West Inglewood RSL Takes Over Racing Club
At a special Inglewood RSL sub-branch meeting the group agreed to hand control of horse racing to the Diggers Racing Club. The delegation announced officers, praised wartime efforts, and set a June meeting with a £100 prize fund. Prizes at a later Red Cross event included hats for boys and girls and various special awards.
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RSL
Inglewood
League
con@ racing
Mesars Erga
N. Cros
G. A. Re
P. J. Fleming
H. E. Paulette
J. AR. Gidley
M. Meane
H. A. Carney
A. C. G. Nun
A. B. Gonway
L. B. Stafford
A. Marshall
A. W
A. M
J. M. Chapman
Lennart
Diggers’ Racing
Seine
A. W. Thompson
cAresidenta
H. A. Leonard
J. Gack
Len Donaway
N. Gross
J. R. Gidley
B. J. Hobbs
M. Mc
H. A. Donovan
Dow
B. T. MacPherson
OCH. Loyd
Cathcart
BE. T. MacPherson
A. H. McMullian
A. Mere
Arenewe
Dearden
Lila Treveton
Pootay Moore
Valeria Button
Vonmie Powall
Elmer Rabbitt
Tony Tait
Bruce Reading
Pat Dowling
Row? Tone
Areca
Ac Sturgeon
Migs M. Doyle
Nine Detained After Kidnapping Of Two Policemen
London dispatches report nine detainees linked to a kidnapping of two British policemen in Kirjat Shaul Tel Aviv. The kidnapped officers Sergeant EB Hackett of London and Constable PO Ward of Dublin were later freed after a Grenadier Guards cordon and a routine search identified suspects. Residents at the house where the officers were held were noted among those detained.
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London
Jerusalem
Associated Press
Kirlat Shoul
Hous
Tel-Aviv
United Press
Kiriat Shaul
Reuter'a
Grenadier Guards
EB. F. Hackett
P.O. Ward
Dublin
New Zealand Delegate Criticises WFTU Headquarters
Prague report says Mr James Collins criticised WFTU headquarters for lack of cooperation on directives from Paris. NZ and Australian unions pursued anti Franco actions and ship refusals for Spain, while headquarters urged national centers to act alone. Dutch section urged loading ships for Indonesia, triggering further dispute. The British delegate complained of excessive proposals while awaiting council actions.
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Prague
New Zealand
General Council of the
World Federation of Trades Unions
fMr
James Collins
WIFTU
Paris
Collins
WTU
Spain
WFTU
WETU
Council
Iheing Organisation
Itabois
Independence urged by British adviser in Hyderabad crisis
London reports say Sir W. Monckton, adviser to the Nizam, urged independence and the return of Berar. He suggested Hyderabad seek port facilities for its landlocked state. Monckton plans to visit New Delhi to discuss Hyderabad's stance with the Indian government. The Nizam’s state, 80 percent Hindu, faces mixed calls from Moslems for independence and from political groups to join Hindustan.
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London
Reuter
New Delhi
Avsthat
Walteuss
Mackton
Hyderabad
Berar
India
R W. Monckton
Sir W. Monckton
Government of
Ederabad
All India States
Hindustan
U S Supports Iran World Bank Loan Request
Washington reports the United States will support Iran for a World Bank debt of 269 million dollars to fund roads railways and factory machinery. An accompanying agreement will transfer military supplies from U S surplus stocks to Iran's army and police, with terms to be decided and subject to parliament ratification.
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Washington
United State
Iran
World Bank
United States
Greece
Turkey
Reuter
United States Porelan Liquidation Commission
Tran Parlianent
Seer
Britain May Extend Import Licences To Australia
London reports that Australia asked the Board of Trade to extend the 20 percent licensed export limit to Britain and to modify the order claiming discrimination against Australia. The Board and Treasury oppose changes, arguing Britain cannot import luxury goods and that the US would view modified terms as discrimination against it. The Board has eased bans on minor Australian foodstuffs including tomato puree chutney vinegar meat and vegetable extracts canned rabbit and poultry.
