The Straits Times, 21 June 1946

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  • 20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 21. 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 658 1 Evacuation Complete By The End Of The Year TWELVE hundred and fifty buildings m Singapore, nearly half the properties formerly held by the Services, have been de-requisitioned since February, according to a communique issued by Headquarters, South-East Asia Command, yesterday. On June 1 there
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  • 68 1 LONDON, Thurs.— Mr George Hall, the Colonial Secretary, stated in the House of Commons today that it had been decided that Penan* should be a free port, and that the whole island should be included in the free port ar*"a. He was replying to Capt.
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  • 27 1 ROME, Thurs.— Thirteen people were killed and 52 injured when a Rome bound passenger rain collided with a stationary goods train.— Reuter.
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  • 55 1 CAIRO, Thurs.— lt uas officially announced yesterday that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and turned up at Cairo an i been summoned to the Palace by King Farouk. The Mufti told the King that he was a refugee asking protection. The communique did not state whether
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  • 133 1 Bidault The New French President PARIS, Thursday. THE Foreign Minister, M. 1 Georges Bidault, was elected President of the Interim Government of France by the Constituent Assembly today. The unofficial tally showed that he received SN votes. M. Bldaulfs election was virtually assured when the socialists planned to give their
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  • 85 1 Agreements In Paris PARIS, Thurs.— The Foreign Ministers' Council agreed today that British and American troops in Italy, and Russian tioops in Bulgaria should be evacuated within ninety days aftrr psace treaties with thcs» two countries have gone into effect. Working In an exceedingly conciliatory atmospher?, the ministers broke the
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  • 173 1 ONE minute afier .sentence of death had been passed on him for vmc crimes (n Siam-Burma "sicatn" railway PoWs, Lt. Hisaahi Nobusawa, 41-year-old Jap doctor, made a sensational suicide a i tempt in the Singapore Cntn.s Court at Nassim Koad yest-udiy. Taking guards and others
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  • 50 1 BANGKOK, Thurs.— The Royal Commission set ud m Bangkok to inqu.re into the circumstances of the death of King Ananda Mahldol has inspected the late kins's bedroom. The Commisson is to hold Its first public hearing m the Ministry of Justice bu lding today.— U.P.
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  • 416 1 NEW YORK, Thurs.— Sir Alexander Cadogan, British representative on the Security Council, endorsed the United States plan for atomic disarmament In a speech before UNO's Atomic Energy Commission yesterday He pledged 3ritain's fullest possible contribution to plans to set up an international atomic development authority with
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  • 180 1 GAMMANS ASKS ABOUT BACK PAY LONDON, Thursday. PAPT. GAMMANS, Conser- vative, who recently returned from Malaya, asked the Colonial Secretary in the Commons today what reply he had sent to the memorandum of the Junior Civil Services Association of the Malayan Union regarding back pay during the Japanese occupation. He
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  • 55 1 Three Chiefs of Staffs were presented with the Honorary Freedom of the City of London recen ly. Field- Marshal Viscount Alanbrwke, Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cun nine ham and Marshal of the Royal Air Force Viscount Portal saluting the Colours of the Rojal Marine Guard
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  • 36 1 BOMBAY, Thurs Seismographs here recorded an earthquake shock of moderate intensity at 6 a.m. toiav. The epicentrum was indicated as abcut ('55 miles away, but it was impossible to say in which direction. Reutcr.
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  • 127 1 Slight Rubber Price Increase Expected Tom Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. THE Anglo- American negotiations over the price of rubber have ended. A communique will be issued at the week-end, but nothing sensational is expected. Reuter reports that an increase in the price of rubber may be as much as
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  • 115 1 Kashmir Arrest Of Nehru KEW DELHI, ThUTft PANDIT NEHRU was arrested this moaning at D< m.'l m the State of Kashmir, after defying a ban on his entry into the State. Earlier, Pandit Nehru was slightly injured by ai Indian soldier's oayon when he arriv.d at tnn border of Kashmir.
