The Straits Budget, 19 August 1959

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    27 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER New Series 678. Singapore, August 19, 1959. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling.
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      An answer ALLIANCE REPLIES TO PPP ALLEGATIONS OF ‘BROKEN PLEDGE’
      237 2  -  S. A. LINGAM State Alliance Publicity Officer. Ipoh. 'J'HE following letter Is written as an answer to the propaganda of the People’s Progressive Party regarding an alleged broken pledge by UMNO: It Is an elementary rule of law and common
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      The day I got caught in a storm...
      140 2  -  grateful Petaiing Jaya. HOW pleasant to find an example of extreme courtesy on one’s own doorstep. It happened to me during a recent storm in Kuala Lumpur. 1 was caught while driving my scooter and took shelter under a cycle park at
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      Deplorable condition of lorongs
      122 2  -  ONWARDS Singapore. 'FHE Government should take note of the deplorable condition of the lorongs in the Geylang district Dumping earth to make up the lorongs especially Lorongs 4 and 6 has made conditions worse Lorong 16 Is directly situated between six schools. Hundreds of children use
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      A VERY GREAT PLEASURE
      78 2  -  BOEY KIIOON Penang. J NOTE with great pleasure the warning by the Mayor to the staff of the City Council to be more courteous to members of the public. However. I wish that bus drivers were warned, too. to respect the rights of others on the
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      USING MALAYAN MARBLE
      128 2  - USING MALAY AN MARBLE J. C. PERSHOISE Pulau Langkawi. J READ with lnten ltlf 1 feature on Italy sun a ly the details of tk, ,5 ble quarrying I wonder if many a vour readers know that ionri white manble is available here on Langkawi ana was commercially worked one
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      Dr. HO CONVEYED THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION
      127 2  -  PAUL KING Singapore. DOTH K. R. Dharan (S.T. Aug. 7) and Eureka (S.T. Aug. 8) express opinions which are undoubtedly biased and unjust. Mr. Dharan quoted two or three sentences from Dr. Ho’s articles and criticised them without substantial evidence to support his
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      ‘VOLUNTEER’ LABOUR: WILL ANYONE SPEAK UP?
      136 2  - VOLUNTEER LABOUR: WILL ANYONE SPEAK UP? C.K Singapore. publicity has been given to the so-called ‘volunteer labour” by government servants From reports in'the newspapers it appears that everybody is happy standing In the sun for one day. If the workers were allowed to express their views on this “volunteer service”
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      The tax that really hurts
      75 2  -  B i Singapore. |T is perturbing enough to hear that a student's belong i’ are usually taxed on arrival In England. But wh< ews ro I n a former class-mate that his can" c*9n C^«5 l «iA!i!2?** ,t for $126.00 in Singapore was taxed ab
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      Lock icon The Alliance Manifesto
      611 3 —Straits Times. August 10 much secrecy and an long delay, the ,!iuv lias at last published ;,nit'esto. barely ten days parliamentary elec- Whatever may be the explanation tor all the susVe!'M*. it is dearly not the oH-M'-ation of a last-minute kU ;.p:isf packet. There is nothn-: startlingly
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      Lock icon First Steps
      242 3 —Straits Times. August 10 Indications ot cultural consciousness in the general public are not frankly very cheering. During almost the whole of June and July the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur was showing a firstclass exhibition ot Indian art, but only 4,000 went to see it. Coming
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      Lock icon Tenants And Incomes
      346 3 —Straits Times, August 11 The Singapore Government s survey of S.I.T. tenancies will discover that a large propor- tion of public housing is not occupied by people who properly come within the lowincome bracket- This should not bo surprising, as the Trust has not always built with
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      Lock icon Moral Problem
      256 3 —Straits Times. August 11 Public controversy about family planning is good. In recent discussions, however, some of its opponents have weakened their position by misrepresenting what it.s proponents have said in a way that is either calculated or careless. When Professor Shea res a few weeks ago advocated
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      Lock icon A New Party?
