Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 2 March 1947

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    37 1 B y THE PEOPLE FX)R THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAZ NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA The Sunday Tribune Now printi-*! simultaneously in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh Penang. TttrXVE PAGE** SINGAPORE, MARCH <.\ 1947. ranr ri in r i tt i
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    8000 FACE DEATH FROM FLOODS IN BOLIVIA
    278 1 8000 FACE DEATH FROM FLOODS IN BOLIVIA T^l\k0.\^*^PnY1^O^ C\\ K C^rll 'SAVE THE CHILDREN' PLEA La Paz, Kolivia, Mar. 1. Airmen of i'uiw countries were last night reported speeding in Plying Imki;; to save 8,000 people, including 1,200 children of Trinidad, Northe/n Bolivia, threatened by rising Hoods. They were responding
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    MINERS ACCEPT BOARDS AWARDS
    37 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.—Following a three-hour meeting today, workers of the Malayan Collieries. Batu Arang. decided to accept the awards of the Arbitration Board, on condition that the back-pay question is kept under consideration.
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    LATEST 2000 Saved
    70 1 LATEST 2000 Saved Some 2,000 have already been rescued, sa.vs a later report, but <i 000 rcmnin in a verv tfWftTOUB position. Two Flying Fortresses from Panama arrived. brinuiriK r>0 unsinkahle boats, but both tht Fortresses were forced back from the flooded urea by bad weatlwr One of five Argentinian
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    PENANG JCSA READY TO GO ON STRIKE
    156 1 PENANG JCSA READY TO GO ON STRIKE PENANG. Sat. Members of \ht Penan g Junior <w ivii Service Association ar< pr pared to go on strike. They Indicated their readiness to strike today when Kanapathy Fihay. President A Die 8elarigor J.CS.A. put the Mai question to them in his address.
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    LOUIS TO WED MARVA AGAIN
    51 1 BOGOTA. Colombia. Mar. 1— Juc Loui Lh e world heavyweight <^. champion. lviiig here 1 a barnstorming tour, wa-Wou-d by the Colombian Press •'-8 tha t he w.is recunci- Mvxic, with his ex-wifo h rv ;i Trotter and would marry mu upon his return lo
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    BANDITS KILL 54 GENDARMES
    28 1 BANDITS KILL 54 GENDARMES MomiSf 18 M S r l "A band of ruckonn ambus^d an army UiS-i °"h°1- 4 kll °metres from rdlnK l0 WPefca reports today.
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    HUGE ARMS HAUL NEAR K. LUMPUR
    97 1 Kuala Lumpur, Sat. The police today unearthed a tremendous arms cache on a hill off the road to Rawang, nine miles from Kuala Lumpur. The haul included three Bren guns, two Lewis guns, tea Sten guns, two tommy guns, 14 American carbines, seven Jap
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    Mass Evacuation From Kedah Estates Denied
    333 1 Mass Evacuation From Kedah Estates Denied (From Our Correspondent} Fenaiig Sat —A denial thai ali European estate staff- in Kedah au being evacuated wa> made by ihe Deputy Commissioner lor Labour, Kedali, Mr. J T. Rea, today. He said that report- of riot- breaking out 111 the estate- were k
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    Woman Bandit Jailed
    65 1 I IOWA STATE, Mar. 1.— Mrs. j Opal Dixo 36 vears' old mother of two married daughters, has bren sentenced to life imnr sonment for entering a bank wi'h the intent to rob.. She was convicted by an allwoman jury of holding up a bank armed with
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    HEAD-HUNTERS WARNED
    50 1 RANGOON. Mar. 1 It was authoritatively learned her* today the Burma Frontier Administration has addressed a strong warning U> the Na«a t rib srr.cn who have been raidinp Assamese village- across th:* Inrto-Burma frontier and to have collected a few hundred human heads in the ia»t few months.
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    STILL NO TRACE of MISSING DAKOTA
    510 1 STILL NO TRACE of MISSING DAKOTA MYSTERY DEEPENS (Sunday Tribune Staff Repor.er) The mvstery of the iiiissins Dakota deem-iis. Despue closest «"*«fj^ f^t ynrt^ p not bpen abandoned, and the search is beine resumed again this morning. An Air Command spokesman giving details of yesterday's operations said that the Navy
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    B-29 Explodes In Mid-Air
    98 1 NEJV YORK, Ma* 1.— A B-29 (Superfortress) plane with a crew of 15 has been forced down in Bristol Bay off Alaska, New York radio stations reported today. The report added that Army Headquarters at Alaska believed that all occupants of the plane were safe. A
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    5000 SHEEP DIE IN SNOW
    120 1 LONDON. Mar. 1.— Although most parts of Britain are expected to have a sunny week-end, cold weather is expected to continue. But "snow is dying out I was welcome news tnis morning from the Air Ministry. Snow is still interfering with coal movement and one
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    NEW JERUSALEM OUTRAGE: FOUR OFFICERS KILLED
    149 1 NEW JERUSALEM OUTRAGE: FOUR O FFICERS KILLED JERUSALEM, Mar. 1. At least four British officers were killed and 14 others have been detained in hospital following: an explosion which wrecked the Goldschmidt OTicers' Club in King George Avenue, Jerusalem, less than 30 yards from the Jewish Agency buildnig. Shfrt-sJeeved infantry
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    Charlton Win 2-1
    40 1 LONDON. Sat Chavlton Athletic defeated Preston North End b> two goals to one in their sixth round cup-tie today. Charllon's winning eoal was in the second half-(Re-uli- (jf other matches on back pagf if received in time).
