The Singapore Free Press, 10 June 1948
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Title Section17 1948-06-10 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1948 PRUF 10 CEMS17 words
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Article267 1948-06-10 1 Prices: McKerron's 'go ahead' rood Control gets orders Free Press Staff Reporter THE Food Control Department has been given the "go ahead to launch the market pricetag system and to cut out profiteering m foodstuffs. The Colonial Secretary Mr. P. A. B, McKerron, who made a cut the prices warning267 words
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Article, Illustration50 1948-06-10 1 4 .4 Cahcell, Australiimmig ration Minister. has been under fire for h:s handling of the White 'alia policy. At CanWrra yesterday, the PreMr. J. B. Chifley, d to a suggestion that Cahcell should visit ya to clear up misunderstandings over his •^ration policy and the itratmed relations which had resulted.50 words
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Article129 1948-06-10 1 Reds silent on C-G 's attack Free Press Staff Reporter representatives of the Malayan 3 communist Party will make no comment— yet— on Sundays broadcast by the Commissionerl.eneral. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, m which he attacked Communist aims m South-East Asia. When a Free Press reporter yesterday tried to 'act129 words
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Article55 1948-06-10 1 In a statement to the press day the Malayan Democratic Union describes Mr. .naids broadcast as slanderous It used the Red bogey' to defame nal and democi^tlc -lents. says the M.D.v. The K.L. representative of the Communist Party, Liew Yit Fun was arrested yesterday by the Selangor police55 words
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Article33 1948-06-10 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A Chinese taxi driver was robbed by two Chinese passengers m Henderson Road last night. A wrist watch, a cigarette lighter and $26 In cash were stolen.33 words
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103 1948-06-10 1 Free Prej* Staff Reporter AN argument over pay between seven rubber workers ended m six of the men beating up the seventh, m front of a godown off Kallang Road at about 2 p.m. yesterday. During the scuffle, m which the six103 words
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Article140 1948-06-10 1 CAIRO, Wednesday. THE U.N. mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, announced today that both Jews and Arabs had unconditionally accepted a four-week armistice m Palestine, as from 6 a.m. (GMT) Friday. Count Bernadotte said he will call an early peace conference on the neutral Mediterranean islandReuter; AAP; UP - 140 words
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Article81 1948-06-10 1 SI AM bluntly rejected China's protest against the closure of 500 Chinese schools, and yesterday took new steps against the Chinese. The Siamese Ministry of Education announced that "foreigners" would no longer be permitted to sell foodstuffs on the premises of Siamese schools. These "foreign"81 words
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Article82 1948-06-10 1 THE greatest fire m Ontario's history was feared yesterday as two bis blazes m the northern timber lands spread to within a few miles of each other. Fanned by a 35 miles per hour wind, the two tires were blazing over 580 square miles of forestReuter - 82 words
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Article113 1948-06-10 1 GURKHAS PARADE AT JOHORE Free Press Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. LT.-COL. McCreedy, of the Gurkhas, commanded the ceremonial parade this morning held on the Supreme Court Padang m honour of King's Birthday, before a large crowd. The SuKan of Johore, who took the salute as the parade marched past,113 words
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Article51 1948-06-10 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A PUBLIC enquiry has been ordered by the Governor of Sarawak. Sir Charles Arden Clarke. into disturbances which occurred on tjfcre Recreation Ground m Kuching on May 30. The Commission will iK m the District Court, under the presidency of Mr. J. R.51 words
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Article175 1948-06-10 1 Free Press Staff Reporter MR. C. H. Koh, legal representative of Singapore Harbour Board dockyard contractors, has told the Singapore Mechanics and Engineering Workers Union that it would be responsible for any losses suffered by contractors m the event of a prenegotiation strike m the175 words
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Article38 1948-06-10 1 THE first Secretary of the American Legation m Pretoria. South Africa. Dale W. Maher. 51, was found dead beside his car on a country road near Pretoria. A private inquest 1* being held.38 words
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Article, Illustration343 1948-06-10 1 King's Birthday Parade Free Press Staff Reporter WITH an impressive military parade on the Padang this morning Singapore honoured the King's Birthday, when for the first time a large proportion of the men on parade were volunteers or locally enlisted personnel. The large crowd applauded343 words
