The Singapore Free Press, 16 April 1948
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Title Section16 1948-04-16 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1948 run ii«..16 words
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308 1948-04-16 1 150 DIE IN HOLY LAND BATTLE 'PASSING BUCK' Arabs claim big victory UfDI JERUSALEM, Thursday. Rfc Arab victory m the ten-day battle for Mishmar Haemek was claimed tonight by General Ismael Safwat Pasha, Iraqi commander of the Arab Liberation Army. He said that 750 bodies had been counted on the308 words
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Article, Illustration28 1948-04-16 1 M \MI A, Thursday. Philippine! Republic, 55-year-•hod m the Malacanan Palace 1 ours after he had collapsed pledging Philippines support of another war. I28 words
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105 1948-04-16 1 WEST EUROPE BID FOR ATLANTIC BLOC OTTAWA. Thursday. THE B ijian Prime MlllW M. Paul Henri Spaak will hay«. -ussions Jian officials this ::d to explore th? poai expanding the five- ;rn Europe Union .iito an Atlantic Union that elude Canada and the •-'d States. He arrives to:>w. Canadian PrimReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 105 words
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Article186 1948-04-16 1 NEW YORK, Thursday. THE United Stales told Arabs and Jews tonight that they would face world-wide condemnation if they violated the proposed United Nations' ceasefire order m Palestine. Mr. Warren Austin, the American delegate, threw out this warning at a meeting of the Security CouncilA.P.; Reuter - 186 words
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Article45 1948-04-16 1 >fEW offices for the Govi ernor-Gcneral are to be built m Kay Siang Road. The offices will accommodate the combined staffs of the (iavernor-General and the Special Commissioner's Office. They ar o expected to be ready for occupation by Dec. 31.45 words
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Article22 1948-04-16 1 Twelv? U.S. warships will i visit the Mtdit 'rranoan from June 21 to July 12 canying 3,270 trainees. A.P.A.P. - 22 words
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Article213 1948-04-16 1 Britain's murderers not to die LONDON. Thursday. MEN now under sentence of death for murder m Britain are to be reDrieved under the provisions of a bill which may not become law and to which the Labour Government is opposed. The Home Secretary Mr. Chuter Ede, is expected to announceReuter - 213 words
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Article65 1948-04-16 1 ATHENS, Thursday. FOUR British-manufac-tured planes, believed bi/ Greek authorities to be destined for, Palestine, but said by the pilots to be going to "Singapore via Palestine." have been detained on the island of Rhodes "until the position is fully clarified." Unofficial reports said there were several AmericansReuter - 65 words
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Article79 1948-04-16 1 THE U.S. House of Repr sen- tatives yesterday passed and sent to the Senate a bill providing US$3 198,000,000 to start expa: ding the American air forces. Included m the total is U*****.000,00U add d by the House to the US$2 373 000.000 proposed byA.P. - 79 words
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Article230 1948-04-16 1 SHANNON (Eire). Thyrs. A S rescue workers raced i\ to the wreck of a crashed Pan-American Constellation airliner today they were met by a man staggering from the flames -the sole survivor of 21 passengers and 10 crew. The man, Mr. Mart Worst. an airlin:sReuter; A.P. - 230 words
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Article349 1948-04-16 1 BERLIN, Thursday. VI/HILE rumours were sweeping Denmark that war had broken out between the United States and Russia m Berlin, a high British military officer tonight described the military situation m the German capital as "quite calm." The British general went to the press conferenceA.P.; Reuter; U.P. - 349 words
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Article62 1948-04-16 1 A GROUP of B-29 SuperFortresses landed at Furstenfeldbruck, Bavaria. air base yesterday afternoon following their departure from Goose Bay, Labrador, on Wednesday. The planes will be based at Furstenfeldbruck temporarily before returning to the United States. A demonstration flight will be made over BerlinA.P. - 62 words
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Article15 1948-04-16 1 The Phillippines have banned the importation of rubber shoes from Hong Kong.15 words
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Article, Illustration47 1948-04-16 1 Part of the ravaged dt% of Godhra, 300 miles north of Bombay, m which 1 500 housts were burned. 16 people killed and 25 injured m a sudden flare-up between Hindus and Muslims started by refugees from Pakistan. Police had to open fire before order was restored.47 words
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Article128 1948-04-16 1 Free Press Correspondent MELBOURNE, Thursday. MRS. Carvill, Siraits Chinese wife of the English radio technician, Mr. Norman Carvill, who was at one time on the staff of the Malaya Broadcasting Corporation, must quit Australia, as ordered by the Australian Immigration Department. The Australia Immigration Minister,128 words
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Article186 1948-04-16 1 'PASSING BUCK IN RUBBER WORLD Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. 4Hr FHE glorious game of passing the buck" with regard to the rubber industry is roundly condemned by the chairman of the Krian Rubber Company, Mr. T. B. Barlow, m his statement lor the annual meeting next Tuesday. Mr.186 words
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181 1948-04-16 1 FAO to set up rice council in Asia WASHING lON. Ih IMMEDIATE itepi are to be taken by the and Agricultural Oi to estabh Asia an international rice council m ac^ordancwith the recommenc ation of the Bagu Q ierence. The council Will have its headquarters alongside the FAO regional office,Reuter - 181 words
