The Singapore Free Press, 9 March 1948
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Title Section17 1948-03-09 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 17.107 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1948 i'KIC* !<• (KMS17 words
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Article, Illustration22 1948-03-09 1 a Colonial Deptftit Co r oorat fi n Singap yesterday. The depev Hume pwr, g t and H> -ig to H 23.22 words
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Article, Illustration42 1948-03-09 1 PRINCESS ELIZABETH if seen on the bridge of the New Zealand four-masted barque Pamir when she visited the vessel at Shadwell Basin, London, accom~ panied by her husband, Prince Philip. At left is the master of the Pamir, Capt. H. S. Collier.42 words
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Article837 1948-03-09 1 MALAYA TO HAVE HER OWN NAVY 'Fine example of Empire aid LONDON, Monday. jUALAYA'S decision to create its first permanent naval force was praised m the House of Commons today by Mr. John Dugdale, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, as a fine example." Mr. Dugdale was presenting the naval estimatesReuter; U.P.; A.P. - 837 words
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Article101 1948-03-09 1 Plans for local Navy soon Free Press Staff Reporter announcement m the House mmons yesterday that Malaya is to permanent naval force, a Government tld the Free Press this morning that a i present working out the details thf .Malayan Koyal Navy. 677.976 was made m the Colony for 1948101 words
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Article60 1948-03-09 1 LONDON, Monday. THE British Government has ready for presentation to Parliament a bill giving powers to deal with trusts, cartels and monopolies, it was authoritatively learned today. The first draft is complete, but the Government has not yet decided whether the bill can be fittedReuter - 60 words
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Article216 1948-03-09 1 NEHRU HITS COLONIAL OFFICE NEW DELHI, Monday. rrHE Prime Minister of India. X Pandit Nehru, today accused the British Colonial Office of not "giving much help" to the Indian Government over the difficulties of Indians overseas. Mr. Nehru, who was speaking m a foreign policy debate m Parliament, went on:Reuter - 216 words
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Article102 1948-03-09 1 BRUSSELS. Monday. 4 committee, set up today j\ by Britain. France, the Netherlands. Belgium and Luxembourg, will draft the proposed treaty for a Western European Union. Representatives of the five powers, meeting today, agreed on seven points and were brought closer together on economic problems. TheReuter - 102 words
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Article201 1948-03-09 1 LONDON, Monday. AS Guatemala announced that she had asked A the Americas, under the Western Hemisohere defence pact, to declare solidarity with Guatemala and to pledge their assistance to her m her claim to Belize (British Honduras), the British Government stated that the Home FleetU.P.; A.P. - 201 words
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166 1948-03-09 1 WASHINGTON, Monday. SENATOR Kenneth McKeller (Democrat) today called on the United States to serve notice on Russia that j one more Soviet aggression m i Europe means war. Mr. McKeller told the Se- i nate, m the second week of debate on the EuropeanU.P. - 166 words
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Article172 1948-03-09 1 HELSINKI, Monday. THE Finnish Government decided today to accept Marshal Stalin's recent offer to negotiate a Finnish-Rus-sian pact of friendship and mutual assistance. A Finnish delegation will co to Moscow shortly to open talks. Finland's reply came 11 days after Marshal Stalin first made hisReuter; U.P. - 172 words
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Article302 1948-03-09 1 BREACH OF PRIVILEGE INQUIRY LONDON, Monday. nPHE House of Commons ordered its Committee 1 of Privileges to investigate the publication by the London Daily Mail of allegations that some Members of Parliament were secret supporters" of the Communist Party. Mr. Francis George Bowles (Labour) drewReuter - 302 words
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Article84 1948-03-09 1 N'fcW YORK, Mon. THE United States, Russia France and China have decided to invite the British representative to the four power talks on the Palestine crisis tomorrow. The Four Powers were meeting for the first time m the Soviet Consulate. A British spokesman said thatA.P. - 84 words
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Article21 1948-03-09 1 The Siamese Government has ordered 14 Chinese schools m Bangkok and its vicinity to close, reports i Associated Press.21 words
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346 1948-03-09 1 Free Press Staff Reporter IT will .take "some time, but not a long time/ before colonial governments can fully implement the policy of employment of the local man m all government posts, said the Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, Lord Listowel,346 words
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Article71 1948-03-09 1 MR, Hugh Astor, 27-year-old son of the chief proprietor of The Times and that newspaper's special correspondent i m Palestine, was wounded m the leg when the Jews opened fire on the Haifa-JafTa road m Jerusalem last night. He was a member of the Psychological WarfareReuter - 71 words
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Article86 1948-03-09 1 Gang holds up cabaret 'queen' THE 1947 Singapore Great World Cabaret "Queen." Misz. Jenny Lim. was robbed of $070 by three armed Chinese i robbers at her flat m Seong I Poh Road, Tiong Bharu, early i yesterday morning. The robbers, armed with i pibtols. entered the flat at 4.3086 words
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Article32 1948-03-09 1 TRUMAN FOR RE-ELECTION PRLdiDfiNT Truman yesterday through the chairman of the Democratic Party that ho will run for reelection as President this year if nominated by the Party s national convention. A.PA.P - 32 words
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Advertisement30 1948-03-09 1 liJmi"'^BS UO/? CARPETS t *U6s W^yJ CUtVED BLACKL WOOD FUKNITUtE Wffi Extf^a Quality wtxa C t c~* a. TiD "c nn n" 1 nr 1 Players I P^O ,X ENGLAND30 words
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FEATURES
