The Straits Times, 24 March 1973

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    25 1 ifcICEIVED TOTAL DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 235,000 The Straits Times Ik National Newspaper Estd. 1845 SATU RDAY, MARCH 24, 1973 2° CENTS M.C. (P) 28/73
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    EIGHT PER CENT PAY HINT
    265 1 EIGHT PER CENT PAY HINT AIR. Hon Sui Sen yester- day hinted what future wage increases would be when he said that Singapore's economy could stand an annual wage increase of eight per cent without undue inflation. He said the' Republic could remain competitive if it did not follow the
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    Five-year tax holiday offer
    722 1 Five-year tax holiday offer Hon announces 'open door' policy for admission of foreign professionals Further period of 90 per cent exemption, too A FIVE YEAR tax holiday for industries with the desired level of technology, and an open door policy for the admission of foreign qualified personnel were announced by
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    Lock icon ISRAEL BUILDS AIR TO-AIR MISSILE
    117 1 ISRAEL BUILDS Alfr TO-AIR MISSILE rpEL AVIV, Fri. Israel 1 has developed an air-to-air missile, the newspaper Ha'aretz quoted the defence establishment's chief scientist as saying yesterday. A Defence Ministry source declined to give details about the new weapon but said it would be shown to the public within several
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    Lock icon Rebels killed
    36 1 RANGOON. Fri Government forces have killed 300 insurgents in a series of operations over the past 10 months in the Kutkai region of northeast Burma bordering China, a division commander said last night UPI
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    Lock icon No agreement
    33 1 VIENTIANE. Fri -The Vien- tiane Government and the procommunUt Pathet Lao failed lo agree on a coalition government when the 30-day deadline set in the Laotian ceasefire accord ended today.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Bank teller charged with $3.75 m theft
    139 1 YORK. Fri. A 41I year-old bank teller has been charged here with stealing more than US$l.5 million ($3.75 million* from his bank with the help of a computer. Banking officials said that the charges against Roswell Steffen could Involve the largest embezzlement In
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    Nixon warns of 'tough' stand on trade
    317 1 Nixon warns of 'tough' stand on trade WASHINGTON. Fri. President Nixon has warned Japan and Western l.urope that the I niit-il States is abandoning the liberal policies that have given them a competitive edge in international trade for the past 25 years. Criticising the trade and tariff policies of the
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    Malik: No problems between Indonesia and S'pore
    641 1  -  CHEONG YIP SENG: By Jakarta, Friday a hope that Mr Lee »co!U visit Indonesia in May THKHK are no problems between Singapore and Indonesia, only "a psychoki gical ban ier." Stating this In an interview, the Indonesia Foreign Minister, Mr. Adam Malik, said
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    Lee leaves for US today
    73 1 Lee leaves for US today THE Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. leaves for the United States today. He will participate in seminars and give some lectures before going to Washington, a statement from the Prime Minister's office said. In Washington, he will meet some members of the new American
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    25 1 SANTIAGO. Fri Chiles 15 Cabinet Ministers have submitteti their resignations to allow Vsrxist President Salvador Allende to carry out a l eshuffle —Reuter
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    Lock icon Kawasaki seeks dock sites
    57 1 TOKYO Fi: K;. Heavy Indu kintr files in south-east AMa as well U in Japan moth repair docks it hop plete by 1976 to meet ropair requirements (or uiant oil t inkers of over 400 000 ti The Japanese shipyard said the oversea.s sites considered were
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      TEN KILLED AT MEETING
      82 1 RAWALPINDI. Fri At least ton propli- were ibot dead today and scorn of other* wounded whrn a fun battlr brokr up a ma»» meettine opponent* of I'rrMdrnt AU Bhutto in one of the m»t populous areas ol Rawalpindi. Eye-witnrssea said armed men on rooftop* and on
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      58 1 Uicjiame for JE, Watcphthe difference! This is a watch wth a difference. Created for the lady who dares to be different. Its new, bold dial (ace reveals the time in beautiful Roman numcr.ilv And it carries the name SANDOZ which makes all the difference in trusted reliability and proven accuracy.
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      54 1 s*prong attack on drug abuse Page 5 WORLD NEWS 2. 3. 4 CONFUSION over that Thai invitation 6 TIGER terror 7 ROBINSONS FIRE INQUIRY 8 L-BOMB due to business rivalry? 10 ROLLEI to raise capital here for expansion 13 SPORTS 29. 30. 31 Crossword 8 TV and radio 13 City
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      184 1 One of the Greats of our Time. Bay"- *i y^flfiH The Czar of Bulgaria's IWC natch: still accurate to plus 4 seconds after 86 years. HR^V /HSf We recently purchased the Czar's IWC watch, hand made by us in 1 885. After cleaning and regulating, it was found to maintain
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      Lock icon US THREATENS ACTION OVER NEW RED MISSILE SITE
      705 2 US THREATENS ACTION OVER NEW RED MISSILE SITE Vietcong warning over new fighting in the South SAIGON, Friday THE United States charged today that the North Vietnamese had set up another missile site near the old U.S. marine outpost at Khe Sanh and threatened relatiatory action. The charges were made
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      Lock icon China to US: Hands off Cambodia
      99 2 HONG KONG. Fri. China today renewed its call to the United States to end its intervention In Cambodia to enable the Cambodians settle their own problems. In an editorial to mark the third anniversary of the foundIng in Peking of Prince Norodom SlhanouK's Cambodian
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      Silk from China
      24 2 TOKYO. Fri. Japan will import 300 tuns of raw silk from China. Agriculture and Forestry Miniver Yoshio Sakurauchi said yesterday.— UPl
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      Lock icon Back to lessons
      26 2 SEOUL. Pri. South Koreas Education Ministry has Instructed colleges and universities to reinstate 165 students expelled (or leading street demonstrations In 1971.-- UPI
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      Lock icon Senator urges US to back neutral S-E Asia plan
      299 2 WASHINGTON. Fri Senator William Roth Jr yesterday called on the U.S. and other major powers to suppor effective neutralisation arrangment for Southeast Asia. In a speech in the Senate, the Delaware Republican said that such an arrangement would also serve as
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      283 2 SOUTH EAST ASIAN SOLO VIOLIN COMPETITION VICTORIA THEATRE 22nd 24th MARCH Mighty *DOUW Cassette Deck /SHE! YAMAHA MUSIC (asia) pte. limited j.u.)5..^..™.5,™»....i- *.«»<! .™>. Aulhur,i«J DiMiibuluis ftNANG fHOVINCt WELLESLEY EASTERN PHOTO COMPANY. 493-495, P«njn Ro*], Pciung Tel; ***** Ml ANGOR > AM-XH* ML'SIC IMALAYSIAI SDN BHD 10, MM :<1 It.
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      208 2 Irfiinffjwf I. Be Proud of Your English You are Judged by the Waj You Speak and Write .Are you content with the noticeable progress in a kw way you speak and write? hours You learn from the Are you sure that you are interestingly written not making mistakes that to-understahd
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      Lock icon Japanese fast becoming multinational investors
      354 3 Japanese fast becoming multinational investors NEW YORK. Fri—Loaded with IS. dollars from their country's swollen currency reserves. Japanese businessmen, for many years among the world's foremost traders, are "plunging headlong into the role of multi-national investors." This development of "Japan's foreign investment machine" was made the subject today of a
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      Lock icon NO PROMISES SAYS SUHAR TO
      412 3 NO PROMISES SAYS SUH AR TO JAKARTA, Fri pRESI D E N T Suharto was today sworn in before the People's Congress for a second five year ter in as Indonesia's Head of State. The 51 -year-old fourstar general took his oath of office and made a brief acceptance speech
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      Lock icon A disaster, says Menzies
      67 3 MELBOURNE. Fri. V would be a disaster if Australia cut Itself adrift from the BrltLsh monarchy, former Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies. said last night. In one of his rare public addresses since he resigned as Prime Minister. Sir Robert said, in a speech recorded
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      Lock icon Brezhnev to visit U.S.
      50 3 Brezhnev to visit U.S. WASHINGTON. Pri. President Nixon has confirmed that Soviet Communist Party leaders Leonid Brezhnev would visit the United Slates this year He did not give a date for Mr. Bierhnev's trip here during a White House meeting with a touring group of six Russian women gymnasts. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Another fivesyear term
      40 3 Another five syear term PRAGUE. Fri. Czechoslovak President Ludvik Svoboda. 77. was re-elected for a further five-year term by the Federal Assembly yesterday. President Svoboda was un animously elected by 341 votes all the deputies present in both Houses Reuter.