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Article55 1948-04-16 1 Free Press Staff K*'porl;r THERE wer minor m m cidenU In Sing&pori dur.. 24 boa Bight p Imocked down by motor vehicle i none ljur-d An eight-year-old Chi] Khoolboy, r* school at 3.30 p.m. WAS d down by I the sixth, mile Thorn* Road. bOf55 words
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Article31 1948-04-16 1 Fif'oon people worv k and 30 Injured -^> 0 a passenger tram in;o a BOOdi train shunted int(« a sliding aJungshahi. abn.n 60 ml] north of Ka' ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article, Illustration429 1948-04-16 2 ELIZABETH TAYLOR - SOAP WATER ELIZABETH TAYLOR Keep complexions clean By 17 VERY girl should L try to keep her complexion clean and at all times. And there is nothing this than i ntv of soap and m liltIng and the last night, c iiu\ Tubughly with a nplexion brush Then, to close429 words
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Article, Illustration26 1948-04-16 2 7r»Jr7i»r> Krf ,urrt f S Taunt Oftcv V v n a :it;k, r. Junior, but you're the nicest vc* a\ -.i —jf the moment!"26 words
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Article, Illustration334 1948-04-16 2 HERE is a h-\i)d with two an. usual was oi *h d«»ibl-'. S uth"6 I« ur i.o-ti*amp was a 3Lick»ood bid to which Norths D rin.il r WD »J-Sc would have b :i live h-axUs. sin-Wing two M H Wst l\v« -heart b<! pr«.v nted North from niHk334 words
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Article358 1948-04-16 2 RALPH DIGUTON - RALPH DIGUTON By A. P. Correspondent JN 1931 an Irish girl named Patsy 3rogan, faced with the problem of making ber pay as a secretary c >ver the needs of a secretary's wardrobe, hit u^on the idea that since has made her an international institution and a uniqueA.P. - 358 words
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337 1948-04-16 2 JOAN CASTLE - Cooking Column FOR THE COOKIE JAR JOAN CASTLE By FAIRY tales tell ol purses that are never empty, tables that replenish themselves geese that lay unlimited golden eggs, but it is doubtful if these wonderappear any more miraculous to the childsh mind, and certainly nc more desirable, than a good337 words
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Article190 1948-04-16 2 MRS LEAH MAtNNC House of Commois ber discussing war," tells in an mi- "•COM EHOW women m v take a hi.nd v that we can run th, better. Fur centu the men have had it their way, ami 1 what has hapj War aftei r190 words
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Article34 1948-04-16 2 A palate tkkiiM cocktail stick can »h made from three-inch stalks of ctlery stuffed with white cream cheese to which dictd shrimps and salad drt^sinK have been added. (hill until serving timo.34 words
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Advertisement138 1948-04-16 2 Entrust Is With Your c CLOTHING etc. for DRYCLEANiNG j ■ul Prompt Attention Assured. c MENDING DYEING SINGAPORE DRYCLEANERS 204. Orchard. Rd. Spore oi>p. to Pavilion Thratre Now Try this Amazing liquid Healer for MALARIA SORES *ii >kin ••niption* cnoir lrr>m puis<>n< .iixi 'Vn \rry ,li.wn m the rim thr138 words
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Advertisement9 1948-04-16 2 V$l.SO per SO's tin r^ £^£<^^^ -y aRHh o Jail9 words
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Miscellaneous244 1948-04-16 2 GFHFHSFH s;ngapore Blue Network I r.uu II 00 noon to 2.*t p.m metres id the medium wave band 4id 7.20 megacycles to tiit 11 metrt band. imm DM p.m. to 7 45 pun: fruni 9 W p.m. to ll.Of pun.: 52b metres In the medium wave band and l.tM megacycles244 words
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Miscellaneous432 1948-04-16 2 page Ir >m Australia A re Vie* oi »Kir.d Sport; 11 Race acceptance* for Saturday? Sydney rac 11.20 Turje* from the Movies; 4 Dnner Music Fmtun«.R the Voss Grand Orchestra; 4. 30 V ralian N-ws; 4.40 S**r\ Concert Hall; 5.15 The Forces Poqu sts; 6 Fools Paradise BBC TTTUucr.pJU *i;432 words
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Miscellaneous154 1948-04-16 2 SAI l Xli \i 8 Music on the Air; 8.30 World and Horn* News; 8.45 Morning Star; 0 Symphony Concert; 9.30 Programme Summary; 9.40 lir.. lude; 9.45 Variety; 10.15 Nothing But Muftie*; 10 30 News and It.ms from Saturday's Papers; 10.45 South of the Border"; 11 Stringtime**; 11.30 Composer Caval154 words
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Miscellaneous77 1948-04-16 2 LUCKY STAR Fortune ioreiast for people born today. DOKN today, you ai an individual who very nearly approaches genius but also one who, mil-ss properly disciplined, may dvssipate your talents and miss the acclaim that should be yours by right of birth. You are seldom. If ever, satisfied nth things77 words
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Article422 1948-04-16 3 INDO-CHINA RICE HARVEST OPTIMISM French predict general revival pRKM H economic officials m Hanoi expect improved production of rice m north Indo- hina this spring and a further partial revival of the areas two major export industries— coal and cement. With access to much of the rural countryside denied to422 words
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Article, Illustration122 1948-04-16 3 rr\HERE was mutiny on A board the training ship of London's Sea Scouts, the Discovery, anchored in the Thames. The crew ran up the Jolly Roger— the pirate's skull-and-crossbones flag —dragged the ship's master from his quarters, manhandled hjm along the deck and made him walk the plank (left). ItMirror - 122 words
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Article28 1948-04-16 3 BOY SCOUT'S BREAKWAY riUNGARIAN Boy Scouts I have arncur.ced that they .-ung off rela:ion.s and imoerial- orgaojsaAid :hev would affithe 'Pionoers.' a D€« Hun-ariar. ix>uth or- A.P. A.P.A.P. - 28 words
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Article36 1948-04-16 3 licet will sail again this month D Mm years. The industry i -crutch' to train a share of mpared with the I before the war. It will Australia m the Timor 136 words
