The Singapore Free Press, 1 November 1949
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Title Section18 1949-11-01 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MAUYA^^^^^^ f^ SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1949. PKHE IU CfcNIS18 words
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Article, Illustration429 1949-11-01 1 Asia conference tomorrow *iee rress fontual Correspondent TOMORROW begins the biggest and most important conference of high British Government, Colonial and Foreign Offices and Services officers ever held in Asia. H -,v« H>fferat conference will last three Mr Mi S 1 m he A d429 words
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197 1949-11-01 1 INDIAN NOTE TO U.K. Trench no good for Indo-China' had told Britain in a secret memorandum tha France was trying to govern Indo-China agains the will of the people— and was failing According to the officials the memorandum sai< at C° m mumst and Nationalist revolutionarie wn, Th ng mA.P. - 197 words
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Article148 1949-11-01 1 TUOSt who will take part m the Bukit Serene conference include: the Commissioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald; the Colonial Under-Secretary, Mr. David Rees-Wil-liams; the three Far East Service chiefs. Admiral Sir Patrick Brlnd, Lieut. Gen.. Sir John Harding, and Air Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd. Sir Geoffrey Thompson.148 words
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Article32 1949-11-01 1 Fought 3 THUGS ALONE r H SUA Importer >ked rnment k Hock son 1 i bleed head, si and iimildcrS| I his ed X 'he top up. fright c Tim. i i32 words
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Article33 1949-11-01 1 PREFERS CITY FOR SAFETY hee tnm SUA Reporter I GOLD I I I I Blythe. t why i 1 ranted a I ng and I al Road. l to teps ro i 133 words
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Article25 1949-11-01 1 PALM OIL WAS BEST EXPORT W he list oi 1 for ns valu- W>o guilders, says nMWs agency. n ore Si'" i valued at I25 words
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Article16 1949-11-01 1 m has I I flre- icted throughout I 20-day I week* ____K~— APAP - 16 words
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Article22 1949-11-01 1 Japan and Western Germany have concluded a trade pact expected to cover about $20,000,000 worth of goods.— l-» ReuterReuter - 22 words
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Article, Illustration169 1949-11-01 1 JOHORE BAHRU, Monday. A ROMANCE m the State Welfare Home had a happy ending when Ponnamah, an orphan who had been cared for at the Home for several months, was married to Suppiah, an attendant of the Civil Hospital m Scudal Road. Tlie marriage ceremony169 words
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Article28 1949-11-01 1 Spain has offered the Atlantic Powers a guarantee of active aid m any war with Russia ln exchange for American financial assistance.—28 words
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Article97 1949-11-01 1 SEOUL. Tues. SOUTH KOREA leaders yesterday accused Russia of a secret alliance with North Korea and afflrmed that partition of the country would be ended by war. The war warning was sounded here by the South Korean President. Mr. Syngman Rhee. m aA.P.; U.P. - 97 words
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Article56 1949-11-01 1 A 200 -FOOT minaret tower of a famous mosque at Benares collapsed during the night and crashed 250 feet down the Oanges River bank into some houses killing at least three people, the AllIndia Radio said yesterday. The minaret was one of two identical towersU.P. - 56 words
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Article, Illustration57 1949-11-01 1 Mr. Singam. a radio engineer, dismantles some of the 27 microphones m the Victoria Memorial Hall used by delegates to the United Nations conferences Just ended. The wiring system for this battery of microphones and the loud speakers will remain m the hall because there are strong poasibillt.es that Singapore57 words
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Article73 1949-11-01 1 JOBLESS Orlyuki Kamimori sought an easy way out when he was chased by one of his many creditors >n a crowded tram platform at Shibuya station, m Tokyo, yesterday. When pursuit became too hot he hurled himself under the tracks of a moving tram and killedReuter - 73 words
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195 1949-11-01 1 HONG KONG, Tuesday. 'pHE British cruiser Belfast, one of the ships J shelled m the Yangtse, yesterday raced 200 miles to the relief of 600 passengers on a Chinese landing craft stranded on a coral reef at Pratas Island, southeast of Hong Kong. The BelfastReuter; A.P. - 195 words
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Article171 1949-11-01 1 RANGOON, Tuesday. OURMA will have a smaller rice surplus available **for export m 1950 because rebellion this year has prevented wide cultivation, the Agriculture Minister, Dr. Ba Gyan, said here yesterday. He said that, until the Government makes a preliminary survey of next season'sA.P.; Reuter - 171 words
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Article57 1949-11-01 1 Free Press Staff Reporter ON ARRIVAL at Tengah aerodrome last night, Mr. David Rees- Williams. Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, said he was a little divippointed that War Damage Compensation payments had not yet started. Mr. Rees-Williams will represent the British Government at the South -East Asia57 words
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Article55 1949-11-01 1 MADRAS, Tues. JJEARLT 70 persons were 1" killed and property estimated at Rs. 2,000,000 (U8 $420,000) was destroyed ln a storm on the south-east India coast last Thursday. The winds blew for 30 hours, leaving some 50,000 persons homeless. Local authorities still are reporting theA.P. - 55 words
