The Straits Times, 23 March 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    Lock icon SUHARTO RE-ELECTED
    608 1 As heavily- armed troops patrol Jakarta streets* JAKARTA, Wednesday PRESIDENT SUHARTO was today re-elected unopposed and unanimously while hundreds of heavily armed troops patrolled the capital ready to shoot on sight any trouble-makers. The Military Command claimed yesterday that some of the 39 people arrested for causing disturbances
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    Never any doubt at any time...
    407 1 JAKARTA, Wed PRESIDENT Suharto's re-election today for a third flveyear term of office was never seriously in question despite calls for his replacement in some quarters. In this Pancaslla (consensus) democracy ol 135 million people there was no real alternative candidate In sight who
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    Lock icon Peking accused of inciting students
    98 1 Peking accused of inciting students JAKARTA, Wed.— An independent Jakarta newspaper today accused Peking Radio of inciting Indonesian students and youths to cause trouble in the country. The newspaper, Pos Kota. said that in a broadcast on March 17 the radio attacked the Indonesian Government while supporting agitating students and
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    Lock icon $2m ordered seized
    57 1 BRISTOL. Wed A Judge today ordered the selxure of £463.000 Ss2 million) profits of a drugs ring held In strongbox** In Swiss and French banks. The money In cash and securities, was deposited by three ringleaders of a conspiracy to make and sell LSD. smashed recently in
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    Lock icon Bus horror: 30 killed
    55 1 Bus horror: 30 killed YUMA (Arljona). Wed. Two Mexican passenger buses collided about 66 km south of the border town of San Luis, killing at least SO people and Injuring scores of others. San Luis police said. Police said many of the victims burned to death in a fire that
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    3,000 Meos killed
    50 1 BANGKOK. Wed Three thousand Meo hill tribesmen were killed during an attempt to crocs Into Thailand In the last three weeks, a leader told AFP today. The rebel leader, who declined to be Identified, and several hundred of his follower* managed to escape the communist dragnet. AW.
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    Back to life, Ho's party
    182 1 BANGKOK, Wednesday T AOS and Vietnam appear to have revived the Indochina Communist Party founded in the 1920s by Ho Chi-minh, observers noted today. In a broadcast marking the 23rd anniversary of the Laotian Revolutionary Party, founded In the northern mountains on March 22. 1955,
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    Lock icon Oil salvage hopes fade
    70 1 BREST, Wed. Hopes of salvaging some 100.000 tonnes of oil from the stricken supertanker Amoco Cadis which ran aground of Brittany last Friday with 233,000 tonnes of oil on board, were fast running out today Plans to pump the remainIng oil into an 18.000 tonne tanker
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    Lock icon Prison chief slain
    73 1 MADRID, Wed. The Dlrector-Oeneral of Spain's prison system. Jesus Haddad Blanco, was shot dead today while leaving his home, Justice Ministry said. Police said Mr. Haddad. 39. who was appointed to the post three months ago. was gunned down by three youths armed with a sub-machine-gun as
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    2 Viet airmen in custody after landing
    310 1  -  PAUL WEE rCREW SEEK 'RESETTLEMENT' By A VIETNAMESE military aircraft with two crew members on board landed at Paya Lebar airport last night at about 7.30 after It reportedly ran out of fuel. A Singapore Government statement identified the aircraft as a DC-3
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    Lock icon UN peace forces move in
    637 1 UN peace forces move in BEIRUT, Wednesday IJXITED Nations peacekeeping forces began moving into embattled south Lebanon today despite Palestinian guerilla claims that major violations riddled an Israeli-declared ceasefire, a Lebanese Government spokesman re- -j ported. An 18-man Iranian reconnaissance party entered the south Lebanese Christian town of MarJayoun, 96
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    Governor to stay on
    43 1 HONGKONG. Wed The team of Governor Murray Maclehose. due to expire in October, has been extended until August next year, official source* said today. The extension of Mr. Maclehose's term has been approved by the Queen, the sources said—UPl
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    Funds pullout LONDON. Wed — The
    42 1 Funds pullout LONDON. Wed The Nigerian Govrnment has ordered withdrawal of public funds from Barclays Bank of Nigeria Ltd and a reduction of Its foreign staff in protest at what it called the bank's policy of collaboration with South Africa. Rev- ter.
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    Lock icon Sadat laughs off rumours
    55 1 CAIRO, Wed. A spokesman for President Sadat denied rumours circulating abroad today that the Egyptian leader has been assassinated. Press secretary Saad Zagloul Nassar said Mr. Sadat "broke into lmughter" when he told him about the rumours which swept the stock exchanges in New York, London,
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      316 1 CSC-640 SW SWS -^■^■l.li^l STEREO ftAMO CASSCTTE ODtimbie *t A" D»H*'S I T^^^^il^^ "bigston fc ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD Sin|ip*rt Malirtii Brunei BANKS HAIL HON'S PLAN ON POSB INTEREST Page 6 US Congress fives Begin a rough time Z GANGS guide Italy police in big search for Moro kidnappers 3
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Labour costs hit EEC trade
      119 2 Labour costs hit EEC trade BRUSSELS. Wed—Rising labour costs blunted the European Economic Community's competitive edge In industry last year, th? EEC's executive commission said today. Its latest survey of the economic situation In the nine nation Common Market showed that Industrial production Improved a little during the winter but
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      Lock icon U.S. CONGRESS GIVES BEGIN A ROUGH TIME
      460 2 PM clashes with Carter then... WASHINGTON, Wednesday [SRAEI/S Prime Minister Menaclicin Begin, after clashing with President Carter over Middle East pence terms, met further opposition from the foreign affairs pa nels of the Senate and House of Representatives. The four-hour congres- sio n
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      Lock icon Meos escape
      38 2 NONO KHAI (Thailand). Wed. About 260 Meo hllltrlbesmen from Laos escaped in this north eastern border province on Monday night adding to a number of Meos who have In recent weeks fled Into Thai territory AP.
