The Straits Times, 7 February 1946
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Title Section18 1946-02-07 1 The Straits Times FOUR PAGES MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1946 PRICE 19 CENTS18 words
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Article269 1946-02-07 1 ORDERED KILLING OF U.S. AIRMEN TOKIO, Feb. 6.— The occupation authorities have ordered the arrest, as a war criminal, of Lieut. Gen. Sadami Shimomura, Minister of War, m the Japanese Government formed by Baron Shidchara on Jan. 12 1946. I Lieut. Gen. Shimomura i 3UP - 269 words
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217 1946-02-07 1 Secret Sessions In Security Council LONDON, Feb. 6— The British and Russian delegations were ret ported this morning to have referred to their respective Governments for approval of the sugI gested compromise m the deadI locked dispute between the two nations, under which the Security Council chairman. Norman Makin, j217 words
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208 1946-02-07 1 LONDON, Feb. s.— The allegation that the Turks manI acred Armenians is made m a letter to the Moscow magazine New Times, the writer of which repeats Soviet Armenia's claim to Turkish frontier districts of Kars and Ardahan The letter, which Moscow Radio quotedReuter - 208 words
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Article, Illustration59 1946-02-07 1 The Allied Air C.-tn-C, SouthEast AsU, Air thief Marshal Sir Keith Park (extreme left) la seen facing a Spitfire with flve-bUdrd "prop" »t the R.A.F. inhibition m the Victoria Memorial HaU. Sinjapore. The exhibition, which is attracting thousands of people, give* an idea of the remarkable achievements59 words
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Article390 1946-02-07 1 LONDON, Feb. s:— The Syrian and Lebanese Governments have requested the United Nations' Security Council to recommend the withdrawal of French and British troops from their territories. This decision, which adds the problem of foreign troops m the Levant to the Greek and Indonesian issues alreadyReuter - 390 words
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Article117 1946-02-07 1 Chungking Protest To Siam CHUNGKING, Feb. s:— The Chinese Foreign Office today lodged a "strong protest" with the Siamese Government over ■the outbreak of further an'iChinese incidents which is stated to have occurred within a few days of the signing of •the friendship pact between China and Siam. The Siamese-ChineseReuter - 117 words
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104 1946-02-07 1 LONDON, Feb. s.— The British Government is trying to improve the economic situation m Singapore, said Lord Nathan, Under Secretary of the War Office when questioned about the recent Singapore strike m the Lords today. Asked if similar strikes might arise m future, NathanReuter; UP - 104 words
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Article137 1946-02-07 1 NUREMBERG, Feb. s:— Lord Justice Lawrence, President of the International Military Tribunal trying the 21 major Nazi war criminals, today gave an important ruling that the court could admit indirect evidence. The counsel for the German General Staff had asked that the evidence given yesterday by Professor137 words
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Article102 1946-02-07 1 JERUSALEM. Feb. s.— Two bands of Jews, armed with automatic weapons and grenades, today attacked the uolice headquarters at Safad m northern Palestine, wounding an Arab sentry during an exchange of shots with police guards, it as officially reported here. It was later discovered that theReuter - 102 words
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Article107 1946-02-07 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—"Premier" Jose Giral told a Press conference today that his Spanish exile government would take direct action against the Franco regime if world diplomacy failed. Asserting that the exiled Republicans controlled 40,000 guerillas inside Spain. Giral said that his government wished to avoid anyUP - 107 words
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Article197 1946-02-07 1 NEW DELHI, Feb. 5.-The In- ii-n Government Department of, Commerce is to send a delegation to China to study the Chinese mai'cet wiih a view to export ng Indian products. Headed bj K.K. Chettur. Commerce Department official, the celegatlon will try to find out howUP - 197 words
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218 1946-02-07 1 CAIRO, Feb. s.— Mohammed Malagua Saed, Persian Prime Minister from March to November 1944, who is now m Cairo, explained m a statement today why his government refused to grant oil concessions to the Soviet Union as well as Britain and the UnitedUP - 218 words
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Obituary18 1946-02-07 2 MRS A N. DUMARESQ. Aged 73 yr.s. passed away at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Spore, on the 28-1-46.18 words
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Article35 1946-02-07 2 ACKNOW LEDGMENT Mr, wee rhcam Seng and family sincerely thank all relatives and friends who paid visits, attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Wee Theam Seng, am! also spnt wreaths and letters of contio'cv.c"35 words
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909 1946-02-07 2 Singapore, Thursday, Feb. 7, 1946. The Plight Of Teachers This article Is designed to give j publicity to the grievances of, and praise the patience of a group of people m Malaya whose sense of civic responsibility has prompted them to abstain from drast.c action ir. the face of strong909 words
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1530 1946-02-07 2 Errol D. Shearn - People who are acquainted with the history of Malaya, have nothing but unqualified admiration for the magnificent achievements of Sir Frank Swettenham m and for that country and the expression of his views upon matters Malayan will always be of the greatest value and of1,530 words
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Article40 1946-02-07 2 It strikes me '.hat »trke organisations must be fi^an^ed. Who are the Malayan financier 5 an'icipatinr ""b c.itches m troubled waters? 1 recall some German industrialist whn dug their own graves on simi ar an icipation. 2 f 2=4.40 words
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Article323 1946-02-07 2 Several months ago. when he heard that he was to be catering f TTnit^ M.(i nnt manager for the United Nations restaurant. Mr. Ernest J. Haydon, took an old friend—a thick, heavy tome—from his bookshelf, and began to "swot." A medallist and diplomaholder chef before he323 words
