The Singapore Free Press, 29 March 1949

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA I SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1949. PKH li 111
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    EDS GAINING IN OUTH YUNNAN
    320 1 Indo-China threatened NANKING, Monday. TWENTY towns in south Yunnan are now in Communist hands, while the provincial capital of Kunming is virtually surrounded and the Burma Road cut on both sides of the city. Communists also control a good deal oi the Yunnan-Indo-China border and
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    Varsity Bill passed
    92 1 Varsity Bill passed $Ufl K- porter I oe the j A. S r.f»- much .ul .md r.x I F ,m leg* F .ne not but nitary I name. nl > r.bed '.n is the Lslaam of j on- uld Bfthrt delay •ocd x'.ies Una. Um hi§ h iar.-hlp In our
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    Had no identity card—held
    35 1 Had no identity card held M 4 rT Reporter WHAN --ho rould not card MtiMd by Singapore Later he _*»ti :t from o:> 4:9 Europe■■B 190 peopie of other security .2 Road. **Bd. tad Orange
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    PLANE FOUND
    32 1 The wreckage of a United Nations aircraft, missing for six weeks, and the bodies of two Britons who mads up its crew, have been found in the Lebanese foothills.- Reuter
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    Treason charge
    37 1 A FORMER employee of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Herbert John Burgman, was indicted by 1 Federal Grand Jury yesterday on charges ol treason. He is accused ol broadcasting Nazi radio propaganda during the war.
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    Nobel prize stolen
    33 1 Professor Patrick Blacken told Manchester police yesterday that a Nobel Prize gold medal awarded to him five months ago for cosmic rav research had been stolen irom his apartment U.P.
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    Pact arms aid plan speed-up
    171 1 WASHINGTON, Monday. 4 S TAIL Department spokesman announced today that the United States military aid to back up the North Atlantic Pact would be ready ror submission to Congress at the same time as the Pact itself, probably next month. This constitutes a speeding up
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    ATTLEE TO SPEAK ON INDIA'S MOVE
    126 1 LONDON, Tuesday. T HE Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee. l ls Ukelj 1 to make a statement today in the Hou„e oi rommSis on the forthcoming Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference, it i s learned here. The conference Is to open on April 21 at
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    London rubber talks begin
    88 1 LONDON. Tuesday. ALL the 14 member governments were represented at the International Rubber Study Group's sixth meeting which began yesterday The Group's principal business will be to review the world rubber position and es- timate 1949 also possibly 1950 production and consumption. The future of United
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    SALVAGE BEGINS
    32 1 Efforts were started yesterday to salvage the Miss Orient 1 200 ton ship which sTruck ne a d 2? o n f March 24. six miles east of Canton A.P.
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    INDIES OIL
    74 1 FE longest Indonesian oil pipeline, running 115 miles from Djambi to Pladju, in South Sumatra, is in use again after being under repair for four months. Tungku Abdul Halim. li (left), and his brother, Tungku Abdul Malik. 19, sons of the Sultan of Kedah photographed m London where
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    RESCUED FROM SEA
    31 1 Eleven survivors were rescued from a sinking «y^« boat in the middle of the pacific Ocean at midnight on Sunday, it was reported in Pearl Harbour yesterday.— A.P.
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    CALL IN P.I. FOR GAMBAO CASE ACTION
    111 1 MANILA, Tues. THE Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Fellno Neri, told the Philippine Congress that the Government was studying the case of the Australian Government's refusal to let Larenzo Gambao, a Filipino American corporal in Japan, rejoin his wife and two children in
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    Persia starts 7-year plan
    76 1 TEHERAN. Tuesday. WORK on Persia's £162.--000,000 seven-year plan to develop agriculture, industry and communications is expected to start this summer. Preparations are in full swing. So far 24 advisers from the American "Overseas Consultants Incorporated" have arrived in Persia, including three British engineers. Twenty more advisers,
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    ASSAM SEALS OFF BURMA WAR AREA
    105 1 SHILLONG. Tuesday. AN official spokesman of the Assam Government said here yesterday that "ad .ate precautionary measures" had been taken on the le Indo-Burmese frontier in view of the situation in The spokesmo told Reu^r an interrogatu V***™™ been established .a the Bangsu Pass
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    Listowel overdue
    41 1 LORD Listowel, British Minister of State for Colonial Affairs, who was to have left for Singapore last night on the first stage of his return to Britain has been delayed for 24 hours through a plane engine defect.— Reuter
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    U.N. MOVE TO BOYCOTT FRANCO
    124 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. rHE United Nations General Assembly, re a_uj here on Apr. 5, will take up four main subject* not discussed in Paris, Mr. Dean Rusk Assistant Secretarv of State for United Nations Affairs, ?o\a yesterday. They are: Disposition of Italian colonies. Treatment of Indians
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    SIAM HAS WOMEN COUNCILLORS
    40 1 Women candidates nave been successful foi* the first time in the history of municipal assemblies in Siam in obtaining seats. In Rayong, three women became members of the new municipal councils in the recent elections.- A.P.
