Indian Daily Mail, 26 March 1947

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  • 15 1 Indian Daily Mail Vol. 111, No. 38. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1947. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 2025 1 FULL TEXT OF HISTORIC SPEECH AT ASIAN CONFERENCE TIME FOR EVERYTHING Jawaharlal Nehru, the brilliant Vice-President of Interim Government, addressing delegates from more at ie countries m New Delhi on Sunday, told them, opean domination goes, the walls that surrounded us n and
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  • 120 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi, Mar. 25. The new Viceroy made .> flying start yesterday at his investiture and created a good impression on all those present, and the country at large, with a matter-of-fact speech stressing the urgent need for settling the Indian
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  • 118 1 NEW MADRAS MINISTRY WILL ALLOW EXPANSION OF TEXTILE MILLS (From Our Own Correspondent) Madras, Mar. 25. It is consider, ed certain that the new Madras Ministry will accept the spindles quota allotted to the province by the Central Government, and follow the policy of allowing expansion of textile mills. The
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  • 324 1 New Delhi, Mar. 25. Sentiments were expressed such as "We rise or sink together" by delegates at the second plenary session of the conference here of 30 Asiatic countries and governments. Today the delegates will break up into roundtable groups to discuss
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  • 206 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi, Mar. 25. A Press note issued by the India Government today denies the Muslim League allegation that he present policy of nationalising the armed forces is leading to a deliberate elimination of Muslims. The note says:— "Communal considerations play no
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  • 148 1 Batavia, Mar. 25— The longdelayed agreement ending the 19 months old Indonesian revolution and establishing a master plan for a United States of Indonesia was signed today by the Netherlands Commission-Gene-ral and Premier Sutan Sjahrir's Indonesian Republican delegation. Hundreds of Dutch and Indonesians lined the
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  • 203 1 Singapore, Mar. 25. The official news that the jLinggadjati Agreement was to be signed today reached Lord Killearn last night. He immediately sent the following message to both delegations: "On the occasion of the signature of the Linggadjati Agreement I am happy to send to you, Professor Schermerhorn,
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  • 24 1 London, Mar. 25.— Field Marsha Lord Wavell, retiring Viceroy India, landed at Northolt airport near London this afternoon from India. Reuter
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  • 106 1 Bengal Ministry Charged With Corruption, Inefficiency (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, Mar. 25.— The Bengal League Ministry Is threatened with a crisis following the activities of a group within the League party under the leadership of Fazlul Hug. It is understood the group will present the Premier with an ultimatum,
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  • 772 2 Indian Daily Mail Singapore, Wednesday, Mar. 26, 1947 REACTIONARY AND SHORTSIGHTED POLICY 'THOUGH British officials here and In London have been repeatshouting from the housetops the British policy towards the lonial" peoples is aimed at promoting then economic prosperity and paving the way for their selfernment, m actual practice the
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  • 342 2 Island's Rationing Scheme Best m South-East Asia? X Mar 25 In a bid to grow more rice internally U, suSment n Vsnl; supplies, ncarh one million acres are o EhSSS under cultivation during the two harvesting seaion
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    35 2 A happy picture of Lieut-Col. Sehgal and Lieut. »,i. aksh both of INA fame, shortly after their wedding mi n Lahore March 8. The couple are quite we ll known to M.ilavan India.
