The Singapore Free Press, 17 February 1948
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Title Section19 1948-02-17 1 The singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA XT 17.089 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1948 PRICE lo < KV|>19 words
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Article, Illustration347 1948-02-17 1 UK REVIEWS CLAIMS ON ONSIAM Envoy flies to London BANGKOK, Monday. THE Counsellor of the British Embassy, Mr. Richard Wittington, has left for London by air for important consultations with the Foreign Office on Siamese problems. It is understood that these problems include war claims settlements, amendments to the Anglo-SiameseA.P.; Reuter - 347 words
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Article249 1948-02-17 1 Cheaper food' election call Free Press Staff Reporter CALL to the Singapore Government to grant bigger subsidies for such essential foodstuffs as i and sugar was made by Mr. M. K. Chidabaram, Independent candidate for the DJcipal Nor tli -East constituency, m an election ttment this morning. Aram told th249 words
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Article158 1948-02-17 1 LONDON, Monday. THE Minister of State, Mr. Hector McNeil, told the House of Commons that Argentina and Chilean naval forces "are at present operating m British waters off Falkland Island dependencies*' and have ••also landed parties and purported to set up a military command m BritishU.P. - 158 words
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Article83 1948-02-17 1 tUL o( running and nonKttptors for tomorrow's SißI Hots*. Cl 2. Di*. 5. 6 fur*.— Sky Raider. Norton, W&rspit* t Horses Cl 2. Dtv 3. furs.— Nil. I Horses. Cl 5, Di». J mile— Rendv,\.i I Horse>, n 2, Di» 4, 6 -Sky MmW, Rjma. Juiy Vril.83 words
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110 1948-02-17 1 Two Australian Davis Cup stars for Malaya AUSTRALIAN Davis Cup star John Bromwich Will tour Malaya after the completion of the Davis Cup competition this year. He will be accompanied by another Australian Davis Cup player— either Geoffrey Brown (Wimbledon singles finalist) or Billy Sid well. Two Australian women players110 words
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Article63 1948-02-17 1 DESPITE a drop m Britain's working population of 33,000 during last December, the total working population at the end of 1947 was still 60,000 greater than m September 1947 and 9.000 more than at the end of 1946. Last December the number of men mReuter - 63 words
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Article28 1948-02-17 1 Near Rochore Road, two policemen m the early hours of yesterday chased a suspect and found m his pocket a loaded revolver and a dagger.28 words
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Article95 1948-02-17 1 FOUR ARMED ROBBERIES LAST NIGHT Free Press SUIT Reporter |X)UR armed robberies were r reported to the Singapore C.I.D this morning. One man, a lawyer's clerk who waa robbed yesterday by a gang of four armed Chinese w*-m to a lawyer to draft his complaint before reporting the alTair to95 words
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Article58 1948-02-17 1 THE semi-official Nanking 1 Central Daily News said yesterday China might resort to barter to keep its rice bowls filled. The paper said there were plans to set up a system for trading m soya beans, bristles and other articles. The Government was also seekingA.P. - 58 words
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Article42 1948-02-17 1 Three Spaniards, who have spent most of their time m prison since 1939, were sentenced to death m Madrid yesterday by a court martial on charges of murdering 12 People early m the Snanish civil war m 1936 ReuterReuter - 42 words
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Article37 1948-02-17 1 THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sdr Stafford Cripps, said yesterday Argentina, by an accord with Britain, had agreed to grant import permits this year for about £10,000,000 worth of formerly restricted British goods.37 words
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Article195 1948-02-17 1 TOKIO. Monday. JAPANESE Government offi- cials still treat Emperor Hirohito as "something sacredly superhuman" the Jiji press said m an article cleared for publication by Allied censors. A strongly-worded story, the article complained that too much money was spent on the Emperor's tours of Japan,U.P. - 195 words
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Article49 1948-02-17 1 PART of the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi will be sent to Malaya at the request of Indian residents, an official announcement m New Delhi said yesterday. The ashes for Malaya will arrive at Singapore during the first week of March, the statement said.- A. P.A.P. - 49 words
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Article17 1948-02-17 1 United States imports for December hit an all-tira« hdgh of $561,000,000. Exports totalled $1,122,000,000.17 words
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Article126 1948-02-17 1 UK FRANCE TO FUSE EMPIRES? OIM PARIS, Monday. KtAT Britain an,d France tomorrow will begin a Vi study of the economic and social fusion of their two African Empires. It is hoped later to extend talks to a round-table conference between Britain, France, the Union of South Africa. Belgium andA.P.; Reuter - 126 words
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Article175 1948-02-17 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. PRESIDENT TRUMAN told Congress today that he 1 will ask more money for military assistance to Greece and Turkey. Truman revealed this m a report on the use of the $400,000,000 voted last year to help the Greeks and Turks to resist Communism.175 words
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Article, Illustration33 1948-02-17 1 Whe.i Britain's War Secretary Mr. Emmanuel Shinwell visited Chelsea p nsioners yesterday they told him they were short of be?r. His reply was: "I have to go short myself." Free PressFree Press - 33 words
