The Straits Budget, 2 January 1963

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    • 426 2  -  MEDICO Kuala Lumpur V'OUR editorial on the na1 tion s health has enlightened the public on the strides the Ministry ol Health has taken since Merdeka. But the refusal ol the Minister to set up an Independent committee to investigate the dlssatlslaction among doctors
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    • 363 2  -  HIS SYMPATHIES WERE NOT EXTENDED TO THE REVOLTS IN HUNGARY AND TIBET INDIGNANT Singapore SUMATRAN Malacca PRESIDENT SOEKARNO S statements call--1 ing on the Indonesians to support the Brunei rebels and branding nations which obtained their independence as a “gift from the imperialists,” are
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    • 160 2  -  AUDIENCE Singapore I WAS not at all surprised at the booing that followed the judges’ decision at Radio Singapore’s Talentime competition at the Victoria Theatre. Local artists, who had performed so well, and the enthusiastic audience both met with great disappointment. Have we not heard
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    • 49 2  -  TWO EYES Singapore JHE Singapore Traction Company has greatly improved the transport system by removing the trolley buses It would also be of service it they would put Chinese and Malay numerals to heln illiterate passengers These numbers should be posted clearly at the fare stages posts
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    • 291 2  -  LIM PENG HWA Johore Bahru YOUNG MALAYAN Kaub IREAD with interest the remarks of the former president of the Brinsforti Union regarding teacher postings to the East Coast. As a Brinsford graduate who has just returned I feel I must reiterate what Mr.
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    • 210 2  -  BCNGA RAYA Petaling Jaya FEW years ago Petaling Jaya had a partly elected town council with two members belonging to the Labour Party. Yet the town prospered and expanded so fast that the council has now to become totally nominated. According to Mr. Y.
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    • 98 2  -  VIGIL Ipoh J AM surprised that “Observer” does not know why invigilators do not care when pupils cheat in their examinations, i am further surprised when he says that invigi’ators are paid handsomely. Invigilators are not paid a cent for invigilating the Senior Cambridge examinations and are paid
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    • 129 2  -  FALCON Ipoh MAY I trespass on your hospitality to pass a message to a Malay or possibly an Indian gentleman who was driving a black Morris Minor saloon towards Kuala Lumpur from the north last Friday morning? He was forced to take to the grass verge
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    • 655 3 Straits Times. Dec 24 ;v the Malayan Trader r, n Congress goes any .ii m tlie direction ol ath;. strikes in support i laihvaymen. let it look u closely at the causes the consequences. Let it als > at the history of i e railways dispute
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    • 228 3 i Straits Times. Dec. 24. If the charges by Indonesia:*, leaders against Malaya, the British and the Malaysia plan were honestly made, the way could easily be cleared for a restoration of friendly relations. But the facts of the case are of small interest those behind the
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    • 580 3 Straits Times. Dec. 25. It seems about time for the customary reminder that Christmas comes but once a year. Which in these commercialised days is almost once too often. For what are we to make of the dreadful story told in an English magistrate’s court, where Santa
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    • 792 3 Straits Times Dec. 27 So confused a view has been taken by the executive of the Malayan Trades Union Congress of our comments on thi background to the rail way- men’s strike that part of this comment plainh is worth repeating. Inche Ibrahim bin Musa. t!u General
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    • 247 3 Straits Times Dec. 27 In what it may be hoped is the last echo of the Education Minister’s now famous speech to Malayan students in London, the seven students whose memorandum began the controversy reject the suggestion that they misinterpreted what the Minister said, and reaffirm their belief
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    • 233 4 Straits Times Dec. 27. It is no departure for Tengku Abdul Rahman to stress that he expects exclusive loyalty to Malaya fiom the Malays no less than the peoples of other races in this country. As early as 1957, when Umno members criticised the Government foi abstaining from
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    • 717 4 Straits Times. Dec. 28 The Brunei insurrection unquestionably has strengthened pro-Malaysian sentiment in Sarawak and North Borneo. The swooping victory of the Sabah Alliance in North Borneo’s first elections came as striking confirmation. But to expect Brunei to swing into line is to write ofT the insurrection
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    • 258 4 Straits Times. Dec. 2S. The paper on Malaya’s rural economy submitted to the Umno youth convention bj Professor Ungku Aziz is a proper subject ol controversy. It would be sad, however, it were interpreted as an attack on the Government's rural development plan and made the starting
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    • 264 4 Straits Times. Dec. 23 The University of Malaya is formally only six months old. though before Foundation Day last June it had existed for three years as an increasingly autonomous division of the university based in Singapore The chief concern of so young an institution must be to
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    • 673 4 Straits Times, Dec. 31. j No-one need doubt the occasion and the reason for the British Government’s invitation to the Philippines Government to discuss at a meeting in London the security and stability of South-East Asia. It is, of course, the British response to the insistent Philippines’
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  • PERSONAL
    • 63 4 WATER: To Owen and Barry a daughter Kim Maree at Singapore Nursing Home 22.12 62. Many thanks to doctor and staff. OOEI: To May and Bill a son, at Glenagles Hospital. ANGUS: To Rosalind and Alastair a son, Assunta on 22.12.62. Both well. Thanks to Doctor and Maternity Staff.
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  • 498 5 SINGAPORE, Dec. 23. THE Government is to adopt strict measures in dealing with any customs officer who is found guilty of misconduct or negligence of duties. Punishment for these offences includes a reprimand. the forfeiture of not more than 10 per cent
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  • 59 5 SINGAPORE. Dec. 23—The Cunard liner, Caronia, will call at Singapore again on March 14. next year, with 470 passengers on a 92-day world cruise. Beginning from New York on Jan 25. the 34.172-ton liner will sail westwards, calling at 22 ports in 17 countries.
