The Straits Budget, 17 June 1964

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE 0.P.0. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SEKIES 610. KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 17, 1964. Price 40 Cento (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN 691.
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    • 287 2  -  G C.S. CLERK Kuala Lumpur VO trade unionist in his right senses would ask the Government to lower the standard of the present clerical examination If we want an efficient clerical service, the present standard of the clerical examination must be maintained. It is
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    • 122 2  -  ANAH SINGAPURA JUGA Singapore 1 APPLIED for the neces--1 sary permit to send some plants across the Causeway I received permission for a considerably reduced number accompanied by a pro forma from which 1 auote the following: "It is our policy to restrict the quantity of plants to
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    • 228 2  -  IRATE Singapore (]OULD the traffic police really say that their one way scheme along Bukit Timah and Dunearn Roads is a success? i live just past the 44 mile stone In Dunearn Road. To get home Irum town dally I nave to travel up
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    • 89 2  -  V. VIJAYAN Singapore rpHE Tourist Promotion X Board is to be commended on its selection of those six pretty maidens, who, needless to add, will certainly help to boost the traffic-in-flow of tourists to our island state, but would it not have been more appropriate to have
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    • 105 2  -  VISITOR Kuala Lumpur THE other day 1 paid a visit to Kuala Selangor in which town 1 had resided from 1938 till the outbreak of the Second World War. 1 went to the Post Office. There was a crowd waiting, queueing ud as for
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    • 171 2  -  SYMPATHISER Singapore I HAVE Just read the report of the marine police “exciting hour-long battle with a rare one-ton whale shark The feelings 1 had while reading the prowess of the killing-team leader were tar from admiration or appreciation Let me quote from
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    • 46 2  -  A SATTAR Kluang |>RIOH to last year's town council election the Government hospital van visited Kampong Maiid Kluang every Sunday to give mind treatment to the kampong folk Boon after the election it dlsap oeared The same thing happener, during past State and Parliamentary elections
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    • 356 2  -  ESTATE STAFF Malacca I REFER to the letter rrom Planter oi Mentakab which appeared In your Issue of 30th May 1964 Planter has done a greai disservice to the estates stall by casting doubt and aspersion in tneir loyalty to Malaysia Alter reading his letter
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    • 91 2  -  EX PATIENT Penang RECENTLY the Minister ol Health said the medical officers and health officers use their own discretion lzi charging outpatients attending Government hospitals and clinics. The needy are given free treatment. But is the Minister aware how many really needy patients are getting free medical
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    • 79 2  -  CITIZEN Malacca. I READ with great concern the Introduction of the eye blinding powder for use on dogs by postmen This powder may or may not benefit the postmen but one cannot overlook Its disadvantages to the general public, many of whom depend on their dogs to guard
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    • 229 2  -  DATO V.T SAMBANTHAN Minister of Works, Posts Telecommunications, Malaysia I WRITE to correct any 1 misunderstanding that might result from vour editorial “Courageous Retreat' (ST June 11) 1 deal, in particular, with the Public Works Deportment and vour statement "it would be a thoroughly good thing”
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    • 599 3 —Straits Times, June 8 The agreement between the Singapore Government and representatives of Nanyang University, announced last June g. is but a first step towards tire harmonious integration of Nanyang into the fabric of Singapore and, eventually, of Malaysia. It is a big first step, however, and though
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    • 675 3 —Straits Times, June 9 Against all expectations, Raja Mohar’s mediation has brought the National Union ol Plantation Workers and the Malayan Planting Industries Employers’ Association not only back into contact, but also into substantial agreement. The strike danger which has hung so long -md so ominously over the
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    • 545 3 —Straits Times, June 9 The statement issued by Tengku Abdul Rahman yesterday morning on the latest summit position differs markedly from the comments he made on June 7 upon receipt of a note from Mr. Lopez stating that President Soekarno had given an assurance that he
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    • 699 3 Straits Times, June 11 The Cabinet yesterday reversed an eight-day-old decision to increase by 10 per cent the pensionable emoluments of expatriate Government officers serving in Malaya. An explanatory note issued by the Federation Establishment Office states that the Cabinet granted the pay rise after being advised that
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    • 713 4 —Straits Times, June 12 Tun Razak leaves for Tokyo today and Tengku Abdul Rahman will follow on June 14. Whether either will meet his Indonesian counterpart, however, remains an open question. Tun Razak will sit down to talks with Dr. Subandrio and the Philippines Minister only when
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    • 747 4 —Straits Times, June 13 It is tempting to think that in decades to come the Singapore Economic Development Board’s report for 1962 will become a collector’s item. If it does, it will mean Singapore has so succeeded with its industrialisation as to make valuable records of how it
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    • 516 4 —Straits Times. June 13 In a letter published elsewhere on this page, the Minister for Works, Posts and Telecommunications, D a t o Sambanthan, states that it will be possible to completely Malayanise the Public Works and Telecommunications departments by June 1965 This is very welcome news indeed. The
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  • 105 4  -  adnan bin sA,D Ipoh 0UTSTAT1ON P rlv f h l p e candidates tor tne “Cambridge” have great difficulty getting en try forms in Perak Between April 2 and W 5 my nephew wrote tn letters all with seh-aa dressed envelopes the Perak State Education office asking for
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  • 483 5 PENANG, June 7. rrHE vice-president of the National Union of Hos1 pital Assistants, Mr. Kantar Singh today called for the establishment of a medical college in Penang. kl He told the annual meeting of the union’s Penang branch that the shortage of doctors i!
