The Straits Budget, 19 November 1958

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    34 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER New Series 639. Singapore, November 19, 1958. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. (k H._k. A V a.. i f
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      Married women in Government jobs: Review policy
      246 2  -  ELSIE. Kuala Lumpur. VOUR correspondent of November 8. Mr. Goh Kha Pheow, who supported the suggestion of the dismissal of married women, completely fails to realise that the majority of married women have children to support, and that many by force of circumstances
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      Not timely to expand free medical services
      116 2  -  RATEPAYER Singapore. IN the Saturday Forum recently a correspondent, “Toothache”, complained about the shortage of surgeons and lack of facilities at the dental clinic at the General Hospital. and suggested improvements. Considering the financial difficulties the Colony Government is facing now. I doubt
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      WOMEN WHO NEED TO WORK
      85 2  -  GOH KHAY PHEOW Singapore. rE suggestion that married women whose husbands are in well-paid Jobs should vacate their Jobs is a sound one. Such a gesture on the part of married women will do much to relieve unemployment In the country. However. I doubt whether
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      TREASURE HOUSE
      92 2  -  A. FRASER-BRUNNER Curator. Van Kleef Aquarium Singapore. I AM glad to see in youT columns that Dr. Hans Hass enjoyed his visit to Raffles Lighthouse. It is a well-known collectingground for zoologists, and the Uni verity of Malaya has a small laboratory there. Moreover, the general public of
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      ENTRY LAW AND THE SERVICES
      147 2  -  UNEMPLOYED Singapore. THE resolution p f the Federation ir vices Unions ask.r xhl Chief Minister to r i le British Oovernnu to agree to discharg< vp<s and children of personnel before k.r m ployees are discha; redundant, gives ri very pertinent pom ,th H"*. the
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      Brunei and federation with neighbouring territories
      453 2  -  PENGIRAN MOIII). YUSUF State Information Ofliter Brunei. VyiTH reference to a re- port In the Straits Times of Oct. 20. in which your correspondent interviewed His Highness tfw Sultan of Brunei at the Istana Darul Hana, the public in Borneo have drawn the conclusion
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      55 2 mm 6 Cv KOJAK 6 u il 7 A V X •:*.:> 5S*S •V V v ‘TW sw 44 r J m'iii •zx > v w M if’* WHAT'S WRONG WITH A 6000 MALAYAN OlSM?^ The chairman of the People's Action Party, Dr. Toti Cam Chye t has described tae
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Lock icon The Federal Budget
      561 3 —Straits Times. Nov. 11 The Supply Bill, published ja>t week, hinted at economies m Federal expenditure and probably an over-all cut in Budgetary expenditure next aar. The estimates this M orning confirm this. While recurrent expenditure is up By $25 million, special exI enditure is down by
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      Lock icon Doctors’ Voice
      240 3 —Straits Times. Nov. 11 Where before the doctors of Malaya spoke with two voices, they will now speak with one the Malayan Medical Association. Hitherto two organisations The Alumni Association of the King Edward VII College and the Malayan branch of the British Medical Association have represented the
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      Lock icon Strike Averted
      211 3 —Straits Times. Nov. 12 Agreement by the oil workers’ unions to negotiate new wage contracts with two of the three companies with whom they are in dispute has removed the fear that this morning the men would strike and Singapore be facing a disconcerting issue. The third company,
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      Lock icon The Peoples’ Alliance
      588 3 —Straits Times. Nov. 12. Mr. Lim Yew Hock’s call for a united front to safeguard Singapore’s permanent interests against “destructive forces” has attracted wider support than appeared likely only a month, or even a week, ago. The Singapore People’s Alliance is led by men drawn from three
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      Lock icon The Party’s Over
      368 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 14 Whatever the challenge Mr. David Marshall may offer to the dissolution of the Workers’ Party, of which he is—or was —chairman, the party ceases to exist as an effective political organisation as a result of the special meeting of its executive last week.
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      Lock icon City Debate
      409 3 —Straits Times. Nov. 17. A resolution to be moved by the Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, at today’s meeting of the Singapore City Council, will seek the Council’s dissolution on the ground that “it no longer reflects public opinion.*' At the Council’s last meeting, in which there was
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      Lock icon Mr. Ong And His Remedy
      670 4 —Straits Times. Nov. 13. What Mr. Ong Eng Guan calls the “crisis” in the Singapore City Council has produced a proposal for the complete revision of th? committee system which is the basis ol the British system of local government. The British system, as Mr.