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    Soong Quits
    263 1 Chinese Cabinet Crisis NANKING, Mar. 1.,— premier T. V. Soong announced to the Legislative Yuan this morning that he had banded in his resignation. The Government has accepted the resignation. 'The Supreme National Defence Council at an extraordinary meeting this afternoon named Generalissimo Chin ok Kai-shek as Premier
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    HIS LAST WARNING
    70 1 WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.— John B. Powell, 60-year-old American newspaperman who barely survived six months of brutalities in a Japanese prison camp, dropped dead of a heart attack, after warning the United States to remain strong in the Pacific. Powell who lost portions of his feet by amputation
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    SOS CALLS for BLOOD MEET WITH POOR RESPONSE
    672 2 Service Donors Heip Most (Sunday Tribune Rfcf Ueporter) .'•ry poor response to the rail for local bloodls seriously impeding the Blood Transfusion tartment from helping to put hundreds 01 aenemic ;nd childr< the road to th Urgent 9.0.5. 1 ema g] grap
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    THIVY HAILS PREMIER'S STATEMENT
    157 2 THIVY HAILS PREMIER'S STATEMENT KUA I, A LUMPUR. -A t a 1 pro I ivi.jw thr Labour OQverninent o< cisions J A Thivy. Presi- d'-m oi ti\f h;u::-;yaii fndian Ci Qgfi a j 'P| iinc Vfjniiter Attl it cjn infj 1 < ntd Old nst in-' i•; j; thfl the
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    Marudu Skipper To Pay Costs
    374 2 "Noi Entirely Blameless" ihe master of the Straits Steamship v«ss#l Maniau which struck a submerged object off Merundung [Sland, North Borneo, m November last, and the Chief Officer were ordered to pay the costs of the Drodings a; the conclusion of the inquiry m the
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    MALACCA LIBRARY
    92 2 I M ii.: uaJ meeting of tbi» I Malacca Library, with the Hem Mr. E v o. Day, Resident Comnn siding, the report aent of accounts for tilt t it pnesented by Mr. J- B. M. Cave, Hon. Secretary adopted Tl1 n imittee of mana- ii; 1947 Is:
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    28 INSPECTORS PROMOTED
    126 2 Twenty-eight European Inspectors cf the Straits Settlements Police force have been promoted on probation to be Assistant Superintendents, Malayan Police Service. These promotions, effective from April 1 last, have just been Officially announced m the Singapore Government Gazette. The following are the officers promoted: J. E. Sharp.
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    15 YEARS' JAIL
    45 2 FRANKFURT. Mar. 1. S'eni tence of 15 yours" imprisonment was passetj !>y the court at Con- stance m the Prencfe zone of German) on Captain Hetaaieh TilU^sen lf '.c. vs. itii Hi mur der (.1 Dr. Mathias Erzberger, German Vice-Chancellor m 1921
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    Cyclist Killed, Soldier Fined $50
    82 2 Cyclist Killed, Soldier Fined $50 As o result oi proceedings instituted on the instructions of Singapore's Coroner, Mr. W. G. Porter, following an inquiry hold Into tho death of a Chinese eveiist vvho died following a collision with a motcr-cycl'st, L'Nk. Bed R.tm of No. 70. G.T. Coy.. R.I AS.
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    OLD-SERVICE INTERPRETER TO RETIRE
    120 2 OLD-SERVICE INTERPRETER TO RETIRE (Tribune Staff Reporter) One of the familiar figures m the Singapore Civil District Court for many years, Mr. Jawala Singh, se lior Indian Interpreter, will be retiring; from Government Service this month. Preparatory to retirement Mr. Jawala Singh will be going on leave to India. Joining
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    MERRILADS ASSN. OFFICE-BEARERS
    150 2 At a meeting held at Dr. Chia Kfng Hoe's residence. No. 25 Sea Avenue. Katong, the loliawing wene elected offi.eeI bearers for 1947: President Dr. Chia Kcn^ Hoe; Vice-Presidents Messrs. Teo Bock Huay. Lim Kirn Lian:^. Khoo Peck Enh, Tay Ang Liang, j Tan Teng Kee. Koh
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    U.S. NAVY DOING BRITAIN'S JOB
    77 2 WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 Secretary of the Navy Fames Forrestal said today that the United Statps naval forces will cciit'nue operation m the Western Pacific. He told reporters that naval forces In that area will not be reduced as a result of the American with drawal
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    Strike Committee
    44 2 The Municipal Commissioners have officially appointed a committee to enquire Info the pointy outstanding from the recent strike of the Municipal Workers. The members of the committee are: Messrs. C. F. Smith. N. A. Mallal, Lien Ying Chow and C. E. Collinge.
