The Straits Times, 1 June 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY LIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    FRENCH ATTACK ON SIAM CONFIRMED
    624 1 v Ordered By Commander Of Indo-China Forces BANGKOK, Friday. ABSEKVERS representing the Siamese Government and the United States legation returned to Bangkok today to report on the border incident. One observer said the evidence not only confirmed the French attack across the frontier, but showed
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    Stettinius Wants To Resign
    284 1 Stettinius Wants To Resign WASHINGTON, Fri. MR. EDWARD STETTINIUS has asked to be relieved of his job as United States representative on the United Nations Security Council, but President Truman has tried to persuade him not to resign now, well-informed sources revealed today. Mr. Stettinius' desire to resign was disclosed
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    Victim Of The Atom
    94 1 LOS ALAMOS, N>w Mexico, j Fri.—Dr. Louis Slotin, a 35- year-old scientist of Winnipeg. Canada, has died from the > effects of exposure to radia- tion m an accident on May 21, < m which seven other physicists and technicians were injured at the Government's atomic
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    TUESDAY'S DEBATE ON POLICY
    181 1 TUESDAY'S DEBATE ON POLICY LONDON, Friday. THE BRITISH Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, will open a two-cfay debate on foreign affairs m the House of Commons on Tuesday, it was announced m Parliament yesterday. The debate will be continued on Wednesday. Mr. Churchill will make the first speech for the
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    DukeMayLeave Australia
    121 1 DukeMay Leave Australia The Canberra correspondent of the "Sydney Sun" reported yesterday that high Federal quarters understood that the Duke of Gloucester would relinquish his post as GovernorGeneral of Australia and return to Britain m December, according to a Reuter message from Sydney. The Duke has been Governor-General since Jan.
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    "Son Of Heaven" Pays A Call On MacArthur
    143 1 "Son Of Heaven" Pays A Call On MacArthur TOKIO, Friday. -Tht Emperor Hirohito of Japan called on General MacArthui today and stayed with the General for ninety minutes. As the Emperor himself requested the interview, there is great speculation here as to the reason for the call. It is believed
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    "Sjahrir Of Post To Leftists
    65 1 BATAVIA, Fri.— Dr. Sutan Sjahrir, Premier of the Indonesian Republic, who postponed his re urn to Batavia for another;; day, is now due on Saturday and m preparing to offer positions m i his Cabinet to representatives of tb« Nationalist l?ftist parties, which ar? now
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    Bombay Police Open Fire
    143 1 BOMBAY, Thurs— The Bombay police opened fire for the second time today when the scheduled castes clashed with caste Hindus m the Worli mill area. The casualty figure is not yet known. Fire was first opened when stone-throwing was making it dangerous for people to move
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    "Depend On The Empire" Says Smuts
    292 1 "Depend On The Empire" Says Smuts LONDON, Friday. FIELD-MARSHAL SMLTS, Prime Minister of South Africa, tonight appealed 10 the British Commonwealth of Nations to build its future security not solely on the United Nations Organisation, but also on us own preparedness. Then just as the Commonwealth stood when the League
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    To Wed Mr. MacDonald
    43 1 Mrs. Audrey Rowley, of Ottawa, widow of Lt.-Col. John Rowley, the Cameron Highlanders, who is to marry Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. Governor-General of the Malayan I'nion and Singapore. The engagement wa» announced on the day Mr. MacDonald landed m Singapore.
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    AUCHINLECK PROMOTED
    121 1 NEW DELHI, Friday. GENERAL SIR CLAUDE 0 AUCHINLECK, Com-, mander-in-Chief, India, has been promoted to the rank ot Field-Marshal. The ne w Field-Ma r.-hal is 62 years of I age, and has been C-in-C, India since 1940, apart tnm a break m 1942. In 1942 he was C-in-C
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    Lord Stansgate
    37 1 CAIRO, Thurs.— Lord Stansgate, head of the British mission to Egypt for treaty revision talks. Is leaving Cairo today "for an unknown destination for at least three weeks," the Egyptian press I reported today.— Reuter.
