The Singapore Free Press, 19 May 1949

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press LABGBST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SEVGAPORE. THURSDAY, MAT 13, 1949. PRICE JO CKNTS
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  • 249 1 'WE ARE BEATING THE TERROR' MacDonaid tells Britain p LONDON, Thursday. IHL1 HL Communist terrorists m Malaya are withdrawing deeper and deeper into the jungle. I know for a certainty that we are overcoming their campaign of violence," the Commissioner-General for S O uth-East Asia, xMr. Malcolm Mac Donald, said
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  • 243 1 HONG KONG, Thursday. UITH the fall of Woosung believed to be imminent, ff thereby closing Communist -encircled Shanghai's water escape route, and Red forces drawing within cannon range of Lunghawa airfield, it may be only a matter of hours before the Communist iron curtain descends upon
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  • 91 1 HONG KONG, Thurs. > NATIONALIST reinforceI merits. believed to be Formosa, have been landed at Foochow, capital of Fukien. to resist the oncom.r.z Red forces. The advance Red forces are now only 31 rr.iles away. The Rea radio says the Reds are moving s*i:-J southward from
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  • 22 1 Fu Ping-chang. Chinese ambassador to Russia, has left for Parlj for a rest before resuming hi* duties In A.P.
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  • 65 1 BOLOGNA yesterday lay In the grip of a Commun-ist-led general strike, while In the farmlands of the nearby Po Valley and the region of Rome, iiearly 1.000.000 farm workers were on strike. The Farm Workers' Union announced that unless its demands were settled, farms m
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  • 19 1 Three hundred employees of the Philippine Air Lines maintenance department declared a sitdown strike yesterday. A.P.
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  • 153 1 BATAVIA, Thursday. THE Netherlands delegation here, referring to a local press report of "panic evacuation of Jogjakarta before the return of the Indonesian Republican Government, yesterday said that thousands of people were involved but that figures given were "m many cases greatly exaggerated." The delegation
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  • 71 1 BERLIN. Wednesday. RUSSIAN officials today yielded to Western pressure oter charges that their authorities were holding up goods traffic for Berlin and undertook to investigate the complaints as a "matter of urgency." A British official communique announced this tonight after a meeting of economic adviser of
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  • 29 1 There were 23 arrests In the Federation In the 24 hours ended last night; 12 In Perak, seven In Selangor and two each In Penang and Pahang.
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  • 137 1 ALEXANDER ADMITS A MISTAKE LONDON. Wed. MR. A. V. Alexander, the Defence Minister, regretted In the House of Common* today that a reply he gave on April 27 on the compensation for requisitioned goods m Malaya was based on Inaccurate Information. Mr. Alexander said on April 27 that any decision
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  • 70 1 THE King yesterday attended the first of this year's presentation parties at Buckingham Palace his first big scale function since his recent illness. Wearing the uniform of Admiral of the Fleet, he looked very well and walked with no trace of a limp. It Is a
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  • 59 1 fiERMAN anti-Communists \J called upon the Council of Foreign Ministers yesterday to open the Soviet zon*» of Germany to free elections. The proposal was prompted by the opposition to Communist rule m eastern Germany disclosed this week by the two-day Soviet-sponsored elections for delegates to
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  • 24 1 rE Hong Kong-Shanghai services of 8.0.A.C. and Hong Kong Airways were suspended indefinitely yesterday. Southern Asia headquarters of 8.0.A.C. announced. Reuter
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  • 50 1 THE Bombay High Court yes- terday appointed a provisional liquidator for the Exchange Bank of India and Africa Ltd. The bank, which has offices m India, Africa and London, suspended its business on May 2 after stating that it was "temporarily unable to meet its obligations.' Reuter
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  • 33 1 Two United Nation* media tors. Brig. Gen. William Rlllej and Henri Vigler have arrived In Haifa to study the prospects for breaking the dead lock m Syrian-Tsraeli arrote tice talks. U.P.
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  • 50 1 THE I.JOO inmates of the Meerut distri. t jail have m trodui-fd democratic government m their doman< electing an assembly of Mr with five »h«n<^ min«s ters. The "ministers' carr.v „ortf->lios of law a. id orde food, clothing and heeling; labour; sanitation, and Keneral portfolios. A.P.
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  • 19 1 About 5.000 Chinese refugees have asked through the InternationaJ Refugee Organisation for admission to Chile. Reuter
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  • 254 1 REINFORCEMENTS FOR H.K. LONDON, Thursday. T>KI MSH reinforcements now under orders for Hong Kong are being drawn from Malaya "only to the extent of two small supporting armed units for the army and one Spitfire squadron/* The Defence Minister, Mr. A. V. Alexander, m making this
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  • 159 1 RANGOON Thursday. THK Burmese Prime Minister, Thakin Nu. and three senior Government officials will leave here a week on Saturday for London to hold discussions on short-term monetary assistance to finance rice exports, it was authoritatively learned here today. Other subjects for discussion
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  • 33 1 OINGAPORE C.ID. yestcrday arrested nine Chinese, alleged to be members of secret societies. One Chinese alleged to be a member of the Malayan Communist Party was arrested under the emergency regulations.
