The Straits Budget, 27 September 1967

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 780 KUALA LUMPUR, SEPTEMBER 27, 1967. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN 2582
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    • 172 1 m. REMEMBER THIS BUILDIN m I r i r M l a m > If you know Singapore, you’ll certainly recognise this landmark —the main Singapore office of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. What you may not know is that The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a leading bank
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    • 257 2  -  NATIONAL SERVICEMAN Singapore TAXPAYER Petallng Jaya 1AM a National 8erviceman, serving parttime In the Special Constabulary. I am also scheduled to sit my Higher School Certificate examination In October/ November this year. Throughout the year 1 have been actively Involved In extra-curricular activities In school; and
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    • 133 2  -  SCORPIO Kuala Lumpur WHEN the Deputy Prime Minister Introduced the Bill which handed over disciplinary powers from the P8C to the heads of Government Departments. he gave as reasons for the change need to cut red-tape, increase efficiency and streamline the administrative machinery. Laudable as the
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    • 180 2  -  BAND MOTHER Singapore THERE have been objection to bands performing in Mcßltchie Reservoir. Surely It is sufficient for anyone to enjoy the peace and quiet of this magnificent garden all hours of the day and night except one hour a week. Could not children and especially those
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    • 91 2  -  R. S. GREWAL Johore Bahru pOR those who would seek to relieve the pressure on doctors in government hospitals by the employment parttime of private doctors may I commend the method used In Australia? There the system Is to employ locums for service of a month
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    • 120 2  -  DR YEOH SEANG AUN Ag. Dy. Director of Medical Services (Hospitals) Singapore rIS Is in reply to ‘A BE." (S T. Sept. 8): It Is true that a certain amount of barbed wire Is used in the grounds of the Outram Road General Hospital to delineate pathways
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    • 177 2  -  A. J. F. CLARINGTON Singapore IF anybody were to ask 1 me about my opinion of Singapore stamps. I'll say with certainty that they're very lovely, but, rather boring to collect because they are of too little variety. Three new stamps every Aug 9
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    • 396 2  -  ALSO WORRIED Singapore LIONEL DE ROSARIO f. Director of Public Works Singapore I U S T like "Worried” d (8.T. Sept. 12) I have a son who Is called up for National Service part time. He Is taking his Cambridge 8chool Certificate in the middle
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    • 160 2  -  H W Kuala Lumpur THERE seems to be some apprehension concerning spear guns. No one has yet mentioned the bow and arrow, the modern version. its penetrating power has to be seen to be believed In the hands of a strong man,
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    • 222 2  -  D. CLAYTON Singapore C. C. II ENG Singapore AIR. Clarlngton’s letter 1 IST. Bept. 5) would soon tire of commemorative Issues especially in later years on return home when he will have to pay face value plus 10 or 15 per cent. Singapore and Malaysia are phllatelically almost
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    • 620 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 18 admits the force of the argument that it wastes no time; it cuts red tape Moreover the functions it questions have been welded into the development pro gramme. But football fields, medical clinics and police posts ought not to he within its
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    • 643 3 —Straits Times. Sept. 19 Wisely the Malaysian Government has widened the rubber conference to include all the significant producei countries, plus Singapore, the market pace setter. Notice unfortunately is short, which was no-one’s fault. The chief purpose of the conference is to secure support for Malaysian initiative
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    • 185 3 —Straits Times. Sept. 18 The consumer associations are now experimenting along lines that could prove to be rewarding. The “approved shops” scheme launched by the Selangor Consumers Association has definite promise. The association has sought out shops which charge rather less for certain lines of merchandise than most
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    • 350 3 —Straits Times. Sept. 19 There is a good chance that all 33 teachers unions will be present at the “unity conference” the Malayan Trades Union Congress is sponsoiing. now that the M.T.U.C. has reversed its decision not to invite the Malayan Teachers Union. The original decision had caused
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    • 409 3 —Straits Times, Sept. 20 The wrinkles in the special war reparations treaty between Malaysia and Japan have been ironed out, and signatures will be affixed tomorrow. How the disputed clause has been rephrased has not yet been disclosed, but it is not too difficult to guess. The original
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    • 360 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 21 The Port Swettenham Authority’s report for 1966, published this week, confirms jthat over the last two or three years the port has repaired its reputation. Improvement since the authority |was set up in 1963 has been remarkable and today only vestiges of the old
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    • 639 4 —Straits Times. Sept. 22 The tour of South-East Asia which brings the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Eisaku Sato, to Kuala Lumpur today, and will take him to Singapore on Monday, furthers a skilful effort by Japan to build bridges with the countries in her neighbourhood. As
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    • 677 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 23 per cent better than in adjoining areas where the land w’as certainly no w’orse, the padi-kuncha system, source of half the farmer’s woes, was smashed and the advantages of co-operative effort has been deeply impressed upon two villages. The 270-pagc study of this
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    • 387 4 —Straits Times, Sept 23 The most remarkable thing about the Penang Library !s not that it has survived for 150 years but that even after this time its future is still in doubt. Its record so far, like those of similar institutions in Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur, ha