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Article, Illustration286 1948-02-17 1 picture. The Commission's report said the Falestin« situation was "extremely grave" and was expected to get worse. "Powerful Arab interests," inside and outside Palestine, were "engaged m a deliberate effort to alter by force the General Assembly settlement," it chargec. The duty of theReuter; A.P. - 286 words
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Article18 1948-02-17 1 riGHTY-FOUR persons m Tokio have died by poisoning through eating ration.cd bread during the past week.18 words
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Article72 1948-02-17 1 WASHINGTON, Monday A LEADING Federal labour x official said today the United States Government "cannot and will not permit o:% strikes m coal, oil, atomic energy, railroads or snipping industries this year The administration he said would use the national emergency section of the TaftHartleyU.P. - 72 words
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Article34 1948-02-17 1 REPORTS reaching Batavia yesterday said nine persons were killed on Feb 12 when a Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company's motor tugboat Seogio hit a mine of! the cast coast of Borneo.34 words
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Advertisement68 1948-02-17 1 f B HENDRY, North Bridge R««J. Tel, 7421 Sniper' CARPETS? YES! 'IOIAN. KASHMIR BOKHARA CARPETS m Vf /I choice selection at your lls Posal from our latest shipment! Ask SHROFF'S for Fine Poin ts on Fine Furnishing Singapore otherwise lel us help you send your ELECTION HOME I on very68 words
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Advertisement134 1948-02-17 1 l£l3h CARPETS *U6s W^yJ CURVED BLACK F^ry> *iOOD FURNITURE < 'All ft* 9* 9f CHItfEU CUBM\ ENTER MALAYA'S SA YE YOUR PACKETS.' BIGGEST SAVE YOVR t-ABKLM Cl/CB WIIS/ A MOTOR CAR tVtK WIN A RADIO mMDCTITIAM WIN ONE OF IHESE WmrtllHUN valvable prizes.... OVER $20,000 IN PRIZES TWO LATEST >134 words
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Article, Illustration22 1948-02-17 2 /O/10 coo/ie sa?€afcr fei turquoise ipool un/fc w;ide arm/10/es uxw dupiaye^ m *fee *prmflr co/iecfton 0/ the Dorville fashion house. London22 words
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Article568 1948-02-17 2 REGINALD L. WOOD - Lone American bullfighter REGINALD L. WOOD By A.P. Correspondent CIDNEY Franklin, Brooklyn-b o m bullfighter and only U.S. Matador to match the skill of the Latins, will present his protege Julian Faria to bullfight fans m France and Spain this spring. Faria, 22, another Brooklyn product despite his Portuguese name,568 words
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Article, Illustration14 1948-02-17 2 The ice-rink at St. Moritz. Switzerland, where the Olympic Winter Svorts meeting took place.14 words
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Article361 1948-02-17 2 IN post-war Japan various ways and means of acquiring easy-money In lump sums are being experimented with zeal by the hungry populace whose main concern and ambition these days seem to have narrowed to the desire to eat and to wear. The militaristic die-hards who had banded361 words
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Article, Illustration321 1948-02-17 2 VALUABLE SAND THE walls of silence surrounding the uses to wn:ch mineral sands found on and under the surface of south coast of Queensland beaches are being put are rapidly breaking down as new and startling discoveries are made, states the Brisbane "Telegraph." Until quite recently, zircon and rutile were321 words
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Article282 1948-02-17 2 DOLLARS FROM ORCHIDS r/ENTY 1 housand immigrants live m luxury at St. Albans: m houses heated more warmly than a first-rate hotel, with attendants to feed them, with highly skilled operatives to make their beds or assist their removals from one house to another. They vary In origin from Mexico282 words
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Article, Illustration273 1948-02-17 2 A PSYCHIC bid Is usually a shot In the dark. The psychic's philosophy is. "What doi-s it matter if I fool one partner, when I may fool two opponents? From this viewpoint, n psychic is a two-to-one Rhot but. of course, that Isn't so. South "psyched" a heart273 words
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Article200 1948-02-17 2 TIIOMAS R. HENRY - SEA LEVEL RISING TIIOMAS R. HENRY By VjEAN sea level on IVI both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States has risen approximately three-tenths of a foot m the past 20 years. This may be because there is more water In the oceans or because the coasts are200 words
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Miscellaneous626 1948-02-17 2 SINGAPORE XL^ 5^ 5 by T.gaj Topics'; 930 •Au.tralian Dance B.ue Network «S5 aSiV^StS Fro« 12.00 noon to Z.C* p.m. p"^ eWS m Malay: 745 Sinccr": 10 .15 Talk_"Canborra 526 metres m the medium wave P o^ l^ Request. I Report -A weekly review from i^u^trl'LS^^^ ta AUSTRALIA ational Capiul:626 words
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Miscellaneous38 1948-02-17 2 mdtlmdkfi Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya a. ,Cj l tvOLF WLL* ce m Ut A ft* 00 4 WHAT/>FANTAiTICSISfIT I SUDDtVLY, LOOS£ STONES I A\ /nt rvene WLsLr LL/\N *^"im^*^M a^^ OH ~OH -TWEY HEAROI38 words
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Miscellaneous128 1948-02-17 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast lor people bora today DORN today, it is Ukely that you men and women will differ rather widely m the expression of your talents and your emotional make-up although basic characteristics will, upon careful analysis, be very similar! You men are more aggTessively combatant when128 words
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Article, Illustration290 1948-02-17 3 II. alarmed by lien' smuggling rRICT watch is being kept on all routes by jr. land and sea— leading into the Union of South following reports that aliens are being smugn io the country. Hundreds of illegal immt>. it i* bvlieved, are smuggled across t\be herders every year. ation authoritiesReute - 290 words
