The Straits Times, 27 February 1975

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    15 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FINAL EDITION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1975 25 CENTS M.C.(P) 492/75
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    Lock icon DOLLAR: OPEC COUNTS LOSS
    588 1 Plan for new revenue-calculating system may mean higher costs VIENNA, Wednesday OIL EXPORTING nations prepared today to count how much money they have lost through US dollar depreciation a study that could lead to a new revenue-calculating system and possibly higher costs for some consumers. It
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    RED BOOBY TRAP KILLS LDC MAN
    105 1 RED BOOBY TRAP KILLS LDC MAN KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A Local Defence Corps member was killed by an explosion from a booby trap believed to have been planted by communist guerillas, a spokesman for the National Defence Council said today. Two other members of the Corps were seri- ously injured
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    Lock icon Stonehouse gets shock
    410 1 MELBOURNE, Wed RUNAWAY British M.P. John Stonehouse was having an emergency meeting with his Melbourne lawyer tonight after learning that he will be forced to leave Australia if he ceases to be a member of the House of Commons. Immigration Minister Clyde Cameron settled the issue of
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    Lock icon Dow Jones
    40 1 NEW YORK. Wed. Dow Jones averages, based on first hour of trading on the New York stock exchange: 30 Indus 720.12 up 0.04. 20 transp 157.37 down 0.04, 15 utlU 79.15 down 0.41. 65 stocks 229.19 unch. UPI.
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    $38m embarrassment
    72 1 NEW DELHI, Wed— One of India's richest and most beautiful women, the Maharanl of Jaipur, has been embarrassed by discovery of fabulous hoards of cold and jewels in her family* old palaces. Tax authorities claimed they uncovered more than Ss3B million worth of cold, silver, Jewels and currency
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    Golfing exec escapes bomb blast
    349 1  - Golfing exec escapes bomb blast PAUL WEE Y. K. LAI By and BOMB believed to have been hurled from a moving car exploded about 6 metres (20 ft) from a shipping executive as he was practising golf in his father-in-law's mansion in Broadrick Road on Tuesday night. r— Mi. Lam
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    Lock icon Bali charter flights off
    47 1 JAKARTA. Wed. Mandala Airline has discontinued its charter flights between Ball arid Singapore after the Singapore Government refused to e<tend its flight permit. Singapore's action followed an Indonesian Government decision banning Jumbo Jets of Singapore Airlines from runninf charter flights to Ball— "ieuter.
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    Marcos pledge as 27m get set to vote
    517 1  -  SEAH CHIANG NEE: By Manila, Wed. ]y|ORE than 27 million people will go to the poll tomorrow to vote in a referendum that is expected to provide President Marcos massive support to continue ruling with martial law. But observers and government officials
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    57 1 LONDON. Wed. A request Issued yesterday to Britain's 23.000 family doctors to submit undated resignations from the National Health Service further Jeopardised the future of socialised medicine in Britain. A work slowdown by senior hospitals doctors about pay and terms of contract within the state-run service has
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    My baby snatched from hospital: Mother
    171 1 My baby snatched from hospital: Mother KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Housewife Mrs. P. K. Choo claimed that her six-day -old baby boy was snatched away from her hospital bed while she was away for about two hours yesterday. A police spokesman said today that Mrs. Choo made a report when she
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    Three-nation anti-drug success
    69 1 Three-nation anti-drug success MALAYSIAN and Singapore narcotics agencies helped Australian Customs Investigators to uncover a big heroin haul in Australia following a raid in Sydney's eastern suburbs on Tuesday night. The 2.5 kilo (flvelb) haul, worth *****.000 on the Australian black market, was located after information received by an Australian
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      Lock icon Drug ring smashed
      62 1 LONDON, Wed. Scotland Yard have smashed one of Britain's biggest drug rings and seized a machine which can produce ***** drug tablets an hour. In a swoop on a drugs "factory" in a block of south London garages yesterday detectives seized thousands of amphetamine "purple heart" type
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      224 1 I me DISCONTENT AMONG DOCTORS: MP's CALL -PAGE 4 SADAT ready to make a deal: Kissinger 2 US all set for the massive airlift 3 CURB building of luxury flats by private developers: MP 4 PRIVACY and the young couple 5 FAN carries on his fight 6 SHOWING the way
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  • Straits Times World News
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      US PLANS EASIER CREDIT FOR HOME LOANS
      136 2 US PLANS EASIER CREDIT FOR HOME LOANS \TEW YORK, Wed.— The ll Federal Reserve Board is trying create more and easier credit for housing and business loans, chairman Arthur Burns said yesterday. Mortgage rates are declining but people still are reluctant to buy houses, a mortgage expert said. An official
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      70 2 More on list CAIRO, Wed. The Arab boycott office today added three European companies to Its embargo list, lifted the ban on four others and decided against black 1 1 sting 12 other foreign firms proposed for the boycott list. The boycott office kept a partial ban involving television sets
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      FORD: THE 'BIGGEST PROBLEM' FACING U.S.
      225 2 HOLLYWOOD (Florida), Wed PRESIDENT Ford says a "dilatory" Congress is the biggest problem facing the country today and predicts he will win his battle with the lawmakers over the issue of raising oil import fees. "There Is no question that the energy problem is
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      Lock icon One less for Ehrlichman
      64 2 One less for Ehrlichman LOS ANQELES. Wed. A perjury charge against John Ehrlichman. former domestic affairs adviser to President Nixon, is to be dropped. It was announced here. County prosecutor Joseph Busch said ne would not press charges against Erlichman for allegedly lying to the Los Angeles county grand jury
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      Lock icon Accused weds witness
      56 2 SACRAMENTO (California). Wed. Accused cocaine seller Clayton Sherwood married a pretty prosecution witness In the courthouse during a brief recess in his trial and she never testified. But it didn't help. A Superior Court Jury deliberated three days and found Sherwood guilty of selling four ounces of
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      Lock icon Bid to kill Thieu: VC agent gets 20 years
      174 2 Bid to kill Thieu: VC agent gets 20 years SAIGON, Wed. A 21 -year -old former head of a paramilitary defence squad has been sentenced to 20 years hard labour in connection' with an alleged plan to assassinate President Nguyen Van Thieu three years ago, a military court official said
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      Lock icon Retiring age
      28 2 TOKYO. Wed. The Tokyo High Court upheld today a lower court decision barring companies from setting lower mandatory retirement ages for women than for men.— AP.
