The Straits Budget, 1 November 1967

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SERIES 785 KUALA LUMPUR, NOVEMBER 1, 1967 THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K, AS A NEWSPAPER Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling KDN 2582
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    • 122 2  -  D R ROBERTS Singapore K7ROM time to time l 1 read that so many ac tlvitles such as Expo&l tlons, sporting events, etc have been planned for 1938. We shall be soon coming to 1969 when Singapore should be celebra ting the one hundred and
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    • 138 2  -  HASHIM bin ISMAIl Singapore THE controversy now raging between the Singapore Medical Asso elation and the Singapore Pharmaceutical Society over the tight to dispense medicine Is gjowlng in momentum to such an ex tent that the public can not afford to Ignore the consequences. As it Is
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    • 274 2  -  RAYMON TH HUANG Chairman, Board of Film Censors Singapore. REFER to the letter from “Adult Fan” en- titled “Films Classified For Adults Only' (S.T. Oct. 25). First of all., strictness' is rela tive Film censorship in Singapore may not be less strict than it is
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    • 54 2  - ELAINE TAN Singapore SOCIETY tends to cen sor what‘it fears The more we seclude our youngsters from sex the more they yearn for It Most are spending poc ket-money on pornogra ohlc articles What Is wrong with nude or semi-nude cinema scenes? When will our free’ society learn to accept
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    • 107 2  -  B. D WARREN Port Dickson j HAVE visited many countries and travelled a lot by trains but never have i seen a railway station better kept or more beautiful than the one in Port Dickson The station master deserves a special prize for maintaining the
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    • 186 2  -  T A (VIIIGAN Singapore there has been great interest shown in Singapore stamps i would Uke to add to this interest and suggest that some of out issues at least portray the flora and founa of Singapore Tamplnes, Changi Tan long Rhu and
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    • 100 2  -  CHENG TONG FAT! Director of Primary Production Singapore THE question of whe iher we should promote the growth of the duck business (See KCO’s letter S.T. Oct 14) depends very much on consumer’ demand which Is reflected In the market price of duck The price
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    • 200 2  -  RING SHIER Singapore I HAVE read with much amusement Medicos attempt to split-hairs with my contention that patients as of right, should have free choice to have their medicine dispensed wherever they wish. To enable the patient to compare prices, he must first know
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    • 86 2  -  CHEE KING TING Public Liuison Officer. Postal Services Dept.. Singapore THE six-cent commemorative stamp issued on Aug. 9 1967 to mark the 2nd anniversary of Independence ol Singapore, referred to by John Bruce in his complaint about size ol stamps for receipts «8.T. Sept 28). will onlv
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    • 114 2  -  CHEW LOY KHOON Asst Secretary (Public Relations). Housing Develop menl Board Singapore BE Fair (B.T. Oct. 18) enquires about the rease for a flat which he had purchased from the Housing and Development Board Fr m nis letter it is not clear whether ‘Be Fair” has fully paid
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    • 90 2  -  nor SI VMM Singapore CONFIRM ah that W 1 Rtchaids >ays in “Festival Crackers and Flat Dwellers” <BT Oct 14) I have lived in Queen's Crescent for four years My three young children every year suffer from shock when this cracker bombardment begins Just what the expert ence
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    • 141 2  -  *BDUL \Z\7 BIN ZAKARIA Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works, Post.* and Telecommunications Malaysia I REFER to the lettei 1 by “Enquirer” (St. Oct 13> regarding telephone and telegraph rates oetween East and West Malaysia. The cost of providing the telecommunications link oetween
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    • 637 3 —Straits Times. October 23 Heads of delegations at the 19th assembly of the International Rubber Study Group, juut concluded in Sao Paulo, had two days of talks on ways in which natural and synthetic producers can co-operate to stabilise the market at bt tier prices than those
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    • 393 3 -Straits Times. October 23 Though the computer undoubtedly helps cope with the pace of modem life it also creates some problems of its own. Consider the transport survey about to get undei way in Singapore. This will find interviewers going from house to house asking questions on when,
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    • 701 3 —Straits Times, October 24 Better roads and bridges where ferries recently, ran arc having an extraordinary effect on the East Coast of Malaya. Trade is livelier than ever before, local economies have responded and complaints about isolation grow fewer. Mara hopes soon to start express bus
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    • 376 3 —Straits Times. October 24 Two sources of irritation in relations between Malaysia and the Philippines are on the way to being removed. A team of Filipino officials has been in Sabah preparing to set up anti-smuggling checkpoints. Malaysia gave permission for this under an agreement which will come
