The Straits Budget, 24 January 1962

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER NfT 5 Kuala Lumpur, January 24, 1962. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. RUN 020.
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    • 386 2  -  FAIRER PLAY Petaling Jaya IN the Straits Times ol 1 Jan. 17, “Fairplay” supports Mr. Teerath Ram’s plea for the recognition of “experience and merit” as criteria for promotion to posts of headships, supervisors, and administrators In the education service. Mr. Ram had complained,
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    • 745 2  -  JAN KROEF .1 r Kuala Lumpur IN recent issues of the Straits Times and Sunday Mail there have appeared a number of letters arising from a talk given by Mr. A. Fraser-Brunner to members of the Rotary Club of Singapore. Mr. Fraser-Brunner would
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    • 486 2  -  HAN SCYIN Johore Bahru Dear Dom Moraes, I have read your statement published in the Straits Times of January 16: “Why I abandon forever the land of mybirth.” I would not have written were it not that you used a sentence
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    • 277 2  -  FAIR P Y Kuala Lumpur MR. TEERATH RAM deA serves the thanks of teachers of all grades for bringing to the notice of the Chief Education Adviser and of the public the fact that merit and experience is ignored when appointing teachers to top jobs.
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    • 614 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 15 ...uva |.#s reason to be M ‘the revised pro*ra,"“ rubber stockpile cedu:> „ii ced by the Amer- i Biitish governments lca s 32 cents and 28 ’'encc and 23J pence 1 n° more than f in l r hiiiH' tons a month will sales
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    • 215 3 I 11. —Straits Times, Jan. 15 “A certain scepticism about the coming of Americans is to be expected in many quarters,” wrote President Kennedys brother-in-law in his report on the Peace Corps last year. The Corps’ frankly evangelical name is the first bait to the sceptic, but scepticism
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    • 655 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 16 In the continuing debate on the Federation’s departmental estimates the Finance Minister’s reminder of the steadily increasing cost of government ought not to go unremarked Practically every speaker wants more to be spent, not less. It is not hard to suggest attractive directions
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    • 293 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 16 The Japanese have raised questions which all member countries of the Asian Games Federation will soon have to consider. They have nrotested against Indonesia’s failure till now to issue official invitations for the Fourth Asian Games which will be held at Jakarta in August.
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    • 264 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 16 The ministerial conference of the European Economic Community has succeeded in carving out the common farm policy which enables implementation of the Rome Treaty to enter its second four-year phase with agriculture as fully covered as industry. Without this prior agreement the problems of
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    • 669 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 17 There is one desirable amendment to the Constitution which no-one will propose and which in any case would not survive a second reading. Voting on changes in the Constitution should be restricted to members who have passed an elementary examination in the nations
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    • 647 4 I1U pw***.*—Straits Times. Jan. 18 The rubber industry’s problems deserve a fair hearing when they are raised in Parliament. For this reason, if no other, the ill-natured spal between the Minister of Commerce and Industry and his Socialist Front critic was out of place. While much
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    • 634 4 —Straits Times. Jan 19 In the debate on the Federations education estimates which ended yesterday, relatively little was heard of the stale, flat and quite unconvincing charges of destructive intent towards particular languages and cultures. ‘For this relief, much thanks. Rcgiettably. not much either was said—save from
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    • 418 4 —Straits Time 6, Jan. 20 At the end of the Yang diPertuan Agong's tour of the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent a tour that has been a very genuine case of roses all the way—it is sobering and saddening .to reflect that India and Pakistan do not enjoy the affectionate relations
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    • 239 4 —Straits Times. Jan 19 Algeria is experiencing the darkest hour before its dawn. The extremists of the O.A.S. have in past weeks caused carnage which the F.L.N. itself has seldom equalled, so mucc so that the French Government now threatens the use of all means at its disposal
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  • 55 4  -  TRAVEL UK Seremban \[AY I suggest that the Railway Administration increase the number of sleeperette now available in third class coaches, at the same time reducing the charges? Most of those who travel third class are from the lower income group and reducing the charge for a sleeperette
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  • 3069 5 KUAN YEW TELLS OF TENGKU’S PLEDGE SINGAPORE, Jan 14. > Minister for Education, Mr. Yong V, U k Lin. said yes- rdj V that the "only the Minmteivbi luc rv Of Internal SecuritV ot the Central Government would i. av e in the Singapore Education Ministry ulter
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  • 34 6 MALAYAN troops giving three cheers to the Minister of Labour, Inche Hahaman bin .Sumsuddin, during their send-oll’ ceremony oil board the UBNS Blatchford at Port Swetten ham on Jan. 14.
