Morning Tribune, 27 February 1948

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  • 210 1 tared i"-' tilTui.V'! 1 Re, Vn' here U>- "very little air x ■tight sonic of ■rack regiment n KcquiniKHl uith and barked h\ y ■ml effit-ent air Htish Navy I is hoped -i"i i ■the Far East, rn The Japanese.^ ■nor: overling Bhrr ranis r.r.i 1 base fnund that
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  • 107 1 I feel bound to record 'hat in ny experience of Malaya there wbm a lack of team spirit between the Service departments on 'lit- one side and the civil govern--1 lent on the other in tackling ilema of common interests. Gen. Percival hits back nard at
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  • 18197 1 PERCIVAL'S WAR SECRETS ARE OUT O VER CONFIDENCE LED TO NEGLECT LONDON, Feb. 26. —The ten weeks' Malaya campaign was lost ana rirf jn's vital Far Easter, n strongpoint at Singapore fell V the Japanese in ebruary 1942 because ov er confidence in British naval might led V> neglect of
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  • 93 1 SOUTHAMPTON, XO> 26. Tliree young American two men and a girl, were refus permission to land in Britain from the Queen Mary. When t:- Hner docked at Southampton it was reported that when 15 hours out from New York the men were found outside
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  • 105 1 Tribute To "Hello Girls" In Malaya Lt.-Gen. A. E. Prchal. British Officer Commanding Maaya. during the December 19+1 retreat paid special tritwte to Eurasian and Chinese yirl teteohone operators in his desmtches on the Malayan campaiane. Writing of ihe British evaluation of Ipoh. one of the first important Malayan towns
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  • 376 1 (Tribune Staff Rcportn > TWO CHINESE WERE KILLED AND SEVEN INJURED IN A FATAL HEAD-ON CcLLiylON BETWEEN A LORRY I ARRiSCr PIGS AND AN 8TG. BUS AT 3 20 PM. YESTERDAY DURING A DRIZZLE. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE THE B1DADARI CEMETERY IN UPPER
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  • 65 1 DURBAN, FEB. 26.— Dr. Y. M. Dadoo and Dr. G. M. Naigner Pres dents of the Transvaal and Indian Congresses respectively, vere sentenced .at a Durban court today to a maximum ol 0 months' hard labour after (leading guilty to a charge pi dine and abetting Asiatics to
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  • 190 1 Elizabeth Among Yea r's "Most Wholesome Women" NEW YORK. Feb. 2d. The Women's Research Guild today named Princess Elizabeth, Clare Boc*h Luce, Barbara A.m Scott, Judv Canova, Mrs. Spender Tracy and" Judge Camile Kelly as the "most wholesome women" of 1947. The Guild said these six were picked in a
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  • 35 1 MERIDIAN (Texas), Feb. 26.— A B-20 Superfortress bombing plane crashed near here today Three crewmen were kiik-d and a fourth is still missing. Nine ct^er crewmen parachuted to U.P.
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  • 782 2 BAGV1 IKR P(>OK'! S MAND8R IN CHIP 1 HF HERLAND8 I M INDIES [Y DURIMi mi T iPANEol ISION IN IM2 IODAV DJ MISSED AS DEFINJ II I IR1 E A I IAIEMENI I HA I HI. ORDEEflD I Hi SURRENDER IO i UK JAPANESE
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  • 45 2 'Ihe VamD:re Jet Aircraft trill b, on display to th c public at Kallang Airport i TOm 2 pm. to 4.30 pm. tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. Immediately aft-r--wards. Ft it. J. w. Wilson, tne Pilot, will give a flying display »vei the Axrport.
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  • 188 2 L>eut Oewe*ta A'-'/* 1 Brajeel Htirn'il is if": 838 '»>'• i'iv.s /w Nik >//* a! o» fa* r','. an of Ltth. Hmdhem. aft i >< QdataVa En aland. Be haa i > a am/ <i dauohtt r. in 1914 /i« atoe 'i tiera* in L'>ndom and
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  • 424 2 Th' r>r< „i,r ■■< u"> < u month, so ,i m fmttatej ***m ht aafced <. yarding th* ret /,.<.,,. aa Puttl >\ r a\aaaamt a cost of Iftvat i rose to 100 and 830 potati total emoluments of Oovarnni aswaaata together v-un j,, Allowance went up to saly
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  • 339 2 The Singapore Port (Amendment) Rules; the Singaj ore Port (Marine Aircraft Alighting Area Amendment) Rules; anu the Singapore Port (Faros Amendment) Rules were presented to and approved by the Advisory Council meeting yesterday. The Farat Amendment Rules, while ijxinj, revised fares lor boats in any
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  • 111 2 eacati 'iifl Unhnl oiliitfl Australian force! aakt led a«a r jfl AiesirilH (ion fl vvliich \s 1 aprjfl en ihiuafl (hmesfl to "dfl bands. repo.fl Gen. 1 tiitmeafl r .n-ifl to invesUrata fl of the eifl diwrnmefl Nov I'M.'), Gen. I it hifl I are and use hfl Ojhlini
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    • 80 2 S(h 8 ialini in Grafting Young Malayan Fruit Trees. ESPECIALLY OF PI hST Ql ALITY TYPE Large Varieties of "Quality Grafted" Young j I Trees in Stock Hock Youg Orchard So. tag-A, Maadal Road, 13M: Mile Stone (off Hukit Timah Road) Singapore. Agents Wanted. Ml YM.ll U I HAlM.\llro7_" 55,
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  • 344 3 II I I I J 1 Lt: brsi I fU" Rat I x \i LOWANCB8 KE8 SALARIES COM- PPTED »>Y THE OOV- i\ \Y\N FEDERA•^w'mketink; of the Ml >ur< ftttiU'C. Mi Mr- ■h sttuL O f the recommendations oj ....Mission's Report could not pment ed without the *P- o,
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  • 39 3 HI I' at at B- gf r Lt B l< fli<>r. ■a, Hiit'im D■ B Hit Urect B v B I ■lasengi s H' I four m cleuane< B m BE I I i k ■st« fln< 1
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  • 136 3 ELECTRIC ORGAN REINSTALLED IN WESLEY CHURCH i i< of the latent renovations in Wesley Church (Methodist! is Hammond Electric Organ. Purchased throukh the efforts I the merabtra of the church before the war. it was in a bad state j '<•! the liberation, and was sent' tor repair. I' has
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  • 35 3 MA XI LA Feb. 25. A Philippine Airforee ('-47 (rushed after take-off at Lipa jnrbasc in "atangaa I'iovince yesterday, killree of six abroad and seriInjuring two. .nwun_.< vith minor injuries U.P.
