The Straits Times, 1 April 1946
1946-04-01
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Title Section18 1946-04-01 1 The Straits Times IS LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS18 words
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Article, Illustration181 1946-04-01 1 n Java Reached! *V Also For Talks •mittent meetings the Dutch Netherlands East Indies progress that Dr. HuberHand in a few days time tch &oui i Apr. 4 and will be accompanied British Special Envoy to Java, l he talks, and representatives of on. nt issued afterReuter - 181 words
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Article82 1946-04-01 1 French Viet Nam Negotiations PARIS, Mar. 30:— Admiral Thierry d'Arjenlieu, French I!i:h Commissioner m Indoriiina, has been appointed President of the French delegation to negotiate with the prt visional Viet Nam Governn«.;l tn AuiW.ni -w«*tler mn ajrrecmert sijned on Mar. 6. it was officially state! here todiy. Represen!ativs of theReuter - 82 words
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172 1946-04-01 1 LONDON, Mar. 31:— The private secretary to the Rajah cf Sarawak, Mr. G. W. Macßryan, replies m a letter to the Sunday Times to cri icisrrs of the forthcoming cession of Sarawak to t&ti 1/4OWO. He says the lat 1 Rajah set down 'm hisReuter - 172 words
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Article71 1946-04-01 1 NEW DELHI. Mir. Ll.— Four people. Inc'udlng thr." Bri i !i cervkia women, wove k.'lc 1 v.hcA :i Liherrtor m?.-lc v i j.,..,;,,., Cl Delhi v. Shortly r.fter the plane took off from I'.n.ui Air ot:u\m. Delhi, a fn'e bmka out m the luggage compartment71 words
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Article60 1946-04-01 1 CAIRO. Mar. 31.— The new British Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Ronald Campbeil, took th 2 first step toward" the beginning of the coming treaty revision negotiations between Britain and Egyn: by paying a formal vi.it to Egyptian Priir.e Minister Sidky Pasha i Sir Romld later said negotiation I60 words
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Article40 1946-04-01 1 COLOMBO, Ifer. 31— Deposits of I, rue mineral urrl m th> manufacture cf atomic explnlve, have been dlaeorarad m Ceylon, tiit world's largest known fount; of thoiium Is India. Ern?il is known ta nr.ve the _jj. lt40 words
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Article38 1946-04-01 1 10, Mar. 33— L'cut.-Oen ■'Kr, Wedemcyer. Conmarc'cr of :hc United Btttes For--s l.i rhinn. thh] a conferred no CeneranVlmo rh'.Tn? KM ihek fie cli^tin■nice mrdal on behalf of the UnUeJ suites Doveromeat. i>.:u; r.38 words
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Article158 1946-04-01 1 Bevin May Go To UNO WASHINGTON. MAR. 31 The British Forcitn Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, has cabled the United States Secretary of State. Mr. James Byrnes, that he will fly to New York but only if Mr. Byrnes advises him that a Security Council crisis is threatening UNO existence, it158 words
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66 1946-04-01 1 LONDON. Mar. 30— Rf turns for Britain's financial year which end.?d tonight show rising revenue and fallin? expenditure. The total ordinary revenue for the year was £3.284.450.253. a net Increase of £46 387,231 on last year. Expenditure at £5.474,7/9 702 xns £583,001,134 less than last66 words
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Article, Illustration40 1946-04-01 1 M. Viihnsky, V S.S.K "Mr Emcst Bevin, and >1" Edward Strtiinius at the I.N.«» Secutity Council meetin? »i Lcndon, .Much has hapnen'd since that meeting. Yesterday, Mr. Rrvin spoke at Bristol and rs'icd for a clearer understanding between nations.40 words
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Article130 1946-04-01 1 NEW D LHI. Mar. 31.— Ihe British Cabinet Mission which has come to India with wide powers to ncsotiate the country s independence began talks with Indian political leaders today fclr Starfrtrd i/iip^. Pi ot the Board o' Trade an J a niember of the Mission, mad(-Reuter - 130 words
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411 1946-04-01 1 TEHERAN. Mar. 31.— The leftist press here today demanded the recall of Dr. Hussein Ala. the Persian ambassador, from Washington end charged that he was "a puppet of world imperialisms." However, despie attacks m pr.'Roscian Tudchist newspapers it was believed here that he would411 words
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Article531 1946-04-01 1 BEVIN WANTS TO OUTLA W FORCE Agreement On Oil Resources BRISTOL. Mar 31 Mr. Ernest Bevin British Foreign Secretary, .spcakins here last night rcf creel to the ditlerrncs between naItaM and s:id: "Mf b?. they ore diilerences cf t?mperament, may br, dilTcrcnc- of approach. They may arise from fear t?cks531 words
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Article120 1946-04-01 1 ANKARA. Mar. SI: -Representatives cf th 2 Tuiki>h and Iraqi governments signed a joint security pict here t-day, fo'lowini lengthy nsgotiatlons. The pnrt *nclud?d t.vo agree-, ments and six pro'ocoLj providin? lor collaboration m mat'.ern arresting security, economy, culture and fcod control. It w?3 signed by the TurkishUP - 120 words
