The Singapore Free Press, 16 June 1950

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1950 FRICE TEN CENT**.
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    U.K. EXPORTS IMPROVE
    185 1 LONDON, Friday. A IR. HAROLD Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announced yesterday that Britain's exports to the Tinted States and Canada jumped to r55.>7.700.000 m May. This compared with an average oi U5540. 300,000 per month m the third quarto of 1949— just before the
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    SURVIVORS WERE SWEPT AWAY
    516 1 Plane, afire, slowly sank BAHREIN, Friday. gI'RVIVORS of the second Air France night crash m the sea off Bahrein within 48 hours told of passengers and crew members clinging on to the tail of the burning Skymaster being swept away one by one into the darkness
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    CIGARETTES UP BY FIVE CENTS
    8 1 CIGARETTES UP BY FIVE CENTS j r I
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    U.S. CHEMIST HELD AS SPY
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    Muslims await moon in vain
    283 1 Fre t Press SUIT Keporter \Il SUM leaders m Singap«»ie last night waited *for five hours for a "me.vase from the moon" to tell them whether their fasting month Kamadan would begin today or tomorrow, while a huge crowd anxi.»u>ly stood outside the hief Kathi
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    C'Wealth to meet again
    107 1 C'Wealth to meet again COLOMBO. Fri. A GOVERNMENT spoKesman said that representatives of Commonwealth countries would meet here on July 24 to discuss matters arising at the Sydney conference on South-But A>ia. He said it had b*en s-:ge-•hat the United Kingdom. i md India be represented by High coauntssioaen. but
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    BANDITS IN JAVA
    28 1 Indonesian Army pal r are combing the Sukabuml esx.i! J area m "West Ja va !n pursuit of a bandit gang which murdered five police-
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    U.K. consul in S'hai recalled
    35 1 THE British Consul-General ia Shanghai. Sir Robert Urquhart. has been recalled home. It is said be will not return to Shanghai tut will be tran>f erred to nother nn<:t U.P.
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    CANTOR IN ISRAEL
    27 1 The American film star. Mr Eddie Cantor, who Is national campaign chairman of the j United Jews' Association la the United States, is tourln*
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    GOVT. WINS IN FINANCE VOTE
    132 1 GOVT. WINS IN FINANCE VOTE LONDON Friday. THE Government maintained its position m the House of Commons last night m spite of Conservative assaults on the Finance Bill for 1950-51. By 10 votes it defeated a Conservative motion to knock out a 33-1 3 per rent, sales tax on com-
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    STATEMENT ON EUROPE UNFORTUNATE
    118 1 STATEMENT ON EUROPE UNFORTUNATE LONDON. Fri. TPHE Prime Miniver, Mr. C Attlee said terday tnat the Labour Pa: ment on European unity was "unfortunate" but refused to whether he had even rear: nent bef U >day. 'onservative members Parliament, led by the mer Foreign Ml iccessfully for half an r
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    REDS SNUBBED
    35 1 THE Credential Com:: uf the International Labour Organization yesterday iejected a demand by he Chinese Communist Government and three Cominform member nations to reject the Nation delefl from the annual rLO con- U.P.
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    Peru subdues Red rebels
    56 1 AREQUIPA, PERU. Fri. THE Government yesterday claimed to have defeated Communist rebels who the night before seized this southern Peruvian city second largest In the country. The number of casualties was not officially known, but unconfirmed reports said more than 50 people had been killed and
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    U.K. SHIP FREED
    19 1 The British steamer Tai Chung Shan, seized by Chinese Nationally' three months ago. has been released.
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    H.K. TREASURY TOLD TO PAY OR ELSE—
    69 1 HONG KONG. Friday. AN unknown money-crazy gangster tried extortionist tactics on the Hong Kong Government yesterday. He wrote a threatening letter to the Treasury Department demanding HKSSO.--000 by midnight last night— or else. Reinforced police quardi were potted at the Treasury Dt*partm»-nt and
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    INDIAN RED LOSES FAVOUR
    69 1 RELIABLE reports In Bom- IV bay say that the Cominform's Politburo has sacked B. T. Ranadhne. SecretaryGeneral and boss of the Indian Communist Party. He has been forbidden to act m an official capacity, the reports said. Ranadive. who has been m hiding during the past
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    AIR CHIEF DIES
    32 1 The chief of the Burmese Air Force. Commander S. Khin, was killed yesterday when his plane crashed In Kengtung States, on the border of the East Burmese Shan States.
