The Straits Times, 10 June 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY LIGHT PAGES. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS
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    KING OF SIAM FOUND SHOT DEAD IN HIS PALACE
    708 1 6 'Gun Explosion" On Eve Of Trip To America BANGKOK, Sunday. THE 20-year-old King Ananda Mahidol of Siam was found dead, with a bullet wound m his head, m his bedroom m the Barompinan Palace here shortly before noon today. A
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    35 1 Pr. Ducatte. the Burgundian millionaire, who was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for the manslaughter o/ his gardener, m court at Anxfrre. It was revealed during the hearing that the gardener was his daughter's lover.
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    New Indian Cabinet This Week?
    360 1 New Indian Cabinet This Week? NEW DELHI. Sun. ris hoped here thai the new interim government for India will be chosen this week. The Working Committee of the Indian National Congress is convening today to decide its attitude to the British pi m, and it ifl generally felt that the
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    FREE PRESS 12 PAGES TODAY
    42 1 FREE PRESS 12 PAGES TODAY THIS afternoon's Singapore Free Press will consist of twelve pages and will contain pages of special pictures of the Victory celebrations m Singapore, the 2nd British Division's parade m Johorc Bahru and the celebrations at Batu Pahat.
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    Tojo's Prosecutor Flies To U.S.
    70 1 TOKIO, Sun.— The Allied Command today announced that Mr. Joseph B. Keenan, chief prosecutor of the international prosecution soction, left for the United States today by plane on "official. 3in connection with Urn tri.il of leading Japanese accused as international war criminals." During his absence,
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    Arab Rulers' Wishes Passed To League
    84 1 BLUDAN, SYRIA, Sun.— Azzam Pasha, Secretary General of the Arab League, last nl^ht presented to delegates attending the extraordinary session of the League the previously un-uolished recommendatijns of th» recent Arab Rulers' conference. He declined to disclose the contents of the recommendations to the
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    UNREST IN S. ITALY CONTINUES
    278 1 UNREST IN S. ITALY CONTINUES ROME, Saturday. HiHILhJ all It;Uy awaited toV day the official proclamation of the Republic, moderate Monarchists were endeavouring to calm extremist supporters of the King who were trying to raise the south again? t the nations choice by a 2,000,000 majority of the Republican constitution.
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    JAVA "EMERGENCY"
    210 1 BATAVIA, Sunday. WHILE the belief that the Indonesian administration In the interior of Java was collapsing was being expressed m the highest Dutch circles, the Indonesian Republican "Government" yesterday proclaimed an emergency law, including the formation of a National Defence Council. The Council, which will be charged with
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    Parliament In Recess
    15 1 Parliament ban *one into recess for the Whitsun holiday until June 18.—Reuter.
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    Tungku Musa Uddin To Live In Ceylon
    229 1 Tungku Musa Uddin To Live In Ceylon TUNGKU MUSA UDDIN, a I Malay prince who has played a troubled part m modern Malayan politics, intend* to make Ceyion his permanent home, say-) a United Press message from Colombo. The eldest son of the late Sultan Suleiman of Selanyor. Tungku Musa
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    ARMED MIGHT OF BRITAIN ON PARADE
    625 1 ARMED MIGHT OF BRITAIN ON PARADE By lan Munro, Reuter's Correspondent LONDON, Saturday. THE people of Britain today celebrated their Victory after six years of total war with the most brilliant spectacle of pomp and power ever staged m this country. Standing at the saluting base m the Mall, the
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    STOLEN CROWN JEWELS RECOVERED
    295 2 American Colonel And Wife Arrested WASHINGTON, Sunday. PRACTICALLY all the Crown jewels of the former Cerman Royal House of Hesse, reported to have been stolen by an American Colonel and his wife, have been recovered- The Colonel, and his wife, are stated to have confessed to
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    49 2 Ex-Uaeen Ena of Spain, widtf* of Alfonso XIII and he-self a grand -daughter of Queen Victoria, arrives m Lisbon from London. She is seen Urine greeted by her son, Don Joan, and his wife the Countess of Barcelona. Don Juan b recognised by Spanish royalists as Kins of Spain.
