The Straits Times, 13 August 1946
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Title Section20 1946-08-13 1 The Straits Times MALAGA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1»4«. i.k;ht pa(h:s PRICK 10 CEN'I20 words
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Article1088 1946-08-13 1 Prosecution Allege Mutiny Is Obvious From Our Special Correspondent TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE men of the 13th Parachule Battalion pleaded "not guilty" to mutiny here today, vwhen their Court Martial eomiMcnced. The charge is that "when on active service they, at Muar, on May 14, 1946,1,088 words
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Article125 1946-08-13 1 WORKERS AT NAVAL BASE ON DUTY AFTER a 21-day strike, the 15,000 skilled and unskilled workers and cterkj of the Singapore Naval Base agreed yesterday to return to work again this morning. They indicated this intention after a long meeting with Naval Base authorities- and with the Controller of Labour.125 words
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Article117 1946-08-13 1 LONDON, Mon.— British rubber manufacturers art exhausting existing stocks of synthetic rubber and "have decided to press the Board of Trade for the rpturp of a free market as soon d 3 the present agre?ment with clip United States ends on December 31. Mr. F. D.117 words
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Article, Illustration20 1946-08-13 1 The Court Martial of the men of the 13th Parachute Battalion, which opened at Kluan? yesterday.20 words
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322 1946-08-13 1 Grave Food Reports From M alava BNB Killearn Conference Opens Today AN international character is assumed this month by Lord Kiliearn's Conference of Liaison Officers from territories m South-East Asia, which opens m Singapore today. French, Sia*ne<e, and Burmese economic expert* will attend, as well as representatives from Malaya j322 words
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Article108 1946-08-13 1 NEW RULING ON THE ITALY PACT PARIS, Monday. I j^HE Paris Peace conference has voted unanimously to invite Mexico, Cuba and I Egypt to appear for hearings jn the Italian treaty. The question of inviting the I four nations to appear drew no 1 objection but hours were spent m108 words
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Article290 1946-08-13 1 LONDON, Monday. BEFORE the British Labour delegation, led by Profesbor Harold Laski, left Moscow yesterday after two weeks' visit to the Soviet Union the following statement wa* issued: "We came on a mission of goodwill to rurther cordial relationships between our two peoplesWe leave m theReuter - 290 words
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193 1946-08-13 1 JERUSALEM, Monday. DRITISH warships surrounded 1,500 illegal Jewish immigrants aboard five ships m Haifa harbour today. It is believed that the refugees will be moved on to Cyprus. A British passenger ship, the "Empire Rival," i standing alone at the barricaded cargo jetty whil^UP - 193 words
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Article167 1946-08-13 1 i I FRANKFURT. Mon. -A smuggled appeal for help brought a aisclosure that 13 American civ.lians and soldiers had been held m a United States prison for two months without formal charges j j being brought or legal counsel be- 1 ing provided. The d sclosure drewUP - 167 words
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Article46 1946-08-13 1 LONDON. Mon— The Queen, who slipped and fell as she cIQH- ed Bauntln Gi^n Cairn, Aberdeen- J shire during the week-end, was ;tated by the Surgeon Apotheca r y i to the Royal Household. Dr. George Middleton. today to be,' not seriously hurt. Reot?r.46 words
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172 1946-08-13 1 STOCKHOLM, Monday. GHOST lockets mysteno spool-shaped speeding obI jects with fiery taU I—hayI hay become a common sight m Sweden, and military otticia a :no longer doubt that the •country is m the target for experimentation with re- motely controlled missiles. 1 SinceUP - 172 words
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91 1946-08-13 1 NEW DELHI. Mon— Pandr Nehru. President of Congress, ha 1 accepted the invitation of Viceroy Field-Marshal Lord Wavell to make proposals for the immediate formation of an interim gov- crnment, it was officially an- ounced here today. A communique issued trom the ViceroYs house addedReuter - 91 words
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Advertisement110 1946-08-13 1 SCIENTtFIC h OUALIFIEO I OPTICIAN c CHOno o.ix.f»oc f^ DIGNITY-of «n V$T v v^> expensive perjume \^S- Her loveliness is crowned by V^lb <jj Coyas 'STUDIO.' i A perftum of luxury. A treasure of elroance that was created in London where I ffi+ Goya's per son til gen ins has110 words
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Advertisement63 1946-08-13 1 I **»*rAerit*t0 O THE CHtTWAOO SAFE CO., LTD. After a short abs.MKo. the Overseas General Manager of the Chatwood Safe Co. Ltd., Mr. Yetton. lias returned to Mai iyi Chatwood owners— and others having "Safe" problems are rivited to contact Mr. Yetton, "always happy to be of Service!" 6d/t <jai:ks>63 words
