The Singapore Free Press, 14 May 1949

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA ::473. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1949 PRICE 10 CENTS
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    U.K. TO GIVE MALAYA ANOTHER £10,000,000
    466 1 'Final offer': Creech Jones ■JHE Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. A. Creech Jones, told the House of Commons yesterday that "in view of the increased burden which Malaya has had to bear since 1948, H.M. fiovernment has now decided to offer a
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    'BRITAIN CANNOT HALT IT'
    47 1 'BRITAIN CANNOT HALT IT' Sambasivam execution Saturday j meat, it it If -.tnuot in the i in Indian. Sam- ryn la v area t.> or a t Mi Arthur terday, saw m Men on. i Irdia's --atn M: •pa ti -> pr< •< !i of Johci«» n hi Reuter
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    Bill will define gents' rights
    60 1 rights pr.n- bt* toti Legis! rive i* K r*- ll and >nlv to rlactpal t€ 0CI at than no* g from r d-valua-n n currency I ill I his 1 djl uifeii the •'d rhc curi jr ai't^d 0 bad :a*rh mi to- Rat The
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    JAVA SMALLPOX
    17 1 Y -mallpox m In West w ao far. jj Dutch w On;v 10 per Reuter
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    U.S. AID NEEDED TO HOLD H.K.
    251 1 LONDON, Saturday. 4ID from the I'nited States and Commonwealth countries is necessary for the effective defence of Hon* Kong, In the opinion of wartime British commanders in the Far East. No garrison, however big. could hold the Colony without the co-operation of adequate naval
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    UK RESUMING TRADE TALKS WITH RUSSIA
    98 1 LONDON Sat A BRITISH mission is leaving for Moscow in a f*»w days to resume negotiations lor an Anglo-Suviet Trade Pact. The mission Ls going at the invitation of the Russian Government. Preliminary talks between the two countries have been *4oing on in London
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    EXPLOSION IN U.S. AUTO TUNNEL
    201 1 EXPLOSION IN U.S. A UTO TUNNEL NKW YORK, Friday. llti k K lunk oi poisonous carbon di-sulphidr ex- ploded in the Holhmd Car Tunnel beneath the Hudson River today, filling the tube with fumes and flames, which overcnme SI firemen and injured at least iO people. The 22-year-old $50,000. O.jw
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    NAVY SECRETARY
    25 1 N AVY SECRETARY The Whit> House announced yesterday the appointment, of Francis Matthews. 62. an Omaha lawyer, as Secretary of the U.S. Navy.- A .P.
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    Camps destroyed
    13 1 Police and military patrols destroyed two bandit camps nrar Segamat yesterday.
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    The open hand
    133 1 THE Colonial Office said 1 last night that, with the latest 4* 20.009,000 offer, the total direct free gifts made or offered by Britain to the Malayan (iovernments since the end of the war now amounts to v; 10 000.000 ($34!. 800.000). In addition ttie Government agreed
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    Pakistan warning on Kashmir plebiscite
    229 1 BAGHDAD. Saturday. rlli: Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr. Liaqu.it Ali Khan, said here >«*sterday that Pakistan "would never agree to any terms which might affect the freedom or impartiality of the proposed plebiscite in Jamnui and Kashmir Stale.** He is on his way home from London.
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    FIRE REPELS BANDITS
    48 1 liHREE bandits attempted to attack Chan Wing Rubber Estate in the Segamat area yesterday. Specials opened fire, and the bandits fled. They returned half an hour later when a security officer opened flre with a Bren gun. The bandits again fled. There were no casualties.
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    POWER CUT
    41 1 A CUT in the power supply aA to Batavia 'is threatened as large chunks of earth have dropped Into a reservoir of the Kratjaka water power station in West Java because of a land-slide a few days ago.- Reuter
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    RAF boat's record trip
    89 1 AKO-FOOT pinnace from the R.A.F. station at K«ffgal« Oylon. has completed one of the longest trips evei iide by a service craft of its size the non-stop 900-mi 1 vissase across the Bay of Bengal to Sabang, on the Nort! oast of Sumatra, the Air Ministry
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    50 1 Sir Thomas Beerham. famous British conductor, received a cake for his 70th birthday with a gramophone record design on it. The cake, a gift from RCA Victor of America, was presented in London by Mr. James Murray (right) Vice-president of RCA Victor (Record Division). On the left is Lady Beecham.
