The Straits Budget, 3 April 1952

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    31 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISfIED OVER A CENTURY] Vou So ;cs No. 296. Thursday, April 3, 1952 Price 40 cents (S.S. Currency) Or 1 sh.
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  • STRAITS TIMES POST-BAG
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      The Memorial Club site criticised
      384 2  -  W. H. CRAWFORD. Liverpool. riE Times has recently published an appeal letter written by the then Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, concerning the construction of a Memorial Club to be attached to St. Andrew’* Cathedral. While this motion should be strongly supported by all
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      ‘CONFIRM MR. MORRIS’S APPOINTMENT’
      310 2  -  DISGUSTED EUROPEAN. Singapore. I NOTICE with pleasure in the Straits Times that we have at least two public men in Singapore, who are not afraid to speak their minds. I refer to Dr. Paglar and Mr. Lim Yew Hock. In December 1950 you were kind enough
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      An eyesore every morning
      250 2  -  s. RAMACHANDRA. Singapore' THE Esplanade—Singapore’* scenic pride and the praise of visitor* until reno- b n on the Cenotaph—has become an eyesore- and a disgraceful contrast to the clean Fading and majestic building* opposite since it became a site for night food hawkers. o' nd er
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      COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT
      119 2  -  K.H.L. Singapore. HPHE sentence imposed on A the villagers of Tanjong Malim is inhuman. It may be true that the villagers are not co-operating with the Government. But whose fault is it? Even Government officials have not had the police protection they need. General Templer accused the villagers
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      WING TO THE CATHEDRAL
      96 2  -  SEAMAN. c Singapore. WHY was Singapore’. < !Vl au t Ul st Andrew’s ?Jfim dral dama ged by the addition of a hall to one of Its wings? it ha* lost the symbol of what It stand, for —a cress. I am sure the late Archdeacon
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      Should IMP change its name now?
      292 2  -  S. SHUNMUGAM. Malacca. 'THE name “Independence of Malaya Part misnomer for an organisation with th object of achieving independence for Malav Tv, e abbreviation IMP makes it worse It gives f>', pression that it was created to cause mischi, im I would suggest that
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      ‘The snob city’
      219 2  -  ANDREW CORVINROMANSK1 Singapore. slnßEMre 111 u recent artlcle that There nn mal P ed cit y on earth.” 'Sf&iSSa? Jteis I™ r-ssssa? at Pi K, e appellation “Snob Monkey^, intimacy of distinguished persons; an upstart.” Snobbishness should not. thereJ?m e of be with a legitimate claim to
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      OLD FRIEND IN THE GARDEN
      108 2  -  J. F. JONES. Captain Adjutant. Singapore.. ¥F “Wak Kebon”, v a he may be, is re Ver terested in the svc m ?fUiS*te b S C me 8 Vo!?:neer If this 1* not possible be only too pleased uld him all the In format. T
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      RECORD OF THE PAST
      87 2  -  I. A. Singapore. THE action of ‘iit* 'Jr,jeers" reflects disc-edit n n.>one but the indiv cemed. Cortair.lv il: rational being will c: .:ie:se thp liidiar. community u of th*. ir defection. The glorious re.ord of the Indian Army is written in history, and particularly the supreme
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      ‘RIGHTS’ AND ‘PRIVILEGES’
      91 2  -  (Mrs.) M. F. HA> Singapore. rAM a Service wife am I too have no house nd shall be without one in infinitely, but I do not int nd to waste any more paper n this question of accomm <- tion, of which everyone r t be aware.
