The Straits Budget, 5 August 1959

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    28 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER few St‘ i<‘s 378. Singapore. August 5, 1959. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling.
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      Pay cuts and their effect on the household budget
      369 2  -  SYMPATHISER Singapore. HAVE read with particular Interest the sentiments expressed by “B.L.F. (S.T. July 25). Apparently he is not one of the unfortunates who has been encouraged by his employers to own either a car or a house on the instalment
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      REPLY TO A FAJAR CRITIC
      255 2  -  KOH THONG BEE Sinpapore. /COMMENTING on the \j article “The Malay Elite” in the July issue of Fajar, “A.S.Y.” (S.T. July 24) said: “Far from being constructive, his (author s) criticism is destructive.” A.S.Y. may have regarded the article as “destructive” because it sought to
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      What was said at Govt. wage inquiry
      202 2  -  T. N. NATHAN Secretary, Commission of Inquiry. Govt. Daily-Rated Employees. Kuala Lumpur. I A b > 111 'lialrman of the con. of inquiry Into u 7 muneration of >\ e rn ment daily-rated en loyees to refer to the report o ‘he Public
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      THE OBJECT OF THIS POLICE CAMPAIGN
      219 2  -  A.T. RAJAH Ag. Assistant Commissio. TP for Commissioner o Police. Singapore. 1 AM grateful to you and to Mr. Hllbome for drawing attention to the “keep left” campaign which is being carried out jointly by the police traffic branch and the safety first council.
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      The day I was taken for a ride...
      272 2  - The day I was taken for a ride ANTHONY SCHOOLING. Singapore. 'J'HERE'S one born every minute. But being had for a sucker is less galling if one can save others from being taken for a similar ride. I have been buying retread tyres that seemed to wear out very quickly
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Lock icon The Civil Service
      380 3 'Stfais Times, July 27 Singapore Government .“mjivwled Mr. Rajendra, of the Council of y \i n. on the advice of p i, t Service Commislon. in. i disciplinary charges v h. prepared against a view to his disr' i die public service. It h.is a;-*' warned civil
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      Lock icon Nation-building
      284 3 —Straits Times, July 27 1 adr>, ,oon no lack of ;,n d advice to the ’•'d population 5f.; v v "~to adjust themchangea that A v the new order, rne^t. M>l K s of election ton s held Fullerto h> Clifford Pier up to date on the subject of
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      Lock icon The Alliance Campaign
      634 3 —Straits Times, July 28 Four years ago the Alliance published its manifesto for the Federation’s first national elections a month ahead of nomination day. It is now nearly a fortnight since nominations for the parliamentary elections closed, and the party’s full declaration of aims and intentions still
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      Lock icon New Industry
      402 3 —Straits Times, July 28 Although various people have suggested from time to time that the Federation should have a sugar growing and refining industry, there has always been a general impression that the Government did not wish to encourage it Opinion seems to differ on the quality of
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      Lock icon Banking On Self Help
      643 3 —Straits Times, July 29 In September work begins on the Central Electricity Board’s hydro-electric project in the Cameron Highlands. Part of the cost will be met with a U.S. $35 million loan by the World Bank. Though less than half the Bank’s biggest single loan —U.S.
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      Lock icon Worker And His Work
      592 4 —Straits Times, July 29 It is one of the more obstinate superstitions that certain strengths and weaknesses are built into particular races or nations; industry on the one band, indolence on the other, for example. A controversy in India now turns on the quite surprising and
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      Lock icon On the Platform
      409 4 —Straits Times, July 30 It is significant that the M.C.A. president, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, his illness noti withstanding, will be able to join Tengku Abdul Rahman on the Alliance platform at an election rally in Petaling Java today. The Tengku is unquestionably chief spokesman for the
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      Lock icon Squatter Areas
      172 4 —Straits Times, July 30 Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council has been advised by i its Finance Committee to maintain, in the town’s dense squatter areas, the minimum service necessary for health purposes, without charging i for it. The waiving of fees is reasonable enough, since it has been pointed
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      Lock icon Dr. Lim And The MCA
      647 4 —Straits Times, July 31 Dr. Lim Chong Eu s decision to resign the presidency of the M.C.A., while remaining a member, is surprising only because of its timing. A fortnight ago, on the eve of nomination day, he had said that the Alliance crisis had
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      Lock icon Plenty Of Room
      262 4 Straits Times, Augu.-* 1 There are fewer English language newspapers todaj in Malaya than there were before the war. The Malaya Tribune, both morning and afternoon editions, ceased publication in 1950 after a life of almost exactly 36 years. Yesterday the Singapore Standard, born the year the
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      Lock icon Border Action
      288 4 —Straits Times, Augus’ Policy decisions reached last month when the Prime M nI ister visited Bangkok nave now been given an active I form. For the first time Siam committed itself to full limitary co-operation with Malayan forces in fighting Communist bandits who are r. w concentrated in
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    New Lawyers
    35 4 IPOH, July 31.— Two M lawyers, Mr. Chin Kit f and Mr Toh Theam Hoi;, were admitted to the Fed<: tion Bar by Mr. Justice Go* n in the Supreme Court h' today.