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  • 73 1 I THE Hong Kong Government yesterday Introduced legislation outlawing both the Communists and the Kuomintang. The bill requires th Government u> refuse sanction to any society affiliated with political organisations outside the colony. This definitely includes the Communists and the Kumiin- tang. The actiun was
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  • 23 1 Britain will be able to purchase 300.000.000 lbs weight of tea from India this year it is announced. Reuter
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  • 82 1 rHE U.S.* Secretary of State. Mr. Dean Acheson. yesterday denied knowledge of any Anglo-American agreement to co-ordinate policy toward eventual recognition 1 01 the Chinese Communist regime. Such an agreement had been reported from London. Asked about these reports at his press conference, yesterday. Mr. Acheson
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  • 134 1 Funds for estate defences Free Press SUIT Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. rE Federal Legislative Council this morning approved supplementary expenditure of $1,500,000 to meet claims from estates and mines for emergency defence expenditure. Total supplementary ?*ederal expenditure approved amounted to $28 *****2. Items approved Included $2,813 352 for clothing and
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  • 61 1 SPECIAL Market corr^pond ent Ki\r^"bt pfirea of ntbbet (m ctnU pri ib i at II ajn todat as Mlows: Bayer* Seta*. No. 1 It S S Spot loose SS-. 35 S I F.o.b. m bates June. No. 1 It S S JSS, JJS No. t I.S.S SSH US
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  • 714 2  -  PETER QUENNELL Reviews The Naked and The Dead. VYHKY form of witch-hunt ultimately defeats its own end No exception is the self-righteous hue-and-cry sometimes raised after works of literature alleged to be indecent, Cor it whips up just the wrong sort of curiosity about the volume criticised.
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  • 467 2 An Eve On The World f OLONNADE, a selection from the writings of columnist Tom Driberg between 1937 and 1947 makes an entertaining and informative scrap book of an eventful period. The first section deals with the time when we were still hoping that something might be done to avert
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    369 2 WHEN the final and seun-lii.al rounds of the Vanderbilt are reached, the matches are usually watched by as large a gahery as can squeeze around the table. The gallery includes many of those whose teams have oeen eliminated, and is usually a fairly expert one. Therefore. Soath's play
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  • 461 2 Sober "Footnote To The Berlin A Timely Book By Lord Vansitta* WHEN Fascists and Communists throw bricks and shout their nasty slogans at each other m street rows the honest British democrat is apt to wonder why, and to ask if there is any difference between them.
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  • 42 2 QUICK LOOK Ma I IU Stir chenko T suffer m< of toU first Russian ex -Coin y to tht G wire > terrible found dorm P:. i kin. (H One 0/ my a\c fragmer,:^ m the I with an c r tion bi
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    • 68 2 WHITAKER'S ALMANACK 1949 The book of facts official, unS bished and up to date that Is entlal to the well-informed n. at home and m his business. 7.50. KELLY WALSH, LTD.,. Booksellers Stationers, Rallies Place, Singapore. Great Variety of illustrated BIBLE STORIES for children Sf&C. ociit» re* »*omoi>no C *>
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    • 204 2 Have you thi| THE PERMANENT WAVE YOO GIVE YOURSELF AT HOME 1 J 20,000,000 American KEFILI KIT li.ye Now >iiu can gi\e yourself the hours, cepco^ loveliest permanent wavt you'v* curl that suit ever had— right m your own home, are free to co during your leisure hours. So soft,
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    • 306 2 sdsdfsdsddsfsd SINGAPORE (BLIE NETWORK) 484 and 41.7 metres. Emergency news from IX. at 10 a.m. ronAl 10. News from Ku*la Lumpur 10.55 Schools:— Stories 1. Siiigina Together 2, Literature B1) 1. Lunch-time mu^ic by the Radio Orchestra including selections from "Vlktoria and Her Husar 1 by Abraham 1.30 News 145
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    • 346 2 to 10. News from Xualrt I 1. Half hour of music playeo In the South American Way 1-30 News 1.45 Accent on Meloay— Rainbow Trio 6. Programme Summary 6.02 Radio Orchestra Light music Including selections from 'The Tinder Box' by Chriotlansen 6.40 Dance Music 7. News 7 10 Singapore Share
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    • 180 2 ij.iuh .BBC). 9.ooKueyu <BBC). 9 30 Burme.se <BBC>. 9.45 English: News Rubber Price?; 10.00 Radio News Reel (BBO; 10.1 ft 'String Time* (2); 10.45 'What Is the Truth About The Dangers of Atomic Bombing'— Dr. J. Bronowskl (BBC): 11.10 Music; 11.15 World Affairs (BBC): 11. SO News News Analysis <BBC);
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    • 169 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today, music and the other arts have a high appeal for you. It is more than likely that you will be talented m at least' one But you may not make it your life career, since you are sdmething of a perfectionist and unless you could
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  • 356 3 hgencies face uncertain future TTOEIR operations squeezed behind a rapidly contracting perimeter by the, advance of the Chinese Communists, many international and foreign-aided Chinese relief agencies to whom many Chinese owe their lives are wondering what the future holds for them. Some, like the
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    44 3 rhin ,j* drle^tion to the Paris "World Peace loni .mmunists here seen gettinc out of Vr^<ue. L«ft to right:— Liu Mini, chairn Sia Run. Federation of Chinese youth; Nian S ,tv of Chinese Journalists, and Chian San r ,pr .s.-ntini( the Chinese scientific workers.
