The Singapore Free Press, 26 May 1948
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Title Section17 1948-05-26 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON BAL£ IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1948 PKICF. 10 CENTS17 words
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Article406 1948-05-26 1 PAY MORE FOR BEST MEN C. o. L. report 's call to Govt Free Press Staff Reporter OPPORTUNITIES m public service must be made sufficiently attractive to secure the best type of recruit, who has been going elsewhere, states the joint report on cost of living allowances for government servants,406 words
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Article73 1948-05-26 1 Vincent thanks the Free Press repoi \m I j inotoi tsted v i VOUtt let Ro] -i-year-olc :nDlove< Transoor d ha j :iuns th< o. Mi Let Q Qng HoeS the c id. D :mef. Mr t i Chineai said: I t ;:.all rewarc wha saw twe awa\ S uvatior73 words
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Article, Illustration31 1948-05-26 1 Opponents m a Singapore fir it division game yesterday between the Tigers and SRC. let fly at a ball that leasKt there. See column five31 words
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Article17 1948-05-26 1 5 trT Keporter M :rris n as a I k cut- ken u>17 words
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Article, Illustration29 1948-05-26 1 Queen Mary celebrated her 81st birthday today and m her honour flags were flown m Singapore and all ships m the harbour were dressed. See story m Page Eight.29 words
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Article139 1948-05-26 1 Free Press Staff lUporter W. Hammer and Co. Ltd, who supply water to sWamers In Singapore harbour, earned a net profit of $284,880 m the year ended December after making provision for depreciation and taxation .Of l his net profit, a sum of $105,050 was139 words
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Article45 1948-05-26 1 Reuter Capt. Roy Farran Is to reC'ive an apology and ca>h payment Jrom a London newspaper which alleged ho had joined the Arab Legion to fight Jews. Farran had brought a libel action against Th? People and its publishers Od ham's PressReuter - 45 words
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Article191 1948-05-26 1 Free Pres* Stall Keporui T»HE Singapore Rubber Workers' Inion will decide at a meeting tomorrow whether to call a strike of its 7,800 members, m protest against the imprisonment on charges ot hmmt trespass of 38 of its numbers. Union officials told the Free Press a191 words
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Article63 1948-05-26 1 JAP TRADE U.S. thanks la Bombay yesterday. Mr. W R. Eaton, SCAP official now leading a Japanese Trade Mission m India thanked all Irdian trade association and the chambers 01 commerce for their co-operation m th,-» development ol IndoJapanese trade, and tor the allocation of 55.000 ba]t s ot prohibitedU.P. - 63 words
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Article46 1948-05-26 1 11l Washington. US officials said yesttrday that the United States has no Intention of trying to force the Philippines to accpt visits by Japanese traders They pointed out Japanese could under no conditions visit the islands unless the Philippines Government gave its approval U.P.U.P. - 46 words
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Article23 1948-05-26 1 Ten thousand people were made homeless last night by a flre which destroyed hutments m a New Delhi refugee camp- ReuterReuter - 23 words
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Article35 1948-05-26 1 The Security Council is meeting today to try to "tie up the loose ends" of its plan to send a commission to Kashmir and so enablo the commission to start its work.35 words
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Article149 1948-05-26 1 RED 'STATE SET UP EN N.CHINA SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday. r PHE Chinese Communist Radio announced today that they have set up a "united administrative region, m seven North China provinces. Thf broadcast was heard by Associated Press m San Francisco. The new Communist set-up. called the "North China Lij beratedAP - 149 words
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Article53 1948-05-26 1 THE President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Harold Wilson, said yesterday that it was the Government's ambition to allow bigger newspapers "as early as possible" -certainly m 1949 If that could be done without a sacrifice of food and raw materials and a further drain on53 words
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Article70 1948-05-26 1 Anything goes in Si am A BANC.KOK court has ruled that it is "o uhnt to sill rt nude phot>s m Siam. Ac quitting a local book -seller charged with jiistributinj; "art magazines." the jud»c sa'rt: "At on* time it was considered sinful for a male to evoii touch aA.P. - 70 words