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    Britain Plans New Uses For U.S. Loan
    251 2 Britain Plans New Uses For U.S. Loan WASHINGTON. Sun. BRITISH provision for 8 radical change m tentative plans for the use of the $3,750 m llions (U.S.) loan m the event of a possible largo scale American inflation wa« disclosed today. America's price ceiling structure will be decided m the
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    Labour Party May Ban Communists
    67 2 LONDON. Sun -The British Labour Party whose leaders have tren showing monntbuj iiritat'oti nt Red propaganda may shortly tilam iti political door on Communism. The Party convenes its nrnual conference at Bournemouth to- I morrow and the Party Secretary Mr. Morgan Phillips, has hinted strongly
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    Japs In Java Get Leaflets
    94 2 Japs In Java Get Leaflets BATAVIA, Sun.— Allied planes have drooped leaflets throughout Java ordering Japanese deserters to surrender themselves either lo the Allies or to the Indonesian Army by June 15 or the death penalty would be imposed. Major Gen. Mabuchi. Commander of the Japanese 16th Army, signed the
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    CIVIL WAR PREDICTED IN GREECE
    190 2 ATHENS, Sunday. TENSION has increased m Greece as reports of new igaocden are answered with left-wing predictions that a "civil war" would follow the promulgation of a drastic Royalist Government decice of doath penalties. Charging that Communist bands had created a "desperate situation m the
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    Nine Injured By Grenades In Egypt
    76 2 ALEXANDRIA, Sun.— Nine persons were wounded by hand grenades as anti-British riots flared ud m Alexandria last night for the second time m 24 hours, bringing the day's casualties to one dead and 19 v/oun- ded. A demonstration coinciding with London's Victory ce'ebra- 1
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    'Japan Becomes Democratic' MacArthur
    306 2 Japan Becomes Democratic MacArthur I TOKIO. Sunday. THE "political pot :3 bliußg I furiously m Japan", General Mac Arthur said today m a summary of the occupat.oi of Japan and the civil ad minis'.ration of Korea. Mac Arthur said "the lid is now off after years of political regimentation." He
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    June Food Shipments Good
    357 2 June Food Shipments Good WASHINGTON. Sur.. ACCORDING to UNRRA the outlook for June shipment of food to needy coun tries is hopeful. The total shipments for UNRRA coun tries including China for the first week of June totalled 160,000 tons. From Moscow comes a message that the Soviet Government issued
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    Grand Mufti Disappears
    135 2 PARIS, Sun. Complete ignorance Is expressed In official quarters here as to the whereabouts nr the Mufti of Jerusalem. The French Foreign Office stated that he had left France. A spokesman of the Ministry of the Interior has said: "We think he has left the country but
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    No Bigger Atom Bomb
    152 2 WASHINGTON, Sunday. DEAR ADMIRAL F. L. LOWRY has told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the reason for using: m the Bikini test an atomic bomb about the same size as the one which devastated Nagasaki is because there is not a more powerful one. Admiral Lowry
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    Britain's Armed Might On Parade
    246 2 Britain's Armed Might On Parade (Continued from Pa<;,p 1) their countrymen a special ing as they swun? past. After the Indians came the smal! Burma contingent, drawn from the Burm; Royai Volunteer Resorvr:, the Burin* Army and the Burma Vc.: r Air Firce. The impressive Ceylon contingent. representinL all phasrs
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    Extension Of China Truce Urged
    152 2 Extension Of China Truce Urged NANKING. Sunday. nEPRESENTATIVES of the 1\ Democratic League, the Youth Party and o'ie nonpartisan met Gen. Marshall, the United States delegate. for more than an hour yc.«teri day afternoon, and it was generally believed they had proposed to him an extension of the 15-day truce
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      156 2 Upton Sinclair Is a prolific Am.rlcan writer of \v,i: Id -renown. Ills worts have b?tn translate^ Into 44 lan;uagei. Most of his toofcs are c nspicio-.:s fcr thir ATTACKS ON THK HTflfll SYSTKM of his dry and his tx;x«.r.s of the upi-er classes. "j{ He Is the ehatnpicn of the
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      635 2 RADIO PROGRAMMES SINGAPORE JlNE W I orchestras. 3.3? pm. News 3 4fl BandRKli miimiik h« I 73 am Kadio newsre-l 7.45 aja. stand P™. Globe tr-r, 4 30 p.m2 V ra .nd 1m f« /T 01 000 1 Man-Illusion and Realit 7 8. a.m. P1 »y house. 5 p.m. Three
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    Colonial Service Plan For Training
    838 3 Local Candidates To Get New Opportunity DECRUITMENT and training for higher grades of the Government service m Malaya will be carried out on a new basis m future. A comprehensive new scheme for the future recruitment and training of members of the Colonial Service was
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    Project To Import Horses Delayed
    78 3 From Our Own Correspondent PEN\NG. AWING to an emiiargn placed m Australia on the export of oats and other foddet, the Penang Tuif Club project to import a number of race horses from Australia has been delayed, it is und n>tood. Contact has already been
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    'Not Playing Fair With Public'
    211 3 PROVINCE RETAILERS From Our Own Correspondent. PENANG, Sun. POINTING cut that retailers were not "playing fair w.th the public" and that instead of distributing goods as intended they have been "sending them to Siam fcr blacKmarket purposes," Mr. Chew! Kean Kor, member of the Provin
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    FORMER FAR EAST A.O.C. HONOURED
    66 3 Marshal of the R.A.F. Lord Tedder, who was Air Officer lommanding R A.F. F»r East before the war. is pictured (centre) at the Mansion House Inncheon following the ceremony m Guildhall at which he received the Freedom of the City of London. With him are
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    Gazette Appointments
    315 3 THE Secretary of State for the Colcrt'es has approved the appointment of Mr. Herbert Ralph Hone as SecretaryGeneral to the GovernorGeneral, Maiaya, according to an official notification. Other appointments: Mr. C. W. V. Carey to be Judge, Singapore; Capt. R. B. Marriott to l>e aide-de-camp and Mr. G.
