The Straits Budget, 12 November 1953

Microfilm: NL2228
Total Pages: 20
1 20 The Straits Budget
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Masthead
    30 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATION AL NEWSPAPER |Nrw M-*ries No. 380. Thursday, November 12, 1953 J Price 40 cents (Malayan) Or 1 •hUltnc
    30 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      102 1 m C RAPIER Non-Tiiting Concrete Mixers. Sizes: 5 to 28 cu. ft. or larger Also pneumatic tyres for trailing. c^ NES^5 APIE S' Two RAPIER 6 Standard Mobile Cranes handling 10 ton logs. All types and sizes for loads l to 15 tons. It ANSOMES RAPIER LTD. IPSWICH 8c LONDON—
      102 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
    • Article, Illustration
      Keeping Templer in jungle?
      270 2  -  M. P. T. Singapore. TCOR the higher education ot r an estimated maximum of 3,000 during a stated period—$145 million (roll it around your tongue, 3ir). For the elementary education of an estimated 3,000,000 during the same period $nil. If there U anything in this world
      270 words
    • Article
      ‘This would be a wicked law’
      232 2  -  F.C.B. MARSHALL, Singapore. I HOPE that by now the desks of all our Legislative Councillors are overflowing with letters of protest against the suggested legislation that would empower the Commissioner of Police to suspend a driving licence without reference to the courts. This would
      232 words
    • Article
      DEEDS FIRST
      164 2  -  OLD BILL. Ipoh. Fdoes seem an amazing thing that at this stage of the emergency an argument should have arisen as to what Is to prevent the Sakai from producing food for the bandits, and to give information about him Can the Sakai be expected to leave his
      164 words
    • Article
      U.S. POLICY & RUBBER
      186 2  - U.S. POLICY RUBBER ACTION Singapore. r? is admitted that the American synthetic rubber industry is a strategic “must”. but would a 50 per cent, cut in production endanger the U.S. and the free world? If it would, then why should not the U.S. Government stock-pile a further quantity of natural
      186 words
    • Article
      The two burned papers reply...
      308 2  -  H. A. ALSAGOFF. Director. Qalam Press Ltd. Singapore. WE, the Qalan p res Ltd., publishers 0 f the monthly magazine- Qalam and the bi-weekly news, paper, Warta, -oth of which are i-ublica. tions, are a private limit, ed company free fro® any subsidy, other con.
      308 words
    • Article
      QALAM— TWO POINTS OF VIEW
      372 2 QALAM TWO POINTS OF VIEW WARTA and Qalam speak naore for the American Government than tney do for peoples of this country. It is high time the United States Information Service was challenged to admit or deny whether or not it has a direct interest in the policies of these
      372 words
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • The Straits Budget
    • Article
      Loan from Brunei
      341 3 I Straits Times. Nov. 5. I Announcement of Brunei’s $40 million loan to the Federation Government before even t K terms and conditions of the lean have been decided is tribute in itself to little Brunei’*: generosity. The terms quite obviously are not going to be onerous.
      I Straits Times. Nov. 5.  -  341 words
    • Article
      A Guilty Law
      249 3 Straits Times. Nov. 5. The finger-printing of persons n° drive cars other than for ea>llre can be accepted ap- r *:v!v in Singapore without it is not at all ear there should be this Mine non. But an amendment t Road Traffic Ordinance 8* ve the Commissioner
      Straits Times. Nov. 5.  -  249 words
    • Article
      Rent And Repairs
      340 3 -Straits Times, Nov. 6 Malayan legislators who are aware of the ravages of rent control upon houses which are now past their prime will watch with close interest the British Government’s attempt to reform the Rent Restriction Acts to enable landlords to derive sufficient income from their
      -Straits Times, Nov. 6  -  340 words
    • Article
      Rationed Rice
      323 3 —Straits Times. Nov. 6 The complaint by the vicePresident of the Selangor Rice Merchants’ Association that eighty per cent of ration card holders are no longer buying government rice may hold g°of only of certain districts, but the reasons which Mr. Au Yo*ig Chee gives appear to call
      —Straits Times. Nov. 6  -  323 words
    • Article
      Singapore City Budget
      465 3 —Straits Times Nov. 7. The President of the City Council, Mr. T.P.F. McNeice, is now sufficiently used to record city budgets to be able to introduce another one without conveying undue sense of alarm. He was perhaps a little too reassuring yesterday in presenting expenditure estimates on
      —Straits Times Nov. 7.  -  465 words
    • Article
      The Elections In Johore
      253 3 Straits Times, Nov. 9. Now Segamat and Kluang have joined Johore Bahru, Muar and Batu Pahat in having a locally elected council to manage their own local township affairs. Before very long it is expected that Mersing, Pontian and Kota Tinggi will also be going to
      Straits Times, Nov. 9.  -  253 words
    • Article
      The Colony’s Future
      899 3 Straits Times, Nov. 10 The Commission of nine which begins tomorrow, under the chairmanship of Sir George Rendel, reviev/ of the Colon’s constitution), will find the atmosphere in the Victoria Memorial Hall somiething less than electrical. This does not mean that the time has not come for
      Straits Times, Nov. 10  -  899 words
    • Article
      The Warta And The Qalam
      345 4 Straits Times, Nov. 10. We publish today a final selection from the numerous letters which readers have written us on the symbolical burning of the newspapers Warta and Qalam. The majority of all the later letters support unequivocally the action of the Johore Bahru branch
      Straits Times, Nov. 10.  -  345 words
    • Article
      Meeting in Bermuda
      862 4 Straits Times. Nov. 11. Meeting in Bermuda early in December, Mr. Eisenhower, Sir Winston Churchill and Mr. Laniel will discuss a world situation notably different in one respect from that which has engaged the attention of the Western Big Three throughout the summer. The possibility of a
      Straits Times. Nov. 11.  -  862 words
    • Article
      The Federation’s Finances
      439 4 Straits Times. Nov. 11. Figures of the Federal Government’s revenue and expenditure for the first nine months of the year, published on the eve of the 1954 budget, suggest that the Federation will end the year in a much better position than seemed possible Spending is traditionally
      Straits Times. Nov. 11.  -  439 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Article
    Going to Britain
    32 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Nov. 10. Mr. J. W. Pim. senior Executive Engineer. PWD, Johore Bahru, left for Britain yesterday on leave. He has been succeeded by Mr. J. L. Rains.
