The Straits Budget, 2 September 1964

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER SERIES 620. KUALA LUMPUK, SEPTEMBER 2, 1964. Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN 691.
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    • 387 2  -  J. G. THOMPSON Director of Tel ecom u nica tions Fullerton Building Singapore 1 'THERE have been a number of letters in your A correspondence columns recently regarding interference to radio reception particularly in Housing Board Flats. This Interference can be caused by a
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    • 39 2  -  PARENT Singapore f|UEENSTOWN Secondary Technical School’s science and technical exhibition revealed a high standard. Careful planning and hard work for this rough assignment by the school’s pupils and staff was reflected in the success of the exhibition.
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    • 44 2  -  CHEONG PENG LUEN Singapore SUNDAY is a holiday for most office workers and school children. Some would like to go to a library on these days so it is a pity that both the National Library and American library close on Sunday.
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    • 129 2  -  TELEVIEWER Singapore LIKE all televiewers I would like to get my money’s worth from Television Singapura. Those responsible seem oblivious to the appalling waste of time in between changes of items in any evenings' programme. A very rough estimate would put the waste at 30
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    • 52 2  -  STUDENT’ Singapore U»OR the past few years, F Lembaga candidates sitting for the school certificate examination, were posted to examination centres far from their homes. Students from district 15, were given centres like Queensway and Paslr PanJang. I hope, the authorities concerned, knowing their difficulties will do something
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    • 172 2  -  T. C. S. Johore Bahru T wonder how long It will be before motorists protest at the length of time it now takes to cross the Johore Causeway. Whereas previously it took only about 5 minutes (Including clearance by both Police and Customs at either
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    • 111 2  -  BERNARD AVERY Sqn Ldr., R AP. (Retd.) Singapore SO the Russians have developed a “small radio-hydro-acoustic buoy” which will locate Polaris submarines with uncanny accuracy? (ST. Aug. 19). Coastal Command, R.A.F., beat them to it by about 20 years with the “Sonobuey" (rather less of a
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    • 442 2  -  DATIN V. T. SAMBANTHAN f. Chairman N.A.W.I.M Kuala Lumpur rnHE National Association JL of Women’s Institutes of Malaya has conducted a successful two day seminar in which delegates from the states among other important matters, discussed in detail the programme the association is Involved In, with particular
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    • 60 2  -  K. L. LOH (Dr.) Commissioner S.J.AB. Singapore IN Adjuster’s letter “Prompt Aid at a Fire” (S.T. Aug. 22), we notice that he did not mention the presence of St. John Ambulance Brigade members who were also at the Aljunied Road Fire with two ambulances. Could it be a
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    • 48 2  -  L. W. S. RACET Singapore AS a visitor to your Island home may I express my admiration to the parents of the children who appear dally from suburban and urban homes like scintillating pearls. Such high standards of neatness augurs well for the future of Malaysia.
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    • 128 2  -  JIMMY TAN Singapore pEUX Chia (ST. 20.8 64) Is not the only one who has to suffer the dust left behind by the laterite carrying lorries. Hudreds of motorists, especially the unfortunate motor-cyclists and scooterlsts have to tolerate the very fine (sometimes blinding) dust In the eyes and
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    • 61 2  -  PATRICK LIM Singapore I AGREE entirely with “Lecturer” that the university authorities should consider seriously the establishment of external degree or part-time degree courses. Such courses will help ambitious teachers who have the necessary qualifications hut who are not able to enter for fulltime degree courses, produce more
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    • 101 2  -  C. B. WONC. Kampar AN Aug. 21 at about 10.43 v p.m I wanted to make a phone call to Ipoh at the Public Telephone booth at Kampar. I tried to contact the operator and It was more than half-an-bour before I was answered. I enquired as to
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    • 672 3 Straits Times. August 25 It it was Dr. Goh Keng Swee’s intention, in excoriating the British on their textile imports policy, to get a quick leaction, he seems to have succeeded. Whatever Britain’s difficulties are, there is no excuse for the Board of Trades silence since May,
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    • 436 3 —Straits Times. August 25 The merits of the free lunch scheme for needy schoolchildren have been so clearly established that it is unthinkable that the programme should be allowed to lapse. Yet this may happen unless the Malayan Council for Child Welfare is able to raise $200,000 in
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    • 647 3 —Straits Times. August 27 Few additional facts have been disclosed since Dr. Goh Keng Swee’s explosion on Aug. 23 over the textile wrangle with the British Board of Trade. Such as they are, however, they have put the Board in a less kindly light. Its ban on
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    • 178 3 —Straits Times, August 27 The Malayan Agri-Horticul-tural Association's efforts to give its annual Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur a traditional air have in the past been largely foiled by nomadic habits; traditions prosper best in familiar locations. The problem of the lack of a permanent home has now been
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    • 379 3 —Straits Times, August 27 Mr. Manickavasagam ha* disclosed that the Government is making progress on a scheme —first mentioned 18 month* ago—to provide permanently disabled workers with a “regular and sufficient” income. The idea has obvious attraction* from the administrator’s point of view. Because permanent disablement is a
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    • 656 3 —Straits Times. August 28 Rapprochement between Malaysia and the Philippines is not yet an accomplished fact, but the conditions grow increasingly favourable. One by one, the assumptions which drew the JVfacapagal administration towards Indonesian and estranged it from Malaysia, have been proved to be false. The accumulating
