Malaya Tribune, 31 August 1948

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  • 62 1 The Malaya Tribune BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE Larger Sales than any Afternoon Paper in Malaya Simultaneously Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh d Penang Telegrams: "Tribune Spore." Telephone: 5811 (9 lines) EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1948 PRICE TEN CENTS THE MALAYA TRIBUNE London Agents -Messrs. Colin Turner Ltd., Talbot
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  • 180 1 Kremlin Talks Will Go On, Says US Envoy LONDON, ion.— Reports ,vere current in London tonight that Kg* sia had agreed tv lilt the Berlin blockade —but latest messages from Moscow indicate that the Big Fou/ hit new snags in their ninth meet hig
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  • 132 1 The position after last Friday's meeting, it was reliably believed, was that agreement in principle had been reached to instruct the Military Commanders in Berlin to work out technical plans without delay for raising the blockade, and for the issue under joint fourpower authority of the Soviet mark
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  • 63 1 U.P. It was assumed they were writing short separate despatches. Afterwards, the thre° re-assembled at the American embassy for their usual postKremlin "working meeting" at which they would prepare their joint report for immediate transmission to London, Wash ington and Paris. The envoys drove to the Kremlin
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  • 165 1 ttunt Stuff Report* r> me trader! are to meet < w to finalise arrangentfl l<>: the proposed bar trade trial trip to tht itran port of Renjrat. will i>o tin second trip tc made under the barter •i le Jointly sponsore.l by t Vloiiy Government
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  • 47 1 Reuter. AMMAN, Mon.iay. There was no response when United Nations observers in Jerusalem today calico" on Jews and Arabs to withdraw from pcslUons surrounding the Red loss centres at Government H use and the A-ab O "ege, it learned ncr" tonight Reuter.
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  • 46 1 '.RAYS. Essex. Mon. The famous old wooden training ship, H.M.S. Worcester, sank at her moorings off Grays beach, where she had been for two Earlier this year the p was sold by the Admiralty to a firm who intended to break ht-r up.
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  • 86 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mon. A strike which began over a cigarette tighter and now threatens food rations of 1,000,000 people m and around London, spread today when 90 workers of v holemaie provision merchants walked off their jobs in butter and .suet factories. Nearly
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  • 35 1 London. Monday.- Britain is consulting France and the United States on the possibility of checking Albanian help to th" Greek rebels led by Gen. Markos, it was authoritatively stated here tonight.
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  • 27 1 JERUSALEM", Monday. James Lide of Camden, Arkansas, 29, cipher clerk at the U.S. Consulate, was wounded in the leg today by a sniper's bullet.
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  • 117 1 Reuter. BERLIN, Mon. —Gen. Lucius Clay, United States Military Governor, tonight denied knowledge of a meeting of Military Go v c m or I of the four OCCU] ving powers, reported by Ame 'can sources in Frankfurt to have been called for tomorrow in Berlin. British Military
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  • 62 1 U.P. j ROME, Monday. Violent i hurricanes, accompanied by cloud-bursts and hailstorm. took four lives and caused over 1,000 million lire damage to crops and boats in Northern Italy early yesterday morning. Four women were killed and buried under debris in Canonica Valley. One of them
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  • 28 1 Reuter. Beirut, Monday. A bill to introduce conscription for the a rat time in the history of modern Lebanon was tabled in Parliament today. Reuter.
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  • 106 1 PARIS, Mon.—State securities slumped on the 1 Paris Stock Exchange today, and new highs were chalked up for gold coins. On the currency black market new peaks were reached for the dollar, sterling find Swiss franc. Bakers in th e Department of Inde Et Loire
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  • 39 1 PARIS, Monday. M. Robert Schuman, Popular Republican ex-Premier and outgoing Foreign» Minister, may try to form a Cabinet entirel? of members of his own party, it was thought possible tonight. Day-long talks with other political leaders apparently
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  • 27 1 U.P. BERLIN, Monday. Seven key officials of the Soviet sector police force of Berlin are to be suspended by the Berlin City Assembly.—U.P.
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  • 56 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Mon.—New Marshall plan allocations today included $8,100,000 for a Greek reconstruction programme 'ncluding major canal, highway, port and railway projects. The authorisation was part of a list of foreign aid totalling $35,186,472 for nine Europe in countries one of the largest daily lists since
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  • 28 1 Reuter. NEW YORK. Monday.—Mr. Sardar Ajaib Singh, of Bombay, has arrived in the United States to buy machinery to make wire products in India.
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  • 40 1 A taxi which overturned and entered a gutter in Yio Chu Kang Road a t about 3 a.m. :his morning burst into flames. The Fire Brigade arrived and extinguished the fire. No one sustained any injuries.
