The Singapore Free Press, 17 March 1950

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA ■it n SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1950. PRICE TEN CENTS
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    'MANY SCHEMES FOR SQUATTERS'
    277 1 Griffiths on 'big task LONDON, Friday. THE new Colonial Secretary, Mr. James (iriffiths, told Parliament yesterday that "a great variety of schemes is now m progress,! and more are planned/ for the settlement of the 400,000 Chinese squatters m Malaya. Mr. Griffiths said these schemes ranged
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    C'wealth unity on defence
    131 1 C'wealth unity on def ence LONDON, Friday. IN I debate m the House of Commons last night, the Defence Minister. Mr. Kmanuel Shinwell, said the (iovernment's goal was a close working partnership on defence matters with other Commonwealth i ountries. M: Shinweli said progress had been mad ion. They would
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    That Comet again: Rome-&-back flash
    159 1 LONDON, Friday. DRITAIN'S Dt- Havilland Comet, the worlds first "all-jet airliner, made a double record flight to and from Rome between breakfast and teatime yesterday. With the famous war-time night-fighter pilot. Group Captain John Cunnigham, at the controls, the Comet touched down at Hatfleid Airport.
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    BANDITS FIRE ON GURKHAS
    51 1 Free Hres s Staff Reporter PLATOON Of the 16 Gurha.s RinVi* located a temporary shelter m the Kulim area of Kedah yesterday morning and was fired upon by 20 bandits. Th<> bandits retreated when the platoon returned the fire. There were no casualties '-n either sid*
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    LESS STUDENTS
    24 1 Total student enrolment at private universities and colleges m Canton for the spring term has dropped to one-tenth of the fall term.
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    JAP WHALERS
    21 1 Japan's whalin? fleet. carryIng a catch of 35.000 tons ol whale meat, is due back from the Antarctic. Reuter
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    36 1 pu lure An air flew °f tl |c rraslifd ludi»r airliner after th<* WQTti rlyiu" disaster m faist:ry Eighty people Here killord. when Ut<» Tudor wa< wrerk»'d at I l.indow \ir p<ut. near Cardiff. A. P.
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    Sir E. Gait dead
    22 1 Sir £<h ml Oai». 36. who held many mr at post; 1 ia India, lua died m Lcndon
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    CROWN FILM UNIT WILL CARRY ON
    24 1 i Kt porter ■IK. Fl FORD, Unit w as I in an n I .bed to a A
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    Terrorists hit gold mine
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    U.S. savings drive
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    NEHRU FOR MEXICO
    11 1 Pandit Nehru may visit In September A. P.
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    NOT YET ALLOWED TO BE JURORS
    41 1 The League of Women i In Melbourne hai ri»>manded that women receive the siine pay as men ttion enabling women to >erve on juries will be put before the Canberra Legislatlve Assembly this year.- A.P.
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    Jap goods restricted
    72 1 OTTAWA. Fri. CIANAOA li applying rarely ui^d dumping laws to prevent cheap Japanese goods hooding the Canadian market at "ridiculously low prices." i he Government announced The law* rjv-^been applied against Japanese knitted glo\es nifn.s .shirts, children's ai" ,*nd cigarette lighters. Canadian sMi t manuffi I n
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    HOLLAND URGED TO 'RECOGNIZE'
    35 1 The Netherlands Ambassador to China. «aron F. C. Van Aerssen m Amsterdam yesterday urged the governments of the Western democracies. Including his own country, to recognise the Chinese Communist regime A.P.
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    SINKING
    24 1 ThH Norwegian motor yes- < t >l Taiwan 5.500 ton*) wa» Abandoned m a sinking con-, dltion 250 miles off Port; Sudan. A. P.
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    Recognition
    21 1 Cuba i's recosnis-? rhe| goTprn- its oC th bc«e stat^j F idl Ind i a: Vietnam Cambodia and Laos. U.P.
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    INDIA, PAKISTAN 'PROTECTION'
    30 1 The Governments of Pakistan and India Will soon issue a joint statement guaranteeing protection and security to minorities m their retire countries, usually reliable sources said. Reuter
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    40 DROWNED
    25 1 Forty of 150 passengers were feared drowned yesterday when the steamer Bolivan developed a list and sank m the Guayas River. Ecuador. A.P.
