The Straits Budget, 11 October 1961

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    39 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIME* MALAYA NATIONAL NIWSPAPIR 1 *\i#/ at-' i* *Lr’W %^t fc< i Ncv t ries 7901 Kuala Lain pur) "October 11, 196 V Price 40 oenti (Malaya) cV 1 ShlUlnf.
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  • From THE STRAITS TIMES POSTBAG
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      ‘Resign’ shouts by Barisan
      662 2  -  VP*. l > a. Singapore t SOME QUESTIONS FOR DR. LEE SIEW CHOH K ti7E are getting a little tired of S being subjected to Dr. Lee Slew Choh’s repeated calls to the Government to resign without being shown why the Government should resign. f Ryr.
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      FAMILY PLANNING
      209 2  -  H. G. BENJAMIN Penang STRAITS TIMES reader*,, will agree with £r. S.L. Sodhy during an address to the recent inaugural meeting of the Penang Family Planning Association that Vit’s quality that counts/' but one wonders If quality can be divorced from quantity. Kelson was the ninth child In
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      HOW THE TENGKU WENT TO SCHOOL
      308 2  -  J. F. A Sungel Patanl were groundless; tor had not he himself been to an English school and yet remained a > The “Jlapitan China,'* grandfather of Mr. Lee Ewe Boon, also helped. With his assistance 25 Chinese boys were enrolled, f Another great
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      REVENUE, NOT A POSTAGE STAMP
      101 2  -  H. A. FORRER Singapore S -a ()N sept. 28 a report in the Straits Times refers to the exceptionally rare stamp of MalayaIssued-Im the Straits Settlements, l.e. the $500 stamp This was a /revenue stamp, not a postage stamp. I was acting for the Assistant
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      RETIREMENT ROW: REAL INCENTIVE
      94 2  -  i'NDl-LAH Ipoh L C V. ijspwn* j limit to 60 u d the am I Sf WK™ 1 ™4» tSMM:, "2ft! Insttfld th f arp HVoi throughout !r te J££ to harbour SfmdV lK A of «firforK, "motion n 1 not 9 Tight must be l
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      A SUMMARY
      77 2  -  GAYI. I). NESS Petaling Jaya WL your Identifying re- I marks on my article on the recent symposium on economic and social problemsin the Far East held In Hong Kong tS.T. Oct 6> you suggest that i presented ft fn a talk Actually, as Indicated In the article.
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      The Guardian Angel
      118 2  -  S. C. IAN Singapore AN increase in the number of vehicles might cause an n increase in accidents. I once heard how a young wife succeeded In deterring her husband from speeding. She secretly installed an automatic machine winch, when the car was going at 40 m.p.h.,
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      PRAISE FOR THE TRULY CIVIL CIVIL SERVANT...
      189 2  -  ervani iirI F (BRITISH) H SKW Singapore A FTER so i much talk about the Sins and omissions of the State’s civil servants, I would like to offer a word of praise to the Water Board, and especially to the unknown man who
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      TROLLEY POSTS
      30 2  -  J ;W> EYE!' Singapore CBJCE there >’o trolley bust rl ollyer son Green ca bie5 Quay the on; ould be and steel po_ rS conremoved io* HU 11
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      Lock icon Penang Housing
      256 3 •Straits Time's. Oct. 2 p, is rapidly establish- putation as a Stati C Government and the lt meil find i* almost im- ;<> ‘40 1 along with each sponsibility for public >s the latest subject o! sy, touched off by ,1 Government’s recent ment tha 4 it intends
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      Lock icon Wood Research
      176 3 Straits Time's, Oct. 2 »ncouraging to heai panese businessmen are r mu the possibility of in the manufacture of yan hardboard which t place the Federation s 1 arge imports of the Mtv. Any impression use et rubber wood •sis of a hardboard is !«’n nn which Japanese
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      Lock icon Lottery Ban
      152 3 Straits Timt*. Oct. 2 The statement by the PMIP publicity chief, Ustaz Abu Bakar Hamzah that his partybears no responsibility foi Kelantun’s recent ban on lottery grants, can hardiv be expected to convince even the most naive amongst the ra’ayat. The Sultan, as Ustaz Abu Bakar rightly points
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      Lock icon Future of The Base
      515 3 Straits Times, Oct 3 As soon as he sees “the green light,” Tengku Abdul Rahman will go to London to discuss the merger of the Federation and Singapoie (and, it may be assumed, the entry of the Bemoan territories into a Greater Malaysia.) It is unlikely