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    PROGRAMME FOR CITY'S BIG PARADE
    650 3 OINGAPORE'S parade on Thursday, m celebration or the v King's birthday, which will be the biggest parade the city has seen, will be m two phases. The first phase will be the reception of the Governor, Mr. F. C Gimson, on the Padang, by units
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    NEW POLICY HOPE IN MALAYA
    216 3 LONDON, Sun. THE Malays feel with some justification that they are| being subjected to a policy ol turning their states into British colonies, declarer a corres pondent m a despatch lrom Singapore appearing m today's Sunday Times. At present 'the mas 3 effort of non-co-operation
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    NEW CHIEF JUSTICE ON REHABILITATION
    478 3 Singapore 9 s 'Sha tiered Econ otny J THE important part of the legal profession m the rehabilitation of Singapore was emphasised by Singapore's new Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Murray, Aynsley, m the Supreme Court on Saturday, when, making his first appearance, he was afforded
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    15 3 Monday. July 1. will be observed as a Bank Holiday, it is officially announced. i
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    Big Demand For Bicycles IN Singapore
    287 3 BICYCLE sales m Singapore are brisk. The recent importation of 50 machine* was sold out within th cc days and dealers say that they are unabL« to cope w.tli the unprecedented number of inqu Ties. It will be some time yet before dealers can
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    42 3 The following have been nominated Trustees of the Singapore Improvement Trust lrom April I to September 30, 1946:—the Hon., Mr. M. J. Namazle, Mr. C. O. Windle. M.\ E. Galistan. Mr. Wee Kah Kiat, Mr. On«? Piah Teng and Mr. Robert Renton.
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    DEATHS
    46 4 Mrs. Sert B.ng Sin. (nee Tan Lucy) p» sid hw.'.v peac fully at her r.sli♦nce, 15 Amb-T Road, on sth June, 19l(i at 10.-5 p.m. EARLE On 6th June, it Liverpool. Harold Thomay Earle. «ged 57. late Works Manager. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd, Singapore.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    29 4 Mr Le t Beng Sn thents lv relatives pn<i f.ientis for th irar ata t nance •t the tun m.. their wie'tlis and nies a^cs of condolence etc.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Monday. June 10. 1946. Fresh Hope For India
    584 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Monday. June 10. 1946. Fresh Hope For India The acceptance by the Mus'.im League Council of the British Cabinet Mission's proposals for India, followed almost immediately by a report that the Princes have also accepted, Is the most hopeful ausury for the future of that country
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    The Atomic Ark
    244 4 The Anti-Vivisection League and kindred bodies have objected, as was inevitable, to the use of animals to determine the effectiveness of the atom bomb at Bikini Atoll. A vigorous protest i has followed the announcement that a modern Noah's Ark Is setting out for the Marshal l
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    The Mind Of Germany
    343 4 There h»ve been a number of ir.ui:aUons recently that the arr:gan?» of Germany, though mjn^lrd with the fawning subservience characteristic of that country m defeat, is by no means j dead. Now comes a perturbing report from Berlin of the sudden transformation of a meeting of
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    Too many old people in Britain
    597 4  - Too many old people in Britain F. A. E. CREW By PROFESSOR Recently Director of Medical Resranh at the War Office. THE best thing that happened to Britain m the war was the v invasion by Dominion and Allied troops .nd their inter-marriape with British women. It is nonsense to
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    VETERANS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
    61 4 IN IHF. HEART OF LONDON. On Saturday veterans of the Se ond World War marched throughout London. In this pi turr are seen veterans of th? B.E.F. of 1914 attending the 'Old < on >mptibles" annual >enrice at St. Pauls Cathedral. The Lord Mayor
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    A Malayan Lesson On Coconut Calories
    431 4 I Last week, m our correspondence column?, a Kuala Lumpur reader who signed himself "Ore Who Tries To Understand" asked a number of questions with reference to Singapore's First Coconut Lunch, m which Lord mil Lndy KiUearn were served a five-course rrual of oco.iut
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      Chinese Thoughts On Victory Day
      390 4 MALAYANS, especially the W Chinese, are famous for their expressions of rejoic'ng but the "V-Day" celebrations do not seem to have kindled 1 that fire. The Jubilee cel"b-ations of 1935 even now live vividly m ihe nemories of all. For weelis on end there were
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      They've Had It!