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      381 3 CULTURE AND LIFE I .^sMat fA 'Sm K I- A I > ak^Jßi l-” >«» vn^^^k w aV» as* *^^^bVm <4^£S LOW PRICED l4k^ld MAGAZINES IN ENGLISH FROM THE SOVIET UNION Annuol Subscription Includmq Postage S$ CM 1 SPUTNIK 7-00 2 SPORT IN THE USSR 4-60 3 SOVIET LITERATURE 5-80
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      Lock icon Move to cut off oxygen at hospitals
      270 4 Move to cut off oxygen at hospitals Strikers warn delivery men: Don't cross our picket lines LONDON, Friday QTRIKERS nt two British hospitals tried to shut out oxygen and other medical supplies from the sick wards today in another blow at the Government's wage curbs. But the biggest protest threatened
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        61 4 COPENHAGEN, Fri. The spectre of major air traffic disruption a gradual shutdown of electricity supplies to night hung over strike hit Denmark. Maintenance workers at the country's major power plants and at Copenhagen's Kastrup air port today voted to walk ott their jobs on April 3 In support of a
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        46 4 BKI SSLLS: Wage costs in European industry are galloping upward about four times faster than in the United States. A European Common Market report said this wace inflation, coupled with the two devaluations of the U.S. dollar, was giving the United States a growing competive edge.
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        35 4 BEIRUT: Two MiG jets of the Southern Yemeni Air Force at tacked a Saudi Arabian border position, wounding a number of Saudi soldiers. The planes attacked Al Wudayah. a post disputed by the two countries.
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        32 4 .MELBOURNE: Prince IMnlin said t.xi.i\ he would carry a banner and march outside the Elysee Palace in Paris if he thought it would influence the French Government's policy on nuclear testing. Agencies.
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      Heath's peace plan for Ulster totally inadequate: IRA
      153 4 BELFAST, Fri. The political winf of the Irish Republican Army today rejected as totally inadequate Britain's peace plan for Northern Ireland. It said the movemept. which wants Protestantdominated Northern Ireland to come under the rule of the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Irish Republic,
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      Lock icon 60,000 apply for 300 jobs
      52 4 CHANDIGARH. Fri Sixty thousand applications fur 300 advertised jobs, including for ISO low-grade clerks have been received by the Electricity Board of the North Indian state 0< Haryana it IH announced today. Several thousand more applications are expected before the dosing date In 20 day.s
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      Lock icon Aussies warned: Don't be too protectionist
      190 4 MELBOURNE, Fri. Retiring US Ambassador Walter Rice today warned Australia against becoming excessively nationalistic or protectionist. He said Australia's current economic attitude towards foreign investment cculd result in the United States putting up an economic wall around itself. "Any excessively nationalistic course in Australia
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      209 4 f f W *v 1 f urn Ik jJHfa*'- Gome and see German Books at the THIRD SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR Visit the exhibition EAST MEETS WEST IN GERMAN BOOKS Some 90(1 publishers here present 1,500 books on various subjects. This is only a fraction of the more Hum 40.000
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    3-prong plan to combat abuse of drugs
    535 5  -  EVELYN NG By fHE Singapore A n t i NarcoticAssociation is to launch a threeprong attack on drug abuse in the Republic. It will take the form of prevention, treat ment and counselling, and rehabilitation. This was disclosed by Mr Ron Chandran-Dud-ley, chairman
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    Magic for fun
    27 5 AN elght-seslon course on magic for (un for beginners will be conducted by The Great Wong tomorrow at the Chinese YMCA at 2 p.m.
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    $600,000 for family planning 'school'
    84 5 ANEW centre to provide training on family Planning will open in Singapore by the end of the year. The centre at Ayer Rayah Road will train some 500 local doctors. nurses and midwives In the first few years. The training will later be extended to
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    Fined $500 for aerial theft
    27 5 HAWKER Poh Hock Kee. 21. was fined $500 or two months' jail for Mealing a car aerial at Tanjong Katong Roati yesterday.
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    BANGLA KEEN TOJDO ITS BIT
    80 5 BANGLA KEEN TOJDO ITS BIT KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Bangladesh is willing to take part in the efforts of South-east Asian nations towards creating a durable peace In the region. The Bangladesh High Commissioner-designate to Mplaysia, Mr. Zamlruddin Ahmed, said this at Kuala Lumpur airport on his arrival. He added that
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    Gang strikes at two homes in 6 hours
    248 5 THREE men held up two housewives within six hours on Thursday and escaped with $6,500 in cash and Jewellery. In both cases, the robbers gained entry by telling the housewives that they wanted to see their husbands. They struck at 9 a.m.
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    50 acres of land in Muar frozen
    76 5 MUAR. Fri. The Johor Government has frozen about 50 acres ot land in Jalan Sungai Abung here. The land Is situated in a fast developing area about three miles from the town centre. A multi-million dollar vocational school is nearing completion, and four
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    French course
    22 5 IHK CtlllMM YMCA will start three 16-MMtoa tomi m conversatH)t..il French at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels from April 2
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      59 5 Bugs Bunny By Ralph Heimdahl THIS NEW FACE CREAM WILL IT ELIMINATE/ V I'M PEPPLIN' IS SUPER,; WRINKLES, MAK6 v PETUNIA! r— < ME BEAUTIFUL, j! \^~~l/ HMMMj) GLAMOROUS, > mSb V n^t V ATTRACTIVE TO <^P" JOR] THe OPPOSITE SEX? I PIPN'T MPAn\ WOMEN! e T l S 1
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    Lock icon Confusion over that Thai invitation
    238 6 BANGKOK, Fri. Thai- land has not decided whether to invite the Indo-China countries and Burma to attend the com i n g Asean ministerial meeting here as observers. The Thai Prime Minister. Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn. said today that he would discuss the matter with
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    CALL FOR ALL-OUT EFFORT TO POPULARISE CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    211 6 rpHE Minister of State 1 (Foreign Affairs). Encik Rahlm Ishak, yesterday called for a concerted effort to introduce and popularise children's book In Singapore. Speaking at the opening of the third Singapore International Book Fair at Victoria Memorial Hall, he said: "Books
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    9 years for killing woman boss
    151 6 9 years for killing woman boss A FORMER mill worker, who killed his woman employer 17 months ago, was Jailed yesterday for nine years by the High Court on a reduced charge of manslaughter. Pek Eng Kee, 26, had been on trial for 15 days on an original charge of
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    Crazy hotel race raises $2,800 for old folk
    78 6 MALAYAN Breweries Ltd. donated $2,800 yesterday to the Salvation Army Home for Old People in Buklt Timab Road. The money was raised from the Anchor Beer Grand Hotel Crazy Race sponsored by the com- pany and organised by officers of Anzuk and
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    CASE OF 'CUSTOMER' WHO VANISHED WITH THE GOODS
    208 6 CASE OF 'CUSTOMER' WHO VANISHED WITH THE GOODS LIM Yoon Siong, 30. from Malaysia, went into a shop In the Peoples Park Complex on Feb. 27 and pretended he wanted to buy two expensive watches as presents for two girl barbers. Salesgirl Wong Say Mol offered him two models (price:
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    POSB will be No. 1 in the region: —Yong
    296 6 POSB will be No. 1 in the region: Yong- pOMMUN ICATIONS Minister Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin expressed confidence yesterday that the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) of Singapore would develop into the leading savings bank institution in this part of the world. Opening the renovated headquarters building of POSB In
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      205 6 I BIG SWEEP I I WINNERS I Racing Special I TONIGHT I 1 6.30 A£) I I NATION J THIRD SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR More than 10,000 specially selected outstanding books from all over the world on display. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL March 23rd— 28th, 1973 10 a.m.— 7 p.m. Daily
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      134 6 Hlandir *W Chie Young lllllllllllP*"M IJi1 JiI i '"\'T^ ~^l Jr 1 IS IT OKAV IP I MAVE 1 ->l I*. THATS OKAY, 7] V w mmr M^< cm, Fi*e,» oYsreas ow the half smell but qeme^ber, J IK, ANV peaoi-S 1 M COMEOJ, I/MP PtrHCBS' TO START, BOSS ■>
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    Full marks for Anzuk emergency squad in mock crash
    217 7 Full marks for Anzuk emergency squad in mock crash IT was only a mock accident. But the Anzuk emergency service handled it ltke it was the real thing. And if It was, they would have come through, with flying colours. The exercise to keep the service on its toes and
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    THEATRE TRUST SEEKS REGULAR SPONSORS
    207 7 THEATRE TRUST SEEKS REGULAR SPONSORS HTHE National Theatre Trust yesterday called x on the public, organisations, firms and foundations to become regular sponsors of its shows. Only then can the Trust hope to plan shows on a long-term basis, said its chairman, Mr. Kwa Soon Chuan. Mr. Kwa, Permanent Secretary
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    Found in den
    27 7 A 55-YEAR-OLD unemployed man Lai Singh, was yesterday fined $100 for being found In a morphine den In Mau Road on May 7, 1971.
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    ONLY THREE TURN UP FOR VIOLIN CONTEST
    140 7 ONLY THREE TURN UP FOR VIOLIN CONTEST THE second night of the South-east Asia Solo Violin Competition was at the Victoria Theatre last night. Unfortunately reduced to only three competitors, the rest not turning up, the competition nonetheless did excite some interest. The competition involved a short solo programme on
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    Kiwi cooking
    40 7 THE New Zealand Cooking Bureau will hold a cooking demonstration Jo rmembers »nd friends of the Hello Support Group Club at the club's premises. Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour. Siglap Hill, on Tuesday at 8 pm.
