The Straits Budget, 3 December 1958

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    27 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWBFAFKK New Series 641. Singapore, December 3, 1958. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or X Shilling.
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      THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE: IT IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST
      382 2  -  CHAW SOL HONG KOH THONG BEE TJP3. MENON Law Society, University ef Malaya. Singapore. T*HE defence put up A by Mr. K. E. Hilborne (S.T. Nov. 25) in favour of the reeent appointment of the Chief Justice of Singapore
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      Appointment of Chief Justice
      353 2  -  K. B. HILBORNB Singapore. IT fes to be hoped that the views expounded by Professor Sheridan in the lecture room are both mom accurate and less biased than those appearing in his letter regarding the appointment of the new Chief Justice. But taking a preliminary point
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      PHARMACY COURSE AT VARSITY
      148 2  -  PHARMACISTS Singapore. rtURING the last Phar- macy Week, the Head of the Dept, of Pharmaceutics of the University of Malaya had hinted that an Honours course In Pharmacy was being planned in the University. Since then, nothing has been heard of this course. Pharmacy is not
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      WHAT MALAYA OWES
      333 2  -  NOT AS A HISTORIAN Singapore. Wrm reference to Mr. K. G. Tregon flings' Rotary Talk on a new approach to Malayan history, per haps Western influence in Malaya in the 16th and 17th centuries has been gross lv exaggerated by some European historians. However. European influence in
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      Mr. Ong and Opposition in Colony City Council
      163 2  -  L. C. t. PtiMuaf. Fyour editorial headed "HanUdrl Debate" you said: "Mr. Ong himself has odd Ideas of how to quieten the gallery, and his manners towards Opposition members have always left a great deal to be desired. Yesterday was no exception,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Lock icon Eve of Self Government
      1074 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 28. ngaporc's constitution has i,.,n a long time in the ang. Agreement was hed in London in April 1.4,7. The All-Party Mission however, that the ,i nal draft of the con--u lition did not properly u r pret some of the heads ..greement,
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      Lock icon In No-Man’s Land
      705 3 Straits Times. Nov. 25 The inclusion of Singapore’s one million Chinese would upset the racial balance of power in the Federation. P.A.P. has uncovered no startling secret when it offers this as one of the two main reasons for the Alliance Government’s opposition to merger, an attitude
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      Lock icon The Grabbers
      310 3 Straits Times. Nov. 27 Something is radically wrong when property worth $20,000 is sold by public auction for $3OO in settlement of a tax liability of under $lO. This was the worst of a number of extraordinary cases brought to the attention of the Penang State Council yesterday.
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      Lock icon Records In Rice
      655 3 Straits Times. Nov. 25 It is not often the Minister of Agriculture pats his staff* on the hack, hut in addressing the confluence of Stale agricultural officers Inclu* A/i/ paid glowing tributes to their part in the year’s record rice crop. Tlie 1 !)f)7-f)S harvest exceeded 730.01
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      Lock icon China’s Trade Threat
      621 4 —Straits Times. Nov 27 There may be a little more to the Chinese interruption of exports to Malaya than meets the eye. for it is probable that changes will presently be necessary in the financing of some of this trade. But judging by letters received in Malaya
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      Lock icon The M.C.A. Storm
      302 4 Straits Time.', Nov. 29. It seems certain that the storm over the proposed new M.C.A. constitution will blow with even greater force when the central committee meeis tomorrow. The last discussions nearly a month ago ended inconclusively, leaving the authors of the new charter and their critics
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      Lock icon The National Language
      590 4 —Strait* Time.'. D-.c 1 Malaya s first goodwill mission to Indonesia since Merdeka will lead to a treaty of friendship and a cultural agreement. Malaya is historically bound with Indonesia by cultural and racial affinities. As the joint statement by Dato Abdul Razak and Dr. Hardi. Indonesia's
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      Lock icon Batu Arang
      236 4 —Straits Times. Nov 29 Bata Arang has been w:’:> out some essential serv.-.v» for more than three wee!*> Since November 1 Malay-''. Collieries, which has proviat. these services, has withdraw.*, them except from its ow 1 employees. Streets are un1 swept, drains are choked, and rubbish piles up
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    Goodwill between states is not sufficient to attract foreign capital
    1042 5 K. LUMPUR. Nov. 24. pVERY prophet of woe tells us that two things must happen if the world is to be spared endless wars and revolutions. One. the people in overcrowded and under-deve-.oped countries must produce fewer children. Two. the
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    M.C.A. FORGES A NEW CONSTITUTION
    1036 5 K LUMPUR. Nov. 26. I REMEMBER all too 1 clearly the master at my preparatory school who punished me for some minor misdeed by making me copy out fifty times “fools rush in where angels fear to tread”. Well, I’m no angel, and if I’m
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    PAP on why Alliance shuns merger bid
    670 6 SINGAPORE, Nov. 22. THE People's Action Party today accused the Alliance Government of Tengku Abdul Rahman of opposing a merger between the two territories because it feared the one million Chinese in Singapore and their leftwing tendencies. In a 200-page souvenir issue of
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    PAP gave ‘real fears’ says Tengku
    244 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 23. THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said today that he wished to give full credit to the People’s Action Party in Singapore for what they had said about a merger with the Federation. ‘‘The reasons given by the P.A.P. are
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    ‘Replant’ show
    23 6 PENANG. Nov. 24 Inche Aziz Ibrahim, Penang Minister for Agriculture, today declared open the smallholders’ rubber replanting exhibition at Sungei Pinang.