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Article321 1946-08-13 2 Plan Discussed By Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Monday DRESIDENT Roosevelt once discussed, at a secret White House conference, a plan to destroy Hirohito's Tokio palace, but was dissuaded from making the attack, it was revealed yesterday. PI tins wore carefully prepared for an air bombardment toUP - 321 words
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Article101 1946-08-13 2 WASHINGTON. Mon— Mr. Elbert D. Thomas. Chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, has stated he will introduce legislat.on for Army and Navy unification on the first day Congress returns to work. Mr. Thomas declared that m all military history combined operations had been most successful.UP - 101 words
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Article114 1946-08-13 2 MOSCOW, Mon.— Severe criticism of some Soviet hospitals was made by Prof. Nikolai Pridrov, Soviet Vice-Minister of Health, m the Medical Worker journal here. "It would be a profound mistake to assert now that the majority of our hospitals are equal to the demands made on themReuter - 114 words
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Article105 1946-08-13 2 TOKIO, Mon.— Although the new draft of the Japanese Institution now before the D.et provides equality for men and women, a special committee ot Government legislative experts m studying a revision of the Imperial Household law has decided to retain a provision limiting the throne toUP - 105 words
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Article68 1946-08-13 2 Walked From JetPlane Crash MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin. Mon A jet -propelled P-80 army fighter plane, travelling at 130 miles an hour for a takeoff, crashed here yesterday. Pilot Lloyd Cooper walked away from the wreckage uninjured. "I am on« of the few pilots who ever walked away from a P-80 crash,"UP - 68 words
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Article162 1946-08-13 2 CONGRESS ACCEPTS THE PLAN NEW DELHI, Monday. THE Congress Working ComI mittee passed a resolution late on Saturday night giving general acceptance to the British cabinet plan for India n independence announced on May 16 The resolution made it clear that the committee did not approve of all of theReuter; UP - 162 words
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Article53 1946-08-13 2 SHANGHAI, Mon.-China has just made one of her largest shipments of tea this season— 2s,ooo pounds of her Internationally famous black and green tea to the United States. Although the price is not known it is said to be below present quotations m theReuter - 53 words
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Article65 1946-08-13 2 KURE, Mon.— Ships of the British Pacific Fleet, including two aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, will visit Japan for extensive exercises during August and September. The fleet, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Dennis Boyd, is expsctei at Kure, former anchorage of the Japanese grandReuter - 65 words
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Article, Illustration27 1946-08-13 2 Picture Play makes a frame for Jennifer Skelton, who rode Picture Play m the children's poniese s class at the Aldershot Horse Show.27 words
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Article284 1946-08-13 2 NEW YORK Sunday. THE atom bomb exploded under water m Bikini Lagoon on July 21 sank 95,200 tons of shippingfour times the aituutit sunk m the previous test m which the bomb eroded m the air, Vice Admiral Blandy, commander of the atom bomb taskReuter; AP; UP - 284 words
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177 1946-08-13 2 MOSCOW, Monday RUSSIA has requested revision of the Montreux Convention governing both war and peace-time traffic through the Dardanelles. The Moscow newspaper Pravda alleges flirtations between Germany and Turkey and Hungary during the war. The newspaper published a cable sent by Jo? chin VonAP - 177 words
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Article106 1946-08-13 2 THE HAGUE, Mon.— Pastor Martin NlemoeUer, for years a concentration camp victim during the Nazi regime, will not be in\ited to the International Congress of former pol tical prisoners at Ensched, Holland, n^xt month, the Netherlands news agency reported last night. The agency said the reason wasReuter - 106 words
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Article80 1946-08-13 2 QUITO. Ecuador, Mon.- Dr. Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, President of Ecuador since June, 1944, was elected President again yesterday by the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly after a heated debate. Voting was 43 to 10. Dr. Ibarra's new Presidential term is to last until Sept. 1, 1948. Dr. IbarraReuter - 80 words
