The Straits Times, 24 August 1946

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    20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OWZR A CENTURY i:u;m pages SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1946. PRICE 10 CEN'IS
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    YUGOSLAVIA REJECTS U.S. NOTE
    412 1 Appeal To UNO On Retention Of Ships LONDON, Friday. YUGOSLAVIA today rejected the United States "ultimatum' on the forcing down of foreign planes and announced that she would herself appeal to the United Nations against the alleged retention by the iJnited States of Yugoslav ships. These
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    Turks Say 'No' To Russia
    76 1 Turks Say 'No' To Russia ANKARA, Fri.— Turkey is reported to have delivered an unequivocal "No" yesterday to the Soviet proposal- for the control of the Dardanelles. What was described as a polite but firm note was said to have told the Soviet Union that the Turks alone would control
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    FRONTIER MAY BE RE-OPENED
    60 1 SAN SEBASTIAN, Fri.—Political circles believe that measures lor the re-opening of th? FrancoSpanish border are being discussed between the Spanish Foreign Minister. Senor Artajo, and members of the French Embassy. It is understood that they '.ere divided on one point. The French want it done quietly,
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    5,000 Tons Of Rice Coming
    65 1 The office of the Special Commissioner announces that, thanks to a prompt response by the French authorities m French Indo-China to the proposals made by Lord Killearn, 5,000 tons of rice havo been secured for immedial shipment to Malaya Of thK total, 2.500 tons nil!
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    Roosevelt's Son Attacks Churchill
    221 1 Roosevelt's Son Attacks Churchill NEW YORK, Friday. ALLEGATIONS against Mr. n Winston Churchill are contained m "As I Saw It," a book by Elliot Roosevelt, son of the late President, extracts from which are being published m the magazine Look The book will be published later m the year. Mr.
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    Moscow On Iraq
    49 1 LONDON, Fri— A Moscow broadcast heard h?re last night quoted Syrian press reports to the effect that more British and Indian troops were expected m Iraq. A British War Office spokesman said the reports of troops on the Iraq-Turkish frontier had "no foundation whatsoever."— A. P.
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    CALCUTTA CURFEW
    172 1 CALCUTTA, Friday. CALCUTTA'S sewer system v was still choked with hundreds of bodies of people killed m the communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims last week-end, as sporadic fighting continued today m the now quietening city. A Government spokesman said the police were taking vigorous action to prevent
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    THEY MARCHED TO DOWNING STREET
    67 1 Supporters of the All India Muslim League's demand fui a separate state of Pakistan took part m a "Direct Action Day" demonstration m London. They marched from Blackfriars to Downing Street, and then to the Kingsway Hall for a meeting. Demonstrators as they moved off
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    TROOPSHIP SAILS IN SECRET
    208 1 JERUSALEM, Friday. THE British troopship Empire Heywood sailed secretly for Cyprus before dawn today with 700 Jewish refugees, evading the threU by the Hagana underground army to blow up the ship. The Empire Heywood sailed under cover of darkness without even picking up her sailing papers,
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    "Caretaker" Ministers Resign
    65 1 "Caretaker" Ministers Resign NEW DELHI, Friday. MEMBERS of the Viceroy's present caretaker government have resigned, it is understood. This may mean that an announcement of the new interim government for India may be expected at any moment. Tnc distribution of portfolios will probably be settled at a meeting today between
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    HOPEFUL CROP PROSPECTS
    135 1 WASHINGTON, Fri. Mr. Clinton Anderson, United States Secretary for Agriculture, said yesterday ttfiat world crop prospects indicated that world export supplies would be almost sufficient to meet tha minimum requirements of deficit countries between now and the 1947 harvest. He said that 20,000,000 tons of wheat and
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    HESSE JEWELS CHARGE
    76 1 FRANKFURT, Fri W A C Capt. Kathlen B. Nash Durant was arraigned before a court martial here today m connection with the theft of the U.S. 1,500,000 dollars' worth of the Hesse family Jewels from Kron. berg Castle. She was accused of larceny, embezzlement, consplr. acy and
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    JAVA TALKS MAY BE HELD IN A BRITISH SHIP
    361 1 BATAVIA, Friday. IT is suggested here that the negotiations between the Indonesian Republican authorities and officials of the Netherlands Government may be resumed aboard a British warship off the coast of Java. The suggestion followed reports from Singapore confirming the likelihood
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    PU-YI IN THE BOX FOR A WEEK
    147 1 PU-YI IN THE BOX FOR A WEEK TOKIO, Friday THE War Crimes Tribunal today concluded a we?K of testimony of its star wit ness, Henry Pu-yi, former Emperor of China and Mar. churia, who went through a war with cross-examining defence lawyers who were trying th? truth of his stat?
