The Straits Budget, 28 January 1954

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    38 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER \ew Series No. 391. Thursday, January 28, 1954 ->.^Trf !Tt! Ktiff* 7 W.Trf \.x\*yjk? *C IX^SRrr*.* /JA*? Price 40 cents (Malayan) V Or I ahlUac.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      TELL THE WORLD ABOUT BEAUTY OF MALAYA
      466 2  -  W. G. C. BLUNN Kuala Lumpur. JS the tourist trade of 1 no value whatsover to Malaya, either the Federation or Singapore? Travelling recently to this country from Cape Town by a vessel voyaging from South America to Japan, my fellow passengers included
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      CONSULT MEMBERS FIRST PLEA
      186 2  -  “REBEL UNIONIST” Bagan Datoh. rpHE general secretary of the 1 Federation of All-Malaya Estates Staff Unions states he is raising $1,000,000 for Lady Tempier’s T.B. Hospital Fund by taxing all estate Aslan staff ft the rate of $2 each a month for one year. Apart from
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      Govt indifference over rubber roads
      655 2  -  H. W. COWLING. Singapore. SIR SYDNEY PALMER Is quite right. For 20 ye 3 there has been no encouragement by Govemme t in a real effort to ascertain what could be done by t; use of rubber for road surfacing. In Malaya, this 1 been
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      ADVISERS STILL NEEDED
      174 2  -  MALAY READER. Kelantan. rwas recently suggested that I the post of British Adviser was redundant owing to the existence of many other high administrative posts which, it was suggested, might very well run the administration without the services of British Advisers This may be true and is
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      Helpful
      133 2  -  Woman motorist. Singapore 1 THINK it is a. great pity th way some people criticise Mr. Haxworth. Constructive suggestions are good but some of your correspondents arc completely selfish. Holland Road is a recognised bad stretch of road and th< recent efforts to Jog driver memories to make them
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Indonesian Ban Lifted
      645 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 22. The Malayan trade delegation has returned from Indonesia with at least its major mission fulfilled. Indonesia is to lift the ban on licences for the entrepot trade, imposed in May and the cause since then of almost complete stagnation in ordinary entrepot dealings.
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      School of Building
      364 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 21 The Singapore Government has rarely spent $65,000 to better advantage than it has by creating the little “school of building” which Mr. Thio Chan Bee formally opened yesterday. It is by no means a large enterprise. Only eight trainees are being accepted to
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      Guinea Bargain ?
      289 3 Guinea Bargain —Straits Times, Jan. 21 There are several snags, not observable apparently in Tokyo, that make impossible the bargain purchase of New Guinea which is proposed by a Japanese businessman. For one thing there are no sellers. And if there were, then there would be an Indonesian opinion to
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      American Trade Policy
      572 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 22^ There was no preview in President Eisenhower’s budget message to Congress of the likely liberalisation of American trade, but the President made two references to rubber and tin that will awaken fresh Malayan interest in the coming report of the Randall Commission. Of
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      Buffer Stock Schemes
      484 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 23 Another attempt may be made by the Malayan rubber industry to secure Indonesian support for a buffer stock proposal to be put before the next meeting of the International Rubber Study Group. If reports of the Randall Commission’s recommendations are correct, the American
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      Rubber Wage Award
      636 3 -Straits Times, Jan. 26 The award of Mr. Justice Taylor, arbitrator in the pay dispute between the Malayan Planting Industries Employers’ Association and the rubbei workers’ unions, may strike the workers as hard, but it is not unreasonable in the face of the rubber industry’s plight arid
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      Nanyang University
      319 4 —Straits Times, Jan. 26. Unnecessary heat appears to have been engendered by the fate of the construction plans for Nanyang University. An application for the approval of the plans was first made in October, but the plans were not considered as further details were required. At two subsequent
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      Film Freedom
      329 4 Straits Times, Jan. 26 A new ruling on film censorship, which may prove of historic interest to the cinema industry has been handed down by the American Supreme Court which has declared, in effect, that in America censorship is unconstitutional. Films are entitled to the protection of the
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      Wage Award Reaction
      892 4 Straits Times. Jan. 27 In the early part of his report on the wage dispute in the rubber industry Mr. Justice Taylor, the arbitrator, remarks that the board of arbitration in 1949 produced a report which is likely to be quoted still for some time to come.
