The Straits Budget, 18 May 1960

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    34 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER < .’f-ri W *£ri% Nr Scries 717. —g—«l'W 'III' g=appMMMMWWW«MMMi Kuala Lumpur, May 18, 1960. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 shilling.
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      No teachers and 15 free periods a week
      135 2  -  FORM FOUR Singapore. £8 the Sing a; Minis. j try of 'nation aware that i are no science an< hnicsi teachers in :t sthooi j pace known v|ur eru town Second? i e ih ntcal School We arc to u ottl class
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      SAFEGUARDS AGAINST IMPERSONATION AT THE POLLS
      326 2  -  C. S. 8tNGHE. Deputy Supervisor of Elections. Johore. Johore Bahru. SENATOR LAH, speaking during the second reading of the Local Government Elections Bill in the Senate, cited the case of a man who voted twice at the same polling station. If a person representing
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      Malay classes
      186 2  -  OBSERVER Muar. 10,000 SEEK A SPEED-UP pROM a rough estimate ni the national language classes sponsored by the Government there are about 10,000 adult students at the moment. All are anxious to pass some sort of recognised Malay exam- inatinn as a test of their t progress. I
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      THE ANGLICAN CHURCH ALREADY HAS AN ASSISTANT BISHOP
      389 2 •I" WOULD draw “Churchman’s’' attention to the fact that we already have an Aslan Assistant Bishop of Singapore. If he has not the qualifications which “Churchman” expects of a Bishop, it Is pertinent to ask why he was consecrated Assistant Bishop in
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      Good grief
      76 2  -  Z ABU BAKAR Petaling Jaya. MR8. M A. DAVIDSON (8.T May 12) has given vent to her feelings as an onlooker in no less certain terms than the bereaved give vent to theirs at the loss of a loved one One Is then left to wonder whether anyone
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      ACCIDENTS
      45 2  -  (Miss) M.C.A. Singapore. AS a victim of five accidents. I appeal for the severest punishment for drivers who speed The careless driver should have his licence suspended for five years at least This ought to reduce the large number of unnecessary accidents In Singapore
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      BUS STOP
      65 2  -  (Miss) E. MAHES DEVI Singapore. A BUS stop in front ol v n Rcbln Road (34 milestone Buklt Timah) has been missing for more than a year All this time bus travellers in the area have had to walk a good dls tance to where there is a
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      WRONG WAY
      49 2  -  •iEH.C Kuala Lumpur 1 WHAT use Is W urging ordi: dl t to abandon th- thf practice of rldin r0l d wroni/ side or f t j,e wher on any n week uniformed c llng stables can be J sl(Jf down the right' of Jaian Stadiur. c
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      Lock icon The Year In Commerce
      671 3 -Straits Times, May 9 Th brief, Thorntonp’vsidono of tH‘‘ lS ci,. )m ber ot Commerce uine momentous in the Malayan ,,,V. Since Singapore s F, n ctiuiti« <i'.al advance last year whole question of trade cross the Causeway has been iro \vn (*»>en. in the Federation
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      Lock icon Review Of Education
      696 3 —Straits Times, May 10 The review oi the Federation's education policy, now in its second month, was overdue in more than the technical sense of the word. Which is not to say that the Razak policy is not good. Indeed the nine-man committee now examining its implementation
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      Lock icon The Thugs
      166 3 —Straits Times, May 10 On the occasions when police do manage to get on the scene during gang clashes, they have a fearsome task in trying to apprehend any of the thugs, as Sergeant Jan Singh discovered in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday evening. The fact that he got
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      Lock icon Broken Bonds
      404 3 —Straits Times, May y That Malaya should eventually have two fully developed universities —one in Singapore and another in Ku.'da Lumpur and perhaps even more in other places is in itself cause for pleasurable anticipation rather than alarm. In Britain there is a trend toward county universities; in
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      Lock icon Taxi Delay
      211 3 —Straits Times, May 11 Members of the public who have clamoured over the years for the installation of meters in the Federation’s taxis are not likely to be consoled with evidence that a thorough job is being done now that the deadline for installation has been postponed six
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      Lock icon The Tax Law Changes
      728 3 -Straits Times, May 12 Assurances which spokesmen in the Federation and Singapore have boon giving regarding revision of the income tax ordinance have not in fact assured anyone. If only the two governments would est.iblish a sound case for the exceptional powers they intend giving the
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      Lock icon A Good Bargain
      531 4 —Straits Times. May 12 The Federation negotiating team can congratulate itself on the favourable terms of the new commercial treaty with Japan. In immediate economic advantage we definitely have the edge on Japan; although trade in both directions is likely to expand, tiie bigger immediate increase is
      —Straits Times. May 12  -  531 words
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      Lock icon Japanese Quest
      333 4 —Straits Times May 13 The importance to Japan of the new trade treaty is out of all proportion to the size of the Malayan market for manufactured goods, though that also is not insignificant. It is no recent discovery that Japan, like Britain, must both buy and sell
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      Lock icon New Museum
      248 4 —Straits Times. May 13 An architectural squabble never docs any harm, and there are likely to be differences of opinion about the Federation’s proposed National Museum. Is it really Malay style, or has the inspiration come from further north across the Thai border? It is a fine point
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      Lock icon Off-Course Betting
      722 4 i4 Straits Times, w-y It is an ancient gibe against governments of every hue that they do not despise the money of drinkers and gamblers. The thrust was made once more in the Singapore legislature in the course of the debate on the Betting Bill, a new and
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      BIRTH
      19 4 CROWTHEK: '1° 7' nt Bungsar Ho.>P’’ 1 daughter. |C,0 TO RAE ANT) H at Gleneagles May a daughter.