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  • 103 5 TOHORE BAHRU. J June 7.—A Socialist Front central executive comm ittee member, Lee Bing Hyok, 35, was arrested at his Pontian Kechil home yesterday by the Special Branch and detained under the Internal Security Act. Lee a former teacher, was a candidate for the Pontian
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  • 79 5 KUCHING. June 7. The Sarawak Bidayuh National Association Which represents 50 000 Land Dayaks in Sarawak has condemned Indonesian aggression and pledged lull support to the Central Government of Malaysia. The association, at its annual meeting here, also decided to studv the possibility of installing
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  • 53 5 KANGAR. June 7.—Perlis will celebrate the birthday of her Ruler who is also the Yang di-Pertuan Agong—with a variety show at the Istana Arau on June 12 There will be dances staged bv the Persatuan Belia Indera Suria Kampong Pondok. and the Kuala Perlis Youth Club,
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  • 126 5 IT UAL A LUMPUR, June 8. Various ministries and e departments will subtheir draft requirey nts the first Five'ear Malaysian Develop1 pf Plan, which is scheo tiled to begin In 1966 by November this year. t e economic adviser to V v Government, t
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  • 324 5 CINGAPORE, June 7. The Sabah Chief Minister, Dato Donald Stephens, flew in here tonight expressing confidence that the crisis in the Sabah Alliance could be amicably settled after talks with Tengku Abdul Rahman*. After denying that there was a serious split within
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  • 47 5 PENANG, June 7 The Muslim League of Penang and Province Wellesley will hold a tea partv at the E and O Hotel on June 10 in honour of Hajl C. H. Mohamed Koya, a member of the Indian Parliament, now on a visit here.
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  • 26 5 KUALT LUMPUR. June 7—The annual meeting of the Musicians Union Federation of Malaya, will be held on June 14 at the Eastern Hotel her«.
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  • 248 5 SEREMBAN, June 7. rpHE Seremban Town Council has written to the A Negri Sembilan Government to negotiate a Federal loan of $1 million to build a modern market to replace the present 60-year-old one. The new market will be built
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  • 82 5 SEREMBAN, June 7. After seven years in temporary premises, the Day Training Centre here has moved to its own $500,000 modern building at Sikamat. The old building in Channer Road has been handed over to a Malay secondary school. The new centre has
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  • 201 5 Refer dispute to arbitration SINGAPORE, June 7.— Malaysian Airways tonight disclosed that it had asked the Labour Ministry here to refer its dispute with the Malaysian Airways-Qantas Employees’ Union to arbitration. The Airways. In a statement, said that It was doing this because it believed
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  • 21 5 KUALA TRENOGANU, June 7 A community nail is to oe built at Chalok Lama In Muklm Chain*.
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  • 560 6  -  June 13 virtually decided upon for the summit talks -by FELIX- ABISHEGANADEN KUALA LUMPUR June 9 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, flies to Tokyo on June 11 anticipating arrangements for the withdrawal of Indonesian forces to be completed in
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  • 117 6 IPOH, June 8. |)ERAK S only home for destitute old women, un--1 occupied for two years is to be repaired at a cost of $lO,OOO. The committee managing the home hopes to look after 50 women after renovation is completed. The secretary of the committee.
