The Singapore Free Press, 7 September 1948
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Title Section19 1948-09-07 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA No. 17.262 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1948. PRICE 10 CENTB19 words
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Article, Illustration327 1948-09-07 1 Purge behind iron curtain II against the Kremlin is spreading \> th »ut Eastern Europe, the tempo of m five of Russia's satellites stepped up Polish Communist split, state news agency London this morning. Ip on Poland, reports the Assog from Warsaw, depends on whether327 words
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34 1948-09-07 1 Police remove wreath, fear gang warfare o pm lj m ot ft .who m m to (c also ci:a..ed I ththat 1 m peace and :i front of a of wTeaths sang -aid r34 words
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Article19 1948-09-07 1 ■B:. coal m year 2 more ■an £23 000,000 ended the Hi year wl us of19 words
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Article247 1948-09-07 1 PERTH. Monday. WESTERN Australians want a new air route to Britain—one that will by-pass Singapore and make Perth an International airport. They visualise an "all red" service from Perth across the Indian Ocean to Africa, then over Africa and the Mediterranean to Europe and London.A.P. - 247 words
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Article110 1948-09-07 1 MR Justice Jobling has resigned his post a s a Judge of the High Court of the Colony and will be leaving for the United Kingdom shortly. He became a judge of the Singapore High Court on Oct. 22 1946 after passing most of his legal110 words
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Article, Illustration147 1948-09-07 1 THIRTEEN new Malay Schools have been opened m J<Aore so far this year, of which all but three are Kampong schools erected by the Villagers themselves. These schools are staffed by Government paid teachers and provided free with books as they became available. The most147 words
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Article, Illustration252 1948-09-07 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. THVENTY terrorists attacked A Temlang Renchong Estate In the Panchor area of 3atu Pahat District, Johore, yesterday evening. No shota were tired but the terrorists burned down the estate factory and labourers' line. This was the second attack on this estate, the last252 words
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Article74 1948-09-07 1 COUNT Folke Bemadotte, United Nations' Palestine mediator, cabled th? Security j Council yesterday from Rhodes that the two French observers killed at Gaza airfield on Aug. 28 were "savagely murdered" by Saudi Arabian irregulars. The Arabians under the command of the Egyptian Army, attacked the me*n afterReuter - 74 words
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Article163 1948-09-07 1 Free Press Staff Reporter \|ORE than $300,000 worth of old banknotes a day are being exchanged at the Currency Commission Office m Singapore, since the withdrawal from circulation last Tuesday of Straits Settlements notes dated prior to July 1941. Long queues gather at the I163 words
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Article33 1948-09-07 1 The erupting Mount Hibokhibok volcano fn the Philippines threw an immense pillar of sulphurous white smoke 25,000 feet high at late last night, apparently a prelude to new activity.- A.PA.P. - 33 words
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Article33 1948-09-07 1 Poland has accused Britain of backing "German revisionist circles m their dangerous activities" by a German law which referred to the "Polish Western territories' 1 as the "cerman Eastern territories." ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article47 1948-09-07 1 Free Press Staff Reporter riOUR Chinese were arrested I 1 m Singapore yesterday under the Emergency Regulations. This brings the total of persons under detention to 274. The C.I.D. also arrested 15 Chinese who are suspected of being members of unlawful secret societies.47 words
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Article57 1948-09-07 1 JAMMED highways and crowded beaches took a mounting toll of dead and Injured yesterday as Americans made the most of their Labour Day holiday week-end. A United Press survey showed that 226 persons had been killed since Friday night: 141 m road accidents, 30 byU.P. - 57 words
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Article81 1948-09-07 1 STOCKHOLM, Monday. 'THE former Soviet Consul--1 General m New York, Mr. Jacob Lomakin, arrived here today accompanied by 7ii; ie Questioned by neivsmen. Mrs. Lomakin said she had not been m Sweden before but had heard it was a "well run little country." This appeared to81 words
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Article221 1948-09-07 1 Peasants quit P.I. 'war' areas MANILA, Monday. "VTEUTRAL" peasants m Central Luzon— rice bowl of the Philippines—are evacuating their fields as the "war" between Hukbalahap guerillas and Filipino Constabulary mounts m violence. 1 The Communist-led Huks, who took the offensive last week, are now on the defensive. Government forces haveA.P.; Reuter - 221 words