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    Alliance to improve conditions
    740 8 KUALA LUMPUR, July 26. THE Alliance is mobilising every effort to improve the living conditions of the people, especially those in the rural areas, said the Prime Minister, Dato Abdul Kazak bin Hussein, in an election broadcast tonight. The Prime Minister was speaking in t lie
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    A Sunday date at the gardens with music in Malayan manner
    339 8 SINGAPORE, July ?A. T*HE Government is to bring live niusu* to the people as one step in its pbn to promote a Malayan outlook anion; all races. Another measure with the same purpose in mind is a “big reform”
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    ‘I WANT TO STAY’ VISITOR HAS HER WAY
    154 8 KUALA LUMPUR. July 24. An American school teacher flying from Bangkok to Singapore today made an unscheduled stop here and gave airline officials a headache. Miss Joan Drouillard. 26. a primary school teacher in Lincoln Park, a small town near Detroit, said
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    New CID head
    23 8 KUALA LUMPUR. July 26. —The head of the Special Crimes branch of the C.I.D. here is Mr. W. G. Morrison.
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    Scouts to stage a concert
    43 8 IPOII, July 24. Boy scouts here will hold a variety concert at the St. Michael’s Institution hall tomorrow night in aid of their headquarters building fund. The building fund target is $50,000. So far $14,000 has been collected.
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    New crimes branch chief
    23 8 MALACCA. July 21' Superintendent of T Santckh Singh, over duties as hea; Special Crimes Brat C.T.n. for South Me..
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    They hail Tengku’s clean-up plan
    171 8 LUMPUR. July 25. Leaders of UMNO. MCA and MIC today welcomed the announcement by their leader. Tengku Abdul Rahman, of a plan to wipe out “agitators and double-crossers’’ from the Alliance party. The Tengku told Alliance leaders In Nibong Tebal yesterday that the party had
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    QUICK MARCH FOR MALAY
    446 10 SEMINAR TO STEP UP USE OF THE LANGUAGE IN SINGAPORE SINGAPORE, July 27 About 150 delegates from all over Malaya are expected to attend a giant seminar here next month to quicken the pace to the goal of making Malay the national language ol Singapore. The
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    VIETNAM ARMY CHIEF HERE ON WEEK’S TOUR
    185 10 SINGAPORE. July 27.—Lt(len. I.e Van Ty. ehief of the Vietnam general stall. (Iciti, arrived at RAF Cliangi here by Vietnamcm* Air Force Dakota today for a week’s tour of Malaya. lie was greeted by the Earl of liandon C-in-C Far East Air Force
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    6 MALAYANS OFF TO U.S. FOR A YEAR
    84 10 KUALA LUMPUR. July 27 Three pretty Malayan misses and three boys today left by, air for the United States t attend American high schools for a year The girls are Miss Mlehiyo Mori. Che Raja Nor Mahani and Miss Lim Wee Peng
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    Another $185,000 in Shaw grants
    152 10 SINGAPORE. July 27. THE SHAW Foundation is giving a total of $135,000 to four public institutions. This is in addition to Hip $200,000 it placed at the disposal of the Govvornment last week to develop community centres. They are the St. John Council headquarters building
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    ‘Fight fair’ PMIP told
    79 10 ALOR STAR, July 27.—The chairman of the PanMalayan Islamic Party state election committee. Incho Ahmad Sliukri. today advised PM IP candidates and party supporters not to criticise the Alliance national chairman. Tengku Abdul Rahman, in election speeches. In a statement. Inche Ahmad warned that any candidate
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    2 AIRMEN DIE ON WAY TO CAMP
    125 10 Butterworth. July 27.—Two RAAF men who had attended a Saturday night dance m Penang died yesterday while returning to their Butterworth base on a itr Lor-cycle. LAC J. G. Lawson. 21 wa> riding the vehicle with hi> friend. LAC W. P. Dully. 20.
