The Singapore Free Press, 6 May 1948

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA fs dfsdfsdfd SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1948 PKM b H' I •> I
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    BRITAIN STAYING IN MIDDLE EAST
    461 1 BRITAIN STAYING IN MIDDLE EAST "Vital" MPs are told LONDON, Wednesday. DRITAIN is not getting out of the Middle East, Parliament was assured tonight by Government spokesmen, winding up the two-day debate on foreign policy. The Middle East was vital, said the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Christopher Mayhew. He
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    38 1 I A' Faxsmore, Fly- S Hay tficer G. Raper the Straits uadron of off from fwi¥lnt. for n is taking -ation Red j teat the reinjorcFar East 'rom the corld. v ihori as a self -eon! co- >und
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    CONSCRIPTION IN FRANCE TO BE 15 MONTHS
    36 1 CONSCRIPTION IN FRANCE TO BE 1 5 MONTHS Lni I today 18 instead. it oerlod support.blican Defence nad de--13 reacnS^>cialists, •oun^.U last proposal to >ervlcf apix>lntLattre de to be -comnied forces. nee the ommander Reuter U.P
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    War claims plan for ex-Malayans
    202 1 LONDON. Wednesday. THE Secretary of State for the Colonies is considering 1 an extension of ex-gratia war damage payments to certain British subjects m the Far East not included m the present scheme who have returned to Britain, it was stated m the House of
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    $300,000 OPIUM HAUL
    43 1 THE Customs seized more than 50 th. of opium on Monday morning on board the Blair Clova, which arrived over the week-end from Calcutta. The opium was found under a cargo of coal and its estimated value is 5300,000 (Malayan).
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    Colonies will decide on death penalty
    129 1 Colonies will decide on death penalty Free Press Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. IN the House of Lords today the Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, Lord Listowel, reiterated an earlier Government statement m the Commons that the abolition of the death penalty m the colonies was a matter for consideration by
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    BMA END FIGHT AGAINST GOVT
    189 1 'Cradle to grave' service LONDON, Wednesday. 'THE powerful British Medical Association, after x months of bitter opposition, tonight decided to advise the nations 56,000 doctors to co-operate m the new "cradle to grave" health service despite an unfavourable verdict on the scheme by a majority
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    Indo-Pacific fishery survey
    103 1 Free Press Staff Reporter MR. G. L. Kesteven, a representative of the fisheries division of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, attached to the office of the Commis-sioner-General m South-East Asia, left this morning by air for Calcutta. Mr. Kesteven, who attended the fisheries conference at
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    VILLAGE SEIZES GUNMAN
    117 1 VILLAGE SEIZES GUNMAN Free Press Staff Reporter VILLAGERS of Kampong Heng Poh, at 10* miles Sembawang Road, last night chased, captured and disarmed one of three Chinese gunmen who attempted to rob a house m the kampong. Lee Hue Khey, a villager, was having a meal wiih his family when
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    KASHMIR PLAN 'HONOURABLE'
    66 1 THE Prime Minister Mr. Cle--1 ment Attlee, and m the House of Commons yesterday that he believed both India and Pakistan could accept honourably suggestions which had been put forward at the United Nations for a settlement m Kashmir. He hoped that the commission appointed by the
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    U.K. DEVOTED TO S.E. ASIA
    70 1 "/\UR central political aim yj m South-East Asia is to promote the welfare of the people," said the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Christopher Mayheic, m the House of Commons yesterday. "We mil devote ourselves to the maximum to promote South-East Asia's recovery."
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    ANTI-TB DONATIONS
    18 1 At the end of April, contributions to the funds of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association totalled $164,335.25
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    Russians hold Indian officials
    92 1 RUSSIAN security guards detained an Indian General and two senior Indian Government ofllcials for two hours when they arrived from Czechoslovakia at the Central Berlin airport on Tuesday night, Reuter reports. Major-General Sir Sahib Singh Sokhay Dr. Ganapatl and Dr. G. Sankaran are visiting Germany on
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    41 1 Lt. Gen. Sir Charles Keightley, appointed Commander of the British Army of the Rhine last month, is 49 years old and has been military secretary to War Minister Shinwell. He succeeded General Sir Brian Horrocks. who resigned owing to ill health.