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    • 381 4 Straits Times, August 28 One of the problems involved in promoting the Singapore j Polytechnic to university level has been that of ensuring that the State retained a centre for j technical education at lower levels. This could have been i solved by creating, in effect, another Polytechnic;
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    • 157 4 —Straits Times. August 28 Banks and insurance companies, according to a Treasury spokesman, have already taken up more than half of the 575 million development loan floated by the Government a fortnight ago. This is excellent news. It is to be hoped that when the loan closes (probably
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    • 633 4 —Straits Times, August 29 A single Communist in Soekarno's Cabinet of over seventy Ministers is not a very heavy infiltration. But the appointment of Mr. Njoto, the deputy chairman of the Indonesian Communist Party, as one of the several Ministers “attached to the Presidium”, is by
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    • 389 4 —Straits Times. August It is unfortunate that the resignation of Dr. John Lowe as director of extra-mural studies at the University of Singapore has been linked with the question of external degree courses, because the two are probably separate matters. Dr. Lowe is cutting short his time here
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    • 170 4 —Straits Times, Augn st Accommodation at reasonable rates and in a suitably central area is a recun ing problem for Malaysian students in London, the facilities of Malaya Hall being far tie” adequate to meet the demon* To help out, Britons who had or have Malaysian connection? have
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  • 218 5 SINGAPORE, Aug. 25. o Two scholars, Miss Wong Kim Ping and Miss Kan Sau Pheng, have left for Canada f o r post graduate studies. Both are going to McGill University tor two years to ead a master's degree in linieal biochemistry
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  • 84 5 JESSELTON. Aug. 23. —Lantern processions by schoolchildren will highlight Malaysia Day celebrations in most of the administrative centres in Sabah. In some towns Malaysian security ft-'-s will take part and provide surprise items for the entertainment of the oeople. Children’s rallies, land
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  • 1017 5 SINGAPORE, Aug. 23. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the Singapore Prime Minister, tonight expressed full confidence in the ability of Tengku Abdul Rahman to solve Malaysia’s internal problems. "If he (the Tengku) is allowed to sort things out his own way in his own
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  • 355 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25. J'HE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, today called on replanting ollicers to co-operate with the Government io modernising the rubber industry to face the synthetic threat. He also urged smallholders to play a more vigorous
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  • 64 5 BATU PAHAT, Aug 25—Inche Abu Kassim bln Yusof of Negri Sembilan was re-elected national president of the Malay School Teachers’ Union at the two-day annual delegates’ conference at Johore Bharu during the weekend. Other officials elected were: Vice-presidents, Inche Ali bin Mohamed Yunos and Inche Abdul Rahman
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  • 55 5 SINGAPORE. Aug 25—The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, will address a luncheon meeting of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of SouthEast Asia on Saturday at the Adelphi Hotel’s Coral Room. Tickets at $9 per person may be obtained from the Secretary.
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  • 400 5 KCA1.A Ll’MPUR. Aug. 23. —The Save the Children fund of Britain is to be to save the one-year-old bread milk > n a c k programme for '*0,000 needy rural school children in Malaya from coming to an end on Sept. 30 I be
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  • 182 5 SINGAPORE. Aug 25Judge Luther W. Youngdahl, former Republican Governor of Minnesota. is scheduled to arrive In Singapore on Sept 1 from Canberra on a three-day visit to the State. Judge Youngdahl. who Is visiting Singapore under the US. State Department’s education'll and cultural
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    • 107 5 THE H.K. AND FAR EAST builder A Bi-Monthly periodical ol Gliding of Keal l 'laic Activities ;n the Far East. A Macanas dealing eitb building architectural and rial istati activities •a Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kang Siam, Till Philippines, laraia and The Far East. established m lilt tbit bi monthly trade
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  • 505 6  -  from GEOFFREY GELDARD KUCHING, Aug. 23. INDONESIAN terrorists launched two attacks on Security Forces positions in the border area of Sarawak’s First Division near Kuching last night. Three terrorists were killed. Last night’s attacks ended the three-week lull in Indonesian guerilla activity in
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  • 111 6 MUAR, Aug. 25. f PHE manager of the Lee Rubber Co. here, Mr. Kong A Chew Sun, 55, who was accidentally shot by his company watchman last week, died at the Johor’e Bahru General Hospital on Sunday. The accident took place in his factory,
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  • 110 6 Borneo pioneer firms ‘may be included Kuala lumpur, Aug. 24. —The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said last night that the Central Government would consider extending the Pioneer Industries Ordinance of Malaya and Singapore to the Borneo territories.. He said Sabah and Sarawak had made such
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  • 110 6 lESSELTON, Tues. J The Malaysian Government is offering rewards of $l,OOO for information leading to the arrest or death of Indonesian terrorists in Sabah. Leaflets announcing this has been posted all over Sabah. The leaflets asked the public to give any such information immediately. it
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  • 410 6 IPOH, Aug. 23. pACILlTIES for advanced training, including two modern firing ranges, the main features of the $30 million Police Field Force complex which is now under construction near Tanjong Rambutan, about nine miles from here. The two ranges the
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  • 225 6 Kuala lumpur. Aug. 23—The first Malaysian anniversary on Aug. 31 will be celebrated with a wide j range of festivities including parades, garden parties, sports, variety shows and band displays. The main celebration?, which will be held in the Malaysian capital will comprise
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  • 33 6 SINGAPORE. Aug. 25 Tariff Advisory Board will Singapore manufacturers 1 Economic Development 1 conference room on Tin morning. In the afternoon, the board meet members of the sl chambers of commerce.
