The Singapore Free Press, 25 January 1949
1949-01-25
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Title Section18 1949-01-25 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA GHDF SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1949. PRICE 10 CENTS18 words
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Article382 1949-01-25 1 Evacuation continues NANKING, Tuesday. THE acting President, Gen. Li Tsung-jen, to- day abolished martial law m all Nationalistheld territory, disbanded "Communist Suppression Headquarters, and ordered the release of all political prisoners, as preliminary moves to open peace negotiations came nearer to success. The Kuomintang CentralReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 382 words
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Article, Illustration187 1949-01-25 1 Frt-e Press Staff Reporter WOex-MalaN.ms who distinguished themselves m the Royal Air Force m the "Battle for Europe" sterdav Heu a British air armament team to m an Avro Lincoln of the R.A.F. Empire 'gfS'SSrU Win g -Comdr. C. T Weir, FC captain of theFree Press - 187 words
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Article107 1949-01-25 1 Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. TWO European tin miners and a special constable were shot dead bj bandits at 8 o'clock tbis morning on a Selangor mine. A third European was wounded. At five thU morning bandits tied up two watchmen and107 words
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Article, Illustration160 1949-01-25 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE Economic Co-operation Administration will not alter its present $175,000,001 China air programme unless the US. State Department changes its policy and this will depend greatly on the outcome of peace negotiations between the Nationalist* And the Communists. Announcing this Mr. PaulReuter; A.P. - 160 words
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Article92 1949-01-25 1 A FORMER British diplomat and specialist m Far Eastern Affairs. Sir George Bailey Ransom has been appointed Director or Columbia University^ new East Asian Institute for graduate studies, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, University President, announced yestprdftv Sir George who headed the Far East branch ofReuter - 92 words
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Article, Illustration215 1949-01-25 1 MALA YAN RISING AS 'NUISANCE' LONDON, Tuesday. r PHE Malayan Agent m Britain. Mr. W. A. Ward, told British radio listeners last night that the Chinese bandits m Malaya were being kept going from outside for their nuisance value it was definitely not an uprising for freedom. A 8.8.C. commentatorReuter - 215 words
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Article76 1949-01-25 1 t'HI.NtM. Communist fangs who are active m South Siam shot dead a Chinese planter and kidnapped his son m the Yala district, near the Malayan frontier, last weekend. It was officially announced yesterday. No other details were given. A spokesman of the Siamese Security BoardReuter - 76 words
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Article172 1949-01-25 1 RANGOON, Tues. REBEL activity m Burma yesterday completely isolated Rangoon from the rest of the country. Road and rail traffic :o Rangoon was suspended following the destruction of a bridgf 167 milps north ol the capital. fit-graph wires have been r- nd rabel attacks have cU.P.; A.P. - 172 words
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Article240 1949-01-25 1 Guerilla war hits Dutch BATAVIA, Tuesday. INDONESIAN guerillas, m scattered groups, are engaging m widespread sabotage and sniping m almost all areas of Java, a Dutch communique reported yesterday. It said Dutch forces are "patrolling intensively". The situation m Sumatra is reported to be quieter. Another report, issued yesterday byReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 240 words
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Article96 1949-01-25 1 SECESSION QUESTIONS BY PEER LONDON, Mon. LORD Mancroft, who recently visited Malaya, will ask questions m the British House of Lords tomorrow regarding the Government's intentions about the Penang secession movement. The question is simpl> whether the Government is "aware of any proposals for the secession of Penang and ProvinceReuter - 96 words
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67 1949-01-25 1 •THE Bishop of Singapore, 1 the Right Rev. J. L. Wilson will dedicate the St. Mission Hospital, m Tanjong Pagar Road, at 5.30 p.m. today. On Thursday the Bishop and Mrs. Wilson will be at home at Robinson's Cafe from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.67 words
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Article25 1949-01-25 1 The flag of the Sultan of Trengganu flew from Malaya House, Trafalgar Square, London yesterday m honour of his birthday.— Reuter picture.Reuter - 25 words
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Article139 1949-01-25 1 LONDON, Monday. WRITING m a foreword Hi the first issue of Corona, journal of the colonial bervice, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, urges colonial territories today 10 be pv pared against outside influence. Mr. Creech Jones writes: "It is139 words
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409 1949-01-25 1 Owner evicted: house for officers Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, rues. EARLY this morning men of "B Squadron, 4th Hussars, began to transfer furniture into a house m Princes Road, out of which trie owner, Mr. Yap Pow Sun, a prominent miner and planter of Kuala Lumpur, was evicted409 words
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Advertisement32 1949-01-25 1 i jftr J "90 f 4 *a FOR A TASTY MEAL MTZPATRICK'S PORK SAUSAGES ARE WIZARD j HT2PATRKKS FOOD SUPPLIES Ti, >0 -66 ORCHARD ROAD DEPT. 5281 5039 EXT. TO HI DEPTS.32 words
