The Straits Budget, 23 September 1964

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  • 38 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE 0.P.0. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER St R'liS 625. KUALA LUMPUR, SEPTEMBER 23, 1964. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN 691.
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    • 265 2  -  GOH SIN TUB Singapore I WAS quite sad to read in the Straits Times of Sept. 17 about the death of Mr Mathew Tan Eng Yan, the 20-year-old blind boy who tried to struggle through an University course. I got to know Mathew when I
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    • 76 2  -  A SATTAR Kluang EVERY time we tune to Radio Indonesia we hear nothing but crush Malaysia, crush neo-Colonlalists and Imperialists. Sometimes Soekarno himself can be heard boasting about his armed forces, going on for hours. Nothing is broadcast about Indonesia’s economic situation, health or education. Apparently they do not
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    • 227 2  -  LEE KUAN YEW, Prime Minister, Singapore. M Y attention has been drawn to a news agency report from London dated Friday, Sept. 11, published in Malaysian newspapers here reporting me as saying that “Malaysia survives or fails, depending on whether we set
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    • 208 2  -  D. C. T. Singapore I heartily endorse the plea K of “Brainwashed” (S.T. 12-9-64) for less canned TV material from America. Considering the excellent programmes produced by the BBC and other Commonwealth sources one wonders why more of these are not screened here. In the programme
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    • 90 2  -  SCHOOL CLERK Machanx SCHOOL clerks who entered the clerical profession with a Form Four qualification and later obtained a School Certificate while employed have not yet had their salaries adjusted. They are still waiting for pay arrears going back four years. As one such victim I
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    • 107 2  -  J.C.K. Singapore IT Is sometimes dlsap--1 pointing to see the police and the armed forces hampered In their praiseworthy work in dealing with unruly elements during off-curfew hours. An innocent citizen is being assaulted by several people; someone telephones the police, who arrive on the scene within
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    • 89 2  -  B S Pantai Valley ATS off I say to Gopal Shetty and his troupe. I was really deeply unpressed last Saturday right (5-9-64) when I saw two Chinese gentlemen and a lady take part in a rather complicated Indian fo’kdance, which if I may add to their credit,
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    • 41 2  -  J. D. C. Singapore lam heartily sick of reading so much hair-split-ting ’isms.' It is about time that we got down to brass tacks and run our politics on just simple basic cold terms—either one Is AntiCommunist or Communist.
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    • 170 2  -  CITIZEN Singapore If ERE I am locked up in my house due to the Cirfew Order, all because cl trouble makers with their minds deranged by Communist propaganda. My suggestion for dealing with them more drastically and most effectively Is to round them all up
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    • 214 2  -  HENRY BERLANDIER Singapore If the little recreation we hunters enjoy in this democratic country should be curtailed in areas not affected by security operations, then Soekarno’s purpose—to disrupt the people and destroy this democracy -would succeed. We hunters who cherish the privilege of possessing arms and
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    • 95 2  -  PARENT Buttterworth r J 1 HE school year will be ending soon and we, parents, are most concerned about text books. It appears that some schools plan to introduce new text books which, in the opinion of manv, are quite unsuitable. Of late many
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    • 614 3 —Straits Times. September 14 Commonsense precautions against further and more violent acts of aggression by Indonesia are being construed in quite the wrong fashion. Of course the possibility of retaliation against Indonesia becoming necessary must be onsidered. But in both London and New York there
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    • 403 3 —Straits Times. September 14 Perhaps General Khanh of South Vietnam should not have shaved off his beard last week —like a hairless Samson, he has been immediately overthrown. Or so it seems. Yesterday’s coup, bloodless as that by which General Khanh himself gained power eight months ago, last
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    • 192 3 —Straits Times. September 14 Numerous reports of goodwill and co-operation between the races do much to offset the tensions and fears engendered by the Singapore riots. The quiet and courageous efforts of hundreds of people throughout the island went far to ensuring that disturbances did not last still
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    • 655 3 —Straits Times, September 16 In the Security Council proceedings, Dato Ismail is hammering home the point that matters. Indonesia has not answered Malaysia’s accusation of aggression. Blatant and inexcusable, aggression is not denied but admitted. The day the Security Council met to discuss Malaysia’s complaint there
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    • 137 3 —Straits Times. September 16 The Singapore Housing and Development Board has adopted a very low-key approach to the home ownership scheme it launched in February. It has held only four ballots for homes and has sold only a few hundreds of its many thousands of flats. There are
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    • 630 3 —Straits Times, September 17 The Norwegian resolution which calls for an end to force, or the threat of it, in the Malaysian-Indonesian dispute, and for a return to the conference table, is the best that Malaysia can hope for from the Security Council. As a condemnation
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    • 186 4 —Straits Times. September 17 Of the many tokens of solidarity and support which the Malaysian Government has received since the Pontian and Labis incidents inaugurated a period of intensified Indonesian aggression, none has been heartening than the declarations by trade unions and employers’ organisations. The pledge by labour
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    • 292 4 —Straits Times, September 18 Mr. Moise Tshombe, odd man out among African leaders, may well feel that the conference of the Organisation of African Unity Council of Ministers which last week discussed ‘the Congo problem” did him proud. In spite of early fireworks it produced a final
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    • 182 4 —Straits Times. September 18 The Selangor Mentri Besar’s scheme to have students live with families of other races has, quite properly, been given an enthusiastic reception. Interest has been so great that a sub-committee of the State Goodwill Committee has been appointed to recommend 1 ways to put
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    • 652 4 —Straits Times. September 19 Although Malaysia has not received from the Security Council of the United Nations the satisfaction she deserves, the proceedings have been worth while. Even when the decision was reached to charge Indonesia with aggression, it was realised that the Russian veto stood in
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    • 409 4 S’ pore Aid Plan —Straits Times. September 19 The programme agreed between the Central and Singapore State Governments for uplifting the underprivileged—especially among the Malays—paves the way for an attack on the basic causes of communal misunderstanding and friction. One of the proposed measures is the formation of a co-operative
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    • 135 4 —Straits Times, September 19 Encouraging progress has been made with the University of Malaya's teaching hospital. The faculty buildings are almost completed and work has started on the foundations of the 14-storey building which will accommodate the 800-bed hospital. All going well, it will be in use early
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    • 63 4 HEW. To Shirley and Henry a daughter Su-Len 16.9.64 K K Hospital Sister of Me-Len Both well Thanks to Doctors and Staff ROBERTS: To Maureen and Owvn a son. Neil Graham. at British .Military Hospital Si/igapore. on 17th September DAVY: To Kathleen and Colin the cif t of a
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  • 354 5 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13. THE Singapore Government today described the failure by Communists and proIndonesian elements to engineer disorders in Chinatown yesterday as ‘*a victory for the people." In a statement, the Government said: ‘The Communist demonstrators had banked on being able to mingle freely with
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  • 44 5 lu TTERWORTH. Sept 14. A J'JCS Day 1 for residents living in v isf al areas in Province Wellesley <n h "ill be held at the end of month. Courses will be at the 'herworth Town Hall and in Muda and Penaga.
