Malaya Tribune, 7 November 1946

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    52 1 The Malaya Tribune ID THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE THE ONLY NATIONAL NEWSPA PER IN MALAYA Now printed simultaneously in Singapore, Kuala L unipur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 2005 i'\(iFS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1946 TEN CENTS. The Malaya Tribune THURSDAY. NOV.
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    NIPS EAT MORE RICE THAN WE DO
    831 1 Creech-Jones tells MP's why Malayans are not dying of hunger, although.... Reuter. LONDON, Nov. 6—An assertion that the Malayan rice ration was less thin a quarter of the Indian ration, about one-sixth of the Rangoon ration and about one-third of the Japanese ration
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    No Threat Of War – Stalin
    41 1 No Threat Of War Stalin 6 GeneralisIssoed an in the anniKu sian revolu iad o announced, th great Savlet superiority "i icture make; it ks W-11 be fill an) threat ol ngender equawas Issued by Stalin in his nister ol War.
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    "LOST LEGION" BACK HOME
    18 1 B rnfontein which i arrying back Malaya s n" arrived in his morning at
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    LCC'S 14,000,000 PROGRAMME
    35 1 KDON N v 6 —London C Council exp.nditure on r post-war noosing, in- ng temporary housing, is at £14 000.000. it was need at today's meeting of nd n County Counc I.—
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    India Riots Spreading To United Provinces
    154 1 Reuter. :UTTA, NOV. 6.-COMMUNAL RIOTING SPREADiTWARDS FROM BENGAL AND BIHAR HAS REATHE UNITED PROVINCES TO W HICH TROOPS AND REINFORCEMENTS HAVE BEEN DRAFTED. SLIGHT'S REPORTS FROM THE AFFECTED AREA. 20 rounds, inpt pie when comer tee out in the .t ia, north-west of .way
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    US Foreign Policy
    309 1 No Change Likely LONDON. Nov. 6.—United States foreign policy is unlikely to be in the least affected by the sharp swng to the right inflected in today s congressional election results, it was being confidently predicted in diplomatic circles here tonight, writes Reuters diplomatic correspondent. Whatew r
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    ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SHIP DUE
    35 1 Reuter. JERUSALEM, Nov. s.—Another ship with Jewish illegal immigrant.; i;- reported <iue ,0 reach Palestine within t'le next two or three days, aeeordinjr to Bri, ish naval quarters in Haifa to-night.—Reuter.
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    Malaya is Not Mentioned in King's Speech
    446 1 Reuter. LONDON, Nov. 6. Tne A.-tjy-c..»^Jc. oi iil iUs spetcu on y c v yu* uj rui .lUiutllt, lOuuy tejttrtu uO me unparai--ICICU illtpUl iU/tcC UJ titC .nunges cubing ptace in. Inaia ana pruyeu L>ml inaia would L>iusp<.i unaei Lue guiuauce o} ./it
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    'TRUMAN SHOULD RESIGN'
    586 1 'TRUMAN SHOULD RESIGN Reuter. NEW YORK. NOV. 6.—A SUGGESTION THAT PRESIDENT TRUMAN RESIGN FROM HIS .OFFICE WAS MADE BY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR WILLxAM FULBRIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE REPUBLICAN CAPTURE OF CONGRESS, IT WAS REPORTED HERE. Senator Fulbright declared: President Truman should appoint a Republican Secretary of State and resign
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    ELECTIONS RESULT REACTION
    188 1 A.P. WASHINGTON. NV/ 7.—Hen I y A. Wai act. Nov Dealer, former V.cc Presbent and Secretary ot Commerce Interpreted the election ICf-aUI as mean. lit. that the Demo en: tic Party will eitner become more prcigreashre or it wiil die. Wallace said: "A Republican Congress will mc
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    A Nation Wide Protest
    152 1 Reuter. NEW YORK, NOV. 6.— The sweeping Repuoiican victory in the bmted States congressional elections is described as a "nationwide protest against the dominant influence in the Democratic Party of leftwingers, advocates of state socialism and Communist inspired splinter parties" by the Republican New York Sun
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    Gandhi In Noakhali
    58 1 Reuter. CALCUTTA, Nov G —At the end of 12 hours strenuous journey by special train and paddle steamer Mahatma Gandhi arrived to-night at a Chandpur bordrcr town in Noakhali and the scene *>f the worst communal rioting in Kast Bengal. Tomorrow morning Gandhi will start on his
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    23 1 Reuter. BOMBAY. —The Congress Government of Bombay Province recently ntrodueed. a 400.000 rupees-a-year scheme for i-omba f ing malaria in rural arrtf-:. —Reuter.
