The Straits Times, 7 April 1946

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    19 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA No. 29. SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    OIL DEAL: AGREEMENT NOT TREATY
    162 1 isian rsian t ;.t. v. h eh witl be c cted M I months .<tter the vacuation of Pi A Teheran official announce- ii today emphasised that the deal was an "agreem "it" and -treaty' as it hed been (1 earlier king on the Azerbaijan
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    Another Soviet Walk-Out?
    138 1 YORK. Apr 6- Sov.et delegate Andrei Gromyko may ..in leave the UNO Security .ncil at :U irxt session, reliable sources sa d today, if the Au:tralian deirgat- Co! W. R. r«es that the Coun<il has been involved in "in a n of pol tical negotiations." H-deson has
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    COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH ELECTIONS
    508 1 'Immediate Steps Are Being Taken Governor Gimson Steps have been taken to establish committee immediately to deal with the question of election to the Legislative Cotfncil. Making a statement to this eft*ect at his first weekly Press conference in Government House yesterday morning, ihe Governor,
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    Japs Sabotage U.S. Airfield
    103 1 IGKIO. Apr. 6.— A1l I'nited States Fifth Air Force personnel at Chofu airfield, 15 ■■m< s west of Tokio, have been put on a ,'4-hour armed alert as th? result of what is brUeved to be the first case of organised Japanese sabotage against Allied occupation
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    20 KILLED IN MALTA CRASH
    45 1 .LTA. Apr. 6.—About 20 civilians are believed to have been !:il!ed when a Royal Air Force Wellinptcr crashed into some hou.es in the middle of the island alter taking c!T from Rabat. The crew of three were all killed. Reuter.
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    Policy Unchanged .
    29 1 Policy Unchanged PARIS. Apr. 5— There will be no modification of Prance's policy on the Ruhr. Saar and Rhineland, an official communique issued after a Cabinet meeting today declared.—Reuter.
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    NEXT 90 DAYS MOST CRITICAL IN FOOD CRISIS
    393 1 WASHINGTON, Apr. 5: Figures issued today by t!M Department of Agricuitu-e ilisc'.osed that tne United States has alien 313.000 tons short of her wheat export commitments in the f;rit ouart.r <>f 1946 'The ne\ f > i 10 90 days will be
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    Nine Killed In Airport Bombing
    67 1 WASHINGTON, Apr. s:— Th« U.S. Navy announced that planes flying from the 27,000-ton aircraft carrier, Tarawa, killed nine Navy personnel when they accidentally bombed an observation tov/er on the edge of an airfield at Culebra, Puerto Rico. The bomb was either a 500 or 1000--paunder
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    Bid To Settle Hindu-Moslem Differences
    199 1 Bid To Settle Hindu-Moslem Differences NEW DELHI, Apr. 6— Talks between the British Cabinet Mission and Indian political leaders took place here yesterday with the main purpose, it is believed, of bringing about agreement between the Indian National Con- gress, which is predominantly Hindu, nnd the Moslem League. The problem
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    Chen Kung Po On Treason Charges
    113 1 Chen Kung Po On Treason Charges SOOCHOW, Apr. 6.— A fix-hour trial of Chen Kung Po, President of the puppet Nanking Government, concluded here last night, end Judgment will be announced within the next few days. Chen was charged with ten counts on treason, the penalty for which Is the
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    MINISTERIAL GOVT. FOR \BURMA NEXT YEAR
    310 1 MINISTERIAL GOVT. FOR BURMA NEXT YEAR LONDON, Apr. s.— lf alt pocs veil in Burma it is hoped that a legislature will have been elected and a ministry formed before June of next year, said Arthur Henderson, Under Secretary for India and Burma, in ihv \< of Commons today. He
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    97 1 Lourhborough College, normally an engineering college, now houses an R.A.F. Medical Rchutliitai in Unit. Here airmen, who have been badly broken up, are made physically mentally socially and technically fit for normal work and life again.' In the physiotherapy roam (shown above) are two patients receiving treatment. They are Flight
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    £80 Million Loan From Britain
    338 1 £80 Million Loan From Britain LONDON, Apr. 5 —In order to meet the very hea v y capital expenditure incurred for the rehabilitation of Burma, the British Government had agreed to finance programmes approved by the Treasury by an interest-free loan for two years 1945-46 and I 1946-47 up to
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    Situation In Bandoeng
    56 1 BATAVIA, Apr. 6.— Advancing against strong Indonesian opposition, Gurkha troops have extended the protected area it Bandoeng hill station, Dutch sources said today. The Indonesians used heavy machine guns and killed one Gurkha soldier and wounded another. Outside the protected area several more fires have broken out
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    1,200 Jews Arrested
    37 1 ROME. Apr. 5. Twelve hundred Jews who entered Italy Illegally were arrested at La Spezia as they were about to embark on three small streamers for Palestine, it was authoritat'veljr learned ber* today Rrater.