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  • 382 6 Kuala lumpur. Jan, 14. —The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman told 540 Malayan troops who left for the Congo today that Malaya would not change its mind about the United Nations. Malaya would continue to give full support to the U.N., he added in
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  • 21 6 KLANG, Jan 14—Sixty neve adult education classes hav< been started here. 30 in KiarNorth and tne others in KLuSouth
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  • 510 7 IPOH, Jan. 14 Trying to dissuade people from giving loyalty to this country llF j» r i m e Minister and Alliance leader, 1 i’,11 ku Abdul Rahman, today hit out at ••devil's disciples'* who were trying to “create 0 llh i in this country and to
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  • 42 7 PENANG. Jan. 14. The United Malayan Banking Corporation yesterday presented a $5,000 cheque for the Penang scholarship fund to the Chiei Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee. The presentation was made v Mr. Eugene Cheng, the bank's supervisor.
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  • 324 7 RUBBER AGREEMENT WELCOMED SINGAPORE, Jan. 14. THE Federation Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed L Khir Johari, said today that he was looking forward to the reaction of the Malayan industry to the new International Tin Agreement floor and ceiling prices. He said that
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  • 20 7 SUNGEI PATANI. Jan. 14 M; David Singh is Jhe new headmaster of the Sultan Badlishah School, K-ihm.
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  • 92 7 PENANG. Jan. 14.-A British airman was killed here at 12.45 a.m. today when his car and another vehicle collided head-on in Tanjong Tokong Road, opposite the Australian Army hostel Cpl. P. Gerrish. 23, of the Royal Air Force died on the spot. The
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  • 61 7 TANA RATA, Jan. 14.—A Sarawak delegation of 28, including five penghulus. five distriet and divisional councillors and 18 longhouse chiefs, visited Cameron Highlands for three hours yesterday. They visited sites of the multi-million dollar hydroelectric scheme, the Ringlet lulls dam a.nd saw models of the whole
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  • 260 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14. PROM tomorrow free education begins in all F Malayan public primary schools. The Assistant Minister of Education, Capt. Abdul Hamid Khan, said tonight in a radio broadcast that to poorer parents this would moan relief from finding $2.50 a month to
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  • 166 7 SINGAPORE, Jan. 14.—The Changi Broadcasting Service celebrates its 15th anniversary this month. This R.A.F. radio service is the only organisation of its kind in the Far East, either service or otherwise, which pays its way with sponsored programmes. It is also the only
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  • 28 7 KUALA KUBU BAHRU. Jan. 14.—The Koran reading competition in the Ulu Selangor district will be held ai. the Dewan Merdeka at 8 p.m. on Jan 27.
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  • 376 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14. 4 PLAN to develop Semenyih (pop. 5.450) into a modern town is being drawn up by a special committee of the Ulu Langat District Town Board. A number of projects for the expansion
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  • 73 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 14 —About 4o Malay youths today at-t»-nded a rally at the Indonesian Consul-General’s residence in Grange Road here today supporting the Indonesian campaign to take over West Irian. They carried Indonesian Hag and placards and banner. nailing President Soekarno as a "great anti-colon-ial
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  • 74 8 SINGAPORE, Jan. 14 —Eight women graduates from the University of Western Australia in Perth will arrive here by air on Jan. 8 for a twoweek tour of Singapore and the Federation They will visit historical relirs and places of interest in Singapore, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh
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  • 44 8 PENANG, Jan. 14 Tin American Ambassador, Mr. Charles F. Baldwin, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee. when he visited Penang yesterday. He was accompanied by Mr. William B. Kelly, the American consul in Penang.
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  • 37 8 PENANG, Jan. 14.—Chinese New Year delicacies, Including hams, smoked ducks and sausages, worth over $1,500 were stolen when a Chinese import house In Beach Street was broken Into this morning. Police arrested four suspects.