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      Lock icon The imperfect crime
      71 2 HAZEL PARK (Michigan), Wed. Williard Dillon, 30, was arrested for armed robbery and attempted murder. It was hardly the perfect crime. He dropped his gun twice during the hold-up at a store, shot and missed a customer who gave chase, ran out of petrol and had to
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      Lock icon Returned: Six wanted for hijacks
      133 2 Returned: Six wanted for hijacks JACXSONYILLE (Florida). Wed. Six Americans wanted in connection with hijackings were returned from Cuba to the United States yesterday and charged in court here with air piracy. US district attorney Tom Morris said Federal marshals escorted them aboard a chartered flight via Kingston, Jamaica, to
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      Lock icon Palestinians got Arab pledges but little else
      356 2 BEIRUT, Wed AFTER seven days A of war between Pale s t i nlan commandos and Tsrael's Invasion army, the Palestinians feel a major casualty not mentioned in battlefield dispatches has been Arab credibility. "Do me a favour, said a tighter in the
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      Lock icon Aussie Gout threat to take strikers to court
      189 2 SYDNEY, Wed. The Australian Government today threatened action against striking postal workers In New South Wales who have held up 22 million articles of domestic and overseas mail during a nine-day stoppage. Minister for Employment Tony Street said unless the workers voted
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      Lock icon Hua to visit N. Korea?
      46 2 PEKINO. Wed. Chairman Hua Kuo-reng Is expected to pay an official visit to North Korea next month, diplomatic sources here reported. Western sources first reported in Pyongyang that Chairman Hua'i first trip abroad was scheduled for April 5 to 9.— AFP.
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      Gas project
      52 2 MOSCOW, Wed. A USJapanese consortium Is muvlng towards agreement with the Soviet Union on the technical and economic feasibility of a multi-bilUon dollar project to extract and export natural gas from eastern Siberia. American sources said today—Reuter. MINORITY GROUPS HIT OUT AT REPORT URGING MORE CURBS ON IMMIGRANTS
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      Lock icon MINORITY GROUPS HIT OUT AT REPORT URGING MORE CURBS ON IMMIGRANTS
      392 2 BRITAIN'S Parliamentary Committee on Race Relations has come under criticism from minority groups after It published a report recommending more curbs on the entry of coloured Immigrants, particularly from the Indian subcontinent. Groups protecting the Interests of coloured immigrants accused the committee of being racialist, prejudiced and discriminatory. The committee
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      'Think again on trade'
      105 2 Casino sues Japan for return of $1.9 m stakes rpoKYO, Wed— A Las A Vegas casino firm has sued the Japanese government for the return of more than 190 minion yen (591.9 million) In uncollected stakes, a Tokyo dally reported today. The company Is the Desert Palace that operates Caesar's
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      Lock icon Casino sues Japan for return of $1.9 m stakes
      104 2 eluding- Mr. Hideo Yoahlmcto, former president of the Tokyo Bar Association. Mr. Yoshimoto was fined three million yen later for violating the foreign exchange control law. A total of 1M million yen and traveller's cheques worth US$75O (811,720), which Mr. Yoshimoto and the others had collected and deposited in Tokyo
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      245 2 ADVENT/2W the Advent ■H^^^M with a difference I The Advent philosophy speciiies that only 2 drivers are needed for top-class reproduction of I music, i.e. a tweeter a woofer This is exactly the case with all of the Advent speakers, except for the 2W, which has twin tweeters of 2"
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      Lock icon UNP wins
      28 3 COLOMBO, Wed. The ruling United National Party (UNP) trounced the Freedom Party and the combined United Left Front yesterday to retain a Parliamentary seat here Reuter.
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      Lock icon BARRE FLASHES VICTORY SMILE
      60 3 SIRROINDED by newsmen. French Prime Minister Raymond Barre smiles as he leaves the Elysee Palace following a meetinc with Presi- dent Valery Giscard d'hstainc in the aftermath of the centrerixht election victory. The presidential spokesman later said Mr. Barre would stay on at least until nrxt
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      Gangs guide police in big Moro search
      372 3 ROME, Wednesday JTALIAN mobsters trying to get "the police oft our backs" acted as guides today for detectives conducting a massive dragnet for the kidnappers of former Premier Aldo Moro. Police said they had accepted the offer of help trom gangs of Roman
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      Lock icon French Leftist leader Fabre to quit
      150 3 French Leftist leader Fabre to quit PARIS. Tues.— Mr. Robert Fabre will resign as president of the Left Radical Movement at the new party congress, scheduled for April 20 and 21, party vicepresident Jacques Maroselli announced here yesterday. In an official statement by the Left Radical executive, Mr. Maroselll said
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      Lock icon Governor named Taiwan's Vice-President
      119 3 Governor named Taiwan's VicePresident TUPEH, Wed. Island Governor Shleh Tungmin was today elected as Taiwan's Vice-Presldent, the highest position ever held by a Taiwanese In the nationalist hierarchy. Taiwan's government is dominated by "mainlanders" who make up Just 16 per cent of the population and were fiercely resented by the
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      Lock icon Slowdown still on
      37 3 BANGKOK. Wed Thai Railways employees continued their massive slowdown protest for the second day today, causing delays of trains departing and arriving at Bangkok's two main stations. Some trains were five hours late— AP.
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      Lock icon Freshies start verbal war at varsity
      194 3 Freshies start verbal war at varsity PEKING, Wed. New and older students at Peking University are fighting a war of words over academic qualifications and some campus sources say feelings are running high over the issue. The dispute began last week with big character posters appearing on campus alleging and
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      Lock icon Hotel planned for Shanghai
      49 3 HONQKONO, Wed A 30-storey hotel with a capacity for 1.500 guesta Is being planned In Shanghai, Chinas biggest port city, the South China Morning Post reported today. The newspaper said hoteliers from China were In Honukong recently to study modern hotel management and services. AP.
