Morning Tribune, 21 June 1946

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    14 1 MORNING TRIBUNE VOL. 1. NO. 45. (New Series) 10 CENTS FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1946.
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    Nehru Arrested
    135 1 Now Delhi, June 20. Pund.t Nehru was arrested this morning at Domel m the state of Kashmir after defying the ban on his entry into the State. Earlier, Mr. Nehru had b en sliKhtly injured by a native soldiei's bayonet when he reached the Kash-nir border. He had
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    India: A Stalemate
    279 1 NEW DELHI, June 20— Negotiations for setting up the interim government m India appeared to have reached a stalemate today. It is now doubtful whether the Congress Working Committee Will be able, as was expected, to conclude i ♦is discussions today and announce] it* decision on the
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    HIROHITO WANTS NO MORE WAR
    174 1 Tokio, June 20.—Emj peror Hrohito opened the 19th session of the Diet 1 today with the reading of a one-minute Imperial Rescript m which he ex- pressed the desire for Japan to renounce war I and dedcate herself to the cause of peace. i I
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    US General drops dead
    55 1 Washington, June 20.— Major General Allen Gullion, the US. Army's wartime provost marshal general, dropped dead while listening to a broadcast of the Louis-Conn fight. Gullion, 65, former army Judg? advocate general, was provost marshal general 1941-44 when he Joined Gen. Eisenhower's staff m Europe. He
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    80% BUDGET ON ARMIES
    30 1 Nanking, June 20.— The Chinese Government is spending more Inan 80 per cent of its income on ai mica, Premier T. V- Soong disclo* ed today.
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    China Communists Call For Truce
    143 1 Nanking. June 20. Grnr.-V Cfc*l En-lai, chief Communist negotiator, today called for an end to "all hostilities, hoth m China pr« per and Ifancharia, without tii;.e limit, pending readjustment. At the same time, he flntly rejected a srovi-rnment proposal that General Marshall arhitrat 1 Ho
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    BACK PAY: GOVT ADMITS A MISTAKE
    238 1 BACK PAY: GOVT ADMITS A MISTAKE A mi take the Government made on the question of back pay for Malayan Government s'ivan.s was admitted m the Hruss of Commons yesterday. It concerned the payment of full back pay to certain European Government servants who were not Interned during the whole
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    Palestine: Tension
    154 1 Jerusalem, June 20 Tension heightened m Palestine today as police and troops intensified their search for the six British officers believed kidnapped. Despite house-to-house searches, no trace of the offioers seized m Tel-Aviv by members of an illegal Jewish organisation has been uncovered. Reinforced police and military patrols
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    'serious deviation'
    47 1 THE HAGUE, June 20.— The latest Indonesian counter-proposals to the Dutch offer on Indonesia "constitute a serious deviation irom those presented to the Dutch Government for its judgment last April," an official Dutch statement said today. "The Government is to study the situation now created."
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    Malay Rulers' Council Planned
    132 1 (Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur, June 20. The United Malay Nationalist Organisation at its sessions on June 29 and 30 wilJ dicuss the framework of the federation plan for the Malay States, it is reliably learned. This plan, it Is understood, Hill be placed before the
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    Artillery Action In Bekassi Area
    99 1 Batavia, June 20. A British mil; tary statement today reported artillery was engaging extremist positions on the east bank of the Bekasi river. British patrols from bases along the Batavla-Bandoeng road were repeatedly meeting fire from Indonesians. A spokesman of the Chinese Social Welfare Department
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    QUAKE RECORDED
    39 1 Bombay, June 20 Seismographs have recorded an earthquake shock of moderate Intensity at 06.09 hours today, local time. The epicentre was indicated as about 655 miles away, but it was impossible to say m which direction. 1
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    WOMEN WILL SEE MacA
    33 1 Tokio. June 20. Thirty-eteht women members of the Diet will see Gen. Mac Arthur this evenin? to appeal for more imports of grains and j milk products for babies.