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    MARSHALL PUTS BLAME ON THE P.A.P.
    245 6 OINGAPORE, Nov. 23chairman of the Workers’ Party, Mr. David Marshall, today accused the People’s Action Party of being responsible for "the apprehension with which the Federation views socialism in Singapore.” He declared: “By their conduct, their dictatorial attitude and unpleasant approach to politics, they
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    Purge in the P.P.P. over a boycott
    165 6 I/" LUMPUR. Nov. 23. —A Selangor committee member of the P e o p 1 e’s Progressive Party, Mr. Rudy Liu, is to be removed from the committee for alleged "anti-party activities.” This was unanimously decided at an extraordinary delegates conference of the
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    Consul goes home
    59 6 PENANG, Nov. 23—Leaders of the Indonesian community here were at Swettenham Pier this afternoon to bid goodbye to their former Consul, Mr. Radin Ahmad Mugalih, who left by the Oranje for Jakarta to take up a new post. Mr. Mugalih was accompanied by his wife, Nonya Suratmini.
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    Alliance election rally abandoned
    461 6 IPOH, Nov. 23. A POLICE corporal on duty at an Alliance political rally for the Ipoh Town Council elections here last night was punched in Unlace by an unknown assailant after the meeting was suddenly thrown into confusion. The meeting, at a children’s playground became disorderly
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    P.A.P TIGHTENS RULES
    445 7 New line to prevent infiltration SINGAPORE, Nov. 23. r |'HE PEOPLE’S Action Party today tightened its constitution to prevent infiltration of political racketeers, opportunists and advenmrers” into the party. At its three-hour “special parly conferenir held behind closed doors at the Badminton Hall, an amendment to the
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    Radio appeal to help deaf, dumb children
    157 7 Singapore, nov. 23.An appeal to help children of the “silent v drier was broadcast v r Radio Malaya tonight by the chairman f) i the Singapore Asso- h‘t ion for the Deaf and imb, Mrs. C. L. ihehardson. the broadcast. Mrs. ‘•dson saVi
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    Govt. is accused of gangster methods
    208 7 1/ LUMPUR, Nov. 23. —The Federation Government was today criticised for its ‘‘deliberate failure” to announce the arrest of Mr. Thong Yee, 23, chairman of the Ipoh branch of Party Rakyat and a central committee member of the People’s Socialist Front. The central committee
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    Advice sought on public services
    314 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 2L THE SELANGOR Legal Adviser is being consulted by the State Government over the restriction of public services in certain parts of the coal-mining town of Batu Arang by Malayan Collieries Ltd. A Selangor Government spokesman said that the Government was looking
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    COUNCILLOR HITS AT ALLIANCE GOVT.
    211 7 TAIPING, Nov. 23. TAIPING town councillor, Mr. S. Sabaratnam (Labour) has accused the Alliance Government of “not practising what it preaches.” Ho told the council’s monthly meeting that the Taiping hospital’s 200 dailyrated employees were housed in “very old labour lines which would not bo
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    Estates hit by elephant herds
    138 7 I/UANTAN, Nov. 23.- Elephants which have been driven out from deep jungle by monsoon rains are causing widespread havoc on rubber estates in outlying areas here. The Pahang Game Department has sent out game rangers to track down these marauders. Smashed wires In Gambang, 18
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    ‘FIGHTING FRONT’ —Gives polls pledge
    67 7 Butter worth. Nov. 24 The Socialist Front today issued its manifesto for next month’s Butterworth town council electoral campaign against the Alliance. The Front pledges to light, among other things, for better lighting. water supply and health services. The Front’s three candidates for the election
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    MONEY FOR THE ASKING FOR LOW-COST HOUSES
    101 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 23 The Federal Housing TruM is prepared to lend the N“gr. Sernbilan Housing Author! ties money to build low-co t fiou.se:. there but the India tive must come from them, a Mini-fry of the Interior and Justice statement said today.