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    • 89 6 j STRAITS BUDGET i SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable in advance) Quarterly M-Yearlj 2 jj Singapore 2 2 Kuolo Lumpur—No postage 5.20 $10.40 $20.80 {Federation of Malaya 2 including postage 6.45 12.90 25.80 2 Borneo Incl. postage 6.75 13.50 27.00 2 Br. C'Wealth Foreign 2 Countries incl. postage 7.20 14.40 28.80 United
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  • 153 7 U UALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25. —The Japanese Government is being asked to pay $101,500,000 as compensation to Malayan survivors of the Siam-Burma Death Railway. The Siam-Burma Death Railway Ex-Forced Labourers* Association has written to the Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, for his
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  • 575 7 AUSTRALIA’S QUICK RESPONSE SINGAPORE, August 25 f rHE Australian, Gov- ernment’s quick and positive response to Malaysia’s request for aid was seen here this morning. Eight earth-moving Caterpillar tractors and a motor grader, destined to support military operations In Borneo, were handed over to
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  • 82 7 INSULTING NAME SCRAPPED -Reuter. JESSELTON. Aug. 25. The word “Dustin' the name given to natives by British colonialists was scrapped officially, and in luture such people will be called "Kadazan In all official publ'catlon* tlie wqrd “Kadazan" will b»* used, a Government statement said yesterday. Alter the second World War,
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  • 69 7 The I hour (from t |»m to II I.m. curfew ;i r c r» i s h i (I p cl on map i will he extended westwards between lien lit and \\er Italoi to the coastline from todax. This was announced xesterdax hx
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  • 660 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 24. •UARI WAN IT A” the day to remember the role of women in Malaysia will be observed in a big way for the third time throughout the country tomorrow. Rallies and exhibitions at district, .state and
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  • 111 8 SINGAPORE, Aug. 24 Dr. O' Charles Gamba. president of the Industrial Arbitration Court, has left for Geneva to attend a research conference on “industrial relations and economic development,’’ organised by the International Institute of 1 Labour Studies. Dr. Gamba. who will give up
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  • 57 8 NEW DM HI. Aun 24 The Fin- Minister, Mr. 1 T. Krishnamachari. is to lead a five-man Indian iciini to the Commonwealth Finance Minister's Conference beginning at Kuala Lumpur on s* pt 1 and a seven-man delegation it) i Ik World Hank Governors meeting in Tokyo on
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  • 285 8 Razak: We are ready for exploratory talks’ with Manila KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. •>3 The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak, made it clear tonight that Malaysia was prepared fur exploratory talks with the Philippines to clarify its claim over Sabah. “We have made our stand very clear”, he told the
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  • 69 8 SINGAPORE. Alig. 24 The Straits Times in Singapore has received $lO from a reader, calling himself "A Friend.” for Mr. John Francis, the man who left his two-vear-old polio stricken daughter Anita, at the Assunta Hospital in Kuala Lumpur eight months ago and disappeared. Mr.
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  • 605 8 SINGAPORE. Aug. 24. a 17-YEAR-OLD pre-university student of A victoria School, Singapore, has won a trip to Japan to see. among other things, the World Olympics in Tokyo. The prize came from his effort in a 300-word essay contest on "What the
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  • 97 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug 23—M* Robert W Moore, a political affairs officer with the American Embassy here, will talk on the American policy in South-E.c-t Asia’’ at 4 p m on Aug 30 at 29 Ipoh Road. His talk has been arranged by
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  • 20 8 PEKAN. Aug 24 —The District Rural Development Commute* will meet in the District Office here on Aug 27.
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  • 259 8 1/ UAL A LUMPUR. Aug. 23.—New Zealand industrialists and businessmen have “great confidence" in the economic climate of Malaysia. They are prepared to invest in this region despite Indonesian confrontation. This was stated by Mr. R. DS Sunderland, former New Zealand I rade Commissioner iin
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  • 896 9  -  Villager reports meeting Indons, then platoons move in for the big kill -From GABRIEL LEE PONTIAN KECHIL. Aug. 24.—As dusk descended on this little township. Malaysian security forces were still in hot pursuit of five fully armed Indonesians who had earlier been seen
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  • 91 9 PENANG. Aug 24—Two members of the Indian Parliament. Mr. Gopalaswami Thenkondar and Dr L. M Singhvi. went sight-seeing here today when they passed through on the State of Madras. The parliamentarians- who are on their way to Singapore, were met on arrival by Mr.