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    KMT 'Return' call to Chiang
    245 1 KMT 'Return' call to Chiang CANTON, Saturday. rpHE Central Political Council, the highest policy- making organ within the Kuomintang. decided yesterday to ask Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to come to Canton to "resume leadership of the nation." a reliable source said last night. The proposal was said to have originated with
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    February tin output down
    69 1 THE HAGUE. Saturday. WORLD production ol tin declined from 12.600 tons in January to 11.000 in February, the International Tin Study Group reports. The Malayan ontpK was 3.454 tons in February compared with 4.306 in January Indonesia produced 2 281 tons in February compared *i'h i«6
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    FREE NEWS
    20 1 Western .-.eetor police in Berlin yesterday announced the release of 11 persons seized for distributing Sovietsponsored papers.— U.P.
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    DATO ONN'S BROTHER DIES
    56 1 Free Press Start Reporter 'pHE death took place last A ni^ht at the General Hospital in Johore Bahru of In-i-he Yah ay a bin Jaffar. brother of the Mentri B^sar. Dato Onn bin Jaffar. Inche Yahaya is <urvived by his wii> and two children. T)u funeral
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    RITA-ALY DATE
    18 1 Film star. Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan ar* to be married on May 27- A.P.
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    University statutes published
    202 1 Free Press Staff Reporter T*HE statutes ol the University of Malaya, outlining the constitution of the Court, the Council, the Senate and the Faculties of the University have been published. Nobody will be admitted into the University ds a matriculated student unless he will have attained me
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    S'pore Labour meeting change
    166 1 Free Press Staff Reporter rh Labour Pariy .n-» ..u^ which was to DAW D^n held today at the Bun^h Council Centre w.ll now t>? held elsewhere. Giving the reason tor tiui sudden change. Mr F r anci» Thomas president .;f the party, said me meeting had
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    Rubber prices
    61 1 SPKIAL Markri cor<r ,^.4. drnt t;i*r» tiif »ji 11 r« -i ruM»rr (in tfiiU pri Ib 1 m\ II urn f<'4«v as f ollo»>: Kuyri> V lint No. I X S Spot loos* IMb <•»'« t.m.o. m bale* M*\ No. 1 R.S S. 33-s. Jj' 4 No. 2
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      16 1 The first instalment of "Murder Could Sot Kill" by Gregory Baxter appears today in page three.
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      Mouse-deer and the King Crocodile
      742 2  -  UNCLE GEORGE By Hat designers, please note. This fashion teas contributed by little five-year-old *kosemary Elizabeth Ayling, of Hendon (Middlesen and the London Zoo's film star cockatoo "Scatty." This is one hat fashion which was not seen in London's Easter Parade. "¥N trouble again?" Radin
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      Bloodshed For Eastern Spices
      261 2 IN the olden days in 1 Europe it was difficult to preserve meat except by pickling it in salt, and then it was tough and tasteless, so the spices of the Malay Archipelago were particularly valuable. The Archipelago was famous for spices even so onz a<?o
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      These boys smoke when they're five
      678 2 These boys smoke when they're five WORLD SPOTLIGHT SCHOOLCHILDREN over the world may steal an occasional puff at a cigarette— and suffer for it. But I've just returned from a visit to the aboriginal Indian tribes of British Guiana, where I found that once one started handing out cigarettes there
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      Party Pastime
      127 2 DAUL REVERES ride ff can provide an amusing party pastime When other games have been played, ask an unsuspecting guest to be 'Paul Revere." Arrange and show him or her the obstacle-strewn road that he or she has to travel with the exciting news. On the floor, put
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    PENNY doesn't know if KONI is scared of RIKKI
    92 2 In the jungle of Borneo, where Koni was born and spent the first few months of his life, there were all sorts of wild animals. He was often given a fright by these animals, and had to run to save his
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    Cricket skipper's advice to YOU
    267 2 PLAY THE GAME From Norman Yardley, England's cricket captain in the last Tests against Australia to YOU. HOW to make a success oi life: Well, I've learned a lot of lessons on the cricket field which apply equally to tingame of liie. First I put
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      132 2 MODERN LADIES TAILORING fcxpert Shanghai l;utter Reidy made dresses on Sale Lilies' own materials make to order lli Battery Rd. Finnic 8 .'US I HOLLYWOOD Beauty Hint Starring JOAN FONTAINE MOUtAOOO-Don I keep a rowder py ff so long that it becomes of "heirloom" ago If you will but look
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      17 2 Puzzle Corner JJ///O is the smallest soldier in the Navy? The sentry who slept on his watch.
