The Straits Times, 22 June 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1946- PRICE 10 CENTS
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    LITTLE BENEFIT FROM RUBBER PACT
    573 1 America Has Best Of Bargain In Price Agreement From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Friday. T HE rubber price agreement, by which the United States undertakes to purchase 145,000 long tons of natural r übber at one shilling and twopence a pound during the latter half
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    Kashmir Release Nehru
    203 1 Kashmir Release Nehru NEW DELHI, Friday. BRITISH Military circles here were informed today by the Kashmir Govcnment that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru has been released Irom his two-day imprisonment. The report also said that troops have been withdrawn from the town of Domm^l m Kashmir State. Officials here said that they
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    Malay Mission To London
    60 1 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Fri.— A three-man delegation htaded by Dato Onn will shortly fly to London to present the rase against the Malayan Union to the British Government. The other two members of the delegation are the Dato Panjlima Boklt Gantang, of Ipoh, a
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    U.K. & S. Bank Transfers Head Office
    43 1 U.K. S. Bank Transfers Head Office The head office of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was transferred from London to Hon? Kong on June 20. The annual general meetlncr of the Corporation will be held on July 12 m Hong Kong.
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    Penang U. E. Men On Strike
    127 1 From Our Own Corr isoonaent Penahg, Fri. COME 140 workmen employed by United Engineers here have "one on strike from today after having asked for a 70 per cent, increase m wages. The men ceased work last night but negotiations for a satisfactory settlement
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    ITALY'S COLONIES SHELVED
    261 1 PAKJS, Friday. rB "Bifc. To**" Foreign Minister yesterday agreed to postpone for one year the disposition of Italian colon:cj f and to Withdraw occup.'ton armies from Bulgaria and Italy within 90 days after peace treaties with the two nations became effective. The agreement regarding Italian colonies raised
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    DEMONSTRATION FOR UMBERTO
    28 1 Horn* police trjln' to control the crowd during a demonstra ion m favour of King Umberto, following the republican victory m the recent Kalian referendum.
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    Commons Debate On India
    49 1 LONDON, Fri— A full House of Commons debate on the recent happenings in India will be asked for by the Opposition as soon as the British Cabin. t Mission returns to London. li will ta^e place before the summ r recess, 1. b understood. Reuter.
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    CommunistsTo Join Bidault Cabinet?
    210 1 CommunistsTo Join Bidault Cabinet? PARIS. Friday T'HE hope grew in French political circles yestevday that the nsw President, M. Georges Bidault, might be able to form a government Dy the weekend, as the Communists gave indications that their terms for entering the Cabinet would be moderate. According to a source
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    PLOT TO KIDNAP GENERAL
    235 1 JERUSALEM, Friday. IT was officially stated here today that evidence luJ come to light that Irgun Zvai, the Jewish, terrorist group, planned to kidnap che Palestine G.0.C.. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Evelyn Barker. No details of the plot to kidnap Gen. Barker have been disclosed here, but the
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    NEW POLITICAL BODY FOR S.E.ASIA
    443 1 NEW POLITICAL BODY FOR S.E.ASIA THE setting up of a Political Committee for South-East Asia, comprising Lord Killearn, Special Commissioner for SouthEast Asia, and himself, with the, object of reviewing and co-ordinating all top foreign and colonial policv in this part of the world, was announced by the Governor-General, Mr.
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    Dead King's Body To Be Examined
    171 1 Dead King's Body To Be Examined BANGKOK, Friday. F[E Commission of Siamese dignitaries investigating the death of King Ananda Mahidol startled the nat-.cn last night with an announcement that the remains of the monarch would be removed for examination from the great golden urn in which they have been resting
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    EGYPT TELLS MUFTI NO PLOTTING
    496 2 66 We Are In Honour Bound To Take Him" CAIRO, Friday. THE Prime Minister of Egypt, Sidky Pasha, announced today that Egypt was "m honour bound to give shelter to the Grand Mufti." He said that the Government of Egypt's decision to let the Grand
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    Hitler's Plan To Destroy Europe
    48 2 NUREMBERG, Thurs Hitler rlanned to hrin? all occupied Europe tumbling to ruin m a vast "duslc of the gods' when he ?.t last renUze^ Ihnt The war was lost. Albert Spser, the Fu?h r "r's nroduetton rh'»f told the War Crimes Court today.
