Malaya Tribune, 19 June 1946

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    35 1 The Malaya Tribune i he Newspaper Of The People Of Malaya Phone Nos:— Editorial 5811 Advertising, Circulation Accounts 5812 IT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1946 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19. 1946.
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    WHOLE FAMILIES WIPED OUT IN DETROIT TORNADO
    239 1 Thousands Homeless: Houses Flattened Reuter. DETROIT, JUNE 18.—WHOLE FAMILIES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN WIPED OUT UNDER THE WRECKAGE OF HUNDREDS OF HOUSES FLATTENED TO THE GROUND BY A TORNADO WHICH LAST NIGHT SWEPT UP DETROIT RIVER SEPARATING DETROIT ON THE UNITED STATES
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    Penicillin Discoverer Honoured
    70 1 A.P. LONDON, June 19.—Sir Alexander Fleming, the discover of penicillin, and Lady Fleming were guests of honour at a reception given by the Anglo-Danish Society at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Tuesda\ Sir Alexander, in a short speech, expressed his gratitude for the Danish hospitality he
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    INCOME TAX FOR MALAYA
    54 1 Reuter. N. Jure 18. —Mr. George v retary for Colonies, told ol Commons today it d*to introduce income tya but detailed ail the arrival of a Comr of Income Tax. k! he was endeavouring help of the Board of Invenue to rind a suitable to Malaya
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    Rubber: New Price To Be Fixed
    137 1 Associated Press. SDON, June 19. —An t» l the Eritis I Board said en Tuesday v, in hoped to publish Us by ihe end of the i f a new agreement to fix the urice of Malayan i rubber. N Nations between the Trad
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    33 SHIPS APPROVED FOR BIKINI TESTS
    50 1 A.P. ISHINGTOX, June 19.—The _-;ss has authorised the mbatar.t ships as targets rthcoming Bikini atom bill now goes to Presi..n who urged its passage, c originally provided 97 sels to be used in the tests ed the total in the face of edition .—A-P.
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    THIEVES "STOLE" HIS WIFE
    96 1 Reuter. PARIS. June 18—Paris police are combing the city today for a pair of thieves who stole Abraham S.Jitrol's iviie as well as most of his furniture. Employing the well-worn Paris techn.que of posing as police investigators checking up alleged collaborators, they entered Aditrors home and,
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    PARTS TALKS
    122 1 Reuter. PARIS, June 19.—The Big Four Foreign Ministers' Council tackled its first major problem on Tuesday since resuming its session on Saturday and adjourned deadlocked after two and a half hours' discussion of the Italian reparations issue, n B-itish source said During the course of one session, British
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    37 1 Reuter. LONDON, June 18.—The Opposition motion, the aim of which was to condemn the Government's food production policy, was defeated at the end of today's debate in the House of Commons by 284 votes 10 157. —Reuter.
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    STRICT CURFEW IN TEL AVIV
    330 1 Britain Acts in Palestine Reuter A.P. JERI SALEM, June 19.—The Briiish Army took drastic measures on Tuesday night to put a stop to terro-ism by announcing a strict curfew m Tel Aviv on Wednesday during which no unauthorized person wiH be allowed outside his own
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    ANSWER to ATOMIC ROCKET
    115 1 Reuter. WASHINGTON, June 18. —Details of the fantastic new jet weapon which will work on the principle of a squeezed toothpaste tube was disclosed today by Maj.-Gen. Ever at t S. Hughes of the United States army. Although st'll in the research stages, this weapon is
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    British Officer Arrested For £1,000,000 Theft
    85 1 Reuter. LONDON. June 18.—A British officer and a sergeant are among a number of persons arrested in connection with the theft of art treasures stored by the Japanese in Batavia, reports the Daily Mail correspondent in Batavia. The paper says that the value of
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    ANOTHER GOVT DEFEAT in LORDS
    283 1 Reuter A.P. LONDON, June 18—The Governmeat were defeated in the House of Lords today for the second time in just over three weeks when the Conservative opposition carried the amendment during the committee stage of the bill to nationalise the ccal industry— when the bill
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    RUSSIA VETOES RESOLUTION on FRANCO SPAIN
    307 1 "No Compromise", Says Gromyko A.P. NEW YORK, June 19.—Soviet Russia yesterday invoked the veto on a resolution backed by the majority of members of the United Nations Security Council which would have spent the question of Franco Spain to the General Assembly for action.
