The Singapore Free Press, 7 August 1948

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 5T4234T43T43GR SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1948 PRICE 10 CfcMS
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    Berlin blockade may be lifted
    528 1 Berlin blockade may be lifted Envoys smile m Moscow LONDON, Saturday. THE envoys of the United States, Britain and France emerged smiling from their thieehour conference m the Kremlin last night with the Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. V. Molotov. But they declined to make any comment. High British and American
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    U.N.body lists Asia's problems
    362 1 Fniuot be found ior many complex -here can be any important nomic conditions of the rding to a Survey now pub>f the Inited Nations for Asia and the Far East. have hampered the reThe salient features of the low national incomes, agriculture, uniform, eco- population and.
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    Robbers had enade, gun arrested
    10 1 Robbers had enade, gun arrested I I I I I
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    Chifley gets Malayan arms list
    186 1 MELBOURNE, Friday. AN Australian Government J\ spokesman said today that a list of arms that Australia I could supply Malaya has been j sent to the Prime Minister, Mr. J. B. Chifley. The list was I compiled by Army headquarters but the Army Minister declined
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    RUMANIA PROTESTS
    21 1 Rumania has sent a formal protest to France over the expulsion of nine Rumanian citizens for subversive activity. UP
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    18 ACCIDENTS IN 24 HOURS
    50 1 INHERE were 18 accidents A during the 24 hours ending at dawn this morning. In one of them, an 11-year-old Chinese boy. Lee Tee Kwan, fell from a moving bus m South Bridge Road l~st nlg+it. and was admitted o> hospital with severe head injuries.
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    Malaya is over-governed
    122 1 LONDON. Friday. SPEAKING at the annual general meeting of the Anglo-Malay Rubber Company, Mr. Eric Miller, the chairman, said rubber and tin meant so much m world economy and to the British Commonwealth particularly, that he could not understand why warnings of impending troubles were not treated
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    U.S. MAY REVISE ASIAN POLICY
    173 1 WASHINGTON, Friday. IF the United States elects a Republican President 1 In November, it will mean a "complete reexamination of our policy towards Asia," Representative Fred Busbey, Illinois Republican, said today. He told the House of Representatives that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations "preached coalition
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    TEXTILE GLUT IN AMERICA
    47 1 MANY cotton textile mills m the United States area have gone over to a four-day week because of a lack of orders. Production has caught ud with demand, says the president of the International Association of Cotton Manufacturers. Mr Rusml T Fisher AP
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    BUT IT WAS WORTH IT
    71 1 LLOYD La Beach, Pana ua I crack Olympic runner grinned shyly as he asked the telephone operator at the Olympic camp to "put m a call to my girl friend m Los Angeles.' The grin broadened »io a smiie wuen he eventually got through lo
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    7 BABY BOYS BORN ON SHIP
    82 1 SEVEN babies all boys have been born on board the China Navigation Company's steamship, Hai Hsai, since the end of the war The ship arrived m Singapore from Hong Kong yesterday with the seventh baby, a four-day-old Chinese boy. The ship's surgeon, Dr. Edgar
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    HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER HELD
    41 1 A MALAY driver, who did not stop after his taxi had knocked down a Chinese m Jalan Bcsar last night, was later arrested by the Traffic Police. The Chinese was ridmiited to the Genera! Hospital, with Ltiple injuries.
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    POLICE HOLD GIRL
    33 1 Quezon City, (P.I police have taken into protective custody pretty 25-year old Helen Estremera, private secretary of Federico Jaynario, who was found dead m the road with a bullet wound.