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London
Associated Press
Australia
Board of Trade
Britain
Board
The
Treasury
United States
Lords defeat Transport Bill amendments in three divisions
In the Lords on Tuesday the Transport Bill faced three defeats as ministers lost votes on minor amendments by 67 to 2, 76 to 20, and 71 to 20. Lord Addison urged caution with the majority, while Lord Salisbury called the suggestion blackmail and the House urged evaluating bills on their merits.
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London
House of Lords
Paiven Lee Addison
Lord Salisbury
Lord Addison
House of Commons
Hooded Pirates Strike Again Near Singapore
Hooded pirates operating in the Malacca Straits struck again for the second time in a fortnight. On June 5 they boarded the Singapore bound Tongkong five miles north of Port Swellenham, forcing five Chinese crew to transfer a cargo of incense valued at 9000 Straits dollars. The prior raid occurred May 1 twenty miles north of Port Dickson, where they looted rubber cargo worth 4000 Straits dollars and shot a crew member.
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Singapore
Malacca Straits
Tongkang
Port Swellenham
Port Dickon
Weather Sailors Prepare to Net North Atlantic Weather Ships
Four former wartime corvettes are being converted in Britain to civilian weather ships. They join thirteen stations in the North Atlantic under the international weather task to aid civil aviation. Ships will conduct surface and upper air observations, relay data to the Meteorological Office, aid in search and rescue, and provide navigational help for aircraft at sea.
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London
Britain
North Atlantic
Errat Ocean
Tnterna- Uecnot Ch! Air Organisation
Wwicao
Bettaioy
Norway
Sweden
USA
France
Holland
Belgium
Canada
Meteorological Office
Dunstable
England
Ceetee
Market Prices At Brisbane And Laidley
Brisbane buyers report no produce sold yesterday with remaining lines passing. Pumpkins priced at 6, sweet potatoes at 6, lucerne hay at 8-3 per line. Laidley receipts include chaff, maize, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins. Quotations list maize at 6 per bushel, potatoes and sweet potatoes at 7 to 8, hay and lucerne varying to 9, lucerne hay at 9, pumpkins from 81 to 85.
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Briebane
Feomaaheel
Laidley
Lucerne
Fruit and Veg Prices at Brisbane Markets
Quotations for Brisbane Markets show apples from Queensland and Tasmanian stocks with assortment grades and several price ranges. Pears, oranges, lemons, and multiple vegetables list local and interstate origins with varying class prices and occasional higher specials.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Victorian
Nsw
Ex-naval Mlover-class corvettes to man British stations
Four ex naval Mlower class corvettes will operate British stations. Each is 205 feet long with a 1400 ton displacement, oil fueled, single screw reciprocal engines, and a maximum speed of 16 knots. They were chosen for low cost and good pea worthiness. Crews will be civilians including meteorologists and radio radar technicians. Ship alterations add mess rooms recreation rooms showers and wash facilities.
Chicago Tribune marks 82 page edition and MacArthur praise
McCormick owned paper celebrated its long 82 page issue on Tuesday with front page congratulatory messages including General MacArthur praising the Tribune for fearless reporting. Time and The Times critique the paper's history and bias. A Lakefront fireworks display and world speed plane meet topped the celebration as 60,000 pounds of fireworks lit the sky.
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New York
Chicago Tribune
General MacArthur
Tribune
The
Time Magazine
Cobnel Robert McCormick
the Times
McCormick
Trbune
Washington
Pendentia
Hearst
Chicago
Terpening Found Mentally Unbalanced in Wildflower Killings
In Lapeer Michigan the Psychiatric Board by a two to one vote declared Oliver Terpening age 18 mentally unbalanced after he confessed to shooting and killing four children on May 25 as they gathered wildflowers. The ruling came just before his arraignment on a first degree murder warrant amid a dissenting member who opposed the decision.
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Lapeer
Michigan
Psychiatric Board
Oliver Terpening
Terpening
Mosquito Plane Breaks Tasman Crossing Record
An RAF Mosquito aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force completed a delivery flight from Budiney to Auckland in exactly four hours. The crossing marks the fastest Tasman Sea crossing yet, with an unofficial record previously held at 3 hours 44 minutes by another Mosquito crew.
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Auckland
Taman Sea
Mosquito Airernafe
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Budiney
Tas
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