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    TALKS GO ON
    24 1 The Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Field-Marshal Slim, had further talks with Australian Service chiefs last nisht In Melbourne. Reuter
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    Daily Worker strike
    70 1 A STRIKE laM ni?ht crippled the delivery system of the Daily Worker, Britain's Communist Party newspaper. The staff of 15 warehousemen who drive the delivery trucks walked out m protest against the. hiring of a new foreman m their department. The editor. Mr. J. R. Campbell, said
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    Typhus in Shanghai
    64 1 HONG KOSr,. Fri. TiYPHI'S showed a rise m A Shanghai this month. The report of the Shanghai Public Health Bureau the number of cases rose from .")H durinz the week ended May 11. to I B during the week ended June 3. Amon? Hong K-tns's population of
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    Woman robbed of jewellery
    35 1 W oman robbed of jewellery A 23-year-ok: Car/onese woman. Le I Chan. living alone at 596 Beu:. .d. was robbed at 1 ajn. today of jewellery valued at Sl2t" md $31 m ca>h. The "d.
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    Pakistan condemns SA Indian deadlock
    103 1 Pakistan condemn s SA Indian deadlock KARACHI, r pAKISTAN yeste: communicated her deep concern over the deadlock of the tripartite conference between India South Africa, and Pakistan. Sh^ wsnxM South a of th far rea< consequences." c lean U m.- f the Group Areas Reservation Bil. kn B a and
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    'New Soviet Berlin move'
    23 1 BE! cir Brian R b ia^: iv.essage lo B the city, bu.i WOUI m G V." C A A.P.
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    ALGERIA CRASH
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    THE EYES HAVE IT
    466 2  -  Ann Atkinson says 1 ET'S talk about eyes eyes right, eyes bright, and eyes beautiful. Look at the big picture above. They are the eyes of film star Hedy Lamarr said to be among the most beautiful eyes m the world. And this year YOUR eyes
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    Model Racket
    265 2 MODEL agtnciiti m Nt*w York received a jolt, recently when 23 concerns' were investigated and the licences of two reamed. It has been a very pretty rac!or some time. Girls from all over the country converge on New York, acknowledged centre of the modelling business. Thty are lured
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    Tips for Young Couples
    281 2  - Tips for Young Couples Hal Boyle By NEW YORK: A FTER helping 60,000 newly-wed American couples arrange thnr honeymoons, Betty White thought she had met every problem that could arise. And then a young couple strolled m and said: "We want to take a do; on our honeymoon can you
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      203 2 C//-S vavu who decides It's baby who decides about the milk. Steady growth, iots of energy, contented days and peaceful nights they tell a mother m the happiest of ways the milk baby prefers. And it\ >urpribing how many babies choose Ostcrmilk. The formula of Ostermilk is such that it
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      167 2 New Crossword No. 74 ram ..^*;oss 1. A pruud nloiuh (6). 4. AsmaU coin, with no-ihhig (4, 8 In a way they may have arresting duties (7, 4t. 10 The head of ID vJ' This vessel be a drain to the south 14). 13. Swindle Mward when loved (5). 15.
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      111 2 LUCKY STAR BORN today, the stars have given you exceptional talents ami if you make the best possible use of them you can achieve a high pinnacle of success. However, you have such a diversity of skills that yon may find it difficult to concentrate on any one. This is
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    AFRICA LOOKS TO ITS DEFENCE
    317 3 AFRICA LOOKS TO ITS DEFENCE Strategic links planned JOHANNESBURG. Friday. EADING African powers are planning to girdle their continent with a seiies of strategic road and rail routes. Their object is to link Africa m defence and economy to the Western world, officials conneoted with the programme say. I The
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    41 3 photo. Young graduates of the I.S. Naval Acadency at Annapolis sling their caps into thr air m a triumphant climax to their graduation ceremonies. After receiving their commissions they will serve m the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. A. P.
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    RUSSIANS GAVE AWAY SECRETS?
