Indian Daily Mail, 5 May 1947

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  • 15 1 Indian Daily Mail Vol. 111, No. 70. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1947. PRICE 10 CENTO
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  • 400 1 finnah Reported Te Be Drafting Rules Of Procedure For ANTICIPATING VICEROY'S AWARD (From Our Own Correspondent) May 4— lt is understood that Mr. Jinnah is he rules of procedure and the programme of Constituent Assembly likely to be called m the to draft the constitution for the
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  • 37 1 -ay 4.-J. j. Singh, the India League of d here by train toUoMrwd after bad w.anted the plane m 1 ravelling from LonLi V" fl ying direct to N*w Reuter
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  • 222 1 Partition Will Be Disastrous, Says Meherely London, May 4. That the partition of India would prove "disastrous" and prevent it from becoming a first rate world power was the opinion expressed here by Yusof Meherally, well-known Indian Socialist leader and former Mayor of Bombay. "India has the manpower and raw
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  • 196 1 Division Of Army Will Be Detrimental J. C. GUPTA London, May, 4.—The Indian Nat'onal Congress wants the transfer of power to be made to one central government with a strong Centre and a united army, said J. C. Gupta, Congress member of the Bengal Civil Liberties Committee who arrived here
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  • 139 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi, May 4.— A new Central National Trade Union Congress will shortly be launched. This decision was taken by the Central Board of the Mazdoor Sevak Sangh which met m Delhi under Sardar Patel's presidentship. Provincial
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  • 184 1 From Our Own Correspondent; New Delhi, May 4— The scheme for the grant of compensation to the Secretary of State's Services which has been announced, is well ceived by British officers here, but nationalist opinion is critical of the fact that all the extreme claims made by
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  • 71 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Lahore, May 4. Miss Allamba, South Indian nurse employed m the Jubbulpore Military Hospital, narrowly escaped death while travelling alone m the first class to Bombay on Thursday night. After the train left Itarsi, a man entered the compartment, stabbed Allamba
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  • 73 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Mbdras, May 4— The Hindu's Malayan Correspondent understands that flTe out of the seven accused tried by Court Martial for mutiny m the Christinas Island have been sentenoed to death and that the sentences are awaiting confirmation by the
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  • 60 1 Gandhiji's Health Satisfactory, Says Doctor (From Our Own Correspondent) tycw Uk-Uii,, May 4.—Dr. Roy examined Gandhiji yesterday and reported: lot his age and the amount of strenuous work tie has gone through during the lasl lew months, his present condition is t airly satisfactory and his blood pressure, though high,
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  • 98 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta, May 4.— Bengal Congress leaders have issued a statement criticising the Satyagraha now going on m Nepal as extremely unwise and m opportune. They say: "In recent months Gurkhas and other Nepali residents m Bengal worked m close co-operation with us and
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  • 109 1 New Delhi, May 4—A new plant for minting nickel coins of all denominations, which Is soon to be set up In India, wfli be the "best mint m the world," according to Sir Cyril Jones, Finance Secretary of the Government of
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  • 94 1 Nanking, May 4.— Ambassador K. P. S. Menon has received .no notification he will be recalled to India, the spokesman of the Indian Embassy declared today. He made this statement m reply to an Indian how agency report that Ambassador Menon
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  • 91 1 Batavia, May 4. It was learned that the Koetai Council of 28 will be officially installed at Tenggarong, north of Samarinda on May 11. The Upper Dayak Council m Dayak territory of some 18 members will also be installed m the middle of May while the
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  • 181 1 Paris, May 4. The government of Paul Ramadier won a resounding vote of confidence from the French Chamber of Deputies today but the last minute decision of Jacques Duclos, Communist Party leader, to oppose the government foreshadowed a shakeup of the Coalition Cabinet. The official count of
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  • 102 1 Increased Imports Of Indian Jute Bags To Texas Urged Washington, May, The increase m imports of jute-ha^lnff from India to offset the lo^ of some 2,300,000 yards m the Texas City disaster, has been urged on the Department of Agriculture by Democratic Congressman, E. Gossett of Texas. Jutc-baggin? is required
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  • 119 1 Nanking, May 4.— lndia's first warship to visit Nanking, the 1,400--ton sloop r.odavari. arrived here last week firing a 21 gun salute as it stood m the Tangtse River. The Godavari, under the command of Captain Karmakar, reached the Chinese capital for a courtesy
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  • 60 1 London, May 4.— The Supply Ministry announced tonight that on and after Monday, the premium for English refined tin of 90.9 per cent, minimum quality as sold by the Directorate of Non-feir°is metal! would be increased from £3.10 0 to £5.10.0 The customary extra 10
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  • 100 1 Bandoeng, May 4.— The Pasoendan state, historical enemy of the Javanese, today proclaimed its independence from the Republic of Indonesia, claiming the right to break away and form its own nation within the framework of Linggadjati but also claiming full rights within the federal union
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  • 147 1 New York, May, 4.— The Ncn York Times, m a leader on thr abolishment of untouchability m India, says: "Passage of the measure marks one of the most irastk infernal reforms cvrr undertaken by any nation. The decree iHpteg out this ancient stigma ha*,
