The Straits Times, 19 December 1945
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Title Section17 1945-12-19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEAUING NEWSPAPER-ESTABLISHED 1845. FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1945, PRICE '0 CtNTS.17 words
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449 1945-12-19 1 PERSIA REVOLT NOT GENUINE- U.S. VIEW Teheran Takes Precautions: jj Troops Moved In WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.— The United States Government, according to authoritative sources close to the Goverr.mentris satisfied that the revolutionary movement m northern Persia is not spontaneous, says Reuter. These sources, however, would not elaborate the statement. In.449 words
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336 1945-12-19 1 Moscow radio has broadcast a programme for the "consolidation and creation of Azerbaijan without infringing the Integrity of the Persian state" drawn up by the newly-elected Azerbaijan Parliament at its session on Dec. 12. Its programme is: to bring to the knowledge of world publicReuter - 336 words
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Article94 1945-12-19 1 --UWSS (Sussex) Dec. 17-Oen. Sir Claude John Eyxt AuchlnlecV-Commander-ln-Chlef, India was ?rant«d a decree nisi against hlj wife Lady (Jessie) Auchinleck at the Sussex Asslie today and awarded cost* epainst the co-respondent. Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edmond Charles Peine. The case was undefended. TheReuter - 94 words
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Article23 1945-12-19 1 LONDON, Dec. 18— The Tass agency reported that Generalissimo Stalin la back In Moscow and has resumed his duties.—Reuter.Reuter - 23 words
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Article204 1945-12-19 1 "MUST ASK RUSSIA HER AIMS" MANCHESTER, Dec. 18:—The liberal Manchester Guardian commenting on the Pertsla situation, says. 1 today: "If they are wise, the British and American Foreign Ministers will refuse to be drawn Into a debate as to whether or not Persia is a democracy (It is not) orReuter - 204 words
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Article97 1945-12-19 1 New yprv, Dec. 17-Widespread selling on the stock tnaraei tO&J brought the main list down one to three points and rr.ar.y Issues were down seven or more. Steei operations were slightly higher. Allied chemicals dropped three points and Distillers Corporation and Seagrams dropped the same.UP - 97 words
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335 1945-12-19 1 NEW YORK, 18:— The Institute of Pacific Relations publication "Far Eastern Survey," states In an article that too many men In the U. S. B.ate Department's Far East section have the viewpoint of European colonial powers and the U.S. government has taken no steps whichUP - 335 words
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Article80 1945-12-19 1 BATA V I A Dec. 18.— An AHied mobile column patrol ling the Bultenzors RAPWI area, 30 miles south of Batavia, fought a pitched battle with 300 Indonesians, the "Fighting Cock," newspaper of the 23rd Division, reported today. Allied troops counted 80 Indonesian dead and estimated Indonesian lossesReuter - 80 words
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Article107 1945-12-19 1 Delegation 's India Tour LONDON, Dec. 17: The names of the members of the all Party Parliamentary delegation to India are likely to be announced In the Houses of Commons and Lords within the next day or two it Is understood m well-informed London political quarters. The speaker of theReuter - 107 words
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Article110 1945-12-19 1 LONDON, Dec. 17:—The Home Secretary, Mr. Chuter Ede, has deckled not to reprieve John Amery, It is learned.' John Amery, who Is the son of Mr. Leopold Amery, former Secretary of India, pleaded guilty on Nov. 28 to charges of high treason and treachery InReuter - 110 words
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Article29 1945-12-19 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. U.—The United States Senate last nlfht passed by an overwhelming vote a resolution favouring unrestricted Jewish ImmlKratlon Into Palestine as the prospective Jewish national home.—Reuter.Reuter - 29 words
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Article352 1945-12-19 1 CHUNGKING, Dec. 18.— Optimism concerning: settlement of China's internal political difficulties if running at the highest pitch here for many months. Factors which have created the high hopes include a decrease In military activity, government indications that arbitration is possible, the forthcoming Political Consultative Council meeting,UP - 352 words
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Article57 1945-12-19 1 LONDON, Dec. li— Mr. a R. Attlee, the British Prime Minister, announced m the House of Commons that the Ministry of Information will be abolished and it will be replaced by an information ■nit for presenting British policy and the general aspect of British life to57 words