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Article92 1948-02-17 3 Id Dorian-Smith, jvernor of Burma from 3 1946. now m Britain, i •ceivcd a letter smugD Saw, former Burma sentenced :he assassination -an arid o her 4 ;he Burmese i London Sunday ortt. l Saw I know; Ibe an honest man he would, I [ling to pay the S:rReuter - 92 words
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Article56 1948-02-17 3 lE B Vargas, puppet ■""•ado: to Jawan and Uv Japanese«fl P:. Execuoccupation aUy to receive &f the Roxas proclama: °n charge against lismissed by the «o n the motion •or-Gtneral, Mr Ac lion on Lim's -^iss the case Puppet president, »JJi postMend ay. a jor th, postexecutive s ecrettA P. - 56 words
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Article30 1948-02-17 3 A J Morgan g* the Spa,r lls h_ dl^ on satur- I ton The lr vman had f West M^dai of n f BB2 In I Sanyal30 words
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175 1948-02-17 3 Seamen' s welfare 'not good enough' DOOR living conditions for Indian seamen abroad I ships sailing to Australian ports kept them m the class of "coolie labour," Mr. B. Sanyal, Seamen's Welfare Officer attached to the Indian High Commissioner's office m Sydney, said m Melbourne, after his arrival there toReuter - 175 words
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Article77 1948-02-17 3 •THE mounting death roll from cholera epidemics has caused the free city of Karikal m French India to be declared "a state of danger", the French news agency, Agence France Presse, reports from Pondicherry. So far 314 cases of the disease have been reported, causingReuter - 77 words
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Article162 1948-02-17 3 A LMOST 100 estates, half of them rubber, are again m production on the east coast of Sumatra, the Dutch news agency Aneta reports. Estimates m Medan indicated that at least 20,000 tons of rubber and 50,000 tons of palm oil will be available for exportU.P. - 162 words
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Article107 1948-02-17 3 6, 500,000 Japs demobilised MORE than 6,500,000 Japani"l ese servicemen have been demobilised, the backbone of Japan's Navy smashed, and nearly 1,000,000 tons of ammunition destroyed, official sources said m Tokio. It was learned that the Far Eastern Commission had directed early completion of the disarmament of Japan. OAetela indicatedA.P. - 107 words
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Article56 1948-02-17 3 THE India Government is reiported to have decided to set apart 1,000 acres of land near the Palam AeroI drome at New Delhi for acj commodalins the various foreign embassies m thj capital city. Presently they are occuipy- m« hotels and requisitioned i palaces of IndianA.P - 56 words
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Article52 1948-02-17 3 It has been reported that a plucking machine has been invented m America, which uses rubber fingers for pluckIng poultry. A turkey dipped m boiling water and then held against the rubber fingers can be de-feathered m 30 seconds. Chickens can be Dlucked at the rate of 20052 words
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Article, Illustration420 1948-02-17 3 5-POINT PLAN FOR 'DESERT FOOD BATTLE R.G. Casey says area can be conquered MR. R. G. Casey, former Governor of Bengal and leading Australian opposition politician, has drawn-up a five-point plan for the development of the 'desert' areas of Queensland and the Northern Territory, now being surveyed by a jointA.P. - 420 words
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Article62 1948-02-17 3 THE U.S. Secretary of Defence. Mr. James Forrestal. has proposed to Congress that a new examination be given to all officers of the armed forces who have been retired for physical disability since 1939 The examination would determine their actual percentage of incapacity for duty. Then62 words
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Article43 1948-02-17 3 PRAISE FOR -ROMMKL A nephew of Field Marshal Lord Alexander was saved from execution during the war by Marshal Rommel, a former hero of Nazi counter-espion-age, Major-Gen. Lamousen said m Nuremberg during a war crimes trial. The nephew's name was not given.— ReuterReuter - 43 words
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141 1948-02-17 3 A PAPER mill, capable of turning out over a hundred tons of paper daily, is to be constructed on a suitable site m Burma, it is announced m Rangoon. The scheme, which is the result of plans drawn up by the late PrimeReuter - 141 words
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Article31 1948-02-17 3 The Soviet Army newspaper Red Star says that United States marines m the Mediterranean have the task of "invading Greece. Palestine and other areas attractive to certain American circles."— A.P.A.P. - 31 words
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Article179 1948-02-17 3 FORMATION of a Western European Union will r require sacrifices by all concerned, Mr. Hector McNeil, Minister of State, told the British Chamber of Commerce m Brussels. "But," he added. "the price m cash, m effort and m sacrifice will be worth while if we m179 words
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Article55 1948-02-17 3 MR. Sidney Hertzberg, regional representative of the United Nations Appeal for Children, visited Rangoon and conferred with Government and civic officials regarding the setting up of a Burmese national committee for the Appeal Mr. Hertzberg, whose headquarters are m Shanghai, has already established committees In China, theReuter - 55 words
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Article31 1948-02-17 3 Liquor dealers of El Paso (Colorado) have appointed five "drinking supervisors" to visit drinking places amd persuade over-indulgent drinkers that they have had enough and should ko home.- U.P.U.P. - 31 words
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Article69 1948-02-17 3 THE Indian Relief and Reha- bilitation Ministry has appointed three sub-commit-tees to ko through the applications for loans submitted by refugees who fled from western Pakistan. The maximum loan thnt can be granted to one family has been fixed Rs. 3,000 for urban refugees, Rs. 1.000A.P. - 69 words