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Article93 1948-04-16 3 N:i methods of ding shipping into hrough fogs by means raaar and radio-telephony are bins examined by the Melbourne Harbour Trust. oournes liability to log Is nothing like Liverpool's, but it is aereed that foe delayi can cause loss of valuable :n the "turn-round" ofReuter - 93 words
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Article157 1948-04-16 3 FEDERAL UNION OF ARAB WORLD A FEDERAL unon of the entire Arab world was ur^ed at Liverpool at the conference of the Arab •-rr< League m Britain, attended by 60 delegates. Ifakra Hannoush. from I said: "We hope that all the states belonging to the Arab League will one .iblishReuter - 157 words
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155 1948-04-16 3 SHORTLY after the Japanese invaded the Philippines, President Manuel Quezon sent President Roosevelt a request for "immediate unconditional independence" for the islands with the suggestion that they be forthwith neutralised by Japan and the United States. After a long Cabinet meeting. President Roosevelt cabledA.P. - 155 words
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Article80 1948-04-16 3 k T the request of the Indian A Government, the World Health Organisation is sending to India a medical team headed by Dr. W. Gellner of Geneva to introduce vaccination against tuberculosis. This is an extension to Asia of a programme already being carried out mReuter - 80 words
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Article51 1948-04-16 3 A countrywide polic: search. t. eluding armed patrols, on all roads into Nairobi was begun on Wednesday, followj ing the escape of six Jewish iiwiates from a detention .camp at Gilgil. Kenya. Most of the camps occupants sus- pected of terrorists' activities were originally detained m Eritrea.A.P. - 51 words
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Article61 1948-04-16 3 THIRTEEN children went to Buckingham Palace yesterday to tell Princess Elizabeth about their "wedding present holiday" m Belgium. They were children seiected by the "Save the Children Fund" to enjoy three weens m Belgium as the guests oi the Belgians "Gratitude to England Committee" wmca offeredA.P. - 61 words
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67 1948-04-16 3 'Poison pen' village hires sleuth TIHE 800 villagers of Robin A Hood's Bay, on the Yorkshire coast, whose lives have been made miserable by the receipt of "poison pen" I letters have decided to start a fighting fund and to emplay a private detective. Since the writer was denounced from67 words
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120 1948-04-16 3 BONES which it is thought may be those of St. j Augustine of Canterbury. found by workmen di«reine m th- churchyard near Chilham parish church. Kent are to be examined by two authorities In an attempt to dete-mmp tli ir exact ase. The remains,120 words
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Article99 1948-04-16 3 N.Z. BEAUTY QUEEN IN UK MISS Mary Wootton. blonde beauty queen from New Zealand, on Wednesday arrived by ar m Britain, Miss Wootton, who won a c*>rtost to r v ioose "Miss Now Zealand," stopped off the plane looking pale and weak, apparently from air sickness, from which she sufferedA.P. - 99 words
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Article32 1948-04-16 3 Elevators m New Vo r k buildings are the safest public carriers m the world with a record of only 122 accidents for three milliard passengers last year.- U.P.U.P. - 32 words
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Article34 1948-04-16 3 This slogan nangs over every shop scllinc rationed rice m Shanghai: "Of each 21 pounds of rationed rice, half is a erif t from the United States through the China *id Programme." A.P.A.P. - 34 words
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Article150 1948-04-16 3 A BID to prevent Sociahsi NJj trom writing tor the "capitalist" Press was defeated by a large majority at the conference of the Union of Distributee and Allied Workers at Blackpool. Mr. R. P. Boswell. supporting the suggested ban. declaied: "If we go on the150 words
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Article38 1948-04-16 3 Raymond Femcr.dcz. th* PhiliDDines first minis. er to tJ'^e Ur:to:i Kingdom, hislefc New York for Lctidon aboard the Qu:em Elizabeth. He will also serve as the Philippine r- cresentative to the Swedish rnment. A. P.A.P. - 38 words
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337 1948-04-16 3 Amnesty hope for French 'quisling NEW hope has been tfiven U» taw I French collaborationists and t Vl those who, like 92-year old Ph'lippt Fit an a*e beln i prison bars m one or other of the v >.n r u- fortresses by the nationwide campai 1 launched by the337 words
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Article108 1948-04-16 3 NOVEL methoi \wll hi tri<Ki out to rid of rnosquitoei. Upon the r*»comm« nd. of Emilio Abrllo. executive secretary who r cen'ly represented ?h a P public at the ITO conferenc m Havana and the UNESCO meeting In Mexico City the cabin t has decided toReuter - 108 words
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Article51 1948-04-16 3 Sir Montague Eddy of the Treasury said on his return to London after negotiating thn .A details of the transfer of the British-owned railway tv Argentina: "Everything has been cleared up satisfactorily. The question of employment has been settled, and my return marks the Fnish of the transactionU.P. - 51 words
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Article163 1948-04-16 3 Jew attack on camp inquiry Emmanuel S*iii 1 war the House oi Hfrmtrtftm riaack on a uuuo vi t..e iL'in Anti- lan i I near Parks b.a by the Irs:un Zvai Leum. LDQUii > .o u^ g C j.. Ed into the circumstances cf tins ouiraK-". He added that it163 words
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Article411 1948-04-16 6 SHOULD THE CHOUGH ADVERTISE? June Assembly will decide THE Church of England Assembly is about to come to grips with the question of whether it needs a professional press agent to combat -public apathy" toward religion. "Yes," says a special commission on publicity set up by the Church. Dr. J.411 words
