Indian Daily Mail, 17 August 1946

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    15 1 Indian Daily Mail Vol. 11. No. 161. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    TERIM GOVERNMENT EARLY NEXT WEEK
    270 1 m To Be Kind Of Constitutional Head? Pandit Nehru Meeting Wavell Today gress Keeps Door Open I i ciii^ue To Join Later VuJ r. 16.— Pandi! •*>■ ss Tarty. Vlnf ;l d with e withoul the compel followed ie night between Sr Mohammej uehead. ghruji
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    YOU MAY CATCH A COLD
    11 1 EARLIER MESSAGES OIUTKSY OK NEW TIMES
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    "Direct Action Day" Demonstration In London
    285 1 Direct Action Day Demonstration In London I London, tag. Iti.— ln "dire* 1 action day" demonstration members Of ike All- Indian Moslem Leagwe, gathered in London from all parts of Britain. marched through the city's principal streets lor two hours yesterday afternoon. Accompanied by a strong police escort and led
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    NEHRU JINNAH MEETING
    162 1 NEHRU JINNAH MEETING Bombay, Aur. If. Mohammed Ali Jinnah anil Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, leaders of the rival Mostam League and the All-India Congress Tarty respectively, eonferred on Thursday night for 80 minutes In an attempt to resolve the Moslem- j Hindu deadlock m Indian politics. They gave no Indication of
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    JINNAH'S REPLY TO NEHRU
    107 1 JINNAH'S REPLY TO NEHRU Hombav. hng. IMW»*^ Mi .finnan. Moslem Leafru* PrfR Ment. In h* r^v U Pnn^it jawfthaiM NeHWii invitation to shnre in the interim government said: "If the Vicernv has commts.innpd vou to form an F.xerutive Council at,d has aireadv aereed to accent and act i?nd*r vour advice
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    "INDIAN NATIONAL GOVT BEFORE AUG. 20"
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    56 1 ia report" Jerusalem,, Aug. 1( >- that 200 from Tel Aviv arid d slip illegal JewUta .'"^f^ British air ped Ihrough the utnj alestlne and knd sea blockade of Paiesu had landed on a sandy Deac Tel Aviv early this m«™£* but a ctaU flatly denied the s ton "was
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    COLOUR BAR IN SOUTH AFRICA:
    92 1 COLOUR BAR IN SOUTH AFRICA: mWENTS CONGKfch* WILL DISCUSS IT London Aug. 16-The quest.on of eoour bar in South Afr.ca W« "i 'aued by the India delcgat.on World Stu- dents Congress which open ta Prasue on Sunday, said three members of the delegation who reached London yesterday on their -T
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    Bloodshed In Calcutta
    53 1 Calcutta, Auti. 16.— Two hundred and fifty persons are reported injured today in disorders during a •direct action day" demonstration sponsored by the Muslim League. In protes. Against the British formula for Indian Independence. The League had called a nationwide work stoppage today to Inaugurate its "direct
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    MALAYAN MUSLIMS OBSERVE "HARTAL"
    183 1 In a 'direct action" mass rally of All-India Muslim League adheren.s in Singapore yesterday morning, Mr. M. Karim Gani. president of the South Indian Muslim League, asked Indian Muslims In Malaya not to "interfere in the local politics of this country nor lo import Indian politics
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    PANDITJI'S ADVICE TO INDIANS ABROAD
    145 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bombay, Aug. 16.— A deputation of East African Indians met Pandit Nehru and explained to him the implications of the struggle going on in East Africa and requested Nehruji to visit their country. Expressing his inability to undertake the trip owing
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    GANDHIJI NOT AFRAID OF A-BOMB
    73 1 Bombay. Aug. 16.— Mahatma Gandhi yesterday publich declared his faith in non-vio-lence ("which neither knows nor accepts defeat at any stage'*— even in the face if the atom bomb. Replying to a questioner— stated to be a British officer Gandhiji wrote in his news- paper
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    NEHRUJI-INDIA'S POTENTIAL PREMIERSPEAKS
    140 1 Bombay, Aug. lti.-Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, uho i> now freely named in C ongress circles as Premier and Foreign Minister in India's first Provisional <ioveriLment. said last night: "It is inevitable for India to be the centre of affairs of Asia and in that term I would include
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    COL. SHASTRY DEFENDS HIMSELF
    234 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Madras. Aug. 16.— Colonel Shastry, head of the India Government Medical Mission to Malaya who has just returned to Madras, interviewed said ihe Mission is staying |n Malaya under compulsion beyond the period of intended stay and were being asked to do
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    AUNG SAN'S MESSAGE TO DR. SOEKARNO
    117 1 Rangoon. Aug. 16.—Major-Gene-ral Aung San, President of the Anti-Fascist League, has sent a message to Dr. I. R. Soerkarno, Ihe Indonesian President, on the occasion ol the independence of the Indonesian Republic, expressing Burma's good wishes lor the Indonesian people -still struggling to consolidate
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    Status Of Indians Abroad congress worhing committee
    273 1 United Press of India understands the Confess forking fommHtee are also considering among other items, the ques on ofTalLs «f Indian nationals abroad particularly .n Ce>lon. c,>u«h Africa. East Africa and Burma. Two members of the Congress Delegation. Messrs. Arya Nayakam md Ramchandran.
