The Straits Times, 9 November 1945

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  • 19 1 The Straits Times MALAYA 1 LEAUING SEWSPAPER-ESTAB USHED 1845 I SINGAPORE, FRIDA V, NOVEMBER 9, 1945 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 200 1 DENOUNCES CALL FOR SPLIT The Prime Minister of Eire, Mr. Eamon de ura. addressing the annual party convention Fianna Fail (Government Party) m Dublin, ide no bond about the fact that he valued i which he accepts as keeping Eire m
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  • 109 1 WACO. TEXAS, Nov. 7.— At; tcking Britain as a usurper of reedom, for which this L!., dy war was fought. Mrs. Laicshmi Pandit told an audience here: "India's revolution will be a world revolution" and added: "You fou?ht this war for freedom, which Is now being
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  • 208 1 BRITAIN GETS AIR RECORD Heine Bay (Kent) Nov. 8. Skimming over the rough, green-looking wintry seas at a height of two hundred feet at top speeds of over 600 miles an hour m sleek jet propelled Gloster Meteors two British piiots have captured the world's air .-■peed record for Great
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  • 92 1 Deadlock Is Broken In Loan Talks :lINGTON. Nov. 7.— ree weeks' deadlock m negotiations for an an loan to Britain has token, it was learned •.lively here today. secrecy surrounds 'ructions of Lord and the British Amr. Lord Halifax, carit late last night. they conferred with the vain British proposal
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  • 51 1 •n, Nov. 7: Five Gerva\ officers, known to ('n concerned m sevent shooting incidents have been cao•he result of the ess of a Eurasian wovho had been shielding the Daily HeraM dent, cabling from •oman was iound y drunk m the street. id when questionB patrol
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  • 31 1 No* ">'■ Mrrde, Deputy Prime and Minister «»f War. that the former radio announcer. Cousens, had Md would reAustralia to lace a rial the Australian military authorities had adcast adio while dded.
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  • 62 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. B.— lt is announced that the British Prime Minister, Mr. C K. Attlee, and the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, uill arrive m Washington on Saturday and that their discussions with President Truman om the future of the atomic bomb will begin
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  • 92 1 Batavia Nov. 8. -At Bandoeng, it appears, extremist Indonesian elements arc lathering on a fairly large scale Thr town is reported to be the headquarters of six Indonesian divisions. At Magelang local inhabit- ants are reported to be grow j me uneasy as armed Indonesians gather from OU
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  • 629 1 An appeal to the great powers to u put thoir cards on the table face upwards," was made by Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, speaking m the foreign affairs debate m the House of Commons. Mr. Bevin, who devoted much of his speech to
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  • 581 2 The Straits Times S'pore Friday, Nov. 9, 1945. The Almighty Dollar (I) r- reference has bern mid In this column ard 01.-. here 10 unforeseen s ctors which arc retarding the work of rehabilitation In Malaya and other liberated countries. One of the most powerful of those factor.-: L* the
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  • 1181 2 This article was written by j a Chinese business man who has had many years experience of Malayan economics. The views expressed here are, of course, his own but they reflect to a lart« measure the feelincs and reaction* of the majority of the Asiatic business men of
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    • 125 2 The B.M.A.'s announcement I that the price of rice his been fixed at eight n nts a kati rime like an answer to a prayer. It is I timely and is aimed at reducing tho present high cost of living. The task of rehabilitating this country is an
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    • 250 2 You could not hive chosen a mere opportune ir"input for your article on "A Si. k World", whi*'.i should drive homo som" frets to the malcontents of this count:y. \il»o apparently refu ye to understand that v.-ar has always meant miseries and hardships for the countries involved
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    • 79 2 Drains m town have become bedl for the breeding of mosquitoes and flies. The coolies doIng the work of the removal of rutbi-h heaps are very negligent In their duties. When they are asked to clear some offensive rubbish outside one's house, some coffcemoney by way of Inducement