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    NON-POLITICAL MAN HERE PROPOSAL
    146 8 BUTTERWORTH. Nov. 23. THE PENANG and Province Wellesley division of the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party is to suggest to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that a non-politi-cal leader be appointed chairman of the proposed Muslim Religious Council for the state. The division’s annual meeting unanimously agreed to submit
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    $42.8 mil. Customs revenue: A record
    82 8 Kuala lumpur, Nov. 24—Federal Customs revenue collection totalled $12.8 million last month—a record for the year. This is $lO million more than the September collection and slightly more than the $41.1 million collected in January which was the second highest for the year. Figures
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    KING ON BUILDING GREAT, PEACEFUL MALAYA
    170 8 SEREMBAN, Nov. 23.— A hope that the Malays will work harder to increase their knowledge to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with all the people in building a great, peaceful and prosperous society in Malaya was expressed by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong here last night.
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    Separate Radio Malaya will be improved
    281 8 K LUMPUR. Nov. 24.—Among some of Radio Malaya’s main aims after it is separated from the Singapore unit in the first week of January will be: THE PROVISION of “vastly improved” medium wave coverage: AN INCREASE in the number of transmissions at each centre;
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    Jakarta is hopeful of pact with Malaya on rebels
    279 8 Kuala lumpur. Nov. 23. —An agreement to control the entry of Indonesian rebels with valid passports into this country is expected to be reached soon between the Federation and Indonesian governments. Talks on the agreement will begin here when the Deputy
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    PPP hints violence at Alliance rally
    558 8  -  By < CHAN KWAN HOI IPOH, Nov. 24 rpHE secretary-general of the People’s Progressive party, Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam has made a report to the police accusing Mr. Too Joon Hing, a Federal councillor and se-cretary-general of the Malayan Chinese Association, of intimidation. The
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    MINISTER TO UNION: BE ON THE ALERT
    187 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 23. qnHE MINISTER of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr. Ong Yoke Lin, today told members of the Municipal Council Workers’ Union to be on guard against their union being used by people to achieve aims other than those stipulated in
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    SKELETON OF RED FOUND in JUNGLE
    90 8 IPOIf. Nov. 24 A four-month-old skeleton found on Nov. 11 near a terrorist camp in the Ip°h area of “Operation Ginger by a patrol ol the 4th Bn., Royal Malay Regt.. it was revealed today. The skeleton has been identified as that of a
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    LIM:POLLS DEADLINE ON DEC. 2
    287 9  -  By LEE KHOON CHOY SINGAPORE, Nov. 24. THE CHIEF MINISTER, Tun Lim Yew Hock, today assured three top leaders of the People's Action Party that his Government would not stay in office beyond April 2—the Rendel Constitution deadline. The three PAP leaders were the party
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    COPRA MEN BUILD UP STOCKS
    52 9 SANDAKAN. Nov. 23—Copra dealers here are accumulating stocks again to take advantage of the steadily rising world copra prices. The assistant Commissioner of Customs stated this at a recent meeting of the Residency team here. Ho said that exports of copra last month amounted to
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    Four terrorist camps found
    47 9 IPOH. Nov. 24 Security forces discovered four terrorist camps in the “Operation Ginger” area of Perak during the weekend. A patrol of the Ist. Bn.. The Sherwood Foresters, yesterday found a rifle and seven rounds of ammunition in a stream near Sungei Siput.
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    AUSTRALIA SENDS EXPERT
    68 9 KUCHING. Nov. 23—An Australian expert on earthmovz equipment will arrive ere at the beginning of r.* xt month to train opera- <r> of the Public Works Department in the use of this equipment for road building. He is Mr. K. T. Lynch, whose visit is sponsored by
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    Boycott teachers are back at school
    167 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Nov. 24 One hundred Malay teachers who walked out from the l anguage Institute here on N'iv. 5 were all back in the 'hnnl today, taking their tponed examination. They accepted a Ministry of Education ultimatum that they must return to the
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    Party accused of using ‘boo boys’
    143 9 PENANG. Nov. 23— The prent of the Penang branch the People’s Progressive W. Mr. Jag-Jit Singh, last t accused the Labour 'v of seeking the help of •ligans” to bolster their ’•e told an election rally the Esplanade that when Labour councillors felt that
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    15,576 sq. miles in Malaya still hide bandits
    181 9 IYUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 24. —Emergency operations will from now on be directed towards freeing the remaining 1,917,036 people living in 15,576 square miles of “black” areas in various parts of the country. As a result ot the “white" declaration yesterday of 1.928
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    Dato criticises T.B. policy of Govt.