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      Volunteer widows
      66 2  -  ALWAYS FORGOTTEN Singapore. {HAVE seen In the Press ports of an increase the cost-of-living allowa* for Government pension* I wonder if Volunteer wide under the Personal Injuri Scheme will be included. So far, we do not kn* whither we are consider Government pensioners not, and as our pensio:
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  • The Straits Budget
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      The Velge Mystery
      801 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 27. the !<'■' Public hearings hv the Riot Inquiry ro.nmis.oon lust year, a minor mystery* vas left unsolved Commission, in its commenu t n the Velge incident roundly accused Mr. Nigel M, niN who had been head o/ the C.I.D., of instructing a police
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      Mr. Nigel Morris
      128 3 THE statement In yesterday’s editorial “The Velge Mystery.” that Mr. Morris had believed Mr. Velge to be a special constable because he had s een Mr. Velge’s warrant card, was incorrect. Mr Morris “based his evidence that Mr. Velge was a special constable upon the fact that
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      Fears Over Tin Deal
      307 3 —Straits Times. Mar. 27. There have been some second thoughts in London on the virtue of the steel-tin deal with America. Britain has undertaken to sell 20,000 tons of tin at the fixed price of $1.18 a pound, or £944 a long ton, and to make
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      Drastic but Justified
      670 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 28. The townspeople of Tanjong Malim cannot justly complain of their punishment. Life in this Selangor-Perak border town will be hard for the nexl few weeks, but the blame for it lies with Tanjong Malim. Not many towns have so black a record. Five
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      The Federation's Unions
      376 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 28. News of encouraging progress comes from the Registrar of Trade Unions in the Federation. Membership increased greatly last year, and so did the prestige of the unions themselves. The workers responded to the highly successful results of the wage negotiations in the rubber
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      Matters of Trade
      757 3 —Straits Times. Mar. 29. A total Malay an trade ol $10,710 million is a record which, as the chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce told the Chamber yesterday, we may not see again for some years to come. For one thing, rubber is half the price
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      The Textile Trade
      380 4 —Straits Times. Mar. 31. The boom in textiles began to collapse twelve months ago. In the second half of the year, according to reports submitted at the annual meeting of the Singapore Chamher of Commerce, the posi--1 tion deteriorated still further. Although there has been little recent
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      Colombo Plan Progress
      807 4 —Straits Times, Apr. 1. Not until the official report of the Karachi conference has been published will it be possible to see exactly what progress the Colombo Plan has made, and what may now be expected from it. Official British statements have described the report as a
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      The K. L. Voter
      340 4 —Straits Times Aj r. 1 There is no doubt that the qualifications for the franchise in Kuala Lumpur are too narrow. They should be liberalised. But it is questionable whether the move made in the Council yesterday to extend the vote to all residents in the
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      The Planter's Problems
      722 4 —Straits Times. Apr. 2. A year of record 'prosperity for the rubber industry has not been without its problems for the planter, and it has ended on a further note of warning. Prosperity will sutler a setback, remarks the annual report of the United Planting Association of
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      Rice Secrets
      379 5 —Straits Times. Apr. 2. Lord Reading, at the Colomi bo Plan conference in Karachi, spoke of the work that was being done that day in the international rice talks in Singapore. It is to he hoped that the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs knows more about it than we
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      Retirement Of Mr. G.L. Peet
      461 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 29. MR. G. L. Peet. Associate Editor of the Straits Times, has retired after nearly 29 years service with the Straits Times Press Ltd. He will make his home in South Perth, West Australia, where he is now on leave w’ith Mrs.
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    GIMSON THANKS COUNCILLORS
    39 5 A letter from the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, expressing his appreciation for being made a Freeman of the City of Singapore was read to City Councillors by the president, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice.
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  • PERSONAL
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      BIRTHS
      165 5 ILYINE—March 5th in Sydney. Australia, to Barbara and Alec, a son (Hugh Alexander!. STEWART—To Peggy wife of Brian Stewart, Malayan Civil Service at Malacca Hospital on 24th March, 1952, a daughter. MACLEOD H. to Jean wile of W. M. Mac'.eod at Bungsar Hospital on Monday, 24th March, 1952. u
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      GOLDEN WEDDING
      31 5 OEHLERS CLARKE: The marriage of George Rae Oehlers to Frances Maude Clarke was solemnised by the Rev. Dunkerley at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, on Easter Monday, 31st. March, 1902.
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    10-hr. blackout to ‘fix a cable’
    69 5 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1. Parts of Orchard Road. Singapore, including the Cathay building, MacDonald House and Amber Mansions, were blacked out for nearly 10 hours yesterday. The blackout lasted from just before noon until 9.30 p.m. A spokesman of the Electricity Department told the Straits
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    New division in Battery Road
    68 5 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1. Singapore returned to work yesterday morning to lind that a new road division had been laid down along Battery Road during the week-end. Fourteen inches wide, four inches high and extending from the Chartered Bank building to the new Bank of China
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    NEW SECRETARY
    29 5 From April 1, Mr. R. G. D. Houghton, will be secretary and executive officer of the Malayan Planting Industries Employers’ Association in place of Mr. R. Boyd.
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      70 5 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABLE IX ADVANCE) Singapore Town Area No Postage Quarterly 5.20 Half-yearly 10.40 Yearly 20.HO The weekly issues of the express at delivery service to an inclusive rate of $34.00 fo (ALL THE ABOVE ARE Kr. Empire Foreign Malaya (Including Including Postage postage) 5.7. 1 6.75 11.50
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      44 5 TANJONG MALI* l|pP? VV&» j- ♦■'tr >*»';< jt io*_ ,> if>» r v 4f t fc i c 0 !i in i* mt l”* (If Mill III 1 eS i MM C* you*. rations DOWN O M I'll P v> ..W time to think it over
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    78 5 DEATH DUDLEY Muriel Tibbs passed away peacefully at Batu Gajah Hospital on the evening of the 22nd. The funeral was held on the afternoon of the 23rd instant at Batu Gajah. ACKNOWLEDGMENT MRS. W. H. FOURNI9S of I'apah wishes to thank all friends for their kindness, their messages and flowers,
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    As I was Saying
    724 6  -  CYNICIJS. SINGAPORE. Mar. 29. (THERE has been sin1 gularly little public reaction to the report of the disciplinary tribunal which investigated the charges brought against six Singapore police officers in connection with the Hertogh riots. The tribunal was not responsible for the decisions announced ip the
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    LOOKING OUT FROM THE CRAG, PENANG.
