The Straits Budget, 24 December 1958

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    27 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER New Series 644. Singapore, December 24, 1958. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling.
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      GOVERNMENT BY THE POLITICAL FEW FOR THE APATHETIC MANY
      441 2  -  F. Singapore. 2 fTHE Sunday Times of Dec. T 14 reported that a recommendation has been made by the Select Committee set up to examine the Local v Government Elections (Amendment) Bill regarding the question of com- pulsory voting, s This
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      MR. LEE AND HIS COMRADES
      77 2  -  V. B. ONG T” r !f n F-ho” A*sKr2ri£? f°n, DMes*to Vh 0 SK n Y !m In Jfihit nary :nan 5 Kmear .hat Ch; ‘> are a. Jg h 551 Changi hii© vnera ae—rt their nds party In time of ;bie, toe courage t
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      PRIVILEGES JUSTIFIED
      58 2  -  ZAINUDDIN BAS HIM Frerinee Wellesley WHY Should Mr ,N tni. ?»env> the ft* privileged Mai ivu service?, if th»> for;v M< n Malay youths irom toe kampong* had not rallied behind the c. < rn. ment £t the height < the Emergency would all the other nationalities in
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      PINE INDUSTRY NEEDS GOVERNMENT AID
      310 2  -  USEFUL ACTION Singapore. RECENTLY IPpayan Pineapple In- i dustry hit the head- < Hrie s again following the suggestion by a Federal Legislative Coun>fejuior that the flow of 3 pineapple across the causeway to the three Singapore canneries should be checked. V*' This would merely
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      COMPULSORY VOTING AND CLEAN POLLS
      171 2  -  MOHD. TAHIR BIN HAJ1 V AHMAD p Secretary Joint-Committee UMNO Siflap Bcdok and Mrw Singapore. p don’t believe that compulsory voting would make for cleaner elections and a more representative poll. There Is nothing to stop voters from selling their votes to candidates and this
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      Common tongue for unity
      85 2  -  II. I- Singapore. »/|R. 7. 8. LEK 1H his i«tgJJM ter (8.TTa5ec. IS) suoporting the use of Mandarin t’ v misunderstands the point of my letter. Of course it is right and proper for citizens of China to learn their national language. Obviously without a common
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      Lock icon The Budget Deficits
      665 3 —Straits Times Dec. 17 Inc* federal legislature has ivanced beyond the stage Inch once lound the elected Alliance members the renents ol a note trom a assed government remind* them that whatevei the* j lit think, and even say, I at the budget, they must te tor
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      Lock icon Penang Victory
      300 3 —Straits Times. Dec. 16 Four seats out ol five in the Penang City Council elections make an Alliance victory that tastes the sweeter for having been won against the odds. On the eve of polling the Socialist Front was talking of tw > sure seats, an even chance
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      Lock icon Maoism Takes Shape
      686 3 —Straits Times. Dec. 18. The disclosure by China’.Foreign Minister to diplomat-, in Peking of the resolution ii the Central Committee of the Communist Party approving Mao Tse-tung’s decision to relinquish his duties us Chairman of the Republic puts the speculation on another plane. Chairman Mao will cease
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      Lock icon Some Labour Problems
      647 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 19. Unemployment in the Federation has been given more attention than some of the Government’s critics will admit But even if also a less serious problem than tin more vociferous spokesmen of labour assert, it needs to be kept in the forefront of the
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      Lock icon Double And Redouble
      323 4 —Straits Times, Dec. 20. The Singapore Government has good reason to be satisfied with what it has done m the field ol education More than 300,000 children are in school. which is nearly double the enrolment five years ago Half of those who complete the primary cour-e
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      Lock icon Killing Free Trade
      640 4 —Straits Times. Dec. 22. It was to “the magic of free trade” that Raffles attributed the success of his Singapore venture. The merchant must have fair play for his industry and speculation. There must be no taxes on trade or industry to check the prosperity of the
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      Lock icon The Housing Famine
      558 4 —Straits Times. Dec. 22. All the familiar warnings about Singapore’s housing famine have been given added force by the news that the Government has found itself unable to allocate more than $7 million to the Improvement Trust for its building programmes next year. The effect of this
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      Lock icon Unfair Game
      209 4 —Straits Times. Dec. 19. As an Assemblyman. Mr. William Tan is perfectly entitled to enhance his political reputation at the expense of his opponents. But he should not shoot at sitting ducks. Mr. Tan criticised the appointment of Inche Abu Bakar bin Pawanchee as Permanent Secretary to the
