The Straits Times, 15 August 1946
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Title Section21 1946-08-15 1 The Strai ts Times MALAYA'S LEADING NFAVSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1946. PRICE 1» t'KN'IS I'.lGin P\(iES21 words
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Article420 1946-08-15 1 Cabinet Meet Chiefs Of Services LONDON, Wednesday. A WHITE HAM. spokesman said today that the British Cabinet had agreed to pursue tor the present its interim Palestine plans, however much the position might be deteriorated. The statement came after the Cabinet, in session for two andReuter; UP - 420 words
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136 1946-08-15 1 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. THE PERSIAN Ambassador. Mr. Hussein Ala. said yesterday that he had received report^ that Russian ip>ops were massing again on Persia's northern border. He said there were Indications that the Russan move was taken >ounter-measurp 'o a recent dispatch that British ;roopsUP - 136 words
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Article71 1946-08-15 1 TEHERAN. 'cd. Sardar Inayatullah Khan, ex-Kng of Aighanistan and brother of exKing Ammanullah. died here today. aged 57. He had lived m IVheran for many years. Inayatullah was k.ng for three days only from Jan. 14 to Jan. 17, 1920. His brother, King Ammanullah. lost his throneReuter - 71 words
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Article275 1946-08-15 1 j AKRON, OHIO. Wednesday. MR. JOHN COLLY ER, President of the B. F. Good- rich Company. yesterday called for serous considera- tion to be given to returning natural rubber to a free market basis at the end of this year. The Pmktart also urged theReuter - 275 words
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Article105 1946-08-15 1 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Wed.— Commenting on th3 question of a fre? market for natural rubber, the City Editor of The Times says "Certainly the case for continued price control is rapidly wealceninp. The fall in world stocks of natural rubber was arrested last year, and105 words
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Article250 1946-08-15 1 A TELEGRAM has been dispatched to the International Emergency Food Committee m Washington by Lord Killearn, Special Commissioner for SouthEast Asia, emphasising the acute food crisis with which the deficit areas, particularly the Malayan Union and Singapore, are faced. Lord Kil'eam 'proposed to Washington that250 words
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Article43 1946-08-15 1 FRANKFURT. Wed- The section of the Bavarian Alps through wh eh the Austro-Bavarian frontier runs has been closed to traffic by a military Government order for security reasons, the American news serv i>e In Ger- I many reported last -night Reuter.Reuter - 43 words
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Article169 1946-08-15 1 LONDON. Wed. Britain considers that revision of th> 1936 Montreux Convent.on. governing; the status of the Dardanelles, should be undertaken by a con- ference of signatory powers with the addition of tne Un ted States and the poss ble excivtion of those who fought with the Axis,Reuter - 169 words
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Article, Illustration61 1946-08-15 1 A propaganda campaign" to expedite their return h«mr has been started by German prisoners of war m Britain. Slogans havp been chalked up on walls and leaflets dropped by the prisoners. Picture shows a slogan which appeared overnight on a wall at the works of the London61 words
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Article186 1946-08-15 1 H.G. Wells Dies At The Age Of 79 LONDON, Wednesday. MR. Herbert George Wells, the world-famous author, died yesterday at his London home. He would have been 80 on Sept. 22. His secretary told the Associated Press by telephone that Mr. WelLs "died peacefully at 4 pjn." Mr. Wells had186 words
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Article233 1946-08-15 1 PARIS, Wednesday. THE Bulgarian Premier, Mr. Georgiev, accused Greece of making demands for mor3 territory when he gave his country's views On the draft peace treaty before the plenary session of the Paris Peace Conference today. He said that not only did the Greek Government show no inclReuter - 233 words
