The Straits Times, 13 September 1946

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  • 20 1 The Straits Times MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY HIGH! PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1946. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 429 1 From Our Own Correspondent. LONDON, Thursday. A FTER a three months' gap in the publication of the n world rubber statistics, the August Rubber Statistical Bulletin, issued last night, indicates that the output of the principal countries for the second three months of the year totalled
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  • 97 1 Hong Kong Denies Rice Famine HONG KONG Thursday. rE Government spokesman here termed as "rather alarmist" the statement issued m Singapore after yesterday's food conference that Hong Kong's rice stocks were exhausted, and that no rice was expected m the colony until the end of the month. He declared that
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  • 68 1 The statement issued by the office of the Special Commissioner lor South-East Asia on Wednesday night said with regard to Hong Kong: "Rice stocks were exhausted last weekend and no rice is expected from Burma till the end of the month. Accordingly, pending arrival of a vessel now loading at
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  • 104 1 BATAVIA, Thursday. Lord Killearn has officially instructed the British Consul.General In Batavia, Mr. Gilbert Mac. Kereth, to make inquiries into the reported offer by the Indonesian Premier, Sutan SJahrir, to divert Ind:a-bound rice to Malaya. Press reports last week quoted Sutan SJahrir as saying that he
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  • 45 1 ABILEN, KANSAS, Thurs.— Mrs. Ida Stover Elsenhowever, mother of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, United States Army Chief of Staff, died here today trom a heart attack. She was 84. Gen. Eisenhower and his wife will attend the funeral here tomorrow. A. P.
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  • 104 1 Nehru Calls An Asia Congress NEW DELHI, Thurs.— Pandit Nehru, head of India's new interim Government, has issued invitation j to Asiatic nations for a proposed .nter-Asian conference to be hel I m India early next :ear. The conference will "review the position of Asia m the post-war world, exchange
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  • 57 1 The Governor Speaks The Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, spoke at yesterday's anniversary eele. bration of the Japanese snr. render m South. East Asia. Behind the Governor, m this Straits Times picture, aTe chri. lian and Service representatives Another pic'ure and a full Teport of how Singapore observed the
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  • 170 1 DOMINIONS TO BE HEARD ON ITALY PARIS, Thursday. THE Soviet Union has told 1 Britain that she agrees in principle that South Africa, Australia and New Zealand should be allowed to submit their views before the 4i Big Four" on the disposal of Italy's African Empire, it is learned from
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  • 26 1 Malay Boxer Wins From Our Own Correspondent MELBOURNE, Thurs.— The Malay boxer Tiger Aman knocked out Ken Hatcher, trie Australian, In the eleventh round here tonight.
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  • 173 1 TOKIO, Thursday. pOL. Cyril Wild, continuing v his evidence for the presecution before the War Crimes Tribunal today, enumerated further instances of Japanese ill-treatment of Allied prisoners of war m the thickly jungled Burma-Siam area. He said that one heavy timber bridge which the prisoners
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  • 267 1 NEW YORK, Thursday. JJR. TRYGVE LIE, Secretary-General of the United v Nations Organisation, announced tonight that the United Nations General Assembly meeting had been postponed from Sept. 23 Oct. 23. Dr. Lie said a majority of the 51 nations approved the postponement. Of the 51 member
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  • 81 1 Jinnah And The Viceroy To Discuss India BOMBAY, Thursday. MR. Jinnah, the Muslim League President, has accepted an invitation from Lord Wavell, the Viceroy, to discuss the political situation in India. He is probably going to Delhi on Sunday. Well-informed quarters said the Viceroy was very anxious to impress on
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  • 316 1 U.S. STRIKE TO CONTINUE "TO BITTER END" NEW YORK, Thursday. CTRIKING maritime workers today voted to accept the challenge contained in a Wage Stabilisation Board decision and announced that the strike which has tied up between 2,500 and 3,000 ships would be continued "to the bitter end until victory is
