The Straits Times, 9 October 1945
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Title Section18 1945-10-09 1 The straits times MALAYA* IEAI'ISG SEWSPAPER-ESTABLISHED 1845 I SINGAPORE Tl KMUI m TO|;KR 9. 1945. PRIi.E 10 CENTS18 words
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392 1945-10-09 1 JAPANESE MORALE AT ROCK-BOTTOM RAPW1 Depots Immune From Molestation BATAV1A, Oct. 7.— Nationalists have taken over the Surabaya airfield, according to information received here Three planes one British, one Dutch, and one Japanese— turned back when they saw a huge crowd on392 words
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Article104 1945-10-09 1 Ir Officers .it ion Governor Sir m-Smitb takes of Burma Admiral Lord ten, Supreme tnander, South East be responsible for on of the counpart of Tenassewhere the Japanese vneentrated and South East Asia Comi H< adquartew announced cay. Admiral Mountbatten this ome for it had been ft policy to end104 words
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Article102 1945-10-09 1 Is HITLER ALIVE? RD (Germany), 8— I ess than 24 hours Gen. Eisen-Hower's reported by Radio, that is reason to believe is still alive," a who knew Hitler ly that she did not Dreesen. aged 61. 1 of the Hitlers and o! the hotel in Godesthe Rhine where berlain metReuter - 102 words
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Article37 1945-10-09 1 Oct. 7.— Replying '7i Ptenner Brock If of the Inter- 1 >i:r Party expressrdi'ir reports nre hein? nsed -ch and Dutch Mr. Clement I reful this It Ibn v i uh it haa37 words
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240 1945-10-09 1 BATAVIA, Oct. 7.--The current financial situation is completely topsy-turvy and bewildering with speculation, currencies, and goods running wild in this mad counts which the Japanese still control under Allied orders even to the most remote parts. Because there is still no real240 words
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Article119 1945-10-09 1 LONDON, Oct. 8.— A tremendous trade opportunity awaits liritain in the Far East when shipping becomes available, says the correspondent of the News of the World, cabling from Rangoon. The correspondent says he formed this opinion "after 10,000 miles ot travel through Iraq, Iran, India, Ceylon,119 words
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Article93 1945-10-09 1 DAMASCUS, Oct. 8.— Syria is concentrating troops atong her frontiers to check illegal Jewish i Immigrants maxing for Palestine passing through the country, it was disclosed here tf>day. The Syrian Arab organization Youth" has 'jeen dis- j tributing manifestoes denandinj? the return to Palestine ofReuter - 93 words
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Article92 1945-10-09 1 TOKIO, Oct. 8.— Baron Shidehara, the ne"v Japanese Prime Minister, is to retain Mitsumasa Yonai as Navy Minister and Sadamu Shimomura as War Minister in his cabinet as well Shideru Yoshida as Foreign Minister, it was authoritatively stated here today. The only task of th? War andReuter - 92 words
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Article191 1945-10-09 1 ANNAMITES STILL KING SAIGON LONDON, Oct. 7— A single shot from either side might cause a new flare-up after four days of truce in Saigon, say reports from Indo-China. More than 15.0C0 Annamites with their Japanese leaders are waiting outside the city while inside three representatives of the Annamite extremistReuter - 191 words
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Article79 1945-10-09 1 CHUNGKING. Oct. 8.— Dr. T. V. Soong, Chinese Prime Minister, has arrived here with General Lunc: Yuan. deposed Governor of Yunnan province. Dr. Soong went to Yunnan to Investigate the cause of the fighting which broke out lost Wednesday between Central Government troops and those of GeneralReuter - 79 words
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Article58 1945-10-09 1 London Oct. 7. The British Government has decided to abolish the Ministry of Information as a »e^ar;ite Ministry, but is continuing -<*> .r.te departments in a reduced ruim according to the News-ChroniCie. Two of the departments almost cer'ai.' to stay are the British Infn mation Service in58 words
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Advertisement22 1945-10-09 1 RADIOS KEE HUAT RADIO Co. 122-126. Orchard Kd. Tele. 4566. Spore. PHCENIX iid&4 tb <?*<<*€ fu/itfaSi 4&UHC* m tuclly Good azkated kmUMA, Waster22 words
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319 1945-10-09 2 The Straits times SINGAPORE, TUES., OCT 9, 1945 Thank God! Four days ago wo observed in r 1 -olnmn the MUUvemry o f the liberation of Singapore. Today we reach another anniveisary which calls for special thank, giving from every one oi us who was here that day. One month319 words
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Article180 1945-10-09 2 You would (OinJc that at a time i like this any offer by private enterprise to put people back to work would De gladly and promptly approved by the Trade and Industry Department ot the B.M.A. But take the case of the Bata Shoe Company, the Mala- yan180 words