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  • 121 5 PEIANG. Sept. 13. The Penang branch of the National Union of Commercial Workers last night pledged their full support for the defence of Malaysia. “We must—and will—help our government, even at the cost of our lives, to resist and eradicate evil elements
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  • 42 5 BATU PAHAT. Sept. 14.—Police today recovered the body of Azizah binte Kamisan. aged three, who was drowned in .1 pond behind her home in Senggarang. 14 miles from here. Stic is believed to have fallen into the pond accidentally.
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  • 131 5 INDIANS TOLD: SINK DIFFERENCES. a> \RIT BUNTAH, Sept. 13 1 Indians in this country should sink their differences and co-operate with the Central Government. Dato R Muthuthamby Filial president of the Krian area Alliance Committee, urged last night. In this time of grave danger. Indians who considered Malaysia their homeland
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  • 208 5  -  By ARTHUR RICHARDS JfUALA LUMPUR, AY Sept. 13. The South- East Asia Treaty Organisation will defend Malaysia at the request of the Central Government if Communist and Indonesian aggression escalates into a major war in the region. This assurance was given today by
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  • 435 5 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 gINGAPORE’S Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, today called for preventive measures against further Indonesian invasion of Malaysian territories. Just back from Brussels and London, Mr. Lee said: “Let us take precautionary measures to make it impossible for them to continue
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  • 47 5 KULIM. Sept. 15.—A total of 133 low-cost houses in Jalan Tunku Bendahara will be allocated to successful applicants on Oct. 1. The District Officer. Sycd Alwi Shahabuddin, said today allocations would be made to applicants earning $3OO a month or less.
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  • 307 6 SINGAPORE, Sept. 13. THE Amalgamated Union of Public Employees has called on its 25,000 members in the public services to stand solidly behind the Central and State Governments to keep government and essential services running smoothly “in this hour of na-
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  • 146 6 LUMPUR. Sept. l3. A five -man Japanese parliamentary “goodwill mission” arrived here today from Japan for a two-day visit. The leader of the mission Mr. M. Milke. said the trip was to promote friendship among Asian countries. He described the dispute between Malaysia
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  • 261 6 IPOH, Sept. 13. The People s Progressive Party today replaced several of it stalwarts with new men. The party, which is striv ing to build a stronger organisation, elected a new president. Mr. D. R. Seen! \asagam. its founder secre- j tary-general. There
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  • 92 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 14. —The appeal by the Director of the Federation Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Territorial Army. Lieut.-Col J. R. Dickinson, last month has resulted in 12 recruits joining the Kuala Lumpur Territorial Army workshop. Col. Dickinson had told 80 recruits of the unit
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  • 56 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept 15.—Inche Mohamed Zain bin Zainal Abidin. 26. a field officer of the Malayan Association of Youth Clubs has been awarded a UNESCO fellowship to study vouth organisation activities in Jamaica and Puerto Rico. He will leave by air for Jamaica on Friday and
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  • 441 6  -  From CHEW LOY KHOON: Labis, Sept. 14 pOUR Royal Navy helicopters flew in here today to assist in operations against Indonesian paratroopers as further captures were made during the day by security forces. The helicopters are being used to transport troops into the jungle.
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  • 214 6 SINGAPORE. Sept. The National Traces Union Congress today welcomed a proposal bv the National Union of Government Cle r i cal Workers in Kuala Lumpur to set up a “Workers Committee for National Defence’’ in view of the threat posed bv Indonesia. The union
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  • 104 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Sent 13 The chairman of the Clia> e Manhattan Bank of New Ycrk. Mr. George Champion, and two top officials of the bank are expected here on Thursday for a one-day visit. The two officials are Mr. Ain* a W. Barth,
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  • 427 7  -  Mystery of Formosan Foreiyn Minister’s visit By BALA CHANORAN: Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 14 THE six-day visit of Mr. Shen Chang Huan, Foreign Minister of Nationalist China, has thrown protocol to the winds. For Malaysia does not recognise Formosa. Officially the Ministry of
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  • 64 7 MUAR. Sejt. 13.—More than 150 frogs this morning waged a three-hour “w’ar” in a pond at Buklt Pasir. seven miles from here. The battle cries of the frogs drew a large crowd of spectators. Dozens of dead frogs were seen floating in the pond.