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      Lock icon Alliance Fears
      265 4 —Straits Times. Dec. 18 Disagreement and misunderstanding among the member parties of the Alliance pose a livelier threat to its position than the challenge of rival political parties. This thought is stirred by news that UMNO branches in Kelantan and Trengganu have criticised the M.C.A. in the belief
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      Lock icon P.A.P’s Stand
      245 4 P.A.P’ s Stand —Straits Times Dec. 17. P.A.P can be taken at its word when it declares it does not intend to become the trojan horse of the M.C.P Mr. Lee Kuan Yew made nis party’s position plain last October by his volte face on the Public Security Ordinance A
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    Criticism need not lead to personal animosity
    939 5 loneliness and bitterness in council KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 15. j;OK a number of reasons, I have noi been able to hear as much of the budget debate in the Federal Council as I had intended probably no more than four times as much
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    De Gaulle trouble is that he has too many friends
    1029 5 K LUMPUR. Dec. 17. sJINCE the beginning k of the election campaign in France. General de Gaulle must have been praying that he might be saved from his friends. What hope has he of that particular form of salvation, now
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    Singapore has lowest tax and highest relief—Hart
    1615 6 Singapore has lowest tax and highest relief —Hart SINGAPORE, Dec. 12.-The Financial Secretary, Mr. T. M. Hart, told the Legislative Assembly today he believed more people would have to be brought within the scope of income tax by lowering of personal allowances. “In my opinion, Singapore c anno! mill'll longer
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    Nominated member resigns
    77 6 SINGAPORE. Dec. 15.—The Speaker, Sir George Oehlers, today announced in the Legislative Assembly that Mr. J. M. Mason. Nominated Member, had resigned his seat in the Assembly. When the Budget debate opened on Dec. 12. Mr. Mason indicated that it was his last appearance in the Assembly.
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    ‘UNDEMOCRATIC WEAPON FOR ELECTIONS’
    399 6 UMNO explains why it opposes compulsory voting SINGAPORE, Dec. 12. T'HE Singapore State UMNO does not believe that compulsory voting can defeat leftwing extremism here, Inche M. A. Alwie, chairman of UMNO's publicitv committee, said today. In a statement explaining, for the first time, why UMNO
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    A doctor attacks ‘Indianisation’ in Federation
    540 7 A doctor attacks ‘Indianisation in Federation K. LlMPrK, Dec. VI A SCATHING at 1 luck on the Ministry of Health's “new policy of lndinnisation” and the way it runs the health services was made in ihe Federal Council today by Dr. L. II. Tan (.lohore Sela tan >. He constantly
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    Three Australians die in car culvert crash
    137 7 Penang\ Dec. 14 THREE Australians were killed and three seriously injured in a motor accident at Burmah Road in front of the Mission Hospital here early this morning. Those killed were Sgt. Maurice Ryan and his wife Maria and Mrs. Patricia Muscat. They
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    H and C to form two separate companies
    313 7 K. LUMPUR, Dec. 19. (\NE ot the biggest British firms in Malaya—Harrisons and Crosfield (Malaya) Ltd —is to be split into two companies, one for the Federation and one for Singapore. The firm will cease business; on a pan-Malayan basis on Dec.
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    ONE REASON FOR RADIO SPLIT: SINGAPORE GIVES DISTURBANCES
    314 7 IT LUMPUR, Dec. 12.The Deputy Prime Minister said in the Federal Council tonight that the reason for splitting the panMalayan broadcasting organisation was “disturbances given from Singapore.” Earlier Mr. Lee Eng Teh (Klang) complained about interruption in commentaries on the Thomas Cup
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    Challenge to casting vote of president
    237 7 MALACCA, Dec. 15. THE MALAYAN PARTY and Socialist Front, which hold six of the 12 seats in the Malacca Municipal Council, will challenge the right of the president Inche Tamby bin Abdullah (Alliance), to use his casting vote when the council elects a new
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    Thugs may subvert clubs also
    131 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 14 The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr. Ong Yoke Lin, said today that Malayan youth organisations should keep a constant watch against Infiltration by thugs—yet another kind of subversion. In the past there jvas only the Communist subversion menace while
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    House debates company and income tax rise
    3383 8 WORTH LIVING OUTSIDE—LEE SINGAPORE, Dec. IZ 'J'HE Singapore Government’s proposals to increase the companies tax and personal income tax came in for a scathing attack during the Budget debate in the Legislative Assembly today. But the debate, which was on the Appropriation Bill,
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    ‘MINISTERS HAVE COST $1 mil.’