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      Lock icon High Credit Standing
      587 3 Straits Times. Oct Mr. Tan Siew Sin abroad is always an excellent ambassador for Malaya and his recent trips to Ghana and several European capitals have not been wasted. He feels justified satisfaction in being able to bring home news that Malaya could easily follow Japan .nto
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      Lock icon Water Pact
      335 3 Straits Times, Oct. 4 The m w walei agi < mi til signed between the nnrl Johore Governments superseding the arrangement that has been in force since I'JJT, contains no surprises, and in fact ioliow.s faithfully the proposals submitted six years ago when negotiations began. For the first
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      Lock icon On The March
      263 3 Straits Times. Oct. 4 Football in Asia, like its nationalism, is on the march. Last week for the first time Asia s voice was raised in unison at a meeting of FIFA, seeking stronger representation on the executive committee of the international football authority. An amendment was
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      Lock icon Free Trade Area
      562 4 Straits Times. Oct 5 'l’hf communique issued altei the inter* territorial c<»n iereiuv in Kucliine last week lam only the reservation ol “linai approval ol the gowrnim nts upon it.* announcement that the agreement, ii.av in (halt, for a free trade area between North Borneo anil Saiawak
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      Lock icon Quick Gains And Losses
      498 4 Strait> Times. Oct. 5 October 9, when the International Tin Council holds its twice-postponed meeting, is a day of considerable significance not only for the Government and the mining industry but for thousands of investors, many of whom have ventured into the share market for the
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      Lock icon A Touch Of Discipline
      318 4 Straits Times. Oct. li Party members may **e expected t»* attach more ttian passing importance t the recent action of Unino's disciplinary board «gainst five officials ol the Larut-Matang division and the Taiping branch in Perak. Two of the officials have been suspended from their party
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      Lock icon Bill for schools
      601 4 —Straits Times. Oct T The educational policy ol tile Federation, says the new Bill embodying the Raiinuiti Taiib review committee proposals. is to establish a national system “which will satisfy the needs of the nation and promote its cultural, social, economic and political development.” Pupils ate iO
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      Lock icon Fair Showing
      187 4 *ully. Strait" Time In an area like Soutn-Ea.e Asia it is easier to eo-oxis! than it is to co-operate and as the Thai Foreign Ministet Mr. Thanat Khoman. told tti* United Nations, the entral virtue of the Association r South-East Asia is that it i> actively seeking ways
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      BIRTHS
      17 4 hum INKPEN Ol Epsom Distric H< nl England. r wt f e of Trevor (Ralph Trevor*
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    Productivity centre to be headed by Malayan
    251 5 UN FUND AID FOR INDUSTRY TRAINING BODY KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 1. MALAYAN with wide training in the international Labour Organisation has been appointed director of one of the Federation s most important industrial training projects—the National Productivity Centre in Petaling Jaya. He is
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    PRESS CLUB FUND NOW $35,000
    95 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. I. A Singapore Chinese newspaper, the Sin Chew Jit Poh, hi.-, donated $6,000 towards tr.e Press Club of Malaya building fund, which now totals 535.000. Other donations received: Shaw Foundation $2,500; Mr. Heah Joo Seang $1,000; Straits Echo $500; Kennlson Bros Ltd
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    Rida has nine visitors
    65 5 KUALA TRENOGANU, Oct. 1 7The nine members of Party Negara in Sarawak now on a t "ur of the Federation visited the Rida weaving centre at Ru iia and the brass and copper industry at Ladang, in Trengganu. today. They also visited the Rida dockyard and
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    One-man show
    25 5 PENANG,‘Oct. 2.—A Kelantan artist, Inche Yusoff H. Abdullah, will stage a oneman exhibition at the British Council here from Oct. 5 to 12.