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  • 86 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 14. The staff side of the National Whitley Council is studying counter proposals to replace the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund from the official side. Commenting on suggestions that the fund be scrapped, the staff side chairman, Mr. V E. Jesudoss, said
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  • 234 7 OENANG. Sept. 14 1 The acting State Controller pf Civil Defence, Mr. A. Raja Gcpal, today described as “very encouraging” an exercise conducted yesterday to test the effectiveness of any sudden call-up of members of the civil defence disaster column. Although this wa.s carried
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  • 67 7 .—Reuter WELLING. Sept. 13. Mr. Foss Shanahan, deputy secretary ot the Department of External AtTairs. a former New Zealand High Commissioner in Canada and Ambassador to the United Nations in 1958. died here today, aged 54 Mr Shanahan was New Zealand's first Commissioner in South-East Asia
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  • 27 7 KULIM. Sept. 13 The new $2OO 000 Government offices building here has been completed. Arrangements are being made for the official opening probably in Octobers.
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  • 331 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14. THOUSANDS of job-hunters today thronged the 22 Government employment exchanges throughout the country to register for jobs as the nation-wide Employment Exchange Week began. Registering for jobs were clerks, stenographers, hospital assistants, nurses, electricians. dispensers, amahs and waitresses, and boys and
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  • 39 7 SINGAPORE. Sept. 15 Singapore will be represented at the American Society of Travel Agents convention in Miami next month. Attending the convention will be Mr. K. M Byrne, chairman of (he Singapore Tourist Promotion Board.
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  • 42 7 PENANG. Sept. 14 Boe v Tie Bin was today committed for tr.al at the next Assizes on a charge of possessing one lb. of explosives at Batu Maung. Bavan Lepas. on June 19 (his year. He reserved bis defence
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  • 130 7 Kuala lumpi r, Sept. 14. —The Mentri Bestir of Selangor, Inche Harun bin Haji Idris (above), was made a Dato by the Sultan of Selangor today. The title was conferred on Inche llarun at a meeting of the Dewan di-Raja at the Istatia Alam
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  • 60 7 IPOH, Sept. 13—The Ptrak-Pen-ang branch of the Alumni Association of the College of Agriculture was formed at a social gathering here last night with the Pernk State Agriculture Officer. Inche Khilid bin Abdul Rahman, as its president. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Haji Daud was elected vice-president and Mr.
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  • 36 7 JAKARTA Sept. 13.—President Soekarno has appointed two more Ministers according to Jakarta Radio today. They are Brig Oen. Sukendro and Police Commissioner Bugl Supeno. Both will be State Ministers attached to thr Presidium.—Reuter.
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  • 318 8  -  From Chew Loy Khoon ABIS, Sept. 13. Another four Indonesian paratroopers were killed and several others captured near here today. This brings to 12 the total number of paratroopers killed since the airdrop on Sept. 2. Today’s achievement was described by a military spokesman as
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  • 94 8 JESSELTON. Sept. 14. A Sabah dress tie is now available for use by certain categories of officers, besides Cabinet Ministers in the State, according to a circular issued by the State Secretary’s office to all residents and heads of State and Federal departments in
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  • 306 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11. CIVILIAN employees of the Royal Malaysian Police today pledged to defend the nation “to the last man.’’ Their pledge was contained in a resolution which was unanimously adopted at the annual delegates conference of the Police Administrative and
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  • 26 8 PENANG, Sept. 18 The Penang Rubber Trade Association will hold a moon-cake party at 8 p.m. on Sunday in celebration of its 45th anniversary
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  • 66 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept.—Two officers of the Malaysian Armed Forces left here for Britain bv all today to undergo a 14-month Stafl Ohicor course at the Stall College Camberlev They are Major Loh Sal Kee nt the Armed Forces Maintenance Corps attached to the Department of
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  • 156 8 Kuala lumpur. Sept. 13. —The Nationalist Chinese Foreign Minister, Mr. Shen Chang Huan, will hold talks with the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, here tomorrow’ morning. Mr. Shen will discuss problems of interest to Formosa and Malaysia. One of the subjects of the
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  • 270 8 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 15. Trade union leaders here today welcomed the pledge of loyalty to the Government by the Malayan Council of Employers* Organisations in meeting Indonesian aggression But they expressed disappointment and regret that the bosseo had not answered their call for
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  • 189 8 UENANG, Sept. 13. 1 —Thirteen Australian soldiers reported lost in thick jungle near the Ma-layan-Thai border for several days were rescued by an RAAF helicopter last night. The soldiers were located on Sept. 11 by a Butter-worth-based RAAF Dakota sent to search
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  • 78 8 BATU PAHAT. Sept. 14—Two Indonesians were sentenced here toaay to 18 months’ iail each by the President of the Sessions Court. Inche Yusof bin Abdul Rashid, after pleading guilty to illegally entering Malaysian waters. Thev were Yeo Chwee. 40, anti Lee Kok Kong, 22. of
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  • 47 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 13—The St. John Ambulance Brigade will conduct a home nursing class for its members and ex-members as well as the public every Saturday from 4 to 530 p.m. commencing on Sept. 19 until Dec. 5 at their headquarters at 41. Shelley Road
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  • 205 8 —AP KUCHING, Sept. 15 rpHE Sarawak Go--1 vernment Asian Officers’ Union yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the slowness in the implementation of Malaysianisation in the Sarawak Civil Service. The president of the union, Inche Dawi Abdul Rahman, said the union had submitted a
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  • 206 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 15. J)ISCUSSIONS on a final settlement of the cotton goods quota dispute between Malaysia and Britain opened here today. The talks, which lasted PO minutes, were described as “very fruitful and friendly.” They will continue tomorrow. A statement Issued after today’s
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  • 51 9 Canberra. Sept 15 Australia had sent extra personnel to Malaysia to place Royal Australian Air Force squadrons on a higher state of alert, the Minister tor Air, Mr. P. Howson, sa d today. Mr. Howson was replying to a question in the House of Representatives.—
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  • 53 9 TAIPING. Sept. 15 Thieves broke into the office of St. Louis Church here early yesterday morning and escaped with U S $3O, and a gold medal. A servant, living in an annexe of the building, who was awakened by a noise, blew a whistle and ‘saw
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  • 47 9 TELUK ANSON. Sept. 15 A Journalist* Inche Alias bin Haii Abdul Rahman, has been elected secretary of the Teluk Anson Umno division, with Inche Arshad bin Abdullah as assistant secretary. Inche Tajuddin bin Hall Baharuddin as treasurer, and Ustaz Harun bin Haji Sallch. publicity oillcer.
