The Straits Budget, 21 August 1963

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    39 1 The Straits Budget f m ee#e 'A 1 e|» •gi j f»« TH6 J WEEKLY ISSUE OP THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA S NATIONAL NfWSPAPCR tlt Kuala Lumpur, August 21, 1963. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 shilling. KPN 37%
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    Atonement demand backed by community leaders
    349 2 SINGAPORE* Aug. 14 COMMUNITY leaders today pledged full support for a demand by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for a $5O million Japanese gesture of atonement for war-time atrocities. The leaders Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian ana Ceylonese attended a meeting of representatives of 66
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    Dates in KL for dance troupe
    64 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. Is. The Barangay dance troupe of the Philippines, which is now performing at the South-East Asian Cultural Festival In Singapore, will arrive here on Aug. 1$ for a twoday performance at the Btadlum Negara beginning on Aug. 20. Their engagement here
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    Cultural festival: Next one still undecided
    283 2 SINGAPORE, Aug. 16 INDECISION dominat--1 ed the closing conference of the SouthEast Asia Cultural Festival delegations at Eusoff College today. No one was prepared to commit his country to be host for the next festival. Even the date of the next festival was not
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    Tiger victim’s arm cut off
    49 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 15.—A PWD labourer. Arujunam. 30. Who was admitted to the Qeneral Hospital here last night after he was mauled by a tiger at a circus at Rawang, had his left claw•d when he went too cloee f o the tiger’s cage.
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    Tengku on trends of education in South-East Asia
    450 2 POOLING OP ACADEMIC RBSOt S ITUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 13. The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today opened the first meeting of an international team of experts studying the role of higher education in South-East Asia. The Tengku, who Is also Chancellor of
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    Man who cheated children
    138 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Aifeust 15. MAGISTRATE, Inche Shaik Daud bin Ha; Mohamed Ismail, today told a man who wa charged with promoting “tikam tikam,* a fori of gambling, that it was “a clear case of cheats little children.” He added: “I am surprised that the police are
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    Licences for 600 hunters
    38 2 SKBBMBAN. Aug. 16—A tot of 000 licences have been issued nuntere »n Negri Semoilan. t longer end Malacca for the gre pigeon season which began H terday. The season mill last until W to
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    Admitted to Bar
    31 2 SINGAPORE. Aug. 16 Saraswathy Muruga-son. a prow of Ceylon and a solicitor or i United Kingdom, wa* the Bar by Mr Justice Win»w in the High Court *oday
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    PMIP VOTES WITH THE GOVT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION
    138 2 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 15.—The Pan-Malayan Islamic Party voice with the Government today on amendments to bring the Constitution op to date for the formation of Malaysia. The vote was 82 “ayes" (70 Alliance, 10 PMIT, two Independents) and nine abstentions (five
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      Lock icon The Farmer Waits
      666 3 —Straits Times, August 11 inual reports of government departments usually are fron two to three years out of ate. No-one seems to mind, perhaps because no-one reads them. But these reports are oft*, n packed with information. r.nd they give a much fflo re accurate picture of
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      Lock icon Good Month
      335 3 —Straits Times, August 12 Haji Syed Nasir, Director of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka and chairman of the national language month campaign, has criticised some of the projects for popularising Malay which have been organised in the past six weeks. Government servants in some States have been blamed
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      Lock icon Delaying The Date
      650 3 —Straits Times, August 12 The August date for Malaysia almost certainly can now be forgotten, even although the outriders of U Thant’s assessment team were due to arrive in Singapore last night. If the postponement earns goodwill in Indonesia and the Philippines, the gesture will have been
      —Straits Times, August 12  -  650 words
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      199 3 —Straits Times, August 13 In its eagerness to help along the campaign for a University College in Penang, the State Government seems in danger of buying unnecessary trouble. Believing that the provision of a college site will lavourably impress the University authorities and the Federal Government, the State
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      Lock icon Sarawak’s Vote
      667 3 —Straits Times, August 14 From Kuching comes a timely report on the elections which gave Sarawak its first representative government the elections to which U Thant’s attention has been drawn. Malaysia was the major issue, indeed virtually the only issue, although it will be for U Thant’s teams
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      Lock icon Findings In Dispute
      673 4 —Straits Times, August 1!) The rejection of proposals to control the sale of rubber estates for fragmentation, one of the main recommendations of the Committee which has been studying this subject, is bound to attract the criticism of. among others, unions rep* j resenting workers in the