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Article246 1946-08-15 1 BOMBAY, Wednesday. DANDIT Jawaharlal Nehru, President of the Indian National Congress, has sent a letter to Mr. Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President of the Muslim league, seeking the co-operation of the league in the formation of an interim Indian (Government. Pandit Nehru uas been invited246 words
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86 1946-08-15 1 Hanging To Be Abolished In Britain? LONDON. Wednesday. FE Daiiy Mail said today that the Government w. believed to have decided Ui abolish capital puni.hm m the United Kingdom ior i five-year per.od. beginning m January, 1949. It was understood that tU» decision would b 3 announced tnr the Horn?86 words
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Article156 1946-08-15 1 The Kedah Not A Derelict' SAINT IVE3. Cornwall. Wed The crew of ur^ 2.500-ton sieam.h p Kedan, lorme.ly owned oy he Unite Bteuuiup Company Ltd who were taken ort dv Fadatow nfeboat during Monday.* gal?, denied today 'hat t>ri«!r vessel was a derelict. They declared that the salvage iv.; SalvomaReuter - 156 words
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Advertisement74 1946-08-15 1 it RADIOS m WAT RADIO D m-f24OKCU4JfD/fa piCi CRYSTAL Bid «^<» Yam X have subml ««d tne sample ol v ■IM ££^VJk* MM t0 detai!e d examination, ana flna i «IW^»« 1 W^» On that It conforms to the highest stanaar^ Wk\k DRY GIT* jnml set for Gin. being unadulU74 words
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Article, Illustration675 1946-08-15 2 Six-Point Programme Announced NANKING, Wednesday. TENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai-shek today promised u solemnly to end Kuomintang one-party rule and institute constitutional government in China "without delay, despite all obstacles." The statement, Issued on the first anniversary oi Japan's surrender, laid down a six-point Government programme, includingAP - 675 words
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Article191 1946-08-15 2 COMMITTEE TO HANDLE GOLD STRIKE JOHANNESBURG, Wed. FELT* MARSHAL SMUTS, the South African Prime Minister, has appointed a Cabinet committee to deal with the Rand strike situation. The committee consists of Mr. Sidney Waterson. Minister of Mines; Dr. Colin F. Steyn, Minister of Labour; Mr. H. G. Lawrence, Minister ofReuter - 191 words
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Article125 1946-08-15 2 MILAN, Wed.— Mussolini's body —found in a monastery at Pavia yesterday, four months after it had been stolen from a cemetery in Miian was taken from the police station to the mortuary last night for legal and medical examinat.on, according to Ansa, the Italian news agency.Reuter - 125 words
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Article316 1946-08-15 2 Tojo Says War Is Wrong Method TOKIO, Wednesday. GEN. Hideki Tojo, Japan's war-time Premier, today dt-clared that the nations of the world must find some other method than war for settling their differences. "War as an instrument for adjusting international differences has been disqualified by the results of the twoUP - 316 words
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Article280 1946-08-15 2 NEW YORK, Wednesday. RUSSIA and France strongly opposed Siam's request for United Nations membership in a closed sessions of the 11-nation Security Council Membership Committee, it was learned today. The applications of Sweden and Iceland for membership received tentative endorsement. Portugal's request was also opposed. TheAP - 280 words
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Article559 1946-08-15 2 WELLS'S GREAT CAREER LONDON, Wednesday. MR. H. G. WELLS—scientist, politician, historian and novelist whose death look place at his London home yesterday, was one of the most prolific and widely read authors of his day. His influence on the thinking world was considerable. His "Outline of History," the most successfulReuter; UP - 559 words
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Article79 1946-08-15 2 FRANKFURT, Wed.— Vengeful Germans are attacking American soldiers at the rate of more than four a week m the United States zone, official records m the office of the Provost Marshal disclosed today. Eighteen such attacks, many from ambush, were reported during the month before July79 words
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Advertisement329 1946-08-15 2 DAY-OLD CHICKS AVAILABLE Australia's leading chicken hatchery can supply an unlimited number of day-old chicks, landed by air m Singapore. The chicks leave Sydney on Tuesc-ays and arrive at Singapore on Wednesdays. White Leghorn. Black Orphlngton Rhode Island Red chicks are recommended as the best types for Malaya. Blacks are329 words
