The Straits Times, 2 May 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY i;ight pages SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    GERMAN DISARMAMENT TO BE DISCUSSED BY "BIG FOUR"
    424 1 Russia Withdraws Objection To Draft Treaty Talks PARIS, May I.— Russia has agreed that the American draft treaty to provide for the disarming of Germany sh?ill be bbcrd on the agenda of the "Big l"ou.-" Fcrugn Ministers' Conference. Tti <1j ift treaty
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    Stalin's Pledge Of Peace
    300 1 Stalin's Pledge Of Peace LONDON. May I.— A gisanti" parade of Soviet armed might today filed through Moscow's Red Square as workers throughout the wor!:l joined m the first post-war May Day celebrations. many and Italy sa'v tic caradrs and In the Far East yorkers also celebrated. In B:rHn move
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    MP's To Get A Rise
    104 1 LONDON, Apr. 30— The Government propose to introduce legislation which will Rive £1,000 a year salary to every Member of Parliament. It is also to be proposed that ministers with a salary of less than £5,000, including the Leader of H M Opposition should be
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    Franco Monument Blown Up
    283 1 BARCELONA, Apr. 30.— The three-ton Franco victory monument was almost completely destroyed by a bomb explosion at dawn on Monday. The monument was ere: ted \vh«n Clen. Franco citerei the c ity m triumph m 1939.— A.P. Yet one ri the most P French arguments for
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    To Hear Statements
    51 1 The mi-'is'e-s ar<* reported to have rejectei a Rusv'an Pronosal which would have gvon the greater norton of tl|j Istrb.n PPiiinsi'ln t> Yue"slavi3. When th? r nferencs failed in a'ree. it ccc?pled Mr. Molotov's Tp?estion to hear Ftatenents Frotn twT Jt\l'fxn nnd T^n Yuco<lpv reprcsrn'.atlvM.— UP. nnd
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    Troopship Goes Aground Near Belfast
    105 1 BELFAST. May I— As dawn broke over the Irish Sea today, three lifeboats were alongside the 7 600 -ton troopship Georgetown Victory, which was holed m two places when she went aground at the entrance to Strangford Lough, south of Belfast, shortly after midnight. The
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    Ten Years For Disclosing Atom Secrets
    261 1 Ten Years For Disclosing Atom Secrets LONDON, May I.— Dr. Alan Nunn May was today sentenced to ten years' imprisonment lor fiisclosing atomic energy secrets to "unknown persons." Dr. May. a 34-year-oH scientist who worked on the atom bomb in Canada, pleaded guilty before Mr. Justice Oliver at th° Old
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    34 1 The Cold?n Arrow, famous Lon 'on-Dover beat-train of peacetime, rullins-out of Vitoria Station on her frst trin since the war. She was carrying a party of officials &oing to Dover to inspect the port.
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    U.S. Invites Nations To Atom Tests
    204 1 U.S. Invites Nations To Atom Tests WASHINGTON. April 30-Mr. i Doan Achcson acting Secretary of State, today said that the Stats Department was inviting othrr members of the Unit?d Nations atomic energy romms. sion to attend the July 1 atom bombing tests at Bikini Atoll. The 11 members of the
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    U.S. Documents On Franco
    79 1 WASHINGTON, Apr. 30.— The United States State Department will give the United Nations Security Council confidential documents supporting the contention that Franco Spain no longer constitutes a threat to world peace, despite her wartime collaboration with the axis powers, it was disclosed late today. The department
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    Fascists Seize A Radio Station
    59 1 ROME, May I.— Five masked men, carrying bombs and ether aims, entered Monte Mario radio station late last night, overcame the employees and interrupted the transmission, substituting Fascist slosans and putting on a record of the Fascist hymn, "Oiovinezza The incident followed semipublic demonstrations in
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    ARABS CONDEMN RECOMMENDA TIONS FOR PALESTINE
    1097 1 LONDON, WASHINGTON, JERUSALEM Apr. 30.— Publication m London and YVashingtci of the joint AngloAmerican Committee of Inquiry's recommendations on Palestine, and the future of formerly persecuted Jews m Europe, has brought forth the criticism "outrageous' from the Arab leaders and 'limited" from the Jewish
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    BRITAIN SETS NEW AIR STYLE.