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  • 185 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 24. r JpHE population of Malaysia was today conlirnied to be 10,G74,183 on June 30 last year. Official statistics show that Malaya's population ’s 7.607.295. Singapore 1.775,200, Sabah 492.422 and Sarawak 799,246. mere are 3,812.100 Malays. Including Indonesians
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  • 84 9 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 23.- The University of Malaya Students’ Union will hold its annual Welfare Week beginning on Aug. 29. The week's activities will coincide with the celebrations of the first anniversary of Malays!# Funds collected during the week will go to the Lady Templer
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  • 57 9 BATU PAHAT, Aim 2A A new branch of the Malay.si.m Chine.se Association was formed at Parit Yani I.aut 15 miles from here, yesterday. Mr Koh Soo Yong was elected president of the branch. Others elected were: Mr Teo Kwee Hoe, vice-president; Mr Quek Song Chua.
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  • 117 9 PKNANCi, Aug. 34.—The Penang (Jmno division at its annual assembly last night agreed to the proposed change of the name l 7 nited Malays’ National Organsiation to United Malays’ and Natives* Organisation. The assembly approved this after debating the the draft Unino
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  • 107 9 SINGAPORE, Aug. 25- Mr. Ng Chong Guan, a senior teacher at the Tanjong Katong Technical School, and Mr. Shamugan Dhevanayagam, an assistant lecturer (commercial) at the Teachers’ Training College, have left for New Zealand for a training course under the Colombo Plan.
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  • 387 10 Kuala lumpur, Aug 24. —The Parliament h hiding is bustling with activity in preparation' for the 18-n a t i o n Commonwealth Finance Minis ters’ conference beginning here on Sept. 1. Tne Finance Minister and leader ot the Malaysia delegation, Mr. Tan
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  • 271 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Aug. 26.—The Thief Police Officer, Johore, Haji Abdul Kadir bin Haji Hassan, has announced that a 24-hour curfew will be imposed from 11 a.m. today in an area west of the Johore Bahru-Ayer Hitam road. The new curfew area of about 200 square miles
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  • 33 10 SINGAPORE, Aug 25—The polios this .ilternoon found the bodv of Biy Chin Chve. 32. hanging from a tree at the bock of a house in Jalan Siku Tangon off Maepherson Rond.
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  • 68 10 SUNGEI PATANI. All* 27 Piv* tormcr du pil.s of the Sin Mm Middle School here will leave tomorrow for further studies in Formosa. Mr I im Yeok B..k and Mr. Inn Chin I beam will .study civil engineering and Miss Huang pek Siam architecture. 1
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  • 27 10 JESSELTON, Aug. 26—Eight Voluntary Service Overseas teachers from Britain arrived here today and will serve in various parts of the State for one year
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  • 30 10 SINGAPORE. Aug. ?6 An assistant headman of the Sio Sam Hong 108 seciel society group has tieen arrested and detained under the Criminal I** (Temporary Ptovisionsi Oidtnance.
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  • 222 10 LUMPUR. Aug. 23 Malaysia has decided to postpone sending a delegation to Thailand for talks on anti-Communist activities on the Ma-laysian-Thai border, originally due to take place tomorrow. The delegation was to have been led by the Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato
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  • 196 10 T HE “t U “™«”Whn»» country lih0 d fmther In j on S the Speaking at the opening of the delegates meeting of the Beserah Division of UMNO six miles from here, he said: “What took place in Pontian is just a series
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  • 30 10 PF.NANG. Auk. 23. Filty-t v o l>oor children in the south-west district of Penang will receive gilts on Aug. 30. as part of the districts Malaysia Day celebrations.
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  • 168 10 I/UALA LUMPUR, Aug. 24. The Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications, Dato V. T. Sambanthan, will be opposed by Mr. M. Muthueumaru, a former Negri Sembilan State Assemblyman, for the national leadership of the Malaysian Indian Congress. The MIC central committee will
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  • 113 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug 23 Three Malaysian Co-operative officials left here today for a twomonth course of advanced studies in rural co-operatives to be held by the German Federation of Cooperatives at Stuttgart-Hohenhelm from tomorrow to Oct. 3. They are: Inche Abdul Samari bin Haji Salleh, chief
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  • 44 10 PAR IT BUNTAR Aug. 25 With the completion of a H7.500 half-mile bridge, the villagers of Bagnn Seberang can now cross one of the inlets of Kurau River. Previously, the 2,000 villagers took 20 minutes to make the crossing by sampan.