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  • 172 3 The absence of British tanks in the ten weeks' campaign against the Japanese in Malaya had a serious psychological effect on the troops as well as its material effect on the battle. Lt. -General A. E. Percival, former Officer Commanding. Ma lay. 1. reported la the despatch
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  • 69 3 MILITARY CROSS FOR GALLANTRY At the Advisory Council meeting yesteiday. Governor Sir Franklin Gimson presented Lh3 Military Cross for gallanty to Major C. B. Molony Now working at the (iovernorGeneral's Office in Singapore. Major Molony as a British Intelligence Officer with an Indian Infantry Brigade in Ital>. besides carrying out
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    73 3 II ish i cue and complete I o! paiMaßsstta and crew on his vessel. atly h? was alleged to have npteej to a-bgt the bringing four passengers into Singawithout passports ana 'ravelling documents. "l $2,000 was offered on •itst three charges and baii 12.000 i n respect of the
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  • 267 3 TOKIO. FEB. Hi General Vcshijisa lim /a who il Stat tf the 25 Japanese warlords on iriul and who was the r*-pre sentativ:* of the Japane** ar.ny who signed the surrenitf I) aid the Missouri is suffering fn.m cancer Sugamo prison Hi* iau
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  • 220 3 Lady Gimson At Trade Show her B3KJc*ieritjy Lady Olrnscß the wife Of the 0.-.vernor C Singapore, spent nearly an h( ui yesterday meaning at tlv indiar Irade Exhibition which tr* opened last &imrday at th« Great World P3rk On arrival at the Exhibitioi entrance Her Excellency was r« ceived bv
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  • 44 3 ASCOT GOLD CUP FETCHES £3,300 London^ Fee 25. --The Aicot Geld Cup I t I^ll won by tir rata QcoraV* Bdwardea theatrlj r>3] manager with San Tol was *rld f<;r 83.300 at Chrlatlcs. It |i s 18 caTJt gdl and Weigh? nearlv ounces Reuter
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  • 121 3 Mos Lo Kit Jin^ and Mr. K. VV. Offord gavr a tea party 10 tSe local pivss yesterday iHttcttlOCtt at Bj! moral Crescent where they were given a pre-vicw of tru- ptC" tures tlieac two artists will o i exhibiting in the first week cf March at th
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  • 187 3 "Tile accused had an auti tic pistol tit-d round his t^iich a detective told the Eigfl: Police Magisiratf. Mr. R. W P. Ku!o. during tuM evid -r>ce at prcMifc'nary inquiry into thrd- civog S of possession of firearms ar.d armed robbery brought against a youa^
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  • 1541 4 Intelligence Misled The Royal Air Force I i 12 theli I Isl, n to oV clan Bri ksh Air Mini try with th. pub titn cl the despatch by Air v i M Sir I* *ul Malthj Hriti-h reconnaiaaance pi i ailed to locate thi which had arllei be n
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  • 36 4 Lord and Lady Killearn arrived back in Singapore yesterday by air after attending the celebrations in Ceylon on her attainment of Dominion status. They were also prese.nt at the opening of the Ceylon Parliament.
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    293 4 The three Singapore Harbour Laboiirers ln*aJM trial for housebreaking and causing m.sHaci "ere m the Second District Court aequi tied. The officials. Oovindasamy. treasurer of th- SHLU, Amuthuiingam a committee member, and chairman and supervisor of the N!lam B.ki Tamil School, and Veerasenan. president ol the SHLU and SFTU.
