The Singapore Free Press, 22 July 1948

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA I SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY ZZ, 1948 PRICE 10 CENTS
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    Whitehall repeats its promise
    405 1 Whitehall repeats its promise 'Giving all possible aid' LONDON, Wednesday. INHERE were more denials m Parliament today that the situation m Malaya is being underrated vhen a number of members again raised the question of more troops and more police to fight Communist insurrection. The Secretary for the Colonies, Mr.
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    Woman tipped off G-men
    211 1 U.S. Red plotters NEW YORK, Wednesday. T^IE first tip-oiT— in 1945 that resulted m the indictment of 12 top I.S. Communist leaders by a special grand jury yesterday came from a woman member of a wartime spy ring, said the New York World Telegram tonight. The
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    Move to ban alien politics
    91 1 Free Press Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. rERE is no law m the Federation which explicitly prohibits any alien organisation from indulging m legal activities In this country connected with politics of foreign countries, was the reply tabled today at the Johon- State Council meeting.
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    MPAJA MAN ARRESTED
    35 1 MPAJA MAN ARRESTED A CHINESE member ot the Malayan Peoples Antinese Army was arrested Ttiay by the Singapor? C.I.D under the Emergency Regulations. Tm*o other Chinese were rested for beir.g members oi unlawful secret societies.
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    U.S. ARMS FOR SINGAPORE
    49 1 IMPORT licences are being granted for the purchase of shot guns, rifles and pistols from America providing the police first of all sanction an arm* permit. The Import and Export Office m Singapore then give their approval and the Foreign Exchange allow the necessary dollars
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    REDS ARE SORRY
    28 1 The Russian Communist Party has sent a message to Japanese Reds deploring the attempt on the life of their Secretary General. Kyulchl Tokuda. says A.P.
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    ARGENTINE CRUISER ARRIVES
    90 1 Free Kress Staff Reporter The first South American warsliip to visit Singapore signalled her arrival tlii* morning with a 21 -gun salute. She is the Argentine s 6,000--cruiser. La Argentina, ■Milch is on a round-the-world training cruise. A Royal Artillery battery on Blakan Mati returned the cruiser's
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    U.K. CARS FOR MALAYA
    73 1 IN the Commons yesterday, Mr. Creech Jones said that m 1947, 3.804 cars were imported by Singapore and Malaya from Britain, 865 from Canada and 960 from the United States. Mr. Creech Jones said he could not give the exact value of goods bought with American
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    AUSSIES BEAT RED ARMS BAN THREAT
    135 1 BRISBANE, Wednesday. AUSTRALIAN companies with branches m Malaya have beaten the Seamen* Union threatened ban !on the expert of arms to Malaya by air-freighting re- volvers to their staff there. A representative of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company m Pahang said today that
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    PACIFIC AIR LINKS
    28 1 The privately -ownea dian Pacific Airlines will operate two international air services to Australia and New Zealand, and to Asia by way of Alaska. Reuter
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    YUAN MEMBER HELD ON OPIUM CHARGE
    55 1 WANG TSAI-PING, a Legislative Yuan member, has been arrested m Shanghai and charged with transporting 22 lbs. of opium. Police said Wang had opium concealed m his trunk when they arrested him as he got off the plane from Peiping. Wang denied that the
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    Ratepayers pay tribute Gen. Cox
    14 1 Ratepayers pay tribute Gen. Cox /our Gen. i^r MB< nave the i have leave
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    REDESTRIAN KILLED
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    Opium cure—may be
    88 1 Opium cure— may be BANGKOK resident, Mr. Norman A. Jansen, claims to have discovered a cure for the opium evil. According to the Siamese papers, Mr. Jansen has a preparation which, it is claimed, will "not only satisfy the opium addicts but will also make them stronger." This synthetic opium
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    CALL TO COLOURS AGAIN
    156 1 RADIO Malaya announced last night that Malay Regiment reservists are being called to the colours throughout Malaya and that reservists resident m Singapore should report to the Secretary for Defence, Singapore. The Secretary for Defence. Mr. Gerald Hawkins, told the Free Press that no reservists had
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    Extortion in Middle Road
    72 1 Free Press staff Reporter PUR Chinese, all armed with pistols, entered a shop m Middle Road yesterday afternoon and extorted $20 from the proprietor. At 7.30 p.m. yesterday, two Chinese, speaking Malay, stopped another Chinese m Lorong "J". Teluk Kurau. and took away his bicycle. At
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    Ex-minister on treason charge
    201 1 BANGKOK, Wednesday. A FORMER Siamese Cabinet Minister, Nai Tiang Sirikhand, is now on trial here on a charge of high treason He is accused of plotting to partition this country into four autonomous states, and of conspiring to set up a "South-East Asia League" comprising the
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    'WE WILL NOT BE COERCED' MARSHALL
    278 1 'WE WILL NOT BE COERCED MARSHALL WASHINGTON, Wednesday. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, today warned Soviet Russia that the l T nited States would not be "coerced or intimidated" m any way m Berlin or m Germany. In the strongest statement which he has made to date
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    31 1 Australia's Minister for External Affairs. Dr. Herbert Evatt, has left Australia for London for discussions with the British Cabinet, says the Australian Radio. :ie is expected to arrive m Singapore tomorrow.
