The Straits Times, 8 October 1945
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Title Section15 1945-10-08 1 The Straits Times NALAiA'is LEADISL SEITSPAPER-ESTABLISHEU 1845 I MOMMY, OCTOBER H, IWS PRILL 10 CENTS15 words
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499 1945-10-08 1 biIUATION TAKING GRAVE TURN briLsh And Indian Troops Controlling Batavia BATAVIA, Oct. 6.— The situation m Java has taken a grave tuin, with clashes m Batavia, Surabaya, PoeraKarta, and other cities, between Japanese and Nationalist elements on the one hand, and pro-Dutch andReuter - 499 words
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Article104 1945-10-08 1 I n °V ON, Oct. 6. Delay I British Government a statement m; war damage and; i for commeropertiea destroyed or| m Burma during I I k War, is causing m trading circles m th Burmese interior trade revival, no*. Burma and particui. but also plan^Reuter - 104 words
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Article92 1945-10-08 1 Oct. 6.— Baron S dehara hrs become par. s l c\v Premier and he Cl ":i?eru Yoshida as Minister. His new be announced In a objectives of the X !:e sad. would be h tnnlete co-operation itl >n authorities. and housing of 'Pie. i d." heReuter - 92 words
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Article134 1945-10-08 1 BRITAIN'S FOOD LONDON, Oct. 7—President Harry Truman is considering a plan to transfer to the people of Britain, 325 crores' worth of food and clothing, free of charge, to help them through the coming winter, reports the Daily Mail New York correspondent. It is proposedReuter - 134 words
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Article100 1945-10-08 1 WASHINGTON. Oct. 7 Admiral Chester Nimitz, at a press conference here today, sad that the United States armed forces would be responsible for peace throughout the Pacific for a great many years to come. Admiral Ninrtz srid he did not think the atom bomb would makeReuter - 100 words
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Article72 1945-10-08 1 SAIGON. Oct. 5 -Annamite Nationalists are obeying their loaders' cease fire order and shops are re-opening in the city Of the 2?9 French men and women kidnrpped by Annamites. 102 were released by Allied troops. Proclamations have been issued by some Nationalist elements declaring: "Europeans will not beReuter - 72 words
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Article61 1945-10-08 1 London, Oct. 7. Twrn'v three Imhlicv were wcnwrfii 'ron "hr irrerkaflt jf th<? Ljhnralav urrrafl wfurh crashed on S;iturdav at an i-.i! it<*d village m Ham{>-h ri The plane had iu<t takrn off ar wjn 1 Hen wi'h Czrrho-lo\akinn rafMMN It < r.i-h.-d into a61 words
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181 1945-10-08 1 [\OTON Oct. 6.— Al-j sent session oi the i;n Ministers had mate, "th*t need ot, deprive us I tter chai.oc to peac?," said Mr U.S. Secretary of :drn.st last ni?ht. d States." h€ sa:d, ictate terms of V IK ij. rms nf181 words
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Article160 1945-10-08 1 CIVIL WAR THREAT IN CHINA LONDON, Oct. 6.—Fighting has broken out between Chinese Central Government forces and Communist troops in the eastern seaboard province of Chekiang, according to Yenan Communist Radio. "East Chekiang brigade of the new 4th Army has been ordered to withdraw northwards," it stated, "so as toReuter - 160 words
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Article103 1945-10-08 1 CAIRO STUDENTS PETITION KING CAIRO. Oct. 6— Leaflets calling for full independence for EgvDt were distr**wtted t*" 4 ~>t a meeting of studen* returning to Fuad Univer^iiy. Students also sent a petition to Kirg Farouk urging the evacuation of British troops irom Egypt and an equal alliance with Britain. ArmouredReuter - 103 words
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Article51 1945-10-08 1 The British aircraft-carrier Imptac able and the ligh: carrier Glon have been assigned to carry return up "ivilian personnel from Man la to Van comer. Brit sh Columbia. The Implacable will carry about 2.U00 md the Glory 1,300 passenger* who "ill includt ex-prisoners from Shanghai, Hongkong, and other Far Easterr51 words
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Advertisement17 1945-10-08 1 Lades' Dressmakers «V tit-n.s Ou litters Visit «i 4>. Ntr.M stuicT. FRASER NEAVE AT YOUR SERVICE AGAIN17 words
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551 1945-10-08 2 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MON., OCT 8, 1945 De-Control Th? abolition of pnce control In respect of fish and vegetables in Singapore is to be welcomed. It has never been of the slightest use to the public, having been universally ignored, and such a situation could only breed disrespect for551 words
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304 1945-10-08 2 Over 8.000 Javarcse feibourers, only a portion of large numbers brought to Singapore as forced labour by the Japanese and left to starve m the city, have been rounded up by the Refugees and Displaced Persons branch of the British Military Administration. Over 20.000* Javanese304 words
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Article263 1945-10-08 2 K.L. Radio Station In Opera tion Kuala Lumpur radio station is now on the air broadcasting daily from noon U 2 p.m. and again from 6 to 10 p.m on 250 meters. Thy. programme caters for ill nationalities wth news broadcasts given m English. Malay. Cantonese. Hokk'en Hakka, Tamil and263 words
