The Straits Times, 4 March 1946

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  • 18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— ESTABLISHED 1845 FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 589 1 Strong Protests To Soviet Are Under Consideration WASHINGTON, Mar. 3.— The State Department has confirmed that the British and the United States Governments are m consultation on the new crisis m Persia resulting from the Russian decision to maintain troops m "disturbed areas there
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  • 133 1 TOKIO, Mar. 3.— There is little likelihood of Emperor Hirohito being tried as a war criminal as long as he remains in power, army officials said today, but they added that he would become very vulnerable if he should abdicate. It was pointed out that a
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  • 43 1 ijftiAviA, Mar. rnree Siamese i?irl stowaways were found in kitbags in ships belonging to a convoy bringing returning prisoners back to Java from Bangkok. Dutch sources reported today. All three were put ashore at Singapore when the convoy stopped there. Reuter.
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  • 128 1 NUREMBERG. Mar. 2 —Gen. Roman Rudenko. chief Soviet prosecutor, told the War Crimes Tribunal today that the Allies had no desire lor vengeance on the German people. Winding up the argument on the demand by Britain. Prance, the Soviet Union and the United States for criminal
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  • 73 1 WASHINGTON. Mar. 3— Usually re table sources said the final draf of the joint threePMMC statement on Spain was cabled today to London and Paris by the State Department for final approval of the Gov- i ernments These sources said the final draft definitely gives
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  • 84 1 CHUNGKING, Mar. 3—Manchuria Electric Power Corporation, controlling all electric, power systems in the northeast has been suddenly seized by an officer of Soviet Headquarters, according to a Changchun dispatch to the China Ccn'ral News. The report s.atos: "The officer, wlio was believed to be
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  • 196 1 DALLAS (Texas), Mar. 2.— The U.S. Army has solved the problem of shooting down 3,000-mile per hour rockets— even those with atomic warheads, it was disclosed today. Maj.-Gen. G. M. Barnes, chief of research and development m the U. S. Army ordnance department,
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  • 141 1 First Signs Of Famine In India NEW DELHI, Mar. 3: First signs of distress owing to food deficiency in India have already appeared in certain areas but no deaths from starvation have so far been reported, a spokesman for the Food, Agriculture and Health Departments of the Government of India
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  • 142 1 LONDON. Mar. 2 —The British Food Minister, Sir Ben Smith, will. It h officially announced, leave London by air during the week-end lor Washington to discuss with the Combined Food Board how the limited supplies &I wheat available In the world may best be
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  • 184 1 LONDON, Mar. 2— Responsible po'1tical quarters confirmed today that the first major Labour Government reshuffle Is under consideration and will directly affect the India Office. These sources expressed the belief that Sir Stafford Crlpps will take over the reorganisation of the India Office to
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  • 279 1 Batawa, Mar. 2 According to Dutch sources the IriC^nr^lan "Prime Minister," Sutan SJshilr. resigned after the Central Committee of the Indonesian Nationalist movement had voieo by 140 t<. 67 m favour of bnadsntrtf the Cabinet. This vote followed a resolution by the Working Committee
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  • 159 1 BATAVIA, Mar. 2- Allied troops landed unopposeu a 1 S inur teach In Bali todav tc take control from the Japar.°s»: rces t the island The troops landing on the s mth coast included two ba' f a i. -n.« of British and 2 000 Dutcn The
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  • 155 1 CAIRO. Mar. 25-Arab c untries have a completely united front on the Palestine question and. if necessary, are prepared to fight for their cause. Azzam Bey, Secretary-General of the Arab League, told the An'do-American Commission of enquiry on Palestine wher it opened its hear rn»s hero
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  • 45 1 NUREMBERG. Mar. 2 Qualinen army sources said today that Frau Gocring. wife of the Nazi air marshal. has been released from custody. Henriette von Schlrach. wife or 'he accused Nazi youth leader, was also re" eased within the last few days. Iu.p.
