The Singapore Free Press, 13 July 1949
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Title Section19 1949-07-13 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SDFKJASIDT SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, Jl LV 13^ 1949. FKKK 10 (EMS19 words
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Article, Illustration572 1949-07-13 1 New support for strikers mnir f LONDON, Wednesday. |HL London dock strike has taken a grave, new turn Watermen and tugmen m the rert ol London were ordered by their unions this morning to refuse service on any ship, wharf or quay where troops areReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 572 words
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Article32 1949-07-13 1 GOVTTO USE TROOPS? Australian coal strike i I nis- to I I, ncre I I th 9 her tcks I I H I I 9 H 3| O I H H of32 words
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Article185 1949-07-13 1 LONDON, Wednesday. THE Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. A. Creech x Jones, will guard Colonial interests at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' conference which opens at 10 Downing Street this morning. The conference will consider interim measures to meet the immediate problem of halting the drain onReuter - 185 words
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Article44 1949-07-13 1 A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl was run over by a train near Flensburg. Germany. After the train had passed, shocked onlookers found her sitting unharmed m the centre of the tracks. Passengers save ncr sweets arid she was oaken home.- A.P.A.P. - 44 words
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Article48 1949-07-13 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A POLICE and military pariy war. ambushed by five bandits m South Pahang yesterday. One of the military party was slightly wounded. It is believed the party contacted the bandits again after evacuating the wounded man but no further details are available.48 words
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Article24 1949-07-13 1 Pope Pius XII said yesterday that some progress had been accomplished towards the end of a "sorrowful and orolon^cd post-war period."- A.P.A.P. - 24 words
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225 1949-07-13 1 CALCUTTA, Wednesday. £1X people were arrested after two bombs only one of which exploded but did no injury were thrown at l police patrol late last night. The incideni was the climax to a hectic day m which the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru,A.P. - 225 words
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Article49 1949-07-13 1 F^IVE police were slightly wo'mded when 300 Communist youths armed with lead pipes and clubs tried to halt the showing of the American film "Iron Curtain" m an Amsterdam, theatre last night. It was the third demonstra.linst the film since ::rsi screening lour days ayo.49 words
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Article, Illustration55 1949-07-13 1 Prince Rernhard of the Netherlands, here seen with Viscount Montgomery, Western Cnion Commander-in-Chief. and Admiral Sir Rhodericlt McGrigor. Com-mandrr-in Chief of the Honip Fleet, flew to Cornwall for the first combined peace-time manoeuvres m which more than 100 British. French, Netherlands and Belgian warships took part. The picture was taken55 words
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Article95 1949-07-13 1 Middlesex Regt.in Singapore Fret' Press Staff Reporter MORE reinforcements for Hong Kong arrived m Singapore this morning when the troopship Dunera cairying the First Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, berthed alongside the Harbour Board wharves. A few hours before 'he Dunera ..locked, the Empire Trooper left for Hong Kong with the95 words
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Article178 1949-07-13 1 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. EiaHT police were killed and two wounded during a flerce gun battle with bandits on Bukit Munchong Estate m the Rawing area of Selangor yesterday rfterDOOD. A police patrol led by a Sikh Inspector was doing a routine patrol178 words
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Article41 1949-07-13 1 A MEETING of Malayan racehorse owners will be held on Saturday. July 16. at 5 p.m. at the Adelphl Hotel Roof Garden. The object of the meeting is to form a new Malayan racehorse owners' association.41 words
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Article30 1949-07-13 1 Two Chinfs»\ one armed with a pistol, held up a Chinese woman In a house m Sago I fine and robbed her of $230 s!l and jewellery yesterday30 words
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Article115 1949-07-13 1 SHANGHAI, Wednesday. HPHE British ship, Hanyang, which left Hong Kong on June 20 is reported to have run the Nationalist blockade and to have reached Communist-held Tientsin via Korean ports. Britain has sent another note to the Chinese Nationalist Government Reiterating that the air and115 words
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Article550 1949-07-13 1 97 DIE IN 5 A IR CRASHES LONDON, Wednesday. AT least 140 peopl were killed or injured m the past 24 hours m the worst series of air crashes since tho war. The death toll last night was put at a probable 97. Forty-five were killed m the X.L.M. ConstellationReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 550 words
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Article122 1949-07-13 1 HALIFAX, Wici. A refugee official said yesterday that he believed the tiny Swedish vessel Briljamin en route to Canada with 60 political refugees aboard has been lost Ul the Atlantic. Ilmara Andreisons, Secretary of the Latvian Relief Association, said the overcrowded vessel left Swedt n onU.P. - 122 words
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Article209 1949-07-13 1 30 die after mid-air fig ht LOS ANGELES, Wed. AT LEAST 30 people were killed and 16 badly injured yesterday when an airliner crashed and burned near the summit of Santa Susuna Pass 25 minutes after the pilot had radioed that a violent fight had brokt n out among theA.P. - 209 words
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Article33 1949-07-13 1 i made a "tentative approach** to the South African Government lor a round -tal Ference on the basis of Unit.-d Nation* reso] ihe position of Indian In the n, reports Re;:33 words