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    London liked C-G 's realism
    211 1 Free Press Staff Correspnodent LONDON, Friday. ENDORSING views expressed m the daily news- papers, weekly journals today welcomed the Commissioner-General's Tuesday broadcast. The "Spectator" describes the broadcast as being "greatly more reassuring than loosely optimistic statements from official sources m both Malaya and London." The
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    CHIANG RE-TAKES 4 CITIES
    191 1 SHANGHAI, Friday. NATIONALIST forces m CenI** tral China recovered lour I important cities m powerful counter-drives m the past 24 hours. Two of these cities Siangyang and Nanchang are located m Northwest Hupeh Province and the other two rice centres of Fowyang and Pohsien m Northwest
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    TRAFFIC LIGHT HUT SMASHED
    52 1 HRHE Singapore Traffic Police A are searching for the European driver of a Malaccaregistered car which was involved m a collision with the traffic control light* opposite the general Post Ofllce. The traffic pointsman's hut was flung some distance away. Paris it were found near the
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    S'pore convict caught in Wales
    188 1 S'pore convict caught in Wales Free Press Staff Reporter JOHN Hellard, a British soldier, who escaped from Outram Road prison m June last year, while serving an eight -year sentence for armed robbery, has been arrested m Swansea (Wales) his home town. At the time of his arr< Singapore, Hellard
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    15 road deaths in July
    97 1 THERE were more casualties 1 m July among pt than among any other class of Singapore road users. Four pedestrians died m street accidents while 58 others, including 19 children, were injured. The total number of accidents last month was 59C < i which 15
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    ROUND IN TEN
    34 1 America's two globe-gird-ling B-29.S— the first to fly around the world landed at their home base m Arizona on Friday. 15 days after leaving, they went round m ten hops.-- AP
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    YOUR WEEK-END LISTENING
    979 2 SINGAPORE rrum 12-tt bood to S.M p n 454 metre* id the medium wave oana *ao tt mer*cyrle« tm tb* II metre band rrom 6.N p.m to 1.49 p an i from Hit p m to 11 M p m 485 mrtret id the medium wave Dana
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    A SHORT STORY
    2256 2  -  F.A. YOUNG By T G HTLING 1 CASTLE had been regularly and monotonously sacked whenever a neighbouring baron had felt the itch to live up to his war-like en&t-of-arms, but although it stood on one of the main highways oi civil war, it had never n of
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    Mandrake
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    Bridge Problem
    88 2 HEARTS are trumps. South li-ads. North and South are to win all six tricks against any dt Ccooe. South makes the heart ace. Wesl disc?.rds low damond. North the diamond ten. East cannot spare a spade or a club, so he must throw the diamond eight. South makes
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  • NEWS
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      Australian girls take the Plunge
      16 3 Australian girls take the Plunge I.je at the Empire fool, Wtmimmers, Margie Me- .bourne). Nancy Queensland).
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      JUNE 'DEMOBS
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      COLONEL CORSET EXPERT
      23 3 10 s wife was one 01 1* who ferried Spitfires .npest fighters during acts as a model for her husband.
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      AM'S HIDE EXPORT TRADE INCREASING
      124 3 r demand, coupled with ion, has now made hides xports. along with rice, a recent trade survey 1 reveals. The north-eastern and southern provinces of S:am ie chief hide-producing Prices Of) the nearby Malayan market determine the .c sent to Bangkok from uthern provinces for
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      AUSTERITY ITS LONDON WEDDINGS
      9 3 AUSTERITY ITS LONDON WEDDINGS H 9 I I Reuter
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      Togliatti's 'resign call' to Minister
      145 3 Togliatti's 'resign call' to Minister THHE Italian Communist Party leader. Signor Palmiro Togliatti, says that the attempt to kill him on July 14 showed that there are forces m Italy 'trying to spread the flame of civil war." In his first public pronouncement since the Sicilian student, Antonio Pallante, fired
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      HIT-AND-RUN RAIDS IN S'TH CHINA
      395 3 HIT-AND-RUN RAIDS IN S'TH CHINA Nationalist Garrisons surprised HONG KONG. j 3OITH China, long regarded as the most economic- ally stable area of China and the last potential' refuge of the Nanking government, has exploded at last into open hostilities with a promise of more to come. Two hard-hitting attacks
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      She changed her mind
      100 3 AFTER a quarrel m Vienna with her husband to whom she has been married for 19 years, white-haired Mrs. Jula Bary, 52, told him: "I'm going home to New York." She packed her bags, got a Pan American clipper bound for New York via London. But
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      'Man who died twice' mystery
      209 3 'Man who died twice' mystery 13URANCE compani' York are planning to sue the family of a "man who died twice," to set back £2,750 paid out after he disappeared 10 years ago. Police are trying to find one of the deaths is a er mystery. after he vanished a fruitless
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      TALK BEFORE WALK
      40 3 JAPANESE children are so weak :is a result of Insufficient baby foods that many of them ulk before they walk, a representative of the •rican Service Committee. Ester Rhoads. said on her ren to the U.S. A.P.
