The Singapore Free Press, 9 August 1949
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Title Section34 1949-08-09 1 The Singapore Free Press M*M r^. m^. m.9 m^m 3^ I' VT' V^ %.T m M^emm ah IKHNnnN S F.I?. »v Ar A A SINGAPORE, TIESDAY, AI Gl ST *****^ I'KKE 10 (KM I34 words
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Article206 1949-08-09 1 AMERICAN ARMS FOR FAR EAST slcheson gives /?w approval A RMINr th« P WA t HIN «TON, Tuesday. A «ki t^ c F F ar East w «u»d have "considerof State° Mr ''n^ f A us k efuln^". the Secretary Armed iL^ 11 told the Sen ™uto» m a CS206 words
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Article, Illustration48 1949-08-09 1 L»r. X. H. s>. Silcotk. Frofes-sor-of Economics at Rattles College, who has been asked to be chairman of the board of arbitration which will attempt to conciliate m a wa«*es dispute between rubber tappers and their employers. Prof. Silcock is at present on his way back from ieave.48 words
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Article49 1949-08-09 1 'HAIGH WILL HANG' -EDE LON lesday. i;s b conI nine WedCc with .^sed on V (Mr. v conEed ice, rejecti[i Haigh was :ible for a] Lunatic ted on !er of Mrs Deacon, 69--llved at Halffh. oduced at Haigh her blood body m a It said kl led oi^ht 194549 words
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Article43 1949-08-09 1 :puted climbers attempt Japanese the sacred rtt» m Nara has been hi bite to crivi at the toot In las' nieht receiving Shinto rltea yesterday to challenge mou tain this sumntei a n were turned i»f thr tr.oun >f menacing nid their43 words
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Article39 1949-08-09 1 A.P. ers lodged vestcrlan plans to and antin Berlin air Military Cornhe four powitre in Berwould engage ibing from i radius of n. Pres gainst ritiea in the 14 months r.-iected by and. A PA.P. - 39 words
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188 1949-08-09 1 ut N£ W DELHI, Monday. THE Indonesian Republican Premier, Dr. Mohammed Hatta, said today that "complete unconditional transfer of sovereignty to the people of Indonesia i s the only solution to the Indonesian problem." His government's aim had always been "one people, one language, oneA.P. - 188 words
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Article130 1949-08-09 1 KARACHI. Tues. PAKISTAN may appeal to the International Court of Jus ice at The Hague to judge her rights over waters of the three rivers which flow from India into Pakistan's province of West Punjab. The source added thai last week's conference between India and130 words
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Article124 1949-08-09 1 Since China's Generalissimo met Quirino, the picture has been changed by the American "White Paper." Meanwhile there is a move to get General Mac Arthur bacx to America -he has not been there for nine years to neln survey the Pacific scene Senator William Knowland. writing to Mr.U.P.; A.P. - 124 words
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Article26 1949-08-09 1 A Government wages, conciliation board yesterday went into session m the hapj ct averting a nationwide strike on Britain's state owned railways.- A.P.A.P. - 26 words
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Article119 1949-08-09 1 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE United States Senate last night passed by 63 votes to 7 the Foreign Aid Bill providing $5,797,824,000 to carry on the European recovery programme to next June 30, and to meet costs of the United States occupation m conquered countries. The finalReuter - 119 words
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Article64 1949-08-09 1 k U3TRALIANJS are hoping that some members of the Royal Family will visit this «;oantry m 1951 the year Australia v/ill celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Commonwealth. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were to have visited Australia and New64 words
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Article22 1949-08-09 1 The Pakistan Cabinet has decideci to merge th e Dominion's two airlines, Oripnt Airvrays and Pak Air.- Reuter A.P.Reuter; A.P. - 22 words
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Article21 1949-08-09 1 Sir Henry Cowper Gollan, reared Chief Justice of Hong Kong died m London yesterday, aged 81.- A. P.A.P. - 21 words
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Article, Illustration99 1949-08-09 1 Free Press Staff Reporter The body of a 36-yoar old Chinese woman. Ho Ah Ho, was found floating near Cavanagh Bridge shortly before midnight yesterday. The body of a second woman was found floating m the canal along Stamford Road near Raffles Institution this morning. Henry99 words
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Article53 1949-08-09 1 JOHORE BAIIRI, Tucs. A CAR driven by a European Mr R. K. Johnstone, was fired at by a bandit at the 39th Mile, Johore BahruAyer Hitam Road yesterday. The bullet shattered the car's windscreen but Mr. Johnstone, who was on his way from Kuala Lumpur to53 words
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Article80 1949-08-09 1 NEW WEAPON FOR U.S. NAVY THE U.S. Navy plans to test missile models at speeds of 7,000 miles an hour or more— twice the speed reached by weapons like the V-2, and 10 times the speed of sovnd. The test models will be tiny. They will be fired from a80 words
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Article49 1949-08-09 1 THL Communist N'-w China agency admitted yesterdiy that more than l<o vi'lage societies rebelled against Communist rule m Honin Province last s^rirw Honan Province, In northcentral China, adjoins Anhewl Province where the Commun'sts have claimed to have put down ot.h#»r r#»vnltii mrnln^ their rule U.P.U.P. - 49 words
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Article, Illustration310 1949-08-09 1 T GUAYAQUIL, (Ecuador), Tuesday. Hfc death toll of last Friday's earthquake m Central Ecuador was estimated officially at 9,241 yesterday. Deaths m the town of Ambato alone were said to have reached 5,000. The shocks ran across 4,000 square miles containing a population ofReuter - 310 words
