The Singapore Free Press, 5 June 1950

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA v SINGAPORE. MONDAY JUNE 5, 1950. PRICE TEN (EMS
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    US. BID TO END SCIENCE LAG
    382 1 Behind U.K. by ten years WASHINGTON, Monday. 'J'HE U.S. State Department plans to send scientists throughout the free world to gather information vital to American security, it is disclosed here. A leading scientist will soon be employed to advise the Secretary of State, Mr.
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    'A BIT OF EXERCISE'
    49 1 s much :\>r Traction Police Bi Ing to I Coll. tg were p- r- Anderson -t from i :.d from :n the r m eight \*lock ther rou I I rd C > M S'reer. .:iin> move lhi> morning's rel hursd.iv"> King's C id m Singapi»re.
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    95 Japs on murder trial
    263 1 95 Japs on murder trial LOS NEGKOS, Monday. "THE long-awaited war trials of 95 Japanese for murdering Australian servicemen and other atrocities begin today under Brig. K. R. Townley, Supreme Court Justice of Queensland State. The charges include mutilation of the dead. Prosecution officers it is learned, will press for
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    MALAYA SETS UP NEW TIN MARK
    274 1 THE HAGUE, Monday. MALAYAN exports of tin metal reached a new monthly post-war record m April when 8,052 tons went out of the country, 5,780 to the United States, the International Tin Study Group has announced. Malaya also set up a new post-war monthly
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    Newfoundland fires spread
    90 1 ST. JOHNS, Mon. FIERCE forest fires roared down on two fishing settlements on the north-east shore of Newfoundland yesterday and the Governor of the province appealed by radio for all ships m the area to stand by and help m the evacuation of residents. The fires which
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    Strachey sees army quarters
    46 1 Strachey sees army quarters Mr. John Sirachey. Secretary of State for War. tnls morning inspected the Pa>ir Panjung Road siie where 'he army is erecting married qu:or officers And o her runk^ He then went on to inspect the REME worksnop znd the Sandes Soldiers' Honi^
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    S'pore police hut burned
    57 1 AT 9.35 p.m. on Saturday, a police patrol car saw flames along the side of a police rest room hut at the junction of Bukit Ttmah Road and Holland Road. A tin containing paraffin was found burning beside the hut and the police put out the
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    SOVIETS' SLOW ATOM ADVANCE
    44 1 GENERAL J. Lawton Collins, U.S. Army Cnief-of-StafT, expressed the belief yesterday that the Russians are unabhto develop atomic artillery weapons and atomic guided missiles It has been reported that the U.S. already has achieved such a revolutionary advancement. A. P.
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    RED SENTENCED
    34 1 Cho Mai, 30, a Korean Communist who confessed to having placed explosives beneath a road leading to President Rhe«'s residence last year m an attenmpt to assissinate him. has been sentenced to
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    36 1 picture. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald laying his wreath by the side of the body of the Sultan of Brunei as it lay m state m the throne room of the Istana Besar, Johore Bahru. Free Press
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    BANDITS KILL 3 POLICEMEN IN PERAK
    143 1 BANDITS KILL 3 POLICEMEN IN PERAK KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A POLICE patrol m two vehicles was attacked by bandits m the Grik area of Perak yesterday morning. The police engaged the bandits who then attacked them with grenades. The engagement lasted for three quarters of an hour when Chinese special
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    FRENCH HONOUR
    27 1 Dr. Frank N D. Buchman, leader of the Moral Rearmament Movement, was awarded the French Legion of Honour yesterday at a ceremony m London. A.P.
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    JAPS FOR ILO
    24 1 Five Japanese, representing trade unions and Ihe Government, will attend the International Labour Organisation conference at Geneva on June 7- A.P.
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    Tie-less austerity
    71 1 Wang Chou-chen promised m Taipei on Saturday to quit drinking, smoking and wearing a tie as his contribution to Nationalist China's war efforts. Wang, a member of the provincial Council made his pledge after being elected head of the newly formed association for the promotion of wartime life
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    Yoshida leads at Jap polls
    68 1 TOKIO, Monday. pREMIER Shigeru Yoshida's Liberal Party led today m the first returns from yesterday's parliamentary election and it was Indicated that a government victory would mean the early outlawing of the Japanese Communist Party. Attorney General Shunkichi Ueda was quoted by the Japanese press
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    TRAIN STRIKE IN VICTORIA
    57 1 No trains were running m the state of Victoria yesterriav as protest against the Australian Government's bill to dissolve the Communist Party. More than 100.000 workers were directly affected and thousands of others were forced to find other ways of getting to work. But trams and
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    Jakarta not recognising Ho
    44 1 THE House of Representatives of Indonesia has voted to .delay recognition of Ho Chi Minh's Communist Vietminh regime In Indochina, until more Information is available about It. The House rejected a proposal by left-wing elements calling for immediate recognition.- U.P.