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  • 147 3 deal, under which Britain will build can oil company the six largest B world is being negotiated m London. be paid m dollars— 4o.ooo,ooo— and s when they are built are to be used to m the British-owned wells m the I was I 40.00U
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  • 42 3 THE United States Bth Army has approved prison sentences ranging from eight to 20 years parsed by the United States Military Commission on five former Japanese Admirals, including a cousin of Hirohlto. who were found guilty of war crimes.
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  • 100 3 TWELVE persons were in- jured and taken to hospital when some of the street sweepers, who have been on strike for five days with other Bombay municipal workers, clashed with two group of non-striking sweepers. Only 2,000 out of 9,000 strikers, who are asking for
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  • 58 3 gOURCES ciose to Che Indian Government say the lifting of the ban on KLM Uights over India is likely *o await implementation of a DutchIndonesian a3r?ement m Batavia. The departure by Dr. N. S. Mehta. Indian Ambassadordesignate to the Netherlands, is also expected to be
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  • 61 3 PAKISTAN TO MAKE GUNS Sporting shot guns, surgl-* cal scientific and mathematical Instruments and electrical equipment are some of the items to be manufactured under a scheme to develop Pakistan's light engineering industries. The Industries advisory committee of the Pakistan Government has decided on this measure and also recommended the
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  • 829 3  - MURDER Could not kill GREGORY BAXTER *n -S/ierS lead :hiU If With, hu daughter V Mar- rcK id at midL Roc:*: F oiler, an we* i\e kiUer run [•■jj" I on to a hut is *i the mrtning rJ*J* to stop Jcttland Yard it caU- .-etie's .esthat "i U dread
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  • 76 3 rE Earl of Feversham m his presidential address to the National Association A Probation Officers at Scarborough, said. The single act that would <lv most to .safeguard basic rights of children, which arc security and happiness, would be the institution of training i:\ parenthood for
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  • 369 3 rpHE Red flag today dominates the greater part of 1 the length of the "Blue Danube" which, before the war, was one of the great arteries of European trade. Up to 1939, the flags of all nations were to be seen on its shipping which
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  • 98 3 DISCOVERY of a pound of sausages, a bag of cutlery, some curtains and v:i.">o m cash m a laundry box led to a novel probe at Andover. Hampshire. The laundry's van man reported he had collected the laundry box m the usual way from one of
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    45 3 Dr. Ralph Bunche (centre) United Nations Mediator for Palestine talks with Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt as he holds the annual award of the American Association for the United Nations. On the left is Mrs. Bunche, and on the right Mr. Trygve Lie, United Nations Secretary General.
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  • 72 3 THE Minister ol Transport Mr Alfred Barnes said that Britain will be back to j its pre-war merchant marine i strength within 18 month*. He told a conference of the j National Union of Seamen, "our total gross tonnage has been restored to 16,400.000 tons
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  • 60 3 THE press delegation from 1 Hong Kong, Fiji and Mauritius visiting Britain were received at the Colonial Office by Mr David RefsWilliams, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Colonies. In welcoming them. Mr. Rees- Williams said: This is one of our new ideas to bring over our friends
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  • 63 3 THE text of the Italian Socialist Party's Left-Wing motion of support for the Italian Communist Pi.ity has been published m the party newspaper Sventi. The motion, passed by the Party Congress m Florence, pledged Left-Wing support to the regained leadership of Signor Pietro Nenni, who said that
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  • 31 3 President of the India League of America, Mr. J. J. Singh, says that the United States is getting a reputation m Asia of being just a big talker."
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  • 84 3 TWENTY THREE YEARi 1 OLD Gertaud Mittentzwol i pleading guilty to spying far Russia m the United State* I zone of Germany said she turned over to the Russians a report on German scientists I engap^d m secret research m the United States. She tearfully
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  • 81 3 QIMPLICIO Zalazar, 40-year-v old Filipino, who used four different weapons before successfully killing his uncle, 1 has been sentenced to life Imprisonment. Zalazar tried to shoot his uncle but the gun failed to go off Then the nephew hit the older man over the head with
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  • 245 3 j^IGHT haunt of an armed gang union plotted crimes m a basement room m Old ComptonStreet, Soho, W., was described at the Old Bailey by Detective-Inspector W. Dawes, of Scotland Yard, as a "Fagin's den." i The gang known as the 'Soho Prowlers" met almost
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  • 67 3 A BILL to put ail the inns and "pubs" of new towns In* Britain under state management described by the Opposition as a first step towards nationalisation of the brewery trade was passed by the House of Commons An Opposition amendment to reject the bill,
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  • 208 3 Taxi was stopped out came 1 7 girls THE case of the overcrowded taxi came "before the magistrates at Stratford-on-Avon, when P.C. Fltzsimmons told them this story. It was just alter midnighl on Clopton Bridge, which crosses the river near the Memorial Theatre, when he saw a taxi with three
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  • 31 3 Premier Ho Yin-ching has ordered the Central Bank of China to pay silver dollars to all members of the armed services m Canton to boost their morale. A.P.