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Article28 1949-08-09 1 The Belgian Liberal Party I la;;t night announced it was i willing to form a two-pai\y i coalition government with the Social Christian (Catholic Party).- ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article68 1949-08-09 1 Free Press Stair Reporter A 34-year-old Naval Base electrician, Mr. H A Jones, driver of the car which crashed into a concrete bridge pillar at the 14 12 mile Woodlands Road yesterday morning, died m the Singapore General Hospital at 1 30 this morning. Another68 words
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221 1949-08-09 1 'US open to Russian attack'— Acheson WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THHE U.S. Secretary of State. iMr. Dean Acheson, M said yesterday that the United States i s "open to attack" as never before because Western Europe, 'our front-line of defence" is a "soft shell" inviting Soviet aggression. Mr. Acheson warned that Russia's221 words
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Article131 1949-08-09 1 TROOPS FIND MORE CAMPS Fre*. Press St iIT X r TROOPS, operating m Labis area have i i more bandit nips contlug of i>9 lean-i I have been d Mroyed. In .th»* are* irai h le netw >rk of tracks U* I by handits A number of t^ave bp"n found131 words
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Article70 1949-08-09 1 Japan seeks entry to 1952 Games NEW YOKK. JAPAN v niakJii 1 i J effort to b< the 1952 Olympic GumHelsinki. uand, rep Dan Ferris. Seer surer of the Amat »vi At) Union of the Un. Ferrii said there sibility Oermanj ai><> m able to tnk- part In games. Two70 words
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Article53 1949-08-09 1 V VSCIA& Mirkrt «<rrr>p.,nd*n( »fives the prices or n. <m crnts per Ib .1 at 11 am iod.iv as follow*: Buvfrs No. 1 K.S.S. Spot; »°os« 33", 34 Fob m Dalrs Au|; No. 1 RS S. 33^ IK I 1.1.1, 31 No. X S S U Ten* <f53 words
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Advertisement47 1949-08-09 1 IIPJ* I f% A PARAUJX SYNTHETIC ENAMEL iAp%i|% PARAIIN ENAMEL PAIN! <^tt|b J^ STRUCTURAL STEEL PAINTS FERROL ANTICURROSUE lIUSTIKO TRADE MAW PAINT ALUMINIUM PAINT SOLD BY ACI RESISTINO PAINTS MEAGRE yL MARINE PAINTS (NTERIOB ONf V PAINTS WALLTONE DISTEMPER SOU AQENTS MANUFACTURERS PAR MALAYAN RWNY WORKS Ift47 words
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Article657 1949-08-09 2 ALAN HUMPHREY - The unhappy wives of Fa yid ALAN HUMPHREY by FAY ID, Canal Zone: DISCONTENT among Army wives over living conditions at Fayid, where G.H.Q. Middle East Land Forces is situated, which has I n steadily growing for more than a year. at iast Dolled over. uroup of them have sent657 words
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Article, Illustration23 1949-08-09 2 Will you comm and speak io Cuthbm*t* H* May hrn won't have' water watted whilm thtru' i a drought on."23 words
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Article464 1949-08-09 2 K. S. CHIA - K. S. CHIA By BREATHES there a man with soul so bold who dares declare his wife is not an angel? Anyway, the other evening four of us had a discussion on wives not our wives, but wives generally. It proved a most revealing discussion. The most464 words
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Article638 1949-08-09 2 IRIS ASHLEY - IRIS ASHLEY by REGARDLESS of the weather, London's leading designers have started showing collections of autumn fashions hist month. Leading o|P with such famous namejs as Molyneux, Hartnell, Worth, they go on to Include all the members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers (which,638 words
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Advertisement88 1949-08-09 2 Lovely Lingerie Dr\fTA]\TO IIJiVLUno MA new Lastron 's^^S|B enamel *«^^H^^ o//r/ /f//-P/z/5 §^l HaU enamel retail price $2 00 Frosted enamel «}•> tc All-Wilt Hfrtfcfc J g]S Lip fMMON M 75 Tr«de inquiriet to: shriro (china) ltd 26-1 \iffles place at all better stores Pot All Dejects of Vision Consult-88 words
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Advertisement83 1949-08-09 2 STOCK CLEARING Genuine Opportun 25 i to 40° c I on our E: PERSIAN INDIA CARPET Hi FUR COATC j /or BOKHARA FALAt 5. Stamtord Rd.. Capitol Bidg. S pore PH BONSON World's Greatest Lighter Every R.nwn L^.-r.r k tingle -f.n^^r actton. »*4 Cr^tim-nsh.p and of I Aforfe/s A»oi/afc/« The83 words
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Miscellaneous349 1949-08-09 2 iYOUR LUCKY STARi of the ladder" and work youi way to the top and success n()RN today, you are prac- tier 1 and keen when it comes to solving problems and working out your own destiny The slais have given you an abundance of talent and you should know how349 words
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Article, Illustration378 1949-08-09 3 GROWING INFLUENCE OF ASIA ON U. N. Indonesia may oe OUtti member the TM Nati:s c ii r jess* 1 Israel had now become the ;9th member of the Organisation The applications <-f four more countries ol Asia the Mongolian People's Rp. Public, Ceylon. Nopal and Korea were pending Indonesia378 words
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Article245 1949-08-09 3 < ar-old director of I O'd Bailey after paying I said: "This case has meant six I cc court, eight days here, and four er again. I must get bark to nan who earm-d £750 a year m two companies ut the a^e of "There is245 words
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63 1949-08-09 3 H.K. Wharves congested, ban on imports < tnmitb arious nat no I ilphate conny's docks j iccom- ipied by guodi for ShaiuChina p< National. thet factor-: has not I owners of unknown. rerencet, have si'd to accept s'.ilnin on condi .nee fr nge faci- b« en arrangi tx n wrarned63 words
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Article163 1949-08-09 3 OLANS to provide homes and jfood for some of the 1 estimated 1,000,000 Arab refugees who fled from Jewish occupied areas of Palestine are under way m Hashemite Jordan. Britain has donated £500,000 for resettlement of these refugees. King Abdullah's Government recently granted a 5.0C0-acre163 words