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    CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
    996 5  -  Vernon Bartlett The indignation that the Chessman case aroused is highly encouraging FUK millions of people in many parts of I:-,' world, the event of the week has probably been the death of Caryl Chessman. And rightly so! It is encouraging that indignation should be so widespread
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    A WARD FROM C-in-C FOR No. 209 SQN.
    73 5 SINGAPORE. May B—Air Chief Marshal, the Earl ot Bandon, C-in-C. FEAF, will present a Standard to No. 209 Squadron based at Seletar, on May 13 at 4.15 p.m. The Standard is awarded to R.A.F. squadrons after 25 or more years of meritorious
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    £5 postal order available
    51 5 KUALA LUMPUR. May 8 A new denomination of British Postal Order for €5 costing $43.45 will be on sale in Federation post offices from May 16. it was announced today Thp value of the postal order may be increased up to lid by affixing unused postage
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    May 31: A day of prayer for S. Africa
    187 5 SINGAPORE, May 8. ANGLICAN churches here will say prayers for race-troubled South Africa on May 31. i’he Archoishop ot Cape town wrote last month to the former Bishop of Singapore the Right Rev H. W Baines asking that the clergy and
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    ‘Punish the firms that don’t teach employees’
    126 5 KUALA LIIMPIJR, May 8 Proposals that business organisations should be prosecuted if they do not provide a free adult education service for their employees are contained in a Socialist Front memorandum to the Government. The memorandum suggests that classes should be organised by
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    Big crowd at shop fire.
    39 5 KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 Passers-by put out a fire In a provisions shop In Jalan Raja Bot. oir Batu Road, here tonight. Police were called to control a crowd of several hundred who gathered.
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    Bus millionaire freed by gang: Big ransom paid
    448 6 KEPT BOUND, GAGGED FOR NINE DAYS IN UNDERGROUND CELL SINGAPORE, May 8 fTI H E kidnapped millionaire chairman of the Green Bus Company, Mr. Ong Cheng Siang, 44, was released on the night of May 6 alter being held captive in an
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    Young recruits to gangs: Appeal to parents
    323 6 IPOH, May 8 PARENTS here were urged today to win the confidence 01 their children and rescue them from the “clutches and threats” of secret societies. The appeal came from a senior police spokesman after invesligations had shown that more and more students
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    Rebels stay silent
    124 6 PENANG. May 8 Thirty Indonesian rebels w'ho have been reiused political asylum by the Federation Government have virtually isolated themselves in the Batu Ferringhi home ot theii counsel. Mr. Jag-jit Singh, about 11 miles from the city The Indonesians, led by Johannes Choeldi. who holds the rank
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    Lock icon GANGLAND ARSENAL
    38 6 SOME of the secret society weapons which the Ipoh police have recovered from hide-outs during the past six months. Many were recovered on tips given by the public.—Straits on tips given by the public.—Straits Times picture.
