Malaya Tribune, 5 July 1946

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    36 1 The Malaya Tribune The Paper Of The People Of Maiaya Phone Nos:—Editorial (only) 5811 Advertising, Circulation v Accounts 5812 EIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS The Malaya Tribune FRIDAY. JULY 5. 1946.
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    MALAYAN UNION: COLONIAL OFFICE SILENT
    346 1 HIGH COMMISSIONER TO REPLACE GOVERNOR Reuter. LONDON, JULY 4.—THERE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL ABANDON THE IDEA OF THE MALAYAN UNION AND SUBSTITUTE A FEDERATION WITH A HIGH COMMISSIONER INSTEAD OF A GOVERNOR, REUTER S POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT LEARNS. The British
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    Leniency Plea For Goering
    226 1 A.P. rREMBEBO, July 5.— inn Goering was picture the war crimes in a final plea for on Thursday as ictim" of his own to Hitler and to .y. aware of misI ut refusing to leave nking ship he had to Stahmet said it was fallato assmue
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    Truman Proclaims Philippine Freedom
    97 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. July 4.—Presidem today formally prociaimeo cc of the Philippines a. a dependency of the united States since 1898. "The United State.-, of America withdraw* and surrender* all possession, supervision, juristic! control of the sovereign t> no* existing and exercised by the States in and
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    A "Step Backward"
    108 1 MOSCOW. July 4— The Government newspaper Izvestia described as a step backward" the United States proposal for a four-power pact designed to keep Japan militarily impotent for a quarter of a centum. It declared the real goal of the Ailed powers should be the democratization of Japan
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    AMERICAN MP KILLS RED IN GUN DUEL
    179 1 A.P. VIENNA. July 5.-An Americar military policeman shot and killed a Russian soldier who had threatened Austrian civilians with his revolver in the American zone of Vienna yesterday, official Army sources announced. The Russian soldier was first Sighted by an American team of
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    Songs Censorship
    50 1 A.P. LONDON, July s.—The Jewish Agency for Palestine protested on Thursday that censor sh p had been imposed on "songs sung on the stage and in cafes" of the Holy Land. This ivas a practice hitherto known only in Czarist Russia and Nazi Germany." the statement declared. A.P.
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    ARMED POLICE GUARD COURT
    117 1 SEQUEL TO RAID ON GANGSTERS' DEN SINGAPORE. Today —Police armed with rifles guarded the court room when ten Chinese who were arrested ;n yesterday s police swoop on a gangsters' den j were prcduc d in the first police court this mcrning. These precautionary measures were
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    Shops Close In Protest
    67 1 Reuter. JOHANNESBURG, July 4.— All Jewish shops, offices and businesses here closed at 1 p.m. today for a mass protest against British operations in Palestine. A resolution was adopted calling for the release of Jewish leaders and "all unlawfully de- tamed persons" and demanding the immediate
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    Peace Conference Set For July 29
    270 1 PARIS, July s.—The Foreign Ministers Council last night fixed July 29 as the opening of the 21-naiion General European peace conference, a British informant said to-day. The decision to open the conference late this month was taken with a pledge to remain in session
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    Bikini 'Stimulus to Armaments Race'
    328 1 A.P. LONDON, JULY 5.—MOSCOW RADIO SAID LAST NIGHT THAT THE ATOM BOMB TESTS AT BIKINI ATOLL WERE "A STIMULUS TO AN ARMAMENTS RACE, IN ALL KINDS OF ARMAMENTS." The political significance of the tests can be summed up in two words— 1 atomic diplomacy', -Commentator
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    Atom Test Animals Dying
    269 1 Aboard the USS Appalachian, July 4. —A single atomic bomb 100-ea on Bikini would have left the intire test fleet helpless* if 'the 7o ships were fully manned, declared* Capt. George Lyon, a radiological safety officer. He said crewmen would bo douh'y menaced first from the
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    Nips Want To Join UNO
    135 1 A.P. TOKIO, July 4.—Premier Shigaru Yoshida declared today that Japan wants to become a member of the Dnited Nations in future. Answering a question on what concrete measures were involved in Japan's renunciation of war in the proposed new constitution. Yoshida told the House Constitution
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    NAZI SPY RING IN CHINA ROUNDED UP
    612 2 Reuter. SHANGHAI, July 3.—Wiih tha Virtual compie ion oi Unned Stales Army inve. s i...0 .he acivmes oi che tpy ring in China, known as ttureLa EhrharuX which is alLged 10 have continued operations hosile to the United Sea es and China after
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    ANOTHER BUS ROUTE RESTORED
    114 2 Residents of Upper Serar.KOO... particularly those around the Tam oenis area, will welcome the resumption of the omnibus service tnm Tampenis Road to Finlayson Green f rom yesterday. The route followed is Finlay.-on Green via Coimauffht Drive. BiaC.i Road. Bras Basah Road. Selegie Road, Seranjroon Road
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    LEBANON EVACUATION
    38 2 A.P. CAIRO. July 3 —The British Army Headquarters in the Middle East an nouneed on Tuesday that with th; xceptior of a small liquidation siaf the British military personnel have completed evacuation of the Let.anc —A.P.