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Advertisement726 1946-08-15 2 SALE BY TENDER. 1. The Custodian of Property, Singapore, Invites tenders for ihe yuicoMi of the following particulars of which ars as follows: Lot 1 Comprising about S lorry loads of bundled rattan 2 about 5 lorry loads of loose' rattan „3 about 2800 large barrels 4 about 200 small726 words
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Article432 1946-08-15 3 Sales Through Government Agents THI" following is the tourth ol a series of lists that w 11 b^ published frequently giving details of the distribution ot (incrnment imported goods and th.» prices at which they have been found on sale. SOAP 3ou3tead Co.. Ltd., acting as at^nls for the Government432 words
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1250 1946-08-15 3 Further Evidence At Court Martial By Our Special Correspondent KLUANG, Wednesday. TOLD them that they were a disgrace to the Parachute Battalion, a disgrace to the Army, and, m particular, to the men who had fought for the Battalion," said Lt. Col. Roy1,250 words
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70 1946-08-15 3 LT. Col. I.eyland commanding the 13th Parachute Battalion, said yesterday that m hi.? letter to II Q, Second Division, he had written that the ramp was m a disgraceful condition m every respect, m particu'ar, from a hygienic point of view. He recommended the70 words
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Article115 1946-08-15 3 Van Heutz Arrives From Hong Kong •TOERE were four Chinese stow- away.s on board tho Dutch liner Van H"utz which arrived .11 Singapore from Honjj Kong on Tuesday. The men. it appears, sneaked on board at Hong Kong and were discovered during the vo-nc-p ro Singapore. The stowaways will b-=115 words
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70 1946-08-15 3 $29,000 Worlh Of Tentage Involved TENTAGE belonging to th" Miiitarv valued at $29,000 >vas found in a room in a house at Buckley Ro?d when the nous? was raided by the police on t w .e night of Aua:. 12. I n the Second District Cou"t vesterday. Abdul Hadad and70 words
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Article128 1946-08-15 3 KOH JOON SEAH. describe as a purser on board a tong';:ang. wa. fined $2,000 or m default six months" impr sonment in the Third Police Court yesterday for importing tobacco. The amount of tobacco involved vt,as> ..240 Id. i The prosecution illej^ thar on July 30,128 words
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Article117 1946-08-15 3 SIX Japanese are to be hanged at Changi Gaol tomorrow Imorninp. They ar e Major Nakaimura Kinji. Capt. Hisakawa Shi. Igehiro. Pte. Nosuchi Hideji. C'.P.O. Matsuoka Is?mu. Hagane Kihyohnrn <a l l '»n) and Sgt MaJ. Toyoda Akilchl. Major Nakamu'-i and Capt Huakawa were conviced for117 words
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Article276 1946-08-15 3 FACILITIES for sc-hools and accredited canteens to obtain supplies of boiled sweets at controlled price has now been made possible by the distribution of 160 cases, each containing ten five-lb tins, to certain dealers m Singapore. 1 Guthrie Co I/d., acting is Government agents, have276 words
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113 1946-08-15 3 CERTAIN sections of the press have recently published reports of large scale black market dealings in bread, says an official statement. The present temporary shortage of flour for baking may hav* given rise to these reports but investigations so far have not confirmed113 words
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Article275 1946-08-15 3 WHEN a mob of Muslim coolies crowding outside a house In arAl Street were dispersed, :t was discovered by the police that I four baskets of missiles lay m the compound of the house. The b iskets contained a large quani titj of bottlas. sot?z275 words
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Article, Illustration67 1946-08-15 3 lh» olomai MrlHttt, Air P. A. B IMcKnrov and MajorGen. L. H. Cox (i.O.C:, Singapore District, chattine witii committee members of the club near the swimming pool during their visit to the dub last week. (Irom Irft to ri^ht): Mr. Yap Ah Chnan. Sir Han67 words
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185 1946-08-15 3 Accused Say Revolver Was Not I soil IT wa.i denied yesterday by Ignatius Undasan. Stanlty Aimonte and Lanee-i'pl. .lame.) Marshall Hall a' the second Snoapore As^i/es that a piftOl had Dc*n used dur ng an alleged arm°d robbery in which they *\i; connected. Unria-an. Almon'e and Hal! were three of185 words
