The Straits Budget, 22 January 1958
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The Straits Budget
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Title Section26 1958-01-22 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ;sr r v Series 596 Singapore, January 22, 1958, *mm rnmmy W** 49 or I Shilling.26 words
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382 1958-01-22 2 t avis iA,j - t avis iA,j r f HAVE read with to- u ftff tereet. thJ couj»Q-fr j versy In your paper on, the documentary his- story of .the Mace, the Inicas on the City Kail steps, and. the *‘trap- pings” of the .Mayor. M .am an382 words
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183 1958-01-22 2 EmpText - EmpText V |> v |T It Interesting for the public to J*t» |hat P.AJ». Councillors are proPCMtog Xo ask for an increase in the monthly al-> lowance paid to City Councillors. t > The- burden of providing fogsuch increase no doubt fall upon the183 words
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Article39 1958-01-22 2 EmpText - EmpText Slnjapor#, JT IS open secret tfrirt better set Its house in order house divided against itself cannot stand", pis pa*w|to suffer athumltf hating defeat in the com- 56 Legislative i Assembly eleetiensA;,^J r OBES?39 words
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Article135 1958-01-22 2 iOLD STRAITS CHINES F - iOLD STRAITS CHINES F Singapore A-SW says in his u U <s.T Jan. 13) future of peaceful hope and p«*y that Bri will think very caret; be f ore giv tng Singap independence Tt -^'7 Everyone must agree u the first part of that st ment.135 words
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Article66 1958-01-22 2 0.8 N - 0.8 N Singapore READ with gn*A annew order by Mr. On* Eng G about removing thfrom the City In the SMfejfabfl hn This mane such unthinkable changes. Be has abolished the Ma jSS?future*?* peacei tugirtgpoos Qmgapo hangs In the hakanot. I can only hopeand way that66 words
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Article54 1958-01-22 2 EmpText - EmpText Orders that two Union Jack* In th*’Council Hall Would it be pertinent to sr^rShTi's; a ted m those two flag s being in the CoUndl Stall he might not only not bavr been bereft of almost all education. W V. *r W f «yif54 words
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Miscellaneous16 1958-01-22 2 3 cJk* U" v r-cr ,4 y.4 c< H V J R. 9 m w? y16 words
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Article664 1958-01-22 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 14 li attempt by the cen’wrnment in Indonesia the nourishing barter tan lead to uncomfort- ;n ili ct if Jakarta also nv to enforce its claim t(at t he high seas within U archipelago are territorial riS Yesterday the In(j(1.K .in Government warned lhc—Straits Times. Jan. 14 - 664 words
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Article265 1958-01-22 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 14. The old Municipal Ordinance, remarked Mr. Ong Eng Guan in his speech yesterday at the Singapore Union of Journalists luncheon, gave a lot of power to the Presidenl of the City Council. So it did. The Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Ong added,—Straits Times, Jan. 14. - 265 words
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Article563 1958-01-22 3 —Straits Times. Jan. 15 When the Razak Report was debated in the Federal Legislative Council, the Minister for Education asked the House and the nation to bear in mind that the education policy proposed did not, and indeed could not, set out to be all things to—Straits Times. Jan. 15 - 563 words
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Article518 1958-01-22 3 —Straits Times, Jan. 16 The functions of Singapore’s first Mayor may not yet have been fully and exactly defined. But Mr. Ong Eng Guan is certainly not a full-time executive officer of the City Council. He i 9 neither paid to do such a job nor—Straits Times, Jan. 16 - 518 words
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Article354 1958-01-22 3 Straits Times. Jan. 17. Ten million dollars or five million the figure is in doubt the development proposals for Singapore’s rural areas would seem a good investment. The local councils, when they are finally formed, will have neither the money nor the technical staff to attack the problemStraits Times. Jan. 17. - 354 words
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Article573 1958-01-22 4 —Straits Times. Jan. 17. Nothing could be more ingenuous than the explanation given by the UMNO dissidents for their refusal to accept the party line on relations with the P.A.P. A spokesman of this group argues that since UMNO and P.A.P. (and the Labour Front too)—Straits Times. Jan. 17. - 573 words
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Article338 1958-01-22 4 —Straits Times, Jan. 14. Some eighteen months have passed since the Singapore Legal Aid and Advice Bill was rushed through the Assembly on a certificate of urgency. So impatient was the Assembly to make the courts more readily available to the needy poor that less than an—Straits Times, Jan. 14. - 338 words
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Article538 1958-01-22 4 Straits Times. Jan. 20. The first South-East Asian Conference on co-operation, sponsored by the International Co-operative Alliance, opens in Kuala Lumpur today. The broad purpose of this regional conference is to consult with I.C.A. members in the area, other co-operative organisations and interested governments on ways and meansStraits Times. Jan. 20. - 538 words
