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Title Section20 1946-07-20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY FIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.20 words
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Article862 1946-07-20 1 "Abandon Party Feelings" LONDON, Friday. AN appeal on behalf of the British Cabinet Mission to the two major parties in India to put aside their keen communal and party feelings and work together for the good of India was made by the Secretary for India, I^ord862 words
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Article322 1946-07-20 1 Escaped Jap Caught On The Island A more than c gut days, Capt. Hagi Risuke, 39 yearola Japanese war criminal suspect and formerly of the Kempeitai, who escaped whilst on fatigue duty from Cliangi Phson on July 10, was apprehended by six Chinese and a Malay following an exciting chase322 words
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73 1946-07-20 1 BEVERLY HILLS, Fri.— Howard Hughes, the millionaire film magnate and aviator who met with a crash recently, Is cont nuing to recover. Today he received a go^ medal which the US., Congress voted to him seven years ago as a reward for his roundUP - 73 words
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Article93 1946-07-20 1 Men Leading In Dem obilisation LONDON, Friday. DELEASES of men from the Forces, according 10. the latest statement fc- ''Viets for *&.?£^SfV.ces. The total number of men and women released and discharged up to the end of Jane was 3.491.480. Together the Services show an excess of 47,310 men overReuter - 93 words
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Article82 1946-07-20 1 LONDON, Fri— The first Lord cf the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, who was a member of the British Cabinet mission to India, will be a member of the British delegation to the Paris peace conference opening on July 29. Mr. Alexander is included m theReuter - 82 words
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Article, Illustration49 1946-07-20 1 presenting Ft Sn %l 'V c Govnrnor-Gener.l, being greeted by Major-Gen. Kimmins, n> Asfa uhen k;"i^^ S lr 1 7 ont Stopford, acting Supreme Allied Commander, South-East Asia, Hhen he landed at Jessel on for th* inauguration of the new colony of British North Borneo.49 words
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Article184 1946-07-20 1 Atom Bomb's Understudy Explodes BliWfttfAMLrmay. ONE of the bombs used m today's dress rehearsal for the second atom bomb tost, underwater, exploded prematurely but Vice Admiral W.H.P. Blandy announced j that no one was injured. Whether the bomb that deto- nated before schedule was a I giant flasn-bomb hanging belowUP - 184 words
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337 1946-07-20 1 "Chinese In Sumatra Forced From Homes BATAVIA, Friday. 1-HE Indonesian news agency Antara, m a dispatch from Medan, Sumatra, charges that Chinese "special police", at the instigation of the Dutch, are forcing the Chinese inhabitants "at the point of a bayonet" to leave their homes and transfer to Allied protected337 words
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446 1946-07-20 1 A NEW ISLAND SITE FOR OIL REFINERIES UUARA Island, m Brunei Bay, is to be the site of 111 the new oil refineries for the Shell Company interests for the handling of North Borneo's oil. According to Reuter, several factors entered into the decision not to rebuild the well-known Miri446 words
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201 1946-07-20 1 No Lives Lost In Hong Kong's Typhoon HONG KONG, 5r day. IT is believed that the typhcon which slruc-: this city yesterday caused no ioss of liie, although sever;-. 1 Dargea with peop'e aboard were reported adr^c Inner Kong Kong, sheltered by tall buildings, escaped the brun:, of the blowAP; UP - 201 words
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55 1946-07-20 1 WASHINGTON, Fvi.- Br.tam, j France and tne United States yesterday announced an agree- ment with Sweden under which I approximately 74 per cent of the total German assets m Sweden will be turned over to the three allies. The announcement was madi multanecusly mAP - 55 words
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Article493 1946-07-20 2 Campaign To Precede UNO Hearing LONDON, Friday. FROM today the campaign to defy the anti-Asiatic 1 laws m South Africa will be waged by the Indian community, and it will increase m intensity until India's case against the South African Government comes up before theReuter - 493 words
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152 1946-07-20 2 "Interference" By Russia In Hungary LONDON, Thursday. DRITAIN has sent a protest U to Moscow, complaining of extreme, unwarranted Russian interference m the internal affairs of Hungary, the Foreign Office announced today. A spokesman said the protest followed Russian demands for dismissal of Hungary's vice-Minister of Justice and for withdrawal152 words
