The Singapore Free Press, 27 May 1949

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOOM SALE 111 MALAYA H SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1949. PR 1(1 10 CENIS
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    USSR CONTROLS CHINESE REDS
    480 1 hi Tsung-jen warns world CANTON, Friday. President Li Tsung-jen yesterday charged that Russia "directly and thoroughly controls the Chinese Communist army" which i the Kremlin plans to use to start, m Asia, World War 111 now that the Marshall Plan has blocked off Soviet expansion m
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    M'dalay again cut off
    39 1 M'dalay again cut off M Id— eg the att north cut oft all xple Radio anra and Sir.gu m ir.sur- un to collect Ul Govs he radio i rth ol t twc j the .cd > t > r I Reuter
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    Senate avoids E.R.P. cut
    32 1 MOTOR I I I IS p^r I rrcovI > the i House I eompro— w allow— j the reduced apt I 470.000 I >:ead of 15 i sed.- Reuter
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    UK TROOPS TO BREAK STRIKE
    37 1 ■HI Brit G rr.rr.ent will L ad a npp a a Bri—l a of togla; A- mouth. 'here I ->•:> are on itrike. TV h n world stopa?e m xnaroan Wmm April.— Reuter
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    S'hai hold-out collapses
    158 1 SHANGHAI, Friday. r rHK resistance by isolated groups of Nationalist soldiers m Communist-occupied Shanghai collapsed last night. 43 hours after Red troops entered the city. The Nationalists, trapped m the Post Office alongside Soochow Creek m the downtown area of Shangnai, were the first to surrender. By
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    'Eye' girl to leave Sydney
    61 1 MELBOURNE. Friday. rE Lian Fan Leong. tour-year-old girl who was flown to Melbourne for a major operation to say.? her remaining eye. is to leave Sydney for Singapore on June 8. In a letter to a Melbourne newspaper her mother said: "By the very skilful
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    NAVY TO VISIT 7 COUNTRIES
    46 1 THE Royal Navy will visit six European countries m June and July. They are: Norway, Sweden, Denmark. France. the Netherlands and Belgium whose Navai forces will operj ate with the Royal Navy during the Western Union naval exercises this summer. A.P.
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    2 REDS HELD
    32 1 Two Chinese alleged to be members of the Malayan Communist Party. and another described as an ''armed robber and gangster," were arrested under the Emergency Regulations m Singapore yesterday.
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    STATE RICE?
    24 1 The Burma Government aas appointed an Inquiry commission to Investigate the problem of State-controlled exports of rice, mainstay of Burma's economy.— Reuter
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    Sacred hand arrives
    14 1 Sacre d hand arrives k™-* Ol s- arrived m i Q_o J A. P.
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    PREMIER WARNS COMMONWEALTH
    137 1 KARACHI. Friday THERE is serious danger of* the British Commonwealth eventually fizzling out," and disappearing if Commonwealth countries do not act as a body to°settle inter-Dominion disputes, the Premier of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, told news conference yesterday. Voicing regret at the indifferent attitude of British and
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    Honour for Princess
    26 1 Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, became honorary citizens of Belfast yesterday and received the freedom of the •'ty.- A.P.
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    H.K. plan for identity cards
    111 1 HONG KONG. Friday. PLANS are being made for the registration of all Hong Kong residents, said a Government spokesman yesterday. The necessary administrative machinery had not been established but it was presumed that the plan would mean that all residents would carry identity cards as
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    BANDIT AIDER CAPTURED
    77 1 Kree Press StafT Reporter A HOKKIEN. Chong Boon, who is believed to have supplied food to the bandits m the Kluang area ot Johore. was arrested by a combined patrol of Gurtchas and Police yesterday. His arrest followed the action of a surrendered bandit who led the
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    For banishment
    21 1 A Chinese described as a "known house-breaker and habitual criminal" was arrested under a banishment warrant m Singapore yesterday.
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    'Good morning, Dad'
    78 1 A FRIENDLY pat on the back proved fatal to BG-year-old George tludsoa at an Oxford hospital early this veek. One of tiie hospital's male nurses told the Coroner at the inquest that he came up behind the eld man and patf-l I'm on the back, with a
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    MINORITIES BILL IN INDIA
    46 1 MINORITIES BILL IN INDIA /T*HE Indian Constituent As--1 sembly yesterday passed a resolution abolishinu separate electorates and other special political reservations for communal minorities tn India. *m exemption was made m the case of the 40.000 Untouchables, who will have parliamentary rpnr*»Kpntation for 10 years.- A.P.
