The Straits Budget, 2 March 1960
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The Straits Budget
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Title Section40 1960-03-02 1 The Straits Budget w j ir%; te 7 V* v’.wMv*! 5 THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES Tlt 'rV-ir-f:, i,‘-■'s.r; 1 MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAFEB s 7 *Ni Kuala Lumpur, March 2. 1960. Price 40 cents (Malays) or I ShlUinf40 words
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334 1960-03-02 2 WORRIED MOTHER - WORRIED MOTHER Singapore. A 8 the mother of a student nurse 1 wonder whether the Primer Minister or the Minister ol Health is aware of the plight of several hundred nurses who joined the service Just before or soon after the election.334 words
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Article62 1960-03-02 2 C. K. CHEN - C. K. CHEN Singapore. pOPIES of the Owee Ah Leng Report on Nanyang University are now on sale fit the Government Publications Bureau. The English copy costs $2 whereas the Chinese version costs only 40 cents. This was also the case with the Prescott Report. Why is62 words
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Article135 1960-03-02 2 TOtvi - TOtvi Singapore. '("HE admirable letter from Mr. Donald Moore. (B.T. Feb. 13) must commend Itself to the numerous British Europeans resident. in the State who do not see their way to becoming members of the British European Association. When 1 resigned from that association135 words
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Article65 1960-03-02 2 TAN YAN FATT - TAN YAN FATT Kuala Lumpur. rtf Is wrong to say that the English secondary education course is four years. It generally Is five. A senior middle 111 student therefore studies a year longer. For one who has studied for two years at HSC level I hardly visualise65 words
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Article185 1960-03-02 2 ex-teachkk - ex-teachkk Singapore. INHERE is no doubt th*u the Ministry „t r- h J l tion has become v t H?, DU r th the “no* extra (our .n, d a half hours a week t (ir auaUfled teachers ,r While the sin* r nri Teachers’ Union185 words
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320 1960-03-02 2 CITIZEN - Only 77 holidays more than the others CITIZEN. Singapore. riiHE second paragraph of 1 your leader on Friday, Finding a Way” refers to teachers’ holidays and their willingness to work extra hours for payment. Regarding extra holidays tt must be remembered that teachers get a total of 7 days during320 words
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Article82 1960-03-02 2 S. H LEE - S. H LEE Singapore. PRACTICALLY every morning there i> a long traffic Jam at the junction of Upper Seran goon Road and Yio Chu Kang Road. The policeman controlling the traffic lights at the Junction looks confused and discouraged when the traffic gets greater In volume.82 words
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Article66 1960-03-02 2 RURAL DWKI Ip K - RURAL DWKI I p K Singapore. I SEE that the Dover: s nt is always sending m;dwives who are very y aged 20 to 25 years, t the rural areas and the small islands around Singapore. I think the Minist of Health should send Older midwives because66 words
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Miscellaneous38 1960-03-02 2 m m Mil *X m y mm'. i m m nm it***’ qill!*"" f mn Ml rrrn I1VY ••t IM«’5 *r w 3* -f v' :>' N N*:? K1W£ > >: r/iVi S>.*S5 .>• t .v :'x: eUEMEMTARV SCHOOLS. MV DEAR WATSONS38 words
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Article626 1960-03-02 3 —Straits Times. Fob. 22 HV tee world’s population, 950 million people, are civ and dangerously n()0I t\ onomic development t v p.ist decade has been Z'l 'slow. Mr. Paul Hoffman former Marshall Plan administrator and now the f t he United Nations Special Fund, has put the—Straits Times. Fob. 22 - 626 words
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Article255 1960-03-02 3 -Straits Times. Feb. 22 The 3.000 stalwarts who ttamped from Kuala Lumpur to Totaling Java and back, and the 3,300 in Singapore whose Big Walk is yet to come enjoy a very respectable historical lineage. For just as the nineteenth century was, so to speak, finding its– -Straits Times. Feb. 22 - 255 words
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Article667 1960-03-02 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 23 More than one fifth of the Federation’s revenue is spent on education. The Ministry needs apparently to spend a little time and perhaps money on educating itself. In his report for 1958 the AuditorGeneral has some devastating criticism to make of the department’s—Straits Times, Feb. 23 - 667 words
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Article393 1960-03-02 3 —Straits Times, Feb. 23 Perak's State Development Officer complains that “defaults were the rule rather than the exception” last year when it came to recovering loans made by Rida. This does not at all square with the special efTort made in the most recent Rida Annual Report—admittedly three—Straits Times, Feb. 23 - 393 words