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    • 167 4 —Straits Times, Sept. 23 The 2.000 people on tlu* waiting list for telephones n Singapore will not know whether to be heartened »i discouraged by a statement yesterday by Mr. Alan Y< >. chairman of the Telephom Board. On the one hand Insaid most people were provided
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  • 720 5  -  By LEE SIEW ENG Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 15 rpHE Government announced today that it was preparing an Investment Incentives Act to give it a variety of tools to encourage industry. The Minister of Finance, Tun Tan Siew Sin, told a Press conference it was hoped that
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  • 76 5 KUALA LUMPUR, S< pt. 15. A former visiting, professor of the University of Malaya, Dr. Clifton R. Wharton, has been elected vice-president of the US Agricultural Development Council. Dr. Wharton, who has been with the ADC since 1957. spent six years working
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  • 77 5 KUAUA LUMPUR. Sept. 15— The Minister for Local Government and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kal Boh said yesterday that the Government's non-interference policy In religious matters had contributed much to peace and tactal harmony. He was speaking at the opening of the Bubramaniam Temple at
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  • 162 5 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17. —The Singapore Government today announced the floating of a new loan issue of $60 million. The loan is being floated to enable holders of the 5 per cent registered stock of 1959, which Is due for redemption on Oct. l,
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  • 164 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 17. THE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said today that the target date of the conference of rubber producers to discuss the falling rubber price was the first week of next month. Invitations had been sent
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  • 56 5 SINGAPORE, Sept. 18 Mr. Maurice Foley, the British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Royal Navyt today called on Singapore's Delenre Minister, Mr. Lim Kim San. Mr. Foley, who arrived here last right with Mrs. Foley, Is on an official tour to study the operations
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  • 56 5 SINGAPORE. Sept. 15 The Minister for Culture and Social .Mian.s. incite Othman Wok. will leave for Russia tomorrow for a two-week vb.it at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture and the Committee for Cultural Relations under the Council of Ministers of the U S.S R He
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  • 671 6  -  ON THE RUBBER PRICE FRONT By < GEOFFREY BOLAND: Singapore, Sept. 15 Malaysian Government entered the market today to buy rubber for the third successive day, and after the unofficial close transactions in October No. 1 sheet were done at the day’s peak price of 53£
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  • 159 6 SING APORE, Sept. 17. —The Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Sato, will be the first foreign head of government to pay an official visit to Singapore since her independence. He arrives here with Mrs. Sato on Sept. 25 for a twoday visit to the
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  • 253 6 Kuala lumpur. Sept. 17. The chairman of the Selangor branch of the Labour Party, Dr. M. K. Rajakumar, today appealed to the public to help political detainees by contributing correspondence courses, dictionaries, books and sports goods. The educational material was urgently needed by
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  • 38 6 BRUAS, Bept. 17 —About 100 villagers of the recently established settlement for rubber tappers on a land development scheme in Plntu Gerbang new village, near here, will attend a civics course at the community hall tomorrow.
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  • 107 6 IPOH, Sept. 17.—Dato 8 P. Seenlvasagam, MP and president of the Ipoh Municipal Council, will lead a party of two municipal councillors and a PPP official on an unofficial three-week tour of South Korea. Japan and Taiwan. The councillors are Dato Chan Bwee Ho and Mr.
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  • 377 6 KUALA PERLIS, Sept. 17. 'J'HE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today urged the people of Malaysia to co-operate with the Government to solve the present national economic crisis. He said the nation was facing this unexpected crisis because of the fall in the
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  • 95 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 17— The University of Malaya Music Society and the Malayan Teachers College will be staging “West 8id« Story” from Sept 20 to 23 at the University’s new experimental theatre at Puntai Valley. The proceeds from the show will be donated to
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  • 30 6 SUNGEI PATANI. Sept. 22.Mr. G. Loganathan. son of Mr I’ Govindasamy. senior hospital assistant. Sungel Patanl estate, has left for London to study law at Lincoln’s Inn.
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  • 65 7 TEI.UK ANSON Sept. 17-Three Royal Malays.un Navy minesweepers. the Lemomg Tonibak. and the Sundanp will arrive here tomorrow and school children will oe a'.lowet on beard between 1 pm and 4 p.m. and on Sent. 19 between 7 am. anl 11.30 a.m. The public will be allowed
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  • 156 7 I/UALA LUMPUR. Sept. 17. A MalaysianAmerican society will be formed soon to foster deeper understanding between the two countries, the Director of the United States Information Service here, Mr. Earl Wilson, said today. This followed a meeting at the Lincoln Cultural Centre here recently by a
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  • 204 7 Singapore, sept 15. The Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. will visit Japan next month for talks on starting a big ship-huilding industry in the Republic, A five-year programme to build ocean-going freighters—up to 16.000 tons in the first stage
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  • 80 7 IyANGAR. Sept. 18 The Perils blood bank turned down 10 offers of blood last week—because It did not have sufficient storage facilities. “It was really heartbreaking to have to refuse these offers, but what could we dc when we had no placr to
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  • 43 7 AI.OR STAR. Sept. 18—A Tk fruiting team will be here next Srpt. 25 to interview candidates for various branches of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Intending applicants, between 18 and 23. should be at the Territorial Army headquarters at 8 a.m.
