Morning Tribune, 18 January 1949

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    11 1 MORNING Tribune (New Serifs). TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1949. Price 10 Cents.
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    'BEVIN WILL SURVIVE
    78 1 LONDON, Mon. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin's domestic enemies have cried for his head today for alleged "maladroit" handling of the Palestine problem. The cabinet met this morning to plot the government's anowcr to what promises to be the most serious foreign policy crisis of the government
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    ARMY WORKERS TO FORM 60,000 STRONG UNION
    324 1 ARMY WORKERS TO FORM 60,000 STRONG UNION ITo take c ase t0 mr °Jj lce I'M \T io\ of a 60,000 strong Pan-Malayan Union of Armv civilian workers, K nI i delegation to London to lay their case dir ectly before the War Office. teproiK^d at the annual delegates conference
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    50 1 Photo). ACTION SHOT f V>u>u ffcl^u ->uON, t star of the Malayan > Thomas Cup badminton i team, was caught by the V camera practicing at the Wimbledon Badmin- t ton and Squash club. J The eight-man Malayan team plays America in J the Pacific zone 4 on February 21.-
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    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER SUSPENDED
    165 1 TABLE TENNIS PLAYER SUSPENDED IPHO Van Yik. well-known L Singapore table-tennis layei was suspended for ptc months by the Council if the S Table Ten■i kn iation last n-.^ht. The suspi nsli n operate! rom the beginning of this pars Dship toumaCho Yin Yik, and two other layers Wong Tong
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    DURBAN QUIET, TROUBLE IN RAND
    154 1 SAVAGF D^ TRBA N. Mon. J AUE noting between Zu,u? and Indians has been tl m Durban bu t it n 40 out mi i n and iv m,,es awa v. Rand XTi" 2 towar ds the stated m n,, K ds thc pollce a
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    Nehru Opens Gandhi Ghat
    88 1 Nehru Opens Gandhi Ghat i CALCUTTA, Monday I —Pandit Nehru yester- t day opened a memorial i to Mahatma Gandhi on the banks* of the river Ganges fourteen miles from Calcutta, where a portion ot the Mahat- ma's ashes was linmert»- i eil last year. I Thf openii.^ ceremony of
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    CREECH JONES TOLD TO HURRY
    142 1 BROOKE A CALL for the British Colonial Secretary to make a final decision "one way or the other" on the ban on Mr. Anthony 1 Brooke, from entering Sarawak was made yesterday by the London Daily Telegraph colum- nist; Peterborough. Pointing out that :*lr. Brooke
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    REPUBLICAN LEADERS' CONDITIONS – INQUIRY
    112 1 REPUBLICAN LEADERS' CONDI TIONS INQUIRY BATAVIA, Monday. TWO Dutch officials flew to Bttngka today to investigate conditions under which the five Republican leaders are held prisoner there. They were sent after the United Nations Good Offices Committee had reported that the five Republicans were held under close guard in a
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    Unclaimed
    68 2 I I'nclaimod r r uniior.tiAed t c irt,o i inftng from a cnrton of J spaghetti an 1 (f&ta to tinned foort to bolt- an<l nuts car bati terit-. chooofatt 1 and cou^h mi\--1 lure iro to b^ sold by tender in Singapore The g^:od.s came t:on England, Au^tiuha
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    MALAYAN CHINESE AIM AT INTER-RACIAL ACCORD in MALAYA
    168 2 MALAYAN CHINESE AIM AT INTER-RACIAL ACCORD in MALAY A 4 Malayan Chinese AsMKiation for the whole of the Federation tf M:\U\a wM be formed shortly, it is learned. It will have as it* main objects: 1. The promotion and maintenance of uiter•pcial goodwill and harmony in Malaya. 2 To foster
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    Jumped bail of $10,000 —NO BAIL
    78 2 Jumped bail of $10,000 —NO BAIL Xg So Poh wai charged in the Second Police Coutt yesterday with abetting Ong Yew i Hock, alleged to have been found with counterfeiting instruments and materials for pi inting 50 cents notes on i October 10. Bail was opposed The proI secution said
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    MAJ. BARNES
    65 2 Thf] Arni\ lia* h»Wm th«* iitttiie of thr HH!i«»h <>Wi- r lii!>«-(1 in n«>ith Kf.i ih on •ami:ir> \'.i. nh.n t »rcr uttark»*<i a patrol of GtaHJMM :<<('<• iiiiani«-(i lt\ I vinal! pallet pariN. H.* MM 11. ii. hM <•• tfcf Hth Of MM KiM.s Hit hom«' whs
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    Imprisoned for Impersonating a policeman
    81 2 FORMFR extra constable Choo Kin LiHg <21> was sentGBMd to two months hard labour for impersonating a politeman in the Third Police Court ;,vster l;u Lim's service as an extra constable was terminated on DeCßßUbei 31 for unsatisfactory work. On New Year's Day in uniform,
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    8,686 VOTERS
    18 2 The Municipal voters' registration roll has finally totalled up to 8,686, it was announced iMt night.