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    'We took only what was ours,'say Dutch
    258 1 'We took only what was ours,' say Dutch BATAVIA Monday. OFFICIAL circles in Batavia said today that the U.N. Commission's report on Jogjakarta had erred in not pointing out that the great part of the equipment and materials used by the Republicans and since taken away by the Dutch originally
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    NEW U.S. ANTIRED PLAN
    59 1 THE chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee. Mr. John Wood, said yesterday he was working on a new anti-Communist plan. The Georgia Democrat said the measure is to be aimed particularly at keeping Communists and Soviet agents out of the government and places where
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    US AMMO FOR IRAN
    31 1 A United States spokesman said the U.S. army expects to send about 14 shiploads of munitions to Iran this year. One shipload had alrwidy been delivered.- U.P.
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    'RAISE LIVING STANDARDS' British appeal for Malayans
    284 1 'RAISE LIVING STANDARDS' British appeal for Malayans LONDON, Tuesday. rHE annual conference of the Labour Party in June will be asked to endorse a resolution expressing belief that "the only hope of improvement" in the Malayan situation lies in raising the living standard of the people there. The resolution, one
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    S'pore arrests
    34 1 ACHiN_SE, alleged to Oe a member of the Malayan Communist Party was the only emergency arrest in Singapore yesterday. The C.ID. arrested two Chinese for being alleged members of a secret society.
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    Rubber prices
    52 1 4 SPECIAL Market eorre>|»oudent five* the prices of rubber (In cents per lb.) at 11 a.m. today as follow* Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 8.5.9. Spot, loose 3«*« J' F.o.b. in bates Mar. No. 1 R.S.S. 36^ 31 No. 2 R.S.S. 24 2* No. 3 ESS. ZIW Tone of
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    Sex crimes may be judged differently
    809 2  -  ALVIN STEINKOPF By jEX crimes, increas- ing alarmingly In Britain, call for medical treatment of offenders rather than punish ment, the Home Office has been advised. Detailed suggestions to curb and cure men responsible for the Growing number of attacks on children and w
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    They throw out fashion pirates
    431 2  -  Florence Mills Bj PARIS. pASHION "pirates" are at work in Paris. They copy precious designs during fashion shows. Since spring shows started at least four offenders have been caught sketching and thrown out of the fashion house concerned. At the press opening at Christian Dior's
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    Bridge Hands
    332 2 VTERELY inventorying the few top cards in South's hard, It looks he did a great deal of bidding. But certain inferences were clearly to be drawn from North's bid*. First of all. when North failed to double two diamonds or bid two notrump. it seemed that little of
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    1949 will have lm] that is new
    367 2  - 1949 will have lm] that is new JUDY BARDEN By A LL the well known Paris fashion Houses have now completed their press showings and are busy flooding their gorgeous flowered andperfumed salons wilh customers. Having seen at least 1,000 dresses, coats and suits, think it is safe to say
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    Beauties do thte adding in Siam
    341 2  -  HILTON MAKMOK By T*WO hundred young beauties are at work these days* on 80 of man's most modern calculating machines. They are compiling the official population census of Siam. When the big tubman machines and the verifiers, all imported at high cost from the
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      399 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today, your intuitire powers are exceptionally keen and the chances are that you will make full and good use of this gift all during your lifetime. You almost appear to ha**e the ability to guard the future. Your dreams, very likely, will be significant and you
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    BEEFEATER' AT THOWER WEDDIHG
    38 3 ufctfcu Burro** :i year-old daughter of a Yeoman jrth'i Burr.»* >. a Tower of London "Beefeater,** J[rt t» h-r father to the Chapel of the Tower for t.» S^rseant Leslie Stevens of the (irenadier Guards.
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    US plans 3000-mile rocket range
    128 3 kyv American long-range rocket station is jrivtobe either in Southern Georgia or north- k vMth a 3.000-mile range will be liti the Atlantic Ocean. They will be controlled jjfcm-fd from island bases and picket ships at deiatervalv i Cr. x_ :ormer Ittmß of On 0
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    LONG HAIR FOR MEN 'UNFAIR'
    112 3 DR N. M. Perera. an opposition member of the Ceylon Parliament, has asked Parliament to remove an order in the Governor-Gene-ral's residence, requiring servants and messengers to wear "Kondays" a feminine style of hairdress. He said women refused to marry men wearing long hair and
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    Ceylon rubber estates closed down
    147 3 Ceylon rubber estates closed down MINE European-owned rub- ber estates have closed down in the Horana area, according to a report from Horana area (about 15 miles from Colombo) quoted by the newspaper "Ceylon Observer." The paper said that as a result of the closing down of these estate^ over
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    World population
    32 3 W orld population Mr. Norris D. Dodd, Direc-tor-General of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, has said in Sydney that world population was increasing at the rate of 55.000 daily.- U.P.