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Article363 1958-01-22 4 —Straits Times, Jan. 13 Three miles is the normal limit of territorial waters recognised by the maritime powers. It is an old conception, based on the extreme range of a cannon shot, which has survived into the age of inter-continental missiles. But it has occasionally been challenged,—Straits Times, Jan. 13 - 363 words
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Article352 1958-01-22 4 Straits Times. Jan. 2<’ The seizures of Singapore ships at Pulau Samboe clearly are meant to frighten Singapore traders off the high seas. And that is what may happen if no understanding is readied with Jakarta, or between the military regimes in Sumatra and the Indonesian central government.— Straits Times. Jan. 2<’ - 352 words
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Article, Illustration1047 1958-01-22 5 BRITAIN’S NEW CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER >- ;\Ci APOHE, Jan. 14. ir vou sat opposite i Dim in a bus, you decide that Oerick Heathcoat\mory was an overM'nous country doctor or solicitor. U you had talked with him daring a longish1,047 words
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896 1958-01-22 5 SINGAPORE. Jan. 16. AIaRSHAL Euiganin’s 1 latest letter to Mr. Macmillan. I read, '•insisted of 18 pages v iih 19 pages ot anluxes it proposes !vat the 15 Nato Pact arwrmnents, the alu Warsaw Pact governments and six aitrai governments ■hall896 words
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317 1958-01-22 6 SINGAPORE. Jan. 13 MORE leaders and members of Singapore UMNO resigned yesterday, as a rightwing move to purge “pro-PAP” members gained strength. At a meeting of the Kampong Kembangan UMNO branch in Goylang yesterday. Inche Darus bin Sharill, publicity officer of Singapore UMNO, said:317 words
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Article242 1958-01-22 6 UMNO leaders: Teach secondary classes in language PENANG, Jan. 12. UMNO leaders here last night accused the Alliance Government of showing a lack of interest in Malay education. At a special general meeting of the Penang UMNO, they pressed for the use of Malay as the medium242 words
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161 1958-01-22 6 SINGAPORE, Jan. 12 ■pHE Singapore Trades Union Congress last night accused the Government of "partiality and inconsistency" because it barred a TUC representative from visiting China. The Government recently turned down a TUC request to send a representative to the eighth annual161 words
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Article54 1958-01-22 6 SINGAPORE, Jan. 13 Lord Chandos better known as Oliver Lyttleton, a former Secretary of State for the Colonies will arrive in Singapore on Jan. 24. Lady Chandos is accompanying him. Lord Chandos is a Director of Imperial Chemical Industries (M) Ltd. which has an office in Finlayson54 words
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Article51 1958-01-22 6 RAWANG, Jan. 12—K am pong houses were shaken when RAF bombers blitzed suspected bandit hideouts near here today. After the bombing the area was shelled by artillery. Troops have moved in. On Jan. 2 a bandit was shot and captured near here. Another bandit, a woman,51 words
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154 1958-01-22 6 KUCHING, Jan 12—Almost 2,000 acres of padl, wet-sago and pepper vines have been ruined and hundreds of livestock destroyed in Sarawak third division’s worst floods in years. Three days and three nights of continuous heavy rain at Mukah last week caused the towlylng Melanaus154 words
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242 1958-01-22 6 SINGAPORE, Jan. 13 if THE Mayor of Singapore, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, yes--1 terday denied that the City Council intended to engage more contract labour. Mr. Ong was speaking to councillors at a tea-party in his and their honour at the premises of the City242 words
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Article479 1958-01-22 6 SINGAPORE. Jan. 13 ,r rHE University of Malaya’s scheme to establish residential colleges on the Cambridge and Oxford model in Singapore is well under way. In March, when two new buildings are expected to be completed, the university will have three halls of residence the479 words
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183 1958-01-22 6 SINGAPORE. Jan. 12 I p the Mayor of Singapore continues running the City Council as he is running it now, it will cease to be a democratic body, a councillor said yesterday. The councillor, Mr. S. M. Vasagar, a Liberal Socialist,, told183 words
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Article, Illustration604 1958-01-22 7 /.V INDEPENDENT SINGAPORE Clerks earning more than some judges SINGAPORE, Jan. 14. rHE Chief Justice, Sir John Whyatt, yesterday said the legal profession would have an important and honourable part to play when the people of Singapore made their own laws and administeredyesterday. — Straits Times picture. - 604 words
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76 1958-01-22 7 PENANG, Jan. 10. Two 'hundred and fortv prisoners in the jail here were told today: “Never be afraid to come to us with your problems. We will always help you.” The word of advice came from Mr. Ng Boon Khai, State76 words