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    ATTLEES BACK
    21 1 The British Prime Minister and Mrs. dement Attlee have returned to London from a week's holiday m France. U.P.
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    The Rev. plays a flute
    82 1 THE Speaker of the Cm i lia n House of Commons banned music m the Chamber af.er the Rev. Dan Mclvor, liberal, produced a tin flute while division bells rang played an indistinguishable tune. "I would ask honourable members not to use musical instruments In
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    UP EARLY TO SEE MR. REED
    300 1  -  DEREK DRABBLE By T»HE first local girl to turn up for the audition 1 being held this morning: by Mr. Carol Reed, the famous director of "The Third Man", for his film of South-East Asia for which he hopes to find the ideal choice
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    ATOM MARTYR HONOURED
    31 1 ATOM MARTY R HONOURED £)R. TAKASHI NAGAI. dying from effects ot the 1945 atom bombing of Nagasaki and from his subsequent research, has bee.i o.esented With two of Japan's highest medals.
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    Sultan's body flown to Brunei
    255 1 Sultan's body flown to Brunei Free Press Staff Repartt r JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. npHE COFFIN bearing: the remains of th»* Sultrn of Brunei, who died yesterday. was brought to Kallang Airport this morning from Johore Bahru where he ihad been lying m State and was taken by R.A.F. plane to
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    H.K. to send trade envoys
    52 1 HONG KONG. Mon. THE Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers' Union has decided to !>end throe trade delegatwns to otfu-r Asian countries to explore the posslbllit.os of trade expansion. One delegation will Singapore and Ind( r another Slam. Burma. India. Pakistan and Ceylon, and a third the
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    PAKISTAN WHEAT
    16 1 Japan purchased 100.000 tons of wheat from Pakistan, under an at Karachi last Saturday
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    What they say.....
    222 2 What they say..... I Mr Griffiths and Mr. S.rachey think J from terror by iorce of ar: :.e they ire wrun r. fj oops and machine-guns may temporarily halt Communism m themselves ihey will not enct its spread. The answer to Communism Malaya is colonial develop- mem. for colonial develop
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    Terrors Of The Alcoholic
    1118 2  - Terrors Of The Alcoholic McKENZIE PORTER By It you cannot re- member what happened last night you are on the skids. The temporary amnesia which some men suffer as the result of drinking is the first concrete symptom of chronic alcoholism. When a man reaches thU- stage h e has
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    Cigar smoking at Funeral
    118 2 /CIGARS the very best Havana— were smoked by mourners at a SpanisrT funeral recently. The Smoking Party wai at the request of the deceased who had ordered that cigars be given to everyone attending his funeral. As funerals m Spain are strictly "Men Only" affairs the
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    HE DISLIKES U.K., HATES U.S.
    622 2  - HE DISLIKES U.K., HATES U.S. ANTONY TERRY rF fop *ab/e o/ London's fashionable Dorchester Hotel ballroom liked like a human hedge as fifty of Britain's most beautiful beards gathered there for a literary luncheon to honour and launch Reginald Reynold's book "Beards." It was a magnificent display of facial finery.
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    Fight like gentlemen
    100 2 VV H1 can hold other prlmit races. To married In gro;:; solemnly arms. Papu m wooden c^ never bur I keep da means of a bush Qd >■ has no lin custom for uninvited Lc the hospn. simply w I they are nor i a--by modern r..--ders
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      227 2 RADIO SINGAPORE BILL >hIWOKK m %nd 11.1 m- 4 r ?*»ney news from at It a.m. TODAY 9 35 am For the School 9 Interlude; 10 News fcrou: Ku.iia Lumpur. 10.50 Prof. Shrimpwiskers adventures; II [»ro-Kraramr-s m Malay; 1 pm Monday Matinee; 1.90 Time Signal News; 1.45 Ctovbcq Son^s; 6
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      162 2 New Crossword Wo. 64 ACROSS 1. Foi writing on th e root? (5. 6). 7. Nearly hail lor UsteoilW *3» 8. Exits for those with exeats? (7) 9. It is a cert to follows (5) ie Music from Doom (5). 12. Attack— of actor being filmed (5) 14 A safe
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      203 2 YOUR LUCKY STARI DORN today, you have a v forceful and highly individualistic personality. You know what you want out of life and will go after it, not exactly m the conventional manner, tour moods are transient anc* sometimes even your closest friends do not know _how to takt? too.