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      Lock icon Sadat's aid
      34 2 CAIRO. Wed. On President Anwar Sadat's instruc- tions, the Government will send urgent relief aid to the victims of torrential rains In Israeli-occupied Sinai, the Middle East news agency said yesterday. UPI
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      Lock icon EEC move in UN on Cyprus
      97 2 EEC move in UN on Cyprus UNITED NATIONS, Wed. Britain, France and Italy are trying to muster support for a Security Council resolution regretting the establishment In Cvnrus of a separate TurklshCyprlot administration. The Western countries, all members of the European Economic Community, are also calling for resumed negotiations between
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      Lock icon WORKERS PLAN MASS LOBBY AT COMMONS
      147 2 WORKERS PLAN MASS LOBBY AT COMMONS LONDON, Wed—Workers in Britain's trou-ble-prone and depressed motor industry yesterday planned a mass lobby of Parliament on March 6 to focus attention on their plight and prevent shutdowns and redundancies. Falling sales and soaring costs have caused widespread production cutbacks, threatening Jobs and the
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      Lock icon Dr K: Sadat ready to make a deal
      454 2 Dr K: Sadat ready to make a deal WASHINGTON, Wednesday J)R. Henry Kissinger starts his next Middle East peace journey in Cairo on March 8, believing thai Egypt is ready to offer Israel concessions in return for another troop withdrawal in the Sinai Desert. Th» US Secretary of State was
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      Lock icon 'China ready for talks'
      74 2 NBIW DEXHI, Wed. China 1.- ready for talks with India If the Government here sl.ould take the initiative /or talks to normalise relaiftns, Chinese VlcePrnrler Chen Hsl-llen said today In Calcutta, the Press Tnif. of Inaia (iCTD, reporter). Tlv» vice premier was answering newsmens' questions ouiing
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      Lock icon N-research pool
      59 2 LOMDON. Wed. Britain and the Soviet union may pool heir knowledge and research on the peaceful use of ni.clear power. Prime Minlstei Harold Wilson said today Th? Russians had Initiated the proposal and there will be "an early exchange of in-* dustr.al missions," Mr. Wilson told a luncheon
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      Lock icon 45 pc tax on North Sea oil 'sensible'
      384 2 45 pc tax on North Sea oil 'sensible' LONDON. Wednesday T»HE British Gov- eminent announced a 45 per cent revenue tax on offshore oil last night in a finely balanced set of proposals that brought cautious appro val from foreign oilmen. Important reliefs for smaller fields were set nut alongside
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      Lock icon AIRLINER GOES UP IN SMOKE
      56 2 AIRLINER GOES UP IN SMOKE SMOKE rises from the burning wreckage of a DC3 passenger airliner at Phnom Penh's Fochtn tong Airport after it was hit by Communist shells on Tuesday. The airport has come under increasingly frequent rocket and artillery attack in attempts by rebels to tighten their noose
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      Lock icon Leftists to oppose pay rise for Queen
      121 2 Leftists to oppose pay rise for Queen LONDON, Wed—Leftwing members of the ruling Labour Party will today oppose a Government plan to increase Queen Elizabeth's Income by £420,000 <Ss2.2tttt.OOO) a year. The Increase is in the Civil List, the official Bill for royal household expenses. The Queen softened the impact
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      Lock icon Hunger strike
      26 2 JERUSALEM. Wed. Forty-two Arabs imprisoned without trial in Israeli jails went into the third day of a hunger strike today, prison authorities said— AP.
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      Lock icon NEW U.S. POLICY ON FOREIGN CAPITAL
      252 2 WASHINGTON, Wea rjiHE US Treasury DeA partment will have ready within two weeks revised policies on foreign investment in the United States. Announcing this yesterday, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Gerald Parsky, said the Treasury Department Is considering whether there should be greater
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  • WORLD NEWS TWO
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        3 3 HOBGKCNG Man ihaß
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        32 3 THE HAGCX TW pahac gy* "*ated f«r Hi :t- -:»<*= ;*«r i*4 terra 7?ati at the thru h— 1•! a raiesuaf »*r—l aad tkree HHBHH S h— arr> leartr day* ia aeart? OcM*er
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        27 3 Released SEOU. F»« am, •< fit ail at Fa.t Cknfßtt, *■>- ■•rten «nii| 1 «ntimm>m J~m far *"*ery aad fraft. aas ■BBJ r'.-n.^z :i- 1BBHHi HHBBHI HHHHH] aid »dar
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        26 3 BOGOTA Aa eartaaaake e*a*r*d *T* cr: aaaa a«rta-«ea< H Here «*»Mft tae C«*mbbo£ eaaoa: !«r ahwt M *t«««ds tadar h«t a* ctwilry «r daatace *v r«*«rted.
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      US to begin massive food airlift
      167 3 US to begin massive food airlift 15 FLIGHTS DAILY TO PHXOM PEN'H SAJGOW. Wadwa diy y IE Inited Slates will begin a massive airlift to Phnom Penh tomorrow to take rice and other essentials to residents of tbe surrounded city, according to American officials here. t h Naja. <a» aM_fca«
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      Pak may buy fighter jets from Iran
      33 3 Pak may buy fighter jets from Iran Li33-'-V.'. PiJ^nAZ ■T*i -7" hUa haiißi hnhbhV --■'-:i vr bhi :-^cir 1 Credit terms 1 Btatai HBBMP k--=J 1 *IHtw< •.tk tßie :t- 1- z 1
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      Cosmos 710
      11 3 :--«:-_Ci BHBf Trtlt aaaaßLc -^> Tw sm Afg^T? 1 T?l
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      Air-sea search for overdue yacht
      51 3 Air-sea search for overdue yacht ~:>::HAAiA -*>i Aa «g and ata amre±t fcaai ':i T :>?rß^r H HHJ T-r«7iT» x. mua<t aaaia«Mß. m Tie i*xt jKvpers: 7 «r Baaa^ Tjc^^. m i -j» Caaat Bant 4 :zanr ;xt .'3- ."tpti ax a ac.-T--BMC Oraac t .»-3»j:>~* aaaai 1 >c i-_i.-ii
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      'GRECHKO'S VISIT MAY SPARK ARMS RACE'
      35 3 S-AVASAD Wec-esca, i zai-i: L-i-ira nee etac Objection w ISBIXfI TOY t Scan BHtagß r i j i cf 7 r~ aaa Ml I. 11l IM CS ni I
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      5 die because of jealousy
      15 3 800 /Bkxmr *c tHaaaat s pa** BH 7*» -it?? pf:
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      Godber: A superb job says paper
      211 3 MOBGKOBKj. X C««Kau9B*e AaiHHt CwnfM K±C im inimntiii M? am. (Mf Svpc Pi up G«4Tw» toeal CMmb m»iaaa*i i. ik* Mag Tv Ji ru iW Ma* Fm. «j4 tae I ..nil, -M*■ M*. CMnKUM af uMMf Ml wiiybM aad fenku eaaffcs iadbcatad ta_»J is
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      New chairman
      8 3 -i^sr Vn. Jt.-p.-r; TBiataar ugg :-j*
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      Japan's defence buildup plan hit by inflation
      113 3 TOKYO f iis for Japan to attain ■a gMPBI Bwb-jbbi -i'.rZ.:i -rrir:-r kg 881 BB> •*uct tad aa» GorK_rw ziatr. ■wrr'jl rrjLi ire *i* naaoaa. auunUm B 4 Dbbpvbl H A* t**J I.- tmt PaBJBBj DaBBBaCT si CBflßaar BBBBL pwwta— t ot r:.-W
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      Lock icon Police gril two hijackers who gave up
      188 3 Police gril two hijackers who gave up HUUKL> MA>TL». Wed. T»« i—lijllj ik aijacsed a iiiuxii. Paiap *ac Airftaes PAL remera»» aa4 tare*teaetf I* By t* tae m*mt im vita- 14 hiniui kite heea WBMed wmin iit(iti(tum. aOriaaauU l»»«--upow Sernc* CXS f> it fii 1 1 au4 t**i» Tke t■
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      Hanoi ready
      10 3 a**m is spat api Tine Jaaarr aaajtat aaar
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      Making Nepal a 'zone of peace'
      64 3 Making Nepal a 'zone of peace' K'.TUAbUJ t BBPaadca cc >>;i_ li.' BHHHHHI HHH t« asac of isiwajdOD fcr the BHHBBHHJ HHH -Z. ~ilta« Bit prcpoM *V« ir* RBBHaaaf H— DBHHI i^7 coaany or aaancf Guarantee Ttm Pal dat not «tobeml nat Stat ajw vaaM «eit»«ri mMiUbh, Deaaat tae S:n
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      Hobby proves fatal
      16 3 srcDcajnan v«£. wa«M mem. a» a a I »t^jbk7 ks ke ttatf ■<umi
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      ARMY TO REPAIR TIMOR BORDER ROADS
      80 3 ARMY TO REPAIR TIMOR BORDER ROADS JAKAKTA Vcd.— Tbe lodaaeatae mv w reaur l« kai c OMB Ta--- :r i aaVana nsiakb SD2j9H -£Ti r* Mi l»fc rar.;:: :-.t 4 li.; aftßl A s~.T* lt. 888 r*^i:r~.i alßßßai at BjßaH Prr-ri^s* ■aajaj bbbv bMacß *»«tm Security risk ~.-Zi aaJi ii■Bßßten
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      Concordes for Iran Air
      21 3 Hk> "3^*2* S ret 17RK t» fee an iii wt BH see a K_ n 91X. A?
