The Straits Budget, 26 December 1962

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  • 30 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA 5 NATIONAL NIWifAMII Series 533. Kuala Lumpur, December 26, 1962. Price 40 cents (Malaya), or 1 shilling KDN 020.
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    • 286 2  - A bleak future f or sport in Malaya L. P. TEOH Kuala Lumpur jl/|R. T. Mori, president of 111 the Federation of Malaya Schools Sports Council, has announced that as financial aid is not forthcoming from the Government, the council may be obliged to cease its activities. If this Is
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    • 88 2  -  LEO Petaling Jaya mHE “pantie raid” carried X out by male students of the University of Malaya was certainly unbecoming of students in Malaya’s highest Institution of learning. Ido not know whether the Students’ Union endorses such a “tradition.” It seems that this is an annual affair. However,
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    • 315 2  -  (Dr.) LIM SIAN LOK Klang 'FHE Commissioner of National Registration has replied that the woman concerned in the identity card case “had no complaints whatsoever.** She may have said this tn the two people sent bv the Commissioner to sec her. anr* why she
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    • 55 2  -  J.B.C. Singapore AS a resident of Opera Estate, Singapore, and 1 am sure I speak for most of the residents, I find it very inconvenient when it comes to posting a letter on a 8unday or a holiday. The mail is collected twice a day on weekdays,
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    • 189 2  -  HERDING SERVICE PERSONNEL IN HOUSING ESTATES WON'T IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING UPSET Malacca RECENTLY, with some friends, 1 went to a housing estate in Malacca where some of the Australian armed forces and their families stay. I inquired whether a certain girl was still working there as
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    • 253 2  -  SELLAR SABA Taiping /\NE of your corresponV/ dents is amused at my alternate suggestion to the proposed overhead bridge at Assam Kumbang Road in Taiping. He claims I do not know what is required to ease the traffic Jam. The State Railway Administration in Ipoh and Kuala
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    • 102 2  - Grannie’ in the library ANNOYED Singapore r seems to me that staff In the Singapore National Library are powerless to stop “grannies” from talking excessively This otherwise excellent library can hardly be distinguished from a club-house or a coffee-stall. Many readers abuse the privileges given to them. Some go to
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    • 112 2  -  DISGUSTED Taiping f IWAB highly amused by Mr. Sellar Saba’s letter on the subject of the Alliance proposal to erect a bridge over the railway crossing at Assam Kumbang Mr Sellar Saba admits that there Is always a traffic Jam when the gate Is closed, but offers
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    • 708 3 Straits Times, Dec. 17 Political and economic stability are the basic purpose of Malaysia. The insurrection in Biiinei may give the Sultan cause for thought—although a; ;;arently he is not convinced tli .1 Malaysia pulled the trigi but this is certainly no reason why the rest of the
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    • 306 3 Straits Times, Dec. 17 Federation statistics for strikes and labour disputes are consistently lower than those of Singapore. In recent months the contrast has been startling. Not surprisingly, there is a touch of dogma in the belief that, north of the Causeway, trade union leaders are more responsible,
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    • 765 3 Straits Times, Dec. 18 The debate in the Federal Parliament on the Health Ministry estimates did little justice either to the Ministry’s new programme or to the recent substantial expansion in the medical and health services in i the rural districts. Of course there is so much
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    • 137 3 Straits Times, Dec. 18 The Federation Government should give its clerks every reasonable assistance in passing their promotion tests. Only one candidate in twenty now qualifies for a better timescale in the examinations held twice a year a shockingly low pass rate. But aid sought must be reasonable,
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    • 309 3 Straits Times, Dec. 19 The huge investments in primary and secondary education in Malaya will yield their full social dividend only if there is a matching system of higher education Devising such a system is the task of the new committee under the chairmanship of the Education Minister,
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    • 300 3 Straits Times, Dec. 19 Mr. Tan Phock Kin should be full of remorse this morning. In stating in Parliament yesterday that the Alliance Government “live by violence and cannot be removed without violence”, he talked without thinking. He cannot have been speaking for the Socialist Front and he
