The Straits Times, 25 April 1946

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    19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY F(»I»"pAGKr SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1946. PRKi: 10 CENTS
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  • Article
    BIGGEST SOUTH AFRICAN "GOLD RUSH"
    434 1 Increased Immigration And New Towns Predicted JOHANNESBURG, Apr. 23 Increased immigration into Soulh Africa vas predicted by Sir Ernest Oppenneimer, t.he South African gold and dnnnoad magnate, today m the first authoritative statement on the new jiold discovery m Orange Free State, which he ranks
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    63 1 i <i nn his anival at Kallang airfield. Singapore, to take up h;. nrw appointment aa C-iii-C. Allied Land Forces, SK. Asia, l.t. «irn Sir Montagu Stopford. shakes h;in d< with Air Vice Marshal J II I. llardman In the centre I* Lt. (ien Kir rAM BrownlnK. Chief of StalT
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    To Bangkok By Hail Soon
    88 1 To Bangkok By Hail Soon BANGKOK, Apr. 23— The Baral HaflMae Railways have announced that it is hopfd to resume thp Bangkok-Singapore cxpifss train service soon. The service was discontinued during the war, and resumption has been found to be difficult because many bridges were d;im;v:cd throuKh bombing m the
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    Trotsky On Murder Of The Tsar
    218 1 NEW YORK, Apr. 23.— Leon Trotsky's biography of Stalk), published today, claims that Stalin was ssociated with the murder of the Emperor of Russia and his family at Ekaterinburg, Siberia, and has caused a sensation hero. This allegation, among dozens of others, is made
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    Nazi Poison Case— Four Men Sought
    63 1 Nazi Poison Cas e— Four Men Sought FRANKFURT, Apr. 2?,: tar-Intelligence agents are seeking four former concentramp inmat's in connection poisoning by arsmic of n SS men in a priif war camp near NuremThr, Unll spokesman said that four men who are all "displaced person.:" employed i:i the bakery vhere
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    Progress In Talks With Egypt
    194 1 Progress In Talks With Egypt CAIRO, Apr. 23— Definite progress appears to be being made m the Anglo-Egyptian talks. Th e Egyptian Prime Minister, Sldky Pasha, m?t members of th< tian delegation to submit to them the results of his conversations with members of the British delegation— Viscount Stansgate the
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    Clash On Persia Issue
    146 1 Clash On Persia Issue NEW YORK. Apr. 23. -A clash between Rosda and ih P United St. tes on the Persian question! broke out when the UNO Securiidl rcas&embted 1 tonight. The Soviet d< Kfate, Mr. Andrei Gromykn. demanded that the mater be deleted Trom the 1 agenda and accused
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    Piano's Special Mission
    56 1 LONDON, Apr. 23.—The RAF Lancaster Liberal, one of two specially equipped aircraft of the Empire Air Navigation Schorl. Shawbury, ne?r Shrewsbury, has left on a special mission to Singapore and To: The petrol taafcs were filled to capacity. With :ations, crews and baggage the aircraft made a
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    Wheat Allocations To India Today
    360 1 WASHINGTON. Apr. 23—Longdelayed but definite Combined to)ci Board wheat allocations fo r India will be announced within I the next 24 hours unless an unforeseen hitch occurs, Board officials stated today. An official denied that, contrary to many reports no specific allocation had been made
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    Republicans Attack Java Terrorists
    350 1 Republicans Attack Java Terrorists BATAVIA. Apr. 23—Indonesian Republican forces (TRI> m the hills of western Java are closing m on the Rang suspected of the recent murder of two Australian ofllcers. rt-eordmg to Indonesian report., tonight. Hostilities are continuing r»round the edges of Java's five m" n Allied-ccntrnlled areas. Hr.".