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    Sailing lessons on lake
    105 5 I POH, Oct. 1. The newlyformed Kinta Sailing Club is starting a training scheme for beginners —to teach them sailing on a lake near Batu Oajah. The secretary of the club, Mr. O. J. Reid, said that an experienced helmsman would take on the beginners for
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    Padang rally for Children’s Day
    51 5 KUALA SELANGOR. Oct. 1 Pupils from 19 schools in Kuala Selangor will take part In a Children’s Day rally on the Town Padang on Oct. 7 The District Officer, Inche Abdul Rahman bln Lebal Abbas, will speak to the children on the significance of the
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    Half of those taking up Indian studies are non-Indians
    255 5 KUALA LUMPUR. October 1. 4 V MOST half the number f students of the Uniyer ity of Malaya here Uk p *k up Indian studies a re non-Indians. v^ Pf >f. Xavier 8. Thani ’am, head of the De-paf*--ient of Indian
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    Razak is off on tour of Japan
    175 5 l/’UALA LUMPUR, Oct. 1. —The Deputy Prime Minister ana Minister of Rural Development, Tun Abdm Razak, left today for Japan to study rural development and cottage industries »n that country He said at the airport: “Here in Malaya there is insufficient land for
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    Death of Datin Sharifah
    95 5 SINGAPORE, Oct. 2 Datin Sharifah, 59, noted Singapore social worker, nied in Gleneagles Hospital this morning and was buried this evening at the AlsagofT rurally cemetery off Java Road. Wife of Dato Syed A. M AlsagofT, a leading figure in the Scout and St. John Ambulance
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    Highlands visitors
    68 5 IPOH, Oct. 2. About 350 members of the Technical Association of Malaya, with their families and friends, yesterday visited the giant hydro-electric scheme in the Cameron Highlands. Sixty-seven cars and two buses carried the visitors, from all parts of Malaya, to the Highlands, where they were shown the
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    Miss Hair Style
    32 5 PENANG. Oct. 2 A “'Miss Penang Hair Style" contest will be held at the Penang St John Ambulance Association dance at the E and O Hotel on Oct 7.
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    I.L.O. TEAM ARRIVES FOR A SURVEY
    171 5 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 1. AN International Labour Organisation team of four senior members and a secretary arrived here tonight to conduct a survey of freedom of association in Malaya. The team has conducted similar surveys In Russia. America. Sweden and Britain and the Federation
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    Visitors see big project
    61 5 KUANTAN. Oct. 2—A nineman party from Sarawak today visited the Pahang Tua pumping scheme near here and was Impressed with the $1.5 million project. The scheme will irrigate some of the best padl land in the state. When completed the project will give irrigation to 3,456
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    Brief stopover
    41 5 SINGAPORE. Oct 2 Dr S Subandrlo, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, made a brief stopover at the Singapore airport this morning on his way to the United Nations where he will bring up the West Irian Issue at the General Assembly.
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    150 6 FLOATS AND SCOOTERS IN PROCESSION IfUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 1. A colourful procession of floats and fancy-dressed boys and girls on scooters caused several minor traffle jams here this morning as students of the University of Malaya “hit” the town in their campaign to raise funds
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    Hopes for trade pact with India—Sujak
    165 6 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 1. THE Controller of Trade, Inche Sujak bin Rahiman, said here today that Malaya would favourably consider entering into a trade agreement with India if the suggestion came from New Delhi, f He said: “India needs our r raw materials rubber,
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    Farming show
    19 6 DUNGUN, Oct. I—The Sultan of Trengganu will open the Dungun District agricultural show here on Oct. 19.
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    Marshall: Let’s force British into the open
    311 6 Marshall: Let’ s force British into the open SINGAPORE, Oct. 1. chairman of the Workers’ Party, Mr. David Marshall, today called for unity and solidarity among all sections of the people “to force into the open the British reaction to merger.” Mr. Marshall, who returned here today with his wife
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    Council meeting
    17 6 KLANG, Oct. 2.—The Klang Town Council will meet here on Oct. 4 at 5.30 p.m.
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    The big Rothmans offer is made to investors
    344 6 More than 6 million one-dollar shares Kuala lumpur Oct. l.-More than 50,000 prospectuses for the coming flotation of Rothmans of Pall Mall (Malaya) Ltd. are now being issued. Malayans are offered 6,375,000 onedollar shares—half the issued capital—at par. Never before has the
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    MALAYS FORMING A BIG BUILDING COMPANY
    210 7 To bid for large schemes such as National Mosque KlIALA LUMPUR, Oct. i. i MALAY construction company with a A posed capital of S10 million is to be lor i llf \i here to bid for big Government building s, nie>, including Uie S3
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    Photo exhibition
    28 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 1. panose ambassador. Mr Wat;t: i Okuma, will open the Malir.a-Japan cultural exphotographic exhibiBritish Council Hi!; ore on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.