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  • 140 8 SINGAPORE. Jail. 14. Australian gunnels stationed in Malacca are the r\ *st Commonwealth army unit in South-Eas* Asia to fire :he new “hard-hitting” 105m.m. trick howitzer. An Australian Army statement reported that the men of 103rd Field Battery. Royal Australian Artillery, who recently tested the weapon,
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  • 33 8 KUALA TRENGGANU. Jan. 14—The Mentri Besar of Trengganu. Inche Ibrahim Fikri bin Mohamed yesterday opened the Persatuan Muda Angkatan Bahru youth clue at Kampong Wakaf Benias, four miles irom here.
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  • 40 8 Mr. Dieter Maron, a German engineer at the Cameron Highlands hydro-electric project, and lhs bride, Mechithild Lang, after their wedding at the St. John’s Cathedral. Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 13. Straits Jan. 13. Straits Times picture.
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  • 230 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14. r pHE 6,000-strong National Mining Workers' Union of Malaya is considering the setting up of two settlements in Selangor and Perak for housing retired mine workers. This was disclosed today by the union’s president, Mr Choy Kim Swee. Mr. Choy
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  • 103 8 Kuala kangsar. Jan 14.—A family of oic lost their home and all tinbelongings in a fire 1 Kampong Kubong near here, yesterday Alias bin Wahid. wife, Raziah binte Said, and their six ren were visiting A. in* father when the fire b‘'
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  • 656 9 ‘IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO COMPETE ON EQUAL TERMS’ Kl ALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 THK House of Representatives 1 today heard appeals from members for more aid to Malay businessmen. Speaking during the debate on the estimates for the Ministry of
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  • 328 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 YESTERDAY was to have been seven-year-old Triverul's first day at school. But instead he was kept busy helping his mother salvage what they could from the ruins of their home, which was
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  • 72 9 IPOH. Jan. 15.—Malaya is a “paradise” for hitch-hik-ing, according to two globetrotters who passed through Ipoh today on their way to Thailand. The hitch-hikers are Mr. Kai Tarnouu, 23, a shipping clerk from West Germany and Mr. Roland Meier, 22. a machine calculator from Switzerland, who met
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  • 22 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15. —.There were 278 trade unions registered at the end of December, the Ministry of Labour said.
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  • 65 9 IJUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15— The Timbalan Yang diPertuan Agong today saw how telegrams were received and transmitted at the Telecommunications Headquarters In Weld Road here. For more than 15 minutes he and his consort, the Tengku Ampuan Besar of Trengganu, watched as messages were received and
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  • 76 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15. —Lieut.-Col. J. H. Mallard, who will command the second Malayan relief contingent to the Congo, left here by air today. He was accompanied by Capt. Lim Bow Swee of the Ist Federation Reconnaissance Regiment. They will fiy to Pisa, Italy,
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  • 554 10 K LUMPUR, Jan. 15 gOCIALIST Front Members of Parliament have been instructed by their headquarters to oppose strongly the Constitutional Amendment Bill which will come up for debate during the present session of the House of Representatives. A statement signed by the front's secretary-gene-ral. Mr.
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  • 241 10 I/UALA LUMPUR, Jan. I ls.—The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said today that the period of economic instability of the country had now passed. Inche Khir was referring to the new International Tin Agreement’s floor nrice of £790 a ton
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  • 911 10 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. APPOSITION members rallied round Mr. David Marshall, leader of U the Workers’ Party, to prevent passage of a Government Bill i n the Singapore Legislative Assembly today. When a division was called, 23 votes were counted for and 23 against the principal
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  • 151 10 SINGAPORE. Jan. 15 -The United Nations changed the venue of a seminar after the Singapore Government refused to grant entry permits to delegates from Formosa. Mr. K. M. Byrne, the Minister for Health and Law, revealed this during question time in the Legislative
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  • 40 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 15Two Federation Army officer?. 2nd. Lt. Herbert Beltran and 2nd. Lt. Kok Kam Chun, wi.. leave by air tomorrow for Australia to attend a 24-wee's course at the RASC centre at ’uckapunyal. Victoria.