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      Lock icon Not A Remedy
      181 4 —Straits Times. August 15 The Socialist Front, which won an 8-4 victory over the Alliance in the recent Malacca Municipal Council elections. formally took ovei the reins yesterday. The occasion was marked by an announcement which will be well received b\ the majority of the townsfolk. From
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      Lock icon Review Needed
      423 4 —Straits Times. August 13 Answering questions by Mr. Veerappen in Parliament, the Minister for Education has said that a close watch is kept on the L.C.E. results each year, and from time to time necessary changes and modifications have been made. This falls short of satisfying the demand
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      Lock icon The Doctors
      122 4 —Straits Times. August 15 Malaya’s rural health services will be much strength ened with the arrival next week of 60 doctors from the Philippines. It has taken two years to get them here —the interval since the second lasi conference of Foreign Ministers of llie Association oi South-East
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      Lock icon Dead End Critics
      586 4 not stand resolutoi} —Straits Times, Au No-onc expected that l. Thants team would get io Kuching from the airport without some sort of demonstration by the Communist infiltrated Sarawak United People’s Party. And no-one expected that the Malaysia debate in the Federation Parliament would produce more than
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      Stamp chop
      46 4  -  t ITI /K> Singapore riINGAPORE. an d O produced j tain ps informative sets rit jeand the postal r j u j at ed are to be 1 However. tnes j b3 have often b'• 1 u e d tc the ugly cancel the
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    MASS PROTEST BY SQUATTERS TO STATE GOVT
    269 5 Decision taken on Mayor's advice PENANG, August 11. BOH 200 families living in Sungei Kluang, 10 miles from the city, L plan to send a mass petition to the State Government protesting rainst acquisition of the land they are now occupying for the
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    EPF chief talk
    44 5 Tala LUMPUR. Aug. ll—Mr s R o:n> a general manager Empl yee» Provident Fund. »l t talk on Preparing lor •ftr.cn'.' to members of the Lumpur Rotary Club at Ef a K.y luncheon meeting at .r. 12.45 pm. on t 14
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    Korea reception
    31 5 CJALA LUMPUR. Aug. 11.— A i celebrate Korea's Nara‘ u<y \v;ii be given oy the Ambassador. MaJ.-Gen. Hi .it bis residence in -ir H\id at 7 p.m. on Thurs-
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    New Public Trustee
    19 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 15—Mr. K Somasundram has assunud duties here as Public Trustee and Official Assignee.
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    PAHANG’S NEW MISS MEDICAL AND HEALTH
    52 5 Che Mashuri Kidi of Raub (centre) who was crowned “Miss Medical and Health Pahang. 1963“ at the eighth Pahang Medical and Ileal Hi sports meet in Kaub. The runners-up—there were 50 competitors—were (’he Zaleha llarun. of Kuala lapis, (right) and Miss Jean C.arling of
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    Machinery office
    19 5 KUALA TRENGGANU. Aug 15— A machinery department has been opened at the Labour Office In Kuala Trengganu.
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    Prospectus of Hume’s 1.5 million share issue out today
    519 5 KUALA LUMPUR, August 11. TOMORROW morning the prospectus of the second company to offer shares to the Malayan public in a day will be available to the public. The new offer is being made by Hume Industries (Malaya) Ltd., a member
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    Alliance in by-election victory
    64 5 rIPING, Aug. 11—Tlie Alliance won the by-elec-tion In the Kampong Plnang council near here yesterday and retained Its 100 per cent control. Hajl Zainuddin bin Haji Abdullah All, of the Alliance, polled 173 votes. His independent opponent, Inche Saad bin Haji Mohamed received 4G votes. The
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    YMCA youth club to hold talentime contest
    108 5 IPOH, Aug. 11.—The Y.M.C.A. youth club, Ipoh, will hold its fourth annual talentime contest in three centres Teluk Anson, Kampar and Ipoh. The contest, sponsored by Nestles Products (Malaya) Ltd., is in aid of the Y.M C.A. funds. It will be held at
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    M.C.A. youth move
    38 5 KAJANO. Aug. 15—All youth sections of the various subbranches of the MC A in Ulu Langat will meet at the Kaiang Hall on Aug 25 to discuss setting up a district MC A. youth organisation
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      89 5 THE H.K. AND FAR EAST A Hi-Monthly periodical ol pl'hng of Real Activities Far East. builder A Magazine dtalrni with architectural and real «state activities •a Malaya. Singapore Hong A#**, Siam, The Philippines. Borneo and Tho Far test. r «tahlished in 1936 this hi-monthip trade paper is bought on yearly
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    Off goes cable to Queen on amah dispute
    310 6 KUALA LUMPUR, August 12. TELEGRAM was sent to Queen Elizabeth today asking her to intervene in the dispute between 3,000 amahs and the British War Department. Mr. S. J. H. Zaidi, the president of the War Department Civilian Staff Association, which represents
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    District officer transferred
    39 6 TELUK ANSON, Aug. 12—Inche Yaakub bin Abdul Hamid, a chief assistant district nfficer, Lower Perak, lias been transferred to Lumut as district officer, Dlndlngs. His successor is Dato Mohamed bln Ibrahim, former assistant district officer, Purit.