      264 3 —Straits Times, August 12 When four members ot the M.C.A. executive working committee resigned their offices, and their membership, last month in protest against the terms of the UMNOM.C.A. reconciliation, an immediate question was whether they would form a new party. j The idea received short shrift
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      Lock icon Rising Costs
      287 3 -Straits Times, August 12 The annual report on Singapore education, published yesterday, attracts interest chiefly for its vivid reminder of the high and soaring cost of the schools. Counting recurrent and capital costs, the estimates have risen by nearly eighty per cent in four years, from $46 million
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      Lock icon A Party Diversion
      475 3 —Straits Times, August Id There is fundamentally hardly anything in common between the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party and the Malayan Peoples’ Socialist Front. The one is dedicated to a theocratic State founded on the tenets of the Hadith and the Koran, and religiously preaches the paramountcy of Malay
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      Lock icon Paying To Park
      385 4 —Straits Times, August 15 The Singapore Government presages a minor but definite change in city office routine with its proposal to introduce I arking meters in Raffles Place, Fullerton Way, Collyer Qui and Cross St. Tambies will now join their brothers in other big cities of the
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      Lock icon Preventing Crime
      603 4 —Straits Times. August 14 A hundred and twelve people were detained in recent weeks by the Federation police un- der the Prevention of Crimes Ordinance. Eighteen were later released. Since some ot the detained men were members of political parties and election workers, it is not surprising that
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      Lock icon A Step Ahead
      265 4 —Straits Times, August 14 Setting up a joint labourmanagement council at Port Swettenham is an important mark of recognition of the idea that industry works best as a partnership. The ponderously named Port Swettenham Port Transport Industry Joint Council is loss comprehensive in several respects than the
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      Lock icon Unions And Ballots
      614 4 —Straits Times, August 15 Singapore’s present Government says that it is on the workers’ side. There is no reason, once that is accepted, to seek any other explanation for its taking upon itself the responsibility to eliminate “yellow” and splinter unions. The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill, which
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      Lock icon Censorship
      356 4 —Straits Times, August Singapore is to ban the screening of films “whose p, j. mary interest is the glorification or justification of colonialism, or which are calculated to bring Asians and so-called coloured people into contempt, ridicule and hatred.” The intentions that govern the issue of the Government directive
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    Lock icon King’s son anti his Chinese bride
    72 5 TEXGKl ABDULLAH. 34. son of the Yang di-Per-tuan tgong. with Miss Ho Yu /in. ’8. a health sister attached to Kemaman Medical and Health Office. »hom he married in Kuantan. on Aug. 6. On ttie e\e of her marJ 4 8<* Ho became a
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    PPP call: Back Independent
    57 5 p5’ ala lumpur. Aug. 9.— 1 1'ogiesMve Party fc r r b* Setapak have e. by the party’s y\ to vote for Mr. vro K Aee a former ir, n l r who is standi.dependent. a s? 0 candidate Ai?. "Pposed by Che t'pK *i Alliance
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    9 men will aid Socialists
    40 5 K t *a Aug. 9. A 0! tU ction committee r. I Labour Party ciaii ime d to help Sothe t candidates In ha: election in Palp ••'tec will visit va d Raub to can-
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    New deal for the nation TENGKU PLEDGES ALL-OUT BID TO RAISE LIVING STANDARDS
    701 5 Alliance to help all classes to own their homes KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 TENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN, the Alliance national leader, speaks of a “new deal” for the nation in the party’s election manifesto. With the end of
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    Sir Geoffrey visits U.S.
    62 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 9 Sir Geofirey Clay. Controller of Rubber Research in Malaya. is now visiting the Natural Rubber Bureau in America. according to a spokesman of the Natural Rubber Development Board here today. He will spend about a month in America talking with rubber industry
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    PMIP man: No ban on lipstick, Yankee pants
    109 5 I{UALA TRENGGANU. v Aug. 9.—The Pan-Mala-yan Islamic Party would not stop Malayan girls from using lipstick, the vice-president. Haji Hassan bin Haji Arshad. said last night. He also promised that youths would not be pro- hibited from wearing “Yankee” pants. Hajl Hassan
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    Ex-S’pore man gets award
    42 5 LONDON, Aug. 8. —A former Singapore RAF officer. Group Captain P de L le Cheminant, has been awarded the prize of the Royal United Services Institute, given annually for the best essay on a naval or military subject.
