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Title Section20 1946-08-16 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY RIGHT PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1946.20 words
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Article, Illustration949 1946-08-16 1 No Reduction In Quantity For Children THE inevitable cuts in the rice rations of Singapore and the Malayan Union foreshadowed by the South-East Asia food conference earlier this week come into force on Sunday. In Singapore, the new rations will be: 1*4 katis per week949 words
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Article63 1946-08-16 1 CAMBERLEY, Hampshire, Thurs.— Sitting In a triple tier at the Staff College, Cambsrley, nearly 200 senior officers of the Army, with representatives of the Royal Air Force and Navy, and experts m chemical warfare listened today to Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery discussing technical points of theReuter - 63 words
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293 1946-08-16 1 LONDON, Thursday. IHE Turkish Prime Minister M. Recep Pekr, m speech broadcast by Ankara Radio today reaffirmed Tuntey's determination to safeguard her territorial integr'ty but indicated her willingness to negotiate m revision of the Montreux Convention. He emphasized, however, that Turkey considered that any revisionReuter - 293 words
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276 1946-08-16 1 PARIS, Thursday. UR. JAMES F. BYRNES, United States Secretary of State, accused the Soviet Union today of "misrepresenting: America's viewpoints and motives" in Italy, and of making statements from the floor of the Peace Conference that **have not helped us on the road to peace."Reuter - 276 words
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Article50 1946-08-16 1 NEW YORK, Thurs.— Three persons were Injured when a car driven by Mrs. Roosevelt, w.dow of President Roosevelt, was involved in a collision with two otker cars at Yonkers, New York State, yesterday. One of the injured wa* a woman employee of Mrs. Roosevelt. -Reujter.Reuter - 50 words
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Article150 1946-08-16 1 As a practical encouragement to planters to brine the widest possible area under pad! cultivation, the Government of the Malayan Union decided to guarantee to pay a price of six dollars a nicul for padi delivered to the Government at the mill door, and150 words
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148 1946-08-16 1 18 Unions May Strike In Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG, Thurs. INDIANS who are passively 1 resisting the Asiatic Act in Durban have raised money to aid the striking miners. The number of strikers killed now totals ten and scores have been injured in clashes with the police. First General Strike For theReuter - 148 words
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Article106 1946-08-16 1 ALEXANDRIA, Thurs.— Britain has offered to evacuate her military forces from Egypt within three years, according to a wellinformed source here. This latest proposal, it is stated, was brought to Egypt by the Egyptian Ambassador in London, Amr Pasha, who arrived in Alexandria yesterday. The EgyptianReuter - 106 words
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Article124 1946-08-16 1 GENEVA, Thurs.— The economic position of India does not aff ord the slightest hope that India will be able to contribute anything either in money or goods to the requirements of UNRRA, declared the head of the India delegation Sir Atul Chatterjee, to the UNRRA coherenceReuter - 124 words
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303 1946-08-16 1 LONDON, Thursday. IT was learned at the Foreign Office today that President Truman has rejected the Anglo-Ame-rican plan for the federalisation of Palestine. A Foreign Office spokesman said that, as a result, Britain feels that she will have to seek a new solution of theReuter - 303 words
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176 1946-08-16 1 Sikhs Favour British Plan For India 'AMRITSAH, Punjab, Ihurs. > THE Sikhs have decided to enter the Indian Constituent Assembly "when tho opportunity comes" and to enter the Interim Government. Alter dei. lasting lor two days the supreme boay of the Sikh community, the fai.- th c Board, sitting at176 words
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Advertisement19 1946-08-16 1 SetßNTif/C mmmmvoft A OUALIFIEO OPTICIAN C.S. CHOno O O.r» OC I I I i For Thirst Think First of19 words
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Article, Illustration333 1946-08-16 2 Progress In Plans For Federation DALAT, ANNAM, Thursday. rEN. JEAN ALESSANDRI predicted a "brilliant" u future for Indo-China, France's richest colonial possession, at the concluding plenary session of the Dalat Conference, where provisional plans for the Indo-Chinese Federation have been formulated. Gen. Alessandri, who was333 words
