The Straits Budget, 4 September 1963

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget WE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA. NATIONAL NfWSfAPI* Kies Kuala Lumpur, September 4,1963. Price 40 cents (Malaya) or 1 shilling. KDN 379.
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  • 920 2 TAN SIEW SIN HANDS OVER AIDHS 'jlffij/ 7 TO JAKARTA AND PHILIPPINE ENVOYS! THANT EXPECTED TO END TASK BY SEP7 ,4 KVAtUt LUMPUR, August 29 THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong today signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 16 as Malaysia Day. The proclomotion, a Government statement
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  • 528 2 OINGAPORE, Aug 1 Malaya’s ft manent Secretary the Ministry of I ternal Affairs, Inc Ghazali Shr.fie herd tonight that t Indonesian Forei Minister, Dr. Suba drio, had told him th Indonesia was unal to send observers Borneo because “difficulties.” Inche Ghazali. who turned from
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 602 3 —Straits Times, August 26 Agreement on the number observers which Indonesia jnd the Philippines shall have in British Borneo while U Thant’s teams carry out their assessment has removed the mediate Malaysian crisis. In London, and again on his jfrivai in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Duncan Sandys decried
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    • 187 3 —Straits Times. August 26 In his address to the Women’s Day or Hari Wanita rally at the Stadium Negara, the Prime Minister was unable to say what his audience must have most wanted to hear—that the Government would introduce equal pay for women. However, the Tengku did not
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    • 707 3 —Straits Times, August 27 Quite as extraordinary as the statement of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines that it is satisfied with the way in which the problem of tin prices *s being handled is its rebuke to the press for criticism of the Minister of Commerce and
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    • 169 3 —Straits Times, August 27 There is little doubt that the executive committee of the Union of Postal Uniformed Staff will get the mandate to call a strike for which it has asked its 1,500 members. Whether or not such a strike will spread greater havoc than the railway
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    • 643 3 —Straits Times, August 28 It looks as if U Thant’s teams in Sarawak and Sabah are going to carry out their difficult task unobserved. It will be entirely the fault oi Indonesia and the Philippine? if they do. There is agreement that each can
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    • 269 3 —Straits Times, August 38 Mr. Tan Siew Sin’s assurance that Penang will be not stripped of its free port status in one swift, brutal operation conveys nothing new to those who have followed the common market negotiations with Singapore. The development of the market, erosion of free trade
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    • 626 4 —Straits Times, August 29 Indonesia is now not likely to send observers to watch U Thant’s teams carry out their assessment of public opinion towards Malaysia in the Borneo territories, says the official Indonesian news agency. This takes us no further. Despite the compromise reached on the
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    • 281 4 —Straits Times, August 29 The controversy over the Japanese wartime massacres has reached a point where the Singapore Government feels obliged to declare a ban on new visas for Japanese businessmen, pending a “just and reasonable settlement.” Very few people, least of all the Japanese, would want such unsatisfactory
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    • 644 4 —Straits Times, August 30 There has never been any doubt that Malaysia would be formed. The open question was the date. This has now been fixed for Sept 16 by Royal proclamation. The new date has the approval of all the interested parties the British Government,
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    • 168 4 —Straits Times, August 30 Of 285,000 people living in central Kuala Lumpur, some 50,000 —or one in six—are housed in squatter-type dwellings, without benefit of sewerage or proper drainage. Many are without power and water supplies as well. This information, contained in a recent traffic survey, does
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    • 296 4 do other than accept. —Straits Times. August^ If everything goes right (or wrong, depending on ones point of view) very nearly ail postmen throughout the Federation will be on strike at the end of next month. Announcing the date, the general seeretary of the Union of Postil Uniformed
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  • 52 4  -  SPECTATOR Singapore THE recent cultural tival held at the sW of City Hall was indeefl [f great success re to such performances be held again. I d t( fbe gest that the or raised another thrw te r four feet so that tette r people can get 1
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  • 796 5 fITH OR WITHOUT INDONESIAN AND FILIPINO OBSERVERS, 80S A SPOKESMAN: NORTH BORNEO AND SARAWAK WILL JAKE OVER COMPLETE STATE POWERS ON AUG. 31 KUALA LUMPUR, August 25 THE United Nations teams in Sarawak and North Borneo will definitely start their programmes tomorrow, a
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  • 257 5 IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR ROLE IPOH, Aug. 25 JT was of ‘‘vital necessity” that judges in Malaya be conferred a datoship or some other suitable honour in recognition of the role they play in society. The suggestion was made by Mr. F.C. Arulanandom,
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  • 256 5 KUALA LUMPUR, August 25. T'HE Government has banned “Recollections,” a book In Chinese by Mr. Lim Llan Geok, the edu:ationist and critic of the Government education policy. In a Gazette notification today, announcing the ban jnder the Internal Security Act. 1960, the book
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  • 126 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Auf. 25. Won* Slew Pens, the 16-year-old girl with many boy friends, returned last night to her home In Ipoh Road here after being missing for 18 days. She refused to be interviewed. Her aunt. Miss S. C. Wong, a former dance hostess said:
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  • 27 5 PENANO. Aug. 26 The State Government has requested the public to fly both the Federation and the State flags on Merdeka day this week-end.