    43 2 Top picture shows the Vickers "Viking", Britain's latest airliner and freighter. It seats 40 passengers and lias a 2,000 mile range. U,t. The Miles "Acrovan sin air delivery plane can carry a saloon car with room to spare.
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    Alexander Plans fresh Campaign
    204 2 Alexander Plans fresh Ca mpa ign "J want to meet Canadians everywhere. I want by speeches ;uid every means m my power to encourage Canadians" awareness of their great nationality and their wonderful positio i m the Commonwealth and m the world." Viscount Alexander, Canada's new Governor-General, thus outlined his
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    '448' Kills Mosquitoes
    86 2 A new insect repellent, officially described as many times morn effective than previous compounds, is available to mankind as a direct outgrowth of wartime experiments by the United States Navy. The repellent is being distributed under the trade name of "unexcelled 448" by several commercial crnipanies. Recent
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    HOW TO DISARM THE A TOM BOMB
    1093 2 HOW TO DISARM THE A TOM BOMB SCIENCE NEWS BY RITCHIE CALDER Renouncing the dangerous heresy v>t 'America's sacred trust" and gains :s!l out to moke atomic energy -»afr for humanity, the U.S. State Department's proposals for the control of the atom make comforting The plan, which I have now
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    New Air Giants For Atlantic Service
    371 2 THE British Government has author sed the Bristol Aeroplane Company to go ahead with four Type 167 aircraft, the 110-ton air liner usually referred to as the Brabazon 1, which is the biggest and most advanced landplane yet developed m Britain. The first will
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    $15 Millions Worth Of Luxury Planes
    76 2 A $15,000,000 contract for the purchase of a fleet of 10 doubledecked Boeing Stratocruisers, luxury planes capable of carrying from 75 to 105 passengers, was signed recently by Northwest Airlines Delivery is expected to begin shortly after the first ot next year, and, provided
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    SHE WAS A V.I.P. SECRETARY
    48 2 me l-r i the W.-Ak. attract ye 1 R-saJtad Pelrie, «M ass cr«f«fesc2 wecnUarj* She attrndrd C:ii;o. Yalta ;.nd Pot-ilam m?r\ i«?:s and Win M'crtlary and personal a de to Marshal Sir Sholt-» Dcu.?!as, Admiral Mcuntbftttta and Mai-(ien LavC rk, ComVincd Cos Ch^f.
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    1,000 Men Equal 28 Million Trees
    98 2 Fortune magazine, m an article I discussing; productivity < United States chemical industry, estimates that 800 to 1.000 workmen operating a synthetic rubber factory with a production of 00,000 tons annually, were the equivalent of work of a natural rubber plantation of 000 trees
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      206 2 &r??t i n g s from BEST GEE I P T V. LIMITED a BEST GEE PTY. LIMITED send WT their greetings to their many friends and customers. Their direct representative. Mr. W. ROTH, partner of late F. B. VODAK, ROTH COMPANY, will soon return to Malaya. In the meantime
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      800 2 RADIO PROGRAMMES Vie Oliver Show. 11 an. Accent On SINGAPORE Rhythm. 11 15 am The Melady Lingers jmvj^rwnti t Qn > n3O ftm News IIM m p,. 0 XCIi NETWORK from noon io gramme Announcements, i k45 am. pm and *> 30 t« II poi on J25 International CeVbrity, 12
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      318 2 North-South vulnerable .South dealer NORTH 2 r 0 QlO 8 5 Q JlO 6 WEST FAST *74* 8 5 2 652 V 3 0K32 OJ A A S 7 4 Jfc X 5 3 SOUTH A X J 10 6 r<? A X J 8 4 0 A 9 9
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    Malaya's Urgent Food Appeals To London And Washington
    293 3 Only Proportion Of Demands Likely To Be Met From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, May 1. A PAI'ER tabled at yesterday's meting of the Advisory Council dis- uujta that urgent representations have been made to London and Washington to ensure sufficient supplies
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    Rubber Price Retarding Recovery
