The Straits Times, 29 May 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY EIGHT PAGES SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    BRITAIN TO SUPPORT SIAM IN UNO APPEAL
    841 1 Council To Be Asked To Take Up Case Of French Attack LONDON and Washington, Tuesday. A SPOKESMAN of the British Foreig n Office today said that Siam would ask the United Nations Security Counc ii to take up the alleged bombing of the
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    Siam Expects A Rice Surplus
    103 1 WASHINGTON, Tues.-Mr. P. C. Kahsetra, chief Siamese Food and Agricultural Organisation delegate, today told the F.A.O. Plenary Session that Siam expected to have 1,200,000 tons of surplus rice from the coming crop. He added that the estimate depended on climatic conditions and the fulfilment of
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    Minister Of Food Resigns
    113 1 LONDON, Mon.— Sir Ben Smith resigned today as Minister of Food for Great Britain. This is the first Cabinet change m the Labour Government. No. 10 Downing Street later announced that John Strachey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Air, has been appointed to succeed Sir Ben.
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    Attlee To Get Japan Report
    40 1 TOKIO, Tuesday.— Lieut.-Gen. C. H. Gairdner, head of the United Kingdom liaison mission m Japan, left yesterday from Chefu by plane for London where he will report recent developmentg to the Prime Minis Lex— U.P.
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    NO SOVIET TROOPS TO BE SENT FOR VICTORY PARADE
    493 1 The Big Four Pay Tribute To An Unknown Soldier LONDON, Monday. SOVIET Russia, which yesterday, the fourth anniversary of the Anglo-Soviet Alliance, accused Britain and the U.S. of trying to impose their will on the Soviet Union by "pressure, threats and
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    Indonesian Communist Policy
    156 1 BATAVIA, Tuesday. ONE of Indonesia's outstanding communist leaders, now imprisoned by the Indonesian Republican Army Tan Malaka, has written a brochure m which he demonstrates that he and his followers advocate a policy which aims at the formation of a state whose boundaries fe,o beyond the Netherlands
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    Exiles May Act Against Franco
    256 1 Exiles May Act Against Franco NEW YORK, Tuesday. THE United Nations Security Council sub-com-mi 1 1 c c is weighing the challenging suggestion from Spanish exiles that they and unspecified allies may seek to overthrow the Franco regime by force unless the United Nations tak c action ji gainst the
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    No Halt In The British Zone
    122 1 BERLIN. Tues.— A senior Brin,; sh Military Government official said today that there would be no halting of dismantlement of plant lor reparations m the British zone similar to that announced yesterday for the United States zone. "Very obviously this is a mr.'.trr fcr
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    Home Rule Bill For U.S. islands
    57 1 \V HTNGTON, Tues.—Repret<mtative Andrew Blemiller of Wisconsin has introduced a bill In Congress to uive civil povernt ;rnt and lo**al home ru'.e to the X"nd possess ons of the United ".> i.ill applies to the former j ■•■r?c mandates now under V lur'sdlctlon. Hawaii,
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    Tojo Defence Dispute
    91 1 TOKIO, Tu^s— Defence lawyers for the former Japanese Premier, Hidcki To.'o, and other Japanese war criminal suspects due to go on trial on June 3 today filed a motion with the International military tribunal for the Far East requesting postponemrnt of the trial date to enable the
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    "Monstrous" If Italy Had To Pay Russia
    124 1 "Monstrous" If Italy Had To Pay Russia London, Tuesday. MR. Hector McNeil, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, last night endorsed a statement by a Conservative Member of Parliament that li would be "monstrous" if Italy was forced to pay reparations to Russia. Mr. McNeil told the Commons that the view
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    INCOME TAX CERTAIN IN HONG KONG
    233 1 Hong Kong- Tuesday. FACED by a deficit of Hk535,0C0.000 (approximately $17,500,000 Straits)' the government of Hong" Kong is expected to introduce sharp increases m taxation. Some form of income tax If believed to be certain. In an address to the Legislative Council, th" Governor,
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    END OF U.S. COAL STRIKE SAID NEAR
    400 2 Defeat Of President's Bill Quite Possible WASHINGTON, Tuesday AFTER i four hour conference yesterday between Mr. I. L. I>e\Yis, President of the United Mineworkers, and Mr. J. A. Krug, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the end of the American coal strike is said
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    BRITAIN'S ENVOY MEETS THE SHAH