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  • 210 1 Japs Help To Extinguish S'pore Blaze MORE than 130 Japanese pilsoners of war together with, British and Indian soldiers worked in close co-operation with members of the Army Fire Service and Municipal fire bri^ada helped to extinguish a lire wn.cii broke out at a bilhess dump at Havelock Road, next
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  • 419 2 Cargo For Singapore Hong Kong And N.E.L BANGKOK, Thursday. r iTWO ships are to sail from here m the next ten days carrying rice to Malaya. They are the "Bidor" and the "Kola Keponf?," part of a fleet of nine ships which m the next
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  • 248 2 Tension High In Palestine Yesterday JERUSALEM, Thui<' THE British Military AuthcI rities lifted thj curfew at Tel Aviv at midnight last night but th 3 city rem&ina cut of bounds to Bt\t:sh troops and tension heighten, a throughout Palestine today. The countryside teemed with intensified military activity. Road blocks were
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  • 63 2 THE HAGUE, Thurs— The new proposals for a Dutch-Indonesian settlement, submitted yesterday by the Indonesian "Premier Sutan Sjahrir, were stated by ths Dutch to be a serious step backwards, according to an official communique. Sutan Sjahrir proposed a treaty with the Netherlands containing formal recognition
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  • 64 2 The Duke of Northumberland wss married to the Lady Elizabe'h Montagu-Douglas-Scott at Westminster Abbey on June 12. The new Duchess is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleurh and a niece of the Duche s of Gloucester. The King and Queen and the
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  • 517 2 TOKIO, Thursday. A FORMER Japanese propagandist Nabufumi Ito has testified m the war crimes trial that the Japanese War Ministry issued propaganda "of an inflammatory nature for the purpose of preparing the Japanese people for war against the United States and Britain." He said he became
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  • 94 2 BELGRADE, Thursday. THE former Chetnik leader, Mihailovitch and a Chetnik Lieutenant. Miles Glistic, faced each other in a diamatic court room scene yesterday and gave conflicting testimony on the extent of Mihailovitch's blame for collaborating with the enemy and fighting Marshal Titos partisans. Glistic repeated the
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  • 177 2 Von Papen Argues with Prosecutor NUREMBURG, Thursday. VON PAPEN, who returned to the witness box in lus own defence denied knowledge that the German foreign office financed and directed the Henlein Sudeten movement and the Rumanian Iron Guards. He termed as "ridiculous" a report by Kaltenburnner in 1944 naming Von
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  • 175 2 LONDON, Thursday.—Answering a question In the House of Commons yestprday about war "rvmage ctrnpens^tion in Malaya, 1 .r. George Hall, the Colonial Secretary, said: "The secretary ol the claims commission will leaving by air early in Jclj establish the necessary organisation in preparation for the ar-
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  • 45 2 FRANKFURT, Thurs.- Colonel Jack W. Durant and his WAC Captain wife arrived here by Diane yesterday lrom the United States to face court martia' m connection with the inquiry into the theft of the Hesse c r jv n jewels.— A. P.
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  • 449 2 "Dangers To World Peace Smuts CAPETOWN, Wednesday. FlfcLD-MARSHAL SMUTS, South African Prime Minister, told the Union House of Assembly today that if difference-} among the Foreign Ministers on Italian settlement persisted a very grave issue would arise. A new division might start m Europe which might have very far-reaching effects
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  • 421 2 BATAVJA, iiiu.sday. INVESTIGATORS were today reported to be hunting for a Japanese Colonel who is believed to be m possession of the majority of $15 millions (Straits) worth of jewels, gold and currency missing from (he fabulous "Treasure of Nakamura," writes Harry Hoogendoorn, Associated Press correspondent.
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  • 66 2 Eighteen Thousand Army Deserters LONDON, jac!: Lawson, the Minister for War told the house of Commons, itday that at the end of Apri! ar the total number oi .^oldi^rs at present nosted as dt~>erters was 18.75S of whom ISJBS had been recorded M t one year. These figures ;nrluded ard
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  • 51 2 U.K Cloth es Ration Increa sed LOVOON. TY--X rati-in of rlothir»* ronnons lor to pMird which begins m August wi'l be increased from 2fi fIOWI it V" 1 3"n'lll"H U.e House of Commons today Ths has i>e"n possih'o fcj I nrovprrent m tlr* nrodactlon of -Jo?bir.(T lor the home mr
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    • 223 2 NOTICE. The cfflre of the 5.M.0., Slnja^oie will bo transierrcd lrom Kanasng Kcibau Hospital to the General Hospital with effect trom th? morning of Friday June 21st. On and after that tlr.t2 all correspondenc3 and a'l m?s;aße> should be d re?;ed to th 2 General H?spl al. Taschone number Is
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  • 377 3 Speedier Release Of Houses In Singapore Military Occupy 1,753 Homes From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed. HEWS of a speedier return of requisitioned property to normal use in Malaya and the coming release in Singapore of surplus army transport was given in the House of Commons when the Secretary of
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  • 41 3 The Financial Secretary's office m Singapore denies repoits circulating m Singapore that the Straits dollar is to be f*c«al atcd. "We know nothing about it," was the reply to an inquiry by the Straits Times yesterday.