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  • 106 9 IfUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 15— The National Convention Party, which was formed in July last year by the former Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives. Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, Is to hold its first annual delegates' conference at Banting. 30 miles from here, on Sept. 20.
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  • 25 9 PENANG. Sept. 15 Hussein bin Mat Zain. 19. was today fined $2,808 for trying to evade $2BO duty on 117 dozen cotton vests.
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  • 267 9 -UPI PHILIPPINES Am--1 b a s s a dor, Mr. Jacinto C. Borja. addressed the Council for the second lime to clarify his Government’s position. He said that while the Philippines hoped the Macapagal plan would be adopted In looking for a solution, it
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  • 503 9 UPI. UNITED NATIONS Sept. 15 JNDONESIA warned today that any British retaliation for its crush Malaysia policy would bring a swift counter attack from Indonesian forces. Indonesia’s Deputy Foreign Minister. Dr. Sudjarwo, addressing the Security Council in reply to Malaysia’s charge of aggression by Indonesia,
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  • 65 9 PENANG, Sept. 15 A former Penan« Free School student, Inche Abdul Razak bln Hussain 19, will leave for Britain tomorrow for a four-year course In Arts at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on a Malaysian Government scholarship. Inche Abdul Razak passed his Higher School Certificate examination last
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  • 271 10 ALOK STAR, Sept. 15. Director of the Kedah Vigilante Corps, Inche Radzi bin Basir, today disclosed that about 140,000 men had registered for service in 1,500 kampongs throughout the State. Inche Radzi said the corps, in groups of 10 men,
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  • 122 10 I/UALA LUMPUR, Sept. 1V 16. The Central Government has decided to lift the clamp on Malaysian students wishing to go to Formosa for further studies. This was announced by Tengku Abdul Rahman shortly after the weekly Cabinet meeting today. Last week the Immigration Department,
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  • 82 10 JOIIORE BAHRU,Sept. 16Residents here woke up one day recently to find one of the town’s landmarks—the nearly-com-pleted $3 million 15-storey low-cost flats in Jalan Lumba Kuda smeared with long multi-coloured streaks of paint on the outside walls. The paint, thrown from the top floors
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  • 241 10 1ZUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 16. —The cornpractice of the rule of law has made Malaysia and the United States “great friends,” Justice Goldberg, an associate judge of the United States Supreme Court, said today. He was speaking to newsmen on his arrival here from Singapore
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  • 146 10 If the Reds take over —by Harun KUALA LUMPUR, September 16 r I' I HE Mentri Besar of 1 Selangor, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, today warned settlers that they would lose their individual rights if the Communists gained control of the Government He told them that they ,<ot)ld never
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  • 386 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 16. JHE Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam, today called on workers and employers to draw up a mutual code of conduct, possibly in the form of an industrial truce resolution, during the Emergency to meet Indonesian aggression. He was
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  • 22 10 MACHANG, Sept. 16.—Inche Ya’acob bin Haji Ismail has been elected chairman of the UMNO division here for the sixth time.
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  • 185 10 AP, Reuter. JAKARTA, Sept. 16.— The Indonesian Navy announced today it had begun manoeuvres in the narrow Straits of Sunda separating Sumatra and Java. British and Australian warships are believed to be crossing the straits in their movements between Singapore and the Christmas Islands,
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  • 25 10 UPI. JAKARTA. Sept. 16.—President Soekarno has issued a 12-point order which calls on the Indonesian people to step up their antiMalaysia campaign.— UPI.
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  • 145 11 Response delights recruiting officer MOKK than 7a0 youths 1 offered themselves for recruitment into the 1st B a t 11 I 1 I Malaysian Rangers in Kuching this week. Major D. Thomson, who is in charge of recruiting for the battalion. Has delighted with the response.
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  • 78 11 B Kl’M A LUMPUR. Sept. 16. B Chi.m Art Galltry on the B (i °f Selangor Mansion, off Mi !ayu lu re, will be opi ned I® Ir fi'ank Sullivan, secretary B; donal Art Gallery, at B 10 l )n A On Sept, 18. B I: one-man
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  • 140 11 B( LUMPUR, Sept. 16— I i i #l l J le Central Government I l c l av that was the I Inti of the Alliance GovI b n Provide Chinese I soioois, classcs in 0S5ist to' thn 'r-. 7 August, circulars Issued
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  • 209 11 ALA LUMPUR, Sept. IG— The National Union of Journalists today “strongly” supported the proposal by the National Union of Government Clerical Workers to set up a Workers’ Committee for National Defence. The president Mr. Liew Mook Yoong, in a statement said: “This will
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  • 52 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 16No official comment was available here tonight on an agency report from Taipeh that Nationalist China is planning to help Malaysia train its army in antiguerilla warfare. The report said arrangements Mere quietly being made to have several hundred Malaysian officers trained
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  • 45 11 SINGAPORE, Sept. 16.—Singapore's Minister for Labour, Mr. Jck Yuen Thong, left by air yesterday for Canberra to attend the annual conference of the Australian Institute of Management. He is attending as a guest speaker at the invitation of the institute.