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  • 1293 11 GOVT CONSIDERING TOTAL IMPORT BAN ON NETHERLANDS GOODS BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC AID TO INDONESIA KUALA LUMPUR Aug. 26 THE Central Government is considering banning the import of all Dutch goods into Malaysia in view of Dutch aid for Indonesia. Announcing this after today's Cabinet Sj
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  • 48 11 PENANG, Aug. 25—uan Ai.shoh ninte Mahmud. wife of the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly, will Rive away certificates to trainees who have completed a course at the Taman Asohan Rida, Kepala Bates. The presentation will be made at 5 30 pm. on Aug. 2H. I
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  • 246 11 OINGAPORE. Aug. 25 The Duke of Devonshire, Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations and the Colonies, tonjght reaffirmed his Government’s determination to stand solidly behind Malaysia in its present conflict with Indonesia. The Duke, who flew in here by a BOAC jet, said at
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  • 92 11 Kuching, Aug. 26. The British Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations, the* Duke of Devonshire, arrived in Kuching this morning for a two-day visit to Sarawak. He will have meetings with the Governor, Dato Abang Haji Openg. the Chief Minister. Mr. Stephen
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  • 236 11 KUALA LUMPUR, August 26. THE Central Government is to train local medical officers and nurses in brain surgery abroad. The first doctor under the scheme left here today for training in the United States. He is Dr. N. Arumugasamy, medical officer
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  • 203 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 26 More men are needed by the Malaysian Armed Forces to serve in the army air force and navy. A Ministry of Defence Statement issued here today states that two recruiting teams will be visiting various centres from Sept. 1 to
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  • 210 12 KUALA LUMPUR, August 26. MALAYSIA’S own national shipping line will be established next year if the Federal Cabinet afcepts the blueprint, the Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Raja Mohar bin Raja Badiozaman, said today. Raja Mohar added
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  • 35 12 BATU PAHAT. Aug 23 A civics course organised by the Information Department for 10 people here will be opened by the District Officer Inche Talib bin Abu, at Tanjong Sembrong on Aug 26
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  • 644 12 SINGAPORE. Aug. 26. A prominent Kuala Lumpur lawyer, Mr. Yong Pung How. has been named the new chairman of Malaysian Airways, the country’s national airline. Mr. Yong. 38. succeeds the late Dato Loke Wan Tho. who died In an air crash in Talpeh two
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  • 657 12  -  Prom GABRIEL LEE: Kechil, Aug 26 Vf ALAYSIAN security forces tonight were closing in on a large band of Indonesian infiltrators in a vast estate a few miles north of here in a mopping-up operation described as “the
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  • 55 12 Govt cash fo r celebrations KUALA LUMPUR. A 4 1( Selangor Government $1,500 to each of the M in the State for lVvl celebrations on Aug ?i Each district will m own programme. Thei> rallies by schoolchiidn' s v fj shows and sports me prayers will also be‘ s ques.
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  • 408 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 26 ■fengku to open fair i jtoday: ‘Orchid !Lsland.* fountains and jright lights to rjve a fairy land look KNGKl’ ABDl L RAHMAN will open what promises to be the greatest Malayan Agri{lorticultural Association show at the 8th mile l an g Road the
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  • 32 13 PENANG, Aug 25—The Penang Island Rural District Council will h< '.d its monthly meeting at the conference room of the new Gov eminent office building at 3 p.m Aug 28.
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  • 23 13 BATU PAHAT. Aug 24 The Malaysian Indian Congress, branch here will hold its annual meeting at the Chinese Chamber of Com-
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  • 210 13 Aug. 24. The Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman. today described the present security situation in Johore as “encoiiri aging.” There had been no fresh landings of Indonesian troops on the coast of Johore during the past
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  • 699 13 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 25.—The Central Government has asked Britain for a “much higher quota than the five million yards granted last year" for Malayan exports of cotton textiles, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lih Swee Aun. said today. Malaysia had
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  • 45 13 SEGAAT. Aun. 23 The Mentri Besar nl Johore, Dato Hmi Hassan bin Haji Yunus, during the visit here yesterday, opened thre» community halls, a mosque and a maternity clinic, built under tht rural development plan at a total cost of $43 500
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  • 99 13 SINGAPORE. Aug. 26.-The National Trade Union Congress today received three more donations totalling $270 for its rehabilitation fund They came from the Singapore Chinese Swimming Chib (through the Straits Times). $200: Pulau Brani Smelting Works Sports Club. $5O; and Kwok Sing Musical Association.
