The Singapore Free Press, 23 July 1949
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Title Section19 1949-07-23 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA -.33. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, Jl LY 23, 1949 PRICE 10 CENTS19 words
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Article, Illustration337 1949-07-23 1 SPLIT AT JOGJA CONFERENCE Argument on constitution A I THOnr'H d JO GJAKARTA, Saturday. HOLGH Republicans and Federalists meetnrint* f hav e rea^ h «d agreement on many points of a provisional constitution for a United k SI? «f Ind onesi they cannot agree of what kind of Senate andA.P. - 337 words
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Article9 1949-07-23 1 Foods destroy Delhi slums have ipour, >lum hole although9 words
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Article20 1949-07-23 1 The eight-day bus strike in New York which deprived 1,200,000 daily riders of transportation end"d yesterday. U.P.U.P. - 20 words
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Article14 1949-07-23 1 Three British cruisers have arrived in Italian waters near Bari- A.P.A.P. - 14 words
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Article, Illustration14 1949-07-23 1 If this wind iiolds out the petrol ration will get us to Pcnang Racei."14 words
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Article21 1949-07-23 1 UK seeks new trade controls iy. the rade to ind «raa me i irn nal up at in '.ins ea, temi21 words
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Article33 1949-07-23 1 BI NCHE REPORT Dr. Ralp Bunche, United Nations acting Palestine mediator, will submit a report to the Security Council now that armistice agreements have been concluded between Israel and her Arab neighbours.- ReuterReuter - 33 words
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Article54 1949-07-23 1 NEW restrictions on tiie movement of foreign diplomats in Rumania were announced yesterday. In future they will no longer be able to move about the country, even to those places previously authorised by the Ministry of Foreign AlTairs, without first obtaining a permit indicating exactly where theyReuter - 54 words
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Article17 1949-07-23 1 Kin<4 George yesterday received in audience Sir Henry Moore, first Governor-General of Ceylon.- ReuterReuter - 17 words
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Article177 1949-07-23 1 RANGOON, Saturday. TWO British steam tugs, one belonging to the British-owned Burma oil company, ran the gauntlet of rebel fire for four and a half hours yesterday on their way from the central oil town of Yenangyaung to Chauk. 40 miles up the Irrawaddy river. AlthoughReuter - 177 words
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Article, Illustration62 1949-07-23 1 Htl.v seven passengers trapped in the Turkish steamer Chorum were suffocated and burnt to death when chemicals in the hold below exploded and caught lire. Panic broke out and the only exit below the steerage was jammed. Flames and smoke are seen (above) billowing from the decks of the steamer.62 words
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Article131 1949-07-23 1 AUST. STRIKE NEAR COLLAPSE SYDNEY, Saturday. AS military convoys began moving into the northern coalfields to prepare for working of the opencut mines by troops on Aug. 1, several union leaders yesterday predicted that the 25~day-old coal strike already called off in some States wouid collapse within a fortnight. TheyUP; Reuter - 131 words
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Article104 1949-07-23 1 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. ONE of five Kuala Lumpur railway labourers who drank liquor found flowing from a broken case in a wagon has died in hospital tr->m suspected arsenic poi- fpor others are seriously ill. It is beiie/ea the wagon contained drums of104 words
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Article30 1949-07-23 1 World Health authorities in Geneva yesterday were planning to rush medical supplies, vaccines and insecticide to Afghanistan, where a typhus I epidemic Is reported to be raging.- ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article54 1949-07-23 1 SMUGGLED cigarettes, most of them from Malaya, arc nouring into Thailand and it is estimated that the hailand Government is losing 1.000.000 baht < i«0.000) innually through non-payment of import taThe cigarettes come by every mail and ever 'suilly in the postal vans or restaurant cars,A.P. - 54 words
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196 1949-07-23 1 SAIGON, Saturday. Tj^RENCH troops have been sent to reinforce local forces guarding the frontier between Laos, in north-western liido-China, and Burma, it is learned here. Border posts lave be^n attacked by Chinese Communist guerillas as well as those of Vietminh (Annamese Nationalists). Vietminh forcesReuter - 196 words
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Article87 1949-07-23 1 WASHINGTON. Satur. THE United States State Department said yes orday Russian rejection of the American and British claims that the human rights provisions of the Balkan peace treaties had been violated had not altered American determination to press these charges. A Department spokesman, said: "TheReuter - 87 words
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Article71 1949-07-23 1 Berlin trade talks resumed p'ERMAN East-West Grade \J talks have been resumed by the Berlin agency of the West German economic administration and the Soviet zone economic commission, a spokesman for the Soviet Commission said yesterday. The talks, which opened In Berlin on July 7, were adjourned six days laterReuter - 71 words
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Article206 1949-07-23 1 WASHINGTON, Saturday. THE U.S. Government is seeking Congressional support for a ncv secret agreement with Belgium and Britain to continue buying Belgian Congo uranium ore, Reuter learned authoritatively today The present secret agreement made in 1944 between the three countries expired this year, and *,he Administration206 words
