The Straits Budget, 21 October 1964

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  • 37 1 The Straits Budget THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYA'S NATIONAL NIWSPAPt* KUALA LUMPUR, OCTOBER 21, 1964. REGISTERED AT THE Q.P.O. U.K. AS A NEWSPAPER Price 40 Cents (Malaya) or 1 Shilling. KDN 691. SERIES 627.
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  • 273 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 16. THE Minister of Home Affairs, Da to (Dr.) Ismail bin Da to Abdul Rahman, warned the Barisan Sosialis today that there was “a limit” to the Government’s patience. He told the House of Representatives that up till now
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  • 75 2 pONTIAN KECHIL, Oct. 16. —Malavsian security forces today captured several more of the remnants of the Indonesian guerillas who inflitrated into the Pontian area on Aug. 17. A large quantity of arms and ammunition wpre recovered. Meanwhile, the 21-hour curfew Imposed last week on several pineapple estates
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  • 48 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 16—Mr. Choc Yew Leong, 25, an engineer at the Shell Port Dickson refinery, recently left for a ninemonth training course at the Shell Haven refinery in Britain. An honours graduate in mechanical engineering of Sydney University. Mr. Choo loin*' Shell in 1962.
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  • 38 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 16. The Menteri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun bln Haji Idris, will open the Muslim Chinese library at Jalan 52/18 near Jalan Yong Shook Lin. Petaling Jaya at 5 p.m on Oct. 18.
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  • 187 2 SINGAPORE, Oct. 16— The Minister for Education, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, today stressed that political to the growth aro education was essential development of the democratic systtem. At a ceremony, at which ne declared open the Tangdn Integrated Secondary .technical School, Mr. Ong
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  • 243 2 KUALA LUMPUR, October. 16. THE People’s Progressive Party leader, Mr. A D. R. Seenivasagam, told the House of Representatives today that several members of the Judiciary strongly objected to remarks made last night by the Minister of Home Affairs, Da to (Dr.) Ismail bin
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  • 76 2 SINGAPORE. Oct. 16. The Minister for Finahce, Dr. Ooh Keng Swee. will officiate at the inauguration ceremony of the Singapore Cotton Products Manufacturers’ Association at the new Chinese Chamber of Commerce building in Hill Street at 6 p.m on Oct. 18. Dr Goh will declare open
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  • 226 2 SINGAPORE, Oct. 16. jyJALAYSIA has every hope of success in her efforts to industrialise the country despue the Indonesian confrontation and threat of war. This is the view of the 19-man Japanese Government economic mission to South-East Asia now touring Singapore. At an -eve-of-departure
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  • 141 2 SEHLnnAft, Oct. IG—The Peoples Action Party has agreed not to expand its activities in its brancnes already &>utm aatu ui i»utuya lne secretary General of toe party, Mr. tee Kuan lev, ouciusea tu*s tiuugat to newsmen immediately alter ne nud addressed more titan
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  • 78 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 16 The Minister of Local Government and Housing. Mr Khaw Kai Ban. leaves for Sabah next Monday to hold discussions with State M ,n isters and officials there on local government and civil defence will also visit Barawak He will be accompanied by
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  • 26 2 PENANG. Oct. 16.—The Ct f Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, s address the Chung Ling School at the graduation 1 prire-giving ceremony on Nov.
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    • 571 3 —Straits Times, October 12 2arlv in the Cairo conference of non-aligned nations President Soekarno called for a s uggle against imperialism— yes, a struggle.” Peaceful co-existence, he said, was not possible between developing nations and ‘‘imperialist” forces. Yesterday, however, the conference’s communique declared clearly for co-exist-enoe.