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Article53 1949-11-01 1 The Military Control Commission announced yesterday that no foreign or Chinese newspapers published m Hong Kong would be allowed to enter Canton rnless they registered with the Communist authorities. Exception to this ruling was si yen to two pro-Communist Chlneae papers— Wen Wet Pao and TaReuter - 53 words
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Article52 1949-11-01 1 A SPECIAL Market Correspond ent gives the prices of rubber (In cents per lb.) at 11 a.m. today as follows: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot: lo©«e 44 U% F.o.b. m bales Not. No. 1 B.S.S. 44* 44% No. 2 K.B.S. 42% 43 No. 1 S.S.S. 4*94 41 Tone of52 words
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Article129 1949-11-01 1 Squatter defies bulldozer Free Press Staff Reporter WHILE squatters m the St. Georges road area began pulling down their houses early this morning- as Government bulldozers stood by -an Indian Muslim shop owner prepared to defy eviction and demolition of his premises. His shop stood equipped and intact, supplying a129 words
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Article99 1949-11-01 1 LONDON. Tues. THE R.A.F.'s identical twins —Sergeants Albert and Frederick Tretheway— leave together today as part of the crew of a Transport Comm d York aircraft which Is accompanying the Lancaster t>ombeTS of 210 Squadron which are on a training flight to Singapore and back So99 words
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Article30 1949-11-01 1 The request of non-Com-munist Chinese Nationalists to seek refuge m the Philippines as ordinary immigrants has been rejected by the Philippine Government it was reliably reported yesterday. ReuterReuter - 30 words
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Article, Illustration253 1949-11-01 2 Trial Holds Up W.R.A.C Recruiting RECRUITING figures foru the Women's Royal^ Army Corps the women's^ rt gfcnent formed on E'^SS ruan 1 last— are caus_T_g>J; disquiet at the War Office. Smce the disclosures atss th trial of Private Margaret)) Williams, found guilty otg murdering her sergeant- ss major husband at253 words
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Article, Illustration534 1949-11-01 2 Iris Ashley - Iris Ashley By s OURELY the design of I fashion was never i so elastic, never so kind c to all shapes and sizes of women as it is today. I There are certain essentials which denote that your outfit is up to <534 words
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Article178 1949-11-01 2 MENU FROM GERMANY JJERE is a tasty menu from Germany. RICE GOI'I.ASH Required: 2oz. beef dripping; 1 rasher bacon; 1 largo onion; one large pinch paprika (ordinary pepper would do), Sib. stewing steak; V 2 lb. rice; 1 pint water; salt to taste; cheese for grating. Method: Cut bacon into178 words
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Article254 1949-11-01 2 HOUSEHOLD HINTS HINTS from domesti-cally-minded r continue to arrive. Here are some more: Towel rails: To prevent bat towels slipping off the rail, detach lt and slip on three or four elastic bands equally spaced along lt. Dusting: A small piece of chamois leather sewn In the centre of a254 words
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485 1949-11-01 2 Kay Murray - A Woman President it could happen Kay Murray n. Fre. Fv«, TM„. Ift^Ol By THL only woman m the U.S. Senate, Mrs. Margaret Chase Smith, thinks that the U.S. ought to elect a woman for President m 1952, and goes so far as to say that the party which nominates485 words
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Advertisement97 1949-11-01 2 R^f Su ii iIE sS Showing a selection of f charming pastel Irish linen \_J^ afrocks-impeccably tailored **f IJ.i'j-i'i.r-ff ■n^MTTI ||n| i£j. "^T^^^^^^^^^^*^ ________^«_______^_.____-__________i______S >^n_________. _PU_K l___^-___bn____t9__H kmkr *Jx. •^^Eai}SPfc^^^^^B^^-------^^y ___L 1 thS y^m^^^^^^^^^^^y^^m^^m^ J m > ______^__F mm t M i_P§W *T^^^^^* FS*%H I n N x#*v J __________E97 words
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Miscellaneous42 1949-11-01 2 Solution To C-o<r sword No. B SO P]|JMJ|IDME{ofUu[MTN] qIBaT 1 T|lDlegTTTS| MiHfl S TTR^LplTigjE i NM! 1 1 iB [i 1 1 mi SIWaTITe" JTMMu iNie 1 H a ___m°h|api&bßEl v _olyy|_Msi3iNlAlT| > Inial |J V rPIL >H N f° p HT j__f£|^Eii£pjrffloCTs42 words
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Miscellaneous209 1949-11-01 2 F P. Crossword No. wAI _stiZZizz_Zi-Z y ran ~ir^— p LlZ!IIZZlJZHIl r ~TZ._Z 25 54 1!^""^! P r# L r 1 ,ti »a.^ Helping (6>, 0 Ruie -j> 'i Pml %a J l^ Figure ,4. 14 Documents (5); 16 Sailor (3»; 17 Deceive 3>. 19 Rim (4); 21 Woo.l by,209 words
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Article460 1949-11-01 3 'Independence and peace aims TEL-AVW, Tuesday JHE creation of an Indian-Israel axis m Asia, aimed not only at the real independence of Asiatic peoples but also at the achievement of peace by the formation of a powerful Asiatic block, is envisaged m Israel's long term460 words
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Article43 1949-11-01 3 Making it difficult -rt are making things 1 r>,'h-'n^r-sthkersin 1 evinces of I ,1 Congress O.un.il announced -art, members may 0 ,n -fr.volo.'s" ttef the i. n r m''-sion nrst. k action •ring ten cases of "-strike ;35k5 -i.-rr pro£ion m the Party.W43 words
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Article210 1949-11-01 3 CONFLICT OVER CHINA JAPAN ,nv.._,-_< LONDON, Tuesday. (<>Ml.l( Is between Britain and the United States i bask policies m Asia, Germany and foreign we rnawini at Western political unity. But ■«yarc still friendly conflicts. Western power diplomats indicate onflicts seem to result from basically s and points of view. DiplomaticA.P. - 210 words
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Article30 1949-11-01 3 SWEDE TO ARBITERATE II India :.Hve jolntBagge, member "of High Court of I Ident of Uon Court, which itier con*wo counhas ac- r. and .:.U-Slon tndary Pakls- Indian. district nam30 words