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Article79 1949-07-23 1 BHVERLEY NICHOLS, whose pungent, searching commentaries on the American scene gained the Free Press many r new readers and pleased old ones four months ago. will be back again next Wednesday, and for three Wednesdays after that. "These Amazing Americans in four instalments is Nichols at his79 words
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Article24 1949-07-23 1 A one-year trade agreernenr between Austria and Ir-dlf-.! worth £4.500.000 was signpd lit Vienna yesterday, according to a private source.- ReuterReuter - 24 words
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Article42 1949-07-23 1 STRIKE HALTS U.S. AIRLINE THE strike oi flight radio officers disrupted operations of the American Overseas Airlines again yesterday. The strike^ caiied on Thursday caused the cancellation of all Europe-bound flights. London flights for the United States also failed to take o/I42 words
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Article121 1949-07-23 1 Kwangsi army is menaced HONG KONG. Sat AIMED at destroying Gen. Pai Chung-h; Kwangsi arm y— t h t backbone of the remaining Nationalist fora and seizing the rtc« harvest, large Red fui are pouring into Hunan, the "rice-bowl" province. Three Red columns driving into Hunan from Kirr already within121 words
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Article63 1949-07-23 1 US Senate cuts stockpiling WASHINGTON. 3 A $275,000,000 reduction r. funds tor Itocfcpll metals, rubber md .1 of other material^ yesterday by rhp Senate propriatlons Commit Senator Elmer (Democrat) .said f came out of $835,000 non 1 viously allowed tills rear I the Senate and HoiUM I presentatr. Senator TkiomaaReuter - 63 words
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Article48 1949-07-23 1 PLLOWING the uft iii the ban on KLM p] by Ir.dia and Pakistan K sour< lay an: a new four-times-a-wt k vie.' from Ind< I land as from July 30. c nstellatl BanKk(<k. Calcutta, K i Basrah while additional fl: with Douglas C4 ]>■ ReuterReuter - 48 words
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Article56 1949-07-23 1 Krre Pn-sx s: Repot r Jmkoys havr protrMrd t<» hnan? Turl Ctab < mittec thai the trad is unsafe t(»da> hut l»i<\ v ill ride under pn»t»st if <>m mitteo decides to t;irr\ on r;ircs The. C oui'niitcr h»-J(J in emertceiK y meeting at It) a.m. and by56 words
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Advertisement11 1949-07-23 1 [pieman v t. A>^ji^ 'i J is 7 L 3RISTOI LONDON.11 words
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Advertisement16 1949-07-23 1 M. FIIHTER&S.GRII*3tHb Diamonds i# Jewellery Telephone 7923. 67. STAMFORD RD. (Eu Court Bid?. S'pore. ivXT' it-'.vl16 words
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Article, Illustration131 1949-07-23 2 TRANE listened to J the fish as bubbles of admiration shot to the surface from their mouths. "My, my!" they said, 'isn't he drinking fast! Old Tiger looks pretty sick about it." "Move over, chaps," protested another fish. "Do you want all the room?'' "You had plenty131 words
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Article, Illustration146 1949-07-23 2 Hi'pload of Britons mtlv adventure A TALL ship furls sail, and anchors; a boat--1«-id of Britons pull for the re to seek fortune and adventure in Airica. I was 100 years ago, and wave alter wave of British immigrants poured Into Natal then a colony, now of South146 words
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Article247 1949-07-23 2 npHERE are many counties in England which boasts of unique inns. Nottingham, lor example, has the oldest, a tiny place below Nottingham Castle which dates back to the time of the Crusaders. But the strangest, perhaps the only one of its kind in the world, is an inn247 words
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Article156 1949-07-23 2 Drive it hard and true.... THE cover drive is played to a ball which is a halfvolley pitched just outside the off-stump. The ball is driven in the direction of cover point, hence the name. The movements at the beginning of the stroke are the same as for the forward156 words
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Article156 1949-07-23 2 BLUE JAY - BLUE JAY NO Scout troop is really complete without its own trek-cart. Given good regular service it v.'ill last for years. In my troop the duty patrol of the month had to keep the trek-cart ready for instant use at any time. Every season it was repainted Scout156 words
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Article, Illustration743 1949-07-23 2 UNCLE GEORGE - UNCLE GEORGE by panic. One or two escaped through the channels. But the rest hurdled themselves backwards and forwards, bumping and boring, and pushing and shoving without any thought for the weak until the water was thick and dirty with mud and sand, and they743 words
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Article, Illustration145 1949-07-23 2 r With «cet almost like in ptxtra pair of hands, clam- I bering along the rcof tops t^ war easy to Koni, (he scaped pet monkey. He went from house to house, down the street. The only person who saw him was a pamter on145 words
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Article650 1949-07-23 2 LEARN TO SWIM 6 ttCULLING head first while kicking the legs up and down, which was the last lesson, helps us to learn the Back Crawl. All crawl strokes, however, require a saucer-shaped position of the body so that swimmers may travel speed-boat fashion through the water.650 words
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Advertisement82 1949-07-23 2 SILLIRHYME Oh, grannie, grannie." wept young Ted, The boys at school call out Big Head.' Don't worry," said old Grandma Linnet, They only tease. There's nothing in it." JUICES jfeP^k f hi '^^^^^^S! Singapore J. H. VAVASSEUR CO. (M) LTD K Weld Quay, PenangWhiteaway, I^iidlaw Building, Kuala Lumpur. Sub-Agents: V.82 words
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Advertisement31 1949-07-23 2 D-E-L-l-C-l-O-U-S M FRAMROZ Col ESTABLISHED 1904 I AUTOMATIC RADIO l.copor.h.* PHILIPS R«eirt' «itk MlEI r cb I Garrard Automata cu PRICE: $750.00 LESS or on easv term_ I KOSTER COMPAQ 5131 words