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    • 60 10 I STRAITS BUDGET j j SUBSCRIPTION RATES I (Payable in advance) j OjJwHjj? H«Y—fly Y— j Z Singapore j Kuola Lumpur —No postoge 5.20 $1f.40 $20.50 I Fed. Meloyo Br. North Borneo incl. postoge 5.7 S 11.5# 23.00 Z Br. Cwealth foreign ind. postage 4.75 13.5 i 27.00 j United
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  • 590 11 I liv T S’PQRE PREMIER EXPLAINS ON JUDGES tmivCTING INQUIRY COMMISSIONS SINGAPORE, Jan. Isj cOl’R commissions of inquiry were bointj considered, the Singapore Legislative Assembly was told today. The Governm ent hoped to set up a commission of inquiry into the recent agitation in
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  • 156 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 15. A “kind of beer” from pineapple has been produced in Malaya, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, told the House of Representatives today. He promised to give each member of the House half a bottle of pineapple
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  • 36 11 TELUK ANSON. Jan. 15— Mr. Hari Singh from Orik has taken over duties as headmaster of the Government English School (Primary) here from Mr. Tan Pee Teik, who has been transferred to Bagan Serai.
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  • 250 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15 r pHE Legislative Assembly today passed a Bill to empower a commissioned officer in the Singapore Military Forces to disperse an unlawful assembly when it manifestly endangers public security. The Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Ong Pang
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  • 75 11 SINGAPORE, Jan 15— Wan Fook Fatt, alias Wan Fook Leons, was ordered by a court here today to be sent to Kuala Lumpur under police escort to face a charge, involving $lOO,OOO cash. Wan, is alleged to have tried to cheat Szeto Sun of the money at
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  • 160 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. The Singapore Government spent $lO million in public assistance to the unemployed in the island from 1959 to 1961, Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, the Labour Minister, told the Assembly today. Inche Ahmad, replying to a query raised by Dr. Thio
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  • 293 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. —While the People’s Action Party stood for equality for women, this principle would be implemented to the extent that circumstances and resources of the State permitted—in respect of the civil service. Mr. S. Eamaswamy, parliamentary secretary to the
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  • 3188 12 A clearing house for Singapore by Jan 19 SINGAPORE, Jan. 16. THE Legislative Assembly today passed, 1 under a certificate of urgency, a new banking Bill which will enable the Government to set up before the end of the week a clearing house for cheques where interbank
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  • 1171 13 1 lie FORCES NEED MODERN WEAPONS IN LIGHT OF S-E. ASIA EVENTS FEW CRASHES CREDIT TO OUR YOUNG AIR FORCE PARUAMENT KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16. Till, role of Malaya’s armed forces must be reviewed in the light of developments in South-east Asia, the
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  • 129 13 SINGAPORE, Jan. 16. The member for Anson, Mr. David Marshail (Workers Party), today told the Legislative Assembly about expatriates who have “arrogated" to themselves the “exclusive use” of the word “Singapore.” Mr. Marshall was twice called to order by the Speaker. Sir George Oehlers. when
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  • 228 14 i/UALA LUMPUR. Jan 1«The Minuter ol Commerce and industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Joharl, told the House ol Representatives today that he saw nothing wrong with Malayan girls dancing at airports to welcome tourists. “In tact,” he said, “girls the world over are beautltul things.”
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  • 282 14 We don't want that type of business in Malaya, Minister tells Parliament KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16. TIIK Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, told the House of Representatives today that he was not in favour of a quota system for Malays in the imports
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  • 36 14 SmGAPORE. Jan. 16.—Mrs. Elizabeth Kwan-Yee Williams. a barrister, was admitted to the Singapore Bar by the Chief Justice. Sir Alan Rose, in the High Court today to practise as an advocate and solicitor.
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  • 241 14 I/UALA LUMPUR. Jan. 16.—The Governor of British North Borneo, Sir William Goode, said today that he would be surprised if the Philippines Government brought a formal claim to North Borneo before an international court. He was relerring to recent Pi ess reports in the
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  • 40 14 SUNGEf PATANI. Jan. 16. Mr Xavier Goh is now assistant Controller of Telecommunications, Sungei Patani district. He was succeed bv Mr. A Kandiah, who went to Kuantan In November as Controller of Telecommunications. Pahang. Kelantan and Trengganu.
