The Straits Times, 31 May 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    U.S. COAL STRIKE ENDS:
    503 1 Congress 's Double Defeat Of President Truman THE American coal strike is over, fifty- nine days from the time the miners first walked out. The U.S. Government has settled for the terms demanded by the miners, and they have returned to work. Four hundred thousand men
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    "Imported" Foreign Workers
    94 1 "Imported" Foreign Workers NUREMBERG, Thurs.—When Hitler demanded additional importation uf foreign workers into the Reirh, Herr Sauckel was always "/illing to concede his requests, the former Nazi labour chief boasted m the Nuremberg witnos.s-trx yesterday. "Five million is only a rouzh figure for the number of foreign workers imported," he
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    Lord Louis Says Good-Bye
    268 1 Lord Louis Says Good-Bye IDMiKAL LORD LOUIS A MOUNTBATTEN, Supreme Allied Commander, South-East Asia, and Lady Louis Moun'.batten were gnen a warm farewell by a large gathering last night wl'.en they boarded Lord Louis's white York a'reraft at Kallang Airport, which will t;ikc them to London m time ior the
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    Hope Of World Disarmament
    151 1 Hope Of World Disarmament WASHINGTON, Thun?.- -Hopes that all the world might eventually limit its armaments were ressed by the United States Secretary of state, Mr James F. Byrnes, In his aopearance before the Hous? Foroisn Aflairo Committc. At various points m his testimony he declared that the Military Co-opcratkm
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    Taking Away The Nazis
    44 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs The I'nitcd States is sendinc a ship to Spain on June C to remove the remaining 'obnoxious Nazis" m that country, it was announced here yes'erday. 'Ihcre are still ",10 > Nazis m Spain, the State Department said— U.P.
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    Share-out Of Germany's Fleet
    274 1 Share-out Of Germany's Fleet Brussels, Thursday. ASHAREOUT of Germany's merchant fleet by the irter-AHied Separations Agency has disposed of 249 Ehipat^totaiiing- nearly 700,000 gross registered tons, and valued at £12,000,000. The president of the lARA, M. Jaqucs Ru3fl, yesterday told a press conference m Brussels that the allocations of tonnages
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    Montgomery On Press Freedom
    132 1 Montgomery On Press Freedom LONDON, Thurs. -*^ield Marshal Viscount Montgomery, the cew Chief of the Imperial General Staff, m a tribute to war correspondents last ni^ht, outlined the three principles of news presentation "as seen by a military commander" frea press truth and speed. Lord Montgomery, who was proposing the
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    New Palestine Arab Body Formed
    340 1 New Palestine Arab Body Formed Jerusalem, Thursday. A MAJOR rift m Palestine Arab politics came to a head yesterday after a threehour meeting m Jerusalem at which a new organisation the Arab Higher Front —was set up as a rival body to the Pa'es.ine Arab H;gh:r Committee. The new Arab
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    Dutch Elections
    40 1 THE HAGUE, Thurs. Final results early today showed the Dutch Labour Party leading m the municipal elections m five out of the 11 Dutch provinces. Final polling figures for the other six provinces have not yet been announced.—Reuter.
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    The Sultan Of Perak
    32 1 Aii informal sfjtfy of HH. the Sul an of Perak. the leading fiyure th» reflnt Kuala Kangsar dK?ussions between the Malay Rultrs |pd the Dii ish Parliamrntary Delegation.
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    BEVIN WILL SUPPORT BYRNES
    142 1 BEVIN WILL SUPPORT BYRNES London, Thursday. rl British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, when he speaks m the foreign affairs debate m the Haas* of Commons next week, vv.ll back the statement ma'ic by Mr. Jamos F. Byrnes, United States Secretary of State, denying the statement by the Soviet Foreign
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    MALAYAN UNION DANGERS
    770 1 MALA YAN UNION DANGERS From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. rDER a double-column heading "Nationalism m Malaya —Dangers m the present scheme for Union", The Times publishes an article from its special correspondent. Pointing out the general relief felt by all sections on the restoration of British rule, the correspondent
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    U.S. Protest To Yugoslavia
    54 1 U.S. Protest To Yugoslavia Wfcshfnfton, Thurs. The United States Government has protested vigorously to Yugoslavia, against attempts by Yugoslavia m the area around Trieste, to obstruct Allied military government It ws "hf second time th) 3 veok that the TTr.iteH States, m Co-oporatinn with Britain, had extended its "firm" nolcy
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    SIAM'S CASE TOO VAGUE FOR U.N.O.