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      Lock icon CAMBODIA-WHERE IT'S HARD TO GET GIRLS TO SMILE
      255 3 CAMBODIA-WHERE IT'S HARD TO GET GIRLS TO SMILE BELGRADE, W*d. fAMBODIA's brand of revolution means a land where money has been abolished, cities deserted, fashion reduced to one black suit Issued by the state annually to each person and where It Is hard to get girls to smile, Yugoslav Journalists
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      Lock icon Package tours
      38 3 TOKYO. Wed Individual Japanese tourist* will far the first tune be able to travel to China on package tours from June after stayIng two nights In Hongkong for visa processing, the Japan Travel Bureau said today.—Reuter.
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      Lock icon Strikes spreading in W Germany
      98 3 BONN. Wed— Labour strife in the West German metal in das try spread yesterday from the Stuttgart area to Munich where 15,000 car and aircraft workers downed tools in short warning strikes to demand an eight per cent pay increase, a union spokesman said. Man
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      315 3 a^^J SALES EXECUTIVE MALAYSIA (up to Msl, soo p.m. plus Benefits) A long established and highly successful international manufacturing organisation is seeking an experienced Sales Executive who will be responsible for the promotion and co-ordination of sales of its products in Malaysia. The company manufactures steel fabricated products to service
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      Lock icon North Sea oil profits to boost Britain's economy
      202 4 North Sea oil profits to boost Britain's economy LONDON, Wed. Profits from North Sea oil will be used to boost Britain's economy even if the world economy does not recover rapidly, according to a new government policy statement. Prime Minister James Cailagnan told Parliament yesterday that government revenues from North
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      Enough ammo
      22 4 MANILA. Wed The Philippines Is proceeding smoothly towards self-suffi-ciency in small-arms ammunition. Defence Under-Secre-tary for Munitions Isabelo Castro said yesterday—Reuter.
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      Lock icon EEC AND JAPAN SMOOTH THE WAY
      320 4 Trade talks heat lessened TOKYO, Wed. Negotiators of Japan and the European Economic Community (EEC) have narrowed their differences in trade f-ilks to the poinl that they will be able to end their meeting with a joint rommuni que, a Japanese Government spokesman said
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      Lock icon Opec to hold crisis talks on US$
      88 4 Opec to hold crisis talks on US$ VIENNA, Wed. Oil ministers from Opec nations will meet In Geneva on April 3 following a Kuwaiti call for emergency talks on the state of the US dollar, official sources said today. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries confirmed the Geneva meetIng would
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      Lock icon Asean fair lures Tokyo buyers
      147 4 TOKYO, Wed. Forty Japanese corporations will send buyers and investment executives to the Asean trade fair opening on May 7 in Manila, sponsors of the fair said today. The Japanese, who represent media msited and small companies here, are expected to make a "good amount"
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      Lock icon "Britain ready to back region's zone of peace
      266 4 "Britain ready to back region's zone of peace MANILA, Wed. Britain was ready t> neip Asean And efI«.ci.ive wajs to institute a zone ol peace, ireedom and neutrality In the region, the British Minister of State lor ttjrelijn and Commonwealth Alialrs. Lord Go-ronwy-Roberts, said here toaay. He Indicated that he
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      345 4 T~\ SINGAPORE Business XA/UV MCIPIBMIW VOL 2NO 3 MOHCH 197* PHCE $300 U Iff I 111 J9HB 5 2j«-c can't United Malayan Banking Corporation move into the head office of its Singapore c r^. operations? ma wLm -■?EHfe~ AA/HEN ?M 111 I Ihhl i■ %SU will banks increase their hours?
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      Mixed views in US on Peking speech
      1128 5  - Mixed views in US on Peking speech MILTON CHASE: Some common interests despite differences: Hua By WASHINGTON, Wednesday AMKKICW media and State Department China watchers .ire not quite on the nine wave length in Iheir interpretations of Chinese Communist Party Chairman Hua' Kuo-feng's initial public acknowledgment that Peking and Washington
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      51 5 COLOMBO. Wed. Buddhist monks can become lawyers. Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ruled yesterday. Five senior judges in a 4-1 verdict rejected objections by several Influential lay Buddhist groups and allowed a 27-year-old monk's application to be enrolled as a barrister at law of the Supreme Court
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      Lock icon 'Streets littered with bodies'
      211 5 LONDON, Wad THE streets of Addis Ababa were littered with bodies as a result of a "red terror" openly incited by the Ethiopian Government, according to a front page report in The Times newspaper today. The story carried no dateline but the byllned writer, Hans Eerlk,
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      Lock icon EXPERTS: TREAT HYPERTENSION WITH DRUGS
      191 5 EXPERTS: TREAT HYPERTENSION WITH DRUGS (MNKVA. Wed. I Health experts said yesterday that high blood pressure which affects an estimated 10 per cent of the world's population, should be treated with drugs rather than by changes in diet or lifektyle. Members of the World Health Organisation's expert committee on hypertension
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      205 5 LSA Full Time Courses) Ltd. Announce dates for 1978/1979 courses leading to examinations of: Association of Certified Accountants o 10th July 1978 to Bth December 1978 for the Decembßf 1978 Examination* Bth January *****0 Bth Juna 1979 lor the June 1979 Examinations o 9th July 1979 to 7th December 1979
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    Banks hail Hon's tax plan on POSB interest
    991 6  -  LEE KIM CHEW By RANKING circles 13 yesterday welcomed the Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen's statement In Parllamept on Tuesday that the government was considering a tax on interest gained from Post Office savings deposits. The chairman of the Association of Banks
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    'Know our Singapore'
    100 6 course THE University of Singapore Extramural Studies Department will hold a 12-lecture course, Knowing our Singapore, by Professor 0.0. Thomson at the National Museum theatrette every Wednesday, beginning on April 26, from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The fee Is $30 and the course will Include lectures
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    GRAFT CHARGES: JULY TRIAL FOR SIA MAN
    96 6 rE case against Pang Meng, 39, a Slngapore Airlines admlnlstratlve assistant who Is facing 22 counts of corruption Involving $85,000 wlll be heard from July 3tolo In a district court, Pang denied commlttlng the offences between June 15, 1976 and last July 11
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    Help is just a phone call away, says HNF
    332 6 Help is just a phone call away, says HNF fIST one phone call to 1J the nearest maternal and child health clinic will bring a nurse to the doorstep of thr aged sick and disabled who need attention according to the Home Nursing Foundation. Yet there have been occasions when