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Article, Illustration56 1949-11-01 3 n-year-old lord Lilford is here seen with his pet eanai. tn arrival at London's Waterloo Station after a holid-_> In south Africa. On the homeward trip he M i tabic hem a IR law firm telling him that his un de the sixth Baron Linford. 80, had died, and that56 words
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220 1949-11-01 3 NEW YORK, Tuesday. MRS. Eleanor Roosevelt, m her latest instalment iT *of her memoirs "Tfcis I Remember" m >h Call's magazine, said Britain's wartime Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, had been m favour of the Franco government until German and Italian intervention^ She alsoU.P. - 220 words
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Article126 1949-11-01 3 THREAT TO CHANNEL CABLES DRITAIN'S telephone link with the Continent is being threatened by the movement of the beach at St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, where the cables enter the Channel The absence of structures which disappeared irom the beach during the war has allowed the shingle to drift i.nd126 words
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Article52 1949-11-01 3 President Elpidio Qulrino has announced many Chinese Nationalists had applied for admission to the Philippines as political refugees The Filipino President told newspapermen the applications would foe considered with an open mind but that they would be screened rigidly. The Philippines ls on the lookout for ChineseA.P. - 52 words
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Article38 1949-11-01 3 The Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee has sent a telegram to Australian Prime Minister. Mr. Joseph Chifley protesting most energetically" against the imprisonment of Mr. Lawrence L. Sharkey, General Secretary of the Australian Communist Party.- ReuterReuter - 38 words
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Article30 1949-11-01 3 The Liquor Trade Journal says Ireland exported 1,830,000 gallons of whiskey to the United States m the first Aye months of 1949. The whisk«v brought m £3,0")1,500. APAP - 30 words
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Article82 1949-11-01 3 10.00 a.m. News (also at 1.30. 7. 9.30; 12-1 Malay Programme (As S'rjore.; 1-2 English Programme (As Spore); 3 Close; 6.00 Programme Summary; 6.02 Mall Bag; 7.10 Share Market Report; 7.30 Thanks for the Memory; 8.00 Sonata Recital; 8.30 The Talk or the Town; 9.00 Variety Bandbox. 9.4382 words
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Article, Illustration41 1949-11-01 3 Three-months-old Michael Dubish balances himself on his father's hand ia Chicago, U.S.A. The feat evokes little attention from brother Peter aged 2. He is holding a newspaper clipping showing himself doing exactly the same thing when he was t^ee months old.41 words
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122 1949-11-01 3 Indo-German cultural link stressed INDIA hopes the time is not far distant when she and Germany will be able to arrange regular exchanges of university professors and students and to read each other's literature, Mr. Axel Khan, political adviser to the Indian mission m Berlin, said at Tueblngen before aReuter - 122 words
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Article43 1949-11-01 3 'Supreme act of grace Mr. N. O. Mashruwala, close associate of the late Mahatma Gandhi and editor of Harijan, which Mr. Gandhi once edited, has now appealed through Hari Jan for clemency for Nathuram Vinayak Godse, under sentence of death for Gandhi's assassination.43 words
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Article, Illustration325 1949-11-01 3 r rHE contract was an optimis--1 tic one though it is difficult to find any grave fault with the bidding. Having passed originally. North could hardly do less than give a jump raise; having overcalled on a three trick hand. South had to try for gsme even though325 words
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Article112 1949-11-01 3 TOKIO. Tuesday pREEDOM of religion granted the Japanese since the occupation has resulted m hundreds of odd cults and sects vying for popularity with the old-time religions. t Eefore the war, only 43 religious bodies or denominations were recognised throughout Japan. Today there arp 340A.P. - 112 words
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236 1949-11-01 3 NEW DRAIN TRACED U.K. losses on jewel deals I ONDON, Tuesday If ORE than £500,000 worth of dollars has been lost iTX by the British Treasury because some London merchants have exported diamonds and pearls to New York by way of the British post office m Tangier. While the Bank236 words
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Article68 1949-11-01 3 CEAWEED may one day be a valuable source of human food, said Professor Lily Newton, president ©f the botany section at the British association conference at Newcastle. The Japanese, she said, seemed to obtain more nour sh*ne.it from a seaweed diet than Westerners could absorb. They were68 words
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117 1949-11-01 3 "pHE Israeli Government's move for revision of the marriage law to ban polygamy affects two groups of Jews which sO; permit polygamous marriage. These are the Yemenite tor Asia) Jews and Sephardi (or Mediterranean) Jews. But the practice has diminished m recent generations untilA.P. - 117 words
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Article85 1949-11-01 3 •THE Indian elephant. "Muss Indira," which arrived m Japan recently as a gift to Japanese children from Pandit Nehru, was the star of municipal employees field meet m Tokio. The elephant #»as engaged m a tug-el-war with 50 r^en and women. The men's team wste Increased toU.P. - 85 words
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Advertisement159 1949-11-01 3 i »___-_-»<_■_»—■________-. 1 Yaf tne *t name on record TIME ALONE WILL TELL THE CUCKOO WALTZ Josephine Bradley St Her Orchestra FB ***** WHEN SHADOWS FALL— Rumba DEVOTION Calypso Lionel Belasco St, His Orcheatra FB ***** THE BLUE LAGOON LET ME WHISPER I LOVE YOU Felix Mendelssohn <St His Hawaiian159 words
