The Straits Budget, 5 November 1958

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    27 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER New Series 637. Singapore, November 5, 1958. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling.
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      VARSITY UNION SPLIT: A SURE SAFEGUARD FOR AUTONOMY
      370 2  -  ALBATROSS Singapore. AT the University of w„i 0 0 TTniinHa Malaya Foundation Day rally, the presiden; Of the University of Malaya n fn StUfients Union deP'ored the decision of the Federation Goveminent to split the nninn union into two He accused the
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      Entry laws confer no favouritism
      223 2  -  M. S. MAHENDRAN Ipoh. I WISH to refer to the report “Chettiars are favourites” (S.T Oct. 11) This appears to be the view of Mr K. R Ramaiingam. secretary of the Perak Branch of the Malayan Indian Congress with regard to the Immigration laws of
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      Muslim Chinese only
      88 2  -  M. ALI. Kuala Lumpur. f|BJECTION8 have been V/ raised by political parties on the proposed admission of Muslim Chinese from Hong Kong into Malaya Why it worries them I do not know It is not the intent’on of Tenvku Abdul Rahman to Jjjfte al1 Muslim Chinese to
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      USAGE OF MALAY IN OFFICES
      154 2  -  CYCLOPS. Kedah IN their attempts to rn. Malay. the natio language, many states the Federation have quested their civil serve., to use Malay in their d v correspondence, where p slble However very often lay government officers unable to write In g, .j Malay It
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      BROKEN HOMES: FIVE POINTS TO BE OBSERVED
      311 2  -  DJAMAAN SOELAIMV Singapore rWAS reported recently that in the pas: two months there were 59 divorces against 69 marriages in Kuala Lumpur alone. Rebuking this incredible state of broken homes an official of the Selangor Religious Council listed four reasons for the high
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      Operating expenses for provident fund
      80 2  -  dissatisfied CONTRIBUTOR > Ipoh. UNDER the recent amendment of the Employees’ Provident Fund Ordinance “employers who have established approved provident funds will be required to make a payment to the Board for the Board’s expenses of administration of these funds based on membership.” The Board
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      Lock icon The Tengku’s Warning
      669 3 —Singapore, Oct. 28. The presence of the Federal. >n’s Prime Minister at the annual delegates’ conference t a Singapore political party an even more striking i minder of the Federation’s Jose interest in Singapore p.oblems than is the Federation’s participation in the future internal security council. Singapore
      —Singapore, Oct. 28.  -  669 words
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      Lock icon Regional Dream
      266 3 —Straits Times, Oct. 29. Mr. Lim Yew Hock and Mr. Yap Pheng Geek are not alone in their dream of a United States of South-East Asia Every imaginative Asian is stirred by the vision of a confederation stretching from Burma to the Philippines A South-East Asian confederation is
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      Lock icon The Malays In Singapore
      582 3 -Straits Times, Oct. 29. It is a little sad to find Singapore UMNO so strongly attached to the “restoration of the Sultanate The reception given at the delegates conference to speakers who saw salvation in a Sultan left no doubt of the deep feelings which a
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      Lock icon Muddle In Radio
      541 3 Straits Times. Oct. 31 Commercial broadcasting has been suggested before as a means of making radio pay, and sometimes as the true path to better programmes as well. The idea has been revived with the coming division of the present pan-Malayan services, it being the intention apparently
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      Lock icon Labour Relations Improving
      239 3 -Straits Times, Oct. 30 A hopeful feature of labour relations in the Federation is noted in the Department of Labour’s monthly report. Many employers are known to have refrained from dismissing workers or reducing wages in an endeavour to avoid friction as far ns possible during a
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      Lock icon Crisis In The Council
      572 4 —Straits Times, Nov. 1. For the lively conduct of public affairs Singapore City Council long ago set an unusual standard. But even for the City Council, yesterday was quite a field day. It was the turn of the Mayor and his colleagues of the People’s Action
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      Lock icon Nanyang Degrees
      293 4 Straits Times, Oct. 31 The first Nanyang University students will graduate at the end of next year. But none of them know what their diplomas will be worth, if anything at all. Two years ago the Minister for Education startled the authorities of Nanyang University by reminding them
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      Lock icon Control Of The Bomb
      662 4 —Straits Times. Nov. 3. The general conference on the banning of nuclear tests has convened more promisingly than seemed possible. The Russians have balked at the moratorium resolution in the U.N. Assembly, although it was sponsored by India and Yugoslavia, and have maintained inflexibly their demand
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      Lock icon Roots Of Apathy
      265 4 Straits Times. Ncv The Federation Elections Commission has decided to extend the registration period for electors to November 11. It is a concession welcomed by Chinese leaders who have been dismayed by the stubborn indifference their community has shown towards registration. The chairman of the M.C.A. Central
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      Lock icon Banned Books
      248 4 —Straits Times. Nov. 3. The Singapore Govcrnn.u,should not ignore cert;* n aspects of the recent ha.i on sale of books impel Uii from China and Hong K *n The contention by bookselk that they have been caught with nearly a million dollar worth of unsaleable books s not
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    POSTMEN TO BITE BACK VIA LAW
    71 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov The postmens union is take legal action agains, owners of dogs which tack postmen. That was one of the cu cisions taken at the firs general meeting of Union of Postal Staff. held here this morn A spokesman for th union
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    ‘THIS WILL FINISH MCA’
    1007 6 Deep concern over Chinese electorate KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 24. —The leaders of two of the strongest branches of the Malayan Chinese Association today declared that its proposed new constitution would “totally disintegrate"' it. They snid that the Chinese vote in Malaya, already weak, would be wiped
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    College to teach religion planned
    99 6 KOTA BIIARU, Oct. 20—The Kelantan Religious Teachers’ Association plans to build a college for Islamic teachers in the state. A meeting of the association yesterday agreed to approach the Government for financial assistance. Expenses lor the college will be borne bv members of the association.
