The Straits Budget, 7 November 1962

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    30 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES, MALAYA S NATIONAL NfWSPAPtft Seri 346. Kuala Lumpur, November 7, 1962. Price 40 cents (Malaya or 1 shilling) KDN 020.
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      THE WORDS THAT ARE ONLY SPOKEN IN WHISPERS
      226 2  -  E. O WILSON Malacca r PHERE has been correspondence recently on the subject of obscene words and books. I quote from Professor J. B. Wilson’s book “Language and the Pursuit of Truth” on the subject, which may be of Interest. “It may
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      The heavy burden our doctors shoulder
      268 2  -  ANOTHER DOCTOR Kuala Lumpur IT was indeed surprising to read “Layman’s” letter of October 20 about Malayan doctors, it expressed a despicable attitude that only brings upon its author and those of his ilk the wratft ot the medical profession. In the first place,
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      Goa analogy
      43 2  -  CURIOUS Kuala Lumpur COULD the conflict between India and China be analogously compared to what happened to the Portuguese regarding Goa? Has India steadfastly refused China’s requests to hold talks over the disputed McMahon Line which Is not recognised by China?
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      The nomads of the medical service
      365 2  -  G.P Singapore •‘txOCTOR’S” letter (S.T. Uoct. 15) raises certain points which explain why doctors shun Government service. His statements are embarrassingly true. Subtle forms of favouritism and “string-pulling” arise from time to time but they are hard to pin-point. Those Involved are men of
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      DISHONEST TAXI MEN GIVE MALAYA A BAD NAME
      294 2 AS one who has lived and worked in Singapore and Malacca for twelve years, I have come to love both places very much. Because of my Interest and concern for the future of Malaya. I want visitors to our fair land to
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      Miller and the censors
      162 2  -  E. S. K. Kuantan E V hai Y vl“ ivury S M ami 3TW, note that Ui c “2 been suojuc. censorship av.d cook 2 have been i .1 /.tor possess lhK obseene l.uaature action 1 y the au thomies is um..ir and S' JusU&ed. The
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      Muzzling the parents
      110 2  -  j/NMI'ZZLEE Muar WHAT Is Malaya coming to when parents are ordered not to ventilate their grievances and expose anomalies and Irregularities In the manner one’s children are being “educated?” It was quite wrong for the chairman of the Sultan Abu Bakar Secondary G.rls School In Muar to
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      Blat Pok probe
      162 2  - Bla t Pok probe r tan Alor Star IT Is right that the Minister of Agriculture should make an “on the spot” investigation of the complaints of the fishermen of Kuala Kedah. The complaint against the Thai system of fishing is Insignificant if we compare the tonnage of fish caught
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      Lock icon Tengku Backs India
      390 3 S:raits Times, Oct. 29. 0: three occasions in the co u’ c f his Indian tour ,-k Abdul Rahman has gjgns d Malaya’s support for Indi£i her conflict with Comtiina. His latest speech j n Delhi gives three reason. h tiiis deep and abiding svnv First, Malaya
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      Lock icon Tasek Start
      135 3 —Straits Times, Oct. 29 p competition to break ••aya’s “monopoly” of development is now Johore Bahru has •'ll start, and Serem1 Malacca have amBut the strongest in Ipoh, where the fuiustrial estate is ting tenants. Two cement plants, with a total authorised capital of $32 million, are soon
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      Lock icon End Of The Affair
      886 3 —Straits Times, Oct. 30. Whether the end —or almost the end—of the Cuban affair is to be hailed as a major diplomatic victory for Mr. Kennedy depends very much on the definition of diplomacy. It is a victory certainly for blockade, despite the bluster from Moscow
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      Lock icon Good Relations
      345 3 —Straits Times, Oct. 30 Since last November there have been 53 disputes between the Federal Government and its employees—a figure which will surprise many and shock some. More astonishing than the volume of grumbles, however, is the fact that the public services have not once been disrupted. In
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      Lock icon Advice To A Friend
      601 3 —Straits Times, Oct. 31. It is pleasant to hear a few friendly words from the Indonesian Press, in welcoming the new Malayan Ambassador, even if prefaced by the standard complaint that Malaya is among the nations which lack a proper knowledge of Indonesia. It is not
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      Lock icon Ghosts Again
      229 4 —Straits Times, Nov. 1. If the Ministry of Education would ask the Ministry of Health w*hy ghosts living in rambutan trees can be seen by and can talk to only young girls of a certain impressionable age, the strange affair of the Al-Atas Arabic School would quickly be
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      Lock icon The Reason Why
      627 4 —Straits Times, Nov. 2. The Aminuddin Committee on Malay education offers two main reasons for the poor showing by Malay students in the Secondary School Entrance examination. Teachers who allow politics and other activities to distract them from their duties, and who were inadequately trained in the
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      Lock icon Rubber Switch
      257 4 —Straits Times. Nov. 2. Rubber is back again to Bl> cents, largely because ofheav\ Russian buying. The situatioi is highly gratifying, but there are aspects which give food for thought. The Russians hav made a record 25,000-ton purchase on the Malayan market confirming their new prefer ence for
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      Lock icon A Neutral’s Reward
      670 4 —Strait*jn msSi Nov 4 The fruits of neutrality can be sour, as Mr. Nehru has found in the Himalayas. From Mr. Khrushchev he should have expected no more than he has got. But he was entitled to look to President Nasser and Mr. Nkrumah for undisguised sympathy
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      Lock icon S. Africa Vote
      345 4 arinein maw. Times vn na«ot ya to W tins, South Africa t lu r ville massacre. It !Z T“> fore not any h.-k i S there for the oppressed common sense «huh 6 Malayan t*«se parts of the Afro-C resolution i„ the U q„ Political Committee* sanctions
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      Reason why
      57 4  -  InQUU ,\1()V SIMPL1 > fN1 Singapore TT Is obvious ;'d h J I Bartsan 8o-i -n chosen to rpn »*(ie r the Slno-lndh- iV ,,J war To cond< nn would Chinese vote m the silent may cort Indian votes f rrr Since the C the majority of-;., voters,
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    Lock icon SULTAN HONOURS 82 ON HIS BIRTHDAY
    1035 5 Awards for three in Johore royal family JOHORE BAHRU, Oct. 28 rrIUXE members of the Johore royal house- hold were among 82 recipients of awards from Sultan Ismail of Johore on the occasion 0 f h: j 68th birthday today. ji awards were made
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    Lock icon It’s ‘Queen Elsie’
    51 5 ELSIE WONG, an employee of the Eastern Bank was crowned ‘‘Young Workers’ Queen” at a beauty contest held during the ‘‘Come October’’ ball in the Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 27. The runners-up were Siti llanini and Ho Siew' Fong.—Straits Times pic- Fong.—Straits Times
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    JOHORE SO GAY ON SULTAN’S BIRTHDAY
    271 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Oct. 28. fOHORE went pay today celebrating the 68th birthday of Sultan Ismail. There were parades, sea sports, film shows and concerts. In his birthday speech, the Sultan spoke about the peaceful state of the country with the people living harmoniously. He
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    CLASSES FOR BOSSES URGED
    140 6 LUMPUR, Oct. 28. —The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, inche Mohamed Klnr Johari, today urged regular industrial relations courses for employers. lie Aas C'peuKlllg Ut lilt annual meeting oi the Union ut Purest Employees ut tile federal House canteen iiere. inche Kmr suia tiiai u should
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    Lock icon Soekarno receives Malayan envoy
    54 6 THE NEW Malayan Ambassador to Indonesia, Dato Hajl Kamaruddin bin Haji Idris, being welcomed by President Soekarno when he called at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta to present his credentials on oct. 27. Immediately after the presentation ceremony, the Federation's envoy invited the Indonesian President to visit
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    UMNO LEADER HAS HEART ATTACK
    67 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 The secretary general of Umno, Inche Hussein Nordln. has been admitted to the General Hospital here suffering from a heart attack Inche Hussein, 42, who Is MP. for Parlt, Perak, was suddenly taken ill while attending a meeting on Oct 26.