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Article272 1946-08-16 2 "Rockets" Spread To Denmark STOCKHOLM, Thursday. TWO "ghost rockets" were 1 observed in Sweden yesterday and almost caused casualties, states the newspaper Aftonbladet. A couple boating on a central Sweden lake were nearly hit by a falling rocket, which burst into many parts and disappeared into the water, the paper272 words
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Article73 1946-08-16 2 TOKIO, Thurs.— Gusty 90-mile-an-hour typhoon win Is lashed Iwojima early this morning, w.th the centre expected to pass the east and north islands today. The typhoon,, described as of severe intensity, is reported to have a maximum of 100 knots at the centre and a 300-mile radius73 words
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Article141 1946-08-16 2 LONDON, Thurs.— All men and women accepted into the Army and ATS during th e war who contracted tuberculosis after passing the official "medicals'* as AI aa c to be sent to South Africa for special treatment. For periods varying from 12 months to two yearsReuter - 141 words
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Article202 1946-08-16 2 RANGOON, Thursday. rE majority of Kempeitai personnel who served m Burma have been rounded up m Siam and elsewhere, and more than 800 now languish m Rangoon jail, states Colonel J. D. Claque, 0.8. E., M.C., the War Crimes Liaison Officer for Burma and Siam. "ItReuter - 202 words
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Article117 1946-08-16 2 Einstein Heads An Atom Group TRENTON, New Jersey, Wed A group of internationally known scientists, headed by Prof. Etastein, has filed papers m the office of the United States Secretary of State seeking to become incorporated m New Jersey as an emergency committee of "Atomic Scientists Incorporated." The scientists stated117 words
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Article39 1946-08-16 2 SHANGHAI, Thurs.—Quintuplets have been born to the wife of a Chinese farmer m (haohsien, m western Hopei province. The mother and the babies four boys and a girl aacr c said to be doing well. Renter.Reuter - 39 words
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Article186 1946-08-16 2 ChiangAccused Of "Wanting War" NANKING, Thursday. COMMUNIST reports of Vr fierce fighting i n North China coincided yesterday with an authorised Communist statement that Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek's programme to unify China meant that the Government "wants war". This Communist reaction to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's sjc-point programme came from Mr. WangAP - 186 words
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Article158 1946-08-16 2 WASHINGTON, Wed —Senator Claude Pepper, of Florida, potential Democratic vice-President-ial candidate in 1948, yesterday called for a new and Immediate meeting of Mr. Attlee, Marshal Stalin and President Truman in the face of what he described as the "steadily deteriorating international situation." "The greatReuter - 158 words
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Article116 1946-08-16 2 BERLIN, Wed.— The official Soviet German-language news agency yesterday flatly denied that any German children had been abducted in the Soviet occupation zone, and branded last week's stories in three Berlin papers as "a dirty provocation fabricated for special purposes." After six days of silence the agencyUP - 116 words
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Article116 1946-08-16 2 ITANGMERE, Sussex, Wed. 1 BRITISH Gloster meteor rl jet plane flashed above the little town of Tangmere at 626 miles per hour this afternoon 20 miles per hour above the world air speed record during tests for an official attempt on the record AnnouncingReuter - 116 words
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Article55 1946-08-16 2 BATAVIA, Thurs.— All Indonesians between the agfcs of 15 and 50 are liable to be assigned to compulsory work in Governmentdesignated industries, reports the Antara (Indonesian) news agency. On penalty of fine or imprisonment they must work on undertakings "considered necessary for the consummation of landReuter - 55 words
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Article163 1946-08-16 2 SECRET TRIP TO SPAIN PARIS, Wednesday. BRITAIN'S youngest Member of Parliament. Capt. Francis Noel-Baker, son of the British Minister of State, Mr. Philip Noel-Baker, crossed the eastern Pyrenees into France today after a ten-day secret visit to underground leaders of Spam'j Republican resistance movement. The object of Capt. Noel-Baker's trip,Reuter - 163 words