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    ‘Sterility of Prof. Sheares’ A SOCIALIST SAYS THIS IS BANKRUPTCY OF MORALS
    216 6 SINGAPORE, Aug. 9. Prof. B. II Sheares the gynaecologist, has been accused of sterility of ideas for advocating sterilisation to control population. Writing in the August issue of Fa jar, organ of the University Socialist Club, Dr. Poh
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    Lock icon The work corps on Nicoll Highway
    23 6 A CENERAL VIEW of workers on the Nicoll Highway promenade project on Aug. 9. —Straits Times picture.
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    50,000 students to swell volunteers
    381 6 SINGAPORE, Aug. 9. ABOUT 50,000 secondary school students here will be asked tc voluntarily work on a Sunday on the Government's “Operation Lung” projects. It is proposed to name the occasion “Student’s Day.” The Education Minister. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, today said: “The amazing spirit
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    New comedy
    27 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9. The Theatre Club will present a comedy “To Dorothy— A Son” at the Town Hall here Aug. 13. 14 and 15.
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    14 ‘REBELS’ TO FORM A UNITED FRONT
    151 6 QEREMBAN, Aug. 9. The 14 MCA “rebels” contesting the parliamentary election as independents are to take the lead in forming a united opposition if the Alliance comes to power. This was revealed here today by the former MCA secretary-general. Mr. Too Joon King.
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    Decoration for Tengku
    64 6 KOTA BHARU, Ait*- J The former Prime ao Tengku Abdul Rahma.> be one of the 78 people ceive titles, orders oi > i ry decorations and l u ‘-1 from the Sultan of Kr who celebrates hi- I birthday tomorrow f There will be a thrrvfla* celebration
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    S’PORE SEEKS LINK-UP ON INDUSTRY
    695 7 S PORE SEEKS LINK-UP ON INDUSTRY SINGAPORE, Aug. 8. I'ji£ SINGAPORE Government is to make r oposals to the Federation for an integra< ted pan-Malayan industrial development protl a ft er the Federal parliamentary ...,(o settle the policy on trade and industry be- t.M :;oth territories. Prime Minister. y Kuan
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    Five Sikhs end religious vow
    41 7 RAUB. Aug. O. T Flve S,khs last night ended their 4 hour non-stop relay reading qikh holy book. Guru Granth sahib as a fulfilment 0t Tney oW ’went through the 1 470-page book in two-hou relays.
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    TWO WOMEN LEADERS OFF TO VISIT CHINA
    117 7 gINGAPORE, Aug. 9. Two women leaders, Mrs. Shirin Fozdar (above) and Mrs. George Lee, left Singapore today for a threeweek tour of China at the invitation of the National Women’s Federation of the Republic of China. Mrs. Lee is president of the Singapore
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    Lock icon KIRKBY MAN GETS MARRIED TO KUALA LUMPUR GIRL
    76 7 Mr. Lionel C. A. Jayatilaka, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Jayatilaka of Kuala Lumpur, pictured with his bride, the former Miss Yvonne Shirlev Parry, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. c. Parry of Kuala Lumpur after their marriage at
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    GRADS ARE UNEASY OVER THE FUTURE
    386 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Au$. 9. V CLOUD of uneasiness hung over the heads of 21 graduates of Malaya’s only advanced religious institution the Muslim College in Klang yesterday when they were presented with diplomas at the College s first graduation ceremony. The Minister of Education,
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    Hostel chain for Malaya
    34 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 9. The Malayan Youth Hostels Association plans to build a chain of hostels in the country. The first one costing $72,000 will be built in Port Dickson.
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    $18,330 gifts
    36 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 The Lady Templer Tuberculosis Hospital here received $18,380 donations last month, including the endowment ot three beds lor a year costing $15,000 by the Royal Federation of Malaya Police Force.
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    New president
    31 7 KUANTAN. Auk. 9. Mr. S N. Pooranavelu has been elected president of the Ceylonese Association. East Pahang. with Dr. N. Mahallngani as vice-president and Mr SS. Maniam as Secretary.
