The Straits Times, 11 September 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY KlOin PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    PREMIER APPEALS TO THE ARABS
    860 1 Must Be Ready To Make Concessions discussion of this plan will be the first item on the conference agenda. "But I wish to make it quite clear that we have not made up our minds in advance of our discussions with you. "Our plan is
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    Singapore's Bus Strike Ends
    699 1 THE FIRST BUS RETURNS THE 15-day strike of 800 employees of the Singapore Traction Company concluded yesterday afternoon after a three-hour meeting between officials and delegates, and saw the institution of a skeleton service at 5 p.m which resulted in overcrowded buses taking office-workers home. A
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    TRIESTE PROGRESS
    281 1 PARIS, Tuesday. AN eight-nation sub-commis-sion to draft a statute for the free city of Trieste was approved today by the Italian Political and Territorial Commission of the Peace Conference. The proposal was advanced by Mr. Lief Egeland, of South Africa, the chairman. He said the commission wanted all
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    British Major Murdered
    156 1 JERUSALEM," Tues.— M aj o r Desmond Doran, a Brit'sh Army security officer, was k'lled, and his wife seriously injured, when terrorist bombs wrecked their house in the all-Jewish city of Tel Aviv yesterday. They were sitting on the balcony when the bombs exploded. Mrs. Doran, who
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    YAMASHITA WAS FOR MASSACRE IN SINGAPORE
    214 1 TOKIO, Tuesday. THE Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who paid with his life for war crimes committed in the Philippines, approved in advance the plans for the massacre of Asiatic civilians in Singapore at the time his forces captured the city, according to testimony <nven
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    RICE SHIP SAILS FOR INDIA
    75 1 BATAVIA. Tues.— The Empire Favour sailed today with the first 6,000 tons of Indonesian padi for Indiu, Brig. Bought on, head of the Anglo-Indian Rice Commission, was quoted t«y the Antara news agency as announcing in Jogjakarta. Two other rice .ships are loading. Meanwhile, a
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    Hopes Fade Of U.S. Strike Settlement
    117 1 Hopes Fade Of U.S. Strike Settlement NEW YORK, Tuesday. HOPES of peace o n America".; strike-bound waterfrontsuflered a setback yesterday with the announcement thai Congress of Industrial Organisations Seamen would deman-. pay increases matching any thing won by the American Federation of Labour Bailor in their strike. The paralysing siiuidown
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    22 1 BOMBAY, Tues -six person were stabbed in Bomtay yestr: day and a large hosiery shop wa burned down 'n *'-•> Fr>> h Borr.
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    U.S. WANTS CHARGES DISMISSED
    183 1 NEW YORK, Tuesday. THE United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to dismiss the Ukraine's charge that British troops are fomenting Fascism in Greece, but suggested that the alleged persecution of Greek minorities and the Albanian border conflicts might be investigated further. The American
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      29 1 STERLING SILVER TEA COFFEE SETS. A wide rang* in modern designs at P. H. HENDRY Irwrlirr willi an Ks ;I> ished Malaya -wide Reputation. It, North R:il(r Rd, Si.fKapore.