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Article, Illustration976 1948-03-09 2 Roy Ferroa - MAKING FILMS IN STORE Roy Ferroa by THE most up-to-date sound recording apparatus and motion picture cameras ordered out from America are now being used m a Singapore film studio which is concentrating on the fulltime production of a number of Malay films. The studio belongs to UM two well-known976 words
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Article303 1948-03-09 2 A. H - MR. CLIFFORD, a young Bath inventor, has designed a pendulum clock with no tick "it's absolutely silent." The British Horological (clock-makers) Institute listened m fascinated silence when Mr. Clifford explained his invention to them. In the esorteric terms of horologists he spoke of an "escape wheel so303 words
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Article786 1948-03-09 2 PETER LOVEGROVE - PETER LOVEGROVE By TEN thousand cold cures are registered at the Patent Office m London but, says Dr. C. H. Andrewes, F.R.S., of the National Institute for Medical Research, they are not a practical proposition. Even thp new vaccine leaves him unconvinced. In a carefully controlled trial. 55786 words
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Article76 1948-03-09 2 RALPH DIGHTON - HAND PICKED SHOWS RALPH DIGHTON By A.P. Correspondent 'THE American Mo 1 tion Picture industry is voluntarily selecting for export films which contribute toward understanding of America as well as filling the great demand ol foreign peoples for entertainment, says Francis S Harmon, vice President of the Motion Picture Association76 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous108 1948-03-09 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune torecast tor people born today DOKN today, you are a born promoter. You have a magnetic personality, persuasive ability, and a talent for talking a litlle faster and louder than most other people. Travel, romance and adventure are the fuel that makes your ambition burn and108 words
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Miscellaneous606 1948-03-09 2 SINGAPORE 525 Everyman's Music; 5.30 Forces (Newsreel, 945 Show Lowdown Favourites; 6 Tuesday at 8.30 A 10 p.m. Swing Session- 10 30 Blue Network programme to suit all tastes; 630 Chorale; 10.50 Forces FavouritesFroai 12. M noon to 2.M p.m 2* WS: Jt^ s >otll ht Bands— 11.30 World New606 words
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Miscellaneous324 1948-03-09 2 Bridge Problem IVEFENSIVE play is the most NH|her Tulnerable U difficult phaae of bridge. \et North Hpaler a knowledge of the conventional i o»o plays and signals, plus, a rea- WORTH sonably careful observation of 4k 10 6 the spots can greatly simplify It. 9* In today's deal, for example,324 words
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NEWS
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Article319 1948-03-09 3 P.I OUTLAWS HUKS, PEASANT UNION Preparing for overthrow of Government PRESIDENT Roxas of the Philippines has announced an all-out campaign to suppress the Hukbalahaps and the Nationalist Peasant Union organisation, which are "making an effort to prepare for the overthrow of the government by invasion from a foreign power." However,A.P.; U.P. - 319 words
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Article, Illustration105 1948-03-09 3 The King and Queen, accompanied by Priricess Margaret visited the Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition at Olympia, London. They were received by Lord and Lady Rothermere. This puppy came in for special admiration from the Queen and Princess Margaret. neuter picture. The side of a passenger ccach rests against aneuter; A.P. - 105 words
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Article71 1948-03-09 3 THE U.S. destroyer, Duncan limp d into San Pedro port one man dead, at least six injured and a gaping hole m her side from an internal explosion 200 miles at sea en route to the Western Pacifio. The destroyer's aft compartments were flooded, bu: theA.P. - 71 words
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Article45 1948-03-09 3 The Soviet Press announced yesterday that Mr. A. V. Lyubimov has been displaced as Minister of Trade for unsatisfactory work. Mr. V. B. Zhavoronkov. Communist leader. who made a name for himself 111 the wartime defence of Tula, was named his successor A.P.45 words
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Article32 1948-03-09 3 First useful atomic power plant m the world is expected to open at Brookhaven. Long Island, next year. It will produce hot air to make steam to make electricity.- A.P.A.P. - 32 words
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95 1948-03-09 3 pino •athe Qia i R tasked if it would become t thi Philippine* nt a threat s to force the itea (o fulfill its ius country. complained that States had slishted m several imi attention to the is of the United are95 words
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Article43 1948-03-09 3 und under a d 'New ired by U S. ■tot* a hich •JNd o n an A' lam tic nth. rained at ■«<Uer. -afcen York by Mr. Allen rtlten one of -erof ;h< courier, 'icials £J- IVe -:i m43 words
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Article23 1948-03-09 3 Sfek\ mpion Pneum- Alpxandmr^l cl aims to have K£* tona of coal m a I -ft Bght rk»d In his23 words
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Article53 1948-03-09 3 SPOKESMAN of the Republic of Indonesia's Health Ministry announced that a new quinine factory was being built m the Republic. It would be completed this year, he said, and would have a production capacity of 60 kilograms of quinine tablets daily. He did not state the location ofAP. - 53 words
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93 1948-03-09 3 'Nothing over sixpence' man has retired THE man who made sixpence do more than any man before him is to retire. He is Mr. W. L. Stephenson. millionaire chairman and controller of Britain s F. W. Woolworth chain stores. After announcing his retirement at the company's annual meeting, this big93 words
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Article120 1948-03-09 3 hS r^ w the Karen j N iU. l nied that Sffl«S °J a statement Pre- was aware that the Union i was collecting func*s and arms, probably to stage an insurrection with a view to establishing a "parallel government." Saw Ba U Gyi toldReuter - 120 words