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    Farouk Receives Mufti
    334 1 Farouk Receives Mufti CAIRO, June 20.— King Farouk of Egypt has announced that he has received the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem who asked for sanctuary. The communique Issued at Abdln palace said the Grand Mufti Ha) Mohamed Amin El Hussein "called at the palace and stoned In the Royal visitors
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    $319 Million U.S. Plan For Overseas Bases
    191 2 $319 Million U.S. Plan For Overseas Bases WASHINGTON, JINK 21. THE ARMY IS READY TO LAUNCH A $319,000,000 PROGRAMME OF BUILDING OVERSEAS BASES. It include $57,G00,34H expenditure for the Philippines, funds also would be spent on repairs and main tcnance m China, Korea, Japan and numerous Pacific islands, inclu ling
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    CHOU WANTS UNLIMITED TRUCE
    118 2 CHOU WANTS UNLIMITED TRUCE NANKING, June 21.— The chief negotiator for China's Commun.stJ urged that hostilities m China Proper and Manchuria be terminated "'without a time limit" as the June 21 deadline approached for expiration of the 15-day truce. Peace agreement apparently is btUl far distant. Oen. Ohou En-lai. the
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    Irresistible Age Is Over Thirty
    237 2 Irresistible Age Is Over Thirty HOLLFWOOD A woman doesn't have to be 21 and vrear sweaters to have sex appeal, says film star Bette Davis, who is 38 and rerely wears sweaters, and nevertheless remains attractive. "If a woman keeps her figure, her complexion and a youthful outlook on life,
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    SIX YEARS' GAOL for CANADIAN M.P.
    39 2 MONTREAL, June 21. —Fred Rose, Communist member of Parliament who was convicted of conspiring to send information illegal to Russia, was sentenced on Thursday by Justice Wilfred Lazure to six years' imprisonment. A.P.
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    ONLY THREE ATTENDED ARMY CHURCH SERVICE
    293 2 ONLY THREE ATTENDED ARMY CHURCH SERVICE CHATHAM, June 20.— Southeastern District Headquarters, wnich controls thousands of troops la the targe area of Kent, has banned ompulsory church parades- It is un »*rstood that no Army Council instruction to this effect has been issuci and the question of the district oitjo'
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    1,600-MILE CHESS GAME
    103 2 1 ,600- MILE CHESS GAME LONDON, June 19— Twelve leading British chess players began today m London a 4-day match by radio with a team of Russian chess masters —the first to be played between the two countries. The British team is playing from the country's *'chess headquarters" gambit rooms
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    Britons Sorely Tried By Delays
    144 2 LONDON, June 20.— The patiience of the people m England js being tried by the irritating delays caused |by Indian politicians m 'reaching a settlement m India, the leading Conser- vative Party spokesman told Reuter today when dis- cussing the possible return of ihe British
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    "Laughing Lady" Completed
    371 2 "Laughing Lady" Completed British National's all-Technicolor film, "Laughing Lady," has been completed by Louis H. Jackson, the producer, and Paul Stein, the director m second time for a Technicolor feature and has provedt that, given an efficient organisation it is possible to make a spectacular musical m Technicolor m much
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    VICAR: "LET THEM WED GERMANS"
    160 3 They opened their parish magazine to find that Mr. Thomas was backing those Service men who want to marry German and Italian girls. And English girls m his parish who want to marry German and Italian prisoners of war. He gavo directions on how they
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    THE FOUR RITAS
    18 3 Gia?norous red headed Rita Heyworth m four I |MM| m the new Columbia film "Gilda".