    54 2 8.-iUins now Atnhassndor to Persia presents bis credentials; a gronp ontside the t.ulcUin Palace, Teheran. Front row lelt to right: M-. H. L. Farquhar, Firrt Counsellor: The Ambassador, Mr. John Hellier le Rouectel; M Mamtax. Acting Ch f of Protocol to the Shah; and Sir
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    Egypt Denies Talks Hitch
    312 2 CAIRO, Tuesday. THE Prime Minister of Egypt, Ismail S.dky Pasha, has denied m the Egyptian Senate that there is any hitch m the Ar.gloEgyptian treaty talks. He said: "Negotiations were only suspended lor a short time so that the British delegation could obtain the British Government's
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    Supply Minister Hits At Steel Industry
    327 2 LONDON, Tuesday. THE Tlinfeter of Supply, Mr. John Wilmot, yesterday, m tho House of Commons, described the British Iron and Steel Industry as "a monopoly with a ven.ffer.nce." He outlined a broad programme of nationalisation of some sections. Opening a two day deVatel on
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    Italian Frontier Claim
    206 2 PARIS, Tuesdjy. QIGNOR Antonio Meli Lupi Di Sovagna, Italian representative, has told the Deputy Foreign Ministers in Paris that Tenda and Brigp along the Italo-French frontier should remain Italian territory.' He opposed French claims to the regions, saying they were us much Italian as French, and he
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    World Action Against Famine
    230 2 WASHINGTON, Monday. THE U.S. Department cf Agriculture has today ordered U.S. bakers to cut the size of their bread leaves anJ rolls 10 per cent, by weight. The order comes into force on June 1. The International Food Conference has called upon the world to eat
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    M.P. Charged With Espionage
    59 2 MONTREAL, Tues— The trial of Fred Rose, Communist Member of Parliament, charged with diving military secrets to Soviet Russia, opens here today aft?r two postDonements. Rose was named by Igor Gousenko, cipher clerk at the Russian embassy m Ottawa, as a "recruiting agent" for a Soviet
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    Early China Truce Still Hoped For
    335 2 NAMKINiii lueadajr. [{OPES foi an early China truce persist. General George C. Marsiiall, U.S. Ambassador to China, hag resumed talks with Gen. Hsu Yung-chang, Government member of the unity committee of three. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is hourly expected from Muktfeii. The newspaper Hsin Mm
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    Malaya And Ceylon One
    111 2 Malaya And Ceylon One COLOMBO, rues -Two tr~lh foi:nd by Mr. P F. P. Mcra-riya-ala. MrcctOT of Museums, t cvlon, strengthen the fauna iinlt between Tevlon and Alalava. Tlicse teeth appear to him to bc!ong to a form of ors.. An fx^niin t on o tlif tc« th of this
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    According to Culbertson
    356 2 It is not only the bids actual:. made by the opponents that should guide declarer it !s also the bids they would have made if conditions had teen such and such. Let us consider the subllj but sound rea?onin^ of the declarer In today's de::?. West dealer.
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      746 2 RADIO PROGRAMMED mrtres 8.20 p.m 12.20 pm. News, 3.40 p.m. Bandstand, 4 SINGAPORE I am US* 19 82 metrrs. 10.50 BBC Scottish Variety Orcht.tra, w«*- 9m 12 22 am GSN «3» 430 P m SpctUghU for Twa. 5 p.m. RED Ml WORK from noon to mPti-M 8oa from *e S
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      105 2 CROSSWORD 1/2 1 ■/J "ij CLUES ACROSS: H BJ6j 9 I I s p A,o7t"o^a C\it KcUvJcViAfcT 'TAPCIPAOOLe CLUES DOWN: 1. Diving plunges, 2. Aloft. 3 MS ML^MS E> Obtained, 4. Throw, 5. Drawn vehicle, 6. Antelopes. <pHli.*'* f 7. Covers witli sugar, 8. Compass point, 10 Girls Wlm^'l 0
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    Most Of Harbour Traffic Is For Military
    475 3 Most Of Harbour Traffic Is For Military Lighters Big PostWar Bottleneck Singapore's harbour nine months after the Japanese surrender is handling only about 65 per cent of its pre-war peak traffic and most of that volume still goes to the military, writes the Associated Press correspondent here. Tonnage crossing the
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    Graham White Memorial Fund
    261 3 IT is proposed to create a fund dedicated to the memory of the Archdeacon Graham White and the first collections for the fund will be taken at the AhCension Day services tomorrow at St. Andrew'? Cathedral. There will be two services: at 7.30 a.m. Holy Eucharic,
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    New Whisky And Beer Prices Fixed
    353 3 New Whisky And Beer Prices Fixed THE increases m duty on drinks m Singapore are not all 100 per cent rises. i The duty for beer, imported and locally manufactured, has been increased by 33.1 '3 per i cent. I This brings the retail price for beer to 65 cents
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    35 3 At today's Rotary Club luncheon at the Adelohi Root Garden the speaker will be Mr P O. G. Wakeham. of Palmer and Turner, Architects. His subject will be "Architects and Engineers at War and Peace."
