The Straits Times, 3 October 1945
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Title Section17 1945-10-03 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— BSTABLISHSb Ib*>, I SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1945 PWCK 10 CENTS17 words
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Article205 1945-10-03 1 NuO-CHINA SITUATION NOW EASIER French Warships Bringing Troops From India LONDON, Oct. I.— British minesweepers and (her Bhipf of the British East Indies Fleet arrived t troubled Saigon yesterday, states a late message rom Colombo. Their arrival has relieved the plight of the stni tided205 words
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Article118 1945-10-03 1 MONTE VIDEO. Oct. I.— A revolt which wfll overthrow the Government of General Farrell in Argentina is imminent, according to the Argentine Socialist Leader, Dr. Alfredo Palacios. "The present situation there cannot last two months.' he said. If Britain and the British Dominions were willing to118 words
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Article253 1945-10-03 1 No Dutch "Peace Offer" Yet Forthcoming LONDON, Oct. I.— Lt.-Gen. Sir Philip Christison, Allied Commander in the N.E.1., said today that he hoped Dr. Hubertus Van Mook, who was Lieutenant-Governor of the N.E.1., would be able to make a statement that would satisfy Indonesian nationalists.Reuter - 253 words
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219 1945-10-03 1 ARAB LEADER ON POSITION IN PALESTINE LONDON, Oct. I.— Charging the Times' corresp indent with building up a case against Arabs in favour of Zionists, Edward Atiyah, of the London Arab Office in a letter to the Times today says that the correspondent "entirely overlooks" the progress in the ArabReuter - 219 words
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Article38 1945-10-03 1 LEEDS, Sept. 30. Because of the increasing scope of military obligations which Britain is bound to fulfil, difficulties surrounding the entirt problem of demobilisation are growing "not less but more acute," declares the Yorkshire Post. Reuter.Reuter - 38 words
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93 1945-10-03 1 LEOPOLD AWAITS VERDICT OF BELGIANS SELS, Oct. I—From1 From near Salzburg, King of the Belgians to..ridressed the first proclamation *o the since his release Germans. oclamation was compos>ve of my departure d where I shall cc the verdict of at the elections." it said, there would 'hat his passive resist93 words
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364 1945-10-03 1 TOKIO, Oct. I.— General Mac Arthur and) Emperor Hirohito of Japan were in complete agree- j nent on matters discussed at their recent interview' lere, according to the text of the interview which is iow available. General Mac Arthur made "aReuter - 364 words
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112 1945-10-03 1 WILL THE ATOM BOMB REMAIN A SECRET? WASHINGTON, Oct. I—President Harry Truman will send a message on the use and control of the atomic bomb to the U.S. Congress early this week, it was announced at the White House tonight. It is believed that President Truman wishes to consult Mr.Reuter - 112 words
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Advertisement18 1945-10-03 1 RADIOS KEE HUAT RADIO Co. 1 '1-12(5, Orchard Rd. Tele. 4566. Spore. FRASER NEAVE AT YOUR SERVICE AGAIN18 words
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769 1945-10-03 2 AFTERMATH OF "SYONA'N" IN SINGAPORE TODAY l\\ Our Coauaercial C©nre«po«dc«l Our Commercial Correspondent was m Singapore throughout the Japanese regime and writes with full knowledge of their efforts to fix prices and complete failure to control the local blackmarket operators. With that experience m769 words
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Article540 1945-10-03 2 "Singapore's Junk Fleet Sails, Again" few headings M the Straits Times m the last few day.s have given us so much pleasure to print as that one. Singapore harbour is a depressing sight today. The inner roads oil co! Iyer Quay and the Esplanade contain Hflf a few540 words
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Letter80 1945-10-03 2 Perplexity reigns m the minds of many Asiatics as to why the Japanese prisoners were taken away from Singapore when so many public works are m arrears. The European p.o.ws. were made by the Japs to do all kinds of work, right up to the time when they surrendered. Now80 words
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Letter91 1945-10-03 2 I have a brother who served; in the S.S.V.F. and wa s taken by the Japs during an identification parade about six days after the surrender of Singapore. Recently a big local firm in which he was employed was payIng out a certain sum to all its staff except those91 words