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Article66 1946-08-16 2 BATAVIA, Wed— Allied forces have engaged Indonesian concentrations with mortars m the Bandoeng are*, an official statement revealed today. Li^ht sniper activity has keen pneountcrrd e n the south Ban-rlc,r-nz per m?ter. One Indian other rank was •wounded by other snipers who were active snrt'n-'"' irAP - 66 words
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Advertisement1215 1946-08-16 2 i SALE BY TENDER. 1. The Custodian of Property, Singapore, invites tenders for the purcnase f& the following particulars of which are as follows: Lot 1 Comprising about 15 lorry loads of loose rattan 2 about 5 lorry loads of loose rattan „3 about 2800 large barrels 4 about 2001,215 words
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Advertisement168 1946-08-16 2 THE NATIONAL newspapers of Malaya The STRAITS IMI% AND SUNDAY TIMES READ BY ALL COMMUNIXS&S Guarai.t.eJ Nett Sales after deduction oor. r tree copies. «n«-olds. etc. a«: STRAUS TIMfcS SUNDAY TIMLj April 29,552 29,146 May 30,472 34,410 June 32,126 36,36'J Sale* continue to increase and current print orders exceed 35,500168 words
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161 1946-08-16 3 irom Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Thurs. TIIILDREN in th e rural areas of Penang who could not go to school "because they had nothing to wear'' will be among the first to receive allocations of textiles, according to the Resident Commissioner. Mr. 8 N. King.161 words
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Article139 1946-08-16 3 THE oasio o. representation of the 1 Singapore Advisory Council was broadened yesterday morning with the swearing in of four additional members. They are Mr. Lee Kong Chling, Mr. C. C. Tan. Mr. V. Paki-isamy and Mr. G. A. Potts. Mr. Tan and Mr PakirLsamy are139 words
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Article, Illustration781 1946-08-16 3 Stopped Familiarity BetweenMen&N.C.0. 9 s By Our Special Correspondent KLUANG, Thursday. AT the resumed Field General Court Martial of 263 men of the 13th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment here today, R.S.M. W. Railton admitted he had instructed the N.C.O.'s not to781 words
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Article281 1946-08-16 3 At the morning's near ng Railton was asked if he was aware that at Semarang men who had served in the sergeants' mess in the habit of having women to live with them. R.S.M. Railton replied that he knew nothing about that. In reply to a281 words
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Article196 1946-08-16 3 Stn its Times Correspondent ABOUT 20 representatives of large employers of labour sat down to a lunch at a local restaurant yesterday when a new substitute for rice which had been imported from Australia by a local firm was tried out. Made from wholesome wheat by196 words
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162 1946-08-16 3 INDIAN Muslim League lollowers in Malaya have decided to observe a one-day "hartal" today in response to the call by the Muslim League president. Mr. M. A. Jinnah, asking Muslims in India to hold such observances, it was learned today. During the hartal in India,162 words
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112 1946-08-16 3 "Calculated Impudence," Says D.P.P. A robber whose act was described by the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. M. Buttrose, as one that for sheer calculated impudence and effrontery it would be difficult to surpass, was sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Justice Thorogood In the second Singapore Assizes yesterday.112 words
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Article71 1946-08-16 3 HO ADS E SANG, British, 2.001 tons; from Hongkong Aug. 14, to Penang, date uncertain. BRITISH SOTJDIER, British 3.503 ton*; from Abadan Aug. 14. to Abadan tomorrow. LEVENPOOL. British, 4,909 tons: frora Melbourne Aug. 14, destination and date of departure unknown. ATJEH. Dutch. 269 tons; from Kidjang Aug.71 words
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Article28 1946-08-16 3 Mr. A. I. Rajashlngham, Ceylon Government Representative m Malaya, who recently flew to Ceylon to have "important consultations" with his Government, returned yesterday evening.— A.P.AP - 28 words
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Article255 1946-08-16 3 pONDEMNED prisoners who ask- ed f or a priest for the last rites were refused this request at the Outram Road gaol during the occupation. said L/Cpl. J. A. McGregor, m his affidavit which was tendered yesterday at the War Crimes Court where 44 Japs alleged to255 words
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522 1946-08-16 3 From Our Own Correspondent IPOII, Thursday. IN the High Court of Ipoh, Mr. Justice Evans allowed a motion for presumption of death in the case of a we 1known Papan miner, Sit Wung Kai. The affidavit submitted by applicants, Sit Wunj? Yee and Leong522 words