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    PLAN TO REBUILD S'PORE'S CIVIC CENTRE
    141 2 A modern civ c centre for this city with the rebuilding of Empress Place, the demolition of the Victor a Memorial halt and Government Offices, is being considered and will be a reality with n n few years. Announcing this at a press conference
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    Heavier Penalties For Profiteers
    528 2 The black marketing in this country which has assumed proportions of an organisation could only be tackled gradually, said Mr. J. Hamer. Food and Price Controller, and Joint Execu ;ive and Co-ordinating Officer. SingmfM re. a; a preos conference yesterday. The special 'ommittee set up to
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    EX-INSPECTOR GETS TWO MONTHS' GAOL
    209 2 Sentence of two months' simple imprisonment was passed on K. Vadivellu Pillai, former ins. pector of police, at the Singapore Assizes yesterday when he pleaded guilty to a further charge of voluntarily causing hurt during the Japanese pationMr. Justice Worley sentenced Veilu Pillai to two
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    US Govt To Pay $9,820 To Nurse
    137 2 A.P. WASHINGTON, July 4.—The House of Representatives has adopted a bill to reimburse an American nurse who sold her possessions in the Phlippines to smuggle supplies to Americans behind the Japanese lines. The bill which now goes to the Senate will prov'de payment
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    4 Chinese Face Murder Charge
    89 2 A murder charge was explained to four Chinese, Ong Ah Yah ('62), Lim Kee Chuan (37), Ong Lu Kuang (20) and Lim Ah Soo (22) in the Fourth Police Court yesterday. It is alleged that they were in a motor boat in the sea off
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    ALLEGED OFFER OF $1,000 BRIBE
    58 2 Two Chinese, Lee Hung Seng and Chong Kai Quee, appeared in the First Magistrates Court yesterday for allegedly offering a bribe of $1,000 to CSM Broughton of the 5.1.8. on Wednesday. The men claimed trial, and bail in the sum of $1,000 each was offered.
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    Special Companies Bill Now Law
    229 2 The Companies Special Provisions) Ordinance. 1946, was passed at yesterday's Singapore Advisory Ccur.cil meeting, T Ordinance approved is designed to assimilate th 2 law relating companies to present conditions ypH the object of the Bill is 11 deal with the various problems relating to companies
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    Resisted Arrest Of Another
    142 2 An echo nf the first clash in Singapore between striking demonstrators and the police at St. Andrew's Cathedral compound on the morning Oi Dec. 27. was heard in the Second Police Court, yesterday, at the trial of Lee Siam Tian <18K Lee. who was originally charge-i
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    Alleged Hurt To Woman With Caustic Soda
    61 2 Alleged to have caused hurt to a ""hinese woman with caustic soda in trie Southern Hotel. Lee Yang Ker 36). a Teochew, appeared before Magistrate Paul Storr in the First Police Court yesterday. Lee claimed trial and was offered ball in the sum
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    TEN TONS OF RICE SEIZED FROM TRAIN
    135 2 (Our Own Rcportc. i PENANG. Tru!! Led by the Deputy Commiv-Lieut.-Colonel R. P. H. Drake-i, man, Province Wellesley polio, military and food control inspi staged a combined operations a rice smugglers on board a trait, :r Padang Besar about half past last night
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    FOOD PRICES (CONTROLLED)
    70 2 The price of Horlicks has been controlled at $1.70 retail per bottle The price of locally slaughtered beef has been reduced to $1.00 per katty with the exception of rump and fillet steak which remain at $1.50 per katty. The price control on corned beef has been
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      363 2 SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB The Singapore Swimming Club has been de-requisitioned on the Ist Ju!y. It is intended to re-open th« Club to its Members on the 7th July after the change over has been completed. Former Members are requested to apply to the Treasurers, Messrs. Rennie Lowick Co.. Second Floor.