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  • 87 1 London. May 4.— X. P. Dalai, the student son of a wealth? Congress Party leader, said that the Irish Prrmlrr Eamon de Valera, had told him that it would be *he "ureat est miracle" if Indian independence was achieved by June 1948 without bloodshed. He
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  • 136 1 200,uu0 SUNOANEBE IN KE\OLT Banifrng, May 4. Doctor Kadcn KocMumo, secretary oi (be newly created Pasocudan movement today confirmed m 4 Pre^s conference that he gave a Lint eel Press correspondent the ot the revolt ot 200, 0ut) armed Suuda nese against the indonesian K<> public but alter
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  • 827 2 Indian Daily Mail Singapore, Monday, May 5, 1947. WELL DONE, MR. GARRETT! doming as it does at such a critical period In the history of the Labour Movement In this Colony as at present, the sudden resignation of Mr. S. P. Garrett, Trade Union Adviser to the Government of Singapore,
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  • 946 2 British Cabinet's Reaction To Viceroy's Report Awaited London, May 4. The Viceroy Admiral Viscount Mountbatten, will await the return of his Chief of Staff, General Lord Ismay, from London with the British Cabinet's reaction to his report before
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  • 25 2 London, May 4. J. C. Gupta, of the Bengal Congress Party, arrived at the London Airport from Calcutta to attend the British Industries Fair.- Reuter
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  • 1213 2 (From Our Political Correspondent) NOTHING is engaging the attention of the Bengal public now more than the question whether the famous province which had led the Indian Struggle for Freedom Is to be one or two. The recent Congress Committee resolution suggesting partition of the Punjab as
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  • 91 2 (From Our O»n CorrfHJJ* New Delhi, May 1-**^ Gandhi oncf a*ain had don the prayer meetin? I evening when a m«" bf audience objected to I*" ges from the Qoran. Thatte, Secretary of' Pakistan Front who written to Gandhij: imi» intention to object to the rec
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  • 326 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi, May 4. The Congress Working Committee has communicated Its views on the present Indian situation to the Viceroy and they will be conveyed to the British Cabinet by Lord Ismay. The Committee has made
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  • 299 3 labour GovVs Fate Now v The Hands Of Miners lon don. May 4.— By the introduction of a five-day week m *Jii'> coalmines today the Labour Government has placed ate of Mi P la n for British industrial recovery and its own in to the
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  • 107 3 May 5. George Beraird Shau recently told Dublin iithorities that he was just a temporal man while of Ireland were eternal -*nd for that reason he preferf«l not to have the Dalkey Hill «u*ed Bernard Shaw Hill." Dublin park officials wanted to *name tho hill,
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  • 10 3 LEBANON RECOGNISES BULG ARIA. s—Lebanon has :he Bulgarian Republic UP
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  • 219 3 Flushing, Meadow, New York, May, 4. The plenary session of the special Gcnetal Assembly of the United Nations called to discuss Palestine opened to deal with the adoption of the agenda. Faris el Khoury (Syria) and Fadil Jamali (Iraq) immediately opposed inclusion m the agenda of
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  • 74 3 Sydney, May 4. A baby escaped from death when it fell from a fourth-floor window 20ft. to hard ground below, at West End, Brisbane. The baby is Melodio Warnock, 15 months. Police were told that the child managed to get to the window and
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  • 68 3 Washington, May s.— The Army's Strategic Bombing Force has been strengthened by plans for a 14 million dollar base for bombers carrying heavy atom bombs m Arrostook county, Maine. The Army Air Force made no official comment on the purpose of the base, located
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  • 33 3 Poole, Dorset, May, 4.—The Nawab of Bhawalpur arrived here by British Overseas Airways Corporation flyingboat from India. He is paying three months' visit to England on his doctor's advice. Reuter
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  • 166 3 Italians Organise Requiem Mass For Mussolini! Rome, May 4— Diehard Fascists commemorated the second anni. versary of Benito Mussolini's execution last week with a series of manifestations m various Italian cities. In Turin, two leaflet bombs exploded m the central square, seriously wounding a married couple. The leaflet said that
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  • 221 3 Colombo, May 4.— Ceylon's first House of Representatives under the new constitution may assemble only m November this year, and not, as originally anticipated, m August. General elections, it is learned, will be possible only during the latter part of September or early m October and
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  • 141 3 Colombo, May 4. Exploratory talks between Rajah Hewavitarane, Ceylon Minister for Industry and Commerce and two groups of Indian commercial interests have resulted m an agreement being reached on plans for a Govern-ment-sponsored shipping company, it is learned here. According to tentative agreement it has
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  • 672 3 Washington, May 4. Generalissimo Joseph Stalin told Harold E. Stassen that the differing economic systems of Russia and the United States can exist m harmony together if there is a will to co-operate. Marshal Stalin added that Russia
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  • 62 3 "PEACE FOR AT LEAST ONE GENERATION" STASSEN New York. May 4.— Mr. Harold E. Stassen, avowed candidate for the 1948 presidential nomination who arrived here from his 16,000 mile tour of Europe, told reporters: "I am optimistic we can have peace In the world for at least a generation if
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  • 91 3 Bombay. May 4.— The Times of India understands that the State of Travancore has entered into agreement with the British Ministry of Supply under which Travancore will export 9,000 tons of uranium bearing mo. nazite sand to the United Kingdom In the next three years.