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    On children
    36 6 DR. Wong Tae Tal oi the Ministry of Health will give a talk en Emotional and behavioural problems In children, at the Nat'ona] Library meeting room. In Stamford Road, at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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      229 6 Straits Times Crossword H~ I I 2I 2 I f I Ml 15 I ACROSS mulus to technological 1 Came, not a side of bacon Jj^use' 4^ with a tale? 6 Caw* interference within 2 ridl fully 8 amp* (6) to d eccent^c in 9 Friend thats melancholy ij 68)
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    Girl who had affair with father of six drank poison
    342 7 Girl who had affair with father of six drank poison A 17-YEAR-OLD girl's involvement with a married man, a father off six, ended tragically with her drinking paraquat (weed killer) on the third day of Chinese New Year, a coroner's court yesterday heard. The inquiry. Into the death of Ong
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    Hunt for gunmen spreads across Causeway
    180 7 Hunt for gunmen spreads across Causeway SINGAPORE police have contacted their Malaysian counterparts in the hunt for two men who fled after their attempt to steal Saturday's collection of the Singapore Turf Club Toa Pavoh branch was foiled by two Cisco guards. In the gun battle which followed the attempt
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    Drugs: 2 years
    39 7 ALI bin Suriedin. 23. a hawker, was yesterday jailed for two years by a district court for having a straw of heroin in Redhill Close on Jan 28. Ali. who has a previous conviction, pleaded guilty.
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    N-SERVICE: REMINDER TO THOSE BORN BETWEEN OCT AND DEC 1961
    405 7 rE Defence Ministry yesterday reminded ali male Singapore citizens and permanent residents born between Oct 1 and Dec 31, 1961 to register for national service at the Central Manpower Base. Dempsey Road, Tanßlln. between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. from
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    Keppel yard to recruit M'sian workers
    162 7 Keppel yard to recruit M'sian workers THE government-owned Keppel Shipyard lias decided to recruit general workers from Malaysia because of poor response from Singaporeans. It has not deciaea how many Malaysians to recruit but there are vacancies for 50 general workers. The yard started advertising the vacancies In Malaysian newspapers.
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    Waiting to be claimed
    62 7 Waiting to be claimed TAXI passengers and bus commuters are asked to call at the Registry of Vehicles (ROY) to claim items they have left behind in public vehicles. Out of 53 mislaid items returned to the ROY by honest cabbies and clippies this month, only 12 have been claimed
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    Frigate's visit
    29 7 THE French frigate. Du-guay-Houin. will arrive tomorrow (or a routine visit on its way to China. It has a 202-man crew and Is equipped with anti-submarine devices.
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    Seminar for counsellors
    97 7 THE Rotary Club and the Education Ministry's guidance unit will organise a seminar on the metal-based and timber Industries for guidance counrellors at Hotel Equatorial on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Mr. Oeorge Fong of United Engineers and Mr. Fred Chu of the Timber Industry Board will
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      THE MASS EXODUS FROM HOUSING SOCIETY
      165 8 THE MASS EXODUS FROM HOUSING SOCIETY rfiHE Singapore Govern1 ment Officers Housing Co-operative Society has suffered a spate of resignations since 1971 because of the failure of the Changi housing project and the adverse publicity ln a misappropriation case. Parliament was told yesterday. The acting Social Affairs Minister, Dr. Ahmad
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      Hon: Then we won't be making anything
      304 8 SINGAPORE would not be producing anything if it stayed away from manufactu ring goods considered "sensitive," Finance Minister Hon Sul Sen told Parliament on Tuesday. "In our policy, we have also to be practical," he told the House during the debate on his
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      No way you can compare RTS with Hollywood
      2050 8 Reporters: CHIA POTEIK. NGIAM TONG HAI, CHRISTINA RODRIGUES, ELENA CHONG and EDMUND TEO. Ong answers criticism of local TV productions THE standard of Rariln anrt Tplp Kadlo and Television Singapuras television productlons cannot really be assessed according to the same criteria as
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      Backbenchers on the Opposition benches
      157 8 Rfc seating of MPs has been revised with the opening of the Budget debate, with government ministers, ministers of state, and parliamentary and political secretaries occupying one side of the benches. A 1 1 backbenchers holding no official posts sit on the opposite side, representing
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      Victoria Theatre and Hall rental 'not high'
      252 8 Victoria Theatre and Hall rental 'not high' rE meting Minister for Culture, Mr. Cng Teng Cheong, yesterday described the non commercial $200 rent for use of Victoria Theatre and Victoria Memorial Hall up to eight hour* as "not high." He understood that the community centres let out their halls at
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      Our share in IMF
      61 8 THE Finance Minister, Mr. Hon Sul Sen, will move that the total subscription of Singapore ln the International Monetary Fund be Increased to a sum equivalent to 49 million Special Drawing Rights at the next sitting of Parliament. The Singapore Red Cross Society (Incorporation) (Amendment) Bill
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      Ministry move to form culture council
      659 8 Ministry move to form culture council rpHE Culture Ministry is actively studying the possibility of setting up a council or board representing the various cultural groups here, the acting Culture Minister, Mr. Ong Teng Cheong, said in Parliament yesterday. In the meantime, his ministry would try to do all it
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      73 key c-centres to be built in next 5 years
      432 8 73 key c-centres to be built in next 5 years rPHE government will ■I build 73 key commu nlty centres costing $40 million in the next five years, the Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) and demity chairman of the People's Association, Mr. Lee Khoon Choy, told Parliament yesterday. He
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      Muslim council allots $100,000 for bursaries
      258 8 Muslim council allots $100,000 for bursaries nPHE Muslim Religious JL Council has set aside $100,000 for bursaries to be awarded to successful candidates In July. Dr. Ahmad Mattar, actIng Social Affairs Minister, said this when asked by HAJI RAHMAT KENAP (Oeylang Serai) how much money had been set aside by
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      Deceptive 'halal' label: Council will press for prosecution
      1018 9 CASE commended for quick action on complaint T<HE Muslim Reli1 gious Co .ncii will not hesitate \o press for prosecution or any firm for wilfully deceiving Muslims by putting misleading and deceptive products for sale, the acting Minister for Social Affairs, Dr.