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Miscellaneous188 1949-07-23 2 JUNIOR CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS.— 3, Story of a book of play. 6, French 9' fM y U 1 h II I er." 8* A golf ball is driven F~[ jW HT I from it. 9, This king was a Mfsl I ■gT™| r~~] merry old soul. 10, Metal 1 I188 words
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Article, Illustration1208 1949-07-23 3 ALLIED 'SPLIT' THREAT: STALINRECALLS ENVOYS Il I dr^^ S **JG^P^y^J^lW V^R| ft ,I^^ Unknown to Hitler there was a serious deterioration in the relations between the Allies in 1943 over Stalin's annoyance at the delay in opening the Second Front. At one time a complete disruption of diplomatic relations was1,208 words
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Article178 1949-07-23 3 King Edgar built 'the Yard' ALMOST a thousand years ago the first Scotland Yard was built by a King of England. The King's name was Edgar, The Peaceful. He was an important king because he had several vassal kings who had to journey to iSnglaml once a ye t \r178 words
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Article, Illustration249 1949-07-23 3 are trump*. South leads. North and Soutn are to win six of the seven tricks against any defence. Soutl' r ashed the spade einht Norih dicarding the diamond. South makes the heart ace; then keadt tne club queen. If East ducks, he Is thrown «n with a low249 words
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Advertisement93 1949-07-23 3 THE [Burroughs -^fl H Klr OF BUSINESS *"«0 SUMATRA TRADING CO. MALAYA LTD. tykCAptii Hu^iness Machines Dept. HEAT CONTROLLED £^s& IRON 6 SPECIAL FEATURES j§ AUTOMATIC HEAT CONTROL !™*^^P^ P^LOT LICHT jtjA\ .STREAMLINED BODY iP™ •REINFORCED PLASTIC HANDLE BEVELLED SOLE PLATE I M. •SIDE ENTRY FLEX PRICE (Singapore) AC $17;93 words
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Advertisement193 1949-07-23 3 aaapav^aHaaipi«««i flH^ra TOP HITS on \-H BRUNSWICK RECORDS [%T W* 1 ELLA FITZCERALD 405(5 SENSE ROBINS NEST 4051 I cant go (N (Without y ITS TOO SOO'-J TO KN< >W DANNY KAYE 3836 IT'S A QUIET TOWN BIG BRASS BAND FROM BRAZIL Wi'h the And' 3931 A LULLABY PCR DEN193 words
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Miscellaneous692 1949-07-23 3 jJIMi;^ M^^^^^iga^g^gigaaM^^gM^^ gamatMMm<t)C^ BMM^ l^^^,,^ MMMi<ll >> iL^GAPORE Sullivan— Tile story of a great (LIE NETWORK) partnership Episode 6 The Yeoi ji m«.«r«.v man, the Gondoliers Goodbye u from K I 12 Programmes in Malay; 1 Prorom K.L. mm Summary; 1.02 Light music played by Julian Foorman His Orchestra from692 words
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Miscellaneous159 1949-07-23 3 F.l*. Cr»**wo.*d No. 7<*7 HI 1 2 1 If 1 I I 4 P f 7 _U_ll_!l! 12 lE J-I- B P 114I 14 IS l6 l7 r 'I__l--*****1 ""U!i_ 21 _L i. 1 1 g '27 28 ~B^ mil CLUES ACIiOSS 2 Embassies (9); 7 Fact* (4); 9 Female159 words
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618 1949-07-23 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. July 23. 1049. BREATHING SPACE Wco.Ah as the news is about the new sports Bxounda at Tanjong Rhu and th- Olympic stadium in An sen Knad, these schemes will iiv>i go far towards solving Singapore's playing field recreation ground and public jjark problem. They arp618 words
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Article849 1949-07-23 4 Multi-million oil race is now on THE MIDDLE EAST] IS THE PRIZE j By A Special Correspondent THK greatest race against time in W orld history for stakes \v ort h £1,000,000,000— h a s begun. The "Off" signal was given by Colonel Husni el Zaim, "dictator" of Syria, when849 words
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Article, Illustration755 1949-07-23 4 FREDERICK HUDSON - FREDERICK HUDSON By TRIPOLI: RRITISH artillery (the 6th Field Regiment Royal Artillery) stationed in Tripolitania, heralded in the Muslim "Ramadan" with a 20-gun salute from the old Castle in Tripoli, and, since the first appearance of the new moon, some 77)0,000 Arabs scattered755 words
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Article266 1949-07-23 4 Ice W as Cheaper LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WE refer to the paragraph in your issue of July 19 under the leading "Fall in ice Prices" reporting that "an ice manufacturer said yesterday that the price of ice had dropped to $20 per ton, compared with $200 per ton shortly266 words
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Article259 1949-07-23 4 \I, T HILE I do not. wish to argue any more about birth control, on which enough has been said, the outcome of which is a foregone conclusion anyway, I should like to pass comment on points in L.D.H.'s letter. Firstly he claims to know what259 words
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Article256 1949-07-23 4 AMMAN, JORDANPA - AMMAN, JORDANPA A WIDESPREAD campaign to recruit a 'home guard" or "frontier force" among the Arabs in Palestine is meeting with a ready response from villagers and townsmen. Launched in the columns of the daily press, the appeals for recruits have been followed by mass meetings256 words
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Article, Illustration310 1949-07-23 4 G. I. SARVYCE - G. I. SARVYCE By UORTY-TWO million Muslims of India, a population greater than the combined populations of the four countries Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq, are today, like their b r o t h e r-religionists throughout the world, observing by prayer and310 words
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Advertisement73 1949-07-23 4 "Will glasses aln tie imp rave your Eyesight?" ~NO rofessional services and technical skills are the essential aids to your "seeing ability," your visual -omfort and efficiency. Tt Is for these services and lUlls not for glasses alone— t I woo nnv ""*1 vnur fee "Seek Professional advice Not qlasses73 words
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Advertisement117 1949-07-23 4 i *&<*-• H^ m Baby*s first year how vital It U In r short period, what hopes and fears are crowded Is he gaining weight— ls his fles healthy are sound bones for^i-j |ri that little body— miniature of Happy Mothers all over the worij. feeding t babies on Cow117 words