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    'BIG THREE' TALK ON GERMANY
    334 3 'BIG THREE' TALK ON GERMANY 'Critical issues 9 to be discussed C i i lssues which still dela y the economic development and final unification of western e 22? n y wIU be disc "ssed by the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and the U.S. at Washington in ten days
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    EIRE CITIZENS
    40 3 About 2.800 citizens of Eire have so far given notice tc the British Home Secretary that they wish to remain British subjects after Eire leaves the Commonwealth the Lord Chancellor, Viscount Jowitt, told the House of Lords.- Reuter
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    India accuses the big powers
    90 3 INDIA has accused the great powers of retarding the economic progress of underdeveloped countries by policies which required expenditures on armaments and other war measures. Mr. V K. R. V. Rao. of India, made the accusation when addressing the United Nations sub-commission on economic development,
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    MACHINE THAT PREDICTS WAVES
    216 3 mHir nnivcrsi'v of California has developed T H a E nd tested successfully a technique for predicting the size and arrival times of waves generated by d^Ufstorl* An announcement <a»id that the forecasting wor* yvas part oi aa Sv-esuStio?of waves and surf being made by IU
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    LOST HER ARM
    97 3 Travoras Rousso, 25-year-old Haifa clerk, has arrived in Ntw York from Israel in search of an artificial arm to replace the one she lost while serving as an ammunition handler foi Haganah. The amputation did not prevent her from serving as a nurse during the recent fighting-
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    Smuggling
    27 3 Commodities worth 44.300-0-000 rupees U5514.766,000 1 were seized by the Govern ment of West Bengal while being smuggled to Eastern Pakistan during the past year- A.P.
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    'Sure cure' for sea-sickness
    57 3 OIR James Bisset, former commander of both the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, who Is on a visit to Australia, claimed recently that he had a sure cure for sea -sickness drink a cup of seawater. "I have never known that to fail in my 50
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    PSYCHOLOGY IS A U.S. 'RACKET'
    199 3 PSYCHOLOGY as a 'racket" has grown to such an 1 extent in America that th e country's reputable psychologists hav e undertaken a concerted effort to protect the public against unskilled and incompetent persons handing out advice on emotional problems. The American Psychological Association is
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    Orange juice put it out
    99 3 ORANGE juice was used at Zephyrhills, Florida for putting out a Are. A hand extinguisher was first used on a blazing truckload of crate material which was set on fire by friction. Then the Zephyrhills fire department poured the contents of its only tank truck
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    Atom 'delusions': U.S. is warned
    343 3 rFHE belief that the United States has a monopoly x of atomic knowledge is on e of the "four fatal delusions" which leave Americans unready for a possible atomic war, said Dr. David Bradley, the author of "No Place to Hide", a report on the
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    POISON GAS CHARGE
    26 3 The "Free Greek Radio," for the second time within two weeks, charged the Greek Army with using poison gas against guerilla forces- U.P.
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    CEYLON FEARS WORLD TEA GLUT
    205 3 TRADE circles in Colombo believe that in th e next three to nv e years world production of tea will exceed demand and affect Ceylon's economy, which is based on tea. They point out that this situation will be inevitable if the political unrest in
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    24 3 Captain Bill Odom nas announced in New York that he intends to try a round-the-world flight by way of the North and South Poles.
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    Drew pay for 55 'phantoms'
    82 3 MOHAMMED El Wakil, a former deputy chief accountant of the Cairo City po'ice was sentenced to 15 years In prison for having invented a phantom police force and for having embezzled £105.000. Mohammed El Wakil drew the pay for 55 "phantoms" and, as in the
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    Big crane blown up
    37 3 A demolition squad acting on British military government orders, has blown up Germany s largest crane, a 360-feet high floating crane, which was one of the most striking features of Hamburg harbour.- Reuter
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    Princess found a house for her
    292 3 Princess found a house for her pRIMUHB Elizabeth has come to the aid I 24 year-old Mrs Helen Maguire. ex-A.T.S eirl, and of Baby Maguire due in seven weeks' time The Maguires theie is an 18-month-old boy have been living in a room 10ft. by 6ft. But thanks to the
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    WEST MAY MISS BREAD TARGET
    65 3 THE United States Department of Agriculture says the official acreage targets *et by European countries may not be reached in the.r bread grain production. It said: "Whiie it is too early to predict positive yields, the growing season to midMarch has not been such as
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      123 3 How long do you take over your daily shave? Tha average man spends about five minutes. Not long really, considered on a daily basis, but in a lifetime nearly seventy days z^^^^^ss^ from man's allotted span arc spent /jpS^SfflGffid^^ before a shaving mirror. (L^^aWy &/*tfmji Millions of men, however, enjoy
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Mar. 29, 1949 A STRAW IN THE WIND
    646 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Mar. 29, 1949 A STRAW IN THE WIND AUSTRALIA S efforts to construct a Pacific Pact, already voiced by Dr. Herbert Evatt, her Minister lor External Affairs, will not progress very far if a curb Is not placed oo the zeal ot Mr. Arthur CaJwelL
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    Don Indian's Diary
    944 4 Don Indian's Diary NEW YORK: that the average American asks on the .signing of the Atlantic Pact is that his investment pays off by providing peace. He doesn't expect to make money, or even to get his dollars back. Occasionally he expresses the wistful hope that there will be no
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    FAITH
    18 4 The Lord U my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. Lamentations. 3. 24.
