The Straits Times, 6 February 1946
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Title Section18 1946-02-06 1 The Straits Times FOUR PAGES MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER— ESTABLISHED 1845 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1946 PRICE 10 CENTS18 words
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261 1946-02-06 1 COMMITTEE SET UP TO MAINTAIN PEACE Big Five Military Chiefs In Historic Meeting HIGH Army and Navy chiefs of the United States, Britain, Russia, China and France met for the first time m history m London on Monday to create the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations' Organization. OnReuter; UP - 261 words
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189 1946-02-06 1 Blarney Against U.S. Control Of Maims Harbour SYDNEY. Feb. 4:— Gen. Sir Thomas Blarney said, m a statement today, that "all Australian service personnel, particularly those who fought m the ocean areas, will be profoundly disturbed by the suggestion that control of the Mantis harbour b? transferred from Australia toUP - 189 words
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146 1946-02-06 1 U .S. High Court Not Intervening In Yamashita Case WASHINGTON. Feb. 4:— ThS Supreme Court has refused to Intervene In the Tamashita case, if was reported here today. Gn. Yamashita. Tiger of Malaya,' who commanded the Jaoanese tones at the time of the Allied counter-attack on the Philippines, was sentenced146 words
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222 1946-02-06 1 BAIAVIA. Feb. 4.— TUc Bri- i tish positions on the Sourabaya front were shelled again during j the week-end, and three Indians were wounded when Indonesian j mortar fire reached emplacements m the west end of the city Two large oil dumps at the oil222 words
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221 1946-02-06 1 NUREMBERG, Feb. 4.— Brig.- Gen. Leroy Watson, commander of the International Military Tribunal Command, today announced additional security measures to guard the Nuremberg palace of justice where 21 major Mil war criminals are standing trial. The new measures, the exact liatiiu of which is remainingReuter - 221 words
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Article73 1946-02-06 1 AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4.— Eighty-one per cent ot the people of Holland want a new type of relationship with the Netherlands East Indies, according to a survey of public opinion conducted by the Dutch magazine "Elsevlers WeeklySeventy per cent of the people voted that "Indonesian influence shouldReuter - 73 words
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Article208 1946-02-06 1 NEW YORK, Feb. 4.— Stocks turned down today when the early rise that carried Bethlehem Steel to a new high since 1929 and U.S. Steel to its top figure since 1937, failed to attract new investors who are apparently still wary of the touchyReuter - 208 words
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621 1946-02-06 1 British-Soviet Tussle Resumed In U. N. O. Meeting LONDON. Feb. 4— Launching a stilt counter-attack against British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevln, Andrei Vyshinsky. head of the Soviet delegation, warned the Security Council tonight that In the opinion of the Soviet delegates "nothing worse could have been said" than Mr. Bevin'sReuter - 621 words
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Article69 1946-02-06 1 STOCKHOLM Feb. 4.— A small army of soldiers and civilians are today fighting against time to save the industrial town of I.idkoewing (also known as Lave Bondaer) from a sea flooding by 530,000,000 cubic feet of water. This volume of water has been pent up m theReuter - 69 words
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346 1946-02-06 1 No Decision On Soviet Charges LONDON, Feb. 4. Andrei Vyshinsky, chief Soviet delegate, tonight attempted to invoke the big-power veto m the Security Council and throw the meeting into turmoil by claiming the Soviet's right to veto the proposed resolution exonerating Britain of theReuter - 346 words
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Article62 1946-02-06 1 MANILA, Feb. 4.— Pedro Manayao was sentenced to death by the Peopies Court this morning. He was responsible for the death of many Filipino guerillas. He is the third Makaplll (pro-Jap-anese) to receive the death sentence. He was also fined 20,000 pesos, and ordered to pay IndemnUP - 62 words
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Article189 1946-02-06 1 LONDON, leb 4— Support for the proposal D? the American de'egale Sleltinius that the Security nun il while taking note of the Russian. British and Greek declaration* concerning the presence of British troops m Greece, should take no further action, came from: FRANCE: Foreign MinisterReuter - 189 words
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Article135 1946-02-06 1 ATHENS, Feb. 4:— The Greek outlaw, Evanselos Manganas. who 1 led several thousand armpd sud- porters of the ultra Royalist "X" organisation m the Greek port of Kalamata a fortnight ago, made a new raid m a village m southern Peloponnesus this week-end, I kidnapping 20Reuter - 135 words