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    TRACING OF MISSING CONTINUES: MORE INFORMATION IS SOUGHT
    695 3 <yn^ work of tracing the missing continues unabated m Singapore. The Colonial Office has requested information concerning 13 Europeans, last hoard of m Singapore, of whom they have no information whatever. 13 are: Mr. WUUam Ounslo: c f P.ir.t 13 Ld Singapore;
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    O.B. E. FOR U.S. OFFICER
    78 3 The Supreme Allied Commander, Adm. Lord Louis Mount batten, decorating Col. C. I. Davis, U.S. Army, with the 0.8. E. The ceremony was held in Lord Louis' office In Cathay Building. Col. Davis has been executive officer to the principal administrative officer, HQ. SACSEA, for
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    Spitfires Survey Rice Fields Of S.E. Asia
    388 3 CAST, nigh-flying Spitfires and Mosquitos of the R.AF. have been mobilised m the war against I famine m the Far East. Flying at 15,000 ft. with special cameras, they have photographed wide areas m Burma and Indo-China to give South East Asia Command
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    Stole Pair Of Boots
    53 3 Seventeon-year-old Lim Ah Cher, who stole a pair of boots from a Dutch camp at Tanah Merah Besar was bound over for three months by Mr. Paul Storr m the First Police Court on Monday. Cher said that h» had lost everything and took the boots
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    32 3 The Public Relations Office is now receiving regular supplies by air of magazines and weekly pap?rs from London. These are .available at the Information Centre m the Bata Building, North Bridge Road
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    Eight Cleared Of Collaboration
    133 3 'From Our Own Correspondent* MALACCA, Mon.—A lawyer, a former inspector of police and a former chief clerk of* the Central Police Station, Malacca, were among eight people who were cleared of collaboration chav.«.s by the Special Ma?istrate. 7apt. R. Rintoul. this morning. Those who had complaints
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    Free Port Hint In Penang
    65 3 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Tuesday. An indication of tho imminence of a Penang fie 3 port declaration was given today In a statement issued by the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce advising all local merchants "to transfer to the mainland as soon as possible
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    New Study Of Plan For University
    554 3 COMMISSION PROPOSED A COMMISSION is to be appointed to Malaya to con- sider the question of establishing- a university m Singapore, said Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, Director of Education. Malayan Union, and formerly Director of Education, S. G and F.M.S., m an interview yesterday.