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Article134 1949-08-09 3 BEAUTY GETS £5,461 DAMAGES A MOTOR coach knocked fair-haired Alyson Donne down, at Hyde Park Corner, London. She was awarded £5,461 damages m the King's Bench for her injuries. Mr. Justice Streatfield said 'Miss Donne was attractive, nice-looking, a beautiful figure of womanhood before the accident. "Now her tennis and134 words
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Article209 1949-08-09 3 THEY found out bank manager Frank Eastwood's secret when he went on holiday. The day after he got back they suspended him. T W o days after that they sacked him. Next morning a neighbour, looking through a crack m the curtains of Eastwood's home m209 words
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Article297 1949-08-09 3 WHEN West opened the jack of diamonds South reasoned th«t West voulti not have lee away the kin? of diamonds when hh partner had r^ned the spades. H^nce nothn<,' could be ga-nea \y: playln^ dummy's qu^en. Soutn therefore played dummy s lov. diamox-id: '^nd when East playc low,297 words
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Article181 1949-08-09 3 Polish Govt warning to Catholics EVIDENTLY designed as a £i reply to the Vatican's recent excommunication edict against militant Communists, the Communist Polish Government has warned Catholics that they face jail and even death if they "misuse" religion to oppose the regime. The warning was carried In a new decreeA.P.; U.P. - 181 words
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Article114 1949-08-09 3 Tree pollen causes sneezing FOR seven years botanist Mr. H. A. Hyde, of Cardiff, has been studying the pollen gains which cause hay-fever sufferers ,to weep and sneeze. Glass plates exposed to collect airborne pollen at 14 points ranging from London to Aberdeen have been examined every day. Mr. Hyde114 words
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Article54 1949-08-09 3 THE 100,000 Arab refugees whom the Israeli Government has agreed should re:urn to Israel will only be accepted after a peace agreement has been reached at Lausanne and the United States starts a plan for the improvement of the Middle East, a source close to the54 words
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Article22 1949-08-09 3 \inorican taxes soared to m. w record of v s. $54.5U0,~ 000 000 for the fiscal year end--3- A.P.A.P. - 22 words
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Article63 1949-08-09 3 HOLLYWOOD producers seem to think that crime does pay— at least at the box office. At loast one-third of the films now being shot m Hollywood are on crime subjects. Many more are awaiting release. Crime films are favoured because they can be made fast and63 words
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Article, Illustration53 1949-08-09 3 A London policeman points out placet of interest to Shirley May France, l«-year-dld American High School Kirl (of Somerset, Mass) as she stands m front of Buckingham Palace. London. She came to Britain to try to break the English Chinnnel swimming record but failed. She hopes53 words
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Article20 1949-08-09 3 Czech war warning Chechoslovakia has served notice that she would fight On the <* :^A n.f Rnwia In onv war.— U.P.U.P. - 20 words
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Article107 1949-08-09 3 A THEORY that sick persons have one leg shorter than the other was described m t magistrates court m Toronto when Albert E Arkerley, 41. was fined $25 and costs for violations of the Dni^k-ss Piartition'Ts Act Alexander Morrison and i Robert J. Elliott testified thatA.P. - 107 words
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Article41 1949-08-09 3 NEW SYNTHETIC FIBRES MADE 'TWO new synthetic fibre. have been produced perlment&U? at the U.S Agriculture Departmei search laboratory m New leans. One is made from ton sr<'d protein ar fe d the other from chemlcalljl-inodl-fled wood or cotton c^-llu A.P.A.P. - 41 words
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Article28 1949-08-09 3 Persia has asked th»- United States for aid amount in-, $129,000,000 to restore pr. conditions, the Foreign Minister, All Asghar Ilckmat has announced.— ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article135 1949-08-09 3 rpHE award of a posthumous Victoria Cross or George Cross is being sought for an Australian soldier whose resource and courage stemmed a mutiny of Japanese prison -rs m 1944. Representations have been made to official quarters for recognition of th c courage ot PrivateReuter - 135 words
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Article31 1949-08-09 3 A spokesman for V Army headquarU" closed that the fcuth ties hope to settle tbe actual demarcation of th< lire line In Kashmir by the or:, thp month U.P.U.P. - 31 words
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226 1949-08-09 3 yHE itarj of the seven-month Dutch Army occupation of the Jogjakarta area is the its*) wi mortared towns, destroyed villages and Menes «»f decay and desolation, writes a United Press etrmpondent who made an eyewitness sweep through the territory aftor the Dutch withdrawal fromU.P. - 226 words
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81 1949-08-09 3 THE Prime Minister <>l Pakistan. Liaqaat A.i Khan, told a Muslim meeting m Karachi that 35.000.0nu Moslems m India were "undergoing great tribulati and that their sate existdepended on a itrong Pakistan. The Indian Government protested against the describing it as 'un p.ndA.P. - 81 words
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117 1949-08-09 3 Do-as-you-please head not for jail (^INGER-BEAKDED Roberi Copping 29, ex-chief of the Horsley Hall ao-as youplease" school at Bccleshall, Staffs, will not after all have to finish his book about the school m Stafford Jail. The Stafford Appeals Committee cancelled the sentence of a month's Imprisonment passed on him for117 words