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    News From Filmdom
    183 3 Hollywood.- When actress Sara Hadeu was signed recently for a picture with June Lockihart, young screen player, reminiscences were m order. June Is the daughter of Gene and Kathleen Lockhart. old friends cf Haden. Twenty years ago Miss Hader. was appearing with the London Btage company of
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    Atom Bomb: Details Of Russian Proposal
    334 3 Atom Bomb: Details Of Russian Proposal NEW YORK, June 20. The United Nations Atomic Energy Commission members were to-day weighing the Russian plan for a world convention to outlaw atomic weapons which, if adopted, would compel the U.S. to destroy all its atomic bombs within three months. The Russian plan,
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    Lie Invited Ta Atom Tests
    65 3 HEW YORK, June 20.— The United States Government has invited Dr. Trygve Lie as SecretaryGeneral of the UNO to be present at the atom bomb tests at Bikini Atoll m mid-Pacific, it was announced today. The invitation said: "This undertaking is not a combined or
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    U. S. Coal For Europe
    56 3 WASHINGTON, June 20—Governcoal experts Cednesday said the United States hopes to ship 1,250,000 tons of coal to Europe by the end of June and raise the goal to 1,500,000 tons In July. Of these totals, they added, France will get about 350,000 tons m June
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      339 3 Clues- Try This AMERICAN 7 -Extra tires 27— New Englander I rKfl Bt^fc i^fe M^/ lIH 8 13— Puzzle 29— Hearty foods JB-W^^k^ k^ WW ML^MLW 1 4 What everyone 31 Underworld loves god 42— Engrave on 48— Breakfast Answer To Yesterday's 15^Musical note 82— Decay copper cereal PuraU 16
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    U.S. TO PAY 14d. FOR VALAYAN RUBBER
    506 4 WASHINGTON, JUNE 20.— THE UNITED STATFS HAS AGREED WITH BRITAIN, FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS TO PURCHASE 145,000 LONG TONS OF NATURAL RUBBER AT ONE SHILLING TWO PENCE A POUND DURING THE LATTER HALF OF 1946. The new basic price for No. 1 ribbed
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    Tallest Constable In Police Force
    96 4 LONDON, June 20.— Donald Jack Stevens, of Midholm, Falloden Way, London N.W., who is six feet eight inches, is to be the tallest policeman m the Metropolitan Police force. He served with the R.A.O.C. during the war and was captured by the Japanese. Stevens completed
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    GBS DEFENDS GANDHI
    250 4 GBS DEFENDS GANDHI LONDON, June 20.— A spirited defence of Mahatma Gandhi after the attack on him m the editorial columns of the London evening "Star" came today tfrom My. George Bernard! Shaw m exclusive interview. Mr. Bernard Shaw, within a month of his 90th birthday, delivered his judgment on
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    Burma Legislature Bill's 2nd Reading
    102 4 LONDON, June 2O.—The Burma Legislature Bill, the principal object of which is to provide adult suffrage for Burma, have its second reading m thf louse of Commons tomorrow. The Under-Secretary for India and Burma, Mr. Arthur HenUt i-son, will open the debate for the Government
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    Racing Prince's Glider Flight
    86 4 Racing Prince's Glider Flight LONDON, June 20. —Prince Bira donfcse of Siam, racing motorist known as "B- Bira," has scored a distance of 187 miles, only 22 milej short of the British Emprio fflid n<? record, on a sail plane. His iucky mascot, a sealyham dog without which the Prince
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    Elected Head Of Health Conference
    57 4 NEW YORK. June 21 Dr. Thomas Parran, sureeon ereneral of the United States Public Health Service, was unanimously elected president of the World Health conference. Delegates from China. Britain, the Philippines and other powers called out for a global war on disease. The body will
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    Greece Demands $2,000 Million Reparations
    89 4 Greece Demands $2,000 Million Reparations PARIS, June 20. Greece, m a memorandum to the Big Pour Foreign Ministers, today demanded more than $2,000,000,000 reparations from Italy— ten times the figure suggested by the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Vyachcslav Molotov, for division between Greece and Yugoslavia and 20 times greater than
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    CONGRESS VOLUNTEERS TO MARCH INTO KASHMIR
    222 4 SRINAGAR, Kashmir, June 21.— Thousands of volunteers were called by the Punjab Youth Congress yesterday for a possible march into Kashmir m support of Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress Party leader, who was arrested by the Kashmir authorities. Tension was high despite assurances from the Kashmir
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    Egypt To Protect Grand Mufti
    535 4 Egypt To Protect Grand Mufti CAIRO, June 20.— The Egyptian Cabinet met this afternoon to discuss the situation arising from the arrival of the Mufti of Jerusalem to seek sanctuary m Egypt and at the close of the meeting the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sayed Loufty Pasha, said: "Britain has mads
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    The Morning Tribune SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1946. One And Twopence