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Article42 1949-07-13 1 SPECIAL Markrr mnmfm4cut five's ihf pHoai <>( ri:lt!rt-r nn < «-nts prr !l>.i .it 11 .«> fnllir !!u\erN<> 1 X s S Spot I b In »>.»les Jul\ Wt. 1 X.1.1, M No. t B.S.t. n.. i: < 31 li«IM- 1. 1 I, I42 words
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Advertisement98 1949-07-13 1 giD CAPITAL I mSr^zl&k~^^ c Children s I It <■ a ttriie I *?r" h fjtajiant Health SEnerqu S delicious flavour, Ovaltine 1 makes children. And m addition tul to taste, 'Ovaltine* possesses 'nunts of the first importance to •re's finest foods, Ovaltine' form firm flesh, calcium for iron to98 words
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Advertisement46 1949-07-13 1 rT f iiADiN6on9Niimsn Fresh and Cay Our new range of MORNING FROCKS by Slimmettt just received In Art Silk, Cotton and Seersucker In many different loveiy styles and 6**orted colours. SIZES 14 TO 20 $25.00 to $38.50 _^p_ y r^j^^y Iff lhyh F|l'n('liL? //^^TffAFFLES PLACE S/NGAPOPeTW46 words
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Article734 1949-07-13 2 Pink Eye Is Very Infectious WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS... NOTE: Letters which are not suitable tor publi- cation m this column cannot be answered privately. 1 There is. therefore, no need to send stumped addressed envelopes for a reply AM suffering from pink eye ;m<l I am afraid my family734 words
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Article167 1949-07-13 2 A biochemist recently announced the develop- of a toothpaste that it most acid and bacteria which cause cavities Dr. Qustav Rapp. o: Loyola Umv i School Baid that the paste contains chlorophyll, the mysterious substance that makes plants green. He told meeting of the national AssociationU.P. - 167 words
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Article, Illustration89 1949-07-13 2 The Victorians thought fresh air was dangerous. Kept bedroom windows tightly shut. When a brave Belgian railed Vandertas patented a loud-speaker-shaped air filter to cover the sleeper's face they got cross. They complained that they banged their heads on a and got worse headaches than they had89 words
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Article459 1949-07-13 2 H. DE WINTON WIGLEY - Television A ids Surgery H. DE WINTON WIGLEY By TVHE science of televiA sion is marching ahead m Britain m aid of the science of surgery. Recently I watched an operation being televised. If you have a television set you will not see this sort of thing. This is not459 words
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Article, Illustration62 1949-07-13 2 The first surgical operation m the world to be televised was performed at Guy's Hospital, London. On the table lay a 17 year old boy with acute appendicitis. Alove him hung a television camera, arc lamp and microphone. Every move of tfii operation ivas clear iy seen by viewers on62 words
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Article396 1949-07-13 2 4 NEW wind tunnel In America hurls a blast of air ten times Stronger than a hurricane, scientists have reported. The blast is so powerful that any person caught m It "might explode or disintegrate/ according to Prof. John D. Ackerman of the University396 words
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Article, Illustration150 1949-07-13 2 By Thomas It II DISCOVER! mately 5,01 miles of hitherto Arctic Larg< Burfi this generation, h reported to the A: tute of North A: The new land island In thr lying between R and Northern Cai covery was mad Canadian A.: based at Frobisher150 words
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Miscellaneous141 1949-07-13 2 F«P. Crossword No. 739 j 1 If,] 2 1 I |3 1 I p [6 JZJZ 19 WW~ 30 S Wm Up W3, 5f" s^ jg^ 1 32 l PH CLUBS ROSB 2 Judges 9»; 7 Bkia (4»; 9 Mcdow ,3); 10 Sitting 16); 12 Contederate t4»; 13 ifother-of ptuil141 words
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Miscellaneous20 1949-07-13 2 Solution To Crossword No. 73,8 pßtlaujSn't Ml ag N .9J?^M x flK M eMy ■?«sjitir A 5M T a L!E|A|SjH||Tp|qETDrE20 words
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Miscellaneous236 1949-07-13 2 YC JR LUCKY STAR IJOKN toda\ \mii have in exceptionally hi?h degree of adaptability and can turn your h;md to most any kind ot work. You have magnetic appeal and people are drawn to you almost against your own volition. \'ou are one who is sought out for help and236 words
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Article, Illustration1964 1949-07-13 3 I JE» JSjK^JWp SSSbSSP^^jS? -56 'k. ifr 15. C' 'O^^B^Ks BHB s Jfl^ I v3> v^ 40v^mc In this instalment of his private papers Harry L. Hopkins describes lus first conversations with Mr Winston Churchill and with the Kirn and Queen on the eve of1,964 words
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Article436 1949-07-13 3 ALWYN TEBBITT - EXIT THE 'DICTA TOR OF PUNJAB' ALWYN TEBBITT By r\UNDEE-BORN and a former maths master at Eton, Sir Francis Mudie, Governor of the Pakistan, Province of Mudie, Governor of the Pakistan Province of West Punjab, who has just resigned, was one of the most admired and at the same time436 words
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Advertisement16 1949-07-13 3 VIYWOOD W^ty Hint I It*" I H I i- ol I I I HollyI I I16 words
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Advertisement71 1949-07-13 3 I 1 SOI.!- Ad! J. H. VAVASSEUR CO. (M) LTD 9, WYM Quay, Penan* Whiteaway, Lnidluw BuikltnK, Kuala Lumpur. Sub-Agents: V. R. Vick Co.. Ltd. Hon^kon^ Bank Chambers, SING/.PORE, TOMANGO B| M ■I I I n B AUTOMATIC RADIO GRAMOPHONE Incoporating PHILIPS Receiver 485 A. with Magic eyt. Garrard Automatic71 words
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Article, Illustration314 1949-07-13 4 G. SARVICE - KASHMIR, GARDEN OF INDIA G. SARVICE By J/-ASHMIR. land of snows, luxuriant forests and fragrant gardens is an ideal resort for tourists. Many of its most beautiful spots have so far been inaccessible but improvement m roads is bringing them within reach of visitors. Kashmi' is endowed with some of314 words
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Article, Illustration514 1949-07-13 5 Costly hush hush' project OOC.KETS will be fired soon from the £50,000 000 range which has been built at Woomera on th edge of the most desolate part of Australia The Project, supervised by Lieut-General John F. Evetts ,as been backed by Britain's best brainsU.P. - 514 words