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  • 57 5 MUAR, Dec. 23—A total of 2r.,394 people are attending 944 adult education classes li Johore. the Organiser for State Adult Education Classes, Inche Slran bln Sabtu, disclosed today Inche Slran said: “In 10 years illiteracy In Malaya will be solved.” By March another
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  • 43 5 LONDON, Dec. 23 Mr. Ralph Scott, who was probably the oldest surviving member of the Malayan Civil Service, has died in England at the age of 87. Mr. Scott retired from Malaya In 1928. when he was Resident Councillor. Penang.
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  • 182 5 SINGAPORE. Dec 23—Singapore and Malayan chess champion, Tan Lian Ann. 15, (above), leaves for Perth for the Australian championships tomorrowfresh from his recent victory over former British County junior winner. Ivan Myall. 15. He will be accompanied by his brother, Lian Seng, a
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  • 82 5 TELUK ANSON, Dec. 23 The inaugural meeting of the Bagan Datoh Umno Division will be held at the Community Hall in Selekoh, 23 miles from here, on Jan. 12. Later in the day the Teluk Anson Umrfo Division will hold its inaugural meeting
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  • 142 5 ‘Suzie’ —Assembly official explains JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 26. rpHE film “The World of Suzie Wong" came in for A more comment in the Johore Legislative Assem- bly today. On Dec. 17 Syed Mohamed Edros (All.) said the film wa> banned in Singapore and he had asked the State Government to
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  • 116 5 SINGAPORE. Dec. 26—The Sretnivasan Gold Medal in the 1962-63 photographic exhibition sponsored by the Medical Society of the University of Singapore was won by Teoh Eng Soon with his entry “figure.” Teoh had won last year’s gold medal. The photographs were exhibited at the Faculty
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  • 57 5 SINGAPORE. Dec 20—Tan Eng Jiam. head boy at the Royal Singapore Golf Club today pleaded not guilty In a magistrate's court to a charge of criminal breach of trust of $540 worth of cash coupons. Tan was alleged to have committed the offence between Aug.
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  • 213 5 [/"UALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26—The Selangor division of the Labour Party has applied to the police to hold a protest march through the streets here on Dec 30 to demonstrate against the arrest of Socialist Front leaders by the Special Branch. Earlier this week the Penang Socialist
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  • 34 5 KLANG. Dec. 26 Mr. SC. Abtshegam. postal clerk here has been transferred to the Petallng Juya post office Another clerk. Inche Salleh bln Othman, has been transferred to Kapar Post Office.
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  • 145 6 BUCKETS OF WATER-THEN THREE ENGINES ARRIVE If L ALA LIJMPUK, Dec. 23 More than 20.000 worth of bicycles, tricycles and accessories belonging to Thye Guan Industries Company were destroyed in a fire at the 3% mile Klang Road here today. Three fire engines one from Pudu and
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  • 163 6 Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 26 KPHE Minister ot Education, Ha.ji Abdul Hamid Khan, today called on Malay teachers to co-operate in setting up higher school certificate classes in the National Language. He made this call when he opened a delegates’ conference of the Union of Teachers
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  • 59 6 ALOR STAR, Dec. 24.—Work nas begun pi. a new office build 'rig to house f tie Federal Government Offices at Jalan Tunku Ibrahim Costing $7lB 000. the building "HI comprise two three-storey blocks rising on a vacant site beside a tributary ot Sungel Kedah The building
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  • 127 6 SINGAPORE, Dec. 23.— “Pasar Mala m” hawkers, who do their business every Saturday at Woodland Road, have asked the Government to allow them to continue hawking at the place until after Chinese New Year. A petition, signed by Mr Koh Chee Klang, secretarygeneral
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  • 25 6 KAJANG. Dec. 26 Mr. C. G Moorthy, the permanent way Inspector with Malayan Railway here is going on transfer to Kuala Lipla.
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  • 296 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec. 23—Development expenditure in Johore next year will cost $29.7 million, the Mentri Besar, Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos, announced in the Johore Legislative Assembly meeting here today. He said rural development alone would cost $18.8 mUlion and the expected Federal
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  • 79 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Dec 23 The Mentri Besar of Johore Dato Haji Hassan bln Hail Yunos. opened a second civics course for 84 religious teachers at the Government Training Centre In Buklt Senyum at the week-end The teachers will teach Islamic religion in national and
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  • 320 7 FROM $12.7m TO $4.9m AS A RESULT OF MALAYA PRODUCING ITS OWN CIGARETTES KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23. IMPORTS of cigarettes from Britain have dropped sharply as a result of Malaya producing its own. It tell from $12.7 million in the first naif of last year to $4.9
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  • 116 7 SINGAPORE, Dec. 24. A Singapore teacher. Mrs. Maureen Han, got a big Christmas Eve present today—a cheque for $lO,OOO. This was her prize for submitting the most successful slogan In a contest organised b> Nestle’s Products (Malaya > Ltd. After receiving the cheque from Mr. J.
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  • 87 7 SINGAPORE water polo star, Mr. Eric Yeo, and his bride. Miss Ko Siew Hong, were married at the Church of the Holy Family. Katong. on Dec. 22. Eric, son of Mrs. K. Buckley and the late Mr. Yeo Kok lloe, was a member of
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  • 29 7 KUALA KANGSAR. Sun. Dr. F. M. de Silva, the medical and health officer. North Perak, is now also the acting medical and health officer for this district.