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Article40 1948-04-16 6 Part of a 1.200-ton cargo of sLsal and Other Indian Drogue s was seriously damaged when fire broke out aboard the 7 067-ton Ljvcrpo 1 steamer Martand which t rved at dam from Calcuta. Reut erReuter - 40 words
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Article26 1948-04-16 6 Bristol Corporation's 40--minute film "End of the Bridge" claims America was discovered by city s adopted son Cabot. It doesn't men- >n Columbus.26 words
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Article68 1948-04-16 6 MR. Emmanuel Shinwell. replying to a House of Commons question, said tliat a scheme U> aasiat relative.* to visit war graves m Europe will be brought into operation ikx* month. To another a v«: si ion he replied tha: a',v>roxmiuttly 300 >f the Territorial Arrnv withReuter - 68 words
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Article75 1948-04-16 6 BRAZIL Will purchase a; number of British-owned transport and public utility concerns, und^r the new Anglo-Brazilian trade and payment! agreement, which London expects will be sign- d this w< British officials consider the trade section of the Anglo-Brazilian agreement t<i be highly satisfactory, it isReuter - 75 words
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Article34 1948-04-16 6 The trial of Nahuram Vlnayan Godse, 25-year-old Hindu who is alleged to have assassinated Gandhi on Jan. 30. is expert d to besin m New Delhi early m May.- ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Article, Illustration108 1948-04-16 6 picture. picture. Firing five-inch rockets, a P-82 Mustang dives for the target m an aerial demon~ stration m Florida (U.S.A at a U.S. Air Force proving ground where personnel, machines and armaments are tested under varying tactical and climatic conditions A.P. Friends of Walter Lewis pro::acd a surprise "limousine' toA.P.; Mirror - 108 words
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Article137 1948-04-16 6 nENDING the negotiation of a formal air traffic agreement, the Chinese and Philippine governments have agreed upon the exchange of emergency airfields m their respective territories. The Chinese government nllows the use of Swatow. Amoy, Canton, Haikow and Sanyah as emergency alter- j nate airfields byReuter - 137 words
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Article201 1948-04-16 6 Till! almost complete beet drought m New South Walt's as a result of a strike of maintenance workers m the three main Sydney breweries shows no si^ns of breaking, and the possibility of inter union conflict is emerging. But Sydney wives ai> pleased. Letters from wivesReuter - 201 words
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Article48 1948-04-16 6 CZECHS' NEW REPUBLIC /CZECHOSLOVAKIA Vj claimed itself a P Democratic Republic In proposed new Cons/. public yesterday and m the "great family of nations." The Cob n will b cepted m the final form aj gathering at thf- Pi Palace on May sary of Prague's Liberatior 1945. A.P.A.P. - 48 words
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Article189 1948-04-16 6 k MOSCOW Radio commentator declared that Lieirt.►V Gen. John R. Hod ire, commander of Ameru an forces m South Korea, is uneasy about the forthcoming elections, on May 10. "It is wry indicative tl American au m Southern Korea, who at first wanted to sp© theA.P. - 189 words
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146 1948-04-16 6 YOU muggle m monds— so long €u> you don't look like a smugt. according to an Austr ■ns Collector. Mr. V. Mr. Wildy *as a a on a report by a newspaper that it had been Informed by a d air.ond expert mReuter - 146 words
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92 1948-04-16 6 State landau for Silver Wedding drive WHEN the King and Queen drive Irom Buckingham Paiaco to St. Paul's Cathedral lor a Thanksgiving Serv.ce on April 26 their Silver Wedding day -they will drive In a 1902 State landau dl by six Windsor Grovs with two v iitnders. Princess Margaret will92 words
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Article72 1948-04-16 6 BRITISH DETAIN AMERICAN THE British authorities m Hamburg are holding m custody an American citizen. Martin Dishard, m connection with large-scale muffling of cigarettes into Germany. Held with him are two Danes. Richard Johannson and Neils Hanse. All three will appear before a Control Commission High Court on a chargeA.P. - 72 words
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Article65 1948-04-16 6 A NEW British light p] of strikingly unorth design is taking shape m workshops at Thornton Heath (Surrey and is p^ted to fly soon Tht named "Satellite" and b by the Planet Company is a four-seater, has its engine In the middle of the 1 behind the65 words
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31 1948-04-16 6 P.I. industry development plan dropped PLANS for a large s*-aie im|,h-, mn tai Philippine Government's wer^u a programme a> embodied m ih t r pine-American joint finance conim p a ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article60 1948-04-16 6 NEW 'ALL NATIONS' CLUB IN LONDON STUDENTS and Lond I lent! from J Ceylon, India and Vienna an amor.? the first m< a new London Clvb :h» Club, which ha^ fccLri itl fir.The Club, it: iiu it.s first cha Rowlev of Jamaica o;>enod asa:' :nv friendship b vies of allReuter - 60 words
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Advertisement33 1948-04-16 3 S|AR ANCE SALE l?o| <s. Stationery, Uvldr^n's Games 'lesred for new shi m?i«h RIS6E C ROM 20« i to 6*l H Cne-jp 0 Save Money FJ' Star Kews Co., k. bridge Road, Singapore.33 words
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Advertisement112 1948-04-16 3 "HIS MASTER'S VOICE*' Greatest Artists sXt^ linest liecordine FOR YOUR RECORD LIBRARY WALTZES Brahms) Symphony Orchestra C 3011 "IMB PATINEURS" (Meyerbeer)— Ballet Suite Constant Lambert and Sadler's Well's Oreh (.1103 JEUX D'ENFANTS— BaIIet Suite (Biiet) Dorati and London Phil. Orch C 2940-41 HUNGARIAN FANTASIA (Lisit) Moisciwitsch with London Phil. Orch.112 words