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    • 134 3 —Straits Times, October 25 The new Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. Hadwen, has introduced himself in a particularly felicitous way. As an economist with »> special interest in aid work, he said yesterday, he had long sought an opportunity to study at first hand a developing country
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    • 393 4 Straits Times, October 26 Singapore airport, like so many other institutions in these days of rapid growth, must run fast just to keep up with the times. Air travel is growing at an astounding rate, the supersonic aircraft are not far away and there are not only “jumbo
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    • 181 4 —8tralt« Times, October 26 The rate at which Kuala Lumpur courts dispose of cases has improved markedly. The President of the Sessions Court, Inche Hamid bin Azmi, has produced some impressive figures. In the first six months of this year the Sessions Court disposed of 348 cases compared
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    • 338 4 —Straits Times, October 27 More student activity at the University of Malaya is a useful development, even a sign of maturity. In recent weeki there has been a new liveliroas, particularly over Hamid Tuah and his followers, which comes as a stimulating change. The students taking part should
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    • 187 4 Straits Times, October 27 Police success in breaking up secret society organisations in Kuala Lumpur has produced one unexpected consequence—a spate of teenage gang warfare for the underworld vacuum thus created. Idle youngsters have been caught up in this stew of delinquency, the worst of them in one
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    • 685 4 —Straits Times, October, 28 “We are gathered here to affirm that all the races that make up the Malaysian people are guaranteed by our Constitution and our laws to be equal.” Thus the Kuching Statement issued at the Malaysian Alliance Party Con\ention on Oct. 26. It
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    • 381 4 —Straits Times. October. 28 The rubber price below 50 rents again lends point to the Natural Rubber Producers’ Research Association’s appeal for greatly expanded SMR production. This makes sense however one looks at it. The SMR scheme was designed precisely to help natural rubber in its battle with
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  • 143 5 IVf A R l D I (Sarawak), Oft. 22. —Thousands of Sarawak highlanders in their colourful native costumes and led by their Paramount Chief, Dato Temengnong O y a n g I.awai, journeyed downriver for days to give Tengku Abdul Rahman this morning
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  • 251 5 IPOH, Oct. 22 —Civil 1 servants should be ruled by the need for e IT e c t iv eness, efficiency and integrity, Malaysia’s No. 1 civil servant, Tan Sri Abdul Jamil bin Abdul Rais, said here yesterday in his farewell
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  • 310 5 TAIPING, Oct. 22. pOUR companies with a total capital of about $25 million are to set up factories in the Kamunting industrial estate here, bringing the total on the 142-acre site to six. Already operating there are a kapok processing
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  • 79 5 KUAI.A KANGSAR Oct. 22 The Raja Perempuan of Perak presented a gold bur and gold, silver and bronze medals to 38 blood donors at n ceremony here on Oct. 20. Incite Mat Isa bin Nawi was presented the gold bar for donating blood 25 times. He
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  • 252 5  -  By RUDY BELTRAN rUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 20— A young mottier and her two-year-old daughter still clinging to her—were found drow'ned this morning in a disused mining pool in Kampong Pasir, Puchong, about 13 miles from here. The bodies were pulled out from the
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  • 665 6 CAN A NON-MALAY BE DEPUTY PREMIER? ‘RACIAL ORIGIN DOES NOT MATTER’ KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 f £HE Malaysian Chinese Associations official monthly publication, The Guardian, today said the Malaya Merdeka, Umno’s official weekly paper, had raised *‘a vital constitutional issue” over the question
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  • 223 6 K. LUMPUR, Oct. 22 AN overall plan for library development should be incorporated in the next National Development Plan. This was one of the recommendations made today at the end of the twoday seminar on the “Role of Public Libraries in National Development.”
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  • 405 6 SINGAPORE. Oct. 22 r J I HE Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Kong Swee, today congratulated the promoters of the project to make foam rubber in Singapore ‘‘for bringing to an end a ridiculous state of affairs.” He was declaring open the
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  • 462 7 BAN MAY BE CONTESTED, COURT TOLD JESSELTON. Oct. 23. 'JMIE Sabah elections judge today postponed the start of the 12-day hearing on the election petition against Tun Mustapha bin Dato Ilarun after he was told that contempt of court proceedings might
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  • 125 7 KUAI A I.UMPUR Oct 23 The Pulau Ketam lire relief committee has received a further sum of $5 110.35. making a total collection ot $150.* 008.70. Among the donors wereMethodist (Hokkieni Church iK.1.1, $1 000: All-Malays Korhow Association and members. $*****: Clu.m Yew Bun
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  • 46 7 PENANG. Oct 23—The NoiUi Penang division of the Womefs Institute will hold Its 15th anniversary celebrations with a tea party at the Bangunan Ttianku Syed Putra on Nov. 10. There will be flower arrangement and cake-making contests among Its 12 branches.