    217 9 ALOR STAR, Nov. 24. THE Federation Government was accused last night of ‘‘always avoiding Us responsibility” for the prevention and cure of tuberculosis. The charge was made by Dato Sir Clough Thuraisingham. chairman of the Malayan Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, who was
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    Anti-Red group has Malayan link
    305 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 24. SOUTH-EAST Asian anti-Communist organisation with headquarters in Saigon and links with the Indonesian rebels has formed a branch in the Federation. The branch, called the All People s Anti-Com-munist League, Federation of Malaya (Chapter), aims to strengthen SEATO and to unite
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    ‘Unforeseen moves,’ so troops to go
    191 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 24. COME BRITISH army units will be withdrawn from Malaya early next year because of “un- foreseen” moves. And some civilian workers of the War Department here will be sacked. The command secretary FARELF, Mr. R. W. Barrow, and brigadier in
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    $1,139,508 gift to Johore
    32 9 JOHORK BAHRU. Nov. 25 Johore has been allotted $1,139,508 by the Social Welfare Lotteries Board since 1954 for social welfare services. Of this, the Johore Sanatorium received $570,000.
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    PEKING WARNS MALAYA China answers embargo with no sale
    682 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25. Peking has accused the Singapore and the Federation Governments of showing an “unfriendly attitude" towards China's export trade. The Governments are warned that they must take responsibility for consequences arising out of this attitude. At least 10
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    Jakarta to give S’pore a rebel black list
    225 10 SINGAPORE, Nov. 25.—A block list of Indonesian rebels who are active in Singapore will soon be handed over to the Singapore Government by the Indonesian Consulate-General here. A Consulate-General spokesman said today that the list was being prepared of all rebels “whose
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    Too: PPP charges are all false
    165 10 IPOH, Nov. 25. T*HE secretary-general of the Malayan Chinese AsA sociation, Mr. Too Joon Hing, today said that allegations against him in the Press bv the People’s Progressive Party were false and misleading. He was referring to the report Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam has
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    NEW FIRE CHIEF NAMED
    71 10 SINGAPORE. Nov. 25 The City Council’s staff committee today unanimously appointed Mr. Norman Lord, Deputy Fire Officer at Mombasa, to be Chief Fire Officer Mr. Lord is expected here next March, three months before the Chief Fire Officer. Mr. J. Angus, is due to leave. Mr.
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    Top job for Himsworth at Central Bank
    103 10 Kuala lumpir. nov 25 Singapore's Deputy Controller of Foreign Exchange has been engaged on a short term contract by the Federation's Central Bank. He will be the bank’s first superintendent of foreign exchange, organise the department and train staff for this specialised work.
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    MALAYA TO INVITE SOEKARNO
    82 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 25. pRESIDENT Soekarnu of Indonesia is to be invited to pay a state visit to Malaya. The official organ of UMNO, Malaya Merdeka, said yesterday that the Defence Minister. Dato Abdul Razak, who is leading a goodwill mission to Indonesia wdl extend an
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    ‘OFFICIAL BID FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE’
    304 10 1/UALA LUMPUR, v Nov. 25.—Considerable debate is expected when a proposal to rrake Chinese an official language of Malaya is put before the M.C.A. general committee here on Nov. 30. A resolution on this has been submitted bv the Kuala Pilah sub-brnnefi of the organisation.
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    Diplomat sees a future in Malaya’s past
    341 11 SINGAPORE, Nov. 25. THE NEW ZEALAND High Commissioner-desig-nate to Malaya, Col. C. M. Bennett, looks on his appointment as “a pilgrimage to the land of my forbears.” An expert anthropologist. Col. Bennett maintains that the Polynesians, of which the Maoris form a group,
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    Two will sail home in a 24-foot sloop
    226 11 lOHORE BAHRU, Nov. 25.—Two Royal Navy men in Singapore are planning to spend their unpaid leave sailing a 24-foot Bermuda sloop to England. If they are successful their boat may be the smallest ever,, to have completed the 7.000 mile voyage. Skipper
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    Radio Singapore to help Malaya after the split
    327 11 TRANSFER WILL BE GRADUAL: BEAMISH SINGAPORE, Nov. 25. uADIO Singapore will assist Radio Malaya with programmes, news bulletins, staff training and short-wave transmission after the split on Jan. 4. The acting Director of Broadcasting, Mr. H. H. Beamish, told the Straits Times
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    Why not Malay craft, asks varsity head
    241 11 SIXGAI’OHK, Nov. ‘Jo. pHOI\ Alexander Oppenhcim, Vicc-ClKmcdlnr of the l diversity of Mnhiva, lodnv came out in support of boat races between the two Malayan universities. Sut he said: “Why use dragon boats? Why not Malay craft?” “Personally.” said the professor. “I would
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    Airman cleared
    50 11 SINGAPORE. Nov. 25.--Se-nior Aircraftman Brian Robert Logan, of RAF Tengah, was acquitted today of a charge of causing the death of Radin Moonaphar, 80. by a negligent act while driving a car at Dunearn Road on the night of July 12. Logan was not called for his defence.