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    ACCOMMODATION
    27 2 MERCANTILK HOSTEL 13, Queen Street. Accommodation available for .students and paying guests. It pays you to stay at the Hostel with or without board. Apply: Superintendent.
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    London Surgeon to lecture here
    83 2 London Surgeon to lecture here There will bo a joint meeting of the Alumni Association, King Edward VII College of Medicine and the Southern Division of the British Medical Association (Malaya Branch), on Wednesday at 8.00 p.m. in the College of Medicine. Singapore. Mr. Julian Taylor. Senior Surgeon. National Hospital,
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    CHINATOWN RAID
    35 2 Twenty-two Chinese secret society members were arrested I over the week-end in a series of I 1 aids conducted by the C.I.D. The raids were carried out in various parts of Singapore's Chinatown.
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    FEWER DEATHS LAST WEEK
    62 2 FEWER DEATHS LAST WEEK Fewer people died in Singapore last weok than the week before, according to the Municipality's health statement. The figures for the two weeks were 161 and 169. Of the 161 last week, 121 were Chinese. Malay deaths numbered 23. Phneumonia took the heaviest toll with 22
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    Back to the fold
    122 2 fTHbttne Staff Reporter) AN ex-employee of a Singapore department store, John Little Co.. yesterday morning called on his old firm, which he first joined in 1880. Mr. Lee Kim Yong is 83 years old and he has never been back to the store in Rafi files
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    U.K. TRAINING for S'PORE FLYERS
    169 2 U.K. TRAINING for S'PORE FLYERS JWO war-time Air Force officers from w: mgapor- now in England taking a compreh^n^ve'course^Hr air traffic control They are F. N. Ebert who served with the RAM Bp in the Bomber Command and C. TrJalla, war-t^HT fighter pilot in the RAF. l» RAFexpcit*- a: Ui.r.eldJ
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    WINDY CORNER
    65 2 I Six fishermen up for fishing in a enifew area solemnly told the First District Court yestt rday that they had boen blown there. Th? men had permission to fish on the JohOffe Mt Of th«* Straltl of Johore. They said tluir craft lltlcid into the curfew area
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    DEVELOPMENT CHIEF TO BROADCAST
    56 2 DEVELOPMENT CHIEF TO BROADCAST The Chairman of Colonial De- j velopmcnt Corporation (Fas i East) Ltd Mr. NvtCOfttbc Hume who has just completed a surj vey of Malaya and Singapore i will be interviewed over the j Blue Network of Radio Malaya in the programme "Talk of Tne Town" at
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    UNKNOWN
    61 2 T HE Wwß tion will start < I tions on Trr nes<» dest- r poits of I I This i< V:,- r j for help t! toth;?^^R. by the nu./.^^^M from Qh>k .r^," s^^^ T%e Cham r I I ■evertl hurjd.v.i c, n ,.'-H \m hn,! Im,:. re, [,\^^^m
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    GANG ROBBERY ALLEGED
    83 2 Visvalingarn reported IB I leged gang robbery at bu« -^H to the Police ari then ma<i*a^B entry in his b^oks Ayyavoo^B causes trouble and the anourt^M taken is $1,090." the Asste^B Court was told yesterday. Mr. A. D. Fan ell, pro*ecuto'^B said "It would appear Y'.sva-^B lingam
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    DOUBLE MURDER IN MUAR
    25 3 DOUBLE MURDER IN MUAR ...l ha'f Kapon? ■B JTIS II IB |f WM carryII l: Whleh pea*, ponce yyed bandit capabk of W 0| pconl,.
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    COMBINED NAVY, ARMY, RAF OPERATION ENDS
    141 3 COMBINED NAVY, ARMY, RAF OPERATION ENDS mi!, .'in ration in which both the Royal Navy and the ..r-.l uitii th.- \rn> l.\» ju-l \f*'a complete n in contra! JYrak. B' k t camps wero .'tviroyed. Several bandits and wore trapped and captim *l. S< -curity forceslai.^e area and -crcened mary
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    PAGOH BANIT LEADER KILLED
    173 3 PAGOH BANIT LEADER KILLED GANG SMASHED MUAR, Monday. THE leader of the notorious Pagoh Gang and his second-in-command were shot dead in a Police Military raid on a hut, a mile from Bakri Police Station today. Two of the gang were wounded and captured. Two escaped. The six band. is
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    $40 BILLION BONUS
    37 3 WASHINGTON Mon. The Woiid War II Veceran'i Association said Sunday it will tsk ongtess thi.-" month for an im- mediate World War II veteran's j boa. is that niiifht cost US$4O.-! U00.000.000. A. P.