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    Japs may get islands back
    83 3 WASHINGTON, Monday. jj Ml lop United States ntlii ials now favour the irn to Japan of some »t her pre-war Island sessions, it was learned here is involved Include some of the Ryukyu tiing from Formosa to the four main Okinau sent bastion in the
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    27 3 Photo. President Harry Truman (centre) walks along a railu.iy at Chicago when his spetial tr.iin stopped briefly. Mr. Truman celebrated his Mth birthday on the train. A.P.
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    TRADERS MUST BOW TO RED GOVT.
    328 3 TRADERS MUST BOW TO RED GOVT. China demands subservience HONG KONG, Monday. IN New China only those foreign industrial and 1 commercial enterprises, which are beneficial to her economic reconstruction and which faithfully observe Chinese laws and decrees, will be allowed to exist, according to arrivals fioni the North The
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    GOA INDIANS TO START 'SATYA GRAHA'
    160 3 GOA INDIANS TO START 'SATYA GRAHA' BELGAUM. Western India, Mon. THE people of Goa, tiny Portuguese settlement near here will shortly launch a "satyagraha" (non-violent non-co-operation movement) according to a resolution of the Goa National Congress which has just conclude©. Its session here. The Goa Nation a. Congress. led by
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    U.k. standards for Norway
    101 3 OSLO. Mon. r Ux<v.AV will soon pOMfW I Its own pound and jrmrd standar The Norwegian Director of Standards, Dr. O i'alk, recently returned from England where he put m an order on behalf of the Department of Commerce (or a standard yard" and "standard pound."
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    UNIONISTS HIT U.S.
    35 3 The Burma Trades Union Congress has accused the United States of threatening to plunge the world into a new war m an attempt to solve American problem* rising out of unemployment.— A.P.
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    U.S.I, freedom cost £250,000
    59 3 THE HAGUE. Mon. THE Dutch people were 'old official.last year's Round-Table i ference string freedom Indonesj 2.517.j00 '£2so.oooTravell.: I r cielegatrs to tlie conference came to £K))MK>. accommodation E90.200; Secretariat £20.500; dotbei for Indoj nesian del 2 000: publicity £5.300; telegram* and telepl. i entertainment £5500;
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    FUCHS PROBE ENDS
    37 3 Two a^err > A he U S Federal Burei iAI 'ir. ition have '~ft Lnndoi for York after i weeks question! i > cl Pr Klau3 Fitch v co^ jj* mic spying for Russia A. P
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    Flier describes car accident
    56 3 WELLINGTON. NZ Mon. FOR the first time m history, an airborne eye-witness has testified at an inquest into a fataJ automobile accident. Squadron Leader Alfred Harding said his plane was coming down for a landing at ram airdrome when he saw a car and a truck
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    Italy embarks on a big social reform
    180 3 ROME, Monday. IyiTHIN a few weeks the axe of expropriation will fall on a large estate m the desolate Sila region of Southern Italy. It will mark the beginning of the greatest planned social reform m Italian history. Within three iif four years
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    Bridge Hands
    311 3 'Fill: Vb 01 v Ifcat bridge is a BUM ol skill— not luck— has Dem successfully arpued m the courts of law.... and proved at countless bridge tables too. But when players jj e of relatively equal skill, luck doesn't fail to play a powerful Dart. Consider this
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    ASIAN CENTRE OPENS OCT. 1
    171 3 NEW DELHI. Mundav yHE Food and Agricultural Organisation of the I'nited Nations has asked 15 member countries to send officers to the Asian Training Centre which will open at Lahore, Pakistan's largest city, on Oct. 1. Countries invited to send officers inclucie Afghanistan, Burma. Ceylon.
