The Straits Times, 17 September 1945
1945-09-17
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Title Section17 1945-09-17 1 The Straits Times UdLAtJn LEADING SEFSPAPER— ESTABLISHED 1845. PRICE 10 CENTS 3 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1945.17 words
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Article350 1945-09-17 1 Mac Arthur fOCIAL REVOLUTION PREDICTED I Chungking, Sept. 16 Reports reaching here ■n Tolao state that Japan faces a wave of ivation this winter which may result m casualties Hinting to eight million lives. The resulting dis:ent among the masses may cause a social oiution. Seven350 words
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Article143 1945-09-17 1 Fifteen more members of Tcjo's Pearl Harbour Cabinet have surrendered to the Allies, the U.S. Eighth Army Headquarters m Tokio announced yesterday. Hashida, Minister for Education m the Tojo Cabinet, has died from poisoning. lie was No. 7 on Mac Arthur's list of war criminals.143 words
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Article63 1945-09-17 1 Men- Vpt. 14.— Admiral Lord tbat.en's recent statement 0 < Hntish Army m Indo China ««-apT :0: 0 hand over to the Fren h m dM sho-test possible timi the :<tr *m of those areas no* British miliury a.irh i- caused considerable satisfac i i« «lso expressed63 words
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Article160 1945-09-17 1 ha w-ha w IN THE DOCK Treason Trial Begins London, Sept. 15 Known to every British radio listener m the early days of the war as "Lord Haw-Haw", Germany's star Englishspeaking radio commentator, William Joyce, will face the first day of his trial for treason at the Central Criminal Court,Reuter - 160 words
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125 1945-09-17 1 Chungking. Sept. 16.— Chunpk n3 radio ?aid today there was less cptimism about the outcome of the talks now going on between Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and tit* I Communist leaders Generals Ta hmg i and Chou En-lai. Both parties ttill maintain, however, that they tireReuter - 125 words
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Article268 1945-09-17 1 The Warsaw government has The central committee of Vm denounced the Polish Concordat with Spanish Communist Party has been the Vatican. arrested m Madrid. Three hundred R.A.F. planes roar- The secretary of the Arab LnCM ed low over London on Saturday to is leaving Cairo today for268 words
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Article498 1945-09-17 1 Walk Off Ship And Return To Sime Road Camp Civilian internees liberated only ten days ago from Sime Road Camp, Singapore, are so "disgusted and disillusioned with the conditions under which they are expected to sail home to the U.K. that some of them have walked off498 words
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Article344 1945-09-17 1 London, Sept. 15.— The Daily flerald, organ of the British Labour Party today, strongly cri:icis*s the soviet political system, while at the ;ame time insisting that Russian trade unions should be admitted to the world-wide partnership of trade unionists. The newspaper writes: Tiere i< a great deal344 words
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349 1945-09-17 2 ADMINISTRATION FAST SETTLING DOWN Public Relicf Food Control Postal Services Banks Buses Petrol The reconstruction of Malaya is gathering speed as the British Military Administration settles down and the purely military problems consequent upon the reoccupation are disposed of. New developments on the civil349 words
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Article254 1945-09-17 2 Huge Mass Rally In Singapore The streets of Singapore were cay with Chinese banners and martial music on Saturday, as procession- converged on the Padang from all parts of the city for the great rally organized by the Chinese community m celebration of the defeat of Japan254 words
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Article126 1945-09-17 2 Transport difficulties m Singapore were considerably eased yesterday, when trolley buses again started running on two of the mam routes- -Oeylang to Tanjons Pagar, and Finlayson Green to Pay*. Lebar. Despite th<> fn.ct that the number of p.Jssoneers per bus wns limited to 45, there was no imrulv126 words
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Article296 1945-09-17 2 I Free Mails For The Time Being Postal services are being rcsurred m Singapore and Johorr today. To begin with, a purely sk.'lrton service has been inaugurated, but light mail for all parts of Malay i and overseas trill be accepted. This mail I will be dispatched296 words
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Article67 1945-09-17 2 In view of the present shorta^t of small chan??. Mnlayan currency notes of $100 and less ma fc.? exchanged for lower dencnrnatlcns at the Payments Sec tion nf thr Government Treasury, Singapore, where a btUTMU has temporarily been established for this purpose. The bureau will be67 words
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Article66 1945-09-17 2 Eieht Sintmno'-p bnnk>- ?»r« rvonenins: today. Business will for the r>re*ent be confined to n n w icrounts. cp°n°d as from today. The moratorium still remains m force. The binir<; onenlriGr today are the Lee Wr>h Bank F? 7 Hai To™ Oversea Chinese Bank United Chinese B->nk.66 words
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Article23 1945-09-17 2 Lieutenant -Or n.er \1 Blr Miles Dempsey. G.0.C.-in-C, 14th Army, has now nssumr-d command of the British Forces m Malaya.23 words
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Article68 1945-09-17 2 Tengku Mus.» Edtiin, the Japanese-sponsored Sultan of Selangor, has been arrested by the British Military Administration. When the Japanese oempied Selangor they installed Tengku Musa Eddin as Sultan m place of the reigntn? Sultan, Sir Ilisamud-din Al.'.m Shah, K.C.M.G. Tengku Musa Eddin h:<l already been passci over68 words
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Article226 1945-09-17 2 Because it v/as felt that the rations dist; ibuted by the Japanese were inadequate, the British Military Administration upon its establishment m Singapore orde; d the distribution of additional rations of [rice, sugar a'ld salt fiee of charge. "Everyone In Singapore should have sufficient food for the226 words
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Article56 1945-09-17 2 Fisjhtine on the mainland was renortPd between th? Jaoanese md the Chinee on Thursday. Tnv^tieated by a oomnany of Puniab's. the situation was milfklv brought und^r control The reason for the incident was the stonna^e of a Jananese ntion truck by hungry Chinas 0 The Japs56 words
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Article138 1945-09-17 2 R.A.F Take Charge In Penan p The Royal Air Force took over charge of Penang from the 0 »-*l Marines l.is: Thursday at a public parade held on Victoria Grern. Penmng's new garrison comman-L-r M Wing Commander Alan Yates. Outside public buildings and at a!) key points m Penang today138 words
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Article247 1945-09-17 2 K.L VictJ March p Marines, Indian Ar I Hussars In Cuerili i The mainland o was formally surra Jere I Japanese to tl E: I occupying forces ai aj mony held m KuaL, LuJ last Thursday. l Lieut.-Gen. Teii guro, commander- eh.* the Japanese 29th iq formally surrendered Z Lieut.-General247 words
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Article72 1945-09-17 2 A Food Control Rationir.c; flee is now function; is Singapore. It is establiv i the Customs House, U Road. Office hours are ffl 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. For a start, this deparimi is dealing with persons for various reasons, have or provision cards. They I brine:72 words
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Article51 1945-09-17 2 The Singapore Petroleum Committee fa estabLsh2d to effect trail! trol of petroleum const. :tl and distribution m the Si: ipe area. This committee will gU] rt the Singapore Prtrcleum composed of the Asiatic It-urn company, Scconv Company and Caltex Oil C sponsored by the Civ Section of trie51 words