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  • 91 6 KUALA LUMPUR. June B. Iliree masked men. armed With parangs, entered the home of Mr cfhan Bwee Thoon, 24. in Kant pong Seavoy yesterday and gol away with $lO3 and a pair of gold earrings worth $5 Chan told the police that his
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  • 40 6 June 8. —Mrs. M. Siraj. u .-octal worker will speak on “Islam and social work" at a Meeting organised by the Malay Vouth Literary Association at tho Shell Theatrette Stic.l Uooso on June 12 at 8 pm
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  • 131 6 SINGAPORE, June 8. The New Market Street sevenstorey car park began functioning from this morning but was only half full. A spokesman of the Registry of Vehicles this evening said that public response had “not been fully satisfactory.” The building, which was
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  • 343 6 Perak Govt ‘aims to encourage progress IPOH, June 9. assurance that the Alliance-dominated Perak Government “has no intention whatsoever of hindering the development and progress of local authorities” was given here today by the Mentri Besar, Inche Ahmad bin Said. Inche Ahmad’s assurance was in reply to a charge by
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  • 114 6 \IUAR, June 9. MarTl line Police here today detained four Indonesians found in a sailing boat in the Muar River estuary. A Marine Police launch was on routine patrol at the river mouth about 2 p.m. when the police sighted the sailing boat. When
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  • 52 6 SINGAPORE, June 9 Except for amendments standing orders —which 1 l provoke debate —tomorrow sitting of the Singap-' Legislative Assembly is e pected to be a quiet sessio probably lasting one day Ten Bills will be introduc in this sitting, the first he since the Malayan
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  • 688 7  -  INDONESIAN TERRORISTS KILL ONE IN CLASH WITH MALAYSIAN SECURITY FORCES INSIDE SABAH BORDER by FELIX ABISHEGANADEN: Kuala Lumpur, June 8 JUST before Tengku Abdul Rahman confirmed by cable to the Philippines today his willingness to attend the Tokyo summit, reports reaching here spoke of
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  • 121 7 MANILA June B. Before leaving for Tokyo yesterday, President Soekarno assured the Philippines Government that all technical preparations for the withdrawal of Indonesian troops from Malaysian territory would be completed by today. Ihe hilippines act* me Foreign Secretary Mr l.ibrado Cayco disclosed today that
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  • 110 7 Jakarta sending more subversives —Sardon MALACCA, June 8. The IT Minister of Transport, Dato Sardon bin Haji -Jubir. said today that Indonesia was sending out more subversives to Malaysia to create unrest among -he People. in°H Sarc on sald that the i ld ne sla n aim was to dlsn/'\t
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  • 86 7 P ;ANO June 8. The th, i-Phone has become p P°Pular means In Henan** h br gade Abidin bln Abnl r^? an the City annuo/ 1 ef records J P his cili. M port that of 268 aUs a st year, 228 were made by
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  • 280 7 SINGAPORE, June 8. Minister for Social Artairs, incite Othman A Wok, this morning called on the wives of two Malay fishermen kidnappeu by Indonesians while fishing of! Tanjong Piai five weeks ago and presented each of them with $5O and foodstuffs.
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  • 73 7 PENANG, June 8. A learner motor-cyclist, Mohamed Tamin hin Naina Sahib. 17. was today Jailed for one week when he could not pay a $25 fine for a traffic offence. Tamin had been fined $25 by the second magistrate, Mr. Mahan Singh, for riding
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  • 27 7 KLANG, June B—A housewife, Che Saleha bmte Idrus. nas peer, elected chairman of the Klanw South women’s section of the Umno for the third year.
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  • 169 7 IyiUAR, June 8. The il Johore Government proposes to include in the estimates for next year $92,000 for the development of drainage and irrigation In Sawah Ring, ore of the largest padi fields in Johore, where 1,300 acres are cultivated. The Mentri
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  • 54 7 SUNGEI PATANI, June B—An all-community condolence meeting, held at the Ibrahim School on the evening of June 6, adopted a resolution recording the town’s “deep sense of loss" at the death of the late Indian Premier. Mr. Nehru. The District Officer. Syed Osman Idid, presided
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  • 484 8 SINGAPORE, June 9. f pHE Economic Development Board is seeking legislation to broaden the scope of its activities, says its annual report for 1962. The report, which will be presented at the Legislative Assembly meeting tomorrow, says that the board’s activities should
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  • 33 8 LUMUT, June 9. The Executive Engineer Uinuings Mr Kriuai Singh has been transferred to the Public Works Department headquarters In Ipoh and has been succeeded here by Mr Yeoh Eng Hun
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  • 237 8 IPOH, B. The Ipoh branch of the Malaysian Indian Congress which was dissolved four years ago because of differences of opinion within the party was formed again at a meeting here yesterday. Among those present at the meeting in the Kinta Indian
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  • 56 8 KUALA LUMPUR. June 9—The Bungsar/Brickfields oranefi ut the Labour Party. In a statement today asked the Government to raise the salaries of local civil servants by 10 per cent The statement deplored” the Government’s decision to give a 10 per cent pay rise only
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  • 489 8 KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 'PHREE men--two on bicycles—were seen leaving the Burmese Embassy in a hurry immediately after hand grenades were thrown into the embassy grounds late last night. The police quickly put up roadblocks at all exits irom town, but the three
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  • 137 8 KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 A British cable ship. Monarch, lelt Southampion. England, today to work on the laying of Seacom. the Commonwealth South-East Asia cable which will extend the Commonwealth telephone and telegraph services to Hong Kong and Malaysia. The vessel
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  • 217 8 KUALA LUMPUR, June 9. Tengku Abdul Rahman is to meet all party delegations from Sabah after the Cabinet meeting tomorrow to resolve the dispute over who should head the new Sabah State Government to be set up next month. Tonight the Tengku met the
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  • 364 9 KUALA LUMPUR, June 8. WARTY delegations from Sabah tonight held 1 separate meetings here with three top Alliance leaders as a preliminary to their talks tomorrow with Tengku Abdul Rahman to resolve the crisis in the Sabah Alliance over
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  • 250 9 l/UALA LUMPUR, Jure 8. —Four men were today sentenced to three months’ jail each by the magistrate’s court here for stealing a car. The four are Chong Yew Kwang, 24, of Salak South Bharu, Lee Men Hoo, 19. of Sungel Besi Road,
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  • 309 9 14 DEAD TAPPERS REMEMDERED V U A L A LUMPUR, ““June 9—Families of those who were killed and injured in Malaya’s worst-ever road accident at Serdang three weeks ago will receive part of the $20,000 which has been collected from the public. They
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  • 236 9 June 9. JNDONESIA could not afford to bomb any part of Malaysia, Air Marshal Sir Hector McGregor, retiring Air Officer Commanding, Far East Air Force, said here today. “To try this would be plain suicide for her,” he told a tarewell press conference
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  • 132 9 SINGAPORE, June. B.—A one-ton whale shark, killed by marine police olf Pulau Sebarok on Saturday, has been banded over to the University of Singapore. The rare whale shark—first of its kind found in Malaysian waters was killed with 13 shots lrom
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  • 131 9 S EG AM AT, June B.—The Johore branch of the National Union ot Teachers has asked the Chief Education Officer to transfer married women teachers to towns where their husbands are “to avoid undue hardship.” This was one of the resolutions passed at the
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  • 505 10 ‘Cabinet was not made aware of possible repercussions’ Offer to the expatriates reversed KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 THE Government today withdrew its offer of a 10 per cent increase in the salaries of expatriate officers serving in Malaya. The decision was announced by the Prime Minister, Tengku
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  • 34 10 SINGAPORE. June 9 The Liquor Licensing Board today approved six applications for beer house licences and another five for bars at a quarterly session held In the first Criminal District Court.