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Article608 1960-03-02 3 -Straits Times, Feb. 24 The coincidence of a supplementary vote for the Ministry of Education and criticism of the Ministry in the AuditorGeneral’s report on the Federation’s 1958 accounts was bound to be too much for the Opposition to resist. The upshot was one of the stormiest-Straits Times, Feb. 24 - 608 words
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Article282 1960-03-02 4 —Straits Times, Feb. 24 House approval of a supplementary vote of $415,000 gives the Ministry of Health the money it needs for improvements to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. When the work, already in hand, is completed, the hospital will have a new operating theatre and the number of beds—Straits Times, Feb. 24 - 282 words
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Article708 1960-03-02 4 —Straits Times. Feb. 25 The Central Electricity Board now' looks back on ten years of achievement, and the pride displayed in its annual report is not out of place. When the Board took over in 1949 it supplied a total of HI towns and villages,—Straits Times. Feb. 25 - 708 words
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Article602 1960-03-02 4 —Straits Times, Feb. 26 The dust ot battle rises in the rubber market, sign of a struggle intense enough and its implications serious enough to attract Government interest. Calmer assessment of the issues unfortunately has not been encouraged by some of the comment cabled back from London.—Straits Times, Feb. 26 - 602 words
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Article541 1960-03-02 4 i —Straits Tinvjs. F>’ When Malaya’s pioneer industries legislation was debated some fifteen months ago, there was much airing of misgivings that local capital would not get a fair look-in. Assurances by the Government at the time have now been supported by results. Of 31 companies grantedi —Straits Tinvjs. F>’:' - 541 words
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Article25 1960-03-02 4 TELUK ANSON. Feb Mr. R. J. Morton was chairman of the Teluk local association oi scouts at Its annual n held here yesterday25 words
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Article, Illustration543 1960-03-02 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21 MORE than 106,009 people lined the 14J-mile route to see the Malay Mail Big Walk in Kuala Lumpur today. Winners of the sections were: VETERANS: II. Johnson, °f the RAF. who once won a place in the famous London— Straits Times Picture. - 543 words
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Article185 1960-03-02 5 TPOH, Feb. 21.—Settle--1 ment Officers, the men who have the important task of handling the nation’s land affairs, will soon be united in a national union. The decision was taken here at a three-hour meeting of the Settlement Officers’ Association for Perak. Selangor, Negri185 words
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Article92 1960-03-02 5 SINGAPORE, Feb 21.—Workmen clearing lallang near a block of flats near Delta Road, saw a 10-ft. python crawling out of a drain today. A passer-by, Mr. Tan Chee lling who has worked «*n a rubber estate, used a loop of rope attached to a bamboo pole92 words
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Advertisement41 1960-03-02 5 STRAITS BUDGET SUBSCRIPTION bates M,rt -nir|y Vt **V «*ucs of the Straits Budget can bo UnT eTt>re f dettrery service to the tp< l Kingdom only at an inclusive rate of 524.00 for six months. (»»Th Afcw, Art h Malaga terncy)41 words
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375 1960-03-02 6 IPOH, Feb. 21. (FORTUNE hunters who treat the Rural and r Industrial Development Authority as a large-scale moneylender are strongly criticised by Perak’s State Development Officer, Tengku Syed Abdullah bin Tengku Syed Omar. When it375 words
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Article91 1960-03-02 6 OENANG, Feb. 21.—Malaya imported as well as produced more rubber last year than she did in 1958. The Penang Rubber Trade Association In its annual report records that Malaya produced 698,248 tons of rubber in 1959 an Increase of 34,624 tons. Her imports also rose91 words
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Article125 1960-03-02 6 1/UALA LUMPUR. Feb. 21. Party Negara is to launch a drive to enrol more nonMalays. particularly Chinese. The secretary-general. Raja Ayoub bin Raja Hajl Bot, said after the party’s Selangor division delegates’ conference today: “We once had a large non-Malay following. We want to bring125 words
