The Straits Times, 18 May 1946
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Title Section20 1946-05-18 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY liuliT PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1946. PUCE 10 CENTS.20 words
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Article488 1946-05-18 1 MICE RATION TO BE CUT Only Half Supplies Expected TIIE rice ration for Singapore and the Malayan Union Avill be cut from Monday. The Government, states m an official communique that it cannot rely on receiving m the current quarter much more than half the allocation of rice made by488 words
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Article215 1946-05-18 1 PARIS. Friday. I^E Foreign Ministers' Conference here has adjourned till June 15. Mr. Bevin. Mr. Molotov and Mr. Byrnes have left Paris. Mr. Bevin and Mr. Byrnrs hv.o expressed confidence that their divergencies with Soviet Russia will be bridged when ths conference reconvenes. AmericanAP; UP - 215 words
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Article277 1946-05-18 1 THE new Governor-General of 1 Malaya, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, arrives m Singapore on Tuesday. He is expected to land at Changi airfield soon after five p.m. His installation takes place m the now historic Municipal Council Chamber at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The Chief Justice, Malayan277 words
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Article, Illustration41 1946-05-18 1 Kin; Christian and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark driving through the streets of Copenhagen to pay homage to the Allied dead at the Cross at I redriksbrrcs Rundrl. The ceremony took place on the Arst anniversary of Denmark's liberation front the Germans.41 words
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Article142 1946-05-18 1 LONDON, Fri— The Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. George Hall, today announced the new constitution for the island of Ceylon. There will be a Cabinet of Ministers, one of whom will be the Prime Minister, who will be charged with general direction and control of the governmentReuter - 142 words
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Article123 1946-05-18 1 Farming Mission To China WASHINGTON, Fri.— The Agriculture Department is to join the State Department m sending an Agricultural Mission to China on the invitation of the Chinese Government. The mission will be headed by Dr. Claude Burton Hutchinson. Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of California.UP - 123 words
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Article66 1946-05-18 1 MANILA. Friday— About )70 Japanese are still holding out on the island of I.uhang. 75 miles from Manila. The 15,000 inhabitants of the island continue to live m fear. Foraging Japanese ha-.e stolen IJU chickens, 45 pigs and 40 rows. The Japanese are bring vReuter - 66 words
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183 1946-05-18 1 Mission To See If Red Army lias Gone TEHERAN, Friday. A four-man Persian mission is fiyi.-g to ascertain whether the Red Army UaJ completed its withdrawal from Persia, Teheran Radio announced today. At the same time Government I sources here said that the Persian Premier, Mr. Ghavames-oul-taneh, was sending aAP - 183 words
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Article60 1946-05-18 1 TOKIO, Fri.— The police expect that nearly a quarter of a million people will demonstrate outside the Imperial Palace on Sunday m a Communist led food demonstration. The Communists are preparing trucks as platforms for speakers. Loud speakers will carry their words across the imperial moats andUP - 60 words
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Article20 1946-05-18 1 WASHINGTON. Fri.— lndian and United States Government representatives have signed a lend-lease agreement involving millions of sterling.— Reuter.Reuter - 20 words
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Article29 1946-05-18 1 TOKIO, Fri.— Lieut.-Gm. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Mr. Attlce's personal represf n'ntivv to Generalissimo Chiang Kaisluk. arrived here today from Shauhai on a "routine visit." Keuter.Reuter - 29 words
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Article721 1946-05-18 1 LONDON, Friday. THE British Cabinet Mission's proposals for settlement of the Indian problem, announced yesterday m the House of Common.s by Mr. Attlee, the Prime Minister, will not be debated before Whitsun. A Conservative spoke.-man said today that the plan, which provides for a721 words
