The Straits Budget, 2 April 1953

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    29 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATION AL NEWSPAPER llov Series No. 348. Thursday, April 2, 1953 Price 40 cents (Malayan) Or I shilling.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      TRUST PROVIDING FOR MORE CAR PARKS
      363 2  -  J. M. FRASER Manager Singapore Improvement Trust. THE Press has given pro minence recently to extracts from the reports of the A Automobile Association of Singapore and the Traffic Advisory Committee, stating or implying that Sir George Pepler and the Diagnostic Survey Team are
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      NEW MAIL RATES —A SUGGESTION
      263 2  -  C.A. Singapore. A IRMAIL rates are going up. For a long time now the cost of sending a n airmail letter from Malaya to United Kingdom has i been 50 cents per half ounce and an airletter has cost 25 cents, but the corresponding postal
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      A PROFESSOR CHALLENGED
      278 2  -  TEACHER. ot Singapore. PROFESSOR Parkinson is to be congr< aterif I articles which throw light on the rr«- taiinbß some of the University stfiff. Regarding the student population of 5,500 that ousht to be attending higher institutions, he says: “In deciding on that or some similar figure
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      OPERATION RADIO
      132 2  -  K. E. MACKENZIE. Singapore. I WOULD like to join my voice, tuned to a discreet level, to the volume of protest against the annoyance and irritation caused by the inconsiderate use of radio sets in Singapore. At a house which is a good hundred yards from mine a
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      Coronation money
      161 2  -  A. B. C. Singapore. FROM what 1 have hearll Singapore will spend SI ral million dollar on deca&l tions and process:,': s fo* Coronation. I Might I be allowed respecJ fully to suggest that the vajJ ous committees sper :i. say ij the amount which t: ty propj
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      NO PERMITS FOR BISCUITS
      125 2  -  W. AUCUTT. Asst. Controller of Supplies, Negri Sembilan and Malacca. Seremban. 1,1 AY I point out to “An Honest Chinese” (St. T. Mar. 13), that no one in Negri Sembilan has to get a permit to purchase biscuits? All persons have been issued with a White
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      PETALING TIN
      272 2  -  Basil J. P Kuala Lumpur, Mu AN extraordinary gtnen meeting of Petaling It Ltd is to be held in Ipoh April 11 to deal with a p> posal for addit onai rernuneranon for the four directors According 10 the accounii *or the year ended October last directors’ fees
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • The Straits Budget
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      The Labour Unrest
      619 3 —Straits Times. Mar. 25. I joes not look as though pore will emerge from its of labour unrest without ious strike. Yesterday the Council received from the ntion of City Council iii Unions notice of its tion to call a strike. It a surprise decision, in:cd without
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      Sterling Problem
      296 3 —Straits Times. Mar. 25. As expected, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer has assured the European Payments Union of Britain’s desire to renew the scheme for another year. In doing so Mr. Butler indicated that the convertibility of sterling, agreed on by the Commonwealth Conference as a long term
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      Workshop Safety
      296 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 25. New legislation for the protection of machine hands and others working in the vicinity of machinery has been approved by the Federal Council. It brings up-to-date the Machinery Enactment, and its application now to the whole of the Federation controls the operation of machinery
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      The Manhunt In Penang
      356 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 26. The escape from Penang Prison yesterday of two men on trial for their lives for the murder of Mr. David Chen is paralleled only by the unbelievable stupidity of the authorities in Penang in not rousing the town and Settlement at once
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      Report On Labour
      283 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 26. Months of patient publicity apparently has not convinced all Federation workers of the benefits of the Provident Fund which labour’s own leaders, among others, so warmly welcomed. The latest Labour Department monthly report continues the story of employees, as well as employers, who
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      Power For The Nation
      765 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 27. The formal opening yesterday of Connaught Bridge station completes the first stage of the Federation’s power scheme. Connaught Bridge is more than another generating plant. It is the main source of power for the national grid which is to stretch almost the
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      The Labour Disputes
      556 4 --Straits Times, Mar. 27. The posts and telecommuni- cations workers dispute is no nearer a settlement. A third j of the breathing space has i gone, and none of the three members of the proposed board of arbitration has been named. It is the chairman who is