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    Travel In Germany
    55 1 BERLIN, Fri— The AmerVan military announced today ratification of an agreement with the British Military Government to permit free travel for Ger. mans between their zones, besin. ning on Sopt. 1 After that date German civilian travellers will not need passes or other permits to travel between
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    NEXT PREMIER OF SIAM
    96 1 BANGKOK. Fri Siain '.s two major political parties agreed yes. terday on Mr. Dhamrong Nava. suwat as successor to Mr. Pridi as Premier. Selection by the Co-operative and Cons'itutlonal Front Parties virtually assures appointment. The name goes to the Nationnl Parliament special meeting today, then to
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    MANCHURIA WAR FLARES UP AGAIN
    297 2 Communist Troops Return To Attack NANKING, Friday. AFTER a two-months lull, civil war flared up again m Manchuria as Communist troops occupied Government bridgeheads on the Sungari River. Heavy fighting was reported to have developed m the Hailung area, 130 miles east-northeast of Mukden, according
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    40 2 Miss Mary Churchill, daughter of Mr. Winston Churchill, was one of the judges at the Hastings and St. Leonards Horse Show. The show was attended by about 19,006 people. Miss Churchill, wearing a "somber*," with a competitor at the show.
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    BLACK LIST OF BLACK MARKETERS
    282 2 LONDON, (Air Mail). AN unofficial committee oi ten men and women, none of whom knows any of the others, is working to stamp out Britain's black market. The only man who knows the names of the members is their chairman, Mr. Edward Miller, of Stoke
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    Swedish Denial Of Radar Purchases
    122 2 STOCKHOLM. Fri.— The Swedish Foreign Office today denied that Sweden was purchaii.g radar equipment from Britain for tracing rocket bomos. A spokesman said: "Sweden could not request foreign assistance for the hunting of the rockets since it was still undetermined if what were seen over
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    ENSA's Basil Dean Answers Critics
    411 2 LONDON, Thursday. UR. Basil Dean, chief of ENSA, which staged two-and-a-half iv million performances to entertain 500.000,000 people all over the world, today replied to criticism of his record, chiefly by Members of Parliament, who he said had been protected by Parliamentary privileges from libel
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    London Stocks
    129 2 LONDON, Fri.— Foreign political developments have^jeen a deterrent to any wide activity on the stock market and the absence of bus ness caused price* to slip. T^e announcement to increase suppli r s of newsprint stimulated newspapers and newsprint issues as well as assoc ated companies, including ink
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    Another 'Quake In Dominican Capital
    30 2 CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Thurs Ciudad Trujillo, capital of the Dominican Republic, felt a strong earth tremor at 2.20 p.m. on Wednesday. There was widespread alarm. U.P.
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    Iraq Queen In U.K.
    34 2 LONDON, Fri.— The Quren Motjiier of Iraq arrived m London last night from Paris, bhe travelled by srf p and train, and was accompanied by her two small daughters. Reuter.
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    US-Malaya Exports
    44 2 WASH!- TON, Thurs. The Commerce Department statistics revealed that the United States had exported industrial machinery valued at 5754,000 (US.) to Malaya m tihie first five months of 1946. The total included half a million dollars worth of min-ng machinery. U. P.
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    FROM SWEDEN TO U.S. IN A 38 FT. SLOOP
    154 2 EIGHTEEN refugees from Estonia, who sailed into Miami harbour after crossing the Atlantic m a 38-foot sloop, were refused permission to land. Eleven men, six wives and a five-year-old girl had been at sea for 30 days on their last lap
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    Persian Drive For Illegal Arms
    117 2 TEHERAN, Fri.— Pers'-a's Central Government has launched a drive to collect all "illegal" aims m the northern part of the country. This coincided with the developments that, firstly, the Soviet Ambassador was reported ta be tryin" to negot ate a new trade agreement with Persia;
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    Famine Is Rampant In Hamburg
    170 2 Famine Is Rampant In Hamburg HAMBURG, Thursday. TWELVE people died from I hunger m Hamburg last, week. 1,189 people are said to be suffering from malnutrition to the extent that oedema, a symptom of serious vitamin deficiency, had developed. These facts are admitted by British officials. Almost all these cases
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    America Restores Control Of Ports
    96 2 SAN FRANCK.CO. Fri- The United States coast guard today restored some ..~r-time controls on foieign shipping entering the port of San Francisco and _>ther Pacific coast harbours. Acting on orders from Washington Commander Rchard Morell. captain of the port, advised the agents of loreign shipping
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    HUGE CANADIAN WHEAT SURPLUS
    76 2 WASHINGTON, Fri.— Reports from Canada quote the M nister of Agriculture as estimating that Canada's exportable wheat surplus this s'ason will be 26J.000.000 bushels, of whicfa 160,000,000 bushels will go to England under contract. leaving 100.000,000 busoels for other countries. The estimate leaves a carryover of
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      272 2 NOTICE Application axe invited for the work of cleaning up a large compound, replantltg hedges, and reconditioning taorU courts. A?pljr to first instance, stating quaUiWmu>KA to Box i T o. 621, Straits Times CAPITOL NOW! EASILY THE BEST PICTURE IN TOWN! love Gay Gifl-Gay oncj Wonder merry Porui/ Koye r'Samuti
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      795 2 NOTICE. The Singapore GevenuBeat Pablic Work Co-operative Thrift Loan Society Ltd. Members of the above Society who have not y«t re -registered, are required lo get 'n touch with the Hon. Sec. Treasurer at the P.W.D. Office, and furnish particulars of their accounts before 31st August 1946. No claims will
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      88 2 RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT DANCE 9 p.m. to Midnight RAFFLES HOTEL ORCHESTRA Admission to Non Residents 51. 20 (Including Tax) !T l JO 7 o dean Ig -j j? teeth costs less tW ail \*S\ j A-te*-' iISTEIIMEvIT-Xl \UC TOOTH PASTE j^afsjj VICTORIA THEATRE COMBINED SERVICES ENTERTAINMENT Opening ftUaday 2Cth Aug.
