The Singapore Free Press, 22 October 1948

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA I SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1948. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    Optimism as Council meets
    62 1 Optimism as Council meets Urdtct on \erlin today PARIS, Friday. i in I nited Nations the Security Council erdict on the ly approved up by the reply v. I to favour s resolution out of the eneral approval c pro- 111 be a "showd thus no nation of :essor. 'es.
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    22 1 lave a recital of he Rotary dinner to celebrate the ary of the j of the United Nati<m.i at Raffles H night.
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    BERLIN BLOCKADE 'A TRIAL BY FEAR'
    215 1 BERLIN BLOCKADE 'A TRIAL BY FEAR' WASHINGTON, Friday TEN. Lucius D. Clay, U.S. v military governor m Germany, last night charged that "the Soviet Government deliberately picked Berlin as the place to apply pressure to check the political and economic recovery of the f] counties of Europe." Gen. Clay, who
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    KLMCRASH: DEATHS NOW 39
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    The sailor didn't care
    16 1 if jirl hospital *ies m his n to be this 1 U.P.
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    Burma may fail on rice exports
    137 1 LONDON, Friday. IT is unlikely that Burma will be able to fulfil her 1 rice export quotas for the remaining two months of the year, according to informed circles m London. Ten dp In Singapore it p ited that exp would hied. of Bur
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    BREWERIES TO INCREASE CAPITAL
    83 1 BREWERIES TO INCREASE CAPITAL MALAYAN B $1,500,000 I $1 ment lers. propos be out i bonas v:. 25. statemei been by the company on ihe for the pr ln*al. but when V. mts report iod. directors will recomhe annual a final dividend 17^ cents and a bonus i f cen^
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    Flies plane to Reds
    22 1 deserted to the I because he feared he was aboui, to I be arrested for black mark^ocrnrg. A.P.
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    STOP PRESS
    61 1 near Slim River, .lust over the Selangortk border fired on the i1 mail train from Kuala :)ur to P^nanß last nkht Their target appeared t(, ho the first eln«?s sleep ich. Vt Tanjoner Kimbutan. irer dis nvered a each of rifles atid hand grenade, hidden near the rail\v;<\
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    Rubber output up 7,600 tons
    71 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. RUBBER production m the deration In September totalled 64,202 tons, 7,600 tons more than m August and the third best total In 22 month? Exports were 66 522 tons. The increase was the result mall holders output, which at 30.910 tons was
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    Warning on registration
    70 1 Free Press Staff Reporter r |*HE Issue or 10.515 identity A cards began this morning at 84 registration centres In Slngap< stratlon is ding satisfactorily \n\s today warned that facetious applications make the offender liable to prosecutions, and a $10,000 fine or three months' rigorous Imprisonment or
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    Tojo says he feels at peace
    123 1 TOKIO. Friday UIDKKi tojo. wartime Prlmier of Japan, has berne "at peace" through Buddhism, said his wife Mrs. Katsuko Tojo. I him m Sugamo prison yesIt v first meeting m eight raon 1 her husband told her he was at peace and reading relizlous
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    17 missing in bomber
    58 1 17 missing in bom ber PARIS. Friday. FjiK military auth I lid last night, they had little hope for 17 missing men on board a French bomber which has been missing for 36 hours. The plane left Rabat, m Morocco, on Wednesday morning for an aerodrome n^ar Marseilles, with a
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    25 Dutch killed in West Java
    65 1 BATAVIA. Friday. TWENTY-FIVE Dutch :iiers and several Indonesian officials have been killed In clashes In West where a Republican Army battalion is reported to rted guerrilla warfare m Dutch-held territory. Increased infiltration by Republican guerrillas has created an "almost critical"' situation m West Java,
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    "Hymn to atom bomb"
    41 1 Pravda. the Russian Communist i >.r. declared yesterday m a 2.000 word review of Mr. Churchill's speech to the Conservative Party conference at L'.andudno. that "hi ipp**al sounds like a real hymn t atom bomb, reports Reuter
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    First woman member
    34 1 Queoa Elizabeth yesterday became the first woman to be a full member of Cambridge University when sh« was invested v the scarlet and pink robe of an honorary Doctor of Law.