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      Man buys two-thirds of U.K. town
      89 3 Man buys two-thirds of U.K. town TWO-THIRDS of Littlehamp- ton (Sussex) (population 13,152) has been bought for just over £500,000 by Mr. O. H. j Upjohn, 54, managing director of a London firm of car distributors. The sale covers 850 properties, including the Seafront Hotel, two banks, a cinema, 50
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      TRUMAN PRICES BILL DEFEATED
      73 3 THE Republican anti-in-flation bill, proposed as a substitute for President Truman's price and wage control programme, was passed m the House of Representatives by 264 votes to 97. The bill provides for restrictions on Instalment purchases tightening of bank credit, and an increase In Federal Bank
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      Reds attack Changchun
      107 3 COMMUNIST forces opened a heavy barrage yesterday, lobbing shells m sections of Changchun, the northernmost Manchurian Nationalist stronghold which is complete- ly isolated except by plane. Government intelligence re- ports said Communist infan-1, try units were also moving northward from the Kungchuling area, mid-way be- tween Mukden
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      SAW DEAD SONTHEN LOST HIM
      259 3 SA W DEAD SONTHEN LOST HIM FOUR months ago John Sutherland, 65, now m r London again on a visit from Canada, thought he saw his son Wilfred, believed killed m the RAF, under the clock at King's Cross Railway Station, London. i He dashed alter him, but lost him
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      Colonel Gray in Malaya next month
      356 3 Colonel Gray in Malaya next month m :f THE former Inspector General of the i. Police, Colonel H. N. Gray, who has been i but not yet officially accepted the job ot t.< charge of the Malayan Police Force, m Iti against the Communist guerrillas, was to ha\e (one to
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      60 3 Advance design HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS 161" and 137" Wheelbase Chevrolet range include the Heavy Duty Trucks, both 116" and the 125 V Wheeldesigned to give maximum base Chassis and Vans and gross weight of 16,000 lbs. the 197" Wheelbase Bus Other popular models m the Chassis. 4&^y^^^^^^%r Illustfotcd sou BORNEO
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  • LEADER
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      London Calling
      318 4 p 'N- ws Analysis which follows the last broadcast bulletin to Asia, a B B.C. commentator Thursday night gave hV I a bird's eye view of Malaya's insurrection which h^d more than a touch of itism about it. thought, to begin with, that the present military operations are
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      The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. AUG. 7, 1948. The War in China
      168 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. AUG. 7, 1948. The War in China Lii ils haa W well for armies m China, and even 'his little may be s than hu b*-*-n supposed, president Chiang Kai-shek s mmonlni ol his generals v was not ror pun of praising! -m bat to
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      Is there a Bevin in the Bush?
      590 4  -  GRAHAM STANFORD By THIRTEEN Labour advisers of the Colonial Oflice are conducting an intensive "find the leader" hunt among the (i2,(HK),000 people of Britain's :U)00,000 square miles uf colonial trmtory. They scour East and West Africa, Malaya, Hongkong, Fiji and British Guiana for
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      FOR WOMEN ONLY It's tough for Germans
      416 4 FOR WOMEN ONLY It's tough for Germans By JLDV BAKDI.N ARE Orman women :ig their skins longer these days?" a-^ked ID American visitor to Berlin. "Yes," replied the Cierman girl "two or three years longer." German women love the 'new look." Avidly they read all the magazines telling how to
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      MALAYA SUPPLIES THE FAR EAST
      986 4  - MALAYA SUPPLIES THE FAR EAST E. Himsworth TN common with other parts of the world, Eastern Asia has been compelled to look to the country with the largest exportable surplus to supply its needs for manufactured articles. Germany and Japan were formerly major sources of supply of manufactured goods, bu
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      FAITH
      27 4 \nd Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days for the love he had to her. Genesis 29, 20.