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    MOUNTBATTEN VISITS ATHENS
    48 3 ATHENS. Sunday Roarj Admiral Lord Louis Mountbattcn. Flag Officer Commanding the First Cruiser Squadron, arrived at Ptaleron Bay hero today abMTd his flagship, the 9,400-ton cruiser Liverpool, for a four-day visit to Athens. Escorting the Liverpool were I (lie 5,4f»0-ton cruisers Eutea.u and Phoebe. Reuter
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    SCAP APPOINTS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS BOARD
    183 3 TOKIO. Monday. fEN. MacArthur today announced the appointment of a ForeisTi Investment Board to deal with proposals and agreements for foreign business and investments in Japan. The General also announced standards and conditions for the acquisition of Japanese pro^rties and rights by foreigners. The r;-;in
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    JAPS TO PAY UP SOON
    135 3 JAPS TO PAY UP SOON Tofcyo. Mot. Expeditious i return cf res ■4 m to prc-wt>i ViliCi! cv: < an,: IttC prO- i ordinance to H f ji,'..- t.. return of share! lwV.l' l^'- All* 111 an< j to l AJlied holdtn, h»v< butn promised by Jaoar. o=o officials. g
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    SOVIETS ON CHINA
    38 3 MOSCOW. Men. The Soviet presfl announced hiir :ly but promtnentty on Sunday the fall of TVntsiri. It was the Jf«t ni'h- taiv now- ccncfinin? China tnc oviot paper;- have carried in tnrco week--. A. P.
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    Consul's daughter teaches Mandarin to mixed class
    93 3 Consul's daughter teaches Mandarin to mixed class [POH. Tod' I*.1 Miss Ma lici Kciiin?.. daughU i of the Chines* Otnsul, Perak, will have mart than r>o pupils under her chaim w'.nn sh»- takes over the Pc:ak Clerical I'nion Manda!i;i cl3.^ •or be^ir.ncis today at 5 :;0 >.m. M the IV:
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    Artificial limbs made in Malaya
    57 3 nly aitirlcia 1 appliance i :il Hospital. Kuala Lumpur. engaged in limbi to CMC ire'rss and Hie centre y Mr. A. T. Mel- .<> took over in it year 1948, the fust lbs were delivered man reddest To date, tour more I have been deare
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    Floods hit Batavia
    47 3 A lion. About lan Chinese refufiooded out of their homes J**vy ti .pica) rains and a level in the Batavia today being given an,) clothing. In the tf the floods were feet Hoop. Road «*a obstructed but so have been no reports Reuter AAP
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    PRESIDENT JEFFERSON HERE
    102 3 PRESIDENT JEFFERSO N HERE T •loffrrson, one I •«8t of six post- "freighter mtwc\i 'can President I In Singapore yes- 7 ">si .hip to call 1 America since the month, American maiitimr strike was called off. It also the V«§B«la nr-t visit to Singapore. Sho ha.^ hron on the America-China
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    BUSINESS WITH RED TIENTSIN?
    80 3 HONG KONC. M«>n Uiitish bu.iimssnu'M ;u< [••|i!«« to <• -ntinue doing b'.sines.s m "Communist-held Tientsin it it to at all pcssiblo. Biitish intcr- ests in the (Tonnun-built city air laiger than those of any other nation. "We will resume our shipping service to Tientsin just a*i
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    Selznick to sell out
    50 3 HOLLYWOOD, Monday Wau.ei Brothers Studios an nourct'd today that Product i David O. Solznick has offend to s< 11 all his properties. Solznick, who made .som» movie industry's biggest money making pictures, has offered to turn over "everything he has" in a huge package deal. U.P.
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      32 3 YOUR ENTERTAINMENTS FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR! DO NOT FOKGET TO INCLI DE Li w S I J^ AbKAiEU WATERS ■TaK I^7*- •W|B^ B^H PHONE 3700 OR 3709 I— ———W f 'f
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    American Officials Fear Reds May Sweep Japan
    367 4 A merica n Officials Fear Reds May Sweep Japan TOKYO. Mon— High American officials are afraid that the risine: tide of Commup.isi;i in Asia will b? reflected in Japans general el'di^ns next Sunday. They arc afraid that th Japanese Communists may make an unprecedented showing in a victory that would
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    JAP PREMIERS ELECTION PLEDGES
    106 4 JAP PREMIERS ELECTION PLEDGES TOKYO. Mon I'minor Yoshida has announced that if ho remain* at the hem! of the Government after tho Hectiorus ho will appoint a full-time Foreign Minister an<l revise the «'»'Ction laws. The Premier, who returned to Tokyo last night from a campaign tour of Kansai. Shikoku
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    BATTLE 'GAME'
    35 4 Frankfort, Monday. About 16,000 American troops were taking part in a mock battle on the east hank of the Rhine today in the first winter man- oeuvres in the American zone of Germany.