    82 3 RU SSIANS GAVE AWAY SECRETS? LONDON, Friday. scientist! are speculating that Kussia made a fatal erroi m its dealing with I uchs and thereby revealed to the West s m »nI carefully cherished atomic secrets. :ists. who have been studying the rman-born scientist now serving nage for Russia, believe that
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    Sulution To Crossword No. 73
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    Lands on one wheel
    88 3 P.\Rl>. Thurv \N Air hiifr plane with 48 passengers and five crew aboard circled I.c Four get airfield for four hours yesterday while vain attempts wen made to repair a wheel. The pilot. captain Stro -ii in. tried to land ten ti.n.N lack time the rijjht
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    BALDWIN OF LEEWARDS LIMPS HOME
    141 3 BALDWIN OF LEEWARDS LIMPS HOME LONDOiV Thura. LORD BALDWIN, retiring Governor of the Leeward Islands, arrived yesterday In London, limping and looking for a job. He said it was "quit*' true that health reasons' were the chic motive of his resignation "I am very glad to have a re>t. I
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    France cool to Red China's U.N. bid
    224 3 WASHINGTON, Friday. 4 HIGH diplomatic source said the French Foreign Office has informed the I > State Department that France is m no hurry to make up its mind whether to vote m favour of Communist China, replacing Nationalist China at the United
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    FINGERPRINT PLAN
    18 3 Philipp:i>' National Bureau of Investigation want> rprint everj resident of the Philippines between v and 70.
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    Bridge Hands
    318 3 Tuu are Soutta with tbo followiiiK eardj: 4J 8 6 9XIH A X 1 1 1 > S-n'her aide vulavrable. Tbe bidding: North L'Mt South W««t 1 A 3 NT. What do you bid? IK fOUr paitner lia-> a sound opening bid. Ea.st caniaOt l.aye a roal throe
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    BOOMING INDUSTRY
    23 3 Manufacture of Japanese sewing machines, which was at a standstill last year for lark of raw material, has belt booming industry
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    24 3 Mr. Peter Freeman, Labour Member of Parliament, is to raise the question of reported arms smuggling m Eriirea m the House of Commons.- A.P.
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    39 3 photo Mr. Ate McConathy. who will be 101 years old on July 4 remarked. "I feel better now," after his baptism m the Ohio River at Louisville. Kentucky. The ceremony was conducted by two clergymen and an assistant. A.P.
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    12 barrels of holy water from Jordan
    110 3 HAIFA. Fri. •TWELVE barrels which ar--1 rived here on the cattleboat "Christian Victory" have been rilled with holy water from the Jordan ..ettlerierit of Degania, m the Jordan valley. They will be shipped to the United States m the same boat to be
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    32 min. to go around world
    47 3 THIRTY out of 20.000 persons m Japan correctly answered the Question, "How long does it take a telegram from Tokio to encircle the globe." It took 32 minu'.es 30 seconds. The winner of the £10 prize was decided by awing.- Reuter
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    CZECHS PLAN A FILM FESTIVAL
    176 3 TKAGIE, Friday. A KiX'OKb number of foreign participants will 4 show their films at the sth International Film Festival at Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) next July. Including the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union, seventeen countries will send delegates and their films to the
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    JAP ACHIEVEMENT
    16 3 Japanese scientists of Kyoto University recently produced the first radioactive isotopes m Japan.- Reuter
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    Arabs angry at America
    130 3 DAMASCUS, Friday. RECENT debates m Syria's Constituent Assembly revealed that the overwhelming majority supported the theory that Syria can tie up with Russia without importing Communism. This attitude was the result of the Arabs' belief that the United States was taking a one-sided stand m iavour
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    FIRST BIRD PARK OF ITS KIND
    209 3 ALPHEN ON RHINE, Fri. •T^HE Netherlands has L added an unique bird sanctuary to its list of tourist attractions. Avifauna will be the first international bird park of its kind, said Superintendent Gerrit van Den Brink, vtfio has invested US$l5O,OOO m it. The park
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    TREASURE VANISHES