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    • 851 4 Straits Times, Dec. 19 President Soekarno’s broad cast appeal to the Indonesian people to support the Brunei insurrection invites more questions than it answers. There has never been much doubt where Indonesian sympathies lay. The day the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur issued its statement urging Malaya
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    • 434 4 Straits Times, Dec. 20 The appointment of a court of inquiry to sit on the railway dispute does not entail the suspension of the union's strike notice. It is an oddly indecisive action for the Government to take at this eleventh hour. If the hope is that the
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    • 197 4 Straits Times, Dec. 21 Malaya is anti-Communist, Cambodia is non aligned. From this difference many others flow. Both countries, however, hold their beliefs honestly and have governments which enjoy overwhelming popular support This provides a basis for mutual respect and opens the way for what Prince Sihanouk has
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    • 631 4 aim Straits Time The inter-governmental committee on Malaysian matteis has completed its work as expeditiously as was expected, and as successfully as was hoped. But its achievement is marred by the Brunei insurrection and the consequent doubt concerning Brunei’s entry into Malaysia. If the Brunei problem and
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  • 165 5 OEREMBAN, Dec. 17. Three hundred members of the Government Clerical Services Union will meet here on Dec. 23 to further their fight for unification of the clerical services and revision of salary scales. Tht union Is affiliated to the Civil Service Clerical Feneration
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  • 70 5 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17.—The secretary of the newlyformed Singapore Adventurers’ Club, Mr. Fong Yeng Pew, today left for the Federation to set up similar clubs there. Mr. Fong will hitch-hike from town to town to explain the alms and purposes of his club and
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  • 416 5 RISING RECURRENT DEVELOPMENT SPENDING I JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 17 Johore Mentri Besar, Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos, at today’s meeting of the Legislative Assembly, presented a budget showing a deficit of $9.7 million. Total revenue from State sources and Federal grants next
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  • 51 5 liNCHL Tamimuddin Karim, a staff reporter of the Straits Times in Kuala Lumpur, and his bride, Che Fatimah All, who were married at Ragan Datoh, Perak, on Dec. 16. The bride is a former teacher of the Convent School at Teluk Anson. Straits Times
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  • 60 5 MALACCA, Dec. 17. The Governor of Malacca, Tun Hajl Abdul Malek bin Yusof, was among a large gathering which packed the Town Hall tonight to hear Anneke Gronloh and tlie Dutch Swing College Band. Anneke and the band arrived here early this morning after performing at Seremban
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  • 130 5 F)ENANG, Dec. 17. Cusjtoms and police officers from Penang and Perak this morning seized 3/1 tons of contraband tobacco in a combined operation at Kuala Kurau, a fishing village in north Perak. Duty on the tobacco was estimated at $70,000. The raiders arrested four wome.i
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  • 123 5 DUKIT MERTAJAM, Dec. 17.—The Senior Sessions Court President, Mr. K. Somasundram, today rebuked three brothers Cheng Kong Sui, 29, Ah Seng, 28, and Kuan Hoe, 38— for their “cowardly attack" on an elderly man. “You should show respect to the old,” Mr. Somasundram said when he
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  • 197 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 18 THE Sultan of SelL angor will outline his Government’s policies for next year when he addresses the State Assembly’s budget meeting here tomorrow, after a ceremonial parade. The State Is budgeting for nearly $2 million deficit. Expenditure Is
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  • 598 6  -  By EE BOON LEE Singapore Dec. 18 'J’HE thunder of a 21-gun salute rolled over a magnificent turn-out at the airport here this morning as Prince Norodom Sihanouk stepped down from his Royal Air Cambodge airliner. On the tarmac, a long line of
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  • 120 6 LUMPUR, Dec. l7—The Sultan of Selangor gave $750 today to the Lady Templer Hospital. Cheras Road, when he and his Consort visited the institution for the first time. On arrival, the royal coup*? were received by the chairman of the hospital’s board oi directors.
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  • 340 7 PUBLICISE LAND SCHEMES’ REQUEST JOHORE, Bahru, Dec. 17. plea for Government Information Services to send teams to the new villages to tell the ople about Government land schemes and "‘OW people may apply for land was made in the ohore Legislative Assembly today. Mr. Lee Ah Leng (SF—Gu-.-mg Lambak), speaking
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  • 29 7 KUALA SELANGOR. Dec. 17.—lnche Sharil bin Mohamad, executive engineer here, has been transferred to Kajang. He has been succeeded by lnche Azuddin bin Haji Zainal Abidin from Tampin.