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    $1-A-MINUTE TO SEE CAPITAL FROM AIR
    135 6 KUALA LUMPUR. May 8. ANYBODY with $lO to spare will be able to see Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya from the air on Sundays. This attraction will oe offered by the Flying Club here In a bid to raise revenue. The flights, which will
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    The health shows draw big crowds
    87 6 LUMPUR, May B. Thousands of people attended health exhibitions which began here yesterday. They are the World Health Organisation’s exhibition on malaria and a blood bank exhibition sponsored by the Kuala Lumpur Lions Club, both at the Selangor Turf Club In Ampang Road. Free
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    12 HELD IN RAIDS ON PAHANG VILLAGES
    74 6 JJENTONG, May 8.—Special Branch detectives detained 12 people, including five women, under the Emergency Regulations in swoops yesterday at Perting and Ketari new villages and at S3ng estate on the 11th mile. Bentong-Tras road The raids were part of* drive to eliminate the
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    59,532 cars in S’pore
    46 6 SINGAPORE Mny other 421 cars v.en t r ed last month *>ri total to 59,532 The number cles and bicycle xuer* a marked ineiX 1 i t rc yc!es are now 15.. ari and 259.390 bn M crease of 328 and ively.
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    Lock icon Sergeant beaten up as he holds gang clash suspect
    396 7  -  By K. BASKARAN Kuala Lumpur, May 8 4 POLICE sergeant grimly held on to a thug A while 10 others rained blows on him with slicks and stones in Bukit Bintang Road here today. Sgt. Jan Singh, 49. of Pudu Road
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    Mr. S. IS‘POCKET DICTATOR’ SAYS MAK
    216 7 IPOH. May 8.- A suggestion that Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, secre-tary-general of the Peoples’ Progressive Party, is a “pocket dictator” was made today by Mr. Mak Fie Hong, a committee member of the party until his resignation on May 8. In a signed statement
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    Order’s first monastery
    36 7 8 The Rea*>lisheri m Mi sslon has estits fir it r l astery in Ipoh. Fr! m L Malay a. t yoad mon t a h S e ter p« uy to preach.
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    FOUR KIDNAP CYCLIST AT DAGGER-POINT
    107 7 IPOH, May B.—An unidenti--1 fied middle-aged man was kidnapped while cycling in Gopeng Road here tonight. The kidnap took place about 300 yards from the residence of the Mentri Besar of Perak, where the Deputy Prime Minister. Tun Abdul Razak. was having dinner with Government
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    Razak: ‘Govt. is keeping faith’
    243 7 IPOH. May B.—The Alliance Government was keeping its promises of peace, prosperity and justice for the people of Malaya, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, told a political rally tonight. He was speaking at Gopeng in support of Mr. Liew Why Hone, the Alliance
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    Johore move on Budget
    127 7 JOHORE BAHRU. May B. The committee on standing rules and orders of the Johore Legislative Assembly has recommended that the standing committee on finance be abolished. Instead, it has recommended that the responsibility for the preparation and presentation of the annual estimates should fall upon the
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    $2mil. LOW-COST HOMES
    251 8 ESTATES TO BE BUILT AT KAMPAR AND SUNGEI SIPUT Federal Govt loan will finance the projects IPOH, May 8. rpwO low-cost housing schemes are exA pected to be completed in Perak this year at a total cost of about $2 million. They will be at the mining
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    NEW TAX LAW WILL HARASS THE HONEST MAN: ASSOCIATION
    815 8 SINGAPORE, May 8 1\HE Income Tax Payers’ Association of Singapore has urged the Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, to reconsider the proposed amendments to the Income Tax Ordinance. The association in a memorandum to the Minister, submitted that the proposed
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    Chief of ship firm fined
    50 8 PENANG, May 9.—A shippms company’s managing director was today fined $85 for failing to call at the Penang Labour Department when n* was ordered to do so on J 8 this year. Loh Teng Kee. of tne Federal Shipping pleaded guilty to a summons charge.