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Article337 1946-08-13 2 NANKING, Sunday. ALL China waited expectantly yesterday for the next move m the crisis precipitated by the admission of Gen. George Marshall and Mr. Leighton Stuart tiiat apparently irreconcilable differences between the Government and Communists made general peace m China impossible. Yanking has maintained silence. WhetherReuter; UP - 337 words
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Article38 1946-08-13 2 BOMBAY, Sun —The Congree; President, Pandit Nehru, issued statement to the press today expressing sympathy for "our brothers and sisters m Indonesia flghtins to retain their independence and to protect their newborn republic. "—Reuter.Reuter - 38 words
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Article72 1946-08-13 2 PARIS. Sun— A new political organisation "Ur.lo i Gaulliste" today announced lit formation under the directorship Of M. Rene Capitant, former French Minister of Education. The Union claims to be above parties and states, that its aim; are "to fUht for a real republic andReuter - 72 words
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Article87 1946-08-13 2 Troops In Hunt For Gunmen SYDNEY, ~u. nundred armed police, helped by .aldiers armed w.th tommyguns, aerial observers and searchlights, last night began the most intensive manhunt ever organised .n New South Wales for two gunmen who are said to have killed one J3tective and injured another. The gunmen hadReuter - 87 words
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Article114 1946-08-13 2 SLOVAKIA FOR MS A GOVERNMENT PRAGUE, Mon— A new autonomous Government of Slovakia, v Communist Prime M.nisle*, as been formed, the Trade LnL». newspaper Prace reported hie last night. li consists of nine Democrats, five and one Independent according to the newspaper. The new Premier. Dr. Gustav Husak, however, is114 words
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Advertisement267 1946-08-13 2 entrust your watches to us (or REPAIRS the personal supervision of him Lock, the expert watch repairer. Si.ti: faction Guaranteed THIM LOCK WATCHMAKERS. <01. North Biidse Kd. Singapore. and a glass of hot lemon you're fit again V.'Stn rour trci ire itrtiminf. when your h*«J f.rli ttkc Wad when you267 words
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Advertisement115 1946-08-13 2 VICTORIA THEATRE THE GAIETY PLAYERS. <NO. I BRITISH TRANSIT CAMP) Present to Services and Chilians "BIRD IN HAND Three Act Comfdy Tonight Tomorrow Nteht—Au-. 13 14th at 8 p.m Tickets: 52.00, Sl.OO 50 cts Obtainable At Theatre Box Othce Op»n: JO a.m. To 1 p.m. 2 p.m. T.. 4.H0 liailv.115 words
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Article725 1946-08-13 3 Serious Difficulties Face A v thorities From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. WITH the withdrawal next month by the military authorities to India of all Kghter craft loaned to the Malayan Railways (Port Authority), Port Swettenham, the main port of the Malayan Union, is725 words
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Article66 1946-08-13 3 IN view of the large r umber of cases, the second Singapore Assizes, which began vtsterday, is being taken by two judges. Mr. Justice Worley and Mr. Justice Thorogood What has come to be known as the AUagoflf Case is m the lLst of seven cases66 words
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Article58 1946-08-13 3 Assizes Charge Withdrawn Committed from the lower court! on a charge under th? Currency Regulat ons, a Chinese. Lee Cheng Kiat. was acquitted and discharged by Mr. Justice Thoro4ood at the second Singapore Aos zss yesterday. Mr. M. Buttrose. D P.P.. offering no evidence, asked leave to withdraw the charge.58 words
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Article25 1946-08-13 3 At a committee meeting of the Muar Club held recently it was unanimously agreed that the benevolent branch of the club be revived.25 words
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Article327 1946-08-13 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THE format ion of a Eurasian Union embracing Eurasian Associations m the Malayan Union. Singapore, Sarawak and British North Borneo was approved at a conference of representatives of Eurasian Associations m Malaya held m Kuala Lumpur recently. The conference was the ■eeoad327 words
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Article, Illustration132 1946-08-13 3 THE distinction of being the first 1 locally-recruited police officer m Singapore tc be appointed an Assistant Superintendent of Police goes to 53 -year-old Che Mahmood bin Abdul Wahab, who joined he Straits Settlement Police Force on Feb. 2, 1914. The appointment, which Is effective from132 words
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Article31 1946-08-13 3 The July rubber crop from the Bukit Katil Rubber Estates Ltd. was 36.451 lbs. In the same month the crop Irom Ayer Molek Rubber Co.. Ltd.. was 89.579 lbs31 words
