The Straits Times, 22 May 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS. LKiHT PAGES
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    NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE
    601 1 Engagement Announced On Day Mr. Mac Donald Lands AN escort of six fighters accompanied the R.A.F. York aircraft which A* iji'nded Malaya's first Governor-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, at rhungi airfield at 5.15 yesterday evening. i Tucf ohnnf thp snmp timo. a Reutpr message stated
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    Palestine Bank Robbery
    41 1 Palestine Bank Robbery Kobbery JERUSALEM, Mon.—Three men armed with submachine guns and revolvers entered Barclays Bank m the all-Moslem township of Shechem m central Palestine today, help up the clerks and made off with £6,228. The robbery was m broad daylight.
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    'Convinced I Am Doing Right'
    533 1 'Convinced I Am Doing Right' 'AN my return from Sara- v wak 1 am more 'than rvcr convinced that what 1 am doing is right," said the Kaj a h of Sarawak Sir j Charles Vyner Brooke vhen he arrived In Singapore last i night on his way to Britain
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    Waiting For The Muslims To Reply
    284 1 Waiting For The Muslims To Reply NEW DELHI, Tuesday. THE Congress Working Committee yesterday aurho- j rised Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to ask Lord PethickLawience for clarification on a number of points m the British Cabinet Mission's proposals. Congress acceptance of trre British proposals, with some reservations, is now taken
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    3 Missing In Penang Mishap
    67 1 PENANG. Tues..— The Penav: harbour Board f erry was involved m a miJ- channel roHir'on with a junk about 9 O'clock last night whib proceedir.s Penang from B itterworth. Three member of the j >ai:*c trew are missing, whil" a f rit swam across th"
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    Alex Riots Continue
    74 1 ALEXANDRIA, Tues.— lt was stated today that It British soldiers were injured, some of them seriously, m yesterday's renewed demonstrations m Alexandria when a British military lorry v.as attacked m a native quarter. Altogeiher, 57 British sol. icrs have been injured m noting m Alexandria since Sunday
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    BYRNES BLAMES RUSSIA
    420 1 Threat To Take Peace TaWs Issue To UNO WASHINGTON, Tuesday. jyjK. JAMES F. Byrnes, United States Secretary of State, reporting to the nation over a nationwide radio netuork last night laid the major blame on Soviet Russia for failure at the Paris Peace Conference, and threatened to
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    STOP PRESS
    96 1 LEICESTER, Tues—The latest scores m the match between Leicestershire and the Indians read: Lecester-lst Inns: Berry c Sohoni b Amarnath, 67; Prentice b Nayudu. 19; Tomnkin lbw Maikad. 8, Jackson b Nayudu, 1; I iidliiißton b Aniarna.h. 11; Howard c Man'tad b Hazar-, 2; Carroll not out. 0;
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    Bevin's Cure For Reds
    109 1 LONDON. Tues:—Tho British 1 Foreiga Secretary, Mr. Erne:< I Bevin, addressing the delegates j from 31 nations to the International Coherence of Agricultural Producers, today asserted that Communism would vanish if enough peopb could acquire the necessities of life-. Mr. Bevin said: "Nazim cannot exist, 'and
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    Internees To Leave Java By L.C.T.s
    58 1 By BATAVIA, Tues —Five British planes have ev^.uated the first batch of 203 nllfan internees i "rom the intenr.nent cairo at ?oerakarta, central Java. j, The planes are carrying the I internees m re! .ys to Bitavia ;r-nd Semarang where most of I them
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    PERSIA: "HEAVY MORTAR ATTACK" Tabriz, Tuesday.
    7 1 PERSIA: "HEA VY MORTAR ATTACK" Tabriz, Tuesday.