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    Ex-Malayans On Way Back
    256 3 H7HEN the veteran ex-Gi-r- mm liner Empress of Au > tralia loft Liverpool on Tiles* day wKh 700 pmciigcfi tor Colombo and Singapore, sho carried over 200 British Malayan planters and bu.-incss men who, with tiKir families. Mad to flee Ixf.re the Japans? idvanct on the
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      161 3 NOTICE Owing to the flooding of tt>2 Mabyan mar/.et v.iln imitated "TIGER" TRADE MARK medical pi tin as Tin Balm, Headache Cue and Balasliln Sat, manufactured by the Japanese a::d th ir mHabOTM n during ilu occupation period, and with the" view cf pr.t- ct ng the lntcicsts of all
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    The Straits Times Singapore. Wed., May 29, 1946. The Black Market In Milk
    1211 4 The Straits Times Singapore. Wed., May 29, 1946. The Black Market In Milk It is symptomatic of the queer Limes In which we are living In Singapore that the main topic of conversation around the family table this week has been nothing more exciting than sweetened condensed milk. The Cold
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    65 4 Mrs. Ong Choon Yang and family |li.ink all those who rendered assistance, sent vivatlis. lent cars, paid night Visits nr.d attended the funeral of the !ate Mr. O: g Choon Yang. KOH TOON HOR and Brothers th?nt all friends nnd relatives woo sent Wreaths, scrolls, letters of condolence, lent
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    The Service Man Writes To The Civilian
    2058 4 Last week the Straits Times published a letter from a woiran ex-internee under the heading A Kirk In The Pants From A Feminine Toe." The heiding was facetious, but the letter was a serious one and it was published not because the Straits
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    A FEW HOME TRUTHS FOR ABDULLAH
    696 4 IHAVE ju.;t read "Malay, Retort" by Abdullah, ml] reply to the letter written by L Cpl. Shirley, and up to this i moment I had no idea that a person could be so ignorant of the facts dealing with the war. From what Abdullah
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    Those Who Died
    68 4 ANOTHER Ex-Internee" (AEI for short hereaftrr) makes a thinly veiled insult to the Army who fought around Singapore. To those whose sons suffered and iost their lives at the time must come the thought, not why "the Army did not come back for 3' 2 years' but
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    "Union Has Shaken Faith" Of Malays
    290 5 Kedah Sultan On Need Of Change rrofi! our Special Correspondent KUALA KANGSAR, Tuesday. THF Malayaa Union has shaken our faith m the Brii sh Covt'rnment a faith difficult to restore unless something is done quickly," said the Sultan of Kedah, Sir !>a(!i>shah, to whom
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    CEYLONESE A.T.S. IN LONDON
    68 5 'ih.se t.ree G >!on A.I S. pirls are part o» the < catingeat thai is to represent the island m the I ondon Victory parade next month. They arc Company Sjt. Major J. Ptrera, Second Sub. B Harmon and rt-. P. Pnmpeas. Me c are army
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    $ 10,000 Lost In Singapore Robberies
    269 5 10,000 Lost In Singapore Robberies A NUMBER of robb?riej. involving about $10,000 m cash and jcwelle-y. occjrr ed on Monday night, when prompt action by" a Chinese householder resu'tod m the arrest of two 8.0.R5. and on? Indian oher rank In a tuna; m Alliwal Str:et. The robbery m Alliwal
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    Killearn Going To Visit China
    86 5 1 OKI) Killcarn. Special Com- missioncr to- E«rtk-Ea«* Asia, la leaving Singapore on Friday on a visit to Nankin; at the invitation of Dr. T. V. Soon*, to dLstuss the food situation. ft will be recalled that Lord Kill. am, as Sir Mil«*s Lampoon, »»l
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    POLITICS IN KAMPONGS
    270 5 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA HANGS.*,*?. Tues. Politics were not conducive to good health, said the Sultan of Perak. speaking last night at a dinner at the Astana Iskandarish. m honour of Capt. L D Gammans, M.P. and his partyHe said that Malaya and the Malays were
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    'Accident,' Says Jap Major
    305 5 •"IT was an accident; I m< 1 to shoot Wanty if he tried to run away but I never meant to kill him. I pulled the trigger unconsciously," Major Mizutani told J the Singapore War Crimes Court yesterday. defending himself I against the third of three
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    Smallpox Due To Poor Japanese Vaccine
    187 5 UNSUCCESSFUL vaccination (luring the period of Japanese occupation is the cause of the two cases of sirailpox reported m Chinese children living m Cheng Tuan Street, Tanjong Pagar area. 'There is no need fo alarm," Dr. H. R. Morrison, the acting Municipal Health Officer,
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    Stream-Lined P. & O. Ship
    90 5 Stream-Lined P. O. Ship From Our Own Correspondent London, May 21. TIIF lirst of tae new P. O. 1 liners for the LondonMalaya Service will be of 2<J,W« tons with a sneed of 23 knots, whirh will enable her to cut down the voyage time between London and Singapore by
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    Paragon Wanted By I.S.P.