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    The big investment boom Applications flood, says Tan
    245 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9. INDUSTRIAL development prospects in the Federation are “so attractive” that response from foreign capital has exceeded the Government’s “wildest expectations.” This was stated by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, in an Alliance election
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    ELECTRA CUTS FLYING TIME BY NEARLY HALF
    143 8 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 9. Cathay Pacific Airways new turboprop aircraft. the Electra, which cuts flying time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur by nearly half landed at the airport here for the first time today. The Electra, which carries 78 passengers—l 2 firstclass and
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    SULTAN OF KEDAH HONOURS 28 PEOPLE
    423 8 A LOR STAR, Aug. 9. The Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim, today presented six decorations and awards to 28 people in commemoration of his installation on Feb. 20. The ceremony, which took 30 minutes, was held at the Balai Besar before members of
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    3 STEPS TO SOCIALISM IN MALAYA—BY FRONT
    707 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9. HOW to move towards a Socialist Malaya in three main stages was outlined today by the Malayan People’s Socialist Front. FIRST:—-National capitalists must be organised and recruited to work under a planned system and to take over from foreign
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    A LOT OF EMPTY WORDSPPP CHIEF
    113 8 Kuala lumpur. Aug 9. The secretary general of the People’s Progressive Party of Malaya. Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, today described the Alliance manifesto as “a lot of words but empty.” He was speaking at the official opening of the Klar.g Road sub-branch of the
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      72 8 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABLE II ADVANCE) Br r.tnpu* Singapore Malaya Town Area (Including No Postage Postage) Quarterly 5.20 5 75 Half-yearly 10.40 11.50 20.80 23.00 Foreig* (Inclui? Postal 6 75 1 3 60 7 00 The weeldy issues of the Straits Budget can be sent by express air delivery
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    Lock icon TENGKU CONFIDENT Support all over is growing
    684 9  -  Alliance chief completes 10-day campaign to win hack East Coast villages DEFINITE RESPONSE- TENGKU From From FELIX ABISHEGANADEN Kota Bharu, Aug. 10 IUIt Alliance nation a 1 leader, Tengku Abdul Rahman, returns to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow after his campaign to win back East
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    Elected again
    27 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Aug. 10 Dr. L. H. Tan was re-elected chairman of the Johore state welfare committee at the annual general meeting held here yesterday.
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    ILLEGAL VOTE-CATCHING-SULTAN WARNS
    168 9 ALOR STAR, Aug. 10 T»HE Sultan of Kedah today warned all his subjects against being influenced by “unlawful attempts” to win their votes. Information vans toured the state relaying the Sultan’s message. He said: ‘‘lrresponsible and selfish people have tried to persuade some voters to support a
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    Lock icon The King keeps cool at the badminton championships
    47 10 THE YANC DI-PER TUAN ACONC keeps himself cool with a bat-tery-operated fan at the Selangor international badminton championships at the Selangor Badminton Association Hall. Kuala Lumpur, on the night of Aug. 9.—Straits WII MW of Aug. 9.—Straits Times picture.
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    ENGLISH TEACHERS FOR NEW NURSES
    158 10 SINGAPORE, Ailg. 10. Government wants teachers of English to teach non-English educated recruits recently admitted to the nursing profession. The ivirnistry of Education’ has ‘nvited applications from normal trained and certified teachers with knowledge of Chinese and Malay, for secondment to the Health Ministry on
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    31 clerks to be sacked
    57 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 10 Thirty-one. temporary clerks employed by the Malayan Railway here have been told that they would be retrenched by the end of this year The clerks, who are members ot the Government Temporary Officers’ Union, will meet at the Federal House canteen
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    Govt. wants list of retiring teachers
    201 10 SINGAPORE. Aug. 10. PRINCIPALS of all Government schools have been asked to submit the names of their staff who will reach or have reached the age of 54 for men and 44 for women, next year. Official forms have been sent to the schools
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    BIG TYRE FACTORY for MALAYA AMERICAN EXPERT IS HERE TO STUDY THE SITUATION AND PREPARE BLUEPRINT
    331 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 10 X international expert on setting up rub- ber-goods manufacturing plants arrived here from Ohio, U.S., today to set up a 810 mil. lion Malayan tyre factory. The expert is Mr.