    346 6 The Morning Tribune SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1946. One And Twopence The decision of the United States to purchase 145,000 tons of rubber direct from South East Asian territories during the remainder of this year at Is. 2d. represents a triumph for the persistence of the •Malayan section of primary interests
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    THRILLS OF THE SPEEDWAY
    1303 6  - THRILLS OF THE SPEEDWAY A.W.S. *y By Speedway! Thousands upon thousands of young excited cheering mtn and women supporters' club 'good luck i Billy" "come on Billy boy" flying cinders. The atmosphere round the pits is thick with a fruity mixture of exhaust gases smelling fe old fashioned incandescent s
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    Chifley Rebukes Dutch Minister
    173 6 Chifley Rebukes Dutch Minister CANBERRA, June 20 —Mr. Jo« ph Chifley, Australian Prime Mniist* m the House of RtpitSMtftM/M today strongly rebuked the N»« h<».« lands Minister m Australia, B.won van Aershen, for making the st*u ment to tho press recently on to treatment of Dutch shipping m Au .>
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    To Check Foreign Propaganda In UK
    181 6 LONDON, June 20.— The British Home Secretary, Mr. Chuter Kd« informed the House of Commons to day that he had under consideration the question of introducing a lefjis lution to render criminal the accordance of money by British subject*, from a foreign power for
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    MOVE TO END DRUG HABIT
    63 6 TEHERAN, June 20. Qavam esBultaneh, Persian Prime Minister, has ordered the dismissal of any Persian Government officials and employees found guilty of smoking opium without a certificate from the Special Medical Committee appointed by the state. This new step to suppress the drug habit In
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    France Takes First 3 Places In Ascot Cup
    594 8 ASCOT, June 20.— The French raid on Ascot may not hitherto have been a sweeping: success but a resounding triumph was pined today by Frenchmen m the Ascot Gold Cup, Britain's premier long distance race, the horses from across the Channel taking
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    Australia's Hardest Winter
    71 8 Australia's Hardest Winter SYDNEY, June 20.— Australia U having one of the hardest winters or. record* with parts of New Sonth Wales and the Victoria Alps a'-vept by snow blizzanjs. Snow has also fallen outside Canberra, where the Canberra hills aic under a white blanket. Some Australian Ministers are seeing
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    O'Reilly To Choose.....
    102 8 SYDNEY, June 19— Bill I O'Reilly, one of Australia's greatest mate h-winning j bowlers of all time, is i seriously considering a i tempting offer from an] Engl'sh firm to write for\ them. He said that whether he would be available /oj play against England next season
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    Indian Rail Strike Off
    36 8 NEW DELHI, June 20.— The countrywide railway strike scheduled to begin at midnight on June 27 has been called off. The decision j was taken following assurances by the railway authorities. Reuter
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    "MILE UNDER 4 MIN. SOON"
    489 8  -  Fskov Valkama (By Associated Press Correspondent). HELSINKI Paavo Nurmi, known to Olympic runners of last year as "The Flying Finn," predicts that once the physical handicaps of war have been overcome youngsters will appear who can run a mile m less than four minutes. He
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    Senator Says Big Fight A Swindle
    272 8 Senator Says Big Fight A Swindle NEW YORK, JUNE 20.— DONALD OTOOLE, NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE, HAS DEMANDED THAT THE NEW YORK STATE BOXING COMMISSION SHOULD WITHHOLD THE PURSES OF BOTH JOE LOUIS AND BILLY CONN UNTIL AN INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN MADE INTO LAST NIGHT'S HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT IN WHICH
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    CENTURY BY AMES: SIMMS IN GOOD FORM
    262 8 LONDON, June 20. Good propress was made at Swansea Jn the game between Middlesex and Glamorgan which Middlesex won with an innings to spare, mainly due to the spin trawling; of J. Simms who f,ot 10 for 72 m the match. Glamorgan hit
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    Detectives Gaoled For Daylight Robbery
    453 9 Detectives Gaoled For Daylight Robbery Two youthful C.I.D. detectives, Chua Kirn Keng (20) and Soh Boon Kang (21), were respectively sentenced to three years r.i. and 18 months' r.i. m the Relief Court yesterday when they were found guilty of daylight robbery of $400 from a lorry driver on March
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    Gun Duel In S'pore
    180 9 Shots were exchanged between two detectives and two Chinese at Kiong Saik Street on Thursday night. The detectives were on rounds and saw two Chinese hiding m a doorway. They flashed a torch at the Chinese and asked them to put ♦lvir hands up. The Chinese
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    These Formosans Were Not Interned
    80 9 A 31-year-old Chinese 1 Ane: Ho was acquitted on a charge of knowinfily harbouring two civilian Formosan Internees, Toh Choncr Kay and OnR Chuan Hock, without his defence being called upon m the First Police Court yesterday. The two Formosa^s were never Interned according to
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    Sun Is Doctor Says G.G.