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239 1948-03-09 3 ALTHOUGH no formal diplomatic relations exist i* between the Philippine Republic and Soviet Russia, the government has given Filipino businessmen the "j?o" sign to deal individually and unofficially with Russian traders. While it won't take a categorical stand on the recently reported RussianReuter - 239 words
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Article82 1948-03-09 3 A small wooden box with an envelope containing the key was delivered at the Jiouse of an Assistant Political Agent m the North-west Frontier Province. The letter said that the box contained "a humble present from a very old friend." When a servant turned the KeyReuter - 82 words
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Article32 1948-03-09 3 Mr. George Tomlinson, Britain's Education Minister: "Why should not a crossing sweeper be thinking of Shakespeare while he is leaning on his brush? He is going to lean on it, anyway."32 words
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128 1948-03-09 3 FACTORIES are among the places where young 1 people get most of their training for marriage b^t it is the wrorn? k" ri of training. So said Miss Beatrice Molyneaux. a youth worker, at a pre- marriage guidance course, at Warrington (Lanes). In128 words
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Article21 1948-03-09 3 Following demonstrations against the new Anglo-Iraq treaty, the Iraq Cabinet has b~pn reshuffled by Premier Syid Mohammed Alasadr j21 words
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Article206 1948-03-09 3 A BRITISH war bride was among 17 men and women found by detectives m a house of ill-fame m Cleveland (Ohio) when detectives raided the place after hearing how a 16-year-old girl had been lured and held prisoner there for a week. The head206 words
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Article75 1948-03-09 3 THE chief of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations, Brig. Gen. Carlos Romulo. said m New York that he would not be a candidate for President m the Philippine General election next year. Denying reports that ne mijfht seek Presidency, he added: "I amA.P. - 75 words
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Article66 1948-03-09 3 THE border between Siam and the Kingdom of Laos, scene of several small skirmishes between French and Siamese m 1946, has been reopened. Laos, Siam's eastern neighbour, is a country of 1,023,314 inhabitants comprising 89,320 square miles. It is a French protectorate and a member ofA.P. - 66 words
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251 1948-03-09 3 Spearhead for Australian 'peace' army A PERMANENT brigade group, to be immediately available m the event of emergency, has been established as a major unit m the field forces of the Australian peace-time army. Announcing this, the Minister fur the Army Mr. Chambers, said the group would at first beReuter - 251 words
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171 1948-03-09 3 Indo-Ceylon settlement likely stern TEH Ceylonese Minister fatHome Affa'rs and Lender of the Senate. Sir Oliver Goonetilleke. expressed hope that an agreement on the outstanding Inio-Ceylon problems wouli be reached early between the two countries. He said that there had so iar been complete agreement between the two Prime MinistersReuter - 171 words
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Article112 1948-03-09 3 \CTING on a recomnaendation by the Chi< ice s Law Reform Co.Tirri.7er te Victorian Australia j Q vernment has decided lo aoolith the death penalty except fry* >••(*>. r*i rr W.th Vr.e two ex c.l o s th*? aeat.i .v w ..> replaced by a maximumReuter - 112 words
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Article30 1948-03-09 3 "Bomb disposal" centres have been opened m Canadian cities for the surrender of war souvenirs after a series of grenade and butter-fly-bomb explosions m whicn children were hurt.30 words
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Article25 1948-03-09 3 Mr. F. M. de Mello has arrived m Washington from Canberra to take charge as Director of Indian Informa- tion Services.- ReuterReuter - 25 words
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Advertisement23 1948-03-09 3 FAR EAST Oxygen Acetylene Co. OXYGEN ACETYLENE CARBON DIOXYDE COMPRESSED AIR CALCIUM CARBIDE SERVING MALAYAN INDUSTRY FOR 20 YEARS SINGAPORE PENANG KUALA LUMPUR23 words
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Miscellaneous42 1948-03-09 3 Rage By Edgar Rice Burroughs h-tV;*': %c APE s T^E BEAST'S BACK. fT wmCIED ABOuT ON THE I I l r I TmE inSTAM T«E SPSAR IEPT mS fjjJ IL- jCic SUCCESSION, THREE ARROWS SANK A w-^^v HANO, TA?2AN TUCNED ANO IEAPEDJ42 words
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LEADER
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577 1948-03-09 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. MARCH 9, 1948 Contacts with the Colonies ONE does not, of course, become an expert on a country so complex as Malaya m a fortnight, but the trip just completed by the Minister of State fori Colonial Affairs, Lord Listowel. has at least given him577 words
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Article1215 1948-03-09 4 ALEXANDER CLIFFORD - VATICAN'S WAR ON COMMUNISTS ALEXANDER CLIFFORD By VATICAN CITY. THE prelates and the acolytes and the beggars and the nuns and the pilgrims and the tourists flutter and swirl and gossip m the vast porch of St. Peter's. You shove your way through them to where the mighty door frames1,215 words
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Article271 1948-03-09 4 Howard W. Blakeslee - Howard W. Blakeslee By A. P. Correspondent A MAJOR medical _t\ puzzle how germs learn to resist penicillin was reported by the Sterling Winthrop Research Institute, Rensselaer, New York. The germs change their shapes. They change their body chemical properties. They are as different from their own kindA.P. - 271 words
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Article, Illustration48 1948-03-09 4 The Army Physical Development Centre at Saigftton camp, Chester, is for young recruits to the Army, who after being medically examined at the Primary Training Centre, are considered unable to perform their primary traminp. The recruits attend a "remedial physical training, during which minor physical defects are corrected48 words
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Article20 1948-03-09 4 The profit of the earth is for all: the kin? himself is served by the field. Ecclesiastes 5, 9.20 words