    252 2 Secretary- Genera I Not To Act NEW YORK, Thursday. THE alleged French invasion of Siamese territory is rot to be brought up before the United Nations Security Council at once. A spokesman for the UNO said that this is because Siam's protest was noc
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    54 2 •he new Kin? and Queen of Italy sern driving m State. King Victor Emmanuel 111, who had reigned for 46 years, abdicated on Mat 9. The new Queen was formerly Princess Marie Jose of Belgium. The future of the Italian monarchy depends on the result of a referenlom to be
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    London Paper On Danger Of War
    239 2 London Paper On Danger Of War London, Wednesday. rE Labour newspaper, the Daily Herald, declared today that a few years only at the present rate would suffice to bring suspicions between Britain, Russia and tne United States "to explosion point and explosion will make a wilderness of this earth." "Let
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    India Passages Refused
    142 2 NEW DELHI, Thurs:—The Government of India is perturbed at a tendency to refuse passages when offered, says a communique en the subject of allotment of passages to the United Kingdom. There is reason to believe, the communique adds, that many ol thest refusals are prompted by a
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    Women Officers Burned Alive
    86 2 WUPFERTAL (Germany) Wed. —The trial ot ten camp guards, accused of burning alive lour British women offi-cers m 1344, opened today before a British military court. The prosecution alleged that the women, who were parachu ted into France on a special mission, were burned alive m
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    Nigeria Wants More For Tin
    163 2 Nigeria Wants More For Tin LONDON, Thursday. THE £300 which the Eritish Government offered for Nigerian tin equals about j £325 when delivered to Britain. Freight and smelting charges which the Ministry would pay are nearly £25, and m a free market would be! nearly £35. The £330 which the
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    New York Stocks
    113 2 NEW YORK, Wed.-Automo-bile shares demonstrated strength near closing time on the stock market m anticipation of a settlement of the coal strike, and I steels followed motors, but at a I slower pace. The market opined firm and then encountered realizing which brought leading groups down towards
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    ATOMIC SECRETS FOUND BY FRENCH SCIENTISTS
    348 2 STOCKHOLM, Wednesday. DROFESSOR John Andberg Takdory told the Scandinavian engineers meeting that the Swedish patent office had received applications from three French scientists for a new method of producing atomic energy. He identified the scientists las Nobel prize winner Proj fessor Jol:ot, Von Halban
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    U.S. To Export All Canned Meat
    158 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs. The Federal Government has ordered that almost all canned meat must be so!d for resort to the famine areas after Saturday. From Io .0 era r^ort that there li only enorgh reserve of food l?ft to feed the city for a day
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    No Restriction On Hirohito
    98 2 TOKIO, Thurs.—Gen. MacArthur's spokesman. Gen. Frayne Baker, today said that there "are no o'oservat: ons at this time" on the Washin:'*on renorts that the Russians vrrc asking the Far East Commission to recommend to Gen. Mi: Arthur to restrict the movem-.'its of Hirohito. Mr. Geo";e Atcheson,
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    Morrison Gives Commons Explanation
    268 2 Morrison Gives Commons Explanation LONDON, Wednesday MR. HERBERT MORRISON, Lord President of Ihc Counc 1, told the House of Commons tcday he had the authority of Mr. William Clayton, United States Assistant Secretary of State, lev raying that thore was not, anj never had been, any msunderstanding between them over
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    Food Debate Today
    127 2 LONDON, Thnrsday The House of Commons will debate the world food situation tomorrow. The Opposition met last nkht and decided to ask for a debate at onre. This was agreed to by the Government. Mr. Robert Hudson, former Minister of Agriculture, will be one of the lea-'insj
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    U.S. Loan To France
    71 2 PARIS, Thurs.—President Felix Gouin today announced c signing of a $1,370,000 loan agreement with the United States government and, m thanking the generosity of the United St-tt^.s. said the French r:conrtruction programme can now get under way. "The United States has given us a striking example
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    MANCHURIA DRIVE CONTINUES
    305 2 NANKING, Thursday. NATIONALIST troops, mKmU| their drive a«anst tlie 1» Communists m Manchuria, hnvc f-pMirrd Kirin, about 70 miles er.st of Chan»chur. rt was recoiled today. Nationalist troops may plso have captured the power station at Hsao Fen Man near Kirln, it was added. Seven Communist TTtlfT^nli
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    Greece Mission
    35 2 T.ONnO^f. V.'cd.—Two British obsoivers are en route to M to loin members of thf Uni*fd rtates mission m checking the first plebi<MMte on Crock BM chv m S-ptcrnb^r They wil arrive there today—U.P.