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174 1946-07-20 2 1 LONDON, Thurs.— The Trade Union Congress, m a manifesto issued on the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war, today called on the Government to break off diplomatic relat.ons with Franco The manifesto said the TUC would make representations toUP - 174 words
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Article33 1946-07-20 2 WASHINGTON, Fri President I ruman, at his weekly press conference yesterday, denied that he had any intention of askhig Congress for more money for loans to foreign nations. U.p.33 words
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Article77 1946-07-20 2 NEW YORK, Thurs.-MarshaJ Stalin has taken up the Red Army high command and relegated Marshal Georgi znuko", the Soviet Union's greatest war hero, to an obscure provincial post. Zhukov has been appointed to command the Odessa military district. This report comes just over thn.e months after heUP - 77 words
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Article97 1946-07-20 2 ROME, Thurs.- A strike by about 100,000 mechanical workers shut down almost all of Italy's 200 newspapers for 24 hours tonight. Employees of private printing plants, paper factories and related industries, joined the print, ers m their walkout, called m an effort to force emp!oyers toAP - 97 words
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177 1946-07-20 2 LONDON, Thursday. rE recent American interagency report gave an indication what the world rubber surplus might become. The VS., which uses 70 per cent, of the world's rubber, is expected to need 415,000 long tons of all types of rubber m the first halfAP - 177 words
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Article56 1946-07-20 2 BATAVIA. Fr!.— Three Gurkhas were killed and one wounded when two lorries were ambushed between Krandji and Kebalan. east of Batavia, It was officially announced here yesterday. The leading lorry struck a mine and Indonesians then opened fire. In operations west of Medan British troops lostReuter - 56 words
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Article50 1946-07-20 2 BOMBAY, Fri Six people were killed and 27 injured at Ratlam, Central India, when police opened fire on a crowd alleged to have attacked a police party with stones and st cks en Tuesday, according to a communique issued here yesterday by the Ratlam State authorities. Reuter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article, Illustration49 1946-07-20 2 Fiild-Marsfcai Viscount Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General SUIT, beinj presented with an Austral an victory flag by Mr. J. A. Btaslty Australian Resident Minister m London TT»e Ha* was sent by the Australian Imp-rial Forces Wives' and Children's Welfare Association of New Sooth Wales49 words
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Article429 1946-07-20 2 LONDON, Friday. The House of Commons early today rejected the demand of Mr. Winston Churchill, the Conservative leader, that bread rationing m Britain should be abandoned. Meanwhile there were signs of a break-up m the threatened widespread revolt of bakers against the Government plan toUP - 429 words
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Article104 1946-07-20 2 WASHINGTON, Fri— The Se-nate-House conference on the renewal of price controls turned its problems over to a threeman sub-committee after a twehour conference had failed to make headway yesterday decide how far the Senate w 1! The committee will attempt to go on easing ofUP - 104 words
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Advertisement379 1946-07-20 2 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. Will former Singapore employees of this Company please note that vacancies now exist and that applicants for re-employment will be Interviewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays at our Orchard Road Retail Establishment between 10 and 11 am. up In Ist August, 1946 SKY G. W. (Great379 words
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Advertisement324 1946-07-20 2 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. For Information of Medical Practitioner* Please note that a case of SMALL POX has born notified h a resident of Ava Road off Balestler Road. By Order, W. E. HUTCHIN8ON Ag. Municipal Health Officer. Arrlred oy Plane Pure Bred Rhode Island Red, Buff Orpington. White Leghorn Australope Chickens324 words
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Advertisement145 1946-07-20 2 P.W.D TENDER NOTICE. leaders will be received at the ->itic* of the Superintending Engineer, South Central Zone, Seremban. up to noon of 22nd July 1946 for die CONSTRUCTION OF THREE CLAS3 VI QUARTERS AT RAHANO. SEREMBAN Plans and specifications may be iecn ord all particulars obtained at th« office of145 words
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403 1946-07-20 3 Documents And Arms Found fANG robbers are not the only menace m Singapore today. Well-organised secret societies are today terrorising law-abiding citizens and extorting money from shopkeepers, stall-holders, prostitutes and waitresses. In some cases dance hostesses are also being victimised. Members of these underground gangs403 words
