Morning Tribune, 21 May 1946

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  • 16 1 n«-w Series, \<>i 1 n«i. i;; i'ric«- iv Cci MORNING TRIBUNE SINGAPORE, Tli:Sl).\Y, MAY 21, 1946.
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  • 327 1 MOSCOW, May 20.— The Soviet press today made no mention of Tabriz radio reports of fighting between Azerbaijan forces and troops of the Iranian Central Government. h Meanwhile, a Tflieran report stairs thai Tabrll Radio, amj)lifying its eariicr snnouncetnent of the Persian attack on Azerbaijani
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  • 100 1 'GOD HELP FOOD SPECULATORS' K. C. WU 4t SHANGHAI, May 20.— -fc I X C. Wu, taking office as V Mayor of Shanghai Mon- V (lav told pressmen that b e was calling an emergency i i aonferencr of tnunic'pal i^fflra's and o her* to lav i -plans for combatdng
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  • 216 1 COLOMBO. May 20. Indians throughout Coyion win observe a one-day hartal (complete stopT f v/nrV> on .Tun* 4 4as a protest asainst the pcomnl?atlon of tho now constitution and against tho rreent Ccvlon Government order that 400 Indian Jabourors on Knavosmirr Estate, Undii£oda shall quit their
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  • 151 1 NEW DELHI. May 20.— The Cone:ross Party Workinß Committoe adjourned until tomorrow .after two hours' meeting today to discuss the i proposals of tho British Cabinet Mis- sion for a settlement of India's constitutional problems. It is understood that the Committee were unable to reaih a final
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  • 74 1 Yoshida To Form Coalition Govt. TOKYO. May 20— The PremierDettgnate Bhigeru Yoshida will form a Conferva tive coalition government The n»\vs caiiio after more thai. 1."0,OO0 persons had milled nrou^d Emperor Hirohito's palace m an onlorly demonstration for more foOfl and a democratic front regime. There was no immediate response
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  • 493 1 SZEPINGKAI FALLS TO NATIONALISTS "way to chart gcHtin ape ft NANKING, May 20. Szepingkai, Chinese communist stronghold barring the advance of Generalissimo Chiang-Kai-shek's forces towards Chungxhnn, 70 miles north-eastward, fell to the National Govern- merit's first army today, after finishing a 32-day battle, government dispatches reported. From his headquarters m
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  • 94 1 ADELAIDE, May 20.— Professor Kerr Grant, Professor of Physics at the University of Ade laide, said today he bebelievcd that the atom bomb could be quickly developed to the stage at which' it could be distributed by means other than dropping it from an aeroplane, for
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  • 85 1 HASTINGS. May 20. If America, Russia and Great Britain fail to succour the starving millions of India and Germany, We are again •owing the seeds of a future war, declared Alderman Pircy Morris, Member of Parliament for West Swansea, m his presidential address to the Railway Clerks
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  • 49 1 OUETTA. Baluchistan, May 20— Prisoners at Quetta Central Jnil "took over' the ja j for th?ee hours last night m support of their cla m for increased food rations. The s-tuation was brought under control when guards fired on the prisoners, causing several casualties.- Reuter
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  • 353 1 British Govt. Note To J ews, Arabs JERUSALEM, May 19.— Representatives of the Arab Hiffjier Committee and the Jewish Agency are to attend at Government House here tomorrow to receive a note from His Majesty's Government. It is reliably learned that the subject of the Government note will be a
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  • 182 2 Pleading puilty to summons charge of permitting: prostitutes to assemble m the premises of the Carlton Nipht Club, Cavanagh Road. Kee Yew Hock. the manager, was fined $50, m default, three weeks' r.i by Mr. L. C. Ooh, m the second police court, yesterday According to
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  • 1515 2 'Deat h Railway' Trial Opens Sufferings Of Victims Told The woes, hardships and the untold miseries underwent by hundreds of Allied PoWs at the hands of the Japanese m the task of constructing the SiamBurma railway m 1943 were described at the Sixth War Crimes Court yesterday before Lt.-Col. G.
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  • 123 2 Tan Than Kin (82), who brought with him on board a iteimer irorphino ami Indian Hemp from Si.im and was caught with the drill's m his possession l»y Revenue •Officers fit Pasar Aynm Reclatnatiftn. w.tfined n total of Sl,. r >oo, m default. three yours and
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  • 109 2 Extortioner's Letter Carried A Bullet (Tribune Correspondent IPOH.— Remarking that Ip >n has been scourged by gangs ol people robbing and attempting to extort money for the past lew months, and that he considered extortion as one of the most cowardly and base of all crimes. Lt. -Col. J. G.