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770 1946-02-06 2 The Straits Times Singapore, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1946 The Freedom Of The Press Ostensibly, the purjwse of various Public Relations organisations that are already in existence and those in contemplation is to provide channels for the flow of news from its sources to the newspapers. In fact, the object is770 words
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Article1173 1946-02-06 2 Malayans who were here during the occupation and listened to underground wireless sets heard the story ot the D-Day landings in Europe. Day by day, in informal, matter of fact words, men who themselves made the news as well as those who watched it in1,173 words
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Article562 1946-02-06 2 In a lecture on "Air, land, and sea warfare" at the Royal Unit d Service Institution recently, Marshal of the R-A..F. Sir Arthur Tedder gave his views on the most effectiye combination of f rrces for modern war, and attributed Germany's defeat to a failure562 words
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Article820 1946-02-06 2 Canton Creeps Back To Normal Cuiton, the metropolis of South China, is today m-kin:; •low progress ii 4 its rehabilitation, compared with the nearby British L port of Hongkong. The reason is not far to se-k. It is not luj to lack of competent men at the top of theReuter - 820 words
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148 1946-02-06 2 Maharajah To Leave Rewa In Three Days ALLAHABAD. India. Feb. 3:S.r Gulab Singh Baln;dur cently deposed Maharajah of Rewa m Central Ind a. has re- ctived a letter from the Poitxal Departnwnt of the Government of India request n? him to 1 his Stat; within three diys. h: told aReuter - 148 words
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Advertisement588 1946-02-06 2 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED: 8tenographer/Typlst for Office of the Director of Education. Kuala Lumpur. Must be capable of writing 100 words per mim-l ■tarting salary $170/-p.m. WANTED Immediately 3 widely e.< perlenced Restaurant or Mess Hal Manager to manage kitchen staff of 6 cooks. Reply by mall stating experience and salary.588 words
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Article571 1946-02-06 3 FIRST COLLABORATION TRIAL OPENS Woodford Case With Wins Commander F. A: Briggs sitting as President, a Britisb Officers' Court is conduct- ing the trial of Eric Wood ford, Eurasian technica assistant and a member ol the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, who i*I answering a charge under section 3 of the571 words
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Article45 1946-02-06 3 An Indian was shot dead his wife, enceinte, wounded when four Chinese, two of whom were armed with pistols, committed an armed robbery •t Sembawang Road on Monday night. A quantity of cold was removed by the robbers. The police are investigating.45 words
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Article255 1946-02-06 3 EX-GUERILLA'S TECHNICAL OFFENCES Cite.; es one of the reasons for the recent general strike, the police raid on Senai had a sequel m the Johore Bahru police court yesterday when Wong Keng Koong, 27-year-old Hainanesc, and en ex-guerilla, appeared for trial on charges of possessing arms and hoard.ng controlled food.255 words
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29 1946-02-06 3 ANGLO-THAI CORPORATION LTD. Singapore Penang. Any person who gives information leading to the recovery of the Corporation's Office Furniture r.nd Equipment, Account Book<=. Reeordi etc.. irffl be- suitably rewarded.29 words
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Article342 1946-02-06 3 Stra ts Times Corr., LONDON, Jan. 12— React on m London to the Colonial Office's plan, published today, to ensure that the least-damaged Malayan mines shall be given pr ority over nitre heavily damaged mines m replacements of mach.nery is given a fair measure of approval m theUP - 342 words
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Article414 1946-02-06 3 Sixteen pMMMPMi including two civilians. were? aboard the Sundcrland M.L. 73G which inaugurated the Poole-Singapore service of the British Overseas Airways Corporation when it taxied on to the Johore Straits yesterday evening after comple1 ting the voyage In six days. Skipper of the ML. 786 is414 words
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Article89 1946-02-06 3 24 Witnesses In Spy Case The three brothers, Zainuddn, Sallthuddin and Mouamed Shariit. Ceylon Malays, were again btiore Commissioner J. C. Cobbett m the Special Court yesterday, when further evidence was recorded m connection with an anti-allied spy and sabotage organisation m Singapore during the occupation. Twenty-:our witnesses, the majority89 words