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  • 35 7 —UH JAKARTA, Sept. 15-More than 100 cadets of the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy will visit Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore next month. They will travel in the training ship Dot a Rut it
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  • 294 7 SINGAPORE, Sept, 18. f pHE Pan-Malaysia Cement Works (S) Ltd., one of three local cement manufacturers has decided to suspend exports for the time being to meet home demands. It has given this assurance to the Land and Housing Development Association. The
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  • 141 7 Rubber up to 54 cents, then slips a little SINGAPORE, Sept. 18. —The rubber price was still continuing its advance here today although it lost some of its momentum as the market w'as really waiting to see w'hat London would do later in the day. At one stage during the
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  • 25 7 PENANG. Sept. 18-Awr Itam Umno branch, which has been inactive for more than two years, was revived at a meeting during the week-end
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  • 404 8 1 3 countries invited to rubber talks LIM HINTS OF MOVE TO STOP SPECULATORS K LUMPUR, Sept. 18 ■J*HE Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Lim Swee Aun, today announced that 13 natural rubber producing countries and not only the four major producers had been invited for the ‘‘rubber summit’’
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  • 51 8 IPOH. Sept. 18—Mr. Jimmy Lee Mien Chin has resumed duties as Ipoh manager ot Malaysia-Sin-gapnre Airlines after four and a half months sales manager of the airline at Taipeh. Mr. Chan Chat Lai, who was acting for h m during his absence, has returned to
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  • 40 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 18 Malaysia-Singapore Airways is to start a second weekly flight from Penang to Medan from Oct. 3 The new flight will be on Tuesdays. The fare is $6B (single) and $l3O (return)
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  • 242 8 KLANG, Sept. 15. The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dri Lim Swee Aun, today called on smallholders and estate owners to support the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya in its efforts to upgrade the product throigh the heveacrumb process. The establishment of
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  • 163 8 K LUMPUR. Sept. 18 rpHE National Union of Day Training College Trained Teachers today applauded the MTUC for its decision to invite the Malayan Teachers Union to the forthcoming Joint meeting of tea-chers-unions in West Malaysia “The MTUC has come to its senses and
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  • 280 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19. BUSY programme, including a trip to the Cameron Highlands, has been drawn up for the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Sato, who arrives here on Sept. 19 for a four- day visit. Accompanying Mr. Sato and his wife will be
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  • 15 8 KUANTAN. Sept. 17—The Pahang State Legislative Assembly will meet here on Sept. 28
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  • 113 8 SINGAPORE, Sept. 19. —Indonesia may follow the example of Singapore in waiving visa requirements for tourists who stay In the country up to 90 hours. This was stated today by the deputy liaison officer in the Indonesian Embassy Lt. Col. Ghanl Djemat. when lie
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  • 74 8 KUATA LUMPUR. Sept 25 Less cargo was handled by the Port Swettenham Authority last year despite the increased number of ships calling into port, accotding to the 1066 annual report released today. Last year, it said, the port handled 2.126 720 tons of carp
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  • 43 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept 15—Th« Malaysian Association for the Hi" l will conduct a five-day publti > campaign on the prevention of blindness. Two baby shows and a sloga' contest will highlight the c. mp. r n which starts on Oct 2.
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  • 445 9 HANGAR Sapt. 18 'JTN Abdul Kazak today warned the nation to beware of the three “Cs” Communism, communalism and corruption. “These three enemies of the nation will disrupt peace, security and unity If they are not wiped out once and for all.” lie told
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  • 191 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 18. 'rENGKU Abdul Rahman will Join a large gather1 ing of diplomats. Cabinet Ministers, business executives and Journalists at the Press Ball at the Banquet Hall of Parliament House on Sept. 30. Highlight of the evening will be the selection of Miss
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  • 118 9 ITU ALA LUMPUR, Sept. IV 8. Malaysian tommerce and industries have a great demand for artists to design industrial goods, the Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Sardon bin Hajl Jubir, said today. He was speaking at the opening of a display of 70 terracotta sculptures
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  • 59 9 Y-men’ s club in Teluk Anson TEI.UK ANSON Sopt. 15— A Y-nicn'.s club is to be formed here. A committee of live Mr. Lee Chong Them, Dr. Neoh Soon Chong. Mr. N Balasubramanium Mr. G Lalchrtrd and Mr. Ong Tit Hoe w.ts elected yesterday. Tho committee will draw up the
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  • 86 9 TEI.UK ANSON. Sept. 18—Art teacher Mr. George Rctnam will hold a three-day exhibition at the Horley Methodist secondary school here where he teaches, from Wednesday. Som so °il paintings, sculptures and graphic prints wifi be exhibited Part of the proceeds of sales will
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  • 289 9 PENANG, Sept. 19. 'J’HE Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, said today that it was the State Government s policy to encourage the promotion of more industries. One acre of rubber land could provide work for only two persons. But if industries were set up
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  • 204 9 l(UALA LUMPUR, 1V Sept. 18.—The Nat i o n a 1 Productivity Centre will recruit about 15 expert tutors next year, its director, Inche Abu Kassim bin Haji Mohamed, said here today. Some of them would be recruited from abroad and international
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  • 95 9 S’ PORE BATIK ARTISTS $1,000 GESTURE... SINGAPORE. Sept. 15 Singapore's leading batik artist Seah Kim loc today donated $l,OOO to the Art Gallery and the Academy of Arts Building Fund. He had decided to donate the money to the fund Instead of using it for his wedding last month. He
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  • 490 10 1(UALALUMPUR, Sept 21 Tengku Abdul Rahman will ask Mr. Sato to help stabilise Malaysia's economy in his talks with the Japanese Prime Minister who arrives tomorrow for a four-day visit. We would also like Japan to help us in maintaining a fair
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  • 157 10 TANJONG MALIM. Sept. 21. THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. was given a rousing welcome here today. Over 1,000 children from five schools in the town lined the street from the Selangor-Perak border on the Sungei Bernam bridge to the Dewan Lee Seek Fun
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  • 52 10 SUNGEI PATANI. Sept 21Dr. Tay Teck Eng. Qovernor of Rotary’ District 330, who has been visiting Rotarlans in Perak, Penang and Kedah, flies to Thailand tomorrow. From there, he will go to Cambodia before returning to Singapore, a iter which he will visit Rotary clubs in
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  • 540 10  -  By V.K. CHIN: Kuala Lumpur, Sept 21 Malaysia and japan today settled the long-standing “blood debt” dispute with the signing of an agreement for two ships worth $25 million. With this the Japanese Government is absolved from any further claim by the Malaysian Government regarding war atrocities.
