The Singapore Free Press, 6 May 1949

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA V, 17.46b\ SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    REGIMENT SAILS FOR H.K. ON WED.
    308 1 A ttlee hits back LONDON, Fri. MR. CLEMENT ATTLEE, the Prime Minister told the Commons last night he was not prepared to come to a decision yet on the question of recognising the 1 hinese Communists. Recognition.'' he said, will' d-pend on their action.
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    REDS RELEASE JOURNALISTS
    32 1 A BRITISH and two United ites correspondents were ;-iease<! by the Russian auties m Berlin yesterday several hours detention. The three were detained trylnf to "run the BerblortaMK." Reuter
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    27 1 Mr rranKiin uimson. the Governor of Singapore, dances with Lady Gimson at last night's openair buffet party and dance at Flagstaff House, residence of the C.-in-C. FARELF.
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    Brind, Ritchie off to H.K.
    32 1 THE Naval and Army Com-manders-in-Chief. Admiral Sir Patrick Brind. and General Sir Neil Ritchie, are ooth nying to Hong Kong tomorrow for consultations with local service commanders.
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    FIERCE FIGHT AT HASHING
    160 1 SHANGHAI. Friday. LMEKC- but indecisive battles raged yesterday 1 around the strategic rail junction of Hashing where 30.000 Communists aacr c trying to smash through the heavily-defended Nationalist cordon around Shanghai. Strong Government forces were reported to have beaten off persistent attacks an Kashing, 60 miles
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    New defence moves start
    807 1 New defence moves start LONDON, Friday. THE Leicestershire Regiment will sail for Hong Kong on Wednesday, it was learned at the War Office last night. The regiment will be the first reinforcement to leave for Hong Kong under the new policy announced by the Minister of Defence, Mr. A. V.
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    300 KARENS DIE IN FIERCE BATTLE
    99 1 300 KARENS DIE IN FIERCE BATTLE RANGOON Fri. THREE HUNDRED Karen re- bels were killed m the past three days of bitter righting m the Daiku sector aboiC 70 miles north of Rangoon, the Burmese Government announced last night. The rebel columns, which attacked three Government, strong points m the
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    AMOY IS CENTRE OF ASIAN REDS
    134 1 HONG KONG, Friday. A MERICAN arms believed to be smuggled from Manila, Philippines, are reaching both Communists and Nationalists m the South China province of Fukien through the port of Amoy, new arrivals from Amoy declared here. These' sources report a general belief that
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    JOCKEY RETURNS TO MALAYA
    29 1 DC. McPherson, the well- known Malayan jockey, returned to Singapore by plane yesterday from Australia. He will probably be riding for Trainer Jimmy Martin's stable.
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    Ford motor strike
    54 1 OMr. ti."».900 workers, many of the.n shouting, streamed j out the huge Ford Motor Co vpunq's works m vtroU to start the second major strike m the firms 'ory. rike has been mewing for ii?v weeks n^er .-< wscn the re m»ny an*! u.et an „::?dins up
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    42 1 General Sir Neil Ritchie, C.-in-C. FARELF. and Mrs. Malcolm Mac Donald, and Sir Franklin and Lady Gimson enjoying Scottish reels. The party was given by Lady Ritchie as part of the drive to collect funds for St. Andrews Mission and Orthopoedic hospitals.
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    Second death in bomb explosion
    89 1 Second death in bomb explosion Free Press Staff Reporter TAN GUAN LIAT. the sev^n- year-old Chinese girl, inlured m an explosion at the j 154-mlle, Jurong Road yesterday, died last night m the General Hospital. This brings to two the death roll ln the explosion, caused when i 14-year-old Chinese
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    CID ARRESTED 13 IN ONE DAY
    61 1 Free Pres* Staff Reporter SINGAPORE CI D. yesterday marie 13 arrests. A Chinese, described as 'a habitual criminal." wai arrested under a banishment warrant Three Chinese, Inclu'jiag a woman, were aerested under the Emergency Regulations: one Chinese was arrested for being a secret society
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    Bevin hopeful of lasting settlement
    264 1 LONDON, Thursday. rp HE Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, told the House of Commons today that he was hopeful that the Big Four Foreign Ministers' meeting on May 23 would find an "enduring settlement" of the German problem. In a cautious statement about the lifting:
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    'DE-CONTROL JAP TRADE'
    36 1 VABfH2fO?ON olLcials yes- terday confirmed reports? that th? United States nas catted on the Fir Easrrrn Commission to relax control of Ja-vin's fprelgftt radr. e<*o n o"i c and cc&ararci*! nol exacted. Reuter
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    Creech Jones leaves Kenya
    47 1 NAIROBI. Friday. BRITAIN'S Colonial Secretary Mr. Arthur Creech Jones left here by air for London last night after a month of important political discussions In East and Central Africa. Mrs. Creech Jones is remaining m Kenya for two weeks to study social services.