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    NEW U.S. COAL STRIKE
    257 1 NEW U.S. COAL STRIKE WASHINGTON, Fri. rIRE is a new coal strike in the United States. The United Mincworkers Union of the American Federation of Labour, whose demands for a wa&i* increase and welfare fund lor 100,000 soft coal miners w:-s gra; led two days ago, uao now sent 70,000
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    Ownership Of Aviation Lines
    95 1 IiONTHXAL, Fri— The ropcsal that international civil aviation trunk lines should bo internationally owned and operated was supported by Sir Donald Banks, chief British delegate at the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organisation P.1.C.A.0.) assembly here. The proposal, made by the Australian and New Zealand delegations, was
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    UNTOUCHABLES CHAMPIONED BY CHURCHILL
    154 2 LONDON, Thursday. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlce, announced in the House of Commons today that the British and Indian Governments had agreed that, with effect from July 1, 1 1 J4'>, Brit sh service officers and other ranks Army and RAF s: rving in India and
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    Strikers Back At Work
    148 2 LONDON, Thurs Stevedores who have been on strike at Surrey, Millwall and Royal Albert docks here have agreed to return to work tomorrow. A statement issued after the meeting today said that the decision lollowcd recommendations of the Executive Committee and was intended to enable the
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    Duce's Body By Plane?
    77 2 Rome. Fri— An Ansa disprJ.ch from Forizia yesterday reported that a Sovia Marchet'd plane, beLevcd to be pirated from Milan airport on Monday, had landed at an emergency field at Aidussina, west of Milan. Five persons in fiyl-.-r tosrs, impersonatina the regular crew, ha'1 tr •->!-"i
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    $3,000,00 Flood Damage
    71 2 Harhiscurg (Pennsylvania), Pri. Murky flood waters slowly receded in Psnnsylvania and New York States yesterday, leaving behind d?bris-!ittered devastation thr' look ieast 13 lives and caused property awi rrnn lr>ss"s <?xprrted to exceed $3,000,000 (U.S.). la wore made temporarily hcmelesa as the waters spilled into residential and
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    U.K. Troops' Pay Cut In The East
    623 2 Exchange Of Cables With Dr. Ambedkar LOinDON, tiitiay. MR. WINSTON CHUKCIiiLL as Leader of the Op- position, has espoused the cau.se of the Indian 4 Untouchables.' In a cable to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambodk'ir he has cited the American Declaration of Independence to
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    Morrison Get More Food For India
    235 2 L.KJNLAJZS, iriaay. r-R. HEREERT MORRISON, Lord President of the Ccunc.l, disclosed in the House of Commons today that as a result of his talks I in Washington the quantity of wheat and course grain j recommended for India over {a five months period from
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    Conscription Remains Four Years In U.K.
    285 2 LONDON, Thursday. THE Ministry of Labour and National Service announced today that the policy of conscripting IS year-old men to maintain the strength of the irmed forces would be continued until mid-1950. Details of length of service of men called up to the ariticti
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    The Driver & The Boy
    146 2 The Driver The Boy ELROD, SOUTH DAKOTA, Thurs.— A ti»in made its annual halt on a windswept knoll near here today so that flowers miijht h? placed on the grave of little boy who died 55 years ago today. The boy hni run daily fiom a noor farmhouse to wave
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    Atom Bomb 'On The Air'
    350 2 WASHINGTON. Friday. DERSOKS who are at their radios when the Bikini atom bomb goes off in July may heai what it sounds like but they also may not it all depends on whether the bomb knocks the microphone out before the sound waves reach It.