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    U.S. Unfreezes Malayans' Assets
    116 2 U.S. Unfreezes Malayans' Assets WASHINGTON, Wed. THE U.S. Treasury a«, reni(;vod wartime restrictions 'frcczi-g" assets m the United Stat:s of residents of Malaya and HOll3 Kong;. Treasury officials annotate I today. ■al financial restrictfc) imputed against Malaya and Hons Hong at the time of the Japanese occupation also were remoTcd,
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    Tense Situation In Central Java
    112 2 BATAVIA. Wed. A tense -itunMon exists m the Socrakart* region of central Java where followers of the local indepene ruler. Mar.jrkoene^cro. have resisted with pirns the attempt to limit his powers, acrordim: t< eye-wltne rrved hers I day. attempt, it was itsted, m mad 2
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    According to Culbertson
    361 2 The most spectacular play *hat can be made at the b-idge tablp is the so-called "smother play." Opportunities for its use are extremely rare, because all the conditions must be exactly right, but when this is the case and the declarers skill is equal to the task,
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      78 2 CROSSWORD CLUES DOWN: 1. Kitchen herb. 2. Irish county. KRWiNt?»o 3. Hasten. 4 Make wealthy, 5. Acquaintance, 6 o*o'i ff fq sMoWr Of musical pitch, 7 South American mountains. ItsVrlftttT ?OT S. Kind or fur. 11. Reconstruct. 14. Spill. 17. ?MtW*9e lIsIBt Edible fish. 19l Stableman. 31. Past, 23. Conun
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    RULER OF NEGRI SEMBILAN
    27 3 The Yang-t'i-Perturm Bcsar of Necri Scir.bilan— an informal pic urc taken at this week's conference of th? Mclay Rules with the rarlamentary mission.
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    15,000 Want To Go To India
    164 3 FIETEiN thousand Indians have appled to the Indian Agent for passages to India and are still waiting for the 1 steamer t'ekets. They have bsen waiting since March. And the Indian Agent is expecting another 15,000 applications for passages m the course of the
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    Supremo's Gift Of Trophy Gun To Singapore
    37 3 Supremo 's Gift Of Trophy Gun To Singapore Hi? (;<)%•? nor and Lord Louis insprclitiT the Japanrsc gun which the Supremo on Wednesday r~csentfd to the people of Singapore at a ceremony m front of thp Municipal Building.
