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Title Section19 1945-12-07 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEAOWG N£i?Sr4HLK-Lsi na ÜbtitD 184S, FOTJK PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1845 PRICE 10 CENTS19 words
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Article217 1945-12-07 1 Denial Byrnes - RUSSIAN 'BOMB' SPY STORY Denial Byrnes By WASHINGTON, Dec. 6:— The U5 Secretary of State, Mr. James Byrnes, today told the press that he still hopes a conference will be held to work out post-war settlements. In connection with t*ls statement the secretary said that he thought that .President Truman's217 words
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Article342 1945-12-07 1 $4,400 Million Loan And $3,950 Million Credit BLOCKED STERLING BALANCES TO GO WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.— lt is officially announced that the United States has agreed to lend Britain $4,400,000,000, $3,950,000,000 "line of credit" for trading purposes and $650,000,000 as final settlement for lend-lease goods now m the342 words
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Article115 1945-12-07 1 "WASHINGTON, Dec. 6— MajorOen. Patrick J. Hurley, former VM Ambassador to China, yesterday charged before the Senate foreign Relations Committee that State Department career men under Mr. George Atcheson Jr., wanted to give lend-lease to the Chinese Communists with the deliberate purpose of destroying (he Chinese CentralUP - 115 words
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Article149 1945-12-07 1 CHUMOSXNG, Uec C:— Chinese Central Government forces outflanking the south Manchurian city of Mukden on the west have reached a point 30 miles northwest of the city, press reports sjta'e. The Communists In Manchuria, Who were said to be snowbound without winter clothing and mostly frost-bitten,UP - 149 words
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614 1945-12-07 1 Conservatives Open Attack On Labour Govt. Policies LONDON, Dec. 5: In a crowded House of Commons today the Conservative Party made Its first full-scale attack on the Labour Party's domestic policy when Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, former Minister ot Production, moved a vote of censure on the Government. The motion chargedReuter - 614 words
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Article145 1945-12-07 1 PARIS, Dec. 6.—The "Prince of Zombler ajid Sage of Islam" yesterday told the French High Court of justice that "truth Is like the sun; you can't put m your pocket." The judge agreed and sentenced the No. 1 of Zombier to hard labour In prison for145 words
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Article169 1945-12-07 1 Vlce-AdmiraJ D. B. Barber, Commander of the United States Seventh fleet, ">«>lnp his flnt official American visit to Manchuria, has had a talk at Chlnhslen, near the China border, with LJeut.-Oen. LJ Ming, Commander of the Chinese Nationalist Army m Manchuria, on questions of supply of169 words
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Article274 1945-12-07 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.— The United States State Department, it is understood, is to seek as quickly as possible a worldwide series of trade pacts. Countries named are Soviet Russia, France, Belgium, Holland, Czecho-Slovakia, Brazil and Cuba. Having tied up these agreements, Washington proposes a trade274 words
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Article59 1945-12-07 1 CANBERRA, Dec. s.— Hopes that the New South Wales strikes, already Involving 36.000 coal, steel and shipping workers, would end before the week-end were killed when the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. J. B. Chlfley, announced today after talks with strike leaders that decisions had been deferred until afterReuter - 59 words
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Article41 1945-12-07 1 WASHINGTON. Dec President Truman has tinned legislation U pay claim Bled 42 yean ago by a free* of Spanish-American war v*t«r*n« who had to pay their own war home from the Philippines when they were discharged. U.P.UP - 41 words
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Article233 1945-12-07 1 Alanbrooke On His Talks Here When Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, Chief of Imperial General Staff, returns to London he win take back with him a very clear picture of the situation m French Indo-Chlna and Java. When he met press correspondents at Government House last night, Lord Alanbrooke said heReuter - 233 words
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Advertisement8 1945-12-07 1 =FRASER NEAVE= F %> N k=AT YOUR SERVICE AGALN=!I8 words
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652 1945-12-07 2 The Straits Times S ingapore, Friday, Dec 7, 1945. The Position Of Siam Unofficial reports from London and Bangkok suggest that Britain has presented a series o' strong demands to Slam. Among I the points said to have been p'U forward are several which may be delicate from the point652 words
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Article1009 1945-12-07 2 J.L. Garvin - J.L. Garvin By Trying To Fathom Russia 's Political Objections It was given out m advance r ;hat when President Truman and Mr. Attlee came "together the first j point on their agenda would be t the atomic bomb. Instead, the two statesmen found that this y1,009 words