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  • 104 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 18—A 81 million Sino Malay enterprise specialising in the manufacture of chemical animal feed has been set up in Petaling Jaya. It aims to “revolutionise cattle and poultry rearing in the rural areas It is the Zephyr Chemical FeedstufYs Limited The factory
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  • 30 7 MUAR, Dec. 18.—The Federal Government will spend a total of $250,000 for the erection of classrooms and ancillary buildings for primary schools in Muar district iext year.
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  • 35 7 The SULTAN of Selangor listens to a radio programme through the ear-phones belonging to a patient at the Lady Templer Hospital, which he visited yesterday. Straits Times picture. Straits Times picture.
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  • 140 7 PENANG, Dec. 18 1 >ENANG division ot the Socialist Front wi 1 provide legal assistance for all nine of its members detained by the Special Branch >n Dec. 16. Four came form Penang »nd five from Province Wellesley The cnalrman Mr Ooi hiam Slew,
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  • 314 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 17 day-long talks between representatives of the Railwaymen’s Union of Malaya and the Government, RUM’s president, Mr. Donald U’ren, returned to union headquarters tH evening said: “I feel certain now that the strike will materialise.” This morning’s union meeting with officials of
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  • 320 7 Kuala lumpur, Dec. 17. —T h e Minister of Health, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib, today turned down a request to have a committee set up to investigate resignatk .s of Government doctors He did this in his reply In the d bate on
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  • 73 7 ALOR STAR. Dec 17.-Pol-ice here have warned farmers to be on guard against padl thefts. In an appeal to penghulus and kampong headmen in the vast padl growing areas pf north Kedah, police asked for co-operation In preventing thefts during the harvesting season Just
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  • 352 8 BRUNEI: KARAM SINGH ATTACKS RADIO MALAYA BROADCASTS KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 17. JHE Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Ismail Yusof, denied in the House of Representatives today allegations that Radio Malaya had not been objective in its reports on the Brunei rebellion.
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  • 45 8 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17.—The In Uustrial Arbitration Court went on vacation from today until Jan. 2. it was officially announced tonight. During the vacation, collective agreements may be forwarded to the Registry of the Industrial Arbitration Court, Supreme Court nuilding, for registration and certification.
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  • 208 8 JPOH Dec. 17. T h e municipality’s proposed $4 million cheap housing project, Sungei Pari Towers, will be the tallest building in Ipoh. will go up next year on the b '.nks of the Sungei Pari. Earlier plans to erect blocks of flats 10
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  • 241 8 IZUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 17. —Inche Ahmad Boestamam (SFSetapak) alleged in the House of Representatives today that the Director of Information Services. Inche Mohamed Sopiee. was holding press conferences to “promote his personality.” He said the duty of meeting the Press to clarify and explain
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  • 34 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 20. The Malayalee Catholics’ Welfare Society here will hold a Christmas party for children at the Selangor Indian Association on Dec. 20. About 500 children are expected to attend
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  • 651 8 SINGAPORE. Dec ,7 CAMBODIA S Head of State, Prince Noro dom Sihanouk, stressed tonight W ,u future of South-East Asian countries iuv he their closer co-operation—on conditi n thll it was done on an extra-ideological b-.sw “But this can onlv come 6 about
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  • 107 8 Kuala lumpur. Dec. 17. A further $12,505 has been received for the National Monument Fund bringing the total to $641,505 Latest contributions are from State National Monument Fund Committee. Negri Sembilan, $9,401; Radio Star Contest Radio Malaya, $1,831; Day Training Centre. Kuantan. $373: Straits Trading Company Kuala
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  • 445 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18. PEOPLE’S Progressive Party leader, Mr. S. P. Seenivasagam, today charged the n i j\ eminent with trying to mislead the people by claiming that Malay would be the official language in the courts by 1967. Speaking during
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  • 47 9 IPOH. Dec.18. The Hopeh 1 Association celebrated the opening of Its new $250,000 1 wises in Jalan Che Tak with •‘'ilnner, attended by about 2,000 People. be four-storey building was by th& Mentri Besar o i ‘k Dato Sha’arl bln Shafiee.