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    BOON 'VERY AFRAID OF THE JAPS'
    482 2 Court Martial Told Of Escape Plans LONDON, Monday. AT the resumed court martial of Major Cecil Boon, accused of aiding the Japanese when a prisoner of war in Hong Kong, Lance-Corporal Charles Edwin Bellchamber, of the Middlesex Regiment, related an alleged incident in Boon's
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    Chifley On Jap Whaling Plans
    60 2 MELBOURNE. Tues.— Mr. Joseph Chifley. Australian Prime Minister, today said he had been informed that the permission granted by General Douglas MacArthur. Supreme Allied Commander in Japan, to Japanese whalers to operate in the Antarctic, was a temporary measure *o assist in meeting Japans 'ood
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    RICE FRAUD SEQUEL
    204 2 BANGKOK, Tuesday. THE Siamese Police disclosed today that attempts had been made to shoot two Singora officials in what they said might be efforts to silence prospective witnesses in the Singora rice swindle. The governor of the southern Siamese province and four other provincial officials have boon
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    Hong Kong Resists Income-Tax
    62 2 Hong Kong Resists Income-Tax HONG KONG. Tuesday. A government proposal to impose income-tax in the colony has met with strong opposition in the Legislative Council. Unofficial members declared that the tax would be strongly resented and difficult to collect. After debate, it was agreed that the proposal should be examined
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    Siam Tells Of A New Attack
    90 2 BANGKOK. Tuesday. A Siamese communique declar- ed today that ten fully. arm. Ed French soldiers crossed the Mekong river on Friday at Mongkhai and plundered the home of a wealthy Siamese farmer, killing him and wounding two others. The communique said the raiding party
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    ANGLO-U.S. TRADE PACTS WITH CHINA
    84 2 Shanghai, Tues.— The British ambassador. Sir Ralph Stevenson, told a press conference that no commercial treaty will be entered into between Britain and China until after the United States has signed such a treaty with China. He said a British trade mission is expected to
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    Soviet Gets German Optical Goods
    73 2 Soviet Gets German Optical Goods JENA, Tues— Officials of the Zeiss Optical Works in the Soviet zone of Germany, said today that approximately 90 per cent of its production is going to the Russians as reparations, contrary to the Postdam agreement. One of the directors of the plant estimated that
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    43 2 SUSSEX, Mon.- Group Captain E. M. Donaldson, RAF jet flyer who broke the world air speed record on Saturday, decided today to attempt to raise his figure of 616 miles per hour to-morrow evening, if prospects of a warm weather hold good.— Reuter.
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    COUSENS 'FEARED TORTURES'
    147 2 COUSENS 'FEARED TORTURES' SYDNEY, Tuesday. MAJ. Charles Hughes Cousens, Poona-bom graduate of Sandhurst, charged with treason by broadcasting lor the Japanese, continued his statement in the court today. He said that when he was released to broadcast from Radio Tokio. a Japanese Information Department orticer named Manikawa declared: "We cannot
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    GOVT. DRIVE ON KALGAN
    143 2 PEKING. Tues.— Chinese dispatches indicated today that Government forces may have already launched a drive on Kalgan. Communist regional capital in Chahar province. Fierce fighting was reported in the outskirt of Tsining, west of Kalgan, and Communist troops were said to be withdrawing from their siege
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    German Provincial Election Results
    87 2 BERLIN, Tues.— Soviet sources yesterday repcited that the Communist dominated Socialist Unity party polled 432,000 votes more than its two conservative rivals combined in Sunday's communal elections for Soviet, occupied Saxony province, and almost 100,000 more than the combined opposition in the state of Thuringia. The
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    22 2 PERTH Tv.es. -The Most Rev Henry F. Le Fanu. Anglican primate of Australia, died yesterday at the age of 76.— A P.
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      498 2 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works, Singapore, up to noon of the 20 .h September, 1946, for the following work- Repairs to Wards Nos. 1 to 12 of the Mental Hospital Singapore. Note: Contractors will be shown round the buildings under
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      630 2 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Offic* ol the Director of Public Vorfcs j Singapore, up to noon of the lltr: September, 1946 for the following worts:— Supply and delivery of furniture f fitments for the Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Singapore: i.e. to supply by (say)
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      303 2 THE STRAITS TIMES PRINTING DEPT has received a consignment of high quality ACCOUNT BOOKS LEDGERS Rlze 12> 8> 2OU fol '°s Doubled Cash Columns Indexed Halt Bound m goat skin $n each CASH BOOKS g» *r tog $15 each JOURNALS l-'z x 400 pages Ho If Bound in goat skin
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    All-Out Action By S'pore Police
    503 3 20 A r rests Made In Jalan Besar Area ALL out police action against Singapore's underworld is resulting almost daily in arrests of armed men and of known criminal characters.. A cordon thrown round a large area in Jalan Besar late on Monday night resulted
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    Imports Of Cars From U.S. Possible
    84 3 IN order to assist rehabilitation of both the Malayan Union and Singapore Colony, the Controller of Foreign Exchange, Malaya, is now prepared to grant U.S. currency for the purpose of the import of private cars from the United States conditional to shipment by Dec.