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  • 26 11 KANGAR, Sept. 16.—The Perlis branch of the Rubber Research Institute has launched a campaign to encourage smallholders to use selective clones lor better production.
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  • 30 11 TELUK ANSON, Sept. 15.—The youth section of the Malayan Chinese Association. Teluk Anson ward branch, will hold a social here on Sept. 19 at 8 p m.
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  • 261 11 Tengku: Formosa and Malaysia fighting a common enemy KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 16. f J ENGKU Abdul Rahman said today that although Malaysia did not recognise Formosa, the two countries were on the best of terms. “In fact,” he added after today’s Cabinet meeting:
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  • 78 11 I/UALA LUMPUR, Sept. 16— The Central Government today clarified the conferment of the title Dato on Inche Haron bin Haji Idris, the Mentri Besar of Selangor. The Datoship in this case has been conferred on the holder ol the office of Mentri Besar.
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  • 29 11 SINGAPORE. Sept. 16. The i Thieves broke into a shop in i New Bridge Road yesterday and I 1 escaped with $7,540 in cash and goods
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  • 181 11 IPOH, Sept. 16.—Da1 to Lau Pak Khuan. Perak Chinese leader, today handed a cheque for $3,000 to the Mentri Besar, Dato Ahmad bin Said, as a gift to the National Patriotic Fund, instead of spending the money to celebrate his 70th birthday. “It Is
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  • 507 12 Union members to work extra hours SINGAPORE, Sept. 16 UNDER the proposed three-point plan of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ l'n ion aimed at helping to offset the economic effects of the recent disturbances in the State, the union’s members in commercial
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  • 58 12 JOHORE BAHRU. Sept. 16—A Johorp social worker. Mrs. An* toinette Copley-Clark. who has served the Johore Anti-Tuber-culosis Rehabilitation Organisation as organising secretary for five years, will soon leave her post to go to Germany, where her husband has been transferred. Her place will be taken by
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  • 19 12 BATU GAJAH. Sept. 16.—About 300 Boy Scouts and Cubs in Batu Gajah District have started a “job-week”
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  • 145 12 OENANG, Sept. 16. The Penang Port Commission is to reclaim an area of about 240.000 square feet along a 330-yard stretch between the Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal and the Church Street pier at the Weld Quay waterfront. The reclamation is expected to
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  • 43 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sopt. 16.—A member of the Indo-China Peace Mission. Dr. M. Aram, will arrive here on Sept. 19 for a four-day visit. He will address a public meeting at the Town Hall at 10 a.m, on Sept. 20.
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  • 65 12 MUAR. Sept. 16.—A mobile xray team will visit Muur and Tangkak to provide free X-rays to the people. The team will be in Tangkak on Sept. 23. and Sent. 24. Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. and Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 and in Muar on Sept
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  • 195 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 15 -—The outgoing Ca. nadian Trade Commis. sioner in Singapore Mr. E. H. Maguire, today predicted a greater two-way trade bet wet; his country and Malay" sia in the days ahead. In a farewell interviei before he flew to Canada fa re-posting,
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  • 201 12 Around the world by car —for information to write books Kuala lumpur, Sept. 16 Two French women a journalist and a Press photographer who are travelling rourd the world in a car for information to write two books, arrived here yesterday. They are Miss Edith Lesprit, 27. a free-lance journalist
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  • 436 13 HOW I SMUGGLED A BOMB’ It was tied under boat in waterproof plastic, captured secret agent tells court SINGAPORE, Sept. 14. 4 SECRET agent of the Indonesian Government, now under detention here, told the Assizes today how he and another Indonesian smuggled a bomb into Singapore by boat in May
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  • 100 13 Kuala lumpur, sept. 15—A senior assistant registrar in the Supreme Court. Miss Harwanth Kaur (above), today sat as magistrate of the Traffic Court here and dealt with traffic summons and inquests This is the first time a woman has sat as magistrate
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  • 253 13 SINGAPORE, Sept. 15. The Singapore Federation of Services Unions, which represents some 35,000 local civilian employees in the three armed forces, today pledged complete loyalty to the State and Central Governments in the face of Indonesian aggression. The workers belong to the Army Civil
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  • 180 13 JAKARTA, September 15. INDONESIAN rubber exports have dropped to less than half the amount exported three years ago, Senior Agriculture Minister Sadjarwo was quoted as saying today. Sadjarwo, speaking at a conference designed to promote production of primary commodities, said Indonesia exported 250.000 tons of
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  • 215 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 14. r £HE Malaysian and Philippines Governments are deadlocked over the Philippines claim to Sabah. I This is due to the different approaches by the two Governments towards solving the issue. Because of this, the date for the Bangkok talks to
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  • 144 13 A LOR STAR, Sept. 15. The Kedah and Perlis Chief Police Officer, Mr. J. G. Ritchie, today warned the public against spreading unfounded rumours about Indonesian landings. “Such rumours only create unnecessary alarm and despondency.” he said. He appealed to the public
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  • 143 13 Batu akano, sept. 15— Selangor’s Mentri Besar, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, today warned that if Indonesia ever took over Malaysia, the people would suffer hardships even worse than they did during the Japanese occupation. He gave this warning at a
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  • 134 13 I( U ALA LUMPUR, 1Y Sept. 15. The Government is planning to distribute millions of leaflets in all the vernacular languages so that the people throughout the country will know the intention behind the Government’s proclamation of emergency. These leaflets will give Information to the