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    ANGLO-U.S. RUBBER AGREEMENT
    911 2 AN official statement on the United States agreement n with Britain, France and the Netherlands to purchase 145,000 long tons of natural rubber at one shilling and twopence a pound during the latter half of 1946 was issued by the Government of Singapore last night. The agreement
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    AUSTRALIANS SEE H.M.S. VICTORY
    42 2 Men and women of the Australian contingent who took part m London Victory Parade «ecn on board Nelsons Flatship, H M.S. Victory. Here the party are seen examining an old muzzle loader, m Nelson's d»y the Jatest thinj.
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    Malaya to get 11,000 tons of Siam rice
    292 2 Malaya to get 11,000 tons of Siam rice IT was announced frcm Lorii Killaam's office yesterday that Malaya and the Netherlands East Indies are tT receive about II,OCO ton c! ths 37,000 tons cf rice lo be shipped from Bangkok during the next fortnight. The balance is not gcins to
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    Eisenhower On Troops In Japan
    189 2 Eisenhower On Troops In Japan WASHINGTON, Friday. UNITED STATES, treo. s may have to remain la Japan and Germany "from five to ten years," General Eisenhower told the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee m a testimony published today. He admitted that there s a possibility that tne forces might
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    Prosecutor's Film Fails In Tojo Case
    180 2 Prosecutor's Film Fails In Tojo Case TOKIO. Fr:.— The War Crimes trial went into recess early this j afternoon until Monday, after an attempt, by the prosecution to exhib t an alleged propaganda film "Japan m time of emergency" had failed, because of bad lijhting n the courtroom and other
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    Truce Till June 30 In China
    190 2 Truce Till June 30 In China NANKING. Friday. AN eight day extension of the fifteen day truce n China's civil war, w.?s «nnounced today by the Chinese Ministry of Information. Thu extension will make the v:u r e valid until noon on June 3'). It was scheduled to end at
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    Chifley Rebukes Dutch Minister
    169 2 CAXBERPA, Thursday Joseph Chifley, Australian Prime Minister, m the Housa of Representatives, today strongly rebuked the Nether- lands Minuter m Australia, I Earon van Aershen for making a stct3m2.lt to th? pros? recently on the treatment or Dutch shinpins la Australian harbours. "Diplomatic relations are not
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    Priority Board For K. L. Housing
    101 3 Prio rity Boa rd Fo r K. L. Housing From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR. Frid. TIIF. specially appointed Housing Committee m Kuala Lumpur has unpointed a sub' cnmmiltr* to allocate priorities of urgency m the derequisitioning of houses. The committee is (omnoscd of civilian. Government and Service members, under
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    Banana Bonanza Disappears
    175 3 Banana Bonanza Disappears From Our Own Correspondent MUAR, Friday* THE old amusement park In Muar, which was opened J during the occupation and where gambling of all k nis was indulged m, involving fantastic sums cf "banana' .scrip, has been pulled down and the debris either carttd away or burnt.
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    Rubber Market Reacts Well ToNewPrice
    330 3 Purchasing Details Awaited Locally IMMEDIATE Singapore reaction to the news of 14-pence rubber announced yesterday was increased interest m the rubber share market and satisfaction among producers who did not expect very much from the deliberations. One buying house representative said: "There is cortainly no
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    Gunmen Fire On Detectives
    123 3 FO detectives who were on their rounds m Yon? Scak Street. Singapore at 10 SO o'clock' last night were fired on by twounknown Chinese The detectives' returned the fire but th'.ir assailants escaped. There were no casualties as a result of the shooting. The incident started
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    Buddhist Mission
    42 3 At 6.00 p m., tcday, Buddhists will gather at the SinBuddhist Temple m Out ram Road to invoke the blessing of the Triple Gem on the Ceylon Buddhist fcllnton to China which leav?s Singapore for Hongkong, on Sunday. June 23.