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  • 257 1 Reuter. GENEVA, Mon.—Another effort to compel j Britain and Belgium to provide the United Nai tions with annual reports on political develop- ments in their colonies is expected to be made when the 16-nation Committee on Colonial Infor- mation meets here on
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  • 37 1 VATICAN CITY, Monday.--Newspaper reports that the Chapter of St. Mary Major Basilica had granted Gen. Franco, head of the Spanish government, the title of Honor ary Canon of that church, were denied today.
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  • 26 1 AMSTERDAM. Mon.—Ninetj representatives of 18 different denominations were today proposed for election to the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches meeting here.
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  • 59 1 U.P. LONDON, Monday. A smartly-girdled horse, with no regard for traffic lights, chased by a wildly-careening taxi and gave West End London crowds today their biggest treat of the Summer season. The horse belonged to a London policeman, who lost his mount near Buckingham Palace. The
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  • 47 1 Reuter. LONDON, Monday.—British railway officials began an inquiry at the King s Cross Station today into complaints by passengers travelling on the Flying Scotsman last Friday. Several passengers are understood to have complained on reaching Edinburgh of illness after meals eaten in the dining car.—Reuter.
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  • 175 1 Reuter. IMWIJNCiTON, North Carolina, Mon.—Mr. Henry Wallace, third party Presidential candidate, was struck by eggs and tomatoes as he sought to deliver a speech on BurlingtonV main street today. Standing before a crowd of 2500 Mr. Wallace had just begun "I would like to
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  • 66 1 U.P. LONDON, Mon.—D i na h. Shore tonight joined the growing list of American singers who captured London when she had to sing more than 40 minutes before the audience at the Palladium Theatre would let her bow off. She is reputed to be getting one of
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  • 50 1 Reuter. Prague, Monday. The official Czechoslovak news agency reported tonight that the health of ex-President Eduard Benes had "taken a sudden change for the worse in the last few days." Physicians stated that the main symptoms had already etreated, and they hoped the crisis had passed. Reuter.
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  • 27 1 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. The King will attend the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph on Sunday Nov. 7, it was announced from Buckingham Palace.—Reuter.
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  • 42 1 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Monday. A strict ban on the export of cotton yam and cloth, and edible oil and oil-seeds from China for three months from Aug. 30, was announced by the Shanghai Economic Supervisory Office last night.- Reuter.
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  • 91 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) One of 42 Chinee rounded up in a dawn raJd' by CID Officers and uniformed police in a village off 7th mile, Holland Road, was found in possession of three noinds of .45 revolver ammunition. He and another Chinese were brought back to the CID
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  • 61 1 U.P. HONGKONG, Today.—The heavy cruiser London, flagship of the British Pacific Fleet which was recalled from a two-months' cruise of Jap anese waters left for Singapore this morning. Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, C.-in-C. of the Pacific Fleet, said the cruiser was going to Singapore
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  • 28 1 Reuter. PARIS, Mon. sebum aii announced he was ready to form new Government. Schuman will g, before Parliament tomorrow night to present his cabinet.—Reuter.
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  • 33 1 AGA KHAN SAYS "GOOD BYF Reuter. DAR-ES-SALA AM, Monday. The Aga Khan, his health improved considerably, yesterday attended a big durbar at which he said good-bye to many thousands of his followers.— Reuter.
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  • 289 1 Reuter. Glasgow. Monday. The G'asgow Herald today urged that Malayan rubber should be j denied to the Soviet Union until i Russia called off the "dogs of war" in the Peninsula. The paper wrote "Would it not be possible to say
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  • 1078 2 ELECTRICAL generating sets, alleged to have been stolen from the R.A.F., were found in cinemas and amusment parks owned by the Shaw Bros., in Singapore and up-country, it was stated by Chief Inspector C. XV. Sucb in the Ninth Police Court, yesterday. The
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  • 150 2 The three Malays were Abu Din Kassi, Dastam bin Dasim and Abdul Wahab bin Ahmad. They were charged with committing armed robbery on the night of January 21 last at the milestone, Pasir Panjang. It was said that on the evening of January 21 last
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  • 151 2 A total of 2,112 rounds of ammunition were found by a party of police when they stopped and searched a car at the junction of Mounbatten Road and Wilkinson Road on May 22 at about 7.20 p.m. The cartridges were alleged to have been in
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  • 41 2 KUALA KANGSAR. Monday. The Indians of Kuala Kangsar have decided to form an Auxiliary Police Constabulary. The decision was made at a general meeting of Indians at the premises of the Indian Association, Kuala Kangsar.