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  • 131 10 Kuala i.umpur. sept. 21. The Department of Inland Revenue will >oon appoint a tin industry adviser to track down tin tax evaders, informed sources said today. Officially, however, the department has not given any details of the duties of the adviser who
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  • 35 10 Foley’ s tour SINGAPORE Sept. 21. The visiting British Parliamentary Under-S« cretarv of State for Defence < Royal Navy). Mr. Maurice Foley, today toured the various naval units and the sembawnng base of the amphibious fleet.
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  • 252 10 SINGAPORE, Sept. 21. THE Director ot Medical Services, Dr. Ho Guan Lim, has said that the responsibility of the medical profession is to keep the cost oi treatment within reasonable limits.” As medical services became more complex and people began to demand a
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  • 353 11 PENANG, September 21. 'J'HE director of the Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka (National Language and Literary Institute), Sayed Nasir bin Ismail, said today the realisation of a genuine Malaysian nationality was possible only through a mixture of the different elements of the different
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  • 185 11 UUALA LUMPUR. 1V Sept. 20. Port Swettenham is likely to have two or three more berths by 1971 or 1972, the Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Sardon, said today. He said this when a fiveman feasibility study team from Britain called on
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  • 63 11 BATU PA HAT, Sept. 21 i n n* in M j < will be naked not to laiue vUm to student:; who do not have permission lrcrn the Government to go overseas for further studies. This wa s disclosed here today by the Mu if ter of
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  • 87 11 IPOH, Sept. 21 —TIk 1 Perak Government has spent $374,000 of the $411,820 received so far from the public for flood relief and rehabilitation in the State following the disastrous floods in January. The flood victims were given food and building materials. "We have
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  • 330 11 KUALA LUMPUR, September 21. r JHE Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon, said today that the country’s transport policy would be rationalised to provide the public with efficient and cheap transport. Toward this end, five United Nations consultants have arrived in Malaysia to
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  • 122 11 SINGAPORE. Sept 21. The Philippines Con-sul-General here. Mr. M Logarta. is returning to Manila soon for "consultations." Mr Logarta. who featured prominently in a diplomatic storm over his outspoken views on his country's claim to Sab.»h. said that, he had asked foi ion from
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  • 274 12  -  By MAUREEN PETERS IT U A L A LUMPUR, Sept 18—A Japanese bride all set to start life as a Malaysian housewife anticipates no difficulties at all. “People everywhere are alike. Life everywhere la the same,’’ she says. She Is Mrs.
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  • 199 12 KUALA LUMPUR, 61 *<laS IMPORTED TV tubes are likely to cost more In two to three months. This is because of a recent government decision to introduce licensing of television picture tube imports and to increase the import duty from 25 per cent
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  • 53 12 KULIM. Sept. 19—The acting District Officer. Tengku Abdullah bin Tengku Abdul Kassim, yesterday praised the cooperation of the Kulim people during the Mcrdeka celebrations in the district. “They have behaved wonderfully, especially during the floats procession.’’ he said at n tea-party held to mark the end of
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  • 191 12 PENANG, Sept. 16 THE Department of Tourism is spending about $300,000 a year on advertising in overseas magazines and Journals, and subscribing to the advertising and publicity programme of international travel organisations. The Director of Tourism, Inche Osman Siru, said, the return by
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  • 361 12 SINGAPORE, September 18. gNGLISH will continue to be the language of commerce, science, technology and international communication for a long time to come, the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Mr. Kwan Sai Kheong, said today. He was opening the
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  • 53 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 17—The vicechancellor of Hong Kong University. Mr. K E. Rohlnson, flew in last night for a study tour of Singapore’s institutions of higher learning. During his five-day private visit, he will look up graduates of his university. After Singapore, he will visit Kuala
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  • 213 12 IPOH, Sept 17—A Pan1 Malaysian society for private doctors is now being formed. The president of the Private Practitioners Society of Perak, Dr. A W. Morelra. disclosing this here today said that though the formation was still in the correspondence stage. “I have
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  • 32 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 17—A graduation ceremony of signal officers and non-commissioned ofttcers will be held at the Singapore Armed Forres Training Institute in Posir Laba Camp on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
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  • 16 12 SINGAPORE, Sept. 29—A New Zealand trade mission is visiting Singapore and Malaysia nest month.