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Article84 1960-03-02 6 IPOH, Feb. 21. —Justices of the Peace in Perak held a “jamboree” in the Ipoh Club and expressed their loyalty to the Sultan. The get-together was held in honour of the Sultan of Perak and the Raja Perempuan. The chairman of the J.P’s Liaison Committee. Mr.84 words
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Article87 1960-03-02 6 PENANG, Feb. 21.—Mr. A. M. Pragasam, holder of the “Beni Merenti” gold medal awarded by Pope Pius XII. died in his home in Sri Bahari Road here yesterday. Mr. Pragasam. 78, had been ill for some time. He was chief proof reader of the87 words
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Article190 1960-03-02 6 SMALL ONES ‘MORE SUITABLE' KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21. rpHE Royal Federation Police has asked officers A throughout the country not to buy cars which are beyond their means. A recent police ruling is aimed at preventing inspectors from getting into “pecuniary embarrassment” by running190 words
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Article74 1960-03-02 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21— A three-man Republic of Korea goodwill mission arrived here today. They are Mr. Dong Jo Kim. a former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Kjun Hee Tcha, of the Ministry of Reconstruction, and Mr. Kwang Soo Choi, of the Ministry of Foreign74 words
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Article, Illustration55 1960-03-02 6 THE PRIME MINISTER, Tengku Abdul Rahman, and the champion woman walk pr Malmunah Haji Mohamed Nor, 19, pictured with the trophies she won In the Mala) Mail Big Walk in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 21. Malmunah is a schoolgirl living in Suns* Way.—Straits-Straits Times picture. - 55 words
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Advertisement71 1960-03-02 6 Hong Kong Far East BUILDER Established 1936 A Bi-Monthly periodical of Building Real Estate Activities in Hong Kong and the Far 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,71 words
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Article502 1960-03-02 7 Bones discovered in diggings belonged to long extinct ant-eater SINGAPORE, Feb. 21. nxCITING news from Holland has given a \j 'big fillip to next month’s excavation work Ni ill Caves, more than 200 miles from j K U( .hing, according to a Sarawak Government re502 words
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171 1960-03-02 7 SINGAPORE. Feb. 21.— The People’s Action Party in its magazine Petir said: “The political situation of the state will make a big stride forward when the half million illiterate people are able to read and write and take an active part in politics.”171 words
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Article56 1960-03-02 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 21Customs and Excise Revenue during the last three months of 1959 totalled $156.4 million —ss6.i million more than was estimated. The quarterly report of the Minister of Finance, said this was mainly due to the continued higher rubber price, increased tin exports and a56 words
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Article23 1960-03-02 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21 The Government has announced that no public servants were prosecuted for corruption in the country last month23 words
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Article22 1960-03-02 7 SINGAPORE. Feb. 21.—Brigadier H.W. Kitsbn, deputy Engineer in Chief at the War Office, arrived here today on a visit.22 words
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Article, Illustration45 1960-03-02 7 MISS Margaret Sutton, a former nurse of North Rydc Hospital, Sydney, signs the register at St. George s Church, Penang, after her marriage to Corporal Geoffrey Arnold, of the 28 Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Provost Unit.—Straits Times picture. -Straits Times picture.-Straits Times picture. - 45 words
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Article, Illustration289 1960-03-02 7 SINGAPORE, Feb 21. ItTHISKY, a four-year-old dog. saved a clerk. Song Sia Cheow, 17, from bleeding to death after a midnight gang attack in Hindoo Road early today. Song had been dragged into a car. slashed with a parang,289 words
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Article56 1960-03-02 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21. A design by Mr. Kam Pak Cheong, a second-year architectural student, has been chosen for a $50,000 sports pavilion for the Technical College here. It will have a badminton hall, an Alumni Association lounge, a students’ council room and a canteen. The students’56 words
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Article32 1960-03-02 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 21 Mr Lee Tiam Onn has been elected president of the Mun Yuen Club. The vice president Is Mr. Leong Hoe Yeng and secretary Mr. W.T. Lee.32 words
