The Straits Budget, 7 February 1962

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    30 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ■fit* Set :;07 Kuala Lumpur, February 7, 1962. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN 020.
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      WILDLIFE RESERVE YIELDS TO RUBBER
      316 2  -  JEFFREY FERNANDEZ London I agkEc; with the spokes--1 mail ot the Ministry o t Hurai Development that vtnen the ij.u-i. i. of man comiict with mat ol the animal, the animal wxli have to give way to the predominant neeus ol man But surely man
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      CONSTITUTION: MR. LIM EXPLAINS
      324 2  -  LIM KEAN SIEW, M.P. KuaJa Lumpur J WAS much alarmed to read In your editorial (Jan. 30) the statement that In addressing the House yesterday 1 had “Ignored amendments which the Government will introduce In the committee stage to repeat somp of the most violent and
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      NIGHTLY CHAOS ON SILIBIN BRIDGE
      103 2  -  W. H. LORE looh I HAVE on many occasions observed a flagrant disregard for the iramc signals by motorists and cyclists at Sllibin Bridge In ipoh. The situation is even worse after 7 p.m. because there is no one to operate the signals. it is
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      RUBBER EXCHANGE
      79 2  -  yeap ghee chuan Kuala Kangsar |N the report concerning proposed Malayan Rubber Exchange (S.T Jan 26) I am described as managing director of Joo Seng Rubber Co Ltd. when In actual fact I am the assistant manager I represented the Rubber Trade Association of Perak at the proposed
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      TRAINING LOCAL MEN IN THE RUBBER INDUSTRY
      818 2  -  ALAN RITCHIE Institution of the Rubber Industry Sungei Buloh 'THE allegation by Mr. 1 Karam Singh In the House of Representatives (ST. Jan 27) that expatriates t the Rubber Research Institute were not teaching local men. cannot be allowed to go unchallenged in
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      A SURVEY OF MALAYA’S MINERAL RESOURCES
      397 2  -  TUNKU MOHAMED bin TUNKU BESAR BURHANUDDIN Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development Kuala Lumpur I|N your editorial of Jan 26 there appears the statement “what disturbs is that the total capacity of the Mineral Investigation Drilling Unit will be occupied by this programme, which suggests
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      IDENTITY CARDS
      62 2  -  reshv:•r Bagan Serai rIE public are exhaled not to wait till tV j, moment to renew u identity cards, yet the v no registration centn Bagan Serai The rep tion centre at Parit B’i’ 1 ceased functioning three or four months People in Bagan Sera outlying estates are
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      Lock icon A Plea For Time
      707 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 29 -p cntt-now added ,n« of th. 0 tMf much dis- ,,.^understood .jatcd in the Conhan;_l" v i bo debated in mU L ayat today V is much to ,oU j scr and more Lrely hls ara e f' Bill. T Government hoi
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      Lock icon The Phoney Attack
      606 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 30 Except to those who have no intention of being convinced, the explanation and assurances which Tun Abdul Razak gave Parliament yesterday concerning proposed changes in the citizenship laws are satisfactory. But the Government cannot be congratulated on its handling of the Constitution Amendment
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      Lock icon Socialist Flaw
      400 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 31 If real blood is to flow in the veins of Malaysia it will need a complete political spectrum; political parties will have to organise themselves on a Malaysian basis, otherwise the new national identity will never mean anything. The Malaysian Socialist conference was thus
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      Lock icon The Debate Continues
      639 3 —Straits Times, Jan 31 It is to be regretted that the Government has rejected the Opposition’s appeal for more time in which to discuss the Constitution Amendment Bil*. There was no justification for the six months’ plea, half a year not so much of explanation and argument
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      Lock icon A Question Of Speed
      478 4 --Straits Times, Jan. 31 Since his ministry was not the only offender in this resjx’ct tin* Minister of Agriculture could be forgiven for declining to make excuses foi under-expenditure during 1%.' when la* presented his dev- lopment estimates for 19G2. Has speec h did in fact
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      Lock icon Saboteurs At Work
      587 4 —Straits Times. Feb 1 Discussion of the Tengku s proposals for Malaysian merger have* taken in the* past few weeks a new yet not unexpected turn. There are the ordinary doubts, especially from the Bornean viewpoint, inse*parable from the proposition of major political change. These doubts are
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      Lock icon Stockpile Questions
      642 4 —Straits Times. Feb. 2 A thorough investigation is to be made into U.S. stockpiling programmes and policies, and the chairman of the Senate Stockpiling Committee, Mr Stuart Symington, agrees with President Kennedy that thi* should be done “without delay.” Rubber disposal terms having been agreed, the significance of
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      Lock icon Land, Trees and Tin
      607 4 —Straits Times, Feb A sentence or two in the Minister of Agriculture’s explanation of his development estimates draw attention to a much neglected subject. Tin Minister was speaking of financial assistance for the States in the growing of new stands of timber. In a passing comment
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    Proposed changes to Malaya’s Constitution...
