The Straits Times, 24 March 1946

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    18 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THK LEADLW SLWDAY b'EWSPAPER /.V MALAYA fll. SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, MARCH 24. 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS
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    PERSIAN APPROVAL OF STALIN'S STATEMENT
    607 1 Atmosphere Clears On Eve Of Momentous U.N.O. Meeting WASHINGTON, Mar. 2:!:— Satis (action with Generalissimo Stalin's stateop the r.N.O. and the "international situation" was expressed here by Dr. Hussein Ala, Persian Ar.i 'i-sador in Washington. "It is particularly significant that on the eve of the
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    Iriii>!i Mandate1' In Transjordan t
    131 1 British Mandate In Transjordan Ends n s Mi' I?.. -A new JtiosJun siat came into being a yttt) of mutual a s--1 i i brtwctn I «r.:i 1 I tan •«>. «an was 1 at the Br.ts'i I'oreiKn oca The t-r.r m end «i| ih« Hru.sh mandate for -inrdjn. H.iiin
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    Fmri Agreement Ti Quit I/ohar.on
    14 1 French Agreement To Quit Lebanon n the wlth- ihe •turuation of ""'lrrnmnH' Rr-itt. r
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    Persian Kurds Capture Town
    134 1 TEHERAN, Mar. 23 —Persian Kurds have captured Sardasnt which is one of the three toy. ns they have been attacking, according to the latest reliable information reaching the capital. A Kurdish leader visiting Teheran said today that fightIng was taking place between the Persian Government troops
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    "I NO Will Maintain Pace'
    77 1 UNO Will Maintain Peace' NEW YORK, Mar 23— The first purpose of the United Nations is to "prevent differences between the great powers resulting in armed conflicts between nations," the UNO Secretary General, Mr. Trygve Lie. told a meeting of the New York United Nations Committee today. "We know this
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    ♦Vail Street
    76 1 Wall Street NEW YORK. Mar. 22-Strength in Chrysler stock which gained four points, turned the market higher in a L e tradin mid-session profit raking and other automobiles came back from lows. United Airlines spurted for a Rain of nine points Rails mi ea«=iesugan oick^d up near closing Sales were
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    Sir Mark Young To Return?
    45 1 Sir Mark Young To Return? HONGKONG. Mar. 22 -Sir Mark Young, Governor of Hongkong at the outbreak of the Pacific war who was prisoner cf war h Manchuria un'il the Japanese surrender, will return to Hongkong as Governor in May. wellinformed quarters here sate Reuter.
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    Soviet Police Operated In Canada
    170 1 Soviet Police Operated In Canada TORONTO, Mar. 23—Admission that the Soviet Security Police were operating in Canada was made by Igor Gouzenko, cipher clerk in the Russian Embassy In Ottawa, t?day while giving evidence at the trial oi Fred Rose. Montreal Member cf the Canadian Parliament, charged with communicating secret
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    Chiang May Visit U.K., U.S., Soviet
    109 1 SHANGHAI. Mar 23. -The possibility that Generalissimo Chiani Kai Shek may visit Russia. Britain and Unitrd States was ?dvanced by Dr. H. H. Kung on his arrival here today frrm Chungking. He said that the Generalissimo's proposed trip would benefit co-operation end the cause
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    IVeed For Clear Java Statement
    76 1 Need For Clear Java Statement BATAVIA. Mar. 2J Sutan S ahrir. Indor.e In P.im- Minuter said in an interview with th? Nede lands news agency here- "I would wdecme a joint Anß!oDutrh statement on th tuture military ucsition clarif in-* the present situation." He added t!at the arv 1 cf
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    "UNDERSTANDING IN 12 MONTHS"
    385 1 Meanwhile, the Persian Prem er has ™ne on record as saying, in i a New Year's message, reported from Teheran, that he hoped to reach an understanding with Rusia within t^.e next twe vo months. The broadcast mes ag3 &?l& that "misunderstandings between Russia and Persia"
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    SOVIET RAISES QUESTION OF INDONESIA & GREECE
    313 1 SOVIET RAISES QUESTION OF INDONESIA GREECE Radio Moscow last night renewed t he Soviet aUack on British policy in Indonesia and Greece— an indication that Russia may apain raise the^e questions in the UJW) Security Council as a counter to the Persian dispute whirh is coming- before the Council at
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    Atom Bomb Tests Postponed
    123 1 WASHINGTON. Mar. 23 -President Truman today ordered the postponement of the May 15 atom bomb tests at Bikini Atoll until Jul) 1. It is understood that IhU move is dv- t i the pos&ib lily of (onfiii t wkh the sessions of the UNO security council.