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  • 210 7  -  By ALLAN CHAN KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 23. —The principal of the NationalType Secondary School in Gurney Road here, recently turned barber to get rid of Beatle haircuts among his pupils. After a week's warning. Inche Abdul Razak bin Mohamed Said marched all the
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  • 352 7 PENANG, Oct. 23. FUND for the setting up of a cancer nursing home by the Grey Sisters has been launched here. The home, which will cost about $200,000 initially, will be the first of its kind in this conn- try. It was the
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  • 174 7 <2EREMBAN. Oct. 23. —The chairman of the Democratic Action Party. Dr. Chen Man Hin. today said a multi-racial party like the DAP would never desert its cause by aligning itself with a racialist party—be it the PMIP or any other Chinese or Indian
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  • 28 7 rENANG. Oct 23 —Tlie Minister of Education. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. will declare open the Henu Ee High School at Hamilton Road here on Nov 3.
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  • 379 8 We’re confident of winning Kelantan in 1969 —Senu KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22. THE Minister of Information and BroadcastA ing, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, said here today that the slashing of the PMIP's majority by about half in its main stronghold the Kelantan Hilir constituency had made the Alliance confident
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  • 45 8 SINGAPORE Oct. 22.—Two Singapore engineers have left for the Netherlands to do postgraduate studies in hydraulic engineering. They are Mr Chou Tai Choong. assistant water engineer at the Public Utilities Board and Mr.Oh Siong Huat. of the Public Works Department.
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  • 135 8 SINGAPORE. Oct. 23. Eighty youths including 31 girls, today began various courses of training in the hotel and catering industry. They were selected from a total of 600 applicants for courses to prepare for jobs as waiters, waitresses, barmen, receptionists, chambermaids, room stewards and cooks.
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  • 129 8 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 22.—The Malacca MCA today expressed concern over the appointment of the new Minister of Malacca, Haji Taib bin Karim, which it claimed was made without prior consultation with the association. A resolution unanimously adopted at an emergency meeting of the
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  • 153 8 l/l ALA LEMPER, Oct. 23.—Nineteen countries. including Russia and the Enited States, have agreed to participate in the first Asian Expo to be held in Osaka in 1970 A member of Hie Japanese House of Representatives. Mr. Tomisaburo Hashimoto, who is chairman of the
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  • 39 8 RAUB Oct. 22.—Mr. Cheng Ewe Cheng has assumed duties ns manag of the Mercantile Bank here. He took over from Inche Salim bin Dato Osman, who has been transferred to the Kuala Trengganu branch of the bank.
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  • 292 8 PBNANG, Oct. 23. MANY Catholics were in tears this evening 1 as the first Bishop of Penang, Monsignor Francis Chan, was buried at the Western Road cemetery. The funeral was attended by the biggest assemblage of Church dignitaries ever seen in Penang.
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  • 42 8 SINGAPORE, Oct. 22 The acting Canadian High Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. J.H. Bailey, will speak on Canadian trade relations with Singapore,” at the Commonwealth Society of Singapore's tea party at the Adelphi Rooi Garden at 5 p.m. on Friday,
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  • 268 8 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 23.—Umno and MCA leaders will meet to discuss problems affecting the two parties when Tengkii Abdul Rahman returns from his official visit to East Malaysia. The Tengku, who will open the Malaysian Alliance Convention In Kuchina on Thursday. Is
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    138 9 NURSE BREAKS ANKLE AND DOCTOR LOSES TOOTH IPOH. Oct. 23 —An assistant nurse, (he Fari'l ill hint. Yusof. was admitted to the hospital here last night with a fractured left ankle following a road accident. She was driving a Triumph Spitfire along <.openg Koad towards the town when
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  • 119 9 BUTTER WORTH, Oct. 23. TWO people were kilkd and eight others injured in a head-on collision early this morning between two cars during heavy rain at Bagan Ajam. three miles from here. A 28 year old woman. Tan Yu Menu, died on the spot
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  • 72 9 MALACCA Oct. 2:1 Tin* Ma- Chin e Chamber of Commerce and local Clunoe guild* and aiocUttoni will entertain Malacca's new chid Minister. Haji Talib bin Karim, to dinner at the chamber's premises on Nov 4 The president of the chamber, Mr Tan Kce Oak. sold
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  • 61 9 TEI.UK ANSON. Oct. 23 Four Indonesian fishermen reported to the isiliee yesterday that they were forced to land in Hutan Mountain: near here because their boat went adrift in bad weather. They were Said bin Yatim, Omar bin Mohamed. Adam bin Ahmad nnd Husain, all
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  • 56 9 KANOAR Oct 23 The State Assembly has appointed the Mentri Besar. Tan Sri Sheikh Ahmad. Us representative on the Court of the University of Malay for a three-term period from January next year. 'fan Sr Sheikh Ahmad will replace Mr Por Swee Oiap who declined
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  • 303 9 MALACCA. Oct. 23 TH E former Chief Minister, Inche Abdul Ghafar, said today that he was not aware of a gentleman s agreement reached between Tengku Abdul Rahman and the MCA some years ago. Inche Ghafar
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  • 43 9 KANOAR Oct. 23—Inche Ibalum bin Subu ol the Perils Information Department has bepn re-clected chairman of the Indr a Putra Club with Inche Shuib bin Abdul Rahman as vice-chairman. Inche Azizan bin Chin a.s secretary and Che Fotiniali binte Hashim. treasurer.