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    THE FAMOUS PROF. HALDANE IS COMING FOR SCIENCE TALKS AT VARSITY
    176 11 SINGAPORE, Nov. 25—Prof. J. B. S. Haldane, famed British biologist and geneticist, is coming to Singapore next week for a special international scientific congress to be held at the University of Malaya. Prof. Haldane will be installed as president
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    PINTABLES:A LICENSING LAW IN PENANG
    108 11 PENANG. Nov. 27—Pintable operators must have licences if they want to carry on their business when the new Theatres and Places of Public Amusement Enactment 0958) comes into force next month. The Chief Minister Dato Wong Pow Nee. ’Yarned today that offenders would be liable
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    Chamber: Don’t raise property value
    115 11 PENANG, Nov. 25. T*HE Penang Indian Chamber of Commerce is A “completely opposed to the principle of inereasina the annual valuation of some 3,000 pro- perties in the city.” In a petition to the Mayor against revaluation the chamber president. Mr. I* G. S. Nair,
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    GOVT. IS STILL STUDYING THE PLAN FOR PORT
    110 11 SINGAPORE. Nov. 25 The Singapore Government was still studying the report of the Millbourn Commission which last year recommended a new port authority to improve efliciency, Mr. O II Ft. Beadles, acting Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said
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    CLOSER TIES WITH R.I.
    399 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 26. —The first Federation goodwill mission to Indonesia returned from Jakarta today with important plans to strengthen existing ties between the two nations. A treaty of friendship and a cultural igrecmcnt will he* signed in Kuala Lumpur s< M hi. The two countries
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    Filipino engineers may aid Malayan development scheme
    115 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 26 The Federation Government may look to the Philippines for engineers in future to help In Its development programme. The Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications, Inche Sardon bin Haji Jubir. who returned from Manila today said at the airport:
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    ‘SOUVENIRS WHEN MEN QUIT COUNCIL’ IDEA
    133 12 PENANG. Nov. 26.—The Mayor. Mr. D.S. Ramanathan, today suggested that the City Council should create a tradition by presenting retiring councillors not seeking re-election with some permanent souvenir. At the meeting on Nov. 21. Mr. Ramanathan will present a plague with the council’s crest
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    GIFT FOR BATTALION
    69 12 TAPAH Nov. 25.- The peopie oi the Batang Padang district. which was declared “white” on Nov. 23 have presented the 4th Bn., Royal Malay Regiment, with a silver shield. Ihe battalion was also pre- I sented with a pair of silver candelabra which will adorn the officers’
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    China attack on Malaya ‘unjustified’
    412 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 26. JHE FEDERATION Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, today described as completely unjustified the Peking (Jovernment’s accusation that Malaya was showing an unfriendly attitude towards China’s export trade. He told the Straits Times: “We have very good reasons
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    Peking to fill pre-October orders
    86 12 SINGAPORE, Nov. 26. Exporters in China today partially lifted their ban on exports to Singapore and Malaya “to honour their obligations’’ for goods ordered before October and for those for which letters of credit were made out before Nov. 22. They have told local importers
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    ‘PERSONALITY CULT’ IN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ATTACKED
    355 12 PERSONALITY CULT’ IN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ATTACKED SINGAPORE, Nov. 26 MR. P. S. RAJARATNAM, secretary of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, said today that an unhealthy machinery for solving labour disputes was being used here. It was the “personality cult.” Mr. Rajaratnam attacked the Chief Minister. Tun Lim Yew Hock,
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    MAYOR GETS ‘GREETINGS' FROM TOKYO
    134 12 SINGAPORE. Nov. 25. The Mayor. Mr. Ong Eng Guan. today received a message of “greetings” from the Governor of Tokyo. Mr. Seiichiro Yasui. in connection with the visit here ot the Japanese Antarctic exploration team. The team, which came here in the ice-breaker Soya, is
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    FESTIVAL DAY SOON FOR DAYAKS
    91 13 Kt'CHING, Nov. 25.—Dayaks m Sarawak will soon have a festival day of their own which will be declared a public holiday. The Sarawak Dayak National Union has asked the Government to introduce a holiday for Dayaks in addition to English and Chinese new years and
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    Malay teachers seminar
    36 13 1POH, Nov. 26.—A seminar for Malay teachers in the rural area of Perak will be •"nciucted by the Federal In'Pectorate (North-Central 11 vision) at the Sekolah T’ianku Abdul Ranman here > -ii November. 29.
