The Straits Times, 1 May 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    U.S. PLAN FOR DISARMING GERMANY AND JAPAN
    629 1 Draft Treaties Submitted To "Big Four" Foreign Ministers PAHIS, Apr. 30.— Mr. James F. B yrnes, United States Secretary of State, revealed hr re last night that draft treati es to ensure that Germany and Japan were kept permanently disarmed had be en
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    No Jap Cabinet Formed Yet
    88 1 No Jap Cabinet Formed Yet TOKIO, Apr. 30.— Negotiations continue today, but so did the deadlock, in the right wing I iberal Party's attempt to form a coalition cabinet. Leftist Social Democrats are to meet today to give the I iberals the "final decision"' on the Liberal's persistent efforts to
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    Attlee's Visit To Australia
    70 1 LONDON Apr. 30 —When the British Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, visits Australia, his talks there will be bound up villi decentralisation of war industries from Britain to the Dominion. Mr. Attlee hopes to be able to leave for Australia at the end of July, shoulJ th>-
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    China Truce Talks Fail
    223 1 CHUNGKING, Apr. 30 -Negotiations for a GovernmentCommunist truce m Manchuria leporteWy were m indefinite stalemate today as the chief consultants began moving to the new capital at Nanking and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-sh?k l ejected a peace proposal which vould have given his Communist ndversaries nine-tenths of
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    Russian-Made Arms Found At Milan
    32 1 MILAN, Apr. 30.—The police today announced the discovery of an arsenal of Russian-made arms and ammunition with two radio transmitters and receivers, on the outskirts or Milan.—U.P.
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    Burma Elections
    19 1 LC triads lor corapiling and printing the electoral rolls for the next general elections m Burma.— Reuter.
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    Plot To Kill Mac Arthur
    202 1 TOKIO, April 30.— A1l military police and ur*U2d guards went on an all-out ale t tonight following the announcement of a reported attempt to aasfcstinate Gen. MacArthur in connection with the huge May Day celebration, In which it is estimated persons will take part. There
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    New Indonesia Proposals
    65 1 BATAVIA, Apr. 30:— New Dutsn proposals for a constitutional settlement in Indonesia were announced today by the Indonesian "Minister of Justice," Dr. Soewandi, who led the Indonesian delegation which has Just returned here from Holland. Dr. Soewandi reported that the new proposals would be brought by Dr.
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    Russians' Farewell To Tabriz
    142 1 Russians Farewell To Tabriz TEHERAN, Apr. 29 —Red Army troops today, "formally left" the capital of Azerbaijan, Tabriz radio announced tonight. Gen. Glinsky, the Commanding Officer, said in a farewell message: "After four years we are leaving your country. In these jcars we have been good friends "We came to
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    Death Penalty For Research
    93 1 BERLIN, Apr. 30.— The Allied Control Council today approved a new law banning German scientific research in any military field, and prescribed the death penalty for any serious violation. The decree applied to nuclear physics, and atomic experimentation was forbidden specifically. The law also prohibited research
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    Eisenhower Arrives In Honolulu
    203 1 HONOLULU, Apr. 29.— Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived at Hickam Field today on his tour of American bases. Gen. Elsenhower praised Gen. Mac Arthur's handling of the occupation of Japan, declaring "Mac Arthur has done a magnificent Job under difficult conditions." He disclosed that the U.S. Army
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    THE "V.C." DAM WORKS AGAIN
    53 1 THE "V.C." DAM WORKS AGAIN The Mohne Dam, m the Arnsberg district of the Ruhr, where fling-f mdr Guy Gibson won the Victoria Cross, leading a small iorre of RAF bombers which bl-w up the dam, is now m working: order again. Picture shows the dam with water pouring through
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    Malay Sultans' Conference
    130 1 Malay Sultans' Conference The Malay Sultans are holding a conference in KuaTa Lumpur to decide whether or not to acceDan invitation by the Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent, to discuss with him the Malayan Union White Paper. Sir Edward has suggested tomorrow as the day for the
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    Plan For Chamber Of Princes
    57 1 Straits Times Corr: KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 30.— A Chamber of Princes for Malaya, modelled on the lines of the Indian Chamber of Princes, will snortl) be formed, it is reliably und?rstood. The Cha:nber will work fo: the safeguarding of the rights cf the Malny rulers,
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    FRANCO INQUIRY TO SIT
    302 1 FRANCO INQUIRY TO SIT NEW YORK, Apr 30— The United Nations Secuiity Council has ordered a sub-committoe to inquire into Poland's charge that Franco Spain endangers the peace of the world. Russia the cnly country represented on the Council not to suppo.t the committee resolution, abstained from voting. The committee
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    Plan Of Empire Defence
    114 1 Plan Of Empire Defence LONDON. Apr. 29. -The Dominion Premiers Conference toriny began to examine the draft of the common defenco plan waich the military advisers of the delegations wor'.:ed ovt during t'.ie i week-end Diplomatic quartsrs bsli ye that the plan deals both w'th the military and Industrial a
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    King George Hides Again
    46 2 The statue of King George 111 on bis prancing charger is again a familiar sight to Londoners, now that it has been restored to its original resting-place m Cockspur Street, off Trafalgar Square, from its wartime rustication m the meadows of Berkhamsted.
