Palestine THE kettle bubbles and boils on the little oil stove and a young girl sits patiently beside it, knitting*. This is no tea room it is a dressing station adjoining Hagana battalion headquarters at the Jaffa front of the Arab-Jewish war. Beneath sterilized towels on an adjoining
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    FAITH
    30 4 He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also tretly give us all things. Romans 8. 32.
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    BUND LOVE
    368 4 BUND LOVE 1\ p Czechs i O ye „*> raid That called fo panation. i v h)m for instan?* a visitor J\> kn.'W more <. places of grand*?': than the er himself. H He said that Loo*^ were particularly 7S| (I dispute that!) thPnTSi me who designed wig te t
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    Help one another, pleads Minister
    172 5 Help one another, pleads Minister akgkajkgj reallnben of al citl- v mm I the g^ a l ot 4>eil for the m David RccaWU:l mtenrl w with n£ps If eve of asked 'all ends to come LdaWratfcn and into ition m Singapore [Vveto both bodies their t';v and r> f-
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    RICE PRICE GOING UP
    20 5 RICE PRICE GOING UP for rations >. 2, the price aised lay has the I impMM the tne per vely j
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    JAPS CAN HELP TO REBUILD ASIA
    410 5 JAPS CAN HELP TO REBUILD ASIA ADDRESSING a meeting m London on Thursday, Capt. Stanley Prescott, a member of the British Parliamentary mission to Japan, said he believed that it was inevitable that Japan should r some part of her Important position In world trade and that, provided certain safeguards
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    UNION OFFICER
    32 5 Mr. Lee Keng Tuan. former Assistant Secretary of the Clerical and Administration Workers* Union, has been appointed a Trade Union Officer for Singapore to work under the Trade Union Advisor.
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    AMENDED
    325 5 Move to prevent explosions Free Press Staff Reporter THE Municipal authorities m Singapore will shortly introduce amendments to the Matches and Fireworks Bylaws to prohibit the manufacture of fireworks under certain conditions. The new regulations will also aim at preventing the use of dangerous ingredients m the manufacture of
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    SUB-TENANT MISSING
    246 5 AT a (Vn-oner's Inquiry yesterday, it was stated that the sub-tenant of the room, m which an explosion had taken place with the loss of seven lives, is missing. The room In Lavendar Street belonged to Mr. Fong Kirn Punj? who had let it to Mr. Ong Jin
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    Indians warned about Malaya
    137 5 THE former Representative m Malaya of the Government of India, Mr. S. K. Chettur, m an address to the College Union at the Presidency College m Madras, warned young Indians wishing to travel to Malaya that Malaya was "no longer the land where you shake a
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    NEW RUPIAHS
    42 5 THE Republican Government is planning to issue additional two-and-a-half rupiah and new 50 cent notes m February. Hitherto, the Republic has m circulation the following bills: one hundred, twentyfive, ten, five one-and-a-half rupiah; and fifty, ten and one cent notes.