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    Cat knocks over lamp: Three die
    249 13 SEREMBAN, Nov. 26. A 100-YEAR-OLD Haji and his two grandchildren were burned to death last night after their pet cat had knocked over an oil lamp which set their attap hut ablaze. The fire occurred ;il Knmpong Main Hamnear Memliau. 20 miles from here.
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    Racial unity
    220 13 ‘THAT'S WHAT COUNTRY NEEDS FOR PROSPERITY' pENANG, Nov. 25.— 1 The Minister of Health. Mr. V. T. Sambanthan. told an Alliance election rally on the esplanade here last night that racial unity was “the fundamental requirement” of Malaya. “If we want this multiracial country of ours to have
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    COUNCIL PUTS LIMIT ON NUMBER OF VISITORS
    77 13 PENANG, Nov. 25. The number of visitors to future council meetings is to be restricted. The Mayor, Mr. D. S. Kamanathan. said in a statement today that admission of the public to the meeting on Nov, 25 and subsequent meetings would be by
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    Penggawa dies
    35 13 TUMPAT. Nov. 25. The Penggawa of Sungei Pinang. In Tumpat district. Wan Idris bin Mohamed Salleh, died in his house yesterday at the age of 48 He had been ill for several days.
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    Police transfer
    25 13 KUANTAN. Nov. 26 Inspector J.B. Tan, of the Kuan, tan Police Station, has been transferred to the state police headquarters at Kuala Lipis
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    Council told of ‘cheap’ property sales
    490 13 PENANG, Nov. 26. PENANG cannery owner who failed to pay arrears of rent for land he had bought and improved at a total cost of about $20,000 was shocked to discover it had- been “auctioned for a few hundred dollars without his knowledge,” the
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      154 13 *1 THE I STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL. 1959 A dmiMf philosopher one* said. •One picture *s worth .1 thousand words.'* Only The .Straits Tunes Annual ran give yuu direct acre ss to the colourful world of Malaya and South Kat Asia bv sheer photographic grace For Malayans and Malayans abroad the
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    New Singapore Constitution Protection for the minorities
    679 14 SINGAPORE, Nov. 27. THE SINGAPORE (Constitution) Order-in-Council, establishing a self-governing State of Singapore under a Yang di-Pertuan Negara, was published tonight. It comes into operation on election day. The Order-in-Council contains three significant sections which until now have not been generally known. These
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    Pensions GOVERNMENT WILL PAY AT FIXED RATE OF EXCHANGE
    560 14 SINGAPORE, Nov. 27. PENSIONS remitted overseas to retired Government officials will have to be paid in sterling and at the rate of two shillings and fourpence to the dollar, under Singapore’s new constitution. Whether pensions are to be payable in Singapore
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    The Yang di-Pertuan Negara
    371 14 SINGAPORE. N«v. T HE Yang di-Pertuan Negara will declare the oflice of Prime Minister vacant in the event of the Prime Minister’s ceasing to be a member of the Assembly for any reason other than a dissolution. This is provided for in Singapore’s new Constitution. The
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    Lock icon Diefenbaker arrives with greetings for a ‘sister country’
    561 15  -  By By FELIX ABISHEGANADEN 17 UAL A LUMPUR, 1* Nov. 27. The Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. John Diefenbaker, arrived here today bringing- with him greetings and good wishes from the Canadian people. I come here as a member of a brother and
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    Land council wants Malays in mines
    225 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 27. PLANS FOR more Malay participation in the mining industry will be considered at the meeting of the Federation’s policy-making National Land Council here on Dec. 5. The council, whose 22 members include the Mentris Besar and Chief Ministers, will set
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    Singapore census for 1957: 1,445,930
    213 15 SINGAPORE. Nov. 27. Figures for the ***** population census, just published, give the total population of Singapore as 1,445,930. Including Christmas Island, the figure is 1.479.314. A break-down of racial groups shows 1.090.570 Chinese, 197.007 Malaysians, 124,083 Indians and Pakistanis and 34,210 others. Age-group figures
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    Two to leave for Cairo meeting
    59 15 KOTA BIIARU, Nov. 27. Two Malay business leaders will leave for Cairo by air tomorrow to attend an AfroAsian economic conference beginning on Dec. 8. They are the secretary to the Kelantan Malav Chamber of Commerce. Inehe Ismail bin Dato Ha.ji Ahmad and the
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    Padang repair
    18 15 SEGA MAT. Nov. 27 The Segamat padang is to be closed for a month for repairs.