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    Johnny Gurkha (With Kukri) Fights Crime
    237 3 Johnny Gurkha (With Kukri) Fights Crime "DUT that away, Johnny!" Those crisp words by a British police officer saved the neck of a Chinese brought down by a Gurkha military policeman who had his kukri drawn Johnny Gurkha put his kukri away on hearing the instruction but he still cannot
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    Outram Gaol Commandant's Evidence
    367 3 Outram Gaol Commandant's Evidence MAJOR Kobayashi, commandant of the Military section of the Outram Road gaol, yesterday in the course of cross-examination by Lt. Col. C. H. Withers Payne admitted responsibility for the death of nve prisoners from beriberi during the first five months of his tenure of office. Kobayashi
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    $750 Fine For 930 Rounds Of Ammunition
    128 3 I A CHINESE who carried 930 rounds of ammunition in a basket covered under vegetables at Boat Quay on Aug. 6 was fined $750 or in default six months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Paul Storr, yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to unauthorised possession
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    40 3 Surati bin Hussein was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment yesterday by Mr. L.C Goh, Second Police Magistrate for criminal breach of trust in respect of 82 yards of cloth and three sets of crockery belonging to an Eurasan, E.W. Fripp.
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    "MY FRIEND ABROAD"
    72 3 MR. Gunn Chit Thye, of 63 North Beach Penang, writes: "I am the representative of an organization known as "My Friend Abroad" for encouraging correspondence between the youth of Malaya and Sweden. I trust that you wIU publish a paragraph In the Straits Times to the effect
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    Mother Of 8 Children Gets One Day's S.I.
    79 3 THE mother of eight children, a 42-year-old Chints* woman, Tan Mian Jee, who admitted 10 Mr. Paul Storr, the District Judge, yesterday that she was taking 50 packets of chandu out of Singa. pore on Monday morning, was sentenced to a day's
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    Rice And Flour Ships For S'pore
    276 3 PUR rice ships, Hickory Burn from Bangkok. Gialong from Saigon and Eurades and Chanda from Australia are expected In Singapore towards the middle oi September, in addition to two flour ships, Fort Nisqually and Baron Cott also .from Australia which are expected by mid-Sep-tember.
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      921 3 TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1939 CUSTODIAN OF PROPERTY PROCLAMATION No. 14 of 1945. Noiice Is hereby given that any person or persons having a claim to the properly described in the Schedule hereto are requested to forward such claim to me Custodian of Property, Supreme Court,
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      267 3 Semi-stiff collars Ready made or \\mi ■BR^w NGAIWAH STORE The Newest European Residential Hotel In Singapore "THE TAVERN" Everything Up- To- Date. Oar In Cock Tail Bar with Its Elertrl ally Operated Shaker ts ttir r.ayy of All Patron* Open from 10 am to I*. Midnignt Rooms Luxuriously Furnished A
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    DEATH
    73 4 CHIA KIM CHENG. al:a; Charlie Cilia, aged 39, of 56, Spottiswoode Park Itoacl. parsed away peacefully at 129, Paslr Panjans Road, on 9th Sept. 1916 ut 5 a.m. He 1. ave.s ochind two wives, four sons and four daughters to mourn iih Inns. The funeral took place on the
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Sept. 11, 1946. Second Thoughts On Gunmen
    1019 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Wed., Sept. 11, 1946. Second Thoughts On Gunmen "In Perak They Hang Them"— with the inference tbat m Singapore they don't. That was the heading and theme of some rather puzzled observations m this column recently on the Mountbatcen proclamation of death for i carrying arms
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    45 Different Types
    81 4 NEW YORK, Mon.— Mr. John Coe, General Manager of the Synthetic Rubber Division of the United States Rubber Company, says that research work, carried out m co-operation with the Rubber Reserve Corporauon, a Government agency, resulted m over 43 successful types of synthetic rubber. Mr. Co 2
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    Mountbatten Proclamation And The Gunman
    1808 4 [A full explanation of the Mountbatten proclamation prescribing the death penalty for carrying arms, and the principles which should guide the courts m deciding when to impose the death penalty under this proclamation, was given m a judgment of the Malayan Union Court of Appeal
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      Hospitals Strike: making the people suffer
