The Singapore Free Press, 3 May 1948
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Title Section18 1948-05-03 1 The Singapore Fre Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 17.153 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1948 fKICt lit <KM>18 words
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Article, Illustration438 1948-05-03 1 3-day peace m Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Sunday. THE fighting m Jerusalem ended tonight when British troops moved m between Jews and Arabs, imposing a truce to which both sides had agreed. The truce gives a three-day breathing space during which an attempt will be made to reachA.P.; U.P. - 438 words
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Article54 1948-05-03 1 S'PORE FREES COCONUT Oil EXPORTS n ttf Krpcrter t> nONB on the cxl nut oil and i reiifted m •oday. r export > much i and resirl export of rar of Im■V D. Free •nent Stnga- .pra m nly be upon proof vl^nt M.n:snent the export of n train the54 words
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Article188 1948-05-03 1 GLASGOW, Sunday. "THE War Minister, Mr. Emmanuel Shinwell, apeak--1 ing at a May Day demonstration today, said: "They talk about a purgr«\ But a purge m the Labour Party is chicken feed alongside the kind of purge that would happen m Russia if they hadA.P. - 188 words
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Article64 1948-05-03 1 THE British Government has started preparations for the next general election m 1950, Mr. P. J. Noel Baker, Secretary for Commonwealth Relations, stated at a May Day demonstration at Derby. It will be contested on the record of the Conservative Party after World War One comparedReuter - 64 words
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Article13 1948-05-03 1 Diplomatic relations have been established between the UJS.S.R. and Pakistan.- A.P.A.P. - 13 words
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Article, Illustration56 1948-05-03 1 Jim Duckworth, 75-year-old pearly king of Walworth (London), with his wife, the pearly queen, and their daughter. 55-year-old Mrs. Alice Tolhurst (centre), raise their mugs of beer to join with everybody else m the Old Kent Road to give the King and Queen a rousing welcome during the Silver wedding56 words
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Article177 1948-05-03 1 1 ree Press Staff Reporter ONE hundred gangs of wharf workers and another 100 stevedore gani^, totalling 4,500 men, were working on 26 ships at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves this morning. v a rdav the men handled a near record of 10,500 tons. This177 words
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Article16 1948-05-03 1 No fresh cases of infantile paralysis were reported m Singapore this morning.16 words
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Article62 1948-05-03 1 rpHE effects of the recent coal JL strike m America may delay the change-over to 1949 model automobiles, planned for the autumn. Ford escaped the worst effects of the coal stoppage, but elsewhere m the industry many manufacturers who had planned to start on their nextA.P. - 62 words
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Article48 1948-05-03 1 Two attacks against powder plants m North and Central Italy were reported yesterday. One military guard was wounded. A motor car was used In last night's attack on a plant near Milan. A volley of shots j at plant guards wounded one. j A.P.A.P. - 48 words
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78 1948-05-03 1 THE British Government has sent a note to the Soviet Union demanding full compensation for the crash of the British aircraft m Berlin on April 5, which cost 15 lives. It cited the findings of the British inquiry, which found the accident was causedU.P. - 78 words
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132 1948-05-03 1 WASHINGTON. Sunday. REPUBLICAN Congressmen (V fear that the European HecoVery Programme is tieve'jplng m a way that threatens to Uke sorely needed sudDUes from tlie United States. Critics express doubt that E.R.P. can be worked out smoothly without resorting to a policy of "robbing PeterA.P. - 132 words
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Article135 1948-05-03 1 51 20,000 WORTH OF OPIUM SEIZED SHANGHAI, Sunday. /CUSTOMS officials confls\j catod 153 lb. of opium. valued at $L? 0.000 (Malayan) f- m the tanker Charles F. «r when is arrived from Persian Gulf. Two Chinese believed to c snur^led the opium m Bombay were found doad m a waterReuter - 135 words
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Article168 1948-05-03 1 Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Sunday. AN offensive against Communist bands is to be opened by Burmese Government troops m a few day's, reports the diplomatic correspondent of of the Daily Telegraph. He described the position m central Burma as "quite serious." Burmese Communism, he168 words
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Article41 1948-05-03 1 US MANOEUVRES NEAR TRIESTE THE American iorces yesterday held manoeuvres m the hiUs adjoining the frontier between the free city of Trieste and Yugoslavia American tanks and armoured cars took part. a:.d i sentries watched all i»ints along the border.- ReuterReuter - 41 words
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Article153 1948-05-03 1 MELBOURNE, Sunday. T>OLICE and fire experts toi day opened an investiga- tion into a fixe last night aboard the 7,400-ton British freighter Pemba the fourth mysterious flre m the ship In seven weeks. The last time the Pemba caught flre. also at Melbourne, police said they suspectedReuter - 153 words
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Article86 1948-05-03 1 Free Press Correspondent MUAR. Sunday. A SINGAPOREAN, Lee En i\ Seng, faced three charges ;in the Muar Magistrates Court yesterday. He was charged with hay- ing caused the death of a boy at the eighth mile- I stone. Parit Jawa-Muar Road lon April 30. through86 words