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108 1948-09-07 1 Guides held after warning terrorists Free Press Special Correspondent BENTONO. Tuesday. ELEMENTS of the Second Battalion of the Malay Regiment patrolling m force In a Jungle area 13 miles south-west of Bentong yesterday were twice foiled when within striking distance of positions believed to have been occupied by an important108 words
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Article205 1948-09-07 1 Karen rising ends RANGOON, Monc AN understanding was reached today oe:ween the Burmese authorities and the rebels at Moulmein, which has been m insurgent hands since Sept. 1, it was officially announced. The announcement saic restoration of the admiration of the Governments cffect?d immediately and added that a Peace PreservationA.P.; Reuter - 205 words
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Article60 1948-09-07 1 TORRENTIAL rains, nur--1 ricanes and floods m northern Italy are estl* mated to have caused 15.000,--000 lira damage according to reports from Turin, wh( people were believed dead and 80 missing In &tnoa 40 people were dead and 40 i 200 hcjLses destroyed aiid more60 words
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Article35 1948-09-07 1 H.K .TRAVEL BAN The Shanghai Garrison Command has drafted emergency measures to pre\ anyone leaving for Hong Kong without a written permit. I order Is aimed at preventing hoarders, speculators and blackmarketeers from c* ReuterReuter - 35 words
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Article738 1948-09-07 2 RAY FALK - RAY FALK By TWO weeks after I had interviewed Mr. Kiyosuke Kanozawa, head of a scientific committee investigating Japanese superstitions for the Japanese Ministry of Education, I read m a Tokyo newspaper that he and all the members of his committee had been stricken by strange diseases.738 words
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Article, Illustration26 1948-09-07 2 Tr*4rm*rh Rfft««r«l U 3 Pitral OAct IT 4AV4 TO CTAV HAPPY DONT GET MARRIED TH»4 YEAR- OR ANY OTHER YEAR R)R THAT MATTER f26 words
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Article, Illustration97 1948-09-07 2 Four years of hard work and a favourable icind have produced a first-class swimming pool at Dawdon, Durham, colliery and it has cost nothing. Miners have converted a local reservoir m their spare time. When the Lido is completely finished it will include one of the highest diving-board m Britain.97 words
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Article359 1948-09-07 2 Ocean bed is rough country THE bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is a rough country. Both East and West of the great undersea mountain range, which extends down the middle of the ocean from Iceland to the Antarctic, the general contour might be compared to the Dakota Badlands, according to359 words
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Article393 1948-09-07 2 WEST nu-a;>ured his doub thio v.uy He hela and a hall iioiour in^ko. Del ing a jirobable trump trick. his partner bad put m a \l. able ovcrcail jt thg tWv I for which M haw ty Kood ha id TY.-rvlov wui unlikely the oppo:. could -nak J393 words
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Article265 1948-09-07 2 THOMAS R - BATTLES UNDER THE SEA THOMAS R. By HENRY IN another war, there probably will be battles of mancarrying steel fishes hundreds of feet under the sea. The possibility of submarines battling submarines below the oceans' surface is seen by the- U.S. Vice-Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Arthur W. Radfortf, since265 words
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Article181 1948-09-07 2 BORN today, you hart that rare talent of being able to make your highly imaginative pLuns and ideas materialize with great force and p ffect. You are eminently practical and determined to get what you want out of life. What that is, depends to a very large181 words
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Article59 1948-09-07 2 When Spain served the Church fervour anyo: son. the g —and thu "del. claimed i mur. ir sten. rlguez v. a poor ci home on her m< Con beer. h Virgin wh of the thn Juan Suaif Cataiina and lns:s" was no romance md iina. which will be h animated59 words
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Advertisement88 1948-09-07 2 THE TIME THE PLACE i Tonight from 7 p.m. to v m the Popular Ne* Lounge at i, RAFFLES HOTEL "THE COCKTAIL I HOUR" t 4 with FRANK PKKFORD at the and from 9p. m to midniKht INFORMAL DAN IN THE PALM COURT v PATRICK FORBES^ HIS OKt Hi b=^r=^88 words
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Miscellaneous368 1948-09-07 2 lglygflygkfktfkl SINGAPORE rrora U 00 noon to 2 00 p.m 485 metres m the medium wan band and 7.20 megacycle* In the 41 metre band. From 6 00 p.m. to 1.45 p.m.: from 9.30 p.m. to 11 00 p.m.: 485 metres m the medium wave band and 4.825 megacycles In368 words
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Miscellaneous308 1948-09-07 2 4.30 An- 4 4 Viet Hall; 5.15 Talk I "Austral a Day by Day', 5.?0 Forces Favourites; C Tu^day at 8.30 A Programme to Lu:t* All Taett-s; S.M V/orld N C 45 Spotlight. Ha ids. Mjogy Carmichael; 7 Orch<^?ras of the Warld rieamilmi Popular Clns»ic«. The London Phliijin. Orch.-stra; 1308 words
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Miscellaneous23 1948-09-07 2 The Rich.ird Taubor Program. 10.15 Traveller? Tales; 10.45 B. m the tflffht;; 11 Fanfare; U World News from London, n 40 Programme Summary.23 words
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Miscellaneous16 1948-09-07 2 WA9 OV'CK^CIAWN A' our- o^ Eveay wctK.... ATTHE h) W r J v> v Iw*o»a- z16 words