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Article81 1946-07-20 3 A CASE was hid up for someML ia th. Criminal Dbtrid Court y*?******-*? o^ of thp late »fffv*l of ytt Dl cd. Mr. Nicked was J»'* n hous- m Allenby R»<"* off Jalan IVsar. Mr Nick-Is seize.l two revolvers and 21 roi«nd> mu^it'on and arrestrd an Indo-81 words
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Article137 1946-07-20 3 A disturbance m Cross Street on Wednesday night when two rival gangs clashed had a sequel j m the Criminal District Court yesterday, six Chinese and two Indians being charged with riotin<*. Amon? the Ch'nese was a 13-year-old boy, Tan Pen Crong. Another Chinese. *P\n Chai Huat,137 words
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172 1946-07-20 3 Municipal Coolies Strike In Malacca From Onr Own Correspondent MALACCA, Fri. ABOUT 40 Japanese prisoners-of-war came to the rescue today m the strike of Municipal conservancy coolies which began yesterday and is continuing today. About 80 men are involved m the strike. A Municipal official states that the strike arose172 words
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89 1946-07-20 3 AN irapressive uiemoiial service was held at the Weslev Church, Ipoh, on July 7. for the lute Mr E Foster Lee, -me of the oldest residents of Perak. The service was conducted »>y Mr J. Appadural and the Rev. 3 8. Pakianathan, and was89 words
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Article, Illustration104 1946-07-20 3 Dr. F'sfcer Archbishop of Cant rbary, stand, ig on tn e steps of the Cathedral with the Rt. Rev. T. K. Shcn, th? BishopDele: ate of th» Chinese Church, after t c service at wbi-h the A-chhi?hop dedicated gifts received from the diocesft. of the Province104 words
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393 1946-07-20 3 PUBLIC Chinese libraries are to b« established at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang, md part of the grant of $7,200,000 which will be made by the Chinese Government for educational rehabilitation m South-East Asia will be used for this purpose. This was one of many393 words
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305 1946-07-20 3 Malay Soldier Fined For Assaulting P.C. PR assaulting a Malay police constable, Staff-Sergeant Mohamed bin Arshad of the Royal Artillery, was fin2d $500 or four months' rigorous imprisonment m the Fourth Police Court yeoterday. While on patrol In Trafalgar; Street, on April 4 two constables saw a lorry turn into305 words
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Article534 1946-07-20 3 An Echo Of The Occupation THE story oi how an unknown Chinese prisoner was slapped kicked, punched md subjected to a beating with a cane for nearly one and a half hours m order to make him confess, was related t*> Mr. Justice Worley and534 words
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Article66 1946-07-20 3 IN addition to the ten -rent canteen which it opened yesterday, the Chinese newspaper. Sin Chew Jit Poh, proposes to start a co-operative storr to c MI goods to employers at controlled prices When the comianv s Mo k of fiats m the Tanjong Pa-;ar area66 words
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226 1946-07-20 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Thur,. RULING that an overdose of sleeping draught had been given to the three babies and that it could have been administered only by the two accused or one of them, the relief magistrate, Mr. C. H. Conaghan, this afternoon226 words
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56 1946-07-20 3 "fH>. Sir Ismail Rover Cr-- v na? been reconstituted :n *i«hoT9 after a lapse of three and a half years. At th* ofllstel r3-©pe»«-« rererony. th«" Fegent. Bir Tsmail. who is th" Patron of the Crew, in^pectrd the Gmrd ol Honour provided by the56 words
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292 1946-07-20 3 •rO secure unity of action and 1 generally protect the interests of film exhibitors m Malaya, a Cinematograph Exhibitors Assojiation of Malaya is being formed for the first time m Singapore. It has already gained the support of practically all the bl? exh bitors m the292 words
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Advertisement96 1946-07-20 3 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DANCE 9 p.m. to Midnight RAFFLES HOTEL ORCHESTRA Admission to Non Residents $1.20 (Including Tax) old"~shoes""made new our repairs service is now available FOR ALL TYPES OF SHOES SHOE CO., LTD. Bat a BuHdinic. North Rridfe Road -Are You a Novelist HbTCHIftSON GO. (Publishers) Ltd. The Great96 words
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Advertisement244 1946-07-20 3 Education for «|j life-long security! DUSINESS education has ever been the suun<le»l investment returning handsome diriilend* m i^rsond advancement •ecurity surer** and general well-being. Today, there is a demand t___^____^ for thoroughl) trained and qualified men and women to (ill the important, I H.R.I. Career Training responsible, well-paid busiiies* positions244 words
