Morning Tribune, 29 January 1948

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    20 1 MORNING TRIBUNE W im «-n (Seic Senas) 10 CENTS. ■vnr 1 N°- 6l0 v IAN 29. 1948. ;0 T HrKSDAVj^v^___
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    ISSUE OF NEW RICE RATION A "MISTAKE"
    130 1 ISSUE OF NEW RICE RATION A "MISTAKE" inn have not been KM SSL an officia. announcement B"M»2* ntnilers, hased «n F *3U TrJ& 6rf/ore ■MMi that the delay m a final deCLnc the mistake, the offitnwemont states that m £Z of. the increased S bulk issues to reJs' ha been
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    SHARES TOP NEW POST-WAR PEAK
    392 1 CRtPPS' ASSURANCE FALL FLAT (By Our Financial Correspondent) Sir Stafford Cripps' assurance that every effort will be made toj-etain the value of sterling has been entirely without influence on markets, which, indeed continued the spectacular rise which began with heavy buying last week when devaluation
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    Republican Cabinet
    28 1 RATA VIA, JAN. 28.— President Soekamo is scheduled to announce the new Republican Cabinet formed by Mohammed Hatta, tomorrow, according: to the Anefca News Agency. U.P.
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    'CHEN LI FU DENIES AGAIN
    59 1 ASKING. JAN. 28.— Chen Li m a statement issued nigh the semi-government itral News Agency today de--1 for the second time the reports attributed to him t the Chinese Government I received information about evolt m the Ukraine. hen Li Fu said "the press ret
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    OMB EXPLOSION KILLS THREE
    51 1 O MB EXPLOSION KILLS THREE t/CKNOW, JAN 28.— Three Pje were killed and five in!Q In a bomb explosion near nema m the town of Shah anpur. m the United Pro*s 100 miles northwest of know Mw persons were later arf<i and a cur r w nr QO i™. fed..
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    HEIRESS ILL
    11 1 Sowars '.and he was "extreme «,n._ about her." U.P.
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    $50 MILLION VOICE
    13 1 >'« o( S&fJ the so ca ftWhTSS^S" a «thorizP >far. U.P.
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    ADVISORY COUNCIL
    12 1 AD VISOR Y COUNCIL C Cil wi held P *-m Sffy CoUndl
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    £ DROPS IN PARIS
    68 1 DROPS IN PARIS PARIS. Jan. 28— The sterling on the Paris blackmarket today fell sharply to 780 francs against yesterday's rate of 840 francs and the official rate of 864. The fall teas attributed largely to the belief that the xcill shortly be dexnlued and that other currencies may follow
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    GUNMEN TAKE $790—AND MEDICINE BOX
    69 1 GUNMEN TAKE $790— AND MEDICINE BOX Masked gunmen got away with about $790 m cash, jewellery and medicine from a house m Bencoolen Street occupied by a Chinese family shortly before daybreak yesterday. The robbers, two Chinese, armed with revolvers, made a surprise entry and gave the inmates no chance
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    250 DROWNED
    46 1 NEW YORK, Jan. 28.— More than 250 people are believed to have been drowned when a Japanese ship struck a drifting mine near Port Ushimdao today, according to radio messages picked up here. Some British servicemen are believed to have been on board. Reuter
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    KILLEARNS RETURNING
    22 1 SHANGHAI, JAN. 28. Tx>rd and Lady Killearn are due to leave Shanghai for Hong Kong on Friday enroute to Singapore.
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    Comfort for aged
    33 1 An angel of comfort and bussing Sister Esular (f tf t e Homo For The Aged series the inmates by her example of sw>*plicity and devotion. S'ory tMf pictures HurUte.
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    FEB. 1 "DAY of SORROW" —PUTERA
    207 1 A statement, issued by Piitcra and the All-Malaya Council of Joint Action, calls upon the people of Malaya to observe Sunday, February 1, as a "day of sorrow," m protest against the inauguration of the Malayan Constitution that day. The Constitution which Will be
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    S'pore lawyer's appeal: Judgment is reserved
    694 2 Tadjfffl *H inwmi by the Cni! Court ol Appeal festarday m the appeal brought by Mr. a H. Chia, Singapore lawyer, against the dismissal by Mi-. Justice Jobling of his claim for damair«; whfrh he brought m October last against Mr. S Qureshi. a
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    ARGENTINE MEAT FOR BRITAIN
    37 2 BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 28. A Government communique issued after this evening's session of the Anglo- Argentine trade talks here confirmed that Argentine meat and other shipments to Britain will not be suspended. Reuter
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    Electrocuted by unauthorised electric supply in unauthorised attap hut
    228 2 a verdici of "death by miaad. venture was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr \v r Patter, at the end of an inounv mtoth, death of IC-y^-oK ap Thtan i.ye. who was found dying a vacant hut neai r-oWm Js^.«heoldHo3 Um°S£
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    His "wonderful pictures that make people happy" cost him $100
    144 2 A posit i pnnld m Chines* and whjch rend M ture, thnt tnal* you happy together with 349 l >, h s 'J'*} fM p t <?urts, vo 6 produced at the 3t< -n%d Police Co„,t \.,'9 irhen a Clones?
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    Mnstons Celebrate Prophet's Birthday
    358 2 (Tribune Staff Reporter?. The Muslim community of Singapore celebrated the birthday of Prophet Mohamed wl f h a teaparty which was held at the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday. Representatives of the Government, public bodies and the various communities joined th c celebration. Methodist Bishop Edwin F.