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Article392 1946-05-18 1 CHINESE SAY RUSSIANS ARE OUT NANKING, Friday. THE Chines? National Uov1 ernment has bean advised indirectly that the last Russian soldier has pulled out of Man churia, with the exc2ption of Port Arthur, a naval base, and pessibly Dairen. .ne Chinese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Liv Chieh. said theAP; UP - 392 words
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Article527 1946-05-18 2 GOVERNMENT MAY REQUISITION WASHINGTON, Thursday. •pHERE is still hope of a last minute settlement of the threatened strike of 225,000 United States railway workers, planned for Saturday. President Truman has made it clear that he will seize the railways if necessary. U.S. officials iu*e goingUP - 527 words
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Article201 1946-05-18 2 Atom Bomb To Be Tried Submerged PEARL HARBOUR, Thurs. I'HE second atom bomb test at Bikini this summer w.ll be a shallow underwater sbot. It is expected to do considerably more damage to the target ships than the first, an "air" explosion, according to Vice-Admiral W. H. Blandy, Commander ofUP - 201 words
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Article299 1946-05-18 2 REFORMS LISTED BY ROXAS WASHINGTON, Friday. PENOR ROXAS, President ■3 elect of the Philippines, told j Washington correspondents at ■a Overseas Press club lunch that he b confident that thei United States will grant the i Philippines the $400 million* (U.S.) business loan that ho requested from Congress. "You andUP - 299 words
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Article269 1946-05-18 2 ARABS AGAINST ITALY TRIPOLI, Wednesday. TRIPOLITANIAN Arabs are 1 violently opposed to the Paris suggestion that Tripclitania return to Italian control. A warning of their temper has been sent to London by the British Military Headquarters m Cairo, and precautions are being taken by both the British authorities and ArabReuter - 269 words
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Article84 1946-05-18 2 PARIS, Fri.— The railwaymen's union of the frontier department of the Maritime Alps halted all rail traffic with Italy yesterday morning m protest against the 1 expulsion of a French railway I inspector from the Italian bor;der station of Vintimiglia. According to Nice dispatches, allAP - 84 words
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Article255 1946-05-18 2 Raeder On German Aggression NUREMBERG, Friday. 11 X HE testimony of Grand Admiral Erich Raeder was interrupted late on Thursday for arguments over documentary evidence. Dr. Walter Seimer.s council for Raeder, contended that papers would show that Raeder's ideas regarding German preparation;; against Norway, Greece and the Low Countri»= ver>AP - 255 words
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Article98 1946-05-18 2 WASHINGTON Thurs —It was announced today that Chairman V/iliiam Batta of the Rubb r Int:r-asency poli >' committee told a Senate committal that the United States hop s to maintain synthetic rubber plants capable of producing !;<50.000 tons annually on a siand i by basis." He98 words
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85 1946-05-18 2 NEW YORK. Fri -The United i Mine Workers' Union declared today that the accident toll and mortality rate among anthracite miners was "unsurpMStd" m any other industry A statement issued by the Union m connection with the negotiations with the anthracite mine operators raid thatUP - 85 words
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Article43 1946-05-18 2 New Commander In Japan SAN FRANCISCO. Fri.—The Australian Radio sail today that Lt.-Gen. Horace Koticrt.son of tfc« Royal Australian Army would a-ri'-e m Tokio «n June 9 to succeed Lt.-Gen. John Noithrott as Commander of the British CommonOrcupation forrrs m P»*"s3<— I I*.43 words
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Article72 1946-05-18 2 NEW YORK Fri turned higher whn: Truman proposed arWtratlon o*. the coal stiikr, and lending issues strengthened at the m f the day Oatall i.i c u:u,' instances ranged to ix >n three points Trading increased tlijntlv :n utilities. Kails improvoj \:i■'. the excention of Norfcl^ and72 words
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Article322 1946-05-18 2 Contract Bridge Both sides vulnerable. North de&ier NORTH A A 8 <? A J 7 2 098 7 8 AJ 4 3 WEST RAPT *9*Q 6 4 8 3 <y k 3 <y 8 OAKJS42 OQIO 3 4k A 10 2 9 7 5 SOUTH X J 10 7 6322 words