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    34 1 *?«/i? fl d buildm V» Crated m San Francuco (Calijorn States giant B-36 flew over, it is m flight over the water fr longshoremen. Strikebound ships can be seen at low er 1 m
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    THREE MORE MONTHS
    66 1 A PROCLAMATION extending the period of the emergency for a further three month* m Singapore under Emergency Regulations Ordinance icas publ I ■lay's G o Gazette. Seeking authority for the extension, the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, told the Legislative Council on Tuesday that "the Communists are making
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    TWO JAPS HELD IN C.I.D. RAID
    127 1 Free Press Staff Reporter TWO Japanese, suspected to be m liaison with the Malayan Communist Party, were arrested by Singapore police m a raid on a house m Middle Road last night. With them was a Chinese, who was also 1 arrested. One of
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    Two S'pore arrests
    15 1 Singapore police yesterday rested two Chinese alleged U> be secret society members.
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    Freeberg missing for 22 days
    383 1 Freeberg missing for 22 days NEW YORK, Krid. •THE fate of Bob Freeberg, American pilot working x for Indonesian Republic, who has been mibbiiii; for 22 days since his Dakota was reported forced down m southern Sumatra is developing into a mai>r mystery. Amid a rash of conflicting reports, there
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    27 1 chief of 'ralasian on of the International Organisation, who >apore last night by a: r r ngland. He has been $tudying the displaced persons problem m Europe.
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    Singapore IS on the new B.O.A.C. route
    48 1 Singapore IS on the new B.O.A.C. route SAPORE will be Ij BO tween I said lo The agency which the was int report route would be Paris X Calcutta Local offl the :n fact, be London, Rome. Ca chi. Calcutta. Singapore, D. win and Sydn:.d of th i
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    CHINESE STABBED
    16 1 h Road 1 Jig. I had be by a cumpair ii i ing Hospital.
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    Look after your blouses
    514 2 Look after your blouses FOR the girl on a budget, a fullekirted suit plus several blouses is the answer to her wardrobe problem. The skirt, with a change of blouse, makes a suitable outfit for most isions from sport to dress-up. But blouses, whether classic nakers or frothy sheers, oe
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    HOUSE OF FASHION
    23 2 I of the has cleKoniin em v id the i: r.ent :»cy of the m ni the DaDer said. A.P.
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    Bridge Problem
    204 2 1 North either or car and West m further bidding The bid•derably simplified^ under tht Id out of rotation excepl übject to oul> "Ut o*l 'irn, or right-hand opponent's turn, you simply are required to pass at jrour i lust as you intended.) The offender's partner ma\ not
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    A Lady-in-waiting has to be tough
    297 2  - A Lady-in- waiting has to be tough Ed. L. CAMPBELL By A.r. correspondent HISTORY'S roman--11 tic Lady-in-Wait-ing is just a working girl today. Came with the silks and satins of other centuiv :hat glamorous Maid of Honour who languished around the throne exercising her charms on Xi: tnd courtiei Instead,
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    BOY OR GIRL
    139 2 The Turkish influence In these strikingly designed shoes it easily seen. The up-curling toe and the golden sheen of the soles has that unmistakable look of oriental luxuriance. Ap- propnately enough, the style is called "Kumfee" and the high front lacmg tends to keep the foot slim.
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      144 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR poK.N today, you have out a real career. prodigious adaptability Your mind is so active and versatility. The stars that you often over-reach have been ■lanool too kind vour physical energies. You in "iving >ou so many are not one who can go latent' talents that you
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      82 2 SINGAPORE p in I -U p m to 1 1 > ron i i In tfalaj 5 Mu- i m Kron7.01 v AUSTRALIA rODAf > th 11 Tui.03 from 'he "^RISrSkC Exclusive to tho Singapor Free Pres? m Malaya S&P^JSSm&P^ ASfcci S J;;i2it W£ I IwAURLOCK'SEMPTYAGAIN.RE-I II^ARNEDYOUNOTTOTRYA II W/ WE
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      72 2 I g 9.3U Re- AS of Renown; 11 Orchestra] H Tin c rv rn 4 Austi r riup .l 4 W 40 Ser20 Mu ,1c for R R I B B c. 6 30 Worl nee In Ido <t h;s orch Date with the S:ar.<; 7.45 Hour of Bright D
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    REDS TRAIN 40,000 GERMAN 'STOOGES'
    168 3 REDS TRAIN 40,000 GERMAN 'STOOGES' for high posts m Communist Reich NEW YORK, Friday. COME 40,000 Germans have been trained during the past year m the Soviet Zone to be "political workers" that is, communist agitators according to a Berlin dispatch to Dagens Nyheter of Stockholm. The pupils live and
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    And the band played on ...