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    Mr Tan seeks explanation
    85 1 Free Press Satff Reporter MR. Tan Kah Kee, a wellknown Singapore Chinese leader, yesterday asked the President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Yong Yit Lin. for an explanation of the use of the Chamber's premise* for a meeting, at which, Mr. Tan alleges,
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    MINE BLOWS UP HAIPHONG TRAIN
    31 1 HANOI to Haiphong train was blown up by a mine yesterday and one passenger was injured. Three wagons 'were damaged. Indo-Chinese nationalists were believed responsible. Reuter
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    U.K. SOLVES A-ENERGY PROBLEM
    97 1 LONDON. Wednesday. DRITAIN'S atomic scientists have solved the biggest problem holding up the development of cheap atomic energy for industry, says the Daily Express. Scientists at Didcot atomic laboratory have developed a method of getting uranium furnaces hot enough to superheat steam for electric generators, the
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    SHIP'S MASTER HURT IN CRASH
    69 1 Free Press Staff Reporter rE master of the Bris. S.A. Eidjoid, a Norwegian was knocked down by a motor car m Collyer Quay at 3.45 p.m. yesterday. He was admitted to the General Hospital with a suspected fractured leg. Captain Eidjoid was crossing Collyer Quay
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    Britain breaks more records
    174 1 LONDON, Wednesday. BRITAIN was told today of a series of records m industrial output and m exports for the fir>i quarter of this year, but was again warned that the "battle of the gap M was far from won. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford
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    COMMANDOS DESTROY ARAB GUNS
    354 1 COMMANDOS DESTROY ARAB GUNS JERUSALEM, Wednesday. rUGH British Commandos today enforced the truce m Jerusalem as the Under-Secret ary lor the Colonies, Mr. David Rees- Williams, told the House of Commons that since October 2,300 Jews and Arabs and 210 Britons have been killed m Ifce Palestine fighting. Arabs who
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    Wakes after 12-year sleep
    83 1 AFTER sleeping for 12 x years, Mrs. Clara Runnels, aged 52, of White Pine (Tennesse) has awakened. Mrs. Runnels' sister-in-law said she was "nearly scared out of her icits" when she went into Mrs. Runnels' room yesterday and asked, as had been her daily custom /or
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    STOP PRESS
    25 1 A pitched battle developed this morning: bet Hong Kong police and piratr> armed with machine guns at Tip**r Hill mm Hong Kong.- A.P
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    Soul of Malaya
    778 2 A Malayan Bookshelf by A Special Correspondent 1 WAS extremely pleased to find a copy of Henri Fauconnief's "The Soul of Malaya" m a secondhand book shop the other day and so fill yet another blank tee on my bookshelf. To be honest, I do not k*
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    BERNSTEINS, HITCH-UP
    49 2 BERNSTEINS, HITCH-UP SIDNEY L. Bernstain. head of Transatlantic Pictures I n has departed for England to ioin director Alfred Hitchcock. The two soon will begin preparing their second independent teehnicolour production for Warner Brothers release. "Under Capricorn." starring In^rLi Bergman. Their first venture was 'Rope." filmed here.- A. P
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    Bridge Problem
    348 2 B^.CKWOOD four no-trjinp bid for ac^s is obviously of little value uith this type of hagd. The slam does not dcj. upon ares, but upon fit If South bids four no trump and North bid 5 five hearts to show two ac'-'s. South may b.d a dan This
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    11 2 Dan't forget the diver mam. She did, and he caught her
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    THE SITWELL STORY
    542 2 PETER QUENNELL reviews #*ew books m U.K. DURING the radiant summer months of 1914, when the English countryside was quivering with heat and fragrance and the-war-cloud which had just ap pearvd over the horizon seemed n 0 bigger than a man's hand, a young officer who had
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    UNDER REVIEW
    11 2 Great Morning, by Osbert SitwclL Macmillan, 15s. .'.K.r. -..>)„.!..■.•■ rv.vv.,,.,,^.;"^,^'
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    How Heathen Is Young Britan?
    624 2  -  Graham Stanford by reviews 'a startling 6c MEAKLY 5,000,000 British people go to church every week, which is 35,000-000 fewer than pay to see films. According to another responsible estimate 90 per cent, of the population owe no allegiance to any Christian Church. What happens
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      755 2 civirHDODr 10 CO p m. to 11.55 p.m. VLC9 are Sweet; 8.45 Musical Cross2MWVa/iJ*l~JlfX. 16.82 metre* 17.84 megacycle*; word; 9.30 Radio Newereel; 9 45! Rltip Network 10.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. VUH The Masqueraders**: 10 6EAC riwvlf% 5 4C metres 11 81 cArgmcjcle* Theatre; 11 For Dancers Only: From 12.
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    Crude oil goes up in smoke
    44 3 A.P pic tare Crude oil filled tank cars burn near Handley, (Texas) after twelve cars of an eastbound Texas and Pacific Railway oil freight train jumped the track. Five of the derailed cars burned. No one teas injured.-
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    WOMEN GUARDS FOR HIROHITO
    25 3 WOMEN GUARDS FOR HIROHITO for 20 Police posts. immedi- •> were not including one d linguistic ng an evictions" c Ha not jail oe examin- A.P
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    WAR GAS BECOMES MIRACLE' MEDICINE
    504 3 WAR GAS BECOMES MIRACLE' MEDICINE Used for nervous diseases, eyes A WAR gas that could have paralyzed entire regiments m World War II has become a potent medicine for three maladies hitherto almost intractable. This was revealed by scientists of the U.S. Army Chemical Centre at Edgewood, (Mary land) m
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    Plamendsradio pact with U.S.