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      The No Jury Bill
      423 4 Straits Times, Jan. 27. In its attempt to change the assessor system in the Federation, and opinion is unanimou> that there should be a chang* the Government has manoeuved itself into a diflicult position In doing so it had the generous assistance of an indifferent public
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    Malaya needs a Department of Anthropology
    1767 5 Dato Sir Roland Rraddell, an expert on Malayan history, says that there are welcome signs of an awakening interest in the ancient past of Malaya. He wants to stimulate that interest and states that PREHISTORY was established as a science in Europe not quite
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    PERSONAL
    31 5 P.P.C. Mrs. Hobart B. Amstutz wishes in this way to say farewell to her many friends she was unable to see before her unexpected departure to the U S A.
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    BIRTHS
    84 5 MILLNER. To Elaine and Guy. a son Etienne, at Penang Maternity Hospital on 15.1.54. MAIN. At Bungsar Hospital on the 18th to Mary wife of J. Main Seremban Estate, a daughter. KERNKAMP: To Lily, wife of J. A. Kernkamp, on 19.1.54. at The Singapore Nursing Home, a daughter, Barbara
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    ENGAGEMENTS
    106 5 THE Engagement is announced in Taiping between Mr. Leslie Charles Mitchell formerly of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. and Lieut. Jean Tulloch, Q.A.R.A.N.C., formerly of Kew, Surrey. PLUMER Cameron. The engagement is announced between Lieutenant Gerald Plumer R.N., son of Commander and Mrs. Plumer of Woodchurch. Kent, and Margaret Anne, daughter of
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    MARRIAGE
    66 5 ZEITLIN-ALLAN: The marriage is announced and will take place Feb. 6th. 1954. in Sydney, at St. Mary Magdalene Church Rose Bay. Between Hans Louis Zeitlin, youngest son of H. Zeitlin, Agent Firestone. Medan. Sumatra, and Mrs. Costers-Roberts of Singapore, and Jeanette Dawn Allan, only daughter of Mr. Mrs. S.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    29 5 MR. MRS. Roland W. Gammell wish to thank all their relatives and friends for their good wishes and useful presents on the occasion of their marriage on 19.1.54.
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    $2,500 job
    30 5 BRUNEI TOWN, Jan. 25. Government has advertised for a $2,500 a month man to be chairman of the Development Advisory Committee for its $lOO million five-year development plan.
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    Back on duty
    27 5 Mr. W. C. Taylor has resumed duty as Financial Secretary. Singapore. Mr. H. Shaw, acting deputy financial secretary, ceases to act a.s Financial Secretary.
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      71 5 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABI.E IN ADVANCE) Br. Empire Sc Singapore Foreign Town Area Malaya (Including No Postagrincluding Postage postage) Quarterly 5.20 5.75 6.75 Half-yearly 10.40 11.50 13.50 Yearly 20.80 23.00 27.00 The weekly issues of the Straits Budget can be sent by express air delivery service to the United
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  • Obituary
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    115 5 DEATHS HAGGIE. Alan Clarke, beloved husband of Irene, father of Pam and Peter, passed away peacefully on the 23/1 54 at 7.30 p.m. Funeral at Bidadari cemetery at 5 p.m. Monday 25/1/54. Always remembered. SPROULE Percy Julian Sproule, former Senior Puisne Judge of the Straits Settlements, In his 81st year,
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    FISHERMAN
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    As I was Saying
    705 6  -  CYNICUS. SINGAPORE. Jan. 23 pOR the criminally r disposed the profession of kidnapping offers in this country rich reward with perhaps a minimum of risk as long as society refuses co-operation with the law and relatives put the victim’s safety manifestly first. It is easy to
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    Notes from a... Malayan Diary
    1107 6  -  STANLEY STREET. Art of Advertising /\F COURSE nobody can dispute the two points put forward in a letter to the Straits Times yesterday that 1 it pays to advertise and that Malaya certainly does not advertise her attractions for the tourist I have referred to
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    Dealers told: Cut prices if you want Indonesia trade
    389 8 SINGAPORE, Jan. 21. SINGAPORE will have to cut its prices it it wishes to sell to Indonesia in future. “If Indonesia buys trom Singapore, it will bt Decause the price is riKht and the quality is right, said the Director of
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    ‘FAIR PROFIT’ BASIS FOR TRADE TALKS
    289 8 ‘FAIR PROFIT BASIS FOR TRADE TALKS SINGAPORE, Jail. 22. I EAIHNG Singapore businessmen yesterday sugJ gested that a fair profit list for the Colony’s entrepot commodities be drawn up as a basis for discussions trade talks between Singapore and Indonesia which will be resumed in March. If a five to
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    They want $50,000 for a club-house
    159 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 21 r |NIL Singapore Chinese Luuies’ •I Association is working hard to make a success of its annual dinner-dance bv which it hopes to raise $50,000 towards a new club house The secretary. Mrs. Marie IJm. salci yesterday: “Although we have done
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    Next Assizes
    24 8 The next session of the Sin Assizes will bo held m the Supreme Court at 10 30 a m on February 1.