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Miscellaneous59 1948-04-16 3 TAR7AK Tvat* S^t v Edzar Rice Burroughs I •*eit reucf TO THE TVEES TARZAN EXPLAJNfO. '11l GET j BT^Bf)^^ (-l i"» u'**\ AS E ACJIN 6 HOWBS SI6HTEO A^fiA^ T*E* 4AO SW<V 7WXU fWSUE ME V^/^W^-" »f J EIR ERSTWHILE CAPTIVE, THEY pifl^ IOU "VST ORCP ON TOP Of J*NAS59 words
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625 1948-04-16 4 FRIDAY, April I<3 1948. ONE month tram today Britain will have done with Palestine. She lays down the mandate on May 10. And then what happens? Horrible as is the daily story of battle and massacre, neither Jews nor Arabs look upon the625 words
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Article866 1948-04-16 4 Sq.-Ldr. BILL GOODALL - RAF search tor lost planes Sq.-Ldr. BILL GOODALL SCOURING SOUTH EAST ASIA By THE story of the Royal Air Force searcher teams who have been scouring Burma, Siam and French Indo-China for R.A.F. aircraft and crews lost during hostilities m the Far East is an epic of endurance and determination.866 words
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Article336 1948-04-16 4 pHEMISTS at the L University of Virginia are "prowirg" new metals varieties of copper, tin. aluminium with differing 1 crystal structures making them as distinct from their prototypes as if they were different chemical elements. They riafler enormously from each other m th*Mr reactions to friction, oxidation, corrosion,336 words
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Article, Illustration49 1948-04-16 4 islntctional luu to be shown a! the 194S Britisli Industrial Fair is a simple and m, x pensive box of plans, wooden moulds and the necessary tools which will enable any hoy or uirl jroni nine upwards to build exact reproductions of all types. 0/ ancient and modern ouildinyt.49 words
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Article, Illustration65 1948-04-16 4 The black swan from the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill's Chan well Estate Kent, England) is settling down to the job of looking after his six motherless o on a lake at the London Zoo. The mother swan was killed by a fox which atta< I family at Chartwell and Mr65 words
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Article256 1948-04-16 4 THE first cheap method Of stopping rocc id iosis, a ravaging disease that kills atout 10 per cent of ah" chicks hatched m the United State.*, has been discovered at Rhode Island State College. Trie drug uhat will kill the plague at a cast heretofore ur.known is256 words
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Article992 1948-04-16 4 SIR RICHARD WINSTEDT - WINSTEDT LOOKS BACK SIR RICHARD WINSTEDT By KBE., CMC DRITAIN'S interest m Malaya goes to 1786, when Penang was leased from Kedah to become, eventually, along with Malacca and Singapore, one of the three Straits Settlements. But it is only seventythree years since the British, with extreme reluctance, entered the992 words
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Article16 1948-04-16 4 what shall a man (five m exchange for his soul? St. Mark 8. TT. I16 words
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Article14 1948-04-16 4 People in S'pore make news 9 Ikl KB! 5 1/ SOS II R I14 words
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Advertisement12 1948-04-16 4 LJK&S intU /^a-xhain P. H. HENDRT Jewellers 78. North Bridge Road. Spore.12 words
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Advertisement24 1948-04-16 4 I L 9 g, 4cLTLoLa>^rt Creameries M.lk the proverbial d And Mil *o< Take hom<> I oni gllili^ Orchard Road R.i Hies Place m24 words
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Article313 1948-04-16 5 GALLANTRY AWARD FOR CONSTABLE ravery m engaging two gunmen eea shot and wounded, a Malay omar bin Said has bt*n awarded Medal for gallantry. The incident Vu ;UNt 1946. I Aug. 18, 1946, a Chinese taxiin Rochore Road. He was s who instructed him to take mem jurong Road At313 words
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Article16 1948-04-16 5 Kotary now 1)0 000 > on u>ed to ■>; of the the (iovthe rest.16 words
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Article16 1948-04-16 5 pro- c House Road I nave toft i to B :.ga*ere RurtKj ra:i16 words
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Article51 1948-04-16 5 CINGAPORE'S first all-Malay art exhibition will be opened by the Me*.tri b of Johore (Dato Onn bin r Jaaf^r) at the V.M.C.A. at 5 p m. today. The exhibition has been organised by a group of a dozen yourg Malay artists. l ?nd will b* op~n to the51 words
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Article149 1948-04-16 5 MR. Justice Jobling reserved judgment m I the Singapore Supreme Court yesterday m a claim by the Singapore: Harbour Board for two lighters. The claim is against the In- J ternational Trading Syndl- cate. of Singapore, represented by Mr. Pat Johnson. Mr. Johnson said that, al- though149 words
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Article61 1948-04-16 5 The Singapore Education Dtnartn^ent has received refunds of fees In respect of pre-war examinations m Singapore of the University oi London. Thf refunds will be returned to Singapore candidates. who entered bu 1 later withdrev. from the "911 exam4na- tms. und those who entered i61 words
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Article36 1948-04-16 5 CKOM today onuuuls, the importation into Malaya of all currency and hank notes, wh'oh are or have at any time been legal tender m Siam and Netherlands East Indies is prohibited.36 words
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Article194 1948-04-16 5 Free Press Chinese Correspondent THE Chinese trade mission which will be touring x Malaya, the Philippines. Siam and the Netherlands East Indies, will make a special study of the rubber market m Malaya, with a view to buying rubber to feed the manufacturing industry m194 words
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239 1948-04-16 5 POLICE FAIL IN SEARCH FOR INFORMER A POLICE drag-net throughout Malaya for an Informer who disappeared more than seven months ago has been unsuccessful ud to date, it was stated yesterday m the Singapore Assize Court. Ttie statement was mado by the Deputy Public Prosecutor. Mr. L. Rayner. at the239 words