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Miscellaneous122 1949-11-01 3 y OUR LUCKY STAR majur develop them. Cultivate your concentration on one thing ueatfa nf* at a time. Finish one job be happies if' M fOln to the u «rk unr,. ,«J nex oneIt Is likely that you are interested in the occult V^u are and the supernatural and may122 words
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Miscellaneous159 1949-11-01 3 gdfgdg SINGAPORE (BLe-j. NETWORK) 4#4 and 41.7 metres. urgency uews fromK.L. at 10 a.m. roOA% 10 a.m. News from Kuala Lumpur; 10.55 For the Schools:— Literature 2, Adventures In Music. Current Affairs or Civics; 13 Programmes m Malay; 1 pjn. Light music played by rhe RAdlo Orchestra; 1.30 Time Signal159 words
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Miscellaneous259 1949-11-01 3 ...._-_a.ry; 450 *OW-ftO-.Wtsa_tH Survey' Political Leadership ar.d Devolution' (BBC); 5.00 Strictly Instrumental'; 5.15 'Science Review' (BBC): 5.30 'Grand Hotel' (1). 6.00 Indonesian Malay: News 4c Programmes (BBC). 8.30 News ln Cantonese (BBC). 6.45 English: Light Music 7.15 News tn French (BBC). 7 30 English: News Sc Commentary; 'Not Only For259 words
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Miscellaneous66 1949-11-01 3 Dane.< BancLv H_t_; L^wus and his Orchestra; 9. Talk— Australia Day by Day (repent); 9.10 Everyman's Music; 9.30 Dance Music. 9.45 Song Folio Soprano. Evelyn Lynch; 10. News Bulletin; 10.10 Two Piano Rhythm; 10 15 Talk "Australia Day by Day"; 10 30 Music to Charm; 10.45 Talk: "Canberra Report" (repeat.;66 words
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Miscellaneous107 1949-11-01 3 hgfg PAVILION: cardinal Richelieu. REX: Illegal Entry ODEON: Take Me Out to the Bal* Game. COLISEUM: Pitfall. CATHAY: Thyag. i Tamil. MADRAS: Superman. HINDUSTAN Mohlni (Tamil) CENTRAL: Slvakavl. EMPIRE: Meera Tamil). PENANG REX: The Corpse Came C.O.D. ODEON: American Empire. CATHAY: The Window. LIDO: Duel ln the Sun. WINDSOR: Jaga'hala107 words
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584 1949-11-01 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 1949. WHERE'S THE OLD SPIRIT? INDUSTRIALISATION ls knocking at Singapore's door— and if Singapore wants to go on being the greatest city mi n South-east Asia she will have to open to the visitor pretty quickly. The last rays of warmth still linger584 words
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Article, Illustration980 1949-11-01 4 Don Iddon's Diary NEW YORK: FROM where I sit Britain's Conservatives look like America's Republicans. They sound like "me too" men blurred carbon copies of the original. Mr. Eden begins to resemble Mr. Dewey neat, precise, and proper, but most unexciting—and the party trudges wearily, like the tired Republican Elephant.980 words
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Article395 1949-11-01 4 Letter To The Editor HAVE read with in- terest your reporter's article under the heading "S.M.C. may have legal branch". I do not know who informed the particular Committee that the advantage of the Commissioners having their own legal staff would be a saving of time395 words
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Article, Illustration53 1949-11-01 4 Mr. Henry Ford, 31 -year-old- chief of the Ford motor 'empire' on his arrival at Southampton with his wife to meet Mr. Harry Ferguson, head of the British tractor firm, who has Drought an action for £62 millions for alleged infringement of patents by the Ford company. An attempt at53 words
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Article, Illustration37 1949-11-01 4 Shirty Temple and husband John Aaar nlmnZn •»>. their 20-month« old dantihtei ii»,ia l h ?I aying A with fri S'ptrv.her a mctnOLm hSfZm til Was taken f' w 7M he announcement that i r :s seeking divorce.37 words
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Article456 1949-11-01 4 Two Millionaires Fall Out QLD Henry Ford sat down at a metal-topped table, set m the open air on a farm near Detroit m 1938, to talk to an risterman named Harry Ferguson. The world was rumbling towards war, and Ford, at 74, was a sad and disillusioned man. But456 words
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Article538 1949-11-01 4 TTINSON^ gives the background story of the E clash between Mr. Henry Ford 11, I tf** °f the famous ca firm, and I Mr. Harry Ferguson, the 'tractor j j king', which may lead to a selling I war unless present negotiations are I successful. A FTER Ford's538 words
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Article391 1949-11-01 4 Join the Army and Play Cards PVERY time the Army calls up a new draft of conscripts it finds at least a hundred men who can read and write no better than a child of Aye. They can neither flll ln the simplest form nor follow the easiest written instructions.391 words
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Advertisement23 1949-11-01 4 gmvmim m m m n I BEST SHEFFIELD f I CUTLERY I flLS.de SILVAf Jewellers m f 106 Orchard Rd. T«1: 2466 F23 words
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Advertisement82 1949-11-01 4 y?e/v Gooseberry tartlets Raspberry tart Black currant tart Lts 25 cfy t Fruit Chat I 20 cts. t i They are made <n i own kitchens daily and 'Jf± you will f.nd them on sale at the cake countei E33 COLD STORAGE ORCHARD ROAD BRANCH Singapore Cold Storage Co, I-82 words
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Article228 1949-11-01 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE South East Asia Liaison Officers will hold the 1 j as t of their regular meetings next week m Phoenix Park. Singapore, headquarters of the Com-missioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. An official statement this morning says that this means the228 words
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Article288 1949-11-01 5 15,000 tons to be sold Free Press Staff Reporter J)EALERS m Hong Kong and the Dutch Rhio Islands are making a bid for the 15,000 tons Egyptian rice which the Malayan Governments have offered for sale to Ceylon. ,-v, V l^ are prepared to288 words