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    Now 1961 proclaimed as ‘Visit Singapore’ year
    211 8 QINGAPORE, May 8. The Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, has proclaimed next year as “Visit Singapore—the Orient Year.” This is in keeping with the decision last year by the international union of official travel organisations, of which Singapore is a member, to
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    SPUR FOR INDUSTRY
    400 9 plan to attract more capital SINGAPORE, May 9. rpm, Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, l f said tonight the Government was planning mi industrial estate on which businessmen would be given every inducement to set up factories. This estate, in its first si age, would cover
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    LIGHTNING-A MOTOR CYCLIST DIES
    122 9 SINGAPORE, May 9. BRITISH soldier was killed by lightning today ti le riding a motor-cycle during a storm. He J as Co *'Poral C Cotton, of 6 Company, RASC, Nee coon. il<* V i truck at the 1‘ 2 P Thomson Road his w.iv back to
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    The boom
    136 9 (CONTINUED) TRADE FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR TOTALS $1,251 MIL 1£UALA LUMPUR, May 9.—The Federation’s total trade for the first quarter of this year, amounting to $1,250.9 million, exceeds that for the same period last year by $347.3 million. Direct foreign trade totalled S832.4 million $257.6
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    PMIP: WE’LL TAKE THOSE LOAN GRANTS
    489 9 Party was only ayainst *methods of borrowiny KUALA LUMPUR, May 9. Pan-Malayan Islamic Party will accept A grants from foreign loans raised by the Federal Government, the Senate was told today. The PMIP senators, who stated their party’s policy on foreign loans, made these
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    ‘Woods is new Bishop’ starts a ripple in Singapore
    248 9 gINGAPORE, May 9.—Anglican Church circles here believe that the former Archdeacon of Singapore, the Veil. Robin Woods, has been named the new BLshop of Singapore. He will succeed the Rt. Rev. H. W. Baines, who left Singapore last month to become
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    REMEMBER AGRICULTURE -EXPERT
    83 10 KUALA LUMPUR. May 9. Governments In bouth-East Asia were today urged to take Into consideration the agricultural development in their countries in making general public policy. The suggestion came from Dr. Arthur Mosher. Executive Director of the Council of Economic and Cultural Allairs, New York, in an
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    Sultan’s visit
    19 10 KUALA LIPIS May 9.—The Sultan of Pahang today completed a three-day official visit to Kuala Lipis District.
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    Silent public: CID chief hits out at indifference to helping police
    467 10 HAMILTON SPEAKS OF STINKING EXAMPLE, ASKS FOR NEWS KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 MANY people with information about gangland operators in Selangor are keeping silent and not helping the police. Their silence has resulted in an increase in gangster activities
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    A double graduation
    64 10 SUNGEI PATANI, May 9 —A nephew and niece of the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, have both graduated from Dublin University. Sved Nahar, only son of Syed Sheh Shahabudin. Malayan ambassador to Thailand, has taken an economics degree, while his wife. Che Shariffah Azaliah, daughter of the
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    RURAL PLAN—NOT A LUXURY SCHEME
    252 10 TPOlf, May 9. The rural development plan does not aim at providing luxuries of any sort, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak, said here today. “I want to make this very clear,” he told the Straits Times. “Thi* rural development plan is national, both
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    Goh stands firm on new Tax Bill
    272 10 SINGAPORE, May 9 EXTRA POWERS NECESSARY 9 SINGAPORE'S Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, declared tonight that he intended to proceed with the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill in the Assembly on May 11. He said that the powers being sought from the Assembly
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    Sarawak to expand primary education
    232 10 KUCHING. May 9. MORE children in Sarawak (population: 739.000) should have a primary education but less than one-third of those completing the primary education would find places in secondary classes. This is the opinion ot an advisory committee set up to study a report on
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    COMMITTEE TO WORK OUT DETAILS OF NEW VARSITY MOVE
    183 11 KUALA LUMPUR, May 9. a SPECIAL committee will be set up soon to A- study details of the Federation Governproposal to establish its own national university by 1962. Thl> announced today ‘,h. chairman of the »tioNi’ -ouncll of the Uniof Malaya
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    Malacca land projects will cost $11.3mil.
    172 11 ■MALACCA. May 9. The |lvl Chief Minister of Malacca l:.che Abdul Ghafar |t... aid today that ■4.670 acres oi State land had ■bee:, earmarked for Federal K:.d State land development ■cherr.es. Another 12.000 acres would alienated to individuals. Kl Addre"ing a Press confer- et.ee
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    Thieves get $1,808 in raids on 2 cinemas
    85 11 TA, b r i y' M lv f >—Burglars her, 0 'nemas :imi 1 ns morning An total of Sl.BOB. fun n s the thieves an. -I safe tak 1 1,1, weekend ,K of 51.7 JO. on„ v thp n, ,n a
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    Housing allowance breach of faith
    141 11 PENANG. May 10. CITY Council labourer will have to refund $333 to the council because he has been drawing a housm- allowance while occupying council quarters. This has been recommended by the Council’s establishment and disciplinary committee. In addition, the committee has recommended that all
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    $12m. in fees
    29 11 KUALA LUMPUR. May 9 Primary schools in the Federation brought In $12,124,515 In school fees last year—with Perak leading with $2,401,527, the Senate was tpld today.