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    Stage Club Comedy A Great Success
    175 2 Stage Club Comedy A Great Success BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS THE Stage Club presentation oi tne comsaj wn.:e me sun Shines," by Terence Rattigan, at the Union Jack Club was a great success, the characters, represented by ferries personnel in Singapore, giving that touch cf realism and humour so essential to
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    'The Barretts' At ENSA Theatre
    237 2 'The Barretts At ENS A Theatre Mr Robert Browning, the Poet. and his wife Elizabeth are in Singapore. Dead? Yes. yeabut to name them as actor .*.!r Roger Livesey and actres.. Ursula Jeans would be shamefully to break the spell cast this week at ENSA's theatre vhan service people start
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    St. Dunstan's Week In Singapore
    213 2 The charity drive, whijh is bsing launched by R.A.F. Bas? HQ during the week May 4 to May 11 to raise funds for St. Duns an 's, promises to provide Singapore with some at ractive social and! sporting events as well as entertainment. Highlight of
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    Contract Bridge
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    ELECTIONS ONLY, SAY "ELDERS"
    345 3 Etrai 3 Timrs Corr: PENANG 0 —Speaking at tha P:i Ram 1 A'-visory Council yesterday afternoon, held at the Land Olnce with Sq. Ldr. E. V. Dawstm, presiding, Mr. Chce Swre Er, member for Balik Pulau, staloi tha: at a meeting h:ld on Apr. 25 "the
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    M.P. Anxious To Meet Old Friends Here
    176 3 Aside from the official business connected with his visit to Sarawak and Malaya, Lt.-Col. D. r. R Williams is renewing old acquaintances while m aialaya and Sarawak. Col. Rees-VVllliama was for four year.; a member Oi the Penang Bar. this period, h tr>e
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    Sinhalese Want 'Equal Rights' Guarantee
    147 3 Sinhalese Want 'Equal Rights' Guarantee A memorandum drawing attention t lany and varied suffered by the Sinhalese In Malaya occasioned of support" has been sent to Mr. D. S. Sennnayake. Leader of the Ceylon State Council o( thp SinI ilatlon of Singapore, i The üm p unts out c Sinhalese
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    Woman Loses $70,000 In Daylight Robbery
    318 3 CRIME WAVE IN K.L. OVER WEEK-END Straits Times Corr: KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 3C. A China* woman was robbed m broad daylight m one of the busiest roads m town of 65 gold bars, weighing 350 tahils and va!«ued at $70,000 on Sunday afternoon. This
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    'People Must Be Fit For Privileges'
    248 3 'People Must Be Fit For Privileges The need for the people of Singapore to educate themselves so as to be fit to enjoy the privileges the Government proposes to Invest them with, was stressed by Sir Han Hoe I. m at a reception in hi> honour by the S-. Andrews
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    UnionGovernor Visits Larut
    216 3 Straits 'i;m»s Corr: TAIPING, Apr. 29.— The Governor oi t'.e Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent paid an informal visit to Larut I d:3trict on Apr. 26, accompanied by the Resident Commissioner, Perak, Mr. A. C. Jomaron. Sir Edward Gent took the j opportunity to meet the heads
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    Five-Year-Old Murder
    75 3 Stra'.ts Times Corr: PENANG, Apr. 29.— A nve-year-old murder, allegedly committed shortly af er the- bombing of Penang m December 1941, vai recalled m the Police Court this morn:n'; when a Malay fireman was produced on five charges, including the murder of two Chines* and ab tment m!