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    Only Utility Timbers For Export
    385 3 THE only export of timber which is at present allowed out of Malaya is of the low quality general utility sawn timbers and this only m limited quantities. Exports are restricted at present to producers and pre-war exporters «o that old trade through former channels
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    Good Response To Govt.'s New Food Schemes
    292 3 Good Response To Govt.'s New Food Schemes ANE hundred and sixty appli- cations from restaurants and eating shops m Singapore for assistance m getting food supplies at control prices, m return for an undertaking to serve meals at a ceiling price of 35 cents, have been received by the Social
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    6 Months And $1,000 Fine For Rice Merchant
    86 3 WHEN revenue officers on Aug 23 boarded a sampan, ly.ng at anchor at a kelong near Jurcng, they found on board 18 bag? t. biame.se white rice. Yesterday m thr Second District Court, Tan Cheng You, who claimed to be the owner
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    Tomorrow's Services
    146 3 Church of England: St. Andrew's: 7, a, 10.33. 5.30; St. Peters: 7.30, 9.30, 10.30, 7.30; Garrison (Tangl'ii): 7.15, 9.45. 6.30; Christ Church: 8, 10.30. 5. 6.30; 3". Hildas 8. 5.30; St. Paul's iSerangooni: 8. Salvation Army: 5.15 p.m. Christiaan Science Sr«iety: 6.30. Methodises: Wesley 10.30, 5; Straits Ch
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    Mountbatten Rd. Being Repaired
    72 3 Mountbatten Rd. Being Repaired ROAD gangs from the Public Works Department are busily engaged m repairlnr .Mountbatten Road (former Grove Road) m order to have it m rood condition when the road is re-opened to the public. It is understood that an agreement has been reached between the R.A.F. and
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    Ex-N.C.O.'sDid Not Like R.S.M.'s Tactics
    201 3 Ex-N.C.O.'sDid Not Like R.S.M.'s Tactics By Our Special Correspondent KLUANG. Fri. DRIVATE Davis o. H.tJ. Com- pany, giving evidence at the trial of lie 262 men of the 13 Parachute Battalion today, told the Court why he reverted from a corporal to a private He said that he did not
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    Control On Orders For Books
    128 3 Control On Orders For Books rERE is no change m the foreign exchange situation relating to either bulk or single subscript ons to American or other foreign newspapers, magazines, and books, stated an official of the Foreign Exchange .tnce yesterday. Permits must still be obtained irom that office, he said,
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    29 3 Mr. F. Pelton, Senior Drainage and Irr gation Engineer, is visiting Kedah to Inspect the Kubaner Pasu area m connection with the preparation of plans for an irrigation scheme
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    Along The Singapore Waterfront
    464 3 EGGS for Singapore no fewer than 1,500 baskets full— rrlved by the American vessel Hawaiian from Saigon yesterday. Tl.cre were also 30 tons of dry fish, s.x tons of kapok and sundries In the cargo for Singapore Thi vessel which has been chartered by the French
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      505 3 METHODIST SERVICE OF WORSHIP VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Sunday. August 25th, 5.15 p.m. The Rev. Bishop Edwin F. Lee, LL.D., S.T.D.. will deliver the sermon. The service will be broadcast from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. Methodist church choirs In Singapore will sing Cesar Franck's anthem, "Psalm 150." This meeting is sponsored
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      152 3 NOTICE TO IMPORTERS NO. 2Paragraph 8 of the Notice to Importers No. 1 published on Ist August, 1946 is hereby cancelled and the following substituted: 8. Where fore gn e::chang; transactions are involved A.Ps are valid lor a period of four months only up to the date of .shipment. Comptroller
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      506 3 Trading with tbe enemy ordinance N«. 22 of 1939 Custodian of Property* Proclamation No. 14 of 194S NOTICE is hereby given that any person or persons having a claim to Lie property described m the Schedule hereto are requested to forward such rUlm to the Custodian of Property. Supreme Court.