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    U.S.I. RISING TO SECOND TIN PLACE
    86 1 LONDON. Fliday. gRITiSH Industrial quar yesterday expected tii.i Indonesia will replace Bolivia by the end of the year as the worlds second largest producer ot tin if th present trend continues. The production aspects will be dlfffiltSfd In Paris ne:: week al the fifth
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    H.K. SHORT OF WATER
    43 1 J-|ONG KONG may face a serious water shortage unless there are heavy rains In the next 60 days The Colony water supplies I are now restricted to 12 hours daily and may be further restricted to 10 hours.- Reuter
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    PROF. COMRADE
    21 1 Russian profesaon and «*x- perts are teaching m the Chinese Communists new Peking University, according 1 {■> Peking Radio Reuter
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    Escape with treasure
    77 1 \fIR I.AIK All. escaped <• x-Premier of Hyderabad, has LTI reached Karaihi with h is family takin* with him his entire treasure chest or diamonds, jewels and family heirlooms worth millions. Laik Ali had been held v nder house *rr»*,t m Hyderabad by the Indian authorities since
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    BAO DAI WINS OVER A CHIEF
    105 1 SAIGON, Friday. jUXaUYEN <iIA( NGO, nationalist commander of A^ 3,000 troops who have been fighting the French m Indo-China. yesterday placed his forces at the disposal of ex-Kmperor Bao Dai. The Vietnam leader askPd Nguyen to remain m the same area to maintain order
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    German films
    13 1 German post-war soon be exported to B^lLuxembourg. Finland and Yugoslav A.P.
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    Seretse: trade ban on U.K. plan
    110 1 Seretse: trade ban on U.K. plan LONDON Fri. COLOURED colons leaders threatened trade blockade of Bri; yesterday for banishing Seretse Khama and I 'White Queen" Bechuanaland The Sereise Kn<nu i jiiig Commit'ee. macinfluential NVgro and I laid 10 have drawn up p designed to cul B ant iraor 'Comm' h.
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    BARBER DIES AT PARTY
    35 1 Fr*v Pr«*»* >t«ift Kfp*»:;»T I^F\ mm jabbed barber. T<>» Or collapse arifj d:"d tl a m a houae In Teluk 5 n A P!>i;r<» .spok^smbii .n^ said Teo of a squat
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    ENVOY EXPELLED
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    U.S. WOMAN'S DIARY
    263 2  - U.S. WOMAN'S DIARY KAY MURRAY By 1 \.iy put a huusi tchen.but make ling of the Q fi Clinic." hr.s tt iking new tests tor housep. a i they tone Hej- required to I dietician, interior der. purchasing a^nt. psych and public relu r her husband. The clinic testa the
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    62 2 Ftrtt desicjned these two colourful ibies. At left is a sulphur-coloured halter- jrn uith striped linen knee-pants butthe side, and knotted below the knee A le cap and a b/a~V stole striped at the ends th a multi-coloured fringe complete the outfit. At linen icith a mul'i-coloured striped edge h»>m
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    Polish Up Your Leg Appeal
    554 2  - Polish Up Your Leg Appeal IRIS ASHLEY BY T\o you, oy any chance, take a good deal of trouble with your face and hair, also manicure your nails religiously. and then go around quite happily with legs which— let's be brutal are all too reminiscent of a gooseberry? Of course,
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    'MERMAID' MANNEQUIN
    148 2 Amernuud, and mannequins wearing the IWun-AUiltj including one sprayed with Xl-carat are a m w l the attractions at the Australian > I Guiius fair being heid m Meiouurne, Victoria. The mermaid wean the worn by Glynll Johns In the film Mir.. It was flown out from Bnlain
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    Hans Is A Poor Lover
    467 2  -  JUDY BARDEN BERLIN: THE Norwegians, it appears, have snatched the palm as great lovers from the French— too tired and poor for such luxuries today, it is said. Curiously, however, the Germans envy them this reputation. And perhaps poor Hans has a chance with the
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    Bird Calls
    42 2 An Aii> Hotel er was puzzled by frequn.t -Tious rings on cnatic tei-pnont was nev«'r any r On the s njmb< r. Thf> bjildin? < II a doubl< and d: ill< d i.'-' figure of the numb- m dial next T
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    JILL-OFALL-TRADES
    3 2 JILL-OF-ALL-TRADES 0.8.1 i
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      481 2 YOUR LUCKY STARI POKN today, you ha?e majority, of people you are a serious. contem- r.ither <»! d analytical plati\> nature, yet. you can and severe individual, be congenial and at times Rather retiring, you let exceptionally gregarious. others make social adHut you show this lighter vanees. side of yourself
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    16,000 MALAYA FISH FOR U.S.