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    Discussed By
    37 1 is understood examine all these issues and adopt a resolution thereon. Informed circles here believe the Congress President might take up these matters wi.h the Viceroy after the Working Com- mittee session is over.- U.P.I.
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    BENGAL GOVT. SETS POLITICALS FREE
    74 1 (From Our Own Correspondent > Calcutta, Aug. 16.— Orders have been passed by the Bengal Government for the release of all the remaining thirty terrorist prisoners who had been convicted before 1937. Premier Suhrawardy stated that the cases of the remaining 59 political prisoners of
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    Indian Daily Mail Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 17, 1946. GREETINGS TO THE INDONESIANS
    522 2 Indian Daily Mail Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 17, 1946. GREETINGS TO THE INDONESIANS yODAY on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Indonesian Republic, we extend to the people of Indonesia our warmest greetings and best wishes. To us Indians few celebrations are happier or more welcome than those connected
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    INDIA'S 'CURSE' IS BREAKING DOWN
    1272 2  -  Louis Fischer MEN AND POLITICS: A WEEKLY FEATURE Religious, Caste, Provincial And Linguistic Separation Have Held Back The Continent (By Bombay, India. Three < me in Karachi, the wester them whether they were Hin "We are Indians.'' On the i Bombay, I talked to a
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    STALIN. RITSSTANS WANT FRIENDSHIP WITH BRITAIN
    121 2 STALIN. RITSSTANS WANT FRIENDSHIP WITH BRITAIN London. Augf. 16. -The Labour jPftrty goodwill mission to Russia which returned by air to London yesterday met Marshal Stalin and found that the Russian peoole wished for the neatest possible friendship with Britain. The party consisted of Mr Harold Laski, Mr. Harold Clay,
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    WITHDRAWAL OF BRITISH TROOPS FROM PERSIA STARTED
    109 2 WITHDRAWAL OF BRITISH TROOPS FROM PERSIA STARTED ■London. Aug. 16.— The withdrawal of British and Indian troops from Persia following the arrival at Basra— port at the head of the Persian Gulf— of replacements from India has already started, the Foreign Office spokesman stated in London yesterday morning. The arrival
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    MUSSO'S BODY TO FAMILY "IN DUE TIME"
    77 2 Rome, Aug. 16. The Italian Cabinet has decided that Mussolini's remains will be turned over to his family "in due time," but for the present will be buried in a secret place. Acting Premier Nenni told newsmen this was agreed upon becau.se the
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    Jap Woman Forced On Puppet!
    65 2 Tokyo, Aug. 16.— Henry Pu-yi former puppet I-.Tanchukuo Emperor said that the Japanese tried to force him to marry a Japanese woman presumably to strengthen relations between Japan and the satellite state. Pu-yi who is here to testify in the War crimes Tribunal told Allied
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    SIAM INDO -CHINA FRONTIER CLOSED
    69 2 Bangkok. Au?> her frontier with In( closed yesterday Press report fa capital. The ctamit or* :he Minister of u, labelled with the tional." He Initru, three border town Phibunaoogfrain and ci I U) efTee 4 the rlo> |> The cloctaf «,i the 1 dently mi
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    The Indian Press Is Saying...