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Article84 1948-02-17 3 THE Deputy Inspector-General of Police of Calcutta. Mr. H. N. Sircar, described the Indian police system m a recent speech as "selfish, arrogant and corrupt." Mr. Sircar, who had just returned to Calcutta from a refresher course at Britain's Scotland Yard, praised London police methods as beingA.p. - 84 words
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Article163 1948-02-17 3 FRENCH health authorities are alarmed at the reF cent increase of drunkenness m France. During the German occupation, the problem was solved by the Germans, who requisitioned all stocks of alcohol, leaving only small stocks of innocuous red wine, light aperitifs and watery beer. Since the163 words
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Article150 1948-02-17 3 U UNITED States Army authorities have reported from Salzburg that members of a Russian repatriation mission currently operating m t sion currently operating In the American zone of Austria were stoned for the second time within a week at a displaced persons camp. The UJS. authorities saidU.P. - 150 words
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Article129 1948-02-17 3 UK. will resist ship cuts OFFICIALS In Washington assert that British resistance to American demands to reduce shipbuilding will be strengthened by the limitations Congress is attempting to put on plans to sell ani charter merchantmen under the Marshall plan. Mr. Truman originally proposed that Congress approve the sale orReuter - 129 words
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Article187 1948-02-17 3 'Some judges are cranles' AX. C.'s cr ticism <>f judges m tre HdUsg of Commons brought a rebuke from the Speai er. The House was debut) 3 the Attempted Rape B 11, which incr a cs the maximum jail penaUy for the offence from two to seven years. Mr. R.187 words
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Article57 1948-02-17 3 STRIKING Brussels postmen were yesterday urged to return to work by a committee of the Belgian public utility trade unions. A committee resolution denouncing "a political party's intervention m the trade union movement" alluded to Communist influence m the current wave of strikes that have affected57 words
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Advertisement38 1948-02-17 3 VENUS SHOES NOW XI A T co.. Removed to i 43, STAMFORD ROAD Oranie Building Phone: ***** Singapore Looking forward to your continued patronage at our new premises and ..ssuring you oj our best attention at all times.38 words
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Miscellaneous16 1948-02-17 3 No Way OUt By Edgar Rice Burroughs wE> IHH^r B€wiuOtßED, THE GiRL P«vuS£D Omlv one v»a^16 words
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608 1948-02-17 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, FEB. 17, 1948. Fifteen to Choose From TkjOMINATION Day yesterll day produced fifteen candidates for the first Legislative Council election m Singapore. The first and, we hope, the last. In the normal course of events the next Legislative Council election will not take place before608 words
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Article, Illustration934 1948-02-17 4 Small-holders may get a By G. MARTIN, B.Sc., F.LR.I. m the magazine Rubber Development. THEMICAL indu3tries often manage to develop profitable side lines for their waste products. That rubber growers have not been so successful is not for want of trying. For example, amongst their by-products934 words
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Article558 1948-02-17 4 AUSTRALIA NEGLECTS PEARLING IF there's one thing that makes Mr. C. B. Alexander really impatient it is the deafness of Australians to his appeals for greater interest m the development of the wealthy, war-rested, northern pearling beds, states a 'writer m the Brisbane Telegraph." Hidden m the waters that lap558 words
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Article116 1948-02-17 4 MANY years ago the magnificent 12th century Bible In Winchester Cathedral library was mutilated, probably by a .collector m the 17th cerißkry, who visited it with a pair of scissors and cut out one of the illuminated initials. Now, with the help of the National Art Collections Fund,116 words
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Article134 1948-02-17 4 Paradogs to the rescue CREW members of a "downed" plane m Labrador, use spruce boughs to spell "S.O^S." and smoke flares to signal as a "rescue" plane flies overhead. Air Transport Command of the U.S. Air Force is testing parachuting of dog teams with trainer and doctor for rescue ofA.P. - 134 words
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Article485 1948-02-17 4 By KEITH GARNER Reuters' Correspondent TATHOLIC Bishops from many parts of the world have been invited to visit Cologne m August this year to take part m the celebration of the seventh centenary of the city's world famous Gothic cathedral. Cardinal Josef Frings, Archbishop of Cologne,485 words
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Article22 1948-02-17 4 But God commandeth His love toward us, m that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us Romans 5, 8.22 words
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376 1948-02-17 4 JOURNALISTS TOLD WHAT TO TELL, BY U.N. by MICHAEL FRY Reuters Correspondent JOURNALISTS, once J regarded as happy go lucky individuals who gathered world news wherever they could, now find themselves drawn into the United Nations international machinery which, if it grinds slowly grinds exceeding small. The subcommission on Freedom376 words
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Advertisement64 1948-02-17 4 I you re look.ng at I bH Jj Creamy-rich Magnolia Ices c can prepare a sweet m a jiffy. Buy a brick at any of the thrte Milk bars— just $1.5 C People I For variation, add fruit, nuts, .q^ur ano sauces chopped |felftl cinm- M^lk ß bar^t: •'Orchard" 164 words
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Article336 1948-02-17 5 £3,000 FOR RAFFLES LIBRARY hooks, cash from Mtish Council free Prcw Staff Reporter rri K> lif> riir > has reived a if of 500 < from ihe British Council. More books rtis of them- be presented shortly by h Council to the Library— the total to thi gift is m336 words