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Article, Illustration54 1949-11-01 5 A TEST shoot was held by several founder members of #v i c ■ewly-formed Johore Bahru Rifle Association at ineir range at Johore Bahru on Saturday. In top picture I**e1 ee n* veteran Bisler competitor. Dato Haji Yahya (fourth from left). The secretary, V. G. Donough, is seen m lower54 words
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Article98 1949-11-01 5 y P. Malay Correspondent MALAY teachers have been advised by their co-operative society that It would be m their interests to use loans to buy lands instead of motor cars. Inche Gu Jaffar Mohamed. chairman of the Mala> Teachers' Co operative Society, told the half yearly98 words
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Article184 1949-11-01 5 Free Press Staff Reporter REPRESENTATIVES of most of the trade unions m 1V Singapore have decided to draft proposals to establish a trade union congress which would act as a unifying body for all trade unions m the Colony, said Mr. P. Williams. General Secretary184 words
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Article75 1949-11-01 5 "THE Singapore Catholic Young Men's Association will hold a "members day" at its headquarters m Bras Basah Road on Nov. 12. Beginning at 7 p.m. there will be competitions m badminton, table-tennis and chess. Prizes have been given by the President of CYMA, Dr. D.75 words
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Article, Illustration33 1949-11-01 5 FIFTEFN of the Southern Cabaret's dance hostesses cut ribhons attached to baskets of flowers to mark tke <>n«ntnj of rhe cabaret's dance door on Saturtfiy nf*h+. P? -U v t>; Y. C. t.e*.33 words
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Article27 1949-11-01 5 THE Philippines delegation to the ECAFE conference vere hosts at the Cathay Restaurant last night to leading members of the local American and Filipino communities.27 words
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Article279 1949-11-01 5 Free Press Staff Reporter U'HEN Capt. D. D. Richards, master of the Singa?f pore ship, Anhui. fell ill m Singapore early last month, it was not a happy augury for Capt. John McKinley m Hong Kong. Flown out here to take command of the Anhui on279 words
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Article98 1949-11-01 5 Free Press Staff Reporter INDIAN and Pakistan delegates to the Fifth Session of the ECAFE, which concluded its meetings m Singapore last Saturday, have been held up m the Colony because of engine trouble to the 8.0.A.C. plane by which they were to have left yesterday.98 words
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Article45 1949-11-01 5 A modern Joget band will be present during the 27th anniversary celebrations of the Beng Choon Kok Associate m, Singapore, on Nov. 5 and 6. The celebrations will be held at Mr. Wee Thiam Slew's bungalow at Fast Coast Road.45 words
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Article25 1949-11-01 5 Mr. I. G. Salmond has been appointed to be a member of the Board of Management of the War Risks (Goods) Insurance Fund.25 words
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412 1949-11-01 5 PROGRESSIVES ATTACK ON LABOUR PARTY Free Press Staff Reporter IN its campaign to secure six Municipal seats to be 1 contested next month, the Progressive Party yesterday issued a statement criticising its election, rival, the Labour Party. The Municipal election may develop into a ttraight fight between the Progressives and412 words
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Article19 1949-11-01 5 Mr. 'an Peng Uat has be»>n appointed Assistant Commercial Intelligence Officer m the Department of Statistics, Singapore.19 words
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Article, Illustration48 1949-11-01 5 Pillv C H Qu«*k and Miss Annie Goh who were rr.prl at the Singapore Regi; Iry. Mr. Quek is the only It the late >Ir. Quek Cheng and Madam Tan Cheok, f n Mi« Gob is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. v! mm Goh Kok Siong.48 words
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Miscellaneous36 1949-11-01 5 Surface malls are due to arrive today from Sibu, China, Hong Kong and Java. Closing times for posting surface malls at the G.P.O. today are: Hang Kong. Japan. Pontia- naJt. and Medan, Noon; Slam, <5 pjn.36 words
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Article237 1949-11-01 6 S'PORE FIGHTERS FOR HONG KONG Formations on training flight A FORMATION of Tempests of No. 33 Squadron, will take off from Changi on a training flight to Kai Tak, Hong Kong, tomorrow. A further formation of the same squadron will leave on Thursday. The route flown will be by way237 words
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Article204 1949-11-01 6 THE Singapv i Municipal Commissioners, at a meeting yesterday, approved the expenditure of $4,711,629 for staff housing, electricity extensions and sewerage. The sewerage programme for next year will cost $1,417,600, electricity extensions $727,970 and supply of materials to the Water De- partment will cost $294,059. Staff204 words
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Article53 1949-11-01 6 MUAR. Mon.— The Regent of Johore will visit Muar tomorrow when he will present medals to recipients of the Sultan of Johore's Birthday Honours last September ln a ceremony at the Government English School. He will be accompanied by the acting Mentri Besar and the53 words
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Article34 1949-11-01 6 THJB New York Btock Exchange closed fracttonji to U.S 11 low«r yesterday although some steels ended slightly higher on rumours that a setUemem of the steel strike might come soon. A P34 words
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Article121 1949-11-01 6 I/OH Eng Soon wu sen- tenced by the Fifth Police Magistrate yesterday to two months Imprisonment on being found guilty of Intending to outrage the modesty of Pek Choon Eng. a Chinese girl, on June 12 at Jurong Road. The prosecution said that Koh went to121 words