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    EARTHQUAKE SHAKES JAPAN
    84 1 TORIO, Apr. b—An earthQuake shook the entire Kanto area as well as south and north-eastern Japan and part of central Japan at 6.46 pm. (Tokio Time) today. No damage, however, was caused. The Japanese Central Meteorological Station described the quake as of li -lit" intensity in the
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    Wall Street
    66 1 NEW YORK, Apr. 5.— A spurt of activity and strength in utilities carried that group's averse to a further 15 year high on the stock market today despite an early decline in the general list. Utilities common stock had a big volume, particularly in the lower prices. Sales
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    Bombay Strike
    42 1 BOMBAY, Apr. s.— Eleven thousand sweepers employed by the Bombay Municipal Corporation stopped v/ork today demanding more pay and allowance. Complete dislocation of public health services in Pombay is threatened if the strike lasts more than a few days.— Reuter.
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    18 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mr« M Carrier wishes U thank *:u attended t her husband and thnse ympathy and til .4.i..i
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    MISCELLANY
    1140 2 Banishment Tei al en Chinese detairvri Jn Ffbri.^r;- and March for subversive mtivitics, have fern Ml elled from Malays. Tins prompt use b&gt; the Civil Government oi .ts most eTttti/t weapon against people seeking to create internal str.le is an admirable thing. There may have been reasons for failure
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    Eyes Front
    204 2 On Sundays past it seems that 1 1 have groused— Perhaps condemned— p erhaps been hard on some: But tempers have been frayed and passions roused And If? been hard to ta'ce things as they come. 1 climb not from the hign Judicial chair To which I've raised
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    WEIGHING aMAN in DIAMONDS
    1883 2  -  Harry Miller Colourful Ceremony At Aga Khan's Jubilev By- The scales showed 243 2 lb. as the last diamond was placed on a pile of thousands of other diamonds. The portly, 69-year old Aga Khan rose from the scales on which he had Just been weighed
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    In Favour Co-ordination
    133 2 In Favour Of Co-ordination Strait* Times. Co::: LONDON, Apr. 3.— ln a letter ti the The Times, Sir Eric Macfadyen eh enges Sir Cecil derm iii.ni. Uiat the contemplated Mai cc-crdination throu t^ nor-general is uneconomical i top-heavy. Sir Eric Macfadyen point oat X that security Is the Oftr-rtding Droblem
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    Mr, Den ing Leaves
    141 3 Mr, Den ing Leaves M. E. Dening. CMC. C.B.E. of the British Foreign Political A t the Supreme Alli?d Comt Asia, fcr the la^t two and a h re fcr the Uaitsd KingApril 5. Mr. Denir.g u&gt; one of the exOffice on yeari In Ibc Britisn consular sirvice c and
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    i u<l! To Co!. V-iml Mrs. Lord
    207 3 Farewell To Col. And Mrs. Lord m a great ex- ..aion between Id ol and v this ire for t 1 the rest, of Malaya 1 aid Col H. A. I :d, chiei of the Siil Ay at a 1..: j (&gt;H Cafe given in 1 day. tlie nature V
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    lll'.lll \i!Y
    27 3 OBITUARY wife of I pai.s.Hl ay ay peacefully at 2.50 rm. 6 4.4 C. C r:&lt;ur mill leave U. Ahva^ Road at 4.00 p.m. to-diy for Bldadari
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    A MYSTERY OF JAP-OCCUPIED SINGAPORE SOLVED!