    201 3 Plamendsradio pact with U.S. Till- Philippine Senate, which complained that H MM m t i-onsulted m the drafting of the Radio wg X^reement between the I'nitt'd States Philippines, has agreed by voice vote on four cms to the treaty. it September, m i.n- ,ble America" broadcasts from which are beamed
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    S. African jail conditions 'tyrannical'
    63 3 an Cummitl India League ick on comtt- [ndimii pantvc re- <. leaflet Li&hecl In Lond l". kai d the nee or three months" solitary con- spare diet a number of d the pr> r between Natal d m defiance of i paa- and odi lonj
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    Rand strike cited in sedition charge
    159 3 Rand strike cited in sedition charge SIX Einopeans, two African 6 ai^i one Indian appeared before a sp^oal criminal court at Johannesburg this week charged with sedition. Seven of the defendants were stated to be members of tiv* central executive of the South Afrcan Communist Part>-. Th<> indictment aile^od that
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    Full agreement on Ceylon's balances
    134 3 AFTER their auceasful taiits with trie British Govi eminent on Ceylon's sterling and dollar balances, Sir Oliver Goontilleke. Ceylonese Home Minister, and Mr. J. R. Jayawardene, Finance Minister, have arrived back m Ceylon. "The discussions and negotiation.* on all matters under examination could not have
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    First E.R.P. aid for U.K. soon
    89 3 BRITAIN today formally qualified for aid under the Marshall plan, and the first requisitions of supplies for Britain are expected to be made soon. The British Government refused to be committed to an undertaking that any AngloAmerican agreement to use ERP money would limit
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    Gold Coast riots: 'relic of slavery'
    192 3 pASES '"which would arouse tiv indignation of any decent man" Mid were relic of the slave trade" were cited by Col. Cawston to the Watson Commission of enquiry into the Gold Coast riots m which 21 people were killed last February. Representing the Ashanti
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    36 3 picture. Viscount Montgomery really hat a uniform for formal occasions though it is not the plumed hat and white breeches of a field marshal. He is seen arriving for the Anzac Day service m London- Planet
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    GENERAL GORDONBACK SANDHURST
    41 3 The tronse statue of General Gordon of Khartown j removed Ittm TV%falea«"- square to Menimore, HertdbrdslVre. during the war for I safe keeping will soon b? j re-erected m the grounds of the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
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    Hunt for shot P.C.'s assailant
    100 3 CEARCH lor the aimed as- sailant 01 Police Constable Harris la being continutd throughout the Forest Gate area ot London. A young officer, married with two children, he was shot when he took two men by surprise at the back of a shop. The constable
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    SOUGHT TICKET, SHOT BY YOUTH
    77 3 SOUGHT TICKET, SHOT BY YOUTH ASKED for his ticket on the Salisbury-Waterloo train, a youth shot and wounded the ticket collector, Mr. R. Satchell, Salisbury. As the train neared Clapham Junction the collector asked th e youth for his ticket. The youth fired two shots, then ran along the corridor
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    UK PURCHASES IN CANADA
    80 3 THE Marshall Plan administrator. Mr. Paul Hoffman announced m Washington yesterday that British purchases of wheat under the Anglo-Canadian agreement would be financed from Marshall Aid Funds "if the terms of that agreement prove satisfactory to us." He said the agreement was now under study Mr
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    Girls, in fear of guerrillas, leap off cliffs
    124 3 THE Orthodox Archbishop of A Urn! and of all Greece has sent a cable to the Secretary General of the United Nations protesting against the savagery of the guerillas operating m the northern districts of the country, especially m Epirus. In addition
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    Jap Prince's food, curio shops
    129 3 ihlko Higauncie t» Em.:jA ;orn. r ol Japan who uv; a food shop wing his demoa commoner has ty m busn-ess. d of most of hia mwj taxes and of hs cic/tiies by two burglaries Mr. Higashikuni decided to break all precedents by gong 1
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    RESEARCH GRANT
    28 3 The Government of Madras has provided a block grant of 25.000 rupees for the current year for promoting medical research m the province.— A.P 'S. m
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    HK MAY GAIN FROM CANTON
    73 3 A possible exodus of Can factories to the British colony of Hong Kong, if China's export-import control is not relaxed, is predicted by the Chinese newspaper Yuet Wah Po. It is said that If no satisfactory solution regarding the allotment of import quotas lot the
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    N.Z. TO WITHDRAW
    41 3 BrU sh Comm, ..vra.':t Occupation FV>rce author.ties In Japon have cor, firm :d re- ports from Australia and jNew Zealand tliat aU New Zealand ground troops m Japan would be withdrawn between July and September this year. Reuter
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    'Misguided' bachelor
    78 3 DR. EDITH SI MMKRSKILL Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, said m London that bachelor had written to her saying: "I am living a!on<on one ration book. Why don't you five more consideration to single people?" Saying that it was not easy for such people l>r Summerskill
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    Gangs of youths prey on streets
    232 3 Gangs of youths prey on streets GANGS of youths ai.d girls roam th» >ti. of Croydon (South L don) at n ght stealing, damaging property, ar.d sometimes attacking tb€ {X>lice but when they arc caught magistrates IK too "soft" with them, councillors complain. To combat th< Croydon Education Comm, has
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    KILTS AGAIN
    54 3 I^HEERS. particularly from v Scottish members |n the announcement of th-* War Minister, Mr. Emmanu* I Shinwell. m the Comr 'yesterday that su kilts were now suffice!;' to include them m normal .scales. Mr. Shinwell had been asked to reconsider the qu»> tion of issue of kilts to
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, May 6, 1948. America and Rubber
    489 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, May 6, 1948. America and Rubber THOSE who expected the tional Rubber Study up conference m Wash- ::.ajor v doomed to disapthe Bri- r the rei h rubber was unUy presented with and m than from the communiques and reports, that the most m be
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    The army needed for the atom age
    1253 4  -  General Sir GIFFARD MARTEL By First Commander of the Royal Armoured Corps FEW things have been achieved m this world unless driven forward by a devoted group of activists. In other words, the motor is no good as a vehicle without a dynamo.
