The Singapore Free Press, 19 October 1946

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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA it Hl* SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1946. EIGHT PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    CHINESE TO IMPORT SIAM RICE
    453 1 CHINESE TO IMPORT SIAM RICE Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Chinese rice importers are holding a meeting with the Government shortly with a view to bringing in the maximum quantity of rice under the free market experiment in Siam. Although details of the importation can only be finalised after
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    46 1 zezo*v;." -u--hii "-o Lon- Govern- i Rg IS M|;. ure teSstk-:< Jlcs L "w< the shippini of i\ce -Mi-:'- s during '•si- Hi are reasonably Jr lhc Chinese I with a i :oald no, v, Imftj from rree Press rtdm of Sept 14 and Aug. 2b.
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    U.S. SEEKS RUSSIA ASFREIND'
    164 1 U.S. SEEKS RUSSIA ASFREIND' WASHINGTON. Fri. EE S iMttolj of S*ate. Mr. hms F B--: a broad- tmigh: follow r.s Ma return Ba *he Paris conference, desM is d .r'ced over i qct asinz ed States [UB quickly I ng if one is U demands." u: eerh -h nearly d
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    FASCIST ARRESTED
    19 1 FASCI ST ARRESTED couMn o! secretary Party was r Milan Prison, 1 i^ng term rriurder.i d forces 1*45. says
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    AMERICANS DIED IN TITO JAILS
    59 1 The United States yesterday sent a note to Yugoslavia chaarging that many Americans died In Yugoslav priso n camps and that others were treated as slaves. Th e note said that Amer.cans were arrested without being charged, wer e confined in insanitary prisons, and that
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    Attlee calls 30 ministers
    64 1 LONDON, Friday. THE Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, today summoned a "super cabinet" of 30 ministers to 10, Downing Street, to discuss the Government programme for the next session of Parailment which opens on November 12. Downing Street was jammed with cars. It is believed *1t was
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    WRECKERS KILL FOUR IN TRAIN
    76 1 Colombo, Friday. rUR were killed and 40 injured i n a train-wreck near Colombo today. The authorities said that the wreck resulted from the removal of plates from a section of track. As a result of a train strike all long distance night mail trains
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    THE WINDSORS CLAIM £20,000
    204 1 LONDON, Fri. THE Duke of Windsor today made a tentative claim at Lloyds for £20,000 for jewels stolen from the Duchess of Windsor by a cat burglar who climbed a draian pipe and stole the gems from her suite in Edman Lodge, home of the Earl
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    S'PORE ROADSIDE PASTIME
    32 1 Ihe people of Singapore have various ways of spending their leisure. The Fre e Press camera man found this group of Chinese at a card game outside a temple.
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    4,000 CHINESE SUFFER IN HELL SHIP'
    218 1 4,000 CHINESE SUFFER IN HELL SHIP' BANGKOK, Friday. AN incredible tale of a hell ship" sufferings and extortion was told by passengers from the steamer Hong: Lee which arrived in Bangkok today from Swatow with 4,000 Chinese immigrants aboard. The vessel was built to carry 1,000. As a result of
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    500 ARRIVE IN LINER DUE TODAY
    149 1 500 ARRIVE IN LINER DUE TODAY Free Press Shipping Reporter. WHEN the 22,500-ton Furness Withy pre-war luxury liner Queen of Bermuda arrives in Singapore today from the United Kingdom, she will have on board 437 civilians for this port. The giant vessel is expected to draw alongside Godowns 1, 2
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    TROOPS ENGAGE RIOT MOBS
    374 1 TROOPS ENGAGE RIOT MOBS CALCUTTA, Friday. A MILITARY force of more than 300 men, aided by spotter airplanes, went into action this afternoon in an effort lo halt bloody rioting in the Noakhalai district. The troops had fired on mobs several times and had managed to localize outbreaks. Planes flew
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    PLANE CRASH VICTIM WAS PALERMO DFC
    67 1 The third victim of the rrJdair crash between two planes over Harpenden. Herts on Thursday, has been identified as Wing Commander Edward Charles Crocker Tomkins, aged 28 says Reuter from London He was awarded the Distin guished Flying Cross lor his part in the
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    DETECTIVE SHOT DEAD IN S'PORE
    148 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A Singapore Chinese Divisional detective attached to Beach Road was shot dead by a Chinese gun-man in Middle Read Singapore last night, in a fight with Chinese gunmen. The man wtio was Killed was a long-service divisional detective, Lee Koh Beng.