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    JUMPED TO DEATH from OMNIBUS
    113 2 JUMPED TO DEATH f rom OMNIBUS An inquiry into the deal an unknown Chinese way m the Coroner's Court clay. The man died as a* of injuries received wneaj jumped off a moving ora at the junction oi Gey kin D and AUunied Road on the ing of Jan. 24.
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    Chinese Advisory Committee Formed
    376 3 Chinese Advisory Co mmittee Formed (Tribune Staff Retwrtef) The first Chinese Advisory Committee to d£ j B? v' and means of disseminata* authentic Ltmental information to the public m genejal, rd the illiterate m particular, was formed yesterr A committee of seven was elected from among me repres na-ives of
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    STAMPS: NEW RULING
    85 3 fe bearing the word r-fitA UOt over P ril^d win shy, y now be le eany N rd er tt rf C The Govern Xlf 0 the use Nov t lp ;l can into etrect la&t year. 5 wuh U th 1 rt l cl P ien
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    Dutch To Resume Cargo Service To Australia
    214 3 Dutch To Resume Cargo Service To Australia The Dutch cargo shipping service to Australia from Singapore will be resumed m March with the departure from Singapore of the Tjikampek. For the time being, the scivice will be monthly, and there will be two ships on the run. The other ship
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    $46,200 Sale at Estate auction
    135 3 Bidding didn't reach expectations at the third day auction sale of the properties of the late Mr Lee Choon Guan yesterday. After two hours' auctioneering, onl" two properties were solcV bringing m $46,200 as compared with $250,900 realised on me first day's sale, and $318,800
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    GIHL GUIDE CHIEF HERE
    83 3 The Girl Guide Commissioner for Malaya and singapoi" Mr* PinnTca who is making psction tour o: Malaya wil at tend a District Rally «g_?| Ringers and Brownies m SingapcreaT^he C.E.Z-M. School on j Thursday, at 4.30 p.m. She will present a Modal of Merit to Miss
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    Police Swoop On Gamblers
    42 3 Swooning down simultaneously on gambling dens m Sago Lane and Smith Street yesterday afternoon, detectives from tlte antigambling section of the Singapore Criminal Investigation Department arresUd 19 male Chinese and four women. Gambling panphernalia and documents were seized.
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    Thief stole his bell and lamp while trisha-rider slept
    230 3 While the rider of a triaha slept m hia trisha m Arab Street on Oct. 28 a thief stole the tricycle bell, and the dynajno lamp. This was stated at the Second i Police Court yesterday by thai tr ish* rider.
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    SOLDIER JAILED
    167 3 SOLDIER JAILED A member of the Ceylon Rcyal Pioneer Corps. K. L, Percira, stationed at Woodlands. was sentenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment by the fcjur.h Cit- minal District Jud&e >esterday i on a charge q: robbing,.* Mobanv Imedan stationers shop at, Bra* Basah Road on Dcember 2? las.. 1
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    "FEDERATION" BROADCAST TO SCHOOLS
    126 3 "FEDERATION" BROADCAST TO SCHOOLS Special broadcast to schools to mart t&e coming Federation ot Malaya, will include a message to schoolchildren from His Excellency the Governor of the Malayan TjnioA. Sir Edward Gent, who will become- the first Hig> Qommissiiner tor the ne,w FederaUon- H^iUspea^ to the children lin BsUsh.
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    COUNTESS HONOURED
    73 3 NEW 9BLgI..iBy Air Mail.CQunteas Mountbatten o; Burma wife of ,th^- Governcr-General. was invested by the Chines, ambassador; U-. Caia Igen Lo. with, trie Order of tije Brilliant Star m.- .recognition cf her humanitarian work during the Ihe ceremony which too* phce at t&c Chinese embassy tier- was attended
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    She Tops The Bill
    44 4 Uffnn Bart, 20th Century-Fox* versatile star, has proved she f*M stng, dance and act and that, too, 'tops. She has ROM been OLit, t a straight role for a forthcoming picture m which she •MSN her histrionn- abilities to advantage.