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      People who write to press seeking publicity— Mattar
      1131 9 People who write to press seeking publicity Mattar /COMPLAINTS sent to \> the Central Comp.uints Services had i dropped gradually while I complaints to the press I against government departments and statutory bodies had increased tremendously, the MP for Potong Paslr. Mr. Ivin Baptist, said in Parliament yesterday. He asked
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      'Not possible' to form Hindu affairs board
      514 9 rE acting Minister for Social Affairs. Dr. Ahmad Mattar, told Parliament yesterday that 'his ministry had studied at great length a proposal to set up a board or statutory body to look after Hindu affairs but found that this was not possible. He
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      564 9 FAR of not receiving adequate medical attention during childbirth made a pregnant Indonesian mother risk a 12-hour tampan ride to Singapore where she believed there were food medical facilities. But the arrived illegally, without any documents, early this month. And it was fear again
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      76 9 PALACE RESIAURANtXY SATURDAY'S FASHION SWIRL The latest ideas in clothes and accessories from our local fashion houses swirl before you, while delicious Cantonese fare is served for lunch. Special Lunch, $8 per person Showtime. 1.45 p.m. Date. 25th Mar 78 Sponsors. Dazzling Creation. Woltz Italiana Cosmetics Sin Chew Jt Poh
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      210 9 >■ OFFERS UNTIL 29TH MARCH 1978 WE ARE OPEN FOR WON TON/ SHAOMAI minimart BUSINESS ON (Sampling at per pkt. 4.00 w«*ir«b«*«9 WII QUEENSTOWN, MARINE PARADE) GOOD FRIDAY tun T W°H Hi"" uZ jj MEN'S CHECKED HANDKERCHIEF BABY POWDER ASST. COLOURS/ inukicnkl t oo oa 3 fl«i DESIGNS 3 FOR
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    $202,000 spent on 'boat people' last year
    151 10 $202,000 spent on 'boat people' last year rpHE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spent U5587,500 (*****,125) looking after 300 "boat people" who sailed inlo cingapore last year. This is more than eight times the year before when USslo,4ou was spent helping 127 Vietnamese refugees who came here. Disclosing
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    Paraplegics for KL games
    63 10 Paraplegics for KL games A TEAM of 18 members from the Society for Aid to the Paralysed will leave Singapore tonight to play two friendly basketball matches against their Malaysian counterparts at Kuala Lumpur. It will be the first overseas trip for 10 of the 18 paraplegic basketball players, and
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    Matters date
    38 10 THE acting Minister (or Social Allairs and chairman of the Industrial Training Board. Dr. Ahmad Mattar. will open a seminar on Junior Trainees Tomorrow's Workforce at the Regional Language Centre on April 3 at 10 a.m.
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    S'pore vs Perils match: Sale of tickets on Sunday
    202 10 S'pore vs Perils match: Sale of tickets on Sunday TMCKETS for the Singapore versus Perils Malaysia Cup match at the National Stadium on April 2, will be on sale on Sunday from 8 a.m. ro noon. They will be available at the National Stadium (East Entrance), Queenstown Athletic Centre, Toa
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    Bassoon in concert
    75 10 SINGAPORE bas onlst and violin-maker. Miss Patricia Ooh will team up with :lx of her friends In a special concert. This Thlnn Called the Bassoon, on Sunday at ihe DBS auditorium at 5 p.m. She will be accompanied by bars guitarist Tonnl Wei, violinist Miss Chow Hool
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    Daily tests on 500 cars if law enforced
    402 10 Will the ROY be able to cope? ABOUT 500 cars would have to be tested a day in Singapore if compulsory inspection of cars above two years of age is enforced. And the chairman of the Automobile Association of Singapore, Mr. Milton
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    Pharmacists from Japan
    47 10 A GROUP of 51 Japanese pharmacists flew in here last night for a three-day visit to learn more about the uses and applications of Chinese medicines. These 44 men and seven women from Tokyo travel under the group name of Chulyaku Kalgai Kenshu Pyoko.
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    DBS lowers prime rate
    46 10 THE Development Bank of Singapore will lower its prime rate from "1 per cent a year to seven per cent from today. The rate was raised by a quarter per cent on Jan 16 to refle'. t prevailing higher local Interbank rates
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    CC activities
    24 10 KEPPEL Harbour community centre will organise a night tour on Saturday and dress-making clan beginning April 7. For more details, call *****81.
