The Straits Budget, 20 January 1960

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    29 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSTAPEB New Series 700. Kuala Lumpur, January 20, i 960. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling.
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      The white elephant on the east coast
      819 2  -  ANAK KELANTAN. Singapore. Why not convert railway into a highway? LAST Monday’s London Times bore the interesting news that the Norfolk County Council is to buy 30 miles of the old Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway from British Railways for conversion into
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      Politics and the public service
      313 2  -  A. K. MENO' Klang. [TiE ban on teachers takIng an active part lr politics Is a move In the right direction. Let me illustrate* if a high official of the feducatlon Ministry could e elected to Parllamen: s*end a term there in bit ter criticism
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      An adviser
      93 2  -  ERIC 11>- Kuala Lumpur. WITH all the muddle and misunderstanding evident education matters in the Federation, is it not tinK that the Minister looked about him to get an advis< with experience of legal practice to assist him? There seem to be vague ideas of the functions c
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      Lock icon The Cost Of Schools
      506 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 11. Singapore's Minister for KiiJcation lias put himself in iiu> most light-hearted of moo( ]> on the eve of the re-,-Hr.mu ot schools after the ~n i holidays. “The child;i.n ate happy because they bt learning more in class. There will be a
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      Lock icon Tree Of Life
      438 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 11 A much fuller report than has so far been available of the variety trials carried out iby the Rubber Research Institute on Malayan estates is published in the current issue of the Institute’s journal. The writer, Mr. H. M. Burkill. i read a
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      Lock icon ‘Know How’ Needed
      614 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 12 The International Labour Uitice s recommendations for the improvement of industrial efficiency in the Federation have taken rather a long time to see the light of day—a separate comment perhaps on efficiency. The 1.L.0. mission was here in 1958, and its report must
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      Lock icon Matter Of Form
      124 3 —Straits Times. Jan 12. The chairman of the Ail Mal- ayan Estates Staffs Union has I recommended estate staff not to co-operate with the Statistics Department by filling in a form that asks for more information than hitherto. Does he seriously believe, as his statement suggests, that
      —Straits Times. Jan 12.  -  124 words
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      Lock icon Thinking Again?
      379 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 13. The second thoughts the Federation Government is having on the fuel oil tax are a fairly reliable indication of revision. It will be a somewhat extraordinary procedure in view of the Finance Minister’s defence of the tax, but if the* effects threaten to be
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      Lock icon Boycott Call
      290 3 Straits Times. Jan. 1J The Malayan Trade Union Congress has joined a great many other organisations in the free world in calling for a national boycott of South African goods. This action no doubt is prompted by motives as good as the racialist policies of Pretoria are vile.
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      Lock icon Padi Policy
      299 4 Straits Times. Jan 14 The Federation Minister of Agriculture, who is devoted to padi double-cropping, says that the Government aims to multiply nine times the acreage on which it is now practised. This would mean that roughly one padi acre in eight carried two crops a year. National
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      Lock icon The Rural Emergency
      591 4 —Straits Times. Jan. 15. The idea of the Ministry of Rural Development is to provide co-ordinating machinery to marshal existing resources; anything else would involve duplication with other ministries and a costly proliferation of public service posts. It is reassuring, therefore, that the Ministry’s first directive sets