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  • 75 9 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 23 A six member Japanese survey tram arrived here today to study the telecommunications system in Malaysia. lire team, which is condoning a South-east Asian telecommunications survey, will be in Malaysia for a week Sponsored by the Japanese eminent, the
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  • 85 9 RAUB. Oct 22.—A flood relief commitlei. under the chairmanship of the District Ofltccr. Inche Ahmad Sharif! bin Abdul Rashtd, has oeen -et up here to n i rent lal tk a dui ing the monsoon beg'.ining next month The com mi'tee will instal an operation
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  • 282 9 JESSELTON, Oct. 23. Passports are an $84 question for the majority of the 24,000 Filipino workers in Sabah. That is what they cost. The Controller-General of Immigration. Malaysia, Incite Ibrahim bin All. said here today that because of the high price hp had
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  • 87 9 PENANG. Oct. 22—The Pcnai g dh i lon of the PMIP has sot up a 22-member committee to arrange a grand welcome for the party's national leader. D.ito Haji Mohamed A.sn bin Haji Muda, when he arrives here next month. At a meeting at the
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  • 270 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24. SOVIET official will arrive next month to finalise arrangements for the setting up of a trade office here. During his visit he is expected to recruit local staff, obtain premises for the office and meet Malaysian officials for final
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  • 32 10 PENANG Oct. 24 RUidents of Kampong Pava. in Bilik Pul.m have Iniilt a OM* mile road. They started this “KOtonaroyong" project on Oct. 21 with materials supplied by the Government.
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  • 144 10 IPOH. Oct. 24. The 1 Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, will lay the foundation stone of the Perak State Mosque here on Oct. 27. The $1.85 million mosque on a five-acre site near the General Post Office is expected to be ready by next
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  • 45 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 24.— Twenty-nine new apprentices were registered for training at the Central Apprenticeship Board in August 26 in mechanical trades, two in building trades and one in electrical trades. At present. 931 apprentices are being trained at the Industrial Training Institute.
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  • 177 10 IPOH, Oct. 24.—Sister 1 Louise Poinsot, one of the five nuns who established the Ipoh Convent in 1907, died at 11.50 a.m. today at the age of 95. Known popularly only as Sister LouLse, she was a familiar figure for decades in the
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  • 141 10 KANGAR, Oct. 24. The Mentri Besar, Tan Sri Sheikh Ahmad, yesterday advised the Malays to emulate the Chinese and work hard to raise their standard of living. “You should not depend too much on the Government to help you,” he said when opening
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  • 369 10 KUCHING, Oct. 24* THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today appealed to the people of Sarawak to trust him and he would see that their troubles with politicians were settled. He was speaking at a reception given by the Sarawak Chinese Association here.
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  • 147 10 SINGAPORE, Oct. 24 Singapore is to stage the Republic's biggest ever festival soon to collect funds to raise the islandstate's drama, arts, music and dances to international standards. Announcing this today. Dr. Goh Poh Seng, the chairman of the committee which is organising "The
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  • 66 10 KUALA I.UMPUR. Oct. 24 —Five men armed with daggers raided a llat at Jalan Tallala. off Birch Road here, early this morning and escaped with textiles and razor blades worth $5,000. They held up three storekeepers of tire Tuck Heng Loong Textile Company, before
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  • 589 11  -  From A. SR1PAT11Y YIALACCA, Oct 24. —The State Assembly tailed to elect a new Speaker today in place of Ilaji Talib bin Karim, who is now Chief Minister, because of a split among Alliance assemblymen. As a result, the election was postponed indefinitely. This
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  • 330 11 IPOH, Oct. 22 r FHE Malaysian Trades A Union Congress is considering taking an active part in the coming general elections, Mr. S. J. H. Zaidi. the general secretary, said here today. Addressing the annual delegates' conference of the Perak division
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  • 64 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct 24 The four visiting Indonesian MPs. here on a study tour, today met the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Ra/.ak, and the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tan Svi Ghazali Shade. The team, led by the leader of the House