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  • 102 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 18.— Barisan Sosialis has obtained police permission to hold a rally tomorrow to demonstrate their support for the "national struggle" of the people of North Borneo. The rally will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Padang adjoining the Hollywood
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  • 71 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17.—The Bishop of Singapore and Malaya, the Rt. Rev. C. K. Sansbury, yesterday ordained the Rev. Moses Job and the Rev Butwan Manlkam of Johore Bahru. The priests will continue their work in St Marv’s Tamil and St. Mary’s English parishes in Kuala
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  • 75 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 —The House of Representatives today approved a resolution to end the current Budget session by Christmas Eve. The Minister ol Health, inche Abdul Rahman bln Ha)’ Talib. who Introduced the motion, said that extended hours of sitting would be
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  • 122 9 SINGAPORE,, Dec. 18 The Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. was presented with a gold plated badge at Sri Tamasek last night by the Singapore Traction Company Employees’ Cnion in appreciation of his services to the union as its legal ad viser during the years 1055 to
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  • 252 9 PENANG, Dec. 18. pRINSFOHD Lodge graduates are generally prepared to serve as teichers anywhere in Malawi. Mr. Jaspal Singh Mohta, former president of the Brinsford Students’ Union, said here today. Mr. Mehta was commenting on a report In the Straits Times that some returning Brinsford
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  • 328 9 ‘COLONIAL MONUMENT’ CHARGE KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 f FHE Selangor Legisla- tive Assembly today rejected a Socialist Front move for an elected town council for Petaling Jaya. Introducing the resolution, Mr. V. David said the Petaling Jaya Corporation with its nominated members was a "colonial monument” which
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  • 151 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 18 The Selangor Legislative Assembly today adopted a motion expressing its deep regret and its "great loss” at the death of the former Speaker. Dato Abdullah bin Ifaji Hassan (above), and offered its sincere condolences to his family Tributes to Dato Abdullah’s
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  • 65 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 Four men with Krdves field up Vli Chua Kim San 41. the pro prieior of Chua Kim San Co In Amoy Street ve terdav and robbed him of $2 0D0 In cash and va uables The thugs entered the office at f> p
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  • 489 10 Malaysia: The deta ils TALKS GO ON DESPITE BRUNEI REVOLT: ‘90 PER CENT SUPPORT IF WE HAVE REFERENDUM’ KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 17. final details for the formation of Malaysia are expected to be mapped out during the Inter-Governmental Committee’s plenary session, which starts at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Hall here
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  • 269 10 Kuala lumpur, Dec. 18. A suggestion” was made today that when Parliament is in session, priority should be given to it over court proceedings to enable lawyer-M.P.s to attend House of Representative meetings. The idea Vtl put forward by Mr. D. R
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  • 540 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec n A S MORE names of left-wing party members a rrc st j d Special Branch were dis closed today, the Penang Socialist Front announced plans to hold a protest march on One of those detained is Inche Abu Samah
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  • 194 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 16 rpHE acting Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr. V. Manickavasagam. warned today of the difficulties of introducing an unemployment insurance scheme in Malaya “Such a sclK.ne,” he told the House of Representatives, “is desirable, but it is one which is fraught
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  • 20 10 KUALA LUMPt K ;va <\a>t Inche Mokhtnr night elected the i- l00 ter C lllt) the Kuala *****
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  • 50 11 THE SULTAN of Selangor inspecting the Royal Federation Police guard of honour before the opening of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 17. On the left is Asst. Supt. Abdul Aziz bin Hussain, the parade commander. Straits Times picture.
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  • 217 11 SULTAN CAN GET BRUNEI IN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18. r FHE SULTAN of Brunei “can carry a lot of weight with his people to join Malaysia,” a North Borneo leader, Mr. Donald Stephens, said here today. Mr. Stephens is leading the North Borneo delegation to the Inter-Governmental Committee plenary
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  • 24 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 17—More than 50 children have been invited to attend a Christmas party at Rediffusion House here on Christmas Day.