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    CHIANG'S MEN IN HARBIN SUBURBS
    337 2 NANKING, Fiid-y. AHSiN MIN PAO dispatch from Peking today said lhat Nationalist trcops have entered the raburba of Harbn. Their next objective, the dispatch said, waa Tsitsihar, 175 air milrs BOrth-W< The report also sa cl that the Nationalists expect to complete tho take-over work
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      276 2 RADIO PROGRAMME! SINGAPORE RED NKIWORK from noon to 2 p.m. and 6.30 to 11 pn on 225 metres from noon to 2 p.m. on 4.823 mcs see. in 61 metre band and front 7.45 to 9.30 p.m. on 4.78 nsc/see in Cl metre baud. CHINESE noon to 1.15 p.m. (news
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      235 2 urn GSF 1982 metres 1*50 pjD.— 12.22 a.m USN MJi metres. JUNE 1 7.30 am. Radio ncwsrcl, 7.45 ajn. 1 BBC Orchestra 8.30 am News, 845 n.m. Robinson Family. 1.45 p.m. Cricket Commentary, 8 p.m. Vic Oliver, 8.30 p.m. News, 8.35 pjn. Piano Parad3, 8.45 p.m. Radio news- reel, 9
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      308 2 Chicago Jazz. 1 30 p r.i Now ard Then, 2 p.m. News lUadlixed. 2 01 p.m. Yours lor the Asking, 3 pm TifFn Tunes, 3.30 pjii. News. 3.40 p.m. Bandstand, 4 p.m. News Music Time, 4.30 p.m. Follow the Leeder, 5 p.m SSAC Shows, 5.30 pjn SEAC Hit Parade, 6
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      447 2 In today's deal, success wa-. H .r n RCl Wtoo t J literally forced upon the I o piny the a. r?-!n at the very f'rst tri;k by a flc- rnd led the aec and a low h^art. fender who c. d not •road" his West won artel shifted to
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    New Attack On Sarawak Council Vote
    427 3 Tuan Muda Urges Further Inquiry From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Thursday. THE conduct of certain European officials during the Cession proceedings of the Sarawak Council Negri (the Sli.tc Council) was the subject of strong critici^r.i from the Tuan Muda, Capt. Bertram Brooke, ay her.
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    Tanglin School At Highlands
    90 3 WITH reference to correspondence on Malayan hill schools, Mrs. A. Tostee, matron of Tanglin School. Cameron Highlands, writes to the Straits Times f-om U.e r.ovcrnmcnt rest-house, Tanah Katah, as I nitons: "Miss Griffith Jones, principal of Tanglin School, Cameron Highlands, has given me to understand that
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    100,000 Japs To Stay As Labourers
    199 3 100,000 Japs To Stay As Labourers THE repatriation of Japanese from South-East Asia is expected to be completed within little more than a month, except for ICO.OGO who will remain mainly m I Malaya as a labour force. Three hundred and thirty-five thousand have already been repatriated and 331,000 are
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    Sunday's Church Services
    154 3 Church or England: St. Andrew's: 7. 8. 10.30. 5.30; St. j Peters. 7.30. 10.30, 2.30; Garrison (Tan^lin): 7.15, 9. 9.45, 6.30; Christ Church: 8. 10.30. 5. 6 30; Bt. Hildas: 8, 5.30. St. Paul's (Serangoon): 8. Salvation Army: 10, I, 4. Christian Science: Christian Science Society: 3.30.
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    New Penang C.p.O.
    66 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Fri.-Mr G. R. who l.as been over 20 yean with the Malayan Police has been api minted Chief Police Officer, Penang. Mr. Livett is a traffic expert, having mi de a special study of th subject m London. Hr? n'.aved an active
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    SUPREMO WITH INDIAN TROOPS
    71 3 The Suprrme Allied Commander, Adm. Lord Louis Mnuntna t n, making a farewell address to a group of Indian other ranks m SACSEA motor transport company, before his departure for Britain by air. The Supremo points out t>e No. th- West Frontier medal among the ribbons
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    Well-Known Actors Back WithEnsa
    464 3 OF interest to pro-war theatre-go:rs is the presence m Singapore on an ENSA sponsored tour of the Grant Andersons, James and his sis'er Lena. This week they are giving their two-handed show assisted by a pianist, Lydia Davies and their stage manager, Basil G. Lovatt, round
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    B.M.A. ADVISORY BODY TO CONTINUE ITS WORK
    359 3 THE reconstruction committee set up under the fc.M.A. is continuing its work under the civilian administration and among the subjects discussed at this week's meeting were the supply of edible oils, distribution of milk, the import and distribution of textiles ijid the extension
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    COSMETICS DUTY IN THE UNION
    69 3 MO duty is payable on cosmetics imported into Singapore, but the duty (imposed even before the war) on cosmetics imported into tne Malayan Union has been fixed at 50 per cent, ad valorem, and 25 per cent, preferential. Before the war, the duty payable on
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    Clerks Seek Union Status
    116 3 CINGAPORE clerks are seeking trade union status, and today at 4.30 p.m. at the Memorial Hall they will listen to an address by Mr. J. Brazier, Trade Union Adviser m Malaya. Mr. Brazier has promised to assist the Clerical Union to protect the Interests of clerks.