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    'Germans prefer West hell to East paradise'
    164 1 PARIS. Thursday. THE Big Four Foreign Ministers again failed to make progress at their conference on Germany today. No decisions were made and there were lively exchanges towards the end of the session, which lasted three hours and 35 minutes. Mr John Foster
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    London Metal exchange 'risk'
    103 1 LONDON. Friday rpHE Minister of Supply. 1 Mr. George Strauss, told Parliament yesterday the British Government was still considering the reopening of the London Metal Exchange. It was certain that if it were re-opened under present conditions with existing restrictions the inability to buy freely m
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    TURKS CLAIM A FOUL
    284 1 ISTANBUL, Friday. VIOLENT rioting broke out m the centre of Istanbul's European district last night m the wake of a huge demonstration protesting against Turkey's loss of a soccer match to Italy m the Mediterranean Cup competition m Athens last Friday. Thousands ot demonstrators marched from
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    Shah denies dictatorship
    73 1 TEHERAN, Friday THE shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi. yesterday declared that the existence of a strong and independent Iran was m the interests of the whole world. The 30-year-old King, In an exclusive interview tc Reuter, emphatically denied allegations describing Iran's form of government as beginning
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    LEDO ROAD REPAIRS
    27 1 LEDO R OAD REPA IRS The Burma Government has earmarked 900.000 rupees for the repairs of the Ledo Road, war-time link between I India and China.- Reuter
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    FLOODS IN BRAZIL
    24 1 Over 200 persons are dead and hundreds more were reported missing as flood waters inundated entire sect-inns nf north-eastern Brazil U.P.
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    New call for arms census
    123 1 New call for arms census NEW YORK. Fri. FRANCE proposed yesterday that the United Nations conduct a census of the world's effective military forces and "conventional" armaments as the groundwork for a future reduction. The French suggestion, placed before the working committee of the United Nations Commission for Conventional Armaments,
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    AUSTINS 'IN U.S. TO STAY'
    50 1 THE chairman and managing director of the Austin Motor Company Limited, MiLeonard Lord declared m New York: "Whether or not other British car manufacturers plan to withdraw from the American market as a fwUt of curreni recession Austin certainly does not plan to do so
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    Federation arrests
    34 1 There were 35 arrests m the Federation m the 24 hours ended last night— l Bin Perak, seven m Selangor. six m Kedah and Perlis. three m Malacca and one m Trengganu.
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    Rubber prices
    58 1 A SPECIAL Market cot respondent |ive» th* price* ef rubber (m cents per lb.) al 11 a.m ••■da* follows: Buyer* v- 1 1 era No. 1 X S 8 Spot •■o-r 33', n% K.u.b. id bales June No. I R.S.S. 33', U% No I R.S.S. Sl** Wfc No.
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    How to wean baby Happily
    142 2 How to wean baby Happily The fir>i weaning food you give to Baby is ofspc-'al importance, for on it depends the progress 10 be Bide m the months L rhe food must he very mmmWQa easily digested and smooth and palatable so .that Baby readily accepts it. Farex, beyond question,
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    Because the boss doesn't mind...
    50 2 Because the boss doesn't mind. aHE little BLACK DRESS with a white collaronce the almost "must" uniform of the office girl is disappearing from the big city stores. Ia ts place hang rails o ±v!ashy, holiday -styled cottons selling as fast as young customers can buy them. \\'hai*s the reason?
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    Office formals
    88 2 Fashion fad? Price? Cottons less expensive than more formal styles? "No," emphasises the buyer of Oxford-street's largest dress store. "It's The Boss. He's not ths man he was! He's changing his old views on what's right to wear m an off ies. Just watch for yourself. "Now secretaries
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    strike a famine ....but not for the traditionalists
    53 2 strike a famine ....but not for the traditionalists See left: All the familiar features with one big concession the bolero. Her dark outfit would traditionally have been a useful button-through or a plain skirt and white shirt-blouse. But the trim little hat, formal high white-collar-ed neckline and elbowcover sleeves run
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    Beauty Is Better Than Medicine
    211 2 Beauty Is Better Than Medicine DEAUTY treatments are to be given to patients m a Sydney maternity hospital, to help their morale. Matron Edna Shaw, of Crown Street Women's Hospital, the largest possible hospital for women m New South Wales, introduced the ide a recently when she arranged a hair-set
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    In Dealing With Sunstroke
    580 2 In Dealing With Sunstroke READERS are invited to write to the doctor about any of their medical problems and he will reply m this column every Friday. They should state their symptoms and previous treatment, if any, as briefly as possible. Letters will be published under a pseudonym but names
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    Dairy Of A Singapore Doctor
    280 2 the ultra violet rays) but the prolonged exposure to the heat, and excessive perspiring accompanied by the exhaustion of sailing a small boat alone, that had caused his condition I gave him an intra-venous Injection of saline and told his mothe- to get a wet