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Article48 1948-05-26 1 Three Sunderland flying boats of a squadron based at Seletar. Singapore, have arrived at Darwin on a flight to demonstrate the mobility of British warplanes They came via Labuan North Borneo and will visit Queensland and New South Wales befo r turning to 3inu.aiXiie. ReuterReuter - 48 words
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232 1948-05-26 1 U.S. TO LOAN $100 MILLION TO ISRAEL NEW YORK. Tuesday. npHE United States, first nation to recognise the A provisional government of Israel, today tentatively approved a loan of $100,000,000 to the new state, now fighting for its life. This wa> announced by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, after232 words
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Article22 1948-05-26 1 Eieht passengers were killed and 70 injured when a eoods train ran into a passenger train near Budaoest yesterday.22 words
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Article39 1948-05-26 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Three Chinese wearing masks, one armed with a pistol and another with a knife, forced their way into a house m Victoria Street last night and robbed the Chinese occupant of $4039 words
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Article, Illustration124 1948-05-26 1 iree Press Statf Reporter jJIAM is to spend $3,000,000 (Malayan) to make Bangkok's Donmuang airport the biggest international air centre m Asia. Work will begin immediately on the field, which will serve both civil and military requirements. The contract has been given to i Filipino-American company,124 words
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Article242 1948-05-26 1 Bartered rice from Egypt Free Press Staff Reporter MALAYA has been allocated a total of 425,000 tons lfl of rice for the year, and will be permitted tc acquire another 43,000 tons of rice from Egypt m exchange for flour. These official I.E.F.C. figures were published this morning. This allocation242 words
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Article97 1948-05-26 1 LONDON, W^nesday. A TYPIST'S error is blamed for the loss of two British destroyers In the Battle of Crete seven years ago. Newly released Admiralty dispatches from Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, then m charge of Mediterranean j operations, disclose that on l 1 the night of MayA.P. - 97 words
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Advertisement12 1948-05-26 1 K'\ EXTERMINATION PREVENT/ON SWE g<PRESS 555 "»e Bg«/ Cigarettes m the World12 words
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Advertisement34 1948-05-26 1 *MrL'*K .rut J I F THE LADIES YtCofton Cabardine\ IRAINCOATSI II AvaiUUe m T^'O Styles 1 I RAGLAN 1 BELTED a i *J O /mil X«* I I Colours: Light and Dark octge j34 words
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Article, Illustration30 1948-05-26 2 FEATHERED FELT LEFT: A TEAL GREEN FELT, WITH OSTRICH FEATHERS TO MATCH, ONE OF THE STRIKING MODELS FROM A COLLECTION SHOWN BY HYLDA METZ AT HER SALON IN CROSVENORSTREET, MAYFAIR.30 words
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Article, Illustration28 1948-05-26 2 RIGHT: A PINK STRAW BOATER— WITH PINK TAFFETA BUSTLE— AND TRIMMED WITH DAISIES ROUND THE BRIM, WAS ANOTHER OF THE MODELS SHOWN AT THE SAME COLLECTION.28 words
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Article, Illustration1028 1948-05-26 2 A DATE TO MAKE A NOTE OF Around Singapore Shops T BIT my husband and sucked the blood. And cried, 'A Sale! A Sale!'" With, of course, apoiogies to The Ancient Mariner, but there really is a sale starting very soon m Singapore. This will be at MULCHANDS and the1,028 words
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Advertisement201 1948-05-26 2 Flew Shipment Just Arrived. Ktafsway Plate E.P.N.S. Cutlery Canteens for" 6 or 8 persons. (Oak Case) I IJO2. E.P.N.S. Fish eaters m case rims silver Coffee spoons with Bean handles m ease. rling silver tea spoons m case. 1 s> VS. Condiment sets. etc. etc. Tl C fj a I201 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous634 1948-05-26 2 brated British: Soprano li*>bel Sporting Diary; 9.30 Music for SINGAPORE Baillie: 11 Last News Summary-: Millions; ©.45 Talk; 10 News; PROGRAMMES IN MALAY: 12 io 10 Brass Bands; 10.15 SportFrom 12J>0 noon to 2.00 p.m. programme Summary; 12.05 Musi- ing Diary. 10 25 Lisht Ensemble. 526 merres m the medium634 words
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Miscellaneous236 1948-05-26 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR Fortune forecast for people born today DOKN today, you have an extremely alert and active mind. You are a fine student and should be able to make honours easily. Be careful that your ease m learning doesn't make you careless of important detail. Science and mathematics probably236 words
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NEWS...