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    CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
    53 2 LAKE SUCCESS. Mar. 1 I Gerhart Eisler, German refugee described a^ one of th chief secret agents of the Communist. Internationale m the United States has been Indicted by a Feder il Grand .fury for eon t.nipt o! Congrei h ii refused J to testily at v
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    RICE MILLS MAY LOSE $100,000
    269 2  -  Betty Hill (By PENANG. Sat.— Because of an apparent disagreement among Government officials over :h<management at the G'jvernmeiu rice mills at Bagan fcera! and Pant Buntar. Krian private mills stand to lose $106 000— spent on the .iclvic- (a G( vernm:iH offi-cials-in unprjv.menu to thefr
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    FOUR KILLED IN BOAT EXPLOSION
    78 2 NEW YORK. Feb. 28.— The Umteci States Coast Guard stated tpnjgbl tha' tour persons were reposed r< > haw been kill- "ri and ihreo severely injured n an explosion on board the fnotQT *VW*& Ben Froemiiig, ne.tr Oak Point. Louisiana. A message from the ship's
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    S'pore Price Crash Hits Australia, Too
    304 2 (Sunday Tribune Staff Report vision g m Sin ha, where most of these i A a lai Ail: ftrm vvl. noTn iii Singapi to < induct i survey of trad condi terda told the Sunday I that mushnx m xj i Australia, lvi ing
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    BUS STRIKE: NEW HOPE
    82 2 bune Reporter) i (it] V l ri^e aead lei t submit all ,/JJ arbitral >n b n i mmissfoner n m 7' union rep ;Tu Naval Base Union the 110 lßa leer while n at the official replii* to their ten de mad r cent! ,eekIhc
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    Road Toll Took 14 Lives
    111 2 Road Toll Took 14 Lives Fourteen deaths due to traffic accidents were among the 7G cases reported to Singapore's Coroner, Mr W. G. Porter, during February. Out of six deaths caused by shooting, two were of looters. One death was caused by a bomb explosion. There was one death which
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    DENTAL STUDENT TO
    46 2 PKIKE Paris. Mar. I.— Paris dental students have decided to strike as from n< it M«»ndav m pr itesl anainst a decree that apprent cc d ni -ts oJ Alsatian ori«:n i obtain their diplomas after two years training Instead of thnormni live
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    1000 Share 29 Wash Basins In "Hell Ship" From Japan
    614 3 Troops Now In Spore m n mi Tell Their Grouses (Sunday Tribune Staff Kepor>2r) The Raj u la is not a happy ship. The troops aboard her the first British units to come out of Japan since th< Army of
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    SCBA Statement On Worley Report
    136 3 SCBA Statement On Worley Report Cofnaa ytto. on tfee Worlfy Report on back-p.iv i, Vcl- ued by :u bp i i] üb-c mmll tee ol ipe a. iiUi a i tion, Singapore, criticised the r commendation of a so per cent, uduc 100 m the l gal to:i Lenient to
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    Indonesians To Join In Java Trade Fray
    272 3 The Indonesian authorities have announced their intention of takinpr a hand m the solving of the problem created by the Netherlands attitude towards trade with Indonesian-held ports. A Rai.j;- me->.,g v received .i-A 1 ol Economic Affairs i.as uuJlkj, Lieut. -L».^. Van Muok
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    Lost.... and restored
    91 3 Lost and restored CHALFONT ST. PETER. .'Mar. 1. Two strangers called at the home of 85 and 83--year-old Mr. and Mrs. George, m Lovell Road. Chalfont, St. Peter, this \ve,efc. The first was a woman who pretended to he a pensions official and talked to .Mrs. George' into parting with
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    TRUMAN ON RACIAL EQUALITY
    139 3 TRUMAN ON RACIAL EQUALITY WASHINGTON. Mar. I.—President Truman, speaking at a* dinner at the Pros, Club last niaht. at which ho presented Wendall Wilkio Awards tor outstanding Negro journalism m 1946, said that Negro newspapers and the nations press were helping Amrlieans to learn to live "m one world". The
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    World Bank Has New President
    67 3 WASHINGTON, Mar. 1 Mr. John Mt-Cloy. former United stairs Under Secretary ior War. was elected President of tho World Bank at a meeting of the directors yesterday. President Truman announced :«t a press conference he had recommended McCioy. Tiie previous President, Mr. Bugene Meyer, resigned
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    $15 A Kiss
    53 3 LONDON, Feb. 28.— A Jud*e today assessed two kisses at SI S each. Mo finer) Julian Hambley S.JO for kissing .1 wmnan friend twice while driving a car. A police olicer testified that during the embrace Hambley car shot from the left to the right side of
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    DEMONSTRATION BANNED
    48 3 BRUESELS. Mar. 1. The Belgian Government today banned a demonstration planned for next Sunday by veterans of the lirst world war after Wednesday's clashes m Brussels when 20,000 former prisoners of war of the second world war met to demand equal treatment with other exdeportees —Router
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    MOUNTBATTEN TO PREPARE ALLIANCE PACT WITH INDIA
    160 3 London. Mar. I.— The preparation of a treaty of alliance with the "government or governments of India" would be included m Viscount Mountbatten's directive as the last Viceroy of India, authoritative quarters said today. A memorandum, embodying the points which the Britisn government
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    NAZI AGENTS IN MALAYA
    71 3 WASHINGTON, Mar. I- The Senate Allied Services Committee today released two volumes containing: nearly 40,000 Nazi Party members who I operated outside Germany, compiled from the records selz- i ed m Germany. They included 835 residents and former residents m China, 710 residents and former resl-
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    Etna Villagers Alerted Again