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660 1948-03-09 4 Fear stalks abroad in the Philippines By James J. Halsema A. P. Correspondent MORE than 8,000,000 people m the rice bowl of the Philippines, the fertile plain between Manila Bay and the Lingayen Gulf, are living m fear today as the result of the failure oi peace negotiation between theA.P. - 660 words
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Article684 1948-03-09 4 THE United Nations is headed toward disaster m Korea, writes an A. P. correspondent. He says: There was a brief flurry of alarm when the world learned of a broadcast from Pyongyang capital of the Russian part <>f Korea. Since then, the world seems to have forgotten.A.P. - 684 words
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Article, Illustration34 1948-03-09 4 The Greevor Tin Mine at Penacen, two miles from St. duces 400 tons of tin ore a year. Pits go 1,500 feet below of 500 acres. This is the Victory Shaft, sun/ m 191934 words
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Advertisement21 1948-03-09 4 I fi&^OPTICIRSI; f I]v Appointment. 1 H.M. FORCES, S.E. ASIA 1 ji 6, RAFFLES PLACE; Ist- Floor I Tel. *****. t21 words
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Advertisement64 1948-03-09 4 TkinUf all lU superb you know samitst...; net de est... richest... most lus< >T J ol fit ...and then you ye just an Ices! Therere vai xi rS popular bricks— and ci to 8 people 51. 50 is the notewor' —at any of the three C Wise hostesses kno* can64 words
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LOCAL NEWS
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314 1948-03-09 5 Committee to collect data Free Press Chinese Correspondent THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce I r™ p PPO J nt^ a to Ttudy cn J Pe rcival comment on Chinese war efforts during the Malayan campaign J^W larly his criticism that the Chinese then «lacked314 words
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Article, Illustration31 1948-03-09 5 uardfloo m Kuala Lumpur cranes the Tengkm Johore to the 1 commissioner The pleased m the rtffu by Lady Gent mominc PicLady dut set- of the ranes Bits cage—Federation P.R. picture.P.R. - 31 words
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Article26 1948-03-09 5 .1 observe "Siva night (from k tomorag, saying special r awake all teal worship and cerebe held m the feipaga Vinayagar Temm Ceylon Road26 words
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Article112 1948-03-09 5 MR. M. A. Majid, Inde pendent candidate for Municipal South-West said yesterday at an election meeting that he could do more than one belonging to a political party. Mr H Majid n Sid WOUld free The meeting was held 1? Ii ont of tne Singapore Harbour Board112 words
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Article, Illustration69 1948-03-09 5 A meeting was held m Singapore yesterday m the grounds of the May/air Musical and Dramatic Association m Robinson Road to mark International Women's Day. Women representing all Asian communities attend' ed the meeting, which was addressed by several leaders of women's organisations. Last night, a variety show was held69 words
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189 1948-03-09 5 Free Press SUIT Reporter A DEFECT m a propellor bush block of a VS. Air Force transport plane, which arrived m Singapore from Manila last Friday, is holding up a group of 16 United States Army, Navy and Air Force men who have come189 words
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Article136 1948-03-09 5 I Prrv* Maff Reporter consultation will ible to Singapore who .m special prants j and above -he awards to under the Worley Rear. *-he gram that *ere marked men *«< thrir v lur.teec I this lree as been arranged British i Sunda\ till r.00r.. until bis136 words
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Article76 1948-03-09 5 CEREMBAN, Monday— Tong v Lang Yew, aged 18, a rubber tapper on an estate m Mantin has been killed by a ti^er. When the eirl failed to return home from the tapping field, the police were informed and an extensive I arch resulted m the body76 words
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159 1948-03-09 5 rO German deserters from the French Foreign legion arrived at Palembans: (South Sumatra) on Sunday by the Dutch vessel Mai pin-, which picked them up m the Strait of Malacca, says Aneta. The deserters declared that they belonged originally to tbe German vessel Prince Eugene.159 words
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Article46 1948-03-09 5 THE Representative of the 1 Government of India m Malaya, Mr. J. A Thivy, left Singapore yesterday afternoon for Malacca, by car, to settle a dispute between nearly 1,000 Indian labourers and the management of a large rubber estate m Jasin.46 words
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169 1948-03-09 5 HOLLAND'S largest floating crane, the Ajax, sank m the Mediterranean last week, 100 miles from Algiers, says An« ta. While on her way to Indonesia, the Ajax was caught In a storm and capsized. The three runners of the crane, however, are safe.169 words
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Article421 1948-03-09 5 F*ee Press Staff Reporter pO-OPERATIVE societies m Singapore and the V- Federation are to federate, and their members encouraged to join co-operative stores, to be opened m as many centres m the Peninsula as possible, as a result of the AH Malayan Urban Co-operative Conference at421 words
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Article22 1948-03-09 5 New moon will be celebrated today at the Sinhala Buddhist Temple m Oulram Road, by the Singapore Buddhist Association.22 words
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Article, Illustration29 1948-03-09 5 T/ie SUutM of Johorc and Dr. N. hiootatamlrs (U a dinner party at the Royal Johore International Club, given last week by the Ceylonese community to mark, independence day.29 words
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Article57 1948-03-09 5 NEGOTIATIONS are under i.l way between Ceylon postal authorities and the 8.0.A.C. for the carriage of Ceylon mail to Singapore and Far East, and an early decision is expected. From Singapore, mail will be sent on to Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong, Burma, Tokio. Manila, Batavia and57 words
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Article95 1948-03-09 5 The Secretary of State proposes to award a number of post graduate studentships leviable at a British university for six months m preparation of field research m one of the •s.'cial sciences m the Colonial Empire, it was announced m Singapore yesterday. The studentship will oarry a95 words