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    COMMONS TO DEBATE PACT
    40 1 THE House of Commons will be asked to approve the Atlantic Pact on Thursday. Mr. Herbert Morrison, leader of the House, announced yesterday. There will be a debate on a Government motion asking for approval Reuter
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    Federation arrests
    30 1 Free Press Staff Reporter In the 24 hours ended last night, there were 37 arrests m the Federation; 23 m Perak. 13 m Pahang and one m Trengganu.
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    Hatta to study new peace plan
    224 1 BATAVIA, Friday. 'PHK leader of the Republican delegation to the United Nations Commission on Indonesia. Dr. Mohammed Roem, is flying to Banka Island today to give the Indonesian Premier, Dr. Mohammed Hatta, the latest formula for settling Indonesia's differences with the Dutch. The plan
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    For your pleasure
    108 1 r -MORROWS Magazine pages will be full of the bright stories and lively pictures which you have come to expect every Saturday. There win be another amusing article by Percival Soke this time on table tennis and Norman ottrriU's camera has given us a page of pictures
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    ENVOY LEAVES
    16 1 Sir Maurice Peterson, retiring British Ambassador, and Lady Peterson left Moscow for Britain yesterday.
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    New Delhi note on Ganapathy
    281 1 NEW DELHI, Friday. HPHE Indian Govern- ment, which is making a "vigorous protest" today to the British Government over the Ganapathy hanging, announced here yesterday that it felt tha penalty was excessive and that it "deeply deplores his execution." Ganapathy. 24-year-old Indian president of the
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    Rubber prices
    60 1 4 SPLCIAI Market eorrei»po»« d<nt five* tbe price* of rubber (m .ml« per lh at 11 am i«d«f m fellows: A.P. Buyer* i»* ller«. No. 1 X > S Spot. loooc IS 1 Si* t «.b. m bale* May. N«. 1 B.S.S. IS 1 lb\ S: t ESS.
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    A DAY AT THE RACES
    346 2 A DAY AT THE RACES by Our Woman Fashion Expert T>ACE day is improving. Not because of the horses I back they are still persistent about rolling home fifth, or because of the race course, which is still beautiful to see: the women are getting much more decorative. There was
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    Bridge Hands
    410 2 WEST doubled because "he didn't like the bidding. It seemed to him that the opponents had staggered into their game bid and might not be able to win nine tricks; m any cas? it was hardly likely that they could find a redouble. Actually, the North-South bidding was
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    What a mother-to-be wanted to know
    397 2 TUES: 1 have never known an expectant mother ask so many interested questions about her condition as voting Mrs. I\ did today. The first time I saw her last month she was so overwhelmed with delight wheji I confirmed her suspicion that she was
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    Diary Of A Singapore Doctor
    399 2 it be m?" Well, it could be m the posterior position with the head facing backwards or even m a transverse position m which case it might b^ lorn feet first if nothing v. as done to correct it. But if the position is abnormal
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    THE IMPORTANCE OF BEAUTY
    745 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEAUTY PERSONAL beauty r is a better introduction than any letter. That's what Diogenes said thousands of years agb, and being a philosopher, he ought to know. Any woman will agree with him, for to a lovely woman all doors are open, all paths made easier. And
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      72 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DORN today, you are by v nature an artist. Whether you will develop your talents m any one of the arts is something you, alone, can answer. You are fond of success m the material world and may not want to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve
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      11 2 Solution To Crossword No. 681 ■piip'^piajmioiuinTtl I TMJ 1 MUjMMIE AlgJl
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    35 3 Shah of Persia :i-^r> tht- Prrxi-in Con- < lurnt Assembh m Teheri i uhit-h was convened to make alterations m the Irtiiian institution under wMcfe ih#« Shah will have r to dissolve Parliament when necessity arises
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    'Polite'robbers strike again
    166 3 'Polite' robbers strike again NIW Yoric police, oelieve that Brooklyn s polite robbers have strucx again. T*o men forced their way tn o *he home of Morris s. -*r. hhra r manufacturer. *:id gathered $3,000 <US» >r*h of costume and jewellery while keeping *ht matd a gunpoint. Disappointed at the
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    REPORT ON BERNADOTTE
    52 3 REPORT ON BERNADOTTE ISRAEL has formally declared to the United Nations that it had faiied to solve the •laying of Count Bernadotte. United Nations mediator m Pi.eaiine. killed ln Jerusalem September. The report to the Security ii added that inquiries -re continuing and the ca.->e was not considered to be
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    57 3 When three-year-old Carol Ann Russell of Rhode Island. IS fell between two buildings while playing on the roof she became wedged (right) In a sevenInch gap 14 feet down. She was rescued, bruised and frightened, when firemen out through one of the walls from the inside. Her mother. Mrs. Lois
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    Girls 'hitched' 7,000 miles
    123 3 TWO English giru formerly of Malaya who have been two months m Australia have hitch-hiked 7.000 miles, seeing the country They aie Miss Diana Schofleld. of Kent, who plans to leave for Ceylon soon to meet her mother, and Miss Eileen Newton, of Devon, who is
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    DISASTER INQUIRY
    26 3 An Investigation Into the disaster which sank the British steamer Magdalena. on her first run. has opened m Rio r*e Janeiro. U.P. Ex-King I'mberto.