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  • 33 3 Reliable sources m Mexico J City have said that o $100,000,000 loan to develop Mexico's rich oil reserves would probably be granted I soon by the United States rjovernment. U.P.
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  • 190 3 LOVERS SHUN LAMPS JS there any haim m young couples frequenting sidestreets at night, or should all roads be brilliantly lit to keep them away? This problem worried Croydon Town Co and] when a proposal that full pre-war lighting should be -estored was rejected. Councillor Mrs Ethel Cook said: "We
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  • 27 3 Emperor Hirohito has left on a three- week inspection of the Kyushu area as a part of the Palace authorities' campaign to popularise Hirohito. U.P.
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    • 106 3 DANCE RECORDS JOE LOSS HIS ORCHESTRA A LITTLE ON THE Let fELY SIDE— P T (V R AMERICAN PATROL— Q.S BD 5881 I GOT THE SUN IN THE MORNING— Q.S. (V.R.) DEAR OLD DONEGAL— NoveIty 6/1 (V.R.) BD 5981 ESCAPADA^Rumba TO A WILD ROSE— S. P. T BD 5983 THE
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  • 624 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, May 19, 1949. THE MOUTH THE HORSE /CLAIMANTS for war damage \j compensation will have to resign themselves to another long wait for their money while a Singapore select committee, shortly no doubt to be kept company by a Federation select committee, gets down to
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  • 816 4  - Pakistan Women Seek Freedom From The Veil CORLEY SMITH By KARACHI, Pakistan: EDUCATED women m Pakistan have started a campaign to free their sex from the twin prisons of the harem and the veil. But the all-Pakistan Women's Association formed recently with the object of raising the status of women
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  • 285 4 AS homely, 63-year- old Mrs. Mary Briant, barmaid tor 28 years at the Royal Counties Theatre m Bedford, threw open the shutters a few nights ago, agents on both sides of the Atlantic were completing a 170,000-dollar contract which only she can carry out. Tt
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  • 557 4 By JAMES M. LONG KAFR KAMA. By Mt. Tabor, Israel: pROM the crescentr tipped minaret, the Muezzin cries the faithful to prayer m this strange Muslim town m thu Jewish state. They come, wearing black Astrakhar fur caps, speaking a Russian dialect, to kick off their
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    19 4 •Foreign Secretary dro{>pm R m for a drink 'as gon€ jo their Jeads— sert-iette* and /laht. ff %o« thai,;
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  • 486 4 By HENRY LONGHURST AS the world's eye r focuses once again on Shanghai, people begin to wonder whether yet another couple of hundred million pounds' worth of their assets is going west—perhaps one should say east?— in that seething, glittering and splendidly wicked city. Already, 1
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  • 868 4  -  Politico by 'pHE case of the 14- year old boy who was detained overnight and charged m court next morning after he had gone to the registration centre to ask for a new identity card is m a category of its own, and long may it
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  • 75 4 pOMPLAINTS ber of P ers were lea to become they say they too hard meeting of Wed County Co Colonel W said that stopped work able to pay hostels pn use near stead, th^v casual wsu He askec thing be d people ser. state of our casual to be
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  • 192 5 MORE CHINESE QUIT MALA YA Free Press Staff Reporter r pHIKTY.THREE thousand more people, most of them Chinese, left Malaya last year than the number who arrived, according to official immigration figures just issued. The total arrivals m both Singapore and the Federation were 202,705 and the departures were 235,871.
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  • 60 5 f. P. Malay < orrespondent. THE Mentri Boar of KelunUn has received a It tier from a group of Malays m Kota Bahru m which the> pledged to contribute a dollar a month to the Iniversity of Malaya fund till their death. TVngku Sri Akar
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  • 67 5 BIG INCREASE IN STUDENTS l^rer Pf-N MafT Reporter I LUMPUR. Thurs. THE xere 60.000 more rolled m schools Fed< r ttion m March m m January ;res were given denJ Legislative b] the Director of N!r M R. Holgate. it increase was In b xere the encased by 34.000 :08.213
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  • 24 5 SEOAMAT Wed. For Qg $5 as a bribe to an policeman at Paslr r>ar Buloh Kasap. Choon was fined $30 ir::at Magistrate
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  • 458 5 Move to revise building laws Free Press Staff Reporter JHREE ways m whicV to tackle the housing problem m Single ore will be debated by Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their next meeting on May 27. One— a Progressive Party-sponsored move— is to check any deterioration of
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    54 5 casket.— picture. THE casket containing the ashes of the late King Prajadhipok of Siam, being borne by the Lord Chamberlain of the Siamese Royal Household, Mom Dawiwungse Thawalayasakdi, to the Siamese ship Bhanurangsi, at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday. A Buddha, carried by the private secretary to Queen Rambhai,
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  • 129 5 KEEN TRADE ENQUIRIES ON MALAYA Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. TRADE enquiries at the Ma- layan Information Agency m London increased considerably during last year, it was stated m a renort on the Agency laid before the Federal Legislative Council today. Ma.iy of the enquiries concerned imports into
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  • 44 5 Free Press Staff Reporter Singapore Umar Pulavai Tamil School lias collected another $513.50 for its buildIne fund, bringing the total to $4,645.25. Th e latest collection is from 55 firms and individuals, who have given sums ranging from 50 cents to $57.