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    Must vote law for Singapore
    310 15 SINGAPORE, Nov. 27. SINGAPORE’S 700,000 voters will have to go the polls whether they like it or not in the coming Legislative Assembly elections. It is now certain that compulsory voting will be introduced. Schoolchildren will be barred from participating in any election activity. Legislative
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    National flower quest on with seven to choose from
    72 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 27 The Federation Government has started a onemonth campaign to pick a national flower for Malaya. Mobile units of the Department of Information Services are touring rural areas asking people which of Malaya’s seven common flowers should be
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    MALAYA MAY BAN STATE-RUN BANKS
    789 16  -  By I HARRY MILLER KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 27. THE FEDERATION Government today announced that banks under the effective control of a foreign government may not undertake banking business in Malaya. This iKilionn] policy, decided idler months of consideration, appears in amendments to tile new thinking
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    Tun Lim inaugurates new apprentice scheme
    283 16 THP SINGAPORE. Nov. 27. fHh Singapore Government today set in motion it s new apprenticein S h h,p r^ hcm e ?T ed at build inff an arm -V of skilled craftsmen to help m the Colony’s future prosperity 1 ceremonv C »t ei
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    King says ‘thank you’ to Johore
    46 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Nov. 27. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Federation Government have thanked the Johore Government for the “excellent arrangements" which were made in connection with the recent state visit of the Paramount Ruler and his Consort to Johore.
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    Workers want raincoats
    39 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 27Hospital workers who work out-door have asked the Ministry of Health to supply them with raincoats. They maintain that unless they keep dry they may not be able to do their jobs efficiently.
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    No casualties
    22 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Nov. 27No casualties to the terrorists or members of the security forces were reported in the Federation today.
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    Elected Council for Perak
    424 16 Jill-, 1 erak State Council today adopted aniem l inents to the State constitution which will il a lully elected Assembly, its own Speaker ae.l in executive council formed entirely of elerlnl councillors. One important consequence of the amendments is that the state will set an
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    PERAK ARREARS EXCEED $2.2 MIL.
    201 16 IPOH. Nov. 27. Ar- rears of revenue to the Perak Government exceeded $2,200,000 at Dec. 31, 1957, a report tabled at the State Council meeting showed here this morning. The report, by the AuditorGeneral. Mr. H. M. Watson, disclosed that $1,200,000 was due to land
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      72 16 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (POTABLE II ADVAICE) Br. Empire Singapore Malaya Foreign Town Area (Including (Including No Postage Postage) Postage) Quarterly 5.2O 5 75 6 75 Half-yearly 10.40 11.50 13 50 *••*7 20.80 23.00 27 00 The wertcly issues of fhe Straits Budget can be sent by express air delivery
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    As I was saying...
    1174 17  - As I was saying CYNICUS. SINGAPORE. Nov. 29. SINGAPORE’S City Council wasn’t itself yesterday— and what a wonderful change it was. The Council’s achievements, said the Mayor, were the result of hard and conscientious work. Three cheers for the Mayor, cried Mr. Tang Peng Yeu, of the People's Alliance, the
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    9 17 DRINKING WATER Photo by Kok Ah Chong
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    Lock icon FIFTY YEARS AGO
    140 17 (From the Straits Times of Nov. 26. 1908) TIIE Chinese Government has appointed a Trade Commissioner to the Straits Settlements and the islands of the South Pacific. His duty will he to encourage trade between these regions and th° ports of China. “IF I were born again,”
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    Countryman’s Journal
    513 17  - Countryman’ s Journal when they can get.- TUAN njKK. FRIDAY, Nov. 21. COME of the townsmen of Kota Tinggi are predicting that there will be a flood comparable to the record one that occurred in january 1948. They say that a big flood always occurs every tenth year. January this
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    Malaya to ease restrictions on dollar imports
    859 18  -  CANADA GIVES $1,500,000 TO HELP FEDERATION’S 5-YEAR PLAN By HARRY MILLER and FELIX ABISHEGANADEN KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 28. MALAYA has agreed, as a result of a long discussion )his morning between Tengku Abdul Rahman and the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. John Diefenbaker, that