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  • 44 2 New Delhi, Mar. 24.— Pandit Jawaharl Nehru, Vice-President of the Indian Interim Government, announced today that India Jiad asked the "Big Four" Foreign Ministers m Moscow to hear her view m the discussions on the German peace treaty.- Reuter
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  • 70 2 INDORE MAHARAJA FIT AGAIN Southampton, Mar. 23.— The Maharajah of Indore, Sir Yeshwant Rao, who new to the United States for a lung operation m Boston (Massachusetts) hospital, arrived here yesterday m the HollandAmerika Liner Veendam. His military secretary said he had made good recovery. Accompanied by his American wife
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  • 274 2 London, Mar. 25.— Critics of the British Government policy m India try to frighten Indians with warnings of chaos and confusion, threats and bloodshed when the British depart, says a leading artL cle m this month's issue of "United India,** a non-sectarian publication
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  • 166 2 Rangoon, Mar. 25. Burma must secure foreign help to t'de over the present period of financial stringency, according to U Tin Tut, former Finance member of the Interim Government and Burmese High Commissioner- designate to London. The Burmese statesman describe ed the country's financial
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  • 128 2 London, Mar. 25. Swaraj House m London held a meeting on Sunday m support of the Inter- Asian Conference m New Delhi. Dr. K. C. Sarkar presided and Mr. Fenner Brockway and Dr. N. N. Ganguly were principal speakers. Mr. Fenner Brockway said: "Nothing could
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  • 157 2 London, Mar. 25.— The future is not to the pink man or black man, but to the brown man, says George Bernard Shaw m a letter to the Secretary of the Indian Workers Association. Asked: "Do you think tiiai South Africa and Australia are
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  • 156 2 Britain Will Pay £3,900,000 More For Ceylon Tea London, Mar. 25.— British imports of tea from Ceylon were estimated to cost £3,900,000 more m 1947 than 1946 on the assumption that imports would continue at the same level. John Strachey, Food Minister, said this m the House of Commons yesterday
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  • 101 2 NO BRITISH AID SPECIFICALLY AGAINST VIETNAMESE London, Mar. 25.— N0 aid, specifically designed for Indo-China, has been given to the French arm. Ed .forces .by .Britain said Mr. Hector Mcneil, Minister of State, m a Parliamentary reply yesterday. Woodrow Wyatt, Labour, asked if the Minister was not aware that a
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  • 268 2 London, Mar. 25. Many M em bers of Parliament \esterc< signed a telegram to India's new Viceroy, Admiral Vim Mountbatten, expressing their good wishes to him at theoi set of his great task. Political quarters m London think that the
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  • 203 2 Compensation Claim For Indians' Losses In Indo-China Saigon, Cochin China, Mar. 25. Mr. Assok Mehta, the Government of India's Vice-Consul m Saigon, left for Delhi by air yesterday to reinforce India's claim for compensation for losses suffered by more than 400 Indians as a result of hostilities m north Indo-China.
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  • 223 2 London, Mar. 25. The (.on* vative Daily Telegraph and Labour Daily Herald yevUrdi printed lengthy articles from the correspondents m India reviewt the crucial political problem fronting the .new Vfeffft] Mountbatten. The Daily Herald's N«u Dei correspondent declared: India. m the grip
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  • 49 2 New Delhi, Mar. 24.-** tickets and bad: Asian Relation, exempted from curfew clamped down on 010 4 p.m to 7 a.m.. fuUowudisturbance Pakistan Day Latest report, md**" tion is quiet. Ca.ua suit of the da-* be a and Muslim- tP two six injured.- Reuter
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  • 54 2 •i- tor >■ Colombo. Ma r Sir George Pirte. in-Chief. Far I Neiiombo alrpor Singapore on a section of the i**^ turns after what' to his headquarters Air Marshal Sir B;. member of the Teem Royal Air Fore-. n completed Royal Air ****£<,<>* from MalU to
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  • 169 3 ,|nn Mar. 25.— The British Government is to publish (tfi Agreement between Mr. Winston Churchill, president Roosevelt and Marshal Stalin, including the nplifying the decision that Germany should be obliged iP ensEtion for damage caused to Allied nations m the complete text of agreement reached
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  • 142 3 Collectivised Government Must Fail" Montreal, Mar. 25.— British reliance on *'collectivised Government must fail as Hitler failed, [and as Stalin must also fail," Robert R. Wason, Chairman of the Tmed States National Association to! Manufacturers, said m a speech fcere yesterday. who was addressing L i m Club, urged that
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  • 112 3 Duel: Atomic-Age Style! raris, Mar. 25. Aiturney M. Phiionenko nas challenged ex-Cabinet Minister Andre Le Troquer iv a auel to deatn, States the Chicago Tribune correspondent. During a Socialist Party caucus on me frresnea prison scanciai where convicted collaborators were discovered carrying on a smear campaign against French politicians, including