      391 4 IT is high time the Union leaders called off the strikes m the hospitals and the Singapore Traction Company. I have personally asked quite a I number of hospital attendants' their opinions, and all of them told me that they would prefer to I
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      Chinese Union Jacks
      118 4 I READ m the Straits Times a report from Kuala Lumpur that an appeal has been issued by the Chinese Consul at Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Hsu Meng Hsuing, to the Chinese community to fly the Union Jack on national occasions. Th? Chinese community of Kuala Lumpur has
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      Headline Shock
      114 4 SINGAFORE JAPS GET BACK PAY" when T lead this m your paper of Sept. 6 I could hardly believe my own eyes. Men who served their King m the defence of Malaya have not up to date received their back pay m full. Why? Yet the Government saw
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      Malayan Medals
      179 4 |T is indeed heartening tc learn that on Victory Day. Sept. 12, the General Service Medal and the Pacific Star Medal and ribbons are to be presented to members of the Volunteer Forces and Local Defence Corps by the Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent. It
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      888 4 BIRTH— On 6t.h September, 1946 to Boon Klah, wife of Chia Soon Ann, the gift of a son, Chia Hoc Phong. To Tos ROOS nee NEDEJTv'^OORN on Sept. 10. h 1946 at Kandang Kcrbau 'pore, n son Boudewi.n Michael. Both doing fine. The engagement ls announced betweCO Mr. Chia Boon
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      61 4 Popular Music By FREDERICK CHOPIN. Novel lo Edition; 27 Studies $4.40 14 Waltzes 2.80 20 llocturnes 360 4 Impromptus 200 4 Ballads 2.8 C 26 Preludes 2.40 Sclitrmrr Edition: 3 Rondos 4.00 3 Sonatas 4.00 Allan Edition: Album of 27 peer* 3 20 Nocturnes 3.20 Polonaises 2.40 Waltzes 2.40 Postage
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      205 4 /ij^jW SMOKE HOUSE t*"lffWl Comeron Highlandr C t^ 4 700 FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL. f^T -O COOLER 2 HOURS Ur« rr ~V '2% FROM THE PLAINS. Standing on ihe slope, Oi.JI- Koud at Mm Cameron HJghlandv i building which hundreds of MM>yMH have yearned for e\e- ttmm they left the
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    Model Trade Union Rules
    45 5 Ihe atxivc is a farsimile of thr front cover of a booklet published hy thr Department of Puhlir kelations for the Trade I'nion DewwUweni eivine model trade union rulev, with :i Mimmary of rccivtratioM proreihire for the ciiidanee of "Malayan orca"i>atons
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    RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION
    84 5 THE honorary seen tarles ol the Singapore Ratepayeis' riation write as follows "With reference i" the minute* of th: spec'al conuntttec me tlna <'i the n 1 asm', ntlon li 'W i ii Aug. h. which «:)>• publl '"-,i m jrour on Sept f> we are dti rmpluudse
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    New Bread Distribution Scheme Operates
    356 5 Singapore Plan For More Retailers TIGHTER control of the bread output from bakeries and its distribution to retailers are measures contained m the new bread distribution plan launched m Singapore on Monday by the Food Control Distribution Department. Under this plan, bakeries are supplied with
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    Relief Ship Leaves For Muntok
    116 5 Relief Ship Leaves For Muntok A RFMEF ship, carrying food and rappUea, organised by the Singapore Overseas Chinese Importers and Exporters Association, leaves this morning lor Mun'ok. Ranka island, wherr total of 23 Chines" trading vp«sris nrr r^portofj to be still de tamed by the Dutch authorities These vessels have
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    AUGUST CROPS
    66 5 Rubber crops har during the month of August were U follows Ali^nby Rub-r-pr Company Ltd. 46,000 lb., Benta Rubber Estates Ltd. 53.000 lb. Jeram Kuantan Rubber Ltd 48,500 lb., Kundong 1 Rubber Estate Ltd. 15.000 lb.. Mentakab Rubber Co. Ltd. 72.j 500 lb.. Sungei Bagan Ruh' !Ltd 110,500
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    31 5 There will be a lecture on i Thursday, at 6.30 p.m at the Theosonhical Society. No. 8 Cairnhill Road. The subject Is "The Value of Vegetarianism" by Mr. B. von Krusenstierna.
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    'NotPossible To Be Lenient To Armed Men'
    169 5 'NotPossible To Be Lenient To Armed Men' "1 AM taking, as far as possible, the recommendation of the jury, but it is not possible for me to b? lenient to people who carry arms and commit robbery." With these words Mr. Justice Worley sen<*nced two yen* Chi. nese, Yu Kirn
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    NEW INDIAN AGENT FOR MALAYA?