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    Brokers spend 40 mins, on first ‘call’
    352 11 STOCK EXCHANGE TO COME IN GNADUAL STEPS—BROOKE KUALA LUMPUR, May 9.—The first “call” of shares ever to take place in the Federation was made today when representatives of four sharebrokers’ firms met in the “clearing house” of the Bank Negara here. The firms
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    ‘Smallfry’ Reds now top priority target
    147 11 KUALA LUMPUR, May 9. Four small fry” Communist terrorists in West Pahang have beeome the top priority target of Special Branch operations. The head of the Special Braneh, Inche llussein hin lla.ji Mohamed Sidek. said today he was confident that the terrorists—the last operatfng
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    $30 A MEETING FOR COUNCILLORS: IT’S BACK-DATED
    200 11 MALACCA, May 9. T*HE State Government has decided to advise the A Malacca Municipal Council to pay its councillors $3O for each meeting they attend as “loss of earnings” to be back-dated from January 1958. Payment to each councillor should not exceed $2OO
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    He steals for JOY
    56 11 TEM’K ANSON, May 10.— A young rubber tapper told a magistrate here yesterday that he “enjoyed stealing other people’s property” and that he “didn’t mind” others stealing his. Shem Koon Lian. 21. who pleaded guilty to stealing 50 katis of rubber sheets, was jailed for eight
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    Umno branch in PMIP stronghold
    47 11 KOTA BHARU, May 0. Umno has opened a new branch in Kok Lanas, a stronghold of the PMIP. 14 miles west of here. Kok Lanas is In the constituency tKota Bharu Selatan> of the Kelantan Mentri Besar, Haji Ishak Lotfi bln Omar.
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    30 MEN WITH A SECRET FEAR...
    192 11 OENANG, May 9.—The 1 30 Indonesian rebels who have been retused political asylum in this country are keeping their movements secret for fear of falling into the hands of agents of the Jakarta Government. One source close to the rebels hinted today that the
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    Sarawak visit
    31 11 .KUCHING. May 9. The United Kingdom High Commissioner in ttie Federation of Malaya. Sir Geolroy Tory, and Lady Tory, are due here today for a week’s visit to Sarawak.
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    $100,000 GEMS GRAB Towkay: I felt like fainting
    389 12  -  By B. K. BASKARAN Kuala lumpur, May. 10.—A gang of six held up a goldsmith on winding Kanchang Pass, 12 miles north of here, today and robbed him of jewels worth $100,006. Mr. Long Hu Thong, 37, was returning to Butterworth, where
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    Lock icon New economic partners
    30 12 THE MINISTER of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. and the Japanese Ambassador. Mr. K. Hayashi, signing the trade agreement on May 10. —Straits Times Picture.
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    Women visitors wanted for mental patients
    244 12 IPOH, May 10.-Women here are to be asked to pay regular visits to patients in the Central Mental Hospital at Tanione Rambutan, so that the patients will not feel discarded and shunned. The Mental Patients Welfare Association has decided to approach women members of
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    KHIR: TRADE PACT WILL BRING MORE CAPITAL
    384 12 KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 A TRADE agreement signed today between Malaya and Japan will lead to more joint industrial ventures and increased trade. This was expressed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, after the agreement was signed at
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    RAJA MUDA’S LUXURY CAR ARRIVES
    57 12 RAJA MUDA’ S LUXURY CAR ARRIVES PORT SWETTENHA .1. 10- A gleaming $23,520 car for the a a i> of Selangor was larded today from the bt" steamer. Benvemic sSi The car. an Austin f m was lifted by a era:** f the ship’s hold to de It was then
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    Wesak visitor
    24 12 SINGAPORE. M in Ion’s High Comm) in Malaya and Commi > Gu Singapore, Mr P today nawardana. from Kuala Lumpm brate Wesak Day
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    Architect son of a millionaire to wed English girl
    151 13 ri’ANTAN, May 10.-—More 1 than a thousand guests will attend Kuantan’s wedding of the year on May 15. HE BRIDEGROOM is Mr. Lim Chin See. 28, third son of millionaire businessman Dato Lim Hoe Lek. HE BRIDE is 21-year-old Barbara Winifred
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    TECHNICAL COLLEGE COURSE for MALAYS
    126 13 KUALA LUMPUR, May 10. THE Technical College here will soon start a one--1 year preliminary course for under-qualified Malay students to enable them to join the college. The principal of the colf?t, Mr. N.A. Nair, said totov: "The Federation GovT::ment is concerned over te small
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    THE MALAYAN DOLLAR: THE SAFEST TO BUY AND TO HOLD...
    156 13 SINGAPORE, May 10.—The r *J n ii nce Minister. Dr. Swee said over nadio Singapore last night a t he had been conthr.!!nK wa ys to encourage But 1 amonß the people. Was wider than the ?at? h” of the
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    Pensioners to study claims
    44 13 t AIOu STAR, May 10.—The rv Govern ment Penslonnnua'° Clali0n w111 hold lts meeU ng on May 28 at the Malay Girls’ School in Seberang Perak. It will discuss claims for the restoration of full pension after 10 years’ retirement.