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  • 53 1 BOMBAY, Thursday. The general situation here today showed an all-round improvement, but the curfew has been extended to the Fort area— the European business locality while there were two stabbings, and a crude explosive was thrown, last night. Leading workshops and factories were working with nearly full
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  • 227 1 Hope Of Arab Concessions At Conference LONDON, Thursday. THE Palestine Conference today settled down to detailed work on the problem j before it. Altr.fjgh no official notice o; the agenda was given, it wi thought that the Arabs woulc. make specific observations on the British plan for a provincial autonomy
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  • 299 2 Driving On To The Next Objectives NANKING, Wednesday. fHE Chinese Government counter-offensive in Jehol which resulted in the capture of Chengteh, Lungteh and Chihfeng has now slowed down into moppingup operations to consolidate the newly recovered areas, according to a Government statement. The Government
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  • 71 2 BANGKOK, Wednesday. Sixty thousand tons of rice will be available d u r i n < September for shipment from Siam. declared the Siamese Premier, Dhanrronp Naw*su wat. today. He expressed satisfaction with the overall rice situation here. Meanwhile, Government mea. sures of rtoe requisitioning; were
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  • 93 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs.—British and other foreign purchasing missions will after Sept. 30 purchase meat and meat products directly through commercial channels, instead of through the United States Government, it is announced here by the Department of Agriculture. The Department will continue to buy for UNRRA until
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    27 2 The French and British Food Ministers, Mr. Yves Farge and Mr. John Strachey, photographed m London on the eve of their departure far the Copenhagen food talks
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  • 88 2 BAGDAD, Thurs.— A formal request for Arabistan, the Persian province adjoining the oil area of KhuzLstan, to join Iraq ■a-as made b7 the Arabistan delegation to the Iraq Regent. Arshad Al Umari, and Dr. Fadil Jam all. Foreign Minister, yesterday. Dr. Jamali, before leaving for
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  • 60 2 SYDNEY, Thurs.— The Brisbane "Courier Mail" said yesterday that the worst drought m a csutury was causing heavy losses m crops and livestock m Eastern Australia, A 500,000 square -mile area, including some of the best graz ng dairy, and wheatland m New South Wales and Queensland w
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  • 66 2 COPENHAGEN. Wed. The Food and Agricultural Organisation decided here today to invite Slam to sit on the rice commission. The committee on economics and statistics recommended FAO to study the possibility of increasing areas under agriculture in pioneer zones of the wor'd. "The cultivation of
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  • 107 2 LONDON. Thurs— Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Supreme Commander of the occupying forces in Japan, is accused by the Soviet newspaper Izvestia of launching an "ope n anti-Communist campaign," Moscow radio said today. The article said: "Is Japan being turned into a bridge be. twee n the United
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  • 59 2 LONDON, Wed.— The Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang, left Poole by a British Overseas Air. ways Corporation ilying bout today for Calcutta on his way home to report to his Government. He arrived in England by air yesterday from Paris, wheip he had been
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  • 36 2 BEYROUT, Thurs—Government sources said on Tuesday that the Lebanon had asked Moscow for the repatriation of Fnwzi Kav.ciikjf. a leader of the Arab revolt of 1933. described as ow known to be on Soviet errttory.— A.P
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  • 81 2 BATAVIA, Thurs. —The Chinese. Indonesian Society in Slbolga, West Sumatra, has un. animously adopted a resolution calling on the Nanking Govern, ment to enlist United Nations aid in suspending Dutch military movements in Indonesia, according to an "Antara" report. The resolution, which was forwarded through
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  • 66 2 LONDON, Thurs.— The Buenos Aires correspondent ot the News Chronicle cables that President Peron's government hopes to conclude a temporary meat agreement with Britain, despite the stalemate m the Anglo-Argen-tine commercial negotiations. The Argentine Government, he says, has notified British Minstry of Food officials that