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      148 2 JUNIOR CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS.— I, Tributary of the Rhine 5, and cathedral city on the Rhine, 6, French seaport on the Strait of Dover. 7, River port of Glamorganshire. 9, Gustav composed the Planets suite. 13, He was elected president of the U.S.A. in 1928. 14, Bird closely related to
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    ICE BREAKER CROSSES ARCTIC CIRCLE
    385 3 11.0.'.rd IS.S. Edisto, off I Fast Greenland: I mtOS storm battling I breaker, floated m a ross the Arc- Vie this warm W\. te evening, W -ained with K em Lights and K sea as quiet as ft aland pond. range transition m. few hours
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    Crematoria campaign
    51 3 IN 1949 ii is stupid to consider "sterilising" valuable land by having massive cemeteries, Surbiton (Surrey) Council was told. Mr. M. K. Miles said: "What we want in densely Populated places like the London area are more crematoria. We should start a propaganda campaign to put the Idea
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    65 3 Chandralekha Pandit, daughter of Mrs. ija>a I-ikshml Pandit and nieje of the Indian Premier. Pandit Nehru, was married at New Delhi to Mr. Ashott Mehta. Indian Consul -General in Saigon The bride and bridegroom (right >. garland ed with flowers and jewels, are seen making their pledge before Agni (fire).
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    Bridge Problem
    160 3 "T)IAMOND3 are trumps. South leads. North and South ar« to win six of the seven tricki against any defence. South leads heart jack. IX West, covers. North raffs and leads two high diamonds. East must hold both hearts, soclscardx a spade and i club. North leads a neart
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    MURDER Could not Kill
    1413 3  -  GREGORY BAXTER mm v a could have ais e n the i sound that :b e d the still woman's ht in the ind the Bays- of Hyde rile is to ■be The sole I; sight was ■a rr.an walking 1 5 est from Marfc.- v
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      32 3 IALHAMBRA B irl Phone 6d(f9 J >i> p.m. «»SAI S€tUL 1 x Tnin? Matinee I At 11 a.m. 9 tniv^rNal's J > rk\ KIDF.s AGAIN" Admission IL. "ldrfn .50 C Is. MExf CHANGE
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      250 3 1 NEW IN CHARACTER I] I VAUXHALL I Two exhllaratn 8 new Vetox 6-cylinder Wyvern 4-cyiinder «*^s^S^l Vauxhalls are nOW arriv- Civet Exceptional Per- Civei Exceptional Economy n^ in Malaya They have f E c r o m n a o n m c wifK Cood wifh c< > od
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      190 3 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today, yon are one of those happy-go-lycky souls who seem to land on your feet no matter what happens. You have strong likes and dislikes and you are never hesitant about showing them, either. Tour very independence and individualism can be a strong point in your
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      303 3 RADIO LISTENING SINGAPORE (BLUB NETWORK) 484 and 41.7 metre*. Emergency news from R.L. at 10 sun. TODAY 10 News from Kuala Lumpur; 1 Programme Summary: 1.02 Dance Musie by Oeraldo Hls Orchestra; 1.30 News; 1.45 Weekly Singapore share market report; 1.50 Interlude 2.10 Racing commentaries from the Singapore Turf Club,
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      283 3 Feria; 7.45 Malayan Affairs by Alex Josey; 8 Spot the Favourites Name the first three favourite top tunes of the <vee* in their correct order and win a prise; 9.30 The Perfumed Murder a mystery play by Peter Cheyney; 9.10 Dance Music; 9.30 News; 945 Evening Star Dennis Martin: 10
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      215 3 News; 8.40 News from UNO. at Lake Success; 8.45 BBC Light Zntertalranent; 9.13 Talk; 9.18 Walts Time; 9.32 pm. Australian Singers Ivan Rixon Sir_ger&; 10 Australian News: 10.15 His from the Movies; 10.30 Dance Bond Enzo Toppano and his Any thin: 10.45 Radio Digest; 11 Australian News Bulletin. F.P. Crossword
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, May 14, 1949 FINAL OFFER
    656 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, May 14, 1949 FINAL OFFER DFITAIN has been touched by the pie'iu-? dra'.vn in the report of t'io Joint Select Committee on War Damage Compensation and has once igatn dipped pretty deeply— .C 1^.000.000 may seem small among the astronomic figures of Bii Stafford Oipps's
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    India, History and the Mountbattens
    1589 4  -  COMPTON MACKENZIE by Neither Earl Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, nor Lady Mountbatten has escaped criticism for the parts they played during the last days of the British Raj in India. In this article a famous author, who is also the official historian of
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    The Saga Of Little ChiPhu-too
    270 4 SHY little Chi Phu-too whistled as he worked at his Chinese laundry in St. Owen Street, Hereford England, towards the end 1 of last month. He whistled because a month of anxiety had just ended with a message from the Home Office < that he
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    PEOPLE MAKE NEWS He talks about films
    776 4 PEOPLE MAKE NEWS He talks about films *'IN spite oi' restrictions placed on American films in Britain M.G.M. is enjoying good business in the Far East", said Mr. W. T. WILSON, Far East Inspector of Loew's International Corporation, distributors for M.G.M. Mr. Wilson, who is now in Singapore on a
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      74 4 "M ill glasses alone iir prove y>nr Eyesight?" —NO Professional services and technical skills &re the essential aids to vour "seeing ability.- vour visual comfort and efficiency. It L foi these services and skills— not for glasses alone that vou pay for vour fee "Seek Professional advice— Wot glasses at
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      25 4 FAITH Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yolk of bondage Galatians 1.