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    28 5 picture. QUEEN Rambhai Barni of Siam being greeted by friends at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday after her arrival from England by the Willem Ruys Free Press
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  • 158 5 Campaign on rubber is success Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR Ihurs. AN intensive campaign directed at rubber consumers m the United States had achieved results "exceeding expectations," it was stated m a report on the Malayan Information Agency which was laid before the Federal Legislative Council today. There had
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  • 36 5 Free Press Staff Reportei A 13-year-old boy, Kan Tang, was drowned wlvn he and another small boy got into difficulties while bathing In the Singapore River off Jiak Kirn Road shortly after noon yesterday.
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  • 82 5 Free Press Staff Reporter /CONSIDERATIONS other kj than financial had since arisen and further consideration would be given to the question of increasing the landing fe > and admission fee to $20 m each case under the Aliens Ordinance, said Mr. J. D. M. Smith Financial
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  • 43 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A tailoring class has been started at the Junior Technical (Trade) School, Johore Bahru, under Inche Hussein bin Haji Latiff, a former student who had been an assistant instructor m tailoring at the Trade School, Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 165 5 Free Press Staff Reporter T OWLY-PAID Government servants m Singapore L* have to borrow money for doctors' bills because medical facilities available to them are inadequate. This stated by the Singapore Government Public Works Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society m its report for 1948
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  • 54 5 Free Press Staff Reporter Mr. C. J. Palstra, chief manager of the Foreign Department of the Indian Overseas Bank, has arrived m Singapore on his way to Hong Kong. Philippines and Japan. Mr. Palstra will spend a few days m Malaya visiting branches of the Indian Overseas
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  • 173 5 Free Press Chinese Correspondent jyiORE than 200 Chinese schools m Singapore have iTI submitted names of 3,800 pupils eligible for monthly grants from the Government, but many of them have not yet received the money because they have no bank accounts. Pupils between the age
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    25 5 picture. MB. J. F. NICOLL, newlyappointed Colonial Secretary m Hong Kong, who was m Singapore yesterday en route to take up his appofntment. Free Press
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  • 200 5 Free Press Malay Correspondent j ABOUT 14,740 people of ail i nationalities and creeds were treated at the Alsa^off outdoor dispensary In Palembang Road last year, .says the i Muslim Trust Fund Association which owns the dispensary Its annual report acknowledges "help given by the Government m
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  • 51 5 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Federation Legislative Council this morning was asked to approve the provision of $312 to compensate a European police sergeant for loss of cash which fell t>ut of his pocket while he was arresting a mentally deranged who had taken to the
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  • 135 5 THE Kedah Government's $250,000 scheme to help Malay peasants In the State is under way, with work m building roads and dams at present being carried out m seven mukims m Kuala Muda district, Utusan Melayu reports. Many peasants who pre- viously had worked m
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  • 115 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Rural District Commit--1 tee of Pasir Panjang has received over 100 applications from Malays to attend an adult night school. The Rural District Committee has organised the night school m the Government Malay school at Pasir Panjang; but only 30 of
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  • 244 5 No more buses on doorstep Free Press Staff Reporter OESIDENTS of Singa- pore Improvement Trust flats at Tiong Bahru may m the near future have to catch their bus on the main Tiong Bahru Road instead of from their door, step as at present. The Municipal Commissioners m committee have
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    • 118 5 Airmails are expected to airive today from he 13. r1, Aden, North Africa. Wesi Africa. Arabia, Canada, Europe. India Iran. Iraq, Pakistan. Pai;>:m?, the US., Canada. Central anc South America. Australia and New Zealf.nd, Ceylon. Siam. Li tana Medan a»id Sourabaya. Latest time for posting airmails at the G PO.