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  • 141 2 A Chinese member of the i crew of the m.v. Tong San (420 tons) which returned to Singapore yesterday from a "barter" trip to Sumatra is being held by Indonesian authorities in Lampong. Sumatra. H i" believed that the man was arrested following an alleged attempt
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  • 21 2 Mr. Sydney George Burlock has been appointed to act temporarily as a Police Magistrate for the Colony of Singapoi-e.
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  • 223 2 Two Malay leaders have accused the Federation Public Relations Department of negligence and look-down attitude in its recent handling of Malay matters and expressed dissatisfaction and disappointment at the manner the department carried out its duties to the Malay public, a reliable Kuala Lumpur report stated. The
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  • 114 2 Information Officer of the Government of India in Malaya writes to say that the Office of the Representative of the Government of India in Malaya as also the Information Services are shifting into the newlyopened India House" (21, Grange Road, off Orchari Road) and shall
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  • 23 2 St. Andrew's Old Boys' As- j soclation has issued (a cyclo- j styled news-letter—the first of which made its appearance o'l Saturday.
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    • 400 2 (ON YOUR RADIO TODAY di vftWORK News, 9.45 Song Time with Amoy Selections, 1.00 News in e i'ljr-'iicM Richard Crooks, 10.00 Listener.!' Mandarin, Amoy Cantonese, 111 ALA Y liilMOLIori post, 11.00 Last News Sum- 1.15 Opening Announcement PROGRAMMES mary Close Down. j Prog. Summary in Tamil with From 12 noon
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  • 161 3 TDANDITS threw up road blocks of fallen trees, ±J before making dawn attacks on Tambah Tin Mine and Pertang Police Station in Negri Sembilan. The raiders were about 100 strong, and son>« wore three-star uniforms. In the battle, Mr. Hunter, the mine manager, and a
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  • 127 3 Mr. Denis Hubert Murphy. Barristcr-at-Law, was admitted to the Singapore Bar by Mr Justice Jobling in the High Court yesterday to practise here as an Advocate and Solicitor. application was made r>v Mi. T W. Ong. Mt. Justice Jobling welcomed Me Murphy to the Bar
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  • 114 3 Ther« were 596 accidents in July. 498 of these involving civilian only. There wer e 15 deaths, of the 161 people injured. 62 wer c serious!/ injured and 102 lightly. Thirty-two of these were adult cyclists. 39 adult pedestrians and 19 child pedestrians A hundred and
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  • 106 3 Dr. R. Oetoyo of the Singapore Indonesian Office yesterday categorically denied any knowledge of 500 kilogrammes of Indonesian opium smuggled into Singapore out of the sale of which he is alleged to have sent £72,000 to Dr. Soebandvio in London. This, he said, appeared in a
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  • 72 3 Lee Ah Teh and Loh Ah Lian appeared at the First District Court yesterday. Lee and Loh were accused of theft, of scrap iron and entering an I Army depot at Jurong. Both pleaded guilty. Lee was sentenced to 12 month rigorous imprisonment on two
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  • 65 3 Security force* in the Federation have put paid to 1.H5 insurgents since June 16, an official communique announced yesterday. A total of 72 bandits were wounded. The forces of law and order had 23 killed and 44 wounded in the same period. Of these Police casualties
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  • 57 3 An Egyptian film entitled "Bui Bule Effencu" was shown at a special preview on Sunday morning at the Garrick. Geylang. Although the songs and the dialogue are in Arabic, the story can be easily followed and understood. General screening of the picture at the Garrick will
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  • 46 3 Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. Colonial Secretary, will perform the ceremony of turning over the soil which will start the foundation of the Rotary Tuberculosis Clinic, to be built in the Tan Tock Seng Hospital grounds at 5 p.m. on Friday.
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  • 131 3 This month the Singapore Chinese Consulate-General received a record number of applications for passports to Hongkong, said a spokesman frofi the Consulate to the Tribune yesterday. The demand has been so grc.it that the extra stock of passports in the Consulate has been exhausted.
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  • 35 3 Mr. Tah Ah Tan has been appointed to be a Police Magistrate, for the Colony oi Singapore. Mr. Oon Khy t Kiang will act as the Commissioner of Estate Duties and Commissioner of Stamps.