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  • 92 3 Emigrants who have had the'.r ration cards cancelled on receipt of their boat 4 r!'d. i>nd are still awaiting passages, may apply to the Rationing Officer, hationing Ofi'icv, Maxwell Road, Singapore, for temporary ration cords. The public of Singapore were informed that all persons drawin-: illegal
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  • 83 3 Gave British Away: Gaoled From Our Own Correspondent ALOR STAR Wed. FOR collaborating with the Japanese during the occupation, Puteh Marican was today sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment by Lt.-Col. Massie m the Superior Court. The sentence is subject to confirmation. During January, 1342, Marican brought a party of
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  • 61 3 M. Gabriel Morand, French Consul has arrived from Paris by air to reopen and reorganise the French Consulate-General m Singapore. The Consul-General for France, Count de Fleurieu and his staff are expected here m the near future. The French Consulate-Gene-ral is temporarily located at the Cathay
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  • 221 3 MALACCA FREE OF CRIME From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Wed. WHILE the pres:nt crim.! wave is worrying the authorities in the principa' towns of the Malayan Union iind in Singapore, Malacca by comparison is peaceful and has been practically free from any major crime during the last few months. From
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  • 260 3 Governor's Powers Against Gangsters SIR Franklin Ghnson, Governor of Singapore, m a state nirnt yesterday said that he has received special powers from the Colonial Secretary. Mr. George Hall, to deal with lawlessness m Singapore, m answer to his cable to the Colonial Office a fortnight ago. The Governor proposes
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  • 70 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Thurs.— The attempted shooting of a prominent Penang Chinese, Ong Eng Hock on May 3 this year had a sequel m the Police Court today when two Chinese, Tan Keng Seng and An? Eng Huat, were produced before Mr. W. Foulsham on
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  • 159 3 Stolen Watch Case Ends In Acquittal FOLLOWING a unanimous ver- diet of not guilty by a common jury, Mr. Justice Moor in the Assize Couit on Wednesday acquitted Tan Ah Kee, a young Chinese, on a charge of disfroncs ly retaining a stolen watch at $80. The prosecution alleged that
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  • 56 3 Unknown Chinese Found Murdered From Our Own Co. >esporoin: PENANG, Tues The body ot a Chinese with stab rounds oi vhc t.f'k and abdomen and with b)th h.nds tied to trie barx was found by the Province Welleslcr/ police patrol at Kampong Java, Butterworth, early this morning The identity of
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  • 206 3 BATAVIA, Wed. i THE production of native iubberj m the western division of: Borneo has shown a steady increase since February of this year, according to a survey of thp NEI rubber position by the, Batavia daily "het Dagblad." It is expected that before the end
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  • 38 3 Mr. Malcolm MatDon.ild chatting with the Chiness Con-sul-General, Dr. Wu PaakShingr, and Mr. Chen Wen Tens, at the cocktail party on Wednesday. Below, Mr. C M, Chuang, 1 't'oducing Mr. MacDonald to MLss Yap.