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191 1949-11-01 6 S.M. C. drops insurance for trishas rE question of whether Singapore trisha riders should be required to insure against third party risks was dropped at yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. The Commissioners decided that there was nothing to Justify bringing the matter up at the present time. The officer-ln-charge191 words
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Article110 1949-11-01 6 Fre SUIT Reporter "'TTHE sooner you get away X from Singapore the better it will will be for Singapore and for you." said the Singapore First District Judge Mr. H. R Klngdon. to a young Indian. P. Klttapa. who appeared yesterday on a charge of theft110 words
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Article, Illustration46 1949-11-01 6 -Picture by A COCKTAIL party was held last Saturday to celebrate the opening of the Singapore office of the Selangor Health and Strength Association m Robinson Road. This photograph shows the nresident. Mr. Wong Hoi Onn, seated m the cm tre.- Y. C. LeeY. C. Lee - 46 words
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482 1949-11-01 6 London Stock Exchange All sections are quiet LONDON, Tuesday. ALL sections of the London Stock Exchange yesterday were quiet and under the influence ol the approach of the end of account, the last day for the current period of trading being today. Government stocks were mainly steady m small trading.482 words
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Article469 1949-11-01 6 C.A.RECOVER AFTER EARLY REVERSE The Fre* Prem Tuesday. JVo Wm l'"^ CA 3; Pulau Brani United fiHINESE Athletic, winners of this sea L B 1 V Senior League, gave their supporter U l when they conceded a goal three minute! V sh^ kick-off, but recovered to put Pulau i«r rom469 words
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Article98 1949-11-01 6 Free Press SUIT Reporii-r JOHORE BAHRU. Mon A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of Ceylonese In South Johore at the Johore Civil Service Association yesterday formally adopted a resolution to form a Ceylonese Association of South Johore and elected Dr. N. Mootatamby who presided at the meeting aa first President.98 words
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Article, Illustration39 1949-11-01 6 i 4 NUMBEF i (nard Zeema I Columbia p..--j national haa i M. ;{y l jdlti exhibit of tl _llrr> Sir. a t xork. He i towar Is tl jand then Mr MB R ZEEMJUI39 words
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Article17 1949-11-01 6 POPPY DAY APPEAL The Sing..-.).;. eh.i. App- F Igener the man too sion as son happens*' Interest*17 words
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Article19 1949-11-01 6 RUBBER THEFT AT RENGAM Yusof bin Adr Jala bin A rubber the X tentei rle-r with volunt the claio19 words
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Advertisement129 1949-11-01 6 MOM '^'IW fiff Still backing them In by the THOUSANDS 10.30 1.15 4 6 45, 9.30 p.m. «P_PB| 'Ci ll___o*~ Jw3__fet*^ I JgfUjff^\\\Mm** Joan°^Arc| mn INGRID BERGMAN A VICTOR FIEMWG PRODUCTION coiO« Bt iecmnicolo* c*jr of t*oui*hoi TODAY 11 a.m:, 1.45. 4.15, 1.45 9.30 p.m. \.n*-v\airs m*. V _B__r _________>129 words
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Advertisement36 1949-11-01 6 GUARANTEED RECEPTIOH WITH THE EDDYSTOHE EUctric&i, K«Mi S tmmmm ftiffarru. y$ PHOME 4073 model 55. 10 VALV£ L f^om\xmmmmm^Sm^WeWt Sp________________^^^^________i_____!'^^____ll^^^kz ,^-I hR*O~" jSm. W^^Smm^—^mwas PRs""" ■*> G"~ T- WW mrnii^^'-f il Light \*e#* I Afternoon i«lll Drinks36 words
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Miscellaneous235 1949-11-01 6 m3ndrdk6 Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya «pnr« ♦l^il I *!3H i HKK2S_L l BB *__M |NOUS6GCTTm'je |I\IAFRAiOTOTOOCHTHEM.THfcY _V» Twpv'ftri >^^'' r^^^i£iCP p f-- Jg TB'G BOY/ WE'RE ARE SO T^Y- 1 MIGHT SMASH ALLIN^FPYfL nV2iftS%«T ■■PT^^^^iiH if' NISM>N THEM ALL/ SO WEAR -YET SO W ALL »N235 words
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Article272 1949-11-01 7 From VERNON MORGAN *T*HE English Football Association are leaving no x stone unturned to see that the team which represents them m the World Cup finals at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has every chance of success, even down to the last football stud. The grounds272 words
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Article99 1949-11-01 7 MR. J. Chinna Durai. Foreign Secretary of the Indian Lawn Tennis Association, told Reuter yesterday that he understood that Miss Gertrude Moran, popularly known during th? Wunbledon championships as "Gorgeous Gusfie." was to be officially nominated by tho United States Lawn Tennis Association for the99 words
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Article241 1949-11-01 7 THE following ties m the Singapore open badminton championships will be played at the Clerical Union Hall this weekend SATURDAY At 2.15 p.m. Inter-school (semi finals*: St. Andrew's v. St. Joseph's. Tournament committee j Umpire: Willie Tan. Oili ia" j referee: M. A. Lan^e. At 7.30 p.m. Men's241 words
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Article156 1949-11-01 7 SCRINE of Swansea Town, who played for Royal Navy m Singapore m 1947, has been dropped with two others from Wales' soccer team to meet Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Nov. 16. Sidlow of Liverpool is replaced m goal by Keith Jones, R. Clarke will be156 words
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364 1949-11-01 7 30 TEAMS JOIN S.H.A. TOURNEY SRC and CSC weakened J»HIRTY teams have sent m their entries for the Singapore Hockey Association's knockout tournament, which is scheduled to start m the middle of this month. Competition, of course, will be very keen, but a minor club is expected to emerge winners.364 words
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Article, Illustration35 1949-11-01 7 picture. Gordon Taylor, the Singapore Civilians' scrum -half, picks up the ball preparatory to sending his threes away m the rugby trial held on the Police Training School ground m Thomson Road yesterday. Free PressFree Press - 35 words
