The Straits Times, 8 May 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940 PRICE 10 CENTS
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    GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO ARRIVE HERE IN TEN DAYS
    422 1 Temporary Headquarters To Be Set Up In Penang THE Rt.-Hon. Malcolm MacDonald, Governor General of the Malayan Union and Singapore, is expected to arrive in Singapore on May 18, the Straits Times understands. He will remain m Singapore for about two days and
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    Challenge To Soviet Secrecy
    305 1 Challenge To Soviet Secrecy Paris, Tuesday. 'THE United States and Bri1 tain are reported to be ready to insist that Ru.--s.« lift her secrecy v:-il from Eastern Europe as the "Big Four" Foreign Ministers turn to th^' consideration of p^azt s with the Baikaa na: ons. The United States Secretary
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    50 1 Hundred! cf prwpccthpt buyers waiting for the opening of the r. .i;>a of :2i."» cars and vans and 100 motor-cyiles irfeicll v o ■mplin stock from the National Fir» Service and othtr ti il defence organisations and wen» sold to th«- nublic at the Park Hatch Depot, near Godalming, Surrey.
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    Withdrawal From Persia Unverified
    277 1 Withdrawal From Persia Unverified NEW YORK. Tues— The j'ersian Ambassador, Hussein Ala, states m a letter to the Secre-tary-General of the United Nations: Organisation, Mr. Trygve Lie, that Soviet troops have De-en completely evacuated from toi.r northern provinces of Persia, but he is unable to give a directly verified report
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    153 1 Another Grenade In Cairo CAIRO. Tuo3.— Another grenade was thrown Irom a car in the Albassa district of Cairo last nislit, injuring a woman and a child. It was officially announced that, of the 12 persons wounded when a hand grenade was thrown at ths door of the Y.M.C.A. club
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    19 1 Jap Buddhism T";: t O, Tues. Japanese Mists have announced plans fr.«" a ra'ionwlde campaign for new followers.— AP.
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    Tungku Musa Uddin Returns To Singapore
    112 1 Tungku Musa Uddin, installed Sultan of Sclangor by tho Japa- es3, has returned to Singapore i Ircm tho Cocas-Keeling Islands/ to which he had be?n sent under j detention by th? British ■authorities. Tungku Musa Uddin, who is tho dr'est brother of the Sultan
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    113 1 Gandhi Sees The Viceroy SIMLA, TiiCi.— Uli: Gandhi had a talk with Field Marshal Vis-jcunt Wavell, Vice oy of India, and the Cabinet mission here last night at Viceregal Lodge. His visit followed the conlerence of the Cabinet mission and representatives of Congress and Muslim League. After a two-hour session
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    63 1 Australians To Guard Hirohiio TOKIO, Tu?s.— S:vvn hunched .'•rack troons of V\? 3ith Australian Infantry Division will arrive in Tokio tomorrow p« \h? firs'. British Commonwealth Occupation Force contingent to b? sta'icned her?. Commanded by Col. L. W. j Thornton, the troops will be part of the Al'ied forces engaged
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    50 1 New B re it on Woods Appointment WASHINGTON, Tues. The former Belgian Finance Minister, M. Camille Gutt, has been appointed Managing Director of the Bretton Woods International Monetary fund. His appointment, proposed by the acting Managing Director and the American executive director, Mr. Harry D. White, was approved unanimously.— Reuter.