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Article70 1948-05-03 1 TITLED JEEVES W EDS MILL GIRL The Hon. John Cokayne, brother of Baron Cullen of Ashbourne. married a factory worker Anne Clayton at Wakefield. England, on Saturday after working six months as a valet to prove his worth. "I always thought no man should marry unless he can I earnU.P. - 70 words
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Article34 1948-05-03 1 FIVE Communists were lulled and 18 arrested when the Madras police searched a hide-out m the jungles of north Malabar on Satuiday. Guns and ammunition were i seized- A.P.A.P. - 34 words
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Article60 1948-05-03 1 Free Press Staff Reporter rE Singapore C.I.D. has offered $500 reward for Information leading to the arrest of an Indian hawker. Marimuthu (25j who is wanted In connection with the discovery of two Japanese hand- grenades m the labourers' lines of Singapore Harbour 6oard. The Police have already60 words
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Article131 1948-05-03 1 4 armed men rob ConsulGeneral Free Pr«* Staff Reporter FUR aimed and masked Chinese broke into the Siamese Consul-On-eral's residence m Lyndhurst Road last night, and robbed the Consul-Gen-eral, Luang Ratanadib, of jewellery and cameras valued at $2,000. Luang Rauinadib not m the hou^e when the raiders broko m Escaped131 words
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Article54 1948-05-03 1 THE funeral took pku Bidadari Cemetery I mornin* of the Rev Fa .ard Cardon died ai Bls&op'i H Saturday n;?ht The funeral was precedfu by a Requiem .'ass at the Cathedral of the t. Shepherd, celebrated by Bishop of Malacca, who also officiated at the54 words
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Article, Illustration938 1948-05-03 2 Hall Romney - TT is no fault of Malaya's rubbergrowers that the export target for British rubber manufacturers has had to be scaled down. D.scussions between the President of the Board of Trade and representa tives of the industry have made it clear that the original target had been Xt "v938 words
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Article, Illustration345 1948-05-03 2 pJERE is a hand that was play. J m the recent Vanderbil Team -»f -Four Championship won by the dark horse team of Robert Appleyard. Jay Feipu Henry Sonnenbllck and Mason Uchtenstein. West opened his fourth t> heart and East played the king. South held off for two345 words
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Article562 1948-05-03 2 LOVE BIG BUSINESS By EDWIN SHANKE A. P. Correspondent T OVE is big business m Germany. Tens of thousands of lonely, heartsick German men and women are turning to marriage bureaus for help m finding a wife or husband. The bureaus are capitalising on the dislocations and casualties of the562 words
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Article340 1948-05-03 2 THOMAS R. HENRY - Sunspots Cause Divorces THOMAS R. HENRY By TOR the next five or six years cyclones on the sun will be fewer and smaller. The 11 -year sunpot cycle has passed its maximum and now is declining, says the U.S. Bureau of Standards. This might be very momentous news, if its340 words
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Article203 1948-05-03 2 FROZEN BONK BANK THE bone k 'bank" at the university of Kansas lied centre a system of preserving human bone sections m deep-freeze unit until needed m surgery has prevented several amputations and 6peeded the recovery of many patients. The bank keip< bone sections ranging from "tiny fragments to pieces203 words
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Advertisement71 1948-05-03 2 VICTORIA THEATRE V May «th. 7th A B«.h <n al 8.45 p.m. ADMISSION FREE W Advance Reserra4ion> '^j^ Robinsos Tel. 5894 JL Ex 4 or nirhlly j# from May 6th at Wwv." iflr Theatre IVI. 6K>h Wk Jlf Buy a pro«Tamnie IH and enter thr SV^P^3B^ Critic' Contest for 'lUJV^^k^Bc71 words
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Miscellaneous383 1948-05-03 2 SINGAPORE Blue Network From 12. M nooa to i.H pan. Ktt metres In the medium waft fcsisid and 7.29 megacycles ta the 41 metre band. From S.N pan. to 7.45 pan: from 9.M pjm. to 11 pun.: 624 metres In the medium wavo band, and 4.825 megacycles Is the tl383 words
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Miscellaneous401 1948-05-03 2 on the Move New Mayfair Dance Orchestra; 7 Half Hour of Charm; 7.30 The Australian Story (Dramatized Feature); 7.45 Master Pianist Harriet Cohen; 8 Singers! A their Sings with Nine Martini At Tlno Rossi; 8.15 Dance Music; 8.30 News; 8.40 Song Folio A recital of Welch Songs with David Lloyd401 words
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Miscellaneous43 1948-05-03 2 m3ndr3lC^ Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaga ~X y\ I lii% U e JWi^ *1 [YO^GOff PM/6LAO SHE-tjS YEAH. SHE HAD ffl fc E7 ME HnO REfWASSO 6!\^E HER 1 P-PL£ASE ImYOWNPACKIS3TOD(3I ME? J/~~l\A AlK> f ■"U l/f^'is ,LM I^ t43 words
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Miscellaneous176 1948-05-03 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR rortune forecast for strong a*id you are lar people born today. P** l when m your ov,n 8, home, surrounded b\ ORN today, your Ufe is ove very apt to be domina- However, you axe a«. ted by your love for all Abit and if an> thin«176 words
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Article211 1948-05-03 3 MEDAL FOR 'WRECKER AND KILLER THE toast at a champagne party m Paris wa.* 'Nan< y 1 the Killer"— pretty, dark haired Mrs. Nancy Fiocca, wlio was wearing the George Mtrdal presented to her a few hours earlier. Nancy's shy smile and attractive, deep-set cyrs. which greet travellers at the211 words