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      Lock icon 3,000 year old iron-tip axe found
      95 3 3,000 year old iron-tip axe found --^«-<»yf[ ijHnVjaar* -^i zr:^* HJaßi Inbv^bhhb aaaA. pw* VBCB CBHHI K*r"-*-: B BHB 1 rti_^ BJBHB/ MM HB» BHB «M -k-; M 1 «^;.ir B Hal r'.i'f ;7T_ijt7 1 Bli B BBHBi 881 fli>j^ _r; z r* .r* BH *ri~.<?~ C^:. fT^Arrr 188 DBBI
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      Looser ties
      13 3 iWA. -Bat OMB* ii-~— fc.fr naai Ba 1 flag, ijc— r?t
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      Focus on drift of doctors to private practice
      2331 4 SET UP TEAM TO LOOK INTO RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALISTS FOR THE HEALTH SERVICE •pHE Government was yesterday urged to set up a commission of inquiry, on the lines of the Police Services Commission, to look into the recruitment of doctors and specialists
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      'Curb the building of luxury, flats by private developers'
      639 4 'Curb the building of luxury, flats by private developers' THEY DO NOT SERVE NATIONAL INTEREST, SAYS SEAH ]t|R. Seah Mul Kok iTI (Bukit Ho Swee) urged the Government to limit the building of luxury flats and houses by private developers. Those housing units were specially built for businessmen and rich
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      further inflation and economic hardship likely' warning by MP
      1063 4 further inflation and economic hardship likely' warning by MP AN economist at the University of Singapore and Political Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, Dr. August in c H.H. Tan (Whampoa), told Parliament yesterday that there could be further Inflation and other economic difficulties ahead because of considerable uncertainty and
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      Housing Bill
      24 4 THE Housi ig and Development (Amendment) Bill *;•■■> introduced in Parliament yesterday by Mr E W. Barker. Minister (or Law and National Development.
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      6 4 PARLIAMENT will resume the debate today.
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  • Article
    When privacy is the key factor...
    541 5 yOL'NG couples will live with their parents* if the older folk need them but will do so out of filial duty rather than in response to incentives. And if the couples can help it, they would much prefer living on their own incentive or
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    MAN, 82, IN ROAD MISHAP
    79 5 MAN, 82, IN ROAD MISHAP AN elderly man died In hospital on Tuesday shortly after he was knocked down by a car. The mishap occurred as Mr. Tal Tong. 82, of Club Street, was walking along Jalan Bukit Merah at nbout 8 a.m. He was seriously injured ani rushed to
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    50-strong trade team to visit Indonesia
    151 5 50-strong trade team to visit Indonesia A GROUP of about 50 industrialists and traders here will leave lor Indonesia on March 16 on a friendship and I trade promotion mission. The group, the Singapore Economic Mission, will be there for 10 days during which it will visit major towns to
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    Hospital gets more lines
    37 5 THE Telecommunication* Authority has pdded 10 exchange lines to the Outram Hospital's switchboard, to relieve telephone traffic congest lot during peak hours. The hospital now has a total of 40 direct exchange lines.
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    JTC sets aside $204 mil for its 1975 projects
    323 5 JTC sets aside $204 mil for its 1975 projects JURONG Town Corporation has budgeted $204 million for development projects this year, an increase of about $85 million over last year. A further $111 million has been provided for land acquisition and resettlement. Land acquisitions in Jurong Town and other JTC
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    45-minute blackout
    40 5 A 45-MINUTE power failure hit areas In Carpenter Street. Hongkong Street. Boat Quay, South Bridge Road and New Bridge Road yesterday. A PUB spokesman said the failure which began at 10 am. was due to a technical fault.
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    Shrill horn
    41 5 TAN Kok Aun. of Holland Close, was fined $60 yesterday for using a. car which was fitted with a loud, sharp and shrill air horn along Nonh Bridge Road at about 11.45 am. on Dec. 11 last r year.
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    Housewife robbed of $3,000
    111 5 r'O robbers fled with $3,000 in cash and jewellery after holding up a housewife and her two young children at knifepoint on Tuesday. It happened at about 6.30 a.m. as Madam Cheng Chor Hua, 33, was sleeping with her children in their seventh storey flat in
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    Mami's flower power over Royalty...
    219 5 Mami's flower power over Royalty... MRS. Mami Kawasaki has a waj with flowers which ha« won over even the hearts of an emneror and his family. And now Mrs. Kawasaki of Tokyo is the official florist of the Japanese royal family. Presently in Singapore for a visit, she said yesterday
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    Youth concert
    29 5 THE Culture Ministry will hold a youth concert at the National Library lecture hall on Saturday at 2 p.m. Free admission tickets are available at the library.
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    ERRANT PAY UP $34,980 IN FINES
    242 5 ERRANT PAY UP $34,980 IN FINES LABOUR Ministry fined 62 employers a total oi $34,980 tor Infringing the Central Provident Fund Act. The Employment Act and the Factories Act for the month ending on Feb. 1. In addition. $78 759 in arrears of CPF contributions and $2,688 interest on late
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      281 5 Straits Times Crossword H IF IV IHF B IH~ HT~^I ACROSS 6 Get lost as firemen do BCi mage in the service- <£• •>• arta 8) 7 Ensign an old Quaker 9 Tt.edo is ruined and sack- k* l 5 on (6) ,d ,6i 13 A low to cultivate In
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Police open fire in ambush: Suspect held
      144 6 Police open fire in ambush: Suspect held KI'ALA LUMPUR. Wed. Police fired several shots and detained a suspect in an ambush in Jalan Ampang Muslim cemetery here last nifht. His accomplice, who waited in a car, managed to escape despite being shot at by police. Police sources said today that
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      Fan carries on the fight to retain his seat
      401 6 Fan carries on the fight to retain his seat KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday FAX Yew Teng filed an action in the High Court today, seeking ruling on various legal issues arising out of his disqualification as an lIP. In the action filed by way of originating summons Fan named as defendants
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      200 DAP MEMBERS QUIT IN PROTEST
      120 6 I POH, Wed. About 200 members from 12 branches of the DAP in Perak have decided to quit the party in protest against "irresponsible, selfish and dictatorial party leadership," by headquarters. This followed the suspension of five leaders yesterday over a dispute on the
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      RAZAK TO BE CALLED TO MALAYSIAN BAR
      62 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Prime Minister, Tan Abdul Razak, and the Speaker of Dewan Rakyat. Tan Sri Nik Ahmad Kamil, will be called to the Malaysian Bar on March 10. The Tun, 53, was called to the English Bar in May 1950. He
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      The cut-rate 'C' lorries
      78 6 JOHORE BARO. Wed. The Bumiputra Lorry Hirers Association of Johore has called (or stricter action against owner of vehicles with C" permits who are illegally renting out their vehicles. It claims that this is affecting the business of lorry hirers who have ''A" permits as vehicles
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      Victim nabs robber
      62 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Salesman Mr. Au Kam Seng. 28. rammed two armed men on a motorcycle with his car minutes after he was robbed of a watch and gold chain worth $340 in Jalan Davidson last night. The rider and his pillion were thrown off their machine.