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  • 51 11 PENANG. Oct. 23 —The State Islamic tithes committee plans to provide financial assistance to Islamic schools which do not receive any aid from the Central Government A committee headed ov Hajl Mansor bin Haii Hassan. today visited several schools in Province Wellesley to investigate their
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  • 155 11 IZUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23.— Four Indonesian Members of Parliament led by the leader of the House of Representatives. Mr. Aehmad SJaichu, arrived here today for a two-day study tour of Malaysia. The Indonesian team is visiting Asian countries to bring about closer
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  • 114 11 1/ (’ALA LUMPUR, Oct. 24.—Two senior Malaysian military officers will leave here on Oct. 31 to attend a seven-month course at the Indonesian Army Staff College in Bandoeng. They are Major Zakaria bin lla.ii Dahlan, 35, staff officer at the Ministry of Defence, and
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  • 326 12 CINGAPORE. Oct. 24. —The president of the Singapore National Academy of Science, Professor T.H. Elliott, today urged that the Republic begin producing its own scientists whose permanent affiliations would be to this country. To achieve this aim, he suggested that
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  • 143 12 1/ ALA LI’MPUR. Oct. 24.—Malaysia is considering an invitation from the Japanese Government to take part in Expo 70. to be held in Osaka in 1070, an assistant trade controller. Mr. Nr U Fong, said today. He was commenting on a statement by the chairman of
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  • 257 12 Warden Dimmick leaves: ‘I’ m so proud’ k U ALA LUMPUR. Oil. 24— The warden of .Melbourne University's International House. Mr. S. G. Dimmick (above), left for home today, proud that his former students are doing so well here. He came here on Oct. 22 to look up his former
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  • 64 12 PENANG. Oct. 24 Sale of poppies for Remembrance Day this year will be held throughout the State on Nov. 10 and 11. In addition to poppies, there will also bo sales of car posters and cinema shows in aid of the fund. The Remembrance Dav parade will
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  • 367 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 24. Abdul Razak today called on Malaysians to re-dedicate and renew their determination to uphold the ideals of the United Nations. The Deputy Prime Minister made his appeal in a broadcast over Radio Malaysia to mark United Nations p "Let
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  • 106 12 l/UC HIM.. Oc*. 21 —Malaysia will observe its National Youth Day on July 71, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Inche Srnu bin Abdul Rahman, said here today. Inche Semi, who Is here to attend the NaUonal Alliance Convention which begins on
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  • 23 12 PER EM BAN, Oct 24 The Negri Semhilun Assembly burlget meeting will be held for three days beginning on Nov 27
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  • 21 12 PENANO, Oet 24 Schoolteacher Tan Eng Hal had his motorcycle stolen while he was swimming oft Batu Fcmnglu yesterday
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  • 260 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25. attempt to overthrow the 35-strong University of Malaya Student Council is imminent. About 100 students have already signed a petition summoning an extraordinary general meeting of the council to move a motion of noconfldence against the council. The meeting will
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  • 136 13 l/UALA LUMPUR. Oct. 25. —The vice-president of the MTUC, Inche Ibrahim bln Musa and the secretarygeneral of the Transport Workers’ Union, Mr. V. David, will leave here for Moscow on Monday for a two-week visit. They are Roing at the invitation of the
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  • 182 13 MALACCA, Oct. 25 THE deputy chairman of 1 Malacca Umno, Inche Abdul Karim Abu. today came out In .support of nine Alliance State Assemblymen who defied a party directive In the election of Speaker at yesterday’s meeting of the State Assembly. Speaking in
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  • 70 13 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 25 A book of condolence will bo opened at the residence of the Japanese Ambassador for those who wish to pay their respect to the former Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, who died on Oct 20. The book will be open from
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  • 196 13 SINGAPORE, Oct. 25. —Marine Police today boarded a South Africa n-registered cargo vessel to investigate a quarrel In which a bumboat man was shot. According to the Police Secretary, Mr. Loke Foo Yee, the master of the ship, Captain Jacobus Borstlap, had admitted
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  • 29 13 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 25 The passenger train which leaves here at 10 p.nv for Singapore, will not stop at Sedcnak <Johore> from Monday. Malayan Railway announced today.