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Advertisement295 1946-05-18 2 Ae-ssssed df Killing Koiwewian Patriots issHHbk* id v asj a^K *^m s^i ■MttiS Tt fll^^Hr sl^Br* v &m/K* ,-WJ! SSI BSISSSf 1 A jb srtl «if having been concrriud la t'ae imprisonment of lr.or than a thousand Norwegian patriots the torture of a treat ir.'mhcr. and the deaths of eights295 words
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Miscellaneous779 1946-05-18 2 I RADIO PROGRAMMES CIMPSDrkDC —10 35 p m. GSV 1K.84 6.45 p.m Keyboard Club. 7 15 p.m. In illlbrtfUnL metres 8.20 p.m —12.20 dia and Ceylon Half-Hour. 7.45 p.m RED NETWORK from noon to am GSF 19 82 metres. 10. 50 Ccmix Corner. 8 p.m. Radio SEAC 1 pm. and779 words
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Miscellaneous111 1946-05-18 2 CROSSWORD 1/6 ■l 7 JJB j doors, 19 Wrath. |?l I |22 H^ 5 U J^ I pSI M. Dome 33 I I I|h3^l I Solution To H]ATp7rriT£jVo]bßpJ CLUES DOWN: 1. Disseminate. 2. Gjlf <1 |o U L*PMTtr<'o'B^ 3. Cloyed, 4. Touchy, 5. Crucial point.6. Tarry for A*S'kJß|o!a P-c'l^S 7.111 words
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Article294 1946-05-18 3 Flan For Handling Civil Suits A COUNCIL of Judges, presided over by the Cktel Justice, was held in Kuala Lumpur on May 13, to decide upon a phased programme few the courts entertaining civil suits, actions and other proceed ngs, it was announced yesterday. Alter taking Into account all levant294 words
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Article171 1946-05-18 3 Mr. Nonce Sen, regional roprrsentatlve of Columbia Pictures International Corp., New York, is Hying to Australia on Monday morning to attend his company's silver anniversary convention in Sydney. The special purpose of this rush trip, however, is to arrange the Malayan distribution of th? Urst171 words
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377 1946-05-18 3 HOOKED' is putting it mildly," an officer said, referring .1\ to the remarks in the House of Ccr.v.nons last week by Mr. G. Lang that servicemen in Singapore are 'completely rooked' in buyine necessities "Even (luring the four years in India which has a fairly377 words
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Article82 1946-05-18 3 Lieut.-Com. J. J. Wilson, K.N.U., claimed trial before Mr. I'aul Storr in the District Court yesterday lo a charge that on Apr. 23 he assisted in disposing two Stuart Turner engines and one generator marked \V 1). uhich he knew or had reason to belicv*- to82 words
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343 1946-05-18 3 Hawker Nuisance: BM A Responsible A CALL for action to tackle the three most pressing problems of this city was made by Mr. John LaycoCi;, speaking at the Munuiyal Commissioners meeting yes terday. He urged a speedy clean-up of the town, further steps to suppress malaria, and a V- reduction343 words
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Article573 1946-05-18 3 HETURNING to the AncLitv mans from Rabaul where ho had been engaged in bitter fighting, naval Captain Weidu Mitsaharu was amaz:d to find that the Anriamans were unfortified and thai Japanese naval per.scnni.l were inadequately trained. Mitsaharu. the last of the defence witness, was giving evidence at573 words
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536 1946-05-18 3 A PPROXIMATELY 8,000 more Japanese suspected of war crimes are in custody and awaiting trial in the Fa» East. So far, only 175 Japaness have bsen tried in various cer'res of the Far East. Chargas against another 1,473 Japanese are being drawn up.536 words
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Article, Illustration76 1946-05-18 3 France is going into mass production with a small aluminium car of new drsirn. The first models have undergone an exhaustive t?s'. and the French Minister of Industrial Production has announced that the new cars will be on sale shor \y. The car (seen in pirture above) has a four-cylinder76 words
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Article128 1946-05-18 3 By a vote of 18 to ;G t^e Sarawak Council N gri (State Council) approved the Bill lor the Cession of Sarawak to Britain, and it is now only a formality before Sarawa.; becomes incorporated in the British Empire. This Is expected to end the regime128 words
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Article60 1946-05-18 3 Mr. S. K. Chcttur. th? Representative of the Government of India in Malaya, left Sinsapor? for Kuala Lumpur list night for his first meeting with the Govrrnor of the Malayan Union sir Edward Gent. The meoting will take place to- cay at 11 a m.60 words