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Article, Illustration55 1949-07-13 5 'lni> aerial photo shows the dredges "Miami" and 'Caribbean" 900 feet apart as they finish work on a 152-mile section of the Gulf Intraeoastal Waterway which has been under construction since January, 1946. They met about 75 miles south of Corpus Christi, Texas, r.S. The waterway links the great lakes55 words
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Article51 1949-07-13 5 |gEi mting a party politician as 1, "must not be repeated," the Sir Francis Douglas, former j MP. Buttersea, who has relin--1 his p< ernor, was described as a I by a much .nted lea- tions fact :ent the inch dom perund was J~- Govillen 451 words
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Article105 1949-07-13 5 NEGOTIATIONS are still going on regarding the sloop Amethyst with no indication of an early release of the Brisloop, whicn is still anred about 50 miles east uf Nanking. Parleys are being conducted between the ship's commander and a local Communist commander. The ship's British crewU.P. - 105 words
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Article66 1949-07-13 5 IX)UR or five Japanese prisoners- of -war died every day at the Krasnoyarsh prison camp m Siberia duTlng the winter of 1945. poral Munoru Doni. stated on his repatriation from Siberia, according to the Nippon Times. The paper quoted the cort poral as saying: "AboutReuter - 66 words
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Article30 1949-07-13 5 A frightened police horse charged into the King's car i and dented the fender Just after the King and Queen I alighted from the vehicle.— i A.P.A.P. - 30 words
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217 1949-07-13 5 SOCIALIST M.P., Mr. John Mack told the Commons that m his opinion Britain was much too dull t4 deadlv dull" m fact. i "Let Britain go gay. Let the welkin ring. Let our .faces be wreathed In smiles," he said. The Mack plan for217 words
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Article, Illustration57 1949-07-13 5 bombed site m the East End of London has become a studio for students of the Sir John ("ass School of Art and every day the students can be seen working m Ihe open on blocks of stone deposited there after air raids. Here is Robert Davis, a North London57 words
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Article129 1949-07-13 5 STUDENTS STRIPPED IN BATTLE A CRY Of rOfT with their pants" started a students" free-for-all light on Loughburough. Leicestershire railway station. The local college boys swarmed round Nottingham University men. stripping several of caps and gowns, trousers, shoes and socks. The undergraduates ran along the station platform looking for their129 words
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Article40 1949-07-13 5 A conference of agricultural officials from India's nine provinces and six states j unions recently met m Bombay to consider plans to wipe out the food deficit of four million tons m the next two years.- ReuterReuter - 40 words
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Article237 1949-07-13 5 Cm James Purves-Stewart, neurologist and advocate of euthanasia (mercy killing) once said 4 If I were dying slowly from some incurable disease agonised by pain, I should send for my dearest medical friend and claim from him mercy and the right to die." Sir James,237 words
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Article43 1949-07-13 5 SPANISH and French authorities maintained a rigorous black-nut on incidents reported to have broken out m Spanish Morocco. Tel Aviv Radio stated that 10,000 persons had risen against the Spanish Morocco authorities and that there was fierce lighting.— ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article94 1949-07-13 5 J^ FEW quiet, conversatioxial exchanges between Mr Justice Roxburgh and a group of barristers m the cool Chancery Court has ended 53 years of litigation over a £200,000 estate. They concerned the estate of Baron Donnington, who died towards the end of the last century.94 words
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Article79 1949-07-13 5 FATHER and son will oppose each other at LAssize this month when John George Halgh appears' ther^ accused of murdering Mrs. Olive Durand -Deacon M". Eric Neve, K.C. is to appear with the AttorneyGeneral Sii Hartley Shawcioss, and Mr. Gerald Howard for the prosecution. His79 words
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Article31 1949-07-13 5 Demolition of the 10 fret thick concrete slipways of Blohm and Voss builders of the Bismarck and other German warships has begun The Job will take arvorai weeks.- ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Article240 1949-07-13 5 'QUEEN' RUTH MAY BE IN DANGER OKITISH officials Attached to the tHICC of the Hifih Commissioner for BechvanaUuid m Pretoria want to warn the former London typist. Rath Williams, who, a s wife of the chief designate, Srn Khama, has been accepted by the majority <>t the Bamangwato tribe as240 words
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161 1949-07-13 5 Woman died of thirst as punishment CIXTY-YEAR-OLD Mrs Vio- let Austin, of Dial Hill, redon, Somerset ha nge belief thai she must Impose on herself the puriishof thirst as a permit eatino too many b: pcs She was found dying and calling f or water when there wi.s a fla.sk161 words
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Article102 1949-07-13 5 T»wo riUageri are to be tried ln J?* 1 1 near Madraa for a ■tertfictel The police aUexe that the village carpenter wanted to smear th«- (Unt wheels of the chariot with the blood of a newly-slain human being He and a laundryman then KilledA.P. - 102 words
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Article73 1949-07-13 5 4.000 BRITONS GET THE S ACK THE 10,600 officials and clerks 1 m the British Control Commission are to be CV 6.500 by the end of the y "Tl c figures will be lower m the following months." sain (iem-ral Sir Brian R(»bertson making the anrouiicem* nt After ar hours73 words
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Advertisement9 1949-07-13 5 /if W -r n:l MARK IT'S BREWED IN SCOTLAND9 words