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  • 29 3 *-rague May 4.— Jan Bata, the famous Czechoslovakian industrialist, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for failing to aid the Czech resistance move- ment.- UP
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  • 24 3 London. May 4.— The King and Queen are to visit Edinburgh m July when a series of Royal garden parties wil ?be held.- Reuter
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  • 39 3 Ottawa, May s— The Canadian Prime Minister, MacKcnzic King, announced m the House of Commons here that Canada had no intention of admitting a large number of Orientals and would allow no Japanese immigration. Reuter
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  • 32 3 London, May s— The Chinese Embassy announced that Gen. Huang Chi-Chiang, has been appointed chief of the Chinese miliary mission |q Germany and that ne will take up his post shortly. UP
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  • 149 3 Self-Governing East Indonesia: "Absurd," Says Sjahrir Batavia, May 2.— The idea of a self-governing state for East Indonesia was described as absurd by Mr. Sjahrir m an interview with the Correspondent of a Jogjakarta newspaper, "Kedaulatan Rakjat," according to the Antara News Agency. Mr. Sjahrir was reported to have .said
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  • 135 3 London, May I— The British Government has accepted responsibility for the return to normal life of about 700 British subjects of Maltose descent who were evacuated to a camp at Coimbatorc In South India from Turkey and the Balkans m 1941. The Colonial Secretary, Mr.
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  • 219 4 86 Trade Unions Protest Against Govt-'s Attitude To Sft Committee Of Five Appointed To Interview Colonial Secretary (By Our Staff Reporter) At a meeeting of the representatives of 86 affiliated Trade I nions of the Singapore Federation of Trade Unions which was held at the premises of S.r.T.U. yesterday morning
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  • 66 4 iire Naval Baoe Labour Union been registered under the Trade union Ordinance. The following are the office-bearers; President; Mr. Lau Too Wall, Vice-President; Mr. K. Madiiavan, General Secretary; Mr. S. Harris, treasurer: *vir. Aouuiia bm Iiam Ahamed, Auduor; Mr. Soon Chin Kian, Comnnttee Members; Messrs. Lum
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  • 118 4 Sale Of Rice And Milk In Catering Premises Prohibited According to a Gazette Notification, the sale m any catering premises of rice and fresh milk preserved m sweetened condensed form is prohibited m Singapore. "Catering Premises" means any business or undertaking serving meals or refreshment to the public and includes
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  • 54 4 The Secretary, Johore Indian Regional Indian Congress, writes: "A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Congress premises (No. 47, Jalan Ibrahim). Johore Bahru. to celebrate Bhulabhai Desai Day.' "All Indians are requested to attend the meeting and hoist the National Flag m their
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  • 126 4 In ;i written tatemem to The Indian Daily Mail last night ■toft. K. Samy, President of the Singapore Traction Company Employees' Inion, refutes a report which appeared m a local newspaper on Saturday to the effect that there were a number of cases of assault
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  • 154 4 An official Press release states: "It is confirmed that Mr. S.P. Garrett has resigned his position as Assistant Trade Union Adviser m Singapore. His resignation was submitted on his own initiative to the Singapore Government who accepted it with an expression of their appreciation of his
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  • 729 4 BR. GOVT. STILL HOPES VICEROY MAY YET FIND A WAY OUT J. J, SINGH London, May 1. While the British Government was coming to the conclusion that perhaps there was no other way but a division of India, they were hoping against hope that the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, might yet
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  • 413 4 Geneva, May 4.— Tariffs and preference tween Indian and British delegations here wh fT^H to be on the point of starting, have some intt kt Contrary to certain London prediction* that mi n to make two sets of tariff agreements at Geneva united
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  • 37 4 Mr. Wong Peng Swee, Assistant Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs Department, Singapore, has been promoted to Assistant Controller of Posts, with effect from the Ist April, 1946, inclusive. says a Gazette Notification.
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