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  • 33 11 MUAR Dec 18—A meeting with be held at the District Office here tomorrow to form a Muar District Committee foi World Health Day, which falls on April 7 next year,
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  • 138 11 STAR, Dec. 18.— Forty new llmno branches have been formed in Kedah in the past three months. “Our strength in the Kedah branch today exceeds 15.000,” S.ved Ahmad Shahahuddin, the secretary, said today. About 10 per cent of the recruits were former members of
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  • 455 11 I(UALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18.—The Sultan of Selangor said today the State Government was reclaiming and draining 17,000 acres of swamp to meet the demand by people for more land. He told the State Legislative Assembly Budget meeting that work on the first
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  • 53 11 IPOH. Dec. 18.—The Perak Bar Association will give a farewell dinner on Dec. 18 to the President of the Sessions Court here. Syed Hassan Al-Jeffrl, who Is to be transferred to Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 1. His successor Is Inche Mohamed Azmi bln Dato Hajl Kamaruddln,
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  • 128 11 KUALA KANGSAR, Dec. 18. THE eradication of illiteracy is the most important aspect of the Government’s rural development programme, the Mentri Besar of Perak. Dato Sha’ari bin Shafie, said today. Dato Sha’ari, opening an eight-day education course for 340 adult education teachers at the Malay
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  • 60 11 SEREMBAN, Dec. 18—Malaays earning $300 a month or les.s may apply for the 1(52 low-cost houses now under construction at Arnpangan near Seremban. Applications must he made to tlie State Housing and Development Office at the State Secretariat between Dee. 20 and Jan. 10.
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  • 367 12 IPOH, Dec. 18. THOI-SANDS of government clerks in Malaya arc not likely to support the nation-wide strike planned by the Civil Service Clerical Federation for early February next year. Tills Is because the rival Congress of Unions of Em* I ployees in
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  • 21 12 TAIPING, Dec. 18—The Chinese Recreaticn Club here will hold a party on New Year day for members’ children.
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  • 29 12 KAJANG, Dec. 18.—The Semenylh Sin Min Chinese School is to be nulled down by the Government to make way for the const ruction of a new highway.
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  • 207 12 Kuala lumpur. Dec. 18. —A Member of Parliament. Mr. Karam Singh (SF—Damansara) today urged the Federation Government to approach the Japanese and British Governments for compensation for Malayans who had worked on the Siamese death railway. Speaking in the House oi Representatives during
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  • 101 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18. The Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. will give the money raised in Welfare Week by the University of Malaya Students’ Union to representatives of six organisations at his home at 5 30 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 76 12 THESE four students from Malaya and Singapore graduated in domestic science in Melbourne this month. They are Miss Nancy Tan Chew Neo of Malacca, Miss Patricia Tan of Singapore, Miss Chan Poh Tin of Singapore and Miss Kathryn Lin Shun Ching of Penang. All
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  • 103 12 KUALA TRENGGANU. Dec. 17.—The Mentri Besar, Dato Ibrahim t mri uln Mohamed. has announced a State Government plan to provide $200,000 for religious teaching next year under the adult education scheme. He was opening the first four-day course for 110 recently recruited religious teachers
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  • 38 12 SEREMBAN. Dec. 18—Sixty children of the Negri Sembilan Children’s Home were yesterday entertained to a Christmas party by Seremban Rotarlans. Members of the Inner-Wheel Club entertained 60 orphans at the Convent, here to another party.
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  • 223 12 KUANTAN. Dec. 18. rrHE acting Mentri Besar of Pahang, D.ito Yahaya bin Haji Mohamed Seh, said here today that religious education would be one of the essential subjects in the adult education syllabus next year Dato Yahaya was speaking to 140 adult education teachers at
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  • 35 12 PENANG, Dec. 17—The Public Services sjwrts council will hold a Christmas dance on the 9th floor of the new government building on the might of Dec. 115 —the first to be held there.