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Article190 1958-01-22 7 SINGAPORE, Jan. 13 THE Singapore City A Council’s 400 nightsoil workers will not consider striking, even if their new wage proposals are not met. The secretary of the Nightsoil Workers’ Union, Mr. Khang Lye Soon, told the Straits Times: “We have faith in the Mayor, Mr. Ong190 words
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Article88 1958-01-22 7 JT’UALA LUMPUR, Jan. 13. The Federation Government is hopeful that state governments and local education authorities will be able to raise the sll-million needed for primary education this year. The Minister for Education, Inche Mohamed Khir bin Johari, will call a meeting of chairmen of all88 words
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Article239 1958-01-22 7 SINGAPORE, Jan. 14. PEOPLE’S Action Party councillors in the Singapore City Council want bigger allowances for serving the public. They are supported by the Workers’ Party and the UMNO councillors. At a meeting of the council’s Finance and General Purposes Committee yesterday—the first of the eight239 words
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Article49 1958-01-22 7 KUCHING. Jan. 13.—The first course of training In Government administration will begin on Jan. 22 at the Sarawak Civil Service Training Centre at Batu Lintang, Kuching. The two-month course will cover various aspects of government administration for clerical officers with emphasis on district office functions.49 words
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Advertisement175 1958-01-22 7 THE STRAITS TIMES 8 ANNUAL for ***** Each succeeding issue of The Straits Times Annual gains new friends and new admirers for the beauty and charm of the Malayan scene comes vividly to life in full colour and monotone in its wonderful pages. This superb quality publication Is always appreciated175 words
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Article339 1958-01-22 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. LL VI VL \YA is to ask building societies in Britain M an ‘d America to help build houses lor membersof toe™****™ STthe three-day mteniationaT co-operative conference to be held here from Jsn, 20. The Commissioner for Cooperative Development, Mr. R. C339 words
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Article176 1958-01-22 8 Kuala lumpur, Jan. 12. The Malayan Indian Congress today suspended two “rebel’’ members and asked the Selangor UMNO to withdraw immediately its decision severing connection with the Selangor MIC. At the meeting of the MIC Working Committee which took the decision several members referred to the176 words
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180 1958-01-22 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 14. A NEW deal is on the way for Singapore’s 1.300 special constables. They are to be placed on the permanent establishment. This means they will enjoy pensions and gratuities. It also means that the Government has at last been forced to180 words
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Article157 1958-01-22 8 Well done’ —then 24 more quit SINGAPORE, Jan. 14. mHE chairman of UMNO Singapore, Inche Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat, yesterday received a “well done” message from the se-cretary-general of UMNO Malaya, Inche Mohamed Ismail bin Mohamed Yusof, for his firm stand against pro-P.A.P. members. Inche Abdul Hamid said he157 words
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274 1958-01-22 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 14 WORK on the Singapore 'relephone Board’s $27 million development programme is new in fun swing, the deputy general manager, Mr. J. A. Gagan, said yesterday. He told the Straits Time? that three new exchange buildings now under construction at George274 words
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342 1958-01-22 8 Ceylon crash to avoid hitting onlookers SINGAPORE. Jan. 14. T'HE United States 1 Navy aircraft carrier Princeton lost one of her 28 helicopters in taking help to flcod victims in Ceylon recently. This was disclosed oy Commander R. N. Sharp, overall commander of the342 words
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146 1958-01-22 8 SINGAPORE. Jan. 14. Mr. Tan Eng Chuan, chairman of the Singapore Labour Front Katong branch, and six other committee members. have resigned. This was confirmed yesterday by Mr. A. J. Braga, the party’s assemblyman for Katong. He said nobody was running the branch. The secretary,146 words
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107 1958-01-22 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 13.— The once-powerful Malayan Communist Party is now retreating everywhere, the Government declares today in a leal let being dropped in the jungle. The Government’s monthly statistics, also issued today, show that 6,479 terrorists have been killed since the beginning of107 words
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Article34 1958-01-22 8 KUALA KUBU, Jan, 13.—The assistant Registrar of Citizens, Selangor, Inche Mohamed Noor bin Abu Osman, said today that 6.000 Indians and Chinese in Ulu Selangor had been registered as Selangor State citizens.34 words
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644 1958-01-22 9 BILL CAMPBELL - By BILL CAMPBELL SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. \PORE business quarters yesterday predieted that the barter trade with Indonesia's outer regions would continue to flourish despite the Indonesian Government’s deeree on Jan. 13 declaring it illegal. The Indonesian aimed forces and excise nlliccrs644 words