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  • 190 3 Berlin, Mar. 24.— The British military government has launched a "very sharp protest" with the Russian Information Control authorities against an article m the semimonthly Russian licensed publication "Die Weltbuehne" attacking former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, it was learned last night. The protest asked that
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  • 80 3 Shanghai, Mar. 25.— Ex-premier H. H. Kung and his son, David L. K. Kung, have been named as defendants m a CN5400,000,000 (U5533,333) suit filed by the em. pioyees of the China Evening News which recently suspended publication due to losses. The Kungs are members of the board
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  • 214 3 Asian Economic Commission HQ. Undecided New York, 24. The newly created Economic Commission for Asia .is .still undecided .despite China's efforts to have the seat m Shanghai. The United Nations economic committee yesterday failed to agree to this issue although China's Dr. P. C. Chang put up a gallant fight
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  • 238 3 BRITAIN ANXIOUS FOR SPEEDY PEACE TREATY WITH JAPAN Tokyo, March 24.— The United Nations must undertake such tasks as the supervision of Japan after a formal peace, m the opinion of Ambassador A.D.F. Gascoigne, head of the United Kingdom Liaison mission here. The Ambassador strongly sup- 1 ported General Mac
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  • 100 3 Durban, South Africa, Mar. 25. There will be no. announcement of Princess Elizabeth's engagement on her twenty-first birthday, a source close to the British Royal Family said, "because she is not engaged." Her birthday is April 21. Rumours of romance between Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten,
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  • 242 3 MARRIAGE STATISTICS FROM AUSTRALIA Sydney (Air Mail). Mrs. Mary Dawson, of Lincolnshire, England, wiio has given birth to a child at the age of 47 Va, is a much younger mother than many Australian women. Latest Australian statis. tics reveal that a woman of
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  • 52 3 Cardinal Griffin, Roman Catho_ lie Archbishop of Westminster, at a luncheon after the consecration of Joseph Masterton, formerly Vicar-General of Salford, as Ach. bishop of Birmingham, recalled that they both served m the First World War. "But whilst he rose to the dizzy heights of corporal I remained a first-class
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  • 425 3 London, Mar. 25.— Brigadier Low, Conservative member of Parliament, asked m the House of Commons yesterday what was the strength of the Burma Army now, what was the target strength to be reached before the new constitution came into force, how many infantry battalions
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  • 163 3 FATHER SEES JUSTICE Mr. Wood Bridge, lather of one of lour RAF airmen beheaded by the Japanese m Burma, saw justice done on Saturday when four Japanese accused, l<t._Col> Murayama, Lt. Kanno, Lt. Okami and Cpl. Katayama, were sentenced to death by War Crimes Court m
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  • 45 4 Marriage between Mr. C. V. K. ivainun, ul SiiALF, Signal Park, (brother uf Mr. C. V. Govindan of 5.H.8.) and Miss P. K. Sita, (uaaghier oi Mr. P.P. Sankunny) will take place on the 27th March, 1U47, at the bride's residence at Chetiamkunnu, Tellichery.
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  • 391 4 Employees Of Private Bus Companies Give Evidence (BY OUR STAFF REPORTER) Witnesses from private-owned bus companies were called to give evidence when the inquiry into the dispute between the ployen and employees of the Singapore Traction Company umed hearing yesterday m the Supreme Court before Mr.
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  • 165 4 "Smash And Grab" Daylight Robbery In High Street H. Seena Co. m High Street was the scene of a "smash and grab" robbery yesterday afternoon. The robber, a Chinese, said to be about 25 years old, smashed one of the front glass windows of the shop and made off with
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  • 273 4 At about 8.30 a.m. on Monday, a Malay driver of a private motor car, who was driving some schoolchildren to school, was held up at Stamford Road, by two Chinese, one armed with a pistol and a pair of handcuffs, who posed as detectives, and told him
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  • 304 4 London, Mar. 24.— The whole peace of the Far East may be endangered by the present policy of stagnation m Korea, declared Colonel Ben C. Limb, chairman of the Korean commission, m an interview here. "Russia and America, each ocsupplying half of
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  • 238 4 On Saiurciay, March 29, the Selangor Boy Scouts ana Girl Guiae-s are to be inspected by H.E. S.r Edward Gent. A Rally wiil take place m the Lake Gardens at 4..3U p.m. on the occasion oi the presentation of Certificates oi Commendation by
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  • 86 4 Under the auspices of the Alumni Association of King Edward VII College of Medicine. Singapore, there will be a Scientific and Clinical Meeting on Wednesday, March 26th, (today), at 8 p.m. m the Pathological Laboratory, General Hospital, and the following papers will be read Dr.
