The Straits Times, 10 October 1945
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Title Section16 1945-10-10 1 The Straits Times MALAY A$ LEADING SEWSPAPER-ESTABUSUED 184*. SINGAPORF. WEDNESt'.W OCTOBER 10. 1945. °KU.l 10 'JENT916 words
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Article192 1945-10-10 1 Serious Differences On Control Commission VIENNA. Oi 8.- -Serious differences between Russia ind other powers on the Austrian Control Commission have arisen and are causing much concern. Soviet representatives have at the last moment vetoed two important decisions to which the powers had previously agieed. TheReuter - 192 words
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Article118 1945-10-10 1 Soekarn o Dutch Money BATAVIA, Oct. 8— AlBandoeng continues adcast anti-Dutch proconditions In Bataimproved during the 1 There have been dim incidents, except 0 Indonesian harbour s refused to continue rork nta are reported from i. but no de*a-j» ere to stand by nallst movement is lowed oy Dr Soekarno'sReuter - 118 words
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Article46 1945-10-10 1 ONDON. Oct. 8.— ine new caoinet is ;omposed of colourless Libei us and i ady observers in the capital t it may -prove to be •")0 aa> Caomet.' oeen approved by Gen. end will be subo the tmperor ton.orrow g lor *inal ranflcation.46 words
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Article98 1945-10-10 1 MANILA, 'Jet. S.— General Hohun Yamashita. 'Tiger of Malaya," faced his MXWOT today when he was an-aisrned before the tmerican Military Commission here the first Japanese to be brougnt before a military .ourt a* a war criminal. Yamashita pleaded not guilty. Wearing a green uniform andReuter - 98 words
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286 1945-10-10 1 TRUMAN ny YORK, Oct. 8.— "We cunnot stand another I war. We cannot ever have another war unless it 1 uar and that mean- the end of our civilization as now it." sad President Truman speaking at ihcrsville. Missouri, last night. to theReuter - 286 words
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206 1945-10-10 1 LONDON, Oct. 8— The disarming of Japanese in Indo-China has begun, but until there are sufficient numbers of French troops in Saigon to maintain order, the total disarming of the Japanese is impossible. The Japanese have been needed to maintain law and order, but the206 words
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Article176 1945-10-10 1 PALESTINE LONDON, Oct. 8— British troops were standing by this afternoon in Tel Aviv, the world's biggest purely Jewish city, where preparations were being made to hold a mass meeting to protest against the British White Paper policy banning further Jewish immigration into Palestine. The situation176 words
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Article62 1945-10-10 1 KANDY, Oct. 8.— One of the i largest R.A t oversow drafts this year from Li K. for the Fa; East has reached Colombo, an- j nounced Air Headquarters h^re I today. The draft numbers nearly 3 000 personnel and "hey are aboard the C.P.R. i*ner,Reuter - 62 words
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Article41 1945-10-10 1 LONDON, Oct. 3. -New Delhi radio said on Sunday that 160 Chinese Government officials are on their way tc t'ormosa to begin work in reorcamzotion of the island. The party includes engineers, technicians and experts of civil administration. Reuter.Reuter - 41 words
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Article25 1945-10-10 1 LONDON. Oci 9— fl .iiolf Hess left England today 'or Frankfurt to face Tial as one of Germany's major war leaders. Reuter.Reuter - 25 words
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Article141 1945-10-10 1 LONDON, Oct. 8— With some 25,000 dockers now on strike in various parts of Britain, over 50,000 bombdamage repair workers marched to Whitehall in protest against a drop in wages, through their working week being reduced from 54 to 44 hours. Hundreds ot police mounted andReuter - 141 words
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Article64 1945-10-10 1 LONDON. Oct. 3— Prince Higashikuni, former Prime Minister, said at a press conference today that although Emperor Hirohito nat heard of the general ouline 01 the Pearl Harbour operations op was not informed or th*»ir execution "It was His Maj-^ty's anderstanding." he added "that in executing operations64 words
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Article39 1945-10-10 1 SOUTHAMPTON, Oct 6.— The liner Corfu, carrviny, l..*>34 POWs liberated from the Far East, arrived vesterdav at flagbedecked Southampton. The Corfu was the first ">f 15 Dig ships bringing nome exprisoners of the Japanese. Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article39 1945-10-10 1 PARIS. Oct. 9.— Ai- -he 26 occupants of :he Bn'sh military aircraft, iving from Cairo to Britain, were killea when the plane crashed *arly on Monday morning near Hennes. The passengers 'nciuded service girls.— Reuter.Reuter - 39 words