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      The Stormy Petrel
      591 4 —Straits Times, Mar. 28 An extra adjective and a blunter delivery have gained for Dato Onn’s latest pronouncement on the Malayan political scene a critical and oven bitterly hostile attention that was denied a very similar speech in September. The timing, of course, has also had something
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      “Low And In The Gutter”
      342 4 —Straits Times, Mar. 28. The High Commissioner's sharp and angry words have put Penang on its mettle. General Templer's anger was for the prison authorities and other Government officials who between them made Penang a laughing stock on Wednesday. Rut the escape from gaol of
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      Air Mail Rates
      233 4 —Straits Times. Mar. 31. Air mail postage rates technically are a matter for the Legislative Councils to supervise, but in practice the Councils know no more about the changes that are made than does the public whose privilege it is to pay. However, the revised rates announced
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      Rubber Profits And Prices
      624 4 —Straits Times, N First at the annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur of the Rubber Producers’ Council, and again at the meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association yesterday, the trend of rubbeT prices has come under survey. Both bodies heard from their chairman speeches
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    WHEN St. FRANCIS XAVIER VISITED MALACCA
    1191 5  -  By I.A. MACGREGOR Lecturer in History, University of Malaya. I WEEN 1545 and 1552 Francis Xavier d Malacca five but His longest was a mere five hs. and the total he spent in the city ess than a year. On occasion he was ng
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    CANDID SAGA OF MALAYA’S PAST
    646 5  -  By M.C. ff SHEPPARD THE MALAY ANNALS: Translated by CC. Brown (Royal Asiatic Society, Malayan Branch $10). AN eye witness account of how Oriental Royalty lives loves and dies, with verbatim passages from their conversation, would have become a best seller in any age. But
    THE MALAY ANNALS: Translated by CC. Brown (Royal Asiatic Society, Malayan Branch $10).  -  646 words
  • PERSONAL
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      ENGAGEMENT
      124 5 THE ENGAGEMENT Is announced between Timothy Pollock Hamilton, of Sungei Tlnggl Estate Selangor, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hamilton of Salcombe—Devon —England, and Margaret MacLeod only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. MacLeod of Johore Labis Estate Johore and Dingwall Scotland. THE Engagement is announced of
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      MARRIAGE
      28 5 THE MARRIAGE between Mr. T.J.M. Balt us and Miss M. Aberson will take place at Amsterdam on Friday, 27th March 1953. 14, G.v.d. Veenstraat. Amsterdam. Z. Holland.
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    $2m. factory for S’pore
    52 5 SINGAPORE, Mar. 31. CABLE and Wireless Limited announced in London yesterday its new $2 million submarine cable factorv and depot in Singapore would begin production early in April. The factory will be capable of producing between eight and nine hundred nautical miles of cable of all
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    Heah elected again
    66 5 PENANG. Mar. 30—Mr. Heah Joo Seang has been re-elected president of the Penang Badminton Association. Other office bearers are Vice-presidents, Messrs, Loh Hoot Yeang, Chew Boon Ee, Tye Kim Yuen; Hon. Sec. Mr. Lim San Hai: Hon. Asst. Secretary, Mr. Ong Kee Seong; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Ho
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    £500 GIFT
    23 5 PENANG. Mar. 31. The Municipal Couuril today decided to contribute L5OO to the High Commissioner’s fund for Hood relief in Britain.
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  • Obituary
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    248 5 DEATHS HENRY H. HOEDEN age 74, died at General Hospital at 5.20 pjn. 25.3.53. Cortege leaves Mr. F. Hoeden’s Residence, 169 East Coast Road, at 4.30 p.m. today to St. Joseph’s Church thence to Bldadarl. YETTON—On March 6th 1953, at sea, Bill, dearly beloved husband of Daphne, and eldest son
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    WASHING JUMBO.
    7 6 Picture by Toonp Poh Kan
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    As I wish Saying
    637 6  -  CYNICUS. SINGAPORE, Mar. 27. gECURITY precautions in Penang being now what they are, there is unfortunately not the slightest chance that any of Radio Malaya’s intrepid jungle broadcasters managed to get on the record what General Templer yesterday said off the record. It is gathered that
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    Notes from a... Malayan Diary
    1056 6  -  Stanley S{|( Home-spun ALTHOUGH most of the large business houses in Singapore have begun to show an interest in Borneo and Sarawak in recent years those countries are still regarded as outside the bustle of eastern business. Assistants who go on tours along the coasts
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    ABOVE: A private with the D.S.C. and bar, O.B.E., and M.C., to say nothing of the Croix de Guerre of France and Belgium and nine campaign medals!