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Article39 1948-03-09 5 The Eighth Police Court Magistrate, Mr. R. W. P. Rule, yesterday, found Leong Wu Yong, guilty of assisting m the management of a Chap Jt Kee lottery and fined him $f>GO, m default six months' rigoroui imprisonment.39 words
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410 1948-03-09 5 Joint trade control by S'pore, NEI REGULATIONS governing barter transactions and currency exchange, iorming an integral part of the trade agreement being negotiated with Singapore and Malaya, are expected to provide for the abolition of some restrictions now imposed on trade between the two countries and the partial relaxation ofReuter - 410 words
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Article167 1948-03-09 5 TWO JAPS TO HANG QF 11 Japa~es:\ tried by British military courts m Singapore for their part m the execution cf several Allied prisoners of war between April and M*y 194.\ two wor c sentenced to death, and others to terms of imprisormer.t ranging from two years to penal servitude.167 words
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Article66 1948-03-09 5 Free Press Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Monday. OLIVER Rozario, a dresser, was convicted of attempting to outrage the mod^ty of a 14r-year-old TV.mil girl and sentenced today by the District Judge to four months' rigorous imprisonmer.t. Alt the time t.he qlTence was committed, Rozario was a dresser66 words
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Article23 1948-03-09 5 The office of the F«^ -ration of Malaya Representative m Singapore. Mr. M. Nicholson, is now at 145, Orchard Road, Singapore.23 words
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NEWS
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86 1948-03-09 6 Wanted: men for the flying trapeze JAPAN'S circuses have been hard hit by a new labour regulation which bans the employment of juveniles under 15. Operators complain that they will lose their flying trapeze artists, who are mostly boys and girls between 12 and 14. These boys and rrirlj haveU.P. - 86 words
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Article358 1948-03-09 6 Future depends on outside aid INDONESIA'S economic and financial position is potentially not bad," according to NEI Economic Affairs Department authorities. The balance of trade for the past year presents a somewhat unattractive picture, closing with a deficit of 243,951,000 guilders/ they say. The NEI authoritiesReuter; A.P. - 358 words
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Article, Illustration79 1948-03-09 6 picture Members of the newly-formed London Nav>al Pairul formerly known as the London Naval Picket were inspected by Admiral Sir Harold M. Burrough. Command' er-in-Chief, The Nore. at their temporary headquarters, the Central London Recruiting Depot, Great Scotland Yard. The men, who form a detachment similar to those wherever theReuter - 79 words
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Article51 1948-03-09 6 A young Negro, Willie McGee, was sentenced to death by electrocution m Mississippi when he was again convicted, on Saturday of the rape of a white woman on Nov. 1. 1945. It was the third Lime he had been sentenced to death on the same charge.Reuter - 51 words
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Article70 1948-03-09 6 THE President of the Korean Affairs Institute has cabled President Roxas. strongly urging the removal of the Philippine delegate on the United Nations Interim Commission on Korea, as he is not the proper nerson to serve the interests of either the Koreans or the I'mted Nations70 words
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Article185 1948-03-09 6 RATIONING of food and clothing m Australia is likely to continue for at least another 12 months, according to statements by minister) m Canberra, who said this was caused by a combination of the dollar crisis and the United Kingdom's continued need for food. Senator Courtice.Reuter - 185 words
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Article52 1948-03-09 6 {CALCUTTA, police recovered \J six sten guns sdne 4.000 cartridges, several bombs, some tear-gas cartridges and several hundred arrowheads hidden m a cellar of a buildine m the city. The arms were believed to have been concealed during communal disturbances last year. About fifteen airesUs wereReuter - 52 words
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Article25 1948-03-09 6 About 23.000 prisoners of war want to stay m Britain as civilians workintr on the land Mr. Shinwell. War Minister, stated.25 words
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Article155 1948-03-09 6 AIK VICE MARSHAL SIR CONRAD COLLIER, 53--year-old Director-General of Technical Services at the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has resigned. His resignation takes effect from March 16. "Really I can't say anything about my resignation until after I have loft the Ministry," he said. Has it155 words
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Article56 1948-03-09 6 CATHOLIC organisations m Sydney have agreed on a campaign to induce Catholic girls to boycott beach and surf-girl competitions as morally wrong. The Catholic Youth Organisatioa. which is leading the move, has carried a resolution condemning, the "un-Chris-tian exploitation of young women m beach gril and similarReuter - 56 words
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Article43 1948-03-09 6 L v Bancroft ki the House of Lords, drew attention to the number of redheads who joined th« W.AAF. and W.R.N.S. rather than the A.T.S., "which proved how m K>rtant to recruitment, was th<> attraction of the uni- t form." I43 words
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Article64 1948-03-09 6 IjMVE Yugoslav priests, accused of manufacturing ammunition m their monastery, were sentenced to imprisonment, ranging from six months to four years, m the Yugoslav zone of Trieste Free Territory on Sunday. They were also accused of smuggling food and currency into Italy and the AngloAmerican zoneA.P. - 64 words
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Article38 1948-03-09 6 RED CROSS SUPPLIES FOR VIETNAM The Indian R»d G7oss Society has received advice that 75 case s of medical supplies and books sent m resporse to an apoeal from the Vietnam Red Cross have arrived at Saigon. ReuterReuter - 38 words