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    "Shoot To Kill" Bill Comes Into Force
    576 3 Striking another blow at organised crime in Singapore, the Advisory Council at its meeting yesterday unanimously passed the Protected Places Bill in line with Government's policy of "drastic action" to combat the crime-wave that is sweeping this city. Introducing the Bill which empowers
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    Singapore Filipinos Celebrate
    167 3 ■We pied?t ourselves to help that independence and effective." said Mr. Paul > lyn, U.S. Consul-General in r< at the party ria Memorial Hall held by th e Filipino n v here in celebration dependence of the Phiop; nes. thai it was no comcithat the Filipinos and
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    Malayan Union Judges Too
    136 3 A Bill making the Chief Justice puisne judges of the Singapore me Court ex officio judges of tfa Supreme Court of the Malayan C particularly with the hearing al», was approved at yesterAdvisory Council session. low of the Malayan Union has provided that the Chief Justice
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    RAF Officer Fisted And Kicked
    419 3 rhe humiliations and indignities suffered by some of the nking officers among th.3 British and Dutch PoW* who from Java to Haroekoe. Ambon and Amahai Islands in the construction of airfields, were described by a withird War Crimes Court yesterday a: the trb.l of 13
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    169 3 The West Ham Corporation's •'master plan" for the rebuilding of the Tidal Basin area, one of the worst blitzed dis. trie's in the country. i s the first implementation of the Greater London Plan by a local authority. In what was one of the most sordid of London's dock areas.
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    King Phumipon And Mother to be Questioned
    205 3 AP. Bangkok. July 4—The special inquiry commission studying the death of the late King Ananda Mahidol has received Royal permission to question 19-year-old King Phumipon Adundet and the Queen Mother on July 5 at Boromphiman palace. Previous testimony showed that the Queen Mother
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    'Operation Raffles' Completed
    229 3 I Tribune Staff Reporter*. -Operation Raffles" was the term given by those in charge to the removal of the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles from 'he Museum back to Us oia site at Empress la c e oro Today. Raffles is back where he belongs, though Singapore
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    ALL NOW RELEASED
    31 3 BATAVIA, July 4.—All the Indo- j nesians kidnapped by extremists on Thursday night in the interior ol Java have now been released, it was officially stated here today.
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    Trieste: 2 Bomb Explosions
    75 3 TRIESTE. July 4—Tension remained high in this strikeparalysed city after a night punctuated by two bomb explosions which caused one casualty Allied troops continued to maintain an armed vigil over the San Giacomo worker's district and Garibaldi Square, trouble centres in the earlier riotingOne woman was
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    Webb To Stand Trial At Next Assizes
    284 3 Piers Prosper Webb, Inspector of Police, was committed in the Seventh Police Court yesterday to stand trial at the next Assizes on three charges of voluntarily causing hurt to certain people during the Japanese occupation. 1 taxi was found in Telok Kurau Road
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    Change Alley Find leads to Conviction
    109 3 Recognizing a fountain pen on display in a shop window at Change A.ley as the one that he had lost. Mr Schipper, a European, reported the matter to the police. As a result. Tan Hee Phuang (31 i. the shopkeeper appeared in the First
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    Shot After Being Robbed
    157 3 Four robberies, one of which resulted in one of the victims being shot by armed Chinese, were reported between Wednesday morning and yesterday. The first one was at Rochove Road at 9 a.m. when ten Chinese robbed a compatriot of $5 and a wrist watch worth
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    4 Years Gaol For British Seamen
    150 3 T feel that I would be doing less than my duty if I sentenced the accused to less that four years' rigorcm imprisonment." remarked Mr Justice N. A. Worley in the High Court yesterday when he sentenced two young British seamen to foar gears'
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    16 3 SIMLA, July 4.—Five new members of the Viceroy s caretaker government were sworn In here toda\
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    Exit The Union!