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    PRO-CHIANG ATTACK ON NATIONALIST 'RUBBISH'
    360 3 Peoples 'black-fury* against officials T^HE day before Chiang Kai-shek was reported to have arrived m Taiwan the pro-Government Centra] Daily News, which recently moved from Nanking to Taipoh, launched an outspoken attack on "political rubbish" which was seeking refuge m Taiwan, declaring "Taiwan cannot shoulder
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    ISRAEL, ARAB TALKS DELAY
    54 3 PRELIMINARY peace talks between Israel and four of the Arab states have been temporarily delayed pending the United Nations decision on the admission of Israel to the United Nations. Lausanne officials say there is no immedia-e prospect of conversations directly between Israeli and Egypt. Syria. Transjordan
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    UMBERTO HAS ANGERED THE REPUBLICANS
    318 3 UMBERTO HAS ANGERED THE REPUBLICANS THE action of ex-King Umberto after three years silence m exile m sending a message to the electors of Sardinia urging them to support the Nationalist Monarchist Party m May elections for a regional assembly has angered Republicans and embarrassed monarchists m Italy. Asked about
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    'CONFLICTS' CAUSE SEX PROMISCUITY
    230 3 SEXUAL promiscuity is due mainly to environment, and to personality conflicts and not to sensuality. This finding is the result of several years study of 620 promiscuous men and women published by the American Social Hygiene Association. The average age was 26. Many of them stopped
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    U.S. TO BUILD 'QUEEN' LINER
    65 3 A UNITED STATES rival to the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary will be ploughing the Atlantic by 1952. Contracts have been signed m Washington for the construction of a $7 million. 48.000-ton luxury liner to compete Y>n the Atlantic run. The liner, which will carry
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    RARE BOOK FOR U.S.
    122 3 ONE of the world's rarest books, lost for nearly a century and found again m a parcel of second-hand volumes, left London for America to earn dollars for Britain. It consists of three long pamphlets printed m Holland by the "underground" press which the Pilgrim Fathers
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    Amman Cabinet quits
    16 3 King Abdullah of Transjordan has accepi a d the resignation of his Cabinet.
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    6 MEN BAFFLE A VILLAGE
    185 3 MYSTERY surrounded Mr. Ralph Higginbottom's party from the hour when it arrived at the village of Mixenden, near Halifax, threw off tits jackets, and began to dig. For three days picks and shovels have cast up Yorkshire soil m the grounds of the half-ruined old
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    S'hai's 'king' to quit
    159 3 S'hai's 'king' to quit OOLISH-BORN Henry m Brumberger, former Vienna shirtmaker and Shanghai's night club "King" is trying to get out before the Communists reach the city. He wants to go to New York. Night club business has fallen off. The United States fleet has left, a curfew is on
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    BACON RASHER AS BOOK MARK
    93 3 INDUSTRIES among libraries ln Melbourne have failed to disclose a bookmark as odd as a kipper, mentioned m a London report, but an Instance has been recorded of the use of a bacon rasher. There was a rare occasion when the bookmark was a bank
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    OFFER TO ARABS
    29 3 The British Government has offered Transjordan an interest-free loan of £1.000.000 for development of the Jordan River Valley as a home for Palestinian Arab refugees A.P.