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Letter243 1945-10-08 2 Mo«t of u? have pone through nard days when tapioca and l>!.n li.ui loom fd large in oui menu, but to many of us a worse trial has been to live a life of hypocrisy and deceit, not only to keep body and soul togetliei out to243 words
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Letter51 1945-10-08 2 We are eljd to note that "armed laMMM ton ev are 1 jj h ri n»j. I dr >\ it wi.h the Br ti»h and hrtn n i<. e-tjlil>.h lav and order in Saigon. Where are the Ha** an> f.hine^. ar «1 Ameri' an*'— < Q. Ijee. it51 words
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Letter124 1945-10-08 2 Since the Ailed land ng in i iva. your paper has been Riving ence to the idea that Dr. Soeka no of Jasa. I* 3 mere Japanese iu£J' e among the Indonesian*. Howevt-i -v* Malays here and we are. .atf-eori-cally speaking, Indonesians to i are not decoivpd. Dr.124 words
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Letter148 1945-10-08 2 Many Asiatics formerly employed is clerks and conductors on rubi.--i estates are in a bad way. In hmajority of cases they were driven out of the r homes by the Japanese and are today scattered all over •n*' country, without money or food. Wli<n approached the *->ra tion148 words
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Letter127 1945-10-08 2 It has become known that the open vote workffn in the Singapore Municipality are not quul fied for the *.hree months pav token pavment. These humble workers, from coolies to artisans, were working at lull pressure during the Japanese blitz. !n the bon:bed areas these jooriv paid127 words
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Letter117 1945-10-08 2 The people using Wolskel Roan are not allowed bv the Indian soM «ts guarding a store there to nd< ">n hicvrles when pass ng ihem. *Vhv must they adopt the bullynit ittit<<dr of Japanese sentres? Have we But heen bullied and humiliated ennuth by Japs, that117 words
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Article176 1945-10-08 2 Where to Go In Singapore An office h&s been started, now running for a fortnight, in the Old Supreme Court Dividing, for lnteivi"ws witr- families of missing voluntc "s and othr uissing peoplf 'vitu a viev to securing useful clues as to the f. lc and wh~reaDOU 4 s176 words
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Article83 1945-10-08 2 T.ieut.-Gen. [soda, iiead of the Japanese Httcari Kika organization, who.* 1 aim was to inspire sube'sive activities m Inclla and the Indiau A~my. has been interrogated a f Bangkok by intelligence officer, of the Allied land o>ces, Siaai Gen. Isoda t)i<MJ to .°et up tt"3 fifth column83 words
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Article524 1945-10-08 2 Changi Massacre THE full truth of the m .J oi Chinese at Changi IV )n {W 18 1942. has come out at r l hand evidence has bet- n K Straits Times bv Mr A. J. u J CQ.M.S. oi the Eurasiu omp J S.V.C. and now of the th524 words
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Advertisement30 1945-10-08 2 U.etiers signed with n numat >lumr ore not nuhlished intrss the unter's nnmr nnd addreshn< bern rommitmcatfd <o he ed 'oi oi the Sirait\ Times is gwtr^ntee ol good fath).30 words
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336 1945-10-08 3 Will Also Aid In Easing Transport Bottleneck By Our Chinese Correspondent Steps art being taken by the Singapore Chinese Chamber ot Commerce to step up the importation of essential and subsidiary foodstuffs from the i neighbouring islands, and it is hoped before long336 words
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539 1945-10-08 3 "Food Prices Will Go Down Within A Month" nee that prices of foodstuffs generally a downward trend within a month was ex- Mr. Lien Ving-chow, president of the v i.inese Chamber of Commerce, m an ith the Straits Times. i hailed as a wise c abolition of price In respect539 words
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Article64 1945-10-08 3 Foreign exchange banks in Singapore are now transacting business ifi foreign exchange up to sums not «ci ding $1,000 in Malayan currency The following ire the new <llint .nd bu%ing rate. I W g* inp $8.60 $8.W): Austral an i-*' 1 1 |6.»0: Indan R».-65 <ts.64 words
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Article74 1945-10-08 3 Twelve thousand tons of rubber, 1,400 tons >t tin and considerable naval stores, including 1,226 ?ft inch torpedoes, were among the bo«»t> taken at Penang "> troop: of the South East Asia Command, reports Reuier from Colombo. Penang was garrisuned by 5,000 Japanese, mosti> Navy74 words
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Article98 1945-10-08 3 Australia's Relief Ship Arrives "Admiral Chase", the Australian Red Cross ship, has arrived m Singapore, and the work of unloading its cargo of 5,000 tons will, it is hoped, get under way today. Clothing, medical supplies, food, sewing machines and hundreds of other items, all useful to daily life, are98 words