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  • 134 12 KLANG. Dec. 18.- A one-day strike by the Port s w e 11 e n h a m branch of the Railway* men’s Union of Malaya scheduled for t°ria> over the sacking of casual clerks \va availed at the last moment. The clerks were sacked
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  • 1575 13 Front warned: If Red company converts you, Govt will have to take you in by Straits Times Parliamentary Reporters KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 Front M.P.s were warned in the House of Representatives today that if through constant association with Communist front organisations they
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  • 94 13 SINGAPORE Dec. 18.—Miss Singapore 1962. Nancy Liew, who went to Las Vegas “to sell Singapore,” Hew home this afternoon, and said: “I think they know Singapore better now.” Nancy represented Singapore at the American Society of Travel Agents’ annual convention In Las Vegas. She said
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  • 316 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 19. THE WAGES Council has laid down a mini--1 mum pay of $B5 a month for shop workers including clerks, liftmen and cooks in all towns throughout the Federation. A council notification published today also sets out the
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  • 139 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17. It will be a happy h o m e-coming this Christmas for Miss Lillian Ho Lee Lien, music director of Melbourne’s Ladies College. She has announced her engagement to another young Singapore student, Mr. Edwin Choo, who Is in his final
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  • 107 14 KUANTAN, Dec. 18 Dato Yahaya bin Haji Mohamed Ser. acting Mentri Besar of Pahang, said today some politicians were trying to disrupt peace by “poisoning the minds' of the people against the Government's support of Brunei in its fight against the rebels. Dato
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  • 46 14 MUAR, Dec. 18.—The Johore Government will build 163 cheap houses, costing $2 million, for sale to the staff of the Town Council, next year. The houses will be built in Muar (40). Batu Pahat (30), Kluang (30). and Johore Bahru (63).
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  • 59 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 18.— The House of Representatives failed to get a quorum tonight the first night sitting scheduled for the current Budget Session. After attempts to get members to attend the meeting had failed, the Deputy Speaker Syed Esa Alwi adjourned meeting at 8.45 p.m.
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  • 224 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 16 A SOCIALIST Front state assemblyman, Mr. V David (Pantai) alleged today that patients admitted to the Klang district hospital became “more serious” because of the deplorable condition resulting from an acute shortage of medical officers. He made the allegation in the
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  • 600 14  -  By VIC NAYAGAM: Kuala Lumpur, Dec THE acting Minister of Labour and s™; 1 Welfare, Mr. V. Manickavasaganf night ordered a Court of Inquiry to hear i dispute between the Railwaymans Union n! Malaya and the Railway Administration The court will hp nrpsiriprl 1,1 The court
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  • 164 14 TELUK ANSON, Dec. 17. —The Sungai Manik and Labu Kubong Transport Co-operative Society is to take over control of the Sungei Manik Transport Company, which is operated by the Rurai and Industrial Develment Authority. This was stated by Incne Zahrullail bin Haji Sa.-ch, secretary of
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  • 394 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21. THE target for the signing of the Malaysia agreement has been set for March. V-S Mr. Donald A. Stephens lid this today before he left oy air after leading the North Borneo delegation to the Inter-Governmental Com:nittee plenary
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  • 144 15 Kuala lumpur, Dec. 19. Mr. H.W.T. Pepper, Comptroller-General of Income Tax, today spoke of lucky Malayans in income tax terms A recent comparative study made by him show ed that income tax charged in Australia Ceylon, India. Pakistan and Japan was considerably higher than
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  • 33 15 JUHOKE BAHRU. Wed. The Mentrl Besar of Johor,e Dato Hajl Hassan bin Haji Yunos, opened a leilgious adult education course i.eie for 80 women at the Government Training Ceutre. Buklt Senyum
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  • 239 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 20. ;l|R. G. F. Brickenden, 43, a television expert A 1 from Canada, will arrive here next month to help the Federation Government establish a television service. He was one of two Canadian t xperts who came to Malaya in
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  • 43 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 20. Tai E alias Tele Eng Khen. 35. manager of Soon Seng and Company Malay Street, was fined $250 here today for Importing 102 drums of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) worth about $7,000 without authority He pleaded guilty.
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  • 276 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21. piFTY-FOUR employees, including six women, of Malayan Banking Limited here went on a lightning strike at noon today in protest over the dismissal of two committee members of the National Union of Bank Employees. The management of
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  • 74 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 21. One man was killed and three others seriously Injured when the two cars in which they were travelling collided at the 18 m.». Rawang Road late tonight. The three who were injured— Yap Loy, 47. Chai Hool Chang. 20, and
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  • 108 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 18.— The people of Singapore last month bought cars at the rate of 23 a day—almost one every hour. This is shown in the November figures from the Registrar of Vehicles office, which record an increase of 702 in the
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  • 105 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 20An all-gin Japanese dancing team comes here next month 'to promote Japanese culture and dancing.” The Nichlgeki dancing team will penorm at the Pavilion Theatre here on Jan. 16 and Jan. 17 under the sponsorship of the Federation Arts Council. A
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  • 101 15 PENANG, Dec. 21— About 1,300 children cheered when Santa Claus landed by helicopter at noon today to attend the RAAF children’s Christmas party held at their school In the seaside resort of TanJong Bungah. They surrounded Father Christmas (Cpl. Dave Bellingham) as he alighted
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  • 62 15 SINGAPORE. Dec 19—A Barlsan Soslhlls sponsored rally In support of the “national struggle of the North Borneo People, which was to have been held this evening was washed out by rain. The rally will new be held on the padang adjoining the Hollywood Theatre, in Tan
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  • 1156 16 ‘Difficulty of establishing a marketing board: It will be branded as a producers 9 cartel 9 By STRAITS TIMES PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, told the House of Representatives
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  • 136 16 TELUK ANSON, Dec. 21. THE town council here is studying a suggestion that L it undertake low-cost housing projects. The suggestion was made by Mr. Lai Chang Ann (Alliance) at the last meeting of the town council when the question of slum clearance was dLscussed.