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Advertisement43 1949-07-13 5 Before Buying Your Piano Visit Our Showroom where there is a Very Wide Selection of Grands Uprights by DANEMANN STROHMENGER CHAPPELL and STECK now on exhibition. I ESTAB 8 MOUTRIC ft CO iMALAYA) LTD JOHN LITTLE S BUILDING wnw «<NOAro«t r^cniTjr. tel 703043 words
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Miscellaneous397 1949-07-13 5 hdglkhsd SINGAPORE Australian Km 4 4 Concert Hall 4 45 BBC Light Fr(BLL T E NETWORK) tertainment Show. 5.15 Sporting 481 and 41.7 metres. Concerto Half Hour— HaydnEmergency news from K.L. Y io!in Concerto— Symon Goldberg;. MAaM •••P Overseas News (BBC) 639 ai 10 a.m. Australian News. 6.45 Keyboard TODAY397 words
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623 1949-07-13 6 The Singapur Free Press WEDNESDAY, July 13,1949 CONFERENCE ON STERLING rimi; Commonwealth con--1 terence <>n the sterlingdollar crisis, which opens m London today, will be a j proving of Commonwealth loyalties as well as a est of economic sense. And Sir fitalford Cripps is going lo find some of the623 words
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428 1949-07-13 6 Letters To The Editor <• mi •minium mini iiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiittiiiiiiHiiiiiiMiitiiiitii ■kmmiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiii'iiiiimiiiiimm hif iiiii**i minimi mm m TIIK number of letters m your paper m May showing thai you are alive to the great import a nee of the subject of control of conception, popularly428 words
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Article518 1949-07-13 6 I FOUND your editorial of June 29 favouring State Lotteries to raise funds for hospitals and other social welfare projects m Malaya very interesting. As a recent arrival, I have only an elementary knowledge of Malayan politics. However, at risk of making mistakes, I would like to518 words
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Article66 1949-07-13 6 The iree IYMi o- roared lo print letters 'rom rmtfcri oo a.' subjects of tjpical .i tercel Letters should bp kept as -.hor« as possible. Those signed wilb a nofn de plume will not l>< published unless writers name and address tr« disclosed to thr Editor as i mratitcc66 words
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Article420 1949-07-13 6 I NOTE the cry for state lottery is being revived, but before the public, especially the poor, cries any louder let us think whether state lottery will m reality help the poor. As it is there are races almost every week throughout Malaya and to420 words
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Article277 1949-07-13 6 MR. Peters with reference to road racing cyclists quotes a blameless pre-war record m cycle road racing. Past history is entirely irrelevant. We are concerned today with prevention of road accidents; 'Keep Death off the Road." In point of fact, Mr. Peters will agree that every277 words
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Article77 1949-07-13 6 AT the corner of one of •v 7 ou l, most important thoroughfares passers-by on the pavement are nauseated by a blast, of -ho', foul air at face level. Even if we were to be reassured tha* this air from some tuan besar's air conditioned office does not contain77 words
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Article83 1949-07-13 6 I THINK the idea of a con- ference of Commonwealth Finance Ministers to discuss ways and means of dealing with the dollar shortage is a very good one Australia, New Zealand Ceylon, India and Pakistan are to be represented but Malaya, as usual, will be left83 words
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Article, Illustration630 1949-07-13 6 OEFERRING to your last letter on damaged clocks, another overlooked for "rehabilitation" is the one outside the Railway Station and can be seen from Keppel Road. Jt was totally damaged during the occupation and only the bare metal frame remains. The other clocks, undamaged, are630 words
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Article239 1949-07-13 6 UJHEN are the Municipal Commissioners going o stop squandering public money I refer to their now fantastic salary scheme for European officers In the Municipal services which has now been approved by the government. According to the new code. European officers will get increases of $300 -$800. which239 words
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Advertisement15 1949-07-13 6 GE O R G JENSEN Silver Just unpacked H. SENA LTD. Bangkok, Penang and Singapore.15 words
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Miscellaneous15 1949-07-13 6 TftUE tHQWH 2O1A6 PVKTVECK) A* OPTfervj nc-rjgcp... IK) UAG6E f^^V^^^HNJju^ Cl£-4TKJlKJ0>.. \!jL T^» *2£Site 115 words
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Article, Illustration263 1949-07-13 7 CUSTOMS SIZE GOLD GEMS Action against smuggling Free Press Staff Reporter (jjOLI) bars weighing 38 pounds, 384 diamonds and nearly 60,000 tahils of opium and chandu were seized by Singapore Customs preventive branch officers last year, it was disclosed yesterday. In his annual report, Mr. H. J. S Lloyd actingFree Press - 263 words
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Article, Illustration12 1949-07-13 7 /.SL[P ion "I Sutherland n their arm il ,t«-rda\ in Free PressFree Press - 12 words
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Article36 1949-07-13 7 Mail Reporter JOHORE HAHRV, Wednesday. I rcity of dentists m Johore. to an official report, there are only 26 lV;n the State. I I I I I H I I I H36 words
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Article80 1949-07-13 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues THE Chinese Consul -General for the Federation, Mr. Li Chin, has been awarded the, Brilliant Star Medal by the Chinese Government for long and distinguished service. This medal is awarded to inta of the Chinese Government for extraordinary to the Chinese Civil ice. Mr.80 words
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Article16 1949-07-13 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Mr. Wong Lick Hleng has been appointed SuperintendPharmaceutlcal Chemist, Medical Department, Johora.16 words
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Article113 1949-07-13 7 Thirstier thirstier Free Press Stall Reporter Singapore is becoming thirstier and thirstier. Mr. H. J. S. Lloyd, the acting Comptroller of Customs, m his annual report observes that duty payments on beer and stout last ve'ix "reflect the growing local taste for malt liQuok-s." This tendency, he adds, is a113 words