    83 3 And the band played on Dram-majorette Celja Slavens, leading her band m a parade at Champaign, Illinois (U.S.), swung her baton with such enthusiasm that she struck her head and knocked herself out. Without missing a beat, the leaderless band stepped over her and continued on its way. Regaining conscious!
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    SYDNEY CHALLENGE TO CATHOLICS
    20 3 I i. ali- and 36 S governments are In deral necessary to dv Der Reuter AAP
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    CALL TO U.S. WAR VETERANS
    20 3 a up v: •c prog: 000 si I the s* :\e ordered by Pre- U.P.
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    Nanking angry with Moscow
    64 3 I^HE ,n's Forsuggt-. t y that Oovernm<.-m should demands with Rusns of t verniaent Ls reported to be considering the restriction of movcmenis of s In China In retaliation for restrictions imposed on diplomats accredited to Moscow. The Foreign Office Is awaitin? a full report from
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    THE SMELL THAT STARTED A PANIC
    237 3 THE SMELL THA T STARTED A PANIC i SMELL of naphta or some byproduct of petro- leum or the natural gas fields was blown into the San Francisco Bay region for hours recently from some n :ous source at sea, causing sickness and near-hy m some parts of the area.
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    20 3 King Frederick and Queen j Ingrid of Denmark went on i board when H.M.S. Maid- I stone visited Copenhagen recently.
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    Germany's many 'broken' marriages
    103 3 FiIVORCE, always a relatively easy matter m Germany, has become even more common since the war. Divorce courts, indeed, are working overtime m an attempt to catch up on arrears. The long absence of prlsonf war from th< ir homes has contributed much to the the
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    Atom bombs by rocketnext war horror
    131 3 LONDON, Friday. ROCKETS carrying atomic .bs mast be considered range weapon m future war. and air defence mast be adjusted to ich development of nace. say* Air C: renal sir Roderick I rman flying bomb ad- vancefc m the last war were 1 S.r
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    Teachers On Strike
    27 3 M>re tl 1.000 primary school ping started a four-day itrike y-'Sterday for better s They intend to I a deputation to see Ch A.P.
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    31 3 Beryl Lund. 25-year-old variety artist who has been "purged" from the Ministry of Supply. Beryl has been playing a girl snooper purptng for the Government m a satirical comedy "The Snoopers."
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    U.K. CLOTHING RATION SAYS
    60 3 T'HE President of the Brit.sh Hoard of Trade Mr. Haiold ampai*;:. the clothes rationing when he to.d the British Mantle Manufacturer* Association m London if cloth sup; must be expected to continue unti] th« balance of payment* is healthier.*' He added he had "given fair warning
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    NAZIS IN AUSTRALIA TO BE ROUNDED UP
    120 3 pSCAPED German and Italian prisoner! of war and internees who have refused to surrender will be rounded up and deported, the Australian Minister for Immigration, Mr. A. A. alwell. has tnld tinFederal Parliament m Canberra. They would not be allow to return to
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    Chines-NEI barter
    5 3 and Pakistan raw
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    Reds in S.E. Asia commit hara-kiri
    688 4  -  ANDREW ROTH By UAVE the Com- munists putsched themselves backwards m South East Asia? The rash of Red revolts m this rich Tier of Asia has htened the nonnmunist world. However, on-the-spot observers see mounting evidence that at least In Indonesia and Malaya the
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    FAITH
    18 4 Br not righteous ovet much: neither make Ihy- self over Hive: wh\ esl th<»ii dr>tr«.\ thyself I
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    A PLANE FOR THE BUSH
    630 4  -  SUSAN BARRIE H> \l SHSAIJAS inland air routes rafl which huth robust ed aerodrom( and simple ugh continuoi service without expensive maintenance lishnu'iils. c requiremen jroup of Australian d signers, have produced the de Havilland "Drover", six to nine passengers, all-three-engined the protoOl which is
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    Phantom smugglers
    313 4  -  ERIC KENNEDY By Reuters' Correspondent BRUSSELS: QESERTEKS from the Allied liberation forces, several hundreds of whom are known still to be living clandestinely m V tern Europe, are believed to be providing the bulk of the operating the wholesale smuggling which is going on ad Igium's frontiers. The
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    42 4 First post-war testing if the Australian canned fruits pack was staged m Melbourne recently, for analysts, and experts from Canneries, Department Commerce, and the Council for > :nd In trial rch. The main purpose of sui quality stanc from all car ted i
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    MORE MEN TO FIGHT SMUGGLERS
    377 5 MORE MEN TO FIGHT SMUGGLERS War on drug traffickers Customs Dept. expansion Free Press Staff Reporter I step up its campaign against traffickers m narcotics, especially opium, the Customs j Department staff has been increased, involving the expenditure this year of $30,640 for salaries while seven new Customs examination stations
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    U.S. BUYS OIL FROM MALAYA
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    17 5 j pass vore o the lines airport igapore be- to dder to enrd or Free Press fgdf
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    JAIL FOR ROBBERY
    22 5 Mr. on t'vo Yap Ah Chye and Chia Ah Kow. who held up and robbed Ah and some cash.