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    ALASKA COMMAND
    24 3 President Truman ha i nominated U.S. Air Fort Gen. William Kepner 10 be Commander-in -Chief A all the armed forces m Alaska.
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    Suicide in Tokio
    57 3 \PAIR of lovers who eloped from Osaka chose (.eneral Mac Arthur's review stand on the Imperial Plara outside the walls of Emperor Hirohitos Palace as the scene of their suicide. Police found the dead couple under the review platform. Alongside their bodies were an empty whisky bottle
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    Deviations by Reds do not impress
    120 3 NEW I'ORK. Mon. jyjOVEMENTS like the form of Cum mm., viationism whi uig up m Indi. and encourai ?n« but not to be take. at present. The N' V Times says. The leader mo\ "a brilliant vcu general-sec t Indian Commui: P-CL i. an
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    Koran for Nehru
    30 3 All-Burn^ M i Leapue ha> to presen' the Korui. Tc Pandit Nehru. I Indian Premier, who i> d to arrive m Rangoon <> J 20 for a four-da-
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    SEAMAN EXPELLED
    38 3 Mr E B seaman who I :;e fi \st white man In Soata Alrioa to t)H convicted under South Africa s new m v act which prohibit consorting en whiied a' whiles, has been repu A.P.
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      91 3 Points from the 101 st Annual Report ot THE PRUDENTIAL 1 Payments to policyholders £42,800,000 1 Increase m reserves for policyholders B £32,400,000 IN IHE ORDINARY BRANCH Premiums £30 400.000 including £6 300.000 I m respect of overseas business IN THE GENERAL BRANCH Premiums I-; £7.300.000 including £3.500.000 n respect
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JUNE 5. 1950. Something better
    219 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, JUNE 5. 1950. Something better -iiK James Griffiths.' .it his pro ss confer- m Kuala LumpOil Friday, made an )riant point when he stressed that the it defence ....::st Communism, In the loiii! run. is to offei the people somebetter. A DUI obviou-; as irce
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    Evans & Josey
    99 4 Evans Josey {bt, f(»rce. tin i not j tiUon i it v:ouki provide p -cla ammunition for the Communists. Tiiis is as Bajiie. But, as Mr. Josey p->mted out. tmth is aiwayo th? best poUcj and will prevail m the end. Thosp ato vrnaied to "hide" bnociy mit,i-it well have
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    Labour Still Rules Thanks to 'Willie'
    898 4  -  CHARLES WHITING s describes the fantastic^ (situation now prevail- < ling m the Mother of Parliaments. LONDON. A TAXI drew up smartly m front of Parliament one night some weeks a^o. The man who jumped out tripped and fell, with one leg doubled up
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    Help for child swimmers
    210 4 jyjRS. G. Anderson, formerly Gladys Tate. was holder of the world's 50 and 100 yards women's swimming titles 41 years ago. Today, Mrs. Anderson, still an enthusiastic swim m c r, spends a good deal of her spare time at Bondi. Sydney, swimming pool coaching young
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    Mr. Dugdale Makes A Blunder
    1124 4  - Mr. Dugdale Makes A Blunder HALL ROMNEY LONDON LETTER by LX)R six hours the r House of Commons discussed the situation m the Far East and South-East Asia. It was nearly four o'clock when Mr. Anthony Eden. Deputy Leader of the Opposition, rose to open the debate. It was ten
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    She Finds Jobs For S'poreans
    65 4 She Finds Jobs For S'poreans AN :iUW mill ployment Ba> sne i' the Asians She sa; demanc from from empioymen tion are them hare so Id Ilk" if mrs hanc were She is rr.U! I the wa> Mrs T a library v ment ai ers are both I as. Thf
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      23 4 SPORTS TROPHIES Supreme m Quality Yti Economical m Price. S. P. H. de SUVA 45. High St.. S pore Kuala Lumpur Ipoh I
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      84 4 D Batten- Road. Special display of aftentc Frocks Suits for the June Wedding r for specialist guidance m matters of style and cut m suits and shirt m; HaßKfc fOR QUICK SALE- ONLY S CANTEEN IN ff%mS^ *r Tl\-K CABINETS SI P» R A I i f-. tf ING 1,4
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    HOUSING TARGET FAR BELOW NEEDS
    416 5 H OUSING TARGET FAR BELOW NEEDS S.I.T. chief on building lag Free Press Staff Reporter lIOUSING programmes as ai present conceived are a long way from solving the everincreasing housing shortage m Singapore although they make a valuable contribution towards its solution, say s Mr. J. M. Fraser, Manager of
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    21 5 VtISS Mercy Emmanuel irl and Mr. Dick Newman, who were married at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Singapore, on Saturday.