    64 3 HONG KONQ i FE Nationalist Con: Yuan m Taipeh I closed that a treasure worth U555,000,000 appeared during Lti intended transfer Shanghai to Formosa Fh*» treaMire. consisting <r rx»a:i-. diamonds and other p: jewels, had b-*e.i se^d b NaUonalLs^s from officials the Japane.^e puppet regime nt aboard I
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      176 3 RAFFLES HOTEL NOTICE THE GRILL WILL BE CLOSED THE BALLROOM EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOR THE OFFICIAL DINNER IN HONOUR OF THE HON. PANDIT NEHRU ON TOMORROW 17th JUNE. SUNDAY IBTH JUNE. CASTILLO'S AUGMENTED CONCERT ORCHESTRA and STANLEY KING ON THE NEW HAMMOND ORGAN SINGAPORE'S NEWEST MUSICAL ATTRACTION HIS MOTS VOICE" Records
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      140 3 gt^totfttttpjUM^l SINGAPORE (BLUK w,iWORK) 4K4 and 417 rr~' Emergency news from K.L. at 10 a.m. ron/\¥ 10 a.m. News from Kuala Lumpur; 12 Programmes m Malay; 1 p.m. Light Music; 1.30 Time Signal News; 1.45 Dance Music Carl Fischer Orchestra; 6 Programme Supimary; 6.02 The Radio Orchestra; 6.40 Fred Wa-
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      170 3 rings Pennsylvanians; 7 Time Signals News; 7.30 Alphabetically Yours; 8 Talk; 8 15 The Austral Singers; 8.30 Friday Prom; 9.30 Time Signal News; 9.45 Evening Star; 10 You Don't Have to Know the Language (A continental Corner); 1030 Dance Music. BFEBS [Singapore) JDAY 4,45 p.m. Programme summary; 4.47 "From the
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, June 16, 1950. Failing revolt
    436 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, June 16, 1950. Failing revolt IT is always unwise to rutne to conclusions about events m Burma. N?v?rthpless. recent retwrts from that < onti seem to indieadv improveD int m the position' and B grounds for! -ping that the ne long drawnny may soon be
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    Sad Tale Of Diamara's Deviation
    575 4  -  GORDON YOUNG Rv— STOCKHOLM. yHE sad story of 1 Diamara L c w i n, the Soviet "good time girl who couldn't make good, is told m one of the strangest articles which have so far appeared m the Moscow new spaper Komsomol Pravda. Recently
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    Dissatisfied Resident
    164 4 Letter to Editor AS a resident ol Rochore .A Ward, I am very pleased to note that the Municipal Commissioner for this electoral division Mr 3. M A. H. Chishtv has set aside lour hours a week m which to entertain complaints and investigate grievance of voters. This
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    Can't you understand...
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    ...Fascism and Communism
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    To Bermuda, Via Lisbon,
    703 4  -  IRIS ASHLEY ...are completely different? By 8.0.A.C. BERMUDA pERHAPS old-fash-ioned journalism with its rolling phrases, adjectives, and similes realK had something on oar enforced modern brevity. How much more thrilline: to learn that "the mighty leviathan rolled out along the tarmac..." than to read the* bald
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    THE LAND OF 'DO WITHOUT'
    602 4  - THE LAND OF 'DO WITHOUT' PHYLLIS AUTY What goes on m Yugoslavia Is Tito plan working out This report, based on a stay m the country of several weeks, is presented By AT Arst sight YugoL slavia seems to be a land of do without. Everything Is scarce, rationed, or
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    Red Corruption In High Places
    383 4  -  THOMAS HARRIS By CORRUPTION among bureaucrats Is becoming a serious problem m Soviet Russia, according to newspapers from Moscow and other parts of the country. It seems to be worst m th« building trades and on the collective farms. Nikita Krushiev, recently appointed Commurust party
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      14 4 POPULAR HOUSE X SPORT° CUPS MEDALS P. H. HENDRY, 78 North Bridge Kd. Sport. ><>
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    MORE UNOFFICIAL SEATS NEXTYEAR
    385 5 MORE UNOFFICIAL SEATS NEXTYEAR Call for early decision mxiF *v Fre e fress Staff Reporter JHh three additional unofficial seats m the Singapore Legislate c Council, which were agreed to >n principle by Council recently on a motion by Mr. C. C. Tan (Municipality SouthWest), are expected to be available
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    Not all Muslims will fast
    160 5 Press Malay Correspondent Malaya tend to take their obligations 'I fjxt too lightly. This was stated by several pore Muslim leaders yesterday on the eve of month. leader commented that before the In Singapore were partially partiMuslims who did not observe their /-month ould eat