    32 words
  • Article
    HE LEAVES AFTER 25 YEARS
    167 4 A FTER serving a n the Dial trict Hospital here f 5 nearly 25 yekw. Dr VjB Venkatasen will u, x e sh for Kuala Lump« r Ahf h re g I is to take up duties as actin! I senior opthalmologivt. n Dr. Venkatasen
    167 words
  • Article
    Raj quits Party
    130 4 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11 T*HE Singapore Labo: Party has now no representative in the Legislative Council. Mr. C R. Dasaratha Ril resigned from the party yesterday. In a letter to the genes secretary of the party, M: Raj asked him to delete b name from the party membership
    130 words
  • Article
    A terrorist (green) goes to London!
    104 4 LATEST Malayan contribu-i tion to London Zoo u poisonous, eight-inch 1° green scorpion. This Jungle trrror dangerous that it Ins given a cage of its own. a I even from other scorpions It is fed mainly on njjjJ because toads. its ..f av food,
    104 words
  • Article
    Colony film
    25 4 SINGAPORE v>v. Mr Brian Salt, f fM ducer of the Mala Unit, has just co M film on social serv. 1 Colony. I
    25 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Article, Illustration
    ‘Home of own’ for Asian students
    832 5  -  •Bv OSMAR WHITE IS A USTRALIA H* l/NOREDS of Asian students who ’tend Melbourne University every year are soon to have a “home of their I own" l'he first £A30,000 subscribed bv the puo’ic of Victoria state towards setting up international House at the
    832 words
  • Article
    PERSONAL
    22 5 MR. MRS. H. C. REILLY would like to say good-bye to all their friends in Singapore and upcountry. s.s. “Chusan 9/11/53
    22 words
  • Article
    BIRTHS
    159 5 COOK: To Vina, wife of Bob Cook, at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, on 6.11.53, a son. LEWIS: On 6th November, at the British Military Hospital, Singapore, to Joan, wife of Squadron Leader Howard Lewis, a son. ROBINSON: To Jane and E. A. N. Robinson, a daughter. Belinda Jane, at K.K.
    159 words
  • Article
    ENGAGEMENTS
    111 5 THE engagement Is announced between John Leonard, eldest son of Mr. L. and Mrs. Rham of Barnet. Herts., and June Madeline, only daughter of Mr. G. C. Hide and Mrs. A. H. L. Wheeler of Singapore. THE engagement Is announced between Dr. J. M. Bowness, only son of Mr.
    111 words
  • Article
    SILVER WEDDING
    20 5 BlNTLEY—Greenwood. November 9th 1928 by the Rev. KeppelGarnler. St. George’s Church, Penang, Bryah Noel Blntley to Barbara Greenwood.
    20 words
  • Article
    Shaikh Ismail, 75, claims a reward
    581 5  -  By MARK FOENANDER rw*HE Johore Customs in 1 1951 found nearly half a ton of raw opium buried in the sand, just above high water mark on an uninhabited island off the Mersing coast. It was worth about halt a millton dollars in the
    581 words
  • Obituary
    Untitled
    141 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENT THE Directors and the StafI of Phoenix Aerated Water Co., Ltd., and G.H. Cafe Ltd., and the relatives of the late Mr. N. R. Mistri tender their heartfelt thanks to those who paid ni«ht visits, sent wreaths and messages ot sympathy and attended his luneral. DEATHS VAUGHAN JONES, Patrick
    141 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • Article
    Notes from a... Malayan Diary
    1099 6  -  STANLEY ST I I Scope seeker WELCOME to Maurice Clare, the Scottish violinist, and to his eighteenth century violin, which we shall hear in Singapore on Friday. A year away from Britain, and likely to be away for a year more, the great artist has
    1,099 words
  • Article, Illustration
    AT THE MARKET, KUALA LUMPUR.