    2104 5  -  by HUMFREV BALL of Malacca in a letter to the Straits Times THEY ARE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO US ALL...AND REQUIRE CAREFUL STUDY IN view of the attack made on my triends and my self by the leading article m the btraits linn- at (an
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    Cinema price raise
    250 6 INCREASED ADMISSION PRICES TO ALL OF FIRST-RUN CINEMA SHOWS IN K. LUMPUR KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 28. riNEMA-GOERS in the Federal capital will have to pay increased admission prices to all lirst-run cinema shows from Feb. 1. A Cathay Organisation announcement said today that the increase was made
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    In the drink-435 bottles dumped by smugglers
    124 6 SINGAI'OKU, Jan. 28 Customs men dived into the sea off Itcucli Itoad here this morning to retrieve 14 sacks ol liquor jettisoned by fleeing smugglers. In the sacks were 435 bottles of brandy, whisky and gin which the smugglers had intended to sell
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    RETIRED, THEN BACK AT JOB
    147 6 SINGAPORE, Jan. 28. One ol the top men of the Special Branch of the Singapore Police Force, Superintendent Ahmad Khan, 50, has retired under the Malayanisation scheme. But the Straits lines learnt from pclice sources today that on the date ji ris retirement on Jan.
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    Scouting chief in Klang
    37 6 KLAiNU, Jan. 28 Mr. Gon Tian Chin has been elected chairman oi the Kiang Association oi boy Scouts. Mr. Lee is the vicechairman; Mr. K Devaraj, secretary, and Mr. Ho Chee is.ee, treasurer.
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    WARNING: GUARD AGAINST THE REDS’ SUBVERSION
    177 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 28. THE people of Malaya have rejected Communism because it goes against their wav of life, the Johore State Information Oliver inche Kassan bin Hassan, said here todav. 1 m a 1/ rt oon m h f Inche Kassan declared that
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    22 die on roads in Singapore
    112 6 SINGAPORE, Jan. 28— Twenty-two people lost their lives in accidents on Singapore roads last month, compared to 19 in November. The monthly traffic police report states that there were 2,821 road accidents during the month compared with 2,6U(i during November—an increase ol 215 accidents.
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    EVANGELIST WEEK MEETINGS
    84 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 28. Public meetings will oe mid at churches oi the Holy Light and St. Christopher nere uurmg Evangelist Week, Feb. to This Is the first time m die nhstory ol Christian churcaes in Malaya that an evangelistic campaign is being nelci in Johore. It
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    Two S’pore parties join forces
    157 6 SINGAPORE. Jan. 28 Anne O cries of “hidup' <i 0 r g live), the two-year-old Sii gapore Congress today nierue" *vith the Liberal Sociali.'* party to propagate “libera 7 socialism" under one banner Mr Wee Soo Bee was re* e.ected chairman and Felice Leon-Soh, leader
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    Fire relief payments
    60 6 SINGAPORE. Jan 28 The 3ukit Ho Swee Eire Hedef und made a total payiuint 1 $133,512 to 2,659 lamtht? '»i ts illth and final pavru.h Ahich ended at the .vUsi.ioatten Community .ftterday. Fire victims who nave received their share an* re 1 aested to call at the
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    The New Year office hours
    67 6 Sli~£i. Jan- 2d. Au,enaain, La; J a. Li. Pavitt. and the acuus ana -mpuUs ana txpji VK v- Eordeiro, have unu uneeo chat the Snipping ana clearance Oiiice anu hie A®* ports and Exports O je oe open for one hour o:**J irom 10 a.m.