      250 4 REGARDING the coconut lunch so highly enjoyed by Lord Killearn the other day. I should like to point out a few plain facts. Whilst not meaning to poke fun iat the coconut menu, I think the public is a little amused at the rci cipes of the
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      The Swimming Club
      270 4 I HAVE been reading ab:ui the committee of tne Singapore Swimming Club and their decision to ask the Services *o derequisition the club on July They seem to be very careful to ensure that the Services and civilians do not use the club at the same time
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      Behind The Small Man
      129 4 Fis the so-called CoTe> Shop Keepers Association Barbers Association and Dhobies Association that keep up the charges for coffee, hair-cutting and washing at the present high level The majority of these shopkeepers would like to cut down their prices but are afraid of their powerful associations.
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      11 4 WINCHESTER HOI SE 16. Coltyer Quay U'eck Day* to U a.m.
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    V-HIGHT FIREWORK WAS BIGGEST EVER
    52 5 A feature of London s V-nisht celebrations was tlifc p-«-diict of tho wiil-knoun frm o; 11. 0 ks. llrli.-vrd it h> the Ii crsi firework erer mad?, i. vas drsicirtl to burst 7.VJ ft. above London to shower smal'c; fireworks and create a distliy of
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    25,000 See Governor Open V-Exhibition
    544 5 25,000 See Governor Open V-Exhibition MALA YS IN LONDON 'MUST BE PROUD 9 MORE than 25,000 people, representative of every race m Singapore, attended the opening of the Victory exhibition by the Governor, Mr. F. C. (iimson, m the Happy World, on Saturday. Hours before the opening, crowds wandered round
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    Spectators 20 Deep At K. Lumpur
    202 5 'From Our Own Corres r x;nc'ent> KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Flights of R.A.F. Mosquito bombers and fighters. Hying low over the Selangor Clud packing, and the parade ol infantry and mechanised fcrccs, were seen by thou sands of all nationalities at a combined Victory and
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    Acquittal Of Neval Officer
    169 5 A report of a case putiwhcd m j Ihe Straits Times on May 31. Un- i der the headine of "Naval OfHrei Acquitted." indicated that Lbut I Commander J. J. Wilson was charged with tha disposal of two Stuart Turner Marine Aux engines and a generator
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    Lorry Fleet Takes Children To V-Parade
    213 5 From Our Own Correspondent BATU PAHAT, Sat. A BRIGHT morning added splendour to a eeremon nial. parade by the Ist Devonshire Regiment, with full colours, at Batu Pahat today. The Regiment was led by the Commanding Officer, Col. Doughty Wylie, and a salute was
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    26 5 The Oovrrnor. Mr. F C Gi-n-wn. was among th° *'j»sts *ho nttendrd a nre-view of tko film "The Fiph»in Lady." at Othftf Cinema. Singapore, on Friday
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    Lion Party Culls On Mr. MacDonald
    149 5 Lion Party Culls On Mr. MacDonald From Our Own Correspondent) PENANG, Saturday. THE Governor General, Mr. 1 Malcolm Mac Donald, and some 500 guests at the Kisidency Victory Day psrty th afternoon, applauded loud y as a Chinese lion party amidst cracker-firing "stood up" to its full length and "swallowed"
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    Mother Fined For Beating Child
    146 5 Mother Fined For Beating Child A Chines? woman who caned i h^r eight-year-old daughter "with undue force" and also burned li<m forehead with a hot chandu pipr was convicted by Mr. L. C. Gob, the Serond Masistrate. Singapore, on a charge of i)l-treat-ment. She was fined $200, or six weeks"
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    Ration Cards: A Second Chance
    140 5 It is lull veil that «evr ral members of Ihe public m Singapore have not yet hroniht i their ration cards for deletkin and amendment to the lUtioning <>f!ic< r Customs House. Maxwell Road. It »»■< omUiailv intcn-ird j to take Icral action against offenders
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    Cyclist, Kill, Was Carrying Rafters
    139 5 Cyclist, Kill Was Carrying Rafters .From Our Own Corn»si>ond nt. KRIAN. Sat. At the corclusion of an inquest Into the death of a Chinese cyclist, Gan Chiair: Van?, who was knocked down by a military lorry at Simpan'4 Lim i on the afternoon of March IG. Raj.i Bhaharome. the Coroner,