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    Happy New Year in Singapore today
    194 5  - Happy New Year in Singapore today PETER HILL By :IRY happy m Singapore f yesterday was Miss Awatie nti New Year. For this *x7-y«ar-old woman from over-populated Cocos Island was one of 150 people who arrived m the Colony on their way to new homes and jobs m Tawau Borneo,
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    STORE ART EXHIBITION
    92 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE exhibit of Dooks, which was to form part of the exhibition opening tomorrow at the British Council Centre, has been held up m Egypt and cannot be displayed as advertised. The exhibition will consist of paintings from Australia, reproductions of British paintings
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    WAR DAMAGE: WIDER SCOPE
    267 5 WAR DAMA GE: WIDER SCOPE Free Press Staff Report; i AT next Tuesday's meeting of the Singapore Legis- lative Council, a bill will be introduced to amend the War Damage Ordinance (sub-section 1 of section 9) and to extend the payment of benefits under the Ordinance to three more types
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    Power disarms the Press
    374 5  -  RUTH LANGDON By T*HE customarily reserved and sometimes truculent Press acted with a near-childish enthusiasm and an air of breathless admiration yesterday at a Press conference held at Gallop Koad for Mrs. Tyrone Power (Linda Christian). Slender, green-eyed Linda, dressed m a beige tailored dress with
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    NEXT STOP BANGKOK
    15 5 picture LINDA Christian, who left Singapore for Bangkok this morning. Free Press
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    RAFFLES WAR DEAD ARE REMEMBERED
    188 5 TWO war memorials dedicated m memory of Old Rafflesians who lost their lives m the two World Wars were unveiled at a caremony m the Raffles Institution hall, Singapore, yesterday. The ceremony began with an inspection by the Bishop of Singapore (accompanied by the Principal,
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    S'pore harbour police to be kept on
    258 5 S' pore harbour police to be kept on Free Press Staff Reporter T^HE Auxiliary Police Force of the Singapore x Harbour Board, which comes under the control of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. R. E. Foulper, is" to continue m existence for at least another six months. The chairman of
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    H.K. assets in Singapore
    109 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A DIRECTION to control the movement of Hong Kong assets m Singapore was issued by the Singapore Government yesterday. Under the direction, persons, firms and banks holding assets for persons m Hong Kong will have to seek the permission of the Controller
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    RUBBER MILLERS GET MORE
    264 5 RUBBER MILLERS GET MORE Free Press Staff Reporter I7IROM today workers m the Ml Singapore rubber milling industry are given a 20per cent wage increase over tru ir existing waged rates. The new wage-level will continue to operate for the next six months, irrespective of the trends m rubber trade
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      61 5 MAILS Surface mail is expected In Singapore today from Siam and the Federation. Latest times for posting surface mail at the G.P.O. today are: noon for Trengganu (parcels oruy), Palembang, Pakistan (parcels only). U.S.A.. Canada, Ceylon, Medan. Sarawak (expect Sibu .•nd Miri> and Java 5.45 p.m. for he Federation 6
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    PIRAEUS TO SCORE MAIDEN WIN TOMORROW
    708 6  -  TRESPASSER Prospects for last day of K.L. races By \I UN sprint, over six furlongs, at the final day's races of the Selangor Turf Club June meeting tomorrow should produce a thrilling race. A foiir field, which includes some of the smartest sprinters m
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    WIMBLEDON PROSPECTS
    177 6 'I .ithing more cer--1 tin m sport than that an will win the wos stogies at thii years 'a a lawn tennis chamlips In >:rict order, the > Louise B h. the holder for the I Margaret L> the American chamthe last two j Doris Har:. the new
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    U.S. steps up tyre output
    70 6 AKRON. (Ohio), Fri. 'yHE Akron Beacon Journal predicts that th*» U.S. rubber industry would produce nearly 90.000.000 pneumatic tyres during Th;s would > IaCODd largest output m history Hlfneal product d was m 19 '7. when 97 480 000 uins were prod Six Akron rubbt*
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    ALEX. COTTON PRICES UP