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  • 290 14 I uALA LUMPUR, Aug. A -t>.— The Minister of ..iuiiv e, Mr. Tan Siew cl;*, will lead a sevenni m delegation to the vvorld Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings in Tokyo from 7 to Sept. 11. r i deputy
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  • 108 14 SINGAPORE. Aug 25 —A course <• Vi .ii. tn m Malaysia' bv Incite Ahmad Ibrahim, the StatP Advocate-General, will begin at the university’s new lecture theatre 4 mu Friday from 7.30 n.m. to 9 p tn Tlie course, consisting of 10 lectures, will
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  • 259 14 SINGAPORE, Aug. 24. Dr. Goh Kenk Swee, Singapore s Finance Minister, said here today that economic justification for local production of sterilised reconstituted milk was similar to that for local production of refrigerators. bath-tubes and pipes. “In the case of this latter group
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  • 69 14 IPOH Aug 26 Mr. Goh Chong Keng. manager of the Perak branch of the Malay, an Times, today filed a writ in the High Court here through his solicitors Messrs. Singh and Co. against the Malayan Times for arrears of salary. The action is
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  • 95 14 I* ALA LUMPUR Aug. h*. l'lircp Indonesians hen* urn- fed by the pohte in Kuala Tmiggaiiu a'i night, a polit t source hi e told the Sfrails Lime tonight. 1 he source added that Indonesians, who ’■'lie in a bout, were seen Malaysian li-thrrinen
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  • 237 14 Kuala lumpur. Aug. 26. The Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Inche Suleiman bin Bulon, said today that the veterinary department would do more animal and poultry disease control work and teach farmers better animal management methods. He was speaking at the presentation of
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  • 79 14 SINGAPORE. Aug 26—The unidentified body of a 60-year-old Chinese was found hanging from a tree along Bukit Timah road yesterday. The police description of the man is: Five ft. eight ins. tall. 130 pounds, sharp face, close-cropped hair, dark complexion, and wearing
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  • 41 14 PAR IT BUNTAR. Attg. 23 -The District OtlUer Kuan. Dito Mo h imed bin Ihrahim. will open a civics course for 50 Malay com munitv leaders at the Mas lid nnggi hall here at 930 a m on Wednesday
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  • 172 14 SINGAPORE. Aug. 26. —The boys’ wing of the Federation Military College has opened its doors tor the first time to Singapore students in secondary two classes. Members of the college stall are now visiting the principal secondary schools to explain to boys
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  • 78 14 SINGAPORE Wed —The M.nlater for Cuulture. Mr. S. Rajaratnam has agieed to be the patron of the “Malaysia Ball 1964” organised by the Singapore Adventurers' Club to be held at the Hotel Ambassador on Saturday from 8 p.m to 2 a m Mrs Jek Yeun Thong,
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  • 58 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug 25 Inche Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rani has been elected president of the Co-operative Union of Malaya Ltd. Other officials are: Vicepresidents. Inche Abu Bakar bln Mohamed Ariff. Inche Ahmad Horn main bin Dato Haji Easah and Mi S K. Sundram. secretary,
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  • 30 14 PENANG. Aug 24—The Bishop ol Penang Monsignor Francis Chan will consecrate a new chapel. built by the State Government for the Catholic inmates ol Pulau Jerejak, on Wednesday.
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  • 32 14 JAKARTA, Aug. 24 President Soekarno is exacted to make cabinet changes within a day oi so. the official Antara news agency reported today, quoting the Presidential Palace press secreta rv.
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  • 35 14 IPOH. Ang 25 -The Perak branch of the Nationnal Union ot Commercial Workers will hold its second anniversary dinner hereoii Oct. 27 and a dance it St John Ambulance Hall on Oct. 31
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  • 183 14 lOHORE BHARU. Aug 3 23.—Mr. Manuel John D’Cruz, whose 16-year-daughter Lily has been missing from home here for the past 12 days has received a $50,000 ransom demand for the release of the girl Mr. D'Cruz, an official in i Singapore Insurance company,
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  • 133 14 JAKARTA. Aug. 26 President Soekarno today continued his consultation' with top Indone>ian officials for the imminent cabinet reshuffle He met with two of hi' deputy prime minuter' Johannes Leimena and Chaerul Saleh, as well a-' with the Chief of National Police Soet.iipto Danukusumo at
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  • 48 14 SEREMBAN, Aug x Sarawak Information >»ili 1 Chih Cilia Kwei. w h 1 month’s tour of Maia.v.i busy day here today various Government dep Mr Chih. who recent lthe Malaysia sen.oi seminar in Kuala Lum visit Perak. Penang bt tore going home
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  • 448 15 PENANG, Aug. 28 IF THERE are too many difficulties in acquiring land in Penang, the proposed State university college may be built in Province Wellesley instead. Disclosing this in the State Assembly today, the Chief Minister, Da to Wong Pow Nee, said
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  • 52 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 27. Talks on an air services agreement between the Malaysian ana Japanese Governments scheduled to last three days, will enter it* fourth day tomorrow. A spokesman of the Ministry of Transport who told the Strait* Tmies this today, gave no reason for
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  • 47 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27 Gate collections a*, the ned Weld Roid public suimm.ng here dropped from $21,990 in May to $lO,OOO in June. In May the attendance at the pool was 49.792 but during June cnlv 24.137 people went to the pool.
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  • 167 15 pENANG, Aug. 27 a The State Assembly here today voted a 331/3 per cent increase to the members’ allowance from $375 to $5OO a month, retrospective to July 1 this year. “Our duties and responsibilities have Increased considerably since 1962 when our allowances were
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  • 108 15 Kuala lumpur, Aug. 27 A Thai, Mr. Sut Chean Swaths from Koia Bharu. was winner in the Central Electricity Board’s speech contest in the national language here. Second was Mr, I. M, Khan and third Miss K. P. Velandal. Both work at CEB headquarters
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  • 228 15 BATU PAHAT, Aug. 27.— The Johores Religious Affairs Department cannot deal effectively with the increasing number of khalwat close proximity i cases among Muslims because of its “outdated” regulations. A Bill to streamline the administration of Muslim laws in the State was prepared in 1960 to
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  • 472 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27. TEAM of experts here is drawing up a master plan for the development of the Federal capital over the next 20 years, one of its leaders, Mr. Goh Hock Guan, an architect, said today. He added that
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  • 182 15 Kuala lumpur Aug. 27. —The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr. Lim Swce Aun. said today the Got eminent would assist factories in modernising their plants which would result in increased production, He was speaking at the opening of a Bata Store at
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  • 83 15 Brunei town. Aug. :io. The Government Is considering the establishment of a territorial army in Brunnei. The Government was answering questions put by Mr K. I). Ross, itn Appointed Member In tlie Brunei Legislative Council last week. He said that the formation of
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  • 1420 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug. 27. r V\ IK British High Commissioner, Lord Head. today described as “illogical" the Singapore* Government's action in banning 4b British commodities. He said that Singapore's cotton g i >ods trade with Britain was built up alter a clear warning
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  • 310 16 Kuai.a lumpur. Aug. 27. The Dutch Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. L. Kruytbosch, will meet Tengku Abdul Rahman tomorrow to ‘‘settle ary misunderstanding** that may have arisen between Malaysia and Holland over his country’s assistance to Indonesia. He said there was no question of aid from
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  • 35 16 KLUANG. Aug. 26—Former pupils of the Government English School here will hold a Malam Ria dance at Diamond Jubilee Hall at 8 p.m. on Sept. 5 in aid of the school building fund.