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  • 584 5 i»rPvw St iff Correspondent.) ft-ri """n, .^.urlands SS Indies Elective Allied resistance in the their Air Force and .heir reached >n »«•>■ I deapatebaa released by n 1b m b m I I' e B ■v h ha m B m I m m m m m Failure I
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  • 107 5 LAKK SUCCESS, Feb. 18 In •ha today urged that elections b< held in Korea ■"wherever possible' so that a national government maj be set up. Dr. P. Pillai told the "LittU Assembly" the Cnite«l Nations a' the resumption of the Korear debate: "By setting up a national government
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  • 74 5 SWEDES WANT AMITY WITH P. I. MANILA. Feb. 25. The Swedish ambassador to China, and at the same time Minister to the Philippines, Torsten Hammeratroem, will presen f his credentiais to Prctadtat Roxaa next week He said Sweden desires to enter i treaty of amity and general relation! with the
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  • 49 5 Manila, Feb. 25.— Esther WH* Hams and Dorothy I. amour re--0 rtedly will be coming to Manila accompanied by California Governor Earl Warren and May* Elmer Robinson ol San Francisco on the maiden trans-Pacific flight of a Philippine A'rlines DC-ti sometime in June.- U.P.
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  • 114 5 SHANGHAI. Feb. 23. C. H. Matouk. a Syrian merchant, with an office in downtown Shanghai and Natalia Yavovleff, a Russian I jvoman, were among the fourteen i persons arraigned before f he Shanghai District Court yesterday on a charge of engaging in blackmarket transactions in gold and
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  • 58 5 SOVIET ENVOY TO CHINA SHANGHI. Fcl>. 25— The Chinese Government is reported *o have accepted Moscow's nomination of i Major General M. V. Rosehin 1 he new Soviet And ussador to China. Gen Rosehin, an ex-military at- tache to Nanking, femde in the war I from Stalingrad to Vienna He
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  • 35 5 MICHAEL TO VISIT U.S. Washington; Feb. 25. Ex-K-n-r Michael of Rumania nnri hl« mother will shortly vMt the United State* the state- Depart, men- said today, addina that the visit wnniH he "entirely unofflcial." Reuter
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  • 218 5 Notice has been served to t|he Malayan Air Cadet Corps to quit their headquarters at Kalian^ Aii-port by the end of this month. The headquartres which comprise two wooden buildings at the right hand side of the hangars have* heen condemned by the Public
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  • 70 5 SHANGHAI. Feb. 25. Anothei group Of Chinese private butinettmen will leave here foi Japan within the next two weeks it was learned here. They are awaiting the completion of entry arrangements with SCAP. Aeoiding to Yang Li-kung. spokesman ot the group, he foresaw no difficulties towards resumption
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  • 33 5 ALLAHABAD.— A candidate for a local government clerical post, coofroated wi'h the general knowledge question, "What if tht meating 0 f the abbreviation •rt.o's" replied: "R.T.O means "Rude Temper OWd Reuter
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  • 38 5 Nankins. Feb. 25 Chini Nationalists are expecting a large scale Communist attack on Mukden from the southeast to seal off the city's Communications with South Manchuria, a Chines Government militarv SDOatetman said today Reuter
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  • 99 5 U. S. Seeks Trusteeship Of Bonin Is. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 Authoritative sources said today HI'nited States intends to ask for BtrategiC trusteeship ovei the former Japanese islands of Bonlat whjeh includes Iwojima when the. question finally aritet at the ptact conference. The American posit <n WOA re(heated on plans adver
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    • 287 6 Qmmtml IVreival's !2D,000-Word post-mor-tem report on what he calls "the most impresgive disaster ever to befall the British Empire appears some 22 months alter it was submitted to the War Office on April 25, 1M& There the General's manuscript was judiciously vetted so as to give as little
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    • 153 6 But this military unpreparedness sprang from causes implicit in the Colonial system. One result of this was, as General Percival points out, that the people of the colony were unprepared to play their part in total war. In this connection one would like to question General I'ercival's statement
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  • 717 7  -  VERA ARDMORE „*WITH L Anniversary pja> SS Australian fashions at the Bpring racina sensor were ■spectacular and up to the- minute. Here is a model in black moire taffeta. with a double peplum in the ir*,nt, and caught at the back with a hotr. The frock buttoned
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  • 38 8 Phi U \ph) ndinp occurred la tht Bobineem Rvd and the T> toh Aper Market irm pesterdmp wh*n heavg thunderst wi ft I This picturt thews ien ttremied in the flood h 8J Im Tribune
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  • 227 8 MELBOURNE 804 k i il throughout Australia pai^ •50,000 o'' th<- wrong horse when conflicting annoufii enK :i'a wet* mad« ovsi the Newport v. si Ifoona Valley. Th« hot favourite, St Bu Was given tin- race <»n protest after "correct Wei ha.i bten announced over the
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  • 97 8 LONDON, Feb 26. Estimating world \>tal current sugar crops at 27 559.000 long tons comparer with 27,367'000 for 1939 40. a leading sugar broker's circular states world production will probably pass the prewar level bv 1950 Should the present restrictions on consumption through rationing and through lack
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  • 77 8 TOKYO, Feb. 26. Officials ol the Boeklcho, the Japanese Government's Board of Trade, ♦odav confirmed report! of a bartei agreement between Indian an.! iip.in whereby Japan will export 100,000 spinning spindles in hange tor 30,000 tons ot Indian coal They said they were now await"l^ ;l "'Ply
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  • 90 8 THE HAGUE, Feb. 26. Th< Corfu Channel incident in which two British destroyers were mined when 44 British sailors were killed and 112 injured will be debated in the first post-war public session Of the International Court of Justice bare today. The incident occurred on Oct 22.