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Article77 1948-02-17 5 SHINESE TO SUPERVISE NEI TRUCE Frfe Pre^lh"';Correspondent lUESE niUtan naistloo id through Singa,pore JSdt"eiUi en r.»u:c to It he truce -at reached bctwi pjtct and and r-rnan by a naval r Cw^iu Chen Chine- es Major Han Taitvr Pm Kuo-fu, and L I .irtv I BX -S. ksc Navy jHiag77 words
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Article17 1948-02-17 5 c ng 1 toady for 48 hours, aey claimed triai to charge of pos im-17 words
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Article, Illustration71 1948-02-17 5 Last Saturday saw the unveiling of a memorial aL the Bidadari to Mr. Tay Lian Teck, well-known Singapore Chinese leader and member of the Legislative Council. Built by his wife (who is seen on the right m tht picture above, with her daughters Phyllis and Gracia), the memorial71 words
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Article263 1948-02-17 5 WFree Press Staff Reporter ORK on the lighting of Newton Circus, Scotts Road, Irwell Bank Road, Kirn Seng Road, Outram Road and New Bridge Road, has been progressing steadily, and 20 lamps have already been erected at "strategic" points on the route. However, some of263 words
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Article77 1948-02-17 5 A 35-year-old Eurasian, C. n Balhctchet. a former Auxiliary Police Officer, yesterday pleaded guilty m the Fourth Police Ccurt. to a charge of cheating. He was alleged to have cheated a Chinese shopkeeper m North Bridge Road on Jan. 10 by inducing him to hand over77 words
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Article, Illustration192 1948-02-17 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A RRANGEMENTS are being made by the xMalay r\ Seamen's Union, m Singapore, t o provide jobs for the 15 Malay seamen who are being repatriated from Australia, and are returning on the Westralia. Inche S. Adam, president of the 1,000-strong192 words
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Article21 1948-02-17 5 Miss Mary Trevelyan, who is visiting Malaya as a UNESCO representative is broadcasting from Radio Malaya at $.45 tonight.21 words
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Article32 1948-02-17 5 Financial diiliculties prompted Jee Ten« See, a houseboy, to hong himself on Chinese New Year's Day, it was stated at a Coroner's inquiry yesterday. A finding of suicide was recorded.32 words
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Article, Illustration63 1948-02-17 5 picture. Afr. /I. /2. Jumabhoy is seen donating blood to the Singapore Blood Bank m memory of Mahatma Gandhi. He rallied a number of Indian youth to the support of the Bank, and has urged every able-bodied person to r note blood m the name of the greatRelations - 63 words
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153 1948-02-17 5 JUDGMENT was reserved by Mr. Justice Thorogood at the Singapore High Court yesterday, m a civil suit brought by Mr. Yeap Lian Seng and three others for possession of a compound house at 61, Meyer Road, which is at present occupied by the Air C-in-C, Far153 words
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Article87 1948-02-17 5 DR. William Clyde and Dr. Lucious Nicholls left Singapore for Baguio yesterday m order to attend the meetings of the Food and Agriculture Organisation oi the United Nations, which begin on Feb 23 and continue until the middle of March. Dr. Clyde heads the U.K.87 words
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Article79 1948-02-17 5 rpHE Tiger Balm 'King,' Mr. A Aw Boon Haw. attended m Hong Kong yesterday the opening of a maternity home serving 28 villages. He has donated the home to the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The home is m Shatin village. Mr. Aw said he hoped79 words
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Article26 1948-02-17 5 Mr. C. G. Menon was admitted to the Singapore Bar, by the Chief Justice, Singapore, Mr. Justice MurrayAynsley, at the High Court yesterday.26 words
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Article35 1948-02-17 5 A sliip's fireman, Yen Chin Cheng, was sentenced, to nine momths' rigorous Imprisonment m the District Court yesterday for possession for the purpose of importing 18 tahils of opium on Feb. 5.35 words
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274 1948-02-17 5 Free Press Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. THE members of the Johore Medical Sports Club, yesterday entertained Dr. and Mrs. J. M. A. Lowson to tea on the eve of their departure to Australia on leave. Dr. Lowson is the Principal Medical Officer, Johore. Indie274 words
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Article352 1948-02-17 5 S/Ldr Bill Goodall - WRAF FAR EAST INQUIRY S/Ldr Bill Goodall Commandant visiting Spore By AN event of special significance for members of the Women's Royal Air Force (formerly known as WAAF) m the Far East is the forthcoming visit to Singapore of their 35-year-old slim, dark-haired Director, Air Commandant F. H. Hanbury. It352 words
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Article28 1948-02-17 5 Major-General 3lr Frederick Sykes, a deputy oliairman of the Royal Empire Society, is expected to visit Singapore. early m April on his way back from Australia.28 words
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Article, Illustration154 1948-02-17 5 self-contained flats m Tiong Bahru. built by the Singapore Improvement Trust, will be ready for occupation next month, the Trust manager, Mr. J If. Fraser, told the Free Press yesterday The fll its will accommodate approximately 500 people. They stcrd on vacant ground to154 words
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Article121 1948-02-17 5 THE Public Relations Film Unit this v,eok will run 10 shews, four for the e;encr?.l public, and six for schools »n which the film "Henry v will be shown In conjunct n with the visual education proeramir-e of the Educn n Department. Yesterday shows were121 words