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    More roads
    17 6 KLANG, Jan. 28 Town Council has app$50,000 for the provisi metalled roads this ye- j
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    Youth hostel opens
    221 7 A PLAN TO BENEFIT THE TRAVELLER OF LIMITED MEANS Lotteries Board gave $40,000 lA I..\ LUMPUR, k jan. 28. —The Minister <>* Health and Social Welfare, l>ato u w* Yoke Lin, openlHja >10.000 youth l0 vicl three-and-a-jj ijf a U*> outside the m t centre this inoruing.
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    Funeral of MBE man
    31 7 IKH J-’» "1 a large funeral Peck 68. Perak chinhospital here j, home in u <>" the after- !r,; m rov*" A t; ll 1948 and MB! two
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    Jobs for 520—chance to choose nursing as your career, says the Minister
    249 7 Jobs for 520 —chance to choose nursing as your career, says the Minister KIT A L A LUMPUR, Jan. 28.—The Minister of Health aaid Social Welfare, Dato Ong Yoke Lin, said today that 520 more student nurses and hospital assistants would be recruited soon. Unlimited He made the announcement at
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    M.P.s get a pay increase
    117 7 Kuala lumpur. Jan. 28The House of Representative* last night approved a Bill raising the allowance of its members from $5OO to S7SC a month. The Bill was passed without debate. The Prime Minister. Icngxu Abdul Rahman, who aoved the Bill, said the increase in allowance
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    Mr. Samy dies in Madras
    60 7 SUNGEI PATANI. Jan. 28 News has been received of the death in Madras of Mr. S. N. Samy, former Superintendent of the Government Printing Department in Kedah. Mr. Samy, 67. was the father of Mr. S. N. Tany, cooperative officer, Johore Bharu, and father-in-law of
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    Inspector moves
    31 7 KLANG, Jan. 28. Police Inspector A. Thiagarajah, of the Special Branch here, has been transferred to Federal Police Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. He is replaced by Inspector Abdul Rahman.
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    BANKS IN THE SMALL TOWNS ‘GOOD SIGN’
    354 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 28. considerable spread of bank branches lo smaller towns throughout the Federation was described today as “a very favourable development" in the Malayan banking scene by the retiring manager of the Chartered Bank here, Mr. H. G. Banham. The setting
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    40 P.C. OF L.C.E. STUDENTS FAIL
    149 7 I/'UALA LUMPUR, Jan. IV 2B.—A total of 13,570 pupils—4o per cent failed in the Lower Certificate of Education examinations last year -two-thirds of them from private schools. A spokesman of the Examination Syndicate said that the results were as good as in 1960.” A
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    5 SARAWAK VISITORS IN HIGHLANDS
    115 7 TAN AH RATA. Jan 28—Five Welfare workers and union leaders from Sarawak who are now touring Malaya, visited the Cameron Highlands yesterday. They were Haji Jarale Haji Ibrahim, member of the Social Welfare committee, Sarawak; Inche Fathi bin Taha. general secretary of the Seamen’s association;
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    Polytechnic examiners
    49 7 SINGAPORE, Jan. 28.—Three senior engineering lecturers of Canterbury University, New Zealand, have arrived here to be external examiners for the Singapore Polytechnic’s professional diploma courses in engineering. They are Mr A. Williams, civil engineering. Mr. D. C. Stevenson, mechanical engineering and Mr J. L. Woodward electrical engineering.
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    Malaysia ‘sputnik’
    1136 8 Tengku sends message of hope tfUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 28. —The concept of Malaysia has spread to all parts of the world “as fast as the flight of a sputnik,” says the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, in a message in support of Malaysia Week, which begins tomorrow in
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    Executive of Straits Times, friend die in crash
    287 8 Executive of Straits Times friend die in crash JOHORE BAHRU. Jail. 28 M R GEORGK TAN Fng Leo,lg Deputy Managing A A Editor of the Straits Times, and a friend. Mr John Sim Heng Teong, were killed in a head-on collision between their car and a taxi at Jalan Scudai
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    M-Fund dance
    31 8 KUALA LIPIS, Jan 28 A dance will be held at the Pahang Club at Kuala Lipi* at 8 p.m. on Feb. 2 in aid oi the National Monument Fti*4-
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    New dustbins
    19 8 KLANG. Jan. 28.— Conrrrtc dustbins are to be provided for the town at a total roof $12,495.