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590 1946-08-13 3 THE Ovt rsea- Chinese Importers and Exporters Associaclation m r,.ngapore ha 3 a°am received two reports from its members to the By Our Chinese Correspondent Our Chinese Correspondent today gives a further selection nf extracts which deal with the following interesting topics:590 words
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Article79 1946-08-13 3 nEN Line s 4,C00-ton Ben Lo1 mond which struck a floating mine m the Malacca Straits more than three weeks a?o. wa> towed to Singapor? from Penan? by two naval tugs on Sunday afternoon. Ihe vessel .s now v the Western anchorage. Following the discharging c«f rargo79 words
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Advertisement217 1946-08-13 3 PIANOS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES "STEINWAY" "MOUTRIE" GRANDS EVESTAVE MINI MOUTRIE UPRIGHT GARCIA UPRIGHT STROHMENOER UPRIGHT RACHALS UPRIGHT KELLER PIANO CO, 2 ORCHARD ROAD. FANTASIA PROVIDES illiniA If WC SELL IflUwlU Printing like picture making depends i>n Ihe people who make it. C heck ub on uptfi v^w^qX ISi 1 3217 words
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Advertisement76 1946-08-13 3 lilt I that ran a year on Broadway at '2.20! <£l^^TnE PRODUCTION that won All J Special Academy Awards I c J?f^ I HE PICTURE that earned for Walt Disney the highest honor m the motion picture industry —The Irving Thalberg Award. T^ THE SHOW that had the longest run76 words
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984 1946-08-13 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Tuesday. Aug. 13, 1946. Box And Cox At The Docks Here is a fact of contemporary Singapore which we desire to put on record for the edification of posterity. It Ls that a certain leading British iflrm m this city has still not yet got delivery984 words
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Article61 1946-08-13 4 The chairman of the SouthEast Asia Defence Committee is the Governor-General of the Malayan Union and Singapore, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. The cha rmanship of the South-East Asia Political Committee alternates between the Governor-General and the SpeciaJ Commissioner, Lord Killearn. A report m the Straits Times on61 words
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Article32 1946-08-13 4 A jet US. army fighter plane travelling at 130 m.p.h. for a take-off, crashed yesterday and pilot Lloyd Cooper walked away frcm the wreckage uninjured, says U.P. from Wisconsin.UP - 32 words
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1479 1946-08-13 4 IF, has been said, the secret of happiness is curiosity, it* is little wonder that Singapore wears a long face. Or perhaps curiosity needs the rich manure of beef and bank-notes on which to thrive. If so, curiosity (and happiness) will return with the deepladen1,479 words
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Letter280 1946-08-13 4 IS it true, "No tea money, no telephone?" Since the reoccupation of Singapore, telephones have been installed m many new cafes, restaurants, shops, etc. rising overnight like mushrooms, yet old telephone subscribers of over twenty years standing have had to do without, their phones having been removed280 words
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Letter88 1946-08-13 4 MAY I suggest a footnote to your leader bearing the caption, "The Civilian In Uniform." It may lead to a better understanding if members of the Services will bear m mind that the average Chinese does not like to see his sister m the company of a88 words
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Letter72 1946-08-13 4 ALTHOUGH I have heard of a radio device for arresting the progress of cars, I have not, despite investigation, come across any process for preventing their horns from sounding. I might venture to suggest that this invention is a dire necessity, since the sounds emanating from North Bridge72 words
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Letter73 1946-08-13 4 WOULD you be good enough to ask your readers if anyone can advise me how to exterminate BATS from my Bungalow, an old isolated on. on a rubber estate? I have asked Hie wise men of the village, but none of them can offer a solution. Apart from BATS73 words
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Letter166 1946-08-13 6 r VERY mu.:h appreciate what! j "Vetti" had to ?ay about j the deliberate omis-sian of "God save tl>e King at end of shows by managements of Indian cinemas m S ngapoie. !Th s is also the case vn Kuala Lumpur. I note with further disgust166 words
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Letter133 1946-08-13 6 WE have been consuming Siamese No. 1 Rice for th? past two months and have enjcyed the experience. Every grain or this iarity was bought from the black market j and we knew exactly where it I -ame from: our hungry stomachs' overruled our consciences: we had133 words
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Letter70 1946-08-13 6 PREDIT should be given toi v the Commissioner of Polic?, Mr. R. E. Foulger for the electric lights that have bee placed at "strategic point*.' to reduce the danger of holdups. Good lighting m Singapore J streets certainly means bss crime. I But Mr. Foulger has omitted70 words