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    Malacca council: Call for a probe
    146 6 \IALACCA. Aug. 14. The 1 Socialist Front-controlled Malacca Municipal Council today decided to urge that an inquiry commission be set up to investigate six aspects of its activities. At today s council meeting Mr. Chung Chen Wen iS.F.) successfully moved six motions recommending to
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    Penang council to vote on M-joy
    188 6 PENANG. August 12. TpiE SOCIALIST -controlled Penang City Council will be asked to vote on August 14 on whether it would be premature to hold any Malaysia celebrations on Aug. 31 in view of the recent summit meet- ing at Manila. Mr. C Y
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    Psychology for workers—talk
    69 6 Psychology for workers —talk KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 16.—Mrs. Mi na F Sedky. a lecturer at thUniversity of Malaya and Execu tive secretary of tn'e Malayan-Am erican Commission on Educational Exchange, will talk on “Psycholo,gv on the Job Application 01 Psychology in Work Situation.” at 4 p.m on Sunday at 29.
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    Highlands scheme explanation
    221 6 Highlands schem e explanation KUALA LUMPUR TWO German engineering firms are iVslW, 1 the CEB for survey works on the m lion-dollar Cameron Highlands k.h scheme. Hochtief AG and Philipp Holzmann AG. represented In Joint Venture Cameron Highlands. in a statement to the Straits Times said they were surprised at
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    WOMAN (23) AND DAUGHTER MISSING
    85 6 ITU ALA LUMPUR. Aug. 12. A 23-year-old mother and her 10-month-old daughter have been reported missing from their home at Gombak, six miles from here Ramlah binte Abdullah and the baby. Norazalina. were last seen a w*eek ago. Ramlah's husband. Inche Kamaruddin bin Duata. a
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    Perak ruler names power station after late Sultan
    223 6 C^i££ ox HIG LANDS. Aug. 12. tj underground loo.ul kilowatt power statu at Jor at the ijj mile, Cameron Hie: lands road, was to& named after the la; Sultan Yussuf of ?i rak by his success: Sultan Idris shah The other ma.n
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    Formed — a society to look after welfare of Govt. servants
    359 6 Formed a society to look after welfare of Govt. servants KUALA LUMPUR, August 12 4 SOCIETY which aims to look after the welfare of Government servants from the cradle to the grave has been formed This was nnounced today '■'t a Press conference in the conference room of the Prime
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    Unesco meeting
    31 6 KUALA LUMPUR A U op Tengku Abdul Rami'- com® the first meeting lnt UDe* sion of Experts of the t at the University of -morrow at 9 a m.
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    Miners to ask Tengku to intervene in bonus dispute
    322 7 LtT.\L\ LUMPUR, Aug. K i Tengku Abdul Rmliinun will be asked ■intervene in the dis■e between two minworkers’ unions and C* Malayan Mining ■piours’ Association ♦he'’question of bonus 15.000 mine workers ■s was decided at the Bril meeting of the SeBc-
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    Choir of 150 for M-joy show
    61 7 ENa.NI, Aug. 12—A choir of i' o n l Malayan Teachers 'TV D > Training College. St ,es School> Methodist |V; and the Green Lane l''::/- Sing at the Malam be held at the City oXr* Aug 31. »V, '-hlights of the even- !ude
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    Axe man attacks two watchmen
    43 7 iiS? Ai ,RE Aug. 12 Two V'.' Singh and Hr* Wn were attacke d by a :r, p *uh an axe In Queen 1!vm Both reThr bead injuries later recovered a u axe from the scene "oen detained
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    Allocation of seats for S’pore is fair: Tengku
    257 7 If U ALA LUMPUR, Aug. 12 Tengku. Abdul Rahman told the House of Representatives today that the allocation of 15 s*ats for Singapore in the new Malaysian Parliament was based on “fair and balanced interests Answering an oral question. the Tengku said
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    Korean Day