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Article73 1946-04-01 1 Averill Harriinan. is to be-j come the new U.S. Ambassador to, Britain, says Reuter from \Vash-| ington. He was m London during th; war as President Roosevelt's Special Representative to Britain. Harriman succeeds John G. Wlnant. who ha> been Ambasaarior since 1041 and who has73 words
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Advertisement46 1946-04-01 1 SINGAPORE MALACCA SEREMBAN KUALA UMPUI IPOH PENANG "LJTave pleasure m announcing to their many customers that they have resumed independent trading m Singapore and at Branches throughout MalayaTheir fully equipped modern workshops are ngaia s>.t your service. AUSTIN BEDFORD Large Shipments of &rd ippfy for permit46 words
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Advertisement5 1946-04-01 1 Ladies' Dressmakers Cents' Outfitters VISIT5 words
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752 1946-04-01 2 The Straits Times Singapore, Mon., April 1, 1946. The Change-over Today sees the official passing of the British Military Administration m Malaya. In Kuala Lumpur Sir Edward Gent will be sworn m as Governor of the nowly-fcrmed Malaya Union, and Brigadier McKerron will be installed as Officer Administering the Colony752 words
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Article389 1946-04-01 2 Slcwly The Straits Times is getting back to normal We closed down on Saturday, February 14. 1942, the day be- fore the fall ct Singapore. The s next issue appeared on Friday, September 7, 1945. Its produc- tion was due to the enthusiasm oi members ol the389 words
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Other Opinions
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Article127 1946-04-01 2 The impression made by Russia's conduct of her foreign pclicy is not that of a Machivellian power pursuing a calcua'ed course of aggrandisement but rather of a blundering and suspicious giant throwing its weight about and hurting iti self and everyone else. An l isolationist policy would127 words
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Article73 1946-04-01 2 No question arises of an aggressive alliance against Moscow. From first to last agjressirn bo'.h in word and act has been pursued by the other side, and shows no sign ot abateMceiit. By every means the Rusm.s strive to consolidate a sys'exn and to disB^ate all possible opposition.73 words
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Article636 1946-04-01 2 The Story of H B; An The Ji rMcJi ful work Japs, cons i bandits, t; porting lal undcrnour ing its sir.i An Ml m Malaya It Is not Qften that the army receives bouquets m peace-time but the recent tributes from London and Singapore to its636 words
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Man-in-the-Street
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Letter141 1946-04-01 2 Months before the fall ol Singapore m 1942 when manual labour was short H.Q., Malaya Command, through Capt. J. W. Prescott, recruited 160 Chinese labourers for work. They Vtn pa.d 45 cents a day and given British scale of rations, uniform, quarters, medical faciiitcs and many other141 words
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Letter67 1946-04-01 2 Mr. John Eber is bent on making his cry for more teachers heard. There is no denying the fact that more teachers are required. Special training centres should be established without delay. But surely our need is not enly more teachers but more technicians, engineers, doctors, I etc.67 words
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Letter72 1946-04-01 2 May I draw the attention of the authorities to the fact that pick- pockets abound m present day Singapore. The crowded troileyI buses are happy hunting grounds for these parasites. They also frequent booking offices of cinemas. There should be no place hi Malaya for this class of people72 words
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Letter144 1946-04-01 2 May i bo penal few words m de: Singapore police ag vnfair cr ticism it them m the last le I refer to the ge. U bttC cry raised by Singa about the continu peddle-cycles. "V police doing about ask*. Before he P« tion d.d he ask144 words
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Letter67 1946-04-01 2 Your editorial of 111 given the opp' people of Singapore operate m the restora i degree of happiness sperlty etr." To < the cler.cal class has part m this direction i and will continue to d' future, Is gute obvic one. The B.M.A. has do. best to reta.n67 words
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Letter34 1946-04-01 2 One reads m papers I linos ns "6in*aDore Rest Maintain Unreasonal Prices." But- no mentic been made with rega; cinemas. Is it too muc fcr a return to pre-waj rates?—H. Chan, Singai34 words