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    It will be in Malay now
    45 10 KOTA BHARU. July The Mentri Besar of K« tan, Tuan Haji Ishak bin Omar 4 has ordered all government ence in the state be in lay. Correspondence on te< cal and legal matters v however, continue to he English.
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    Backing for Mr. Rajendra
    537 11 This is last word to the Press <l\(; \PORE, July -y, Eighteen unions affiliated to the Singapore Federation 0 f i nions of Govern-iju-iu Employees to(;,v pledged “full .uppi.rt” for Mr. F.V. it i li mit a, chairman i r.c ouncil of Joint Vction and president
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    His first job
    32 11 SEGAMAT. July 27. A graduate of the University of Malaya. Inche Ahmad bin Haji Omar, has joined the Johore Civil Service and has been posted to Segamat as ADO.
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    Cathay to become a public company next year
    595 11 SINGAPORE, July 27. T II E CATHAY ORGANISATION, with its chain of cinemas in Singapore, the Federation and Borneo, will be turned into a public company next year. The otter to sell shares to the small man m mese territories was made
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    Tengku asks party leaders: Sweep away this dirt
    332 11 KIIAI.A M'lWl'l'll, July 27. TIIK Alliance leader, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will send a directive to party leaders tomorrow referring to the "unclean tactics” used by certain opposition parties and independent candidates in campaigning for the parliamentary election fhe directive issued here tonight
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      68 11 1 'ar East GUILDER >nl 1936 V Monthly 1 iodical of Real Activities Kong J M(| n. ar East. Contains full accounts, plans, perspectives and photographs of new and projected constructions in Hong Kong and other parts An indispensable source of lniormation for all concerned in architecture, building and allied
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    Lock icon Hermit wants to be a living Buddha: He’ll live in case 49 days
    412 12  -  By GUNN CHIT THYE Penang, July 27 A PENANG hermit who seeks to become “a living Buddha*’ will enter a glass case on Sept. 3 and live locked up in it for 49 days without food. In
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    There in the crowd was Tengku’s old favourite actress...
    337 12  -  By ABDULLAH AHMAD Kuala Lumpur, July 27 “MY prima donna!” exclaimed Tengku Abdul RahlTI man and promptly forgot all about his electioneering speech at Sabak Hernam. For there in tin* crowd WAS his prima donna the former bangsawan < Malay opera
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    Indonesian consul: Another army man tipped
    295 12 SINGAPORE. July 27.kJ A senior army olllcer who planned the destruction ot rebel forces in Medan, Sumatra, two years ago is likely to be the next InHonesian consul-general hi Singapore. He Is Colonel Sugiarto. military commander of Medan until late last year. He is
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    250 ‘specials’ discharged
    54 12 SINGAPORE. July 27. Two hundred and fittv special constables have been discharged because they lack the minimum qualifications for absorption into the regular police force. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the constables wore the last of this unit, which at one time had a strength
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    New president
    26 12 KOTA BIIARU. July 27.—Mr A. R. A. Nachlappan has been Installed president of the Kota Bharu Rotary Club. He succeeds Mr. C. W. Cheim.