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Article83 1945-10-08 3 Navy Wa tch ing East Coast A fleet of destroyers dispatched from Sin°:amre to the Tumpat area, off the east coast of Malaya following reports that pirates had been operating with small arms among junk- bnngI ing valuable supplier of rice from Siam. found no cause to take 1 action83 words
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77 1945-10-08 3 The Straits TimOi learns that information now be.ng received at the Refugees. Displaced and Missing Persons registration centre at the Old Supreme Court bu lcling. revives hopes that many Chinese who were taken away f'om their families by the Jnpane.se military police m the days77 words
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Article79 1945-10-08 3 About 1.750 volunteers, members of the S.S.V.F. and the F.M.S.V X *iil start collect'np their pay at tn» volunteer Headquarters m Beach Road at 9 a.m. this morning. All personnel of the S.S.V.r and the F.M.S.V.F. who have recorded their particulars at the Beacr Koad headquarters should report79 words
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Advertisement189 1945-10-08 3 limn Tmnner 011' TA TONG RESTAURANT 18. Ihulia St. Phone 4303. We serve delicious European Chinese Dishes. Concentrated EssenceiBought and Sold. For further particulars please communicate with KAZURA CO. 133 Jalan Sultan. S pore. KENG LEE CO. (Es.ablLhed Ist Jan. 1525) 10 Robinson Road Tel 3466 3467 Importers and Expo189 words
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Advertisement141 1945-10-08 3 "ROHtX ETERWA SERVICE GAMMETER Co., Temporary address: 8. Seton Close. Tanglin. r; Use m^'&t*' J |i 'SFw^lSli -sJSrUJ ovALBLL-rJI OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. A.VM. Product. GARRICK (Western Electric Sound System; o lo"e 1! 40 '8 9.15 P>L TODAY 3:lo, b.la i 0.15 I.M. UNITED ARTISTS present t^,^ R p UINt iVllL.L.l<Jl>l D.*~.141 words
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Article327 1945-10-08 4 PRESIDENT Oi CHLiti&h chamber rei cras By Our Chinese Correspondent Specially commissioned by the Chungking Government* to make a study of relief and rehabilitation work m war-devastated Europe, with a view to applying the experiences and lessons there to the task of relief and rehabilitation m327 words
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77 1945-10-08 4 Trooos at present occupying civilian premises, both business and 'esiilential. will soon be niovinj; into their proper barracks, the Straits Times learns. The military authorities are daily receiving requests for civilian premises to be returned to their original occupants, and are doing everything possible77 words
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Article177 1945-10-08 4 Municipal coolies do not charge householders fees for removing nightsoh, stated Major Stables, of the Town Cleans. ng Department. He was answering complaints by members of the public living in Qeylang and Katong districts that removers of nightooil were charging from 30 to 50 cents per177 words
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Article113 1945-10-08 4 Provisional certificates of .egi>trat'on s«ued for small craft to Ue number 700 it is revealed. Five hundred port clearance? have been pranted for small craft nl.me aln ie the coast for trade puri'O e>. Three lists of civ: l an ves»tL ueluding twikews, motor aoai> anJ113 words
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Article18 1945-10-08 4 The Chinese Sw mming Club is having No. 15. Amber Road a- a temporary clubhouse and meeting place.18 words
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Article128 1945-10-08 4 Penang. Oct. s.— Heah Joo Seang, Chinese community leader during the Japanese occupation. Dr. N. K. Menon, cha.rman of the Penang Indian Independence League, N. Raghavan, Indian barrister and a member of Subhas Chandra Bose's Provisional Government, and Bannerjee who was also a member of the128 words
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Article281 1945-10-08 4 The Salvation Army, besides offering direct help to those m need, is prepared to give all the assistance it possibly can to any organisation. engaged In general welfare work m Malaya. This was revealed to the Straits Times by Colonel HA. Lord, leader of the281 words
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297 1945-10-08 4 Records oi the Selangor Defence Corps, buried m < lan Gaoi dii tin <; tit internment of Europeans there, fa recovered more or less intact and undamaged and will I handed to the Colonial Office. These records have been taken to England qJ 1297 words
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Article54 1945-10-08 4 One huiHrrd thousand quart bottles or locally tuanii. factured spirits hay. t,een seized by the authorities, the Straits Times oidcrstands. The Excise Department has started functioning, and the question of whether or not local manuf:>c brers of win* and spirits rrav continue is receiving the54 words
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Advertisement168 1945-10-08 4 CAN YOU 1 HELP? As a contribution to th« unemployment problem In Singapore, and m ordei to help readers who are searching for jobs the Strain Times v -iving free adver« tising space r© employers wishing to advertise vacan* Hes. SITUATIONS VACANT RAD O MECHANIC WAKII Only those possessing full168 words
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