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Article, Illustration472 1949-07-13 7 Free Press Staff Reporter JAPAN, which last year sold 1T*****,000,000l T S$385,000,000 worth of goods— rSs23l>,ooo,ooo worth being textiles— is making a great eifort to regain her pre-war markets, Mr. Frederick A. Williams, retired Chief of the Textiles Division of SCAP, told the Free Press472 words
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Article239 1949-07-13 7 THE X.L.M. manager In 1 Singapore, Mr Albert Edward Pilgrams, was among the 45 passengers and crew who were killed vhen a X.L.M. Constellation crashed at Bombay yesterday. Mrs. Pilgrams who fltw from London yesterday, heard the news of the disaster when slie reached Schipol239 words
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Article199 1949-07-13 7 Free Press Staff Reporter A CCORDING to assessment returns m Singapore last year, owners of freehold land on which plank and attap dwellings are built are getting away with what amounts to exemption from assessment although m the aggregate they are drawing substantial monthly rents199 words
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Article46 1949-07-13 7 Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Excise aim Customs Department last year collected revenue totalling $46,099,320 compared with $37,763,685 the year before, It was officially stated yesterday. Main items of revenue were $21,624,954 from tobacco duties, $11,844,935 from liquors and $9,309,507,507 from petroleum.46 words
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Article, Illustration96 1949-07-13 7 Music, drama, dances and judo (Japanese wrestling) will be staged by th Wesley Methodist Young Fellowship m Wesley Hall, Fort Canning Road, on July 20 and 22 at 8 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $1 for the public and 75 cents for school children only. picture.Free Press - 96 words
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Article128 1949-07-13 7 Fre« Press Staff Reporter PWER Singapore people went to amusements last year, according to the annual report of the Customs and Excise Department, which records a drop m enUr 4aiuments duty from $3,536,448 In I 1947 to $2,977,11') last year. Mr. H. J. S. Liuyci,128 words
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Article, Illustration338 1949-07-13 7 Island Malays build their own schools' Free Press Malay Correspondent \l ALMS m two islands ofT Singapore Puiau Übln 1 and Pulau Tekong are building schools for the education of their children. Their appeali lor funds have raised 8300 from Malays m the Colony and by the end of theFree Press - 338 words
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Article23 1949-07-13 7 The sale of Victory Savi certificates up to June 30 amounted to $862,810, it w; s announced m Kuala i.umpur vosterdav.23 words
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Advertisement100 1949-07-13 7 DINTED JERSEY AND 'HINTED LAMBSKIN IN •HRACT I V E FLORAL °ESIG H S WITH BORDERS Sl| IHBI E FOR ALL SCCAS 10 N S ARIAN BLOUSES 1 MALL, MEDIUM LARGE SUES U SWa\h t U. Pl »tf •S>NS»PORj|miPHOI»f J2I« r WA/r? I y ou ton gel if by fhe100 words
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Advertisement148 1949-07-13 7 Distinguished by Design Craftsmanship TO OTA L DRESSING GOWNS FOR MEN $39/00 SINGAPORE KUALA lUMPUR PENANG Our Packing Dept. Is at your service. We ran pack anything, at anytime, for anywhere for you. TONY MARTIN gf/t^ Earl Hagtn His Orchestra r% j "HIS MASTER S VOICE" RECORDS ij JM |r148 words
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Article, Illustration132 1949-07-13 8 tiROl'P picture taken at f the farewell dinner held over the week-end m honour of Mr. (1. IV M. de Silva, a partner of Messrs. (i. C. de Silva and Bros. Mr. de Silva leaves for Ceylon shortly for a six, months' vacation. Seated (left to right): Messrs.132 words
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Article456 1949-07-13 8 Gold minings, tins advance London Stock Exchange LONDON, Wednesday. VyiTH the exception of certain Free State gold mining shares, which recorded gains of up to 55., the London Stock Exchange yesterday was quietly firm m idleness, sayi Reuter's financial correspondent. Continuation of the London dock dispute together with proclamation of456 words
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Article247 1949-07-13 8 MORE FLEXIBLE CONTROLS URGED Singapore 's plea m U.K. talks Free Press Staff Reporter npHE joint Singapore Chambers of Commerce delegation told the British Government that greater flexibility m local controls would operate directly m the interests of the whole sterling area, as well as m the interests of Singapore247 words
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Article81 1949-07-13 8 A nut ai- of Hollywood, who joined Paramount Pictures at the age of 16. Mr. Hal Haughton. now their publicity representative, arrived In Singapore last night from Australia. Mr Haughton, is making a tour of Singapore, Manila and Bangkok. "I shall be returning to Sydney again81 words
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Article163 1949-07-13 8 BIG ORDER FOR MALAYAN PINEAPPLES THE British Ministry of Food is understood to be prepared to take a maximum of 300.000 cases of Malayan pineapples from this year's pack and the winter pack of 1949-50. Negotiations just concluded were conducted by Mr. C. E. Courtney, pineapple adviser to the MalayanReuter - 163 words
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Article102 1949-07-13 8 THREE hundred teacher* all over Malaya are expected to take the first teachers' vacation course to be held at Raffles College next month. Sponsored by the Malayan Teachers' Union, the coarat will begin during the third week or August, and Is expected to last till the end102 words
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Article125 1949-07-13 8 rUtASlll ruts 1 MaUivan in American account i pines. Oanada ar, This action and Federation line with serve American d As Iron I list drawn Joint Import The Uai OOlita ber of m the M which has m determining side!. hard cttrrencj sour Some of125 words