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Article, Illustration22 1948-09-07 3 Mr. Universe' No. 2 Has An Admirer j pea ft ompetition m London \kes marriaae because^ W gmj eon tin at horn22 words
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Article176 1948-09-07 3 US'SEX 'COMICS UNDER FIRE ■4)1 i >Xv clergymen and psychologist*, making 1M 0 >^ffping criticisms of "comics" which overplay ft.v crime and criminals, have joined battle with Hi>int-»men and even children who say that Kmic I re educational and a healthy outlet Hrmal. aggressive minds. Br comic book to tnder176 words
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Article536 1948-09-07 3 MURDERS, HOLD-UPS ARE INCREASING Rangoon city of adventure RANGOON, Monday. ALTHOUGH war and poverty have worn her Oriental colour and mystery thin, Rangoon remains a city of uncertain adventnre. To the stranger walking Rangoon's streets at night anything seems possible and generally is. Here the men and women of half536 words
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Article108 1948-09-07 3 A WRITER m the Moscoiv newspaper Soviet Moldavia called on restaurant managers and other commercial officials to be more careful m the wording of public signs some of which, he added, are causing a lot of laughter. He related the care of a citizen who called on a doctor108 words
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Article102 1948-09-07 3 Evening with gigolo £29 A WOMAN newspaper reporter has found that a night out icith a modern gigolo m London cos/s £29 8 She answered an advertisement as a newspaper stunt. The advertisement reads •'Let us find you the right partner the right show the right place to dance and102 words
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Article56 1948-09-07 3 THIRTEEN people were killed when a Norwegian air force Catalina flying boat crashed In thick fog on a mountainside outside B 1 rgen. The pilot and one other man were seriously injured. The plar.e was on a routine training flight to Bergen with a cr'wReuter - 56 words
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Article89 1948-09-07 3 RED SOLDIERS ONLY PINK A CATHOLIC priest JUft amn rived m Shanghai after six monthj In Communistheld territory told the Hua Iflng 'Catholic Central N Bureau) recently that Communist troops m Southern Ma:.churia were not especially anti-republic. "Most of the Red sildiers ane without any polit. theories despite obligatory attendance89 words
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Article196 1948-09-07 3 BOMBAY. 4MERICAN and British film producers would be hard pressed if called upon to meet the stiff code set out by the Bombay Board of Film Censors for the guidance of film producers m this country. "Kisstf.g or embracing by adults, exhibiting passion repugnant toU.P. - 196 words
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Article34 1948-09-07 3 Factories m Britain will face court action this winter if they use more electricity than th« maximum fixed by the Government aa part of its plan to avert a power breakdown34 words
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Article26 1948-09-07 3 Half of Benares, Hindu Holy City m North India, is now flooded by the Ganges— now at the highest level In living memory.26 words
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Article173 1948-09-07 3 THE task of closing the American Consulate at Vladivostok is due to fall to Scott Lyon, of Columbus, 0., who has been there only nine days. Lyen a U.S. Foreign Service officer with the rar't of consul, relieved Consul Oscar Holder of Elmira. New York. Just173 words
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Article40 1948-09-07 3 ANOTHER 400,000 B.B.B.C LISTNERS Bbc umaa reveal* that n recI £8 821 otal i. i tor tfa was €9 Re\ amountec number of wireli rose during f: 400.000 to ***** 6766 March. 1948. "yfivp thu sands '45,564' I were issued.40 words
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Article, Illustration401 1948-09-07 3 GANGSTERS IN FANCY SHIRTS TOKIO. JAPAN is producing its own version of spivs the "Aloha Shahtsu" (Aloa Shirt)— specialists m pickpocketing, petty larceny and extortion. The "Aloha Shahtsu" have an eye for women, a passion for American cigarettes and fancy clothes and a thirst forAP - 401 words
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Article, Illustration76 1948-09-07 3 The the Sh after the unveilino of the neic ttatv the fc t>f a Japanese p I years after h<s ma death m 1925 Hach td the i hir/t. Hi I on the I to meet of a d> I .the J, before Hachiko's dt erected a I him. This76 words
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Advertisement101 1948-09-07 3 Ji I JA fl Af l^^^^l I Travelling ahout the world with certainty m^Loo^^ r and skilled efficieucy is second nature to v the Dutch. That is why traveller* of to-day r^^^ >£^ r Serricea mjy m, mma by Flying Dutchman _ff+ _L_ a^F OTUISIIIIITIC OEOIOPI mmX mw mi OMIODIE101 words
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Miscellaneous7 1948-09-07 3 TARZAM Toward daybreak By Edsar Rice Burroughs7 words
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496 1948-09-07 4 TUESDAY. Sept. 7. 1948. Revolt among the Reds MARSHAL Tito began something when he denied the Comir. c right to in--vene m Yugoslavia. The minterrt thought, as t --mlln di^. rhat to bring to to heel would be simple. >k excomn from the Comm Id. But Tito did it ar.d496 words
