Malaya Tribune, 23 February 1946

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  • 29 4/1 The Malaya Tribune Telephone: 5811. The Newspaper Of The People Of Malaya FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS The Malaya Tribune Saturday, February 23, 1949,
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  • 463 4/1 City Guilds Exams Results Results of the City and Guilds ol London Institute local 1941 examinations have just been received by the Department of Education. The first part of the full list of passes is given below: TELEPHONY: Grade I—Ng Keng Hock; Grade 11 —Mailvaganam VelupiUai; Grade 111—Kassipillai Nalliah, William
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  • 108 4/1 (From Our Own Correspondent) PENANG, Feb. 22.—A plea for the exclusion of Penang from the Customs Union is contained in a petition sent by the Penang Chinese and Indian chambers of commerce to the Secretary of ■State for the Colonies. It is feared that
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  • 90 4/1 (From Our Own Correspondent) PENANG, Feb. 22.—A1l the otestation horses are not racing tomorrow, having been placed under quarantine under the orders of the Veterinary Surgeon, Penang, as it would appear that an epidemic of epizootic lymphangitis has broken out. Following are the
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  • 181 4/1 A Chinese, Wee Kong Wee (25), who accompanied an R.A.F. party in quest of hidden arms and ammunition as an interpreter, was sentenced to six months' r.i. for stealing $45 from a house which was searched by the party. The incident took place at
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  • 49 4/1 (From Our Own Correspondent) PENANG, Feb. 22.—Flight Lieutenant Seager, attached to the Transport Department, Buterworth, appeared before the Superior Court, Alor Star, on a charge of corruption. Mrs. B. H Oon, counsel for accused, sue. eessfully applied for the case to be transferred to Penang.
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  • 49 4/1 Information Is sought by War Crimes Invest igations, (BMA). Old Secrettarlat Building, Singapore concerning Kuan Pat Poh detain- Ed in prison. He worked at he Japanese Special Branch Feb. 24, 1942—Aug. '42; Japanese Detective Branch Dec. 1942—April. 1944; Kandang Kerbau Police Station April, 1944—August, 1945.
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  • 409 4/1 How a Japanese, accused of beating and being concerned in the torturing of three Chinese civilians at the Oxley Rise Kempei-tai in January and February, 1944, partially succeeded in getting the necessary information from two of them as a result of half an hour's
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  • 66 4/1 The youth sub-commii tee of the Singapore Regional Execative of the Malayan Welfare Council has arranged a series of lectures for young men and women who have completed their secondary education. The first of these lectures will be on March 7 at th' St. Joseph's Institution
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  • 45 4/1 (From Our Own Correspondent) PENANG. Feb. 22.—As a result of the strike of Prai railwaymen, a number of Indian soldiers yesterday helped in carrying parcels and other goods from the railway pier to the station The train service, however, is running smoothly.
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  • 170 4/1 Reuter. Dr. Shahrir BATAVIA, Feb. 22.—Virtually no Indonesian is satisfied with the Dutch constitutional proposals as they stand, the Indonesian "Prime Minister," Dr. Sutan Shahrir told Reuters special correspondent today. The proposals Included an offer of immediate Commonwealth status for Indonesia as a partner
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  • 39 4/1 STOP PRESS A.P. MANILA, Feb. 23—LU-Gen. Tomoyuki .Yamashita today was hanged under the sentence of death by a military commission which convicted the "Tiger of Malaya" of condoning atrocities upon military prisoners and civilians in the Philippines.—A.P.
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  • 765 4/1 60 KILLED, 600 INJURED IN BOMBAY INCIDENTS "ALL QUIET" REPORTED A.P. Reuter. AN ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH FROM BOMBAY SAYS THAT THE BOMBAY CENTRAL STRIKE COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN NAVAL MUTINEERS HAVE DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE BRITISH DEMANDS FOR UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. The report adds that the committee
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  • 236 4/1 Reuter. CHUNGKING, Feb. 22.—Gen. Chiang Ching-kuo, eldest son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and formerly his special envoy in Moscow, has left for Moscow again in an attempt to break the "Chinese-Soviet deadlock," the independent Chinese newspaper World Daily News said today. In Chungking today
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  • 116 4/1 4« rain S tor em llnriiecl Down Reuter. BOMBAY, Feb. 22.—Nine Gov- crnment grain shops have been either looted or burned down in disturbances in Bombay, the Government stated tonight. The statement said that the Government notes with regret "this frequent recurrence of damage and destruction of the people's
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  • 47 4/1 Reuter. DORTMUND, Feb. 22 Four hunj dred and fifteen persons are still trapped in Monopol, Grimberg, coalmine near Unna. At least 11 ot them are still alive. Earlier the j rescuers had brought to the surface 58 of the survivors of yesterday's explosion.—Reuter.
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  • 33 4/1 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.— Richard Keane, Australian Minister for Trade and Customs, arrived today en route to Washington for discussions concerning lend-lease. He said his country's black market and housing problems were "atrocious."