    44 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 12 More than 500 people including Cabinet Ministers and members of the diplomatic corps have been invited to a cocktail party at the Korean Embassy on Aug. 15 from < p.m. to 9 p m to mark Korean National Day
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    Fair for hand fund
    37 7 SUNGEI PATANI, Aug. 12—The newlv-formed Boys' Brigade here will hold a fun fair in the nf the Methodist Church and the Gandhi Memorial Hall on Aug 15 in aid of their band fund
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    A headmaster now
    29 7 SUNGEI PATANI. Aug 12-Mr Joginder Singh Jessev of the Sultan Abdul Hamid Co!lege_ Alor Star has been posted to the fcmg lish School. Tampin. as headmaster
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    Malaysia budget: A hint of delay
    250 7 KUALA LUMPUR, August 12. HINT that the first Malaysia Budget will not be drawn up before the end of this year was given at today’s meeting of the Dewan Ra’ayat. A Bill seeking Parliament’s approval for expenditure on account totalling nearly $177 million was
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    Aw Kow is now a Dato
    45 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 12—Mr Aw Kow. managing director ot th« Sin Chew Jit Poh newspaper. ha> been made a Duto by the Suitar ot Pahang Mr Aw is the eldest son of the late philanthropist Mr Aw Boon Haw
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    Opening of branch
    27 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Aug. 12—Dato Wong Shee Fun will open the Poh Heng Goldsmiths' Johore Bahru branch office in Jalan Ah Fook on Aug 18
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    SF wants elected council to run PJ
    176 7 1/ UALA LUMPUR, Aug. 12. The Socialist Front wants a fully elected council to run Petaling Jaya instead of the present corporation. Mr. V. David <SF—Pantai) will move a motion to this effect in the Selangor Legislative Assembly which will meet tomorrow. The
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    A call for jobs by union
    58 7 PENANG, Aug. 12—The Penang and Province Wellesley branch ot the Union of Ex-Members of Malayan Security Forces is to ask the State Government to employ its members for projects needing new workers A resolution to this effect was moved at a meeting of the
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    Plan for $8m. bridges held up for lack of funds
    361 7 BATU PAHAT, MXJAR WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 —Plans to build two major bridges in Johore, estimated to cost a total of $8 million, have been held up for lack of funds, a Ministry of Works,
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    Art show
    27 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12—The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will open the sixth national art exhibition at the Naflo"V \r* Oillery here on Aug 25
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    REPORT TO MPs
    647 8 Ong back with Thant’s plan TENGKU TO GIVE INDICATION OF HOW LONG U.N. WILL TAKE FOR BORNEO ASSESSMENT AND THE EXACT DATE OF MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR August it i TENGKU Abdul Rahman is expected to supply more definite information on Malaysia tomorrow. The Prime Minister, it is
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    Doctors hope to embalm body of student
    130 8 OEREMBAN, Aug. 13-Doe-tors in Perth Western Australia, hope to emhnV-p the body of Seremban medirai student Ran jit Sineh Gill, 22. who was drowned on Aug. 5 in a beating mishap. JL f, t 1 her Mr Atma Singh Gill, a lawyer, told
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    KUAN YEW ON TOUR SILENCES BOOING YOUTHS
    523 8 SINGAPORE. August 11 THE Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew this evening silenced a group of booing anti-Ma-iaysia youngsters when he toured the Toa Puvoh constituency, a stronghold of the Barisan lis. Fifty masked, placardcarrying boys and girls nad waited at the premises
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    ‘Use national language’ call
    37 8 KUALA TRENGGANt —The Trengganu Mertrl Dato Hail Ibrahim Fikh hamed. last nigh: government servant < ie national language m partments. He was speaking ceremony of the sec a the National Language Pndang Bunca here.