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Article74 1948-06-10 1 Free Press Staff Reporter THIRTY dismissed labourers ordered to quit the Chua Guan Hong rubber factory m Jurong have left the factory premises with their wives and children. The management has set a new deadline Saturday for the rest, about 50 men, some with wives and74 words
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Article29 1948-06-10 1 SINGAPORE Fire Brigade extinguished a lallang fire near the signal station on Mt Faber early this morning, using canvas blanket*. No damage was reported.29 words
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Article23 1948-06-10 1 Three hundred thousand Irish Americans yesterday petitioned the United States President and Congress to ask Britain to end partition m Ireland.23 words
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Article76 1948-06-10 1 A CHIN A -BORN youth. Pon Chirm, of Lincoln (Nebraska) is going to be "governor" of the state for one day. He was elected at an annual meeting of outstanding youths m American states, sponsored by tfic American Legion, during which the youths learn political procedure.A.P. - 76 words
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Article40 1948-06-10 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Four Chinese wearing masks and armed with pistols broke into an attap house m Lorong "17' Geylang Road at 2.50 a.m. today and robbed the Cantonese inmate of $200 m cash and valuables.40 words
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Article79 1948-06-10 1 Free Press Staff Reporter i JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. THE next conference of the Malay Rulers will be held at Johore Bahru on June *9, 30 and July 1. On the first day of the conference only the Rulers will confer. The following day the High79 words
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Article274 1948-06-10 1 Ire* PICH BU« Rep r <" THE <><.• sion to tra the i the Pacific Fleet fn Hong Kong sin was made by the Sou hEan Asa Defence Committee afier coi.sul'a uiis with Field Marshal Viscount Mon.gomcry dvi his visit 4 o Singapore n June274 words
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Article39 1948-06-10 1 AS the start of a drive by the Gambling Suppression Branch of the C.1.D.. Singapore, several Chinese have been arrested during the last 48 hours m possession of Chap Ji Xi betting schedules totalling about $40,000.39 words
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Article, Illustration944 1948-06-10 2 A Malayan Bookshelf BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT BETWEEN 1823 and 1826, Crawford, who was then the resident of Singapore, traced the ancient boundaries of the city. Very roughly, the old city was just over one mile 'broad, and the wails ran about one mile inland. In front was944 words
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Article, Illustration226 1948-06-10 2 QNE of the things you will like about S. J. Simon's book "Why You Lose At Bridge' Ls tho way he writes about hands lika this one. The contract Ls four hearts. You, West, lead the jark of clubs. Declarer wins with tho ace, plays the ace of226 words
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Article571 1948-06-10 2 BROWSE IN GREENE'S FIELD By PETER Q VENN ELL TRAHAM GREENE is one of those fortunate novelists who gain triumphantly on the swines and do not lose upon the roundabouts. He is the higfabrow'fl delight, the lowbrow's darling; for, while the lowbrow reader enjoys his gif t of brisk, straight571 words
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Article108 1948-06-10 2 Life Deat ONE reason w population i land and Wales h creased from 16,00' to 48,000,000 m las ICO years is the remarl decline m infant dh ty. A century aao for i 1000 babies born 153 to survive the hr<=t year the infant mo: rate reached the all-time low108 words
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Advertisement115 1948-06-10 2 BOOKS of INTEREST to the HOUSEWIFE Bo n: inn $18 00 Laurie s Household Encyclopaedia by W. H. Steer 4 59 Good Housekeeping Book of Entertaining 2 70 Good Housekeeping Book of Good Recipes 6.30 The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombaeur 15.00 The English Cookery Book by Lucie115 words
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Miscellaneous668 1948-06-10 2 *STMr i fIPOPP 10 p m tQ H. 55 p.m. vlc9 A Song to Remember; 10.30 OIWVj/\ri^K£. lg metrM ng4 m leB N.-w s and Items from Thursday's PT.O, -en «.H P.m. p m VLB Fg»j UJ^ <*"»»; 5~6 metres m the medium wave 25 40 mt lrcs n 8668 words
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Miscellaneous162 1948-06-10 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DOKN today >ou have an insatiable desire for the truth. You have originality of thought and often make startling ne w discoveries, which others find difficult to believe. But you, yourself, are not one to take the findings of others on sight. You will want to discover162 words
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Article, Illustration8 1948-06-10 3 Old look of school: New Look in wool8 words