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    TIGER TERROR
    199 7 KAMPUNG FOLK STAY INDOORS AS BIG HUNT IS LAUNCHED DATU PAH AT, Fri. More u than 1,000 people in Kampung Haji Sidek. about four miles from here, are living in fear following reports that a tiger and two cubs have been seen roaming in the area. The tiger
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    DON'T WATT FOR GOVT, FIRMS TOLD
    302 8  -  CHRISTINA CHEANO By Businessmen should stop selling harmful goods' grSINE S S M E N here slum hi voluntarily stop selling harmful products to the public instead of waiting for government action, Mr. Tan Soo Jin, a business administration lecturer at the University of
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    Lock icon Flu-hit warship to remain in S'pore
    108 8 OTTAWA, Fri. Canadian Defence Minister James Richardson said yesterday that the destroyer escort Terra Nova, hit by Asian flu, will remain ,n Singapore for another five or six days. He dismissed as hypothetical a House of Commons question about what would happen if the
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    WITNESS: I DID NOT KNOW IF MY MEN SERVICED THE AIR-CON UNIT PROPERLY
    452 8 WITNESS: I DID NOT KNOW IF MY MEN SERVICED THE AIR-CON UNIT PROPERLY 1 5TH DAY OF THE INQUIRY THE assistant supervisor of an air-condition firm told the Robinsons Fire Commission of Inquiry yesterday that he did not know whether his men did a satisfactory job servicing the plant at
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    Publisher who made good because she's a woman
    334 8 Publisher who made good because she's a woman MRS. Katherine Graham believes that she has done better In her publishing job because she is a woman. As president of the Washington Post Company, (publishers of Newsweek magazine), which employs more than 4,000 workers, she said: "The two presidents before me
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      104 8 THE CAMERA THAT THINKS FOR YOU. Yes it's a camera that thinks. A little rangefinder camera allows camera that has a built-in Contrast you to use it either automatically. Light Compensator electric eye in semi-automatically or manually, the lens barrel for accurate Let Minolta Hi-Matic 7S think for exposure measuring
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      250 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 Confined a little creature 1 German leader with hand on £'L hln T^' (1 L u stomach tn Russian currency 8 or bowling? (10. 9 T'reljn. 'once beheaded, has 15 T P° lnts and what r? 10 Objert'oFw.'iMn Paris (5). WIW tornado, loud In differ--11
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    Chatter-boxes—what a pest they are in the cinemas
    543 9 Chatter-boxes— what a pest they are in the cinemas HATE to sound more privileged than anyone else but I have always been able to buy myself two shows at the cinema for the price of one. Anytime. No strings pulled, you understand? Not even a VIP discount card to show
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    NIGHT OUT
    3 9 NIGHT OUT KmUmlo
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    An album for folk lovers
    334 9 L^mtfal pAIRPORT Convention: History Of (Island r Records). Here's one of the best traditional folk groups to have emerged from England during the last decade, and yet have enjoyed only mediocre success in Singapore. Fairporfs coasting style Is soothing to the ears amid the hard,
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    Itojo the girl who can sing in five tongues
    293 9 Itojo the girl who can sing in five tongues- MY FATHER said don't you go away Itojo. the bright lights are no cord for you. Stay home And teach music, serious music. But be knew my heart already. My heart said no." That was Miss Itojo Kumano talking as she
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    A date with Freddie on April Fool's Day
    120 9 A date with Freddie on April Fool's Day GUESS who will be singing at the Cockpit Hotel's French Restaurant and la Roulette Night Club on April Fool's Day? I hear Its Freddie Paris, an American entertainer whose educational background Is as Interesting as his showbiz career Freddie, who has appeared
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    Letter bomb due to business rivalry?
    202 10 BUSINESS rivalry is among two theories police are working on in the letter bomb explosion of Wednesday, when a peon was seriously Injured. Police have Interviewed Mr. Roger G. Needell. manajlnt director of Wallem Shipping (Singapore) Ltd., to whom the deadly packet was addressed.
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    Land titles: Registrar to get new powers
    185 10 rE Registrar of Titles is to be given powers to enter cautions on certificates of title of lands where boundaries and dimensions of the lands are Inconclusive, including those lands not covered by modern survey. This is one of the provisions of the
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      348 10 !?r!SI HOW SHOWING! ST| fJENNY HU -CHIN HSIANG UN £*\f'i I LOVE f Ad.anr* Cash aaaklaas at fha Catha» Clrwait irraas 10.00 a.jv J I .us::, ,t:^ranr^ LgJr»"" I lURONC DRIVE IN CINEMA ORCHARD;: Simultaneous MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! i SHANG KUAN LING FENG- SAMUEL NUI «j^. {=I—l ANGELA MAO YING in
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      209 10 BBbC/ 'rf*^ir^^^^^^^Bßißßi^ \bBBBBbI f^y K^^jH J HUM ll. lff FOH COMFORT j£^ HOTEL: 21 6 deluxe single and double >^>J^s t k. guesirootns at moderate rates. CHINESE RESTAURANT: f Cantonese lunch and dinner and !S»?l»''««'^<*Jas Hong Kong Tim Sum at its J^V^!**''!**"-?** V Chinese restaurant. COFFEEHOUSE: '^SftS-«2 I <J Quick
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      248 10 LIUO- Tonight Midnight Opens Tomorrow J (N.B. Tomorrow 6 SHOWS: 845u. 11. 1.45. 4. 6 JO 915) PLUS Tonight M'nite Tomorrow Morning shows at 4 Theatre*: t AIMTOI -UK V-SK V-IIOVI MBBBBB^^ .L /M^sj^ J J MVUBBBBBBBBBk The BLOOD BROTHERS starring DAVID CHUNG, TI LUNG, CHEN KUAN-TAI !A SHAW PRODUCTION
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      816 10 ■organisation 3 i LAST DAY! Mam. 1.4V 4.00. a.lO 4 9IJ Jennifer Hilary, rcur tgan "Oaa Samraar" Color. I TONIGHT MIDNIGHT I 2 Opens Tomorrow 6 SHOWS 1 8 4iom. 11, \Ai. 4. 6 30. 15 Ii it David Chiang Chen Kuon-ioi Ti L^ng "ILdOD ■ROTHUS" I (A SHAW PROOUCTION
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      480 11 <iol<l<>ii Phoenix r^y^n Famous for its Sncruan and Fykng styte dishes. I?Sr^7 The most popular restaurant m town. f^a^ r&i OGbiscus&ounge h$ An intimate spot for both young and old. ??^3 LvA^j Enjoy youi favourite cocktail to sentimental guitar music. KA^i V\£% No minimum or cover charges. *n£s jaksamna fVTVr
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      322 11 Bali J I 4^HHaaHHaHrHiBBS9BES9H TIL: 1133 4 STAG INTERNATIONAL presents GRAND OPENING TONITE AT STRAITS VI EW STRICTLY FOR ADULTS ONLY K^ \aam^*^aaKna\^^X&\ C^P^WflfiN SUNSHINE iS^' BABYNONG A«^^^ ■H^^Jt^^ rom THAILAND Bouk early to avoid 3flfl H^4 V* .^■^■^■^t^kW^Hßk i J fi K tlb B^^^^L f MftYFAIR HOTEL 1 f
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      338 11 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AT SHAW CENTRE hi I |H 0 kI 1 IUHL: i JIKL llmiHk I The Hongkong Bank are pleased to recommend the new safe deposit facilities at their Tanglin branch The opening of our new Safe C iposit vault permits us to offer you maximum security for
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      230 11 JS Quseadcn \8 QoffccVlousedFf mw The Coffee House ftl# with Extra Everything Ordinary, run-ot-t he-mill coffee m M houses scne cakes, light snacks m and cot tee. At Cuscadeti Coffee House, you get the extras. Nasi goreng. Chicken m Tenyaki. King Prawn Salad M Hawaiian. Sarawak Pancakes. B Foo Yong
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      THE NEXT PHASE
      546 12 THE Government's 10-point programme to A launch Singapore into what the Finance Minister, Mr. Hon Sui Sen, calls, the new phase of industrial development marks another stage in the Republic's economic progress. Now the aim is to upgrade the skills of the workers and modernise the manufacturing
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    Across the Causeway
    561 12 EXCERPTS of editorial comment from The Straits Times, Malaysia. 'THE proportions of A Sabah's drought, the loss of crops, the damage wrought by bush-fires and the total effects on the State's economy., are only now being realised. Emerjjfncy relief provided by the Malaysian Governmtrnt takes care of
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    Singapore needs theatre complex to boost the arts...