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  • 267 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10. The crisis in, the Sabah Alliance has been settled with Dato Donald Stephens continuing as Chief Minister and a reshuffle in the State Government. Tengku Abdul Rahman said today after meeting delegations from Sabah: “All they have to
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  • 23 10 rfUNUEI PAIANI, Wea Bro .tier Pius former director of St Michael’s Institution, Ipoh na? been posted to Hong Kong
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  • 566 10 KUALA LUMPUR, June 11. 'J'HE Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services tonight called on the Government to “Malayanise fully” the civil services by July next year. The Cuepacs president, Mr. V. E. Jesudoss, said that any departure
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  • 86 10 SINGAPORE, June 10— Th* Education Minister, Mr. Ong Panj Boon, will attend the Singapore Teachers Union 6th festival drama, music and dances at Victoria Theatre tomorrow at p.m. and not at 6.30 p.m. as Rl vpn on the tickets. The Minister for Culture, Rajaratnam.
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  • 626 11  - Tengku warns on talks SUMMIT THREAT ‘I shall not be at Tokyo with pistol at my head SEVERAL MATTERS CONCERNING INDONESIAN TROOP WITHDRAWAL TO BE RESOLVED fy FELIX ABiSHEGANADEN Kuala Lumpur, June 11 TENGKU Abdul Rahman who leaves for Tokyo on June 14, warned this afternoon that if Indonesia “continues
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  • 56 11 SINGAPORE. June 10 —The Minister for National Development, Mr. Lim Kim San, said in the Legislative Assembly today that street lights had been Installed in the Macpherson Home Estate and that electricity was available for residents of Lorong Koo Chye He was answering queries by a
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  • 36 11 IPOH. June 11.—Swani Krishnananda from Tiruvarur. South India, will Rive a religious lecture in English and Hindi at the Sri Thandayuthapanl Temple at Lahat Road here on June 13 at 6.30 p.m p m.
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  • 240 11 Kuching, June 10. Security forces mounted a big operation today following the capture of three Indonesian terrorists near the border, a Government spokesman said here today. One of the three was arrested this afternoon at Padawan, 25 miles from here. He was armed
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  • 92 11 SINGAPORE. June 11— The Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, who is also director of the People’s Action Party Political Bureau, today denied a Jesselton report that the PAP was planning to set up branches in Sabah. He said: “The report Is just newspaper speculation.
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  • 344 11 SINGAPORE. Juno 10 r pHE Malaysian Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, thfc evening said Singapore had made a good start in her industrialisation programme, but still had “a long way to go.” Mr. Ton, who visited
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  • 142 11 KUALA LUMPUR, June 11—'The National Union of Telecoms Employees I; to ask the Government for a separate salary structure for technical staff In the department The cla n will affect about 1,000 technical assistants, technicians and junior technicians. The NUTE general secretary, Mr.