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    AMAHS IN GREATEST DEMAND
    32 5 AMAHS IN GREATEST DEMAND porter Exchange Dc- 1 They i wt-re J3 areDO- rrent. re- last »30 of ihem he me of work fa the: K ut m rewen md .n j
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    Pamphlets found in raided school
    203 5 Free Press Staff Reporter AIORE than 10 illegibly printed pamphlets were A found m the Singapore Chinese High School, Bukit Timah, on Saturday morning. The pamphlets were all handed over to the Education Department immediately after the report of their discovery was made to the
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    M.C.A. ACCEPTS PROPOSALS
    70 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. THE Malayan Chinese A&so- ciation's working com- mitiee met m Kuala Lumpur today and accepted on broad principles the Communities Liaison Committee's proposals on Federal citizenship. But m v!ew of some difference of opinion among members, especially on the point about language qualifications, it
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    Muslim League officials
    113 5 Free Press Staff Reporter OFFICIALS of the Muslim League Singapore, were elected yesterday. They arc: President, Mr. M. Karimghani: vice-presidents, Inche Sardon bin Jubir. Syed Abdullah bin Yen>a Hajee A. Mohamed Hussy m and Messrs. Chisthy and J. H JU3Mbhoy general secretary. Mr Bashir A Mallal: joint
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    'Donations' to Japanese
    67 5 'Donations to Japanese KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The $50,000,000 "forced donations" whlcn the Japanese levied on Chinese m Malaya during the occupation is 10 be considered by an International body being set up to handle the^uestion of reparations under the peace treaty Japan This v:as stated m a reply hv the
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    New leg for bandit victim
    166 5 New leg for bandit victim Free Press Staff Reporter A 41 -YEAR-OLD Chinese woman who had to have her right leg amputated as a result of being shot at by bandits when travelling by tit mail train to Kuala Lumpur m March this year, has been given a peg leg
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    INQUIRY ON HAWKERS
    86 5 THE ninth meeting of the Singapore Hawkers" Inquiry Commission will be held m the Chinese Secretariat. Havelock Road, on Monday. June 19. at 2.15 p.m. when further evidence from hawkers and other witnesses will be examined. The Commission has adjourned its public meetings until June 17 m
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    STORE YOUTH FESTIVAL A SUCCESS
    223 5 Free Press Staff Reporter liHE Youth Drama and Music Festival organised by the Singapore Teachers Union ended with a special r^ize-o-iving performance on Saturday night at the Victoria 'i i c'if re Mr A' W. Frisby. Director ol Education, spoke on the success of the
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    ON MAIDEN VOYAGE
    13 5 rpHE Silverplane. photographed during her maiden J. voyage to Singapore.
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    Captain lives in funnel
    285 5 Free Press Shipping Reporter npWO novel features distinguish the New Look car^o-passenger liner Silverplane, which was m Singapore Docks this week-end during her round-the-world voyage. First: her Master has his living quarters m the forward funnel Second: her home port, London, is not one of her
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    Trainees form association
    142 5 r pEACHERS m tram ing m the Teachers' Training College have formed an association called the Singapore Teachers' Training Association. Mr. David Tambyah, the general secretary, .vaid yesterday the association aims to promote and safeguard the interests of all members. An interim commr'ee m elected as follows:
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    'Trolley shop' for hospital patients
    278 5 'Trolley shop' for hospital patients I ter A- TROLLEY SHOP at Tan 1 Seng hospital is the la d by the B Cross m Smu:*pore. Once a krr the n and a tee: qt push the trt round the wards and goods to the patient* at cost price ICiss J.
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    KIWI DANCE
    27 5 Over 400 peopie a .ended a dance heici Ut tho Kiwi Members' League at St. AnI School. Singapo: Saturday In aid of its < hou.se fund.
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      165 5 Royal 10*fflk UJorcestct IISLiJ? tl t llllll^ rOtCCMUtt *^0R his wedding present to the King of Thailand, i i King Ceorge VI has chosen a dinner service for 36 persons. This dinner service, a plate of which is illustrated above, is m the Royal Lily Pattern and is printed m
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      32 5 MAILS Surface mail i Singapore today from iioiifr Japan and the F^ricratioi: Latest times lor posting surfac? mail at the G.PO. noon for Medan. H< China, and Ke' mtan; c :he Federation.