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  • 69 3 Reuter. DUBLIN ETRIE». MondayAn Eirean naval corvette is to tetch home from the south ot Fiance for reburial the remains of the Irish poet. Wil Uam Butler Yeats, who died at Mentone while On holiday in January 1939. The remains will arrive at 31igo
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  • 94 3 Reuter. CAPETOWN. Monday. Dr. Daniel Malan. South African Premier, will on Wednesday as>< 'cave to introduce into Parliament a Bill confirming the Union's annexation of Prince Edward Island. 1.400 mile? southeast of Capetown in the South Indian Ocean. The Union flag was first run jp on
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  • 160 3 Mrs. Eve Brewster, B.O.A.C, Relations Director, had to curta' tour because of a new appoint i i ,s London assistant to the Public il her Far Eastern fact-finding ment. She has just been loaned to act as personal assistant to Sir Frank Whittle, the British jetmachine
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  • 115 3 One of the most represented ueetings in Singapore will be .ield in the Municipal Building at 5 p.m. tomorrow with some 50 men and women of all races and professions holding a meeting to discuss what Singapore can do to help the United Nations' Appeal for
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  • 81 3 The main table at the luncheon given by Singapore's Chinese teachers in honour of Teachers' Day and the birthday of Confucius. The guest-of-honour was the Chinese Consul-General Dr Wu Paak Shing. Right to left: Mr. Cheng Sin-yih, Chinese Vice-Con-sul Mr Li Chi Wa (Inspector of Chinese Schools), Mr. Leong Yuen
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  • 136 3 SEREMBAN LENGGENG j AREA. Monday.—At 7.50 Pm j on Sunday, an unknown num- j ber of Chinese carrying .303 and 300 carbines, raided Ula Pedas Estate. They brought with them five bottles containing tar and paraffin three of which were thrown into the garage* near the
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  • 58 3 NEGRI SEMBILAN. Monday: The people of Negri Sembilan will form a joint, cosmopolitan Auxiliary Police Force of 200 men in the first instance. A committee consisting of 2 members from each community including Europeans was elected at a meeting vhich was presided by Mr. Koh Lian
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  • 127 3 Increasing Malay public clamour to have every State in j the Federation declare Friday, instead of Sunday, an official i public holiday was reported yesterday in the Federation caDi- tal. This Malay public reaction indicative of strong trends in Malay circles towards a claim
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  • 112 3 Tuan Haji Muhairm id Sanusi until recently Joint-S cretary of the Singapore Muslim Advisory Board, was yesterday the guest of honour at a farewell teaparty given by Inche M. Hassan, member of the Board, at his house in Lorong 37, Geylang Road. Tuan Haji Sanusi is leaving
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  • 75 3 It is officially announced that j His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Major-General Dermott Dunlop. C.8.E., General Officer Com manding Singapore District, to be an official Member of the Executive Council of the Colony of Singapore during His Majesty's pleasure, and subject
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  • 101 3 Two Chinese youths, Kong Swee Hong (19) and Mok Hin Wah (17), sleeping in a house at 21. Coleman Street. were suddenly awakened from their dreams to find themselves surrounded by a party of police at about 2.45 a.m. on August 28. On searching the house, it
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  • 108 3 There were 20 minor street accidents yesterday. A cyclist was knocked down by a motor-cycle at 9 p.m. yesterday at the junction of Keppel rload and Cantonment Road. A male Indian was knocked down by a car at 8.40 a.m. at Tanjong Rhu. He was taken to hospital
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  • 8 3 Singapore had a crime-frse day yesterday.
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  • 97 3 "Go. get the King's signature." was the tall order given at the Whitburn. South Shields. Army Cadet Camp to Lieut. Fred Moore, 22-years-old col- liery worker, and Second-Lieut. Alex Hawkes. 26-years-old ex I Marine. They are both in the 14th. Battalion Durham Light Infantry. The order was
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  • 26 3 The office of the American Consulate-General will be "losed on Monday, September 6. in observance of Labour Day. a n American holiday.
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  • 29 3 U.P. LONDON. Monday.—Britain's swank night clubs got caught up in the whirlpool of austerity today, and reported an almost 100 per cent, drop in attendance. U.P.