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    Narayana Mission to step up services
    163 10 rE Sr c c Narayana Mission In Sembawang Is to step up Us counselling, referral and welfare services this year. Disclosing this yesterday, a spokesman for the mission said: "An organisation like ours has a vital role to play In complementing the government's efforts
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    Woman never recognised as legal wife, court told
    380 11 Woman never recognised as legal wife, court told 4 WOMAN who was living with a company director for nearly 20 years before their separation, was never recognised by his family as his legal wife, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. This evidence came from Mr. Chlng Kwong Lum, elder brother of
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    Jailed 6 months
    49 11 A FITTER was yesterday Jailed for six months by a district court for attempting to break, into a house in Yung Loh Road in Jurong. Tan Mm Fok. 25, admitted trying to break into the house at 12.35 a.m. on March 21 when police caught him.
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    Five firms to invest $15m
    55 11 FIVE British firms have agreed to invest about $15 million on metal and electrical Instrumentation engineerIng projects here this year, according to the Economic Development Board. An EDB spokesman said at least two of the five firms were being offered pioneer status while the rest
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    WINNER WAS EGGED ON BY EASTER
    99 11 WINNER WAS EGGED ON BY EASTER GIVE a hardworking cook (blessed with a pair of deft fingers and creativity) an egg, some paper and paints and what do you get? An Easter model or a peacock, of course, and a man as proud as his creation. Not wanting to produce
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    Registrar named
    34 11 MISS Ang Koon Hian has been appointed Registrar of Patents under the Registration of United Kingdom Patents Act. She has also been appointed Registrar of Trade Marks under the Trade Marks Act.
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    Fruit carving
    32 11 BUKIT Timah community centre will hold a talk and demonstration In Mandarin by Miss Ang Ann Wee on vegetables and fruits carving at its premises on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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    All about batik
    51 11 A TWO-WEEK Malaysian batik festival will be held at the Singapore Handicraft Centre from Saturday to April 8 from 11 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. daily. Batik experts from Malaysia will be on hand to demonstrate the intricate art of batik printing. Batik products and materials will be
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    Report of US base request 'untrue'
    435 11 THK American Government has not asked for permission to use Paya Lebar airport as a "staging base" for military flights to the Indian Ocean, as was reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday. In denying the BBC report yesterday, the American Embassy's First
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    Pakistan day
    37 11 THE Pakistani Embassy here will celebrate the country's 31st National Day with a reception at the Charge d Affaires. Mr. Bashlr Ahmad Bhatty's. residence In Mount Pleasant Road today from noon to 1 p m
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    New home
    31 11 CENTRAL Police Station. which has been In South Bridge Road since the early *****, will complete 1U more to Police Building In Eu Tong Sen Street on April 1.
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      199 11 Bringing Up Father By Bl Kavintgh 6c Hal Camp >— -*r^^ aaaisoie is gieMr-"\| (~~i X /ieor\ lilSTuaaoßN/rT'LLA DON'T MDU OA»E <SO I'LL WAIT TILL IT J OOT XSU I SERVE YOU Si ©HT I OUT IN THAT RAIN -J lI, IU V» LETS UP' ■< YOU.'/ PIRST/ *IP YOU
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      617 12 il^ OR6AW RATION I owcAmtATiON n ■t.i .1 9 a fwrtn I i H*J B J B^ Bs|jß^22mm|lßJB s |j B^22mm|lBJ NOW SHOWING NFirtlvi OPENS TODAY' I lorn, I 45, 4 00, 6 45, 9 I ll.«. I.JO, 4 00. *JO f.ll "THI PROUD YOUTH Franco M««. MANDARIN Scop^dw P.
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    Shares suit: Settlement likely
    306 13 Shares suit: Settlement likely AN out of court settlement Is likely In a High Court civil suit Dy two brothers against a ■banker over the purchase i wf shares In a company lawyer Mr. P.N. Nalr told the Court of Appeal here. Mr. Nalr, acting for Dr. Wong Penß Onn
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    TAXIMEN UNAWARE OF CHANGE IN FARES LAW
    117 13 rE practice of picking up several passengers and charging them separate fare* on one trip 1» le«*l many taxi driven are unaware of tt. Registry of Vehicles spokesman said this was allowed following an amendment to the Road Traffic Act last December. However,
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    Conquer fear of English call at Nantah
    361 13 Conquer fear of English call at Nantah IJANYANG University students were advised by their director general, Mr. Tan Chok Kian, to overcome the practical and psychological fear of using English if they \van ted to secure jobs. Unless this fear was conquered, students might not get Jobs, he said in
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    BODY IN CEMETERY: VICTIM'S CAR FOUND
    161 13 BODY IN CEMETERY: VICTIM'S CAR FOUND T>OLICE have found a 1 car believed to have been owned by construction worker Ec Tua Gor, 45. whose body was found In a cemetery at Chua On Kang Road on Saturday. There were no blood stains on the car which was found in
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    Five-vehicle crash
    65 13 A MAN was seriously Injured In an accident involving five vehicles which caused big traffic Jams in Upper Buklt Timah Road yesterday afternoon. A lorry was travelling towards Woodlands when it became involved in a collision first with an oncoming car and then with another three vehicles at
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    Safety talk
    43 13 THE chairman of the Advisory Committee on Accident Prevention In the Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry. Professor Ang How Ghee, will speak on industrial safety at the International V Men's Club of Singapore (Beta Chapter) lunch meeting at Shangri-La Hotel on Saturday.
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    Model ship gift
    42 13 THE deputy director of marine services of Bureau Verltas, Mr. J Jegou. yesterday presented a model of the freighter. Cabo Esplritu Santo, to PSA 'B assistant director (port promotions), Mr. Kenneth Scan, at the Maritime time Museum at Sentosa.