    8 6 Yong Peng Seong.
    Yong Peng Seong.  -  8 words
  • Article
    As I was Saying
    625 6  -  CYNICUS SINGAPORE. Nov. 7. IN Parliament last week the Colonial Secretary gave a list of nine British territories which have full adult suffrage in elections to their legislatures, and 14 territories which have no elected membership. The Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Brunei anc Sarawak were
    625 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Article
    Countryman’s Journal
    603 7  -  TUAN DJEK. ■I I AST week the Tuan VI attended two cosy ■I dinner parties, a treat for him. He is not on Hthv telephone, and he no car. so his hosts Bhave to fetch him and Hi,r> a. m home or send their syces to do so.
    603 words
  • Article
    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    81 7 The Straits Times November 7, 1903 V: ,w rimjiT 4, muo 1 <-W iron pier at Penang i>ed for the first time when the s.s. Hebe L alongside and the K, griffins were disin exactly one hour. The Harbour Master and his staff superintended matte..*. rpHE Straits
    The Straits Times November 7, 1903 V:  -  81 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Templer in London
    30 7 FVF.RAL silt GERALD TEMPLER, *li«h Commissoner for the Federation of Malaya, witn Raja Sir Uda bin Raja Muhammad. Commissioner for Malaya in Britain, at the London airport.
    30 words
  • Article
    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    853 7  -  STANLEY STREET. ONCE, many years ago, walking along the Icknield Way, the ancient track along the downs of western England, I met a “Chinaman”. I say it was many years ago, and so, to me, then he was “a Chinaman.” He wore the loose blue dress, the
    853 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • Article
    ‘WARTA’: WE STICK BY OUR VIEWS
    129 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4. “ITARTA”, the Singapore Malay weekly paper recently ceremonially burned by UMNO members, will continue “to print news and views in the interest of the Malays, peace and security of our beloved country. Malaya.” “Warta” made this statement in its latest
    129 words
  • Article
    $1,000 GIFT BY DYING WOMAN
    112 8 1 ,000 GIFT BY DYING WOMAN SINGAPORE. Nov. 5. A SINGAPORE Chinese woman, made a gift of Sl.OOO to a hospital, just before she died last week end. The woman, Madam Ng Loy Niong, told her husband, a pawnbroker, on her death-bed to save on her funeral expenses and make
    112 words
  • Article
    The General inspects 600
    70 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 6. NEARLY 600 troops, drawn from British, Gurkha, Malay and Fijian regiments and Sappers of the 50 Field Engineer Regiment and Engineer Training Centre were inspected recently at Kluang by Major Gen. G. N. Tuck, Engineer-in-Chief, now touring FARELF. Gen. Tuck, who was
    70 words
  • Article
    On goodwill tour here
    83 8 SINGAPORE, Nov. 5. Mr. Horace E. “Hunk” Henderson, special assistant to the president of the Junior Chamber International and immediate past president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, arrived in Singapore from Saigon last night. Mr. Henderson is on a twomonth goodwill tour to
    83 words
  • Article
    12 WANT TO GO TO BRITAIN
    106 8 SINGAPORE. Nov. 6 THE British Council, Singapore, has received about a dozen applications for its scholarships to study in Britain during the 1954/55 academic year. Mr. A. J. Thomas, the representative in Singapore, said yesterday. The closing date for applications was October 31. The
    106 words
  • Article
    Health talks in New Zealand
    60 8 The Singapore Government has been asked to send delegates to World Health Organisation dental health seminar in Wellington, New Zealand, in May next year. One of the aims of the seminar is to assess the needs and discuss the methods by which dental health programmes
    60 words
  • Article
    Trainees given another chance
    325 8 SINGAPORE, Nov 5 THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT is' takin 1 steps to solve the teacher shortage problem the acting Director of Education, Mr. David M Lellan, said yesterday. As the first step. 67 teacher-trainees, who failed in English for a second time in their C a mb’';
    325 words
  • Article
    RETIRED ASP BACK ON JOB
    89 8 SINGAPORE. Nov. 7. Inche Mahmood bin Abdul Wahab, who retired from the Singapore Police Force as Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1949 after 36 years service, is back with the Force. Inche Mahmood. who was the first locally recruited officer to be placed on the
    89 words
  • Article
    COLONIAL OFFICE CHIEF HERE
    105 8 SINGAPORE, Nov. 5. MR. Angus M. MacKiritosh, head of the South-East Asia Department of the Colonial Office in a_,ondMn arrived in Singapore ny Malayan Airways from Kuching yesterday. He Is here to see the political situation for himself, and leaves this morning by air for Kuala
    105 words
  • Article
    Babies won battle against TB
    310 8 SINGAPORE, Nov 5 fftHIS is he story ol two babies who were rescued from death. The story begins a vear ago when Krishna, an Indian boy baby, and Foo Bei Bei, a Chinese girl habv, were both six months old. Both were dying of tuberculosis.
