The Straits Budget, 16 December 1959

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    29 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’B NATIONAL NEWSPAPER r ew Series 695. Kuala Lumpur, December 16, 1959, Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling.
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      MERCY GUNS are all very well in saving trapped wild life...but what about the law of the jungle?
      991 2  -  V Bl’AS Ipoh. CONSIDERABLE publicity has been given in the Press in recent months to the efforts of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in raising funds for the
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      A slip up
      53 2  -  S.F.NV Kuala Lumpur. HRITAINS Prime M 11 ister. Mr. Macmillan. slipped up when he of the appointment for thj first time” of a Minister of the Crown aBritish Commissioner South-East Asia. He forgot Mr. MalcotoJ MacDonald a f01 Minister of Education retary for the Colonies. for the
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      U.S. degrees: ‘A carefree con game’
      112 2  -  LEO G. LOGAN Kuala Lumpur. I SUGGEST that "Puzzled American" <s.T nw'V! •SUSJTu sav A^S a T y 100-pase attack In U.S. diploma mills" which have run a carefree con a e the globe tor more than a century. "The pickings are fat because
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      Misunderstood
      102 2  -  WILLIAM CHENG, Police Secretary. Singapore. WOULD like to draw your attention to the inaccurate statement which appeared in the last two paragraphs of the article headed “Now it s Polis Negara Slngapura” <S.T. Dec 31. At the morning press conference on Dec. 2 I informed all reporters present that
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      Disgusted
      54 2  -  parent Batu Pahat. PARENTS and guardians of children attending the Primary Boys’ School. Jalan Lim Poon. Batu Pahat, are disgusted to note that the school cannot afford to spend some money on m a king a ©roper playing field for the pupils but can provide a very lovely tennis
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      Lights
      41 2  -  S C. TOO Singapore. \A/ILL the Rural Board or City Council be kind enough to lnstal stre lights from the 6 Chu Kang Road to Seletar Hills Estate as this area now tully developed t or r sldents? f nn
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Lock icon Outlook For Tin
      662 3 —Straits Times. Dec. 7 The raising of the tin export quotas by 6,000 tons was in excess of most exportations, at any rate in producing countries. Yet the recent weakening of the tin market suggested there might have to be compromise on the 5.000 tons which most
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      Lock icon Welcome Guest
      363 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 7 Today the Federation welcomes Mr. Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia. The pleasure in doing so is all the greater because Mr. Menzies is a man of character, the gritty leader of a gritty nation. He is an altogether different proposition from our own Prime
      —Straits Times, Dec. 7  -  363 words
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      Lock icon No Letting Up
      181 3 —Straits Times, Dec. 7 Nothing could be more foolhardy than to allow jubilation over the success of emergency operations to put people off their guard. The emergency is still on, and 131,000 people in Perak will be reminded by new restrictions today that complacency about the few
      —Straits Times, Dec. 7  -  181 words
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      Lock icon The Plan For The Land
      559 3 Straits Times Dee. 8 The new Ministry of Rural Development is assuming its shape fairly quickly. Tun Abdul Razak spared us a rehearsal of facts already known when he moved adoption of budget estimates for the new ministry, but gave some details that considerably advance
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      Lock icon Finding The Money
      763 3 —Straits Times. Dec. 9 Tiu* Finance Minister who increases rates of income tax is either soaking the rich or grinding the faces of the poor. Doth taunts have been flung at Mr. Tan Siew Sin, for there are changes at both ends of the scale. The at-
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      Lock icon Saving The Dollars
      564 4 —Straits Times, Dec. 10 Singapore's Finance Minister has leaned over on the side of caution in framing the 1960 budget which the Legislative Assembly begins debating today. With expendi- j ture estimated at $275.3 million against revenue expectations of $269.2 million, Dr. Goh Keng Swee is looking
      —Straits Times, Dec. 10  -  564 words
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      Lock icon Licence For Treason?