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    G.C.FOR AIRMEN
    34 1 Reuter. LONDON. Nov. s.—Sergeant Arthur Barks, of 112 Squadron, R.A.F. who was cruel:y tortyed v.hjle l»>ing interrograted by his German captors has been awarded the George Cross, it was officially announced today.—Reuter.
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    26 1 Reuter. BATAVIE—Numbers of Japanese surrendered personnel have t»een brought to Baguskuning n(iar Pladjoe, Sumatra to be used tas labourers in the oilfields, according to Antara. Reutert
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    China To Start A torn Research
    122 2 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Nov. 4.-- China is to Join the of the great powers in atomic research. The Peiping branch ol tne Academiu Sirnca Chinas foremost scientific je>eaich institution has been entrusted with the task, lor which the Chinese Uovei nment ha- approved the purchase
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    U.S. TROOPS STAY UNTIL OTHERS GO
    134 2 A.P. VIENNA. N«»v. 6.—General Ma V Clark of the U.S. hfilitary cecup* ;i«>n Govern men in Rome, said that, thf Sta es was |B—iiooa t<> le:i v e he, affair- of Austria in the han of lastr'ans, but that lie Anerican oecopatiO" tro 'ps
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    NIGHT CURFEW FOR A WEEK
    35 2 Reuter. Bomber, Nov ."> Nigm curfea > ;<a- of Bombay affected by COSS- Una! rioting has been extended »or Ole week from tomorrow, it >vas i A ia'ly eoneaaead here today Reuter
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    SIAM RICE: 250,000 TONS SHORT
    125 2 Reuter. WASHINGTON, Nov. S.—lndia's rice receipts from abroad during the six months period ending Dec. 31 are expected to fall short by some 58,000 tons of the 270,000 tons previously allocated by the International Emergency Food Council, it is learned here. Council officials explain the
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    His 'Army' Of 120 Fought Half-Million Troops
    200 2 LONDON. Nov. 6.—Lt .-Col. Vladima R. Peniakov, 4C-year-old leader of the famous "Popskis". a private army which had been the talk and wonder on two continents, quietly slipped into London unrecognised except by a reception committee. He here t c released froa: ha
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    FRANCE GRANTED MORATORIUM
    46 2 A.P. PARIS, Nov. 0. —The French Fo> ciifn Office last nijjht announced the conclusion of a new financial agreement with Grea* Britain granting France a moratorium on her debt to the Unite.". Kingdom. to assist cur'■e*:t purchases in the French rehabilitation programme.—A P.
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    INDONESIANS' NEGOTIATIONS
    52 2 Reuter. BATAVIA. Nov. 6—All ministers in the Indonesian Republican Govi ramer.t at present in Batavia are leaving tomorrow or Friday for Jogjakarta, to report to the full meeting of the Indonesian cabinet on what has been achieved so far in the Dutch-Indonesian negotiations, authoritative quarters here reported to
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    COMMUNIST untitled IN untitled
    37 2 A.P. j NANKING N Mm Pa.. repot Communist gaaarals. hin N 10 rejrimenu »f the Li nsu area »e<c now changi to the offensive. Neutia! ol»>e V< I was nurea>e i 'hat area.—A.P.
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    DSO FOR MALAYAN AIR HERO: SAVED 2,000 FROM JAPS
    435 3 The following awards have been gazetted; D.5.0.: F Lt. Henry Dane (Malayan Volunteer Air Force): with effect from Dec. 1, 1942 (since deceased). Mention In Despatches: Op. Capt. 11. L. Nunn (deceased), F/O. M. G. Harvey. Dane volunteered t 1 ntaiu
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    Singaporean Gets BEM
    168 3 LONDON. Suty yturold Charlie Cross, master carpenter and joiner, went home from his three-man business at Ickenham, Middlesex, the other nirtht lo find that he was one of the heroes of Singapore. The "London Gazette" has included an award of the British Empire Medal and a glowing
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    MAUDE ROAD TRAGEDY: CHILD HACKED TO DEATH
    352 3 A preliminary inquiry into the murder of a three-year-oid Chinese girl, and t he attempted murder of the girl's foster sister and the woman who was adopting her. in a room on the second floor of an address in Maude Road, commenced before
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    Robbers Leave Stolen Taxi At Station
    229 3 Two Malays In a taxi, wh i were detained by the Paya Lebar p lici for a minor traffic breacn Of failing to display arm bands, left the taxi at the station and walked away After the men had disappeared, the police rece?ved Informs-
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    SAMSU WOMAN FINED $600
    45 3 A flue of $600, was imposed on A&f Hj(k. a Chinese woman who pleaded guilty to a charge cf having in her possession. On Oct. 29 ten cal ons of sanisu insue rubber tubes ir. a trisha at South Bridge Roa<l.