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Article18 1960-03-02 7 TEL UK ANSON. Feb. 21 The Rotary Club’s 55th anniversary week will be opened here tomorrow.18 words
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Article357 1960-03-02 8 Khir: Ten applicants were rejected, 54 are being considered KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 THE Federation Government has so far granted pioneer status to 31 companies while 16 companies have had their applications approved in principle. In addition 54 applications are being considered 10 have been357 words
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164 1960-03-02 8 Kuching, Feb. 22. The chairman ol Borneo Airways Ltd.. Mr. D. E. M. Fiennes, has apologised for recent disruptions in the airways’ scheduled services. In a statement. Mr. Fiennes said there had recently been “much well-justified criticism of Borneo Airways.” “There have been several reasons164 words
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Article77 1960-03-02 8 ALOR STAR. Feb. 22 A Thai police patrol found a big terrorist camp of 11 huts in Jungle five miles from the Malayan frontier at the week-end. A brassiere and a film negative showing a uniformed terrorist carrying a submachine gun were found.77 words
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157 1960-03-02 8 T*ENGKU ABDUL RAHA MAN and Dato Onn bin Ja’afar, the Party Negara chief, clashed over the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Dato Onn said the posts of Deputy Speaker, Deputy President of the Senate and Timbalan Yang diPertuan Agong were mentioned in157 words
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Article27 1960-03-02 8 ALOR STAR, Feb. 22 —Kedah police are worried over the increase of bicycle thefts in north Kedah. They advised cyclists today to lock their machines.27 words
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283 1960-03-02 8 OTRONG criticism of the way the Malayan Railway Administration has kept its accounts is made in the first report of the Public Accounts Commission. which was presented to Parliament. The report shows that during 1958, the administration spent $5,480 on cocktail parties to “boost traffic.”283 words
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173 1960-03-02 8 r |"HE Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Slew Sin. said the recent changes in the Income tax laws, under which more people are liable to be taxed, will mean an extra expenditure of $655,000 yearly by the Inland Revenue Department.173 words
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Article155 1960-03-02 8 SINGAPORE, Feb. 22. fTHE Government plans to carry out a health sur- vey on 56,000 children who were admitted to primary one classes last month. This Is part of a mass health campaign now being organised by the Ministry of Health. The Ministry has asked155 words
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Article70 1960-03-02 8 SINGAPORE. Feb. 22.—The •‘Learn Malay” booklet printed by the Government has turned out to be a best-sel-ler. About 21,000 copies have been sold. The booklets sell at 20 cents each and were publlsh- ed in conjunction with Radio Singapore’s ‘‘Learn Malay” lessons. The Government printers stated today70 words
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Article144 1960-03-02 8 IPOH, Feb. 22 —The first per--1 manent civics course centre in Perak was today declared open by the Mentri Besar, Inche Mohamed Ghazall bln Haji Jawi. at Jelapang, four miles from here. Renovated and furnished at a cost of $20,000 the centre has three well-equipped144 words
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1925 1960-03-02 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22. THE HOUSE of Representatives today plunged into a stormy session when Opposition members attacked legislation fixing the salaries and allowances of the President of the Senate and of Assistant Ministers. They also :ook exception to some of the privileges1,925 words
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77 1960-03-02 9 Inche Mohamet! Zulkiflee (PMlP—Bachok), In an adjournment speech, said that a commission of inquiry should be set up to investigate the unemployment situation. The unemployment problem was serious, particularly in the kampongs, he said. It could retard national progress. The Minister of77 words
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Article682 1960-03-02 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 AUDITOR-GENERAL SAYS: I AM UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN HOW THIS MONEY WAS SPENT SHARPLY criticising the Ministry of Education’s accounts, the Federation’s Auditor-General, Mr. H. M. Watson, in his report for 1958, says he has been unable to ascertain “whether payments totalling over682 words