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Article207 1949-11-01 7 More new horses are classified ANOTHER 13 new horses have been classified by the Straits Racing Association. They include Big Surprise, which has beaten Sterope. twice winner of the Cambridgeshire. Big Surprise has been placed m Class I. Latest classification list Issued by the S.R.A. is: TRANSFERS: From Class 2207 words
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Article111 1949-11-01 7 AN attractive boxing card at the Granby Hall. Leicester, last night saw Jack Gardner, the British heavyweight hope. Roy "outers, the Canadian cowboy boxer, and Billy Coloulias of New Zealand among the winners. Gardner outpointed Stefan Olek of France m an eightround heavyweight contest, but many of the111 words
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Article197 1949-11-01 7 FRANK Worrell, the West Indies Test player, was the most successful Commonwealth bowler m the cricket match against North Zone at Patlala yesterday. He took three wickets for 11 runs m 14.3 overs, five of which were maidens. Ray Smith, the Essex allrounder, and Jack Pettiford,Reuter - 197 words
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Article59 1949-11-01 7 THE match between the Aus- tralian cricket tourists and Natal ended m Durban yesterday m a draw. The tourists yesterday declared their second innings closed at 280 for two. They had scored 275 m their first innings, Natal replying with 144. Natal were 218 for five59 words
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Article36 1949-11-01 7 '"THE upcountry players of the All-Malayan Indian football team left Singapore by train "n Sunday n eht. The cap'ain of the team. K. Murugesan, was Handed by a patron of the Indian Recreation Club.36 words
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Article82 1949-11-01 7 JOHNNY LEACH (Britain), the "world champion, last night won the final of the singles event m a four-nation table 'ennls tournament m Stockholm. Leach beat Michel Haguenauer France) 21-11. 21-13, 14-21. 21-13. The doubles title went to C.Y. Busman and E. D. Pinner] (United States), who82 words
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Article403 1949-11-01 7 Five Prea Staff Reporter iyiTH only 26 men on tlie field, the Singapore civilians' rugger trial was played off on the Thomson Road ground yesterday after tt had to be postponed last Thursday owing to wet weat her. This trial served as a basis for the403 words
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Article, Illustration7 1949-11-01 7 GRAHAM - - GRAHAM »y m <»m«|» th« Kneiman."7 words
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Article75 1949-11-01 7 ITALY'S amateur flyweight 1 boxer, Rinc Bettolo, 20, of Saronno died on Sunday m a hospital at Milan after having been knocked out ln a boxing match on Saturday night. Bettolo was brought to hospital after the match and died without regaining consciousness early on SundayA.P. - 75 words
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Article522 1949-11-01 7 CRUSADER - Indians reshuffle forward line CRUSADER By A FTER narrowly averting defeat at the hands of Sino-Malays and barely scraping through against All-Malayan Indians, the Indian soccer tourists play their hardest game to date against Combined Services at Jalan Besar Stadium this evening. They have reshuffled their forward line for today's522 words
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Article26 1949-11-01 7 ENTRIES are now Invited for the inter-club tournament, the la*t event ln the Singapore Badminton Association's championship calendar. The closing data ls Nov. 12.26 words
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296 1949-11-01 7 Malaya will send 8 men to Empire Games VI AI.AVA has sent m eight nominations to the British Empire Games, which will be held m Auckland, New Zealand, from Feb. 4 to 11 next year. The names of the athletes have yet to be submitted, but the eight men will296 words
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Article51 1949-11-01 7 ROVERS Sports Club t. am against Singapore Recreation Club In the second round of the S.A.F.A. Cup competition tomorrow will be chosen from: En_c Hoe. Thiviaraja. Sabapathy, Yew Heng. John Hon, Morton. Leng Hoo, Vellupillay, Gopal an. Anandarajah. Peng Chuan. Lian Sin, Khamid, Boon Leong and Teow51 words
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Article18 1949-11-01 7 ST. BART'S Hospital beat R druth 3—o ln a Rugby Union fixture yesterday— Reuter, A P.18 words
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Advertisement121 1949-11-01 7 HO* SHOWING ft* 1.45, 5 and 8.30 p.m. i\.)._n.b.a's NEXtThANGE! Xnother hit to „nimenmorate [Jolted Artist's ",oth Anniversary 1 ***> kAUJ^ j^* i TECHLAB LTD. PRESTCOLD REFRIGERATORS INSPECT OUW DISPLAY AT MALAYAN MOTORS SHOWPOOM ORCHARD RD H P TERMS mRRANCED PHONE 7295 WRITE OR CALL FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE f OCXS121 words
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Advertisement122 1949-11-01 7 I Cz_SJ tm <t m ll 1/e^ J J i^^l m (n*"u*dnA m LIFEGUARD MILK CO. LTD. £2* 35 36 Medeiros Building SINGAPORE *T t\ Phone: ***** mi-am > i JW^v.^^^vAv^V-vs^v_^V-^v_•.^vv-■.•.v.v.v.v.'. Holland Shipping Agency ANNOUNCE THAT AS FROM lsf NOVEMBER. 1949. THEIR NAME HAS BEEN CHANCED TO HOLLAND-INDONESIA SHIPPING AGENCY122 words
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Article195 1949-11-01 8 SingaporeSumatra barter BATAVIA, Tues THE United Nations Commis- sion for Indonesia has issued the text of an agreement between the Dutch authorities and the Indonesian Republic concerning barter trade between Bumatra and •Singapore. Under the agreement 70 per cent, of the Straits dollar value of Sumatra goods exported to SUpgaporeReuter - 195 words