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  • 248 2 LONDQN, Thursday. THE British Air Ministry unfolded another page of history yesterda; revealing officially for the first time the narrow margin by which the Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain. It made public m the London Gazette the full story of the battle by
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  • 165 2 LONDON, Thursday. OQUATTERS, instigated by the British Communist Party, 0. have ignored stern Government warnings in an official statement from Downing Slrtet that th^ rights of ordinary citizens were being endangered end "anarchy may result.*' and have moved into mor-> large buildings. At one of
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  • 139 2 BRAZIL JAPS GIVE IN RIO DE JANEIRO, Wtd. lEADERS of the "Shndo v Rommei, Japanese terrorists of the Black Dragon Society, today signed a declaration admitting the defeat of Japan, and promising to instruct the 300,000 other Japanese residents of Brazil of their country's surrender to the United Nations. Members
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  • 75 2 WASHINGTON. Wed. Fifty thousand tons of Canadian wheat will be shipped to India this month, it was learned torfaj Mr. R. L. Gupta, Food Ad. viser to the Indian AgencyGeneral, said that Canada promised six shiploads of wheat in response to the reouest for aii
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    • 284 2 CINEMATOGRAPH EXHIBITORS' ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE AND THE MALAYAN UNION The Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association cf Su.^pre and the Mai. Union wish to announce, with reference to the Uwterweal Prociamm.' Increasing the rates of entertainment duty with effect from 15 h Septembe 1946, that all their members have decided not to incr.a^e
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  • 676 3 'Malaya Is Now 100 Years Nearer Self -Government' Thanksgiving Service At The Cathedral MALAYA has come 100 years nearer to democratic self-government as a result of the crises of the last few years and this fact offers a wonderful challenge and opportunity, said the Rev. David Rosenthall speaking at the
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  • 274 3 THE Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Oimson, sent the following message to the schoolchildren of Singapore on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary of the Sur. render Ceremony, yesterday: "Sept. 12, is a memorable day In the history of Singapore. It was on that
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  • 71 3 THE RAJ 1 are planning to build a camp at Sime Road where more than 4,000 Malayans spent 3 l 2 years behind barbed wire. The site was previously Air Ministry ground. This is Just one of the schemes RAF. is prepar. ing so that they
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  • 158 3 Food Control Offences: Rise In Aug. OFFENCES under the Food and Price Control Regula. tions in Singapore have risen steeply during the month of August as compared with July's figures Fines imposed on food racketeers show a corresponding increase of 75 per cent. During August there were 575 prosecutions and
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  • 106 3 Children To See "Henry The Fifth" WITH the intention of educating schoolchildren through ithe medium of films, the Singapore Education Department has Ijmade a n excellent itart by selecting Eagle-Lion's presentation of Shakespeare's "Henry the Fifth," a technicolour production to be shown at the Pavilion Tneatre next Tuesday. It is
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  • 129 3 Recruits From Malaya For Chinese Navy By Our Chinese Correspondent TH E Chinese Consulate General in Singapore has recently received an abridged prospectus from the Naval College in Nanking, granting special concessions to Overseas Chinese candidates who wish to join the Chinese Navy. One concession accords the privilege of answering
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  • 86 3 110 CASES OF CLOTH MISSING ABOUT 110 cases of various types of clothes belonging to the Borneo Company were found to be missing yesterday morning by a clerk wording in Godown No. 2 at Trafalgar Street, Singapore. The matter was reported to the police, who are now investigating the robbery.
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  • 45 3 Ingenuity is the keynote of Singapore trade and industry to. day. This Straits Times picture shows a Chinese barber who has set up his business m an arched doorway leading to one of the lanes off one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.