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    HOOVER WANTS-"A WORLD FOOD CHIEF"
    872 2 HOOVER WANTS-" A WORLD FOOD CHIEF" Truman Urges U.S. to Increase Efforts WASHINGTON, Mon. THE establishment of a world food administration underthe direction of a world food chief was urged by President Truman's food envoy, Mr. Herbert Hoover, at trie opening session here of the conference of United Nations Food
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    "PRESIDENT PROMISED RISE"-MINERS
    180 2 "PRESIDENT PROMISED RISE "-MINERS WASHINGTON. Tuesday.— RAILWAY labour leaders said today that -hey pos*poned the train strike tiil Thursday only on a promise from President Truman that they would receive a higher wage increase than that recommended by the President's lact finding board. They ollered to reopen m tion with
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    Roxas Pleased With U.S.
    50 2 Roxas Pleased W ith U.S. MANILA. Tues. Presidentelect Manuel Roxas and the U.S. High Commissioner, Paul V McNutL, landed at Nichol Airfield 9.01 a.m. today. They were sreeted with shouts of "welcome homo." Roxas said he was pleased with the reception given to Philippine nroblems by the United States.— UP.
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    "ACCORDING TO CULBERTSON"
    76 2 Starting tomorrow the Straits Times will publish an interesting seiirs of articles on Cant > act Bridge by the world's be< autl 1 rity on this game, Mr. Ely Culbertson. The articles are simple, brief and instructive, end should interest not onry to the bridge enthusiast but
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    'Szepingkai No Victory' -Both Sides
    305 2 Szepingkai No Victory' -Both Sides Mukden, Tues. DOTH nationalist and com- munist circles today reported hat the Chinese lationalist -apture of Szepin^kai, nul centre s'xty miles soutn o; Changchun v;as caused b^ the strategic withdrawal of the communist Jorccs. Both lactions say that the rationalist troops took over the city
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    Emir Abdullah To Be King
    63 2 CAIRO. Mun Arab Leo»ur uithoritie.s yesterday said that Emir Abdullah would be proclaimed King of Transjordan on May 25. following the ratification of the Anglo-Transjordan treaty. In the first royal function the Kin* will attend the Arab conference m Egypt. Meanwhile informed sources said that
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    Raeder Admits German Duplicity
    235 2 Raeder Admits German Duplicity NUREMBERG,Monday. QRAND Admiral Raeder loday acknowledged uidei cross examination that thi German navy began rebuild ing m violation of the Ver sailles treaty only a few months after the treaty was signed. Wh?n Hitler came to power the! navy began building up her stocks m Germany
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    Police Fire On Burma Parade
    124 2 Police Fire On Burma Parade RANGOON T\ N.— T xo people •\ere killed and fivp injurd •.hen the police firec. on c ;.rocessio!i of s'-vcral thousands cl people demonjtratinc against the arrest o* members ot the "People's Volunteer Organisation" at Tantobin. m Insein district. The arrest by the Burmese Government
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    Falling-of In Trade With U.S.
    101 2 Falling-of In Trade With U.S. WASHINGTON. Men. The United Stales Commerce Depart- ment has reported that a lalling-otl m trade with Britain and Russia helped to cau^e a decline of $203 million m the total of U.S. exports and imports during February, as compared with the previous month. Decreases of
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  • RADIO PROGRAMMES
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      SINGAPORE
      251 2 RED NETWORK from hood v I p.m and 630 to 11 pm on CM metre* from noon to t p.m on 4.835 mci/i»c In 61 metre band and from 7.45 to 9.30 pm on 178 msc/src In Cl metre band. CHTNESE noon to 1.11 p.m (news m Hokkien at
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      B. B. C.
      152 2 520 p m —X 35 p m (»SI 15.113 metres from h.iO fl.Ai. —W3S p.m. GSV 1«.U4- metre*. g.20 p.m.—12.20 a.m GSF 19 82 metres 1d.50 p.m.—12.22 am GSN 2r38 metres. MAY 22 7.30 a.m. Radio Nowsreel, 7.45 a.m. Southern Serenade. 8 33 a.m. News. 8.45 a.m.