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Article66 1949-08-09 3 AM-year-old, ca rion Martin. Glasgow Sheriff have bought dano [the dozen, dancing m i the score, and hundred with mot embezzlec 1 from I plo\ Her i -i. i. c for dai loped into a p In 13 n !y s: 1,200 The court was toY66 words
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Article37 1949-08-09 3 FIVE more night'a t rroi Damaaciu sj n died of their v. Syrian Qovernmen cd. T), ;:il toll V 11 11 drad and 19 woum unoflloial estlmafc wounded rariKe up to A.P.A.P. - 37 words
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Advertisement119 1949-08-09 3 I X y Some Notable €f \S^f^^ HfS MASTERS VOiCf Recordings OH 1 MY BELOVED DADDY (Gianni Mtfei LOVE AND MUSIC. THESK HAVE I LIVED 1 (Puccini)— Victoria Sladen < Soprano* FUNERAL MARCH OF A MARIONETTE 'Uounodi MARCHE MILITAIRE (Scf.utx. San Fiancisco Symphcay Orrhestra eondw by Alfred Hertz D PRELUDE119 words
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Miscellaneous284 1949-08-09 3 ilwbAPQRE establishment Newsletter renabilitation topics for the Forces; &U K NKTWUKK) 4.30 Australian News; 4.4u M and 11.1 metres.. Services Concert Hall: 5 Talk: I from K.L. Topics of the Day, 5.30 "Forces at 10 a.m. Favourites"; 5.05 On the Marching Tlu» massed bands of tae Southern Command; 6 'Tuesday284 words
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630 1949-08-09 4 Fizenship is j whether or not a man j claiming to be a citizen of a country i.s willing to take up arms and fight for that country against any other country. If he has any reservations be630 words
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Article, Illustration1045 1949-08-09 4 C. WARD PRICE - Persian Lamb Is Their No. 1 Export C. WARD PRICE FRONTIERS OF FEAR by N. AFGHANISTAN: •SPHERE it is!" exclaimed my Afghan interpreter triumphantly. "Thirty affthanis here worth 150 m Kabul!" (An "afghani" is rather less than sixpence). He slapped down or. the 1 seat of the car a skin1,045 words
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Article962 1949-08-09 4 NEW YORK: fUK all-American atomic tune has changed. The croon to the bomb was "You belong to me and I belong to you." Now it is "Is you is or is you ain't my baby?" and about time. For years some of us have been hammering away962 words
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Article, Illustration23 1949-08-09 4 •Apm from u«ima <lw <W, ses a tot o| $cmc jn g^^ $wjmmjng23 words
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384 1949-08-09 4 GORDON HOLMAN - At 23 she joins the battle of the Atlantic GORDON HOLMAN *v TIIK new battle of 1 the North Atlantic luis been brought a step nearer now that the 23-year -old liner lie de France has sailed from Le Havre for America. She is the answer to those who suggested384 words
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Advertisement14 1949-08-09 4 GIFTS WEDDING SILVER OR E. P.N.S. U. S. de SUVA Jewellers 106, ORCHARD ROAD14 words
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Advertisement31 1949-08-09 4 f The V doni m m\ buf fhey :o n If' m from ScofSand SCOTCH FRESH COD fILLETS For breakfast, kind ways of cook.n< Cod F today from COLD E STORAg31 words
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Article, Illustration70 1949-08-09 5 MEN of the Third Royal Marine Commando Brigade 1?I wh; arrived m Singapore yesterday m the Georgic on their way to Hong Kong, read a Free Tress poster which announced the liners answer to a" S.O.S signal during h«.r voyage to Singapore. Blow: Major General M. Kirkman, Chief of Staff,Free Press - 70 words
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Article182 1949-08-09 5 SHUTDOWN WARNING it »s Chinese Correspondent kpwith the prospect of closure next year, 60 red nines* schools m Singapore are sending ;i joint petition to the Educaisking for more time. have been warned that they will not ate nfxt year because they have with sanitary and182 words
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Article, Illustration426 1949-08-09 5 DISPUTE OVER BUILDING OF FLATS 'Undesirable m bungalow zones uoi t nufe Press S l aff Reporter \f ULLOYY ING recent objections to the construction of residential flats m certain districts zoned as bungalow areas" m Singapore, the Municipal Commissioners are due to discuss today proposed amendments to the by!/Free Press - 426 words
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Article44 1949-08-09 5 bvi:i^;t ui-nlt. aie expected to arrive m Singapore today from China, Japan and Java. Closir y times for posting surface at tho G.P.O. today are: to Kuingchow North Born«O, Labuan. Burnei, Miri. E. Australia and the U.S.: i and to Siam: 6 p.m.44 words
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Article, Illustration45 1949-08-09 5 picture. /CRATES of aircraft accessories being unloaded from the Kj lisht aircraft-carrier Ocean at the Naval Base yesterday The carrier brought to Singapore No. 33 Squadron of Tempests which will replace the No. 28 Squadron of Spitfires s^nt to* Hong Kong last May. Free PressFree Press - 45 words
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152 1949-08-09 5 Free Press Malay Correspondent 11/f ALAY members of the Federal and State Council LTl in Selangor have formed a Malay Councillors Association m Kuala Lumpur recently. The sponsors said that the association would serve a useful purpose m that Malay Councillors could meet and maintain constant152 words
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Article102 1949-08-09 5 AT a big children's garden party to be held at 26 i Cuscaden Road on Od 15 m aid of Poppy Day funds there will be races, a shoot-ins nailery, po.iy rides, trishaw ri a treasure hunt, ihles, lucky dips, swings, seesaws, and refreshments. The police102 words
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Article107 1949-08-09 5 $4 MILLION FOR CHINA IN 6 MONTHS Free Press StatT Reporter I^EARLY $4,000,000 have been remitted to China by Malayan families m the first half of this year. The total up to the end of July was $3,977,794. Since January, family remittances to China have stt-adiiy dropped, but ...uly s107 words