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    Malayan Census
    146 3 CVastta Headquarters are moving from Koala Lta npur u> rpoh towards tn* 1 end c. toie moath, as it is considered r h.i* the pro! leai of rarrvittng aaai hoasiWg eodiaa and iheeking tie rat azal 'JO ior-s of cea Baa material in readily accessible form i.s one
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    SPORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    325 3 (By our own Oorresnotident). Singapore, Wednesday. Prices quoted oelow an- tor picul weighc except where otherwise stated Food tuffs: Yesterday's quotitlons were "Meehoo#'*: Siam $7S tndo rime; $«S; Kedah 565. Siam Klutinous rice $100; tCedah glutinous rice $85: Siam ice nulling $38. R k Sugar. Best
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    $10,000 ROBBERY: TWO COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
    329 3 Tan Chwee Kirn and Tan Vow Peng were yesterday comml ted to stand their tri:»i at the Assize* on a charge of armed gang robbery, on July 30 at *a godown jii Trafalgar Stieet. About 12,070 yards Ol textiles; the approximate value $10,817, were
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    Arrest Warrant For Indian Contractor
    133 3 A wan-ant < f arrest vii issu<".l by Mr. T. L. Tan yc.rcri.ay against V t*. P». Moiinn. an ln<lian vo-. trader, when he failed to atten the co fined heerirg in the Special D.'gtftet Court of the case in which hr is etMlftad tn
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    CHARITY CONCERT
    39 3 Oris* proceed* emeeetiitg ti( ■tore were realised by the Libert! Iffasical and Dramatic As tceiatioa which fttaged a concert a» |he Great World Park in aid of the Ch ir> Paffitfte Relief Fund and fhe Jubilee Fund.
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    CHEAPER COOKED RICE
    33 3 Following the opening of 'he new Public Restaurants in Penancr Road. Penang. all private restaurants have reduced thr price of a plate of rice to 15 cents in the town.
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    The American Elections
    459 4 F< r he next two years km i will have a Democratic executive and a Reblican Congress. President Truman faces a Republican majority both in th« Senate and the House of Representatives, and the result can hardly be o her than politic;! chaos. It is true that
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    Co-Operative Store Drives Prices Down
    625 4  -  By R.B. Ooi Some months ago the need for co-operative buying was the talk among wage earners. All felt they must do something to malic ends meet. Some endowed with more imagination and missionary spirit than the rest held a meeting to discuss the formation
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    PAVING WAY FOR JAPAN'S FUTURE
    642 4  -  (By MORRIS J. HARRIS A.P. Washington. Nov. 6.—The scop? of -'nternational trade to be permitted to Japan wh en America hoids vital to the Empire's future stability and wellbeing moved towards clarification in the past tew days as a result of the Far East Comm'ssion's
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    A U-boat Hit Britain
    283 4 The U-bcat commander who rammed Britain had a st:ry. He a.d it on a Monday m irning :'n December. 1944. with U--1209. one of Germany's latest submarines—and the shock was too much for him. He died from heart failure a few hours later. Which leaves thj
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    PEOPLE'S POSTBAG Local Appointments
    200 4 Letters To The Editor Sir. —In the local dailies have appeared notice* of vacancies for the posts of Assistant Food Controllers Tj all appearances these posts are open to all having the necessary qualifications. irrespective of nationality. But so far the appointment of t>fiiAer> has been
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    Quit China
    111 4 Sir.--One of your correspondents asks what business Singapore residents who are not Chinese have to sign the "Qu i China" protest presented by a Chinese organisation to the American Consul General. Weil, it was our business when the Japs were being asked to quit China. I admit it
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    The Gangster Problem
    259 4 Sir.—The letters about gangster or crook appearing in your papers, and the action th£t should be taken, require a proper balance of thinking. It 's a common and popular fallacy that once a crook always a crook or once a gangster always a gangster; that no man