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    Firemen answer three false calls
    118 6 OENANG, Oct. 30. Mischief makers .sent the Penang fire brigade out on three false calls last night Today its chairman. Mr. Lee Kok Liang, said: “This is a serious matter and could have disastrous consequences.” The three calls came within 16 minutes from call boxes
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    33 families get 134 acres
    72 6 TELUK ANSON. Oct. 29. A total ol 134 acres ol land at Padang Kunchor In the Kampong Gajah area ol Lower Perak has been handed over to 33 families lor planting rubber under the fringe alienation scheme. The plots of 3J acres per family were
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    Plea for blood
    26 6 KUALA SELANGOR, Oct. 30 The Blood Donors Association, Kuala Selangor Division, has appealed for more donors. There are now about 100 regular donors.
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    ‘BLACK DRAGON’ GANG HELD IN SLEEP
    181 6 ‘BLACK DRAGON GANG HELD IN SLEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30. pOLICE today said they had smashed a notorious extortion gang operating in Ipoh Road known as the “Hak Loong Tong” or Black Dragon Gang. A police statement said that five members of the gang were arrested In a pre-dawn raid
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    Tannery course
    37 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 28.—Mr. Chuah Cheow Guan, of Seng Hong Tannery here, who was awarded a fellowship by the French Government has left loi Paris to begin an eight-month practical engineering course »n tannery work.
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    Youth mission to visit Malaya
    61 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 28.—A 19-member Japanese youth, mission, now touring South-East Asian countries. will make a 10-day visit to the Bederation on Nov. 1. The mission, led by Mr. Yoshihlko Awakawa, Assistant Dean of Students. Student Bureau of the Tohoku University, is sponsored by the
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    26,000 more places in adult classes
    147 6 ALOR STAR. o ct. 29 —There whl be pw, for everyone who wish to learn the nation anguage in adult educa* tion classes in k£ and Perils next vear h Six hundred find fittv classes 600 in hfpH^\, more 50 in Perils h and
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    Major Gui to go for more training
    108 6 L'UALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 The Commanding Officel of No. 3 Transport Company Armed Forces Maintenanci Corps. Major Gui Poh Chul will leave for Britain nex month for further mllitaxj training. Major Gui, who will bi aw’ay for 18 months, is a gra' duate
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    Anniversary dinner
    32 6 KUALA LUMPUR 0ct.29.-Th Saudi Arabian Charge dAna here. Mr. Muhammad M Hr tint will hold a buffet dinner at n Merlin on Nov. 12 to Accession Day anniversa > King Saud
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    BOSSES TOLD: KEEP YOUR BARGAIN
    158 6 IPOH, Oct. 29 —An appeal to managements to implement the agreement with the National Union of Commercial Workers to set up office committees for consultation was made here today by Mr A. B. Gomez, general secretary of the Union. Mr. Gomez was addressing employees of
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      101 6 THE H.K. AND FAR EAST builder A Bi-Monthly periodical oi Building of Real Estate Activities in the Far East. A Mafanaa dialing vita baildiag, arcbitactaral and raal aitata activitiaa in Malaya, Siagapara, Haag Haag Siam, Tba Philippian. Baraae aad Tba Far East **tabli»bed ia 1931 tiia bi monthly trada paaar
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    ‘Lay that pistol down’ vote by councillors
    226 7 IPOH MOVES TO PREVENT HOT J UMPERS LEADING TO FIRE If >H Oct. 29. —Gun-toting members of the Ipoh Municipal Council will in future leave their shooting iror s behind when they attend meetings of the committees and the council. A lotion that
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    Puerto Rico on telex
    74 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 29—The acting Director-General of Telecommunications. Mr. D. Smith, announced today that the overseas Telex service has been extended to Puerto Rico. Service will be continuous from 7 p.m. on Monday to 10.30 a.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on Saturday to 9.30 a.m.
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    28 guests of airline
    53 7 SINGAPORE. Oct. 29.—A party of 28 people, including businessmen, newspapermen and travel agents, left Singapore tonight for Jakarta on board a Convair 880 as guests of Japan Air Lines. The flight is to commemorate the extension of the airlines* jet service to Jakarta lrom Singapore in
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    ICFTU visitor
    34 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 29.—The assistant general secretary of the International Conference of Free Trade Unions. Mr. S. F. Nedzynski, flew in tonight from Tokyo for a two-day visit to meet MTUC leaders.