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Article46 1949-08-09 5 The Joo Chiat Library, orpanised for the people of the district In the new nremises built to house a Children's Social Centre, a boys' club and a Pbrary. 1n Joo Chiat Ro^d. will bf opened onVially by Lady Gimson today at 6.30 p.m.46 words
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106 1949-08-09 5 Co-op plans mobile shop in S 'pore Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Co-operative Stores Society plans to run a mobile shoo to supply the needs of its 5.000 members who live all over the island. The manager, Syed M. A Aidid, toki the Frej Pres. c j yesterday that106 words
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Article107 1949-08-09 5 'Aid peasants' Sultan F. P. Malay Correspondent A CALL to Pahang Malays to unite and co-operate with i tr.e Oovc rnnient to restore peac^ an order m the country so that self-government could b:> achieved was mad? 1 by th^ Sv.'tftn of Pahang 'wh°n he spok^> t< peasants at the107 words
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Article35 1949-08-09 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.— Teng Ang Kwee was fined $50 m the police court today for carrying 80 bags of cement m his lorry instead of forest produce, a breach of his haulage permit35 words
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Article22 1949-08-09 5 The next Singapore Legislative Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 23. at 10 a.m. at the Municipal Chamber.22 words
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Article37 1949-08-09 5 MR. Li Chu-huai, newlyuppoiiited Chinese Consul m KuciJng, his left Singppore r) assume his duties. -VI. Li succeeds Dr. Chen Yin^-yun. who has been t'aisferre?". to be Secretary of the Chinese Legation m Limr Per.»i37 words
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Article24 1949-08-09 5 The monthly meeting of the Singapore Rural Board will be held on Thursday, Aug. 13, m the Council Chamber, Colonial Secretary's Office.24 words
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Article137 1949-08-09 5 j, p hiii sc Correspondi.ii THE Malayan Chinese Association is making an urgent aDPeal to the Singapore Chinese community t 0 contribute to a jroiect to resettle 6.000 Chinese saitttteri m southern Johore. Renresei^i'ivos of ™f a hore Branch of -he MCA are now m the137 words
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Article93 1949-08-09 5 4,000 PRIZES AT FUN FAIR PENANG, Mon.— A new motor-car and motor-cycle will b<> among 4,000 prizes to be offered at the Fun Fair which J?t. Xav!er's Institution will hold early m December In aid of its School Building Fund Plans are still being; drawn up. but the fair is93 words
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Article22 1949-08-09 5 Radio Malaya's Talentlme Finals, second series, will be held at the S.V.C. DtIH Hall. B^ach Road, tomorrow at 7 p.m.22 words
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Article218 1949-08-09 5 They can now learn English Free Press Staff Reporter JOHOjU BAf'Kl" AS a result of the nacfllltj funds being Allocated by F' derui L* n anb;l. *h ra&t coast of WU 1 soon have its fir-- I HeL •choo 1 li M first trnr will btftn January Th^ building, with218 words
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Article52 1949-08-09 5 MUSIC RECTTAL POSTPONDED THE piano recital d *by the Btngftuoi j Circle, which s.i^ be< i-iv. t rf Richardson at tftu X Council Hall ti poned owing to tht illness of Miss R' >n The new date foi M cital is Aug 23 An announc' .ie hMI will be made52 words
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Advertisement57 1949-08-09 5 m exquisite collection of Evening Dinner GOWNS Latest I Models i2 -I Bras Basah Road Phone ***** k GOOD SUIT REQUIRES EXPERT STYLING AND STUDIED SMARTNESS CONSULT LAURENCE THAM TAILORING DEPT. Did you know that we can cater for wedding receptions, birthda\ parties 1 at an> kind of special J57 words
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Advertisement63 1949-08-09 5 TAILORING fR CUSTOMERS F\ European (hitter Mr. W. P. Simpson /i^s returned from home leave a*<t his services are available fa alt tailoring enquirU During Mr. Simpson's sta) m London \\v ha- mudr |»urrli;i«rs of the iatesi tailoring naterialu and he v ill Im* pleased t riion you these aeti63 words
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Article120 1949-08-09 6 "THE lncioiicsians sispected 1 thai I was a spy and I was arresttu by them," deciareo Abr^ul Wahab bin Abdul Abba- m the Second DUtri.,t Cour t yesterday when charged with altering h'js iJ.oniU care The charge against Wahab I vas lha* h" altered, without i120 words
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Article43 1949-08-09 6 From Our Stafl' Correspondent JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.--Subramaniam, who was arrested tn Keclah, was produced m police court, today and formally charger) with having enticed away the wife of one C M. Pillay m 1946. Accused was piven bail m pending trial43 words
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Article272 1949-08-09 6 Heavy wastage m M m M W aJm M m Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. ELIMINATION of pineapple waste was an "urgently needed reform," the Adviser to the Pineapple Industry, Mr. C. E. Courtenay, has told the Department of Agriculture. The Department's 1948 report,272 words
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Article, Illustration140 1949-08-09 6 PENANG, Mon. THE $40,000 claim oy K.hoo Kow Keah, who descrijed herself as a secondary wife, against a 75-year-old miner ana planter, Chew Boon Juan wns dismissed with costs m the Supreme Court. She alleged that the money was deposited by her with Chow. In a140 words