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Article114 1948-05-03 3 A USTRALIAN ex-Serviee-i\ men have been offered up to £40 a week m Sydney to go to the Middle East and train troops for Palestine fighting. One source sa.d that both Jewi and Arabs were, making oifers, and several ex-officers including on expert m commaxdoReuter - 114 words
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Article182 1948-05-03 3 MOUNTBA TTEN-THE 'IDEAL LORD Mouiitbatt.M, Governor General of India, would be the "ideal man* to head a special British mission to Moscow to negotiate a balanced truce with Russia to stave ofl war, Mr. H. N. Braillord. veteran author of books on India, says m a letter to the LondonReuter - 182 words
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Article33 1948-05-03 3 C HANCE FOR POLES Naturalisation applications can be made by former members of the Polish Armed Forces if they are of good character, speak English, and have lived five years on British soil.33 words
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Article, Illustration46 1948-05-03 3 picture Wembley arena w seen from the air as a crowd of 90,000 pack the stadium to see Manchester United beat Blackpool m the F.A. Cup Final by four coals to two, This arena will be the scene of the Olymvic Games this summer. A. P.A.P. - 46 words
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Article218 1948-05-03 3 AMOVE by 25 old buys of Acton County School to obtain from the h/ad master, Mr. Grenville Gills, an assurance against the dissemination of Communist propaganda m the school was vottxl down at a special meeting m the school hall. A 50-year-old Etonian, Mr.218 words
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Article70 1948-05-03 3 India exptcu to negotiate bilateral air agreement with five countries m the months ahead. Officials of the Civil Aviation Department say air pacts will be discussed with the United Kingdom, Egypt. Switzerland. Ceylon and China, Talks with China wer<begun m March, but postponed until autumn. IndiaA.P. - 70 words
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Article33 1948-05-03 3 "Operation Nanny" got under way at 6an Francisco on Thursday with the beginning o£ a programme to ship to Japan 2.000 goats to help rehabilitate the war-ravaged Japanese dairy herds.— U.P.33 words
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Article36 1948-05-03 3 The Polish Supreme National Tribunal on Saturday sentenced Albert Foerster to death for arranging German uro of the former Free of Danzig on Sept. 1. 1939. Foerster was thpn thp Nazi gaulciter.- A.P.A.P. - 36 words
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203 1948-05-03 3 SCOTTISH members of the British Parliament, assisted by 20 representatives of English constituencies who may also be Scotsmen, will m future deal with most of the detailed Parliamentary discussions of Scotland's affairs. But there is to be no devolution of Parliaments constitutional authority.Reuter - 203 words
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Article88 1948-05-03 3 LORD ROW ALLAN, the Chief Scout, has made a posthumous award of the Bronze Cross, the highest Scouting honour, to Cedric Paktsun of the Ist Port of 1 Colombo Scout Troop. Cedric Paktsun lost his life last August after rescuing anI other Scout from drowning mReuter - 88 words
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88 1948-05-03 3 'I CAN FIX IT WITH BIG SHOTS' RACKET MANILA'S Chii lion have betn for warned n tions" with senior Ooi ment officials. The order, issued D\ Marcos Agu^tin ehi I cial age: tial Palace, is th-; I >f I he discovery of what I t-o b "racket" here— t their88 words
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Article96 1948-05-03 3 THE Tooth R'-lio. 01 most sacred U DenUoo for Buddhists all over the world. now position at Dal^.dn MaligauM »Tcmplr Tooth*. Kandy. The Relic, a tooth ol tht* Buddha, which is housed shrine room of tne inner t> pie will be taken li; pr daily till MayReuter - 96 words
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Article, Illustration69 1948-05-03 3 W>nd claimed m a at Bi tarn, i 0 are r anyhe husband Field 32. oi I ere nisi with the Beryl. the a the iiw office. her husband :?e sh was -band it, one o/ the few Hrn pilots. it* a Mosquito •-eld, Dallas69 words
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Article30 1948-05-03 3 v yp of CO!. .t a preO proporch day 'S Of and prowspaper Hanover. be city of Dg wrappI to tU t the how to from30 words
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Article18 1948-05-03 3 Mr :-d m c m l;ed that the law Life I the ng.— ReuterReuter - 18 words
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Article418 1948-05-03 3 Brazilian scientist's discovery CULTURES of bacteria found m watercress have been used successfully m recent experiments m Rio de Janeiro for the treatment of tuberculosis. A team of Brazilian doctors and research workers under Professor Oscar Pereira, director of the Belem Sanatorium m the stateReuter - 418 words
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Article, Illustration53 1948-05-03 3 picture, Bullet-riddled cactus leaves testify to the ferocity of the battle ivhich raged from house to house m the Arab village of Deir Yassin on Jerusalem's western outskirts. A combined force of Irgun Zvai Leumi and Stern Gang stormed the village. 254 Arabs were slaughtered Of Whom 137 inert* irompnA.P. - 53 words
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Article33 1948-05-03 3 Mac West's Bowery play. Diamond Lil," will be withdrawn from the Prince of Wales Theatre. London, m the next few weeks "because it It not dome capacity bu«ne cc:33 words
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Article109 1948-05-03 3 FRED Jackson is a man with a load of tickets on his mind— two million five hundred thousand of them—for the Olympic Games m London m July and August. Mr Jackson, who has an office at Wembley Stadium, says: "Everything is under control.109 words