    83 3 ROME. Mar. 1. -A new state lof emergency has been dcci hired among the villages on the northern slopes of Etna Volcano, m Sicily, and alarmed villagers are ready to evacuate their hemes again, according to late reports from the Catania correspondent of the Messagero. Lava
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    Imitate Only The Best, Says Gandhi
    100 3 Imitate Only The Best, Says Gandhi HAIMCHAR. Bengal. Feb. 28.— M.ihatma Gandhi told a meetIng to-night that America's industrialisation had become a menace to the world. Although the United States wa> ;hc richj-t country m the world, it had not banished poverty and degradation because industry was concentrated m the
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    FORTUNE IN HORSES
    120 3 LOS ANGELES. Mar. Horse flesh .soared to the highest prices m turf history when the horses of Louse B. Mayer stable 1 at Arcadia were sold last night for $1,553,000. The brilliant three-year-old 'Stepfathr 1 soil for a record-smashing $200,000. and "Buster," the greatest money-making filly of
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    Truman Wants "Big Stick" For Marshall
    144 3 WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. (Up; tresickiu Ti uman reportedly Uigcd on Republican ana Democratic congre-sional leaders the licet; for equipping the Secretary of S',aV George Marshall with a •'big -tick" to wield ar the approaching Porelfq Minister- Conference m Moscow. The Piesident and Marshall discus-
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    A WOMAN PEEPS AT SINGAPORE
    2474 4  -  VERA ARDMORE Mrs. Mackenzie is the wife of Alastair Mackenzie of Commercial Union. She ioas awarded the M.B.E. for work as Superintendent M.A.S. at Tan Tock Senq Hospital before he fall of Singapore, and w a s married on the 16th of Feb. 1942 after
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    Our Young Malayans-21
    53 5 Our Young Malayans- 21 sneena Patrtcm, aged 15, Felicity Anne, aged 13 and Andrew aged 13, he attractive children of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gilmour. Mr Gilmour fj Secretary of Economic Affairs. Sheet.a is seated at the piano and Felicity and Andrew the twins are standing AY three are at
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    People In The News
    380 5 Miv E C. Yute has returned to Singapore from Perth.. Mr R. G H. Tait, late chler accountant. Singapore Harbuur Board, and Mr, Tait. are now living m Canada Their address will t)e 2028. Bth Avenue E Calgary Alt* rta Madame Rent UHmi.im who l»-f Singapore
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    Vera Ardmore....
    1541 5 Vera Ardmore Birthday Party Carolyn Rat Luty baby dutlghiei Ol Mi. and Ifrs. K. Luiy entertained hei little friendi Uut week on me occa-ion of her second birthday. Carolyn looked the picture ol a cmiy headed dull m her pj^k pinspot party frock. Game- wen pltyed on the lawn favourite^
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    The Sunday Tribune MARCH 2, 1947. Truth And Wonderment
    488 6 The Sunday Tribune MARCH 2, 1947. Truth And Wonderment The Singapore judge wn i remarked m the course of an appeal hearing the other day that ho would "very much like to know the truth" was expressing an exasp* ration which most Judg must often feel, but to which cill
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    THE BATTLE FOR RICE
    1538 6  -  Sagittarius by For the first ball of the .r Malay; I ited i by the IJEJ C. a total of i 225,000 t( us < Imports. It was an in< 55,000 tons pver ll< ion for the sec half ol md it was thank ra land
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    When Most News Was No News
    760 6 When Most News Was No News Adventures Of 0.8. H. Internment was responsible not only for a general lowering of our moral standards, (w«* used to tell the most outrageous fibs), but also for a psychological deterioration m pOT intelligence and credulity born, no doubt, of 'wishful thinking. One night,
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    Shipping Rivalry On The Atlantic
    466 6  -  Dudley Pope (By The Battle of the Atlantic— the peace-time passenger-carry-ing one-has begun with tin 26,000-tnn America, the Un: States* largest liner, completing her return maiden voyage. Britain has won the first round with the two "Queens." With the Queen Eli/ i^ carrying 2.200 passengers
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    The Harp That Once....
    219 6 Eire has a new uilicial coat arms -"The harp that m through Tara's halls". It en* an old dispute, but it has trough. new ones. For one thing there are only eight people m Ireland who cm play an Irish harp, and the bes: of them—
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      4 6 TICiR CUB Gathering Strength
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    HE HANDLED £100,000,000 IN HIS LIFE TIME, BUT dies a pauper
    754 7 HE HANDLED £100,000,000 IN HIS LIFE TIME, BUT dies a pauper Ernest Terah llooLy, the one-time, millionaire and friend of kings, at the age of S7 n Long La ton, Derbyshire, m nimble circumstances. During his heyJ,\, he dazzled the jinancial uorld with transaction, running into millions. LONDON. |far 1
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    "YOUR DADDY IS NOT SANE"
    201 7 Letter To Sons LONDON Id II fiteeie yi s found de garage of hi.s 1j joad, Guild:' 1 r u r to Bis two sqi Ouildford in^u< i. The li read: "My dear lad J Your daddy IS not sane, and I u.-uld nol like
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    S'PORE SOLDIER ARRESTED ON REACHING LIVERPOOL
    243 7 London Mar. 1. Sapper Vincent Henry Thomas, R E a:; board the Queen of Bermuda as the vessel docked .pool from Bingapor?, was charged here with sending a letter threatening to murder Wife, Kathif mothei of C Houses, Shrewsbury. He pteadfC not gu. and
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    Woodcutter To Hang For Wife Murder
    157 7 Woodcutter To Hang For Wife Murder IPOH. -Twenty-year-old Cnong Ngow wood-cuite; oi Tronoh, on trial for the murder of hia young Wife at the Kota Road forest on Nov. 13 lasi while out working together, wa> found guilty and v> a- sentenced to death by the Hon. Mr. Justice A.