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    $103,900 vote for community halls
    135 5 FHE Rural Board proposes to spend Sll>3/JOO for building eight community halls for the Rural District Committees next year, Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, Commissioner of Lands, told a meeting of the Rural Hoard yesterday. The sum has been included m the Rural Board budget
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    S.C.S.A. DINNER AND DANCE
    133 5 j Civil Service \g a dinner and dancj at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Oct. 30 m honour of members of the Government Serv cc who have been honoured by the King since the liberation. The function will be pi >y the Colonial Secretary. Mr. P.
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    30 million rupees for ex-I.N.A. men
    200 5 illE (>o\ernmtnt of India ha> >et aside three I i fur pensions and war gratuities for former members o^the Indian National Army, which oiinded by Chandra Bose. F men. v or for the focre An amount equal to '-hree deferred pay. of c or
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    51 5 The Governor is seen addressing the Singapore Rotary Club at a dinner at Raffles Hotel last night marking the third anniversary of the United Nations Charter. Next to the Governor is Mrs. Cresson, wife of the President of the Club, and beside her is Sir Han Hoe Lim.- Free Press
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    COMMITTEE HEARS OBJECTIONS
    192 5 COMMITTEE HEARS OBJECTIONS DETENTIONS r THE Advisory Committee A set up io hear objections by pcrtv Us detained under gency Regulat: started I Twi eld last on <nd Friday. Some ten casei idy been heard. The Committee is conited as follows: Mr. JusBrown <chaiTman>, Mr., T. W. Ong. Mr. V.
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    MR. J,F.M. ROUALLE
    28 5 Mr. J. F. 11. Roualle will succeed Mr. W. G. Steven as the Secretary of the Board of Licensing Justices with eftect from Nov. 11.
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    FELLOWSHIP OFFER FROM AUSTRALIA
    235 5 THE an Gc. is offering Singapore one :.or fellowship (ooen to h men and women* for In Australia from 'he n« of 1D49. I to of re ned to a: general expeiao may or may not b° a enwork. T y be Govei luired. Tht and
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    More pay for S.M.C. staff?
    323 5 Free Press Staff Reporter INCREASES m the salaries and cost of liviiu allowances of the Singapore Municipal staif nex year are forecast m the 1949 draft of the Municipa estimates. An analysis of the expenditure showi Increases m the personal emoluments and cost of living
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    Municipality may shelve plans for buildings
    86 5 Municipality may shelve plans for buildings Free Press Staff Report*! INDICATION that ft 1 number of schemes envisaged by the Singapore Municipality and approved m principle will telved for pern., anoth ir are In the 19 the Mv imates I of ere Droved af cor borouk. labours I bulldin pool
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    GANDHIJI FUND NOW $115,510
    63 5 GANDHIJI FUND NOW $115,510 a .53.38: Naina Moh; $251; B. H T IC Lobo 5 Mrs P X Menor t S. Sodar $608.80: 111 Da vies $600; Miss BtfU Mi^ra $191.20; Miss $48. Ci\Uian Staff. 220 DID <k Supply Dept $92; N M. Sen Gupta $25; G B Singh $25,
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      33 5 FRENCH MOSSCREPE i At 2J\ GOWNS J it EVERY TAJ tad LATEST MODELS Road Near Raffle* Hot p IANO-ACCORDIONS **W SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED K> CN RHjl I-1 VSY TERMS. *MWS MUSIC STUDIO md
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      52 5 w;//i our &/1/5 wjJ^ /o measure an cut and personally fitted /ry o«r English Cutter. m Only highest skilled tailors are employed on our work. Complete satisfaction from I cut, fit and workmanship are guaranteed and further -more our prices are competitive. i M ROBINSONS (ROBINSON CO. I TD.) RAFFLES
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    FEDERATION FACED WITH HUGE DEFICIT
    166 6 $100 million Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Federation Government is faced with the problem of balancing a Budget which is expected to show a deficit ot nearly $100,000,000, and has ordered all heads of Federal Departments to cut their already revised 1919
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    41 6 Eunice him of the Strait* Chinese Methodist Youth Fellowship m the role of Madam Boucroyen wcith her fortune' crystal— a. r.cene m "Mind oxer Ml. a French comedy m three ill be Uaut Straits Chinese Methodist Church m Kam, X' Saturday.