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Article233 1948-03-09 6 U.S. SENTRY HELD GUN A T CUSTOMS A CUSTOMS officer about to examine the mail being sent out to the American warship Spokane at Plymouth (England) was told by aU. S. Marine: "Touch this mail and I will shoot you." And when the Customs officer, insisting on his right to233 words
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Article157 1948-03-09 6 Australia 'baits' its workers A USTRALIAN CommonJ\ wealth Employment Service officers say that one of the latent methods by which some employers are trying to retain employees and attract new hands is the placing of free, lottery tickets m weekly pay envelopes. Other new "baits" offered workers are organised lunchtimeReuter - 157 words
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Article88 1948-03-09 6 r^YLON has obtained the v services of an expert on flood protection and soil erosion from America. The Government of Ceylon have been devising ways and means to protect inhabitants of flood areas since the floods last August which caused serious damage to lives and properties.Reuter - 88 words
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Article51 1948-03-09 6 ORGANISERS of a "New "Look" fashions parade at a Liverpool store arranged to accommodate an audience of 300 women at a time. But when the doors opened 1.500 clamoured for admission. Dressed "dummies" were overturned and many women lay on a stairway to peer through51 words
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Article25 1948-03-09 6 Over 800.000 items of clothing from British Army supPlies will be handed over for i th» use of Germans m the Anglo-American zones.25 words
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120 1948-03-09 6 Aussies have Antarctica's only bathroom THE Australian Antarctic Research Expedition party ashore on Heard Island is now comfortably housed m huts with electric lighting and heating, and possesses the onlj bathroom m Antarctica, states a message received m Canberra. Installation of scientific equipment has gone ahead at full speed andReuter-AAP - 120 words
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Article79 1948-03-09 6 A MEMORIAL plaque hon- ouring an American fighter pilot. Captain John P. Perrin. was unveiled m Stafford with representatives of the American Embassy par- ticipating m the ceremony Perrin, whose mother at 21 North Vermoffl Avenue Atlantic City. New Jen sacrificed his life m 1944 byU.P. - 79 words
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Article21 1948-03-09 6 The internationally known geologist. Dr. Bollin T. Chamberlain, aged 66. died of heart disease at Chicago on Sunday U.P.U.P. - 21 words
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124 1948-03-09 6 THE British Communist 1 leader, Mr. Harry Pollitt told 2.500 people at a meeting at Brighton that Britain's political and economic situation represented a crisis greater than that of the wartime retreat from Dunkirk. He called for measures on a similar scale toReuter - 124 words
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Advertisement78 1948-03-09 6 TODAY and TOMORROW tS PHONE bQO3 Today Four Shows 1.30 4 6 30 9.30 p.m. OPENING THURSDAY Look At The Cast WMMMtaC mm CATHAY 3400 THE HOUSE FOR COMFORT. DAILY 11 AM. 1 45. 4.15. 6.45 9.30 P M HOUSE FULL! T S BECOMING A HABIT! NOTHING EVER LIKE IT!78 words
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Advertisement163 1948-03-09 6 [■■■■■■■■^S&lvTiflß Oul P^^^^HBffi YE GOT YQj C Preceded by The Latest BritisT Movietone Htm PETER KANE Loses Kurop<an Title, pu GRAND OPENING TODAY! 4 SHOWS ONLY! 11 a.m.. p m.. „15 4 I 15 pjn. N. B. Owing to the film's tremendous length Patrons are kindly req»>f d ti. n<»ie163 words
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Miscellaneous63 1948-03-09 6 ~ANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya k=S\ |F You'll excuse me /science isn*^ safe) JL 4-^ 1/ c2K' L 2? NNO HI EW L~ W HAT AM even/ng "l IB^^ 1 THINK I'LL TURN FROM FtMIN/NF <^T\ |K\^ >^iF^ SHt MAY PLAY 1/ FRIT 2 IF THAT'S63 words
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Article675 1948-03-09 7 comparison of the probable Grand ttrec ted by allotting the point for jumping ability, llustrated by having won over three miles, .and one point d seven to 10 years, writes a •dent. since! I that f j H than ihree to abou- iiave been fe or675 words
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Article45 1948-03-09 7 RTS DIARY R TODAY LLTJt Indoor Nstip* Hippy World L ll5 p tn. >UA. u^ 2} c > Ut. Seaforlhs. Jm Stadium, 5 p.m. U Inifr-dfetrict Lea- Buki» Tinuh t Sa<o ***t >Udium. 5 p.m. ■H M*kyan Chinese ■t t«mmitt**. China *Wi Loo Club i Hub45 words
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Article28 1948-03-09 7 tJftoS. Monday. lj pr^ and Ctk. first f» as a toocl out i*T over L R yal N aV y **-A p a^mand of28 words
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Article, Illustration33 1948-03-09 7 pict me. i'-'QTrt rounV lil hrow himself forward to save during a massed Blackpool attack on his yoai m the <-"P tie played at Fulham on Feb. 29. Blackpool won 2-0. A P.A P. - 33 words
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Article336 1948-03-09 7 ARCHIE QUICK - BRITISH BOXING AT NEW LOW LEVEL ARCHIE QUICK By DRITISH boxing reached a new low level at the Royal *-> Albert Hall when four fights wer c stopped m their early stages through facial cuts and promoter Jack Solomons had to face the fact that his tw o main bouts336 words
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Article196 1948-03-09 7 THE Singapore Clarke Rac--1 gers deteated the Army School of Education at cricket on Sunday by seven wickets at Selarang. Hedges <15» and Abel (11) were the only Army batjsmen to reach double figures. ARMY SCHOOL Gray c J dt Silva b Solak&n 5 Radcliffe c196 words
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Article143 1948-03-09 7 TOSHACK TAKES 5 FOR 24 LAUNCESTON. Monday. ERNIE Toshack, New South Wales left-arm medium pace bowler who had to pass a panel of four doctors before he could be passed fit to tour England with the Australian team this summer, came right back into form here today during the touring143 words
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Article180 1948-03-09 7 RENOIR'S SPLENDID GALLOP Heavy track at K.L. From EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. OENOIR ran a splendid trial this morning when he **outplaced Some Class and Oriental over half a mile m 52 sec. Oriental could not go on the heavy track and dropped out after a furlong, finishing several180 words