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Article38 1949-08-09 6 A Tamil walking along a back lane off Tras Street. Singapore, was held up on Sunday night by three Chinese.* one of whom had a knife. He was robbed of his identity card and $7.38 words
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Article43 1949-08-09 6 Sometime this monrh, the Tamil Brotherhood Association of Singapore will tu.ld the first Indian Talentime contest at their club nrr ml--ses m Farrer Park. Ear os are now open for the first series which is expected *o consist of 10 items.43 words
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203 1949-08-09 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. U/ITH the launching of Pan-Malayan Welfare i** Week, the chairman cf the Central Welfare Council, Lady Newboult. m a broadcast here last night, appealed to the public for funds to enable the Council to carry on its welfare schemes for another203 words
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Article267 1949-08-09 6 Fairy tales 'are out of date KUALA LUMPUR. Mon MORE and better text books, proper teaching 1 apparatus, and the c.nplny- ment Of gardeners and care--1 takers to d > menial tasks now done by pupils were asked for Malay schools by Inche Mahid-n bin M«<hamed Rashavi m the S^langor267 words
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Article89 1949-08-09 6 SHIPS In port o:orgsu«o tne Singapore Haroour Board wharves yesterday (godo*ma m brackets) were: viain Wharf KejnVcprk (9S-94) Wt»st Wharf: Kepc»n<? i 8). BommelsdUk <9>. President Monroe (11). T.\nta;us 113-14*. Frnpire I>o<-k: TjlbodAJ (19-30), Orestes (25-26 >. Karanolng 1 27 Meredith Victory (29-30) Tixd.iv 1 > Wharf \rrivaK:89 words
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Article, Illustration79 1949-08-09 6 AGROLT photograph of Malay women who met las' Sr»lurdiv to own first aid unit, the first of its kind to be run i y Malay women m Singapore. In the centre, is Mrs. J. Leask. m charge of the women division of St. John Ambulance Brigade. On h<»r light isFree Press - 79 words
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Article234 1949-08-09 6 STORE MAN TO LEAD ARBITRATION KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. liHE Board vi (uu-a n which will consider the deadlock between the Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association and the five rubber industry trade unions over the cutting tappers' bonuses is to have an independent chairman from Singapore. well known Kuala Lumpar lawyer234 words
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Article132 1949-08-09 6 Sharp fall in gilt-ed geds ■■mmJUmJBJLUb^SL£a3 DEldks of British <, the Updon Stocl Renter 9 financial con •ellinfl cms i sharp I and-a-half poln the i hi war hiaii it 93 I «l \a\i\ of rapport gfhopk Aiinouun dfpi« fund* i industrial down Is. Oils For, die v rial Ttaa132 words
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Advertisement106 1949-08-09 6 CAPITOL Phone 5159 TODAY/ 11-1.45. 4 00, 6.30 9.30 p.m. "A Top Notcher. Deeply Penetrating! Vivid, Real Characters" —L.A. Tine* v-.so< 'rHWi Pirtur**' n The Novel By FRANCIS BREn YOUNG Starring Ml( HAEL DENISON-DULCIE (.KAY-HONALI) HOWARD STARTS TODAY 11 a.m., 1.45, 4i:>. IS and 9.30 nm. jKjk—^^.-^ i A HTM106 words
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Advertisement69 1949-08-09 6 YVONNE f t l DeCARtIIL HOWARD OUfF^ «fxr cha.« CAPITO PIS^ 7AVIUQ W) LAST FOUR SHOI SEASON OPENS TOMORROW BOOK t» It is with pride we preset ■<>l .mil I i the stories h««C 1...-- 1 have been dire, t.'t i a mixture of human In) .ome.lv and irtC I*.69 words
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Miscellaneous194 1949-08-09 6 MaiidrdkB Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press in Malaya k I H^' I'Xlhl L C C HIEF L6T Mi I WMAT^ THERE TO EXPLAIN I'VE I f-^ANOTWI H BUT Ctf.EK YOU MUST H A- J NEVER SEEN IT I EXPLAIN ~t SEEK YOU WORK TOO OFTEN r 1 HANGCuTT-'V? LISTEN194 words
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Article, Illustration598 1949-08-09 7 WOODCOCK IS "All IN" READY TO QUIT May not fulfil fight v. Savold HPHE British, Empire and European heavyweight champion. 28-year-old Bruce Woodcock made a startling announcement m Doncaster yesterday, that he may retire from boxing without fulfilling his 'world title" fight against Lee Savold scheduled to take place atReuter; A.P. - 598 words
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Article, Illustration41 1949-08-09 7 picture. 'lilE winn?rs o*' the cr .ui event ai, the inter-llou.se sui nming; competition at St. George's Girl's School Penang, aquatic competition held recently. From left to right: 1. Elsie Cheah, 2. Chee Joe Kee and Teoh Phaik Looi. Free Pres:41 words
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Article99 1949-08-09 7 Solomons has sold 40,000 tickets JACK Solomons, the promoter who has Woodcock billed to fight American Lee Savold for the British version of the world heavyweight championship, said the contest will take place as soon as Bruce is fit. Solomons has sold out the 40.UUU seats at London's White CityA.P. - 99 words
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341 1949-08-09 7 < 1 I i IJAVING declared 90 minutes before lunch after only half an hour's batting yesterday morning, Nottinghamshire, with 323 runs on the board for the loss of four wickets spent the rest of the day m the field while New Zealand ran341 words
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Article112 1949-08-09 7 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1st. Inns. Kecton c Rabone b Burke <54 Simpson c Reid b Burke Poole b Burke Hardstaff not out Harris c Mooney b Cn^sswell 83 Stocks not out jj Extras 9 Toial (for 4 wkts. decl.) 323 Wickets fell at 54, 83, 140, 321. BOWLING O M R112 words
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Article144 1949-08-09 7 REFERRED TO DISCIPLINARY BOARD A MEETING of the Council members of the held m the S.R.C. last night unanimously voted to *>>-nd to the Army/Navy sport* officers a tetter of congratula- j Uon on their victory over Sin^npore m U> much dis- jed seml-flnal of the Mci-i laya Cup last144 words