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Advertisement22 1949-01-25 1 gh PHILCO Advanced Design PORTABLE AIR-CONDITIONERS Capacities to suit every room Bff^ w^ "^53 T*fjoS' «£ilH^^H distributors SIM E. DARBY CO., LTD22 words
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Article, Illustration971 1949-01-25 2 IRIS ASHLEY - How To Be Friends Though Married IRIS ASHLEY By QNE day last week I was sitting m the Ivy Restaurant and a very beautiful woman stopped and spoke to the other mother at our table. As the .lovely lady moved away, Pat Wallace—daughter of that Whodunit pioneer, Edgar Wallace— remarked:971 words
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Article378 1949-01-25 2 She's The Only One That Flies a uaiKALiAJj oniy woman flying doctor is 40-year-old Dr. Freda Gibson who is stationed at Ceduna, a small outpost m semiarid Great Australian Bight country of South Australia. Her practice is scattered over about 50,000 square miles, part ol it a strip of the378 words
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203 1949-01-25 2 A 27-YEAR-OLD Glasgow brunette, Doris Brown, of BishopbriKgs. told Rlrl friends recently that she aims to start a new trade union— for mannequins. "It's to stop racketeering." she said. Doris, former munitions worker and now one of Glasgow's foremost models. ushered 14 mannequins into the203 words
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Article, Illustration267 1949-01-25 2 A HAND that is no great shake* may become very powerfu* when partner has made a strong bid. Too often a player fails to realize how much the little he holds can mean: later he apologizes for his cowardice by saying "I had only How could 1 I267 words
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Article387 1949-01-25 2 Rhona Church - Rhona Church INHERE is nothing exceptional about young John Moffat— nothing you would notice. Each morning he catches the 8 10 to the City. Each evening he returns to his wife and two babies m time to help put them to bed Having spent387 words
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151 1949-01-25 2 WHILL Sir ttuluun Hald&ne k^ at dinta with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. i B. Haldant, m tbn mansion at (Joan, kukterarder. Perth heard the cries of a bak And snuggled m sleeping-bag on a km perch the> found l«-an151 words
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Advertisement116 1949-01-25 2 Latest Arrivals Plain Coloured Georgette 45 INCHES 18 LOVELY SHADES Suitable for Ladies 9 Evening Dresses Sarees J. T. CHANRAI (Shwore) LTD. 60/62, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD PHONE 7238 SINGAPORE The Singapore Society Photographs Peter Robinson— <** Lloyd Studios 255, Orchard Road Telephone 4424 for appoint men E? j WWZ's&imr j^KL116 words
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Miscellaneous360 1949-01-25 2 ■v w .^K Bm. .^Bo B> B»^^ .^Bj iB9 b\ BY BY b\_Bßk. Bfl SINGAPORE 455 metres; 41 metres (12 p.m. to 2); fl metres (8 p.m. t. 7.45 and 9 3« p m to 11) TODAT 10.55 to 12 English Schools' Broadcast; 1 Lunch-time music jy the Radio Orchestra;360 words
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Miscellaneous451 1949-01-25 2 Commentaries from the Selangor Turf Club with Internal musrc from the studio; 620 Radio Orchestra: 7 News. Shares and Race Results: 7.15 Theatre Organ; 730 Talk of the Town: Music Shop; B JO Serml: The Odd Story of Simon Ode;" 9 Dance Mu4c: 9.30 News; 9.45 Evening Star: 10 Cabaret451 words
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Miscellaneous385 1949-01-25 2 ly-is (BBC); 11.45 Mfccha Kogan (Australian viola -player) (BBC); 12.00 Close Down. RADIO CEYLON (S.E.A.C.) 19.54 Metres and 31-51 Metre* TODAY 4.55 Station Opening and Pro gramme Summary- 5.00 Music fa the Million; 530 American Letter; 5.45 Listeners Choice; 6.00 Thirty to One; 630 News* and News Analysis; 645 Swing385 words
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Miscellaneous33 1949-01-25 2 ents and energies on things that don't count Be a little more selective m your aims as well -ts m your choice of close friends and you will develop your latent potentialities fastei.33 words
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Article93 1949-01-25 3 i CALL to answer Hollywood "blow for blow" was made H UM Soviet Film Industry by V. hcherbin. the Vice-Minister for the Industry, who rued that the> should "daringly whip and \post the intrigues of the imperialist camp of iMi«ators of a new war." AtaReuter - 93 words
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Article95 1949-01-25 3 IHE Rt.Rev.Dr.R. Wilson Macaulay, former Mo-derator-General of the Australian Presbyterian Church asked m a recent address, "Is there such a thing as national hypocrisy?" He said he hung his head m shame that Australia should be first to raise the Dutch-Indonesian question m the United Nations. The Australian95 words
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Article154 1949-01-25 3 DANNY KAYE says his secret of being funny is constantly keeping his eyes on the people around him. He finds out what is funny about them and then imitates them. 'lam not a gag comic/ Kaye says. "What I need are situations and character. ThenU.P. - 154 words
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Article289 1949-01-25 3 FWO-THIRDS OF WORLD IS HUNGRY Agriculture 'still archaic 9 T*HE world could feed four times as many people as x there are at present, yet two thirds of the world population is under-nourished, according to Professor Josue de Castro, food expert and Brazil's delegate to the United Nations Food and289 words
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Article71 1949-01-25 3 I*HE Metropolitan Museum of Art m New York has revealed that a valuable painting torn from the wall of the museum nearly five yean ago has been returned mysteriously by parcel post. The stolen painting, about $5,000 was broken straight across the lower centre, apparently mU.P. - 71 words