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    34 students freed to do exams
    346 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 24. —Thirty four students, who were amont? the 121 alleged subversives a r r e sted throughout the Federation early this month were released today so that they can: SIT for their school ex nmlmtions which begin on Oct. 27. TAKE
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    NEW ZEALAND WILL SEND TEACHERS
    269 6 SINGAPORE, Oct. 26. VTVV ZEALAND is prepared to sacrifice her own 1 needs to send technical teachers to Singapore, Dr. C. E. Beebv, the New Zealand Director of Education, said yesterday. He said: “In fact we are so short of technical teachers ourselves that I
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    Earl is back
    33 6 SINGAPORE. Oct. 26— Ah' Marshal the Earl of Banclon. C-in-C Far East Air Force returned today after a short liv ing visit to Labuan and Jesse 1 ton, North Borneo.
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    TENGKU WARNS SINGAPORE
    1166 7 Take our advice or we quit security council SINGAPORE, Oct. 26. JHE FEDERATION Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today said he would withdraw the Federation representative from the internal security council of a self-governing Singapore if his advice was ignored. The Tengku, speaking at the Singapore UMNO
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    Crowd applauds move to restore Malay sultan
    298 7 SINGAPORE, Oct. 26. —The Singapore UMNO delegates’ conference today decided to fight for the restoration of a Malay Sultan in Singapore. A resolution demanding this was passed by 33 votes to 22 with two abstentions at the meeting held at the Victoria Memorial
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    HELPING MALAYA
    199 7 Negri Regent opens convention of junior chambers SEREMBAN, Oct. 26—Local national and international junior chambers of commerce have contributed much to the wellbeing of their communities in Malaya, the Regent of Negri Sembilan said when he opened the third national convention of junior chamber members at the town
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    Parade for U.N. Day
    78 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 26 The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Dato Abdul Aazak bin Hussein. took the salute at the United Nations Day parade on the Padang here today. The parade was formed by men from the Home Guards, the Boys’ Brigade, the Boy
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    Malaria control
    37 7 KUCHING, Oct 27 The World Health Assembly of the United Nations has voted a sum of $1,350,000 from the Malaria Eradication Special Account to help Sarawak carry out an intensive survey from 1960 to 1962.
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    PAP view of Tengku warning
    618 8 SINGAPORE, Oct. 28.—Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, secretary-gen-eral of the People’s Action Party, today said he expected no differences of views so fundamental as to precipitate a constitutional crisis by the Federation withdrawing from the internal security council. He was commenting on the warning by the
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    STATUS OF MALAY: TENGKU CLEARS UP REMARK
    158 8 l( LUMPUR. Oct. IY 27—The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today clarified remarks on the status of the Malay language which he made at the UMNO conference in Singapore yesterday. A statement issued by the Tengku’s Press Secretary said the Tengku’s remarks referred
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    ALLIANCE PICKS 4 TO REDEEM PRESTIGE
    203 8 IPOH, Oct. 28. rpHE Ipoh Alliance last night picked its candidates *1 for an all-out bid to redeem its prestige at the Town Council elections here on Dec. G. With the memory of the party’s total collapse at last year's elections still fresh in
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    COUNCILLOR LOSES $296 NEWSPAPER CASE
    112 8 PENANG. Oct. 28—A Bukit Mertajam town councillor and former newsagent, Abu Bakar Shaik Dawood. again failed to appear in court when a civil suit brought against him by the Straits Times Press Ltd. came up again for hearing today. The magistrate, Tuan Nik Hussain Ali.