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    Club officials
    46 8 li-Se* KUALA LUMPUR E r a?i* n officials of the Sei.c r Mr Recreation Club :u 1 Mr F de Souza; vlco-pr* >* t jjr* Manasse general c B V Marsh: treasure! Mr Martin: sports 1 w f ifar* Sta Maria: social secretary, Miss R
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    Assembly ‘no’ to elected council call for PJ
    508 9 tfUALA LUMPUR, *V Aug. 13. —The Selangor Legislative Assembly today rejected a motion by {he Socialist Front calling for a fully elected council to run Petab ng Jaya instead of the present corporation. To introduce elections In Petalin: Jaya at this stage
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    Indonesian troupes to perform in Penang
    143 9 PNANG, Aug. 13. Two cultural trouoes from Madan and Atjeh will be flown to Penang to perform at Indonesian Independence Day celebrations this weekend. Teuku Raja Mahmud and his son. Teuku Raja Kamil, will give an exhibition of the Dabus (a feat of magic
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    New ruling on school grant
    69 9 SINGAPORE. Aug. 13—The Ministry ol Education announced today that Islamic religious schools now getting part aid from the Government may use up to onehalf the capitation grant allocated to them to augment salaries of their teachers. An official statement said this decision was the result
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    Breweries visit
    46 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 13. Members ot tne Kuala Lumpur Psychology Club and triends \ul visit the Malayan Breweries at Foss Road at 2.30 p.m tomorrow Those who *ant to ioin the group should meet at the entrance to the Breweries at 2 20 p.m
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    Another mine sweeper for our Navy
    207 9 KUALA LUMPUR, 1V Aug. 13.—The Royal Navy is to take over a British coastal minesweeper, HMS Hexton, as part of its expansion programme with Malaysia. It will be the second coastal minesweeper in the RMN. An official statement says the 400-ton ship will l>e
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    3 become orphans as mother is killed
    93 9 SEREMBAN, Aug. 13— Three teenagers became orphans today when their 44-year-old widowed mother, Foo Ah Lan, was killed instantly by a shunting locomotive while crossing a railway line on her way to market at 10 am. here. They are Ho Ah Meng, 15,
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    Privilege row goes to Govt
    261 9 TPOH, Aug. 13. The row between the chairman of the Taiping Town Council, lnche Abdul Karim bln Haji Mohamed Mansor. and Mr. S. Sabaratnam, chairman of the precouncil meeting of the United Front, which controls the council, has been referred by the Front to the
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    Vaccine from Malaya
    31 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 13—A Royal Malayan Air Force Dove aircraft flew to Songkhla today with 250,000 ccs of anti-cholera vaccine for thc That Government —a donation from Malaya.
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    MALAYSIA JOY TEAM GO AHEAD WITH PLANS
    278 9  -  by_ iMcLSOIM RUTHEHFURD KUALA LUMPUR, August 13. today doggedly continued with plans for celebrating Malaysia on schedule amid the growing likelihood that the celebrations will have to be postponed. Senator Khaw Kal Boh. Minister without Portfolio, who is secretary-general of the celebrations’ centra,
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    Policemen study Government pay offer
    103 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 13.—The Junior Police Officers' Association met at the Police Depot here today to discuss the Government’s offer for salary increases for the country’s 20.000 policemen. The meeting will continue tomorrow. Submitted The offer was the result of a pay rise claim submitted
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    3 more Datos in S’pore
    58 9 TANAH RATA. Aug. 13 —Three more Singapore citizens have oeen honoured by the Sultan of Pahang bv making them honorary Datos One of them Is Dato Sved Ahmad AlsaßotT who was earlier made a Dato by the Sultan of Johore The other new Datos are
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    Threats in House: ‘We don’t want any quislings’
    1637 10 Threats in House: We don’t want any quislings’ OPPOSITION REPEATS IT: DEFER ENDORSEMENT OF AGREEMENT by OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS Kuala Lumpur, August 13 QPP0S1TI0N speakers in the House of Representatives today continued to demand that the House defer endorsement of the London agreement on Malaysia. Several Alliance backbenchers regretted that
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    Compulsory voting move by MCA
    130 10 IPOH, August 13. A MOVE to urge the Government to introduce :om* pulsory voting in elections in Mala>a is being onsidered by the Perak branch of the Malayan Chinese Association. The proposal, from one of its branches, will be studied by the working committee of
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    Annual meeting
    24 10 IPOH. Aug. 13—The Catholic AsSlllbln. will hold its SUibln Road on Aug. 18 at 10 Slllbln Road on Sunday at 10 am.
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    First of 70 for Melbourne
    69 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug 13-JJ first of the 70 Malayans have been offered study oPP 0 ultles in Australia under the lombo Plan for the 1963 196* j" riod left here today by air Melbourne He is Mr Henry Lee J J Department of Chemistry University
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    Two on training
    44 10 SYDNEY, Aug. 13—Sara*** and Telegraph Department communications j Toni Tan Wen Seng and t tb e Tsee. are taking a f ;^Q ene ral'» Australian Postman a pr o* Department as P ,f eX pand gramme to modernise qaravr ak telecommunications
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    Spirit that prevailed in Manila
    4545 11 The Tengku on concept that’s become reality THE agreement signed in London was the culmination of a long process of negotiation and discussion between the representatives of Governments who were and are fully agreed that the establishment of Malaysia would be in the best interests
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    A clash—then Karam Singh challenges ‘Arrest me..
    1142 13 A clash —then Karam Singh challenges ‘Arrest me.. ‘TRY YO SUBVERT COUNTRY AND YOU'LL END UP llKE CHIN SIONG AND COMPANY' OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS 1 Kuala Lumpur, August 13 rr\VO Socialist Front MPs clashed with the Government toJav over the creation ofiive Federal Police Reserve units in Singapore after Malaysia.