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Article, Illustration40 1948-05-26 3 Italy's Viteran President Luigi Einaudi, President of 'he new Italian Republic left j. beinQ congratulated on his election by Ivano Bonomi. President of the Senate. President Einaudi is 74, a member of the Liberal party and a banker and Economist.40 words
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Article, Illustration334 1948-05-26 3 BRITAIN EXPLAINS ARMS AID TO ARABS "Keep Reds out of middle East 9 DKITAIN is reported to have told the United States that preservation of Arab friendship is essential to safeguard the Middle East against the march of Communism. Concern has been expressed m London and Washington at the mountingReuter; AP - 334 words
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Article115 1948-05-26 3 CAPTAIN Matsutaro Iwasaki was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for ordering his troops to beat and murder an American prisoner of war. Private Toussaint. who was bayoneted to death at San Jose. Philippines, m 1943. It was testified that Toussaint was tied to aA.P. - 115 words
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Article, Illustration86 1948-05-26 3 Mr. George Marshall and Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Ministers of U.S. and Britain, who have for so long worked m close agreement, are facing a possible split oner the war m Palestine. Chief cause of disagreement is the British decision to continue to supply arms to the Arabs until86 words
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Article75 1948-05-26 3 OVERLOOKING the cliffs near Brighton is an attractive half-timbered buildIng which n^hbours call Heartbreak House. It has a wonderful view of the sea, yet no one has lived there since it was built 50 years ago. A peep inside reveals that the house is full75 words
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Article97 1948-05-26 3 CONGRESSMAN A. J. Sabath (Democrat. Illinois*, alleged :n a letter to the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday that Britain had utilised previous funds from the United States to furnish arms and equipment to Arab forces. He wrote: "If Britain can afford to spend97 words
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154 1948-05-26 3 STYLISHLY-DRESSED, platinum blonde Beryl EUa W lliams, 23, walked out of the Old Bailey to dom, keeping secret the identity of London jewel yea for whom she hod acted as "go-between." Beryl Williams, dar.ce hosttnd talloreas, had been bound over for three years154 words
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Article78 1948-05-26 3 FAMOUS 'QU AKE RECORDER DIES MR. J. J. Shaw, leading smologist whole comments on recordings of earthquakes, made his name known the world. has died m Staffordshire at the age ot 74. Originally an engineer. Mr. Shaw did not start his study of earthquakes until he was 34. Bent uponReuter - 78 words
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Article188 1948-05-26 3 JAPANS .ndustrial capacity during 1947-48 was only 33 per cent, of her 1935-37 Ministry of rce and Industry annced from Tokio. Product: >n compared to 1946-47 r->d an ay- r _5 per cent. Consumer goods production 1 1 Dt. production goods 30 per centReuter - 188 words
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Article44 1948-05-26 3 A 40 foot python was re- 1 ported at Hongkong to have been se n recently m the Gap J area near Stubbs Road. The snake disappeared m the rgrowth after attempts' 1 ad been made to shoot it.— l A. P.A.P. - 44 words
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Article21 1948-05-26 3 Nictions will vernmen G WFframenl of India an- I c Government that announcement rmination communal and I distincioiiii."21 words
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318 1948-05-26 3 Soviet story of Munich negotiations A Churchill suggestion, alleged to have been n to the leader of the Danzig Nails m 1933 Britain and Fiance would come t o H* a if the Russians attacked through C&echo So is quoted by the Soviet Foreign Ifnistrv m sion of events leading318 words
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Article58 1948-05-26 3 Jews aid antiIsrael army Tlifc. Cairo mrwhptfict Alahram statt*., t'm it ha*, received the hr*i m tions from Efjrptiaa J?v\ <• the welfare of Hie Effyp army fi?htin'; <n Palf^ m In a letter to the leti* pap^r a Illlllk law r is quoted as si\nq "!'i s army is58 words
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111 1948-05-26 3 'AID TO CHINA WILL MEAN LOWER PRISES' pkELEGATES to the second *J annual moeting of the International Ffderation of Agricultural Producers, being held m Paris on Monday heard i pleas for greater agricultural j development from the Dutch and Chinese delegations Mr. Chin Kuo-enun (China) recalled that his country sU.P. - 111 words
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Article44 1948-05-26 3 IjVDUR American were wrested by Soviet sentries while numiru rabbits m tho American sector of Berlin near the Soviet zone border, the German news service D°m M renoried. They were handed over to the American authorities after prolonged interrogation ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article87 1948-05-26 3 SUNNY U. X.'s DROUGHT FEAR A DROUGHT all over Britain is feared Less tfian half an inch of rain has fallen m May m many areas. Five inches mast fall socti to avert a serious shortage. Thames- Weirs flow is 480 000,000 gallons daily— it should be 1,096,000,000 gallons. OnReuter - 87 words
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Article84 1948-05-26 3 MORE FREE RAIL PASSES IN UK RATION ALISATION of Bri- tish railways has brought n w concession to thousands of railway workers. Any employee will be permitted one free journey a year for himself, his wife, and young children to any destination. Before nationalisation railway employees received four free travel84 words
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212 1948-05-26 3 A. P. THE arrest of lour Nanking students for ''insulting the national president" during a satirical campus show precipitated a bitter student demonstration which blockaded the Kuomintang's Youth Ministry headquarters for more than six hours. The students. numbering insulted the national presid- moreA.P. - 212 words