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    Land-sea search for Pte. Juchau
    170 8 ITU ALA LUMPUR. Jan. 28— u A land-sea search continued today for Private Frank Who H.' the Brltlsh who disappeared a few days after ids Commanding Officer refused him permission to heartf Chinese sweetPte Juchau, 20, was posted jSf l l without leave from his
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    Constitution: Why these changes are necessary now
    3601 9  -  PARLIAMENT TOLD: CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN by TUN ABDUL RAZAK Deputy Prime Minister moving the N.*:ond read- 4 of the o nstitution lAme' ir ient) Bill, the P r 'T e Mmister. Tun Abdul Razak bm Hussein, Mi-mbers will r v:\- t moving
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    ‘Malays die if Umno dies’
    243 10 DEPUTY MENTRI URGES UNITY TELUK ANSON Jan. 29. INCHE Sulaiman bin Bulon, Deputy to the Mentri 1 Besar of Perak, today urged Malays to give their wholehearted support and loyalty not to individual leaders of Umno but to the party, “for if Umno dies, the
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    INSTEAD OF A WEDDING, THEY ARE IN CUSTODY
    143 10 Kuala lumpur. Jan. 29. —A young coupie who were to have been married yesterday were tentatively charged in the Magistrates Court here this morning in connection with the Kidnapping of Mr. Lim Say Thong. 69. on Jan. 14. Kong Peng Lam. 28.
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    New chairman
    36 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29. —Mr. Chua Boon Guan has been elected chairman of the Selangor Property Owners and Ratepayers Association. Mr. T. Rajendra, chairman for the past 15 years, did not stand for election.
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    New Year dance
    20 10 SUNGEI PATANI. Jan 2? 7, The Sungei Patani Cluo hold a Chinese New dance on Feb. 3.
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    Big gathering pay their last respects to George Tan
    640 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 29. a LA AK gathering of friends and associA 7 p a id their last respects to Mr. George T Leong, deputy managing editor of .;ts Times, when he was buried at umctery, Jurong Road, this evening. them* were
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    Admitted to Bar
    66 11 SINGAPORE. Jan. 29 —Miss Doris Mary Magdalene Lim. a barrister, was admitted to the Singapore Bar by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah in the High Court today to practice as an advocate and solicitor. Mr. C.F.J. Ess appeared in support of the application for admission. Miss Lim
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    DECREE GRANTED TO WIFE IN UNCONTESTED SUIT
    64 11 DECREE GRANTED TO WIFE I N UNCONTESTED SUIT K 1 Jan. 29 a isssn& cl > officer !arcn JnmK ’-Ice Om n 3 rdered that the decree nisi be made absolute in three months. He also awarded Mrs. Setten custody of their child. The i.uit was not contested. Mrs. Setten
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    KOKO’S MESS—- SEENIVASAGAM SAYS IT AGAIN
    224 11 KOKO’S MESS—SEENIVASAGAM SAYS IT AGAIN Kuala lumpur, Jan. 29. The Peoples Progressive Party leader. Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, today kept a promise he made to the House of Representatives and repeated outside Parliament all that he had said about “Koko’s Mess” and Government doctors. About 100 people, among them several
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    CRASH KILLS WIFE OF INSPECTOR
    154 11 IPOH Jan 29 AIRS. CHAN HENG KOOI, 50, wife' of a police Special Branch inspector in Ipoh, was fatally injured when their car was involved in a head-on collision with another car at Falim, Ipoh, yesterday evening Inspector Chan, who wa> slightly ’’Hured. and his
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    Dato Seth ill
    38 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan 29 Dato Mohamed Seth bin Mohamed Sa’id. 60. chairman of the Railway Services Commission, is critically ill in the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. He was admitted on Jan. 18 after a stroke.
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    Fire destroys godown
    46 11 SINGAPORE. Jan. 29 —Fire destroyed a two-storey godown in Tai Jin Lane, off Balestier Road before dawn today. Total damage is esti- mated at $90,000. The 3 a m. blaze broke out on the ground floor. The store contained .shirts, shoes and nutmegs.
