The Singapore Free Press, 30 March 1949
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Title Section18 1949-03-30 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA Si SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30. 1949. PRKE Ml (KMS18 words
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Article, Illustration334 1949-03-30 1 CHINA REDS TAKE TONKIN TOWN Indo-China invaded SAIGON, Tuesday. pRENCH reinforcements have been rushed to protect French and Indo-Chinese residents in the north-eastern Tonkin town of Moncay which was attacked by Communists from the South China province of Kwangtung on Monday. Moncay, which is onlv a few miles from theReuter - 334 words
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Article209 1949-03-30 1 Queries on troops se nt to Malaya LONDON, Wednesday. m jrr i om;)leifi\ misinformed." said the War Snb'rr. Mi l-mauuel Shinwell, replying to a purr in tht House of Commons yesterday who Is^ested th.it trnop s had been sent to fight OmmunM terrorists in Malaya without pair training. H .irveyReuter - 209 words
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Article13 1949-03-30 1 King George held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace yesterday.13 words
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Article102 1949-03-30 1 LONDON, Wed. THK War Minister, .Mr. Emanuel Shinwell. praised the spirit of British troops in Malaya when the annual Array and Air Force Bill was discussed in the House of Commons last night. There is more spirit in the British Army today than in any other armyReuter - 102 words
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Article86 1949-03-30 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A CHINESE clerk employed by Mansfield k Co was held up in Everett-Road last night by two men. one of whom stuck a pistol in his stomach. He was forced to hand over $35. a $40 wrist watch, two gold rings and86 words
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Article52 1949-03-30 1 Free Press staff Reporter ALL of 4,314 persons screened by Singapore police >n four security checks yesterday had identity tarda These included 302 Eur. peans. Checks were carried out In Farrer Road. Dunearn Road Wayang Satu. Pasir Panjang. Pava Lebar. Tampenis Road ■nd Yio Chu52 words
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Article40 1949-03-30 1 Fire broke out in the moulding department of Hume I Industries' asbestos factory at I the 8* 2 mile Bukit Timah Road this morning. No damage was done. The Fire Brigade was summoned as a precaution.40 words
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159 1949-03-30 1 MELBOURNE, Wednesday. rpHE Australian Immigration Minister, Mr. A. Calwell, has sent a letter to Mrs. Lorenzo Gamboa offering her and her two children a one-way passage to America. Mrs. Gamboa is the Australian wife of Corporal Lorenzo Gamboa. Filipino-born U S citizen andU.P. - 159 words
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Article17 1949-03-30 1 Singapore C.I.D. yesterday arrested Ave Chinese tor I being members of secret j societies. f17 words
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Article17 1949-03-30 1 i a: it par--3 un -legged Jjito so ,n- OerL titution for th'17 words
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Article, Illustration77 1949-03-30 1 These four men. who all received gallantry awards at the Police investiture in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, have been closely associated with one another in the fight against crime. They are. from left: Detective Sergeant Major Bador bin Sansuddin (8.E.M.), Detective Sub-Inspector. (iaii hai Sai (King's Police Medal for Distinguished Service),Free Press - 77 words
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96 1949-03-30 1 BATAVIA. Wed. A UNITED Nations Commisa\ don plane will today fly to Jogjakarta to pick up a group ot leading Republicans and fly them to Banka Island to enable them to consult Republicans detained there by Ide Dutch. This follows t' announcementReuter - 96 words
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Article26 1949-03-30 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Two Chinese, believed to be members of the Malayan Communist Party were arrested in Singapore yesterday under the Emergency Regulations.26 words
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Article39 1949-03-30 1 FOLLOWERS of the Faqir of Ipi. elusive and almost legendary chieftan of the Waziristan tribes, yesterday flre<J on a group of Ulema (Moslem religious leaders) after they had condemned the Faqir's activities at a public meeting ReuterReuter - 39 words
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Article254 1949-03-30 1 LONDON. Wednesday COLONIAL Police Medals for gallantry have been awarded to Mr. John L. Bo- I d*ri 30-year-old British auxiliary police inspector who vaj, killed at Layang Layang. J hore. last August, and to Lance-Corporal Ghani bin Hussein, of the Malayan police force, for hisReuter; A.P. - 254 words
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Article70 1949-03-30 1 LONDON. Wed. MARSHAL Sokolovsky, Commander of the Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany, has been appointed First Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces in succession to Marshal Vasilivsky, recently appointed Minister of the Armed Forces in place of Marshal Bulganin. Marshal Sokolovdcy. who was also headA.P.; Reuter - 70 words
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Article24 1949-03-30 1 Mr. Randolph Churchill, son of Mr. Winston Churchill, was fined $25 at Newcastle < Delaware) yesterday for driving at over 90 m.p.h A.P.A.P. - 24 words
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Article18 1949-03-30 1 Production of Volkswagens, the German "people's cars." reached the record figure of 2,600 in February. A.P.A.P. - 18 words
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Article143 1949-03-30 1 RANGOON, Wednesday. HEAVY fighting bet ween Government forces and rebels is raging at Okkan, a railway town- 70 miles north-west of Rangoon, an official communi- que stated last night. Government reinforcements have been rushed to Okkan, which the rebels entered Monday night against stiff resistance.Reuter - 143 words
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Article23 1949-03-30 1 India proposes to set up a state-owned factory for developing atomic energy at Bombay, the Prime Minister Pandit Nehru, told Parliament23 words
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Article199 1949-03-30 1 RHODES, Tuesday. ISRAEL and Transjordan will reduce their forces 1 in the Akaba area under a draft armistice agreed to by their chief delegates her e who were last night on their way back to Tel Aviv aUd Amman to consult their Governments. Observers said theReuter - 199 words
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Article104 1949-03-30 1 PRAISE FOR MALAYAN ST. JOHN'S LONDON. Wed. SIR James Sleeman, Chief Commissioner of the St John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, returned to London this week following an official tour of the Far Last, which included Hong Kong, Canton, Macao, Singapore, the Federation of Malaya and Sumatra. "I have returned very deeplyA.P. - 104 words