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Advertisement63 1948-02-17 5 FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE v r l^i c c t Chromium Reversible Handles with Long Rubber Handle Grips. Quickrelease Wheels with Chromium Hubs and 1 m. Sorbo Tyres, Foot-brake, Safety Body Belts and Chromium Adjustable Hood Joints. COLOURS: MAROON, NAVY BLUE AND SMOKE BLUE. MARMET FOLDER $125.00 CANOPY FRAMES for above63 words
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Article, Illustration434 1948-02-17 6 'UNDER-21 MURDERERS MUST HANG' A Violence by U.K. youth 'prevalent' THE prevalence of crimes of violence m Britain by people under 21 years of age was discussed m the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Criminal Justice Bill. Mr. G. Benson (Lab., Chesterfield) sought to have the Bill amended434 words
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Article66 1948-02-17 6 ABOUT 50,0000 bags of Australian onions, the largest consignment ever to be exported from Victoria, will be sent to America shortly. The test shipment has been arranged as a result of a conference between representatives of the Onion Marketing Board and an exporting firm. They willReuter - 66 words
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Article154 1948-02-17 6 Sterling talks make progress OFFICIAUS m London believe that the talks on India's sterling balances are making reasonably satisfactory progress and may he concluded m the next few days. Contrary, however, to the general belief that the Delhi talks would complete a settlement with Pakistan as well a* India sinceReuter - 154 words
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Article117 1948-02-17 6 MR. Henry Wallace, independent candidate for the United States presidency, said m Cambridge (Mass> that America has seen "a wedding of Republican big business to democratic militarism" that could lead only to an unprecedented war. Mr. Wallace, m a prepared address read for him to NewReuter - 117 words
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Article123 1948-02-17 6 THE United Stales Task Force 38. sailing through Philippines waters on a cruise from Sydney to Hong Kong. set a precedent for goodwill today. Rear- Admiral Harold M. Martkrt aboard the flagship. Valley Forge, caught a yearn- ir.g look mi n the eyes of theA.P. - 123 words
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Article46 1948-02-17 6 The death is announced of Maj.-Gen. Sir Frederick Ross, former Colonel of the Durham Light Infantry. Sir Frederick had a distinguished military career beginning m 1880 when he was gazetted to the 68th Light Infantry. He took part m the battle of Khartoum ReuterReuter - 46 words
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Article237 1948-02-17 6 WHEN Margaret Goosey, aged 42, uf WeUingborouh, N or t hunts) was released at dawn from a Virginia jail after serving half of her six months' sentence, Thomas Johnson, the Negro for when she went to prison, walked ten miles from his home to237 words
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Article85 1948-02-17 6 WE nave plenty of ideas about regular production of films m Australia," said the manayinQ director of Eating Studios Ltd., Major R Baker, on his arrival m Sydney. "There are opportunities here. One of the things I am here for is to see what I can doReuter - 85 words
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Article, Illustration38 1948-02-17 6 picture. The maji who devalued the franc, the French Fvianoe Minister, M. Rene Mayer, seen stepping from a car as he arrived at the Elysee Palace m Paris for a cabinet meet- A.P. ing.-A.P. - 38 words
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Article199 1948-02-17 6 Calwell denial on immigrant T.B. TN commenting on a statement by an official of the Repatriation Commission that some Baltic immigrants had come to Australia knowing that they were suffering from tuberculosis, the Minister for Immigration, Mr. A. A. Calwell, denied that there was a high percentage of tuberculosis amongReuter - 199 words
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Article62 1948-02-17 6 IOBS at £500 to £2,000 a year are possible for many schoolgirls now taking seconds school millinery courses, the British hat trade anno unces. The tree two-year courses are being revised on modern Dues through the co-opera-tion of school authorities, the manufacturers and trade unions on an62 words
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Article58 1948-02-17 6 OOLJCE believe that a prac- tice bomb falUmg from a pLatie or a war souvenir may have caiLsed the explosion which blew m all the windows of an Oxford house. They are appealing to a woman to come forward who shortly before ijhje explosion was heard58 words
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250 1948-02-17 6 r\NE of the largest salvage omratin. U taken m Eastern waters Kfc?^i when a Hong Kong organisation be'ins U S C of sunken ships from Saigon Harbour i he r C Cap St. Jacques roadstead m ind Z hi n V^S wereReuter - 250 words
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Article81 1948-02-17 6 [EOPOLD 111. King of Belgiur abdicate unless he by his people, it on ihe highest a. Brussels. i An informant one of I highest, personalities Ml circles said "It is necoi to djspel many rumours la passed around by the political enemies as to i»i tentions.U.P.; Reuter - 81 words
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Article29 1948-02-17 6 Handkerchiefs. I scarce, are being usediJH of money In a c^jj craze* which is STe Switzerland. Rec: I told that if the ctoz'tm broken they will «i V handkerciefs.-29 words
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Article75 1948-02-17 6 TWO Japanese-owned paintings by Henri Matisse are en route to the United States for display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a spring exhibition of works of the French artist being collected from all over the world, SCAP officials announced. TheReuter - 75 words
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155 1948-02-17 6 INVESTIGATORS of Japans 1 "hoarded goods" scundal uncovered the story of a member of the Upper House of the Japanese Parliament who rose from a rickshapuller to a millionairepolitician, according to a Tokio magazine Jimman. The publication charged that Kanji Qsumj, a member of theU.P. - 155 words