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  • 219 4 MR. W. L. BLYTHE, Deputy Municipal Presi dent, expresses the fear that one party may dominate future municipal affairs. By that party Mr. Blythe obviously means the Progressive Party. And Mr. C. C. Tan, the Party's President, rises in protest. He answers Mr. Blythe:—" We intend to
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  • 185 4 ■T 1 HERE is room for a Labour Party, providing that it has sound leadership and represents the cause of properly constituted trade unions, and is not allowed to fall into the hands of hot-heads. There is room for a Conservative Party, providing that it is not
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  • 113 4 \X"EANWHILE Mr. Blythe need have no real fear of one party dictatorship by the Progressives. No matter how many seats they win in the Municipal elections they are still not the party in power. Government is in power. The Progressives, even though they may be alone at
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  • 665 4 Report from Washington VI illia in llardrawi lo Reuters special correspondent says that Americans are anxjous to rid the country of spies but are equally anxious that anti-spy legislation should not trample on their liberties DEMANDS for stronger anti-espionage laws are increasing here in the
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  • 406 4  -  (By ALAN REID Reuter-AAP. CANBERRA. Australia is no longer a hewer of wood and a drawer of water. During the war, Australia's industrial output outstripped her agricultural production, and this condition is today accepted as a permanent feature of Australia's Industry, try. During the
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  • 238 4 Reuter. MANILA. Trade inquiries received here lately by Philippine trade agencies indicate that interest in establishing or broadening commercial relations with this country is keenest in areas where economic barriers arc comparatively less difficult and where American dollars seek to find new investment opportunities. Inquiries
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  • 423 5  -  By Victoria Chappelle The f vening mode for 1949 in London suggests a restrained luxury. The off-shoulder line has not yet b3en superseded for dresses designed for important occasions, although the more modest dinner dresses show the neck covered to the nape at the back,
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  • 166 5 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. Over 100 highly qualified 1 technicians will leave Britain soon to help build Australia's secret rocket tangos. Mr. W. T. Haslam. Director of Works in South Australia, who has recruited the men in Britain, told Reuter: "They re extraordinarily good
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  • 224 5 NEW DELHI. Monday.— With the object of extending < ducatlonal facilities available India to certain Asiatic and African countries and to foster •rdiality and cultural undernding with th<un. the MlnisOf Education of the Government of India is to put into operation a comprehensive scheme the award of
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  • 196 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY —Believed to have been pennuess, a former inmate of Gordon House, Melbourne, a hostel for the impecunious, left a 50-year-oid cleaner in the hostel enough money for a trip to Sngland. The < leaner, George Raynor, a widower
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  • 102 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. The Australisian Medical Congress, at a meetiig in Perth, decided to form an Australian Tuberculosis Association to keep govvernments alive to the need for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis. Professor J. C. Spence, Professor of Child Health at Durham University. England, in
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  • 128 5 U.P. PRAGUE, Mon. A memorandum from Catholic bishops to the Czech Government read in churches throughout the country today Charged that a secret anti-church fight iad been started. It called on the government to end the "systematic battle" against the Church. The letter was read amids* the
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  • 214 5 SYDNEY, Fri.—Mr. A. A. Calwell (Australian Minister r or Immigration) declared recently that an assertion by Mis. Ruby D. Eve, former Australian journalist, that Australian information in England Is so sparse that migrants have a "gold-in-the-guLters" outlook, was fatuous and completely misleading. i "It is
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  • 97 5 Reuter-AAP. •The themp of LUtfl infcrma- tion is that Australia offer.-, reasonable standard of llving and good prospects to peoph who are willing to work. Proof that migrants take advantage of these facilities for informing tinmselves about Australia t ihv' impression gained by ofhoilit md others
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  • 88 5 CANTON. Monday. -Garrison l troops who are responsible for i the maintenance of law and order in Canton are to have the assistance of "Self-Protec- tion Corps'' units whose job I will be the patrolling and protection of suburban areas. Five companies o; the "SelfProtection Corps"
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  • 25 5 Mr John J. Saxby and Miss Pauline A. Dunkley photographed with their friends after their wedding at 8t Andrew > 6 cathedral last Saturday jvibune Photograph.
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  • 203 5 Reuter. iANILA, Mon.—A former Luftwaffe vessel, origantine •'Yankee", brought twenty-one adventurous Americans into Darwin recently. Captain Irving Johnson (skipper), with 15. men. 5 women and one 8-year-old boy, set out from Gloucester, Massachusetts, on a round-the-world cruise on November first 1947. i^iirr» o v
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  • 160 5 (G.I.I.S.). London. Monday.—De- mands that Hyderabad's refer- j I ence of Its dispute with India i to the United Nations should be I j rejected were made at a meet- I ing in London of the Muslim Committee of Great Britain, an organisation of Indian and,
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  • 45 5 TOKIO. Monday. —A coni trac t to export 4.000 tons of galvanised iron shetts from Japan to th,. Philippines. worth approximately* 810,000 U.S. dollars, has been concluded between four Philippine trade concerns and the Japanese Government's Board of Trade, it was learned.
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  • 218 5 Reuter-AAP. SYDNEY. —Rev. E. J. Davidson created a stir when he resigned the Chairmanship of the Australian-Russia Society in Sydney because the Society was not allowed to use the Sydnc Town Hall. Mr. Clive Evatt. N.S.W. Stat Minister for Housing, stoutly maintains that the Australian Russian
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  • 29 6 Willy Bloh Hanson, dancer of international fame. 8he and her pupil» are giving a recital entitled "The Art of Movement* at Victoria Theatre on Sept. ,1rd <& 4th.