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      358 3 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION NOTICE U hereby given that n general meeting of the Straits Settle menu (Singapore) Association will Ixt held on Friday, August 30th, at 5 p.m. m the roof garden of thr Adeiphl Hotel. This is In place of the meeting notified for the 29th. All members
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 4 Dr. TAN CHONO VAN and children deeply thank everyone who assisted, priid nipnt visit, presented wreaths, expressed condolences, lent cars and attended the funeral of Madam Orace Oh la Chlm Neo. (Upcountry papers please copy).
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 24, 1946 Afghanistan And So On...
    914 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 24, 1946 Afghanistan And So On The United Nations Organisation has never had an easy passage. The story of its young life to date is a sorry catalogue of intrigues and wranglings, frequently on the most trivial issues. The name of the organisation has
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    Forty-Four Hr. Week
    139 4 LONDON, Thurs. AVER 50,000 distributive workers are affected by a proposed new wages agreement, which if ratified, will operate from midOctober. It is the first national agreement for a retail cooperative movement and includes terms which are being opposed oy workers at some London mils bottling depots.
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    Fascist Disappears
    41 4 Leon DegreUe, leader of ths Belgian Fascist movement, who has been ordered to leave Spain within eight days, disappeared, a few hours after he had left hospital at San Sebastian whrre he had been interned, says Reuter from Madrid
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      Rice: Reports From The Public
      232 4 rLLOWING the announcement of a drastic cut m the j rice ration, there was a general j panic m the market. Prices oi food have soared sky-high. and the poor man-in-th?-stroet j is m a dilemma. Does Lord Killearn know th=t the public as a
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      Queuing Up For Bread
      131 4 the cut m the ric^ J ration, the majority of the public prefer to live on bread, no matter m what form, rather than on tapioca or sweet potatoes. As I am an early riser, I have been waking up at atnut halfpast four m the
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      First-Hand Experience
      231 4 WITH reference to the statetf ment of Mr. T. P. F. Me Neice, of the Sccial Welfare Department, reported m tho Straits Times on Wednesday, to the effect that food can be bought cheaply m Sin Kapore, I most regretfully beg to differ. Maybe the Social Welfare Department
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      A Singaporean Sends This
      139 4 ODATE: Hello! Is that yo-. Killearnv VOICE: No. ODATE: Has he been reeallea? VOICE: Eh? Well ci Who are you? ODATE: Insignificant self Is Odate Sigeo Odate. VOICE: What do you want? ODATE: I wish to congratulate Killearn. You see. when I was Mayor of Byonan.
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      In Seremban
      73 4 UERE m Seremban the price of broken rice jumped from 90 cents per kat <-.■ the 18th to $1.20 torfay (21st Aug.). The tendency is up and up. There Is enough rice for everybody who can afford it m the black market. If all this black-market rice was
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    In England Now: viewpoints in Malayan exile
    965 4 In England Now: viewpoints in Malayan exile ONE point which struck me about the 'Life m England' articles (Straits Times, Aug. 15 and 17) The writer of "Fed-up Malayans: Please Note", apparently has to live m "England to put up with the conditions he so aptly describes. On the otrfver
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    Another Singapore Storm Is Possible
    302 5 Another Singapore Storm Is Possible 300 Breakdowns In 'Phone System CINGAPORE last night had "battened down hatches" v m expectation of another Sumatra with the ferocity of that which hit the island early yesterday morning causing the death of one man, a wholesale uprooting of trees, and widespread breakdowns m
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    Court Flies To Hear Appeal
    316 5 Court Flies To Hear Appeal r rom Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. FOR (he first time m Malayan iulicial proceedings, three judges !»nd appellate counsel were flown by an R.A.F. l)j«k(»!;i plane to Kota Bharu where the first silting of the Malayan Union Court or Appeal was he!d. The
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    Singapore River Scent
    111 5 THE Singapore River has changed its colour as a result of yesterday's storm and rain. From a black smelly blot m the centre of the town, the water has changed into a muddy colour and the odour it now gives out is a milder scent of muddy
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    7 Killed: Beware Of Explosives
    212 5 *N accident recently occurred m which seven Singapore civilians were killed as a result of tampering with ammunition m a former Japanese pun site which had not been reported to the military authorities. The following is a list of all the sites known to the
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    Locomotives For Siam