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      77 4 *or your Comfort and Conven.ence R.ch whole milk from the meadows, purified, standardisec. centrated, with only the water removed. You c the water yourself and drink delicious health milk at all times and under any conditions— w.th knowledge that it is absolutely safe FULL CREAM MILK PCWDER An Empire Product
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    Free Press Saturday Magazine
    7 1 MAY 14, 1949.
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    Teaching 'specials' how to fight the bandits
    1102 1  - Teaching 'specials' how to fight the bandits Frederik Kloezeman by iKI wind like a ribbon before us. Ti always l>e a broad road, but it n good one. would beat I we would of heat .7 from its uze that iin smoke, as if invisible the slip- shattrees i rubber
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    The Colony's rural shopkeepers
    372 1  - The Colony 's rural shopkeepers MARIAN WELLS by ENTERPRISING shopmen have realised that long distances and heavy burdens tire the spirits of rural women. So they have opened their little shops down country lanes near kampongs and squatter settlements within easy access of huts at ail hours of the day.
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    THESE MEN WORK FOR MALAYAN INDEPENDENCE
    431 1  -  S. Siva Das by UNKNOWN to the vociferous politicians, a group of men has been working for Malaya's early self -government. They are the prime movers and leading lights of the Technical Association of Malaya. Demagogues may w;< x eloquent on the virtues* f
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    Noises of the night intrigue me
    596 1  - Noises of the night intrigue me K.S. CHIA by NOISES in the night are most annoying, especially when you are trying to sleep, but they can be intriguing, too. They come from all sources, but there is nothing to beat the wide range of noises which emanate from human beings
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      14 1 IS r 43 Tin; xew &to3jfc_ m immolate j7jo°im i^^^ P^ ITS NEW I
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    Children to the fore
    888 2 Children to the fore I AM told there is increasing interest in children's films in Singapore, which is thus following a trend which has long been apparent as far afield as Australia, Canada and Hong Kong, as well as in some of the continental countries. Children's Entertainm3nt Films made in
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    Winston's Daughter Is Charming
    124 2 Winston's Daughter Is Charming SARAH CHURCHILL, daughter of Britain's wartime Prime Minister, has completed a new film entitled "All Over The T >.vn." It is the first film the redheaded beauty has made in Britain for some time since for several years she has been confining 'her movie career to
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    Woodland's Rise To Fame
    411 2 Woodland's Rise To Fame WOOLANDS I performance as Horatio in Laurance Olivier's film version of "Hamlet" brought him right into the public eye. Now he is following tins up with the significant role of the Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria in the London Film Production "THE ANGEL WITH THE TRUMPET".