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      RADIO SEAC
      355 2 On 19. 25 and 49 metres MAY 22 12.30 p.m. Showtime. 1 p.m. News Headlines, 1.01 p.m Interlude In Blue, 1.15 p.m. Top Billing, 2 p.m. News Headlines, 2.01 p.m. Yours For The Asking, 3 pm. Over to America, 3.30 News, 3.40 p.m. Bandstand, 4 p.m. BBC Scottish
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    Commons To Debate Egypt On Friday
    371 2 Commons To Debate Egypt On Friday LONDON, Men. IT is now definitely decldsd 1 that the House of COD* mons will debate on Egypt on Friday. The Hou.-e dr.eneted plans for the rieiia'.: at some length. First Mr Arthur Greenwood. acting Leader o f the Hous3 ol Commons to! i
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    Contract Bridge
    64 2 ?s are In::, th North and L I c'?:ence. South leads the heart nine, covers with the queen and North tru. -s. North lc ?uib South overtakes to lead the club West covers with the queen and \crth trumps. Nori :z£q a.^d if I a diamond, North rr.alirs
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    Troop Berths For Civilians
    131 2 Troop Berths For Civilians lcndon. Ta*i Th« autnorl!ies m Tr.cia wr.- alivajv tielng 'roop rt poi- Lie for the hi-: eward i ol civilians Jrur? India naM the r <?t Trartport, M: it r- d hames >n roplv to a m the Homsp oi Comnions jres:rrday '.at thi<= ir-H'ioc 1
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    Boy Sees Family Stabbed To Death KRIAN INQUEST
    991 3 Boy Sees Family Stabbed To Death KRIAN INQUEST (From Our Own Correspondent) KRIAN, Tuesday. A GRAPHIC description of how he saw his family n stabbed to death m the dead of the night m a swamp on Kalompanp; Island, a few miles up Kuala Kurau River, was given by 15-year-old
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    PERAKAMOK KILLED NINE PERSONS
    415 3 PER AK AMOK KILLED NINE PERSONS From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Bun. AN echo of the tragedy \*hich occurred here on Jan. 16 when a Chinese vegetable gardener, Foong Mok, ran amok and killed nine persons before he was apprehended by two Indian Military Police, was heard m the Coroner's
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    Unemployment Growing In U.S.
    81 3 MOSCOW. Sun. -A Hiavda publication of the C( mmunlst Youth League m an a-ticle yesterday .snid that unemployment m the United States is -.rowing d_ily. Unemployment, 'he article .^aid. t accidental or unexpected, "It is rooted In the system di American capitalism Itself which, as shown
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    Jap On Charge Of Ill-treating Indian
    243 3 A 1 >s of hew an Indian civilian resident of »'ort Blair was assaulted by a Japanese, named Ueda Toraki, with a spade, resulting m the Indian's death half an hour later, were made m the War Crimes Court m Robinson Read yesterday where
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    ALLIED AGENT
    31 3 Fely I'raiHir.pllj, beautiful Filipino actress, plays the role of an Allied agent m RKO Radio's "Back to Rataan," thrilling s ory of Philippines Euerllli warfare during the Japanese occupation.
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    Women For War Trial
    78 3 PENANG.' Tues. TWO prominent Penang women 1 have been arrested by the War Crimes investigating team here and are amone thoc: awaiting trial, it was officially stated today. The announcement adds that the women are alleged tn have been members of "The Hooded Terror" society which
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    11-Foot Tiger Shot
    64 3 From Our Own Correspondent SEGAMAT, Mon.—Led by tne Chief Game Warden, Che Yahaja bin Ahmad a party of wardens yesterday bagged one of the largest tigers shot loyally for several years. Measuring 11 f ~et from the noss to the tin of tail, the tiger weighed mot*
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    Buddhist Mission To China
    231 3 Buddhist Mission To China :A CEYLON Buddhist mission to China has arriv« m Singapore. The mission consists of three monks the Yen. Theras Pannasiha, boma md Kheminda of Colombo. The monks are travelling to China to teach Pali ar.d Thcrnvada Buddhism at the Chang An Tipitaka College of the Interr
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    33 3 Mr Malcolm Macl)o aid with Lady Louis Mou.it:iaticn. A Cranjri aiMifld pi. lure tal-rn immcd atcly after Mr. MacDonalJ's arrival. Mr. Gimson is to be seen m the background. (Army Film Unit picture).