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  • 79 14 |\/riSS Germany (Renate IXEMoeller), at left, and Miss Bolivia (Carmen Anze) wore sarong kebaya when they paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, at the Residency in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 15. The Tengku told Miss Anze: “You
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  • 47 14 PENANG, Jan. 16— RAF Police Cpl. Peter Bryan Garri.sh. 24, who was killed In a motor accident at Tanjong Tokong on Jan. 14. six months alter his transfer to the R A A.F base at Butterworth, was burled at the Western Road cemetery here today.
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  • 229 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 |HE 1.800-strong SiamBurma Death Railway Association says in a statement today that, if necessary. it will appeal to the United Nations for compensation rrom the Japanese Government for themselves and their dependants. The statement has been issued to clarify
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  • 775 15 LUMPUR. ,V j a n n Lord (obbold. former Governor of the Bank of [iigluui. has been appointed chairman of the five-man Malaysia C ommission, it was announced tonight. X h f Federation G o v e r n m e n
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  • 129 15 A LOR STAR, Jan. 17. "—A Kedah princess, Tengku Habsah, 16, youngest daughter of Tengku Thiauddin bin Tengku Zainul Rashid and grand-niece ot the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman. has been missing since last Jan. 11. Tengku Habsah, a Form Three student in St Nicholas Convent here,
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  • 328 15 Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 17 A RAVV K commu- said tokhoii)d i 1,U do* r i, flowed to "ciiicA- lVn he early :fa“ Satlwl 0! MafayInche a.,,,,,. ah Zainud- eneral of A Muslim Wol'I four wmunlty a two- Malaya the air: Awl’- ant
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  • 490 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 17 *IRREPARABLE DAMAGE’ IF £965 CEILING IS UNDERCUT, SAY MINERS THE TWO Malayan mining delegates to last 1 week’s meetings of the International Tin Council in London have appealed to the United States to exercise the greatest caution in the manner in
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  • 105 16 Kuala lumpur. Jan. 17. The Malayan High Commissioner in Australia. Dato Suleiman bin Dato Abdul Rahman, is expected here on Jan. 22 to take part in next week’s debate in Parliament on the proposed constitutional changes. A Reuter report from Canberra today said he
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  • 131 16 LUMPUR, Jan. 17— Alliance Member of Parliament today objected to hoys and girls dancing "cheek to cheek” at school parties in Malaya Speaking during the debate on the estimates of the Ministry of Education in the House of Representatives. lnche Ahmad
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  • 193 16 SINGAPORE, Jan- 17. i.INGAPORE Customs officers this afternoon arrested two young Dutch sailors after seizing 160 bars of gold, valued al $lOO,OOO. After a tip. two officers of the Customs special branch jumped into a service speedboat at Cliiford Her just after 3 p.m.
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  • 18 16 PENANG. Jan. 17.—The City Council Recreation Club will celebrate its 47rd anniversary on Jan. 20.
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  • 286 16 WILL DUTCH BE ALLOWED FACILITIES AT BASES? SINGAPORE, Jan 17 \\AR fears over West Irian have pushed talks on Malaysia to the background at this year s annual conference of high ranking British envoys stationed in Asia, Ihe Straits Times understands. The conference began
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  • 43 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 17. The Indian High Commissioner in Malaya. Mr. Y. K n uri, and Mrs. Puri returned nere by air last night after accompanying the Yang diPertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong on their Stat? visit to India.
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  • 33 16 PENANG. Jan 17 The Penang division of the Malayan People’s Socialist Front will stage a protest march on Jan. 20 against the recent arrest of some Socialist Party leaders in Selangor.
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  • 147 16 l/'UALA LUMPUR. Jan **lB. Police today confirmed that a rubber dealer, Mr. Say Chong, 56. eldest brother of Mr. Lee Yan Lian, a rubber magnate, had been missing since Jan. 14. The Selangor C.I.D. chief Assistant Commissioner T.BMohana Krishnan, is personally directing the investigations. In
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  • 437 17 ALONE in a STRANGE CITY-TENGKU HABSAH, 16, WHO WAHTED TO MEET PREMIER, FOUND SHELTER IN A KLANG HOME... KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 18 rpEXGKU Habsah, 16. 1 the Kedah princess reported missing since jan, li from her home in Alor Star, was reunited with her
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  • 161 17 |(UALA LUMPUR, Jan. 18. —A sevenSarawak delegation was urged today to tell their rural people of the benefits they would derive from the formation of Malaysia. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, told them: “Malaya is now able to progress and execute an
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  • 126 17 SINGAPORE. Jan. 18 L u writ as been filed n ‘he High Court RegisV? x n beha,f of Mr. L«e A?A miner c,aim Mnild r from Kokan FxSm? C Ltd Metal BoSstead n H 0 orated in and Co Ltd., tion) an n D ry
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  • 193 17 m rA SINGAPORE, Jan. 18. p\0 young Dutch seamen, arrested yesterday by «iifi--« toms fflcers who found gold bars worth vim .00 on their persons, were Jailed today for six 01 ln addition to a $10,000 fine each, or another six months’ jail.