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Article63 1948-04-16 5 The Army is to send out a special reconnaissance party of Royal Engineers to investigate reports of British and Japanese "live" mines having been found m Johore, Perak, Kelantan and Pahang. The party, consisting of experts, will survey the areas and report, so that the63 words
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Article166 1948-04-16 5 riiHE Singapore Anti-Tuber--1 culosls Association is stag-ing a big show at the Great World Amusement Park on April 21 There will be a $2 entrance fee (payable at the g"ate. or tickets can be obt aired at most of the theatres m advance >. rvhch will166 words
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Article194 1948-04-16 5 r AST month, 4,351 families received financial relief m Singapore 2,099 families from the Department of Social Welfare, who distributed $19,488, and 2,252 families were assisted by the Silver Jubilee Fund Committee, who issued $8,427.40. One of those assisted was an orphan girl of the Girls'194 words
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Article58 1948-04-16 5 THE least of St. Joseph will be celebrated at the i Portuguese Church m Vici toria Street on Sunday. Two Low Masses will be followed by a High Mass. The children of the parish will receive first communion. The Bishop of Malacca will perform the High Mass58 words
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Article31 1948-04-16 5 Orbita, the Ministry ot Transport's civilian ship, has been allotted to the Far East i help to relieve congestion In passenger shipping between Singapore and the United Kingdom.31 words
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Article468 1948-04-16 5 $35,000 VOTE TO AID CHILDREN Municipal action Free Press Staff Reporter pIE expenditure of $35,000 for the benefit of children has been approved by the Commissioners. The sum includes the contribution of $3,000 for 1946 and $4,000 for 1947 to the Child Welfare Society "subject to a like contribution by468 words
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Article, Illustration40 1948-04-16 5 Wedding costumes dating back almcnt a century were worn by Mr. and Mrs. Mohamed Taslim Morcanie for their marriage on Sunday. The bride was formerly Inche Asiah Ahmad. The bride and bridegroom are attached to the Department of Broadcasting, Singapore.40 words
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Article, Illustration68 1948-04-16 5 picture. Another Singaporean, Mr. Lee Kirn Heng, of the Government Printing Office, who has been awarded a Colonial welfare and Development Fund scholarship to study for a diploma m printing m the United Kingdom. For the ?»n nH£K ears M Lee has been m char^e of the Bindrft£2 par '7Free Press - 68 words
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Article291 1948-04-16 5 Free Press Niatf Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. rhursd TO help its recovery ii'om war daxi:. essential industriei w Federation o f M:. received loans amoun in* to $54,000,000 m th< year. The loans have bten sanctioned by the Industrial Rehabilitation Finance Board, which bepan work a291 words
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Article210 1948-04-16 5 Free Press Chinese Correspondent ORISK demand for NICA guilders by Dutch Borneo and Java traders, coupled with a spate of speculative activity following the announcement of the Malayan-N.E.I. trade agreement, has recently sent the Dutch guilder m the free market up to the unprecedented high210 words
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Article56 1948-04-16 5 SEVEN pupils of Mrs. Carmellta Wilson have been successful mi n their Trinity College of Music theory examination nedd last December. They are: Advanced Junior Reg"na Scully. Preparatory: Gerald D'Souaa— (merit) Chen Siu Sin (honours), Luiz Horatio Wilson (honours). First Steps Cheng Slu Lin 'honours), Dolores56 words
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Article31 1948-04-16 5 1 N appeal for blood donors A was made by the president of the Singapore Boy Scoute Association (Mr. Yap Phon? Gock) at the Association's general meeting last night31 words
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Advertisement77 1948-04-16 5 TOOKE >>v to enjoy reading •ks from her Lending Library THE LILLIPUT •> r Little's f POPULAR REQUEST *AT PERFORMANCE OF UNDAY'S BIG SUCCESS AT HOTEL VtR'ZTY PROGRAMME The lUSON riSTERS lukie Bobb**uh BUDDY GIBSON A *B VICO WILSON SUNDAY—APRIL 18th r X RT at P. 15 P.M. ■era/ Pocking77 words
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Advertisement185 1948-04-16 5 BRITISH "BURNSIDE" SAFES A QDALTTI COMMERCIAL, FIRE FALL RESISTING A Body bent at all twelve corners (~\M from one plate 8 .Fire Resisting Chambers 3 Jin. to IUI _l.fj 41n In tnic^ ness filled with steam r > (tr^^AV eneratin S Fire-Resisting ComWrfi^a position which is thoroughly dried kv^TW before185 words
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Advertisement133 1948-04-16 6 ALHAMBRA Phone WO9 STARTS TODAY! 1 md 9.15? f^|B^ M-G-Ms MIGHTf ADVENTURE! lrftr>jirr\/ mickey TRACY ROOWEY I Ifl YICTOI FLEMING'S Pioduction el I DOUGLAS lAIITMOU /^'Sj! I I r^rfv. mnOLOMEW U^t Tomorrow at Midnisht i Shaw Bros. Most Thrilling MaUi> Local Production! CHEMPAKA' Flower of the Kast! Starring MSMA BOOTY133 words
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Advertisement96 1948-04-16 6 TENDER N(SALE OF ARMY Pl*W^ Tenders are invited for trw> I I stuffs mml LOT NO ITKH. SF 57 50 590 Lbs MILK POWDER Marked D Section A B Earnest Money 11 000 SF 58 195 21: UH GRAM Marked W Section D Earnest Monev:— fl I 37 100 Lb.^96 words
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Miscellaneous86 1948-04-16 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press In Malaya MHEY LEFT SOME Y DE AR ME.'-) pWEW VILL You REMEMBER^ /"iM AFRAID PROFESSOrN 1/ "WHAT DAti6HTER?> OF THAT BEASTLY YOU MUST V THAT THESE GROUNDS MUTTER TAKES ATOMIC 1 (MISS JAKiF HIMMEL' BARBED WIRE /My(TAKE MY COAT, A ARE NEITHER86 words