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    U.S. PRAISES U.K.'S INDIA EFFORTS
    164 1 Reuter WASHINGTON. June 18. —7*l« United States Government welcome the "persevering efforts" of Bntan to find some way of handing »/«t the reins of the Government India to representative Indian*. Actintr Secretary of State Mr. Da; Aeheson stated at a press conference today. In response
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    SEARCH FOR KIDNAPPED OFFICERS
    80 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, June 18.—Combined military and police forces are making widespread searches m lei Aviv for five British officers whom Jewish terrorists are holding as hostages. A message from Tel Aviv says vthe officers will be killed if the death sentence is passed on two Jewish
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    3 Million Demob Outfits Issued
    140 1 Reuter. LONDON, Ji-ne 18.—During the first year of demobilisation 3.150,000 demob outfits or 31,500.000 separate items were issued, states the War Office. At the peak period at the end of January 1946, the number of men passing through the depots reached 100,000 weekly and an
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    Palestine Plan: No Decision Yet-Attlee
    159 1 A.P. LONDON. June 19.—British Prime Minister Clement Attlee refused on Tuesday to be led into what he called "a hasty conclusion" on recommendations for immediate admission to Palestine of 100.000 Jews, a n d declined even to answer one questioner who asked when Britain's decision
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    Tokio Trial: Cross Examination "Cut"
    66 1 Reuter. TOKIO, June 18.—Sir WilllMa President of Tokio War Crimes Tribunal trying 28 major Japanese war criminals, cut shoK the cross-examination of a witncc at today's hearing. He ruled that in future cro=*examination would be limited a» much as possible, as the trial mi: i
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    Accused Denies Loan Allegation
    956 2 Metherell Court Martial The polo ground was a wilderness of junk, and before I took over command of the workshops a great deal of dissatisfaction had been expressed at the delay in getting the site cleared,"stated Major F. T. Methereli, R.E.M.E., Base Workshops, in his defence
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    New Bus Route
    64 2 Commencing Friday the SingaporeTraction Company will operate an omnibus service between the June tion of Balestier and Moulmeir. Roads and Tanjong Pagar. The rpute taken will be via Ba lestier Boad, lavender Street, Kal Jang Road, Victoria Street, Hill Street, New Bridge Road, Upper r ross Street,
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    Communist Party Appeals To Workers
    209 2 Reuter. LONDON. June 17. Britain's Communists today announced a nia.'or reversal of their traditional policy in a strongly worded state ment issued by the Executive Committee complaining of "unprecedented campaign of calumny against tommunhm at home and abroad." The i t itement which follows the
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    Tension In Baghdad
    112 2 A.P. BAGHDAD. Jure 18. —Mounti ufears and forebodings over the iv h*n of the Middle East ow:pt through this area on Monday «.o.n•:dent with the report of the arrival of thousands of Polish troops ir> Iraq With prominent headlines th Baghdad preas heraled the arrhel i; these
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    Scientists To Co-operate
    61 2 A.P. WASHINGTON, June 18.— V/ A. Hiueinbotham. chairman oi" the American Federation of Scienti=;tL arnounced today the formation of an organisation to contact scientists abroad in an effort to promote friendship and co-operation anionp; the nations. He emphasised no restricted ir.Tormr.tion or technical infornntio.i of military importance
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    15,500 Cigarettes Stolen
    64 2 i Tribune Correspondent") PENANG. Jure 17.—Fifteen thou sand five hundred cigarettes nay I aen stolen from Godown No. 39 of the Sub-area Depot. In the District Court today when six Chinese, five of whom w c »e minors, were charged for house breaking and theft of the
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    Rent Board In Panang
    63 2 (Tribune Correspondent) PENANG. June 17.—The Rom Assessment Board will discuss tne question of assessment at the Sec- ond Divisional Court of the Ragr. Court on July 8. Major E. N. Blackiock. the president. stated that house-owners were slow in submitting applications. The Board will deal firstly
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    $38 MILLIONS TO BE SPENT ON CULTURE
    134 2 A.P. Washington, June 18.—The State Department is reported to have won the Senate Appropriation Committee's appro /al of the $19-million U.S. fund to promote cultural relations with other rations. (That's $SB-mi!--lions in Malavui currency.) The committee completed action on ihe bill, carrying the