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    R. G. A. Secretary Retires
    59 3 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON. When Mr. W. J. Sullivan, assistant secretaiy ol tne Rabbet Growers' Association, succeeds the retiring secretary, Mr. F. G. Smith on June 30. Mr. Smith's 32 years of service w.ll be recognised by an honorary membership of the Council. Mr.
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    M.C.S.Man In Car Crash
    128 3 M.C. S.Man In Car Crash MR. Andrew Gilmour, recently appointed Singapore's Secretary for Economic Affairs, is m the General Hospital. Singapore, as a result of injuries received m a motor accident near Batu Pahat on Wednesday afternoon. Accompanied by Mr. E. J. Phillips, of the Government Statistics Department, Singapore, Mr.
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    V-Day Film For Singapore
    72 3 A FILM to go and see next week is Eagle-Lion's technicolour panorama cf V-Dav m London last year and the Victory Parade on June 8 The mood of London on these two occasions, the sweep and majesty of the parade, its colour, its thrilling moments, are
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    THE QUEEN AND V-PARADERS
    49 3 THE QUEEN AND V-PARADERS When Kins George and Queen Elizabeth, a companicd h> the two Princesses, \isited troops camped m Kensington Gardens, London for the Vie ory Parade, they spoke to Malayan V-Para-ders. In this picture, the Qtiecn is seen Jn conversion with Aden Protectorate Leviei m Kensintton Gardens.
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    Housing Problem Grows With New Arrivals
    270 3 rO more shiploads of returning Malayans are expected m Singapore today with those who arrived earlier m the week still looking for accommodation. The ships are the Klipfontein and the liner, Straithard. The former brings about 175 passengers from the United Kingdom, while the
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    Rubber Production
    26 3 Production figures of Rivfrview, Rubber Estates, Ltd., for th* months of April and May 1946 were as follows: April 42,240 lbs.. May 61,«43 lbs.
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    Passengers On Empress Of Australia
    1057 3 Ths following passengars arrived m Singapore ly the Empress of Australia on Uhurs-lay Irom Ul3 Un teJ Kinc^cm. I^rs. I. Aciril. C. P. AmtUr. H. Aitln, M. W. Armstrcng, A. H. B. Alexander. M. M. All:n. G. S. Agar, R. M. Arms.rDr.g, T. W. J.
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    Died On Day He Returned
    189 3 Died On Day He Returned DARELY nine hours after his return to Malaya on the Empress of Australia on Thursday, a Malayan passenger was found dead m his room at a Sinsanore hotel. He was Mr. B. La Cloche, reoresentative of Cadbury-Fry Export (Birmingham) and a resident of Malaya for
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    Rotary Dinner
    50 3 Rotarians are reminded that if they wish to attend the dinner next Wednesday they must (jet m tourh with Rotarinn Waser at the Adelphi Hotel not later than Monday, June 24, after which rate no further booking ran b*» made All bookings must be paid for by Monday.
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    V-Paraders Visit Docks
    44 3 Prom Our Oirn Corr-*rx>rt:c->t. LONDON ißy A r Mail). With the co-operat on of the Pubber Growers' Association the Port of London Authority took 50 cf the Malay? n Victory Parade is tors on an pytensive tour of the London Dc
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    PERSONAL
    31 4 Will any pre-war Chine-ie membe-. or members, of the staff cf StantonNelson Co., Ltd., pleaje telepho.u 6046 or forward their present r.dd ess to Montor Ltd., P.O. Box 593 S'pj.e.