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  • 235 14 Sept 17 Singapore's Finance •'..•nister, Dr. (ioh Keng Swee, who flew home tonight from the United Nations, said there was “general sympathy on Mala>sia’s side.” Dr. (ioh, a member of Malaysia's team presentin j tats country’s case a;.a nst Indonesian ag’.tssion in the
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  • 144 14 PMIP leader will not take ‘political rest 1/ANGAR. Sept. 14. A founder member of the. Pe-lis PMIP, Inche Salleh bin Lebai Ahmad, has withdrawn his request to the party to grant him “a political rest" Inche Salleh. a member of the PMtP state executive committee and chairman of the party’s
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  • 133 14 SINGAPORE, Sept 17 Mr. Ho See Ben?,, chairman of the NTUC, last night received a cheque for $10,712.10. from two student representatives, one from a secondary school and the other from a primary school, at the Cultural Centre. The money was contributed by school
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  • 50 14 PENANG Sept. 17. The Assistant Minister of National and Rural Development. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Yakub, said yesterday that the Central Government had voted $l3O 000 for religious institutions in the Nebong Tebal district. Masques, temples and religion*schools in Province Wellesley South would benefit from tingrant
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  • 39 14 IPOH. Sept. 17. —A car belonging to a chemist. Mr. Loke Hon liheng. 53 which was reported stolen from Chamberlain Road here yesterday was later found in Jalan Datoii with its battery and a wheel missing
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  • 169 14 KUALA LUMPUR, September 17 THE Singapore Na--1 Mona! Trades Union Congress has written to the Malayan TUC tor »ts views on the suggestion that a ‘v nrk err/ committee for national defence” he sot up. The suggestion by the National Union of Government Clerical Workers
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  • 93 14 'PHE Deputy Prime Minister. Tur Abdul Razak, and tile Singapore Premier. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. sharing a joke or Sept. 17 at Mr. Lee's office in City Hall. The jovial session took place before Tun Razak and Mr. Lee got down to the more serious
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  • 78 14 ISVALA LUMPUR, 1V Sept. 17.—The Malaysia Britain cotton talks which began on Sept. 15 moved into the “techrlcar stage today Technical experts two from each side are now thrashing out matters in de tails. For the last two days fiveman delegations from each side discussed matters
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  • 288 14 SINGAPORE, Sept. 16. The chairman of the Chase Manhattan Bank of New York. Mr. George Champion, tonight predicted “accelerated American investment” in Malaysia In the near future Mr. Champion, who flew in by JA1 jet from Bangkok said hit bank had “great
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  • 44 14 SINGAPORE. Sept 17. —A; 1 cations are invited lor duate scholarships tor a n uin of courses in Australia. Can ,l v New Zealand and Britain in academic year 1965-66. Details and application t>'i may be obtained from the Pu»> Service’ Commission.
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  • 41 14 SINGAPORE. Sept. 17. Ma’jV' sian Airways has announced appointment of Mr. Lim cm Lock as traffic handling manac. Mr Llm. 39 the PAP Assend) man for River Valley, joined M lavsian Airways in 1946 as a 1 fic cleric.
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  • 484 15 Out —a Labis secret SECOND AIR DROP TWO INDONESIAN PARATROOP CAMPS WHICH COULD HAVE HELD 18 MEN FOUND IN HILLY AREA KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 1 7 THE Malaysian Government today revealed for the first time that TWO airdrops were made over the Labis area on Sept. 2 and not one
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  • 161 15 Security forcts on guard against a Red revival KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 17. MALAYSIAN security forces are on guard against a possible revival of Malayan Communist Party activities on the MalayanThai border. This vas stated here today by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Dato Nik
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  • 48 15 SINGAPORE Sept 17 The Ministry of Health has declared Singapore to be free of cholera infection. Singapore was declared an infected area on Aug 27. when the only case <n this fifth outbreak was cor firmed The patient recovered after treatment and has been discharged
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  • 114 15 FUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 17— Malaysia needs 300 doctors within the next five years, the Minister of Health, Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin. said today. The Ministry, he said, was making every effort to solve the acute shortage of doctors Inche Bahaman stressed that doctors w'ould
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  • 26 15 KOTA BHARU Sept 17—The Sultan of Kelantan will present prizes at the annual speech day of the Sultan Ismail College here on Sept. 24.
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  • 397 15 *There should be respect and feeling for every individual KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 17. QNE of the great goals of every country in the free world should be “liberty with fraternity" so that there is respect and feeling for every individual. The visitinjs Associate Justice
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  • 46 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 Swann Kanganathananda, head of the Ramakrlshna Institute of Culture in Calcutta, will talk on "Reason Logic and Religion" at 8.00 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Lecture Theatre A. University of Malaya. The talk will be open to the public
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  • 37 15 SEREMBAN. Sept 17 Mr V I Murthy. a former treasurer <>f the Serembnn branch of the People’s Progressive Party, was yesterday elected president of the Lobak branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress here
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  • 298 16 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17. THE Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, tonight said that about half a million people on the national call-up register were ready to defend Malaysia when needed. This country’s preparedness against Indonesian aggression was one of the main themes
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  • 49 16 SINGAPORE. Sept 17.—J. I) I) Miler, Professor ol International Relations in the Australian National University, will Rive a publif lecture on Malaysia, Australia and Indonesia” to the Singapore Institute of International Affairs at tiie University of singaapore’s new lecture Theatre No. 4 tomorrow at 8 p m.