    1410 2 New Delhi. This is what the Press of India is savins editorially on current subjects: ON THE U.S. LOAN TO BRITAIN: The Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore (British-edited): "It Ls when competition starts again In world markets between BrLain, whose already great needs in the
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    433 3 A YEAR OF PEap FT I Assoc.ated Press Foreign Affairs Analyst) -The Rreatwt wm cry ended a vear surviving nations to turn their full .lution of world problems. Already the oricanised, and the people were aware ;-<« atomic nnlitarv power which nbsurJMv and the way of mi m ar
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    72 3 I The United States Government is ity of the dissemination throughout teals for financial contributions t<? the Palestine. the State Department The spokesman added that comreceivedfrom the British Government on button material 1 Hagana >ation i. received .1. ?e adAmerican i n th< for aid to hese had iltai
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    CHAMPIONS OF NATIVE RIGHTS
    147 3 Sydney: (Air Mai!)- Champions Of native rights in Adelaide have decided to protest against the plan establish a rocket-firing range In Central Australia, on the ground that aborigines 'would Inevitably be killed." Dr. Charles Duguid, the principal weaker a: the protest meeting, which was conducted bv
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    " HINDUS MUST BE READY TO DEFEND THEMSELVES"
    114 3 HINDUS MUST BE READY TO DEFEND THEMSELVES" R^mbpv, (A'r Ma?l> Mr. L. O •^boffo n-oner^i secret arv of trio *11-India nn'i-Ppkistan Front f n *wo-year old organisation work- n.. under ih^ auspices of th^ Hin*n M.i ha Snbha>. suggested that "Hindus must now prepare them"^ives to protect their lites an^
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    35 3 Boirut, Aue. 15.— The Lebanon Ooyernmem nnnounced today that *wo men hnd been arrested as p to the bomb exniosions ou'o,ha the British Consulate and the TTnitoH Gttates legation in Beiru* on \UgUBt 4.- Reuter
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    34 3 Washington— ltore than 4,200 inra' vessels were transferred to thnr rations durine the war bv **e United Starrs undor lend lease ticccidlng to flu 1 res releacod by the yj.vy Department \is v month.
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    China; Events Have Followed Classic Chinese Pattern
    490 3 (Bv j amP s n Whi.o. Associated Press Far Eastern News Ana.vs,, rhin^'" 0 Au£r M— The answer to peace or war in Chii»*-or »noth*r hre n thin<r ,nell_mav be onlv hours awav. .< .1 n f J 1 hav be n 'ollowin?
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    CAMBODIAN KING PREFERS ELEPHANT TO JEEP
    127 3 CAMBODIAN KING PREFERS ELEPHANT TO JEEP Paris- \u«. IV -The jeep will never replace the elephant. That's straight from the Kins of Cambodia, who adnits he has never ridden in a jeep and doesn't particularly care to. hut who is as murh at home on the back Of an elephant
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    Interesting Statistics Of U.S.-India Exports And Imports
    413 3 Interesting Statistics Of U.S. -India Exports And Imports n J( ,^"K*?"-— The total cash purchase of United" Slates exports to India in 194 a come to 69,500.000 dollars (including re-exports of 1,700.000 dollars) against general imports from India exclusive of reciprocal aid, valued at 149,000,000 dollars, according to the Office
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    CHINESE MINISTER TO TOUR MALAYA
    59 3 Shanghai Aug. 16.— Mr. TaiKweiShan, vice-minister of he Chinese Overseas Affairs department Who was stranded In Manila and evaded arrest throughout the Japanese occupation of .he Philippines, is scheduled to leave late In August for a tour of Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies. Siam, IndoC'hina
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    Internal Upheaval In Near East Feared
    384 3 (By John Hightower. Associated p r e*s Diplomat it- Correspondent) Washington, A«g lti.— -A possibility that Russia will begin using military demonstrations soon in an effort to -persuade" Turkey to accept Soviet demands for a share in the control of Dardanelles is receiving seriou
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    10 OUT OF 12 DEMOBBED Gls ARE BUSY
    95 3 Washington, Ten oul of every 12 American veterans of the recent war discharged by early June either were employed or continuing their education under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act. popularly known as the GI Bill, the United States Employment Service announced last month.