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      Lock icon Election Debut
      301 4 —Straits Times. Nov. 15 The December Municipal elections in Kuala Lumpur will not bring about revolutionary change in the Council. Only four of the twelve elected seats are at stake, left vacant by Alliance councillors retiring after their year's term. Nor can it be claimed that the Federal
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      Lock icon Top Thugs
      232 4 —Straits Times, Nov. 17 Mr. Brian Goodrich, Singapore’s Assistant Police Commissioner, is right when lie says that the ultimare answer to the problem of secret societies is “collective resistance” by the public. Given full public co-opera-tion, there is no doubt that gangsterism could be ended within a few
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      Lock icon A Huk’s Sanctuary
      188 4 —Straits Times. Nov. 14. By seeking asylum in the Indonesian Embassy in Manila, the third ranking Filipino Communist has embarrassed the Indonesian Government to an extent that may provoke crisis in relations between the two countries. Saulo is the propagandist chief of the Communist Huk rebels. But
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      Lock icon The Sweat Shops
      556 4 —Straits Times. Nov. 17. Although a great deal has been said of the gross exploitation of shop assistants and workers in related trades, much of the evidence laid before the Federation’s Wages Council Commission has power to shock and shame. The Commission’s comment is that by and
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      Lock icon Dragon Or Prahu
      218 4 —Straits Times, Nov. 13 It is doubtful if many children or even adults are aware that every time they eat a moon cake they are saluting the memory of a band of revolutionary heroes in ancient Chinese history. Similarly, the dragon boat festival is being celebrated in
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    Mayor lists the projects for benefit of people
    959 6 C I N G A P 0 R E Nov. H. —The Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng (Juan, told the Singapore City Council today that the 1959 budget showed a complete reversal of the practices of more than a century of colonial municipal
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    Soldier dies in copter crash
    182 6 V LUMPUR. Nov <j 1V# —A British corporal was killed when a helicopter flying on a merev mission over the thick jungle-clad hills „t Pahang crashed io miles north of Furr Telanok yesterday evening. The helicopter, commanded by Muster Pilot Clark, was sent to Fort
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    Mr. Ong wants Cabinet government for Singapore City Council
    504 6 Mayor wants 5 to 10 full-time councillors, Speaker gINC.APORE, Nov. 9. —The Mayor Mr. Ong Eng (Juan, today outlined his plan for a cabinet system of local government to solve the present “crisis” in the City Council. In a statement criticising
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    ARMISTICE DAY: ‘DROP PUBLIC CEREMONIES’
    167 6 PENANG, Nov. 10.—A Fean* Muslim leader today urged that Remembrance Day be no longer observed as a public ceremony. “It might be more appropri ate to confine it only to members of the militar' forces,” said Tuan Haji M. YusofF, a member oi the local
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    Attack on estimates — but City Council passes $3.8 m. credit
    1582 7 Attack on estimates but City Council passes $3.8 m. credit SINGAPORE, k Nov. 6. —The City (ouncil today passed 1959 budget which shows an estimated surplus of $3.8 m i I lion —an estimated income of $125.6 million against expenditure of $121.8 million. The estimated surplus would have been nearer
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    The Mayor’s cabinet plan condemned by Councillors
    379 7 SINGAPORE, Nov. 3. —The Mayor’s proposals to run the City Council under a Cabinet system, as in the central government, was described today as another of his schemes while labouring under a sense of crisis. Mr. Ong Eng Guan’s proposal: Form a cabinet
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    Mr. Lee, panic, polio and the Straits Times...