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    COLONEL WEDS ATS OFFICER
    205 3 A LARGE gathering, which Included the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander. Lieut. Gen. Sir Monta&n Stopford, Lieut. < Gen. Sir F. A. M. Browning, Chief of Stan* to the Supreme Allied Commander, and Major Gen. L.H. Cox, officer commanding Singapore district, attended the wedding, which took place
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    14,000 Helped By Advice Bureau REHABILITATION WORK
    316 3 14,000 Helped By Advice Bureau REHABILITATION WORK ABOUT 14,000 people have been rehabilitated or re- united with their families m Singapore on the Peninsu'a, paid Mr. Peter Chin, the retiring Director of the Citizens' Advice Bureau, Singapore, reviewing: the work of this organization. Of this figure 10,000 were jrought back
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    Malay Said To Have Had Three Pistols
    119 3 Malay Said To Have Had Three Pistols A MALAY soldier, Abdul Samad bin Jaafar, was committed to stand trial at the next Assizes on three charges of carrying a loaded revolver, possession of two Japanese automatic pistols ..nd rounds of revolver and oistol ammunition without a licence, at Cii inclusion
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    8300 Fine For Having Rounds
    135 3 It >:ry serious offence to be found m nccse^slon of ammunition thc3o days, declared Mr. Paul Zion m the District Court yesterday when he convicted Foo Wing Yiu. a Chinese zc-cond-h^nd goods dealer ou char- M of beine m possession of ninn-.r.nition and empty shell
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    Piracy Off Malacca
    117 3 From Our Own Corrr -n— ndent MALACCA, Wed— The police are investigating a case of piracy which is reported to have taken place bstwe?n Tanjong Medang and Port Dickson on the morning of May 26. A tonskang with a crew of three which was on i:s way
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    Court Sequel To Fatal Accident
    113 3 From Our Own Correspondent ALACCA, Thurs— A five-year-old Chinese boy, Chua Peng Hwee. son of Mr. Chua Bian Seng, was killed yesterday morning at I1;I 1 mile, Semabok, after being knocked knocked down by a truck. There was a sequel m the District Court this
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    Robbery Charge
    82 3 Tan Ve 0 Una a::^r-J LC. Goh In the Second C^urt yesterday on on May 18, m company with three it] rs. he lobJ si a Chine*?, Choh m Ec, of cash and j:\vellery *orth m a tot: In Loroiu I1I 1 ■•i Geylang. After ihe char:;-*, which
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    Pistol Charge
    93 3 Sion bin Mohamad app-.r-d before Mr. R C Hillran m i Fourth Court vest- r- charge that on May 30 he was m v.oiTjful possession of p otatol w" first ch'ii: a licence ir ~-~ir "anjans. After the charge was explainer ihe case was pos'-rv week for mention
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      96 3 MAY BAKER LTD Manufacturing Chemists, Dagenham, England have re-opened their Singapore offire al temporary premises. No. 3, Malacca Street. Specialities price lists are expected this week. Will all «loclors, wholesalers and relailers requiring a copy plcaxe write to P. O. Box 73, Singapore. STENOGRAPHY WITHOUT TEARS. C^j*^l ADC to sp<€d
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE,Saturday,June 1, 1946. Why The Axis Lost
    1041 4 There have been many "explanations" of Germany's defeat after a series of lightning successes which carried her within striking distance of total victory, but most of the writers and speakers who have endeavoured to enlighten public opinion have confined themselves
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    Chiang Kai-Shek's War In Manchuria
    1375 4 Chiang Kai-Shek's War In Manchuria This article by the well-known London commentator mi fuieiyn affairs, "Scrutator" m the Sunday Times, was written before the capture of Changchun and further advance towards Mukden by the Nationalist forces, but it is still a topical and informative account of the forces behind the
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  • THE MAN-IN-THE-STRERT
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      Municipal Clerks
      158 4 ON reading the l?tters about the receipt clerks m the Municipal Offices. I was rather surprised if not amused, to learn tnat it is so very difficult to pay one's bills m the Municipality. In all my years of payments of bills like rents licences, water, assessments, etc.,
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      Japan Street
      77 4 THE public is giad that Grove Road is being re-opened and renamed Mountbatten Road. We will always be glad to remember Lord Louis Mountbatten's name. But after going through the horrors of Japanese rule for over three and a half years, I am sure I Malayans do not
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      On Digging
      157 4 I WOULD like to say a few kind words to the gentleman from Seremban who deplores having to soil his hands "digging for victory All other occupations are Just subsidiaries of this, the closest to nature of them all. In case this correspondent doesn't know, food doesn't just
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      Woman's View
      337 4 Woman 's View AS a woman civilian I bowed my head m shame when I reading the letter of "Anolher Ex-Internee." Not oniy was it highly hysterical but grou- ly uncalled for and an insult to the men of Great Britain. Syi.r athy is due to "Another Ex-Internee" because, after
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      St. Patrick's School
      106 4 Fwas with disgrst that I read 1 m your columns some weeks back, n notice by the militaty authorities that they were handing over the General Hospital t(. the civilians and dumping tneir patients into St. Patricks School. Katong. Instead of relinquishing the building, they are tightening
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      These Controls!