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      Lock icon Emergency Law
      329 4 —Straits Times. Jan. 15. Speculation on the possibility of an early declaration of the end of Malaya’s emergency will be heightened by the Prime Minister’s statement to the newspapers at Auckland airport. It could be done now. said the Tengku, but ‘‘it would mean substituting a new law
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      Lock icon Libel Change
      291 4 —Straits Times. Jan. 15. Material changes are made in the law of libel and slander by the new ordinance approved by the Singapore Legislative Assembly without debate. Chief of them are the extension of qualified privilege in the reporting of public meetings, the proceedings of public bodies and
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      Lock icon Industrial Peace
      625 4 Straits Times. Jan. 16 The Singapore Government, which has a reputation for swift action, has not attempted any speed records in preparing the Industrial Relations Bill which will set up machinery for the prevention and settlement of trade disputes. The bill, the first reading of which was taken
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  • PERSONAL
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      BIRTHS
      63 4 BROWN: To Jennifer and I>erek a son at Singapore Nursing Home Botii well. SPICER to Ruth and Ted Bab' brother for Juanita and Lurin'.' 4 a.m. 12th January at Gleneael* 1 Hospital. Mother and child well NIBLOCK: On January 11th a* Bungsar Hospital K.L.. to Cire and Tonv. a
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    76 4 acknowledgment? MRS. P. J. WILSON and fan'll' thank all friends and relatives for their attendance, assistance, messages of condolence and wreatn s during their recent bereavement IN MEMORIAM THE unveiling of a memorial plaque to the late Dr. O. H C> lick will take place in St. Andrew Cathedral on
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    MALAYA begins the last round-up
    1086 5  -  BY henry PAUL iPC i. Jan. 10 Two big operations are launched to finish off the remaining 80 Reds in Perak PERAK, birthplace of the emergency 11 vears is still the scene of intensive operations against terrorists, while practically the rest of the country is
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    Big boost on way to iron output
    156 5 IPOH, Jan. 10. Seven A new iron ore mines, of estimated reserves of which top tne 10 mil-lion-ton mark, are expected to start production in the Ipoh area this year. Three of them, the largest of the group, will begin operations during the
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    Ra’ayat school teachers want Govt. scale pay
    178 5 Kota bharu, Jan. 10— Teachers of the 331 ra'ayat schools in Kelantan to be taken over by the Government will continue to teach in them. The organiser of Malay schools in the state. Inche Abdul Kadir bin Abdullah, said today that they would
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    Chief Minister’s praise
    56 5 BUTTER WORTH, Jan. 10.—The Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee. said here last night the Police Volunteer Reserve were doing an excellent job helping to maintain order and peace in the country. “The Government is watching your good work and appreciates your civic consciousness.” he told the
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      69 5 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABLE m ADVANCE) Br. Empirt Singapore Malaya Foreign Town Area (Including (Including No Postage Postage) Postage) H.C: 5.20 5.75 $6 75 10.40 11.50 13 50 20.80 23.00 27 06 rr kly issues of the Straits Budget can be f f ex Press air delivery service to
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    UNIONS ARE HAPPY
    555 6 ‘lndustrial harmony—thanks to the P.A.P.* Private capital still has a place SINGAPORE, Jan. 10. Five major trade unions, in a joint statement today, spoke of improved harmony in the relationship between capital and labour here since the People’s Action Party came to power. They are I lie
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    Blood donors get slogan: ‘Give to save State’
    381 6 SINGAPORE, Jan. The* Deputy Premier, Dr. T o n Chin Chye, today led a group of more than 70 blood donors and said: “Our slogan is ‘give blood to save the State.' And he added: “Our objective is to bring home to
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    Aid for three times as many people