    156 5 Paragon Wanted By I.S.P. 'From Our Own OMMapondMitj London, May 21. 'THE Incorporated Society of 1 Planters (Malaya) i* advertising m the London I press for an organising secre- tary, "to take up duty as soon as possible." Qualifications required are luted as "good social background, university degree, training m
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    47 5 A service In memory of Mr. M. M. de Fonseka, who died m April, 1945 at Kalutara, Ceylon and who was the father of Mr. M. G. de' Fenseka of Anson Road, Singapore, will be hrld at the Sinhalese Buddhist Temple, Outram Road, tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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    300 Charged In Burma
    55 5 300 Charged In Burma RANGOON, Tues. Burma's biggest post-war trial will open at Insein Jail tomorrow when 3-3 persons from Pegu Division will face a charge of taking part m revolutionary activities against the authorities some months ago. C:- thousand witnesses will be examined m the case which a special
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    News Of Malayans In London
    516 5 Fro:n Our Own Corespondent London, May 21 C E V ER A L well-known •J Malayans hav c announc;d their engagements m (his wtek: Mr. <Scof»rcy Arthur Eaxcnda c or .Cuala Lumpur, son of the late MT and Mrs Arthur Baxc.i<<ale. v to marry Miss
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    Acquitted Of Theft And Trespass
    218 5 PRESIDING m the Relief Court yesterday. Major A. P. Jack, while acquitting: an Indian, K. R. Ramanathan. on cuarges of theft and criminal trespass, warned him to adhere to the truth. It was alleged that Ramanathan, while employed m the Publicity Office of the Government
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    Victory A wards iv or Supremo's Staff
    562 5 Victory A wards i v or Supremo 's Staff MEiN WHO ORGAK: REHABILITATION MAJOR GEN. R. F. S. DENNING, Principal Administrative Officer, at the Supreme Allied Commander's headquarters, has been awarded the K.B.K. m the Victory Honours, a list of which was pub m tho London Gazette on May 23.
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    Officer Killed
    34 5 BATAVIA, Tues—One Indian officer and one soldier were killed when Indonesians fired on I British patrol at Medan. Sumatra, it is officially stated. One Indian officer and one sc'.dler were wounded Router.
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    BIG STORE TO RE-OPFN IN PENANG
    46 5 From Our Own Corresr»ond nt PENANG. Mon Penan* s bigpest pre-war departmental stor.-. Whiteaway. Laidlaw Co., Ltd will be re-opening m a month's f time, it is learned. < Extensive repairs are now being 111 1 effected to the building. i
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    Women Here To Join Their Husbands
    115 5 W omen Here To Join Their Husbands FIFTY Eu-np<>an v .S3 of whom \vi ?.s "hou cwivrs," erriveJ m Singapore yesterday Sib.ijak from the In ted Kingdom. Th.s is the Brst batcii <>t Burop n women ■lloved to come their hnsbaads m A Diitrh VMKL f carried a total ol
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    Indonesian Crisis
    61 5 BATAVIA. Tu.'.s. Mr. Bvtaa Sjahrir. "Premier" of Indonesia, is flying t,i the Indonesian capital, DJocjacarla. for a "cabinet' meeting m what may be urn or tho gravest crises or the to-far unrccoKniwd Indonesian government. It is becoming clear that the present Dutch ofler—which seems to be the linal
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    ARRESTED ON EVE OF DEPARTURE
    62 5 From Our Ov/n Correspondent Penans. Tuesday. As he was oookinß passages to China for hinself and his family, a Chinese who was formerly a trader was r.vested by the police on a charge o; having been concerned m a shooting incident on Saturday m Noordin
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      Somerset & Hants Win In Two Days
      306 6 Somerset Hants Win In Two Days Captain Of Indian Tourists London, Mon. ALTHOUGH rain seriously interrupted play to-day m i\ several County cricket matches, Somerset and Hamphire were able to register two-day victories, Somerset beatIng Nottinghamshire by 56 runs at Taunton and Hants leating Essex by nine wickets at Portsmouth.