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    45 Sumatra rubber estates in production
    163 5 45 Sumatra rubber estates in production CONTINUED rapid economic development is reported from Sumatra's East Coast, j Security m general improved during December. Apart from a few roving armed bands and some infiltration at the boundaries, the estates are fairly safe due to the efforts of European person- nel and
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    J.H. COUNCIL MEETING
    85 5 FE Johore Council of State will meet tomorrow at the Dewan. Johore Bahru at 9.30 a.m. The Dato Mentri Besar will move a resolution at- the meeting, "That this Council do concur ;nd do respectfully advise His K'ghness the Sultan that the Supplement to the Lavs of
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    YOUTH BOUND OVER FOR STABBING
    270 5 YOUTH BOUND OVER FOR STABBING OLEADING guilty to a charge of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder, by causing the death of 18-year-r*l Indian, Ibrahim Shariff. an 18-year-old Chinese, Koh Ah Be*, was bound over m the Assize Court yesterday, m the sum of $1,000 m two sureties to
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    Bravery reward for SMC man
    165 5 A MUNICIPAL officer. Mr. J. C. Silberman, was presented with an honorarium by the Municipal Commissioners yesterday for his bravery and disciplined conduct m the rescue of a Singapore Municipal labourer who was overcome by gas. The Municipal President, Mr. L. Rayman, making the presentation
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    Labourers 'unhsppy over strike action'
    224 5 nEFERRING to the one-day strike called by the 1 V Singapore Federation of Trade Unions for tomorrow, at the meeting of Singapore Municipal Commissioners yesterday, the President, Mr. L. Hay man. said that the labourers themselves did not appear to be quite happy about the
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    SFTU URGES LABOURERS TO STRIKE
    106 5 SFTU URGES LABOURERS TO STRIKE AN appeal to aH Municipal labourers to go an strike tomorrow as a protst aßaLr.it the Federation of Malaya as beeei issued by the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions. The appeal says: '•The new constitution has cast to the winds the democratic rights of the
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    SAVING DOLLARS
    39 5 A NEW Economic Intelligence and Planning Department has been created m the Economic) Division of the Colonial Office to assist m the drive to encourage increased production and a saving of dollar expenditure m the Colonial Empire.
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    SPORTS MEETING
    46 5 THE Christian Brothers* Old Boys' Association will hold a meeting of all members interested m sports and games on Feb. 6. at 5.30 p.m. at St. Joseph's Institution. Non- members who are old boys of any Christian Brothers' school are also invited to attend.
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    SOVIET WAS WARNED OF INVASION
    411 6 DiT/ wot believe Cripps 9 warning! THE British and Soviet Governments got advance information of Germany's plan to attack Russia m 1941 through the U.S. State Department, reports the New York Post. The British Ambassador m Moscow at that time, Sir Stafford Cripps, was able
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    Wavell asks about I.C.S. pension rights
    222 6 Wavell asks about I.C. S. pension rights CARL WAVELL ai.ked m the House of Lords what progress had been made m negotiations with the Governments of India and Pakistan to secure the right to proportionate pensions for unprotected Government servants of European descent and domicile if they wished to resign
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    Big radio network for Pakistan
    110 6 Big radio network for Pakistan r>AKISTAN has purchased 1 broadcasting equipment to establish a radio network reaching all parts of the Dominion, the Radio Corporation of America announces. Mr. Meado Burnet, VicePresident of RCA. said the network will consist of five stations. Also contracted for, according to the Wall Street
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    Unrest among Chin tribesmen
    78 6 riGHTING Chin tribesmen of Burma's north-west [foatler hills have launched a campaign for the lmmedjat i removal of tribal chiefta:.ns. it is learned m RanRoon. The tritxsmen threatened r i disobedience arw defiance of tfie chieftains' rule if they did not relinquish power A three -man
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    STILL MISSING
    40 6 There is still no trace of the American Dakota, with three American women and live children aboard, missing since Tuesday on a flight from near Marseilles to Udlne Italy, the U.S. Air Force HQ' at Frankfurt announces Reuter
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    'Our destiny lies in the north'
    265 6 —AUSTRALIAN MINISTER A TSTKALIA has come to realise that her destiny is n inevitably bound with that of the million Of people living north of her/ said the Australian Minister, Prof. D. B. Copland, lecturing on 'Australia and the Pacific" at Nanking. Australia has
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    RED LEADER SHOT
    41 6 IJOLICE shut and killed the Athens Communists loader. Haralambos Panaeopoulos, after surrounding a house m which ho was hiding. His companion, guarding the house, fired at the police when they asked Panagopoulos to surrender The Police returned fire
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    NEW INDIAN STATE
    69 6 A COVENANT bringing into existence a "United States cf Kathiawar" farmed by a merger of 250 Indian States making up the Kathiawar Peninsula tlhat hits into the Arabian Sea was released on Thursday. The effect of the merger is the Croatian of the new province of Sourashtra
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    TAKE US OVER, PLEADS TOWN
    63 6 Letchworth (Hertford shire) Urban District Council has decided to ask Mr. Lewis Silkin. Minister of Town and Country Planning, to establish a development corporation for the town. Labour and Independent councillors voted m favour of the application on the grounds that the financial liabilities due
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    STEEL TARGET
    39 6 The British steel industry exceeded its 1947 target of 1^.500,000 tons by 224 000 S" S Iron and Steel Federation announced JfH n m 6 iKon T t h o C n s 1948 tar et A.P.