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    ‘LOOK FOR THIS MAN,’ FIVE ASK POLICE
    199 12 MALACCA. July 27. LMVE PEOPLE, including the head of Malar a 1 Kaum Ibu and a former police inspector, have asked the police to trace a man to whom they have given a total of $3 800 as “security” for jobs. They said
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    He’ll be next Rotary head
    59 12 JOHORE. BHARU. July 27. The Johore Bahru Rotary Club will hold a dinner a. f he Royal Johore International Club on July 30 when Mr. Charles Watts will be installed as president for the Rotary year 1959-60. The Sultan of Johore who will bo the
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    Talks begin on border bandit war
    136 12 Kuala lumpur. July 27. Three days of Federa-tlon-Slam talks on Increased co-operation on border operations against the Communist terrorists started here today. The talks began with a briefing for the visitors on the Emergency at the Federal police headquarters. The Siamese delegation is led
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    Wire wants to adopt the mystery twins
    191 13 GlXGAPORE. July 27. A 3 wealthy Chinese woman wants to adopt the mvstery twin girls who were found abandoned in a taxi last month. Bat she will have to wait until th police have given up the >e.irch for the twins’ parents. The
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    ECONOMICS BY RADIO -2,300 BEGIN COURSE
    205 13 SINGAPORE. July 27. IfORE than 2.300 students, some of whom live in 1 remote kampongs in Malaya, tonight began their first lesson in economics—over the radio. They were taking part in the pan-Malayan radio economics course in Malay. The first lecture introducing the students
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    1,600 port workers to strike if their demands not settled
    197 13 PORT SWETTENHAM, July 27. 1VTORE than 1,600 workers at Port Swettenham today gave notice to the Cargo Handling Corporation that they will go on strike unless their demands for higher wages and housing allowances are settled within two weeks. The
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    Malacca deputy police chief
    46 13 MALACCA. July 27. Raja Adnan bin Raja Abdullah has taken up duties as Malacca’s Deputy Chief Police Officer [rum Inehe Pilus bin Jusoh, who has been transferred to Kuala Lumpur to head the anti-corruption branch. Raja Adnan was formerly deputy CP.O. Trengganu
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    UMNO MAN IS FINED FOR POLL OFFENCE
    137 13 SINGAPORE. July 27. i man of the UMNO branch, Southern fr Ismail bin Pateh, was today lined $25 •fly providing drinks to those attending an •ly at Pulau Tekong Besar on May 2. > A Ilia U JLK t' lirst person to lor
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    Better roads
    23 13 SEGA MAT. July 27 More than $4*1 000 is to b spent on improving roads in the Kampong Abdullah area here
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    Lock icon AN ELDERLY woman was involved in two major accidents within 15 minutes yesterday— and died in the second one.
    74 13 She was knocked down by a car in Chua Chu Kang Road and was lucky to escape with a fractured leg. Then, while being taken to hospital, the ambulance was involved
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    SECURITY FOR EXPATS PACT
    149 13 Kuala lumpur, July 27. —Malaya and Britain today signed an agreement here to safeguard the terms and conditions of members of the British Overseas Civil Service working for the Federation Government. The agreement contains nothing contrary to the Government’s established policy and practice since the attainment
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    STUDY TEAM STARTS WORK ON NANYANG
    143 13 SINGAPORE. July 27. The ad hoc committee appointed by the Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. to review the Prescott Commission report on Nanyang University held its first meeting today in the conference room of the Education Ministry. The terms of reference of
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    Dr. LIM JOINS CAMPAIGN
    472 14 KUALA LUMPUR, July 28. TUP, president of Malayan Chinese Association, l)r. Lim C hong Eu, will join Tengku Abdul Rahman, leader of the Alliance, in addressing an election rally at Pctaling Jaya on July 30. Dr. Lim, who is ill. Hies to London next weed: for
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    100 lose homes in $24,000 blaze
    156 14 KLANG. July 28.—Forty; families number- inp more than 100 people were made homeless today when fire destroyed six blocks of labour lines in Bukit Ijok Estate, near Jeram. 27 miles from here. Firemen using two engines fr« »m Klang and Kuala Selangor battled tor
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    C-Plan scientist studying advanced methods
    298 14 SHE'LL SET UP A NEW UNIVERSITY LABORATORY ON HER RETURN QTNCAFCI7E. July 2S. KJ A Singapore scientist, Mrs roil:’ Hoe Kheong. is studying highly specialised research techniques m Australia for use in a new research laboratory to be established at the University of Malaya Mrs.