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281 1960-03-02 10 Difficult year for CEB —but profit was $5m. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22. fTVlE Central Electricity Board had a difficult year last year but found the financial results —a profit of nearly 85 million “quite satisfactory.” Revenue from sales rose 2.4 per cent due to higher tariffs although the sales of281 words
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Article164 1960-03-02 10 IPOH. Feb. 22. 'T'HE Perak State Government has allocated about 1 $600,000 for immediate expenditure on priority rural development- projects. The Mentri Besar. Inche Mohumed Ghazali bin Ha.ii Jawi. told the Straits Times today that each district in the state will get ab*..ut $60,000.164 words
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107 1960-03-02 10 Ki ai.a u mim r. i>b. ri Mr. L. iiulitzine. sales manager of A.\.Hoe and Co., is touring the t ar bast to arouse airline interest in the new A\ro 7 IS twin-turboprop airera ft. I'iit first of these 44-pass-enger planes, being built for107 words
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Article52 1960-03-02 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22.— The death has occurred in England of Mr. C. O. Coleman, an inspector of schools in Singapore before the war. He was 77. Mr. Coleman was headmaster of Malacca High School in 1925. Earlier, he was an instructor in the teachers’ normal classes52 words
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Article376 1960-03-02 10 Politics —but at a price rpHE Minister of Education made it clear there was no ban on Government teachers in political activities. But any teacher who allowed such activities to interfere with his work would not be paid. The Minister. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Talib. was replying to a question376 words
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Article36 1960-03-02 10 Cost of Tengku’ s overseas tour Tengku Abdul RoMi recent visits to Austral New Zealand cost the Of ment $67,292. the Mini Finance. Mr Tan Slew said In a written rep Mr. Ng Ann Teck <SF36 words
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Article, Illustration2260 1960-03-02 11 11 0 MILLION UPROAR Speaker had to shout in ‘mike’ to restore calm KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23 a NGRY SHOUTS of “shut up... sit down../’ and “you idiots” were A exchanged between Government and Opposition members in the House of Representatives today when a Socialist Front M.P. spoke about “shady2,260 words
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666 1960-03-02 11 rp,. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23. ,-,..'';l U< ltion Ministry tonight rebutted a Wat m, the Auditor-General, Mr. H. M. concerning funds totalling $110 million. I .:> f, v 'J l a statement issued at 7 bf*c- 1 u f s after the Government had666 words
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356 1960-03-02 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23. 'THREE men were today sentenced to 18 months jail each for being party to a criminal conoiracy to cheat the Federation Government ol $194,017 last year. The men—Koh Eng Chuah, 36, Loh Swee Heong, 38, and Nor bin356 words
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Article73 1960-03-02 12 KOTA BHARU. Feb. 23Three former students of thr Maahad Muhammadi Arabir School here left Kota Bhari: yesterday to continue their education in Karachi. They were Inche Hassan Zahudi bin Haji Abdullah. 22. Inche Yusof bin Abdul Kadir. 8. and Inche Ismail bin 1 The three student,73 words
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Article283 1960-03-02 13 THE OBJECT: SINGLE ORGANISATION THAT CAN SPEAK FOR THE WHOLE TRADE By GEOFFREY BOLAND SINGAPORE, Feb. 23 4 FTER negotiations for two and a half A years, the establishment of one united association embracing all sections of the rubber trade in the Federation and Singapore is283 words
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208 1960-03-02 13 HOSPITALS: PROMPT ACTION BY GOVT. SINGAPORE. Feb. 23. The Health Minister. Inche Ahmad Ibrahim, said tonight that the Government had taken prompt action to wipe out irregularities in the hospitals since it took office. In a Radio Singapore broadcast in the series Democracy in Action” he cave the>p instances of208 words
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241 1960-03-02 13 (SINGAPORE, Feb. 23. —The body of Countess Mountbatten left at 9.40 p.m. today by a Qantas Boeing 707 jetliner for London for burial at sea off Portsmouth on Feb. 25. The body Is expected at London Airport tomorrow night. A group of officials241 words
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Article115 1960-03-02 13 ALOR STAR. Feb. 22 —Syed Mohamed Aldinuri, 29-year-old son of the Kedah Mentri Besar, Dato Syed Omar Shahabuddin, and nephew of the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, left today to study banking in Britain. He is being sent by the Oversea Chinese Bank for a six-month115 words