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  • 282 3 THE first shipload of 295 wives and children of Service 1 personnel m the Far East will arrive m Singapore this morning by the 27,000-ton White Star liner Biilannic from the United Kingdom. Only 60 families are for Singapore the remainder will disembark m transit for
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  • 92 3 A Singapore taxi-driver, was relieved of his vehicle and gold rings, wrist watch and fountain pen, on Tuesday night by two men he described as an European and a Malay, both armed with pistols. He said that Ju^t before they drove off in his
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  • 254 3 Along The S ingapore Waterfront CHIPS positions in Singapore yesterday were: MAIN WHARF Godown 31-32: Olen Aflaric discharging stores. Godown 3S-39: Marina (tanker). WEST WHARF Godown 1-2: Samite, discharging Stores. Qodown 3: Klang. loading stores fo- Penang. Godown 4-5: Ben Lomond, discharging stores. Godown 0-7: Sani Key, discharging stores. Godown
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  • 172 3 60 INDIAN STOWAWAYS ON TROOPER SIXTY Indians, believed to be civilians, who stowed away on board the B. I. trooper Aronda which left Singapore for Palembang on Dec. 8, were discovered soon after the ship had left Pal .ibang for India. As a result of this discovery, the ship has
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  • 145 3 FIFTEEN Chinese, arrested by the Singapore Police In the Jalan Bssar area appeared in bhe Second Police Court on Wednes day on various charges. Seven men wer» asked to show cause why they ihould not b3 bound over. One Chines:? was charged with loitering in Syed Alwi
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  • 999 4 The Straits Times Singapore, Friday, Sept. 13, 1946. Sime Road And Belsen Som c four thousand civilians m Malaya who were In the hands of the Japanese In Changi Oaol and Sime Road are searching their consciences today. Totninaca, Kobayashi and Kawasue sentenced to death by hanging Suzuki to imprisonment
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  • 76 4 PARIS, Thurs.— Col. Andre de Wavrin, head of General de Gaulle's wartime Secret Servic? under tlve name of Colonel Passy, last night issued a 2,000-word statement accusing the French Government of "systematically violating the law" and announcing his refusal to appear before the Government Enquiry Committee. He
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  • 1016 4 China Background: Parties And Armies From A Shanghai Correspondent RESPITE limited and unlimited truces, and with fighting, though on a minor scale, going on m many parts of the country, the dispute between the Kuomintang government of China and the Chinese Communist Pai*ty, seems as far from settlement as ever.
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  • Man In The Street
    • 270 4 A RECENT news item m heavy type announced the tad fact that some 16 families of senior Government officials are at present compelled to share houses m Singapore. This heartrending story will doubtless elicit the sympathy it obserros. Now listen to mine.
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    • 188 4 PERM ANY has been reported U to have made ersatz food from human hair and wood. Cannot we, with the help of our nutrition experts, make bread out of tapioca chip flour (tapioca starch flour won't rise), combined *ith some such vitaminoua materials as rice polishings, wheat bran,
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    • 127 4 I WOULD like to support some I of the statements made m the letter from A. M. Macphail about conditions at Katong. When properties m civilian areas are occupied by the Service*, it might be expected thai supervision, similar to that m cantonments, would be exercised over them.
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    • 69 4 QWIMMING enthusiasts were v glad to hear that the Municipality had taken ovc 1 the Mount Emily swimming pool from the Services. That was over a month ago, and nothing has been heard of tha matter since. We were told that the pool requires cleaning and the
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    • 143 4 rILE a large number of our people m Malaya have been plunged into political mania since the Japanese surrender, we overlook the fact that we have been recklessly dragged into an affair which is entirely not our own. We Malays are allowing ourselres to Indulge too much m
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    • 70 4 REX STILL REIGNS SUPREWE. There Is nothing to equal REX RADIOGRAM REEILES either pre-war or post-war. $1.50 (By port, $1.80) Each tin contains 10C Gold plated Semi-Permanent Needles (each needle to play 10 records) sufficient to play 1000 Records. Each person Is entitled to buy one tin thousands of tins
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  • 426 5 "Now That The Flag Of Freedom Flies.. We Are Not Without Hope"... Governor's Message To Singapore "AUK plight is still grievous, but now that the flag of freedom flies once more over the island, we are not without hope." This sentence from the address of Mr. E.
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  • 60 5 From Our Own Correspondent MALACCA, Tours. UICTORY Day was celebrated m Malacca m real "festive spirit. A mile-long procession led by tanks paraded the streets and ended at the Malacca Club padang where the Resident Commissioner, Mr. E. V. O. Day, presented letters of thanks for patriotic
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  • 294 5 Volunteers L.D.C. Get War Ribbons From Our Own Correspondent. KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. THOUSANDS gathered on the padang this morning to witness the parade commemorating the anniversary of the Japanese surrender in South East Asia at which the Governor, Sir Edward Gent, presented cards of commendation and assisted by the Chief
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  • 30 5 All Government pensioners who have not yet registered for their textiles should do so at 47, The Arcade. F.M S. pensioners m particular are requested to -on tact Mr. Chelllah.