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Article, Illustration29 1948-03-09 7 picture. Eric Boon leads with a left as Omar Kouidri covers during their recent fight at the Albert Hall. Boon won on a tko. m the 2nd round. A.P.A.P. - 29 words
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Article349 1948-03-09 7 OLAYING their iirst game m division one of the S.A.F.A. league, yesterday, the Navy beat the Chinese Athletic by two goals to nil at Jalan Besar Stadium. The Navy deserved their win and were superior m all departments of the game. Goalkeeper McMahon349 words
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Article192 1948-03-09 7 LONDON, Mwiiday THE cullover on the Lincolnshire Handicap to be run next Saturday, Mar. 13, and the Grand National Steeplechase running at Aintre:, Liverpool, on Mar. 20 was m Id at the Victoria Club. London tonight. Prices were: Lincolnshire--20-1 Clarion and Fl xton offered, 22-1 taken;Reuter - 192 words
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Article80 1948-03-09 7 Lesnevich To Fight Mills LONDON, Monday. A FIGHT between Gus Lesnevich, the American holder, and Freddie Mills, British and European champion, for the world lightheavy weight championship, m the open air m London m July, a few days before the Olympic sjames, is beintj negotiated bj Promoter Jack Solomons Solomons,Reuter - 80 words
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Article250 1948-03-09 7 ■pHE following are football fixtures for this week: FIRST DIVISION Aston Villa v Manchester U Blackburn v Portsmouth Blackpool v Bolton Chelsea v Charltoa Derby v Liverpool Everton v Arsenal Brimsby T. v Stoke Huddersfield v M'brough Manchester O. v Burnley Sunderland v Preston N.E Wolv«j v250 words
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Article167 1948-03-09 7 DESULTS of play m the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association's indoor championships at the Happy World yesterday were Result*: MEN'S DOUBLES: Yadi and M. I. Reshty beat Scow Kirn Sang and P. K. Yeo 6-2, 6-3; W. H D Bartlett and N. 8. Wise beat Maj Navelet and R.167 words
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Article36 1948-03-09 7 INGLEWOOD, California, Monday. CLINT Russell of Dulith, Minnesota, wen his second international blind golfers' championship tournament on Sunday, shooting a 104 over the last 18 holes. His 54 hole total was 317.- A.P.A.P. - 36 words
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Article209 1948-03-09 7 WEST. AUST TEAM FOR CEYLON COLOMEO. Monday. Western Australian Cricket tsaxn Will br» visiting Ceylon ill the midc'le jf August this year. A proposal 1 > this oTect from Australia wu accepted by the Ceylon Cricket Association at Ita meeting. T>i< 1 i :o which is expected to .\---.n:i aboutReuter - 209 words
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Article45 1948-03-09 7 MELBOURNE. Monday. Scotwyn. Denhot, Chatspa and Su';ctus four thoroughbreds valued at A £40.000. will fly to Syaney tomorrow to compete at the Australian Jockey Club's autumn meeting. This is the greatest number of racehorses yet transported together by air m Australia.— ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Miscellaneous238 1948-03-09 7 F.P. Crossword No. 339 Jm" rnTTrM-MiM: CLUES ACROSS 4. Esteem (6). 8. Branch of mathemaUcs (7). 10 Copy (3) n Eggs (3) 12, Remorse (6). 15, Record (8). 17. Poem (3). 18. Moisture (3). 19, Iniquity (3). 21, Formerly (4). 22. Particular (4). 24 Not far off (4). 26, Attitude238 words
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Article, Illustration30 1948-03-09 8 HOME In Kent in the Spring, acres of blossom stretch as far a^ the eye can see, and Norvian square towered village churches appear as models amidst the deep foliage.30 words
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Article164 1948-03-09 8 UNIONS BACK GOVT ON WAGE PEGGiNt LONDON. Monday. TRADE v. ions and other m Onentia] groups gave qualified approval today to til? Government's policy against gen.ral wage increases, bu: demanded m retur.: that there be tigher control of prices and imports Three o:he r resolutions winch are coming b foreA P. - 164 words
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Article339 1948-03-09 8 SHANGHAI, Monday. QENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek's assurance that the Nationalists would riot abandon Manchuria, made known today, coincided with reports of advanced preparations for the great Nationalist counter-offensive m Manchuria as the Government forces driving north along the Peiping-Mukden Railway steadily narrow the remaining gap stillReuter A P. - 339 words
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Article79 1948-03-09 8 POLICE fired on striking copper miners at Nicosia Cyprus) yesterday for the second time m six days. The miners, three hundred strong, attempted to prevent the unloading of mining equipment from the U.S. fn lghter William Olackens. lcr the American-owned Cyprus Mines Corporation. Tne police firedAP - 79 words
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Article33 1948-03-09 8 Mounted Police patrolled the main streets of Tripoli m North Africa yesterday when the four-power commission on the former Italian colonies bepan an inquiry into condi- nons m Libya F ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article403 1948-03-09 8 Republicans are excluded BATAVIA, Tuesday. flfE Interim Government for Indonesia under the A chairmanship of the Dutch Lieutenant-Governor-General, Dr. Hubertus van Mook, was installed today. The Government, which was first announced m a Netherlands Government declaration m September last year, will bridge the periodReuter - 403 words
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Article, Illustration46 1948-03-09 8 Only three of the 22 occupants of a Belgian Sabena Dakota air liner escaped when the aircraft crashed m thick fog at London Airport at the beginning of this month. Fierce flames and flying whitehot metal prevented rescue of 16 passengers and the crew of three.46 words
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Article57 1948-03-09 8 LT.-GEN. Shigenori Kuroda, Commanding General of the Japanese forces m the Philippines from May, 1943, to September. 1944. will be tried for war crimes by a Philippines Army tribunal m Manila early next month. MaJ.-Gen. Takaji Wachi, head of the wartime Japanese Administration m the Philippines,Reuter - 57 words