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    A MIGHTY MURAL GETS ITS FINAL TOUCHES
    279 12 Kuala lumpur, Jan. 30 Over thr last few days a small army of workmen has been swarming over the new $1.2 million headquarters of the Language and Literature Ageney at Bellamy Road here, preparing it for the glittering opening ceremony to be performed
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    Govt. wants liquidation of ‘mushroom’ insurance companies ‘quickly’
    505 12 Govt. wants liquidation of mushroom’ insurance companies ‘quickly’ KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 30 'J'HE Federation Government wants liquidation of “mushr o o m insurance companies to take place ‘‘quickly” on as fair terms as possible. The Government will act under the new Bill passed by the House of Representatives at its
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    Amok victim dies of pneumonia
    71 12 SUNGEI PATANI, Jan. 30. A three-year-old girl, one of three people attacked by an amok at Bakar Arang on Jan as n Sungei Patani hospital from pneumonia. Rohali blnte Abdullah Wa- hab received a slight cut when the amok, armed w. > a penknife, attacked
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    MPs IN STORM Shouts and threats in House to ‘throw you out’
    560 13 PARLIAMENT: Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 30 AFTER a stormy session during which MPs threatened to “throwout” one another, the House of Representatives today rejected an Opposition motion to put off consideration of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill for six months.
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    Roneo chief on picket assault charge
    132 13 ALLEGED INCIDENT OUTSIDE OFFICE SINGAPORE. Jan. 30. Mr Louis F. Mou**u. general manager of I td was arrested today for allegedly assaulting a outside his office in Robinson Road. He will appear in court tomorrow. j® v as driven U a rolice St Ce
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    MALAYSIA: N.Z. SYMPATHETIC TO PROPOSALS, SAYS MINISTER
    278 13 SINGAPORE, Jan. 30. V T EW ZEALAND’S Minister for Housing, Mr. J. Rae, today said his Government was sympathetic to proposals for a Malaysian Federation. He said: “We believe that greater stability will result from a closer association of the constituent countries in
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    S’pore team to Ecafe
    67 13 SINGAPORE. Jan. 30—Singapore will send a five-mem-ber delegation headed by Mr. Hon Sui Sen. chairman of the Economic Development Board, to the 14th Ecafe meeting on Industry and Natural Resources to be held in Bangkok from tomorrow to Feb. 9. Other members of the delegation will
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    Birth control seminar
    54 13 SINGAPORE. Jan. 30. A three-day seminar on birth control techniques began at the University of Singapore today. The seminar, sponsored by the South-East Asian office of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, is being attended by 18 delegates from Ceylon, Nepal. Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Borneo, Cambodia. Vietnam, Laos,
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    20 strikes in month
    526 14 BUT A SPECTACULAR DROP IN MAN-DA YS LOST AND WORKERS INVOLVED COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS MONTH SINGAPORE, Jan. 30. SINGAPORE had 20 strikes in December the same number as in the previous month. But the number of man-days lost and workers involved showed a spectacular drop. In
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    PM among 500 at Seth funeral
    230 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 30. 'PHE Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman Ministers and members ol' the diplomatic corps were umon” more than 500 people who attended the funeral of Dato Mohamed Seth bin Sa’aid at Ampang Road Muslim cemetery here this after- noon. Dato Mohamed
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    Lock icon A royal medal award for Harrisson
    50 14 KlJCIIINCi, Jan. 30.—The curator of the* Sarawak Museum, Mr. Toni HarrisM»n, has been awarded the Koyal Geographical Society Founders’ Medal by Queen Klizabeth Mr. Ilarrlsson. who is now on holiday in Kuala Lumpur. was cited for his explorations in central Borneo.— V. PI. UPI
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    KELANTAN PLEA TO BEAT GAMBLING
    148 14 KOTA BHARU, Jan. 30. T’HE Kelantan Government today appealed to members of the public to help stamp out gambling. The State Secretary, Dato Hashim bin Haji Mohammed, said that the Government was greatly concerned with the Increase in gambling in Kelantan. He said the Government
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    Surprises for Singapore by the Brunei belles
    158 14 These pretty girls from Brunei have surprise items for the thousands expected t<» attend the Malam Malaysia cultural concerts to hi* staged at the Singapore City Hall steps on Feb. 2. Among other items they will perform two Brunei dances never seen in
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    Forester stabbed
    57 14 KUALA KANGSAR. Jan. 30 —A forest labourer. oYon Kew. 31. was stalled a: the Sauk new village. 15 mile*' from here, last night while lv was reading a book out -ide a shop Leong was admitted district hospital here w"h injuries on his head. ne< and arms His
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    Queen to open $140,000 ward
    42 14 KANGAR, Jan. 30 Raja Permaisuri Agong. is also Rala PerempuaP Perils will visit her home state this week-end t< op' a 140 000 maternity ward Kangar on Feb 3. The ward, completed a. December, has 36 bed.'