    92 5 THE first Mac Arthur Locomotive tc be made available from Malaya for the rehabilitation of the Siurr Railways was formally han led over to the Siamese on Au<j. 20. This is one of the 20 unaa•HnMed locomotives which have btra declared surplus to Malaya and are being
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    Indian On Arms Charge
    85 5 Indian On Arms Charge IN Indian, Fakir, was arraigned A In the First Magistrate Court before Mr. Paul Storr yesterday on a charge of being m wrongful possession of a .45 revover. In connection with this case, Teja Singh, a Punjabi, was also charged before Mr. Storr for being In
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    Constables Charged With Rice Offence
    247 5 Constables Charged With Rice Offence Jl DETECTIVE f -vo con- stables of the Singapore Police were yesterday charged with having been m wrongful possess on of 4,200 katis of rice and to have moved the rice withou* a permit. They had been arrested by a special constable. Instructed to patrol
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    Mr. Chettur On Union Tour
    95 5 HR. 6. K. Chettur, Representative of the Government o° India m Malaya, left for X la Lumpur by train last night on a 10-day to' 1 of uocountry areas. Mr. Chettur will also v sit Ipoh. Per--", Alor Star and Taiping to examine the relief
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    'French Without Tears"
    66 5 TERENCE Rattigan's popular comedy, "French Without Tears" is the Stage Club's latest success. The cast go through their parts with verve and good sense of the humour that prevails throughout this delightful comedy. Richard Vernon who has the sophisticated male lead as Alan Howard who eventually is
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    Registration Of Chinese Teachers
    124 5 Registration Of Chinese Teachers By Oar Chinese Correspondent UNLESS Chinese school teachers are registered, m Sin ua pore, as provided for by the pre-war ordinance, they will not be allowed to continue teaching, airordincr to a statement from an official source. The ordinance was temporarily suspended after the war, because
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    SHORTEST WAR CRIMES TRIAL
    213 5 IN the shortest trial m the h!s- tory of War Crimes cases m Malaya and the first to be held m the Victoria Memorial Hall, a young Korean guard, Fumimoto Tetsuichl, was sentenced to dea'h by hanging yesterday for his maltreatment of PoWs working on the
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    Laundry At 1941 Rates
    85 5 CO many Servicemen are leaving Singapore for demobilisation, that the Steam Laundry— which has been working at top pressure for the Services can now serve the civilians again. The Steam Laundry charges are low m comparison with those of Singapore washermen The Steam Laundry charges are:—
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    Y.M.C.A. FUND NOW $11,294
    107 5 'T'HE V.M.C.A. fund now totals x $11,294.45. New donations are acknowled;ed from. H.P. Bryson. $100: G.G. Thompson, R. E. Holtum, Watt and Akkertnans. the National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Aesh. Ltd.. $50 each. N.S. Wise. $25; Tay Tuan Slang, E.S.M. Khatena. M.E. Isaac. M.B. Moreira, the
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    14 Years' Gaol And "Cat" For Robber
    390 5 A young, well-built Chinese who partcipated m- two armed robbfrks within a few days of ead'i other, is to undergo 14 years' r gorous imprisonment and suffer 12 strokes of the "cat." The man, Lav Choon Hoe, was found guilty by a common
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    Policeman Fires On Crowd
    229 5 THREE Indian labourers were hit by a single bullet fired 1 by a Malay policeman on duty m a godown m the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday morning, following his mobbing by between 30 and 50 Indian workers. The policeman had detained an Indian on suspicion o!
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    Pups Arrive By Air
    54 5 Six six-week old pups— four Alsatians and two Cocker Spaniels—arrived m Singapore yesteiday by Qantas flying boat from Sydney for a Singapore importer. The pups which ariived m a wooden crate were fit and well. They were watered soon a'tsr ther arrival and were also given
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    Masked Men In $5,500 Rohberv
    76 5 iFTER forr n-j a Chinese jewel- I ler m Jalan Besar to han: over $1,500 m caih and a luantityi of Jewellery valued at $4,00Q yes-) terday morning, tour maskea Chinese han -.'3d the victim $30' m cash from their own pocket, j three gold
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    Truck Which Killed Six Not Traced
    255 5 A ten -ton military truck which was tarrying Bailey Bridge panels, that got loose and fell on the road killing five men and a woman on July 12 at Kampong Bahru Road, has not been traced by the police yet. This was revealed at
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    GOPENG ESTATE
    49 5 En v :c -.ort unter the tieadii "Strikes On Rubber Estate. from k- r Ipoh corresrcnJen published In the Straits Tn: en Aug. IP. Gcpeng Estate wa mentioned r.s one of the aff" 'cd. V/e now learn thJ. HM has been no strike on To peng Estate.