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  • 603 13  -  By V. K. CHIN: Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1 9 JHE rubber which is being bought by the Malaysian Government to check the fall in price will be sold direct to consuming countries instead of in the trading market. Arrangements have already been made with certain
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  • 276 13 K. LUMPUR. Sept. 16 a N EIGHT-MAN Japanese technical mission has completed a preliminary feasibility survey for a microwave system between Johore Bahru and Kuching. This Is one of four technical missions sent by the Japanese Government to survey development projects based on
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  • 75 13 KUALA LUMPUR S*pt i9—The Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Abdul Jamil Haifis expected to leave here by the middle of October to take up his appointment as Malaysian High Commissioner in London, lnfoimed sources s.dd here today. Tan Sri Jamil Rais, whose appointment
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  • 56 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 18 The Malayan Youth Hostels Association will make its annual tour of Thailand In December. Cost of the tour iDec. 3 to 18*. inclusive of food, accommodation and sight-seeing in Bangkok and Chengmai, is $240. Applications to the Assistant Secretary. MYIIA, PO. Box
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  • 412 13 SINGAPORE, Sept. 15 pAMILY planning in Asia and the Far East will be carried out on a more international and co-operative basis when the recommendations of the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East conference, which ended here today, are implemented.
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  • 258 14 SINGAPORE, Sept. 20. 'JHE Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, today disclosed that more than $350 million worth of investment had been injected into the Singapore economy since the Republic embarked on its industrialisation programme. Of this, 50 per cent represented foreign investment
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  • 62 14 KUALA LCMPUR. Scot. 20-Two members of the Malaysian Armed forces will leave here on Sept. 22 for a five-month air movement course at the Port Benning Infantry School In Georgia. They are Junior Officer Daud bin Ariffin of the Ist Bn., Royal Malay Regiment
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  • 108 14 VIINGAPORE. Sept. 20 u The Singapore Dravlda Munnetrak Kazhagam today disclosed that the Government had banned its symbol A DMK statement said that the Registrar of Societies had informed the organisation of the ban. adding that “its symbol is similar to those of a
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  • 229 14 I/ANGAR. Sept. 19. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, yesterday urged Alliance leaders in Perlis to strengthen the party machinery in preparation for the next general election. •The Alliance has a good chance of staying in power in this state and
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  • 18 14 KUANTAN. Sept. 1ft—The Pahang state Assembly will meet here for one d ty on Sept. 28.
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  • 289 14 K. LUMPUR, Sept 20 TWO Selangor police A officers today told the Sessions Court here how they stumbled across a gunman travelling in a hire-by-seat taxi in which a police officer and a Securicor guard were also passengers. The gunman. Yap Yee Hln,
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  • 112 14 IPOH. Sept. 19—The 1 Ulu Kinta division of the MCA wants the party's publicity chief in Perak, Mr. Ycap Kheng Yam, expelled. Mr. Ycap, a Perak State Assemblyman and headmaster of a Chinese school, has been suspended by the disciplinary committee following representations from the division.
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  • 296 14 KOTA BHARU, Sept. 20. 'fHE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said last night that no nation could afford to remain idle. He was opening the 10th annual meeting of the Kelantan Teachers’ Union. Also present at the meeting was the Mentrl Besar, Dato
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  • 49 14 SSRSMBAN. Sept. 20-The New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia. Mr. B. D. Zohrab. ami Mrs. Zohrab- paid a two-hour courtesy call on the Yang diPertuan Besar and the Tcngku Ampuan yesterday at the Ist ana Hinggap. They had lunch with the Ruler and his consort.
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  • 177 15 Kuala lumpuk, sept. 20—One of the world's greatest neurosurgeons today described the neurosurgical department of the General Hospital here as “an infant that is not only standing on Its own feet, hut is beginning to talk with some authority." He is Dr.
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  • 97 15 SINGAPORE, Sept. 20 Mr. Maurice Foley, Britain’s Parliamentary Secretary of State for Defence (Royal Navy) flew back to Singapore this evening from Kuala Lumpur where he went in the morning to meet the British High Commissioner there, Sir Michael Walker, and leaders of
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  • 38 15 PARIT BUNTAR, Sept. 19—The Federal Agnculture Marketing Authority will hold an Inquiry on it* padi marketing scheme In Krian distr'c* at 930 a m on Sept 21 and at the Butterworth town hall on Sept. 22.