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    QUEEN OF SHIMMY' SUES
    153 2 QUEEN OF SHIMMY' SUES GILDA GRAY, now 47 who claims to be "Queen of the Shimmy" the dance that enjoyed a brief, but spectacular vogue in the restless Twenties— has filed a £250,000 suit— at Denver, Colerado. against Columbia Pictures. She claims that Columbia'! film "Gilda" which starred Rita Hayworth
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    Slapstick Still Pays
    356 2 Slapstick Still Pays POREIGN audiences would enjoy American comedy films more if producer George Pal had his way. Sophisticated comedy, depending on .words rather than action for its appeal, is lost to many audiences abroad. But the language of the clown, believes the Hungarian born producer, is international. "Some people
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    Telefilm shows to be easy on the eye
    482 2 THE 8.8.C. has found a new way of televising old films— the flnly kind the cinema trade will allow it to show apart from its own news reels. A news reel will introduce a wonder machine which, for the first time, projects
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    A Smile Brought Him Luck
    112 2 A Smile Brought Him Luck JVHIRTEL., 1 rranch \\<M Preston Lam*,. er, arrived boru< don one day >■* told nis nv» l sisiers he hac out 01 3,000 Robert Don.. They begii. -:<"„/] at Isleworth S-.ucaos u sex, next m for Love. 1 Him as stnr. He has script Witt)
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      104 2 The New/ FRIGIDAIRE COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATOR FRIGIDAIRE Reach-In Rt!::- are designed for food restaurants, taverns, hotels, clubs, hcsp:' institutions wherever perishable foods retailed or served Completely self-contained, thn refrigerators are easily installed, readily Cabinets, cooling units, condensing units controls are all carefully engineered by FHfl for balanced operation, providing ideal storage
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      117 2 WHAT'S ON CAPITOL: Enchantment starring David Niven. Teresa Wright. Evelyn Keyes. and Farley Granger. Excellent production of a first class story. Midnight: The Fighting OTlynn with Douglas Fairbanks. Helena Carter. Richard Greene. Patricia Medina. Romantic historical. PAVILION: Here Come The Huggetts, with Jack Warner. Kathleen Harrison Jane Hylton. Susan Shaw
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    What's to be done about the tea money racket ?
    697 3  - What 's to be done about the tea money racket CHIA POTEIK by i^Y flight earth 4 tremors felt around Singapore's Chinatown would be enough i.i bring down some of the 100-year-old dilapidated houses In that area, the Municipal President Mr. W. L. Blythe, told the Munii Commissioners when he
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    Where rifles are made to order
    374 3 IN THL tribal areas of the North-Went Frontier Province of Pakistan, a gun is as much a part of a man's dress as the clothes he wears. ConseQuently, one of the most Important cottage industries of the area Is the manufacture of these weapons.
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    2 3 -still Fitter"
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    THE RED CURE FOR ALL POLITICAL ILLS
    571 3  -  R.B. WHITE by QEORGE Dimitrov, who is the Communist ruler of Bulgaria, is said to be ill in Moscow. That is causing comment. Not long ago the Greek guerilla leader, Markos, also travelled to Russia because of illhealth, and political circles in Athens
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    They smuggle Bibles into Franco Spain
    567 3  - They smuggle Bibles into Franco Spain G.D.K. McCormick by 'J'HIS is the story of one of the most remarkable smuggling exploits in the world a tale of lives risked without thought of gain in order to ensure thai the Bible continues to circulate. A small international band of Christians they
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      2 3 SMOKING PLEASURE
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    JOE BECKETT WAS A TOUGH FIGHTER
    1307 4  -  Stanley Russell By "OEE this", said the big man in the armchair and he stuck out his lower lip. Half a dozen white marks showed up vividly against the redness of the skin: scars of stitches put in more than a quarter of a
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    SPORTING Chit-Chit
    524 4 SPORTING Chit-Chit PULAU Brani United soccer XI are very much in the limelight. Last Sunday two players were tn the Singapore Civilian XI which gave the Combined Services such a trouncing at Jalan Besar Stadium. The honoured players were lanky Khamls Bedol and deminltive Awang Gabos— and both played delightful
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    Another 'Don' Is Not Wanted
    602 4  -  Ivan Sharp By BRADMAN has come and gone. The Bowral Boy retires Sir Donald A figure comparable with W. G. Grace passes out of world cricket. What will be the effect? Before Bradman the batsman was content to get a hundred to let the gruelling
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    A WICKET HAS TO BE 'DIAGNOSED'
    502 4  -  N.W.D. Yardley By England Test Skepper iiTHAT sort of wicket is it? That should be the first question put to himself by the cricketer and the spectator. Knowing the answer is the only way to appreciate a game fully. So this week and next
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    STREET CORNER CENSUS FOR SAFETY
    255 5 STREET CORNER CENSUS FOR SAFETY i 16-hour watch I every day Free Press Staff Reporter 90 Singapore police trainees from the Polic? Training School are compiling a census of vehicular traffic at busy traffic inlerI sections. This work will be carried on for several more weeks. The Deputy Commissioner of
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    Film lessons for schoolboys
    239 5 Kre c Press Staff Reporter IMr t»«i\> «»t Victoria School, Singapore, are seldom for lessons on Fridays, for Friday is visual aids tliN and the main lesson is an hour's film show. is bebe the first include film shows a* a Its curricu- MC nd- ::".trv
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    28 5 pit iur«\ M|^> Jev»i«.a >larku». WKAK. .sin»s to patith«* British Military H.»>p'i»! hi Alexandra Road ,jnn 4 roncert by the \.iri»*tv Show on i.i\ ni?;ht.- Free Pre ss
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    RURAL BOARD
    28 5 The Governor has appointed Mr..H J. C. Kulasingha tc be a meiriber of the Rural Board. Singapore, in place of the la.e Mr Cheong Hock C'hye.