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  • 143 8 SVD.Vi Air Mail, h- out-stan-m, 12 American I aai. a next month Miss Kellei H asartag at th,. age wo< M "Bhi "Vstens with he, sfltt id who has lifv.i tat aptrttt of millions of iinfoi I tattles by her triumph over he: own dtfflculties wants to meet those
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    27 8 sSotoeaafl Another pwture of a particularly deep spot in the flooded ana. Tribune Loold*§ down Boon Tut Strtm where the floods icere kne* dec* in wUux* Tribune
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  • 83 8 n,\RFS: Frencfc Ihorttie* ar sttnatJj recent increase oi In France. e Dliririr th- Germa 'ion. tne pn Hn J L> the Germans "to r J* all stocks of aicol onlv sm»'l 9tocks °J red' alnt, I'P l watery beer. I Sine, th. ever, ah-0h..! has l plentiful :'"*d i
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  • 135 8 SYDNEY— Scientists who lef Melbourne this month for th< Antarctic in 'he Polar tsplo ration ship Wya T t, Earp hope U increase their knowledge of th< atom. The Wyatt Earp is taking south wijh her the latest apparatus for the study cf the cosmic
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  • 376 15 Louis Takes Lessons In Cricket From Denis London. Feb. 25.— Joe Louis I took aotaong in cricket today ana swore that his June 23 fight with Waleott will be his fast. The cricket kStoni have no direct connection with Joe's re- iteration of his decision to hard up the gloves.
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    • 471 16 LONDON, I-Vk 26.— Argentine has told Britain that the Argentine veffleis around Deception Island in the British Falkland Island* Antarctic oVpendencfei had no intention of assorting any right or taking poweseion of any territory. They were merely there to C«ilTy out rou'ine exeri Kseo.
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    • 90 16 LONDON, b. 85. Mr. Kcea Will/am (Laboir), t<>ld th* Jloiist „l Commons Wh*J tl' Government barn 1 Cht <i Kibachin, Trade Union leader from ins home territory in Ktsya. "This iimn is -j wmewhai ilant/irovs person. >n Jrlu. 1947, S4 thn ah n>
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    • 115 16 Singapore, Thursday. (Tribune Staff Reporter) A Hokkien motor cyclist was relieved of $W0 in cash and a "lountain pen in Neil Road by three Chinese at about 12.15 last afternoon. Approximately 45 minutes later In Cantonment Road, three Chinese robbed another Hokien of
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    • 102 16 NANKING, Feb 28 Mr. Tsengchl chairman of the Yu mg China Party, declared today that a i s$. r )7n.noooon loan from tne United Statea would make it po*ifble to avoid .1 total economic collapse in china within ihe next 18 months. }w attributed
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    • 142 16 SHANGHAI. Feb. 25. MajorGeneral Claire Chennaull former "Flying Tigers" chief and currently head of the CNRRA Air Transport, urged that the United States Should aid China militarily by giving direct supenision and guidance. This was revealed in an inier view published this morning in
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    • 68 16 CANBERRA Feb 21 Mr Arthur Carwell, Immigration Minister, told the House of Represents ti\<-s bars today thai the Australian Government considered the time bad coma amen nationals from former enemy countries in Europe should be allows! to amigrate to Auatralin a scheme for this
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    • 105 16 Singapore. Thursday. The Singapore Police hate arrested two Chinese WtlO are alleged tf> have participated lo robberies. One man was irrotted 'sal night following a robbery in Chin Chew Street in which a Chinese was robbed of $47 worth ol property. The second axn st was
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    • 166 16 JERUSALEM. Feb. 25 Gen Sir Alan Cunningham. High Commissioner for Palestine, announced in Jerusalem today that he was retiring when Britain gives up her mandate on May 15. Gen Cunningham told British residents in Jerusalem today that what had been achieved by Britain in
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    • 149 16 Bintang Timor B. P. In a friend y badminton match oi throe Jingles and four doubles i against Coronation B.f. play«* tee iai ar'a fount .ast L;unv.ay. The 1 Bintang Timor B.P. defeaed tht I Coronation B.P by five games to at Owing tt» i. ad weather tWO-itafUl t ie
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    • 265 16 TOKIO Feb. 24-The .ulied pi MtV r today that Lieutenant Gene-al Akir a M II V of the rape of two cities— Manila an 1 Wl m the span of eight years during Japj 7 taaaf The oroseninnn «Ud th«t M nto IK for widespread similar atrocities commhed i
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    • 155 16 KLM to DOUBLE INTERNAL AIR SERVICES Singapore. Thursday. To cope with the increasing demand made by businessmen, technicians and others wishing to travel to Netherlands East Indies centres. K.L.M. Airlines aie to double their internal air services as from to-morrow. The priority control on passages has now been lifted and
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    • 128 16 I Lndon, F. b 22 ft psyment* red to 'louse i'f C ::.:r. ft Mr. Leonard l fl vatfve. ask r yet be^n r< tion 'or personal :•■■•.>• fl ing tne occupatli nl l Ma .ft the Japanese. H He also a.-K»a mi v;:..i: 'ft compensation aa* lis fi
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    • 63 16 The Chilean Am^f s^p oJriifa^B dav for asS; rM; „fio r Ur^B stnke a elahn to are* of ft FalkV-da Dnnaa^js h^ r M Pia elements ot a a** H plo*-" to the p-'P^s^B -Barely there's nothing I <;>1 nor romic in a f the Preside offf^ J Governmenr,
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    • 25 16 I i *****1 TOKIO, I fired Japanes M been dismissed ftaj Osaka since Jar H tog with black. gangatera government BV Reuter
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  • 309 17 ■si >»■»■•"■ "WIVIIm.- the .xhibition at St. ian.es «>■ tr^'t^rZ.^ near WndI r overseas visitors, th*' Boa«d 1 allocation of she U pill w I n d furaltuw to hotel, c*u rm- I r t Sail and Span I l dw 1 r«'i.) pornographic literature and r W mm
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  • 48 17 Th- Bio* r net fat C nlm Me 0 8 Cwea Inistna th> Wing of Ceylon m his Om mm. Lnt of lies in London, to CTmmonwrnte Cefdon's Indrprndtnc and first State opening ot the first Parliament of tht Dominion of C< ylon.