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      BEETLE BELT
      295 4  -  PERCY IZZARD OOTATO GROWERS r m Britain must tell a policeman if they find on their plants a half-inch-long beetle striped with yellow and black along the back Colorado. In EuroDe a fund of £210.000 (of which Britain contributed a quarter) ii bein« spent en a war was:
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      SOME JAPS ARE KIND
      78 4  -  DENIS WAR? B> Reuter A.A.P. Correspor.fi THE courtess kindnvillager m Japan is a n ending mwu sure. When you n. unexpected civ the cities you pect that it is th< "line", or if you cynic, that the Ja; have been well im trinated m the that
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      33 4 Ji^VIHE WHITE ..JtWl* PREVENTIVE H T PRESERVE i« Treatment of all If' Timber wit \JJ ensures a perm a ent safeguard id </ and expense or ostly renewal through the inroad of tttt nta
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    HARI RAYA SHOWS
    17 5 HARI RAYA SHOWS irtc I :^r to- I I Rova- I The I I I I i
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    MECCA PILGRIMS
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    Contempt of court alleged
    690 5 Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. IN the High Court today, Mr. Justice Spenser--1 Wilkinson, after hearing a plea by the Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. E. N. Griffith-Jones) for a writ of attachment against the Straits Times Press, Ltd.. ordered the respondents to appear on
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    SCHOOLS ART
    37 5 The seventh inter-school art exhibition will be heid fn-m September 13 to 18 at the British Council Hah (old St Andrews School) Singapore It will probably be shown afterwards at one or the amusement parks.
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    MORE THAN A SCRATCH, THIS TIME
    216 5 MORE THAN A SCRATCH, THIS TIME WELL- KNOWN Australian journalist. Ron Monson, who has covered three wars without a scratch has a badly sprained ankle. Stepping out of a car m Cecil Street, m the dark, he tell down a chest-deep drain. He did exactly the same thing outside Raffles
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    POLICE CHIEF
    33 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. —An announcement on the successor to the po«t of Commissioner of Police. Federation of Malaya, will be made m the next few days, it was officially stated today.
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    BY-ELECTION: NEW GROUP TO CONTEST
    453 5 tuit i F ree A Press Staff Reporter J Hfc, Indian Association, which recently assumed the status of a political body, is likely to contest with the Progressive Party, Labour Party and independents for representation of the Rural West constituency m the coming Singapore by-election.
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    For Russia
    68 5 The Italian vessel Giam Battista. is loading 9,000 tons of hiah-grade rubber for the Soviets m the SinQapore wharves. The Giam Battista and a Greek vessel. Has ton. which is due m Singapore m a few dai/s. have been chartered by Russia to lift about 18.000 tons of
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    800 BANKRUPTS GET RELEASE
    139 5 V EARLY 800 bankrupts m Singapore, against some of whom adjudication orders were made as far back as 1902, have been granted their discharge, subject to a suspension of six months. This action is taken under the recently passed Bankruptcy (Statutory Discharge) Ordinance, permitting the Official
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    TAKUAPA TIN
    36 5 Takuapa Valley Tin production during July was as follows: No. 1 dredge 269 piculs. No. 2 dxedM W3 piculs. Total value of thl« output was $95,500, and the estimated cost of production was $61,000.
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    Islanders welcome the dentist
    315 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A FAMILIAR sight m a dentist's waiting room is that of tiny tots crying and screaming m fear of the "awful" moment when their turn comes to sit m the chair. And. to a great extent, this also applies to many adults
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    400 STUDENTS QUIT SIAM
    185 5 MORE than 400 Chinese stu- dents of middle school age have left Siam for HoiuKong, Shanghai, Canton and other cities m China to con- j tinue their education because of the lack of facilities m Siam, says United Press quoting Chinese Consulate-Gene-ral officials m Bangkok. Meanwhile,
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    NEW BRIDGE
    54 5 JESSELTON. Ph A i*apar River railway tr milt by an officer and <JCOs ol the Roya rith the aid ol tribes- >een opened. The old bridge, vital Borneo's only n iestroyed oy Allied bomt It was first repb r< I [ndian Army enpneer* :he piles collapsed after l
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    Goodwill visit
    57 5 Three United States umrships put into Singapore harbour yesterday on a goodwill visit. They were the heavy cruiser Toledo and the destroyers Higbee and Chevalier. This Free Press picture shows (from left). Commander J. E. Edwards, commander of the destroyers, Commander C. M. Fligg of the Chevalier and
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    Traders seek trips to Japan
    96 5 Traders seek trips to Japan Free Press Staff Keporter 'pHE Singapore GovernA ment is considering a number of applications from merchants to visit Japan for business purposes. A survey of market conditions shows that many traders are still anxious to place orders foe Japanese goods. Applications nave been received by
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  • SATURDAY SPORTS PARADE
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      WATER POLO REF. WAS 'DUCKED'
      392 6 WATER POLO REF. WAS 'DUCKED' —And the crowd followed *y A Special Correspondent \'OST gorgeous Olympic cameo of all is the memory of the water polo, perhaps the most quous of all the scores of events m the Games— and probably the roughest. The scope for foul play is extreme.