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    BIG POLICE HUNT FOR ‘MISSING’ POLLS MAN
    187 14  -  Sy HOW POW PECK Klang, July 28 pOLICE are hunting for a Pan-Malayan Islamic Party candidate in the Federal election, Inche Ibrahim bin Haji Nordin, who was earlier reported to have withdrawn from the contest to make an urgent trip to Indonesia. Inche
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    Dr. B: OUR AIM IS ONE MUSLIM SOCIETY
    295 14 (i 1 'l LCMPI’II, July 28— IV I he Pan-Malayan Islaniie Party intends to promote the teaching of Islam until a single Muslim so. ciety and state can be formed, l)r. Hurhanuddin A 1 llelmy, president of the party, said in an
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    5,000 volunteers to build public park in Kallang
    432 15 ffNISTERS, CIVIL SERVANTS, PAP MEN OFFER FREE LABOUR V i>KE. July 29. .msi 5,000 voluumkers will take in .oi Aug. 2 in pre- v work to condon of the old nil-port into a j! ir?. and childtv;; round. niii'ers, who inat.cl monthly-
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    NOW TECHNIRAMA 70-AN XMAS GIFT FROM DISNEY
    253 15 (seeing Beauty’ will put S’pore again in the picture JINY \PORE, July 29 IV -.minima 70, a atw :1m entertainment ss developed at the Walt Disney Studios in ood, will be intruciit tci to Singapore iuclie n c e s at the ChriMinas
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    BORDER WAR TALKS TO END TODAY
    115 15 KUALA LUMPUR. July 29. TALKS between Siam and Malaya to step up the war against terrorists straddling the border, enter the final stage tomorrow. Today, the eight Siamese representatives were tnk'm 1o a jungle fort in Negri Sembilan- The discussions. which began on July
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    PENANG LAWYER IS PICKED FOR TIBET PROBE TEAM
    129 15 PENANG. July 29. A Penang lawyer Mr. Ong H ic LI has been appointed a member ol the inquiry committer on Tibet which will meet in New Delhi soon The committee, appoint; d bv the International Com mi sion of Jurists, will
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    MACHINE-GUN DRAMA HALF MILE OFF COAST
    421 15 FORT SWETTENIIAM, July 29. r PHE captain of an Indonesian cargo launch A claimed today his vessel had been fired on by an Indonesian gunboat within Malayan territorial waters. The crew of eight dived overboard and swam ashore Tho gunooat towed the launch away.
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    GOVT. WITHDRAWS YOUTH GRANT
    656 16 SINGAPORE, Jul} 29 —The Government today decided to withdraw support u> the Singapore Youth Council. The council has been given a month's notice to vacate its premises in Orchard Road and its camp site at Tanah Merah. Both these premises will revert to thf* direct control
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    MONEYLENDERS: NEW CONTROLS
    301 16 SINGAPORE, July 29. f PHE Government is to impose tighter control over money lenders in Singapore. Their rates of interests are to be slashed from 48 per cent to 18 per cent per year for unsecured loans, and from 36 per cent to 12 per cent for
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    PMIP man quits
    38 16 KOTA BHARU. July 29. Tuan Haji adoul Latiff, who has been president of the Tumpat division of the PanMalayan Islamic Party for many years, has resigned. Inche Mohamed Rais bin Haji Mohamed Amin succeeds him.
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    UMNO LASHES AT BYRNE: ‘TOOK GOODE’S POWER’
    524 16 SINGAPORE, Julv >9 'THE pro-tern chairman of Singapore UMNO. n e Abdul Hamid bin Allwie, today claimed that u, e Minister for Labour and Law had “arrogated 0 himself some of the authority of the Yang ip pertuan Negara.” pi— At a Press
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    MALAYA — WEALTHIEST NATION IN ASIA
    311 16 MALAYA WEALTHIEST NATION IN ASIA TUFAV YORK, July 29. Malaya is near (lie TOP an American list of c urrency in circulation per head of population (sign of a country’s wealth) and well down in the* same experts list of Government debt. The expert, Mr. Tran/ pick, in his "Pick’s
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    Harder to train modern soldiers in the East, says General
    97 16 Kuala lumpur. July —Eastern soldi* harder to train for warfare than those West. Ma.I.-Gen. E ullah. Deputy GOC I; ration Army, told Ro at their weekly lun< tonight. This was pecaii" ern armies drew tribune of their troop the peasantry.
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    He’s off again!