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    Press attack on Malay chieftains
    204 6 Free Press Malay Correspondent r rHE practice of electing hereditary chiefs. have no clearly -defined functions and who draw big salaries and allowances from the Government, has caused much disappointment among enlightened M &an Melaya report* from Kuala Lumpur. Progressive Malays are asking wh serve*
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    FEW CHANGES IN PRICES
    344 6 dfgdfg LONDON, Friday. IT nu a quiet day for the London Stock Exchange 1 yesterday, with few major price alteratioi Keuter's financial correspondent. Rubbers were unchanged to lower and Tins irregular to lower. The sutec the new £100,000 000 electricity 3 per cent, l-un opened closed
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    E.R.P.: 'No direct aid for Malaya'
    118 6 Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON. Thurs. MALAYA Ls unlikely to benefit directly from loans and grants under the European Reconstruction Programme this year. D R Reeg Williams, Parliamentary Under Secreflee, m a speech last night, said that colonies wl led to the agreement b
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    Security Forces kill 5 bandits
    223 6 Free Press Staff Correspondent Xl ALA LUMPUR, Thursri piVi; terrorists were killed yesterday, ihree m 1 Sunpei Siput area m Perak, :ind one each m Nej^ri Sembiian and Pahang. A man ran out of a hut as a patrol raided it m Surmei Slput area
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    NINE MONTHS FOR OPIUM
    51 6 NINE MONTHS FOR OPIUM THE tm of Singapore Kul^ber Exchange Brokers" ;jpany, Yap Kay Thye of Amoy Street, was yesterday eed to nine months' rigorous imprisonment by *nd District Jud^e (Mr. J L. McFall> for possession of opi an ani smoking ftpparatus. Yap had pleaded guilty to three charges of
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    CHINA-N.E.I. TRADE TALKS
    107 6 THE Dutch news &gt .eta reports ttui n from has at Djakarta. Th n comod of five men. i by Mr d that the mis- matters pertaining to trade i and Indone- rubb ..aary agree- t was rear fur the b... textiles for Indont to the value
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    Registration pictures
    28 6 Phouujmphs for i efrxtration purposes must b. printed either or floaty paper. In the cace of gloasy paper, the prints NOT be glazed, sart mn offi-
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    Fisherman fights off crocodile
    82 6 Free Press StaiT Correspondent KLANTAN, Thursd 4 TI'.U'KED by a crocodile m Pahanff River, a Malay iu»)ierman fought it off. On<> of his shoulders was badly crushed. i 1 Thf man was bathing m kn?e-deep water when the crocodile seized him by the left shoulder. B
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    UNIONISTS AND REGISTRATION
    31 6 Th< tary. Mr P. A. B. MrKtrron. 40 trade unit: yesterday to discus arising out of the rt scheme. Many questior f the scheme were rais-c-d and answered.