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Article39 1946-07-20 4 MAKE date with Miss Ethne 'exlnternee) at Michelle Beauty Parlour 13 Battery Road 2nd Floor. Ist class service. DR. ENGEL. of Turin, Italy, living In Malaya pre-war. Anyone knowing present whereabouts please communicate- wth Box No SCB S.T39 words
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1080 1946-07-20 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, July 20, 1946. Ghosts Gather At Jesselton There was a strange echo of the past m the front page of the i Straits Times this week. A news- agency message from Manila re- ported that nine heirs of the late Sultan of Sulu were taking1,080 words
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Article70 1946-07-20 4 Companies of the 2nd Battalion of the Fifth Royal Gurkha Rifles will take over ceremonial guard duties m Tokio, from the Dorsets. on July 22, reports Reuter. The Battalion was among the first Indian troops to check the westward drive of the Japanese m Burma m 1942.70 words
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Article, Illustration11 1946-07-20 4 "IF UNIFORMS BE THE FOOD OF LOVE. (With apologies to Shakespeare)11 words
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197 1946-07-20 4 A WRITER who signed himself H.R.L. said in "Man-In-The-Street" on July 15 that he wished more Service men would mix with Malayan families of good standing. How does he imagine the Service man is going to be able to meet the Malayan socially in the197 words
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Letter348 1946-07-20 4 AFTER reading the verbal tug-of-war between Chinese correspondents and British Service men, I deem it my duty to bridge this gulf of unfriendliness. Seme Chinese are terrified that girls of their community may react against traditional ideas of Eastern propriety and decorum. One must admit that348 words
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Letter343 1946-07-20 4 TO the Singapore girl, it b I more the change of face and talk that takes her out with the man m uniform. The same thing happened :n Britain when the Yanks came ever. The change from the usual home-town swains wrought havoc with a lot343 words
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Article449 1946-07-20 4 THE letter by Railway Mule" under the Jicadina "Twelve Hours A Day" in the Straits Times of July 6 reminds me of the eleven and a half long unhappy years I laboured on the Federated Malay States Railways. After I had failed to pass449 words
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Article35 1946-07-20 4 after all is said and done, it looks to m- as if th Uniform's the thin- W*ll boys, what about making a bee-line for the nearest uniform stockist? MALAYAN BOY. Kuala Lumpur.35 words
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473 1946-07-20 4 rIS question of adopting an eight-hour day i s net unanimously agreed to by all the Malayan Railway staff. There is a rift between the j juniors, most of whom are localborn, and the majority of the seniors, who mostly come from a remote country,473 words
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Advertisement846 1946-07-20 4 BEL.VARETNAM— RAJESWARI The < ngaßoment Is announced and the marriage will take place shortly of Rel/arctnam, teacher Tuanku Muhammed School, Kuala Pilah, son of Mr. B. Ponnampalam, Senior Sani'axy Inspector, Seremban and Mrs. Ponnampalam and Rajeswari. daughter of Mr. K.A. Chellßthurai, Superintendent Posts, N.S. Seremban and Mrs. Chcllathural The marriage846 words
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Advertisement46 1946-07-20 4 TIRED EYESI Whether 01 not you oo» wear Glasses, if your eye* are tired or uncomfortable HAV£ 4N EXAMINATION Propel glasses can oe 01 tremendous help to your efficiency, your physical and mental comfort as wel) as to your appearance ronsnlt: C. 8 CBONG. O.D. F.P.O.C.46 words
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Advertisement22 1946-07-20 4 J&t m Grimm '^sp^. VS X. TIGER YOUR ILLS WvS^iSj^f HEADACHE CURE POWDER rtGER BALM ENG AUN TONG THE TIGER MEDICAL HALL22 words
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418 1946-07-20 5 Back Pay Petition Sent To Governor IN a petition submitted by the Straits Chinese British Association, Singapore, to the Governor, Sir Franklin Girason, Singapore Chinese Volunteers ask for a public inquiry into the treatment of Asiatic volunteers after the liberation, at which volunteers can be418 words
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Article129 1946-07-20 5 "Clerks Down Pens Ledgers" EMPLOYEES of the Municipal Secretariat downed pens and ledgers when they learned that the Pyke Committee recommendations for the cost of living allowance was not being paid to them immediately, as these recommendations are only applicable to Government servants, states the Straits Chronicle, of Malacca. It129 words
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Article157 1946-07-20 5 MOHAMED Ariflf bin Hashim, a 25-year-old Malay policeman, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the next Assizes, on a i charge of robbing a Chinese, Choog Tse Lini, of $170, and of causing hurt to Chong's wife, Hans: Ai Eng, m Upper Serangoon Road. Hashim was157 words