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131 1946-08-13 6 India's Own Anthem For Indians I READ with disgust and irritation the criticism levelled by "Vetti" against j tho%e theatres which show Indian films for not playing the British j t national anthem after each per- formance. If thLi correspondent had taken the managers of those tjrueatres to <ask for131 words
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Letter82 1946-08-13 4 IN these days when little else can be expected besides disgusting news of black-market operations, armed robberies, strikes and political dissension everywhere, one is relreshed to read now and again m your columns, nature noes written m the vein of "An Out-Station Diary." In h's last artielp "Tuan82 words
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Letter105 1946-08-13 4 I CANNOT express the rapture with which I read in the Straits Times the news about "Arrears of Pay." A million thanks to the government for deciding to pay arrears of salary up to March 31, 1942, to all those Asiat>: government officers who we^' not paid105 words
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Advertisement31 1946-08-13 4 Even the keenest mind may be dulled by Whether you wear glasses or not, it is advisable to have a proper examination if you discomfort. Consult: C. S. CHONG. 0.D.. F.P.O.C.31 words
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Advertisement11 1946-08-13 4 OTHER LETTERS—PAGE SIX Ex-Japanese Prostitutes In British Singapore —India's Own Anthem.11 words
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Advertisement41 1946-08-13 4 They are on the way "COS S E RADIOS TOP GRADE EFFICIENCY a t REALLY MODERATE PRICES Details Will be announced later "COSSOR" First m the world to produce Radar Receiving Equipment. pW^HHH est Materials Supplied at BEECHOif Illfff ~""2t.€iUIUAS7. S'Po*~£\S]r~41 words
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586 1946-08-13 5 Coroner Finds D.A.P.M. Shot Himself "Webster Was Not On Any Charge" A VERDICT that death was due to "a self-inflicted gun-shot wound m the head" was recorded by Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore Coroner, at the end of an enquiry, yesterday, into the finding of the decomposed and mutilated586 words
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138 1946-08-13 5 INDONESIAN leaders m Singa- pore said yesterday they have roceived official sanction for Singapore Indonesians to celebrate the first anniversary of th^ sfahlishment of th c "Indonesian Republic' on Aug. 17. A mass rally of Indonesians and Malays wiil be held at 11.30 :<138 words
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Article216 1946-08-13 5 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA. Mon. "I would like to stress the object of our association, so that any illusions about us may be dispelled. Th; s association was founded m 1900 and its ohiect is to protect the rights of Chinese British subjects In this settlement216 words
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Article166 1946-08-13 5 HENG Bak Chang was committed for trial -\t the next Assizes at the end of the preliminary inquiry held yesterday m the Third Police Court, on three charges, of attempted murder, of carrying a .38 revolver, and of having m his possession 16 rounds of ammunition. A166 words
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Article131 1946-08-13 5 WHARVES Monarch of Bermuda, British, 22.424 tens; from United Kingdom via Colombo, todcy Godown 21. ROADS rulau Kid jane, British. 72 tons; from Batu Pahat, Aug. 10, destination and cUte of departure unknown. Prometheus. British. 3,572 tons: from London, Aug. 10, to Hongkong, date uncertain. E. Seaward. British.131 words
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Article25 1946-08-13 5 An extraordinary general meeting of the F.MS. Benefit So:iety will be held at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday, Aug. °.0, at 5 p.m.25 words
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Article, Illustration59 1946-08-13 5 km" «f°*l' c ief sur e n at the General Hospital, put or a boiler suit to keep gon t the vital job of keeping the sterilisers working at strike- bound General Hopital. Here he is showing his reliefs. Sappers G. Evans and G. Cooper59 words
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530 1946-08-13 5 1 MAN who himself went through a terrible ordeal at the n. Outram Road Gaol told a Singapore War Crimes Court yesterday how a 70-yetr-old Catholic priest was brutalh beaten and kicked by a guard and died that very afternoon He was530 words
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Article161 1946-08-13 5 SICK POWS PLACED IN RIVER SICK PoWs wire placed m a fast flowing river with the water up to their armpits and left untl they decided to go to work, it was stated at the Sixth War Crimes Court yesterday when two Japanese and eight Koreans appeared on charges of161 words