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      37 6 JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya -yf..AWD There's NoXB^WEU^OFALL TheX I j NHIIIf You WILI-Itf r^nartF'J (^VI!!^L |Jk^ I^/ US IN OUR Pi rf^^\( Ml fcl _^/SHOaT IN SCOTLAND^. Ink v I H J^
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    NO REGRETS WILL MAKE AMENDS
    261 7 NO REGRETS WILL MAKE AMENDS Much improved by first run Free Press Racing Correspondent VM) REGRETS should have been greatly improved by his run on Wednesday and lam confident he will make amends over the five and half furlongs straight course at Ipoh tomorrow, the last day of the Perak
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    54 7 »?S tm w: Barrett of RAF, Seletar, winner of the 18-hole handicap m the RAF Malaya golf championships held at the RSGC yesterday, receives his cup from Mrs. Sanderson, wife of Air-Vice-Marshal A. C. Sanderson, Air Officer Commanding, Malaya. In the foreground is Sa-Ldr L. Newbould of HO Air Command,
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    Betting at standstill
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    TANGLIN ATS OUT CLASSED
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    EXHIBITION CHESS TOMORROW
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    CARRIE TO FIGHT SARBAN SINGH
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    GOLD CASTE, BARON NOT ACCEPTING
    41 7 I'- Racing respondent TOLD are :or the tomorI c Pen. Do: Hall, r Port, ght. rain fell la v\as very he a :ew were givtrn ga i wn the She may run and if c going
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    S.C.C. RUGBY TEAMS
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    T. JONES OUT OF WALES TEAM
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    Tomorrow's weights
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    Kota Raja will celebrate
    267 7  -  CRUSADER By AS both sides are fielding their strongest available teams, tomorrow's Singapore Amateur Football Association Cup final promises to be a titantic struggle. It will certainly be a fitting finale to the official soccer season. Supporters of X Raja will be glad to h» 1
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    R.A.F. Seletar teams chosen
    83 7 j 15 p.m.: I I Jew. P Lt Monk> Cpl. Forsur, AC fu-ld. AC AC Youd, Baker, Sqdr Ldr. Pr lugh O'Connor <Capt.), Qd F Sgt. Dollxar. •nan Sgt. Black. rhe R.A.F. Selotar "A" XV st the Sii^apore Police at r tomorrow at 5.15 p.m.: .phin.
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    Russia abandons sports isolation
    184 7 ut of last d for manlted from his--3 but ptinp ad basall. It never, however, set up an Olympic crynmittee, which could receive invitationa for participation m these events. British sports officials believe this will be remedied m good time for the 15th Olympiad But. as
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    SELECTORS LOOK TO THE FUTURE
    243 7 E LAND, acknowledged m most European countries as "the soccsr master" jannot for long continue to rel\ on the small select trrouo which by its prowess on the soccer field has earn d inestimable prestige abroad. The warnma liuhr came recently when Denmark's team of
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    INTER-COUNTY RUGBY
    21 7 JN a Rugby Union comity championship match on Wednesoiy .re defeated Leicester- 1 by 14 points to six- Reuter
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      64 7 Todays Sport HO< hi > R C. V. Soon II C. Hong Lim freen; SK Royal Naval Police —SRC BOD C Post A I uraph St. George's Rd; k Ihhil v BMI kong A. Shanghai Bank It toria School ground; B.C.C. X s SWIMMING: Singapore swimming championships heat*. 5 8
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    BIRTHS
    55 8 EDWARDS.—To Hilda May, at IC K. Hospital —a daughter, Jane. I October. BAYNE—At Malacca General to Amy. wife of J. Bayne. k :es Patricia )RTH .—On Oct. 21, at )ital, Kuala Lumpur, to Sally, wife of Tom Hepworth i RIGNALL.—On Oct. 19. at 17 Rd, Spore, to Betty, P.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    24 8 The engagement Is announced between Ethel Weersakera youngest daughter of Mrs D. E ra of Singapore and Mr. A W Goonewardene of O.PO
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    30 8 O'CONNOR. WILLIAM —Th tieat red at Kota Bharu utal. on the Oth October, Ou iirar. Iri PER. J F only son o: rrin and on. Spa, PTr Deeply regretted.
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    CHIANG SUCCESS JS REPORTED
    194 8 Govt. retakes key bastion SHANGHAI, Friday. GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek is reported to have scored his initial important success yesterday m his "win or lose Manchuria" counter-offensive when his forces, breaking through Communist lines, are said to have smashed into Chinchow, Manchurian corridor bastion which fell to
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    Britons to get X mas turkeys
    96 8 LONDON, rnaay. TY7HILE stringent economy will continue to be observed, Britons will have turkeys as usual this year, the Food Minister, Mr. John Strachey, announced here yesterday. Britain "cannot afford" to buy the birds jrom Argentina because oj dollar strlngtmcy, Mr. Strachey said, but
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    550 Desrrt m N.Z.
    24 8 It was announced In the House of Representatives In W< 550 oversea* seamen deaerted 1 ships In New Zealand this
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    U.S. plans atomic warships
    172 8 U.S. plans atomic warships WASHINGTON. Friday. IN the event of war, submarines and aircraftcarriers will be the US. Navy's chief weapon and to this end experiments are being pushed to achieve proIpulsion for ships, particularly undersea craft, with atomic energy. This disclosure was made yesterday by the Chief of U.S.