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    Indian trade office for Singapore
    232 5 Free Press Staff Reporter INDIA will establish a trade office in Singapore, probably next month, but has not yet decided whether to send a trade attache or a trade commissioner here. The move is welcomed by the President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Mr.
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    32 couples in mass wedding
    97 5 THIRTY-TWO couples Will b? married at Uie Victoria Memorial Hall at noon tomorrow in the Colony's eighth mass wedding since the liberation. Nine couples are from the Federation and tho rest from Singapore and the neighbouring islands. Among those to be married are clerks, teachers,
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    H.M.S. CONSORT
    25 5 H. M.S. CONSORT H.M.S. Consort, the British destroyer uhich recently saw action in the Yangtse River, arrived at the Singapore Naval Base yrsterday for reAtting.
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    CARGO RATES: TALKS PROPOSED
    158 5 F. P. Chinese Correspondent i ILfORE than 300 labourers! employed by Singapore! Chinese importers and ex- porters have decided to approach the Commissioner of Labour on the question of j uniform rates for handling i cargo. They propose a roundtable conference of employers and employees to
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    49 5 >icture. rpHIRTY airmen and WRAFs of R.A.F. Maintenance Rase, Seletar, have formed a A Variety Show for the comfort of fellow Servicemen and women in Singapore. Picture snows the troupe entertaining patients in the surgical ward of the British Military Hospital in Alexandra Road o" Thursdiv -Urb*. Free Press
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    VIEWS ON PAY SOUGHT
    125 5 Free Press StaiT Reporter THE Singapore Municipal Services Union has appointed a sub-committee to obtain the opinions of members on the revised salary scheme recommended by the Municipal Salaries Revision Committee in its interim report. These views will then be incorporated in a memorandum for presentation
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    MRNVR Commission
    21 5 The Governor has approved a commission as sub-iieuten-ant, Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. t/> Mr. M. J Hey wood.
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    HIGHER FEES FOR ALIENS OPPOSED
    171 5 Free Press Chinese Correspondent r rHE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce at an emergency meeting today will discuss a resoi lution put forward by 12 committee members opposing a Bill to be introduced in the Legislative Council 1 next Tuesday to increase fees of landing
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    PAINTING GIFT TO UNIVERSITY
    86 5 PAINTING GIFT TO UNIVERSITY A the exhibition of Mr. Chen Wen-Hsi's paintings at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the China Society, who sponsored the exhibition, auctioned six of the artist's best paintings for $3,400. Half of the proceeds goes to the Children's Social Centres Fund and half to 5.A.T.A.
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    CULTURAL TALK
    37 5 The Rev Father S. Xavier Thaninayagam will speak on "Tamil Contribution to Indian Culture and Unity," at 5 p.m. today in the St. Xavier School Hall, Bras Basah Road. The talk will be fn English.
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    Party line to be held on Commission
    444 5 PROGRESSIVES STAND FIRM Free Press Staff Reporter HPHE Progressive Party will not abandon party x discipline on the Municipal Commission, says the annual report to be presented at the party's second annual general meeting next Friday. To do so would be to "betray
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    Malay traders 'ignored'
    162 5 Fre« Press Ma lav Correspondent THE Kuala Lumyur IftiAV daily. Majlis, in a leading article on the recent announcement that private traders in Sinsapo/e and the Federation were allotted Quotas to import textil':.^ from Japan, says that Malav traders have been Ignored The paper points out that
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      212 5 Airmails are expected to arrive m Singapore today from tho U.K. Ad*n Arabia Cannda. Europe. India Iran. Iraq. Paki tan. Palestine Afrcia. Australia Ceylon. Burma and Medan Closing time for p maiLs at the 0.P.0. today is: to the U.K. Aden. Arabia, Canada. Europe. India. Iran. Iraq Paki tan. Palesttn:.