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    Campaign for return of captive women
    139 6 Campaign for return of captive women A campaign to secure the returo of scores of thousands of women, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh, who were abducted during the communal rioting m the Punjab and elsewhere is to be launched by women's organisations m India and Pakistan. First move m the campaign
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    Water supply cut off by ice
    70 6 ICE on Lake Michigan cut off the water supply for thousands of residents, threatened industries m some sections of Chicago and forced boepitala to cut water consumption. The ice formed around pipes. It is estimated that 1500COO people either had no water or very
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    Democracy at Dartmouth College
    104 6 I GOVERNMENT scheme for democratising taie entry of cadets into Dartmouth Naval College was announced m the House of Lords by Viscount Hall. First Lord of the Admiralty. The scheme is designed to ensure that no boy k orevein ted from competing by reason of social
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    Roxas signs amnesty for P.I. 'quislings'
    273 6 Roxas signs amnesty for P.I. 'quislings' A PROCLAMATION grantm- am U 5,000 Filipinos accused n,.| nestv ku Japanese has been signed [C^ tia tf« but still must get the SSmSSSK Congress. The proclamation d\U thep kiiy those accused of espionage not *i\3 President Roxas |v b submitted to <Congress and
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    India lift 10 percent petrol
    36 6 T t^ clifferen*S was quartei terlj 30.000.000 EtaUons .on. land tna and exchanße di 2 provi :ese sjgS meet t. of of hao mov ha r sup. n a;tfl i AP
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    HOBBS HOLDS STRONG HAND AT IPOH
    321 7 HOBBS HOLDS STRONG HAND AT IPOH Going likely to be firm From EPSOM JEEP TRAINER Hobbs' pair, Sylvan Lass and John Hull, were the strongest tips given on the Ipoh course this morning for the first day of the Perak Turf Club meeting. The going remains very firm and there
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    Selections By "Call Boy"
    33 7 Selections By "Call Boy" h (..I! for t,.!.,,u5: 1 rAEMANA VII pou,,dation Mone Thi: k.,11 \mi %nl SG i M t:ir':',,Mv SkitU REGRETS jiVI.V*V lASS ul >,hn torn I M I IH. MUM.--(,,,,rt.'-.iii
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    Starters & Jockeys
    343 7 Starters Jockeys PROBABLE starters and jockeys for today's races at Ipoh are as follows: RACE 1: Desert King (Jeffers), Foundation Stone (J. Donnelly) The Thistle (Woods). Moonsunstar (Harper). Impravo (Tait) Jaunty <E. Donnelly). Carmana (Flannery), Donalla (Bagby) Thmeen (Turner). Skippor (Dawson), Don Q (not fixed). Craigmount (Nathan). Coolborough (Gentles). Rapsey
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    Kirg Kong to fight Zbisko
    27 7 Kirg Kong to fight Zbisko [fVtht third -finish I four v rid toKoag :th an irn bouL thr t't: I t the f I fit- Planet picture.
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    Union athletes included
    49 7 rpHE hon. secretary of the JL Singapore Chinese Amateur Sports Federation, Mr. Choo Kwai Low, has received a reply from China that the China National Games will be held on May 5. and that the invitation sent to Singapore includes Chinese athletes m the Malayan Union.