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    The Straits Times Singapore,Sat.June 22, 1946. Air Lessons Of The War
    1158 4 When the United States entfed the second World War sne j had bobbers possessing a speed of 200 miles an hour, a combat radius of 900 miles, effective i operational ceilings of 24,000 feet, I and bomb-load capacity of
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      394 4 THE information given m your columns (on June 20) as to the future intentions of the Singapore Traction Company will have been read with no little interest by all who are concerned about the problem of adequate public transportation facilities for this growing city. Taken by themselves, however, the figures
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      $3 For A Show
      112 4 A FEW days ago, at half-past six, I went to the Theatre Royal and lined up In the queue for the 2nd Class ($1.20) hoxofflce till half-past eight, but couldn't get a ticket. Not five minutes after the boxoffice closed an Indian man came to me
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      Serangoon Buses
      98 4 AFTER patiently wai ing for the past 10 months, thsrc has b??n no improvement at nil m the transport service to th° Seranjjoon district. The S.T.C. recently reported ihe arrival of 60 nc?w bus s, bu thrs? are bcinp put on ether j routes. It is high time
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      ASIATIC BACK PAY
      33 4 The pros and con* of V.ii (jurst'on arc discussed liy members oi the do;, rommiini i;s, cnvrrninrnt an:l non- government m a election of letters published m Pa;j Seven today.
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      Poorest Left Out
      97 4 ALONC Jaian Ibrahim, the :::uin street of Johorc Ba! rj. on the five-Joot-way. I see every day the •ars— Malays, Chines:, ami a < w Indians. Thr night llada them sleeping on tneii mat*, hands serving: as pillowi They wear old clothes, or not!above the waist. 1
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      Chinese In The Navy
      107 4 Iv.-culd like to rr.cra Ingl m the Royal Navy. ThtM I cro amoiv t. paid employees In Singapore, with I salary of $33 a ny nth. Time and apnio t^e oQ rhar-^e of the Chinee Rai I tien lias been anpinrnhc:!. 'Nt ho sa-'s hr* ran
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      Milk In Rice Shope
      104 4 rjFRMir me to »«peal Hnvc-nmer t to roni**er th 2 distribution of confienscd ertrnei rrilk .^^^ciallv for children ander n*m thraagb tht appointed ri-"» ret-»il?r«;. Mil': is to h£"Mes an-i c) what r\co is to tie adnM v the "ne r^rr.TTiodi'v is es-pntial. then thr> otber
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      Gang Robbers.
      77 4 '"•ANG ro'beri-s of VAI hays U hwrnifl pvsifvl en upCouldn't ■onj-thln* be don 11 by the DRUee artbnri'lfi to rh*wlc ties* and give more mrcra ""n soment. radi ns death i1"/i 1 shoo*tn <r r>s Hlir»*nreed rrrrntly by Lord Louis Ifsnntrml CITIZEN. Sin2?pore. June 17. ■5 rijlCJ rt'h
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      SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US
      213 4 APROPOS the ar.ival of the Empress of Australia, 1 was standing close to the reception desk m one of Singapore biggest bo els yesterday afternoon. There was a crowd of people, all trying to obtain accommodation, ani (he hottl manager and his clerks were being
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      Siamese In Kedah
      121 4 WITH reference to corres- pondence about the cession of the nothern States to Piam by the Japanese, I shou'd like to point out that durin-z the Jap occupation the po-vjbiior. of the Malay Peninsula li-.rd m lh*n|ute hell. The Ma'avs of Kedar*. Ktlrntan, Trenrganu and Prrli.i did
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      St. Patrick's Six Years!
      112 4 lIOW true is this saying from the Gospel 'The first shah a« the lr.st, and the last first." St. Patrick's School, Kator.',', was tne first to be requisitioned m September, 1940. It's nearly six years, and it has not yet been released. It is, m fact,
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      Billions For War; Bat
      94 4 - THE amount of money spent Ii the last six years for purposes of destruction is incalculable. It might be possible to compute It. and set it down m figures, but who among us could comprehend it? Yet when it comes to peace-time work f< r the
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      Let's Get Together!