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    They’ll hear strange sounds but see nothing
    217 8 KUCHING. Jan. 20 LIFE in Singapore will be full of strange sounds for two little Dyak children who are due to leave here for the Colony soon Unton<; arak Bagan and Sawed anak Nyub have lived all their lives away from crowds. Neither
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    ‘Well earned honour’ —Sir Gerald
    84 8 Well earned honour’ —Sir Gerald KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 20 T'HE High Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Templer today sent a message to the Commander of the 848 Naval Air Squadron. Fleet Air Arm. congratulating them for winning the 1953 Boyd Trophy. was an honour they richly deserved for the sterling work
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    Now street urchins can learn a trade
    202 8 SCHOOL OF BUILDING OPENS SINGAPORE. Jan. 21. I UNEMPLOYED street urchins who usually become juvenile delinquents or secret society’ members will now find useful jobs after training in Singapore's new School of Building. This was said by Mr. Thlo Chan Bee. Legislative Councillor.
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    THESE DOORS MAY OPEN UP NEW MARKET FOR RUBBER
    96 8 SINGAPORE, Jan. 21 A NEW use for rubber, *A which opens a vast potential market, is the construction of solid rubber swing doors. A British motor firm is having a pair of heavy rubber doors installed In its factory as an
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    Model wall for Mr. Thio
    42 8 MR. TIIIO CHAN BEE receives a model of a wall from a student of the Junior Technical School. Sunny Fong Mum Cheong, after he had opened the new School of Building yesterday.—Straits Times picture. .—Straits Times picture.
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    Federation to produce a tourist guide
    151 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 20 f pilE Information Services are publishing a tourist guide within sin weeks as the first step towards re-establishing the supply of literature for travellers. Announcing this today the Director General of Information Services. Mr. A. D. C. Peterson, emphasised that
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    Big drop in Malaya’s export trade with Indonesians
    346 10 Bv Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Jan. 22. MALAYA’S exports to Indonesia fell last year by $2OO million, compared with 1952, as a result of Indonesia’s discriminatory regulations against the trade of Singapore and the Federation. This is shown in official trade figures
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    JUDGE GETS A LETTER —ORDERS A RETRIAL
    234 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan 20 I FOLLOWING receipt of a letter alleging that one of the two assessors was an interested party, Mr. Justice Bellamy today stopped a retrial and ordered a third hearing of the case in which three Sikhs were eharged with
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    Doctor’s new job
    28 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 23.-Dr. P. A. AlLsopp, acting Principal Medical Officer, Johore, has left for Malacca to take up the appointment of Settlement Health Officer.
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    New police station
    66 10 SINGAPORE. Jan. 25. Pulau Tekong may have new roads this year and, perhaps. a new Jetty. The Colonial Secretary, Mr W. A. C. Goode, said this yesterday when the Island’s new police station was officially opened by Mr. Nigel Morris, Commissioner of Police. Its new health centre
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    A ‘thank you’ luncheon FOR COMMITTEE
    72 10 SINGAPORE. Jan. 22. The Ex-Services Association of Singapore yesterday gave a luncheon party to members of the Colony’s 1953 Poppy Day Committee. Mr. E. I. Henton. president of the association, thanked Mrs. P. H. Steed, the Poppy Day organiser, her committee and all who
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    REGISTRATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
    176 10 SINGAPORE, Jan. 22. REGISTRATION of persons for the national x service call-up in Singapore is to begin in two or three months. The actual date and the age group to be called up will be fixed by the Colony Executive Council. The registration centre and administrative
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    They want to cut to 2 or 3 storeys
    277 10 SINGAPORE. Jan. 21 THE $22 million Shenton Way skyscraper project can be a success if the Singapore Government permits the construction of two or three storey buildings instead of its original requirements for ten storeys. This is the consensus of opinion
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    Malayan justice stern but fair, says U.S. judge
    289 10 IPOH, Jan. 22 AN associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Mr William Douglas, remarked in a recent speech that there is a total absence of hysteria and passion in Malayan criminal trials Justice Douglas visited Malaya during a world tour.
