Indian Daily Mail, 18 April 1947

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  • 15 1 Indian Daily Mail Vol. 111, No. 57. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1947. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 522 1 Appeals For National Unity fRMA OF FUTURE MUST SUSTAIN, STIMULATE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH BRITAIN ON EQUAL FOOTING" I Rangooa, Apr. 17.— U. Auncr San, Deputy Chairman of the Interim Government, j n a New Year message to the nation
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  • 75 1 Assam Tribesmen Support Ministry's Eviction Policy Own Correspondent) Shillongr. Apr. 17.— The Assam have given full support the Ministry's eviction policy avo decided to "resist the Qi League intruders who have inched an all-out attack on Assam and threaten the very of Assamese people." 1 leader hopes that the will
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  • 102 1 Own Correspondent) Apr. 17.— League circles 1 Perturbed over the Bengal wove, which is gaining Ch r tK idlV that may provincial Congress r evolving a formula for C!r l the sphere f pr Suh lnlstration tH* Vardy has had discussion fcem»l agup Hi h
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  • 135 1 (From Our Oun Correspondent) Patna, Apr. 17.— Addressing a prayer meeting m Patna yesterday, Mahatma Gandhi referred to the joint appeal issued by him and Mr. Jinnah for maintaining communal harmony and hoped the people won't let them down and realise that force should not be
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  • 42 1 Rangoon, Apr. 17. The AntiFascist People's Freedom League, of which U. Aung San is the leader, estimated on Tuesday that its candidates had captured 120 of the 182 seats m Burma's first Constituent Assembly. AP
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  • 269 1 Sardar Patel's Advice, Appeal To Princes Muslim League (From Our Owh Correspondent) Baroda, Apr. 17. Indian Princes need not be afraid of Congress for it has never wanted to destroy their dynasties, or their rule, assured Sardar Patel addressing a meeting m Baroda yesterday. God, who is the Raja of
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  • 57 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Madras, Apr. 17.—The Bhagavathar appeal has been posted for hearing on April 21 before a full Bench consisting of Justices Shahabuddin and Happel. The same Bench will also hear the appeal of Jayanandam Approver who, it will be remembered, was
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  • 65 1 London. Apr. 17.— removal of some inhabitants of the Cocos Islands '1n their own interest and as a relief to the overburdened resources of the islands" is under consideration, the British Minister for Colonies, Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, revealed m the House of
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  • 222 1 VICEROY AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS DISCUSSED (FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT IN INDIA) New Delhi, Apr. 17— Though the strictest secrecy is maintained regarding the proceedings of the Governors' conference with the V iceroy m Delhi, informed sources affirm one of the problems discussed is Indianisation
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  • 104 1 New Delhi, Apr. 17. A 48-hour curfew was imposed from 2 p.m. local time yesterday on the area of the old city of Delhi after three cases of stabbing Tuesday night. One of the victims died m hospital yesterday. Meanwhile, a report from Peshawar says, eight
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  • 57 1 The Hague, Apr. 17.— Holland and India have decided to exchange Ambassadors, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. It is understood that A. T. Lamping, Minister Designate to Rumania at present working for the Foreign Ministry here, Is being considered for the post
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  • 82 1 London, Apr. 17. The President of the Board of Trade, Sir Stafford Cripps, stated m the House of Commons today that 1,743 tons of tin-plate were shipped to Malaya during January and February this year. "This should make it possible to meet the quota of
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  • 180 1 Cambridge, Apr. 17.— Two prominent Indian student leaders m Great Britain and former presidents of the Cambridge University Majlis, Subrata Roy Chowdhury, and M. V. Rajagopal, have issued a joint statement attacking the Pakistan policy of the Muslim League. In it they say the "means and
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  • 49 1 Nanking, Apr. 17.— Gen. Chang Chun, Governor of Szechuan Province was yesterday designated new Premier of China by the major parties and independents after the signing of the 12-point agreement providing for the reorganisation of the Government. Gen. Chang Chun succeeds Dr. T. V. Soong Reuter
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  • 88 1 CEYLON— BRITAIN AIR LINK Colombo, Apr. 17.— Ceylon's commercial air link with Britain is to be forged tomorrow when a proving flight of the British Overseas Airways Corporation arrives at Negombo airport from the United Kingdom. The aircraft, which a converted Halifax, is expected to fly via Malta, Cairo, Basra.
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  • 373 1 Texas City, Apr. 17.— Two new explosions rocked the shattered shell of Texas city today, almost 24 hours after a blazing French cargo steamer set off an explosive fertilisers' chemical plant and oil tanks which razed the city and killed or
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  • 27 1 Shanghai, Apr. 17.— Dr. Carson Chang, leader of the Chinese Democratic Socialist Party, said today that the British colony or Hongkong; would gradually rrevetr t M China.