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    62 1 Nurses Protest At $20 Rate Between ten and fifteen probationary nurses attached to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital remained away from wora yesterday as a protest against a salary cut from $35 a month to the 1941 $20 rate. The nurses are supplied with free board and furnished quarters The
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    Lord Louis For Nepal
    77 1 Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Suprem; Allied Commander, South-East Asia, left £ingapcre last night for Nepal, where he is to h invested with the Star of Nepal by the Maharajah 1 his order has been awarded to him m recognition of his contribution to Allied victory. It
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    No Cabinet Crisis For France
    110 1 No Cabinet Crisis For France PARIS, Tues— The victorious Popular Republican Movement has promised that so far as it is concerned, no government crisis is to follcv.' the nations rejection of the left-win^ constitution. It is not considered likely that I the left wing parties will provoice a rupture before
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    House Approves Aviation Bill
    86 1 House Approves Aviation Bill LONDON. Tues— The British Government's plans for public ownership of British air transport were approved m principle by the House of Commons last night when the Opposition amendment m the name of Mr. Churchill and others rejecting the Civil Aviaticn Bill was defeated. Under the bill,
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    61 1 Giral To Present Spanish Case LONDON: Tues.— Don Jose Giral. premier of the .Spanish rxilod republican government, today told a press conf?r?nc3 that he would personaUy pres?nt to the United Nations S'curity Council subcommittee on Spain a memorandum provin? that Gen Franco was a threat to «vo-;d peace. He said
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    British Troops To Quit Egypt
    159 1 CAIRO, Tues. All British j troops arc to be withdrawn from Egypt, acccrdinz to a statement 1 issued by the British Embassy I this morning. The statement said: 'The Bri- tlcfa Government propose to withdraw all British naval, military and air forces from Egyp- i
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    Colonel Arrested
    38 1 PARIS, Tues— Col. Raoul de jWavrin, Gen. de Gaulle's former counter-espionage chief, is under close arrest on orders of his miliI tnry superiors, it is confirmed, but reasons have not yet been made 1 known.— Reuter.
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    SIAM SENDS HER RICE AND TAKES BACK TEXTILES
    193 1 THE Anglo-Siamese excharga of textiles, medical sup1 plies, wheat and cigarettes for rico is taking place m Singapore. A report m the Siamese newspaper Aiasab states that a ship left Bangkok on Api 1 29 w.th rice for Singapore and will return
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    Jap P.M.'s Appointment Today
    100 1 Jap P.M.'s Appointment Today TOKIO. Tuesday. Fis expected that Tetsu Katayama will be aDpoint?d Japanese Prime Minister to- morrow. It is believed that General Mar Arthur will approve. ii~.c appointment as Tetsu Katayaraa is known to b? a devout Christian and to have Ion? !>'• n opposed to the military
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    Campaign To Save Japs
    91 1 TOKIO, Tues Defence counsel for the major Jananc.-e war criminal suspects mdi ted today that they wouli augment their efforts to save thru clients' lives by a running attack on the jurisdiction of the court Dr. Ichiro Kivose explained to the tribunal today that future defence
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    New York Stocks
    63 1 NEW YORK. Mon— Stocks declined fractions to more than two points today, reflecting the growing seriousness of the ccal strike. The progressive decline m the share list was accompanied by small trading volume This meant many operators were on the sidelines and others moderately trimming their accounts.
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    Japan Being Americanised
    126 2 ral MacAr.hurs rule is resulting In giving Japan an American-flavoured constituion. It i.s giving the country Amrriran libraries American broadcasting pio.-rrammcs. American films. American n?ws-s:rvi -ci. American statistical systems. American business advice. MD American police Kjrstem, and an American education p!an. Japan i.s thus well on the
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    39 2 lii Ihe M.tunee hall of Broadcasting House. London, Reginald Hills. Senior Commissionaire, who has been on the staff or the British BroarNastin? C'ortorafion sin~e December. l!t!.). meets John Mrad, the newest boy iness:n?er. who has just joined th? >taff.