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    On Rent Board
    30 8 SINGAPORE. Oct. 30—The Govetfior, Sir William Goode, has re-appointed City Councillor Mr. S. M. Vasagar. to the Rent Conciliation Board for a further period of one year.
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    If Malaya quits council ... by Mr. Lim
    485 8 If Malaya quits council by Mr. Lim SINGAPORE, Oct. 27. 'J'HERE will have to be new consultations between Singapore and the British Government if the Federation withdraws from the Colony’s internal security council, the Chiet Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, said today. The Federation Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, said
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    END OF MMEU?
    171 8 Union Registrar moves to cancel certificate of registration KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 27. THE second largest union in the Federation— t! Malayan Mining Employees’ Union—has De served with notice to show cause why its certificate of registration should not be cancelled. The notice to the union was signed
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    INDONESIAN M.P.s MEET THE TENGKU
    83 8 K LUMPUR, Oct. 27. —Two leading members of the Indonesian parliament who arrived here last night on their way home paid a courtesy call today on the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, They were Tuan Zainal Abidin Ahmad, deputy Speaker of the Indonesian parliament and
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    Soldiers trailed the lost tribe
    519 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 28 MEN of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment have found in North Perak an elusive tribe of nomadic |ahai Negrito aborigines me of the largest lost tribes of the 20th Century. For years the Government had known of the existence of
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    P.C. DIES AFTER RIOT DRILL
    151 9 SEGAMAT, Oct. 28. 4 POLICE constable, Bong Woon Chye, 31, died in hospital here early today from the effects of tear gas fumes he received during riot drill training on Oct. 26. A hospital spokesman said he had died of pneumonia resulting from an excessive
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    Perak to study MCA charter
    205 9 IPOH, Oct. 26. The Perak branch of the Malayan Chinese Association today deferred taking a stand on the new constitution. Instead, the Perak MCA general committee appointed a sub-committee of five to >’udy the draft constitution and send its views direct to the central general
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    Buffer pool period
    59 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28. 'ic Minister of Natural Re- irces. inche Bahaman bln bhamsuddin. declared today •at the tenth contribution J‘| r <>d to the tin control V|, hr stock would be from 1 to Nov. 30. A ministry statement said Ulilt the contribution rate old remain
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    MCA rules debate: Yong’s reply to dare
    140 9 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 28. —The publicity chief of the Malayan Chinese Association, Mr. Yong Pung How, today spoke of the challenge he has received to debate publicly the association’s proposed new constitution. The challenge was issued by the Selangor MCA publicity chief, Mr.
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    REDS ‘KEEN’ TO BUY INDONESIAN RUBBER
    168 9 SINGAPORE, Oct. 28 I>USSIA and China are “very keen” to buy more rubber from Indonesia, said Dr. Soenardjo. former Indonesian Trade Minister, who passed through here by Garuda today. This was all he would say when asked to comment on reports that Russia would
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    Malaya misses a trade fair: Too late
    173 9 LUMPUR, V Oct. 28. —Malaya has lost the chance to exhibit goods at the Melbourne International Trade Fair next year because the Malayan High Commission in Canberra held up the invitation. The Invitation was sent by the Australian Department of Trade to the
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    Ong: Too many in council employ
    79 9 SINGAPORE, Oct. 28 The Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Ciuan, said today that the City Council was overstaffed and its bureaucracy unnecessarily heavy. He was speaking to a group of visiting Siamese undergraduates from Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University who had called on him. lie said that
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    Naval transfer
    37 9 SINGAPORE. Oct. 28.—An inshore minesweeper. HMS Brantingham, will be transferred from the Royal Navy to the Royal Malayan Navy at a ceremony to be held in the Naval Dockyard on Nov. 1 at 11 am.
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    Month’s polio total is a record
    135 9 SINGAPORE, Oct. 28. TfORE than half the patients in Middleton Hos1T1 pital are now polio cases—118 out of a total of 222. In addition 30 polio patients who are no longer infectious are in the General Hospital. Three more cases were admitted to Middleton
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    Labour man accused of consorting
    51 9 PENANG. Oct. 28 The secretary of the Ayer Itam branch of the Labour Party. Wong Yoke Fah. 25 was today accus 1 of consorting with three men in possession of firearms The second magistrate. Tuan Nik Hussain All. ordered Wong to be remanded in police
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    Underwater ‘treasure house’ off S’pore
    478 10  -  tJy LLOYD MORGAN Singapore Oct. 27 j K L K It K T K I) marine explorers. Dr. Han* Hass and his wile, blonde, green-eyed Viennese beauty Lotte, today made “one of the most enchanting and important discoveries” of their 12month old expedition. A hundred
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    ‘FIGHT RED THREAT’ CALL TO LIB-SOCS
    144 10 SINGAPORE. Oct. 26. 'THE secretary-general of the Liberal Socialist 1 Party. Mr. E. K. Tan, today called on all party supporters to “stand shoulder to shoulder and fight the Communist threat to subvert Singapore.** He said: “We ask them to come out and help
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    Two cases of polio in the capital
    208 10 0 n SINGAPORE, 10 more cases were reported yesterday. Total for the month is now 139. LUMPUR, Oct. 28. —Two cases of poliomyelitis were reported here today. They are the first cases since late August. Both are babies under nine months. Both were
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    Flood relief plans for Segamat
    154 10 SEGA MAT. Oct K r>LANS lor the evacuation and feeding of peefrom areas likely to be flooded towards iv! end ot this year have been drawn up by a snen committee headed by the District Officer Hh, Talib bin Abu. J__l 1 A police officer.