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    SING TAO OUTPLAY SERVICES
    751 6 SING TAO OUTPLAY SERVICES Todd m fine one-man show pOMBINED Services' hopes for victory or fo r any score for that matter were pinned on one player Sgt. John Todd, their centre-forward, when they met Sin* Tao at the stadium \esterday and Todd, m his last representative game before he
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    SCFA may get use of field in town
    255 6 SINGAPORE Chinese Football Association may secure the vs c of a playing field on a "popular <;ite'' and conveniently situated. This was announced by the presVent, Mr. T. \V. Oiijf, at a meeting of the S.C.F.A. Council yesterday. Mr. Ong said the
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    BELGIUM WIN
    14 6 GIUM beat Franca In t teh I rdaj i: ilf-tlm B A.P.
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    Ortiz may fight Pep
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    89 6 r pu-; American "wonder horse," Citation, on Saturday became the grcajtesi mowinner m turf history by winning the $20,000 Golden Gate Mile at Albany Calil nia. H total winningi n m total U*****,830. He set a new 1 nun. 33 3 5 sees breaking Co loan's
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    159 7 BUDGE PATTY of United States def< the Czech refugee star. Ja slav Drobny. In five Saturday to win the rr singles championships oi French international tennis tournament at Pans Patty won the I match by taking the fi game at 'love." on Drot. own service. The
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    284 8 AIDS AREA reserves growing LONDON, Monday. THE business upsurge m the United States has caused a world-wide boom m raw materials, boosting prices of rubber, wool, copper, jute, cotton, cocoa, diamonds, metals and other commodities. America is buying more of these materials at rising dollar prices
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    154 8 TOKIO, Monday PAKISTAN needs Japanese technicians and machinery to develop its infant industries, Mr. H. M. Habibullah. President of the Pakistan National Chamber of Commerce, said here yesterday. Mr. Habibullah said that Pakistan's greatest requirement, over and above foreign investments, is foreign technical assistance and
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    69 8 photo. Mrs. Florence Swart/ (left), mother of slain Patricia Swartz, 16-year-old high school girl, is restrained by police and relatives as she confronts Raymond Jenko, 19 (right, white shirt), at an inquest m Chicago, Illinois. Jrnko is accused of killing the girl with a butcher's knife. A coroner's jury returned
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    25 8 India has alioted v qucia of 7,500 tons of Jute goods tor export to China during the second half of this year.
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    122 8 RANGOON. Monday. OEBEL Karens m Burma are reported to have l% imprisoned their "military adviser". Capt R Vivian, a former British Army officer Civilians fleeing from the Karen-occupied territories, gripped by a cholera epidemic, suy that Capt. Vivian was imprisoned on the orders of the
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    50 8 'pHE U.S. Navy is flighttesting a powerful new carrier type attack plane, the Douglas Skyshark. The Snark is a successor to the Douglas piston engine attack plane, the Sky Raider. The Navy said its weapons include rocket bombs and torpedoes slung from wing rack.. A.P.
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    28 8 U.P. Srcret air manoeuvres, Including air defence exercises, will be held under ilmulated wartime conditions throughout the United States dur- in* the next two weeks.—
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    61 8 SAIGON. Mon. FRENCH artillery and airerafft were brought Into play In a two-day aitack on rebel training bases and ammunition factories near the Cambodian Dord^r. northwes: of Saigon, according to an official announcement rday. The communique said that the rebels suffered heavy losses during the action,
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    30 8 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arrived m Oslo yesterday for a four-day visit during which she will unveil a memorial to her husband, the late President Franklin D. Roo^velt. A.P.
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    90 8 Reds comply Formosa invasion plans BONG EON, vionaa, AS fighting continues for th«- Nationalist 71 islands, several of which vr c now i,, t Nationalist intelligence reports v an a stage has been reached m preparations i,, r sive assault on Formosa. Two thousand steel-plat < -a 1:. under Russian
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    32 8 Madame Vijayelakshml Pandit, India's An to the United States, has been named 1950 winner of the American Robert S Abbott Memorial Award f-»r helping m "the advancement of democracy.'" A.P.
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