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    Mr. MACDONALD VISITS CONVENT
    51 2 (Tribune Correspondent 1 PKNANG. June' 17.—Speaking L« the students o r the Penang Convent, which he visited today, the Gover-nor-Gereral. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. remarked that, the pupils should be proud of the.r fine school. In honour of his visit an extri holiday was given to the
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    Anti-Malarial Drug 'Better Than Atabrin'
    469 2 (By Fran'i Carey. Associated Press S'i*nce Wiiter) WASHINGTON —American se'entist; hive reported }he development of a new synthetic drus they b'Teve to be superior to atabrin? or quinine fo* mall! ia. Termed *SN 7618". it relieves >cute attacks of the disease three fmes faster than
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    $275 BILLION
    57 2 A.P. Washington. June 18.—Amid shouted demands lor less Federal spending, the House voted without any dissenting voice to reduce the nation's authorised deoit limit from the record figure of S3OO billion U.S. wartime high to S27c billion. The Senate had already passed B similar bill oil' must act
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    Offers Life To Solve Death Mystery
    210 2 A.P. BANGKOK, June 18— In an attempt to end the tumours that their late king Ananda Mahidol was murdered or committed sui:id2, the Siamese Governine it tcday announced the appointment of a sevenman Inquiry commission made up of the most distinguished rmii of the
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    Gaol For Attempt To Extort
    211 2 Saying that if there is ar.y protection to be done the police ar. the people to do it, Mr. L. C. Goh magistrate in the Second Poiic* Court vest >rday sentenced Ong An Seng (18; to six months' s.i. for attempting to extortOn June f*.
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    5,000 Malays Hold Meeting
    63 2 From Our Own Correspondent) IPOH. Monday.—Five thousand Malays from the kampongs in Parit area gathered at a mass rally to welcome Dato Onn President of tne U.M.N. O.t yesterday. Speeches were made by representatives of the Malay League from Perils and K>'dah. and the local branches
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    Wants Loan To Britain Ratified
    82 2 Washington. June 18.—The HouseBanking Committee today urged ratification of the 53.750.000.000 (U.S.' British loan saying it would aid World peace and prosperity. The committee said the alternative will be tn divide the world into economic blocs with trade warfare which would doom to failure theUnited
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    Tojo Resuscitates Self-Defence Plea
    642 2 A.P. Trkio, June 18. —The causes of the Pacific war extended as far back as the early 1920's and the Angle-American coalition "chased the Japanese Empire into a conflict which declared war on civilization. They should take the responsibility for destroying: i ivilization," Pearl Harbour Premier
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    £10 MILLION PLAN TO DAM THE NILE
    165 2 Reuter. CAIRO: (Air M *:iO,5O0,0'»0 project Oiver Nile Bl J south of Cairo of cheap electric r dun to become the bul J** ternational bald r Already 18 Briti Swiss, Swedish v have bourht the sDeeii B a copy has been StJT! where
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    ABLE-SEAMAN ACQUITTED
    200 2 Reuter. PORTSMOUTH Jane 17. -a. rble-seaman in tho Raja] Naw. Harry Preston of llk D shire, successfully pleaded to h court-martial r>t P rl I that he was in th. J y. Barracks during th« whole <.f tLtime of the author :i was absent without I after an
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    Diphtheria Patients Carried Baggage
    117 2 The defence In the Burma-Siam "death railway' trial conclude terday, after both the a, wed Hishashi Notusawa and Sgt -Ma Asachi Eda, hrd given > oath. Nobusawa taid that, although ne was acting u»ider superior ore had been considerate in the treatment of sick PoWs. He
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    Steals March untitled from Miss Hayward
    49 2 Veronica Lake, with her sorcererfather, set out in T Married a Witch-' which is due Uk IJJ Fj| miere to-day at the JUBtt"" Theatre, to" ruin Wall] She steals March away m>n Susan Heyward— wuh the ■'■<* ol bit of witch-craft. Veronica Lake and
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      451 2 Institute Of Dam*** Teachers. (Founded Sept. 6. ***** Temporary Headquarters. 30 Caumhi!] Road. Singapore. Tel: 29G3. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Profess;onal Dangers hold at Cairnhills 30. Cairnhih Load. Singapore, on Saturday. June 15, 1946, the undermentioned persons were, elected Office-Bearers to represent Singapore for the years 1946-47. Mr.