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    U.S. AID PLAN FOR CHINA READY NEXT MONTH
    384 4 Vtaealngton, Jan. 27. -Inform♦*d sources said today President Tru.nan expected to send the China aid programme to C jiigteas within the lirst fortnight of February. They ;,aid th e State Depart- j mnt. on Tuesday sent the plan j m the Budget
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    GAMBLING CHARGE
    41 4 A. Parker appeared f n tn e Eigbth Police Court yesterday to the tive-foot way mi n Market Street answer a charge of gambling on on the night of Jan. 27 Parker pleaded guilty and was fined $30. wm
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    MAIZE FOR EGYPT
    34 4 TAIRO. Jan. 27. The Em Uja fJovernmenl to, lay .sum', ,W..|„,. n ts with India. Yu^la via. and Rumama to, STS gjjtots delivery to Egypt 1 of R^t e er. qUanMtle-
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    Robbed, Assaulted and threatened with death
    505 4 (From Our Own Reporter) KUALA LUMP- JR. Jan. 27.— A 61 -year -old Chinese copra -dealer of Sabak Bernam revealed at the Assizes this morning before Mr. Justice T. T. Russell, how he was tied up, beaten, and robbed of a considerable amount of
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    NEW BOOKS AT RAFFLES LIBRARY
    257 4 NEW BOOKS AT RAFFLES LIBRARY The following new books b| been added to Raffles Library Bell (X Moberly,. Flora shil Claude! (Paul) L* Announce p.I Marie. "~^H Cooper (R. W.j The Xur^bJH Trial. "^H Da Cunh» (Euclides; Revolt Backlands. Edwands (Ralph) Sheraton ture Designs. I lias. Ellis (Havelock) cd. Christoo&BH
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    MacARTHUR TO ADDRESS AMERICAN CONGRESS
    261 4 MacARTH UR TO ADDRESS AMERICAN CONGRESS New York, Jan. 28.— Genera Mac Arthur, Allied Supreme Commander m Japan, is expected to return to the United States scon to address a joint session of Congress, it was reported from two sources here today. Representative A. L. Miller (Republican. Nebraska) said re
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    DROUGHT THREATENS CROPS
    54 4 DROUGHT THREATENS CROPS SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.Dust storms combined with the worst state-wide drought m 7G years, threatened California with water and power shortages and extensive damage to the multimillion dollar crops. No immediate relief from the month long midwlnner dry spell was In sight as homes m California cities
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    Untitled
    39 4 LONDON. Jan. 27.- Mr Harold Wilson. President of the Bonrd of i nide. announced m th t House 01 Commons today that clothing ration would continue at f ou* coupons a month for six month, t^ginmng March 1. U.P.
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    NEW RAID REPULSED
    135 4 NEW DELHI. Jan. 27 —Today's Indian Defence Ministry c mmunique. as issued by the Indian Information Services, said: "The raiders made another border raid near Ramgarh on the night of Jan. 25 26. About 500 men with rifles, machine-guns and mortars attacked our positions near Ramgarh, but
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    WHISKERS CLUB
    59 4 WHISKERS CLU B First" ijid rml! n l fr, h W, h '"S Well i. 4iT Jp we mu get down to the bottom of the Well slid down the rope. It tee-ned g and it was very dark, but he co see tome tunnels leading trorn tne f As
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    WHAT STORE PICTURE HOUSE ARE SHOWING
    724 5 on eWuhTheW,nd T v M-u hr to d hecn broU™ bacs this theatrr by io«ea o. r without liar r m", greatest lfica t:on one oi i my P*__*» rst released LSffitf* surge IS magnificent civil War days, with its rpndou s panorama o'
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    Chinese $ Drops Again
    105 5 Chinese Drops Again SHANGHAI, Jan. 27:—Chinese National currency underwent another Of its periodical official devalua' ions J o!ay when the Foreign Exchange Equalization Board increased the buying rate for United S a*e dollar to CN $118,000 ami selling to CN $121,000. T>e new figures represent: an increase' of CN $6,000
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    HK Increase In Salaries Mean More Taxes
    618 5 HONGKONG. Jan. 28. Th< Salaries Commission import re- 1 lOmmending increases 'o govern- 1 nent servant ranging: from 200 to 20 per cclV h» s been received with mixed feeling by bo h government employees and > h(> public The recommended increases. U
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    20 Ft Python Captured
    54 5 20 Ft Python Captured tnTaUTsO So«n ds on Satur day ihe Chinese round that recently two of his Piss and many fowls* had disappeared. He thought someone had stolen them On Saturday wnen he went to feed his pigs, he found to his urprise a python lying snugh nearby after
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    NOT FOR YANKS
    99 5 Four hundred Americans who have received a realistic -deed to *.*re s m ownership o. '•Wallingfort Castle, England, can forget I* T There is no such caHe. The nearest, m spelling is Walhn^ ford CM-1-2, heme of Major X R. Hedges, a s Wallingford Berks It i
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    Disastrous Fire On Teluk Anson Estate
    171 5 TELUK ANSON, 4,60 T OO was destroyed wh*^ *^*ZgS£& house was burned to the ground iaie on o The fire, it appears, was first discovered about 11 p.m. and reported to the Teluk Anson Fire Brigade who were promptly on the spot. But unfortunately
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    Herbert In The Lions' Den
    120 5 LONDON.-A tight-rope walker fell 20ft. into a cage of nve Ci Women n lnd children m the audience at Manchester, screamed as the ilons snarled and sprang towards him as he lay motionless lions moved like greased lightning." said their trainer Clem Merk, after he
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    NUDE TO STAY
    40 5 ThP oicture of a nude girl JoSm?? cigarette .to stay Jn T^Hilor A r Dolman, chairf„° of ?he Art Galley Commitsail after a meeting 5 Ui. C TSf saw no reason for MM notice of the objections.
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    Burmese In New York
    50 5 NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Tneui Maung and San Maung. both lead-m-s of the Burmese Socialist Tarty Arrived here today by afr enioute •o r i d Washington where they w, rtudy national savings f f^ ms ircludlng the national life insur ance and postal savings. Reuter
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      Pineapples
      208 6 It is dow agreed that the greater the diversification m Malaya's economy, the more is it fitted to absorb the shock of temporary dislocations m our economy. There are many other industries, besides tin and rubber, which could be induced to feed the mainstream of our economic lifv. The
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      Cheap Hut Inferior
      192 6 A Committee was appointed m May 1947 to draw up plans for the immediate and longterm development of this industry. Its purpose was not merely to bring the industry to its pre-war level, out also to reconstruct it along new lines, For before ;he war the Malayan
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    Are They Thinking Of Past Fashions?!