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Article970 1948-09-07 4 THK quiet, uuxlulatated voice of Britain is needed now. Eardrums are bruised by the growl of the Bear and the scream of the Eagle. The quarrel, rapidly degenerating into a brawl, between Russia and the United States, is Jarring and juvenile. It has dragged on for970 words
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Article576 1948-09-07 4 IF any cynic m 1947 thought that the Edinburgh Festival a mere flash m the pan, and believed that the three-week-long, packed programme would dither along for a couple of years for prestiges sake before petering out, a single glance at Scotland's capital m 1948 must576 words
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Article19 1948-09-07 4 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. Job 17, 5.19 words
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Article429 1948-09-07 4 Rev. U. X DAVIES - Rev. U. X DAVIES By the AMSTERDAM. VO conference, even religious, can escape political issues. The Amsterdam Assembly of World Churches has not tried to escape them. Tne highlight of the conference so far has been the striking address of Mr. John Foster Dulles, who for many429 words
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Article823 1948-09-07 4 PAUL BRETHERTON - RED CRIP ON THE BLUE DANUBE PAUL BRETHERTON By VIENNA. APART from having given the Western Allies an opportunity for a slanging match with Mr. Vishinsky, and Marshal Tito a chance to snub the Communist neighbours who have lately been so rude to him, the Danube Conference produced nothing more823 words
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Article208 1948-09-07 4 BRITAIN is now spending £2,000,000 a year on research m the Colonial Empire— the highest amount ev< allocated to this type of work. More than 60 new schemes were approved last year, with nearly 90 supplementary schemes, and there's every indication that the bill will be higher208 words
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Article132 1948-09-07 4 THE importance of c :ig methods of o\. coming the enormous waste of world food supplies by destruction by pests of stored products wa« recognised at the recent Commonwealth entomological conference London. Entomologists have a very cult task before them m combating Infestation The problem Is132 words
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Advertisement3 1948-09-07 4 |U.S.deSlli MANUFACTURING JEWELLER3 words
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Advertisement90 1948-09-07 4 Kt!)n /fIILK «»< *«rr •»<>" supply. The demand far exceeds that of pre-war and production has not yet reached pre-war maximum We are unable to increase our present number of distributors until further notice. Pleaee be patted with YOUR distributor as hrs supplies are stn limited Milk bottles, too, are90 words
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Article85 1948-09-07 5 Council debate on war claims j. NtafT Reporter ;a ELY debate, with Progressive Party k opposition on rt of the Comfor war damage n, is likely to n the Sinlve Counxt Tuesday. on war n. which ed to the X ive Council, w .-.the SingaX' Tuesday and .ed for the85 words
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Article18 1948-09-07 5 r Bare shi WB* Ne f fid ted that expa would b« got currencj18 words
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178 1948-09-07 5 F rter UO ers and pore Pol nen and 4b> low the nun of the lift ie. will b* gp c and Ftot Met Ie oci the d for the xhieh f "excepthis means 18 ymtt continuous good service without being convicted of major offence.178 words
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Article297 1948-09-07 5 UP TO BRITAIN TO SPARE DOLLARS' f.R.P. AND MALAYAN DEVELOPMENT Loan from World Bank? Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Monday. A NY assistance that Malaya may receive under the Anglo-American economic co-operation agreement will come through the British Government, the Free Press was informed by an authoritative American source here.297 words
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Article, Illustration59 1948-09-07 5 picture. A parade was held outside the Garrison Church on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the formation of the A.T.S. Among those who .attended the parade was the C.-in-C. FARELF. Gen. Sir Neil Ritchie, who is seen talking to Senior Commander Elsa O'Leary of the ATS. In theFree Press - 59 words
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Article139 1948-09-07 5 PEOPLE who hope to get to Australia this year and have not already obtained a passage have little chance now of getting one. Cancelling of the Marella's November-December trip to Sydney meant that about 2^o people' have had to seek alternative passages. The only few139 words
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Article133 1948-09-07 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE hoarding of textiles Is 1 not going to pay, as indicated by the fact that des- pite the pan-Malayan ban on purchases from dollar sources, i Malaya's textiles imports were the heaviest m July. July imports totalling! 28,900.000 yards, mostly133 words
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Article, Illustration30 1948-09-07 5 ire. Ltttle Switzerland afrr.r d W1" i.n Ru< < > Forster, Mr. Moan, Waser J~. and Waser Sr 01 ttu View Hotel. Edward-Kuhn. Ted Forster. of P Forster' s daughter. Prudence. OrientOrient - 30 words