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    Shipyard Artisans Go On Strike
    432 3 150 p.c. Wage Increase Demanded (Tribune Staff Reporter.! About 1,600 shipyard artisans employed by the Singapore Harbour Board struck work yes'e day afternoon aft-r their demands for a 150 psr cent, increase w had b en rejected by the Harbour Board authorities. The strike of
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    Transit Camp Now Barracks
    121 3 Reuter. Tilbury. Essex June 18.—The arm\ transit camp at Tilbury is being converted into a new barracks for the use of tne post-war army, according to the Press Association. The camp was originally started during the wa: and ivas intended a; a transit ramp but before
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    Sakais To Hold Jamboree
    56 3 ikai jamboree will be Gr k on July 10 to < the Allied victory recognition of the ad '.ais rendered to Force other guerrilla units lie Japanese occupammboree has been arby the District Officer, mp fire, a hut bu Iding rplpe competition, leshows are included in
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    HOOLIGANS WRECK S'PORE RESTAURANT
    98 3 lon of Market Street wa s sed by hooligans last shortly after eight o'clock, a gang threw bottles into :.du restaurant and an n barber shop and house, the restaurant, the panes show case, where the etmeats were fceot, as well a number of wall mirror
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    Judge Reprimands Police Sergeant
    140 3 A Malay police sergeant was severe- reprimanc d by the Assize Judge, Mr. Justice ft Moor during a case the Supreme Court yesterday. You ought tr be ashamed of youru U for giving evidence as you have It s not part of your duty I >
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    Radar-Guided Atom Bombs
    62 3 Detroit. June 18.—The U.S. AsslsB r tax? for Air Mr. W. Stuart S: mington tola the Detroit Economic .a- any future war would open I rain of radar-gnided missiles American production centres. He said oniv airpower offcrea de- from such assault. The nuss would have atomic warheads,
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    Tinned Jam Controlled In Penang
    143 3 (.From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Tuesday— "Principalh the object of price control as to make sure that the public, especially the poorer classes, can get the essential commodities at a reasonable price," said Captain J. W. Hootan (.Assistant Pn>e Controller. Penang» in an address to
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    1,111 "Death Railway" Slaves Going Home
    210 3 (From Our Ou n Correspondent). Penans:. Tuesday. One thousand one hundred and eleven Javanese refugees and displaced persons sail for Java on June 21 on the "Plancius". Wrecks of humanity after three years of torture on the Death Railway, they have been collected from
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    9 JEWS KILLED IN GUN BATTLE
    44 3 Jerusalem, Ju n e 18.— Nine Jews were killed, five, including two women, were seriously wounded and 15, including one woman, arrested during a gun-battle with British troops in the Palestine central railway workshops in Haifa last night.
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    STOLEN TIN: MAN GETS 7 YEARS r.i.