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    Film Society
    32 13 THE Singapore Film Society will screen the all-time blockbuster. Gone With The Wind, at the Cultural centre in Canning Rise on April 2 at 3 p m. and 7.30 p.m.
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    Fun fair
    32 13 THE Minister of State (Defence), Mr. Bernard Chen, will open the Union of Keppel Shipyard Employees of Spores 10th anniversary fun fair at Keppel Shipyard on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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      53 13 SINGKPOUE CONKRfNCE HALL ji w»t *m*> o«S' FRIDAY 24*3*78 1 SHOW ONLY AT 6 PM Jtf Tt NO*A-TAKUJA-VkMJf E V HUMM AUTHORS WANTED BY NY. PUBLISHER manuscripts of all Types fiction, nor.-'firtion. poetry, technical, tcholarly and religious works. authors welcomed. Sftid fur tree booklet SS-4 Vanlage Press. 516W 34 8T
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      205 13 Maggi 9 2-Minute Noodles, the nutritious noodles that come in 5 great flavours and big Whenever you are serving noodles, make them Maggi 2-Minute Noodles. They are fast and easy to prepare, and come in a choice of five great flavours Chicken, Curry, Assam Laksa, Prawn Made from selected, wholesome
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      Preventing suicides
      896 14 Parental support essential during crisis do women attempt suicide? We know the act is a cry for help, In draw attention to their problems. We also know that by so doing, some arc out to spite another to instil guilt in a lover, a spouse, or even a
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      The expert way to 'paper' a wall
      515 14 WANT to try your hand at a "do-it-yourself" project? DIV may be the accepted way to homedec orating In the West, but over here, most people leave it to the professionals. After all, the price for work done is still not THAT high.
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      Stress can build your strength of character
      305 14 sons to complain, but their upbringing doesn't develop thelt strength of character, a strength that's needed to fight back. So they bear with the conflict until such time that It explodes. But this is not to say that emancipation Is bad for our
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      397 14 NECCHI @1 SEW MUCH BETTER. The New Necchi OiLCJICJI Maximatic from Italy. I The new Necchi Silvia Maximatic super automatic zig-zag sewing machine does more than just sew. It embroiders. Bastes. .^^f^^^^^k. Hems. And mends. Use it to create dresses and clothes. Table .A v.:, cloths. Curtains. Patchwork. JT Use
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      271 14 DEPORTMENT AND GROOMING COURSE A complete grooming and finishing course specially designed to help persons of all ages to develop poise and confidence. Fee: $160 I'/j months Twice a week, Enquiries: DEE MODELS (PTE) LTD. Suite IIC2, 11th floor, Yen San Building, 268, Orchard Road, Singapore 9. TEL: *****20/1. Wy'
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      DEATH FOR TWO REDS WHO SHOT DEAD CPO
      393 15 KUALA LUMPUK Wed (U) M M T NIST agents Lim Woon Chong alias Ah Keong and N'k Foo Nam ;ili;is Lup Kok, l»oth 21, were lodav sentenced to dentil for the murder here of former Perak Chief Police Officer T;in Sri Koo
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      Lock icon Concorde issue: Minister is hopeful
      317 15 Concorde issue: Minister is hopeful K. LUMPUR, Wed BRITAIN'S Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord G o r o n w y-Roberts, said on arrival here today that he hoped the differences with Malaysia over the Concorde overflight fights would be solved soon. He added that the
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      $150,000 tin ore seized and eight held
      128 15 $150,000 tin ore seized and eight held JOHORE. BARU. Wed CUSTOMS officers in a speedboat intercepted an unnumbered fishing vessel at Tanjung Sungai Kapal, off Pen«garang, and seized $150,000 worth of tin ore yesterday evening. They also detained eight people, aced between 15 and 50, who were in the vessel.
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      Lock icon Pest control measures
      58 15 Pest control measures KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Agriculture Minister Datuk Sharllf Ahmad today announced that Malaysia would set up a plant quarantine training and research institute here to serve members of Asean. Opening a three-day crop protection conference. Datuk Shariff said the Institute would provide information on all pests and advise
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      17 Reds held
      39 15 BATU PAHAT. Wed. Batu Pahat police detained 14 communist and underground elements in 1977 and arrested three more In the first three months of this year. Deputy Inspector-general of police Tan Sri Mahmood Yunos said today.
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      Suspect arrested in S'pore-bound train
      119 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Police boarded the Singapore-bound express train yesterday afternoon and arrested a man before it could pull out of the station. The man Is aeing held In connection with a $12,531 snatch-theft In Jalan Gereja here about three years ago. Police said today
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      Lock icon Joint move over US bid to release stockpile tin
      186 15 Joint move over US bid to release stockpile tin KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Tin prod v c 1 n g countries concerned over a United States proposal to release 45,000 tonnes of tin from the General Services Administration stockpile will meet next month in Britain to work out a Joint approach,
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      Lock icon Canada studies plan to help Asean
      111 15 ITTJALA LUMPUR. Wed. IV Canada Is considering several projects to help in the development of Asean countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Tengku Ahmad RUhauddeen said today. He did not specify what the projects were but said that he was happy with the positive cooperation being
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      337 15 I Diet helms I "Good Living at Good Savings I Sale I Our one and only for the year. rfFfi If an it I '<■ «^^^l I Your patience has been rewarded. Come and cash in at the Sale you've been waiting for. And get up to I 50Z discounts
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    The Straits Times THURSDAY,-MARCH 23, 1978 QUALITY RTS
    387 16 The Straits Times THURSDAY,- MARCH 23, 1978 QUALITY RTS BACKBENCHERS have said some rather harsh things about Radio Television Singapore (RTS). They have scored debating points in their newfound zest for being critical of the government, which is well and good, but not a single Member of Parliament has come
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    TOWARDS ZIMBABWE
    345 16 STEP by step, a century of white supremacy in Rhodesia is ending and the momentum of the progress towards black majority rule by the end of the year is being maintained. The formal transition to majority rule in Rhodesia began on Tuesday when the three moderate black leaders,
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    Lock icon Police pose a potential threat to HK stability
    735 16  - Police pose a potential threat to HK stability PAUL LOONG By in HONGKONG THE large and wellequipped police force Ol Hongkong has come to be seen as a potential threat to the stability of the British colony. The suspicion comes from the fact that Its members have guns and thai
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    Four-man council marks end of a power struggle
    520 16  - Four-man council marks end of a power struggle PIERRE HASKI 3y in SALISBURY THREE blacks and a white man. who have fought bitterly for power over the past 15 years, rule Rhodesia as from today, following the Installation of an Interim government scheduled to lead the country to full black
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    Lock icon Suharto: His next five years in power may be the toughest yet
    1355 16  -  INGO HERTEL By in JAKARTA PRESIDENT Suharto of Indonesia has been given a mandate by the People's Congress to rule for five more years, but the signs are that it might become the most difficult of his three
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      Outpatient service for mentally ill?