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Article28 1948-09-07 5 The fu '.lowing persons have been appointed Justices of the Peace for Singapore: Mrs. Amtrunnisa Chishty, Mr Peter Black Purvis and Mr Selwvn Nelson Heard-White.28 words
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Article, Illustration212 1948-09-07 5 Champion for Rural West IN a manifesto, Mr. Balwant Singh, one of the two Independents running m the Rural-West byelection, says: "I shall only voice your feelings and sentiments and present your demands and grievances before a body of enlightened gentlemen, of whose integrity and justice you and I feel212 words
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Article122 1948-09-07 5 Free Press Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. MUSLIMS m Johore welcome the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim T. Y. Ma as Chinese Consul at Ipoh. A telegram of welcome was sent by Ungku Abdullah bin Omar who was known to Mr. Ma before the war and who worked122 words
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189 1948-09-07 5 Free Press Staff Reporter NEGOTIATIONS are In progress m Singapore between the civil aviation authorities and a Chinese official to enable the China National A\.ation Corporation (CNAC) to operate regular scheduled flights between Shanghai and Singapore. The Malayan representative of CNAC. Mr. H. H189 words
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Article123 1948-09-07 5 'CUT DOWN TRIPS OVER CAUSEWAY' PEOPLE are advised by Singapore's C.LD. chief (Mr. E. V. Fowler) not to travel between Singapore and Johore, unless they have important business. Commenting on traffic jams caused by police searching all vehicles passing through the Johore Causeway. Mr. Fowler said: 'Traffic jams will con-123 words
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Article25 1948-09-07 5 A Chinese pedestrian was injured when knocked down by a taxi at Victoria Street at 9.30 p.m. yesterday and waa uamltted to hospital,25 words
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Article, Illustration46 1948-09-07 5 mmgvcmfxmgfmxfcmkjxcjxf Some of the wide ranue of model planes on view at the Air Day rally held at Kalina Airport on Saturday. One of the mitiqets. vowered by a Diesel engine, pave a iTtlina demonstration at the end of the main Air Day Droaramme.- Free PressFree Press - 46 words
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Article51 1948-09-07 5 THE investiture oi the 1 Chinese Fifth Open Scout Troop will take plac-> at the Chinese V.M.C.A. m Selegie Road today at 5 p m. The Scout Commissioner for Singapore, the Rev. Canon R.K.S. Adams, will officiate, and the Singapore Boys' Brigade Band will be m51 words
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Article190 1948-09-07 5 MR. Justice Taylor m the Singapore Assize Court yesterday ruled that it Is not an offence for a person to be m possession of an unserviceable pistol. The judge said that the section m the Firearms and Ammunition (Unlawful Possession) Ordinance expressly stated that the190 words
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187 1948-09-07 6 VAL spy-proben are in\< ting a report thai a United States scientist gave atomic enerf s to the Ku>>ians at the 1945 I'nited Nations Conferences. mpr lo a uoint v.:. may be hei:. a fe.v months. ition ptr the tha: a sclt. .dc"' poformaAP - 187 words
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Article364 1948-09-07 6 U. S. HARVEST BREAKING ALLRECORDS European crops are improving NEW YORK, Monday. EUROPEAN farmers beset by a late spring and heavy summer rains are looking enviously at an American harvest that is without parallel m their history. The all-round crop prospect m the United States is one of such abundanceAP - 364 words
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Article66 1948-09-07 6 Strange headgear seen at a meeting of model Hying enthusiasts at R^^ 1 Aerodrome, Hertfordshire. Riaht: A mixed grill of aircraft wheels, broken provellers and a nesting bird set a new fashion. Below: these biza-re hats were useful— as tcell a s picturesque Smoke from a small fire66 words
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158 1948-09-07 6 LUCKNOVV, Monday. THE judges of '.he Allahabad high court meeting here have voted that a large proDorton of judges m every high court m India should be recruited from outside the orovlnce. Formerly one-thira of t.h* Judge* m every high court were recruited from, theAP - 158 words
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Article132 1948-09-07 6 M ent of .:;minals released from s in New South Wales on, past year w re convicted of new ofTences before their licences expired, a >sed CIU detectives na\e repeatedly complaintd of the system ol rem:isi ri6 and or the nine taken In i :rimi:.Reuter - 132 words
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Article86 1948-09-07 6 THE South African Government's reported plan to send back to India large numbers of Indians still remains very much a matter of newspaper talk, reports thp Associated Press. Much as the Government would like to see the Indians pack up and go back to India,AP - 86 words
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Article76 1948-09-07 6 THE lovely old church oi Bt. Peter at Lutton. Northamptonshire, is open no* only during Sunday, st vices because some young bloods of the district climbed the church tower, levered trap-door open, and piu Jazz numbers on the organ The rector, the Rev. L. S Clark,76 words