    153 3 'The accused has been found guilty by the jury of one ot tne most serious oltences in this counay Under the law, remarked the Assist Judge, Mr. Justice R. Moor, yesterday, when he sentenced Sim Aw Huan, a iob 'abourer at Pulau Bram,
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    Further Evidence Of Jap Special Branch Tortures
    567 3 Further evidence was recorded yesterday at the preliminary inquiry before Mr. H. A. Forrer, in the Seventh Police Court, where the accused, Hussein bin Ali Alsagoff, lenatious Carvalho and P. Suppiah who were employed in the Japanese Special Branch during tht occuDation, face
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    3 Wounds On Dead Body
    99 3 'From Our Own Correspondent i PENANG Tuesday:— Circumstances pointing strongly to foul play centre on the death of a rhinc.se Tan Choon Keow, alias Tan Ah K:iiah. whose corpse was found Ly a Dolice foot patrol thib at Kampong Java, Butterworth. The man, who was
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    ROTARY CLUB
    34 3 The Rotary Club meets today \t\ the Ko of-Garden of the Adc-l»>hi Hotel at t p.m. Speaker: tA.-Cft. P. F Campbell. Subject: "An ir. fantry Battalion In action in Nor niandy. v
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    Malays Want $ Million To Fight Union Plan
    469 3 Malays Want Million To Fight Union Plan (Prom Our Own Correspondent I KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday.—The disappointment felt in Malay political circles over the "lack of satisfactcry reactions" in London to their proposals for a revis on of the Malayan Union plan and the scrapping of Sir Harold Mac Michael's treaties
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    Blowing up Heligoland Island
    100 3 Cuxhaven, Germany, June 18.—A senior British naval otflcer said to day that 'he great German fort res:Island of H< lii'oland will be "blown up" within th r ee months, and wil he fit only lor "a beautiful bird eanctuary". The plans are to set off severa;
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    Court Martial Finds Officer Not Guilty
    284 3 Reuter. Otley, Yorkshire, June 18.—A B.A. O.R. officer, sent On indefinite leave and not recalled until he wrote to a mobilisation centre five months later, was today (found not guilty by a general court-martial here at the R.E.M.E. mobilisation centre. Farnley 'Jamp. Without healing
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    Sequel To Armed Hold Up Of Shipchandler
    272 3 Poh Lv Chong, a ship chandl-:: living at Robeson Road, told t)v Singapore Asaize Judge Mr. Justice R Moor yesterday the story of how hi and his wife were held up by a ga of five roobers, when a youth! v. I Chinese
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    ARMED WITH PARANG
    47 3 Kunju. a 21 year-old Tamil, claim ed trial m the Fourth Police Court yesterday When he was charged with being found in public armed with ft parang. The case has been postponed to June 25 and bail in the sum of £250 vas offered.
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    Municipal Mosquitoes
    370 4 it is stated that the Municipality is not In a position to deal with the mere nuisance mosquito until more skilled stall are available. A letter to this effect was received by the Singapore Ratepayers' Association which had made representations regarding the insanitary condition of the town. Great
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    The Most Amazing ESCAPE of the War
    2010 4  - The Most Amazing ESCAPE of t he War This is the account of how a British sergeant baled out of his burning plane three and a half miles UP in Germany without a parachute-and lived to tell the tale to incredulous Germans who afterwards believed him. By Paul Brickhill and
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    SVC & Birthday Parade: General Cox Explains
    436 4 SVC Birthday Parade: General Cox Explains Sir,—l have not yet boon approach ed for an explanation of the Singapore Volunteer Corps' part in the King's Birthday Parade, thong* understand from the Pre** that i«ck a request is on the way. i«sa***while I shall anticipate it by out *ly:ng the facts
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    "Gay Nineties" Clubs Boom
    84 4 A.P. LONDON.—"Gay N are booming here and all over E land- Peace has brought a r-.i for waltzes, lancers. quadrille*, schottiehes and polkas in tead i)/ the het jazz and jittcrbugglng u»" trodueed by the GI. Dances grandma loved an taught in over 300,000 "Gay N