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    Returning To China
    117 3 Returning To China Straits Times Corr: PENANG. Apr. 30—The first bat:h of Penang Chinese who are returning to China will board the ms. Van Heutsz when s>he calls here on or about May 7. Four hundred passages have been allotted to Penang for this initial trip, and both the Immigration
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    Hidden Rice Found
    35 3 Sraiti Times Corr: PENANG. Apr. 2&.—a large quanti f y of hidden rice, valued at several thousand dollars, was found by ei?ht food inspectors In a surpii--rricl on a house m Carnarvon
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    Chinese Consul General Visits Malacca
    229 3 Chinese Consul General Visits Malacca Straits Times Corr: MALACCA, i Apr. 29.— The Chinese ConsulGenera!. Dr. Wu Paak Shing, accompanied by his secretary, Mr. Ec Swee How, arrived here today on a two-day official isit and was given an enthusiastic welcome by the Chinese community. The Chinese national flag was
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    Welcomed At Muar
    53 3 Straits Times Corr. MUAR, Apr. 29—A warm welcome was extended to Dr. Wu Paak-shing. Chinese Consul-General. who visited Muar yesterday, by thousands of Chinese representing the various associations and societies, headed by the Kuomintang and the Sam Mm Chu Vi Youth Corps. Dr. Wu left Muar this
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    Threatened With Death
    70 3 Straits Times Corr: PENANG, Apr. 29—Two coffee shop assistants and one court orderly were attacked by a gang of 10 robbers m the Superior Court canteen last night when the intruders tied 'heir victims to a post and placed hoods over their h°ads. After taking a small
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    Fined For Importing Cigarettes
    104 3 Fines up to $1,000 or a years o n?orous imprisonment were lm- g poBed on four out of 18 Chinese o who pleaded guilty to Importing cigarettes into Singapore from o upcountry before Mr. K. M o Byrne m the Third Police Court yesterday o Under
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    Armed Robbery
    30 3 Five Chinese, all armed with pistols, robbed a female compatliot living m Upper Serangoon Road on Monday night of $1,000 m cash and personal effects valued at $100.
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    Rotary Club Meeting
    36 3 The Ro ary Club meets today at 1 p.m. m the Roof Garden of Adclphi Hotel. Commander Prior ■v 1 address the Club on the subject of "The Batle of Wai h -n."
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    Rivers Staging Come-Back
    501 3 Al Rivers, well-known to local boxing fans, stages a come-back at the New World arena on Friday night when he meets young Charlie Gibson, the scientific, fast-moving Paratrooper. The fight will be over ten twominute rounds. After six weeks of hard training, /I has taken off all
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    SPORTS NEWS
    114 3 Little Abayan, another old-timer but an evergreen. He is still one of the cleverest boxers m the country, and his opponent, Young j Pete, will have to be every bit as j good as he is claimed to be if he is to give Abayan a fight. Rates
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    NO 'PREFAB' HOUSES YET—AND WHY?
    311 3 NO 'PREFAB' HOUSES YET— AND WHY? Singapore has an acute housing shortage. Architectural town-planner, Mr. W. B. Piggt, sent out here by the British Government in connection with the proposal to erect prefabricated houses to relieve the problem, h;is prepared plans and models, ordered moulds, inspected suitable sites iind is
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    Seager Trial In Sunday Court Sitting
    120 3 Straits Times Corr: i 1 xG, Apr. M.— A w< wilncLS. Chro Khfcmg eridenc lay when ih retrial of Fit. Lt. j. H. Bet former Controller of Road Transport, Province Wc!lestej was resumed. She had recorded In her diirv that goods In connection with
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    50 4 To all relative:;, friends and staff of the Municipal Architect and BuildIng Surveyor's Department for their kind nitendnnce. floral tributes and sympathies expressed on the occasion of the demise of Mrs. E. C. Ephraums on Saturday, the 2ith April, we tender our rcrnteful thnnks. Mr. Mrs. F. T. Ephraums.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., May 1. 1946. Bankrupt Methods
    1010 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., May 1. 1946. Bankrupt Methods Russia has not succeeded in carrying the United Nations Security Council the whole way with her iii her campaign to overthrow General Franco. But the manner hi which her case has been presented, and the brutal cynicism of Mr. Gromykos
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    Growing Up Again
    335 4 Today The Straits TiT.es makes a big stride in the direction of normality I f supplies arrive according to schedule, the only departure:, from the present si?e of eight larye v?.?es will be upward. It may be a long time before we get back to the pre-war
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    SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN CIVIL AIR TRAVEL