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Article204 1949-01-25 3 nAN ADA has just developed what* some scientists call 'the poor man's cyclotron", or atomsmasher—and it is based on a theory which came from post-war Russia. H— It does not replace other cyclotrons of which there ar*> probably fewer than 25 m the Western world, butReuter - 204 words
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Article, Illustration35 1949-01-25 3 A ireary couple, one of the last batch vf White Russians leaving Berlin for fear of the Communists wait at Templehjf Airport for a I.S. plane to fly them to the western zone— and safety.35 words
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174 1949-01-25 3 Army private wed countess, is jailed T*i& demobilisation reference given to ex-Army Private Norman Philip Nigel Oldfield, 24, of Chelsea, London, by his commanding officer was: "With a little more experience m life he would make good headway." Oldfield, who graduated from a Public Assistance home m Rotherdam to a174 words
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Article43 1949-01-25 3 A Baghdad radio report that the Iraqi Government had accepted a request from the British U.S. and French Sovernments to resume oil pumping from the Iraqi oil *-ells of Kirkuk to Haifa was denied by an official com- nunique. A.P.A.P. - 43 words
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Article, Illustration21 1949-01-25 3 tor to the United States. Mr. number* of the Overseas Press < on the situation m Indonesia.21 words
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Article47 1949-01-25 3 X HAM A RAL' u^ador to told a s at:hat md opUni a B them evp of a ■volution .iP.ce,' oassacior said Yours and r*£g the future al the Odl and building up a of her spiritual b2f2?*; s p°^ to U.P.U.P. - 47 words
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Article26 1949-01-25 3 LORD DOUGLAS LAUDS RAAF >yalAir 3 -as, Dir- :r K -Uan Air „s a prutv w< xi shape. 'W&e m iH ting reg«- On. thing ReuterReuter - 26 words
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Article205 1949-01-25 3 THE East-West battle for 1 Vienna and Austria is being fought with the same determination that marks the battle for Berlin and Germany. There are fewer fireworks and less bitterness. Four Power agreements are still being observed and there is r tle. if any, chance thatA.P. - 205 words
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Article267 1949-01-25 3 SHIPBUILDING m the United States, though still far from reaching boom proportions, is increasing. Statistics show that the downward trend m shipbuilding and operation, which has caused such concern m the post-war years, has at least temporarily been halted. On January 1. 1948. privateReuter - 267 words
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Article82 1949-01-25 3 PoW PROTEST TO RUSSIA SOCIAL Democrat leaders In the Western zones of Germany have adopted a resolution protesting against "the illegal retention of more than 2.000,000 Gernian prisoners of war and civilian internees by the Soviet Government and its satellites." The resolution, adopted at a three-day meeting of the Soci.ilReuter - 82 words
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Article, Illustration70 1949-01-25 3 When Manchester said lui*'well to its tramiur^ the chairman of the city transport committee drove the Lord Mayor and officials of the Corporation on the last tram to be run //<> <? trams had operated from 1824 until 1901 uhen they were replaced by elec+ric trams. Now Manchester hoi gone70 words
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Article70 1949-01-25 3 TALES of treasure buried on the former battleground of Bataan have started a minor gold rush m the penin"sula west of Manila. Colonel James H. Keefe, chief of customs secret service, says the people of the province are trooping to the vicinity of Mariveles. where aA.P. - 70 words
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Article34 1949-01-25 3 A RECORD world output of tobacco for the 1948-49 crop year is forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was learned although some countries expect a lower yield. i A.P.A.P. - 34 words
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Article291 1949-01-25 3 fJOLLAND, while still awaiting final settlement of 11 her dispute with the Indonesian Republicans m the East Indies, is going ahead with her plan s for giving complete autonomy to her West Indies within the Netherlands Kingdom. These plans took their newest step forward earlyReuter - 291 words
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Article105 1949-01-25 3 F7O well-known financial experts and American educators will assist the Detroit banker Mr. Joseph M. Dodge I m the special financial mission to Japan. They are Dr. Paul M. O'Leary, dean of the business school at Cornell University and Audlegh Stephan, chairman of the finance departU.P. - 105 words
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Advertisement160 1949-01-25 3 ■> 4vv. .^Jgig^gl .■w<^jv.-a**' 1 v jfl gvH 4 i 9 7 a^. LaH •^ifaTl^ aY V tf& \4l f 1 1 f /W» > iJfe i >>iiii Jit L/« ri« j|^ Journeying over long distance*, rrossing oceans, voyaging to the end* of the earth the*e thing* are second fj^gfejw160 words
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758 1949-01-25 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Jan. 25, 1949. The Eclipse of Gen. Chiang AFTER 21 years at the head of Chinese affairs. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek has retired from the Presidency to clear the way for peace talks between the Nationalist Government and the Communists, who stand victorious on the Yangtze758 words
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Article1112 1949-01-25 4 NEW YORK. TOO much is hap- peninK too early. The people feel almost pulverised by the rush of events. First came the spectacular Truman message to Congress— "Galloping Communism; A Carbon Copy of British Socialism." shouted the American Tories. Then came the surprise appointment of pinkish Dean1,112 words