    310 words
  • Article
    New manager for club
    65 8 SINGAPORE. N, Mr. R. St. G. Wilcox nager of the Britannia 1 Singapore, since its op- v3 December last year. the Colony on Nov. 1 up an appointment ir. < Mr. Wilcock was business in East Afric. coming to Malaya His successor. Mr. < well, who
    65 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Article, Illustration
    MALAYAN AIRWAYS MAN IN U.K.
    92 9 MR. J. TAN AH WAH, of Malayan Airways reservations staff at Singapore, has been in Britain on a course organised by 8.0.A.C. for members of its own reservations staffs overseas and those of associated companies and general sales agents. Mr. Tan (right), accompanied by Miss
    92 words
  • Article
    HARDING SEES OLD COMRADES
    111 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 4. LJEFORE leaving Kuala Lumpur for Singapore today, the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Field Marshal Sir John Harding, visited 4 C" Squadron of the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) ’at their Circular Road camp. The squadron was in the division commanded
    111 words
  • Article, Illustration
    WHO man to discuss health centre
    234 9 SINGAPORE, Nov. 5. VISITING World Health Organisation representative, I)r. I. C. Fang, will see the Singapore Director of Medical Services, l)r. W. J. Vickers, toda> to discuss plans for the big new public health centre to be built in the Colony. Dr. Fang, director
    234 words
  • Article
    Malayan crafts go on show
    80 9 > a.nples of Malayan women’s r < »nal crafts and of new Ip rafts which they are mu. v developing through the n's Institutes were disB; l ;/1 at a meeting recently Wisbech Women’s Ins- 1 at Cambridge. B j ’evasion was the visit of
    80 words
  • Article
    $4,000 raised
    15 9 The Singapore Gift Fund for Indian Custodian troops in Korea stands at $4,000
    15 words
  • Article
    Ex-officer of Volunteer Forces is found shot
    133 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 4. A 57-YEAR-OLD former -e* A cords officer in the Volunteer Forces. A. J. Hawkins, wa> found shot dead in a lock d lavatory at the South East Hotel Brickfields Road. Kuala Lumpur, early this afternoon. His bodv was discovert
    133 words
  • Article
    BRUNEI LOAN IS HAILED
    626 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4. MALAYA’S leaders have welcomed Brunei’s 810 million loan, which will be spent on transport, housing and municipal services programmes next year. Mr. Lim Khye Seng, member of the Legislative Council’s Federal Finance Committee, said: “It’s like a ray of sunshine out of
    626 words
  • Article
    Three more killed, one surrender
    190 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4. TURKU more Communist terrorists have been killed and another who was unarmed, has surrendered. The surrender took place yesterday at Kanipong Pak Lambak in the Dungun district of Trengganu. One of the kills was made bv a patrol of the 1
    190 words
  • Article
    Mrs. Ponniah dies at 60
    63 9 SEREMBAN. Nov. 6 Mrs. A. B. Ponniah, 60. mother of Mr Stanley Ponniah, the Sereinban Town Councillor, died at the Seremban General Hospital yesterday. Mrs. Ponniah, who had been ill for some time, leaves her husband. eight sons five daughters and many grandchildren. The funeral
    63 words
  • Article
    $14,900,000 tax
    22 9 KUAI*A LUMPUR. Nov. 6 Income tax collections in th“ Federation for tiie six weeks ended Oct. 31 amounted to $14,900,885.
    22 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
Page thumbnail Page 11
Page thumbnail Page 12
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Article
    McNeice gives pay warning
    676 13 fin budget I SINGAPORE, Nov 7 IiVAKMNG that any pay increase for Singapore city C ouncil employees next year would mean ■cither increased rates and charges or a curtailKpeni of the Council s activities was given by Mr |r. p. F. McNeice the President, w h
    676 words
  • Article
    McNEICE AND THE CUP OF COFFEE
    140 13 I SINGAPORE, Nov. 7. IT" 1 IV cents more on I l-WHl gallons of water (amounts t„ one 1600th of >n con t more on a cup of said the Citv PresiC"V Hr- T p F. McNeice, t... u Singapore City Coun(j budget meeting
    140 words
  • Article
    Party for Sultanah
    84 13 JOIIORE BAHRU, Nov. 8. Malav officers of the Johore CivifService gave a tea party to the Sultanah of Johore at the Royal Johore International Club yesterday, on her birthday. Datin Syed Abdul Kadir. wife of the Mentri Besar, read an address of congratulation, on behalf ol the
    84 words
  • Article, Illustration
    A buzz almost ended his violin concert tour
    353 13 SINGAPORE, Nov. 5. THE visiting celebrity violinist Maurice Clare alirost cancelled his concert tour on Tuesday because his violin had 4 suddenly developed a buzz like paying through a comb.” “I was in complete despair,” said Mr. Clare yesterday. ‘‘I was on
    353 words
  • Article
    Malayan comment on Indonesian rubber move
    225 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 5. FEARS of possible reprisals if this country r follows Indonesia by proposing to sell rubber to Communist China made rubber men here reluctant to comment today on the proposed Indonesian deal with Peking. While admitting that the inautry in Malaya
    225 words
  • Article
    IN MEMORY OF FIRE HEROES
    93 13 PENANG, Nov. 5 A BRONZE plaque in tribute to members of the Penang Auxiliary Fire Service who died during the last uar has been set up in the Central Fire Station in Beach Street. The plaque cost $650. Three senior officers, Mr M. Grand, Mr.