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    69 6 picture. riVE to Five-thirty, one of the three one-act plays be--1 in* presented by the Staff* Club •at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday and Sunday m aid of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital week, has a cast of five women. The three m the picture are left to right. Audrey Downer
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    71 6 picture. UR V. Rajagopal, president of the Theosophical So- < ciety of Singapore, speaking at the lunch hour meeting of the Society yesterday at Little's Cafe. Dr. H. B. Amstutz (seated on the righ* of Mr. Rajagopal) addressed the members on "Spiritual Life for the Man m the World/ Picture
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  • 449 6 London Stock Exchange LONDON, Thursday. HPHE London Stock Exchange started the fresh x account yesterday with general firmness, although business remained small, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Rubbers were firm while tins were irregular. Interest was again centred m contangoes, which were arranged on a very
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  • 77 6 THE New York Stock Exchange lost some additional ground on balance yesterday morning. In reduced trade, price changes were again either way and mainly fractional with losses In the majority. Declining issues included selected films, rail equipments, steels, department store*. textiles ard utilities. Trading contiuu»»d very resticied m
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  • 50 6 THE Singapore Rubber 1 Commission Agents Labour Union, a union of about 300 Chinese stevedores who handle general cargo from China and the NEI has offered to reduce handling rates because it feels business Is bad, and certain traders are not adhering to the fixed union rates.
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  • 106 6 PENANG, Wed. WECAUSE its life-saving apparatus was found to be "deficient and defective." a motor vessel was not allowed to discharge its $58,000 rubber cargo here. It left for Siam today. Manned by a crew of 23, the vessel arrived yesterday from the Indonesian port of
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  • 89 6 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. DUBLJC tea room* and a bandstand are new amenities planned for Kuala Lumpur's popular Lake Gardens. It was reported at today's Municipal Commissioner's meeting that the Gardens Committee had "warmly approved" the suggestion for the bandstand, where, it was
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  • 286 6 Talks with British Govt. Free Press Staff Reporter 'JWO members of a joint Singapore and Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce delegation leave for Britain today to make representations to the British Government on matters connected with the Colony's position as an entrepot centre m South-east
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  • 120 6 CHIPS m port alongside the sin--0 gapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were Main Wharf: Friesland (31-32) Athel Queen (33-34), Trewdlard 38-39). Dondin Narsano 40-41) Carthage (42-43). West Wharf: Talangakar (1-2) Benavon (4-5), President Van Buren (8-9). Agamemnon (11) Calchas (13-14). Ant nor (15-16)' Empire Dock:
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  • 42 6 KUALA LUMPUR Wed A 38-year-old Chinese, Chong i Yap today appeared m the First Magistrate's Court charged with living on the earnings of prostitution. He I claimed trial and the case; was postponed. Bail of $500 was allowed. 1 j
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  • 217 6 Free Press Staff Reporter T»HE ashes of King Prajadhipok of Siam arrived at x the Singapore wharves yesterday m the liner Willem Ruys. Accompanying the ashes of her husband was Queen Rambhai Barni, after 14 years exile m England. Special security measures were enforced m the
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  • 137 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed rE shortage of doctors and nurses m Kuala Lumpur hospitals has become so acute that the Selangor State medical and h authorities propose to centralise all second and third class Government hospital* at the General Hospital or. a pre-war basis. The State
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  • 75 6 I PEN AN G, V. THE President of the Se'tlc--1 ment of Penanc Association. Mr. j. p. Souter, was today elected the new leader of tne Penang secessionists He was elected m olac* of Mr. D. A MacKay who U szcing on leave to South Africa this
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  • 216 6 -yjEMBKKs of the public are invited to giv? set un^if the Bo k ">aking Committee recenth y Vlt Su »«aP<»re Government to f o into 5c 'S" 0 control of bookmaklnj m the Colony An omclal statement yesterday says: "There may be members of the public
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  • 291 7 AMUSEMENT DANCING FURY IMPRESS This morning's track work Free Press Racing Correspondent PENANG, Thursday. Blank Spec, John Ham, Dobra, Norman and Dancing Fury were most Impressive on the track this morning, when horses running on Saturday were given their winding-up gallops. Owing to overnight rain, the going was heavy. Amusement
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    32 7 picture. Miss M. riarkc executes a forehand stroke m the women's doubles match m which she and Miss Phyllis Eber lost to the Still sisters m yesterday's Singaporelawn tennis championships. Free Press
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  • 122 7 J.B.A.A.A. TRIALS ON JUNE 3 fm Press Staff Reporter toHORE BAHRU. Wed. •CHORE Bahru Amateur letic Association will rials on June 3 to district's reprerta for the forthcome championship meeti sports meet, which be held on the Bukit i School ground, Is an i on the programme of fare Week
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  • 64 7 Briti-h and b£|M tghr cham- titles ncy.:r.s: ..h^mpion. -ci.Uors at Celtic |M. j the fight m ;o save Hughes '.com fouglr reminly nerer 1 he did for i v! this ccrte>f. 5 a count of round, iras r.' v.: Vr Thorrr~on Mi right to the n.pion »ent
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  • 109 7 SEGAMAI, Wed. lUe nist athletic meet foi Segannt District will be <v!d on June 0 and entries clotc on May 31. There will be r.o entrance fee for any of the 16 events as the organising i ommiLt_e, set up recently, wish to encourage?
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  • 34 7 THE Singapore Cricket Club are holding a smoking concert tomorrow at 8.15 p.m. In the Club lounge. Entertainment will be provided and the compere Is Mr. Klngsley Morrando of Radio Malaya.