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Article422 1948-06-10 3 TRADE PACT RE-UNITES TWO INDI AS Pakistan goods for Indian mills A brisk trade between India and Pakistan is assured under a one-year agreement reached recently at a Karachi conference. The trade pact will send Pakistan jute, cotton and foodgrains into India. Indian cloth, steel, coal and paper will goA.P. - 422 words
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Article44 1948-06-10 3 rR selling U.S. surplus war stores belonging to the Government or India and mis'opriating he proceeds. Captain J. E. Blyth. a British :er m the Indian Army, has been .sentenced at Calcutta to four years' hard labour and 'ined €390.44 words
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146 1948-06-10 3 IE future constitutional structure of Pakistan is b*'ing widely discussed at Lahore. While a v^a\ ing a democratic constitution, consistent :r;id;t: -n and spirit of Islam", is stressed, rersity of views on the country's future stituti immediate n of the Shariat law; I hrocatc146 words
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Article, Illustration267 1948-06-10 3 Hunt in £250,000 tax case leads to Mexican jail /COMPANY director Harold Aldritt Squire, who op\s plied for Mexican citizenship after Briti-'i pou sought him on £250,000 tax evasion charges. .a Mexico City jail awaiting extradition proceedings. His lawyer, Senor Tuhart, speaking ovt r radio-telephone, said: "Senor Squire has been267 words
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260 1948-06-10 3 FIFTY-THREE famous murderers were searched by two Scotland Yard officers m half an hour to see if they were carrying any stolen banknotes. All they found was an assortment of i»cket handkerchiefs. The search began after Scotland Yard had received a letter, supposed260 words
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Article112 1948-06-10 3 THE Government of India is to send a trade delegation •to Germany In the third week of June. It is understood. The delegation, which will include industrialists, trade representatives and officials of the government, will explore the possibility of importing into India from Germany badly-needed textile,A.P. - 112 words
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Article, Illustration33 1948-06-10 3 pictures Godfrey, Uie mechanical T man, whose electronic "brain" controls actions and speech. At the British Health Ministry's exhihition, Godfrey describes hit mental and digestive processes which can be seen m action MirrorMirror - 33 words
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Article84 1948-06-10 3 U.S. VIEW OF U .K. GOODS DRITISH-madc goods do not «ell as they should .ttd States lor live us, high prices, lesign. unattractive packing and delayed and out-of-sea- dates. Tliii is the general con?ion of a nationwide surd- partment stores, (jrder houses, chain and other retail outlets United States made84 words
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Article136 1948-06-10 3 A modt m 'Pied Piper"" who claims to have caught r.andreds of thousands of rats with his "magic" pipe has written to the American Embassy m London offering to p Washington rat control v rat.- from Amc- ports. H John H cry wood of Cork Northamptonshire136 words
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118 1948-06-10 3 Grandmother burned: vain rescue bid AMONG the 16 people who n died m a Shanghai fire and explosion was a youngman who returned to the turning house m an attempt to rescue his grandmother. Both perished m the terrific explosion. They had planned to spend the afternoon hi a nearby118 words
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Article45 1948-06-10 3 Senor Miranda, the Argentine's economic dictator told newspapermen: "A shortage of dollars does not alarm us. "If we cannot, buy m the United States wp win buy m England. I would cut off my hand before asking the United States for a loan."45 words
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260 1948-06-10 3 KOL'cii^ probably scarcer m Australia than m Engi.ii.d. but John Williams < 32 an from Engand wi h wif^ and three child rer. t just seven minutes to f:;da hvnie m Sydney. 1941, as a Royal Navy Ight on his way to260 words
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Article111 1948-06-10 3 LITTLE Juan Mundy. air stewardess, fought to stop a husky forty-year-old passenger, Philip Eastman, from leaping from a plane 0 000 ftet over Fresno. California runway. Twice Eastman opened the plane door. Each time Joan yanked him baok. Arrtsted when the plar.e landed. Eastman, who111 words
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Article20 1948-06-10 3 A group of American banks will advance Japan $60,000.--000 to buy 300,000 bales of raw cotton.20 words
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Article70 1948-06-10 3 Because witnesses mif I murdered if they evidence In publi<\ th of a British Inl colonel is being held m c at Hamburg. A rase during U trouble when a com I m; was held secretly the murder of witn< cited as precedence. Arraimied onReuter - 70 words
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Article79 1948-06-10 3 FISHERMAN Fled A took an unexploded bomb to Hastings Corporation refuse destruction works, knocked at the door, and asked: "Can I leave this here?" The bomb weighed a hundredweight, but Fred carried it from the beach along the It had been t I m toy79 words