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    • 393 3 —Straits Times, October 12 In the absence of any statement on the meeting between the International Tin Council and representatives of the American General Services Administration the door is wide open to speculation. So is the price of tin. Perhaps the I.T.C. has asked for an opportunity for
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    • 611 3 ■—Straits Times, October 13 The probability that the Tengku will presently meet President Macapagal to discuss the Sabah claim, the resumption of diplomatic relations and associated problems is welcome. It would seem essential, however, that there should be a further discussion of these questions at a lower
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    • 655 3 —Straits Times. October 14 The Central Government’s attention has again been called to the constant increase in traffic accidents and to the growing death toll of the roads. All the usual steps are being taken. The M.P. who asked whether the Minister of Home Affairs was
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    • 195 3 Straits Times. October 14 It unfortunate that lack of interest in the Singapore Department of Extra-mural Studies’ first lecture course in Malay has been blamed on public failure to grasp the principle that Malay can be used as a medium of universitv instruction. Of course it can. But
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    • 226 4 Straits Times. October 15 The circulation in Sarawak of reports that free primary education and universal lower secondary education would be vailable throughout Malaysia from next year was not altogether a matter of innocent misunderstanding. There is reason to believe that the S.U.P.P. leaders wilfully drew this
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    • 682 4 —Straits Times, October 16 A commission to review civil service salaries was first promised a year ago. The delay in setting it up has been due in part to the inability of the World Bank to supply a chairman. Second thoughts on the scope of the commission’s
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    • 375 4 —Straits Times, October 16 Too long, because of PMIP inefficiency, has Kelantan languished in a backwater, deprived of the development the Central Government has always been willing to make possible. As a result of the State Government's behaviour, Kelantan has remained untouched by the country’s general progress. Its
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    • 643 4 —Straits Times. October 17 Whether Mr. Khrushchev bowed out or was thrown out, it would not seem that the changes in Moscow herald crisis or even any considerable variation of Russian policy. The temptation to believe that Mr. Khrushchev’s resignation was involuntary, however, is irresistible. The curt
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    • 202 4 -Straits Times, October H Penang s campaign tor university college is mounting, with encouragement from. Tengku Abdul Rahman. A comi.ittee has been totrr.ed and is working on a memorandum which it hopes t» submit the Ministerial committee on higher education with;:, a month. The great enthusiasm, which has
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  • 726 5 Coming—a productivity code of practice to be observed by workers, employers SINGAPORE, Oct. 10 THE Singapore Government is now preparing a charter for iniustrial progress which will lay down a productivity code of practice to be observed by trade unions and
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  • 155 5 L UALA TRENGGANU, Oct. 11.—A 30-year-old villager was charged in the Sessions Court here today with unlawful possession of two packets of dynamite and a detonator. Salleh bin Haji Abdullah also faced a second charge of being in possession of five katies of river
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  • 20 5 KUALA LIPIS. Ort. 11.—The next meeting of the Kuala Lipis Town Council will be held on Oet. 16.
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  • 314 5 If UALA LUMPUR. Oct. 11. Negotiations have started between Malaysia and the United States for the recruitment of more doctors, nurses and technicians under the Care-Medico programme to develop health projects in Malaysia The director of the CareMedico programme. Mr. Harold Silicox. told the
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  • 25 5 KUALA KANGSAR. Oct. 11 The Sultan of Perak \a. ill open a new chest clinic at the General Hospital, here, on Oct. 10
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  • 479 5 I/UALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11.—The Philippines Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Salipada K. Pcndatun. today appealed to Malaysia for goodwill and understandiryg in solving mutual problems with his country relating to the Communist menace in South-East Asia. Mr. Pendutan arrived here yesterday
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  • 110 5 I(UALA LI MPUK, Oct.ll. The Minister without Portfolio, Mr. Peter Lo, said today that the Central Government had evidence of mounting Indonesian subversion and infiltration in Sabah. Mr. Lo was speaking to newsmen on his arrival here from Sabah to attend the coming Parliament meeting.
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  • 345 6 Poor turnout at course to prove that Malay can be media of instruction SINGAPORE. Oct. 11 THE first lecture ot a course in Malay, organised by the University ot Singapore's Department of Extramural Studies held on Oct. 5 proved “a great disappointment/’ This as stated
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  • 142 6 IPOH, Oct. 11. i >lOO.OOO two-storey nostel is to be put up in Ipoh by the Muslim Women's Welfare Board Perak branch c This was decided at the branch meeting here last evening when a sub-commit-tee was elected with Che A/.izah Ibrahim, the president the
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  • 47 6 SINGAPORE. Oct. 11—Mr T.S Sinnathurav. Registrar of the High Court. Singapore, has left fur England on a Colombo Plan scholarship He will attend a series of law lectures at Marlborough House in London Mr. Tan Wee Kian, Deputy Registrar is acting for him
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  • 27 6 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 11.—The Straits Times has received 413.70 from the stafl ot Sekolah Pelajaran Lanjutan in Kuala Klawang, Jelebu for the National Patriotic Fund.
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  • 65 6 JESSELTON. Oct. 12. More and more Filipinos are arriving in Sabah in search of employment. The latest group to airive Landed at Tawau. The group numbering about 60 came from B«ongan in southern Philip pines. About 40 of them have been offered employment in estates
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  • 59 6 SINGAPORE. Oct. 12.—Hungarian pianist. Anrior Poldes. 51. who was a child prodigy, and also author of the book “Keys to the Keyboard.' will be arriving In Singapore on Oct. 20 for a concert tour. Accompanied bv his wife, he will b« here for two davs and
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  • 59 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct: 11.— Radio Japan will broadcast commentaries on the Olympic Games everv night in English and Malay. The English broadcast will be from 8 p.m. to 8.20 p.m. and the Malay broadcast from 9 pm to 9.20 p.m The broadcasts can be heard
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  • 33 6 KUALA LUMPUR Oct 11—Th» Right Rev. Roland Koh. Bishop ol Kuala Lumpur, yesterday dedicated the new $50,000 hall of St. James Anglican Church at Sentul. The hall can accommodate *'oo neoole
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  • 32 6 MUAR. Oct. 11.—Half a million dollars have been earmarked for the repair of 14 mosques. 1? suraus. a Chinese temple and an Indian temple In this district this vear
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  • 137 6 Kiala llmpir on 12.—The Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman will brief the Rulers < lo vernors and other Heads of States of Malaysia on the latest aspects of in. donesian aggression ~n Thursday the second day of the Rulers’ n ference. All Rulers.