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Article181 1946-08-13 5 Alleged $9,000 Armed Robbery A little while after an armed robbery had been committed m a house m Allwal Street, a Chinese woman residing across the street saw several civilians and soldiers hurriedly get into a waiting lorry and drive off. She noted the number of the vehicle, also that181 words
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Article37 1946-08-13 5 For selling prawns at 30 cents above the controlled price, Goh Hian Kee, a fishmonger at the Joo Chiat Road market, was sent to prison for six weeks, m the Second District Court yesterday.37 words
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Article108 1946-08-13 5 THE death has occurred of Captain J. C. F. Napier R.I.AJ3.C. after a very brief illness. He entered the 69 Indian General Hospital on Thursday evening last, underwent a serious operation on Friday morning, but died early on Sunday. Captain John Napier went through the108 words
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Article55 1946-08-13 5 Mr. Robert Gerber who v.-as manager of the Sea View Hot5' Singapore, from 1936 to 1942, will take over the mana2emrr.t of thr E. and O. Hotel, Penang. at t-o end of this month. From September. 1945 to July this year. Mr. Gerber was manner of the55 words
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Article186 1946-08-13 5 MALAY, Henry Anang Tan, aLas Jaffar bin Bachik, who, after marrying a Christian Dyak girl before the Registrar of Marriages, married another woman m accordance with Mohamedan rites while his first wfe was interned, was sentenced to two years' rigorous impr sonment by Mr. Justice Thorogood186 words
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Article198 1946-08-13 5 SINGAPORE HOSPITALS' STRIKE "IUE have more people working now than we had before ft the strike. We can carry on like this indefinitely. said Dr. J. W. Winchester, Chief Medical Officer of the Singapore General Hospital, yesterday. While the strikers still remained away from Singapore h198 words
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Article143 1946-08-13 5 Mechanic Gaoled On Arms Charge DESCRIBED as a radio mecnanic. formerly employed m the Royal Signals, Lim Kirn Wah, wbo pleaded guilty to charges of possession of two new .38 Smith and Wesson revolvers and 48 rounds of ammunition, was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and fined $500 or143 words
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Article147 1946-08-13 5 JOHN Dr nkwater himseif would probably feel that the Gaiety Players ot No. 1 British Transit Camp m S- ngapore, had excelled themselves m his three at comedy, "Bird In Hand." They put the play on the Victcr.a Theatre last night, and the hall147 words
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Advertisement177 1946-08-13 5 EKCO RAH!fl<l BRAND-SPREAD B.fWlf ffl£*U!Md TUNING yL rtu Radij tliat gives leal entsrrainmert R mp> Ti-ning of a'l Sliort-wrve Mcdiumuave Stations alike. Pr as b itton control gives lnstantaneI i tuiiipc. A t..n:rg indicat r is provided lor accuraw isual tunipg. 9" high fiax density P.M. moving coil ioua:\tcBk.e:. S"177 words
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Advertisement86 1946-08-13 5 Op c n for Sales Se r v ice CARS DAIMLER H U M B B DODGE LANCHESTBB II ILL M A N R O V I R S'.'NBE VM TALPOT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ALBION DODGE C O M M E X lAIII B U PETROL SALES Ex Buyong Road (Off86 words
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561 1946-08-13 6 Ex- Japanese Prostitutes In British Singapore Strait 8 Times PoBt~Bag BLACK-MARKETEERS and armed robbers are not the only pests who defile the once- 1 pleasant atmosphere of Singa i pore nowadays. There is yet another evil widely existing and growing day by day, and the situation threatens to get out561 words
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Article122 1946-08-13 6 H.K. ISSUES CENTENARY STAMPS HONGKONG, Monday—Commemorative stamps ol Hong Kong's century of Bri tish rule will be on sale on August 15. Centenary celebrations were originally planned tor IU4I. but i the w«r caused a postpon:ment. The des gn -of the stamps was worked out by Mr. W. E. Jones,122 words
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Article109 1946-08-13 6 SHANGHAI. <By Air Mail).— After 12 months research m the company of Chinese tecnnicians, Amcrk-an experts have bluenrintPd a ten-vclump ulan on the technical aspects of China's incite realization. They propose. amcs other things. th° establishment of 953 factories at a cost of U*****.000 .000 a*Reuter - 109 words
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Article46 1946-08-13 6 MELBOURNE X day. -Spe lal vitamin food£— such as bonemeal, wheatmeal. beef shanlcs. liver, milk and cheese foods -are being given to monkeys at the Melbourne Zoo to increase their birthrate. As a further benefit, their cages are centrally headed now. A. P.46 words