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  • 796 6  -  by R. Chandran, F. Rozario, R. Pestana and Lim Bong Tee SINGAPORE, August 25 POWERFUL spotlights tonight dealt a stunning blow to a highly organised attempt by pro-Com-munists to turn the Japanese “blood debt” rally, attended by more than 120,000 people,
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  • 271 6 Ballot papers out today K UALA LUMPUR. Aug. The executive council of the Um 01 M Postal Uniiormeti atatf decided tit un enicr* gency meeting today t 0 take nation-wide strike action to back its salary claims. Its claims for salary revi< n involve postmen,
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  • 264 6 KUALA LUMPUR, August 25 TWELVE cars and 12 A scooters worth $47,000 have been reported stolen in the past weeks in the capital The Selangor police, shocked at the Increasing number of stolen vehicles, have appealed to the public to “take
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  • 55 6 IPOH, Aug. 25 Tin’ p^' Clubs second Kilt t* 1 capital—a $<0 001 )t > inwater fountain comp; p ora k augurated bv the bul tomorrow evening s R.^val The band of the Q nd ,,ncc Irish Hussars will be 11 h about at the
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  • 332 7 f\ pi FIELDS TO BE ABANDONED If DROUGHT CONTINUES SEREMBAN, Aug 26 SEVERAL thousand acres of padi land will have to be abandoned in Malaya's main rice bowl, Kedah and Perlis, if the present drought continues, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Inche Mohamed
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  • 220 7 KUALA LUMPUR. August 26. ELECTRICITY consumers from Cameron J Highlands to Muar will pay less for power from September 1. The new rate in the general lighting tariff will be two cents cheaper at 25 cents a unit. This also applies to
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  • 29 7 IPOH. Aug. 25. Zakaria bin Mohamed Noor. 13. was killed when he was knocked down by a lorry near Gopeng, 14 miles south of here today
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  • 358 7 KUALA LUMPUR, August 26. MINISTER of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, today assured the people of Penang that the island’s free port status would not be abolished in one swoop. He said the Federal Government would consult the Penang State Government. The imposition of
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  • 201 7 U U ALA LUMPUR, Aug. 26. Senior lawyers in the Federal capital today agreed with the president of the Perak Bar Association. Mr. F. C. Arulanandom, that all judges should be given the title of dato or some suitable honour. Mr. Arulanandom made the
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  • 176 7 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 25.—The Federation Government was tonight urged to take immediate action to launch a campaign to clear the country of "Indonesian admirers” and "pro-Soekar-no elements”. A delegate from Klang, Inche Abdul Malek, made the call while the tmno general assembly was
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  • 28 7 KUAI.A LUMPUR. Aug 27 Alan Walt. Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs arrived here today In the course of a world tour of universities
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  • 86 7 KAULA LUMPUR, Aug. 26. The Singapore Party Rakyat is to merge with its Federation’s counterpart. An application for merger from the Singapore organisation was approved last night at a meeting of the central executive committee of the Party Rakyat headquarters here. The meeting was
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  • 136 8 KUALA LUMPUR. August 26. 'FHE Government today denied that it nad agreed to review the April 1963 General Clerical Examination in which only 72 out of 1.200 °lerks had passed. Earlier the general-secre- tary of the National Unioi of Government Clerical Workers, Mr
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  • 63 8 A LOR STAR. Aug. 26.—A giriJ R. Maria, 13. who had been missing since Aug. 24, has now returned home The police lound nei in a house m Kulim. 70 miles from Alor Star, vesterday. She was reported missing by her lather,