    93 words
  • Article
    Chinese seamen form new trade union
    79 13 SINGAPORE. Nov. 9. (CHINESE seamen in Singaj pore yesterday formed a new trade union. Known as the Singapore Chinese Seafarers’ Association, the unioijfrhas an initial membenfiip of 300 The secretary, Mr. M. S. Chang, said It was hoped to enrol many more ot Singapore’s
    79 words
  • Article
    AID FOR MEN IN GRIP OF ‘JAGAS’
    253 13 SINGAPORE. Nov 5 Ex-servicemen who fall into the chutches of the "local jaga’ (moneylender) are giving the Ex-Services Association in Singapore and the Federation one of its biggest headaches, Colonel F. W. Harvey, head of the Salvation Army in Malaya, said yesterday. “To
    253 words
  • Article
    Yam Tuan to leave for UK on Nov. 19
    79 13 SEREMBAN. Nov. 8. r J HE Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan will leave for Britain on Nov 19 to recuperate. The Yam Tuan, who fell ill after the Rulers’ Conference in Kuala Lumpur a fortnight ago, is now undergoing treatment
    79 words
  • Article
    New officer
    22 13 TAIPING Nov. 6 Mr. Yee Yin Kong has been appointed assistant state replanting <>t!icor, Dindings. He is stationed at Lumat.
    22 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • Article
    Jap whaler buys $100,000 of salt and lots of Scotch
    403 14 SINGAPORE, Nov. 8. SOUTHWARD bound for the Antarctic whaling season, the 20,000-ton Tonan Maru steamed into Singapore yesterday to collect bunkers for six froxen months at sea —and salt to preserve japan's 1954 supply of whale steaks. 'There will be
    403 words
  • Article
    SULTAN RECEIVES COLOUR
    233 14 IPOH. Nov. 8. rE Sultan or Perak received the colour of the 1st Perak Battalion the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force at a ceremony in the quadrangle of the Perak Secretariat this morning. As he took the colour from Major A C. Smith, commanding officer of the
    233 words
  • Article
    Library buys 400 books
    110 14 SINGAPORE. Nov 9 HTHE Singapore Raffles Library, which has 70,000 books, buys an average of 400 new books a month, including extra copies, a library official said yesterday Every effort was made to meet demands subscribers, but there would be seme delay in books in great
    110 words
  • Article
    XMAS OPENING OF NEW BANK
    165 14 SINGAPORE. Nov. 9. SINGAPORE’S tallest bank, the new 16-torey S 3 million Bank of China building in Battery Road, will be ready for occupation by Christmas. Mr. S. C. Lu, manager of the Singapore branch, said yesterday that there would be no official opening ceremony.
    165 words
  • Article, Illustration
    MR. VAUGHAN JONES DIES IN LONDON
    162 14 SINGAPORE. Nov. 7. MR. PATRICK VAUGHAN JONES, 58, well-known in Malaya for 30 years, has died at Hindhead, Surrey. For some months he had been taking treatment for a throat infection. Mr. Vaughan Jones, known as “V-J” was a keen sportsman and an ardent
    162 words
  • Article
    K.L. Indian lawyer dies at 66
    196 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 6. MR. K. K. BENJAMIN, a Kuala Lumpur lawyer, died today at his home in Boon Kim Road. He was 66. Mr. Benjamin died from a heart attack while resting after lunch, his wife told the Straits Times. Mr Benjamin, the
    196 words
  • Article, Illustration
    RAF halts romance
    207 14 Singapore 11 Nol R sat moodily l n a small SiZ 8, pore cafe last night On Tuk day he was happy m H„; j Kong. Today heTJeonn", Singapore. ln Three jears ago lie wont tn Hong Kong with the rap Now, after being given th£ hours’
    207 words
  • Article
    Better phones planned
    116 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 8. THE Federation Telecommunications Department plans to replace the present home-made “tin can” system in parts of Kelantan with proper field telephone circuits, it was announced today. These circuits will link kampongs with one another and with police stations. “Tincan” telephones now link kampongs
    116 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Article, Illustration
    New trade union office for S’pore
    371 15 I SINGAPORE, Nov 8 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of plantation workers m South East Asia, including those in Malaya, are to be advised, trained and organised or the first time from a central office set up by hree international organisations in Singapore. Ab jn employees
    371 words
  • Article
    PLEDGE A SHAMSIR ONN
    204 15 I KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 8. VTO Sir Onn bin Ja’afar president of the Indepence of Malaya Party, des*d as ••nonsense” the ted Malays National Organon pledge that if Federal tions were not introduced t year all five UMNO nbers, of the Federal Legls*e Council would walk
    204 words