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Article33 1948-05-03 3 The 8.8.C. is negotiating with Bine: Crosby to star m a radio version of his film. "The Emperor Waltz" he is now m i London for the films world premiere.33 words
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Article131 1948-05-03 3 FIFTEEN hundred people, 20- odd elephants, and a number of other animals listened to the BBC. Symphony Orchestra afternoon and liked it. Sir Adrian Bouit was conducting the orchestra at Bath Assembly. Meantime, a circus and menagerie were being set up m a field near131 words
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Article183 1948-05-03 3 a/fORE than 6,000 "unofficial immigrants" deserters 1* from overseas ships— have entered Australia m the last ten years. Shipping officials believe the bulk of them have remained m Australia. Since the end of the war the rate of desertions 'has risen rapidly and is nowReuter - 183 words
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Advertisement11 1948-05-03 3 if' ll tjJ t Books are Regularly from London Borrow from11 words
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Advertisement57 1948-05-03 3 HOUSEHOLD I jyli \PPM\\< I > MODEL 4A IRON S2IJM* IRON STAND s > .>© Obtainable from the better stores cv rywh. All HMV Household Appl j anees arc fully guaranty d for a period of six months from date of purchase Distributors throuabout Mai E. S. ISAAC CO RBV57 words
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Miscellaneous26 1948-05-03 3 TARZAN InneS explains By &feW We? Burroughs -A^j c<-> y»r CAM£ PRANWJN SAO. *7O RESCUE YOU f "1 pwr^S^TjT^; ,:62>. I *rAVC» INNES CO^aUC?ED,^I »VAS I26 words
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624 1948-05-03 4 S33c§ma3port|rwPre^ Blueprint for a University MONDAY. May 3, 1948. AS a result of the report or the Carr-Saunders Commission on Higher Education, we may expect to see the establishment of a University of Malaya this year a good deal sooner than many people had thought possible or desirable— and an624 words
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Article, Illustration1051 1948-05-03 4 Frank Owen - He shoves his own hills around Frank Owen UIGH on a hill m Derbyshire sits George Bates, 38, married, with two daughters, ex-private soldier of the Fourteenth Army. He is engaged m tearing a large part of the hill to pieces. George is what th£y rt an open-e >l miner1,051 words
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Article137 1948-05-03 4 By Bernard Person. TliE Dutch have begun a, 1 c?nwaig«n to call Com munsts by what Hollanders feel is thiedr right name Stalinists. It i£ an obvious and necessary distinction between philosophical theory and political practice paints out Father Bornomeus De Greeve, a popular radio speaker In the Netherlands,137 words
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Article28 1948-05-03 4 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the l»ght is as darkness. Job: 10, 23. j28 words
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Article741 1948-05-03 4 How much food does a child need? A THIN man can eat like a horse without getting fat. A fat man can feed like a sparrow without reducing his girth. This is truth known to all our forefathers. It has remained for this generation m Britain to dole out 2,700741 words
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Article220 1948-05-03 4 By A de Moutmorency. THE Agja Khan, multimillionaire, temporal and spiritual ruler of the largest group of Musi ms m the j world, is sponsor ng a huge j project for a horse -racing resort pn the French Riviera. The wealthy enthusiast is not prohibited220 words
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Article, Illustration859 1948-05-03 4 R. SATAKOPAN - IF HYDERABAD BLOWS UP R. SATAKOPAN By A.P. Correspondent INDIA'S Muslims uneasy alliens m their native land may suffer most if the explosive Hyderabad question is settled by force. Hyderabad, a fabulous princely state m the heart of Southern India, is ruled by a "Nizam" who is reputed to beA.P. - 859 words
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Advertisement9 1948-05-03 4 .s$ 1 l\ £FFtC/£Af C V TRANSPORT AGENCY I?9 words
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Advertisement36 1948-05-03 4 FIREPROOF SAFES > FILING CABINETS? STEEL CUPBOARDS? Do you require any of the above? If so, write or f>ho?n 2. -> BORNEO y nIN<.\I'ORF P(>. BOX KSB II PtNANG Kt'M I I MITK IPOH Tl r«| I 4«336 words
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Article181 1948-05-03 5 FINES TO BE RAISED TEN TIMES FINES are recommended Us be increased by ten times to $250 for breach of bylaws controlling the manufacture of fireworks and matches and premises which are governed by the Oelluton<i Bylaws. Firewood and Charcoal Bylaws, Rubber Factory Bylaws. Oxy acetylene Bylaws and Calcium Carbide181 words
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Article, Illustration598 1948-05-03 5 THE Carr-Saunders Comnwftsion on Higher Educa--1 tion, recommending a site m Johore Bahru for the University of Malaya, says that the site would ■d the University m scenery typical of Malaya. For here," says the Commission, "we have a river estuary, undulating plain with598 words
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Article17 1948-05-03 5 The Salvation Army's. 1948 Annual Appeal has so far brought m contributions to- tailing $14,583.17 words
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Article116 1948-05-03 5 CLAIMS may be made for refrigerators, safes, pianos, radios, cameras, typewriters and office equipment, now kept by the Custodian of Enemy Property. Lists are obtainable at the Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property. Supreme Court Building. Kuala Lumpur, and at the offices of the assistant Custodian116 words