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Advertisement21 1945-10-10 1 OFFICE EQUIPMENT on. 14-D (hulia St. Sales Service Typewriters. Portable Standard, etc. FRASER NtAVb F wft) N AT YOUR SERVICE AGAIN21 words
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444 1945-10-10 2 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WED. OCT. 10, 1945 Goodbye, Opium :r.ore ipium In Malaya! Is certainly one f the sur- > B.M.A has had up its Sleeve. But It is only a surprise because we who have boon under the Japanese are still thinking In lerms of the Malaya of444 words
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Article841 1945-10-10 2 RICHARD SIDNEY - RICHARD SIDNEY By An Internee Revisits Old Haunts In The Botanic Gardens Here tulips bloom as they arc fe/</. L'nkrmpt about those hedga blous An English unofficial rose. One woncers what Rupert Brooke's reaction would have been to a visit to the Singapore Botanic Gardens today, especially had841 words
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Letter201 1945-10-10 2 I would like to draw the attention of the authorities to that bra^e band of As atics. both men and women, who. because of their strong n!i Japanese feelinps. sulTered srsrrelv at the hand? of the dreaded a moei'ai. These Deople assisted P.O.Ws ind civilian internees, refused to201 words
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Letter36 1945-10-10 2 "*T«ui^ill <!o wrvica >oth to tl'e JF the '.u!.l c i^mm v. II re| r,n: all the I'r<>. Lma h'>ri the mriifrt cc Jie jiii eat. lie^ *nft-. L«- V obtained >-MM r36 words
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Letter67 1945-10-10 2 All op'um smokers should be registered, and a clinic should be oprned so that addict? mav Ik- ;uied Government should al^-o uroinl"*;* tie sale of this drup to voting nen. A few years apo ar enthusiastic Cci'iiea* physician pave a verv >triknn e?iainple bv stap'nj; an67 words
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Letter100 1945-10-10 2 The lanes and by-paths of Singapore are still he.:pcd w/.h uhh sh especially the lane between Ca tonment Road and Bukit I*a-oh Rrnd. In the drain beside this lant ;hc i«i«l v\ater is at a standstill and counties mosquito larvae are beinj; 1 ->.t Ip -1. If100 words
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Letter84 1945-10-10 2 Since the Hrit 'h took over Singapore the usual removal o' nighi— n 1 daily <>r at intervali of once m iwo di\~ hai stopped altoKethei m 100 (.hut Rd Ih- sudden ttoppacc ia> caused n (ire.it deal of inconvenient c. A private rollectoi used 10 meet .he I.84 words
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Letter62 1945-10-10 2 If only all purchasers m the market would adopt a boycott attitude. evers.ng the "take it or leave it* attitude of the vendor, we mi<:hl 20 long way m the d'rert on of >nneinc back prices to normal. Full advantage nius-: be taken ol the .arH that62 words
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Letter79 1945-10-10 2 l would like to araw to me anenton of CAS (M) to the fact 'hai lor tlm-e and a hall vears a lew wajieearner* nevei onre "ooperated w.th the Japanese and li\ed on thcii >wn resource* to the la^t. Mam f these people are destitute today. I t.-c79 words
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Letter105 1945-10-10 2 A common pathetic sip:ht during ihe Jap regime was the suffering homeless seen about the .j.ntr: !»<:S£ pore. Charitable <■'. ci have dune nn." li to alleviate the lot of tho-e an fortunate*, but the help ei\en l >v these ncietiet i- limited. If these beggar*, BK>St of105 words
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Article494 1945-10-10 2 Singapore Diary Since the 'trait* I h. I up to four pages .^H< von and car.h mav suppose that atg^^B the Ceril Street froi "a-ij-M i it really is. 0 We w I you a little about o --^H cutties, just to rvqJ vs hopes loo much. All our linotypes—494 words
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Advertisement54 1945-10-10 2 measures against opium smugglIjrofcleitf s4]j>ments, grave financial Questions d by the announcement that t lie opium revenue na^im*^ lorgc^ The dcraiu^Alalay SUiw.^Jhore and can* frcrflnftjer and t/T^NB^j^o the njly. I »jy no mtaVBard the list o^tocc me iT;i possibiuw titet tnT B M A. or the CoMtaJa Offi% 1 .nd\a54 words
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385 1945-10-10 3 By Our Special Correspondent UUMPOT Oct. 8— Of the 73,500 Asiatic m irom all over Malaya to work on S ant-Barm railway and in the "Kura Railway only 1 2.000 have returned to this country ualtics are indicated in figures supplied .otiic^c to the British385 words
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50 1945-10-10 3 H.M. Ship Being Towed To Singapore Queen Emma, one of developed by the v when the invasions ifrica and Europe were ated. has been damag- magnetic mine off Sai- r landing troops there ig towed to Singapore n^ines are disabled, is no damage to h?r d there were no casual-50 words