    207 4 Official circles in Singapore decline to comment on the report that the Malayan Union has been stillborn but another progeny of Labour is about to issue in the shape of a Federation, a bigger and lustier edition of the old F.M.S. In London last night the Colonial
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    Controls Off
    437 4 A day must come when the world of controls in which we have cur being will vanish and when the term "liberation" will assume a now signiiicance. Obviously the process will be gradual and may be attended by a few transitional troubles. A hint of what may happen
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    CURING MALARIA
    1136 4 Nearly half the world's population is at one time or another incapacitated by malaria* This article tells progress made in When the war spread to the £ast the problem of malaria took on special significance for the Allied armies. Working behind a curtain of secrecy. U.S. scientists tested
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    New Dietetic And Dress Fashions
    643 4 R. B. Ooi Speculates, as a result of the Atom test, on The publicity build-up for Operation Crossroads put the A'crld en tenterhooks for th-. ;ast tew days. Among the mor.* maginative and well read section of the local population the incalculable was expected to
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    Readers' Viewpoints
    612 4 Exploits Doei it itrikfl you that the of the Wag and Cost of Liwng Committee toil dnwn to the foKowiiig four points: There are some people who ploit all the people a'l the tittle; There are some people who j<ploit the people and do n.-t mind beinir exploited
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    U.S. PALESTINE EXPERTS FOR U.K.
    75 4 LONDON. July I.—The American Embassy announced todav that second contingent of United H.aies PXpertl would arrive he-'» ni J:.iv 4 *o ros'imc? discussion with the Biitish on supplementation of tV< Anplo-American Committee's regwnt on Palestine. The British Foreign Office, meanwhile, declined to comment on President
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    Civilian Welfare at an RAF Station
    730 4  -  By Flight Officer H. Gwennap-Moore When the Royal Air Force returned to Singapore and under, took the formidable task of restoring the airfields to normal conditions from the chaos and devastation left by the Japanese, one of the first necessities was to recruit local
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    Japs Eating 100 p.c. More Than Indians
    366 5 U.S. POLICY CONDEMNED Reuter. London, July 2—A bicter attack on the United States Government was mode by Mr. John PlattsMills. barrister and Socialist Member of Parliament for Fin b iry, London, speaking at a "Prevent Famine in India" meeting last night. Organised by
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    Mystery Plane
    65 5 NDON, July 4.—United occupation authorities i <ipounded an unoccupicourier plane ■th petrol tanks full I Held near Miltenbcrg, 40 j ,'\th-cast of Frankfurt, ncan News Service in V reported today i g tan eye-uitnesscs stated fiat two men landed in lane and hurried away tzfcJj carrying suitcases. of
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    ALL-OUT AID PROMISED TO FILIPINOS
    147 5 untitled MESSAGE TO SEW PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC Reuter. WAS 11NGTON, July 4.—Pre iman pledged that the htea will assist the new i Republic in every way i in a message broadcast T he Filipino people on asion of the birth of the endenl nation. *is a
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    India's Food Aid To Ceylon
    112 5 Reuter. COLOMBO. July 3—Mr. M. S. Auev, the Government of india ~epre*entaMve in Ceylon, today refuted recent statements here that Ceylon had not received any rice from India for two and a half yean. He told the press that last year 23.000 tons of rice
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    Blandy Admits Bomb Not So Effective
    445 5 On Aboard U.S.S. Appalachian, Bikmi, July 3. IraJ Blandy, Commander of the Atom rest T*sK admitted today that the Bikini result a l( ss cfTective than the atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki Dr. Karl Compton, Crnirthe Joint Ta-k Evaluation Board, asked whether he believed
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    "SEMI-HUNGER" STRIKE IS LATEST
    69 5 A.P. TOKYO, July 4.—Japanese workers whose deadngj with the management have resul'ed in some weird schemes came up with a new one "semihunger strike." f* the Agrizulture and Forestry Ministry would not meet their wage and allowam-z demands and sign collective bargaining contract, employees sa d
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    New Rail Links To Fukien
    146 5 Reuter. SHANGHAI. July 2.—The province of Fukien .the home of many overseas Chinese in Malaya, is to b? linked by two new railway lines to Kiangri and Kwangtung provinces. Following approval of the plans for th« two lines by the Government, the Mi; istry of
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    PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC INAUGURATED
    151 5 Manila. July 4.—The Republic o! the Philippines was formally inaugurated today when the United State»High Commissioner Mr. Paul MeNutt publicly proclaimed the Independence of the Philippines on behalf of President Truman. The ceremony coincided with America's own Independence Day. Gen. MacArthur. representing the United States Army, received
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    19 5 ROME, July 3:—About two thousand Italian Jews held a protest meeting here yesterday against the British measures in Palestine.