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Letter840 1946-02-07 2 The Man-In- The-Street Mr. Loh Seng's Views Mr. Loh Sentr, chairman of the Singapore General Labour Union, is reported m some ways to consider that "the methods of the British authorities had been no different from those of the brutal Japanese." Perhaps the differences are .*o trifling In Mr. Loh840 words
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529 1946-02-07 3 ERIC WOODFORD'S DEFENCE NOT CALLED Acquitted Of 111 Intent On the unanimous decision of Wing Commander F. A. Briggs (President) Maj. M. D. Weir and Capt J. T. Kerrigan, sitting m the British Officer Court yesterday morning, Eric Woodford was acquitted without the defence being called upon. A technical assistant529 words
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Article139 1946-02-07 3 The I ood Control Officer Singapore, announces that no person drawing service lations is entitled to consume a cooked meal m restaurants, either on payment or as the gruest of a person or persons entitled to consume such a meal. A person entitled to consume a139 words
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Article151 1946-02-07 3 CONSUMERS SHOULD PAY Btraltl Times Corr., LONDON. Feb. s.— Commenting on the Malayan demands for a higher rubber price and also upon the sole price .it- reed upon by the British and American Governments, tho Times suggests, "it is more than reason .bio ihat th^> cost ot rehabilitation should be151 words
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Article126 1946-02-07 3 Straits Times Corr, LONDON, Feb. s.— London leaders of the industry generally agree with the estimates of Mr. A. D. Stokes. Colonial Office representative on the Tin Inspection Committee, published today on the Malayan tin output m terms of recoverable metal) of ***** tons this year,126 words
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Article274 1946-02-07 3 Repatriates From India The Supremo has written personally to the C.-in-C, India asking for an investigation Into the possibility of speeding up the return of Malayan evacues from Ind'.a. it is understood. Meanw Mile the Rajula. wl ich Is expectctl m Singapore today, will bring back abiut 40 Malayan -vacuees274 words
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Article162 1946-02-07 3 The Sunderland MX. 786 which Inaugurated the Poole-Singapore service of British Overseas Airways Corporation, left Singapore this morning on the reverse run with 16 passeng- n The second flying boat on the Poole-Singapore run is expected here this evening while the third will arrive here on162 words
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Article409 1946-02-07 3 Kempei Men's Denials Twenty-two year-old, swarthy, Myasaki Kazuo, one of the three members of the Japanese Kempeitii facing trial at Singapore s war crimes court on the charge of caus.ng the deaili of a Singapore Chinese, Tham Ying Hong, m November, 1943, told the court m fluent English yesterday that409 words
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505 1946-02-07 3 BRITISH PRISONERS EXPECTED TO BE BEATEN Although saying that "the de- fence cannot do otherwise than admit that the charges against thr accused disclosed acts of brutality," defence counsel Sq. Ldr. M. Brash submitted that there was a reason for thes? beatings and asked for the acquittal of the first505 words
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710 1946-02-07 4 Emergency Appeal To U.N.O, Said Likely LONDON, Feb. s.— Britain and the United States will do their utmost to stave off famine m India m particular, and to meet food shortages m Europe and Asia m general. The Hritish delegation to the UnitedReuter; UP - 710 words
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Article112 1946-02-07 4 'Situation Is Very Critical' WASHINGTON, Feb. 4— The UN.R.R.A. (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) Director, Gen. Herbert Lehman, reported "a dangerous and critical situation" m liberated countries m a statement on the grave shortages of wheat and other grains issued here tonight "In my judgment, this is the mostReuter - 112 words
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Article91 1946-02-07 4 BERLIN, Feb. s.— Both United States and German Police are today investigating a series of wild rumours sweeping Berlin to the effect that black market butchers are selling human flesh. An official of the German Criminal Investigation Division said that he knew personally of one91 words
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Article334 1946-02-07 4 While German- Service officers danced to the strains of an orchestra led by a Portuguese subject, his young wife strained her ears to catch snatches of conversation which might be of use' to the Japanese military police i The scene was the German club at Pasir334 words
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Article91 1946-02-07 4 CAIRO, Feb. s.— Banaiu stole £20,000 from a trait travelling from Upper Egypi to Cairo last night. Th e bandits, who are believed to have numbered aboul six, lowered themselves front the roof of the train into the postal compartment, attackee four guards with knives am tied themReuter - 91 words
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234 1946-02-07 4 Too Realistic 9 Broadcast Kills Two PARIS, Feb. s:— Two Parisians are reported to have died from shock after last night's atom attack broadcast over Paris Radio. All day today doctors and hospitals throughout the city have been busy treating people suffering from nervous disorders resulting from the "too realistic"UP - 234 words
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Article96 1946-02-07 4 New Nazi Body Smashed In Japan TOKYO, Feb. s.— The US. Army newspaper "Stars and Stripes" gave a front page account today of how a group of United States criminal investigation agents, aided by infantrymen, smashed a re-vamped Nazi organization, "Reichs Deutsche Gemeinschat" m a series of raids on theUP - 96 words
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53 1946-02-07 4 YOKOHAMA, Feb. 5.-Kitaro Ishida, "The Bull", was cc< .i.-ted today by the War Crimes Court and sentenced to 30 years' hard labour. The American Military Commission found him guilty of atrocities committed at Hirohata prison camp near Osaka, including "cruel. Inhuman, brutal atrocitiesUP - 53 words
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Article249 1946-02-07 4 Handicaps for the Selau&nr Turf Club second day meeting: Horses, class one, six furlongs: Goafs Skin 10.7. BaUymun 8.13. Tonroe 8», Wymerin* 8.8. Galamlflt 8.4. Liege Maid 7 7. Prunella 7 7. First Lady 7.7, Top welgnt not accepting, weights to be raised five pounds. Horses, class249 words
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