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  • 569 7  -  CRUSADER By FHK SJLFJt selectors, as usual, will not make known the composition of the Singpore Civilians' Malaya (up team against Johore until shortly bef»rr the match Itself tomorrow afternoon at Jalan X v.ir Stadium. Quarters m close touch with Singapore soccer, are almost certain
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  • 546 7 IN nearly all the eight first-class matches which 1 began yesterday, bowlers quickly gained the upper hand. Widespread overnight rain delayed the start for a short period at most matches, and on the affected pitches batsmen found themselves m difficulties. In only two places did the
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  • 23 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs /CASUALS defeated Johore V/ Rovers I—o m a Lengue soccer match yesterday. Ali scored the winning goal.
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  • 191 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. •FHE Jobore Lawn Tennis AssoI elation 's championship meeting will be held at Jbhore Bahru on June 9, 10 and 11. The events for the meet are men's singles and doubles, women's I singles and doubles, mixed doubles, veterans' singles and doubles and
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  • 119 7 USEFUL Badminton Party beat Rex B.P. m a friendly game of badminton by five game to two played at the Clerical Union Hall on Tuesday night: Score* were (TJVful players mentioned first Teo Boon Eng lost to Urn Ong Huat 15-12, 1-15. 14-14 (0-3>; Siig Haw
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  • 39 7 P*INLAND is niakhi* gveat strides ia its preparation for the next Olympic Oames In Helsinki In 1952. accoidlu* to Mr. J. Slgfrid Edstrom, Swedish president of tne International Olympic Committee, who Is visiting the United States. Reuter
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  • 40 7 C\ AMPOn! of the Philippines, won his first-round match m the men's singles of the French lawn tennis championships which began m Paris yesterday. He beat Der B. Kuks of Ccechoslovakla 77-5, G-4, 6-1 Reuter
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  • 376 7 Rovers 1; Signals 1. THE Royal Corps of Signals, exploiting Rovers' .second half complacency, very nearly brought off a surprise lastminute victory m their vSenior Division Singapore A.FA match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday evening. Rovers can count thems^lv^s lucky that they got way with
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  • 36 7 picture. Mrs. Dorothy Roper and her sister. Miss Sylvia Still «m background) seen m action on the S.C.C. courts yesterday when they won their doubles tie m the S.L.T.A. championships.- Free Press
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  • 457 7 DV far the best tennis seen on the S.C.C. courts yesterday was m the men's doubles quarter-final m which Ong Chew Bee and Pakir beat Holloway and Sullivan. The younger pair won the first set easily, but the second was a battle royal. Both pairs
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  • 22 7 lii a friendly table tennis match the Oversea-Chines? Baming Corporation Staff Association beat Fraser Neave Sports Club by six matches to one.
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  • 303 7 r^NGLAND regained some of their lost prestige by J completing a double victory m the football field over Continental opponents last night. At Oslo England's "A" team beat Norway by four goals to one, showing show improved form after crashing against Sweden last week, and the
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  • 371 7 1 A LTHOUGH receiving little x\ help from the pitch, bowlers were so much In command for most of the day at Cambridge that, after dismissing the University for 107, the New Zealanders lost three wickets for 19 An unfinished fourth-wic-ket stand of 137
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  • 99 7 t\ BULIAJC t. .-i- »1 a Hoyal iJfthtn and St. Annes vL mcsiliire) he; tied the list wltn "»6-hole total 134 at the end o' the second aay'» play :n tht Da:!y £2Jm tournament 8? ki;V:rton. QlM| I Bulloc-k, who 1..J i l'n< of
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  • 108 7 MUAR. Wedr.vc 4 T a meeting *i U«e Kiu?r Cn,b, the Muar NMM fißHti '«r Athletic Associain.n wus iorma!ly inaugurated and t MM decided U» hold the d)6t:vt cha:npi< n*""u v on May 31. Tune I a?.d 3 Entries fur ;u various hi will close on
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  • 63 8 DUNCAN: To Peggy, wife of J. Duncan, on May 18. at Penang Hospital a son, John B. OOOBER. On May 8. 1949 at St. George's Hospital, London, to Gwendoline (nee Petit), wife of Doctor Oreville Godber— a brother fcr Claudlne. BPKSTHKRS. At Batu Gajah Hospital, on 17th May. to
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  • 322 8 US joins India m saying 'no' WASHINGTON, Thursday. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, said yesterday that the United States was not "currently considering" participation m a Pacific defence pact. But he admitted that "serious dangers to world peace" existed "m the situation m
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  • 67 8 TEL AVIV, Thursday. IF HEN about 200 disabled Jewish soldiers here yesterday shouted "Ben Gurion, give us jobs," the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. David Ben Gurion, prevented police from dispersing the soldiers, saying, "So, we will talk it over." Later Mr. Ben Gurion listened to
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  • 90 8 TEHERAN. Thursday. THE Afghanistan Ambassador to Britain. Feiz Mohammad Khan, said here on his way to London that he Intends to complain to the British Government about what he described as Pakistan's "violation" of Afghan frontiers. Felz Mohammad said his government was willing to settle
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  • 21 8 President Enrico Gaspar Dutra of Brazil arrived In Washington yesterday for a 10-day visit of the United States. Reuter
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  • 15 8 The United Nations General Assembly yesterday adjourned until the autumn a/ter Its longest session. A.P.