    177 7 No wonder Major-General A. Gascoigne stopped to look at the battle-dress jacket of seventy-one-year-old Private Wilkin Fitz-William Chipp when he inspected the 11th
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    Countryman’s Journal
    654 7  -  than u.ir:K I a FEW days ago that W™ delightful person. mho Adviser on Aborigines, with his wife and la man friend, called in ■one morning without ■notice. They stayed only ■a few minutes and then ■left for Singapore The A. of A. took with ■him for the
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    236 7 °w the Straits Times of Mar. 28, 1903. llA CONTRIBUTOR to the B f ang Gazette writes ally i believe that the IK part of this talk about I alo.s fever is rot. My B idations for the Pre- of Fever are: Change thcs as often as
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    A MALAYSIAN NOTEBOOK
    865 7  -  Stanley Street. IT is hard to imagine Singapore as a few streets cl one or two storey whitewashed buildings running along the curving shore of a line sandy bay, backed by rich greens and browns of hillocks and plantations. Yet that is the first impression given by
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    Ceilings to be lower
    137 7 SINGAPORE, Mar. 30. DRESSING forward with its scheme to provide lowcost houses, Singapore Improvement Trust is to cut by six inches the height of the ceilings of 252 flats which it is to build shortly. Lower ceilings will save the trust at least $7O on each
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    Brunei police to train in Sarawak
    61 7 KUALA BEI.AIT, Brunei. Mar. 30. To improve th»* etlicienev an.i discipline of Brunei State s j olire forre. cent ’vents of un o f) tv ui t i e v re to la out to d;o k for training. During their ibsenro from Brunei
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    Dato warns of coming clash
    517 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 25. DATO ONN bin Ja’afar, Member for Home Affairs mid founder of the Independence of Malava Party Mid tonight “In spite of professions of unity. I feel that we shall yet see a major clash of conflicting interests between two communities, a
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    S’pore sees biggest yet flower show
    108 9 SINGAPORE. Mar. 28. MALAYA'S biggest yet flower show was opened at the Singapore Happy World last night by Mr. W. L. Blythe, the Colonial Secretary. The 26 challenge cups and 40 other trophies for the various classes of competition were won by Mrs. M.
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    S’pore’s only woman driving tester starts on Monday
    161 9 SINGAPORE. Mar. 27. SINGAPORE’S only women driving tester, Mrs. Leonardo Keelan. starts work with the Traffic Police on Monday. Mrs. Keelan will test both men and women learner drivers. During the 18 years she has held a licence, she has driven all
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    ‘UNFOUNDED AND UNTRUE’
    462 9 Kl ALA LCMPUR. Mar. 26. f 1,1 IN LSI; Chamber of Lommeree and M.C.A. ,ir( )rs today described as “mounded and untrue” Onn’s statement that niupse organisations in t a >a a re trying to turn l! ‘>a into the 20th prov,n<e of China. Ibry saw j
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    COLONY COUNCIL TO HAVE NEW CHAMBER
    102 9 SINGAPORE. Mar. 27. T*HE upper floor of the old Supreme Court, which now houses Singapore’s Social Welfare Department, is to be converted into a Legislative Council Chamber. Preliminary investigations indicated that the building would be suitable for conversion at less cost than erecting a
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    Bonfire for crowning
    50 9 BRUNEI, Mar. 27. A huge bonfire on Benoni Hill near Papar town, North Borneo, fireworks, ‘‘Dusun native dances and a torchlight procession will mark the Coronation celebrations. Two North Borneo Dusuns are among the three policemen who will attend the Coronation as part of the Commonwealth forces.
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    Transferred to Penang
    37 9 IPOH, Mar. 26. Mr. Huntley (“Jock”) Gordon, of Boustead and Company, Ipoh, and Perak and North rugger player, has left on transfer to Penang. Mr. G. G. Wi.shart. from Kuala Lumpur, has succeeded him.