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    COUNCIL QUERY ON ‘FARMER’S DANCE’
    218 18 OENANG, Nov. 28. The Mayor of Penang, Mr. D. S. Ramanathan, told city councillors today the Chief Police Officer had informed him what action the police would be taking in connection with the performance of “The Far m e r’s Dance" at the variety concert
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    $5,000 grant for FAM to aid schools soccer
    488 18 THE WEEK IN SPORT KUALA LUMPUR Nov. 29 T HK Federation of Malaya Government ha made a grant of $5,000 to the F.A. of Mala- a to be used “to encourage soccer in the schools The money was made available from ih„
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    Jennings to race with world’s best
    262 18 SINGAPORE. Nov. 30—Veteran Malayan racing motorist Capt. C.O. (Mickey) Jennings of Kuala Lumpur, will be competing against some of the world s greatest drivers in New Zealand Grand Prix at Auckland on Jan. 10. A Reuter report says that among the line-up for the
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    KING SCORES DOUBLE
    897 19 ISITING Melbourne jockey Peter King, who failed on several well-backed horses on the jst day, redeemed himself with a splendid uhle on Happy Life (Race Three) and Sunny i id (Race Five) at Ipoh on Nov. 26. Sunny Lad romped home an easy 3|-length nner, while Happy
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    STRAIGHT FLIGHT ROUTS HIS OPPOSITION
    885 19  -  By KPfldN JIBP WOE, NOV. IV. BRILLIANT treble by jockey Merv Posner, highlighted today’s racing at Ipoh. Posner got a chance mount on Full House in the 3 05 when Garnet Bougoure went down with an attack of flu. Full House ran a game race
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    WOMAN JOINS MALACCA MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
    156 19 MALACCA, Nov. 27.—Mala* yan Party candidate, Mrs. Norma Grace Koch—the sesond woman to contest Malacca municipal elections since their Introduction In 1951 last night pledged that, If returned, she would agitate for the municipal health clinic at Fort Road to be open to expectant mothers
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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      58 19 THE BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $190,500 1st. Ns. *****6 ($52,159) 2nd. No. *****4 ($24,511) 3rd. No. *****6 ($12,516) STARTERS ($1,629 each): Nos. *****7; *****3; *****1; *****9; *****6; *****1: *****2. *****1. CONSOLATION ($1,000 each): Nos. *****$; *****4; *****6; *****0; *****0; *****6; *****6; *****2: *****5; *****9. LAST 4 digits (6456)— $115 each.
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      57 19 THE BIO SWEEP 267 21 TOTAL POOL: $217,406 1st. No. *****5 ($60,220) 2nd. No. *****0 ($29,909) 3rd. No. *****4 ($14,449) STARTERS each): NOs *****3; 278lf7; *****9; *****5. CONSOLATION ($1,000 each): Nos. *****9; *****7; *****5; *****0; *****5; *****2; *****5; *****6; *****5; *****0. LAST low digits of ftrst prise 9715 ($120). FORECAST
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    MARKET REACTIONS TO BANK MOVE
    964 20 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Dec. L the better sentiment and improved turnovers of the past few weeks the Malayan Share Market last week underwent a reaction and business was on a reduced scale. The uncertainty was largely political but in this case it was
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    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
    61 20 Cirreni Date «f Total ToUl for psymeit payment for previeas Frame A Neave Ltd. (pref.) 3%%t Dec. is 7tt% Bedford Plantations 10 Dec. 13 ao% Ampat Tin Dredging 10%t Dec. 31 27H% The Jeram Knaotan Rubber Estate Ltd. 22*%t Dec. 18 20% 754,4 D 19% s «STki„ -u
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    30 20 tin rubber (par picul) (per lb.) Nov. 24 $385.75 89% cts. 25 $186.62% 87% eta. 26 $386.62%88 eta. 27 $387.90 87% cts. 28 $386.75 $9% cts. 29 $388.62%
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    Share turnover is smaller: Less confidence about
    435 20 By Our Market' Correspondent SINGAPORE, Nov 2t 'pHERE was a little less confidence on the ;i a layan Share Market yesterday and the turn" over again continued to be on a reduced v.-ii. compared with a week ago. The market felt a backwakh
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    BUSINESS DONE
    177 20 The Malayan Share Brokers’ Association reported on Nov. 2D: “All sections on the local share market were rather featureless and prices were Inclined to ea 1 The turnover was small.” Singapore brokers reported the following business: B.M. ♦5.25; Praser it Neave ords $i Gammon $1.79; W. $1.67; Hume
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    STOCK INDICES
    24 20 Malayan Share Market. Nov. 28 Nov. 27 Industrials: 92.31 92.80 Tins: 91.81 93.44 Rubbers It): $O7-71 1°« 97 Jan. 1 1958 100
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    928 20 4 SINGAPORE Dec. 1. INDUSTRIALS Boyers Sellers Ales Uriels P r «l- 1.00 I HO Ord*. 3.20 2.30 Atlos Ice 11. (buyers) B. B. Petrol 48/- 50'-id B. M. Trustees 5.00 560 Con. Tin Smelt Pret 15/0 17/6 Ords 27/0 28/0 Fed. Dispensary 108 110 Kruse i
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