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    Indians To Have Unified Political Body
    230 3 Indians To Have Unified Political Body WITH a view to discussing the urgent need of a strong, united and central organisation to voice the political and other needs, and the aspirations of the Indian community of Singapore, and to protect and safeguard their rights and privileges, a meeting of members
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    CHINESE SHOT DEAD
    80 3 A CHINESE was shot dead at about eight o'clock on Mond:iy evening at the 9'^ mile Bedoh. Polcc rauio patrol cars und C.I.D. officers rushed to the scene as soon as they were informed of the crime. According to reports, ths crime was committed m the course
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    Malayan V-Parade Men In England
    240 3 Malaya n V-Parade Men In England THE Malayan contingent to the Victory Parade, which reached Southampton on May 16, were among the lirst Colonial contingents to arrive They were mo' by reyiesenta'ives of the Secretary of State 'or the Colonies, of t:.e Army Council and the Air Council. In a
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    Sterling Tins Over-Valued, Says Broker
    265 3 pOMMENTING on the anV-/ alysis of comparative valuation of sterling and! dollar tin shares m the; Malayan Share Brokers As.so- ciaticn's report, a Londor stock brokei is quoted by Reutcr as b3ing of the opmion t that many sterling shares are indeed over-valued and on
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    Swimming Tragedy
    61 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Mon.—A Sunday .swimming picnic ended tragically for a Chinese student, Liew Jaik Teow, who was drowned vesterHny afternoon at the eighth milestone Tanjong Bungah. On hearing of Liews disappearance, members of the Swimming Club rushed to the scene and participated m the search
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    MALAY REGT. OPENS NEW CHAPTER
    359 3 MALAY REGT. OPENS NEW CHAPTER QUNDAY, May 19, 1946, will <J go down m the records of the Malay Regiment as tho day when a new chapLoi 1 tn their history began. Three impo r tant events (•ccurred that 6<\y first the governor of the Malaya Union. Sir Edward Gent,
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    Committed To Ass zes
    136 3 Ar tne -or !;i.sio:, of fl relimi":irv i r. ;n v C HofF^an < the fourth Court yesterday Sin Aw iluan was < frririit" y d to stand trial a: the A.s-a-/ a choree of nnj -:)bherv m the '■S of H**> pi ;t T' I'omnanv
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    Five Injured In K.L. Fire
    87 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Five* persons were injured and six lorries burned out, m addition to the huge damage and the loss of several hundred thousand dollars worth of rubber, milk und medical stores, m yesterday s (ire; m a railway godown The cause of the
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    66 4 Mr. Mrs. Tan Hong libn and Fumily wish U: express tliotr heartfelt thanks to all relatives tt friends who attended the funeral ot the late T!adam Chua Ocok Im Nco (Mrs. Tan Bin Cheng) who died on the 19th l'istant. at the ripe age of 8b years, and to
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  • The Straits Times Singapore. Wed May 22, 1946.