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Article107 1948-05-26 3 riiHE United States— PhilipA pines War Damage Commission has announced "a substantial and immediate payment of 30 per cent of amounts approved on war damage claims m excess of $500." All the claims approved for 5500 or less, will be paid m full andA.P. - 107 words
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Article146 1948-05-26 3 THE Rev. Cyril Brandritt. vicar of St. Augustine's. Bermondsey. London, complains m his parish magazine that he is always regarded as "the villain of the piece," when he refuses to baptise babies. 'When people come to me for baptism of their baby and 1146 words
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Article91 1948-05-26 3 EVERY citizen of Czechoslovakia will be required ito listen to the speech M. Klement Gcttwald, Czechoi Slovakia's Communist Prime j Minister, will make at a meet- ing m Prague, next Friday. i two days before the general election. Only transport workers, hospital staffs and police willReuter - 91 words
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Article32 1948-05-26 3 The British Communist Party has demanded that all Fascist activities should o«» banned and that "the workers right to march m the street < f London" should be restored." U.P.U.P. - 32 words
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Article18 1948-05-26 3 Air Vice-Marshal P C. Livingston. Director-Gen-eral. RAF. Medical Servir .s. is appointed honorary .surgeon to the King.18 words
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Advertisement14 1948-05-26 3 ana I ;hts v C ombs -'irdnr MAISON VALLY jMNJOO ?'>* HOTEL Tapore. M". > >^-~_ LU_G14 words
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Advertisement82 1948-05-26 3 ELECTRODES FOR WELDING MILD STEEL All position welding of steel structures, storage tanks, general fabrication work and repairs. Flux Coated Only. Diameters: 18" 5 32" 3 16" 1 4" MANGANESE STEEL Nickel-Manganese Electrodes for building up worn surfaces of dredges, construction equipment and rock crushing equipment. Bare Flux Coated. Diameters:82 words
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Miscellaneous78 1948-05-26 3 TARTAN Head man B>- /2rf*ir Bummeks "I HAVE WJiEND^ WAJTINo IET'S I§H M =^jf^^^^^S^B ■*>0U TOO, TVINK I'M gH I' 1 6 *MAVE IT YOUR WAV 'I MURRV THIS." TARZAN SAID. "THAT \mM V^7 B "^^S^B^g WARWICK. EH SAID »M^^^Sl TAK7AN S^eU66ED. WILL DEPEND ON YOU. BOBEKT §3 lil W78 words
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575 1948-05-26 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. May 26, 1948. Government and C.O.L. THE report of the Joint Com•ee on cost of living allowances which is published this morning is probu red of an easy .20 through both LegisCoundls. Its recommendations are unanimous, and the Councils ar*. not uvare of the desirability575 words
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Article, Illustration978 1948-05-26 4 David McNicoll - The Pope doesn't like too much show David McNicoll PRIVATE AUDIENCE AT THE VATICAN by POPE Pius XII is a tall, thin, palefaced man with kind, twinkling eyes and the manner of an efficient and precise solicitor. When a note came to the Hotel Eden saying that the Pope would978 words
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546 1948-05-26 4 Queen Wilhelmina looks back 60 years THE years rolled back last week for Holland's Wilhelmina She chose to announce her forthcoming abdication m the centenary year of her father's accession. 'I remember as yesterday May 12, 1889. wfhen it was 40 years ago that my unforgettable father was sworn m546 words
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Article, Illustration33 1948-05-26 4 A o.VU.'tc-V uuai)UUl HuiSC BhOWS holC the Lullb li. ijiu^tu Hi the ice-chamber of the refrigerator. Cotton wool is packed round the entrance to maintain temperature. The refrigerator can be wheeled about freely.33 words
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Article278 1948-05-26 4 THE OFFICIAL PALESTINE STORY THIS is the British testament of Palestine. It began on December 11, 1917, when General Allenby dismounted outside the walls of Jerusalem and walked into Holy City at the head of his victorious troops. It ended at (midnight on May 14), when Britain laid down the278 words
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Article, Illustration27 1948-05-26 4 King George VI has approved the appointment of Chu' Pr Thomson, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Sen Chief, War Office. She succeeds Dame Louise J. Wilkinson (left,27 words
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Article469 1948-05-26 4 knowledges the wealth of Jewish capital and initiative that has been poured into the country. British medical science eliminated malaria and created a hygiene of good water supplies and infant welfare that enabled the Arab population almost to double itself between 1922 and 1945. Under the fire469 words
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Article310 1948-05-26 4 By H. W. SHERRING A REFRIGERATOR to freeze limbs for amputation, installed at Sydney Hospital, Australia is believed to be t>>o ft*- 4 of its Sydney Hospital authorities are at present seeking temperature recording needles before putting the newly-de-signed refrigerator inio Operation. Limbs to be amputated310 words
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Advertisement25 1948-05-26 4 CARPH! Only the B ST are good tor you Only the BEST are available a t BOKHARA PALACE 5. STAMFORD RD. Singapore. Please Call Inspect25 words
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Advertisement25 1948-05-26 4 FAITH' I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccleslasies 1, 14. k25 words
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Advertisement31 1948-05-26 4 DULUX DUCO DECORATIVE AND DURPAINTS LACQUERS VARNISHES i FOR TECHNICAL ADVU* 0* PAINTS. FOR BRUSH, SPRAY OR DIP s AIR-DRYING OR lift CONSULT* BORNEO Distributors for IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PAINTS DIVISION31 words
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LOCAL NEWS...