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    GERMAN GIRLS POSING AS SPY-CATCHERS
    182 7 GERMAN GIRLS POSING AS SPY-CATCHERS Berlin, liar. 1.-Gl- were warned today LO beware of fascinating frauleins posing a- agents of tlic American Army'- spy catthing counter Intelligence corps, it was disclosed here. Ordering a clampdown on nhapely Impersonators, Gen. Jeseph McNavney. made it clear that the a; my ha- hired
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    81 Degrees Below Zero In Yukon
    212 7 81 Degrees Below Zero In Yukon New Cold Record Snag, Yukon Territory, Canada. Thousands of thin animals died while record-breaking low temperatures froze this area 1.600 airmiles north-west of Edmonton during earlier February. Thousands of rabbits as well as foxes and wolves were killed by the cold spell during which
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    TOKEN OCCUPATION FORCE
    41 7 NANKING. Feb. 23.— The Chinese warship Taikang will sail for Japan on March 8 to serve a> a token of China's occupation force m Japan. Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek will inspect the warship prior to its departure. U.P.
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    Fox Trot That Hurt Buddhists
    66 7 COiX)fllßO..— Official action iij regard to the banning of the entry into Ceylon of the gramophone record entitled "when Buddha Smiled"— a Fox Trot by Goodman's Orchestra and recorded by HMV- has been sussiuspended pending a reply to a letter written to the manuiacturers by
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    MALAY REGIMENT OFFICERS GO FOR TRAINING IN INDIA
    200 7 Kuala Lumpur.— Men of the Malay Regiment are now attending specialist training courses m India with men from other formations m the Army m Malaya. 2 Lt. Khalid bin Mohd. Yassin of Kampong Lenggeng, Broga. Negri Sembilan, has recently returned from a
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    HE TRAVELLED THE WORLD TO STEAL RARE BUTTERFLIES
    371 7 HE TRA VELLED THE WORLD TO STEAL RARE BUTTERFLIES London, Mar. I.— For years a kleptomaniac—a person who finds It impossible to avoid stealing has travelled the world stealing valuable butterflies from museums, and now the booty, meant only for his own eyes, has been found m a house m
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    30 7 p cture. THIS WAS A ROAD- High m the Lincolnshire Worlds, the road to S'enigot aerodrome has vanished under snow drifts. The road sign shows ivhcrc it icas. Daily Graphic
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    NO MONEY, BUT SHE'S A "VIP"
    121 7 A pretty senorita from Madrid, 17-year-old Virginia Viguera, who was turned back when she reached England by air last September, arrived at Northolt airport as a V.I.P. In September she had no money, no papers, and fcOuld not remember the name of the English
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    129 8 HOLLYWOOD FEW*- SHOW CandW shots taken m the set of 20th Century- Fox's '\M> liarliiiK Clementine" (which Is due shortly m Singapore) show (from top to bottom)— Lovev iv Linda Darnell, garbed m the picturesque costume m which she appears m the film; Director John Ford (with pipe and dark
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    45 8 "A girl like you. with a face like that, has gotta be careful In a world like this!" That's what Robert Walker says to Hedy Lamarr m M-G-M's delightful new comedy hit. "Her Highness and the Beilboy"— which comes to the Cathay .shortly.
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    THE LUPINO TOUCH
    493 8  -  DAVE DOUGLAS ilni-r < Vii<uii«'s: From Shakes poaro lo Suim* BY "LAST of the Lupinos. This is the title of an article on Ida Lupino which was prepared by a magazine, based upon her presence as the last member of a famous 300-year-old stage family still surviving
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    429 8 Scotty's Fed Up With "Smokes" And "Takes" HOLLYWOOD, Calif.— lf there's ever a society for the prevention of cigarette smoking, there's a property man at Warner Bros, who would be delighted to join. His name is Scotty Moore, and he vows, on a stack of Bibles or anything that smoking
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    Meet Annie
    199 8 ANNE BAXTER, youthful, hazel-eyed, with attractive wavy chestnut hair, star of "Smoky. although signed to a long-term contract by Twentieth CenturyFox studio, made her motion Oicture debut on loan-out to another studio m "Twenty Mvl n Team." Miss Baxter has been on the stage since she was thirteen.