    148 5 NEW INDIAN AGENT FOR MALAYA? INDIAN circles m Singapore believe that Mr N. Raghavan. well-known Penang lawyer and Indian leader, who is at present vacationine m Ne* D?lhi. is likely to b? appointed as the Representative of the Government of India m Ms lnva. states Associated The local office of
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    Blakang Mati Canteen
    63 5 Aranteen to b° nin on s'milar lin?s to th? Peoples' Restaurants m Singapore Is to be opened m Blakang lint! shortly, writes a Bla'ongs Mati correspondent to the straits Times. Permission for the r>n?ning of this canteen, which will benefit greatly the islanders and the employees of
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    33 5 The French Consulate General. temporarily located on the sixth floor of the Cathay Building, will be removed to its pro-war prenvses at No. 5. Gallop Road, 'near the Botanical Gardens from Sept. 16.
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    WORK ON BUKIT TIMAH CANAL
    51 5 Several hundred Japanese PoWs ran be seen daiH working on a scheme for the widening of Si- spore's Bukit Timah canal lMirin* the recent heavy lams H»< canal overflowed at several points and when the work is complete, there should he less dangtr of future
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    How Sept. 12 Will Be Observed In S'pore
    433 5 The main official ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on the st°ps of the Municipal Building which will be decorated flags and plants. The following will read messages of celebration on behalf of the people of SingaporeMr. C. E. Collinge. Mr.
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    155 INDIAN STOWAWAYS ON SHIP
    57 5 155 INDIAN STOWAWAYS ON SHIP ANF hundred and fifty-five rtowawyi were discoTered m board the p.p. Cameroon jh after sh Q ha'! pore ypsterday after goon foi Madras. -hip was tamed turned bad: air* 3wav« had ijppn taken B left at about 7 pm. The stoaways who ar»» all I
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    63 JAPS TO STAY IN MALAYA
    112 5 ftwm Our O«n iirnspondcnt KUALA LUMPUR, 1' AN official c mmuniqi ed at Kualti Litnioui da\ thr t 00 r,)\ cations fiom Japan< permission to stay m Ms were recently brought before an examining board which sal m Singapore. After caret') itlon fi< of
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    Amendment To Companies Ordinance
    18 5 Amendment To Companies Ordinance Council, declaration C^inpniiif-- morandum and elation an d 1 ■be Compan I i ■nvc
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    9 5 A c 1 by Mr Fust the Pucrqpie t/r
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    ADVISORY COUNCIL
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    DefenceClosesInKluangTrial
    585 5 By Our Special Correspondent KLFANG. Ta«. rF. trial of the 258 para, trooners of the 13th Parachute Battalion for alleged mutiny aroused fresh intefeit today when, at the Hose of the defence case, the prosecution asked for and received per. mission to recall two witness, es. They were Major
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      104 5 Latest Stock Arrivalnf ROBINSONS *STEEL DEED BOXES •STEEL CASH MOXKS *FIBRE CABIN TRUNK •LEATHER SUITCASES A BRIEF i \B\ *(}()F,F CLUBS BALLS, CUES, ETC. *R()XFN(; GLOVES •LAIIIEB SHOES— ENGLISH FROM CLARKS OF SOMERSET— SIZES 2 TO H •HABERDASHERY— SMALL SUPPLIES OF VARIOUS ITEMS *COTTON GLASS CLOTHS— DISH CLOI Hi •A
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    Perera Murder Inquiry Continues
    413 6 Allegations Of Beating Husband, Seducing Wife From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Mon. THE Perera murder inquiry resumed hearing today, m the presence of Che Jamal m the Ipoh Magistrate's court when 68-year-old B. T. Perera, father of the deceased and main prosecution witness, appeared from Kota
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    Girl Fails To Return: Body In River
    144 6 Girl Fails To Return: Body In River From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, Tuesday. WHEN the 24-year-old daughter of a Chinese vegetable gardener failed to return home "as usual after attending the Chinese night school on Saturday last, the anxious parents mado a search and early next morning at a spot
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    35 6 The Taiping police on Saturday found the body of a male Chinese m the Lake Gardens. Stab wounds were found on the chest and foul play is suspected, reports the Straits Times Corres. pondent, Taiping.