    278 3 16,000 MALAYA FISH FOR U.S. Rushed by air m special tanks MONTCLAIK. N. Jersey, Friday. AfK. William Oldfield tells quite a fish story. He iTI says that he got 16,000 fish, and brought most of them to America. Although none of them exceeded an inch and a half m length,
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    Bridge Hands
    218 3 yotH pbid m hear'i. \our hundred b conitde] r ner is ;o r^b;d yo\i would n Ch in, (*o diamond, ir two him about clubs 4>y bidding hree :t he" reb I •v ring: m Uie .spaci.'.s r.) j jus «r« Boutli i two d W.^t opened th<
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    U.K. kids sick of cowboys
    85 3 LONDON. Thurs. DRITISH kids are gelling .sick of cowboy pictures. 1 hey prefer comedies, yood cosiume and adventure stories and nature movies. So says Mr. G. Hiichin^on, joint controller of 400 mov^e clubs over the country that bring together 400.000' children from seven to 12
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    28 3 President Auriol of France lavs a large wreath wrapped m the French Tricolour on the tomb of the 1 nknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey, watched by Madame Auriol.
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    10 killed in Bombay
    63 3 BOMBAY, Thurs. lI'HEN ih w was lifted >sterday the total casualties m Bombay had mounted to 10 killed and 21 wounded since The disturb-! ancei d on Sunday. An official communique said •ha f there were three stabbings oversight Other itray incidents brought out lorry loada
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    $ attraction
    37 3 attraction The lure of American dollars is drawing manufacturers from many parts of the world, including Japan and India, to the first United States International Trade to be held m Chicago from August 7 *o 19. A.P.
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    SHIPS FOR JAPAN
    29 3 fifteen Japane.s^ shipowners have submitted applications for the construction of five tankers and 13 freighters totalling 138.400 gross ton.> under Japan i sixth ship-building Dioeramme. Reuter
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    U.K. MODIFIES OIL POLICY
    50 3 U.K. MODIFIES OIL POLICY Britain haj agreed to I ease up on her plan to cut I d7>llar oil Imports sterling area. Senator Connally, chair' an of rs Senate Foreign ReCommittee, tuii said. Sel tor Connally said that I- C A officials told him the' British) G .^ed their stand.*
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    Lost and found
    64 3 VBCKfiLAR st«>l<» George Feawlck'l pants Two weeks biter he saw the pants going down a Washington ■tree! on th«* less of a man. Hp had the man arrested. Judge Annond W. Scott sentented the man to H d:t>\. "I hope." he told Mr. Fenwiek. "that they have
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    LICENCE FOR MORALITY
    115 3 LICENCE FOR MORALITY PROVIDENCE. RHODE M ISLAND. FA R. Enc Johnston, presid>?nt of the Motion Picture Association, has answered the challenge thrown .lown ov Senator Edwin Johnson who has introduced a bill to establish a state licensing bureau to deny licences to acton and actresses conVteted of moral turpitude Mr.
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    Mob prevents Saigon trial
    66 3 rrftE trial or 22 Vietnamese A charged with "threatening the security of the State" was indefinitely postponed m Saigon after a crowd of several hundred Indo-Chi-nese marched on to the Hall of Justice demanding the release of the accused. The trial was \h* scheduled by the
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    ASSAM ACCUSES PAKISTAN
    35 3 Oopinath Pradoloi, chief of Assam —strategic north-east Frontier Province bordering Pakistan, Burma, Tibet and Bhiuan- has now charged Pakistan with pursu- a policy "increasingly and pronouncedly hostile to Assam I: :u."" Reuter
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    Siam spots a white elephant
    167 3 BANGKOK, Iridav 'PHAT unique animal, a white elephant, has her A spotted m Yala province m south Siam and p parations are being made to catch it. The elephant, a full grown one. 1 leading a herd of 50 wild elephai jungle. A wealthy at
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    Pablo's 2 pals
    48 3 CHICAGO, I ri ttABLO, the trnnrat. m a hw;iu<> avrn came h«»m<- early on* morn m- an.! ■rmtclKd the hark door. Hear? Williams, if watchman, opened i 1 ualked Pahlo and In p:*N men rarryin? pi>t«»*> Patil" s paU ti»..k I I and left. A.P.