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    BURGHLEY DIVORCED
    36 1 Lord Burgh ley, who won the Olympic hurdling championship 18 years ogo, was divorced by Lady Burghley, says U.P. from London. Lady Burghley charged her husband with adultery with Mrs. Diana Forbes in Stockholm.
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    ANCIENT CITY FOUND
    40 1 Traces of a city, believed to date back 5,000 years, found 20 ft. below the surface of the central Palestinian desert, are thought to be Tirza, the first capital of the Israelis Kingdom says AP. from Jerusalem.
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    BURMA LIFTS RED BAN
    17 1 Burma's Government yesterday decide* to lift the three-month-old ban on the Communist Party
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      35 1 YOUR SMOKES NEXT WEEK Next week's Singapore cigarette rations: Capstan "50's" and Rough Rider or Torchlight. The proportion will be 50 per cent. Capstans to 50 per cent of either of the other two brands.
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  • CHINA NEWS PAGE
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      WARSHIPS RUSH RELIEF TO CHINA
      316 3 i FT of former warships are playing a vital role .peedinu «P the shipment and distribution of J Applies in hina. In the past three weeks, the Vit of uruontly-needed supplies reached a new Ve totalling no less than 121,772 tons. na's reviving Merchant Marine,
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      CHINESE REFUSE TO LOAD SHIP
      64 3 THE De La Rama Steamsiiip A Line has that its ship 'Dona Nati" in port in Shanghai and scneduled to loau 1.000 tons of cargo* was denied permission to load because Chinese officials contended there was no commercial treaty between China and the Philippines. Shipping
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      CHINESE ADMIRAL ARRESTED
      52 3 Rear- Admiral Liu Yung-chi, special naval take-over commissioner for the Canton area, has been arrested by order *of the Naval General Headquarters in Nanking *The charge against him Is alleged abuse of powers in the exercise of duties by illegally using ships taken over from the enemy
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      ACTRESS JAILED
      40 3 Miss Li Ming, movie actress who was found guilty of collaborating with the enemy in North China by serving with the Japanese Army Press Bureau during the war, was sentenced at Peiping to five years* imprisonment.- Central News
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      Royal Nary Will Help China
      67 3 Royal Nary Will Help China 'THE Royal Navy will do its best to assist China rebuild her own naval force, declared Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, Commander-in-Chief of the British Pacific Fleet, in an interview with Central News at Shanghai. Admiral Boyd said 400 Chinese naval personnel are at present on
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      TO LOCATE SILK
      37 3 GEN. MACARTHUR has directed the Japanese Government to locate 177 bales of silk shipped from Shanghai to Hong Kong in December 1941 in seven different vessels which were captured by the Japanese Navy.- Central
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      ON BBC STAFF
      38 3 iiiil 's Ch.nesp Section consists of (left to right) W. Mak, F >. Way, C. Su, Y. K. Lung, W. Emnson (Editor, Chinese Section t Mrs. P. Fang (also in photo on left) and P. Fang.
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      FORMOSA AS BADLY BOMBED AS BERLIN
      367 3 THE major cities of Formosa, oft the south-east coast of the China mainland, have ended the first phase of CNKKA's rehabilitation project, according to reports received here. It took an army of labourers exactly nine months to clear the debris and rubble, dispose of
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      £77 MILLION JAP ASSETS SEIZED
      149 3 THE Alien Property Administration of the Chinese Government had taken over enemy properties, cargoes and cash to a total value approximately £77,--275,000, according to a report submitted by Mr. Shen Kwel-ya, chief secretary of the APA to the Shanghai City Council. This amount included 26,200,--000
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      PUPPET BANK FIMDS WILL BE FREED
      49 3 ALL non-enemy deposits in the Central Reserve Bank In Shanghai, which have been frozen since the Japanese surrender, will be refunded to the owners between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30 according to an announcement by the Chinese Finance Ministry's Liquidation Office In Shanghai.