    47 9 'I have fallen m love with your climate", said the Gover- nor-General Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald at his Press con- '< fcronce last night. 'The sun is my doctor. It is something to have a doc- tor call unfailingly daily, free cf charge."
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    Jap "Never Heard" Of Water Treatment
    193 9 A denial that he ever subjected Joseph Hoedon, W.D. Dally and Mohamed Maiden to the water treatment or any other form of torture at the Kempeitai Headquarters here during their detention m 1944, was made m his defence by Sgt. Ishimura Gonhiro m the
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    Mr. K.G. Hamnett Gets O.B.E.
    87 9 Mr. K. O. Hamnett now of Kuala Lumpur formerly of the Rubhor Restriction Department who held the office of Director of Oovernm^nt Transport Services, Government of Bombay, from 1942 to 1946, has received the 0.8. E. m the Birthday Honours (Indian List) for his services
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    WORLD RFFUGEES
    71 9 new YORK. June 21 The United Nations Economic and Social Council has approved the proposed constitution for an international refugee organisation. The proposed organisation will be concerned particularly with encouraging and assisting refugee persons to their homes or assisting them to find new homes elsewhere. It would be
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    Indians Clash With Bottles, Sticks
    94 9 Indians Clash With Bottles, Sticks Squads of anti-riot policemen were rushed to Cecil Street yesterday afternoon to quell another clash between Indians which resulted m injuries to several participants and Passers-by. Sticks and bottles were used by the rioters. A newsvendor who happened to be at the scene of the
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    Scalded, Then Thrashed
    215 9 Scalded, Then Thrashed The last of the series of war crimes trials concerning the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was taken up at the Sixth War Crimes Court yesterday before Lt.-Col. G.A. Peacock and two other British Officers. Three Japanese, Lt. Sasahara, Hidiaki, Chief Petty Office* Yatsuzuka Minoru and Chief Petty
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    "Rumour" Says Mr. MacDonald
    126 9 "No, I'm not poing to stay m liio Istana Besar at Johore that is a I rumour," laughingly retorted Mr I Malcolm Mac Donald m reply to a Malay newspaperman's query during i his press conference yesterday. The Governor-General pointed ouJ that at present he was
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    Rice Shipments
    90 9 I With reference to the statement of the Anglo- American Rice Commission, reporting sailings of rice from Siam, it is pointed out by the Office of the Special Commissioner for South East Asia, that of the quantity of rice mentioned (37/iOO tons) as destined for Singapore, the Netherlands
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    Army Engineers Link Siam's Bombed Railways To Free Rice
    417 9 The achievement of Army engineers has made the transport of rice from the rich paddy-fields of eastern Siam to the needier areas of South-East Asia now only a matter of days. The destruction of R«ma VI rai. way bridge, which spans
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    Widwow: "I Saw My Husband; He Was Dead"
    1291 10 Alsagoff Case: Inspector Calls Detective 'Liar' Chief Inspector A.H. Frew called a detective, who is now under suspension, a liar at yesterday *s hearing of the inquiry m the Seventh Police Court against Hussein bin Ali Alsagoff, Ignatious Carvalho and P. Suppiah.