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Article, Illustration30 1949-01-25 4 Christian Dior, Parisian New Look designer wore this savage -looking costume at the Fancy Dress Ball held at the Paris home of the Comte De Beaumont, a lew days ago30 words
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Article349 1949-01-25 4 Lemon Vitamin Saves Blood By THOMAS R. HENRI N obscure vitamin reduces by half the death rate from total body radiation the major effect of an atomic bomb after the damage directly due to its explosion— according to experiments with guinea pigs just reported to the American Association for the349 words
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Article, Illustration87 1949-01-25 4 Born deaf 30 years ago m Leeds, Betty Rogerson has realised her artistic ambition, after years of ham work and study, to become a dress and millinery designer. "Holler," as she has been niaxnamed, attended the College of Art m Leeds and later designed sets and 1 costumes Jor the87 words
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Article17 1949-01-25 4 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and the gift destroyeth the heart Scclesiastes, 7, 7.17 words
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Article1008 1949-01-25 4 Frank Owen - Frank Owen GOOD MORNING! by THE long red-brown road stretches across Africa. Like a snake, it coils out from the crowded cities of the Cape and the Transvaal and lays ite length along a continent, reaching for a larger, richer meal. For the wealth of1,008 words
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Article253 1949-01-25 4 CAN'T PAINT TOWN RED By TOM WHITXh XHKRE is no' thing a > ani£htiS m Moscow- nor^J matter m the Ji Soviet Union There m ;U v taurante bi, a^ °f* Many havr and sineers a drink, dai.r ..dbe i! m them until an 15 But wlthou cover cham aboundingA.P. - 253 words
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Advertisement11 1949-01-25 4 SILVER Christening Presents U.S.deSilva Manufacturing Jeweller 106. ORCHARD ROAD. Telephone: 246611 words
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Advertisement54 1949-01-25 4 Something new TRY TASMANIAN SQUAB IN ASPIC WITH YOUR NEXT SALAD MADE FROM YOUNGEST UNFLEDGED PIG EOS S $I.ls per tin SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. ORCHARD ROAD KEPPEL ROAD KATONG NAVAL BA# COCONUT GROVE BACHELOR HOTEL AND FIRST CLASS BAR LARGE SINGLE ROOMS WITH EXCELLENT CUIMKE 55, CUPPAGE ROAD,54 words
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175 1949-01-25 5 2 women tocontest Municipal elections r f Press Woman Wm Reporter „v 0 Chinese women will ••11 f t school teacher -.and •> La J cock, y of the Legtslamclllor. Mr John ,s to her :da> that sne of the ProgresSJiTv'ar.d had decided to S^Ti candidate because Part? b** l175 words
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Article327 1949-01-25 5 FOOD CONTROL POLICY CHANGED New method is m force Free Press Staff Reporter X THE policy of the Food Control D<*n»~<ment has been changed— from direct enforcement of prices to indirect control through persuasion of consumers to buy from retailers observing the official commodity prices. Making this statement to the327 words
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Article, Illustration361 1949-01-25 5 Progressives name 1 5 candidates Free Press Staff Reporter THE Progressive Party last night chose 15 candidates to contest the first popular election for Singapore Municipal Commissioners on April 2. The Party intends to contest all the seats for the 18 elected Commissioners and still has to name two more361 words
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Article111 1949-01-25 5 PROSPECTING FROM AN AEROPLANE A DAKOTA passed tlirodgh Singapore last week, with one of the latest development m geophysics, an air magnetometer, In transit to Australia I from South Africa by the Australian company. Zinc Corporation Ltd. Silver City Airlines Is a j private airline belonging to Zinc Corporation, one111 words
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Article138 1949-01-25 5 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN HAD A SHARE THE Handicapped Children 'a 1 Boclety benefltted recently by a generous donation from Mr. Sob Koon Boon who, m preparing the celebrations for his son's wedding, decided to make It possible for some of Singapore's handicapped children to be aided through the happy celebrations m138 words
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Article123 1949-01-25 5 AFIRE brigade driver, Abdul Hamid bin Ahmad, pleaded guilty yesterday to the First District Court to having attempted to extort $120 from Yeoh Yew Koon, on Dec. 15. Mr. A. H. Frew, A.S.P., prosecuting, said Abdul Hamid handed Yeoh two letters purporting to have come from123 words
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Article85 1949-01-25 5 V^iS'IERDAY morning, the High Commissioner, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, and the Governors of Singapore, Hong Kong, Sarawak and North Borneo attended a meeting of the British Defence Co-ordination Committee, when questions affecting the defence ot the territories were discussed. This series oi meetings has now85 words
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Article164 1949-01-25 5 |*H£ Third Police Court Magistrate, Mr. F. B Oehlers, sent to two months' rigorous imprisonment a 24-year-old Indian M. Raja Dorai for scaling a 10-foot wall and peeping at a nurse who was bathing. Dorai was a clerk employed at the Identity Card Registration164 words
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Article98 1949-01-25 5 SAND crackers are like bombs and are very dangerous, said a Police spokesman yesterday. "People who explode them under cigarette tins might have their finger* blown off," he added. The big 6and crackers are called m Cantonese "Ti Loot Phow" -(Bomb crackers), and the small ones. "Kam98 words