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Article158 1946-07-20 5 JAPANESE POLICEMAN TO HANG A Japanese police Inspector, Sase Yoriyuki, who b> his illtreatment caused the death of two civilians, at Sibu, British Borneo, was yesterday sentenced to death by hanging at the i Second War Crimes Court by Lt.-Coi. P. A. Forsythe The case for the prosecution, which was158 words
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Article207 1946-07-20 5 GOVERNMENT imported textiJes will shortly be put on the U market to be sold side by side with privately imported textiles. Government is, at the same time, preparing a list of ceiling prices for the various types of cloth recently received m Singapore and this207 words
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Article100 1946-07-20 5 Togo Street Renamed From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Fri. TOGO Street is to be renamed Cockman Street. Such was the decision reached at today's monthly meeting of the Kinta Town Board. The new street name will commemorate the late Major H. C. Cockman, who was killed :n action m the100 words
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Article36 1946-07-20 5 The Post Office announces that the registration and parcel post services which were suspended as from July 16, owing to the strike of uniformed personnel, will be restored with effect from Monday, July 22.36 words
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Article, Illustration41 1946-07-20 5 Through traffic from Orchard Road to Sophia Road through the Government House domain is prohibited and the authorities have put un a barrier at the junction near the guard house. The picture above shows the barrier.41 words
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Article156 1946-07-20 5 Food Inspectors At All Markets COMPLAINTS regarding difficulty m reporting illegalities \j m Singapore food markets owing to the absence of officials authorised to receive the reports have been met by the Food Control department. Henceforth Food Control inspectors will be on duty m the following markets during busiuess hours:156 words
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176 1946-07-20 5 THE striKe at St. James Power Station, Singapore, ended at i p.m. yesterday, when men on the evening shitt reported tor duty. The rest of the 160 artisans, mechanics and semi-skilled labourers return to work today, ending the ten-day strike, that was called176 words
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Article143 1946-07-20 5 From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Fri. IS a result of a lightning strike of nearly 500 labourers of the Kinta Town Board this mornii.-; -t is probable that Ipoh will tn Japanese PoW labour gangs engaged m the more essential services. Without any warning, .labourers at143 words
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Article350 1946-07-20 5 THE extension of the $3,750 millions loan by the United States to the United Kingdom doss not mean that where Malaya is concerned, foreign exchange control will disappear. Explaining the significance of the loan m regard to Malaya m a radio talk last night, Mr.350 words
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Article260 1946-07-20 5 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. CONDITIONS m Port Swettenham have been reduced to a state of chaos as a result of a strike of over 400 Indian labourers who are employed chiefly on loading and unloading goods. Cargoes are not being shipped and260 words
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Article80 1946-07-20 5 A CHARGE of murder was explained to seven Tamils yesterday when brought before the Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. R. C. Hoffman. They were Pcruma.l <30). Velusamy (37), A. Samy <30i. Arumu^am (27), Perlyanan <?B>. Vedamuthu (27). and Sasamuthu (20), who are alleged to have killed80 words
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Article115 1946-07-20 5 THE authorities m Singapore yesterday issued an ultimatum to electric consumers on the island m the form of a release from the Public Relations Office. The release stated: "Consumers of electricity are notified that for technical reasons m connection with the operation oi St Janus Power115 words
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Article114 1946-07-20 5 I GIVING his reason lor certiiyu ing that a British trooper, who nad been executed, nad died of dysentery, Capt Shimada, a Japanese medical officer, on trial m the Ambon case, said that according to the Japanese it was a shamelul th'ng for a warrior114 words
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Advertisement124 1946-07-20 5 Vlclltitctf Enquires invited from Chemists and Druggists Importer HUSSAN MOHAMED KHAN SAHIB P. O. BOX Has SINGAPORE DEcten The Newest European Palio<ii«?d Hotel m Singapore "THE TAVERN" EVERYTHING l'P-TO-DATE DANCING TO-NIGFT BTO MIDNIGHT Dance Orchestra. By our Harmon y Hawaiian Boys. Our New Cock-Tail Bar Will Be Open For The124 words