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    Make'em all teach in Siam
    406 4  - Make em all teach in Siam MILTON MARMOR By BANGKOK \\R. Frank C. Laubach, 17 American educator who spent two months studying the problem of eliminating illiteracy in Siam. has com e forth with several novel suggestions in the report on his project to UNESCO. Among his proposals is that
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    THESE MEN LOOK FOR DANCER
    507 4 THESE MEN LOOK FOR DANCER JOHANNESBURG. /CROCODILES, hippo- potami. snakes, iions, malaria and river rapids are only some of the hazards facing four young adventurers— an English-speaking South African and three of his Afrikaans-speaking friends— who are making a canoe trip down the Umpopo River. The aa venturers are Piet
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    Rain means money to Leeward islanders
    821 4  -  RICHARD GREENOUGH by Si. Johns, Antigua, Leeward IslandsX SHARP, tepid, tropical down|x)ur fell here yesterday for a few minutes. So today most people have been able to wash properly, and the water supply in this ramshackle townlet of 15,000 Inhabitants has been turned on
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    China's war lord leaves his nest
    227 4 China's war lo rd leaves his nest SHANGHAI JkJINGHSU provin 11 a vast wasteland of desert and mountains in northwest China may be the next addi tion to the Chinese Communist*' expanding domain General Ma Hung-awei fabulous Muslim warlord wh< has ruled the province for ttie past 17 years, has
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    NEW OILFIELD IN N. GUINEA
    13 4 NEW OILFIELD IN N. GUINEA 1 i ..x*4 I a anl t>m picture.
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      7 4 I j) King's It USISILVA MANUFACTURING JEWELLER
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    Million dollar factory plan
    187 5 Kree Press t hinese Correspondent MODERN million-dollar factory fo& the manu.l aiture of vegetable oil, fats, soap, margarine ai sauce is to be erected on a 20-acre plot in jpaig Road. At the head of the project i s the millionaire industrialist. Mr. Ng Ken* Soou.
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    'HELP THE SQUATTER' APPEAL
    69 5 'HELP THE SQUATTER APPEAL t;-;i >.r.: Chinese! r t rumerce :s I .m to Mr. ng him to eminent :x;derate" se squatters x.-rgency meeting isjreed that squatp ptrty re caus- vho i :o bej memoran- i for early Di :::age Govern...:a:e the iiries. wili JJ*»SS the need for early lam
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    'MALAYS HAVE PROGRESSED'
    50 5 Malay >»mient Conserva- .'the House r Malav an at present thinks that tressed ■ompar- n ht* was l_? r -o pf^-'x *o the -po.ident I Lord Mhbt Malaa should v officers The Malay the Gove said. rve a useful the Bri- the *s of the 1 Milverton
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    S'PORE DIVORCES
    25 5 S'POR E DIVORCES divorces m xie :.lr. by 'he K/? ttce Mr. Justice t Margaret Ma- vs. John V. O. dent); and •plaintiff) <Durn ires-
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    STAMP CONTEST
    26 5 The Singapore Stamp Club is organising a junior philatelic competition and exhibition for school children to be held at St. Joseph's Institution in August.
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    UMNO MEETING
    25 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mun— The UMNO, conference which was to be held in Ipoh next month has been postponed tc May 14 and 15.
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    SCHOOL GETS $1,075
    120 5 A SUM of $1,075 has been donated to the Umar Pulavar Tamil School Building Fund. The contributions came from j Victory Cafe $200 Mr. S. N. l Sha* All Sahib $150, Abdul Rah- I iman and Sot* $100, Mr. K. M. H_sa- $100 Gulam Co. $65, i
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    NEW COMMISSION MEETS ON APR. 6
    440 5 150 to attend big reception -.rrm Free Press S4aff Reporter WITHIN a week of their election on Apr. 2, f Singapore's 18 new Municipal Commissioners will take their seats on the Commission with the nine nominated members at an inaugural meeting on Apr. 6,
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    DIRECTOR DEFENDS RAFFLES GIRLS
    325 5 DIRECTOR DEFENDS RAFFLES GIRLS Free Press Staff Reporter A SINGAPORE parent has written to the Free Press criticising the fact that only two girls who entered for the Cambridge Examination last year from Raffles Girls' School obtained Class I passes. His observations on this are: (I) The standard achieved in
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    NEW LAWYER
    41 5 Mr John Mortimer Moloney was admitted to practice as a member of the Singapore Bar by the Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Murray -Aynsley) yesterday in the High Court. Mr. Moloney is attached to the firm of Sisson and Delay.
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    Holland's oldest firm celebrates
    297 5 Free Press SUIT Reporter FREE hundred and fifty men. representing all the Dutch firms of Singapore, all the banks, all the Consulates, the Chambers of Commerce ana various Government Departments, were present at the 125th anniversary reception of the Netherlands Trading Society In their Cecil Street
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    Nurse pleads guilty to cheating
    155 5 Nurse pleads guilty to cheating rENTY- YEAR-OLD Tan Seek Hoe, a former Singapore General Hospital nurse pleaded guilty In the Third. Police Court yesterday to a charge of cheating. She obtained $150 from another woman Yong Ho Seng by using a false document. Ball in $300 was granted pending sentence.