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    EX-DETAINEE (HE’S 65) TO DIE FOR MURDER
    158 13 EX-DETAINEE (HE’ S 65) TO DIE FOR MURDER RAUB. May 10. A former detainee was sentenced to death today for the murder of his wife. The jury took 25 minutes to return a 5-2 verdict of guilty against Lee Ful Khuan, 65. Today, one of Lee’s five children, Lee Chin.
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    400 SAY: DON’T BAN FISH STAKES
    125 13 A LOR STAR, May 10.— Four hundred fishermen in Kuala Perils have petitioned the Mentri Besar, Tuan Sheikh Ahmad bin Mo* hamed Hashim, not to ban fishing stakes. The ban has already been imposed In Kedah waters and Perils fishermen oppose similar action being
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    W.H.O. course in Moscow
    53 13 KUALA LUMPUR, May 10. —The World Health Organisation has invited the Federation to send a delegate to attend a training course at Moscow from Aug. 16 on In-sect-borne diseases. The question of sending a representative was now being considered, a spokesman for the Ministry of External
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    GAY GUEST DIES AFTER A DANCE WITH THE BRIDESMAID AT WEDDING
    191 13 SINGAPORE, May 10. A wedding guest danced with the pretty bridesmaid to the background of clinking glasses and gay chatter. The music over. Mr. Norman Victor Jansen, 56, (above) bowed gaily to his partner and returned to his seat.
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    REFINERY TO GO TO BUKOM THAT’S BEST LOCATION. SAY SURVEY TEAM: INTEGRATION WITH PRESENT PLANT
    331 13 REFINERY TO GO TO BUKOM THAT’ S BEST LOCATION. SAY SURVEY TEAM: INTEGRATION WITH PRESENT PLANT SINGAPORE, May 10. s4o million Shell oil refinery for Singapore will be located at Pulau Bukom. The Shell Company of Singapore announced today that a special survey team from Europe had decided on this
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    Branches in all States
    52 13 PENANG. May 10.—The National Union of Teachers will revive its Kedah branch at a meeting on May 14 In the Sultan Abdul Hamid college hall at Alor Star. “With the re-organisation of this centre, we will have branches In every state.” the president, Mr. DB. Ramanathan,
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    The silent public hits back
    355 14 POLICE GET BLAME FOR PEOPLE REFUSING TO GIVE INFORMATION ON GANGSTERS KlIALA LUMPUR, May 10. MEMBERS of the public today suggested two reasons why the public were being silent witnesses to murders, gang robberies and other gangster activities in Selangor: THE POLICE interrogate rather than
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    Bodies of 3 women in well
    142 14 Tanjong tualang. (Perak), May 10. The bodies of three women were found in a disused 24-ft. well beside a jungle track here today. They had been brutally stabbed. The women were Chong Siew Keow. 41, Lai Chen. 44. and Chong Yew Kiew, 39. They
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    Taxi meters move is postponed
    154 14 KUALA LUMPUR, May 10. 'PHE Government move to fit all taxis in the Federation with meters by July 1 has been postponed for six months. This is because the Department of Road Transport is engrossed in the task of trying to discover just how many
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    Four priests celebrate a jubilee
    103 14 PENANG. May 10. Four Christian brothers three in Malaya and one in Hong Kong will celebrate their silver jubilee on May 14. Three of them are Malayans, w’hile the fourth, from Hong Kong, is at present serving in Japan. They are: Rev. Brother T. Michael,
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    MALAYANS ARE TOPS IN C-PLAN CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
    239 14 Kuala lumpur, May 10. —Malayans who have joined Che Technical Correspondence School in Australia under the Colombo Plan have outshone students of most other countries. They beat them in aptitude, hard work and results, a statement by the Australian High Commission here said
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    NANYANG: TAN TO STEP DOWN
    465 14 SINGAPORE, May 10 f T\HE chairman of the Nanyang University A Council, Mr. Tan Lark Sye, yesterday sent out letters to 11 regional councils in Malaya inviting them to elect a permanent representative each to the new council to be set up under the Nanyang
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    ‘Sea demons’ having a thin time
    78 15 \l.A TKENGGANU, May 17. —Thousands op people packed the -aih illuminated beach of ii.it u Burak, four mill > from here, last :ii-hi during annual celehratons aimed at driving away “sea demons” ami ensuring a rich ham-si for padi farmers. Many candies illuminated the
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    A SOUTHERN BRANCH OF M.M.A.