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    HINDU WOMEN GAIN BENEFITS
    765 4  - HINDU WOMEN GAIN BENEFITS M. M. NERURKAR K> CVE has scored heavily m the provisions of the draft Hindu Code which the Indian Parliament referred to a select committee on the last day of its budget session just ended. The draft Bill sponsored by Law Minister Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
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    It Seems To Me...
    869 4  -  Politico By Young members of the British Association of Aviation Clubs spend their week-ends at Woodley Aero' drome, near Reading. Berks, taking aircraft to pieces and seeing what makes them work. This group of air-minded youngsters, aged 14 to 18. spend club funds buying disused aircraft.
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    Brighter weddings for young Reds
    60 4  - Brighter weddings for young Reds EDDY GILMORE K> A. P. C UEMBE munist I trying: to Soviet i mony mo R X raised th«bri| n c< renx n Ti of the I. >| MOLAI I; I of a Al "T: g and n v. 0 mon: must b>^ ami one
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    WATER DEPT TO SPEND $400,000
    222 5 WA TER DEPT TO SPEND $400, 000 I Press staff Reporter .md purchases of the Singapore Municipal partment. entailing the expenditure of -100,000, have been approved by the minisMoners. s the payment of $186,140 for lands m d by the Johore Government on behalf ten for the purpose of the
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    £800,000 FOR CYCLES
    27 5 £800 ,000 FOR CYCLES ,1 \r.ir brought I I worth Mil the »)G..>84, mth \ii eycfca third N of •id of bio i le I the complete
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    ST. GEORGES BANQUET
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    110 TONS RICE FOR $37,500
    20 5 I imaged :nss a public i iterrtce which belonged to I Jm 1: 00 buyt
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    56 5 picture. Actress Miss Pamela Titheradge, who has returned to Singapore after a year on tour m England. Misi Titheradgc. who is Madge Titheradge's niece, arid the daughter of Frank Cochrane the original 'Cobbler' m Chu Chin Chow, if as with C.S.E. productions of 'Arms and the Man." and "Dangerous Corner"
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    WAGES REPORT
    26 5 The Final Report of the s </ aimlssJ n is now on sale at the Government Pub>n Bureau. Fullerton ng. The ..rice is $1.50 a
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    CHECK ON POWER USERS
    516 5 Enforcing electricity rationing Full details of penalties Free Press Staff Reporter A CLOSE check will be made m Singapore to track down wasteful consumers of electricity after the new regulations providing for the rationing of such consumers and prohibiting all outside and window lighting come into
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    FEWER ROAD ACCIDENTS
    225 5 FEWER ROAD ACCIDENTS I acci 1 (m year, I April, i 17 n GOii Mr. C.J.R. i Sing ftc Pohce chit t said: "All I can say thai a m'gher standard of driving is called for m apare.' One hundred and fifty -five persons were injured. 75 of them seriously.
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    SPEEDING UP FOOD PARCELS
    48 5 nELIVERY of food parcels from Singapore and the Federation to Britain has been speeded up. according to a postal official. "It should now take about six weeks from the time of j posting to the time of arrival j at their destinations." he said.