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  • 194 13 JESSELTON. Oct. 25. —The Sabah Chief Minister, Tun Mustapha, said yesterday that Tengku Abdul Rahman was right in ticking off Duto Donald Stephens, the Upko leader. “Lately. Upko have been touching on such controversial subjects as religious Issues,” he said. Tun Mustapha made these
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  • 346 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25. much as it is every citizen's right to take part in politics, the Malaysian Trade Union Congress believes that it also has the right to try and obtain a voice in Parliament. “Without knowing how we are
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  • 286 14 L r U A L A LUMPUR, 1V Oct. 25. The Ministry of Defence today announced the appointment of Group Capt. Sulaiman bin Sujak as Malaysia’s new Chief of Air Staff. Group Captain Sulaiman (above) takes over command of the Royal
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  • 25 14 SUNGEI PATANI. Oct. 25 The Sultan and Sultanah of Kedah will attend the annual speech day of Ibrahim Primary School cn Nov. 1«
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  • 147 14 K l CHING, Thurs. The chairman of the Malacca Alliance. Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, said here today that the split among the Malacca Alliance State Assemblymen in the election of the Speaker was due to a misunderstanding and could be settled amicably. Inche Ghafar is
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  • 120 14 \LOR STAR. Thurs. A 39-year-old tapper who was in the habit of hiding tier jewellery under her brassiere whenever she went to town, was yesterday waylaid in a lonely estate road near Sungei Patani. l ee Kit Boay told police she lived alone
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  • 525 14 SINGAPORE. October 25 jyjORE people are turning to shares and debentures as a form of investment to obtain satisfactory dividend return and capital gains as the economy advances. This was stated by Mr. Jacob Balias, chairman of the Stock Exchanae of Singapore and
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  • 236 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 25. THE head of the Division of Rural Economics at the University of Malaya, Dr. M. C. Agarwal, today warned against overemphasis on oil palm at the expense of rubber. Dr Agarwal. who is leaving for Bangkok on Oct. 29 to
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  • 275 15  - Achievement... ABU IS BLIND BUT A BRIGHT SCHOLAR By LEE SICW ENG 1/UALA LUMPUR, Oct. 26. Blindness Is not such a great handicap after all, when one has the will and determination to succeed, as 13-year-old Abu Bakar bln Asmunl, of St. loho’i Institution here, has proved. Abu, a Form
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  • 35 15 KUAI.A LUMPUR. Oct. 26 The Yang di-Pertuan A gong today granted an audience to the new Thai Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr. Lrk Tantensapya. and his wife at tire Ist ana Negara.
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  • 79 15 SINGAPORE, Oct. 26. The sixth Asian Ad vertising Congress will be held in Malaysia and Singapore from June 26 and July 3 next year. It will consist of a workshop to be held in Kuala I.umpur followed by a conference In Singapore. More than 600 delegates from all
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  • 389 15 SINGAPORE, Oct 26 T»HE trial of 262 A Barisan Soslalis members and supporters minus one who has since disappeared—Anally resumed today. But actual examination and cross-examination of Supt. Rahman Dalbashah —the only witness so far —lasted just over an hour. The main
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  • 37 15 SINGAPORE. Oct. 26 Some 500 guesta. including dipiom.*tic corp., members. Government ofiler.ls and snipping company representatives will attend the National Day celebrations of the Republic of Panama on Nov. 3 at Raffles Hotel
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  • 50 15 KUAI.A I.UMPUR. Oct. 26 The University of Malaya medical faculty lias begun a course for sister-tutors, the first of its kind m Malaysia. It L part of a project to begin a School of Nursing that is s cheduleo to opt n 'n late Novt mbor.
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  • 380 16 JESSELTON, Oct. 25 JJPKO leader Dato Donald Stephens charged today that there were forces within Umno who wanted Tengku Abdul Rahman to retire from politics. He was commenting on the Umno-MCA differences over whether a non-Malay should be appointed Deputy Prime
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  • 91 16 SINGAPORE, Oct. 2G.— D The British Army here today announced that retrenchments of civilian staff had been deferred yet again to Nov. 17. The reason was because talks between the British and Malaysian Governments on terminal benefits were still continuing. This is the
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  • 173 16 SINGAPORE, Oct. 25. The Singapore Government is seeking the services of a highly experienced firm of consultants to submit plans for “phased development” of the international airport at Paya Lebar. The Director of Civil Aviation. Mr. Tan Beng San, said today that planned development had
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  • 156 16 RUAIA I UMPUi: Or» 25 —Question booklets for the Lower Certificate of Education examination which began on Oct. 23 must be returned to the Examination Syndicate as the objective tesUng would lose Its elfectlveness should the papers remain open and available to
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  • 64 16 KUALA I.UMPUR. Oct. 25 The retiling New Zealand Gov-ernor-Generd, Sir Bernard Fcrgusson. a, id Lady Fergusson are due h’re tomorrow for a three-day private visit. They will be received in audience by the Yang di-Per-tuan Agong before leaving for Camp Terendak In Malacca to bid farewell