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      An ILL-Chosen Word
      938 4 An Associated Press report of an interview with the Governor of the Malayan Union contains the statement that Sir Edward Gent attributed much of the current difficulty of the Union with the Sultans to the Sultans' responsiveness to "this new publk clamour." According to the Century Dictionary
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      The Governor-General
      236 4 The GovernorGeneral The Right-Honourable Mr Malcolm Mac Donald. PC, will be installed this morning as Governor-General of the Malayan Union and Singapore. He c6*m?s to the East aft2r a highly success- j ful term of office as High Commissioner m Canada. Before ithat he held several Cabinet posts, including that
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      Ex-Officers And War Civilians —A Municipal Sketch—The Legacy Of "Syonan"
      444 4 Ex-Officers And War Civilians A Municipal Sketch The Legacy Of "Syonan" CALLED at the Municipa Office at noon on May 1( (for the first time after thf Jap regime) to pay my watei and light bill and could not help noticing that the independent and arrogant attitude adonted by the
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      Ex-Officers In Peace
      378 4 YOUR correspondent "G.D.J."! m his letter m the Straits i j Times on May 13, seems to i have no mean grudge against 'ex-officers A? an o'Tlcer not \(t demobbed, nviv I o:ier my i humbl? opinion, before I return to "road-sweepin i Ihe trend of your
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      Mr. Laycock View
      384 4 AT the rm-.-LUig of the Mun. cipal Commissioners hell last Friday Mr. John Laycock urged a big reduction of nawkers and passed some uncom plimentary remarks on the administrat on of the B M.A. m this connection. This was ratner unfortunate m view of the fact that
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      Children In Buses
      198 4 FR E Q I'EN i'LY 'e»ii mate complaints about the bin services of Singapore are published m tho Stra't? Times. There is. howeve*. one important point which ha* not b^cn mentioned. It concerns school c" ild- ren. After seeing 'or mvsrl 1 the rough revolting way In
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      More Flour
      101 4 In vi:w or t.ic cut m rir* rations, may I su&gv.;., that the TLciuccd ration of Hour b s:ored to the original amou one kati again. The pr;.s?nt practice oT deting half a kati from each :>ect of noodle and biscuit-making cannot be lair to all hi ar'.ual
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      Civic Sidelight
      108 4 ONE night wlii'c I was passing by St. An! Cathedral I not red qu. 0 a number cf Service men and their partners indulging m vlcl?nt love-makins-wltrrn the compound of th? Cathedral. It is most aopallinsj that th? sacred gro should b.- S3 misused Pui more, th? fact
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      Yeo Chu Kang Prices
      74 4 As I am at present stay m:: In the Yeo Chu Kan;,' area. I am surprised to find that food puces m the Yeo Chu Kang markets are double compared to those In town. In the Robinson Road Market we find food prices b inir shown
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      Thirty-Cent Cakes
      61 4 Th irty-Cen t Cakes Fis time to remind the Price Control Dept. that while lour I is scllihu at he control price ol 20 cents alb.. cafes and coffee shn s are selling a small piece ol make of flour (less than one ounce) at 30 cents. It is time
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    New Clerks: New Salaries An Oldster's View
    1004 4 WHY must "An Old-Service I Employee" bear a grudge against the "higher Bftlartefl to new employees with poor qualifications"? He should understand that they are the lucky ones today" because they have m them! something which is wanting 1:1 us old-service employees. They
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      602 4 PERSONAL Will tlie boy and amah who were working for Mr. Charles Dyas, Superintendent of Police. Singapore Harbour Board, m 1942 please get m touch wi'h Mr. E.L.S. Jennings co 3 lit SI;.lit:; Tir.ies. SITUATIONS VACANT GOOD ALL ROUND COMPOSITORS v anted. Good salary and allowances Apply Box 971. Straits
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      32 4 NO WHERE ELSE IN MALAYA CAN ONE GET THIS i.ANGE! We stork Good Numbers you can't have elsewhere; and We have every number 7011 c*n have elsewhere 61 63 M>H S:;nt. *,f.'.:r->tt.