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      Trade improvement is reported
      253 3 Trade improvement is reported ALTHOUGH no figures were given, semi-official Chinese sources in Shanghai disclosed that since the devaluation of the Chinese dollar at the end oi August, China's trade position has shown an improvement, with imports decreasing and exports rising. They said that the Central Bank of China in
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      HIT BY TYPHOGS
      21 3 A TYPHOON ItraCk u< c*«W las» week resulting in mo* than 10 peopl? beire k lled ar. I
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  • NEWS PAGE
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      MALAYA BUYS MORE FROM AUSTRALIA
      182 5 18 Times Pre-war I 1 rec Press Staff Reporter L\UVA Australia's third-best customer I Exports to Malaya during that Lnth. valued .1.932,000, were more than 18 times F were in the same month of 1938. fim* priHHiril hy the Information Service of the Uu-tralian O
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      INDIA CHARTERS SHIP FOR REPAT WORK
      129 5 i: India rave decided to chart it a special JJ» take Ir.d.a:; repatriates T.-dia at the 10 pers m each month. l*J« er tc rhe seJJ* of repatn.v.es for this •i Repress/ A.ve hi the 22? er 1 of Iri.i in Malaya 2T 5
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      69 5 Tbc dry snell in Sin^ar^e has meant brisk business for the roadside iced water seller. At 10 cents a small glass, he makes quite n good profit, and for many with big f am lies to support selling: ice-waler is the only me:.ns of livelihood. Singapore health inspectors see to
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      SHIPS FOR INDIA
      66 5 NEW YORK, Wed.— Mr. Chaman Lall, head of the special Indian Food Mission to Argentina, told Reuter yesterday he had received a cable from Buenoi Aires that four more ships are being loaded with grain for immediate shipment to India. This is in addition to the 17
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      PACIFIC FLEET FOR HONG KONG
      61 5 SIX warships and four submarines, comprising the commanding force *T" of the British Pacific Fleet, have proceeded to Hong Kong after fleet exercises, leaving in Japanese waters, the light cruiser Euryalus, two destroyers and one destroyer escort and two Australian destroyers. The Australian light cruiser
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      CHINA RELIEF FUND ENTERTAINMENT
      51 5 The Liberty Musical and Dramatic Association are presenting a charity concert in a:d of the China Famine Kelitf Fund and the Silver Jubilee Fund at the Chungking Hall :n the Great World on Oct. 25. The concert will feature Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay songs, dances and
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      4 of 5 Chinese Mines Are Idle
      125 5 ONLY 20 per cent, of the Chinese mines in Malaya are in operation. High cost of labour and replacement machinery and the shortage of capital are given as* the main reasons for most of the Chinese mines remaining idle. The Kuala Lumpur correspondent
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      66 5 The-e i .ce Pr«>> pi-.-turcs «e;e taken :ii a ten party g'vcn Ly I' r Nc!fe*< -:jj Trading: Society in Singapore yesterday to celebrate 25 years* service by live members of its staff. One of these II ve men Mr. Tan Chin Choon, is seen in the picture above receiving
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      PROMENADE CONCERT
      43 5 The forty-first of the series of Saturday evening promenade concerts presented by the Littic Theatre, will be held a: the Armenian Street, Army LJucation Centre, today at 8 r.m. There will be a recital ol recorded music by Schubert a~ia Mozart
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      RUBBER CROPS
      48 5 The following rubber crop figures tor September are reported:— Alor Gajah, 22,000 lb. Ayer Panas, 63 500 lb: Gletiealy Plantations, 47,733 lb' Kluang Rubber, 43,000 lb: Pa jam 138 000 lb; Tambalak Rubber 24 508 lb: Teluk Anson Rubber, 68.128 lb; Ulu Btnut Consolidated 32.360 lb.
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      CHINESE SHIPS HAVE 5-NATION CREW
      430 5 Free Press Shipping Reporter FIVE languages English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish are spoken by the crew of two 340-ton Chinese oil tankers which arrived in Singapore yesterday from Philadelphia via Colombo. The vessels are the Ming Sung No. 1 and Ming Sung No. 2,
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      Old ship brings most flour
      115 5 Free Press Shipping Reporter ONE of the biggest cargo vessels afloat today, the 15,575-lcn Panamanian, at present discharging 8,000 tons oi Australian flour in Singapore the largest shipment vet ha> a! a the distinction of being one of the oldest ships in service. Built 42
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      PUBLIC LECTURE
      32 5 There will be a public lecture at the Ramakrishna Mission, ft Norris Road, today at 6.30 p.m. when Mr. D. P. E. Lingwood will speak on "Vedanta and Modern Problems."