  • Article
    Sultan's cousin plans visit
    39 15 BRUNEI TOWN, Nov. 9 Pengiran Maharaja Leila, a State Councillor. Minister of State and a cousin of the Sultan, will shortly visit Kelantan A His purpose is to study the Malayan constitution at first hand
    39 words
  • Article
    Holiday over
    24 15 |h; '•orman Lloyd Williams K "-iurned to Singapore B/ leave in England to K His former duties as Ifoi Director of Broadcast-
    24 words
  • Article
    Bandit and Red cook give up
    164 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 8. A COMMUNIST terrorist and a bandit cook have surrendered to Security Forces. Goh Moh Guan. alias Moo Nyen. aged 20, gave himself up to men of the fifth battalion, Malay Regiment, in the Kulim district of Kedah yesterday. He handed
    164 words
  • Article
    $4,000 gift for Indian troops
    53 15 SINGAPORE. Nov. 10. Gift Fund Committee of Singapore for Indian Custodian troops in Korea has collected $4,000. Mr Jamnadas Mehta, chairman of the committee, told the Straits Times yesterday that the money would be sent to the Government of India for distribution to the Indian
    53 words
  • Article, Illustration
    The prayers were said in the rain
    468 15 SINGAPORE. Nov. 8. IN SINGAPORE, early yesterday morning, the dead of two World Wars were remembered at a simple Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph. It was a ceremony whlcn took place against a background of ordinary, everyday sounds. There were long-spaced siren
    —Straits Times picture.  -  468 words
  • Article
    Shot signals silence
    44 15 A shot from a two-pounder on an armoured car of the 11th Hussars heralded the two minutes’ silence at the Remembrance Day parade before the Cenotaph in Kuala Lumpur yesterday for those who had died in the service of their country.
    44 words
  • Article
    HIGHER RURAL REVENUE
    153 15 SINGAPORE. Nov. 9. Large-scale development in Singapore’s rural areas will greatly increase the ievenue of the Rural Board next >C Thp estimated value ofkam* pong properties at the begin ning of 1954 will be niore than $5,000,000, an increase of $900,000 over present values. Figures released bv
    153 words
  • Article
    No reply to appeal for gravestone
    141 15 -SINGAPORE, Nov 8 T'HE COMMITTEE of the A Children’s Aid Society has had no response to its appeal for donations for a headstone for the grave of Miss Marguerite Looker. A member of the committee, Mr. E. L. Peake, said yesterday that Miss Looker,
    141 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Article
    Singapore plans rubber roads
    332 16 SINGAPORE, Nov. 10. Singapore Government has decided to expand its policy of laying rubberised roads. Seven tons of rubber powder has been bought from the Rubber Development Board, Kuala Lumpur and, from now on, rubber will be used for making most of the new roads and
    332 words
  • Article, Illustration
    AWARDS FOR GOOD CADETS
    109 16 SINGAPORE. Nov. 10. CSM. WONG GEX3K SEAM of the Raffles Institution topped the list of 82 cadets who received Cadet Efficiency Certificates Part I and II from Lt. Col. T J. Hutchingson R. A. at the Singapore Volunteer Corps Headquarters yesterday. Wong secured 333 marks ip
    109 words
  • Article
    COURT PAYS TRIBUTE
    69 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9. Tributes to a "very fine man" were made today by the Federation Chief Justice. Sir Charles Mathew, of the Supreme Court He was referring to Mr. K K Benjamin, the Kuala Lumour lawyer who died last week. "He will b*> sadly missed by
    69 words
  • Article
    ROTARY CLUB
    41 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Nov. 9—Mr. J M. Allison, of the Southport Rotary Club. Queensland, who was entertained in Johore Bahru last year, has sent a Rotary banner to the Johore Bahru Club. The banner is displayed at the club meetings.
    41 words
  • Article
    $10,000 gift for T.B. fund
    41 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 9. Lady Templer's tuberculosis hospital appeal fund has received a gift of SIO.OOO from CoL H. S. Lee. Member for Railways and Ports The second list of gifts brings the total to $86,373.
    41 words
  • Article
    Defence chief arrives
    34 16 SINGAPORE. Nov. 10. Singapore’s new Defence secretary, Mr. L. H. N Davis arrived yesterday in the Willem uys Davis takes over from Mr c. R. Forsyth, who leaves Singapore on Sunday
    34 words
  • Article, Illustration
    TO STUDY MUSIC IN BRITAIN
    47 16 Miss Madeline So, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. So Chiu Sheng of Singapore, who left by the Chusan on Nov. 9 for the Royal Academy of Music. Miss So obtained her L.R.S.M. (pianoforte) in Singapore recently.—Straits Times pic- —Straits Times picture.