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Article433 1948-05-26 5 MORE POLIO PRECAUTIONS ARE URGED 'Close Chinese schools also' Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Ratepayers' Association asking the Director of Medical Services, Dr. W. J. Vickers, and the Municipal Health Officer, Dr. N. A. Canton, if all possible steps have been taken to check the outbreak of polio, and433 words
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Article111 1948-05-26 5 L,||< inttee on cost of living allowances nded to the Malayan Governments a net «>f M per cent, of basic pay —of all workers earning more than aho are monthly paid or daily paid. male or female, with or wifhout recommends a Singapore 4 0|111 words
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Article346 1948-05-26 5 NEW RATES AT A GLANCE /pHESE are the recommendaJL tions on cost of living allowances, made m the joint committee report pubLshed today. Basic allowances: v per cent, on the tint $300 of wages or salary, for employees, married or -igle, and for daily paid ■unihly paid workers. v per346 words
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Article160 1948-05-26 5 DUTCH trade control has hit Singapore's export of textiles to the NEI, forcing down prices by 20 to 30 per cent, and causing a glut m the Singapore market. For this reason, Singapore merchants have asked for the immediate temporary suspension of the importation of160 words
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Article34 1948-05-26 5 Alexandra Road, from Havelock Road to approximately 300 yards west of Henderson Road, will be closed m sections to traffic until further notice for the purpose of constructing a sewer.34 words
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Article224 1948-05-26 5 Free Press Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. AT today's meeting of the Johore Council of State, Dr. Liin Ah Sitt, of Muar, drew the attention of Council t o +he incidence of tuberculosis due to overcrowding, particularly since the war, at Bandar Maharani, chief town of224 words
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Article233 1948-05-26 5 THE feast cf Corpus Christ] will be celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes tomorrow. At 6.15 ajn., there will be a low mnss, and the hii?h mass will be performed at 7 a.m. At 5.15 p.m. there will be Vespers, follow d by the233 words
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Article, Illustration78 1948-05-26 5 pictures. 3iii3 liobel Ealllie, the well- known singer, is seen with the Colonial Secretary, Mr. P. A. B. McKerron, at the Empire Day garden party gi ven by the Governor Sir Franklin Gimson. Oihcr guests at the party shown above) were (from left) Lady Lim, Mr. R. Jumabhoy,Free Press - 78 words
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Article216 1948-05-26 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE first recommendations of the Establishments Board appointed by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, involving certain promotions and staff changes m the Municipality, will come up for confirmation at the monthly meeting of the Commissioners on Friday. Speaking of the two recently-formed committees216 words
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Article44 1948-05-26 5 •THE charity show at the Roxy Theatre scheduled for May 30 to raise funds for St. Joseph's Institution Science Laboratory and school playground, has now been postponed to June 13. The reason for a change Is the present outbreak of polio.44 words
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409 1948-05-26 5 Planters are alarmed by rubber thefts SAYING 4hat, m 1947, 11.500 ton s of rubber, worth $3,000,000, was lost to estates through <heft. G. W. Husband, representing the planting ccminnn i v. at yesterday's meeting of the Johore Council of B urged that this be drawn to the attention of409 words
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Article67 1948-05-26 5 A BOLT 2,022,000 piculs (16 piculs to a ton) of padi has been purchased under the Federation Government purchase scheme from the beginning of the 1947/48 season to May 21. The comparative figure for last year was 1,063,000 piculs. In terms of rice Government expects to get67 words
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Article69 1948-05-26 5 THE following statement has been received from Rev. T. Campbell Gibson and Dr. H. B. Amstutz "Members and friends of the Malayan Christian Council are urged to attend a special meeting at the Straits Chinese Presbyterian Church. 77 Prinsep St. at 6 p.m. on Friday.69 words
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Article107 1948-05-26 5 ON the agenda for Fridays meeting of the Municipal Commissioners are the two Municipal Bills to provide for a new Municipal constitution and for Municipal elections. These will be discussed for the first time m public session, the Press being excluded from the last meeting107 words
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Article47 1948-05-26 5 The Registrar of Societies. Singapore, m an official announcement warns all societies, whether registered or exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance, that they must not move to premises other than those recorded m the register of Societies without first informing the Registrar.47 words
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Article, Illustration20 1948-05-26 5 FMKDMF It Chiang Kai-shek 'central figures Li T*ung~jen, (seated extreme c?-jen. neiv Vice -President, are standina at the baefc A.P.A.P. - 20 words
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Advertisement24 1948-05-26 5 HOTEL DANCI 9 to MWiM rr OOR SHOW 1 ttfoERTTI ROBERTS. CORAL SUdNINS TR| CX 'ORBES AND HIS ORCHESTRA o Non- diners 51. 4024 words