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  • 191 4/1 Reuter. CAIRO, Feb. 22.—Altogether 111 people were kiiiedand between 100 and 200 injured in yesterday's ..nti-British riots here, according to official estimates. The city appeared to be returning to normal today after a broadcast [by Prime Minister Ismail Sidky Pasha that the Government would "use all
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  • 57 2/3 The family of the late MY. T. A. Zuzaitu wish to express fheii thanks to relatives and friends, far their wreaths, telegrams, Joan of ears and lorries, attending night-visits and funeral of the late Mr. I. A. Zuzarte who passed away peacefully at his residence at 16, Chancery Hill
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  • 514 2/3 WE have received a thoughtful letter from a Singapore reader on the question of me Administration's sudden order prohibiting opium smoking. While the intentions behind the order are praiseworthy, the actual proclamation is open to criticism on the grounds that it makes no provision for the sorry plight of
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  • 546 2/3 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. JJ.-Mr. Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Minister, in the House of Commons yesterday declared that lie was not prepared to sacrii.ce the British Empire, "because I know if the British Empire fell, the greatest collection of free nations would go into
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  • 23 2/3 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 21.-Moscow radio reported last night that So▼let Foreign Minister Molotov had an interview wiih Qavam es Sultaneh, Persian Prime Min'ster.—Reuter.
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  • 78 2/3 Reuter. LONDON, Feb. 22.—Referring to his unavailing efforts to settle he Pers'.an dispute outside the UNO, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary yesterday sad: "Accordingly it was put on the agenda and I have no doubt it is probable that my Soviet friends were suspicious of
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  • 210 2/3 A.P. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— The Pearl Harbour investigation committee wound up three months of open hearings preliminary to an attempt to fix responsibility for the success of Japan's attack. A 10-member Senate and House group has until June 1 to assess evidence received and prepare a
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  • 172 2/3 A.P. CHENGTU, Feb. 22.—A powerful Chinese war lord, whose extermination of bandits and political opponents kept this pari of Western China In line for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, yesterday advocated a "soft hand" policy for anti-govern-ment forces. Gen. Teng Hsi-hou, who holds the personal
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  • 175 2/3 A.P. Truman WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.— President Truman txpfctetied confidence to-day that American military secrets are safe as Secretary of State James F. Byrnes renewed similavassurances. The Senate atomic energy committee met behind closed doors with Byrnes and after the session Chairman McMahon of Connecticut reported: "Byrnes
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  • 277 2/3 Hire Cars The B.M.A. has legalized the rates for taxis at 30 cts. per mile, a wonderful figure, this is how a taxiowner works it out, if he is wrong please correct. Ration for a 8 h p. taxi is 40 gallons and at 30 cts. per mile
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  • 174 2/3 A.P. LONDON, Feb. 21.—Lord Killearn had an audience of the King yesterday on his appointment as British Special Commissioner in South-East Asia.—Reuter. MOSCOW, Feb. 2L—lt Is reported last night that Marshal Choi Balsan, Prime Minister of I the Mongolian Peoples Republic (Outer Mongolia) arrived n Moscow
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  • 509 2/3 People Of China Perturbed lty Report* Of Incidents CHINESE CONSUL-GENERAL ARRIVES Forty-three-year old Dr. Wu Paak-shing, newlv-ap-pomted Chinese Consul-Ger.oral for Singapore, in an interview after his arrival here yesterday to assume his post, declared that he would make every effort
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  • 98 2/3 Reuter. Representatives of India will sit on the "Fight the Famine" organisation with headquarters in Singapore, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, announced in the House of Commons. Lork Killearn, Britain's former Ambassador in Cairo, is to be special commissioner. "I feel this
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  • 88 2/3 The work of bringing back labourers taken to Siam by the Japanese, is going on apace. When the Empire Beauty docks at Singapore to-morrow, she will land another 850 of these unfortunate people, and yet another 960 are expected back by March 1 when the Empire
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  • 84 2/3 A most interesting exhibition of food that can be prepared from tapioca was held in Johore Bahru recently. The Exhibi- tion was sponsored and organized by Che' Azizah Jaafar, Domestic Science Mistress, Johore Bahru, and some two thousand visitors including General Nicholson, Brigadier Newboult and the SCAO, Johore attended. A
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  • 281 2/3 Evidence that first Bell and then Agnes Lee informed him that a Eurasian engine-driver named Gois possessed a short-wave radio set and was listening in with other persons, was given by Syed Hussein Alsagoff, former inspector of police attached to the Japanese Special Branch during
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  • 49 2/3 (From Our Own Correspondent) IPOH, Feb. 22,—The first statewide convention of all Malay League branches will begin here to-morrow with delegates from 15 branches attending. Several important matters relating to the welfare of the Malays will be discussed. The convention is scheduled for two days. 1
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