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    Greek Cabinet Still Awaited
    132 4 Greek Cabinet Still Awaited r ATHENS, Mun. Greek political leaders met for two and h half hours todav and were reported to haw reached an agreement In-principle on KlnT Paul's request for the formatlon of an all party Govern nent. Informed sources emphasized however that a complete agreement was not
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    Cable Briefs
    144 4 COPENHAGEN, Mon.—Fur sealers from Britain, Australia, France, Belgium and America arc attending here a sale of £3,000,000 worth of mink furs one of the biggest sales in Europe. BERLIN— Soviet sector police seized two tons of tobacco 3,500,000 cigarettes, ten tons of metal, bottles of brandy and other
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    POLITICAL PRISONERS APPEAL
    57 4 POLITICAL PRISONERS APPEAL PARIS. Mon.— The International Committee for the Defence of Christian Civilisation has appealed to France to take a lead in releasing the world's political prisoners, estimated at between 30.000,000 and 40,000.--000. The appeal, which was signed by Canon Desgranges, former French Deputy, asked for the release of
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    Jap Minister Gets American Degree
    86 4 I DELWARE, OHIO, Mon— A Japanese Methodist Minister, who lost his wife in the ntomic bomb explosion at Hiroshima, will get an honorary doctor of laws degree from Ohio W-Meyan University tomorrow. Author of several books and articles on the Bible and Christianity, Dr. Matsumoto
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    100- YEAR -OLD BARRIERS GO
    117 4 (WNTON. Mon Last traces of old I British invasion of South China p^. I history following the opening 01 the I age stretch of the Pearl Rivo»\ six mil I Canton, during the weekend. I Barriers and booms placed across the passage a century ago
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    Ministers To Talk On Colonies
    234 4 LONDON, Mon— lntercolonial cooperatifl will be discussed when the Western I nion NrnJ ministers meet in London starting January 25/H was learned from usually reliable sources l^M Franco was the first :ut)fl outside the British ComneM wealth to bo invite! advifirH to participate in Par
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    INDIAN SEAMEN APPEAL
    159 4 LONDON. Mon. The 40 Indian seamen, sentenced to four weeks imprisonment for deserting their ship the "City of Exeter" at the Albert docks last Tuesday, have lodged an appeal and are being allowed bail pending the appeal At London's Eastham court the Indian Seamen's Welfare Office from
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    Nordic Union
    37 4 J COPENHAGEN. Mon Scandinavia I* exacted I to choose between re I gional military alliance I and joining the Atlantic I Pact In a series of de- I fence talks beginning I here today.- Reuter
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    1948 – YEAR OF DEATH
    293 4 1948 YEAR OF DEATH NEW YORK, Mon.— The assassination in Cairo on Dec. 28 of Egyptian Premier Mahmould Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha added another outstanding name to last year's toll of political killings, the highest in years. The IP4B list included two of the world's outstanding mon of peace, a prime
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    NEWSVIEW
    293 5 m his radio speech on Kun^y miiht. Mr. MalBm MacPonald reaffrmI Britain's pledge of Hentu:ii tf-govcrnment K. a \Vc are glad receive this assurance only became it comes ■sartmmd.'rboth to the ■eople and the rulers of Kis country of :he poliKal tasks thai lie ahead I n should not
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    TRIBUNE MAGAZINE
    7 5 YES WE HAVE COCONUTS ft
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    THE BOOK THAT TALKS
    550 5 THE development of an electronic device which converts reading matte* into the sounds of individual letters provides the latest step towards opening the doors of literature to thousands of blind men and women. Actually the idea of converting prim into sound is not new In 1933.
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    HOW STRONG IS RUSSIA?
    993 6 WHAT are the strength and weaknesses of the Soviet Tnion and its policy in 'uiope? A top American general iimmed up this question priatciv recenU> by living: "VVhv should IOO' million > oplo > North and South LUieric Western Europe I with iree^ourtta of tho 'Orld'a
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    Malaria Destroyed The Roman Empire
    532 6  - Malaria Destroyed The Roman Empire NORA HAYDEN BY AS u "war" c«>rr''*;»on<i«*nt in a «<»*;-t.>r of the Mnifcfcle -aiuHl :h.- tn," ..y iSat in NfStod t» km* brought down th K<»::.hii II u»:ii I haw bee«i vulin;; kn.v d. :i in s \.rir f >-'\.i 1 > r ;>ir»toj;rKpbi.jg v
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    U.S. CONVICTS FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE
    222 6 AMERICA!! convict v.rurv teers aided In the s*ibcess« fiil testing of a now doublebarrelled chemical weapon against relapses in one form of malaria. This we- related to a joint meeting of the National Malaria Society and two other organisations by a team of research* r.s
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    BETTER BREAD
    35 6 P.ANS for the abol tion the current almost pJJJ five manner of brearinu^in, have been announced in paria. According forthcoming Five Plan bakeries constructed in ail over 50.000 ir.hab.i smaller centre.^ "Bakery Enterpn
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    BARGAIN HUNTERS
    40 7 All the bent bargains were sold out within half-;in-hour of the opening o! the American Women's Asso eiation Juuibie Sale held recently at the Presbyteriai. Church Hall, Orchard Road. Mont of the buyers were servicemen and their wives.
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    UNKNOWN
    20 7 Youthful m a e muuiequins, David j Clutter bn d John Bryan moJeltol the bats at ilp bazaar. J
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    On Closer Scrutiny
    3 7 On Closer Scrutiny
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    Civvy Clothes
    14 7 iAserviceman loads himself with an armful of clothes while another cusItomer waits.