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    Lock icon 1,000 attend opening of new Language Agency H.Q.
    503 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31 rpiK Vang di-Per- tuan Agong said t inlay that all races Malaya should ~,N < undivided loyal*i} vi the national language. He was opening the >1,200.000 headquarters building of the Language and 1 ilerary Agency in |>cllam v
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    Hunt for elephants which killed man
    105 15 LUMPUR, Jan. A hunt is going 'hunts which u nier behind i nlm studios io miles Jan. 29. was working J e Barden when raided the State Gam* djj; »nth. hardens have Uie remote Ulu Klang valley to track down the elephants. People living
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    Couple are shot dead
    44 15 BANTING, Jan. 31 .—A rubber tapper and his estranged wife were found dead yesterday in the woman’s house ir Sungei Lang, a mile from here They were Suratin bln Hassan, 27, and Sarminah bint» Kasidimi, 17. Nearby was a shotgun.
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    In memoriam
    34 15 PENANG. Jan. 31. Thr Chung Ling High School wil' hold a memorial service on Feb 3 for its late principal Mr. David Chen, who was sho dead by terrorists 10 yearo ago.
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    Tibet’s thanks to Malaya
    269 15 Kuala lumpur, Jan. 30. —The Dalai Lama ot Tibet has offered his “sincere thanks” to Malaya for the active support and sympathy given by the Federation in the cause of Tibetan freedom. In a letter sent to the r*rime Minister, Teng.ru Abjul Rahman, from his official
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    Mystery of the Double Tenth and Too
    464 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31. WAS Mr. Too Joon Hing attending a Double Tenth celebralion in Washington when as loader of Ihe Malayan delegation to the United Nations he should have been principal host al a lunch lor Commonwealth delegates? According to the Prime
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    Socialist line on Malaysia same as the Reds’—PM
    303 16 Socialist line on Malaysia same as the Reds’ —PM KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31. THE Socialist Front declaration on Malaysia conforms word for word with the directive issued by the Communist Party of Indonesia, the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, told the House of Representa- tives today. This statement drew a
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    Kidnapping: One more detained
    50 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31 Police have detained .mother man in connection win tl k dnapplng of Mr Li*e Sa 1 Th&ng, a retired businc-s-mi: on Jan 14 A man and a woman wt-r. arrested early this week and tentatively charged wltn conllning Mr Lee for ransom
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    Poppy record
    29 16 PENANG, Fob. 31.—A lecord total of over $20,000 has bean co.lectcd by this year’s cpny Day appeal committee h*»\e under the chairmanship of Mr. Saw Seng Kew.
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    Judge’s son a magistrate
    47 16 JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 31.-. nche Abdul Hamid Azmi. 26-ear-old son of Mr Justice the Ipoh judge, has issumed duty here as magis"oiirtsn the Johore Bahru He fills the place of Inchp ah mood bin All who Is now Paha* 1 magistrate at Batu
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    ADOPTED ‘MUM’ HERE TO SEE ‘CHILDREN’
    164 16 SINGAPORE. Jan. 31. %yHITE-HAIRED Mrs. Edith Jeffrey—“mother" to scores of Malayan students during their studies in Britain has been here looking up her “children.” For the last 20 years, sht took In only Malayan students into the boarding house she ran at Camborne Why
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    4,000 seek MCA aid on ‘mushroom’ life policies
    112 16 4,000 seek MCA aid on mushroom life policies PENANG. Jan. 31. MORE than 4.000 policy-holders of “mushroom” insurance companies have registered themselves at the Malayan Chinese Association headquarters here in response to an offer by the Penang branch to assist policy-holders to submit their claims. The M.C.A. has assured holders
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    A blind couple get married
    140 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31. A BLIND couple had a quiet wedding at the h Oll of the bride’s parents in Pantai Valley here to* Ha v U ay. They were Mr. Yip Sing. ar »d Miss Phang Chui Yong. 24. The y met while working
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    $67,000 radios haul by gang of six
    467 17 SELECTIVE ROBBERS LEAVE CHEAPER MODELS BEHIND SINGAPORE, Feb. I 4 (i\\r». armed with revolvers, today broke i n to .1 godown in Guillemard Road and espt (i with SG7,000 worth of radios in one of the >t armed robberies here for some time.