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Article217 1946-08-16 3 From Our Own Corropondent PKNANG. Thursday. TENTATIVE plans for ten day Victory celebrations, commencing Sept. 12 the official Malayan V-Day wer e drawn up at a meeting of the Penan e celebrations committtet held yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr. I. M Hill, the217 words
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Article83 1946-08-16 3 TWO armed robberies occurred within a few minutes of eacn other in a backlane off Karnpon-^ Bahru Road shortly before midnight on Wednesday, resulting in the victims losing about $400 worth of jewellery and cash. The robbers, who are believed to be Chinese, were83 words
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Advertisement92 1946-08-16 3 RONALD COLMAN'S TRIUMPH IN DAVID SELZNICK'S celebrated "The PRISONER of ZENDA" WITH MADELEINE CARROL DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr SIR C. AUBREY SMITH MARY ASTOR DAVID NIVEN RAYMOND MASSEY. THE MOST TERRIFIC SWORD DUELS EVER SEEN] PRECEDED BY PATHE GAZETTE. Victim of Palestine Outrage Laid To Rest-The Paris Peace Conference- Miss Australia92 words
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Advertisement131 1946-08-16 3 The SINGAPORE FREE PRESS has the largest nett sale of any afternoon newspaper published m Malaya Nett Sales Exceed 11,500 copies per issue The Singapore Free Press is the oldest established newspaper m Singapore. It recommenced publication m May last and its smart presentation of news has made an immediate131 words
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978 1946-08-16 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Friday, Aug. 16, 1946. From Ship To Mouth One of the troubles of those responsible for feeding Singapore is that so far nobody has taken them seriously. There are not far short of a million people on this Island solely dependent for their basic cereal foods978 words
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Article25 1946-08-16 4 Mrs. John wishes to thank all those %ho attended the funeral, sent wreaths and letters of condolence of her daughter Bertha John—Nursing Staff Kluftr.f:.25 words
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Article142 1946-08-16 4 TOKIQ, Wed.— Gen. Mi. j Arthur, in an order published to troops on the first anniversary of Japan's surrender, said: "Th:s d&t. emerges not only as a day n victory. It is one of thanksgiving, in which we bow oui heads in extreme humility ana thank God that142 words
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Article, Illustration56 1946-08-16 4 This picture has a symbolic m crest for Malaya at the present tune, inasmuch as it illustrates Sino-Malay cooperation m a political task The picture shows the Chines* representative of ?f Shim 'r T V*» J^' v and th Mala y representative of BUUton, Inche Salleh Achmad.56 words
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519 1946-08-16 4 I HOPE Service men do not imagine tliat the sentiments expressed by a few Chinese correspondents are shared by all Chinese. Most of us do not read English, and of those who do, the general reaction on reading the letters m your paper has been a519 words
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Letter209 1946-08-16 4 Pwas with disgust that we read the letters from disgruntled Malayans against Service men at present forced to stay in Malaya. What has come over you Malayans Where is your sense of hospitality Don't you know that tfrese Service men are just longing to go back to their209 words
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Letter217 1946-08-16 4 FROM October, 1942, to November, 1945, in South India, my family and I had the honour of entertaining in cur house about 1,500 Servicemen, from every walk of life and branch of th e .Services, from "big shots" to "acting unpaid lance-corporals." I can only say they were217 words
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Letter128 1946-08-16 4 I THOROUGHLY endorse the letter by Yong Nyee Fan m your paper on deck travel to China. This has been so ever since I can remember, but there is no reason why it should remain s»» except m the interest of shipping companies that are only128 words
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714 1946-08-16 4 Raffles Diploma: Work I And Salaries A few days ago the Straits Times published a letter signed L.M.S." m which a graduate of the Medical College, Singapore, criticised a comparison of salary scales open to graduates of that college and Rallies College m government service, made by Mr. V. Ambiavagar,714 words
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Article105 1946-08-16 4 I quite apree with "L.M 8 that 1 the standard at Raffles Collssre is below that <.! a univesity. But I simply cannot understand how a good numb?r of Rvffles College graduates could have passed the B Sc. rxternal esaminatlon of London University when the value or105 words