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190 1945-12-19 1 Hitler Held Up British Policy As Lesson NUREMBERG. Dec. 17:— Hitler suggested at a secret conference In July, 1941, that the Oerman administrators In occupied Europe should emulate British policy towards the princes In India, Capt. Bam Harris, of the United States prosecuting team, stated at today's session of the190 words
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Advertisement10 1945-12-19 1 =FRASER NEAVE= F (J§) N £=AT YOUR SERVICE AGAIN =J10 words
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Obituary31 1945-12-19 2 W. E. TUDOR— Chargeman of C.E Department H.M. Naval Base, ex P.O.W. Bime Road Camp, on 14th Dec Mourned by his family and the Department for which he loyally worked.31 words
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Article43 1945-12-19 2 Members are reminded that a general mr-ctUig will be held at Raffles Hotel ©n Friday 21st inst at 6 p.m. December su!»c!iptions are due and should f paid to A. T. Aird (Hon. Treas.) Chcll House, Collier Quay. I43 words
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618 1945-12-19 2 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Dec. 10, 1945. Work For The Nips Two pressing matters brought up for discussion at the last meeting of the Singapore Advisory Council are so close!; allied as to appear capable of being treated as on«. Col. W. J. Vickers, Chief of the Medical Department618 words
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1072 1945-12-19 2 Sir WillU.m Beveridge - PEACE HAS ITS PRICE But Atom Bombs Should Be Outlawed Sir WillU.m Beveridge By Freedom for the individual and its own way of life for each nation cannot be preserved except by national self-govern-ment. Peace cannot be preserved except by some super-national authority able to deal with matters which are1,072 words
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Article439 1945-12-19 2 ARTHUR BRYANT - ARTHUR BRYANT By One of the songs which wew popular during the war proclaimed—perhaps a little lugubriously—that there would always be an England In 1940 it did not seem to many people Hitler was one of them that this was at all likely. But it439 words
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Letter61 1945-12-19 2 To eliminate traffic congestion around Cathay Cinema, I suggest the following: Abolish Itinerant hawking: have adequate and dscipllned parking arrangements for all vehicles, especially trishaws: keep Cathay entrance and steps absolutely free for cinema patrons: no vehicles to be allowed to stop m the middle of the road, and61 words
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Letter117 1945-12-19 2 Your editorial "The Position of Slam" contains views which. I am sure, are shared by all the people of i Ma'aya. When the sons of the Democracies were slaughtered by the million to make this world a more tolerant place m which to live, the sons of Slam were117 words
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Letter122 1945-12-19 2 The arrival of th« WAAP* and WRENS has ghen me cauw to complain abiut tha dlfflcu.ty In rrt lining do-neV.I- sttranti I air. paying orw rr.sld f»rvan» $21 par month plus board and lodging, which Is tie over and above what I had to pay In pre-war day*.122 words
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Letter252 1945-12-19 2 The teadtaff article m Urn Sunday Times. Dec. 16. struck me as b in* a rommendably restrained comment on the unhappy position of the civilian m retard to entertainment In Singapore these days. Recently, a letter appeared m SEAC by an officer, bewailing th* fact that civilians were252 words
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Letter54 1945-12-19 2 If the Buthorities rerrgnii* wUhdrawals made from P. O. Bank accounts during the Jap occupation, why don't they also rec-gnlze deposits made during that poricd? These withdrawals were Invariably made to help those with P. O. Bank accounts and their dependents during thr hungry yean of Jap54 words
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Letter66 1945-12-19 2 Might I be allowed respectfully to ask the B.M.A. to pay the rents of houses reiulsltlone-1 'rf them once a month? The coat of Uvlng Is very high. landlords cannot Increase their rents. Some landlords have no other Income except rents. If they do not receive66 words
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Letter148 1945-12-19 2 Your editorial of Deo. 13 csjls for a rejoinder from the wage-earners While some of m realise the evils of Inflation and the vicious circle <t rver-mcreaslrg prices, the vast majority of us unoVrrtand and care nothing for financial Juirglerv: what chiefly concerns us Is our dally148 words
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Letter272 1945-12-19 2 Price control should be Introduced 1 without delay. Many old inhabitants of Singapore who wm Interned for J'i years went through appalling conditions as regards food and It Is deplorable that m their present condition they should not get good font and that m sufficient quantity to keep body272 words