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      RAIN MAY ROB INDIA OF WIN
      368 6 RAIN MAY ROB INDIA OF WIN London, Tues. IT looks as if rain will rob the Indian cricket tourists of the victory which seemed within their grasp against the M.C.C. at the end of the second day's play yesterday. Due to inclement weather the start to-day has been delayed till
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        REFEREE GETS BLACK EYE
        73 6 MINNEAPOLIS, Tues. lITILLJE PEP, U.S. recognized world featherweight champion from New York, outpointed Fimmie Joyce, m an eight-round jout m which the referee suffer?d a black eye. Pep weighed 127 pounds and Joyce 132. Joyce, battered about the head, lit the referee when he lashed jut
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        Fought On With Bone Fractures
        94 6 Fought On With Bone Fractures BALTIMORE. Tues. WITH ea:h lightweight boxer suffering from a bone fracture and ending the bout with only one good hand. Charley Millrn. Baltimore, won a unanimous decision over Cleo Shans, Los Angeles, m a ten-round bout. Fans booed the poor showing both the fighters made
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      Belgium Defeats China 3-2 In Davis Cup
      84 6 Belgium Defeats China 3-2 In Davis Cup Brussels, Mon. BELGIUM entered the semifinal of the Davis Cap European division by a three-two victory over China today and moves on to meet Sweden. The brilliant Chinese star, Kho Sin-kie, trounced both of Belgium's aces, Fhilippe Washer, who fell on Monday, and
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      Big Betting On Derby Horses
      241 6 Big Betting On Derby Horses LONDON, Tues. Eleven Derby horses were back?d to win a total of £160,000 at the Victoria Club callover yesterday. The big surprise was the )ffer of 66-1 for the French canlidate, Nlrgal. The latest report was that it has been decided that Nlrgal will not
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      British Open Golf: Second Round
      278 6 SOUTHPORT Lancashire). Tues. James Bruen of Cork, Ireland, who is favourite and Scottish holder of the title, and Alex Kyle. who is second favourite, had convincing second round wins in the British Open Amateur Golf Championship which began on Birkdale links here yesterday. Breun, opposing
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      BIG SWEEP
      37 6 THE following is the result of i the Big Sweep, wnich was drawn of Race Seven at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday: First *****; Second. *****1, Third *****4. Starters: *****, *****8 The total pool was $133,180.
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      SCOREBOARD
      189 6 INDIANS— Ist INNINGS Merchant c Wyatt b Davtes 148 Mu<-taq Ali b Gray Modi b Wyatt 48 Amarnath b Wyatt 0 Gul Mihomn! c Griffith b Gray 2 Hazare b Mursham 9t Mankad r Kurich b Wyatt Hindlrkar c Bartlett b Wyatt 79 Sarv.ate 13 Shinde not out 21
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      SELANGOR SIDES WIN AT IPOH
      356 6 SELANGOR SIDES WIN AT IPOH Straits Times C&rr., irOH, day 27.— Kuala Lumnur gcvernnent servants who ingaged poh teams at cricket, football md hockey over the weekend nade a big success or their visit. U cricket, however, bad weather ronflned the two-day fixture to >nly 20 minutes play on Saturday
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      SOCCER TOURISTS
      44 6 PHILADELPHIA, Tues. The Liverpool Football Club defeated the Philadelphia All-stars, selected from the American and Na. Itional Teams, here 12—0, for the fifth straight soccer win on the current tour which is the first taken by an English team since 1939.— A.P.
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      HANDSOME VICTORY FOR MUAR CRICKET CLUB
      341 6 Straits Tines Corr, SEC AM AT, Mon.— Good bowling by P^t. Harrison, six for seven, and Rodrigo, five for 8, coupled with an unbeaten 50 from Bertie Barthelot and a breezy 30 by 'Duggy' Probes, of Malayan rugger and hockey fame, largely helped the
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      114 6 NOTICE. A public meeting of all cl<rlcs unJ -r :he auspices of the CLERICAL UNION ■Aill be held at the Victoria Memor.al Hall on Saturday. 1st June 1946 nt 4.30 p.m. Mr. J. Brazier, rrade Un'.io Adviser, will address the meeting. LIM YEW HOCK Hon. Gen Secretary. GARRICK <.r>l.in; King
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      766 6 NOTICE A reward will be paid to anyone giving information which will lead to the recovery of a series of valuabl records the property of the Planters' Loans Board which were contained m a case, deposited by kind permission of Harrisons, Barker ft Co. Ltd., In their office m Malacca
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      567 6 RAFFLES COLLEGE SINGAPORE. Preliminary arrangement* are being made for BM re-opening of Raffles College. All students atlerdlng tha College m the 1941—1942 academlo year who wish to return to the College to complete their studies are requested to forward to the under flared without delay thrl: names. y<?ar of study
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    British Markets Gone For Ever
    368 7  -  CHARLES BEACH, TRADE PRESERVES OF SOVIET IN EUROPE By Associated Press WASHINGTON, (Air Mail.)— Russia may be expected to dominate export-import commerce, industry and transport m Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania and Yugoslavia, m the opinion of experts of the United States Department of Commerce. The
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    196 7 KU KLUX KLAN IS BACK AGAIN NEW YORK.— Five flaminp columns on Stone Mountain, nrar Atlanta, Georgia, proclaimed the revival of Ku Klux Klan. antiCsthottc. anti-Nesro. antiJewish terrorist organisation. Fhe hundred new members were being initiated m the presence of 500 robed and hooded brethren by the "Grand Dragon," Dr.