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  • 123 6 1/ OTA BHARU, Oct 11 11. The Alliance retained its Kelantan State Assembly seat ot Tumpat Tengah when it defeated the PMIP in the by-election bv 1 74? votes last nieht The Alliance candi Inche Lat bln Kassim p« 4.487 votes while the FM1F candidate. Inche
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  • 52 6 KANGAR. Oct. 11 —A Mai..' People s Action Front comm M has been formed in Perils «i'i Mentri Besar. Dato Sheik I' a'• mad. as president. Inche Otnm bin Ab<iullah. M P. is secret, r' The committee plans t< i 1 an anti-Soekarno ra’lv at K
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  • 135 6 SINGAPORE, Oct. 11— The new spinning mill of the multi-million dollar Textile Corporation of Malaya Ltd., will be officially opened by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Dr Lim Swee Ann on Oct. 24 at 3 p m. The factory stands on
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  • 378 7 The only way to peace by Tengku KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12. TENOKU Abdul Rahman told Parliament today that the appointment of an AfroAsian conciliation commission was the only possible means of bringing about a peaceful solution of the dispute between Malaysia and Indonesia. Malaysia would gladly accept proposals to bring
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  • 56 7 PENANQ. Oct. 12 Dr. Thomas N. Conlev ol Kokomo- Indiana. will visit Penang next week to deliver two public tec cures on responsible parenthood.” Both talks under the auspices of the Malayan Christian Council, will be held at 8 pm on Oct 20 and 21 at
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  • 59 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct 12 Hie National Council of Womens Association today presented 3-000 packets of sambal udang to the Ministry of Defence for Malaysian troops serving in Borneo This is the second time the NCWA has made such a presentation The first was on Sept 10.
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  • 22 7 MANILA Oct 12 The Philippines replied today to a Malaysian Note concerning projected talks on the Philippine claim to Sabah
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  • 186 7 Kuala lumpur, Oct. n A visiting African student is surprised to find Malaysians such wonderful and cheerful people who "appear to be happy-go-lucky' in spite of Indonesian confrontation. Mr. Simon Nandjui, 24, (above), a second year civil engineering student of the University of Abidjan in
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  • 192 7 Kuala lumpur. Oct 12 A 24man delegation will represent Malaysia at the 11th session of the Indo-Pasific Fisheries Council meeting to be held at the Dewan Tengku Abdul Rah man here from next Saturday to Oct 31 The delegation will bp od bv the
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  • 623 7 KUAL ALUMPUR, Oct. 12. JJANGKOK is believed to be the most likely venue for the meeting between Tengku Abdul Rahman and President Macapagal “in the next few weeks'’ on four major issues directly affecting the two countries. The issues are: THE Philippine claim to
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  • 47 7 KUAI A LUMPUR Oct 13 l au cn-npri 1 11vi olliccis In< he Abdul I,ib ii bin Mnlnmi’d K im il mil Mi Moot 8oong Wool left fur Jiipun tod iv for n two-month cours»‘ in u'rioultiitv under the Oolomtxj Plan assistunce nrokjra inme
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  • 660 8  -  RETIRING POLICE CHIEF: IT IS INSIDIOUS, HARD TO GRASP... by GEOFFREY GELOARD KUCHING, Oct. 13. I'OMMUNISM is the main threat to Sarawak, the retiring Commissioner of the Sarawak Constabulary, Dato P. E. Turnbull, said here today. ‘‘The threat is an insidious one and dillicult
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  • 64 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 12. Second Lieut. How Hong Kuar. and Sergeant H.tnud bin Salle!: both of the First Regiment Federation Artillery who will attend a survey and meteor course at the New Zealand Army School. Waiouru, from Oct 22 to Dec. 8. left here by train last
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  • 440 8 IPOH, Oct. 12. TOILING 11 hours a day in deep Malayan jungle, a team of nine Canadian engineers are now “making steady progress” in their feasibility survey o what might be Malaysia’s biggest potential hydro-electric scheme. The team, working under the Colombo
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  • 99 8 U rt I A LUAihlm. Oct. 13—Another Kil United States Peace Corns volnntet rs are fine here on Oct 17 tor service m ia. Thl v win nrttiy the num>7«“i (,t pe >ce C rps volunr e**■ r> in MHiv-la to 383 Of the
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  • 288 8 I/UALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 —The Seenivasagam brothers clashed with the Minister of Home Affairs. Daro (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, in the House of Representatives today over the question, of police permits for political rallies. Yesterday. MK. S. P. SEEM V AS
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  • 1354 9 Biggest expenditure ($9.6 million) is on housing: Education comes next with $6.7 million Our Parliamentary Reporters ifUALA LUMPUR, a Oct. 12. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin, today sought the approval ot the Dewan Ra’ayat for additional expenditure of $22.9 million