    40 6 Madam Phdng Ah Yee (75> is happy at her tcgrk m the Home For The Aged. She operate I the sf icing machine expertly ana also handles thread and needle tcith steady fingers. I
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    The Polities Of Food World Affairs
    1165 6  - The Polities Of Food World Affairs PEDAGOGUE -POLITICS FOR YOUNG ftOW-fc— t t^f Hunger is one of the most powerful human forces m the j shaping of the history of manI kind. Because of hunger countries have been ravaged by invaders, and great empires and I powerful menarchs have bevn
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      21 6 Meditation ward S' J? he ,ac ye have n reward of your Father which i> S h^ven (Matt. 6:1), s ln
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    around The Town
    700 7  -  VERA ARDMORE WITH I. i y *< Re* U Mr 1. Liter a the !au>l i a mm, free* l »m Roared ltf eJo»e_in b j Dalton j Party nn.u:u>|, SSSfc Mr«S toed c^upK. iveni I n L.c.r Road onj l lh.s A\ ii yard w Eu
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      163 7 I V ALE WEEK Special Sitte for 2 weeks only Evening Gowns Beautiful Sequins Beaded i designs. ori,inaipri« n*m to Clear Afternoon Frock Smart Welt taUond otuwl Price |*X Tq Cleai- 50V Shanghai Modern Tailoring Co. I 10. Battery R«*t. «Sin_«wa. I j>iwae No. *****. Sia W 9 ?«:ll WM
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    HAVEN FOR THE AGED
    25 8 Tht: main mfianre to the Ilonw For Thr Agtd which \s managed and supervised by the Little Sinters af the Poor.
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    Lords Reform Bill Deadlock
    267 8 LONDON, Jan. 27. First round o; the Attlee government 'h battle with the House of Lords ended tonight m an uneasy/ and temporary truce m which neither side nve anything away. The government through the Parliament Kill intends to curtail the Peers* powers of delaying legislation
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    Ukraine Celebrates
    46 8 MOSCOW. Jan. 27. Travellers from the Ukraine reported, the .second largest Socialist R.publr' and the nations bread basket fatly was eel brating the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Government without a hint o dissension i#»t al n.. antl Soviet, riots. U.P.
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    Australian Claims
    64 8 SYDNEY. The Australian Government. i« considering claim- compensa'ion from gj j -use Government for the SI irvatniem 0 f Australian prison- I cr s 0* wa r, Hut a decision is not j expected unCil i„ e general Jap*. j nnees c reparations has been decided.—Reuter- AAP *«9delene
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    "DREAM S'PORE'S
    317 8  -  Harry Fang (By Somewhere m 1 homson Road, located on an nence, is a "drearrUwme" for the ageoipooc. whir* maintained througn public generosity and manaWi the Little Sisters of trie Poor c Within the home are about 256 poor aged men an vomen— mainly Chinese, Eurasians and Indians
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    WHEN BROTHER SUED BROTHER
    211 8 LONDON. A divorce Commissioner, awarding a decree m a case m which a wife left her husband and went to live with his elder brother, said. "If feelings began to get too strong, one of them should have had the decency to go and not submit
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    TEST TUBE
    112 8 NEW YORK. Making cision without precedent n Aim M Saxon law, an American J has ruled that the 20.000 test 1 babies m the United St ites legitimate children so long they were conceive*! WW I knowledge and consent ot mothers' husbands. Justice Henry Clay Greefli^H i o-
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    CHINESE SHIP RUNS AGROUND
    87 8 I SHANGHAI. Jan all her engines tO I l H d a^M waer rising steadily !:1 ,ni < H and engine rooms. and me„ of the Cni«J« "Dah Chunglhwa" n:v|, ...rM agrcund near Thing ao o- tlh- week-end, abandoned ship at ri:on en Monday, oc^ 1
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    ME" FOR ED POOR
    181 9 iithjr Inrr.e do a l W**f2mmt cookmi an:i iss.veryd.iyinth; Etendsnce li n re [nmatei an L cut to town 'and they receii j other UnportJ L new V> II is going Cv one for them. Ell Guan :s giving ft dinnei on —D bi m the
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    BABIES ARE LEGITIMATE
    267 9 I a won ;i lerftratl >r< principal custody of t October, the wife was artirtciwd. this child is not ihe Court :s expressIn on the propriety of ►y the medium of aitination." had based her case J™ her chUd was ii husband. I that Mi Strnad had
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    Glistening Pots And Pans Make Cooking A Pleasure
    50 9 A view of the common kitchen. Some of the inmates ass,. m m preparation of the fooa\ In the V.T *hr*>* nf thpm are aettmS ready the midday meal Mad' m Leong Ah Chan (63), Lee i&Mn cHie %£_d 'Madam I. «MHH«I»I"
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    World's Greatest Treasure House
    264 9 LONDON, Britain is otill ~ie wuiiwo gl—Utt tfw_«ie nou*e lor the tine arte, aceoicng to tne mo^t famous Loiicon Auctioneers ua.^ dealers. _oivuon may have ceased, for tne moment, o*mg to the Government import restrictions, to be the master entrepreneur dealing m world-ru-nowned collections ironi Euiope
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    Sign Of The Scorpion
    59 9 T BOMBAY. Candidates to B mbay's mv nicipal elections .adopted symbols to represent their names m order to enable Illiterate vaterg to make their choice. Many candidates favoured the lion, <horse, bicycle and cart a s their symbols. Other? chcse the cow, "toe umbrella or th
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    FATS AND OILS FOR FAR EAST