    1448 12  -  YAP BOH TIONG BUILDING MUST BE BIG ENOUGH TO HOUSE 2,500 PEOPLE By Concluding a three-part series on the state of our arts fHK Hedging Singapore National Dance and Theatre Company almost fell apart last year when their trin to Munich was
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      22 12 A OUR \m MB MAN-ON-THE-SPOT BANKING SERVICE IS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE 4r^ 141 JLV ITI BANK of AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
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      120 12 WbriT boat power. J I~- :JT VOLVO-PENTA marine diesels expressly MMpM designed to meet the specialised work of tugs, ferries, fishing and servi-e boats. Dependable, economic operation year after year. And t-^^ff^l? WE ALCO keep it that way. spares and service from our specialised Marine Division are second P Jli
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    Neutrality must get big power guarantee: —Raja —
    213 13 Neutrality must get big power guarantee: Raja VT EUTRALISATION o f 11 South-east Asia can come about only if the major powers arree to guarantee that neutrality The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, said this when he answered questions from foreign journalists at a dinner jointly organised by
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    Molest case of WPC
    50 13 LABOURER Kunjappa Rajapackiya. 45. yesterday denied using criminal force to outrage the modesty of a woman constable at the 10th mile. Upper Bukit Timah Roaa on Thursday at 345 p.m. Hearing was fixed for April 26 at the Fifth Magistrates Court. Bail of $500 was allowed
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    Drunk fined
    35 13 PENSIONER Karuppiah Suppiah. 48. was yesterday fined *10 when he pleaded guilty to being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself on Thursday at about 5.30 p.m at Upper Paya Lebar Road.
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    Rollei to raise capital here for expansion
    418 13 Rollei to raise capital here for expansion T*HE Rollei group Ui Singapore plans to finance A it's multi-million dollar expansion programme through local sources. The group's chairman, Dr. H. Peesel, said this while explaining the Rollei philosophy and concept to over 100 Journalists from 13 countries attending the international press
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    Watch you tap!
    24 13 Watch you tap! WATER consumption on Thursday was 114.9 million gallons (522,000 cubic metres). 3.2 million gallons (14,000 cubic metres) more than on Wednesday.
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    200 students take part in cycling rally
    69 13 MORE than 200 students from 30 secondary schools will take part in the 11th annual students safe cycling rally at Raffles Institution today at 2 p.m. The eight-mile 1 13 kmi rally Is organised t>y the Singapore Junior Safety Fust Council to promote
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    'Determination' said the CJ
    41 13 DUE to a typographical error in the Straits Times yesterday, the Chief Justice was wrongly quoted as having said: "We have unfortunately this 'international The wcrd 'international' .-hould properly be read as determination.' The error is regretted.
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    Pollution control mission
    102 13 A NINE-MAN American trade mission is now here to establish "a mutually profitable partnership" with Singapore businessmen in environmental pollution control. The mission hopes to be able to help Singapore flght environmental pollution by marketing their services and anti-pollution equipment here. Led by Mr. Michael A. Donohue.
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    Blood donation session
    33 13 THE Blood Transfusion Service and Jurong Town Corporation will hold a blood donation session at the Chase Manhattan Bank i Jurong branch) hall next Wednesday from 930 a.m. to 4
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    'Uncertainty' in S-EA over Japan's role
    556 13  -  P.M. RAMAN By THERE is a heightened sense of uncertainty in Southeast Asian capitals about the role Japan will play in future following the Sino-Ameiican detente. Prof. Tommy Koh, dean of the faculty of law at the University of Singapore said this yesterday at
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    Police band
    20 13 THE Singapore Police Band will perform at the Botanic Oardens on Sunday from S p.m. to 630 p.m
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      759 13 12.50 PM Opening and Roman Holi- 0.55 Forum in Chinese: Commodity days: Buried Treasure Prices (repeat) lIS l»«iP- la«iP and the Savate 1M Ne s and Ne sreel n Chinese 1.15 Lassie. Lassie and the bavage §JJ Emefgency 800 (Ma y sub 1.45 Daniel Boone: The Dandy titles) 2.35 Saturday
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      196 13 2.45 PM Programme Summary 7.40 Programme Summa.y 2.47 Duma Wamta 7.51 The Outcast 3.15 English Film- Dodge City 0.39 Penstewa 4.55 Gha/ai 9.00 News 5.21 Programme Summary 0.17 Dondang Sayang 5.24 Don Knotts Show 9.32 The Protectors 5.50 Weather Report 9.50 Marty Feldman and the 0.00 News Comedy Machine 0.11
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
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        Falls
        57 14 I UK. Intrjn. S Traders linuotr.nl r 4 n Ht Srmb. S Tlm*» Kim's S. Land KNE Tractor's M Feed. C Store 4 20 .70 S 4 40 .70 $10 00 .70 6 40 .60 $11.20 .60 $11.70 60 $830 —.60 230 .55 6 00 .55 8 30 .55
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        Rites
        21 14 Kitip.il s Krs.n Irrn« l>«-v Sea Corp $14 2 42 I 2 70 5 20 «u .12 1- 10 10
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        22 14 Haw Par DBS S'porr Land AmM Richts ratal Turnovrr: I ,.r t 400.1 95.1 66.1 64.1 1.74 tin 19
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        42 14 >l»r. ZZ MAT. J Imiuvlrub: 41I.M 4*5.14 Holrb: 3O9.«» ZM.7S Proprrtir»: J7C.0C Mt.41 Tins 141.54 I4J.O4 S rubbrri: S3CI.08 »t.41 i> i in 3N.S1 M4.M Dm. Jo. ISM- l*u dk. >i. im ii4 t Dk. t». !Mt=lM t Jbi 1. IKCirlM
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      CLOSING PRICES
      867 14 THI tost irsn.^acted sale at ln« JS i". pm ind IM 4lu ib» unju. jwi I CrOM Of bUMnejk In tl» *ou3 Ml PM K I 359 I I K~an< IWI s>sj^3 ii Ply I] W~§ »llh tllf Pn*tOOi (l«y» prtCf. J" *.T^ ..o'.u.p JM 072 UIVUI HO
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      BUSINESS DONE
      2192 14 BID -nd offer prices officially luted and business In and reported to the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading room* ol the Stock Exchange yesterday »nh the numLer of shares traded ihown In bracket* In lon of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified INDISTKIXI Arm* 1 4 SOS i (II
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      Week ends without sign of recovery
      349 14 Week ends without sign of recovery r[E Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday ended the week with still no sign of a turnaround as sellers rontinued to dominate the scene. In contrast with the market's previous behaviour patterns, the usual weekend anxiety on the part of shorts to cover
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      EXCHANGE RATES
      203 14 rE Association of Banks In Malaysia-Singapore announced these best agreed merchant rates as at March 23 Larsl dollars to one unit HUN HI MM. •f Forelca Ct.rr.ncy TT oe OO TT OD US. Dollar 2.4000 J.4MO S 47«0 Sterling Pound 6.IMS 6 1416 e 1 286 Austr.lian Dollar
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      Gammon turns the corner
      347 14 pAMMON South East Asia has turned the corner and is now operating profitability. Yesterday It announced un a udlted operating profits of 5235.000 for 1972 against an operating loss of $5,181,000 for tfce previous year to which was added an exceptional profit from sale of shares,
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      Asian currency unit
      176 14 A SIAN runrncy depout ratei as «t clow on FMday. March 23 is DolUra Otter BM 7 days 9-7 t 9-3 4 1 mth 9-1 16 3-15 16 2 mttu 8-3 8 8-5 3 mths I- 11 16 t-i t e n-.ttu »-5 S l-ll 9 Rlths
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      FOREIGN COMPANY NEWS
      416 14 HONG KONG LAND'S net profit lor the year ending December 1972 rose to HKJIO9B million from $45 2 million for the previous year. The company said that despite the two major acquisitions dur.ng the year this represents an increase of 38 per cent In earnings per share.
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        Esso Malaya well on the way to recovery
        498 14 FSSO Standard Malaya is well on the \v;iv to recovery. Net profits for 1972 bounced lo $1.'..l million from the previous yc;n's $3.01 million, an improvement of 397 per cent. Chairman and managing director, Mr. R. W. Smith Jr. however tells shareholders
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        Rolls-Royce sale terms
        498 14 LONDON: N.M. Rothschild and Sons has invited sealed tenders for the purchase of the whole of the issued share capital of RollsRoyce Motors. Rothschild, which is acting as agent for the receiver and joint liquidators of Rolls-Royce, said tenders must be unconditional cash offers and each must
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    • COMMODITIES
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        CLOSING PRICES
        24 14 MARCH 23 KI'HIU K 142 75 i nils (down 1.75 cents). TIN: $633 (down (UM). Official offering: 251 tons (up 13 tons).