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  • 201 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 13. JAPANESE firms are keen to provide short-term courses in farm mechanisation for Malaysians, the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, lnche Mohamed Khir Johari, was told today The offer was conveyed to. the Minister by six members of a 14-man
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  • 66 9 KUAIA LUMPUR Oct 12—The 21-hour curfew from 2 pm to 11 a m in the Pontian area la continuing. In addition, an offshore curfew has been imposed in the are;i from Sungel Pontian Kechilto the n<»rth up to Sungel h*sar for 24 nours. from noon today. A
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  • 409 10  -  From GABRIEL LEE: Pontian, Oct. 13 INDONESIAN infiltrators sailed into a sea ambush at a river mouth yesterday The Security Forces captured nine. All nine remnants of the terrorists who infiltrated into the Pontian district on Aug. 17 were fully armed. Recovered from their
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  • 41 10 SINGAPORE. Oct 13—The Sinpore Students-Parents Association has submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Education on a hire-purchase plan for school books to relieve the Hnancial burden of the poor parents especially those with several children at school
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  • 237 10 Kuala lumpur, Oct. 13. —Malaysia's chief observer to the non-aligrved nations’ conference in Cairo, Jnche Ahmad Nordin. said on his return tonight that he was “very happy” that Indonesia had failed to achieve what she had set out to do at the conference. "Although
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  • 498 10 KUALA LUMPUR, October 13 a lively two-day debate, the House of Representatives tonight agreed in principle to the additional expenditure of $22 9 million out of the Development Fund. Much of today’s session was devoted to re plies by Ministers to points raised
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  • 354 10 I(UALA LUMPUR. Oct. 12. —Expatriate officers who retire under the Malayanisation scheme have to get permission from the Malayanisation Committee first before they are allowed to stay and work in this country. The Minister of Internal Security Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin
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  • 619 11 KUALA LUMPUR, October 1 3 rpHE Minister of Information and Broadcasting strongly rejected Socialist Front suggestions in the Dewan Ra’ayat tonight that the Government was discriminating against the local Press. Amidst applause, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman told the House: “The Malaysian Press
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  • 136 11 LUMPUR, Oct, 12 —Tengku Abdul Rahman told the House of Representatives today that the inability of the World Bank to release one of its senior officers and the difficulty to reach agreement on the terms of reference had caused the delav in appointing the
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  • 369 11 Zaidi a traitor who had every chance in life’ K U AL A LUMPUR, 1V Oct. 12—The Chief Minister of Sarawak, Dato Stephen Kalorg Ningkan, today reiterated that Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, a Sarawakian now serving in Indonesia as “Director of Operations” under Azahari, was anti-Mal-aysia and a traitor. He was
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  • 32 11 KANOAR OH. :3 Inch! I .h i im bin Arif fin. 'he lone Mi. Opposition in thf Perils State Assembly, has been elected secret-1 are of the Peril* PMIP 1
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  • 174 11  -  By FELIX ABISHEGANADEN: Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday 'J’ENGKU Abdul Rahman confirmed today that he was prepared to meet President Macapagal ‘“any time, anywhere’ 1 to discuss with him the Philippine claim to Sabah. This Is the first time In recent weeks that
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  • 167 11 CINAGAPOHE, Oct. 12. Singapore identity cards made from thick paper will be replaced with Ma-layan-styled laminated plastic cards. A spokesman of the Registration of People Office here disclosed this today. "It won’t be long before the change will be implemented.” he "But i cannot
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  • 193 11 Kl A L A LUMPUR, Oct. 13 It cost $275,000 to send Malaysia's 109strong team to the Tokyo Olympics, the House of Representatives was told today bv the Assistant Minister for Culture. Youth and Snorts. Ungku Mohsein. This amount does nol include the
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  • 52 11 Bt; I 1 KRVVOR IH. Oft 13 Halj Ahmad bill Saiu. Member of Parliament and chairman of the Frovince Wellesley North District Council will |o*\e by air for Jamaica rvxt week to attend the conference of »he Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Haji Ahmad will be away for
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  • 53 11 SIN(tA!’OHK (>«■ r 1H NniiWiiin University is planning '< >n up dC|*ii »mrnt of ournaliMn mkI > depart rhenf of extra-mural •outlie* I lie university is ra w negmiat inn with ‘he ChineM* Chamhei of Commerce for the use of pi.r of the chamber's new buildirp tr
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  • 168 12 \4ISS Tasanee Sur^u* 1 chart. 3b, one of five delegates from Thailand mIio flew into Kuala Lumpur yesterday for the Indo-Pacific Fisheries council meeting which begins on Oct. 17. >li*s Sorasuchart is an expert in fish preservation and a lecturer at the College of Fisheries,