    174 6 m IPOH, Jan. 10. UK State Social Welfare Department is now able to give assistance to at least three times the number of needy people it helped last year. As a tesult of the $500,000 allocation for general welfare services this year compared
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    NEW FLIGHT PLANS FOR THE TENGKU
    114 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 10.— New travel arrangements have been made lor the hrin c Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, to fly to New Zealand because of a strike by Air India International pilots. The Tengku and his v 2 r 1 Puan Sharifah Rodziah. '"ill
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    Lock icon 13 couples married in the year’s first mass Chinese wedding in Singapore
    109 7 SINGAPORE, Jan. 10.— Thirteen couples were married today at the first mass Chinese wedding of the year at the llokkien Iluay Kuan in Teluk Ayer Street. Mr. Goh Woon Poh, a member of the committee of the Hokkien
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    Petir attack on Nanyang varsity
    300 7 STUDENTS’ PROSPECTS ‘JEOPARDISED BY INCOMPETENT OFFICIALS’ SINGAPORE, Jan. 10 hinese language Petir, weekly publica- >f the People’s Action Party, lias callt‘(i on tiu* Nanyang University authorities to rid hu 1 university of incompetent officials to sateSiKinMhe prospects of future students. publicalion said that half of
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    Singapore visit
    35 7 SINGAPORE Jan. 10 Retired Maj.-Gen. M. V. Watson managing director of the Armv Kinema Corporation, arrives here on Tuesday In the course of a month's tour of army cinemas in the Far East:
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    Senu meets Premier on rebel question
    216 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 10. rpHE Malayan Ambassador in Indonesia, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, had talks today with the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, and the Indonesian Ambassador in Malaya. Dr. Mohamed Razif, over the 30 Indonesian rebels now under ariest in Penang. Inche
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    TRADE LEADER SEES ROSY FUTURE FOR MALACCA
    166 7 MALACCA. Jan. 10 The former chairman of the Malacca Chamber of Commerce Port Committee. Mr. R. P. Wb Cosman, last night predicted a prosperous future for Malacca. Mr. Gasman, manager of the Malacca branch of Guthrie and Co. Ltd., was speaking at a
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    A gift fund for Mr. Crofts
    52 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan 10 The Federation’s Arts Council Is starting a fund to buy a farewell gift for the retiring Director of Music of the Royal Federation of Malaya Police, Mr. A VV. Crofts. Contributions may be sent to the council. PO. Box GBO.
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    NEW ZEALAND THE SMILING LAND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD THE MAORIS CALL AO-TEA-ROA
    1282 8  -  0 THE Federation Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul iman, leaves.today on a two-week goodwill tour of New Zealand. He will be the first South-East Asian Premier to visit the Land of the Long white cloud’— a
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    EMBARRASSING, SO NO RESULTS TO PRESS
    130 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 11. T HE NANYANG University has decided not to publish the results of their graduation examinations m newspapers “to save the failures from embarrassment.” Of a total of 470 students who sat for the examinations, 439 passed. The secretary-general or the University.
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    Cameraman to study
    57 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 11— A senior cameraman of the Malayan Film Unit. Mr. Goh Meng Kwee, has been awarded a three-month scholarship under the Colombo Plan technical co-operation scheme to study cinematography in England. His programme will include visits to a number of leading film studios. Mr.
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    SECRET OF THE LOCKED ROOM IN A TEMPLE
    131 8 KLANG, Jan. 11—The police raided a Chinese temple in Goh Hock Huat Road here last night and found five people in a locked room watching a “blue film.” In the magistrate's court today, the five— three butchers, a mason and an unemployed
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      71 8 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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    Lock icon Praise by Sir Alan for the PAP Govt.