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    NEW DIRECTOR
    25 9 BRUNEI. Mur. 27.—Mr. W. L. Morrison has been appointed Director of the Marine Department, Sarawak. He will arrive from Hong Kong in April.
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    The tenants welcome women as officers
    165 9 SINGAPORE, Mar. 26. RESIDENTS of Tiong Bahru—the largest Singapore Improvement Trust estate—yesterday welcomed the trust’s move to recruit 12 women housing officers to replace men. “Thi s will restore our confidence in the trust,” the president of the Tiong Bahru Community Centre, Mr. Teo
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    These three will cover Coronation
    115 9 SINGAPORE. Mar. 26. THREE Journalists—one from Singapore and the other two from the Federation—were yesterday selected to attend and cover the Coronation in London for the Malayan Press. They are Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, chief Federation representative of the Utusan Malayu, Mr. R. Venkatarajulu,
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    Ipoh Rotary delegates
    117 9 IPOH, Mar. 26 Ipoh Rotarians today named their president, the Rev. Harry Haines, and secretary, Mr. Leong Min Onn, a5 their official delegates for the Rotary District Convention, to be held in Penang during the Easter weekend. The following were elected office-bearers of the club for the
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    CHAMBER DENIES CHARGES
    165 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 27. Member for Home 1 A Affairs, Date Onn bin Ja’afar, was pursuing a “smear” attack on the Chinese Chambers of Commerce and the Chinese in Malaya, said Mr. Chong Khoon Lin, acting president of the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce and chairman of
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    ACTING—C.O.
    36 10 JOHORE BAHRU.Mar. 30. Mr Lawrence H K Wee, Adjutant, Police Volunteer Reserve, has been appointed to act as Commandant of the unit during the absence on leave of Lt. Col. N. L Cohen the Commandant.
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    Malaya mourns Queen Mary
    325 10 SINGAPORE. Mar. 26. 'pHE RED Communist flag on the here-for-ever Hai Hsuan was the only flag flying at full mast in Singapore yesterday. All others were lowered in mourning for Queen Mary. On being informed of the Queen’s death all flags on ships, government offices, public
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    NEW ARCHITECT
    27 10 JOIIORE BAHRU. Mar 25. Mr. H. L. Ashley has been appointed Architect. P.W.D. Johore, in succession to Mr. l! Carpenter who has gone on leave.
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    University impresses its ‘father'
    179 10 SINGAPORE. Mar. 27. IJNIVERSITY of Malaya degrees art as good as those from the London University, 1 Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders said at a press conference yesterday. Sir Alexander, ‘•father” ot the University, added that the examination standard was high end visiting external examiners have been impressed
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    Marriage by custom to Christian not valid
    202 10 SINGAPORE, Mar. 2tf. THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Sir Charles MurrayAynsley, held in the Singapore High Couit yesterday that a marriage, according to Chinese custom, between a C hristian and a non-Christian was not valid. Sir Charles made this decision when Madam Anne Tan applied
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    Penghulu dies
    18 10 KUANTAN, Mar. 25.—Haji Musa, a retired penghulu of Kuala Kuantan, died on Sunday. He was 82.
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    Booklet will tell world about Malaya
    71 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 26. To tell the world about Malaya and Singapore the Colony Public Relations Department will distribute 17,000 copies of a booklet entitled “Malaya.” It deals with the principal industries, natural resources, commerce and communications. Eight thousand copies have been sent to
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    A.S.P. recovers
    34 10 IPOH, Mar. 26. Mr SarmuWi Singh, A.S.P.. Ofticer-in-Charge, Crimes and Investigations, Perak, who collapsed his office last week and 'J 3 taken to Batu Ga.jah Hospice is making satisfactory P sl gress.