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    Don't Be Taken In-Try It Out
    287 2  -  EDNA MCKENNA By VJ7HEN you buy goods for the home do you know how to test them for wearability? Recent scientific experiments ishnw tlint your kitChen is nearly as destructive as a Burmese Jungle to paint and plating. Therefore, it is important that an
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    These women get work easily
    356 2  -  MARIAN WELLS By WITH big housing and building schemes m progress, women labourers are finding employment quite easy. Not a little part of the effort m constructing the city's new skyscrapers and the country's ideal homes is contributed by their hands. Like an army of
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    Fruit & Veg. For Beauty
    96 2 Fruit Veg. For Beauty if pm one da\ m which your ,21 consist green es l Eytb! groom* a bridle o! the arch a woman beauty anc pluck. a thi:. Beaut y predict for a apr,« hair-co maner.t w your n»w amazec h It Jook> Tbo the c ceabit il
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      138 2 Farex B- cereal food needs no cookine Agents: THE ANCLO THAI CORPORATION LTD. Singapore Penang Kuala Lumpur Ipoh. GIATO LABORATORIES LTD., GREfcNFOKD, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND jmrnrnmsmammmmmmmmmmammaam i ««i^ fimßßmwS SPECIALISTS IN FACIAL PERMS HAIR sTYIE \mrr MERLES M HAIRDRESSING t¥so _^l____> Haer European Supervision) I Messrs. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. RAFFLES
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      127 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DOKN today, you have a sensitive and artistic nature. You are probably good at all work requiring manual dexterity. If so trained, >ou probably would make a good surgeon, for you have other qualifications which would be of help to you m this profession as well. You
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    Bishop was 'irresponsible'
    70 3 r-Tgin. prrsi- the Libera] a: Mid--:.xy described t last week by Bishop of Birm■rge families r.**hness as E xble att :o the prok verse of r o see m I an withrticmlrj mindteeh a supers the omnl- xist planr. V r fh jbeth and the puke «»f
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    PROFITS STILL TOO HIGH—Cripps
    298 3 PROFITS STILL TOO HIGH— Cripps OK PL YING to the debate on the second reading of the Finance Bill, Sir Stafford Cripps declared that profits had been 'frightfully high over the past few years/ and added "the swollen profits of the inflationary period have got to come down/ "Last year",
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    FLOOD THREAT
    35 3 Vienna authorities said that the Danube will overflow its banks if the present rate of rise continues. Already river-side villages have been evacuated and traffic has been Interrupted at 19 separate points. A.P.
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    Big prices for Indian stamps
    44 3 Part of the world's most famous collection of Indian stamps— that of the late C. D. Desai of Bombay was sold by auction m London. The highest price £220— was for 16 one-anna stamps of the year 1854.- Reuter
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    Fishing conference
    44 3 Fishing as a means of increasing the world's food supply is one of the subjects which will be discussed m a paper to be presented at the forthcoming conference at T .ake Success on the conservation and utilisation of re- urces.- Reuter
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    GERMANS LIVE UNDER POLICE TERROR
    316 3 Reds recruit young thugs HpHE most fanatical German armed force today is the frontier police of the Soviet zone. Ten thousand strong, they guard the Western limits of Soviet-occupied Germany, and have apparently earned the trust of the Russian army and the gratitude of the
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    THIEVES GOT MIXED UP
    66 3 TWO man m Bangkok posed as representatives of a business and made off illegally with 1,000 gunny bags, valued at 8.500 bahts from Chop Sen* Honx Lee. Later the same day, the two men tried to sell the same bags to the same Chop Seng Heng
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    TO RE-ENACT INVASION
    76 3 AFFICERS of the British v Territorial Army will reenact the Normandy Invasion on a small scale next month. Major-Gen. P. O. Gregson, commander of the 44th Division of the Territorial Army, has invited officers who took part m the real thing to go along as instructors. Th*
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    4 SEAMEN DIE
    31 3 Four members of the crew lost their lives when the Norwegian collier Henrik struck a mine off the Swedish coast. The ship went down In five minutes. A.P.
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    MURDER Could Not Kill
    871 3  - MURDER Could Not Kill GREGORY BAXTER The slurs, so jui.—^/ttrvood Dexter, US. businessman, is shot dead while driving with his daughter Lauretie Dexter, near Afarble Arch, London at midnight. Robin Foster, an artist, see* the killer run from Dcrier's saloon to a nearby limousine but is thrown off the running
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    INTELLIGENCE TEST
    168 3 INTELLIGENCE TEST FIVE CASES "^HIS will interest you,' t said my friend Rab- T i bill. "I am, as you may knoiv, a civil servant, and 1 I've recently been made a member of an inter departmental committee. There are five of us, and f each of us has been
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    Bridge Problem
    323 3 WEST opened th queen of hearts, and dummy won with the king. When Eat dropped the eight -spot. South saw that he was m trouble. In an effort io draw trumps m a hurry, he led to his ac" of clubs ard then returned the queen of spades.