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      She came, saw —was killed
      109 6 She came, saw —was killed Special Correspondent y\VO In five of the spectators at the Olympic Gas at Wembley have been women. Time* have changed. The first woman ever, to •ho Olympics wa ten to death. That was m it Gre< ere barred i spec the Ing eve: a £400.000
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      IMPROVING YOUR CRICKE1 The leg-break
      90 6 Hhold the ball ii you want to bowl lei breaks. The four Angeri are all m contact with the .soam shown m the photograph When the ball is released it i. flicked from leu to off net rolled— and it Is the fourth linger which
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      Gaston Reiff —Olympic champion
      309 6 Gaston Reiff —Olympic champion By A Special Correspondent BELGIUM'S highest hopes of an Olympic victory were pinned on Gaston Reiff. who has justified them by his great win m the 5,000 metres the most thrilling race m the Olympics so far. Gaston Reiff came to the track via stamina-building cross-country
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      COTTON JOINS GOLF IMMORTALS
      337 6 COTTON JOINS GOLF IMMORTALS Man of the week By A SpecU] Correspondent HNRY COTTON I ird Opui Lmpionship, and tfho will that 4 his greatest. He Is the first Englishr. to win the Open three time* sir.cc Ham' Vardon. who victory was m 1896 and t h and las* was
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      Mills to keep his title-in U.K.
      334 6 U.S. 'SOUR-GRAPES' By A Special Correspondent A PITTSBURGH character by the name o. Mintz, who has a half-share m the col boxer, Ezzard Charles, airily dismissed the neu ilighUheavy-weight situation declaring "They keep the title m England. We're not intcres To which, on behalf
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      'Jack Dempsey would have beaten Louis'
      13 6 'Jack Dempsey would have beaten Louis' I I I I I mat I
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      61 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya MICE TO BE f\ WISH ERIC HADNYXf /"HELP. 1 THERE GOES^I A T" BACK m MY FLAT, FRITz- MEWH ON ED THAT TRIP II VMY WINDOW- BOX! > *^<\£> *i* BUT ISN'T \T STuFFY AFTER J TO THE SEASIDE Ths^ _^~-rnrn
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    TWO WOMEN MAKE OLYMPIC HISTORY
    570 7 TWO WOMEN MAKE OLYMPIC HISTORY Dutch star wins triple crown T^?*,r° men made modern Olympic history m the 14th Olympiad at Wembley yesterday. They are VISJEf n ny Bl ke J* Koen Holland and Mrs. Victoria Draves of the U.S winr^nS n L broUght off the tri P le Crown
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    ecathlon won by American schoolboy
    15 7 ecathlon won by American schoolboy I *"on was Wftti wbo I I Of I day.
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    ina out of basketball
    17 7 ina out of basketball H B B the m H the I H I 3«Mt P AP
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    Italian offer for Mannion turned down
    92 7 THE Middlesbrough Football Club of the English first division turned down on Friday an offer by the Italian soccer club, Juventus of Turin, for the transit.,?' ii 8 insid forward Hilhe Mannion. Mannion plays for the England team. Mannion has not resigned ffora Middlesbrough
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    FRANK STRANAHAN WINS U.S. TITLE
    49 7 FRANK ST RAN AH AN WINS U.S. TITLE PRANK Stranahan, 1948 Bri- tish amateur golf champion, had a five under par 67 yesterday m Chicago to win the all-American amateur golf tournament with a 72 hole total of 283. Skee Riegel, Upper Derby, Pennsylvania, was second with 286.- AP
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    HARRIS TO RIDE
    38 7 REG HARRIS, world champion sprint cyclist, dropped and then reinstated to Britain's pool of Olympic cycling possibilities following a training dispute, was nominated yesterday to ride for Britain m the 1,000- metre Olympic event. AP
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    Ike Williams to defend title
    58 7 U7ORLD lightweight cham- pion Ike Williams of New Jersey agreed yesterday to defend his title against Jesse Flores of California In a 15 rounds bout at the Yankee Stadium on Sept 22. under the promotion of ;he 20th Century Sporting Club. are under nay for