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  • 287 16  -  By PREM KUMAR: Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26 A" attempt to overthrow the 35-strong University of Malaya Students Council failed this evening when a motion of no confidence in the present leadership was outvoted at an emergency meeting. Although more than 100 students had
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  • 146 16 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 2« —Malaysia is prepared to send non-mili-tary personnel to assist South Vietnam in various projects. Tengku Abdul Rahman said here today. “There is no question of military officers going there as this would mean direct involvemrnt in the conflict," he
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  • 199 17 SINGAPORE, Oct. 25. Singapore is receiving so much technical assistance from the United Nations because it is regarded as “a place of sound investment.” “Otherwise. S i n g a pore would not be so prominently represented in the international programme,"
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  • 68 17 KUAI.A LUMPUR. Oct. 26 T« ngku Tun Sri Mohamed bin lengku Brsar Burhunuddin h*.s vnreeded Tun Brl Abdul Ja’"*l Rat* p.n chairman of the .-W.mgor branch of the M.<lutnIutn Red Cross Society. Tcngku Tan Sri Mohamed. a former vice-chairman of the branch. is a member
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  • 62 17 KUAI.A LUMPUR. Oct. 26. I siwya- Miss PO. Lira, lion in 'he United States on a U 913 leadership giant has Joined the Malaysian delegation to the United Nations at the invitation of the Gi v Tnment here Sh is expected to be with 'he delegation,
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  • 51 17 MALACCA. Oct 25 Mr. N V Patel was elected president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce here at its annua) meeting on Sunday Others elceied were Mr N M. Ohou.se and Mr R. K. Pragaaani (vice-presidents t; Mr H P Shawkst Ally (secretary), and Mr. R Ramamoorthv
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  • 253 17 KUCHING, Oct. 26. f |MIE Finance Minister and MCA president. Tun Tan Siew Sin, said today that the strength of the Alliance was derived from the unity of the various races. “It was, therefore, obvious that no single party in the Alliance should dominate
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  • 44 17 SINGAPORE. 0< t. 2G Mr Just irr Tan All Tali and Mr Justirc Winslow have focm elected president and vice-pre.sident of the OUI Frees’ Association, hero The .secretary w Mr. T Q. I.ini and the treasurer Mr E A Clark
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  • 35 17 PARIT BUNTAR. Fri. Tun Abdul R..zak will address an Umno rally on the padang here tomorrow night Other .s|M'aker.s wIF include the Mentri Beaar ol Petak Dato Ahmad bin Saul.
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  • 261 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 26. A FATHER of four, who turned his back on teaching after 15 years of it to further his education, said today: “They say that where there’s a will, there’s a way. I'm trying to prove X A
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  • 77 17 KUAI A LUMPUR. Oct 26 King Hussein of Jordan w ill visit Malaysia soon, the Minister of the Royal Jordanian Court, Mr. Akram Zanyter. said today. Mr. Zanyter left for borne today after a vMt here to deliver a letter from King Hussein to the Yang di-Pertuan Agomi,
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  • 42 17 SINGAPORE. Oct 25. The Singapore Association tor the Blind ralof $158,515 net revenue from its 15th international bazaar Iki on June 3 this year Of this sum. $102,008 was raised b.\ li, international stalls nt the ba as.
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  • 292 17 KUALA LUMPUR. IY Oct. 26 —The retiring Governor-Gen-eral of New Zealand. Sir Bernard Fergusson, flew in today for a farewell visit and his first words on arrival were: “I’m Jolly glad to be back.” Sir Bernard. 56. who was accompanied by his wife,
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2589 18 From Our Market Correspondent IT was a reasonably active week on the Stock Kx change with interest almost wholly focussed on the industrial section to the exclusion of tins, properties and rubbers. Out of the 56 industrial counters dealt in 40 improved, 11
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    • 43 18 Current l)alf Total for Total for payment payable the year previous year M Ranking 8% Nov. 28 71% 10% Siamese Tin 18%+ Dec. 20 25% M Pegoli 8% l»ee. 7 12% 171% 8 Kagan 5% Dec. 21 10% 15% t Interim.
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    • 69 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 121.80 122.07 123.41 123 52 123 66 124.47 122 68 122 68 123.17 123 66 124 81 125 88 1 Mining*; 89 97 89 82 80 60 89 68 89 92 89 96 rubbers: 102
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    • 31 18 RUBBER TIN (per lb), (per picul). Oct. tS. %ty 4 Ik 5596.01) 31. 19**, ct*. $595.55 35. 454, cU. $596.50 36. 48% cU. $597.50 37. 48%cts. $600.00 38. $597.63%
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    • 40 18 ’I'HE Anociatlon of Banka In M.iiayl tia made these changes In it* rale* to merchant* yesterday (all rate* to $100). Selling TT er 0D ready: Wart Carmany 130 i Switzerland Ito Franas luti Italy ***** and Sweden 107.
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    • 360 18 f|iHE past week ha.s seen 1 very thin trading conditions amidst a setback of U cents, principally due to growing concern over the wide disparity of 2} cents between London and thh market; state H.C B. JL Cm Lid. In their current marke review.
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    • 59 18 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 2 4H 2.51 Second Malayan 1.74 1 47 Third Malayan 1.15 1.24 *d The Saving Fund 1 32 1 41 The OomflMNB Ind .93 I 0 Mai. Invest. Fund 1.05 1.15 *d First Hong Kong HI .hi. It* Second Hong Kong .60 .#4* Sterling
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    • 42 18 r |'HB A**selatisn sf Bank* In Malay- *ia made these changes in II rale* to merchants on Saturday (al< rale* to ItOOi Belling TT sr 0D ready: Wait Cer many 129); twltrsrland iin I 4 France 184) and Italy *****.