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    DUKE MAY GO BACK TO SEA
    216 3 npHE Duke mt Edinburgh, who voluntarily went on half -pay as a lieutenant m the Royal Navy last autumn, is expected soon to return to full executive duties, including periods of duty at sea. Like his uncle, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, trre Duke has
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    ARABS AGREE ON PARTITION
    114 3 THE four Arab courr.ries re- presented at the Lausanne conciliation talks have proposed acceptance of the Palestine partition plan as the basis for the return of Arab refugees. The proposal, which represents an important development m the Arab-Israeli partition talks, was contained In a Joint memorandum
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    BRIBERY DENIED
    30 3 Ex-premier of Japan, Hitoshi Ashida, denied the charge of accepting bribes when he was arraigned m proceedings of the Tokyo District Court held over from last week. Reuter
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      394 3 ™™»minimMm%mmmmmmmmmWmmmmm»mmS!toM -IN(J APORE (BBC); 6.45 Indonesian: News dc Programme; 7.15 News m Fr acta (BLUE NETWORK) (BBC»; 730 English: News 484 and 41.7 metres. Commentary: Farm <fe Factory Emergency news from K.L. 'Holidays with Pay'; English Lesat 10 a m son fBBC 8.00 Siamese: Proron gramm 3 New*; 815 Siamese
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. May 27, 1949. WHERE IS THE PLAN?
    660 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY. May 27, 1949. WHERE IS THE PLAN? ANYTHING that Singapore' Municipal Councillors can i 00 al tn-.r meeting today to improz-J the housing situation will t>e welcomed by the tens ot thousands living c*»unpei ii) cubicles, existini I -.sanitary wooden „cks sharing houses built ie
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    He's On The Muslim Brotherhood's Blacklist
    713 4  - He's On The Muslim Brotherhood's Blacklist HAIG NICHOLSON By CAIRO: ALTHOUGH he A knows that he is at the head of the underground Muslim Brotherhood's "black list"— a list of prominent politicians m Egypt due for assassination—the 50-year-old Prime Minister, Ibrahim Hady Pasha, appears to be the most unruffled man
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    Enough Of Action
    261 4 POLO was imported i from the little, fertile State of Manipur, wedged between Burma j and Assam. Manipur, especially its vast village j capital imphal, became j famous because that was where the Jap tide of j invasion towards India waa held and turned. It was m
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    POCKET CARTOON
    38 4  -  OSBERT LANCASTER by -Sure an if the British make us liable to the call-up 'twill te an act of most outrageous tyranny an- if they do not 'twill be a rtudied insult to our martial reputation."
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    PEOPLE MAKE NEWS They're Going On Leave
    1144 4 PEOPLE MAKE NEWS They're Going On Leave QOING on his first leave since 1945, Mr. J. S. VINE was fpven a farewell party )v the Royal Singapore Flying (.'lub last Wednesday. He will be going to England. Also guests at this party were Mr. and Mrs. A. F. W. ANDREN.
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    WHERE IS THE GUILLOTINE?
    227 4 LETTER TO THE EDITOR ON April 29. Singapore's three Chambers of Commerce petitioned the Governor of Singapore m connection with SingaporeIndonesian trade. In paragraph eight of the petition lt Is stated: "Discriminatory measures have virtually brought trade between Indonesia and Singapore to a standstill since March
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    Australia Grows Plenty Of Rice
    327 4  -  DON MYLES By iiTHEN Indian scienm tists were m Australia recently they visited rice farms m the Murrumbidgee irrigation area m New South Wales, and they were greatly interested m what they saw, for the methods employed on these farms differed so much from those
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    FAITH
    14 4 Man sh— I iu«i \nt bread alone M m Up word of God
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      7 4 IzuijtHe^** iiiNG§P. H. HENDRY TS. North Bridgf^R^^SJpor^^
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      97 4 Xeilleri JAMS Experience counts, and e\ cr >in< c 1797 Keiller's of Dundee have been known as the makers of fine jams. Wherever you jro you will find Keiller's jams renowned for their quality and flavour. DUNDEE MARMALADE PLUM RASPBERRY BRAMBLE APRICOT DAMSON BLACK CURRANT STRAWBERRY SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.,
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    BEGGAR BAN IN HEALTH DRIVE
    506 5 BEGGAR BAN IN HEALTH DRIVE New eating-shop law move Free Press Staff Reporter JN a new move to fight tuberculosis and keep the city clean, the Singapore Municipal Commissioners plan to stop not only spitting, but blowing the nose on the floor and soliciting alms m eating-houses, coffee-shops and markets.