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      421 5 S. E. A. C. RED CROSS STORES SINGAPORE. i 1 The Commissioner S.E.AC. R*d Cross, r. ill dirpore of surpu. SI'RPI.I S RED CROSS STORES Bl I.X SALES. Cross Stores m Bulk at SEAC Red Criv Bulk Store. Main Entrance No. 3 Dock Gate. 2. The M r.f item- offered
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    Kuala Lumpur Opens Public Canteen
    337 6 Union Government Plans 21 Restaurants From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE first public canteen m Kuala Lumpur was open- ed this afternoon by Mr. D. I. Goodwin, Secretary to the Resident Commissioner, Malayan Union, m Brickfields, near the V.M.C.A. About 600 people, representing
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    LIGHTERMEN STRIKE
    93 6 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Thurs. QIX hundred lightermen working tor private employers struck wori on Monday, Joining 79 Harbour Board lightermen who have be«n idle since July 24. The men reached this decision when negotiations with 29 tongkane owners broke down over handling charges, the men demanding
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    Big Increase In Penang Exports
    137 6 Big Increase In Penang Exports rom Cu. 0..a Correspoudent PENANG, Thursday. THE Poaanj y trade eti a ..r.rp increase over June with imports valued at $11,075,889 and exports $16,993,676, statistics available today revealed. The previous month's figures were imports $8,928,505 and exports •'^0.119. The doubling of exports with a a
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    Jap Lawyers To Defend Suspects
    69 6 Our Ov. PtNANO, T ia,. TV 3 Japanese lawyers. Tokiwa Korluchi and Kawamura Juzo, have arrived to defend J .ese war-crim-. suspects *n trials open ng in Penang on August 28. They have been app, >d u >v the Headquarters. ALFSEA, on the expressed desire
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    29 6 The New Moon .ay which .alia on Monday. Aug. 26, will be celebrated at the S ngapore temple. 96, Outram Road by Mr C. M. Thedias. at 6 p.m.
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    Grand Victory Celebrations
    112 6 Fro-i Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Friday. DENANG is preparing to em- bark on the biggest spending spree since the Coronation celebrations m 1937. Drawing: up plans for the Malayan victory celebrations which Penang will hold for ten days from Sept. 3 to Sept. \t. leaders of all
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    FLYING SQUAD UNDER POLICE
    68 6 From Our Own Correspondent PENANG. Thurs. A FTER a special train ng course m truck driving and radio operation 27 constables and detectives of the Penang civil police today too over the Flying Squad from th? military. Operated by the West Yorkshire Regiment when the crime
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    Rash – Driving Charge
    62 6 Rash Driving Charge •^Rom Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Thurs. AN Indian soldier. Kuttappan, claimed trial yesterday m the District Court on a charge ot causing the ueath oi a Malay trishaw-puller by driving a military lorry m a rash manner at IV4 mile. Mata Kuching Road on Aug 19 Bail
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  • Straits Times Post-Bag
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      From Japs To Jeeps And Trishaws
      282 6 DURING the Japanese regime many young Asiatic giris —through force of circumstances m some cases —went about with Japanese officers In cars with the so-called 'blue flag,' 'red flag/ 'whiteflag' and what-not flags «o denote th^ rank. There were two Vri-j good reasons for
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      Everywhere
      95 6 HATS off to V. K. G. Nair ior his most timely letter on prostitution m Singapore. ProsMtutes seem to abound In eveiy rook and corner today, especially m crowded areas, and the homes of respectable citizens are being threatened by these parasit- Unless the authorities act quickly. V.D. is
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      Learning The Job
      121 6 IT was amusing to read m your correspondence columns a letter comparing the salam^ of cooks and teachers. The cook who receives wages »1 $60 is an experienced cook, whereas the teacher who receives $60 is not a teacher but a pupilteacher, who has given an assurance
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      420 6 TRADE MARK NOTICE ROLEX ROLEX OYSTER ROLEX OYSTER ROYAL ROLEX OYSTER IMPERIAL ROLEX OYSTER CHRONOMETER ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL OYSTER JUNIOR SPORT OYSTER TUDOR NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Marks and Trade Names depicted above are the exclusive property of the Rolex Watch Company Limited. Geneva. Switzerland, and are
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      470 6 BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD (SINGAPORE) TENDER NOTICE. 1. Tenders arc invited for the purchase of the following stocks which are available for lsnpection at the Singapore Docks. 715 Semi-Rotary Pumps 2. Passes for Inspection may be obtained from No. 2 Oatc and Tender Forms may be obtained from the British
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      728 6 NOTICE PASSAGE FOR CEYLONESE DESTITUTES Notice Is hereby given that all Ceylonese destitutes who have been selected by the Resident Commissioner of their own areas as eligible for free passages to Ceylon will embark on the "Empress ot Scotland" sailing from Singapore on 26th August. 1946. All destitutes who have