    53 6 Pi ornercd" June de-Ir.-rv .Vshmouni ortyn rose •rday on the Alex.n.Gbttaa Exchani;" dunn slow and erraM, tradtan Tradelrtlcj believe that the Exchan^-. one of the world's great cotton marts ,is m a shaky condition because of the < ornered Ashmouni marker and the disputed npw government
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    37 6 picture. Among the supporters of Fraser and Neave Sports Club at yesterday's S.A.F.A. Business Houses Cup final were a large number of girls. Picture shows them watching the game. Fraser and Wave S.C. won five-nil. Free Press
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    Alabama good for double
    686 6 ALABAMA, a Figaro uelding. has yet to be tried out over anything beyond 6 furs., and there may be doubts his ability to rcn out the seve n furlongs of his race tomorrow. It must tx* noted, however, that when he won over the six on
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    Fraser & Neave have easy passage
    424 6 Fraser Neave have easy passage A"«"u woos, Singapore* Malaya Cup player the c nir 1 n W of attention at the stadium yesterday when h e turned out for Fraser an d Xeave In the Business Houses final ajrainst Sime Darby Oabos. who played at missed four easy geals. was
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    ENGLISH F.A. ISSUES VITAL DIRECTIVE
    677 7 ENGLISH F.A. ISSUES VITAL DIRECTIVE Referee alone to decide on fact Free Press Soccer Reporter pOOTBALL Association of Malaya has circulated important directives by the English Football Association which it requests should be brought to the notice of all soccer officials, players and others concerned. These F.A. directives concern Law
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    48 7 picture. Six *irls with their eyes on Wimbledon and the Wi*htm C H?. c these Americans, pictured during practice at Wimbledon: from left U risht— Nancy (haffee. Doris Hart. Barbara Schoffield. Mid«e Buch (non-playing captain of the U.S. Wightman Cup team). Marearet Duoont and Louise Broujh.- Re uter
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    RAMADHIN TAKES 5 FOR 51
    100 7 RAMADHIN TAKES 5 FOR 51 atplayed md at Newwinning by ah runs. n e uned a m, 'hefi c when the North- We<: Indus larly ray Ramadtm the ninth :*>fpated for fought hard Id bu: tike tart The guile respon&i- i this, with the I w.thcu* their W. Phillnxon, vfcea
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    Burmister out for knockout
    15 7 Si the night event ihe eft icnock- other j? one of
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    Sag Tao win 4-2
    13 7 met at o the *o. time owing. goal -cored
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    Middlesex had to follow on
    417 7 4 FTER Wednesday's raiii cricketers yesterday had bright sunshine and, apart from a few minutes held up for a shower m one or two cases, a full day's cricket. Northamptonshire, who are pressing the leaders, look like beating former champions Middlesex, who had to follow
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    Bruce would be wise to quit
    482 7  -  ARCHIE QUICK By •pHEY never come back is the oldest adage m pro- fessional boxing*, and Bruce Woodcock proved it again m going down to defeat m what was called the world's heavyweight championship at the White City. There were 50,000 at this remarkable
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    R.A.F. Seletar out of S.A.F.A. Cup
    64 7 O.A.F. Scletar were eliminated V from the S.A.P.A. Cup competition yesterday when they were defeated by R.E.M.E. by one goal 1 to nil m a match played on the BODCA ground. R.E.M.E.'s goal came m the 12th minute when Sgt. Woods tapped the ball
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    Non-acceptors af K.L rates
    64 7 F. P. Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Till: track at Kuala Lumpur was m good condition this morning and, barring any further rain, the going tomorrow will be very good. Probable non-acceptors I are: Courage. Race Fan, Colony, Captain Yule, Playtime, Streatfield. Badger, Royal Bounty, Eureka,
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    HO HO HOLD MAPUA 55-ALL
    154 7 HO HO HOLD MAPU A 55- ALL HPHE Mapua University basketball team of Manila had to fleht very hard to hold the Ho Ho team when they mot at he Happy World stadium last night. The result was a draw at M ill Ho Ho caught Mapua r.appir.iz from the
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    4-nil victory
    40 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Friday. !|N a League soccer match on the Police Depot ground, 221 Vehicle Battalion. "A" beat Catholic Young Men's (Association by four goals to I nil. Atkinson. Dabbs. Giaves and I Hu^he^ were the for scorers.