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Advertisement602 1945-12-19 2 SOH CHUA. The engagement between Mr. Soh Leok Eng, eldest son of Madame Ling Yu Ming and Miss Chua Bee Elan, eldest daughter of Mr. Chua Keng Pho will take pUce on Thursday, 20th Dec., 1945. SITUATION VACANT WANTED a Dispenser and a Nurse only honest people need apply. Dr.602 words
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Advertisement207 1945-12-19 2 LEGAL NOTICE. NOTICE Is hereby g. en that toe Trade Marks, Tr*..- Name* Cpopolaily known In Chln<*e as BAEY TOW PIOW and HONU KOR PIOW) or Designs depicted above are Urn absolute and exclusive property of LAM MAR SOAP COMPANY of No. 119 Beach Road. Singapore, and that the same207 words
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286 1945-12-19 3 DRUG PRICES CRASH ON LOCAL MARKET A shipment of 5,000 tons of foodstuffs and Chinese medicines, which left Hong Kong yesterday, is due in Singapore in about five days. To investigate how foodstuffs and other essential commodities can be speedily286 words
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Article368 1945-12-19 3 LONDON. Dec. 17:—The British Government has now agreed to provide any finance necessary for the rehabilitation of the Malayan tin raining industry, says the. city editor of the "Dally Express," Stewart Gillies. This Is pending the settlement of compensation for war damage to properties and368 words
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Article87 1945-12-19 3 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 The former chief of U.S. naval intelligence, ViceAdmiral T. S Wilkinson, testified before the Pearl Harbour investigating committee that the special equipment section of the Asiatic fleet at Manila was responsible for breaking the Japanese diplomatic code. The Admiral also said that87 words
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Article219 1945-12-19 3 "Hearing noises as if someone were being choked, and looking through a window at the rear, I saw my towkay lying on the door m the front portion of the house with a Sikh bending over him," stated a witness at the Coroner's Inquiry into the death219 words
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116 1945-12-19 3 Over 1,000 Japanese prisoners were engaged m town cleansing, removal of sani.ary buckets, and other Jobs m Singapore yesterday, owing to the strike of the regular workers. The city's tonsorlal ar.u-ts, male and female, have met to discuss whe.her they should go on s.rike116 words
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256 1945-12-19 3 Happy Day For 5,000 CHILDREN'S XMAS TREAT Five thousand poor children m Singapore will be the guests tomorrow at a Christmas treat at the New World amusement park, between 2.30 and 5. 50. The hosts at this function will jointly be the Malayan Welfare Council, the Australian Red Cross and256 words
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Article61 1945-12-19 3 Major-General Thomas A. Terry, Commanding Oeneral United States Forces IndiaBurma Theatre, arrives m Singapore by air this afternoon on a short visit to American units m the area. While In Singapore, Major Oeneral Terry will be the guest of the Supreme Allied Commander at Government61 words
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Article167 1945-12-19 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Dec. lt. —At Partt Buntar on Oct. 31 a number of Chinese entered the police station and disarmed six officers, including Major C. A. C Foston. Civil Affairs Officer, KrUn at the pistol point. As a sequel, three Chinese wen yesterday brought167 words
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125 1945-12-19 3 Col. C. A. Clarac, political adviser to Oeneral D'Argenlieux, French High Commissioner m Indo-Chlna, left Singapore yesteri':i", presumably for Saigon. According to a recent United Press report from London, Col. Clarac was to have conducted the Franco-Siamese negotiations, the main subject of which would be125 words
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158 1945-12-19 3 A Democratic Union AUTONOMY GOAL VISUALISED A newly-formed Malayan Democratic Union m Singapore, having as one of its objects selfgovernment for Malaya within the British Commonwealth of Nations, will hold Its first public meeting at Liberty cabaret hall on Friday at 5.30 p.m. Mr. Philip Hoalim Sr. who is chairman158 words
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Article260 1945-12-19 3 Sugar at $100 per pound Is among essential foodstuffs that ships forced to linger In harbour because of delays m unloading, have to buy m the black market to supplement depleted stocks. These ships are buying from local shipchandlers whose price lists are approved260 words
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Article82 1945-12-19 3 Investigation Of War Crimes The War Crimes Investigation Unit iBMA.i will shortly issue a list of certain people now held on suspicion of responsibility for war crimes with an appeal to members of the publk who are able to throw any light on their past activities to come forward and82 words