    85 10 FATS AND OI LS FOR FAR EAST W*6W»OTQN.* Jan. ii.— ln- :orr*a*r> sourg?* report that t the. International Emergency Food i Council has decided and soon would announce the. loir j lowing export allocations of tats and oils for Far Eastern countries for this year. Exports for China 60,000 metric
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    Mrs. U Saw Makes Offering
    148 10 rwmuwN. Jan 27~m, >aw, wife of for r iPr dernier U Saw. today p *__l i precious m e bracefcfSß t 0 the hoi v ,n ihe successful outconii ippeal filed by her k.JW .gainst the death serSH >assed on him for his par •s.sassination
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    Third Cold Wave In US
    105 10 Third Cold Wave In US XEW YORK. Jar, 27 XmM ca's mid-west shivered urkteraneH wave- of frigid weatlvi from ee_j tral Canada today, the third c« wave m a week m which M deaths have been attributed tofl weather. Temperatures across the ccu^H except m Southern FloinU. «H below normal,
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    KASHMIR TALKS
    48 10 Lake Success. New York j'H 27.— The United Nations SecoH ity Council will meet at T3 °PH tomorrow to continth consttjH tion or the Jammu and Kis^J question, on which both raß tan and Indian fominion r?» entatives have given evtfenceH was announced tonight. Reuter Reuter
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    60 10 I SHANGHAI. Jan. iOne c:' the best kny *^H British journal:^ lR !^H ■Far East, Mr. Robert lace Davis. announcca^^J peufemenfe. today U J fcerrV»ng the North CaiJ Patty News, f<-r 4j va fernad., been diiech>rj^B| fthe^paper M^- 1920 'J .Davis, accomp.ui.-a bj >« Jwiffr. expects to -J shortty
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    ON the NIGHT OF the NINTH
    1686 11  -  J. R. Wilmot Serial Story- By tin l"' I 'her. uncif 0 S_ rs had eh; M r -> I ftj ihere were Nro ffwer,6lviUl&npjrtFs* first Jf** rJJ not the Reverend t Baxter, and secondlj Ui impertanct ft» L*Quenet-AHn< remple l [danger moment she
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    PRACTICES FOR SALE
    176 11 LONDON. The biggest rush m the buying and selling of doctors' practices since the war is on. tMiyers are mostly young doctors recently demobbed, with *ide experience of modem methods gained during; the war. Sellers are chiefly older doctors retiring before the National Health Service Starts m
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    Two Japs To Die
    77 11 GUAM. Jan 27.— A War On- mes Commission, condemned to i death First Lieu*; Kazuo Nafcamura and Sergeant Major Ch> hire Kduboe of th c Zap Arrhy for sh<H*i n an^-' beheading three American prisoners of war on Babet'Jmap m Pa'au islands. Nakamkra also was convictfed
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    MALAY WOMEN'S LEAGUE'S HUMANITARIAN WORK
    308 12 PENANG. Jan 27. The hr at annual general meeting of the Malay Women s League was held on Sunday at the residence of I the President. Mrs. X Md. Ariff. at No. 180. Burmah Road. The Secretary's report unfolded various activities of this virile oiganisation
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    NEW DEGRE FOR PRINCE
    52 12 UMfDON. Jar 27 fl announced tonight tl^'Tw'B of Edinburgh V :t *B Opera ior s Division nf\?S ralty to take gjj the Royal ava j £><* It was al^ an^Saß Princess Elizab/h v]2M *°r d enc n May to' h2H honorary degii 0 of r-J OMI
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    33 12 BEIRUT. Jan. 2 7 _tk. I newspaiK.- Annahgr n-p^B that ffcores of truck C rtt!H the Arab League r.ax<*t ;B»M Beirut m the last 24 ho£ MM hundreds of volunt#,.n ;H?.5a»M Palestine U.P.
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    Malayn Share Quotations
    611 13 KSXtS S iS Tekka 9/ 10/0 Tekka Talpinjr l f 4/ l Telok Kruin r67»* 1-W Temoh 1« 9 lf/J Thabnwleik 46 6 4? ccr Temrkah Harb 8/- 8/6 Tronoh Mines 29 30 '6 i Flu KlAng 1.00 105 1 Ulu Piah 2» -30 KUBBKB OOtfrAKtS teller
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    Plane pioneer has stroke
    84 13 DAYTON, Ohio. Jan. 28.— Mr. Orvill 0 Wright, 75-year-old coinventor of the first aeroplane to make a successful flight, had a heart attack today, and was taken to hospital. Doctors said it was too early yet to determine the seriousness of the attack. He had a
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    Market Notes & Jottings
    255 13 Market Notes Jottings (From Our Financial Corr.) How do we explain the para dox of a gilt-edged recovery on .the Chancellor's sterling assur*ance and a continuation m the rise m tin shares and other speculative or semi-speculative counters? The question is especially pointed m view of the fact that the
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    British Orders U.S. Ship To Be Searched
    108 13 JERUSALEM. Jan. 27.-Bri-tish authorities ha v/ atdtva^ United States ship anchored off all Jewish Telaviv to sail to Haifa for search of its 600 to* cargo which is suspected to ir* elude war material* for the Jewish Haganah army. The master of the
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    Rubber Steady
    81 13 The market m rubber opened steady with business done at 41 cents for No. 1 Feb. R.S.S. Later it eased off to 40S cents and m the afternoon business was done at 41| cents to 41? cts. A drop m cent wa s recorded yesterday. Prices quoted are:
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    Shares still advance
    36 13 The following is the report of the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association as issued yesterday: The advance m tin share prices was sustained and industrials came m for further support, whilst nihrwr shares were quiet.