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Advertisement54 1948-02-17 6 Brought Back Today Only Four im Pffi,'JN J. Arthur Rank Presents Mj|f KAY KENDAU.^I VM m LONDON TOWN DOZtNMWv^i^ ■■^V 7 I H M >«M* W«Xl*** ClJli r^^^ I I „I rOMOA/tOIV- We prourf/y present «J| Enjoyable Romantic Comedy Success W I Great Britain. "^1 BARRY MORSE RQSALYN BOUL Jk54 words
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Miscellaneous42 1948-02-17 6 JANE Exclusirx to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya SHALI. REQUIRE^^kuT^^wNJ > 'ui:v'-To^'v^' l )>1 ■y.'^vj^--* *-v II -y r^LJm Vat L.1. 1 h?^, i>^N OLt> board of J (&op him!) 7Ae 6oges inspector Huow TRADE 0^ jWej& eSC^Sut- I )^e'— ltTa 042 words
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Article76 1948-02-17 7 Bi I*** h-iv- broughi ■I i IST »aye y ngtn start Li v- I ft-; U*« M«tt should raoe -no (Hoi it'ivar v "m Jgriocg :ry-out m 5\ Wallist i Site exerc has ml did half foods over I m|p Robinson pave itisharpspr:n: down s Spec strode out beau«r76 words
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Article57 1948-02-17 7 MBf are C. a TO-DW I ir.C i I im 8 IJO p n-. C 10- MORROW hbJf-ttiiriix te IPM to 8 p m '1 31 to 10.30 pm Pm. Chinese 3Tispm. THI RvDAY m 5 ■JO p m Bad:fridw i pm c I I* S*TIRDAY5 *TIRDAY Basics -be;;57 words
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Article, Illustration21 1948-02-17 7 fflBB&ttBfQBl lia Test at Melbourne which Australia won by an innings. Mankad toas finally out for m.21 words
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Article, Illustration631 1948-02-17 7 ROBERTSON GETS 133 PHE second Test between England and the West L Indies ended m a draw at Port of Spain, Trinidad, yesterday. England m their second innings were all out for 275, and at stumps the West Indies had made 72 for three mReuter - 631 words
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Article30 1948-02-17 7 4; C.V.M.A. 1 IN their first football match St. Joseph's Institution I gorged winners by four vis to one over the C.V.M.A. ■f.'hurch of the Sacied Heart)30 words
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263 1948-02-17 7 STAY at home" boxing en- thusiasts m Britaki will j hear only five broadcasts of big fights this year, m addition to the one already broadcast, as compared with 18 commentaries on major boxing contests last year. However, they will be able to listenReuter - 263 words
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Article, Illustration1517 1948-02-17 7 MINSTREL BOY TO WIM CUP RACE Gold Medallist for 7 furlongs By "CALL BOY" RfR. Lim Chuan Geok's chompion, Minstrel Boy an IVI easy winner of two sprint races at Kuala Lumpur last month, should win the Valentine .Cup at .Bukit Timah tomorrow, the second day of the Singapore Turf1,517 words
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Article655 1948-02-17 7 SELECTIONS, subject to scratching*, by "Call Boy", are: H, Cl 1, D 1, 6 furs MINSTREL BOY Gold Caste Ramu H, Cl 1, D 2, 6 furs. RIVIAN Trousers Vanguard H, Cl 1, D 1, 7 furs. GOLD MEDALLIST Grand Prix II Rose well's Boy H,655 words
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Article24 1948-02-17 7 The annual lnterfaculty soccer match between the Medicals and Dentals will be played on the Medical College ground at 5.15 p.m. today.24 words
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167 1948-02-17 7 Mills fights Spanish champ tonight I^REDDIE MILLS, the British r lightheavyweight champion, will start favourite because he appears stronger and carries the heavier punch, but he will have to produce his best form to beat the Spanish champion, Pancho Bueno when he defends his European title at the Harringay Arena,Reuter - 167 words
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Article349 1948-02-17 7 Indians held to draw HpHE Victorian Country XI A offered little resistance on the concluding day of the match against India at Geelong, Victoria, yesterday and were all out before lunch for 67. When play was completed the Country XI had lost eight for 210 and the match was drawn.349 words
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210 1948-02-17 7 THE search for Olympic boxing talent m England will, m the near future, be even more widespread for the National Coal Board has become affiliated to the Amateur Boxing Association and intends tc organise a mine workers national amateur boxing championship. Boxers210 words
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Advertisement7 1948-02-17 7 stole the man p ray mother loved!7 words
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Miscellaneous163 1948-02-17 7 F.P. Crow word No. llj ■■Kn L— j— CLUES ACROSS 2. Joyous (6). 6. Climax (4). 8, Error (4). 10, Speaks evil ot (7). 11, Sailor (3). 12, Love (3) 13, Essays (6). 14. Revive (5). 16. Estrange (8). 20. Abiding (8). 23, Zest (5). 26. Sea robber (6) 28163 words
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Article, Illustration222 1948-02-17 8 Vietnam beaten, claim French SAIGON, Monday. LARGE-SCALE operations, involving the use French paratroops against Vietnam guerrilla* were reported m press despatches tonight. No de tails of the operations v» re given. French sources claim that the rebel army has been dislocated and rendered incapable of retaliatory action although not completely222 words
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Article46 1948-02-17 8 Belgium's gas and electrici:y workers, on strike since last Thursday, will return to w>rk at midnight tonighj says Reuter. About 1.000 BrussoLs Dostir.en. who failed to report for work vosterday morning despite a Government wanning v.er? tx>ld last night that they were dismissed. ant.46 words
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Article33 1948-02-17 8 Press reports that Mr. Jinnah is ill and plans to retire from his post as Pakistan's Governor-General were termed "trash" yesterday m Karachi by Mr. Jinnah's secretary, Syed Mohammed Yusuf.33 words
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Article32 1948-02-17 8 A 19-year-old soldier, Kenneth William Tisor, was yesterday fined $10 when he pleaded guilty m the Fourth Police Court to being drunk and incapable m Bencoolen Street on Feb. 14.32 words