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Article, Illustration287 1948-05-03 5 Free Press Stan Reporter rPHE fisheries industry m Malaya is more median- ised than m Ceylon, Mr. Kay de Zylva, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Ceylon, who is m Singapore, told the Free Press. Midayan fishrrmen used powered craft to a great extent, while m Ceylon287 words
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Article, Illustration546 1948-05-03 5 ASSESSMENTS UP SIMILLION New valuations Free Press Staff Reporter ALTHOUGH the annual value of the town of Singapore last year, at $21,302,432, showed a net decrease over the previous year of $113,899, there is now a net increase for 1948 of not far short of $1,000,000, says Mr. J. G.546 words
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Article134 1948-05-03 5 AT the annual general meeting of the Young Men Muslim Association, the following office-bearers were elected:President, Mr. Ahmad b'n Ibrahim: Vice-President, Mr. K. M. Oli Mohammed; Hon. Secretary. Mr. A Wanjor; Hon. Asst. Secretary. Mr. Saruan bill H. Abdul Rash id; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Abu Talib bin134 words
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Article29 1948-05-03 5 The Singapore Volunteer Corps will be parading on the King's Birthday on June 10. Those members wishing to attend should report to the Beach Road headquarters tomorrow.29 words
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Article96 1948-05-03 5 51 84.000 FOR VEHICLES THE Municipal Engineer's Depai tjnenfc Singapore, will spc..d a total of over $184,000 to buy ten five-ton trucks, three vans, a t pper and an ambulance. The ten five-ton trucks will cost $148,950. Three 10-cwt vans will cost about $10,000, and the three-way tipper, $12,500. The96 words
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Article199 1948-05-03 5 A LARGE volume of inquiries ha> been rect;ve<l from the United Kingdom, China, India. Ceylon, South Africa, Australia. Egypt and other counlres for high quality Malayan timber, but these countries i cannot pay the very high prices ruling at the pm tim€. In view of this larg*199 words
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Article118 1948-05-03 5 i^OING to the United States shortly is Sir Malcolm Watson, wtao supervised the i work of reclaiming Singapore 1 and most o* the Malayan i plantation areas from endemic malaria m first two decades of this century. He was applying the results of late118 words
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Article, Illustration276 1948-05-03 5 32,000 Colonial students in Britain RE are now more m 32,000 Colonial m the U.K., ol 15,000 are studying .vrnment grants. I London cable quotI review by the r bane calls the efforts Ish Government to' better conditions m I "an important at a time when wn resources are iSin Chew Jit Poh - 276 words
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Article127 1948-05-03 5 THE Carr-Saunders Commission recommends that m the University ol Malaya, there should be a Department of Education under a professor. It snould provide a years course of professional train- m? for graduates m arts and I science, who propose to be- 1 come teachers m secondary127 words
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Article, Illustration501 1948-05-03 6 JOGJA STATE NEARING BREAKDOWN Dissension among the leaders COME of the most loyal members of the Indo- nesian Republic Government are dolefully acknowledging that, unless a drastic overhaul is made, the Republic may be unable to survive. Shortly before the Renville agreement effecting a trace-between the Dutch and the RepublicA.P.; Mirror - 501 words
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Article258 1948-05-03 6 STRIKES of civil servants and Government workers of all kinds, as well N (rf employees m public I utility companies, will be banned m Egypt if a new Bill drawn up by the Government amending the Penal Code is passed by Parliament. Another new Bill,258 words
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Article48 1948-05-03 6 YOU couldn't have eiten them all. said lfrs. M. C Boswooti. chairman of the benrh two little girls el at < Middlesex' Juvenile Court with stealing 10! b. of oranges. nave had a cood try one of them repli?d. They were remanded for two ux>l reports.48 words
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Article19 1948-05-03 6 A Dying boat service from Southampton to South Africa will be opened by BOAC toj mor19 words
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Article24 1948-05-03 6 Star Panther, first Tudor IV to fly to South America since the loss of the Star Tiger, has arrived at Buenos Aires24 words
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Article, Illustration49 1948-05-03 6 picture. Robert H. Best (left) convicted of treason at B (Mass) on his 52nd birthday, received presents from his Bister and brother a few hours before the jury returned their verdict. Miss Louise Best and her brottier. Albert, are seen handing Robert their mesents outside the cow*' room.- A.P.A.P. - 49 words
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131 1948-05-03 6 THE House of Commons has finally approved a Government scheme to subsidise to the extent of £12.000.000, the modernisation and reequipment of the British cotton spinning industry. To encourage amalgamation of small units, a grant of a; quarter of the cost of new machineryReuter - 131 words
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Article100 1948-05-03 6 I IEUT.-Gen. Leslie R. Groves, who played an important part m the development of the atom bomb. said m a speech at Atlantic City. New Jersey, that "it is still too 'difficult for Russia and her 1 satellites" to understand the power of theA.P. - 100 words
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Article70 1948-05-03 6 THE U.S. United Auto Workers Urvan hav^ an nounced that on May 12 about 75,000 employees m 13 factories of the Chrysler Corporation will bo on strike over a wage increase dispute. The Union is also asking for better holidays, pensions and other benefits. The walk-outA.P. - 70 words