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    Jap Poisoner Still Free
    148 13 TOKIO, Jan. 28— The murderer of 12 bank employees m Tokio on Monday is still at large, and th£ authorities are baffled by what they described as the "most revolutionary, inhuman and cunning crime m the criminal history of Japan". The murderer, posing aa a health
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    35 13 WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 Great Britain and the United States m a new move to consolidate western Germany have agreed on a new formula under wnich Saar coal will go to France beginning Spring 1949. U.P.
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    JAPAN'S BIG HOUSING PLAN
    79 13 TOKIO, Jan. 28.— Three hundred and sixty thousand houses are expected to be constructed this year under a long-term building plan to ease the housing shortage, the President of the Construction Board told the House of Councillors yesterday. According to official statistics, the number of houses
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    Iloilo Earthquakes Dying Out
    265 16 MANILA, Jan. 27.— The subterranean slipping ii( the earth s crust which caused -'JO earthquake-hiK-k.s m three days and terroriui a quarter of a n'liion residents m the Metropolitan Iloilo area ot i'anav inland, \va.> apparently suiciding today. One man die<i >;i hospi al Of Injuries
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    SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACCS BOY
    87 16 Tde Scholarship fo; one School OwtUkatt Class Stiideu* for 1948. m th«> An^h) chines- Ooatinoatfofl School, was n warded to Ch> v. Kenu &»'< o/ Bukit Ho Swee. Singapore. Kettf S.>n^ Ls the <-!de.st among his su bfoth«n and sisters of whom two brothca and sisters
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    MARIGOLD B. P.
    121 16 MA RIGOLD B. P. At the ]4th Animal Citnera! Mcc;Uif v! tht- Marigold Bail i union Party h«-ld la t Sunday. the following otace-beartn have been appointed i 'j; the jreai 1948: Pa' ron: Mr. Li„, Sc> 3m- President; Mr. K.»h iWk Be; Iftce-Prefci. dent Mr. Lim Kirn Teng; Mr
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    HITLER'S DESIGNS ON INDIA
    139 16 NUREMBURG. Jan. 27. Ac cording to an affidavit introduc- ed m the „W !lhelmstrasse" trial i cf high ranking German diplomats and Government officials. Hitler', top diplomats attempted to persuad,. the Soviet Union to make war on India and other parts of the British Empire to
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    CHUNG HWA A. U.
    113 16 At the Annua! General Mooting !ol tne Chung Hw» Athlcic Union, held on Jan. 18, the following were ejected office-bearers for the ensuing year: President: Mr. Lim Kay Soon; Vioe-President: Mr. Chhin Kuia Chhin; Hon. Secretary: Mr. Chia Poh Thik (English): Hon. Secretary: Mr. YounK Chin
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    MALAY SPORTS ASSN.
    101 16 At the annual general meeting oi the Malay Sports Association held on Sunday, at the. club's premises, 61 Loron* R. Telek Kurau, Singapore, the following were elected oftuc hearers for the year IMb. President Che' Osman Faruj; V:ce*Pre»ident Che' Ismail Abdui Aiiz; Hon. Secretary Che* Mahmood Kajl
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    ICE HOCKEY DISPUTE
    55 16 ST. MORITZ. Jan. 27— Although th»- Executive Committee of the international Olympic Committee met this afternoon the American ice hockey dispute was not :ettled. It is unlikely that, th.» situation will be cieared up now unul Thursday';; meeting the day before the Olympic is due to start-rof
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    Classics To Be Run On Saturdays
    262 16 LONDON. J*i. 27:— Stveifld minor a"t turf tactj .ludmy ih«. classics. Derby, S 1 >fiW a* well a* the Lincc! i ire handicap will be hekl op Sa ui.Uvs dminjr ihe tomir.jr tb Mcc «on. Th e Derby wi !l bf en J^' n
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    BAKERY OWNER BAKED BREAD DURING STRIKE ASSAULTED
    284 16 BAKERY OWNER BAKED BREAD DURING STRIKE ASSAULTED A sequel to tru last bakers strike m Singapore early las: year was heard m the Third District Court, yesterday, when five Chines*, appeared .'or trial before Mi. A D. Farrell. on a charge of house trespass. Ihe Court was told of how
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    Widow Of 'Bravest Man' Rewarded
    194 16 Widow Of 'Bravest Man' Rewarded LONDON. Jan. '£i— mis i* the bravest man I have ever read about," said Pensions Minister George Buchanan m the House o* Commons today when questioned about the gratuity being paid to the widow of Brigadier V. A. Roughton CB.E. Mr. Buchanan said he was
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    58 16 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Shipa alongside the sJ wharvea: ™M VESSEL O0» (RajUlai fl E. Hum bit- Steel Scientist <» Pakhoi Port Royal Park afl PentaJcota sfl (Denbighshire j Bengal ~fl Mt. Revel&toke Park <fl (Salongt (RavnsaS) ifl Taksanc Luxrr.i lim Dicto -fl Mecrk-rk !5 "Wi Myrmidon (Be&nevis) n\^ Gordon 10 mW
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    128 16 LIVERPOOL, Jtn 2T.-B ward bound from R.inkoonW troopship Scvthia. Major M Ist. Gurkha Rifles, and M officer Ann Goforth hecanj gaged when the ship cailfl Colombo and they asked captain could many them* was impossible as the capt« only perform the ceremony ij ceptional cases— and there mg