    413 9 ‘MINISTERS HAVE COST $1 mil. Assembly told Govt, extravagance has ruined S’pore’s economy SINGAPORE, Dec. 12. IN the three and a half years—about 1,270 days —they have been in office, Singapore's Ministers have been overseas for 1,100 days, Mr. R. Jumabhoy (Lib.-Soc.) said in the Legislative Assembly today. He said
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    Postal workers form union
    35 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A national union for uniformed staff of the postal services was formed here today. More than 200 postal staff attended the meeting held at the Federal House canteen.
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    No TV for Singapore this year or next —no money available
    153 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 12. T»HE Chief Secretary, Mr. E. B. David, said in 1 the Legislative Assembly today that the Government was not considering the introduction of television in Singapore next year because of the present financial stringency. Replying to
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    Phone service
    27 9 JESSELTON, Dec. 14. A complete telephone service now links towns around Brunei with the installation of a very high frequency connection between Mempakul and Labuan.
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    A Sultan’s nephew weds
    69 9 KULIM. Dec. 14.—More than 400 guests attended a feast to mark the marriage of the Sultan of Kedah s nenhew. Tengku Mansor bfn Tengku Thlauddin Haji. to Tengku Aishah binte Tengku Abdullah here yesterday. The 24-year-old bridegroom, who is a teacher, is the eldest son of
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    TIN FREIGHTER RIDDLE
    706 10 NEW TURN CHARGE OF TIN PACT EVASION Mystery loading of 3,000 tons of ore SINGAPORE, Dec. 15. ALLEGATIONS that the International Tin Agreement is being broken by member countries took a more sensational turn today. Market circles in Singapore received reports that the 1),200-ton freighter Mitera Mango
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    Lock icon He’s first local man to fill this post
    77 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 16 Mr. Tan Beng Lay, 50, (above) the first local man to become acting City Treasurer. He took over from Mr. S. S. Scales, the City Treasurer, who went on a ninemonths’ leave on Dec. 1. Mr. Scales’ contract has
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    OPEN VERDICT ON TENGKU
    220 10 KOTA BHARU, Dec. 14. T*HE Coroner, Haji Mohamed Noor, today recorded an open verdict at the inquest on a member of the Kelantan royal family, Tengku Burhanuddin bin Tengku Ahmad Zainal Abidin, who vanished while swimming at Semerak beach near here on Oct. 6. The court
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    Minister sees greener pastures ahead
    250 10 .‘Pleasant glimpse' (or Col. Lee KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 14. FINANCE MINISTER Col. Sir Henry Lee referred to a “glimpse of greener pastures ahead shortly before the Federal Council unanimously said “aye”—at 12.30 a.m. today —to the expenditure next year of $153 million from the Development
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    ‘MUTUALLY HAPPY’ says GOVERNOR at BIRTHDAY PARADE
    203 10 OENANG, Dec. 15 1 The Governor of Penang, Raja Tun Uda bin Raja Muhammad, said today that the 16-month association between him and the people of the state here had been “mutually happy.” “I came to you as a stranger with feeling of
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    Back to prison for supervisee
    43 10 RAUB. Dec. 1. A P supervisee. Mohamed Has. a bin Mohamed 23, of Pa- Mas. Kelantan, was jailed for four months here during th weekend for failing to report his whereabouts to the P OIRL on July 5
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    Lock icon HISTORIC MOMENT FOR PERAK’S SULTAN
    71 11 Kangsar... the Sultan of Perak signing the latest amendments to the state* constitution at the Istana on the morning of Dec. 15. The signing and promulgation of the amendments by the Sultan made Perak the most politically advanced state in Malaya under the new Federal
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    WHY ANTAGONISE MALAYA? MINISTER
    1185 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. k 16. —Singapore is sick of having to take orders from Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Lim her Kheng (Ind.) declared in the Legislative Assembly today. He said tnat the Fetation Government had shown by its actions that it did not are what happened to Singapore.