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  • 173 5 GOV. GEN. HONOURS HEROES PENANG, Thurs RISING from his sick bed against doctor's orders, the Governor-General, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, this morning pre. sented certificates and monetary gifts totalling over $33,000 to 54 Malayans who helped Allied troops in the Battle of Malaya and during: the occuoation. Among the recipients were
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  • 293 5 20,000 ASK FOR RACIAL EQUALITY THAT the British Government should implement the pro vision of self-rovernment to Malaya on a basis of absolute racial equality, was one of four resolutions passed at a mass meeting held at Farrer Park yesterday to commemorate the first anniversary of the formal surrender of
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  • 529 5 By A Special Correspondent. tTHlNATOWN. with all its moon-chasing dragons. its fighting lions, its historical scenes of ancient China, its clashing cymbals and fiercely-beaten drums, its minstrels, passed through Singapore streets in fascinating cavalcade in the fierce heat of yesterday morning as part of the city's observation
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  • 908 5 FIVE addresses were presented to the Governor, Sir Fvanklin Gimson, at the ceremony held at the Municipal Building yesterday. Mr. C. E. Collinge. a member o; '•c Municipal Commissioners and former Commandant ot Sime Roac". Internment Camp, said: "For some of us. indeed perhaps for most of
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  • 238 6 Occupation Atrocities Heard In Court From Our Own Correspondent PENANG, Wed. THE first testimony, describing the activities of the hooded terror "m Penang during the occupation, was heard m the War Crimes Court today when the sworn statement of a Chinese, Tan Wye Hin, was read
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  • 173 6 Committee On Chinese School Books Meets KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE flrat meeting of the Chinese Text-Book Advisory Committee was held in Kuala Lumpur last week. Mr. A. W. Frisby, Ass'siant Director of Education (Chinese Schools), presided and the Director of Education, Malayan Union, and the Director of Education, Singapore, together
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  • 99 6 From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Wed. ON receipt of information that armed robbers had just robbed a Chinese contractor at Ul.i Sapetang, a small village south of Taiping, the Taiping police headed by the OJS.P.C, Mr Donaldson, proceeded to the scene. The victim stated that
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  • 114 6 Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. IT a meeting of members re. presenting various services of the Malayan Railways held en Sunday at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, it was decided to form an association known as the Railway Junior Officers' Association. An interim committee consisting of Messrs. V.
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  • 73 6 From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Tuesday. CUBSEQUENT to the discovery of a body of a young Chinese with stab wounds at the Lake Gardens on Saturday, the TaiDing police have succeeded m making one arrest. The arrested man, Loo Thiam Weng, was produced m the Tal. ping
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  • 122 6 j •THE Sporting Union at Kampong I Kaja, Besut, Trengganu, was cpsned on August 30 by Che Abdul Aziz bin Hussin, Jhe Dsputv Commissioner, Besut, and the following we.~e elected office bearers for one year. Patron Mr. J. O. Black; adviser Che Abdul Azi-, bin Hu&sin;
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  • 61 6 From Our Own Correspondent TAIPING. Thurs. Pleading guilty to committing housebreaking into the Chinese school at Padang Gajah on the night of Sept. 3, and stealing a suit-case of clothing, two young Malays, Bakar bin Puteh and Omar bin Rashid, were sentenced by the District
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  • 53 6 From Our Own Co-respondent MUAR, Wednesday. MR. J. Le Prevost. Group Super111 visor, Johore North, was entertained to tea by the staff of the Government English Pre. paratory School, Muar, at the school premises yesterday. Mr. Prevost is leaving Muar to loin the tutorial staff of the
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  • 291 6 New Books On Malaya: Equality Straits Times Pott- Bag HERE in Malaya there is talk of equality, and there is an East and West Club. But, as Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake points out in "The New Malaya and You," while Malays. Indians, Chinese and Eurasians mix freely, the* attitude