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    British Troops In Japan
    50 1 KURE. Apr. 24.—Two thousand mor" Br'tish Commonwealth troops have arrived here to bolster the British Occupation forces of Japan. They comprise 700 British and 1,300 Indian troops, who arrived on board the troopship Cheshire. Most of them saw service m Burma with the British 2nd Division.—U.P
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    BIG BATTLE LOOMS OVER CHANGCHUN
    313 1 Chungking. Apr. 23. The National Peoples today reported that the vanguards of the Chinese nev army had reached Kungchuling, 60 kilometres south <>f Changchun. It ia reported that 80,000 Communists aie massed at Kungchuling and heavy fighting is expected. Government authorities say that the Nationalist
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    Truce In Prison Mutiny
    137 1 MILAN. Apr. ?3—After a nisht and a day of fierce fighting between troop.? and convicts at Sai Vittore Prison m Milan, a truce was called today to allow the authoriti?s to remove wcundpd from inside the be.ciegrd f rtress and permit the prisoners to n sume
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    Earthquake Under The Sea
    45 1 Earthquake Under The Sea SYDNEY Apr N: A submarine rarthqu-tke severe enough to b o rororilPd all over the world occurred ai»»ut 1000 miles south of Ailf laide yrvtci rfay aftcrnnm the Mrsetof «>f Riverview Inivcr^ity stated here today. MMMS lasted al out thrre ks
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    Defence Of Mac Arthur
    121 1 Defence Of Mac Arthur TOKYO. April n A A released today d< (ended the occupation retime ol Gen. MacArthur uly aaalnst tho criticisms of those who alleged Japan was not ready for tern stvl" democratic election* and sta'ed that "democracy has thus demonstrated a forward advance Pointing 001 that thp
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    Mussolini's Body Stolen
    160 1 MILAN, Apr. a.—Unknown persons last night exhumed and removed the body of Mussolini, thp former Fascist r. from a BCCJ I one of Milan's cemeteries, where it was buried after hi by partisans m April. 1 The authorities hivp cpened an inquiry, but have not yet f
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs.. April 25, 1946. Work Of The Royal Navy
    948 2 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs.. April 25, 1946. W ork Of The Royal Navy Although discussion of the magnitude of the contributions made by individual nations to the achievement of a common victory hr.s not reached the samo degree i of acrimony as that which developrd m the early *****,
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  • Other Opinions
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      The Ruhr And Germany
      148 2 We do not lavour the political detachment of the Ruhr from Germany, not from any sympathy for the Germans, but because such a solution would hold the seeds of future trouble. The attitude of Russia had been noncommittal, but French Communists strongly support the French demand,
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      Hong Kong's Problems
      142 2 The need is for new blood in high places with a new policy conforming more rtadily with progressive ideas, and bringing plans for the technical reshaping of the administrative machinery. We are thinking, of course, in terms of the results required to enable Hong Kong's residents to
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      Women Of Britain
      188 2 The Britain which rallied to the call of blood, toil, tears and sweat. Is not In orocess of dismemberment because Mrs. Everyman would like a bigger Joint, or an extra lump of lard, or because the gas pressure is not as strong as she would like it
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    JAPAN'S FOOD PROBLEM OF HER OWN MAKING
    1719 2  - JAPAN'S FOOD PROBLEM OF HER OWN MAKING Cornelius Ryan By The larje poll m thD Japancs3 elections, and m particular the size of the women's vote, has surprisad mcst observers. The number of wcmen who vot?d is attributed to the Emperor* s appeal to them to exercise their newiy granted
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  • Man-in-the-Street
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      Au Revoir
      353 2 On the eve of our departure for the United Kingdom on leave I ask the use of your columns to say au revoir to our many iriend; m Singapore and thfoui,rhfH't Malaya. While doing so there are three things to which I should 'ike to I give expression:
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      Cinema Queues
      156 2 I wish to congratuiat" and than!: t: i c. tho c- (t-iy Oln ma for havinc: placd a special constable at their $1 booking office and selling only a maximum of two tkkets to each person. When I queued up at the Cathay cinema wi Saturday last for
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      Free Education
      98 2 It is distressing to note that school fees will have to be paid m full as from next month. Will the authorities klndlf look into the case of those children who have lost their parents through Japanese atrocities. I may also add that with the present cost of
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      Clothes For Labourers
      96 2 How is it that no clothes ha/c yet arrived for estate labourers? Mosquito nets and mosquito gauze are also unobtainable. Acid can be bought only at blackmarket prices and cost one cent per lb. for sheet manufactured. No strainer gauze, metrolac and field tools are available. A
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      Outram Road Gaol Victims
      69 2 About a month ago I read a list of prisoners of war who died m Outram Road gaol, mostly Chinese. Having spent well-nigh a year m Outram Road gaol myself, I should very much like to know whether there is a list of Eurorcans who died
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      Open Grove Road
      130 2 There have been many letters recently on the subject of th;? reopening cf Grove Road to civilian traffic aiid I would add my plea to thos2 of others, as the matter is serious. It is not mcrsly a question of convenience to pc:p!e living in Tapiong Rhu.