    11 6 Photograph by Sarii Kai Faye.
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    From a Singapore Diary
    1173 6  -  Stanley Street. Good egg WE have a letter from the Old Salt, written from Jakarta with 75 rupiah- cent’ worth of stamps on the envelope. on the subject of eggs. He has been moved to write this note on the strength of a few recent comments
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    JOHORE ‘TIGERS’ WILL HUNT REDS
    221 8 JOHORE TIGERS’ WILL HUNT REDS .VOIIOKF HAHRI’, Mar. 23. T'HE Tiger Patrols, a specially organised and trained police force for combat duty against the bandits, was inspected by the Sultan of Johore at a parade at the Istana Hesar grounds today. The "Tiger's” mott o, “Semangat Setia” (Rise up all
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    ‘Explain call-up to workers’
    187 8 SINGAPORE. Mar. 27. SINGAPORE Lubour Department yesterday asked all employers in the Colony, including Government, City Council and Singapore Harbour Board, to explain in detail provisions of the National Service Bill to their employees. Thi.s is to avoid labour unrest in the Colony, the Deputy Labour
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    FOOD FOR SAKAI
    19 8 SEGAMAT. Mar. 26.—Nineteen Sakais, victims of the recent floods, have been receiving food parcels since December.
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    Malacca had heavy year
    121 8 MALACCA. Mar. 26. THE Resident Commissioner, Mr. G. E. C. Wisdom, reviewing the Settlement’s activities for the past year in the Malacca Settlement Council today, said that it had been an extremely difficult and heavy year for all branches of Government. “The Emergency overshadows most of
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    Women’s league won’t merge
    61 8 IPOH. Mar. 26.—The Perak Women’s Service League has decided to retain its identity and not to amalgamate with the State branch of the British Red Cross Society. Mrs. >l. w. Blelloch has been appointed chairman in place of Mrs. R. D. R. Hill, who has gone
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    Shell Co’s gift to Sea Scouts
    188 8 SINGAPORE, Mar. 27. SINGAPORE Sea Scouts, who O have been raising funds •sine,* last September to buy a boat for training purposes will bo presented with a 25loot lifeboat the Sea Shell by the Shell Company on Apr. 2. The Sea Shell, a fairly
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    Bond ‘aids genuine students’
    209 8 SINGAPORE, Mar. 27. TO prevent exploitation of the terms and facilities at the Teachers’ Training College, the Singapore Government has introduced a new system of enrolment. It requires all probationery teacher-students to sign a five-year agreement of unbroken training. with a penalty ranging up to SI,OOO
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    BALANCE OF TRADE IN OUR FAVOUR
    199 8 SINGAPORE, Mai. 21 1VR LA YA ast niontft had a favourable trade balance of million, compared w t n an adverse trade balance of $10 million January. 1 Trade figures, issued yesterday. gi Ve February in ports as $347,654,038 against exports tot ns, $370,195,892.
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    Fund for War Memorial
    143 8 SINGAPORE. Mar. 27. Donations of $250 from Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, t h e Commissioner-General, and $2,000 from the Over-seas-Chinese Banking Corporation. Ltd. were among the $3,826 received by the St. Andrew's Cathedral War Memorial Fund last week. Other gifts were: Fraser ana Neave, Ltd., $1,000; Barvque
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    $500 FINE FOR OBSTRUCTION
    67 8 SINGAPORE. Mar. 27. Chop Hiap Chuan Joe. <>j Wallich Street, was $500 in the Singapore tiij Police Court yesterday causing obstruction to t»‘ roadside and five-foot with wooden boxes. In imposing the fine. Magistrate, Mr. K. J L mieson, said. “I do not K* how long
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    MORE FIREMEN
    23 8 A force of 50 men is 1 recruited by the Singai City Council for its $1,000,000 fire station at xandra Road.