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  • 320 6 Reuter. I London. Monday. -The M.C.C. Cricket team which, under the captaincy of F. G. Mann, leaves England on Oct. 7. will play five Test matches, each of four days duration, in South Africa next winter. The team reach Cape Town on Oct. 22
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  • 159 6 The annua! general meeting of the Johore State Hockey Association was held at Kluang at the International Club on August 26. when representatives from the various districts of the State met to elect office bearers for the cnsuine year. fe Following were elected President: Major P.
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  • 253 6 The Bogey Competition held over the week-end resulted in F. Jones (7) winning the "A" Division with a score of 1 down and the "B" Division was won by Loke Wan Tho (22) who returned a score of 2 down. The following were some of the
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  • 34 6 F. N. SOCCER WIN In a socctr match played at the Geylang Stadium on Sunday, the F Ji N Second XI bea t the Commercial High School Second XI by 3 goals to nil.
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  • 237 6 A quarrel which started with a glass of water ended in the Police Court yesterday. Hyderoz bin Mohaiued was accused of causing hurt to a man named Ranther. Hyderoz claimed trial and bail of $2,000 in two sureties was granted. It was said that Ranther went to
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  • 177 7 Reuter. LONDON, Mon.—Champions Arsenal lost again today—a contrast to their brilliant start last season. Today their conquerors were Stoke City, who won by the only goal scored in the match. Newly-promoted Queen's Park Rangers strengthened their position at the top of the
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  • 117 7 Reuter. LONDON, Mon.—My Love's price for the St. Leger was cut from 2-1 to 11-8 at tonight's Victoria Club callover. Noor who had been joint second favourite drifted to nines leaving Black Tarquin a clear second favoi'rite at 15-2. Royal Drake wa« again offered at 10-1
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  • 83 7 Reuter. PRAGUE. Monday.— India's Olympic hockey team, aftt.an unbroken run of flctories on its European tour, wa.; leaving here by air this morning for London on its way back to India. Th e team is to sail for India from Liverpool qp Sept. 4. arriving home
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  • 60 7 Reuter-AAP. TOKIO. Monday.-The British Commonwealth Occupation Fore* swimming team won a decisive victory in the all-Japan swimming championship! held i n Tokio over i i k-rnd j The bcof team took 71.r. point* followed by th t United .Sates Eighth Army with 41 points. AX
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  • 442 7 The following are the weights for tomorrow, the second day of the Sclangor Turf Club's August Meeting: Horses, CI. 1. Div. 1. o\ Furs Pennita Doimez 9.0" Kin ler Gold 9.0- j M n.'tn'l Boy Bi:>| Billy 3.1«» Kashmiri Song 8.07 Gaweborough 8.01 Fair Woo-1
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  • 65 7 The results of the second round of the Royal Singapore Golf Club Duffers' Cup Competition played during ttu week-end were as follows: A. D. Farrell beat J. D. Vane Percy 3 and 2; E. R. Oldtn beat J. H. Whecles 7 and 5; J. C. MacLeod beat
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  • 39 7 Shanghai. Monday. The city's top-level economic conttol authorities have decided to tighten the control over material supplies to prevent them from being smuggled out of Shanghai by land, sea or air, U. an emergency meeting yesterday.
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  • 303 7 Reuter. LONDON, Monday. Following arc English and Scottish Football League fixtures for Sept. 4: FIBST DIVISION Aston Villa v. Derby County Burnley v. Newcastle Utd. Charlton Ath. v. Manchester C. Chelsea v. Bolton W. Everton v. Birmingham City. Manchester Utd. v. Huddersfield T. Preston North End v.
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  • 246 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Today. Torses preparing for their engagements tomorrow were spurted. Airmail (Gentles) went over three in 43, the last tw in 28, very easily. Little Ned (Spencer) and Baron (J. Donnelly) spurted down the straight, both going well at the finish. Hcroden (Mawi)
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  • 73 7 Following are tne results ol a friendly chess match between \lu- Great Eastern Life Sports Club and the CYMA, players from the former being named first: Chen Pow Loke beat Lim Tcck Liang, Kho r Yong Yam lost to Joseph See. I. B. Hossackllots t to Cyril D'Cruz,
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  • 66 7 U.P. NEW YORK. Monday. George Kell. Detroit Tiger third baseman, was in New York medical centre today with a double fracture of his lower right jaw, which he suffered when struck by a ball hit by Joe Dimaggio during the flrst game of yesterday's New York
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  • 28 7 The R.A.F. Contingent lost to the Commercial High School XI by 2 goals to nil In a friendly game of soccer played at the Geylanp Stadium on Sunday.
