The Straits Times, 3 March 1946
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Title Section17 1946-03-03 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE U.ADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAY.* SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1946 PRICE It CENTS17 words
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176 1946-03-03 1 REPORTED SJAHRIR RESIGNATION Hopes Of Compromise In Java Become Remote Dr^^utan Sjahrir, Indonesian Republican "Prime Minister" has re>igmd, Dutch sources reported yesterday, according to a Reuter message reechfed late last r.ight in Singapore. Earlier reports from central Java said that Sutan Sjahrir would appeal to the Indonesian National Committee toReuter - 176 words
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Article62 1946-03-03 1 Clashes In N.E.I. BATAVIA. Xfar. 2 F.iur coolies «-ere killed an'l three wounded at Machlnar. Celebes Island when naval jtuards. after warning shot*, fired on aroups In a wareh(/uie. the N^ther-l?»-«i r'w< a3»ncy reoortcd today. The trcubl* betran after the gi>a.d< hrd aearched a Chinese Minor clashes between Chlreae rlvlM62 words
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Article45 1946-03-03 1 BLOEMFONTETN. Mar. I—The J frt*nt froup of sunspot'. which caused < the dirturbance In world telecommunlration* last month, has reappeared, according to Dr. J. 8. Paraskevopou'os, »stronom»»r in charge of Harvard Ob•ervatorvj tUUon near here. Further e!ectro-magnetlc disturbance* aie likely, he aaH Reuter. jReuter - 45 words
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Article, Illustration44 1946-03-03 1 I'd Kilrarn. recently appo nrd Specia.l < ommis ioner ith-Kas Asia has left Injand by :i' Lctd Ki'l am K expected in Sin-ranore ;ome- <m this week. His immediate roncem is wi h the food i^tua- j tto i in the South -east Asia am.44 words
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Article, Illustration34 1946-03-03 1 Pic ure shows members of No 684 Pho o-raphic Recornahsance Squadron of the RAF at the Temple of the Em. raid Buddha, Bangkok. Two Buddhist pries' s are conducting the irmen around the Trmn'c34 words
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Article49 1946-03-03 1 BATAVIA, Mar. 1 Sit Archibald Clark Kerr. (be Special British Envo«. who has been cruising the Java coast for his health hM returned to Batavia. sUus an offl'-ial announcement. Sir Archibald is remaining at>oard the cruiser for the •»n r t t>ein« however.—Reuter.Reuter - 49 words
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Article228 1946-03-03 1 Russians Sceptical Of Don Juan MOSCOW. Mar. 2 —Russia I«idav infer* ntially rrjeifd the Idea of the restoration of the m nan h\ in spjiti and animifnced that she i^ concerned \.r*li ihc reconstruction of Western Furopr. Ihr Mwwpapn Pravda M ricwa of the Kremlin, charged that Oenrrali.s*lmo Franco is228 words
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176 1946-03-03 1 Police Charge Strikers In Pondicherrv BOMBAY, Mar. 2:—The jrlice made a lathi charge to disperse a large crowd demonstrating In fr^nt of a mill In Pondlcherry, French India, Jt was reported here today. The demonstrations followed the decision of the mill authorities to reaulsltlon new workers under police protection »cReuter - 176 words
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Article53 1946-03-03 1 Aussies Open N.Z. Tour The Aus:rali?n touring cricket team carried the overnight scor« to 579 in the opening match of tJ.elr New Zealand tour against Auckland vho had replied with 51 for the loss of three wickets when stumps wore drawn yesterday. Kei.h Miller 'Victoria* was top scorer for the53 words
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96 1946-03-03 1 LIVERPOOL. Mar. 2—The former German I'.ntr *****-ton Milwaukee now renamed the Empire Waweney. Li ablaze from item to stern in Llverpsol dock today. While fire brigades from all ov?r Liverpool, from Manchester and from other northwestern towns stood by almost helple.vt flame* were shootingReuter - 96 words
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221 1946-03-03 1 Although all. British and American troops have now left Persia in accordance with the Three Power treaty, Red Army men still remain in the north and north-west. The Foreign Office has studied he prssibility of si official proteat to Russia, it.Reuter - 221 words
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270 1946-03-03 1 Egypt King Govt. Mourn 'Martyrs' CAIRO, March 2:— Egyptian Premier Sidky today issued a communique stating that the government joined with the people of the country mourning over the "martyrs" of last Thursday's incidents and strongly protested against the British for their "aggressive attack." The communique stated that the governmentUP - 270 words