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    Private schools that ‘hoodwink’ public
    258 7 [fUA! a LUMPUR, Oct. 20. The Ministry Ed ation today descri be\i as incorrect reports hat students in rha- Chinese schools re taught in their tongue will be take the official ations or go tor higher stui: English. .i“ p (-ports, a Ministry said, had
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    Shoe factory girl loses her fingers
    165 7 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 29. —All the fingers of Miss Wong Fook Thye (above), an 18-year-old shoe factory worker, were amputated in the General Hospital here today. Miss Wong's fingers were crushed in a rolling machine at the Nam Hwa Rubber Works at 4i mile
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    Found hanging
    29 7 ICAMPAR, Oct. 30 —A. K. M. Ponniah Chottiar. 52. owner of u shop here, was found hanging from a beam in his house in Julan Mesjid today
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    WHY I CALLED POLICE: COUNCIL PRESIDENT
    223 7 MALACCA, Oct. 29THE President of the Malacca Municipal Council, 1 Mr G. Mariappan, said here today that he had called the police to council meetings to Q nsure that they were peacefully conducted. He said In a statement that the Socialist Front councillor Mr
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    HUSBAND LAST SEEN IN 1954: DIVORCE FOR WIFE
    176 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 —The High Court today granted Mrs. Margaret Lucille Aw, a telephone operator with a firm of construction engineers here, a divorce from her husband whom she has not seen for eight years. Mr Justice Ong granted her a
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    Floods force 50 to leave homes
    120 7 LUMPUR, Oct. 30. More than 50 women and children were evacuated from their homes in Kampong Pasir, stn milestone Klang Road, tonight when tne area was flooded by about four feet of waterContinuous rai n 1 a l 1 throughout the day resulted In
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    BORDER REDS A PERIL TO RURAL PROGRESS
    166 7 4 LOR STAR, Oct. 30. Unless the remaining Communist terrorists along the MalayaThai border were totally eliminated the people in the area would not benefit much from the rural development programme. The Mentri Besar ol Kedah. Syed Omar bin Syed Abdullah Shahbuddin, said
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    ‘Sun on earth’ plan for power
    375 8 UNIVERSITY TO BEGIN RESEARCH KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29. MALAYA is entering the nuclear fusion energy 1 race to try to tap this “very cheap" and unlimited source of power, the head of the Physics Department of the University of Malaya, Professor Thong Saw Pak,
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    U.D.P. FORMS DIVISION IN D. KRAMAT
    73 8 PENANG. Oti. 30 —IA DatoKramat division of the United Deinocratic Party was formed on Oct. 88 Mr. Lim Seng Bee was elected president of the division. There are six ice-presidents—Messrs. Oh Ewe Kee. Huang Yen Choo, Goh Cheng Hai. Ch'ng Wah Theen, Quah Ban
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    A Bar pass by hockey star
    59 8 IPOHI. Oct. 30. —Mrs. Leelamoney Mahendran. a fcrrner Perak State hockey player has pased her Baj finals in England Her husband. Mr. A Mahendran, qualified as a barrister earlier this year. Mrs. Mahendran. who was a student of the Ipoh Convent, is the third
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    Khalwat behind the gardens canteen
    229 8 \|OHAMED Ashari bin M-»• 4 1 the Ministry of Rural Develop 1 mcer of iiied $45 for committing khalwat' to day Gardens canteen with a 16-year- d the Lake 50 a.m. on July 21 k 1 re t girl at Kursani binte Othman. who told
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    Electoral rolls for display
    45 8 KUALA LUMP; i; Of -<■ revised electoral parliamentary. .it ot >J :h rity »nd lo u J fj e tXP d the public in various soon. This was static! today bv <h secretary to the E: V‘J Indie A dd Kadir t
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    Typist gets a divorce
    68 8 SINGAPORE. Oct. 29.—Doreen Atu» Kim Huns, a typist, was granted a decree nisi bv Mr Jus tice Chun in the High Court today dissolving her marriage with Chan Swee Seng on the ground' oi desertion The decree is to be made absolute in three months Ang
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    Bela Siki in Penang
    35 8 PENANG, Oct. 29. Worldfamous pianist Bela Siki has arrived in Penang with his wife lor a live-day stay He will give a recital at the Methodist Girls' School to morrow night.
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    In trouble over ‘In the Jungle’
    56 8 JOHORE BAHRU, Oct. 29. Wong Nyan Heng, 20, of Onan Road. Singapore. pleaded guilty here today to a charge of importing into the Federation a prohibited song book on Oct. 14. He was fined $5O or a fortnight in jail. Title of the song:
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    Razak: We’re very happy
    103 8 Kl T ALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20—The acting Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, said today that Malaya was happy that the United States and Russia had decided to heed the pleas of U Thant on the Cuban crisis. In a statement, he said: “We are
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    Lock icon Elephant ride for Tengku
    51 8 THE PRIME MINISTER, Tcngku Abdul Rahman, and wife, Puan Sharifah Rodziah, on an elephant ride at < Fort in Jaipur. The Tengku, who received an honorary o-. ot Doctor of Laws at the Aligarh University on Oct his tour of India this week. —U.P.I. picture. —U.P.I.
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    GRANT TO AID TB CENTRE IN KEDAH
    233 9 ALOR STAR, Oct. 29. trill CEDAH Anti-Tuberculosis Association today I ived a $lO,OOO cheque from the Federation ,;jv.. nient to help it tide over its present flnan- cial plight. The grant, handed over by the Minister of Health. Inch Abdul Rahman bin Haji
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    WORKERS TRAP AND BEAT ROBBER
    198 9 rI'ALA LUMPUR, Oct. ft 2'. A man who robb efl woman tapper ana was biased oy labourers attempted to rob another woman on his way bet ore he was caught and beaten up by the la bourers at the 2$ mile Men; Road, in Klan
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    Girls beat boys
    59 9 TELUK ANSON. Oct. 30.—The Convent beat the Anglo-Chinese School by 61 points In an lnterscheol debate here last night. The girls, led by Lee How Yin and supported by Audrey Ambrose and Meow Chin Peng, proposed “that married women should have careers.” Their opponents were Ong Chong
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    $5,000 case against second partner
    132 9 PENANG, Oct. 29. BUSINESSMAN, Tan Boon Soo, was charged today on three counts of cheating involving deetri v*ul goods to a total value of $5,781. 7 J an a partner of Chop Sam h ading Co, was alleged J *j a dishonestly induced: i la-
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    A woman gets P.R.O. job
    50 9 PENANG, Oct. 29—The City Council will have a new public relations officer when Miss Beh Hoy Koon, former librarian at the University of Singapore, takes over on Dec. 1. Miss Beh. 26. a Sydney University graduate was the only woman to apply for the Job.
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    Family planning
    37 9 PENANG, Oct. 29.—The Mayor. Mr Ooi Thiam Siew. who Is president of the Penang Far/lly Planning Association, will open the association's office cn the second floor 28 Beach Street, at 5 pm. on Oct. 31.