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  • 45 16 MALACCA. Dec. 19—The Chief Minister. Inche Abdul Ghafar bln Baba, today opened a road for a kampong in Alor Gajah. 26 miles from here. The road, costing $1,300, will benefit about 300 people of the village who are mostly farmers and tappers.
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  • 171 16 Kuala llmpi r, Dec. 21. —An Alliance backuencher suggestion mai the Government lake steps to convert aborigines to Islam was rejected in the House of Representatives today lhe suggestion came from Inche Hussain bin To Muda Hasan (Raub) when the House was discussing
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  • 54 16 mELUK ANSON, Dec. 19 X —The Town Council at its meeting here unanimously accepted an Alliance motion that all future meetings be tape recorded. In making the proposal. Dr. Ng Kam Poh said that tape recordings would prevent any mistakes in the minutes of committees and also
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  • 61 16 KUALA LUMPro. Dec. 19The Minister ot ns and Telecommurlc-tiOii-j Dato V. T Sambaii-han. bl open the architects a tlon at the n Ha dan Pustaka. at 6 11 morrow. 0 n* The exhibition is Junction with a 1 )f tfie to select the des-8 1 new General Host
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  • 278 17 kUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21. With the creation of Malaysia, the Royal Malayan Navy will have its own opera tional base near the Singapore naval base. This was stated in the House of Representatives today by the Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting
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  • 125 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21. 'pHE Selangor Mentn Besar, Dato Abu Bakar bin Baginda, said today that rural poveity in Malaya was due to illiteracy. Opening a course for adult education teachers at the Technical Institute here, he said that people in the rural
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  • 221 17 KUALA KANGSAR, Dec. 19. r rRAFFIC was held up along the road near the banks of the river for an hour this morning while stallholders were evacuated to higher ground because of rising floodwaters from the river The floods were due to heavy rains In
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  • 140 17 That viaduct: Imitating the Moguls charge Kuala lumpur, Dec. 21. The Assistant Minister of the Interior, Mr. Cheah Theam Swee, told Socialist Front M.P.s today that they were living 5.000 years behind time. He made this remark in the House of Representatives when Mr. Karam Sing’: (SF Damansara) said that
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  • 111 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21.—The Minister of Internal Security, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, announced In the House of Representatives today that the Government would build a $12 million training base and headquarters for the police field force in the
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  • 462 17 SINGAPORE, Dec. 21. 'J’HE acting Director of Social Welfare, Mr. Goh Sin Tub, revealed today that homes already exist in Singapore to help unwed mothers-to-be. These women are given accommodation and arrangements made for delivery and adoption of the babies, if they
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  • 242 18 SINGAPORE, Dec. 21. Ever since 1951, a gold medal has lain in the offices of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce waiting for a student to achieve a distinction in the London Chamber of Commerce higher Eng lish examination. With it
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  • 126 18 Seven do’ s and don’ts’ for public at Xmas PENANG, Dec. 21.—With the approach of Christmas, Penang police are greeting the public with a list of seven “do’s and don’ts.” “Help us to help you to beat the criminal.” says a crime prevention folder. Every precaution taken, the police stress,
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  • 62 18 SINGAPORE, Dec. 20. The secretary-general of the Par ty Rak at Inche M. N. Yahya, has refrom h »s post, reportedly over policy differences, resign,n Par L y s c J laJrm a n Inche Wahab Shah, said the mitfr* iH i lad v b w rn