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      HOLD-UP MEN FOR ASSIZES
      161 5 ALLEGED to r.ave robbed tvr.i Indians at pLs^-01-point. four young Chinese, Tan Ba Bi. Fong Ah Soon, Tan Eng Seong and Loa Thiam Quee, were committed to stand trial at the Assizes on a charge of armed robbery uft:r a. preliminary inquiry yesterday Lx*fore Mr. L.
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      MECHANICS FROM CHINA RETURNING
      59 5 rHINESE mechanics and drivers in Kunming, who have been stranded in China since the termination of the war, and who are awaiting repatriation to Singapore and Malaya, have been eiven a subsidy of $200 (U.S.) each by the Chinese Government. CNNRA has started transporting them to
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      LOOTER JAILED
      40 5 A Chinese looter who used a sampan to land at the Naval Base and stole a wheel and tyre *rom a plant yard, was yesterdav sentenced to three months' imprisonment by the TTiird Magistrate Mr. K M Byrne.
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      115 5 Weather Report Thunder Till Midnight \t LATHfcR forecast for 24 hoars from noon today, compiled by R.A.F. Central Forecasting Station, Air Command. South -East Asia: Cloudy with occasional thundery showers and thunder storms this afternoon and evening: dying; oat by midnight. Tomorrow morning: fair with haze at first. Some bright
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    SPORTS PAGE
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    ENGLANDHAVE HARD DAY AHEAD
    545 7  -  Hill linuo From PERTH, Fri. riand attack, magnificent in all departments yesterm totiay distinctive by its very mediocrity. Indeed, st aVide. fieldsmen wer e placed to save runs, policy adopted by the bowlers. At the end the sccra in this game- which finishes to-morrow iTtotraiia l«tf.
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    BRYN JONES IN WELSH XI TO-DAY
    89 7 -electors wta! may be :he comcti s i Bta who has They Brjm Jones to play N* N Scotland at ap to the dapper figured in the f* r transfer deal of SL £140O :d b >' Ars enal eight years ago), to hapter
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    Northem Scoreboard
    37 7 Northem Scoreboard The primitive Scoreboard at the North am cricket ground where the English Test team played their first match in Australia. It had the honour of recording the first century of the tour, made by Hammond.
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    KHOON RETIRES IN ROUND 10
    248 7 From Merv Williams, Boxing Editor of the Sporting Globe, MELBOURNE, Friday. 'THE new Chinese boxer Mok Kai Khoon lost to Val Newman, 1 Queensland flyweight, because of an eye injury in the 10th round at Brisbane Stadium tonight. Khoon was sfill full of fight, but
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    S.C.F.A. Veterans To Meet S.R.C. "A " Wednesday
    144 7 S.C.F.A. Veterans To Meet S.R.C. "A Wednesday T I-E S.C.F.A. (Veterans) wiU play a friendly fame of soccer with the SRC. "A" on the padang next Wednesday, in preparation for a charity match against the Malay "Veterans." in aid of the dependant* cf those footballers who died during the occupation
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    IPOH RACE CARD
    222 7 Pree Press Correspondent rPOH, FrL EX>LLOWING are acceptances for the r first day of the Perak Turf Clubs October Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 19' RACE ONE Horses, Class 4, 5 Furs. Sycilllan 9.olRobehu 7.13 M G M 8 00 QrPATfHiNr SCRATCHING Young Ginger b n RACE TWO
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    Referees' Part In Crowd Control
    1232 7 Referees Part In Crowd Control Weekly Soccer Notes By Our Soccer Reporter A TEMPORARY and most timely solution was found on Wednesday to the recent impasse between the S.C.F.A. and the C.A. over the selection of the Chinese community team for the Victory Cup competition, so that to-day when the
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      164 7 $100.00 ndred dollars will be to our patrons who could suggest to us a suitParamount's Newest Top most Musical and Laugh Hit And The Angels Sing" S threv times fast an d three times as funny as any entertainment in ght 23rd Oct., 1946 (Deepavali eve) at the JUBILEE THEATRE;
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      539 7 Lm A. j^*-t CHEM/CAI CL£A#f*t. BiSTPYF/96 HtViS/Ht MJODM4. m HER LIMBS CREAKED WITH RHEUMATISM Widow Suffered for 25 Years Pot 25 years 1 suflereu from sciatica in my right side, and I had backaches which forced me to remain in bed for two or three weeks at a time. When
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