      128 4 Ecir.R a v.-tmi of chronic dysentery for the last two years, I sent a postal order tv a well known firm m Eng!. urgent appeal for certain meci- < me unobtainable at local] The prompt and courteous reply was to the effect that import and export permit i
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    Nutrition Of Malayans Has Improved
    390 5 Nutrition Of Malayans Has Improved But Is Still Below Pre-War Level TMfci stale of nutrition among; the people of Malaya Sas improved considerably since December last year, hit it is still far from the pre-war level. In making this statement m a special interview with the Slraits Times prior to
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    Rubber Price Talks Today
    432 5 From Onr Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. LONDON rsprescntatives of Malayan refctoi i"tcrcsts say that there are only ve;y slender hones that an lanaaMi price will result fro-n th» \"-*oAmcTican rnbbfT talks beginning tomorrow. There is. however, reason t« believe that Ihe Board of Trade learnt a.
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    Kempitai On "Shameful" Execution
    84 5 Kempitai On "Shameful" Execution 'QHAMEFUL," was a v.oid v Kuwahata. former Kem-i pitai man at Saigon, used to describe the execution ol" two American flyers, captured when their B-25 fell m the sea off the Indo-Chinese coast. "Not till after the war ended did I ever believe my senior officers
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    Believed Legal
    207 5 Defending himself against a charge of *being, with a suborc'inat Sgt. Murukami, concerned m ihr illegal execution of the two Americans, 2.<<\ Lt. Kuwahata snid that when he carried out the orders for execution of the flyers, he honestly believed the nun had been c .urt-martiallcd and that
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    Malayan Coal Output Above Consumption
    144 5 Malayan Coller.es aro today producing more coal tlian can be atsir'oed by the total local consumption an i so far as can be seen this state of affairs will continue through 1947.' This statement was made by Mr. R.C. Russell, the managing director of the
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    Armed Robber Alleged
    112 5 Armed Robber Alleged Alleged to have robbed a Chi- r.ese m Seranscon Road on Apiii 29 of cash and jewellery worth SI, 000, two Chinese, Tan Sew Chew and Lam Kcc Bent;, had the charge, which stated they used 1 .".!v and were m comrany w' 'i three o'hers nt
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    More Opportunities For Asiatics
    45 5 More Opportunities For Asiatics From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. There vould be increased opportunities for Asiatics to occupy important administrative posts m Malaya, said the Seer I ;sry of State for the Colonies, Mr. George Hall, m answer to a question m the House.
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    Swimming Club To Ask For De-Requisitioning
    514 5 Tl.e Singapore Swimming Club has decided to »&k U»J Scrvim to derequisition its premises on July 1. At a general meeting at Adelphi Hotel yesterday, member* voted against an alternative proposal that th° "lub should approach the Sen-ices for dere^.isitionta* of the club bnOdine,
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    Ex-PoW Sailing To Malaya
    92 5 From Our Own Correspondent LrNl>O\. FTidi*. AN ex-prisoner of \\.i\ I'.trkeley Quill, who uas captured a few days after his ar rival m Singapore m 1042, is so "m love with Malaya" that he has organised an expedition m wl-ich he and nine others are sailing
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    House Query On Malayan Law & Order
    91 5 House Query On Malayan Law Order From Our Or.n Correspondent) Lcndon, Fnda>. IN the Huus_' of Commons the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. George Hall, assured Sir G. Ridley that! though there were still isol-l ated cases of intimidation, of worker§, shopkeepers and ricksha-pullers by subversive elements and
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    Y.W.C.A. Seeks Members Of All Races To Resume Its Work
    511 5 By A Correspondent MEMBERSHIP of the Y.W.C.A. today offers to t^e women of Singapore an opportunity to take an active part in the reconstruction of all that stcod in the past, and will stand even more in the future, for
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    MALAYANS IN LONDON
    23 5 Wen of the Malayan e.nUn«ent t» take part In tie Ti:l»a p,,"de m Loirim n™t m* set, lea.to, Wal.rto. OMifo.