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1231 1945-10-09 2 HCKSOX BROWN - HCKSOX BROWN By 1 This is an eye-witness description of (hr recapture of Manila and the state of the city after the Japanese defenders had been wiped out. It has been written specially for the Straits Times by Dicksun Brown, i former member of1,231 words
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Article419 1945-10-09 2 Last year and tl August the onequ body's lips m Sir. the prison camps the attack cominc?" ?ince" would have come a month today, this is a suit a!:', occa on which to tell the story what would have I the Japanese m Malay, had i surrendered. On419 words
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Letter172 1945-10-09 2 Innumerous appeals and suggestions have been made through the medium of your paper, but, alas, nothing tias been mentioned or done for babies and invalids, for whom milk is indispensable. The prices demanded by black- j marketers are a great strain on parents' finances. Condensed milk ii172 words
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Letter74 1945-10-09 2 May I be permitted to rec »rd mv apprec at i.n and tli ink-, for Ju \w, n derful care and attention I h r- re 'lent m Waul No. II ai the I'll Australian CeneiaJ Ho- t .1. Singapore. Nothing *j tioiil.le and the I ill k-74 words
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Letter143 1945-10-09 2 As the Eurasian Welfare Association was- divided into three divsions Katong, Town and Serangoo.i--there are wardens selecte* J m these divisons who kept m touch with all the poor Eurasians m their respective divisions. May 1 suggest that these wardens who are willing to offei their services m143 words
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Letter115 1945-10-09 2 lh.> otlii-r day when I was at the B.M.A labour Dept. m Haveluck Road I overheard a conversation between two g rls. They were craned an interview and were di-appu me d when they were told that th<-v ire still children and should l'o d;uk to irhoo!.115 words
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Letter86 1945-10-09 2 A few days ago I received a copy of the Strait* Times, this being he first I had »een after 3J ears of nightmare, and it was like meeting a loved one after a long parting. The railway servants are doing their b-st to try and bring86 words
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Letter92 1945-10-09 2 j Now that the date for registration of motorcais is due, it should be an easy maKer for one to recover ones car if it was confiscated by the Jans. There must be scores of cars 4iU m Singapore today that were taken wav by the Jap92 words
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Letter91 1945-10-09 2 1 am still separated from my wife and two daughters who, under the 'ap evacuation tehcae, went to Tan torn Pinarifi, Rhiou. As "banana" morv-v is no longt-r legal t« ndi r there now. I am naturalU wry aiUUMM llioui welfare of mv fain h. Mjiiv others are m91 words
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542 1945-10-09 3 I lan Kah-Kee Asks Govt To Revise Policy .ABILITATION OF MALAYA DEPENDS ON INDUSTRY So lonu as the price of Malayan rubber us fixed at 36 cents per pound, the reIvim at ion of this country and its return to prosperity will take542 words
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Obituary114 1945-10-09 3 Mrs Chi k Eng Seng. <ne<? Tan v daughter o f Mrs. Tan n 4th Oct. 1945 at her 137 Carpmael Rd.. aged 32 •x-hind her beloved hus- ua only daughter to mourr. All friends and relatives are banked for their lette s of v. rtaths and night v114 words
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Article50 1945-10-09 3 Deanna Durbin can be seen again at Cathay m "It's a j Date," in which she is co-starred i with Kay Francis aud Walter Pidseon. "The picture opened yesterday. In the programme there is also Inchl led an interesting short of the Japanese surrender in Rangoon.50 words
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Article23 1945-10-09 3 There will be an orfma recita on Oct. 11. ai 6 p .,n at SI Andrew's Cathedral 'o whicl all are cordially invited.23 words
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132 1945-10-09 3 Nearly one million tons of merchant shipping passed through Singapore in the last 25 days of September. This shipping passed through the port to places as wide apart as Batavia and Hong Kong and included Army and Navy ships carrying stores for132 words
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212 1945-10-09 3 While no private imuort trade is allowed in Malaya at present, every effort will be tmcit by the British Military Administration to bring in tor civilian needs essential commodities Emphasizing this. C'-i. A. W. Wallich, senior Civil Affairs Officer. attached to Headquarters, Supply Deuirfr.ent for Malaya,212 words
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Article87 1945-10-09 3 Members of the volunteers, R.A.S.C. and R.A.M.C., who have recorded their particulars at Volunteer headquarters at Beach Road, and who are not working, are asked v,o report at the headquarters at 8.30 a.m. tomorrow and they will be given work. This follows the efforts of i Major87 words