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  • 91 1 Salvaging AtomBom bed Shins WASHINGTON. Mar. 2. -Ad. W.H. P Blarney, commander of the navy I r.tom bomb test at Bikini atoll, revealed today that a v hole fleet of tur~ will be I for the salvage of thp warships r«.ftcr the bombs arc cropped. j H" fur'lvcr di c'oed
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  • 64 1 An enquiry into a report of Du.ch atrocities against Indonesians and of consequent threat* against Dutch troops made by Bri ish and Indian troops ha* been completed. The findings are that no case of a Dutch atrocity has been proved nor has there been any evidence of
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  • 324 1 NEW YORK Mar. 3— Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, m an article published m the New York Times today, says "the whole system known as colonialism has to go." He analyses the effects of imperialism and colonialism on the world, and foresees that the end of imperialism
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 718 2 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, Mar. 4, 1946. Rubber And Tin Prices In regard to both tin and rubber, claims are being pressed thai prices fixed are too low to encourage maximum efforts to speed up production. The latter industry appears to have a much stronger case for immediate price
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  • 1167 2 SURVEY IN JAVA Prospects For New Offer To Indonesians In its essentials the problem m Java does not contain any insoluble elements. Conditions m Sumatra and the "outer islands," each of which has special features calling for special treatment, are admittedly different. I n some places the Dutch have regained
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  • 185 2 A written question from a Conservative Member, Sir P. Har.non, concerning the quality ef the food supplied to the R.A.F. at Seletar brought forth an official statement on conditions at the station m the House of Commons recently, writes our London correspondent. Sir P. Har.non
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    • 389 2 Standing cut from mum ihit rva'.res dosultorv reac'in-< m the newspapsis tc-day are two i t.uns for c >-opcralivo s* r;s. one f r om th-» Qorernment iJo open tive Society and the other f.em the Clerical Union. It was my pleasure wh-*r. chairman of the Singapore -o
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    • 188 2 Several wreks a^o. seven tile paralysis cases were flr.s' rpportcd m ihe Pipers. The aut orItics were supposed to haw the matter so wcil m hand t ;i > the pooMe had no cause for alarm, pi^r-p then the disuse h spreading, and now the Si rases, and
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    • 120 2 1 am eon: t ie publication of a Ceylon Antholc, invite contributions from p now living m Ceylon a> w.ll as those who hr.v brrn here nnd itill retain an interest m the Lslr.nd. The poems may deal with any subject and theme Poems not prrrioa ly
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    • 19 2 Is there nothing t "2 2 4 any more > We were* struck by his striking logic— Stricken, Singapore.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 775 2 The engagement is announced between Tan Chuan Ben? and Miss Nelly Ong Slew Llan. The marriage will take place shortly. CHAN TEO: The Engagement was announced on Sunday 3.3.46 between Mr. Anthony Chan Yuen Cheong, third son of M r Chan Yee Llm and tb~ late Md. v<~i yen jfci
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    • 164 2 To All Members Of: HIE MEDICAL AMD PHARMACEUTICAL PROFESSIONS!! It affords us considerable pleasure to announcethe arrival m Sinsapnre of an advance supply of our ETHICAL PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGICAL preparations In the interests of Public Health, we thou best to confine shipment to those preparations most vgently needed. Limited stocks of
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  • 273 3 STRENUOUS EFFORTS TO RESTORE MALAYA'S SOCIAL SERVICES Forces Handing Back Civilian Property Straits Times Corr LONDON, March 3.— In the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary of State for l hc Colonies, Mr. A. Creech Jones, asserted that the British Military Administration is working strenuously to restore Malaya's social services. It
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  • 239 3 Six Years Gaol For Aiding Japs Strain Times Corr: KUALA LUMPUK, March 2.— An elderly Malay, Abdul Rani bin Xonet, was yesterday sentenced by Lieut. Col. J. G. Adams to six years' rigorous Imprisonment upon conviction on a charge of assisting the enemy by pointing out and causing the apprehension
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  • 305 3 Urging Malays to be united in his opening address to the Pan-Malayan Malay Congress, the Sultan of Selangor told more than 200 delegates at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday: "Many things can be achieved by unity." rvotr. r»r.n Wr. TnfTor nrpsidpnt I tors or look
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  • 104 3 Air mall letter forms may now o» posted to all places m the Empire at the reduced postage rates ol 25 cents per letter form. If the form Is post-d to any non-Empire country, postace must be prepaid at the full na'J oancc r.ite applicahl to the