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Article78 1948-09-07 6 NO WORK— NO FOOD Physically fit persons who do not work will no longer net food ration tickets m the l city of Bratislava th^ official: Czechoslovakia n News Agency reported The order will not apply to married women thfl aged and those unable to work because i of their78 words
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Article, Illustration206 1948-09-07 6 TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Phyllis Woolford. raven- haired Caribbean beauty queen from Trinidad, Is a one-girl trade mission from the West Indies to Britain. Her trin has cost Droir.oters £500. The mon v will be spent nami-shak: and cocktail-drinking with company directors In London m the next twoAP - 206 words
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Article, Illustration13 1948-09-07 6 r School a how her stomach m a13 words
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149 1948-09-07 6 Radar saved skipper from drowning CAPTAIN C. Richard Christy. 33, skipper of a small Chesapeare Bay freighter owes his life to the sharp night penetrating eyes of Radar. His ship was swamped by high seas about 50 miles below Anapohs U5. and being heavily-loaded, sank almost at once. Carrol Evans,UP - 149 words
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Article170 1948-09-07 6 'Abiding interest' still FILIPINO misgivings that the I nited stat^ overlooking its former uard while pouriiu aid to the rest of the world, including Japan answered by the T.S. Charge d'Affain^ r Thoft 1 H. Lockett, who assured Filipinos that the WriT* have an "abiding interest"170 words
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13 1948-09-07 6 'Militaristic' Jap statues; destroyed ABOUT 500 J an* a F m A PAP - 13 words
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Article20 1948-09-07 6 Sixnational parliair.- :.ts Roir.< .cc of the I liamcntary Union, a body for contact between parliam*20 words
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Advertisement130 1948-09-07 6 •You Don't Have To K:i»u Th« Do You Know! Here He A r TODAY and TOMORROW ©J^fIi URLI Four Slkiws 1 fi X r.e«.c«« by Do**' Dor* NEXT CHANGE~~* Deiiffctfwßs ■■■mi •OPERA LOVtRS MA'S REJOICE THAT AT LAST A LENCTH OPERA HAS MEN PRODICED AS A X WITH THE FINEST130 words
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Miscellaneous137 1948-09-07 6 J* Exclusive to //i^ Singapore Free Press m Malaya WELL, LYDlA's"\^ HOW ODD.'-A^iT STRIKES ME \l KoH. DONVSAY TMAtTI /THEY'VE OFFEREdV OH, GOOD ARRIVED IN EIRE, \GEORGIES THERE /THAT'S WHERE WE EKIC— HERE'S A ME A- STALL AT SHOW/ -YOU JANEF-SHE SENDS TOO, You KNOW-/ SHOULD BE IN LETTER WHICH137 words
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Article149 1948-09-07 7 Washbrook may lead Lancashire t d.it^-ct possibill- sh brook 3 captain of .:y Cricket v ideas that an 5 ~r than a proE -hould lead the side H* tten m view of 6 afoot. professionals JjK rr s and why a nood is the W spends all the should notUP - 149 words
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Article64 1948-09-07 7 FIRST SSC RUGBY RIAL TODAY .07 trials cf -Jut K.ck- 5 p m. and t^H ay are: Ce* b t A |^H. Mclnroy, < G D. Harc.segger. J Frame, 3 Wilson AF J^K A. V. Dernm a t. 8. A H. Roboon. J M. Morris. H W¥ .cl^e C |^B-64 words
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Article484 1948-09-07 7 G.H.Q. Signals 3; C. Athletes MAINTAINING a terrific pace right to the end and playing aggressively throughout, G.H.Q. Signals < proved a shade too good for the Chinese Athletes m a first division league soccer fixture played at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday, emerging deserving win- ners484 words
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Article, Illustration697 1948-09-07 7 CALL BOY - FOX'S HORSES DOMINATE TRAINING CALL BOY By Happy Lass and Honey Comb best HORSES under the charge of Trainer Tom Fox, who has a strong entry for the Singapore Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting, dominated this morning's fast work at Bukit Timah. The second track was used for fast work697 words
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Article125 1948-09-07 7 P W D L F APU SOVtn SC. 21 16 1 4 44 23 33 Tiger SC. 20 13 3 4 52 31 29 R.A.F. <C > 20 11 2 7 59 38 24 RAF. S > 21 8 6 ***** 24 Amicable AA. 21 10 3 8125 words
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Article57 1948-09-07 7 IRISH jockej Michael Beary rode ;\th consecutive winner at Chctetow, England, yesterday, a rare string of luck on 'he track then got an easy let-down. His sequence was broken by Stipulation who finished second. Beary rode 'he last four winners at Chep6tow on SaturdayAP - 57 words
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Article416 1948-09-07 7 THE first photo-finish camera m the history of Malayan racing will almost certainly be operating early next year at Bukit limah racecourse. The camera-room for the photo finish apparatus has already been erected on the top tier of the Singapore Turf Club'g grandstand, but the apparatus has416 words
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Article114 1948-09-07 7 VTESTERDAY'S U.K. Football 1 League results were: FIRST DIVISION Blackpool 1 Derby Co. I Kolton U 1 HuddersfieM 1 I Raraley 1 Preston N. K. it Sheffield I J Sunderland M < <»ND DIVISION Coventry C. 1 West Ham ltd. 0 Leicester C. 0 lirentford < Luton To»nReuter - 114 words