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    You Never Can Tell
    111 8 Ella Raines was pickin? up some horsemanship pointers from Evelyn Finley between location scenes for R.KO. Radio's "Tall m the Saddle John Wayne, Director Rdwin Marin and the company looked on. "I feel silly," Ella said, 'playing a rootin -shooiin' cowgral. and needing someone to show
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    Film News From Hollywood
    273 8 Mo>t picturesque new-comtt m Hollywood is 23-year-old IrUh actor. Scan McGlory. whom RKO Radio discovered m Dublin's famous Abbey Play.rs and br» agin here under contract. The rugged Gaelic actor can be seen everywhere as he enjoys touring Southern California m his new Bantam car. his
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    POISON VICTIM
    60 8 Love sends Cary Grant to Ingrid Bergman's revue m "Notorious", RKO Radio drama m which the two co- 7 star. This gripping story of suspense, intrigue and ro- mance, which Singaporeans will see this week, was pro- duced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Ben i Herhf,
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    GAGS COME A-PLENTY IN FUN FIESTA
    280 8 Laurel and Hardy comedies, like Topsy, just grow. The world-famous comedy team, for their latest streamlined gag-hit. "The Bull-fighters," produced by William Girard for 20th Century-Fox and now being screened at the Capitol, held true to a tradition begun 17 years ago which they've
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    BEST-SELLER IN 100 YEARS
    207 8 Biggest selling novel all orer the world for the past 100 yean. Stendhal^ "The Red and The Black, has been acquired by Liberty Films as one 01 the properties to be developed tat production In the tarly future. The 19th Century classic which is ranked with
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    CANTOR'S CAUTIOUS
    39 8 Eddie is so proud of five new tunes written tor his forthcoming "II You Kn w Susie that. to thwart song pirates, he I* k.""s)iri£ tunes, titles and composers' names secret until after tbe picture starts -hooting
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      155 8 1 11 >i4.oi:it 'S IH \HV PAVILION CATHAY Now showing: SABOTEUR Now showing: ROAD TO UTO^ (Universal) with Priscilla Lane PI A (Paramount) with Dorothy and Robert Cummings. Lamour. Bing Crosby and Bob From Wednesday: THE MAN Hope WHO CAME TO DINNER (War- prom Tuesday: TALL IN THE ncr Bros.)
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    I SHOWED TWO-TON TONY WHO WAS THE 'BUM'
    2778 9  - I SHOWED TWO-TON TONY WHO WAS THE 'BUM' Joe Louis "My Life Story By During the early putt of 1939 I heard ■Jrtbere was a little i'at man going rniind calling me a •'hum." He W< n1 < v father Hi said the lasi four ftght< I hftheld the title
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    Dutch Plan To End S'pore-Indies Trade Dispute
    462 10 Dutch Plan To End S'poreIndies Trade Dispute 3-Nation Corporation May Be Formed 1 <s (Sunday Tribune Stall Reporter) Proposals tor the formation of an Ang|>Chin< Dutch ratton are receiving the attention of the Netherlands Indies authorities, Mr. .1. F. vigeveno. Dutch Con neral, told pi< yesterday on his i turn
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    WHEAT ON THE MOVE
    58 10 MONTREAL, Mar. I.— Thousands of bushels of export grain for Britain today started moving again across the Canadian prairies to be loaded on to waiting ships at east a:d west coasts. This was possible for the first time for some weeks because of better weather and
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      SHARP RISE IN INDUSTRIALS
      693 10 SHARP RISE IN IND USTRIALS In the industrial market the vw en very sharp rise* when eager buyers i m very short, supply paid practically any prices asked by The Singapore market has always been prone to periods of one-way trading, buyers or sellers predominating m turn. the. former for
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      Share Prices Defy Crisis
      176 10 (From Sydney GampeH, Reuters' Financial Editor. LONDON. Mar. 1. -With a further rise the London Stock Exchange has now achieved the incredible: After a three weekstoppage which has already cos many industrial companies mor than the entire amount they paiu m dividends last year and which
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      Rubber Prices
      153 10 Rubb er Prices Tho following are the highest and lowest prices obtained for th- various grades during the week: Highest. Lowest cts. per cts. per lb. lb. No. 1 R.S.S. Loose spot 42 411 No. 1 EC.S.S. > f ".b. March I I 421 No. 2 «J 42j No. 3
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      Wall Street Takes Bear View
      111 10 NEW YORK, Feb. 28— The market continue d to floctu aimlessly around noon h vela m reduced tempo pi trading. Short-co^ Tin? has b en noted m certain notably Industrials :,nd .specialities, r not. believed, however that there has been any reduction m the overall
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      Interest In March Rubber
      128 10 'Sunday Tribune Market Correspondent >. The rubber market experience ed another dull perod but steadied towar end ol week with considerable buying interest for March noil ion. Main leatur s i the v, were the reduction m the rr. tax which caused the market to ease
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    AIRMEN'S SHOCK TACTICS
    363 11 Big]: 1 als In Stadium Soccer Nivy LJ tbe WW ■>'■■■■ ftmUf' ill' Mfca Airnieii •(i j-.-r t: adc^ci J a grupllir..man If goal. i a intedcept. Both R&al hand 1 fuli t) Till The Airnnr: start and H SSe off a the ftrsl n after tfte
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    AUSSIE SOCCER TEAM FOR INDIA
    100 11 SYDNEY. Mar. 1 —The Secy of ih^ Australian Soccer ion stated at a meeting j y that It hoped to send an Australian v, m to India to pla! B m ries of matches dm' July, August and September U^i.s year. i Lan soccer is
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    MALAYS HAVE CLEAR LEAD IN LEAGUE
    484 11  -  LINESMAN dfhgdsgdsgfd n The Singapore Amateur Football Association first Division League has been a great success so far. If gate proceeds have not been very encouraging to the S.A.F.V. the trouble did not lie with the standard of play, the management, or the transport
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    NEW NEGRO 'MOPE' FAILS AGAINST LESNEVICH
    198 11 York, Mar. 1 Gus hesnevich i -1 the v heavyweight boxing championship by a nock-out over Biliy Fox, 21 -year-old PhilaIphia Negro m the tenth round of a scheduled 15-->und boul at Madison Square Garden I jht, v Fox, who had knocked out his
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    C.S.C. MEETING
    32 11 'ibc 14 h an ua! general meeting of the ceylon Sports ciut« will be t.ti.i 6n B&tttrday, Mar 8, al -4 30 p m at Ta To&g Reitaurant, chulia Street.