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  • 321 18 LUMPUR. Dec. 21. Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia today conferred Orders on the Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, his Deputy, Tun Abdul Razak, a Cabinet Minister and 14 others at a special ceremony in Hotel Merlin. The Tengku was decorated with the Grand
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  • 365 18 A PARADE, SEMINAR AND SPG a A v KUALA LUMPUR. Dee o\ 'JpHREE thousand Umno youths will eons, gate here over the weekend for a nar-a seminar and a festival of sports pd ude Tengku Abdul Rahman will address the parade at the
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  • 68 18 JOHORE BAHRU. Dec. 21. Australian-Trained Inche Rahman bin Yusof, a former District Officer in Tangkak, has been selected by the Johore Government as the man who will help the State’s Malays to go into business and industry A member of the Johore Civil
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  • 144 18 LUMPUR, Dec. 21.—The monopoly by lovers of a tiny bridge at Kampong Bahru here was referred to in the House of Representatives today. The Alliance back-bencher Inche Aziz bin Ishak told the “it is becoming difficult to get across the bridge because of these
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  • 31 18 SINGAPORE. De<' j .second Singapore x A‘, ur r ‘,nhv Student Salon of Ph 0 sponsored by the Pftgftggv. Society of Nany. r, v ill be held in Mar
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  • 23 18 rhp WesSINGAPORE. Dec 21ley Methodist Chui ri choirs will pr° s ~„y n Schutz’s "The Chi* the church tomorrow nign
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  • 1005 19  - DONNELLY’ S DAY AS HE LANDS 3 WINNERS By EPSOM JEEP: Penang, Dec. 22 r|i W E L V E YEAR* OLD Lord Frederick ii, well ridden by Mickey Donnelly, sprang a surprise to pay $77 in the Cl. 5— 3U handicap at Penang today. Race l CL. 4, DIV.
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  • 1125 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP; Penang, Dec. 23 I HARK Romance 11 u scored a shock win in the Governor's Cup over 8|f at Penang today. Raee One CL. 5, DIV. 2—7 FURS. Veni Vici Stable’s <2> TOBASCO 8.10 (268—98) Smith I (6) Roll In 8.6 (238—101)
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 43 19 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL 1180,960 18T No. *****5 ($35,480) SND No. *****8 ($14,192) 3RD No. *****7 7.096) STARTERS ($1,774 each): Nos. *****5, *****7, *****9, *****9, *****3, *****5, *****2, *****5. CONSOLATION ($l,OOO oaeh): Nos. *****8, *****7, *****8, *****9, *****5, *****2, *****6, *****4, *****8. *****1.
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  • Malayan Share Market Review
    • 1126 20 From Our Market Correspondent THE Malayan Stock Exchange is now closed x for the Christmas holidays and will reopen on Wednesday which is now no longer a public holiday in Singapore. Although the Exchange had an extremely quiet week before the shut down on
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    • 465 20 'THE Malp.an Rubber Market .apsed Into its annual pre-holiday idleness this week and consequently fluctuations have been narrow with small turnover, report H.C.B. Co. Ltd. Estimates of Russian off* take for January are very varied, but the majority seem to be between 15,000
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    • 38 20 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (per picul) Dec. 17 §O% cts. $417.71 Dec- 18 80 V H cts. $427.25 1$ 8196 cts. $428-25 Dec 20 81 cts. $426.25 Dec. 21 $1 cts. $426 25 Dec. 22 $425.25
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    • 33 20 (Managers’ Prieas) First Malaya* i.6i 1.69 Baeond Malayan 1.33 1.30 TBlrd Malayan 86 .93 First Hoag Knag .93 .98* Second Mane Kong .67 .71* Sterling Commodity 4/1 4/7 (*Maag Knag currency).
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    • 28 20 Current Date of Total for Total foi payment payment year previous year junta! 30% Feb. 13 30* 60* KJUlnrhaU Rubber 40% 50* 65* 23! 30* 30‘
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    • 933 20 rpHE state of shares on the A Malayan Stock Exchange show lost business to December 14 (A) inai badness since that date (B) with H and L standing for Highest and Lowest business this jrear to date were: WMSTVIALS St 1 Mi Bricks 235 SO Of«h 2.35
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