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Article140 1949-01-25 5 Malayan law successes f p i Couirqil of Legal Education m London has announced the results of the general Hilary examination of students of the Inns of Court. The following Malayan students were successful: Roman Law. Class 3.— E. L. Choon, Miss N. C. P. Yeap. Constitutional Law and Legal140 words
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Article, Illustration81 1949-01-25 5 The Federation of Malaya has a factory m Kuala Lumpur, turning out artificial limbs, and the Government has recently made a big donation to the factory. Mr. A. T. Mellowship, Superintendent of the Artificial Limb and Othopaedic Appliance Centre m Kuala Lumpur, makes sure that the artificial limb fits correctlyPublic Relations - 81 words
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Article, Illustration21 1949-01-25 5 Mr x Fre<iertck Dora]/ and 'Mt.su lourdumary after their wedding at the Church; of Out lady of Lourdct. Singapore, on Saturday.21 words
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Article125 1949-01-25 5 Free Press Staff Reporter ftRACKER-firin* has been heard In both the city and outlying areas of Singapore m the past few days and the Police are on the look-out for those responsible. The Emergency Regulations prohibit crackerfiring, and the public ts warned that anyone caught firing crackers125 words
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Article112 1949-01-25 5 IK) make the new year a •L happy one fur Singapore s poor old men and #umeD. Shaw Brothers have announced the distribution of gifts to 2.000 poor men and women over 60 years of age at the Great World and the New World Amusement112 words
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Article31 1949-01-25 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon Feb. 1 has been declared a public holiday In the State of J oh ore In honour of the an- niversary of the Federation of Malaya.31 words
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Article16 1949-01-25 5 Four lallang fires broke out In the space of three hours In Singapore yesterday.16 words
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Advertisement52 1949-01-25 5 FLANNELETTE COTTON BLANKETS WITH HEMMED ENDS i IN OFF WHITE ONLY SIZE 66 x 88 $10.50 ALSO AVAILABLE ALOMA BLANKETS Made from pure lambs wool. Soft, Fleecy fir Durable. Bound ends of corded ribbon. j Available m 4 attractive colours. j Also m white. 70x90 $22/50 80x96 $26/95 RAFF US52 words
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390 1949-01-25 6 Squatter eviction hits estates Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. pL\NTERS felt that the present anti-bandit 1 tactics were wrong, said the Secretary of the Incorporated Society of Planters, Mr. C. L. Faragher, today He was commenting on the report that Sir Peter Mac Donald,390 words
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Article49 1949-01-25 6 Twenty-year-old Cho n g Kam Fook'was yesterday sentenced to six months' hard labour. 10 strokes of the rattan and a year police supervision by the Singapore Third Police Court Magistrate 'Mr. F. B. Oh 1 r Chong pleaded guilty to stealing an alarm clock.49 words
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Article, Illustration11 1949-01-25 6 n r a. V. ALLEN, PrincipalDesignate of the University of Malaya.11 words
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178 1949-01-25 6 Free Press Staff Correspondent PENANG, Mon. IN a series of talks with A public leaders over the week-end, the Principaldesignate of the University of Malaya, Dr. G. V. Allen, indicated that the University would be established this year if and when the necessary178 words
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Article, Illustration37 1949-01-25 6 ptciure. To meet the demand lor textiles, the Dutch army took cloth with them as they en tered Republican {owns during the recent Police action. Picture shows cloth being distributed by the Dutch m Indonesia Dutch officialDutch official - 37 words
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Article51 1949-01-25 6 CRUDE rubber standard futures closed quiet on New York market yesterday. There was no sale. Crude rubber No. l future* closed unchanged to five points lower. Sales totalled 34 contracts. Offers were: M^rch 19.35 cents (U.S.>, July 18.75 bid. Spot No. 1 ribbed smoked sheets l9»i nom.— A.51 words
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Article465 1949-01-25 6 MR. Dennis Murphy argued m the Singapore High Court yesterday that a bank which had issued a draft could not stop payment of it. The case was one m which the Ban Hin Lee Bank sued the United Chinese Bank and two other parties for recovery465 words
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Article126 1949-01-25 6 liHE first American President Lines round-the-world passenger liner to call at Singapore In five months Is expected from San Francisco on Feb. 16. She is the President Polk, whose arrival has been overdue because of the United States maritime strike. The ship left San Francisco on126 words
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Article335 1949-01-25 6 The Shipping and Port j Clearance Office, the office of the Registrar of Imports and j Exports and the Imports and Exports Control Office (Permit Branch', will open from 10 a.m. to 11 any during the Chinese New Tear holidays on Sat. Jan. 29. and on Mon. Jan.335 words
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Article120 1949-01-25 6 A .45 REVOLVER loaded with six rounds of ammunition was thrown away by three masked Chinese who unsuccessfully tried to rob a house m Everton Road yesterday The escaping robbers were said to have flung the revolver over a lorry, which was parked near the house,120 words