    188 3 Rubber Price Retarding Recovery Froai Cut Own Correspondent KUALA Ll-.IPIR, May I. Speaking at ycsJerday > Advisory Council meeting, Mr. (i.* C. Ulunn said the [resent unrcnuinerative price il rubber would inevitably have a retarding effect not nly en production but also en the economic pesitien .md recovery cf the
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    Siam Plans For Extra Harvest In January
    396 3 Siam Plans For Extra Harvest In January J In addition to the annual crop ol rice which will be harvested in Juno, the Siames? Government is p'annins tq raise another cro oi rice to be harvested some time next January. Thi s WM disclosed in an intcrvi'w with th? Straits
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    Chinese On Charge Of Killing Wife
    155 3 Straits Times Corr: TAIPING Apr. 29.— Alleged to have killed hu wife in Lenggong on Saturday, a middle-a^d Chinee Lee Kat. was arraigned in the Tai- pin?; District Court on a murder charge this morning. When the charge as e:;plained to him. L"c said
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    European War Epic Told
    154 3 A .ample but s i.rin^ account of on-- of th c key battles of Tlie European war was given to Singapc. s Ro arians yts'erday by Commander Prior. II- told of the ba U s for V/alfher: i at ths entrance to th? Ci-heldt, In November
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    GARDENER SHOT DEAD
    141 3 GARDENER SHOT DEAD ftraits Times Corr. r.iINXG, Apr. '2i>. —Armed ro Ijli'i>. irha «cip resisted m their to enter a \rgetable "Hrdenrr's houj»e. shot ihe Chinese de?d. The robbers then ransacked thc hou.'e pnd decamred »illi property valued at IISC Ac«-ordinu to the wu'nw. the robbers were (hinesf. The TaipinT
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    Death Of Mr. R. Slanlon Nelson
    90 3 The rteath took Dlace at sea on Apr. 23 of Mr. Richard Stanton Nelson, former Dirocto- of PS. Stanton Nelson Co., Ltd Sin^anorc i-ibber brokers, on the Ja.st ?t:i^e of his homeward .journey after release fror.i Chaivi. Ths ht.^ Mr. Nelson came to Malaya
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    For Trial In Superior Court
    96 3 Straits Times Corr.: MALACCA. Apr. CO.— Committed to stand trial m the Superior Court. P c Dominic, who faced a charge of having caused hurt to one J. F. Kesslcr for the purpose of extorting a confession which rri^ht load to the disclosure of ai
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    Death Of Mrs. S. M. Thomas
    53 3 The death occurred of Mrs rhnmas, wife of Mr P M rhomas of th- ftraits Ti.Ties 're-s ltd., ft the I'ln^ij X"--MQ hospital yest^r^ay. Thr: orto^e will 1-ave t'.is hospital It 11 a.m. today tor the Church if Our Lav of Lourdes and hence
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    Annual Rubber Reports
    116 3 Strait.; limco Corr. LONDON I.— The report on thc Kuala Ceh Estates, Ltd.. for the year ending 104 i that tax of £7,230 was recovered and credited: i > the Contingencies Reserve, F-xpenditure ie.:.s receipts wsu i:."3. A preliminary report en the te shows that r.o willul
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    Malacca Chinese On Charge Of Forgery
    231 3 MA I, AC, 'A /pr 30 The story o: ho v t*\e Ol :i lorry loarie I v.i'.'.i of Dadl. whi -l wai on Its way to Tanxkak, to the 1 i t'aat a Chinese r.a.l r name ol a Malay un m plication
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    500 Jap Guerrillas On Okinawa
    314 3 Japanese soldiers, who are still prowling In the hills of Okinawa, are tellin? the natives that America and Russia v.ill be at war soon. Then, they pay. t.-:e island will be recaptured while the Americans are fcu c y elsewhere. There are an estimated 503
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    Moved Flour Without Permit, Chinese Gaoled
    102 3 Sentence of two nths' rigojus imprisonment was passed by [r R. C. Hoffman m the Fourth olice court yesterday on Lim nan Fng, who was found Ruilty f moving three piruls of wheat our without permit on Mar 26. It was stated that Marine
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    Navigation Charge
    69 3 Navigation Charge Alle^ej to have caused the leath of an unknown boy through neglisent naviiation of hit vessel ir waters near sodown No. 1 on Mooday, R 43 "^^--old .'"."in 1-" Ahmad bin Kanor, hni the •harge, which does not r.mount i r;ilri'il-« b~-ni'*:-'e r-"i-i-,-.H to him before Mr R.