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Advertisement813 1946-04-01 2 V/ADDELL— DENYER. On 16 Mar. at all Saints Church, Talplng, Richard Waddell to Iris Mary Denyer. ITIJATIONS VACANT WANTED A Male or Lady Cashier. Apply 30 Calrnhlll Road LEGAL FIRM Require Rood case clerk and filing clerk and ilso typttfc Apply Box 641. S.T. WANTED IMMEDIATELY: Efficient stenographer, male or813 words
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Advertisement50 1946-04-01 2 AT COMPETITIVE PRICES and Covers a Guarantee. PHILIPS CAR RADIO $275 G.E.C. 7 valves R pram A.C. $875 R.C.A. 6 valves A.C./D.C. $275 G.E.C. 7 valves A.C./D.C. $375 PIIILCO 11 valves A.C. $395 PHILCO 6 valves Battery $295 G.E.C. 6 valves Battery $295 ELECTRIC GRAMOPHONE $250 We I'tulertakc Radio Repairs.50 words
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Advertisement9 1946-04-01 2 I 0 < Mi >■ p I I I i > < n9 words
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Article496 1946-04-01 3 WE TANGLE IN MURDER CASE i 30.— Sentence sH oa n ii accused at the I 1 (sir days' hearing i.v < fore Lt.-Col. J. i which Anthony ior during the JapaneSai \th m rder of Victor a, manager of d< ihp war. nd Isher Singh,496 words
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7 1946-04-01 3 Gaol And Fine For Overcharging On Bread7 words
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Article132 1946-04-01 3 ftan C rr: KUALA LIPIS. 29.—After s trial lasting lor *.wi> a young Chinese detective rm1 by the Japanese Kempcitai. Lim was sentenced to deatii by ing. a crowded court room, the <ole .•or of the family related tearfully while the five members of the132 words
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192 1946-04-01 3 Service people, who served with the BMA m Malaya but have had no previous Malayan experience, have been given the opportunity to apply for Colonial Office contrac's. A number of applications have already been forwarded to London, writes Edward Bishop In the Services newspaper192 words
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Article235 1946-04-01 3 Death Of Mr. F. H. Grum mitt M:\ r. H. Grummitt. who h.'.d i been chief accountant of the Supply Distributing Unit. Singapore, since 'he liberation, was fuund if ta his room at the S D U mess yesterday mornin?. It is state-1 he had teen m mciiiU ent health235 words
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168 1946-04-01 3 Straits Times Cor:: KUALA M'MPUR. Mar. 31.—Giving a cool and collected difplay of clever boxing and fighting. Tiger Aman won what was called the featherweight crown oi Malaya and earned the right to meet Jackie Peterson. Empire bantamweight champion, if the latter agrees to168 words
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Article289 1946-04-01 3 'APPALLING' SITUATION IN BURMA "The situation In Burma is simply appalling. Communications for civilians are practically non-existant, 80 per cent of Rangoon is destroyed—and Rangoon m comparison with other towns got oft lightly, restoration of law and order and the revival oi rice cultivation are some of the major problems289 words
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Article117 1946-04-01 3 Elder.;,- politkiar..s m Eurr.;a favour an independent Burma within the framework of the British Comrr.-.n-v.ea'.th. according to U Ba Tint. Depury Secretary of Comment and Supply ci the Government of Burma, who attended the recent Singapore food talks. U Ba Tint added that the younpei group,117 words
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Article196 1946-04-01 3 Straits Times Con: KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 31—The following are the handicap-, for the first day of the Selansor Spring Meeting on Apr tv Horses class 1.5 i fur: Deure 91 Lady Limarcli 95. iNfM 9.13. Cal.mint 87. Miser Chins 3. Wjrnvrtne 8.2. Uegemai:! MO196 words
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661 1946-04-01 3 UNO Dissension Affects Stock Markets Simultaneously with the an)unccment ot the termination day of military administration another which practically rces imports to private enterrise, with the possible exception f certain essential commodities 'hich may remain under Government import. The Singapore Municipality las issued estimates for the .ilr.e-month prriod April/Decemcer 194G661 words
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Advertisement22 1946-04-01 3 !>- t! if k i m: r tfc 1 'i tad Oi v. i oil au isoo: 1 i IMf. ,U c li22 words
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Advertisement595 1946-04-01 3 CEYLON FEDERATION OF MALAYA A General Meeting cf Ceylon Ped.ra'ion of Malaya will be *.eld at the Chinese Assembly Hall M 9 a.m. on Sunday 14th April 1946 Th's meeting is limited 'jo persons who have applied for Membership on authorised forms. AOENDA 1. Passing of the draft rules. 2595 words
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Advertisement228 1946-04-01 3 ff Setan (.lose laagMi Weekditys 2—52 5 i> ri. THOS. COOK SON, LIMITED. Resumes business on 1.4.4 G. at temporary offices RAFFLES HOTEL GENERAL TRVVEL FREIIHT business transacted FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPT. will be resumed at dale to be notified later. MALAY LANGUAGE A simple complete GRAMMAR with English Malay Malay228 words