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      293 6 FAMOUS A. V. M. PRODUCT EAGLE BRAND Aubber Coagulating Add /coaguutihgV Sole Distnlijtin; Agents CHIDA FRANCIS <5c CO.; H.M. Army Contractors A Shipchandlers. 113-A. Cecil Street; Singapore. Tel. 295S STERLING SILVER FLAPJACKS Njw Stocks We have the Goods now You nav c no longer tc. wait out rjroc <n ana
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      179 6 RAMO PROGRAMMES RADIO MALAYA RED NETWORK from noon to i p.m and ti.30 to 11 pm on 425 metres from noon to Z p.m. on 4.825 mcs'scc in 61 metre band and from 7.45 to 9.30 p.m. on 4.78 me* sec in 61 metre band. CHINESE noon to IM pm
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      139 6 at 130 p..n.) ano 8.15 p.m to 11 pm except on Sundays wheD tne afternoon session opens <tt o p.m (news headtines 8SC p.m anc* news at >30 pm.) MALAY noon to 1 p.m (news at 12.45 p.m.) an" from 6 p.m to 8 15 p.m (news in Male; at
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      138 6 Music Parade: 8.30 a.ra News. J 45 p.m. Cricket commentary; 8.00 D.m. Leslie Henson; 8.30 p.m. News; 8.35 p.m. Piano Parade; 8.45 p.m. Radio Newsree): 9.00 p.m. String along with Sandy: 9.30 p.m. European Athletics championships; 9.45 p.m. Sport: 11.15 p.m. London Calling: 11.20 p.m. interlude 11.30 pjn. News: 11.40
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    GETTING TIRED OF U.S. FILMS
    250 7 GABRIEL PASCAL, the film director who won George Bernard Shaw's permission to film his plays, says the English are getting tired of American movies. "For years the public m England ran like mad to American pictures. Children upset parents by using American slar.e. Every one
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    Clothes Horse Gets Horse-Clothes Role
    278 7 HOLLYWOOD, Friday. I'VE had clothes-horse roles exclusively for the past foui years. Now I'm wearing horse clothes and getting a great big kick out of the transition. This is Alexis Smith, the aristocratic-appearing Warner Brothers star, talking. She stands pretty close to six feet ih
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    36 7 HOLLYWOOD, Friday.—Louis Appleton, Monopram produ-cer-director, and Harry Hays Morgan, l.oted Amer can mountain rl'mber, have deoarted for New V en route to Switzerland, where, with a Swirs camera crew, i they w 11 film Aloine s-.enes
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    Love Kills Business In Movies
    441 7 Love Kills Business In Movies HOLLYWOOD. THERE'S probably not another business m the world quite like that of the talent agent. The relationship between agent and client is such a mixture of the commercial and the personal that it is often impossible to tell where business ceases and friendship begins.
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    Echoes Of Nazi Tyranny
    167 7 Echoes Of Nazi Tyranny HOLLYWOOD, Friday. Echoes of Nazi tyranny continue to beset refugees m this American movie capital. Mrs. Alma Mahler Werfel, widow of the author Mr. Franz Werfel, has announced that she will return soon to Vienna, m search of additional Werfel manuscripts which may have escaped destruction
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    CALIFORNIA BEACH STYLES
    17 7 Caihy Downs, the new Hollywood starlet, shows the latest thing m California beach wear.
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    3 Inventors In "Bel Ami"
    108 7 HOLLYWOOD, Friday. The picture "Bel Ami" has three inventors m its cast whom producers David Leow and Albert Lewin offer as proof that actors can be ver satile too. George Sanders, born m Leningrad of British parentage, has devised a small rapid calculator, capable of
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    This Is How Stars Arrive
    91 7 HOLLYWC JD. Friday.— Here's how a star arrives m Hollywood after a three-year absence m Europe. A score of newsmen, almost outnumbered by press agents, ctood m the waning sun while an airplane taxied up anu emitted us everyday passengers. Then out stepped Marlene Dietrich,
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      130 7 HEN THE DEVIL COMES TO PLAY! A SPECTACULAR WONDER 'g*Q A t"^^*V w i p^y S SHOWS DAILY J j^USj^^L^ love G °Y Girl Gay and j/L HM&L onaer merr y Danny Kaye VIRGINIA MAYO VERA-ELLEN /M Donald Woods S. Z. Sakall ,/n AIIm Jankiiu Edward Brophy Otto Kr u
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      765 7 S.s. GENERAL GORDON U MANIU and SAN FRANCISCO OB AUGUST 28th. TO MANILA Fares with complete food and beds. Cabin class SSIBI.OO Emergency Class SS9I 00 TO SAN FRANCISCO Cabin Class: IS MOO 03 Emergency Class US 5267.00 American President Lines, Ltd. Union Bldg Tel. 6228 TENDERS INVITED. MAKING IP
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      482 7 Mansfield Co., Ltd. Incorporated in Singapore) BLUE FUNNEL LINE Sailings to *rd from Un.uo Kingdom Samaffarie due from U.K. 28th Aafe Samoa due irora U.K. 30th Aut. Samharlc tails for U.K. 4th Sept Menelaus tails for U.K. 10th srpL Western Australia The shoriMi in route «l the chrapr«t rate Single
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      654 7 An expert bridge player u. above everything else, a good general. That being so, he dees not wait for the enemy to attack and exploit his weakness; he boldly sallies ut on au attack f his own. Consider this typical illustrat on NOBTH K J 8 till A K J
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    HARD FIGHT TOMORROW
    404 8 Air Force To Meet Chinese THE Singapore Chinese Football Association will have to fight hard to-morrow at Jalan Besar Stadium, when they meet the Combined R.A.F., to preserve their unbeaten record for games at the stadium To date the Chinese have played eight games at Jalan Besar,
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    19 8 The R.N.A.S. Sem b.-» wan<r sovcer team which lost three-one lo the S.C.F.A. at Jalan Be«ar stadium on Wednesday.