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Article223 1949-03-30 1 ■min i i rpHE ananaa of the world Um 1 night decided that w-.--tmtn should get equal pay lor ec,ual work, but could not d••--v ide who should advance th r claims. The United Nations Commission on the Status of W !.;en. which is meeting tiert'.Reuter - 223 words
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Article39 1949-03-30 1 MR. J. Art hur Rank. Bri,. i leading film producer, announced yesterday plans U r consolidating all his ftlrimaking activities in one r. company. He hopes to cut producing costs bv about °"n.--000 a year A.P.A.P. - 39 words
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Article57 1949-03-30 1 4 SPECIAL Market <<.r.. k dent fives the priors of ruhhn (In cenit per lb.) at 11 a.m tori*-. as follow a: Buyer*. KtMm, No. 1 R.S.S. Spot. loose 36k 17'* F.o.b. in bales Apr. No. 1 R.S.S. 36 37 X No. Z R.S.S. 34*, No. 3 R.S.S.57 words
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Advertisement34 1949-03-30 1 r \onrm %FORD ROAD. WR APPETITE WIU REMEMBER I I Im% _f~ I T mTmml Im\ I^V II a I m\ II fll ~**»-w H ,fc r A -mi, IrA^MfyMES L 1 i". xs34 words
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Advertisement229 1949-03-30 1 —^'mmaia^'lmJm ___L^~ _^^^__MH^_______ THE AMAZING NEW Once again, Velocette engineers have excelled themselves and they present to you a machine unique in its construction, master in its conception and with a performance which represents a new experience in motor cycling. Silence smoothness, comfort, cleanliness and economv are here embodied in229 words
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Article, Illustration767 1949-03-30 2 by Our London Film Reporter THE Cinema Exhibitors' Association, which wants a reduction in the British quota, has just issued a classification of British feature films released hist year. Only 13 of them are classed as good first features most of which could be offered in767 words
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Article, Illustration406 1949-03-30 2 TTLTEST opened with the heart **ten. East won the trick with the ace and returned a heart taken by South 's king. The ace-king of clubs faUed to drop the queen, so the slam was defeated even though the diamond finesse succeeded. Obviously there was far lest than406 words
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Article331 1949-03-30 2 BOB THOMAS - No Laurel to ge in his hair BOB THOMAS Bv mm HOLLYWOOD: "THERE stood 1 Oliver Hardy, chins and all, but something was miss ing No Stan l-aurel. For the second time in 23 years of existence, the famed comedy team of Laurel and Hardy has split up. I foundA.P. - 331 words
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Article296 1949-03-30 2 AT THE LOCAL CINEMAS BY OUR FILM REPORTER l AXE Wyman has just heen swarded an Oscar for her acting in "JOHNNY HELINDA/' (Cathay). When you realise that from the beginning to the end of the film she doesn't make a soundshe is in fact a deaf jnute—296 words
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Article237 1949-03-30 2 SHAKE hands with Max Baer the actor. The mammoth ex-champ. In his dressing room on the Love Is Big Business" said: This is the softest racket In the world. I have been hit In the head for 20 yeai*. but I can do it. I shouldA.P. - 237 words
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Article40 1949-03-30 2 What' s Re *hat r.ui ti_?L« shoes. C 'oodoa,!__i -hem. _i N the ante* J a MGlih? I _B ■at comieT^B used tT___| £our ol i „gf J baby-blue ™?M of _f_i ■<* th* coicTß -o matcfa tae J A P.A.P. - 40 words
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Miscellaneous82 1949-03-30 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DORN today, your ori-ina- lity of thought and action can become your most important asset in life's battle. Don't let yourself be pressed into some groove of monotonous routine or all your spontaneity and ingenuity will be suppressed. You have tremendous capabilities and they can bring you82 words
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Miscellaneous230 1949-03-30 2 ytkjtrj SINGAPORE (BLUE NETWORK) 484 and 41.7 metres. Emergency news from K.L. at 10 a.m. TODAT 10.55 to 12.00 Schools' Broadcast; 1.00 Dance Music; 1.30 News; 1.45 Waltx Time; 2.00 to 500 Racing commentary from the Selangor Turf Club (relayed from Kuala Lumpur); 6.00 Programme Summary; 6.02 Children's Programme; 6.20230 words
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Miscellaneous244 1949-03-30 2 port from Britain <BBO; 6.30 News Ac News Analysis (BBC); 6. 45 Indonesian: News Ac Programme; 7.15 English: News Ac Programme Summ.vy; Question Time Address Letters to the Far Eastern Service. BBC. London (BBC): 7.45 Siamese: Programme and News; 8.15 Siamese (BBC): 8.30 News (English— BßC >; 8.45 Dutch (BBC>:244 words
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Miscellaneous435 1949-03-30 2 Hour Concerto lor Violin Or- chestra by Alban Berg; 6.30 Over- 1 s&is Sz Australian News; 6.45 Keyboard Serenade; 7.00 Records] 1 Seldom^ Heard 7 15 Famous Songs of Yesteryear; 7.30 BBC Production 8 00 On the March Falrey Aviation Band; 8.15 T*lk: Back--1 ground to Australia; 8.30 Austra i435 words
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Miscellaneous197 1949-03-30 2 F.P. Crossword No. 651 w mm I I M I R b |6 I fi W*Mmmm mmmmm. g__ y— 7 8 111 IP HP w* vm TTT" Tr" #2»___ L W ■t r*-^, Mi^ ww^___^^ l 0 wk W> Wk j| Ji 1 15 16 17 bfi ~i9 wr~w~ a^197 words
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Article, Illustration861 1949-03-30 3 J! nations, 600 experts wage „n thi» page illustrate a **tAr>j*T igainst starvation I mOTiO wa int 1 a ...fj b\ small armies of V^'th; Agricultural departH^^verv cuntry in the world. them, -md trying to lntegpjfJSSSct is the first infej/lidj to be formed as a result of861 words
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Article, Illustration509 1949-03-30 4 Stormy U.N. debate expected THE United A 1 ations General Assembly, meeting on April 5 to finish business left over from its Paris session is expected to be thrown into stormy political debate by the Atlantic Pact. Although the Pact is not at present onReuter - 509 words
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Article, Illustration361 1949-03-30 4 SOME Paris publishers are trying to combat the present difficult business period, caused by plentifulness of paper and shortage of money in readers' pockets, by publishing novels with a strong sex interest. They say that the sale of these novels, which ar e quickly writtenReuter - 361 words
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Article102 1949-03-30 4 4NNA Louise Strong, in tl her first New York speech since she was expelled from Russia on espionage charges, told a large audience at the Community Church that Americans do not know what freedom is. "I sometimes felt a lot freer walking on the roof of a102 words