      182 4 Let 's Get Together! THERE are m Europe UNO and UNRRA. and m Malaysia we have UMNO, MERDEKA, MPAiA etc.. but v.c have no kind of organisation that concerns itself with the welfare of the consumer— the ordinary member of the pub.: If consumers would combine, they could v.isld enormous
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      Penang Certificates
      160 4 PORTY civilians In Perang, inrludine rteht wom-n five of whom were widows of rr*r» r.'ho rair' With their lives for their loyalty to thp Brtttfh dur- ins the Jap ocrunation of Penan™ i tvpre r.w?rdert "c'tifkatcs of "iftUlwle" slpned by the Sunremo Commander. Lo r d Louis IflOTOlt"t'nn
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      Mr. Chips In Singapore
      377 4 |YOUR correspondent. S. L. Boon, under the caption 'Like la Parrot," asks: "What is the use of reading without understanding?" applying his question to children between the ages of six and eight. Mr. Boon ould do well to understand that children of that age through classroom
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    THE ARMY IN RAFFLES PLACE
    82 5 "Kafflcs Place of a morning is not exactly a gladsome sight," wrote m correspondent rrcently m the Straits Times Man-in-the-Street rolm.in The correspondent suggested that the Army should park their vehicles m the. open space near Clifford Pier m order to relieve the congestion m
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    Military Police On Robbery Charge
    141 5 WHEN James Marshall Hall, Ernest William Johnson and Cyril Henry Bartlett, members of the corps of Military Police attached to the White House, appeared yesterday m the Second Police Court, on charges of armed robbery. With them m the dock stood IViabel Santa Maria, aged
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    INDO-MALAYA ASSN.
    91 5 j At a general meeting of the Indo-Malaya Associa ion he 'i on j Tuesday the following off cot.iarers were elected tor the cur- j i rent year: President, Mr Paul San my; Vice-President, Mr. S.wdy G. Pillay; H.r. Secr-.a-y RbC Treasurer, Mr. B. AnnAmrtlay, Hon. Asst. Sec-Tary,
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    Report On Cost Of Living
    96 5 Til! committee which has been inquiring into the cost of livin- m the Malayan Union and Sinpariore, with a view to maklac recommendations for the grant of a cost of living allovar.ee to Government employe??;, has submitted its ininterim report to the Governmeit. Thj commitlee
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    Five Detained After Fracas
    158 5 FIVE Indians, two of whom are .n hospital, were detained by the Police at noon yesterday, following m affray between rival groups at the .'unction of Cecil Strret and McCu.'lum Street, JSuvjaptre. The trouble started when hooligans manhandled one of a party of Indian Muslims who
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    Charge Of Harbouring Formosans
    115 5 Charge Of Harbouring Formosans OGT. Raymond Edward Yeats, of t.ic 95 Field Security Section, Singapore, was complimented m the District Court yesterday for the manner m which he gave evidence m a case m A'hich 31-year-old Chinese, Ang Ho, was acquitted on a charge of harbouring two Formosan internees with
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    Family Massacre Story Told
    450 5 From Our Own Correspondent IPCH, Thurs. THE story of a gruesome whole- j sale murder of a Chinese family by a gam. of their comtriots was outlined by the Crown Counsel at the trial that I concluded todsy m the Perak j Superior Court when J7
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    Union Plan Still Being Considered
    500 5 Mr. Mac Donald On Self-Govt. Aim THE Malayan Union plan "is not yet closed" and is under close consideration m Ix>ndon today. The primary political object of policy m British territories m South-East Asia is their steady development towards self-government. These were two of the
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    Detective Treated As Hostile
    218 5 Detective Treated As Hostile {DO not believe you -you are a liar", cxc'u.iru'd Chief Inspector A. H. Fie.v to a former detective m th' Seventh Police Court befi-rc Mr. H. A. Forrer yesterday. Mr. Frew was dealing with a hostile witness. Qulap Shoh, called to give evidence for the prosecution
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    Funeral Of Sir F. Swettenham
    107 5 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON 'By Air Mail>. MANY distinguished Malayans were at the funeral of Sir Frank Swettenham at St. George's, Hanover Square. Among them were Sir G. E. Cator, the Malayan Ag j nt m London, Sir Laurence Guill^mard and Sir Shenton Thomas
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    Bishop Of Rangoon
    39 5 The Bishop of Rangoon, the Rt. Rev. G. A. West, will officiate at a Confirmation Service at the St. Andrew's Cathedral at 3 30 p.m. tomorrow and will be the preacher at Evensong at 5.30 p.m.
