Newspapers-The Straits Chronicle-1945 to 1946
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Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.1 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.1 | Masthead | The Straits Chronicle No. 1. MALACCA, WEDNESDAY, SEITEMBER 19, 1945. lft Cts. | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.1 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.2 | LIEUT.-COL. LUCKHAM’S ASSURING MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF MALACCA | LIEUT.-COL. LUCKHAM’S ASSURING MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF MALACCA Thousands of the local population assembled at the various Public Broadeast points yesterday evening- when the first message of Lieut. Col. H. A. L. Luckham, Administrator for Civil Affairs Malacca, was released by the local British Military Administration. The text of | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.1 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.3 | BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION | BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION Lt.-( ol. H. A. L. Luckham As Uivil Administrator s unday. September 16, will go down 1,1 the annals of Malacca as an aus- !"< ious day of great rejoicing and jubilation when the local people of all aces, creed «and stations in life were agog with | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.1 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.4 | British Military Administration, Malaya | British Military Administration, Malaya PROCLAMATION NO. 1 A PROCLAMATION TO ESTABLISH A MILITARY ADMINISTRATION by reason of military necessity and for the prevention and suppression of disorder and the maintenance of public safety it is necessary to place the territories ot the Settlements of Singapore, Penang and Malacca, all islands | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.2 | 2 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.5.1 | RIGHT HAS PREVAILED | RIGHT HAS PREVAILED •Absence male tb* b«r. lijnber may be a commonplace «d- k mi,,al's.Vrr,tu'r if Japan can,o to auddenly that people i of that human SLliw* r*w.* -y-h h ->' mercifully liberated fro," a ruthl re n of blood, sweat and tears. ,his hour of liberation it behoves J | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.2 | 2 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.6 | EVACUEES TO REPORT | EVACUEES TO REPORT The Malacca Secretariat of the 8.M.A., is registering the names of ■evacuees w'ho arrived in this State, and ajl persons who come under the catejr >ry of evacuees are advised to submit the necessary particulars: Name, Address, Race, Employment, No. of Family, Destination etc., at the earliest | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.2 | 2 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.7 | SCHOOLS TO REOPEN SOON | SCHOOLS TO REOPEN SOON Making an official statement on the meeting of headmasters of local schools f eld at the British Military Administration Headquarters Malacca, this morning. Lieut. Col. H. A. L. Luckham the Administrator for Civil Affairs declared. Arrangements will be made to re- open schools as soon as | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.2 | 2 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.8 | RADIO NEWS BREVITIES | RADIO NEWS BREVITIES Price Of Rubber Fixed Singapore, Sept. 18. Singapore Naval Base which was a pvide to the Royal Navy at Singapore n 1941, will take some months before it can be put into full operation. At present 3 500 Japanese are working under'the supervision of 20 Officers and | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450919-1 | 19/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450919-1.1.2 | 2 | straitschronicle19450919-1.2.9.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | Govt. Servants Pensioners To Be Paid An official circular has been issued b> the local Administrator for Civil Affairs to the effect that all government serv ants and pensioners who were on the approved scheme on January 81, 1241, wil be paid three months’ salary amounting to a maximum of | NA |
| The Straits Chronicle | straitschronicle19450920-1 | 20/9/1945 | 1 | straitschronicle19450920-1.1.1 | 1 | straitschronicle19450920-1.2.1 | Masthead | The Straits Chronicle No. 2. MALACCA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1945. 10 els. | NA |
Column legend
| Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
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| Newspaper title | newspaper_title | Text | - | Title of newspaper |
| Issue id | issue_id | Text | - | Issue ID |
| Issue date | issue_date | Text | - | Issue date |
| Edition | edition | Text | - | Edition |
| Page id | page_id | Text | - | Page ID |
| Page number | page_number | Text | - | Page number |
| Article id | article_id | Text | - | Article ID |
| Article title | article_title | Text | - | Title of article |
| Article text 1st50words | article_text_1st50words | Text | - | First 50 words of the article text |
| Contributor | contributor | Text | - | Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article |
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.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_362cc124d3971ee36e7e47a3b4c4d02f" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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