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    Canteen For Mechanics
    113 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. AKGANIZEd by workers and employers of the engineering industry, the Sungei Besi Road canteen for mechanics was fi*clarcd orje n by Mrs. Ward, wifi of the Selangor Resident Commissioner, Mr. W. A. Ward, last week. Over 1.000 workers from the factory area were present
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    Ceylon Buys Horses
    42 6 Colombo, (By Air Mail).— Eighteen of 19 race-horses pur. chased by a leading owner. Mr. g. N. G. Walles, landed here m good condition. One died at sea. Aboard the steamer were 40 other Australian thoroughbreds for Calcutta— Reuter.
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    Constable To A.S.P.— A Cynic
    276 6 Straits Times Post-Bag WILL you kindly refrain from IT printing misleading information about the salary schemes for the Asiatic police? The rosy picture of every individual joining the police having opportunities of attaining the rank of X.S.P., provided he has the requisite qualifications, is apt
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      310 6 ENTER TAINMENTS 11 AM. 2 P.M.4 15 6.30 9 15 PM >y*«*^[ TJ^^jS*^ (Tel. 528 D RONALD COLMAN'S Celebrated Triumph m David Selznick's Action Drama with the most thrilling sword duel ever filmed "THE PRISONER OF ZENDA" W.Ui Madeleine Carroll Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Sir C. Aubrey Smith Mary Astor David
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      562 6 MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS ASSOCIATION All members of the above Association will be closed for business on Thursday. 12th September, 1946 bslng Victory Day. PANG SWEE WAH alias PANG BAH CHEL Information is sought by MARY ONG GEOK LAN the wife of the abovenamed PANG SWEE WAH alias PANO BAH CHEE
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      190 6 RADIO PROGRAMMES RADIO MALAYA KfcD NETWORK from hood co p.m and 8.30 to 11 p m oo 229 metres from noon to Z p.m. on 4.825 mcs/sec. In 61 metre band and from 7.45 to 9. 50 p.m. on 4.78 mcs/sec in S mrt rt band CHINESE noon to 141
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      125 6 session opens at a p.m (news neadunes < B~C p.m anc' news at '30 pm.l MALAY noon co l pm (news at 12.45 p.m.) anc rroro 6 pm to 8 15 j.m (newt id Malay «t r3O o.m > TONIGHT'S HIGHLIGHTS 8.32 p.m. Hospital half hour; 9.00 p.m. Musical variety
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      131 6 7.30 p.m. Merry-30-round; 830 pm. News: 835 p.m. London Calling: 8.40 pin. Interlude; 8.45 p.m. Home Survey; 9.03 p.m. Swing Club: 930 pm Interlude: 9.40 p.m. St. Lager; 9.55 p.m. Interlude; 10.00 p.m. Carole singing; 10.30 p.m. Radio Newsreel; 10.45 p.m. Here's wish'ng you well again; i 1.30 p.m. News.
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    Trade Union Cannot Be Law Guardian
    299 7 Mandor Found Guilty Of Rape From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. IT is the duty of trade unions, instead of taking the law into their own hands to report either to the estate manager or the police commissioner of suspected commission of any
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    Govt. Controls Industry In France
    83 7 Govt. Controls Industry In France PARIS, Tues.— Following the same general pattern of nationlisa(ion employed m England and other Western European countries. France has brought approximately 18 per cent, of her industry under government control. France's planning commission estimates that 1,300,000 of the nations total of 7,500,000 industrial employees now
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    Marriage Increase In Australia
    83 7 SYDNE 'By Air Mail.) A SHARP increase m marriages since the speed-up of post-war demobilisation is revealed m the latest Australian Commonwealth statistics. For the first quarter of this year there were 20,152 marriages m Australia, giving a rate of 10.88 j per thousand of the
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    Cloth For Indian Destitutes
    39 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) TAIPING, Tuesday. FE Indian Relief Committee, Kuala Lumpur, has allotted 1,877 pieces of cloth for distribution among destitute Indians m Kuala Kangsar. Selama, Parit Buntar, Bagan Serai, and Larut and Matang.