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    TURF CLUB TO RESUME CHARITIES
    178 7 TURF CLUB TO RESUME CHARITIES THE Singapore Turf Club !i L unable at present to make any contribution to local charities. Dr. P. S. Hunter, acting chairman of the Club. told members at the annual general meeting yesterday. Donations would be resumed at the earliest possible moment, he said, and
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    MALAY SA. ELECTS 1948 OFFICIALS
    100 7 HPhP following were elected committ^o of manaßPmont of the Malay Sports Association for 1948:— Patrons. Tuan Haji Ambo Sooloh, J.P.; Inche" Mohd. Sidck bin H. A. Hamid, J.P.: president Inrhr Osman Faraj; vicoprosldrnt, Inche Ismail bin Abdul Aziz; hon. secretary, Inche Mahmood b. H. Yusof
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    TIME UMITSET FOR RINTY MONAGHAN
    68 7 808 Gardiner, Belfast fight promoter, has given Rinty Monaghan until this weekend to come to terms to fight Jackie Paterson for his World. British and Empire flyweight titles. Monaghan, recognised by the American National Boxing Association and the Eire Board of Control as world flyweight
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    U.K. SOCCER FIXTURES
    276 7 THE following are U.K. Foot bail fixtures for today: FIRST DIVISION Arsenal v Preston Blackburn R. v Sunderland Blackpol v Aston V Bolton W v Chelsea Char It on A v Stoke C Derby Co v Wolves Huddcrsfield v Everton Liverpool v Portsmouth Manchester C v Grlmsby
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    TODAY'S ALL BLUES CUP RUGBY FINAL
    356 7 THE Selangor Asians play their third final m the All 1 Blues Cup rugby competition when they meet the Penang Asians on the Selangor Club padang here this evening. Penang are the favourities, but will certainly receive very sir! opposition. Selangor's skipper today, Carroll,
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    CRICKETERS MOURN THE MAHATMA
    48 7 CRICKETERS MOURN THE MAHATMA THE Indian touring cricket team has cancelled all social engagements for the next week as a mark of respect to the late Mahatma Gandhi. A few minutes silence will be observed at Mildura (Victoria) today where the tourists meet a Victorian Country eleven. Reuter
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    THOMAS CUP TEAM
    170 7 Letter to the Sports Editor Sir: I am afraid that Mr. Lim Chuan Geok misses the point of my enquiry when he says that the constitutional changes m Malaya make no difference to the Badminton Association of Malaya of which he If President. Domestically, the Association can
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    INDIAN MANAGER defends 'mn
    113 7 INDIAN MANAGER defends 'mn Mr. Pankaj Gupta, manager iof the Indian cricket team touring Australia, addressing a Legacy Club luncheon at Adelaide yesterday said he was sorry he was unable to attend last week, because it led to a controversy when Don Bradman, who took his place, objected to his
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    SOCCER FIXTURE
    70 7 The Chung Cheng High School XI will meet the Jollilads m a friendly soccer match on at the Government Printing Office ground today at 5.15 p.m. The Chung Cheng XI will be selected from the followingCheng San, Fook Teng, Chan Ho. Soong Onn, Kwok Kwong, Slew Leong, Kwok
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    51 groups to take part
    427 7 CHINA OLYMPIAD Free Press Special Correspondent MORE than 50 groups, representing provinces, ITA special municipalities and communities of Chinese residents abroad as well as the armed forces and police will participate m this year's China Athletic meeting which will be held m Shanghai beginning on
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    MORTELL IN COMEBACK FIGHT
    183 7 MORTELL IN COMEBACK FIGHT INOTHER programme of good fights is promised at the Great World Arena tomorrow night featuring old faces as well as new Johnny Mortell, the exflyweight, bantamweight and featherweight champion of Singapore, makes a comeback bid against Kid Carpentier. the hard-hitiir.g Chinese southpaw, over six rounds m
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    DARA SINGH TO MEET LAMBONG
    75 7 THE Sikh wrestler, Dara Singh, is likely to come up against severe opposition at the Happy World Stadium to-night when he olashes with tb^? heavyweight champion of Bangkok. Lamtniv The right, which will be over 10 rounds, is not expected to last the distance The
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    JOLLILADS 2nd XI
    44 7 The Jolhlads 2nd. XI to meet the 7 M.T. R.A.F. Katonp on the Government Printing Office ground today at 4 p.m. will be chosen from the followingIsmail, Arumugam. Govindasamy Final, Noordin, Suppiah. Salahuain, G. Krishnasamy. Naraynna. Ramasamy. Sulong, Kangasabai. and Sinparam.