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    Recruiting Campaign Fails
    274 4 Britain's defence position is s.rious said Lord Pakenham, Under-Secretary of War. in the H: v if Lords. Shortage of i lunteers for regular serv ce would, he warned, place the w tic i defence scheme in je pardy He was replying to a debat? on recruitment in
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    Foreign Legion Is 'Trouble-Shooting' Again
    430 4 Reuter. Paris—Many of Europe's bitter, disillusioned men. fiOtsam and jetsam of the war, are joining Fran lamed, tough foreign iegi on, which had been reorganised and is again seeking recruits to bring i> up ro strength for post-war duties. receiving post has been established at
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    POSTMAN'S HOLIDAY
    65 4 Reuter. SYDNEY: —A 16-yeai laide postman. George Lo< kwood. will attempt to walk fr»n Pn ♦!e. n Australia, l• Bf New South Wah s. in 14c iMf. Th»> rf =tanct> is about IM* Lookwcod ha< been a BH r the Adelaide Harrier? for t9 jW a-V has won
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    Rubber, Tea Contracts Expire
    381 5 CEYLON TO END BULK PURCHASE TRIBUNE FINANCIAL SECTION Reuter. COLOMBO. Nov. 5, Bulk purchase by the Ceyljr. Government of the island's rubber and tea, which under wartime contracts was made on behalf of the United Kingdom, terminates on December 31 this year, according to an announcement
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    81 5 Reuter. Nov. s.—The major lays activity was in una laigely conuiit edged mar Uxed interests mand later overLei class Equities progressed prolit mark in most ugh at the close «as stUU very -uups were symrhei but actual ry small. To <c and Motors were -i Industrials but
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    LONDON PRESS COMMENTS ON FREE RUBBER
    381 5 Reuter. 5 The Times' tile free rabbet —"How free the be in practice full signif ieame statement that d rubber wou'.d i c t net ion other essity of reporting to and what had been of the Bank of rcii up exchange bal linking
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    Better Tin Share Market
    352 5 (Our Financial Correspondent) Cabled advices received from London by brokers here yesterday indicated a rather better tin share market and there were more buying orders. In sterling tins, there were buyers of Malayan Tins at 28 44, Siones 10 9. and Selayangs 9 4A. Hongkong Tins
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    GOVT's RUBBER DECISION APPROVED
    141 5 Reuter. LONDON, Nov. 5.-The British Government's decision to alloy the resumption of private trading in ruoDer meets approval from the Coasei vative and LjberaJ Press. Tne leading Liberal provincial the Manchester Guardian, point* out that belore the war London dealt with a large part o.' million
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    U.S. Selling 60 Synthetic Rubber Plants
    128 5 A.P. WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. The United States government yesterday cleared the way for early negotiations on the sale of about 60 synthetic lubber plants in an action which official?, did not necessarily indicate such sales are imminent. The Wai Assets Administration anounced the creation
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    New York Exchange
    62 5 Reuter. NEW YORK. Nov. 4 —After further ArlnnMa a wave of precautionary pre-election profit-taking in the last quarter hour of trading was directed principal? agains t steeis, moto:? and rails but unsettled most other groups leaving the market below the best prices of the day but still
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    Dutch Ask For Territorial Compensation
    84 5 A.P. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. The Netherlands Government has aske<l •he Big Four Fo 'eign Ministers to deliver 700 .square mi lea of German territory to compensate Ho'laml for damage inflicted or. its economy. The reques; eil boundary revision would give Bo.kum islands to .he Netherlands,
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    LADY TAYLOR IN STORE
    35 5 Singapore. Wednesday. Lady Taylor, mother of "Tiny" Mason. popular Singaporean who was interned in Java, arrived yesterday on the s.s. Marella. Mr. Mason was with the R.A.F. when he was interned.