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    900 BOOKS FOR JUNGLE FIGHTERS
    291 5 Scouts do their bit DECENTLY formed from among the sons of officers, senior N.C.OSa and airmen serving at R.A.F. Station, Changi, the 25th Singapore (Changi) Scout Group has now become firmly established. As one of their "good turns", the boys have collected 900 books on
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    Defence Medal qualifications
    116 5 The qualifications ivr tne Defence Medal for Singapore Volunteers e full or part-time service for one year between Sept. 3. 1939, and Dec. 7. 1941. Volunteers who claim this Medal should submit a form B 2068 obtainable from S.V.C. Headquarters. The Company or Battery in which the
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    NEW SCHOOL GETS $4,500
    92 5 NEW SCHOOL GETS $4,500 F. P. Malay Correspondent PUR thousand five hundred dollars were contributed by Malay men and women who were present at the opening ceremony of the new premises of the Pergerakan English School at Batu Pahat last Friday. Inche Talib bin Haji Talb who deputised for the
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    APPEAL FOR BOOKS
    28 5 Troops engaged in fighting the bandits are in urgent need of books, periodicals and magazines. Gifts should be left at the Y.M.C.A. Orchard Road, Singapore.
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    SCBA to help 150 children
    215 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Straits Chinese British Association proposes to assist 150 children of Chinese volunteers, who lost their lives in the Malayan campaign, by helping to meet their schooling expenses and is appealing to member s and friends for donations. The Volunteer Memorial
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    DR. MEGAT KHAS
    41 5 Dr. Megat Khas, who went to London from Malaya about two years ago, has passed his examination for diploma of Tropical Medicine and Health, and is going to Edinburgh for a three months course in advanced internal medicine.
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    Volunteering 'matter for individual discretion'
    265 5 Volunteering 'matter for individual discretion' Free Press Staff Reporter ARECOMMENDA HON tnat volunteering in Singapore "should .continue as a force tor supplementing the forces ot law and order, especially In these times of tjruergency" is made by certain members of the Volunteer Affairs oP.bcommittee of the Straits Chinese British Assoc.
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    Federation Malays To Form Association
    46 5 Federation Malays in Singapore will hold a meeting next month to form a Federation Malay Association The meeting, to be held on April 17 at the premises of the Penang Kebajikan Club in Geylang, is sponsored by the Perak Malay Association
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    HONOURS FOR FEDERATION POLICE
    354 6 Gurney makes presentations rree rress aian liepuner KUAI. A LUMPUR, Tuesday. FEDERATION Police officers, constables and special constables were today decorated with the Colonial Police medals for gallantry in the course oi action against terrorists. The High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, presented these and other honours—
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    Buying horses for Police
    72 6 An English race-horse trainer. Mr. Douglas W. Balfour, arrived in Singapore yesterday on his way tj Australia on a mission to purchase between 25 and 50 police horses for the Commissioner of Police, Calcutta. Mr. Balfour has spent the last 13 years training race horses for
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    WOMAN JAILED FOR THEFT
    59 6 A 50-year-old woman. Tang Kwang. was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by the Singapore Second Police Court Magistrate, Mr. E. V. A. Peers, yesterday for stealing a roll of cloth valued at $45. She took the cloth from a shop In Orchard Road and was
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    NEGRI SCHOOL FOR POOR PLAN
    194 6 Free Press Staff Correspondent SEREMBAN, Monday. PROMISING Malay kampong school children whose parents are too poor to send them to English schools for training need not have to worry if a scheme that has been drawn up to assist them iput into effect. The proposed
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    Trade is restricted but prices remain firm
    517 6 etjearjer LONDON, Tues T<HE approaching end of the account, last day today, had its usual restricting influence on Stock Exchange trade yesterday, but prices inj most sections remained firm says Reuter's rinan rial correspondent. Exceptionally, there were widespread losses among Oils. Small selling
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    CHOOSES TO BE IN PRISON
    78 6 Granted bail of $150 three weeks ago in the Second Police Court, Lee Hong Wat, aged 46 who was .charged with theft chose to* remain in the remand prison. He explained to the magistrate, Mr E. V. A. Peers yesterday, "I want to break my
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    U.S. MINERS RETURN
    31 6 United States coal production rose rapidly towards normal yesterday as 643,000 coal miners got back to work after a two- week strike east I of the Mississippi. Reuter
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    ON THE ROCKS
    49 6 ON THE ROCKS picture. u- «Kaa .stf. rhartered Haven, hit a rock near Namkan Island in a 25. 'l.'.T.n'her "om Man^a to Hon. Kong recently .Another W-tol thick fog, on ner w«j v WPn t to her rescue. There were no casualties. sh ip n«J*y. the^H-. "J^-JSJ went^ A.P.
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    BANDITRY HOLDS UP REPLANTING
    387 6 BANDITRY HOLDS UP REPLANTING WHILE the output of rubber has been remarkably well maintained, banditry "is putting a brake on new planting and replanting so vital for the long-run prosperity of the industry." Thlsls stressed in a memorandum by the Malayan Rubber Advisory Committee, addressed ic the Rubber Study Group
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    S'pore market bigger than London, N.Y.