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    TRANSPORT STRIKE ENDS
    66 5 A.P. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2 —The four-day street car strike v\mch snarled the city's traffic and torced thousands walk to work has &lt; tided with the acceptance of the cotnwiomise offer by both the AFL and CIO Unions. Cars are scheduled to run acam from the midnight
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    CHINESE ASSEMBLY MEETING
    32 5 SHANGHAI. July 4.—The Supreme Defence Council of the Chinese Government decided today to convoke the postponed National Assembly in Nanking on Nov. 12, according to Chine-e reports from Nankins.
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    Russians Criticise Palestine Action
    240 5 LONDON. July 4—Britain has poured oil on fire" in Palestine. Izvestia, the Soviet Government official newspaper, said today, according to Moscow Radio. "The British authorities did not hesitate to take harsh methods to bring the situation in Palestine under control," said Izvestia. "At the same time,
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    Sarawak's Economic Resources
    505 5 KUCHING, July 3.—According to Government officials here, it Is possible that the oil refineries destroyed at Miri on the fourth day of the Pacific War will not be rebuilt. The Shell interests concerned may decide to rebuild their refineries in Brunei, east of Miri. Most of the
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    Plan To Boost India's Steel Industry
    255 5 Associate Press. CALCUTTA. —A seven year plan designed to place India? eel industry in step with the proposed post-war industrial development of the couniry has been recommended by a eommi .ee of iron and steel experts in a report submitted to tb-&gt; government of
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    JULY 4 IN TOKIO
    70 5 TOKIO, July 4.—This Japanese capital saic its first Fourth of July parade today—a marching, rolling and flying exhibition of American machines and air power. Along Tokio's streets, Japanese stood silen'ly as armoured cars, tanks and destroyer tanks' rumbled by. Occasionally ihev glanced overhead at buzzing P51s
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    STRIKERS TOLD TO RETURN
    55 5 ROME. July 4.— All strikers, throughout the Venezia Giulia area province, which includes Trieste, have been ordered by the military governBlent to return to work by Friday morning. The announcement said, the strike was "illegal'* since it was solelv for political reasons and not based on
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    HUTTON 183 not out AGAINST INDIANS
    282 7  -  YORKS DECLARE at 344 FOR NINE i Bye Learie Conatautine Special Correspondent) BRADFORD, July 4.—Len Hutton was at his besi to-day and India's bowlers consequently had a thin time of it. Yorkshire passed India's total with the loss of only two wickets but Yorkshire
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    BIG HITTING AT BRISTOL
    111 7 Reuter. ION DON, July 4—County cr'ck t close of play scores: Colchester. Essex versus Lancashire, no play today. mbridie Wells, Kent 265 ,T"dd not out 133). Leicester--188 and 32 for twoBristol, Nottinghamshire BVinrov? 77. Lambert five for ur stershire 453 for fiv--171. Wilson 65. Ham. nd
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    FLOGGING ABOLISHED
    61 7 HURST, Gambia. July 3. ibolishing corporal punishment 'or military offenders in the A African Frontier Force d by the Legislative Counrday. Governor Sir Hilary tared the bill to be urgent many standing rules and re suspended to Ivabie it taken through all stages. :nli implements the pronto :C
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    WIMBLEDON: THE BROWNS TO MEET
    335 7 A.P. Reuter. By Bill Macklin, Associated Press Sports Writer) MBLEDON. July s.—The American girls Pauline Bel and Louise Brough, qualified yesterday to fight for Wimbledon championships singles title on Saturday. X &gt;eeced Pauline E-**z eliminated Dorothy Bundy in stra --t sets 6—2. 6—3. Louise Brough
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    Atom Diplomacy