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      Order out to arrest UMSU secretary
      182 6 Order out to arrest UMSU secretary JOHORE BARU, Wed. A warrant was issued today for the arrest of University of Malaya Students Union secretary Hishamuddin Rais when he failed to turn up In court to answer a charge of obstructing a police officer. Hishamuddin's case had been fixed for hearing
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      83 6 PENANO. Wed. Malaysian Airline System and Thai Airways Intern atlonal today signed a pool agreement covering the Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok ahd Penang-Bangkok routes. Under the agreement, to be effective from April 1. passengers holding tickets Issued by MAS or Thai Airways can fly on either carrier without the
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      Arrested after long chase
      76 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed An Australian narcotics officer who flew In here two days ago on the trail of a suspected international trafficker was three hours too late. The suspect had flown to Sydney that morning. The officer cabled back to his office and last night, Australian
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    6 years jail for bringing in migrants
    252 7 6 years jail for bringing in migrants illegal immigrant was yesterday jailed for six years with 12 strokes of the rotan by a district court on three charges of conveying other illegal immigrants to Singapore, Koh Pek Leng, 22, alias Ah Tee and Sa Tee, was jailed another six months
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    'Reinstate worker order'
    86 7 'Reinstate worker order' The Labour Minister, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, has ordered SGS-ATES, an electronic firm at Toa Payoh, to reinstate a technician in his Job without loss of pay and service, according to the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation. A SILO statement yesterday said the worker, Mr. Kerwin Ang Swee
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    JTC flats
    35 7 SOME tS76 units of Jurang Town Corporation flats not HDB lats. as rejvrted In Tuesday's Straits Times will be balloted for at Boon Lay Garden today at 2.30 pm. The error Is regretted.
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    The gamblers
    16 7 A TOTAL of 22 people were fined $1,585 by a court yesterday for gambling.
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    Metrication show at the C-centres
    88 7 Metrication show at the C-centres THE Singapore Metrication board is organising a Metrication and You mobil exhibition at various community centres mainly to educate the masses on the metric system. A total of 35 centres have been selected and the first exhibition will start at the Kampong Kapor community centre
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    C-centre's 30 study grants
    60 7 MR. Ho Kah Leong. MP for Jurong. will present 20 .scholarships to primary and 10 scholarships to secondary students of schools in the Jurong constituency at Jurong Secondary School. Yuan Chlng Road, tomorrow at 8 pm. The scholarships are awarded by Jurong community centre which has
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    Lock icon Getting the feel of aerial firefighting
    323 7 Getting the feel of aerial firefighting ITS up and away on a rescue mission by ropes for these two "flying firemen" now undergoing basic training in high level fire fighting. Within minutes, one of them had reached a window 15 metres (50 feet) above the ground to rescue a trapped
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    Lawyer hits out at views of a magistrate
    198 7 Lawyer hits out at views of a magistrate A LAWYER, arguing an appeal. yesterday attacked a magistrate's views on the question of sentence for a nonSingapore citizen in a particular theft case. Mr. Subhas Anandan said the magistrate had in clear-cut language made a distinction between a local offender and
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      257 7 Bringing Up F»thtr By BUI Kavanagh 6c Hal Camp j- f AB6 V LAST TIMS >CJ SENT ME YOUR WIFE LETT V" <f lAvELL, I SUPPOSE l««c W)LI \tiltvrr |>OUSJHE TJj TWE MARKET, VCnJ TMIS ORDSR < YBSTEffCAV I TECHNICALLY SMC I M6A LCAP ZJ ATis PHONED IN 4 BKS
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      U.S. OBLIGATION
      443 8 AS PRESIDENT FORD and Dr. Henry Kissinger see it, the fall of Phnom Penh is imminent unless Khmer Government forces are supplied with US$2OO million worth of ammunition. The US President and Secretary of State made this gloomy assessment in separate statements on Tuesday: Mr. Ford in a
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      FAST BUCKMANSHIP
      160 8 pOUR years imprisonment 32 months with "time off for good conduct," by some calculations might seem a niggardly penalty for the crime of amassing £101,000 ($545,400) in bribes. But Peter Godber was tried only on a single chargetaking a HK525,000 ($12,500), bribe from a colleague to help get
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      Call for night driving test to upgrade skills
      145 8 I REFER to your reports "ROY survey on driving skills" (ST., Feb. 11) and "Licence for Ldrivers only after higher course" (S.T., Feb. 15). Two thoughts Immediately come to my mind. Firstly, there Is still an imperative need to instill the meaning
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      111 8 ON SEPT. 1. 1971, I applied for a fourroom flat at Telok Blangah Housing Estate. Two years later I inquired about Us completion and was told then that it would be ready "next year." Last year I made the same inquiry. Again I was told "next year." As I need
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      57 8 RECENTLY the Housing Board Delta Estate (Ganges Avenue/ Indus Road) underwent general renovation and repainting. Residents of the estate are very grateful to the HDB for the services. Unfortunate^ during the erection of scaffoldings for the repainting, most of the Individual outdoor TV antennae and feeder cables were damaged by
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      70 8 The replacement of TV antenna at the rooftop is prohibited by the HDB and the only alternative for the relocation of the antenna Is outside the flat's windows. This, however nas resulted in very bad reception. Since the HDB has already redecorated and rewired the estate, would It not be
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      GOVERNMENT REPLY
      62 8 PLEASE refer to the letter by Mr. Harry Quek <aT., Feb. 18). We would like to inform your correspondent that there is a proposal to install traffic signals at the junction of Chal Chee Road and Upper Changl Road. An all-red period will be Included to allow pedestrians
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    No-holds-barred testing of consumer goods...
    1680 8  -  NANCY BYRAMJI: By London WHICH? SEEKS TO SET RIGHT THE IMBALANCE BETWEEN POWER OF BUYER AND SELLER SHOPPING at the level of the manin -the -street is often a business based on the individual's instinctive but not always rational thought processes, backed by some experience.