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    Federation army: planning starts
    304 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 26. DUNNING of the Federation Army has 1 y| r eudy been started by officials of the n »fi»nce Department, the Secretary for Defeiue. Mr. E. B. David, told the Straits Times special advisory committee had yet been form d but at a
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    Cheng-Lock wants an all-Chinese unit
    154 9 THE Federation Regiment envisaged in the Templer Plan should include a strong Chinese battalion officered bv Chinese. Sir Cheng-lock Tan, president of tiie Malayan Chinese Association, told the Straits Times Events had shown the growinc need for some more military forces, and a battalion formed
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    $116,000 for salary arrears
    76 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 27. Provision of two supplementary votes. totalling $116,000, for payments to Municipal employees have been approved by the Municipal Finance Committee. The first vote for $38,000 is for salary arrears to Municipal clerks to whom the Establishment Committee recommended that the Benham revision
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    PETS IN OFFICES BANNED
    51 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Mar. 27. rjOVERNMENT officers will VI not. in future, be allowed 1 take their pets to office. < u !L ecent circular issued by he State Secretariat prohibits any Government employee from bringing animals office during working hours. Recently a dog created a n
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    Salvation Army needs $120,000
    63 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 27. The maintenance of the Ration Army homes in ala ya will be handicapped generous donations from public are not forthcomtj-? immediately, said Captain *2 Gordon, of the Salvation Army Headquarters, in 8in'anore yesterday. Gn Tuesday over 400.000 Pamphlets will go to all parts
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    EXTRA B.O.A.C. SERVICE
    75 9 SINGAPORE. Mar. 28. On April 7, the British Overseas Airways Corporation will run an extra Argonaut service from Singapore on the Bangkok. Rangoon. Calcutta, Karachi. Bahrein. Beirut. Rome. London route. On May 1, the service will be adjusted to summer schedule. and will leave Singapore on Wednesdays,
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    176 deaths in a week
    37 9 One-hundred-amd-seventy-six people died in Singapore during the week ending Mar. 22 Tuberculosis killed 18 people, pneumonia 25, enteritis 20 and beri-beri four. There were no deaths from dysentery, typhus fever or poliomyletis.
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    18,000 ration cards
    23 9 The Rationing Office in Orchard Road. Singapore, dealt with 18.000 ration cards during the first three weeks of this month.
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    Weight off my mind, says Wiltshire
    354 9 From Our Own Correspondent LONDON, Mar. 26. MR. R. C. B. Wiltshire, former Singapore Acting Commissioner of Police, who has been exonerated from blame in connection with the Maria Hertogh riots, said last night: “The whole thing is such a weight off my mind
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    Ruler took ex-bandit along
    49 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 26. T™ Tus? comp.«"d h yn two: whHe*"MahayspX' of t0 the e M«nces fn th e which L h nurme en the r tour the Sultan opened a number of Malay schW and spoke on the need for improved education and industry.
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    Women start drive for $250,000
    214 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 28. WOMEN members of St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore. are launching a drive for funds for the Cathedral's $250,000 war memorial. Their programme includes an Easter ball, a mahjong drive and a special film premiere. The ball is being organised by Ludv Fogarty, wife
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    New rule for tobacco imports
    117 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 28. IMPORT licences will be required from today for the import of manufactuured tobacco except if it originates o r is consigned from Burma, Brunei. China, Indo-China, Indonesia. North Borneo (including Labuan), Sarawak and Siam. Announcing this yesterday, a Singapore Government statement says
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    Major drowned in canoe tragedy
    133 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 27. 11/lAJOR Frederick Cook, 45, of the Royal Signals, i?l and Charles Howard Jackman, 5, were thrown into the choppy sea when their canoe capsized half a mile offshore off Tanah Merah Besar on Feb. 2. Major C. R. Jackman, who was watching
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    No calling book
    28 9 IPOH, Mar. 27.—The calling book at the Brewster Road residence of the Mentri Besar of Perak has been withdrawn and placed at the State Secretariat.