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  • 258 17 QI'INCY. Massachusetts. Feb. 2G I/cut. -Governo 'VdtUrW Coolidge of lassachusttt^ says that Russian agents ar- ll i filtrating into Hawaii to plot a "r:evv surprise attack on Pearl Ha. hour as devastating as the IPM blow delivered by the Japanese. Governor Coolidge &ijo that he
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  • 142 17 National Favourite Fails DONG ASTER. Feb. 25. Lord Bicester's Roiniond. who was made inti-post favourite for the Grand National steelplechase in the first afficial callover yesterday, surprisingly fell in the Great Yorkshire handicap steeplechase valued £2.730 and mn over three miles here this afternoon. The race was won by Major
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  • 29 17 GEORGETOWN, K<>b. *>. Torrential rain flooded the cricket ground here today ui'J Prevented any play in the relurn match I between British Guiana and th. Mcr. Reuter
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  • 39 17 WASHINGTON FC SBV The US Army confuted that ithas only 30.000 cctaaat troops ready for immefliate action. A spokesman sal.l this fcrce could not he used for Palci.ilne without leaving the ITattt I States defenseless. U.P.
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  • 84 17 LONDON. ""Tab. 2. r > A (3,000 Ii mages was awarded in the Kind's Bench Division to 1 6-year oM Margaret Elsie, of Knoyle Street New Cross, London, who lost most of her setilp through her hair catching in a machine. Hei employers, the London
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  • 80 18 Nankins. F^b 25.—Approximately half a pound of r.ce or flour is the scale laid down under j, new rationing scheme expected to become operative in early Marcn o r April, according to a Ministry of Food statement issued last night The scale will apply to all p*r-
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  • 164 18 I win. romiafl fl; Wvdastl K. oi 1 Legjislativi Cousdl: fl S' anrli.ig ('onimi'tj^^fl nance; Final s.^fl I ,m oft Rio; the M,-..;i b.S flr Mei.tri B. Palmer. Tuan fl fl Mr 1..r. .fl fl, K. Menon. Mr. Khoofl fl II H. TeiVku Abulakarfl fl Mohamed ArifJ fl Ho,-.
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  • 57 18 snanghai. Fea J n^B City Councillors j Gtovernment u M l d I j scS^l^H5 c S^l^H SsteS C ln ordrff^S^B i ptrste Manchurian s '"fl B i Meanwhile tn'/'^^B «f -hr Maßcl^'-^imasal nves of iru tft i( jjsassa| [annsuie lf ;,^^^B f and mean, i ""l^'r^fl i maxin
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    • 238 18 **F»* ->^ p w [(Mm Bxdp«iveT«Thc Mornii.ti THtw j "SUNSHINE FALLS" r-^J^,-^ri5^ HOOGU Af Ttft K SMM v BERTM WE n s, «M J 0^ qwn t VaJ I^^W ?a J WAY ISS iftktTtO YOO^j BIG S.BONo WLy, -"Tg?^- I^ i^fi; T^f^fcVl HT (j^Wf ,,nr i it r^\ A BELINDA
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  • 863 19  -  Charlotte Garton fl HX-OAY SERIAL at Bj f^ l:(Ap( „edVisi, and non-Win, Re ve .a lion j |>|ultt( HH<h «o «he Well-Known Quandary. j m^ II IB I fl i fl I ,i V SB gßr fl B SB B B Til v, 11 I fl flr Tiings I
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  • 142 19 Lak v Sucqlss, Feb 26.— India is expected to deny strongly the Pakistan accusation that Moslems were maltreated in JunaPiidh state when the United Nations Security Council rcsum- j c-n the debate on the Indian- Pakistan dispute tonight Mr. M. K. Vellodi, for India. Is
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  • 93 19 Bangkok. Feb 25.- -Ihe Royal appointment o" the 25 memb?r Siamese Cabinet headed by Premier Khuang Aphaiwong was officially announced today. Khuang who headed the government since last November's military coup dVtat will serve concurrently as Interior Minister. Other key positions of the new government remain as formerly
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  • 324 19 ui have sen come here to tell trade i nriuita IN MALAYA THIS IS THE PATH WALK ON IT, BCT WE ■AVE COME TO (iIVF ADVICE t*l> ASSISTANCE WHERE IT IS NEEDED AND THEN MAKE :>|R REPORT TO THE SECRET%RY OF STATE" THIS
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    • 33 19 aassslt i and IJS V> tsmantic Camedy! ■Affairs Of Susan" Burn J°"-MORROW I stspsrted by ■lis Vs 1 u m (,RFVJ wiMtio"^ 585 ■mv pm '"<!>ni,olor ■l BK iin ii ■h H >ndustaah
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    • 25 19 A TRUTH THAT NO ONE WILL EVER DENY." j PHOENIX AERATED W ATERS aaauM aw BETTER ORfiEltS RECEIVE OUR BEST ATTENTION PHONE: 3709 or 3700.