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Advertisement58 1946-08-16 4 N O W O N SALE! MELODIES ETERNALLY BEAUTIFUL are collected m THE "TREASURE CHEST" MUSIC FOLIOS. Published by D. Davis Co., Pty., Ltd., Sydney, N.S.W. Four Folios now available:— "STEPHEN FOSTER SONGS", "SONGS NEVER FORGOTTEN", "CHILDREN'S SONGS GAMES", "IRISH SONGS, JIGS AND REELS". $I.— each. (Postage 30 cents extra)58 words
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Advertisement89 1946-08-16 4 JDrisker, fresher teeth-cleaning with a Wisdom rpHIS is the Wisdom Tooth- brush. Its anchored Nylon v^k^yi tufts give your teetJi a brisker V^Wv clean. Your teeth are really $1 cleaner, your mouth feels fresher, MMI after the lively touch of /ml Wisdom. No wonder Wisdoms Mil ml are m such89 words
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471 1946-08-16 5 Chinese Say Cargoes Have Been Seized TRADE between Malaya and Sumatra and Java ports has been suspended temporarily owing to the seizure within the last six weeks by the Dutch Navy of no fewer than 18 Singapore registered motor launches, ton^kangs and lighters together with471 words
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Article140 1946-08-16 5 EXTORTION WITH FORCE CHARGES A 21-YEAR. old Malay with a Japanese name. Miyazaki Kasuo, alias Ahmad bin Hashim, was produced in th e Third Police Court yesterday on allegations of having caused hurt to Mr. W. T. Yoxall and Dr. Tham Ying Khow, during the Japanese occupation. It is alleged140 words
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Article92 1946-08-16 5 FIVE men were charged in the Fourth Police Court yesterday with threatening a police party with injury unless they refrained from seizing or investgating Into property then in their possession, but believed to be stolen. The five men were Dollah nin palil. Tai Tham, Ong Teng 5-'an, !'uin92 words
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Article162 1946-08-16 5 RUBBER FIGURES FOR JULY MALAYA during July exported 45,938 tons of rubber and imported 21,615 tons from the NJ2.I. and the neighbouring islands. The total Imports amounted to 21,615 tons of which 16,760 tons were brought into Singapore and 4,855 tons into the Malayan Union. Main sources of rubber supply162 words
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96 1946-08-16 5 AN Indian labourer formerly employed m the Naval Base, Gurusamy (25) was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and lined $200 or three months' imprisonment by Mr. Paul Storr, the District Judge, yesterday when he pleaded guilty to charges of possession cf a Browning automatic96 words
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Article46 1946-08-16 5 PENANG, Thurs. An empty junk, anchored off the Armenian Street Ghaut was pirated by four armed Chinese In the early hours of this morning. The pirates, who came In a sampan, on finding no loot held up the towkay and relieved him of $200.46 words
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Article, Illustration49 1946-08-16 5 This is the beautiful Roman Catholic chapel built in the grounds of the Changi Gaol by I lied prisoners of war. It will be in an area adjacent to this chapel that the new war crimes courts are to be built at Changl GaoL49 words
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184 1946-08-16 5 V.M.C.A. BUILDING THE V.M.C.A. building m Orchard Road will be de-requisi-1 tioned on or about Aug. 19. As soon as possible after that date the work of repairing and re-equipping the premises will commence, toward which an appeal for funds is now m progress.184 words
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Article62 1946-08-16 5 AN appeal by the manager of the Southern Hotel, Loh Hee Seng, against sentence of a fine of $500 and the suspension of his licence for one month imposed in the lower courts for overcharging for meals, was dismissed in the High Court yesterday by Mr. Justice62 words
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Article154 1946-08-16 5 CINGAPORE'S 5,000 rubber 3 workers who are on strike have asked, as a condition or their return to work, that the women labourers among them receive an increase In their rice ration which would enable them to get a monthly total of 20 katis. Interviewed154 words
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Article58 1946-08-16 5 Alleged to have committed armed robbery on July 9, two Malays, All bin Abdullah and Yusop bin Osman, had the charge exj^ained to them in the Fourth Police Court yesterday. It was alleged that they used a rifle at the time. The case will be called58 words
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Article234 1946-08-16 5 riVE men, three of whom wer e f Military policemen, were sentenced to eight years' rigorous imprisonment yesterday at the Singapore Assizes by Mr. Justice Worley when the common jury unanimously found all of them guilty of armed gang robbery involving a sum of234 words