      811 4 —Straits Times Dec. 11 It is possibly an unfair question—although the debate on parliament’s new Standing Orders certainly invites it —to ask who in the House of Representatives wishes to make treasonable and seditious speeches. And who, by rousing communal passions, wants to plunge the Federation into
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      Lock icon The Budget Debate
      599 4 jjcii t: rtuiiumj —Straits Times. Dec. i- No-one need agree with Tun Lim Yew Hock’s strictures on the Singapore Government’s financial policy, or be of Opposition persuasion in general. to concede him a considerable share of the honours in the first round of the budget debate. His
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  • PERSONAL
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      BIRTHS
      82 4 oil* 1 CATON: To Pal and *o:, son. John Nicholas Cro/w- 9.12.59 at Gleneagles H«1 Thanks to Doctor and s WATTERSON At K. K Dec. to Jean and Alun. a tor Anthony. PICKEN: To B*tty an 1(V a daughter Julia MaiB a t it;l A December at Bungsat r
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      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
      23 4 ACKNOWLEHi.r...«• MRS. CATFORD ‘*j K r friends for their atte assistance and ess fl > dolence and floral tiibti funeral of the late
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    A LIGHTNING TRAGEDY
    447 6 TWO ARE HIT A T DOOR WA Y OF HUT SINGAPORE, Dec. 6. A MALAY couple were killed by lightning as they sat in the doorway of their altap hut at Jalan Kayu. Seletar, this afternoon. Kinan bin Ahmaa Kimon. 49, an r.AF Selelai labourer, and his
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    BUS ACID ATTACK: POLICE SEEK MOTIVE
    208 6 I/'UALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6. Police today were questioning residents of Bidor in Lower Perak in an attempt to find the motive for an acid at tack on a busload of holiday-makers near Templer Park early yesterday. It is thought that the outrage. In which
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    DRIVING TESTER TO STAND TRIAL ON GRAFT CHARGE
    205 6 SEREMBAN, Dir 4 GOVERNMENT driving tester, Buyong b:>, Huii A Abdul Majid, 36, was yesterday committed f 0 r trial on a charge of corruptly obtaining $900 The magistrate. Inche Azmi bin Dato Kamaruddin, said at the end of the preliminary inquiry
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    MINE WORKER BURIED ALIVE IN LANDSLIDE
    60 6 1POH, Dec. 6—A mint* Worker was buried alive in a landslide at a mine at the second mile. Lahat Road here yesterday The man, ChinKiang. 58 was working at the fare of the mine when the landslide occurred. Other workers scurried to safety. Chin
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    Sikh greetings
    39 6 SINGAPORE. Dec. 6 The Sikh community pas>ed a resolution at a meeting hi the central Sikh temple today to congratulate the Yang diPertuan Negara. Inche Yusof Ishak. on his appointment a* the first Malayan-born head of state.
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    Triplets for woman, 40
    78 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Deq, 6 A 40-year-old mother. Mariam binte Haji Monamed. gave birth to triplets a bo.v and tw’o girls at the General Hospital here today. Mariam, wife of an odd-1 -b labourer, is reported In goert health. The State Medical Gilmer. Dr. Wahab bin Arif,
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    ‘Pirates’ clash, then the Head of State settles dispute
    438 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 6 THE Yang: di-Pertuan A Negara, Inche Yusof bin Ishak. laid aside pomp and portocol and. using a megaphone, settled a “dispute” between two bands of “warring pirates” at the Loyalty Week sea sports today. The Head of State,
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      76 6 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION RATES (PAYABLE IK A3VAKCE) Br. Empire Singapore Malaya Foreign Town Area (Including (Including No Postage Postage) Postage) Quarterly 5 5.20 S 5 75 R 75 Hatt-yoarly 10.43 11.50 13 50 T ar1 V 20.30 23 C*S 27 Ofi The wwkly issues of the Strait* Budget can bo
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    M.Ps to delay talks for Menzies
    392 7 AIRPORT WELCOME FOR PREMIER 1'UALA LUMPUR, Dec. K 6.—The arrival of [he Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, tomorrow, will disrupt the normal procedure of the House of Representatives. House which usually Meets in the morning will ..»emble instead in the aiternoon tomorrow
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    Elected again
    31 7 SINGAPORE. Dec. 6 Mr. PC Lim. administrator of the City Council. ha.> beer reelected president of the Malayan Society of Engineers. It Is his third term In this >n.