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    'WINTER HELP' SETS CLOTHING
    11 3 'WINTER HELP' SETS CLOTHING I ih Agenc foi imn b A.P.
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    RUSSIANS RETURN
    14 3 The Russi ms their tn :ho Alli°d Co l')r J m Wednesday.
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      131 3 F/Aff CRAFTSMANSHIP 1 %«J 'GREATER PERFORMANCE^ 'X?*im ft ft X r <b i^t*i is kiIEN will immediately recognise th« 9 bV^^^^^^^ C-^^^L. outstanding quality of the precision- built Ford engines, their smooth accelera- tion. ..their rugged dependability. Women -S^ will applaud the good looks, the stylish J^^lm ml modern lines.
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      414 3 Today's Radio CUJrfIPOOF A/ter" 1 'The Kings Capture'; dlMVjMrunL i O4 5 -observation Post 1 BBC KLIE NETWUKK) H-UO Dance Music; 11.15 "World 4KI and 11.7 metres. AfTairs .BBC; 11.30 News and ne»s from XX n B <K^ iou.'v AUSTRALIA > trom Kual\ Lam- IUDAV p Ur ammes m Malay;
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, Mar. 17, 1950. OFF WITH THE SPECTACLES
    537 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, Mar. 17, 1950. OFF WITH THE SPECTACLES i\ .ik.c- ..:'.as encbani i ;d adag^ .s once b^vween Ma. .vr,(i WestmiBStcf mus d Mr. Join ne new Miui5le; < Stale foe the Colonies i \y satisfied tha <• laiest reinforcement* i requirements iilig 1MB COQiniUllk* s
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    6 4 "Ail/ Dr. Fuchs's successor, no doubt.*
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    Great Russian Spy Hunt Is On
    1526 4  - Great Ru ssian Spy Hunt Is On JOHN RALPH FUCHS HAS TOLD ALL says the case of Dr. Fuchs, confessed spy, has astonished Britain '5M.1. 5 and A merica f s F.B.L now probing the ramifications of the Soviet •spy ring, the most intricate the world has known. JgVKN greater
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    STRANGE 'THIRD MAN' DRAMA
    929 4 STRANGE 'THIRD MAN' DRAMA I HARRISON OL TUNES A REALV LIFE THRILLER SIMI- LAR TO THAT OF <> -THK THIRD MAN" FILM (W/io k/7/ed Cop/. Karpe? VIENNA: Q\K of (h(» strangest mysteries of post-war Europe is ihe death of the Naval Attache of the American Lc&ition m Bucharest Captain Eugene
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    Chiang's Hopes Rise
    15 4 Chiang 's Hopes Rise I I the N V r I SL.T*- v a A.P.
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        How S'pore Turf Club repaired war damage
        1031 1  -  A $2,000,000 job well done |M I MATED attendmet a( each rave ;it Bukit ,h is 10.000 per bul how many of people who piss h the lurnstijes rare days realise itounl of hard is gone to le MakvsTa Iquarters? mah has ata
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        Complete form guide for Bt, Timah races
        11524 2  -  RACE FORM SPECIAL RELOW is the complete form guide for the Singapore Turf Club March meeting. Details of the last three runs of all horses (except newcomers) entered for the meeting are given. HORSES CLASS 2. AIR PORT rHIRM-EMH (14 started) 4-2 50
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        20 3 I CONDITIONERS JH^ I" nw SIME. DARBY I cigars r OTI L*" 1 1 Agent* ys^^; A: COS TRADING SOCIETY
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      S'pore course restored
      616 4 S 'pore course restored project. Most of the credit was due to Mr. Bailey for his untiring efforts as supervisor A picture of the amount of work involved may be gained by the cost, whlcn was just short of $2,000,000. DESPITE tho fact that racegoers wmiid itlll have quite a
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      'The Month' SERVICE MAY BE PERMANENT
      103 5 'The Month' SERVICE MAY BE PERMANENT :F UR. Tilurs ancc of antiDteeftes on a y the Fedev being conI Government. ,ment organ asked to asion with their miaenti and -es. Ul M tasks ied of most he bar.di Us. ateen will ired such, rnir.ent an- i lowever. be j s.-ale
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      CARPENTER 'HELPED RAFFLES'