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Article57 1949-08-09 7 James Adams, of Britain, won the Dutch Open Golf Championship at The Hague yes r erday with a senre of 291. Second and third places also went to Britons Max Faulkner returning 299 and W S. Forrester 302. These followed Kuehl (Holland) 304; Van Donck (Belgium)57 words
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Article74 1949-08-09 7 IN tlie Final ot the annual BCD. I mter-team soccer competiion for the Perk shield played on the B O D C A. ground St. Geoige's Fioad yesterday, Headquarter.; team did well to beat last year's winners of the competition. No: 2 Sub-Depot (Clothing) by74 words
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Article471 1949-08-09 7 4 GREAT fighting innings by Denis Compton (86 yesterday saved Middlesex from being routed by Surrey m Eddie Watts' benefit match, but m spite of Compton's tine effort the county championship leaders finished the day In a v/ry ditlicult position. Worcestershire, second m !ru tableReuter - 471 words
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Article236 1949-08-09 7 Free Press Shorts Reporter 'THE Companion Badminton Party of Johore Bahru. have been j p i mod with two chall< ieMs for annual competition One hos been given by Mr. Chan Chonp Wen for open singles competition and the other prorented by Mrs. Chung Shin Ch°236 words
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Article40 1949-08-09 7 A ten round ncn-t.tle ')out on scheduled to be held last nigh* at Peliast between world flyweight j champion Rinty Monaghan and Otello Bel^rdenelli of Ita'y was I postponed when Rinty reportc-d lie had injured his ankle.— A.P.A.P. - 40 words
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Article47 1949-08-09 7 N2.W YORK. Mon. Stout-hearted Gardnar Mulloy of Miami came from behind to 1 defeat Art Larsen of $>an Francisco 5—7, i 6, 6—2. 6—3 and 6—2 m the final of the coveted i Eastern Grass Court tennis chamj plonship yesterday at New Jersey. A.PA.P. - 47 words
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317 1949-08-09 7 Tigers S.C. 4; S.C.C 1. IN the sentir league at Jalan Besar yesterday. Tigers Sports CSub were a long time finding their feet against the Singapore Cricket Club, but once ihey settled down m the second half, were fairly all over the Europeans317 words
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Article163 1949-08-09 7 RACK NOTES F. P. Ruling < omsjVmd. Nt Slicknem Cilery X J Donntllv' Vmlleji (Cn v did X this morning whn. locked 3 track Slickneai waa slightly m front of his stabh-m.it* I at the fin iwton (Mawi) m. s i when he beat Norman Phersoni163 words
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Article164 1949-08-09 7 Two upsets in S.B.A. junior ties BY VETERAN rvV(j up*cU nutrki m the junioi badinin: championsn •1 X)\r L' 1 Kiiv; pi I Gh'ir r l iat 1 Oim T« t<> ii not win titl tin- j Hi ii r l!nun< m Hied U Hlltlß (Bottfir< I ftl«O m Phui164 words
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Advertisement83 1949-08-09 7 ■ST3SHOWS m to every rrsioo iJTE FOR |BSRETS wsr ///y TEARS__ -»ihi.iT LOCIU I 11. T G SERVICE I "1" Ea f JIPMENT\ IP- T fPI FOR SALADS A LVE-DELFT J^A SALAD OIL &ELFIA dllano LTD I T A B LETS i wfi ireatmt-m u> regain ikj "i tr°^h»>»"-» l83 words
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Advertisement118 1949-08-09 7 \\\\\\\\\\\w* t \>\ ONE HUNDRED bIAP.M AT BAIT- X Every three BhrtWlw the hair ua the tacc ot the average man grows about one inch. In a normal lifetime thit output would enable him, if he liked, to rear a hundred AIQ-MM beards. Not that beard production on this Hfyl+itvii.118 words
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Article28 1949-08-09 8 COOPER To Slirila on 4th August. 1049, uifc of tho hire B F.S > Cooper. Malayan Polir* 1 Malacca General Ho«:pif il, i bit ther for Pr'er Both28 words
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Article28 1949-08-09 8 MR CfTRE KOON CHIANG of °ow Ec Yu°n, at 33 Fngo Lane, f.. pore, on 4 8.43. The funeral take place on 10.8.4,9 at 12 no< r28 words
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134 1949-08-09 8 Canton to answer U.S. white paper WASHINGTON, Tues. rpHE Nationalist Govern- ment in Canton is drafting a reply to the U.S. State Department's "White Paper" which wrote off the Chiang Kaisnek regime, the Nationalist Ambassador, Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, announced here yesterday. Asserting there is also a "Chinese side"U.P.; A.P. - 134 words
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Article, Illustration73 1949-08-09 8 "SI OP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE": The bi» fellow. "Boss," a twoye vr-old Pyranian mountain dog, owned by Mr. J. H. Winter, of Bristol looks a bit dubious as he b?nds low to catch the whispered story of the six-week-old bull terrier at the Staple Hill Canine Society's73 words
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Article190 1949-08-09 8 STRASBOURG, Monday. THE Council of Europe, first experiment m creating an international Parliament, came into being here this afternoon when Foreign Ministers of the 10 founder nations began their first "Cabinet" meeting. They met m the beflagged city ball of this mediaeval, battle-scarred city, as190 words
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146 1949-08-09 8 U.S. oil 'war' has moved to Iran—REPORT LONDON Tues THE announcement m Teheran that the Iranian Cabinet has approved the grant of oil concessions outside the 100.000 square miles conceded to the Anglo-' Iranian company may mean i that the "war" between American independent oil companies and the Standard OU146 words
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Article102 1949-08-09 8 THE Australian Army Minis- ter, Mr Cyril Chambers, yesterday tod troops cutting coal m the op?nc^st ft Ids f that full awnrd ra ri s WOli'd b naid to them individually, and not into regimental funds I hoDe bofore long," he raid, "it ll bo102 words