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Advertisement263 1946-08-15 3 W®B> %*£o*mm*^**m£— HOUSE DKSIROYED RY 1 IKE IF ONLY THE OWNER HAD NOT NEGLECTED TO TAKE OUT THAT FIRE POLICY. DON'T DELAY SEEK PROTECTION FROM ONE OF THE 'COMMERCIAL UNION" GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES WHOSE COMBTNED ASSETS GIVE UNPARALLELED SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF CF..MMS AND WHOSE SERVICE IN THE263 words
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Advertisement146 1946-08-15 3 MIDNIGHT SHOWS THE LANW CAPITA? Cf Sacrj d Pagodas! J+*r A X UL the LAND TOMORROW SATURDAY! Cf E^quisitd Dcmo«s! ED^Smr T^*' r Lov* n W ;jl -ISJTh SIAMESE NIGHT! Bib" h pl^^^^^^ Prdtty, Picturesquo K-' StUnick Siamese Dancers, <I **^^Bt^ International To the »P< onipaniin«-nl •>! mu«il^^^^ P rettntt146 words
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979 1946-08-15 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Thurs. Aug. 15, 1946. The Telephone Company A letter published in this pa^e on Tuesday made certain criticisms of the telephone service in Singapore. It raised the all-too-familiar question of x tea-rroney with respect to some members of the subordinate .staff concerned, and it voiced a979 words
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Article111 1946-08-15 4 LONDON, Wed. The Royal Air Force alone of the three Services has decided to abandon compulsory attendance I at Church parades. An order Just issued by the Air Ministry says: It has been decided with certain except'ons that attendance at church parades shall be discontinued. It addsReuter - 111 words
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Article, Illustration1206 1946-08-15 4 An Englishman m Singapore who has not been Home for eight years recently wrote to a friend m London and asked him if life at Home was really as depressing as he gathered it was from comments he had read m the Straits Times. Here is1,206 words
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Letter266 1946-08-15 4 WITH regard to what "Army Captain" said about! Singaporeans, I'm afraid it doesn't agree -vith my experience. We Chinese people have our own customs and habits which most Service men mistake as inhesnitabl« and unfriendly. I don't mind i telling you or my own exper.ence. It happened266 words
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Letter156 1946-08-15 4 IT is painful and disheartening to note that the general trend of thought exhibited by the reading public is rather pessimistic. The bulk of letters published either upbraid the Government for not doing this or that, or else complain of the shortage of something l other. The task156 words
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Letter122 1946-08-15 4 ON August 8, 1946, tne pupils and teachers of St. Patrick's School, Katong, celebrated the fifth anniversary of their exile. Their school building was takei for military purposes on August 8, 1941. It Is indeed strange that there should be no talk of giving it back. Is it122 words
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Letter99 1946-08-15 4 IN order to stop the present spate of motor-car thefts, would it not be possible to compel all motorists to carry registration cards on their person so that periodical checks might be made by the police? The present attitude of defeatism—one's car is stolen, well, its Just99 words
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Advertisement919 1946-08-15 4 McARTHUR— At Stirling:, Scotland, to Ruth Wife of Ronald McAithur, Sunnylaw House, Bridge of Allan and late of Straits Trading Co., Ltd. a son. Both well. SITUATIONS VACANT WILL ANY PERSON with experience of ice cream manufacture ind sales please write Box 734, S.T. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. General cVrk with knowledge919 words
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Advertisement35 1946-08-15 4 Even the keenest mind may be dulled by Whether you wear glasses or not, it is advisable to have a proper examination if you experience the slightest eye discomfort. Consult: C. S. CMONG. 0.D.. F.P.O.C.35 words
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Advertisement39 1946-08-15 4 R.V. MEYER OPTICIAN Fellow of the Institute Ophthalmic Opticians (England.) Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle-lvlakers (Eng.) Freeman of the City of London 6 RAFFLES PLACE v iOPP. LITTLES! Best Materials Supplied at Reasonable Charges BEECHOHf 2I.CHUUAST. SPOKMT&jr.39 words