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  • 418 3 A petition for the payment of three and a half years' arrears of salary, covering the period of the Japanese occupation, to Government employees who were on the permanent staff before the fall of Singapore, has been 'orwarded by the Junior Civil Service Association,
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  • 384 3 Straits Times Corr: LONDON, March 2.— Both the Manchester) Guardian and The Times feature the Malayan Union controversy. The Guardian, m an editorial, says that the Sultans are interpreting their present stand m the light of a "Matava for Malays" policy, and adds
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  • 444 3 Weekly Market Report High London Bids For Sterling Tins Questions regarding the fixing at the price of Malayan rubber at lOd. have now reached the House of Commons, and received the reply that an economic adviser was expected m Malaya shortly to report on the proper costs of production, but
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 300 3 FRIENDLY SPORTING ASSOCIATION. Members, are requested to send In O»eir names and present addresses to the President at 2, Cuscad°n Road, as •oon as possible MALAYAN RUBBER ESTATE OWNERS CO. LTD The Company contemplates appointtag Agents at the foUowtag towns for the purpose of receiving and distributing to Members of
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    • 300 3 SALE BY TENDER. 1 Tender. 1 are Invited from Scrap Dealers registered with Trades and Industries Dept B.M.A. for the purchase ana removal of 28 lots of scrap, comprl in? cotton ra^r wooVen rags, unserviceable <*anvas and ter.tage, unserviceable boot.-;, .tero petroi t:\nks, brass shell cases, scrap metal etc. lying
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    • 486 3 POLICE TEL. 5222 WANTED l/.tormttlon regarding the Jroperty listed hereafter -\l Capt R. flamond' storec with Messrs Thos Cook Ie Son's godown m Singapore prior to Japanese occupation Reply Box No. 128. S.T Any on* giving tnformati'm eading to mr -ccoverr of trr kit will x rewarded. If any memtei
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    • 241 3 £f •> vt-n Cttm 1 -.ll*ll. iMbkn 2—52 5 p m IMttr Dressmaker* Gents' Outfitter* Vfcil NO. 41-4*. HIGH STREET. SINGAPORE. THE HOONG KONG ELECTRIC CO. (leading electric sr.op m towni ELECTRICAL OONTT U'TOKS \ND MEKCHAVi Suppliers to The Royal Netherlani Forces. Navy. RAP W.I and also to leading European
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  • 311 4 MADRID, Mar. 2. —Gen. Franco's Government m a statement denouncing "foreigii attempts" to upset the internal regime of Spain declared cateeofca'ly today that "Spain will defend her internal peace at all costs." Franco's note issued nfter an eight-hour Cabinet meeting described
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  • 242 4 Flight Sergeant Dane. RAF, who baled out of his Spitfire when It wai involved in a mid-air crash with another aircraft in the Medan are* of Sumatra early last week, has been found unhurt, the Netherlands News Agency reports. The Rumanian Peoples Court h*i sentenced Gen. Constantin
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  • 197 4 BRITISH HQ IN GERMANY. Mar. 2— The Briti h intelligence corps today began combing Germany and the liberated countries for an S. S. sergean. said to be the only living witness of Adolf Hitler's burial. The sergrant, whose name was withheld, is purported
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  • 213 4 Increased Interest In English Study After an absence of four years Jn New Zealand, Mr. J. Rhys Richardson, former principal of the Choon Guan English School, has returned to Singapore to find the students of his school have Increased from 250 to 450, and that English Is more widely spoken
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  • 182 4 Straits Times Corr.. LONDON, March I— The Ipoh Rubber Estates buildings are m very poor condition but are reparable. Much of the plant was destroyed and looted and most of the labour was taken to Thailand. But a small force is available. The Kuala Reman Rubber estates
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  • 508 4 Home Soccer Rugger Results London. Mar. 2— The following are today's football and rugby results. Cup sixth round, first leg: Aston Villa 3. Derby County 4; Bradford 2, Birmingham City 2; Charlton Athletic 6. Brentford 3; Stoke City 0, Bolton Wanderers 2. League 111 South (north and south region cup):
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 307 4 NOTICE. "Reward w!l: be given fo' information leading to the recovery of any of the personal and household effects of Mr. C.R.P. KITSELL. Maluvan Volunteer Air Force. These comprise a number of cases marked "Kent Tin Dredging" and believed to have been deposited at Seletar Aerodrome. Also Morris 14 HP.—
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 228 4 TODAYS RADIO From Singapore RED NETWORK from noon to 2 p.m. and 6.30 to 11 pm. on 225 metres from noon to 2 p.m. on 4.825 mcssM. in 61 metre band and from 7.45 to 9.30 p m. on 4 msr Wfc In 61 metre band Chinese noon to 1.15
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