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Article27 1948-03-09 8 Fourteen scientists of the Australian Antarctic Research Expedition have reached MarQuarie Island, 1.300 miles south of Melbourne, where they will set up a station.— ReuterReuter - 27 words
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Article48 1948-03-09 8 A special bench of the Rangoon High Court yesterday confirmed the death sentence given to former Premier U Saw for the murder of General Aung San and six other national leaders shot to death last July 28th. The court re- jected his appeal. A.P.A.P. - 48 words
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Article209 1948-03-09 8 C BAGUIO (PJ.), Mon. HINA'S Vice-Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Hsieh Chen -ping, today vigorously opposed the "excessive" rate of rice imports into Japan as proposed by SCAP's representative. Mr. Howard Smith, on the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation's committee meeting on a three-yearU.P. - 209 words
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102 1948-03-09 8 PARIS, Monday. THE French Assembly supported the Schuman Gov- ernment m its fight against inflation by passing the detailed "soak-the-rich" forced loan bill by a margin of 60 votes. j The bill was approved by 315 to 255 votes. It had been the subjectU.P. - 102 words
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Article120 1948-03-09 8 SYDNEY, Monday. THE visit of the King ai.d 1 Queen to Australia and New Zealand will speed up the flow of British settlors to these Dominions, according to newspaper opinion m Sydney. The Melbourne Herald said that the "visit should have special signiticance m pointIngA.P. - 120 words
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Article186 1948-03-09 8 LONDON, Monday. AN Argentine lieutenant tried to deliver a protest to the British cruiser Nigeria when she arrived yesterday with the sloop Snipe at Melchior Harbour Melchoir, but failed because the Nigeria did not anchor, says a wireless message from Reuter's correspondent on board theReuter - 186 words
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Article421 1948-03-09 8 London Stock Exchange LONDON, Monday. INTERNATIONAL politics continue to hang heavily L over the London stock markets, with operators reluctant to deal and awaiting the publication of the Government review of the economic situation, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Half point losses were prevalent among European bonds. Nervous421 words
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Article62 1948-03-09 8 THE New York Stock Exchange yesterday met occasional m- j creased pressure owing to the unsettlement of commodities and Finland s acceptance of a Soviet pact. Industrials led the setback. The market, which finished at the day's worst with rallying attempts lacking, closed easy. The Dow Jones AveragesReuter; A.P. - 62 words
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Article61 1948-03-09 8 yNSETTLEMENT. said to 6* j caused by the "rapid deterioration" of the European political situation, caused aggressive selling m all the principal United States commodity markets yesterday. Wheat at Chicago dropped nine to five cents. Maize and Soya j beans were down by the daily limits. Cotton m61 words
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Article129 1948-03-09 8 A SPECIAL Market correspondent cives the prices of rubber at 11 a.ra. today as follows: SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Tbe Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's prices at noon yesterday: Buyers SellerCts. Cts. per lb. per Ib No. 1 R.S.S. Spot loose J9 39 7 No. 1 B.S.S.129 words
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Article55 1948-03-09 8 Eleven people lost their sight after drinking methyl alchohol m a Leipzig beer hall on Spring Fair Monday m Berlin, the French licensed newspaper Der Kurier reported. Twenty-four persons, including 12 members of the Russian occupation forces. were sent to the hospital after drinking the mixture A.P generalA.P; Reuter - 55 words
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Article139 1948-03-09 8 Wool and meat now held up S»m- E Brls "an P T^S m «n and do*' are on strike i* ISSgS F °r the first 1 Jtrlke thereof* shipping propSSl 1 seriously diaSpitdrJ 1 bales a^ Premier's app (d Thousands of tons o' intended for Britain^ ing held up andU.P. - 139 words
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Article54 1948-03-09 8 THE Soviet Govern: to the P ment. m states. "The pohr Britain, the United Suits a France has led to the uafe mining of the the four powers <m !!>«■ council for Germar counc:! of Foreign MiaiJ The note said I policy has "played handsA.P. - 54 words
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Article159 1948-03-09 8 CAIRO. Monday. AN orgy of plunder and looting il m Sanaa mountain, capital of tl. according to reports from various s the Arabian peninsula. The situation grown worse m the Yemen, where the old Imam Yahia was recently assassir. where a civil war is reported159 words
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Article86 1948-03-09 8 WASHINGTON, Monday THE U.S. Secretary of State. Mr. George Marshall, personally urged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, V T seph Martin, to expedite House action on European aid. Mr. Martin told Mr. Marshall he believed the House would be able to act by April86 words
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Advertisement129 1948-03-09 8 LOST LOST. Dachshund dog on 6th March. Vicinity Botanical Gardens. Brown with white flash on' chest Wearing Bridle and licence. Ru^hworth 4 Cluny Hill. Telephone *****. LOST m taxi, a cameo. Reward ofT.-r-d Apply Straits Times Cecil Street. Singapore. Phone No. 5471. ACCOMMODATION WANTED Anyone going on leave? Europeon family129 words
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Miscellaneous22 1948-03-09 8 SPORE HIGH HOES Today Tomorrow II 13 p.m. 10 38 a.m. 11 36 p.m. 8 2 f\ 8 8 ft. 8.4 ft22 words
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Miscellaneous50 1948-03-09 8 I WEATHER— Thunder WEATHER report for the next 24 hours compiled by the RAF: Fair generally, but with occasional thundery showers during the afternoon. Wind: Light, northerly. Sunset 6.48 p.m. Sunrise 6.41 a.m. Moon.se* 6 04 p.m Temperatures yesterday max. M.5 dec. F. mm. 72 de; F. Rainfall .«5 Inch.50 words
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