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  • 383 8 IPOH, Aug. 26 DART of the abut- ment of the wooden bridge across Sungei tiidor on the main trunk road, about 44 miles south of here, was washed away by the swollen river last night, dislocating all through traffic. About 200 cars
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  • 65 8 CANBERRA. Aug. 27.—Lt.-Gen. j.G N Wllion, Chiei oi the Australian Army General Stall, win visit Australian trocps in Malaya jn nis way to Britain it attend wo exercises Gen Wilton will arrive in Singapore on Aug. 29. visit Terendak Camp at Ma.acca lo set? tbe 3rd
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  • 177 8 KUALA LUMPUR. August 26. 1IALAYA must play a big sister' role to the lea iff developed Malaysian territories it the new na-f-erity Mr P P Narayanan iti- eral-secretary ot the n.i’. Uni >n ot Plantatl i said this in a broadcast night The broadcast
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  • 248 8 KUALA LUMPUR. August 26 ’THREE states today announced their programme for the sixth Merdeka anniversary on Aug. 31. he celebrations will not be on a grand scale because the event has been overshadowed bv the formation of Malaysia. In KUALA LUMPUR the main events
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  • 53 8 KUALA LUMPUR A fc Straits Times group 1 <- a t:onaJ another $566.94 lor t-* total Patriotic Fund. briiK_'*to date to $141.7512 i f m the Contributions came f clerical Police Administrate <; l u um pur, Services Union. L'*- $426.94 and the f a t
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  • 32 8 New low -cost homes PENANG. Au-- V SP-J low-cost houses hl -.n ar# Government in b now ready for no The Chief M nl in or Pow Nee. will fpursda> cupatlon’ cPren.'
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    • 102 8 THE H.K. AID FAR EAST builder A Bi-Monthly periodical ol Building of Real Rotate Activities in the Far East. A Maganat Oaalitg witu ImoMm, architectarai mi ml estate activities ia Malaya, Smtapert Hoaf Xa*f, Tit Pbilippiati, lame and Tit Pa/ East ''taaluled m sit tl a li moatlly trade paper
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  • 260 9 KUALA LUMPUR, August 27. TUBERCULOSIS sufferers and their families 1 throughout Malaya are waiting for their ‘‘dole for June, July and August. And they don' i know the reason for the delay. A $58,000 monthly Government grant is made to then through the Ministry of
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  • 50 9 PENANO, Aug. 26—The principal ctt the Penang Day Training College Mr. Tagar Singh is to become principal of the Malayan Teachers College, in Kota Bharu »hen ihe new term starts next month be succeeded here by Mr v. Murugesu from the Thech-r-lcal Institute, Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 112 9 Malacca Aug. 25. The four-year term of office of the Governor, Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusuf (above), which expires at midnight on Aug. 30. has been extended for another four years. His re-appointment has been approved by the Yang di-Pcrtuan Agong following consultations
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  • 202 9 KUALA LUMPUR, **Aug. 27. —‘‘Operation Registration’ of children born between 1958 and 1961 for admission to fully-assisted schools in Selangor will be carried out in October. Selangor's Deputy Chief Education Officer. Mr. Yap Hong Kuan, in a circular to all
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  • 81 9 PENANG. Aug. 22.—Two hundred and fifty American tourists in 50 trailers and trucks will visit Malaya in November In the course of a world tour. The “Wally Byam Caravan Travellers,*’ they range from farmers to business executives. Their visit to Malaya was announced
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  • 22 9 PARIT BUNTAR, Aug. *7.—The Bala Muda ol PeraK yesterday opened a $8,600 mosque pong Sungei Protan, Selinsing. near here.