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    SMALL SUBVERSIVE GROUPS ACTIVE IN SARAWAK
    142 10 ITUCHING, Oct. 28 Small but dangerous subversive groups are actively working against the interests oi Sarawak, according to the Sarawak Constabulary Annual Report for 1957. The report says: “If permitted to prosper they can upset the peaceful development of Sarawak. Tips wanted “The Special
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    Tax-free cycles
    20 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Oct. 29. Bicycles belonging to the armed forces will be exempted from paying tax in Johore.
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    Colony MCA chief: We support new set-up
    143 10 SINGAPORE, Oct. 28. Mr. Won# Foo Nam. chairman of the Singapore branch of the Malayan Chinese Association. will leave here for Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 31 to attend the association’s central general committee meeting on Nov. 2. The central committee will be asked
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    Labour to fight PPP in city election
    272 10 OENANG, Oct. 28.1 Two political parties in Penang—Labour and the P.P.P. last night picked their candidates for this year’s City Council elections scheduled for early December. While the names are being kept secret. Labour is expected to contest all five wards In two
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    Comet IV for Malaya
    55 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 28 The latest BOAC Comet IV Jetliner, will begin calling at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport towards tn end of next year. A report from the Tran, port Ministry stated that the airport would not be su jt for American Jet *frliner. until
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    7-week school head sacked
    385 11 PENANG, Oct. 29. !E principal of the Penang Han Chiang iligh School, I)r. Fong Hok Li, has been (1,-missed by the school management committee itur only seven weeks in Malaya. "IPs an insult,” Dr. Fong, who arrived I from Formosa on Sept. 7, told the Straits
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    BAHRUM IS HIKING VIA POLICE STATIONS
    191 11 If LUMPUR, Oct. 29. —A Malay youth from Alor Star has spent the past 45 days in police stations in various parts of the country of his own choice. Bahrum bin Muraa. 19, who hopes to hitch-hike round the world has solved his problem
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    ‘LABOUR MAN TO BE EXPELLED’ RUMOUR IN PERAK
    172 11 IPOH, Oct. 29.—Politi- cal circles here today buzzed with rumours that Mr. Noel Emmanuel, secretary of the Perak branch of the Labour Party, was to be expelled. Mr. Emmanuel, contacted by the Straits Times, said: ‘‘l have also heard these rumours that
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    N.Z. minister to to visit Malaya
    35 11 SINGAPORE. Oct. 29.—The New' Zealand Defence Minister. Mr. Phillip G. Connolly, will visit Singapore and the Federation on Nov. 16 to see the New Zealand forces serving in Malaya
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    CHANGE LONGHOUSE STRUCTURE CALL
    139 11 Kuching, oct. 29.—a suggestion has been made to alter the century old design of the Iban longhouse in Sarawak. The suggestion was made at a recent meeting of the Baram District Council in the Fourth Council by the chairman. Mr. M. M. McSporran. He explained that
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    WANTED: SHIP’S BELL
    63 11 IPOH Oct. 29—Wanted: A ship’s bell to summon worshipto services in the almost completed St. Michael s Church in Kampong Tawas new village, four miles SakTthe v f icar°o h f Bt. Michael's, the Rev. W F Norton: "We are hoping somebody would donate a bell to
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    Malayan Collieries capital down
    166 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29.— /it Malayan Collieries —Ma- •i’s only coal mining comr.my— has decided to reduce authorised capital of $4 :;1 ion to $2 million as t oiore capital than re~ed. resolution on this was d by shareholders at an general meet*f the company here
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    Banned books: A loophole
    315 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29. A LARGE number of Communist Chinese books banned in Singapore can still be sold in the Federation and vice versa because of the difference in the ban imposed by the two governments. A spokesman of the Federation Ministry of Interior and Justice
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    Students veto control
    271 11 SINGAPORE, Oct. 29. Graduates and undergraduates of the University of Malaya tonight threw out by an overwhelming majority a motion at their reunion week debate that the state should control universities. Speakers from the floor attacked the motion. The PAP economic expert, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, who
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    Transferred
    30 11 KOTA BHARU, Opt. 29. The Pasir Mas Assistant District Officer. Inche Zulkifli bin Mahmood. brother of Inche Hamid Mahmood. a Federal councillor, will be transferred to Tumpat next month.