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Article, Illustration20 1949-07-13 8 DRUM? GermM I (LJLFJ transp rl nis rrunitrd w Smith (left) ;md <p I Sutherland Hiffhland yfsterda> m the I20 words
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Article101 1949-07-13 8 MEW York Stock Exchange prices yesterday finished at their best levels of the iay. Rather limited offerings at times enabled the market to display a fair predominance of mostly fractional gains during the afternoon. A lea fling brokerage house told its customers. "The sooner previous distortions areReuter - 101 words
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Article183 1949-07-13 8 fROM Sunday, Malayan Airways will double their air services to Sarawak and North Borneo. Instead of their once-weekly service. Malayan Airways will fly two services. Planes will leave Singapore on Sundays and Wednesdays for Jesselton via Kuching and Labuan, and leave Jesselton foT Singapore on Mori183 words
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Article61 1949-07-13 8 For trading m butter, a controlled commodity, i out being licensed. Tan 'Vh Pah, iged 65. the proprietor of a shop, was yesterday fined $500 m the Third District Court. The shopv .^er. Chon* Pok Gey, was tined $300 Both were arrested on April 14 when f^kkl Control61 words
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Advertisement72 1949-07-13 8 ill will pyTOvfTli 1 It Under a new arrangement th« weekly Issue* of th« straits Budget can be sent by Air Mail to any addre<« \r rhe United Kingdom *t inrlu^jve rate 24.00 tot it* «nonths It r au want the Budget while on !«av«, oi *isb to make an72 words
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Advertisement97 1949-07-13 8 By Air iron London dailf THE FINANCIAL TIME the X most important F "<* N«. By d.rect a arrangements whe« stamped w delay m pos* I I can r withm a few cijv s Daily spotlight oi together wit' I activities of the R necess tv to all Malaya I97 words
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Miscellaneous197 1949-07-13 8 SINGAPORE SHIPPING gHIPS in port alongside the Sin- East Wharf: Mulnam *44\ gapore Harbour Bo.trd Sheers Wharf: Empire Hamble wharves yesterday (godowns in Today's Wharf Arrivals: Katons brackets were: (6-7>, Merlrmau (24>. R a wans? Main Wharf: City of Sydney <40>. Bfnvenue (13-14) Cvclops <36-37\ TJipanas (38-39>, Empire (33-34>. Eurymedon197 words
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Article, Illustration1341 1949-07-13 9 MM M jhe unsolved riddle of the body m the pond by BIRCH of the YARD miI I B I I B B j H mm B X B Lfl >y |B I II I ni 1 B 1 r 1 B I I skin from the fingers,1,341 words
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Article, Illustration13 1949-07-13 9 r, >, R«rf<uiV T /'7' wo -id-'d over to 'itr Indian Navy at Chat-13 words
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Article, Illustration711 1949-07-13 9 J.L. HAYS - J.L. HA YS by \\MTH Israel established within lion tiers of her own choosing, and King Abdullah of TransJordan busily engaged on extending his rule over those pails of Palestine lel'l to the Arabs, British policj m the Middle East is due Tor review711 words
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Article347 1949-07-13 9 David Lee - David Lee by ITMIK most unusual mill town m the world is nearing completion m the midst of North Italy's vineyards and farms. A cotton mill will hum into action just across the street from wine vaults where sparkling white wine is being bottled. A347 words
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Article, Illustration61 1949-07-13 9 A Danish, reconstruction of an o.d-dms Viking ship is to nail soon from Copenhagen to England to re-enact me first Viking invasion 1,500 years ago. Here, before the launching ceremony, the president of the Danish 1 u r lst Association hands the ship's pennant the chief of the 32 '•Vikings"61 words
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Advertisement30 1949-07-13 9 WORLD SERVICHS KLM #3 A NfWCONSTEUAnON SERVICE TO f rop i'i^f'^W/ CANTON akdSHANGHAI m •ook^, bmici VIA BANGKOK HAS NOW BEEN TSlXliXiiiZL" INAUGURATED KWrSr"^* 1^ \O* VOJl» COC*t fiMli «GtNT30 words
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Article, Illustration26 1949-07-13 10 Malaya's sanatorium for rece horses Tlsi* picture shows the one-lunon^ riu^. round which the horses are exercised every day. X View of somr >f lll# Sv4»>'-»«r"26 words
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Article, Illustration449 1949-07-13 10 HARRY MILLER - CHANGE OF AIR AND REST HARRY MILLER By VLTITH racing being TT carried on continuously throughout the year. Malaya's racehorses need a holiday now and again, Just as much as human beings do. At the 32i mile, Ringlet Cameron Highlands is an ideal place for a racehorse s holiday— the449 words
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302 1949-07-13 10 DENIS COMPTON - DENIS COMPTON By keen on the scheme and aid it He was pep to county cricket Uld dd a J »t of I rather liked the idea— at first- tv, again -and wasn't so sure hen J tho «ght *or one thing it would mean302 words
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Article172 1949-07-13 10 Robinson's blows more accurate DA^ B Robinson's more accurate and exploMTe punching enabled him to keep his world welterw< championship on Li over Kid I The flght, over IS was sera by a crowd mated at 35.000 In the pi delphia municipal stadum. lecision was u'uml- none of officials givingU.P. - 172 words
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Article98 1949-07-13 10 JJOBBY LOCKE of South Africa th° new British open golf champion, plan., to compete In two more tournaments In Britain before returning to the U.S. He told reporter i lay that he would play m the North British tournament at Harrowgate from July 18 to July 22. TheA.P. - 98 words
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203 1949-07-13 10 CRUSADER - Dearth of good forwards in Colony soccer CRUSADER IU gINGAPORE 5,h,,, V seasons, suffers fr,,n, By (food I mean abllit) n but also to put by pB H.n, f the all teams have felt the leader m attack. Take tho comm for example. In all the Kames they far against203 words
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Advertisement123 1949-07-13 10 CAPITOL NOW SHOWING II -I k»i00. 1i.30 i; !I^i^l pm. x< fin 49^^B }iiri£ ll wa Films Present SHU SIU-WEN As The Country (iirl C<tui;ht In The Maelstrom Of A Big City VIRTUE IN THE DUST" Dialogue In MANDARIN tYith ENGLISH Translation! VERY SOON ERROLFLYNNsQkj r <-- ▼TO (KANOR BLa^flß^'123 words