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    MR GOODE PAYS A VISIT TO SATA
    215 10 SINGAPORE. Jan. 23 THE last thing the Colonial Secretary. Mr W. A. C. Goode, saw on an official visit to SATA yesterday interested him most: the Clinic's theatrette. "Is this for the staff 0 he asked Dr. G. H Garlick “No. for the
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    50,000 more acres of padi planted
    66 10 SINGAPORE. Jan. 25. ABOUT 50,000 more areas oi padi were planted in *****4 compared with the previous season. Figures are 879,640 acres against 829.350. Perak leads with an increase of more than 12.000 attes. followed by Pahang, 8.900, and Selangor, 7.870. Kedah accounts if
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    Templer goes on a prices quest
    404 12  -  •WHY DON’T MALA YS SELL CHICKENS?’ From HARRY MILLER l I *'iii KI LIM. Thursday. Jan. 21. rUF High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer. today visited fish, vegetable and poultry >eller* in the central market in Kulim, most important town in south Kedah, although
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    Portrait for Lady Gurney
    87 12 ,—Reuter. LONDON. Sun. THE Deputy High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray, acting on behalf of the Federal Government, yesterday presented Lady Gurney, widow of the lat e High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, with a copy of a portrait of her husband by Harold Speed. Sir Henry was
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    Top marks to Malayan
    107 12 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. MR. FOO KHEE LIM. of the Johore Agricultural Department. who was awarded a UNESCO Fellowship in 1952 to take up a six-months’ course in agriculture has returned to Johore Bahru. The fellowship was extended for a year when he was awarded a scholarship
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    A new plan to allocate quarters
    90 12 SINGAPORE. Jan. 25. ANEW plan to allocate Singapore City council quarters has been recommended by a council sub-committee. The llnance committee has accepted the plan. Under the new plan, the quarters allocation committees will be dissolved. A committee of three councillors will allocate senior
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    Price rates for gold
    74 12 New maximum prices of gold to be sold or offered for sale to authorised dealers in Singapore were announced by the Controller oi Foreign Exchange. Mr. W. C. Taylor, last night. The rates are: Gold of 900 fineness and above. $101.52 per ounce; below 900 fineness,
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    Ministers get new churches
    58 12 The R*-v. and Mrs. Nga I leiiL' Chieng, associate pastors ■d the Fairfield Methodist Church, Singapore, for the past lew years, have been transferred to the Wesley Methodist Church, Sitiawan Perak. The Rev. and Mrs. Wong Hoon Hee, formerly ot the Wesley Methodist Church, lav.an wUl
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    Students liked Torquay’s mild winter
    180 12 1 TWENTY-THREE .students from Malaya and Sarawak, at present studying in Britain, .spent part of their recent vacation on a British Council course at Torquay. One student, Mr. S. Theraviam. who is studying at Loughborough College, has described the course in a letter to the
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    Archway of swords
    46 12 Above: Lieut. P. M. Duff-Smith of the Royal Navy and his bride, formerly Miss Margueri te Dodson, of Dorset. England walk under an archway of swords formed by his fellowofficers after their marriage on Jan. 23 at St. Peter’s Church. Naval Base. Singapore.
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    New law cuts down immigrant flow
    169 12 SINGAPORE. Jan. 22. OINCE the new Malayan immigration law came into force on Aug. 1, fewer immigrants entered Singapore than over comparable periods in the past, said the Controller of Immigration. Mr. J. L. J. Haxworth. at a Press conference yesterday. People were gradually
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    City may pay for big show
    75 12 SINGAPORE. Jan. 24. SINGAPORE’S City Day celebrations this year may cost the City Council $6,000. Last year local organisations gave performances at their own expense. The Arts Theatre, which is directing the programme f° r Sept. 22 this year, has asked the City Council
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    LAWYER QUOTES ENGLISH CASE, BEATS POLICE
    375 13 x SINGAPORE, Jan. 23. T*HE use of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver does not necessarily invalidate the insurance policy against the holder, a Singapore lawyer, Mr. R. H. Green, argued successfully in a traffic police court yesterday. Mr. Green was criticising police
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    Tax advice board may be dissolved
    117 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 22 qpHE FEDERAL Legislate 1 Council, which meets 'r Wednesday, will be asked tn recommend to the High Commissioner that the taxation advisory committee should be dissolved. This committee of nine members was formed in December 1950, under the chairmanship of
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    Will act as Superintendent
    45 13 Inspector D. De Cruz has been appointed acting Deputy Superintendent of Police, Singapore, in place of Mr. T. F. Flynn who has resumed duty as Deputy Superintendent. Inspector M. R. Balakrishnan has ceased to act as an Assistant Su§o;>rtntenden.t of Police.
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    A.S.P promoted
    16 13 Mr. P. Rajaratnam, A.S.P., has been appointed an acting Deputy Superintendent of Police. Singapore.