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  • 238 15 K U A L A LUMPUR, Sept. 19.—Tengku Abdul Rahman Is waiting for details of the exploratory talks now going on in Bangkok for the establishment of diplomatic relations with Russia. "We shall be happy to establish relations with her. But until I
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  • 293 15 II.D. Kuala lumpur, sept 20 —West Side Story, the Leonard Berqstein musical play staged by the music societies of the University of Malaya and the Malayan Teachers’ College, Is very good indeed. They captured the spirit and Injected a youthful enthusiasm Into
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  • 31 15 PENANG, Sept. 20. Mrs. E. Samson has been re-elected president of the Penang Floral Art* Society, with Mr. Lim Bian Yam as secretary and Mr. Eu Eng Kiat, treasurer
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  • 293 15 KUALA I l’MPl R, Sept. 29 —The National Union of Day Training Centretrained Teachers, which failed to turn up on Sept. 1J for the big debate with the National Union of Teachers on the parity issue, has called on the NUT
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  • 228 15 IOHORE BAHRU, J Sept. 20.—The Democratic Action Party today accusod the Alliance of resorting to distortions to arouse Malay fears and suspicions. In a statement by the national vice- chairman, Inche Nor Jettey, the party said: “The intention of the Alliance In resorting
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  • 141 15 Kuala lumpur, sept. 20 —The Sarawak Government has agreed to adopt the West Malaysian "pawah” system of cattle breeding, the Minister of Agriculture, Hajl Mohamed Ghazall Jawl, said yesterday on his return from a four-day visit to Sarawak. At present, Sarawak farmers pay $l5O
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  • 198 16 I* l ALA LUMP l'R, Sept. 20. —Shell petrol will go up by two cents a gallon in Malaysia and Singapore tomorrow. At the same time diesel oil will go up by two cents a gallon in Malaysia. Supershell will cost $2.21 instead
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  • 89 16 I/UALA LUMPUR. Sept. 19. m Hole In the-heart schoolboy, Hisham b 1 r. Hashim, 17. of Muar, will leave for New Zealand on Oct. 6 for treatment. Arrangements for Hisham's trip have been finalised by the Malaysian Red Cross Society. The society has
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  • 80 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 22 The chairman of the SouthEast Asian Ministers of Education steering committee for the proposed regional centre for Science and Mathematics, Mr. Chan Ming Kee, left today for Bandoeng to prepare the way for the SEAMES conference to be held there from October
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  • 262 16 SINGAPORE, Sept. 19. Fifty teenage girls from Busu, New Guinea, have a problem how to cope with the flood of letters from Singapore pen-friends. It all started when young Miss O K. Chew of Singapore, now doing research studies at the Department of
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  • 90 16 l/UALA LUMPUR. Sept. 20.—Mara College will send a number of its lecturers for training overseas next year to help in the development of the Mara Institute of Technology. This is in addition to others who are being sent or will be sent
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  • 88 16 1/I'ALA LUMPUR, Sept. 20—Miss Ann Sh rley, a receptionist at Malayan Breweries, is the latest entrant for the “Miss Stop Press’* contest at the Press Ball on Sept- 90. The ball, organised by the National Union of Journalists, will be held at the banquet
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  • 51 16 SEREMBAN. Sept. 19—A meeting to launch Operation Good Citizen in Negri Setnbilan will be held on Sept. 22 at the government conference room under the chairmanship of the Mentri Bestir. Tan Sri. (Dr.) Mohammed Said. Several community leaders, businessmen. chambers of commerce and voluntary organisations have been
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  • 193 16 Arms and the men in the army by Dr Toh SINGAPORE, Sept. 19. —The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Cnye, said today that equipment was not the sole criterion for the success of an army. What was most important, he added, was the soldier's belief—his faith in his unit,
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  • 35 16 Y’ s Men’s talk SINGAPORE. Sept. 19—Mr. p. Coomaraswamy. Speaker of Singapore Parliament, will give a talk on “The Parliamentary Question'’ at the Vs Men s Club luncheon meeting at Troika Restaurant on Sept. 23.
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  • 95 16 l/UALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19. The Government has approved the issue of visas to nine Russian trade officials so they can establish their country's first trade office here. This was disclosed today by a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, who said the Russian
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  • 130 16 Sept 20 More than 100 radio and television licences were issued here on Monday following surprise cheeks by officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since the operation began on Saturday, 1,600 houses and 900 cars have been checked and nearly 900 notices
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  • 232 16 BANGKOK, Sept. 20. u —The Thai Government last night closed Thai Rath, the country’s biggest daily newspaper, lor making "false allegations and Insinuations" against the Government. The closure of the Thai language paper, which has a daily circulation of more than 100.000. was ordered by
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  • 56 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 20. The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tan Sri Mohnmed Ghazuli bin Shafie, left here for the United States today, to prepare the ground for Tun Tan Siew Sin's discussion with the United States Government relating to the various
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  • 55 16 PENANG. Sept. 19—Two PMIP leaders in Penang will leave for Kota Bharu at the end of the month to help the Kelantan PMIP in the parliamentary byelection at Kelantan Hillr. They are Haji Yusoff Rawa, former State PMIP commissioner, and Inche Salim bin Hashim. organising secretary
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  • 41 16 SINGAPORE. Sept. 19. The telecommunications Department international telephone service has been extended via l/mdon to serve Kuwait in the Persian Gulf since Sept. 1 this year. For further particulars the public is requested to telephone Telecoms. Singe pore 908.
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  • 224 17 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 21. —Mrs. Ann Turbeville, 51, arrived here yesterday from Dallas, Texas, after 30 years of scrimping and saving to make this trip possible, stepping off the plane at Subang Airport was for her a girlhood dream come true a dream
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  • 47 17 NIBONO TEBAL. Sept. 20 A Penang State executive councillor. Mr. Kee Yor.g Chin, has been reelected chairman of South Province Welicslev Alliance committee for the ensuing year Haji Said otn Haji Hassan Ls vice-chairman, Incite Ishak bin Ismail secretary, and Mr Yeoh Kee Thong treasurer.