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Article211 1949-01-25 6 LONDON, Tuesday. THE Palestine peace talks produced firmness m oil shares on the London Stock Exchange yesterday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Palestine electric issues were also firm on buying prompted by hopes of an early settelment of the Middle East situation. Other sections remained steady211 words
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170 1949-01-25 6 COMMITTEE TO EXPAND TRADE WITH INDONESIA TO foster better uno*! ■•standing b< ese traders, tl iat for Boo Domic Atla. and the Consular Singapore Chamber yesteiday ap setting up ol a tr 1 on ooßiniitt The Chamb< i I thn-e delega* committee They are M 1 Kew. Chew I Yap170 words
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Article39 1949-01-25 6 The Roy a! Fi.Ccmrados Aiunrlal holding their annua meeting on Thur. ;gj at 6.30 p.m. m the Gyi Gillman Barracks All member*) of tl tion and memb- n v members <ti \h< vited to attend39 words
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Advertisement164 1949-01-25 6 LAST DAY! 11-1 45 4.00. 6.30 9.15 p.m. Paramount prt»ent» TOMORROW ONLY 4 SHOWS DOM, I AS FAIRBANKS Jr. j m 1 -RIXERS OK THK SEA 1 <\ Paramount Picture) TOMORROW Special Morning Show at 11 a.m. L l 'U5 1 "SORROWS Of THE FORBIDDEN CITY" m Mandarin with ENGLISH164 words
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Miscellaneous156 1949-01-25 6 MdndtdkC Exclusive In >h<> Singapore Free Press m Malaya I LOOK— LOOK --LOOK--/ 11/ V 77V£ CONFUSION, MANORAKE I I NOW-DO I 4/VO SPFAKS THE b|^^MpiHd fIACESTOTH£OA/S-->»a(;>JSPAS YOUR c£ UNSPEAKABLE' THIS IS-A PLEASURE --ZARK/ HAFW HETEAK DOWN THE DREADED WORST- I 4 W^W^ r />^%^ (l 'i tfifiF-f JANt Exclusive156 words
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Article453 1949-01-25 7 VAN BREUKELEN'S HORSES FANCIED Second day of K.L. races Free Press Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesdays DALLYMUN 11, Snaps, Ovation and Gold v Stream will probably secure four more wins for the Van Breukelen stable at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club Gold Cup Meeting.453 words
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Article, Illustration42 1949-01-25 7 Diuy i nuT/iiJSUTi yicji.), dtitish and European light" weight boxing champion, takes the full force of a right cross from Josef Preys of Belgium during their title fight at Birmingham on Jan. 17. Thompson won on points over 15 rounds.— A.P. picture.42 words
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Article102 1949-01-25 7 Transvaal pass M.C.C. total It vruKft match between me M.U.C. and Trans^l ended m a draw yesterday aftei n<vaal had gained a lead on the first innings ped by some enterprising tail-end batting, n>\.».il stored 254 m reply to the M.C.C. first- >f Jit for nine declared. 45 minutes remaining102 words
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Article110 1949-01-25 7 m M DCtfi 1H for f HL\.\n\ AAL— i-t INN^ Mitchell c f.nffiih b Baku w) ko«u b B^unw Zi Biittux) c (.rtfltb b Trfmlrtt Barns c Button b Bcd*er 1 ■ifivillr b Tirmlrtt I b Younc _n HChabo lb« V*«ng 20 ■M ibw Hrifht BMIt dm out 35Reuter - 110 words
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Article135 1949-01-25 7 the defeat by Wales. England's Rugby Union selectors have made drastic changes for the match against Ireland m Dublin on Feb. 12. Five alterations have been announced and one place has still to be filled. The team will be: W. Holmes (.Cambridge University). D. Bwarbrick.Reuter; A.P. - 135 words
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175 1949-01-25 7 THE first All Blues North v. South rugby fixture 1 will be played In Singapore on Jan. 31. The North XV, which includes several State players, are favoured to win, but the South have quite a useful side. The forwards are panic alarly strong.175 words
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Article91 1949-01-25 7 J^HE Singapore Cricket Club "B" team beat the Singapore Chinese R.C. by only three podnt* m a closelycontested rugby fixture on the Padang yesterday. The score was eight poinU •one goal and a penalty goal) ti> five (a goal). John Mills fi cored the91 words
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Article69 1949-01-25 7 W LIC 11 IS for the Selangor Gold Cup race, over a mile and a quarter, to be run on Saturday, are: Class 1 Div. 1, 14 Miles. BI'KON 904 ECLIPTIC 9.01 CROYDON 901 NATURAL 8.10 DOUBLE FIVE 8.05 LIBERTY MAN 8.03 COLBAY 8.02 HIGH STREET69 words
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Article303 1949-01-25 7 TTHE full list of weights at Kuala 1 Lumpur tomorrow, second uay of the Selangor meeting, Is: CLASS 1, DIV. I— 6 FLRS. Permit* Indian Oorxues 9.07 Heather 7.11 No Regrets 9.07 Cabaret 7.11 Kinder Gold 9.01 Minstrel Boy 7.10 Gold Cute 8.12 Snaps 7.10 Some Class 8.05303 words
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Article35 1949-01-25 7 TT was learnt yesterday that the American diving champion Vickie Manalo Draves, has accepted an invitation to the Philippines for a series of exhibition*. She is due on Feb. 5.— U.P.U.P. - 35 words
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Article84 1949-01-25 7 THE newly-formed Singupoi*'Cricket Association will run its first tournament during the week-ends between April and September. Nine teams have entered for the competition, which will b* played on a home-and-aw^y basis. The first games will be on April 3 and the final matches on June 12.84 words
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Article24 1949-01-25 7 I* 1 Cricket CM •^Hjn to Slngapor rnarcb a dub. sin Ha] a« r Wlff N bate r rv E a arayate; vort24 words
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Article39 1949-01-25 7 THE C. A. Juniors drew one-all 1 with SUne Darby tn a football match played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. On Sunday, the C. A. Juniors defeated the Johore Prison Warders by four goals to one.39 words