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    MALAYA WILL SEEK UNESCO’s HELP
    142 11 SINGAPORE, Oct. 29. THE Federation is to seek substantial help from UNESCO to implement the country’s technical education programme. The request will be made at the UNESCO general conference in Parts next month when the Federation will attend for the first time as a full
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    $850,000 Government assistance for Nanyang varsity
    359 12 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30. THE SINGAPORE Government is to give aid, totalling nearly $850,000, to the Nanyang University. The Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, who announced the first details of the aid today, explained that the Government would: MAKE UP the deficit of
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    Kuantan M.C.A. gives 3 names
    48 12 KUANTAN. Oct. 30—The Kuantan M.C.A. has submitted the names of three leaders to sit on the proposed Pahang Alliance Committee. They are Mr. Llm Chin Hul, Kuantan, M.C.A. president; Mr. Yap Kheng va. vlceS resident; and Dato Wong Iwan Tan. a committee member.
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    A TENGKU TO DIE FOR FATAL HUNT PARTY SHOT
    372 12 RAUB, Oct. 30. ]t|R. JUSTICE ISMAIL KHAN today sentenced to death in Raub Assize Court a padi planter, Tengku Mali mood bin Tengku Muda, 30, of Kampong Sanggora Maran, for causing the death of another padi planter, Majid bin Othman, 20.
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    The erring Malayans in Brunei get advice
    148 12 Kuala lu m p ur, Oct. 30. The Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong today urged Malayans living in Brunei to show respect to the Sultan of the country and his chiefs. In an interview, the first since his return from Brunei a month ago
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    Islamic classes
    33 12 SEREMBAN, Oct. 30—The state government announced today that when more rell gious teachers were recruited there would be a possibility of Introducing Islamic rell ?;lous classes in standard ype English schools.
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    Rubber expert is found
    276 12 K. LUMPUR, Oct. 30. A leading British agricultural expert, Sir Geoffrey Fletcher Clay, 63, has been appointed “superman” of the Malayan rubber industry’s $10,500,000-a-year research programme. The Federation Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, is expected to announce this soon. Sir Geoffrey, a
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    61 detention cases for review by Council
    163 12 SINGAPORE, Oct 30 The Singapore Council of Minister LS to meet within the next 10 days to review the detention orders against several leaders of the left-wing Middle Road group. They include Assemblyman Mr. Lim Chin Siorg and trade union leaders Messrs. C.V.
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    COUNCIL TO ELECT SPEAKER
    65 12 SEREMBAN. Oct. 30 Alter a two-hour debate, the Negr. Sembilan State Council today approved amendments to trust ate constitution to provide the council with an eleoteu sp6^k6r The council later agreed ic another amendment by t.u Legal Adviser that the Speaker be chosen from nine’ l;
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    120 12 A FEW MONTHS ago a teacher and a nurse decided to devote their lives to God. On Oct 30 Miss Jersey Lau Pong Yin, (left) a teacher, and Miss Florence Wong Woon Wah, left Singapore for London In the Canton to undergo religious
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    Teacher training to be reviewed
    287 13 in; ALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29.—The (raining scheme for Malaya’s primary school teachers will be reorganised early in January to product* “more solid and satisfactory” training for those in the three residential colleges and 11-day training centres. Less disturbance he Director of Teacher Training. Mi. ,T.
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    Tin: September output is lowest for 11 years
    133 13  -  By GEOFFREY BOLAND Singapore, Oct. 29. T1N remains the black spot of Malaya’s economy. Fifty-one per cent of the Federation mines have now closed down .since December last year when restriction ci production started under the international agreement. This has resulted in
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    Father, son elected
    33 13 IPOH, Fri.—Dr. K. T. Khong has been elected a patron of the Old Boys Association of the Anglo-Chinese School Ipoh. His son. Dr. Khong Kit Yew, 37. was elected president.
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    New $60,000 school
    47 13 MALACCA. Wed.—The Governor of Malacca. Tun Leong Yew Koh. will lay the foundation stone of the $60,000 St. Francis Catholic Chinese High School at Gajah Berang on Saturday evening. The two-storey school will have eight classrooms with accommodation for 240 junior middle school students.
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    Curfew offence
    25 13 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Paliandy and Sockram were fined $5O and $25 respectively for being outside a perimeter fence at Plentong during curfew hours.