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Article72 1960-03-02 13 RAUB, Feb. 23—A former Treasury clerk at Bentong R. Varatharajalu, 32, successfully appealed against his conviction on three charges of abetment of cheating. The magistrate’s court at Bentong had bound him over for six months in $5OO. Mr. Justice Hepworth yesterday allowed the appeal and quashed the72 words
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79 1960-03-02 13 JOHORE BAHRU, Feb. 23 The death is reported from England of Sir Michael H. Whitley, a former Judge of the Supreme Court, Johore. Sir Michael was an outstanding cricketer in his day and when stationed in 8e- langor he played for the state for79 words
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Article520 1960-03-02 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 23. OVERHAUL of the rules under which the Singapore rubber market operates was called for here today by Mr. T. E. Atkinson, chairman of Lewis and Peat (S) Ltd., a leading firm of rubber brokers. Mr. Atkinson put forward this proposals following the520 words
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160 1960-03-02 13 SINGAPORE. Feb. 23. O —Dr. Klang Ai Kim. 44, has been appointed the first Malayan Professor of Chemistry in the University of Malaya. He Is the first graduate of the university to hold this post. He Is also head of the Chemistry Department and Master160 words
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Article1766 1960-03-02 14 ‘We have enough common ground’ SINGAPORE, Feb. 24. rjTHE Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, gave an assurance to leaders of industry and trade tonight that as long as their operations produced not only their own prosperity but that of the whole community, they would find1,766 words
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375 1960-03-02 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24 'THE Government to- day defeated a move to make Labour Day May 1 a public holiday in Malaya. The motion was raised in the House of Representatives bv Mr. V. David (Socialist Front. Bungsar). Ministers said:375 words
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Article19 1960-03-02 14 KUALA LUMPUR F«'b A Communist terrorist. o.mYung. 42. surrendered to to police at Songkhla in SouThailand yesterday.19 words
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Article, Illustration1536 1960-03-02 15 PARLIAMENT TOW! MOVE TO CALL MALAYANS ‘MELAYUS’ WILL CREATE TWO CLASSES OF CITIZENS KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24 ALLIANCE backjl benchers in the House of Representatives today vigorously attacked a party Negara move supported by the pMIP to the nationality of the people of the counts1,536 words
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Article, Illustration235 1960-03-02 15 SINGAPORE, Feb. 24 A REPORT on education in Sarawak just published, says that the Chinese in Sarawak dominate both the economy and education system of the country, and warns that “if they are to retain native goodwill they should do all they can to bring the235 words
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Article102 1960-03-02 15 LONDON, Feb. 24—Dr. Noel Leicester Clarke. pre-war member of the Singapore Legislative Council, died at Guy’s Hospital here yesterday. He was 74. Dr. Clarke was a leader of the Eurasian community In Singapore for many years before he left 25 years ago to settle102 words
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Article315 1960-03-02 16 HELP FOR MANUFACTURERS OF DRUGS WHICH NEED GLASS PACKING GOVT. IS WILLING TO LOSE DUTY TO AID LOCAL PRODUCTION KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 25. T&IE Federation Government stands to lose an estimated $250,000 a year in import duty on glass containers as a result of its declared315 words
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623 1960-03-02 16 SINGAPORE, Feb. 25 SINGAPORE’S Minis- ter for Labour and Law. Mr. K. M. Byrne, is examining the possibility of collecting funds for unemployment relief by utilising the central provident fund machinery to make the collections. He revealed this tonight623 words
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Article50 1960-03-02 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 2f> The Central Electricity Board Employees’ Union has revived its demands that the hoard supply free uniforms to its daily-paid workers ahd put those who have completed 15 years of satisfactory service on the pensionable establishment. The claims have been submitted to the board.50 words
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Article98 1960-03-02 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 25More than 17.000 pupils are now enrolled in further education classes, compared with 2.000 at the beginning of 1958. In the same period the number of teachers engaged in these classes has risen from 210 to 1.600. says the Ministry of Education’s98 words