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Article150 1946-08-13 6 NANKING. Mon —The Chinese Ministry of Economics has puhUihed new resrulatjons rastri.-t- Ing loreign visits or rommTcial or industrial peopU who wish to go abroad to study or purchase new equipment or supplies The regulations provide v.a: repre.senratives ot commercial or Industrial organizations 2.i; abroad for special150 words
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Article108 1946-08-13 6 HONG KONG, (By Air Mail* The British Red Cross S'wiety on romplftion of its work m Hong Kong has presented cer'ain sur- 1 plus food parrels to the public. I A small advisory commiUe? I has rv>f*n entrusted with the dis- t.ribii'.ion of the parcelsReuter - 108 words
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Advertisement1297 1946-08-13 6 TRADING WITH THE tNKMT ORDINANCE No. 2! ol 1»3» CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY PROCLAMATION No. 14 of 1945. Notice is hereby Riven that any p?rson or persons hav;ng a claim to the described m the f-clicdule hereto are requested to lorward such claim to the Custodian of Property. Supreme Court Building.1,297 words
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Advertisement707 1946-08-13 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL, U% DEBENTURE STOCK 1030 70S* NOTICE Is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the above Stock will be closed from 15th to 31st August. 1946, both days inclusive, for the prelwration of Interest Warrants In tapwt of Interest due on the above Stock for the current half-year707 words
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Advertisement196 1946-08-13 6 LET THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO.. LTD. HANDLK vm k INSURANCES B«k. Off: Commercial Uaiofl Flui^.J RoMMM Rd.. STMCAPORt. Man.ij;er> Phoa«: 507? Olti.e Ptaon*: 6*44. •ab*l«ii. Oft: H inHiili HjmU nnn,!>er<. IPOH. £st«b<is««9d m 1916. OPTOMETRISTS OPTIiIAJI'. 13. Batterr Road. Singapore. //<] 1\ lor B»si Result nun« ALI Bt« PKE-WA3196 words
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Miscellaneous492 1946-08-13 6 RADIO PROGRAMMES *k*r**^v mm m w c# 12 5 o.m and from 6 om to 815 AUGUST IS RADIO MALA I A o.m mews in Mauy *t i 30 pm.» 7.30 a.m. Radio Newsreel. 7.45 a.m. ENGLISH I p n ro p m (news Music Hall. 8.30 am New3. KM»492 words
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Article339 1946-08-13 7 Women Reluctant To Stay In Factories L ONDON, Monday— Because women are reluctant to stay m factories now that their men are coming home, the return of British radio industry to pre-war standards is being seriously hampered, said the spokesman of Radio Industries Council mouthpiece ofReuter - 339 words
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Article116 1946-08-13 7 LONDON, Mon— Bicycle manufacturers m the United States and Britain are competing for first place m the European market. British manufacturers plan to build 2,500,000 bicycles this year, two-third of this quantity for export. It is believed the United States can produce over 6,000,000 aAP - 116 words
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Article116 1946-08-13 7 Herbert Jones, a member of the London Cremation Society, has started a campaign for brighter funerals. Jones said at the society's conference recently: "Why should funerals be gloomy and lugubrious? "It's illogical to be gloomy at I funerals and gay at weddings. "One is an escape,116 words
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Article88 1946-08-13 7 PARIS, (By Air Mail)— Pierre Flandln, Vichy's former Foreign Minister and one-time French Premier, was sentenced to five years' "national indignity" but was Immediately relieved of the sentence involving loss of voting and other civil rights because of his acts of resistance during the war,88 words
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Article148 1946-08-13 7 ONE male adult out of every 17 in the United State* is an alcoholic or a chronic excessive drinker, according to a surrey made by the Council of State Governments. The survey reveals that there are 750,000 alcoholics in the nation in addition toAgencies - 148 words
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Article86 1946-08-13 7 HERFORD (Germany). SunWaving fields of wheat and rye indicate that Germany will have a fair harvest this year but British experts say the Import of thousands of tons of food will still be needed to keep the people alive next winter. One expert said the shortageAP - 86 words
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Article183 1946-08-13 7 PARIS, (By Air Mail). Police have taken elaborate precautions to prevent Peace Conference delegates and their staffs from falling into the hands of gangsters who have been terrorising Paris. Police recently threw a cordon around the Place Pigalle, centre of Montmartre night life, says the Daily183 words
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Article155 1946-08-13 7 Churchill On Free Shipping Mr. Churchill speaking at a luncheon of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights m London, after Mrs. Churchill had been granted the honorary freedom of the company, said: "I am glad to know that shipbuilding at the present time is not under the ban anc straitjacket under155 words