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Miscellaneous15 1948-06-10 3 TARZAK StraWge reiJUeSt Rv FAaar Rice Burroughs ///J /?r\ t/* is^^^vsj^ i %%%sf^zk^ o^ HS&<O15 words
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358 1948-06-10 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. June 10, 1948. Extended Police powers THE granting of extended the police so that they may deal properly with the spread of poUt; al terrorism will be received with wide satisIn the Federation the new measures are already being lied. They include exnded powers for358 words
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Article314 1948-06-10 4 Delighted; Mr. Caiwell THE Australian Government .s now considering seeding its Immigration Minister, Mr. A. A. Calw 11. to Mala] If he does come. Malaya will b d lighted to see him and hear him. He should, however, get a lew facts straight before he ives. For it his intention314 words
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Article, Illustration1002 1948-06-10 4 POLITICO - POLITICO by FOR the Australian press the Goodwill Mission to Malaya seems to have usefully tilled an awkward gap between the match at Lords and the tourists' appearance today at Trent Bridge. Saturday night at Bukit Serene was quite a test. Australia's mistake was to put1,002 words
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Article, Illustration448 1948-06-10 4 Today's Profile TODAY, the son of a Singapore born man who was knighted, will himself receive a Knighthood m the Xi n ,v:'s Birthday Honours List for his services to Malaya during the past generation. He is Da to Roland St. John Braddell: his father Sir Thomas448 words
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Article905 1948-06-10 4 A KING'S UNSOLVED MURDER BANGKOK, Siam: i JUST two years agol on the quiet Sunday morning of June 9, 1946, an attendant m the ornate Siamese royal palace m Bangkok discovered the lifeless body of a slim, bespectacled youth lying on a bed. The body— with a stillbltvdinjr bullet wound905 words
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Article19 1948-06-10 4 A tuerry heart doeth eood like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverb* 17. 22.19 words
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Article384 1948-06-10 4 WORLD 'S SHORTEST FRONTIE P\AY and night, i tish soldio one of the woi busiest frontiei on the world's shor frontier. It is Four C<ht. i I pate way betw< and the G sula. The British fi is a slightly dor •three-quarters of a barbed wire and tub steel going384 words
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Article, Illustration273 1948-06-10 5 md St. John Braddell has been ftmg the list of honours for t riiasion of the King's Birth- Bachelors are the Sultan of BTJ of the Federation, resid ntfl of Singapore and the d m the list. The Sultan of m Ibni Al-Markum, is made the273 words
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Article, Illustration364 1948-06-10 5 4 COLONIAL POLICE MEDALISTS the ■THE Colonial Police Medal has been awarded to the following members oi the Singapore Police Force: Mr. A. R. Anderson, ASP.. I Mr. H. Gray, ASP., Subpector Mohamed Shah, and Inspector H. L. Boudewyn. The citations accompanying c awards read: Anderaon: With a weak Inspectorate,364 words
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Article76 1948-06-10 5 EXTORTION BID IS ALLEGED LOW AH LONG, a 18-year-old Chinese, who appeared m the Third Police Court yesterday on two counts of attempted extortion, was re- manded In police custody for three days for further investigation. It was alleged that on June I and 8. he attempted tc commit extortion76 words
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Article210 1948-06-10 5 i THREE well-known Singa- i poreans, Mr. Tay Koh i Vat, Mr. Yeung Yit Lin and Mr. J. A. Elias, J.P., have been awarded Singapore Certifi- cates of Honour. The citation says Mr. Tay Koh j has contributed liberally to various charities. By far the most impor-210 words
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Article73 1948-06-10 5 MONI WEE. a middle aged 1" Chinese woman, appeared m h' S. i' iliC€ C yesterday on a summons charge of offering a bribe to It was all that Wee off err d Mr. E. Roxburgh, an officer of the Fire Brigade, to induce him to73 words
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Article85 1948-06-10 5 A EUROPEAN woman, Miss J. V. Quitzow of Stevens Road, appeared m the Singapore First District Court yesterday on three charges of cheating She is alleged to have dishonestly drawn Naaft stores jon three different occasions i last year by pretending to be the personal assistant to85 words
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Article60 1948-06-10 5 THE three Sunderland flying boats of No. 209 Squadron that left Singapore for Rathmines, chief R.A.A.F. flyingboat base, 75 miles north of Sydney on May 24 for a training and liaison flight, returned to Seletar yesterday afternoon from Port Darwin. The flight was met on its return60 words