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  • Obituary
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    115 4 Madam Tan Chye Kirn pa 1 red away peacefully on the 19th May 1946 at her residence No. 142 Tel;< Kurau Road at the age of 81. She left behind 7 sons Koh Tcon Hor, Toon J!\i C".i::in Phoh. Toon Ho?, Whyc Po'.i, Yearn Pch and Eng Poh; 7 daughters-in-law
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    Governor Meets Trade Union Men
    561 5 'Full Co-operation Is Very Essential 9 Governor oi" Mr. F. C. Giinson, and Lt, CcL I). K. Uees-Williams, M.l., met represcns ci IS Trade Unions and professional associations at an informal reception m the Municipal building yesterday. In ntroducing the governor and Col Rees-William<). Mr.
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    Dying Men Allegedly Sent To Prison Hospital
    532 5 Dying Men Allegedly Sent To Prison Hospital rVIDENCE of how an unfj known Chinese prisoner was brought to the Ouirani Road prison hospital m a dying condition suffering irom multiple bodily injuries, was given by Dr. Lee Kek Soon, medical officer attached to the Outram Road prison during th? Japanese
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    Changes In
    174 5 "It U ..till not too btta to put i?ht the unfortunate political vtuation m Ma!«- a, but no pripress is possible unless the Government realizes that- certain "i'ndamental changes m the Ma:»yan Union proposals niurt b-e made before the iew s.-heme la ikely to be nerepted by tl
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    Malays Confer With Captain Gammans
    308 5 Malays Confer With Captain Gammans TALKS between Malay representatives and < apt L. D. Gammans, M.P.. continued yesterday. The previous day. Capt Gammans saw Dato Onn bin Jafaar, president of the United Malays National Organization. Capt. Gammans begins his up;iuntry tour tomorrow Hi' first stop will be at Johore Banru
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    GUN DUEL IN K.L.
    148 5 i From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Tver.. A GUN duel between the police and Chinese gangsters took place m Kepong Road at 10 o'clock last nuht. The police party laid an ambush, and shortly aftT 10 o'o! >ck three Chinese. riding two bievcle.s. anproached. Wh
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    Combined Chinese School Board
    194 5 From Our Own idrnt KUALA LUMPUR. Tues:— A combined Chines* School Board, whose object is to organk r Chinese education on an efficient basis, was formed here yesterday. Seventy-eight of the 122 Chinese 1; hc-e x t now t:crshb» roll A manifesto issued by the Board
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    Union Plans Necessary
    323 5 birth. His Malt sty's Government should ascertain if, m lac:, any Chinese can forswear allegiance to China m the lijrht of the declaration of the Chinese Government or. the sul>j:ct. "In view of ou: treat ooligaons to the Maiay people, surely i he Rulers mus' have some
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    PRINCESSES AT THE THEATRE
    39 5 P* I item Kliraheth and Princess Marrartt m the Royal Box al the Pal? Theatre London when they went to the all-siar matinee of '1666 and All That" m aid of the Rf-l'nion Theatre Association.
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    "Vindicates Opposition" To Cession
    256 5 "Vindicates Opposition" To Cession From Our Own Corrcsnnrident LONDON, Sun —Under the iieadinu 'Anti-Cession Vote m Sarawak,' the Sunday Times features an article under the credit line "By a correspondent." declaring that the rejection by a maionty v: the nonEuropean member, M f the Council Negri of the cess;on proposal
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    Unlawful Possession Of Rice
    243 5 Unlawful Possession Of Rice "This is an instance o*. trafflckj ing m a controlled commodity," I said Inspector D. R. Cowie m the Second Court yesterday, prosecuting m a case m which two Chinese. Foo Han Chew and Low Jan Aik. were convicted on i a charge of unlawful possession
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    Jap Stated To Have Blamed Monsoons
    603 5 Jap Stated To Have Blamed Monsoons Death Railway Trial rWO statements said to have been made by Ihc sed to American investigators m Ha. ,ko!v were tendered yesterday by the prosecution to complete the mass of documentary evidence against Totaro Mizntrni, former Siam-Hurma railway PoW camp commandant, chararcc! with general
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    Last Dutch Evacuees Leave
    401 5 Last Dutch Evacuees Leave APPROXIMATELY 1,000 Dutch «-varu>'Cs, cf the 13,000 who came here tine months age, left Binga- pore by the Jdhan de Witt for. Holland yesterday. Wtthelmlna Cn.p nblcb baa 1 t.ie era ices »l».ce their •rrival. .vill be IOMj by the 1 the Dutch cam,- administration nrd
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    All The Latest Sports News
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    Masterful Century By Merchant
    240 6 LONDON, Tucs. At the end of the second day yesterday In the match between the Indian cricket tourists and Leicester. India had declared at 198 for seven and Leicester had scored 83 for one wicket. I At the lunch interval India had scored 197 for four.