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    Hotel Keepers Fined
    74 3 For failing to keep his hotel •ojister properly. Kee Xi n Tee of the New Empre-s Hotel m Middle Road was fined $303 or m default two months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. L. C. Coh m the Becond Court on Tuesday Mr. Ooh also convicted and fined
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    Ex-Fireman Curtails Chinatown Blaze
    214 3 Failure of the occupants and the ne'ghfcour* cf a hous< m Tanjong Pagar Road to contact the Fire Brigade v socr as the fire which brcke out m the rear portion of the -lounc floor was discovered, resulted m the entire premier beiiv CUtted yesterday mnrninor
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    Union Citizenship Question
    89 3 Union Citizenship Question S»r»its Times (orr- Xl VI. LUMPUR. Ma, 1. At v Advisory Council meptinc. Dr. On;r Chon-» Kenir raised the (jues'ion of whether or not Cerman and other (xrnem> nationals should be deb?rr.-<t from Malayan Iniwi riti/onsfi.p after debarring th«> Japan.-*- The Governor, repljin^. s?id that thin particular
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    Court Holds Up Jap Defence Counsel
    226 3 Court Holds Up Jap Defence Counsel In a long and clroa y c!r.y*3 ><»arinfr ywteidajr In Singapore* First War Crimes Court, t a ■Japanese defence counsel, v. to continually kept wardering from the point, was called to order by «he President, Lt /Col. L. G. Colcinan. Japanese counsel wa~ examining
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    Youth Corps Told: Help Government'
    235 3 Btnlta Times Corr lAIIT.f\pr. 23. -In? Tait?i:i: b anch oi the San Mm Chu Vi You Co-pi was inauguiated here yeatt V c Ilokki^u Horn Xv in, t :j •cironv bring attended 'jv I rrnt i>3)eiab. conramniti r 'ent? fives and reorme *hf» Corps' branches
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    Lecture On Yoga
    43 3 A lecture on "Erolutkm ia Science and Yoga" will be I led at the Singapore lori 1:" of t '<• i Thro-ophical Society at ft. GairnI hill Road. to:'av at 6.30 p m. I The lecture is open to the public.
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      31 3 Our Next Shipment > tKvS^I Goods «i\4k\ BIGGER BETTER J |1/ and CHEAPER 1 v^| will be arriving soon. C>M Watch for our further announcem?nt. SIAN /INCH e CO 4 BATTERY ROAD-SINGAPORE
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs, May 2, 1946. No Flowers, By Request
    1148 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs May 2, 1946. No Flowers, By Request There will be no tears shed m the industry at the news that the Malayan Rubber Buying Unit ii to cease to function as from tomorrow. It is true that the rubber trade will still be subject 1o
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    Other Opinions
    264 4 ork For What more m-'id-m<_«-a deninfe than .Ministers orders to speedup when the Government denies you the material to work at all? Must we listen to these appeals for energy while brains are kept rusting and energy wasted by waiting weeks and months for the by-your-leave of officials,
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    The Russians Face Up To Wheat Famine
    551 4  - The Russians Face Up To Wheat Famine IN a scarcity-stricken world, let us turn the spotlight for a moment and see how Russia's hungry masses are managing. There are two outstanding facts Firstly, the Russian standard of living has gone up at least 100 per cent since 1942; secondly, it
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      Red Cross
      165 4 Laws of all kinds are being flouted m Singapore but there is one I consider of national importance that is being treated with contempt by some people. I mean the Geneva Convention I have noticed that nearly all the dispensaries, government and otherwise, are using the emblem of
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      Ceylon Repatriates
      160 4 Permit m e to express the deep appreciation or the Ceylonese in Malaya 'o all concerned for the help they gave at Port Swettenham to repatriates to Ceylon. I wish to thank Mrs. Young Uld th c Emigration Office for a hard piece of work well done. Mrs.
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      Educate Children
      89 4 If Malaya is to take a leading part m the modern world and if she is to live happily, as arc has to be made by educating her people. There is no other alternative. There are thousands of children m Malaya today who are handicapped m the matter
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      Malayan Hospitality
      130 4 I am on my way home to England and I should like to record my imDressions of this country before I leave. I have been m Malaya since September 1945 and throughout my stay I have been struck by the friendliness and sincerity Of the people and their
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      T.124 Personnel
      119 4 Since th e re-occupa'ion the administration has done nothing towards the welfare of the T. 124 personnel (Auxiliary Naval Servic.M and their dependents. We have been on active service for about f hree years and saw service until th e capitulation of Singapore when most of the T.