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Article51 1946-03-03 1 LONDON. Mar. 1. The present i Secretary of State for War, Jack Lawf.on. may be Britain* next ambassador i to China, according to a report by the Evening Stars -Dtarlst". The column- I Ist states that thl* may come about In an unexpected Cabinet re-shuffle.—UP - 51 words
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582 1946-03-03 1 BACK-PA Y FOR NON-GOVT INTERNEES: M.P. 's APPEAL Malayan employers are being urged by the Secretary of fcuate lor the Colonies to "adopt as generous a policy as possible towards their employees who were interned by the Japanese". This was stated in the House of Commons recently by Mr. George582 words
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Article123 1946-03-03 1 Quadruple Exports From Britain LONDON, Max. 1— The Board of Trade announced today that Britain mu>t quadruple her last year's exports (o r.ach 'he target which will r turn fo^ei-m trade to a money-making ba« is The Parliamentary Secret ry of t^e Board of Trade. Mr. John Wil'iam Brh-Sier MJ123 words
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115 1946-03-03 1 Tokio Earth quake Warning Given TOKIO. Marrn 2: K Japane** weather man. with the permission of the Allied Command, wariud the people today that earthquake activity in the Toklo arta Ls increasing The report stated there was n> rause for "undue alarm" but that of seven earthquakes ''which rould be115 words
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62 1946-03-03 1 "Slumbering Giants" Of Asia Should Awake SHANGHAI. Mar. 2 —The Indian tr?d» delegation now In Shanghai h>» propped that China buy India's rotton surplus and China and India a»« rume Japan's prewar portion In tht textile, field. The head of trillion fald th»u "China and Innia ar« F'umbertnu Riant* whoUP - 62 words
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218 1946-03-03 1 "Russians Will Leave China Before Americans PEIPING, Mar. 2— Russian troops will be withdrawn from Manchuria before the Americans have withdrawn from China, according to a spokesman at Marshal Malinovski's headquarters at Changchun, it was reported by the Central News Agency ye«terday. "In any rase they will certainly riot remainReuter; UP - 218 words
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Article55 1946-03-03 1 JERUSALEM. Mar. S:— The Palestine Arab Higher Committee ya» decided to call a general strike of Arabs In Palestine as a protest against reports that five Palestine Arab* captured In Germany after the end or the war have been removed f rrm detention In Brussels to theReuter - 55 words
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Advertisement185 1946-03-03 1 BOOGIE WOOGIE MUSIC. Every Bcofie Woojlf F«n Will Want T« Own! LEEDS' BOOGIE WOOGIE PIANO METHOD A thorough Instruction book for Teachers and Student-; In B Playing. Seven Terrific Boogie Woogie Hits are contained In this book DOWN BEATS 8S KEYS TO FAME Edited by Sharon Pease. 30 solos by185 words
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Article978 1946-03-03 2 Less Rice For The Nip Although the further cut In the ration of rice Issued to Japanese 1 surrendered personnel In South--1 East Asia cannot bring any substantial addition to the ration* of people in this and neighbouring J countries, the move is of great psychological value. It disposes978 words
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Article1009 1946-03-03 2 "Truth" The author of this article is an Indian who lives in a small town in Malaya. In the letter which accompanies the article he writes, "I have written this with a very injured mind as two members of my household were taken away and butchered1,009 words
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Article162 1946-03-03 2 'Pray Silence...." From Krppel that lies to the westward From Tanglin away to the north From the easteoast bounds of the Island The jeeps and the lorries pour forth. They pound through the aisles of the suburbs, Majestic in might and array Bukit Timah to Raffles and onward Like juggernauts162 words
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Article, Illustration186 1946-03-03 2 Air/Sea Rescue Service Lancaster* of an Air Sea Rescue Flight recently g*\t a demonstration of air-s^a -»-scue in Singapore waters. Pbe aircrews of this flight are all picked men ex-Bomber Cin-fiind pilots, and Flight Engineers, who have flown Lamasters operating over Europe exCoastal Command navi>- iinrs. used to navigating over186 words
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Article272 1946-03-03 2 Malaya's second largest 1 mineral industry will remain idle until a customer is found. Iron deposits in Malaya yielded nearly 2,000,000 tons of iron ore in 1940. Japan, secretly preparing for her conquest of South- East Asia, was Malaya's only customer— as far as iron went272 words