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Article34 1946-08-16 5 Jalan Sultan was the scene of a daring daylight robbery yesterday at noon when four armed Chinese were alleged to have entered a house and relieved the occupants of cadh and valuaS^s worth $5,000.34 words
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Article266 1946-08-16 5 DENYING his responsibility Id the shooting of driver O. M. Whitfield of the 2/3 Reserve Coy., an Australian PoW, who had escaped and then surrendered himself, Captain Higuchi, a medical officer m charge of Group 3 Hospital Camp at Thambuyzavtat, Burma, stated m the Australian266 words
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Article740 1946-08-16 5 from Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A JUDGMENT of considerable importance i n the light of the comments in Malayan newspapers as regards sentences on persons convicted of carrying firearms was delivered by Mr. Justice Spenser Wilkinson in the Superior Court, Kuala Lumpur,740 words
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654 1946-08-16 6 I CONGRATULATE "An 1 Indian Sufferer" (Pahang) on his protest against a clique of Indians. It is most timely. The Indians who lived in the Japanese-occupied territories are the best judges of the methods used by the socalled leaders and the Indian Independence League. During654 words
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Letter162 1946-08-16 6 WITH reference to your leading article "A Year Ago Today," I am the Chinese cyclist who informed BishoD Wilson and Dr. H. B. Amstutz of Japans surrender when they came to Rochore Road on Sunday morning, Aug. 12, 1945. Although I sent In manv parcels containing canned162 words
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Article132 1946-08-16 6 iSATA VIA, W*i.— U and when Mr. Rjahrir and his colleagues aga. sit down to discuss the poetical future of Java and Sumatra with Dutch representatives they may find themselves talking against a background of 70,000 Dutch troops gathered m th« AUicd-iheld bases. Ar>d they mayReuter - 132 words
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Article111 1946-08-16 6 LONDON. (By Air Mail)— A man living in Tibet at a monastery 19,000 feet up in the Himalayas has applied to Join an expedition seeking Captain Kidd's buried treasure in the Cocos islands, says the Sydney Sun. Over 7000 people have offered to taie part111 words
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Article37 1946-08-16 6 CALCUTTA, Wed. Howrah, Calcutta's sister town on the western bank of the Hooghly, is to be modernised under a bill passed by the Bengal Assembly to extend the operations of Calcutta improvement trust.37 words
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146 1946-08-16 6 China's Plans For Social Security H MIKING, Thursday A large scale programme for the .extension of social security to China's 500 millions, modelled on Britain's Beveridge Plan, was revealed to United Press by a spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Social Affairs. He said: "Within two years the poverty-stricken Chinese146 words
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Article132 1946-08-16 6 No Expulsion Of British Capital CAIRO, Wed.— When the Egyptian Government planned the virtual expulsion of British capital from Egypt, a British goodwill mission headed by Mr. J. C. Hanbury-Williams was sent to Egypt. In its report, which has just been issued, the Egyptian Government's plan is described as "difficultUP - 132 words
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Article99 1946-08-16 6 POONA, Wctines.— A deputat on of the Deccan chiefs is shortly meeting the Congress President, Pandit Jawaharlal Neviru, to place before him the scheme of the Deccan States Union. Pandit Nehru is also president of the All-India s*ates" peoples conference. This step followed the suggestion made99 words
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95 1946-08-16 6 NAGPUR, Wed .-^Justice Puranlk. Vice-chancellor of the Nagpur hrersity, said here that English had been completely eliminated as a medium cf instruction in Nagpur University. Addressing a Press conference he declared that thr Nagpur University had decided to introduce Hindi, Marathi and Urdu as compulsory95 words
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Advertisement511 1946-08-16 6 TENDERS IUVTEEQ Tenders are invited, and will be received at the Land Office, Singapoi for the right to work stone for the period Ist September 31st December inclusive from the following granite quarries: Quarry No. Location I. Off 734 mile Bukit Timah Road Lot 67/60 P. 2247 Mukim XVI. 3.511 words
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Miscellaneous377 1946-08-16 6 RADIO PROGRAMMES nii|\f/\ IUI AT AVI MALAY noon to 1 ojn. (news tt AUGUST 1« neWJlKJ PX/\ljrV X ri u.45 djb.) and trwn 6 on to 8.15 M N^sree^ 746 a-M RED NETWORK from aooo co P-" <? e Uy J *V j^TiiU. Makeham. 8.15 ajn'. Wilfrid i p.m. and377 words