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Article52 1960-03-02 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. A British army nicdM; officer serving in Serein has been appointed h°' ary surgeon to the J it was announced here t p He Is Brigadier J K Deputy Director ot cal Services at Headnm 17 Gurkha Division Overseas Common Land Forces52 words
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254 1960-03-02 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 25. TOWKAYS of hire car firms nowadays think twice before letting their vehicles out of the garage if the customer is a slrang- er. This is because many hire cars are being used hv smugglers and other criminals. A spokesman254 words
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589 1960-03-02 17 SINGAPORE, Feb. 25 THE Singapore Government has recovered a total of $7(>,20b which had either been wrongly paid out or overpaid as specialist fees, the Director of Audit, Air. A. H. Armitage, disclosed in his report589 words
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229 1960-03-02 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 25. T*HE Malayan Rubber Goods Manufacturers’ Association today protested against the Federation Government giving pioneer status for the manufacture of vehicle tyres and tubes to Dunlop Rubber Company. In a statement today, the Association said that being a foreign firm, it229 words
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137 1960-03-02 17 STUDENTS GIVE DOG LICENCE TO LIVE’ SINGAPORE, Feb. 25. A dog in distress in the University of Malaya campus in Bukit Timah has aroused the generosity and sympathy of the students “Tiger” who has lived off crumbs in the hostel dining room and the University canteen was reported wanted by137 words
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Article60 1960-03-02 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Feb. 25. A leading Kuala Lumpur contractor. Low Yat. successfully replied to the Supreme Court hpre for the repayment of a $20,000 loan. Low Yat, mannjiinu director of the Low Yat Construction Co., said he lent the monev to a friend, Koh Chye Huat, sole60 words
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406 1960-03-02 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 25. states, with a total population of more than a million, have no specialist surgeons, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dalo Ong Yoke Lin, revealed today. Answering questions in the Senate by Inche /ibdul Jalil bin Haji Awang (PMIP-Trengganu)406 words
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238 1960-03-02 17 5850.000 HQ TO HAVE MAHY FEATURES Kuala lumpur, Feb. 25. Work on the new $850,000 building for the Language and Literature Agency in Airport Road will start in August this year. This was stated here today by the director of the agency.238 words
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Article22 1960-03-02 17 MALACCA. F'-b. 25. More than $17,000 was collected in Poppy Dav appeal here last year, compared with $ll,OOO in 1958.22 words
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680 1960-03-02 18 SINGAPORE, Feb. 26 A GANG of four thugs today shot and killed a British Army officer during an attempted payroll robbery in Holland Road —700 yards away from the main gates of the Singapore Infantry Regiment camp. The officer. Majoi David680 words
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Article, Illustration85 1960-03-02 18 INCIIE ABDUL HAMID, of the Laboratory Assistants Association, who is one of live Malayan trade unionists who will be attending a course of training in Britain starting on March 14. The others are Mr. M. V. Raghaven, of the National Union of85 words
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662 1960-03-02 18 SINGAPORE, Feb. 26 TVHE Minister lor Cul- ture, Mr. S. Rajaratnarn. tonight outlined the fundamentals necessary to sustain democracy. Speaking in the series “Democracy in Action” over Radio Singapore, he listed them as: A DEDICATED and Incorruptible leadership; A 8EL F-DISCIPLINED people, and A WELL-INFORMED662 words
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Article65 1960-03-02 18 MALACCA. Feb. 26. Jewellery worth more than was stolen from a room m beauty parlour in Newcorn Road here vesterdnv ever.. The lewels belonged u V of the partners in the parlour Madam Lee Ah She had kept them in a In her room and65 words
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Article635 1960-03-02 19 psom JEEP - BV :psom JEEP l.nang. Fob. 28 RACE ON| l «»IV- WMM M rang’* ,1'WMU Sfj ill" 1 *-216) Posner l 5 (90 -182) Wllaop a ,2) Itrav y.O j j,;-.- 278) Johnson S i4, u v v ciAME 8.3 g 1 (1 q> _no> McOrow<Ma635 words
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Article83 1960-03-02 19 To and 'J! Callum Lee John on 22nd. p, ary i960 at Assunta Hospital ftl alinR Jaya. m H S?E RsON; At Batu Oajah a a® 60 t0 Barl)ar a and George SYMONM: On 24th February H 11 Assunta Hospital P. J. to SC.’te' 1 I RCLA J To83 words