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Article132 1948-05-03 6 p« men and eight worn n 1 walked through the pre- 1 cinots of Canterbury Cathed- ral to a private meeting organised by the local Communist Party and held m the drawing room at the deanery. The room was plac:d at the disposal of132 words
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307 1948-05-03 6 ALL over the South Seas the "Magic Cargo" cult irecurring on isolated islands, according \m travellers reaching Sydney. The religi< us-p movement Ls a symptom of unrest among: nai \i-. hut each (Hit break is indigenous to i*s ovn bfl territory. There is noA.P. - 307 words
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Article29 1948-05-03 6 A phrmnl 4 di\\ --bombed a bus at Gravesend (Kei crashed througha window and laid an egg m a woman passenger's lap The Dheasant died.- A.P.A.P. - 29 words
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Article27 1948-05-03 6 'No UK Invasion by Hollywood' L th« B Reply b»- str.cly 1 n "I v aro going t« I ha-. ■m and tht the purcha A. P.A.P. - 27 words
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Article24 1948-05-03 6 A £3000 pearl m London Susan v. of a ha> been found m X ton arcado by a n is claiming a24 words
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Article73 1948-05-03 6 TWENTY-ONE thousand Bri- tish emigrants went by sea to India and Ceylon durinc thp years 1946 and 1D47. Mr. Harold Wilson, Presid of the Board of Trade, announced m Parliament Seventy -six thousand went to Canada. 37,000 to South Africa. 23.000 to Austra 12.000 to New ZealandReuter - 73 words
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Article, Illustration56 1948-05-03 6 THI steadily incr crn I announced n ed to com: Narcotic c. Ed b Russian the S Ay. made to v: of former V> narr been hi ins; wh< otic dr R A King's Troop 9/ Horse Artillery m Repents Park, lor their vartReuter - 56 words
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Article99 1948-05-03 6 THE ninth Par. -Anurioan Conference, which survived a bloody revolution has ended with the signing of a 21--nation paot pledging united 1 efforts for Western Hemisphere peace and security. Resolutions against international Communism and foreign colonies In America also were, signed at the formal closing ceremony. MostA.P. - 99 words
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Miscellaneous83 1948-05-03 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Ma lava /BOTHER! -Tmf RE'S WIU-lE^I r ARISE FROM DRE AM^XI /AMD THERE'S BOBj W^AH WELL, DODGED WOOLLIY STbOYiNG THE OF THEE, 1 B&^^*(HARTY TAKIKIoSf EM BOTH, FRITi! W*S^Fi > STARS OR SV/OFIING UP AND A SPIRIT IN MY 1 \J/Li RUNNING83 words
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Article, Illustration41 1948-05-03 7 MY BABU WINS GUINEAS The Maharaja of Baroda's My Babu (C. Smirke) wins the 2,000 Guineas, one-mile classic for three -year -olds, at Newmarket on April 28. The Cobbler (G. Richards) was second, while Pride of India (E. Britt) was third.41 words
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Article616 1948-05-03 7 THE 1947-48 English football season came to an end on Saturday. Most of the promotion and relesaI tion problems had been decided for many weeks but when the matches began on Saturday it was still uncertain which club would finish champions of tue Northern SectionReuter - 616 words
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Article576 1948-05-03 7 Cup Soccer Verdict Free Press Special Reporter ALTHOUGH Singapore got over their first hrrrtle r\, m the Malaya Cup Competition by beatinir Job' re by four goals to one at Muar mi Saturday, th v should m no way feel flattered by the MBTffia of576 words
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Article391 1948-05-03 7 CALL BOY - WYOMING PORT STAR DO BEST TIME Little Beau also impresses By CALL BOY fITYOMING and Port Star, galloping three furlongs f f m 38 1 5 sec, the last two m 24 5/4 sec, did the best workout at Bukit Timah this morning on good going when the second track391 words
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Article105 1948-05-03 7 Rumanians surprise in Davis Cup t> MANIA'S tennis stars I the major surprise x y mi the Europ.-.ui up eliminations >wc4t«, Hungary, i t nd Switzerland stond round. ,n players swept singles matches r t.rNt round meeting trance. and now can the usually e Frenchmen by of the three mkUiA.P. - 105 words
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336 1948-05-03 7 Goat's Skin still a fine sprinter I the best performance of U*e day at mah on Saturday, third day of the Singanmer Meeting, went U that grand old horse. Skin, "ho made a spectacular run m the home si alter trailing the field and just faiied to hot favourite Tollana336 words
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Article120 1948-05-03 7 Cbeen a it family sK retday !u pairs 01 D County I tht greatest family is the Fosters of WorLre who led to the being sometimes reas Fostershire, at fta members appeart v times, some- ihree together present ume the H: t\eia a fullReuter - 120 words
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Article22 1948-05-03 7 I>reexe and a Arthur y wan I 8 sec. i Pr\ris at Hots- nt from Paris the unph b\22 words
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Article89 1948-05-03 7 THE following will r«.p. :h R.A.F. at cricket rersus the Army on Wedne and Thursday. May 5 and 6. 00 the padang. F/Lt. Syrett 'Seletun eu.pt.; F/Lt. Krnyon 'Seletan; F Lt. Harding »Changn; F Lt. Lloyd (Changi); F/Lt. Parham (Changi-: Cpl. Rogers <Stletan; Cpl. Robinson89 words
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Article186 1948-05-03 7 QINGAPOH.E Indians trounced ihe C V.M.A.. Our of i Lady of Lourdes, at table tennis ;txy five tames to tw.i at th<C.V.M.A premises >•?>;. relay. The Indians will be los'nq their younjj promising player. P. Supramar.ian. who will be iea\ ing for Kuala Lumpur on186 words