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Letter101 1945-10-03 2 Dressers m hospitals who were engaged during the Japanese period have been notified that their services will not be required af.er Sept. 30. on the instruc ions of the Director of Medical Services, Singapore. But what about the nurses who joined the service during the same period? No101 words
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Letter63 1945-10-03 2 Those renegades who served their Japanese masters at the bloody expense of innocent civilians for their own selfish ends are too notorious to be forgotten by the unfortunate victims themselves. If your correspondent Robert Tan Is still innocent of the sufferings itid^rpone by victims of the Japanese collaborators, I63 words
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Letter49 1945-10-03 2 Before the fall of Singapore I was on active service on board a Brrish naval store issue ship sailing amongst enemy submarines, mines, warships, aircraf;, etc. I have registered for a job but have not ye. been given a chance Ang Chu Kirn 861-A. Upper Serangoon Road. Singapore49 words
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Letter102 1945-10-03 2 Naval Base employees are s ill at a loss ;o know whether they are qualified for the three-months-pay token payment that is to be paid to Government and Municipal employees by the B.M.A. Having been right m the danger area riming the Malayan campaign, our services were certainly102 words
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Letter79 1945-10-03 2 The public thoroughfares are being encroached upon by vegetable vendors, cloth sellers and a host of Such people. In Joo Chiat Road, facing the Geylang market, there is hardly moving space for the pedestrian, and he is always m danger of being run over by lorries, cars, cycles and rickshas79 words
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Letter165 1945-10-03 2 There is one and only one good thing the Japanese have done. From my childhood, in all government offices, whenever the nationality of a Chinese was required, he was always put down as a Hokkien, or a Cantonese, or a Hylam, etc. But during the Japanese occupation the nationality165 words
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Article620 1945-10-03 2 Singapore Diary IT is strangely lik>' old time, I the Straits Times olluc. in "ir i for those of us who lu\< y H from P.O.W. and ioternm I in Singapore and Siam nry J until relief arrives. Alan Humphreys, who used to I a sub-editor on the Nii^ i620 words
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457 1945-10-03 3 Military Police Raid Local Stalls CONFISCATION OI ALL STOLEN PROPERTY Military authorities in Singapore have take measures to prevent the sale, j or possession of any stores and rations don ig to the Military and the Red Cross. i the field have been457 words
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Article159 1945-10-03 3 ■..co -hour rush on i pore's main arteries as been consider- thil week as omnitgan operating on the inlayson Green route, the first omnibuses sea Dy the Singapore npany since he re- and they are run-'.2-minute intervals. ime being it will not :ble to supplement the j159 words
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Article316 1945-10-03 3 Families Reunited Alter Four Years Several people, lost to their families for nearly four years, have been found this week. Responsible for finding them and making arrangements for their quick return is the Citizens' Advice Bureau, an organisation which has the huge task of tracking down thousands316 words
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Article141 1945-10-03 3 Erie Davies. former member of the 8.8.C. stall who came out to Singapore m 1941 to take up the post of Director of the Malaya Broadcasting Corporalon, is one of a party of British missing, believed killed m evacuating from Java In March, 1942. Others m141 words
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Article127 1945-10-03 3 Il was too good to be true! The official release headed "Municipal Rates Reduced Two-Thirds" published in yesterday's Straits Times now turns out to have been the result of a misunderstanding. The following is the text of a further official statement issued yesterday: "It is127 words
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Article77 1945-10-03 3 Alleged to have charged a British Army Officer $1.05 above the control price for a kati of tomatoes, a Chinese vegetable vendor, Seng Pang Scow, appeared before Major Rees m the First District Court yesterday. The accused was arrested •at Joo Chiat Road on Sunday77 words
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Advertisement163 1945-10-03 3 Will Mr. W. Stokes formerly L cpl. W. Stokes ••E" Co.. 17 Plat. Co. F.M.S.V.F. Hqrs.. Ipoh call at No. 93 Brewster Road. Ipoh. residence of Mrs. Dorothy Stokes. Call First At OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO. Ist Floor, 14D. Chulia Street. for your TYPEWRITERS. ADDING MACHINES, PORTABLES, etc. etc. Phone Chua163 words