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    2,000 in two-hour strike at Sentul
    139 17 L'TAI A L U M P U R. Feb 1 Two thou- kers at the Ser.tul Railway Work'nops here went on a 'wo-hour strike today. Mr V i imbiah. secretary r ht Mai .van Railway Em- U ii( >n, said that 'tri.M* w,i> over
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    Rulers defer decision on lottery
    77 17 K AUUMFur. Peb. l._ •.fsterd te J rence of Rulers '■'W d toda y consiv>srJ\. UI money from l->rt 1(1 We Rare Servian be used for a® ihu poses. »e issued by the Rulers’ Seal. ‘him bin Rauf, mference said a be issued t h
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    Happy Melody in tune again
    862 17  -  By EPSOM JEEP K. Lumpur, Feb. 3 RACE ONE CL. 5, DIV. 1—Abt. 7 FCRS. K. Y. Lim's 41) CAPACITOR 8 7 (547—243) Mitchell 1 (10) Littlewood 8.0 carr. 7.9 (164—77) Lim 2 (11) Kai Tere II 8 1 (1021 —413) Donnelly 3 (7) Speedy
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    ‘Boycott Dutch goods’ call
    45 17 JOHORE BAHRU. Feb I. A call to Malayans to boycott all Dutch Roods was made by the publicity chief of Johore’s Party Rakyat. Inche Roslan SharifT. at an open-air rally here last night in support of Indonesia’s claim to West Irian
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    • Miscellaneous
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      64 17 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL $135,050 1st. No *****9 $36,463 2nd. No. *****3 $18,231 3rd. No. *****7 9,115 STARTERS $1,139 each Nos. *****6, *****9. *****6, *****3, *****2, *****5, *****4, *****2. CONSOLATION $810 each Nos. *****3. *****8, *****8, *****1, *****7, *****0, *****7, *****5, *****6, *****3. Three-digit forecast: Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Klang, Kajang
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    Ang pows assist fire victims
    389 18 MALACCA, Feb. 2 'J’HE Chief Minister of Malacca, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, today handed over to each of the 38 families made homeless in yesterday’s fire at Lereh fishing: village $5O for Chinese New Year. The Kilt came from the Mate Government. Last night
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    New Chancellor: Varsity praised
    208 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 31. THE former Chancellor of the University of Malaya. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has congratulated the university tor having the Prime Minister, Teiigku Abdul Rahman, as its first Chancellor and on attaining national and independent status. In a letter from Geneva, where he is
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    TRADER TRIED TO SMUGGLE GOLD
    126 18 OINGAPOKE, F(*b 2. A trader from Ceylon hud gold bullion hidden in a hil.se bottom of his hu£ when his luggage was inspected at the wharves here by a Customs officer yesterday afternoon. Mr. Choor Singh, District Judge, was told today. A V. S. do
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    The Japanese Crown Prince for S’pore
    86 18 SINGAPORE Feb. 2. Japan’s Crown Prince Akihito (above) and his wife. Princess Michiko, are due to spend an hour at the Singapore airport on Feb. 6 on their way from Jakarta to Manila. Accompanied by 17 Japanese Government officials and 25 Japanese Pressmen, the
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    Theft at club
    21 18 IPOH Fob. 2.—The Railway Re< reation Club In Spooner Road was broken into last night and $13.60 stolen.
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    Constitution: A unanimous Senate ‘yes’
    777 18 [KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 a unanimous vote, the Senate today agreed in principle to t h e controversial amendments to the Constitution which the House of Representatives passed at 1.45 a.m. yesterday. The division, taken at 7 pm., showed all the 34 members present in
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    Soon Nageswary, 14, may walk like any other girl...