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    Bank Clerks Strike
    90 7 pOLOMBO, (By Air Mail.—O ver v 100 clerks and miner employees of the Colombo office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, h^ve been on strike for eleven daya demanding the ren r tatomcrit of two clerks who, tleged, were victimised fcr r active part m the Union.
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    $11,000 Lost In K.L. Robbery
    101 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. SIX Chinese gangsters, all armed with revolvers broke into the residence of Mr. Khor Yah Chiew, at Circular Road. Kuala Lumpur, last week and after putting the inmates In fear of death ransacked the house and broke open two sales and disappeared
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    Japs Rounded Up
    47 7 SYDNEY, Tues. MORE than 2,000 Japanese war criminals have been rounded up by Australian war crimes investigation teams, accordng to the Australian Army Directorate of Prisoners of War. Four hundred of these have been executed or Imprisoned. Another 600 are still being hunted.— Reuter.
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    1,000 LDC Men And Volunteers To Parade
    125 7 1,000 LDC Men And Volunteers To Parade KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. THE parade on the morning of Victory Day, Sept. 12, m Kuala Lumpur will include all available members of the Volunteer Force and the Local Defence Corps, as arrangements have now been made to obtain sufficient medal ribbons to every
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    PADI SETTLERS FUND
    45 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. A PADI settlers' fund, to provide amenities for paal settlers m the government settlement areas at Tanjong Karang, Sungei Manik. Endau and other places, has been set up. The Director of Public Relations Is the chairman of the committee.
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    Arms Charge Fails
    80 7 PENANO, Tues. AFTER r.- ring for jusi one minute the jury on Monday returned a riict of i.ot guilty m the Assize 'use heard before Mr. Justice Cr.rey m which a Chinese youth, Li.i nhve H>e, was charged on two "uunts of j^ossession of arms and r
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      536 7 There are many reasons lor avoiding weak overcalling, but one of the unappreciated reasons is that the overcaller, conscious of guilt; is apt to become OVERLY timid on later rounds of bidding. This is a typical case: South, dealer Both sides vulnerable East-Wet 40 on score NORTH KB4 »jta Q982
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      209 7 four tricks, for an 1100-point penalty! It is, of course; easy to blame East for this catastrophe, inasmuch as he didn't have to bid four clubs when the opponents quit short of game. Any such judgment, however, would be overlooking ths true cu'pr.t and the real crime. I do not
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    NORTHAMPTONS LOSE 3-2 Good Soccer In Cup Final
    298 8 NORTHAMPTONS LOSE 3-2 Good Soccer In Cup Final (From Our Own Correspondent) KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. REPLETE with all the thrills associated with Cup finals, the 96th Field R.D.Y. beat the Northamptons three goals to two m the Malaya Command soccer championship, before a large crowd, including Major Gen. J. H.
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    46 8 Ike Williams, American lightwe ight. who has been made an offer of 6,500 to visit Australia and defend his world title against the Australian lightweight champion, Vie. Patrick, says Australian reports. Patrick has had 4-17 lights and won 41 of them by K.O. or technkal K.O.