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    BRITISH PLANES BRING INTERNEES OUT OF CENTRAL JAVA CAMPS
    600 3 BRITISH PLANES BRING INTERNEES OUT OF CENTRAL JAVA CAMPS E. 2HY d y tins week, Dako a v. rcra t of No. 31 Trai sporl Squadron R.A.F. h*vi be. n flying m o Sclo aiiii:ll, near 3 eraksrta, ia the i en t of [ndone3 an-controlled Central Java to bring
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    Singapore Export Trade Doubled
    442 3 Rubber Accounts For Half Value SINGAPORE'S export trade has doubled between March and April. Exports in March totalled more than 87.790,000, in April, more than $15,837,000. Of tf.8 total exports in April, nearly $9,000,000 worth of goods went to the United Kingdom, principally rubber. About 10,500
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    ILLEGAL TO DRAW DOUBLE RATION
    95 3 MANY instances have recently been revealed of persons drawing a double ration entitlement. The public are warned that le«»al proceedings will m future be taken against persons drawing more than their legitimate ration entitlement. There are cases where persons UC registered on two cards, and
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    India Seeking Machinery From Japan
    239 3 India Seeking Machinery From Japan POSSIBILITIES cf obtanirg text le m-chinsry irjin Japan as urgently required for the rehabilitat on cf the InSnn textile industry, are, it is understood, being fully explored by the Government of India. Effor.3 will b 3 made to obtain such machinery as part of reparations
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    Trade Delegation Calls On MPs
    154 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Wed.— A local trade delegation headed by Mr. Jules Martin, chairman of the P^narr Chamber of Commerce, called on the visiting MPs, Cant. L. D. Gammans, and Lt. Col. D R Rees-Williams. at the Residency this afternoon and presented Penang's
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    Girl On Charge Of Kidnapping
    67 3 Frcm Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Wed.— An unusual case came up In the Superior Court today when Ooi Pek Kirn. an 13-year-o!d Chinese girl, was produced on a charge of kidnapoing a three-year-old child, E» Yld Choy, from the lawful guardianship of Ooi Poh Hong,
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    Plastic Substitute For Leather
    81 3 A new ylastic sheeting, known ai U.S. Royalene is being produced by the U.S. Rubber Co. which is claimed to provide a good substitute for leather m the production of belts, handbags, and brief-cases. It Is beinj made m a ranga of colours and can be
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    No Tyre Shortage In U.S. By End Of Year
    215 3 JHE American /übber industry will catch up this year with the accumulated demand for passenger tyres ar.d v.'hen the automobile industry reaches an annual production level of 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 vehicles m 1047 there will be no tyre shortage, said E.
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    MALAY WOMEN WHO SPOKE AT RALLY
    44 3 Two ol the royal Malay ladies who made sp"cches and look pa-t m the demonstrations a-ainst th Malayan Union at a rally hrld before the British Parliamentary mission m Kuala Kangsar this week— Crown F 1m Unit picture.
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    NEW PRICES FOR CIGARETTES
    85 3 jUETVV cigarette prices In Singapore have been ar.nouncrd, following th* temporary imposition of increased import dvties. The new prices for 10 cigarettes are as followsPlayers, Gold Flak. Gr^ys, Martins, Dv Maurier. Senior Service and Capstan 20 cents. Double Ace, Rough K'.dcr r.nd Wild Woodbine )5 cents
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    Prison For Aiding Japanese
    85 3 From Oar Own Correspondent IPOH, Tues.— The case against Loh Kai Fatt, well-known Ipoh resident, before the British Offlcers Court on three chanjes of assiotinc: the enemy by "bring information to the Japanese which led to the arrest of three local residents, ended this rfterncon Giving
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    R.A.F. MAN WINS M.M. IN JAVA
    383 3 R.A.F. MAN WINS M.M. IN JAVA AN R.A.F. R?gi'ment nuv.in^ orderly who parachuted into Sourabaya m Java m September last has be n awarded the Military Medal for the part he played In the defence of a position a^a nst an Ir.dorcs an mob. He is Cpf. lon°rDennis "rniire Groome
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    H.M.S Swiftsure Here On Visit
    159 3 H.M.S Swiftsure Here On Visit I Corr.manciinj tae rourlii cruizzr SQuadrun, h AI.S. b«ift Uie, v vioii..r.g biugapoie. SwllUure, ii I by C-pt. P. .".1. bfcLauehlln, K.N. ancr ial:i:ig pa« UM Pacific war i, r.ojv a \ce.a.i m It^Sttra .s. fttthoagu sl.e w-s oaly built i.:. i! kac war. She
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    DEATH
    80 4 GWEE— Gvee Cherg le? rce 73 on 30th M;iy at liis leicice 11.6 Upper Eernti'jon Read. He leaves Lchlrd a w.d w, 3 sens Gw?e Kirn Kerg, JCim Gua->. Kirn Chce, 5 d night I s Mrs. 0.-'g Bonn Tat, Mad^m Taa Yin S np; Mra. 7'an Chn Eo
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Friday, May 31, 1946. Sultans Appeal To Caesar
    1032 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Friday, May 31, 1946. Sultans Appeal To Caesar It is now certain ttMtt strong and urgent pressure, will ac [brought to bear m London for modification of the Malayan i Union to meet the protests of the 'Malays. The Parliamentary del»jgation which has just had a
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    British & US. Notes To Rumania
    139 4 British US. Notes To Rumania LONDON Tues.— The British Government has addressed a note to -lie Rumanian Government regarding the holding o f elections and the sition of opposition rsartles, it was stated officially todny. Publication oj the text Is expocted within two days and it is understood that Bri'ain
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  • Nerves And Inertia In Singapore The "Fed-Up" Citizen-Malay Reaction In Kedah
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      "Something Wrong"
      428 4 THERE seems to be something wron</ with the Administration. Everywhere thin^nre not rs expected, or as they eutht to have been. We criticize the 8.M.A., because it wmi rot up to rur expectations. snC wt elarroured for the early return of the Civil Government. We Hi it. thank
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      The Japs—Bah!