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    New engineer
    26 10 TANJONG MALIM. Aug. 10. Mr. p C. Weeks has assumed duties as acting senior executive engineer, South Perak. He will be stationed at Tapah
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    ‘No tuition without permission’ teachers told
    107 10 ‘No tuition without permission teachers told ITI’ALA LUMPUR. Aug UFTeachers in the Federation were warned today they must not give private tuition without per mission from the Ministry of Education. A Ministry spokesman s.ii (l teachers in government and aided schools could give a maximum of f ,u hours’ private
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    GAME RANGER IS KILLED, WIFE HURT IN CRASH
    87 10 GAME RANGER IS KILLED WIFE HURT IN CRASH S'EREMBAN, Aug. 10.—A game ranger, Mustapha bin Sabin, 38. stationed at Genius. was killed in a motorcycle accident yesterday. Mustapha was returning to Gemas from he v o with his wife. Aminah binte Mohammed. 37, and their six-year-old daughter Norhayati on the
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    BOY, 4, FOUND DEAD: SEVEN MEN HELD
    48 11 TFXt K ANSON, Aug. 10. —Police this mornin,. found the body of a four-year-old boy, M. vlvaraju. at Jendarata Estate, nine miles from lh* had a wound on his head. A bloodlined parang was found nearby. Seven men have been detained.
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    TAX-HIT RAY WANTS TO SELL HIS SILVER TROPHY
    171 11 ::NGAPORE. Aug. 10. Kay Min Chan. Filipino boxer .licit d in Singapore n Income Tax trous. today offered to a silver trophy he n in Siam. i want is to iaise that i can pay the :v v I owe the Income
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    World Bank job for Malayan
    74 11 LUMPUR. Aug. 11 The Federation’s Minister in Washington. Inche Ismail bin Mohamed Ali. is to take up full time duty as tlie Executive Director of the World Bank, the Federation Government announced tonight. Inche Ismail will retain his position as the Minister and will continue
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    Old boys start scholarships
    27 11 TELUK ANSON. Aug. 10.—A scholarship fund has been established by the Teluk Anson Anglo-Chinese School Ex-Pupils’ Association to commemorate the school’s diamond jubilee.
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    Peril of discarding English—by Mr. R
    185 11 jIIALACCA, Aug. 10. —The acting president of the National Union of Teachers, Mr. D. S. Ramanathan, today warned that any attempt to discard English in the immediate future might result in disaster. Mr. Ramanathan, who is also the Socialist Mayor of Penang, was addressing
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    Viscount for Malaya arrives
    44 11 Aug. 11. A lr bo-pro Viscout 760 D Mi has arrived for l :Ul Airways and is mg used for preli- Pilot and engineer 11 g courses n, bg date of Vis- I'vices on regional domestic routes will announced shortly.
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    YONG DROPS A HINT OF PAY CUTS FOR POLY STAFF
    263 11 SINGAPORE. Aug. 11. r rHE Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. told the first meeting of the new board of governors of the Singapore Polytechnic today that its first task would be to consider the "rather unhappy question” of
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    Beat – the – gangs Bill in Singapore
    218 11 Beat the gangs Bill in Singapore ONG WANTS HARSHER PENALTIES SINGAPORE, Aug. 10. BILL to give more powers to the Government to deal with the secret society gangster menace will come before the Legislative Assembly at its meeting on Aug 13. I: is the Government’s first beat-gangsterism measure. And. as
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    SEVEN THUGS THRASH WOMAN OF 70
    157 11 SINGAPORE, lO. —Seven thugs today attacked a 70-year-old woman, Madam Chens Young, in her house at Braddel Rise when she tried to raise an alarm during an armed robbery. She has been admitted to the General Hospital with severe injuries, including a stab wound
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    Back after 27 years—just for a night
    188 11 SINGAPORE. Aug. 10.—Mr. George Bilainkin. editor of the Straits Echo 27 years ago. arrived in Singapore today for his first visit since 1932. Mr Bilainkin is on his way to Indonesia to gather material for his 14th book. “Asia Calling." Before coming here
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    Off to new job
    35 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 10. The Federation’s first Chief Inspector of Schools. Mr. L. I. Lewis, has left Kuala Lumpur fo become Professor of Linguistics in the National University of Burma, Mandalay.
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    Lock icon WHOOSH! 707 MAKES ITS DEBUT...