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  • 45 7 KAJANG. Dec 23—The Mentri Besar ol Selangor. Dato Abu Baker bin Baginda, today opened a new $5,000 community centre In the Sungal Merab near here. He advised the settlers to make use cf the centre for holding discussion and adult education classes.
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  • 42 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23—The Kuala Lumpur Psychology Club will hoid their annual dance at the Hotel Majestic on Dec. 29 from 8.30 p.m. to 1 a m Mr. Alan Ong and partner will demonstrate the latest dance steps.
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  • 386 7 Clerks urge ‘work to rule CEREMBAN, Dec. 24.— A rally here of members of s‘ m Government Clerical S Union of Negri ai1 Passed a resolus n calling on the Civil m nmn ClericaI federation 'anise a “work-to-rule” “Paign from Jan. 2. 7 '!)!LJMoluUon said that ork-to-rule campaign He give
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  • 207 7 l/'OTA BHARU, Dec. 24.— Kelantan will face a deficit of nearly $5.5 million next year, the Sultan told the Budget meeting of hte State Legislative Assembly today. “But do not be alarmed by this figure. My Government promises that it will, in the course of
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  • 118 7 SINGAPORE, Dec. 23. A Hong Kong seaman, Yip Chung Kit, 53. was fined $lO,OOO or 12 months' jail here yesterday for possession of 412.5 lbs. of tobacco and 46 gallons of liquor on which duty had not been paid. The total of duty payable
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  • 265 8 Govt to give full support to Maha from —1963 Kuala lumpuk, Dec. 19 T h e Minister of Agriculture and Co-opera-tives, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, announced today that his Ministry would give its full co-operation to the Malayan Agri-Horticul-tural Association from next year. He said the importance of agriculture in
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  • 42 8 SINGAPORE, Dec, 24.—Hilda’s Department Store in Orchard Road will distribute 1,500 packets of Christmas presents to children tomorrow. The presents will be distributed by Santa Claus from a decorated lorry, which will tour the city from noon.
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  • 70 8 A roaring business so extra buses put on OINGAPOKF, Dec. 24 The U rail strike lias caused some people to stay at home rather than go up country. On the other hand, buses and hire cars have been doing a roaring business. The Singaporc-Malacca express yesterday put four extra buses
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  • 401 8 PPP operation clean-ups ‘sheer waste of money ALLIANCE FLAYS *POLITICAL STUNT IPOII, Dec. 23. THE People’s Progressive Party’s periodic 1 clean-up at new villages within the municipal limits, which has been code-named “Operation Blitz,” v\ as today attacked by the Ipoh Alliance as “a sheer waste of public funds. In
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  • 82 8 One killed two hurt in crash BUTTERWORTH. Dec. 24 A lorry driver. Teoh Ah Leng, was killed when his vehicle collided head-on with another lorry in lermatang Pauh Hoad, near the pontoon bridge at noon today The driver of the other lorry. Lin Lye Poh. 37, and his attendant. Chan
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  • 44 8 SINGAPORE. Dec. 19.—The St ite Coroner. Mr. s. R. Chap* khanu, today recorded a misadventure verdict on a girl. Neo Poh Choo, four, who was found drawned in a well near her home in Chyt Kay Road on Nov. 11.
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  • 292 8 S PORE POPULATION INCREASE LOWEST SINCE 1959 SINGAPORE. Dec. 23. The total population of Singapore on June 30 this year was 1,732,800 an increase of 45.500 over June 1961 according to official population estimates published last week. This figure does not Inc'udc non-locally domiciled services personnel and their faml.les, and
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  • 272 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 23 THE Government Temporary Otlicers’ Union 1 said today that the Civil Service Clerical Federation s strike threat would turn out to be a farce. It said in a newsletter. Voice oi Temporaries, that the members of the "penpushing profession"
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  • 145 8 PENANG. Dec. 23. The Penang division of the Malayan Trades Union Congress at its annual meeting yesterday passed a resolution deploring the ‘‘inodinate delay and, stepmotherly treatment” of the Penang Labour Department In dealing with workmen’s compensation The division resolved to urge the Minister
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  • 410 9 IT’S COMPULSORY FOR tfrtOO AND UP TAX PAYERS, BUT OTHERS can volunteer KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 24. rilK first operation under the pay-as-you-earn income tax system being introduced in the Federation in 1963 is estimated to cover a minimum of $7 million in income tax. The Income Tax
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  • 65 9 man ah bn^ L T Ji* 0 24 A P° st L u v m n Ju^ln Pleaded not d«v j maR^str ate’s court tome t-.vo‘ to r£ e i 0f mlsaPPi*oprlat- yj V H Po^t l orders belonging Katan? b ah Jjn bin Hassan at
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  • 118 9 IPOH. Dec. 24.—Che Rokiah olnte vlohamed Yakob, 23. a clerk In the Public Service Commission here, was first in the 100 words per minute Malay shorthand writers’ competition held at the Kinta School of Commerce. total of 38 candidates from Perak sat for the Competition.