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    $25,700 for blind children school
    48 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug 13—The Malayan Packaging Industries Ltd., has decided to donate $25,700 to the St. Nicholas School for Blind Children In Penang. This donation will enable the school to acquire additional premises to start a small occupation centre for older blind girls
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    Cheers and ‘Ayes’ endorse M-pact
    914 14 Cheers and Ayes’ endorse M-pact OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS Kuala Lumpur, August 14 AMIDST cheers, the House of Representatives today endorsed by 67 votes to 18 the Malaysia agreement signed in London last July laid came the Government decided to apply the guillotine mu end debate on the subject which began
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    ‘UNFAIR TACTICS’ OPPOSITION MPs ACCUSE GOVT
    245 14 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 16. Two Opposition MPs today accused the Government of “unfair in pushing through the resolution to endorse the Malaysia agreement in the House of Representatives. Mr. Lim Kean Siew of the Socialist Front and Mr. I). R. Seenivasagam of the People’s
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    Panamanian ship ‘arrested’ in Malacca
    173 14 MALACCA, Aug. 15 1.320-TON Panaman nian ship, the Isawas detained and her controls scaled in Malacca Harbour yesterday The ship’s captain and the crew, all Chinese are still on board The legal firm of Keith Sellar and Company was Instructed to possess the hip by
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    Publisher on South-East Asia and the Chinese problem
    372 14 Singapore. Aus 15 J he p M Roc a^ iR **M? today *hat\ "‘‘mnS problem confronting many countries i" South-East Asia vi the Chinese problem He suggested th r 14 e 5 e some of whom hart ved for many generation; 1
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    Soekarno and I parted quite pally after the summit, says the Tengku
    1616 15 PREMIER SPEAKS OUT ON »AFRAID OF HIS GUNS’ AND *A BID TO S4VE FACE CHARGES BY OPPOSITION by OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS Kuala Lumpur, August 14 t*1E Prime Minister, 1 Tengku Abdul Rahman, told Parliament today that the on.y
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    MERLIN SHARES: A BIG DEMAND
    143 15 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 16.—The Hotel Merlin offer of $3.5 million has been oversubscribed 17 times even though the application list opens only on August 19. By 2 p m. today, 44.364 applications for $58.7 million worth of shares have been received. By the time the
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    Off to the U.S.
    37 15 KUALA LUMPUR* Aug. 10 The Commandant of the Federal Police Depot In Kuala Lumpur. Assistant Commissioner Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Mohamed Isa, leaves tomorrow for a three-month study tour of the. United States
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    Grants for Borneo under attack in Parliament
    1452 16 by OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS KUALA LUMPUR. August 16 SINGAPORE'S position in Malaysia and the future judicial system were questioned in the House of Representatives today when the Malaysia Bill was debated for the second day. People’s Progressive Party and Socialist Front leaders also
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    Fragmentation protest: Razak to reply today
    308 16 Kuala lumpuk, Aug 16 Tun ADdu. Kazak wl.. issue a statement tomorrow replying to yesterday's pro test'by Mr P P Narayanan genera! secretary of the Na tional Union of P antatlon Workers, over the Govern ment’s refusal to introduce legislation to control frag mentation
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    SCHOOLGIRL STABBED BY ROADSIDE
    220 16 SINGAPORE. August. 13 i SCHOOLGIRL, Yeo Chew Tee, 16, who left hK home in Cross Street last night after rein:.aer brother she was going out to buy bocks. later stabbed by a man in Woodlands Road. While she lay in a serious condition in hospital today,
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    PETALING JAYA’S NO. 1 MAN DIES IN HIS SLEEP
    93 16 PETALING JAYA’ S NO. 1 MAN DIES IN HIS SLEEP Kuala lumpur. m 14. The istrator of Pet-aling ya, Inche Mohamed nuar bin Lope AW» Shukor died in his si this morning. frorn He had been su>ier.n„ heart trouble. as a Inche An nuar J' cre tary Principal Assistant f
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    Wisley Gardens puts up sparkling performance
    594 17 iENAN'U. Aug. 14.—A a ,i performance \vi"'i v Gardens, an Lii«h three-year-old, liffhlighted the second ot the Penang jeeti'.'.c today. Race One (1 \<s 3. UIV. 3—s*iF p. e ;e >>:ve Stable's 1)01 HLE ADIOS 8.0 802 189 > Donnelly 1 j M.in.i Tahu
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    KERRYDALE RETURNS TO TOP FORM IN CLUB CUP
