The Straits Times, 2 October 1945

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  • 16 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S UUDOC SKITSrArFR- ESTABLISHED 7845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOnER 2, 1915 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 549 1 SMALL ALLIED FORCES FACED BY FANATICS French Shelter In Hotels hrom Armed Bands LONDON, Sept. 30.— Active Japanese assistance to tne insurgent Aunamiies in indo-Chma has brought aboui a steady worsening in the situation and zu,000 civilians huddled in Saigon and about 3,UU0 j Allied
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  • 33 1 Sh prnori Togo, ex-Forcipn Mm; «trr of Japan, who v\as m the Tojo Olb net, was on Sunday put m an underground pri.son m Yokohama together w"th others held on war crimes charges-
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  • 68 1 BANGKOK, Sept. 30.—SeveniH.incse. ionnected with ,rs-of w.ir camps m and Siam, were on paraded before 60 alias, British, and Dutch !»W» tor identification. 'ivr were recognized photographed, and will t interrogated. Indian civilians m v>k wore trtken through c ranks of about 500 other ese to ;»t\empt
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  • 87 1 PEACE-TIME AID FOR CHINA WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.Harry Truman is sendpersonal representative, i (Fin A. Lcfke. Jr., to China lisa with Marshal Chiang Chinese officials the way j lien United States indusloiicnce can aid peacewonomie reconstruction and development of China. Houso announced: Mr. Locke wul give particular Lion to La"? immediate
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  • 57 1 ONDON, Se->t. 30.—Derail- day of an express train, ing from Perth, Scotland lon. causori the deaths of uted number of 24 and to 82 people. <• tender and six coaches als. 25 miles north of and the engine and coaches crashed down a cmbarLinent. is the most
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  • 37 1 MRO, Sept. 30.— Seventy including women and are missing, believed th° British ship Era- of .> 330 tons, which i and had to be abanr.iles northeast of Port n repatriating 562 ev'S.--Reuter.
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  • 45 1 Sept. 29. Michael Bofl it r»egate, to the m Congress, appealed :matio.. of the conof the "harmful upp^osement' and the I riarUt and semilrrus ii such coun- and Greece." d adoption of to wipe out the Fas- v of Fi aiice— Reuter.
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  • 105 1 LONDON, Sept. 30— Referring o the present situat:on in the Nethe-lands East Indies, the Netherlands Embassy in London today issued the following statement: "Soekarno and his followers in Java do not represent a spontaneous na ionalist movement but, on the eon-t-ary, are a Japanese Puppet Government
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  • 149 1 DUTCH TROOPS TO HELP IN AXIS OCCUPATION THE HAGUE, Sept. 29.— The Netherlands War Minister, broadcasting tonight, disclosed that 4,000 Dutch troops have already left for the N.E.I. Troops which were momentarily m Australia and would have been trained there could not go as Australia was no longer prepared to
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  • 212 1 WASHINGTON, Oct. I— United States' assistance to Britain and the sterling bloc is urged today by Director of War Mobilization and Conversion, Mr. John Snyder, m a quarterly report on the activities of his office. Mr. Snyder. who is President Harry Truman's righthsnd
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  • 249 1 PALESTINE CLIMAX NEAR 9-pt. Demand LONDON, Sept. 30.— Last-minute efforts are being made to avoid a tragic show-down m Palestine which might also spill over to ouier ivnudle j^ast countries. inuictnient ox cuauitions unaer wmch 60,001) Jewish displaced persons are Lying m British, American, and French zones m uermany and
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  • 152 1 British, Dutch, and Indian officers and men, interned by the Japanese on Ha nan island, have all bee* released and transferred to American care. The first cons gnment of U.N.RR.A. relief goods is be ng rushed to China, aboard merchan: vessels from Hirer cjoiui tries Austral a,
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  • 398 2 PURCHASES FROM BRAZIL AND EGYPT PRICE WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR SOMETIME j An explanation of the factors governing the rice situation in Malaya is given in an official release issued yesterday by the British Military Administration of Malaya. "Owing to the Japanese occupation of the
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  • 38 2 Committee members of the South Indian Chamber of Commerce held a meet np la*: Thursday. It was -e*>l\ed that the Chamber woi Id coop«.r<,te with the Coxernment m all matt*-*, an d contribute to the revival of tr.,
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  • 37 2 Major A. S. Roman, wellknown n Sincaf.,,,. Indian rirr|e« before the I- turned to Maliya with the annv o f >rr i' on. He ha* «n In.! l% Oylon. Burma and a: a base 11 <h. Andjmans.
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  • 62 2 Return Of Malayans From Overseas A registration centre, the Overseas Repatriation Bureau, has been set up at the first floor, Old Supreme Court building, where all Eurasians and Asiatics whose wives, families or other relatives were evacuated from Malaya to Australia and India, may make application for their return to
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  • 104 2 Revival Of Local Industries In an effort to revive local industries, the 'Irade and Industry Department of the British Military Administration, Malaya, is collecting information concerning the locations and operations of all factories established by the Japanese. Chief clerks, formerly working In these factories, have been asked to send their
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  • 118 2 Three Chin se have been detained by the Singapore Police in connection with a daring case of looting that occurred in a store in Cecil Street in the early hours of yesterday morning. The premises is being used as store for furniture, some of which is
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  • 26 2 Mr. I r.re«-son. managing d'rertor «>f tlif Snszai'ore Rubier Work*, nbo *»am an int'-nirmnt cumjt iifar 'I'.hti |,a, k »o Sirica Mr. Cmmm by the R.A.F.
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  • 99 2 M unicipal Rates Reduced Two-Thirds With effect from Oct. 1, monthly rates that have been reduced roughly to a third of pre-war charges, will be imposed on all water, gas and electricity services in Singapore. Similar reduced charges will also be made on all Municipal property, market stall-holders, day and
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  • 241 2 Hollanders on Singapore Island —several thousand ex-P.O.Ws. and others believe that Dr. Soekarno, leader of the party known as the Indonesian Nationalists, has been given much more prominence than he is worth m news from Java m the last few days. This view was voiced
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  • 75 2 In Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca every person, man, woman and h d, will receive a free issue of r'ce at the rate of four and a ha*f tahils per day, in accordance with a decision made by the B.M.A. This issue vhich will
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  • 404 2 Emergency Relief For Singapore 's Poor CASH PAYMENT TO BE MADE As a result of investigations into the gravity of destitution in Singapore, the British Military Administration has authorized Emergency Relief Committee to pay special relief grants with effect from yesterday. Under the new scheme, each man (head of a
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  • 63 2 There will be a demonstration and a competitive drill by members of the Singapore Fire Brigade at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Lieut. Gen. Sir Mil?s Dempsey, G.O.C.. Malaya, will be present The object of the demonstration and drill is to whip up efficiency and enthusiasm among the
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  • 404 2 Opium, Please! May I plead with the B.M.A. :on behalf of myself and the thousands of opium addicts now deprived of their daily supplies of opium. i Last month all the Japanese Government chandu retail shops i stopped supplies of opium to I licensed card holders and turned out
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