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Advertisement125 1946-07-20 5 VICTORIA THEATRE SINGAPORE Reopens To The Public With 'SOMEONE AT THE DOOR' A Comedy Thriller Presented By AL.FSEA PRODUCTIONS LAST NIGHT TONIGHT at 830 p.m. Heserved Seats S3. 2. 1. Tel 62 18 Service Other Ranks Half Price "A well produced, uittllirrntly act cA Comedy ThrUVr full of actian" Straits125 words
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Article468 1946-07-20 6 Country Free From Religious Warfare MANKING, Wed.— Troubled China with its bewildered economy and its bitter political conflict has been spared the terrors of religious warfare suffered by her Asiatic neighbours. Religion has been the basis of almost constant fighting m India and other sections of Asia468 words
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Article83 1946-07-20 6 LONDON, Wed— Dyak chieftains m Sarawak now wear spectacles, removed from some of the 1,500 Japanese heads collected m the final stages m the war, according to U.S. Army observers When Lt.-Col. Dr ReesWilliams visited Sarawak recently. Dyaks sought to show thrir regard for him by offering83 words
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159 1946-07-20 6 Jap Scientists Knew About Atomic Energy WASHINGTON, Thursday.— Japanese scientists knew more about atomic energy at [the time of the Hiroshima bombing than Americans beiieved, said Dr. Philip Morrison, an atom bomb project scientist. He said when he was m Hiroshima a month after the bomb was dropped, a JapaneseAP - 159 words
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Article67 1946-07-20 6 NANKING, Thursday. Major General John P. Lucas, war-time commander of the combined British-American Sixth Corps at the Anzio land ngs, has arr'ved here to take command of the United States Military Advisory Group m China. The group, still m Its formative stage, is awaiting Congressional approval67 words
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Article51 1946-07-20 6 TOKIO, Monday The JIJJ Press said today that salvaging of 1,115 sunken vessels off Kyushu by the Kyushu marine bureau wll take six years. If priority is given for those vessels impeding navigation, the major ports "111 be opened m about two and a half years.—UP - 51 words
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Article103 1946-07-20 6 I A passenger vessel for the Rotterdam Lloyd was launched from the slipway of the "Scheld a Company at Flushing 'Holand* on July 1. The vessel, until then known as "214," was christened "Wil'em Ruys' by Mrs. E. E. Ruys-var Houten, the widow of Mr. Willem103 words
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Article150 1946-07-20 6 INDIA FOOD POSITION BAD MADRAS, 'lhars.— Prof. Theodore W. Schultz, leader of the unofficial U.S. foad mission'now touring India, saia here: "Americans would be prepared to sacrifice their own personal food consumption when they know the real condition m India." Prof. Schultz said at a Press conference: "India's case wasAP - 150 words
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Article119 1946-07-20 6 MADRAS, Friday— Sir 6 Radhakrishnan, Vice-chancellor of Benares Hindu University speaking at the inauguration of the newly-oDened Vivekanada Collerr here said: "Our mental stupor, our physical breakdown, our political backwardness— all these are nothing more than an expression of our failure.." "If our religion." he added,AP - 119 words
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Article84 1946-07-20 6 CHANGHAI, Wed.— Egypt hopes i^ to be one of Chinas bi??es; cotton suppliers as a result of '.he I efforts of the ofrMsi L'^vpt'an I Cotton Mission now toarlng China, it is learned Before Pearl Harbour CMna imported annually laige quantities of Egyptian cotton, and oneReuter - 84 words
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84 1946-07-20 6 Expansion Of Air Service In China SHANGHAI. Wednesday: Foreshadowing an early expansion of China's air serv.ees, oath domestic and foreign, the China National Aviation Corporation has ordered from ".he United States 150 transport planes of the C-46 and C-57 types for early delivery. This is said to b«? tne largestReuter - 84 words
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Article34 1946-07-20 6 CALCUTTA, Mon—The Goverjiment of India has sent eight Ind an students to Australia lor advanced geological tracing. The students have Joined thei Melbourne University and w 11 be there on a three-year course.— A.P.AP - 34 words
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Miscellaneous434 1946-07-20 6 RADIO PROGRAMMES Singapore Tm'tt? v- ■"•s" .JfTwrya RED NETWORK ,rom noon to lUp'Vn^r.oays Vhen /'af rn™ gffiiJSFS S* tettei 6 2 p.m and 6.30 to 11 pn, on «i sesslSn open, at 6 p" SJJjf "n S 1 I l 01^ men 30 P-» -Music metre, from noon to 8434 words