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    100,000 SWISS ARE "OVER-EMP LOVED"
    525 5 Bricklayers Get $1.75 Per Hour Super-boom in Switzerland Reuter. RICH: (At Mail). The cuicstion whether a mist necessarily be followed by a slurno is b?h t v d s u shI in S*iUerland where Industry ontl ire s) prosperous that even economic spe?ialis s I
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    FOUR BRITISH OFFICERS KIDNAPPED
    97 5 Jerusalem, June 18. is reported that four British officers were kidnapped from ihe hotel Yarkon in Tel-Aviv today. Twelve young Jems entered the hotel and threatened the officer? icith Tommy-guns. The officers were then blindfolded and taken away n a faxicab. It is believed the officers
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    Police Stoned
    63 5 ATHENS, June 18 The Greek Chamber session, debating on an emergency legislation for internal security, was suspended last nlghi after street e-lashes la Athens between armed police and a group of workers. The police were 6toned and 15 demonstrators wet*' detained. The military police outside Parliament prevented the
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    Six Terrorists Killed In Night Attack
    280 5 A.P. JERUSALEM, June 18.—British Arm/ Investigators announced on Monday that six Jewish terrorists were killed on Sunday night's attack on bridges crossing the Jorden. They added that 12 men and two women suspects have been arrested along with the 62 male inhabitants of Berth
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    India: Muslims Seek Key Posts
    107 5 A.P. New Delhi, June 18 —Sent* me*! sonears to b« crystallisirg for a quick aeceptarce by the Oorgiv&* Party and the Muslim League of the British proposal for a coaiitioi. interim Government for India. An indicntion that the CongWSS Paity decision nveht be sooner than
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    30 Forest Fires Raging
    118 5 Reuter. ST. TOHNS. NEWFOUNDLAND, June 18—More than 30 forest fi.es last night continued to rage unchecked over a vast area in Newfoundland. Two towns were ablaze and four others threatened. Fire-fighters halted the flames as they reached the limits of Gander airfield, an important lint in
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    GERMAN SPY RING
    47 5 Shanghai. June 18— Twentv-tvvc, persons have ow been detained since fee Allies dlWOStsred and smashed well-organised spy rmg -Ehrhardt Bureau. The was guarded with such secrec> feat few Germans knew of its existence. Ins activities W*| directed mamjy I against American lives and property.
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    $47.500,000 SALE
    22 5 Reuter. WASHINGTON. Jun- 17 -MP. Thomas Camnbell Clark, Jmted et.t?s Attorn-v-General. tonight ap- Z sale of the Government for 47,500.000.-Route,
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    TORNADO SWEEPS ACROSS DETROIT
    367 5 20 KILLED, 100 INJURED A.P. Detroit, Michigan, June 18 A tornado swept across the great industrial centre of Detroit and neighbouring Canadian areas last night, leaving at least 20 dead. Both American and Canadian sources predict the death roll would rise sharply after searchers are able
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    Mrs Quisling's Court Denials
    95 5 OSLO. June 18— Maria Quisling. widow of the executed traitor Vidkun. pleaded innocent today to collaborating with the Nazis. She also denied membership of the Norway Nazi party and taking the Royal lurniture and silver, or inducing her husband to use $300,000 (U.S.) of the government
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    Italy: Foreign Ministers Agree
    78 5 Paris, June 18.—The Foreign Ministers yesterday voted to give Italy an equal voice in settling war damage claims aris ng out of military action on Italian soil, by providing multi-national mixed claims tribunals. The couno'l also agreed to use Italian property held by Allied nations to
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    Outstanding Feature Of U.S. Atom Offer
    261 5 A.P. NEW YOR.v, June 18.—A n outstanding feature of America's proposal for the international control of the development and use of atomic energy—and second only to that in control in importance is the fact that the inauguration of this security system would mean the
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    200 MEDICAL BEDS IN GENERAL HOSPITAL
    26 5 From to-morrow the General Hos rutal will admit medical as well surpical cases. At present thcit are 200 bods available.