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    BATAVIA BOMB
    29 1 Five civilians and five Dutch soldiers were wounded when a hand grenade was thrown into a crowded restaurant m one of Batavia's busiest sections on Tuesday night.
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    N.S. POLICE RAID
    33 1 Negri Sembilan police yesterday raided Kepis, 23 miles on the Tampin-Bahau road and combed the area from dawn to 9 o'clock.. All houses were searched and two Chinese were detained.
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    STOP PRESS
    100 1 Ten -year old Robert Downey, shot m the head yesterday by bandits (page 5) was reported this morning to be "unchanged." The Malay syce, shot through the chest, is "progressing." Squatters living near the scene of the ambush have not been able to give the police information, but
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    PLANES MAI BYPASS S'PORE
    58 1 AIR Marsha! J Wil- hams, Australian Director General of Civil Aviation yesterday promised to consider a new India:. Ocean air route to Britain, by way oi Africa, m case developments m Malaya prevent the use of I gapore. Earlier a deputation to the Western Australia Premier
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  • BOOKS
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      AN INFANTEER TELLS ALL
      531 2 "IIfHAT seems slow m if coming along is the novel about the Infantry on active service." So said Daniel George, the author and book reviewer, at Uie end of 1946. He was quoted as saying: •It (the book) will, I hope. be written by a man
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      TODAY'S PROFILE
      152 2 NICOLAS Bentley, a new edition of whose book Ballet Hoo baa just been publish* d. is the son of E C. Benth-y. the originator of the clerihew. He is 41 years of age, la married and lias one daughter. He lives at Kensington and m hopes of a
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      MALAYA'S ÜBI KAYU
      880 2 A MALAYAN BOOKSHELF j BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THERE are some things that are of indubitable value, things that we know have been of really great value to us, personally, which yet remain "unwept, unhonoured and unsung,'' not because no poet has been able to commemorate their
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      FARRAN'S OWN STORY
      546 2 FARRAN'S O WN STORY IN his first years of manhood, Roy Farran achieved a measure of well-earned fame and a disproportionate measure of unearned notor. iety. It was a phase of his career that began at Sandhurst m 1939 and ended wlien he resigned the commission that was to have
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      LUCKY STAR
      89 2 I DORN today, you have a v calmness and strength m your c liar art r w hi. h iv not alwav* eas'lv dNcern- ible at first glance. You appear, oft.ji. to be moody and changeable but :utu illy this is beeau>e you are highly sensitive to j
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      Bulk Buying
      158 2  -  L. D. Williams By DULK buying eMßnoditaai the State is today i ducted on an enornv le. In 1946 the C ght ovei goods to £830,000.000. or 64 cent, of Brit imports for Nov demn "specula' markets. Yet, a* Mr R S. Russell p book GOVERN: BUYING,"* '"the
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      SAVERS' SAYING
      4 2 SAVERS' SAYING D A.P.
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      24 2 JUST PUBLISHED FACTS FIGURES OF MALAYAN COMPANIES ISSUED 8Y FRASER CO. STOCK SHARE EXCHANGE BROKERS 55.00 KELLY WALSH LTD. BOOKSELLERS STATIONS. Raffles Place, Singapore.
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      92 2 RADIO LISTENING SINGAPORE From 12.04 noon to t 00 p m 485 metres in 'he medium »iv* band »nd 7 20 mec**'**'*** t» the 41 metre iand From 6 00 p.m to 45 p in from 9 30 p m ro II 00 o m 485 metres m th. medium
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      290 2 10 30 The Ricliard Tauber Programme; 11 La. t News Summary PROGRAMMES IN MALAY II Programme Summary. 12 05 cai Interlude mme Sum:. 6. Co Mi: In7.45 nUDAY PROG; IN ENGLISH 1 Sidney Torch A: His Orch'Stra 1.30 N as; 1.40 "Phil the Flu 3.15 Programme Summary Neu^ Summary. 8*pore
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      282 2 Nation* Organisation at Lake Suc8 45 Men and Their Music: 9 Calling Southern A-ia; 9 05 Wurlitrer Interlude: 9.15 Prter Dawvn Rin<s; P 30 Australian p rm— Tne Mera so Sopi Sydney with Una 9 45 I _1_: 10 News, lo.io Peter Dawson sings Australia- Baritooe; 10.15 er 14.25 Orche^tml
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  • NEWS
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      Arms production is ahead of American
      248 3 NANA but evicted journalist warns that WHILE the United States is exceeding Russia four to one m industrial output, Russia is turning out several times th e U.S. volume 0 f war weapons, Robert Magidoff reports m Factory Management and Maintenance magazine. Magidoff, a
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      ISSR INDUSTRY NOT UP TO PLAN
      283 3 ISSR INDUSTRY NOT UP TO PLAN Yorkers warned, figures show SOVIET Russia is encountering difficulty m getting essential post-war production rolling at the pace 1 1 by Stalin's La lest five-year plan. the latest "Agitators' Handbook" circulating m official Washington cautions Communist Party workers to start clamping down on erratic
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      Fat people no likely to ear atatcks
      18 3 Fat people no likely to ear atatcks I I i r i i 1 I ■r. mmy Reuter
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      Reunion after 27 years
      125 3 FIVE days after their marriage m 1921 m England, the Leonard Uron went to America to work and make a home for his bride who was to follow shortly. Last week his bide, now 60 and blind, finally got to New York. As Mrs. Uren stepped
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      60 3 picture. BLOWIXG HER OWN TRUMPET: Dolls are a back number for Marie Fawbent. aged five, of Stonebroom, Derby' shire, who has been playing the cornet since she was three. At the local sports day, standing on a box she played a solo, accompanied by Shirland band. In the band were
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      THIEVES CRASHED BARONET'S PARTY
      102 3 MEN and women thieves put on evening clothes, gatecrashed a baronet's party, and stole jewellery worth £1.200. There were 200 guests at the party, held by Sir John and Lady Blunt, at their home m Governor-road, Fctoria, London. The loss of the jewellery a gold and
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      ON THE SPOT
      49 3 UOSTOS. U.S.. trill paint jour- foot luminous nhiie crosses on every street location where a pedestrian atally injured by an automobile. The word "killed" will be -ed through the centre of each cross and above wi'l H are denoting the numerical sequence of the fatality. U.P.