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Article266 1946-05-18 3 The Australian Red Cross hxi for some time past (applied nothing, cloth and towelling to welfare organisations in Malaya r.ays a statement issued by the Public Relations Department, Kuala Lumpur. In Pnhan« a W"men'l Weifa r f Committee has ttjn set up in several districts266 words
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207 1946-05-18 3 'Must Pay For Having A Good Time' "THIS comes from your trying to live beyond your means As you get older, you will find that you will have to pay for having a c^cd time." So said Mr. Paul Storr in thr District Court yesterday when h? convicted two rpnteen207 words
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Article584 1946-05-18 3 IBRAHIM bin Omar, Inspec1 tor attached to the Malay section of the Japanese Special Branch of the Police during the occupation, was committed to the Assizes for trial yesterday by Mr. H. A. Forrer, after a four-day preliminary inquiry. Ibrahim, who reserved his defence on the584 words
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Article57 1946-05-18 3 The propriety af the J.C S.A coffecshop beh'.nd the old Supreme Court building, Mohamed Musa. who was found guilty ol serving coffee with milk and sugar to focd control inspectors on March 21, was fined $100 a month's rigorous ir 1 i~~" >»""• ty Mr. Tan57 words
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1278 1946-05-18 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, May 18, 1946. The Malay Reaction A mission to Malaya that may mean all the difference between .h ionic inter-racial strife and t political peace m this country l begins today, with the arrival of j Capt. L D. Gammans and Lieut.]Col Rees Williams at1,278 words
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Letter268 1946-05-18 4 TAKE a good look at the "Sons of Heaven!" You, will see that they are perfectly harmless. But are we. the general public, really safe —after the Japanese, representing Fascism, have been defeated. NO. I dare not go about «n the night for tear of268 words
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Letter410 1946-05-18 4 AS a clerk of a commercial firm for over ten years, my salary is at present about $95, and my job includes typewriting. When I look around I find that quite a lot of the new employees of the departments recently controlled by the B.M.A. are410 words
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Letter58 1946-05-18 4 wriLL the Malaya BroadT» casting Station take som? steps to remedy the defects m th? Malay Broadcasts, row being announced by a Malay lady announcer. She appears to be bashful m her announcements, with the result that they do not give radio listeners proper reception May something58 words
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Letter98 1946-05-18 4 •PO avoid the confusion at the General Post Office. I suggest that the authorities open a special post office, or. failin? that, put aside a special counter for the Europeans These people think that it Is below their dignity to Jostle among the Asiatics I have on several98 words
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Letter143 1946-05-18 4 I ENTIRELY disagree with your correspondent "W.S X m his criticism of the ci?arett! wholesalers m Joho-<_ Pahru b he awaro that <i)' fhe sundry shops, including coffee shops and hundreds of "Baske r Amahs.' were supplied with sufficient cigarettes to 'ast them for a month's sale? In143 words
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Letter114 1946-05-18 4 ris galling to read continually m the papers of the arrival In this country of foodstuffs, clothing, and other necessities of life, and of the distribution of the same to local dealers who wlU—on paper, of course—sell the .same to the public at controlled prices I and also of114 words
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Letter128 1946-05-18 4 BLACK-MARKET d-vils are roaming m the Singapore railway station. s~llir>g tickets at fantastic prices, particularly for tho I'nht mail from Singapore to Kisa'a Lvm T>ur i Of course this affects chiefly the labouring dast, who are un- able to buy m the black market or give coffee money.128 words
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Letter65 1946-05-18 4 Fis a forgotten probbm. the reopening of delivery of i the letter box situated m fror.t J o! Changi police station. More than two thousand civilians living between the 10th and 14' 2 mil?. ChanKi Road, have to look skyward when they want to post I a letter.65 words