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    Who Will Foot The Bill?
    134 5 THIS question was asked of the Governor-General, Mr Malcolm Mac Donald, at a Press conference last night' "Lord Killearn s staff seems to be growing at a more than alarming rate. Who is going to foot the bill for all the Furopean staff and the
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    R.A.F.M.O. Diagnoses By Radio
    206 5 CIRCLING above an American Merchant Navy vessel where a 1 member of the crew was lying seriously ill. an RAF. Medical Officer m a flying boat, speaking at intervals by WT. to the ship captain, was able to make a diagnosis of the sick man's condition
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    Aerial Survey Shows Rice Areas In Java
    238 5 PLLOWING the recent MMemM s.irvcvs by photo rfconnaissance aircraft of rice areas m Burma and Frcnrn Indo-China, undertaken by Air Comni; nd. South KttJ an aerial survey has now been carried out over J:r a. The obiect of thess surveys was to provide
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    Views On Municipal Council
    214 5 Views On Municipal Council TMPHASIS on i.opuL.r ret presentation on the Singapore Municipal Commission is made m many of th? suggestions received by the U committee appointed by the Governor to nci hi constitution for t'ne Singapore Municipality. The suggestions were made m response to an Invitation by the commi
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    Kampar Jap Gets 15 Years' R.I.
    81 5 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH. Frid— The trial or Anraku Chcsaku, Jap pol ce ofTier of Kampar during the occupation, was concluded at the AngloChimse schoor hall to-day before a military court presided o/er by; Lt -Col. Cull-y He was found guilty on both
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    265 6 18 Months At Least To Attain Normalcy RANGOON, Thurs.— Burma's war-battered railway system a creaking patch- work of crippled vehicles and shaky roadbeds is starting its reconstruction job. The Government estimates it will take at least 18 months to attain anything like normal service. A trip
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    190 6 BATAVIA, Fri.— Few things irritate Ind3nes«an iationalists more than the use of the words 'pe.noeda' Msd 'extremist' to designate ihe wild and unruly elem.r.'.s among them. 'Pemoeda' means -younjj r.nn' and s nee ninety Dcx cent, of Indonesian nationalists are under thirty they are keenly conscious of
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    158 6 jONDON, Fri.— A sprited delen- cc of Mahatma Gandhi, after the attack en him m the editorial columns of the London rvening "Star", came today from Mr. George Bernard Ghaw, .n an exclusive Interview. Mr. Bernard Shaw, within a rr.enth of his 90th birthday, delivered his Judgment
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    388 6 PYDNEY, (By Air Mail).— The possible effect, which conu tinned industrial unrest m Australia may have en the Federal Elections to be held at (he end of September or beginning of October, i s causing the Australian Labour Party considerable concern. The Australian Labour Party Federal Executive
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    180 6 HOLLYWOOD Satur —Jot n Crawford and Gregory Peck have been voted the "most to-opei ative" film notables m Hollywood by the Hollywood Women's Press Club. June Allyson and Dana Andrews were runners-up m ballots from 95 of the club's 125 members counted yesterday. Giecr Garson and Fred
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    69 6 BERLIN. Fri— The German civilian must go without b°er this summer to save barley for bread, the VS. military government has decidsd. Already authority granted to make beer has been withdrawn, but breweries are permitted to use the malt stock th?y now have on hand.