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  • 126 20 in dares Batttaaa Qteaeta Tracy was demoted fioin President to V;f a 'Preekii nt on the set of Liberty Pihaa' State Ol The rnion." Kaih'iin* Heplnun did it. The scene is the bedroom of political boss Adolphe Menjou's Washington house. Tracy and Miss H-pburn. in their rolet
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  • 110 20 ANNE GETS HER DANCING WISH A dream cherished by Ann i Miller ever since she entered pictures as a dancer has come true. When she made her first film appearances several years a^o, she frequently wandered to a neighbouring set where Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were dancing together in
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  • 95 20 WHAT'S IN A NAME, MICK? Mickey Rooney. who has made three other names Joe Yule, Jr.. Mickey McGuire and Andy Hardy —famous as well as his present lejral name during his remarkable career, ran into considerable i "name confusion" in his latest pic- ture. "Killer McCoy." Mickey's character name in
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  • 131 20 LONDON. Feb. 25. The War Secretary, Mr. Emanuel Shlnwcll. replying: in the House of Com- mons to questions renaming defer--1 ment of demobilisation for tht Royal Army Service Corps clerks of the Middle East Land Forces in the age and service group 67. stated the ielease of that proup
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    • 153 20 I BREATHTAKING U[l| ALEXIS "x^ la CMITH if t W»IV |L-TI KHH.KNT KxriTiN^lCOfT-^ LOVE women MLIONROAD STORY j I TO-DAY: 2 4JI lit 1M /TV ****J7\ wmmmmmmmm j'fy^^g'f J#j NEXT CHANGE V\ BBBBW r a AND LOVE f N"' N I'oo^ 1 8 MbbbVjbbP^ _b1 BBa. LIZABETH '^UH SCOTT aaata
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  • 495 21 II II I 1 90 d H Mi W v MOO 33 00 Jajk ilT(lxd (rl 2 .82'.c S 50 C ,sOm i)9.00cd. mce iooo u.00 Cb'^ 53.00 3.06 H j m I |5 8 73 9 23 > 2Dd l9 .00 2 L Hot- 1.1 2 f r.
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  • 314 21 Coron er's Finding THf EVIDENCE DOE3 NO, PROVIDE GROUNDS FOR CHARGING L CPL. JALAUDDI J 3:N HAJI AMAT WITH AN T OF/XKCE UNDER IHE PE.V a .L cCDt IN CONNECTION WIIH IHE CIRCUMsIANCES OF IHE DECEASEDS DEATH". SA T D IHE SINGAPORE CORONER
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  • 214 21 Malaya Has Made "Great Recovery" S r John Hobhouse. fartner of Alfred Holt and r-omrm-y. snip-ownc-s. win Is on n tow of the Far East ♦old-Ilie Tribune yesterday that Malaya hat Btada n groot recovery. His last v sit here was IS years ago St John Hobhovise partner of A'fred
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  • 116 21 LONDON.—A farmer who sho^ at f ve homing nig-eon^ on 'r's D^a crop was ordered by a county eou't judge to D^v the owner £200—tre maximum a cou'lty court can award—for one of th birds he killed The own«u\ Arthur Edward Hamps, of New Englard. Peterborough,
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  • 52 21 The following will represtn. the -Avonova" B.P. in a Mendiy badminton match asa:n«t he Chooll Guan -Buts" on Saturday. February 28 a* 2 p.m. Hassun Mohamad, Yiroff Samat. Ismail Said. Raihid GHman n rahin PattaS, Ahmad Mu> taffa, Ibrahim Latin". Yun-j, Samu Chan Swee Chiun and Man
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  • 105 21 SHANGHAI, Feb. 25:— Karl Keu T ner, 60-year-old Bavarian, chief brcwmuster of the British -owned, two Breweries whofe Ewo beer is v.e iknown in this part of the world-r--was killed l'y armed rubbers yester-, Cay when they raided his quarters in ide the plant Hi.s
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  • 195 21 NO BRUTAL PHRASEOLOGY Scrutiny of Gen. P» rcivals despatch prompts the inescapable taaataataa flksj th* poor local intelligence anil tornmunications freipicntly ;n evented th* Malaya Command iro.u tteing kept fully informs' of various developments. More than onc< General Percival even asserts lit did not recfiive orders son-' to hare been
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  • 82 21 Tee market in rubber furt'*.ideclined by i cf a cent, yes e- day. It opened easier yesUrday morning and slowly rose to 38; '•ems for No. 1 March R.S.S. Veiy little business was done, however -wing to the lack of sellers. Prices quoted are: Buyers. Sellers. MO. 1
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  • 41 21 There was again little suppor tor the market in tin and Indus trial shares yesterday. Tn»- Malayan Sharebrckers' Association states that very little business was done, and a numb, r of issue were .marked down No quotations were increased.