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    To open factory
    26 7 KUALA LUMPUR. OcL. 1 L’nr.e Minister. Tengku Rahman. will open the n Xozawa Asbestos C'o !i ry at Petaling Java >ii (Vt 7
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    NEW SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES ARE PROPOSED
    132 7 PENANG. Oct. 1. As a result of the proposed extension of this year’s Christmas vacation to six weeks, a new schedule nas been drawn up for school terms throughout the Federation next year. The Ministry cf Education has circularised the proposed schedule to all
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    Public lecture
    53 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 1 The head of tne Department o: History. University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. Professor J. S Bastin. will talk on “Problems of Orientatii n and Limitations to the Study of Modern South-East Asian History*’ at the British Council Lecture Theatre here at 8 p.m.
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    Malayan to take over as chief adviser
    139 7 RUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 1 Inchc Aminuddin bin Baki. 30 (above). Deputy Chief Education Adviser, is expected to take over from Mr. W. Burton as Chief Education Adviser, when the latter retires this week under Malayanisation. Mr. K. Arianayagam. Director of Teacher Training, will
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    Goodwill men escape being caught in Syria revolt
    240 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Ocl. 1. AN 11-man Malayan goodwill mission In thi United Arab Republic returned tonight, a Lit narrowly escaping from being caught in tilt Syrian revolt on Sept. 2d. The leader 01 the mission. Dato Haji Mohamed Noah bin Omar, who
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    New Govt. building for Krian
    99 7 |POH. Oel. 1 A new yTiOUCO 1. two-storey Go/eminent ouildmg vuil soon go up in Parit Buntar, administrative centre of the Krian district. It comprises two blocks, each 120 leet long, connected by a lavatory block. Construction will be carried out in two phases. Tenders
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    New chairman elected
    44 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 1. Mr. P. K. Balakrishnan lias been elected chairman oi the Malayan Tamils Association. Petalim* and Petalinu Jaya bianch Other ollitre-bcarers elected were: Mr. B Ratnam \aidu. vice-chairman: Mr M Sup piah. secretary: and Mr S Velu, treasurer
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    Claim by Shaws’ legal advisers ‘utter rubbish,’ says S’pore Govt.
    219 7 SINGAPORE. Oct t fjpHL Singapore Govern- ment today described as “utter rubbish” a claim by the legal adviser., ot Shaw Organisation that they broke ofl negotia. ions with the General iinUnion “in deference Lo views expressc d by the Mirii
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  • MR. LEE KUAN YEW Prime Minister of Singapore in a broadcast’ over Radio Singapore last night
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      Why PAP worked with the Communists
      2082 8 THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS HAVE TO BE ANSWERED: HOWEVER UNCOMFORTABLE THE TRUTH MAY BE TO ME AND MY COLLEAGUES, YOU MUST KNOW 1T... SINGAPORE. Oct. 2 YOU may ask: if the Communists are such a danger to our society, why dia we work with
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      THE MOVE TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE GOVT.