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      Big jump in profits at YHS
      288 9  -  MARTIN LIM By ftROWTH at Yeo Hiap Seng continued strongly (luring the year ended September 1974 with an 86.5 per cent jump in consolidated pre tax profits to $3.94 million. This compares favourably with the 46.5 per cent growth in the previous year. The
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      Price war in [the steel industry
      961 9 Price war in [the steel industry T E E LMAKERS around the world have reacted to the sharp downturn in orders with equally sharp cuts in prices. The process, which could turn into an all-out price war, was started by the Japanese and by the Italians, with the French and
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      Lock icon Bleak quarter for US auto makers
      378 9 Bleak quarter for US auto makers r|ETROIT: The United U States automobile Industry, which last week completed reports on its worst year (or profits since the 1958 recession, appears to be in for worse trouble In the current quarter, according to some industry analysts. First quarter losses could total close
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      SIME RAISES ITS STAKE IN CHINA ENGINEERS
      223 9 SI ME Darby Holdings has reaffirmed its faith in China Engineers (Holdings) by raising its stake in tilt group from 63.9 per cent to 74.9 per cent. It acquired from China's chairman, Mr. Y. H. Kwong, three million China shares for which Sime
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      JIP now has controlling interest in Promet Offshore
      242 9 JIP now has controlling interest in Promet Offshore 'f ARDINE International J Petroleum, a whollyf owned subsidiary of Jardlne Matheson (SEA), has acquired a controlling interest in the Hongkong based Promet Offshore group. \IP Increased its original holding of 40 per cent to 54.4 per cent through the acquisition of
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      BURMAH RESCUE PLAN: BANK 'NO' TO SCHEME
      424 9 BURMAH Oil's chairman, Mr. Alastalr Down, claims in a letter to shareholders last week that the UK Government and the Bank of England turnea down a financing schema for tbe company which would have avoided the controversial sale to the bank for £179
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      190 9 B^BT .^o^fe. m A L^Vi 1 1 L^PX A^Pa INVESTMENT ADVICE ON GOLD. SILVER, (BULLION-COINS) AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES. PLEASE WRITE TO US 0 RECOMMENDATIONS AND INFORMATION. Q 0 ERC TRADING CO., LTD. A 2410. Realty Building. Hong Kong. Tel. 5-*****5 DBS OPENS ITS i BUONA VISTA BRANCH I TODAY I
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    PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
    416 10 Tlffß. AL PICKETT has ITi Joined the Pandair Group as general manager. Far East. Previously, he was regional manager Far East, with Airbourne, the American forwarder. Mr. Plckett will be responsible for Pandair's extensive interests throughout the Far East, where the company has already established Its own
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      AMSTERDAM
      167 10 A MSTBRDAM. Tues.— Dutch Internationals lost some ground under the lead of Akio, which was especially affected ahead of Its 1974 figures and dividend due this afternoon. Hrinrken, National? Nedrrlandrn, Lucas Bob, Pafchoed and Betron led local declines, the latter stock hit by Its dividend omission plan announcement with
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      ZURICH
      143 10 7URICH. Tues.— The new *-i dollar tow together with the weaker trend on the New York Stock Exchange affected the Zurich stock market. On a small volume shares In practically all fields suffered losses. The lower Interest rates on short term Investments helped to Improve the quotations of bonds.
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      Price plunge starts rush for steel
      365 10  - Price plunge starts rush for steel HO MINFONG By 'THE sharp drop in x steel plate prices over the last few months has given a temporary boost to Sing ap 0 res shipyards. The price of steel ship plates, which reached a peak late last year at over US$4OO per
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      Earnings forecast revised as slump in shipping worsens
      382 10 II7ITH the deepening '"slump in the Europe-Far East trade, major shipping lines in the route view the situation with growing alarm, and are revising their earnings estimates downwards rapidly according to the latest issue of Seatrade. Faced on the one hand with
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      Orient Shipping now general agents
      163 10  - Orient Shipping now general agents KINGSLEY WOOD By OK I£ N T Shipping Services has been appointed general agents in Australia for Overseas Shipyard of Hongkong. Additionally, the active Western Australian croup, Westralian Farmers' Transport, has been appointed agent in that area with responsibility to OSS. Overseas Shipyard is a
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      First China-made vessel strikes oil
      165 10 mHE first Chlnese-de--1 signed and built floating drilling vessel for oftshore exploration, Kan tan (Prospector) No. 1, has successfully drilled a well in the southern part of the Yellow Sea. The vessel was designed and built in Shanghai. The deck was assembled by the Shanghai
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      Shipping team to improve services
      154 10 r fK) improve the service of Chinese vessels for Singapore/Malay.°ls.n shippers further the Singapore National Shippers' Council will lead a delegation to Peking hi early April. The eight-man team will be headed by Mr. Tan Eng Joo, the Council's chairman, and will include representatives of
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      Lock icon Tokyo's, tougher rules
      281 10 Tokyo's tougher rules rpOKYO: The Finance ■I Ministry and the Tokyo Btock Zxchange has presented a plan to the Securities Trading Council, an advisory body, to tighten standards for share listing, an exchange spokesman said. The proposals are designed to Improve the standards, Increase the share of Individual shareholders as
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    What the brokers say
    472 10 What the brokers say rS stock market has come a long way since the Straits Times Industrial ordinary index nit its nadir of 146.52 on Dec. 18 last year. There has. In fact, been a recovery of 56.4 per cent by last Monday when the index closed at 229.11. Individually,
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      262 10 K^ fl sth singaporeorganl FESTIVAL 1975 I Citizens and permanent residents of Singapore are invited to participate in this exciting nation-wide organ competition. I Winner of the Senior Section will be sent to Hong Kong and Japan to participate in the:k A 1 2ND S.E. ASIA REGIONAL K^ /VV U
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        348 11 cYDNIY. Wed.—On a relafirm note on the Sydney Stock Exchange today turnover was markedly lower. For most of the session price movements wer« marginal as traders appeared to wait for new leads from overseas markets. Reflecting the overall lack of interest BHP shares closed steady at AM 10 after
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        NEW YORK
        369 11 T^EW YORK. Tues.— Stock "2 Prl<*« '«U sharply In heavy trading for the second consecutive session. Analysts called the setback a long overdue technical correction following the strong advance In the market since the turn of the year. But analysts suggested that Wall Street may have construed as
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        Indices
        87 11 FINANCIAL TIMES TINS Tuesday 84.04 Monday 84.54 Week ago 86.48 RUBBERS Tuesday 398.12 Monday 396.01 Week ago 388.64 OILS Tuesday 212.16 Monday 204.90 Week ago 201.49 INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 261.7 Monday 259.8 Week ago 261.7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 719.18 Monday 736.94 Week ago 731.30 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Tuesday
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        HONGKONG
        252 11 XIONOKOSO. Wed.— The mark<* closed steady with most leading shares around yesterday's closing levels, dealers said. Trading was generally cautious tffroughout the day as lnvestos awaited this afternoon's (Midget, though prices finned slightly towards the close In the absence oi any increase In personal taxation. which had been anticipated
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        TOKYO
        194 11 •TOKYO. Wed. Share prices gn the Tokyo stock uiarket opfened lower due to the overnight sharp plunge on Wall Street but turned up later. The Dow Jones average recovered to the 4.200 level for the first time In six wei-ks. The Dow Jones average closed at 4.206 32 up
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        68 11 em* CuMie Mifc k r. Text. ■MKI Cabfea *pper ■J Antl l. T«»e K Cm*. D*T. M«c Hotel k Jate BG k View i. L. Ind. 12.50 tl.0« «0.90 •1.00 tOM W87 tow tow tO.M $1 14 tO 78 tO.OT toso tOM »54 *0 90 tl IS tl.M 80
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        7 11 $3.30 ♦7.56 —.47 —.15 MM —.10
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        23 11 Stmc Darby 4tMM Saa rfoMtar* US,*** Gala Para*. OMM Faber MrrUn Z7(,*o« ToUJ Turnorrr: 5.48 If ToUJ Vatae: fU.io M
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        50 11 Dec. M, IMC 1M f Dm. SI. IMS I*o t Dec. tt, IMZ 1M Dee. SI. IS7« 1M lam. 1, 1971 1M Industrial.: tt$M Z31.M Finance: 427.33 424.17 Hotels: 170.61 175.21 Properties: 187.56 1M 67 Tina: MM MM f rabbcrt: Mt.lt 326.48 O.C.B.C.: 214.59 212.51 8.E.8. Ind 22S.53 226.96
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1638 11 THE last transacted ready sale at the close of business the Stock Exchange of inirapore yesterday compared *ith the previous day's prices <«ether with 1974/75 high i Adjusted for ill new Issues). CLOSING TON!: Industrials and properties steady »hlle the rant euv. TURNOVER: Official flguree supplied by the
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      Attention on second liners
      363 11 LOWEB priced shares advanced sharply yesterday as the longneglected section two of the Stock Exchange of Singapore came alive with speculative activity. Suddenly all attention was turned to these issues to the neglect of shares in section one. Gains of 15 to 20 per cent were
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1708 11 BID and offer prices officially lifted and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unlesi otherwise specified. All Time Bargains for Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "Sett."