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  • 178 7 Reuter. BOIRLOGNE-SLR-MFP., Monday.—Tom Blower, the English swimmer who left Dover, England, last night to swim the Channel both ways, abandoned the ret m n trip on medical advice soon after coming ashore at Cap Oris Nez near here this afternoon. Of four Egyptians who
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  • 94 7 A {rand innkigs Ol 36 runs by A. Percra for the Colonials Cricket Club enabled his side to score a four-wickel and 45 tuns victory over the Singapore Cricket Club on Sunday at the Prison ground in Changi. The S C.C. scored 101 runs.
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  • 131 7 In a return friendly badminton match played last Sunday, «ht Swing Badminton Party beat the Junior Badminton Party by 4 games to 3. The results (Swing BP players mentioned first): Singles: Chua Huat Soon bea t Tan Thoo Mong 11-15. 15-7. 15-13; Yap Peng Seah beat Lim
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  • 29 7 U.P. NEW YORK, Monday— well May, (51). prominent cialite lawyer, leaped to dea*'i early today from his office oa the 30th floor of the Equitahle Life Building.—U.P.
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  • 372 7 Reuter. LONDON, Mon.—ln contrast to Saturday, wh«n batsmen dominated the county cricket programme, bowlers came more into their own today, although there was no weather reason for this. As a result Warwickshire. Hampshire and Glamorgan all had to follow on. and while Warwickshire made sure
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  • 47 7 The Tiger Sports Club beat the Dutch Milltar. Combined 6—l in their initial outing in Medan last Saturday. At half time the Tigers led by two goals to one. The Tigers left Singapore last Friday morning tor a series of games in Medai.
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  • 238 7 SOCCER WIN FOR P T The Posts and Telegraphs soccer team visited St. John's Island last Saturday and played a friendly soccer match with the Island XI beating them by two goals to one. They thus take the honour of being the first visiting team to win. The Island XI
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  • 90 7 St. Andrew's Old Boys beat the Present Boys by 5 games to nil at badminton on Sunday last. The results were: Teo Khye Hin beat Barney Sullivan 15-5. 15-6: Teo Heok Kwang bi a t Seah l ark Chim 15-1. 15-6: D. Sullivan beat Robert Kang
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  • 351 7 Reuter. LONDON. Monday. -Mr. It. S. De Mcllo. President of the Indian Cricket Board, who flew specially to London for Don Bradman's birthday party, said here that the Board would now have to consult the Indian Government before negotiating for further international
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  • 347 7 Reuter. TAUNTON. Monday. SkitJing Somerset out for 115 In their first innings and a paltry 71 in the follow on. the Australians, who piled up 560 runs r or the loss of only five wickets, iefeated the County by an innings and 374 runs. The collapse of
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  • 44 7 DEATH MRS. L1M MAN BENG (netMadam Tan Sun Neo) panned away peacefully on SO 8/48 at her residence No. ">, Tanglin Road. Age 54 yeara. Funeral will take place on Friday 3rd Steptember at 3 p.m. RMM do not send any Sc nglayn v>' Hero'ls
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  • 65 8 Reuter. New York. Monday. A biu of United Nations dele- i gates will wtil from here in the liner Queen Mary tomorrow night on their way to the Paris General Assembly meeting next month. Among them will be Mr. Jacob Malik chief Soviet delegate, Mr.
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  • 216 8 LAKE SUCCESS, Mon.—The Security Council tonight oy nine abstaining votes and on'y two in favour, r?Jected discussion of the Pakistan-India Kashmir dispute. The Council had heen called j into "emergency session" but led by the United States, Bri-1 tain and Syria, held that neither Kashmir, nor consideration
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  • 87 8 Reuter. BOMBAY, Mon. The Bombay Government reported tonight armed police were pat rolling Shrivardhan, about 60 mile;: south of Bombay, after rioting in v%nieh M people were injured The town was under curfew and assembly of more than five people prohibited, the Government said. Twenty-four people have
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  • 43 8 NEW DELHI, Monday.- The Government of India have decided that henceforth Indians will be described in their passport? as 'Indians" (by birth by naturalisation or by marriage as the case may be). The decision applies equally to the subjects of acceding j States.
