The Straits Budget, 26 August 1959

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    27 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER New Series 679. Singapore, August 26, 1959. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling.
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      WANTED: A PARK FOR BICYCLES
      89 2  -  CYCLIST Singapore. QEFORE th par g i oti re-drawn and no vJ there were sever:;" r ‘5 t° pa: .g Now that the ment plans to lvreduce parking meters ere i doubt the racks wi oe placed. With ttu rack Bone, cyclists are havlS a
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      Envoy back
      28 2 SINGAPORE. Aug. V. -The Australian Commit ner ii Singapore. Mr. D w. Me Nicol. returned here todaj after attending a cor.terenci of heads of diplomatic missions.
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      POLITICS AND THE UNIONS: THIS IS OUR POLICY
      456 2  -  N. N. NEDUNGHAT. Executive Secretary. All Malayan Estates Staff Union. Kuala Lumpur. MUCH has been written and spoaen as to the desiraoility or otherwise of trade unionists taking part in poiitics and it is only fair tnat our stand is made clear
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      ENGLISH-EDUCATED CAN MEET THAT CHALLENGE
      665 2  -  TEN CHIN i :VV Singapore. IN his talk to the Singapore Union of Journalists on “The Englisheducated and the Future”, the Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. listed as a weak point of the Englisheducated the alleged fact that they are “devitalised, almost emasculated, as
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      THUGS LOOK TO NEW WAYS OF EARNING A LIVING
      192 2  -  E. W. J. Slngapore. THE Government has introduced stricter measures to deal with the gangster menace in Singapore. But no sooner have we seen the early stage of their effectiveness than we read of the revival of robberies and thefts in
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Lock icon Outlook In Election
      517 3 —Straits Times. Aug. 17 Federation election now in its last two hi»s been a hard one in than one sense. A good oi it has been strictly an 1S0 in the unpleasant art tractor assassination (and a fervent hope that those ha vi' resorted to such s
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      Lock icon The English Educated
      567 3 Straits Times. Aug. 18 Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s address to the Union of Journalists is unquestionably the closest analysis yet attempted of the position and the future of Singapore s English-educated people. But what sets the Prime Minister’s survey apart from the many previous Government and party
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      Lock icon The Nation’s Verdict
      641 3 Straits Times, Aug. 19 Any assessment of prospects in today’s Federal parliamentary elections must necessarily begin with recollection of the State election results. Placing a candidate in every constituency. the Alliance won control of nine legislatures and 207 of the 282 seats. Its strongest challenger, the P.M.I.P..
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      Lock icon Too Fast
      186 3 —Straits Times, Aug. 19 The introduction of the new Highway Code in tho Federation has not heen handled very intelligently. There should have been no question of setting the Police to work enforcing it until the Code had been published and the public had had a week or
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      Lock icon The ‘Dangerous Problem’
      353 3 Straits Times, Aug. 20 In the latest of the Singapore Government’s broadcasts on its work and intentions, the Minister for Law and Justice was able to report much purposeful activity in nine weeks of office. There has been amendment to the trade union law designed to strengthen
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      Lock icon Student Envoys
      242 3 Straits Times, Aug. 20 There ore advantages in having to go abroad for univorsitv education. They are, without entering upon an exhaustive recitation, the advantages of intelligent travel plus prolonged contact with people who think differently. The tolerance and friendship bred ol it transcend national differences and have
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      Lock icon Strong And Stable
      602 4 —Straits Times. Aug. 21 The Alliance stands, first and foremost, for tolerance and friendship among the races. In Malaya's conditions, I this is by itself good and sufficient reason for warmly welcoming its election to a second term of office. It is well that the party has
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      Lock icon Beating The Gangsters
      584 4 —Straits Times, Aug. 21 The crimes and atrocities committed by gangsters in Malaya require more than punishment —they must be prevented. So long as gangsterism is abnormally prevalent, the police whose power it is to check it need abnormal powers. The Singapore Government has now published the
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      Lock icon After The Battle
      406 4 —Straits Times, Aug. 22 The battle over, all the hard things said in the stress of the campaigning are best forgotten, the political hostility—much of Jt unpleasantly personal set aside in a joint endeavour to advance the national interest. That these sentiments are commonly expressed after every
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      Lock icon New Law For Moneylenders
      503 4 —Straits Times, Aug. 2- Singapore's new Moneylenders Bill is now available for public perusal. Its wealth of detail will afford no comfort to those moneylenders who exclaimed against Mr. Byrne’s more succinct forecasts about the Bill last month. It win Co| t i r force some
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    LEE: NEW ENGLISH EDUCATED CLASS IN TWENTY YEARS
    1638 6 SINGAPORE, Aug. 1G. The Prime Minister, Mr. L e e Kuan Y e w, today said the present Eng-lish-educated type here would, in a way, disappear and a new E n g 1 i s h-speaking group with different characteristics emerge. He
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    IN: NEW DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
    130 6 PENANG, A Up' IfrHE new British Deputy High Commissioner in North Malaya, Mr. J. R. Williams, said here today that relations between the British and Malayan Governments were “extremely good “We look forward to many years of friendly co-opera-tion between our two countries within the Commonwealth.