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    18 SHIPS SAIL IN FROM BEHIND IRON CURTAIN
    211 13 The Commodore speaks English SINGAPORE. Jan. 23 COMMODORE Pavel Pshenov, 41-year-old Russian fleet commander, sailed into Singapore yesterday with 17 new fishing boats and a 1.600-ton refrigerated fish carrier Speaking fluent English, Commodore Pshenov told the Straits Times yesterday that this was
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    SIX MORE BANDITS ARE KILLED
    268 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 24. glX more Communist terrorists, including an acting district chief, have been killed by security forces. Four of the kills were in Johore. A patrol of the 2/6 Gurkhas accounted for two near Segamat. While the Gurkhas were preparing to attack a
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    Katong hole filled in
    99 13 SINGAPORE, Jan. 22. rpHE hole in the beach near JL Katong Park. Singapore, which has been troubling swimmers for several months, will trouble them no more. It has now been filled In and the City Council, which is in charge of Katong Park and the surrounding
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    957 assessors
    24 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 22 A total of 957 assessors have been appointed for Selangor for this year Their names were gazetted yesterday.
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    SUCCESSES IN LAW EXAMS
    310 13 LONDON. Jan. 24. ALTHOUGH tne standard now demanded is higher than in former years, so that in some subjects only half of the students examined passed, many Malayan law students were successful in the Hilary general examination in London. They were (Federation unless otherwise stated): Roman
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    Institution not to move for three yrs
    157 13 SINGAPORE. Jan. 25. OAFFLES Institution will put off its move to a 37-acre site in Dunearn Road for another three years. This is because of the Singapore Government’s decision to give priority to more new schools this year. Construction of the 30-class-room building
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    Gen speaks in Chinese
    159 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 22 A “VOICE” aircraft circled the Ulu Klang and Ulu Semenyih areas of Selangor today and broadcast a message made by the High Commissioner. General Sir Gerald Templer—in Chinese. In an appeal to terrorists to surrender. General Templer, speaking in kuo-yu said: “This
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    Board to probe problem of aged
    58 13 BUKIT MERTAJAM Jan. 21 The problem of destitutes and aged people in Bukit Mertajarr. district is to be examined by a special committee to be set up shortly. The District Welfare Committee, at its annual general meeting yesterday, agreed that this committee should recommendations
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    ‘PRIVATE TALKS’ ANNOY UNIONS
    293 14 SINGAPORE, Jan. 25. DISPUTE has arisen between the Singapore Government and its local officers’ ouncil of Joint Action over holding “separate and private discussions” with the two European officers’ associations on the non-pensionalile expatriation allowance. Last Saturday Government officials met cultaates of the Malayan Civil Service
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    New medical director for Colony
    158 14 SINGAPORE. Jan. 25. DR. R. 11. Bland, Director ol Medical Services. Nigeria, has o* n appointed to succeed Ur W J Vickers a s chief of tin* Singapore medical services. Ur Bland is expected to arrive in March. Ur Vickers, who was Senior Medical Olhcer.
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    TEACHING SCHEME ‘WISE INVESTMENT’
    226 14 It will help Malaya, says expert T H f federation Government "very dramatic step in sending teachers for full-time training at Kirkby. Miss F. H. Gwilliam ed licit ion adviser to the Colonial Office, said in Penan- todav I am also very glad that t° a
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    C.P.O. going on leave
    64 14 PENANG. Jan. 22.-Mr. J R H B urns Chief Police Officer and Mr. j. u <jo ie. oincer-m charge, criminal investigation-, are among the passengers *r *1 *ss* boarding the Coil 1 row h Sa Sat 4 a m Mr. Burns and his wife are going
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    New appointment
    18 14 Mr. I. G. John, Assistant Director of Meteorological Services, Malaya has been appointed a Deputy Director.
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    Garland far Governor
    38 14 Seven-vear-old Indirana garlands the Governor of Singapore. Sir John Nieoll. at a gathering at Victoria Memorial Had on Jan. 24. Singapore Indians were continuing their Indian Republic Day celebrations. —Straits l'iines picture —Straits Times picture
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    BANK MISSION GETS OFFICERS’ HOMES
    224 14 KUALA LIMIT R, Jan. 22. LTEVEN top-grade European Government officers and their families have had to leave their homes to make way for the International Rank Mission, arriving in Kuala Lumpur next week. The Government officers were living in chalets in Bukit Bintang Road. A
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    New site for bar at Theatre
    118 14 SINGAPORE. Jan 23 yVHEN fc>mgapore .< Victoria Theatre is reconditioned soon, one thing that will oc missing from its present si tv' will be the bar. A City Council committee lias recommended that the bar oe removed and the entire “bat’ corridor be incorporated
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    Move to make Kuala Lumpur a CITY
    132 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 22 4 MOTION will be introduced at Thursday’s Municipal Council meeting by Mr. G V Thaver a nominated member of the Council and president of tip* Selangor Malayan Indian Association, ask- ing for the appointment of a committee to consider
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    Seven more terrorists killed
    150 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 22 SECURITY forces have killed seven more terrorists, including a branch committee member One has surrender ed and another has beer, wounded. rwo terrorists were killed last night in the Kluang area of Johore by a combined police and Held force pat nil.