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    Jagas give him a watch
    90 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. MR. J. A. Worswick, manager, of the Union Insuf* ance Society of Canton, will be leaving the Far East soon after 32 years’ service. And last night, after he had been garlanded by the head iaga of Union Building, Mr. Nerian Singh,
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    This is the shameful record of the Town of Sealed Lips
    97 10 iINCE Jin. 1 this year, *7 there have been: Five ambushes; Ten attacks on military and police patrols; Five lorries burnt; Six thousand rubber trees slashed; Seven strikes due to intimidation of labour; Three buses destroyed;Five unsuccessful road ambushes;
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    STEN-GUN MEN WALK WITH HIM
    153 10 TANJONG MALIM, Mar. 27. PREN gunners of the Royal West Kent Regiment crouched in ditches and policemen stood every five yards along roads in Taniong Malim today as the High Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Terrple r arrived in the town in an armoured car, two
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    College to stay open
    94 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 27. npHK Sultan Idris Teachers’ Training College will be tho only educational institution in Tanjong Malim to •s' ay open when the curfew begins tomorrow. The college is residential and students' will not have to leave the grounds to attend lectures. Today, while
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    TEMPLER PUNISHES T. MALIM
    1333 10 A nd warns others ivho are silent TANJONG MALIM, Mar. 27. TWENTY THOUSAND people were sentenced today for the crime of silence —a silence which led to ambushes, strikes, derailments and a reitfn of terror and murder in the town and district of Tanjong Malim on
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    They heard sentence in silence
    513 11 TV vjoNG MALIM. Thurs. ,i \M'i.RS in the Tanjong 1 V Milini district said that 1 0 ,mishment imposed on h P* >ple in the town and if,l by the Hieh Commoner. Gen. Sir Gerald r",iu)le. todav was compan- ,‘bol'r unrest has been acute on
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    New D.O. is a former Ferret man
    72 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 27. THE new District Officer, Tanjong Malim. Mr. D. C. L. WiLson, only knew of his appointment a few hours before he was asked to go to the town today. Mr. Wilson, aged 34. a n.ember of the Ferret Force
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    Island offers jobs for 30
    114 11 SINGAPORE. Mar. 28. A SINGAPORE firm is looking for fitters and labourers through the Employment Exchange of the Singapore Labour Department to fill 30 vacancies at Christmas Island. The vacancies are for 20 labourers, six general fitters, a telephone/radio mechanic an armature winder. a blacksmith
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    AND THE GANG STRIKE AGAIN
    81 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 28. Tilt Tanjong Malim gang that have terrorised the area of North Selangor struck again yesterday ten minutes after the High Commissioner left the town after announcing the punishment he was meting out Three bandits murdered a Chinese kepala on an estate
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    Speak now Invitation to town
    195 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 29. AP KIN T E D invitation asking every man, woman or child in Tanjong Malim to give information about bandit movements will probably be placed under each door in the town within the next few days. The invitation will give directions
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    Templer ready to help the unions
    390 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 26. ■pHE High Commissioner, Gen. Sir Gerald Templer, today told trade union leaders at a meeting at King’s House that he would encourage trade unions to the fullest extent in his power—so long as they kept away from Communism. The Straits
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    S’PORE FIRM FINED $1,000
    92 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. Aik Hoe and Company of Kim Chuan Road, Singapore, was fined $l,OOO in the Singapore City Police Court yesterday on two charges of erecting buildings without the plans and specifications having been approved by the Chairman of the Rural Board. Mr. F. T.
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    High rubber export duty criticised
    185 12 PENANG. Mar. 26. THE “severe export duty” imposed by Government on rubber was criticised by* Mr. P. B L. Coghlan, vicechairman elect of the Rubber Growers’ Association, when he lert for Britain after a six-week visit to Malaya. Mr. Coghlan said that the recently announced
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    Captured bandit hanged
    64 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 26. A terrorist, captured In a battle with security forces, was hanged at Taiping prison this morning. He was Teo> Leng Kee, who was wounded and captured on an estate in the Sungei oiput area of Perak last November. He had two pouches of
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    Crisis should not stop art: Templer
    173 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 28. rkNLY by capturing the hearts of the people would the Emergency be won, and one way of doing this was by making the people conscious of the greatness of their cultures, said the High Commissioner. Gen. Sir Gerald Templer, when
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    P.O. FOR TOWNER ROAD
    26 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. A new post office will be opened in the Singapore Improvement Trust housing estate in Towner Road on Monday.
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    1 DAY INCREASED TO 18 MONTHS
    77 12 SEREMBAN. Mar. 28. MR. Justice Abbott, at Seremban High Court today, increased the sentence of one day’s simple imprisonment and a fine of Sl.OOO imposed on B. R. Patton. formerly O.C.P.D. Seremban. in the Sessions Court, Seremban for criminal breach of trust of $1,400
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    Ipoh Co-op. store
    33 12 IPOH, Mar. 27.—The Kinto Town Board Employees and Kampong Bharu Co-opera-tive Store, at Sungei Pari Road, will be declared open by Perak’.*? British Adviser, Mr. I. W. Blelloch, next week.