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  • 112 2 A Khok woman was robbod of $2 000 m daylight on May 11 when three Hokkiens, two of whom were armed with pistols, entered a house m Loronp 14 Geylanp at noon. An unsuccessful attempt at arm.d robbery was mado at Bajerai Lane nt 2 a.m.
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  • 102 2 Staff Reporter Well-known CMll*M m the p»tei tainment, Mr. Run Run Shaw Itft Singapore by air yesterday for a throe-month tour of Australia. th« United State-. England and tho <t< tinent t(» make r study of tho 01m Industry and pobllC entertainments Mr. Shaw
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  • 108 2 Two Claim Trial To Firearms Charge Two Mohamedans, Anuar b H;il>ib and Osman b Safhi, claimed trial m the Fourth Court yesterday wh«n they wore charged on two counts m l)cinj: m possession of flMirms am! ammunition It WM alleged that at 12. 50 ft.M 01 May l.i m the
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  • 108 2 Lor Kirn ''h**o, who admitted \\vo chnrpos of movinc 43 plcull of fi«O without a permit and \vronrTul poft?r«';ion of thr ri^e, which la ?<*'• trolled eonynodity, vu fined SI.OoG, m default two months' r.I. ueharfre by Mr. Tan Thoon Lip, :n pond district court, je»t< i
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  • 436 3 BERLIN, (Air Mail)— The plan for years Occupation of Germany put forward by Mr. James Byrnes, the United States Secretary of State, has been well received by almost all circles m Germany. A typical comment from the British s<de came from an olliclal spokesman
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  • 276 3 Itay Prepares For Polling (By Cecil Spriggr, Router's Correspondent) ROME, May ly.— With the Paris peace discussions shelved and the Italian monarchy's interim position provisionally regularised the ring has now been cleared for the Italian election campaign, which as Jtyie 2 ("polling day) draws near, becomes ciaily more intense. Monarchist
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  • 311 3 ISATAVIA, May 19.— After his meeting with Dr. llnbertus van Mook, Lieut. -Guv. Gen. of the Netherlands Fast Indies, at which the situation m Sumatra •was discussed. Dr. Sutan Shahrir, Premier of the Indmetften Kepnhlican "Government," is expected to leave Tor the interior as
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  • 194 3 On instructions tro'm the Central Indian Relief Committee m Malaya, Kuala Lnmpur, constituted by Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, the following; relief bodies that have "hitherto been functioning m >Sinfrapore have been amalgamated: 1. The INA lI L Itolief Committee. 2. The India i Association Relief Committee. B. The
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  • 37 3 BERLIN. May 19— Adopting an American proposal the Allied Control Authorities co-ordinating committee here have appointed a fourpower disarmament commission to visit e*ch of the four German occupation zones to Investigate disarmament progress m these areas.— A.P.
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  • 34 3 MOSCOW, May 17 —Moscow Radio .said this afternoon that a referendum on the final Polish consttution would be held on June 30 and that the final results would be out the next day. Reuter
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  • 253 3 Qa vam Wa rns Reactionaries TEHERAN, May 19—Jafar Pishcvari, "Prime Minister" of Azerbaijan, Persia, has replied unfavourably to the United States Consul Generals request for pcrmiss on for iftoo United States representatives to travel m ?he province to make a report, Tabriz Rad o reported today. According to the radio.