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  • 243 16 rUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 17.—The Central Government will welcome any offer from Formosa to train Malaysian troops in anti-gue-rilla warfare. This was stated here today by the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. before he flew to Singapore for talks with the Singapore
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  • 58 16 SEREMBAN, Sept. 17.—Two people were seriously injur -d last night when a motor-cycle collided with a car in Rasah Road, at the Bukit Tembok junction. Inclie Ishak bin Mohammed. 27. who was riding the motorcycle. had a leg amputated and his pillion-rider, Inche Mohammed Nor
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  • 167 16 VUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 17. The NaUnion of Day Trained Teachers today reminded the Government that “anomolies, injustices and discrimination” would hinder nation building and lower the standard of education in the country. This reminder was coupled with a threat that members of the
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  • 123 16 Kuala i.umpur. sept. 17. The Malaysian Government is still waiting for the Japanese Government’s latest proposals in the “goodwill claim” issue A spokesman of the Ministry of External AtTairs said yesterday that there had been “no further move” in the negotiations between the two governments.
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  • 668 16 ...between Central and State Govts on extending rural uplift drive to Singapore SINGAPORE, Sept. 17. The Central and Singapore Governments have reached “complete agreement’' in measures to be taken to extend Malaya’s rural development programme to Singapore. This was announced here this afternoon by the Deputy Prime
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  • 41 16 PENANG. Sept 17 A Cal ported stolen in Ipoli was I>'U abandoned in Dato Kramnt here yesterday. A detective found the car wij a false number plate SCB6rv The genuine registration numbei of the car is AABBO2
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  • 456 17 SINGAPORE, Sept. 18 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, last night gave some advice on how to maintain harmony, goodwill and unity among the people in the country. He was speaking at a dinner given in his honour by the Singapore
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  • 163 17 [(UAL A LUMPUR, Sept. 17. Malaysia will send a delegation o r 19 young people to the first Asian Christian Youth Assembly to be held in the Philippines in December. This was disclosed by the general-secretary of the YWCA Malaya. Mrs V Coomerasamy. who
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  • 95 17 IH3H. Sept. 18—A clerk. Mr. Mah Wip Yow, 22, and a mee-seller Tan Say Yok, 36. were robbed at dagger point In two incidents here last night and early this morning. Mr. Mah was sitting alone on a bench along the Kinta River bund about
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  • 129 17 TO be a ‘‘queen'’ is Miss Maryam llassans (above) ambition next month, when the Singapore Press Ball Queen contest comes round again. Maryam. 22, is a school teacher and one of many pretty career girls, who have submitted entries for the contest, organised
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  • 66 17 JOHORE BAHRU. Sept 18 The Johore branch of the Union of Forest Employees today pledged their allegiance to the Government “at this hour of Indonesian military aggression and internal disturbances instigated by Indonesian agents." In a statement issued this afternoon, it said: “We stand solidly behind
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  • 197 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 18. IT is not possible to have democracy without an independent judiciary and Bar. Mr. Arthur J. Goldberg, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, said this at a lunch given in his nonour by the Bar Council here.
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  • 40 17 SINGAPORE. Sept 18 The chairman of the State's Vigilante Corps. Deputy Commissioner ol Police. Mr A T Rajah will meet centre leaders and group leaders ol the corps at the People's Association tomorrow, at 9 30 a m
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  • 131 17 SINGAPORE, SEPT. The Registrar of Vehicles, Mr Wong Keng Seng, today warned all bus companies and lorry owners U be careful to whom the* hire out their vehicles. lie said if their vehicles wen used by undesirable elements to proceed to un authorised
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  • 108 17 CEREMBAN, Sept. 18 The War Department Civilian Stall Association here has pledged “full co-operation” to the Seremban Commonwealth Garrison during the Emergency to meet Indonesian aggression. In a letter to the garrison commander. It said: "We will fully co-operate with unit commanders In
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2091 18 From Our Market Correspondent r pHK Stock Exchange of Malaysia closed steady with good gains after action by the exchange committee against short sellers who had artificially depressed the market. Prices rose sharply after the exchange’s decision was announced about noon on Friday and there
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    • 27 18 September IS MALAYAN RUKBKIt I’RICK: (Mi; eents (up five-eighths.) I IN: $735.25 a picul (up 54.87 i). Unofficial estimated ufTering: 210 tons (up live tons).
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    • 58 18 THE Malayan Exchange Banks' AssoI elation made these changes tn Its rates to merchants on Saturday (all rates to $100); Canada: buying TT 36 11/16, airmail OD 35 3/16. 90 d/St 35 11/16 redtt bills, 351 trade bills Sailing TT or 0D ready: Canada 34 11/16; Deutsche Marks
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    • 42 18 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 1.76 1 l* 1 Second Malayan 1.25 1.39 Thirl Mtlayan '.'1 110 Malaysia Commerce .70 ,S7 First Hong Kong .1.22 1 27* Second Hong Kong 90 .94* Sterling Commodity It 11 4 6 (•Hong Kong currency)
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    • 71 18 Current Dale Total for Total lor payment payable the vear previous vear I- a no .S ot 0•* 14% 4* 19% 17 3% M Breweries 16% t» Oct. 31 21% 20% Jackson (S) 10% Oct. 8 10% 10% S. Traders 10% t Nov. 2 174% 574% retailin' Tin
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    • 30 18 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (per picul). Sept. 14. cts. $712.87} 15. 69* cts. $713.50 16. 68- cts. $720.00 17. 69 cts. $730.37} 18. 695 cts $735.25 19. $617.50
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    • 121 18 Kl ALA LI'MPI R Sept. 20. The Yang UiPertuan Agonjr and Tenghu Abdul Kuhm.n have ''ent congratulatory messages to tlie GovernorGeneral and Prime Minister of Malta on the occasion of Malta s independence day. which falls tomorrow. Mis Majesty’s message reads: “The Raja
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    • 31 18 BATU PAH AT. Sept 20-0111-ciitls of the Batu Pahat Malaysian Indian Congress are president Mr R Venkatachalam; vicepresident Mr M Ahmad; secretary Mr M A Shamsuddin treasurer Mr Chinniah
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    • 29 18 SINGAPORE, Sept.—The Minister for Culture. Mr. S Ra'aratnam. will speak at the centenary celebrations of Swaml Vivekananda at the National Theatre at 8 p.m. tomorrow merce.