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  • 28 16 KUALA LUMUR. Aug 27—Mr. R Radakrishnan of the University of Annamalai, India, has been appointed lecturer in linguistics in the English department of the University here.
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  • 690 16 ‘Killing the goose to get the golden egg...* PENANG, Aug. 27. r pIE United Democratic Party assemblyman for Tanjong Barat, Mr. Teh Ewe Lim. appealed today to members of the State Assembly to sink their political differences and unite as one to present to
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  • 182 16 KANGAR. Aug. 27. A five-man committee has been set up to start a fund for a former RAF man who is now unemployed in Kangar. He is a convert to Islam. Inche Johari MacWellson. 39. Is staying here with his wile. Che Embun.
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  • 651 17 i K. KANGSAR, Aug. 28 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Kazak, and the Mentri Besar of Perak, Inche Ahmad bin Said, head a list of 86 people honoured by the Sultan of Perak on the occasion of his 40th birthday here
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  • 253 17 pENANG, Aug. 28. 1 The City Assessment Department is always willing to answer reasonable inquiries on the rating values in force on any property in the city, the Mayor, Mr. C. Y. Choy, said today. "Our assessment nst can always be*
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  • 64 17 SINGAPORE. Aug 28—Four new courses will begin next week at the University of Singapore. On Sept. 2. courses in advanced English 2 and religion and modern philosophy will start. Politics of modern Asia and Animal life in Malaysia courses are from Sept. 3. Further
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  • 36 17 PENANG. Aug 28—The Krian district rural development committee has given $lO,OOO to the Hindu temple in Station Road here. The money will be used to complete a new reception and assembly hall.
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  • 166 17 SINGAPORE, Aug. 29.—Re- presentatlves of wellknown social organisations in Singapore formed an organising committee for a proposed cancer association in Singapore. The committee was formed at a meeting convened by the Rotary Club (Singa-pore-West) and attended by the three Lions Clubs. 'pp Junior
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  • 570 17  -  From CHEONG YIP SENG: Singapore, Aug. 28 INDONESIAN saboteurs tried unsuccessfully to blow up oil storage tanks at the Ameri-can-owned Esso terminal in Pulau Sebarok last night. They sped close to the island about two miles south-west of Singapore in a
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  • 104 17 SUNGEI PATANI. Aug. 28 -The Bishop of Penang, Mon.signor Francis Chan, will leave for Home next week to attend the third session of the Ecumenical Council which will begin in the Vatican City on Sept. 14 and close on Nov. 20. During his absence
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  • 58 17 SINGAPORE. Aug 28 1 he Australian treasurer, Mr. Harold Holt, arrived In Singapore tonight on his way to attend the Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ conference in Kuala Lumpur next week. Mr Holt was accompanied ny his wile He will spend about two days in Singapore before flvinp
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2104 18 By Our Market Correspondent 'pHKMK WAS a general improvemenl in the prices of induslrial shares on I lie Malayan Slock Kxcluingt* on Saturday morning, a surprising result in advance of the long Malaysia Day weekend, a quiet hading session having been expected. Sample rises put
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    • 31 18 rubber tin IU. > tper picul). %u C *4. 86*4 els. $645.12 1 j t*. 6b',4rU. $643.1214 66*4 cts. $841.37*4 27. 66*4 rl*. $644.37*4 U 6 ‘*4 cU. $657.12*4 $663.50
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    • 55 18 SINGAPORE Auk. 30—Sir *vdney Caine, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science and former Vice-Chancel-lor of the University of Malaya. W *H Rive a p il*i:c lecture on “Some recent developments in economics tn the Malaysia area” at the Cherrtistrv Lecture Theatre. Univer?',v of Singapore
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    • 118 18 Reuter. IESSELTON. Aug. 30. J School children will hold rallies throughout Sabah tomorrow to celebrate Malaysia Day. There will be sports, fairs, free movies and concerts in various parts of the State. In Jesseiton at night, the Chief Minister, Dato Donald Stephens, will
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    • 34 18 KUALA LUMPUR. Aug 30.—The Aits Council will present a concert by tlie Trio di Trieste at the Malayan Teachers’ Training College hall in Pantal Valley at 8 30 p m on Thursday.