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Article58 1949-03-30 4 THE Briush Foreign Office revealed last night that the Spanish Government has forced three British Consuls to leave Spain since last July without giving any reason. Formal protests in each case had produced no result One of the British diplomats was asked to leave in JulyA.P. - 58 words
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196 1949-03-30 4 IN the London High Court Mr. Justice Hodson ruled 1 that 21-year-old Esmeralda Juanita Battle was not illegitimate and was entitled to a share in her father's £5,000 estate. Her mother Mrs. Germaine Battle had claimed that her daughter was born four years before196 words
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Article25 1949-03-30 4 Dikes along the Yellow River will be raised at least five feet above last year's highest water level, the Communist radio reported. A.P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article46 1949-03-30 4 ARGENTINE police have started an investigation ot an alleged nation-wide Co.nmunist spy ring following the arrest of a middleaged Russian doctor. Police say a number of suspects have already o:en arrested and that cheir houses were searched. Documents have been found U.P.U.P. - 46 words
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Article128 1949-03-30 4 f EADING British industrialists and businessmen are enthusiastically volunteering to disclose the "know how" of management, to a new British Institute of Management. With their help, the Institute hones to create a "science" of management within the next ten years. The letters from the "captains ofReuter - 128 words
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Article29 1949-03-30 4 The British and American Military Governments have approved 12 Germans as nominees to a board of trustees for the Ruhr Valley's V36t iron and steel works.29 words
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Article55 1949-03-30 4 A DISPLAY, intended to make Britons colonial coiiscious and show them v*hat the colonies mean to the Motherland, will run in London from June 21 to July 20. It is mainly a voluntary effort on the part of various organisations with colonial interests but it has the blessingA.P. - 55 words
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Article90 1949-03-30 4 THREE Korean women now in New York say you have to pinch to tell the men from the machines in the U.S. Miss Lee Sook Chong said Americans are like clocks, they go and go and .never stop." Miss Lee said she and her companions,A.P. - 90 words
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Article192 1949-03-30 4 TWO youriß Royal Naval Air Service pupil pilots surprised the R.N.A.S. training establishment at St. Merryn. Cornwall, and the Admiralty by disappearing for several hours to have a 'snack' lunch in France. A court of Inquiry will decide who is to I blame. The pilots192 words
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Article48 1949-03-30 4 A GERMAN journalist was taken to court by his neighbour because he tvped late at night. The court ruled the journalist must not use his typewriter after 10 at night. It was of no importance whether news was printed early or late, the court said A.P.A.P. - 48 words
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Article98 1949-03-30 4 WHAT Would happen to a bullet fired from a warplane going at 2,000 m.p.h.? Minnesota scientists expect to get the answer from their new supersonic wind tunnel. This screeching monster is capable of creating air currents four times the speed of sound. The speed of sound atA.P. - 98 words
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Article66 1949-03-30 4 CHARLIE Chaplin's young wife, Dona. ha s given birth to a six pound 13 ounce daughter, their third child, at Santa Monica. California The Chaplins already have a daughter, aged four and a son aged three. Mrs. Chaplin is the daughter of the playwright Eugene O'Neill.Reuter - 66 words
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Article61 1949-03-30 4 OOUTH AFRICAN Finance O Minister N. C. Havenga told Parliament that If a line of credit or loan were obtainable from the United States at reasonable terrrs. .t —ould enable the Union to apply less drastdc measures concerning trade with Ame~ rica. Without such a61 words
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Article, Illustration128 1949-03-30 4 BRITAIN'S biggest flying boat, the Saunders Roe Princess, will probably be launched in December, 1950, and take off on her first flight from Cowes in February, 1951, it was disclosed today. Three of these giant machines, which weigh 140 tons each and will carry over 100Reuter - 128 words
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Article28 1949-03-30 4 Canada is to have television Immediately, it was announced in the House of Commons in Ottawa yesterday by Mr. J. McCann, Minister of National Revenue.28 words
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Article92 1949-03-30 4 MR. John Elliott Huxtable ifl used to stay often at the Royal Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, before the war. There he met Mrs. Ena Victoria Duffin, a young woman then a barmaid at the hotel. Mrs. Duffin always had a smile for customers and Mr. Huxtable liked92 words
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188 1949-03-30 4 T*HE plan to create a Western German state has x met increasingly powerful opposition recently The Communists have been" opposed to it from the start and they have found some strange allies acting with different motives but with the sam e aim! This oppositionA.P. - 188 words
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Article83 1949-03-30 4 FIVE thousand tons of machinery and 2.000 tons of engineering equipment allotted to Holland as an initial Japanese reparations payment would be "very useful" in helping restore Indonesian industry. Mr. W. Hartman, Dutch reparations delegate in Tokyo, said last night in Rotterdam. Mr. Hartman. announcing theReuter - 83 words
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Article54 1949-03-30 4 THE Madras Provincial Government Is going to try to shame black -marketeers into being good. Under new measures, persons convicted of olackmarketlng may be required to print at the top of every business letter they write particular! relating to their conviction. The Government will also give wide publicityA.P. - 54 words
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Article35 1949-03-30 4 Deaths from the influenza epidemic in London and the bigger towns in Britain iafl Wales last week totalled 321. This is 30 per cent more Than during any week last year35 words
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Article, Illustration96 1949-03-30 4 WIFE SUED BY HUSBAND GETS DIVORCE t|PS v. > cee. A '£K.*n Rett i ft ago. Mrs Roberto tv •ed of charges fcatfU her husband a cheqiwi Earlier she wit mul at Bow -street ol t j that she stole i £MM frcm her M-biSC hearing *r.e wu Ml andA.P. - 96 words
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Advertisement193 1949-03-30 4 Fresh Shipments Arrived in Limited Quantititt.Dental Chair, Dental Foot Engine, Dental Unit with Electric Engine. Dental Handpiece, Rolling aWill, Chromed Curved Crown Dental Pliers, Water Syringe, Scaler, Excavator. slip Contra Angle, Probe, Plastic Filling Instruments assorts ten* Spatura assorted, Foot Bellow with Blowpipe k Tank. Vne i«" Cleanser, Flask. Hypodermic193 words