      261 4 I COULD nlmost feel t tbov^nds of readers of the I Straits Times in Sin*aTcr J b-i.-t-\Wm with fur* and lndlfv«tion on p»rnsine the letter »?W» '-our Kuala Lumniii- reader who signed himself "Dissfustod I was imme^a'flv ncjmot"«l to rjl""rf ;■< fpw 'acts D?tor" "DbiwJted". who in^eats to
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      Why Hate?
      124 4 I DISAGREE with both Mr Tan Ah Choy. of Ma.acca and "Cautious" of Singapore in their views on barefoot Japs. To a conscripted labourer on the Siam-Burma Deith Railway, bitterness against the Japs is Justified. But th? writer, bein? one of those who suffered hell on j that
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      Which Comes First?
      478 4 IN your issue of May 23. your special correspondent referred to "The Resident Commissioner and H.H. the Yam Tuan T wonder if it is correct to give the Resident Commissioner precedence over H.H. the Yam Tuan AM ALA Y. Pontian, Johore, May 25. Newspapers don't bother about
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      Highlands Schools
      260 4 I NOTICED a letter m the Strait", Times two or thrre days aeo. ecnccmtnii th< up of the Hill Schools As f;.f an I can r-uther—and I th'nk I am correct i ti saving this bcth schools vi Carr.tron Highlands arj oecui i by the Military, one as
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    Thank You, Mr. Atkins'
    175 4 Troops, They drank the beer m all the bars. They rode about m others' cars. They owned the sun, the moon, the stars, In Singapore. They hired taxis m the dark, And picked the flowers m the park, They ate the fins of every shark. In
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    Fresh Attack On Rubber Price Policy
    557 5 Fresh Attack On Rubber Price Policy Free Market Urged On Eve Of Talks From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. THE coct of restoring the rubber industry to its former state of efficiency will be very heavy and "it seems almost incredible m these circumstances that the Government has chosen to
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    Whistled While They Waited For Execution
    278 5 "WH£i^ i heard them whistling while waiting ior the execution, I knew they were true soldiers and bravo men and I regretted my work exceedingly. Please convey my apologies to their families. As a Japanese soldier I had no alternative but to carry out
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    Boys Hurt By Booby-Trap
    65 5 FOIR Chinese boys picked op what they thought to be a harmless tin contai-irr on ihe semshorp off Simian yesterday aft' rnroiv They took it home and whi'.c claying with it there wan a ioud rxplosim. The tin ron'ainrr proved to be a Japanese booby-trap. All
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    Governor-General's Garden Party
    119 5 From Our Ov::i Correspondent PEHANO, Ted:— Nearly TOO prominent residents, lncludin: Advisory nwiifllinii and eonmw-|< nity leaders, were entertained the Governor-General. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. this evening at a parden party at the Residency. Officially given In honour of tiie two visiting M.Ps. Capt. Gammans and Lt.-Col.
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    SAKAIS SUPPORT MALAY PROTEST
    30 5 Seated In the foreground aie S ikai aboriginal tribesmen who took part m the Malay demon tgatftsM against the Union at Kuala Hangs* this we Me.
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    Naval Officer Acquitted
    359 5 A British K.ival officer, Lieut Oomminder J. J. Wilson. R.N.R.. -ittached to a repair .'■hin. accused of assisting m the I of War Department property, was acquitted without Ms defence ucing called upon by Mr. Paul St< m the First Distrirt court yesterday. Irne1 r ne discovcrv
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    MACDONALD VISITING K.L.