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    $30,000 Piracy Off Penang
    234 5 (Tribune Staff Reporter") Penang, Wednesday.—Approximately $30,000 worth of imports to Penang from Burma vanished when the junk carrying it was intercepted by Chinese pirates and stripped completely, before being permitted to sail in(to the Penang harbour. A representative of the firm importing the goods concerned revealed
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    Union Raises Paddy Price
    161 5 A communique from the Malayan Union Secretariat today states tha it has been decided that the Government guaranteed minimu m price for paddy delivered at the mill door will be increased throughout the Union to 120 per picul. Similarly, the price of paddy purchased in the
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    DISCRIMINATION IN S. AFRICA ATTACKED
    602 5 UNO Flare-up Reuter. LAKE SUCCESS. NEW YORK. Nov. s.—The proceedings of the Trusteeship Committee flared into a warm debate today when India's representative, Sir Maharah Singh, delivered a scathing attack on the se presented by the Prime Minister df South Africa, Smuts, for ihe incorporation
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    SIX ATOMIC ADVISERS TO ASSIST
    151 5 A.P. WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.—A six-member lia-'son committee, which will advise the new Civilian Atomic Energy Commission on the military application of atomic power, has been appointed by the U.S. War and Navy Departments. A joint statement sa:"d the committee is to advise th:> commission on
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    Indonesians Evacuating Eurasians
    97 5 A.P. BATAVIA, <i.-*-T;he lndon.sian Republic plana ta evacuate 9,000 Eurasians held ia "p-otec. ive camp: from the interior of Java to Allied areas, the Indonesian atari agency Antara reports. The Eurasians ore re rot Interred during the Japanese occupation and therefore did not come under the 'Tins
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    INDONESIA INVITED BY INDIAN POETESS
    58 5 A.P. DJOGJAKARTA. Nov. 6.—An invitation to participate in an Eaten* Asian Relations Conference io le held in India next March was received by the Republic of Indonesia and several Indonesian cultural a" d social organisations. The invitation was s jrned by hin. Sarojini Naidu. India"
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    8,000 STRIKE
    37 5 A.P. MONFALCONE. ITALY. Noc. C. Moie than 8.000 workers of U»e MfinfaUon*' Shipyards ami (hem,cal Factory went on strike on Xuc:.d&V as a protest atrai s; nv'st .eatnient of workers by Jie Venezia Guilia police.—A.P.
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    Australian, U.S. Majors Thrashed: Allegation
    408 6 Allegations that he thrashed Major Robertson ot the A.l.F.'and had Major Rogers of the U.S. Army beaten by a guard, were made against Sgt. Maj. *unato Chikavuki in the Australian War Crimes Court yesuerday, when he faced a charge of inhumanly treating Australian and American
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    New Life B.P.
    225 6 ai the Happy World Stadium on Sunday the New Life Badminton Party d feated the Brighton BP. by tour games to three Results (New Life BP. players mentioned first»: Stogies: Ho > Chun Kah beat George Tan 15 3. 15 11: Charlie Yeo beat John Gann 15
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    CAVENAGH YOUNGSTERS SOCCER TEAM
    51 6 The Cavenagh Youngsters socce: teom against the R.A.S.C. Training School on Thursday 'to be played at the R.A.S.C. ground) will be selected from tne following Balan. Osman. Naidu. Seng Gee, Sat tar. Chwee Leng. Hai old. Ibrahim. Aloysius, Samad, Berry, Murhia. Krishna. Besil. Roland. Ronnie and
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    CSC WIN BILLIARDS MATCH
    67 6 Results of a bill ard match between Chinese Sw.mining Club and Amicable Athletic Astoria tion 'CSC players mentioned first*:— Teo Siew Sun 200. Tay Kwee Liang 105 Tan Tian Teck 200. Tc. Cheng Mi b 149 Koh Han Khoon 175 Yeo Koon Yam 1 250. Tan
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    CAREFREE B.P.
    109 6 A. general me«(ing of 'he < arci free Bo m nton Party lile following I mre elected office I ear* s for 7 Pi— defi Mr. 1..:u Wcin Kit: Vice-Pres dents. Messrs. Ang Tgarj bye and Pah Km Real; Hoi, Secretary. Mr. I ChaQ <hieu Hon Sports Capt.,
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    MUHIBBAH B.P.
    63 6 The following will represent i the Muhibbah b.P. in a friendly badminton match consisting of 1 6 Single> and 3 Doubles against the Spitfire B. P. on Saturday, at the former's court. Paya Lebar Road, starting at 7 p.m. Ismail Marjan. Ahmad Farai. Omar Oman A. B. Aliaru.
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    CHINESE REMEMBER THE DEAD
    119 6 Hun<*.:eds gathered at thf Chinese rem pie in Te!ok Ayer Street y—>erday when a five-day prayer was inaugurated by eighty-year-old Budi'Jiist Monk Sui Yu t<» pay ho niajre to those who uave their lives ir: the fipht against Fascism in China, Malaya an i other fronts.