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    COMPENSATION LAW TO BE EXTENDED
    233 5 COMPENSATION LAW TO BE EXTENDED AT the next Legislative Council meeting, a bill will be introduced to re-enact the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Amendment I Ordinance 1947, for a further j period of one yi ar The definition of the expression "workman" in the original Oriiin- aric( has already
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    303,000 tons of rubber exported
    172 5 303,000 tons of rubber exported |7<OR the first lour months of F this year, Singapore and the Federation exported a total of 303,065 tons of rub- ber, of which the April exports alone were 67,465 tons, a decrease of 3,500 odd tons r .rod with March shipments. Principal recipients of
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    78 5 The Louniess of Kenmare, who is on a week's tour of Malaya. Accompanied by her sons, Mr. R. Cameron and Mr. C. Cavendish, Lady Kenmare has just completed a six months' holiday m m Sydney and last visited that couTitry 15 years ago. Lady Kenmare intends to tour Ceylon and
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    CEYLONESE RIOTS 'DUE TO GRUDGES'
    288 5 A communique i^ued by tfie Ceylon Ganison Headquarters regarding the riot of Gcylcmcse soldiers m Kuala Lumpur on April 22 and 24, states that the mii cidents, at present being dealt with by a Court of Inquiry, are considered to have arisen from purely private
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    S'PORE FIRE EXPERT FOR BORNEO
    317 5 S'P ORE FIRE EXPERT FOR BORNEO Free Press Staff Reporter rhelp train the personnel of tihe Fire Brigades at Brunei and Kuala Belait, m British North Borneo, Mr. J. Angus, acting Deputy Chief Officer of the Singapore Fire Brigade, will Shortly visit Boi ;-t the request of the Brunei Sanitary
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    Campaign on radio 'pirates'
    80 5 THE Department of Broadcasting believes there are a number of radio listeners m Singapore who possess un lie n. seel receiving sets. The Department has started a campaign to bring these •pirate' listeners to book. There have been five convictions so far— the last being m
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    RACKET TURNED DPs INTO SCOTS
    292 6 RACKET TURNED DPs INTO SCOTS International spiv goes to jail THROUGH the greatest passport trafficking racket known to Scotland Yard's Special Branch, many alien Displaced Persons from Europe are now sitting snugly m their homes m Canada and the United States, bearing wellknown Scottish names, but unaWe to speak the
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    FORK LIGHTNING
    16 6 A beer glass exploded m a MayQair restaurant when. a waiter dropped a fork.
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    83 6 T.ie temporary Altar m St. Paul's Cathedral. London, m vse ever since the High Altar was destroyed by an enemy bomb m 1940. has been moved back a distance of aboui 40 jeet. The new position af ter its removal from the middle of the Choir will be immediately m
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    21 6 Army bayonet fighting champions m the London du>bronze medal competitions are Guardsmeri Graham and the runner-up L/Sgt. Norton, both Scots Guards.
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    Bright future in Pacific trade
    100 6 MR. Robert Butler. American Minister to Australia who 15 en route home, said la an interview a t Manila Pnat "the future Is indeed bright tor trade relations between the Philippine Repubbc and Australia. It is to the advantage of both countries to exchange tfre4r
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    US AID ENVOY'S MEN IN PARIS
    85 6 THE first olficuil contact be- tween European and American Marshall aid officials took place m Paris yesterday, when Col. C. H. Bonesteel, heading an advance party for the US roving aid ambassador, Mr Averell Harriman. met the Methods Committee of the European Economic Co-operation
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    46 6 picture The house next to Mrs. Mary Thompson's at Robin Hood Bay, Yorkshire, has slipped down the cliff, her backyard is undermined, but sttn the 90-year-old occupant refuses to move. One advantage is that firewood and lobsters can be hauled uv direct from the beach.- Mirror
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    Poverty, injustice blamed for unrest
    199 6 LARBOLR unrest ls hampering almost every section of national rehabilitation m Iraq. "I am certain that if both private employers said the Government applied the labour laws fairly, t lying to understand the point of view of the workers, the workers would do their boat,"
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    Buddhist s riot probe opposed
    83 6 LrSB of ifucMhist clergy for political missions, as the recent flight <>i one to Singapore to investigate noting there among Ceylonese Pioneer Troops, was deprecated by Mr. H. Sri Nbmaks, M.P.. at the 39th anniversary at olombo of the Pushpadana Society. Ceylon's Minister for Agriculture
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    MADRAS FOOD PLEA
    43 6 The Madras Peoples Food Council has passed a resolution, appealing to the government to form autonomous corporation! oi consumer interests for the districts and hand over to them powers of procurement and distribution df food grains m the province. A.P
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    Iraqi rebel pardoned by royal decree
    110 6 RASHID Ali. former Iraqi Premier who 1« d the proGerman revolution of IWI against the British m Iraq, has been pardoned by an Iraqi royal decree. A court martial had sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment. When the 1941 revolution failed Rashid Ali went
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    PASSES FOR MANILA
    34 6 Immigration Commissioner Engracio Fabre ordered the limitation of shore passes at Manila because ships from Amoy sometimes change crew members there. Passes will be limited to those on official business U.P
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    'WILD LIFE' SHIP IN HONG KONG
    157 6 A SHIPMENT of wiid animals and bird* has arrived m Hong Kong from Bangkok. En route to the United States, the shipmen t consists of seven elephant s, six bears, 200 monkeys, 200 Gibbon apes, four Siamese golden cats and about 2.000 birds. The
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    ITS NOW OFF THE RECORD
    92 6 IN the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. R. A. Butler said he hoped the Govern- ment would agree that Britain has no intention of giving up any of its colonies to any South American state, despite the agitation at the Bogota Conference. "There is one
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    India's food:No crisis ahead
    206 6 India's food:No crisis ahead INDIA will not have tc 1 face a major crisis or the food front this year said the Food Minister Jairamdas Daulatram, ir New DeHtf. Three months ago the Government of India was faced with the grave results ol the failure of monsoon m a large
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    TB Vaccination plans for India
    106 6 AN official attack is planned on tuberculosis which causes 500,000 deaths a year m India. Ma3s vacctaation will be storied initially on a limited scale under the supervision and control of the Central Government The World Healtfo Organ!-. aation is sendine a demonstration team to
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      39 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Ma lava I OMLY WOPF DITI MIITrPI? "*^^TKJ hoc'T'aioc J/ V w X. KOOM /7u/UAr tue i vrti.l nurt uiu WJiTtK/ UrS I AIKS.%.. f^ ii\ V QUICKLY' y V*»riAl IHE.~.