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Article373 1949-07-23 5 ALAYA EARNS FEWER DOLLARS Trade for half year surveyed Free Press Staff Reporter \J ALAYA'S adverse overseas trade balance continucs to grow and for the first half of this year the value of imports exceeded that «f export* by $116,458,184. The country's ability to earn American currency is also deteriorating373 words
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Article222 1949-07-23 5 He studies the theatre in Asia „^/jess Staff Reporter JAPAN has the only thriving drama in the Orient. This is the opinion of Mr. raubion Bowers, a young American visitor to Singapore,, who is writing a book on tho theatre and dance in Asia. Before Pearl Harbour, Mr. Bowers was222 words
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Article98 1949-07-23 5 THE Singapore Junior Symphony Orchestra with 60 musicians under the leadership of Mr Goh Heng Leong an 1 the Combined Schools Choir (200 strong) will presen* a choral and Orchestral Concert at the Palm Court Raffles Hotel on Friday, Aug. 12. Mr. Paul Abi&heganaden is the98 words
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Article26 1949-07-23 5 MP OFFICE EMPLOYEE ENTENCED tuff B p P urtrr i to, imf i f i 1 I r Ra- du- decla- not Ice of fixed at26 words
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Article24 1949-07-23 5 ..y 27, the ary land ltd will hold an Itors, and will be a s will be :-Gfnerai 29, there ig at .lanti24 words
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Article93 1949-07-23 5 F. P. Malay Correspondent members in Johore U have decided at a spel MNO members in Johore rial meeting to accept Dato Onn bin Ja'afar's request to eanrel their demonstration on Had Raya day. The demonstration was intended to indicate the support of UMNO members in Johore93 words
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Article169 1949-07-23 5 Free Press Staff Reporter JHK Couit of Appeal in Singapore next Monday will hear an appeal by the Sultan of Johore, Major-Gen. Sir Ibrahim against the ruling of Mr. Justice GordonSmith on the question of his sovereignty ana the Jurisdiction o* the courts over him. Tn a169 words
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Article469 1949-07-23 5 Fa m ily Pla n n ing Assn. formed Free Press Woman Reporter A FAMILY Planning Association of Singapore was formed at a meeting yesterday evening and the Secretary of Social Welfare, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, was elected president. Mrs. P. A. B. McKerron has consented to be the469 words
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Article406 1949-07-23 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A WARNING on the rate of appointment of local people to the public services and its effect on the future of self-government in Malaya is given by the Grad, organ of Raffles College graduates, the latest issue of which was published406 words
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Article80 1949-07-23 5 THE Grand Prior of the Venerabl" Order of the Hospita' of St John of Jerusalem has approved the award of a vote of thanks on vellum to the following: Mr. Goodlad Harber, Mr. Ernest Ess, Mr. Fong Fook Cheong, Mrs. Elsie Lyne, Mr. Sundram Ayasamy Iyer, Che80 words
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Article45 1949-07-23 5 Dr. J. H. van Royen, the chairman of the Netherlands delegation ir Batavia. arrived in Singapore yesterday. He is on a piivate visit to the Commissioner General, who is an old fr'end of h's. He will fly back to Batavia tomorrow.45 words
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Article, Illustration23 1949-07-23 5 picture. MR. I aubion Bowers, who is writing a book on the theatre and dance in Asia.- Free PressFree Press - 23 words
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Article201 1949-07-23 5 A RECORD job in unloading and loading cargo calculated to make Singaporeclocks "green with envy"— so her master thinks was achieved by the Norwegian freighter Fernside at Manila The Femside, latest addition to the Barber-Fern Line. Is now in Singapore on her maiden voyage from201 words
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220 1949-07-23 5 Sago milling industry at standstill Free Press Chinese Correspondent SINGAPORE'S sago milling: industry has been brought to a eomplete standstill. This is tlu* result of the closing of the only remaining sa»o mill. The shutdown of Singapore seven savjo mills one after another was the result of two factors dwindling220 words
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Article51 1949-07-23 5 The new moon (in> v>; fals tomorrcw will bo rt-lp-brate.' at the Sinhala Buddhist Tn.ple 263, Out Road, Singapore by Mr Piy<idasa Salpitikorala of Sir tpore. The programme ll 6 p m Illumination; 7 p *n. General Service; 730 pm. Sermon by Ven. M. M Mali aweera51 words
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Advertisement56 1949-07-23 5 hvf Arrivals OOTAL'S pX PRINTED ANew Product COTTON CREASE RESISTING WTRACnVE DESIGNS OOTAL'S MUCKER PRINTED h S'vuutU Cto. r^INC»p 0 R E |TflfPHONf S2W P»flioiii traEHigco MI &H ST9EJT Tf lEPHONE. «2t66 :<:■■ f hy Air Mail tr^anv =»Hr«r*»c. ,r >r tig Mm IC t t. wMlfc leave I NDtion56 words
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Advertisement96 1949-07-23 5 j Tailored Clothes j BERKELYI i i For Children C R E ATED BY THE MANUFACTURERS OF HARELLA LADIES COATS 8c SUITS Double Breasted COATS COLOURS OF TAN, GREEN, BLUE AND RED. TRIMMED WITH CHECKS ON COLLAR ON POCKETS. THESE COATS ARE ATTACHED WITH HOODS, LINED WITH MATCHING CHECKS. SIZES96 words
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Miscellaneous36 1949-07-23 5 11l t:c diu- t In Singiiporc tOdl K., N. Ireland, Eire Bun N and W. AfrtCft, W C"yl«)H and J Closing tim mails at tht- 0.P.0. U>" Sibu. Sarawak uxmii M Kutngehow, Hoogkoni aod Philippiru--6 p.m.36 words
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Article, Illustration267 1949-07-23 6 'PAY WAR CLAIMS QUICKLY' Shearn warns on rubber KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. that "the approach of a lean time for the rubber industry is now very evident," Mr. E. I). Shearn today urged that a war damage compensation scheme should be settled forthwith and implemented. Mr. Shearn, who was presiding atReuter - 267 words