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347 1945-10-09 3 By Our Chinese Correspondent Probably the man most wanted by the Japanese throughout the whole area known as the Southern Regions, and yet living all the time in the very midst of the Japanese themselves, has returned to Singapore. He is Mr Tar. Kah-kee, who,347 words
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Advertisement138 1945-10-09 3 COMMERCIAL TYPEWRITER CO. No. 20, Malacca Street. Phone 2450 for Reliable Repairs SALES SERVICE Greetings to all our European Friends Customers THE SINGAPORE AUCTIONEERS (Established 1934> Auctioneers to The Consular Bodies. High Government Officials, etc. etc. GOOD NEWS FOR RUBBER ESTATE OWNERS High-Grade Rubber Coagulants a e now obtainable. Quality138 words
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Advertisement132 1945-10-09 3 A.V.M.'s Pioneer Product HAIR OIL The Oldest Brand in the market. ROXY IHEATRE 6-1. East Coast Rd: Tel. 84T09. COMMENCING 8th Oct. to 10th Oct. BNG CROSBY in PENNIES FROM HEAVEN A Columbia Production) 3 SHOWS DAILY 3 P.M.— 6.15 P. M:— 9.15 P.M. GARRICK (GEYLANG) (Western Electric Sound System)132 words
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204 1945-10-09 4 U.S. WAN TS ABOLITION OF EM PIRE PREFERENCE Condition Or Any LargeScale Loan To Britain WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.— lt is learned auihoritatiwiy that the United States Government is insisting mi total abandonment of Empire trade prefer,as the condition of anyjarge-scale loan to Thi nt aftc>r tho i r American th:tReuter - 204 words
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Article141 1945-10-09 4 London, Oct. 6,— A neuter teh from Jerusalem states that the Jewish Workers' Council today declared Jewish workers would stand united ior securing Jewish Immigration and independence. Last night British mobile police continued the intensive "comb-out" of Jerusalem— the first large-scale search since the present tension began.Reuter - 141 words
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Article120 1945-10-09 4 WASHINGTON, Oct 6.— Mr John McCormack. leader ;>f the majority m the House Jf Fepresertatives. is confident that the Indian Immigration Bill v. ill po through when :t comes up for debate m the Congress towards the latter part of next week, according to Mr. JReuter - 120 words
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Article48 1945-10-09 4 PARIS. Oct. 6.— The Executive Committee of the World Federation of Trade Unions is to consider the proposal by both the Indian Federation of Labour and the All-India Trade Union Congress that a conference of Asiatic trade unions should be called m India —Reuter.Reuter - 48 words
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Article93 1945-10-09 4 rhe people ol Darwin lUon m Northern Australia pani arst Japanese raid on the city on Fob. 19, 1942, a desperate effort to abandon the town, it was disclosed m a report presented to the House oi Representatives yesterday by Mr. Justice Charles j Lowe. Justice ofReuter - 93 words
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122 1945-10-09 4 LONDON. Oct. 6,—Commenting on the Communist Party's application to join the Muslim League, Chowdry Akbar Khan, founder and president of the Indian Workers' Association In Great Britain, said m an interview today, "Communist parties everywhere, and particularly m tndia. are playing a reactionary partReuter - 122 words
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Article65 1945-10-09 4 I^ndon. Oct. 7.— Three Indians, vho have been awarded tne irloru Cross, for supreme acts of bra^ry during the war. will receive Jv medal from His Majesty the King on Oct. 16. They are Hnvildar Umrad Sinph of the 30th Indi.in Mounted R.-'innnt. R fleman Shamthap::^ GuningReuter - 65 words
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Article239 1945-10-09 4 Foreign Vessels For Coastal Traffic LONDON, Oct. 6— Because the British Government will not allow the transfer of flag m the case of British cargovessels needed by India to ply on coastal routes, Indian companies are seeking foreign ships to operate this traffic under the IndianReuter - 239 words
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Article130 1945-10-09 4 Letter Asks For Right Of Self-Detnrn: LONDON. Oct. F for the immediate self-determination F < peoples are sontaini open letter to Prune M Attlee from the Federation. The lottrr says, "It i :'.d be an effective step m the procea of banishing wars.' "On day-ro civ Issues *jReuter - 130 words
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Advertisement95 1945-10-09 4 "lobbying" here, In support of tho Bill. Mr. Singh told Reuter Mr. McCormack had disclosed that not only had President Truman supported the Bill but he had personally instructed Mr McCcrmack and Speaker of the House Rayburn to do all they could get the measure through •since he was very95 words
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