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  • 202 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27. rr»HE president of the Congress of Unions of 1 Employees in the Public and Civil Services, Mr. V E. Jesudoss, today expressesd disappoint r Sw S th S e ta Apm n 963^General“clerical n Vhich only 72 out of 1.200 clerk,
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  • 414 9  -  By FELIX ABISHEGANADEN KUALA LUMPUR, August 27 r pENGKU Abdul Rahman flew to Kedah on a four-day holiday today because he expects to be “very much on the go” during the Malaysia celebrations, the new date for which is “drawing rapidly nearer.” The Minister
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  • 80 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Aug. 27.—'The Federation s Deputy Prime Minister Tun Aixlul Razak, today toured Kulai and Yong Peng to review rural development during the past year. He was accompanied by the Minister for Finance, Mr Tan Siew Sin and the Assistant Minister Tor
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  • 56 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug 27—Mr. P. S. Muthu was elected president of the Jaffunaese Co-operative Society at its recent annual meeting here. The society also approved the donation of $2,000 for the National Patriotic Fund. $5OO for the Ludy Templer Hospital and $5OO for the homes run by
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    • 43 9 STRAITS BUDGET j I SUBSCRIPTION RATES j (Payable in advance) gwiwtr j No pottos* 844 ,MJ0 M Moloyo J. Br. North jj.00 Borneo incl. postog* li.5* r C'weolth jt.oo Ind. postoo# Kingdom 4 24 qo 41.00 Australia Only II** 24,w by Express Airfreight
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  • 203 10 DELEGATION LEAVES TODAY FOR TALKS WITH SIEW SIN ON COMMON MARKET PENANG, Aiigust 27. SEVEN-MAN delegation from the State Alliance will leave by the night mail tomorrow for Kuala Lumpur to ask the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, for certain terms for Penang’s entry into the
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  • 135 10 SINGAPORE, Aug. 27. The Singapore Buddhist Federation today sent cables to President Kennedy, the United Nations secretary-gene-ral, U Thant, and the Ceylonese Prime Minister, Mrs. Bandaranaike. on the situation in South Vietnam. Identical cables to President Kennedy and U Thant read: •'Religious discrimination and suppression
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  • 224 10 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 24.—The president of the University of Malaya General Staff Union, Mr. R C. Daniel, has criticised the “rather snobbish attitude*’ of the university authorities towards non-academic staff. Mr. Daniel, addressing the union’s annual meeting yesterday said that members were not getting a lair
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  • 20 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27.—Mr. S. Selliah has been re-elected president of the National Union of Telecoms Employees.
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  • 42 10 MALACCA. Aug. 27.—A labourer was attacked by 10 men near the Happy Land Hotel here yesterday evening. Wong Kang Ngo, 20. was found by a police patrol car which took him to hospital in a serious condition.
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  • 47 10 PENANG. Aug. 27.—The Lions Club of Yagoona. Sydney, is offering two scholarships for students attending iecondary English Schools in Penang. The scholarships are worth about $lOO each for one year. Applications should be sent to the secretary. Lions Club. Penang. P O. Box 888
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  • 241 10 KUALA LUMPUR, August 27 UEDERA TION elec--1 toral rolls, containing the names of 2.5 million voters, will be revised from Sept. 1. The revised rolls will be used in the parliamentary and state elections next year. The Election Commission today reminded all those eligible
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  • 489 10 KUALA LUMPUR, August 7. PERMANEN T National Art Gallery L to be built on a site at the edge of the Lake Gardens in the neighbourhood of Parliament House, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, the Minister of Internal Security, said today. Its exact
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  • 86 10 SINGAPORE, Aug 6 Malayan Airway > a e signed from men the International A r Tia port Association -in’? Aim 4. An airline statemer. MJ*, the decision was taKi.: )r long and due del:o< re the light of current hi lua i gional as distinct .n'***
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  • 567 11 ‘WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS ISSUE’ SINGAPORE, August 27 TllK Singapore Government today warned 1 the Japanese Foreign Office that It was making a “grave error” if it thought the issue of a satisfactory gesture of atonement (or its war-time atrocities here
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  • 243 11 KUALA LUMPUR, August 27. JHE Defence Ministry today announced a country wide campaign to recruit 500 young men for the Federation Army, the second major drive to strengthen the army in two months. Two recruiting teams will visit Teluk Anson, Johore Bahru, Ipoh, Kluang, Penang,
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  • 395 11 KUALA LUMPUR, August Zb T'HE Yang di-Per-A tuan Agong will proclaim the new date for Malaysia before Aug. 31, top level sources told the Straits Times today. It is almost certain that the King’s proclamation will come on Aug. 28 or Aug. 29, following
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  • 76 11 SINGAPORE. Aug. 27. Four graduate students from Sarawak have been awarded scholarships for the academic year which begins In September at the University of Hawaii. They are: Miss Wong Chung Long, who will study for a Master’s degree in education; Mr. Hii Ching Sing, who will
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  • 32 11 MUAR. Aue. 27. The Mentri Besar of Johore. Dato Hassan bin Haji Yunos. will open a $lOO,OOO orivate school for over-aged girls at Jalan D.uid here on Sept. 12.