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  • 178 3 India Agent On Tour In S.E. Asia MAKING the initial slart of his spec al mission tj South Ea*t-A:-ia territo.its, Ar. S. K. Chettur, Representative of the Government of India in Malaya, is emplaning today for British North Borneo and Sarawak on a week's tour. Mr Chettur has been deputed
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  • 138 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) ALOR STAP, Wed. -A Malay youth. Shaari bin Saral. who on June 4 made a daring escape m broad daylight b forcing open the wire-netting of a window m a cell attached to the court vhi'.e being detained after his conviction on
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  • 96 3 From Our Own Cor respon lent SEREMBAN, V/od. AN Emergency General Meeting of the N.S. Planters' Association was held recently at Sungei UJone Club, Seremban The main item on the agenda was labour and cost of living rates. The meeting decided t3 recommend to the
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  • 87 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Wed. THE Resident Commissioner of Penang, Mr. S. N King, at a Press conference tonay, declared feat "no goods whatsoever are being reserved exclusively for Europeans." Mr. King gave this assurance m reply to complaints received irom the public
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  • 534 3 Commons Told Of TransferOf Borneo To British Crown .From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. IN announcing m the House of Commons today that agreement has now been reached between the Government* and the directors of the British North Borneo (Chartered) onipany, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. George
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  • 141 3 Cheaper Meat In Singapore THERE v.as no m mediate lion m the pri c of lj.al lr si» meat lcllowins the salj day of frozen Australian b «f, but market stall keepeis are unanimouiy of the opinion that prices will be forced down. All except the brs, cuts of Austral'an
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  • 59 3 AN Indian. Ahmad M.-era Laf>bey, appeared before Mr. Paul Ctorr m the First Police Court I yesterday on a chartre of goin^ about Telok Ayer Street on Wednesday night armed with a dagger. After the charge had been explained, the cace was postponed ito
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    • 197 3 COMING TO THE P AVILI ON H^iflpPQ^ EAGLE TION^f???^^^ JOYCE CAREY <s/^^^^B CYRIL RAYMOND '•'•04n0i H^^^Kjjjii wi A NOEL COWAQp ONE GUILD PRQIu:. TiQM Sri pi T^=J^k~"J:^^^^H =-j SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.. LTD. PRIME AUSTRALIAN BEEF FRESH FROZEN The following cuts of Prime Australian Beef are now on sun at
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  • 26 4 DEATH Young. On 20th June 1946 at the lan 1-oek Seng Hospital, Singapore. Henry BulJer Yuun«, t>4 yi-ais luueral ct Bidacari cemetery at 4 p.m. today.
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  • 162 4 Messrs. Low Kuk Chow.. Low Kok Nam (David), Low Kok Cl.cong (Joe), Low Kok Yuen and Lok Kok Ytn be~ to thank all relatives and lriench who so kindly attended the fu v ral of their beloved mother, Mrs. Low Slew Ton; (nee Madam Yong Ngan Chun) who passed
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  • 1067 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Friday. June 21, 1946. The Army Gets A Move On The communique issued byHeadquarters, South-East Asia Command, last night on civilian accommodation occupied by the Army m Singapore is a most welcome and timely statement on what has become a burning question. For some weeks past
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  • 80 4 DLAMES raging through under- ground ammun.tion dumps at Haenigsen, 15 miles north-east of Hanover, were approaching the greater part of the remaining art llery ammunition to complete the destruction caused by an explosion yesterday, which occurred 70 leet underground m the former German dump m a disused salt
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  • 19 4 A Chinese artist's imptess'on of the multi-le- pllion fashion observed m Singapore streets t oday.
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    • 110 4 PWIMMING enthusiasts frttt v eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Mount Emily Swimming Pool for the pubi c. The pool can at present Le u-^ed by Service men only. "A Civilian In Uniform", m a recent letter m the Straits Times, says the
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    • 111 4 AS I was parsing by Mount Emily swimming p-:vl two days ago, I saw on irr door the words written m wh te chalk, "1.0.R5. only." On looking m at the rool. I saw half a dozen Indian soldiers present. I am one of the many
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    • 102 4 I CWIMMING has recently become the most popular sport, m S ngapore. I suggest that the tide-table be re-introduced m your paper for the benefit of your readers, especially swimm ng enthusiasts who live some Jistance from tre coast. CHAN CHIEU YEAM. Singapore, June 13. The weekly tide-
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    • 144 4 ALL staff we iking under the Education Department m Singapore, especially the teachers, are subject to strict instructions from the head of the Department, that those who are late for duty will have their salary cut or fined. How can we be sure of cominf early, when
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    • 148 4 THE appointment by Pandit Nehru of an ex -Colonel of the I.NA. j Administrative Branch) as Adviser on Indian Relief m Malaya, will. I am sure, be welcomed by the Indian communities here, provided .the rost of such relief is to he met from the
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    • 66 4 AT the 3rd mile Coast Road i here today. 1 saw a gar.g, of P.W.D. Tamil coolies BlKbj m trenches which had been presumably dug as defensive positions by the Japanese. As I passed them, along comes a 3-ton Army lorry full of Jap prisoners wildly gesticulating