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    3-shift work at go-slow port
    476 11 KLANG, Dec. 16. ABNORMAL increase in import cargo and not the 10-day work-to-rule campaign by 500 port workers was today given as the reason for ships being diverted from Port Swettenham. The Chief Port Manager, Mr. E. Jeffries, told the Straits Times that in the
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      70 11 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABLE II ADYAICE) Br. Empire Singapore Malaya CP Foreign Town Area (Including (Including No Postage Postage) Postage) Quarterly 5 20 S 5 75 6 75 Half-yearly 10-40 Yearly 20.80 23.00 The weeWy issues of fhe Straits Budget can be sent by express air delivery service to
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    MALAYA IS FIRST IN ASIA FOR STABILITY, SAYS TENGKU
    204 12 TANJONG MALIM, Dec. 16 THK Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul, Rahman, said today that Malayans should be thankful that true democracy was practised in this country. He said: “Whereas some Asian countries have military dictatorships and guided democracy, Malaya has retained the
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    Lady Goode at hospital show
    49 12 SINGAPORE. Fri. Lady Goode, wife of the Governor, today attended a concert given by the patients of St. Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Tay Lian Teck Road. About 70 children took part in the play. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” and a Nativity tableau.
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    118-YEAR-OLD PICTURE IS SOLD FOR $1,700
    105 12 IPOH. Dec. 16.—A 118-year-old oil painting of a Chinese lady, owned by Dr. Wu Lien-Teh of loo’h has been sold in London for £2OO <M$l,7OO). Dr. Wu, a world famous authority on plague, told the Straits Times today: “I have had the painting for
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    Selangor Assembly elections in May
    67 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 18.— Elections to the first Selangor state legislative assembly will be held in May next year. This was disclosed by the Selangor State Legal Adviser, Inche Bahauddin bin Mohamed Ya’acob, in the State Council here today. Inche Bahauddin successfully moved an amendment
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    Chinese education is ‘best in Penang’
    115 12 Chinese education is best in Penang PENANG. Dec. 16. The chairman of the State Education Board. Dr. N. K. Menon. said today Penang had a reputation as “the best place for Chinese education in the Federation.” “The large number ol Chinese schools here and the high standard of education they
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    Bandit couple quit jungle
    171 12 JPOH, Dec. 16.—Two young terrorists, Ah Sing, 31, and his wife Sau Ping, 30, surrendered to a woman who was working on her vegetable plot in Kampong Simee on the morning of Dec. 11. Both were former residents of Tanjong Rambutan and had been operating In
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    NEW RURAL AREAS TO PAY CITY RATE
    156 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 15. rpHE Legislative Assembly today passed a Bill allowing the City Council to continue to levy the same improvement rate of two per cent on all properties which have in the past paid that rate to the council. The rate will
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    COST OF SELF-GOVERNMENT: MOVE FOR TOKEN CUTS WITHDRAWN
    548 12 SINGAPORE Dec. M 5 THE Chief Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock, told the Legislative Assembly today that when the Governor acts as Yang di-Per-tuan Negara as well as United Kingdom Commissioner next year under the new Constitution, his salary would be paid
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    PAP speaks for grads
    250 12 OINGAPORE, Dec. 19. —The People’s Action Party will not discriminate against graduates from any particular school for entry into the civil service it it comes into power. The party chairman. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, gave this assurance today in a statement explaining the PAP’s attitude towards
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    Sir John calls on Tun Lim
    53 12 SINGAPORE. Dec. 1?— Marshal of me Ii.A.F., Sir John Slessor. accompanied Flight-Lt. R. C. Rice ADC the C-in-C Far East At Force, today paid a courte.\ call on the Chief Ministei. Tun Lim Yew Hock. He made a special dat< with Tun Lim for
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    Minister says: Rice stockpile protects public from traders
    418 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17. IT MERCHANTS had a monopoly of rice imports they could hold the public to ransom, the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, who was once a merchant, said in the Legislative Assembly today. He was defending
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    Poverty, overpopulation threaten our family life, says bishop
    251 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 17—The Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. H. W. Baines, warned today that overpopulation, overcrowding and poverty were grave threats to family life. The Bishop deseribed the family as “the root unit of society, the school of life without which
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    Jumabhoy on trade strangling bids
    260 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17. "pilE Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, told the Legislative Assembly today it could not be denied that at times shipping conferences did exercise a strangling effect on Singapore’s trade, r He said: “This is not j a new
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    Investment corporation Bill is introduced
    58 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 17—The Minister for Commerce and Industry. Mr. J. M Jumabhoy, today introduced the People's Investment Corporation Bill, *****, in the Legislative Assembly. Details of the Bill are expected to be published next week. The Bill will come up for second reading at the
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    Grow more greens bid
    64 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17—Singapore is producing about 60 per cent of Its requirements in green leaf vegetables, and experiments in enriching the soil are being carried out which, if successful, would increase this production. This was stated today by the Minister for Commerce and Industry. Mr. J.