    405 12  - WHOOSH! 707 MAKES ITS DEBUT. By RODERICK PESTANA SINGAPORE, Aug. 1 1 4 GIANT Boeing 707 the world’s biggest jet air- liner carried 150 people on demonstration /lights from Singapore Airport today. The 550 m.p.h., 82-seat plane called here on its delivery flight from Seattle to Sydney. v\here it will
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    Ruth is banned
    31 12 SINGAPORE, Aug. B.—The Government today banned the importation of two longplaying records of saucy songs by American singer Ruth Wallis and 23 Chinese “yellow” publications from Hong Kong.
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    Gang uses girl to trick vigilant wife
    249 12 SINGAPORE, Aug. 11. A HOUSEWIFE, ever vigilant against robbers, was tricked by a gang who used a young girl as a decoy here yesterday. As a security measure. Madam Lim Guay Kee, 27. would never open the door of her flat in old
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    GOVT. PLANNING A MAJOR DRIVE ON MALNUTRITION
    149 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug:. 11. THE Government is to launch a big drive to com--1 bat malnutrition, the Ministry of Health said today. It will start as soon as the results of a survey on the extent of malnutrition in the country become available.
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    District officer
    26 12 TANAH RATA, Aug. 9.—Mr. •T. P. M. Clifford, formerly an assistant state secretary. Pahang, has taken over duties here as district officer, Cameron Highlands.
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    Snags hit last Britannia flight
    120 12 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 11. —The last BOAC Britannia for London left here last, night after a 15minute delay caused by rain and engine trouble. The “Whispering Giant”, to be replaced by a Comet IV, eventually flew to Singapore Trouble began late yesterday evening when a
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    Premier’s wife takes the long campaign trail...
    229 12 HER JOB: WOOING THE WOMEN VOTERS Kuala lumpur. Aug. 10. —The wife f the Prime Minister. Datin Rahah, will concentrate on wooing w> men voters in Peki.r.. Rompin and Nenasi. in the election campaign. She leaves here on A 14 for Kuantan to
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    Big rush for Malay study
    290 13 j,f{,59 register on the first night of drive—forms run out at many centres SINGAPORE, Aug. 11. \ialAL of 1,659 men and women applied w o join special Malay evening classes at 30 evil Ires when registration opened last night. he Minister for Education, Mr. Yong
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    Boestamam: PPP doing dirty work
    106 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 9. The Socialist Front chairr.-:.. Inche Ahmad Boestaia.'t night accused the Peop'.e\> Progressive Party ■J tryi:.g to segregate Mahy. Chine>e and Indian workers He told a rally at Ipoh K that the PPP and Its leader. Mr. D. R. Seenivasa•re doing the
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    AUSSIE AIR CHIEF FLIES IN FOR NEW POST
    47 13 AIR VICE-MARSHAL Charles Douglas Candy, C.8.E., R.A.A.F., arrived in Singapore early yesterday from Sydney to take up his appointment as the Senior Air Staff Officer. Far East Air Force. Air Vice-Marshal Candy is accompanied by his wife and daughter.
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    He arrives in advance
    75 13 SINGAPORE, Aug. 11.—Mr. Djoko Samjoto, leader of the Indonesian cultural delegation which is paying a two-week visit to Singapore. arrived here this morning in advance of his party to prepare a programme. The 45-member delegation, which is on its way by sea, is expected here on
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    American people anxious about Malayan polls
    209 13 ENVOY RETURNS TO STUDY ALLIANCE CHANCES KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 f s 1 OUS in America •T" awaiting the outof Malaya’s first 1,1 Al imentary election to "hat will happen to of the best exain°f democracies in mi th-east Asia” the !>1 Times was
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    Dead-of-night artist from Form Five is set for first show
    357 13  -  By ANTHONY OEI Singapore, August 11 AUG. 13 will be the day for a versatile young schoolboy artist here. For that’s the day 19-year-old Teo Eng Seng, a Form Five pupil of the Pasir Panjang Secondary School, will open his
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    SEAFET: MEETING AFTER POLLS
    185 13 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 10.—A meeting of representatives from South-East Asian countries to consider a draft of the Friendship and Economic Treaty will be. held after the general election. The draft will be Xhm Joint effort of the Federation and Philippines. The Federation Ministry of External Affairs
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    Summit warning for 15 Rovers
    545 14 HAVE CLEAN HEART AND DON’T ASK PRINCESS FOR GREAT RICHES SINGAPORE, Aug. 12. A former resident of Mount OpJnr today advised the 15 Singapore Rovers who intend to scale the “sacred mount" to do so “in a spirit of piety and not to be flippant
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    Brigade display
    34 14 IPOH, Aug. 12.—North Malaya Boys Brigade members will hold a combined display at the YMCA grounds here on Aug. 15. Afterwards 150 will leave for a week’s camp in the Cameron Highlands.