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    Girls' School Quarters Burgled
    107 6 Radimen hin Mar* ho '20 and Sutari hin Darjo '20. two Javanese sppeareu before Pecond Po'ice Ma-p-rate L. C. Ooh. yestenday, on a tentative charge of housebreaking end alternative charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property. The charges alleged that they broke into Raffles OirW School quarters.
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    Eurasian Memorial
    57 6 The liMßOrial that is to bo erect- by the Eurasian Associatioa, S ngapore, in honour of all those burasiam who made the supreme sacrifice duriiiK World War II wi I be unvciied at the Pavilion of the RirtgapOM Recreation Club at 8 p.m. on S»tur*ay. All members of
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    CYCLE THIEF GETS 6 MONTHS
    44 6 Ptaadffag rui! ty to iflaaliag a eiryele »n Nov. M Flint Street, from Anwar, Kirn Ah Ki<u »r »a*j yesortiay. sentenced to six ■•■tfcl t i. The Mejrtle OM fe*Jftd at *he v ii-cd'v h<>u-«* R Geyinng. completely dismantled.
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    More "Free" Siamese Rice For Singapore
    220 6 (Tribune Staff Reporter) A furt tier lot of 108 tons' free markot" Siamese rice has been bought by a local Chinese firm at North Boat Quay. Recently, throe other Chinese firms in Singapore bought a total quantity of 632 tons out of the three
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    STOLE FROM BROKEN CRATE
    61 6 Tun TniiH's. P. Sannasj. and X Suppiafc, i.aval t.ase cool ies. Who were searched at a gate of ihc Naval Basf. o Nov. .">, and found in pos.-ession of photographic ma t< rials, which they admitted they had stolen from a 1 rOttO* crate, were yesterday
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      87 6 Lino (NEW WORLD PARK) OPENING TO DAY: 3—7—9.15 p.m. UNI VERS ALS Musical Extravaganza that's entirely different and new! "Follow The Boys" Starring George Raft —Vera Zorina to-gether with.... 50 Famous Stars! 4 Famous Bands! 20 Latrs t Song Hits! Midnight (11.30) Tomorrow "THE SPIDER's WEB" (Chaps: 1 to 7)
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      88 6 SKY I GREAT WORLD PARK) Opening To-night: 7 —9.15 p.m. SAHARA DRAMA! Two Brother.- Fight for Love fc Honour. .among the Arab-*! "THE LEGION OF j MISSING MEN" Burring Rp.lph Forbes —Ben Alexander Screen's Dynamic Story of fcrpotien men who live without Love or. Hell's Last Frontier! ROYAL NORTH BRIDGE
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    Anti-Pest Squad For Middlesex
    98 7 LONDON, Nov g.—Pbx««, gre) .-uuirrcls, r;its. wood ptgeona mid wasp*, have Rieaare so gammon in Middlesex in spite ot' n> built-up «-roos. that special mobile si)Ua< s of catchers a-e biting formed undo.he county's War agricultural Committee. Fokcs. in particular, seenta to have increased during the
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    Japanese Judgments In S'pore May Be Set Aside
    534 7 An Ordinance to make provision with regard to judgments, orders an decrees of Japanese Courts, and for the carrying on of proceedings instituted in such Courts during the period of Japanese occupation, will r e introduced into the Advisory Council shortly Entitled
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    Dr. AMBEDKAR EXPLAINS
    151 7 Reuter. LONDON. Nov. 5. The Indians Scheduled Castes leaders. Dr. Ambedkai. who tomorrow is to I see the Secretary ol State lot j India. Lord Peihick-Lawrence, tonight addre-sed two meetings lof briti-h members ol ParilaI ment to explain hLs disagreement with the present representation 01 Scheduled Castes
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    $3.079 FOR CHILD WELFARE
    39 7 The Singapore Association of Teachers of Dancing raised $3.079 for the Children's Welfare Society through a function it recently sponsored at the Happy World. A cheque for this amount has been forward] to the Society.
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    SMALLPOX IN EAST COAST
    37 7 Cases o r small-pox have been reported in Trenggana and Keiantan. According to an official statement these two States have been classified as infected areas U':der Hie Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance.