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      Straits Settlements Association
      60 2 Mav I enquire as to whether the Straits Settlements Singapore) Association will ever function again. If so, when.' If not. why? The membership of thla a tlon v/as strictly confined to British subjects and as such a q functioning of this assoc will be necessary and useful
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      854 2 FOX— de COTTA— On 6th April, 1946, at the pro-Cathedral, Wodehousc Road, Bombay, John Richard, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Fox of County Longford. Ireland, to Beatrice, daughter of the late Adrian de Cotta and M.s. Blanche Boraars of Singapore. SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED Doctor for dispensary
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    8 Malayan Sultans "On Point Of Leaving For London" To Petition King Against 'Annexation' Of Malaya
    444 3 8 Malayan Sultans "On Point Of Leaving For London" To Petition King Against 'Annexation' Of Malaya Straits Times Corr: LONDON, Ap r 23.— Sir Cecil Clementi, a former Governor of the Straits Settlements and Hiirh Commissioner of the Malay States, ?n a letter to The Times, points out that the
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    lined $ 1,000 For Profiteering
    107 3 lined 1,000 For Profiteering Dcsrribrd as the manapinK partner of the Arena Tea Garden In the N World Amusement Chan Kirn Pon^ was fined Sl.or.i) or four months' ri?orous nmeni and $300 or two months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. P. C. Hoffman In the Fourth Court yesterday for sriiins beer
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    Tuan Muda For Sarawak Council
    38 3 Straits Times Corr: LONDON. Apr. 23—1 understand that the meeting of the Sarawak Council Neßri. at which the Tuan Muda Bertram Brooke will speak on cession proposal, has been fixed for May 15.
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    Board Of Currency Commissioners
    158 3 Straits Times Corr: PENANG. Apr. 23- A two-man Beard of Currency Commissioners. Malaya. With an office m Singapore and such other places as agreed upon between the two governors, has been provisionally appointed under a Malayan Union Ordinance operating since April 1 The Beard consists of
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    58 3 Tl.r Govern >r. Mr. F. O GtanmMi, is sera imprrtinc a unit of th? currillas (Malayan re«ple«' Anti-JaMnrse Army) at the S.S.V.f. paradr xmvnd on Tuesday, vrhen he reviewed the Malayan e«Hinfent t* thr Victory Parade which will be h-id la LmSM m law A full list of the membrrs
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    Court Hears Of Jap Torture Of 'Spies'
    435 3 Singapore's Second War Crimes Court yesterday listened to details of Ihe system by which the Japs m the Andnmans. by arresting a few people, gradually built up by means of torture and beatings, cases involving hundreds of sn-rallro spies. Abdul GafTor, a school-master.
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    Passage For 2,000 Indians Per Month
    293 3 Passage For 2,000 Indians Per Month Through negotiations carried out with the ALFSEA. headquarters, accommodation has been made available tor 2 030 Indians to return to their mother I country this month and space for 2.C00 passengers will be available In each of the succeeding months. Mr. S. K. Chettur,
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    Dutch Ex press Gratitude To Singapore
    468 3 Dutch Ex press Gratitude To Singapore The Dutch newspaprr Oranje, which ceased publication yesterday, in a farewell message to its readers and to the people of Singapore, emphssisis the debt of gratitude which Dutch people who have found a haven of refuge here owe to the authorities and people of
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    The Rajah Returns To Sarawak
    133 4 On April 14, the Rajah of Sara, wak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, and the Ranee, retained to Sarawak. The impressive welcome liven by all communities to Their Highnesses is graphically shown m these pictures by the Army Film Unit. Pictured with tho Rajah and K:>nc
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    Malayan Victory Parade Contingent Leaves For London
    904 4 Malayan Victory Parade Contingent Leaves For London The Malayan contingent to the Victory Parade to be held in London on June 8, comprising 141 men representing every re- gular detachment and volunteer or auxiliary service in this coun- try, railed for England by the j Orontes last night. The contingent
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    Goaled For Disobeying
    71 4 As the 5.9. "Samfield" was approaching Singapore on the morning of April 6, an order was given to aU hands to clean the rooms and alle/ways. D. Parkinson, who had just completed watch duty and was due for another shift a few houis hence, refused to comply
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