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  • 368 12 PRAISE FOR PREMIER LEE FOR BEATING THE COMMUNISTS SINGAPORE, June 10 'rHE United States Consul-General in Singapore. 1 Mr. Sam P. Gilstrap, who has been recalled to Washington, today described the State as “a working model of democracy and a bulwark against Communism
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  • 58 12 KUALA LUMPUR. June 10 —The Bungsar cunailtuency oranen o; the Peup.es Action Party will hold fortnightly meet-the-peopie sessions from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays, beginning frum June 21 Until other olfices In Petaling Jaya, Salak South and Sultan Street are opened, the sessions
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  • 302 12 SINGAPORE, June 10. —An application by the Public Daily Rated Employees Unions Federation for increased rates of pay for work on Sundays and public holidays for its members in the Housing and Development Board failed today in the Industrial Arbitration Court
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  • 111 12 TWO brothers were seriously injured in this car crash (above) at the junction of Jaian Itara and the Federal Highway in Petaling .laya at 9.10 a.m. on June 9. They are Mr. Ho Loon Cheong. 29, of the University of Malaya and his
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  • 148 12 MALACCA. June 9. I«HE Minister of Welfare Services Haji Abdul Hamid Khan, said today that he was “very impressed” with the work carried out by the Welfare Department here. Haji Abdul Hamid said that although there was much to be done In the State, he was
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  • 52 12 PENANG, June 10.— The Chief Minister, L)ato Wong Pow Nee, will declare open the annual delegates* conference of the Penang md P W Municipal and Government Labour Union to be held at the Khek Association Burma h Road at 5 p.m. on June 14. A ea party
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  • 88 12 KUALA LUMPUR. June 9—The British Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia in Kuching. Mr. H. Hall, arrived here by air today on a three-day visit. Mr. Hall said that he had completed his three months leave and was on his way back to
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  • 172 12 Visit Manila invitation to Tengku —UPI. MANILA, June 10—President Macapagal has invited Tengku Abdul Rahman to visit the Philippines, it was reported today. The Tengku was expected to reply to the invitation either today or tomorrow. The invitation was seen In Manila’s diplomatic quarters as a move designed to create
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  • 190 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Jur,e 10. rpRE Socialist Front today protested against the A timing of the Government’s announcement on the call-up of youths between 21 and 29 years of age for national service. The Front in a statement said the timing of the announcement during the
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  • 571 13 KUALA LUMPUR, I June 9 200,000 to get more pay —backdated to Feb. 1 —as a result of recommendations by the mediator rpvo hundred thousand workers in 550 estates are in for an $11 million windfall in back pay as a result of recommendations by Kaja
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    48 13 •pillS IS 18-year-old Miss llafsa llamdan, who was crowned “Miss Sarawak" at a weekend ball in Kuching. She received a cash prize of $100 and a free return trip to Kuala Lumpur to participate in the Miss Malaysia contest on Saturday.—Straits Times picture. Straits Times picture.
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  • 56 13 JOHORE BAHRU. June 9.—The Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Siew Sin will visit Johore Bahru on Thursday to inspect new extensions being carried out to the Johore customs station. Tomorrow, Mr. Tan. accompanied by the Minister for Local Government and Housing, Mr. Khaw Kai Boh.
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  • 40 13 KUALA LUMPUR. June 10—Mr. Robert Daniel has been elected president of the University of Malaya General Staff Union. Others elected: vice-president, Mr. Yeoh Seng Chew; general secretary, Mr. Wilfred Williams and treasurer, Mr. Loong See Chit.
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  • 222 13 k yA L A LUMPUR, VTime 10.—The DeV ut, y Pr inie Minister, un Abdul Razak, said that he was ex- 7n m u, y ha PPy to see janglble proof of the roshness, vigour and maividuality of Malayan art. 1
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  • 570 13 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10. THE Cabinet will meet in special session tomorrow to review developments concerning the proposed Tokyo summit meeting of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. In view of this, the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, has postponed his
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  • 66 13 KUALA LUMPUR, June 9—The Malaysian Armed Forces are looking for teachers with at least two years experience and a Bachelor of Science degree, for the Education Corps. Applicants are wanted for short service commissions as Education Officers. Applications should be made to the Minister
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  • 30 13 KUALA LUMPUR. June 9—The Minister of Agriculture and OonDeratives. Inche Mohamed Khtr Johart. will address the inaugural meeting of the Kampong Pandan Bahru Co-operative Shop Society on Sunday.
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  • 454 14 Minister: Last year's forecast was far too pessimistic SINGAPORE, June '10 INDONESIA’S econo- mic con, f r ontation has hit Singapore very much less than the Government had dared to hope. This news was given to the Legislative Assembly today by the
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  • 219 14 KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 —The Singapore Alliance is expected to have its conJ titutlon “slightly changed’ from that of the Alliance Party In Malaya sometime In July This was disclosed today by the Minister of Agriculture and Co-opera-tives. Inche Mohamed Khir Joharl. who is also the
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  • 267 14 IZUALA LUMPUR, ll. Federal citizens and tnose eligible for citizenship can apply for Federal bursaries and Colombo Plan awards tenable at the Universities of Malaya and Singapore as well as those overseas in 1965. According to the Ministry of Education, the following applicants
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  • 295 14 KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 'J'HE Government is to restrict the import of sugar from all countries, including Singapore, from tomorrow to protect the local sugar refining industry, which is expected to begin production from the beginning of next month. This was