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Advertisement48 1949-07-13 10 furnixhrd wilh Of pirtiirr t»iii»d of drptti "f f»<»i> SHRIRO (China) JJM 26-1, RAF jJ rip I Then iwakf dznc,n% it t»»4 C*H > Hie ,oft l.ghi, ♦cet can t r t they will all wi and create Hi jf for romance CATHAY KSf'S'l BOOK NOW FOR ARGE«T!« HlS«^>|48 words
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Article639 1949-07-13 11 WOOD-SHOTS' NOW BARRED S.2J.A accepts IBF amendmen t XHE Referees' Board of the Singapore ddopted the IBP -approved amendment of Law "wood-shSs" ThT n fh Ot v° r P ints ,™V Thus < Singapore Badminton AsMKidtion becomes the first controlling body n Malaya to adopt the amended rule, which is639 words
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Article, Illustration379 1949-07-13 11 CRUSADER - CR USADER 15} IR.A.F. Seletar 1. from R.A.F. Seletar at Jalan liumlast evening, Tiger Sporting Assorhampionship of the S.A.F.A. se Athletic. Even if they lose i. (A. will be undisputed mi more than the Airmen, irp, Syrett and Bain- filled Bainbridire'sl tion of centre-half th distinctionFree Press - 379 words
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Article111 1949-07-13 11 WHll.t the cricket giants of North and SouthYorkshire and Middlesex were disputing points for a first-innings lead m what may prove to b e a vital game, Worcester slipped back to the head of the county cricket championship table with a thrilling win over Somerset. ByReuter - 111 words
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Article24 1949-07-13 11 NO, Tues.— Narain Singh, b ke] |)iayer has come f.i for to Taiping. He will be quisition to the District c.nd .ms.24 words
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Article45 1949-07-13 11 NORMAN Barker won the throwing the hammer event at the S.R.C. sports (preliminaries) yesterday. T. J. Meyer was second and Roland Barker third. The following qualified for the long jump final: O. Rozario. B. Rozario, A. Clarke and P. Plunkrtt.45 words
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Article244 1949-07-13 11 TWO Derbyshire centuries failed to save the county from a seven-wicket defeat by the New Zealanders yesterday, for the touring side, set to score 106 runs for victory, did so with the last minutes ticking away. The tenacious innings of Revill, which followed aReuter - 244 words
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Article147 1949-07-13 11 i'VKE original Law 14 «h) which 1 the International Badminton Federation has amended read'•lt is a fault if the shuttie be hit twice m succession by the same player, or be hit by a player and Vs partner lv or if the shuttle be147 words
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Article185 1949-07-13 11 Free I'r« Stall Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, TUi 'j iKU Jaill bin ftlohd. Noor, ar'a rum.- <: > r 1 on champ. onship by .i.oid.n 17-14, i 7-5. double.-; title went to Zalnand Lambak, who >-a Peng Kow end chun^ Chlu .1-14, 15-12 mi a thrUUog185 words
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Article80 1949-07-13 11 Q. A. Durai beat Leong Pun Yap 15—11, 14—14 {Z l) and Cheong Hock Leng beat R. Alnnat 15—7, 15 1 m U"e final eliminations held by the Singapore Br d mtnton Association last night to decide the team to take part In the Malayan championships.80 words
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Article522 1949-07-13 11 yUOKCESTEKSHIRE showed a battling quality worthy of champions m beating Somerset m the county cricket championship yesterday. Faced with the formidable task of scoring 339 runs m 195 minutes on a pitch helpful to Somerset's spinners, they lost three wickets for 76 runs. Then 25-year-old D.Reuter - 522 words
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244 1949-07-13 11 S.I.T. draws up plan for Tg. Rhu sports cen tre \T the request of the land Office, the Singapore' Improvement Trust has drawn up a plan for a big sports centre m the triangle of land between I Mountbatten Road, (ieylang (anal and Tanjong Khu Road. The Land Office has244 words
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Article, Illustration52 1949-07-13 11 photo FIRST HOLDERS: Mrs. Gladys Loke Chua (left) and Mrs. Winnie Yeoh, who became the first Chinese pair to win the Perak women's doubles title since its Inception in 1931. Mrs. Loke Chua. who is the Selan^or women's singles champion, also won the Perak title for the second year inFun - 52 words
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Article137 1949-07-13 11 from f Lawn tennis ctl N the invadt B I I And> t, 6-0, and j h py v c >'-■ i enter the third i tnen'i ringlet a R Balbfcn fCh Kumar i. 1 1 and I (Ne«vj>ort> «-2 I*l after recahrtng i bft, delReuter - 137 words
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Article152 1949-07-13 11 DERBYSHIRE— 2nd Inns. Elliott c Mooney b Rurtt 104 Marsh b Cowie t Johnson c Scott b Cowie 11 Smith c Hadlee b SutrllftV 44 Revill not out 145 Rhodes b Burke I Skinner c b Burke Dawkes c Hadlee b Burk.? 19 Jackson c Burke b Burtt SReuter - 152 words
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Article32 1949-07-13 11 QNLY 16 S.C.F.A. players and three officials are making the trip to Seremban for the M.C.F.A. Cup semifinal against Negri Sembilan Chinese. Hin Weng and Kirn Siang are not going.32 words
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Article70 1949-07-13 11 1 4,000 GUINEAS FOR COLT r piiAINER Harry W i bidding on behalf of the Begum Aga Khar; at the second July sales at Newmarket yesterday paid 14.000 guinea? for Master Bowman, a yearling colt by the National Stud stallion. Big Lamb, out of Quick Arrow. The colt l« aReuter - 70 words
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Article83 1949-07-13 11 DEA TH OF 1893 TEST PLAYER THE de3th of the Iml surviving member of the 1893 Australian Test team. Walter Gif Ten, ha,s occurred m Adelaide. Gifler. wa: 87 years of age. Giffen played m ttm matches against England. H e *as a brother of Gf-orge Giflen. who was consideredReuter; A.A.P. - 83 words
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Article33 1949-07-13 11 In a friendly game of soccer played at Changi on Monday. Slme Darby Sports Club heat Ch&ngi Prison XI by a -olitary goal scored by Sahidin m th^ second half33 words