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Miscellaneous29 1946-08-15 4 POl* Wlift( a crew E--«— X DO^V KN9M. (Ifl i *»*o rwe ao»,r S**»c<* (I nO f ■wv*** o AmCi S^rt-O wOuiX) R^ Vroos.0 out iw *> B°* T i^eo29 words
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820 1946-08-15 5 Lord Killearn Appeals To Washi ngton Grave Situation In Malaya Stressed THE Conference of Liaison Officers and representa- tives from the territories of South-East Asia, which met under the chairmanship of the Special Commissioner, Lord Killearn, on Tuesday and Wed* nesday, considered the serious food situation m SouthEast Asia and820 words
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Article153 1946-08-15 5 OFFICER TACKLES AMOK Trom Our Own Correspondent IPOH, Wed. DISPLAYING remarkable courage and presence of mind when tackling a Malay who had run amok armed with a spear, Mr. J. Bums, Officer Superintending Police Circuit. Kuala Kangsar, walked up to the man and engaged him In conversation. Catching h's quarry153 words
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Article143 1946-08-15 5 ROADS RELAU. British 74 tons; from Ulu Bernam Aug. 13, to Ulu Bcrnam today. BENDENNIS, British, 4,105 tons; from Birkenhead Aug. 8. to Saigon, date uncertain. RESANG. British, 251 tonr; from Tumanan Aug. 13, destination and date of c'.eparture unknown. MENCHIOtt TREUB, Dutch. 1.670 from Batavia. A'.ig. 13.143 words
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Article30 1946-08-15 5 Rev. R. L. Archer will preach et the S'raito Chinese Methodist Church, Kampon? Kapor. on Rundav at 5 p m. He will speak on "The Church at Work" m Afrira."'30 words
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Article128 1946-08-15 5 A CONFERENCE of Malayan Indian "untouclnbles" named the Harijans by Mahatma Gandhi and the "depressed or "scheduled'' classes by the Indian Government will be held in the first week of September. The conference will be convened by the All -Malayan Adi Dravida committee which has its provisional128 words
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Article211 1946-08-15 5 Palembang Camp Guards On Trial TAPT. Hachisuka. commandant of the PoW camps in the Palembang a^ea, in the course of his defence yesterday on charges of illtreating PoWs and causing the death of some of them, said that he had given the PoWs advice "not to become weak and cxhaut^d211 words
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Article266 1946-08-15 5 THE Siamese Government has ordered the authorities of 26 provinces to begin requisition of all rice stocks to prevent breakdown of tn«- delivers programme. SLsm must export 550,000 tons before the end of the year, but July exports were around 50,000 tons and August maximum266 words
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Article48 1946-08-15 5 $320,000 Grant For Malaya A grant of £38,000 (about $320,000) was made to the Malayan Union during June from the Colonial Development Fund for the purchase of machinery for agricultural development. Grants and loans made to the Colonial Empire during June for development, welfare and research totalled €114,077.48 words
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Article315 1946-08-15 5 BOY (13) WAS POW IN SIAM PFFORTS to tra'-* th" falser of a 13-year-old Indian bay who livea wiU. m-> iaui|.«-u father in a PoW ramp in Siam practically throughout the war are being made by th< authorities in India and Singapore. The lad, Dawood, a Mohamedan and a native315 words
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71 1946-08-15 5 $l,500 FincFor 1,927 Rounds Of Ammo. Rashid bin Haj: Latif. formerly employed in the R A.S.C.. was fined $1,500 or six months' rigorous imprisonment for possession of 1,927 rounds ol ammunition in Alexandra Road en July 15, by Mr. Paul Storr. ths District Judge, yesterday. 'Having possession of that amount71 words
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Article30 1946-08-15 5 Only one death due to smallpox occurred during the weekending Aug. 3, as compared to one reported case for the previous week according to a Municipal health statement Just icsued30 words
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Article435 1946-08-15 5 roUR weekly services between 1 S ngapore, Batavia and Holland, with a connecting link tc New York, are now being operated by K.L.M. Royci Dutch Airlines, one of the leading air j-ervices before the war. Giant Douglas Skymasters capable of carrying 36 passengers, in addition435 words