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    Lock icon First couple married in new chapel
    94 9 MR. PETER Loh Ying Leong, a PWD architect, with his bride, Miss Teh Swee Lan, formerly of the General Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, after their marriage at Jalan Imbi Chapel. Kuala Lumpur, at the weekend. They were the first couple to he married at
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    Indonesia says it again: No territorial claim
    141 9 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30. —me Indonesian Con-sulate-General nere iouay expressed surprise at a leport that Mr. Donald Stepnens, tne North Borneo political leader, had le.ars ot Indonesians “creeping into Brunei.” The report had added that Mr. Stephens would soon be calling on Brunei’s Sultan
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    Lim calls for industrial effort
    163 9 TWIPING, Oct. 29—MaA layans should show greater enterprise than at present in Joining foreign investors in industrialisation. Dr. Lim Swee Aun. the Minister for Commerce and Industry. said yesterdayspeaking to a large gather lng at the Hokklen Asso:u tlon In his Parliamentary constituency Dr Lim
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    UMNO men back from Borneo
    71 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 30—An Umno delegation, led by Inche Azahari bln Talb, a member of the party’s central executive committee. returned by air this morning after studying the set up of the polltlcul parties In the Borneo territories The other members of the delegation were
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    State guests
    46 9 IPOH, Oct. 30 —The Perak State Government will play host to two delegations from Sabah and Sarawak. who are touring the Federation. when they visit Ipoh this week The Mentrl Besar of Perak, Dato Sha'arl bln Shaflee. will entertain the two delegations to dinner.
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    Move on union ties with Japanese
    452 9 SINGAPORE, Oct. 29. The General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sohyo) and the Singapore National Trades Union Congress have agreed to establish frequent exchanges of fraternal delegations “with a view to cementing close and friendly ties between the workers of Japan and Singapore."
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    A ‘GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENT
    308 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30. rpHE MINISTER of Labour, Inche Bahaman bin A Shamsudin, today spoke of a “gentlemen’s agreement” based on an accepted procedure for the recognition of unions by employers in the Federa- tion. Speaking at his monthly Press conference, Inche Bahaman said: “Complete accord on
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    $1,000 prize monthly for blood donors in Singapore
    177 10 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30. The Singapore Turf Club will donate $1 000 every month for an indefinite period to be used as prize money in a competition to recruit blood donors, which will begin from Nov. 1 The competition is open only to
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    Reminder to printers
    49 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30—The Ministry ji the Interior has Issued a reminder on the renewal ot printing press licences and permits. AH applications for renewal ol licences and permits for 1963 must be sent in beiore Nov io. Application forms can be obtained from the Ministry.
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    Chicken pox, so trial put off
    58 10 IPOH, Oct. 29.—A trial scheduled lor today in t.ie High Court here was postponed until Dec 3 because one of the three men accused of causing grievous hurt is down with chicken pox. The accused are M Kanappan, 43. and his sons. K Kalimuthu,
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    Check on crocks
    44 10 KUCHING, Oct. 29.—The Sibu Vehicles Examiner is to check all vehicles over five years old. This Is because there have been 79 nvtor accidents in the past 10 months and 11 of the vehicles involved were found to have defective brakes.
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    Professor’s tour
    37 10 SINGAPORE. Oct. 29.—The principal ol Ngee Ann College. Prol Liu Yin Soon, left by air today tor a three-week tour of Hong Kong. Formosa and Japan to interview applicants for teaching posts at the college.
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    ‘Indonesia trying to creep into Brunei’
    204 10 JESSELTON, Oct. 29. Indonesia was today accused ot trying to “creep into Brunei” to gain a foothold in British Borneo Mr. Donald Stephens leader of the United National Kadazan Organisation, said a firm policy should be adopted by the Sultan of Brunei to remove
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    PARLIAMENT ON TV for MALAYSIA M.Ps
    121 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Pet. 30 MEMBERS of Malaysia's parliament will be able to sit in comfort in coffee rooms and lounges of the new Parliament House and watch proceedings in the chamber on television. Tomorrow the Telecommunications Department will call for tenders for the installa-
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    A comparison in salaries in the Cuepacs report
    412 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 •'T'HE Congress of Unions of Employeees in the Public and Civil Services, in its annual report published today, draws attention to salaries paid by commercial houses and compares these with the salary of the country’s top civil servant
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    Marine constable lost at sea
    53 10 SINGAPORE. Oct 29 !Ceare still searching tor i :e Marine police constable. Dan bin Salim. 36. who was drowned in the sea yesterday Dahlan was about to t Ashing vessel from bis p boat when he fell ‘to thr V ve He leaves a widov
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    Firm wins claim
    50 10 SINGAPORE. CX‘. 30 JJJ. Justice Chua oni> t0 ment in the Kim day in favour of cnua wlth San and Co. for All g Hutf costs in an action at.a***-’* a j e c f Sim in connection v >0 hlir a quantity of rice an.. v
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    Commandos go
    32 10 Commando s go KUCHING, Oct. 2 f„* r V e R o?al group of No. 42 Com the Marines, left J e^ s after “Empire Kitthvake a month’s training a North Borneo.
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    Remembrance Day
    19 10 SUNGEI PAT AN I. o membrance I>ay ''J* !«b here with a parade u Volunteer Force d.n11.
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    Rubber nations told: Unite
    414 11 leading growers see DR. LIM TO ASK GOVT. TO LEAD FIGHT against synthetic KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30. r[lK i .ubber Producers Council has suggested 1 that the Federation Government take the lead in getting all natural rubber producing counii'es to pool their resources to fight svnthiic.
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    IMMORAL CHARGE: BOSSES EXPLAIN
    170 11 UUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29. Women patients on estates were never examined by male hospital assistants unless the women gave their consent, an official of the Malayan Planting Industries Employers Association said today. He w.i.s commenting on a e 'QlJti approved at an an•nt delegates’ conference of
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    New postal agency
    17 11 V "v 1 MPUR, Oct. 30.—A tV J be opened at on Nov. 1.
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    ‘One-armed bandit’ importers seek a reprieve
    249 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. IV 30. With 24 nours to go before restrictions are imposed on the operation of fruit machines, seven importers of “one armed bandits” have petitioned the Government. They claim that the Government move will not oniy cause great hardship and heavy
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    ILO: RATIFY CONVENTIONS, GOVT TOLD
    167 11 ILO: RATIFY CONVENTIONS GOVT TOLD KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30. THE assistant general-secretary of the InternaA tional Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Mr. S. F. Nedzynski, urged the Federation Government today to ratify International Labour Organisation conventions setting out minimum social security standards for workers He made this plea during a
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    Awards for two Chinese students
    104 11 Kuching, nov. i. special Colomoo Plan scholjr ships for Chinese Middle II students have been awarded to Sarawak by the Australian Government. The scholarships go to l o Siaw Teck of Chung Hua Middle School No. l In Kuching and Poon See Kok of Methodist
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    Lock icon Talks on tourism
    21 11 .—Reuter. BANGKOK. Oct. 29 —The Association of South-East Asia Committee on tourism opened a threeday meeting here today.—Reuter.