    734 9 NEW BROOMS HAVE BEEN BUSY. THE SWEEPING. HOWEVER. HAS BEEN TEMPERED WITH DISCRETION AND FINANCIAL SHIP IS ON ADMIRABLY EVEN KEEL’ SINGAPORE, Jan. 11 increasing a wareness OF PRINCIPLES THAT GOVERN PROSPERITY SINGAPORE'S Chief Justice, Sir Alan Hose, said in the High
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    ATHLETE TO STUDY IN MELBOURNE
    60 9 PENANG. Jan. 11.—Penang athlete W. B. Greenall left by air for Australia yesterday oil a Colombo Plan scholarship. A hospital assistant, he will loin the Royal College of Nursing in Melbourne. Greenall was the Penang A.A.A. champion athlete in 1953 and 1954 and has represented
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    PILGRIMS MUST COME BACK—NEW DECREE
    104 9 pENANG. Jan 11—All foreign pilgrims to Mecca must in future return home at the end of each pilgrimage. This stipulation is made under a new decree issued by the Saudi Arabian authorities. “Intending Malayan pil- grims should be made aware of thi s rulin? in
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      88 9 MO U KONG A FAR CAST builder titaDhihM lUt A Bi Mtnini, nariMlMAi 01 •und.n, 4 Roaji e s uu AotifitlM 1 ‘»»ue is oo» ooaUaoi*. t,nl, nt» inciudOi—i«»« h!']" h M4, *y**t Arohitoc*Hh,i, ctl tocioty ot U '"'«rh OUM> Mi|| |on cr„ Hall. Housing r "o, rni n 1
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    Save-Batu-Arang move
    362 10 SIX LEADERS TO MEET GOVT. AND ASK FOR LAND TO TILL RESIDENTS DECIDE ON A NEW SCHEME TO KEEP COAL TOWN GOING BATH ARANG, Jan. 10. 'PHi; people of this coal mining town, 30 A miles from Kuala Lumpur, decided tonight at a meeting to set-up a six-man
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    Young thugs: Police alerted
    186 10 SINGAPORE, Jan. 11. All police divisions here have been alerted lor spot checks on 234 youthful thugs placed under supervision during C.I.D. smash-thc-gangs drives in the past two months. The order followed the recent arrest and conviction ot live supervisees for flouting police orders made under
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    NOW IPOH AREA IS TO BE ‘WHITE’
    101 10 IPOH Jan. 11.—The Ulu Kinta sub-district including Ipoh, the State capital, is to br declared a “white” area later this week, freeing it cf Emergency Regulations. This follows the surrender of the last four terrorists in the area on New Year’s Eve. About
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    SIR CLOUGH’S SISTER FLIES OFF AFTER VISIT
    96 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11 A local-born Ceylonese. Mrs. P. K. Patpanathan (above), a younger sister of Da to Sir Clough Thuraisingam. has been visiting the Federation during the past week after .IS years away from the country. She came because of a Christmas
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    FACULTY PROBE EXPERT FLIES IN
    204 10 Australian professor to aid new varsity project KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 11. \N AUSTRALIAN expert has arrived here to hel. a the Federation set up a medical faculty for tin University of Malaya. He i Professor S. Sunderland. Dean of the Faculty o: Medicine and Professor
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    New ships for S’pore, Borneo run
    75 10 Singapore: Jan. 11.—The Straits Steamship Co Ltd., has acquired two cargo/passengers’ ships of about 4.000 tons deadweight for the company’s service between Singapore and Borneo this year. Mr. W. H. McNeil, managing director of the company. said this In a statement today. The statement
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    Union birthday
    18 10 SINGAPORE. Jan. 11.—T) Singapore General Emp ay ecs’ Union will celebrate i* fifth anniversary in Marc:
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    ‘Women needn’t change faith to wed’
    186 10 I/UALA LUMPUR, Jan. ii. The director of the Islamic Council in Cairo, Professor Mahmud Brelvi, said here tonight that it was not necessary for Christian or Jewish women to change their faith in order to marry Muslims. He was speaking at a meeting sponsored
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    Lottery case: On to Privy Council
    788 11 THAT $125,000? SHAFIE CAN HAVE IT IF HE PROVIDES A SECURITY KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11. Tin; $125,000 lottery case in which a former RAF corporal, Shafie bin Sahid, was awarded judgment against an unemployed man, Govindasamy, will now go to Privy Council. The Federation
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    Nanyang hits back at Petir criticism