    1447 8  -  By L. C. HOFFMAN Editor-in-chief SINGAPORE. Nov. 8. r rHE Straits Times has been accused by the Member for Tanjong Pamir and secretary-general of the Peoples Action Party. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, of having caused panic among the people of Singapore by
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    MINISTER BRAGA LEAVES FOR HOLIDAY IN JAPAN
    474 8 SINGAPORE, Nov 7The Minister for Health. Mr. A. J. Braga, left tonight by JAL for a two-week holiday in Japan and Hons: Kong pleased and angrv. PLEASED at the news that 29.000 children had now been immunised with Sabin vaccine. ANGRY at reports
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    CASSELS RETURNING HOME
    198 8  -  By HARRY MILLER K LUMPUR. Nov. 7. Lieut. General Sir James Cassels will relinquish his appointment as Director of Emergency Operations in the Federation in the first week of January. His work will be handled by Maj.-Gen. F. H. Brooke in addition to his duties as Chief
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    Polio research bid in Malaya
    409 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 7. THE FEDERATION Government has been asked to establish a polio research unit at the Institute of Medical Research here. The Medical and Health Advisory Council made the recommendation today after a daylong conference on measures to combat the polio menace in
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    TOP RED LOSES HIS AIDE
    92 9 IPOH, Nov 11.—The highest ranking terrorist in Perak, Siu Ma, a member of the Malayan Communist Party’s all-power-ful central committee, has lost the services of one of his most trusted bodyguards. A police patrol operating In deep jungle in the Ipoh area on Oct. 28.
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    TWO JETS DELAYED AT LABUAN ON WAY TO MALAYA
    107 9 |>UTTERWORTH, Nov. 13 7.—The third flight of Avon-Sabre jets for the R.A.A.F. station here had to break formation on their trip to Malaya. One of the jets is delayed at Labuan, British North Borneo, and another has stayed back to accompany
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    Malayan timber at Olympia
    50 9 PENANG. Nov. 7—Malayan kapur. one of the hardest and most durable timbers produced in this country, may be used for lighting schemes in Great Britain. Specimens of this timber will be on display at a public works exhibition in London’s largest exhibition hall. Olympia, next week.
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    Some tin quota fixed: Price jumps
    281 9  -  By GEOFFREY BOLAND SINCAPORE, Nov. 7. 'J’HE tin price rose sharply here today by $2.75 per picul to $380 following the announcement in London that the export quota for the six producing countries of the International Tin Agreement would remain unchanged in the first
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    $50 MIL. JUNGLE MINING PROJECT
    638 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 7. A 550 MILLION iron mining project is to be developed in thick mineral-bearing jungle in south Pahang. It should begin to produce ore by 1964 and will have sufficient equipment to enable two million tons to be exported every year if
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    MALAYA ACTS ON PLAN TO BEAT TB
    153 9 1/ LUMPUR, Nov. 10. —Malaya is implementing the first stage of a long term million dollar a year plan by Dz. J. S. Sodhy to combat tuberculosis in the country. Tho existing tuberculosis services throughout the Federation are now being reorganised for their
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    Mr. Lim leads new Party Move to dissolve Labour Front
    1093 11 SINGAPORE, NOV. 10 FORMATION of a new political party, the Singapore People’s Alliance, with the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, as its chairman, was announced tonight. Mr. Lim said that the new party was immediately settling down to the
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    BRIGHTER OUTLOOK FOR TIN
    303 11  -  By GEOFFREY BOLAND SINGAPORE, Nov. 10. jyjALAYA’S tin industry which has tightened its belt until it hurts may soon see happier days. There has been another sharp rise in the Singapore tin price today by $4.50 to $588 per picul. This has resulted in more confidence
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    New officers
    39 11 TAN JONG MALIM, Nov. 7 Mr. Leong Kim Wah and Mr. Loo Ngiap Soon have been appointed district Home Guard officers holding tin? rank of captain for the districts of Kinta and Batan'i Padang in southern Perak.
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    FARMERS TOLD TO RUSH HARVEST BEFORE RAINS
    113 11 KUANTAN, Nov. 9—The District Ollicer here, Inche Mohamed Sidek bin Abdul Latlf. said today the state government was considering whether it was appropriate to make ex-gratia compensation for damage to property and crops during monsoon floods. He told the Straits Times, that penghulus
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    Deepavali lights an answer to Reds —Tengku
    249 11 V LUMPUR, Nov. 10. of Hindus here today celebrated their festival of lights—Deepavali —by flocking to the temples and visiting friends and relatives. Early in the morning, they ushered in the festival by taking traditional oil baths before going to the temples where
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    Estate valuer
    27 11 SINGAPORE. Nov. 10 Inche Syed Moh. en AlsagofT, a Singapore estate valuer, has been made a fellow of the English Association Estate Agents and Valuers.
