Malaya Tribune, 15 May 1946

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  • 38 1 The Malaya Tribune The Newspaper Of The People Of Malaya 9 Thone Nos:—Editorial 5811 V J y y Advertising, Circulation Accounts 5812 FOUR PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, May 15, 1946 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune Wednesday. May 15. 1946.
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  • 317 1 But Americans Invited To Join New Regional Defence System CHRISTMAS, CANTON AND FUNAFUTI ISLANDS WILL NOT CHANGE OWNERSHIP A.P. BRIT\Vv h*? 14 AT THORIT\TIVE REPORTS HERE SAY THAT E II THK R EQITEST THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOUi D PACIFIC
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  • 156 1 Reuter. LONDON. May 14.—Moscow radio reported that the Soviet weekly paper "New Times" today sharply cniicisAi Britain's Malayan policy for the fusion of nine States and three Briti.-h colonies of the Malayan Peninsula into one Malayan Union. "At first, Britain succeeded in rounding
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  • 69 1 Reuter. DAMASCUS. May 14 -The Syrian Government to-night denied reports that the Soviet Minister to Syria had informed the Syrian Government of the Soviet decision to back up the Arabs if the Arab League brought the Palestine problem before UNO. The report; according to which the Soviet
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  • 373 1 INDIA Reuter. LONDON, May 14.—The British Pri ne Minister, Mr. em?nt Attlee, told the House oT Commons to-day thai he thought it most likely he would be able to m ike a state nent on India before the en 1 of the presen i week.
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  • 55 1 Reuter. Wellington Koo NANKING, May 14. —Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador in London who arrived in China early this year, said here today that the retrocession of Hong Kong to China by Britain was "a matter of time." He refuted the report that he was to
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  • 274 1 Reuter. CAIRO. May 14. —Optimism that the Anglo-Egyp-tian "Quit Egypt" Treaty ialks are making headway is shared to-day even by opponents of the Government policy. The opposition WafcUst paper Almisri writes: "Negotiations are entering the final stage." There is widespread belief that When the two
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  • 75 1 Reuter. BATAVIA. May 14.—The Dutch destroyer van Galen took part in a combined operation with a Netherlands Army detachment against a "pirate stronghold" on the south-coast of Borneo, a Netherlands Navy announcers :it stated today. The s?me destroyer was shelled from the shore during a recent patrol
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  • 178 1 A.P. NANKING, May 15. —A break in the deadlocked negotiations over Manchuria was hinted in a Peiping report that Government office holders have been ordered to proceed to Manchuria. The Communist and Kuomintanr conferences in Nanking continued. The optimism coincided with a report from the north
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  • 222 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, May 14.—The British deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Herbert Morrison will broadcast the British Government's view on the world i )od crisis to the people cf the United States in a coast tocoast broadcast at 13.35 v.m. GMT to-morrow. British officials here predicr tihai
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  • 100 1 Reuter. BANGKOK, May 14.—Pridl Panomyong. the Siamese Prime Minister, told a press conference today that th<- number of men alleged by the French to be Siamese who < rossed the IndoChinese border and looted a village were Annamite guerillas hid ng on the Siamese side of
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  • 40 1 Reuter. HAIFA. May 14.—The police today arrested the captain and ciew of the Smyrna which arrived here last night under the escort of a Brit sh destroyer with about 1.800 i 1 legal Jewish immigiants on board.—Reuter.
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  • 129 1 The SEAC Newspaper, is the Forces' newspaper of this Command, ceases produc'io" today, af:er 825 issues. L.-Col. Frank Owen and his s f aff ha'e reason w congratulate themselves on the work they have done, particularly in the earh r Calcutta days
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  • 99 1 A.P. LONDON. May 15.—Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Premier, has made it clear that he has no thought of rebuking Mr. Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister, when he told the Canadian Parliament recently that Canada had not been asked nor nad Canada given approval to the
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  • 559 2 The words "shibboleth" ana "slogan,'' though of honourable origin, have become invested with something slightly opprobious. Tnis is no doubt occasioned by the fact that political catchwords have been used and over-used so much in the West as frequently to obscure vital issues and sometimes to inflame passion.