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    Experts discuss S’pore’s ‘poly’
    178 10 SINGAPORE, Mar. 27. THREE men, one qf them an authority on technical education, on Wednesday gave their views on a polytechnic institute for Singapore. They addressed the commttee, appointed by Government to prepare the scheme. The expert was Dr. D. I. s. Harlow, Adviser on Technical
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    ESCAPED PRISONERS SHOT: ONE KILLED
    107 12 PENANG, Mar. 28. THE BIG Penang manhunt is over. The police, acting: on a tip-off. trapped the two escaped prisoners of the David Chen murder case late last night, killed one of them and wounded and captured the other. The prisoner shot dead-was Chan Kwong
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    Govt, made a laughing stock, says Templer
    528 12 A FURIOUS General j Templer flew into Penang yesterday called top prison officers, other Government officials and municipal councillors before him, and told them: “I don’t like my Government to be made a laughing stock of other governments.” The High Commissioner was conducting
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    Entry laws loopholes will be sealed
    158 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 28. in immigration laws, which hitherto permitted entry into Singapore of “Commonwealth subjects” on a virtually unrestricted basis, will be sealed in future. Stricter limitations are provided in the new Immigration Ordinance, which will be enforced in the next few months. “Limitations
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    Truscotts go home with S’pore ‘souvenir’
    201 12 OFFICIAL Secretary to the Australian Commission In Singapore, Mr. H. N. Truseott and Mrs. Truscott will leave for Australia next month with a souvenir of Singapore their ninemonth old daughter, Deborah. With them when they go back to Australia, after more than two years
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    Good news, says Templer
    131 12 THE High Commissioner, Sir Cefald Tempter, who on Friday Hew to Penang for an on the spot investigation into the escape of the two gaol breakers today sent a congratulatory message to Penang's Resident Commissioner. Mr. R. P. Bingham. ...Sir Gerald's message read: ‘'Please tell al
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    They headed for home
    60 12 KUALA BELAIT, Brunei, Sun. Disciplinary action is being taken by Brunei State police authorities against six young recruits who recently deserted to their jungle villages. The men were located and taken into custody less than 48 hours after leaving the Seria contingent’s station. All had left
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    ‘IT SHOWS THEY’RE SATISFIED’
    156 12 SINGAPORE Mar 26 NOT ONE of between 5l)0 an: 600 servicemen who visit tb Union Jack Club in Singapore each day accepted c invitation to attend the a: j nual meeting yesterday. But the club’s manager, M C G. Wimbush. understcc. “When they are satiafltj they
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    SIAMESE COAL FOR MALAYAN RAILWAY
    100 12 BANGKOK. Mar. 26YTALAYAN Railway may soon be getting coal 4 1 power its locomotives from Siam. The Siamese Mines Department has sent samples of lignite for trial bv Malayan Railway. Siam’s lignite deposits are located in Lampang and Krabi provinces. There are an estimated 3,500.000
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    Rulers send telegram of condolence
    217 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 25. Telegrams of condolence on the death of Queen Mary were sent today to the Queen by the Federation’s nine Malay rulers and Cen. Sir derail! Templer, the High Commissioner. The rulers’ telegram said: ‘I he loss is mourned not only by
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    Swimmers’ elections
    63 12 SINGAPORE. Mar- 30, Mr. F. S. Wicks was elec president of the Swimming Club at t.*e general meeting r0 rt>: Other new oHiri Vice-president. Mr. 1 e n: Captain. Mr. D. c vice-captain. Mr j f Bain; Committee: M j C. Cowin. J A. On j- A Hollis-Bee.
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    New cinema will have ‘cry room’ —and 3D
    727 13  - New cinema will have ‘cry room —and 3D By CEOFFREY BOLAND SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. SrHE new Odeon cinema, built by the Loke Wan I 1 Tho Organisation in North Bridge Road, Singapore, has been fitted with equipment for the ■hewing of three dimensional films. The enema, wh.ch has cost 53,000,000
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    Malayan railway to run faster trains
    174 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 28. FASTER day and night mail trains will run between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang from Wednesday. Malayan Railway today announced these accelerated time tables: Kuala Lumpur-Penang: Day mails, Kuala Lumpur dep. 8.45 a.m., Penang arr. 7.18 p.m. Penang dep 8.00
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    Johore C.P.O.