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    Sir Ben Smith "Satisfied"
    144 1 NEW YORK, Mar. 23. --Sir Ben Smith, British Minister of Focd, before leaving New York by air for London sitcl he vn"well satisfied' with his mission to the United S ates. which had been mainly concerned v.i.h tlushortage cf wheat and rice and mrt'/iods of making
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    Worldwide Rationing Suggested To UNRRA
    102 1 ATLANTIC CITY. New Mar. 23— Retiring Director General of UNRRA Mr. Herbert Lea nan called for world-wide rationing when he addressed th<? UNRRA Council here yesterday UNRRA had only one third its minimum retirements in sight h? declared adding: "The situation can only spell disaster
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    Mr.Nehni sßeetfptiaa At Kuala Lumpur
    155 1 Mr.Nehru's Reception At Kuala Lumpur Sunday Times Corr: KUU\ LUMPUR Mnr. ??.-A slrm:? address v:r>s r'-livr'-pfi nt the rf c ursp y>:^f>rdav by Pnrr'it Jav.ahartal No^^u to a gathering of aboir A-,r'v-.r? !l-.e cv.re (or ttw on e-it turrrril and unrest, h' itaM to amount of economics roi'ld ronvir. o
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      240 1 MUSIC FOR THE MILLION Paper shortage prevent* the Publishers as well as or.rs^he.s irom offering as complete a rfti;«e as we always wish: but here Is a comprehensive list of tne new arrivals worthy of your collection. THE STANDARD SERIES: GOLDEN KOI Irs SKRUs Book 1 Light Salon Pieces Book
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    M KNOWXXDGMI NI
    29 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mr tt M: Chin and •ir.der thflr prate- ii nds and relatives e!p rendered, can lent, «t the !ui I iMto beloTed oa iiM tekgraTna of coo- I
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    MISCELLANY
    1052 2 Back To Sime Rd. In December last, a party of ex-lnternees, returning to Singapore from Colombo, were faced jit to to the old huts in Sime c neither RAPWI nor the B MA could off b tier. In reporting the occurtht Straits Time.s s. 1 make an attempt to
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      SINGAPORE JUNK FLEET DID $20,000,000 TRADE
      695 2 SINGAPORE JUNK FLEET DID $20,000,000 TRADE "They did not wait but went did things for '.hemselves When Singapore's B.M.*. chief, Brig. P. A. H. McKerron, paid this tribute to the people of Malaya for their part in the rehabilitation of the country, on top of his list he could have
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      Tonnage Figures Reach New Peak
      239 2 Less than seven months after Singapore was rcoccup t and the work of rehabilitation begun, net tonnage of ships entering the harbour has exceeded by more than two million the whole year's total for 1940. In all man than 1,500 j of all sizes and
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    Internees' Tireless Advocate
    189 2 Internees Tireless Advocate Malayan civil defence workers, who were interned and are now to receive payment in respect of their whole period of internment, owe a debt gratitude to Major Sir Jocelyn Lucas, Conservative M.P. for Sou h Portsmouth. Sir Jocelyn has been the internees' tirrless advocate in Parliament. Recently
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    Friesians Will Form Nucleus Of Local Dairy Herd
    416 2 Survivors 01 battle, looting and a last-mir.ute orgy of feas'.ing by v delcated Jap troops, Friesian and Hollstein cows are grazing on a Bukit Timah hill ide ready to be the nucleus of a dairy herd that could supply Singapore with much-needed
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    A Pvayer (Civilian)
    116 2 A Prayer (Civilian) Oh Mighty (>uds of Transport IMease grant me one small car. Even though I know how monstrous Your difficulties are. I quite agree that pun." In .high and low positions, Must all have cars, uiidoiihteary, mm To execute thHr missions I'll even grant their holy right To
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    Red Army Demob. Sergeant & Under
    81 2 Red Army Demob. Sergeant Under MOSCOW. Mar. 23— Six eiort classes of R?d Army and Air Force other ranks will be < >- bilised between May and 8 ber of this year in accordance with a derive just IsttMd by tht Supreme Soviet. The decree is conli ied to th»
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    ASION" OF SQUATTERS' 'ABLE GARDENS