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  • 184 14 OEREMBAN, June 11 Little Had been uone to expand the general hospital here, although Seremban's population had doubled, said Mr. Lai Pong Yuen (UDr\ at the Town Councils monthly meeting today. As a result, it only admitted very sick patients. Chronic cases who needed continuous
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  • 61 14 PENANG, June 11— member of the City Council Staff Mr D S. Das. has been awarded a Uneseo study tour of Japan Mr Das has served as chairman and committee member of the Penang Municipal Employees operative Thrift and Loan Soil for many years He
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  • 256 15 MALACCA, June 11. \IK. Tan Kee Jak, Alliance M.P. for Malacca Bandar, today called on the Central Government to recognise Nanyang University degrees. Mr. Tar, who is also a representative in the Nanyang University Council of Singapore, was commenting on the agreement reached
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  • 134 15 CEREMBAN, June 11.— There was a hurried exodus this morning by nin„ and MCA officials lol.owing a telephone call V le Alliance secretary, Inthe Mohammed bln Uani; that a time bomb la( been planted on the premises. Ibe two-storey building h Lemon Street is
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  • 65 15 KANGAR, June 11—'The Peril* Religious Teachers’ Association is to be changed into a trade union This was decided at the association's annual meeting last weekend on a proposal by Inche Ramli bin Abu S«man. Inche Ramli, in urging the change, said the interests of religious teachers
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  • 52 15 JESSELTON. June 11—Mr. U LaJ Chi, Assistant Commissioner of Labour and Welfare, wit! leave tomorrow for Geneva t< attend the annual conference of the International Labour Organ Isatlon. He will act as adviser to the Malaysian delegation led bv the Federal Minister of Labour. Mr
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  • 183 15 LUMPUR June 11. —A new flyover road is now being built over Victory Avenue between the British Council and Federal House, at a cost of about $500,000. This new carriageway will go behind Federal House and the Selangor Club to join the new Parliament roundabout
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  • 149 15 KUCHING, June ll.—The Federal Secretary today banned concerts organised by the Sibu All Trades Employees Union and assemblies of over 20 people by the union will be forbidden other than with the permission of the police. A Government statement announcing the bans said
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  • 42 15 SINGAPORE. June 10—The Automobile Association of Singapore spent u total ol $72,000 to maintain its breakdown service during the whole ol last year This service which operates round-the-clock daily attends tc members' distress calls when theii cars break down
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  • 477 15 Problem: Who will preside? Pro-Chancellors are out of country: Tengku uncertain LUMPUR, June 11. The University of Malaya will confer honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws on three outstanding personalities at the convocation in the Chinwoo Stadium on June 13, its Vice-Chan-cellor,
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  • 202 16 SINGAPORE, Jur,e 8. A GO-minute parley today averted a strike in Pelican Textiles Limited in Jurorg. The strike planned as a one-day token action would have been the first in a pioneer industry. The two men who bargained for a full hour In the lastminute talks
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  • 83 16 ,-UP.I. KUCHING, June 9.—Inche Abu Bakar Maron. secretarygeneral of the Indonesian Association in Sarawak’s First Division, today urged all Indonesians living in Sarawak to give full co-operation to the Sarawak Government and the Central Government against Indonesian confrontation. Recently, the Indonesian Association of Sarawak comprising
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  • 51 16 SINGAPORE, June 8 —Dr. Gwee Ah Lent? will speak on “Problems of Over-population" at the Cultural Centre, Canning Rise, at 8 p.m. on June 10. The lecture Is one of a series In a course entitled International Forum”, organised by the Department of Extra-Mural Studies. University of
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  • 31 16 PENANG, June B—The Sultanah of Kedah will give away the prizes at the Sultan Badlishah School’s annual athletic sports at Kullm, starting at 2.30 p m. on June 12.
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  • 341 16 ‘AN EXAMPLE OF POLITICAL INEPTITUDE’ Kuala lumpur. June 8. The Government’s decision to give a 10 per cent pay rise for expatriate officers serving in Malaga was today described as “an unnerving example of political inepitude by Mr. C. V.
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  • 215 16 Kuala lumpur, June 9.—The Indian Government will start u radio service in Malay from a 1,000 kilowatt station near Calcutta later this month as part of its “increasing friendship” towards Malaysia programme. This was said here today by the Indian High Commissioner,
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  • 239 16 SINGAPORE, June 8.— The Malaysian Air-ways-Qar,tas Employees’ Union has postponed “further action” on its settle-or-else ultimatum to Malaysian Airways. The postponement was given at the request of the Labour Ministry, which will now try to conciliate in the cispute over claims for a
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  • 27 16 MUAR, June 9.—The Johore Government will build three schools casting $175,000 In Tenang Station. Medol and Chemplak Work on them will begin this >ear.
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  • 195 16 PENANG, June 9. T'HE Lord Bishop of Singapore and Malaya, the A Right Rev. Kenneth Sansbury, today described (he opening of the St. Nicholas Occupation Centre for the Blind as “a striking and significant example of Christianity in action.” The bishop who officially opened and
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  • 80 16 KUALA LUMPUR, June 8— A major industrial company in India is to set up a factory here soon to manufacture steel furniture. Mr. N. P. Godraj. director of GodraJ and Boyce Company of India said this on his arrival here for a 10-day
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  • 37 16 SUNGEI PATANI, June 9.—The Flshop of Penang, Mgr Francis Chan, confirmed 200 Catholics at the Sacred Heart Church In Kullm on the evening of June 7. About half of them are children of estate labourers.