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    Islam was brought to Malaya by Arabs, he says
    195 14 Kuala lumpur. Aug. 12.—Dr. Mohamed Abdul Rauf, principal of the Muslim College in Klang, said today that a host of evidence showed that Islam was brought to Malaya from Arabia. Dr. Rauf was commenting on a theory put forward yesterday by
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    WON BY AN OATH
    174 14 SINGAPORE, Aug. 12.—A gardener, Suparman bin Yabin, who brought an action In the High Court claiming the ownership of a house In Geylang Serai, today won the action by taking an oath before the chief kathi at the request of the defendant. Mohamed bin Haji Abdul
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    A.A. man: It’s those sociable beers that start it
    290 14 SINGAPORE. Aug. 12.~ The Rotary Clubs luncheon guests today sat up with an air of expectation as soon as it was announced that its guest speaker was to be known only as Mr. Sponsor. The air of mystery wa* soon cleared
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    Robbed on way to bank
    39 14 SINGAPORE. Air-, shop assistant. Sini (i j Yee, was waylaid and of $3,000 by three tn the junction of Ca a Street and South Road, today. to He was taking the ni a bank.
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      71 14 Hong Kong Far East BUILDER Established 1936 A Bi-Monthly periodical of Building Real Estate Activities in Hong Kong and the Far East. Contains full accounts, plans, perspectives and photographs of new and projected constructions in Hong Kong and other parts. An indispensable source of information for all concerned in architecture,
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    Bill to rescind all decisions by former City Council is passed
    1597 16 SINGAPORE. Aug. 13.—The Legislative Assembly today passed a Bill invalidating all decisions made by the City Council when the PAP was no longer in power there —including the agreement with cinema owners reducing electr i c i t y
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    MISS SIAN HUGHES WEDS IN WALES
    63 16 The marriage took place at Christ Church, Llanfalrfechan, Caernarvonshire, of Mr. Richard Grecnbury, only son of Mrs. Dorothy Tree, of Edinburgh, and Miss Sian Fames Hughes. daughter of Mr. T. Fames Hughes, Secretary to the Ministry of Education. Federation of Malaya, and Mrs Fames
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    Acting clerk
    20 16 KUANTAN. Aug. 13. In' Tajul Rahim of the St a Secretariat here has b < appointed acting Clerk Councils.
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    The last round
    814 17 KAZAK FOLLOWS THE TENGKU JX bid to net those east COAST FISHERMEN FROM PMIP to ALLIANCE ELECTION NOTEBOOK: 3 AS polling day draws near, the Alliance is making an intensive effort to draw to ‘their side voters in the marginal constituencies where an opposition candidate threatens their
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    Lock icon SATURDAY STUDY
    6 17 Picture by Felix Abisheganaden
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    Lock icon FIFTY YEARS AGO
    137 17 From the Straits Times of Auyust 15, 1909 AS we go to press we hear rumours being; actively circulated of a slump in rubber. It may be mere fiction circulated by “Bears” as we have every reason to believe that any marked tendency of a change would
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    BIG TB STUDY
    119 17 Scope: Loss to economy, trades affected, method of attack SINGAPORE. Aug. 14. Tho k Singapore Government will set up a committee to study the effect of tuberculosis on the economy. It will investigate its incidence in industries and trades and work out preventive schemes; list occupations and
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    Bank director
    38 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 14. Dato Osman bin Talib has been appointed a director of the Central Bank of Malaya in place of Dr Mohamed Said, who has become a member ol the* Negri Sembllan Legislative Assembly.