    54 7 Reuter. MOSCOW, July 4.—The Red Army newspaper, Red Star, I day described the Bikini atom bmb test as an "aggressive gesture against all the peoples of thp world." The writer. Vladimr Ochersky, said he test showed the American wish to dictate its will in foreign affairs by the
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    PRISONERS SET FIRE TO BARRACKS
    66 7 FRANCISCO. July 4.—A fire prisoners in the Camp Mcdisciplinary barracks near ville destroyed one entire d comprising six buildings, a Bth Army provost marshal said. The camp is situated near the and a brisk sea breeze fanned Sanies as prisoners for a while the entrance
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    Score Board
    154 7 Reuter. India, Ist Innings 138. YORKSHIRE IST INNINGo Watson c Nayudu b Bannerjee 7 Hutton not out W&gt; Yardley c Hindlekar b Ban nerjee 8 Wilson c Hindlekar b Mankad 74 Smailes c Pataudi b Mankad 11 Sellers c Hindlekar b Nayudu 35 Wood c Mankad b Nayudu
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    Epworth League Teams
    132 7 The following will represent the Straits Chinese Epworth League in a friendly badminton match against the Unwed Family BP this evening at Carlisle Read: Seah Yeak Khern. Neo Seng Kee. Samuel Goh, Tan Hock San. Tan Huat Keng. Eugene Bong, Htnry Oh. Mis&gt;s Daisy Lim. and Mrs.
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    LOUIS-CONN FIGHT FILM
    148 7 Was the Louis-Conn fight a fake? Singapore cinema and boxing fans can judge for themselves when they rit end the general screening in Singapore soon of RKO's exclusive film of this much-discussed World Heavyweight Championship fight, Yesterday at a special preview press repi esentatives were given a
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    Bigger Stakes At Penang Races
    53 7 (Our Own Reporter) Penang, Thursday An all-round increase in stakes oC $200 per race is being offered at the Penang Races to be held on Juty 27 and August 3. The stakes will be as follows: Horses, clar.s one, »1.200. Horses, class two, $1,000. Horses,
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    IT WASN'T TRUE
    43 7 LONDON, July 3.— The Minister of Pood, Mr. John Strachey said in the House of Commons tonight that the statement Soviet Russia had purchased linseed in Argentina turned, out to be completely untrue, according to information available, to him now.
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    CHINESE BIT OWN TONGUE to ESCAPE NIP TORTURES
    611 7 The lavage tieatmea meted OUI to the alleired chief of an nti-Jtpamse cociely. Li:n Nprai Ivlenir, who was subjected to water treatment, buixi&g, han;rir.jT and beating and who died in the eel, was described in the War Crimen Couii yesterday before Lt-Col.
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    YEARS' WORST STORMS HIT S-E ENGLAND
    178 7 LONDON, July 4—The worst storm for many years swept over Southeast England during the night. For more than ten hours, it raged over the coast. Reports today tell of lightning flashes at the rate of fifty per minute, streets flooded four feet deep, a
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    50 Jews Released
    198 7 JERUSALEM. July 4.—British Armv headquarters disclosed today that many of the Jews arrested during the past week are now being released. The announcement said 50 oersons had been released from the Rafa prison camp in southern Palestine. Those set free were described as being mostly residents of
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    8 Tons Serum For China
    66 7 A.P. HONOLULU, July 4 A transport plane charactered by UNRRA arrived at Hickam Field with eight tons of serum, including sulpha drugs and anti-cholera vaccine, destined for Shanghai. The plane also carried 200 pounds of newspapers for atomic observers in Kwajalein. The cargo is believed
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    CLUBS FOR SWORDS
    37 7 TOKIO, July 4.— The metropolitan police have exchanged their traditional short swords for clubs on the recommendation of the Allied authorities. This measure perplexed the police on their first day carrying clubs in hand.