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    NORTH-SOUTH HOCKEY ENDS IN 0-0 DRAW
    163 11 Kl'M A LI'MFIR, Sat. 1 The North versus South Hockey classic here, which officially draws the curtain down on the hockey season, ended m a ffoattess draw. Heavy Lain m the aiternoon d"laved the start of the game which was played on a w;»*er-logge:l
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    OVERBOUNCED......
    46 11 svdnfv. Mar 1. Aus i Testite BMI 6'Reilly, In Bin < n [orning-Herald I >da r i ntkig on t} v > bouncers bowled by Lindwall and Miller .yesteii.^ay said: '-TIk 1 short bouncing ball was very much In evidence. In m" opinion, It was ovi Reuter
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    C.S.C. CRICKET
    55 11 The following will represent the Ceylon Sports Club at cricket against the Royal Engineers today. starting at 11.00 a.m.. at the Victoria School r round. K. Muthucumaru (Capt.t, V. R. Sabapathy, R. V. S. Sundaram. P Van Rooyen, C. Tfcm-tiislngam. Narendra S Yogarajah, V N. piiiui, s Kulasingam,
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    Singapore Weight-Lifters
    37 11 Cir< up photograph taken of m rnbrrs of the Singapore Amateur Weight -Lifters' Assoi) a.l No. 1 lYlai'Kolioulh Road, residence of Ifr. (hay Sins H;ii (centre), a keen mwcrter and ienthosiast of the iron same.
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    Boxing Clean-up Demanded
    93 11 NEW YORK, M;vr. I.— The County Grand Jury has asked the State Legislature to take steps to "rid boxing m the city of the criminal element that now flourishes within the game." The Grand Jury, which has been investigating boxing m New York, said: "Certain underworld characters,
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    CHINESE ASSN. OFFICE-BEARERS
    135 11 The following have been elected offifle-bearors of The Chinese Association for the year 1947: President: Mr. G. H. Kiat; Vice-Presidents: Dr. Lav Peck Hicng. Mr. Wong Puck Sham, Mr. H. W. Chung: Dr. Loh Poon Lip: Hon. Secretary: Mr. Loh Ah Fong; Asst. Secretaries: Mr. Tan Beng
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    Mare's £30,006 Winnings
    174 11 FLEMING! ON, Victoria, Mar. 1. Leading from the .start to the finish J. Drake's Amelia by Manitoba out of Pick-me-Up won the St Leger Stakes, value of £2.500. Amelia carrying 8 st. 7 lbs. ridden by H Badger, covered the distance of one mile and six furlo.gs
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    INDIAN TABLE TENNIS TEAM IN PARIS
    58 11 PARIS,, Mar. 1— The India' i table tennis team only arrived In Paris yesterday afternoon whe:i matches m the Corbillon Cup for women, and the Swaythling Cup for men which arc being played m conjunction with the world individual championships had .started The Indians
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    NOT A BALL BOWLED IN SECOND DAY OF TEST
    162 11 Rain slill follows I lie M.C.C. SVDXFV, Mar. I.— Oik c Again -f«»r the snc.-icnlh tIsAC "1 the tour— rain Interfered with **i ?x».->sible on the second day <»♦ the Fifth T England oowicis now probably hope ih:t conditions till jvc
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    HIGH JUMP RECORD BROKEN AT MEDICALS' SPORTS
    362 11 Iho tenth annual athletic m i te 3 Edward VU (?< lli of Medicine wa tl cal College Union grounds yes; The champion of the day was J. Subramaniam <12 po ntst while the runner-up was S.C. Navaretnara <11 points*. F. A. C.
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      96 11 r-'"-» R.E. vs. ARMY, Thomson Road, 5 p.m. CRICKET S.R.C. vs. LA. 1st XI), Padancj 11 a.m. S.C.C. 12-A-SIDE, 1941 vs. Rest. Padcmg, H a.m. I.A. <A. XI) vs. 61 Coij. \RASC, Bidadari Camp, U a.m. C S.C. vs. R.E., Victoria School, 11 a.m. BADMINTON MAYFLOWER B.P. annual ae-cral meeting,
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    GEN. CHILTON HERE
    24 12 Visiting Singapore is MajorGeneral MS. Chilton, CB. CBE, Director of Air, War Office, who will be m Singapore up to Monday.