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    SCOREBOARD
    49 6 INDIANS—Ist inns. Mushtaq All Ibw Sp?rry 12 V. M. Merchant not out ill llazare b Jarkron 27 Amarnath b Jackson If. Nayudu o Howard b Prenlice 6 Hafeez b Tillev 11 Sohoni Ibw. 1 illry 0 Hindlckar b lilley 0 bkM ii Total (for 7 wkts «>cl. 193
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    AMERICAN TENNIS
    31 6 S. BUENOS AIKKS, M«n—Enil(iue Muria of Arttntina eiiminatid Frank Shields, of New York, 11!*, (i 1,6 to enter the Pnala of the K<o de La Plata tennis tournament—A P
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    Malayan Boxers For Australia
    77 6 Together with their managers, the team of five Malayan boxers sailing for Australia on Saturi';iv fpen' last irorning shopp'ng m town, and posed for this photograph for our cameraman. Irom left to right they are: Jak Warner. Battling Khoon, Tiger Aman, Kid Pancho, Boy Andre, Battling
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    S.C.F.A. Again
    90 6 .\iwa\s one of the strongest MCCCr combinations m Sin,apo:e m the years before the war. the Straits Chinese Foi)tIkill Association return to the field of first-class soccer m Singapore on Sunday when they will meet the K.E M li. m a f.iendl.v game at Jalan Besar sl.i' ium,
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    Y.M.C.A. MEN'S CLUB
    212 6 The activities of the Singapore V.M.C.A. Men's Clul) .'ire tc be resuscitated by the Board whicii w^s m offics at I. the fall of Singapore. This follows m? "uaanlious decision of a general meeting held on May 8 ii. '!e Army .11 C.A. com-ert roo.n. The 1942
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    Joe Louis Fight To Be Televised
    112 6 Joe Louis Fight To Be Televised NEW YORK. (By Air Mail) The Joe Louis-Billy Conn heavyweight title fight on June 19 will be !jroad?nt:l hi television by the National Brcadcastin" Company. The television coverage will be tile most elaborate and comprehensive ever attempted for any sports event. John i?. Hcvai.
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    DAVIS CUP PROSPECTS
    611 6 Australian Captain Makes Forecast Harry Hopman, manager-captain of 1b; 1939 Australian Davis Cup team, passing through Singapore yesterday said that the U.S. is favoured to prove the best of the Davis Cup challenging nations this year and is confidently expected to meet Australia m the Challenge round.
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    From Australia
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    Empire Day sports Programme
    303 6 A programme vi to events üm drawn up for the Singapore; Rotary Club's Empire Day Victory! Sports, which will ba held at Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday. May 25, from 2.30 p.m. onThe prizes will be distribu'ed by Mr. F. C Gunscn, ths Govior i publl
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    Back Home
    62 6 LONDON. Mon— Bruce Woadrock. British heavyweight champion who flew back from America, wher? he was knocked out m the fifth round by Tami Maurieho last I idav reached his Doncaster home at two o'clock BST this morning. Before going to bed Woodcock called < ii his flan- cc.