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  • 9 17 A b us record p £N’ANr a new record.
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  • 25 17 KUALA KUBU BAHRU, Jan. 18.—Raja Yusof bin Raja Yacob, Assistant District Officer Rawang, has taken over as Assistant District Officer, Kuala Kubu Bahru.
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  • 138 17 OENANG, Jan. 18. A three-man special committee has been appointed by the city council to beautify George Town and make it a “garden city.” Mr. N. Patkunam, the Deputy Mayor, Mr. Lim Kean Siew, the Socialist Front whip, and Mr. Chang Poh
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  • 172 17 Kuala lumpur, Jan. 18. A man delegation will leave here for the Borneo territories in two RMAF Dove aircraft at 8 a.m. tomorrow to make contact with employers’ and workers’ representatives and familiarise themselves with labour problems there. The delegation, which will be led by the Secretary
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    591 18 Guns fire salute to royal tourists PENANG, Jan. 19 Twenty-one guns from the No. 2 Federation Reconnaissance Regiment boomed a "welcome home" today when the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong returned from their State visit to India and Pakistan. A large number of V.I.Ps
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  • 763 18 JOHORE BAHRU Jan. 19. r)ATO Onn bin Ja afar, stormy petrel of Malayan politics, died at the General Hospital here at 7.34 p.m. today. He was 67. He will be given a state funeral ordered by Tengku Abdul Rahman in Johore Bahru to- morrow afternoon. The
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  • 86 18 ITUALA LUMPUR, l9.—The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said tonight that he would “never forget” what the late Dato Onn did for the Malay people. In a tribute the Tengku said; “How sorry I am to learn of Dato Onn’s death,
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  • 1395 19  -  V 9 *SOM JEEP IP an. 21. -Lyall i age’s brilliant as the hightoday’s racThe young m 'w jockey won H,. i-es on Colour L-jjni, hicken Curry, in ....na II and Silver m, all owned u v naw Stable. Garnet Bougoure his own with a
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  • 133 19 ITU ALA.LUMPUR, J*n. W/ 11 —A suggestion that the Federation Government should introduce a grading or an aptitude test lor, private students going to. Ana-, tralia to further their studies was made by a returned Malayan student here today*. The student, inche Abas
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  • 63 19 PENANG, Jan. 19, Fewer crimes were reported in Penang last year. There were 50,900 reports, against 66,294 In 1960. Four murders with one arrest, seven cases of gang robbery and 59 robberies were reported in 1961. The value of property lost was $579,980, of which
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  • 30 19 SINGAPORE. Jan. 19— Mr, Kenneth Anthony O’Connor, a barrister, was admitted to the Singapore Bar 4 by‘ tfie Chief Justice. Sir Alan Rose. In the High Court today.
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  • 595 20 TOHE Rubber Market this week has been dominated by outside influences, which because of their variations of interpretation have induced much wider more activity early in the period which tapered off latterly when the previous gain gave signs of consolidating state H. C. B. Co. Ltd.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 1191 20 IT was not a very brilliant week for tin shares 1 on the Malayan Stock Exchange after the raising of the floor and ceiling prices by the International Tin Council at the end of the previous trading period. Much to the chagrin of Malayan operators
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    • 33 20 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (per picul) Jan. IS 19% cU. 5473.50 16 80% eta. 8478.0 S 17 81% cU. J 478.00 18 80% eta. $474.87% 19 80% cts 8475.19% 20 $475.00
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    • 31 20 (Manager's Prlaaa) First Malayan I.4fi i.Sixd Se.ond Malayan 1.10 1.17x4 Third Malayan 88 f« First Hong Kong 1.21 l ?s* Second Hong Kong .93 1 00* < H.K. currency 1
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