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        PRODUCE
        94 14 f 'MINIM PRODUCI IXCHANCI. V lINCAPOm N0»« CLOSING Cxwiiit O'l bulk 1471 .tiler. Ce»ea: Mixed iltMMu I?: Com. »3 B Muntofc AST A white f.o.b. 100 HIM MITI aellen. sara.ah v»hltr fo a, M' NI.W ***** sellers. Sarawak .p,nal Mam rob. NLW H4Ti sellers. Sarawak AUTA bluk f.0.0 100
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        Gold markets
        51 14 TluxMar Wt*«a.da, Ull Ull London -170 MK i Burnt CtoaM HI.H I Kon«kor>K "1 7« «J.J7 Zuri.-b «I.]SB "1 •i.oea si«os Pan. «J a. 10 Slnoport (1) UM «4.W I S port M MM '»<» in f8 dollara per ounce. 11l Loral dralera price In sincapore dollan p«r
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        Tin shows an easier trend
        219 14 THK Straits tin price in Pcaang yesterday dipped $1..")() to 1639 per picul despite Hm strong oversiMs mct;il prices, witli i tlie official ofTer- ing up 13 tons to j 2.")1 tons. The overnight London metal price was wry steady with forward buyers quote up
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        Copper prices
        42 14 London copper prlrei on Thurattr tprevioua In bracket*). WtreMr »pct htiyer MIS 00 li«T.9O> Mller 1619.90 I(«2«SO> Three month- buyer Kit 00 i OSI9 SOI I Hllrr im«.U i MM 00). Markal tatu aiaUy IK' k>».r level Salat: *.oso lon»
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        Rubber moves down
        401 14 QPEXING quotalions in the rubber in ;i ik e i yesterday were marked down following; overatM ■dvica but went on j to lleady on better trade buvinfl interest for April and May. Later uncertain conditions ensued which caused a setback. Physlrals were quiet. The morning session I
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        PALM OIL
        33 14 In London on Thursday the palm oil prices of Malayan J per cent elf UK N European port* In bulk per lone ton Aui Dec wu unchanged (UK Cont. CHS Milan).
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        S'pore treasury bills tender
        52 14 RhSl LTS of tender held on March 23 for hills to be Uraed from March 26 to 30: Offered: S M.tM.N* Applied for: StM.IM.M* Allotted: M.*M.N« Acrepted bids: 599.M approximately 1 per rent; hither bids In full. Average rate of di>rount on allotment: 5.775 Per cent
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        SMR BUSINESS
        82 14 *r»a may Current Month) (Forward Month Buyers Selkri Bu>rra Sfil*r» OnU per kf. Cents orr he BMR SCV < 1-ton Pallet, 1«S 00 167 OON 4S O 1W SON SMR 5L 1 1-ton Pallet. ***** IMOON isi SO ISSSoV, SMR S 11-lon Pallet) U» SO ISIOON 14» 00
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        HONGKONG
        140 14 HONGKONG. Fri. The market tended steady for the better part of the day until towards the close when profit-taking set in, resulthig in most share prices closing at their lower levels of the day. H.K. and Kowloon Wharfs announcement of a bonus scrip Issue of five for one pushed
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        MELBOURNE
        241 14 MELBOURNE. Frl. Trading on the Melbourne Stork Exchange today was very quiet with falls just outnumbering rises on the day. The industrial board showed more strength tt-an did the miping board. Hamersley Iron, however, advanced to A52.20 after last night's announcement of Kaiser selling some of Its share-holding in
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        Hongkong rates
        155 14 HoiKkor.. >»-■• »a» quoted MKJ 1. T T 1275 lor eatk. Sterling wai (iiimM •~e Mel el lem MM 80 Bridge Oil and VasagtM were all steady night's closing lovels Today'* closing M 1.. Australian dollar. »nd ecnta with the dlffrrrnci day't cl«e INDUITRIALS Ampol Au>t Con. Ind.
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        NEW YORK
        261 14 YORK. T 1 I stock mat ket led by M 1 i blue chips and Riamours. fell to its lowest level lr. mure than five months Analysts offered a number of reasons :or the market's slide, bu- generally agreed that "piobablv the centre pole c i thinking Is
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        Indices
        78 14 FINANCIAL TIMES rail Thunday 10*0-1 Wedne»o»y 10" W«ek ■■<< 112 muuK I Thunday f»* Wediwwtay 4TS i' Week »(u 500 Oil* 1 Tbunday 90SOI Wpdiifd.,;, 3021 w«k .go sosr IKDIST RIALS ThurxUv 4SJO Wtdnctday 4M W»»k «f<, << ou» mvh AVUUCI INDI'STKIALS Thursday »Js W»dr»id«y »M Week a<o LONDON
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      1121 15 /^rsnrr3SESISEE32SSE3IS33i3EiEA I History of Nippon Paint I Z .MJ I? °™™™%£ZT rv» *_i v^v -Jet and best wisHbb i u (Singapore) Co. Pte. Ltd. X Nippon paint (S) co. pte. ltd. 1 1963-1973 Directors of Nippon Paint I on their im anniversary J Nippon l'jim (Singapore) Co. Pte. Ltd. celebrates
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      1147 16 t^ MMMMI aMMeMII t&i BLUE SEA LINE StV States to Straits in g@ days > ranaiiNTiT umiss sitnici iiiict f mm iut cmst si 1 NaatlWl a«lt P",' N. Tori Ptnaif. S pert P. Ktilrf O,lhartJ PtaMIfNUS lit <l frl 24 Pit 71 lr I Mk 11 Mr I HMHttN
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    That 15p.c. FEFC surcharge 'to go' assurance
    279 17  - That 15p.c. FEFC surcharge 'to go' assurance ANTHONY RAMASAMY By 'pHlv recent annouiuvnunt by tlic Far K;istem Freight Cooference of 15 par cenl surcharge from April 2 on fwrgOfi shipped through the Port of Liverpool has brought an assurance from Mersey l)oeks and Harbour, Operator of the port, that the
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    Mitsubishi to build seven oil tankers
    97 17 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has signed contracts to build seven large-sized oil tankers valued at more than 70.000 million yen for the United States and Hongkong. Mitsubishi officials said four tankers of 261.000 dwt class will be built for Chevron Shipping, of the United States
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    217 17 RITT ANNOUNCID THI FOLLOW UT: Vtaavt ahaktl 1/2. Rlverßenk 1 < Javara «/7 Krutln Bakat lKu«ana Marti 21'24. Olobal Trader 29.'M. Aklka.t Ham »/M. Fohkim 31-32. Moonle U M tnem Or.Ki M/M. Dan 40.'«1. Lady Vivian <4 Boei.i Maru 49. Lion Clir 45A and Canada Mail 4T
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      156 17 TROPWOOD LINES WILMINGTON EXPRESS NON STOP P.rt Ki-Fong Sirgooore Wilmiooton NC m.v. "STIPHANIt- 5 AW 7 APR U MAY Gcn»rol Agents KIM SHIPPING 1 TRADING CO.— (Sovonnah tub. SINGAPMt 745J7, *****4. »142c'1"' t Pc* KelonQ AMu« IMaUytail S*V Bnd I PktMW P. Krtan, «724, 7114 Kuala Lumpur i«253 SEJATI LINE
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      337 18 BRUSHBOAT SERVICES'' to the RESCUE OF FOULED SHIPS 'Brush boat Services" operates 24 hrt. aS* BLaT^^sl With the Brusliboat, the problem of 'over scrubbing is completely eliminated, because the speed of rotation of the brush can be carefully adiusted For fact underwater cleaning, efficient maintenance and greater economy. BRUSHBOAT SERVICES
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      940 18 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I I \\\O!\(F>lK\T I The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. and United Overseas Bank Limited, announce a I that Chung Khiaw Realty Limited, a subsidiary of Chung Khiaw Bank Limited, which is a subsidiary of B I United Overseas Bank Limited, have agreed to acquire a 15
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      1327 18 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE IN THE MATTfcR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE COMPANIES ACT IMS Suit No 2617 (F«wml to Settion M (1) (b) Of 1972 SEDILI BESAR ELECTRIC Between COMTANY SENDIRIAN BERHAD NAKUFREIOHT PRIVATE Kajata Se dill, KoU Tln«l, Johore LIMITED PUlntlfft At an Extra-Ordinary Oenera) And
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      604 18 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT SERVICE Applications art invited from citianj or permanent residents ol Singapore/Malaysia for appointment as TECHNICAL OFFICERS in any of the following disciplines Civil Enfinaaring Structural Engineering Mechanical Engineering Land Surveying Electrical Engineering Quantity Surveying Telecommunication Engineering Building Electronic Engineering Architectural Candidates must possess one of the following qualifications
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      529 19 ffl I THE SGV GROUP Placrmtnt Sfrvlcn. for Climls Our client, a rapidly expanding group of companies, based In Kuala Lumpjr and Petaling Jaya. seeks experienced and: qualified men to Join Its dynamic team of people, engaged In the manufacture of construction materials and Iron structures The positions vacant are:
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      533 19 A CAREER IN ACCOUNTANCY For our 1973 Intake of articled clerks. Coopea Lybrand invites applicants from young Malaysians who are Interested In maklni accountancy their career Applicants should have the following minimum qualifications: a university decree a diploma in accountancy (MARA) full higher school certificate in certain cases, MCE. Grade
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      320 19 BRANCH MANAGER PENANG Minimum $1000 p.m. We are a fast-expanding, well-known Trading Company. Due to promotion, we are looking for a Manager to assume full responsibility for our Penang Branch. The successful applicant will have had several years' experience as a Branch Manager. Sales Executive or in a similar senior
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      641 19 /*2|n MALAYAWATA *^P STEEL BERHAD PERSONNEL OFFICER Applications are Invited from suitably qualified candidates for the above appointment. 2. The man we are looking for should (a) Have a sound education, preferably a recognised University Degree; and 'b> Have a minimum of six (6) years' working experience in a large
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      779 20 BANK MANAGER fjfln CREDIT MARKETING OFFICERS BANK OFFICERS 6EREML ELECTRIC <"*) mvsewares pte. ltd. We are seeking a mature and capable man to head are required by a Progressive Bank which operates up our purchasing unit as:--a network of Branches and subsidiary companies in this Region SENIOR PURCHASING OFFICER Candidates
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      715 20 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DIVISION B(A) MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (I) CONSTRUCTION/FABRICATION ENGINEERS (C) GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINEES (I) TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS (MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION) Owing to further development ot engineering activities In Sembawtng Shipyard, suitably qualified candidates are Invited to apply for the above positions in the Industrial Engineering Division which offers excellent career prospects. (A) MECHANICAL
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      606 20 ■B FINANCIAL I I CONTROLLER I A well established Property Develop- I ment Company wishes to appoint a I Qualified Accountant as Financial I Controller. His duties are to take full I control of the Accounts Department and I to improve its existing accounting I system. He will be directly
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      779 21 Pm classified advertisements 0 Bo«Nos«rvicechargessoo U Classified Advertsoments taL^ Tetepnone service bridge Society of Singapore are urged to attend the annual dinner on 30 March and to return application forma Immediately to The Hon Treasurer ART AND MUSIC Are you a music and art enthusiast? Then read NEW NATION every
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      601 21 DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO TNI FAMILY OF THE LATE MR. WEE CHYE HIN. FATHER OF MR. WEE CHOON SIANC. PRINCIPAL, PRESBYTERIAN BOYS' SCHOOL. INSERTED BY THE STAFF OF P.B.S. THE FUNERAL lIRVi.C 'or h> late Mr U.e Chye Hin will b. I.etel at 11 ll.i rker Road. Spore o. Saturday 24
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      671 21 The Angle-Chinese Secondary School, Barker Road, S'pere Invites application from TRAINED HONOURS CRAOUATE TEACHERS to teach Chemistry in Pre-Unlver-slty Class Applications which close on 4th April, 1973 must be made or. prescribed forma obtainable from the School Office ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT/ BOOKKEEPER Male Singapore Citizens to fill the above positions Immediately.