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  • 137 6 IN view of the tremendous reduction in our rice ration recently, is it not wonderful to find that there are many food vendors in Singapore who can still manage to obtain rice at exorbitant prices? Where do they get the rice from? They may have bought it from
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  • 98 6 U/ITH regard to the letter by "An Eye-Witness" published on Sept. 10, I would like to know why the writer had not the guts to report the matter to the authorities concerned. The blame for failure to cope w^h the black market s very easily pinned on Food
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    • 368 6 SMALLPOX The Public are reminded that Smallpox is endemic within the Municipal Area of Singapore. All persons who have not besn successfully vaccinated within the last three years, or who were vaccinated during the Japanese occupation, are advised to be re-vacclnated NOW. Parents are urged to have their Children under
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    • 627 6 REMINDER. NOTICE Is hereby given that Uu Trade Mark and or Design above depicted is the exclusive pror.-rty of Mr TAN SIEW KUAH trading under the style of T.M.A. MUSIC HOUSE of No 61 High Street, Singapore, and that thp said Trade Mark and/or Design has been used and is
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 175 6 RADIO PROGRAMMES RADIO MALAYA KKD (StTYVOKK Cr.m hood to p.m and S.JO to 11 pm on OS metre* (ram noon to Z p.m on 1.825 met/aee. In «1 metre band and from 7.45 to 9 p.m. en 4.78 mcs/tce in raeir» band CHINESE noon to in p.m (news id Hokklen
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    • 134 6 '»'."< ">n Sundays when the afternoon tesslon opens *t a pjn (news neadilnes 8 3C p.m anc 1 news at V30 p m MALAY noon to 1 p.m. fuews at 12.45 om.) an" from I pn to SIS njn (n*w* tn Malay «f I SO om.) TONIGHT'S HIGHLIGHTS 8.30 p.m.
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    • 124 6 chestral Music: 8.30 a.m. News. 730 p.m. Harmony Hall: 8.CJ p.m News: 8 35 p.m London Calling; 8.4C p.m. Speaking to forces overseas; 8.4s p.m. Music Cavalcade: 9.30 p.m. Scottish Orchestra; 10.30 p.m. Radio Newsreel; 10.45 p.m. London Calling; 10.50 p.in. Forces Favourites; 11.30 pjn. News: 11.40 pjn. From Today's
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  • 465 7 INDIAN GO VT. FACES HEAVY TASK But Leaders Confident Of Future NEW DELHI, (By Air MaU.). INDIA'S newborn interim Government, which has just assumed office m New Delhi, is faced with a mountain of difficult and delicate tasks that might well strain the abilities of a veteran administration. The new
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  • 116 7 BOMBAY, Thurs.— The strength of the Communist Party in India today is more than 33 times its pre-war strength, according to the Communist paper "People's Age." "People's Age" said Communist Party membership in India in 1939 was about 1,500 and has now increased to 50,000. Membership
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  • 128 7 South China Gets Most Of Relief SHANGHAI, Thursday— With u shipments to North China still interrupted by fighting along the Lungnai railway, the majority of CNRRAUNRRA relief cargoes are now being sent to South China and areas south of the Yangtse. Hankow has now been made the distributing centre for
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  • 145 7 NEW PARTY FORMED IN CHINA SHANGHAI, Thursday. ANOTHER new party has appeared on the Chinese political stage with the birth of the "Chinese Freemasons Democratic Party." It is reported to have considerable support from Chinese overseas. One of its first acts after its formal inauguration at which many Chinese from
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  • 70 7 SHANGHAI, Thurr— After protracted negotiations. tbe new Slno-American trade treaty U reported to be almost ready for signing. Tbere is no news as to how the negotiations in regard to the new Sino-British trade pact reported some time ago as under discussion are progressing, but local
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  • 77 7 Retrenchment In Hong Kong HONG KONG, Thurs. The Government of Hong Kong Is seeking advice on retrenchment as it faces a record estimated budget deficit of nearly HK$115,426,000. A commission of nv e is to study the staffing and duties of each department, and recommend reductions without Impairing efficiency. At
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 389 7 The contract in today's deal was good, particularly at match-point duplicate, but the declarer overlooked a small point in the play. North, dealer. Both sides vulnerable. NORTH AS VQ2 A965SZ J4S WEST EAST Q1064 ♦KJ»8IS 10 8 VJ64S K J 10 7 4 Q872 *6 SOUTH 7 VAK976 Q8 AK1095