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    • 82 4 I WOULD like to enlighten your correspondent "Thrte Watts," and all your readers, anc yourself, as to tho fact thai Asiatic government servants j who were interned, and had nu chance to go out of the country after the liberation, havr not yet been paid their salary
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    • 238 4 I AM an ex-evacuea frcm India, where I have observed the rigid import co Itrols, specially from the nonsterling countries. Imports from the non-sterling areas are being permitted m India, on the prewar scale, based on a quota system. Quotas have been allotted only to the importers
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    • 147 4 HAVING come to understand i lf that the Governor has allowed the public to apply j for the loan of furniture I fror.. the Custodian of Enemy Property, may v.c know whether this privilege is extended to the I local Government staff or Europeons only' How about those
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  • 610 4  - What Is A Eurasian In Malaya? T. LEIJSSIUS By [At a conference of Eurasian associations a& Kuala Lumpur recently it was proposed thiit request should be made to the Government of the Malayan Union to fix an official definition of the term "Eurasian," with a view to questions arising out
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  • 442 5 420 Passengers On 'Empress Of Australia' Arrivals Complain Of Conditions Aboard By A Special Correspondent CTRONG criticism of the conditions under which they had travelled was made to me today by some of 420 returning Malayans who arrived from U.K. yesterday. There was an atmosphere of chaos when 21,833ton liner
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  • 281 5 MALAYA IN FOOD FILM pRESENT-DAY conditions I on the food front to Malaya will be portrayed m an instructive documentvry lilm covering the world food crisis which is now unuer production in London, 'lhe lilm is expected to be r?aJy lor pubic exhibition in October this ycer. This was disclosed
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  • 102 5 »THE Governor-General, the Gov- ernor of the Malayan Union and the Governor of Singapore conferred together in Johore Bahru yesterday momins and yesterday afternoon, states an official announcement. This is one of a series sf such conferences which will take place periodically to ke*p under review problems common
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  • 85 5 MESSAGES have been exchanged between the Governor of S ngapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, and Viscount Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander, South-East Asia. The Governor's message reads: "May I, on behalf of the people of Singapore, congratulate you on H s Majesty's recognition of the meritorious services
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  • 220 5 A SOLDIER of the Malay Regiment at Port Dickson who had seen active service at Dungun, Trergganu, during the Japan- S3 invasion of Malaya, was jesterday found guilty by a common jury in the Singaoore Assize Court and convicted by Mr. Justice Moor on charges of
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  • 153 5 Detective Helped Him A prosecution witness at the inquiry into hurt charges against Syed Hussein Ali Alsagoff. Ignatius Carvalho and P. Suppiah, former officers of the JapSpecial Branch, held before Mr. H. A. Forrer in the Ssventh Police Court yesterday admitted receiving assistance trom the second accused whilst he was
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  • 66 5 PEE vaccination is available for children at any of the if ant welfare clinics m town. The cmtres a«* Prinstp Street Clinic, Joo Chiat Clinic, Krtta A>er Clinic, KandanK Kerbau market office, ani the Municipal dispensary (Municipal building next to Adelphi Hotel). Al tiouch
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  • 55 5 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Wed. pHARGED with kidnapping thre-e girls— ls. 10 and 7 years of age— from the lawful guardianship of their mother, an Indian named Sanas was produced before Lt.-Col. DrakeErockman In the Butterworth Court on Wednesday and was granted bail of $100. The case
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  • 361 5 Progress In Malayan Agriculture From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. l ECTURES and demonstrations are being given by military units throughout the Malayan U..ion to assist the Department of Agriculture in their "Grow More Food' campaign. A large number of tools has been distributed by the department in connection
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  • 69 5 S.T.C. £20,000 Is Only Gross Figure r. A. A. Ewinr, General Manager of the Singapore Traction Company, m a letter to the Straits Times points out that the operating; profit of the S.T.C. m Singapore from October to February inclusive, which amounted to about K 20.000. (Straits Times, June 20)
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  • 88 5 Estate Labour Demands In Sungei Siput IP"OH, Tnu.v. WHILE stoppage of work It j imminent m large I estate groups m th« Sung. 111 1 Siput area, where Tamil; labour forces have found their employers counter-pm-posals unacceptable, about 750 of their compatriots m two of the largest estates m Lower
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  • 120 5 MESSRS. Shaw Brothers have jn tneir own initiative purchased for the entire territory of Malaya (and Siain) one of the most discussed British productions entitled "I Live In Grosvenor Square." England's best known director, Herbeit Wilcox, is credited with the proirctioi *hile Miss Anna Neagie and
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  • 342 5 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. THE police court was crowded to- day when cases involving 11 Penang civilians who are charge J with offences committed during the occupation were brought up again for mention before tne Magistrate, Mr. W. Foulsham. When the former Chinese school-mistress,
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  • 24 5 The scene at the wharf ysterday when the "EmprMs of Australia" arrived m Singapore bringing 420 civilians bark to Malaya.