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Article227 1945-12-19 3 The soccer match between a Services eleven and a Singapore Amateur Football Association side, postponed from Sunday, vwill take place at Jalan Besar Stadium this (Wednesday) afternoon. By error lt was yesterday stated here that the match was to be played yesterday afternoon. MISAPPROPRIATION ALLEGED Cheng Km san,227 words
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Advertisement388 1945-12-19 3 WANTED NITRIC ACID for PROCESS WORK. Phone Production Manager, Straits Times, 5471. TENDERS. Tenders are invited for the supply of food and Firewood for Refugees on Singapore Island. Details available at Room No. 101, Municipal Buildings. Singapore on 17th Dec. 1945. Closing date 24th December. 1945. BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION. Notice388 words
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Advertisement380 1945-12-19 3 NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES The sj. ••PHRONTIS" from Dnlted Kingdom port*, i* due to arrive at Singapore on or about the 17in Instant and consignees of cargo khould make application for delivery of their cargo to the Malayan Shipping Unit. Ocean Building. 2nd Floor. Collyer Quay. This vewel will discharge her380 words
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Advertisement303 1945-12-19 3 PEN TROUBLE? If so, a new sac or diaphragm or packing may be all that is needed 7. T. Lee undertakes all repairs guaranteed for two years. 332, North Bridgo Road Branches. T?L 7971. Im the well-known KAZURA-BUNCA TANJONG Billllantlno Han- OIL Obtainable every where. KAZURA CO. 133. Jalaa Sultan.303 words
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Article319 1945-12-19 4 Big Three Get Down To "Definite Business" MOSCOW, Dec. 17.— The Big Three Foreign Ministers have gone into a rigid diplomatic purdah for their discussions. A curtain of secrecy has descended on their first meetings since the break-down of the Foreign Ministers Conference m London twoReuter - 319 words
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Article262 1945-12-19 4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18:—The United States Supreme Court yesterday granted a formal stay of execution m the case of Gen. Yamashita, sentenced to death for war crimes, until the court has had time to consider his appeal for a civil trial. The announcement was made after theUP - 262 words
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Article78 1945-12-19 4 Washington, Dec. 18— Reconversion officials yesterday estimated that unemployment m the United States will reach a peak of 6,000,000, by next spring. This figure is 2.000,000, less than reconversion officials estimated shortly after V-J day. They said this downward revision was due to a greater exodus that anticipatedUP - 78 words
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Article181 1945-12-19 4 LONDON, Dec. 17.— N0 decision on the request for a revision of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty o f 1936 said to be contained m the Egyptian note to the British is probable before the return of the British Foreign Secrerory, Mr Ernest Bevin, from Moscow. Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learnsReuter - 181 words
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Article53 1945-12-19 4 CHUNGKING, Dec. 17— Puppet emperor of Manchuria Henry Pu-yi may be shortly transferred from Russian hands to the Chinese National Government for trial as a war criminal, the newspaper, Ta Kung Pao, reported yesterday. It Is recalled that the Red Army arrested the puppetUP - 53 words
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437 1945-12-19 4 LONDAN, Dec. 17:— It Is not, and never was, the British •purpose to interfere m political disputes between the people of Java and the Dutch, says the Foreign Editor of the Labour newspaper "Daily Herald," W. M. Towler, today. Towler gives his explanation mReuter - 437 words
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Article485 1945-12-19 4 ANTI-CLIMAX IN LORDS Beaverbrook's Move LONDON, Dec. 17.—A lastminute surprise move by Lord Beaverbrook, who withdrew his amendment rejecting the American loan and the Bretton Woods agreement, caused an anti-cli-max when a crowded House of Lords this afternoon opened the two-day debate on the Government proposals. Lord Beaverbrook's action willReuter - 485 words
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Advertisement30 1945-12-19 4 CONTRACTORS for the supply of BREAD to H. M. NAVAL FORCES Enquiries from other Forces Solicited. Apply to:— No. 19, New Bridge Rd, Spore. Phone 3311. Sect Juajr Kiat, Manager.30 words
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Advertisement177 1945-12-19 4 EN S A VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL EVERY TUESDAY it THURSDAY AT 8 P.M. RECORDED MUSIC RECITALS Great Music played by Great Artist* Programme presented by DR. ERIK CHISHOLM Thursday, 20th. Dec FINLANDIA, LARGO, Ac. Wednesday, 19th. Dee. CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL 8 F.Sfc Under the Direction of DR. ERIK CHISHOLM with177 words
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