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  • 367 3 NEW YORK, May 19.— With the threatened nationwide strike of 250,000 railway workers timed to start on Thursday and the strike of 40t),000 coal miners to be renewed on Saturday, the United States to-day has a respite from what the New York Times calls
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  • 324 3 For half an hour last Saturday nftcrnoon a poignant drama m three acts was unfolded before the eyes of an excited crowd at Kallang Bridge, Gcylang. Act. I—At1 At 1.30 p.m. a Chinese boy ran up and down the bridge Mi a frenzy shouting that a woman
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  • 102 3 H.K. Drive Against VD HONG KONG, May 20.--j Colony authorities have announced a determined campaign against venereal diseases which a government spokesman said has become "one of the colony's biggest social problems." The government announced I the establishment of four free clinics for women and four for men. In an
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  • 303 3 PARIS, May 20.— Mr. Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Secretary, has demanded the internationalization of industries m Eastern Germany, m the heart of the Soviet occupation zone, writes Joseph Dynan, Associated Press correspondent. This was an indication m accounts available on Sunday of the Bier
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  • 334 4 The Morning Tribune TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1946. The Lash The crime situation is abnormal. The authorities are attempting to deal with the situation by the normal methods. Result crime flourishes. Perhaps there has been a slight improvement since the civil administration returned to Malaya, but it is only slight. The
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  • 2332 4 Returned Singaporean Reviews Local Post- War Conditions Returning to Malaya after an absence of four years, I notice a number of things wrong whlcn I feel sure could have been remedied since September, 1945, granted a little knowledge, forethought, simple planning and equally simple legislation. Sanitation is worse than I
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  • 555 5 Civil War In Per sia: Clashes Reported At Three Points Iranian Forces Attack Azerbaijan TEHERAN, MAY 19.— PERSIAN ARMED FORCES fIAVE ATTACKED AZERBAIJAN FROM A POINT NEAR KURDISTAN, TABRIZ RADIO ANNOUNCED TO-NIGHT. A Military Government has been formed m Tabriz, the Radio added, and anyone on the streets after 11
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  • 226 5 Congress Still Undecided NEW DELHI, May 19.— With the Congress Party's final answer to the British Cabinet Mission's proposals for India's future still undecided. Mahatma Gandhi tonight reported to the Party's Working Committee on his two-hour talk earlier m the day with Lord Pethick-Lawrenoe, Secretary of State for India, and
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  • 117 5 UNO Commission For Persia NEW YORK, May 20.— j There was speculation last niyht that the Uvi'ed I Nations Security Council miffht send a cammis9ion to Iran to make its own i invesHqation of the HtU-\ y at ion there, as the Irani n t problem appeared hen6*&\ i for
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  • 231 5 NF.W YORK. May 10. Russia's role m the controversy over the admission of more Jews into Palestine is worrying British itfiil American diplomats, informed diplomatic obser vors sairl on Saturday*, writes Taylor H«nry, Associated Press correspondent. The nioct recent Soviet bid for influence among the Arabs
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  • 43 5 Plenty of room for saucepans, boilers and frying pans m this type of electric cooker and the housewife connot forget to turn off the current because each element is fitted with, an indicator which shows a red light when switched on.
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  • 343 5 reduction and m their present predicament they tend to lay the blame on Great Britain." There were prospects of a successful method being developed foi canning the juice of Egyptian oranges- Grapefruit and dates could be exported while new potatoes could be put on
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  • 116 5 OVIEDO. Spate, May 20.— Generaliss mo FrandLsco Frano, speaking for 40 minu^s m t<he central square of this mining provincial capital, which was formerly a Socialis-t-Commun/h stronghold, said Soviet Russia after closing churches now i reopening them m an "imperialistic attempt) 'o dominate th world."
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  • 281 5 WASHINGTON, May 19.— Grain exporting nations affiliated with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (F.A.0.) will be called on to make the 1947 harvest "the biggest m history," Sir John Boyd-Orr, the Organisation's DirectorGeneral, disclosed m a press statement to-day. He stressed that the 18 membeis
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  • 98 5 Serious Situation Arisen In Ceylon —Nehru NEW DELHI. May 19.—Jawaharla! Nehru today warned the Ceylon Government not to precipitate a crisis by its contemplated action against Indians resident m Ceylon. Nehru said that a serious situation r.ad arisen. He appealed to the Government to defer action m order to allow
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  • 294 6 TOKTO, May 19. Japanese ruling classees olintfintf desperately to power are meeting surprising opposition from more vocal elements of a public winch is becoming more alert to political questions, writes Russell Brines, Associated Press correspondent. 'i h unei peel '■<! climax of '•lection
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    • 20 6 WELLINGTON, May 20World War II cost the New Zealand Army 29,769 casualties, a defense department spokes, man disclosed recently.— A.P.