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  • 85 9 SINGAPORE. Dec. 23—The 963 Malaysia Grand Prix. .hich will be organised by he Ministry of Culture, will be held during the Easter noliday over the Upper Thomson Road circuit. The Grand Prix will be held on April 14 and 15 Trial runs will be
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  • 65 9 PENANG, Dec. 24—Four youths who claimed they were ‘‘only having some fun” were today fined $l5 each for fighting In public at Noordln Street yesterday afternoon. Llm Kim Chye, 17. Ong Kok Kim. 17. Loh Poay Teong. 14. and Loh Kay Beng. 17. were
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  • 255 9 ALL NURSES WILL GET THE CHANCE TO REACH THE TOP’ OENANG, Dec. 24 The Director of Medical Services, Dato Mohamed Din bin Ahmad, today assured nurses that all of them would have the chance to reach the top in their profession. “Prospects ln the nursing service have been very good
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  • 19 9 PENANG, Dec. 24—A woman, S. Kail. 58. was today fined $5 for selling vegetables without a licence.
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  • 164 9 PENANG, Dec. 24. 'J’HE second magistrate, Mr. Ajaib Singh, today advised a young wife to stick to her household duties and look after her children. “You will never become f Tilionalress by acting as a bookie’s agent,” he told Ong juan Sin, 23,
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  • 37 9 SINGAPORE, Dec. 24. The grounds of Istana Negara will oe opened 10 the public on New Year’s Day from 8 a.m to 6 p.m. The police band will perform for an Hour from 4.30 p.m.
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  • 67 9 VJANDAKAN, Dec. 24. k Thirteen armed pirates raided the Pulau Siamil Japanese fishing station yesterday afternoon and killed two Japanese fishermen, according to a message received by the police here today. The Dirates looted the camp and destroyed a transmitter. An army patrol and
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  • 25 9 IPOH, Dec. 24.—Mr. Justice Neal of the Supreme Court In Ipoh retumedo yesterday after a six-week holiday In Australia and New Zealand.
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  • 222 9 Kuala lumpur, Dec. 23 F e deration Government was today urged to raise the standard of the teaching of English in Chinese primary schools in the country. The plea was made by Mr. loh Tham Liat, president of the Association of
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  • 1040 10 Jakarta wants to smash Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23 TE N G K U Abdul Rahman today said the Indonesian Govern* ment and the country’s political leaders wanted to destroy the Malaysia plan by making fiery speeches in support of the Brunei rebellion. He was addressing a
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  • 222 10 IfUALA LUMPUR Dec. 22. Malay students in London have drawn up a roster to pay regular visits to grenade victim Mohamed Jedi, 15, the boy from Malacca who is being fitted with artificial arms at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Koehanipton. Capt. Bernard Preedy, a retired schoolteacher
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  • 44 10 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Dec. 26. A schoolboy, R. Thlchnamurthy, 7 was drowned in a drain 50 ieet from his house at Main Road. Pral, on the night of Dec. 24. The father, A. Ramallngam. found the body after a two-hour search.
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  • 276 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26. Abdul Rahman said last night that Malaysia would come into being on Aug. 31 next year even though there might be an Emergency in the Borneo territories. He warned that “we woulu go all out and smash any element"
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  • 177 10 CINGAPORE, Dec. 24—The Oriental Theatre will screen the Mandarin version of Yamada Steel’s film “Creation of New Wealth” from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. The rilm is a dramatic documentary of the toil of four million men and an Investment of 90 billion yen.
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  • 209 10 SINGAPORE. Dec. 26. Crippled Johnny Ang. 22, still waiting for his Possum machine from London, has applied for a Colombo Plan scholarship for a correspondence course on short story writing. "Once I get my Possum. I can learn to type and can do
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  • 523 11 HE SUPPLIES THE PUSH TO EXPANSION SINGAPORE, Dec. 26. ENTREPRENEURS are indispensable in the State’s industrialisation, according to the Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. Writing in an article published in the Journal of the Commerce Society of Nanyang University, Dr. Goh said:
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  • 192 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26. TRENGGANU will have its own Registrar and Ins- pector of Motor Vehicles’ Office from Jan. 1. it was announced here today. At present the RIMV office at Kota Bharu covers both he states of Kelantan an C Trengganu.
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  • 101 11 *POH, Dec. 26.—Tho Kain Yuen. 23, a pillion rider, was fatally injured early today when the motor-cycle on which he was travelling was involved in a head-on collision with a taxi in Silibin Road here. Ng Saik Kee. 23, his friend who was riding the motor-cycle,
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  • 151 11 IT UAL A LUMPUR, Dec. 26—Six cadets of the Royal Malayan Navy will fly to Britain tomorrow for a one-year course in the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. They will then return to Malaya for further training in the Royal Malayan Navy before taking up
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  • 46 11 SINGAPORE, Dec 26—A total of 128 Christmas day oabies were born at the Kandang Kerbau maternity hospital. Thev include 62 girls and three sets ol twins, two sets of them girls. Said a hospital spokesman: “The number Is ubout the daily I average
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  • 693 12 DOUBLED BUS SERVICES, EXTENDED LORRY ROUTES, BUT PICKETS CLOSE RAIL GODOWNS AND PIRATES HURT TAXIS KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26. THE railway strike has given a boost in business to long-distance bus, goods lorries and taxi operators though earnings have not been as great as expected because of
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  • 103 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 26—Season parking tickets for the month oi January will be on sale at the Registrar ot Vehicles office on Dec. 28. I he procedure will be the >ame as for previous sales when numbered discs were distributed from 6 30 am and tickets
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  • 118 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 26. A man Soh Peng Bok. 52, was seriously injured on the night of Dec. 24 when a policeman opened fire on a crowd at Telok Ayer Street which had overturned a car involved in an accident. Soh is now in
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  • 451 12 Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 26 TOTAL of 121 Malayans have been successful in the Australian Society of Accounts examinations held here during October, it was stated today The full list of the successful candidates Is: Accounting and Auditing (Stage One): Arunachalam s/o Ponnambalam, Thomas Chew
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  • 78 12 Dec. 26 A driver, Chan Soo 3 was electrocuted when he attempted to repair an iron’in a Housing Board flat in Stirling Road yesterday £5? n was P re P ar ins for a family dinner to celebrate the Chinese winter festival when his wifp asken
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  • 184 13 BUTTERWORTH, Dec. 26. i BOUT three times more rubber will be replanted in the New Year in Kedah, Perlis, Penang and Province Wellesley. This is a very good response.” Inche Mohamed House bin Haji Mohamed Amin, State Replanting Oilieer for the four
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  • 152 13 rOHORE BAHRU. Dec. J 2C -The teaching of Islamic religion is now being provided in all national-type primary schools in Johore. the Mentri Besar. Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos said today at the close a training course for 84 teachers at the
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  • 12 13 SINGAPORE, Dec. 27. The has declared Kabul infected with smallpox.