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    FORMER MAGISTRATE ACQUITTED
    586 6 FORMER MAGISTRATE ACQUITTED Criticised for opposing bail Free Press Staff Reporter FREDERICK Bernard Oehlers (45), a former police court magistrate, charged with making a false report against Al Rivers, an ex-profes-sional boxer, was yesterday acquitted and discharged by the Singapore Third District Judge, Mr. Tan Ah Tan. Mr. Tan held
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    Richards' Derby hope
    96 6 /CHAMPION jockey Gordon Richards, who has yet to \j ride a winner of the Epsom Derby, said last night that he would ride the favourite, Royal Forest, In this year's race on June 4. Faux Tirage, stable companion of Royal Forest, is a doubtful runner for the
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    Markets quiet and dull
    366 6 I LONDON STOCK I 1 EXCHANGE LONDON, Sat. TN quiet pre-week-end trading, prices in the London Stock Exchange were inclined to dullness yesterday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Losses, however, were small generally being of only a few pence. The exceptions were tobaccos and cement issues, which
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    Crapp saves his side from defeat
    236 6 JOHN Langridge did not get a chance to increase his runs or century sequence yesterday as Gloucestershire, though following on, batted so well that they easily saved the match, which was drawn. Jack Crapp was the anchor of Gloucestershire with a not-out century, which
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    ECLIPTIC GAINS IN FAVOUR
    669 7  - ECLIPTIC GAINS IN FAVOUR TRESP ASSER Latest nints from the course By CUP DAY atmosphere prevailed at Bukit Timah this morning, when punters gathered to have their final observations of horses running this afternoon as they were given race-day spurts down the home straight. Most fancied hocse at the course
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    Ra – Li an Irish horse
    192 7  - Ra Li an Irish horse ALLEY NIAN I *un for loiig ii E:.-'.ish rr d" was reached Sorting .urr.ph in I TMcvpkt Er.g'.and. otoda writer who of iti Just as .dare had K .t across /inri! elding now I ailed ::i Ir land a* Ridel .e often Than .ish. 2^
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    BYRON SIRED BY STAYER
    256 7 AFTER a trx disappointing r^ices Bvron, probable favourite for the Governor's Cud rate this afternoon, came into his own by winning the up division race over seven furlongs on the firs: day of the Singapore Summer Meeting. A medium-size, wuhy coloured chestnut. Byron was a very
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    New Zealanders beat Surrey
    226 7 rHE New Zealanders put up a fine performance at the Oval yesterday in defeating Surrey by 149 •uns. This second victory at the beginning of their irduous tour should give them great confidence. Unperturbed by the wearing pitch, Hadlee )egan the day by punishing Laker for
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    'SBA WAS SHOCKED'
    169 7 THE view of Phoenix, the autnor J of the article 'Why Embarross Our Cup Men appearing In the Free Pre&, of May 11, that ltt-| laya's Thomas Cup '/am will be embarrassed if they 've-e to be beaten in the forthcoming exhibi- tion match against the Rest
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    SCOREBOARD
    195 7 New Zealand— 2nd. Inns. SotcUffe b Al<-c Bedser 20 Seott r Alec Bedser b Laker.. 1* Hadlre not out 118 Wallace c Melntyre b McMahon Donnelly c Alee Bedser b Laker 13 Smih c Alec Bedser b McMahon 15 Mooncy r A b Alec Brdser 1« Burtt r Fishlork
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    6 DERBY HORSES DEFEATED
    82 7 rS American-brect Lone Eagle and five other JSi.glish Derby entries were beaten yesterday in the l'-mile Classic Trial Stake.s by Siimmcrtime Xh e g i dinner io not enured in the Derby on Jure 4. He romped home three lengths in front of Lone Eagle, with
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    57 7 picture. 'jpHE Governor's Cup race at Ba&it Ti-.nah this- afternoon, over a mile and a quarter, starts from here. Picture shows X the field for the sixth racr on ;"dnesds>. won by Rluc Print (fourth from riijht) from Dakota, (third from right) and Merriel (fifth from left). juiiiDinu off after
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    FRANCE LEAD TWO-NIL
    235 7 FRANCE led Denmark by two matches to zero at the end of the nrst day's play in their second-round European zone Davis Cup tie in Paris yesterday. Results Robert Abdesselam beat Torben Ulrich 6-0, 6-3. 6-0; Marcel Bernard beat Kurt Nilsson 3-6, 11-9, 6-3, 6-3. The winners
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    40 7 The following playen will represent the Jolly Youngsters BP. in a friendly match against the Jalhind B.P. at 415 Race Course Road at 7 a.m. tomorrow: Garesan. Velu, R. O. Raju, Thanukodl. V. V. Lingaxn. Nagapi*n. Chandrakasan ar?d Joseph Lewis.