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  • 107 11 Kuala lumpur. Aug. 27. The Health Minister, inche Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib. today consulted his lawyers about allegations of corruption made against him by the leader of the Peoples Progressive Party. Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam. He said: "The matter Is now In the hands of
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  • 223 11 KUALA LUMPUR, August 27. fT[HE Minister of Works, Posts and Teiecommuni- cations, Dato V. T. Sambanthan, said today he had not been approached by members of the Union of Postal Uniformed Staff to settle their grievances. Until this approach is made, Dato Sambanthan said,
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  • 42 11 SINGAPORE, Auk. 27. The Federation Minister of Agriculture and Co-operative and chairman of the liaison committee of the Singapore Umno. Inche Mohamed Khlr Joharl, will open the new Queenstown branch of the Umno at 3 p.m. on Sept. 1.
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    1434 12 TO CLEAR UP ANY MISUNDERSTANDING* OVER U.N. OBSERVER DISPUTE: SINGAPORE IS SUGGESTED AS THE VENUE 1 KUALA LUMPUR August 26 TENGKU Abdul Rahman has invited the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Subandrio, to meet Tun Abdul Razak in Singapore tomorrow or on August 28 The invitation was sent immediately
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  • 425 13  -  By JACKIE SAM: SINGAPORE, August 28 plX. vL details of constitutional changes for he formation of Malaysia were discussed in a series of meetings here today. mootlna The ilrst meeting was ;y in the morning Mr. Stephen Kalong Chief Minister of vak. Mr. James Wong.
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  • 231 13 SINGAPORE, Aug. 28. Thirty-six trade unions of the SATU group have been asked to show cause why their registration should not be cancelled by the Government. It is understood that the unions are being held responsible for the mass agitation against the Prime
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  • 458 13 ENTREPRENEURS ARE PUSHING AHEAD INVESTMENT PLANS SINGAPORE. August 28 SINGAPORE'S Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, today predicted that the State would soon achieve its target of providing 8,000 new jobs in industries each year. Speaking at the presentation of 33 pioneer certificates
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  • 205 13 1/A JANG, Aug. 28. 1 Th e Federation Government has been asked to ban the threedight numbers forecast pool. A reso’utlon to this effect was adopted at a meeting of all branches of the Malayan Chinese Association Youth held here recently.
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  • 45 13 PENANG, Aug. 28.—The Penang Malay Art and Culture Society will stage a ’bersilat" (self-defence) contest at Penang Umno hull on Sept. 15 to celebrate Malaysia. The contest was originally scheduled for Aug. o\ but has now been postponed for two weeks
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  • 24 13 KLANG Aug. 28. —An obstetrician. Dr K. Devarajah. has been posted to the District Hospital here He was formerly from Singapore.
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  • 101 13 Kuala lumpur, au g. 28. Thousands of people who obtained citizenship papers by srivinfc false information are to zenship papers by giving be struck off the electoral Those who surrendered their papers under the amnesty offer and later qualified for citizenship can have
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  • 129 13 OENANG, Aug. 28—The Penang Chinese Chamber is to convene a meeting of all registered association in Penang to discuss the island’s free port status. The meeting, to be held on Sept. 14, will consider a resolution seeking retention of the island’s present status. Each
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  • 712 14 CHIEFS, POLITICIANS, CIVIL SERVANTS, MERCHANTS AMONG 68 HONOURED KUALA KANGSAR, August 28. EIGHTEEN people were made datos by the J Sultan of Perak today on the occasion of his birthday. Altogether, 68 people were honoured. The birthday honours list names seven
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  • 148 14 risutr XT o SEREMBAN. August 28. THE Negri Sembilan Government is taking steps to recover more than $2,000 from the former president of the Seremban Town Council, Mr Chin See m, and $5,OOo from two council employees. A Government spokesman alleged today that Mr.