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    Action for divorce by lawyer’s wife
    72 11 PENANG, Oct. 29—Attractive Mrs. Deepak Triptipal Singh (above), wife of a Penang lawyer, filed a petition in the Penang High Court today for divorce. Mrs. Singh, of Kinta Hall Court, Farquhar Street, alleges cruelty and desertion. She is asking for a decree to dissolve
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    For arbitration
    32 11 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30.—The acting Minister for Labour. Mr Ong Patiß Boon, today referred the dispute over claims served by the Sln«aprre Harbour Board Staff Association to the Industrial Arbitration Court.
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    Town councillor sacked
    84 11 BENTONO. Oct. 30—An Alliance town councillor here. Mr. Tan Kung Chuan. has been struck off as a member of the Bentong Town Council because he failed to attend three consecutive ordinary meetings without leave. Election for the seat (Ban- dar Bentong Selatan) has been fixed for Dec
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    Aini (5) tells of papa’s last wish: ‘Learn English’
    216 12 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30.—A bereaved mother today promised her five-year-old daughter, Aini binte Dahlan, that she would try to help her carry out her father’s last wish THE WlSH—that Aini .should learn English and become a nurse. Aini. weeping over the body
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    MALAYA ASKS FOR MORE EXPERTS
    206 12 17UALA LUMPUR. Oct. 30. Malayan officials have asked for more scientific stafi from New Zealand. Dr W. M. Hamilton, Permanent Secretary of New Zealand’s Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, said today Dr. Hamilton, who is here on a short visit before going :o India
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    Former clerk gets divorce
    69 12 SINGAPORE, Oct. 29. L>oke Chui ChUn, a, former clerk who sued her husband. Goh Kong Fai. for a divorce on tie ground of adultery. was granted a decree nisi by Justice Chua in the High Court today. The decree is to be made absolute m three
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    Game warden
    15 12 BENTONG. Oct. 30.—Inche Abdul Jalil bin Ahmad has been appointed Game Warden. Pahang.
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    PCs charged with theft
    71 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 30. Two Harbour Board policemen, Hassan bln Wan Mohumed and B. Jegglt Singh pleaded not guilty In a magistrate's court today to a charge of theft. They are alleged to have stolen 'Uj wrist watches worth $765 frrm A B Majumder, a crew mcmbei
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    S-E ASIA WILL GAIN BY EEC: INDUSTRIALIST
    561 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 30 /\NE of the world’s leading industrialists, Mr. F. J. Philips, today was optimistic that South-East Asia would stand to gain by the European Common. Market. Mr Philips is the 57-year-old resident of the giant firm of N. V Philips’ Tloeilampenfabrieken
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    TIN FALL FORCES MINES TO CLOSE
    309 12 IPOH, Oct. 30. UNECONOMIC mining operations arising from the fall in the tin price has forced 13 tin mines, all non-dredging units, to close down. According to official statistics for the third quarter of the year there were 644 non-dredging units in operation in
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    St. John Brigade officials
    45 12 Mr RfltA KLUANG. We ldeRt Singh has been ele Brigad the St. John Am u.a-<-here. fhe Sa a Other officials are. gne Hassan. chairman M J ir o Eng Swee vice-c..a* d M Samicn Sikor. s<" i D H. Wan. treasurer
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    Minister’s tour
    19 12 Minister s tour ALOftrSTARi Oc’ V J Minister of H Rahman bin Tan* l three-day tour hospitals in Kcoal.
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    Body of driver found
    43 12 rIPINO, Oct. 28.—The body of a Io rry A than. 35. was found in a patch of yards away from his house here early A piece of rope was found tied b^n nia'which had been slashed. An arrest ha
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    YOUNG MALAYAN SCIENTIST WORKS ON MEASLES VIRUS
    274 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30. a TNG scientist from Malaya has almost comA ted a major research project on measles vii\ t the University of Queensland, says a report trv »he Australian High Commission. Lam Sal Kit. 24, of r r graduate of the
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    A seminar for employers
    68 13 FI’ALA LUMPUR. Oct. 31. —The Minister of Labe...r and Social Welfare. Inche Rahaman bin Sanisudin. will open a two-day seminar for ‘‘employers’’ at the Selangor Club tomorrow. The seminar sponsored by the Malayan Council of Employers Organisations will be attended by 80 employers drawn from the
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    Printers want their boss sacked
    270 13 Oct. 30. Workers of the Printing Department of the Malaya Publishing House Ltd. in Stamford Road today went on a sit-down strike to demand the dismissal of their printing manager. The reason given by the Singapore General Printing Workers’ Union for seeking the dismissal of
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    HK $2,000,000 BATTERY PROJECT FOR TASEK
    93 13 N'G KONG, Oct. 31.— A pare parts firm here tred to invest $1 milIK S2 million) in the industrial estate in *o manufacture storitterles, according to China Morning Post pokesman for the Cheong Motor Co., "ted as saying that aging director, Mr. i, Tong,
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    League seeks a home
    49 13 PENANG. Oct. 31. —The Penang and Province Wellesley Muslim League Is to acquire “without delay" a building of its own. A sub-committee has been appointed with Mr. M. A. Sathar Alhaj as chairman to raise funds to buy or build new premises for the league.