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238 1958-01-22 9 SINGAPORE. Jan. 15. 'THE Ist Singapore A Regiment Royal Artillery will be disbanded on Nov. 1. An official announcement in Singapore said yesterday it was “with regret” that the War Office had to announce this move. However it was part of the reorganisation of238 words
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Article130 1958-01-22 9 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. THE case of a Singapore medical specialist, alleged to have acted irregularly over consultation fees, has gone to the Public Service Commission. The specialist, given a fortnight in which to file answers to the charges against him, is one of several senior doctors130 words
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178 1958-01-22 9 Tengku Mohamed's statement SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. AIALAYA has little chance of developing her trade with Pakistan at present because of Pakistan’s foreign exchange difficulties. Malaya’s High Commissioner in Pakistan. Tengku Mohamed bin Tengku Besar Burhanuddin, told the Straits Times this in Singapore yesterday.178 words
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Article200 1958-01-22 9 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. A HUGE “trade” in bicycles from Malaya has been stopped by the Chinese Government. The ban applies to the bicycles taken from Singapore and the Federation by almost all passengers sailing to China. For the la>t eight years ships leaving Malayan ports200 words
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Article276 1958-01-22 9 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. SINGAPORE Government medical specialists may receive only fixed allowances in future instead of consultation fees. The proposal has been made to the committee on specialist fees by the local Senior Officers Association. The association which has doctors among its members, suggests that all276 words
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412 1958-01-22 10 'ECONOMY LINE’ ABANDONED SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. pEOPLE S Action Party members of the Singapore City Council have departed from their party’s ‘‘economy line” and asked that their allowances be doubled. A hint ha.v also been dropped in the P.A.P.-dominated Finance and General Purposes Committee412 words
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Article50 1958-01-22 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan 13 Malayan Railway authorities here will appoint a committee to inquire into the derailment on Jan 11 when a ixwerful diesel locomotive and seven passenger coaches l'-lt the tracks at an “Z” bend near Ruwang None of the 80 passengers was hurt50 words
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Article226 1958-01-22 10 IPOH, Jan. 14.—Down Ipoh’s Tiger Lane this morning strolled a tiger. It entered the fashionable residential area from the direction of the Chinese cemetery, ambled past the well laid out homes of senior government officials and disappeared into thick lallang after scaring three people226 words
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Article91 1958-01-22 10 Kuala lumpur, Jan. 15. —The Federation Government has lifted the ban on the export of rubber seed imposed on Nov. 14 last year. Tlie ban had been ordered to safeguard the supplies of high yielding rubber planting material for smallholders. The Government Is now satisfied91 words
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Article234 1958-01-22 10 SINGAPORE, Jan. 15. A SPECIALIST in the Singapore Government medical service, Mr. H. M. McGladdery, will leave the Colony shortly under the Malayanisation compensation scheme. Mr. McGladdery, a senior surgeon at the General Hospital, who is noted for his work in chest surgery, is the second234 words
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142 1958-01-22 10 Kuala lumpur, Jan. 14 —Preliminary Austra-lian-Malayan trade talks are now opening here. They are expected to last three days and to result in the fixing of a date and place for formal negotiations between the two countries on a trade pact. Representing Australia are142 words
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Article178 1958-01-22 10 SINGAPORE, Jan. 16. TOE Singapore-owned freighter H o n es t a which was seized by ail Indonesian gunboat early this year is being detained in P u 1 a u Samboe. An Indonesian Government employee told the Straits Times yesterday that the Honesta has178 words
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Article56 1958-01-22 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Jan. 13. —The Sultan cf Selangor will confer the title "Dato” on two men on his 59th birthday on May 13. They are Mr R. P. S- Rajasooria. a Kuala Lumpur lawyer. who will become Dato Maha Kurnia, and Tuan Haji Pateh Akhir,56 words
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Article40 1958-01-22 10 PASIR MAS Jan. 14.—Five goods wagons jumped the rails about half a mile from the station here yesterday. The wagons were badly damaged. This Is the second train derailment in Malaya in less than a week.40 words
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350 1958-01-22 10 Jan. 15. Six Alliance men walked out of this morning’s Municipal Council meeting after alleging that they had been insulted The seventh Alliance man, Inche Tamby bin Abdullah, stayed behind. He is the president. The remark objected to was made by Mr. J. L.350 words