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  • 144 13 Kuala lumpur, Dec. 27. Four people were injured in two separate attacks by thugs in Setapak here tonight. ihe injured were Loke Yee Chan, 29. Lo Fall Kwai. 23. Wong Kwai. 22. and Chang Puay. 41. all labourers. Chang Puay was admitted to the
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  • 19 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 26—Mr. Teh Sim Guan has been appointed Press Otlicer. Department of Information Services
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  • 188 13 —LOAN FUND FOR HIGHER STUDIES IPOH, Dec. 26. The Rotary Club of Ipoh has established a scholarship loan fund, of $l,BOO per year to cover the whole period of higher studies, beginning from next year. Sixth Form or senior middle three students in Ipoh who hope to be admitted into
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  • 160 13 IPOH, Dec. 26 THE Perak State Rural Development Committee has set up a special investigating committee to speed up land projects. The special committee of 11 1- headed by the Commissioner of Lands and Mines Perak. Inche Ahmad bin Mohamed Yunus. Members Included Government officers
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  • 132 13 BI TTER WORTH. Dec. 26. A sum of $70,000 "ill be spent on the construction of a pavilion and reconditioning of Butterworth public padang next year. The Social and Welfare Lotteries Board has granted, $40,000 to build the field, which is at present subject
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  • 175 13 Kuala lumpur. Dec. 26. —Three Malayan Government officers, Including Sved Nor bln Syed Shahbudin, Director of Lands. Kedah. have successfully completed a course In administration in Australia under the Colombo Plan. They studied with Australia’s Public Service Board and various government authorities in Australian States,
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  • 34 13 POLICE Inspector Richard Lai Thian Loke helps his bride, Miss Evelyn Cheong Yit Ying. cut the cake after their wedding at the Methodist Church, Segamat, on Christmas Eve.
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  • 118 13 ADELAIDE, Dec. 27.- A Malayan student who has been blind since birth gained a credit in ancient history and passed English and modern history in the leaving honours examinations in Adelaide this year. Peter Chin Peng-Kong, of Penang, gained music and history credits
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  • 46 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 20.—The second annual meeting of the National Lana Finance Co-operative Society will be held at the Town Hall here on Oec. SO. Dato V.T. Sumbanthan, president <»f the society and also the Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications, will preside.
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  • 26 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26—Inspector Yahaya bln Isa has been appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police and Camp Commandant of the Federal Police Headquarters here.
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  • 216 14 —Reuter. JAKARTA, Dec. 27. PRESIDENT Soekarno said here today that Indonesia’s sympathy lor the recent abortive rebellion in Brunei was a matter of principle love for freedom, Antara news agency reported today. The President was speaking at a ceremony marking the proclamation of Greater Jakarta
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  • 144 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26 The Prime Minister of Ceylon, Mrs. Sirimavo R.D Kandaranaikc. will arrive tomorrow on her way to Peking. She will leave on Dec. 28 on her mission to Communist China in connection with the Sino-lndian border conflict. Mrs. Bandaranaike was elected for
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  • 63 14 TELUK ANSON. Dec 27 Inche Abdul Kiaim bin Hu.|i Mohamcd Mansoor, Clilcl Assistant District Officer. Lower Perak, leaves on transfer at the weekend for Taipmg as chairman of the Town Council in place of Mr. Saw Huat Lye, who goes on transfer to Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 53 14 IPOH, Dec 27.—Syed Zuhlrrud din bin Syed Hassan, State Secretary, Perak, is leaving this weekend for Kuala Lumpur on promotion transfer as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Of Agriculture and Co-operatives. He will be succeeded by Inche Mohamed Yusofl bin Haji Ahmad, director ol the Social Welfure
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  • 129 14 SINGAPORE, Dec. 26. —The Licensing Department of tlie Traffic Police will be transferred to the Vehicles Department in Middle Road from .lan. 2. Renewals for all Singapore driving licences will from this date be carried out the first floor of the Vehicles Department. Cheques
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  • 217 14 Body to aid varsity’ s basic needs I/'UALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26 —A Malayan branch of the World University Service has been set up here to deal with problems of student health, lodging and educational activities. The registrar of the University of Malaya. Mr. Foo Yeow Yoke, who convened a special
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  • 437 14 SENATOR URGES ACTION IF INQUIRY SHOWS LINKS MTU BRUNEI RISING RUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 27.—An Alliance Senator, Mr. T.H. Tan, today called on the Federation Government to investigate whether the recent visits to Brunei by Socialist Front and Party Rakyat members
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  • 111 14 Kl’ALA Ll'MPl'R, Dec. 27 —The Senate appointed today Dato Sheikh Abu Dakar bin Yahaya as Deputy President of the House to take over the chair in the President's absence. The Minister of Justice. Tun Leong Yew Koh. explained that the Constitution allowed this A
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  • 178 14 pENANG, Dec. 27.—The Ministry of Education has assured the National Union of Teachers that there is no prejudice against the appointment of normal trained teachers as heads of schools. Disclosing this today, the union’s national chairman Mr. D. S. Ramanathan. said the NUT had raised
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  • 28 14 PENANG. Dec. 27.—The Jolt police and military security ex ercise scheduled for tomorrow ha been postponed indefinitely. 1' u.as officially announced today No reason was given.