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  • 247 14 20,000 ARE FED UP’ KUALA LUMP I.,)'' 1 August 2.3 Mrs. Bhupalan hits oul at Government delay 'J'HE 20,000 women teachers in the Fed* ratio are “fed up” with the Government's excuses for delaying the implementation of their demand for equal pay.” This was stated today by the president of
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  • 157 14 Kuala lumpur. Aug 2s —There is “no point" postponing the August General Clerical Services examination unless the Government also agrees to revalue the April 1963 examination papers. Mr. G. N Rajan. general secretary of the National Union c: Governmenet Clerical Workers said
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  • 337 14 KUALA LUMPUR, August 26 APPOSITION leaders today described a warning given by Tengku Abdul Rahman yesterday as “a threat to democratic rights.” Speaking at the Umno general assembly, the Tengku said the Government would not hesitate to take action against Opposition members wh 0
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  • 281 15 KUALA LUMPUR, August 29 MALAYSIA celebrations officials went into action today as the announcement of the Sept. 16 date ended weeks of uncertainty. They prepared to send cables and letters to the hundreds of guests asking them to substitute the new
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  • 113 15 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 27. —The Minister of Education, Haji Abdul Hamid Khan, today complimented the Chettiar community for helping the Government In its efforts to build more schools. He was opening the $160,000 Sri Thandayuthapanl National Type Primary (English) School In Ipoh Road here. The Chettiar
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  • 74 15 THESE pretty nonyas from Malacca are among those who will take part in a cultural show at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 31 as part of the Merdeka celebrations. The girls here are performing a dance that depicts the
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  • 57 15 SINGAPORE. Aug. 29—About 50 workers at the granite quarry of Swee Construction and Transport Co.. Ltd., in Chua Chu Kang Road have gone on strike. A spokesman for tho National Union of Building C» instruction Workers which represents them, said today the strike was over claims
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  • 50 15 SEREMBAN. Aug. 29—A new Tengku Putri will be proclaimed by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar at Sri Menanti on Sept. I at a lunch for 250 guests She will succeed the late Tengku Putri Aisiah. 82. the Yang diPertuan Besar’s grandmother, who died on June 14
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  • 231 15 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 29. The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Inche Bahaman bln Samsudin, said tonight the time had come for employers and workers to examine their position in view of the formation of Malaysia. He was speaking at a dinner given by the
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  • 164 15 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 29. A $2 m i 11 i o n Malay Import and distributing company will be set up soon in partnership with an Australian firm. Hajl Khalid bin Awang Osman. Assistant Minister >f Commerce and Industry, said today his Ministry was
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  • 52 15 MALACCA, Aug. 29. Thirty-five girls, who completed a threemonth course at the Rida Domestic Science School at Buklt Bahru yesterday. received their certificates from Punn Asmah blnte Alan*, wife of the Malacca Chief Minister. The arlrls are members of the Women's Institutes of Negri Bembllan. Malacca
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  • 374 16 KUALA LUMPUR, August 29. r fHE GOVERNMENT today agreed in principle to finance the establishment of industrial sites in Penang. Mr. Saw Seng Kew, leader of the Penang Alliance delegation which discussed the subject with Federal Government representatives today, said $5 million was needed to
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  • 111 16 MR. Edward Mah Khing Kong, 26. a Malayan civil engineering student In Australia, and Julie Leong Kam Sheong. 21, a secretary, who were married at the Chinese Presbyterian Church in Sydney at the weekend. Mr. Mah, who has been in Australia six years, is a graduate
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  • 221 16 KUALA LUMPUR, August 29. DELEGATES from U unions will meet here on Sept. 8 to consider joint action to support the Laboratory Assistants’ Union which started a work- to-rule last Friday. These unions cater for more than 90 per cent of the employees in
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  • 91 16 SINGAPORE, Aug. 29.—Lieut. Gen. John G. N. Wilton, the Australian Army Chief of the General Staff, arrived in Singapore last night for a two-day stopover on his way to London He will visit the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Oroup at Camp Terendak, Malacca, and hold liscussions
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  • 32 16 BENTONG, Aug. 2^—Yun Pah, 19 a mason, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of raping a 16-year-old girl on July 3 in blukur near the Cathay cinema here
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  • 171 16 SINGAPORE, August 28 oINGAPORE will hold a rally and a march-past on Saturday on the padang to celebrate the States constitutional advance together with Sarawak and Sabah. The new constitutions under the Malaysia agreement for the three States come into effect or that day.