    33 13 ;:r >HE BAHRU,Mar. 28. The Police Officer, who has <‘x-officio member of ao'(« Council of State, ioniter have a seat, notification states ’I. S. Wylie, has be a member of the
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    Three bandits killed, two wounded
    144 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 27 Three terrorists have been killed and two wounded by security forces in the Federation. One member of the security forces has been killed and another wounded. One terrorist was killed this morning by a patrol of the 1/6 Uiiirkhas in the
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    Rubber men want tax review
    348 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 27. 'JHE MALAYAN Rubber Producers’ Council, at its annual meeting today, demanded an immediate review of the Government’s rubber taxation policy. The Government was unrealistic and was out of touch with the conditions in the industry, said Mr. Khoo Teik Ee. chairman
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    Industrial Court
    209 13 SINGAPORE, Mar. 28. THE Singapore Government A la.st night announced the composition of the Standing Industrial Court for a threeyear term from Feb. 1, 1953. The court will compri.se 54 members 27 representing employers, 18 representing workmen and nine independents. They are:— EMPLOYERS: Messrs. Ng Seng Cho.v, Tay
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    ST. ANDREW’S OFFICIALS
    52 13 The following have been elected officials of the St. Andrew’s Society of Selangor: President. Mr. C. Thornton; hon. secretary. Mr. P C W. Bell; hon. treasurer, Mr. F. L. Sherrill; committee: Messrs. J. Jameison, G. Shields. J Kindness, J. Rrodie. G. Wilson, W. S. Gilchrist and Col.
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    NOW THEY ALL KNOW SHE’S IN LOVE WITH COMRADE CHIN
    162 15 ALOR STAR, Mar. 27. fjMFTY thousand leaflets now being airdropped over Kedah jungles tell of a romance between a bandit leader .iiid his girl. The pamphlets print a letter from the girl addressed to comrade (bin Lim, alias Yong Sm
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    It’s ‘eyes front’
    219 15 SINGAPORE. Mar. 28. T WILL BE “eyes front” 37 passengers on caeU of 30 new double bench seat buses which will join the Singapore Traction Company’s regular services as an m experiment. I fSi° 4 bujS L es will be addi>i*L,lial to the live new luxury cim-:-
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    Now hospitals strike threat
    361 15 t SINGAPORE, Mar. 30. 'AVER 900 men and women hospital attendants J avahs, cooks, scavengers and gardeners employed three Singapore hospitals and the St. John's Island liiarantine station may go on strike. A general meeting of the Medical Workers’ Union last night decided to take a
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    STUDENTS IN U.S.A.
    43 15 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced that Mr. James Ytng Chou. Singapore, and Mr. Tan Siong Lian. Klang. have been selected to participate in the 1953 Foreign Student Summer Project to be held at the M.I.T. June 8-September 25.
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    Leader of terror gang is still free
    159 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. WONG FOOK KWONG, 28. leader of a Singapore terror gang, is still at large 25 clays after escaping from the General Hospital lock-lip, where he had been a pitient for several months. His mother, who had several times visited him.
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    MARRIED TEACHERS ON THE WARPATH
    240 15 SINGAPORE, Mar. 29. SINGAPORE’S married women teachers are on the warpath because the Government has excluded them from the proposed new education service scheme, which includes salary increases. The Singapore Teachers’ Union is to protest to the Government and the married women teachers may send
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    Bishop will meet troops
    70 15 IPOH, Mar. 30. THE Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds, Dr. Heenan, who i.s visiting Perak during the week end, will meet troops and their families in the A.shbv io Naafl at Ipoh, at, 11,30 am. on Good Friday. The same afternoon at 2.15, he will meet
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    New $35m. power station
    275 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 26. TIIE High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Tempter, turned a key and opened a door this evening —and the huge $35,000,000 Connaught Bridge power station was ofTicially opened. In his speech, the High Commissioner said: “I am particularly proud to see in this
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    ‘M.T.U.C. BIG HELP TO UNIONS’
    177 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 29. ]V/| R. L. H. N. Davis, MemiTl ber for Industrial and Social Relations, said last night that the Malayan Trade Union Council was showing signs of maturity. He said, at an anniversary dinner of the council in Kuala Lumpur, that the
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    ‘Women have themselves to blame’
    196 16  -  By EVA CHONG SINGAPORE, Mar. 31. WOMEN have only themselves to blame for the fact they do not get equal pay for equal work with men, a woman war Department employee, Miss Wee Keat Neo. told me yesterday. Miss Wee was commenting on a report
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    ‘Aid Malays’ talks begin
    63 16 IPOH. Mar 30 The Malay Economic Survey Commission for the Federation, appointed by the High Commissioner and the rulers, began a twoday meeting in the council chamber this morning. The chairman, Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang. Mentri Besar of Perak, presided. The commission is to make recommendations
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    LAWYER WINS HIS APPEAL
    398 16 JOHORE BAHRU, Mar. 30. JOHORE High Court judge today said that the president of a Sessions Court had shown, on the question of identification, “a complete lack of understanding of human nature not only in this country but anywhere in the world.” The judge, Mr. Justice
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    He will coach them for exam.