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    Hundred Boys To Join An Arctic Expedition
    522 5 SI ROEON-COMMANDER MURRAY LEVICK, member of Scott's last expedit ion U> the Antarctic will renew in 1947 an interrupted appointment with the Mountains (translated from the mdian as in an uncharted part M.wfnnndla-d. Ixvs the Sunday Empire News. With him will go 100
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    ALL SET FOR THE BIG FIGHT TO-NIGHT Brown Bomber Will Hold 24 lb. Weight Advantage
    462 7 700 Newsmen In New York Louis: "I'll win in 8 rounds"—Conn: "I won't lose my head" Reuter. NEW YORK, June 18 —Both Joe Louis and Billy Onn are today waiting impatiently for tomorrow night, having
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    JOE IS TIPPED
    143 7 Associated Press. The Louis.o >nn fighi j probably wU start abou<* 10 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (mid-morning tomorrow*, Maiayan time). There was no change in the betting odds of five to eleven and one-half in favour of Lous, although in the predominately Negro section of Harlem they
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    Rain Spoils Play At Notts: Game Abandoned
    248 7 Reuter. NOTTINGHAM. June i O —Vj lei match between Notiingha.nand the Indian Tourists na i bandoned. tl scores were Indians or;,, i 345 for 5 Nanus;;hamshire 24 for one wickec. Once again the worst EngLa r for several years kept Qtt as idle
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    Crosskeys Trounce S.A.F.A. Eleven
    440 7 Playing what was probably their last game in Singapore, the Crosskeys soccer team scored a convincing 4-1 victory over an S.A.F.A. XI at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The game was not as fa=t as the one two Sundays ago when the Crosskeys just went down
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    Payments To Pensioners
    50 7 Penang, June 17 It to learnt from the Penang Treasury that a further payment of nine months' accrued pensions will be made at the Treasury and Sub-treasuries to Government pensioners. S. S. pensioners wu be paid on Thursday while F.M.S. pensioners will receive their money on Friday.
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    38 7 A committee meeting of the Singapore Table Tennis Association will takes place ai the meeting hall of the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club. New Bridge Read, on Friday the 21st at 5-15- All committee members are requested to attend.
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    LOUIS' 22nd DEFENCE OF TITLE
    554 7 (By a Speoal Correspondent). There is no parallel to tonight's heavyweight championship fight in New York. Th e first title fight in over four years, champion Joe Louis defends a crown that was put away a few weeks after Pearl Harbour, when the New York
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    Washbrook To Rest
    57 7 Reuter. MANCHESTER, June 18.—Cyril Washbrook, who is included in the England team against India for the first cricket tes* at Lords on Saturday, will not be playing for Lancashire against Leicestershire tomorrow. He was struck on the head by a ball from the Suirey fast bowler Alf
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    27 7 Reuter. LONDON, June 18.—Westminster Airways, a private company carry.. ..x both passenger* and freight, has been registered to undertake flights to South, Middle and Far East.— Reuter.
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    PENANG RACE HANDICAPS
    164 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Tuesday. Following are handicaps for the second day's races on June 22 at Penang: Horses, class 1. division 1, 7 furlongs:—Jesanne 11.07. The Elk 9.07 Krishna 9.04. Bulltoi 9.00. Tepbng 8.09, Sunbeam 8.00, The Pathan 8.00. Horses, class 1, division 2, 7
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    LOW RATIONS LEAD TO STRIKE
    23 7 Reuter. VIENNA. June 18. Vienna's tramway, workers went on strike today against what they described as starvation rations.—Reuter.
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    MALAYANS TOUR RADIO FACTORY
    67 7 Members of the Malayan con tingent to the Victory Parade recently visited the Bush Radio factory in Chiswtck. Picture above shows the contingent touring the factory where women ivorkers are assembling the sets. Looting at ,he first models for export overseas. Wth them are the Mayor
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    King & Queen At "Austerity" Ascot
    312 7 King Queen At "Austerity" Ascot ASCOT, June 18— The King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth made the first pre-war Ascot truly royal by driving down the course in state in an open carriage driven by the famous Windsor grey horses with two scarlet-clad outriders before the four-day meeting opened. But
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    ANOTHER TEST TRIAL IN JULY
    140 7 Reuter. LONDON. June IS.—The following statement ivas issued after ihe meeting of the Advisory County Cricket Committee at Lords today: The request of the Board of Control selectors that an additional test trial match should be played on July 10, 11 and 12 was agreed