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434 1948-09-07 7 DIV. TWO FNDS WITH GOAL IN LAST MINUTE THE last match of the se division of the S.A.F.A. league that between Pulau Bukom S.C. and Rovers SC. ll— resulted m a last minute victory for the Bukom team. Playing at Geylang Stadium yesterday, Pulau Bukom won the match by the434 words
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Article, Illustration34 1948-09-07 7 Champion at Cillman Coming out of the pool is eight -year -old Miss Daptuu Manley, who won the 33-yards children's race at the Singapore District swimming championships which were held at Oillman last Saturday.34 words
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Article416 1948-09-07 7 By FORWARD AN organised scheme to give Singapore schoolboys proper coaching m positional play as well as expert instruction m the rudiments of the game is being planned by the Singapore Hockey Association. This move follows the appeal made by Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers, President416 words
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Article72 1948-09-07 7 THE closing prices on the St. Leger callover at the Victoria Club, London, last night were: 11-8 My Love, 15-2 Noor, 8-1 Black Tarquin. 10-1 Royal Drake, 100-9 Solar Slipper, 18-1 Vie Day, 20-1 Alycidon, 25-1 Captain Fox, 25-1 Ottoman, 28-1 Count Rendered, 33-1 Angelola, 100-1 others.Reuter - 72 words
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Article31 1948-09-07 7 THE Triangle 2nd XI d I the Singapore Cold Storage by seven goals to three m a game of soccer played at the Delta Road ground on Saturday.31 words
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Article195 1948-09-07 7 PiE United States had already made certain of retaining the Davis Cup by winning two singles on Saturday and the doubles on Sunday so that yesterdays two remaining singles against Australia at Forest Hills were merely academic. Ted Schroeder won the first of them against Bill SidwellReuter - 195 words
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Article312 1948-09-07 7 WHILE South beat North by five wickets m the major festival cricket fixture at Hastings yesterday North are having the better cf the encounter at Kingston where they gained a first innings advantage. No fewer than 23 wickets fell yesterday at Hastings where the pitchReuter - 312 words
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Article126 1948-09-07 7 draw for the fir-t >uiui if i the Singapore Am a ball Association's Cup corn: j resulted as follow Sept. 23: In< RAF S mbawang at I ground. St. Georgt's Roa<i vs R A F. Changi i Sept. 24 M.F A nC A v126 words
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Miscellaneous257 1948-09-07 7 F.P. Crossword No. 48% 1' I I IF"! I 13 X r'|s piji, m? i»" \i~~~ ~w^ yp 1 zrpi .75 I r*nr 50 IjT 32 ~fe CI DM AC ROSS 1, HidcLo (8). 7. Merited (6). 9. Trea.s with nnrifini '6). 11, Be indebted (3). 12, Dry (4^. 14,257 words
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Article110 1948-09-07 8 BEVW —On 2nd Septemoer. at Batu Gajah Hospital, to Tessa, wife of F. C Beven. a son. DICKENS —At X a p d a n Kcrbau H h Sept., to Jean, wife of Charles G D'ckens LANG —To Winefride Mary. 2nd September. 1948. at Bungsar I Kuala Lumpur— a110 words
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Article108 1948-09-07 8 The engagement is a^inounced Eng Ghee, second 4 Mr. Mrs Tan I Bei nd Kang Pack Tarn••: of Mr. Mri Kan* Kirn Tiong. both of Singa- r.ent is announced ;eo Boon Er. Mr Teo Kn I L Swee j- k and Mis* L^i Pui ..r-.tcr oi Mr. .fe See108 words
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Article59 1948-09-07 8 3OGLE —On 7:h Sept.. 1948. Jasper passed away at his residence No. 116 Fasir Pa: ad. The iea place this evenmt? ■1 430 pn: it B. tery. On 194 M, at 10.40 p.m. Mr -;ang Siinx v at 69. 83 He i anJ I ten to mourn hi! rill59 words
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Article342 1948-09-07 8 May go back to Kremlin MOSCOW, Monday. THE four-Power talks may be resumed m Moscow 1 this week, it was stated m authoritative Quarters here tonight, following reports that the four military governors of Germany had met for the sixth time today to continue their detailedReuter; UP - 342 words
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Article87 1948-09-07 8 Greeks blow up Red arms vessel ATHENS. Tuesday. A GREEK destroyer attacked and blew up a 300- ton motorship attempting yesterday to unload mines and war materials for Communist guerrillas m the Peloponnesus. The incident occurred m Lednidion Bay on the east coast. 75 miles south of Athens, when theAP - 87 words
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Article316 1948-09-07 8 AMSTERDAM, Monday. QI'EExN JULIANA formally ascended the Netherlands throne today, pledging: to "arrange, on a footing of liberty, independence and equality, our relations to the peoples of Indonesia, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles." After the ceremony, the new Queen accepted the cheers of 1,000,000 ofAP; UP - 316 words
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Article69 1948-09-07 8 THE multUafa treaty I .ng most lav. :rpd nation treatment to v. n Germany was appro erday by 15 of the "22 nations holding secret trade and tfti m Ufv.eva Th( approval was against strong opposition from fhoslovlka- wnose delegate left the room at theReuter - 69 words