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    RAZAK ON ANSWER TO the CHALLENGE OF MERDEKA
    304 13 JyUALA LUMPUR, Or: 29.—The Depu y Prime Minister <i nd Minister of DeDato Abdul rtazak bin Hussein, day described the '''deration Military f)1 loge as‘‘the answer 'the challenge of 1 ‘dependence. 1 Ir, R :h foreword to the v 1 «x r
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    MISSION TO BUY GUNS IN SIAM
    309 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29. 'J'HE five men who landed with such mystery in Malacca during the weekend are now believed to be on their way to a Siamese port to buy arms and ammunition for the Indonesian rebel army in Central Sumatra. The leader
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    JOINT PROBE FEES BID BY DOCTORS
    186 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 29. fyHE British Medical Association and the Alumni Association are expected to form a sub-com-mittee to study the question of specialists fees in the medical services.; Re.iable sources told the Straits Times today that it had not yet been decided whether
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    Bandit food dump found
    49 13 IPOII, Oct. 20 A patrol of tlie Ist. Bn, Sherwood Foresters found a terrorist food dump, containing HO katis of rice, in the Operation Ginger area of Central Perak yesterday. Another patrol from the same battalion located an old terrorist camp with accommodation for 10.
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    Unfair, cry makers of rubber goods
    179 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30. THE MALAYAN Rubber Goods Manufacturers Association today expressed surprise at a charge by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that it had pursued a policy of non-cooperation. In a statement, the association said it deplored the accusation which was contained
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    Vessel for Royal Malayan Navy
    65 14 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30. H.M.S. Brantingham a Royal Navy minesweeper, will be rechristened H.M.M.S. Temasek on Nov. I when she is handed over to the Royal Malayan Navy. The Malayan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, will receive the minesweeper
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    Transferred
    17 14 JOHORE BAHRU. Oct 30 Asst. Supt. Chan Yoke Onn Jett hire today lor Kuala Lipis transfer
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    SHERIDAN GIVES A HINT TO MALAYAN LAWYERS
    111 14 SINGAPORE. Oct 30 Prof. *L. A. Sheridan, head of the Department of Law at the University of Malaya, today advised Malayan lawyers to concentrate more on American and Australian constitutional law. He said: “Our lawyers here are imbued with English law. “They have
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    Promotion for two
    41 14 KUCHING. Oct. 27—Two officers of the Sarawak Constabulary have been promoted. Mr. AN. Outram, Senior Superintendent, becomes a Deputy Commissioner, while Mr. T.S. Anderson ls raised to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Special Branch.
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    Vice Marshal leaves
    37 14 SINGAPORE. Oct. 28 Air Vice Marshal E.C. Bates, 52. until recently Air Officer Administration at Far East Air Force headquarters in Singapore, left by the Bayernstein for England today on leave, prior to retirement.
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    CITY COUNCIL TOLD BLUNT TRUTH ABOUT THE $MILLIONS IT CANNOT GET
    463 14 SINGAPORE. Oct. 30. fFHE RATE at which the City Council can proceed with the expansion of the public utility p r o j e c ts next year will depend greatly on whether it can raise a loan of
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    Council faces a cash crisis
    140 14 SINGAPORE, Oct. 30— Only 518,000,000 of the Singapore City Council’s $30,000,000, five per cent loan has been subscribed to date. And the Council will need at least 54.000.000 more before the end of the year to meet an expected shortage of loan money of $16.4
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    CANADA PLANS To INCREASE AID ON 3-YEAR BASIS
    162 14 KUALA LUMPUR, on v, /CANADA’S Minister of Finance, Mr. D. M ><Vn v ing, said on his arrival here today tha'i country intended to increase the aid it gave the Colombo Plan and put it on a firm three- 0 l basis.
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    Emmanuel ‘no longer Labour Party member’
    89 14 PENANG. Oct. 30 Tin gen eral secretary of the Labour Party of Malaya, Mr Tan Phock Kin. said here today there was no plan to expel Mr. Noel Emmanuel, secivtary of the party’s defunct Ipoh branch. “As far as we are concerned. this branch,
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    Candidates picked
    59 14 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Oct. 30 The Province Alliance has picked its candidates to contest 17 vacant seats in tne two town and three rural district councils in Province Wellesley in December. The Socialist Front, is meeting here on Nov 2 pick its nominees from candidates proposed by the Malayan
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    Socialist front formed
    44 14 TANJONG MALIM Oct. 3'' —A Tanjong Malim sociali-t front was formed here yesterday bv officials f f Labour Party of Malay branch and the Party branch. 1n Its headquarters will Le 1 the present office ol Labour Party in Kairu Malacca
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    No waitresses —by order
    44 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Ort. The Temerloh and town councils have wa owners of cotfeestalls. 1 shops and restaurants to employing waitresses. The proprietors have n told that their wo.) J be cancelled without tu notice if they broke the r. condition.