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Advertisement355 1945-10-03 3 CAN YOU HELP? Free Advertising For Jobs As a contribution to the unemployment problem in Singapore, and in order to help readers who arc searching for jobs, the Straits Times will give free advertising space to employers wishing to advertise vacancies. Such advertisements should be addressed to the Manager, Straits355 words
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199 1945-10-03 4 VIEW OF TRADE UMON LEADER PARIS, Sept. 30.— Accusing American "big business" of not wishing to see Germany's war potential utterly destroyed, Sydney Hillman, leader oi the American Congress of Industrial Organisations delegation to the World Trade Union Conference today proposed thatReuter - 199 words
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Article145 1945-10-03 4 CHINA'S HOPES FOR UNITY GROWING CHUNGKING, Oct. I.— Hope for a unified China now lies m an all-party political council, composed probably of equal numbers of Kuomintang, Communists, other parties, and non-party representatives. Only a united plea by General Mao Tse-tuns, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, and Major-General PatrickReuter - 145 words
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Article62 1945-10-03 4 The d «aster which befell the exItalian steamer Briti-h Patrol, which caught fire and had to be abandoned > some 46 m les off Port Said, was j smaller than it VU first thoupht. The ph'p was carrying 562 refugees from Abyssinia and East Africa and it is now seated62 words
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Article395 1945-10-03 4 orst Advertisement" For Britain LONDON. Sep:. 29.—India has become Britain s worst advertisement, says Alan Moorehead, one of Britain's best-known war correspondents, m today's Daily Express. "You simply cannot ignore the matter," adds Moorehead, "since it involves one-fifth of the people of this earth. But youReuter - 395 words
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Article54 1945-10-03 4 Commander of the U.S. 3rd Army, 1.t.-On. George S. Patton, Has been ordered to appear before Gen. Ei-en-llnwir :lii< \w<-k. to ei\e a personal report of his steward-hip of Bavaria. Tkif follows Cfn. P,i:ton'<« statement to a prc^s conference that he "<aw no rif.-d for a df-nazifi< ri.in pniu'ramm m54 words
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Article81 1945-10-03 4 LONDON. Oct. 7— Enlar-inc on the announcement, that the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Manchuria will be completed by the end of November. Moscow Radio said. "Partial withdrawal of Soviet troops from Manchuria was begun a few days r.go. The wl hdrawal of the bulk ofReuter - 81 words
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Article89 1945-10-03 4 LONDON. Oct. I—Well-in-formed quarters believe that *he permanent seat of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization may be somewhere m -he United States. The question wJJI be discussed m the plenary session by the Preparatory Commission's executive committee. Meanwhile Britain is asking that IndiaReuter - 89 words
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Article43 1945-10-03 4 WASHINGTON. Oct. I.—President Harry Truman has requested 'he British Government to adma displaced Jews from Germany inio Pal Mine. same time a letter from 1.. t-o president to Oen nr". 1 remedy docking condit: n d to the White43 words
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Article452 1945-10-03 4 Hi.' S\i an Cab net Imm been reI constructed undet tin Mwuership >i .sala.lnllah Al Jal«r:, Pr me Mmistrr 'm 1943 and repros<-ntati\e on ili< Arab League Council, it was Ml nonnced m Dmmwcw on Sunda>. l.ilui also becomes Fore gn M nis.ei and Minister of National452 words
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Article123 1945-10-03 4 THE HAGUE, Sept. 30— The sudden capitulation of Japan, said the Netherlands Foreign Minister, had radically changed the plans of the fighting forces for the Far East. The Government decided to put at the immediate disposal of Admiral Helfrich 27,000 men for re-occupation m co-operation123 words
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Advertisement34 1945-10-03 4 Singapore COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. Cold Storage Creameries Ltd. Royal Bakery send greetings to their friends and customers and hope for an early resumption of business relations. Singapore COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. it N34 words
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Advertisement66 1945-10-03 4 Parker Pens and Quink will soon be m the Market again MONTOR LTD. The Arcade Singapore. J^A- Vfor'wmm lA'VittkK m It<s here ilgaini 1gain k |\\f l(* M 2 years' absdr.ee. \*7'ii»'"^\^ 1 n recony.menr: \\lv*^V #5v i Buy now b ioVl A jfy )yS too late. OAly I (/y66 words
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