    957 17  -  ELECTION NOTEBOOK 1 by Harry Miller TENGKU’S election campaign SETS A FANTASTIC PACE KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 TtINGKU ABDUL RAHMAN, the leader oi the Alliance, is one of the most singlepoliticians in the country, and certainly the man who has travelled furthest niostest. llt> is repeating tile
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    Lock icon FIFTY YEARS AGO
    132 17 From the Straits Tones of August 1 1909 CERTAIN owners of rubber trees in and around Kuala Lumpur are reported to be farming them out at S3 per tree per month. Mr. Palmer, on the Aior Pongsu Estate, has been experimenting with the sesamum oriental as a
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    Lock icon SATURDAY STUDY
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      50 17 STRAITS BUDGET Wt er y H,lf *yoarly T ®*rty SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE) weekly issues of the Straits Budget can he (nl »»y express air delivery service to the f ed Kingdom only at an inclusive rate of (All Hie S24.00 for six months. Above Art It Mtlayao Currency)
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    Lock icon Whose is this 1867 Bible ? A long hunt for owner
    321 18 Whose is this 1867 Bible A long hunt for owner !IT WAS A GIFT FROM THE FIRST WORSHIPFUL MASTER' SINGAPORE. July 30.— A ieatner bound Bible, nearly 100 years old now lies in the bouse of a Singapore man. Mr. Martin Joseph, who wants to return it to the rightful
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    MISS ONG MAY BE FIRST GIRL TO STUDY ENGINEERING
    226 18 IPOH, July 30. *rilK Perak Government has awarded a scholarship in civil engineering to a bespectacled girl, described as “outstandingly intelligent She is Miss Ong Kik Hong, 19, (above) now teaching science at the Anglo-Chinese Girls School here. The Perak Chief
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    ABC chief flies in for visit
    149 18 SINGAPORE, July 30 Sir John Medley, head of the Australian Broadcasting Commission and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. arrived in Singapore this morning on a personal visit. Sir John, who travelled by Qantas with his wile, will stay in Singapore for two
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    Off to Karachi
    29 18 KUALA LUMPUR. July 30 Begum Sher All. wife of the Pakistan High Commissioner In Malaya left by air today for Karachi on a 10-dav private visit
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    RMAF sets target (102 hours) on Pioneer flight
    209 18 l/'UALA LUMPUR, July IV 30 The Royal Malayan Air Force is to try to fly a singleengine Pioneer aircraft the 11,500 miles from Scotland to Malaya in 102 hours and 30 minutes. The only other time such a flight was made was
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    PPP to defy polling day order on canvassing booths
    301 18 IPOH, July 30. fHE People's Progressive Party will defy a ruling by the Elections Commission that on polling day, canvassing booths must be set up on sites p.cked by the police. The party threaten.? to take legal action against tne police
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    16 for training
    34 18 KUALA LUMPUR. J ul.v Sixteen Malayans are t° Jt trained in India this 1 under the Colombo 1 ian Technical Assistance P v eramme Seven hav e aireac left for India.
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    FOGHORN PAYS $220 AND $37 IN FIRST RACE SHOCK
    1066 19  -  B: •»SOM JEEP Penang, July 29 L X)( KN, ridden by Jim Chadwick, created l >ig upset in the opening race here today j uid $220 for a win and $37 for place. Outs- ,f s dominated he 111 of the
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    Brilliant Scholar wins Cup
    1035 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP Penang, August 2 DB1LLIANT SCHOLAR, with Barry Moon u astride, scored a thrilling short head win from the rank outsider Campdale in the Governor’s Cup race (8£f) here today. Brilliant Scholar was well clear of his field a <urlom out. Then Campdale came
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      92 19 THE BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL $150,600 1. No. *****2 ($40,180) 2. No. *****7 ($16,072) 3. No *****0 ($8,036) STARTERS ($2,678 each); Nos. *****2, *****5, *****3, *****8, *****8. *****9. C O N SOLATION: $11,000 each) t Nos. *****4 *****8, *****1, *****4, *****1, *****4, *****5, *****1, *****3, *****7. r BIG SWEEP TOTAL
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      Steady week before holiday
      1353 20 By Our Market Correspondent WITH the approach of the August Bank Holiday the Malayan Share Market turned Quiet and the volume of business was on a restricted scale. Nevertheless, the market had a very steady undertone throughout the period under review. This developed from the better
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      30 20 Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for previous year year Alex. Bricks ord 16% August 14 15% 20% do. pref. 7*4% August 14 7 Wo 7
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      1107 20 INDUSTRIALS t S Alex Bricks. 1.72V* 1.70 Prsf 1.601 1.80 2 40 2.20 Ordl 2.301 2.40 Atlas let 11.00* (buyer*) 56/9 45/- B. B. Pet 50/- 52/5.50 5.00 B. M. Trust 5 00 5.50 Con. Smelt. 20/- 11/. Prsf 18/- 20/ 36/- 30/- Ordl 35/611 36/6 1.14
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      OFFICIAL PRICES
      25 20 tin rubber (per picul) (per lb.) July 27 $399.00 99% eta 28 $399.00 $1.01% 29 $398.62% $1.02% 30 $398.37% $1.03% 31 $398.37% $1.04%
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      Russia, China to rescue
      254 20 RUSSIA and China have come to the rescue once again 0 f the Singapore Rubber Market, report H.c.u. Co., Ltd. in their i m*. rent survey. Despite the U.S. steel strike which both London and New York shorts had been relying on to depress the price
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