    183 6 THE increasingly important role assumed by Singapore in the world's rubber market was referred to by Mr. C. H. I. Kent, in his address to the annual meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association yesterday. Although figures were not available, there was
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    CAIRO EXPLOSION
    17 6 A grenade exploded on a footpath in Cairo yesterday Three persons were Injured slightly. U.P.
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    Counterfeiting charge tails
    92 6 ANG Ye*- Hock was acqur- ted in the Singapore High Court yesterday on a charge of possession of apparatus for counter fr; Singapore 50-cent notes It was said that *aen police approached a hu; I Adam Road, on Oct 10 year, they saw Ong at the back
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    Whitley Council for Asian officers
    109 6 Whitley Council for Asian officers §EMOR AsS^ ment officers? 111 pore will meet atT 11, Lumpur next S L Ul form Pan-M^i J sociatiunonabasK^ will allow lit S^ chlnery for neS 1 A ucaa, I new ernrr. a D' -v- r irrupt _j^t will Mr O tne Free fast *o<i»
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    $500 BAIL
    29 6 Bail $500 u; gratis. Goh Poh Yeow who pfetfec not guilty m the Sinppr Second District Court yesterday ng to eipcrt S 1.526 Malayan on** without p*
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    COUNTIES WANT CHANG BATSMAN
    388 7 COUNT I ES WANT CHANG BATSMAN Prescott likely to do well t«y A Special Correa^nHltfelit SF AT i hi al gS are ex P €ct ed this season of r _»^s__s opening batsman of K.A.K Changi. More than one English county is following his cricket career with keen intere*t. Secoriri
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    Colony forwards must improve
    226 7 L^- French Air Force 1. t'i ni* engagement against the fmmth Air Forte side from Saigon yeste-day itkr SJ x an opportunity to pit .> team for th e April 23 Malaya ititart- if K.A.F. against strong opp »si-ltfjl-fl Besai Stadium yesterday. .*e delighted the large
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    EMPIRE GAMES PASSAGES
    102 7 I_E executive ol the New Zea--1 land Empire Games Associaxon have decided that nominations tor the Games at Auckland next year will close on Jan. 7 next at Auckland The British As ociation has expressed concern that priority for immigrants might affect the 0b-'...:-.lng of passages to
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    REDRUTH WIN 8-3
    17 7 R&DKurH beat Cross Keys by eight to three a Rugby t'nion match vesterdav- Reuter
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    SNEED TAKES GOLF PRIZE
    66 7 CAMMY Sceed defeated Lloyd Mangrum by two strokes in an 80-hole play-off yesterday for the Greemboro (North Carolina open and won the top prize of U_.52.000. The pair had tied at 276. Two strokes behind them came another pair the former U.S. open cham pion. Lew
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    W.I. TOUR TOO STRENUOUS'
    158 7 'pHE manager and captain of the West Indies cricket team which recently toured India, Pakistan and Ceylon yesterday expressed their confidence that the main purpose of the visit— the fostering of goodwill had been achieved. Announcing this in a joint statement to the West Indies press,
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    Malay girls take up badminton
    93 7 Free Press Malay Correspondent MALAY girls In Kuala Lumpur are switching th?ir enthusiasm for hockey to badminton, the Utusan Melayu reports. Now that the hockey season is over, Malay girls have formed the Selangor Malay Women's Badminton Asociation. Practices are being held every Monday and
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    New promoters in Cerdan bout
    257 7  -  BILL MACKLIN From T*WO fight fans are trying boldly to muscle into the big boxing promotion business in London, hitherto a monopoly of Jack Solomons. They stage their first show at the spacious _mpress Hall tonight with an ace drawing card, the world middleweight champion,
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    Today's Sport
    45 7 SOCCLR: S. A.F.A. Snr. Div., R.A.F. Changi v. Raja— J. Besar; Jnr. A. Grp. 1, R.A.F. Stmb. v. Tamil BA. 8.0.D. (XV grnd.; Jnr. A. Grp. 2. S.H.B. Am. PeMce «7 Coy. R.A.P.C. Geylang. FRI EN DM SOCCER: S.J.I, v. A.C.S. Barker Road.
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    JOHORE BAHRU HOLD SOCCER TRIAL
    263 7 Free Press Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Tuesday. NO new talent of exceptional merit was revealed in the first soccer trial of the season, held yesterday, on the Istana padang with a view to selecting the district side against Kluang on April I. at K'M^rig in
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    Today's acceptors
    536 7 Otxovv are th e acceptances for today's Kuala 13 Lumpur races. The Double Totes will be on races three and five, seven and eight. The Big Sweep will be drawn on race eight. Race 1-2.30: CI. 4, Div. 1-Abt. 4 rurs. 041 Chastity Woods 9.00 240 El-Alamein Eliery
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    HWA YEW WIN
    28 7 THE Hwa Yew B.P. defeated 1 the Chung Hwa B.P. by five games to two at badminton played at the Clerical Union Hall on Sunday.