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    SINGAPORE SPENT 'WHITSUN' AT HOME
    131 5 CINGAPORFS "Whitsun" has not returned to normal. There was no rign of the pre-war exodus from Singapore to holiday resorts on the mainland. Singapore resident? went to the island's beaches or stayed at home. Many worked as usual on Saturday, and offices are opcji today
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    'Nearly Caused A Train Collision' ALLEGATION
    112 5 'Nearly Caused A Train Collision ALLEGATION From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Sun. An engine cleaner^ S. Nadaraja. who admitted having Interfered with a railway point 'which a -t needy "auscd a train collision" was bourd over m a sum of $200 when he pleaded guilty m the Superior Court to
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    $181 Million In New Notes Issued
    104 5 New issues of currrntv notes since the liV-ration were given sis $181,207,656.02 cents, acccrding to the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency. Malaya The average amount of cur- i rency notes In circulation durin? the month of April, 1946 was 5385.335.071.21 cents,
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    Indian Trade Commissioner For Malaya Urged
    417 5 THE appointment of an Indien trade commissoner for Malaya was advocated as bsing "very necessary m the interests of the trade of India." by Mr. R. Jumabhoy. chairman of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, m his presidential speech to the filth annual general
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    New Australian Trade Officers
    39 5 SYDNEY. Sat. -Now trade comrrisslon offices are to bj opened by the Australian Government m the Far East. Four now commissioners are to be appointed, to be stationed at Singapore. Hon? Kong. Manila -mid Calcutta.—Reuter.
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    Straits Chinese Representative
    36 5 At a special meeting held last week, the Penan"! Straits Chinese British Association nominated its president Dr. Lee Tiang Keng as its representative on the Penang Municipal Commissiqn. which is beins reconstituted shortly.
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    SALUTING BASE AT BATU PAHAT
    30 5 Pirturrd at tho saluU.-r ba<*e at the Bata Pahat \irUr> Parade are Brigadier Mean, whe took th« **}»tr. Uato (Inn hin Jafaar and hK wife.
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    SJAHRIR MAY 'FADE OUT'
    193 5 SJAHRIR MAY 'FADE OUT' 'Observer* On Java* LONDON. Saturday. THE beliVr that Java's political situation has detonoratod is oxprrssrd m a dnpatch Jrom Batavra ■ppcaring m the OI)s»tv«t totlav. The cnirp-v.-xiiiderit writes' 'The noliticul ritnation m Java as between the 1 and the Dntrb. is DOW bnrk aeni-T ateost m
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    College Reopened
    60 5 'Fi-om Onr Own Correspu MALACCA. Sin.-The Malay Women'g Training CoMeee at Di'-^an Davn. Malnrr Ha'lv re-on^n^d today by the Malayan Union Goverro*-. F;r Ed\ a-d Ornt who made a Ing »P*^rll m ?/ilrs^^hr 1 H Ifatef mtn mat* inrn. 11 PrinHnal <>r tho C llff* Mr. H. R.
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    Krian Gang Robbery
    59 5 Krian Gang Robbery 'From Our Own Corresoondent > Kr*w I 1 ftang of about 20 Malays and Ran 'arose held un a C oadi planter at Parlt Ta*ah. a small illacr a few mi'os tmm Kuala Kurau. ard after r»nsackins; the hin«p and irarnin* Torn- rd riothinf! fir with cash
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      Singapore Soccer Stalwarts
      53 6 Singapore Soccer Stalwarts £.lO injj a notable victory over the stron; Second Civ. (Trosskcys) sorrrr team at Jnlan Besar stadium yest-rday the Chinese AthleSi;- Associa- tion have proved themselves one of the best teams m Singapore today. This photograph shows ti'o hinese irltfe an A-my X!. whom they beat three-nil
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      DAVIS CUP
      65 6 LONDON. Sun —Sweden's In-door-trained tennis stars, Lennart Bergelin and Torsten Johannson, carry the only untarnished record into the semifinals of the European zone Davis Cud elimination. The Swedes favourites to meet France m the finals— battle Belgium at Stockholm on June 11, 12 and 13, while the French
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      C.A. TAKE CHANCES TO WIN 2-1
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