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    3 MEN RAID LIQUOR SHOP
    82 13 IPOH, Oct. 31. Three men armed with daggers ransacked a liquor shop in Pusing yesterday and escaped with $2,480. jewellery worth $2,295 and 43 bottles of liquor valued at $720. The robbers got In bv climbing the back wall. They held up three women occupants,
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    HOUSING ESTATE WORRIED BY EROSION
    154 13 PENANG, Oct. 31. of the banks of the river flowing along J the City Council's low-cost housing estate at Thean Tek Estate is causing great concern to the residents. The council’s information bureau said in a statement today that erosion haa caused “great damage” to
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    NEW GROUP TO SIMPLIFY TELEPHONE CHARGES
    92 13 I/'UALA LUMPUR, Oct 31. —Nine telephon* exchanges in Selangoi will be in the Kuala I, unip u r telephones group beginning from Nov. G. I hey arc Kuala Lumpur. 3atu Caves, Batu Tlga, JlnUuig. Puchong. Rawang, Scriang, Sungei Besl and Sungei Plong. A telecommunications
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    New consul in London
    68 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 31. The Principal Assistant Secretary in tLe Political Division of the Ministry ot External Affairs. Inche Hashlm bin Sultan, left by air yesterday with his family to take up his new post as consul to the Malayan Embassy In London. The post was
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    SAN WAIFS FUND NOW $3,475
    149 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30. —The Straits Times has to date received donations totalling $3,475 for the live San waifs—sl 507 in Singapore and $1,968 in the Federation. In the Federation yesterday donations came from: Mr. Poi Tsze Lee. Seremban, $10: the stall of the Education
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    Lock icon Razak: It’s navy life for me today
    79 13 THE acting Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Kazak, climbs a 20-foot control point to inaugurate a Drainage and Irrigation Department project at Beranang. 28 miles south of the Federal Capital on the Selangor-Negri Sembilan. border on Oct. 20. 'l'he control point will enable hundreds
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    Singapore envoy posted to Turkey
    92 13 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30.The Deputy British Commissioner G e n erul for South-East Asia, Sir Denis Allen, will leave Singapore on Nov. l after thr e e years to become British Ambassador to Turkey. Today, he told the Straits Times; "I am sorry that my stay
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    $1,000 parts missing
    35 13 IPOH, O't. 01 Mr. lire Pook, 47, m mai'er of a tin mine near here, has fold the police that $1,000 v, i Mi of cmdiie parts were missing horn the mine
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    SINGAPORE, THE DIRECT WAY
    169 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 30. \|ORE than 10.000 notices were sent out by the Telecommunications Department today to 'introduce’ the new dial-yourself Singapore trunk call system from Nov. 0. From that date all a subscriber has to do Is dial *o2’ which steers his call through the
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    Aid to flood victims
    73 14 SEREMBAN. Oct. 31. The Scremoan Rotary Cluo lia; sent $l3O to a Thai Rotaij Club for Hood victims ii Southern Thailand. The president of the club Mr. Lim Ewe Law. said th money was sent through th* Dhonburi Club of Thailand He said: “Though th* amount
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    800 in welfare homes
    31 14 SINGAPORE. Oct. 31— A Social Welfare Department report today disclosed that there were 800 inmates in the various social welfare homes and institutions between July and September.
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    Together again soon—Tony and his Muriel
    153 14 Together again soon —Tony and his Muriel KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 30. —An excited soldier at lerendak Camp. Malacca, was preparing today to go to Singapore to meet his fiancee and thanking the British A r m y authorities for making his trip possible. HE is L/Cpl. Tony Healey. 22. of
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    Raja: Girl’s education ‘even more important’ than boy’s
    184 14 PENANG, Oct. 31.—The Governor, Raja Tun Uda al-Haj, today described the education of a girl as “even more important” than that of a boy. “A girl's schooling does not benelit only herself but also her husband and family," he told 1,600 teachers'
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    Mayor on the merits of family planning
    145 14 PENANG. Oct. 31—Family planning was a justifiable social and scientific measure for the improvement of the family unit and the consequent betterment of the population. Mr. 00l Thiam Siew, the mayor, said today. “It permits parents to establish families commensurate with their abilities
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    28,000 lb. of milk given free
    40 14 SINGAPORE. Oct. 31.—The Social Welfare Department distributed more than 28.4001 b. of milk to needy children from July to last month The milk was supplied free by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.
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    Discourtesy, so motion is out
    206 14 MALACCA, Oct. 31 r rHE president of the Malacca municipal council, Mr. G. Mariappun, ruled out of order a Socialist Front motion which he described as “a political attempt to main votes. The resolution, he added, was designed to create suspicion in the minds of
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    King makes Sir Rodney a General
    132 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31.—The Chief of the Armed Forces Staff, Lieut.-General Dato Sir Rodney Moore (above), has been promoted to the local rank of General by the Yang di-Per-tuan Agong, it was announced today. With Malaysia, the army's strength is expected to be increased
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    Singapore television esrly next year likely
    221 14 gINGAPOKr Oct. 30. Singapore’s television service expected to bo ie dy earlv next yeai, tno actin® Minister 1 Culture Dr. Goh Ko: Swee said today He was speak* ~t a r.e*; conference on the third annual cultvii fe^tiva’ which will bt held a t
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    Maternity ward plea
    28 14 TELUK ANSON. Oct. 31— Requests for an additional maternity ward in the hospital and improved street lighting were made at the Town Council meeting here.
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    Honour for a headmaster
    42 14 JOHORE BAHRt Ocl che Mohamed Sal.en bn headmaster in Jen te awarded the Pingat Ibra.an. in the Sultan oi ’chores birthday honours n J 00 V a ni< Inche Mohamet ill* was inadvertently u Its published on C
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    The Malay pupils who don’t learn Malay...
    143 14 OEREMBAN, Oct. 31. The Minister of Education, Capt. Abdul Hamid Khan, said today that Malay pupils in secondary English schools did not take the trouble to learn the national language. He was opening an extension to the Padang Lebar Malay School. Capt Hamid
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    RAIL UNION CHIEF TO APPEAL for I.T.F. HELP?
    232 15 KUALA LU'MPUR, Nov. 2. The Railwaymen's Union of Malaya to appeal to the Internationa Transport Federation to intercede with the Federation Government “and put a little sense into the people who want to convert the Malayan Railway into a corporation.” fne appeal
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    Open day at school
    59 15 G, Nov. 2. —The Semenh School will hold an >sion Day” tomorrow ‘Vents how teachers and vk and participate in l 0( l‘ Uvltles. ie ar "ill be Invited to oblessona being taught. f pupils' books and rth the teachers the lacing the children. 1 authorities
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    $117 found in canteen
    30 15 Av‘'’hP. Nov. 2.—Mr. K. °v. the city council fr. found $117 in nd handed it to a u Tiie money can ,*vom the officer-in-mdang Kerbau police
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    Ex-ballroom champ left me: Wife
    115 15 |POH, Nov. 2 Vida Leong Wai Slew, 27, wife of former Malayan ballroom dance champion and tennis star Timothy Lee Tak Ilean, was granted a divorce to be made absolute in three months by Mr. Justice Neal In the High Court here today. Madam Leong.
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    $3,750 for Indian war
    24 15 ALOR STAR. Nov. 2—The Nattukottai Chettiar community have 'od.iy sent D.OOU rupees (M 53.750) o the Indian war relief fund.