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141 1958-01-22 10 SINGAPORE, Jan. lti. rE first Asian nurse to become a Singapore hospital matron is Miss Lim Kwee Neo, who will take up her appointment at the Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital next Thursday. Announcing this yesterday. Singapore’s Principal Matron, Miss B.M. Griffin, described it141 words
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Article527 1958-01-22 11 SINGAPORE, Jan. 16. u'UILK defections from the Singapore UMNO I|v pro-PAP members continued yesterday, the pan-Malayan leader of UMNO, Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, said from his holidi> headquarters in Alor Star: •iiimhl riddance. These resignations will v ke I.'MNO. 1, for one am not the527 words
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Article57 1958-01-22 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Jan. 13. Although the construction of the Sultan Ibrahim Diamond Jubilee Hall has not yet been completed a request for its U9e as soon as completed has already been made. The first applicant is the Johore Bahru District Welfare Committee which wants to57 words
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Article37 1958-01-22 11 SINGAPORE. Jan. 16. Mr. William Munro. the senior partner of the law firm of Allen and Gledhill. Singapore, ha s retired and left for Britain. Mr. Munro has been in the Colonv for over 25 years.37 words
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Article312 1958-01-22 11 SINGAPORE. Jan. 16. SINGAPORE’S p r i n cipal matron, Miss B. M. Griffin, said yesterday that it was not the patients but the student nurses who were suffering as a result of the acute shortage of sisters in Singapore hospitals. “Because the sisters and some312 words
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323 1958-01-22 11 Education ministry defines ethics in schools SINGAPORE, Jan. 16. “13ULES of good living without reference to any particular religion,” will take the place of religion in Singapore schools for those children whose parents object to religious instruction. This is how the Education Ministry’s circular323 words
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212 1958-01-22 11 From DAVID FINDLAY WELLINGTON, Jan. 15. Several New Zealanders have shown much intere.vt in recent remarks of the chancellor of an Australian university who advocated the teaching of Asian languages in Australian schools. These people now urge that Malay, Tamil. Mandarin. Hindi or Japanese212 words
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Article359 1958-01-22 11 TPOH, Jan. 15. The Perak Turf Club today reverted to the old system of drawing the big sweep in numbers. The club blamed a certain section of the vernacular press for wrecking the plan to beat the character lottery bookies by publishing the alphabetical359 words
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Article95 1958-01-22 11 SINGAPORE, Jan 16. THE new $1,000,000 Hollywood Theatre in Tanjong Katong, Singapore, was opened last night by multimillionaire rubber magnate Mr. Ko Teck Kin. The modern, air-condition-ed cinema will show only Chinese films. The proprietor. Mr. Wee Thiam Slew, said: “There are already two theatres, in95 words
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377 1958-01-22 12 Ong's new bureau gets corruption tips SINGAPORE, Jan. 16. SOME Singapore City Council employees are likely to find themselves out of jobs soon if the Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan. means to take drastic action to stamp out corruption in the council service.377 words
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124 1958-01-22 12 SINGAPORE. Jan. 16 A ROYAL Air Force plane will leave Changi today with two tons of relief supplies worth $lO,OOO for Ceylon. The supplies, bought by the Social Welfar e Department here, consist of 14,000 yards of textiles and 2,200 pieces of124 words
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Article18 1958-01-22 12 SINGAPORE. Jan. 17. Twenty-five more showgirls of Japan's Shochiku Revue troupe arrived in Singapore yesterday.18 words
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239 1958-01-22 12 NO ARRANGEMENT MADE BY AGONG WITH BRITAIN KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16. THE first application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council since merrieka iias been postponed sine die—because arrangement had not been made with Britain. i The case concerns an application239 words
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Article147 1958-01-22 12 SINGAPORE, Jan. 16. A NEW, $lO millionn Super Constellation, “The Southern Zephyr,” belonging to Qantas, passed through Singapore yesterday to inaugurate the airline's new round the world service. The sleek, westward-bound airliner which left Sydney on Jan. 14 is expected to complete the globe girdling flight147 words
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Article82 1958-01-22 12 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. FIFTY demobbed British national servicemen yesterday boarded a home-ward-bound Hermes plane and waved goodbye to Singapore But they waved farewell too soon. For, barely 30 minutes after taking off from Singapore Airport, one of the four engines of the giant plane developed82 words