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Article474 1948-04-16 7 S'PORE CAN HAVE GOOD CUP TEAM lo players to start training r>irirnrirv Ur Soccer Reporter the> meet Johore at Johore Bahm. The players Angullia, Aitken. Abdul Rahman, Lawther SaUeh; Hong Siew, Harith, Va&, Chwee W MunC andy, Shariff Madon, Haji Garhan, Kamid MahiZdBeins, Lian Sin, Ah Yik, Chye Hee. The474 words
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Article361 1948-04-16 7 ir Soccer Reporter 3 Amicables 2 gae m which there were some quick changes •num^ nU'rspers«?d uith Rood football and Seaforths created a major upset \micable Athletic Association by I the first di\ision of the S.A.F.A. Stadium yesterday. nred success for the Seaforths, well this season,A.P. - 361 words
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Article90 1948-04-16 7 the Chinese Athletes m a first division league soccer game at Jalan Besar Stadium today. The game was originally ar- ranged to be played on the padang but. followinc a demonstration by 1 the crowd at the end of the game between the S90 words
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Article636 1948-04-16 7 I'HE following will represent the S.C.R.C. at cricket against Indian Association Ist XI on Sunday, at 11 a.m. on Hong Lim Green: Evan Wong (capt.). Low Km Pow, Scan Keng Siew, i Cheong Thiam Siew, Dr. Ong jSwee Law, Wee Chong Jin, Khoo Lee, Au Tat Chu, Ong636 words
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Article147 1948-04-16 7 Belgian gel pro nearly surprises A late finisher with a round of 69, Flory Van Donck, the Belgian professional, just failed to bring off a surprise win m the £1.250 Silver King professional golf tournament at Moor Park, Hertfordshre, yesterday. He finished with a 72 hole a#rrrrjrate of 284, and147 words
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Article70 1948-04-16 7 'J'HE following liave been invited I to play crickot for the Non- Bonders Cricket Club against the Singapore Cricket Club on the S.C.C. padang tomorrow at 2 p.m.: A. Gilmour (raptain), •P. A. B. Mekerron, T. J. I (sius; H. B. Noon, Evan Wong, X.v. j. Bteele, D. K.70 words
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Article61 1948-04-16 7 A MEETING of all Old Boys of i the Christian Brothers' School interested m sports (football, criefcet. hockey, badminton, etc.) will be held at St. Joseph's Institution. Bras Biisah Road to- day at 5.30 p.m. The meeting will discuss ways 1 and means to revive the various j61 words
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Article25 1948-04-16 7 The following: are yesterday's U X football results: Third Division (Southern) Wai sail 1. Torquay United 0: Notts County 0, Ipswich Town ReuterReuter - 25 words
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Article253 1948-04-16 7 By CALL BOY MR. Tan Yam Chua's champion stayer, Grand Prix 11, who has won both the big Singapore distance races after the liberation, was given his first workout at Bukit Timah this morning m preparation for the Singapore summer meeting and the Governor's Cup253 words
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Article227 1948-04-16 7 Coast Battery 3: S.C.S.A. 1 THE Ist. Malay Coast Battery, demonstrating more forceful tactics and better combination, defeated the Singapore Civil Service Assn. by three goals to one m the S.A.F.A. third division league soccer match played at St. George's Road yesterday. Tho Coast Battery227 words
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Article, Illustration36 1948-04-16 7 The Singapore Malaya Cup Veterans' Football Club and Singapore Cricket Club team photographed before their soccer match on the padang on Wednesday which the Cup veterans won by five goals to one.36 words
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Article321 1948-04-16 7 rpHE Maharajah Gaekwar of Baroda's French-bred colt My Babu by Djebel out of Perfume who is favourite for Britain's premier classic, the Epsom Derby, and second favourite for the 2,000 guineas, won his first race of the season at Newmarket yesterday when he defeated another wellReuter - 321 words
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Article215 1948-04-16 7 Eurasians 2 Signals 0 V ATONG Eurasians beat the Air Formation Signals by two goals to nil m a S.A.FJV. division two league soccer match play«.d at Geyla-g Stadium yesterday. Both goals were netted m the lirst half. The Eurasians were, on the the whole, by far215 words
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Article522 1948-04-16 7 Free Press Racing Reporter WITH race form exposed, students of form should not go very far wrong m the task of spotting the winners m Penang to-morrow, the last day of the Penang Turf Club Spring meeting but the handicapping, I must say, has been522 words
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Article31 1948-04-16 7 PLAYING at Alexar the 223 B O D. def< the Tigers Sports Club by four goals to two. m a Second i Division League match j I terday31 words
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Advertisement159 1948-04-16 7 HAPPY WORLDl^r^s MJtn f i.MRED STADItM IS THE EAST II ]!"^l!f^!__ r m TOMORROW WIGHT Jshow starts at 9 pm. M \I\~EVEXT ATTiTu-tToN— FOB ONE PAY MEN J °J' L y* n mr.-wi cmmsT— a blood cattle* with tiikiii^ \^trfd hLABRIOLA J/KHk M > amouN ital'Jn (.1 i^Kr— Met Jim159 words
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Miscellaneous240 1948-04-16 7 F.P. Crossword No. 360 10 i k ilir; 26 j 127 I j 28 '§V pTwii P 32 p ||l !r j 1 ii 34 n I 1 I ill CLUES ACROSS 2. Business combine (6). 6, Equal (4). 8 Learning <4) io Tumbler (7). 11. Dread (3). 12, Concealed240 words
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Article481 1948-04-16 8 Police, Redsin armed clashes ROME, Thursday. CCATTEKED outbreaks of violence from the far north of Italy to the extreme south were reported today as electioneering: tension rose before Sunday's vital poll, which will determine Italy's place m the future European pattern. "Meanwhile, the policeReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 481 words