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  • 27 4 A meeting of the Singapore Advisory Council will be held on Thursday. 27th March. 1947, at the Municipal Council Chamber at 10 a.m.
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  • 190 4 An alLmetal viol.n bow which retains its shape and strength despite age or adverse climatic conditions will be among many products making their first appear ance at British Industries Fair this May. The bow stick is of tubular steel construction, specially damped, with fittings
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  • 97 4 A solitary bull elephant which was causing extensive damage to houses and crops and a tiger which was systematically taking cattle were killed m the Kuala Pilah district by the Deputy Game Warden, March, 18 and 19 respectively. The cattle-thief was found to be mangy
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  • 63 4 London, Mar. 25. Thomas John Ley, 6G-year-old former New South Wales Minister of Justice, and Lawrence John smith, 38-year-old London joiner, were yesterday sentenced to death for the murder of 35-year-old barman John McMain Mudie, whose rope -bound body was found m a partly-dug
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  • 40 4 The following have been appointed members of the Central Welfare Council, Malayan Union: Mr. E. C. Thuraisingham, Mr. J. D. Joseph, M.8.E., Dr. J. Goonting, and Mrs. A. Sleep to represent the Women's Service League.
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  • 43 4 A Government shop will be opened m the near future m the Government offices at Johore Bahru for the sale of textiles and other useful commodities on a rationed basis to Government servants throughout the State of Johore.
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  • 38 4 The Commission on Higher Education m Malaya will arrive m Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday next, March 26th, and will stay m Kuala Lumpur for about one week. The Commission is headed by Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders.
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  • 21 4 Dr. Abraham, who had been on a short holiday to India, returned to Singapore, yesterday by s^s "Rajula".
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  • 23 4 Sales of Victory Savings Certinf ate Lon P oo. t0 March 18 > amounted to $437,389.50, says a Malayan Union Press release
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  • 183 4 Los Angeles, Mar. 24.-— Veterans of World War II were cautioned by retired Marine Corps Gen. Holland M. Smith, not to throw away their uniforms. The veteran of 43 years m the Marines, commenting on world affairs, said he advised "dusting them off." Smith
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  • 191 4 Superstitions Die Hard In Japan Tokyo, Mar. 25. The Jiji News Agency quoting a survey conducted by the Education Ministry among primary schools said that many Japanese families even m the cities, were "tenanciously" clinging to superstitious customs inherited from feudalistic days. It said that 6G per cent, of the
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  • 88 4 New York, Mar. 25.—Radio Commentator Drew Pearson announced m a weekly Sunday night broadcast that the Japanese peace conference will start m San Francisco m October with General MacArthur among the delegates. Pearson also announced Marshall has begun a "house clean" of the United States
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  • 93 4 STATUS OF ALLIED TRADE REPRESENTATIVES IN IN JAPAN Washington, Mar. 25.— The Far Eastern Commission yesterday announced the dispatch of a directive outlining the present status of Allied trade representatives m Japan to the Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur. The directive says that trade representatives shall represent their
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  • 176 4 TIT BITS FROM THE WORLD'S CAPITAL Lonaon, i<;; A.C.2S to send in human the an Qeorge Britainards will should be sent theiTN Air HI try, Whitehall. Reuter London. ieal with electrical mt, radio n cd. but will p i babl, duced duri Reuter it Fred woikr.s pea to ma risited
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    • 16 4 M&tLBOROUGK BEACH ROAD GRAND OPENING TO-DAY At 3.30 6.30 9.15 pjn. "CARAVAN" A super Hindustani picture
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