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Article67 1958-01-22 12 After the recent floods in Ceylon, the Government of the Federation of Malaya had made a gift to the Government of Ceylon of a consignment of typhoid vaccine. This consignment was flown from Singapore to Colombo yesterday by British Overseas Airways Corporatin. This is the second shipment67 words
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337 1958-01-22 12 K.D. GOTT - From K.D. GOTT MELBOURNE. Jan. Hi. iT1 —Senior British army officers in Singapore yesterday accused Australia of "shirking her responsibilities in the defence of SouthEast Asia against Communism." according to a report in today *s Melbourne Age from its special correspondent in Singapore.337 words
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686 1958-01-22 13 ONG MAY GET $7,000 A MONTH ItHE Mayor of Singapore, Mr. Ong Eng Guan„ will hi* the highest paid mayor in the world and the highest paid official in the Colony if the People's Action Party has its way. p.\p686 words
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146 1958-01-22 13 Council row —then Mr. Rees decides to go M A t? CCA Jan i 6.— ■no Malacca Munii!M) Secretary, Mr. s. A. rovio* ,s tcn dered his rc.siL»iii» t ion. ’n-Comu'fV to tl ,c Governorguir,.(?'J, givins the tcshortiv ,I l mon ths’ notice s torrr mr ll ti r yesterday’s146 words
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465 1958-01-22 13 CHIA POTEIK - Mayor can’t direct City Council officers says Minister BY CHIA POTEIK SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. •rilF. Minister for Local Government, Land* and Housing, Inche Abdul 1 Hamid bin Haji Jumat, told the Straits Times yesterday the Mayor465 words
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Article156 1958-01-22 13 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. A WRIT was tiled in A the Singapore High Court Registry yesterday on behalf of the Mayor of Singapore, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, and 12 other members of the City Council claiming damages for libel against Mr. R. B. Ooi, editor of156 words
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507 1958-01-22 13 nAvn SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. gIKONG rumours that the International Tin Council has decided to call up the third Malayan contribution to the buffer stock are causing concern among tin producers in the Federation. Government officials today would neither confirm nor deny that the third507 words
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Article45 1958-01-22 13 SINGAPORE. Jan. 17. The new $350,000 Johore customs inward checking station at Johore Bahru will be opened by the Sultan on Jan. 26. Among those who will attend the ceremony will be th e Federation Finance Minister Sir Henry Lee.45 words
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Article788 1958-01-22 14 IPOH, Jan. 16. AN all-out drive was launched today on the remaining 276 terrorists in Perak, lor years one of the country’s blackest Emergency areas. It is officially described as the biggest, most concentrated anti-terrorist operation in a single area. The Mentri Besar of788 words
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144 1958-01-22 14 IPOH, Jan 16.—Chin Peng has been toppled from his public pedestal as Malaya’s Communist leader. As from today he is just another bandit. The Mentri Besar, Inche Mohamed Ghazali bin Haji Jawi, said at his press conference today: “As far as the Government is144 words
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Article186 1958-01-22 14 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. SINGAPORE will send its biggest delegation ever to attend the Pacific Area Travel Association’s conference in Santa Barbara, California next month, but the proposed new director of tourism will not be a member of it. Although applications for the new186 words
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134 1958-01-22 14 SINGAPORE. Jan. 17. HTHE Indonesian authorities on Pulau Samboe have detained three more Singapore registered ships. Two of the ships are the Kah Kheng and the Senang. The Kah Kheng was on her way back to Singapore from the South Sumatran port of Palembang134 words
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Article304 1958-01-22 14 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. T'HE setting up of a new A university college in Kuala Lumpur was discussed by the Federation and Singapore Education Ministers in the Colony yesterday. The Ministers exchanged views on the recommendations of the University of Malaya Commission, headed by Dr. R. S.304 words
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Article34 1958-01-22 14 SINGAPORE. Jan. IT The cruiser. HMS Newfoundland, will be recom missioned in Singapore under the command of Capt. A. K Hezlet. The new ship’s company have been flown from England.34 words
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126 1958-01-22 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16—A Malayan Chinese girl will be among the few brides in the world who will have a king and his consort at her wedding reception. And Ur. Violet Suet Lane Lee, eldest daughter of the Minister of Finance. Col.126 words
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171 1958-01-22 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. HRI VIN G licences yielded $1,203,478 last year to the Singapore Traffic Police, the Colony's Superintendent of Traffic Police, Mr. Yeoh Bin Chiat, said yesterday. si8Qooo(° tal rev enue was SCB9 23i!—an increase of j 1" ovt ‘r 1956 revenue. Y 1171 words