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      Fetters Of Singapore
      93 4 For more years than one cares to recall all the big noises m the mainland were fulminating against what they termed "the fetters of Singapore." Now "seventeen prominent exMalayans'" (Straits Times of Apr. 18) write to The Times (London) protesting against the "mutilation" of the Malayan Union
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      Accommodation
      80 4 What a mad world it Is. my Masters!—A Reader, Singapore. As accommodation Is so scarce m Singapore, it is necessary for the Government to take steos to ease it. Aft-er months of reoccupation the housing problem has only become worse There are people who have spare houses and spare
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      Victoria Theatre
      196 4 I read your leader on Singapore's Whit? Elephant wi h interest. But I should like to point out a lew facts. Since last December, there has been m existence, m Singapore. a club whose primary object provide err.ertainment, bo it to servicemen or civilians. This club, tune ioning
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      Conditions Vary
      106 4 Now tr>:-:e two railway men. They both get the rations but one of then I tunatc enough to live m a agricultural district He has his own v table den and poultry, peri a eov; or i coun!e ol go The other one lives up ne Arctic Circl3
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    BIRDS OF THE COAST
    412 4 Much of the coastlin of Singapore Island is impenetrable mangrove-swamps which are Just as uncanny as the writers of adventure stories would have us believe. The mangroves themselves are not large trees, seldom rising to a height of more than thirty feet from where their arched
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      783 4 Mr. Mrs P. Govindasnmy Plllal Wish to convey their thanks to all their lriends and relatives m Singapore and Mul.iya who have sent con(rratulatory messages on the occasion ni the marriage of their eldest daughter Dhnnalaximl with Mr. L Govini UATIONS VACANT WANTED a lady typist with a know- accounts.
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      47 4 ■j« 1 1 ii i-. t) M\ 111 I I jv*v Js. a nil A//// Till oome wKOucHiifi that way! This b.icf ICSt, terrifying m its implications, proves that good vlsl-n is priceless. Take care of your eyes. Have them examined periodically. C. S. CHONG, 0.D.. F.P.O.C.
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    Cathedral Wedding
    125 5 Cathedral Wedding Jhp nturriu^*' <vrt i nv»ri\ was conducted by the Rev. Stanley Wr.ln, Chaplain to the Fine-. The Irde was yivm ;:w;i> h, \Y. Alan Barker; the In-t nan was Sen ice pal and co-work. ir of the bridegroom. W. O. 1 Wai: r Willis Dainty bridesmaid »a«- popular
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    No More Ex-Internees For Sime Road
    377 5 No More Ex-Internees For Sime Road Accommodation Being Prepared Elsewhere Ni further ex-inlcrnces returning lo Singapore and finding themselves without accommodation ill be plared in Sine Road Transit Camp. They uriU be. sent to alternative accommodation which has been ohtained and is bein^ prepared for use. This decision follows the
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    LIFE TERM FOR JAP NAVAL MAN
    132 5 LIFE TERM FOR JAP NAVAL MAN of life imprisonment, subject to confirmation, was (m Chief Potty Officer Yoshlda Sustuni m the Sixth Bingapore War crimes Court ye. terday. Voshlla was found guilty of causing the death of an Indian. named Subiah. m the Andamans Tr.o President of the Court. Lt.