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252 1946-02-06 3 Charles Albert Bell, otlierwi.se known as Bertie Bell, sports promoter, and Agnes Lee, who #ere recently committed by Commissioner J. C. Cobbett on a charge under the War Offences Ordinance, will be tried by a Brit.sh Officer Court on Feb. 18. Bell252 words
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524 1946-02-06 3 Widow Of Kempei Victim Sobs In Court Th« sobbing widow, and son and j daughter of a Singapore Chinese i who died m custody m the I V.M.C.A., headquarters of the Japanese kempeitai, m November, 1 1SK3, gave evidence yesterday m further trials at Singapore's war crimes court against three524 words
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Article116 1946-02-06 3 Deceased's daughter. Tham Kirn Guan, said that she begged Kobayashi to have merry an her father, bat was kicked by Kobayashi m the stomach m return Neither wife nor daughter could Identify Sugimoto and Myasaki, whom, they said, they had never seen, and against whom they116 words
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Advertisement99 1946-02-06 3 A collection of miscellaneous events that happened during Jap occupation, with tales of Jap cruelty, etc.. and sketches by well known artist. Interesting as a war memento &'or as present to those friends who were not hf it Voi l on -ale at all leading book it ores and news99 words
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Advertisement391 1946-02-06 3 R fl V V "BOWS 3. 615 9.15 pm M-G-M'B Latest Sensation •THEY MET IN BOMBAY" Starring Clark Gable A Rosalind Russell Saturday at Midnight "PENALTY" QUEENS (GEYUNC Today: 3H. 645 A 9 15 p m Roland Young and Joan Gardiner In "THE MAN WHO COILD IVOBR MIRACLES" Eerie Thrills391 words
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Advertisement377 1946-02-06 3 CHUNGKING Tanjong Pagar Phone 33*7 Last 4 shows today: 1. 3 15, C 33. 00 "BEAU GESTE" With Gary Cooper. Ray Milland and supporting cast of thousands. Opening tomorrow: "THE LATEST CHINA WAR HUT Daily morning shows— at 11 a.m. until further notice "CHINESE PHTIRE" Midnixht -how Sat nth Feb.377 words
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Article109 1946-02-06 4 Exh i bit ion Attracts Thousands More than 8,000 passed through the RAF. exhibition m Victor a Memorial Hall, S.ngapore, on Monday. Among the visitors yes errlay wer c a party of women members of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were particularly interested In the pictures of the Arnheni landing109 words
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Article319 1946-02-06 4 i niT.mtili' para- li '<• i urn i m Singapore and i which b:\rr broil imported to the. thoiitle* bare baca not to H > pltal v.'.iir'.] bolatei mm !i The latl nment QMfttt rarrlt.s ;i notification declaring "ai polkmtyelltl i > \v.- d< -.v Indndad319 words
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372 1946-02-06 4 Straits Times Coir.. LONDON Jan. 12. The Times today expresses the view that American synthetic rubbers are not likely to prove a very serious threat to the plantation industry if the latter can earn "anything like a j reasonable profit at the present372 words
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1031 1946-02-06 4 BRITISH PRISONERS BEATEN TO DEATH One Jap Officer Pleads Guilty The story of how the discovery by the Japanese of two radio sets among British prisoners of war at Kanburi camp, Siam, led to an orgy of inhuman beatings of the POWs concerned, resulting m the death of two British1,031 words
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Article152 1946-02-06 4 About 30 Singapore bakeries will shortly b« supplied with wheat Hour, sugar and sail by the B.M A. to bake bread for dis ribuiion to the public at controlled price, the Strats Times understands. The bread will be distribu ed on as wide a scale152 words
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Article234 1946-02-06 4 Singapore Chinese propose to erect a memorial to those oversea Chinese who died during the invasion, of Singapore, and aga n during the occupation. The site of this memor.al has not been finally decided on yet but it may be where the Japanese chureito 'memorial) stood234 words
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Article430 1946-02-06 4 EURASIAN ON CHARGE OF TORTURE Straits Times Corr.. Penang, Feb. s.— Described by the prosecution as the right-hand man of the "Penang Tiger" Hashimoto, Carlyle da Silva, formerly a subinspector under the Jap regime, stood trial m the officers' court this morning before Lieut-Col. Bellamy and two officers sitting as430 words
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Article181 1946-02-06 4 (From Singapore) BED NETWORK on 225 metres. SI metres and 41 metres from noon to 2 p.m. and from 6.3* p.m. to 19 30 p.m Chinese noon to 1.15 pjn. (news m Hokklen at 1 p.m.; In Cantonese at 1.10 p.m.). and from 6.30 pra. to 9 p.m.181 words
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