      2383 14 WHY DID 13 ASSEMBLYMEN DECIDE TO JOIN THE OTHER SIDE? THERE ARE 13 DIFFERENT REASO. S BUT NO' CO CERNS THE PARTY LEADERSHIP SIN(i\PORK, Oct t. TOU will rer> o m b e r L l" h a t tht right between
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      Where the Reds hope to aim their 3rd assault
      1813 17 their first and second plans FAILED—NOW COMES THE ‘HOTTING UP 1 >im;ai»oki:. on. (i fjjfi 1 1 l original H clan of the _BL communists to capture P r. the As semDly by getting 26 assemblymen and forming fhe Government has
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    Malaya’s envoy to Ids and the UN to quit in 1962
    264 9 “I KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 3 WAS Ambasspiil or the United > t ci chief deleat the United y *;.ins. Duto Nik Ai i.acl Kamil, is to relinquish his posts aui retir. from pub- vi early next year. Kamil' Impending
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    UNILEVER TO MAKE A COLOUR FILM OF MALAYAN LIFE
    179 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 4. TJXiLEVER, parent body of Lever Brothers i Malaya) Ltd., is to make a non-commei-cial colour film of Malayan life to tell the world about this country and its people. director-script writer. Mr. John Waterhouse is now here
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    Fire damages a kitchen
    37 9 IPOH. Oct. 3. The kitchen of a house in Pasir Pin.ii new village here was partially destroyed bv tir today. The fire brigade put out the blaze. Damage was estimated at about S2bo
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    THE SHAW DISPUTE ENDS OFFICIALLY
    168 9 JS'NGAPORE. Oct. 3. The week-long Shaw dis- > u* nifidally ended today Government statement dc! that “an amicable ♦■t tIt ment" was reached v.cn the management.' t< «r Shaw companies i 'he Singapore General iiploytes Union which re1 suited 185 /ttice rkers, who were »ocked
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    Wage rises and back-pay, too, for Raffles Hotel employees
    189 9 singapork, Oci. A BO(J r r 400 employees ot Rallies Hotel are to get wage increments ot $lO to $4O, back- dated lo July 1. A memorandum or. the collective agreement wa> signed this afternoon betwi en the management and tin
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    Borneo free trade agreement
    115 9 Oct J. Hie Sara-wak-North Borneo agreement for a free trade area, which will come into are from Jan 1 next yoai win mea* that customs dutic.' and other obstacle >to trade oetween the two icir.t n v.ih be eliminated a<h < omit r> ii v< retain
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    London trip to iron out some points
    1188 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2 THE PRIME MINISTER, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will go to Britain “to iron out certain points” relating to the Federation-Singapore merger proposals. 110 I old rtporuvs at the- airport litre* today before taking oil for Kulim: "1 am waiting for
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    Party denies MCP support
    178 10 SINGAPORE. Oct. 2 The Party Ra’ayat ot Singapore today denied recent statement by the Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, that it had received the support of the Malayan Communist Party in the 1959 general election. In his broadcast Mr. Lee said that in the election
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    Feeding the nation: Job is ‘tackled with vigour’
    425 10 1/ V A L A LUMPUR, 1V Oct. 4 -The “ffiffantic” (ask of feeding the nation is being tackled with “vigour and determination.’ the .Minister of Agriculture. Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak. said today. He was outlinivg some aspects of the Government's
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    Royalty at Retreat
    57 10 SUNGEI PATANI, Oct. 4 The Sultan of Kedah and hi? consort attended beating the Retreat of the combined bands of the brigade of Gurkhas here tonight. They were the guests of the Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Land Forces. Lieut-Gen. Sir Nigel Poett. Six bands took part
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    $47,000 collected
    24 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 3. Another $4,423 has been cl nated to the National Mo nument Fund, raising the total collection to $47,481.
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    DATO LOKE AWARDER FELLOWSHIP
    75 10 SINGAPORE. Oct l! r> Loke Wan Tho. mal’i-mn-lionaire chairman Cathay Organisation. been awarded the len-awnf of the Photographic of America. The award was mad- !;t j close of the five-da: convention of th New York on S«'Pi. >l > I)ato Loke. an ncknowi ornithologist and "bird
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    Embassy helps man find his Malayan wife after 27 years
    348 11 HE DIDN'T ANSWER LAST 1934 LETTER KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 3. A MAN and his wife —he in the Philippines and she in Malaya who had lost eontad with each other for 37 years were today put in touch with each
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    MCA official quits three posts
    104 11 LOR STAR. Oct. 3 .The chairman of the Kedah M.C.A. publicity committee, Mr. Gch Teng Kheng, has resigned following disagreement over the reorganisation >1 the State branch Mr Geh has also unit a chairman of the Alor Star MCA Youth Section and 'he Alor Star
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    100,000 in Umno is the target
    204 11 l/’UALA LUMPUR, Oct. .1 One h u n d v r d thousand members I hat is the target ot the Umno reorganisation campaign which began throughout the Federation daring the weekend. The secretary-general o t Umno, Inehe Hu eln Nordin, said today: “We
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    EXPERT URGES S-E. ASIA TO HAVE COMMON CURRENCY
    110 11 QINGAPOKE, Oct. 3.—A visiting American banker, Mr. Everett I). Reese, today suggested that the eountries in South-East As hi should have a common currency. lie said that the European Common Market might work out a common currency for its member states. “A
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    The Tengku on future of bases
    717 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 3 THE FEDERATION PRIME MINISTER, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said here today that the future of British bases in Singapore in the event of a merger is a “British headache.” lie told reporters at Singapore Airport after flying in from Kulim by Koval
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    Clearing work starts on refinery site
    122 12 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 3 Clearing worK has started on the 80-acre site for the proposed $5O million Shell oil refinery in Pore Dickson Thirty acres, mostly old rubber or jungle, have been cleared in the past two days. More than $1 million worth of
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    Jubilee ball
    37 12 TELUK ANSON. Thurs.— Selection ot a “queen" will highlight the Jubilee Year Ball in aid of the Perak Boy Scout c Association building fund to be held at the Kwong Tong Association here on Saturday
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    Children’s Day
    29 12 Children’ s Day BUTTERWORTH, Oct. 4. Three hundred underprivileged children in Province Wellesley North District will be giver, a Children's Day treat in Roger’s Park here on Oct. 7.