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    Tricky Choice
    15 7 I Two buyers take their time pondering over some of the wardrobe selections.
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      313 7 On Your Radio Today BLUE NETWORK Nev! TT TT in Mandarin, Cantonese ft PROGRAMMES IN ENGLIcII p ov; 115 close Down. 500 Sig. Tune, Opcnir 10 55 p.m. to 12 noon. Eng- nnc t. in Mandarin; 5.1 liBh School^ 1 Beast; 1.00 ran tonese Musical Interluti Lunch-time music by the
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  • THE FIRST WEDDING OF THE YEAR
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      Here Come The Brides
      26 8 Here C ome The Brides j The 39 couples I were led in by eight little bridesmaids to j the strains of Men- delssohn's Wedding March.
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      PRESENTING THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES
      23 8 PRESENTING THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES At the end of the ceremony, the brides and grooms were each given a copy of their marriage certificates.
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      Signing The UNKNOWN
      39 8 Signing The UNKNOWN After the exchange o\ fl their marriage certificates [m to scrutinize their certita lf M signing the right certificate signatures, on them (n'j I 8 r <x>ms sign brid have f t! *y are aff th«r
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      32 8 iik- D u. riaiia er their wedding j igs to Mr. Yong t Lin, President of e Chinese Cham- j rof Commerce, 10 exchanged them j r rings from the idegrooms. I
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      Bridal Speech
      37 9 Mrs. Teng Wee j Leong (nee Tan Swee j Lan) spoke on behalf of the 39 brides at the j end of the mass wed- j ding, which took J place at the Great World.
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      MAKING IT LEGAL
      26 9 Mr. Yong Yit Lin, who officiated at the weddui^ ceremony, looks on as his assistant stamps his name on the marriage certificates. (lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHItHIIItV
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      180 10 iiinxiMVi to the >i«iixi>« tiiiiiim:] ARMSTRONG .V^....-:^! NE^^MINC? C/ 'TAIN/ HE'S PEAP/ CMONJACK.... WSH PONT wASTFr TIVIE/ GET AFTER J. LETS G0 r T V N y.T \-\l I H ARKIFR I rCRTCHNUTLV, I |0K. r THET STRING.: 1 5' LEAP HE TO IT Lt b MOT G»T PERSONAL, SC
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    CAKES FOR ALL OCCASIONS
    612 11 Save icney by trying out IMOM r.v: cak* ml ono. apple Au;i rican dish, and licioiii by all taste! APPLE CAKE n dienta 1 3 cup shclenin^. 2 3 ijp si. .rai. 12/3 >f sifted flour. l akin,? powder. Mlt. 'inamon. 2 3 cup millt ;ed
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    Care Of The Feet
    172 11 a,\'E cf t*»o fir;-t rules in \T Ucr.xe iM'iuty Ireatownl i» have everything t your ftn^et tips, and t\n- parttCtt* l;ulv applies to ItM (.ire of thi f jet Gathei about you h fcotstuol. a large bsmP of 'vaim wutei. i^/dine. canv>hor ic<\ a towel, talcum
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      11 11 WMfWL-..;** 11l II HHKMUHT A v\rriti»AYC£| UllilllliO -*•< "ILilAmu .^*R^;.* -"ST J
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      233 11 DIARY ARRIVING to day in the Ye.slerday's talk by Mrs. Oranje to tour M^iaya, Joan Tooke on how to get Siam and Borneo Sir Adam the best out of book* and and Lady Ritchie from how to cherish and take London. Th«y will U ffuept:-? care of them was well
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    'HATE' TRIAL SPOTLIGHTS JEWS' PLIGHT IN HUNGARY
    471 12  -  Oswald Henry Film Notes by I IFF in Nazifioi Cermanv. under \dolt Miller. had its parallel in the Hungary af the LnHfl tentury when I run/. Joseph v>as its ruler Jewbaiting was not ur.iiown. and the mere fact that a citizen had 3emetfc
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      176 12 5 'SESSIONS' TODAY! 11 1.45 100 6.30 9.15 Kan B^^M 1 lUOHHKT UO\ M IHF CimK HAIOWICKE w4l%^^* w ©l*> •Asa iADfo*o V *r uATMlfflt HARRISON D V UHOS I SULLIVAN ,> trfr t,H by Amakm» %mmUk t <m thr ptat b\ Irrrnrr Hallismn MAKiAin LEICHTON r, ,tu,,,i i., uUt
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      38 12 OPENING TO-DAY I SHOWS: 3, 6.15 9.15 P.M. FRED RITA I iSTAIRE HAYWORTH j in a Tuneful Triumph Columbia's "You Were Never Lovelier" ith ADOLPfIE MEXJOI and i XAVIER C I GAT and his Orchestra. Dances Komancvs Songs
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      124 12 grf^\t mm Glob< 7^915 -Flying Fortr.., Tomorrow: "Ca^ed Furj" NEW WOK! I) -Kon^ance of R O s> Kid-. *J"val 3.r>O_7 :w -Sri Andal" (in Tamil, A Thrill To The Romance, Rhythm <\nd Rjn of FTODA Y! 11 am.; 1.45; 4.15; 6.45 and U.'JO p.m. |<!*BETTY GRABLE mß&ti fj VICTOR AAATURE
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    The Produce Market
    105 13 1 market opened |T xvstoiday with passing in Lin^jra m slightly lower I; ?i7-'4 a P» culm-\ fl p, mat kit was unl n and rather quiet itl s- quotations for qualities tended to nut oil slipped $1 a picul ffHt following were yesteri cuutations L.n^a SIT-
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    U.S. URGED TO JOIN I.T.O.