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    Jap Accused's Defiant Answer
    275 5 Jap Accused's Defiant Answer Anybody with MOUIIOBMMI would no' hang people i doors which were certain to lapse Chief Petty Officer Nagaosa defiantly told Capt. Hibbert the prosecuting officer yesterday in Singapore's second War ips Court where eight Japaarr facing charges of atrorities co.nmitt.d in the Andaman Islands Capt. Hi'jbert
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    Seaman Wants Compensation For False Charge
    284 5 Seaman Wants Compensation For False Charge •The charge is utterly false, an:i m view of the financial IOSI my client has incurred. I submit he is entitled to compensation declared Mr. E. M. Tampoeln the Criminal District Court yesterday, following (ho withdrawal oi a charge of th?f. of i S3B
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    Chinese On Robbery And Murder Charge
    171 5 Chinese On Robbery And Murder Charge A 33-year-old Chinese, Lee Chye Heck, appeared before Mr. L. C. G>h m the Second Police Court yesterday on two charges ol robberj and and mun. With another Chinese, Lav Choon Hoc. L?e was aUej have robbed Yap Chen;; Van ol cash and jewellery
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    Bound Over For Theft Of Cloth
    172 5 •I :arried < nly fow days c bo lenient with me: 1 will not do it again. Ihi jilea vas made m the Criminal District Court yesterday by 20-year-old Jumaat bin Adim, who was charged wi'h stealing 12 pieces ot white cloth from a
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    May Day Meeting Told: 'Reconstruct
    440 5 May Day Meeting Told: 'Reconstruct Malaya 1 Twenty- five thyu. suri men, women and children rv.^rc *xbocted to oppo c ittrogiMlra and sabotage end to secure rooperaticn between the Government and the people for thr lccortftrueiion of Maliyu. by th-? princip:l ipofceillUHl, Mr L»n Bwee, Mtlng General-Srcret iry of the
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    Special Court For Food Cases
    341 5 A special court to deal with offences against Food Control regulations will be established m Singapore soon. This court will be a Criminal District Court and Mr Tan Thoon Lip has been appointed to act temporarily as District Judge. On account of the pressure on
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    Local Chinese Still In Andamans
    302 5 For Them ar Is \oi iUvr Two hundred and thirtyfour Chineso m:r. women and children, taken to the Andaman Islands by thi as forced labourers, are ■waiting return to their hor Malaya, bui they cannot get back because of lack of shipping. Action has been
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    New Rubber System 'First Step In Return To Free Market'
    263 5 New Rubber System 'First Step In Return To Free Market' F/or.» Oli (hvn Correspondent IXJXDON, M\y 1. The (T>Hl»t revision of Ikie sysitni for purchasing rafcbtr is wnrmlv welcomed iii .Mlnrint: L::ne, which sees m it ;in indication of the nei»tual return to a fiee arket. Producing Interests, howeve' are
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    United States Lose £3,000,000 Yearly On Tin Smelitng
    112 5 United States Lose £3,000,000 Yearly On Tin Smelitng From Onr Own C'orr.'sponclnit. LONDON. Ma> I. It i^ n-i:«rJ<il HM i mi im < ,p <•! BatKiaa (m minin-jr mtemt*. in.ltrrtin; rhc »*.rif ish i>ntrollt-.? Kahtilo ,i Minr havi' 1. 1. the I.S. litririm) n<>» In i:irrcaso iU K;n in^: prin
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    Four Robberies Reported
    96 5 Four Robberies Reported Four Chinese, one of whoa v.ai anr.cd with a pistol, attempted a daylight robbery In Geylai: on Tweswajr. Their rictlai riiintsp woman tlofying tl .srd an alarm bandits took to their hcrls V eventa Chinese, two oi whom were armed with pi.toLs. robbed a compatriot m Ah
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      136 5 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. SINGAPORE Post il»>\ 7 >S. Tel: "NiiMiraiuo" The Company's Office has been removed to its original premises on Ist FLOOR, No. 2 FINLAYSON-GREEN J. Nusscrwanji, Branch Manager, BIG OFFICE, IF POSSIBLE TWO BTOREYED BUILDING SITUATED IN TOWN ALSO 15 HOUSES Box 849 Straits Times. We
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      Rugby Team Arrives
      50 6 i I-tVs Kr;by LeafW tourists a.rivd at F.emantl.% Australia, on Tuesday, aft;- an untventflll jou r."y. A reception vas fiven ti» t am by tie Miyor of Fremantle, and the t?am rliyeJ a rractiie nme m the afternoon. The tourists we-e expec ted to reach Sydney yestulay.
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      Cup Winners Lose At Southampton
      347 6 Derby County took the F.A. Cup with th?m to Southampton c'n Monday, and had it carried round the ground it halftime. The team had a great reception but, although including ei^ht of their Cup side, went down to the heme i e:'.m Thr- r,tru^c;le for
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