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Article66 1960-03-02 19 lOYAL r lEMEW J? in R to League 5“ arisen r,- n 5 u *S on which the C.nL, sim arlt y in Royal O Council of u hps it to hn°l r seaa League wide? k J 10w tha the w. Ro y a l Chi-rtp,. lncor Porated66 words
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226 1960-03-02 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28Veteran Selangor and Malayan cricketer Geoffrey Walker, who will lead the Selangor Club team this season showed fine early season form when he knocked up 89 out of 124 In a home-and-home match on the palang today. Walker’s XI226 words
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Article, Illustration67 1960-03-02 19 MR. RJ.V. KINI.OCK, an estate manager, and Miss pna Tan Neofa Choo, a teacher, who were married on Feb. 26 at the Church of the Visitation in Seremban. Mr. Ktnlock, is vice-pre-sident of the Negri Sem- '>>?: bUan Badminton Association. His bride, the daughter of67 words
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Article294 1960-03-02 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28. EK>H most of the 29,000 soectators who excitedly squeezed themselves into the Merdeka Stadium last night, the match between Malaya and the touring Peruvians was a seven-minute wonder writes Norman Siebel. In the first minute Stanley Qabrielle shot over the294 words
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Article155 1960-03-02 19 gEREMBAN, Feb. 28. There were three knockouts in the Army inter-unit boxing finals at St. Paul's Institution hall last night. First Foresters won the championship, beating 13/18 Hussars by 18 points to 15. The Foresters took seven of the 11 bouts. Results: Bantam: CpJ Balllie (Hussars» k.o.155 words
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122 1960-03-02 19 SINGAPORE. Feb. 28.—The $15,000 Singapore Derby, over l| miles, will be run at Buklt Timah on Saturday. March 26. The Singapore Turf Club announced today that the Derby meeting (March 26, 30 and April 3) will be for Class 1 and122 words
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Miscellaneous54 1960-03-02 19 -—-BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL: 1ST PRIZE: No. *****3 2ND PRIZE: No. *****3 3RD PRIZE: No. *****0 .mmimiiiiniimmiiiiu 3190,000 $52,000 320,800 $10,400 Starters <$4,100 each): No. *****9, *****2, *****4, *****2, *****8. Consolations ($1,000 each): Rtf. *****6. *****7, *****9, *****0, *****0. *****4, **********38, *****9, *****2. fgSpiS Treble tote: Races 3, 5 654 words
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Obituary55 1960-03-02 19 DKATHS Donald James Lonars. cZ A.‘‘.V sons. 16th lully after ndS K l Hos P ital PeacefAi (g* hort Cecil !y Educat n 11 'ormern father Lt 5 epartmen L Malaomtly Donuri 4 er Coleman re* Malaya tnen Agriculture JWFebru u-v 0 1 icester on the illness i r "hiVwS?55 words
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Article1537 1960-03-02 20 SELLERS HARDLY WILLING TO MEET DEMAND By Our Market Correspondent -j v ()NCE t|te most neglected of shares the dollar rubber section of the Malayan Stock Exchange really came into its own last week, culminating a long period of growing interest. Big appreciations in price were1,537 words
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Article29 1960-03-02 20 tin rubber (per picul) («er lb.) Feb. 22 $393 23 $1.14% 23 $393.00 a $1.14% 24 $392.75 11.16% 25 $391.62% ,117% 26 $391.50 0 $l.lB 27 $391.37%29 words
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Article28 1960-03-02 20 Current Dale or Total Total for payment payment lor previous year year Cob. Tin Dredging April 13 5% nmU tmn Wane MW IflCt March 86 U28 words
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Article58 1960-03-02 20 The tin price in Singapore yesterday was $391.37$ per picul, down 12$ cents, on an unchanged estimated offering of 200 tons. Singapore Copra Association noon prices on Saturday: Fair merchantable Bombay mixed copra: February $41% buyers, $42| sellers. Tone was steady. Singapore Coconut Oil Nfillers’ Association:58 words
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Article281 1960-03-02 20 ALTHOUGH C ii buying, which >. IS continued during ti is week, was a stead factor, it has had a proportionate affect on the Singapore Rut er market, report H.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their curr< nt survey. v v JThia was probably u 0 the difficulties expert281 words
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Article1053 1960-03-02 20 THE following list of' revised 1 quotations was Issued by members of the Malayan Stock Exchange after their last meeting on Saturday (Feb. 27). H and L stand for highest and Idwest for business done in 1959 and In the current year to date. IHDOSTRIUi Mi Alex1,053 words
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