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    All The Latest Selections
    235 7 TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER MOST FAVOURED wwmmmmmm SELECTION E 2°fo C i X SSI J^\ CHASTITY CAROLINA CHASTITY Lt.ky U T^ y "ig"* Affable CaroUna CAROLINA A uc y Tom Lobau Lady Fair Court Lobau Lady R^°Jfn 2 S^f""— GIRL RAMILLIES^" "sIIEFFIELD PLATE DESERT
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    Kramer beats Riggs
    107 7 JACX KRAMER, the American, proved he is at present the greatest lawn tennis player when he defeated his compatriot, Bobby Riggs, 6—o, 6—4 in the first of a series of professional matches at Wembley Pool, London, last night. Kramer, who was making his professional debut in England,
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    R.I. WIN 6-1 IN BADMINTON
    117 7 RAFFLES Institution beat Mansfield Sports Club 6-1 in a friendly game of badminton in the school hall on Sunday. Results CR. I players mentioned first) SINGLES: Wee Sian Gian bt Lee Hock San T-15, 15-4 15-7; Antony Gomez bt. Le: Hock Joo 15-10. 15-1; Choe
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    SCC BEAT CSC
    55 7 DLSr\ii._ adverse conaitions caused by heavy rain earlier in the afternoon, interesting soccer was seen on the Padang yesterday when the S.C.C. beat Ceylon Sports Club 2—l in a friendly game. Twist and Mathot scored for the S.C.C. in the first session, Roberts replying for the Ceylonese
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    Stables fancy these horses...
    257 7 Free Press Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. HPRAINER Turley*s two-year-olds, Baroda Prince and Princess Beau, were strongly fancied on thtcourse this morning to win the fifth and seventh races, respectively, here this afternoon. The hottest tip this morning however, was for Camelia, an Irish-bred mare belonging
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    LONGCHAMPS IN CLASS 1
    98 7 LONGCHAMPS II has been promoted from class 2 to Class 1. according to the latest list of classincatlons is*u€d by the Straits Racing Association. New classifications are: Cla*s 3 Oakfel; Tempest (late Foiu* Oaks) Changes of name are: Class 1 Birorr changed to Consistory; Class 2
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    JUDGE, REFEREE SUSPENDED
    96 7 tuuit. _!vuaim. cnairman or tne New York Athletic Commis- ion. announced last night that the fight judge. Harold Barnes and the referee, Harry Ebbets, would not be assigned to future bouts "for an indefinite period' The announcement followed tiie Commissions review of the Jake Lamotta v. Robert
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    Fans want Lawton in England XI
    372 7  -  VERNON MORGAN From rpHE most interesting thing about the „n gland team 1 picked by the British public in a postcard poll conducted by the Daily Express is that Tommy Lawton is given the centre-forward position in the match against Scotland at Wembley Stadium
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    B.O.D.C.A. Badminton
    49 7 B.O.D.C. A. Badminton THE badminton section of the 223 8.0.D. Civilians' Association has now been affiliated to the Singapore Badminton Association Affiliated parties or clubs desirous of having friendly matches with the team should communi cate with the Badminton Convenor, 223 8.0.D.C.A., c/O H. Q. 223 fc.O.D. Alexandra, Singapore.
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    ELMER RAY QUITTING
    46 7 'I'ruCi Amencm neavyweigm. Elmer Ray. who sustained a slight concussion during an exhibition bout with Joe Jouis two weeks ago, said in Florida yesterday that he was retiring from the ring. "Im qulttinfe while I have still got my health," he said.— Reuter
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    BANK TEAM TOO STRONG
    90 7 YIELDING a side which included several well-known players, Hongkong and Shanghai B^nk S C. beat Postal and Telecommunications Union 3 l in a Junior A Group l League fixture at Gey lanjj Stadium yesterday. The P. T. men were the tir^t to score, through Shariff. but
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    ST. ANDREW'S WIN
    27 7 ST. Andrew's School s cond XI defeated Serangoon English School first XI three two in a game of soccer played at Wood ville yesterday.
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    BIRTHS
    111 8 MET grote dankbaarheid geven wil 0 kennis van de geboorte via c :v.t n zoon. ARIE JOANNES WILHELMUS. D- BONDT JR. A I. BONDT-DE GROOT. Singapore. 28 Maart. 1949. Tavern. CAMERON: At Penang on Mar. 23 '49. to Jean, wife of Alastair T Cameron. Padang Estate, Padang Bent Kedah.
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    DEATHS
    23 8 VR. V. D. PENNEFATHER. at Southampton, on 24.3.49. Deeply 'ed. BROOKSBANK: Caroline. widow of mM F. H. Liverpool -«th Ms ren. 1949.