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  • 1063 2 This is the frst of two articles in which are outttagl some of the principal things the Russians are doing, or nation....The at--5 E W a°sfis description of rai,road development. A.P. MOSCOW.—The railways were one of the tremendous handicaps ol old Russia. An observer once described pre-Soviet
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  • 446 2 TRIBUTE TO DR. SUN YAT-SEN Reuter. LONDON May 14—The admiration and respect in which Dr Sun Vat-sen's memory is held in Britain was expressed by the British Premier, Mr. Clement, Attlee, in a special message on the occasion of the un- j veiling in London of
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  • 95 2 A.P. TOKIO, May 14.—Tokio newspapers wearily predicted that Japan's political crisis might continue indefinitely thus forcing Baron Kantaro Shidehara to request the Diet to elect a new premier. A special session will convene on May 17, but the actual business probably will not begin
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  • 218 2 A.P. NEW YORK, May 14.— Devadas Gandhi, son" of Mohandas K. Gandhi, said there may be civil war in India if the opposing factions are left to "settle their own affairs," writes Morris J. Harris, Associated Press special correspondent. "It will not be on a
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  • 45 2 Reuter. WASHINGTON. May 14—The Persian Prime Minister, Qavam Sul'aneh, has "threatened o resign but has been persuaded to remain in office after very strong objections to such resignation by the Soviet Ambassador, according to official reports reachinsg Washington Reuter learns auahoiutatiively.—Reuter.
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  • 558 3 "Inaccurate Misleading" Report Criticised War Crimes Court Rebukes S'pore Paper When the Sixth War Crimes Court assembled yesterday afternoon to hear the closing addresses of counsel for the defence and the counsel for the prosecution in the Normanton PoW Camp Trial in which two Japanese, Lt. Orimo and L.-Cpl. Nagayama
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  • 62 3 I Tribune Correspondent) PENANG. May 13—Armed robbers were put to flight by a Chinese pawnbroker of Jelutong at Whom they fired twee and attempted to enter his house. When a ft want opened the backdoor the robbers encountered the ouner with firewood -who hit them and Injured
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  • 91 3 Tan Geok Laan, who described himself as the managing partner oi Chop Hup Seng, was lined $1,000. in default, four months' r.i. when he mm found guilty on a summons charge of selling salt above the controlled price, before Mr. Tan Thoon Lip. in the
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  • 269 3 msCircumstances surrounding the death of a young gang leader, a youth named Wahab, at the Central Police Station where he was a detainee of the police in March 1942, comprised the main testimony of witnesses for the prosecution in the Seventh Police Court yesterday
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  • 81 3 Reuter. BATAVIA, May 14.—A Dutch report today from Medan, on the easti coast of Sumatra, claimed I hat Indonesians have exported from Sumatra to Malaya a large quantity of rubber stolen from local plantations. The rubber was taken ito Belawan, a port near Medan, and carried Whence
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  • 31 3 Reuter. LONDON. May 13.—Yorkshire 195 (Hutton 90 and 84 for 5) beat Glamorgan 116 and 162 by 5 wickets. Gloucestershire 238 (Hammond 134, Pollard 7 for 82), Lancashire 149 for 3—Reuter.