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    ECLIPTIC GAINS IN FAVOUR FOR CUP
    399 7 ECLIPTIC GAINS IN FAVOUR FOR CUP Final gallops for big races By CALL BOY TRAINER Tom Fox's Ecliptic, sired by the Derby winner Felstead, gained m favour for the Singapore Governor's Cup race on Saturday, when he did a brilliant gallop m his final workout at Bukit Timah this morning.
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    SUMATRA TOURISTS
    73 7 The East Sumatra Combined XI who will meet the Malays m their first match m Singapore today at Jalan Besar. Back row (I to r): Ngadtman (left back), H. Fisser (right back). Van de Vrede (goalkeeper), G. Ste&ghs (c ent r e-half), Diebel (left-half), Said (right half). Front
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    Olympic XI win again
    57 7 ,s x Olympic soccer 11 beat Manila's hleven yester-r-nil at the Rizal oothall Stadium i It was their >>ive victory. >t half was scoreli the second halt, v .»red through ip I upMij-eiiß. Thau l.ai-Shiu-wing 1 m fun. •he IS.OOO spectaI'tiesf Minister piag. Eleven will I
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    Aussies lose 4 wickets for 38 runs
    169 7 Aussies lose 4 wickets for 38 runs md had N 'h where the Yorlohi <: v rmin m after n a wet 109 runs i joy for V r'sshlre ->lyes I 33 before n shock to off breaks the r 42. BUI YorkUrn chin <k more Len t 19 i
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    TEIK HOCK IN POLISHED DISPLAY
    144 7 TEIK HOCK IN POLISHED DISPLAY MALAYA'S top ranking Chinese shuttle stars, headed by Ooi Teik Hock, Malayan singles and doubles champion and Penani triple champion, made their bow m an exhibition yesterday evening at the Chinese V.M.C.A. gymnasium m Shanghai. Coming here expressly to play m the badminton series of
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    RYAN BEATEN
    20 7 jean Brit the at ion ™p* at Wembley. m a deby outin Ryan who -aintv for A. P
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    MCC statement on W. I. tour
    137 7 THE Marylebone Cricket Club, m their report read at the annual meeting held Lor ..ised with G. O. Allen who captained the team on the mishaps of the recent West Indies' tour. It also stated that the fact that certain leading players c not
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    PATERSON WINS IN 8th ROUND
    57 7 PATERSON WINS IN 8th ROUND CCOTSMAN Jackie PaXerson, former flyw i^ht champion, defeated Fernando Rosa of Italy m the Bth round of a schtdul d 10 round non- title bout la.st night m Glasgow. The Italian's seconds thnw m the towel midway through the round as Rosa sat on th*
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    ENG HOE, YIN KEE WERE THE HEROES
    271 7 Rovers 2 Seaiorths 0 ROVERS' Sports Club have t<> thank their goalkeeper Eng Hoe and centreforward Yin Kee for their two-nil victory over Seaforth Highlanders m the S.A.F.A. first division game at Jalan Besar Stadium \esterday. R rs are now at the top
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    WEEK-ENS GOLF AT B. TIMAH
    131 7 THE Royal Singapore Golf Club's May bogey competition was played at Bukit Timah over the weekend and resulted m a win for C. W. Watson m "A" division with a score of three up and m a tie m "B" division between W. Gordon and
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    Joyful Juniors beat Hurricanes
    101 7 pLAYING on water logged ground- the Joyful Juniors' first XI defeated the Chinese Hurricanes" hrst XI by two goals to nil m a friendly game of soccer at St. George's Road on Sunday. The Juniors opened m whirl- wind fashion and scored m the first minute
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    SOCCER VISITORS ARE UNBEATEN
    290 7 T*HE East Sumatra Combined football team, compris--1 ing 16 players and five officials, arrived by two specially chartered Malayan Airways planes at Kallang airport yesterday. The team ha* an unbeaten record m Indonesia. Included m the teem are four players whT> have be^n chosen for special
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    AMBER B.P. WIN
    122 7 Playing against the Pulau Bukom derka Club at Pulau Bukom. the Amber B.P. were winners by five games to two. Results (Amber B.P. players mentioned first > Singles: LJm Ong Huat beat Lim Tick Hoe 15 4. 15 2; Gail Ec Kens lost to Chia Chow Lim
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    25 7 Frank Sedgman, young Victoria Lawn Tennis star, will leave by air for England this week-end to play m the all-England championships at Wimbledon.- A. P
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    DAVIS CUP RESULTS
    104 7 EK3YFT won the doubles m their Davis Cup match with Den mark m Copenhagen yesterday, and so Denmark lead by two rubbers to one with two singles to be played In the doubles Adly Shaffei and Marcel Coon. Egypt, beat Kurt Nielsen and Torbcn Ulrich, the I
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    Throws putter in disgust
    67 7 AUSTRALIAN golfer Norman Von Nida, leading money-winner m Britain last season, threio away his putter and driver m disgust yesterday while carding an 83 m the Dunlop Soutfiport professional tournament. It iras the highest score he has carded m a British tournament. He has not won
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    CUSTOMS AND C.A. DRAW