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    Boy, 11, took test with a fractured head
    470 15  -  by LIM BENG TEE SINGAPORE, Nov. 1. A N inquest was told today about how an 11-year-old schoolboy sat through a 30-minute history test with a fractured skull. Scow Chai Choon, a tourth-year pupil of Sin Min Chinese School, died shortly after
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    World talks to discuss Jaycee in Malaysia
    114 15 PENANG, Oct. 31.—Malayan delegates to the 17th World Junior Chamber International Congress in Hong Kong next month will also discuss the formation of a National Junior Chamber of Malaysia. ‘‘We hope to meet delegates from other Malaysian countries for talks on this matter,”
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    Mosque to cost $10mil
    169 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 2 rpHE estimated cost of Malaya’s National Mosque has now gone up to $lO million twice the original figure as the result of the increased cost of material and labour plus new ideas to make the project beautiful. This is the second time
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    MOTHER: HIS INJURIES DIDN’T LOOK SERIOUS TO ME
    99 15 MOTHER: HIS INJURIES DIDN’ T LOOK SERIOUS TO ME Madam Tan said Seow, her second son. came back from school shortly after 11 am. that day a little earlier than usual. She asked why. and Seow told her about the accident and complained about a headache Madam Tan said she
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    A RECORD TOTAL OF UNION MEMBERS
    110 15 ITUAL/1 LUMPUR, Nov. 2. 1V The total paying membership in the Malayan trade union movement has reached a record figure of 200,132 this year, the Deputy Registrar of Trade Unions, Mr. K. (i. George, said today. This compared with 211.801 last year. Mr. George
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    Failures? It’s not apathy, say teachers
    569 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 1 jyjALAYAN educationists today disagreed with the finding of the Aminuddin Baki report that apathy among Malay school teachers was one of the reasons for the big number of failures among Malay school pupils who sat for the Malayan Secondary School
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    Penang speech day
    19 16 PENANG, Oct. 29.—St. Xavier’s Institution will hold its annual prize-giving and speech day on Nov. 15.
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    SESSIONS CHANGE BY SCHOOL HEADMASTER ANGERS TEACHERS
    414 16 Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 31 of the Ba- tu Road School II here are up in arms against the headmaster of the Batu Road School I, Inche S.M.A. Ghani. over an ‘’unprecedented” decision he has made. The Board of Governors of the school, acting
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    UNION CHIEF’S TOUR OF EAST COAST
    157 16 KUANTAN, Nov. 2. THE secretary general or the Commercial Workers' Union of Malaya. Mr. A. B. Gomez, arrived here :cvay on a tour of the East Coast states to organise commercial workers. i He said commercial workers in the East Coast were new becoming
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    ‘Miss Ceylon’ due here
    43 16 LOVELY Miss Godiva Cole (above) “Miss Ceylon”, will fly into Singapore on Nov. 5. Miss Cole, who is an Australian citizen, won the “Miss Mooniba International” title from 200 entrants at the Melbourne Moomba Festival in March this year.
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    Penang UMNO drive
    20 16 PENANG. Nov. I.—The Penang Umno division has started a campaign to strengthen and streamline ill its branches.
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    Shares offer: 2 cleared
    219 16 IPOH, Nov. 1 yEAP CHOOI, 40, and 1 Yan Lam Chee. 33, were this afternoon acquitted without their defence being called by the president of the Sessions Court here, Syed Hassan Al-Jeffri. They were alleged to have attempted to cheat the public by publishing a prospectus
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    KING AT THE ICE SHOW
    115 16 Kuala lumpur. Nov. 1—The Yang di-Pertuan Agong. the Haja Permaisuri Agong. the Sultan of Selangor and his consort. Cabinet Ministers and most of the diplomatic corps were present at the charity premiere of the Holiday On Ice show at Stadium Negara tonight. The show was
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    Two to attend postal talks
    41 16 KUALA LUMPt U president of the N yof Telecoms Etnpl Selliah. will leave i a six-day Asian com< u Postal Telegraph International In ing on Nov. 1L He will be acrom;*; r> union’s general-seen a,-. Parameswaran
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    STEPHENS SINGS HIS OWN JINGLE
    208 17 The Malaysia CINOAPORE, Nov. I. D M er giving away tne P’ :zes in the Malaysia >ong and drama at Sri Xema.'Uk last night, the Borneo political ieadei Mr. Donald Stephen* delighted the prize- winners by singing so: v he wrote himself ,rs Mr Stephens
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    Women inspectors
    32 17 ?c.N’A\G. Nov. 2.—Two probaj"“;: omen inspectors. Miss '.'e Ahmad Yang anti s nab ninte Sulong, have tor duty at the Central -e i ion. Carnarvon Street. ;r w gating officers.
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    INDUSTRIAL IDEAL—TO AVOID DISPUTES
    241 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 1. J*HE Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Inche Bahaman bin Samsudin, said today the ideal policy of regulating employer-em-ployee relations was not one which aimed at Jiuick settlement of disputes, but one aimed at them through understanding. Inche Bahaman was adlressing a
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    Aussie Army chief due on farewell visit
    147 17 Singapore, nov. i.—The j rt ng Chief of the an General Staff. Sir Reginald J,, L and Lady Pollard v Into Singapore w on the first stage n well tour of Aus. alts in the Federa“e. Singapore. p, 0,1 a and Lady ill
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    Inspector transferred
    16 17 KUALA LI PIS. Nov. 2 -Inspector Lee Wai Fong has been transferred to Kuantan
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    Tengku to Chinese and Indians: No hard feelings...
    547 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 2. 'J'ENGKU Abdul Rahman returned home from his goodwill tour of India and Pakistan toaay and said that Malayans of Chinese and Indian origin should not have hard feelings against each other. Tne clash between India and China, he
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    $20,000 aid to Thais
    50 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. I.—The Federation Government is to send 520.000 to help alleviate the suffering of victims after the recent storm disaster in South Thailand. The acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak bin llussein, has sent a message to the Prime Minister of Thailand expressing sympathy.
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    Mayor warns on pintables
    38 17 PENANG. Nov 2 The Mayor. Mr Ool I’htam Slew today warned coffeeslhoos In the cltv acnlnst having Din-tables on their premises Me said the Cltv Council could cancel the licences of such coffee shops
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    13 CLAIMS BY S’PORE POSTAL WORKERS
    162 18 •SINGAPORE, Oct. 31. The Amalgamated Union of Public Employees has sumbitted a set of 13 claims to the Ministry of Finance on behalf of Division II and 111 oflicers in the Postal Department “with a view to arriving at a collective agreement.” The union
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    U.S. gift aids Malayan food study
    126 18 Kuala lumpur. Nov. 2.— a gift from the US. Government, $lOO,OOO worth of laboratory equipment to enable Malaya to continue its nutrition investigations with greater efficiency, was formally handed over to the Federation Government today. The American Ambassador here, Mr. Charles F. Baldwin, passed
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    Minister gives a pledge to fishermen
    66 18 KANGAR. Nov. 2.—The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said yesterday that the Government was determined to make every fisherman in the country the owner of his own business. He was speaking to about 800 fishermen at Kuala Perils. He said
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    New institute branch
    40 18 TAIPING, Nov. 2 —A branch of the Womens Institute in Kampong Pinang, Kemunting. was opened by Che Patch Sawvnh binto Buvong. chairman of the Territorial Association of the Women’s Institute, Taiping. It has more than 100 members.