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Letter39 1946-05-18 4 CINCE the BMA came into, hem* m Malaya, all Government offices have closed on Sundays Why do not the Mnlay schools close on that day? Can you give me any reason "BERDAN Tangkah. Muar May 1539 words
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Letter51 1946-05-18 4 An airmail letter date.i Dec 22. 1945. posted from InCia reached here on April 27 1946 Wi>y sj i much delay?—B.S.S. Seremban, May 14. Letters signsd with a nom-de-plume cannot be published unless the writrr';; name and address are rommunirated to the Editor as a sign of good51 words
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Article535 1946-05-18 4 A sentence m a letter from Genera] Eisenhower to FieldMarshal Lord Montgomery furnishes an interesting comment on certain frivolous accusations of "insubordination" on the part of the latter. The letter was written m June last, when Supreme Headquarters was being dissolved, m reply to one from the535 words
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Article447 1946-05-18 4 Nationalist View In Singapore I To the Eui:or of the Straits Times. THE proposals of the Cabinet Mission concerning India may be consideied as the greatest achievement of the Labour Government so far. The practical wisdom, farsighted statesmanship and admirable courage manifested by the Attlce Cabinot447 words
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Article57 1946-05-18 4 President Truman today reiterated that he will seize the railroads of the nation if necessary to avert the nationwide strike scheduled for Saturday but told a news conference that ho is still hopelul oi a settlement. Both union and manacem nt reported failure of lastUP - 57 words
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Advertisement863 1946-05-18 4 The engagement is announced on on 17—5—46 between Mr. Lee Yong Choon and Miss Chia Kirn Cteok. SITUATIONS VACANT GOOD ALL ROUND COMPOSITORS wanted. Good salary and allowances. Apply Box 971. Straits Times. WANTED 1 competent bookkeeper and 1 jmiar typist. Apply Box No. 973 Btralta Times WANTED one energetic863 words
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Advertisement32 1946-05-18 4 oomrtmtfGft urt that way! This brief test, terrifying In Its implications, proves that good vision U priceless. Take care of your eyes. Have them examined' periodically. C 8 CHONQ. JO.D. F P.O.C.32 words
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Advertisement19 1946-05-18 4 Hack again fa J- 4& to safeguard ff your health g iV^J GF N LJ I N Ft'""F •t'""19 words
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454 1946-05-18 5 COMMISSIONERS TO SPEND $17 MILLION ANTI-MOSQUITO and anti-malarial work m Singapore had deteriorated badly as a result of the Japanese occupation, and efforts were being concentrated on the latter which was regarded as the more important J'lonra health point of view. Mr. \Y\ Bartley,454 words
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353 1946-05-18 5 Custodian's Office Suspends Works P<-cnlr ralljlg at the oflfit-c of the tisloJinn of Property, m the Nea Sun em^ Court, f-insa-porc. >r-t rfav, rcrc informed (lat thr functions of the department had horn suspended r.rnc'.in;; the hsHte] of an inquiry- ordered bjr the Colonial Krcrrtar>, Siniarore. Thfa was coiilirmpd las',353 words
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186 1946-05-18 5 CAPT. L. D. Gammans and Lieut.-Coi D. R. Hce-:-I Williams, the two Membtis ol Parliament who have been to Sarawak to test the country's feelings on cession to the British Empire, arrive m Singapore today aboard H.lvl S. Pickle on th2ir second mission186 words
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Article113 1946-05-18 5 'From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Thurs—The position of children born during the period of occupation of Japanese fathers and Malayan mothers was considered today at a meeting of the Province Wcllcsley Advisory CounrM Mr. M. P. Mutthr.v asksd whether such children should be treated as Japanese113 words
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Article98 1946-05-18 5 Atlanta. Georgia, Thurs.—Dr. J Samuel Green. Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. today said that he was receiving inquiries from all over the nation desiring to organise hometown chapters of the klan. He denied that his robed order contained malcontents, saying "you would beUP - 98 words