    81 15 JOHORE BAHRU. May 11. A branch of th.e Malayan i Association has been in Jt hore Bahru for 'i'.e atheran region of the Federation. .>t: [cials are Dr. Yeoh S(-o. chairman: Dr. hih Si ing Yeow. hon. secreUr PS Raman, hon. treasurer; Dr Chen Kok
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    HELP FOR COCONUT INDUSTRY IS SOUGHT
    252 15 KUALA LUMPUR, May 11. A >P Federation Government co-operative A sheer, Inclie Mohamed Hussein bin Ibrahim, will leave on May 15 for Rome to get a l! possible help to boost the Malayan coconut industry. He will lead a delegation to the U.N. Food
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    Transferred
    27 15 JOHORE BAHRU. May 11, Inche Ali Raya. District Officer, Muar, has been transferred to Johore Bahru to take up the appointment of President. Religious Adairs Department.
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    546 15  -  EX-THAI LEADER TO RETRACE THE STEPS OF LORD BUDDHA By EE BOON LEE Singapore, May 11 CLIM, silver-haired Marshal Pibul Songgram, 63, deposed Premier of Thailand, sailed into Singapore today and talked of his two big hopes in life. One was
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    NEW TIN AGREEMENT WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER, SAYS MALAYAN EXPERT
    433 15 KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 A Malayan expert t iri iy predicted that Pi ’posed new in,ornr. ;ional tin agreeJt'iu would further minimise fluctuations v ‘O' world price of this metal. H }l Ir Chan Kwong in ce Senator and
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    Income tax: Assembly approves amendment Bill in Singapore
    610 17 FINANCE MINISTER EXPLAINS WHY THIS MOVE WAS ‘NECESSARY* SINGAPORE. May 12 Ti) {t; income Tax i Amendment Bill was passed in the gislative Assen. today after a j.nglhy debate whiw began yesterday A tur a short debate In committee when the clauses
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    Three shots—three pythons
    167 17 S ,N(I UMJRE. May 12 I iift'c pythons, each sev- r.i] \.-(ls long, slithered ie grass towards !r t‘ r «‘.v a number of pius in P<*n. 1 never reached the pigs. Three bullets stopped them in their tracks. Matthew Choong, Felix Cheong and Vincent Lim (left
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    A TEAM FOR GENEVA WITH THREE AIMS
    126 17 A y VI’ION Govern,<:,m will leave on if., a i| |t '°r Geneva on l V* 1 mission: Hose watch on non: 1 J la,a .v*n ex’m* European ar- »rket countries 11 I'nger. 1 >hat way exports onn ntri( ~M r developed can
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    TO BECOME PIONEER PRODUCTS
    53 17 KUALA LUMPUR, May 12. Hand trucks, wheel barrows and metal furniture are to be given pioneer .status. Cther products named in a Government list published today included glassware, bus seats, bus window regulators. sewing machine heads and carbon paper. Those wishing to object should do so
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    McMullin is impressed by the Malayan M.P.s
    123 17 SINGAPORE, May 12. Before Hying oIT to Argentina today Sir Alister McMullin, chairman ot the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, said he had been tremendously impressed by the progress made both in the Federation and Singapore. Sir Alister, who spent three weeks in the two
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    Lock icon FIFTY YEARS AGO
    115 18 From the Straits Times oj May 12, 1910. THE opium monopoly department has distinguished itself mightily within the past few weeks, but all its previous raptures of illicit traders pale before the coup which Mr. Howard and his nwrry men achieved yesterday. A raid was made in
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    They are everywhere: These sinister champions of peace...
    920 18 They are everywhere: These sinister champions of peace THE EXTENT TO WHICH CHINA IS PLAYING HER PART IN THE COLD WAR CAN BE SEEN IN THE AGENTS PLANTED THE WORLD OVER AN article, they will rightly tell you in the schools of journalism, should have an opening paragraph which catches
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    NO PLEA FROM CAPE MALAYS TO FEDERATION
    180 18 KUALA LUMPUR. May 13 HTHE Federation Government has not reA ceived any direct representation from Cape Town Malays concerning their “sufferings” as a result of increasingly repressive apartheid measures by the South African Government. 1 A spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs
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    GEN. PIKE LEAVING NEXT WEEK
    82 18 SINGAPORE. May 13—MajGen. W.G.H. Pike. Chief of Staff. General Headquarters. Farelf. leaves on May 17. for London to take over as Vice-Chief of the Imperial General S»taff with the rank of Lieutenant-General Gen. Pike, who has held his present post since November. 1957. will take
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    Craft show
    19 18 KLUANG. May 13. An arts and crafts exhibition is being held at the Secondary English School here.