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    Off the course bets for $1 members
    202 12 TURF CLUB BRANCH OPENS TELUK ANSON, Nov. 11. pUNTERS in the Lower Perak district can now place off-the-course bets at a branch of the Perak Turf Club which was opened in Anson Road here today. This is the first branch office of a
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    MUSLIMS FOR FORMOSA
    148 12 Kuala lumpur, nov. u.— The Federation Government today confirmed the sending of an unofficial fiveman Muslim mission to Formosa headed by the President of the Johore Religious Department, Dato Raja Haji Omar bin Chik. The other members are a central executive committee member of the Pan-Malayan Islamic
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    Radio present
    22 12 KOTA BHARU. Nov. 11. The Rotary Club here will present a radio to the T.B. inmates of the general hospital.
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    3 PARTIES TO FIGHT IN BESUT ELECTIONS
    115 12 I/'UALA TRENGGANU, Nov. 11. —Party Rakyat and Party Negara will fight the Alliance for three seats in the annual elections for the Besut Town Council on Dec. 1. When nominations closed yesterday the candidates were: KAMPONG RAJA WARD: Nik Mahmood bin Yaacob (Alliance).
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    GUILD WILL NOMINATE TO COUNCILS
    78 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 11. •—University of Malaya graduates have been asked to nominate representatives from their guild to the Kuala Lumpur and Singapore Divisional Councils of the University. Under the new constitution. there will be eight representatives from the guild of graduates four for the
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    MENTRI: DON’T GOSSIP
    107 12 KUALA TRENGGANU. Nov. 11. The Mentri Besar. Trengganu, Dato Haji Kamaruddin bin Haji Idris, today asked Malay women to cease the habit of gossiping about the affairs of other people. Speaking at the opening of a three-day civics course for 50 members of the Women’s Institute in
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    CEYLONESE PARTY TO CONTEST POLL
    130 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9. r FHE newly-formed Malayan Ceylonese Congress 1 will contest the general elections next year, Mr. M. W. Navaratnam, the president, said today. Mr. Navaratnam was speaking at a meeting here to form the Selangor branch of the congress. He appealed to
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    Lib-socs warn of swing left
    211 12 SINGAPORE, Nov. 11. JHE Liberal Socialist Party secretariat today warned delegates to its annual conference on Nov. 9 to prepare to fight “Left-wing ex- tremism.” In a directive to the delegates, the party secretariat said: “Singapore is going left, and unless you realise this now
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    Council seeks expat accountants
    152 12 SINGAPORE. Nov. 11 The City Council will soon be advertising abroad for two experienced accountants and offering them short term contracts at a salary of between $1,400 and $1,900 a month. Although the posts are classed as assistant treasurers, salary range compares with that of the
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    NEW PAY OFFER FOR WALK-OUT TEACHERS AT J.B.
    186 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov li THE FEDERATION Government has drawn un a A new pay scheme for the 100 Malay teacher* who walked out of the Language Institute Johore Bharu last week protesting against th/ir scales of salary. The Minister of Defence, Dato
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    Lock icon DIRECTOR OF IPI VISITS MALAYA
    69 12 MR. E. J. B. ROSE. Director of the International Pres s Institute which has headquarters in Zurich who arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 10 to meet Federation newspaper editors and discuss plans for a special series of I.P.I. sponsored seminars aimed at solving some
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    Council advised: Promote Marcus
    138 12 OINGAPORE. Nov. 11. —The Public Service Commission has advised the City Council to promote the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. P. C. Marcus, to Chief Administrative Officer. The Council has sought the concurrence of the Minister for Local Government. Lands and Housing. La to Abdul Hamid
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    Lim may form coalition in three weeks
    1033 13 SINGAPORE, Nov. 11. THE Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, is to form a People’s Alliance—UMNO-M.C.A. < lulition Government for Singapore next month. It is expected that he will announce the mposition of his new Government to the Le.'slative Assembly when it meets
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    RUSSIAN TYRE OUTPUT ON THE INCREASE
    196 13 1/ LUMPUR. Nov. U. Tyro production in Russia shot up from 5,000.000 units a year in 1955 to nearly 13,000,000 in 1957 says the latest issue of Natural Rubber News. The publication adds: “The Soviet automotive industry has helped to pay for substantially increased
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    New town for 60,000 in K.L.