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    Truman demands 'all or nothing'
    133 8 Truman demands 'all or nothing' EUROPE AID WASHINGTON, Friday. PRESIDENT Truman to- day aligned himself beside the Secretary of State, Mr* George C. Marshall, m demanding that Congress undertakes, his European recovery programme on j>n all-or-nothing basis. The President Conwould be pouring American mon^y down a rat hole if it
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    WORLD PAYS TRIBUTE TO GANDHI
    870 8 Saint and leader LONDON, Friday. TONIGHT the world mourned the passing of one of its greatest figures. 1 From every country, .from all walks of life, have come expressions of grief and horror at the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The thought which ran through all
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    Gandhi 's fight for India's freedom
    868 8 Gandh i 's figh t for India's freedom THE title. ••Mahatma," which the people of India bestowed upon Mohandas 1 Karanuhund Gandhi, implies m a word why that inherently shy and timid man became the most powerful influence m his country for more than three decades, says I/nited Press. Literally
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    WEATHER Improving
    33 8 WE A THE R Improving lI7EATHES report for the next *V 24 hoars compiled by the BAP: Fair wiUi scattered showers during the afternoon and early evening 1 Fair overnight and to-morrow morning.
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    SINGAPORE TIDES
    25 8 Hi(h I 18 pm 10.3 ft Low 7.55 fm 0.9 ft SUNDAY High so? pm 9.8 ft Low 8 am A 8.35 pm
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    BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL
    408 8 London Stock Exchit LONDON, FridaT.l T EWS of the assassination of M.ihatma 11 paralysed the London Stock i k< kingetodan all shares m Indian banks and public utilities J marked down, notably those of the National Bail India, which dropped £1 to sivs'rS financial correspondent. Shares
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    OPIUM SMUGGLED BY AIR: 60 HELD
    247 8 NANKING, Friday. /CHINESE military police have arrested 60 persons engaged m huge opium smuggling by air throughout China, involving more than half a million United States dollars of illegal drugs. A retired Chinese Army general, a former university professor and a former leader of
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    CHINESE OPPOSE AID FOR JAPAN
    116 8 NANKING, Friday. ITNITED States programme for Japanese recovery involving a $500,000,000 loan, drew strenuous objections at the Chinese People's Political Council meeting today when fears were expressed of a possible Japanese resurgence. A U.S. plan calling for two billion dollar free investments on Japanese industries
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    SOVIET WON'T HAVE FREE KOREA
    151 8 SEOUL. Friday. THE United Nations Com- mission for Koroa today announced the Soviet Ukraine again has refused to participate m efforts to establish an independent government for Korea. The Russian attitude was reiterated m reply to the Commission's resolution of Jan. 16, expressing regret that
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    MUSIC AT RAFFLES
    25 8 Tonight and tomorrow night Tibor Kunstler's Quartette, featuring vocalist Ken Leslie. v> ill be playing dn the Palm Court at Raffles Hotel.
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    107 8 ABKCIAI Market* pondont sivw ttoP of rubber at 11 am w follows: J BuvmW CUT 0 pvfcl No. 1 R> *V»t IOOM' No. 1 I.S.S fob m bal»s Feb. *''< l No. 2 H > foD m tola fl* No. 3 K< fi»B i,i bftlei j9lv Tone of
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