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  • 253 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 27. ABOUT 230 employees of the Mercantile Bank today struck to demand an increased bonus. Yesterday the Singapore daiiN hmpioyees Union had isMit-a a warning to the signed oy its secretary .dr. Lnn Kim Hian, that i* *ou*d
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  • 74 15 SEREMBAN. Dec. 27. A mother of four children was found murdered on Lenggeng Estate, 18 miles from here last night. The woman, Kondiamah. 43. a tapper, was found with several stab wounds, behind her labour lines on Lenggeng Estate. The woman's husband, a tapper, works
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  • 56 15 SINGAPORE. Dec. 26 —The Director of Posts announced today that Joo Chiat post office will re-open for business on Dec. 31. The post office was closed on Sept. 3 for major alterations and extensions The renovated post office has an enlarged public
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  • 152 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 27. Retiring chairman of narper Gniiliaii and Co. Ltd.. Mr. W. H. C. Bailey, (above; leu Singapore today tor Britain alter spending more than 20 years in Malaya. He is succeeded by Mr. J. H. D. Sibree, 43. Mr. Bailey, 42,
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  • 98 15 |POH, Dec. 28.—The ex--1 pected “trial” of Lady Chatterley s Lovfcr” at last night’s monthly meeting of the Ipoh Municipal Council did not take place. Mr. Foo Kuan Sze (People’s Progressive Party) had served notice of his Intention to table a motion that the book
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  • 34 15 MUAR, Dec. 26.—The Assistant Chinese Affairs Officer in Muar, Mr. Yeong Chew Chin, will b* transferred to Labis. Segamat, on Jan. 1. Mr. Liew Boon Keng of Labis will take his place.
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  • 30 15 PENANG, Dec. 27—Four hundred kampong people turned out to help build a nail-mile road ai Kampong Kebun Besar in Pulau Betong under self-help project yes terday.
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  • 467 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Oec. 27 'J'KNGKU Abdul Rahman told the Senate today that there were outstanding claims 1 improved wages mid conditions of seryice before the National Whitley Counlor government oihcers from Division to 4. f, eolri!»H en Claims bad beer i «mment P0
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  • 501 15 SINGAPORE, Dec. 28. \|R. C. V. DEVAN NAIR, general secretary of the iTI National Trade Union Congress, said today the real issue of the Mercantile Bank strike was the principle of the negotiability of bonuses. He added: "It is a fundamental issue. This
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  • 542 16 KUANTAN, Dec. 28. pAHANG is to encourage prospecting and mining to improve the states revenue position, the acting Mentri Besar, Dato Yahya bin Haji Mohamed Seh, said in the State Assembly today. lie referred to the Mining (Amendment) Act 1962 during hh> speech on
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  • 219 16 KUALA KANGSAR, Dec. 28. —The ailing Sultan of Perak was visited at the Istana Iskandariah here today by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, who headed a string of royal and VIP visitors. Visitors included the Sultan and the Raja Perempuan
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  • 216 16 Kuala lumpur, Dec. 27. The results of the Malayan secondary school entrance examination and the Lower Certificates of Education examination will be released within the first week of January. The Selangor Chief Education Officer, Mr. B.H.G. Adams, said today that the delay in the
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  • 61 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 26. The chief officer of Prisons Training Depot in Taiping. Inche Salehuddln bln Mohd. Tahir, returned today after a four-month course In Tokyo on preventicn of crime and methods of treatment of criminals. The course was organised by the United Nations and
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  • 35 16 MALACCA, Dec. 26.—The Cheng Hoon Teng temple In Temple Street here, believed to be the oldest Chinese temple in Malaya has been renovated at a cost of more than $BO,OOO
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  • 162 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 28. The First Magistrate, 1 engku Zald bin Tengku Za.chariah. advised two youths today to learn the national language after he heard them plead through an interpreter. Yu Fatt, alias Liew Fa.tt, 18 of Cheras Road, and Chan Foo Cheong,
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  • 148 16 SINGAPORE* Dec. 27. LEARNER drivers will be banned from using narrow and congested streets in Chinatown from next Jan. 1. They will also be prohibited from driving in public parks and hospital grounds. A statement issued by the Deputy Prime Minister's office said there
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  • 242 16 SINGAPORE. Dec. 26 The first research grant, worth $125 000, to be given by the United States Government to Singapore, has been made to the Department of Pharmaceutics of the University of Singapore to carry on its work on the action of drugs. The
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  • 180 16 Malacca, Dec. 27 The Malacca State Legislative Assembly today passed next year’s budget estimates, which show a deficit of $1,495,285. It can be met out of withdrawals from the State’s General Revenue balance and savings from previous years. The Chief Minister, Inche Abdul Ghafar
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  • 92 16 SINGAPORE. Dec. 26.—Five men armed with knives held up a businessman, Mr. Ou Chok Tong, 42, near Farrer Park and robbed him of $570 cash. They also stole his watch at SU6, a ring worth sioo and two cheques with a face value of $3,917.