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    ASSEMBLY REJECTS MOTION ON POWERS OF GOODE
    1849 18 SINGAPORE, Aug. 14. —The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, told the Legislative Assembly today that the head of slate was obliged to act in accordance with the advice of his ministers. Mr. Lee was giving the Government’s reply to a motion by
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    Yahiya’s plan for sputnik age
    225 18 CALL FOR MUSLIM GROUP REFORM SINGAPORE, Aug. H. THE ALL-MALAYA Muslim Missionary Society needs to be rejuvenated with a modern school of thought “in keeping with the sputnik e Inche Yahiya bin Haji Mohamed Ghouse said today. In a letter to society members Inche Yahiya.
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    Rogerthorpe romps home » _ ? \ '; * to earn promotion
    151 19  - Rogerthorpe romps home to earn promotion By ALLAN LEWIS \r\}, t <. A LUMPUR, ft A,.;-. 15. Heavy B in st before the start‘d J»e first race at 230 p changed the joint; to very heavy f or the first day of the >,clangor Turf Club "august meeting br.v today.
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    ALL THE WINNERS AT A GLANCE
    847 19 Roue 1 CARTHUSIAN ($2O, $9); Race 2 LORD ARROGANCE ($63, $13); Race 3 IRISH WIT (537, $10); Race 4 ROGERTNORPE ($3O, $9); Race 5 HULA HOOP ($l3, $5); Race 6 DENTENTURIUS ($l3, $6); Race 7 PIZARRO ($ll, $5); Race 8 FLYING PHOENIX ($B, $5)
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    Indonesian rebels barred by Federation Government
    377 19 Kuala lumfur, Aug. 14.—A number of Indonesians, believed to include rebels, have been barred from entering Malaya since last year because of representations made by their Government. A Ministry of External Affairs spokesman said today that the Indonesian Government had declared their papers no
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    10 years without a job..
    73 19 gINGAPORE, Aug. 14.—For 10 years TB victim Lim Kee Long, 38, had looked for a job. Always he was turned down. On July 29. convinced he would never find work, he left his home in Adam Road here. Jumped into the sea off Nicoll Highway
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      39 19 THE BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $215,450. FIRST—No. *****8 ($58,171). SECOND—No. *****4 ($29,085). THIRD—No. *****9 ($14,542). STARTERS ($2,423 each) Nos: *****0,• *****8, *****3, *****9, *****5, *****2. CONSOLATION ($1,292 each) Nos: *****3, *****0, *****9, *****3, *****5, *****4, *****0, *****7, *****2, *****8.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      Markets remain fair, buoyant
      1281 20 LACK OF SCRIPS AGAIN HOLDS OFF BUYERS By Our Market Correspondent THERE was a fair turnover on the Malayan Share Market last week which was more bouyant, being stimulated by the commodity price which went above the $1.10 level for the spot position on Friday. This
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      1066 20 r£ following list of revised quotations was issued by the Malayan Share Brokers’ Association after its last meeting on Saturday (Aug. 15). H and L stand for highest and lowest prices for business done this year. INBVSTRIALS SI Alci Bricks. 1.724 170 Pref 1.601 1-80 2 40
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      New York market ‘blindness’
      187 20 AGAIN New York has dlstinguished Itself by resisting the high prices for so long that it has been blinded to the increasing stringency of supplies in Brimary centres, report I.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their current rubber market review. UtSl.Nfe.SS DONE *H *L vr Spot l»OB U0|
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      OFFICIAL PRICES
      26 20 TIN RUBBER (par picul) (per lb.) Aug. 10 $398.50 $1.00% 11 $398.37*4 $1.06% 1$ $398.37% $1.05% 13 $398.87% $1.06% 14 $399.50 $1.07% 15 $399.87%
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      25 20 Current Date of ToUl payment payment for P""** year I** Jelapanf Tin 9s. 6d Sept. 2 9s. M. New Serendah 15%t Aug. 25
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    Malaya’s rice imports steady
    181 20 LUMPUR, Aug. 13.— The Federation’s import of rice, valued at about $140 million in 1958. remains steady despite the estimated record world production of 131 million tons. Housewives have found the retail price of rice during the last three years varying by only about one cent
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