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    50 cattle killed by a disease
    147 7 PRICE OF MEAT DOWN BY $1 KOTA BHARU, Doc. G. 4 CATTLE disease which causes internal bleeding has alarmed cattle owners in the Bachok district, about 20 miles from here. It is believed that 50 buffaloes have died from this disease. The Kelantan State
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    MINISTRY TO TIP STUDENTS ON JOBS
    275 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6. Federation Goveniineiu has taken the first A step in a plan to help thousands of youths leaving school to choose their careers. It has created a Youth Employment Service in the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations to tackle the
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    Award for Singapore student
    100 7 pERTII, Dec G The Convocation Prize top award of the West Australian University Economics Faculty year—has been won by a Singapore student. He is Chin Kiat Tong, of Mountbattcn Road. Singapore. He achieved this distinction in spite of the fact that during the student year he
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    ONE GIANT UNION for S’PORE TEACHERS
    266 7 SINGAPORE, Doc. G. The Singapore Teachers’ Union today gave its management comi mittee the “green light” to finalise plans to admit all categories of teachers registered with the Ministry of Education. This paves the way for one giant teachers’ union here. About 70 members
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    Machine on loan
    32 7 IPOH. Dec. 6—The Ipoh District Welfare committee today presented a new sewing machine as a loan to the village of Kampong Melayu Sungci Rapat three miles south ol Ipoh.
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      71 7 Hong Kong Far East I UILDER Ektuhlishfcd 1936 A Bi-Monthly periodical of building Real Estate Activities in Hong Kong the Far East. Contains full accounts, plana, per«pectives and photographs of new and projected constructions In Hong Kong and other parts. An indispensable source of Information for all concerned in architecture,
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    Toh: S’pore must fully use sea SECONDARY STUDENTS URGED TO END RELUCTANCE TO STUDY FOR JOBS ON SHIPS
    549 8 ii I XU A CORE, Doc. 6 HMIE Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toll Chin Clive, said today that Singapore as an island-state should fully exploit tin* sea. Dr. Toil was speaking to
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    Lock icon ‘LOYALS’-THE TIGER CUB-LEARNS YOUNG
    77 8 LTXPKKlMENTINli with a A typewriter is the 1‘?* week-old tiger euh newly named 'Loyals” after the 1st. Bn. the Loyal Regiment. stationed in Ipnh. The she-eub was eaptured by a patrol from the regiment operating near dt,. sj im border three week' ;i ;o Confirmation of
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    Filipino Army chief due
    70 8 SINGAPORE. Dec. 6 Lt. Gen. Manuel F. Cabal, chief of staff of the Philippines Armed Forces, will arrive here tomorrow’ on a visit at. the invitation of the C-in-C. Far East Land Forces, Gen. Sir Richard Hull. He will be accompanied by Commodore Jose Francisco. Flag
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    THIRSTY PERAK WANTS LOAN
    197 8 IPOH. Dec. 0. —The Perak State Government, has decided to borrow $l5 million from the Federal Government to improve water supplier in the State. A bill to authorise the State Government to obtain the money will be introduced at the budget sessions of the State L
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    LIB-SOCs WILL TALK LESS —WORK HARDER
    221 8 SINGAPORE. Dec. o. Tne new Central Council oi me LiberalSocialist Party pledged today to talk less and work more to unify the part., and consolidate its organisation. In a statement to members the council said the main emphasis would be on field work m
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    HYDRO WORKERS NOW AGREE TO ARBITRATION
    171 8 IPOH. Deo. 5. \N eleventh hour intervention by the Perak Lahour Department has averted *a possible strike by the 1.200 employees of the Perak River HydroElectricity Power Company. The Perak Hydro Employees Union had called a meeting for last night to count a secret
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    PR officer off to Australia
    59 8 r?UTTERWORTH. Dec. 6 The RAAF Public Relations Officer. Fit. Lt. George Odgers. will return to Australia on Dec. 8 after 18 months in Malaya. A former journalist and Korea War veteran who has written a book on the campaign. Fit. Lt. Odgers is returning to
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    MALAY FILM SETS OFF PROTEST BY KERINCHIS
    124 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 6 Representatives of 50,000 Kerinchis (a Sumatran community) in Malaya today protested against a Singa-pore-made Malay film which Portrayed the widespread ancient Malay myth that the Kerinchi people could transform themselves into weretigers. The Kerinchi Welfare Association of Malaya, formed
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    LACK OF FUNDS, SO NO NEW P.O.