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Advertisement605 1949-03-30 5 zr\ J_» r^\~ ll i T fe___fe'r^' I^__' x i -r SJW W CT~T,I., s '^L^^^^^i^,' V J. -a! vr tT l. i§ •<> MIL MS Vn LiJi iii iii lIS i bii i in 1 io« e i ffP 1 MARCH 30th to APRIL 14th 1949 A 1 THERE605 words
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649 1949-03-30 6 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Mar. 30, 1949 PESSIMISTS' DAY OUT THI-. League of Nations foundered because the United States of America, whose President Wilson was tne principal begetter of this effort to secure world harmony through debate and not through the force of arms and manpower, refus- j ed649 words
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Article, Illustration1033 1949-03-30 6 MILTON MARMOR - MILTON MARMOR By BANGKOK: THE dark bearded man occuping the wicker chair next to mine .said he was flying in the morning to Calcutta. He had just come up from Malaya. (Bangkok is the crossroads of today's air globe. They come from allA.P. - 1,033 words
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Article28 1949-03-30 6 And to him that overcometh. and keepeth my j works into the end. to him I will I Rive power over the nations. I Revelations, 2. 26.28 words
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Article511 1949-03-30 6 DON IDDON - DON IDDON By NEW YORK: 'J HE agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation was very young and earnest. He said: "It's all part of the loyalty probe. Was the girl who worked for you a good American? Did she harbour subversive views? Did she read511 words
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799 1949-03-30 6 SIT YIN FONG - SIT YIN FONG by J)1I) the Singapoie .Musicians 'Union last week win the point dearest to its jear t recognition Tom the managements of four Sin^a pore cabarets, with whom it talked strike? In every way it did, except that the employers would not say799 words
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Article222 1949-03-30 6 LETTER TO LABOUR COLUMN WE ar e glad to inff form you with reference to your article on the Plight of Singapore trade union schools that the "Central Tamil Schools Committee" hag been formed after a meeting, at which representatives of 24 (of Singapore's 36 unionrun schools) were222 words
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288 1949-03-30 6 Throats will soon be dry in I n dia BOMB A v OOMBAY Profiuce u with its 30,000,000 people is to go "dry* by April 1950. Its sister province, Madras, witn i«s 50,000,000 inhabitar.ts led the way four months ago. Prohibition in gradual stages was introduced in Bombay Province lastReuter - 288 words
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Article45 1949-03-30 6 NATIONA LISE UK FILMS PLEA D eal trades bike an are „ic„g tJw Gott^m to tr.ake ar. atna £20,000.000 tfl ass per. cer.* f.lm produce. If this and other t&i to revive lta reasonable time, tht Goo rr.ent shxu.c coniidr I complete natiociiiii&t i A.P.A.P. - 45 words
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Advertisement22 1949-03-30 6 tdlendoqraf T- I IL Time from montn^^^agßg^liL Sole Agents: SHERBAI.EE KHATENA CO. 18, Robinson Road, TUCK CHEONG 441 .3 North Bridjo Road.22 words
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Advertisement52 1949-03-30 6 S§^Sxll 111 B°»^ ->•'-"• ffA mam** Z i J#^' HARYfII V mmmmm >v^ mt HARVEYS v CHOICEST OLD PULL Mil SHaM* BRISTOL CREAM V CLvv mmm msmmtm AGENTS _CALDRFXO mr mmXmmmts' mmmmmTAmT^ mr fm __K -*mmm +>&' Jl mmmK Tjrt* n——- 1 _S! Nite Life STRAPLESS BRASSIE Pink, White tlock52 words
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Article, Illustration311 1949-03-30 7 Only the poor 0 bothering free Press Staff Reporter L\Y families now are not bothering to apply XL ration cards because the price of free t pee is almost the same as that of ration>y according to the Singapore Food Con- Mr. A. D. Butler311 words
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Article102 1949-03-30 7 JVfARK Twain's famous jumping frog had nothing on the batch which are hopPing all the way from New York to Singapore. Forty-two pairs of frogs will become the progenetors nf a new breed of giant frogs, the size of a chicken," which will soon grace the tables102 words
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Article25 1949-03-30 7 At 8.25 p.m. tomorrow at the British Council Hall in Stamford Road, a recital will be given by the well-known pianist, Mary Richardson.25 words
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Article10 1949-03-30 7 India are to P:r.*er-domi-New Delhi ~*ky ar.d Sunday.10 words
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Article20 1949-03-30 7 Capt. P. A. Heslop, Royal Welch Fusiliers, has been appointed an honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Singapore.20 words
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Article251 1949-03-30 7 Closing airstrip barriers Free Press Staff Reporter •THE Traffic Police Chief, Mr. A. R. Anderson, told the Free Press yesterday that there had been a number of minor accidents in the past year on Mountbatten Road near Kallang airfield. He added that he wa s taking251 words
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Article, Illustration131 1949-03-30 7 High tributes were paid to the work of the Netherlands Trading Society (Nederlandsche Handel-Maats-chappij. N. V.) yesterday at a function held at the Society's premises in Singapore, on the occasion of Its 125th anniversary. The Netherlands Consul General. Mr. A. M. L. Winkelman (seen above making his speech) said thatFree Press - 131 words
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Article136 1949-03-30 7 LIFT FLOUR CONTROL, SAYS TRADE F. P. Chinese Correspondent PRE-WAR Chinese flour Importers and traders have decided to endorse a proposal to press for the control of flour Imports to be lifted, thus restoring tbe trade to normal channels on a quota system based on the Imports in 1939-1941. The136 words
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Article195 1949-03-30 7 SINGAPORE'S petrol ration is to toe increased by 50 per cent, for the next quarter beginning on April 1, 1949, the Government having accepted the recommendation of the Petrol Rationing Policy Committee that sufficient stocks of petrol are available to allow the increase. Motorists195 words
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Article88 1949-03-30 7 The present ration with the April— June increased ration in parenthesis is: i _i\ ate CARS Up to Bh.p. 48 (72) gallons 8.1h.p. to 14h.p. 72 (108) 14.1 to 18h.p. 90 (135) Over 18h.p. 96 (144) TAXIS Less than lOh.p. 70 (105) lOh.p. tm 14h.p. 100 (150)88 words
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Article33 1949-03-30 7 Arrested three hours after stealing a trisha. 17-year-old Arifin bin Aslkln was sentenced to one month's rigorous Imprisonment by the Singapore Third Police Coiirt Magistrate. Mr. R. J. C. Wait yesterday.33 words