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    MP MINERS STRIKE
    17 3 Japanese pre:» lero ts from Kyush" say that 243.000 coal miner* went on strike
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    61 3 Resplendent m the robes of Chancellor of the I'nirersitv of Wales at Bangor tht Duke of Edinburgh congratulates his wife. Princess Elizabeth, on rectit'ng the degree of "Doctor of Musics" after his installation m Chancellor. The Princess's degree, was the first to he conferred by the Duke who also conferred
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    EIRE PROTESTS AT U.K. 'INJUSTICE'
    172 3 rpHE provision m the new Ireland Bill now before 1 the Commons that the six counties of Northern Ireland must remain a part of the United Kingdom except by vote of the Northern Ireland Parliament has been greeted with angry protestations m Eire which recently
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    Charlie, 84, ran 20 miles
    97 3 riGHTY FOUR YEAR OLD Charlie Hart ran twenty miles from Slough 'Bucks to Trafalgar -square m six-and-a-half hours. And then he issued a challenge to any man m the world over sixty-four He wants to race him over thirty miles. Charlie covered the first six
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      23 3 Saturday Mornings 4 /wm y m ruth! RELAX AT THE CATHAY R lITAU RANT LltlT MUSIC BY THE HACKMAYER TRIO SPECIAL CURRY IF**'
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      47 3 jksfhjju hfjkxghklhjpdfhgnjvgfko SINGAPORE Kill NETWORK) 484 and 41 7 metres. Emertemy news from X.L at 10 am. TOO A I su^'ri sVmsi .*n mjmm |ja, News J43 Accen-f on Melody C!«jde 3-*ee>en: B.W Programme Summary 603 Radio Orchestra n».l id:og se!ec:.»n^ Imsi Glamorous S:zh' 640 News; 710
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      80 3 6;ru^. pure Siiare Market report: 7 15 Hers go 10 the Pic'urea A weekly review of curre:;' films. 730 Roend-up on the Range A selection of popular cowboy sones: 800 Talk; 8 13 Dance Music by George Barnes O* :e 8.30 Frida* Prom Concerto No. 4 m O major opus
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      270 3 man A David Street BFEBS (Singapore) (Including 8.8.L. Kalaji i 19. Metres. 35. Metres. 31 Metres and 44. Metrea TODAY 4 45 p m. English: Programme Summary; News Headlines- Share Market Report, 4 55 Health Intelligence IJulletin; 5.05 Dance Music. 5.30 Picture Parade Ths Falln Idol; 6 00 Music; 6
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, may 6, 1949. IT'S A HARD ROW TO HOE
    578 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, may 6, 1949. IT'S A HARD ROW TO HOE SINGAPORE merchants will await with interest, the "fuller note" m the Board of Trade Journal, when it gets here, on trade with Indonesia promised by Mr. John Edwards. Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, m
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    Will India Lead Asia?
    733 4  - Will India Lead Asia? JOSEPH VEIGA By HONG KONG: THE belief that Inclia must inevitably become the leading nation ia Asia was the opinion ex pressed to Reuters by a local Chinese political observer who spent most of the Pacific war years m various Indian cities. He said that that
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    FAITH
    25 4 The law (if the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple —Psalms, 19, 7.
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    THE ISLE OF TROPICAL SPLENDOUR
    887 4 THE ISLE OF TROPICAL SPLENDOUR pENANG is the most beautiful place I have ever been to. Not only beautiful but restful for the jaded nerves of a Singaporean. Here life flows by gracefully and leisurely and the city is a model of neatness and order. The difference that a ban
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    S'PORE'S JET COT CRACKING
    311 4 S 'PORE'S JET COT CRACKING T»HE recent flight from x Singapore to Khartoum by an R.A.F. Vampire was one of the longest staging flights ever made by a jet aircraft. The journey of 6,100 miles lasted 12 days, but actual flying time was just over 18 hours, giving an average
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    55 4 Mr. and Mrs. Whitehouse, at the christening of their youngest son, Robert, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Robert is one year old and Anthony, named after his father, is four. They were brought out to Malaya from UK last month by Mr. Whitehouse's younger sister, Thalma (Topsy) Whitehouse, who is now
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    They Called Him Mad
    1048 4 PEOPLE MAKE NEWS THK man whom 1 World War I (iermadS culled the "Mud Englishman," 48-year old CHARLES SHORT of Qantas Airways, is leaving on a much deserved four-month vacation m Sydney m the next fortnight. Secretary of the Singapore Branch of the Society of Licensed
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    U. S. INTERESTI IN CEYLON CROWS
    436 4  - U. S. INTERESTI IN CEYLON CROWS GRAHAM BARROW By COLOMBO: 'THE United States is steadily enlarging its interests m Ceylon. These activities represent only a small percentage of those of Great Britain, but the percentage has grown since the end of the war and is likely to grow still bigger
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    STRONGER QUACKERY LAW IS DEMANDED
    492 5 STRONGER QUACKERY LAW IS DEMANDED Medical Alumni Assn. warning Free Press Staff Reporter THE inadequacy of the law m dealing with "quack" doctors m Singapore must be remedied by the provision of a heavier penalty if the public is to be saved from the danger of unqualified practitioners, Dr. A.