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    Today's acceptors
    972 7 OELOW is the card of events for today's races at Bukit Titnah. Double totes will be on races five and eighth, and the big sweep will be on race eight. Race I—2.ls— Class 2, Div. 5—6 F and 19 Yds. 11l J? o*l^0 1^* 16 Charles 9.00 Mr.
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    ROVERS NOT IMPRESSIVE
    42 7 ROVERS beat S.R.C. 2-0 In their B.A.F.A. Senior League fixture at Jalan Besar Stadium last evening. Boon Leong and Teow Keng scored for the Rovers, the former's goal being from a penalty kick. Although winning. Rovers did not impres*.
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    England given soccer lesson
    194 7 gWEDEN, th* Olympic t champions, dealt out a ~-l beating to England in StorUnolm last evening, and MR (very u.t superior as the s' ore would indicate The Swedish amateur* were a better side in all departments of the game, and gave the E professionals a
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    BURMA GOVT. HOPES FOR VICTORY
    283 8 New confidence due to aid RANGOON, Saturday. 81/RMA'S Foreign Minister, V. Mating, said last night that he was confident that Burma's troubles would soon be righted through the forthcoming Commonwealth aid, which includes all types of military supplies* from aircraft to small arms ammunition but
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    43 8 photo. Team dressed in the costume that was "the tiling" lor netball 50 years ftf« ke lhl field for a match at the G.E.C. Sports Ground, Wembley, on May 7. They provided the lighter side -of matches between England. Scotland and Wales.- A.P.
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    Rubber outlook gloomy
    138 8 Rubber outlook gloomy Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON. Saturday. pROSPECTS for the rubber market are not very encouraging, particularly as production costs in Malaya are proving Inflexible despite a quite substantial fall in the cost of living during the past year, says the Economist. The journal point* out that »h«
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    ANGLO-ITALIAN PLAN PASSED
    164 8 Fate of Italy's colonies NEW YORK. Saturday. 'PHE United Nations Political Committee yesterday 1 adopted a resolution, by 34 votes to 16, which broadly endorsed the British-Italian agreement on the future of the former Italian colonies. There were seven abstentions. The proposal now goes to the full
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    'BIG FOUR' TALKS PLANS
    79 8 'BIG FOUR' TALKS PLANS rwstit. Western Powers yester--1 day began preparations for the Big Four Foreign Ministers talks opening in Paris on May 23. Deputies and chief aides for the American. British, and French Foreign Ministers will convene in the French Foreign Ministry today in the first of a series
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    JET FIGHTER'S NEW RECORD
    57 8 CHIEF test pilot Tavor "Wlmpey" Wade, who is flying Britain's experimental all-jet tighter plane Hawker P-1052. clipped three minute!* 36-2 10 seconds from the unofficial London to Parti record yesterday. He took 24 minutes 1-8,10 seconds to make the 221-mile l flight in which he was
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    DURBAN PATROL
    27 8 Strong police fortes wero yesterday patrolling Cftto Manor. nOn-European Durban suburb, where Africans atoned Indian buies alter the municipal bus service had been cut Reuter
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    AIRLIFTERS' MEDAL
    34 8 The U.S. Armed Services Committee yesterday approvpd a bill to create a new m^dal for the men who servrd in the Berlin airlift. It would be designated "Medal for Humane Action." U.P.
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    Empire's war on leprosy
    81 8 "I^IIK Prime \linister. Mr. Clement Attlee. yesterday ap--1 pealed to the British people for support in conquering leprosy in the British Commonwealth and Colonial Umpire. Opening the silver juhih'e celebration of the British Kmpire Leprosy Association Mr. Attlee said almost half of the world's 7.000.000 lepers
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    'Unable to accept Malayan proposal'
    1669 8 WAR DAMAGE— FROM PACE 1 to many millions of dollars, even if no interest would be charged. The Committees recommended that. His Majesty's Government be requested to treat it« contribution of $85,700,000. already promised, as an unconditional gift, and to add a further free gift
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    LIGHTNING STRIKE
    25 8 Nine- thousand workers of Bombay's conservancy and sanitation services went on a lightning strike yesterday for higher wages and reduced working hours.- Reuter
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    RELIC FOR JAPAN
    26 8 The right arm of st Francis Xavier, preserved as a relic, left the Vatican City 1 y air yestcrdav tor .Tannn 1 A.P.
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