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    Postal Clerk Was One Of S'pores First War Casualties
    175 7 One of the first Singapore war casualties in the Japanese bombing of the city on Dee. 8. 1941. Mr. S. BXaniekam, a clerk emp'oyeHi in the Post Office, was the subject of nn inquiry held in the Coroner's Court yesterday when
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    'ESCAPE PORT' FOR JEWS
    113 7 Reuter. PARIS, Nov. 5: —Britain has drawn tne attention of the French Government to conditions at La Ciotat, a villiage 25 miles east of Marseilles leported to be an escape port" for illegal immigrants to Palestine. A h'lge UNNRA displaced persons camp ig near the village
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    Ceylonese To Attend UNESCO Conference
    95 7 Reuter. I LONDON. Nov. s—Mr. T. O J:\yasuriya. Deputy Director of Edui c.ition in Ceylon, snriU accompan> the British delegation to the UNESCO c ftlferencs m Paris as one of a number <n experts and advisers who have e.xp iience in various branches jof educ.ition.
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    UK-French War Debts, Trade Agreements
    234 7 Reuter. LONDON. Nov. s.—Agreements for the settlement ol outstanding war debts and for an increase in the volume of trade*be.ween Britain and France have been reached by a committee ot officials of the two countries which, it was officially stated tonight, has just complete d
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    Trieste: Molotov At It Again
    118 7 A.P. I NEW YOkk. No\ 6 Soviet Fori ign Minister V. if afolotOv appeared r'e> evnine<l on Tuesday to wage a last-ditch fight to bring the disputed A( riatie por> of Trieste into the Eastern European bloc. This beeanie more apparent as the I B\£
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    Y's MEN'S CLUB
    47 7 Dr. Poh Chee Juay, who was one of the PoWs taken to North Siam. will speak at the Lunchecn Meeting of the V's Men's Club at Cecil's Restaurant on Saturday at 115 p.m. His subject wiU be "600 of North Siam with 800 PoW's."
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    'Make Things Easier For Visitors'
    212 7 Reuter. LONDON* Nov. 5; —A four-point metnonai c-.am urging the abolition of Viatu and the simplification of iden- t; t>• at:(i fuc.d ration cards for foreign CisitorS ha; been submitted to the Transport Minister Alfred Barnes ,b\ tin British Liner Committee of t the gene.al
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    Soviet Withdraw Railway Staff
    125 7 A.P. TIhNTSIN. Nov. 5.—A dispatch from Mukden to the Catholic newspaper Social Welfare" credited two Soviet officials Of tne Chinese Chang' rhun railway administration with a statement that an at pending withdrawn) of Soviet members of the railway staff was ordered because of the "unfriendliness of
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    SOCCER DRAW
    30 7 "In a friendly game of soccer played on Sunday last at Tengah, the Chinese Sports Association drew with the R.A.F (Ten-frah)-2-aU C&A. scorers:' Yin Kee and Soo Thuan,"
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      206 7 2.200 Passengers Cram The QE j N Nov. 6. Swuinamoton and itnamDion to- on tne deck übetn wnen c 1 ork. > Iced In the star- oridee bare•wiadaed tne > V wave oi iai I 200 ua>>enKeis linei 8 second inttc trio as a 28-yeai -old licitor. who stowvaunme from
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      282 7 It's a box-ofiice word —"PIN-UP GIRL" —and we can t give you ALL the record-smashing figures we can only say it's a SENSATION! SEE IT NOW BEFORE THE PANIC STARTS! for the Queues are already long! \m hot •mm kah Hit i mom m w ,v\i ■mm twins A IECHNICuLOR
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    'NO CRISIS IN RUSSIA'
    630 8 Soviet Wants Powerful UNO Reuter. LONDON, Nov. 6. —Moscow radio this afternoon broadcast the speech to the Soviet session made by the Secretary of the Central Committee, M. Zhdanov, who said: "The Soviet l T nion emerged strong from the war and our country was ihe
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    Hit By Football, He Now Has 'Electric' Ears
    132 8 London Nov. 6. A man with "electric" ears that crackle so loudly that the noise in his head can be heard by others is baffling specialists. The man first heard the strange noises after being hit in the face by a football.