    182 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 12. Nanyang University authorities today denied criticism in the Chinese language Petir. organ of the PAP, that the recent graduation examinations were conducted with a non-academic official a. c chief invigilator. The chairman of the graduation examination committee of the university and
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    Message to 2 terrorists
    78 11 ALOR STAR. Jan. 12. A “voice” aircraft flying over the Malayan-Thai jungle todav broadcast a Chinese New Year message to two border terrorists. The message—from a surrendered terrorist. Kong Chong Wa, to his former comrades, Ng Wai Choi and Ho Nam. believed to be lurkinu near
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    $500,000 PLAN TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL HOSPITAL: ONG
    261 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 12. A $500,000 plan to alter and enlarge existing wards in the General Hospital here was announced today by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, I)ato Ong Yoke Lin. He made the announcement after a visit to the
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    KHIR RETURNS: UAR VISIT A GREAT SUCCESS
    229 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 11. THE Federation Education Minister, Inche 1 Mohamed Khir Johari, tlew home by BOAC Comet this evening from a goodwill mission to the United Arab Republic. 4 “It was an unqualified success,” he said of the visit -Malaya's first official mission
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    TWO CADETS NAMED TO TOUR INDIA
    71 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 12. —Two cadets from the Federation Cadet Corps will take part in the Republic Dav celebrations in New Delhi on Jan. 26. Mohamed Khail bin Mohd. Noor and Krishna Gokhalc will leave Kuala Lumpur on Jan. IG. They will be guests
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    A Tengku back from tour
    59 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 12. Tengku Übaidullah bin Tengku Abdul Kadir. of the Fisheries Department, returned by air today after studying agriculture and fish marketing in the US., Canada. Japan. Hong Kong and Thailand for a year. He was the first Malayan to be awarded a
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    OIL TAX: $18.5m INCREASE FEDERATIONS BIG USERS WILL SPEND $69M. DURING FIRST 9 MONTHS
    543 12  -  By TAN TOCK SAIK, Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 12 OIG users of diesel and fuel oil in the Federation will have to spend an extra $18.5 million during the first nine months of this year if the
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    Airport plane seat switch riles senator
    333 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 12 SEEING MINISTER ABOUT IT A SENATOR complained to the Minister of Transport, Inche Sardon bin Haji Jubir, today about alleged discrimination by the staff of Malayan Airways. In a letter to the Minister, Mr S. P. S. Nathan said that
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    Tiger keeps a village indoors
    177 12 pENANG, Jan. 12.—A tiger scare is keeping indoors hundreds of kampong dwellers in Tassek Junjong on the KedahProvince Wellesley border For four days now the villagers, who earn their living from fruit plantations and rubber and coconut smallholdings, have been afraid to venture out or
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    MTUC CALL FOR BOYCOTT OF S.A. GOODS
    369 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 12. 'FHE Malayan Trades Union Congress has called fo r a boycott of South African goods in retaliation against the Union’s racial segregation policy. The MTUC said that a campaign would be launched soon to make the boycoti effective. The
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    GOVT. WATCH ON MASSAGE PARLOURS
    68 12 pENANG. Jan. 12 —The Chief Minister, Duto Wong Pow Nee. said today there was no evidence that massage houses in Penang were being used for Immoral purposes. The State Government, he told a news conference, would, however. Introduce legislation to ensure that they were properly
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    Malay-Maori ‘common link’—by the Tengku
    347 12 If UALA LUMPUR v Jan. 12. Before leaving- for a two-week State visit to New Zealand this morning, the Federation Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul liahman. spoke of the “common heritage” linking the Malay and Maori people. am looking forward to meeting them—we have a common
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    GENERAL PIKE TO BE No. 2 AT WAR OFFICE