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  • 181 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 13 —The British Information Services in Singapore today announced that thev would provide up-to-the-minute reports on ttie British general election from 8. a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday. They plan to feed the day-long election programme '»f the BBC general overseas
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  • 32 12 ct 16 The c °otroller or Rubber Research in Malaysia Dr L. Bateman, will address members of the Perak Planters' Association at the Ipoh Club here on Oct 27
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  • 169 12 Kota bharu, Oct. 13 —The Kota Bharu envision oi the Umno is to u»’ge the Sultan oi Kelantan to weed out political elements from the 14-member committee of the State Religious Affairs Council. The division's chairman Senator Nik Hassan bin Nik Yahaya said
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  • 117 12 JOHORE BAHRU, Oct. 13 J —A four-point motion concerning Indonesian aggression against Malaysia is to be moved at the next Johore State Assembly meeting on Oct. 17. The motion to be introduced by Haji Othman bin llaji Mohammed Sa'at, chairman of Local (Government, seeks to:
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  • 67 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12 I3atin Ong Yoke Lin. w-ife of the Malaysian Ambassador to the United States, has sent a cheque for $2OO to Mr I .am Wah Peng of Ifx)h. after reading in the Straits Times of the “dreadful robbery" of his life's savings
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  • 166 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 12 4 NEW ZEALAND trade mission is due to arrive in Singapore on Oct. 24 for a week’s visit. The team of 30 officials and representatives of manufacturing and commercial orwill be led bv Mr L. R Adams-Schneider. Parliamentary Undersecretary to the Minister
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  • 92 12 KUALA LUMPUR Oct 12—The acting Chief Minister of Sabah. Inche Harris bin Moha tried Salleh. said today that the activities of Rida and the Federal Land Development Authority would be extended to Sabah shortly. He flew in today to discuss with local authorities the
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  • 62 12 SINGAPORE. Oct. 13 The M-.i.iy.ian Minister ol Finance I >*n Sew Sin will be guest '1 honour at a 1.000-peop‘ie dinner of the Hokkien Huav Kuan in Telok Street or Oct. 17. Eiirlier that afternoon Mr. Tan will officiate at the anniversary celebrations of the
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  • 43 12 MUAR, Oct. 13 The Muar Birthday Committee has decided to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Sultan of Johore with' a thanksgiving ceremony and speeches of thanks by representatives of various communities here at the Diamond Jubilee Hall on Oct 2fi
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  • 31 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct- 13 Su Robert Layccck. a personal friend of Lord l >ad. th-3 British High Commiss- .i.er in Malaysia arrived here last night for a five-day visit.
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  • 43 12 SINGAPORE, Oct. 13 The Minister for Finance. Dr Goh Keng Swee will officiate at the laying of the foundation stone ceremony of the Sugar Industry of Singapore Limited’s refinery at the Jurong Industrial Rite at 5 p m i*n Oct 24
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  • 187 12 IZUALA LUMPUR 1V Oct. 13—The Minister of Education Inche Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib. said in Parliament today thaf the comprehensive education system and free primary education could not be introduced in Sabah and Sarawak until discussions were held with the
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  • 56 12 JEikSELTON. Oct. 12 Commissioner of the Sabah component of the Royal Malaysia; Police. Mr. Donald Matheson. ha* announced that the force has vacancies for general duties recruit' Active enlistment will take effect from Dec. 1. preparato. v to selected candidates being se; t to Malaya for
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  • 29 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 12 Television Malaysia will show 24-minute film report on t! Olympic Games daily after t! news at 7.10 pm; starting fr >n tomorrow
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  • 30 12 SUNGEI PATANI. Oct. 13 Inche Radzi bin Bashir, distru officer, Pulau Langkawi, has ler on transfer to Alor Star, as director of the Vigilante Corps in Kedah
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  • 32 12 KUALA I.IPIS. Oct. 11.—A welfare week will be held here from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7. Items will m elude a fun fair and variety show at the children's olayground
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  • 420 13  -  INVASION FAILURE LEADS TO ACCUSATIONS AND DEATH by RODERICK PESTANA: PONTIAN, Oct. 14 {INTERROGATION of captured Indonesian invaders has revealed that internal strife has broken out in the jungle between the two factions —the Indonesian guerillas and the Malaysian traitors who
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  • 68 13 1POH. Oct. 14—The newly appointed puisne judge. Dato S Chelvasingam MacIntyre. 61. flew into Ipoh today to visit his "future place of toil.” Dato MacIntyre, wlio was until Sept 28 the Malaysian High Commissioner to India, will be sworn in on Nov 14. On Nov.