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    • 250 18 SEPTEMBER flnt grad* rubkir f.i.k, el*«*d at sam. in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore yesterday at 66J cent* per lb. up one-eighth of a cent on Thursday closlrfc level for the position. The tone was quiet. R.A.t. and F.M.R.B. elating aria** in **nt* a«r 18. yesterday: Int. 1 R
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    • 453 18 HC B. and Co. Ltd i n their weekly rubber market review say the feature of the week's trading has been the persistent inquiry for September high grade sheet. Apart from one quick dip in values, the undertone has Pern sound and. with sellers
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    • 71 18 CHIN Etl Preduo* Exchange, tingeper a neen price* per pioul Vetterday: Ceoenut ail: bulk $514 aellers, drum ss4* aellers. Cepea: Aug./3ept. UK/Contlnent Unquoted. Paaaer: Muntok white 5135 sellers. Sarawak white sl32* sellers, special Sarawak black $lO5 sellers, garbled Lampong black slo7* sellers. AST A sll7* sellers. tmgaptre Cecenut
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    • 28 18 AUGUST 28. MALAYA NRUBBER PRICE: 6G4 cents (up one-eighth of a cent). TIN: $657.1'!! a picul (up $12.75). Unofficial estimated offering: 1D0 tons (down 25 tons).
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  • 388 19 KUALA LUMPUR, August 28. THE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Lim Swee Aun, today had several discussions regarding Singapore’s move against British imports. He discussed these matters with the Singapore Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the British
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  • 42 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 28—The S i te of Welfar Services. Haji Hamlt i Khan, will open the Carnival, organised by S® University of Malaya Stut fP, Union, at the Union House, diversity campus here on Aug. 30 at 10 a.m.
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  • 28 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 28— e\v officials of the Malayan-Aus-Zealand Association MA Robb, president; McClu 88age, vice-presi- Mr. L.R. Hetherington, securer 7 and Mr< WAt Meir trea
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  • 258 19 IT UA LA KANGSAH, Aug. 28. Government officers and representatives of the people were today urged by the Sultan of Perak to use their powers in the interests and security of the nation. The Sultan, who was speaking at an investiture ceremony at
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  • 88 19 SINGAPORE, Aug. 25—The Malayan tin price today rose a startling $12.75 a picul to a new post-Korean War peak of $657.12%. The previous peak was $650.25 on July 17. This movement outpr/:ed the London rise to £1,300 a ton for cash metal. The
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  • 136 19 SINGAPORE, Aug. 28. The Canadian Minister for Trade and Commerce. Mr. Mitchell Sharp, will arrive in Singapore tomorrow on his way to Kuala Lumpur to attend the Commonwealth Economic Consultative Council meeting, starting on Aug. \31. Mr. Sharp, who will attend the conference as a
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  • 65 19 PENANG, Aug. 28. A mer Penang State Executive Councillor, Incite C. D. Ismail, 56, has been appointed a Senator. Inche Ismail (above), who is president of the Kelawei Umno division, did not seek re-election for the Dhoby Ghaut State constituency in last April’s general elections.
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  • 127 19 SINGAPORE, Aug. 27. —The Archbishop of MalaccaSingapore, the Monsignor Michael Olcomendy, will bless the new St. Joseph’s Church building, described as the biggest in Malaysia, in Bukit Timah Road, on Aug. 30. The ceremony at 4.30 p.m. will be followed by a low Mass.
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  • 28 19 IPOH, Aug. 30.—About 1,000 Malaylees from all over Perak celebrated Onam, the harvest festival, with day-long feasting. singing and music at the Mariaman Temple here today.
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  • 40 19 SINGAPORE, Aug. 30.—Mr. Tan Boon Chlang. deputy president of the Industrial Arbitration Court, has been appointed acting president during the absence of the president, Dr. Charles Gamba, from Aug. 22 to Sept. 6. It was officially announced today.
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  • 902 20 KUALA LUMPUR, August 26 J£ANG IN FORM Ken Smith, easily the most profitable jockey to follow this season, landed another big-priced winner when he scored on Olympic Hope in the 3.10 at Kuala Lumpur on 26 Aug. Race l CL. 5, DIV. 4—7 F Mr. Sc Mrs.
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  • 1038 20 KUALA LUMPUR, August 30 READING jockey Alan Trevena had another good day at Kuala Lumpur yesterday scoring a nice treble on Korovou, Empire Rose II and Gunsmith. Raee l CL 4 DIV 5 71 W. J. Wearne’s (4) KOtvOVOI 8.9 (1941 —4711 Trevena 1 (7) Monitor II
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 82 20 BIG swap TOTAL POOL: $87,960 1st. No. *****8 ($21,770) 2nd No. *****8 ($10,885) 3rd No. *****1 ($5,442) Starters ($604): Nos. *****0, *****8, *****6, *****9, *****3, *****1, *****7, *****4, *****5. Consolation ($483) Nos. *****0, *****3, *****4, *****3, *****7, *****3, *****0, *****7, *****9, *****7. -BIG SWEEPTOTAL POOL: $97,160 1st No. *****6 ($24,047).
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