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    CRISIS LAW CAN’T BE QUESTIONED
    250 12 CRISIS LAW CAN’ T BE QUESTIONED KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 28. JUDGES and magistrates are not in a position and are not entitled to query any extraordinary legislation passed during the period of this Emergency unless it could be found to ne ultra vires, said Mr. Justice Wilson in the Kuala
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    PINES COUNCIL NAMED
    192 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 29 THE Pineapple Joint Industrial Council f or the Federation and Singapore, designed to streamline the whole pineapple industry comes into force on Tuesday. The names of the 11 members appointed to the Council for one year were announced yesterday by Government. The three Government
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    CAPTAIN IS CASHIERED
    55 12 IPOH. Mar. 28 Cap:. David Hugh Yel vert on Daws n. af H.Q., 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines, who was yesterday found jjuilty on two charges of indecent conduct, was today sentenced to be cashiered bv a general courtmartial. The sentence is subject to confirmation. He was
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    Bandits murder village headman
    50 12 IPOH. Mar. 27.—The headman of Jalong resettlement village, in the Sungei Siput area. Chong Kooi. was shot dead last night by three bandits at his shop. The police party, which is investigating the shooting, found that a considerable portion of the perimeter fence had been cut.
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    New premises for office
    51 12 IPOH, Mar. 28. The office of the Executive Engineei. Works and Buildings. Ipon. w’ill move to the Times Malaya building in Brewstei Road on Monday. The building, acquired by the Government in 1949. -j the State headquarters 1 the P.W.D. and the Drainage and Irrigation Depar
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    BATTERY ROAD RENT INCREASE
    50 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 2V. The Singapore Rent C ciliation Board yesterday ap proved an increase in 1 monthly rental of 2, Ba, Road, the premises occur,i a by G.E.C., from $1,500 $2,000. The landlords are Mohamed bin Ahmad Shaikh Alkaff and S Hussain bin Ahmad Shaikh Alkaff.
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    The organist of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Miss Lim Bek Neo, who was rushed to the General Hospital for an appendicitis operation on Mar. 27, later learned that she had been awarded a three-year music scholarship.
    60 15 The organist of St. And rew's Cathedral, Singapore, Miss Lim Bek Neo, who was rushed to the General Hospital for an appendicitis operation on Mar. 27, later learned that she had been awarded a three-year music scholarship. scholarship, which <>ccn awarded by the College of Music, is worth £600. Miss
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    Raja Salim dies
    23 15 a aii, 5NG, Mar. 31. —Raja retired President of Sessions Court, Perak has died in his home aiT i Kumbang.
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    SCOUTS TO DO GOOD TURN AT BOB-A-JOB
    227 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 30. |F you have any repairs to be done, leave it till next month when a group of scouts from the Singapore (Eastern) Boy Scouts Association will be coming round to your house and asking for odd jobs. These scouts, said
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    RAIN
    137 15 Yes, there is much more of it in Singapore this year SINGAPORE. Mar. 30. RAINFALL in Singapore since January this year has been above normal, a spokesman of the Meteorological Department said He said that the total rainfall up to 1 p.m. yesterday was 37.46 inches, against an average
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    ‘I will fight Racialism’ —TEMPLER
    456 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 30. QENERAL Sir Gerald Templer, the High Commissioner, today pledged that he would fight with everything he had “to ensure that there cannot be racial youth movements in this country”. He said this at the annual general meeting of the Council of
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    Back from Siam
    63 15 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1. HM.S. ST. BRIDES BAY and two seaward defence motor launches manned by the Malayan Naval Force have returned to Singapore after a four-day holiday visit to Phuket. Siam. Tlie sailors were entertained by Malay and Siamese communities in Phuket. They went to football matches
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    BACK FROM AUSTRALIA
    37 15 JOHORE BAHRU. Mar. 27. Inchp Rahman Musa, officer in charge of the Johorc branch of RIDA, has returned after a holiday in Australia. He is going to the State Secretariat as under-secre-tary to Government.
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    See Malayan films, urges Jack Evans
    142 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. MALAYAN cinoma go^rs should make it a point to patronise locally produced films, savs the Malayan Film Censor, Mr. Jack Evans, in the March issue of the Singapore Government’s Economic Bulletin. Mr. Evans adds that by doing so. the people would
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    Gen. Urquhart will wait
    76 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 31. THE G.O.C. Malaya, MajorGeneral R. E. Urquhart, will not leave Malaya until after the arrival of his successor, Major-General Sir Hugh Stockwell in June, an Army spokesman said today. It is not known what new appointment Gen. Urquart will be given. Gen
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    Templer visits Johore
    56 15 JOHORE BAHRU, Mar. 31. The High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, today flew to Johore for his first tour of inspection of the Johore Bahru and Kota Tinggi areas. Tlie Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Syed Abdul Kadlr bin Mohamed and the British Adviser Mr. J. Falconer,
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    FAREWELL TO COMMANDANT
    47 15 JOHORE BAHRU. Mar. 31. Offices and men of the Johore Bahru Town Auxiliary Police assembled at the old drill hall, Hukit Tambalan today to bid farewell to their Commandant, Mr. R. G. K. Thompson and hus wife who leave tomorrow for Britain on leave.