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Advertisement169 1948-05-26 5 A selected list of nne recordings that should be m every collector's library. UCI^mNKEaadLUCIQijEBROWNDiC with Orchestra cond. by Frieder Weissmann MAD AM A BUTTERFLY (Puccini) Act 2 II cannone del porto! (The Harbour cannon! Flower Duet, Part 1) Spoglto c Torto? (Not a Flower left?— Flower Duet Conclusion Sung m169 words
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Article, Illustration461 1948-05-26 6 Enterprising first time GRAMOPHONE RECITAL I AST Sunday evening a gramophone recital was held m the Victoria Memorial Hall for the first time since the B.M.A. days. At that time Dr. Erik Chisholm used to present on behalf of E.N.S.A. fc programme. entitled •'Music on Discs", twice a week. Apart461 words
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Article, Illustration369 1948-05-26 6 Ralph Dighton - Ralph Dighton By A.P. Correspondent WHEN the new French importation, lx>uis Jourdan, appeared m David O. Selznick's film "The Paradine Case," he was hailed by the moie gushing Holly woodites as a terrific discovery. The more cautious wanted to wait, however, until the boy had a beter chance369 words
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Article241 1948-05-26 6 808 THOMAS A. P. Correspondent WALT Disney Ls planning to show the world the untold wonders of Alaska. For two years, the cartoon wizard has been gathering material on the northern territory. Last summer he made a thorough tour of Alaska, even into the Arctic241 words
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Article, Illustration149 1948-05-26 6 THE Russians are producing another threedimensional film, a sport comedy with the young actress Ludmilla Tzelkovskaya as star. They were turning out three dimensional pictures before the war but since the war they have mad^ great improvements m the technique. New three dimensional films have bten "Robinson149 words
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Article71 1948-05-26 6 i v A A \M -I V A A thr- B h i trump a:. •S- pfcp.e ha buthai. I bin V. anc > took the t club S fhe da automatic 1 ace his i n both dec**. < cant i mBBJf I and But a;it h;m _tI71 words
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Article410 1948-05-26 6 fyjVIA De Havilland has the answer to one of the groat mysteries of Hollywood how does one become and remain a top film star? "It's not how many pictures you make, but how many you don't make," she says. That's simple enough. Too simple, so410 words
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Article249 1948-05-26 6 FILMS IN SINGAPORE by OUR FILM CORRESPONDENT -THE Red House Ls to have a midnight premiere at the Rex next Saturday evening. The film makes a mystery of the contents of a house. Edward G. Robinson is chiefly aflected and finally go's mad. Before he does so. h^249 words
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Miscellaneous157 1948-05-26 6 MdndrdKß Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya >iT! II I (Tf>s^ |WHERE'S'MYCAR?THEYKNOW M1 1 WANT THAT I BUT- BUT—I I I1 1 WANT THE TAXI 'ZftW J?WL «n II I U M.M IHNvVJ J CA^T BE A SECOND LATE/ tf\ TAXI. 1"a CALLED IT i 1 OH DEAR,MANDR157 words
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Article285 1948-05-26 7 STADIUM WILL GET MORE ATTENTION /assurance by Municitoalitv AN iu>sur;mc« that Jalan Besar Stadium will have all attention as soon as labour, which is at present beini? used for more important purposes, was available, was criven by Mr. W. W. Duncan, the Municipal Secretary, yesterday. In an interview with the285 words
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Article127 1948-05-26 7 Free Press Racing Reporter rE track was soft at Ipoh this morning after rain last night and horses red for the Perak Turf b meeting which starts on rday were given ikm .< on the second and sand Game La.s i ll] be run- new colours127 words
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704 1948-05-26 7 Crusader - Crusader Arena by Straits was In 1897 when the Straits won by an innings and 79 runs. In the Straits innings ol 413 there were two centurymakers. C. Glassford who made 110 and G. P. Stevens who got 101. H. L. Talbot. the704 words
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Article52 1948-05-26 7 f»HE finals of the Royal Air A Force Malaya athletic championships are being held at Changi today, starting at 2.30 p.m. Teams from R.A.F. stations all over Malaya are taking part m individual and team events. There will also be an invitation relay open to52 words
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Article335 1948-05-26 7 ATYPICAL hurricane innings by Charlie Barnett paved the way for a glorious Gloucestershire triumph at Bristol against Yorkshire yesterday. Set to get 389 to win at an average of 86 an hour, Gloucestershire won easily with 43 minutes to spare. Powerful driving brought Barnett a six335 words
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296 1948-05-26 7 THE American, Budge Patty, became the first player to enter the semi-finals of the men's singles m the French lawn tennis championships which were continued at the Stade Stack Roland Garros m Paris yesterday when he beat Mario Del Bello. of Italy by 6—l. 3 andReuter - 296 words
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Article, Illustration132 1948-05-26 7 KATONG Eurasians gave tne Base Group R.E. two easy points when they went down after a disappointing display by three goals to one m yesterday's second division SAFA league soccer at Geylang. Base opened the score through Todd m the first ten minutes and when Katong132 words
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Article, Illustration29 1948-05-26 7 John Ferguson, Recs' goalkeeper, is beaten by this shot by Tigers' right-winger, Hoi Meng, but the ball hit an upright and rebounded into play.29 words