    —Straits Times picture.  -  47 words
  • Article
    AIRMAN CHANGES MIND
    171 16 A fW» NG PORK NOV ,0 A r l ER week-end discussions with senior RAF officers, Corporal Larry Buckley has decided that he does not want to marry the girl he was forced to icave behind in Hong Kong Corporal Buckley who leaves today for his hew
    171 words
  • Article
    ‘VOTES FOR CASH’ GANGS IN S’PORE
    163 16 SINGAPORE. Nov. 10. /ORGANISED GANGS of racketeers are trying to mould Singapore’s December City election cam- paign on corrupt lines. Posters are being torn down and money is being demanded from candidates by promising i votes Candidates are also being threatened Some candidates believe
    163 words
  • Article
    4 years for harbouring a bandit
    132 16 SUNGEI PATANI, Nov. 9. CHINESE physician, Pang Chee Meng, aged 60, who prescribed medicine for a high ranking member of the Malayan Communist Party was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in the Sessions Court here today. He was convicted of harbouring bandits in March
    132 words
  • Article
    Sir Uda to take care of students
    304 16 Reuter. LONDON. Nov. 7. THE CARE of most o’ re 1,200 Malavan students in Britain 239 of tnem women is now pass ng fro* the Colonial Office to Ra a Sir Uda, Malaya Commssioner in London. Mr. Ernest Hicks 55 for r.:: j
    Reuter.  -  304 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Article, Illustration
    $1-m. hotel to be built in Johore Bahru
    346 18 From a Correspon den t JOHORE BAHRU’S first hotel —a million-dollar, four-storied, 36-bed-J roomed building—will be built next year. The project is being sponsored by well-known Johore Bahru businessman Mr. J. C. Chang, proprietor of Hai Loon Trading Co. The hotel will
    346 words
  • Article
    SHE SPENT $1-NOW SHE HAS $300,000
    126 18 SHE SPENT 1-NOW SHE HAS $300,000 JOIIORE BAHRU, Nov. 8. A CHINESE woman tapper in Kulai held the ticket which won the $300,000 first prize in the Social Welfare lottery which was drawn at Kota Bahru, Kelantan. The ticket, which was the only one she had, was bought in a
    126 words
  • Article
    Poor to be fed
    24 18 SEOAMAT, Nov. 10.—Children and the poor will be fed at the Segamat mosque on Nov. 19. birthday of the Prophet.
    24 words
  • Article
    Malaya will send its soap abroad
    159 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 9. V EVER Brothers Ltd. plans to export its Malayan manufactured soap to other Asian countries next year. The company will spend between $1 million and $2 million for this. “We do not know yet how successful we might be but
    159 words
  • Article
    Templer sees staff chiefs
    32 18 LONDON, Nov. 10.—Gen. Sir Gerald Templer attended a meeting of the ChiefPof %iff at the Defence Ministry here today to report on the drive against Communism in Malaya.
    32 words
  • Article
    Malacca boy comes home
    74 18 —Reuter. ADELAIDE, Nov. 10.—A six-year-old Malayan boy with a “new face” arrived here today on his way home to Malacca. He is Jantan bin Kolop, who since February had been in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where plastic surgeons performed ten operations on his face. He arrived
    —Reuter.  -  74 words
  • Article
    Gammons will build new dock
    290 18 SINGAPORE, Nov. n THE contract for Singapore Harbour 1 new $5,500,000 dry dock, Queen’s Dock been awarded to a local firm, Gammon Ltd. a) The dock will be the most modern dry ()c t. in South-east Asia, and has been tlesjonj entirely by Singapore Harbour
    290 words
  • Article
    M.M. FOR GURKHA CORPORAL
    133 18 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11. SKILLED tracking, followed by gallant action, has earned the military medal for Cpl. Bhimbahadur Pun of the 2 2 Gurkha Rifles. Picking up the trail of two men in thick blukar, Cdl. Bhimbahadur, with his patrol of six men. followed it for four
    133 words
  • Article
    TIN MEN GOING TO GENEVA
    148 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 5 TptlE Member for Lconomit Affairs, Mr. Oscar Spencer will lead a Malayan deleRation to Geneva on Saturday for the International Tin Study Conference. The conference will discuss the possibilities of setting up an international tin price agreement. With Mr. Spencer will
    148 words
  • Article
    Air survey planned
    105 18 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11. A CANADIAN geologist Mr George Shaw arrived a Singapore by BOAC Comet yesterday to find out whether aircraft can be used to mak* a geological survey of Malay* 4 east coast. He came as a of the United Nations Tecnju cal Assistance Administrate at
    105 words
  • Article
    MALAYA WILL BE LEFT OUT
    152 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 10. PARTY of students from all over the world will soon be going on a tour of America. But there will be no Malayan students on the tour—for the first time since the scheme oegan four years ago. This year a Malayan
    152 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Article
    JACOBIN PAYS $99 AND PICTURE FAN $81
    1134 19  - JA COBIN PAYS $99 AND PICTURE FAN $81 ,>v EPSOM JEEP I KL A LUMPUR. Nov. 7. IniC llate 1111 T ie Spot) In d the end of a lone -i he snatched a head la Hutan Mellntang In Pi 3, Div. 2, «-F .print tV K Lumpur yesterday, Knen
    1,134 words
  • Article, Illustration
    GIVES HOOKER THE SLIP
    47 19 fOHORE’S winder Kabuta ewith ba i) has k J u! ,li ,1,H 7 l J nast Singapore hooker Tucker *eft) but Baird Ms coming un in an attempt to slip hlm-an incident n. Saturday's H.M.S. Malaya rug by match won by Johore 21-0.