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    A Dayak boy goes to Aberdeen varsity
    201 12 Oct. 3. A 19-\ ear-olci Sea Dayak »ias won admission to Aberdeen University to study medium* Jawie Musing i> the first ui his race to achieve this distinction lit' l«e't Kuching recently to begin hi.s six-year course in medicine on a Sarawak Government
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    Rally for children
    45 12 MALACCA. Fri.—About 5.000 schoolchildren will attend the Children’s Day rally at the Kubu Stadium here tomorrow morning. The Governor of Malacca. Tun Haji Abdul Malck bin Yusuf, will address the rally. Soft drinks and biscuits will be distributed to children taking part.
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    FAREWEE PARADE BY R.A.S.C. COMPANY
    132 12 CKRKMBAN.Oct 3 Tl Director ,»t e and Transport k-S Brigadier R,\ tins morning port > at its I 's't r,inN ber r *lis.ha.uim. ,u ,r ~U »n paraclc’at i**, I*' 1 ,r a. law :t the second time s U( goodbye to the ..mpuoy I-U-
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    KL-BANGKOK THROUGH RAIL SERVICE PLAN BY MINISTER
    141 12 Kuala lumpur Oct. 3.- The Minister of Ti disport. Date Sardcn bh 4 Haji Jubir said hern today he was considering the possibility of a direct Kuala L.unipur-Bane-kjk rail >• rvice Now Malayan Rail\*a> runs a twice weekly service from Prai to Padang
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    Inspector fires at burglars
    31 12 t. pprto' IPOII. FTi Chan Kok Kong. 11 shots at suspected whom he sU J prl <•*,. t home in Gurdwaia last night Both shots men got away.
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    Tengku visits caretaker
    150 13 ASSURANCE FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE ruM.APOKE, Oct. 3 The .deration Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman. today visited the .retaker of Federation House, and hit? wife in the (ienvr.il Hospital. rhey had been injured in a raid on the VIP residence at the weekend. With Uie Tengku
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    Rakyat plan for polls at ‘all levels’
    86 13 Rakyat plan for polls at all levels’ PENANG. Oct. 4-Partv Rakyat is planning a big campaign to penetrate the rural areas in Penang in readiness for elections "at all levels." “At h ast tour new branches are to be formed soon." Inche Omar bin Osman, a member of the party's
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    CUSTOMS BOAT CHASED SMUGGLERS’ SAMPAN, MADE A $5,000 HAUL
    209 13 pKXANti, Oct. 4.—A camou- fl.iged Customs boat chased a sampan fitted with two powerful outboard motors oil’ Penang Island on Monday morning and seized about So.ooo wortli ol dutiable goods, the Sesmi iis Court here was told this afternoon. Assistant Customs
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    Housing board strike threat
    216 13 SINGAPORE, Oct. 3. About i.oOU workers oi the Singapore Housing ana Development Boa»a have threatened to go on strike jii a a week s tune unless the ooard allows them to work on Sundays and other public holidays. 1 hi* workers, members oi tU<* Public Daily-Hated
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    Children’s Day party for 350
    49 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 3. Tin* Kuala Lumpur District Welfare Committee will give a children's party at Batu Road School here on Oct 7 at 4 p.m. to mark Universal Children's Day. About 350 underprivileged nnd handicapped children 'avc been invited to the 1 «'*rty.