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    MARATHON WILL BE RUN TODAY
    247 7 T»HE Olympic Games athletics and swimminz programmes will end at Wembley today and attendances at the stadium and pool are expected to reach record totals for the eight days. The highlight of the whole Games— the marathon—will be the feature of the athletics programme, but
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    Latest Olympic results
    539 7 DETAILS of yesterday's events m the Olympic Games are: 1.5 M Metre* Final. 1 H. Eriksson < Sweden i 3 mins 49 8 Me; 2. Lerm^rt Strand (Sweden) 3. 50.4; 3. Willie SUjkluis (Holland* 3. 50 4: 4. V. Cevcna (Czechoslovakia) 3, 51.2; 5. G. Bergkvlst (Sweden)
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    Kailasapathy gets his 1,000
    171 7 A FINE innings by Kaiiasapathy. who scored 68 runs, nd p cd his thousand mark for the season, enabled the Indian Associat.ori to defeat the Johore Cricket Club by 111 runs yesterday on the Indian Association Ground, Singa j pore. Ealier m the season Kailas>apathy had
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    Bowlers stake Test claims
    562 7 two sixes and eight fours, In 20 minutes. In hi* fiery attack on the bowling he took 19 off one over and 15 off another. At Weston Super Mare, Sussex beat Somerset by six wickets. Somerset 249 and 145, Sussex 235 and 160 for four (John
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    C.A. surprise the leaders
    261 7 C.A. surprise the leaders nnilL Chinese Athletes proved to be giant-killers 1 yesterday when they beat the first division leaf ue soccer leaders, the Rovers by a solitary goal m a thrilling game at Jalan Besar The Rovers are, however, so far m the lead on points, that the defeat
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    WINS IN ROUND 5
    50 7 yiPPY Larkin stopped Willie Beltram at the end of th- fifth round of their scheduled ton round bout at Madison Square Carden on Thursday night. Referee Eddie Joieph and Dr. VTTic«nt Nardiello ended the fight because of severe cuts over and below Beltram's right eye.- AP
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    Penang races on today
    664 7  -  EPSOM JEEP From TODAY'S programme of races for the final day of the Penang Turf Club's August Bank Holiday meeting will be held as scheduled. The weather has cleared, but the going will be very hea\y. Dark Brocade, a strong stable hope for the Gold Cup
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    Selections by Call Boy
    66 7 SELECTIONS by Call Boy for today'g races a*v: Rare 1: AIRMAIL Preciou* Strvain Race 2: IYEREST Hush Street Rare 3 PREDOMINANCE D.R B. Colbay Race 4: INDIAN HEATH) X Purple Knifht Glorify Race 5: FYKRBRIGHT Spear Mirth Fort urn's lav Race 6: R BOROIf.H Courtesan Jimmy
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    CHARLIE WARD WINS
    51 7 CHARLIE WARD B.Ryder Cup golfer, won the 72 holes R.A. Brand £1,500 golf tourney yesterday ion the 7.000-yard North Manchester Course, with an aggregate of 280. :d picked up the first priz? of £500. Fred Daly of Ireland was second wit land Dsi R third w:rh 234
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      190 7 F.P. Crossword No. 45V 1 PT l* LXJ 4 [wP^TW id mn ammm X ill WEM 3 2. Practices (C). 6. Impel (4; 8. Ai Retired pay (7). 11. Weight (3). 12, Gone <3>. 13 (6). 14, Stadium (5). 16. Dainty <8). 20. Wrong nam. Prestige (5). 26. Hazard 28.
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    CHINA REBELS PLAN NSEWGOVT
    346 8 'Dissidents' contact Reds SHANGHAI, Friday. A CHINESE Communist radio report, that negotiations were proceeding between the Communists and "dissidents" for a meeting to discuss the setting up of a coalition government m opposition to the Nanking Government, was confirmed m Hong Kong today by Marshal Li
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    Full equality for women
    38 8 GENEVA, Friday. THE United Nations Economic and Social Council today adopted In committee two resolutions calling on all members of the United Nations to guarantee women complete economic and educational equality with men.— Reuter
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    2 ITALIAN COLONIES FOR U.K.?