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    PRODUCER IS NO LONGER WORRIED
    84 5 PRODUCER IS NO LONGER WORRIED v iff Reforter izo. David IIM most worst nsapore. who plays m the produchad to be tor an ope- to be its made booked .its m .n their atrieal fl ordf a (it is not i apart) had according i l of .x.ing the Afrtci
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    V.D. campaign a success
    273 5 V.D. campaign a success Free Press Staff Reporter ORE is being done now m Singapore for people suffering from veneral disease than ever before because of better facilities for treatment, including the use of new drugs, said the Director of Medical Services. Dr. W. J. Vickers, yesterday. He told the
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    KIDNAPPING OF GIRL ALLEGED
    343 5 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. p RAMANATHAN, a young Indian railway guard, R today appeared before Mr. M. Garton m the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court charged with kidnapping a Eurasian girl, Theresa Danker, from the lawful guardianship of her parents. Ramanathan is alleged to
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    KATHI OPPOSES
    39 5 F. P. Malay Correspondent Tuan Haji bin Haji Mohamed Said Salleh, the Chief Kathl of Singapore, In an interview with the Singapore Malay daily, Utusan Melayu, said that birth control was "certainly against the tenets of Islam."
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    Proposals made on special classes
    265 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE education sub-committee appointed recently to deal with the work of special classes held m Singapore English schools for students who have i passed their School Certificate examination, has made temporary suggestions for the conduct of these classes. These were mainly
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    Penang UMNO approves
    87 5 F. P. Malay Correspondent THE Penang branch of UMNO at an emergency meeting unanimously endorsed m principle the draft of the new UMNO constitution whereby non-Malays are allowed to become associate members of UMNO. The meeting also adopted resolutions on proposals to be submitted to the UMNO
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    COAL FOR S'PORE
    25 5 Singapore will get 8,000 tons of Indian coal from the current month's allotment of over 60,000 tons to countries of South-East Asia.
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    CHINESE YMCA CAMPAIGN
    31 5 The Singapore Chinese V.M.C.A. has raised $18,000 m its drive for funds to build headquarters which will house an auditorium, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and a library.
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    T.U.C. HELP FOR UNIONS URGED
    244 5 Free Press Staff Reporter SEREMBAN, Thurs. A PLEA to the Trades Union Congress m Britain to I offer scholarships to competent trade union officials In Malaya was made last night by Mr. P. P Narayanan, 3eneral Secretary of the Nesri Sembiian Plantation Worcrs* Union He
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    MAILS
    110 5 Airmails are expected tc rcoch Singapore today from the U.K., Aden, Africa. Arabia. Canada, Europe. India. Iran, Iraq, Pakistan Palestine, Burma, China (except Shanghai) Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, the Philippines and the N.E.I. Closing time for postirf airmails at the 0.P.0. today is: to Australia, New Zealand. Ceylon, Burma,
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    JOHORE BAHRU WEDDING
    43 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. AT the Church of Immaculate Conception, Johore Bahru, yesterday. Miss Cecily Gomez, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gomez, of Trivandrum, was married to Mr. Mathew M. D'Cruz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel D'Cruz, of Trivandrum
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    Singer back in Colony
    223 5 Singer back in Colony Free Press Staff Reporter MRS Ida Kinloch! wellknown In Singapore before the war as an operatic soprano, has arrived here from England on her way to join her husband m Butterwxrth, She will give a short recital at St. Andrew's Cathedral at 6.30 p.m on Sunday.
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    BRIBE CHARGE AGAINST TWO
    72 5 An extra constable. Low Hai Chew, attached to the Radio Patrol Division, pleaded not guilty In the F\r,t District Court yesterday to a charge of having accepted a bribe of $5 from Patrick Cheong. With him m the dock was Abdul Ghani. a police corporal, charged
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    ENORMOUS FEDERAL LAW TASK
    311 6 100 ordinances to be drafted Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE enormous task of consolidating the ordinances of the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, the Malayan Union B.M.A. proclamations and the ordinances of the Federation into one set of
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    SLAYER OF WIDOW SOUGHT
    282 6 Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE police are still hunting for the slayer of a 48-year-old widow, Madam Lee Teck Gin. who was found with fatal head injuries m her home. Kirk Terrace, on the morning of May 11. Madam Lee was found lying unconscious at the
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    N.Y RECOVERY HALTED
    98 6 NEW YORK. Friday. WALL STREET turned rather mixed yesterday after the lack of follow-through support had halted an early mild extension of Wednesday's recovery. Activity m the Stock Exchange tapered off and another test of 1949 lows appeared at the end of the day. The rail average
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    CHEAPER GAS COKE SOON
    92 6 A Singapore Municipal committee has approved re ductions m the p r ice of gas coke from the gasworks. The new prices which ar* subject to approval by the full board of Commissioners, are $60 per ton for quantities under 25 tons. $55 per ton for
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    INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION
    107 6 THIS is a pure intelligence test," you are not asked to solve Rabbitt's problem. But you should see at a glance that 45 cannot be the answer: Call the five members of the committee A, B, C, D, E. Now consider A. Suppose he takes Bs brief-case
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    Prices down in Colony
    166 6 OFFICIALLY compiled meat index figures show a marked downward trend of prices m Singapore since the beginning of the year. From 302 points m December last year, the index figure dropped to 272 points this month, taking the ore-war index at 100 points. m May last
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    RELIGIOUS DRAMA
    50 6 A SCENE from "The Lost Church" a one-act f«4f ious play to be performed at the Strait. Chinese Methodist Church Hall on Sunday at 6.30 p.m. Left to right: Miss Ng Chian Yong, Miss Pancy Yee, Miss Wu Keng Chee, Miss Daisy Yee, and MU» Wong Shuk Moi.