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Article46 1948-05-03 7 C II El LA'S Cottage, the winner of this ytar's Grand National, has been mated with Scottish Union, winner of the St. I.ee;er m im:js. Ihe resultant offspring should have amazing stamina, and if they can jump, should prove brilliant. R< ut«r.46 words
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Article198 1948-05-03 7 CiHINA expects to enter 50 tthletes m the London mpics, Tang Shou-yi, icary general of the China National Amateur Athletic Federation, suid m Shanghai relay. Tung said half of the estimated £35.000 (sterling) required f<»r China's particip:i has been raised. The rnment will beA.P. - 198 words
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Article98 1948-05-03 7 CHINA OLYMPIC XI WIN 3-1 CHINA'S Olympic soccer team scored their second victory m Manila yesterday by defeating the Manila Football League's selection by threeone before 25,000 spectators at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. The visiting team scored the first three goals m a row and the local team one goalA.P.; Reuter - 98 words
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Article32 1948-05-03 7 At ChanKi yesterday, an RAF <Seletar> XI defeated a Combined Changl XI by 60 runs. Scores: Combined Chanjji 75 Bfct. Filby 5 wkt*. for 12 >; RAP. rSeletar) 135.32 words
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Article50 1948-05-03 7 piRO Aldo Tolusse. President of the iUilian Tennis Peri^a- tion. will wire the Davis Cup Committee m London to claim victory for the Italian team over I d by forfeit. The matter has grown oui of a dispute over whether ri.e Polish team would play m Turin. A.P.A.P. - 50 words
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323 1948-05-03 7 WEIGHTS for all eight ra« on Wednesday, tho fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club's Summer meet, are Class I.— Div. 2— Abt. ti Furs Hambrion 9 00 8.12 La ly Hampton 8.12 Flyiite I Tramping tr>n 8 0' Bright Eyes Wvoniing 8 i Vals323 words
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Article1069 1948-05-03 7 BELOW are given the final U.K. Football League tables for the 1947-48 season: (Two points were forfeited from Alloa Athletic for playing unregistered players when beating Dunfermline Athletic ax liotne).— Reuter FIRST DIVISION P W D L F A Pt< Arsenal 42 23 13 6Reuter - 1,069 words
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Article53 1948-05-03 7 riE British Olympic hope, Jack Holden, retained his j Midland Counties' marathon running championship on Saturday m 2 hr. 36 mm. and 13 sec. For the third straight year. E. H. Johnson won the London to Brighton Stock Exchange walk m 9 hr. 3 mm. andA.P. - 53 words
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Advertisement37 1948-05-03 7 VTION til TRAVELLERS!!! Visiting Singapore stay at THE TAVERN. l-urnpcan Residential Hotel) Open to SON- Residents. COOL LOCALITY j EXCELLENT CUISINE I fIRST CLASS BAR j m U, Opposite Naasiiv Rd, j| tfc TAVERN" Telophnne No. 494837 words
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Miscellaneous268 1948-05-03 7 F.P. Crossword No. 374 LU Z vw f Pi' W ■9 120I 20 in 21 t I 2 18 23 30 j fs 32 jj| Ijps| 34~ |S"g Tp~ W lLll.> At uO>S 1, Siivath (8). 7, Majestic (6). 9, Weary walk .61. land (3). 12. Pure (4). 14. Score268 words
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Article283 1948-05-03 8 ON BRINK OF ATOM DISCOVERIES WASHINGTON, Sunday. PRESIDENT Truman says great discoveries m peace-time uses of atomic energy are "on the brink" of being made by American scientists, that these will make the world a greater and better place m which to live, and so "letA.P. - 283 words
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Article, Illustration516 1948-05-03 8 COLONIES: PLEA FOR DOLLARS But Marshall aid unlikely Free Press Correspondent LONDON, Saturday. ONE of the many problems to be considered by the organisation for European economic co-operation is the proportion of Marshall dollars that should be set aside for the colonies of Western European countries, says the Economist Judging516 words
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Article56 1948-05-03 8 THE Tokio Police have arrested Japan's "monkey" burglar, who swung himself into a department store on elevator cables and made off with an estimated 4,000,000 yen worth of loot, the Asahi reported yesterday. The burglar admitted he had stolen 3,000 items ofi clothing and musical instru-A.P. - 56 words
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Article, Illustration69 1948-05-03 8 Prof. J. S. English (seated m the front row third from right) toas entertained to dinner by his colleagues and friends at Prince's on Friday night, when a presentation was made to him to mark his long association with the medical services m Malaya. Prof. English, who specialises m midwiferyOrient - 69 words
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Article61 1948-05-03 8 OFFICIALS of the European recov ry programme left New York by air on Sunday for Paris. They are Colonel C. H. Bonesteel. Franklin Lindsay and Robert Tufts. They will discuss the urgent needs of the 16 participating Marshall aid countries, and outline a uniform system ofA.P. - 61 words
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Article45 1948-05-03 8 pOMMUNISTS have set up committees m some ships, the Mercan:ile Marine Service Association said m London yesterday. This determined effort at infiltration is a potential threat to democratic beliefs, says the association which is comprised of ships' oiticers A. P.A.P. - 45 words
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Article62 1948-05-03 8 THE body of Lieut. John Edmund Burke, 22, killed last Sunday by a Yugoslav frontier guard, was returned yesterday to the British authorities m Vienna. A communique summarising the results of a joint BritishYugoslav inquiry into the shooting was relzased m Vienna last night. It chronicledA.P. - 62 words