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      782 21 WANTED highly competent secretary with good command of English by legal firm. Minimum i yean ex perlence. Minimum Shorthand 12'' w p m. and typig on electric typewriter 50 w.p.m. Oood salary. Tel: Spore ***** for Interview. SECRETARY REQUIRED. Able to type, book-keeping and handle correspondence independently Knowledge of Chinese
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      679 21 a. LARGE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY In Jurong lnvit.-s applications for the post of Electrician Requirements: 1 Craft Certificate from Singapore Vocational Institute or its equivalent 2. I—2 yean working experience Please apply In own handwriting with full particulars and photograph (non-returnable) to Box A***** 8T Singapore. CENERAL ELECTRIC (USA) HOUSIWARIS PTI.
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      823 21 REQUIRES PART FULL TIME Young Charming Social Ladles. Secured income $30u $soo. Also needs Female Receptionists. Accommodation Available. Call personally at Maxim Social Entertainment, Room I. first I floor. Hotel New Hongkong. S'pore MALI FACTORY WORKERS and storehand required urgently. Wage* $4 00 to $5 50 per day Preferably applicants
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      822 21 WANTED COFFEE HOUSE CAPTAIN und Waiters Morning 9 a.m. 11 a m Contact S'pore *****7 Madam Lew, afternoon 1 p.m. 2 pm ***** Miss Yap PART FULL-TIME WAITRESSES wanted by bar-like cluh catering for Europeans foreigners. Fret food lodging transport. Ring Michael *****1 *****. Spore. A rapid developing woodworking candidates
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      818 21 BELMONT ROAD, DIST. 10. Large 3-bedroomed bungalow with spacious living dining arta, patio and lockable garage In exclusive residential locality. Freshly renovated Separate scrvmt's quarters with 2 bedrooms $2.5VU o n.o. Please call Compr*' hensive Housing Spore 377?22 J7TT4!" FULLY FURNISHEO Ist class fl-t In Far East Mansion dist 9
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      996 22 (Cont. from Page 24) lEMI DETACHED AND TERRACE HOUSE avallablt furnished or unfurnished. Immediate for occupation Contact *****3 or ***** Harvey Avenue. 8 pom 16. PANORAMIC view 3-btdroomed npurtmtnt at Tomlln»on Road Newly completed furnished untarnished. Available Immediately Tel: *****7 Sport. FURNISHIO AIRCONDITIONEO ROOM, Alexandra area B'pore 3 for tingle
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      1071 22 LIT MS uH. SALIM/Mr Charlie (Housing Agent) Solve your housing problems regarding buying and selling of houata and land, shophouses and houses for salt to let. Houses for aalt/to let avallablt atKebun Teh. MajldM Park. Kin TtnK Park. Serene Park. Inde-a Putera. Marine Vlata. Melody Garden. Century Garden. Dragon Oarden.
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      859 22 CONSUITANT UNIQUE hat foreinn local clients requiring vacant land, all types of properties flats, with/ without vacant potaeaalon. Relinquishing bookings Pltaat call at Supreme House. Ptnang Road Ttl: *****/***** 8 pore BUVIR INTERESTED to purchase either apurtmenta or houses In tht rtglon of $200,000 $300,000 Immediate caah payment for suitable
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      704 22 SIAKSON COACH TOURS, 28, Prtatep Street. Singaport, 7. Ttl: *****. Agent for abort: 264. Block 183. Toa Payoh Central. Singapore 12 Tel: *****5. 9M. Upper Buklt Timah. Singapore 23. Tel: *****8 T Days West Malaysia Air-Con Bus $i2S/- By Air $130/- Dept: Every Sunday. T Daya: Haadyal/ Bongkhla $105 Dept:
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      806 22 OXLIV TRAVIL SIRVICI LTD., Japan Taiwan Hongkong Bangkok IS-Dayt $1,560,- 17-Days $1,620/Talwan I Hongkong Bangkok 10- Day* $960/- U-Days $1,060/--14 Daya $1,100/Dtparture 10/4. 8/5. 26/9, 18/H Honnkonn Bangkok S-Dayt $SSO'Every Ttaursdav Bangkok /Chlengmal 8- Days by air $620/- 5/4, 2 5. 30 0 Bangkok /Chiengmai IS-Days $270. 2/4. 18/B Aircond.
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      944 22 LINCUAPHONE INSTITUTE (LONDON) teaches 33 languages quickly at home 50 years experience. 3.000.000 successful students Oua ran'eed count* backed by optional year's correspondence course. Trtt demonstration at 3-33 Peninsula Shopping Centre. (3rd Floor) Coltman Street B'port I. Ttl: ***** or SOA Prtaidtnt Shopping Centre. Berangoon Road S'port S Tel: *****7
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      1009 22 NO KIONO CAR TRADERS Private Limited Home of Quality Uttd Cart. 313-A, Bukit Tlmah Road. m t opposite Anclo-Chlnese School 454. Baleit er Road. 5325*3 551 567 *****7, offers: 1972: Colt Gs'ant Cuatom. Austin'Minl Clubman. Ford Escort, 1100X1. 1971 Toyota/Crown. Super, Toyota Cellcs. Toyota luou Citroen I) 20 super. Ford
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      884 22 I*7o FORO CAPRI MOt GTL F— »ll*a)t condition with stereo cassette 16.000/- ono Tel: *****0 Spore Chin NOVEMBER 1*64 MAZDA 1200. New tyres, tapes, extras. Very good condition. $4,900 ono Tel *****0 8 port I**4 VOLVO IMS. car In Immaculate condition complete with aircon tape and radio Reanonabir price Contact
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      1355 23 classified %W advertisements CANE FURNITURE for hotela homea Lee Wah. lOC Jervola Road 9 Cavenath Road *****0 *****3 Spore t "NITROSOL" BEATS THEM ALL i We should know, we have (trown I Gardens: *****3. PRIVATE COLLECTION FOR SALE. Very reasonable prices. 19 Brutht Hill Crescent, opposite Soo Chow Garden S
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      811 23 COCKER SfANIELS. Another Litter by Champion Cavalier of "Wiltersham Phone *****9 Spore. MSKA CLAM 1 ALSATIAN puppies for sale View 7A, Lorong 4, Geylang. S'pore 14. SPECIAL, SPECIAL, SPECIAL! Louise Kli'ik. Continental Beauty Specialist with 24 years tropical experience. Introduces scientific facial treatments (open pores. pimples, acne) for Nurses. Teacher*
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      868 23 BUSINESS EXECUTIVE wanting to let Into a new project urgently requires 53. 000 or consMerlnc partnership basis Principle plus Interest to be paid back within I months Please reply with phone to Box A»O4SO S.T. aover'tker requires surplus TRUCKS GM Ford Chevy. Also helicopters Please write to Box A***** S.T.