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96 1949-07-23 6 Marts steady, quiet; tin shares advance sdfsdf LONDON, Saturday. V T EWS of settlement of the London dock strike caused no violent reaction in prices in the I London Stock Exchange i yesterday, says Reuter's financial correspondent. Prices were mainly steady throughout a day of quiet trading. While rubbers were96 words
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Article112 1949-07-23 6 SHIPS In port alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves yesterday (godovrns In brackets^ were: Main Wharf: Bantam (31-32), Scar Betelguese 1 33x34), Benvorlich 36-37>, Mount Manslleid \3B-39>. Baydean (JJ-41) Somali (42-43). West Wharf: Garoet (4-5), Malacca (6-7). Bengal '8-9). Plancius (11). EurvuHis '13-14), Shirala (15-16). K-nnire Dock: FernslciC!112 words
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Advertisement136 1949-07-23 6 LAST 5 SHOWS M NITE TONIGHT NOW SHOWING IJht^V tonicht A^ffl IBi I ls^y LI a.m. 1.45, 4, «.3O A 9.30 M f^ Rk 1 1 1.45 4.00 6.30 9.30 W mM m lM THE MOST AN ALL-STAR CAST ♦•s^^T% atMIDNICHi HUMPHREY BOGART <'*j" 5 TFpp|rv|A|r n A SMART COMEDY!136 words
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Article, Illustration424 1949-07-23 7 VERY HEAVY GOING IN PENANG Madasari, Blue Eyes best Free Press Racing Correspondent M VI) \S \»i PE J N ANG < Saturday. MAIMSARI (race 4) and Blue Eyes (race 7) IwJT? g f Ven .u n the course this corning as the Jw,™t fo j:^e opening day's card ofFun Photo - 424 words
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Article8 1949-07-23 7 HANCE TO EAT THE HAMPION i i GAMBITGAMBIT - 8 words
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Article14 1949-07-23 7 Alycidon to run in Goodwood Cup il acI Q fur- lb.: and 2 lb.14 words
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Article190 1949-07-23 7 RESULTS of completed events in the Raffles Institution athlecic sports are given below. The sports proper will be held today at 3 p.m. on the school ground. Throwing the cricket ball Class 1: 1 Chin Yoon Fook (Moort —81 yards. 1 ft. 0 in; 2. Magesh (HulletP;190 words
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Article96 1949-07-23 7 THE toams to represent Cheerful Lads at soccer against Tuan Mong Old Boys Ist and 2nd teams tomorrow at 4 and 5 p.m. respectively will be chosen from: T Adalia. Dollah Mustang. Sean Teo Kim. Tun Eng Chia, Chee Kim Cheng, Lim Chin Ann (capt). Ibrahim96 words
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68 1949-07-23 7 H. Mclnally of Irvine (Ayrshire) and R. Wight of Glencorse < Mid-Lothian) will meet today in the 36-hole final of the Scottish amateur golf championship at Muirneld. In the semi-finals yesterday Mclnaily beat Alex Kyle of Sandown, a former British champion, by five and four,Reuter - 68 words
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471 1949-07-23 7 Hollies, Goddard reach 1 00 wickets r\\ O bowlers, Eric Hollies (Warwickshire) and Tom Goddard (Gloucestershire), each took their 100th wicket of the season in the match between the two counties yesterday. Hollies bowled his slow leg-breaks with great accuracy for an innings analysis of six for 79 and matchReuter - 471 words
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Article71 1949-07-23 7 THOMAS J. r-Babe't Culnan. fighter-promoter from Newark (New Jersey) said yesterday he had "just about completed" arrangements to buy the contract of Freddie Mills, Britain'^ world light-heavyweight champion, Irom Ted Broadribb. Mills't British manager. Culnan said he was prepared to pay Broadribb $50,000 for Mills" contract, andReuter - 71 words
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Article41 1949-07-23 7 A USTRALIA took a 2— i lead i\ over Canada in their North American zone Davis Cup tennis match by wLanlng the doubles yesterday. J. Bromwich and E. Sedgman defeated Brenden Macken and Walter Stohlberg 8-3. 6-2, 6-2.- A.P.A.P. - 41 words
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Article101 1949-07-23 7 WITH none of the five counties engaged in championship matches, the top three position* In the table remain unchanged a*t*r the series of cricket matches ended yesterday Worcestershire lead with 11« points, followed by Middlesex and Yorkshire each with 104. Warwickshire's win over Gloucestershire enabled themReuter - 101 words
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Article56 1949-07-23 7 IPOH, Fri. The annual interY.M.C A sports competition between Kuala Lumpur and Ipch •ike place in Ipoh during the coming August Bank holidays near weekend. The games to be p»yeJ are, t. hockey. to-:iiis, tabletennis. badminton ard bll'^rds. The meet wl't stait on Saturday morning July 30.56 words
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Article84 1949-07-23 7 'T'HE following wid represent A Lam Choon B.P. in a friendly badminton match agiiiut Good year Orient B.P. cm Monday at 5.15 p.m. a-t the Goodyear Orient B.P. Court: Llm Chin Guan, Goh Chye Poh. T"*n Sin Bin. LJm Aik Sin, Ooh Geok Kim, Tay Eng Tin84 words
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Article138 1949-07-23 7 JOHNNY Leach of London was given top place in the ranking list prepared by the ranking committee of the International Table Tennis Federation. Below Leach, who is world champion, are ranked B. B. Humil Vana, (Czecho Slovakia) as No. 2; F. Sido (Hungary) No. 3, J. KoczianA.P. - 138 words
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Article85 1949-07-23 7 TH E Singapore cricket team to play Johore on the Johore Civil Service Club ground in Johore Bahru on Wednesday, July 27, will be: W. Cague, Khoo Ong Lee, Lall Singh (capt.), Lau Hock Chye. Sgt. Lee, R. Lynch, M. K. Motiwalla, S. Na&aiah, K.85 words
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Article212 1949-07-23 7 AFTER 40 hours of almost continuous rain, the sun broke through at Manchester yesterday and there were prospects of fine weather lor the third cricket Test between England and New Zealand which begins today. The old TrafYord pitch, al*.hough still wet, has made a good recoveryReuter - 212 words
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Article29 1949-07-23 7 r THE United States retiined the British American Cup for six -metre yachts yesterday by registering their fourth successive victory in the 1949 scries.- A. P.A.P. - 29 words