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Article56 1949-11-01 8 HUNGARY yesterday placed the blame lor last Thursday night's Hungarian-Yugo-slav frontier incident squarely on Yugoslavia, alleging ing that between 30 and 40 Yugoslav soldiers crossed the frontier and cut Hungarian barbed wire entanglements. Hungarian frontier forces opened fire, the Government statement added, and after much firing forced theReuter - 56 words
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Article63 1949-11-01 8 CANBERRA, Tues THE Australian Federal Parliament has been dissolved under a proclamation gazetted here. December 10 Is fixed as general election day. Prune Minister Joseph Chlfley. the Opposition and Liberal Party leader, Mr. R. a. Menzies, and Country Party leader Mr. A. W. Fadden areReuter-AAP - 63 words
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Article, Illustration215 1949-11-01 8 Warlords may join Reds HONG KONG, Tuesday. JTIE refugee Nationalist Government, now compressed by the Red armies into the provinces of Szechuan, Kwangsi, Kweichow, Yunnan and thinly-populated Sikang, fears that some warlords m those provinces might desert to the Reds. Szechuan, site of the refugee capitalA.P.; U.P. - 215 words
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Article117 1949-11-01 8 MELBOURNE. Tues. DETECTIVES said yesterday they were investigating a murder theory m the mystery of attractive 20-year-old blonde Gwenda MacCullum. who disappeared from the 28.000-ton Orient liner Oread^ between Sydney and Melbourne. Alternative theories ul suicide and accident had not been ruled out, the DoliceReuter-AAP - 117 words
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Article21 1949-11-01 8 Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek celebrated his 63rd birthday ln Talpeh, Formosa, yesterday with a few of his closest friends. ReuterReuter - 21 words
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Article107 1949-11-01 8 S ERETSE KHAMA chief of the Bamangwato tribe and his white wife, former London typist Ruth Williams have been declared prohibited Immigrants by the South African Government, it was officially announced m Pretoria last night. The Southern Rhodesian Government is likely to issue a similar ban.Reuter - 107 words
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207 1949-11-01 8 YOKOHAMA, Tuesday. QBVEN Chinese and six Japanese were charged yesterday m Japan's biggest post-war smuggling case, involving r.5.5200,000 worth of American penicillin and other goods. Capt. Harry Oppenheim American prosecutor brought over from Germany, said, "If everything comes out, this case may blowReuter - 207 words
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Article186 1949-11-01 8 Kussia hit for Greek proposals NEW YORK, Tuesday. [i|R. Hector McNeil, British Minister of State, iTI yesterday accused the Soviet Vnion of making Greece a "tool of Soviet foreign policy with a cynical and an immoral disregard of the sufferings and aspirations of the Greek people." Mr. McNeil spoke mReuter; U.P.; A.P. - 186 words
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Article32 1949-11-01 8 Three cholera experts two French and one Indian deputed by the World Health Organisation have arrived m Bombay from Paris by air on a two-week study tour ot India.- ReuterReuter - 32 words
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Article18 1949-11-01 8 Indonesian delegates at the Hague yesterday decided to relinquish their demand for immediate sovereignty over Dutch Guinea.- A.P.A.P. - 18 words
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Article17 1949-11-01 8 Receipts to the Mahatma Oandhl Memorial Fund until the end of September amounted to 104,569.395 rupees.- A.P.A.P. - 17 words
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Article222 1949-11-01 8 PASS CENTURIES - PASS CENTURIES TO BY CLEVELAND (Ohio). Tuesday. 'PHE U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, 1 said yesterday that President Truman's programme of aid for under-developed countries oilers those countries a sound alternative to the "spurious promises" of Communism. Addressing a meeting of the CongressA.P. - 222 words
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Article51 1949-11-01 8 BANGALORE, Tues. ADULT education m rural parts of Asia will be the subject of a six-week study session by the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation opening m Lahore tomorrow. The Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, is expected to attend the session m mid- December.Reuter - 51 words
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Article38 1949-11-01 8 Sir Bertram Stevens, Australia's former representative on the Eastern Group Supply Council at Delhi, ls due ln Singapore today. Sir Bertram left Sydney by air yesterday for a month's visit to the Colony and India.38 words
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Advertisement388 1949-11-01 8 i Ju« Hcpn ven.ariv* on thm Iff loo« Singapore Cold fctorag*. SOrcharc ftoad wilt -eceive i.»vc. ti..(n.-tifi between 9am me I > m daily CLASSIFIED ADS. BIRTH CARMICHAEL: To Elizabeth, wife of D. S. Carmichael, on the 23th October, 1949, at the Suninghnm Nursing Home, a son. ENGAGEMENT THE ENGAGEMENT388 words
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Advertisement267 1949-11-01 8 I BRVLCREEK your hah for perfect control pirst impressions count and smartness plays Ik. part m the sort of impression you make To smart, well-groomed ha.r i* essential why so many more men use Brylcreem desk or on the field of sport. Brylcreem S the hair under perfect control ail267 words
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Miscellaneous47 1949-11-01 8 THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris a^*c^c29*^^^^^M»^^^^^^ thaw you obv a a 1^ ~~i»^^—^i K» YOU. $A,NT^Tw,j g«OuLO AOnWwwKtLjQ I "f\^T^— i r^^ln WtTMOUT /OIVI YOU A I *TuBv i Aj i/iu«n ujucu X/^—^\*ns^/v)MW> £tLS/^ .^^tk A ttO<^C V ns-*\r\ a.rs« V U«UUn#[; WHEN >^/^TILJH Vf^T W^^^^^x .^^^^^^^Kl^^^47 words
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Miscellaneous12 1949-11-01 8 HIGH TIDES Today: 832 am; 1.1. pjn Tomorrow: 9.05 ajn; 9.08 pjn.12 words
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