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  • 75 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27 —The National Union of Telecoms Employees Is to urge the department not to rj-employ retired officers This was one of 20 resolutions adopted at the biennial delegates conference here at the weekend. Others demanded: OVERTIME for officers who have to
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  • 193 16 LUMPUR, Aug. 27. D a t o Sir Alexander Oppenheim. Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya, today denied that university officials had a “rather snobbish attitude” towa r ds nonacademic staff. Active part He was commenting on a claim by Mr. R. C. Daniel, president
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  • 357 17 Tengku’s M-day message WPPINESS AND PROSPERITY IN STORE AFTER MALAYSIA BUT HE I PREDICTS NEW ATTEMPTS AT SUBVERSION FROM OUTSIDE COUNTRY ‘I pray to God we succeed 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30. JENGKU Abdul Rahman warned toI night that internal subversion will be greatly encouraged by outside elements
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  • 63 17 SEREMBAN. Aug. 28—The Negri Sembilan branch of the National Union of Plantation Workers will hold demonstrations and protest meetings if the Government does not reconsider its line of action regarding the fragmentation of estftt£S This was one of the resolutions adopted at a meeting of 120 secretaries
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  • 32 17 SINGAPORE. Aug. 26 TTl ?2jf Mansfield Local Employ«» Jnton has signed a new wage agreement !§S SyndicaU?! a subsidiary of Straits Steamship js.’sW r rs M,lor& serangs and tlndals
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  • 31 17 SINGAPORE. Aug. 28-Authoress Dr. Han Suyin will 1 outh •Western education on in the countries of sinFriday at the »>. 4 gapore. new J^^ U talk l is sponsored
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  • 219 17 SINGAPORE, Aug. 27 The Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union today announced that It had called off its ban on overtime work by cinema managers of Cathay Organisation Ltd. who belong to it. The ban. which was enforced on Saturday, had caused all midnight shows at
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  • 295 17  -  By JACKIE SAM and PHILIP KHOO: Singapore, Aug. 30 SINGAPORE'S fop gang buster, Mr. Cheah Teng Cheoh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, had his services terminated by the Government today. His notice of termination was with immediate effect from 3.30 p.m. when the letter was handed
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  • 139 17 PENANG, Aug. 27—A leading American modern dance group, the Jose Limon Company. will give two charity performances In Penang next month. The Penang Rotary Club Is sponsoring both performances in co-operation with the United States Information Service. Jose Limon and 37 members of
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  • 31 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 28—'The Federation ol Malaya employers Consultative Association will"° ,rl a forum tomorrow at the Univer slty of Malaya to wind up series of lectures for members.
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  • 21 17 JOHORE BAHRU, Aug, 28—Mr O. Pasamanickam has been elected president of the Muar branch of the Malayan Indian Congress.
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  • 907 18 WINGATE OUTSTAYS RIVALS OVER 10F JPOH, Aug. 28.—Edmundus slammed a field of Class 1 Div. 2 sprinters by se v en lengths in heavy going here today. Race One CL. 5, DIV. 5 «F. First In Stable's (41 SAFE UOM£ 8.11 (679—218) Wilson 1
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  • 933 18 IPOH, Sept. 1. Thio Stable’s Nashor, with Kevin Mitchell astride, created an upset in the $25,000 Sultan’s Gold Vase over s£f straight to pay $lOl for a win and $33 for a place here today, last day of the Perak TC meeting. Raee One CL. 5,
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 79 18 big sweep 3 No. *****9 ”J!» S No. *****4 ,,,55* SUrters (81,179 oath,”1*1 *****8, *****1, 14IU8 mmu *****8, *****7! ZlVm. Consolation ($565 each) \n!' *****6, *****5, *****9 2473kj *****1, *****0, *****2 *****7, *****4. U03> -BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL $155,000 1st No. *****4 $38,362 2nd No. *****2 $19,181 3rd No. *****5
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  • 93 19 IP Aug. 27. The 1 a gel Bidor bridge, da: ged by flood w a te r s on Sunday was re-opened to i :i traffic this afternoc After emergency repairs, the idge wal opened to only car* last night. But at o
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  • 49 19 MALACCA, Aug. 19—A cold room to Store slaughtered poultry will to built by the Veterinary Department here nest year. The Chief Mlnietar. Incbe Abdul Qhafar bin Baba. Who announced this yesterday, added that the cold room would bring down the price of poultry.