      292 5 CARPENTER 'HELPED RAFFLES' Clansmen plan memorial *,™i£ cc Press Staff Reporter A MEMORIAL m honour of Cho Ah Chee, a Chinese carpenter who is believed to have helped Sir Stamford Raffles to land on Singa?Orfu !I V l9 t0 be erected by his clansmen m the Colony. Hooi I 1
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      RESCUED DOG 'IMPROVING'
      165 5 Frt-e Press Staff Reporter THE dog which seven men saved frum an uninhabited island on Monday is not so hungry now She is 'improving." an official of the Municipal Vetei rinarv Department told the 1 Free Press. .she most be fed careiully at first, the dog has
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      DRIVING SCHOOL FOR POLICE
      112 5 Free Press Staff Reporter policemen are learning how to handle and drive all types of motor vehicles at the Colony's Police Driving School which has been reorganised on the lines of the Metropolitan Police Driving School at Hendon. At this new school at Thomson Road every
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      FLOUR PRICE
      47 5 'PHE Singapore Government I. yesterday announced that as from next Monday, the retail price of Government imported flour will be reduced by four cents per katl. The new prices will f be: wholesale $17.64 a picul. to Industries $17.82, retail price )9 cents a katti
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      Shot brother by accident
      119 5 Free Press Staff Reporter JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. AFTER firing at a pig which emerged irom the jungle on to hLs padi iand. Abdul Kadir, a small landowner of Ringgit, Batu Pahat, heard someone shout Who shot me?' Rushing towards the place from where the sound came,
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      APPOINTMENTS
      37 5 Mr. A. C. CunnynghamPerdriau. Superintendent of Police has been appointed to act as Deputy Commissioner of Police. Singapore. Mr. C. J. A. Haines, Assistant Superintendent of Police has been appointed to act as Superintendent of Police.
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      ADMIRAL BRIND
      354 5 Admiral Sir Patrick Brind. flying his flag m the despatch vessel Alert returned to Singapore yesterday after spending a fortnight with the fleet at Hong Kong and visiting the Philippines. There are three training cycle One is the "motor cycle wing,'' and the other two are the 'elementary
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      B. TIMAH RD. TO BE WIDER
      245 5 ONEWAY traffic will be possible along Bukit Timah Road with the decision yesterday of the Singapore Rural Board to widen Bukit Timah Road by twenty-two feet on the west side. The Government will be approached to defer the construction of the Service Road east
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      CUSTOMS POST
      148 5 Free Press Staff Reporter Xl M\ LUMPUR, Thursday. 4 RESOLUTION that the Government be asked to A define a "living wage" is to be proposed at the conference of Malayan Trade Unjpn Delegates due to be held at the Chinese Assembly Hall on Maroh 25 and 26 The
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      Mixed prayers
      58 5 Free Press Malay Correspondent A N unprecedented step was taken recently by the Re- lighms Department. Johore, when it decided to allow women to attend Friday prayers at mosques throughout the State, the Utosan Melayu reports. Since th*n an appreciable incrra se m the number of men g:o--in*
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      Malayans want to visit Japan
      79 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A N average of three to four applications from Malayans to visit Japan are received each week for transmission t o Supreme Allied Command authorities m Tokio. an official of Singapore's Secretariat for Economic Affairs said yesterday. About 40 Malayans have
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      CITY BAN ON HAWKERS DEFERRED
      130 5 F.P. Chines? Correspondent THE Municipal ban on hawking within a radius of one and a half mile.s from the People's Park m Singapore's Chinatown, announced last December, uill not be enforced for the time being pending a general review of the question of hawkers by