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    "SIAM KING SHOT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY"
    55 3 "SI AM KING SHOT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY" New York. Aug. 15. -Prince Bttbba Svati, Siamese minister at large and COUftta Of the late King Ananda. said today that lie believed Ananda had shot himself accidentally while lying on a couch slightly ill. He said that ii was highly improbable that the
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    'DOWN WITH NAZI BRITISH' PAINTED ON EMBASSY DRIVE
    62 3 'DOWN WITH NAZI BRITISH' PAINTED ON EMBASSY DRIVE Washington, Aug. 16. A crude Union Jack painted with a black swastika was found hanging from fcWO trees opposite the entrance of the British Embassy onnex yes.eriay. It bore the words: "America t.77;;, Palestine 1946— Dachau. Bur henwald. Cyprus." Recently the words:
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    Siamese Measures To speed Up Rice Delivery
    352 4 The Office of the Special Commissioner, Lord Killearn, has received advice from Bangkok that an urgent letter has been sent by the Siamese Ministry of the Interior to the Provincial Authorities of 26 rice-producing provinces, reading as follows: "Siam being bounded by a
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    RICE RATIONS CUT
    78 4 As hinted in the Indian Daily Mail earlier this week, it was officially announced on Thursday night that the rice rations for Singapore and the Malayan Union have been reduced, effective this Sunday. The new rice rations in Singapore are: Men 1-14 katties per week (a reduction
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    KRISHNA JAYANTI CELEBRATIONS PROGRAMME
    119 4 KRISHNA JAYANTI CELEBRATIONS PROGRAMME The following is the programme for the Sri Krishna Jayanti celebrations at the Mission premises on Tuesday. 20th August, 1946:— 12 noon: Pooja and Distribution of Prasadam; 1 p.m.: Feeding of the poor; 6 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING Chairman— Dr. P. T. Nathan. "Message of Kurukshetra" by
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    R.A.F. TO SPRAY D.D.T.
    82 4 An R.A.F. Dakola from Seletar airfield is to spray four widelydispersed mosquito-breeding areas with D.D.T.— the wonder-insecti-cide which spells quick death to flies, mosquitos and all types of disease-carry ins insects. The complete operation will last a month, and R.A.F. installations at Batavia. Palembang, Padang and
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    6 JAP WAR CRIMINALS HANGED
    82 4 Six Jap war criminals were hanged at the Changi jail yesterday morning. They were: Major Nakamura Kinji, Capt. Hisakawa Shlgehlro, Private Noguchi Hideji, Chief Petty Officer Matuoka Isamu, Sgt. Maj. Toyoda Akiichi and a civilian Hagane Kihyoharu. Sgt. Maj. Toyoda who was attached to the
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    SRC SPORTS MEETING
    40 4 There will be a general Sports Meeting at the Singapore Recreation Club on Friday, Aug. 23, at 5.30 p.m. when election of sports office bearers will take place. All playing and non-playing members are requested to attend.
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    People's Kitchen Planned With 50,000 Meals Daily As Target
    663 4 "To-day in Singapore, 10,000 meals are being sold at the People's Restaurants at 35 cents or under, but I won't be satisfied until I supply 50,000 meals a day. It is only then that I will feel that I have made
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    Alleged Women "Receivers" Acquitted
    269 4 Four women, Mrs. Thomas Mendoza, Lee Ah Heng, Mabel Santa Maria and Rose Mariyan. who appeared at the Assizes yesterday before Mr. Justice N. A. Worley on a charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property were acquitted at the conclusion of the trial. Lee Ah Heng, the
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    Five Chinese On Armed Gang Robbery Charge
    49 4 At the second Assizes yesterday, five Chinese, Ong Teng Ltoi, Koh Yak Chuan, Chu Swee Lau, Koh Bak and Teo Tai Chu, appeared before Mr. Justice W. T. Thorogood on a charge of armed gang robbery. The D.P.P., Mr. BuUrose, in out-
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    ALL EYES ON INDIA
    570 4 London. Au<r 16._Events in India are being watched with ntense interest ,n political circles here, writes tSSR mi In official quarters there is com- ptete silence. Labour Party circles welcomed with relief Pandit Nehru's acceptance of the Viceroy's invitation to submit proposals for the formation of
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    Serious Crime Wave In Malayan Union
    167 4 Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 16.— Police authorities are instituting a series of mobile police stations equipped with radio and field telephones in order to combat the outbreak of serious crime wave throughout the country. Gun battles between police and gangsters are almost daily occurrences and
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    "JAPS HAVE POOR BRAINS'
    137 4 Tokyo, Aug. 16. Eighty-nine-year-old Diet representative, Yulqio Ozaki who removed oft his highly impressive beard when he handed baek his titles and decorations to Emperor Hirohito takes a gloomy view of Japan and things Japanese after one year of occupation. "The Japanese have poor brains," he
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