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    $3 MILLION TO TACKLE S'PORE HOUSING PROBLEM
    377 12 $3 MILLION TO TACKLE S'PORE HOUSING PROBLEM 8-Storey Flats At Monk's Hill (Sunday Tribune Staff Reporter) The Singapore Municipality has earmarked the sum of three million i to tackle tfie housing probl< m of both the Municipal staff and the general public Plans are alr< ady ready for this huge
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    RAF Sgt. Writes To Stalin—To Get Wife Back
    85 12 RAF Sgt. Writes To Stalin To Get Wife Back LONDON, Mar. 1— A KM Serjeant. John Holton of London, today mailed letter to Generalissimo Josef Stalin pleading for airj m toiling his Russian irifc rome to England. P.j.lU.n married Nadya Slanish<,v<;vna during a wartime assignment m .Moscow and since his
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    75 12 TEHERAN, Mar. I.— Tension between the Shah of Persia, Mohamed Reza. and the Persian Premier, Ghavan es Sullaneh. which has been growing si :ce the elections for the new Majlis Persian Parliament) began two months, ago, has reached a climax, it is learned here. The Shah
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    £6 MILLION LOSS INSALT
    65 12 NKW DELHI, Mar 1 L'aquat Ai: Khan, Finance Member, presenting tiie Interim Governm< nts nTst budget m the C ntrai Legislature announced that the salt tax. lor long one ol th< m my questions oi Indian politics, i s to be abolished. Tins would mean a
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    ENDEAVOUR B.P.
    81 12 The Endeavour Badminton Party which remained defunct and inactive since Bth December. 1941. will be revived again at a general me ting to be held at the residence ol Mr. Gan P.n Bom. 26. Rambai Road, on March 9. at 10.30 a.m. All members are requested to be
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    BIG FIRE OUT
    50 12 HONOLULU. Feb. 28.— Captain Forest M. Oleary Chief of Staff to the Commandant at Pearl Harbour base, said that the oil fire which threatened to wipe ou: the multimillion dollar Pacific naval base has been brought under control after a battle of mere than two hours. U.P.
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    MUNDALIAR RE-ELECTED
    35 12 NEW YORK. Mar. 1. .Sir Ramaswamj Mudaliar was unanimously re-elected President of f he United Nations Economic ana Social Council when 18 natfon members opened their !ir-.t session of the y^ar here today.
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    NEW BUILDING PLANNED FOR ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL
    334 12 (Sunday Tribune Staff Reporter) An imposing new school building for the Singapore Anglo Chinese School will be built m the Oldham Hall grounds at the corner of Dunearn Road and Barker Road within the next three years. The new school Which will cater for
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    Cut Off Own Right Hand
    99 12 MURPHYBBOROUGH. Illinois State*. Mar. I.— George Kirk, 52 yaars' old farmer of Illinois, cut off his hand at the iwrist to prevent being pulled to his death when his right hand caught m a corn picking: machine, says the Chidago Tribune correspondent. As he was
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    The King Helped Her
    66 12 LAMINGTON. Worwicshire, Mar. 1. Mrs. Louisa Clements, prepared to reopen her fried fish shop today thanks to the King. When the local authorities rejected her application to reopen her shop at the end of the war. she wired and wrote to the Kirg, pleading," "Will you
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    GREEKS WANT CYPRUS
    56 12 ATHENS. Mar. 1. -With cries of acclamation and without a formal vote the Greek National Assembly unanimously called lor the incorporation of Cyprus m Greece. Prime Minister Max!mos told the Chamber: "A union of the great island of Cyprus with th-e mother country ha*, always constituted the
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    Alice Marble Trains Britain's Future Tennis Champions
    920 12 Alice Marble Trains Britain's Future Tennis Champions WOMEN IN SPORTS (By Charles Ridley, United Press stun Correspondent) LONDON The end o! wartime has been the beginning ol playtime In the light-hearted world oi spcrt, and women arc beginning to snow every indication i«f challenging "thi stronger tex" ror the sports
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    51 12 Oxford boat race crew at Henley. Ttte Oxford crew arc just ran- training hard at Henley under the direction O f Dr. P. C. Mallam, for the race against Cambridge to be held On March 29. The photograph shows the Oxford crcic during a trial spn on the river at
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    NEWCASTLE SHOCK SHEFFIELD U.
    299 12 NEWCASTLE SHOCK SHEFFIELD U. LONDON. Mar 1 -While League football had more back, from the weather today, the ixth round < m .f terminals were curt (d thruugn with accompanying upset*, particularly the defeat i t favourites BlKlAeld Unitci Preston, al o bumbled by London's only remaining representatives, were one-t!me
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    2 JEWS KILLED IN BANK EXPLOSION
    35 12 JERUSALEM. Mar. 1.-JTwo Jews were killed one British sixth Airborne trooper aid one Trar.sjordan frontier force man were seriously wounded m y? s tcrday's Barclay's Bank exploa on Reuter
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    BARLEY FOR NIPS
    47 12 ►SAN FRANCISCO. F b. 28.--it was announced that tne Liberty ship J< ph R U«« now loading ut San Francisco and Stockton will sail on Marcn 4 i.»r Yokohama carrying S OOO tons ol burely lor distribution t (l Japanese civilian i U. P.
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