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      350 16 *©i\ VOIR KAIIIO TO»AY# BLUE NETWORK «aaaai Operetta; ll p.m. batf (Mandarin; 12.03 Ma 1^,!;%|8/ ll*, »v v lv/'licu News Summary Close Down, 12.30 Cantonese VH/i AIAL.AT PROGRAMMES IN MALAY from Southern Hotel. 1 i I PROGRAMMES 12 noon Programme Summary iin Mandarin. Amoy m\M 12.05 Musical Interlude; 12.45 News
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    C.F.A. Return From Medon Four 1 Win In 4 Matches
    196 17 C.F. A. Return From Medon Four 1 Win In 4 Matches rHE SINGAPORE gUM**' 'cAPORE FOR MEDAN ONFEB--1%, for A SBRTKS OF M ATCH«. Ikfttrned by plane yesTERDAY AFTERNOON. Out of four matches, the local .earn. which waa not fully representative of the S.C. PA were victorious m only one
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    MMITTED N ARMS CHARGE
    86 17 MMITTED N ARMS CHARGE Tfr cm-,- Mr A.G. h*m to be sent out P W refused. ™t tn notifie.! of Taa'i intenpv think fit. fctoth* evidence led preliminary *> Mice party consisting of ttnlev Injector Cheah 5* m Q*jn «.ee at on Sent B when they i ret out of
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    $6,700 CLOTH CHARGES
    102 17 For allegedly dishonestlyre'aining $6,700 worth of cloth, a 28-year old Chinese, Ang Teck Boon, was produced before the Fourth Police Magistrate to answer two charges. Ang was alleged to have ia his possession at 11 a.m. on Jan. 27, ?C rolls of white cloth valued at *700
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    VETERAN TROOPER TO BE BROKEN UP
    307 17 VETERAN TROOPER TO BE BROKE N UP The "Nevasa" haa completed her last voyage after 34 years' service m the B.L Fleet, most of it Spent m trooping. She and her sister ship "Neuralia.'"had not long been m service when the First World War broke out and they were immediately
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    Louis—Walcott Return Fight: Stalemate
    145 17 Louis— Walcott Return Fight: Stalemate MIAMI, Florida Jan. 27. Negotiations m the proposed world heavyweight title fight between the champion, Joe Louis, and Jersey Joe Walcott. came to a stalemate today over a stipulation set by Mike Jacobs, owner of Louis's contract, that Walcott should be signed over to the
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    TONGKANG ABLAZE IN RIVER
    160 17 TONGKANG ABLAZE IN RIVER A short circuit m the wirUiy caused a motar tongkang to b( \et ablaze late la*t afternoon m the Singapore River. The Singapore Fire Brigade brought the Are under control witn hal f ar hour under the supervision of Pire Officers Phipp *nd Roxburgh. The Tribune
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    Roundtable Talks On NEI
    67 17 THE HAGUE. Jan. —J*"* Louis Beel. Netherlands Prime Minister, today opened a roundtable conference here at winch the shape of the constitutional re- j orms Promised to the Netherlands West indies will be decided Dr. Bcel said that efforts to solve similar problems m he British
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    198 17 [2 pts POLICE 0. icorlnj thn tries m the n minutes I their rugfei against the Police, the xv who were leading by joints— nil m the first halt, l i 12-p nl v :> tries penaltj foal) n v. dory.
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    3 TO STAND ASSIZE TRIAL
    88 17 Preliminary inquiries concluded yesterday, resulted In three men being committed for trial at the next Assizes, by Seventh Magistiate Mr. A. G. Shears. The men were Hamdi bin Adan The men were: Hamdi bin Adan. a NAAFI jeep driver, who was committed for trial for
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    hang Chun announces 10-point Self-help programme for China
    219 17 K'^ 28. -Premier *»nt ay announced a for flj, amme of selfnUlt from external ■■25* h n c ta^ Countoons Ja,i 23 ral l bio .things, all Aflture ln national mcy.resto"? national tioi, ll: n of commu-rttr.-ri. ,Pas «re s to boost
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    69 17 FOUGHT 14 RDS WITH INJURED FOOT, WON LOSDOK. Jan. 28. Bob Murphy, yew Zealand middleweight champion %cho iron the Empire title fry heating Vtnre Hawkiny on Monday, fought 14 rounds iath a torn lioammt m hU left foot. Murphy was X-rayed immediately after the fight and his foot mkiu put
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    RICE CONFAB OPENS HERE
    113 17 The Deputy Special Commissioner, Mr. Patrick Scrivener opened the regional Statistical Conference yesterday. In liis opening' address, Mr. Scrivener said that the conference would deal with problems ol statistical method that arose m the compilation of rice production and consumption statistics, and eost*of-lMng indices. Ii would
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    THEIR LAST SMOKE
    96 17 NANKING, JAN. 28. Three Japanese war criminals went to their death here today smoking cigarettes and yelling "banzai." Thry were Toshio Mukai, ginoda, and Gunikuchi Tanaka. who were sentenced to dealt, by the Chinese war crime* tribunal last Decexnber for the srayms c c more than 300
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    GUERILLAS USING SUBMARINES
    54 17 ATHENS. Jan. 28. Foreign Minister Constantine Tsaldaris d.sI closed tonight that the Greek Government had been informed that the Greek guerillas were using one or two U-boats between the lonian and the Adriatic Seas. They were of unknown origin and were used not for warfare, but fur
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    AMNESTY FOR COLLABORATORS
    32 17 MANILA, JAN. 28.-Presldent Vfanuel Roxas said he has sigrd a proclamation granting amiestv to collaborators with tno Japanese, which will bec«n« .ffectrve if appro™* hv the PhiMnnine Congress. U.P.