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Article55 1946-03-03 2 Race" NEW YORK. Mar 1 Senator Brian MacMahon, Chairman at the United St?.c*s Senate Atomic Energy Conmittee. has issued a warning here against the "ominous" results of continued military control of atomic energy which, he said, would be interpreted abroad as "a sign that tha United States condonesReuter - 55 words
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Advertisement513 1946-03-03 2 Th« rngacement Is announced t»l»rai Mm Sonja Dtan* vmn Zuylan of Snuratefft and Mr. Owc|« L*wtoa ot 81nt»pore PERSONAL ViR H/UI ADAM If MOHAMZD IP.RAHIM. J P managing partner of Naiiia Mohaned Sons. Singapore. Kuala Ijanpur and Penang la »oon ei-r>~-t«i back from India on the ••Ooretata*SITUATIONS VACANT a ANTED513 words
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Article100 1946-03-03 3 Increased Electricity Charges \n appreciable increase la the charges for electricity in Singapore may be ixpected in the immediate future, it was •ffirially stated yesterday. It was rnip'iasiied that the ■■■crrs-3> use and wastage of IBKtrtrl'y, r>prcially among large diisura'n, should be avoided Owing to overloading, frequent breakdowns had occurred100 words
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Article145 1946-03-03 3 Court's Public Gallery Closed ub ir- gstlery In I erlor Court »».s closed ye.*!erd.i lug when Lin Ah Llan. local iipiwta tive of M I L.nM Party. v a P. Ri>jah. proserutcr. said that I with the case In respect of some cf the charges and l was fixed for145 words
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190 1946-03-03 3 Sunday Times. Corr: KUALA LUMPUR, March I.— A unique event in trie history of Malaya j irred a: Kuala Lumpur this morning when Malays from all i part, of Malaya met at the Sultan Suleiman Club for a four-day Pan-Malaya Congress of Malays, i The190 words
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410 1946-03-03 3 ALARMING RAT POPULATION IN SINGAPORE led a Puxi Piper in Singahelp nd the island of tha: infest t! c city, particularly :hf« crowded areos in Chinatown OS of the public mcd at the growing ratdom. and while the authon ir ■> have not gone in for dp- n a bl?410 words
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Article96 1946-03-03 3 The Australia!, Government has lightened up Its immigration rr~illations and will not permit entry oi any person of any nationality unless evidence ran be produced that than is a nome for th* profxoed visitor to go to inrl he has sufficient funds for his maintenance during the96 words
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875 1946-03-03 3 Commons 9 Rubber Price Questions An annual expenditure of £100,000 w ill be spent, subject to confirmation by the Governments concerned, on research into new uses for tin for the five-year period from 1946 to 1950. This was revealed in the House875 words
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Article129 1946-03-03 3 Acts of gallantry on the part of Aagar All and Noor Mohd, both of 25 Indian Division while on mobile patrol dnty in Taiplng. have been brmrht to the notice of the G.0.C.--in-C. Malaya. At 10.15 a.m. nn Jan. 13 this year, the tw« N C.O.i easae129 words
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108 1946-03-03 3 Two Chinese, Tan Ah Ching and Llm Ah Leng, the first-named a youth of 16, wept In the first Superior Court yesterday morning, when Wing Commander P. A. Brigs* passed on them sentences of three and five years' rigorous Imprisonment respectively. The prosecutor, Mr. A.108 words
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97 1946-03-03 3 Gaol And Fine For Importing Opium A marine police patrol launch was cruising near the quarantine anchorage in Singapore waters on Feb. 28 when revenue officers on board observed a motor sampan heading for the shore. As the launch drew near, a man In the sampan threw something Into the97 words
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Article84 1946-03-03 3 Sunday Times Corr: KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 2:—The wave of armed robberies sweeping through Kuala Lumpur has been combated successfully to a very great extent through the vigorous action of the police and the) military. At least, a dozen ring-leaders of these robbers have been arrested recently. A further84 words
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Article99 1946-03-03 3 The findings of the couit martial, which heard the case against Aircraftman Ncrrls Harold Cymbalist, would to promulgated later. It was stated at the conclusion of the hearing yesterday. Cymbalist, a radar operator attached to RAF. Base HQ Singapore, was charged with incitement to muti.y and using99 words