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    • 74 2 Pay Some of the members of the 68V7 who are now In civilian or other employment are bring pai.l less than the amount of tlv!r j "Army Pay" (which includes the ration allowance). The news that only members of the SSVF wh) are not now m Chilian empkn--n.ent
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    • 82 2 The layman is completely m the dark as to the uses and application of D.D.T. Would it not be possible for experts to publish pamphlets so that the public may understand how to spray DDT. m houses, and its ofl«.-i.t on nivjsquitoe.s. etc.?—V.CJ. The price of matches
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  • 434 2 Singapore Diary J I found the Union Jack flying from a simp; fa:'. stafl on the summit of Butt Batok which was until re. cently crowned by the Japanese victory memorial. heap of broken rubble and torn splinters marks the spot where the wooden obelisk on a stone plinth once
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  • 407 3 MFORM SCALE SUGGESTED eswntatijNU have been made by employees ff Hr.iish Military Administration m Singapore prapet quarters for a revision of the salary as to achieve uniformity m the rates of pay Uh ally-employed men, the Straits Tines underfctand-. val men emu tho
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  • 93 3 COLOMBO, Nov. 7— Mr. C. H. Collins, Ceylon's Chief Secretary, told the State Council today that not a single Ceylonese was now held m custody m Malaya. He added, however, that this did not mean that Ceylonese would not be tried later, says Router. The Ceylon
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  • 311 3 S.S.V.F. SERGEANT-MAJOR DISCHARGED Saying that he was completely satisfied that Lee's action m pointing out a Chinese volunteer named Julian Lim to Japanese army officers on February 21, 1942, was clone with the intention of helping Lim and the Chinese volunteers generally and not
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  • 108 3 Arrangements have be«'a made by RAP. W.I. for the accommodation and car* of over 5.200 Sourabayu evacuees m Sin^apor. Already 3,772. including 42-J men, have arrived. A RAP. W.I. official told the Straits Times yesterday that among the men were I's Swiss. French, Swedish and Danish nationals.
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  • 33 3 The Arab community m Slnpapon will hold an At Hcme on Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. at the Arab Club piemises m Serangoon Road to celebrate the return of the BrttL-h tc Malaya.
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    • 303 3 h officer wishes to pur- postage stamps of Ma- y from Banklner and :a! houses. Exchanges vmed with keen collecppty to Box No. 16 —ST. Chlnm Cccks or stewards i pitnoMiy ser\t 1 «t& I Nav> In shi/s or shjre i.nd rvho wish to '.Kintr similar conto those before the
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    • 149 3 THE SINGAPORE TRACTION COMPANY, LIMITED. Incorporated m the United Kingdom) The followine Omnibus Chassis with or without bodies belontfin? to this Company, have been removed from the Company's premises during the Japanese occupation:— Make-Ford, T^ne 118 WF.:- Make-Ford Type 114 T.F.:_ 2C v F I*«W F ***** F 015 F
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    • 301 3 NOTICE. Tenders are Invited for the rerrtovrl of n'^htro'l r-cm 9 areas vuthin the Municipal Limits. Applications for tender form*:. conditions of contract, etc. should be addressed to the O.C. Towa Cleansing Dept., Municipal Office.s. Singapore to reach tliM offc? not later than 19th Nov. VMS. LODGE AILSA NO. 1172
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  • 166 4 China Civil War Stories Are "Exaggerated" U.S. MARINES MOVING FROM DANGER SPOTS Washington, Nov. 3. Reports concerning civil war m China are exaggerated, said Mr. James F. Byrnes, U.S. Secretary of State, today. He announced that plans are under way to withdraw U.S. Marines from the area of Hostilities m
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  • 19 4 Mere British troops have arrived at Haifa to reinforce the estimated total of 50.000 British troops now m Palestne
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  • 253 4 Liinadu bai decided to '-et jp a post-wnr orpanisat/.on !or atomic research with the Vntiona) Research Council Laho»-atortes at the University if Montreal I'he Australian Navy authorities announce thr»t the crvette Ballarat wns dama?- d br a mapnetie mine when i nterinp Amoy harbour on Tuesday The
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  • 120 4 LONDON. Nov. 7.— William j Joyce, ("Lord Haw-Haw") ex- j Fascist and ardent broad- j caster of German propaganda to Britain during the war today lost his apneal against j the sentence of death passed > by the British court for high treason. Joyce's fate
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