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364 1946-08-15 5 Import ant Ta lks On Australian Trade With Malaya By A Special Correspondent THE volume of inquiries concerning trade and other general matters affecting relations between Australia and Malaya has now reached such proportions that the Australian Government is recalling its Commissioner for Malaya, Mr. Claude Massey, for a short364 words
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Article88 1946-08-15 5 rONTINTING the drive against hawkers a raid was carried out on Tuesday in the Rochqrr Road-Reach Lane area, one of the worst areas for hawkers in Singapore. The raid passed wiUiout incident and resulted in five lorry loads of fresh food, including fruit, vegetables, eggs, fish and88 words
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Article111 1946-08-15 5 I Tom Ou: Own Corresponded IPOH, W< FE Singapore Cup, whkh :n 1941 was won by Mrs. Julian Carnx.hael with her champion Fro Pratria, and which has bern mi-sin^ since 'he liberation, h;. at last be: n four.d. It was iQt.nnied among severn! articles found m 'he111 words
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Advertisement156 1946-08-15 5 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DANCE j 9 p.m. to Midnight RAFFLES HOTEL ORCHESTRA Admission to Non Residents 51. 20 (Including Tax) Reliable Representative required for the exclusive sale of fine French perfumery products. Finn or Gfnth»mar. w H connected with this trade, having represented other perfumery factories with success, are kindly156 words
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Advertisement128 1946-08-15 5 THERE IS MO BETTER RADIO THAN f < "^lvi rnlvln *'l 111 38 3 «,j:i§2.«-»« ,j:i§2.«-» Agents HW9 %Jg H^, better m BRITISH THE STATION MASTER X 2 ORCHARD ROAD PHONE 631Z SiMGAPOME. Distributors: LIANO HUAT CO., Batu Pr.l it. CENTRAL RADIO SERVICE. Muar. KENG RADIO SERVICE. Malacca. CHIA RADIO128 words
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Article946 1946-08-15 6 •LlAMr fSUT FIT TO LIVE IN 9 From Our Own Correspondent KLL'ANG, Wednesday. rEN the court martial of 263 Paratroopers on mutiny harges was resumed today, evidence was given by Lieut Col. Leyland, Battalion Commander, 13th Paratroops Battalion that on May 6, when he came down to946 words
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Article261 1946-08-15 6 He then gave them a dlrf.-t order. saying I am now giving yo<i a direct order to go back to you;, couipany." He waited some spcr.nds and re- pearsd these word 3. Tnere was no response. His next a<- ion was to try and give each man individually261 words
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Letter91 1946-08-15 6 DEING a regular reader of th-^ Stiaits Times. I was vpry pleased to learn that you had reI start?d the publication ot the Straits Budget. Yesterday I received the first I copy, and I was much disappoint,ed and disgusted. After looking for half an hour through your Straits91 words
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187 1946-08-15 6 I WOULD like to shake Mr. John Eber's hand tor Mkiag a pertinent question which (JO per cent, of the people are probably asking m tneir owr minds. The othpr 40 per cent are those curious people who lorget the I simple rues of hospitality187 words
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Letter90 1946-08-15 6 THE People's Restaurants may provide a cheap meal for thirty nve cen's, but I su?sest that the quantity of rice on each piale should be more. To an average person two plates is too much, whiif on<? plate is i barely enough The quantity of rice should be90 words
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Article361 1946-08-15 6 CALCUTTA, (By Air Mail) i The 16-day-old all-India strike of Postal. Telegrapn and Telephone workers, which had completely paralysed the country's communication system, ended o n Aujrust 7 and tne system now has. returned, ito normal with 100.000 em- j I ployees back at work. The361 words
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Advertisement710 1946-08-15 6 K. JAMES tfc CO., I Exporters Import*™ Commission Agents It Queen's Ro»d <>n!ral, sth Boor. P.O. Box 795. Hone Kong BsporMn of Hongkong and South Chiru Podu:« Importen of GcnTal MmhaadlM nid also Interred tv Malayan Produce Correop'jndjnj-- invited. CHJNC KENG LEE CO., LIMITED. Sale of VataftM* <fe Leasehold Pi710 words