    170 8 Kuala lumpur. Dee. b.—Lac k of funds is holding up a plan to build a new general post office in the Federal capi:al. the PostmasterGeneral, Mr. F.M. May. said today. He was commenting on a letter published in the Straits Times on Dec.
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    Lock icon NEW FRIENDS MEET AGAIN
    243 9 62 GUESTS ATTEND ROYAL BANQUET AT ISTANA NEGARA a _l a aKIamiv L'liori n* n 1c I mi K ALA LUMPUR, Dec. 7.— Tonight's royal banquet in honour of Mr. Menzies and his wife, Dame Pattie, was yet another in the brilliant series held at the
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    OUR OLD TIES: MENZIES We have no disputes, he says
    698 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 7 AUSTRALIA’S Prime Minister, Mr. It. G. Menzies, said on arrival here today that there were no serious disputes between his country and the Federation. Mr. Menzies said this during a short off-the-cuff speech after the ceremonial
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    Minister: Govt. will spend $65 million next year to develop rural areas
    763 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 7 FIVE million dollars representing a quarter of the total sum to be spent on development next year—will be allotted to rural development in 1960. The House of Representatives today approved in principle the development
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    Flaming engine drama on the VIP flight
    391 11 SINGAPORE, Dec. 7 4 STREAK of flame A from the No. 1 starhoard engine of a giant I* A A Stratocruiser touched off a 10minute drama at the airport here this evening. happened as the airliner was taxi-ing along the runway alter arriving
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    Kuala Lumpur service
    57 11 Mr. Kam Woon Wah. of a ../la Lumpur, points out. a ;i reference to the photor. ph in yesterday's Straits .es showing a baptivu confirmation ceremony the Wesley Methodist irch on Dec. 6. that he brought up in the Cnri.s’ir. i faith from childhood r". therefore was
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    Transferred to Kuala Lumpur
    47 11 IPOH. Dec. 7 Mr. Chew r hon Pin, Deputy Registrar oi r ivil Marriages. Kinta. and eting Senior Chinese Affairs Officer. Perak, has been transferred to the Ministry Interior in Kuala Lumpur. e has been in Ipoh for the l "t 10 years.
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    GIFT OF A FRUIT BOWL TO THE TENGKU AMPUAN
    41 11 BELOW: Dame Pattie Menzies presenting an English china fruit bowl, a gift from Lady Slim, wife of the Gov-ernor-General of Australia, to the Tengku Ampuan, at the Istana Tetamu on Dec. 7.
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    Court is told of parang attack on two election workers
    662 12 14 ARE ACCUSED OF INJURING ALLIANCE MEN TAPAH, Dec. 7 POLITICAL partiA sanship erupted in violence during the last parliamentary elections campaign in a n e w village, the Tapah magistrate was told today. Fourteen men, some of whom were
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    7 MONTHS’ JAIL FOR BID TO EXTORT
    167 12 l/'UALA LUMPUR, p. v 7.—Sun Soon On. a mason, who cienuuic money from a tiirV.. merchant by threat*- 1 ing him with assault by secret society members was today sentencec tc seven months’ jail here He pleaded guilty t 0 tempting to extort
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    THEY CAME WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
    67 12 MEMBERS of Mr. Menzies’ suite are: Dr. A. James Forbes; M.P.. Sir. Maurice Tirr.b*. First Assistant Secretary. Prime Minister’s Dept.; Mr Peter R. Ileydon. Assistant Secretary. Dept, of External AfTairs; Mr. James H. Seholtens. Chief Ceremonial Officer, Prime Minister’s Dept.; Mr. Ian C. Hamilton.