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1540 11 DID and offer prices of flclally lifted and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stork Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS A. Tap* |O9«B 0.958) (2) 0 84. 12) 088. ill 0.88,
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      KL looks to lower priced issues as well
      303 11 KL looks to lower priced issues as well fXN the Kuala Lumpur V/ stock Exchange, speculators also switched their attention to the lower priced shares which enjoyed gains averaging 20 per cent. The hitherto neglected shares came alive under what appeared to be a new wave of speculation by those
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      ROBINSONS
      38 11 GROUP pre-tax profits at Robinson grew by 47.5 per cent to $3.13 million in the first halfyear ended December 1974. It is paying an interim dividend of three per cent against two per cent (adjusted) last time.
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      Money and exchanges
      290 11 Money and exchanges ■CV>LLOWINO the dollar's strong recovery In international foreign exchange markets it opened in the Singapore forex market at U5*2. 2400/30 yesterday. The morning session saw the dollar being steadily traded between 82.2365 and $2 2385 Afternoon trading saw the dollar firming to close at $2.2385/95. Suggested interbank
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      NOMINAL RATES
      125 11 Suggested Interbank rates at 3.00 p m. quoted yesterday (croa) parity US dollar 2.2380 2.2400 2 8196 Sterling pound 5.4110 5.4190 7.3469 Hongkong dollar 48 20 48 40 5051 Malaysian dollar 99.90 100 10 100.00 Aust. schilling 13.5620 *****0 12.1012 Belg. franc (com) 6.5235 6.5410 6.2915 Danish kroner
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      Asian currency rates
      150 11 A BIAN currency deposit rates as at close on Wednesday. Feb 26: Offer Bid 7 days < 3/8 6 5/16 1 mth 6 7/18 6 5/18 2 mth* 7-1/16 6 15/16 3 mths 7 9/16 7 7/16 6 mUu 778 7 3/4 8 mths 7 15/16 7
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      Money market
      32 11 Singapore dollars (or Feb. 26: Offer Bid Overnight 4 4 1 roth SVt 8H 2 mtha 5* 6% 3 mthj 6 B* Prime rate 9% Source: P. Murray -Jooca IntcrnatloiuL
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      DISCOUNT MARKET
      55 11 RANGE of rataa offered by dn. count houaca on Fab. 26 Overnight 3 9/16 to 4%. Call dapoalt 4%. A>araja ■uy tall 3- month Tr«*aury bill. 4 1/16 2 18/16 bank bills t 6 18/16 Source: National Discount Co. v J*!f* T^? '"••T <U"«r »U«ntly from thoss quote*
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        CLOSING PRICES
        29 11 Rt.bber: Feb. 26. Singapore: 132.00 cts. ,up 2.50 cts.) Malaysia 131.00 cts. up 2.00 cts.) Tin: $960.50 (unch.) Official offering 234 4 tons (up 10 tons i
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        100 11 /'HINEi; PRODUCE IXYE.?iIv; iJi;iOA t;i2SML CeeenurOH: bulk 183 nominal, drum $90 nominal. Ceara: Mixed (loose) UK/ Cont. »«t nominal Ptmxr. Muntok AST A white f.o.b. lot.-, NLW 5268 aellors. Sarawak while f o.b. 96« f NLW ***** iiulera. Sarawak special black f.ifb. M« NL.W $213 aellera. Ban wak ASTA
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        55 11 Tueeday Manday UIS US* alelbourn- (1) 135.67 136.26 London 1U.758 185.2C8 184.758 1A6.258 Beirut 186.00 186.25 Honxkoni: 183.75 183.60 Zurich 184.78 183.00 185.75 186.00 Parii 189.10 186.21 Wadnaaday Tuaaday Sport (2) 182.508 183.818 188.848 186.898 rxpor# price In non-stfrllnf anas In U.S. dollara per ounce. (1< Australian dollars
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        204 11 rE Straits tin price was unchanged at $960.50 per plcul In Penang yesterday on an official offering up 10 tons to 234 tons. The overnight London market continued to ease with its forwr.d buyers slipping £5 to £3.085 per metric ton. LONDON: Standard tin prices tended to drift
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        Copper prices
        33 11 London copper prices on Tuesday (previous In brmcketa). Wtrbar— Spot buyer £548 (£550) aeller fMs.oo (USD: Three Vontn buyer £563 (£368.50) seller £367 (£368.30). Market tana: Steady. 6alae I 8,330 tonnri.