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    Holiday in H.K. for Sir Henry
    55 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 17— Hie Federation’s minister of finance, Sir Henry Hau-shik Lee, will leave by air tomorrow for a 20-day holiday in Hong Kong. The Deputy Prime Minister aid Minister of Defence. Dato Abdul Razak bin Husein. will be responsible for s ir
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    We spend more U.S. dollars than we earn—minister
    560 13 We spend more U.S. dollars than we earn —minister SINGAPORE, Dec. 17 SINGAPORE is spending more American dollars than it earns and any further relaxation on the import of goods from hard currency countries is out of the question, the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, told
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    Tour guide strangled
    165 13 SINGAPORE. Dec. 14 VIVACIOUS 30-year-old tourist guide Theresa Woo was found strangled in her three-room house in Bournemouth Road here shortly after noon today Her body, naked except for a pair of blue jeans, lay beside a bed. The room showed signs of a violent struggle clothing,
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    Singapore schools bill $975 mil. in 10 years
    446 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 15. 'pHE Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swec Kee, today gave the Legislative Assembly a frightening picture of what the cost of building schools alone would he in about 10 years’ time if no attempt was made to check the
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    Rakyat men decide to fight polls
    94 14 Kuala kangsar, Dec. 16. —The Kuala Kangsar division of Party Rakyat decided yesterday at a special meeting at Talang to contest three state and two Federal constituencies in the district in next year’s elections. The partv also decided tc protest to the Federation Government
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    Australia raises wheat price
    218 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 17. pRICE of Australian wheat flour has gone up !»v about two per cent. But this increase u unlikely to put up the price of bread and confectioneries in Malaya. Mr. D. Hulls, manager of Bunge and Co. flom import and export merchants, said
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    Asst, registrar gets new post
    42 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 15. —Mr. J. A. Thuraisingam, the Deputy Registrar of Trade Unions and Societies, has retired. He has been succeeded by Mr. Chin Hon Hian, previously Assistant Registrar of Trade Unions and Societies in Penang.
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    ‘THANK YOU’ NOTE for THAMES RESCUER
    146 14 THANK YOU’ NOTE for THAMES RESCUER JOHOHE BAHRU, Dec. 17. I ONDON’S Commissioner oi Metropolitan Police has sent a letter of appreciation to Johore’s State Information Officer, Tuan Syed Zainal bin Abidin, for the part he played in the River Thames rescue drama in June. Syed Zainal one of a
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    General says farewell
    42 14 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 15. —The Director of Operations, Lt. Gen. Dato Sir James Cassels, who is leaving Malaya shortly, today paid a round of farewell visits to military units in South Johore. He later flew to Singapore by helicopter.