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Article666 1948-05-26 7 Timers 4 S.R.C 3 T EADING comfortably by three goals to nil barely 15 Li minutes from the kick-off, the Tiger Sporting Association allowed tifre Singapore Recreation Club to draw level and were fortunate to leave the field winners by the odd goal m666 words
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246 1948-05-26 7 England Test trial teams selected ENGLAND'S Test selectors went into a long huddle at Lord's after the Australians wh»nt»ed me M.C.C. yesterday and some hours later tk announced their teams for the Test trial at Birmingham on June 2. They have built the England team around men who went toA.P. - 246 words
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Article129 1948-05-26 7 JJISMISSING the M.C.C lOC 205 before lunch at L^ra'6 yesterday, the Australians won by an innings and 158 runs. AUSTRALIA Ist INNINGS— 3S2 M C.C. Ist INNINGS 189 M.C.C. 2nd INNINGS Hutton b Johnson 64 Robert s«n c Barnes b Miller Edrich Ibw b Toshack .25 Compton129 words
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Article53 1948-05-26 7 THE following C.V M I raj 3f he Good Shepherd) at soccer St Andrew*! School ville at 5 p m. tomorrow P Lopez: D. Swyny. M E R. Cordoiro F. 1 R aJ Danker A. d. Capti. E. Stewart. H C H. Cordeiro R< I il Souza L53 words
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Article29 1948-05-26 7 THE Indian drew with the CT Sports Clud In a third a:\; sion S.A.F.A. league soccer at McNair Road yesterday, both i sides scoring three goals.29 words
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Miscellaneous31 1948-05-26 7 Sports diary SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League, Div. I— C.A. v. GIIQ Signals, Jalan Besar stadium. 5.15 pan.; Div lII— La Salle S.C. v. Haikowyu S.C, C.V.M.A. pound. St. George's Road. 5.15 p.m.31 words
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Miscellaneous279 1948-05-26 7 F.P. Crossword No. 391 H 1 nf IPi 141I 4 1 p I T" I ~rn ~T\~ 9 10 b II r" 12 p Mil 23 24- "25 26 W X~ 7T M 55 I il if P35" t 'ytyj' -WZ-'l //.a\: 40 1 I 11 II I 1 m279 words
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Article101 1948-05-26 8 TOKIO. Tuesday. UAJOR-GEN. Thomas D. Whiu acting Commander 01 the U-S. Far East Air Force, has expressed regret ,to tho United Kingdom Liaison Mission for the Incident m which a jet-power-.od "Shoot in" Star" flgfaUr fired a warning machine-gun jbursi m frnnt of a BOACUP - 101 words
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Article33 1948-05-26 8 Official sources told the TT nited Press yesterday that Itaiy has appealed to the Big Four powers for assistance m fixing her frontier with Yugoslavia, following a breakdown of direct negotiations.33 words
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Article37 1948-05-26 8 Fifty Post Office officials have been arrested after a package containing 5,000,000 rials (about £38,000) m bank notes, belonging to the British Imperial Bank of Iran, was stolen last week from the Teheran post office.37 words
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Article368 1948-05-26 8 One m 5 m key jobs WASHINGTON, Tuesday. PROMINENT Indian, Ceylonese and Burmese Com- munists are included m a "Who's Who" of the "Upper Five Hundred" of Communism m the eastern hemisphere published by the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee tonight m a 130--page book. Fifty-six countriesReuter - 368 words
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Article121 1948-05-26 8 DEMOCRATIC Senator Walter George, m Washington yesterday, predicted that next year Congress will be asked to provide an armament's Marshall Plan comprising between $3,000,000,000 and $6,000,000,000 to help rearm European nations opposing Communism. He said: '*It depends on who is elected president and how farReuter - 121 words
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Article143 1948-05-26 8 INDIA TO SEEK U. S. HELP INDIA will seek Marshall aid. 1 II N. V. Naidu. General Secretary of the All-India a! Congress W ho is leading the Indian delegation to the International Conference of Agricultural Prosaid m Paris today. He said Pandit Nehru. InPremier, would preside at the EcafeReuter - 143 words
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Article46 1948-05-26 8 BAO DAI TO FLY TO FRANCE Bao Dai. ex-E-mperor of Anwili l^ave Saigon by on June 5 for London. va. and if invited by the rnment. Paris re leaving ho will see M Lir^le Bollaert French Commissioner m Indoand Gen. Nguyen Van Xuyan. South Vietnam Prt-46 words
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Article64 1948-05-26 8 AN armed gang of 21 burglars, including several women, were arrested yesterday morning by the Tokio police. They are reported to have systematically robbed various warehouses m Tokio of a total of ?4,000.000 yen (£120.000 at the official military exchange rate). They were found to have mReuter - 64 words
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107 1948-05-26 8 Youth stabbed to death with a penknife ALLEGED to have stabbed to death another youth with a penknife a 13-year-old boy. Cheong Yuk Heng. was ref manded m custody for a week by the Kampar Magistrates Court. The boys are believed tc have quarrelled while bathing together m a stream107 words
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Article211 1948-05-26 8 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. /^OOD progress has been made m the clearance of wrecks from Malayan coasts and harbours, and m establishing an up-to-date system of warning lights. All navigational aids around the coast are now m full and efficient operation. Equipment211 words