    281 19 ACCIDENT crippled her when she was three SEREMBAN. Feb. 2 At 4-year-old schoolgirl who has been crippled for 11 years may soon walk like any other girl. The girl, Nageswary Arumugam, is now in a Brisbane hospital undergoing extensive physiotherapy treatment
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    THE FIRST ‘HOME-MADE’ WOMAN ADVOCATE
    134 19 S IN o,« r: Feb 2 Miss 3ee (ab ove), man lnie he ftrs t wor n f s-i'iuate of the admiupH 1 y 01 MaIa y* to be B 0 ora’ he S,nga P° re vocato n pr 5 l se as an ad8he
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    Senate’s tribute to Dato Onn
    216 19 KUALA LUMPUR Feb. 2. 'PHE Senate today paid tribute to the late Dato Onn bin Ja’afar, who died on Jan. 19. The Minister of Justice, Tun Leong Yew Koh, referring to Dato Onn as “one of Malaya’s greatest sons,” said he would be remembered as
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    PROGRESS IN BID TO END 103-DAY STRIKE
    117 19 SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 Negotiations to break the deadlock in the 103day strike by 400 workers at the Malayan Textiles Mills Ltd. in Bukit Timah Road were “progressing smoothly,” according to a Labour Ministry official. Representatives of the company and the Singapore Spinning Workers’
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    PIONEER PRODUCTS TOTAL NOW 68
    147 19 OINGAPORE, Feb. 2.— The Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, today classified another three items as “pioneer” products, bringing the total to 68. In a Gazette notification, he also announced his Intention to declare yet another five Items as pioneer products if no objections are
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    SENATE TOLD OF BRITISH ‘NO SALUTE’ NCOS IN THE RMAF
    234 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2. —Charges of “misdemeanours' by some British and Commonwealth personnel seconded to the Royal Malayan Air Force were made by an Alliance Senator in the Dewan Negara today. Speaking in the debate on the Supply BUI, Senator
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    YOUTH HELD AFTER BID TO EXTORT
    58 19 IPOH, Feb. 2.—A youth went into a textile shop in Hush Low Street this afternoon and demanded with threats $2O “to celebrate Chinese New Year.” A shop assistant told him to wait for the proprietor. Another assistant quietly dialled 999 for the police. Police
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    Malaysia backed by Eurasians
    38 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2. The Senate was told today ;hat the Eurasian community in Malaya supported the concept of Malaysia. Dato G. Shelley described Malaysia as the “only answer to Red subterfuge and cunning.”
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      The new share registers: Big help to mart
      1205 20 From Our Market Correspondent yyiTHOUT doubt the Malayan investing pub lie received last week some of the most important news in years which will also have a profound influence on the shape of things to come. The news was that the British
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      59 20 Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for S& c me ‘nit Austral Amal Is. 9d.' March 23 RKrr 12 l% Austral Malay 2s. 6d 30 R,X Un v n 1 12 l %t March 9 K kL. K Peb 15 26 8. Kinta ls.f Mirrh 2i
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      28 20 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 1.47 l.OOxd Second Malayan 1.12 l.lWxd Third Malayan 88 First Hong Kong 1.23 1.30* Second Hong Kong .94 1.00 (•Hong Kong currency)
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      MALAYAN STOCK INDICES
      41 20 WICK'S STOCK INDICES: 2« Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Fab. 1 Fab 2 lndu.trl.la, 1«2.7» 162.79 16.1.28 163.81 168 46 MliN 291.67 290 24 293 81 298 77 Oall.r rubbar.: 211.12 211.12 211 12 202.88 88 Jan. 1 inn*-.mo
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      1359 20 'FIIF state of shares on the Malayan Stork Exchange honing last business to February 27 (A) and last business since that date (Hi with H and L standing for Highest and Lowest business this year to date were: INDUSTRIALS Ml AS Aie» Bricks 1 00 80 Ords
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      CLOSING PRICES
      34 20 RUBBER TIN (per lb) (per picul; Jan. 29 83*4 cts. $470.00 30 8216 cts. $470.12*1 31 83-H cts. $471.75 Feb. 1 cts. $471.50 2 83 cts. $471 12 t 3 $4 72.62
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      BUSINESS DONE
      137 20 •H *L w Prompt FOB 83JN 8* INT 1 R8S FOB Feb. s (E.E. Produce) 84 N 81 i INT 1 R8S FOB Feb. 831 8; N INT 2 RRS FOB Feb. 831 sf INT 3 RS3 FOB Feb. 821 »> INT 1 Thin Pale Crepe v n
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