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    Austrians Want New Anthem
    63 2 The Austrian Government is offering a pri.-e of 10.000 schillings i £250' lor a new national anthem. Both words and music must be new. The anthem should have three ver.scs and le composed for piano and voices. Any Austrian may enter who was not di of
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    15.000 H.P. AIR ENGINE
    65 2 Britain la producing; a .jet uero engine so powerful that none of the prosrn! aircraft could use i< at lull power. Tho "Mene." built bv Rolls Royce. is only 02 ir hi diameter, but it produces 15.020 horse-power at 60fi miles an hour. Thia i; fiv
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    £125,000 Bail For Financier
    306 2 £125,000 Bail For Financier NEW YORK judges demanded 300,000 dollars (£125,000) bail !rom Serge Rubinstein, 37-year-3ld international financier, to nnsurc his appearance to answer charges of avoiding military call-up. This is the highest oall ever demanded in the United States It was fixed when trie court heard that Rubinstein had
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    V-DAY COST £140,000
    69 2 V-DAY COST £140,000 Chief itcnu of expenditure on the Victory Parade on June 8 will total nearly £140.000. Mr. George Tomlinson. Minister of Works, gave these details m the Commons m reply to questions. The following are the items: Camp. 1 £35.000: decorations .1:20,000: floodlighting. sound amplification and aquatic €30.000:
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    Planes, Landing Craft, Petrol TanksFor Sale
    623 2 Planes, Landing Craft, Petrol TanksFor Sale 'J'HE case of the 40,000 bungless steel barrels proves why it is sometimes sensible to let surplus war material go to rust and ruin. The barrels, which were used to haul aviation gasoline, are on the jungled island of Finschaven off the coast of
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    The King Salutes His Boy Scouts
    65 2 For the first time sirn-e lf>3o a National Scout S:-rvi -e »>::s been held at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Cast!-. Here the King and Queen ar" taking the salute at the march pMsl of nearly 1,000 Kini; i Scouts and holders of ,a"a..'r\ awards.
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    B.B.C. Must Quit 'Ivory Studio'
    91 2 Sir William Haley, DirectorGeneral ot the B.B.C., declares that "broadcasting can no longer take an aloof take-it-or-leavs-it attitude and live In an ivory studio." Writing in the first issue of the B.B.C. quarterly, described as "a i journal intended for those engaged in the art
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    Father Of Quads Divorced In U.S.
    228 2 AFTER a ten-minute hearing Mrs. William Thompson. r\ worker m a beauty parlour, was granted a divorve at Pittsburg. Now her husband will be able to marry Nora Carpenter the English mother of his quads, bern at Heanor. Dertqrsnire, m February, 1944, when he
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    OUR WAR AID TO RUSSIA
    87 2 —£428,000.000 Mr. Attlee said in the Commons recently that between October 1. 1941, and March 31. 1946. we supplied Russia with 5.218 tanks. 1,388 of them from C-im.da, and 7,411 nircraft including 3,129 sent from USA. under Lend-Lease. Total value of military supplies sent to
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    JOWITT WARNS ON GERMANY
    239 2 The danger of a new totalitarian State— this time from the Left— growing up in Germany was debated in the Housr of Lords when the Lord Chancellor. Lord Jowitt. re-erapha.sised the Gov- ernments policy that no central [Government should be allowed i there for many years.
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    Seeking Swiss Watch Patent
    133 2 Seeking Swiss Watch Patent A considerable obstacle to tht creation of a large-scale BritKi watch and clock industry is th? aifnculty of manufacturing the jewels used for th> arbor bearings. Natural jewels nre no longer used, and their plac? iias boan taken by syntaeti:a!l,- produced substi utts. Thesj satisfactory mechanically
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    Contract Bridge
    313 2 Both ?ide9 vulnerable South dealer NORTH AQJII ]<> H E 2 A J 10 7 WOT MM A 10 T 4 a X «j Qlun X j m'r n' 0«0 4 3 Q I 4 4, nocrra ■AA 1 A 5 AKQ J 7 AAKi Tin- I'idding South
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      710 2 RADIO PROGRAMMES CTUP Ml^nr merits 10.40 pm Forces F-i\ourltes. OlKbrtrUKt H20 pm News. 11.30 ,i pi From RED NETWORK from nono «o Today's Papers. 12 20 a in Twenty ipm and 6 30 to II p m cd OS Four-Hour N us metrrs from oann to pm on 4.825 M\Y