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    Yorks Win By Innings In Two Days
    453 6 London. T"cs. -Several m, rating ar.d dec'si.e fin.siics are expected m the County ciiCKet matches finishing to-day. Weather had on Saturday and vestercay curtailed ploy m mo.r, of th'-in but tricky wickets have so assisted the progress r. play but, given an improvement
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    Plot To Wipe Out Sultans In Sumatra
    352 7 Plot To Wipe Out Sultans In Sumatra pONDITIONS m Sumatra continue to worsen and a reign V^ cf terror has started m several regions with the object i eradicating all pro-Dutch sympathy, states a London News-Chronicle dispatch from their special correspondent m Sumatra. Recently an Indonesian plot to wipe out
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    U.S. Democrat Supports Loan
    144 7 U.S. Democrat Supports Loan WASHINGTON. Sun. Representative Robertson, Dciuocract of Virginia and a memoer of the House Ways and Means Committee, said yesterday, that the proposed 53,750a'00,C00 loan to Britain "wiil mean Mirvnral In Europe of a last sub»Uuitial bulwark against the so: end of communism He asked: "What good
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    Italo-Austrian Border Problem
    67 7 LONDON. Bun.—rhft Italian and Austrian government.-. m an official note handed to t?.iir representatives ln Pat's last nil ht, were invited by the foreign Ministers' conference to give thc:r respective views on the nalian-Austrian frontier problem before the deuties of the Foreign Ministers, it was announced today.
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    GIRL WIDOW DIES ON FUNERAL PYRE
    110 7 ALWAR. INDIA. —Although the self-immolation of widows on the funeral pyres of their husbands disappeared frcm Hindu religious custom and has been forbidden J by law for nearly a century, a 16-year-old widow recenclv east herself into the names consuming the body of her
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    NEW UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
    412 7 NEW UNITED STA TES OF EUROPE MR. CHURCHILL received a tremendous ovation tthrn he addressed the two Houses of the Netherlands Parliament this month. The Dutch broke away from their tradi ticnal stolidity to welcome him as the greatest MM on earth. The Parliament met m the picturesque 14th-century hall
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    GERMAN ATOM MAN WILL WORK AGAIN
    172 7 LONDON, (By Air Mail)— When Professor Warner Heisenborg, ox-leader of Germany's atom-bomb team has housed his wife and six children m Berlin, he will resume the search for atomic power at the Kaiser Wilhelm In.-tluto there, says the Daily Express, London. He will be
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    HARVEST IN ITALY PROMISING
    283 7 ROME. (By Air Mail) Heartened by the announcement by Signor Alcide de Gasperi, the Italian Prime Minister, that the bread ration will not be reduced for tne time being and by the news that Britain is giving up some of her wheat for Italy, all eyes
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    U.S. Indictment On Spain
    115 7 NEW YORK, Sun.— The United States delegation has completed and delivered to the United Nations sub-committee on Spain a 62-parre report dealing with Franco Spain's war potential and her furthering of Axis interests. Details of the report were withheld pending release by the sub- committee, but
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    Malayan Rubber Reacts Sharply
    94 7 (From Our Gt.vi C;>. LONIX>N, Mon —The Malayan rubbers reacted sharply m ih. Stock Exchange at the VMkond and a leadit.? Prm of stock brokers expre^scn the op 1 n 1 o rt that th ere nad been a determined attempt by a number of operators
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    "GENTLEMANLY CHECK"
    340 7 Dr. Yeoh Bok Choon, of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, sends the following description of the chess incidents J mentioned m the paragraph headed "Gentlemanly Check" m the Straits Times May 13:— "It was the last round of Seci tion 'A' In the London Sunday Chronicle International
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    86 8 H.M.S. VANGUARD, the worlds most powerful capital ship, seen frcm the air as she moves down the Clyde, to her new anchorage at Greenock. SIGNOR ORLANDO, veteran Italian representative at Versailles, speaking at the Liberal party congress at Rome this month. BRITISH OFFICER, on the eve
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