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    Bedser In Fine Form
    200 7 Reuter. LONDON, June 18.— New England test cap A. V. Bedser showed /in form when playing for Surrey against Lancashire today, but faitcd to save his team from defeat. i;i Lancashire's second inn.rigs Bcdoi-i took siv wickets for only 24 runs. Lams, however, won the match
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    Sharp Competition For China's Import Market
    594 8 AMERICANS HAVE A FLYING START Reuter. SHANGHAI. June 17.—Strong competition has developed for China's import market as Britain and other European countries make a determined bid to recapture their pre-war trade position he c. Since the start of the British worldwide exuort drive some
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    Siam Wants UNO To Intercede
    92 8 New Delhi, June 18. All-India Radio tonight said the Siamese PaiI IAOMRt in Bangkok had voted to ask the United Nations council to intercede in her dispute with Indo-China over the two border territories obtained by Siam in the 1941 Japanese -settlement. The appeal is
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    "Voice Of Israel" Utters Warning
    136 8 Reuter. JERUSALEM. June 18.—"Voice of Israel." the s#ciet radio of the Jewisn resistance movement in Palestine, told Gen. BtV Bernard Paget. Com-mander-in-Chief Middle East. i n a broadcast todev that no retaliatory or punitive measure's would stop resistance activities. The object «.i Sunday night 1
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    FBI Told: Round Up All Reds
    89 8 A.P. WASHINGTON. June 19.—Representative Booker (Democrat. Nevada* on Tuesday recommended that the FBI round vp all Communists m the U.S. and give them a course in Americanism. He said: 'Those who do not then renounce Communism should be deported." Bunker advanced the proposal in
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    SIAM RICE FOR SHIPMENT
    39 8 Reuter. BANGKOK. June 18.—Siam rice, the Combined Rice Commission today revealed, already shipped or availab'e lor shipment on June 15 totalled 40.720 tons. It is estimated 50.C00 tons of rice will be available next month.—Renter.
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    One Eye On Paris, One On The Atom
    454 8 A.P. WASHINGTON, June 17.—Th? wo-Id should learn fairly well in the next three or four weeks how much chanre U has for organised las'ing p ace, writes John Associate 1 Press diplomatic correspondent. The United States Atomic Control plan put before the
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    Attlee To Visit Australia
    43 8 Reuter. LONDON, June 18. Prime Minister Clement Attlee will leave England on July 29 for his visit to Australia and New Zealand if Parliamentary business permits, it is stated today. I He will be away about fiv--> weeks. Reuter.
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    Egypt: New Proposals
    54 8 Reuter. CAIRO. June 18.—New British proposals for the revised AngloEgyptian treaty were discussed tonight by the Egyptian delegation. One of the members. Heykal Pasha, declared himself pleased. The Egyptian Premier. Sidky Pasha, said there was no room for pessimism. The delegation is meeting again tomorrow evening to
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    5 MILLION LIRE FIRE DAMAGE
    49 8 Reuter. BOMB, June IS.—The teVclS lire at the Rome villa of the faniou Italian tenor, M. Beniami:.' Giuli. was estimated today tr n..- raVOed 0.000.000 lire worth of dsUBSSrc. The ehimSM)) crashed kiroVftß the roof into the dining ami sitting rooms, destroying both —Jt?Ot*T.
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    Eiffel Tower Gets Ready For Boom
    304 8 Ugliest...Yet 20,000,000 Hare Visited It Reuter. PARIS: (A r Mail) For almost half a century, 65-year-dd Et'.enne Marc, a small chubby faced man with china blue eves has been th? guardian of one cf the world's ugliest architectural ducklings—the Eiffel Tower. He has protected
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    "Indonesian Priest Ordered Massacre"
    307 8 TANGERANG KILLING A.P. BATAVIA, June 18— Pin?ss controversy continu* to rage over the status of Chinese in the Ne her land. East Indi-s and responsibility for the Tans m as S sacre of Chinese civilians. "The Chinese wish to arm themselves (in Java") not to assist
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    340 ENTRIES FOR WIMBLEDON
    37 8 A.P. LONDON. hundred and fort t from 22 nation?, heentry in the first postwar sC hledon Tennis Foi opens June 26, Er.; officials said on 7 Only 128 men mid :,>, UM be permitt*--!
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    5 More Reduced To Ranks
    101 8 CORFU DESERTION Reuter. BCRDON. Ha;r. ;3 Five more N.C.Os, foun a courtmartial of d troopship Corfu at South April 8 have been reduced to the ranks. Altogether 2°. N C now been reduced to The sentences were promoltsSßl en Bergear Heary Churchyard aged 20, R.A.S.C.
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