    51 16 PESANG. Mar. 30—Inche S. M. Zainul Abidin, retired Penang Inspector of Schools and president of Penang UMNO, told representatives of 25 UMNO branches in Penang yesterday that he was “ready and willing” to give free private tuition for the school certificate examination to Malay
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    Govt gets 14 days to settle 3 demands
    240 16 SINGAPORE, Mar. 31. THE Singapore Government will today receive from the Medical Workers’ Union three demands which must be settled within 14 days to avoid a strike ballot But the Government last night said it had proposed a meeting for Apr. 8
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    Four to take part in the Coronation
    112 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Mar. 30. THE names of four members of the Federation volunteer force to take part in the Coronation in London were announced today. They are Sgt. Ismail bin Ahmad, of Kuala Lumpur, Sgt. Rozario. of Seremban, Second Lt. Chang Ah Kce
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    SULTAN’S FAREWELL MESSAGE
    212 16 IPOH. Mar. 30. THE SULTAN of Perak who is leaving for Britain tomorrow for the Coronation today gave a farewell message to the people of Perak. “I •‘’hall be away for five months and. during mv absence, the Raja Muda will be the Regent and I ask
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    Penang prisoner gets new trial
    595 16 PENANG, Mar. 30. Khuen Kau, Penang prison escapee who was wounded and recaptured, will have a new trial on May 11 on a charge of murdering Mr. David Chen, principal of Chung Ling High School. The trial was provisionally fixed for hearing in Penang, but
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    Crew get tasteful cabins
    116 16 SINGAPORE. Mar. 26 A FREIGHTER in which even the lowliest of the crew sleep only two in a cabin sailed into Singapore on her maiden voyage from Britain to Japan She is the Blue Funnel Lio?* 7.864-ton Laemedon. 83rd ship belonging to lhe Blue Funnel-Glen Line
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    RUBBER STUDY GROUP MEETINGS ARE MENACE
    1337 17 Deliberations can not affect prices (SINGAPORE, Mar. 31. MEETINGS of the Rubber Study Group are P* more of a menace than a help to the rubber industry, said Mr. E. G. Holiday, chairman of »hi* Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubbei Association at the annual
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    LEADERS OF BUSINESS MALAYA
    266 17 Mr. Andrew A. Ewing started his business career with the Transport Department of the Corporation of Glasgow. In 1920, he took up an appointment with tlie Shanghai Electric Construction Co., Ltd., a British company operating tramway and trolley bus services in Shanghai. In 1925. he was
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    Planter acquitted on car charge
    110 17 MUAR. Mar. 30. RUBBER PLANTER from Yong Peng. C HaddonCave, was acquitted in the Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of causing hurt to a trisha rider, Ibrahim bin Jos, by driving his car rashly along Jalan Bakri in Muar on Dec. 11 last year.