    194 7 Customs 1 C.A 1 TWO goals w.-re shared by the Customs and the Chines* Athletes, m their S.A.F.A. third division league fixture piajed at St George's Road yesterday. A number of good moves by the Cu-stoms' forwards m the first h?.lf j were .spoilt by the
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    DERBY CALLOVER
    62 7 4T the Victoria Club callover on th<" Derby on Tuesday, the following were the prices: 2-1 My Babu; 9 1 The Cobbler; 10-1 Jock Scot; 100-8 Black rarquin; 18-1 Pride of India; Roaring Fort n: s: 20 1 Solar Slpper; 25-1 My Love, Birthday Greetings. Hoylake; 28- i
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    SCOTTISH SOCCER
    24 7 CCOITISH football results yesterday were: Scottish A Division: Morton 1, Airdironians 1 Glasgow Charity Cup (semifinal: Raneers S. Partick Thistle 0.- Reuter
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    100.000 SEE CHINA MEET OPENING
    297 7 jyjORE than 2.300 Chinese athletes liailing from all parts of the country and overseas paraded amid a riot of colour, martial airs and cheering from some 100 000 spectators yesterday as the curtain rose on China's first post-war national athletic meet at Kiangwan Stadium m
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    Horse bought 'for fun' has won 5 times
    728 7 Horse bought 'for fun has won 5 times BRIGHT' EYES, the ex-Penang Maiden, who was bought "just for fun" by a small group °f Penan racing enthusiasts, tlhe August Stable," for 51. 500 scored her fifth win m this country at Bukit Tim 'h yesterday, the fourth day of the
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      243 7 F.P. Crossword No. 3"7 T~| IFI p I 4~~j 3~1 |6"~| T~t '8 I 11|9 MO fll fl2 »~^6 |p| «E8 29 W 3o [ii^^ir pi CLUES M KONS 1. Child's carriage (12). 7, Instrument (5). 9, Deliaou* beverage (6). 13, Increases (4). 15. Laminated rn^eral (s>. 16. Fortune (4).
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    14 8 HOME PICTURE FOR MALAYANS A typical sight on the road from Muar to Malacca.
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    U S. ACCUSED OF WRECKING WORLD FOOD PLAN
    287 8 U S. ACCUSED OF WRECKING WORLD FOOD PLAN Boyd Orr to 'reveal facts' LONDON, Wednesday. THE British Director -General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, Sir John Boyd Orr, is quoted by the Daily Mail of having accused the United States of having vetoed, an<3 therefore destroyed the
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    ARAB DISTRICT OFFICER
    18 8 First non-European district officer In East Africa has been appointed. He is an Arab- A.P
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    U.S.$1 GETS MILLION
    99 8 SHANGHAI, Wednesday. QNE U.S. dollar today KJ makes you a millionaire m China. The Chinese national dollar, the world's most watered money, fell to thai level m the black market today, after several days of rapid deterioration. Operators predict the present rapid fall will continue The Chinese
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    TIN PRODUCERS ASK GUARANTEE
    179 8 Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. WHATEVER decision is reached regarding the re1T opening of the London Metal Exchange, the real concern of the producer is that he should have the guarantee of a fair price when production overtakes consumption m the same way as the
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    AN ANGLO-INDIAN AGENT HONOURED
    51 8 AN ANGLO-INDIAN AGENT HONOURED Alibb Nora Inyat-Khan. a Itl 31 -year-old Anglo-Indian. IBBOni 13 worn n special :.ts killed by the Germans .ng the last war and named m a m morial tablet to be i m London tomorrow. X huted into France and helped 30 Alii d airmen to
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    SHENSI RED ARMY BADLY MAULED
    234 8 inajnkuiU, Wednesday. GOVERNMENT forces m West Shensi have scored a major victory by annihilating one-half of the Red strength m that province and regaining full control of the Sian-Lanchow highway and restoring traffic along the Lunghai railway, a Government military spokesman told a press conference
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    Keep proper account books
    470 8 TAX COMPTROLLER ADVISES Free Press Stair Reporter ADDRESSING the Singapore Rotary Club yester--1 day, the Comptroller of Income Tax, Mr. D. H. Tudor, said that m the case of traders who did not keep account books, unless the trader had returned profits which were considered wholly
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    Taft's big lead over Stassen
    125 8 fULUMBUS Ohio I Tues. SENATOR Robert Taft today took a 14 to 9 lead over Mr. Harold Stassen In the battle for Ohio's 23 contested Republican Presidential delegates with the count of yesterdays primary elections still incomplete. Aitnough Mr. Stassen s hopes of winning a
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    Boon Haw may invest in Taiwan
    65 8 L|R. Aw Boon-Haw, Malayan 11 Chinese business man, said it Taipei. Taiwan, yesterday hat the last World War has vrecked most of his business enterprises and only 30 per 'ent of them had been rehabilitated so far, according o a Central News dispatch. He
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    U.S. HEAD FOR CHINESE AID
    35 8 b|R. Roger Delapham. former Mayor of San Francisco, las been appointed chief of he Special United States Mls;ion to China to direct the xse of U. 5.5463.000.000 earnarked by Congress.