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    Khir pledges fish stake ban inquiry
    382 18 ONLY TWO, SAYS OFFICER: I’LL TAKE YOU TO 10, REPLIES SPOKESMAN KUALA KEDAH, Nov. 2. f JHIE Federation Government will appoint an independent commission to investigate the controversial ban on fishing stakes in Kedah, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari,
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    Another 73 ‘lucky’ families get 151 acres
    187 18 IPOH, Nov. 1. Main- taining the recentlv stepped-up tempo in land distribution to the landless, the State Government yesterday gave away 151 acres in the Kinta District to 73 families. Each family received plots of either two or two-and-a-half acres for planting coconut
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    Jaycees get Queen Maureen to help ‘sell’ Malaya
    199 18 Kuala lumpur, Nov. 2. —An all-out effort will be made “to sell Malaya” at the 17th World Congress of the Junior Chamber International in Hong Kong starting on Nov. 5. A statement by the Junior Chamber of Malaya said today that a
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    ‘Welfare organisations must work together’
    117 18 Welfare organisations must work together PENANG. Nov. 2 —The Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr. V. Maniekavasagam. said today thai voluntary welfare organisations should pull their weight in the same direction as the changing social pattern in Malaya. “Ours is, indeed, a happy land,” he said when he
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    Dancing pupils: ‘lt’s up to the parents’
    250 18 IfOANTMi, Teachers todav jected to irove bvthl Kuantan To,n Cou to stop pupil of Sultan Abu u a k ne School from danofnl in a hotel here. This is duty The chairman of the p a hang branch ot the National Union of
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    50 BUILD WATER GATE UNDER SELF-HELP
    75 18 BUTTERWORTH, Nov. 2—Fi.Hty villagers worked throughout yesterday to complete tm construction of a wate gate at Kaiupong T Otek, Penaga, tinaer the self-help spiritMaterials were supP‘ lc< J r the State Government un the rural developin' em 1 u In another kanipong. Kapar, 50
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    New motor club officials
    30 18 >11 Ro h r PENANG, < Choc hr has hr. I of the Penang Motor Club. Mr h j; t :in vice-president. Mj secretary a* ,l! treasurer.
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    Lorry crash—Two escape
    84 19 K: ALA LUMPUR, Nov. 2.—When this lorry, carrying 230 cast ire pipes, overturned on Federa Highway near Petaling Jaya, the driver and his attendant esc ped without a scratch. The lorry was returning to Kuala Lumpur from Port Swet- tenham this evening with* the load of pipes.
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    The big Malayan debt to Hong Kong University
    167 19 PENANG. Nov. 4. Malaya was inut bu n io the University of Hung Kong for having trained many of her best professional men and women. the Governor. Raja Tun Ida al-Haj. said last nig ht. •Although we have repaid the university by
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    Public talk on white collar worker
    83 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4. Dr. Gayl D. Ness, Fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs In New York, will give a public talk on "White Collar Worker” at 4 p.m. on Sunday at 29 Ipoh Road. The talk is being sponsored by K.L.
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    MINISTER SUGGESTS CENTRAL BODY FOR WELFARE WORKERS
    318 19 PENANG ,Nov. 4 |N a multi-racial country like Malaya, finding a 1 solution to social problems posed a greater challenge than in countries with a monolithic social structure, Inche Bahaman bin Samsudin, the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, said today. “The policy
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    A Sultan’s advice to school children
    108 19 ALOR STAR, Nov. 4. The Sultan of Kedah today told school children to heed the advice of their teachers and parents so that they would not be Influenced and led astray by bad elements. “You are the future citizens of this country, and you
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    Posner lands double
    698 19  -  By I EPSOM JEEP: Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 4 JOCKEY Garnet BouJ ?oure signalled his return to the Malayan Turf with an easy win on the hot favourite Shockalingam in Race I at Kuala Lumpur today. Race One < 3, DIV. 2—ABT. 7F. L« e& > Stable, K.S.
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      36 19 BIG SWEEP Net Pool: 971.880 1st *****2 $32,346 2nd *****7 916,179 3rd *****5 9 6,086 Starters (91.617 each): *****9 *****0 *****6 *****8 *****3 Consolation (9718 eaeh): *****7 *****6 *****7 *****7 *****7 *****6 *****8 *****0 *****7 *****3.
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      ‘Shellania’ affects stock exchange
      1211 20 From Our Market Correspondent THE Malayan Stock Exchange last week with--1 out doubt suffered from a bad dose of “Shellania”. It dominated the market from the word go on Monday morning and on that day 350,000 shares were reported to have changed hands in the Singapore
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      33 20 (Miniiin' Prises) First Malayan 1.57 1.65 Second Malayan 1.19 1.27 Third Malayan 81 ,90xd First Hong Kong .95 1.00* Second Hong Kong .70 .74*xd Sterling Commodity 4/1 4/7 (*Hong Kong currency).
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      Rubber market is quieter with less fluctuations
      487 20 A FTER the alarms and excursions of last week this has been one of comparatively quiet conditions state H.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their weekly rubber market report. Fluctuations have been much less erratic and operators, tending to sit back and wait for daily
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      PRODUCE PRICES
      92 20 CHINESE Produos Exchange Singapore noon prices per picul yesterday: Cooonut oil: bulk $4ll sellers, drum $441 sellers. Copra: Nov. $2B buyers, $2Bl sellers. Pepper: Muntok white $1521 sellers, Sarawak white $l5O sellers, specla Sarawak black $ll2l sellers, special Sarawak black $ll2l sellers! ASTA $l3O sellers. Singapore Cooonut Oil
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      CLOSING PRICES
      33 20 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (per picul) Oct. 29 813 cts. $428.50 30 801 cts. $430.62 1 31 821 cts. $431.25 Nov. 1 811 cts. $432.25 2 82 cts. $433,371 3 $432,371
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      78 20 Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for previous year year Kamunttng Tin 37*% Nov. 28 50% 60% London Tin 71 %t Dec. 12 Rantau Tin 60%t Nov. 22 110% 140% Kluang ords 60% Nov. 23 50% 50% Cheras Rubber 6J%t Nov. 30 10% (old capital) Kuala
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      937 20 T’HE state of shares on the 4 Malayan Stock Exchange show last business to November I (A) and last business since the date (B) with H and L standing for Highest and Lowest business this year to date were: INDUSTRIALS l Altx Bricks 2.20 JO Ords 2.20
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