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Article280 1949-07-23 7 f HARLJE WARD, one Of ttie V smallest men in British professional golf but who has already established himself as an International player of repute, won the North British 2.000 guineas professional golf tournament on the Par.nal course, Harrogate. yesterday with a 72 -hole aggregate ofReuter - 280 words
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Article579 1949-07-23 7 DELOW is the card for today, the opening day of the Penang Gold Cup meeting. A special sweep in aid of the T.B. Fund will be drawn on Race One. The big sweep is on Race Eight. Race 1 2.30: Cl. 3, Div. 4— 5 1 F. 150579 words
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Article31 1949-07-23 7 The Royal Singapore Golf Club's. 18-hole mixed foursomes comj>«-. tltlon fixed lor Tues^y w:ll :n-» stead be pliyed off en Wednesday The police Band will play on Wednesday evening.31 words
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Article, Illustration124 1949-07-23 7 Singapore Admi/aity Local Staff Union beat Greenwood B.P. by five matches to two In a bndmin- i ton match on Wednesday at H^ppy World Stadium. Results were: Singles: Cftan Mun Kit be t Seah Eng Liat 15-11 7-15, 15-13; Aziz bJi Ahmad b« at Tin Geok Chay 15-7,124 words
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Article54 1949-07-23 7 CIE.iRY Clarke was chosen l yesterday to take the plac«? of I. Ingleton (N^prl Semoilan) in the South .side to rr.?et the North in the annual cricket "Test" in Penang during the August Bank holidays. Ingleton. Rny Bain and Brig. Hudson, who were originally selected, are ur.able54 words
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Article235 1949-07-23 7 From 808 MYERS I IGHT WEIGHT eham] Ike Williams r nis title on Thurso. when he scjred a fourthnical knockout cr. rique Bolanos of City before a Los A crowd estimat« d a I 17 Rci Ja D•ped th> and 40 fourth round hadA.P. - 235 words
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Article51 1949-07-23 7 The fallowing are ithree ties in the ment of the Blnf ment Trim S; Farrer Park I Open Double*: A. E Bei Lee Bark Yow beat 1 Abdullah 6-4. 9-7 Singles Handicap: A i 4O) beat Rob< fi-2. 8 1 Saik Ruing (Bcr) I Rozario 6-251 words
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Article47 1949-07-23 7 THt Singapore U will matches aga:: Club today a: 430 p Selar.ing pool. The Army teams are "A" tram: C c Bft. Rich woi n *end. Capt Marsh: man R»-« "B"' twin: Lt 1 Hillard, Spr. Levt: L Cpi. T). m I Aungles. Spr. Fide.47 words
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Advertisement68 1949-07-23 7 UMBRA I usr oay I '30 p.m. i DANNY'S I' *F IS HIS li GREATEST! P-r Cl^ hqlsßorn' WICOtOA P»*»irutij Mk j PV' p "•n Matinee at 11 a.m. hk 'iion in H.G.M'| 1 IHXJH J SaS] IADIO1 ADIO Q lttt "l Cnh P l!lt rcalServie* lv 4 lJ °;cha68 words
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Advertisement120 1949-07-23 7 TONIGHT at RAFFLES HOTEL THE COCKTAII HOI ft— 7 to 8p m. INFORMAL DANCE 8.45 p.m. to midnight FRANK PICKFORD his ORCHESTRA NOW AVAILABLE LARGE SLLKCIION Of PERSIAN, BUKHARA «c INDIAN CARPETS 6c RUGS AT WHOLES \|.E KATKS We aho Mend Gift Parcels to U.K. Buying is not compulsory. A120 words
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Article298 1949-07-23 8 Pledges on HK, Malaya LUINUUIN, Saturday. \IR. Winston Churchill's Conservative Party announced yesterday that it would press for a Mediterranean-Middle East defence pact backed by American and British military might if it is returned to power in the 1950 general election. On the homeA.P.; U.P. - 298 words
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Article, Illustration50 1949-07-23 8 The Prime Minister of India, Pandit Nehru 'centre), is seen wearing a Ladakh costume presented to him by two Buddhist leaders of Leh, during a visit to Northern Kashmir near the Tibetan frontier. The costume consists of a long silk robe and Chinese jacket, sash and cap with upturned flap.50 words
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Article139 1949-07-23 8 Delay for Truman arms call WASHINGTON. Sat. PRESIDENT TRUMAN, actI ing on the request of Senate Democratic leaders, has put off until Monday the submission to Congress of his $450,000,000 military aid programme to back up the North Atlantic Treaty. The arms message was originally scheduled to be submitted toU.P. - 139 words
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Article55 1949-07-23 8 THE Japanese Government yesterday raised purchasing prices for gold and silver by 18.4 percent and 16.8 percent respectively. The Government purchasing price of gold rose from 326 yen per gram to 385 and silver from 6.325 yen per kilogram to 7,388 yen. Corresponding increases were announced55 words
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Article16 1949-07-23 8 The Blue Funnel liner. Anchises. is expected to leave Shanghai under tow tomorrow. Reuter.16 words
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Article, Illustration247 1949-07-23 8 LONDON, Saturday. A COURT of appeal here yesterday evaded the question of whether a man could be the father of a child born to his wife 12 months after he had last seen her. The court, i: a two-to-one decision, allowed an appeal by Charles JonesA.P. - 247 words
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Article111 1949-07-23 8 NEW YORK, Sat. AFTER a day of limited activity, the New York Stock Exchange finished irregular with the composite average rate recording a minute gain. Initially consolidation forces continued to control the situation and most issues fluctuated narrowly. Price changes by noon %-ere either way and mainlyReuter - 111 words
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Article60 1949-07-23 8 BIRMkSE Government reports say the Red Flag Communist rebels have introduced forced marriage in areas under their control. The Communists are fin dine husbands for all single women, including widows because, they say. "it is imperative the country's birihrate be increased." The people are being forcedA.P. - 60 words