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    Elephants terrorise a village
    89 14 TIM K ANSON. Jan. 2 1 HERD of wild elephants is terrorising villagers at Sungei Durian, a kampong on the Perak river opposite Batak Rabit village, about four miles from here. I'or the past four days the elephants have been causing havoc in the area. They
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    HE WANTS TO STUDY EMERGENCY
    111 14 SINGAPORE. Jan. 24. SIR Thomas Lloyd. Permanent Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, has come to Malaya to learn about the Emergency "on the spot He arrived in Singapore l y air from London yesterday on a seven-weeks’ educational tour of Malaya. Hong Kong.
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    Library plan rejected
    23 14 A Singapore City Council committee has rejected a proposal that the Council institute and maintain public libraries within city limits.
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    Gay buildings on Federation Day
    30 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 22All Government offices and buildings will be decorated on Federation Day. February 1. Business houses are also asked to decorate their premises.
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    RUBBER WAGES AWARD Down, says judge: and criticises union chiefs
    1681 15 COULDN’T CARE LESS KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25. A CUT of 25 cents in the daily wages of tappers and 15 cents in those of field workers is made in today’s award by Mr. Justice Taylor, arbitrator in the pay dispute
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    This will save $15 m. a year in wages
    292 15 THE new wage rates awarded by Mr. Justice Taylor means a saving of over $15,000,000 a year for the employers. The award gives the daily pay of contract tappers at $2.55, checkroll tappers $2.25 and field workers $1.95 for the j
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    This union is a myth, says Mr. Taylor
    189 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25. THERE is no such body as the “Pan-Malayan Rubber Workers' Union” Mr. Justice Taylor said in his report of the arbitration in the wages dispute between the MPIEA and the workers’ unions. The title, he said, was fictitious
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    BONUS FOR THE ‘SPECIALS’ WHO LEAVE IN MARCH
    348 16 Force to be cut 35 per cent LUMPUR. Jan. 25. A BONUS of half a month’s salary for every six A months of service after two years in the nons a bulary is one of the benefits for which special constables engaged
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    Japan will unveil her goods here
    101 16 MOKE than a thousand firms and manufacturers in Japan will exhibit their goods in a Japanese trade fair in Singapore in Mav this year. (»tKHls on show will indude daily requisites, fancy articles, piece goods, patent medicine, building material, machinery, cosmetics, toys and hardware.
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    Dock scrap sent to H.K. and Japan
    151 16 SINGAPORE. Jan. 26. Singapore firm which bought hall of the Admiralty's 23.000-ton floating dock last year has already dismantled cne-third of it. The firm. which paid $1 million lor the dock section, split it in two and put 100 labourers to work on
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    Gen Ward tours North Malaya
    58 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 25. Lt. Gen. Sir Dudley Ward. Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff, is on a routine to u r of army units in Noith Malaya. He had talks with the G.0.C., Lt. Gen. Sir Hugh Stockwell. in Kuala Lumpur. General Ward
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    New Coroner
    17 16 Mr. T. K. Alexander has succeeded Mr. R. B. I Pates as the Singapore Coronor.
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    They married 3 days after meeting
    205 16  -  Proin lIALL ROMNEY LONDON, Jan. 25. A letter of the week-end told a Nottingham mother that her 21 -year-old daughter had monied a man in Singapore three days after meeting him for the first time, reports the Daily Herald. The mother, Mrs. William Chawner,
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    Plea to Indians: Help build new Malaya
    190 16 SINGAPORE, Jan. 25. THE Governor of Singapore, Sir John Nicoll, yesterA day asked local Indians to play their part in building the new Malaya. Speaking at the India Day meeting at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Sir John said; "Here in Singapore we look
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    Baby croc flies to Germany
    58 16 SINGAPORE, Jan 26 A three-month-old Malayan crocodile leit Singapore yesterday for Germany by a K.L.M Constellation. Sarny. described as a ‘‘highly perishable” reptile on 'he tag of his cage, i s being nown to a German zoo-keeper i?,mri F i rank L u L t
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    Home leave
    22 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Jan. 24. Mr- N. J. McElllot. Administ rat iv e Officer. Muar, has left for Britain on leave.