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      Lim-Wicks debate may be secret
      333 5 Lim-Wicks debate may be secret Free Press Siaff THE public and the ft s may be excluded tcon a part or the wh- le me ins of the Sin<rapo c Municipal Commission when they sit m t^nercd committee next W«»dne day to hold th° fourth general debate on w has
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      MAILS
      46 5 Surface ii ;.po:e toda'. from Medan. S.sm and the Federation. Latest times for po-tir.g 'U'H»c? ail at the GPO. today loon for Bom Kong Chm« Q «?r:t»jn 're land. Eire Ev pt. North Afrlci 1 i r P Medtn and Indo-Chna: 5.45 p jr 1
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      BROOKS TAKING NO CHANCES
      552 6 But Sands may cause an upset A LFIE Sands will enter the ring the underdog for his Orient middleweight championship fight against triple champion Boy Brooks tonight but although the champion has height, reach and experience m his favour, a margin must be left for a
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      A year's rest for Gonzales
      102 6 RICHARD "PftllChO" i top United 8 amateur lawn tennis ptayei before tuning j 1 nal limn, said In lotte. Norn. Carolina t'-rday that be intend^ to have* a year's r^st from the game afvi the completion of his pr»*enr Hf said the tour a i>
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      Pep fancied to beat Famechon
      303 6 1111 I IE Pep, the world featherweight champion, was 5 to 18 favourite yesterday (o repel the challenge of France's confident Ray Famechon m their 15-round title bout m Madison Square Garden. New York, tonight. A crowd of 16.000 and a gate m over U5575,000
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      CEYLON XI PLAY IN KARACHI TODAY
      62 6 'put' Ceylon ci am 1 open ur of Pmkii tan on the Karachi Q khai:;i ground tod. a .i "natch against a d >.ri(j And X .V wa.s anno ■>• as foUovl 0 m r D w retlnche. L E rv s* kin Salah
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      321 6 A French Army team dp- B<-''_>irfn Army team :i toccer match ai Pari^ rdav.— A. P. financial correspondent. Small routine buying orders m the opening stages created sains of one-eighth per ceni. m British Government funds and scattered advances of a few pence m leading Indus'rials Lack of followthrough, however,
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      Lincoln H'cap probables
      41 6 pROBABLL BtAl I the Handicap t :>• row. ar Diab'.e W J <- w X m T Burn K. I I B r W N PI I P. h J Sva^ »m«" H D 3 P I rP 1 Reuter
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      LONDON TIN ACTIVE
      37 6 nged at £600 7s 66 and I BMOthi up 5* o M.X) 10«. losing prn«»s »«*:e I months an t £«02. The settlr: wu £600 !s§. Til* uinovrr »a« 210t.- U.P. flffffrffllWTTWWlEW ll Jl
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      Tins, rubbers advance
      50 6 LONDON, Friday. RIBBKK and tin shares advanced on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Tins were particularly In demand due to the strength of the commodity. An early brightness m the markets generally proved short-lived and most sections soon resumed a cloak of apathy and indecision, reports Rev.
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      Tin price up in New York
      40 6 SAI M ot Gia.ir I Urn were nud; m New York at D S I en. is a pound advance of thrcf-qi. n a "i \*> ndne!»da.\ I 1 has advanced I c Ifonda; A.P.
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      BBBC backs Solomons
      298 6 THK British Boxing Board C— tf»l are harking the London promoter. Mr. Jack Solomons, n his demand that Manuel Ortiz. American holder of the world bantamweight championship, should "fulfil his obligations" to fight Damn O Sullivan, the British champion, m London. After the announcenv that Oriiz would
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        184 6 MdndrdKß Exclusive to //u' Singapore Free Press m Malaya -*^> UJWi roARAMP SLOWING UP -I'/£ N C^ 'Ts W» 4RP:\/£O--SOMEWHiA£--m "2^ v^T V* v, JANE Exclusive to //if> Singapore Free Press m Malaya r^l DOIVT /nOr\ I^BUT I BELIEVE^N I^WELL, IF YOU DONT^STI/hOW "X/wAIT A MINUTE orr all This \ooi.