    1449 4  -  Air Commodore L. G. S. Payne By Use Of Gas Turbine Engines THE most disquieting feature of the Government's civil aviation programme is the lack of any real evidence that their spokesmen's reassuring statements are being implemented. The Socialist attitude seems to be: If
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      The Case For Franco
      306 4 I can hardly believe that such a fair and impartial paper as the Straits Times would deliberately propagate the partisan views published in the leader of Apr. 9 under the heading "The Case azainst Franco,' 1 without permittine the public to have a glimpse at the
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      Reparations
      235 4 The announcements regarding war reparations against Japan appearing m two successive Issues of your well-known journal recull the true but trite saying: "Hope reigns eternal m the human breast' After World War I there vie the Dawes Plan and Young Plan for war reparations, both of which proved abortive
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    Kallang A Civil Airport Again Soon
    267 5 Kallan g A Civil Airport Again Soon First moves towards reconverting Kallang Airfield into the Sinsapore Airport have already b n taken and many familiar features of pre-war Kalians, lr.cludinp tiie availability of Sydney Rock Oystrrs at the airport restaurant, will soon return. Administrative units of the R.A.F. hay already
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    Committed To Assizes On Arms Charge
    117 5 Committed To Assizes On Arms Charge Two Chinese, Fo:i<? Pun and Lee Wing, were committed to stcind trial. o;i a 'har':e of carrying arms, m fhe forthcoming assizes at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry before Mr. H. A. Porrer m the First Police Court day. Anistant Superintendent of Police.
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    Eggs Lead To Atrocity Charge
    136 5 Because he refused eggs to a Japanese who la'er found eggs as well as pacli m his house, Subiah. an Andaman Islands Indian, was beaten up with an axe handle, receiving head and oth^r injurl to which he succumbed later. Shortly after his death, his
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    Govt. Aid For Pineapple Industry Rehabilitation
    251 5 New Company Being Floated To Cultivate 20,000 Acres Plans for the rehabilitation of the pineapple industry in Malayu have reached the final stage, and it is proposed to carry out new cultivation of 20,000 acres in Pontiin district, Johorc, in one solid block. The
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    May Day Celebrations In Singapore
    243 5 May Dtj is being celebrated m Singapore today for the first lime m four years. No incidents are expected since both the General Labour Lnfon and the Police are anxious that the celebrations shouM proceed smoothly. The Labour Union and various affiliated bodies are observing
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    In Malacca
    52 5 Straits Times Corr: MALACCA, Apr. 29 —The Malacca branch of the General Labour Union will relebrate International Labour Day on May 1 by holding a mass meeting at the City Park at H am. to be followed by a procession. Concerts will be held at tlie City Park
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    Jap Admits Ordering Beatings
    212 5 Accused of torturing 'hos e who came into his hands lor investigation on alleged "spy" charges m the Andamans, former Port Blair police chief and Offlcer-in-Chargc of 'h e gaol, Mitsubashi Mataichi .sa!d m the Singapore War Crimes court yesterday that he had, m certain instances,
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    Control On Salt May Be Lifted
    302 5 Control On Salt May Be Lifted Salt may soon be removed from the Singapore ration list and all control lifted to permit free importation and sale by private enterprise, the Straits Times understands. The authorities are giving careful consideration to the question at present, and a de.lsion is expected to
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    S.M.C. Being Re-established
    95 5 The Singapore Municipal Commission will be re-established soon and steps are being taken to ascer am whether prospective candidates will accept appointment, the Straits Times unders ands. An official s'-atement is to be made shortly. No details are available yet as to whether the composition of *he
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    Kranji Commandant Did Not See Beatings
    496 5 Kranji Commandant Did Not See Beatings Youthful fc'gt.-Major Yoshi!:av a Taira. charged in the Singapore War Crimes Court with being concerned as Commandant ol Kranji Camp between May 1944 and Aug. 1945; in the ill-treat-ment of British, Australian and Dutch PoWs, as a result of which several had died, made
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    Keith Park Bids Farewell To S.E.A.C
    362 5 Keith Park Bids Farewell To S.E.A.C Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park today relinquishes his position as Allied Air CoTimander-in-Chief. South-East Asia, and is I succeeded by Air Marshal Sir George C. Pirie. In a farewell message. Sir Keith thanks all ranks of the R.A F. and Allied Air Forces