    26 13 I NEW YORK. Mon. The National Council of American importers has urged U.S. participation in the proposed International Trade Organization- A.P.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    72 13 WITH no advices from New York and London markets during the week-end, the local rubber market was exteremely quiet throughout yesterday. Only a small volume of business was recorded. Yesterday's closing prices were: Buyers. Sellers. No. 1 Feb. RBS 37-% 37-% No. 2 Feb. RSS 35- <S 35-%
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    Malayan Share Quotations
    758 13 I Singapore, Jan. 17. Singapore rtane quotation today as given by the IUI--•yas Sharebrokers' Awodattoi wtrt u fellows i— Buyers Sellers Atlas Ice 14.00 15.00 ▲lex. Bilck Prof. 2.80 2.90 Ords. 1.95 2.00 8.8. Petrol 43/9 44/9 6. M. Trust* 7.50 &50 Cons. Tin (0) 17/9 18/6
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    £9,000,000 – GOLD GROUP FAILS
    140 13 £9,000,000 GOLD GROUP FAILS j^uiNUUN, Mon.— Shareholders cf the De Bernales group of Australian goldmining companies have been officially told that they have lost all or most of their money. At the height of the boom in 1935 these seven companies had a market value of more than £9,000,000. Brlta
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    Meat, butter held up
    47 13 SYDNEY— Meat and butter for Britain and about 2,000,000 Australian pounds worth of wool for Europe will be held up by a strike of casual dock tally clerks who refused today to work until employers agree to a permanent employment roster system. I
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    MARKET QUIET
    41 13 MARKET QUIET !The share market I opened the week yester- f I day with quiet condl- J tioai prevailing. I S Sellers in tin shares !were more inclined to 1 meet buyers, while industrials were a very t I steady market.
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    BIGGER RUBBER ORDERS FROM RUSSIA?
    329 13 BIGGER RUBBER ORDERS FROM R USSIA? No claims on test shipment M A L\ can expect to get bigger rubber orders from Russia this year. Market c i rcles e^ 111 Russian orders for this year to be double those for 1948 as the first 'test' shipment sent to Odessa
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    CHAMPS SHOULD DEFEND AFTER 6 MONTHS GRACE
    220 14 LONDON, Mon.-It Kl virtually an unwritten run of boxing that a champion ran have six months prace after I title fight but too often the period is extended bf as much as 12 months. hx months pace MM more stringently ontoicci. The problem
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    AUSSIES HAVE THE LATEST THING IN BOWLERS
    203 14 AUSSIES HAVE THE LATEST THING IN BOWLERS SYDNEY, Monday. Different types of bowlers appear to eome in cycles, and Alan Walker (New South Wales), who has leapt to prominenee as a result of his sueeesses in the Sheffield Shield eompeti- tion, has e.dded to the erop of left-hand paee bowlers
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    77 14 Norman von Nida, Australian golfing dvna- i m!t»« smashing a drive i 1 Into the strong wind S during his ovhibition match at the Island (101l i (!ub on Friday. V»r. Nida is M his way to th«* j WMBft Wack Golf Mwt at S I Manila ami hopes to
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    R. N. Win 7-0
    60 14 SHANGHAI, Monday. The Royal Navy, comprising mostly layers from H.M.S. London ■vhich left Shanghai today for Hong Kong, defeated the Shanghai Xnveiian soccer team 7 o in an upset game \esterlay at the Shanghai race course le!d. The tai.s dominated play :hrough the entire match raiely
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    PERAK "A" DEFEATED
    33 14 The Perak "A" team meeting the Penang "A" team at interstate hockey on Sunday morning at the International Club ground in Penang suffered a defeat by one goal to nil.