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  • 875 19 T HE *»U» ot aharea on the lt«k Exchance pl€s^§ this year U dale •mwimau i JL N Wcto Ul Hi- 4 iS ii i£ ft?*?* 147 140 5* frT&gplSr jii 1 11 is s?£ H g l’2 M r g Si* 160 160 i‘s I*s Nd.
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  • 504 19 f[E price of tla In Penang Yesterday rose 871 cents to $451,121. The offering was estimated to be reduced by 20 tons to 250 tons. In Londoa on Thursday a sharp Advance In cash and September dates, the former to above
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  • 80 19 pENANG, Aug. 27. A The Eurasian Union °f Malaya unanimously esolved at the weekend to wholeheartedly suvnort Tengku Abdul Ru] man and his colleagues m their efforts to br ig about Malaysia. A resolution adopted at JJ e ?nnual meeting pledged jne Eurasian community** loya r
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  • 27 19 RUBBER TIN (per Ik.) (per pte«L) Au i- '6. 671 ets. $456.1*1 <?• <71 eta. <45#.S71 67| eta. I482J5 Ml eta. I43MI -0. 661 cU. <451.1*1
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  • 743 19 THK following It B oomflolt list of mk wfl for tho wook c»d*4 VtUaf Aifiot M. INBU9TBIAL4 0. I. Ain in Ain Mill mhiwmmi AO O.M. Trot eeg mm l# BnliM i»o CM. fsH*M MMNBM W Oo«. T9a 0008 Pfjt g/J DSUlan *lO Hi Bust am
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  • 21 19 current Date of Total far Total for previous payment payment the year year, (fen. Tin 17*% Sept. M i
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  • 130 19 ‘DROP ACTOR’S MASK, CALL TO JAPANESE GOVT OINGAPORE, Aug. M. —The k 5 chairman of the National Trades* Union Congress Blood Debt Committee, Mr. Ho See Beng, today called on the Japanese Government “to drop its actor's mask and come to terms with reality." In a statement he said: **The
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2066 20 From Oar Market Correspondent IT was another week for industrials on the 1 Malayan Stock Exchange and the bulk of the turnover was transacted in this section of the market. Prices ruled remarkably steady throughout most of the trading week till Friday when on the announcement
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    • 234 20 CBPTCMBCR drat grade rubber buy are in ateaad at 6 »m m 6 Msg spare and Kuala karnpar yesterday at 441 cents par,lb. Baskin gad on Thursday’s closing level «ar the position. The tone sU owdUy staadf. R.A.6. and V.M.R.B. clasmg ye teas m lot l K.S.&. sraajt
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    • 23 20 Aiifast 36. MALAYAN RI'BBKR PRICE: 66} cents (unchanged). TIN: $451,121 (up 87| cents). Estimated unofficial offering 250 tons (dowit 20 tons).
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    • 37 20 On the fra* aae*a«s* market a Hons Kong yesterday the U.B. daliar waa quote* at 3 721 (or TT and XTU tor aae*. Sterling waa quoted at 13.97 and an* tael ef geld at 281.
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    • 183 20 iiL&L KUALA LUMPUR, August 28. itOSPITAL assistants and nurses In Selangor toon Uay supported “in principle’’ a work-to-rule by -00 laboratory assistants In hospitals throughout the Federation and the Institute for Medical Research. They belong to the Selangor Government Medical Services Union. Mr. Charles Abraham,
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    • 35 20 Aug. *6 Aug 27 Aug.28 Aug. 26. Aug. 30 Industrial* 118.12 116.38 116.63 116.78 117.37 Tins: 167.63 167.47 107.68 107.0’: 167.28 S rubbers 111.71 111.33 111.58 111.74 111.74 l>er 20 1062 100
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    • 506 20 WHILE prices Q J during the iv Vir week, at did the market T r J^kTk 6 01 u the higher level r »1 largely attributed \\i nervous short-e, say H.C.B. Co. i.. their current M an Rubber Market m This change oi itiment was
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    • 29 20 4*»«naK« r p( i .PI am Malayan i.4i Ber ond Malayan t> Third MaMTan j 00* girt Hoag Ko"* Second Hon* Kong Sterling Oanwnod.ty Hon* Kong ouri
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