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    12 centres for registration
    325 6 SPORE ELECTORAL ROLLS Free Press Staff Reporter TWELVE registration centres will open m Singapore on Wednesday next for revision of the electoral rolls for the Singapore Legislative Council and the Municipal Commission elections. This revision will last until July 15, during which time qualified persons who
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    112 6 CIIIPU to p-rt alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godowns In brackets) were: Main Wharf: Kambodi* (31--32). Bentong <32>. Olenearn *36>. Benarty (38-39), Kustbrls (41). Tegelberg (42-43). We*t Wharf: Chinese Prince (2-3), Borneo (4-5). Steel Age (6-7), Tyndareus (8-9), Anchises (11). Benwyvis (13-14». Antenor t l5-16). Empire
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    CHINESE WEDDING
    42 6 JOHORE BAHRU Thurs The marriage took place today of Mr. Teo Cheng Tong, interpreter, High Court, Johore Bahru, to Miss Lav Yee May. Madam Teo Khal Hee, mother of the bridegroom entertained friends to dinner at the Keng Yu Club.
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    Buyers still holding off
    503 6 trwhjwr LONDON, rid LACK of support and some bear selling pro j fresh dullness m the London Stock Fxd, 1 yesterday, says Reuter's financial corresiKird^ 1 However, tin and rubber shares were firm and changed. I Oilt-edged stocks were resistant In the early stages but later
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    NEW ZEALAND FACE DEFEAT
    212 7 Oxford attack gets going From JIM CHAMBERS \EW Zealand's cricket team are apparently booked for the first defeat of their English tour. The side which obtained a "death" hold on the tourists is Oxford University. With one day more to go, New Zealand have lost five
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    Scoreboard
    247 7 OXFORD Ist Inns ?67 NKW Zi: U AND— Ist Inns. Scott c Van Ryneveld b Chesterton S3 lUdlee b Wrlgley 1 Reid Ibw Whi trom be 6 Wallace b Whitcombe 43 Smith c Boobbyer o Wrlgley tt Donnelly c Carr b Wrigley o Rabone c Law b Whitcombe 1
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    LATEST DERBY BETTING
    191 7 LA TEST DERBY BETTING |X)LLOWING the scratching a of Peter Flower, there was a general tightening up m the prices for the Derby at the Victoria Club (London) callover last night. Exceptions were Royal Forest, who remained the favourite at 7-2 and Nimbus,* who slipped 14 points to 19 to
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    WALES BEATEN
    48 7 WALES were beaten by lcur goals to nil by Switzerland at Berne yesterday m the final match of their continental football tour. Switzerland led I—o at halftime Calton (2), Ballamarf and Pastalr scored. Wales had already been beaten he Portuira.l and Belgium. Reuter A. P. and
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    JENKINS ROUTS LANCASHIRE
    374 7 RAIN interfered with yesterday's county cricket matches and at Lord's and the Oval not a ball could be bowled. Highlight of the day was the splendid bowling of Roland Jenkins, Worcestershire legbreak and googly bowler, who greatly enhanced his claims for a place m the England team
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    C.A. fail in front of goal
    299 7 TIGERS nearly deprived Chinese Athletic of a valuable point In the latter's bid for the SA.F.A. Senior League championship last evening. They bottled up the strong C.A. attack m the first half and had the rare chance cf a penalty In the 21st minute.
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    DUNDEE AND BURNLEY WIN
    53 7 DUNDEE Football Club beat a Belgian ail-star team 2—l at Brussels yesterday. Rattray arid *Scott scored for Dundee. Burnley beat Barcelona 'Spanish League champions) I—o.1 0. Morris being the scorer. Fulham drew with the Royal Santander Club (m Spain) 3— all. McDonald. Stevens and Jezzarrt were
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    ARMY WATER POLO TEAMS
    61 7 SINGAPORE District «Army). will play two water polo matches against R.A.F. Seletar at Seletar on Sunday at 11.15 a.m. The Army teams will be: Ist. Team: Capt. Whltemore, S Sgt. Richardson, S Sgt. Higgins. WOl Townsend, Capt. Marshman. Pte. Reeves, Morgan. 2nd. Team: Lt. Donovan, Maj.