    389 3 "INVASION" OF SQUATTERS' VEGETABLE GARDENS Bulldozers "Iron Out" Ti oop-Billetting Site Work has biMi skirted on a scherr.; 1 for providing aciommodati— for 1,500 servicemen on a piece of land it ike junction of I iv Pandan and Holland roads, five I roiri *he city of Singapore. EuLtiozcrs and Irac.orj
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    48 3 Jap Prisoners Escape i orr: priI i d lateron wr-e iiang I 1 at Nil' 1 1 or E ap. I md p ilue ♦.utiioi -i to i»nt for the c* .1 of &iJM lias 1 fi'tm -tion 1 r capture, liv <> -i< t.nne<J f l)iil H\ 111
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    es Against io, Pagiar Vi ithdrawn
    57 3 Cases Against Goho, Paglar Withdrawn by the U Goho \nd Dr C J. c ced in Urn < Q .o and was to bate harge had ye: been preferred :nqulry held -Mr. D W Munro .iiie a similar r Court ber A. Bri:-s in the iar. the dlsriblt au; I
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    Arrive IWe
    25 3 Arrive Here more notore nrmonnotd t for postal :.A. had allocated '.es Rr.d the ?n cut to persons -cvri.es had already Icatlons for the iered
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    Fatal Accident
    32 3 Sunday Times Corr: PFNANG, Mar. the Dutch forces, Kromo, stationed in Per.anT lost 'heir lives In a motor ?n an RAP truck and a lorry in O. -.jor Road yesterday.
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    SUPREMO LEA YES ON A USTRALIAN- N.Z. TOUR
    363 3 SUPREMO LEA VES ON A USTRALIAN- N.Z. TOUR The Supreme Allied Commander and Lady Louis Mountbatten left Singapore by air yesterday on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. I t Lord Ldu:s is scheduled to return en Apr. 10. Lady Louis will stay at Auckland to begin a separate
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    Petroleum Hoard To He Dissolved
    153 3 The I-etrcleum Board will be dissh rch n when the various oil companies which operated in Malaya belore the war will take over the importation and distribution of all petroleum prcduc.s. These oil companies v/ill operate individually on an ordinary commercial basis and among others
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    'Clerks Must Fight For Their Rights'
    201 3 'Clerks Must Fight For Their Rights' Sinsa:x)re clerks rhould resist every attempt "to encroach upon cur rights as human beings, not as educa'ed slaves," said Mr. Lim Yew Hock at the annual crnpral meeting of the Singapore Clerical Union on Friday. K2 t to unite and fight :r>oulder to shoulder
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    'Double lOtir Case Continues
    153 3 'Double lOth" Case Continues Taking ooji-ction to the 'act ihat a witness was chewing gum continuously throughout his evidence, Japanese defer." counsel in yesterday's hearings in the Double Tenth War crimes trial submitted that the witness should not be pllowcil to do so. "I completelj agree," s»id President Silkin, and,
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    Partial Lifting Of Control Of Air Passages
    174 3 The first step in the lifung of control on air travel in South East Asia has been taken. Civilians, unsponsored by any Government organization, desiring an air passage to Rangoon will in future apply to Qantas instead of the Air Priorities Board as
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    RETURNED EX-INTERNEES BACK AT SIME ROAD
    921 4 Officials Say They Arrived ''Unheralded" A number of ex-internees have returned to Singapore from India where they were sent after the liberation. Today, after about six months in Ind a, ten of them are back where they started from Sime Road Camp. Most of
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    ARMY BEAT NAVY AT RUGGER
    305 4 ARMY BEAT NAVY AT RUGGER Watched b.v a crowd ol several hundreds. Army beat Navy by eight 1 points (a coal and a try) to six (a try and a penalty goal) In n thrilling rugger match at Jalan Besar stadium I yesterday The game was played in aid of
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    Strong Football Team Playing Here
    1014 4 Sports Review I To spor.si n this v:e«k will be a particularly Interesting and excftin<? one. In adriit'on to the Inter-Services boxir? *ournament: rtoletl take place at the H?nv World stadiu-i on Wednesday r'"ht. and tbe second of *h» Ir.t r r-Scrv:ros ru^eier rr.a'ehes. be'v;een
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