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    23 5 picture T^l-0 of 104 YiJLAf. replacements m Singapore are seen disembarking from the trooper Orduna at the Tanjong Pagar wharves yesterday. Free Press
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    MALAYAN VARSITY LIBRARY
    38 5 Free Press Staff Reporter POM today one printed copy of every book which Is printed m Singapore must be delivered as required by the Printers and Publishers Ordinance, to the Librarian, ihe University of Malaya.
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    1,100 MORE CARS
    89 5 Free Press Staff Reporter rERE are more cars and bicycles and fewer trishaws on Singapore roads today than at the beginning of this year, according to registration fuures published 'erday. Tht Vehicles Department r Jttl that the number of registered and licensed cars rose by 1,127 from
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    GOOD MUSIC & MANY LAUGHS
    85 5 GOOD MUSIC MANY LAUGHS GOOD music, breezy dialogue bristling with wit, and fine singing by Jane Powell, make Date With Judy, now showing at the Cathay, first-rate entertainment. It is a story of young love, its misunderstandings and reconciliations, and of love that has stood the test of time and
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    41 5 picture. CHILDREN search m the ruins for belongings after a Are at midnight on Wednesday at Doraisamy Street, Kuala Lumpur, when a large single-storeyed house, the home of 90 people, was gutted after an oil lamp had been overturned Free Press
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    Warning on sale of sugar
    183 5 Free Press Chinese Correspondent SINGAPORE rice retailers have been warned by the Food Controller that no white sugar other than rationed sugar is permitted to be sold. A close 'check Is being made by food inspectors of retailers' sugar stocks. The action taken by the
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    Take to trade, Malays told
    209 5 Free Press Staff Reporter SEREMBAN, Thursday. AIR. VV A. Gordon Hall, retiring British Adviser m ITJ Negri Sembilan, believes that if a few educated, intelligent Malays would take up commerce as their vocation instead of seeking comparative safety m Government service, this would have far
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    Sentenced for making threat
    49 5 IPOH. Thurs. SENTENCE of three months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on a young Malay, Alang Jamin bin Kadir. when he was convicted yesterday on a charge of putting a Chinese shopkeeper of Kepayang m fear of arrest m order to commit extortion on Feb. 16.
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    41 5 picture. SGT. BUCKOLL of Changi (left) with four W.R.A.F. new arrivals who disembarked m Singapore yesterday from the trooper Orduna. They are (second from left) ACW 11. M. Kirk, ACW F. Adams, LACW J. Collins and ACW A. Catlin. Free Press
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    BUDDHISTS WILL CELEBRATE
    157 5 Free Press Staff Reporter. CHINESE Buddhist associations and temples will Join with Siamese, Burmese, Indian and Ceylonese Buddhists m Singapore to celebrate the Vesak Full Moon Day this year This is the first time the Chinese are co-operat!*.? with the others to celebrJrTe the Vesak Day, which
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    $500 BAIL ON HURT CHARGE
    56 5 TELUK ANSON, Thurs. Thomas was charged m the sessions court yesterday with voluntarily causing grevious hurt to Munian with a stick near the railway gate, Batak Rabit Road, Teluk Anson on April 29. He claimed trial and the i case was adjourned to May 1
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    'Labour man supported longer term'
    618 5 'Labour man supported longer term' PROGRESSIVES REPLY Free Press Staff Reporter rpHE proposal for lengthening the term of office x of Singapore Municipal Commissioners under the new constitution was publicly subscribed to by a candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. M. P. D. Nair m the course of a campaign
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    FLAG DAYS
    38 5 The acting Sineapor. ter Attendant, Mr. W. H Walmsley. has requested m masters of vessels m bai to dress ship on May \2 Coronation Day, May 24, Et pire Day, and on Mi Queen Mary's birthday
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      57 5 Airmails are due ro arrive m Singapore today from: the UK., Aden, Arabia. Canada. Europe. India, Iran, Iraq. Pakistan, Palestine. Africa. Burma, China. Hongkong. Macao. Japan, Philippines and the N.E.I. Closing times for posting airmails at the 0.P.0. today are: to Australia, Ceylon, Burma, Siam. Philippines Batavia and Medan -0
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    HEAVY RICE CHARGES CRITICISED
    480 6 HEAVY RICE CHARGES CRITICISED 'Buy stocks nearer home' Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. RICE-EATING people m Malaya are being made to shoulder a very big share of heavy administrative expenses of food control organisations, both international and local, the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce allege m a memorandum
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    UNARMED MEN HELD GUNMEN