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  • 231 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs: rIE Malayan Union capital is extremely perturbed over the increasing influx of Europeans from England iol'owing the arrival m Singapore of three ships anri the cxpecled arrival next month of the Mauritania. Already hotels aie almost full
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  • 95 5 Court Sequels To Falal Accidents From Our Own Co: respondent PSNANG. Wtd. rE fatal motor crash which occurred at Bagan Ajam. Butterworth. on the night of Juno 14. when thr*e lives were lost, had a sequel In thp Butter- worth Court today, when NallaI thamby, a lorry driver, was charged
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  • 235 5 JAPANESE DOCTOR TO HANG A JAP dector, Lt. Hifa^h? Nobusawa, and assistant, Sgt. Eda, wc-e yesleiday sentenced to deatii oy hanging for inhuman* treatment of PoWs who 9i N m hospitals alonj,' tbi Si. mi, Burma railway. Evidence against Nobusawa ard Eda was mainly m the lorm ofl affidavits from
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  • 189 5 Officer Weds W.V.S.Worker THE wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Wedne:day. of Capt. Joseph John MilUrn Walker, ICth Lancers. A Buenos Aires. Argentina, to M s.s Mary Kathleen St. Clair Cobb. of the W.V.S. Cant. Walter is the so n of the lcte Mr. John Milton Walker and
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  • 26 5 Mr R L N. Karwarrt has taken the plr.ee of Mr. D. G. Hall as Bnperftoor of Export nrti.-"*. Malayan Union. Customi j and Excise. Singapore.
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  • 151 6 Imports Classified Into Three Kinds SHANGHAI Thurs.— Although sharply restricting many lines of imports— and prohibiting some— the temporary foreign trade regulations issued by the Chinese National Government have been welcomed by foreign and Chinese businessmen. The new regulations, issued m conjunction with temporary regulations governing
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  • 219 6 SHANGHAI, Wed.— Some 400,000 Chinese, crippled and blinded m the course of the war, are to -ay enjoying a life of quiet and ease m 49 institutions especially established by the Government m different parts of China. These soldiers' homes are the first of their kind
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  • 86 6 BERNE. Wed— Trainloads of food, guarded by picked Swiss army units to protect them from plunderers, will leave Switzerland shortly for famine areas m Germany, Austria and Hungary under a government-sponsored relief programme called: "Switzerland heIDS 1,000,000 hungry children There are about 1.000,000 children m Switzerland
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  • 58 6 BASLE. (SWITZERLAND), TU3S. —The "Europe-Union", a Swisj movement for the unincation of Europe, has announced that it will call a m?eting of ropres?ntativcs of European na ions m Switzerland from Sept. 1 to 8. Delegates from the Netherlands, Belgium, Franc?, Great Britain, Luxembourg^, Germany, Italy, Austria and some Balkan
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  • 170 6 LONDON, Thurs Dcci ion to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was made by Mr. Churchill wi.hout consulting his War Cabinet, Capt. Blackburn (Labour, King's Norton) told the Bournemouth Labour Party Conference. tart. Blackburn added: "We oughtn't to urge sharing the bomb secrets with any Powerit
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  • 413 6 WASHINGTON. Thurs.— American scientists have reported the development of a new synthetic drug they believe to be superior to atabrine or quinine for malaria. until still further trial? are mi Ho Can Cure In Two Days Like atabrine and quinine, "SN 7618" can
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  • 62 6 SAN FRANCISCO, Tues —The San Francisco Sardine Association has been experimenting w'th Sonar, a war-time submarine detector, trying to pick un sounds made by submerged sardines. If successful, seiners will bable to operate profitably anytime, rather than solely m the dark of the moon. Heretofore they
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  • 37 6 CLEVELAND Ohio Mon George Paver 42, told the Divorce Court yesterday that his wife had deliberately schemed to nrive him insane. Her motive was to obtain possession of his £32,000 estate he said.