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    RUSSIA HAS 250 U-BOATS
    42 8 LONDON, E I .dent that R Ilk' my, Ls Inclined rely chiefly on ihe subit val weapon." "lie latest editi<j.i of ::ting Ships, issued disclosing that Russia has about 250 sub- service a.\d 100 iti rosused." but ;ilian
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    TOPS NELSON COLUMN BY 6 INCHES
    49 8 TOPS NELSON COLUMN BY 6 INCHES HAM I f may get nan ne commemorating Lord N A City C iincll com:: has recommended that a column be built toDoed by the a man— "the f BirniiiiKham." to 185 ft. 4 I lunv The r the city's housing nro- A.P.
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    35 8 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, i told a women's conu at Bromley (Kent) yes: day. "If women had handlmg of affairs, all weapons would be prohibited— except the tongue,' says iciated Press. I
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    DUCE'S FAMILY ACCUSES GOVT.
    119 8 AIUSSOLINIS A Government of refusi to them personal objects o children and of allowing i ROME. Frida d the Italian Ing "'obstinately" to return >f the late Duce and of his such objects to be sold at public auctions. nor Italo For: tht> family's legal n
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    E.C.A. MILLIONS FOR CHINA
    55 8 r THE Economic CX>- .\d- ;;lstration yester .ac«d new pro\ liiottnente of $37,750,00) (US) to rehabilitate Chinese industry. The allocations bring to $60,000,1)00 •h^ amount of foreign aid -.mitt-ed fo this pha» of 'Chinese recovery. These allotments cover -jned to boost the output f Chinese industry
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    Miners drive off security guards
    160 8 Miners drive off security guards FRENCH STRIKE VIOLENCE PARIS, Friday. 'THIRTY French Republican security guards were injured, ten seriously, in a pithead battle yesterday with 1,000 strikers, who hurled railway sleepers, bolts and stones at them at I. a Grand Combe, in tin Gard Department of Southern France. The clash
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    'Royal' actress dies of cancer
    65 8 OHK. IPLI6&A LANDI. 43-yca: i Empress Elizabeth of Austria known as the woman In Hollydied m X ii here yesl cancer. ten the i 'ny. Born In V raly. the da and Countess Za;.ardi-Landl TAndi was an artist of mv facets, equally successful us an
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    Wilfred Meynell dead
    27 8 Mr Wilfrrd Ifeyn b p>^t 1 at liis homo m n Wednesday night. He was the husband Seven more dlstlnguishrd th.-m hims"lf—Alice Mcynrll- Reuter
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    HALF GREEK REBELS LOST
    40 8 'THE Greek General Staff yesterday claimed that rrilla losses totalled 25,626 between January and October 20 this year. Of these 10,725 were killed. 7.800 captured and 7.095 missing. Their total strength I was estimated at 21,380
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    Malaya's bauxite
    31 8 Australia Is not m"t Ma it van bauxite for her ftlumii luctlon b ijrade ore m the Pa>-inc islands. Mr. Chifley, the Aust: Prime Minister, said m Parliamcrt yesterday.
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    'No war for next 4 years'
    165 8 WASHINGTON, Friday. r VHE PreAdcnt of the Motion Picture Producers Association of America, Mr. Eric Johnston, said here yesterday that he was convinced that there is not going to be a third tear m the foreseeable future and the producers he represents are banking
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    UN orders new 'cease fire'
    126 8 PALESTINE WAR RAGING PARIS, I rid T*HE l/nited Nation >uncil has on; A new "cease fire" m Southern Palestine a^ noon today. Fierce land and air fight inj going on last night between the Egyptian and Iforces. This order comes at a t.. month-old invasion
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    AID FOR ARABS
    57 8 RUSSIA den: that the United I solve P s polit- blems before aiding Arab refugees cr. tin the question of refugees depended on whether there was pence or war m Palestine. The committee, how voted 44 to 0, with six Slav abstentions, to debate on Oct. 29
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    Call for arms
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    Rubber prices
    106 8 A SPLCIAL Market oorrespondent five* the price* of rubber (»n cents per ib at n am today as follows Buyer* SeUcrs No 1 ft S S Spot loose 43i 4 4 3 t k o b In bale* Oct. No lUJ 13 > 4 43', No. I R.S.S.
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    'JAP NAVY IS RISING AGAIN
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