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    Payments To LDC And Volunteers
    524 7 "DEMOB" BILL PASSED Trie Volunteer Forces and Local Defence Corps Demobilisation Bill was passed without amendment at the Advisory Council meeting yesterday. The suggested legislation contained in the Bill passed does not purport to disband the Volunteer or L D.C., neith?r will it prejudice the
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    EGYPTIANS TAKE OVER
    103 7 CAIRO. July 4.—British militan authorities here today handed over to the Egyptian Army Cairo's 700 year-old citadel which has been ir. continuous British occupation since 1882 Detachments of the Highland Light Infantry and the Egyptian Arm&gt; took part in an impressive militar&gt; ceremony, while Maj .-Gen. Charles
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    URGES TRADE UNIONS IN SINGAPORE
    269 7 To regulate and improve the conditions for members; to promote labour and social legislation, to provide social benefits for members, and to promote the interests of Trade Unionism generally were the reasons why there should be trade unions in any country where there are employers
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    GROMYKO BACKS DOWN
    156 7 A.P. NEW YORK, July 4.—The United Nations atomic energy commission on Wednesday adopted unanimously a rule providing for a majority vote en all its decisions. The move came after the Russian delegate Andrei Gromyko, backed down from his previous insistence on a two-thirds majority. The commission then
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    5,000 QUISLINGS IN GAOL
    40 7 OSLO, July 4.—Although Norway has now released all her Quislings except those guilty of particularly serious crimes, such as treason, torture or aiding the German Gestapo, nearly 5.000 still remain in jail, it is disclosed today.
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    Kidnapped Officers Freed After Journey In Crate
    343 8 Reuter. JERUSALEM, July 4.—lt was officially stated tonight that all three British officers have been freed by the Irgun Zvai Leumi. Blindfolded and gagged they were brought in a crate on a lorry to the British Institute in Rothschild Avenue, one of the
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    RATIONING SCHEME APPROVED
    104 8 Reuter. LONDON, July 4 —The House oj Commons tonight in effect approved the Government's oread rationing scheme. Today's debate took place on a vote of money iuppi ed to the Ministry of Food and the only way the Opposition could express its disapproval of the Government measure
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    NO ILL-FEELING
    53 8 SHEFFIELD, 3.—The Chinese hav e no feeling against the Japanese, declared Dr. Francis Cho Mm Wei. Fresident of the Central China University, at n public meeting here lasr nigh* it is reported in today's Sheffield Telegraph. 'The people of China know the Japanese were m/'sled by the militarists,"
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    COURT CLASH OVER 1,115-PAGE DIARY
    201 8 Associated Press. Tokio. July 2—A 1.115-page diary that may reveal the inside story of 15 years of Japanese aggression provoked a spirited wrangle between the prosecution and defence counsel today at the trial of Japan's war-makers. The defence protested that the prosecution has made two
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    Pirate Queen Arrested
    141 8 Reuter. CANTON. July 4.—Tarn Kam-kiu. an attractive 37-year-old woman, alleged to be a pirate chief, wnost bands were th e terror in the Bias and Mirs Bay regions some 15 year ago, is reported to have been arrested by the Chinese authorities. This daring woman, with hei
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    Atom Test: More Damage Brought To Light
    130 8 A.P. ABOARD USS APPALACHIAN. July 4.—The story of devastation wrought on ships by the atomic bo:nt&gt; at Bikini Monday grew as observers took a closer look. Warships which seemed from distances only blackened and scarred were hard hit—even though the bomb was "near
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    IDENTICAL RESOLUTIONS
    41 8 WASHINGTON. July 3:— Identical resolutions seeking to prevent the United States Government recognising tha idependanee of (he kingdom of Trans■iordan until the future status of Palestine has been determined introduced in the Senate and the House of Representative yesterday,
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    TUC URGE BREAK WITH FRANCO
    103 8 Reuter. LONDON. July 3. -The general council of ihe Trade Union Congress today endorsed the recommendations made at a recent meeting in Moscow of the Executive Committee of World Federation of Trade Unions that each national trade union centre should urge its government to break
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    36 8 Reuter. BATAVIA, July 3.—It was announced today that several arresthave been made in Jogjakarta. Indo nesian nation list headquarters in tht interior of Java, after the kidnapping of Doctor Sutan Shahrir, Indonesian Premier, and other leaders.—Reuter.
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    Search For Hitler's Secretary
    230 8 AP. FRANKFURT. July 4.— U.S. Anintelligence agents last night comoe.'. the American occupation zone «&gt;; Germans for Adolf Hitler's d,-.i haired last secretary, who. it was revealed yesterday, disappeared r&lt; cently after being summoned t&lt;&gt; i.v Nuremberg war crimes tribuml. Thirty-one-year-old Gerda Ofcrtet'an. who said she
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    EDITOR DIES AT 88
    23 8 WASHINGTON. July 4 —Theodore W. Noyes. 88. editor of the Washington Star since 1908 has died of old age.