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    • 180 7 Despite his prefer nee for clubs, North properly felt that the major-suit contract would be beter at match-point play. west led a spade and the won. Declarer cashed the quteace and king of trumps, then laid down the ace and king of clubs, and whe n Bast discarded a diamond,
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  • 270 8 Huge Crowds See Home Soccer Ties LONDON, Wed. UUGE crowds again flocked to the football League matches played today. Over 50,000 were at Wolverhampton and the games at Manchester, Everton and Newcastle, each attracted over 40,000. Huddersfleld Town, the only team m the First Division without a point before the
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  • 132 8 SUDBURY, Middlesex, Wed. J. R. Kean of Royal Calcutta Golf Club failed to qualify m the southern elimination contest here today for the News of World £2,000 match play championship which begins at Hoylade on September 25. Playing below his best form he had a second round
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  • 69 8 The wrestling; programme for tomorrow at the Qreat World Stadium Is a return match between Son of Kong and Jeff Conda over 10 rounds. The second big attraction will be Zombie against Johnny Merrill over 10 rounds. Ivan Ho the Kuala Lumpur Chinese feather weight champ'on meets Roughhouse
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  • 70 8 THE Singapore Cricket Club will start rugby with a match between Club members on the last Saturday m this month. Any member, who wishes to play rugby, should put his name on the list provided on the Club board. Practice is held on the padang every afternoon m
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  • 396 8 RECS. SCORE EASY WIN AT HOCKEY niSPLAYING fine underU standing and opportunism, the Singapore Recreation Club trounced the ALFSEA HQ., at hockey yesterday on the Police Depot ground by five goals to nil. Exchanges were fast and furious right from the initial whistle, with both sides coming within an ace
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  • 274 8 Kuala Lumpur Hockey From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, TJiurs. pOMBINED Services were no match for Combined Civilians v m a victory celebrations hockey match on the Kuala Lumpur padang yesterday evening. The Services were defeated nine goals to nil. The score suggests the
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  • 31 8 The Sinhalese Sports Club cricket match against the 8.0.A.C.C. will be played on Sunday, starting at 11 a.m. and not on Saturday at 2 Pm. as previeusly orrang*d.
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  • 33 8 The first team of the R.A.F. Changl, beat an ACSKA unit at Chanel on Wednesday at soccer by two goals to ni" Tomson scored both the goals for the R.A.F.
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  • 185 8 r> V** CkMMrf T. r-« ,.> COCCER of a scrappy nature was spivt-d up at Ut ground yesterday when the R.A.F. Changi 2nd. XI beat the Tamil Brotherhood by two goals to one. A few minutes after play Macintosh handled the ball in the penalty area
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  • 483 8 CHINESE LOSE THREE-ONE Army Win At Jalan Besar THE Combined Army created a big surprise at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday when they beat the better fancied Chinese Athletes by three goals to one in a game in aid of the Y.M.C.A. Rehabilitation Fund. It was the Army's game right throughout.
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  • 458 8 From Our Own Correspondent KUALA LUMPUK, Thurs. THE Palmer Cup presented by Mr. F. W. Palmer. President Football Association, Selangor, was won by Combined Services, who beat Combined Civilians by six goals to three m one of the most exciting soccer matches seen mi n Kuala
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  • 83 8 The Combined R.A.F. team against th* Malay Football Association on Sunday at the Jalan Besar stadium will be as follows:—Chester; More ton, Slaney; Rice, Loom, Nlcol, Painter, Proudfoot, Kerry, Dickinson, Smith. The Food Control Inspectorate soccer team of Singapore wishes to play a game of football against
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  • 111 8 FVETKRMINKD to maintain their pre--Ls war popularity and brilliance on the sports field, the St. Andrews OKI Boys Association are reported to be building up two formidable rugby and hockey sides for the coming season. The Old Boys had an exceptionally proud rugby record In the past,
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