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    41 7 photo. The triumphant Norton team after the Junior Tourist Trophy race on the Isle of Man. No. 35 is K. St. John Bockett, No. 19 is G. DUKE, who was second, and the winner No. 64 is A. J. Bell. Fox
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    CHAMPION ATHLETE
    46 7 OIIAHARI BIN SULAIM.M v.en the Individual Championship, witr. 10 points, when he came first m the 100 yards. Hi*b 1 Jump, and Hurdles events m the annual .sports yesterday >^f the I Telok Kurau Enelish School. He 1 was third m the 220 yards.
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    Gerrard wins Empire Trophy race
    298 7 FR. GERRARD, m his E.R.A. racing car. yesterday won the British Empire Trophy race on the Isle of Man m 1 hr. 59 mins. 36.8 sees, with an average speed of 70.05 miles an hour. Second place went to T. C. Harrison, also m an
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    English horse wins Gold Cup
    597 7  -  VERNON MORGAN From SUPERTELLO, owned by wealthy publisher Wilfred Harvey, yesterday carried off the £12,000 Gold Cup (Z\ miles), the premier race at the Ascot meeting, m face of a strong French challenge. Supertello, starting at 10—1, ran on gallantly to ward off a determined
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    Trial period for British footballers
    128 7 THE split m the Executive Board of the Milkmaivj* Football Chib over the sigah.g of British players has been, patched up following an agreement establishing new conditions for improving players. The agreement rttpalatci that Bfliish players m accept a trial period of 45 < after
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      67 7 Today's sport SOCCER: Snr. lgf: S.R.C. t Royal Engineers at Jalan Besar stadium; Jnr. Xl: Cheerful Lads v. Haikowyu S.( at Geylanc; Jnr. Bl: Ist Spore Reft X X. v. H.Q. Spore Dist. at BOD( TENNIS: Singapore championships at S.C.C. (cont.). GOLF: Colony women's championship. Ist round, at R.S.(i.( SI'ORTS:
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    BIRTHS
    37 8 WEBBER: To Pat and Donald, on June 12th. at Bungsar. X.L.. a welcome sister for Anna, Clive and lain. KENNARO: At the British Military Hospital, to Ann." wife of Commander J N. Kennard. Navy. a daughter.
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    48 8 The British merchant ship Ethel Moller with a Royal Navy guard aboard arriving m Hong Kong after her rescue by the British destroyer Cossack from the Chinese Nationalists who had held her for over two months. On board wore 150 Chinese Nationalist troops, besides Chinese women and children.
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    'Russia has 40,000 tanks'
    221 8 NFW YORK, Friday. AN AMERICAN naval officer yesterday said that Russia's guided missile and rocket programme is about equal to America's and that Russia has 40,000 tanks to America's 7,000. The expert, Commander William T. Greenhals:h, also said that Russia may have six atom bombs on
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    NATIONALISTS LAND IN LADRONES
    133 8 NATIONALISTS LAND IN LADRONES HONG KONG. Fri. 4S AN all-out NationalistCommunist air war loomed. Nationalist marines landed yesterday on levera] islands of the Wanshan (Ladrone* group, south-west of Hong Kon?. which neither side had previously occupied. Only 200 Red troops are on Qwei, one of the islands m the Wanshan
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    US envoy to tour Siberia
    102 8 scow, Prl. Tiu* American Ambassador, Mr. Alan Kirk, will leave Moscow today on a fortnight's trip over the TransSiberian Railway, travelling more than 2.000 miles way. The British Ambassador, Sir David Kelly, la now on a visit to Fiflis. m G md plans to return
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    Dominion rice
    29 8 Mr. Richard Casey, Australian Minister for National Development, has promised to examine a proposal for growing rice m the Northern Territory and part of NorthWest Australia.- Reuter
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    FINED FOR DELAY
    29 8 Tax officials m Red Shanghai have fined the govern-ment-owned China Merchants Steam Navigation Company 49,000.000 People's Dollars (nearly Malayan $4,500) for late payment of taxes- A.P.
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    50 days without food
    81 8 WILLY S( lIMITS. self-styled "hunger artist." yesterday equalled his own starving record when he spent his 50th day m a sealed glass box m Frankfurt's zoo. After a thorough medical examination, Willy lay down for another three days m his cage m a bid to set
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    MYSTERY HAZE IS CLEARING
    117 8 HONOLULU, Fri. HPHE vast mysterious white A haze that has blanketed the Middle Pacific all week cleared away yesterday from Honolulu and pa<t of the Hawaiian islands Most planes m the Pacific had to fly on instruments, and h;.,!i Intensity runaway lights were ur> ded for
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    'Turns the poor into slaves'
    36 8 COPENHAGEN, Iri. A JAPANESE relit; ious leader. Key. Toyohiko Ka;;awa. now visiting Copenhagen, told a news conference. "Communism kills thr hearts of poor people and turns them into slaves.'"— A. P.