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    • 286 6 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE BED n'LMIURH from noon to 2 p.m. and 30 to 11 ptn on 225 metres from noon to 2 pm un 4.82S mes sec in bi metre band and from 7.45 to 9.30 p.m. on 4.78 msc/see <n 61 metre band. CHINESE noon to 1.15 p m
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    • 243 6 D-m— 1222 am (JSN 2!>3* metre* JUNE 21 7.30 a.m. Radio newsrcel, 7.45 a.m Radio play, 8.30 a.m. News. 7.30 p.m. Musical theatre of the air 8 30 p.m. News, 8.40 p.m. Sandy MacPherson, 8.45 p.m. Musi; cavalcade ?A 3 L pm BBC orchestra, 10.30 p.,n Radio newj.-iei io 50
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    • 291 6 News, 3.40 p.m. Bandstand 4 p.m. Who's who In radio, 4.30 p.m. Strictly sentimental, 5 p.m. Aimy radio orchestra, 530 p.m. Wanderln? minstrel, 6 p.m. Best sellers, 6 30 P.m. News, 6.45 p.m. Kejooard club 7.15 p.m. India and Ceyloi half hour 7.45 p.m. Military band. 8 p.m. News, 8.05
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  • 733 7  - WHO WILL BE SUCCESSOR TO STALIN? EDDY GILMORE, Bj List Of Probable Names Discussed chief of the Associated Press, Moscow. NEW YORK, Thurs.— Generalissimo Stalin is a highly respected and almost hallowed figure in Russia today and is regarded by his 193,000,000 people as probably the greatest Russian of all
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  • 265 7 Britain's New Woman Detective WAKEFIELD, YORKSHIRE (ENGLAND). Tucs Meet Britain's new style, streamlined woman d?tective, as different from the plain feminine flatfoot of tradition us a mannequin is from charwoman. In the school where she is training for police work, she is smartly turned jut. her face expertly made up
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  • 71 7 COLOMBO, Wed. -A ve:y larsr number of mass meetings of Muslims throughout the Island were held on one day>to protest against the Anglo-American report on Palestine. At all these meetings the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "This mass meeting of Muslims strongly condemns and rejects the
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  • 46 7 NEW YORK, Wee.—C entring a collection of books and papers taken Irom th^ private library of Adolf Hitler and displayed m the window of a Fifth Avenue bookshon wan a pinkish affidavit m German Script. It was the P»bi«r'« K"alxction for a deg licence.- -A. P.
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  • 174 7 MOSCOW, (By Air mail): News and views are broadcast from Moscow in 30 foreign languages and in 70 tongues of the U.S.S.R. and soon the Soviet Union's contribution to the world's radio babel will be further increased and strengthened. This country is determined her voice shall be
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  • 92 7 NEW YORK, Wed.— Generals Mac Arthur and Eisenhower and President Truman, are three of the most admired men m the world, by the people of the United States, according to answers to a Gallup Poll question: "What person living today m any part of
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  • 87 7 Stratosphere Cannon DALLAS I TEXAS Wed —A stratosphere cannon, controlled by radar and equipped with an electronic "brain," Is the principal hope of defence against 3,000-mile-per-hour rockets of the fu ture. This was suggested by Maj Gen. O. H. Barnes, Chief of Research and Development, US. Army Ordnance, in an
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  • 256 7 Discharged Soldiers More Self -Conscious LONDON, Tue*.— Soldiers discharged from the British Army because of neuros s have become more self-con-scious, less sociabl? and less interested their jobs than they were before the war. according to a Ministry of Health report. A group of 392 demobilized soldiers selected from rural,
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  • 124 7 To Destroy London WASHINGTON, Wcdnes.— Eijrht atomic bombs such M those used ajjainst Hi:osl:inu would obliterats London. Only six would be needed fir Birmingham or Glasgow. So say leading U.S. atomic sc.entists ;n their bool; "One World or None." Mr. Arthur ComDton. Chancellor of Washington University .n St. Louis, says
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    • 401 7 When a declarer loses a con- thou2ht that a successful club tract such as that In today's deal, finesse would put him in sight of the only explanation is that he easy victory, led the club queen has paid no attention to the bid- and let it ride. East won