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      COURAGE IS SAFEST BET FOR TOMORROW
      1501 7  - COURAGE IS SAFEST BET FOR TOMORROW tl.it -racing season m Britain opened m I -like weather at Lincoln yesterday and had an enjoyable, if not very profited well when the 11 2 favourite, by a 19-year-old Scottish boy, m the apprentices' handicap m a v Gor- He had to be
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      Likely winners of 7f. events
      72 7 A CTOR, who won his last start at Ipoh, over six furlongs, should continue to improve, enabling him to score again tomorrow, m the Class 3, Div. 1 race over seven furlongs (less 17 yards). His performance when winning at Ipoh, was that of a
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      Big run on Finnure
      105 7 rriIERE was a big run m London betting circles yesterday on Lord Bicester's Finnure (wttn above) for the Grand National. Finnure was not quoted at Wednesday night's callover and when offices opened yesterday be was a 50 to 1 chance. All rates from 50 to 1
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      SCHOOL SOCCER
      627 7 The annual soccer match between the pa.~* and present boys of St. Patrick's School will t:>ke place today at 5 p.m. on the School ground. and as well as Kentucky Derby yesterday morning. She has won previously on this track. Selections: Ist MAYFAIR 2nd Bar ham 3rd Camelia
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      Race Fan best galloper today
      151 7 11/ORKING m the centre or tne i\o. gra*s iwa, which was very heavy, Race Fan did best of those lorses that galloped this morning, when she ran hree furlongs m *<>l seconds. Race Fan is now rained by Yong Thau Yin. Blank Spec (Charles) also
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      Dunwoodie makes debut tomorrow
      132 7 Dunwoodie makes debut tomorrow jiWENTY FOUR YEAR--1 OLD jockey Vincent T. Dunwoodie will make his debut on the Malayan turf tomorrow, when he will be astride most of "Ollie" Davies' horses. Dunwoodie hails from Perth, West Australia, vheie he served his apprenticeship with Mr. A. Cooper, a leading West Australian
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      Finn quarrel over Olympics settled at last
      71 7 FINLAND'S rival sports organisations, the Workers' Athletics Association and the Finnish Gymnastics and Athletics Association, have made peace and secured the preparations for the Olympic Games m Helsinki m 1952. After a three-month breach which has cost the Olympic Games Organisation Committee over
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      BODCA hold police
      75 7 IN a Junior Group Al league soccer match yesterday. BODCA held the Singapore Police to a one-all draw. Inglis scored for the Police and Talib for BODCA. In a Business Houses league game at Geylang stadium yesterday. Tiger Standard trounced Bukom S.C. 10-1. Singapore's most promising forward,
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      S.A.F.A. course
      477 7 S.A.F .A. course The oinpapuie a*u»»«u* Associations course lor civilia. referees will begin on Monday at 7 pni. at 52. Kampong Java Roac. The couwe will continue until Friday March 24 and be resumed again' on Monday. March 27, until Friday, March 31^ (Wahab* took half a second longer. Hambrion
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        29 7 Scratchings THE following horses will not start tomorrow: Brilliant Marc. Lucky Three. Merlin, Princess Brau. Royal Bounty, Ked Rajah. Sir resco, Christmas. Colorado. Glendale, Edmond Dantes and Show Boy.
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      BIRTH
      17 8 \IERROM— To Kathleen, wlft of J C. Merron a daughter, on March, at Kandang Kerbau Ita).
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      DEATH
      56 8 IS NEO ONG JOO i nee >m Lee Siew Van). passed i »v peacefully a' 6 55 p.m. on 50 at her residence No. 241. Head, i^a-ing behind her. hi f :-«er. L*»e Jim Hock, two nters two <on^-ln-law. Robert I c Choo Siew As one l| er F.ineral
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      CHIANG STOPS BOMBING U.S. SHIPS
      123 8 CHIANG STOPS BOMBING U.S. SHIPS Apology made to State Dept. HONG KONG, Friday. FORMOSA yesterday promised America that the Nationalist air force would do its utmost not to attack American property m Red China unless it is being: used by the Communist armed forces. A formal note from the Nationalist
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      U.K.—Malaya phone soon
      282 8 U.K.— Malaya phone soon LONDON, Fri RADIO telephone service between Britain and Malaya will be re-opened by the middle of this year, subject to satisfactory tests, the Earl of Lucan announced on behalf of the Government yesterday. It had been necessary, he :»ald In a written reply In the House
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      New icecream flavour
      45 8 NEW YORK. Kri a ppi >: n.woi ri:d nt*nL cream drew a 9© per rent. favourable reaction m a consumer lest, a local firm rep«»rtv The firm sold 100 pints m.ide with a formula developed at the State Agricultural Experiment Station here. photo
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      Churchill says rearm Germany
      58 8 LONDON, Friday. AfK. Winston Churchill yesterday indicated that Western Germany either should be allowed to rearm or made to pay part of the defence costs of other Western European nations who would guarantee Western Germarj security. Otherwise, the Conservative leader told Parliament. Western Europe cannot be
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      LINDSTROM TO CONTEST INGRID'S SUIT
      209 8 LINDSTROM TO CONTEST INGRID'S SUIT LOS ANGLES Fri DR Peter Llndlawyer said yestt-rday tha: Lindstrom would contest roll tiled by n:s former wife. Ingrid Bergman. th« custody of his daughter ji^nd 11. a cash claim f jr U*****,000 and a division of property. Pia is now with !ie r tather.