    306 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 11. THE Selangor Government is looking for a site lor a second satellite town to Kuala Lumpur to house about 60,000 people. This follows its “concern" over the incrc using number of houses being built on state land by squatters. Today,
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    ‘Come to Penang’ brochures go out
    115 13 ‘Come to Penang brochures go out PENANG, Nov. I|. The Penang Tourist Association will soon send out 15,000 colo>ur brochures to woo tourists to the island. Entitled "Penang in Colour,” the brochures, printed in England and depicting 13 local landmarks and scenes, will be despatched to all countries in the
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    Gurkhas find a Red skeleton
    52 13 IPOH, Nov. 11—a patrol of the 2/6 Gurkha Rifles, operating in the Ipoh area jungles, found the skeleton of a terrorist on Nov. 3, it was disclosed here today. Along with the remains, scattered nearby, were a carbine. 50 rounds of ammunition, a grenade and
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    ‘Federation Govt. should also grant aid to university’
    177 13 OINGAPORE, Ncv. 11. The executive committee of the Nanyang University Stude nts’ Union today called on the Federation Government to follow the lead of Singapore in giving aid to the university. A Student's Union statement said that as the university “belongs” to
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    RUBBER TOPS YEAR’S BEST
    69 13 SINGAPORE, Nov. 11.—Rubber closed at 91 7/8 cents today—its best price yet for the year and a gain of 1 1/8 cents over yesterday’s price. Good buying and improved London and New York prices were responsible. At one stage it reached 92 3/8 cents. But tin,
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    Two change sides for election battle
    273 14 SEREMBAN, Nov. 12. nrrwo TOWN councillors who resigned from the Labour Party two months ago, this morning tiled their nomination papers for re-election under the Alliance banner. They are: Mr. Cheah Yen Kwee. a teacher, and Mr. Lum Teck Choon, a lawyer’s clerk, whose
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    PICKET THREAT BY JOBLESS A FLOP
    105 14 If UAL A LUMPUR, Nov. 12 —The threatened demonstration by a group of jobless youths here, scheduled to take place outside the Ministry of Labour this morning, fizzled out. Last week Mr P Jagathesan. claiming to represent about 160 unemployed people called a Press
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    Offer by world bank
    258 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12.—The International Bank is ready to consider requests for further loans for development in Malaya. The Vice-President of the Bank, Mr. J. Burke Knapp, told the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, this today. Mr. Knapp, who is touring the Federation, met the Tengku,
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    Mr. Chew: I am in People’s Alliance
    386 14 SINGAPORE, Nov. 12 THE Education Minister, Mr. Chew Swee K„ said today he had joined the Simran,?,’ People’s Alliance led by the Chief Minister Vr Lim Yew Hock. 1 r 1 t Alt, He told the Straits Times: “I have all along supported
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    A BRISK START FOR NEW NAAFI SHOP
    165 14 IPOH, Nov. 12. 4 ROARING trade was done at the rate of $l,OOO an hour —for the first few hours after the NAAFI Overseas Canteen Services opened its newest self-help service shop for families of Commonwealth troops in Ipoh yesterday. The garrison commander.