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      38 3 picture. EIGHT ROCKETS have been added to the armament of the U.S. Thunderbolt fighters shown m flight and on the ground. They already carry six machine-guns. The U.S. Air Force has 1,000 of these aircraft on order. A.P.
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      PETROL MAN' LEFT £331,000
      5 3 PETROL MAN' LEFT £331,000 L
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      PILOT OFFICER TO BEEFEATER
      107 3 THE 'new boy" amongst 37 Beefeaters at the Tower of London -Pilot Officer A. W. Whitmore— is only the third ex-RA.F. man to take the oath as a yeoman warder and special constable at "His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress.' Recruits to the Tower guard must
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      Manus base transfer by U.S. delayed
      273 3 THE formal transfer of the naval and air operations base at Manus (Admiralty Island), off the north coast of New Guinea from American to Australian control is not now expected to take place until late m September. Manus, developed by the United States into
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      JAP CIVIL SERVICE STRIKE
      88 3 SCAP may interfere if the Japanese Workers' Union carries out its strike scheduled for August 7. The Chief of SCAP's Labour Division, Mr. J. S. Killen. told the union's leaders. The union demands an increase of the basic monthly wage scale from 3,700 to 5,200 yen.
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      LEAVES NANKING
      25 3 The British Ambassador to China, Sir Ralph Stevenson, left Nanking last night on what Embassy officials described as a "routine visit" to England.
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      Noose awaits 25 Jap war felons
      221 3 THE hangman's noose is waiting for 25 Japanese convicted by Philippine Army war crimes commissions of wartime atrocities. But the trap cannot be sprung until President Elipidio Quirino reviews their cases. So far he has been too busy with pressing matters of state to
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      25 3 Actress Hermione Baddeley «ma robbed for the third time m three years. Thieves stole a garnet brooch and a string of pearls from her flat.
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      Fox hunters are hunted
      150 3 THE old English controversy whether fox hunting should be abolished has been I revived by an announcement by the National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports that it intends to "fight unremittingly" for its parliamentary bill to make all forms of hunting and coursing ille-
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      Invention cuts Chinese press type by 9,000
      243 3 Invention cuts Chinese press type by 9,000 A 94 per cent reduction m the number of typo* used m Chinese printing plants is made possible by the invention of 'combination types" by a Chinese scholar. Chen Kung-cnih demonstrated before a group of scholars at a meeting sp< sored by City
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      Complaints at Indian goods
      91 3 INDIA'S Trade Commissioner m Ceylon. D..T. G. M. has warned Indian r:. facturers that they n the quality of goods port. Otherwise th< have an uphill battle m building up foreign trade. He told the Southern 1 Chamber of Commerce Canadian importers had ed a resolution
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      British children healthier
      87 3 BRITAIN'S children are maintaining the improvements m height and weight shown during the later war years. This is stated m the Ministry of Health's annual report for 1947. Only adults between the ages of 25 and 54 record a slight decline m weight. Nationwide surveys showed that
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      SOVIET SUPPORT NAZI COME BACK
      324 6 SOVIET SUPPORT NAZI COME BACK Rising menace of German'Patrtots f THE Nazis, with, the help of the Russians, are making a comeback. So far their claims are modest but under the heading of the National Democratic Party, the Nazis are reorganizing. Germans recognize the symptoms of Nazism, and the danger
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      52 6 Coal from the skies for the western sectors of Berlin is unloaded from a United States Air Force C-S4 Skymaster at Templehof Airport, Berlin by German workmen. Twenty- five of these giant planes flew m to Berlin with the first consignment of air-lifted coal m an attempt to beat the
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      NAKED TRUTH
      72 6 rE life-sized nude m the Stanford University Art Gallery (California) did seem remarkably lifelike, Police Sergeant Edward J. Farman mused. Then the nude moved. He covered the lady's nudity with his coat. She was later committed to hospital for observation. Nearby residents had complained of a woman's loud
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      Children's broken teeth can be saved
      152 6 Children's broken teeth can be saved rwENTAL experts of Liverpool *J University are trying new] method to save teeth which children break m falls. Twenty-six children were treated between October 1947; and last May. In only two' cases did the technique fail! Professor H. Stones M that children between six
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      FIRST DEFEAT
      60 6 'THE hand war widow 1 4 Mini 'Pan. 4fl Id shluiyo Okumura. oed by a 67 -year old wide.. lonuUi.ru Hirokaw Widow Or. had two unmarried daughters. Widower Hirokawa had two unmarried ■on* "After a conference of many nights held la farmer Hirokawa's barn." the Jijt pre« reports,
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      CANADA BATTLE FOR PREMIERSHIP
      264 6 OTTAWA. FS battte between Mr. LouKs St. Laurent, UnderSecretary of State for External Affairs, and Mr. James Gardiner, Minister of Agriculture, for the leadership of the Liberal Party m Canada, had come into the open and wul reach its climax at Hie party's convention to be
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      HUNGARIAN RHAPSODI
      78 6 UUNGAKY is taking part m n the Olympic Games 'to show foreigners who vilify this country our ability la sport and th e firmness of our own political system.'* ao cording to the Hungarian Trade Union paper Nepsz The Soviet Union 'which proved th»> perfection of her Socialist
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      PAKISTAN'S LOAN
      22 6 The Pakistan Government has purchased medicines and drugs worth $200,000 out of its $10,000,000 loan from the d States Government.