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Advertisement153 1946-08-15 6 WANTED. to -operative Societies Department. Applications are Invited for the posts of Probationary Malay Co-oper-ative Officers' Probationary Indian Co-operative officers. Applicants should be between the ages of 19 and 36 and must have pissed the Cambridge School Ceitlflcate Examination or Ha equivalent. Selected candidates will be required to s»rve In153 words
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Advertisement883 1946-08-15 6 MOTION PICTURES and Motion Picture Equipment ana Supplies. Phonographs Gramophones >. Radios, Record Changers and Accessories. Reconditioned Simplex and all other popular makes of projectors guaranteed in newlike condition and complete In every respect with RCA and/or Western Electric sound, read? (or Installation, available for prompt shipment and at reasonable883 words
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Advertisement340 1946-08-15 6 FAMOUS A. V. M. PRODUCT EAGLC BRAND Rubber Coagulating Acid Sole l»i>iriouting Af^nts CHIDA FRANCIS 6c CO., II M Army Con tractors St Ship■■handler.. 113-A Cecil Street: Sinnipor*. Tel MM £slat>li«H«d In 1914 OPTOMETRISTS •"lICIMj 13. Rntterv Road. Singapore We have the Goods now You have no -uiici '•> wait340 words
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Miscellaneous506 1946-08-15 6 RADIO PROGRAMMES niirttA cur AVA Dm "if»'» "> Many at J 30 pm) I a.m. Letter from London 8 00 am imUlKJ lUMiirt I n ENGLISH 1 p.n u> t p.m cnew» Kred Hartley. 8.15 a.m. Ok* -an? hi. ik utuob« r».».» at 130 p.m.) ar.d SI; pal to 11506 words
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Article344 1946-08-15 7 BRITAIN SHOWS SHE CAN DO IT I ONDON, We<L— From the tolls of war British crafts- men have produced precision-made toys, cooking utensils and other articles m a bid to prove to the world that Britain can make it." Prepared for a trade exhibition344 words
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Article141 1946-08-15 7 BREMEN. (Germany) Wed As American wives of servicemen arrive in Germany in increasing numbers, a problem is presented to bachelor GI's (troops) who seek feminine companionship. Until recently, the unattached American soldier could regard a girl in civilian dress to be a German Nurses and U.S. Army141 words
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Article149 1946-08-15 7 More babies were born in Britain in April, May and June this year than in any three months since 1925. The number was 203.797— a rate of 19-2 per 1,000 population. This compares with 175,221 in the same quarter of 1945 (16.5 per 1,000) and 164,179 in 1938149 words
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Article104 1946-08-15 7 MAIDSTONE, KENT, Wed.— Because they think the village policeman would stand a chance of detecting crooks Eynsford, Kent, parish council wants hlns to do hi;, night beat on a pedal cyci"" ins',<-ad of on a motorcycle. At a recent meeting members agreed that in theReuter - 104 words
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Article109 1946-08-15 7 AMSTERDAM, Wed.— M ore than a year or peace has added about three inches to the waistline measurement of the average Dutch person, according to an estimate agreed to by circus officials who say the people's heavier weight is costing them money. A yearAP - 109 words
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Article83 1946-08-15 7 DASADENA (U.S.A.), Wed— A southern California mountain is for sale. Mount Wilson, home of the Carnegie Institution's observatory and a 100inch telescope is offered for sale at $425,000. The owner, Mr. Albert Child.?, said the Mt. Wilson observatory which draws thousands of tourists yearly to theAP - 83 words
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Article184 1946-08-15 7 BRITISH TAX ON IDEAS TOO HIGH INCOME TAX is driving Bri1 tain's top-ranking and highly-paid inventors and their urgently needed ideas abroad, "where they are welcomed with open arms,"' according to Mr. P. St. George Kirke, 56-year-old inventor. Mr. Kirke, who lost an appeal against his income tax assess ment184 words
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Article96 1946-08-15 7 LONDON, Wednesday Seaplanes v.ill rpearhead IJritisli whale-hunting expedition in the antarctic when the season opens in September, whaling quarters disclosed recently. Three converted Walrus seaplanes, earmarked for whale patrol, were launched at SaundersRoe works at Cowes. Isle of Wight, this week. The British expedition will consistUP - 96 words