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  • 42 1 PETHICK LAWRENCE RESIGNS LONDON, APR. 17.— THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA, LORD PETHICK LAWRENCE, HAS RESIGNED. LORD PETHICK LAWRENCE HAS RESIGNED AS SECRETARY FOR INDIA AND BURMA AND IS SUCCEEDED BY THE PRESENT UNDER-SEtKfclAKl. LORD LISTOWEL, IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED. REUTER
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  • 721 2 Indian Daily Mail Singapore, Friday, April 18, 1947. GOD'S ATOMIC BOMB ON TEXAS! pOD-FEARING and philosophicminded people of Asia will refuse to look upon the Texas Disaster as a mere accident. It may be so to the materialistic people of the West, and particularly to the Americans who have only
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  • 1229 2 Men And Politics: A Regular Feature-Exchisive To Indian Daily Mail But Will Men In High Office Act With Wisdom, Asks Louis Fischer New York (By Cable) Prsident Truman said m Mexico City on March 4, "We have fought two world wars m one
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  • 118 2 Karachi, Apr. 17.— The Khan of Kalat State m British -administered Baluchistan Province, has started a move for independence, with the statement that he will became a Constitutional monarch. Khan's secretary issued a statement that His Highness, with the support of the Muslim leader, Mohammed
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  • 1480 2 RULER PROCLAIMS NEW REFORMS Trivandrum, April 17.— The Travancore Constitution Act embodying the reformed Constitution for the State has been promulgated by a Proclamation by His Highness the Maharaja. The preamble states that it is the intention of His Highness fully to associate duly elected
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  • 56 2 "QUEEN ELIZABETH" DOCKED London, Apr. 17.— Tht 65,m-'^ liner, Queen Elizabeth docked Southampton tonight 50 hours behind schedule after spending hours aground on Brambles Ban) at the entrance to Souttiair Water. After several failure tugs p----the giant liner off the sandb' last night but a dense i her anchored m
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  • 269 2 A supplementary grant of Rs. 20,00,000 for 1946-47 m respect of the Hindustan Aircraft, Ltd., Bangalore, which is expected to produce the first Indian made aircraft m November this year, has been approved by the Standing Finance Committee of the Government
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  • 750 3 01-MILLION DOLLAR CHEMICAL PLANT fs;TROYEI): HEAVY CASUALTIES REPORTED: POISON GAS HAMPERS RESCUE WORK itiitfCity, Texas, April 17. A series of violent explosions j! n estimated 1,200 persons, injured more than a thousand, /proved this gulf coast city of 15,000 on Wednesday. mag runs into millions.
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  • 346 3 Colombo, Apr. 17.— S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, a minister of the local administration, told a meeting here yeserday: "The growing tension between Russia and the United States indicates the possibility of another great clash. If it comes Asia will have to
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  • 80 3 U.S. INDIA LEAGUE CHIEF TO SEE PETHICK-L A WRENCE London, Apr. 17.— J. Singh, President of the India League of America, arrived m London Monday night by air from New York. He told Reuter today that he was meeting the Secretary of State for India, Lord PethickLawrence, on Friday and
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  • 61 3 Batavia, Apr. 17.— Dispatches from Keopang m Dutch Timor said the Christian Rajah of Lie. Reso Wangge, was executed on Tuesday after Dr. Hubertus van Mook, acting NJ2.I. Governor-General, had rejected an appeal from a military court death sentence for collaboration with the Japanese. Lie is a
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  • 324 3 Cardiff, Apr. 17.— Cardiff's Indian community is a small but progressive organisation functioning under the direction of Simon Ali. The predominating element m Cardiff's docks area (formerly known as Tiger Bay— are Arabs, who occupy the second largest settlement m Great Britain and for whom
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  • 92 3 Tanganyika, Apr. 17. The British White Paper proposing constitutional reforms for East Africa was approved by the Tanganyika Legislative Council yesterday. European members voted m favour, African members abstaned and Indian members voted against the proposals. The proposals published last February provided for the formation of: one,
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  • 84 3 INDIAN TRADE DELEGATION ARRIVES IN TURKEY Istanbul, Apr. 17.— The first Indian trade delegation to Turkey consisting of nine members has arrived at Ankara by air from Beirut. The delegation will meet members of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce before visiting Istanbul and Smyrna. Trade discussions between India and Turkey
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  • 225 3 Paris, Apr. 17. The plot to kidnap the French GovernorGeneral of Madagascar, De Cop pet, and hold him as hostage m case the revolt failed was wqrked out by the Nationalist Movement of Malagash Renovation, according to information today from usually reliable sources.