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Article388 1948-09-07 8 London Stock Exchange LONDON, Monday. •piN shares advanced on the London Stock Exchange today. Rubber shares were irregular to higher. This week's Trade Union I Congress is being offered as the main reason for today's idleness In domestic issues, says Reuter's financial correspondent. British Government .secui were,388 words
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Article20 1948-09-07 8 Nearly 200 ooc W roops ar< OI to start a rtr> I Peipinu-Hankcm- s p ReuterReuter - 20 words
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Article30 1948-09-07 8 The Prime M Mr. Clement Attlce, m hospital for UM •wo weeks for treatment for eczema of c th^re for nf l"ast another week snvs ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article154 1948-09-07 8 COMMON WEAL TH LONDON, Monday. "IT is a profound mistake for the world to misunderstand and under-estimate the strength of the newer British Commonwealth towards which we are now rapidly evolving," said the Australian Minister for External Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister. Dr. Herbert Evatt. m i a broadcast tonight.Reuter - 154 words
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203 1948-09-07 8 BERLIN, Monday. NINE Russian Tommy-gun-ners, accompanied by two officers, entered Berlins City Hall tonight after two American Army coaches had arrived to evacuate Western sector policemen isolated there by a Soviet cordon. The men went straight to the Russian liaison officers headquarters whileAP - 203 words
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Article25 1948-09-07 8 Britons will be permitted to '«ke their entire weekly meat ration of orre shilling's worn m fresh meat ;ifter September 12.25 words
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Article36 1948-09-07 8 DR Cabot Seton Bull. 46--year-old British scientist, has been suspended from work at a Government atomic energy research station m a purge of suspected Communists, fellow-travellers and Fascists m defence denartmnets. A PAP - 36 words
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Article110 1948-09-07 8 V BFm I.VL Market correspondent gives the prices of rubber (In cen'.s per Ib.) at 11 a.m. today a? follows: Buyers. Sellers No. 1 R.S.S Spot. I<> 15'» 45^ •o.b. m bales Sept. No. 1 R.S.S. U' 44M 4 No. 2 R.S.S. 42 4 IS* No. 3 R.S.S.110 words
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Article74 1948-09-07 8 THE new French cabinet headed by Popular Republican Robert Schuman decided yesterday on a reduction of income tax. Other measures decided were: extension of the special watfe bonus of 2,500 francs to workers m public as well as private industries, an increase m theReuter - 74 words
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Article79 1948-09-07 8 NEW YORK, Tuesday. PRESIDENT Truman yesterday opened his presidential campaign at Grand Rapids (Michigan' with a new attack on the record of the Republican controlled 80th Congress on prices and housing. Speaking to an early morning audience, estimated at 25.000, he pictured the 80th Congress asUP - 79 words
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Article28 1948-09-07 8 three British firm announced Yesterday the signing of contract* for th c sale to Russia of £3,500.000 worth of diesel enir nw and tUetri<*il equipment.28 words
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Article169 1948-09-07 8 MANCHESTER, Monday. THE Bishop ot Victoria, (Hong Kong) "might do well to call the Bishop of Kunming and colleagues of other denominations Into conference over this scandalous business of children workingand dying -m the Yunnan tin mines." the liberal Manchester Guardian said today "Tile Chinese authoritiesReuter - 169 words
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Article, Illustration38 1948-09-07 8 picture. Mr and Mrs. James George Shaw who were married at St Andrews Cathedral yesterday. The groom i s the Superintendent of the amgapore Fire Brigade. His bride was the former Miss Dorothy Halton.- Free PressFree Press - 38 words
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Article285 1948-09-07 8 U.K. can 'tface sudden A- war LONDON, Monda BRITAIN as it ended four days of massive air manoeuvres today knew the grim truth it cannot hope to exist if an atomic war should come m the near future. Theoretically, today the southern counties— the heart of the United Kingdom andUP - 285 words
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Article97 1948-09-07 8 PURGE RED; CALL BY T.U.C. CHIER MARGATE, (England), Monk- MISS Florence Hancock, President Inion Congress, called today for a pun*" 1 Communists m Britain's organised labou f must rid our if ovement of these misc-hii-f-^^™ she told the delegates of Marly gjj workers. Later m the day's session, the TReuter - 97 words
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Article102 1948-09-07 8 Manchu 'Heir gets 7 years A Chinese farmer, pretender to the Manchu throne, has been given seven years imprisonment for "indiscretlon" by a Lancho-v .^eciaJ criminal court. The farmer. Ma Lun«-iing. aged 23, whose oriainal surname coincided with that of the Manchu was misled by Communists into believing himsetf to102 words
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Miscellaneous8 1948-09-07 8 SINGAPORE TIDES Today: 1 08 p.m Wed.: l.Mpjn.8 words
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