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  • 39 17 SINGAPORE. Sept. 21 The Royal Malaysian Navy will test it.s new motor torpedo boots on hiah speed runs on Sept. 26 between daylight and 8 a.nt., along the Selat Sinki measured mile, dff the Singapore west "oast.
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  • 222 17 |(UALA LUMPUR, 1V Sept. 21.—Tengku Abdul Rahman said today that there were more good Chinese than bad in Malaysia. Speaking to newsmen today, the Tengku was told that the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Sato, who arrives for a four-day visit tomorrow,
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  • 143 17 I/ANGAR. Sept. 21—The Perils PMIP today denied that It had u.sed communal and religious sentiments to woo Malay voters. "With iMamism as our Idcology, we ton't have to resort to such tactics.** Inche Yahaya bin Baginda clmrman of the party's State electi
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  • 37 17 SINGAPORE. Sept 21 The Indonesian Foreign Ministei. Mr. Adam Malik, made a one-hour stopover here this morning en route to the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. He declined to meet the Press
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  • 29 17 PENANG. Sept. 21 —The National Union of Smelting Workers will hold their first delegates’ conference at the Khek Association. Burmah Road, at 3 p.m. on Sept. 23
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  • 182 17 IfUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 21.—The visit of the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Sato, will be an occasion for a get-together among alumni of Japanese universities here. Plans have also been made for members of Japan's Overseas Volunteer Service to meet Mr. 8ato, who
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  • 137 17 KUANTAN, Sept. 21. Three children found an object at the RMAF base near here this morning and played with it little realising that it was a mortar shell. Luckily a passerby, recognising it for what it was, chased them away and removed
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  • 157 17 BRUNEI TOWN, Sept. 21. The Sultan of Brunei. Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin. it Is understood, is trying to decide whether he should engage in a strong tussle with his subjects. His decision will have nothing to do with matters of State, and
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  • 51 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 21 Mr D. H. Christie of the Ministry of Overseas Development arrived here today from Britain tor discussions with education officials on how Britain could help Malaysia's educational programme. Mr. Christie, a former chief education adviser in Malaysia, will be here for four
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  • 41 17 KANGAR. Sept. 21 Inche A/.i/ul Rahman bin Abdui \/.iz. District Officer, Taiping, today took over as State Secretary, Perils. He succeeds Inche Abdul Rahman bin Lebai Abh.U who has been transferred to Kelantan as State Development Officer.
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  • 34 17 KANGAR. Sept. 21—The PMIP s annual delegates conference, due to be held in Perils on Oct. 4 has been postponed until after the Oct. 21 parliamentary by-election at Krluntan Hiiir,
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2230 18 From Our Market Correspondent TURNOVER on the Stock Exchange last week was hardly unchanged from that of the previous trading week and conditions were quiet except for intense interest at times in selected counters. One reason possibly why conditions were quieter was that some
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    • 64 18 Tho Association of Banks In Malaysia made the.se changes In its rates to merchants on Saturday (all rates to SI o<l Canada: Buying TT 35. airmail Ol> 35 1/4. 90 d St. 35 3 4 Credit bills. 33 13 16 trade hills. telling TT ar OD ready: Canada
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    • 38 18 ON the tre* tichan** market In Home Kona on Ha'urday the li t. Dollar ai quoted Jt 5.791 (or T.T. and 5.7S* for tailt. Starling was quoted at 18.OS and •n* tail if cold at 26PI.
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    • 30 18 RIBBER TIN (per lb.l. (per pirult. Sept. 18. 53% Cta. $593.00 19. 53%rtN. *593.00 30. 53% eta. $59'!.87 tl. 51% cta. $594.00 33, 5? eta. $595.5# 23. $595.5?%
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    • 43 18 JAKARTA. Sept. 22-Harbour authorities have confiscated a quantity of gold and opium hidden in television tola aUBBOd* ly smuggled in from Hong Kong by ‘‘Chinese agents.” A spokesman of the AttorneyGeneral's office said that investigation? were underway.
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    • 39 18 PENANG, Sept. 22-The Minister of Health, inciie Bahaman bin tjum.-uddin. will open tlie annual delegates conference of the National Union of Hospital Assistants (West Malaysia) at the staff nurses hostel hail at 10 a.m. on Sept. 29.
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    • 84 18 Current Bate Total for Total for payment pavable the vear previous vear F. and N. ords. 13%* Oct. 28 21% 21% M. Breweries 15'’;* Oct. 28 24% 26% Str. Traders 10% t Oct. 30 20% 60% Rahman llvd. 20% Jan. 2 40% 50% 8. Besi 12% %f Nov.
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    • 75 18 Sept 18. Bept. 19. Sept. 20. Sept 21. Sept 22. Sept 23 Industrial.: 115 24 115 37 115.26 115 23 115 92 118.05 ♦Properties; 115 37 115 20 114 46 114 54 114 46 114 46 t Millings: 89 88 89 84 91 00 90 89 82
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    • 431 18 r|3HE tempo and flurry of A trading generated by the Malaysian Government's entry into the Kubbrr Market has gradually died down during the week as the initial surge of shortcovering and speculative buying has been satisfied report II.C’.B, Co. Ltd. In thetr current Market Review. This
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    • 25 18 Sept. 2?. RIBBER PRICE: 52 cents (up one-eighth of a cent). TIN PRICE: $595.59 (up $1.50). Estimated offering 250 tons (up 15 tons).