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  • 34 13 TAII’ING. Oct. 14.—The Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin will declare open the new mater nity ward and midwives dormitory at the district hospital here on Oct 28
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  • 236 13 AP KUCHING. Oct 14 The airlift o: 50 Sarawak political detainees from a Sarawak detection camp to Batu Gajah. Malaya has brought strong reaction from the Sarawak United Peonle's Party Mr. Chan Siaw Hee a member oi the party’s central executive ommittee
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  • 43 13 JESSELTON, Oct. 14.—A sevenman team of the 491 b Commando Reconnaissance Corps, led by Lieut. Gay Sheridan, plans to scale the north face of Ml Kinabalu in mid-November The northside of the mountain has not been successfully attempted before
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  • 734 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14. PRESIDENT Soekarno has made three more behind-the-scenes moves to try to get Tengku Abdul Rahman to talk peace with him. Disclosing this today, the Prime Minister said: “This brings to six the number of oeace feelers he has
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  • 173 13 Kuala lumpur. oct. h Tengku Abdul Rahman told the Dewan Ra’ayat today that the invitation to send observers to t lie British general election had come from the British Government addressed to the 41 liance Party The party, he added, nad Peon "good enough to extend
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  • 74 13 SINGAPORE. Oct 14. Mr I,C Green, Professor of International law nt the University of Singapore, who lias just returned from the United States, will a talk on "Ma'avsia Indonesia and the Uni ted Nations” at 8 p m on Oct 16. The lecture, which will fa-
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  • 366 14 More rural schemes for the ‘most untouched State... KOTA BHARU, October 14. l/KLAiVTAN is to get “top priority” in rural development from the Central Government. KIASON ONE: Despite the Second Five Year Plan which ends next year. Kelantan is still the most untouched” State in
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  • 151 14 1/ UALA SELANGOR, Oct. 14 —Two sisters were drowned in a canal in Torkington Estate. Sabak Bernam. near here yesterday. They were M. Komathy. 11. and Fatmayathl. aged six. Their bodies were recovered irom the canaj py estate-workers and the po lice
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  • 176 14 WTV ALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14 IV top level committee h is been appointed to study the S1 <> 1 million scheme to improve traffic arrangements in the I deraI capital, the Minister f i i Local Clovernmenl and Mousing Mr l\ h a u
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  • 200 14 IT UALA LUMPUR. Oct. **l4—The People s Progressive Party president, Mr. D. R. Seeniv a s a g a m, today strongly denied an allegation by an Allian c e backbencher that the Tasek cement factory in Ipoh was a menace to health
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  • 64 14 IPOH, Oct. 14. Lee Chat Lam, 20. was slashed on the back of his bead by an unknown assailant outside the Kew Ong Yeah (Nine Emperor Oodst Temple at Jalan Tokong late this evening His condition is not serious The incident occurred just after the ftre
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  • 35 14 KUALA LUMPUR Oct. 14 —All offices of the Indian High Commission here and in Singapore, including the reading room :n Jalan Mountbatten here will he closed tomorrow to celebrate Dussehra. a Hindu festival
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  • 23 14 JOHORE BAHRU Oct 14.—The Customs ind Excise Department here will be closed on Oct. 2b birthday ol the Sultan nt Johor-
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  • 24 14 SINGAPORE. Oct. 14—The Amoass id r H'.lrl in Meyer Rond is to hive a $300 000 face-lift to itmet more tourists
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  • 244 14 Kuala lumpur. Oct. 14 —The Malaysian delegation to the 13th session of the general conference of Unesco ir. Paris will be “on guard” against attempts by Indonesia to create trouble. The leader of the sevenman delegation, the Permanent Secretary to the
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  • 345 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14. r piE Dewan Ra’ayat today approved a $5.7 million plan to launch the Government’s comprehensive education system in Malaya in January. The House also approved another one million dollars for the construction of quarters for teachers in rural areas; $300,000 for
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  • 70 15 KAUB, Oct. 14 —A tapper. Mong j 18, of Ketari new viii.»gt Bentong, was yesterday ordered to be sent to the Henry Gurncv School for three years when he Pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court of being a member of a secret society Mong who was
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  • 27 15 KITANO. Oct. 12— Inche Hasr,‘ bin Shamsudin from the bailment of Agriculture H»*«d"i.imiis Kuala l.umpur. has as•<rr>M| duties here 1 agricultural f,fT w er.
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  • 240 15 K U ALA LUMPUH, 1Y Oct. 15. The Minister of Home Affairs, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, today rebuked two Odposition members Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam (PPP-Ipoh) and Dr. Tan Chee Khoon (SF-Batu) —for their remarks against the Government
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  • 126 15 |(UALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, today called on the people to stand shoulder to shoulder in defending the country. He said this when he opened a one-day civics course for 270 Kuala Lumpur vigilante corps
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  • 32 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs —Teo Soo Thong of Kampong Amber awoke at dawn yesterday to find the rear door of his home open and cash and Jewellery estimated at $2 560 missing.