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      EYE FOR AN EYE...
      159 6 THREE graftings of corneas from the eyes of the dead to the living have been performed at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Victoria, during the last four months. Each is believed to have been successful. The disclosure was made m Sydney by the honorary ophthalmic surgeon to
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      95 6 The scene m front of the Cuy Hall, Pari, garbage collectors held a one- hour token strike as a ture of solidarity with tyre factory workers on strike at Clermont-Ferrand m Central France Thnr truck* re mained parked m the square for an hour before resum ing normal operation Seated
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      'WINDFALL' FOR DUSTMEN
      178 6 MRS. H. E. Waterman, widow of a South African pioneer, lived a lonely life m her house on the esplanade at Seaford, Sussex. She had few friends, and most of the local people to whom she left bequests m her £28,000 will published y eaterday. were surprised
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      'CHILD WAS KILLED BY HUG'-TMEORY
      110 6 A rT??^!? DA Forma <* 3out_hcroftroad, Wallasey, ran to meet Iris Dean 17 tvotot who lives m the same house I^. ?ffi&«ffff SBT-! SUSS Antoinette became ill and a hospital X-Ray disclosed a piece of needle at her heart but lier condition would not allow
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      62 6 A typical scene at a British agricultural show, many of Which are taking place all over the country at this time of the year. The picture shows a parade of prizewinners at the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's show at Belton Park. Grantham. Besides being a fillip to agriculture these shows are
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      ANGRY BUSMEN
      61 6 changhai street-car con- ductors and metermen have threatened "mass action" against any theatre which screens a new Chinese movie which shows a conductor "getting fresh" with a female passanger. Taking the cue from barbers who wrecked a threatre which showed a Chinese movie "detrecting from the dignity of
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      BOYS HIKED 1,000 MILE
      77 6 AFTER hitch -liikinc walkinc more than miles m five da\ Hempstead .H< Cadet Force boys ha. Ed home after record of the Force endurance and initiative test The boys. Sgt and L Cpl Barry B > Hemel Hempst»a day without money or food, carrying a me.v
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      Judge gave £ to accuse
      5 6 Judge gave to accuse 1
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      68 3 TARZAN Intrigue £<fear Jffce Burroughs t n^,,,, I fIIBrJBB^BBBn~~\^BBBri 'these African jungle storms blow over as pastas they 7"~ TMROUOH THE PRO*«S£ OF DOUBLE i //B7 ABEe^^^^l \^B Bkl COME UP WOLF SAID "NOT THIS TIME. WOLF,* TARZAN V FAy AND CATIONS Of JJ'^JLjy VjJWr^'ie- ""^^^^B CONTRADICTED. *I THINK WE'RE
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  • LEADER
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      The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. July 22. 1948. It lies in their Power
      579 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. July 22. 1948. It lies in their Power IN his broadcast last night, High Commis- k pi the most im- i uit part to the last, .g that Sir Alec Newboult said was more to the point than his appeal to 0 -ity to whole
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      IT SEEMS TO ME...
      901 4  - IT SEEMS TO ME... Politico By WITH all the drama of unexpected crisis, the efforts of radio and press were enlisted last night to publicise the calling up of Malay Regiment reservists. Perhaps I have bejrun to lose what a very old and dear friend used to call, m her
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      MYCOLOGY Study of fungi
      129 4 MYCOLOGY Study of fungi THE first Commonwe Mycological c cc to be held since 1934 was held at Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington, recently Normally these confe: ces are held every Aye -ears but the war upset these arrangements. Mv <>lo«ry is a science of fungi, of
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      WHAT PEOPLE SAY Night Classes
      146 4 WHAT PEOPLE SAY Night Classes RECENTLY an educational drive was launched by the authorities of Raffles College. They require as many pupils (grown-ups) as possible to study the English Lan- j guage at the College Night Class. Lists were circulated m Kampongs and quite a number of would-be pupils have
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      WILL CANADA JOIN U.S.?