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    MALAYAN OILS
    70 5 (F om Our Own Correspondent) LONDON, Friday. Replying to a question, the Srcretary cf State for the Colonies, Mr. George Hall, outlined efforts to increase food production m Malaya and expressed the hope that it would be possible to resume Malayan exports of vegetable oils '"when imports of
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    Singapore-Sydney In Eight Hours WHEN JET DEVELOPS
    462 5 Singapore -Sydney In Eight Hours WHEN JET DEVELOPS craft will be oprratod h-: Qantas, lt is ho^ci that the Tudor II will nrovc a suitable type. Th» Tudor II is exnected to complete tests within tbc next thvr— month.;. Th!s will a!:o be a develop) for 1947. Other *vn?s of
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    Visiting M.Ps Leave By Air
    120 5 Vis iting M.Ps Leave By Air r.xa Oa: c PENAKG, Fri. f*AFI. L. D. Gammars, at \j th^ coßclntion cf his tcur of Ma'aya. raid m Penang last cv. n ng 1 convinced that "iron pgtmtnt to Sjltan Malay feel n^ agains. the Union pro^o.-a's was very real end strcng."
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      19 6 ta Lesncvich, worl-.l cruiser-weight champion, m training for his fight with Freddi- Mills, whom he beat on May 14.
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      96 6 Gtraits Tines Corr., SEGA!MAT. Mon.— Scoring a three-nil j victory over the sth Parachute 1 Brigade, the Chinese won the [District Soccer league trophy. They did not lose a single game. Their nearest rivals, the Ma- I J lay "A" team, were considered certainties for the
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      89 6 After Negri had threatened with an early score, Dean got through for the Regiment and Ritchie added the major points. A loose pass enabled the Regiment to go further ahead, Bevan crossing over, the kick failing. Alter the interval Railton cr issed over twice rather wide out, both
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      78 6 PRAGUE. Fri. YUGOSLAVIA beat Czechosio1 vakia three-two m an outstanding second round tie of the European Zone Davis Cup competition and so qualified to mtet France for the right of entry to the zone final. Czechoslovakia lost one of the two singles earlier m the
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      85 6 NEWTON, Massachusetts, Frl. BYRON Nelson, America's number one golfer, was six up on Richard Burton, British Open Champion, at the end of the first 18 holes of their 36 holes challenge match at Charles River Country Club here today Nelson went round m 71—1 under par— and
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      50 6 Boxing results at the Happy World last night are as follows: Golden Boy outpointed Charlie Gibson; Bob MacKinlay knocked out Jimmy Bird (fourth round); Jimmy Welch outpointed Joe Nitt; Boy Karim drew with •Tony Tan: Nai Som See outpointed Buddy Lai; and Jeff Holmes outpointed Nai Kris.
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    BENGAL FACES CRITICAL FOOD
    685 7 SITUATION Sale Of Grain Prohibited CALCUTTA, (By Air Mail).— Famme-scarred Bengal province may find itself among India's critical food areas unless adequate steps are taken to check a general decline m the present food situation and the future outlook lor maintaining supplies. Government officials have declined
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    420 7 LONDON, (Air Mail). British goods of post-war design, and models of goods that will be made both within the next five years and during the next 20 years will be on show at the Government's national exhibition of industrial design, which is to be opened
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    148 7 WASHINGTON, Thurs.—Amerij cans will eat 15 per cent, less I bread than normal between next (July and July, 1947. Further steps which will oc 'taken to conserve the nations wheat supply so that export requirements car. be met have also been announced. Millers are now producing 75 per
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    275 7 Italy Prepares For The Polls ROME, Fri.— The campaign for Sunday's general election and referendum— which i* to decide whether Italy is to retain the monarchy or become a republic is m full swing here. Special efforts are being made by the Government to interest women, who are voting for
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    93 7 HOLLYWOOD, Thurs- European film players have been coming to Hollywood m increasing numbers since the war's end, and now the traffic is beginning to flow m the other direction Commitments abroad have been announced by VS. stars Paulette Goddard and Cary Grant, producer
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