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    • 53 18 (Miniitri 1 Priori) First Malayan 2.30 2 39 iMIlS Malayan 1.45 I 74 Third Malayan 1 It 1.2.1 The Saving Fund... 1.26 1.S4 «d the Commerce Ind. .8H .91 Mat. Invest. Fund 1.06 1.15 First Hong Kong .74 .81* Second Hong Kong .51 .57* aterlms Commodi'y 3/9 4/4
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  • 316 19 JOHORE BAHRU, September 22. rpHE Malaysian Malaysia concept should be carried out with a spirit of give and take through reciprocity by all sections of the community, the Minister of Education, Inche Khir Johari, said at an Alliance election rally at Tarom
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  • 46 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 22. Members of Umno, MCA and MIC will attend a goodwill night and buffet dinner at St. John Ambulance Association premises in Jalan Shelley tomorrow night. The night is sponsored by the Kuala Lumpur Selatan branch of Umno.
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  • 177 19 SINGAPORE, Sept. 21. P The Indonesian Embassy is Issuing an average of about 80 tourist visas a day for people travelling to Indonesia. Dr. Bey Boewarno, the Embassy’s Imml g r a tlon Officer, said today the visas cost $lB and valid
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  • 32 19 SINGAPORE. Sept. 24—The First Lady, Puan Noor Aishah, will open a sale of work of articles made by patients of the occupational therapy department of Trafalgar Home on Saturday.
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  • 303 19 U U A L A LUMPUR, Sept. 22. T h e Press Ball “promises all a gay time/’ TengAbdul Rahman said today in a special message to the National Union of Journalists, organisers of the year’s big social event. The
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  • 67 19 SINGAPORE. Seut. 22.—A 15member Indonesian trade delegation is now in Singapore to explore trade opportunities. The delegation, led by Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah, this morning visited the Jurong Industrial complex and later went on an extensive tour of the Port of Singapore Authority. Tomorrow morning, the
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  • 467 19 SINGAPORE. Sept. 22 'J'HE president of the Malayan Airways Pilots Association of Singapore, Capt. P. J. White, today described as “unfortunate” a Press report from Hong Kong equating Singapore with several Asian airports, said to have been considered “unsafe and backward in technical
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  • 87 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 26 The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Dr. B. R. Sen, will arrive here on feptember 26 for a four-day visit at the Invitation of the Government Dr. Sen will have an audience with the Yang dl-Pertuan Agong. pay courtesy
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  • 37 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Sept. 22 Indonesia has agreed to participate in the forthcoming "rubber summit," according to her Charge d’Affalres here, Col. Benny Moerdani. Col. Moerdani returned here last night after consultations In Jakarta.
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  • 826 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23. UCKY STABLE forged ahead In the winning owners’ list with a good double Tower of Perfection and Merdeka Bridge here today. Both were maiden winners. Tower of Perfection, well ridden by Glynn Pretty, beat the well backed Now What in
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  • 209 20 rpAIPING, Sept. 23.— A Perak beat Kedah by 25 points (two goals, four tries and penalty) to six (penalty and try) in a Malaya Cup rugger match on the Esplanade here today. Perak, fitter and faster, dominated the game. Kedah came on
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  • 68 20 KUALA LUMPUD, Sept 23 Victoria Instl ution beat Royal Military College by 19 points (two goals, two tries and a penalty) to three (try) to win the under 20 Lewis Trophy rugger final at the Padang here today. VI scored through Low Lee (two tries), Chee
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  • 40 20 BANGKOK, Sept. 23—Malaysia and Laos have both confirmed that they will participate in the yachting even of the fourth Seap Games which begin here on Dec. 9. The other two countries in this event are Thailand and Burma.
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  • 743 20 Kuala lumpur, Sept. 24. Topweights triumphed in the main races on the final day of the Selangor Turf Club’s meeting at Kuala Lumpur Raee One CL. 4. DIV. 5 7F. Bin a Stable s (2) MISS DELAWARE 8.7 C 8 0 (856 —293) Rugdee
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  • 19 20 MAUACCA, Sept. 23—Singapore Joint Services outplayed Malacca 4-0 In a soccer match at the Kubu Stadium today.
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 42 20 BIG SWEEP ToUl Pool $75,786 1st Nos. *****8 and *****7 $14,067 each. 3rd *****0 $4,689. Starters $521 each: Nos. *****2, *****3, *****9, *****6, *****9, *****3. *****1, *****8, *****5 Consolation $416 each: Nos. *****7, *****5, *****2, *****5, *****1, *****8, *****0, *****9, *****7, *****9.
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    • 44 20 —BIG SWEEP Total pool $81,862 1st No. *****3 $20,261 2nd No. *****4 $10,130 3rd No. *****6 $5,065 8Urten ($562 each): So*. H0386 *****3 *****1 *****1* *****8 *****7 14S324 l«9vu *****1 Consolation ($450 Mthi: No*. *****9 *****7 *****4 *****5 *****2 *****0 *****3 *****9 *****5 *****1
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