    94 5 MACDONALD V ISITING K.L. Fro'ii Our Own Corresnondcnt KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Governor-General. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. is expected to arrive In Kuala Lumpur by plane on Saturday morning. He will be met nt, the airport by the Governor of the Malayan Union. Sir. Edward Gent, and a puard of
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    Consul Plans Sino-Malay Body To Restore Good Relations
    704 5 CHINA'S Consul-General m Malaya, Dr. Wu Paaksbingi is planning to foll< w up his recent month's tou: of; western Malaya with formation of a countrywide SinoMalay organization, states the Associated Press correspondent here. His aim is the promotion of j good will
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    School Fees Too High, Says Clerical Union
    440 5 The Singapore Clerical Union has lodged a protest with tiie acting Director of Education, Mr. D. Roper. "against the unsympathetic attitude adopted by Government on the question of school fees," the Straits Times understands. "This attitud? is not con- tributary to the speedy
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    Gaol For Selling Milk Above Price
    88 5 Gaol For Selling Milk Above Price S£ :TE\ TC" of six montlis' rigorou iiii Tisonmrnt was massed m the Fccond District Court yesterday on a Chinese vendor. Teo Sen-r Peck, for selling con'Yensed tnH\ a":ove the controlled •Tic? of 45 cents a tin. He sold th« milk :or 51.20. On
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    Captain On Breach Of Trust Charges
    125 5 Captain On Breach Of Trust Charges THREE charges of criminal I breach of trust involving a quant ty of Jewellery and ct v.er ait c!cs were prr:gainit Capt. G. E. T. I when he appeared m the F,r.-' Police Court yesterday bef r? Mr. P«ul Stcrr. Capt. Fra-. is is
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    $1,000 FINE
    45 5 A fine of $1,001 or two months 1 ngorous imprisonmtnt t\o.s passed on a cofTeeshon liee^er Tan Lee 800 m the Secon.; trlet Court yesterday. He vas "on vie ted on a charge of .stori-.ip •'VJ kattis of sugr.r- a com rolled commodity.
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    5-COURSE (COCONUT) LUNCH COST 50 CTS.
    337 5 5- COURSE (COCONUT) LUNCH COST 50 CTS. pjJTY cc!i:s v. i I provide y- v I with more than 1,000 jaloi ts of good, tasty lood m ice-Jifla c.l Singapore ll \.u know how to go about it. Yesierday, at a restaurant m lie Cathay Building. Singapore, ibout 40 people,
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    33 5 fined v>ii each by Mr. Tan Tlioou Lip m tie Second District Court rday for failing to display pri.- c lists. A Chinese woman was fined SlO ior a sin offenci.
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      79 6 THE Chinese At hie ie and an Army XI drawn from three units stationed m Singapore will met m a soccer match on Sunday at Jalan Brsar S'adium m aid of the Malayan Welfare Fund. The kick-off will be at 5 p.m. The Army team will
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      156 6 TWO-MINUTE rounds will be m operation for the last time tonight at the Happy World where Golden Boy and Charlie Gibson head a card of six events. From next month, when all professional boxing m Singapore will aeain come under the ~ontrol of the Boxing
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      TABLE TENNIS
      69 6 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. and Voluntary Workers at Table-Tennis against the Schackle Club at the Schackl? Club at 7.30 p.m. to-day. Men's Cin^les: Ong Swee Keng (Capt.), L!m Thye Hock, Ho Checng Yeon. Wocnea'j Singles: Mrs. Neo Thian Soo, Mrs. Wee Tiang Seng. Mrs. Soh Liang
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    66 7 NEW YORK. Wed.—The International Statistics Bureau estiI mates that the United States will receive approximately 100,000 tal^s of silk from Japan this year. It is predicted that the Japanese capacity for reelinc silk should equal 10.000 to 12.000 bale.; monthly by July, compared with 7.000 m
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    91 7 By Taylor Henry, Associated Press. NEW YORK, (Air Mail).— The United Nations Organisation has an annual operating budget of $21,500,000 and wages total $2,500,000 (US.) a year. Operating expenses are met by assessments made against the 51 member nations, based on t^'ir national income. Ey
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