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    He Got Beer, Bandits Had Pin-Ups
    701 6  -  HUGO CHARTERIS CAPT. 6 WEEKS A Ji/NGLE PRISONER By ON a lonely main road m north Malaya three men boarded a bus. They were raggedly dressed, and one of them was an Englishman. Little interest was shown by the passengers, when two minutes later
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    71 6 The Kinz held an investiture at Buckingham Palace m which he presented to the next of kin of men who had died, their posthumous decorations. Top picture shows Mrs. Fokes, with her young son Brian, aged three, who received the D.F.Cconferred on her late husband, Squadron Leader R. Fokes. Bottom
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    Nazis Go Russian To Rob Berlin
    690 6  -  Philip A. Adler. By HOW do Berliners live? The complexity 01 aauy me m Berlin impresses itself immediately upon arrival. Everything m Berlin is regimented. You eat here, sleep there —anything else is "verboten," everything is rationed, save on the black market. There are,
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    15PLANES SUPPLIED WINGATE
    362 6 15 PLANES SUPPLIED WINGATE Brig. B. E. Fergusson, who led one of Maj.-Gen. Orde Wir.gates Chindit columns across the Chindwin and Irrawaddv into the heart of Japanese-held Burma, recently paid a glowing tribute to his late chief. In a lecture at the Royal United Service Institution in London he said
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    HOOVER BROADCASTS FOOD APPEAL TO AUSTRALIA
    602 7 "Millions Starve In China unrra official Predicting immense loss of life if an apparent shortage of five million tons of cereals and grains is not met m the next four months Mr. Herbert Hoover on Monday appealed to Australia to advance shipments to aid
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    Churchill's Warning To Britain
    540 7 Churchill's Warning To Britain EDINBURGH. Apr. 29.— A warning of the "singular gravity and insecurity" of the British people on the morrow of their greatest victory was conveyed by Mr. Winston Churchill tonight at the Scottish unionist rally. "There never was in all human nistory a community so numerous in
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    Mussolini Hymn In Rome
    110 7 Mussolini Hymn In Rome ROME. Apr. 29— A group of 300 youths interrupted the Mass in San Carlo Church to sing the Fascist hymn praising Mussolini, and later paraded through the centre of the city singing it. A black Fascist flag appeared flying over from Giotto bell-tower In Duomo Square,
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    Death of Teddy Brown
    29 7 BIRMINGHAM, Apr. 30.— Teddy Brown, the 24-stone xylophonist died early today at the hotel where he was staying with his wife. He was 45.— Reuter.
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    Mrs. Roosevelt Heads Commission
    56 7 NEW YORK, Apr. 30.- Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was today elected chairman of the United Nations Social and Economic Council's Commission on human rights. After her election she said that the work of the commission could remove the causes of war. Mrs Roosevelt was nominated by
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    Bogus Call Leads To Four Deaths
    85 7 Bogus Call Leads To Four Deaths LONDON, Apr. 29— A fire engine answering a bogus fire call m Kentish Town, London, today killed four yonng children and injured six other people. The fire engine skidded at a corner and crashed into a row of shops. The deai children, whose ages
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    280 7 Japan's Food 'A U.S. Matter' TOKYO, Apr. 30 Russia. China and Britain were told by Gen. Mac Arthur's representative i today that the amount of food j the American people ought to send Japan to safeguard the occupation forces by avoiding hunger and starvation among the Japanese masses was purely
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    India Talks To Be Held At Simla
    79 7 NEW DELHI, Apr. 29— The round-table talks on the future of India, to which the British Cabinet Mission has invited Congress and Muslim League leaders, will probably take place in Simla, India's summer capital, it was reported today. Congress leaders today said that
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    Thirty Years For Jap
    54 7 YOKOHAMA, Apr. 30.— Hajime Kakuta, a former Japanese army sergeant, was sentenced to 30 years' hard labour today for illtreating Allied prisoners of war at a camp near Osaka He tied Coxwain Thomas Miller, of South Seattle, to a flagpole in cold weather and beat him
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    Stretcher Says He Was Humane
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    No Sister For Suez
    195 7 LONDON, Apr. 29— A rumour that a canal may be constructed to link the coast of Palestine with the Gulf of Akaba, which runs into the Red Sea, Is described by Government circles as improbable. The construction of such a canal, although an engineering possibility, would
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