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    Judge on leave
    20 14 JESSELTON, Dec. 17—Mr. Justice Smith has left here for England on leave. Mr. Justice Rogers replaces him
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    NEW DEAL PLANNED FOR UNEMPLOYED
    493 14 IT LUMPUR, Dec. 17. —A Government committee, appointed specially to study the growing unemployment problem, has recommended in a report published today that a contributory unemployment insurance scheme be introduced. The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. Mr. Ong Yoke Lin. who is chairman of
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    Slessor visits jungle fort
    51 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 13. The Marshal of the Roy a. Air Force. Sir John Slessor yesterday flew in a hellcopt* i to visit a remote jungle tort. Earlier Sir John paid a courtesy call on the Federation’s Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, at his Brockman Road
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    GOVERNMENT TOLD TO OPEN FUND FOR LAND
    1648 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 19. 4 CALL to the Government to come to the help of lower income groups w ho stood in desperate need of a roof over their heads was made by Mr. Lim Koon Feck (SPA) in the Legislative Assembly today. He
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    MCA HAS 4-POINT PLAN FOR POLLS
    141 15 IPOH. D vc 18. r FHF men who run the* Malayan Chinese Arsoria- tion in Perak last night drew lip a four-point plan to help put up a better showing in future elections. The meeting attended by committee members of the Perak MCA. the
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      191 15 THE STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL, 1959 Chme>(' philosopher y JtX oiirr s ud. one picture f Jjßt worth i Iho'js.iiirl words." f JEt Only The Struts Times V\ i Annual (-.in jjivr yon direct J access to ttie colourful L r world of M il.i\.i ar.d South V 1 1 F:i>t
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    Malaya has full access to Colony’s security details
    331 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18.T h e Federation Government will have access to all information relating to Singapore’s internal security under the island s new constitution. This is one of the points of ngreeinenl lyhting to n;irlicip:ilion bv the Federu- lion in (he
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    Opposition threat to boycott Alliance
    361 16 MALACCA. Dec. IS. FIVK Malayan Party councillors and the lone Labour Party representative who form the opposition to the Alliance in the Pi-member Malacca Municipal Council today ret used to serve on any of the council's live standing committees. These five committees—finance and general purposes,
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    S.-west Johore is white now
    456 16 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec 18. THE whole of south-west Johore was made “white” today, freeing 178,. 000 people from the 10-year-old Emergency restrictions. Security officials consider it one* of j||> more sigmficant declarations of the* anti terror is war. There* is now every ehanee that the
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    ‘LOCAL OFFICERS WILL QUIT IF THESE ATTACKS CONTINUE’
    345 16 LOCAL OFFICERS WILL QUIT IF THESE ATTACKS CONTINUE SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 A 0 C A L B O R X members of the Civil Service nre talking of moving away from Singapore, the Minister for Communications a n (1 Works, Mr. Francis Thomas, said in the Legislative Assembly today. The
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    EXIT: The last colonial Treasury chief
    127 16 SINGAPORE. Dec. 19—The last of the clonial officers to preside over the Government’s coffers Financial Secretary Mr. T. M. Hart, leaves Singapore on Dec. 22 on retirement under the Malayanisation scheme. Under the new constitution, an elected Minister will be in charge of the
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    RAF CRASH WIDOWS AND FAMILIES OFFERED A TRIP HOME
    135 16 SINGAPORE, Dec. 18—The widows and families of the nine married crew members of the RAF Shaekleton which crashed in the China Sea on Dec. 9. will be given the opportunity of flying back to Britain for Christmas. An RAF spokesman said
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    9 17 MAtiYOMO UAUCLti t'fioLo oy soony How Sin
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    As I was saying...
    1182 17  - As I was saying CYNICUS SINGAPORE, Dec. 19. 'rah attach in tne As--1 sembly on the Singapore Government’s housing policy could have surprised noone. The defence that this year we have a standstill budget only begs the question. \s far as housing Is concerned the budgetary provisions are a step
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    Countryman’s Journal
    461 17  - Countryman’ s Journal Tl AN D.IFK. FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 1958. pEOPLE keeping fowls within the Kota Tinggi perimeter fencing are allowed to buy discreet amounts of jag o n g (maize) for the use of the said fowls while kept within the said area. They may not be scattered nearer
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    149 17 (From the Straits Times of l>ecember 19. 1908) IN the Municipal Commissioners’ meeting this week, the President, Mr. J. Polglase, explained that the voters list was mostly made up of property owners. About 17.000 notices had been sent out to people asking their premission for inclusion in
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    NOW SHIPPING FIRMS HIT BACK AT COMMERCE MINISTER
    264 18 SINCAPORE, Dec is of several conference lines, even nonconference members, profesfed today in the strongest terms against allegations that shipping conferences at times exerted a strangling effect on Singapore’s trade. The allegations were made in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by the Minister
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    Singapore Stadium would be white elephant—Mr. Hart
    708 18 SINGAPORE. DEC. 18 VAST multi-mil-lion-dollar sports stadium would prove to be nothing more than a white elephant and would perhaps be filled only once in four years, the Financial Secretary, Mr. T. M. Hart, told the Legislative Assembly today. He was replying to
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    Pahang budgets for $16mil.