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      217 2 Headlines. 101 pm Wbtet lt To You? 1.30 pm. What's Orchestral Music. 2 p.m News Headlines, 2.01 p.m. Ycurs For The Askiu,<. 3 p.m. Hollywood Parade. 330 p.m. News, 3.40 pm. Bandstand. 4 pni Phil Green and his concert Orrhestrx. 4.30 p.m. Music. spm Comedy Caravan. 5.3) pm. Light O.ehestrrl
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    Police Radio Car Patrol Proves Successful
    173 3 THE experimental one-week Police patrol by radiofitted station wagons ended at noon on Monday for a check-up on the sets and the organization Singapore's C.I.D. chief, Lt. Col. J.R.C. Denny, dedared that the experiment was quite satisfactory- and it would be resumed m a
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    Jap Claims To Have Protected Torture Victim
    242 3 Jap Claims To Have Protected Torture Victim Making his defence m the Sixth Singapore War Crimes Court, before Lt. Col. G. A. Peacock, yesterday, Nakano Chuuii claimed that once he protected the very man he Is alleged to have illtrcated and killed. Np.kano said he had heard from the inhabitants
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    Iron Duke Refloated
    98 3 The lion Duke. JellicoeV; flagship at Jutland in 1916, was rcfloal i en April 19 at Longhope, in Hi? Orkneys, where she was boached after bein™ bombed by Gorman aircraft in Octob?r 1939. She will be patched before bpin<; towed to a breaking-lip yard in V.ie south
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    Japanese Police Chief Hanged
    83 3 T Frir'ay morning. Chi I Inspector Mori Yoshitada, onetlme t hi. f el Japanes.-> police in Kaiang, waa hanged i:i Pudu La 1. Kuala Lumpur. crlmca were tortur md In i ra:;? murder of C! In .>e ilay civilians, had been tried l i ihe Sun
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    Scientist Becomes "Guinea Pig"
    151 3 Scientist Becomes "Guinea Pig" Scientists were their own •':,uinea pigs" for experiments m chemical warfare, it was revealed recently. Dr. Hamilton McCombie. head ot the Cambridge research team and Reader m ChemLtry at the university, offered hiniself for a test of one of hij own discoveries. The chemical, Fluoroohosphonate, would
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    Educated Man On Arms Charge
    165 3 Educated Man On Arms Charge (From Our Own Correspondent) PENANG. Tues:— Alleged to have entered an Indian woman's bouse on the pretext of searching for a revolver and. instead, to have relieved her of Jewellery at pistol point, Lim Cheow Kee. a pmmg Chinese, whom the prosecution described as an
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    'Work Hard,' Says Perak Commissioner
    408 3 'Work Hard,' Says Perak Commissioner (From Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Tues: In an interview given to me, the Resident Com missioner, Peralt, Mr. A. F Jomaron. expressed how happ; he was to be back and to servi 1 to Perak after the unhappy day; of Japanese occupation. Asked to give
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    Radio War to Defeat Evils of Jap Occupation
    637 3 PROGRAMMES FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH the re-opening of schools after the Easter vacation, Singapore Radio, in conjunction with the educational authorities, has extended schools' broadcasting to six days a week. These broadcasts, it is felt, could heip to combat the insidious evils
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    Broadcasting Organisers
    48 3 Broadcasting Organisers Pirtuie shows Sin"ap«>r* Radio's schools broadcasting organizes at work on the new term's schedule. They are (left to right) Mr. Sia Cheng Tit (Chinese seel ion supervisor), Mr. William Eldtidce, (Schools Broaicasts Organizer), >Ir. David l.ytt!»* (Assistant Organizer) and Inche Noorcin Abdul Rahman (Malay s-ction supervisor).
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    Intimidation Charge Fails
    423 3 'From Our Own Correspond nt) MALACCA, Mon.— ln a case of criminal intimidation heard today In the Superior Court, a Chinese, Knh Mon Pew, who'wps charged with having threatened a* Cejlon Malay. Mohammed Sal>eh i bin lL:opc, with death, was acnuittrd and discharged without beins called on
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    60 3 Th? sinking boys of St. M;irj-of-the-Angi'ls Son;; School, in Addlestone, Surrey, lccrnlly w?nt on a tour to I i:i oln to spend a week singing in the 1 churches there. These pictures show the sinrin? boys holdi iz an irioromp v choir practice on the platform of King's Cross Station.