      514 4  -  ROBERT BUNNELLE liy A.P. Correspondent CCONOMIC union with the United States has become a burning topic in Canada. Trade ties are steadily binding the two countries closer together. Some Canadians think abolition of tariff walls, with free trade between Canada and the United States, is the
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      44 4 Photo Students of the Manchester Art School put the finishing touches to their twenty-feet high model— Venus de Manchester—which will be draped with fabrics designed by the students, m preparation for a visit by Mr Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade. Mirror
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      TODAY'S PROFILE A MODERN MUSLIM
      804 4 TODAY'S PROFILE A MODERN MUSLIM f IKE hundreds of thousand.- of Muslims m this country, Singapore's newlyappointed ant ironer fasts from sunrise to sunset because Mr. Mohamad Yunus Zyll w y n i wart is a Muslim. English-born Mr. Stewart, who embraced the Islamic faith nine years ago describes himself
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      Mines sill & danger
      97 4  - Mines sill danger JACK MACBETH By A.P. Correspondent. QESPITE the iweepii of the navies of n countries end of World the worldare still not fi the danger of Mure than S have been sun k damat since the v. The Navy rep known an main to be that U take
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      FAITH
      26 4 'And <«*d shall v away all tears from t eyes: and there shall 1 moro death, neither MRtl for the former things are passed aa
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      MALAAYAN TRADE BREAKS RECORD
      282 5 ports Drop j ii.onth increased by nearly $10 „ieh a total of $315*4 million. -tablished m April and Malayan trade since the Avver, shows an adv mpared with SIOU million by S4 million, giving rtwwed a rise of $13.£ :38.837. Exports of al .vr —>cd. Increase
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      Anti-Bandit 'Protective Squads' Plan
      277 5 Anti-Bandit 'Protective Squads' Plan Free Press S<taff Reporter "PROTECTIVE squads" for the rural districts of »T Singapore, composed of people living in the area. is suggested by a wellknown Singapore businessman who is putting his views to the Police in a few days' time. The institution of "protective squads" would
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      JAILED FOR INTIMIDATION'
      97 5 BENTONG. Wed. TWO Chinese, Loo Nam and Cheng Heng, were sentenced to gaol In the Bentong District Court for trespassing m a woman's house on May 20 and Intimidating her for failing to burn crackers m celebration of the inauguration of General Chiang Kai-shek as President of
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      EIGHT YEARS FOR ARMED ROBBERY
      73 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Found guilty of armed robbery Ng Kian and Lee Ah Hai, were each sentenced to eight years' rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan by Mr. Justice T. T. Russell at the Selangor Assizes yesterday. The men were stated to have
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      & problems the colonies
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      ORNEO TALES'
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      Scots farewell to chieftain
      54 5 Captain Allen Hasson of the Cameron Highlanders was the stalwart piper at the Caledonia Club fareweU to their chieftain held at the Presbyterian Church Hall. Below, the Rev. R. M. Greer's cigar is the admiration of (left to right) Captain Hassan, Miss E. Kean and the
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      NO ELECTION 'GROUPINGS'
      174 5 FYee Press Staff Reporter PIE Supervisor of Elections, Mr. Gerald Hawkins denying any intention of breaking down into nationality group** the new Hst of 7,000-odd names that have been added to the Legislative Council Elcc- ns register, said "That is one of the last things we uant
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      ROAD HOG
      48 5 JOHOUL BAHKL, Wed. A WILD boar which ran A across the road m the Butu Pa hat district caused a car to crash and resulted m one of the passengers being injured. This accident is reported m the Ma\ traffic returns for the State of Johore.
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      CLEMENTI FUND CONTRIBUTORS
      75 5 Latest contributions to the Clementi Portrait Fund are: C C. Wakefield Go Ltd. •10.00 E Brizay .10.00 Phoenix Aerated Wat* r 00, Ltd. 10.00 Chew Woon Poh 10.00 Mrs. Kitovitz Mrs A AUeti 30 00 R E Morris Co.. Ltd. 25.00 1.C.1. Ltd. 10 00 S.I BO
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      2 YEARS FOR SEDITION
      57 5 Free Press Correspondent IPOH. Wednesday. -A 48--year-old Hakka. Teng Lim. was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment today by the District Judge (Mr. J. G. Adams) on a charge of possessing seditious publication*. The seditious publications were an exercise book and eleven posters containing slogans In
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      S'pore ships in 'Emergency'
      64 5 MASTERS of ships m Singapore have been warned by the Acting Master attendant, Commander L. P. Lane of the danger of allowing unauthorised people to board their vessels during an emergency. Commander, Lane also draws the attention of masters to emergency signals m force for summoning
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      THEOSOPHY TALK
      32 5 Singapore Theosophical Society will hold a public meeting today at 8, Ctirnhill Road at 6.30 p.m. Mr. Sim Boon Hwer Will give a talk on "Facing tne Facts of Lift."
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      10 ENTER NEW FIELD OF WORK
      226 5 Tree Press Stall Reporter TEN Chinese and Malay youths recently completed a course of training as assembly and service engineers for motion -picture projectors at the only school of its kind m Singapore, run by the agents and distributors for GaumontKalee British-made cinema equipment.