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      759 23 1871 1971 1971 2071 Ingersoll-Rand ON THE MOVE IN CENTURY II! SALES ENGINEER (General Industries) Malaysian citizen Location: Petal ng Jaya Agt: 25-36 years Mimimum 4 years proven technical sales capability, preferably with junior management functions Tertiary engineering qualifications essential. Private Car Allowance. Qualities of ambition, initiative and drive are
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      484 23 A CHALLENGING CAREER IN SELLING! A well known local marketint/engineering Organization, due to its rapid expansion, has an opening for SALES REPRESENTATIVE The Job: To tell a range of well-known pneumalu tools and lubricating pumps. The successful man must: 1. Be very energetic and aggressi\e in his selling. 2. Be
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      1351 24 2======== J Ij^ ACCOUNTANT ~lf| T\X A wellestablished company is looking for jCh Ak> a suitably qualified and experienced 2%M A<* ACCOUNTANT. »K yvl The successful applicant will be a Singa- Src JiS pOrC c tizen P osses s a recognised accounting IVJt uK qualification and should have about 5
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      547 24 The Chairman And Board of Directors of CYCLE CARRIAGE (M) SDN. BERHAD would like to Thank Y.A.B. MENTERI BESAR SELANGOR, Datuk Haji Harun bin Haji Idris, SPMS, SMS, for officiating at the opening ceremony of their Mitsubishi Showroom and all guests and well-wishers for their kind attendances and gifts. Jknl
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      1384 24 MALAYAN RUBBER FUND BOARD Scholarships to the I'nhrrsity of Agriculture Malaysia Applications for Malayan Rubber Fund Board Scholarships for the three-year Diploma course tenable at the University of Agriculture Malaysia beginning In the 1973 74 session are Invited from students who have been offered admission to the University. Applicants must
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      Extend— white line to avoid
      118 25 Extend white line to avoid rfTHE white line on the 1 side of the "U" turn in Upper Serangoon Road opposite Lowland Road has been repainted but shorter by about 50 meters. Instead of following the former white line (already obliterated) running almost up to the bus stop, a section
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      51 25 ON March 19 at 8.30 p.m. I lost my purse with some money and my Identity Card (No. *****490) when alighting a taxi at Hock Lam Street. I will give a reward to the finder for the return of the articles. I can be contacted at Tel. *****. TELITI. Singapore
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      No heroin addicts in schools
      286 25 AS a father of two teenage sons studying in a leading school in the Rukit Timah- Dunearn B o a d area, I am extremely thankful U» Mr. John Hanam's statement that there are NO heroin addicts in our local schools. Mr. Ha n a
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      Are wedding dinners necessary at all?
      437 25 Are wedding dinners necessary at all? OUT of curiosity, I asked a friend at his wedding dinner recently, how much the restaurant was charging for food per table of ten persons. With a somewhat crestfallen look, he repiled that it was a hundred and twency dollars. Llquour (which was flowing
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      135 25 AS a regular commuter on Buklt Timah and Dunearn Roads I would like to draw the authorities attention to the hazards caused by lorries parked on the northbound side of the road, at Just about the 91 m.s., where there is a U-turn, and again on the southbound stretch of
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      SPACE OUT TV SHOWS
      82 25 SPACE OUT TV SHOWS I AM glad that RTS has been telecasting many wonderful films, especially the Protectors, The Amazing World of Kreskin and World Premiere Feature. To many Singaporeans who are bi-lingual, we find that Wednesday is a day of "decision making". This is because the Chinese cinema on
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      92 25 HAS the Ministry of Environment given up trying to ensure pollution free roads in Singapore? Motorists will surely asree with me that nearly every bus travelling on our rpads these days are emitting clouds of black smoke at will. Diesel lorries and taxis arp also poisoning our environment without being
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      Rent control 'yes' but let's have periodic revisions
      338 25 Rent control 'yes' but let's have periodic revisions WE'VE never had it so good. The GNP per capita is many times what it was a lew years ago. Is it then fair to peg rents of prewar properties at pre-war levels? Has any account ever been taken of inflation in
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      121 25 WITH reference to Mr. Richard Woo's letter (S.T., March 19), about declaring Saturday a public holiday. I am in full support of him. When children now have to attend technical and languages classes outside normal school hours, turn up on Saturdays for additional classes and extra-mural activities: when adults now
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      51 25 ASSISTANT and staff nurses in Outram Hospital who are performing shift duties are paid a shift allowance of $20 a month. Student nurses who also perform shift duties as regular as the other nurses, are not paid a cent. Can the authorities please enlighten me on this? FAIR PLAY. Singapore
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      Action please on noise from -factory
      161 25 Action please on noise from -factory- MY LETTER on noise pollution published on Nov. 14, 1972 has gone unheeded by authorities concerned. As the situation is deteriorating rapidly. I feel bound to invite officers of the Ministry of the Environment to look into the plight of the residents of Kim
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      47 25 WE REFER to the letter by an "Irritated and Angry Passenger" (S.T.. March 22). and would appreciate if your correspondent would kindl) furnish us directly with more details so that an investigation can be carried out. KONG SIONG KWONG, f. Kxecuti\e Director. NTUC Comfort. Trade Union House
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      Minimum tax on all air-cons
      83 25 I WISH to inform "Unhappy Citizen' <S.T.. March 16). that the minimum tax for a room airconditioner irrespective of its age or condition is $250 or 40 per cent of its value whichever is the higher. Any person, foreigner as well as Singapore ci- tizen,
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      165 25 r I ANNOUNCEMENT I I I I fl I 1 i^tS lll^^^^! WE REFER T THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE STRAITS TIMES OF 28 I NOVEMBER 1972 WHEN IT WAS INDICATED THAT BASIC AGREEMENT, I I^mS vK^-^.^ j subject to formal legal contract, had been reached under 2 I^£s iP<^l^^ J4
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      Singapore to enter 454 for Seap
      332 26  - Singapore to enter 454 for Seap ERNEST FRIDA By gINGAPORE has entered a maximum contingent of 454 officials and competitors for the 7th Seap (James from Sept. 1-8. This is the biggest ever Singapore team entered for an international meet. The Republic will compete in all 16 events. The breakdown
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      Loga's meteoric rise in boxing
      594 26  -  GODFREY ROBERT uniMiiaiii*'}]^! January 7 By G. LOGANATHAN, the current national lightweight boxing champion, is an ardent believer of the slogan: "Success comes through hard work". Loga. M he Is popularly known, claimed the national title from the bat-tle-hardened Ismail Darus. in less than two
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        79 26 GOLF Lee Elder opened a bid yesterday to become the first black man to be invited to the Masters tournament by firing an opening round seven-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead in the Greater New Orleans Open from Bert Yancey and rookie Tom Watson. South Korean Ha h n
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        102 26 CRICKET England's team for the thlr* and final Test against Pakistan starting in Karachi today will be chosen from: Tony Lewis <Cap«). B. Wood. D Amiss, K. Fletcher. M. Denness, A. Greig, A. Knott, G. Arnold. N. GifTord. P. Pocock, J. Birkenshaw, R. Cottam. Sri Lanka had made 76--4 In
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        162 26 TENNIS Top-seeded Rod Laver of Australia beat Harold Solomon of the United States 6-3. 6-4 yesterday to move into the qu a rter-finals of the US$5O,OOO Peachtree Corners International tournament In Atlanta. In Akron, Ohio, Marlta Redondo. 17, an American high school Junior, toppled Australia's Evonne Goolagong in the first
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      Liverpool take on lowly Norwich today
      428 26 Liverpool take on lowly Norwich today LONDON, Fri.—Arsenal and Leeds United return to the league championship race tomorrow after successful F.A. Cup excursions that left them with leeway to make up on jacemaking Liverpool. While the Londoners and Yorksnlremen moved closer to a repeat of last year's F.A. Cup final,
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      FA select Banks for Gibralter match
      185 26 FA select Banks for Gibralter match T ONDON, Fri. GorLj don Banks, England's goalkeeper until bis right eye was damaged in a car crash five months ago, was today included in the English Football Association squad to play in Gibralter on April 10. Banks, who has played 73 times for
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      Seap time bettered