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    • 1312 8 'I'LL NEVER FIGHT AGAIN,' SAYS CONN Four Vicious Blows Gave Louis Victory NEW YORK, Wed. pUTTING his championship on the line for the 22nd time 1 since he won it, Joe Louis tonight overcame the strongest challenger m his nine-year reign by knocking out Billy Conn m two minutes, 18
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    • 76 8 WITHIN the next three weeks a full I.lm record of the world heavyweight championship fi°ht between Joe Louis and Billy Conn is expected to arrive m Singapore. Announcing this, It KO Radio Pictures (Malaya) who have the exclusive distribution rights to the film, sta'e that
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    • 210 8 CIXGAPORE Boxing Buard of Control sanction has been obtained for a fight between Navy s unbeaten Teddy Lee and Siamese Som Pot;o t; former Malayan welterweight chvnpion. The contest will talc: place at the Happy Work' stadium on Sundiy June 30. and
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    • 118 8 rr J IHE1 HE main fight at to- morrow's A wrestling at the Great World w'll be a bout between undefeated JetT Conda and Punjabi mat nan, Dtra Sintrh over ten rounds for the Ail Malayan Heavyweight chompionsiip elimination. Dara Singh has o.ice forced Conda to
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    • 77 8 'THE following have been Invited to play soccer for the Rocklttes against St. Patricks' Schxii at Te'ok Kurau Grouad at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow Maurice Soltllo, Sydney M. Ortega, F. Gomes. Tan Eng Chla, Joe Piilay, A. Yong. V S. Foo, K. Rairachaadran. Michael Phang, G. Carneji** H.H. Kemat. N.
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    • 68 8 T'HE following have been invited to play for the Colonials Cricket XI at Johore on Sunday: A.E. Delilkan (Captain); R. V>i lilican: J.H. de Souza; Tham Koor. Poh; W. Ratnayake; C. Colllngs: V. van Rooyen; J.N. Fernando; R.H. Perry; L. Wljeweera: G.D Webb: L. D?li!kan; L.S. Nathanielsz. Umpire, Mr.
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    • 60 8 r PHE second England Kugby trial A In preparation for the Services International rurger matches nil* be held at the Police Training Co lege ground, Thomson K'«ad, on Monday, starling at 5 p m Anyone wishing to p'Ajr for the English side, and who h^st not bern
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    • 272 8 LONDON. Wed. CEEDINGS in the draw lor the v Wimbledon lawn tennis championships, which begin next Monday, were issued today. Not one British player is seeded in the men's singles event. The seedings are: Men's Singles: Number one, Dinny Pails of Australia, two, J. Kramer of
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    • 113 8 TN a friendly game of taoit ten' la -L held at the former Singapore Cricket Club's premises on Wednesday, the Chinese Swimming Club beat the Army Y.tyl.C.A. by eight games to one. Th> results are as follows: Singles: Lim Slew Ngh»-e beat
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    • 54 8 r PHE following will represent the V.M.C.A. at table tennis against the Bell O'Morn Musical Association at 77, Nell Road at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow SINGLES: Wee Bwee Lee, Ang Sam Quan. Toh Shung Chee. Sob Teow Keng, Lav Kieng Hlong. DOUBLES: Funr; Ou»n Swee Cecil Wong; Tang Seek
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    • 203 8 NEW YOkK. Wed. A FEW minutes aftei knockinxout Billy Conn to night, Joe Louis's usually exprewonless face was smiling broadly as he entered bis dressing room, which was crowded with frirnds and report en until the champion himself hid to stand on a bench
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    • 438 8  -  Vernon Morgan iliy Ascot Meeting ASCOT. WeJ. ANOTHER huge crowd Including •f* the King end P. me n fcu«.o t.i trekked to Ascot despite the t >rr.n::al rain and duU rklas lor the Kcyal Hur.t Cup. big sprint race of tr.e mxing. which tii won
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    • 140 8 LONDON, Wed. TODAY'S close of play. County 1 cricket scores were: At the Oval. Surrey versus Derbyshire. No play today due to rain. At Portsmouth, Hampshire vs. Northamptonshire. No play today due to rain. At Barwell, Lancashire vs. Leicestershire. Lancashire Ist. innings 29 for 2. Owing to
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