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    10 8 Sub-Lieut. G. B. Johnson left by G.Q.E.A. yesterday for Australia
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    Shanghai's Customs Chief Is A Briton
    346 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI, July 3.—Sweeping measures to restore normal working conditions in the Shanghai Customs —believed to be the greatest single contributor to the Chinese exchequer—following years of Japanese misrule are expected with the appointment of a Briton, Mr. E. A. Pritchard, as Customs Commissioner
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    Richest Food Area Now Starving
    350 8 Reuter. CHANGSHA, July 4.—One person in six in Hunan Province —before the war the richest food producing area in China —must be provided with food between now and the September harvest if widespread starvation is to be avoided. Oyer 180,000 tons of grain must be
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    Jewish Traitor To Die
    109 8 Reuter. SALONIKA. July 4, Vitali Hasten. Jewish traitor who was ■eid'tQ have helped the Germans in deporting 50,000 Salonika Jev.s to Belsen and Autchwitz concentration camps, was sentenced to death here today. Hasson, who was reputed to have buried immense riches extcrted from his Jewish victims,
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    DRIVE AGAINST PROFITEERS
    58 8 Mr. J. Hamer, Food and Trade Controller. Singapore, announced at a Press Conference this morning I hat during the month of June there were 938 cases of conviction for contravening trade control regulations, with fines amounting to $46,300. Out of 406 prosecutions, there were 310 convictions, 11
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    MONTY PREFERS IKE TO ANY OTHER
    63 8 Reuter. LONDON, July 4.—Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, at an Independence Day dinner tonight, referred to the Western Front army commanders as a "truly united team" iin spite of "much loose writing on this subject during the past months." He added: *T cannot imagine any
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    BANGK OK TO SEEK UNO ASSISTANCE
    383 8 FRENCH-SIAM TROUBLES Associated Press. BANGKOK, July s.—Si am in the near future will formally request the United Nations Organisation to settle the dispute between Siam and France over th* fate of Indo-China border areas ceded to Siam in 1941 Foreign Minister Nai Direck Chaiyanam
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    Mandate For Lombok
    64 8 Reuter. BATAVIA. July 4—A limited mandate for Lombok. one of a string of Islands, was agreed at a congress at Ampanan, Lombok. the Netherlands news agency reported today. Five hundred representatives of the native population groups attended the congress. A similar decision regarding Bali's status within the
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    Royal Regatta Opens
    124 8 Reuter. OXFORDSHIRE. July. 3. The Henley Royal Regatta opened today in glorious sunshine. Chief interest was in the heats of the Diamond Sculls in which all the six overseas scullers won to enter the quarterfinals. However, R. Burnell raised home hopes by recording the fastest time—eight minutes
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    Drank 18 Pints Of Beer Nightly
    131 8 LISKEARD, CORNWALL, July 4. Because "we ex-Servicemen must stick together, a vicar is. standing by his verger who stole £9 and who was said yesterday usually 18 pints of beer nightly. The vicar, Rev. John H. Parsons of Liskeard, served with the verger, Roy
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    Arrested After Talk With Premier
    68 8 Reuter. TEHERAN, July 4,—Ahmed AI Sepehr, Persian Minister of Trade and Industry, was arrested today by order of Qavam es Sultaneh, Persian Prime Minister. He had a private talk with Qavam last nigh. The charges against him have not been disclosed. Gen. Ali Razmara, head
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    Egypt Talks: No Grounds For Pessimism
    245 8 Reuter. CAIRO. July 3.—The Egyptian Pn mier. Ismail Sidky Pasha annou to-nieht that Lord Stansgate. X of the British delegation in tb Anglo-Egyntian Treaty revision tlUfc will leave London on Friday Col iiei andria where the negotiations will c resumed. In a statement to
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    ARMY IN CONTROL
    27 8 WASHINGTON. July 4 Navy Depart ment announ&lt; that the administrative conn of Ok'nawa has been transfer! from the Navy to the Army July ti
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