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    TOURIST IS SURPRISED: ‘SO MODERN, SO CLEAN’
    109 18 TOURIST IS SURPRISED: SO MODERN, SO CLEAN ITU ALA LtMPIR. May 13. —An American tourist left here today very much surprised to find Malaya “so clean, orderly and full of modern buildings.’ “I thought Malaya "as a wild country.” he said. Retired agricultural engineer, Mr. I). .1. Loward. w. who
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    KLM Electra service
    45 18 SINGAPORE. Mav 'j*.,. J KLM Royal Out i’ll trJ will start regim'. h jn( j flights from Slirap; ■> 0 Kuala Lumpur to I J une 9. d t>y This was annou^ ,e R the sales manager. tO Kruizinga. in SlngaP r day.
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    No. 209 Sqn. honoured
    83 18 SINGAPORE. May 13. The Singapore-based No. 209 Squadron of the Royal Air Force today received the Distinguished Queen’s Standard for meritorious services in three wars and in the Malayan Emergency. The presentation was made by Air Chiel s ll n .c. Earl of Band a t
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    SPRING CUP RTO TIMBERLANE Happy Melody taken the top sprint
    998 19  -  EmpText IN Timber- scored a the Class l, Div. ho. Buk»t_jBpr» spFii^Sic'..; Th ii the ™r. ■der ■ho '->5 tOt.jmy Pt$S®$»■imho gaveCrCP*B^ r/ ■lent. iole HeWjw.tf Kjth i ranee. itvPtoVlp 9 Haul a iody. ably ■d dv ny Ke ch.
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    Tuans meets an old friend at tiffin party
    512 19  -  J COUNTRYMAN'S JQURNA^j enormous watermelon for the kid*. TUAN DJEK. v 1 THI DUSUK (Kora Tist M i) May 6. QURINC the last week the deadly mono85:' tony of life In the Du sun was moderated certain extent. On Friday there was
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      CLOSING PRICES
      26 20 tin rubber (per picul) (per lb.) May 9 $186.00 $1.19% 10 $886.00 closed 11 $386.87% $1.34% 18 9387.00 81.36 18 $387.87% $1.42% 14 $387.37%
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      Cement output
      8 20 Production by the Rawang lflAiHl tnn
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      RUBBER PRICE TOPS $1.43
      1425 20 Good business as K.L. Stock Exchange opens By Our Market Correspondent THE opening of a Stock Exchange in Kuala Lumpur last week coincided with most active market conditions which were stimulated by the rubber price going over the 143 cents level. Dollar rubbers were very firm
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      Copra Price
      275 20 Singapore Copra Association noon prices per picul on May 14: Fair merchantable Bombay mixed copra: May s34j (nominal). Malaysia Bobber Company announced a final divldenn tor 1989 of 27% per* cent making 86 per cent (against a total of 25 per cent for the previous year). The net
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      RUBBER CROPS
      14 20 Further April rubber crops ineluded Nyalas 35,399 lb. and ladraKiri 69,436 lb.
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      Business done
      95 20 Spur KOF INTtMfOh M%y (EE 1 Hl rto4vm) ISI IS *P> Huy m J <4M ,/t 0 3 B h£?’ n»T? n!5’p«i. fi! 1 Gnpt foh I 3fp££ -“»«J BlinkW Cr**i jj jffiinSy WII llwr J ft'MMC Thick RMtttM Blank) i m Ci»p# roii I HMUK/C rtmiamJi 8
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      Tin price down by 50 cents
      46 20 SINOAPO KE, May tf The tin priu in BMf| yesterday was quoted at gffl per picul, down 50 cents on I offering at 250 tag Singapore Coconut Oil Wj Association Bulk >53.50 uM drum SS6AO Sellers. Tone 1 quiet. W
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      29 20 Current Dale of T«mI T«tal |j p«ymrnl for p~M yr»r M Safflep Hotel Mfct Map $0 II* Vaekeon and Co. 10% May $8 10% l« t Xntfertm
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      1121 20 T'HE followinglist of revised 1 quotations was Issued by members of the Malayan Stork Exchange after their last meeting on Saturday (May 14) K and L (land lor nlghest and lowest for business done this year INDUSTRIALS V* H L IS Alex Bricks 2.40 2.20 Ords 2.30
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