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316 1949-07-23 8 UK tells of Russia's 10 million slaves FOULEST BLOT IS IN USSR.' GENEVA, Saturday. f DESCRIBING forced labour camps in Russia, which hold about 10 million adults as "the foulest blot on the history of the 20th century," the chief British delegate to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, Mr.316 words
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Article104 1949-07-23 8 SAN FRANCISCO, Sat. THE Communist Peiping Ra- dio, in a broadcast, called Major-Gen. Claire Chennault an "air pirate" and, as such, subject to punishment as war criminal. The wartime chief of the "Flying Tigers" is a strong advocate of U S aid for the Chinese Nationalists "Whethtr104 words
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Article50 1949-07-23 8 PHILADELPHIA. Sat. A SHIPMENT of $2,250,000 in silver coins is enroute to Nationalist China aboard the freighter Edward Luckenbach. The coins, minted here, will be deposited with the Central Bank of China in Hong Kong. The order for the coins was placed on June I.— U.P.U.P. - 50 words
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Article20 1949-07-23 8 Italy has suspended trade talks with Yugoslavia v >ecause of the Tito Government's 1 policy towards Trieste.- A.P.A.P. - 20 words
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Article243 1949-07-23 8 LONDON, Saturday. GIVING warning oi the spread of Commun-j ism in the Far East -md South-East Asia, a former diplomatic adviser to the Foreign Office, Lord Vansittart, said here yesterday: M I hope Pandit Nehru will sit up and take notice, otherwise he will be tooReuter - 243 words
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Article47 1949-07-23 8 TWO thousand Japanese repatriates arrived in Maizuru Japan, yesterday on the third repatriation vessel Enshu Maru. They were tight-lipped and refused to acknowledge the welcome of the Japanese who had gone to see th<<*n. The ship left the Saghalien port of Maoka on July 20.47 words
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Article212 1949-07-23 8 KARACHI, Friday. INDIAN and Pakistan's military delegations here, 1 discussing a cease-fire line in Kashmir, adjourned late tonight in an optimistic mood to consult thei" Governments. A usually-reliable source said that when they meet here again next Tuesday there are good prospects of an agreementReuter - 212 words
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Article81 1949-07-23 8 LONDON. Frl. BRITISH envoys from thr Middle East met in London tonight for another session of their two-day-old conference on Middle Eastern affairs. A Foreign Ottice spokesman said Mr. Michael Wright. Assistant Under Secretary who superintends Middle Eaa atlairs at the Foreign Office,' presided. The conference,81 words
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66 1949-07-23 8 THE Aga Khan has given 1 Princess F rlinc Oily for r The unnamed thoroui I bred, by Stardust oat of Beiiinzona. replacei onoth filly, Astrakhan, which the Indian potentate gave the Princess for a wedding present in November 1947 Astrakhan failed to respond66 words
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Article50 1949-07-23 8 rE London dock strike, which crippled London's dockland for 25 days and kept 15.000 men idle, came to a surprise end yesterday when a mass meeting of dockers decided to return to work on Monday. Their unanimous vote followed recommendations from leaders that_ the stoppage should end.- ReuterReuter - 50 words
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Advertisement357 1949-07-23 8 BIRTHS O'BYRNE At K.K Hospital July 22, 1049, to Val, wif° of Cl O'BYRNE, a Son. PATERSON On July 20th, to Elizabeth, wife of Andrew M. Pnterson. S.M.T.D. Co.. Pitu 1. son. RUSSELL At Penang Mission H -;il on 21st July, 1949, to Chry, wife of James Russell, Alor a357 words
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Advertisement164 1949-07-23 8 Ku |i fl (<eENOS I FREE! 1 STRAPPINGS Strapping Matt:H ii i\Jß^ Mad* in 1 TAN SIN PENG CO, 11. Phillip s. |>oie |'i,. Cyutd FAMOUS AMERICAN RECORDS MADE IN ENGLAND UNDER LICENCE. CAPIac, ALbJMb First With The Hits Frew Hsliywsii and llrrr by Your Favourite Star Vhum Ct 71164 words
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Miscellaneous16 1949-07-23 8 HIGH TIDES Today: 9.56 a.m; 8.35 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.50 a.m; 9.26a.m. THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris16 words
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Article, Illustration667 1949-07-23 1 NAN HALL - it's happening here in Singapore NAN HALL by j tin s<m 1 ne his '"I rl that it oreans t of ►ranee ii the (i eit oi this ny, they might be entarily put off ippetitc for beer h nest soup, .Hid (I HAS ore, hing the s in St.667 words
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Article390 1949-07-23 1 Kenny Kaye - Kenny Kaye by f)ICK TRACY, Cap tain Marvel and Roy Rogers have ousted the wondering puppeteers and peep-snow operators from the Malayan scene. Like many other ageold institutions which die a natural death as progress catches up with them, the puppet and the peep-s hows no longer390 words
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Article750 1949-07-23 1 C.S. WONG - The gates of Hell open wide C.S. WONG by AS from midnight the gates of Hell are supposed to open; for the Seventh Moon, known to the Chinese as Ghosts" Month, is with us again. According to Chinese tradition, the hungry ghosts will be released from Hell for 30 days750 words
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Article587 1949-07-23 1 A.S. LEE - TABOOS OF THE DINNER TABLE A.S. LEE by gVERY country has its own superstitions and manners at the dinner table. The Westerners try, il possible, to avoid having 13 persons in a table, while the Malays usualh eat in silence. As for the Chinese, they have hordes of superstitions. When587 words
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Advertisement8 1949-07-23 1 Pitiable from the Singapore Cold all high-class store?8 words
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Advertisement36 1949-07-23 1 THE IS'EW /^r I vfr fl hhipped-\ut f*~^m. \m <HO CO LATE jm "A V^fI 1 P^ it's niw i IT'S HUT-FkUOl SL^tor b^^ HOURISMIN<i l BHH|^^^^L^^L r^^BCT^ lev SOLt AGLNTS JBw^fr liW EXCELSIOR LTD. *ff»^36 words