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      294 6 SINGAPORE RKD ski WORK from noon to 2 p.m. and o 39 to 11 p m on 225 metre* from noon to 2 p m on 4.825 me* see to bi metre bainl and from 7.45 to 3« p.m od 4.78 mse/tee io Cl metre band. CHINESE dood to I.
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    Public Opinion: Pros And Cons Of Back Pay To Asiatics
    1391 7 Public Opinion: Pros And Cons Of Back Pay To Asiatics Straits Times Post Bag WRITING in the Straits Times a few local anti-back-pay voices dis- miss the claims of government servants with the assertion, "They were paid by the Japs, what more do they want?" Now, I would like to
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    741 7 TVEKYONE in Malaya. Ei especially the commercial class, knows what fine morality existed among the government servants in prewar days; how pol.te and civil they used to be. Everyone also knows how thoroughly rotten and bribery and corruption-ride °n, and how thoroughly ruUe and uncivil, they
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      316 7 The player who will take the slight pains to master simple elimination and throw-in play* will find that his need for finessing is automatically reduced about fifty per cent. Note today's deal: South, dealer. Both sides vulnerable. NOrtil <j 8 A J 6 A 10 9 2 ie 1 1
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      200 7 obediently shifted to the ticaxt nine. The king won. and declarer then passed a diamond Into the non-danper hand bv leading low to the nine-spot. East won with the jack and returned a spade, declarer winn ng with the ace. A second low diamoi.d lead disclosed that West was now
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      FIRST TEST STARTS TO-DAY
      301 8 THE first Test match between England and the Indian cricket tourists begins at Lord's to-day and will be continued on Monday and Tuesday next week. The Indian team will not be chosen till just before the game is due to start. The last time the Indians
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      39 8 The open 88» yards In the Brifsh Games held at th; White City Stadium was won by Chef ri Hotel (Slade Francals, France) Second was C. T. White, Royal Army Pay Corns, and third R. BrancftTt (Racing C.8., Bel'ium).
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      Knott Of Hants Get Ball As Souvenir
      52 8 Knott Of Hants Get Ball As Souvenir PORTSMOUTH, Frl. p. J. KNOTT, Hampshire's right-arm off-spring bowler, has been presznted by the County's cap'ain, E. B. Eager, with the ball with which, he took seven ln^ia v. ickets for 36 at Southamp'on earlier this month. The ball is mounted and suitably
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      Big Fight Like May Pole Dance
      408 8 Big Fight Like May Pole Dance NEW YORK, Thurs. AS the fellow who picked Louis to knock out Conn m the first round, I have one consolation, writes an A.P. sports reporter. He actually did it m the first round of fighting. The other seven rounds vere a May Pole
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      Kluang Soccer
      135 8 I3EFORE a large crowd on the Tovn •L*Padang yesterday, the Government English School made their first appearance of the season and lost to the Indian Association by three goals to one. The Indians opened scoring In first five minutes through Sam- and the school equalised through Zainal. In
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      TO-DAY'S SOCCER
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      Penang Race Scratchings
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      BRITISH ENTRIES FOR WALK RACE
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      310 8 County Cricket LONDON, Thursday. GOOD progress was made at Swansea m the game between Middlesex and Glamorgan which Middlesex won with an innings to spare mainly due to the spin bowling of J. Sims who got 10 for 72 m the match.
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      600 8 Ascot Meeting ASCOT, Thursday. THE French raid on Ascot may not hitherto have been a 1 sweeping success but a resounding triumph was gainul today by Frenchmen m the Ascot Gold Cup, Britain's premier long distance race, the horses from across the
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      189 8 Hornets Make Their First Outing CINGAPORE hockey enthusiasts will soon be hearing of a pre-war team, the Hornets, who yesterday turned out against Pillai's XI m the first of their talent-finding matches before the regular hockey season starts. Pillai's XI won easily by the large margin of six goals to
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      WELSH RUGGER TRIAL TUESDAY
      32 8 THE second Welsh Rugby trial In preparation for the Services International rugger series will be held at the Police Depot, Thomson Road, on Tuesday, starting at 5 p.m.
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