    775 17 PENANG. Aug. 18 JihKYDALE, wintic i of the 1961 Selangor Gold Cup. Gained to form tow;. v.th a smashing in the Clubi vor 8A f here Race l \L. 3. I)l\ 4—t»F and Madam S P **»> 1 INK 8 8 carr
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    TEACHERS WANT MORE PAY
    206 17 Kuala lumpur. Aug. 18 —The 1,000-strong National Union of Day Training; Centre Graduate Teachers is to ask the Federation Government for more A memorandum to this etITct will be sent to the Ministry of Education, it was decided at its annual delegates' conference here today. The
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    Lorry driver fined $85
    67 17 BENTOtyG, Aug 18—A lorry driver, Chan Yoke Swee, 30. of Jalnn Pantal, Kuala Trengganu. was fined $75 here yesterday for driving his lorry without due care and attention at the 10th milestone. Bentong-Kualu Lumpur road, on April 6 Chan, whose driving licence was endorsed, was lined
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      87 17 BIG SWEEP TOTAL TOOL $75,783 1 No. *****2 ($42,470 2 No. 1G5858 ($14,158) 3 No. *****9 (S7.079) Starters ($884 each): Nos *****7; *****1; *****2; *****5; *****3; *****4; *****7; *****1. I unsulatiou (S500 each): Nos. *****4; *****7; *****9; *****2; *****8; *****2; *****3; *****7; *****6; *****6. BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $86,236 1
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    Federal grants likely for M-Day in Kelantan
    338 18 Kuala lumpur. Aug. 15.—The people of Kelantun at least those living in the seven main towns may have a lavish Merdeka Day celebration after all. Warned beforehand that the PNIIP-controlled State Government would allocate only $75 for the celebrations In each of the
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    Strike threat by Govt staff
    40 18 KOTA BHARU. Aug. 15—Kelantan branch of the Technical Services Union decided today to strike on Sept 30 should the Federation Government not settle a salary claim of Junior meteorological and agriculture assistants by Sept. 29
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    New doctor
    33 18 SINGAPORE, Aug. 16—Mr. Celectine Ponseka has qualified as a doctor having completed the professional eNarr.lr.ntlons Tor the degree of H.ichelot of Medicine and Ra:heJor r,f fmtpery of the University of Singapore.
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    Safety clause in Malaysia Bill, in case date has to be put off
    886 18 'THIS IS NECESSARY IN VIEW OF U.N. WORK IN BORNEO 9 by OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTERS Kuala Lumpur, August 15 MEASURE to postpone implementation of the Malaysia Bill in case the Aug. 31 date cannot be kept was
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    The problems of education
    46 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 18—Mr. Jonn h Watson ol tnr New Zealand Council for educational research arrived ov air today for s tour-day visit to meet leading educationists here He said he would discuss with them the problems of education In this country
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    Art exhibition
    38 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 18—The head of the Department u! Economics in the University of Malaya. Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz, will open the 10th exhibition of the Wednesday Art Group at the British Council here tomorrow 1
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    Sunday meeting
    38 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 16—The Minister of Transport. Dato Sardon bln Hall Jublr. will address the annual meeting ol the Sri Java Transport Co at the Hotel Majestic roof garden here at 10 a m on Sunday.
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    Bananas for export: Minister sees bright future
    206 18 K L l ALA LUMP n| t Au B- 14.—The Minil ter oi Agriculture aS Co-operatives, i„ A 1 Mohamed Khir Johj said today he was c 3 hdent that the exifl of bananas and o §3 Malayan fruits C J become a
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    COUNCIL ASKED TO APOLOGISE TO MEDICAL CHIEF
    193 18 Malacca. Aug. 15.A Socialist Fron councillor, Mr. Mai Khye Boh. called yesterday for a written apology’ for “wild a.le* gations” against the Chief Medical and Health Officer here, Dr. Sabaratnam. during the cholera outbreak in May Mr. Mah. who was spea* Ing at
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    Malayan share list
    751 19 ve f* 1 ’stock”*tubun Jt- 'rsSSS dj sinus 4 1 1 MM Brlctt UO AttM IM M SO Ofd». -T. DjUStN# 1-8 IJ7 2 L TryrtMt 1.10 4; H'itiM MS ,n ;u. MIL Ifi Pfgf. 11/10* B- st£=al *»t f**t WMlt 309 3.10 75 3.55 3.33 V
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    CLOSING PRICES
    28 19 August 16. MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 69 cents (down a quarter of a cent). TIN $451 (up 124 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 230 tons (down 15 tons).