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Advertisement128 1949-07-13 11 COLI MBJ S t'l. r. PRES f 1* CAPITOL Sat. Midnigri f MW ur unCMr l<ir lc Iff tJ busy business i.uin RESTAURANT «> t in t NORMAN LAWRENFE Presents his popular Floor Show tonight at RAFFLES HOTEL Dance Music by FRANK PICKFORD HIS ORCHESTRA POSITIVZI SEVENTH AMD LAST DAY128 words
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Miscellaneous24 1949-07-13 11 Today's sport Soccer: S.A.F.A. Senior League Navy v. Chines* Casuals. Jalan BetftT Stadium. Royal Signals v. R.E.M.E., Tanglin Bnrrarks. Tennis: Y.M.C.A. lor 4 rnamem.24 words
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Article17 1949-07-13 12 CiA to \iv;p. wife of G. >n at Kar.dang, Kerbau }T tal m July 11th, a17 words
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Article68 1949-07-13 12 THE MARRIAGE i.^ok place between Mr. Llm Tan Chfnp and M. Kl.'jo G'^k Kee, on 10th. J 1949 HF.ATON-HARI2INSON On July 11th 1949 nt Wesley Methodist Church John Arnold Heaton C". In.spector of Machinrry. son n: Mr. «fe Mrs. S. Heaton of Shipl»v Yorkshire to Patricia Harbinhom, youngf^' daughter68 words
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Article, Illustration332 1949-07-13 12 SEVAR FLOODS HIT RED CHINA Rivers are still rising SHANGHAI, Wednesday. QXE million acres of cultivated farmland m Communist-occupied Central China are deeply submerged as the worst floods of the past 18 years continue to spread, engulfing vast stretches of the lower Yangtse Valley. Latest official reports say the waterReuter; U.P. - 332 words
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Article206 1949-07-13 12 MANILA, Wed. MY advice to friends and foreign businessmen who have remained m Shanghai is that they should get out and gee out quickly," Dr. K. C. Wu, former mayor of Shanghai and member of Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek's party, told pressmen before leaving for Formosa.A.P. - 206 words
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Article74 1949-07-13 12 rpHE United States told the United Nations Trusteeship A Council yesterday that she intends ultimately to grant self-government to the native peoples of her Pacific trust territories and that at present she is putting into operation the first stages of a plan directed to that end. ThrU.P. - 74 words
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Article31 1949-07-13 12 HAMBURG. Wed. A SCHLES WIG Holstein rL village plagued tcith rats staged an exterminatioji campaign. Score: 18 dead rats, 24 dead dogs, and 200 dead cats. A. P.A.P. - 31 words
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253 1949-07-13 12 LONDON, Wednesday. pHAXCES of a real cease-fire In Indonesia and for Republican partition m a round-table conference at The Hague, have been improved by the return to Jogjakarta of Sjafruddin, head of the Republican emergency administration set up m Sumatra after the Dutch policeA.P.; Reuter - 253 words
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Article109 1949-07-13 12 TOKYO, Wed. AN American soldier stepped m front of an electric train and killed himself after fatally stabbing his 23-year-old Japanese sweetheart, U.S. Army headquarters announced yesterday. In a suicide note, Private Willim DemLson, 34-year-old veteran, said lv> took the fatal action because he hhd109 words
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Article288 1949-07-13 12 MANILA, Wednesday. pKESIDENT Elpido Quirino, who has just com- pleted discussing a Pacific anti-Communist Union with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, declared last night that the Philippines and China are not asking anything from the United States In their effort to contain Communism m Asia. That,288 words
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Article13 1949-07-13 12 New gold deposits have been found m Mysore, India.13 words
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Article20 1949-07-13 12 At least three people Iff re killed yesterday In an earthquake which shock southwestern Japan.- U.P.U.P. - 20 words
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Article48 1949-07-13 12 KIEL. Wed. 'HEN a store here adver- tiscd silk ttockingi on a live model m the show window, an all-male crowd b'ocked the strct-t. Police finally stopped the show and moved on the crow d, including eager viewers clinging to posts. A. P.A.P. - 48 words
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Article162 1949-07-13 12 FRANKFURT, Wed AS an unarmed American convoy of 60 vehicles escorted by military police left West Germany yesterday to haul food to Berlin, the U.S. Army announced that similar trips would be made weekly m future. The Army announcement came suddenly a.s the Russians funnelledU.P. - 162 words
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Article21 1949-07-13 12 The five leading poiUu-ai parties of Eritrea have united m demands for the immediate indeprnd»'!iee of thn iv A.P.A.P. - 21 words
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Article112 1949-07-13 12 PEOPLE EA T FOR SOCIAL PRESTIGE SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday LXX)D is eaten because it promises something 1 more gratifying than health." Dr. Jennie I. Rowntree, Director of the School of Home Economics of the University of Washington, told the American Home Economi s Association. '•Food." she .said. for enjoyment, for112 words
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Article35 1949-07-13 12 Spain halts U .K. ships The British Embassy hi Madrid revealed yestcroay ihat six British vessels had been halted by the Spanish Coast Guard and their crewa jailed m the past two months. A. P.A.P. - 35 words
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Advertisement157 1949-07-13 12 ___j___J ir/,, (CJT^ PRODBCB I rife j V If-J WHOLESALE ENQUIRIES INVIJ jo a *4F#rs H.A.OTDNNORGtHGJ u/PiAw 3i/upm saw fir ko, smm The STRAITS TIMES THOMAS CUP An Illustrated record ot >he vis.t c successful Malayan Badminton Tr»Europe m 1948/49. Beautifully produced on arf paper fK« Souvenir contains messages frorr157 words
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Miscellaneous16 1949-07-13 12 HIGH TIDES Today: 1 38 p.m. Tomorrow: 00 .3!) a.m. 1t.0fip.in. THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris16 words
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