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        503 11 A PIER an unchanged opening, there was barely any change until noon In the Singapore rubber market yesterday as the market remained in the doldrums apart from some routine exchan ;es and switching out of nearby into the further forward. Lack of feature deterred resh commitments, however, the
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        98 11 i V.] VI 1 Mar. Apr. (Current Mtb) (Fonmrd Mth) M»»i Bayers Selkn Boym BcUen (cenUperkr) (oenUperkf) lR 6CV (1 ton pallet) 140.00 142.00N ***** 144.00N R 6L (1 too pallet, 134 00 136.00N 136 00 137 D0N X 6 (1 ton pallet) 130 00 132.00N 133
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      569 12 ROBINSON COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) INTERIM STATEMENT Unaudited Group Results for the 6 Months Ended 31 December 1974. 6 months ended 31 December 31 December 1974 1973 •000 "000 Group Turnover 15,410 14,375 Group Trading Profit before taxation 1,284 1,216 Investment Income (gross) 1,844 905 Total Group Profit before
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      546 12 PHILIPS/GOVERNMENT TRAINING CENTRE BUILDING AND CIVIL WORKS (excluding foundations. structural steel frame and roofing) TENDER NOTICE Tenders are Invited from qualified Contractors for the above works. QUALIFICATION Public Works Department and Statutory Boards registered Contractors to carry out building and civil works of $300,000 and above. Contractors not registered may
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      602 12 PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD TENDERS ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT: (2nd Floor. City Hall) 1 Disposal of one lot of 2753 pieces of smashed unserviceable AC single phase KWH and Polyphase meters lying at Meter S.ore. Thomson Road. Teno»r deposit $100/- Close at l.it p.m. on 13.3.75. (2) Disposal of one lot of short
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      965 12 W^WTTWraWnKF^KHW^M MAJUTERNAK §>>1 Rumah Sembelih Pusat, Shah Alam. fc^**'^ fc '^'^B -J KENYATAAN TAWARAN Tawaran-tawaran adalah dlpelawa darll^^™ pada pemborong-pemborong dan kllangcaiit hv TFNnra kilang proses kullt untuk membell kulltSALE BY iendek kullt lembu kerDau da rl Pusat lni: APPROXIMATELY 56,000 SQ. FT. OF Kullt Grade 1 (digaram) LEASEHOLD LAND
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    754 13 QL'IDAXCE and counselling should be given to school leavers to prepare them for work in factories and construction sites where job opportunities are greatest, the Minister for Education, Dr. Lee Chiaw Meng, said yesterday. He said that although there was a crying need
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    175 13 rIE trade union movement here has responded enthusiastically to a call for volunteers to be trained as Volunteer Probation Officers (VPOs) specialising in counter drug therapy. Disclosing this, Mr. K. V. Veloo, Chief Probation and Aftercare Officer, said on Tuesday that this was the first time
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      973 13 On your TV ~i SINGAPORE 5 3.N PM OttMf ni Seven Generations if Live i 7.05 Secrets of the Dee«-Wen«ers if tkt Sm -Kit Hta-Lmt ail Wjbj Yiet-iig (Maiiarir. Serialised Opera Reseat) 730 Ne *s and Parliamentary Report (Malay) 4.15 General Hospital 7M Wrtes frMt Hysteries-rtirt 6f 4.55 intermission 0
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      131 14 Matching extrasmore the merrier BESIDES clothes, a woman's other fashion necessities are shoes and handbags the more the merrier to match various outfits. But for most of as, a set of matching bat and shoes in one of the neutrals black or white or basic biege should serve well. In
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      845 14  - How love finds the way to the door if an HDB flat MAUREEN CHU A By \F YOU are a young graduate earning $1,000 and you are courting another graduate, drop her. What's wrong with a factory girl anyway? Don't forget, she brings you a dowry of a HDB flat.
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      135 14 Poncho puts punch in show NEW YORK— Designer Marc Bohan has cresked a free-flowing, unrestricted gown for the Christian Dior spring collation by utilising the poncho. Tills very simple and alr» design was shown wltn other styles during a recent show. Bohan's long red and green printed cotton .skir, was
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      66 14 Too many people neglect their elbows and .^*ls. One sure way to keep these place* loit is to rub them with a mixture of powdered milk, a generous pinch of boric acid and enough witch haset to make a paste. Scrub this on w.th a :<tiff
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      307 14 Ooh la la! Suspender belts are back SUSPENDER belts have been synonymous with sex appeal ever since the original cancan dancers flipped their petticoats high to revea: much. Now a Paris newspaper survey has found out that sexy underwear trills and frou-frou (the rusting of silk) have outmoded the sterllty
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      684 17 classified ads |g v KLER*. SALONS Hotel Slngapura for your latest hairstyles, expert perming and gorgeous tinting Very moderate m" „s P pEreT fnentS: te ephOM f ME MOBSTERS In 1947 an International syndicate was smuggling guns Into Singapore But a swift raid on Alrabu Island broke the back of
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      879 17 MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY AT GOLDHILL Plaza requires a Shorthand Typist/ Assistant Secretary with two three years experience Oood knowledge of English. Typing and Shorthand Able to operate switchboard, telex machine and work Independently Please apply In confidence with personal details, present salary and contact telephone number to: P.O. Box 259. Tanglln
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      781 17 CLERK REQUIRED FOR the Jurong Workshop and service division of a major Singapore trading company Suitable applicant will speak good English, have several years clerical experience and preferably some accounting knowledge Apply In writing with full details of career, experience, etc to ST. Box A ***** STENOGRAPHER REQUIRED with experience
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      678 17 CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPANY urgently requires construction site foremen. Preference will be given those with knowledge of surveying and who possess a drlvmjllcence. Apply B.T. Box A A LARGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY requires MILLERS Apprentice trained plus 3 to 5 years experience. Those possessing Singapore Vocational Institute Craft Certificate an advantage Please
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      730 17 a#^Pa*sS*s*sl4f LIVE-IN OR LIVE-OUT Chinese general amah with some cooking experience and English speaking wanted for a German family near Buklt Tlmah. Phone *****1 LIVE-IN EXPERIENCED ENGLISH SPEAKING general/ baby amah, Singapore citizen. No: 18 Jalan Kampong Chantek. Spore 21 WANTED VERY EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN couple or 2 amahs for English
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      651 17 WAITRESSES REQUIRED by Cameron Restaurant. Must be able lo speak Chinese dialects and Malay. Interview at 11. Mackenzie Road Te1_*****4_ We require the following personnel a) EXPERIENCED NCR 42 and NCR 52 CASHIERS b) EXPERIENCED BAPX TELEPHONE OPERATORS (Must be quick and polite and able to handle overseas cal!*) C)
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      688 17 Well established Motor Company Invites applicants for the following posts (1) WORKSHOP MANAGE* (2) SAJ.ES MANAGER (3) SA\ES REPRESENTATIVES (4) MECHANICS (5) DRIVERS (S) OFFICE BOY Applicants should slat* quallcrNnmiMp, language spoken, salary numbO'S not Mar man 15.3.75 to S.T. BOX ASOtM CLINC ASSISTANT WANTED. Dlst preferably speak Hoklen. Malay
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      906 17 DIST 11 HILLCREST ROAD double-storey semi-detached 3 rooms upstairs with 2 bathrooms attached. Downstair* one room and one bathroom Varble flooring, furnished with 3 alrconds and telephone. $1600 *****3 BRADDELL HEIGHT* SINOLESTOREV 3-Bedroomeu Detached Bungalow 1 Servant's Room. 3 Bthrooms. Furnished with 2 Alrcondltloners. $1,300/- Phone ***** SEASIDE BUNGALOW SPLITLEVEL,
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      799 17 DISTRICT CLEMENCEAU Avenue 3-roomed flat partly furnished 1 longbath $640/- on.o Ring Miss Ng *****6 DIST. 9 CAIRNHILL MANSION FURNISHED 3 bedrooms. a:*ron telephone, built-in, kitchen cabinets for Immediate occupation Call Inter-Home Management Services *****4/ *****8 FULLY FURNISHED FLAT to let Balmoral Park. dlst. 10. 17th floor. $2,230 Tel *****5.