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Article54 1946-05-18 5 WASHINGTON, Wed—The War Department today announced it will send v score of "disease detectives" to ferret out causes of illness amons army men now In Japan, Germany and U.S. The specialists will be medical •-T.-. eis whj Lave just completed 32-week courses m preventive medicine at HarvardAP - 54 words
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Article282 1946-05-18 5 ON the proposal of Mr. John Laycock yesterday, the' Singapore Municipal Commis-' sioners, at their first public meeting since their reconstiiution. decided to present loyal address to the King. The address, read by Mi. Laycock, is m the foUcwing terms: 'On this happy occasion282 words
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Article143 1946-05-18 5 Peiping. Wed-More than 1,000 Koreans, including the last remaining members of the Kwarg Bok army, left Peiping yesterday on the first leg of their journey ;o Korea as United States and Chinese officials began the finishing touches of the repatriation of Koreans from North China.UP - 143 words
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Article48 1946-05-18 5 (Troni our own correspondent). PENANG, Thurs.—Mr. C. A. CoekshOU, agricultural officer, Province Wellesley, speaking on padi planting, said the Taiwan strain was not allowed, and only Ma'ayan padi should be culti•.>teJ. Farmers, who l-r.3 already Sa'itfd the Taiwai variety, i I'.uuld destroy (heir c:ops. i48 words
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Article508 1946-05-18 5 (Continued from Page 1) League and this might lead to a very dangerous stituation in India. Mr. VV. E. G. Cove, Member of Parliament, stated: "It is profoundly satisfactory that the Cabinet Mission unequivocally rejected the principle upon which »tan is based. The Cab Ministers have realised508 words
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Article, Illustration48 1946-05-18 5 Built from lite armoured plates of broken down tanks, a new triangle-shaped plough has rere.itly h :n perfect*! by the RIE".F. Workshops at Risalpur, Inriii. The plough, drawn by a jeen. is shown m action. It is ten times as fast as the ordinary Indian plough.48 words
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268 1946-05-18 5 Theft Brought M.RAJ.A. Into Disrepute IPOH, Friday. nBMAKKING that the name i\of the Anti-Japanese Army had b?en brought into disrepute, and that the case reflected badly on an organisation which, at one time, did great work for the Allied cause, Lt.Col. J. G. Adams, m the Superior Court yesterday, sentenced268 words
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163 1946-05-18 5 LONDON 'By Air Mail' Greeks who know stocky, be spectacled King George 11. who hry? been exiled from Greece three times m less than 30 years. arc confident he will return once more to his throne m Athens, as a result of the plebisciteAP - 163 words
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Article61 1946-05-18 5 LONDON. Wed.—A Labour Ministry report revealed that 1.088,000 Britons are still engaged m munitions manufacture. The survey reported that demobilisation had brought the urmed forces down to 2,766,000. Ths report added that Britain's working population at the end of March was 771.000 greater than m June 1039. Ther;UP - 61 words
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434 1946-05-18 5 UNRRA Launches Big Drive To Get Food To Inner China HONGKONG and WASHINGTON. Frida UNRRA is planning a great drive against starvation m the interior of China. Steps have born taken tr > have vast quantities of supplies streaming into the stricken areas by plane, truck, railway, and i\v;r craftUP - 434 words
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Article98 1946-05-18 5 New Pressure On Spain London. Wed A British Foreign Office snokosman said today that the British Government had put new pressure on Spain to expel between 2.200 and 2 ")00 Germans who hnd sought asylum m Spain. The spokesman said that theSpanish Government had a statement four days Rfo that98 words
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338 1946-05-18 5 Man Dies After Eating Local Bread ONE of the men admitted to the Tan Tcrk Song Hospital showing symptons of having been polaoned after bread died jrerterday morning, but it i.s understood that any further statement or i mttti ay.-a t repert from the C V( mem T.-.c Strali lhat338 words