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      71 planes to stay in H.K.
      84 8 HONG KONG. Fri. \LTHOUGH several of the 71 grounded aircraft m Hong Kong belonging to the Peking Government are now airworthy, no order has yet been received to take off for Red China Ftering NattoxulUl lighter interception, it is believed aircrttt will not leave
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      N.Y. STOCKS
      45 8 UEAVY profit-taking on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday cur down opemn* gains ol p to U.S »i to only small fractianaj gains. The marker was rather errali m final dealings but closed steady with on-balance gains mostly up 10 U.B tl Reuter
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      Japs want 79 new ships
      23 8 APPLICATIONS for building 79 new Japanese ships, totalling 556,000 gross tons, have been made to the Japanese Government
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      CAR DUTY UP
      16 8 The Pakistan government has increased import duties on cars and parts. A .P.
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      SPY QUITS
      27 8 The convicted spy. Valentine A. Gubltchev. withdrew from a further trial m Aniprlran courts and said he would go home to Rui.sla next Monday A.P.
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      Govt. attacked on the Khama case
      42 8 LONDON, Friday. IN unusually strong language, weekly reviews of all political views have condemned the Government's handling of the Seretse Khama case. Most outspoken is the Socialist Tribune, edited by Mr. Michael Foot, Labour M P.
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      GENERAL IS ANNOYED
      48 8 ANBKRRA. Kri. IMIK Senate ha s two mem--1 tx»rs named Rankin Annabelie Rankin from Queensland and den. Cieorfe Riiikin from Victoria. The two are frequently confused, and the General is annoyed. "It's too rmn-h." he said, when a dressmaker phones for my nu*t measurement. A.P.
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      NEW MIDDLE EAST C.-in-C.
      203 8 NEW MIDDLE EAST C.-in-C. SIR Brian Robertson. British High Commissioner In Germany, has been appointed C.-in-C. of the Middle Baal Land Forces. He will be succeeded as High Commissioner by a civilian. Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick. Under Secretary m charge of the German Department of the British Foreign Office. Reuter By
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      Nugget in backyard
      61 8 BERT SMITH, a grocer, has started a backyard gold rush m the old cold mining town of Wedderhuru. 150 miles northwest of Melbourne. Smith found a nugget o f gold five feet under Wilson Street. It was worth U. 5.82.475. over a year's profit from his store.
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      To discuss future of New Guinea
      97 8 To discuss future of New Guinea THE HAGUE. Fri. THE first meeting of the ministers of the Nether-lands-Indonesian Union, set up during the round-table conference on Indonesia last winter, is expected to dis the future of New Guinea. Prof. J. R. M. van den 6 \luuver of Economic AfJa:rs Ifr.
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      Harnessing the volcano
      73 8 TOKIO. Friday. r pHE Kjushu Halden a 1 Southern Japan power company, is spending £125,--000 for a pi o develop electric power from volcanic hea; which would be much <per than either thermal or hydro-electric power. The site of the project is No^ami :e. Oi'h Prefecture. The
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      EVATT ON RED CHINA
      56 8 EVATT ON RED CHINA DR. Herbert V Evatt. former Australian Minister >* External Affairs, declared m the House of ReprosentaMves ttrdaj that he /elt Aus:ral(.a could not defr-r indefinitely" some degree of reeofnitioo of Communist 'hina He v as speaking m a foreign affairs debate following i' itatement by the
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      IT MOWS DOWN 8-in. TREES
      62 8 IT MOWS DOWN 8-in. TREES k IKIE mower that cuU pah six feet wide through underbrwh containing trees aj nuich as eight inches m diameter li being produced by the American Steel Dredge Co. of Fort Wayne. Indiana. Tills 14 -ton mower mount- ed on a crawler trac:or unit j
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      NOTE TO RUMANIA
      21 8 Britain has asked Rumania suspend information activities, publication, and distribution of its Rumanian news bulletin m London. A.P.
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