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    New assistant
    18 16 BRUNEI TOWN, Jan. 25. Mr. Patrick G. McAfee has been appointed assistant district officer for Brunei.
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    NEEDED-4 BRONZE LIONS
    60 16 Lim Bo Seng memorial gets a roof RAISING this bronze. Pagoda-style roof for the Lim Bo Seng Memorial on the Singapore Esplanade was a delicate task on Jan 25. The roof weig hs almost a ton It was fashioned in Hong Kong. Four bronze lions to complete
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    Last-minute posting at airport
    109 16 SINGAPORE, Jan. 26. SINGAPORE’S new international airport at Paya Lebar will have a P°-t office at which airmail can be accepted up to a short time before a plane’s departure, Mr. M. L. Durrant, Director ct Posts, announced yesterday. He said that preliminary work had been
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    Is 8-month limit economical?
    315 18 SEttVMCE MS MALAYA SINGAPORE, Jan. 27. IS it a mistake for the Army to set a time limit on soldiers coming to Malaya? “Definitely,” say many officers experienced in jUn^‘ said an official spokesman yesterday. Officers who denounce the time limit do not think it should
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    They await Govt’s next expat move
    134 18 SINGAPORE, Jan 27. Tilt next more by the Singapore Government in the expatriation pay dispute with its employee organisations is regarded as a vital one by the 20.000-strong Council of Joint Action. European officers, it is understood, have suggested that the salary stales of
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    100 mil. see M.F.U. film
    79 18 ON SCREEN AND TV KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 28. More than 100.000.000 people throughout the world have seen a Malayan Film Unit newsreel showing the mounting ol a major operation against the Communist terrorists. Helicopters played a major role in this operation which moved men and
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    A.S.P. moved
    25 18 JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 26. Mr. Stewart Moreria, ASP, of the CID, Kluang, has been transferred to Penang to Join the Frontier Investigation Bureau
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    Read to be Federation radio chief
    116 18 MR. A. T. (Bert) Read Is to be the substantive Deputy Director of Broadcasting In the Federation. This appointment has been filled by an acting deputy for the past three years. The present acting deputy is Mr A A. (Tony) Beamish, who has held
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    Ex-Malayan judge dies in London
    213 18 SINGAPORE, Jan. 27. Mr. Percy Julian Sproule, a former senior puisne judge of the Straits Settlements. died in London on Jan. 17. He was in his 81st year. Mr. Sproule, who retired In 1033 came from a well-known Ceylon family. From St. Thomas’s College, Colombo,
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    MANIFESTOES IN HIS QUARTERS
    108 18 SINGAPORE, Jan 27. Singapore City Council employee .has been recommended for a severe reprimand for allowing his quarters to be used for the distribution or election manifestoes. His service record will also be endorsed. It was alleged that he helped to distribute the manifestoes of a
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    NEW CIVIL AVIATION CHIEF NAMED
    79 18 SINGAPORE. Jan. 27. Mr. u. j. Warcup. deputy Director of Control and Navigation in the British Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been appointed to succeed Mr A Savage as Director-General of Civil Aviation. Malaya-Borneo region, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Savage is at present on
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    Trust will provide more playgrounds
    164 18 IN THE LARGER AREAS o- SINGAPORE, Jan. 27. THE Singapore Improvement Trust nopes to provide more adequate playgrounds in its future buildinas in larger areas. Mr. D. H. Komlosy, the chief planning officer, told the Straits Times yesterday that up to now the SIT had
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    New chairman
    24 18 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Jan. 21 Mr Chan Ewe Pin has been elected chairman of the Bukit Mertajam Adult Education Association for this year.