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Article193 1946-08-13 7 AUSTRALIA, as holder of territory m the Antarctic, will have special interest m a United States scientific expedition to the South Polar regions early next year. One of the mam objects of the expedition will b* to determine whether the Antarctic Is one continuous193 words
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Advertisement742 1946-08-13 7 AUCTION SALE OP VALUABLE SINGAPORE PROPERTIES To be held at The saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co., Ltd.. No. 10, Chulia Street, Singapore, on Wednesday, 14th August, 1946, at 2.3* p.m. Lot. 1. 999 years' leasehold land and houses Nos. 55, SoA, 558, 57, 57A and 5723 Sago Street,742 words
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Miscellaneous425 1946-08-13 7 CROSSWORD No 22 *c*oss r i it i I- 1 m- 1' i i« i i- 1 i' i I. "I saw her singing fflm^Ml 1—1 I at her work, And o'er the bcndlns" (Words- r- WMUW I M worth) (6). 4. They cialm that they ar« H HI H425 words
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Article640 1946-08-13 8 ENGLAND TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA Fishlock, Edrich Langridge Selected LONDON, Sunday. I AI'KIE FISIII.IH K. Bill Kdrich and James rangridgr have L been chosen (o complete the England Test cricket team to tour Australia during the forthcoming winter. The team, which now numbers 17, will sail in the Stirling Castle on640 words
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Article, Illustration20 1946-08-13 8 The S.R.C. cricket team (abo\e which bfat the S CC. by six wickets m Sunday s game on the padang20 words
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437 1946-08-13 8 Attempt To Swim Channel This Month LONDON By Air Mail. THE pre-war, warm-weather vogue 0t trying to swim the English i channel's 21 miles of choppy waters between France and England is be- ing revived this year Jor?? Garroeta. 28-y»ftr-old long- distance swimmer from Santiago' (Chile), arrived recently and wentUP - 437 words
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Article108 1946-08-13 8 Y.M.C.A. TABLE TENNIS TIES THE, following ties m the V.M.C.A. open singles tab!e tennis championship will be played at th? tennis pavilion at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow: Ton Shung Choc v Soh Tecw Mm: Soh Teow Keni? v J. J Badham. The w'.iners of each tie will meet later In evening.108 words
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Article107 1946-08-13 8 lEFP Conda, undefeated heavyweight J champion, added another win to his long list of victories when h? knocked out Johnny Mrrrll of the Navy In the sixth round In the main event of a wrestling programme at the Great World on Saturday night. In the supporting107 words
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Article64 1946-08-13 8 NEW YORK, Sunday. IN response .to a cabled urgent re- quc-t from the Swedish Davis Cup tennis team to their United States rivals, six dozen t< nnls balls were sent by plane to Stockholm yes'Frday. The Swedish team asked for balls of the same sizeAP - 64 words
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Article160 1946-08-13 8 PLAYING on their home-ground the Ismail English School .Kelantan' F<x>tball Eleven beat the Sultan Sulalman English School (Trengga.iuv Eleven by three goals to one m their first soccer encounter since the founding of the English Schools m the two most north-eatUrly States. Keiantan and Trengganu.160 words
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Article123 1946-08-13 8 NEW YORK. Mon. \MERICAN golf entered Hh peak of its season this week -end with major competitions from coast to coast. In Duluth. Minnesota. Frank gtranaham of Toledo. Ohio, won the Western Amateur Goli Championship by defeat ing Marvin "Bud Ward of Spokane. Washington, m a parbusting 36-hole123 words
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161 1946-08-13 8 lEE WAI-TONQ, the Olympic champion and South China footballer, who is well-known m Malaya, stated In Hongkong on Saturday that recent cancellation of five Shanghai games by the Shanghai Sports Federation cost Madame Sun Vat Sen's China Welfare Fund an estimated Ch. $5,000,000.UP - 161 words
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106 1946-08-13 8 Four Singapore Boxers To Fight In Bangkok From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Four Singapore boxers have arrived m Penang to join a group which local promoter Tom Saunders will be taking to Slam for a number of engagements against Bangkok boxers. The Singapore boys, who will be leaving for the106 words
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298 1946-08-13 8 AT Brighton to-night Freddie Mills meets the Swede. John Nilsson, over ten rounds. Mills is reported to be fitter now than at any time since he returned from India, but a Stockholm cable received by promoter Jack Solomons suggests that Mills may have his work298 words
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