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    • 85 21 Your teeth cannot stay white and stronp unless you ,C^J^ S>'ffVA have healthy gums so start using Gibbs b.K /^C^ t/ZKlil^ UWV° Toothpaste and proted teeth AND gums SR Toothpaste contains sodium ncmolcate- a jillP^ real tonic tt) the gums, lor it penetrates deep inside i^^ them and strengthens them
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  • 427 22 iHtftr iraj a rusii moiieni n 'HKBlNOA\pore as ECOI R'l YESTI RDAY WHKs Ihr HON MR *V m r f.v. PASSro SaBfTENCE < l DEATH ON A L'HWESE Pier >VTR. (HOY IAK i2si FOR IHE MURDER OF A DEIEI lIVb CHONO NOTI CHEONG FOLLOWING
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  • 112 22 'j'r,;- to i..vMiur olayen an ttndlj requested to urn out I play a boaic OS home game at thi St Georgea Padan* at l( 3d m on Sandaj Teh. L >( j 1 i -:tuir XI K Muttukui iaru Cap*.), C Thuraiainghani, S ¥oxarajaa. B K Sundr&ra, Lt
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  • 171 22 J.M.S .C. TABLE TENNIS Th<- Jclkon Medical Sports Clui> trolttieed Hie Dnput tar y by gMMU t<» ml !n a return Tabk-'ei»WK encounter at the resilience 01 Che Jamnluilin on Friday last. Ki-.-UiLb. laoM iva-^m it.. Jama* lUdfn (3-0>; L')'n T'»'U Loke l.e;u sViona Jaatar (3-0 Eyed Ja«tav beat Mohd
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  • 124 22 Smuggled King's Nephew From Germany NUREMBERG Feb A ii 1/.] (MBcISJ smug -I prl- 1 of wai memhtrs 1 > he Rri-*i.-.h peerage lato Sarttserlartd to prevent them from being ilaughp i ;<s hostagea h prosecution witness ttld today during 'he' ii ol 2\ Nas| liplomati an t I nimnt
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  • 97 22 SALT LAKE (MTV Feb 28 s/rsne'sco PancAO Segu*la dynsmlc "Iwo-nsted tennli payer, won the favour of tpectstori a.s ha and three fellow faatlonali battled out one of t'-.» longeedoublss matches ever n corded. pailier jack Kramer. Sej^ura howevt*- losl his Tnil. serve to Bobby l.'i^^.s and
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  • 229 22 LT-GEN PERCIVAL DISCLOSED IN THE DESPATCH lIRLISHED HERE TONIGHT THAT THE BRITISH .TORCtS INDER HIS COMMAND Dt RING THE RETREAT THROI GH MAI AY A AND THE BATTLE OF SINGAPORE DID NOT CARRY ill FT A TOTAL SCORCHED EARTH POLICY. Soon after th Japar.ese advance into Malaya on
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  • 112 22 LONDON. Feb. 25:— A verdict of HlicMle while of unsound mind was recorded h«r« today on 54-year-oa. 3eofffrey Nathaniel Pyke, one of Britain's wartime "brains" behind the vines, whose plan for yiant manmiide ice floes to act us aircraftcairiers was nearly used 1 y the
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  • 137 22 Tne Bate el ihe couuiuuremen pi the Singapore Malays Badminton ii 4 numenf 1948 Champion hips. hai been fixed for March. Tbe tournament avi.l i.e played at the Clerical Union Ball, and wi 1 open with the Junior and Veterans C i.ainpioilship The draw tuck p!aca last Tuesday
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  • 186 22 Th oOowftllfl are th? WtifhtS I the MOOBd day Of the P' J •^ang Turf Club mertin?. ur tiiret' ra*vs only "A1DEN !1\MH( \»> •HMK (I I l>iv 1, 5> L Kurs f iraviui 9 04 T:ii" Liberty 9 04 RontFllf 8 n Atom i 8 12 Foiward (!ali
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  • 71 22 SIPPING INTELLIGENCE Heinrieh Jessen— Emp Palace 44 Handle SHEERS Kaju'a il> Elpeuor 42 3 Nemiskam Pari.) 40 L Tfgflber>j 33 (Mt. Davisl— Mentakab 31 2 Bredero 17. j 8 Ft. Deaslake 19 20 St a II San Angelo Victory 23 4 Waterman— Kajang 27 28 Samarinda 29 30 (Priam) 15
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  • 126 22 King K 3fl heavysreighi rsfl key. meet fl main >* 'fl Great World ton ."fl fl K s billed it 1 I ight to a decision" and 'v;llfl contested under the M no .fl I fl Kona punished the Turk badfl and stopped Riza Bey ':fl th» distant' Howevei