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130 1958-01-22 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16. f .MVtrnor of Malacca, Mr. Leong Yew Koh, will orivy purse of $48,000 a year, according :o v I'lrN Government Gazette issued today. 1,1 Another sum of $4,200 will be provided for entertainment. It will be paid to the130 words
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Article221 1958-01-22 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. ,r TENGKU Abdul RahA man’s firm stand against any UMNO alignment with the People’s Action Party in Singapore has halted further mass resignations from UMNO members. The Tengku, who was resting in Alor Star, when asked to comment on some resignations from the221 words
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Article154 1958-01-22 15 Fund control is big point IZUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16. —The most important question to be decided in the talks between Government representatives and officials of the Rubber Producers’ Council tomorrow is the control of the Malayan Rubber Fund collected by the Government. The meeting will consider the154 words
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Article182 1958-01-22 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. About 1,300 locaiiyrecruited established staff employees on the pensionable establishment in the Army in Singapore and the Federation will have to think twice before going on strike. They are members of the 40,000 strong Singapore Federation of Services Unions which served182 words
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Article301 1958-01-22 15 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. ANY accused person who made wild allegations against the police without reporting to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau should be shot, without a trial. Mr. Choor Singh, the Singapore Third Criminal District Judge, said this yesterday in the course of his301 words
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220 1958-01-22 15 IYUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16.—A police inspector told the sessions court here today how he had clung to a speeding car full of suspected bandits —and shot and killed the driver and wounded another man. Inspector Khairuddin bin Abdul Aziz was giving evidence against five men220 words
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96 1958-01-22 15 IT UAL A LUMPUR, Jan. 16. The information officer of the United Malays National Organisation, Tuan Syed Ja’afar Albar, has been appointed second secretary at the Malayan High Commissioner’s office in London. Born in the Celebes, Indonesia, 43 years ago Tuan Ja’afar Albar was96 words
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Advertisement69 1958-01-22 15 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE) Br. Empire Singapore Malaya fir Foreign Town Area (Including (Including No Postage 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 the69 words
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718 1958-01-22 16 LLOYD MORGAN - UNIVERSITY DEGREES: NANYANG DELAY’ By LLOYD MORGAN SINGAPORE, Jan. 18. A COMMISSION of overseas scholars suggestiX ed by Nanyang University to settle the question of recognition of its degrees, will be set up —if the university will put up firm details of its plan. This was indicated yesterday by the718 words
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529 1958-01-22 16 SINGAPORE, Jan. 18. 4MONG the howls of A protest yesterday against the proposal to pay Singapore’s Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, $7,000 a month, there was at least one voice in his support. This was that of the chairman of the Hawkers'529 words
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Article669 1958-01-22 16 ONG I WILL DO WHAT I HAVE DONE Jumat warning ignored SINGAPORE, Jan ig THE Singapore Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, yester1 day said he would continue to do what he had done, despite the warning by the Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing, Inche Abdul Hamid bin Haji669 words
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Article67 1958-01-22 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 17. Two more senior officers of the Malayan Railway—the manager, Mr. J. E. A. Foreman, and the chief mechanical engineer, Mr. A. J. Ball will retire soon under th Malayanisation programme. By the end of this year 30 expatriate officers would have left,67 words
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Article24 1958-01-22 16 SUNGEI PATANI. Jan. 17.Inche Mohamed Salleh. of the Home Guard office at AnaK Bukit, Alor Star, has been transferred to Sungei Patani.24 words
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Advertisement31 1958-01-22 16 BE TALLER Increase HeiKht 2 to 6 inches with our brand New Course Suitable for both sexes. Results i/uaranteed or fee refunded in full Details free. Address:—ACTIVITIES, Kingsway, Delhi 9, India-31 words
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Article1273 1958-01-22 17 CYNICUS - As I was saying CYNICUS -.tvvjAFORE. Jan. 18. is not k V‘ lV shocked by But the \> proposal that ,>00 a month alV i e for City illors should be is sticking in r throats, toour Front had A it, now rignteous....Tnant P.A.P. would r been. would the polling1,273 words