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Article60 1949-03-30 7 DR. Andrew Morland, chest physician to University College Hospital, London, has Just left Malaya after a fiveweek visit at the invitation of Federation Government to advise on problem of tuberculosis. Before leaving, he recorded his impression of Malaya in relation to this vital problem. His60 words
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Article71 1949-03-30 7 At the annual meeting of the Singapore Association of Teachers of Dancing, the following were elected officers: president, Mr. Chee Teck Swee; vice-presidents, Mr. O. R. Collide Mr. Low Poh San; general secretary, Mr. M. Al-Johary; treasurer, Miss Jenny Quek; librarian, Miss Susan a Chan, councU members, Messrs.71 words
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Article298 1949-03-30 7 ]t| ALAYAN trade last month, exceeding a total of iTI $293 million, showed an increase of over $11 million on January figures, and was $42.4 million higher than the trade for the corresponding month of last year. With imports at $137,129,349 ($129,186,787 in January); and exports at298 words
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Article136 1949-03-30 7 THOUSANDS of children of more than 100 Singapore Chinese schools will take part In a reception under the auspices of the Chinese Schools Association and the Mayfair Musical and Dramatic Association to celebrate Children's Day on April 2. which has been declared a holiday for all136 words
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Article, Illustration220 1949-03-30 7 'BOOST TRADE' TALKS P. Chinese THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce has decided to call a taint meeting of all principal traue associations shortly to dl.tcuifl ways and means of boos fir. a trade activity in the Colon* particularly tradine wi-n Indonesia. The decision was n.aae at a committee meeting220 words
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Miscellaneous79 1949-03-30 7 Airmails are due to arrive in. Singapore today from the U.K. Africa. Holland. Australia. Ceylon. Borneo. Indo-China. Siam and the NEI. Closing times for posting airmails at the GPO. today are: to the U.K.. US.. Africa. Holland. Australia and Medan: 6 p.m.. to Shanghai. Batavia and Palembang: 4 pjn. and79 words
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Article379 1949-03-30 8 'VOTE-AND RUN CITY AS YOU LIKE' SMC election: last appeal T\ a broadcast last night, the Supervisor of 1 Muniiipal Election, Mrs. Gerald Hawkins, told voters that bv exercising their right to vote, "vou wilt make sure that the city is run as you would like it to be run."379 words
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Article, Illustration64 1949-03-30 8 The Superintendent of the Artificial Limb and Orthopaedic Appliance Centre, Kuala Lumupr, Mr. A. T. Mellowship, seen with Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Ahmad after he had fitted artificial limb* for Syed Ibrahim, who is now taking his first walking lessons. As Syed Ibrahim masters walking, his artificial legs will bePR - 64 words
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153 1949-03-30 8 $6,000,000 DREDGE ON TOW TO INDIA AN American-built dredge for the Indian Government which cost $6,000,000 t Malayan > arrived in Singapore yesterday resembling a derelict. The dredge, which was I towed to Singapore from Oakland. California, by the 1.345-ton steam tug Robin, caught fire while it was anchored in153 words
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Article72 1949-03-30 8 A 34-year-old woman, Low Sim Choo, was fined $1,000 or j four months' simple imprlaonment by the Singapore Fourth Police Court Magist- I rate, Mr. M. H. MacDougal. yesterday for possession of two gallons of dutiable samsu. Low was arrested in a taxi in Bukit Panjang. The72 words
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Article32 1949-03-30 8 KUALA KANGSAR. Tues.— Twenty branches of the Malay Nationalist Party are be created in Perak. This was decided at a meeting of Perak branch delegates at Gapis village, Kuala Kangsar.32 words
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122 1949-03-30 8 A TEMPORARY ban on the export of potatoes from Western Australia will not affect the supply position in Singapore. This is because the Colony imports most of its potatoes from Holland. Dutch exporters have lately Introduced anti-sproutlng powder to preserve the quality of their122 words
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Article49 1949-03-30 8 inspector Noord.n bin Tallb told the Singapore Second Police Court yesterday that he had Instructions from the Deputy Public Prosecutor to withdraw the case against Ho Im Heng who was arrested on a bookmaklng charge at the Singapore Turf Club last September, Ho was acquitted.49 words
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Article442 1949-03-30 8 LONDON, Wednesday. THE last day of the account ended on a firm note in most of the sections of the London Stock Exchange yesterday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Tin and rubber shares advanced further. There was, however, one shock for investors when the British442 words
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Article, Illustration249 1949-03-30 8 Shortage of doctors may get worse Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE shortage of doctors in Government 1 hospitals in the Federafaon, coupled with recent resignations of both European and Asian doctors, is resulting in overwork Dr. R. B. MacGregor, Director of Medical Services, further before it lmproved^jdurlng249 words
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Article89 1949-03-30 8 LONDON. Tuesday.—Criticism of the shortage of hous- j ing for R*A.F. families over-i seas was voiced in the Hous* of Commons when Air-Com-modore Harvey quoted a letter from a woman whose husband- waa serving in Singapore. She said that he would sign on for a longer89 words
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312 1949-03-30 8 Weak-minded soldier sent to prison A YOUNG soldier, who waa described by his counsel, Mr. S. H. D. Elias. as ••weakminded" and "sub-normal," was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment yesterday in the Singapore Assize Court for stealing 11 revolvers and two Sten guns from the armoury at Pulau Brani312 words
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Article65 1949-03-30 8 The Singapore Teachers' Repertory will give four matinees for schools of Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan at the Victoria Theatre in May Admission, to the play, which will start at 5 p.m. on May 2. 3. 10 and 11. will be by programme, which will cost >065 words
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Article131 1949-03-30 8 "MOOR ASMARA", Shaw n Brothera' fifth Malay film, tella the story of an educated Malay girl whe chooses her own husband in defiance of parental wishes. Zahara, the daughter of a wealthy Malacca Malay, falls in love with a school tear. Umar, but her parents131 words