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Letter237 1945-12-07 2 Volunteers Conscripts Wlien :anscriptica tu introduce Into Malaya in 1M0. It m confined to British kubjrcu of pur* E<irope*n descent. Loral vounteers were not regarded as conscripts and wer* not granted British Army rates of pay. although In lomt cases offlcers on the spot exercised their own discretion. In Changl237 words
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Letter41 1945-12-07 2 According to an announcement X re»d In the papers, school fees wen to be halved, but my son Informs me that his teacher is demanding the full fee as he has no Instructions to halte them. Why?— A Parent41 words
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Letter112 1945-12-07 2 With reference to your editorial ef Nor 27 on Import! from sources In Australia and South Africa, which may well serve to conserve the US dollar exchange, before the above can be established, some sort of Publicity and Information bureau (business section) Is necessary where businessmen may Inquire in112 words
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Letter40 1945-12-07 2 Could the B.M.A. authorities not do something to help those memberi of the J oh ore MAS who rendered faithful (0-7100 during the Jap Invasion but an today without employ* meet and iu Bering great dutreet' Yahya Mohamed.40 words
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Letter102 1945-12-07 2 It Is now more than two months since the local Radio Station announced on behalf of the B-M.A. that 15.000.000 yanta of cloth would be ahortly arriving from India for distribution among the people In Malaya. Could you or any of your readers enlighten the public as102 words
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Article320 1945-12-07 2 British and Indian englneen. i assisted by Japanese working parties: are working all out to restore road and rail communications m southern Slam. Not only will this work increase the now of rice into Malaya, but it will also speed the rehabilitation or the thousands of320 words
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Article, Illustration50 1945-12-07 2 Two officers of the RAF Regiu, ent stationed m Singapore, were recently invited to visit a cigar factory. The photograph shows them examining newly rolled cigars with the owner of the factory, Mr. Sim Swee Thiaw. They are, F O R. Sylvester (left) and V O D. J. Hart -Williams.50 words
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Article90 1945-12-07 2 WEWAK, €>cc. s— Reports b» the Japanese Command to th« Sixth Dlv.sion reveal that 94 pet cent, of the Japanese 18th Army which Lieut. -Gen. Adachl led Into Wewak area of New Oulnea perished of wounds or disease. The Japanese force was originallyReuter - 90 words
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35 1945-12-07 2 SHANOHAI. Dec. 6 —On Albert Wedemeyer. Chief of th« American forces In China, accompanied by his staff officers, is leaving for Toklo to confer wlttt Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur —UPUP - 35 words
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Advertisement165 1945-12-07 2 TRADE MARK NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the Trade Marks deplete 1 above are the sole and exclusive property of Chop Hup Ouan of Nos. 152. 154 and 154 Cecil Street. Singapore, and are used by the said Chop In respect of Tea manufactured and/or sold by them In165 words
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152 1945-12-07 3 Allocation For Remainder Of Year Not Known For the first half of this month, rations of rice, sugar and salt m Singapore remain unchanged. No official announcement is available yet with regard to the second half of I>ecember. The news will be welcomed152 words
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Article175 1945-12-07 3 IPOH PAYS HOMAGE TO LIM BO SENG The remains of Col. Lim Bo I Seng, a founder leader of the Malayan Resistance Movement, who died m jail m 1944 after being arrested and tortured by the Japanese, will arrive In Singapore by train today. His remains were recently disinterred from175 words
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Article440 1945-12-07 3 Ex-political prisoners m Singapore are today being found work and relief by a group of Malayans who form the Singapore Aftercare Association. This organization, which was well known In Singapore before the war for ita work In looking after discharged prisoners, was re cently revived with440 words
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Article101 1945-12-07 3 "Syonan's" Mayor To Be Arrested TOKIO. Dec. 6.— Allied beadquarters today ordered the arrest of Prince Fuminaro Konoye thrice Premier of Japan and eight other high ranking Japanese ia the second sweeping roundup of alleged war criminals m four days. Those ordered arrested included Shigeo Odate, first mayor of "Syonan"101 words
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Article336 1945-12-07 3 Car owners who view with misgivings the sale of dumps they have not had a chance of search ing for their lost cars, were given an assurance at Saturday's BMA. Press conference at Kuala Lumpur that even if their cars are among those sold, and336 words
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Article90 1945-12-07 3 During a tour of Singapore Island yesterday Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, visited the 7 and 12 Parachute Battalions, dock operating troops of No. 2 Area, and the 2 Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry. The Field Marshal wu accompanied by Lient.-Gen. Sir Mile* Dempsey. The ,7 Battalion90 words