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  • 46 16 060 26.—Mr. Cheah Kwrk Choy, the assistant State replanting officer, Pahang, Raub, is to be transferred to Seremban ft assistant State replanting officer, Negri Sembilan, at the end of this week. Mr. Ee Eng Kok from Sltlawan, Perak, will take his place here.
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  • 211 17 L r A L A LUMPUR, IVpec. 28. —The University of Malaya is to issue a statement soon concerning the tesit* nation of four professors of the university. III,. professors who li.ivr .submitted their reit ions are Prof. J. R. li. nilriikM n.
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  • 178 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 27. THE acting Minister of Labour and Social WelA fare, Mr. V. Manickavasagam told the Senate today that the Government was not considering setting up a wages council for port workers at Port Swettenham at this stage. The reason, he said, was
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  • 177 17 KOTA BHARU. Dec. 26. 4 TOTAL of mittioil will be spent on develop- n in Kelantan state next year. Mertrl Besar. Dato 11. i I>h.*k Loi'tl bin Omar, cnting the estimates at S’.aa budget meeting t:;A ir.orni:-g .'aid the Fedir.i'ion Gcwn.ment would SO 3 million while
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  • 53 17 PENANG. Dec. 26—A 24-hou joint police and military exercise will be held in George Town from 10 a.m. on Dec 28 Troops and police will man road junctions and move about the city to deal with mock incidents. The exercise will end at 10 am i
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  • 177 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 27. Malaya’s only woman senator, Che Aishah Ghani (Alliance), in her maiden speech in the Senate today pressed for fulfilment of women’s rights. She spoke on a variety ol subject ranging from infant mortality among the Malay* to
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  • 36 17 PENANG. Dec. 26 —The Penang R< tary Club w ill hold its weekly luncheon meeting at E. and O. Intel tomerrow when there will be a quiz on subjects ot Rotary Intel est
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  • 181 17 k k A L A LUMPUR, 1 LVc. 2 <. The Min*’r of Commerce and Dr. Lim Swee I* 1 11, the Senate r,,ci: v there was no :iv obligation for 1 r status factories their products i1 certain or•ltions or individuals. X t ld
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  • 49 17 PENANG, Dec. 30—The president of the Penang Port Commission Local Senior Offices Association, Inche Mohamed bln Mericnn said tcday Malayans warmly welcomed the appointment off Inche Ismail bln Ngah Marzuki as the new general manager of the Commission. He was speaking at the association's annual meeting.
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  • 32 17 JESSELTON. Dec. 23.—Borneo Airways will begin a new service to the interior airstrip of Sepulot on Jan. 4 with flights on the first and second Friday of each month.
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  • 23 17 RAUB. Dec. 30.—Mr. S. Narayanan, junior Assistant Commissioner for Labour. Raub, Is to be transferred to Seremban on Jan. 2.
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  • 125 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 24. Forty soldiers today gave a pint of blood each to the Selangor Blood Bank at the General Hospital here. They are all members of the Federation Armed Forces Signal Squadron stationed in Rifle Range Road here. The 40 w’ere
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  • 58 17 SINGAPORE. Dec 26.—Two men posing as customers entered Studio de Luxe in ot imfcrd Road last night and cU aiandcd money from a st idio assistant. Teo Poh Seng. 32. When Teo told them he had no money, they stabbed hin in the stomach Teo was rushed
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  • 53 17 SINGAPORE. Dec. 26 —Mr. Herbert De Graff, an American travel promoter, will speak on “The Value of Tourism” to members of the Singapore Tourist Association in the Shell Theatrette at 5 p.m. on Jan 2 Mi De Grnff is particularly experienced in inducing tourists to
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  • 198 17 SINGAPORE, Dec. 28— A resolution calling on the Naval Base Labour Union to support “in principle" the proposed formation of one union to represent all Services workers in the state is to be discussed at the union's 15th annual meeting on Dec. 30.
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  • 75 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 27. The Indian Service of Radio Malaya will present a variety show at the Language and Literature Agency Hall at Airport Road on the night of Dec 30. The show will consist of song and dance items, comic sketches and
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  • 23 17 KAJANG, Dec. 24.—The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Abu Bakur bin Baginda. opened a sO.OOO community lull at Sungei Merap yesterday.
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  • 48 17 KAJANG, Dec. 2(i.— A Malay middle school, Sekolah Menengah Melayu, costing 554(i.000 is now under construction at the 13th mile Chcras Road It will have 15 classrooms, a domestic science class, a sewing class, a laboratory, an art class, a hall and a dining room
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  • 422 18 LOTTERIES, HORSES, RADIO, CINEMA RURAL ‘ESCAPES FROM POVERTY 9 Kuale Lumpur, Dec. 26 pROFKSSOR Ungku Abdul Aziz told the Umno Youth seminar held during the Christmas holidays here that the gap between the economic position of the urban people, including industrial workers, and
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  • 140 18 Dec*. 26. Singapore’s chess wonder. Tan Lian Ann. 15. may go to Stockholm next April for the World Junior Chess Championships. This is. said Prof Llm Kok Ann, president of the Singapore Chess Federation, if Lian Ann proved himself in tiie Australian Nation al
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  • 122 18 SINGAPORE, Dec. 26.—A cinema manager on his way to a hank today uas robbed of §3,942 by three men, one of whom was armed with a revolver, at the junction of Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road. The manager, !\lr. Tan Yee
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  • 75 18 SINGAPORE. Dec 28 —The Singapore Lorry Owners Association is to send a memorandum to the Deputy Prime Minister. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, to pretest against the proposed 30 per cent increase In Insurance premiums on goods vehicles from next year. The association's president. Mr Tan Ah Piow,
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  • 36 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27. Ih. Minister ot Health. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Haji Tallb will address a nurses annua) prize giving ceremony at the nursing school in the General Hospital here on Dec. 31.