    294 13 Vice-Chief of the Imperial General Staff named SINGAPORE. Jan. 11. o Tiie Queen has ip to ocl i he appointt Nia.i.-Gen. g H Rike, ChiefGHQ. FARI F. as ViceChp: the Imperial Staff, with Lieuten-uiit-Cn neral. b.. Army statei: he would appoint2
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    Calling old boys
    26 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 12— A meeting will be held on Saturday at the High Street School hei> to form an old boys' association
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    FOUR-SHIP PATROL TO FOIL THOSE MYSTERY GUNBOATS
    298 13 KLANG, Jan. 12. FH)t T R naval and police ships are now patrolling the Malacca Straits to prevent the violation of Malayan territorial waters by mysterious gunboats and piracy along the coastal area. This follows the seizure of an Indonesian launch carrying more
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    Byrne has a warning for ‘wicked employers’
    320 13 'THEY ARE BENT ON CREA TING INDUSTRIAL STRIFE* SINGAPORE, Jan. 11 SINGAPORE’S Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne, today spoke of “a few wicked employers” who were determined to create industrial unrest in Singapore. And he warned: “They will have
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    Plaque to life and work of late SATA director
    237 13 SINGAPORE, Jan. 12 A plaque to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr. G. H. Garlick, former medical director of the Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association, will be unveiled in St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Jan. 14. The plaque has been placed
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    Two charged with murder of friend
    206 13 ALOR STAR, Jan. 12 A 82-YEAR-OLD witness, Lim Kyok Kheng, today testified he heard voices in his chief tenant’s room two hours before he found her dead—clad In a sarong. “I could recognise the voices,” Lim said at a preliminary inquiry into a murder
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    9-POINT PLAN FOR L-WEEK SUCCESS
    168 13 Kuala lumpur. Jan. 12. —The Department of Information Cervices in its determination to set the lead and make National Language Week a success. has decided on a nine-point plan. From tomorrow anyone telephoning the department will not get the usual "good morning” or “good afternoon”
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    Death of W.S. Leicester
    20 13 LONDON, Jan. 11—Dr. William Samuel Leicester, formerly of the Malayan Medical Service, died yesterday, aged 78.
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    THE TEACHERS’ TANGLE
    1610 14  -  GOVT. SETS A SIX-MONTH DEADLINE BY ROLAND CHALLIS K Lumpur, Jan 13 AFTER YEARS OF TALK 50,000 ARE GIVEN THE CHOICE OF JOINING (OR REJECTING) A UNIFIED PAY SCHEME ON New Year’s Day some 50,000 school teachers in the Federation were given the choice whether or not
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    ‘INDUSTRIAL PEACE’ BILL
    813 15 Union recruiting, organising in working hours will be offence SINGAPORE, Jan. 13 [I provides for a special court to settle dispute Tj f Singapore Government today introduced a Bill in the Legislative Assembly aimed at maintaining industrial peace in the siute. The Bill —known as the Industrial
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    TENGKU TELLS HOW COLOMBO PLAN HAS AIDED MALAYA
    151 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 13.— The Federation has had the assistance of 108 experts in various fields under the Colombo Plan so far and 634 Malayans have benefited from it in study trips overseas. Stating this in a message 'marking the 10th anniversary
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    Evil young men —by a judge
    352 15 SIX STROKES AND JAIL FOR KIDNAP GANG SINGAPORE, Jan. 13.— A judge today imposed what he described as a “deterrent” sentence on five youths found guilty of kidnapping. And he said iu* hoped it would discourage “all evilly disposed young men who think kidnapping
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    Forged notes trail grows
    166 15 LUMPUR. Jail 13.—Forged $1 notes have spread from Kuala Lumpur to several main towns in other states. The police have stepped up their hunt lor the racketeers. The latest report came from Perak, where a bank In Teluk Anson, detected one of the counterfeit notes yesterday
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    Speaker back
    31 15 KUALA LUMPUR Jan. 13.— The Speaker of the House of Representatives. Dato Hajl Mohamed bin Omar, and his wife, returned by air today after a six-day holiday in Bangkok.