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    4th anniversary of independence
    36 6 MERSING. Aug. 1 Malayan-Indonesian-elation today observe*. 14th anniversary of tn* clamation of Indonesia dependence at its headu'* ers here in Jalan r Representatives oi Ma political parties and so.eie attended as guests.
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      40 6 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES The weekly issues of the Straits Budget can he sent by express air delivery service to the United Kingdom only at an inclusive rate of S24.00 for six months. (Ail The Above Are lo Malayan Currency)
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    7,000 in ‘get tough’ threat
    268 7 ARMY’S CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IRKED OVER PACT DELAY KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 16 00-strong War Department Civilian Association is to get tough with the p r j.j \rniy authorities in the Federation if s u tor.v solution is reached over worktop,.:- -.ilions. HS sociation secretary. Mr. S.
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    Katong Scout chief off to Britain for training
    97 7 MR. I.im Kens Teck. talimc District Scout Commissioner for Raton:;. Singapore, left for London on Aug 15 for course of training at Giluell. headquarters of the Bo> Scouts Association. During his three weeks’ stay he will attend a special itmmissioners course" for
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    Acting OCPD
    27 7 TELUK ANSON. Aug. 16 Mr. Wong Heng Whye. assistant OCPD. has assumed duties as acting OCPD. Teluk Anson, with the acting rank of Deputy Superintendent.
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    NEW BRITISH ENVOY HERE
    87 7 PE'.ANG. Aug. 16.—The new Deputy High Commissioner in North Malaya. Mr. John Robert Williams, re in the Carthage today. He was accompanied Y. and baby daughter. i.liams. First Secretary in the United Kingdom Sr r in India at New Delhi in 1956. succeeds King who has
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    Surprise song and dance for ‘lung’ toilers
    285 7 LEE LENDS A HAND WITH LABOUR- SINGAPORE, Aim. 16.It was “music while you work" for more than 3.000 PAP members and supporters who turned up today to continue their labour on the Nicoll Highway promenade. Then came the surprise. The volunteers were astonished.
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    Re-elected
    21 7 SEGAMAT. Aug. 16. Mr. M. P. Kubaran. has been re-elect-ed president of the Johor* State MIC for the third year
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    Irresponsible talk, says PMIP chief
    174 7 Kota bharu, Aug. 17. The PMIP deputy national chairman Ustaz Zulkiflee bin Mohamed. last night called “irresponsible” the charge that there would be no racial harmony if the PMIP governed the country. lie told a rally hero he < fretted that Alliance leaders had made
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      67 7 Hong Kong Far East Bl'jf.DER bed 1936 Monthly •odical of >4 Real Activities dg Kong t ar East. Contains full accounts, plans, perspectives and photographs of new and projected constructions in Hong Kong and other parts An indispensable source of information for all concerned in architecture, building and allied trades
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    SECURITIES POSER FOR NEW PROJECT
    268 8 Most peasants do not even possess the titles to their land Ki ALA LITMITR, Aug. IG TUIE question ol raising securities from peasants is now worrying officials planning the working of the proposed Bank Ka'ayat. As tn<‘ bank is 10 be run on commercial lines,
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    Red dies, 3 hurt in border battle
    304 8 ALOR STAR, Aug. 16 ONE COMMUNIST terrorist was killed and three others seriously wounded in a gun battle with a combined Malayan-Siamese police patrol near a Siamese village, 10 miles from the border, last night. Security forces suffered five casualties one killed and
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    Aviation chief due today
    38 8 SINGAPORE, Aug. 16.—The din etorlgeiu ral of the Australian Department of Civil Aviation. Mr. D. G. Anderson, will arrive in Singapore from Europe by Qantas tomorrow afternoon. He leaves for Australia on Aug. 20.