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    U.K. PROTEST ON GREEK EXECUTIONS
    108 8 U.K. PROTEST ON GREEK EXECUTIONS LONDON. Wednesday. THE Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Christopher Mayhew, said In the House of Commons that the Greek execution of Communists came as a great shock to the British people. The British Ambassador had been instructed to report this to the Greek Government m
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    Yard busy on Farran bombing
    116 8 WOLVER HAMPTON Wed SCOTLAND Yard officers, investigating the death of Mr. Rex Farran. who died when a parcel bomb intended for his brother. Capt. Roy Farran, exploded m their home at Codsall near here are today continuing their inquiries m London and on the Continent.
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    Used Negroes' entrance, fined
    105 8 BIRMINGHAM, Wed. SENATOR Glen Taylor of] Idaho was fined $50 and sentenced to 180-day "suspended Jail" for violating! Birmingham's segregation i laws and entering a building through an entrance reserved for Negroes. Senator Taylor, the vicepresidential candidate under Henry Wallace on a third- j party ticket,
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    Drinking feat of a minister
    70 8 LONDON, Wednesday. "I THINK I am probably 1 the only one of His Majesty's Ministers who has drunk a Soviet Minister under the table," the 32--year-old President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Harold Wilson, told a luncheon at the British Industries Fair today. Mr.
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    44 8 ture Flames and smoke erupt m a spectacular mushroom column as an explosion of 10.000 gallons of petrol spreads a fire which menaced the town of Tolleson (Arizona). 28 persons suffered minor burns. An nil ninnt arocerv and service station were destroyed. A. P
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    DON'T RESIST, EUROPE TOLD
    124 8 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. SIR NORMAN ANGELL, British author and Nobel peace prize winner, said here that a policy of non-resistance to Russian aggression might be the "best available policy" for European countries. •The case for no resistance o Russia at all is an exceedngly strong one, particularly
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      TIN SHARES DECLINE
      352 8 LONDON, Wednesday. /\NCE again the volume of business on the London Stock Exchange today remained small, but the undertone of markets was sufficiently cheerful to check any tendency for prices to fall away, says Keuter's financial correspondent. Tins were down and Rubbers unchanged to lower. British Government
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      N.Y. stocks
      40 8 QN the New York. Stock Exchange yesterday, Rails and many pivotal industrials dropped sharply owing to pessimism over threatened strikes. Transfers totalled 1,460.000 shares. The Dow Jones Averages m-ere: Stocks 66.91; Industrials 180 Rails 57.97; Utilities 34.11 A.P
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      Rubber prices
      127 8 A SPECIAL Market corrtspaadeiii ftrw the prieca t rabbcr 11 a.m. today mm f ■float: Buyer*. SeiUn, ct*. cv p*r Ik. per Ib N«. 1 ESS Sp* UK U% No 1 ESS fob m bale* May 43^ 435. No. X ESS fob m bales May .42 42 No
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      N.Y. rubber
      43 8 \'^W YORK crude rubber futures closed 15 to 26 points higher yesterday Sales totalled 78 contracls Offers were- May 23.51 cents (U.S.) bid; July 21 75 Sept 21 25. Dec. 21: No" 1 ribbed Smoked Shpft* 2S 3 A nominal A.P
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    Franco pledges to shield Europe
    134 8 Franco pledges to shield Europe PARIS, W, d THE French x Minister, Bidaul:. said the Marshall programme sole hope of su: pledged F tinue to be th( Europe" t peril from thi E M Bidaul t diplomatic cw that he of Eastern F n joining thr I covery pro--WesU n:
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    8 princedoms cede to India
    53 8 NEW DELHI W« THE incorporatv r. hundreds <>: was completed I I formation of titi East Punjab i Ei^ht Prii. premier Punjab Maharajah of P« away their ano si to India Their pr.i an area of 10.000 s with a populrr >i and an annuai
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    TWO WARSHIPS FOR CHINA
    24 8 TWO WARSHIPS FOR CHINA The BritiA < an will bo handed Navy at Por -r n under-. to the Adrr.i! ral ntH«»r l-.vv shfir: Reuter
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