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      HAD REVOLVER: 10 YEARS
      60 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. Tan Ong Choon. was today sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment at the Selangor Assizes for carrying a loaded revolver. Ong Teng Kee, who was found guilty of abetting him. was given a similar sentence. Both were ambushed by the police following Information
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      33 5 Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur after their wedding c Carmel Church m the Cameron Highlands. Mr. Ari is an employee of the Shell Company m Borneo anc bride was formerly Miss A. McCarthey.
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      MORTGAGE LOAN TERMS ONEROUS'
      177 5 MORTGAGE LOAN TERMS ONEROUS BECAUSE conditions attached to mortgage loans from Thrift and Loan Societies are "onerous," steps are being taken to form a co-operative housing society, which will enable Government employees to build and own houses on easy terms. Action is- also being taken, says Mr. N. A. Kularajah,
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      Malay bandit victims buried
      147 5 r^O members of the Malay Regiment who were among those killed m a skirmish with bandits on July 19 near Merapoh, south of Gua Musang, were buried by the Malay community of Kuala j Lipis with full military hon- ours. A procession of nearly 20 cars
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      GANDHIJI FUND TARGET IS RAISED
      211 5 GANDHIJI FUND TARGET IS RAISED ALTHOUGH contributions to date have amounted to $96,000— only $4,000 short of the original target, the Gandhiji Memorial Fund Committee has decided to raise the target to $250,000. It is felt that $100,000 will not be sufficient to erect a memon "Even $250,000 cannot provide
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      COLONY MOTORIST CHARGED
      66 5 R. W. C. Meade of the Department of Civil Aviation, Singapore, was charged on Tuesday m the Third District Court with causing the death of a Chinese, Lim Teck, through negligent driving m Mountbatten Road on July 16. He pleaded not guilty and the case was adjourned
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      SHOT BOYS MUMMY' CRY
      391 5 Rebels ambush families KIALA, Ll'MPl'R, Wednesday. INSURGENTS who ambushed two families e\aouating their home 15 miles from Kuala Lumpur today seriously wounded a 10-year-old British boy and slightly wounded his father and another European. The boy, Bobby Downey, who was shot throi. the head, cried "Mummy,
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      TODAY'S TEST allon and Mohnston boston
      11 7 TODAY'S TEST allon and Mohnston boston Ed." I I I by
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      ina soccer sam delayed Calcutta
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      Special food does not make athletes great
      92 7 SIR Adolphe Abrahams, brother^ of the sprinter Harold Abrahams, and chief dietetic adviser to the BriOlympic Association, does not believe special food makes the athlete. He has come to the conclusion that a really great athlete is indifferent to what he eats. "If
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      'NSW have not forgiven Don'
      79 7 TliE cricket writer of the Melbourne Sports Herald, erttiNew South Wales cet Association's opposition *x> testimonial match Id during the next .-on. says Uk associa- I rgtven Bradrnan ng to South AustrrtI years ago. ling that the Bradrnan rr.onial match and an Oidai testimonial match
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      ESSEX FLOG DERBYSHIRE BOWLING
      448 7 ESSEX FLOG DERBYSHIRE BOWLING 233 first- wicket stand for Yorks A LTHOUGH E. Rhodes, the Derbyshire legbreak bowler, registered his second hat-trick of the season yesterday, Essex took a huge toll of the championship leaders attack, A. Avery and R Smith each getting his century. Rhodes, who accomplished the hat-trick
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      35 7 Arthur Morris Australia's opening batsmen, makes one of his favourite shots, a sweep to leg boundary, Morris whose batting has been praised by all leading cricket -s. is here seen batting during the Third Test
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      SPORTS LETTER 'Give Us A Change
      168 7 SPORTS LETTER 'Give Us A Change I AGREE with 'Crusader V arficfe m which he says the standard of so :pore is so low that raving to see tourplay ft myself, have given up -nue games because are too dull and umn- ffte last match I saw n Besar being
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      Olympic athletes welcome the sun
      300 7 I ONDONERS blinked again yesterday m a strange bright world, leading many to hope faintly that the weather was about to straighten itself out for the Olympic Games which start exactly one week hence If' the change has indeed come, it will be none too
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      'Pundits of Lord's can't take beating'
      330 7 M.C.C. POLICY FLAYED T*HE M.C.C. Planning Committee report which x declared that it should be open to the M.C.C. to decide that their teams m India, South Africa and the West Indies should not play official Test matches is castigated m an editorial m
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      King Kong meets Arjan Dass
      94 7 KING Kong returns to the ring at the Great World on Saturday to meet Arjan Dass, the Indian wrestler who has done well since his arrival m Singapore. Arjan fought a gruelling draw with Zbisko last week and should be able to gi?e the Hungarian
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      REFEREE NAMED
      37 7 TEDDY Waltham of London will referet the world light heavyweight title fight between Gus Lesnevich. American holder of the championship and BntL«h challenger Freddie Mills at the tte City. London, on Monda>, July 26.- A.P.