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  • 38 18 SINGAPORE. Dec. 28.—The Commander-in-Chief, Far East Station, Naval Base and his staff will give a tea party to the children of St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital on Jan. 2 There will be presents and a film show.
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  • 34 18 SINGAPORE, Dec 26.—A misadventure verdict was recorded at an inquest on an 11-year-girl, Llm An Chla, who was found drowned in a cf inmuniry well at 12 ms. Woodlands Road on Dec. 2.
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  • 90 18 - SINGAPORE. Dec. 26. Singapore's Deputy Master Attendant, Mr. R. L. Bird, has received a cable from Brunei saying Brunei waters are now open to all vessels. This information is being broadcast every four hours to all ships. The cable, which came from the Brunei
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  • 54 18 SINGAPORE. Dec 28-Thirty-nine law officers last night attended a dinner at the Cathay Restaurant in honour of Sir Alan Rose, retiring Chief Justice of Singapore. Among those present were Mr JiKtice Tan Ah Tah. Mr. Justice Wee Chong Jin. Mr. Justice J.W.D Ambrose and Mr
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  • 52 18 SINGAPORE. Dec. 26 A live-year-old boy. Tan Yong Hwee, was killed in an accident at the junction of Ilokkien Street and South 3ridge Road today. Police are trying to trace a bus, which is believed to have run over the boy and then did
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  • 202 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 28.—Rubber and tin industry leaders here today expressed surprise at the proposal by two Alliance senators yesterday that a Ministry of Rubber and Tin should be set up to ensure the economic well-being of Malaya. An official of AngloOriental <Malaya) Ltd said:
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  • 72 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Dec. 27. —Tengku Abdul Rahman told the Senate today, that the Government was considering the appointment of labour attaches in Malayan missions overseas He said this In a written reply to Senator S.P.S. Nathan. who wanted to know if the Government would take
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  • 223 18 Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 26 THE Pan-Malayan Is1 lamic Party will consider a resolution on Monday calling on the Federation Government to ban the import of alcoholic drinks or their preparations in the country. This is one of 32 resolutions to be introduced
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  • 945 19  -  By I Epsom Jeep: Penang Dec. 29 \i OR1 Fair, with Merv Posner astride, scored a runaway five-length win in the 8Jf Christmas Plate for class 4 div 1 horses at Penang vs. Race l < l 1SS 5. DIV. runs. pc, r Stable’s 1 MIRKARKAN 8
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  • 1156 19  -  RACING with Epsom Jeep; Penang Sunday DRILL1ANTLY ridden by Moses Lee, Mr F L. Chan’s Cash Inn scored a smashing 2$length win from the hot favourite National Joy ‘he $20,000 Penang Uoia Cup over lOf at Batu Gantong today. Race One CL 4, DIV. 3—6F.
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 43 19 BIG SWEEP Total Pool: 974,632 First *****3 $32,317 Second *****5 $12,927 Third *****3 6,463 Starters ($1,175 each) Nos. *****0, *****1, *****9. *****2, *****5, *****5. *****0, *****1, *****3, *****3, *****5. Consolations ($1,000 each) —Noa. *****6, *****6. *****4, *****7, *****5, *****1, *****6, *****2, *****4, *****8.
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    • 46 19 JUG SWEEP TOTAL POOL 180,738 1st No. *****1 835,370 2nd. No. *****9 $14,148 3rd No. *****8 7,074 Starters ($1,286 each): Nos *****0 *****2 *****6 *****9 *****0 *****1 *****6 *****9 *****0 *****5 *****1. Consolations ($1,000 each) Nos.: *****5 *****6 *****0 *****7 *****4 *****5 *****7 *****4 *****1 *****7.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 1470 20 From Our Market Correspondent TWO things stand out conspicuously in the 1 past year as far as the Malayan Stock Exchange is concerned the almost fantastic growth of interest by the general public and spread of dealings and the extent of the capital appreciation
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    • 64 20 TNI Malayan ■■change Banka' As* •aalatian made these changes In Ita rataa to merchant* on Saturday (all rataa to $100): Canada: Buying TT 39 1/3, airmail OD 35 9/8, 00 d/at 30 1/8 credit bUla, 36 3/16 trade billa. telling TT er OO ready: Canada 39 3/16; Bagllan
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    • 1011 20 T*HE state of shares on the 1 Malayan Stock Exchange show last business to December 21 (A) and last business since that date (B) with H and L standing for Highest and Lowest business this year to date were: INDUSTRIALS Ml A I Alsa Bricls 2.39 .80
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    • 375 20 ’’THE price of Straits tin yesterday rose by $1.50 to $426.87$ on an offering of 265 tons. In London overnight tin ruled steady throughout. The turnover consisted largely oi carries. Buying and selling were julte evenly matched. Th° assumption that the nutter pool
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