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  • 301 8 Govt. Troops Retake Oil District Town Reuter. RANGOON, PresidMt Sao Shwe Thaike of Earma hit at military spies today by promulgating an ordinance providing for death or transportation for life for any person trying- to collect information about the Burmese Army. Tt applies' to
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  • 59 8 A model jet aircraft, with a 16-oz. engine, built by a 32-year-old ex-RAF pilot, Edward Jag gen, and Mr. J Sunn set an unofficial record at the All Herts Model Aircraft Rally at Hatfield of 150 mph. onUf 10.3 mph. below the American world record. Picture shows Mr. J aggers
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  • 92 8 Reuter. CAWNPORE, Monday. Floodlights from a one-mile long railway bridge over the Ganges here swept the turbulent rain-swollen river tonight as relief parties in boats and motor launches worked ceaselessly to rescue people stranded on treetops and cattle carried along by the racing current. As the
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  • 123 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Mon.—A Chi- nese-owned Liberty ship has sailed for Japan to bring back some 500 tons of pre-war Chi- nese, coins valued at U555,000.- 000 seized by the Japanese for j c.es during the occupation of China, it was learned today. The coins will be
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  • 110 8 A programme beginning at 1.30 p.m. and ending at 5.45 has been arranged for Singapore's Air Day to be staged at Kallang Airport on Saturday. Planes belonging to the Royal Singapore Flying Club the Department of Civil Avia- j tion. KLM. Malayan Airways Quanta! Airways, and the
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  • 112 8 Reuter. ATHENS. Monday. Greek forces, after a secret four-day ooeration, were tonight seeking guerilla positions near the junction of the Greek. Albanian and Yugoslav frontiers. An army spokesman said the urmv was operating near Kastorto. 23 miles Northeast of :m mm ">h. their immediate aim
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  • 59 8 SHANGHAI. Tues. Major General Chiang Ching-kuo, Deputy Economic Control supervisor for Shanghai, warned more than 200 representatives of the city's 80 principal trad*, guilds yesterday that the Government really meant to have its price regulations fully res pected. At the same time he made it plain that
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  • 233 8 GENEVA, Mon.—Trade between Eas* and West Europe must be increased to nearly five times its present level if Europe is to be independent of United States aid by 1952. the Economic Commission for Europe reported tonight. The report was drawn up on the unanimous
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  • 85 8 Reuter. NEW YORK, Mon.—The New York Times would be prepared to give up a percentage of its newsprint to relieve the British newsprint shortage if "other American publishers will do the same and if the British Government will allocate the dollars". Mr. Arthur Hays Sulzberger, President
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  • 144 8 Reuter. (FROM PAGE ONE) lailed to bring tin support M Schuman needs to form a coa- Ution, but his final reply to j President Vincent Auriol i< J not expected before tomorrow MEYER NEXT If M. Schiunan falls, the Presiden t is expected to call
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  • 107 8 Reuter. STOCKHOLM, Monday. A convention to protect sick and xoounded civilians and expectant mothers from the dangers of war was passed unanimously by the International Red Cross conference in its final plenary session here today. Fifty-four nations--but not Russia took part in
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  • 81 8 U.P. MONTREAL, Wnm*, couple, who failed their attempt to J,, the world m ieep, uHll try ?a£*%*« three weeks. fh] They are Au strain,* mg engineer BenjaZ n V'7" and his vn/e uJZ e arrived today on nn <(/ after a •pe<X*^ t rescue. c a
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  • 207 8 U.P. AMSTERDAM. Monday Queen Wilhelmina. ruler ol th t Dutch Empire [or 5Q enteredhh r capital this after noon to the cheers of more than 500.000 subjec i, on her way to lur palace, where sbe will sign papers of abdication Her daughter. Princess Juliana, will automatical)!
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  • 160 8 Reuter-AAP. BATAVIA, Tues.—Special police ments on all public squares wffl mark the celet) ations in 3atavia of Queen Wilhelminas Golden Jubilee this week. At a time when the Nether-lands-Republican dispute had reached a new critical stag- 1 after the expulsion of Republican officials from Batabia and
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  • 52 8 Reuter. LONDON. Mon. Albert Sandler, the famous British violinist, died today at his home in a London suburb. He was 42. During the last few weeks, he ajtked frequently for his favourite Stradivarius violin, but he was too ill to do more 1 than finger
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  • 90 8 Reuter. Stafford. Monday. A P*«J linouiry into the proposals r>> .the Army and Ministry of WJ--1 ply to requisition 1.870 acr r Connoek Chase. Midland beauty spot, tor training p> poses has been prov.sicnal., arranged to take place at Mai ford on Nov. 3 and 4
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  • 53 8 U.P. BOMBAY. Mon. broke up a wedding ceremony here on the grounds would-be bride was ion, Just before the nuptials police Sindhi merchant named joram Udandas. the 40 old prospective bridegreoni His fiancee was IS. A tip-off to the polteej caw* from a ten yea, for a
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