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      SIGNALS'BID JUST FAILED
      407 7 SIGNALS' BID JUST FAILED S.R.C 3 G.H.Q. Signals 2 AFTER a promising start, the Singapore Recreation Club just managed to snatch a full points m the last minute of the game when they defeated a fighting G.H.Q. Signals XI by the odd goal m five m a S.A.F.A. first division
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      Sports .diary
      58 7 SOCCER: SA.F.A. League, Div. I Tiger S.\. v. Navy, Jalaa Beaar stadium; Div. II Singapore Chinese Engineering Association v. riranji W T. (;<-ylang; Indians v. Kalong Eurasians, 8.0.D ground (St. Georje's Road) Dockyard XI T. Devons. Naval Raae: Div. Ill— P. A T. v. Unicorns' Club, McNair Road;
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      31 7 The women's golf match between the Royal Singapore Golf Club and the Island Club was played at Bukit Timah on Monday afternoon. The nS.G.C w men's team won by two points
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      Gordon scores 100 th win
      78 7 CWAMPION jockey Gordon Kichards rode his 100 th winner this season when he was successful on Mr. J. A. De Rothschild's Fair Breeze m the Bedfont Stakes, the first race of the day, at Hempton Park yesterday. This is the 18th time m his distinguished
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      HWA YEW B.P.
      45 7 Entries are invited for the Hwa Yew B.P. tournaments (open and Novices singles) to be held as from Aug. 5. Members who wish to participate are asked to communicate with the hon. secretary or the sports captain, not later than July 31.
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      35 7 Ferguson making a desperate save off a corner, taking the ball off Inglis' head while Ferroa (with handkerchief J tries to help, during yesterday's first division soccer m which the S.R.C. beat the G.H.Q. Signals.
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      Move from Richmond Park explained
      267 7 HPHE protest by Indian Olympic officials against the plan to move the Indian team from Richmond Park Camp into an empty school m the northwest London suburb of Pinner has led to an accommodation problem affecting several hundred athletes from many nations. Teams from India,
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      MARIGOLD "B WIN
      110 7 IN a friendly return badminton match last Saturday the Marigold Badminton Party's "B" team beat the Rex B.P. by five games to two. Results were Loh Ngian Hyn beat Cheong o^g Leong 15 9, 15 —13; Wee Ghim Tee lost to Lim Ong Huat 7—15. 15—11 11—15;
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      Acceptors, weights for Goodwood
      312 7 T'HE final w „ars for thL> Stewards Cup to b run over .six furlongs at Goocwooc i Tuesday. July 2' MMMmctt today as follow..: Clarion 8.7, Squa 9.4, Impeccable 8.13. Hig/iland D Tache 8.9. Elysium 8 Kilbi-I.n 8.7. Final Bco 8 5 plorer 8 4. Wasm
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      SAPPERS AKD BUKOM DRAW
      135 7 DESPITE tSn fact that ih Group RE. had pi I Parker Cup final the d put up good show to d •om Snorts a two-all draw m a s<Kv*id div.A.F.A ed at The Sappers Were she fir.-r t. down and m thminute of play Jordan a
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      TANGLIN CLUB TIES
      64 7 Tanglin Club tennis ties lor tomorrow i nffles: <Quarte:-? A J. Tite vM. F. Tut P N. P Bond J. L. V Handicap Mixed D*>ii and Miss S Still Mrs J. M D D. Evans; R levpr and Mrs. N. G Lieut-Col. and Mrs. M W B
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      69 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya SSSSS? SAV^I 7Sk I /C'' M CHARMED \^MEM'.-\W, OAtHER *XI D.D "W^JS AMNESIA* bUn JIrI All I «>' n V /J 0 ,EeT D,e °"M A-A »W RATHER MORE THAN VjJSj ThY "me wl^ OF«E V -NT\\ i W S 6EEN
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      BIRTHS
      63 8 ZWARTEVEEN— To Wies. wife of J. A. Zwarteveen. at Kandang Kerbau Hospital; on July 19th. a 6on BLYHAM— To Pirkko. wife of AEM Blyham. at Xandang Ker- I bau Hospital, on July 18th. a I daughter— Mar Ja Anneli. MEADE iDpt. of CiTil Aviation) at X.X Hospital. A son.
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      DEATHS
      86 8 RAJA KHALTD BIN RAJA IBRAHIM. Health Inspector. (Inland Districts. Selangor) passed away on the 7th July 1948 at his r-sidence m Kuala Lumpur He served m Perak and Selangor for twenty years. SNO PUN SOO, aged 55. at 235. R^;-.<oon Rd. Singapore, on July 21. 1948. leaving behind his
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      GOVT. APPEALS TO CHINESE Action against terrorists
      783 8 GOVT. APPEALS TO CHINESE Action against terrorists "The attack is now directed on places like police stations and Batu Aran.? where success would weaken public morale. Where it will next be j directed we do not know, but we can be sure that it will be directed with ruthlessness and
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      CIVIL WAR CHARGE BY TITO
      174 8 BELGRADE, Wednesday. rIE Yugoslav Premier, Marshal Tito ended an all-day speech tonight by rejecting all the Cominform charges against him and declaring that the Yugoslav Communist Party would continue along Marxist-Leninist lines and that Yugoslavia still looked to Russia for "reliance and protection". Marshal Tito,
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      U.N. probes charges by the Arabs
      132 8 U.N. probes charges by the Arabs RHODES, Wednesday. THE United Nations mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, today ordered his observers to investigate Arab complaints of Jewish violation of the four-day-old Palestine truce. Three hundred United Nations observers, who are to supervise the Holy Land truce, are due to arrive m Palestine
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      Bread rationing In U.K. ends
      132 8 :ie.sday. AN\ that br rationing will end m Britain this Sunday after I years m operatien. the Food r Mr. John Strachey, toki "there is little doubt that, without rationing we should have suffered a breakdown m the supply of bread m April or May
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      TRUMAN READY
      29 8 Pr». Truman will deige to Congress m person at a joint session ol ite and Senate next Tuesday, the second day of the i specially -summoned session.