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282 1946-04-01 4 JAPS ACCUSED OF HAVELOCK ISLAND TRAGEDY 700 Transported, Only 13 Survived Japanese attempts at counter-acting: food shortage m the Andamans m the middle of 1944, which ended m tragedy for all but 13 o.' more than 700 people, formed the subject matter of charges against nine Japs m the Singapore282 words
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Article93 1946-04-01 4 We'l-known former police officers have returned to Malaya after postiiiternment recuperation In England. They include the following who arrived by air. Me:sr3. J. H. Hlnrtmarsh. J. R. Cole, J. R. H. Burns J. Embiry, L. E. B3ker. P. J. Patton, L. G. Valpy. T. F. Brown, and93 words
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Article131 1946-04-01 4 Estate Conditions A report published on Kundong Rubber Estate, Ltd.. shows that of the total planted area of 1.032 acres only 10 acre-, (19il replanting) were lost Five acres of estate land are under fcodcrops. Of the 700 acres of older rubber about 6C0 acres131 words
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Article174 1946-04-01 4 A report on Allenby Rubber Co. Ltd.. published by their Secretaries, says that only 55 acres of the total planted area of 1.C84 acres were lost as a result of neglect during the Japanese recline. Foodcnps are being cultivated in the 30 Mm of coconut area.174 words
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363 1946-04-01 4 The pest-war s' atLtlc.il bulletin ic^ujd b- Th? Hagu? office of the International Tin Research and Development Counc i Bupu i s figure of production and crnsumption of tin during t'.e war years. As a number of sources arc still inacessible or have been363 words
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Article82 1946-04-01 4 Straits Times Corr. MALACCA. Mar. 30— Lt.-Comdr. T. F. Penney will perform duties of a Preriding Oißcer, District Court. Malacca, as from Apr. 2. P. C. Domini", a 27-year-old Eurtuian. appeared again m the District Court today before Major M. W. Finlcy-Anderson on a collaboration charge. The case82 words
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Article146 1946-04-01 4 Oxford 3- Length Boat Race Win LONDON, Mar. 30 from start to finish t t>e.bridge by three lent; Boat Re-e on the Tl.j toda^. The official time for v t from Putney to Mori. wu.- 19 mm. 54 sec. Oxford had the for 40 years. They w?re half-a-stone a man146 words
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Article55 1946-04-01 4 Caught by t™ policemi: of removing $39 from a pedestrian m Rochore Fi day. 21-vear-o'd Tan X; sentenced *o four monl Imprisonment by Major A 'ac i tfrr* Second Cou^t on T had a previous conviction a t lar offence m Decembi I v h?n h° was ;entrnced55 words
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Article48 1946-04-01 4 Tubercu'osis is still the of Mortality m SlnT^poret occurring out of 45 cay dur>nT lha v.-c < r 1 f cordir.s la r.n I Only one Imported cz smallnox and iifannl' reported. Cases of death f :»r^ increased from 12 last t durin? Urn v.tc'; ir.d-r ro^e-.48 words
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Article49 1946-04-01 4 Lice"res for impnrtiiiK i urn from the United Kinsdon. '■<• <rrant?d to importer'; withoi|< as to quantity. Importers a. v.arnod tint the MM of tl" will not irrn'v any puarai quantities ortlrred bein? a export from th» United Kn Imccrt and E-'oort Offirc I plications for liccn49 words
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Article593 1946-04-01 4 LONDON, Mar 30— Irha Regional League: Belfast Celtic 3, Linfleld 0; D rry City 1, Dislillsry 0; Pientoran 5. Clifton Ville 0. S-ottish League Cup Division A: Celtic 1. Third Lanark 1: Fa Ik irk 2. H?milton Academicals 1; Hbornian 4, Kilmarnoc't 0. Morton 1.Reuter - 593 words
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Advertisement481 1946-04-01 4 NOTICE. It is notified for public Information that as soon as the Civil Governors have assumH office, the Chief Civil Affairs Officers Hjad-quarters at Ku i i Lumpur and the Chief Civil i I Affairs Officer's Rear Beteion at Sin- i gapore will cease to exist. 2. All communications concerning481 words
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Advertisement81 1946-04-01 4 NEW ARRIVALS:1. Latest Ameriran Nu-nount Kul-Vue Rimless Glissts! The wide vlrion, feather weight smartest looking Eyewear. But once you got use to this, you night nnd no other specs, comforiablc. 2. Traditionally popular CROOKES 1 B 2 SUN SPECS! These perfectly ground polished Lenses are entirely different from ordinary headtiehe81 words
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Page 4 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous225 1946-04-01 4 SINGAPORE RADIO RED NETWORK from I M I 2pm itnd 6 3ft to 1 1 *p i nn H mf!r« from noon I* t p m i met/see in fil metre band 7 45 lo 9.30 p m on 4 '.if r 61 metre band Chinese noon to 1 19225 words
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