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      158 14 H/' A I THE I STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL. 1959 A Chinese philosopher once slid. ‘One picture ’> ■*orth i thousand words. Only The Straits Times Annual ran give \\> i direct acci ss t. the < dourful world of M.ilaya and South East Asia by sheer photoKraphic grace. For Mala
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    ‘All resign’ shock by Mayor
    2120 15 ‘All resign shock by Mayor Sensation at City Council meeting Out go PAP and the Opposition takes over SINGAPORE, Oct. 31. THE Opposition today took over control of the Singapore City Council meeting and elected a chairman in place of the Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, after he tried to
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    That meeting-was it constitutional?
    371 16 SINGAPORE, Oct. 31. Did the non-P.A.P. City Councillors have a legal right to continue the meeting after the Mayor had declared it adjourned? Last night these coun. cillors maintained that the Mayor had improperly called for an adjournment. He just announced the adjournment and left the
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    COUNCILLORS: WE ARE NOT QUITTING, WILL NOT SHIRK DUTY TO VOTERS
    274 16 SINGAPORE. Oct. 31. —The Liberal Socialist league in the city council, Mr. Lim Choo Sve commenting on the Mayor’s suggestion that ail the 32 councillors should resign today said: “The Mayor has no right to make the suggestion If
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    A woman joins gang robbers
    43 16 SINGAPORE. Oct. 26 A woman was among four armed robbers who tonight held up a clerk in a rubber firm at Telok Ayer Street and O took away $1,200 from a safe. The robbers were armed with daggers
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    Ong says he will ask Govt, to order new election
    348 16 SINGAPORE, Oct. 31.— The Mayor. Mr. Ong Eng; Guan, said at a Press conference today, that he would introduce a motion at the next council meeting, on Nov. 17. asking all Councillors to resign or failing that asking the Government
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    MCA may vote for merger
    240 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 \I E RGER between the Federation and Singapore is likely to become one of the "objects" in the new constitution of the Malayan Chinese Associi lion. This announcement was made by the association’s chairman of the legal subcommittee. Mr. Ng Ek
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    CHECK YOUR CHILD CALL BY D.O.
    75 16 KLANG. Oct. 27—The Klang District Officer, Tuan Syed Hashim bin Syed Abdullah, today advised parents to have more control over their children. Parents, he said, should not leave everything to teachers who- only see the children for five to six hours on school days.
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    RIOT BILL PROTEST
    192 16 K LUMPUR Oct. 26. The Federation Bar Council has protested to the Ministry of Interior and Justice against the manner in which the Public Order (Preservation) Bill had been drawn up. The Bill was passed by the Federal Legislative Council earlier this week. Mr. K. L. Devaser,
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    New engineer
    18 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Oct. 1 -Mr. R M. Wolfenden ha been appointed senior ex< tive engineer here.
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    As I was saying...
    1273 17  - As I was saying CYNICUS SINGAPORE. Nov. 1. rilE threatened strike next week of the mployees of Singaore’s three oil companies may prove to be the first of a series of labour disputes in which some ww and militant rade union leaders >ill be flexing their muscles. i iiis is
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    8 17 CHANGE ALLEY Photo 0y Terence Khoo.
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    Countryman’s Journal
    477 17  -  Tuan Djek FRIDAY, Oct. 24. TINGGI'S District War Advisory Committee was brought into being by General Templer in August 1952. It perished in January 1955, unwept by the District War Executive Committee. D.W.A.C. was often frustrated, while D.W.E.C. was irritated. At a meeting of D.W.A.C. sometime in 1952
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    167 17 (From the Straits Times of Oct. 29, 1908). The Municipal Commissioners have derided to do away with the water meter deposit system from January 1 because it has been found to inconvenience poorer householders. Deposits are to he refunded under the new system being offset against water
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    PICTURE GOER II WINS TRIAL
    1393 18  -  By EPSOM JEEP (SINGAPORE, Oct. 25.—Shaw Stable’s Picture Goer 11, with Garnet Bougoure astride, qualified for next week’* Singapore Gold Cup with a clever win in the Cup trial over a mile at Bukit Timah today. But it was a near thing for Picture Goer
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    Mitchell brings in five winners
    1083 18  -  By EPSOM JEEP SINGAPORE. Oct. 30. MR. K. Y. LIM’S useful money spinner. High Socks, with Kevin Mitchell astride, scored a stylish three-length win in the 7f handicap for Class One horses, setting a new course record of lmin. 24 2/5 at Bukit Timah yesterday.