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    20 honoured for service in Korea war
    228 17 SINGAPORE. Apr. 1. OERVICE in the Korean war in the six months up to Dec. 31. has brought medals for five and Mentions in Despatches for 15 Singapore and Federation Army and R.AF men. I Flying Crosses go Squadron Leader James Michael Hriine,
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    LADY TEMPLER: I INTEND TO HELP
    294 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 31. I ADY Templer, wife of the High Commissioner, said today: “I am very interested in the work being done in the new villages, in hospitals, children’s homes and similar spheres, and I intend to take an active part in it’*.
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    Templer on tour
    23 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 1. The High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, today inspected police and military establishments in Centra! Johore.
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    1-way plan for S’pore is approved
    148 17 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1. A ONE-WAY traffic experiment for the central area of Singapore was approved by City Councillors yesterday after a brief argument on the usefulness of spending $17,000 on traffic signs and the re-routing of trolley bus wires. Mr. Frank James (Prog. East
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    New Commandant
    43 17 JOHORE BAHRU. Apr. 1. Mr. N. A. Cohen. Artiihant of the Johore Auxiliary police Force has succeeded Mr. R. G. K. Thompson, who has left on leave, as Commandant of the force. Inspector Web Hai Kweo succeeds Mr. Cohen as Adjutant.
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    Templer wants Chinese police
    519 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 31. THE High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, today called for 2,000 young Chinese volunteers to come forward and join the Federation Police Force. In a broadcast to the Chinese, Sir Gerald said: “In a Federation wide campaign which is starting now, I
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    MOTHER OF 2 GETS NEW JOB
    237 17 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1. DR. S. Y. Wang Is a doctor of juridical science. New York University, a mother of two and from today, secretary of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the first woman to hold the post. Yesterday she expounded her views on
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    ‘No food or drink (at meetings) till we are free’
    119 17 MALACCA. Apr. 1. Malacca umno youths will neither eat nor drink at any of their meetings, until Malaya gains its independence if a resolution to this effect is adopted a t the Malacca UMNO Youth League conference of representatives throughout
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    2 killed in storm on golf course
    720 18 SINGAPORE, Apr. 2. \|R. Malcolm David Picton Gilroy, aged 50, ITI head of the Public Relations Department of the Shell Company organisation in Malaya, was killed by lightning yesterday afternoon on the Island Club golf course, Singapore. A Chinese caddie, Lim Chin Hiap,
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    Councillors named
    160 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 31. (GENERAL Sir Rob Lockhart. I Deputy Director of Ope- i rations. Mr. E. B. David Secretary for Defence, and Mr. 1 J. D. Hodgkinson. Member for I Social and Industrial Relations, have been appointed official members of the Federal Executive Council from Mar. 1
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    More Red Cross women
    71 18 UIFTY more Red Cross f volunteers are to be sent from Britain to Malaya in answer to a call from the High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer, The first of them will leave on Apr. 5. Countess Limerick vicechairman of the British Red Cross Society, said
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    Operation on Ruler's wife
    59 18 SINGAPORE. Apr. 2. THE Tengku Ampuan of Negri Sembilan was operated on for appendicitis at the Kandang Kerbau Hospital Singapore, yesterday. She is expected to be out of hospital in about ten days. The Yang di-Pertuan Besar is in the Colony together with Tengku Ahmad, his
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    GAP ROAD CLOSED
    155 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 1. SECURITY FORCE tions on the Kuala Kubu to the Gap road In North Selangor are still going on and use of the road will continue to be restricted until Apr. 15 The Federation Government announced today that, during the next two weeks the
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    FORMER JUDGE NOW A LAWYER
    31 18 Mr. N. L. Macassey formerly Singapore Second Civil District Court Judge, yesterday resumed practice at the Singapore Bar. He has now Joined a local legal firm.
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    Rubber advisers to be trained by R.R.I.