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    MILLER IS UNDECIDED
    126 14 MELBOURNE, Monday. k<lili< Miller, Australian tYathet "weight boxing champkNi, who returned fio;n Rngland In tin Orcad< i at th beginning <il T g ild that he had a I d 'Ci led wrhethei to fulfil mgag< oremt ."waiting Mm in EJngl md in April Miller said Huat
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    Ampon keeps his title
    56 14 Ampon keeps his title M WII.A. M i— Fe- HcM<im -vmr-o-i, Ike i pirn si/<-il l»»:-i,M> J r tmi.;s ki'.K. oV.Vna-ii his HMtropWrtßM »i«C-«*'* C S title M Minita;. nv i troinirinK Ra> ipunilo J >ro, f»v uat:-«n\ noinl^r plMrtt I'V a *corc <•/ > S 1-6, 6-2. i rw»H-«l
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    KING BEATS BELTRAM
    106 14 NEW YORK, Mon. Arthur King. Canadian holder of the Biitish Empire lightweight title, scored an easy points victory over eight round* here •ast night against Willie Beltram at the Madison Square Garden. After a quiet opening King, who gave away five pounds in weight. battered H.'tram around
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    HOGAN WINS THE CROSBY PRIZE
    126 14 PEBBLEBEACH. California. Moivia; l.v. tho iftßMftSCdl Wm oi tno worlds po?f. :>. r hold on ttv nation'* championships capture the «v.\*\v< crown in tho *****0 bi K < pro and ÜBfttCUT tMRMHIt The duo of battcball manager Lrfty O'l>. cional B:: fHiy of Los Ange'es.
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    Germany Will Be Admitted To I.F.A.
    98 14 Germany Will Be Admi tted To I.F.A. GENEVA, Mon.— Jules Rimer, Presid I the International Football Association, said Sunday he would favour the pdmissic/. many to the federation as soon as a National Football ASoOoiation began to Only the lack of a fully qualified Association in Geimany prevents Germany from
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    Kees gets a first
    56 14 oslo. Nonw.v- I Keep Broeckma: I wen Mist honou: the tW^-Uay inle:-^ slating event M oOl io- Brocckminn vjo *n t 10 metro race in IT f c I sera. He finish 1 1,500-nkftres. )0 00- I Earlier he we: vvjn niptie i ace to I
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    SCC HOCKEY
    27 14  -  The follow in I loctcd to rvpre. Indian A: sociatio: dang today. Bui"; H Mathot, Haig. Geeks. Kuyper. I l;urg, Pearcy. I Umpire:- Mr. Reeves
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    CUP FUND WHISKY
    93 15 CUP FUND WHISKY j Going, going OTIIKK of the 12 i A tM'tt'es of **Chal- i, c Scotch Whisky l .>♦•!» claimed. There remain*! on'y four lmt'»«. The t<»taJ for the fund i u \n at 54.756.M. J i nt ribut ions how- ,r Khoultl b«* ad- «Mi I" the
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    COLONIALS C.C.
    122 15 t meeting of the Colonial Club, at the Chummery Jan. 15. the following officf be&reri were elected for the yrar President Alywn E. Delilkan (rejected); Vice-President !>> B Anderson (re-elect-Senerml Secretary: A. F. ndo 're-elected); Hony. E. M. O. Wolff; Committee Persident. ■ont, General SecreTreasurer, Chairman Control Games.
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    SELANGOR TRIAL
    58 15 hock^y trial will be i sorrow on the i Lumpur p round Kuala I a 5 P.m. between the r :b teams: K v-^U^v Th ng: A W Vias: Abdulla, Mohinder Sin^h; I M(i 'i. O. do Silva. 1 'lo v elmwi M Nadaraja; B. hit Singh; Mayu-
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    CEYLONESE GO DOWN TO RECS
    257 15 CEYLONESE GO DOWN TO RECS iwo quick goals in succession in the first half gave the Recs victory over the Sports Club in a hockey match played on the Padang yesterday. The Recs won by two goals to one. Though both clubs fielded their 2nd eleven* the game wa* highlighted
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    Colony hockey trial
    90 15 The second State Hockey trial; will be played off today on the Padang. The triali.it: are: V N. Pillai, R. H. Barth, B. Marks, P. Pennefather, E. Doraisamy. Capt. Hassan, Ho Lian Kee, N. Oorioff, Wheeler, Richardson. Sgt. Hobbp, Ackrill, Ponnainbalam, Doved-a, J. Mark*?, A. I Sega
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    'EVERGREEN' OFFICIALS
    73 15 At the first annual general meeting of the Evergreen Weight-Lifting Party heJd on j Jan. 15, at 95 Waterloo Street, the following were elected Office- Bearers for the year: Patron H^nry Chong and Kok Kum Wah; President, S. M. Ortega; Vice-President, J. X. Carvallio; Hon. Secretary. Auditor. Tay
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    RAF SOCCER
    23 15 The RAF Mootr XI meet the Spitfires in a game of so cer at the Geylang Stadium at 5.15 p.m. today.
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    news from the views
    367 15  - news from the views ALLAN LEWIS By WITH the number ,ne and two ♦racks closed ihi.s morning wcrk was done on the sand and the inner gratm track but dll horses were confined to slow work only. Tiber who hm computed a spell at the Highlands is looking very well
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    PIONEERS BEAT CHQ
    78 15 In a hockey match at Ayer Rajah yesterday, tlie Royal Pioneers Coy. beat the G.H.Q. by one goal to nil. The Pioneers' goal was scored through Wijekoon. against the run of play during the 15th minute of the second half o f the game. G.H.Q. was more
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    ISLAND CLUB GOLF
    214 15 Forty-four Competitors took part in the Police Challenge Cup over 36 holes during the week-end and the result was a tie between P. J. de B. Wilmot (18) and Urn Siew Jin (15) who both returned net rcores of 148 each. The replay will be on Saturday
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    ANOTHER RUGGER CLASSIC
    46 15 The Malayan Rugby Union has taken on the annual Asian North vs. South rugger match on its calendar. This year the match will be played 0,, Feb. 5 at Singapore accord irir to Mr. Larry Carro'.i secretary of the Malayan Asian Rugby Courcii.