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    • 42 18 g\N Ihe |r** ((change market In Hong v Kong y.'.sten n v the U S Dollar was quoted at 6 78) for T T and 6.771 fur *a*h. Sterling was quoted at 18.03 and sn* tael sf geld 81 M4|
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  • 264 19 KANGAR, Oct. 26. attending an exhibition staged by the Russians in Montreal during his recent world tour, the Raja of Perlis was shocked to find Malaysia marked on the map as south of Singapore. “It was a great shock to me because most of
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  • 38 19 Oct 26. The ivltb officer for Ulu Kelantan, Tannh Merah and Machang districts Inehe Abdul Malek bln Hasan wi'l assume dut es as assistant publicity and liaison officer at headquarters In Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 1.
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  • 187 19 SINGAPORE, Oct. 26. The leader of the 30-man New Zealand trade mission, Mr. R. H. Stewart spoke today of the threat from China and North Korea to their market in Singapore. Mr. Stewart said: "We have discovered that since the visit
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  • 114 19 1/ (JALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25. 11 —The future of natural rubber, the Vietnam war and other matters of mutual interest will be discussed with Mr. Hubert Humphrey when the U.S. Vice-President begins a three-day visit here on Nov. 1. Commenting on the visit, the
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  • 126 19 I/UALA LUMPUR, Oct. 26.—Mr. O.E.H. Cutler, formerly onp oi Singapore’s leading rubber brokers, has dltd in Jersey. Channel Islands. Mr Cutler first came to Ma laya in 1921 after Joining Lew If and Peat in London as an assistant After the war.
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  • 298 19  -  By t IGNATIUS STEPHEN BRUNEI TOWN Oct. 26. gULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah said today that Brunei’s decision not to join Malaysia was final. He, however, pledged to continue the good relations his oil-rich state has had with Malaysia and Singapore. The 22-year-old 8ultan was outlining
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  • 88 19 lANET Lee Yoke thing (above), a Kuala Lumpur girl studying at the South Australian School of Art, whose design has been chosen for the front cover of a brochure for the 1968 Adelaide Fest val of Arts. Miss Lee. who will finish her course
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  • 36 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 25 The Japan Oradua eV Association of Malaysia wes torm-d todav wl h Mr Yeo Yan Kim as pro-tem chairman; Mr Oan Eng Kok secretary; and Mr. Lee Leong Tlan treasurer.
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  • 729 20 IPOH, Oct. 28. VeUos, ridden by apprentice Vela yutham, scored a shock win in Race One to pay $456 for a win at Ipoh. Second was another outsider, Joy Spinner (Subian Dalwee). The $2 forecast tote paid a thumping dividend of $1,405. Race One
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  • 354 20 BADMINTON CINGAPORE will meet Penang, the holders, In the Foong Cup badminton final at Ipoh tomorrow and Wednesday. Singapore earned the right to challenge Penang by overwhelming Selangor 8-1 In the semi-finals yesterday. Singapore had led 3-1 on Saturday. Penang. 4-0 leaders on Saturday, also beat
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  • 114 20 CRICKET MALAYSIAN Malays and Ma laysian Indo-Ceylonese again drew their annual cricket match for the Raja Zainal Shield at Pantai yesterday. Last year’s match was also drawn Indo-Ceylonese were all out for 207 In their first innings on Saturday. Malavs their first inning when play resumed
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  • 794 20 IPOH, Oct. 29.—Pasir Bogak, ridden by Doug Weir, won the Class One top division trophy race over lOf at Ipoh. Raee One CL. I. DIV. 3 6F. ChukeCi Stable’s (8) GRAND MANNER 7.7 (875—240) Asuwadl 1 (ft) Carrot Gold 8.3 (888—261) Subian 2 (2) Pelor
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 45 20 —BIG SWEEP Total Pool $94,676 lot 1C19M $22,441 2nd *****4 $11,220 3rd *****1 f 5,814 STARTERS $479 (Mh-Noi. *****4 *****2 *****4 *****3 *****2 *****2 *****9 *****8 *****4 *****9 *****7 *****2 *****1. CONSOLATION $437 each— Nos. *****0 *****6 *****8 *****6 *****3 *****9 *****6 *****9 *****5 *****3.
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    • 43 20 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $88,700 1st No. *****8 $21,953 2nd No. *****8 $10,976 3rd No. *****S $5,488 Starters ($762 each): no*. *****1 *****(1 *****5 *****7 *****9 *****6 *****1 *****0 Canaolatlon ($427 each): No*. *****0 *****6 *****7 *****4 *****7 *****6 *****9 *****0 *****7 *****1
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