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  • 388 16 SINGAPORE, June 8* The call-up fw national service will continue irrespective of the results of the coming summit conference in Tokyo. This was stated here today by the Malaysian Deputy Premier and Defence Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, when be flew for a day’s
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    722 17 Razak: It’s now up to Indonesia to prove this to Malaysia KUALA lUMPUR. June 13 r Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, said just before he left for Tokyo this morning that if the Indonesians were sincere, there would be a summit. “If they are not, the chances
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  • 161 17 IPOH, June 12. —Televi--1 sion may be used in schools in the near future to educatt children.. This was indicated here today by Mr. Lee Siok Yew. Assistant Minister of Education, when he paid his first official visit to Perak. Mr. Lee
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  • 40 17 SINGAPORE. June 12. The pressident of the Singapore Tourist Association. Mr. Melwani, will open a "tourist guide training course” at the Shell Theatrette, tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. The course Is sponsored ov :he Singapore Tourist Promotion Board
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  • 182 17 KUALA LUMPUR, June 12. —The Federation Girl Guides Association will hold a premiere of the film “Fall of the Roman Empire” on July 16 to raise funds for building a new headquarters. VIP guests to the show at the Odeon cinema will be the
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  • 269 17 LUMPUR, June 12. The Anti-Corrup-tion Agency here is drawing up plans for an intensified drive against graft throughout the country. Count tiling this today, the agency’s director. Syed Agil bin Syed Hassan Barakbah. said his department would work closely with
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  • 144 17 SINGAPORE, June 11.— The University of Singapore S t udents’ Union will send a delegation of five students to attend the 11th International Students’ Conference, organised by the International Students Association of Japan This conference is held annually for the purpose of
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  • 43 17 SINGAPORE, June 12—The Minister for Social Affairs, Inche Othman bin Work, will open a library in memory of the late Inche Ahmad Ibrahim, the former Minister for Labour, at the Muslim Orphanage. Mattar Road, off Aljunled Road, tomorrow at 10 u.m.
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  • 925 18 That 10 per cent raise: No hidden influence say expats CANCELLATION OF A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT SETS DANGEROUS PRECEDENT, GOVT TOLD Kuala Lumpur, June 13 European Civil Servants Association today denied that any of its members had exercised any hidden influence in the Government s decision since reversed to grant a
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  • 139 18 l4 r UALA LUMPUR, June 12. More than 2,000 Malaysian youths will receive training annually in various aspects of handicrafts when the new $1 million Youths Training Centre at Peretak, near Kuala Kubu Bahru, is completed in August. The Assistant Minister ot Culture.
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  • 74 18 KUALA LUMPUR. June 12 Miss Vera Keadble, a young teacher from England, will speak on "Service Civil International” at 4 p.m. on June 14 at 29. Ipoh Road The talk, sponsored by Kuala Lumpur Psychology Club, will bt open to the public. Miss Keable
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  • 323 18 SINGAPORE, June 11.— Malaysian Airways Ltd. has agreed to hold turther discussions with its employees’ union, under the auspices ol the Labour Ministry, in an effort to reach a settlement of their dispute relating to proposals for a new collective agreement. In a public
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  • 282 18 Eight political men are freed in S’ pore SINGAPORE, June 12- Eight political detainees were released by the Central Government m Singapore today. All of them had been detained under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance. Those released from Changi Jail at 11 a.m. today were Chla Chek Sam alias
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  • 73 18 KANGAR, June 12—The Mentri Besar, Dato Sheikh Ahmad yesterday described non-Malays who refuse to study the national langu age as “disloyal citizens’’ “1 hope all those who have not done so. will take the opportunity to learn Malay during the preset'-; nationa 1 language month he said
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  • 919 19 INGAPORE, June 15.- Leading amateur idet T. S. Leong rougtit off a splendid ouole at Bukit Timah oday on Belmont Park ,nd Angler's Serenade. Jelmont Park, made an (dds-on favourite, won he main race, the Penior.res Cup over a mile tom the outsider Niccoina Belmont
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  • 187 19 KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 THE Nati«)t)a.' Union of Government Clerical Work--1 ers will meet nere on Sunday to discuss ways and means to protest to the Government against the way the General Clerical Services examination was conducted. This was stated today by the
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  • 35 19 KUALA LUMPUR. June. 14— The Minister of Transport, Dato Sardon bln Hajl Jubir, will address the Koad Safety Council. Malaya at Its meeting in the Municipal Council Chamber here next Thurs day.
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  • 118 19 ALOR STAR, June 13. INSHORE fishermen in Kuala Kedah, the State’s 1 main fishing centre, six miles from here, today denied that the majority of inshore fishermen had decided to change to trawler fishing if they could get aid from the government A spokesman for the
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  • 29 19 IPOH, June 14.—The Ministry ol Education has been asked (or grants totalling $733,855 to be spent this year on the newly conforming Chinese schools In Perak.
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  • 76 19 SINGAPORE, June 14. More than $1,600 In cash prises will be offered to participants of the talentlne shows for schools on July 2. ihe contest Is sponsored by Nestle* Products and organised by the Boy’s Town Old Boys Association. So far 18 heats have been
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  • 20 19 PAPAR, June 14.—Teachers of the small township In Sabah will celebrate Teachers Day tomorrow with a dinner party.