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    • 521 18 H.C.B. and Co. Ltd. In thdr week’s rubber review say that trading has been very restricted during the period, with the uncertainties of the political situation most to blame. The market has been verv susceptible to rumours, which have not been lacking. Values continued steady throughout excep’
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    • 106 18 THE Malayan Exchange Banks As*o T ciation made these change* rates to merchants yesterday tall 1 ‘t‘S to 8100): New York: buying TT 32). a OD 321, 90 d st 32 15/16 credit 1 33 1'16 trade bills. Canada t buying TT 35 1 OD 35 3 16
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    • 38 18 On the free exchange market in He Kong yesterday the US. dollar quoted at 5 771 for TT and 6 76) fi" cash. Sterling was quoted' at 1S 9S ar»d one tael of gold at 2504.
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  • 423 19 VISITOR OFFERS CAPITAL AND TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW... SINGAPORE, Sept. 20. x Ceylon industrial magnate, Mr. D. B. Wet- hasinghe, is now in Singapore looking for local partners to start joint ventures here in electrical and plastic goods. Mr. Wethasingne. chairman and managing c\ rector of
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  • 190 19 ABIS, Sept. 20. The Mentrl Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos, today warned that if Indonesia succeeded in taking over Malaysia the people may not even get tapioca as they did during the Japanese occupation. “We
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  • 53 19 KUALA KANGSAR, Sept. 20Two teachers of the Clifford Secondary School here have been awarded Commonwealth scholarships for further studies. They are Inche Sidek bln Elam Din who will go to Edinburgh to do English, and Inche Mohktar bin Hajl Salleh who will be going to London
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  • 30 19 TAIPING, Sept. 20—The annual meeting of the Perak Adult Education Association will be held at Dr. Puran Singh’s dispensary in Barrack Road here on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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  • 181 19 If UALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4V 20. The National Union of Day Training Coilege-trained Teachers will hold a special meeting at the end of next month to discuss stops to press their year-old claim for more pay. Mr. Chew Choon Ming, the union’s publicity officer,
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  • 119 19 Kuala lumpur, sept.2o. A member of the committee for the promotion *»f Socio-Economic Life in Asia (SELA) will give a public talk on “the social problems in Malaya today” at 5 p.m. next Sunday at 29. Ipoh Road. He is Father Joseph Garland,
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  • 36 19 PARIT BUNTAR. Sept. 20 Three community halls, each costing $6,000. have been comolp> ed In Krian District under th« rural development schema They are situated at Sungei Perlkan. Tebok Matau and Parit Tiga.
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  • 305 19 KOTA BHARU, S»?pt. 20. ITELANTAN is facing serious unemployment problems due to the slow rate of development and lack of industrialisation in the State. The number of registered unemployed is more than 4.000 —double the 1962 figure. The Commissioner of Labour, Inche
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  • 50 19 TELUK ANSON, Sept. 20 A labourer, Khor Seng Choon, 41, who had returned home from Kuala Lumpur to celebrate the Chinese moon cake festical, was found bleeding with head Injuries near his house In Paslr Bedamar Road here. He died In hospital five hours later
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  • 78 19 Kuala lumpur, sept. 20.—Ven. K. Dliamniananda Thcro, 17 the chief Driest of the Brickfields Buddhist Temple here, has now been appointed Chief High Priest of Malaysia. He came to Malaya from Gevlon in 1952 on the invitation of the Sasana Abhimurdhi
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  • 67 19 SINGAPORE, Sept. 20—Detectives from the CJD Hokklen subbranch last night raided a gang hideout In Verdom Road, arrested two men and seized gangland weapons. Including iron rods and choppers. Earlier in the afternoon, detectives from the Cantonese subbranch arrested a known secret society thug
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  • 1065 20 SINGAPORE, Sept. 19. —Nig and Ng Stable’s Pulau Pangkor, with apprentice Sonny Lim astride, won the $50,000 Singapore Gold Cup over lOf at Bukit Timah yesterday, paying $134. Pulau Pangkor gave Ipoh trainer Rinus van Breukelen his third Singapore Gold Cup triumph. His previous winners
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  • 929 20 SINGAPORE, Sept. 20. —Meteorite 111 won 7f Gimirack Stakes for three-year-olds at Bukit Timah today and paid $63, the day’s highest dividend. RACE 1 3-Y-O DIV. 2—7 F. Thlo Stable's (9) SUPEUSWEET 8 6 carr 8.3 (685—283) Dragon 1 (2) Trojan 8.11 carr 8.4 (838—349) Kang 2
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 61 20 —GOLD CUPSWEEP Total Pool: $185,095 Nos. *****6, *****2, *****4, *****6, *****9, *****2, *****1. *****8, *****0, *****2, *****4, *****8, *****9, *****8. BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: 156,400 1st. No. *****3 (328.2*0) 2nd. No. *****5 ($8,080) 3rd. No. *****4 ($4,040) STARTERS ($1,000 each): Not. *****9 *****2 *****4 *****9 *****3 *****8. CONSOLATION ($500 each):
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