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    • 83 22 Ihe Ho Hong Steamship Co. f (Incorporated in Singapore) IWSSFNGFR ft FRFIGHT SERVICE^ For Hjing Kong; .swatow ft Amoy For i\.<njroon via I'enang. BJU "KEFONG" lU |st j^ S.J*. "KAIVtjrjNING M Mar S.S. HONG BIANG" „i. jsfjj >lttl For Paletitbant and riadjuc »"><>"' Malls ia.m >Ktu Feb FOR RttTlO MXGGA
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 366 22 *On Your Radio Today*! BllK NETfVbfeK J -aoGBAMMCs in >ial\y 12.30 Anoy s va I vrAi AV/i a. in rncn 12 noon Prearammc BUmuutry; »n atanaiariu. 1,1 H 1203 l ),!1 Mu ]t Interude; 12.45 115 Cpcir.n, A H PROGRAIVIIVFES News in" Malay; 1 p.m. Close Down. »»ary in- T»»"H
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  • 604 23 I. th names «.f wncT S r.ay.nate Stable" Martin M E Slowo K n a an Bl A.S Ah.na.i Mnrtin Un B M. Patie Pattie u o>i. T..L.FOX Ojijer ia -Mr Hopeful' V V "RtflgOoS Stable 1 >v^ 7.0B E L Nathan K;^ns Sragate Stable" Mjut.n Nl H Kongsi"
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  • 556 23 SIR KEITH LOCH CLYDE IMPRESS AT PENANG TRACK .PfcSAMi, Ifcß 2ti. Csndidalf» lor Saturday l.i shed work this mornim; with pipe-openers Sir Keith and Clyde did the l>?at gal*a tins mo.n nig running three in 10 seconds T .^fert u.d Kar.ii; n wer- hfst out in the hah light and
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  • 224 23 IHE SINGAPORE CHINESE ARF TO HAVE A FOOIBAI:. STADIUM OF THEIR OWN. AND 1 HIS WOULD BE REALI3F WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. SAID MR. SIM KW.^ TOW CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF THE SINGAPOK CHINESE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. AT A MEETING HEJ~:> YESTERDAY.
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    • 143 23 Early Selections For Tomorrow (I rotn ALLAN LEWIS) My raj ly ■etacMOM *W! Irani Handicap, Horf.s Olat* 3. 7 lurs HOW*' Perfect. Kimholton t •RtrWaiT<iK' Handicap Haf>«^ Hums 3, Dlv. 1, fur* kIMEEKtjnf. TrtB})iiatJon Sun <Jo<l. Horses, Class .1, T^iv. 2. 6 fui> >Jp)W ERA, Cjopeng, Uf '♦d Plnc« Hoi»e8
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    61 24 Tkt Chiet Chet m«mJU trk* 8U he men* for i layofikt MobiU MdaUhcrvte, which hau been instituted t* th Bor> f E th in Kent, t i town 0/ f»< /»roJ,/. ,/is 0/ rabiirbaM «/e. Dki« m p'« menn to tho door* <>' many uderlyh ru«evive«, mval** vtaagt pensifmera i>n>tt.i>
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  • 242 24 At the ecMaUßtt i of the p e Unilrary Inqcirj, jrest iday the Eafhtfa Pa ici Magistrate, Mr. R. W. P. 'ta- charged i 14--ytOi ild girl, Yes Wan Ton;, with mi: d of a Iwt year old bSBj on lie il Last,
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  • 84 24 Excellent t> ting is promised a*: the Happy World Covered Sta- tonight w.en the Far E;si Army C'r impionship finals bt3 l ri first I urnara nt of its kind Ir Singapore, boxers rn m il mg Kong and the Ceylon Garrison will be participating in
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  • 91 24 In hTs wlneh i* puldlxln }m\ rhil thr tall of Rirgap-m I His t:i»>i' "Tut: pld M 'whiskey suiUmt/ planter* bssi conditions under which Knrop /> I aaaaar He saus ,hat it cnvia not B. of alcfihol hen u<»* fa.rly hum I but 'there .cum r'th aVasUtSkSi fl th*
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  • 456 24 LONDON. F.b. 26- Ihe Torkshiie County Cricket Clubs annual report ihOWJ that the ben, lit ror Bill Bowes, former TOTEshirs? and England 'ast bowfec realised nearly fiWW- record amount Ihv is mw than twice tin previous highest Roy Kilned£4.01b in 1936. The Bowes fund gained a nc rvturn of
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  • 63 24 I ireig] H b ai I giant I ,1 wrest:/.. I World C I row night. fl Last 6 I Shtaese I draw, eac The previ N the Bai I b(^. I physical I Vide a I I pcinfeof [a a spezi contest. B specialist, win 1 pcnent in
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  • 25 24 PARIS. 1 vt a eld K<his left leg v--hi* Christmas Bcrland, rctu today. I ••ion titti King Is much to be walkj 1 fortnighi
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