    23 18 KTJANTAN Dec. 21. Pahang State Council last niwht anproved 5*16.570.433 for xocndituro next year. The estimated revenue is $16,580,367.
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    SIR HENRY: ‘WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER SINGAPORE’
    165 18 IT UAL A LUMPUK Dec. 18. —The Fedt ration s Finance Minister, Col. Sir Henry Lee said today before flyin to Hong Kong for a holiday: "We have no control over Singapore and Singapore has no control over us.” Sir Henry was
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    Guests of 2 Governors
    71 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 18 The Federations Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, and his wife Puan Shariiah R odziah. will be the guests of the Governors of Sarawak and North Borneo on their way to and from Manila in January during a five-day official visit to the
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    Chew defends budget cuts for Colony schools
    409 18 SINGAPORE, Dec. 18. THE Minister lor Education, Mr. Chew Swce Kee, told the Legislative Assembly today that the Government was providing secondary education for more children than some other countries. He said that in the United Kingdom, between 25 to 27 per cent
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    AMUSEMNT PARK IS CHAMPION AGAIN
    898 19  -  EmpText IfflllM i THM »**W«S*. K Singapore, Dec. l* dm j r was birw£ ain jj ie las Hi 5 apors 3/!mJ m I i rllefj id i whei imfop hewM 10 4 venlgs tvan t t l H ble tS the i To k
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    Selangor win to challenge Penang
    464 19 THE W C IN SPORT KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21. SJKLANGOR qualified to challenge Penang for the Heah Joo Seang Cup when they beat Singapore 5-2 In the inter-zone final at the Selangor Badminton Hall tonight. Selangor won two of the three singles and three of
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    Rahim Omar among 17 chosen for tour
    247 19 IZUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 21. Rahim Omar, the Federation Aslan Games star, who waa suspended from playing for the last three h* months, Is one of the 17 players chosen by the F.A.M. for their tour of 81am and Burma next month. Rahim, a
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    Thugs attack
    28 19 SINGAPORE. Dec. 21. A welder, Yim Yew Meng. 17, was seriously injured this morning in a secret society attack In a coffee shop In Jal&n Sultan.
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    Small turnover, dull sentiment
    814 20 SHARE MARKET VERY FEW PRICE MOVES By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Dec. 22. 'INHERE was a greatly reduced turnover on the Malayan Share Market last week and conditions were extremely quiet due to the approach of the Christmas holidays. There was little Inclination to deal and
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    STRAITS TIMES TO PAY 16 PER CENT: SMALL SHARE TRADE
    507 20 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Dec. 20 gXTREMELY quiet conditions again prevailed on the Malayan Share Market yesterday with only three full trading days left before the Christmas holidays.; This year the market Is taking a three d vs holiday
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    DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
    82 20 1 1 'j- Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for prevtoos The Ifetal Bn Co. of Mateym Ui. S%t Jut. 17 Baffles Hotel Ltd. (amended) 15%* Jan. 3 25% 25% Robinson and Co. Ltd. Ist prof. 6% s%t Jan. 7 —6% nd P ref 4%t Jan.
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    MALAYAN SHARE QUOTATIONS
    924 20 A l SINGAPORE, Dec. 20. INDUSTRIALS Boyer* Seller* Ale* Brick* Pref i.ee i so Orcla. 1.20 2.20 Atlas Ice fi. (buyers) cd H B. Petrol 48/* B. M Trustees 6.00 6 50 Con. Tin Smelt Pret li/0 17/6 Ords 27/0 28/3 Fed. Dispensary 1.05 1.07 Fraser Neave
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    BUSINESS DONE
    218 20 The MfthTW Share Brokers’ local share market xfere quietly steady and the turnover small.” Singapore brokers reported the following business: Fed. Dispensary $1,064; Fraser Neave ords $1.59: Gammon $1.71; Henry Waugh $1.29- Hume Industries ords A4s. 10d.; Malayan Cement $1.63; MeAlister $1.23; Metal Box $1.73 and $1.74 cd;
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    32 20 tin rubber (per picul) (per lb Dec. 15 $588.00 *2 ctfi. 16 $386.00 82 cts 17 $385.1254 «2 M cl18 $385.12*4 C J S 19 $386.00 82ft cK 20 V>$86.25
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