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Article128 1948-05-03 8 ISTANBUL. Sunday. HUNDREDS of Bulgarian otlicers. opposed to Russian domination and spoliation of their country, are awaiting an opportunity to rt, according to a desertig Bulgarian officer, whose] plane made a forced landing m Turkey, reports the newspaper Hurriyet. The lieutenant, who is being sent toU.P. - 128 words
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Article90 1948-05-03 8 LONDON. Sunday. A BLOOMER-WEARING Scotswoman today denounced the Government for permitting lipstick and silk panties to women convicts and air service girls. Mrs. M. D. Canning, of Glasgow, m a letter to Reynolds News, declared: "No bloomers for them, thanks to the amazing tolerance and generosityU.P. - 90 words
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Article100 1948-05-03 8 KIDNAPPED AT HIS OWN REQUEST? BLRUN, Sunday. A RUSSIAN colonel, whom Soviet authorities allege was abduct .d last w<:ek by U.S. Army officers, may now be m Washington, according to Allied sources. He is reported to hay left Bremen with a British intelligence agent on April 23— the day afterU.P.; A.P. - 100 words
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Article227 1948-05-03 8 SHANGHAI, Sunday. T'HE Nationalist Army today lost the second im--1 portant stronghold m Northern Shantung within a week with the evacuation of the Tsingtao-Tsinan railway city of Changlo. but counter-balanced this reverse with a "major" victory m West Shensi Province, where 60.000 trapped Communist troops haveReuter; A.P. - 227 words
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Article68 1948-05-03 8 PRESIDENT Peron of Argen- tina narrowly escaped injuries on Saturday when a photographer dropped a camera from a balcony over the rostrum from which he was speaking. The camera smashed a glass on the desk, on which lay the text of the President's speech. Senor PeronA.P. - 68 words
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Article132 1948-05-03 8 EDINBURGH, Sunday. MR. Emmanuel Shlnwell who as Minister of Fuel and Power, took blunt criticj ism for Britain's shortage a year aso. admitted the na- < tionalisation of coal mines had "not worked out too well.' He told the Co-operative Congress there was farU.P. - 132 words
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Article78 1948-05-03 8 i PONSTRUCTION of th: nrst 1 1* tinplate manufacturing plant m Australia has begun at Sydney, and the existing hot and cold strip milling plant is being expanded. Th" new mill will have a rolling capacity of over 1.000 000 tons of ingots annually. The UnitedA.P. - 78 words
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Article350 1948-05-03 8 LONDON, Sunday. rpHE world's first automobile gas turbine engine has *> been produced m Britain, and it may prove to be the link between internal and practical propulsion by atomic energy. Following a week-end of intense activity by two of Britain's leading scientists, the BirminghamA.P. - 350 words
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Article41 1948-05-03 8 LEAGUE AIDING ARAB REFUGEES THE Arab League Governments have donated £1,--000,000 sterling to aid Palestine refugees m the Lebanon, it was learned at Beirut yesterday. In addition Egypt has set aside £100.000 for relief of Palestine Arab refugees In Event- A.P.A.P. - 41 words
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Article59 1948-05-03 8 ARGENTINA B UYS BRITISH PLANKS rE Daily Telegraph air correspondent reported yesterday that the Argentine government had placed a £2 million sterling order with the De Havilland Aircraft Company. Argentine ordered 50 Dove twin-engined transport aircraft and spare parts. Some of the planes will be fitted with new equipment for59 words
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Article35 1948-05-03 8 Wilhelm von Opel. Grrman motor-car manufacturer, died at Wiesbaden yesterday. He was required m 1946 to resign from the chairmanship of the Opel Motor Works because of his Nazi Party affiliation.- A.PA.P. - 35 words
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176 1948-05-03 8 ATHENS, Sunday. THE assassin of Mr. Chnstos Ladas, Greek Minister of Justice, refused today to divulge the names or descrip- tion of his accomplices, saying that his orders for the Ladas assassination were given him by secret Communist organisation agents whom he metA.P. - 176 words
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Article60 1948-05-03 8 A SPECIAL Market correspondent sives the prices of rubber a* 11 a.m. today a* foflow*: Borer* SetterCta. C* No. 1 ESS Swm »«>« 11% 42 No 1 K.S.S fob m bales May 42\ 42", No R.S S fob m bales May 41 =S. 41 s H No. 360 words
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Article132 1948-05-03 8 800 more jets for U.S. Air Fore WASHING I ON ATHORO demised Force with 12.441 tional am 502.000 men a bill which to go throu- this week. The bill a] to nnam < of a p: the air force m from the present 70, adding 804 j and 49 ofReuter; U.P. - 132 words
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70 1948-05-03 8 WAS!! ING r< iN f i took th»* farewell i the U.S. Army passed 01 bia Um\ TL *nur« little ceremon than "U. quarters at Fdt: MWashington. i\ hin^nt <,i troops a band arrr. and co^iurs. Still m unif< n stepprd Into a carA.P. - 70 words
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Article41 1948-05-03 8 NEW GUN FOR JET FIGHTETRS r X)L |iOC jvv c«'d 1 1 i a Sprii 1 ducion on a new itna V Hhin six cent of G capacity wU] production chino t: Col Bftl hoy its wil I duted daily.- U.P.U.P. - 41 words
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Miscellaneous13 1948-05-03 8 STORE HIGH TIDES Today: 5.10 a.aa; 7.49 p.m. Tues. 6.51 a-m; 8.31 p.m.13 words
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