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  • 281 15 KUALA LUMPUR, October, 14. A decision on trawler fishing will be taken once the results of a pilot scheme now in operation in Pulau Langkawi are known. This was announced in the House of Representatives today by the Minister of Agriculture and
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  • 126 15 Kuala lumfur, oct. m Tengku Abdul Rahman said today he would be •happy” to let the Socialist Front leader. Dr. Tan Chee Khoon, have a copy of the report on i ivestigations into allegations of misuse of public funds at
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  • 59 15 KUALA LUMPUR. l'hurs Ministers can accept Invitations to participate in inaugural flight* of national airlines, the Ministei of Transport. Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir. told the Dewan Ka'ayat today He was replying to Dr Tan Chee Khoon (SF-Batu) who wanted to know why Ministers
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  • 330 15 KUALA LUMPUR, October 14. jyjALAYA’S first steel mill, to be built on a 40-acre site near the railway terminal at Prai, will cost $5O million P^ t 0 T H Tan, president ot Maiavawata bteel Projects—one of four partners in
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  • 45 15 KUAI A LUMPUR. Oct 14—The Mcntri Besar of Selangor. Dato Minin bin Haji Idris, will open a chics course for leaders of the Ku.da I umpur district vigilante corps at the Dew an Bella, in Kampong Pandan herr at 6So i m tomorrow
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  • 448 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 14. Abdul Rahman said today that Malaysia valued particularly the princi s oi co-exiGence as f" 'LUed in the coclaration of the Cairo conference of non- a! if, ned nations At the same time, n o w e v
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  • 86 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 15 The Minister o: finance. Mr Tan Slew Sin. will visit Singapore for two days from Oct. 17. on Oct IT he Will attend a tea-party g»ven by the Singapore Sepov Lines MCA branch at Silat Road Later lie will
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  • 76 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Oc:. 15. The Minister of Local Government and Housing. Mr. Khaw Kai Boh told the Dewan Ra avat today that the Government wa* takmc over private roads here ana converting them to public roads. But this took time and finance was involved
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  • 231 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14. V 10RE than 200 private doctors have responded to a call to render voluntary service during the emergency. Stating this today, the president of ,he Malayan Medical Association, D a t o (Dr.) R. Sathiah. said- “We are expecting more
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  • 250 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 15. 'J’KNGKU Abdul Rahman today rejected a Socialist Front suggestion that the Borneo territories be placed under UN trusteeship while negotiations to end the Malaysian crisis are resumed. The suggestion was made in the Dewan Ra’ayat by .Mr, I. ini
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  • 230 16  -  by JUDITH YONG SINGAPORE. Oct. 18 A Japanese girl, who overcame family traditions and financial obstacles two years to enter a Tokyo university, has arrived here as the first official Japanese student to attend the University of Singapore. She is Miss Fiumiko
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  • 48 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct. 18 Mr K Om-indan v.as eiected nrcsi-a m' of the RrdifTusion Workers’ Union ol Malaya at the anmid meeting here today Other officials of the union are: vice-president. Mr loh V inn Pung; secretary. Mr. I,ee Yoke Kan; treasurer Mr Thong Chong Wong
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  • 237 16 Tengku is ready anytime anywhere but VuA L A LUMPUR lY Oct. 15. —Tengku Abdul Rahman stressed in the House ot Representatives today that he will accept Soekarno’s peace overtures “only if convinced that the Indonesian leader is really anxious for peace”. He told a laughing hou.>e that the last
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  • 73 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Oft L’ -The Italian Government will present a bronze scmP; ture of “The She-Wolf !l symbol of Rome tor the p 8' T 27 centuries, to Malaysia 1 Parliament House here morrow. The Prime Minister. Abdul Rahman, will receive gift from the
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  • 18 16 KUANTAN. Oct 15 1 Pa ha nit State Assembly wl it*: next meeting here on O'
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  • 1450 17 Seemvasagam calls for prisoner-of-icar treatment for captured Indonesians KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 15. The treatment of captured Indonesian soldiers and the solving of the Malaysian dispute, figured prominently in the Dewan Ra’ayat today when the debate on the supplementary expenditure of $lB6 million resumed.
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  • 272 17 LONDON, Oct. 16 JAPANESE cottage industrialists are anxious to extend their technical and capital resources to Malaysia to help this country set up small-scale industries This was stated today by the leader oi the 19-man Japanese Government economic mission to South East Asia. Mr.
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  • 55 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Oct 15—The Malaysian Government has agreed to the .tpjxuntm« nt of Mr. Ake Sjolin. the present Swedish Ambassador to Thailand, as the Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia. Mr Sjolin. who succeeded Baron louis de Oeer, will present his credentials to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 2050 18 By Our Market Correspondent y! IK Sl( c k Kxchange of Malaysia closed on a quid and sober note on Saturday under I he influence of overseas politics including the British election, the Soviet leadership change and Inna’s atomic !>omb. Industrials were slightly
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    • 29 18 October lfi. MALAYAN Kl? It II IK FIUCE: 714 cents iunchanKed). 1 IN: SBO3 a picul (down SI). I noflicial estimated offering: 235 tons (down 15 tons).
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    • 105 18 tHI Malayan Iiohango Bank*' Asso1 elation made these changes In its rates to merchants on Saturday (all rates to >100): Hew York: buying TT 32 9/16, airmail OD 32 11/16. 90 d/st. 33 credit hills, 33 1/8 trade bills. Canada: buying TT 35 11/16, airmail OI) 35 3/18,
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    • 72 18 Current Date Total for Total for pa> ment payable the year previous vear Ales. Bricks 100% Oct. 30 100 i OO kT°k 274 Dec. 3 271% K. 1.. Kepong 3J%t Dec. 15 Votf Malacca Hub. 10% t Nov 24 on ,V Seaport Itub. 20% Dec 2 20% Slraits
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    • 254 18 NOVBMBBR first grad* rubbsr f ab. eleied at 6 pm. In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yesterday at 711 cent* per lb. unchanged on Thursdays’ closing level for tbe position. The tone was dull. R.A.B. and P.M.R.I. slating prists m tents par lb. yesterday: Int. 1 It SS. prompt
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    • 67 18 /'HINISC Produce Exchange, Slnga- pore neon pnccc per pleul yketer* day: Coconut oil: bulk Sslk sellers, drum f. r >4k sellers. Copra; Oct./Nov. UK/Contlnent: Unquoted. Pepper: Muntok white ***** sellers, Saiawak white $l4O sellers, special Sarawak olack $1124 sellers, garbled Lampon* black $1174 sellers, ASTA $1274 sellers. Singapore
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    • 37 18 (Managers' Prices) First Malayan 1.99 2.13 Second Malayan 1.42 1.53 Third Malayan 99 1.17xd Malaysia Commerce .73 .96 First Hong Kong 1.20 1.25* Second Hong Kong .90 .94* Sterling Commodity 4/2 4/9xd ('Hong Kong currency)
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    • 40 18 qN the free exchange market In HonK Kon K on Saturday the US. dollar was quoted at 5.76 J for TT and 3 76 for cash. Sterling was quoted at 13.98 aud one taal of gold at 252.