    99 6 UNARMED MEN HELD GUNMEN Tree Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. HANGED at Alor Star this morning for unlawful possession of firearms was Teng Kan alias Law Kiang Alias Woon Siong. He was overpowered and arrested by two Malay padi planters at Cerlok Jelutong. Kedah. as he walked out of
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    BLOOD BANK APPEAL
    173 6 Free Press Staff Reporter PENANG, Thurs. THE formation of a blood bank In Penang is urged by the Chief Medical Offlcor. Dr. C H. Williams, ln a circular Issued o all heads of Government depart merits. Describing the position as "most unsatisfactory." the circular calls for more
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    OPIUM SEIZED
    41 6 Free Press Staff Reporter A BOOT $1,000,000- worth of opium, based on illicit market prices, has been seized m Singapore m the first four months of this year averaging $2M).000-worth every month. The captured opium weighs one-and-a -ihird tons
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    More rubber exported
    114 6 Kree Press Staff Reporter MALAYAN exports of rubber m April amounted to 74,586 tons, compared with 67.464 tons m March. The total exports for the first four months this year were 326.981 tons, compared with 303.064 tons for the corresponding period of last year. The total so
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    REMITTANCES
    28 6 Free Press Staff Reporter FAMILY remittances from Malaya to China m April totalled $356 893. made up of $208,189 from Singapore and $148 704 from the Federation
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    IMPORTS OF TEA
    24 6 KUALA LU.MPUP. Thurs During the first quarter of this year 703,844 lb of toa costing $705,616 were imported Into the Federation.
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    FAITH HEALER
    35 6 picture. SADHI' JEEVARATNAM. a faith healer blesses an aged Chinese woman with a rheumatic complaint at the Singapore Community Church yesterday morning. The Sadhu is a Christian evangelist from South India. Free Press
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    'Restore Colony-Indies trade'
    316 6 'Restore ColonyIndies trade' THE Singapore Chinese, Singapore Indian, and Singapore Chambers of Commerce have handed to the Governor, Sir Franklin (■imson, a memorandum requesting immediate resumption of normal trade between Singapore and Indonesia. It urged the Government of the Colony to recommend strongly to the Dutch authorities m Indonesia that
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    COWGILL PLAN TURNED DOWN
    125 6 F.P. Malay Correspondent. A resolution rejecting the salary scheme recommended m thg Cowgill report has been adopted by the Singapore Malay Teachers' Union. A special salary reviewing committee has been appointed to draft a counter-proposal. Members of the Committee are Inche Abdul Wahid bin Hussein, (chairman
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    SCHOOLS POLICY IN JOHORE
    71 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. At a meeting of District Officers held ln Johore Bahru recently, the view was expressed that the Pan-Malayan educational policy did not meet the needs of Johore w l J? nn bln Ja'afar, Mentrl Besar, Johore, waa appointed chairman of a committee to
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    Operators are still cautious
    518 6 LONDON. Frida t THE agreement for lifting the Berlin blockade ds m no way broadened interest m the London Sto^ Exchange, says Reuter's financial correspondent Operators are showing caution and hesitant x opening fresh commitments and prices yesterday were occasionally easier. The brightest feature yesterday was
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    THEY DISLIKE VEGETABLES AND MILK
    182 6 Ire- Pree» *te»ff Reporter iNVESTiaATiON of fcflt Clttt of a group of pregnant woman and nursing mothers lit Singapore has revgajgj thit most of 'he womm fori not eat freen vegetans an J objected to taking milk either because, of itg odour 01 its teste
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    Varsity court and council
    170 6 THE University of Malays 1 Court and Council Is no* being formed The compel'ions of these iwo bodies iv.jj be known by the end Df June. The various extra-Uaiv*i-sity bodies that are kg o e presented on the Court and on the Council have b-eu asked
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    41 7 picture. Stiver Star, vigorously ridden by Ellery. forges ahead m the home straight to win the seventh race at Bukit Timah on Wednesday. Silver Star, a six-year-old grey by The Satrap, paid the best dividend of the day ($5?) Free Press
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    Marcheta III, Norton hard to beat
    1274 7 Form guide tor tomorrow Free Press Racing Correspondent MARCHETA 111 and Norton are the best form selections for the third day's races of the Singapore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) Meeting at Bukit Timah tomorrow. Marcheta 111, a young English mare, ran a Eiisinij
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    M.S.A. TENNIS
    75 7 FRTHER results of ties played m the Malay Sports Association tennis tournament are: "A" class handicap: quarterfinal S. A. Da wood (-80) beat A. Rahman Ahmad (-15) 6-3, 7-5; semi-finals— l. A. Alsagofl (-40.3) beat Abdullah Hj. Ahmad f -15 1 6-3. 6-4; A. Sujak (-15.3) beat S.