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    Rubber loses further on Malayan market
    558 19 ppHE Malayan Rubber A Market lost further ground this week when prices dropped two cents In rather more active trading say H.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their current survey. Terminal markets have shown little initiative and were marked down in line with eastern advices, adds
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    70 19 rTHS Malayan Ixahange Banks’ A*l •oelatlen made these changes In Its rates to merchant* on Saturday (all rates to 8100). Selling TT er OO ready: Belgian Pranee 1620; Italian Lire *****; Nerweglan Kroner 232|. On the free exchange market In Hong Kong yesterday ttta U.B. Battor was quoted
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    Allowance call for teachers of Malay supported
    273 19 PENANG, Aug. 15 M* LIM Oim Boon, chairman of Penang branch of the National Union of Teachers, today supported the suggestion by a reader in todays Straits Times of payment of a special allowance to fulltime non-Malay teachers of the national language. “These
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    Talk on women for the Lions
    48 19 PENANG, Aug. 18.—The newly* formed Ltoiut Club of Penang will hold iu first dinner meeting at the Town House Hotel next Tuesday when Miss Wendy Stephens, a beauty expert, will speak on "Women of today.** The meeting ts open to lady guests
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    SHARE MART REVISED QUOTATIONS
    768 19 1VE folio wine is t complete list of revised quotations for the week ended Friday August 16. INDUSTRIALS a. Mcx Im 1.30 Alex ords. 3.60 B. Tract Ma 6 00 Boustead 1.63 l.M C. Holding 6/0 Coo. Tin Smelt Prof 17/3 13/3 Orda 43/6 47/Dun lope
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      New issues affect local mart
      2241 20 From Our Market Correspondent HXTREMELY dull conditions ruled throughout the week on the Malayan Stock Exchange with operators concentrating on two new offers for sale. The first is the otler of 3.5 million one dollar shares at par by the Hotel Merlin, the lists for
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      CLOSING PRICES
      31 20 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (per picul.) August 12. 68% cU. 8449.87% 18. 68%cts. $451.50 14. 68V» cts. 9458 25 15. 89% cts. 9450.87% 16. 69 eta. 9451.00 17. 9452.12%
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      89 20 'PHI Malayan exchange Banks' Asto 1 elatian mada these changes in titrates to merchants yesterday (all ratet to $100) Canada: buying TT 35 9/16, airman OD 35 11/10, 90 d/si. 30 3/10 credti bttla, 301 trade bills. Sailing TT ar OO ready: Canada 35 3/16: Italian Lira *****;
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      PRODUCE PRICES
      68 20 £MINISS PridMt CithMii, Mw day: Ciwnut »M: bulk (43i atUin, drum s4B| sellers. Cegra: Aus /B«PC UK/Continent «2H| buyers P»Mwr: Ifuntok whits sl3?| seUers. Sarawak white sl3s tellers, special Sarawak black $824 teller*, garbled Lamponc black <92ft sellers. ASTA $lO2l sellers. tlngaaere Ceeenut Od MUlert’ Alee* eiatlen arises:
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      34 20 (Managers' arises) First Malayan 1.78 l.SSxd Second ICalaym 1.38 1.43xd Third Malayan IIM .98 l.Sft First Hong Kong .0$ I.ol* Second Hong Kong .10 .T4* Sterling Commodity 4/3 4/8 <*Hong Kong currency). <
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      26 20 ;-.a I. *l7 l>/ _V- r- t Current, Date of Total Total far for previous A. Amal W 25% gStfl? KSlil'fl A.M*., 40% Z
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      MALAYAN STOCK INDICES
      40 20 1.... Aug., 14 Aug. 15 Aug 16 Aug. 17 Induatriatoi 114.79 114.89 114.58 114.49 U 4.47 114.55 199.85 198.98 109.91' 108.88 188.64 108 88 5 rubbers: 118.18 ***** 111.*' 11*3 iiJU U2.H 1 Dec. 29, 1962 .108.
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      Raiders attack trawler, set it on fire
      238 20 .rALOR STAR, Aim. !F.~. tp men i, jo motor boats ram. trawler and set nre ,t after beating up < t crew yesterday U fVr? noon. The Incident occurred SllJ? *****8 abom gSf. Yen. a Cei/ral Kedah fishing village tmwtsr, belon*in e to
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      Sultan’s Cup to planter for best orchid
      102 20 tPOH. Aug. IF—About 600pri*e» were given away on the last day of the three-day Perak Sta e a fl** horticultural exhibition here thu afternoon. KKar Mr. F. T. P. Hubbard, a rubber planter, won the top prize pe Sultan’s Cup for exhibit aid
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      for 100 Muar polls task
      49 20 MUAR, Aug. 18—More *JJ assistant reglstfrlng oU8C Muar will go from nouw-? vise from Sept 1 to Oct. flte the eiertoral rolls At he id and federal election* t next vear. ic8t ion All will wear inu pllor e badges provided by thElection Commissior
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