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Article282 1948-02-17 8 U.K. stops work on 9 carriers T LONDON, Monday. HE Admiralty has suspended the construction of nine aircraft-carriers for the Royal Navy, and is expected soon to issue a statement on the future of Britain's aircraft-carrier strength similar to a recent statement announcing the scrapping of five battleships, naval quartersU.P. - 282 words
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Article53 1948-02-17 8 The Hong Kong Government has announced that the FAO meeting scheduled to begin at Baguio on Feb 23 will discuss, firstly, Par Eastern nutrition; secondly. th«» formation of a regional council for the study of South-East Asia and thirdly, technical ad-' ministrative problem of rice productionU.p. - 53 words
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Article252 1948-02-17 8 rxrwTi^ NEW YORK Monday. QOVIET-occupied North Korea has proclaimed a "democratic peoples' republic m Korea," a Seoul dispatch to the American Trans-Radio Agency reported today. The new republic would eventually embrace American-occupied South Korea, the report said, adding that a people's council is toReuter - 252 words
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Article127 1948-02-17 8 SHAWBURY, Shropshire, Monday. SEVEN RAF Lancaster bombers are taking off from here shortly after midnight tonight to act as flying classrooms on a 5. 500-mile navigation al research flight covering the Atlantic Ocean from Gibraltar to the Arctic Circle. The flight will be a passingout test ofReuter - 127 words
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Article128 1948-02-17 8 DELEGATES BOYCOTT DUTCH TALKS THE HAGUE, Monday. |X)UR delegates to the roundJT table talks here on the future of the Netherlands West Indies today will take no further part m the conference. Mr. S. W. Van Der Meer (Curacao Democratic Party), announced this today at the start of the firstReuter - 128 words
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Article32 1948-02-17 8 The Chinese and Australian Governmen ts have agreed to elevate the status of their respective Legations to Embassies, the Chinese Foreign Office officially announced m Narking yesterday. Reuter ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article133 1948-02-17 8 HONG KONG, Monday. A HUNDRED year-old feud between the Lo and Cheun clans exploded into a gunftght m which more than 300 persons were involved just outside Canton on Saturday night and fighting continued into Sunday, according to travellers reaching here. The gunfight took placeA.P. - 133 words
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Article, Illustration417 1948-02-17 8 MUKDEN ANSHNROCKB BY GUNFIRE Grave turn m Manchuria NANKING, Monday. »T«HE situation m Manchuria has taken a critical x turn, Government sources admit, with the attacking Chinese Red forces advancing 14 miles to within six miles of Mukden, main Nationalist base, and simultaneously attacking from four directions the steel cityU.P.; A.P.; Reuter - 417 words
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183 1948-02-17 8 NANKING, Monday. VTEGOTIATIONS are still proceeding between the 11 Chinese and British Governments for a settlement of the Kowloon issue, According to a British Embassy spokesman today, "various suggestions have been put forward and it is hoped that a settlement will be reached within theReuter - 183 words
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292 1948-02-17 8 TALKS OH GERMAN FUTURE LONDON. Monday. AS announcement was made here today that the American-British-French talks on Western Germany's future had been postponed from Thursday until next Monday at America's request, the Communist Czech Vice-Foreign Minister, Dr. Vladimir Clementis, m a broadcast speech, disclosedA.P.; Reuter - 292 words
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Article82 1948-02-17 8 LONDON. Monday. THE Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. Sir Stafford Cripips. today rejected a proposal for a £2,000.000,000 British international lottery. In a letter to ojae of the proposers of the lottery. Sir Stafford said: "There is no prospect whatever of the Government adopting a proposalReuter - 82 words
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Article53 1948-02-17 8 Former Attorney General of Eire, Mr. John A. Costello agreed formally to oppose Mr Eamon de Valera for the Prime Minister's post when the new Dail (Parliament) opens m Dublin tomorrow Mr. Co? -Ho has accepted the task of heading a coalition after meeting with leaders of theU.P. - 53 words
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Article119 1948-02-17 8 the War ch?^ d ay insisted tS?5* guilty of the ••£> against tnanS*' mar.ded tor 521 that would be a > naming to aJ, 5? would like to b> of a new war Maj-Gen. Aleian^ sil yev. mi n a £S*l befori the m?L y^ Japanese design, h R«^a,119 words
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Article521 1948-02-17 8 TINS. BORNED OILS ADVANCE London Stock ExchaJ LONDON. Mondai JJNCERTAINTY of the general situation die M prove very conducive to business on toM London's Stock Exchange and, m consHjußf* markets opened rather idle and uninterestintßj Reuters financial correspondent. slightlyta*? l feeling developed m most sections later m thr^B and the521 words
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Article69 1948-02-17 8 A SPECIAL *J»^ A pendent c"" > of rubber »t U B follows: p^j (if I Na 1 R SS. Spot j, I No. 1 R -S-S- f f M In hairs March No 3 B SS. M m bal« 52J Quirt Ton^ of -"^^^o The Sin,ajo^ Commerce69 words
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Miscellaneous14 1948-02-17 8 SINGAPORE TIDES Today Tomorrow HIGH 3.02 p.m. 403 p m 7-8 ft. F.i ft14 words
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Miscellaneous66 1948-02-17 8 —WEATHER Showers WEATHER report for the next 24 hours compiled by the RAF: Cloudy, showers during the afternoon and evening with some bright periods. Fair overnight and cloudy tomorrow morning. Wind: Northwesterly. 8 to It knots, gusty m showers. Sunset €.52 p.m. Sunrise 6.47 a.m. Moonrise 12.01 p.m. Moonset 12.2566 words
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