    155 8 PRETORIA, Friday. rE South African Government today told the special deputies pf the Council of Foreign Ministers considering the future of the Italian colonies that it considered Britain should be given the trusteeship of Tripolitania as well as of Cyrenaica Should this suggestion not be
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    Chinese Navy ships delayed by desertions
    155 8 HONO KONG, Friday. THE departure of two Chinese Navy ships— the cruiser Chunßkina: and destroyer LiiiKfu. which called at Singapore recently— has been delayed, reportedly because of the large number of crew members who hav§ deserted although the captain of the cruiser Captain Tang
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    Beel may go on N.I. mission
    99 8 rjK Louis Beel retiring Dutch Premier, has been asked to ro to the Dutch East Indies on an m mission connected with ..he new constitutional c!e\ eloument.^ there, it was leiiablv learned at The Hague last nisht. Dr. Beel has not vet accepted Mr.
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    Greek Red govt. flees to Albania
    128 8 ATHENS, Friday. /GENERAL Markos' Red "Free \J Greek Government" Is imported to have fled after a Nationalist break-through m the battle for the Grammos mountains, the guerrilla stronghold. The guerrilla government crossed the mountains into Albania and then took off by plane for an
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    JAP EXPORT TRADE UP
    72 8 jNCREASINQ American aid to Japan has given Japan's foreign trade a great boost, writes the Tokio Kyodo News Agency m a recent survey of the nations exports and imports. Trade transactions during May this year totalled U5520,000,000. Japan's total exports last year amounted to U. 5.5170-.-000.000
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    BUMPER WHEAT
    33 8 DUSSIA'S expected bumper wheat crop will result m substantially increased trade between Britain and the Soviet Union m the next 12 months. British Board of Trade spokesman said m I yesterday.
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    DANUBE: UK RAPS EASTERN BLOC
    219 8 BELGRADE, Friday. THE British delegate. Sir Charles Peake, told the A 10-nation Danube Conference today that Eastern European representatives had thrown" an "emotional fog" round discussions of sovereign rights to destroy the tradition of international collaboration on the waterway. "I can only suppose t this
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    $3 A POUND
    30 8 ISRAEL'S new currency will appear this week-end, it In reported m Tel Aviv. The new money will be pegged at $3 to the Israeli pound.— AP Reuter
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    3,500 dead in Honan floods
    123 8 3,500 dead in Honan floods NANKING, Friday. FLOOD waters from the Yellow River have innundated 1,000,000 acres of rich North Honan lana, killing nearly 3,500 people and leaving 400,000 homeless, according to official reports reaching Nanking. Water Conservancy Ministry officials said reports from North Honan Government magistrates described the flood
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    Mass killer to die soon
    98 8 THE Nazi responsible for the death of more than 2 000,000 Jews and for I mass deportation of Poles for slave labour m Germany will be hanged soon, his plea for clemency having been rejected yesterday by the PolUh President, Mr. Boleslav Bierut. The mass
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    WOMEN'S WAR ON PRICES SPREADS
    108 8 CHICAGO Friday. IVESTOCK and wholesale meat prices fell slightly today as buyer resistance developed m many cities, but the price ta»s on meat In butcher shops remained unchanged. Retail prices here and In New York have Held for the past week even thoußh customers were
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    RAIL SABOTAGE
    28 8 A TRAIN was derailed last night between Bultenzorg and Soekaboeml (Java) as a result of sabotage to the i track. The damage was not serious.— UP
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    ALL SECTIONS RULE FIRM
    453 8 London Stock Exchange LONDON. Friday. EM KM conditions lifted throughout all sections of the London stock markets today, says Reuters financial correspondent. Trading, however, remained very small, but was sufficient to produce sharp improvements among leading industrials The Provinces were sending buying orders for textiles, steels
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    Nizam sacks his Delhi envoy
    200 8 FATEFUL MISSION' SEQUEL HYDERABAD, Frida IT was announced today that the Nizam's repre- sentative m New Delhi, Nawab Zain Yar Jung. has been relieved of his post. He returned here by air yesterday from Delhi on what informed Indian 1 quarters called a "fateful" mission.
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    PALESTINE FLARE-UP
    143 8 PALESTINE FLARE-UP *?> ngnung nared up again m i A the southern Palestine iro U^** announced by a Inited Nations J!? ni **H?* that all proposals for the f u tX*^l> demilitarisation and Inited N a "l° f J have been dropped. Ti proclamation of the Neu \u Si kh
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