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    ! PA VIHON
    137 8 PA VIHON At The Movies MoUntbatten Wed ling. Gaumont British News. 1 Uhis film, which has been flow from U.K. to Singapore, gives particularly intere^ti^p- p c'orial account of this important Society wedding, tile b'gges* social event In England for the last ten years, which unites two famous and historic
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    i CATHAY
    159 8 HELLZAPOPPIN starring Olsen and Johnson, with Martha Raye, Hugh Herbert, Mischa Auer and Jane Frazee. (Univerj sal*. This is f crazy picture which appeals to those who have an tnconsei que:itia! streak in their mental 1 make-up. I. personally, divide my friends into two categories—those i who like
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    More SHB Strike Talks Today
    133 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter"* Negotiations between the Singapore Harbour Board authorities and the "strike committee" were resumed yesterday. During the negotiations one of the representatives of the workers put forward modified demands mere or less on the same lines as submitted to the Harbour Board authorities
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    SERVICE CAMPS, STATIONS TOUR
    67 8 Reuter. LONDON, Nov. C. —A tour of 'itSOOc+io'l of camns and stations of troops overseas is to 1 c ma "c by Mr. Freemen, Financial Secretary of the War Office, beginning th's mon*h. He will be away six or seven weeks taking the closes* interests in
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    Mineral Rights For Crown
    107 8 Reuter. LONDON, Nov. 8.-11 trthrr Ci eech-Jones. Colonial Secretary, sta'ed in reply to a question thf.t h" hai recently conveyed to colonial Governments in ;i dum which he proposed to publish shor.ly his view tha+ it was desirable for fheir legislation to provide for re«ervat on
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    German's Libel Appeal Fails
    89 8 Reuter. SHANGHAI, Nov. s.—The Shanghai High Court today dismissed Wolfgang Schenke *s appeal against the Lower Court acquittal of the United Press Manager Water Rundie against whom the German ha", charged With criminal libel. The High Court however upheld the Lower Court's decision *hat Schenke although
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    WIDER SCOPE URGED FOR CHINA TRADE
    63 8 Reuter. NANKIN'S. Ncv. 6.— The hope the Chinese Government would help develop tra(\- rehCions with overseas Chinese was expressed whe.i ihe neiega io from the federation of Ch iMse Cham be s. of Commerce which i.s holding a session here eh le.* on Generalissimo
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    SWEDES BEAT NEWCASTLE
    87 8 Reuter. NKVV< ASTyLE, Nov. fi.—The Morr" keeping, SWe d I s h footballers Continued the victorious progress vhe beating Newcastle United iby three poals to two today. Bm they had to thank Lindbergh in the goal for saving them in the second half, when Newcastle bombarded the
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    Duke Did Not See Premier For Job
    242 8 Reuter. LONDON. Nov. 6. The Duke and Duchess ol Windsor sailed today, on the Queen Elizabeth for America. "We have both thoroughly enjoyed our short stay in England—excep: of course for our misfortune over the Duchess' stolen jewels," the Duke said to a
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    CZECH LEGATION SURRENDER TRIAL
    39 8 A.P. PRAGUE, Nov. r ).—The trial openei ii Prague's national Court yesterday of Ferdinand Veverka, charge; with ■'surrendering the Czechoslovak LegSf' on in Bueha r>st to the Nazis*' while he was Minister to Rumania. —A.P
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    BEAUTY QUEEN: Miss Leong Ying Leng <above> who won first prize at the beauty contest at the Great World Cabaret on Tuesday night. Below: Miss Woo Wan Ching iriglit I and Miss Lee Peng who ■ time second and third reepectivelw at the beatify contest.
    44 8 BEAUTY QUEEN: Miss Leong Ying Leng &lt;above&gt; who won first prize at the beauty contest at the Great World Cabaret on Tuesday night. Below: Miss Woo Wan Ching iriglit I and Miss Lee Peng who time second and third reepectivelw at the beatify contest.
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    Germans 'Whitewashing' Nazis
    112 8 A.P. STUTTGART. Nov. 6.— Lieut Genera! Lucius Clay. Deputy United States Military Governor, accused the Germans of "whitewashing" the Nazis. General Clay served notice that unless they showed quick improvement the military government would take back the job of de-Nazification in the American zone of Germany. He
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    Attlee To Speak On Manpower
    115 8 Reuter. LONDON Nov. 4 Pinne Ulnister, Attlee. will tomwi: important but s statements on the manpowti situation now generally as Britain's mosi diifi tic problem. The fir&gt;t statement m i morning will oe to ing of tnis &gt;e&gt;-sion mentary Labou ing all Laboui membei parliament.
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      246 8 W l WOODCOCK WOODCOCKTANDBERG FIGHT OFF LONDON Nov The projected ng &gt; ween Bruce Woodcock, Briti hampion, and 01 le Tand- j Swed th champion, for the Y.i ci heavyweight boxing championship will not take place at H«rr.• n Dee. 10 as WU expected. A messagrc from Stockholm to.'ay abated
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