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    Lock icon ALICE IS ‘JAYCEE QUEEN’
    46 8 “.TAVCEK (|l'EEV* Miss Alice Koh (centre) i«* seen Here with runner-up Mi?**, vnthia Tan deft) and third prize winner. Miss Arlene Tliind of Taiping. at the Penang lunior Chamber ball on the night of Aug. 15. Straits Times picture. Straits Times picture.
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    Let’s talk about what is good for whole country’
    769 8 I7UALA LUMPUR. Aug. 16.— The Alliance leader, rengku Abdul Rahman, tonight appealed to the people to “sink our differences and talk about what is cood for the whole country.” The Tengku. making the final election broadcast over Radio Malaya, said: “There
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    Aid for the ailing industries
    739 9 BYRNE TELLS OF STRANGE GOINGS ON IN SOME YOUTH CLUBS gYRNE TELLS OF BIG UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH SINGAPORE, Aug. 18. T<IIK Government plans to use the $100,000,000 loan it is floating “to help the many foreign and local businessmen who
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    Lock icon Sandalwood dot for bride trained at Kirkby
    80 9 MR. E. SIVAPATHASUNDRAM, a Public Works Department engineer, puts a sandalwood dot on his bride's forehead during their wedding ceremony at the Chettiar’s Hall in Kuala Lumpur on the night of Aug. 17. The bride, the former Miss C. Aiakambikai, a Kirkby-trained teacher
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    TERRITORIAL ARMY UNIT TO BE FORMED IN JOHORE
    139 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Aug. 18. A UNIT of the Federation Territorial Army is to be formed in Johore wHh headquarters in Johore Bahru. It will be known as the 4th Johore Branch Territorial Army, and will cover Johore Bahru district and Kota Tinggi.
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    Scholarships for Malays
    44 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 17, The Indonesian Government has offered another four scholarships to Malayans to study arts at the University of Indonesia. Successful candidates will take four-year courses In Indonesian language and literature. The closing day for applications is Aug 29.
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    TEACHERS OFF FOR COURSES IN U.S.
    128 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 18. Malayan teachers leU today for the United States on six-month courses in audio-visual aids, home economics and physical education. Their trips are sponsored by the US Department oi Health and Education MISS Oil EU LAN, the only woman in the
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    New post
    37 9 IPO!I. Aug. Hi Inchc Osman bin Darns from Kuala Lumpur has taken over duties a finance officer oi the Perak (ontlngent police headquarters, replacing Mr W J Unions, who has left for England on Malayanisation
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    Radio to give the winning party
    158 10 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 18. Radio Malaya will broadcast the election results tomorrow night as they come in. The medium and shortwave services will be open until a party majority has been reached and all the major results involving party leaders and Ministers have been
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    THE BIG DAY First vote will be cast at 8 a.m.
    815 10 STRAITS TIMES REPORTERS K'JALA LUMPUR, Aug. 18 THE FIVE-WEEK election campaign ended last night and today more than 2,000,000 voters are expected to go to the polls and decide whether the Alliance should be returned for a second term
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      24 10 —The weather Generally fair, except north-west coasts' areas, with occasional light rain in the morn ing. Southern tip also occasional light rain < the morning.