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Article, Illustration288 1946-05-18 6 To coincide with the victory celebrations in London, a ictory Athletic sports meeting, under A.A.A. rules, will .be eld at Jalan Bcsar stadium en June 16. It is hoped to proide 11 events and the meet will take the form of Un intei cam contest288 words
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Article, Illustration30 1946-05-18 6 Gulf Stream (11. Wragg; up), Lord Derby's hope m the Epsom Derby on June 5, takes his exercise with two stable companions over the Lime Kilns. Gulf Stream is second.30 words
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Article324 1946-05-18 6 CAMBRIDGE. rhurs.- The Indian cricketers were entertained to dinner by the Indian Majlis Society of Indian students at the University at the Cambridge lestaurant last night Mr. Naskar. the soriei\'s president, made a speech of welcome. Pataudi and Manager Gupta returning thanks Hafeoz and Mankad will324 words
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Article30 1946-05-18 6 LONDON, Fri- -Promoter Jack Solomons said yesterday thai the 5176.000 gate for the Les-nevich-Mills fight at H*HVl£ay Stadium on Tuesday ?s f a^li:;he^ a British record— A. P.30 words
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Article85 1946-05-18 6 BELGRADE. Tin; Yugoslavia, European zone winners of the Davis Cup competition m 19J9. will be represented by the trio which beat Egypt m the first round of this years competition—Mitic. Palac'a anri Puncc*— against Czechoslovakia m the second round at the end ol May. Winning t\vo singles and85 words
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114 1946-05-18 6 NOTICE is hereby gtVM that Mr. A. B Barthelot of the Twn Board. rangk&h, who lost his relations and friends at the above Massacre on the 14th day of March 1942 intends with tin 1 approval of Government to exhume lhr remains and114 words
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120 1946-05-18 6 Only One Timeless Test Against Australia LONDON, Thurs— There will be only one timeless 'lest, the fifth Jcvt, when the English cricket teams \isits Australia next winter. Announcing this fhe Marylebonc ricket Club and the Cricket Hoard of Control have state 1 that there will be 13 matches m additionReuter - 120 words
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Article175 1946-05-18 6 LONDON. Fri— The result of the Newmarket Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday was reflected m the Victoria Club callover on th? Derby yesterday. Fleet Street, wbo waa backed at 10-1 at las* Mondav'.s callover but is a doub'f.l ru.-n-r. was offered at 50-1 and fT ave wayReuter - 175 words
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Article165 1946-05-18 6 Two sports events of special and both m aid of charity, interest, take place at Jalan Besar stadium this week-end. In the first, today, Army, the inter-ser-vice rugger champions, meet a combined R.N. and R.A.F. team m aid of the Services Sport Fund, and tomorrow the Chinese165 words
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Article, Illustration44 1946-05-18 6 Mid eltl exct'rmjes m the Heart ira'ch m aid of China Relief between the Chinese Athletic and the R.E.M.E. at Jalan llcs-r sla'iun The Chinese won the game thrve-nil and to-morrow meet the R.A.F. signals m another China Relief soccer match at Jalan Besar.44 words
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Article770 1946-05-18 6 Jack Hobbs, the great E new season says that becaus< elapsed since 1939 this summ tion" label m respect of both Our reconstruction job, says Hobbs m an article m the Sunday Express, is to look around for now players for the Tests which770 words
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Advertisement636 1946-05-18 6 NOTICE. P. A. Bartholomeusz Ltd have pleacure In advising their former client* and the general public that they have resumed business at No. 8 -A, Change Alley (Ist. floor). NOTICE. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. As from Monday 20th May 1946 cur Address will be E-l, Union Build Ing, SINGAPORE. Telephone No636 words
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Advertisement185 1946-05-18 6 FAMOUS A. V. M. PRODUCT EAGLE BRAND Rubber Coagulating Acid Sole IlistnliutinS Agents: CHID A FRANCIS 6c >.O. H.M Army Contractor* tt Shipchandlers. 113-A. Cecil Street. Singapore. For Skrvici-; Satisi action MUHIAII I'KICI.S SINCAPORE STATIONERY MART, 28. ChulU St. Singapore. MORE GOODS Are Arriving Soon: Walch 9m O;:r Further Announcement185 words