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Article, Illustration403 1946-08-16 7 Eden Says We Shall Oppose It LONDON, (By Air Mail).— "As an Opposition we shall do everything in our power to prevent the nationalisation of the iron and steel industry/' declared Mr. Anthony Eden, speaking at the Assembly Hall, West Walthamstow, E. There was no403 words
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Article154 1946-08-16 7 State To Pay 164 Millions The mining industry, it was announced, is to be awarded £164,660,000 as compensation for the loss of its assets to the State. This sum has been fixed by the Greene Tribunal after only six v.eeks' inquiry. The property transferred to public ownership is, in general,154 words
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75 1946-08-16 7 London (By Air Mall) Polar bears are leaving the Artie for warmer areas to the south. Zoologists say the migration may be due to an animal foreboding of impending disaster, says the Daily Mall. Some of the bears have migrated to north Sweden, where75 words
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Article57 1946-08-16 7 CALCUTTA, Wed.— Rel.ef operations In flood-affected Chittagong and neighbouring areas m southeast Bengal included the dropping •>f a parachute relief un't on Hatiya Island, m the estuary of biie Meghna River m the Noakhali District, the worst affected area. The parachute relef unit ccnS*»tfld of two medioal ofTlc-cis57 words
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Article113 1946-08-16 7 LONDON (By Air Mail;— A British woman who marries a foreigner will not in future lose her nationality unless she renounces it, says the Daily Express Mr. Chuter Ede, Home Secretary, said in the Commons that the Goven.-nent has agreed on this with the Governments of113 words
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Article160 1946-08-16 7 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER TO RETURN LONDON, (By Air Mail).— The Duke of Gloucester,' Governor-General of Australia, will return to England towards the end of January to see the King before his Majesty leaves for South Africa, and to act as a Councillor of State during the King's absence abroad, according160 words
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Article95 1946-08-16 7 Moscow Academy of Scientists reports that in the past tv/o years the Caspian Sea one of the world's greatest inland seas has changed shape and dropped more than seven feet :n depth. The Gulfs of Komsomclet, Kaldek, and Kail, on Its northern coast, have disappeared95 words
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Article57 1946-08-16 7 HAMBURG. Wed.— War-time bunkers. nLssen huts and other emergency shelters on the banks of the Elbe River are being converted bj the Salvation Army into homes for under-nournished Chil Mfc. About 50 children, selected by the Salvation army and German relief societies will be quests lor57 words
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Article204 1946-08-16 7 NEW YORK, (By Air Mail) An uncanny artificial arm and hand operated by electric motor has been invented by an American scientist. The device gives its wearer almost perfect human control over elbow, forearm, wrist, and fingers It was developed by Samuel Alderson, research physicist of204 words
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Advertisement438 1946-08-16 7 Mansfield Co., Ltd. (Incorporated (n Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE 58L'<ng8 to &nd from On. tea Kintrrtom I Samaffarie due from U.K. 22nd Aur. j Samoa due from U.K. 30th \uk. Samharie sails for U.K. 2nd Sept. Menelaus saib for U.S. 6th Sept Western Australia The shortest sea route at '.he438 words
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Miscellaneous255 1946-08-16 7 CROSSWORD NO. 25 ACROSS 1. One of the Roman p~~j pl|« I TT~ m MB? 6), 8. It is well to press IS |j|3 Jlf 1^ cuffs may lead to this 7< f| Barries butler (9), 28. MM"| j I M~ T^ Indispensable people at ■•—^■■■■U— l— J— J__ J__I255 words
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Article, Illustration646 1946-08-16 8 Champions Held To Three- All Draw From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Wednesday. ra fast and thrilling game of football the Singapore Chinese Athletic Association held the Penang Chinese Football Association to a three-all draw on Victoria Green today. The Penang team are the local champions.646 words
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49 1946-08-16 8 Services To Play Ch inese Tomorrow The S.C.F.A. with the approval of the S.A.F.A., will play a Combined Services football team at Jalan Besar tomorrow The kick-off is at 5 15 and the proceeds are to be i 1 ided between the Services Sports Funds and the S.A.F.A funds49 words