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Article76 1949-03-30 8 FIRST MALAY MATRON T •:tare£_'tS ■^noiiufeja Tne Hom* I he MaL**M li hop* 5*S sum m ihe nen_s Home *ill ac___* to incase this :I£M to 200 or ff* X The Home win I der the Council V* matron in charge To launch the Happy World ParT_H 8- v «n76 words
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Article22 1949-03-30 8 INVEST IN GILT-EDGEDS K AN SOS T*t ADVICE to fe ■j r. r. Cm im -ervart- ft. |> x ■:i» 1 i ii-.ce22 words
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Article115 1949-03-30 8 Free Press Staff t orre^pondent Kl ALA LIMPIR. Tuesdav IX>R an over-ail fare of Sin it will >oon bt jwb* to travel bv express bus service to Enji Lumpur or vice versa. The -ervice will start on 10 Singapor* fare *1B be be n115 words
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Advertisement96 1949-03-30 8 I^_^ mmt _fB 9 9m¥ WJj ff nt HEAR THESE RECORDS SU* FRAMK SINATRA THERE'S NO YOU CRADLE SONG 0 WHAT MAKES THE SIN D THE CHARM OF YOU NANCY (With the Laughing A FRIEND OF YOURS TIME AFTER TIME ITS THE SAME OLD DREAV ALWAYS „,au-»\'-'KENIO hT 00 THE96 words
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Miscellaneous192 1949-03-30 8 MdndrdkC Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press* in Malaya WTrTJck t s stopping on fnTomr nW =A the hallway. n^edmcJ side of the hill- r~7?l/"T '//yOgrw f s^ R T *J away--v|F ty JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press in Malaya ?xJSpFETcH MR DABBLErNI [/Vve BEEN A PIG ffc^l192 words
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Article, Illustration1981 1949-03-30 9 SYDNEY S. BIRCH - SYDNEY S. BIRCH by Chief Detective Inspector former Second-in-Command of Scotland Yard's Fingerprint Department tfILLION-TO-ONE CLUE CAUGHT MONOCLED KILLER I E than a quarter of a century at ScotYjrd I never met a criminal with more Lj-juVl talent end worse luck than en Trevor, once known to all1,981 words
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Article836 1949-03-30 9 J. W. TAYLOR - The White Horses Of England J. W. TAYLOR By King George Ill's soldiers, bored with waiting for the Napoleonic invasion that never happened to Britain, carved a huge model of their king on horseback on the hillside in sight of Weymouth and added another to Britain's collection of White Horses.836 words
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Advertisement48 1949-03-30 9 _IViiVV\J Uni i ai in each class here's a FISK Ure for m ooth roads or rough-to truck, for tractor or special *rv J JUiTfcD-MOTOR WORKS LTD. m*B| I SING-PORE Hi jl s __b_l PR IMTTMr for l° b «<• I IVUI iui u a eheaper priee STRAITS TIMES48 words
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Article415 1949-03-30 10 PHOENIX - Only one shield for Juniors PHOENIX By ONE of the decisions reached by the Singapore Amateur Football Association Council at its last meeting uas that the Junior League should compete for only one shield. This means that the winners of the four sections Junior 1, Groups A and B, and415 words
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Article552 1949-03-30 10 CRUSADER - SINGAPORE CUP SIDE SETTLED CRUSADER By SAFA selectors solve problems rpHE S.A.F.A. selectors have solved several proolems I a« a result of the three trials already held pnor to the selection of the Singapore Civilians' Malaya Cud team against R.A.F. on April 23. The team will probably be chosen next552 words
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Article, Illustration599 1949-03-30 10 By A Special Correspondent OT. Joseph's Institution, Singapore, is maintaining w this year its high standard in soccer. It has won ;fll its inter-school engagements in the first round, and it hopes to maintain thl s record for the rest of the reason. Soccer ls599 words
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Article56 1949-03-30 10 TAPAH. Tues.— Sungkal group* of the Tapah Special Constabulary held a rifle meeting last Sunday for a cup presented by the Sungkal planters. Groups from the following estates competed; Sungkal Klah, Hendra, Sungei Kruit, Digwara, Sungkal Group Hospital. Chinese A.P.S. of Sungei Sungkal, Sungkal56 words
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Article, Illustration565 1949-03-30 10 KEN JALLEH - KEN JALLEH By A SPORTING gesture put a Singapore footballer on the road to fame He was Gan Kee Siang. oim Singapore's best left winge, s. and the action which started him on his colourful soccer career came from another left winger, just565 words
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Article19 1949-03-30 10 In a frit played at Kampong the Malay Teachers' Cn-lCal-d RAF Juror.c b| goals to nil.19 words
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Article, Illustration59 1949-03-30 10 Picture by Distribution of prizes at the St. Joseph's Institution primary school sports, held on March 19. In order to give all boys a chance to take part in athletics, the school holds three sports meetings a ye%r. Those for the middle s. hool and seniorCharles G. S. C. - 59 words
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Article, Illustration150 1949-03-30 10 TN a friendly badminton match played on Friday, Borneo Motors S. C. defeated Rivil B. P. by six games to one. Singles: Adam bin Jaffar beat Ong Kek Bee 15 8. 15-4; Kemat beat Cheong Kum Khal 15-4. 15-5; Cheah Hong Um beat Tar Wee NamFree Press - 150 words
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Article94 1949-03-30 10 r THE Useful Badmirrton Party L will celebrate their 16th. anniversary next Saturday aod Sunday at the seaside bungalow of Mr. Tan Puay Choo, 355, East Coast Road. Programme for the first day includes land sports, dinner, indoor games, after -dinner dance and supper at midnight.94 words
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Article58 1949-03-30 10 A £5,000 prize in the Irish sweopstake on the Grand National goes to Bombay on ticket No. TZ ***** held by "Kanta", whose name was given as Vlthaldhs Naljl, 109 Hamman Lane, Kalbedev. Bombay 2. The horse drawn was Royal Mount A £10.000 prise for Roimond was wonReuter - 58 words
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Article, Illustration104 1949-03-30 10 Keen struggt in Muar soccer league FTtt Pre* j»uf r mis:iUj ■X. Wth* Uw iWJ -se games am rzr, r St_„; t-jmt B 1 ■:1 Is poor Or. tbe mm? l > cotnpeuuot s snl ifl l m ya: a\ therefore £_c. I :jcl jre wrir < M -a MaarYomrw*A.P. - 104 words
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Advertisement108 1949-03-30 10 DAILY 5 SHOV/S 11_1.45_4.00— 6.30— 9.30 LADD S FIRST PICTURE IN TECHNICOLOR m f. m xa3v3 rf \___i'^^ i Paramount presents. "whispering smith" Starring ALAN LADD Robert Preston Brenda .Marshall DAILY ONLY 3 SHOWS KINDLY NOTE TIMES: 11.30-4-830 Whole Serial! DKKTRBCV CRimE inc. IN 1 C CHAPTERS I .^J mmtT^mm108 words
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Article, Illustration287 1949-03-30 11 CE RDAN KNOCKS OUT DICK RURPIN Lightning left hook decides PARCEL Cerdan, French holder of the world middleweight title, knocked out Dick Turpin, British champion, in the seventh round of their ten-round non-title fight at the Empress Hall, London, last night. The knockout punch, which came from out of theReuter; A.P.; Scoop's Amateur - 287 words