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Article, Illustration43 1948-04-16 8 UOhAE Work is now m progress tor the comnUfflC pie/to* of the new House of Commons :h rca* damaged by bombs during World War Two. bwlding will-be completed by next year. <V- n of the building with Btg Ben T i the background.43 words
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Article248 1948-04-16 8 Free Press Staff Reporter than ZO vessels, whose cargoes include food, -''will be affected if the members of the Singapore H rbour Board labour I nion carry out the strike intimated m an ultimatum to the Board. making no fewer than 31 demands. The ultimatum is248 words
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Article36 1948-04-16 8 from P\Kf 1 an on occ of Tel A The British A I Tel m on be- to be n i n 25 and 50 Jeu »lt of 1 or. .1 S U.P. A.P. ReuterU.P.; A.P.; Reuter - 36 words
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Article85 1948-04-16 8 FIVE ol the nine men urrestby :h^ Singapore Police on Wednesday during raids on tho prnni.scs of three labour inions, Including tho 8I i. ->ip o r c Federation of it- Uni ised iate on Wednesday night The raids w« re made on the premises of85 words
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Article46 1948-04-16 8 After a 39-day hearing, the full bench of the Australian High Court yesterday reserved ludgmeni m the banking ease brought by the States <>t Victoria. South Australia and West Australia and 11 prii banks challenging the legality of the Government's nationalisation bill. ReuterReuter - 46 words
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Article203 1948-04-16 8 Free Press Stair Reporter ■THE Seamen's Registration Bureau m Singapore will begin to operate a register for unemployed men as soon as it is authorised by law. The necessary legislation is expected to be completed m i the very near future. The Bureau has been203 words
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Article, Illustration256 1948-04-16 8 UK MAY ASK Russia for DAMAGES LONDON, Thursday. THE British Government will claim compensation from Russia for the loss of the British airliner near Berlin on Monday of last week if it is satisfied that the pilot of the Soviet fighter plane with which it collided is to blame. theReuter; A.P. - 256 words
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Article85 1948-04-16 8 BULAWAYO. Thursday. \FTER territorial and reserve forces had been called out and 200 ex-Service-men told to report for tial maintenance services, the siriko of African worker! at Buiawayo. capital of Southern Rhodesia, began to wane on Thursday. The Gowrnment bann»d all gatherings of more than liveA.P. - 85 words
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Article104 1948-04-16 8 BATAVIA. Thursday. THE Chairman of the Netherlands Indies delegation to the negotiations with Indonesian Republicans at Jogjakarta, Raden Abdul Kadir. who was reported to have been a personal victim of insults during an incident at Jogjakarta yesterday, arrived by plane m Batavia today. The N.E.I. GovernmentU.P. - 104 words
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Article201 1948-04-16 8 SHANGHAI, Thursday. ■'FHE Communist armies threatening the North x Honan railway city of Chen^c-how from the west and south are m "full retreat" following a "series of sudden powerful counter-blows" struck by Government, say frontline press dispatches today. Communist columns, whim had been pushingReuter; A.P. - 201 words
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Article50 1948-04-16 8 'PHIRTY-SIX raiders were JL killed and 17 wounded when Indian troops attacked and captured a hill north-east of Mahura on the SringarI Baramula road m Kashmir. Another 30 were killed and 45 wounded when Indian artillery shelled a 300-strong raider formation In the same area. Reuter.50 words
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Article41 1948-04-16 8 A U.S. Army private. Stratman Armistead, of Thomasville, Alabama, was yesterday sentenced to hang by the Eighth Army court martial m Tokio for hammerslaying four Japanese. Usinj a hammer he murdered two women, a man and his son.41 words
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218 1948-04-16 8 ULTIMATUM TO STRIKES ON PULAU BRANI Free Press Staff Reporter. TOMORROW is the deadline set In the ultimatum given by the Straits Trading Company to 362 men of its Pulau Brani smelter's labour force, who went on strike on Wednesday. This is the secon-i ultimatum Riven by the Company, extending218 words
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Article403 1948-04-16 8 London Stock Exchange I LONDON, Thursday. 'PHE Gilt-edged section of London's stock markets A today managed to attract sufTicicnt buying to warrant a further rise despite the fact that the overall volume of business was very small. v.t\v Reuter's financial correspondent. While confidence was not fully restored,403 words
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Article172 1948-04-16 8 V SPE4 I \L Market correspond, rv rives the pnre* of rubber a' II am today a» follows Bover* '.fHi > fU t» ocr Ib ocr ib No. 1 R|J Spot loose 41. No 1 R.S.S fob m ha!^ \pr 4! 41. No R S.S foft m ba»«172 words
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Advertisement116 1948-04-16 8 Anglo-Chinese Shipping Co., Ltd., (H: (MOLLERS MALAYA LTD For particularFreight U Apply: MOLLERS' Malaya) LTD 3, Malan a MrctL Singapotr. Tel. HOlBl. Foilni^htlx > EDITH MOLLER and tTHEL VQ^ FOLLOW Till EOWUS 1O j«^ |h ,1 U GREAT WORLD c KING KON 1 BAT. 17th APRIL ItM fe^ m» m116 words
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Miscellaneous35 1948-04-16 8 FATHER'air y^'K IHIiK report for the nrxl 24 hour-- compiled by the R F: Fair jjrnrrallv. SratUrrfd afternoon thundrrstot mv Wind: Light, varut.lr. Temperature*: Max. 01.6 drg., mm. 74 dr* K.u a/all: 0 39 ins.35 words
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Miscellaneous11 1948-04-16 8 STORE HIGH TIDES Today: 3 .59 p.m. i Sat.: 5.55 p.m.11 words
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