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    Bill ‘not aimed at Opposition’
    1223 16 ONG: WE ALREADY HAVE THE POWER TO REQUIRE POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS TO REGISTER SINGAPORE, Jan. 14 Til E Singapore Legislative Assembly today sent the Societies (Amendment) Bill to a select committee for consideration after assurances by both the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, and the
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    Razak starts drive on rural poverty
    597 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14 Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today launched an "emergency” campaign to end rural poverty and make kampong people i'eel that the destiny oi' Malaya was in their own hands. Tim Razak announced at a Press confer- nee, that for
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    Severe penalties for illegal strikes and lock-outs
    323 17 SINGAPORE. Jan. 14. tTRIKKS and lock-outs in trade disputes which V re the subject of proceedings before the iiivtrial Arbitration Court will be illegal under the Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 1960. I ride ui.spu > Thc BIU to glv fore 0 the Industrial Relations
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    Bishop of Singapore to take up New Zealand post
    253 17 SINGAPORE. Jan. 14. •5 After nearly 11 years here, thc Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. H. W. Baines, is to become the next Bishop of Wellington in New Zealand. Although this had been known in Anglican church circles for some
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    Anti-graft ‘war’ is launched
    32 17 MUAR. Jan. 14. District authorities here have launched an intensive campaign against corruption. The campaign, which started on Jan. 12. will last until the end of the year.
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    Police begin big hunt for missing millionaire
    239 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14. A BIG police hunt has been mounted for thc millionaire-contractor, Mr. Bong Sin, who is believed to have been kidnapped. Detectives, led by senior police officers, have questioned a number of people around the Merdeka Stadium where Mr. Bong’s
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    Land use board is set up
    35 17 BENTONG. Jan. 14 A land development board has been established in Pahang. It will promote. Investigate, formulate and carry out of projects for the development und settlement of land.
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    COMMANDO FORCE TO BE STATIONED IN SINGAPORE
    128 17 SINGAPORE, Jan. 14. A COMMANDO force of 600 officers and men is to be stationed m Singapore. It will be ready for opera- tions anywhere east of Suez. The commandos are expected to arrive in Singapore late this year in the carrier, H.M.S.
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    New laws coining as prelude to end of emergency
    135 17 KIIALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14. —Work Is nowf undvr way on drafting separate antisubversion legislation to pave the way for the cancellation of the Federation's existing Emergency laws and the official announcement of the end of the shooting war itself. Clauses relating
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    Ong gives assurance to Press
    326 17 S-NGAPORE, Jan. 14. The Minister for p.:;’"' lTairs Mr. Ong ‘U Boon, gave an i ,un, e m the Legisth'.; Assembly today Pr 1 ll e Printing R ii (Amendment) was later h lci hot threaP s e 1 r fedom of the *-ii'«'ro? otCrnmem
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    Asian men charm two pretty girls from Europe
    227 18 SINGAPORE. Jan. 15. Two charming European career girls now in Singapore on an Asian holiday today declared: “Aslan men are so sweet.” “They have none of that ‘conquering’ spirit we find in Italian men. and they understand the feminine attitude.” said brunette
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    Strengthen links with masses, party urged
    602 18 PREMIER LEE: IF WE LOSE TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE WE CANNOT FULFIL OUR TASKS SINGAPORE, Jan. 15 PRIME Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew tonight told P.A.P. cadres and members attending the party’s fifth anniversary cultural show at the Badminton Stadium that they must strengthen
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    FAO experts coming by Government request
    121 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation will send two experts—one on tea and the other on animal food —to the Federation this year. t his was stated here today by Mr. Lars Stenstroin. an FAO farm, power and machinery
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    FARELF post
    39 18 PERTH, Jun. 15—Lieut.-Col. G II Hardcastle left here on Jan 11 to take up a twoyear appointment with FARELF headquarters in .Singapore. He left in the liner Oranh* and was accompanied by his wile and two children.