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    Dud cheques duo on shopping spree—jail and caning now
    391 13 PENANG. Oct. 3. TWO MEN from Kuala Lumpur, who issued several dud cheques during a shopping spree in Penang, and stole a table-fan, were today jailed for mx years and sentenced to six strokes of the rotan each. Pa'a Sundram, 2G,
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    Reunion for teachers
    101 15 PENANG. OCt. 5. Graduate.' of the Malayan Teachers College at Bukit Glugor viil hold a four-day reunion at the college from Dec. 4 to i The college reunion com- mittee is drawing up a programme of visits, socials, games and refresher courses. Those who wish to attend
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    Hindu relic find in bat cave in Perlis
    274 15  -  By CHAN BENG SOON KANGAR, Oct. 4 TJINDU relics, believed to date back more than 1,000 years, have been found in a bat guano cave on a 400-foot hillock off Mukim Mata Ayer, about seven miles from Kangar. The discovery was made
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    UNION SETS UP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
    81 15 PORT SWKTTENHAM, Oct. 4 The Port Swettenham branch of the National Union of Commercial Workers has set up an advisory committee here. This is to ensure better cooperation and understanding between workers employed in commercial firms here. Mr. Tonv Lim Is chairman with Mr K
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    THE BANK TALKS FAIL
    799 16 Union alleges ‘lack of good faith’ SINGAPORE, Oct. 4. Negotiations between the Singapore Bank Employees’ Union and the managements of 12 foreign banks on wage claims and improved working conditions have broken down. This was revealed by Mr. G. Kandasamy, adviser to the union, who in
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    Head of Johore MCA to quit after 13 years
    272 16 JOHORE BAHRU, Oct 5 r)ATO Wong Shee Fun, millionaire philanthropist, is to retire from politics after lj years as founder-president of the Johore branch of the Malayan Chinese Association and 11 years as its national treasurer. He will make his farewell
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    5 – member mission from Japan
    109 16 5 member mission from Japan KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 5 A rive-man special mission from the Asian Productivity Organisation in Tokyo will arrive here on Oct. 9 for an exchange of views with Malayan employers and workers’ organisations “on matters of common interest.” The mission will be led by the A.P.O.
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    Ambushed bandit killed and several wounded
    147 16 ALOR STAR. Oct. 4. AFTER several hours’ n wait, a combined Ma-layan-Thai police patrol ambushed a gang of about 20 Communist bandits In the Kedah-Thai border jungle area, killing one and wounding several others, during the week-end The gun battle, in Thai territory about
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  • Article
    Three Singapore parties to discuss merger
    213 18 SINGAPORE. Oct. s—Three opposition parlies, Barisan Sosialis, Workers' Party and United People's Party, will meet tomorrow to discuss Singapore’s constitutional iuture Barisan Sosialis. who called the meeting, invited all opposition parties in the Legisative Assembly. Only the SPA-Umno-MCA-MIC Alliance refused. Dr Lee Slew Choh.
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    Mentri’s visit
    33 18 KUALA SELANGOR. Oct. 6. The Acting Mentri Besar of Selangor. Haji Mustafa bin Haji Abdul Jabar. will visit the Rural Development Operations Room here al 2.30 p m on Oct. 9.