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    CLEAN SWEEP BY BRITISH DRIVERS
    86 7 P R. GERARD of Britain. driving an ERA. today won' the BritLsh Empire Trophy motor race at Douglas. Isle of man with an average speed of 71.06 miles an hour for 38 laps of a small course Just under four miles m length. British drivers
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    All-American final likely
    133 7 r rHK British amateur golt championship on the Portmarnock links near Dublin la down to its quarter-final stage, with the two Americans, Frank Stranahan, holder of the title, and Willie Turnesa. winner two years ago, heading for an allAmerlcan final tomorrow. The big surprise yesterday was the
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    2 PENALTIES MISSED
    205 7 SLIPPERY ground conditions did not prevent the Shell Sports Club from winning by a comfortable margin of 3-0 when they met Borneo Motors In a Junior B Group II league match at Geylang Stadium yesterday. Just after the kick- oil. Shell Sports Club were awarded a penalty.
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    ANNUAL OLYMPICS?
    36 7 A BUOOESTION that the Olympic Oames should be held annually instead of every four years was made by tne Kentucky basketball coach, Adolp Rupp. Rupp's team competed m the 1948 Olympic backetball tournament.- Reuter
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    ONLY BRIEF REST FOR U.K. CLUBS
    230 7 XTOTHING na*. more cleat iy There has. .laturally. been jnshown the shortness of to* tense interest anown m tf* balTs close season than the M*g tures for next season and WJbv clubs of -heir fixture cards for ham, newly DM 1949-50 io n Two
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    SOLTARA TO SCORE MAIDEN WIN
    1530 7 Form guide for tomorrow's races Free Press Racing Correspondent OOLTARA, a Solar Bear gelding, has an excellent chance of scoring his maiden win on the Malayan Turf at Penang tomorrow, the last day of the P.T.C. Summer Meeting. He has been knocking at the door
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      143 7 RAFFLES HOTEL TONIGHT-THE COCKTAIL HOUB from 7 to 8 p.m. INFORMAL DANCE from 8.45 p.m. CABAHET ATTRACTION VIRGINIA CLAY LEE SULLIVAN The Queens of Boloney FRANK PICKFORD HIS ORCHESTRA Owing to tremendous success of previous concert, another SPECIAL CONCERT by POPULAR REQUEST RAFFLES HOTEL SUNDAY 29th MAY at 9.30 p.m.
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      65 7 Today's Sport LEAGUE SOCCER: (Community) Europeans v. Indians Jalan Besar Stadium; Jnr B Gr. 1, Serangoon Assn. v. Social Athletic Party GeVlaog Stadium; FRIENDLY SOCCER: Jollilads v. S.R.C— B.R.C.; S H.B. Traffic XI v. Spore Cold Storage Tiong Bahru, Rangers v. R.1., R.I. ground; A.C.S. v. Cable rod Wireless. Farrer
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    AID FOR S'PORE TB WAR LIKELY
    249 8 AID FOR S'PORE TB WAR LIKELY Present steps 'inadequate LONDON, Friday. TN consequence of the "hopelessly insufficient" anti-tuberculosis measures m Singapore, the Federation of Malaya and Siam, "it appears likely that international aid will be given later to assist local authorities m an anti-tuberculosis vaccination campaign. This aid, says a
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    CHINA DECISION SOON
    273 8 CHINA DECISION SOON LONDON, Fri. IT is becoming increasingly clear that the United States and other democratic European and Asian nations may have to face, by this summer, the question of recognition or otherwise of the Chinese communist regime, say observers m London. It is learned on good authority here
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    TB FILLS JAP HOSPITALS
    63 8 THE decline m epidemics m Tokyo during recent months has been accompanied by a rise m the number of tuberculosis patients, the Kyodo News Agency reported yesterday. T.B. wards m Tokyo hospitals are full and every hospital reports a waiting list. At the end of April
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    SINO-JAPAN TRADE BID
    57 8 A NUMBER of Japanese Diet members of both Houses representing all major parties have formed a group to promote trade with Communistoccupied China. Kei Hoashl. leftist member of the House of Councillors, who presided over the first meeting of the group on Tuesday, declared: "We cannot expect
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    CHINA HITS AT U.S. DECISION
    99 8 WASHINGTON, Fri. CHINA yesterday accused the United States of violating the Potsdam Agreement and threatening Far Eastern security .and Japanese recovery by her recently-announced plan to halt further reparations removals from Japan. Dr. W. K. Le« told the Far Eastern Commission here: 'We cannot subscribe
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    'Japs beat UK in recovery'
    76 8 (^EN. DtHJGLAS MACI ARTHUR claims that Japan had largely by her own efforts made a greater postwar economic recovery than many European countries and had increased her industrial output more than Britain. Writing In the American business magazine Fortune. Gen. Mac Arthur said that without
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    MARGARET IN SWITZERLAND
    38 8 PRINCESS Margaret arrived m Switzerland by car irom Italy shortly before noon yesterday and was greeted at the border by Swiss officials from Berne and Laujanne. She was handed a e bouquet of flowers.— A.P.