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Article, Illustration381 1948-06-10 5 More yarn for textiles Free Press Staff Reporter MALAYA is expected to benefit by the increase m Hong Kong-manufactured textiles which will be made possible m the near future as a result of Hong Kong manufacturers' discussions with the Board of Trade m London. The381 words
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Article, Illustration91 1948-06-10 5 TWELVE Singapore residents have been appointed Justices of the Peace. They are Messrs: R. M. Meyer, Lim Chuan Geok, Choo Beng Lim. Dr. C. L. Tessensohn, Haji A. Mohamed Hussain Saib, R. F. W. Leonard, T. E. Andrews. Cheong Hock Chye, H. B. R. Caldbeck, D. H.91 words
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Article355 1948-06-10 5 Free Press Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. THERE were angry and noisy demonstrations m the 1 Police Court this morning when the men, arrested following an attempt to burn down the factory and buildings of Senai Estate on June 1, were brought before the Court for355 words
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Article102 1948-06-10 5 Free Press Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. THE appeal of Kek Kay Boh against the death sentence passed on him last month for the murder of his uncle, Kek Chooi Hong, was today dismissed by the Federation Court of Appeal. The acting Chief Justice of the Federation. Mr. Justice102 words
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Article80 1948-06-10 5 DETECTIVE IN COURT GOH NAM SENG, a detective constable attached to the CM D was yesterday jduced m the Second Police Court and charged with accepting a bribe. It was alleged that the accused accepted $100 from Tan Tee as a motive not to take action against ChaD Ji Kee80 words
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Article35 1948-06-10 5 Applications fur 1948 Queen's Scholarships and Fellowships for graduates of Raffles College and the College of Medicine, Singapore, should be submitted to the Director of Education, Singapore, not later than July 7, 1948.35 words
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Article31 1948-06-10 5 Malaya's Good Wiskas and sin-.erp Ui»'>j v have beea s:*nt to t' >< by the Hi?h Co n-'i .n r. Sir Kdward (i-Mit. ;il th GltlflM <»f Sin-'ap s, r Franklin (iim-on.31 words
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Article130 1948-06-10 5 OFFICERS and Seilior ifjCO'f of Air Command. Far R are among those on whom the King has conferred award*- m the Birthday Honours I The names, headed b Vice Marshal A. C. S?nd« rsi.n Air Officer Commandi.. lava, who is made a I mander of the Bath,130 words
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Article212 1948-06-10 5 THE Serangoon Association, the first suburban organisation to have revival its activities after the liberation, plans to have a clubhouse and library when funds are available. Members are at present making use of the president's house, where meetings are held once a month. Known as the Chiat212 words
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Advertisement130 1948-06-10 5 ■El I W W 4k^ o Table tennis balls have ju.;t arrived! They're made by Halex and b^ar the famous nam. i *\Meteor the 3-piece" table term s ball. "3-piece" because 1 1 > weight's evenly distributed J» there's perfect accuracy of bounce and (3) seams cannot be s'rurk at130 words
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Article380 1948-06-10 6 U.S. ENVOY 'REBUKED' BY STUD ENTS 'Meddling m Chinese affairs PEIPING, Wednesday. OTTJDENT self-government organizations from local universities m a joint statement on U.S. Ambassador J. Leigh ton Stuart's stronglyworded criticism of the Chinese student antiAmerican £id to Japan movement said the speech was a misinterpretation of facts and anU.P. - 380 words
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Article, Illustration67 1948-06-10 6 An Arab couple evacuating from Haifa are stopped at a Haganah barricade and searched. (Left), Count Bernadotte, Chief of the Red Cross and nephew of King Gustav V of Sweden, who has been appointed "Mediator for Palestine" by the United Nations Security Council, points an accusing finger at67 words
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Article, Illustration101 1948-06-10 6 DRAINED, CHANGED j A new type of operation to save the life of a nn wiy born baby has been performed at the Jubike Maternity Hospital. Belfast with ratis- factory results the baby was born suffering from severe t ndency to anaemia and jaundice. Although only one day101 words
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Article, Illustration67 1948-06-10 6 CEYLON GETS S.E.A.C FREE CEYLON'S Minister of Transport and Worts, Mr. J. L. Kotelawala. told the House of Representatives that the draft treatment he had brought back from England provided for the transfer of S.E.A.C. for Ceylon without payment. Mr. Kotelawala said that among other matters discussed was a scheme67 words
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232 1948-06-10 6 WORLD population is incrMsing at the rate of 20.000,000 annually. b«it tho 4.000.000.000 acr*s available for fowl production rapidly deteriorates. Countries with farmland needed to m*ow crops to prevent starvation go out of production each year, •ording to Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, chief of theUP - 232 words