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    New information chief is Malayan
    252 18 FIRST to hold post KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 26. tNPHE Yaacob bin Abdul LatitT, 36, will succeed Mr. I AD. C. Peterson as head of the Federation Information Services, it was announced today. v- thu nrsf Inche Yaacob is the nrst Malayan to hold such an
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    New Clerk of Council appointed
    103 18 KUALA LUMPUR Jan. 2fi y MAN who is an expert on the legislature, its orders and procedures, is to be the first holder of the new appointment of Clerk of the Legislative Council. He is Mr. Charles Anthony Fredericks, 42 Mr Fredericks will -sit in"
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    S’PORE MACE ON SHOW IN BRITAIN
    98 18 S’ PORE MACE ON SHOW IN BRITAIN EDINBURGH. Jan. 26. A CIVIC mace of gold, silver and enamel just completed for the City of Singapore is to be placed on show here tomorrow. More than four feet long and weighing 110 ounces it is of the finest workmanship and shows
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    Bonds draw results
    55 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 26 The first prize worth $5,556 in the premium bonds draw in Kuala Lumpur yesterday went to No. *****6. The two second prizes each worth $1,119 were won by Nos. *****5 and *****3 and two third prizes by No *****0 and *****8. 4 The
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    YUTOI SNATCHES HEAD WIN IN CUP
    1125 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP SINGAPORE, Jan. 24. VUTOI II (Franklin) came i with a storming run in the last furlong to snatch a head win from Fairy irf the January Cup for Class 2, Div. 1 horses over 9 f. and 36 yards at Buklt
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    IT’S HARD WORK YOU NEED, SAYS SIR JOHN
    345 19 K. LUMPUR, Jan. 25. gIR John Hay, chairman of one of Malaya’s biggest rubber agencies, said before he left Kuala Lumpur today that hard work and not “trick solutions” would revive Malaya’s rubber industry. “The feverish search for trick solutions,” he said,
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    FIJIANS WIN BY 69 TO 3
    954 19  -  THE WEEK IN SPORT By JOHN MARKS SINGAPORE, Jan. 26. ITHE Fijians continued to dominate the Malayan rugger scene and last week they scored two more victories at Kuala Lumpur that make them the most spectacular team to have played in this country. The
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      48 19 BIG SWEEP TOTAL FOOL $377)571 1st No. *****3 $169)906 2nd No. *****8 $84,953 3rd No. *****1 $47,196 STARTERS ($5,899 each): Nog. *****1, *****0, $*****, *****1. *****1, *****3, *****3, CONSOLATION ($2,831 each): No*. *****7, *****4, *****2, *****1, *****2, *****1, *****1. *****0, *****3, *****4. DOUBLE TOTE 73 tickets ($199 each).
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    Buyers reluctant to acquire tin shares
    706 20 j SHARE MARKET I By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Jan. 25. rIE Singapore share market went through another dull period last week when the total volume of turnover was small and little enthusiasm was displayed by either buyers or sellers. price* on the whole
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    BUSINESS DONE
    183 20 rE following list of business done In the# January Singapore share market from January 16 to January 22 inclusive, la reported by one firm or sharebrokers:— INDUSTRIALS Consolidated Tin Smelters Ords 23/9 and 24/-, Fraser Neave Ords. $2.00 to sl*®s- $2.95 to $2 92i Hammers $2,874, Hongkong Bank
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET
    88 20 SINGAPORE, Jan. 27. Singapore Chinese Prodace Exchange: Noon prices per picul were:— Copra: easy; February Ml 5!8 buyers, $41% sellers; March *4IH buyers, *41% sellers. Coconut oil: steady, /87H sellers. Pepper: quiet, unchanged; Muntok white 5340, Sarawak $335, Lam pong black $3OO. Lewis and Peat: Closing prices:—
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    New office
    33 20 The Tin Research Institute has opened an office at Dusseidorf to provide German manufacturers with technical servicp and information on the latest developments in the use of tin and tin alloys.
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    724 20 SINGAPORE. Jan. 27. INDUSTRIALS Bayers Sellers Alex Bricks, Prets i 10 2.2 u Ords. 3 70 3 90 Atlas Ice 12.25 13.25 <#/* B.M. Trustees 6.50 7.50 Con. Tin Smelt. 18/- I#/Ords 23 /j» Eastern United 33.50 34.50 Fed. Dispensary 275 280 Fraser At Neave Pref 6.50
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    Malayan miners vote for tin pact
    263 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 26. THE Malayan tin mining industry has voted to join the international agreement recently negotiated at Geneva. The voting was 68.3 per cent for, 29.9 per cent against, and 1.8 per cent abstained. With the consent of the Speaker, the Member
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    NO GREAT SELLING PRESSURE
    216 20 Market SINGAPORE. Jan. 23 rWTHE pattern of the rubber 1 market has again been much the same with priee.s sagging towards the end of the week. There has been moderate trade and factory support each day and, though have met the market then has at no
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    199 20 Ulu Pandan Estates ULU Pandan Rubber Estate* Ltd. is also in voluntary liquidation and a fourth distribution on the ordinary shares of 90 cents has been declared payable. The company recently sold its remaining land to the Singapore Government for about $375,000. A fifth and final distribution, estimated
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    Tambalak Rubber Estate
    71 20 rjPAMBALAK Rubber Estate Ltd. is in voluntary liquidation and the only assets left to he realised are fuither dividends, if any. on the company's war damage claim and amounts recoverable from the Rubber Industry (Replanting; Fund in respect of cess paid and refundable, less a smal adjustment
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