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    BILL EDRICH AVERTS MCC COLLAPSE
    490 7 Scores 95 runs against Surrey FNGLAND Test player Bill Edrich saved the M.C.C. from a complete rout by Surrey at Lord's yesterday with a fine batting performance. He was unbeaten with 95, scored out of his side's total of 179. He hit seven fours m
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    WEIGHTS
    115 7 WEIGHTS for the two Cap raoes on Saturday, May 14, are. THE GOVERNOR'S CUP CLASS 1, DIV. I— Abt. 1^ Miles •SI BYRON 9.03 413 NATURAL 9.02 430 ECLIPTIC 9.00 Sll DOUBLE ARIES 8.04 110 SILVER SPEAR g.03 200 PURPLE KNIGHT 1.01 022 LONGCHAMPS II 7.13 113 ELECTROPLATE 113
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    FAULKNER LEADS BY 3 STROKES
    81 7 BRITISH Ryder Cup player Max Faulkner mwb% oloser to winning the first prize of £350 lr the 2,000 Guineas Dunlop professional golf tournament at Vlrglna Water, tiurrey yesterday when he achieved a splendid 72 ln the third round. His 54-hole aggregate of 213 gave him
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    Dance Hall does smart sprint
    241 7 By TRESPASSER DANCE Hall, who tops the weights for the class I, division 4 six-furlong sprint tomorrow, spurted smartly down the home straight at Bukit Timah this morning, clocking 25 sec. for two furlongs. This speedy Australian gelding is meeting poor opposition and has an
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    PRISONS GAIN 5-1 VICTORY
    142 7 Free Press Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Friday. YESTERDAY'S league soccer match resulted m a 5-1 win lot Prisons over Johore Rivers. Much to everyone s surpiise, Rovers held their own m the first half, which ended without a coal having been scored. In the second half
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    WOLVES BEATEN
    30 7 HUDDERSFIELD beat Wo.verhampton Wanderers I— v m an English League Div. 1 v ecufixture yesterday. West Bromwich Altaian beat Leicester City 3—o m Div 11.- Reuter jyjri A.P.
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    Byron up 12 Ib. for Cup race
    529 7 Byron up 12 Ib. for Cup race By TRESPASSER IN raising the impost on Byron by 12 lb. for his narrow victory over Longchamps II m the 7f race, the Handicapper decided not to take any risk with this fine English horse m allotting the weights for the Governor's Cup,
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    NZ TOURISTS WIN EASILY
    154 7 rE New Zealand touring team yesterday beat the Maori Club by 96 runs m a one-day 12- a sir 5 match at Worcester Park. Surrey. The tourists scored 159 for six wick ts declared and then kittled out the Maori Club for 68 J Martin, the
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    AFFILIATION GRANTED
    30 7 Sniet f^its if grant*> On> Vf i rTdlnticn with the jA»r \:ti|ri f vt»~h ru I'll Oo\injf "A** l**-J va-'.-'nv The way ii it O:lo "p June 18
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    58 7 Plctpre br The All-Malayan table tennis team which brat Mara? 3 2. This was the only deleat sustained by the visitors. Left to right, front row: Loh Knm Soon, Lai Ting Hon, Tan Tong Gark (Penan;), Yau Yee Hung (Perak) back row: Wong Tong Goon (Singapore), Chan Kan Seng (Penan?)
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    T.BAHRU RANGERS
    72 7 rONO Bahru Rarnera will play Hotspur YouDgsters at boccer at Fmrrer Park today at 5.15 pm. T.B. Rangers team will be chosen from Thye Eng, Ah Chong, Chong Mun, Pook Van, Michael Voon. Thian Teck. Khye San, Bee Inn, Kai Seng, Chee Hoong. Wye Hoong, Chun Hooog, Fook
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    Records ratified
    240 7 RATIFICATION of 11 track and field world records were announced m Lonc'on yesterday by the International Amateur Athletic Federation. All made m 1948, the records are: MENS TRACK EVENTS 100 yards: Tune 0.3 sec. made by Mcl Patton, United States, on May 15 at Fresno, United Suites. 100
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    BIRTH
    19 8 AT MALACCA GENERAL Hospital, on 3 May, 1949. to Eleanor, wife of G. S. Walker, M.C.S.. fe daughter.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    74 8 LIM GOH: The engagement is announced on the Ist of May between Miss Chua Soon Kirn (alias Rosy Lim) adopted daughter of Mr. to Mrs. Lim Kirn Lee of 200 Joo Chiat Place and the second d tighter of the late Mr. Chua Teck Leong to Mr. Goh Poh
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    MARRIAGE
    83 8 HFRRIDGE-NOIAN At Richmond. Surrey. England, on Tuesday May 3, 1949. Patricia Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V C. Nolan. Penang. to Charles George Herndge of Penang. A MARRIAGE will take place o May 21st 1949. at Wisborough Given/ Sussex, between Gerald -*-r. son of the late Gerald
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    U.S. AID FOR S'HAI GOES ON?