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    • 550 18 H.C.B. and Co. Ltd. in their weekly Malayan rubber review say: This week has been rather more active with October closing out on Monday without any particular fireworks. However, a one cent premium was maintained on last-mlnut« ooverlng, and lor the rest or the week
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    • 30 18 RUBBER TIN (per lb.). (per picul). Oci. 12. 73% ct*. $782.00 13. 71%cts. $804.7> 14. 70% cts. $800.50 15. 71% cis. $804.00 16. 71% cts. $803.00 17. $805.75
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  • 206 19 TENGKU’S PROPOSAL ‘GLADLY SUPPORTED $1,000 each from the Rulers KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 15 THE Government is to launch a National Defence Fund soon to meet Indonesian aggression. For o start, the Rulers, the Governors of Penang, Malacca and Sarawak and the
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  • 56 19 K' \LA LUMPUR. Oct. 16. inn P more a i rcra ft ar- here from Britain yesterday '°in the nine in use by Royal >ysian Air Force. We single-engined planes, built '“e British Aircraft Corporawill be used to train Malayt!; 1 1 Phots at the
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  • 127 19 Kuala lumpur, Oct. is— Interrogation of Indonesian invaders in Pontian has revealed that at least one of them was executed when he attempted to desert. He was strangled to death on orders of the group leader. Security forces have killed three and captured 16 more
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  • 23 19 IPOH, Oct. 17. —The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce of Malaysia will hold its ani meeting In Singapore on Dec. 30.
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  • 183 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. A 16.—The Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Marickavasagam. said today there had been encouraging response to his “industrial-Deace-auring the nationalcrisis” plan. He told the monthly Press conference that organised employers and employees had already pledged lull support lor the plan,
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  • 207 19 PENANG, October 15. 4 JAPANESE company director, Mr. Hideo Iseki, said here today that a Japan-Malaysia Association should be formed in this country to promote friendship and understanding between the Peoples of the two countries. Mr. Isekl, who Is chairman of the economic co-operation committee for
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  • 47 19 SINGAPORE, Oct. 16—The reburial of an Australian Army Adviser killed In action by Vietrong guerillas in South Vietnam last July will be held at Ulu Pandan cemetery tomorrow morning. The remains of Warrant Offlcei Kevin Conway will be buried with lull military honours.
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  • 103 19 OORT SWETTENHAM, Oct 16—The 4,000-strong Harbour Trade Union yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in the acting general manager of the port, Mr. S. M. Maroof. The union has told the Ministry of Transport it will take Industrial action unless he is removed
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  • 47 19 SINGAPORE, Oct. 16. MaJ. Gen. P. O. Hassett, dtputy Chief of the General Staff, Australian Military Forces, arrived here last night for a two-day visit. Gen. Hassett is on his way hack to Australia having attended a Seato military advisers’ conference In Bangkok.
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  • 245 19 rOH, Oct. 15. A suggestion that the Trade Union Ordinance should be amended to prevent the formation of splinter unions was made here yesterday by Mr S. Nadarajah, chairman of the Central Perak branch of the Amalgamated Union of Employees in G°y,ernment Clerical and Allied
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  • 1114 20 OENANG, Oct. 14. Sir Argent won the main sprint over s£f here today. Raee One CL. DIV. 2—7 F Loch Invar Stable’! (5) LA FIAMA 8.7 (111 —66) M. Lee 1 (10) Producer U 8.2 (246 —147) Kingston 2 (2) Dulas
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  • 928 20 OENANG, Oct. 18. Malahon led all the way in the lOf Club Cup run in heavy going here today. Raee One CLASS 2. DIV. 3—7 FURS. Kongsl Lima’s (6) TEE UP 8.11 (877—119) Moxham 1 (3) Executive 8.10 c&rr 8.7 (510—175) Soaldl 2 (4) Star Whistler 8.11
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 86 20 •—BIG SWEEP—TOTAL POOL: $46,192 1st No. *****ft ($27,720) 2nd No. *****5 6,910) 3rd No. *****0 <$ 1.465) STARTERS ($511 each): Nos. *****4; *****4; *****6; *****8; *****6; *****1; *****1; *****1; *****2. CONSOLATION (1146): Noe. *****1; *****9; *****5; *****7; *****1; *****0; *****6; *****5; *****4; *****2. BIG SWEEP TOTAL POOL $53,232 1st No.
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