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Article147 1946-07-20 7 STRIKE ADDS TO GENERAL CONFUSION ROME, Thursday.— ltaly's infant war-wrought republic, still smarting under the Big Four Paris decisions, faced general strikes, mounting inflation and serious political dissension today. A nationwide walkout oi petroleum workers staggered ftalian industrial economy and Turin's network of f» cto c are idle throueh theUP - 147 words
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Article111 1946-07-20 7 DETROIT, Wed.— Shortage of steel and other kef were blamed today for the In automobile production, and Ford officials warned that the automobile famine will continue another 12 to 15 months oefore full production can be reached. Despite the fact that nearly a year has elapsedUP - 111 words
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412 1946-07-20 7 LONDON, (By Air Mail)— The scheme for the internationalisation of Trieste, on the broad lines of which the Foreign Ministers have agreed m Paris, has caused disappointment both m Italy and Yugoslavia; but m both countries, the reactions to the decision have so far412 words
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152 1946-07-20 7 Britain Will Turn Out 370,000 Cars I ONDON, Wednesday. The L Minister of Supply, Mr. John Wilmot, was asked m the House of Commons yesterday whether he expects to speed up the target figures for the production of. 370,000 private motorcars and 150,000 commercial vehicles for the year 1946. HeReuter - 152 words
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Article116 1946-07-20 7 BUCHAREST, Thur.—A deaf and dumb killer will be tried for murder here this month, confronting Rumanian justice with the new problem of finding means of giving a fair trial to one who can neither speak nor hear. A special interpreter who understands the sign language116 words
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Article118 1946-07-20 7 'Clippies' Punch Like Men LONDON, Wednesday— Th c thousand bus conductors and drivers shouted themselves hoarse with excitement watching half a dozen clippies punching tickets like a man— and all of them on their day off! That was the highspot of the London Transports sports gala at Walthamstow, London-conduc-tors ticketReuter - 118 words
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Article102 1946-07-20 7 I ONDON, Tues. Indications L that cock-fighting has revived m England have caused the Dumb Friends League to ask the Home Office for police help to stamp it out. Mr. Keith Robinson, Secretary of the League, said: "We cannot put our fingers on anything absolutely definite yet, bv.tReuter - 102 words
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Article93 1946-07-20 7 HAMBURG, Thurs.— Three hundred German workmen, assigned to prepare nomes for families of British military government personnel rioted on Wednesday, declaring the food 4ven to them was fit for pigs only. The men, themselves, living m a hut camp assaulted the camp doctor and the camp93 words
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Article35 1946-07-20 7 LONDON, Tues.— An organisation to recruit wardens similar to the air raid warden system, is planned by the Conservative Party for its new recruiting ramoai«?n to commence ?t the Blackpool conference m October.35 words
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Article180 1946-07-20 7 LONDON, Thursday.— An L ammunition ship sent to the bottom of the Firth of Clyde by a U-boat torpedo m 1942 is now threatening thousands of residents and holi day-makers along the Scottish coasts. The ship's nolds were packed with thousands of tons or R.A.F.180 words
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Article219 1946-07-20 7 OROVILLK (California) Thursday. A 14-year-old boy. described as "a sadistic cri-' minal of the worst type'" was held here for murder today after he confessed to strangling a girl acquaintance and! making a blazing funeral pyre of her body. The boy also confessed to shooting the219 words
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Advertisement577 1946-07-20 7 Mansfield Co., Ltd. Incorporaieo id Singapore BI.L'E fr'LNNEL LIVE Sailings tc ana rrotn Unltro -s .-id ins Bellerophon Doe rroni UK 28 July Rhesaa Due from U.K. 21 July Teucer Sails for U.K. 26 July Samjaek Oat from U.K. 26 Inly Glenbeg Sails for U.K SI July Western Australia The577 words
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Miscellaneous677 1946-07-20 7 as the actual East did th |ast went into a huddle that North, dealer. lasted several minutes Super-North-South vulnerable flclally, a spade or a club return was called for, but East was not NORTH a superficial thinker! He came A J 10 8 out of his huddle with a hea-t677 words
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Article, Illustration329 1946-07-20 8 TOMORROW, at Jalan Besar stadium, the NorthamptonI shire Regiment side will meet the Chinese Athletic Association m a charity match which will be played under the patronage of Dr. VVu-Paak Shin, the Chinese Consul General. The Northamptons, who were divisional champions m the recent Singapore league329 words