    103 8 SHANGHAI. Friday. POSSIBIUTY is seen by the Regional Director of the EC. A China Mission that Washington may continue the distribution of supplies on hand at the time of a possible Communist occupation of Shanghai if the Reds agreed to abide by the previous
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    War claims in Burma may be settled soon
    126 8 LONDON. Friday. UOPE of early decision on. and operation of. the scheme for payment of war losses ln Burma to civil and military o fflcials employed there at the time of the Jap- anese invasion was held out yesterday by the President
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    NEHRU WARNS EUROPEANS
    69 8 INDIAN Premier. Pandit Nehru, yesterday warned Europeans that tney had 'lost all Influence ln Asia." and were likely to \<w lt m Africa too. Concluding a three-day official visit. Nehru said m Berne that "It is up to colonial masters to decide whether the solution In Africa
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    DANES ORDER JAP SHIPS
    34 8 THE Danish East Asiatic 1 Company of Copenhagen hai signed contracts for tht construction of two steel ship.s by Japanese shipyards. Contracts total more than US «4. 000, 000 U.P.
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    SHAKE UP THE M.C.S., SAYS MP.
    502 8 SHAKE UP THE M.C.S., SAYS MP. More powers urged for C. G. LONDON, Friday. "OERHAPS m 15 years enough progress will have been made for Malaya to be selfgoverning/' writes Mr. Woodrow Wva>t„ Socialist M.P., m an article m the Left-Wing New Statesman and Nation, strongly criticising the Administration. "We
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    28 8 photo. Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru (left), i- hatting with the President of the new Republic of Kire. Mr T O'Kelly, during his recent visit to Dublin. A.P.
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    26 8 photo. Princess Margaret (left) and her Lady-in-Wailing. Lady Mary Harvey m Capri on their way to the sea for a swim. Their escorts are unidentified. A.P.
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    London arms dump fire like 1941 Blitz'
    171 8 0 LONDON, Friday. "KPLI'S war munitions worth £30,000 burned m an East End London warehouse early yesterday, the sixth fir e reported m a week here. Scotland Yard is searching: for signs of sabotage or incendiarism. Rockets and flared soared into the dawn
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    AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKER
    67 8 A N Indianapolis underA taker. Mr. Robert Stirling, said yesterday that he would fight for his rights to inherit a Scottish baronetcy and a 250.000 fortune, even though he did not need the money and would not give up hi> American citizenship. The baronel\ daughter has said, however,
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    224 Jap ships were salvaged
    85 8 TOKIO. Friday. IVvVO hundred and twentvfour former Japanese vessels totalling 409.219 tons, sunk during tht- war. have been salvaged or scraoped since the surrender, according to an official Japanese announcement yesterday. Salvage crews are engag d m salvaging or scrapping 25 other vessels aggregating 65.281
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    JEWS' 'NO' TO U.N. JERUSALEM PLAN
    199 8 ICD4ri NEW YORK. Friday. ISRAEL yesterday rejected complete internationalisation of Jerusalem as originally decreed by the United Nations General Assembly m 1947 and proposed, instead, a nominal international regime with no direct powers of government and restricted to protection of the holy places The
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    Chinese Reds pledge aid to Burma rebels
    216 8 SHANGHAI, Friday. THE Chinese Communists have signed a mutual defence pact with the Russian -supported North Korean Communist Government and pledged joint aid to the Burmese Communists "m the common struggle against United States and British imperialism," according to a Central News Agency
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    Rundstedt too ill for trial
    90 8 LONDON. Friday. WAR crimes charges against two of Hitler's leading generals are to b^ drooped because they are too ill to stand trial, the British Government announced yesterday. Lord Henderson. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, told the House of Lords that Field-Marshal von Rundstedt. 74.
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    COLLEGE GIRLS' NETBALL
    60 8 MEDICAL College girls* beat Raffles College girls by 11 points to eight m a spirited ganfe of netball at the General Hospital grounds yesterday. This was. incidentally, the first and last netball match m the inter-college women's sporting events. A cup given by Dr. (Miss; J. H.
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