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    For Cairo talks
    58 14 KOTA BHARU, Nov. 7. The Kelantan Malay Chamber of Commerce has nominated two of its members to attend the Afro-Asian economic conference starting in Cairo on Dec. 8. They are Inche Ismail bin Dato Haji Ahmad. the chamber secretary, and Inche Mohamed bin Idris Ibrahim, a committee
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    Reds’ll be blue-there will be no more blues
    77 14 IPOH, Nov. 12—Musically, minded terrorists left a trumpet and a trombone in a cave in the “Operation Ginger” area of Sungei Siput, north of Ipoh. Yesterday a patrol of the 1st Bn., the Sherwood Foresters operating in the area recovered the two
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    ‘BOYCOTT’ ENDS AT PETALING JAYA
    164 14 ‘BOYCOTT ENDS AT PETALING JAYA PETALING JAYA. No* 12.—Six Petaling Java local councillors who “boycotted” meetings of the town committee for more than a month over a dispute regarding their “duties and responsibilities” are to resume sitting in committee next week. The reason: The councillors—four Alliance and two Labour—have obtained
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      153 14 4 THE STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL. 1959 A Chinese philosopher once said, ‘One picture »s worth a thousand words.” Only The Straits Times Annual can give you direct access to the colourful world of Malaya and South Fast Asia by sheer photographic grace. For Malayans and txMalnvans abroad the Annual is
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    PROTEST ON ASSESSMENT APPEALS COMMITTEE
    135 15 pENANG. Nov. 12.—A City Councillor, Mr. A. Kaja Gopal (Independent) has formally requisitioned a meeting of the council to reconMitute its Assessment Appeals Committee and ensure impartiality. In a letter to the City Sectary. Mr. Raja Gopal asked jnr th.e meeting to be held on
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    Competition for firemen
    57 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 12. The Federation’s Chief Inspector of Fire Services. Inche o>rnan bin Haji Abdul Manr.un, will visit fire brigades in the country in the next two months to judge the etticiency of firemen competing for the Suleiman Trophy presented by the Minister of Interior and
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    Monsoon price of dog flesh up
    200 15 KUANTAN, Nov. 12. '•'HE price of dog flesh, which is eaten by the 1 Chinese, has gone up from 80 cents to $l.lO a kati in this east coast town. This is the normal annual increase in price coinciding with the approach of the
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    Request to chambers
    91 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 12. —The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce has been asked for its views regarding government’s intention to set up a wages council for shop assistants and other employees in hotels, restaurants and bars. The request to the ACCC was made by the Minister of
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    Mahjong playing mothers criticised
    184 15 OENANG. Nov. 12.—A former state councillor. Mr. N. Ponnudurai. today criticised parents who neglect their children and waste their time and money “playing mahjong and keeping up with the Joneses.” He said parents could not blame juvenile delinquency on other people such as teachers. At the
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    Monkey stolen
    32 15 IPOH Nov. 12. —Thieves broke into a house in Gunong Rapat New Village here yesterday and stole a pet monkey and jewellery worth $52. the property of A. Rayappan. 68.
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    Malaya likely to seek more loans
    136 15 IT LUMPUR, Nov. 14. —The Federation’s Minister of Finance, Col. Sir Henry Haushik Lee, said today it was likely that Malaya would ask for further loans from the International Bank to finance Us development projects. He disclosed this when interviewed by reporters as he
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    OIL TALKS: Mr. LIM MAKES A PLEDGE
    194 15 SINGAPORE. Nov. 12. T*HE Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, today assured the managements of three oil companies here and their employees’ unions that he would continue to give his personal attention to their negotiations. He will also do all he can to
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    Co-op officer for Rangoon
    56 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12. -The Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Mr. G. S. Dass, will leave tomorrow for Rangoon to attend the sixth session of the International Labour Organisation’s regional seminar on co-operation from Nov. 17 to 29. Afterwards Mr. Dass will spend two weeks in
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    Mission to HK visits Tengku
    59 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 12 Three members of the unollicial Muslim goodwill mission to Hong Kong and Formosa this morning spent more than an hour with the Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman, at his oflice In Brockman Road here. The mission will leave by air tomorrow
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    Teachers urged to be patient over scheme
    372 15 SINGAPORE, Nov. 12. T'HE Singapore Certificated Teachers’ Association 1 here today urged its members to exercise patience and calm, and not to listen to malicious rumcurs aimed at splitting wider the ranks of the teachers. In a circular referring to the Government’s proposed
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    Extension of rail service
    52 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 12 The Malayan Railway Administration announced today that the new diesel rail car service between Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur will be extended to Tampin next week. From Nov. 18 the service will leave Kuala Lumpur at 11.22 am. for Tampin and return at
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    H.K. invitation
    49 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 12 Malayan manufacturers have been invited to take part in a trade exhibition to be held in Hong Kong from Dec. 4 to Jan 5. The Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce has sent circulars to its members asking those interested to contact the chamber.