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Article50 1945-12-07 3 I Troops of the Ist Australian Para- chute Battalion are mounting guard lat Government House. Singapore during the visit of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke. Officer In charge of the guard of 30 men la Lieut. J. Hardlman Most of the men are veterans of the Pacific war.50 words
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515 1945-12-07 3 Letters received from two Singapore men on the subject of evacuees returning from India disclose a divergency of opinion regarding the urgency of this matter. Mr. A. O. Dobb, of Katong, writes as follows: "I was surprised to read In your paper of the 6th515 words
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628 1945-12-07 3 Bail Plea Rejected GOHO CASE ADJOURNED "What my client did during the dark days was publiclj acknowledged by Sir Shenlor Thomas m his broadcasi speech," declared Mr. W Munro m the Special Coun before Commissioner J. C Cobbett yesterday. Mr. Munro waa renewing hb application for ball and applying for628 words
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Advertisement348 1945-12-07 3 The NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA. LIMITED. The Association Is pleased to advise that it ha* now been possible to arrange for representation In Malaya pending the re-openlng of Messrs. Boustead tc Company's office All holders of policies In force as at 31st December 1941 are requested to get348 words
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Article244 1945-12-07 4 'No Longer Property Of Any One Nation' NEW YORK, Dec s:— The official Polish press agency announced today that it had received a dispatch from Warsaw indicating that Russia had solved the secret of the atomic bomb. The dispatch quoted Adolph Berman, Under Secretary ofReuter - 244 words
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Article134 1945-12-07 4 WASHINGTON, Dec. s:— Lieut. Charles B. McKlauck, Junior gunnery officer on the Indianapolis, testified yesterday that not more than 350 officers and men went down with the ship, which was sank m July, thus Indicating that at least 53* of the 890 victims of theUP - 134 words
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82 1945-12-07 4 Burma Probe On Officials' Misconduct RANOOON, Dec. 4: Three hundred and fifty members of the Japanese Gestapo are being detained In Rangoon by the Army, which is inquiring Into cases of alleged atrocities committed during the Japanese occupation of Burma. This was revealed at a prejs conference held by theReuter - 82 words
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Article54 1945-12-07 4 KWINAN, (Australia), Dec. 4: -j A week-end gold rush developed In the Klmberley fields of western Australia when two men using a mobile boring machine found that by digging from three to 14 feet rich gold deposits were found. Within a few hours after the discovery theUP - 54 words
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141 1945-12-07 4 SENATOR'S WARNING A Dangerous Union WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—Senator James O. Eastland, speaking In the Senate today, demanded an economically strong Germany as a bulwark against Russia. "Unless the United States abandons Its sadistic policy toward this late enemy state communism will take control of all Germany," he said. "We shouldUP - 141 words
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Article86 1945-12-07 4 WASH3NOTON, Dec. s— The forthcoming Congressional Inquiry Into th» charge made by former ambassador to China Patrick J. Hurley Is expected to develop beyond the Chinese situation Into a general review of United States Far Eastern policy, writes Stewart Heruley, United Press staff correspondent Informed sources predict thatUP - 86 words
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Article105 1945-12-07 4 NEW YORK, Dec. 4:— Prof. Ha. rold Laskl, Chairman of the British Labour Party, today denied allegations that he was an "antiCatholic hate-monger," made by pickets outside the hotel where he was speaking at a public dinner last night. Led by a black -robed Roman Catholic priest, 12Reuter - 105 words
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Article89 1945-12-07 4 ROME, Dec. 4—Fallowing ths announcement that Alclde fle Oasperl has Informed Prlnc? Umberto that he la now able to proceed with the formation of a new Italian Government, It wa« announced today that de Oasperl will remain as Foreign Minister In addition to being Prtmo Minister.Reuter - 89 words
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Article271 1945-12-07 4 MANILA, Dec. 5.— Chief Prosecutor Kerr, In summing up the case against Gen. Yamashlta, demanded the death sentence, saying: "Anything less would be a mockery. We recommend that such a sentence be carried out by hanging." He asserted the question before the court was whether theReuter - 271 words
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Article583 1945-12-07 4 Edda Clano. daughter of Mussolini j and widow of Count Clano. is to appear before local court at Messina, Sicily, on Monday to clear up her position. Since she was expelled from HwlUerland she has been confined on the island of Llparl Reuter. o oReuter - 583 words
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