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    Awakened 20 Minutes Too Early, Fought
    133 10 Losing his temper because he was awakened twenty minutes too early, Chinese sailor, Pao Sing Zai had a Ogm with a compatriot of his, and wounded him with a knife on the head. Yesterday m the Fourth Police Court he said he was sorry
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    Indians Want Equal Rights
    113 10 COLOMBO, June 20. A cable urging equal rights for Indians hi Ceylon m the Election Order-in-Council now being prepared by the Colonial Office has been addresed by (he President and Secretaries of the Ceylon Indian Congress to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. > The
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    Malayan War Damage Claims Commission
    159 10 It is announced that a Commissioner with wide experience of War Damage compensation claims, m the United Kingdom has been selected to head the Malayan Claims Commission. He is expected to arrive m Malaya about the end of September. His name will be announced soon.
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    Rice Crop Figures
    306 10 Following the recent successful surveys by photo reconnaissance aircraft of rice areas m Burma and French Indo-China. undertaken by Air Command, South East Asia, an aerial sur- vey has now been carried out over Java. The object of these surveys was to provide the basis for a
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    TALKS WITH AUSTRALIA, N.Z. LIKELY
    122 10 TALKS WITH AUSTRALIA, N.Z. LIKELY The hope that closer relations would be established between Singapore and the Malayan Union and ether parts of the world, especially Australia and New Zeland, was «x pressed by Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. the Governor-General, speaking at his press conference yesterday. Commenting on the establishment
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    Rice Transport Problems Near Solution
    398 10 LATEST FOOD PROGRESS REPORT Major transport problems m the transportation of rice from Siam to the scarcity areas both inside and out of South-East Asia are on a fair way to solution. This is the heartening news given m the latest food progress report issued
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    Six Died In Lorry Crash
    103 10 Taiping An inquest was hold here into the deaths of six people killed m a motor accident on tIM trunk road between Kuala Kanpsai an'l Taipinjr on March 27 last. They were travelling m a military lorry with 19 others at the time of an
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    Salaries Are Up, But Complaints Continue
    243 10 Colombo, Juno 20. The Ceylon Government's "New Deal" for its empolyees is under fire. Though the new scales of salary have increased the Salaries Bill by 514 lakhs of rupees (nearly $33 million Straits) to 2,267 lakhs of rupees (over $13fi million Straits) the
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    TEMPORARY RATION TICKETS
    90 10 Emigrants who have had their ration cards cancelled '>n --eceipt of their boat ticket, and are still awaiting passages, may app'.y 10 the Rationing Officer. rtntionin<s Office. Maxwell Road. Singapore, ior Temporary Ration Cards. The public of Singapore were informed that all persons dr>Wlm illegal rations after
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    First Test Begins Today
    281 11  - First Test Begins Today Learie Constantine 'By Router's Special Correspondent) London, June 21.— Handicapped from the s'art of their tour by appalling weather, the Indian cricketers will face England m the first Test match at Lords tomorrow without experience yet of hard fast wickets for which they have been longing.
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    Fight Dull —But It's Not A Fake
    196 11 Fight Dull —But It's Not A Fake NEW YORK, June 21— As the fellow who picked Louis to knock out Conn m the first round, I have one consolation. He actually did it m the first round of fighting. The seven other rounds were a May Pole dance. In other
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    Rubber Exports Under Licence
    99 11 LONDON. June 21.— The British Government will cease the present arrangement of purchasing all Malayan rubber exports and reselling to other governments. Between July 1 and Doc. 31. the United States will be able to freely purchase Malayan rubber as desired. The governments of the Malayan
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    COLONIALS' CRICKET XI
    72 11 COLONIALS' CRICKET XI The following have been invited to play cricket for the Colonials In Johore Bahru on Sunday. They play against Poxon's XI: A. E. Delikan. R. Delikan, J. H. de Souza, Tham Koon Poh, W. Ratnayake, C. Collins, F. van Rooyen. J. N. Fernando, R. H. Perry. L.
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    Today's Penang Race Scratchings
    97 11 (Our Own Reporter) Penang, Friday: There arc heavy fcralchiTigs for tomorrow's races. They are: Hacks' Race: Singapore. The Winner, Sowat. Race 2 (Horses class 3, div. 2. sx[>f):5 x [>f): Cornsheaf, Moon win, Kamalavcntee. Race 3 (Horses, class 1. div. 2, 7f: Moonlight, Buranccr. New Zealand.