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Article42 1948-06-10 6 Mayor Raimund Lane. of Oberammergau. Bavaria, has appealed to thp Soviet commander m Germany. Marshal Sokolovsky, for the rcleaie of 50 Oberammergau men (prisoners of the Russians) to enable the town to revive its famous Passion Play m 1950 Reuter.42 words
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169 1948-06-10 6 HITLER destroyed 6,000,000 Jews but his intention, as revealed by documents m war crimes trials at Nuremberg, was to gas 11,000,000. A record of a cold impersonal discussion held In January 1942 on the "final solution of the Jewish question" puts full blame for the169 words
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Article89 1948-06-10 6 AFTER visiting Habbaniya (Iraq), Karachi, Ceylon and Singapore and breaking two world records, Britain's newest, biggest and fastest military transport plane, uhe Handley Page Hastings, ended a 35,000-mile flight to New Zealand and back to London airport. The plane left Britain m March for tests underReuter - 89 words
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Article, Illustration53 1948-06-10 6 SIR Arthur Frederick Sidgreaves, former managing director of Rolls Royce Ltd. and wartime aircraft engine production genius, was killed by a London underground train. A line oj destroyers seen pas during "Operation Dawn, r> I Air manoeuvres held situ to StaiL 1 Glouc > the R.A.F. Station. He53 words
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Article30 1948-06-10 6 T>t( AI'SE assassination by a foreigner is forecast m the horoscope of Tibet's religious ruler, the Dalai Lama, all permits to foreigners to enter the country have been cancelled.30 words
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Article202 1948-06-10 6 SO many phoney knights, baronets and earls arc going around these days that jrirls tempted by the prospect of being "Lady >hould check on wooers with a title. This v the advice of the world's greatest expert on English titles, Mr. C. F. J. Hankinson,202 words
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Article29 1948-06-10 6 Members of the 25.000 mR Musicians' Union have bet :i instructed by their executive to take no pan m "casual" BBC. studio broadcasts after July 31.29 words
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Article64 1948-06-10 6 ORDERS to Slatt a iiy British" on I are to be canceLI a move to cut £10 million i The airiim now buy "economic"" American planes British Oversea* Airways Corporation already have mx 72 ■ft ttr Boeing Strata misers on order These will bring 8.0.A.C.'s American-built64 words
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Miscellaneous66 1948-06-10 6 JANE Exclusive h th* Singapore Free Press m Ma lay a ACHf-NoTHING HERE!- S V WHATS THIS? Wof COURSE, IF SHE^ /WHO'sN -ll > THAT IS, NOTHING OF J[& C"YOURS TILL DEAThAThAS ANYTHING OF I tuAT 9 Q S U\ X, INTEREST ToME? C GEORGIE PORGIE*.'— )[/MPORTXHCI SHE V™1 J/66 words
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Article394 1948-06-10 7 ENGLAND MUST FORCE A DRAW Only hope on good wicket From Bill Bowes CAN England check the all conquering march of the Australians m the first Test Match at Nottingham today? Can we, m the five days allotted for the game, force a stalemate? If we have all the luck394 words
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Article281 1948-06-10 7 Free Press Racing Reporter /M)LI> Medallist and Dear did the best gallops at Penang this morning when several of the horses running on Saturday were given their final workouts. The going is firm, and only a few kma were sent against the watch. Both Dear281 words
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Article695 1948-06-10 7 Trent BridgeTest venue DECEMBER 24, 1798, is a significant date m the annals of English cricket, for it was on thai Christmas Eve that the wife of a bricklayer name»l Clarke, living on Bunker's Hill, Nottingham, gave birth to a son christened William. Forty years after his birth, William Clarke695 words
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Article101 1948-06-10 7 Till Football Association of Selangor will not take any action against Shariff and Mohd. Nor Yunus, the two Malay players, who turned down representation for Selangor m a Malaya Cup match m order to play for their community team against the Chinese Olympic footballers m Singapore101 words
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Article194 1948-06-10 7 GORDON RICHARDS, the champion jockey, was injured and Slavian Ruler, a four-year-old racehorse, killed when three horses and their jockeys were involved m a crash during the race for th<> Portsladc Plate at Brighton yesterday. The accident began .ibout three f urlonus from the finish JReuter - 194 words
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Article69 1948-06-10 7 The following have been invited to play cricket for the NonBenders Cricket Club versus the Singapore Recreation Club on the S.R.C. padang at 11 a.m. today: A. Gilmour, (captain), T. Leijssius. H. B. Noon, Evan Wong, E. G. Staunton, A. R. Bromley-Davenport. A. W. Nicholson, H. N.69 words