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    JOHORE’S No. 1 RED DIES
    391 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Nov. 13. THREE BULLETS, fired at point-blank range on the edge of the jungle north of Kulai yesterday, have ended 10 years of terror for the people of south-west Johore. The area will be declined “while” in the next few days because the
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    DETAILS OF THE ‘TAX HOLIDAY’
    442 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 13. X” ELY E industries and more than 40 products which are to get “tax holidays” are listed today in the first notice published under the Pioneer Industries (Relief From Income Tax) Ordinance. The tax relief is designed to encourage new industries
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    Number of salary scales in Civil Service to be cut
    177 16 SINGAPORE Nov n T'HE number of salary scales In the Qinw Civil Service will be reduced consideratll w P h° rC the Government completes the job of Lj™ ing” the structure of the service atlona >*^ The Chief Minister. Mr.
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    Patriach is mourned
    47 16 PENANG. Nov. 13—The Siamese flag was flown at half-mast today at the Siamese Consulate here to mourn the death of the Buddhist Patriach. Phara Vajirayawongse. who died in Bangkok on Nov. 11. Memorial services were held in various temples today by local Siamese priests.
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    CANADA MAY TENDER Big port project
    67 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 13.— The vice-president of a Canadian construction company, which may tender for the Port Swettenham development project, today Hew over the port in a chartered aircraft to observe the site of the proposed new’docks. He is Mr. R. Drummond, of Angus
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    Tourism for Malacca
    72 16 MALACCA, Nov. 13.—The State Government is to be asked to sponsor tourism by forming -a tourist association here on the lines of one already formed in Penang. This was decided at a meeting here today attended by Singapore’s Director of Tourism, Mr. R. A. Howlett, the Principal
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    Value goes up dollar
    203 16  -  By GEOFFREY BOLAND SINGAPORE. Nov. 13 k Th e Malayan dollar strengthened its position against the today. It now stands at “normal top” for the first time since December 1956. Today’s rise of another 1/32 of a penny puts the Malayan Exchange Banks' Association s rates
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    Electricity rates cut in Borneo
    85 16 JESSELTON, Nov. 13. T u North Borneo Eleetrici’\ Eoard has reduced electric:*.* rates for Labuan and Tav-u-Under the new rates, hob enjoy a reduction ot thn cents per kilowatt, nun.* it 12 cents. Rates for other consume: have been reduced. ran from three to five
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    As I was saying...
    1158 17  - As I was saying CYNICUS ON Nov. 17, Singapore’s Mayor is askjng the City Council to deplore the plight to which he has reduced it, and no doubt the Council would be happy to oblige if he had not coupled with this motion a request to Government to Ussolve the
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    WEEK-END STUDY
    4 17 THE FARMER
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    Countryman’s journal
    417 17  -  TUAN DJF.K. FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 1958. |T is reported that a bear cub was lately caught in a "jerat" (wire-noose trap) in a rubber estate some miles distant. The men trying to release it were driven off by the parents who were standing by the cub. At first
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    Lock icon FIFTY YEARS AGO
    151 17 (From the Straits Times of November 12, 1908) IT is reported that boring operations are being conducted in the vicinity of the deep water point below Port Swcttenham. It is believed there is some chance of erecting port accommodation for large vessels. TIFE Japanese Government which has
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    ANOTHER ‘LEAK’ AT EXAM
    617 18 PROBE BY THE POLICE SINGAPORE, Nov. 14. THERE has been another leakage of school examination questions. Because of this the Ministry of Education announced tonight that the three-dav government Chinese Senior Middle III examination completed today would have to be taken all over again. This is
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    More workers to set new deal
    216 18 K LUMPUR, Nov. IY# 14.—Tlu* Government has decided to establish a wages council to help 72,000 employees in shops, restaurants, hotels and bars secure fair terms of employment. These employees do not have unions strong enough to negotiate competently with their employers, according to
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    POLIO: Seremban attack on Singapore
    124 18 SEREMBAN, Nov. 14. A Labour Party town councillor, Mr. Kat Fye Yin. last night criticised the Singapore Government for not taking earlier measures for combating the outbreak of polio. Mr. Kat, who was speaking on the adjournment of the monthly meeting of the town council,
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    MIC founder dies in India
    26 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 14 former president and founder member of the Malayan Indian Congress, Mr. Budh Singh, died in India recently.