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    Malaya ‘would suffer’ if she imposed a boycott
    229 18 Kuala lumpur, Jan. 15. —Malaya would suffer il‘ she boy col led goods from South Africa, the president of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mr. H. I. Thornlon-Jones, said today. He was commenting on a call by the Malayan Trade Union Congress
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    An old and hungry tiger roams near Aussie jungle base
    295 18 IPOH. Jan. 15.—-An old 1 tiger which is believed to be a potential man-eater is playing “ghost'’ with men ot the 1st. Bn., the Royal Australian Regiment, operating m the deep jungle of North Perak. The only signs the soldiers
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    Advice bureau on careers
    50 18 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Ja; —As part of it> com mu service, the Rotary (’hib i has set up an advice reau on careers and problems, the retiring P dent. Mr K. T. Joseph, at a dinner last night The Rev. A C Pent was installed new premia
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    ‘SHYLOCK’ ROMPS HOME AGAIN
    853 19  - SHYLOCK’ ROMPS HOME AGAIN gy l. :rS SOM JEEP IPOH, Jan. 13 MCE ONE Cl AS* 3, DIV. 4—6F. rnrt II F. Bloxham’8 •"SSi'Sr'-MSflll > l5j 9 0 Dragon 2 9) B.:;'ue Express 8.11 ca r 8 4 (219—127) Mamat 3 ,71 My intling II 9.8 i503 132) Ward ,8>
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    Floods or no, the Govt. is prepared
    480 19  -  COUNTRYMAN'S JOURNAL Friday, |an. 8. ▼HE TUAN generally avoids boring readers with weatner reports, but there is some •xcuse for writing about floods. Kota Tlnggi people are thinking there Is not going to be one thi s month. The District Office has a
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    BRIDEN SCORES AGAIN
    771 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP IPOH t Jan. 17 RACE ONE CLASS. J, DIV. 5—BF. Universe Btable’s (1) METEORITE n 8.12 548—379) Ktof 1 (2) Dimples 8.12 carr 8.7 J 4* 1 —331) Buang 2 <3) DAIKU 8.7 (704—543) Donnelly 3 (4) ROC 9.0 (345—119) Dragon 4 (Winner trained
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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      54 19 »< ijiG 3WEEP: Total pool—$189,460. 1st PRIZE: So *****0—051.838. nd PRIZE: No. *****5-024,363. ird PRIZE: No *****4-$12,441. TARTER* ($1,851 each) Nos. *****4, *****7, is 11 *****3, *****1. *****2. *****7 ONSOLAiTON PRIZES ($1,000 each): Nos. "‘•>*****. *****2. *****7 *****7. *****3, *****3, *****1, *****0. S T FOUR DIGITS (8140): 18 tickets ($115
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      61 19 9IC SWEEP: Total Pool $221,000 I at Priso: No. *****1 $61,300 2nd Priso: No. *****0 $28,311 3rd Priso- No. *****2 $14,712 STARTERS ($2,191 oadi): Not. *****0. *****0, *****1. *****8. *****7. *****5. *****5. CONiOLATION PRIZ8S ($1,000 oacli): Not. *****4, *****3. *****1. *****3. *****8, *****5. *****8, *****6. *****8. *****2. NUMBERS FORECAST (91):
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      REDUCED BUSINESS ON QUIETER MARKET
      1440 20 By Our Market Correspondent THE Malayan Share Market turned quieter last week and the volume of business was on a reduced scale. Following the burst of activity of the past few months the market is now over-bought and requires to get its second wind if
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      OFFICIAL PRICES
      24 20 tin rubber (per picul) (per lb.) J J sins 1* $387.82 ij sssijig i\u% 14 8188.12 4 H.I4H 15 *****2 > u tiiiiTi;
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      Tin price up 25 cents
      66 20 The tin price in Singapore was up 25 cent, 0 $388,371 per picul on an offerInf of 230 tons, up 50 ton* Singapore Copra Association noon prices per nicul on Saturday: Fair mer chantable Bombay mixed' copra: January $42-14 (nominal). The tone w a steady.
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      Police warning
      23 20 Jan. 17.— Police here have reminded school children and members ot 52 public that the firing of crackers Is still banned
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      1172 20 THE following list of revised quotation* was Issued by tbe I Malayan Share Brokers' Assoc is- 1 bin after it last meeting on i Saturday (Jan. lfi). H and L **d -or highe--f and lowest for j business done In 1958 and In the current year to
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