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    Cold rush' on in Tokyo
    101 8 THERE is a gold rush on right m the heart -of Tokyo. Scene of the stampede is several of the larger temples and famous shrines burned out by wartime bombing The buildings, and particularly the inner sacred shrines were heavily decorated with gold and other
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    'No possibility' of Chiang's return
    190 8 HONG KONG, Thursday. THE Kuomintan* Party spokesman, Tao Hsi-sheng, told the Central News agency today that there was 'absolutely no possibility" that Chiang Kai-shek would go to Canton and resume leadership or the Nationalist government. Tao who is usually m Chiang s confidence, said the
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    Indian stamp fetches £750
    98 8 LONDON, Friday. AN Indian stamp— one of the world's rarest— was sold here yesterday to an American, Mr. Jl. C. Gibson of Pennsylvania", for £750. In 1945 it fetched £450. The four-anna I imp of 1854--showing Queen Victoria's h^ad Inverted, was the prize piece among more
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    Jogja by June
    27 8 The United Nations announced yestera;<y that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia might return to the old capital of Jogjakarta about mid-June.- A.P.
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    U.S. progress in atomic energy
    69 8 WASHINGTON. Kri. PRESIDENT Truman declared yesterday that he United States, making ;ood progress m her atomic nergy programme, had vastly improved her posiion m the past two years. The programme was "m ood hands and m good nape." he told a press conerence and declared
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    SPOOR BURIAL
    46 8 THE funeral of the Dutch Army Commander m Indonesia. Gen. S. H. Spoor. who died of a heart attack on Wednesday, is to take place tomorrow morning The exact time depends on the arrival of the KLM plane from Holland carrying his widow. Reuter
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    MOTOR-CYCLE TRIAL
    35 8 A motor-cycle trial for all s!~*"0 units is being organised by Singapore District Signals n ment. It will take place on V Monday at Pasir Ris. The < ::ition will start at 9.3u I
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    UK firms' fears in Burma
    196 8 UK firms' fears in Burma LONDON, Thurs. FEARS that compensation for British companies nationalised m Burma would be inadequate were voiced m the House of Commons today. Mr. Oliver CrosthwaiteEyre (Cons) asked if the Government could hold out any hope that fair compensation would be offered. Mr. Douglas Jay, Economic
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    Bao Dai wants free economy
    92 8 DALAT, Fri. PRINCE BUU LaOC, principal private secretary to Bao Dai, ex-Emperor of Annam and future head of the Vietnam state, yesterday told Reuter of the ex-Emperor's economic plans for Vietnam after his return to IndoChina. Prince Buu Loc said that Vietnam would impose no
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    ALTS WEDDING: MUSLIM PLAN
    57 8 ISMAILI Muslims m Mombasa .East Africa) will hold a party tomorrow to celebrate the marriage of Prince Aly Khan, son of their spiritual leader, with film sur Rita Hayworth. Ismaili leaders were uiu*»rtain when the wedding would be held and picked Saturday as the safest bet
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    MRS. 'FDR' WRITES HER MEMOIRS
    132 8 MRS. 'FDR WRITES HER MEMOIRS NEW YORK, Friday. jyiRS. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the late "FDR," ITI m the first instalment of her memoirs, "This I Remember,'' published here m McCall's magazine, says the political influence attributed to her was "non-existent where my husband was concerned "If I felt strongly
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    LANCS GIRL WINS GOLF
    73 8 MISS Prances <Bunty» Stepiicns, boat Mrs Val Reddan d-e--lard) 5 and 4 m the 36-hole final of the British women's goh championship at Harlech t North Wane-. yesterday. As holder of the English ltle the 24-year-old daughter of the Bootle Club (Lancashire) professional, thus joins the
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      529 8 ENGAGEMENT THE ENGAGEMENT is announced between Adeline Nancy, of 2079-C Kepang Road, Malacca, daughter of Mr. P. Spencer and the late Mrs. A. Spencer of OAmtneUt and Jens Christian, son of Mr. N. Jensen of Kallundborg, Denmark. DEATHS MR M KUMARASAMY, manner of Coastal Transport Company died of heart failure
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      280 8 I J -M-J I I i 1 'aaa^tLl^v, 1 ii i^rw 1 The STRAITS TIMES THOMAS CUM An Illustrated record of the visit of I successful Malayan Badminton Teae %W Europe m 1948/49. Beautifully produced on art paper j Souvenir contains messages from Sir Ceo* J Thomas, Dccc Freeman (the
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      87 8 THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris _!^_LJ___!?JSW (^™»'*Y™-mPmimnlmmrmnWum I I/" sun-v*. \MV lHnc n *sK*l t Wia_.fl a?l_^__?i^,Tsl_l V*™" W^^ T( W*^>«»^T.TW««^ W» MM*** > V CAU^TI^ THI #^111^1 YOU |VfN OM WlAl li, I gftAM j V UT THAT I wrm HIM. YOU* f^\ MiMT uNlTiiiiti't vmm >m.m I t
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