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Article66 1948-06-10 7 10 Years To the Day i% len r« that ptoyH Aus--1 nd that r,pnri on are tnii« A 111 n BarRright Breva PSTSirnrlt and ■■^T a ii nude i-en-L >he for nine L \ustralia I > orI Md I H \ze k both ton. nI a ho d ,•-!>-' inn-66 words
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Article64 1948-06-10 7 JJAIKOWYU beat the Unicorns by one goal to nil m a third division S.A.F.A. league match played at St. George's Roaa ground yesterday. Haikowyu got their goal through Jaffar, the left-wing, m the first half. Prank Parker of the U.S. defeated Vladimir Gernik. second best terms player m64 words
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Article421 1948-06-10 7 COURTCRAFT - THRILLING PLAY IN MEN'S DOUBLES COURTCRAFT THE crowd who watched two strong and evenly matched pairs like C. K. Pang and Ong Chew Bee, and Chin Kee Onn and Khe Liang, expecting thrills and "fireworks" from their encounter,- were not disappointed. For m a three-set match lasting 30 minutes, Pang421 words
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Article, Illustration26 1948-06-10 7 The famous Trent Bridge cricket ground, venue of first Test Match, as seen from the commentator's box and an aerial view.26 words
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Article409 1948-06-10 7 Tigers S.C 4; GHQ Signals 1 AS expected, the Timers roared ait Jalan Besa»stadium yesterday when they met G.H.Q. Signals. But the <4 roar v was not heard at all during the first half, during which they were rather subdued. The Signals, who seem to409 words
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Article89 1948-06-10 7 TODAY SOCCER: S.A.F.A. League. Div. I— S.C.C v. RAF. Changi. Jalan Besar stadium; Div. II Malays v. Singaptre Chinese Engineering Association, Geylang; Police v. 5.11.15. Auxiliary- Police. Thomson K".ui. Rovers Kranji i BOD. ground, S*. Georges Road; Devons v. Ba.se Group. R.E., Selarang; Div. Ill— La Salle S.C.89 words
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Article111 1948-06-10 7 riE Fcotbal! I at tntir annual general meeting m London r^-electecl all four retiring clubs to membership of the League In the Southern section Brighton and Hove Albion and Norwich City. the bottom clubs the last maon, each received 47 votes. Of non-League clubs applying for111 words
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Article33 1948-06-10 7 DISPLAYING superior footwork and a better attack, the R.A.F. Sembawang scor.d a two-nil victory over the Katong Eurasians m a S.A.F.A. second division fixture played at the G ylong Stadium yesterday.33 words
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Article478 1948-06-10 7 rpOM PRITCHAKD, the fast bowler from New Zealand, who has been showing such fine form lor Warwickshire, yesterday became the first man 10 take 50 wickets :n the current English cricket season. He obtained three of the rive Worccslcrshhe wickets that fell before lunch at Edgbaston,478 words
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Advertisement54 1948-06-10 7 SATURDAY MIDNIGHT EOWJIKO^SIIAU TOUGH! >■ rpjrw-, TERRIFIC! o 3 -I and true! LJLIIJJUU DENNIS O'KEEFE TrT'eTlers" en V/si'ftni? Singapore stay at THE TAVERN. hnpcMi Residential Hotel) OM to \ON- Rosidents. I LOCALITY j EXCELLENT CUISINE «»ST CLASS BAR l» une» is operiited by American trained Miss Hthne. Opposite Nassnu Rd.54 words
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Miscellaneous255 1948-06-10 7 F.P. Crossword No. 4C*7 MB, W%' w« ?M. w. S 30 _L 32 S_S^__ §M 6zi __wwk B if 38~ p CftOH IkVWftM 1. Bic*u>i*ork (8). 7. Pressing (6). 9. Erai.r 16 >. 11. Eggs (3). 12, Snatch (4). 14. Robust (5). 16. Effigy <3). 17. Texture (3). 19. Black255 words
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Article218 1948-06-10 8 NANKING, Wednesday. BREAKING the lull m the Changchun sector, the Communists staged a series of attacks against Nationalist positions m the outer perimeter of the last Government stronghold m North Manchuria m the past 24 hours. A spokesman of the Nationalist headquarters In Mukden, main strongholdReuter; U.P.; A.P. - 218 words
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Article356 1948-06-10 8 FIGHT TO RESTORE AID FUND CUT 'Slash guts the enterprise' WASHINGTON, Wednesday. TpHE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, and the Republican champion of the Marshall Plan, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, today joined m an urgent call for full restoration of the 26 per cent, cut m aid funds forReuter; U.P.; A.P. - 356 words
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Article128 1948-06-10 8 BEETLES INVADE HOLLAND LONDON. W unesday. THE threat of a cro^-Chan-nel Invas on by swarms jf millions of Colorado Beetles toiay resulted m the closing cf m The Hague an i Dutch seaside of Agriculture into >n. which Eurodread, and ar ted m the th bub ncared m large ChannelU.P. - 128 words
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Article323 1948-06-10 8 ORDER TO INDIAN FORCES— NEW DELHI, Wednesday. rpHE Indian Government today issued orders to its police and army forces to invade Hyderabad territory, if necessary, to put an end to armed raids from that State along the Indian border. A spokesman of the Indian Government todayAP; Reuter - 323 words