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Article19 1949-01-25 7 beat London Hospital by 24 points to nil m a Riuby Union match yesterday ReuterReuter - 19 words
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139 1949-01-25 7 Raised his rival's hand in victory GUIDO Ferracin. Italian holder of the bantamweight title, lost to Danny O'Sullivan, of Finsbury Park, London, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, last night. He retired m the fifth round of a scheduled ten-round fight with an injured right hand. The fight had beenReuter; A.P. - 139 words
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Article62 1949-01-25 7 TPHE draw for the second round j of the Seouish Cup soccer competition on Feb. 5 resulted as follows \llo» v Clyde rartlck Thl.Ue v Qacca ofta* S. ■iacralaa Balta B. Stcaaoaseaair AlM*a B. bsndef f St. Mirrta Moth«rw»ll Glasgow R Cvwdenbtata East flf« Ayr l62 words
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270 1949-01-25 7 Fr«c Press Malay Correspondent THE Malay women's hockey team 1 of Selfliigor m a statement; to Utusan Melayu questioned the right If tl»e UMNO Committee of Kampong Bahru, Kuala Lumpur to d.scusa "our affairs". Che Umi Kalsom. secretary of. the team, said. "The270 words
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Article, Illustration308 1949-01-25 7 CRUSADER - CRUSADER By [T i s a high distinction for a player to nave Decn 1 chosen for the most important match of the year n his first season m Malaya. This honour goe s to luite a number of those included m the teams which vill clash308 words
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Article47 1949-01-25 7 'I'HE latest classification list issued by the Straits Racing Association shows a total of 572 horses (five classes). They comprise: 94 m class 1 131 m class 2. 136 m class 3 131 m class 4 and 80 In class 547 words
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Article30 1949-01-25 7 THE Singapore Cricket Club's soccer meeting will be held at the clubhouse on Feb. 3 at 5.30 p.m. All members interested m soccer are invited to attend.30 words
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388 1949-01-25 7 From E. D. MEYER SEKEMBAN, Monday. r«APT. N. W. Sanderson of Negri Sembilan. the only non-Singapore player among the fifteen chosen to represent the South against the North m the Malayan rugby "Test" at Singapore next Saturday, did not take up the game until388 words
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216 1949-01-25 7 Nine probable scratchings for tomorrow Free Press Racing Correspondent KUALA LrMPm, Tuesday REGRETS, Indian Heather and Minstrel Bfl 11 are not accepting for the six-furlong sprin( top-class horses at the second day's races of the Selangor Gold Cup meeting here tomorrow. OlhPr doubtful starters are Double Aries, Dark Brotadr Heroden,216 words
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Advertisement13 1949-01-25 7 »v»i«m,,, 1,(11/1 Jiimmpf n V°^irco wagon 1 mEMfiffffmAN^M Qt^VbHH Hi I ■fii i!£Mn^NsW££^*13 words
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Advertisement257 1949-01-25 7 X J}~~~^^ It may surprise you to know thai ibc »u«mng <tic<i oi ibc average man's face is 40 square inches but it is a fact. Every morning your razor blade must shave one day's growth of hair from the uneven surface of your face. *J^^/ r# /J Such work257 words
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Article66 1949-01-25 8 BURTON. To Barbara Jane, rrite of P. W. Burton, at Kandang K'-rkxiu Hospital, on 24 January 19t9 -a daughter. ON 22ND JANUARY at Kan!ne Kerbau Hospital. Singapore, to Audrey, wife of Brian Goodrich. Malayan Police, a daughter. Ssrah VAN GEMERT: On Monday. 21 h Jan. to Adel-\ wife of66 words
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Article28 1949-01-25 8 MRS. LOW KIM CHUA <fc firrily thank all those who Tit wreaths Sc attended the f'<n.>ral of the late Mr. Low Kin Chua on January 23rd. IMB,28 words
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Article636 1949-01-25 8 Nehru on Chiang downfall LONDON, Tuesday. THE private talks at the just -concluded 19-nation Asian conference m New Delhi might result m a military alliance of a number of Asian countries for "averting a Communist menace from China," according to the Russian news agency Tass. DiplomaticReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 636 words
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Article148 1949-01-25 8 SACRAMENTO. (Cal). Tuesday. THE U.S. Air Force has launched a giant hay-lift operation m a fight to save more than 1,000,000 sheep and cattle facing starvation m the worst winter on the Western ranges m 50 years. Sixteen C-82 cargo planes took off mU.P. - 148 words
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Article60 1949-01-25 8 A FIVE-MAN World Bank Mission, headed by Mr. A. S. Hoar, Assistant Loan Director, arrived m New Delhi yesterday m connection with an application by India for a loan. A Finance Ministry spokesman said that India needed a loan for agricultural and railway development. TheA.P. - 60 words
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Article102 1949-01-25 8 Mary, 18, to be Royal governess DORSET, Eng., Tuesday. EIGHTEEN -year-old Mary North is "thrilled- at being chosen governess for Denmark's three Royal Princesses, her mother said here yesterday. Mary, the daughter of Admiral Sir Dudley North and Lady North, left school only last year and has never been abroad.A.P. - 102 words
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Article111 1949-01-25 8 GSTAAD, Switzerland Tues PRINCE Aly Khan informed the management of the Palace Hotel here by telephone yesterday that both he and Rita Hayworth were suffering from Influenza and were compelled to delay th«lr return to Gstaad from Cannes for a few days. The couple had111 words