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    US OPPOSES CUT IN SYNTHETIC
    501 8 Preference over natural Fre e Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Monday. QBVEN reasons why the U S. delegation to the Rub--3 ber Study Group conference in London today are likely to oppose the producers' proposals for a i-educ tion in the use of synthetics in the
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    COUNCIL OF EUROPE
    181 8 COUNCIL OF EUROPE LONDON. Tues. THE preparatory conference for the establishment of a Council of Europe announced here today that "a large measure of general agreement on the main principles of the i proposed organisation" had been reached. The statement was made In a communique issued by the British Foreign
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    Tientsin trade on way to recovery
    144 8 Tientsin trade on way to recovery SHANGHAI. Tues. A PARTIAL revival of economic activity in Tientsin, Communist-held commercial centre of North China, was reported today in private commercial telegrams, which revealed that two vessels were to leave shortly for Vancouver with large export cargoes. Mr. James Ivy. Regional Economic Co-operation
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    200 miles up in space
    53 8 NEW YORK, Tues. THE Glen L. Martin Aircraft Company has disclosed that it is developing a rocket which the U.S. Navy hopes to send 200 miles into the upper atmosphere. The present known height record of such a missile is 114 miles b a German
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    STANLEY DEBATE
    27 8 STANLEY DEB ATE The Israeli Parliament has turned down a motion for a debate on the Government's refusal to grant an entry "lsa to Sydney Stanley.- A.P
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    CHARGES 'FALSE'
    35 8 Dr. Nicolos Nyaradi, who resigned as Finance Minister of Hungary last December, said in New York yesterday that the main charges brought by the Hungarian Government against Joseph Cardinal Mindszerity were •false."— U.P.
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    Transjordan wants R.A.F. training
    292 8 LONDON, Monday. rpHE British Foreign Ollice spokesman tonight con--1 firmed that Transjordan had asked for Royal Air Force assistance in creating a Transjordan air force. The spokesman said the request, which had been received some months ago was still under consideration. The requested assistance would be
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    Siam Govt heeds the stars
    66 8 '7 '/Jt pmw Siamese consti- tution may not be promulgated until late in July because the stars Kill not be favourable until that time. Prominent Siamese astrologers have not as yet fixed an auspicious date for the signing of the document by the Supreme State
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    Possibility of E.R.P. bill filibuster
    114 8 WASHINGTON. Mon. THE U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the bill to exterd Marshall Aid to Europe OO Thursday. The bill provides for $5,800,000,000 worth of aid in 15 months. The Senate is still debating the subject. The House of Representatives Rules Committee today
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    PLEDGE TO FIGHT FOR RUSSIA
    182 8 BERLIN, Tuesday. niSPATCHES in th e Western Berlin press asserted the Communists are making German workers in the Russian occupation zone and prisoners of war repatriated from Russia sign pledges to nght on the side of the Soviet Union in case of war. The Socialist
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    Germans to present pig to Truman
    155 8 KIEL, Tuesday. TWO Kiel locksmiths, leading a 40-pound pig on a string, started yesterday on foot for Washington in the hope of persuading President Truman to effect an increase in. rations for the pigs of Germany. The porker bears a card- board sign round
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    Children in U.K. prefer U.S. films
    102 8 LONDON, Tues. BRITISH children prefer American to British films because British films "try to be too intellectual." according to Miss E. M. Smith, a Birmingham University research worker. She told an educational conference on the impact of the cinema on children that: Western cowboys
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    EDEN IN ROME
    18 8 Mr. Anthony Eden former British Foreign Secretary, ar- j rived in Rome last night.—. Reuter
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    Man bait for stenoas
    52 8 THE Pennsylvanian State Employment Service has come up with man bait to lure girl stenographers to Okinawa In its recruiting drive in Philadelphia for an overseas division of the US. Army Department Service, it noted that there are 2,000 men for every woman on the Pacific
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    'BIG 4' TALKS AGAIN SOON?
    219 8 WASHINGTOaN Tuesdav rUPLOMATIC ollicials here say the possibility of u renewing Big-Four negotiations on Germany will b e discussed here during the next fortnight i.mong the United States, British and French foreign ministers. The Cierman question is likely to be takan up again as soon
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    Reds pelted with eggs
    62 8 BRISBANE Tuesda> A CROWD, estimated at 1.500. yesterday broke through a police cordon a: a Communist open-air meeting at Rockhampton. Queensland, and pelted the speakers with stink-bombs, rotten U matoes and oranges, bags af flour and other missiles. They even threw tiie casts in which the
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    Indians end pro-British law
    80 8 NEW DELHI, Tuesday. THE Indian Parliament yesterday passed without debate a bill abolishing existing discriminations in favour of British and other Europeans and. Americans in the criminal law of India. Home Minister Vallabhai Patel, moving the bill, said: "Now that the country is free, the focus
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    MINISTER SWORN IN
    27 8 Mr. Louis Johnson was yesterday sworn in as United States Defence Secretary In succession to Mr. James Forrestal. who resigned earlier this month. Reuter
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    Canada joint radar with US
    125 8 MTAI A. Tuesd av A MERICAN and Canadian ;„,„> for CO nstrudi_^ a large radar tarterceptoi network M im2_ern Canada and Alaska f;t( ing the soviet r2_l_: been -fitted together," it !S disdosrt h«Jt_f day by the Canadian Defem,. Minister Mr aT Claxton. w Mr.
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    COMBINED OPS
    40 8 TWO v.e< k> combined operations in mtmt Canbbea:. have demonstrated to naval chiefs in Lonaon ana O that the British and Canadian navies can swing Into operation at any time as a smoothly coordinated single force Reut er
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    Manila earthquake
    20 8 A tota! of six earthquakes of slight to modera'e force rocked Manila yes'.erdav within a three-hour period A.P.
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