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Article, Illustration788 1949-07-23 2 RALPH SHAW - She Won The Road To Fame RALPH SHAW By HAVE just witnessed what I consider to be the most nerve-wracking, souldestroying performance I have ever seen. No, it's not an execution. It's a screen test the first try-out of an embryo star. For sheer jitters there's nothing to beat it.788 words
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Article, Illustration789 1949-07-23 2 DANNY CRIED LIKE A CHILD BY OUR LONDON FILM REPORTER QNE of the most interesting items of picture news this week is that Danny Kaye is likely to be back in England next year to act the part of Sir Harry Lander in a film based on the life of789 words
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Article392 1949-07-23 2 DAVID LEWIN - DAVID LEWIN By nnHE i^augh has arriv- ed in London. But its owner, 34-year-o)d Richard Widmar*, does not find laughing funny. Richard's laugh t is like a hyena's—has brought him film fame in a year, and a salary of £400 a week. That is392 words
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Article, Illustration470 1949-07-23 2 HOLLYWOOD'S junior glamour girls are becoming of age... Mona Freeman, versatile young Paramount actress is not only growing up in her motion picture roles, but in public acclaim as well. The pert and pretty film player has now reached stardom. After turning in topflight performances as470 words
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Advertisement224 1949-07-23 2 HOLLYWOOD Beauty Hint Starring BETTY HUTTON. Paramount HOUYWOOO-Don't igno-e that tim»-hon< or«d -iptticti rule which hat it tHat th« upp«r l.p should bt mode-op firtt, and that 'K t pattern should then b« tron»♦erred to the lower lip by compressing 'hem together. Thi* role it a completely ound one The224 words
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Advertisement125 1949-07-23 2 HERE WITHOUT A DOl PI l> 1 RUFEkfv" ENTERTAIN' LONDON PRESS CALL I r ('it tireTODAY FOUR SHOWS ERI r 2-4.15-6.30-9.30 p.m. L h J Alp COND PHO" iy ...6«t nobody m mMp lr 0O«l SCNAtT J Ck v# rf^<^- i/ f /m^ 6 BARBARA HALE BOBBY ORISCOLL ARTHUR KENNEDY125 words
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Article, Illustration789 1949-07-23 3 MARIAN WELLS - THE WAYANG COMES TO OUR VILLA GE MARIAN WELLS by ur uistcre jgh desks v in ;m and Hie mged s! its for bark ishan fi sun I e blackfc::a?er cutting deI -oom is I shifts. the behind a I hich straight rhe two I here I rnoon, Many I789 words
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Article, Illustration500 1949-07-23 3 THE fog was thick, and it 1 was very dark. The girl walking along the Enbankment towards Charing Cross quickened her step as she saw the lights of the allnight cafe. She felt tired, cold, out of luck and almost past caring, crossing the road towards the promise500 words
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Article, Illustration993 1949-07-23 3 PJ. JAFFE tells of the stamps that carry in an attractive form the message that the British Empire is loyal and progressive and that its lands are full of beauty and interest. THE modern postage stamps of the British Colonies make a brave show: the selection included993 words
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825 1949-07-23 3 MEDICAL science is now Working on the most important and perhaps the ultimate problem in its history. It is the problem of why the human body grows old asks John Ralph and weans out. why the body degenerates with the passing of825 words
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Advertisement81 1949-07-23 3 I^. mgM v A/^ar one/ jw *he best tone quality yet Bk \^k achieved in home radio «SH RADIO «jal to navmg two receivers one V reception of nearby stations the ones It's all done by a new ls > «to Bush Bi-focal models. There :i 'bs, the secret's in81 words
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Advertisement44 1949-07-23 3 THE IDEAL PIANO FOR MODERN HOME KNIGHT TROPIC ALISED PIANO Special)* Designto ror Tn«* Modern Small Room. Rat Rbrißf MI Th. t aracterlstics Of Tone A To »h I ■•■•M* < •v<H'i;<ted With A sft C.iand S^le Malayan Ac-nt«: BRACELET SOU /tG£*rs:~ rr:~yXJU" t Wtrm44 words
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Article, Illustration682 1949-07-23 4 WHAT is the matter Witti Singapore batting these was the disgusted •pent of a cricketer with pre war experience of *he game in the Colony aft< r •hing the laborious rti of the Civilian bat,sm»*n on the Parang on Sunda v. The inevitable followed was never like682 words
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Article, Illustration304 1949-07-23 4 Crowds flock to see them SPORE LADIES NET BALL TEAM Mrs. Margaret Farwell (shooter). Came to Singapore in 1947 with her husband. Home town, Westcliffe-on-sea. A good shooter requires a keen eye and a steady hand. "Maggie" 7ias both and scores many (;oals. A popular personality. picious. We think they304 words
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Article269 1949-07-23 4 place in Singapore I offers a wider variety of entertainment than 'he Padang any evening from about 5 p.m. until night r inss down the curtain two hours later. There is football: the 'organised' kind with the benefits of goalposts, a referee, and appreciative onlookers, and269 words
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Article69 1949-07-23 4 TH E Singapore Ladies Netball club has played 10 games this season. They havo won flve, lost five. They have scored 174 goals to 153 against. Opponents include the Girls Sports Club (the strongest local team), the Y. W. C. A.. the S.C.M.Y.S. and ATS. and W.R.A.C. teanw69 words
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Article, Illustration615 1949-07-23 4 K. S. CHI A - Penang—home of swim stars K. S. CHI A By THE Penang Chinese Swimming Club, which will be 21 on August 3, owes its existence to a Singapore swimmer. Mr. Lee Fong Urn Up to 1927, Penang had not a single Chinese who had any real knowledge of orthodox swimming. That615 words
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Miscellaneous27 1949-07-23 4 C hess problem No.L "V It, 6 pieces. 1 1 '-T'~ i N < t JLj A u. Whiie, 11 pieces. While to olay and mate in three.27 words
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