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    Hazare's. gallant bid to save India from Innings defeat fails
    1155 18 Hazare's gallant bid to save India from Innings defeat fails LINDWALL'S 7 WKTS FOR 38 ADELAIDE, Jan. 28.— India collapsed after a brave seventh wicket stand between Hazare and Wlirihari, and Australia won the Fourth Test today by an innings and 16 runs. Hazare made a valiant effort to save
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    70 18 ADFLAIDF. Jan 2« In orrordancr u^th thnr usual i M torn of hotvmrinfj gnat T« st f»atn, thr Smith Australia Crickrl Astoria turn, through its 'PrHsutfmt tmfdiy made a pr* mnfatum to Uas.arr In his fnial */*vv7i thr Pr's-i--drnt referred to thr Iruiians wh-nduf t.'ititmj, particularly m tßt"
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    144 18 Royal Purse: Cut Proposal Rejected 1 /ON DON, Jan. 27. The HOUfl Commons today once more re jerted the suggestion by I^aboui Member Donald Chamberlain that BMtl to Princess Elizabeth and Ml husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, to cany out their Royal duties should be split into a pergonal and
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    Reds Capture Key Rail City
    115 18 SHANGHAI, JAN. 28.-Beatin Nationalist General Fan Han chieh's mechanised forces m raco to the scene, 50,000 Com nranift reinforcements turne, Jhe scale of the crucial battl, •or Sinlitun m the Communist ia\ou r and captured this ke Tilway city m Western Man^ jMlrfn. according to
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    MISSING CONSUL IS FOUND
    35 18 LOfl ANGELS. Jan 27. Police •"Dortod todHv that Alexander M 'imnjith. missing former British onsul who dlsanneared from Plt•"biirph on IVc 31 was located m i downtown hotel here victim. U.P.
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    LADY HERBERT DIES
    35 18 LADY HER BERT DIES LONDON, J» n 28 Tho d,. ;itn ;is announced today of Lady try Theresa Herbert, widow of r John Herbert, who was GoverZ< from 1939 to 1943 3^26 to 1928 Reuter
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    SIAM'S LOAN TO JAPAN
    98 18 BANGKOK, Jan. 27. During the four war years of Occupation Siam loaned Japan a total of 1,530 million baht (153 million U.S. dollars) for the upkeep of Japanese troops m Siam, according tc figures just made public here by the Ministry of Finance. As a result
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    116 18 Australia. Ist. Innings, 674. India Ist. Innings 381 India 2nd. Innings Mank id t Talloon b Lindu.il 1 i Sarwatc b Toshack 11 Amarnath b Lindwall fl Hazare i> Lindwall 11.1 G. Mahomed b Barnes 34 Phadkar ibw. b Lindwall 14 Kishenchand b Lindwall 6 Adikhari Ibw. b Miller
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    HON. FRECKLES IS JAILED
    53 18 YOKOHAMA. Jan. 28— A former Japanese guard, nicknamed 'Freckles" and "The Pig", was sentenced to 20 years' hard labour for l-ating avd torturing numerous British prisoners m Fukuoka Camp at Tanoura, Kyushu, and at Omuta, Kyushu. The guard, Kunio Saruwatarl was sentenced by the Eighth Army
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    38 18 MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. I hoT eteran Adrlan Q u »st fought X? T fro the hr^ of defeat to H ck Brom wich 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, h™.,? O for the Australian National Singles Chajnninn.Mr* U.P.
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    Rank exceutive feted at par
    167 18 In Singapore todt, to J i the expansion of th P d-1 and exhibition 0 < Manager of the (w| matograph Thettrei M of th. J. Arthur Rank (9 tion. yr| M Mr. Green arrived J on Monday from Hor.ek mm\ flying 108.000 mile* eight
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    Pakistan buy Broadcasting Equipment
    109 18 Pakistan buy Broadcasting Equipment NEW YORK. Jan 2S PaH has purchased broad astingeH ment to establish a radio nriH reaching all par's Domiß the Radio Corporal I Asß announced today. I Mr. Meade Burnet. Vice-J dent of RCA, sa: d the networtH consist of five stations H Also constructed for.
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    TO REST UNIT FINAL TEST
    61 18 TO REST UNIT FINAL TEST ADELAIDE. JAN. 28.—^ c Hcketers Hazare. Man I Phadkar, Rangachari and I kari will leave by air for' oourne where they wlll prior to the fifth Test* 1 which begins there on FW The team to meet a View Country XI at Mildura m a
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    U.S. TENNIS ACE TO PLAY IN P.I.
    45 18 MANILA, Jan. 28.- Tvvc ,A»| can tennis aces, Edde MoytJJJ Jim Brink have wired o- a PAAF invitation to pw| the 1948 national tennis se Manila, .> I The national tennis i tourr H^hn/lnl^H tr» start Feb. I* U.P.
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