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Article, Illustration1131 1946-05-18 7 "We Reserve Our Entire Freedom Of Action" "VUE cannot enforce by British arms a British-made constitution upon the Indians against the wishes of any of the main elements m Indian life," said Mr. Winston Churchill when he spoke as Leader of the Opposition m the HouseReuter - 1,131 words
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Article76 1946-05-18 7 TOKIO, Wed—The International Tribunal for the war Cl mes cases adjourned indefinitely today to consider objections entered by defence attorneys to the 55-count Indictment lodged against the Japanese defendants. The defence today additionally requested a list of all witnesses and persons interrogated ov the prosecution and copies76 words
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Article114 1946-05-18 7 SHANGHAI—The formerly profitable lace and embroidered goods export trade seems to be on the verge of being lost to China b:cause of high demands by Chinese labour, which "is under the mistaken impression that the foreigner has unlimited resources abroad on which he can draw,"114 words
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Article226 1946-05-18 7 Light Low-Priced U.S. Cars DETROIT, (By Air Mail.) United States automobile manufiici-imrs said as a result el the ccal strike they lacked steel parts and prospects for increasing production to equal requirements were discouraging. One leading manufacturer believea automobile buyers will be unable to obtain immediate delivery on automobiles beforeAP - 226 words
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Article26 1946-05-18 7 New Orleans, Thurs—Cardinal Tien, the only Chinese elevated to the college of cardinals, today was honoured here with a mass at the cathedral.—U.P.UP - 26 words
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Article148 1946-05-18 7 DUBLIN. Thurs.— Mr. De Valera. Prime Minister of Eire, refused .ii the Dail today to make representations to the British Government to secure the immediate •elea.se of Irish political prisoners m British gaols. "There is no basis without complete stultification on which I could makeReuter - 148 words
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Article153 1946-05-18 7 WASHINGTON, May 16- The United States Senate labour committee has approved resolu- tion calling for an investigation into the major causes of labour uniest. Some members hoped that the I proposed inquiry could be used to stall oft the adoption of rigid anti-strike legislation. Committee153 words
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Article300 1946-05-18 7 JAPAN FILMS A KISS THE Japanese movie industry, trying to keep up with uncensored American films, has photographed its first kiss.. But not without crisis. The actor and actress involved both were too bashful. The director, faced with the necessity of showing them how, got cold feet. All steeled themselves300 words
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Article492 1946-05-18 7 Slowly and painfully. Great Britain is climbing out o! a rut left by six years of total war, writes ThonVas Flanagan. Associated Press correspondent m London. Appraisal ef recovery is difficult because of war's tremendous disruption— and also because miiny statistical charts were thrown out492 words
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Advertisement449 1946-05-18 7 GRAMOPHONE RECORDS The largest shipm?nt ever brought into Malaya Sold at Official Price. Obtainable from: RANG HENG CO., Piano House. If3-H5. Seleirie Road. KELLER PIANO CO. F.E.M.S. No 2, Orchard Road, Singapore. A Fine Selection or Diamond Gem Set Engagement Rings, Enternity Rings, Wedding Kings. P. H. HENDRY, Jeweller with449 words
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Advertisement401 1946-05-18 7 Mansfield Co., Lti (Incorporated w Hm^porc BLUE FUNNEL LINK Sailings to UntuJ King.ioni Dates not Ruarantrrd Samarkand Due from I.K. 18 May Laomedon Our from I.K. 10 May Hartington Oue fr.iin IK 22 May Lyraon Sail* for I.K. 27 May Glrnapp Sails for I.K. 6 .lun« WESTERN AUSTRALIA The shortest401 words
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Article, Illustration125 1946-05-18 8 ".laj-Gen Hawthorn iakcs the salute as Indian troops give their last "Eyes RUht" as soldiers of 36 6r!gadr in Batavia. This picture was taken as the Brigade paraded as a whole. Dutch infantrymen also marched In honour of their Princess. This picture shows them marching past the125 words