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  • 1551 7 (By A Tribune Stall Reporter) For Malaya last week's food news has not made bright reading. The reduction m the rice ration speaks for itself. Yet this reduction, inevitable as the Sunday Tribune explained on May 12, is not as drastic as
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  • 118 7 PARIS, May 19— Two outsiders won the French Prie Poule Dussai des Poulic equivalent to the English 1 000 and 2,000 Guineas, over 1,600 metres, which is about a irflle, at Longchamps this afternoon. Alexandre lileux's Real Teturned 665 f rances for 10 franc tfrin^iiig ticket m
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  • 271 7 (From Our Own Reporter) Seremban, Sunday. Finishing dead level at the end of the first Innings the cricket match*J)et ween Singapore and Negri I'Sembilan ended m a thrilling draw, time robbing I Singapore of victory. Aftor Negri had taken two and tliiee-quaru-r hours to
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  • 114 7 Following close on the heels of the first meeting of the Table Tennis Association, a sparkling exhibition 1 of table tennis was given at the Great World on Sunday night. A large crowd watched the leading players m Singapore take part !n this exhibition. Some of better
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  • 546 8 Witness Collapses In Court Recounting Events In Outram Road Jail The sudden collapse of a witness m ihe witnessbox while under cross-examination caused a ripple of excitement and a hum of comment to run through a crowded court-room yesterday. The incident occurred during the preliminary inquiry into a tentative charge
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  • 403 8 Lord Derby's Only Hope Now Gulf Stream LONDON, May 19.— Following 'the disappointment of ilet 1 Street m the Newmarket Stakes run over one and a quar*t r miles on the famous heath during the week, it appears obvious that if Lord Derby is to win t,he Derby ne»* month
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  • 50 8 LEICESTER. May 20. The latest scores tag the matrh between Leicestershire and the Indians read: Merchant not out, 111: Hazaiv b Jackson, 27; Amarnath b Jackson, 16; Nayudu c Howard b Prent re. 6; Hafeez not out. 13. Extras 12. Total (for 4) 197. Reuter
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  • 115 8 (Tribune Correspondent^ IPOH. That., m the nrar future. Chinese Consulates for I poh an<i Malacca will be established was made known by Dr. Wu Paak Shire:. Cfclnese Consul General for Malaya during 1 his recent tour of Perak. Dr. Wu emphasised the ned for such
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  • 109 8 LONDON, May 20.— The hipswaying love danc»s of BaH and ceremonial dances wrnYh, until tow. have been performed only m the courts of Javanese sultans, were brought to London on Sunday by 15 Indonesian performers. The dancers, three girls a doz?n men, plan a twomonths' tour
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  • 37 8 ROME. Miy 20.— The plaguy of locust s on the island of Sarir>ia has spread to th»- Italian miin^ind with reports of infestations received on May 19 f'om Rome province. Foggia, c iil-rnO. T;irantO. A.P.
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  • 65 8 Re-Entering The Ring SEATTLE. May 19 All Ho t k of Sea'^le, twice the wo-ld' middleweight box ng chamri n fi«ht < aro<r h< halted to ent^r tho nrmy. his manager Eddie Mariano announced. Reducing his weight at present is Hostak's bWccst p'-oblfnfi He weighed 180 wh^n released from rhe
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  • 61 8 A Siamese. Seng Choo, was fined $500 m the Third Poli.»* Court yes terday when he pleaded puilty to Importing lannibis sativa Indian Hemp) Revenue Officers made the find m a tonpkancr at 11.. 'J0 a.m. on May 11 soon after it had arrived from Bangkok. It was
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  • 28 8 RIO DE JANEIRO, May 20.— The Brazilian Government on Sdnday took over the L«-opolina milway. a Bntish-owned :m--rortnnt suburban line, which ha* be<n idle through a strike. A.P.
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  • 198 8 Easy Win For Colonials Dismissing the hq Australia] War Gray. i rickel team fur 74, th Colonials ran out winners by eight Wlcketl m a |Ame played at Cliamo on Sunday. J. H. de Souza made l>o for the Colonials. The following were the scores:HQ AUSTRALIAN WAR GRAVES Fiber c.
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  • 146 8 45 Tommies Injured In Alexandria ALEXANDRIA, May 19 Riots broke out here late this evening following an accident m which a British lorry was involved. Three Egyptians were injured m the accident. The dim ix of the riot c.ime when ex* .t'd <rowds attacked two British welfare clubs. They also
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  • 60 8 WRESTING CHALLENGE ACCEPTED Stan Garsidc has answered Indian ivrcstlcr Dara S^ngh's challenge. In a letter to thr Tribune sports editor, he writes: "With refcrenee to the publica* tion made by Dara Singh m a recent issue, I hereby wish to state that I accept his challenge for a 10 rounds
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  • 240 8 GOV.-GEN. ARRIVES TODAY yhe Rt. Hon. Malcolm Mac Donald, Governor-Ge-neral designate of the Malayan ITnion and Singapore will arrive at Changi airfield at 5.15 this evening and will be met by high oilicials of the Singapore administration and military representatives. He will be installed Govwnor-rie-mral at a ceremony to be
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  • 61 8 Kramer Schroeder HAN DIEOO, May 20. -Jack Kraiinr and Te4 Bchroeder play«-d up to ineir top-scfd«d form to rapture the Pacific Coast Men's doubles fcennli championship defeating Frankc Parkci and Bob Pftlkentefg, <i-:'j, 3-6, 4-G. G-3, 7-5. Bchroeder ;tnd Parker wlio arc oa Ibe United Btatei Davli Cup tewn will
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  • 270 8 "Bought Revolver For Self -Protection, Jailed Francis Graham Thomson (21), manager of the Coastal Transport Company, described as an exthird officer of a ship, who was arrested m his oflice at the Arcade on Friday with a .38 revolver m his possession, told District Judge Paul Storr that he bought
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