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    ALLIANCE AGAIN
    1894 11 I’m grateful to people says Tengku KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 20 THE ALLIANCE was returned to power with a twc-thirds majority at 2.45 this morning, four hours and 15 minutes after the first result in the parliamentary election was announced. The state of the parties at 3a.m. was: Alliance
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    Backing winners at the ballot box
    484 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. If#. IN KUALA LUMPUR. jockeys and race horse syces turned up at the St. Mary’s Girls’ School polling station after early morning track work. O a syce from the Selangor Turf Club, Inche Omar bin Yusof: “It’s time now to back
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    $44 mil. Customs windfall in seven months
    219 12 KUALA LUMPUR, August 19. HIGHER price of rubber has boosted the Federation's Customs collection, yielding $44.3 million more during the first seven months of this year than estimated for the period. Export duty on rubber $89.9 million during the January-July period has already
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    Scout chief here
    35 12 PENANG. Aug. 19. The Chief Scout Commissioner for Victoria. Australia. Mr C Roy Nichols, arrived in Penang today. Mr. Nichols is touring the Far East after attending the World Jamboree in Manila
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    Rubber rises on election eve
    146 12 SINGAPORE. August 18. ON THE EVE of the Federation general election today, rubber went to its second highest level this year. The Malayan share market was firm in all sections. Rubber closed at sl.oB] with unofficial dealings one-eighth of a cent higher. There was good
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    Yes say lawyers to courts scheme
    316 12 SINGAPORE. Aug. 19. —Lawyers here today welcomed the Government plan to secure their services as prosecutors in criminal district and magistrates’ courts as a “move in the right direction. M The scheme was announced yesterday by the Minister for Labour and Law. Mr. K.
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    All the Federal poll results
    2490 13 Selangor I LANGAT (17,l(i9) ,z B,N V 92 Ibrahim bin Syed U\1IP) 4.299 ;v 5.193; Poll perSpoilt votes 230 ii |T (20,819) v. \.\N TKCK o. ic i Ut Hong 6.408 j,329: Poll peril; Spoilt votes 164 -\\V\NG 14.378) I II' (SF) 0.143 Karim bin
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    Four tasks ahead of the Front, says president
    303 14 BOESTAMAM ‘GENERALLY SATISFIED’ WITH RESULTS OF ELECTION KUALA LUMPUR, August 20. INCUR AHMAD BOESTAMAM said today there were four “immediate tasks” ahead ol the Socialist Front in its aim of building up a socialist society here. Inche Boeslamam. the Fronl president, was
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    Lock icon THE FACE OF A LOSER
    28 14 INCIIE NAZAR NONG after his defeat In the Bukit Bin tang constituency. He was a Socialist Front candidate.—Straits Times pic- didate.—Straits Times picture.
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    Lock icon Alliance supporters in gay mood
    23 15 ALLIANCE supporters in Johore Bahru in jubilant mood. The Alliance swept the board in johore.- Straits Times picture.
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    All hail big Alliance win
    988 15 By STRAITS TIMES REPORTERS man-in-street glad alliance is BACK AND MANY PLEASED BY THE STRONGER OPPOSITION BENCHES KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 20. j majority of people in the Federation today welcomed the Alli'Ke's election victory. Most expressed faith in the Government and man\ v. i ie
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    Lock icon King to receive Cabinet names tonight
    769 16 ALOR STAR, August 20 THE ALLIANCE leader, Tengku Abdu! Rahman, today indicated there would not be many changes in the new Cabinet. “After all practically every member of my former Government is still there, the Tengku said at his Merdeka House here. The Tengku
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    New faces ’59
    1467 17 ImvsIi personalities from )0 ih Left and Kijrht crowd Maiava’s first Parliament THE elections have ended. The members of the Federation's first Parliament are to be sworn in very soon. There will be many new laces and not a few exciting personalities. Some of them: DR. iu
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    Lock icon FIFTY YEARS AGO
    113 17 the Straits TiJJies of August 22, 1909 I 'Bl AN is to see no J ,nor <“ races as the '■Porting club is closing s nortlv. TV' Mala .V hospital at Ua,a Kangsar which started experimentally i rov,n R to be a success. s num er of
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    60 bursaries
    24 17 SINGAPORE. Aug. 21, Sixty secondary school students have been awarded bursaries. worth $35 a month, for nost-School Certificate classes by the Government.