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Article298 1949-01-25 8 NOTTINGHAM. Tuesday. MR. SEYMOUR COOKS, Labour M.P., m a speech here, said the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, and President Truman should lead a peace mission to Russia to "propose a world truce between East and West, based on agreement to a divided world." "OnA.P.; U.P. - 298 words
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Article164 1949-01-25 8 Soviet plan for Asian Unions LONDON, Tuesday. RUSSIA is planning to turn the shell of the World Federation of Trade Unions into a massive propaganda weapon among the colonial peoples of Africa, Asia and the West Indies, informed political observers declared here yesterday. They said that, with the withdrawal ofU.P. - 164 words
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Article, Illustration42 1949-01-25 8 picture. The G.0.C., Malaya District, Major-Gen. C H Boucher, taking the salute at the march past of 540 Malay Regiment recruits at their passing out parade at Port Dickson on Sunday. The parade wa s attended by four Malay Rulers. Free PressFree Press - 42 words
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Article, Illustration39 1949-01-25 8 prture. Major-Gen C. H. Boucher, G.0.C., Malaya District, presenting the trophy for tht best recruit to the winner, Private Abdul Rahim bin Dato' Muda Bek, at the Malay Regiment passing out parade at Port Dickson on Sunday. Free PressFree Press - 39 words
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Article252 1949-01-25 8 TOKYO, Tuesdaj. I/COMMUNISTSi /COMMUNISTS captured 30 seaU m the Japanese elections Which ended yesterday— they held only four m the last Parliament but the Premier, Shigeru Yoshida, whose Democratic Liberal Party won a clear majority m the election, said yesterday that he would continue toReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 252 words
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Article45 1949-01-25 8 MOSCOW, Tuesday. HUNTER Byzshim Khodzhageldtev, of Turkoviena, has killed 700 icild cats and 2,200 foxes during the last IS years, neivspapen ers report. He sold them all to the State. His latest bag was 56* foies m one day s shooting.45 words
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Article161 1949-01-25 8 A SPECIAL Market cormpoudent givea tb« prices of mbbti do cents per lb> at 11 a m loda^ follows: Tone of market: Quiet. SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Singapore Chamber of Com mercc Rubber Association's b—b prices TMterday were In cenU ocr Ib.: N. X stocks |N IReuter - 161 words
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155 1949-01-25 8 TEL AVIV, Tuesday. UNITED NATIONS sources revealed m Tel Aviv yesterday that four Hi- ohones had been r^scovprtu Udden In the U.N. mediation headquarters. It is believed these listening devices were plant- ed by Jews but no charge has i Microphones were found hiddenU.P. - 155 words
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119 1949-01-25 8 CHARLOTTE, Carolina Tuesday. THE British textile and cotton industries 'had better keep an eye on Japanese textile exports the chairman of Great Britain's Cotton Board. Sir Raymond Streat. told a meeting m Charlotte yesterday of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association. A primary obstacleA.P. - 119 words
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Article54 1949-01-25 8 ONE person was lulled and 15 wer« critically Injured yesterday m an ammunition explosion m a goods warehouse on Bombay docks. The explosion occurred after fire had destroyed three cargo- laden barges. Dock workers remoTed cargoes from nearby godowns as a series of further explosions guttedA.P. - 54 words
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246 1949-01-25 8 Diplomatic victor for State of Israel RHODES lJ WITH th, Israih.S tian armistice 1 m danger ot collar** l new fti > I JJJ t l facto recognition J France yesterday b-3 is likeJy to gram siaJ recognition this weSl Twenty nret have alread\ announced cognition ol Lsraei them ar^A.P. - 246 words
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Article19 1949-01-25 8 BRITAIN is ncfuUMW the Unitec purcnms** ol 15u 180 Mi hand B-29 Sup- bers i A.P.A.P. - 19 words
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Article101 1949-01-25 8 OXFORD. Tuesday. f'OLIN PRESTIGE, a 22J year-old Oxford Jan- student, after carrying out a series of tests to prove he can tell margarine from butter blindfolded, says he is ready now for his showdoun with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Min.stri. Dr Edith Summerskill, whoA.P. - 101 words
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Advertisement157 1949-01-25 8 74CLASSIFIED 2^2 3 SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB NOTICE TO MEMBERS The usual dinner and dance wil 1 be held on Saturday 29th January. 1949. V. CHITTY SECRETARY. i['Ko'Mli;[4;l«l«| I norm cost but m output"** let this TYPISTS chair I nJf I v ork for you AIDS POSTURE (IMPROVES HEALTH REDUCES FATI6UE157 words
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Advertisement7 1949-01-25 8 (London stocks and N. Y. rubber P*f7 words
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Advertisement82 1949-01-25 8 TANJONO 8A1.%1 (off IS| Mll««. Jarung ftMi TO-DAY'S SPECIALITY -CRAB DELICACIES' CURRY TIFFIN AND DINNER DAM I Do you know that South Winds Hote> facility to offer m the field o' ESTt J SPORT, and REST? p That you can enjoy fish ng Badminton I DANCISQ or SWIMMISG m the82 words
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Miscellaneous41 1949-01-25 8 CSC. DANCE i Chinese Swimming Club, i Singapore, will hold a Chinese New Year dance on Sunday from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. The dance Is open to members and guests. HIGfTfIDES luday: Cs9ajn; 9.31 p.m. Wei.: ft tta.m; 35 p.M41 words
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