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    Two officials to be transferred
    46 12 TANJONG MALIM, Dec. 7— The Assistant District Oiticer. Tanjong Malim, Incnc Mohamed bin Yeop Abdul Raof, will be transferred to Kuala Kangsar on Dec. 15. The deputy A D.O., Inche Rldzwan bin Jaafar. will be transferred to Taiping on Dec. 6.
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    $8,800 case: Ex-councillor fined
    395 12 Kuala lumpur. Dec. 7 —Dato Sidin bin Idris, a former Selangor state councillor, was convicted in the Sessions Court here today on three counts of dishonestly receiving $B,BOO which he had reason to believe was stolen from the Federation Government. He was fined a total of
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    BACKBENCHERS SUPPORT INDOOR STADIUM PLAN
    1117 13 PARLIAMENT: CONTINUING THE DEBATE ON THE BUDGET Tengku: ft will help build a nation KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 7 VUE Prime Minister, i T e n g k u Abdul Kahman, today defended his plans to buiid a >1,500,000 stadium in face of a strong Opposition
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    History books on Asia ‘distorted’
    177 13 History books on Asia ‘distorted SINGAPORE, Dec. 7. \XR. D. P. SINGHAL, lecturer at the University of Malaya history department, said today that most of the history books on Asia were written by Europeans. “As a result, they are full of distortions and prejudices”. Speaking at the university. he said:
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    CURFEW IS LIFTED IN LARGE AREAS OF PERAK
    107 13 fJ'OII, Dec. 7—The perimeter curfew in most areas of the Sungei Siput and I'lu Kinla sub-districts has been lifted because of the l m p r o v e d Emergency situation. the Perak State War Executive Committee also announced that the
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    TEACHER MAYOR WON’T SEEK THIRD TERM
    168 13 PENANG, Dec. 8. f pIE Mayor of Penang, Mr. D. S. Kamanathan, toA day announced he would definitely resume teaching in January and would not stand as Mayor for a third term. Mr. Ramanathan. who returned in the Canton todav after a month’s tour
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    Student nurses begin training
    66 13 PERTH. Dec. 7. Nine young Malayan student nurses who arrived in the Charon last week have begun training at Royal Perth Hospital. They are Nirnvala Deir, Chan Yoke Cheng and Tan Chosi Eng, of Penang; Chan Swoo Kuan, Nelly J ow and Mcenakshv Kumar, of Ipoh;
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    Smuggler fined
    38 13 JOHORK HAHRIJ. Dec. 7 B Ahmad. f>l, of Lenggong. Perak. was lined $l. r >l) today lor not declaring two watches and a bottle of perfume when he arrived here lrorri Singapore The goods were confiscated.
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    JUDGE SAYS: REFER LOTTERY DISPUTES TO ARBITRATION
    2258 14 ‘Most unfortunate that so much judicial time and so much of tax payers’ money should have been spent in dealing with dispute arising from agreement made in sport’ KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 8 DISPUTES over tickets in the Social Welfare Lotteries should bej referred
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    Good-natured quips by Tengku draw roars of laughter
    1225 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 8 '■'HE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, produced roars of laughter at the State banquet tonight in honour of the Australian Prime Minister. Mr. R- G. Menzies, and his wife. Dame Pattie Menzies, with a gay a n d
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    ‘TREASON’ STORM
    4184 16 ‘Dangerous’ words are now barred KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 9 AFTER ONE OF its stormiest sessions—involving a clash between Opposition Members —the House of Representatives today passed amended Standing Orders to prevent M.Ps from using: Treasonable words; seditious words; or words which are likely to promote feelings of ill-will
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    Senate told of tax tip-off that led to $250,000 haul
    649 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 9 MINISTER: I’VE JUST PAID OUT $10,000 Finance Minister, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, said today he had just authorised payment of $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of $250,000 from income tax dodgers. The announcement was
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    THE MAN WHO LEFT HIS SICK FRIEND...