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    Sacked head is awarded $4,300
    908 18 JUDGE QUOTES LORD CHANCELLOR: ‘THIS UNFORTUNATE LITIGATION > MR. JUSTICE RIGBY: I AM ENTIRELY SATISFIED PROFESSOR FONG WAS WRONGFULLY DISMISSED PENANG, Aug. 21. PROFESSOR Fong Hok Li, a former headmaster of the Han Chiang High School, was today awarded $4,350 damages for wrongful dismissal by
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    PRIVATE PARTY FOR KING’S BIRTHDAY
    142 18 IT UAL A LUMPUR. Aug. 21. —The Yl&( di-Pertuan Agony will hold a private party on Aug. 24 at the lstana Negara here for a bo 11 t 100 ‘“personal friends” to celebrate his tilth birthday. The Kings private secrc. tary. Tengku Mustapha. said today
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    SF 4823—A CAR THAT IS PUZZLING PENANG
    112 18 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Aug. 21.—Police here are puzzled over the ownership of a Singapore-registered car which has been parked tor three days near the police station. Tiie car. a saloon, has been left unattended. since Aug. 13 Its registration numoer is Sr 4328. The
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    Dato Razak likely to return to Defence
    131 18 Times political correspondent writes: 0 The out-going Prime Minister. Dato Abdul Razak bin llussain. is likely to revert to Deputy Prime Minister and keep the Defence portfolio. 0 Only one change is forecast The Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul
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    IT’S HAPPY MELODY’S CUP – IN COURSE RECORD TIME
    1018 19  - IT’S HAPPY MELODY’S CUP IN COURSE RECORD TIME 8y EPSOM JEEP KL ,,A LUMPUR. ug. 23.—Chens’ c I j 1 e’s brilliant spri; r, Happy Melo( j\ with Arthur Wa; astride, scored a sn ‘ling victory in the ;ng di-Pertuan Ago V s Gold Cup (1,1) tie today. ACe ONE
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    OUTSIDERS DOMINATE AT KL LEE AND SUBIAN BRING IN TWO EACH: NUMISMATE SENSATION
    951 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20 APPRENTICES Moses l<< t i and Subian stole the limelight in a day ol good dividends at Kuala Lumpur today. Lee landed Billeen a $"7 inner in Race 3 following
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      120 19 THE BIG SWEEP Total Pool $206,006 1st. *****9 $55,629 2nd *****3 I27JI0 3rd *****5 $13,905 Starters <12,781 each): *****9, *****2, *****4, *****1, *****5. Consolation ($1,236 each) Nos: 2*3333 JJ1912, *****2, *****0, *****9. *****7, *****3. *****0. Treble tote: (carried forward toVext meeting). Forecast tote: Race 3 954. Race 5 $11, Race
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      ALLIANCE WIN BOOSTS TRADE
      1340 20 MANY LISTED COUNTERS SHOW PRICE ADVANCE By Our Market Correspondent Malayan Share Market last week was given a tremendous boost as the result of the victory of the Alliance Party in the Federation of Malaya General Election and 57 per cent of the listed counters in
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      1134 20 rE following list of revised quotations was issued by the Malayan Share Brokers* Association after Its last meeting on Saturday (Aug. 22). H and L stand for highest and lowest prices for business done this year. INMSTIIAIS Si It aiex Bricks. 1.72% 1.70 Pref 1.60* 1.80 2.40
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      42 20 Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for previous year >^* r Kuchai Tin Sept. 25 14% 10$ Kundang Tin 3s. Sept. 18 3s. 6s Bedford 20% Aug. 28 30 20% Borelli Rubber 20% t Sept. 17 424$ t Interim.
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      Ungku off to U.S.
      60 20 SINGAPORE, Aug. 23. Ungku Mohsln bin Mohamed. a member of the Johore royal family and district officer Kota Tinggi, left Singapore by CPA Electra today for the United States on a U.S.I.S. leadership Rrant. Unßku Mohsin will do a four month administration course in America and
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      $141,900 more needed
      38 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23. —The Selangor Government has gazetted a bill to give statutory authority for additional payments totalling $141,936 to be made for state public services this year In excess of expenditure sanetloned previously.
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      Medical library
      24 20 IPOH, Aug. 23.—Malaya’s first medical library for the use of practitioners has been opened at the Bt. John Ambulance Association headquarters here.
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      OFFICIAL PRICES
      26 20 TIN RUBBER (per picul) (per lb.) Aug. 17 $400.37 $1.08% 18 $400,121/2 $l,OBl/, 19 $400,371/2 $1.08% 20 $400.37 $1.09 21 $102.00 $1.08% 22 $404.87%
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