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119 1946-07-20 8 Singapore Rovers Play At Seremban Over Week-end THE Singapore Kove.s left yes- terday tor Seremban where th y are dus to play two charity soccer matches today and tomorrow. The Rovers oppos; the Chinese m the first mat h, after which they meet Iks State Ma. The players on the119 words
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Article289 1946-07-20 8 S'pore Side Wins 4-3 At K.L. if. cm Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur Thurs. CTAGING a splendid recovery after an early setoack, the Navy team from Singapore defeated the Combined Army team of Kuala Lumpur by four goals to three m a charity soccer match played this evening. The Army289 words
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Article56 1946-07-20 8 COLOMBO, Fri. QIX thoroughbred, racehorses, the first to arrive m Ceylon since the war, were landed m Colombo yesterday m excellent condition. These animals we^ .Oi n->ed from England by the British Bloodstock Agency, and have all i been bought by a local racehorseowner, Mr. A. R.Reuter - 56 words
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Article82 1946-07-20 8 A TEAM to rjprescnt th» Sn^apre Indians asalnst AKs'gs m a match to be played at Changi today will he selected from f.ie fol'ow'mr: Osman M^srani Anvullia. Ka-tar Singh. A. R-hmin, S. R. S. N ldi. D. Rama-.amv. P. Ramoo. S. Nara'anasamy (Caot), M. Slntha. O. Muniandv. Mohd82 words
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Article36 1946-07-20 8 WISCONSIN, Thurs. OAESAR Carmona (Philippines) today defeated the top-seeded favourite Bob Falkenburg (Los Angeles) 6—o, 6—4, m the greatrst unset m the second round of o Western Hardcourt tennis championships.— U.P.UP - 36 words
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Article190 1946-07-20 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) KUALA LIMPUR, Fri. Jfv'DER j! running ana acceptances for to-morrow, the final day of the Selangor Turf Clubs Summer Meeting, are RACE ONE Horses, Class 2, div. 3, 5} fan. First Lady 9 00; Lady Patricia 7.11- Gold Dust 7 09 Scratching- Antnun,190 words
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Article51 1946-07-20 8 LONDON, Fri. DET2R SMITH, Essex spin bowler, who is suffer ng with a strained ba-3k, will be unable to play m the Test. Richard Pollard, Lancashire fast-medium bowler who gave a great displaj for the players aga nst Gentlemen yesterday, will take the vacant place.Reuter - 51 words
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Article166 1946-07-20 8 PORTMARNOCK. Thurs. THE Irish open golf championship, which since its institution m 1927 has always been won by a challenger Irom outside, was a>, last won by home talent today when Fred Daly, 33-year-old Beilast professional returned an aggregate Of 283 (72. 73, 69, 74). HisReuter - 166 words
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207 1946-07-20 8 By Learie Constantine. SUNDERLAND. Thurs. THIEF interest m the two-day match at Sunderland between the Indian tourists and Durham County centred on whether the Indians could get the County out m one hour and a half. That was all the time available as theReuter - 207 words
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258 1946-07-20 8 LONDON, Thurs. DECLARING at 399 for five, the total they had scored at Lord's at the end of the first day's play yesterday, the Players beat the Gentlemen by m innfngs to-day, dismissing their opponents for 144 and 115. Only Walter Hammond, with 70 mReuter - 258 words
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81 1946-07-20 8 MCC Invites 12 Players For Australian Tour LONDON, Thurs. THE M.CC. has sent iiivita1 tions to 1? players to a -company the M.CC. team to Australia. Those invited are: W. R. Hammond, Gloucestershire, N. W. YardUy, P. Gibb and L Hutton, Yorkshire, C. Washbrook, J Ik:n. Lancashire, J. HardstaiT, W.Reuter - 81 words
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Article99 1946-07-20 8 i DETTER finishing by iheir for- wards resulted m ihe Rees beating the Police by three goals to one m a hockey match played at the Police Depot yesterday The Rers scored twice throu?h R. Barker m the first half whil° M. Shah netted for th<»99 words
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Article45 1946-07-20 8 THE match over August bank 1 holiday between the Cotou.v and the Malayan Union will nc-ta'^-e place because of the inability of the upecuntry side to rais* an eleven. There will be played instead a match between Civilians and the Serv ces.45 words
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Article117 1946-07-20 8 T SEGAMAT, IhUT3. HE Segamat and dLtrl.t jo^cer nth» I?agU u U n2arln S Its end and another we, k or ro will s-e H conclude h«- SI 3 »2 f competition so 1 r nas be:n the per/ormance of the 2 w n h f117 words
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Article91 1946-07-20 8 THE following will represent the J.C.S.A. m a friendly game of soccer with the R.E.M.E. (B Coy) at the McNair Road ground on Monday. M. Fox, W. Hendroff, P J. de Rozario, P. Ramoo, O. Ranatunga, Goh Teck Phuan, E F Hendr.cks, E. Paglar, Lim Keng Wha, A.91 words
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