      57 26 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Chiang Jin Choon bettered the Seap Games 400m Individual medley mark at the Selangor Junior swimming championships at Weld Pool here today when he decked S mln. 09.8. This time bettered by 02 lsec Singaporean Roy Chan's gold medal effort of 5:11.9 at the
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      99 26 Get all over relief take Vinac 1 1 Soothing relief. All over relief. J| m It's yours with Vinac. Vinac I mk ol^F drives away Headaches H Pains Colds Flu. You feel W M better all over with Vinac J For people who must have clean hair Sebbix Medicated Shampoo
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      58 26 ATHLETICS Mount Ver- SHOOTING BRA air pistol non Secondary School c'shlis (Mt. Vernon range). (Mt Vernon Rd>; SAAA road SQUASH Sponsored tour* relay (Seletar reservoir). nament (Tanglln Club and HOCKEY SHA under- 113 Police Academy), competition: Ceylon BC. v TABLE TENNIS North Schools (F. Park); Police v BRC Korea v
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      Indonesia can beat China: Sukada
      307 27 Indonesia can beat China: Sukada LONDON, Fri. Mr. Sukada, manager of Indonesia's Inomas Cup team, said here last nitfht he would welcome a match against the Chinese to decide the undisputed world badminton champions. The Indonesian official said: "Unfortunately we cannot see the likelihood of such a match taking place
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      Ginn takes lead after Round 2
      230 27 NEW DELHI, Frl. Australian Stewart Ginn. capitalising for the second day on the par-5 17th hole, shot a three-under-par 70 today to take the secondround lead in the Indian Open golf championship with a five-under-par total of 141. Glnn held off a charge by
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      Khoon Hong in Combined team to play Koreans
      188 27 TAN Khoon Hong, threetime national champion, who was dropped from the Singapore team to the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships starting on Monday, is in the Singapore Combined team to meet North Korea at the Oay World stadium at 730 tonight. The other
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      Sasa to pick Seap team in August
      227 27  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By SINGAPORE Amateur Swimming Association will select the swimming, diving and water-polo teams for the coming Seap Games in August. Sasa assistant secretary Fong Hoe Beng said the selection will be made immediately after the association's Open championships at the Toa
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      Vital rugby game today
      58 27 PAIUS, Frl. France and Wales meet heie tomorrow In a match which could dee'de the outcome ol the five natloni 1 Rugby Union champlon.hip Victory for Wales neans they would top the table. But. ii France triumph the French could go on to take the championship
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      Trophy match
      25 27 SINGAPORE Cricket Club will meet the Continentals for the ScunDutch Challenge Trophy In a soccer match at the Padang today at P.lB p.m
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      Dollah scores winner
      73 27 TWO toals by international Dollah Kassim helped Sineapore Pools edge Gulhrie Waugh 6-5 in the FAS League Divis;on One match at Jalan ■mi -.t.ulium last night. The other goals were scored by Victor Dorai. Ifashim Salleh, Moham- med Aniin and Quah Kim Lye while (.uthrie\ ■Nfm were
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      SJI in shock hockey defeat
      142 27  - SJI in shock hockey defeat G. ROBERT By SWISS Cottage yesterday handed defending champions St. Josephs Institution a 1-0 shock defeat in the National Schools A division hockey match at the padang. Swiss, the Bukit Timah District runner-up, scored their goal through centreforward Gurbal Singh from a short corner in
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      54 27 Milady Textiles 14 Chulia Street (2nd Floor). Singapore 1 Tel: *****6 Meng Lee Co. Textile Merchants, 269-A 263-A, Block 22, Outram Park. Singapore 3. Tel: *****6 Cheong Cheng Siong Seasmic Marine Service 21 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore- 1. Tel: *****/***** British Overseas Agency Corpn. (Pte) Ltd., No. 76A-7 High Street,
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      204 27 CONGRATULATIONS TO |g| LEONG TAILOR Lrfpß on the occasion of the Official Opening of their shop at &k\ G26, Overseas Union Shopping Centre, P^l i^ Collyer Quay, JT f chowJLhov 24th March, 1973 C A K^ I I Ol II: Manager Z^lZz:!::;:;;;:, Handsome Tailor, Lucky Garment, Jonsin Co. ;:::;:::r:::;;;;:,: fi
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      62 27 DANNY BLANCHFLOWER'S SOCCERSTR/P How to make a curved pass fepS£{4&/f^\ <** A PA *s ounioe thb .dm* S I /4r jSv BACK WIU BE AT iuCU \V [7 M 1 I AN ACUTC AHGLC THAT V V. 3 ;y*' V 4 1 THE FULL-BACK MiSMT A U^S^W U/EU MAi/e TIME
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Top-form Malaysia should continue winning streak
      143 28  - Top-form Malaysia should continue winning streak EPSOM JEEP By_ 11, winner four times in his last five starts, can continue his successful run in Race 4 at Ipoh today. He is in top form and will take a lot of beating in a Class 5 sprint field. Ken's Ecstasy, a
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      FOCUS ON FORM
      950 28 ItVST\I. TOWI K nu luM week tim-sluns sixth I ol 14 In Div 4 61 race. I i) 24. he was third \wth 8.3 to Gpllant Son t8.9) in Div 3 over 6f; each-way tnce. ll;l \-l 111 Mil K: Pull Mall Id; has bem luted •us
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      STC lose $137,895
      110 28 ■THE Selangor Turf Club suffered a loss of $137,895 labt year, according to the annual rt-port of the chairman, Lee Kok Chee. Mr. Lee's report will be presented to the annual meeting to be neld at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, on March 29 at 7 p.m. The
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      Keppel play Ayer Keroh
      165 28 A7ER Keron Country Club i from Malacca will play a friendly golf match against Keppel Golf Club at Bukit Chermln tomorrow. Keppel players (first): Ist tee 8 a.m. Patrick Chan. Ang Soon Hoe v L. B. Loong. G Balachandran 8.07 Tallb Haron. D Munro v Chan
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      ON THE TRACK Ohio does smart trial
      299 28 ON THE TRACK Ohio does smart trial ()HI(), a fancied runner In Raci* 4 at Ipoh tomorrow, did a splendid trial with Game Prince yesterday. Galloping from the 41 they ran the last 3f in 36 3 ssec In yielding going Ohio iT.S Chlami strocie out fluently all the way.
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      154 28 Come in and meet our FACOM computer March 26-30 at Fujitsu's newly opened branch in the Apollo Hotel Fujitsu is doing much more ship in design and production. Our FACOM FACOM tnan merely opening a new 230 Series computers, for example, are branch on the 2nd floor of uniquely suited
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    10 pc growth forecast for Japan's economy
    110 29 10 pc growth forecast for Japan's economy TOKYO, Fii.— The Japanese economy will grow by nearly 10 per cent in real terms this year even if the ven Is revalued upward by 16.23 per cent, the Japan Economic Research Centre said today. The ecntre. a private organisation made up of
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    36 29 MADAM HO MARY (N«« lira Be»h Koh Klinn 52. paiard »•> peacefully 23 3.7». leaving behind her beloved huban.t. dauchtera. Haul and Janet and K>a David Cortege leaves residence 23 73 2 pm for Chua Chu
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    AN IVORY SEAL FOR HON
    49 29 AN IVORY SEAL FOR HON FINANCE Minister Mr. Hon Sui Sen examines a tiny Merlion ivory seal with lu> name carved in Chinese characters a gift from Dr. H. peesel (standing, chairman of the Rollei croup, at y e s ter d a y's lunch. Picture by Ma/Lin Badron.
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    Two bandits die in shootout
    45 29 BANGKOK. Frl.— Two Mu-slim bandits were killed in a gunbiltle with police yesterday at the Raman outpost of Yala Province. 900 miles from here. Blood trails indicated at least four other bandits were wounded. One policeman was seriously injured— Reuter.
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    Curfew in Sarawak
    43 29 KUCHING. Fri. A round-the-clock curfew has been imposed in certain parts of Sarikei district in Sarawak's special security area of the Third Division since 5 a.m. today. No other details wtre disclosed in the police statement issued here today.— Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    343 29 T ONDON. M, I tiu It it. were quirtly arm today witn many u*ues having recouped earlier liumi. At 3 p.m. the I inanclal Inn,, uulrs. was up 2 5 at 454.5. 11.11.14U1S totalled 10,705 U 1.038) Leaders, for the mwt part, followed the general trend to show
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    51 29 LONDON. Fri Spot 2S 70. Settlement April. May. April June July and July Sept 25 3S. Ort Dec 25. 25. Jan 'March 25 20 April 'June 25.20. July Sept 25.25. OctlDec 25 SO lan March 25 35. April Jun, 25 35 Gene! MU« f El'!e 1 r l2S7onOm M
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    30 29 LONDON. Frl. Soot buven £1731 <+£2>. wller. 111*0 < «37 Forward bwm *17Si (—CD. vlim /"V.V Settlement ***** <+••*>■ Turnover a.m. 34S torn. p.m. £05 tone.. Tone: Steady at the lower
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    'US helping Israel to spy on the Arabs' charge
    181 29 CAIRO, Friday rpHE Egyptian Press today accused the United States of spying in collaboration with Israel on Arab countries. i Cairo's three dailies were commenting on Wednesday's reports that Libyan warplanes had attacked a U.S. Air Force Cl3O Hercules while it
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