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    NEW RULERS FOR AUSTRIA
    58 8 NEW RULERS FOR AUSTRIA The British, French and American Embassies sent notes to the Soviet Foreign Office on Monday, informing the Soviet Government of the intentions of the three Western Powers to replace their military commanders m Austria with civilian high commissioners, and inviting the Soviet Union to do likewise,
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    JAP BOAT SEIZED
    19 8 A ship of unidentified nationality has seised Japanese fishing boat m the East China Seu- Reuter
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    ENVOY TO EGYPT
    18 8 Sir Ralph Stevenson yesterday presented to King Farouk his credentials as BritLsh Ambassador to Egypt.
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    N.Z. BACKS AUST. ON N. GUINEA
    127 8 WELLINGTON. Frl. THE New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. F. W. Doidge, said yesterday that Australia was right m being diplomatically firm In the face of claims by President Soekarno to Dutrh New Guinea. Mr. Doidge added .hat New Guinea belonged to the Indonesian
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    Probe on Jap shirt marks
    61 8 LONDON, Fri. Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, told Parliament that he would investigate suggestions that the Japanese were sending to Britain shirts marked 'Made m Hongkong." He said no evidence of this had been produced, but if his Department did find goods
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    Strachey to speak
    31 8 THE War Minister. Mr. John Strachey. told the House of Commons yesterday that he would make a statement next week on his visit to Malaya and Hongkong. Reuter
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    BURMA REBEL CHIEF CAUGHT
    59 8 The Burmese Government yesterday announced that Boekyar, most noiorious of i the White Band r?bels. has surrendered with his "army" .at the communications city lof Prome, 160 miles north of Rangoon. Boekyar, who Imposed an iron rule over mid-western Burma after capturing the oil city of
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    Largest plane lands at London Airport
    137 8 LONDON. Friday. 'FHE giant Bristol Brabazon, the world's largest passenger plane with wings wider than the main span of London Bridge, set down its 127 tons on a commercial airport for the first time yesterday. The Brabaz'.in revcraed the piopellon on its eight 2.500
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    'BRIGGS WORKS ON RIGHT LINES'
    191 8 Clearing of squatters LONDON, Friday. THE Manchester Guardian, commenting: on the clearing of the squatter areas m the Federation as a move m the anti-terror campaign, says that the Chief of Operations, Sir Harold Briggs, "seems to be working on the right lines." Suggesting that
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    Duchess is set free
    113 8 MADRID. Fri. r PHE beautiful and wealthy A Duchess of Valencia was acquitted by a military tribunal yesterday on charges of conducting afiti-govern-ment activities tending to undermine the security of the state Of her four follow acquitted, one sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and two to
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    Nehru ends Java tour
    68 8 JAKa-wTa Friday. pANDIT NEHRU. Prime Minister of India, arrived back m Jakarta yesterday after his six-day tour with President Soekarno of WttA and Central Java and Bali. Nehru will speak at youth, ing here today. He *ill Singapore to-morrow. He and Soekarno were welcomed during the
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    New Red 'peace' drive?
    40 8 New Red 'peace' drive? A «W R ra to lav.. OtTOILSIVc n S a rtron diplorr;;.' the Sow tior ly over peace pr U.N ChartTh( .-aid semblj In th< In v Dr J v al O r t:;-. (JNE£ A.P.
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    GRANDMA TO SWIM CHANNEL
    138 8 NEW YORK, Friday. A 50-YEAR-OLD grandmother and a war-wounded ex-merchant marine officer will try to swim the English Channel this summer. Mrs. Betty Cohn, known m the United States as "America's swimming grandmother and "The Mermaid" said she was sure shr can do it because •*I
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    JAP FAIR IN H.K. CROWDED
    31 8 'pHE Japanese trade exhibition m Hong Bmh daily attracting large Chinese crowds, indicating that cheap Japanese good* are highly appealing to the ordinary I wage-earners.- U.P.
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