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121 1948-06-10 8 Asian quota for U.S. urged in Congress WASHINGTON Wednesday. CONGRESS is to be urged to pass a bill to permit Asian and Pacific peoples already legally resident m the United States to become naturalised, and to allow their entry on a quota basis. Hie Hawaiian delegate to the UJS. HouseU.P. - 121 words
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Article96 1948-06-10 8 LONDON, Wed. ASKED about forced labour m Sarawak, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, said m the House of Commons today "there is no legislation m Sawarak dealing with the use of forced labour. "Forced labour of the kind prohibited by the international forced labourReuter - 96 words
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Article154 1948-06-10 8 Russia is hitch in NEI talks THE HAGUE. Wednesday. THE Netherlands Government "bases itself strictly" on the Renville agree- ment with the Indonesian Republic Premier Louis Beel, i told Dutch news agency correspondent today. The Premier was asked to comment on rumours about I difficulty implementing the iville pact. "MrevmentReuter - 154 words
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Article106 1948-06-10 8 rrWE Indian High Commis--1 sinner m London. Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, told, a press conference yesterday he would not be surprised "if the whole of the invading forces m Kashmir were not clearec from the territory within 30 days A Delh communique last nigh announcedReuter; A.P. - 106 words
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Article26 1948-06-10 8 MINISTERS of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg have agreed on measures to develop "a real economic union" of the Benelux nations by January 195026 words
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Article81 1948-06-10 8 LONDON. Wednesday. BRITAIN and the United States tonight announced their acceptance of the sixpower London agreement on Germany, while M. Georges Bidault, French Foreign Minister, was fighting for the life of his Government m defence of the plan. M. Bldault won his first victory tonightReuter - 81 words
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Article91 1948-06-10 8 PROPOSALS for the construction of a new airport at Hong Kong are being "urgently considered" by the Colonial Office, other Government departments and the Hong Kong Government, an- nounced Mr. Arthur Creech Jones. Colonial Secretary, m reply to a question m the House of Commons yesterdayReuter - 91 words
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Article, Illustration488 1948-06-10 8 London Stock Exchange LONDON, Wednesday. OPTIMISM that cuts m Marshall aid would be restored by the United States Congress brought out buyers m all sections of the London Stock Exchange today, says Reuter's financial correspondent. By the end of the day, however, the brightness had begun to488 words
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Article141 1948-06-10 8 AMSTERDAM. Wednesday. MAIN cause of ferment m Britain's Colonial Empire m the movement for nationalistic and political independence, with little regard often for economic equilibrium, according to Sir Angus Gilian controller of the Empire division of the British Council who spent some time m Malaya 18Reuter - 141 words
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Article83 1948-06-10 8 CAIRO, Thursday. JHE Egyptian Government has offt-rt* i a 5.000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Hussein Tewflk, a student standing trial for murder, who escaped while being escorted to Cairo airport. He has been on trial for more than two years, chargedReuter - 83 words
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Article64 1948-06-10 8 SINGAPORE is furnishing O scrap steel for Canada's booming steel industry, according to Mr Frank Goldblatt, manager of the International Iron and Metal Company. of Hamilton, Ontario. Goldblatt said m addition to scrap from Malaya. Canada is getting scrap from Hong Kong. Hawaii, the Philippines. TunisiaA.P. - 64 words
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Article24 1948-06-10 8 The rice price m Shanghai yesterday reached an all-time high peak of 8.300,000 Chinese dollars per picul compared with 6.000.000 last week.24 words
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Article216 1948-06-10 8 HPHE House of Lor: Government mea-un j consider vital and tin J> Jr they demand. But r bill is certain. nfn *n» j By a vote of 177 to y I Parliament Bill which i one the length of time U measures passed by the HA.P.; Reuter - 216 words
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7 1948-06-10 8 'HIGH-HANDED DRAFT AND AGREEMENTS I 1 iReuter - 7 words
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Miscellaneous31 1948-06-10 8 —WEATHER— Showers WEATHtR report for tae next 24 hovn compiled by the RAF: Bricht period* with local showers this afternoon. Rhk of dawn showers tomorrow. Temperature: Max. deg. mm. 76 deg.31 words
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