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Article, Illustration8 1958-01-22 17 THE PILGRIMS Photo by Larry LeonPhoto by Larry Leon - 8 words
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Article565 1958-01-22 17 TUAN DJEK - TUAN DJEK CRIDAY, Jan. 10, 1958: Hot, dry. windy weather for the last week and more; it is lovely to see the ground cracking where for months was only mud and slosh. Khoon has started to clean up the front banana patch, but from today a Javanese odd-time565 words
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Article, Illustration584 1958-01-22 18 WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST UNDER NEW CONSTITUTION’ -MACMILLAN SINGAPORE, Jan. 19. T HE British Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, arrived in Singapore yesterday afternoon bringing “a message of hearty good wishes from all the people of Britain. He is the first British Prime Minister in office to set584 words
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Article527 1958-01-22 18 SINGAPORE, Jan. 20. SINGAPORE’S future role in the defence of South-East Asia was one of the main topics discussed when the British Prime Minister, Mr. Macmillan, met top British Far Eastern diplomats and service chiefs at Eden Hall, the residence of the Commis-sioner-General. yesterday The service527 words
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251 1958-01-22 18 SINGAPORE. Jan. 20. THE Singapore GovernL ment last night announced measures to help tide over the acute shortage of administrative and other senior officers on the establishment. Staff training branch of the Government Establishment Office will conduct 10day courses of induction for officers who251 words
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Article187 1958-01-22 19 Colony’s futureBy Mac itclded "1 hO)>e they will “all the ''lood one mm iU? to wnlWodj^ to don at the airport*- Dustbins, flower-pots am® odd corners were checked them. Mr Macmillan arrived at the airport at 3.15 p.m. and was .iirbome 25 minotea] later. He is due to ma|ce othe:187 words
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Article288 1958-01-22 19 '“> <_ V f r\/\v i —.-'-.A ,rj| ji, j I Cruzeii-o by a head in the Class 2, Div. i-*i|] mile handicap here today. atwre was a mild sensattop la Race I liQr favourite in/fiGni witil I3aw ones nn disqualified by the after beaUng Golden288 words
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Miscellaneous11 1958-01-22 19 T jTi? <Ut5®v -4 SKIS u nil A vfn rTr^rias r¥11 words
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560 1958-01-22 20 SHARE MARKET By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Jan. 20. J'HE main feature of the- Malayan Share Market last week was the sorry plight of tin shares which were very adversely affected by the depression which, has arisen in world tin markets as the result.of560 words
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Article289 1958-01-22 20 rIE following list of revised business In the Singapore Share Market last week was reported by one firm of brokers for the period Jan. 11 to 17. INDUSTRIALS: Fraser Neave Ords. $2.75 to $2J0 to $2.72 Mi to $2.70 to $2.79* to $2.67*, Gammons $2.30 to $2.32 Vi289 words
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Article30 1958-01-22 20 IM. Ma Tin nrrMii has declared an interim dividend of Sr cent, payable 1ft England on bruary, 24. The company's books will be closed Croat Pearuar* 18-29 Inclusive.30 words
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Article16 1958-01-22 20 Purther December rubber crop Include: Ayer Mm 91,000 It. Gleaealy 80.700 Itn Kteang 71.00016 words
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Article42 1958-01-22 20 Current Dale of Total X«U1 far payment ptjnienl Zi< hr (mini v -.V A v vmr The Buklt Katil 7 7B r Rubber Estate* Ltd. Jan SO KlnU KHIas Tin Dredging Lid. 5%* Pet. 24 *>% Interim. *Vx_€' T t*.' ’4-42 words
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Article548 1958-01-22 20 SINGAPORE, Jan. 17. fN DU BTBIALB Bnyert Sellers Alea Brtrta S** i M t oe Gt-ds g 60 AUn* Iw 11.00 (buyers) B B. Petrol 80/- 4i/. B M Trustees sso s5O Con Tin Smelt ••y it/» n/f Ords 80/. 29/. Ped. Dispensary 300 213 Kraaer m548 words
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356 1958-01-22 20 SURPRISE JUMP IN METAL PRICE ON SINGAPORE MARKE’ By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Jan. ■plN provided a surprise on the Singai e market yesterday by a jump of $2.62; $355.25 per pieul when it was generally exp ed that the price would go lower. In London overnight the market had356 words
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Article263 1958-01-22 20 SINGAPORE, Jan. rE keynote of fhe we. s rubber trading has b< a A the stubborn steadines a the Singapore market in face pf apathetic over: s advices report Holiday. < Ur, Bath A Ce. Ltd. in ti r current market survey, l s steadiness has been263 words
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Article15 1958-01-22 20 The following further mine ou re announced:- PetaUng 1,1/ S' MtoipJDrBka 940 picul-15 words
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Article48 1958-01-22 20 The Malayan gBBp>Bf> l*" k Asawelatiwn made the followir changes In Its rates to merchant on Jan. 17 (all rates to #100): cftSVUS. SStaTft On the free esehange market ii JM* Kong, the U S. dollar wa quoted at 6.86% tar cash an 6J014 for T.T.48 words