    47 words
  • Article
    Johore (& Fijians) beats Singapore
    850 19  - Johore Fijians) beats Singapore i THE WEEK IN SPORT i By JOHN MARKS SINGAPORE, Nov. 10. riE H.M.S. Malaya rugger competition began on Saturday with all eight teams making their first appearance of the season. The main fixture was the Singapore-Johore clash on the Colony padang which ended in Johore
    850 words
  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 19 Miscellaneous Column 1
      41 19 Big sweep i 3S*&E m i tmM> vJ' ??SJ2 «9,M8 No. *****6 S19 794 t.SiSf 4 each) Nos. K85: KSS>£Wa .aavas 1JJJ25, *****0, *****0, *****1, ******, *****4, *****0. DOUBLE TOTE /•lii Double, two tickets ($798 each); Doom*, U tickets ($138 each).
      41 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Article
    Sentiment improves on rubber price rise
    546 20 SHARE MARKET By Our Financial Correspondent SINGAPORE, Nov. 9. rpHE Singapore share market experienced a thin period last week when the volume of business transacted was the lowest for many months, one firm of shareVrokers even went as far as saying it was the
    546 words
  • Article
    Copra and oil exports
    90 20 IN SEPTEMBER Malaya exported 7,502 tons of copra, valued at $4,243,118, of which 600 tons went to the United Kingdom. 1,950 tons to the Netherlands, 600 tons to Germany, 1,158 tons to India. 1.250 tons to Sweden and smaller quantities to other countries. Exports of refined
    90 words
  • Article
    BUSINESS DONE
    128 20 THE following list of business In the Singapore share market is reported by Fraser and Co., for the period October 31. to November 6 inclusive:— INDUSTRIALS Fraser Neave Ords. SI.SS and $1,874, Gammons $2.80 to $2.85, Malayan Cements $1.36 and $1.37, Malayan Collieries $l.lO and $1,124, Robinson Ords.
    128 words
  • Article
    Rubber imports fall in October
    79 20 IMPORTS of rubber into Malaya in October are now given at 18.305 tons, compared with 29,466 tons in September, making the ten months’ total 229.928 tons, compared with 276,536 tons in the corresponding period of last year. Of the October imports, 16,533 tons came from
    79 words
  • Article
    Guthrie’s outputs
    62 20 QUTPUTS from estates and mines in the Guthrie group in October were:— Rubber 6.928.730 pounds, tea (black) 179,000 pounds, palm oil 1,170 tons, palm kernels 334 tons and tin-ore 988 piculs For the ten months of thlg year the outputs were;— Rubber 55,126,760 pounds. tea (black) 1,470,000 pounds,
    62 words
  • Article
    TALAM MINES
    18 20 Talam Mines Ltd. produced 400 piculs of tin-ore in October compared with 456 piculs in September.
    18 words
  • Article
    Federation finances show improvement
    215 20 SINGAPORE, V n FIE Federation’s financial position appear h improved greatly during the third quar 0 f t a h e year, according to figures published in th* ment Gazette last Fridav. rn The deficit for the nine months is shown at $17,378,274, revenue being $470,256,249
    215 words
  • Article
    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    70 20 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11. Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: Noon prices per picul were:— Copra: Quiet; November $37 buyers, $37% sellers; December $37 buyers, $37% sellers. Coconut oil: steady; $6l sellers. Pepper: Steady; black down $5; Muntok white $340. Sarawak $335, Lampong black $295. Lewis and Peat: Closing prices
    70 words
  • Article
    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    859 20 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11. liSUlSrKlALB Bayer* teller* Alex. Bricks Prefa jlu <20 Ords 3.70 3.80 Atlas ice i2.2b 3 25 B.B. Petrol 30/6 35/3 B M Trustees 6 50 7 50 Con. Tin smelt. Pref 17/8 18/6 Ords 21/9 22/3 lantern Unlteo 34 50 35 00 Fed. Dispensary
    859 words
  • Article
    DEAL PUTS PRICES UP
    288 20 SINGAPORE V; 7 Disappointment lt uJ statement issued oy ttf Rubber Study Group agS carried the market t -n e levels reached earlier n Octn. ber. We refrain i: m commenting on this and d Cut)l intending buyers liV* vise refrained from maki? their purchases, says
    288 words
  • Article
    TIN-ORE OUTFITS
    32 20 The following outputs oi tin-ore are reported for October piCUll Thabaweliek Tin 9"® Pungah Tin 1042 Austral Amalgmated Asam Kumbang (Trlbutt l"j Puchong I 52 Renong Tin Rahman Hydraulic 58
    32 words
  • Article
    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
    88 20 nPHE following dividends A were announced last week by companies operating in Malaya. All *h e dividends are payab'; l**J Malayan income 1 lt 30 per cent. RAFFLES HOTEI Idial 10 per cent and bor 3 per cent, making 25 cent for year []{U a August, payable !>•
    88 words