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    MCC MANAGER
    36 11 LONDON, June 20— The Marylebone Cricket Club have invited Major R. Howard, Lancashire County Cricket Club Secretary, to accompany the England touring team *o Australia as manager, subject to his i committee's concurring. Reuter
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    PRESENTED WITH BALL
    47 11 PORTSMOUTH. Juno 20. C. J. Knott. Hampshire's right-arm offbreak bowler, has been presented by ♦he County's Captain E. B. Eagar with the ball with which he took seven wickets for 36 at Southampton earlier his month. The ball is mounted and suitably inscribed. Reuter
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    TONIGHT'S WRESTLING
    81 11 TONIGHT'S WRESTLING To-night'a main wrestling event at the Great World arena is a ten round bout between Jeff Conda and Dara Singh again. Supporting this bout is another ten round bout between another Chinese wrestler. Bosca Boa. and Stan Garside. This fight is also an elimination fight for the Malayan
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    YMCA Table-Tennis
    257 11 The V.M.C.A. were beaten 6-1 1n a table tennis match against the Queen's Photo Sports Club on Wednesday but they made up lot this defeat when they beat the New Democratic Youth League team by a similar margin the following evening. The following are the results (V.M.C.A. names
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    9-GOAL SOCCER
    19 11 pillay's XI beat the Hoi--6 froals to 3 m the soccei layed at the Police Depot yesterday.
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    $50-Million Treasure Mystery In Java
    431 12 $50-Million Treasure Mystery In Java BATAVIA, June 20. investigators to-day were reported to be hunting a Japanese Colonel who is believed to be in possession of the majority of the $25,000,000 (U.S.)— that's $50-million in Malayan currency—worth of jewels, gold and currency still said to be missing from the fabulous
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    AVM Walmsley Gets India Post
    74 12 London. June 20. The Air Ministry announces the appointment of Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Sydney Porter Walmsley to be air officer in charge of administration, Air Headquarters, India. Air Vice-Marshal Walmsley has been AO.C. number 232 group, Air Command, South-East Asia, sirjc: April 1, 1946, and
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    POLICE BATON CHARGE
    47 12 ALEXANDRIA, June 20.— A number of Egyptians were wounded and many arrests were made today when stcel-helmeted police made a bator charge against several hundred unemployed congregating outside a police outnost in the heart of thp city. Order in Alexandria has now teen restored.
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    Big Four Meet On Trieste
    198 12 PARIS, June 20. Fundamental phases of the Italian peace treaty, including the explosive issue of Trieste, confronted the Big Four Foreign Minis f ers todav, after nearly a week of sparring on economic issues. The conferees are to tackle the knotty reparations problem in addition
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    Egyptian Press Welcomes Mufti
    120 12 CAIRO, June 20.— The Egyptian press today gave a warm welcome to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, now taking refuge In Abdine Palace. "The Mufti is now In absolute safety and nobody can ever touch him or do any harm to him," said the Muslim Brotherhood
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    PACIFIC TYPHOON
    54 12 Manila. June 20. The U. S. Naw today announced that a typhoon which was reported developing two d* o«o 350 miles south-east of the Philippines, was veering off in an northerly direction and was not expected to hit Luzon. Strong winds on the edge of the tyohoon grounded
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    Military Dump Blaze
    54 12 Fire, which could be seen for miles around, gutted a military dump in Alexandra Road, near the Singapore Steam Laundry, last night, when considerable quantities of rolled rubber went up in smoke. Fire engines were Immediately rushed to the scene and the fire was brought under control
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    FRENCH POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES
    207 12 FRENCH POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES PARIS, June 20.— The former Premier M. Herriot, leader of the Radical Socialist Party, announced today that President Bidault had offered him a post in the new French cabinet. M. Herriot declared that before accepting he would have to confer with members of his party to see
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    Foreign Ministers' Agreement
    301 12 Foreign Ministers' Agreement r Paris, June 20- The Foieign maters' council agreed today that British and American troops in [»J ly L jfind Russian troops in Bulj»\riii I should be evacuated within 90 ua\'< .(after peace treaties with those 'to countries had gone into effect. I A British source said
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