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325 1946-08-16 8 Veronica Wins Second Race For Chinta Challenge Cup THERE was a very poor turn out of members at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday to take over the yachts available for the two races advertised for the day. The 'A' Class were sailing the second race for the Chinta325 words
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Article59 1946-08-16 8 (Prom Our Own Corr*sDondent) KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. In a rricket m?^ch tK>twc««n Malaya Command H. Q. Officers nnd Other Ran'-s, Corpo^l Fellowes took all ten Officers' wi"kets for 10 runs. In spite of this feat, he failed to comolete a bat trick. The Officers totalled59 words
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90 1946-08-16 8 Wright Out Of Test Side Replaced By Pollard LONDON Wed. IT was announced by the Mary If bon e Cricket Club today that, owing to a recurrence of leg trouble, D.VP Wright, Kent legbreak bowler, will be unabl3 to play m the final Test against India, starting on Saturday atReuter - 90 words
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Article80 1946-08-16 8 LONDON Wed. MAURICE Leyland, Yorkshire, and England left-band bat, has notified the Yorkshire Club secretary he is retiring from firstclass cricket at thr end of the present season. Leyland who is 46 be«an with Yorkshire in 1920 and has played in numerous Tests versus Australia. South AfricaReuter - 80 words
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50 1946-08-16 8 SEREMBAN, Wed— The Negri Ch nese obtained the lead m the N. S. Football League and have scored 14 points against 12 points scored by Rangers, when they received a walk over from the Malays m the second roun of the N. S. F>»tball League.50 words
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Article98 1946-08-16 8 LONDON, Wed. To-daji Scottish Football molts were: SCOTTISH LEAGUE-DIVISION (A) Aberdeen 1. Kilmarnock 0. Clyde 2, Celtic 2. Hamilton 1. FaftkJrk 4. Hearts L Partlefc 4. Morton 3, Motherwcll I. Queens Park t, St. Mirren I. Queen of South 4, Third Lanark 1. Rangers 1. Hibernian 2. SCOTTISH98 words
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Article145 1946-08-16 8 The China Famine Fuftd will benefit from a game of table tennis to be played between the August Association, pre-war interclub l?a?u? champions for six successive years, and a team known as "The Rest." The match, organised by the Singapore Table Tennis Association and to be145 words
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Article165 1946-08-16 8 (From a Special Correspondent) R.A.F. Seletar 2. Changi Airfield 2. pELETAR set a fast pace m the early stages of the soccer j match against Changi and soon after the game opened Smith, the Seletar inside Mt, accepted a pass from Robson, and placed it well165 words
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201 1946-08-16 8 LONDON, Wed. THE weather seriously curtailed play in mo6t County cricket matches.. Only two and a half nours' play was possible in the match between Hampshire and the present championship leaders, Yorkshire. Yorkshire fought hard for runs on a pitch which gave a great201 words
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Article78 1946-08-16 8 Competing for the Yam Tuan N. S. Cup the Negrl Malays are runnine an Inter-district football competition. In the semi-flna! Dlayed at the Station Padane. Seremba* recently. Kuai- Pilah d strict convincingly defeated the Seremban district by three goals to one. Kuala Pilah will meet Jelubu78 words
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Advertisement424 1946-08-16 8 g GcYIRnG z. WORE ~BQO7B TO-DAY, 3.15, 6.30 9.15 pjn. The 'FIVE GRAVES' Spelt 5 Important Letters EGYPT, see IT! wmv A W FRANCHOT |l f/fff ANNE BAXTER j& lAw *m Aktm Tamiroff JU M ERICH »o. STROHEIM TO-MORKOH MIDMIE: mUJthlatreM HB Last-night at 7 9.15 p.m. Phone 1967 Allan424 words
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Advertisement142 1946-08-16 8 Daily: 3 p.m. 7 p.m 9.15 p.m. A nonsensical farce but patehed-up well by those fun-makers Abbott and CosteUo They're this time "LOST IN A HAREM" They're stranded somewhere In the East! Bis Laughs amid glorious sir.g-song, with music by Jinvny Dorsey and his orchestra Midnight (11.30) To-morrow I'nirersal's technicolor142 words
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Advertisement211 1946-08-16 8 MAJESTIC Prenlrr Chinese Picture Palace 4 ahows daily:— l. 3.15. 7 9.15 p.m. "BOGUS BRIDE Romance and Comedy m Mandarin Tomorrow: M Unite 11.30 p ra. HOSPITAL'S ROMANCE. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT JOHORL Teachsrs' Training Coarse. 1941-1942. Particulars are required of pre-war members of the above classes who are iia-y resident tn211 words
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