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Article175 1945-10-10 3 By Our Special Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 8.— The Tin Inspection Committee, sponsored by the Malayan Chamber of Mines in London, is expected to arrive in the country in the near future. The committee is to carry out a complete survey of the Malayan tin mining175 words
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Article103 1945-10-10 3 Stamps and postcards which are being flown out to Singapore will be an all-Malayan issue and will be over-printed with the letters "B.M.A." with the word "Malaya" underneath. Already. 40.000 Malayan fourcent postcard? have arrived by air. Five million stamps and a further 80.000 postcards are on their103 words
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Article21 1945-10-10 3 The Singapore Sinhalese Association will hold its first general meeting: at the association premises on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 10.30 a.m.21 words
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310 1945-10-10 3 By Our Special Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 8.—currency dumps of "banana" -iollars, totalling roughly 500 nillion and weighing nearly 500 tons, were handed over by :he Japanese when British civil .iffairs officers took over in the Federal capital. Producing a large map310 words
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382 1945-10-10 3 Potentialities Of Local Jap-Spon sored Industries By Our Special Correspondent Kuala LumpUl, Oct. 8— Considerable development of locai industries was sponsored directly by the Japanese Arm> largely by "cannibalizing" 'plant and machinery irom British-owned concerns taken over after the occupation of the Peninsula. Iron and steel foundries have been expanded382 words
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Advertisement120 1945-10-10 3 NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Handel-Maatschappij NV.) C- STREET, SINCAPORE REOPENS TODAY Business Hours 1 A.M. 1 P.M. J.H. z\:n dcr iMan FKRSOXAL Gin Cheng of the Tele ■crapore, desires it t he m not the perso: Chief Clerk of th during tlie Japanc ■< red for return of on< Tanglin Barracks120 words
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Advertisement170 1945-10-10 3 DUNCAN ROBERTS LIMITED. (OHice Equipment Specialists) 18, Ba«'erv Road, Singapore. We have pleasure In ln'ormtag the Public we have re-established cur Business at the above address \V? arc row In a position to carry out the Cleaning, orin<z and Repairing of a!l makes of Typewriters. Adding p.nd Calculating machines etc.170 words
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329 1945-10-10 4 British Govt. Announces New Decree Opium smokm? is to be totally prohibited m Malaya and m iil British protected territories in* *ht Far Bait according to an official statement »rade m Singapore yesterday. A decree issued oy the British Government state.- that it has b^en329 words
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218 1945-10-10 4 (By Our Chinese Correspondent) Double Tenth, the day on which the Chinese Republic was founded 35 years ago. is being celebrated today on a grand scale m Singapore, for the first time m nearly four years. During the Japanese occupation, permission to hold celebrations was218 words
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145 1945-10-10 4 A letter expressing sorrow and regret at the atrocities inflicted on Allied internees and P.O.Ws and disclaiming any responsibility ior these acts, has been addressed to Lt.-Gen. Sir Miles oempsey, G.0.C., Malaya, by F. Matsumoto, Japanese civilian camp commandant, Jurong. on behalf of all Japanese145 words
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Article91 1945-10-10 4 Seven Service men have died m Singapore during the last five days from drinking Chinese I whisky and brandy. Several others are m hospital, and their lives are les^aired of. The exact nature of the poisonous constituent m th.s local hooch is stfil a mystery. The91 words
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Article77 1945-10-10 4 From Monday. Oct. 15. civilians will be admitted to the ENSA Garrison Theatre. Victoria Memorial Hall, on the invitation of Service personnel. Each serviceman will be entitled to bring one person. Booking will also be possible from Monday onwards, but reservations will have to be made 2477 words
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255 1945-10-10 4 I I Military and Police authorities m g have begun a determined drive 10 purge he J of gangster, and armed men posing aa for! guerillas i>-veral raias have already been carl out, and iOvUt 100 arrests made. The Straits Times understands from official sources255 words
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181 1945-10-10 4 Machinery has now been set up m Singapore to receive and investigate information and reports concerning collaborators with the Japanese. A special court constituted under the Special Courts (Singapore) Proclamation has now been opened m the Civil District Court. Singapore, and Mr. J.181 words
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