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    S. T. T. A. Championships Begin Tonight
    442 8 THE Singapore Table Term championships of 1946 op league event first at the Gr< commencing at 8 p.m. sharp. Altogether twenty three clubs and Associations who are affiliated to the S.T.T.A. are contesting. To commemorate the opening ceremony, after a lapse of five
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      SPORTSMANSHIP
      143 8 The Sports Editor. Straits Times. Sir, On Sunday. Aug. 11, myself and two friends m this unit, Sappers Gamham and Craven wrote to you complaining about the unsportsman-ship-like conduct of the spectators at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Since our last letter we have been to the Stadium twice, en
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    U.S. BOXING
    75 8 Fresno, California. Mon. Sheik Kangei, 152 lbs., m one of the most savage fights m his ring career, outpointed Dcnclo Cabanella. 149 lbs.. a Filipino from San Francisco, In 10 rounds. Fans were on their feet at the end at the slashing bout m which the two outliers
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    Tern's Narrow Win In Chinta Cup
    345 8 Tern's Narrow Win In Chinta Cup IT Sundays races at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club two classes, A and C were sent off to a late start at 11 a.m. This was due to the committee deciding at 9 a.m. to delay the start owing to their being no wind.
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    Wooderson May Meet World Champion
    261 8 OSLO, Thursday. ViLJO Heino, Finnish holder of the world's 10,000 metres record, easily won the European games title over this distance here this evening m the fast time of 29 mm. 52 sec. only 16.6 seconds outside his world record. Great interest is aroused m
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    J.C.S.A. SOCCER
    82 8 The following will represent the J.C.S.A. In a friendly game of soccer with the 969 I.W.T. Operating Coy. (RE.) today at th« Kalians Airport ground. Goh Teck Phuan. W HendrofT. O. Pinto. P. Ramoo, V.R. Sabapathy, Marlmuttu. Swee Lim Swang. E. Pasrfcw. K. Bala, S. Ort«?a. M.L. Rodrlgues.
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    U. S. TENNIS RESULTS
    146 8 BROOKLINE, MASS, Thurs. CURPRISES of the second round of the National Doubles Tennis at Longwood Club were supplied today by four members of the Philippine Davis Cup team They gained victories against high-calibre opposlt on. Ampon and Carmona ousted Bernard Destremau of France and colourful Pancho
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    Acceptances For Ipoh
    227 8 'Prom Our Own Correspondent) IPOH, Prt. 'T'HE following are the acceptances x and order of running for th« Perak Turf Club's one-day n'eetlng BACE 1 Horses, CUs* 4, 6 Fan. Sauiory 8.13; Rumination «12; M.G.M. 8.04. Scratching: Nifhtabad*. Pymble. RACE 2 Hones, Clas* 3, Mr. 5, 5!,
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    Patterson To Fight In Honolulu
    93 8 Patterson To Fight In Honolulu HONOLULU Thurs. DROMOTER Leo Leavitt said to-day that Jackie Patterson of Scotland will defend his lightweight title here m midJanuary against Dado Marine, top challenger on the National Boxing Association list. Leavitt said U.S. $14,000 had been posted with the British Boxing Board and he
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    HOME CRICKET RESULTS
    266 8 YORKSHIRE gained their 15th championship victory wh<:n beating Gloucestershire. At one time Robinson righthand spin bowler claimed five wickets for 14 In 10 overs, five of which were maidens m Gloucestershire's second innings. In an eighth wicket partnership, Taylor and Wilcox of Essex realised 263 runs In
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