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      68 18 THE BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: 5171.465 1st. No. *****1 ($77,158) 2nd No. *****7 (538,579) 3rd No. *****7 (521,433) STARTERS (51,948 each): Nos. *****3; *****1; *****2; *****5; *****5; *****6; *****6; *****5; *****3; *****9; *****7. CONSOLATION (51.285 each): Noe*. *****0; *****8; *****5; *****0; *****8; *****8; *****8; *****8; *****0; *****0. FORTUNE TOTE: Total
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      67 18 THE BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: §168,924 1st. No. *****5 ($76,014) 2nd. No. *****3 ($38,007) 3rd. No. *****6 ($21,115) STARTERS ($1,759 each): Nos. *****7, *****9, *****2, *****7, *****8, *****2, *****3, *****8, *****8, *****9, *****6, *****9. CONSOLATION ($1,266 each): Nos. *****0, *****1, *****5, *****9, *****7, *****6, *****2, *****1. *****1, *****0. FORTUNE TOTE:
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    Straits Code in Cup upset
    1192 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP \E-YEAR-OLD Straits Code, with Abdul Mawi riding a great finish, snatched a thrilli neck win from Prince of Lalita to pay $lOB 1 a win and $2B for a place in the 1J mile rapore Gold Cup at Bukit Timah on Nov.
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    They disagree on new move
    299 19 THE WEEK IN SPORT KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 2. MR. DAVID BLOOMER’B call for a new rule on venues for the final stages of the Thomas Cup matches whereby the venue could be moved from a tropical zone to a temperate climate after a certain number
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    New set-up approved
    58 19 PENANG. Oct 31—The Penang and Province Wellesley state MCA working committee last night agreed to the new party constitution In principle, subject to certain amendments which It will move at Sunday s central general committee meeting In Kuala Lumpur 1 Eleven delegates including the national president. Dr.
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      37 19 THE BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $185,783 1st. No. *****8 ($83,602) 2nd No. *****1 ($41,801) 3rd No. *****6 ($23,222) Starters ($1,658 each): Divisible pool—$24,864 First dividend: Three tickets (four winders) $5,802. Second dividend: 64 tickets (three winners) S116.
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      103 19 GOLD CUP SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $285*1? 1st No. *****33 ($128,616) 2nd. No. *****90 ($64,308) 3rd. No. *****58 ($35,727) STARTERS each): 15 3 0 2 0 3 4 8 2 2 1 0 9 4 7 1 3 Noa. 7 8 8 3 9 12 2 17 9 6 9 6
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    MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK
    948 20 By Our Market Correspondent Singapore, n©v. 3. THE Malayan Share Market was steady. last 1 week and while the amount of business transacted was not as large as in the previous period, there were more definite signs that operators were beginning to take more interest once again.
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    AVERAGE PRICES
    17 20 September average prices Oct. 1958 Sept. 1958 Rubber: 87.92 82.46 eta. Tin: $271.25 8363 26%.
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    Average tin, rubber prices both rose during October
    473 20 SINGAPORE, N, j J'JE average prices for Malayan rubln ind tin advanced sharply last month, i her being better by 51 cents and tin by s ~e r picul. The average noon t.o.b. price for rubb max 87.92 cents compared with 82.40
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    DIVIDENS ANNOUNCED
    97 20 mmmmm ims i—M—— Current Date of Islsl Total for payment payment for previous year year The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co. Ltd. 8% Nov. 14 8% 8% Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. 2s. Dec 9 2s. 2s. KamunUng Tin Dredging Ltd. 2G% Nov 28 27 4% 47% Temoh
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    975 20 SINGAPORE, Nov. 1. industrials Bayers Sellers Ales Bricks Prel i.oo i ho Ords 210 1 Jo Alla* ice II ouversi B B. Petrol 49/- 51/B M. Trustees 5.50 6.00 cd Con. Tin Smelt Pref 16/6 17/6 xd Ords 27/- 29/Fed Dispensary t. 06 1.09 Fraser St Neave
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    35 20 tin rubber (per plcnl (per .b.) Oct. 27 $375 00 88 Si rts. 28 $374.00 88% cis. 29 $374.25 90S cts. 30 $.>75.25 90% cts. 31 $379.00 90 1 cts. Nov. 1 $379.00
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    BUSINESS DONE
    259 20 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported on Nov. 1: “Industrials were steady, tins were a shade better while rubbers were quiet. The turnover was small.” Singapore brokers miorlrd (he following business done on No.. 1: prater Neave ords Si 58 W -Lit 18 idtuUibH A\ :«S 1$ pue
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    Rahman Hydraulic
    28 20 Rahman Hydraulic tin pi *d in the third quota P« (July 1 to September 30) r>e concentrates Of this quantity, 852 picul? were exportable as quota
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