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Article81 1949-08-09 8 LONDON. Tues. THE Greek guerilla radio claimed yesterday that 760 Nationalists were killed m three days m the Government's anti-guerilla drive m the Grammos range The radio admitted, however, that guerilla forces were forced to withdraw after the Government threw six battalions into a battleA.P. - 81 words
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Article129 1949-08-09 8 LAUGHING A WAY POVERTY TOKYO, Tues. LAUGHING will dispel poverty, sickness and otlv troubles. said 63-year-oid Memn Zuiko (which meaii* "Beautiful clouds and Sunbeam") announcing the founding of the "laughing religion" at Maebashi, near Tokyo. Meiun Zuizo who Is chief prust of his own cult, explained to a Japanese reportor129 words
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Article72 1949-08-09 8 f'HARLES ELLER, 28-year-old disabled veteran icho offered to sell ei'her of his eyes to pay his fiancee's fare from Germany. left San Frnncf co yesterday on an expense-paid trip to meet her m New Y^rk. His sweetheart. Mi*s Elyse Beckman, 27-year-old dentist, arrived m NewU.P. - 72 words
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Article174 1949-08-09 8 King to be at nephew's wedding 1 LONDON, Tues. THE King and Queen are expected to attend the wedOing on Sept. 29 of the Earl of ilarewood and his Austri-rn-born fiancee, Miss Mprion Stein. It will be London's most fashionable wedding since the marriage of Princess Elizabeth and the DukeA.P. - 174 words
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271 1949-08-09 8 SAIGON, Tuesday. jDKANCE will always be ready to defend the independence and security of Vietnam and associated states against any external attack, the French President, M. Vincent Auriol, assured Bao Dai, head of the new state of Vietnam, m a letter madeReuter - 271 words
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Article77 1949-08-09 8 TOKYO. Tucs. A CRIPPLED Japanese youth yesterday coramitted su ride at the site of the rail line where adanori Shimoya'na's body was found early last month "so that his death might give a clue to the death" of the former Government rail chief. The youth,Reuter - 77 words
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Article31 1949-08-09 8 A prospector. Mr. W. I) Millar claims he has found large deposits of uranium ore m Western Australia, 80 mtles west of Mnrble Bar the hottest town m Australia.31 words
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Article422 1949-08-09 8 MAIN CANTON ARMY IN DANGER Red threat to Fukien grows HONG KONG, Tuesday THE position of the Nationalist Government m Canton has been worsened considerable m the last 48 hours by Communist military moves that threaten to trap the main Nationalist army m Hunan, cut off Fukien Province and crushReuter; A.P.; U.P. - 422 words
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Article64 1949-08-09 8 HONG KONO shipping owners have asked the Chinese Government to provide patrol vessels to escort ships on the Pearl River between Canton and Hon«* Kong where shots have been fired at flve river steamers including one British m the past 48 hours. The owners are64 words
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Article180 1949-08-09 8 BOSTON, Tuesday. YIANY Americans die unexpectedly because of lack of body repair foods m their diet, says Dr. Royal Lee of the Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research m Milwaukee. "Most fuel-supplying fi like cereal and flour ami sugar products on the market today, have been180 words
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Article31 1949-08-09 8 1 4 children killed Yugoslavia disclosed last nipht, that 14 holiday-bound children were Killed m a trnin mishap on Friday. It was the nations greatest single tragedy since the war's end.—31 words
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Article57 1949-08-09 8 I\R Hjaimar Scuacht former Rcichsbank p dent, was ordered yesterday to face another itenariflcatlon court m Stuttgart The Ministry >f Liberation Wiped out a coin* t*ec. which nullified AC rlfch -veai Drtson .^rnti^ncr imposed uoqn Schacht. The Mri rtrj Mdd the decision was based enA.P. - 57 words
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Article42 1949-08-09 8 PORTLAND (Ore). 1 \IRS. Eleanor R 1?1 widow of the late sident, is mnc a < grandmother A 9lb. loc. boy v Sunday to Mrs. Van graves, the former Boettiger and M arund the first great-grand of the late President U.P.U.P. - 42 words
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Article28 1949-08-09 8 SCAP }-c.storda> the liftinK controls on a tmmodit middle of Auc. C<>ntrols are to tx 7.537 items, lnclu mcc hardware, con. I J ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article8 1949-08-09 8 Syria turns to Russia for help I A.P.A.P. - 8 words
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Article8 1949-08-09 8 Soviet major flees terror m A I U.P.U.P. - 8 words
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Advertisement527 1949-08-09 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MP A: M°S. J. J. PEREIRA of !78. Upoer Serangoon Road. acknowledge with •c mnny me sages of te the valuable on the occasion Of »h(ir wedding. ;>••• of the Strains Merchant Guild wi-h to thank all who nt ended the funeral n l-,f P C-^pt. F. Caithness. and527 words
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Advertisement97 1949-08-09 8 SPECIAL AN NOUNCEME Mrs. Tommy Thomson of DOUCET Battery Road, Singapore *i! be showing i| Special Collection of Evening Cowns ti SFREMBAN CLUB I SEREMBAN on I Angml 12th Saturday August 13th l^V V MAC LEAH iJ^^ft H vu\tu& Ij is' ,4 Of course we Macleans Peroxide Tooch Pii: do97 words
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Miscellaneous181 1949-08-09 8 hh;h Til IKS Today: 12 11 p.m; 11 Hi p.m. Tomorrow: 12.40 p.m; 11.55 p.m THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris Tillil!!'_L_!!--_-Ll]|ir VE5 AND I'^APWID h¥.^1K IT AIN'T YOUR VoKAW. SJT NOW Y^^T VOU HEARD WHAT HE SA\Q WOPPY. N i 1 1 U^n^rTr5\ l r r 1D ,5 T/^ EEL^181 words
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