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      B.O.A.C, buys 22 Canadairs
      122 8 'PWKNTY-TWO 40-seater 1 British engined Canadair aircraft ar<> to oe bought from Canada for use on the main Commonwealth routes said Lord Pakenham. Minister of Civil Aviation fc the House of Lords yesterday. Of these. 15 woiiid be used on routes to India and the Middle
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      ANGLO-SWISS TRADE
      27 8 Lo-Bwiss trade will be increased by an extra €10,CPO.OOO a year to the level of 60.000 000 as a result of tiac'e talks m London.
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      23 8 The evacuation of New Zealand troops from Japan will begin this week end. All New Zealanders will probably have been withdrawn by November.
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      No war, says Gottwald
      78 8 No war, says Gottwald PRAGUE. Wednesday. PRESIDENT KUment Gottwsid told Czech women yesterday that "there will be no war." Receiving a delegation from the Council of Czechoslovak Women, headed by the Communist deputy speaker of Parliament, Miss Anezha Hodinova-Spurna, he said: 'Talk about a coming war must be halted.** •'What
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      A RADICAL AS FRENCH P.M.
      196 8 PARIS, Wednesday. I^X-Bl CHKNYVALD prisoner, M. Andre Marie, J Radical Minister of Justice m the outgoing Cabinet, tonight agreed to try to form a new French cabinet to succeed that of M. Robert Schuman which collapsed on Monday over military credits. However. M. Marie has
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      BRITISH COAL EXPORTS UP
      44 8 BRITAIN exported 439,000 tons of coal during the week ended July 10. It was the highest weekly total this Britain has now eeAt to the Marshall Aid countries 3,180,000 tons or just over 45 per cent, of the country's commitments
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      OPTIMISM IS RETURNING
      455 8 London Stock Exchange LONDON. Wednesday. ALTHOUGH news from Berlin revealed no change m the situation, there was more optimistic feeling m the London stock markets today, with most sections showing small rises, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Rubbers declined while Tins advanced. Some bear -covering, particularly among industrial
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      Rubber prices
      153 8 4 SPECIAL Market correspondent girt* the price* ol rubber at 11 am. today as follow*: per lb. per lb Buyer*. SoUert CU. CU. No. 1 a.8.8 spot loo^. 48K 99% No i ass. fot m bale* A»«. **S No 2 KSS fob m bale* Aug Il No. 3
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      IRISH LOGIC ON WAR
      83 8 PRMER Premier ol Lire. Mr. Eamon De Valera. asked m the Dail yesterday if 'our people" m Britain could be conscripted if the British Nationality Bill became law." The External Minister. Mr. Scan Mcßride. said he understood Eire nationals could not be conscripted and added: "I
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      GIRL IS MOON MANIAC VICTIM
      86 8 A.P. ALL police m Britain are on tlie alert m she search for a man on a bicycle who kidnapped and stabbed six-vear-old Irene Newton of Mansfield on Tuesday— eve of a full moon. She was found four miles away bleedinc from wounds m her
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      PRINCESS SEES PHILIP IN LORDS
      159 8 LONDON. Wednesday. PRINCESS Elizabeth watched her husband being introduced m the House of i Lords today as the Duke of Edinburgh She was accompanied by Lady Mountbatten. whose husband. Lord Mountbatten. former Governor-General of India, and uncle of the uke of Edinburgh, also took his
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      SHAH DINES WITH KING
      67 8 THE Shah of Iran was entertained at a dinner party given m his honour by the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace last night. Queen Mary, Princes* Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, the Duke and Duchess of Glouc*^ Lord and Lady Mountbatten. the United
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      REDS REAcE GATES OF TAIYUAN
      165 8 REDS REAcE GATES OF TAIYUAN SHAN >]i \i WITH at least one Communist attack at the sates C f his aS^Ni Governor of Shansi. Gen Yen mS^ **l urgent appeal— his third m ten J Chiang Kai-shek today U BaveS^tO Gen. Yen apain VUj forces be ordered to adv.. I
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      Plane in se eight mid
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      VOTERS' CHOICE
      11 8 Pendents again tocay to tion with Canada sensible te
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      313 8 »j«M..lj|aJ KNOWLEDC.MLNT :-S. I ZUZARTE family ok all friends relatives for their kind attendance, wreath*. vires of condofc nces in their bereavement. II ATION V U ANT DEPARTMENT OP T>UCATIOM APORE APPOINTMEN TEXCHEPS 1948 and HfROLMENr IN NORMAL CLASS-3. 1943 i. 1 Apn nts ti Student Teacher in the n
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      124 8 THE MOTOR VEHiaES (Coercial I J NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A HALLAGE PQ| TAKE NOTICE Choc J I Hulu. Mala iesaie Dea i Transport r the goods vehicle., for the camajr? of MO J Importers. Exporter* on at No 62 Karnp. Index Mark Tv p c At J A Rep
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