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    Speech contest
    23 18 MUAR. Oct. fi The Muar Rotary Club will hold an in-ter-school speech contest to morrow to celebrate the Universal Children’s Day
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    THE No. 2 MAN SONG TO RETIRE SOON
    195 18 SINGAPORE, Oct. 5. rpHE No. 1 man in the Singapore Police Force, Deputy Commissioner Song Kok Hoo. will retire in 10 days' time, it was announced today. Appointment to this post is made by the Internal Security Council The next Deputy Commissioner
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    Transport for children
    51 18 TANJONG MALIM. Oct. 6 The Tanjong Malim Welfare Association will provide free transport to 100 under-pri-vileged and handicapped children to go to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to see Universal Children’s Day celebrations at the Merdeka Stadium. The children will also be given a picnic at Templer Park near
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    HISTORY CHANGED-IN GOVT. TEST PAPER
    182 18 PENANG, Oct. 5. JN the Government secondary schools promotion examination held earlier this week candidates spotted a slip by the examiners in the two-hour general paper. In the history (Part II) section of this paper, the examiners gave a series of dates and candidates were
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    U.S. SURGEON GROUP TO LECTURE IN S’PORE
    133 18 U.S. SURGEON GROUP TO LECTURE IN S’ PORE QINGAPORE. Oct *3 A group oi 34 docn.rs from the United States division of International College of Surgeons, headed ay Prof. G. Thompson, head of the Department of Urology at the Mayo Clinic. New York, will arrive in Singapore on Oct. 9
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    Tengku Ampuan opens school
    35 18 KUALA TRENOGANt. Oct. 5. —The TengKi Am* puan Mud a 01 today opened the Bariah secondary Paslr Panjang. uv. frcm here. Tne school, whic: after her. has 10 with 387 pupils
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    Government declares ‘war’ on caterpillars of Penang Hill
    180 18 I PENANG, Oct. 5. 'THE State Medical Department has declared allout war on the “army” of caterpillars which invaded Penang Hill six weeks ago and kept its population ot 400 indoors every evening After an on-the-spot investigation up the hill, the Medical
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    Tengku tells of Malaya’s completely independent policy in world affairs
    721 19 K" .LA LUMPUHj I Oct. 6. —The imI poii ice of "Malaya| eX p sing herseLfO I I U v and proper- >• lv n world affairs I wa tressed in a bro ast tonight by$ the ime Minister,* I
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    Two sixth form classes to be started for kampong pupils
    204 19 IPOH, Oct. 6 I O sixth form classes will >e started next year for r pupils who have come the kampongs. two classes—one for and the other for nc e students—will be set ly 1 tlle Federation’s first v -secondary
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    CANTONESE RADIO MEN WANTED FOR INDIA
    94 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 6. The Indian Government is looking for two Cantonese announcers from Malaya to work in AllIndia Radio, in New Delhi. It has asked Radio Malaya to help in the search, The announcers are required to broadcast, translate and teach Cantonese. The
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    $10,000 more
    33 19 KLANG. Oct. 5. The finance and general purposes committee of the Klanc Town Council has included in its supplementary Budget for 1961, a sum of $10,000. as allowances for town Councillor*.
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    Varsity The new set-up
    297 19 KUALa lumpuk, Oct. o.—A 3111 to make the University of Malaya here as* autonomous j, national university separate from the university’* division in Singapore .was published today. The present division in Singapore will be renamed the University of Singapore. The date of the coming into force
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    Fishermen missing for 9 days
    96 19 Kuala selangor, Oct. y —Six fishermen who went Ashing In the Malacca Straits nine days ago from 8ungel Bulph, eight miles from here have not returned. Missing are w Hamid bin yjhya. Zakarla bin Mat Shah. Abdul Khalid bin Sanuddin, Mat phani bin Tetap, Idris
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      Fraser and Neave profits boost
      649 20 From Our Market Correspondent DESPITE political problems tha economy of 1 Malaya continues to expand and nothing could better illustrate this than the annua] report and accounts of Fraser and Neave Ltd. which were in the hands of shareholders over the weekend The company’s results
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      MALAYAN SHARE LIST
      717 20 t*JSJVJ5P£LS:j ihwlH Uui business to 9fftoMto M (Alwd iMt beatnaaa atace that dale. (B) with B aad L, af adlng. tor m4 Lowest baMaeaa this yeas to toh, were; INBOtTVIAU t I Aha Bricks s^«8 1 JO m Oris l» Atlas let t 1.77V* 1.17 Beasts* 1.98
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      88 20 L II II WIIJII Ill* rw-r Current Date of Total Total tor payment payment for previous Fitcpatrtrka 71% Oct. 28 124% ’GqSpp-Town 28% Oct. 18 i 28% v* y: 20^ Rantau Tin .10% Nov. 7 140% v 100% Tafpins Con. 15% t Nov. 14 nil Amal Malay Estates
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      Russians’ rubber off-take
      476 20 sumewhjf :.,buo> .nditimB ei; last w»2l Sgie Rohh Market \>. a flijtJ?J i hSS ,dhu y s tSB Ijpir cur: survey. V qu antlfl b ties of o, tendertl Were fenei > onsl(le H»hat u positioSj conu underfl pressure as had hao-B Joened in August andl t
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      30 20 UNIT -v (Manat'*'*' Prl 1 M M«hv*n j 20 -fcond M>«UV»n *<* d mirt n*»ay* n i,. i a d yirnl Hon* KonK k (*3* g*rond Hon* Kon* (< rrtfX*
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