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Article213 1948-05-26 8 YOKOHAMA, Tuesday. NINE former Japanese Navy men, including an Admiral, today pleaded not guilty to charges of beheading four captured American airmen. One of the defendants was also accused of beheading a woman, identified as an American or Australian. All the victims were beheaded onA.P.; Reuter - 213 words
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118 1948-05-26 8 India prince trains for Olympic soccer LONDON. Wednesday. Filled with ambition to represent India In the Olympic soccer tournament m London this summer, the Maharajah of the central Indian state of Ratlam has come to Britain to get professional coaching. He is under the care of Tommy Walker of Chelsea,Reuter - 118 words
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Article79 1948-05-26 8 At the concert SWEET MUSIC I7K3R the first time since the r liberation, an internationally known artiste. Miss Isobel Baillie. sang to a packed Victoria Memorial Hall last night. It was also her first visit here. It was m her tranquil moments that Miss Baillie excelled. The second Bach, Schumann's79 words
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Article46 1948-05-26 8 Britain's nationalised railways next summer will try out a fresh colour scheme for their engines, including such as "plum or spilt milk lined with hands of yellow and maroon" for mainline trains and maroon lined wi h yellow and golden for suburban lines.46 words
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Article189 1948-05-26 8 LONDON, Tuesday. THE Archbishop of York, Dr. Cyril Garbett m an article m his dioce.san leaflet today, said he "rarely has known Of any subject on which opinion throughout the country is so divided" as the p^ndins Bill to abolish the death sentence m Britain.U.P. - 189 words
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Article, Illustration36 1948-05-26 8 The 35,000-ton British battleship passes under the Forth Bridge m Scotland on her way to "Exercise Dawn" off the North-East coast of Scotland. The exercise was a preliminary to the Autumn cruise to the West Indies.36 words
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172 1948-05-26 8 LONDON, Tuesday. SWISS musicians will serenade to Queen Mary m the gardens of Buckingham Palace today, her 81st birthday. Swiss serenading will be one big break m an otherwise quiet day, apart from the traditional royal luncheon party at the Palace. The QueenUP - 172 words
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Article33 1948-05-26 8 About 250.000 employees of General Motors Corporation at Detroit (U.S.) who won an 11--cent an hour pay increase made trade union history by agreeing to a wage cut if living costs decline. ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article77 1948-05-26 8 THE President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Harold Wilson, announced concessions m the severe clothes rationing applied m Britain for the last seven years. Everyone is to be given a special bonus of 12 additional clothing coupons. There will be permanent cuts m theReuter - 77 words
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Article233 1948-05-26 8 London Stock Exchange LONDON, Tuesday. ANGLO-AMERICAN differences over the Palestine situation made for hesitancy In the London stock markets today, and small selling m British I Government securities resulted m losses of one -eighth i m these stocks, says Reuter's financial correspon- dent. Rubbers were easier233 words
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Article128 1948-05-26 8 A SPLCIAL Market correspondrnt tf*t* the prle«* of rvbber t> 11 *ra today M foU«w»: Bayers Seller* CU Cts per Ib per ib N«. 11.9S Spot loose 43 s. 43 No 1 ISS f«t> m bale* June 43* 41*, No. 2 R S S f«b m bales June128 words
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Article29 1948-05-26 8 Singapore visitors to Siam have been forbidden to use the Bangkok Sports Club swimming pool as a precaution against the spread ,of infani tile paralysis to Bangkok29 words
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Article40 1948-05-26 8 An amateur French electrician, M. Eugene de Lobelle. convinced that a charge of 6,000 volts would not kill a man, wrapped himself m wire and tossed the free end over a high tension Hnp H<> u-as wrong. UPUP - 40 words
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44 1948-05-26 8 Colour bar: UK cannot intdrvene THF B 1 j Intel tracia iST stay th mo: 1 Comm cretai pro to m G t realm* Man had Au.v 4 was a B He i woulc for M lain -VI Bn ma k j cas. ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article39 1948-05-26 8 UN m l«9 da> fl f| I iol«-iit kill.-ri h. g i i M.i i. ,J her twin I from an ait.t m a h«»p ikMW M.v vi i>»^d (AIM Hospital hui difd h39 words
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Article21 1948-05-26 8 OXFORD HONOUR ELIZABETH PRINc J L I an hoc ford C J "Th un;\. dark* dur^c F land> I V APAP - 21 words
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Article104 1948-05-26 8 NEW YORK. Tuesday. A U*****,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to Columbta University for the establishment of an East Asia Institute was announced today by the acting President of the University. Dr Frank D. Faokenthal. The Institute is the second m a planned group of104 words
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Advertisement177 1948-05-26 8 THE MOTOR VEHICLES (Cwnmrrcal U* Rt Notice of Application for a HauU*« <' Take Notice that I, Poh Que\ of occupation FISH DEALER AND PWD C EAST. (MERSING) THE HOLDER of U 3622 under which I am authorise Permit Licencee*« own goods and good* for hir, And shall not be177 words
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Miscellaneous17 1948-05-26 8 STORE HIGH 1 ID! Today: C ?fli.m, 2 llp.m Than.: 0 56 a. m; 2 45 pm17 words
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