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    He Wants To Pilot V2 Rocket
    97 7 NEW YORK.— Next time the American Arniy fires a Germanstyle V 2 for experimental purposes, a man may go with it. Mark Ridge, of Dorchester. Massachusetts, has applied to go for a ride of 75 miles into the sky. The army an vered Ridge's
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    169 7 HOLLYWOOD, (By Air Mail).— Clark Gable, who played Fletcher Christian m "Mutiny On The Bounty," will have the same role !n the sequel. "Christian of the Bounty," for which research workers say they have unearthed new facts Übout the now famous Bounty episode. Carey Wilson, the
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    BRIBED OFFICER HAD £14,754
    120 7 A BRITISH Army officer, ';a,n. R. W. Mathams, whose bank account at Witham. Essex, re- ceived £14,754 between May and December 1942, has been gaoled i lor three years and fined £2.200 i for accepting, a bribe of £1,500 i from an Indian war contractor. Captain
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    216 7 LONDON, (Air Mail.) Found guilty on two charges of smuggling, Temporary Lt. P. W. Wedgwood Cavanagh, R.N.V.R., of H.M.S. Drake, and technical assistant to the Senior Psychologist, Admiralty, was at a Devonport courtmartial yesterday ordered to be dismissed his ship, to forfeit six months'
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    53 7 Marshal Ivan Koniev (second from right), Commander of the First Ukrainian Army which li'irrated Prague a year a» o, talking, via an interpreter with General Bethouarl (left), Commander of the French Occupation Zone m Austria, and General de Lattre de Tassizny (second from left), Commander of the
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    UNDER THE SURFACE IN GERMANY
    373 7  -  LYFORD MOORE, .BY Reuter's Correspondent FKANKFURT. (Air Mail) The recent round-up by American and British intelligence officers of hundreds of members of an underground Nazi youth movement has produced one salutary effect, in addition to ridding the zones of a real menace: Germany, following continued
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    121 7 SHANGHAI. —SurpIus vessels from the United States fleet at Okinawa and the Philippines soon will take on the flag of the Chinese Maritime Customs, under whose authority they will be used for restoration, reconstruction and maintenance of navigation aids along the China coast and inland waterways.
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    "Werewolf" Plans For Next War
    185 7 Preparations for the next German "war of revenge' are revealed by the publication of the diary of a Werewolf ex-SS officer writes the Daily Mail 1 correspondent, m Hamburg The S.S man, who has Jur>t jbeen executed for inciting armed resistance, plotting, and sabotage, wrote
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    £5,000 SUIT BY UNBORN CHILD
    115 7 The Chicago court recently granted the right of an unborn child to sue for £5.000 damages against the loss of the fathers affection The action, which is expected to be heard next month, is by Mrs. Millicent Baughman, who is claiming damages against her mother-in-law,
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    British Jet Engines For China
    107 7 Rolls-Royce have concluded a licence agreement with the Chinese Government for the manufacture of their gas turbine and Jet propulsion engines m China. This agreement, which has the approval of the British Government, will involve the supplying of thousands of drawings and designs to China,
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    47 7 NEW DELHl.—lndia records 1945 as Its healthiest year- on record as concerns malaria. Much of the credit for this low figure is given to the combined civil services' anti-malaria drive last August, wh'r 1! usad the wonder insecticide DDT to reduce mosquito breeding to a minimum. —A.P.
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    39 8 Frnc?ss Elizabeth arriving at thy Albert Hall to attend the Drums pageant m aid cf the Army Benevoler.t Fund. Guards bands provided the music and the pageant portrayed the British soldier through the centuries.
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