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    Stricter Discipline In U.S. Forces
    228 3 New York, Apr. 30 Gen. McNarney, Commander of the U.S zone in Germany, has ordered commanders of all American forces in Europe and their subordinates to devote themselves to the restablishment of discipline. "This,"' he wrote, '"becomes their most im mediate function." His order said
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    Restoring Damaged Libraries
    71 3 WASHINGTON. Monday —The Carnegie Endowment for international peace will help to restore the libraries m wa*-devast-ated areas In Asia by replacing books and other publications lost or destroyed, it was announced yest?rday. Mr George A. Finch, the Endowment Secretary, said that about 200 libraries m Eurone and
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    WOMAN'S THROAT SLASHED
    196 3 The body ot a Chines? w rain, when throat had been slashed, was discovered m the JWflgk near Siglap by a Chin?s? Uvinz i i Nallur Road, Siglap. at 7 O'eloc!* l;iot Sunday morning. Police ofiicers investigating the case of suspected murder. A number oi radio S2*s
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    Beaten Man Sues Bride
    102 3 Mrs Mary Irene Ear'ce: blacksmith's daughter from Tipton. Staffordshire, is being sued for divorce by her Chicago husband, a former G.L. He allega tl:at whib he vma ill m bej she bent him. and that on another day she hit him with a shoe They were
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    2,400 Apply For BBC Job
    80 3 More than 2,400 peopl?, rany of them women, answered a recent advertisement for an anrorncer m the 8.8.C.. North Regional studios m Manchester. Ihe salary is .€6OO a ,car. The successful applicant will have to announce speakers, orchestras, brass bands and entertainers, and read news
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    Cable Link With Hong Kong
    31 3 The 1,520-mile cable between Singapore and Hong Kong has been restored to service after being In Japanese han:'s from January 1942 until the surrender of Japan.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    44 4 Mr. F. J. Montelro and daughter Gracie tender their sincere thanks to all who kindly sent wreaths, attended and or rendered assistance at the funeral of Mrs. F. J. Monte iro (nee Clara Lambert) who passed away peacefully on 4-5-45 at Johore Bahru.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Wednesday, May 8,1946. Who Pays?
    1198 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Wednesday, May 8 ,1946. Who Pays? When Malaya was liberated, the majority of European civilians who had been interned were sent to the United Kingdom or to Australia on recuperative leave. They were in effect ordered out ol this country: those who remained for business or
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  • Other Opinions
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      The Indian Issue
      199 4 It is not overoptimistic in our judgment to re- g&rd a mere meeting at Sinla with Congress and the Moslem League representatives sitting round the same table as evidence of a new Indian belief in Britain's desire to see a truly independent India, Britain's faith that such
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    Empire Unity In A Troubled Postwar World
    1160 4  -  J. L. Garvin By THE successive meetings between the Dominion Premiers and the British Government will extend veil into May. In appearance thoy arc the most informal of the historic series of consultations with the representatives of the Overseas Empire that began uear'.y
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    The Loan
    262 4 FINALLY, there will be a similar interlocking on economic questions ii American Loan passes If i there would have to i amicable adjustment of am;' kind. In the present state i>. the world to talk of a tracktween the British Empire and the United States is moor.- 'ruck
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      Bisected Stamps
      69 4 The Stanley Gibbons Catalogue makes no mention of Johore S. G. No. 24 bisected and u^ed as one cent, when the postage rate vai increased from 2 cents to 3 cents m 1894. I have recently seen two original covers with these bisected stamps and so would like
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      Hindu Burial Ground
      91 4 The announcement that the Hindu Burial Ground at Bidadari will be closed for burial and that burials will take place at 15:<, miles Chua Choo Kang Road from May 1 onwards has come as a surprise. It would be interesting to know whether any of the Indian
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      Whisky
      134 4 In your issue o." May 4 you say the price of whisky is coming down and that liquor importers have asked the Government to gazette the retail price at $7 per bottle instead of the present controlled price of $8. I am wondering whether this action of the importers
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      Mail Delay
      50 4 In your issue of May 3 you published a letter from "Pep" on the delay of mails. I can beat his "speed" with a letter postmarked: Paddington W. 2, Dec. 10, 1945 and delivered to me on Apr. 29, 1946. What is wrong with the malls?— Toby, Singapore.