    193 18 Rubber Research Institute of Malaya L> offering scholarships to the College of Agriculture at Serdang. in Selangor, as part of its plan to expand its Smallholders’ Advisory Service. Selected candidates will be provided with free tuition, board and lodging, transport by rail <
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    She is Guide chief
    70 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 1. THE Raja Perumpuan of Perlis will be Headquarters Commissioner for Malay Girl Guides. The Raja Perumpuan, who runs her ow r n Guide camps at arau, attended the Australian Guide Jamboree two years ago and also visited Guide companies during her tour
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    Board may run city's power
    284 18 SINGAPORE Apr 1’ SINGAPORE City Council may soon have to consider handing over its electricity undertaking to a board or corporation set ’Government, if it cannot recruit engineers to run its ne tion at Pasir Panjang. The Strait.- Titv.es underj stands that se veral City
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    City accepts $750,000
    56 18 SINGAPORE City Council has accepted an offer of 5750.000 from Government in payment of its claims for air raid precaution measures carried out during the war. •Thi« money.” said Citv President Mr T. t MeNeice. “will W general revenues antl us t« carry out many oi desirable
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    All sections quiet: no pressure to sell
    408 20 SHARE MARKET M SINGAPORE, Mar. 31. From A Market Correspondent MOTHING occurred to enliven Malayan markets li during the week and Quiet conditions persisted in all sections. No pressure to sell was noticeable, not even when the dastardly Tanjong Malim ipuf' ders were
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    Business done
    292 20 Business done in the Malayan Share Market last week included:— INDUSTRIALS. Alexandra Brick Ordinary $3.20. Fraser Neave Ordinary $3.70. Gammon $2.80, Hammer $43.00, Malayan Breweries $5.00 to j. Ma ayan Cement $95 to $9O, McAlister 439 50 Roolnson Ordinary s3.o*>. Straits Trading $2! 75. Uniteers Ordinary $l3 75,
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    TIN OUTPUT
    22 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 2 Tin concentrates produced last month totalled 5,901 long tons compared with 4.743 long ton* in January.
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    HOPES OF RELAXED CONTROLS
    338 20 rubber market SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. ALTHOUGH there does not appear to nave been very much new offtake by consuming centres, the market has remained steady throughout the week, says Lewis and Peats weekly report. February to May is, of course, Malaya’s period of lower production, caused
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    Estate sale
    34 20 A circular to shareholders of Sungel Telor (Malaya) Rub•ber Estate states that the directors are conducting negotiations which may possibly lead to the sale of the company’s estates, subject to Treasury consent.
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    600,000 TREES SLASHED BY REDS
    225 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 31. TERRORISTS slashed 600,000 rubber treesx costing the industry $6 million in income and capital loss—during last year. Estates ai had to bear the cost of defence measure totalling $16 million. The rubber industry more than carried :>s share of Emergency expenditure
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    ‘A clear case for relief’
    89 20 A clear case for relief THERE was never a clearer case for telief,” Said Sir Eric Miller, Chairman of the Anglo-Malay Rubber Company, expressing disappointment in London that rubber companies were not exempted right away from the excess profits levy. Sir Eric said that apart from other special circumstances which
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    826 20 SINGAPORE, Apr. 2. INDUSTRIALS Bayern Sellers Alex. Bricks. Pref 2 10 2.25 Ords 3.15 3 25 Atlas Ice 12.50 13 50 8.8, Petrol 39/6 40/6 B.M. Trustees 6.00 1,00 Con. Tin Smelt. 2l- 22/- cd OrdB. 21/6 22/6 Eastern United 38 00 39 50 Fed. Dispensary 1
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    Company dividends
    101 20 IT ENT (P.M.S.) Tin Da-cv-g Ltd., has declared a u T, Interim Dividend of 25 per n (6d per share) less Income t v at 9/6d in the on accoir of the profits for the year .j P( j Dec. 31, 1951, payable on Ap.i, io 1952, to
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    MARUDU CONS.
    49 20 A first distribution of the ,.v*ts of 5s for each 2s stock whether Preierence or not. is announced by Marudu Consolidated Estates (in voluntary liquidation). Break-up value of net assets has •jeen estimated at not less than 5s per 2s unit, whether Preference (£15,000) or Ordinary (£29.6_’5).
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    London Rubber
    38 20 ONDON Rubber Company re* commends a final ordinary dividend of 20 per cent making a total of 40 per cent., si for 1951, against nil f« Nov. 21. 1950 <date of incorporation), to Dec. 31. 1950
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    Takau Rubber circular
    72 20 rpHE directors ol Takau KuoO’T Plantations. In a circular to members, state that payment of the balance of the purchase money for divisions A. B an cl l having been received, it is no proposed to place the ccmpant voluntary liquidation. Bubject to the resolution oetn* passed.
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    ESTATE MADE $320,046
    133 20 qiKLDK Anson B^ ber 0 (6 1 Limited mode -V nd (66.6%) lest yeerenda d w of 20% Is wommendw liquid asset* in the Balan including balance of sale p. at of Palawan Estate. worK. $702,001. or $1.46 per shan Cost of production came lb cents on
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    COPRA OUTPUT
    34 20 INSTATES in the Federa, Malaya produced 39.4. of cdpra in 1951, compared 38.612 tons in 1950. Small holdings pr° duced d tons of copra last year con with 110 866 tons in
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    Palm oil exports
    35 20 rpHE Federation of Malay 1 ported 45.666 tow of oil in 1951. 6 000 tona less 1950. Export of P ftl J”. k w "h 11,208 tons compared ,r tons in 1950.
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