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    Malaya to become self-sufficient in cement
    302 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. M THE capacity of Malaya’s only cement company, Malayan Cement. will be increased from 100,000 tons a year to 220,000 tons next year, enough to meet almost the entire current requirements. Mr. J. Drysdale, chairman of Malayan Collieries, refers to this
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    High level varsity talks
    118 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 14. High level talks were held here this afternoon over the question of appointing a Malayan to the post of Chancellor of the University of Malaya. The talks were attended by the British High Commissioner to India. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, who is the
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    Walk-out teachers reject bonus
    127 18 JOHORE BAHRU. Nov. 14 mHE salary committee representing the Mshu teachers who staged a walk-out Language Institute in Johore Bahru on Nov. today rejected the Government offer of a w bonus. At the same time it called upon Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman to intervene personally
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    BANK MEN SEE HYDRO PROJECT
    53 18 fTtANA RATA. Nov. 10 Tie X vice-president of World Bank. Mr. Burk Knapp, and the bank loan officer. Mr. A Gasem Kheradjou, > ved in Malaya from Delhi yesterday. Today they visited the imposed multi-million d Cameron Highlands h. electric project which is being built
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    THE BIG UPSET BY SETIA
    1008 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12. [SITING Melbourne jockey Peter King followed up his first day’s successes with a illiant riding treble at Kuala Lumpur today. Young Peter got off to a good start when he i.ded Jara a neck winner from Kra in
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    Sullivan saddles three winners
    1138 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 15. MOSES LEE and Chris Dragon, the two outstanding apprentices on the Malayan turf, were in the limelight here today. Lee landed a double for his master, Milton Sullivan, on Quiny in Race Four and Lucky Came in Race Five. Sure Profit, with
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      120 19 THE BIO SWEEP TOTAL FOOL: $160,450 lit. No. *****0 ($43,321) 2nd. No. *****8 ($21,660) 3rd. No. *****0 ($10,830) STARTERS ($1,805 each): Not. *****9, *****4, *****8, *****3, *****7, *****7. CONSOLATION ($962 each): Nos. *****4, *****7, *****5, *****7, *****5, *****0, *****9, *****0, *****0, *****6. TREBLE TOTE: One ticket ($500). FORECAST TOTE: Race
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    SHARE DEALS DOUBLED
    1031 20 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Nov. 17. ALTHOUGH it was a short week on the Ma- lay an Share Market, because of the Deepavali holiday, the volume of business was most encouraging, particularly in Federation centres. This revival of business in the Federation, where turnovers are stated
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    More Russian tin now expected on London Metal Mart
    469 20 By Oar Market Corresponded SINGAPORE, NoTHE tin pnce in Singapore yesterda w ground, dropping $1.37* to $383 picul on an estimated offering of aro,.- an tons. The local price drop followed a slight London overnight which was due to the ex
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    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
    50 20 Current Date of Total Total lor payment payment for previous Kuala Kampar Tin Fields LW 2s Dec. 10 28. 5s Malayan Tin Dredging 0 10% 36 2/3% 40% Southern Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. 8d 26 12/15% 33 1/3% The Snngei Besi Mines I*** 15% Dec. 31 85% 70%
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    33 20 TIN RUBBER (per picul) (per lb.) No. 1$ $388.04 11 .$334.50 91% cts. 12 $334.50 92)fc cts. 11 $334.87 92 1 vt cts. 14 $381.50 90 t h cts. 15 $383.50
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    946 20 SINGAPORE, Nov. 15 INDUS HUALo Bayers Seller* Ale* dries* r Do 1.60 Ords 2.20 2.50 aiima ice il iouyerei B. B. Petrol 50/- 53/-cd B. M Trustees 5.50 8.00 id Con. Tin smelt Pret 17/8 t Ords 27/9 28/9 Fed. Dispensary 1.08 1.10 Fraser Si Neave Prel
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    BUSINESS DONE
    283 20 The Malayan Share Brokers’ Association reported on Nov. 15 mi sections on me locai share market were generally steady and the turnover small." Singapore and Federation broker* reported the following business: Fraser Neave oras $1.60 and $1.50; Gammon Si 7>; W. Hammer $1.57 and Malayan Cement $1.58 and
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