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260 1946-08-15 7 I ITTLEHAMPTON, W e d. Britain expects to *rive th? worlds airplane speed rv.-ord up to 1,000 kilometers- 325 m:;rsan hour tomorrow, and complacent R.A.F. orn"».-.s made !t clear that they are confident they can protect that mark from any known American aircraft The attemptUP - 260 words
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Miscellaneous452 1946-08-15 7 CROSSWORD NO. 24 ACROSS 1 "When two English- It I I? I li I v (&||*> I I I' I men meet. their first ___fs| J— I talk is of the p Johnson) (7). 5. One. >^S ll3_ at least, is full of Horrors (7). 9. FF l ."-«e c-ped452 words
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Article, Illustration778 1946-08-15 8 LONDON, Wednesday. A BIG flaw m the County championship points scoring system enabled Yorkshire to retain the lead m the championship table, Yorkshire's match resolved itself into a one-day fixture under which rules eight points were awarded for a first innings win. Consequently theReuter - 778 words
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Article81 1946-08-15 8 THE following will represent the Ceylon Sports Club m a game of- cricket against the Singapore Cricket Club on Sunday on the S.C.C. padang. The game starts at 11 a.m. K. Muthucumaru (capt.), S Ayadurai. E. Dora samy, S. Kulaisingam. V. R. Sabapathy, U. W.81 words
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132 1946-08-15 8 Wooderson, Wint Bailey To Attempt Records LONDON. Tues. THK Blackheath. Harriers championship meeting is to be held on Aurust 31.. Thrre x.ill be a great feast of athletics with records probable. Sidney Wooderson, as previously announced, is to attack the British two miles record of I 9 minutes 1.4 seconds132 words
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Article350 1946-08-15 8 'T'HE president of ;he Singapore Rifle A Association. MaJ.-Gen L. H. Cox, G.OC. Singapore district, was an interested spectator at th» S.R. A. shoot on Sunday morning. Over 40 members turned up, but scores were r.n the whole marred by sudden rainstorms. C!ass winners were: Officers350 words
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Article60 1946-08-15 8 Eric Boon 's Eye Injured DURBAN Tues. ERIC Boon's firht with AW James. South Afr 'can ligrht- weight champion, has been postponed owing to a mishap to Boon's eye during training. Boon had penicillin treatment m hospital and has been informed it is dangerous for him to take a blowReuter - 60 words
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159 1946-08-15 8 CHELTENHAM, Tues. THE game between the Indian cricket tourists and Gloucester ended m a thrilling draw today, the game being anybody's when time Intervened, the Indians needing eight runs to w-n with one wicket m hand. The following are the scores (details for India's first159 words
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Article345 1946-08-15 8 Flashy Triumph For Freddie Mills BRIGHTON, Tues. FREDDIE MILLS, British light-heavyweight boxing champion, knocked out John Nilsson of Sweden on Tuesday night m the first round of a scheduled 10-round bout. The 27-year-old Mills .sought a flashy triumph and he got it m two-and-a-half minutes after the opening bell. Mills345 words
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145 1946-08-15 8 Charity Soccer For 'Death Railway 'Orphans ARPHANS of the Siam Burma "Death Railway" will benefit from a tame of soccer to be played in aid of the Ramakrishna Mission Orphanage at Jalan Besmr Stadium on Sunday. The opponents will be the Singapore Indian Association and the Royal Air Force CTengah).145 words
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Article144 1946-08-15 8 LONDON. Tues. THE recent success of the French challenger Nirgal and the scratching of the Oaks winner. Steady Aim. was reflected in the rallover at Victoria Club on the St. Leger running at Doacaster on Sept. 11. Nirgal was 10- 1 at the previous callover but tonightReuter - 144 words
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Article24 1946-08-15 8 MADRAS. (By Mail) A WE£T Indies cricket team wll arrive m India m November on a three-months tour.— Reuter.Reuter - 24 words
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Article23 1946-08-15 8 rthe reader who wanted to know the winner of the 1934 Derby the answer is: Windsor Lad, ridden by C. Smirke.23 words
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Article28 1946-08-15 8 A team of ATS girls from X1 ALFSEA will meet a Naval side at hockey on the Police ground In Thomson Road at 5.30 p.m. today.28 words
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