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    SANDY WINS BY K.O.
    56 15 PANAMA, Monday. Sandy,! Saddler of New Yoik, world I featherweight Champion, knock- I ed out Young Finncgan cf P«-| I nama on Sunday night in I mins 52 sees, of the fifth round j of a ch duled 10- round I OO- f title bout. Saddler
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    I. A. CRICKET MEETING
    74 15 A Meeting of the Indian Association Cricket Section will bo held on Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Association premises, No. 6 Race Course Lane, Singapore to el'ct a Captain, Vice-Captain and a Selection Committee for the forthcoming cricket season. Mr. N. Abbasbhoy, Chairman, Bt
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    SELANGOR WIN
    46 15 Selangor defeated Malacca by three goals to oro in the inter-State hockey match play- j ed at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The game looked like ending j n a i i draw when five minutes from the end Selangor •ut in two quick goals.
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    MONTGOMERY WANTS DUTCH TROOPS FROM INDONESIA
    208 16 MONTGOMERY WANTS DUTCH TROOPS FROM INDONESIA THE HAGI'K. Mori. k \ND hopes to withdraw r 10.061 ueopi <t° m In(1 I thli ym* to enable m r to meet demands mad.I Marshal Montgomery, chairman of ttt Western t'.nion Defence Committ. a official spokesman said. however, that obligations in DlllMlllfH made
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    REDS TO "FREE CHINA"'
    66 16 REDS TO "FREE CHINA" HONG KONG, Mon. The .vspaper Hwa Shiang Pao lay published a Chinese com- must communique saying t it the communists will bo cirrying the war to South ma with the aim of "libent- ft* all China. The communique said guenlI bands operating in Kwangl \ag, Kwarigsi,
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    NANKING OPEN TO RED ATTACK
    244 16 NANKING OPEN TO RED ATTACK 'Nationalists pull out .1 NANKING. Monday. riVer in face of the growing Communist threat Chiang "Kai-shek's government has stepXp equations. efpecial.y in military personnel, to reduce Nanking imnortance as a military nerve centre. im^onu?unu,t armies nJe than 300.000 strong are a r va dy naMCd
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    WFTU faces Split crisis
    114 16 LONDON. Mon.— The World Federation of Trade Unions, torn with dissension over Communism, faced the crisis of its short life on Monday at a meeting of its executive bureau in Paris. East-West political differences in the Federation have reached the point of an open split. It
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    ARAB STATES WILL NOT JOIN ISRAEL —EGYPT PEACE TALKS
    191 16 ARAB STATES WILL NOT JOIN ISRAEL —EGYPT PEACE TALKS RHODES, CYPRUS, Monday. QTHER Arab states will not be invited to take part in the peace talks between Isrealis and Egyptians. Dr. Walter Eytan, head of the Israeli delegation, said today that Isreal wants an armistic throughout the Middle East, but
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    COMMISSION TO STOP ANOTHER GERMAN WAR
    167 16 BERLIN, Monday. THE Western Powers today set up a three ?man Military Security Board to ensure that Germany can never again use her resources for aggressive purposes. The Board will send inspectior teams throughout Western Germany, to enforce disarmament in the fields of science,
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    U.S. PLANE CRASHES
    47 16 GLASGOW, Mon.- Five people were reported killed when a plane believed to be American, crashed today in the Argyllshire highlands, Scotland, the aircraft, with 20 persons nboard, ivas flying to Iceland. The injured were being brought down on rough mountainside strapped to stretchers. Reuter
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    Children peep
    59 16 Palestinian children press through the railings for a |*«J* of King Abdullah of Transjordan, Men saluting a* He cends a stairway in Nablus, Palestine, during a of the Holy Land. He made the tour to test public feeling m the official* approach which Palestinian leade rs have math'
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    'FOWL-HOUSE MORALITY'
    79 16 HAYWORJH V SYDNEY. Mon. A mo WH i boycott Rita Hayworth. who Boi staying in Switzerland with Ah Khan, son of the A^a KUan being strongly supported bv H t Australian chutchnun. H I "Miss Hay^-orth's fowl-hou^ I morality should not po unchal- K^lenged. Her action^ further un.
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    RIOTS — A CHALLENGE TO BRITAIN
    245 16 RIOTS A CHALLENGE TO BRITAIN LONDON, Monday. Solution of South Africa's racial problem, brought to a head by the week-end IndianAfrican riots, formed the subject of leaders in thre* British papers today. In a column-long front page comment the Daily Mail said: "A final solution is possible only if the
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