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Article293 1949-03-30 11 Fret Prt-ss Hating Correspondent rl battli of two-year-olds belonging to the *>fa, owners of the biggest string of horses in to; -i are beginning to pay dividends. Gaucho m shown his worth and yesterday, at Kuala ißpor. Tiestone scored a smashing win with a utricular grandstand293 words
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Article20 1949-03-30 11 DESULTS of yesterdays Rugby Union matches were: Falmouth 5. Cross Keys 3; Torquay Athletic 3. Barnstaple 6. ReuterReuter - 20 words
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Article81 1949-03-30 11 ABE J. Greene, Commissioner of the National Boxing Association, said in a broadcast that Ray "Sugar" Robinson will be warned to defend his world welterweight title oi give it up. Greene said the welterweight division ls "stagnating" because of Robinson's going among the middleweights and ayoiding defencesA.P. - 81 words
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332 1949-03-30 11 THRILUNG fames were seen last week-end in the Singapore IVlalay Badminton Association tournament played at th c Clerical llnion hall. In one ot the quarter-finals of the junior singles championship Ahmad Taib of Gentle B.P. did very well to beitSujai Hassan of the Singapore Malay332 words
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Article80 1949-03-30 11 4 I want to win at Wimbledon' PANCHO GONZALES, the U.S. men's singles tennis champion, sails In mid-May for hb first invasion of Europe. "I haven't decided yet,'* said Pancho. just 20. "but I may play in the Frepch championships In Paris "But mast of all, I want to winA.P. - 80 words
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Article320 1949-03-30 11 Free Press Kuala Lumpur Staff Correspondent FOLLOWING are the weights I for the third day's races of the Selangor Turf Club March-April Meeting at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow: CLASS 3. DIV. 4—6 FURS. Francelene 9.00 Martini 8.12 Polish Bride 8.12 Badger 8.10 Belgium 8.08 Waif 8.08 Jack Druce320 words
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Article438 1949-03-30 11 Kota Raja 2; R.A.F. Changi 0. DOOR finishing by the inside forwards was a glaring weakness of K.\ F. Changi in yesterday s S.A.F.A. Senior League soccer. Had they snapped up their chances, their side, and not Kota Raja, last year's Div. 2 and Cup champions,438 words
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Article60 1949-03-30 11 THE schedule of fixtures for the Macao table tennis team, which is due in Singapore by the Canton ihorth. Is: April It: t. Chin Woo (Singapore inter-club run-ners-up). April 23: C. S. A. (Singapore inter-club champions). April 24: v. Singapore. April 29: v. North Malaya. April 30:60 words
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Article103 1949-03-30 11 THE Royal Singapore Gjlf Club's March mixed foursomes competition was played at Bukit Timah on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a win for Mrs. J. H. Wheeler and Mr. J. B. Heaton with a net score of 35. The best returns were: Mrs. J. H. Wheeler and103 words
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Article54 1949-03-30 11 TMIE Big Sweep drawn m race 8 at Kuala Lumpur yesterday resulted as follows: BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: 5204.100 FIRST: *****4 SECOND: *****5 THIRD: *****0 Starters: *****5. *****0, *****2. *****9. *****7. 2959P5 *****8 *****6 *****2. DOUBLE TOTES First double: three tieaet« paying $280 each Second double: two54 words
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Article28 1949-03-30 11 ANDRE Famechon oi France knocked out the Australia r lightweight Ken Bailey in the ninth round of a scheduled 12--round bout in Sydney oc Monday28 words
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Article, Illustration45 1949-03-30 11 picture. Lott, the R.A.F. Changi goalkeeper, manages to gather before Haji Garhan, the Kota Raja inside-right, could head it. This was one of many exciting moments in the Changi goalmouth in yesterday's S.A.F.A. Senior League game at Jalan Besar Stadium Free PressFree Press - 45 words
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Article300 1949-03-30 11 AS a result of the increasing number of members taking to swimming for recreation and exercise, the present pool is invariably overcrowded during week-ends and the need for a larger and modern swimming pool to relieve the congestion is more urgent than ever." This is a300 words
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448 1949-03-30 11 THE Singapore Cricket Association's first league competition opens on Sunday with fixtures between S.C.C. and Johore CC. (Padang), S.C.R.C. and Colonials CC. (Hong Lim Green), R.A.F. Seletar and I.A (Seletar) and S.R.C and R.A.F., Changi (Padang). As this is the first tournament organised by448 words
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Article141 1949-03-30 11 A "HAT-TRICK by the S.H.B. Police centre-for-ward, Noble, was the highlight of the SA.FA. League Junior A. Group 2 fixture at Geylang Stadium yesterday. S.H.B Police trounced R.A.P.C. 7—o. Noble netted four goals altogether. Other scorers for the Police were Painee. Scaife and Rozario. The Army side141 words
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Advertisement32 1949-03-30 11 UHAMBRA L- X.---.1 Phone 6909 TODAY i nwva at P 5.9 A 9.30 p.m. show COMPUTE 'Alf 13 Chaps. Republic's '-rratest J*f Thrller! a* rf Xtvm Wiu-VSr7 i/_t_^__ I I I §1^3332 words
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Advertisement66 1949-03-30 11 Q ACADEMY AWARD W POR BEST ACTRESS OF THE Y~AR! ill Won by J^ JANE WYMAN in Warners' DRAMATIC TR!* MP_! JANEWYMAN Kl LEWATRES in o performance the screen __^9 C1 ,h dot, f ,f There was TEMPTATION in her helpless silence and then TORMENT! GRAND OPENING TODAY at 1166 words
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Miscellaneous49 1949-03-30 11 Today's Sport LEAGUE SOCCER: Sur. Div., Rovers SC. v. Chinese Casuals J. Besar; Jnr. A. Grp. t. Naval Stores v. Post Tele. Union Geylang; Jnr. B. Grp 2, Haikowyn S.C. v. Indonesia Lge. "B"— C T.M.A. grnd St Georf e's Rd Aston B.C. v. Police S. A.— Thomson Rd.49 words
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Article65 1949-03-30 12 HAIOH: To Pamela, wife of H. L Haigh. Shell Co., of the Federation of Malaya Ltd., Penang. a son, Jeremy Campbell both well. BENNETT: To Rosamond, wife of Dr. Vincent Bennett, Muar. on 28th March. 1949. at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, a son. HEAPHY: At Kandang Kerbau Hospital, on Tuesday65 words
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Obituary57 1949-03-30 12 MR. CHIA TIONO SAN, aged 52 passed awav peacefully at his residence No. 16. Lorong 27- A. Cr. vlang. on the 28th March. He leaves behind a son. Chia Kim Chwee. one son-in-law. Mr. Wee K i Seng and two daughters, tars, Pearlv Wee. and Miss Mollv Chia. Deeply57 words