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      774 17 URGENTLY WANTING PROPERTIES for American company within 6 miles from OPO. Unfurnished/ furnished $600 53.--800 Contact Victor Chla ft Partners. ***** WE NEED HOUSES In various parts ot Singapore to accommodate our foreign clients Owners please call ICS *****3 URGENTLY REQUIRED HOUSES/ APARTMENTS In good localities Direct company lease Rental
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      810 18 SIOLAP ROAD. District 5. Semidetached, single or doul le storey 1115 000 Detached bungalow $145,000 Call *****53 KATONG TELOK KURAJ. off Lorong BandanK 2-storey new bungalow land area 1 .200 sq ft $270,000/ En)ulrls *****6. *****8 OIST. 10 BAN GJAN 'ARK semiabove 3.000 sq.ft Furnished $150,000 negottab.e Contact *****3 GROUND
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      764 18 I*4 UUa4 DIST. 14 FOR SALE or Join ventuie Land for construction of 76 semi-detached and bungalows 25% already under development Ring Mr fay *****. VACANT LAND in district 16. approximately 6.000 sq ft. with planning approval. sulUble for Immediate development Phone omce hours *****1 OIST. 14 INDUSTRIAL LAND for
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      683 18 PEOPLE'S PARK CENTRE 430 I.3oosqft fromSl.lsp.sf. Inter- national Plaza 950 sq.ft at $1.20 pi f Showroom and office at Walllch Street 2.700 sq.ft. Yoong L Co. Chartered Surveyors *****77/ *****51 STRAITS HOUSING AGENCY *****1/*****1 (1) INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 1300 sq ft going cheap Fully partitioned 3 rooms and storage with carpeting
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      549 18 EESE9I «BBaasWlaßmJßßaaaaUßftJaka4AAiaaw H^Rvtarvation Cantr* I M Red Cap Tour* H I 73-75 Robinson Road I B Singapore 1. Coma Join Our Annual Special Concession Tour 1975 (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY ONLY) 7-Day West Malaysia/ Gentlng Normal fare $17S Special $138 Dep 16 23 5-Day Penang/ Pangkor $180 Special 5123 Dep. 17/24 5
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      770 18 NAM HO TRAVEL SERVICE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LIMITED. Tour West Malaysia (inclusive Oenting. C/Hlghlands)— by alr-con-dltloned bus seven days SSI7S/. Departure Every- Sunday. Monday Cameron Highlands Four days SsBo Gentlng Highland* Four days SSUO/-. Departure Every Wednesday Gentlng Highlands Two days by air Ssl3o/-. Departure Everyday. Lake Toba/ Medan by Air
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      690 18 4j|!!j|fe. "^r a^BT PRESENTS TODAYS SPECIAL Pork Liver In Hot Pot from $8.00 Braised Brisket from $4.50 Fried Sheredded Pork With Salted Cabbage from $4.00 Braised Beache De Mer from $4 50 Abalone With Assorted Seafood from $5.00 Green VegeUble With Crab Meat from $4.00 Braised Fish Tall from $5.00
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      753 18 CEE a (lEE (For Technical Training) C O London Institute Courses: Telecommunications Technicians 'Urtlng 1.3.75 Electrical Enf.ine* ing Practice starting 28.2 75 Radio T.V Electronics starting 6.3 75 Builders Quanta es starting 3.3.75 Draftsmanship Courses: Electrical itartlng 28 2.75. Architectural starting 1.3.75 Mechanical suiting 28 2.75 Structuril starting 1.3.75. Shipbuilding
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      709 18 MECHANICAL. ELECTRICAL a TELECOMMUNICATIONS Technician courses for City ft Guilds exam Rint, *****5 after 2 p m irs NEVER TOO LATE to enrol at Science Electronics (Pte) School Courses available Repair of electrical appliances, amplifiers. AM FM Receivers. Transistor Radio. Tape Recorders. C Electronics. B/W li Colour T.V. New classes
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      857 18 PRIVATE INOLISH LESSONS. In termed late advanced Practical method Fast progress Experienced American Instructor University graduate *****7 ENGLISH TUITION AT primary level at student's home Twice weekly $30 Thrice weekly $45 Evenings and week-ends. Only 4 those Interested, apply ST. Box A ***** NEW CLASSES! BOOK KEEPING. SHORTHANO. Mathematics. English
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      786 19 VOLVO STATIONWAGOf REGISTERED 1(71 alrcon, radio Ita* sell View anytime ■ffice *****4 19*4 MORRIS MINI $2,000/- ex rhange considered View Blk 86 n.monweallh Close Tel *****0. AIRCONOITION YOUR CAR FOR 8640/- ONLY WITH A NEW FRIGIKING CAR AIrtCONDITIONER GEORGE LEE MOTORS 9. Riv*r VeUey Cloea Tel: 172*33. FORD ESCORT 1300
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      722 19 LOST LADY FAVRE LEUBA watch, black strap In carpark Marine Terrace Sentimental value. Reward Ring *****6 after 600 p m wTNTE^^oTSHSMETo^man mongrel puppy found in the market Vaclnnatlon expense on me Ring *****81 DALMATIAN PUPPIES beautiful pedigree Dalmatian puppies for sale S X.C registered. Phone *****8 Would anyone who found
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      768 19 ELETROOEX T.V. SERVICING I REPAIRS any make of television Day night service. Phone ***** V I *****52 I ENJOY COLOUR TV WITHOUT THE PROBLEMS LOW COST: for as little as f 1 8J a day $55 for 48 cms (19") set S7O for 55 cms (22") set $78 for 65
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      1290 19 BUYING/ SELLING AIftCONDITIONERS. REFRIGERATORS. televisions, general used goods. Contact Karllm Company. M 9 Otylang Road. *****7 A NEW FRIDGE FOR Ssls/-p.m.! Get a NEW frldf* for 3515/--mlnlmum per month wltn SINGER'S exclusive American Hire Purchase programme that you can select from to suit your personal budget It's the best way
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      191 19 TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT. (No. lit I NOTICE UNDER SECTION I*7. Notice U hereby given under section 137 of the Town Bocrds Enactment. (No. 118> that Layout Plan No. J7/063' 2B for proposed conversion of MLO 8061-8066 and MLO 8053-8060 Jalan Tebrau from shops and Residential areas to special purpose such
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      365 19 Established Organisation In Kuala Lumpur Invites applications from suitably qualified Malaysians for the following positions Internal Auditor Should possess stood SC/MCE results. Preference will be giv?n to HSC Holder. Should have at least 3 fttUt working experience in Commercial Firms ov 2 years in Public Accountant Offices. Accounts Clerk it
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      228 20 AUCKLAND, Wed. New Zeala id batsman Ewen Chatlield gingerly patted his fractured skull in hospital tcda> and said he held no Knidge against England's bumper bowler peter Lever who near y killed him at the wicket. "It isn't really his fault. I •hould have been
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      482 20  -  EPSOM JEEP By PENANG, Wed. Piccadilly 111 (Moses Lee) showed impressive form in a 3f gallop in 39 3/5 on a heavy track here today. A useful sort, who can sprint and stay, the five- year-old should go well in the Class 3
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      1393 20 A TOTAL of 22 horses have been entered for the 12f Singapore Derby to be run on Sunday, MBrch 16, at Bukit Timah. They^ire Chaya Timor 11, Day»x)na, Dllletantte, Don Miirkos, Qameness, Just Too Good, Lascelles. Lover's Paradise, Man of Courage 11, Maran 11, Naval Base 11,
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      359 21  -  JOE DORAI By CINGAPORE will compete in the first international soccer tournament for women the Asian Cup at Hongkong in August. The tournament is organised by the newly- formed Asian Ladies Football Confederation, it will be aft annual
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      198 21 BANGKOK, Wed. Three Australians and a New Zealander today played to a fourway tie for first place in the pro-am tournament prelude to the four-day 11th Thailand Open golf championship starting tomorrow. Australians Graham Marsh, Ted Ball and Mike Ferguson and New Zealander
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      33 21 BANGKOK Wed. The South Korean National Youth team held Thailand's Rajprachanukraw football team to a goalless draw in a friendly soccer match held at the National Stadium here last night— AP.
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