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Article184 1946-03-03 3 Within the next few months, Singapore's transport position may be considerably improved by a fleet of 200 Yellow Top taxis operating on' the fare basis of 50 cents for the first mile and 20 cents for each subsequent mile. This week, the first five may184 words
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Advertisement284 1946-03-03 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. The above mentioned firm will reopen their Offices at OCEAN BUILDING. 2nd FLOOB < Oil VI K QUAT. oa 4th MARCH IM6 AS FROM 3rd. March, 19M THE COASTAL CONTROL UNIT (BMWT) will operate from Offices ea ird FLOOB. OCEAN BUILDING, COLLYEB QUAY. NEW PIANO MUSIC AND284 words
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Advertisement149 1946-03-03 3 «t '«t» /Ztt7^%MP^ l^^i O «■"•■><••» m e»io»f»« 111 Ou» v «^v wiNOO-^Ji P. H. HENDRY North Kridßc Koad. SINUAPOKK. '<^t '^r' LAMP SHADES to all Coi;iirs tint! gag at Modrrate Pr r> WholetaU Retail inquiries Invited. Phono 4186 I- ~2 I COH SPRING MAT TRESi IT'S COM FORM BI149 words
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Article200 1946-03-03 4 Sequel To Killing Of B vir mese In Andamans Sentence of death by hanging was passed by the Singapore War Crimes Court yesterday on three Japanese Navy men found guilty of bayoneting six and beheading three Burmese who had been caught while trying to200 words
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184 1946-03-03 4 An important decision has been taken by the Shipping Priorities Committe?. which deals with India-bound Indian nationals in Malaya, in connection wLh the issue of completed passage forms. Cp till new hundreds of applicants were directed, immediately notice of the sailing if a ship184 words
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Article48 1946-03-03 4 LONDON UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS The above examinations will be held In Ma!aya *n June 1946. Entries from Intending Singapore candidates should reach the Education OSce, Municipal Bulidir.f? by Monday March 4. Candidates are requested to come personally on Monde v March 4 or by noon on Tuesday March 548 words
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Article, Illustration327 1946-03-03 4 Hospital Dresser Receives M.B.E. Confirmation has been received in Singapore that among the Malayans who were awarded the M BE. in the New Year honours 1U; was Mr. Chong Kow Thye. a Grade II dresser in charge of the [operation theatre at Tan Tock |Beng Hospital— the only dresser in327 words
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Article139 1946-03-03 4 The Department of Education has appo.nted a Secretary at Kuala Lumpur, who will deal with matters relating to external examinations in Mclaya. He Is at present in England on leave and will get in touci Witrj^ the farkMJ examining bodies. Arrangements for holding the usuai Cambridge School Certificate139 words
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Article56 1946-03-03 4 From tomorrow, the road running through Skudai Estate between the Manner's office and the road junction will be closed to all traffic and pedestrians between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. dally until further notl-e. During these hours, demolitions will be carried out. Sentries will be posted at56 words
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Article65 1946-03-03 4 At the fifth general meeting of the Maxfli Badminton Party held last Sunday, the following were elected office bearers: Patron Mr. Tay Swee Leng; President Mr. Scow Yong Kirn; Hon. Secretary Mr. Tay Swee Klat; Sports Captain Mr. Ng Cheng Hua; Hon. Treasurer Mr. Ang Oher Yong; Hon.65 words
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Article, Illustration629 1946-03-03 4 Sports Review Two Ma' ay an boxing titles are being contested at the Happy World stadium tonight when Bomber Newton meets Battling Sima for the middleweight championship and Clever Sencio fights Boy Andre for the flyweight title. Slma and Newton have met twice before. On629 words
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Advertisement297 1946-03-03 4 TERROR and FRIGHT REIGN SUPREME AS THE MIGHTY ALLIED FORCES THUNDER ON TO A DOOMED BERLIN! RED HOT FROM THE PAGES St* j^OfHi' 1 f V/CKI BAUM'S WORLD HaIVL^pI FAMED MASTERPIECE At o^ > I H OT E L 9mm Bro.. LOOK AT BERLIN THE CASV 19d£ Production 7*5W J297 words
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Miscellaneous234 1946-03-03 4 TODAYS RADIO From Singapore RED* NETWORK from noon (o 2 p.m. and 630 to 11 pm. on M metres from noon to Z p.m. on 4.835 mea/sec. In 61 metre band and fions 745 to 9 pm. on IM disc M tl metre band. Chinese neon to 1.15 pm. mews234 words
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