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      R.B.U. & l0d
      106 4 R.B.U. l0d In fairness to members of the Rubber Buying Unit who had nothing to do with price fixation, and for the information of the whole Malayan planting industry, all the names of the "expert representatives on the spot" who decided upon "lOd alb to the producers" for Malayan rubber,
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      Pick-pockets
      138 4 Yesterday I was on board an omnibus. At one section I saw a group of youths boarding the bus. I guessed that they were a gang of pick-pockets and I was right. One of the boys tried to pick the pocket of a gentleman but was apprehended by a
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      Mining Companies
      186 4 Shareholders of Malayan Tin Companies whose properties have been despoiled during the Jao occupation request that Government should without delay detain .'or investigation Jap officials resoonsible for management of the M'nes Department m Malaya The despoliation of mining properties proceeded at such a paoe that it was a
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      Black-Market In Kerosene
      77 4 We were overwhlemed with joy when we heard that nearly 3,000 tlai of kerosene had arrived and will be sold to the public at the control price of $2.75 per tin But when we approached kerosene oil dealers, both wholesale and retail, they said the stock had
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      809 4 DI'ARMARAJ— At 304 Telok Kurnu Road. Singapore on Tuesday 7th May 1946 to Leela Nee!ambal wife of Mr. D. Dharmaraj. Managing Director "The Asia Fhipbuilding Company Singapore" gift of ton; prandson to Mr. Mrs. I). Sunderum, (Govt. Pensioner). Both mother and child are well. The marriage will take pi i"c
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    Christmas Is. Phosphates Supply to be Doubled
    216 5 Christmas Is. Phosphates Supply to be Doubled 'SHOULD INCREASE WORLDS WHEAT' DLANS are being made on Christmas Island to step up the annual pre-war production of phosphates from I*oo,ooo tons to 400,000 tons. Most of this will be going to Western Australia and this, said Mr. P. A. B. McKerron,
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    5 Andaman Torturers To Die
    636 5 5 Andaman Torturers To Die FOR tcKuring, beating and causing the death of Andaman islands inhabitants during the courss of seve.al "spy" trials which characterized the Japanese occupation of the island, I luce Japanese Navy men and two civilians were sentenced ti death by hanging m the Singapore Vu Crimes
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    Civil Aircraft Will Use Cocos Strip
    345 5 Civil Aircraft Will Use Cocos Strip 1 I GIANT airstrip constructed in the Cocos-Keel-ing group of islands, in the Indian Ocean, early last year and intended as a main air striking base against the Jaj anese in Singapore, is to be maintained for possible civil or K.A.F. use. This was
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    Overcharged On Meals, Fined $250
    203 5 Overcharged On Meals, Fined $250 As a result of .several complaints of overcharging for meals in restaurants, the Food Control Department set out to work and a trap resulted in Lim Kia Bin, managing r" "t-iier o 1 the Savoy Restaurant and Bar In Collyei Quay, and a waiter. Wah
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    Claims Trial
    52 5 Ko'.i Swe- claimed trial before Mr. R. C. Hoffman in the Fourth Court yesterday to a thai 0:1 May 5 ait Keppel Roud he was found in pos Of an automatic pistol without a ed in police custody fcr 48 hours, air! the rase postponed to May 9
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    Death Of Mr. D.N. Ranasinghe
    80 5 Death Of Mr. D.N. Ranasinghe The death took place last Saturday of Mr. D. N. Ranasin:;hr, who had been suffering lor some time from a head wound .sustained during the Japan'.*?- 1 occupation. Ths cremation took place on Sunday afternoon at the Sinhalese Buddhis. burial ground. Mr. Ranasinghe figured prominently
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    Where Man Is Best Fed
    134 5 "I conside- the inhabitants on Christmas Island, among them many Chinese, to bs immeasurably better off for food than the people m Malaya. They receive all their ration and rice from Western Australia, and I should say they are the best fed peor-n m this
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    Promoting Sino-Malay Harmony
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    652 7 Pandit Nehru Thanks Indonesia For Rice New Delhi and New York, Tuesday. JNDIAN Army rations have been cut and the Army has put several thousands of acres of land under cultivation. In 1h<; lour Army Commands, military transport has been
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    32 8 Lieut. Gen. Sir Montagu Stopford inspects ItAF Regt. Guard of Honcur at Batavia before flying to Singapore to his new job as C-in-C Allied Land Forces, S. E. Asia.
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