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  • 123 3 New York, Apr. 17^— The American author, Pearl S. Buck, m a speech at an India League dinner held m honour of the Ambassador to the United States, Asaf Ali, declared Tuesday night: "There is more hope of unity between the Muslim and Hindu
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  • 158 3 London, Apr. 17.— The Maharajah Jamsaheb of Nawanagar. whose offer for physical assets of the Grantham Prouctions Ltd., makers of the "peoples' car," has oeen accepted In principle, will not make 'a final statement" until he receives an assurance that supplies are obtainable. One
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  • 175 3 London, Apr. 17. Hindus Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Scheduled Caste members prayed for unity of India at a mass meeting organised by the Hindustani Social Club at King's Hall .m London's East End Sunday night. Dr. A. D. Shroff, who presided, declared: "This meeting has been
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  • 58 3 Helsinki, Apr. 17. Sakari Tuomioji, Director of the Bank of Finland, today accepted the invitation of President Paas^kivi to be Prime Minister and form a new government. Thirtyfive-year-old Toumioja will be one of Europe's youngest Premiers. He belongs to the Liberal Party which has had no representation
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  • 78 3 Shanghai. Apr. 17.— The Govern-ment-owned China Textile Industries Corporation which operates mills seized from Japanese and puppet governments, had a profit for 1946 of 1,000,000,000,000 Chinese dollars, (equal to £20,000,000). In addition, the corporation delivered to the national treasury 30,000,000 Chinese dollar*, and earned for the
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  • 504 4 A MONTH AFTER IT STARTED Secretary Of S. T. C. E. U. Rebuffed For Alleged Perjury The inquiry into the Singapore Traction Company dispute, which began just one month ago today before Mr. Justice G. L. Jobling, will come to an end today when both
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  • 160 4 The name of General Sir Montagu Stopford has now been added to the long list of distinguished soldiers who have held the post of Commander m Chief, Northern Command. Sir Montagu took over Command of the Headquarters In Fishesgate at the end of six
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  • 95 4 New Delhi, Apr. 16.— Government have decided to ban imports of raw rubber m order to protect the interests of the native rubber industry. The Government communique adds that intending importers of raw rubber from Ceylon presumably those with orders already booked but not
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  • 84 4 A four-man delegation of the World Federation of Democratic Youth is expected to arrive here from Rangoon this afternoon. The delegation, representative of Burma. France, Yugoslavia and Russia, is on a tour of South-East Asia to establish contacts with and investigate into the conditions
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  • 79 4 "Vikatayogi," a thrilling social hit m Tamil produced by the Madras United Corporation under the able directorship of K. Balasubramaniam, is commencing a season at the Marlborough today. It is a gripping story replete with love, intrigue, music, fun and pathos. Noted stars P. U. Chinnappa
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  • 198 4 70,000 Robbery: 8 Arrests made (By Our Staff Reporter) Eight persons have been arrested both N the Malayan Union and Singapore m connection with the High Street daylight jewel robbery when over $70,000 worth of valuables were stolen. "The whole gang has now been arrested and we are grateful to
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  • 165 4 "Kamala— The Great Indian— Circus which is now being held at Fairer Park, Race Course Road, Singapore, is reserving the gallery exclusively for Indian Troops at the performance on Sunday the 27th April at 3 p.m. The price of the gallery seats is $2
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  • 82 4 Arrangements have now been completed by the Municipality, the Education Office and the Public Relations Office for the visit of 20 senior pupils from 8 Singapore Schools to "listen-in" at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners on Friday, April 25th. There will be 6
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  • 44 4 The report published m a Singapore newspaper yesterday giving a date on which income tax is to be imposed and a form of organisation of income tax machinery, is unauthorised and incorrect, the Indian Daily Mail is officially informed.
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  • 62 4 The following cable has been sent to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of Singapore: "Grateful if you will submit to Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth the greetings and best wishes of the people of Singapore on the occasion
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  • 103 4 One of the six persons injured In the Maude Road gun duel on Tuesday is reported to have died m hospital. Shortly after the Maude Road incident, a Chinese was shot at Desker Road. On Wednesday afternoon a Chinese was shot at from the
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  • 61 4 Six persons were arrested m a house m Kirn Keat Road early yesterday morning. It appears a posse of police conducted a surprise raid on the house and found a fully loaded .38 revolver and 9 rounds of .38 and .45 ammunition. The arrested persons will
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  • 353 4 (By Our Staff Reporter) 1 There is a definite shortage of sugar al th I ment and the position may even be much wtn! pr^ I of years. The sugar industry mi n Java, which ln a«W bowl of the
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  • 171 4 It is the intention of the Hi yan Union Government to q der the reorganisation of the I bour Department on lines ij will be more appropriate to wider functions which it hu perform under Government $pc of promoting the formation trade unions and machinery conciliation, labour
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  • 41 4 BEVIN RETURNING TO LONDON London, Apr. i7.-R*!**J Mr. Ernest Bevin will be I Moscow by train for thil either next Tv» jday or I two thereafter were authoritative quarter* yesterday. It is assumed delegation M a whole turning with Mr. Br
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    • 150 4 KILLEARN'S PEST EXPERTS TO HELP SARAWAK, N. BORNEO The Governments of Sarawak and North Borneo have invited the disinfestation expert on the staff of the Special Commissioner, Lord Killearn, to make a tour of these areas, to investigate and report on pests, and the extent of damage m godown mills,
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    • 38 4 To-day: 3 and 7.30 p.m. "ARYAMALA" The Most Popular and Entertaining TAMIL picture ever come to Malaya! Starring CHINNAPPA, SAROJINI, KRISHNAN, MATHURAM and a host of other talented artistes. Note Screening New Copy. Don't Miss It This Time!
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