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    Scout and his chief
    39 17 AIK SCOI T Chan Kok Chee answers a question from the Chief Scout of the Federation. Gen. Sir Gerald Templer, at the inspection before the opening of the Federation Scout Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur
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    SCOTCH EXPRESS WINS IPOH TRIAL
    1392 19  -  •All EPSOM JEEP. IIPOH, Mar. 27. went “haywire" c,n opening day of the ri Club Easter meettoday. Favourites fail- after another, and L inecolor, the heaviest orse of the day, looked 1 the run of bad L r punters a dramatic rabbed him of certain
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    Member for Lands named
    68 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 31. Dato Nik Ahmad Kamil bin Haji Mahmocd, Kelantan’s Mentri Besar. will succeed Dato Mahmud bin Mat as Member for Lands. Mines and Communications, it was announced yesterday. As the Sultan of Kelantan is going to England for the Coronation, Dato Kamil will
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    Two centuries on the padang
    573 19  -  THE WEEK IN SPORT] rv \t>. >. A'-W-W* By EDIN PETERS SINGAPORE, Mar. 31. SINGAPORE’S cricket enthusiasts have every reason to feel happy, for last week-end a good I number of cricketers. batsmen and bowlers i alike found their form. In fact three players scored
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    Better in our day, say ‘old timers’
    266 19  -  PEOPLE in SPORT By SENTINEL SINGAPORE, Mar. 31. I AST Sunday’s soccer i clash between Services and Civilians at Jalan Besar stadium caused general disappointment, not least among some former Singapore stars. Both Chua Boon Lay and Abdul Rahman told me that in
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      40 19 Big Sweep TOTAL POOL: $330,422. FIRST: *****1 $89,127 SECOND *****5 $44,563 THIRD: *****9 $22,281 Starters ($2,475 each): Nos. *****8, *****2, *****8. *****6, *****4, *****3, *****2, *****2, *****7. Consolation prizes: Nos. *****5, *****3. *****9, *****9, *****8, *****2, *****0. *****7, *****7, *****4.
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    Turnover smallest for many weeks
    521 20  -  [SHARE MARKET By Our Financial Correspondent SINGAPORE, Mar. 30. rIE Singapore share market last week had one of the quietest periods for several months in which prices declined in all sections, with the exception of gilt-edged. Thus, the continued low prices for rubber, combined with
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    68 20 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1. Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange. Noon prices per picul were:— Copra: steady, firm, $43 buyers $434 sellers, f.o.b. Coconut oil: $664 sellers. Pepper: steady but no transactions reported; Muntok white $6lO sellers, Sarawak $605. (up $10), Lampong black $520 (unchanged). Lewis and Peat: Closing prices
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    U.S. TIN USED
    56 20 CONSUMPTION of tin in tho United States last year was 45.299 tons, according to the International Tin Study Group estimates. World tinplate production in December last was 495,000 torus of which 332.599 tons were produced in the United States World tinplate output in 1952 was 5,479.000 tons,
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    BUSINESS DONE
    280 20 THE following share deals in Singapore were reported for the period. Mar. 21 to Mar. 27. inclusive: Industrials. Eastern United Assurance $38.00 Fraser Neave Ord. $2.35 to $2.30, Pref. $6.60, Hammer $2.90, Hongkong Bank (Colonial Register) $7124, Malayan Cement $1.68. Oriental Telephone 63 3d. 63 6d Robinson Ord.
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    DIVIDENDS DECLARED
    33 20 The following dividends were announced by Malayan tin-producing companies last week:MALAYAN TIN: 30 per cent, less tax. SOUTHERN MALAYAN TIN: 30 per cent, less tax. RAMBUTAN LTD.: Is. interim, less tax.
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    Five-year plan for rubber research
    222 20 SINGAPORE, Mar. 30 THE natural rubber industry must inten ify research programme, said Mr. Khoo Teik F chair man of the Rubber Producers Council, at the annual meeting of the Council in Kuala Lumpur. Whether the American syn- i thetic industry passes to private I
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    TIN STOCKS
    41 20 Tin stocks in Malaya at the end of February were 6.352 tons, compared with 6.280 tons at the end of January. These stocks were held by smelters, ore-buyers. on mines, in transit and on wharves, lighters etc., awaiting shipment.
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    A PRICE SAG
    246 20 SINGAPORE, M. 28. THE rubber market l as flu c tuated within narrow limits, says Lewis at peats weekly report. Lower grade shoe 4 have met with a good demand from the U.K. and Continent, also remilled crepes, the latter due no doubt to the dr imports
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    RUBBER OUTPUT IS LOWEST IN 4 YEARS
    193 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Mar. 25. INSTATES and smallholdings in the Federation produced less rubber last month than in any month during the past four years. Total production was 42.739 tons Production in January was 55.084 tons The lowest monthly figure last year, also in
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    933 20 SINGAPORE, Apr. 1. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Ale* Bricks Pref l !5 t 30 Ords 4 10 4.20 Atlas lc* 12 25 >3 25 B B Petpol 34/9 35/9 B M 1 ruslees b 50 < au Con Tin Sme'.t Pref 21/- 22/- cd Ords 22/3 23/3 Flitteru
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