    1421 3 The Story Of Six Oil Tankers Link With "Double Tenth" Atrocity Hearing This is a story that Japanese- occupied Singapore never heard. It ranks azr.on? the epics of this wa r and it is tied up very closely with the Japanese occupation of this
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    'DOUBLE TENTH' TRIAL OPENS
    94 3 /TmxUy. M«v* I*. 1946 21 Kempeitai Members* 'On Atrocity Charges Wnynt :W» »•&gt;-«* :.t:on DC;«&lt;-»... BDMI t;d O*MN p«l»i m i hid &lt;r«.S|,if«! mm*;* Jay »hi»&gt;. h..: lx«n bhtwn ur l&gt;\ an Auttrainn r-iidin; party. tfrinl rtrnnnai^sanc? -and photo-jr (f»ph*. It tr»« s!'k) fottnd tl&gt;r.t there
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    Gammans' Sarawak Mission
    357 3 Gammans' Sarawak Mission Sunday Times Corr: LONDON, Aik. 6.— Capt. L. D. Gammans and Lt.-Col. D. K. Rees-Williams are going to Sarawak by air via Singapore on April 23, though it is not clear how they are going to test opinion in Sarawak. Malaya is not included in the delegation's
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    Unprofitable Wage Rales In Malaya
    194 3 Unprofitable Wage Rales In Malaya Sunday Times Corr.. LONDON. Apr. 6. The Financial Times gives prominence to an optimistically toned articl3 on conditions of the rubber industry based or. an interview with an anonymous rubber expert who recently toured Malaya. Stressing on the black market and political position, the article
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    Australia To U.K. Via Singapore
    398 3 The commencement of laudplane operations betweeu the U.K., S.ngapore and Austral. a by Qantas and li.o will coincide with the opening of Changi Airport on Apr I rt states i an announcement by the joint I services which adds that the first eastbound Lancastrian will
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    LadyMemberln Penang Council
    181 3 LadyMemberln Penang Council Sunday TtaßM Corr: PENANG. Apr 6— For the first time un Penang a lady councillor has been appointed to sit or the local council An official announcement today reveals that Mr; Cheah Inn Kiong is among the ten prominent residents appointed to Penang's first pest-war advisory council,
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    Choiera In Dungun
    56 3 KUALA TRENGGANU, Mar. 29.— 1t is officially reported that there has been an outbreak of cholera in Dungun, a district of Trengganu. Precautionary measures have been taken by the authorities to prevent It from spreading to other districts. The latest information is thrt the disease has already
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    JapMP's Were Called To Settle Lost Ring Dispute
    414 3 Jap MP's Were Called To Settle Lost Ring Dispute The final stage of the defence ba the case against Tan Chong I'new and Adam Tan was reached yesterday afternoon, the [oartb day of the hearing before Mr. K. M. Byrne, when the court listened to the details of a story
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    PENANG AND K.L. RACE RESULTS
    657 4 PENANG AND K.L. RACE RESULTS Results of races in Per.ang and Kuala Lumpur yesterday are ss follows Pcming Race 1: ist. The Elk (W. Noordin). 2nd Kingsma (Che Meh); Won by J length; Time: 1 mm. 33 sec. Cash Sweep: No. 423 $375. No. IG9 $187, No. 271 $Jl9; Tcte:
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    No Bail Allowed Former S*pore Prison Chief
    1077 4 No Bail Allowed Former S'pore Prison Chief Charge Of Causing Grievous Hurt "There is a probability that some of the accused will be tried in the War Crimes Tribunal," declared Ihe prosecutor, W Com. M. Buttrose in the second Superior Court before Lt.-Col. G. C. H. Culley yesterday. W Com.
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    Inter-State Cricket Again At. Easter
    1196 4 Sunday Sports Review Singapore will meet Negri Sembilan in an interstate cricket match at the Police ground at Thomson Road ever tl.j Easter weekend. Trie Negri cricket authorities came through with the offer on Friday for a game on Apr. 20 and Apr. 21. K.
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