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    Indian Bowlers Fare Badly At Scarborough
    428 8 Indian Bowlers Fare Badly At Scarborough (From Learie Constantine, Reuter's special correspondent). SCARBOROUGH, Mon. BY the time Leveson Gower's England XI has completed their innings today they had established a firct innings load over the Indians of 206. In perfect batting conditions, no different from the state of the pitch
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    TOM BROWN OUT OF DAVIS CUP
    128 8 TOM BROWN OUT OF DAVIS CUP FOREST HILLS In. r>M Brown, who was beaten 9_7 6—3, 6— U by Jack Kramer m the final of the United States Lawn Tennis Association championships, will not play m the Davis Cup final against Sweden. Brown beat Parker and Mulloy two members of
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    Home Soccer
    94 8 LONDON, Mon. TOMMY Walker. Scottish inter- national inside-right, transferred for £6,000 from Hearts to Chelsea over the weekend, made his d'but m the London club's colours against Sheffield today. He showed clever footwork and combined well with the centraforward Tommy Lawton. Although not among the scorers h? played
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    ENGLISH LEAGUE
    146 8 FIfiST DIVISION Sheffield I Id. 2 Chelsea 2 SECOND DIVISION K.riisit-y 4 Sheffield Wed. 1 Burnley 3 Newport County 2 1 ulham 3Westham United 2 Swansea Town 3 Notts Forest 2 Tottenham H'pur 2 Southampton 1 DIVISION THREE (SOUTHERN) Bristol Rovers 3 Watford 4 Cardiff ity 2 Bournemouth
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    MUAR FOOTBALL
    97 8 Muar, Monday. In an evenly contested soccer match at the Muar Club padang yesterday, the Muar Chinese Football Team beat the 13th. Battalion Paratroopers by an odd goal m live. Sek Hon opened the score (or the Chinese m the first half, and immediately after the resumption centreforward
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    Weights For K.L. Races
    264 8 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. TVTEIGHTS for Saturday's races at Kuala Lumpur are: Horses, Class 1, Div. 1, 7 Furs. Goat's Skin 11.04; Jesanne 9.09; Tonroe 9.06; Ballymun P. 12; Calamlnt 8.00; Harlequin 7.13: Favourite 7.09. Horses. Class 1, Div. 2. Furs. Demure 9.00:
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    S, R. C. CRICKET
    88 8 S.R.C. cricket teams for the weekend will be: (both ff->mes will be played on the padangi. Saturday vs. R.A.F. (Changi) at 2 p.m. O. Clarke (Capt.). R. Hoffman, D. Ross. C. Schubert, A. Watts. J. de Souza, R. Perry, P. Pennefather. M. Armstrong, E. Ebert, W.
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    S.R.C. HOCKEY
    92 8 The following will reoresent the Singapore Recreation Club against H.Q.. ALPSEA. In a "Victory Day" came of hockey to be played at the Pol'ce Depot on Thursday, starting at 5 p.m.: Norohna; R. H. Barth. P. Neubronner; P. Pennefather, O. Clarke, H. Hoeden; D. Ross. R. Koenltz, R.
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    AMENDED St. LEGER PROBABLES
    166 8 LONDON, Tues. THE amended probables for the St. Leger to b 2 run over 1 3/4 miles at Doncaster tomorrow are Fast and Fair, (Cliff Richards); Nir&al. (Elliott); Hispaniola, (Carr); Fleet Street, (Douglas Smith); Gulf Stream, (Harry Wragg); White Jacket, (Bill Nevett); Airborne, (Lowrey); Murron, (Tommy
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    EUROPEANS LOSE AT SEGAMAT
    251 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Mon. SCHEDULED to be a two-day i.x.urc but curtailed to an Innings each the S.-gamat Europeans vs Rest match for the Carter Cup provide! exciting cricket, the Rest winning by two wickets. Batting nrst, the Europeans were all out .or 41
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    SINHALESE CRICKET
    62 8 The Sinhalese at Thomson Road grounds against the 8.0.A.C.C. Changi XI, at 2 p.m. on Saturday. J.N. Fernando (Capt.), U.W. De Silva, D.B. Fernando. T. Vltharne. Lloyd Fernando, L. Wljeweera, G. Arthur. F.V.R. GoonesCce. a, NarenJra Gunasckera, Lionel Hettlhowa. George Ranatunge. Reserves: Cyril Fernando, Lionel Perera. O. Franckie.
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    MALAYS TO PLAY AIR FORCE
    78 8 The M.F.A. will meet the Combined R.A.F. XI In a soccer match on Sunday at Jalan Besar Stadium. The probable sides will be; (Combined R.A.F.) Lac Chester; F/O Morton, Cpl. Johnson; Lac Fitzgerald. F/Szt. Loom. Cpl. Nicoll; Lac Painter, Lac D'ckinson, Lac Kerry, Lac Perks,
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    JOLLY BROTHERS SOCCER
    72 8 The following will represent the Jolly Brother's Club m a game of friendly soccer against the R.A.F. Tengah at the latter s ground to-morrow. Transport leaves the clubs premises at 4.45 p.m. The following is the list of players: S. Thamby, E. Domes. O.R. Perumal (Capt.). P.
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    FESTIVAL CRICKET
    33 8 LONDON Mon. Festival match scores were: At Hastings, Sussex 172 (Mai. Lett 5 for 33) and second innings 83 for 3. The M.C.C. 266 (Valentine 51, Cox 6 for 125).— Reuter.
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