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  • 722 19 'TIHE following Is a complete JL !ist of revised quotations for the week ended on Friday June 12. INDUSTRIALS B. S. Alex ords 12.45 15.00 Boustead 1.77 1.80 C. S. Holding 3.24 3.28 Con. Tin Smelt pref 17/8 18/8 Ords 48/6 50/Dunlops 2.30 2.32 East Smelt
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 96 19 -BIG SWEEPTOTAL POOL; $201,180 Starters ($1,500 each); Nos *****0, *****0. 5155)5. *****3. *****7. *****0. *****7. *****3 *****2. *****3. *****0. *****8 *****3. *****6 Consolations ($750 each): Nos. *****3. *****8, *****8. *****5. *****0. *****8. *****3 *****1. *****5. *****0. *****6 *****1. *****7. *****8 *****0 Extra consolation ($200 each): Nos. *****0, *****5, *****4. *****0.
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 1862 20 By Our Market Correspondent I EADING industrial shares recorded some useful gains on the Malayan Stock Exchange last week. The missing ingredient to mark a bottom in the bear market was an improvement in turnover. Business was still very slack. Sellers appeared to have
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    • 35 20 I ME Malayan EichanKi BanKs’ Also* ciatlon made this change In its rates to merchant* on Saturday (all rute.i to $100)': Selling TT cr OD raady: Swedish Kroner 1661. The rest were unchanged
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    • 43 20 June June 10. June 11. Tune 12. June IS. Mndustriali: 105.08 105.40 105.58 105.82 105.74 105.70 V"*- 129.96 130.14 130.22 130.29 130.26 130.38 ™d£*S#, 196J°= 7 1 4 00. 105,74 ,05>74 ,05 78 105 74 ***** Dec. 29. 1962 100.
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    • 40 20 Current Date of Total Total for payment payment for previous K* mp 20% June 27 30% 30% P P Plant 12 wS Aug. 13 .12.2% 12.2% July 30 20% 22J% W. (IMS) Rubber 13*% 18.7% 2 0 8%
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    • 251 20 JULY first grads rubber buyer* f.o.b. closed at 5 pm. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 671 cents per lb., down five-eighths of a cent on Thursday's closing level for th»- position. The tone wls slightly easier. R.A.S. and F.M.R.E, closing In cent* per lb. yesterday: Int.
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    • 40 20 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 2.29 241 Second Malayan 1.66 1 7b Third Malayan 1.19 1.34 Malaysian C. A 1. 93ad l.ONxd First Hong Kong 1.12 1.17* Second Hong Kong .80 .84* Sterling Commodity 4/2 4/9 (•Hong Kong currency)
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    • 36 20 ON the frt* exchange market In Hong Kong yesterday the U.S. deltar was quoted at 5.731 for TT and 3.721 for sash. Sterling was quoted at 16 and on* tael ef gold at 248|.
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    • 34 20 RUBBER TIN (per lb.) (per picul.). June 8. 67‘nets. $569.00 9. 68 V, cts $566.62 10. 68 cts. $578.12'k 11. 68 cts. $565.00 12. 67 N cts. $575.00 13. $583 12 M
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    • 81 20 KUALA LUMPUR. June 14 The Malayan Council for Child Welfare will hold a charity premiere of the film “A Child is Waiting” at 9 p.m. on July 2 at the Federal Theatre here. The premiere, organised under the patronage of the Raja Permaisuri
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    • 45 20 KAJANG, June 14.—The Ulu Langat District Liquor and Licensing Board will hold a meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m Among matters to oe discussed will be the renewal of liquor licences lor the second half of 1964 and also new applications for licences
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    • 36 20 MALACCA, June 14—The Gover nor of Malacca. Tun Ha)l Abdul Malek bln Yusof, will present awards to 22 people at an investiture at the Residency on St Paul’s Hill on Monday at 10 am
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    • 430 20 THIS week’s trading x has on the Malayan rubber market bee# concentrated on Jur.e t RSS, which expired on Thursday, report H.c b and Co. Ltd. in theS current survey. There were no firework* although at one time a mlum of half cent was re
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    • 66 20 CHINESE Produce Exchane* per* noon price* per P |CU we Coconut oil: bulk $47! drU $5O! sellers. Copra: June/July UK ronf,n K Unquoted. Pepper: Muntok c g| Sarawak white sl3?' r(l ]g Sarawak black $lO r 1 ahT* Lampong black su>7l sellers. $l2O sellers. Singapore Coconut Oil Mll
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    • 29 20 lUNE nvH MALAYAN RUnBLJ PRICE: 67A cents M''» n five-eighths of a cent TIN: S575 a P' lU (up $10). Estimated unotliciai offering 245 *-»ns U‘P tons).
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    • 41 20 C KHOO B.T. PAGE 20 JU nE ,in ON the free exchange Hong Kong yesterday T r dollar wac quoted at 5.73 i and 5.72! for ea»h. 0 n» Sterling was quoted at 16 tael of gold at 248|.
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