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  • 165 8 INTEREST IN MALAYA GROWING Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. 1 DIAGRAMMATIC map of Malaya showing the latest bandit attacks is on view In a window of Malaya House, it was stated In n report on the Malayan Iniormtion Agency laid before the Federal Legislative Council today. During last
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  • 60 8 npHE United Nations General 1 Assembly last night refused to consider the case of Oerhardt Eisler as Poland demanded. Dr. Katz-Suchy, Polish delegate, had demanded that the Assembly take up Eisler's case on an emergency basis and begin the debate Immediately, but Dr. H. V.
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  • 114 8 DESPITE concerted efforts by SCAP and Japanese authorities to eliminate tiafficking m children, the Japanese Welfare Ministry has discovered 6,500 cases this year. Of these, 1,168 were sold through the medium of brokers; 379 or 5 per cent were put into bondage as "collateral" on loans,
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  • 84 8 NEW YORK, Thurs mHE United Nations General A Assembly last night decided to refer the problem of the former Italian colonies to Its next regular session m September. Voting by a show of hands— was 51 to none with six abstentions. When the Assembly met to
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    43 8 Photo The Governor-General of India. Sri C. Rajafopalachari (wearing spectacles), examines one of the exhibits at the Central Cottage Industries Emporium m New Delhi. On his right is the Minister of Industry and Supply. Dr S. P. Mookerjee. who organised the exhibition.- A.P.
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  • 271 8 U.S. PLAN FOR NEAR EAST WASHINGTON, Thursday. pOKTY-FIVE I.S. Congressmen yesterday introduced a bill establishing a 15-member "Near East Survey Commission" to study a I .5.5500 million plan to turn the deserts of that region into fertile farmlands. This special committee would study development of
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  • 60 8 'VHE legend of the infallibility of carrier pigeons received a blow yesterday 7ihen only one out of 20 pigeons that left Hakodate, m Hokkaido, the day before arrived m Tokyo, covering 700 kilometres m 32 hours and five minutes. This bird returned to Us own coop
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  • 26 8 PRESIDENT Quirlno has re- commended to the Philippine Congress the enactment of a law which will ensure free, orderly and honest elections Reuter
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  • 58 8 rE Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyster quoting a reliable source" says Russia h <;! tcp pe up espionage activities m Sweden and otrter Western European countries during the last few months The paper said Russia was using foreign industrial branches of its satellites to gather military and
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  • 30 8 ALMOST 96 percent of Hungary's eligible voters participated m last Sunday's general elections and 95.6 voted for the People's Front, according to the official results published yesterday.
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  • 46 8 THE All-Japan Metal Mine Workers Union yesterday ordered some 40.000 workers to halt shipments of pyrites to 10 factories for six days from May 19. The strike will affect 37 metal mines turning out 120,000 tons of sulphuric acid monthly U.P.
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  • 136 8 AUSSIES TO WAIVE REPARA TIONS? CANBERRA, Thursday 'THE Australian Defence Minister, Mr. John J. x Dedman, said here yesterday that a strong case could be presented for Australia not taking any reparations at all from Japan. Mr. Dedman told a press conference that the population of Japan Is growing rapidly,
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    80 8 Priests head the procession of hearses making its way through streets crowded pith silent mourners towards the Duomo of St John, Turin, when the victims of the air disaster which killed 18 players of the star Turin soccer side were buried. Fifteen hearses carried the coffins of the players their
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  • 234 8 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE International Tin Research and Development Council had decided to enlarge its headquarters and laboratories at Greenford, m Essex, it was stated m a report on the Malayan Information Agency which was laid before the Federal Legislative Council
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  • 180 8 UK defence stores for Pakistan LONDON. Taur« BRITAIN Is m&kir.g derable qua: defence stores Pakistan, the Defence ter, Mr. A. V. Alex, the House of Con night. The rate of delivery de*». ded upon the ava:lal stocks and thr Len < nrn duction, he added Mr. L. Oamman> had asked
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  • 36 8 CONTRABAND worth 100--000,000 yen has bee:, c flscated m the Ok:. Prefecture and 18 men ed m what the Jb;. police authorities bel'.(\ be the biggest smuggling ring uncovered go far In postwar Reuter
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    • 78 8 HIGH TIDES Today: 2.21 a.m; 4.51 pjn Tomorrow: 3.22 a.m: I pjn. THE SAINT by Leslie Tharteris wt 1 vrt.. «*M>n ««TT«tf^ |tTM|I M V 0«I~0« IOTM WHAT KINM «UY JfW hTI A «f|l»Y wiUti 'VI I J J'^.r«»« B 4 SHOT- Tml SUYS WHO CWA*. jp (UOCITSj lEAPY TO
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