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Article23 1949-03-30 12 MR. Ar MRS. T. W. RATNAPALA. thank all those who attended their wedding on 26th March, 1949. sent presents and congratulatory messages.23 words
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Article373 1949-03-30 12 Mr. Attlee is reticent LONDON. Wednesday. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, an- nounced in the House ot Commons yesterday that the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Confer ence is to open here on April 21 to discuss "matters involving certain constitutional questions.' He declined toA.P. - 373 words
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126 1949-03-30 12 LONDON, Wednesday. DIPLOMATIC sources yesterday said that 13 nations and Western Germany may join a new Parliament of Europe. A ten-nation conference is continuing the work here on a constitution for the organisation. The diplomatic source >-aid that one question it would discuss wasA.P. - 126 words
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Article95 1949-03-30 12 SAN FRANCISCO. Wednesday. ANEW vitamin that can end man's need for meat was described yesterday to scientists attending the American Chemical Society's 115th national meeting here. The vitamin is called A.P.F.. for "anl- mal protein factor." It occurs naturally in liver, flsh meal and whey.U.P. - 95 words
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Article77 1949-03-30 12 WASHINGTON, Wed. ShNATOR Tom Connally (Democrat, Texas > said that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which he is chairman, had rejected an Effort to deprive Holland of economic aid. The committee w^uld oppose any such move on the Senate floor, he added. ItReuter - 77 words
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Article96 1949-03-30 12 LONDON. Wednesday. THE Prime Minister Mr. C. R. Attlee. rejected a suggestion in the Commons yesterday that because Communists were "potent.ai traitors" the categories ot public servants who take the oath of allegiance should be extended. "I should not have thought myself that a person whoReuter - 96 words
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Article86 1949-03-30 12 THK a.sh^s of H ibert Wood were .scattered on. the home stretch at Saratoga race track wh^re his hopes had died a thousand times. Wood. 65-y.ar-old glove cutter, and race farr. told friends before he dl"d on March 7 that he wished his body to beA.P. - 86 words
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Article93 1949-03-30 12 rHE Australian Prime Mn ister. Mr. J. B. Chlfley. was a surprise witness yesterday before the Royal Commission inquiring into allegation of bribery regarding tbf granting of timber leases in New Guinea. The commission was appo.nted at the request of Mr £dward Ward. Minister of ExternalReuter - 93 words
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Article133 1949-03-30 12 LONDON, Tuesday. A MEETING of the Bri- tish Medical Associa- tion today decided to press for an extra £16,500,000 for general practitioners' pay under the National Health Service. At a special meeting hen today, the doctors carried unanimously a report of the General Medical Services CommitteeReuter - 133 words
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Article, Illustration207 1949-03-30 12 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. OENATE Republicans today put the brakes on the Administration's efforts to get a quick passage for a bill to extend the European Recovery Programme at present, scheduled to expire on Saturday—for another 15 month*, in which $5,580,000,000 would be granted in aid.U.P. - 207 words
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Article39 1949-03-30 12 UIGH U.S. military sources in ■I Washington said yesterday that the American Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Omar Bradley, and other members of the Combined Chiefs-of-StafT are considering further military assistance to the Philippines. A.P.A.P. - 39 words
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Article57 1949-03-30 12 npHE town of Cunnamulla, n South-west Queensland, has X been evacuated because of menacing flood waters, which have isolated or threatened with isolation hundreds of townships and homesteads. The floods have inundated vast areas of the country during the past three weeks after torrential rains. Two thousandReuter - 57 words
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Article47 1949-03-30 12 VIEXXA. Wednesday. n^HE telephons company in this traditional city of the waltz has informed musicians that they could tune their instruments by dialling a certain number and listening to a basic musical "A', transmitted from the Vienna Bureau of Weights and Measures. U.P.U.P. - 47 words
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Article130 1949-03-30 12 NEW YORK. Wednesday. TEXTBOOKS in foreign languages that would translate themselves out loud is an idea of Mr. Lloyd T. Frost, of Riveiedge. New Jersey. Words, phrases and sentences would be printed on the page, with the English translation below the line. Underneath eachA.P. - 130 words
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Article36 1949-03-30 12 The trial by a British military court of three top German Generals, expected to begin In Hamburg next month, will be the last war crimes trial in the British zone ol Germany. A.P.A.P. - 36 words
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Article91 1949-03-30 12 SEOUL, Wednesday. THE 20,000 Korean guerillas holding out in the mountain ranges north of Seoul and 2.200 on Cheju Island are returning to a life of peace because of the South Korean Governments amnesty pro- gramme. The Minister of National Defence. Mr. Choi Yong, disclosedA.P. - 91 words
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Article, Illustration343 1949-03-30 12 LOS ANGELES, Wednesday AIM ALL-OUT drive is now on by the Russian Politburo for world domination and i s bein^ waged with an intensity and determination that makes Hitler's effort seem amateurish by comparison," the aMarshall Plan Administrator. Mr. Paul ICL HofTman. said here yesterday..Reuter; A.P. - 343 words
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Article35 1949-03-30 12 Braving the wrath of spi isters, Mr. William Egan introduced a bill in the Alas -at House of Representatives yesterday calling for a tax of JV) a head on single women. A.P.A.P. - 35 words
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Article33 1949-03-30 12 EMPIRE TRADE TALKS C 'W** Ml *> Mr Harold Wi? -_5 N i«M discus_2' > Trad. rM 2_SI Innan tm^. r ttmm. J-hu-l canbewtoriLS srSS i Sltt 1! cooaxßtt,:. "5 jX* '.:> tm* v Re uterReuter - 33 words
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Advertisement419 1949-03-30 12 THE STAGE CLUB Present for their fcavt-r Prodm tiun Pamela Titheradge Wuh Charles Gibson in 'THIS HAPPY BREED .NOKIJ OW\Rl>v Bi>l PI on April at Ml p m and lo jpH"._f f_ At the VICTORIA THEATRE Book Now at Robinv»n> Tel 38!U Fa t Seats SIW to S3.H t'i f419 words
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Miscellaneous12 1949-03-30 12 HIGH TIDES Today: 11.36 a.m: 11.55 p.m. Thurs.: 12. 0S p.m: midnight12 words
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