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  • 308 3 Food Price Changes For the first time controlled prices are announced for pork and ovaltine on sale in Singapore. Another noteworthy feature in the following list of new conn trolled prices show a small reduction in the price of milk. The revised price of
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  • 469 3 (Tribune Correspondent) KUALA LUMPUR, May 14.—That the Malays are pushing ahead with plans to "torpedo" the Malayan Union Plan are indicated by news reaching here. The United Malay Nationalist Organization formed in Johore Bharu on Saturday, after the dissolution of Congress, decided that the
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  • 86 3 There will be a special service at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Wednesday. May 22, at 5.15 p.m. at which a Red Ensign will be 'placed in the Cathedral by members of the British Coastal Shipping Community oi the Colony, as a memorial to those of their number who
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  • 373 4 Freddie Mills TKO'ed After Thrilling Bout Reuter. LONDON, May 14—In Harrinirway arena Gus L?snevich won the world ci'uiserweight championship begins Freddie Mills. The referee stopped the contest in the tenth round of the scheduled fifteen rounds. Twelve thousand spectators na.ked the stadium when the
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  • 30 4 A.P. TOKIO. May 14.—Adm. Sir Bruce Fraser commander .n chief of the British Pacific Fleet, left Tokio today for Kobe to board a British cruiser for Hong Kong. —A. P.
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  • 228 4 DERBY CALL-OVER Reuter. LONDON, May 13.—Khaled displaced Fleet Street as second Derby favourite in the Victoria Club callover tonight and Fleet Street weakened to ten to one from eight to one Happy Knight is still a firm favourite. Khaled. after being supported to win £2,000 at 100-12
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  • 145 4 A.P. WASHINGTON. May 14—President Trum. n Tuesday awar i :d William D. Paw Ley, former China resident and the new U.S. envoy to Brazil, medal for merit for "exceptionally meritorious conduct, performance and outstanding services k> the United Nations*' In this connection, his activities as
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  • 218 4 A.P. SIMLA, MAY 14.—AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT FOR INDIA WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE BRITISH CABINET MISSION LEAVES INDIA FOR HOME, IT WAS LEARNED HERE TO-DAY. IT IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED THAT NAMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED AND PROBABLY APPROVED. Informed observers in
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  • 102 4 Reuter. NEW YORK, May 14.—A join f announcement by :the Army and Navy said that the United Spates has not got a more powerful atomic bomb than -that dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, last year, a Washington despatch to the New York Times reported today. This announcement
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  • 148 4 Reuter. P4NGKOK. May 14—A new legislation imposing lo years 9 imprisonment for hoarding or smuggling rice will aid implementation of the Siamese rice export agreement. The Bangkok press states that £5,000,000 of approximately £15,*****0 which Britain is paying under the new agreement is returnable
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  • 91 4 Reuter. DAMASCUS. May 14. The Soviet Minister -o Syria told the Syrian Governmen' thai'j the Soviet Governmen: had decided •o back the Arab case if the Arab League brings the Palestine problem before the United Na ions Organisation, It was reported here :oday. The Minister
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  • 154 4 LONDON, May 14. —The Indian touring team won their first gane to-day when they defeated Surrey by nine wickets in their three-day match at the Oval. Set with 20 runs to score to win after dismissing Surrey for 338 la second innings, the tourists knocked
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  • 226 4 INDIANS, Ist INNINGS 454 SURREY, Ist INNINGS R. J. Gregory lbw. Sohoni 16 L. B. Fishlock hit wkt. b Nayudu 62 H. L. Squires c Nimbalkar b Hazare 4 T. H. Barling b Hazare 8 J. F Parker c Merchant b Bannerjee n E. A. Bedser lbw. Mankad
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  • 310 4 "When I say that Scuth Indian merchants will play a vital part in the rehabilitation of this country, I am not speaking an idle word. And lam sure, the South Indian Chamber of Commerce will play its part." Thus said His Excellency the Governor. Mr. F.
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  • 41 4 A.P. BRUSSELS. May 14.—Belgium qualified to meet China in the second round of the European Davis Cup eliminations by defeating Monaco in a doubles match after taking tw 0 opening singles matches on Saturday.— A.P.
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  • 27 4 Reuter. LONDON, May 14.— Mr. Winston Churchill returned here yesterday from a six days' visit to the Netherlands, where he received an enthusiastic welcome. —Reuter.
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