    97 18 SINGAPORE. Dec. 9—While his room-mate lay i seriously ill, Poon Hoi. 50. went off to stay with another friend for a night “because I couldn't stand his groaning.” Later, when he returned, he learnt that his roommate. Low Piew, 60. had i fallen
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    A party from S’pore shocks the Tuan
    512 18 COUNTRYMAN’S JOURNAL FRIDAY, Dec. 4. PARTY of Singapore Chinese, who visit the Dusun from time to time, come again on the 3rd. morning. The shocked Tuan expressed his surprise at their absenting themselves from the s f eps of the City Hall during
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    Lock icon FIFTY YEARS AGO
    118 18 From the Straits Tijjies of Dec. 9, 1909 IN the Legislative Council last week the acting Attorney General, Mr. Allen, successfully introduced a motion to impose a duty of five cents a gallon on all petroleum imported. This, he said, was to raise an estimated additional revenue
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    TWO SHOCKS AT B. TIMAH
    1056 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP: Singapore, Dec. 9. RACE ONE CLASS 4. DIV. 4—« r. Shaw Stable’s. ,3) ACTRESS 111 9 0 (547—260) Bougoure l i 2) Little Lulu 6.6 (473—245) Barratt 2 (ll> Russian Rose 11 8.10 (1429—598) Dragon 3 (7) Clear Reception 9.0 carr 8.7
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    MONTY SETTLES ISSUE-BY 3½ LENGTHS
    985 19  -  By EPSOM JEEP: Singapore, Dec. 13. RACE ONE CL. 2, OIV. 4—6F. Mr. T. V. Mitchell's (6) IMPRESS 8.1 *398—211) Franklin 1 u) I’along a 8.10 carr 8.7 (520 —245) Shaarl 2 1 5) Kstroll 8.6 (134 —91) Cnadwlck 3 (8) Lander 8.6 (498—282) Canty
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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      47 19 BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: $167,875 1st No. *****1 ($75,542) 2nd No. *****7 ($37,771) 3rd No. *****0 ($20,994) Starters ($1,907 each) Nos. *****0, *****6, *****3, *****7, *****2, *****0, *****8, *****2, *****3, *****9, *****9 Consolation ($1,259 each) Nos. *****1, *****4, *****6, *****1, *****2. *****2, *****0, *****5. *****0, *****3. L >•
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      43 19 BIG SWEEP Total pool $196,825. 1st. No. *****6 ($88,570) 2nd No. *****5 ($44,285) 3rd No. *****5 ($24,603) Starters ($3,075 each): Nos. *****8. *****7, *****6, *****7, *****7, *****4. *****0, *****9. Consolations ($1,476 each): Nos. *****4. *****4, *****9. *****8. *****7. *****8, *****5, *****7, *****6, *****6.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
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      Main interest in tins
      1685 20 QUOTA RISE SPARKS GOOD DEMAND By Our Market Correspondent MAIN interest on the Malayan Share Market last week was concentrated in the mining section following the announcement that the International Tin Council was increasing world quotas by 6,000 tons in the next quarter. This sparked off
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      Quieter week in rubber
      179 20 THE rubber mark ias A been much q u ter this week in which for the first time in twenty weeks e full week h&s passed without a special settlement, report H.CJB. ft Co. Ltd. in their current market review. BUIIMIM DONE *H. #L. IT Spot
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      OFFICIAL PRICES
      26 20 TIN glliu (per pic ml) per Ik.) Dee. 7 8887.58 SIJB 8587.87 H SUI 9SM.S7H SI.ISM It 1M9.50 IUI% 11 8388.00 It 9517.17 H
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      67 20 Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for previous year year Raffles Hotel 10% Dec. 30 15% 25% Robinson 1st pref. 3%* Dec. 31 3% do. 2nd pref. 4%« Dec. 31 4% Wearne Bros. 15% Dec. 22 20% 22%% Runfel Way 7%% Dec. 31 7%% 5% Ayer
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      1060 20 T'HE following; list of revised quotations was issued by the Malayan Share Brokers’ Association after Its last meeting on Saturday (Dec. 12). H and L stand for highest and lowest prices for business done this year. IHDUSTRIALS ML IS Aten Bricks. 1.72V* 1.70 Pref 1.60 1.80 7.40
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