      215 17 A PAGE OF YOUR LETTERS WOULD the Ministry of Health provide psychiatric outpatient services on Sundays for the working mentally ill who have recovered, but need long-term treatment? Because mental iiiness carries a stigma these people live in fear of being found out if they
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      Can't we behave like this on a bus?
      155 17 Can't we behave like this on a bus? I HAVE the pleasant privilege of residing in Seoul. Korea. During my stay, I had no difficulty travelling in their overcrowded buses. All I had to remember was to carry enough bus tokens. One bus token is required for the entire trip.
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      Controversy ignores interests of the public
      483 17 Controversy ignores interests of the public I REFER to the recent controversy between tne members of the Stock Exchange of Singapore Ltd In connection with the proposed central clearing scheme lor Clients. I am a person who Invests in stocks and shares. The controversy between the stockbrokers seems to Ignore
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      Old habits die hard
      107 17 COME time ago I wrote 0 to the Press suggesting that the U-turn sign in front of the Queensway Shopping Complex (Just before the Alexandra Fire Station) be removed. The relevant authorities complied by removing the sign. However, they did not see fit to seal up
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      Problem we face looking for a job
      214 17 Problem we face looking for a job TWO things prompted me to write this letter. One, is of the tragic death of lawyer Toh, who was a paraplegic, and two, Is Dr. Na 1 1 a Tan's recent column in the Sunday Times "Confusion on Education and the Paper Chase.
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      Trouble because of the house next door
      213 17 I HAVE been staying with my family in Geylang West tor the past 12 years, and have been troubled by police officers all this time. This is because my home is near a -'nouse 01 111 repute." Thereiore my noase seems aUo classined
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      245 17 4/ Especially at the Hotel^^N jTj r y Merlin s Safari Bar \J (j i^^^^^L.''* where miraculous J i Jf ■*^K^n^^. things happen during t H, _^fl Happy Hours. Like |b> receiving a free Win I I"V Lighter and a gift of W~ "^^^^^LS^^ Easter chocolates when I W^ y°
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      336 17 r 9HPW n A I WM II I (1r w 1 r■, n^MntolnMß A Swill HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL STRIKES BACK Israel struck back last week at Palestinian sanctuaries in Southern Lebanon. Newsweek details the fighting, examines its diplomatic implications and sizes up the Palestine Liberation Organization. CHINA LOOKS SOUTH During a
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      945 17 On your TV SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM uiieiing and Window (Chiiess re- 7.30 News aid Parliament Report (Malay) peat) 1.00 The Bionic Woman-The Martians are 3.30 Diary of Events (Chinese) Coming, tie Martians are Coming 3.35 Eight Heroes of Skoi Lii (Mudarii draw 9 00 On No It's Selwyn Froggit
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1207 18 THE last transacted ready sale at the of business on the Stock ExCDanf? of Singapore yesterday compared with the previous day's prices together with 1977 78 high and low. ('Adjusted for script/ rights Issue) INDI STRIAI.S lrr,'7B Lml High Ln lonvu< Sal* *or 170 132 Acma 170 +2
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      Unit trusts
      309 18 ihnuapou i mi rjwri ,M.n.«er. price, for Mar 23) nic Having rund "2* d s >>re Pr.* Kun<l O.» 0 9\ SporeSecurttj fund TO w ASIA UNIT THUST (M.n.«rr. price, far Mar »»> Fund 1 77 1 M.H. Security Fund 0 94 0W M;il Br r)!iy;i Fund 100
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1988 18 l»ii> .iiiu uiin [linn wiiii i.vi) ted and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange if Smuapore yesterday with the lumber of shares traded shown ii brackets in lots of 1 ,000 units herwlse specified. All rime Settlement Contracts are luoted after the word "set." W
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1963 18 V)IU and offer prices offlD .illy listed and tusmess in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unlpvs otherwise Iperlfled INDUSTRIAL* Jfema (1 T2B 1 nil 11) 1.72. **m.m.to (2 4»B 2
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        34 18 NBOP 355 +89 GEUfc 1000+30 Malakoff 286 +16 NBT 198 +14 Pwlis Plant 214 +12 Dntckßaby 159 +10 Manual Corpn 320 +8 Jarilaaa 208 +8 SponMarUa 148 +8 H<asr rie is sr^r 3
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        28 18 C-.Pl.nt yin is HifhAi L Si of nr SS uinnL Sin 5 St«KT^.hin m? I StSteamahip 263 -5 w I DuModV.l T92 4 Dunlop hat 322 -4
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        Most active stocks
        25 18 SUCWw 434.000 Haw Par 323.000 NuyaafPraw 298.000 MatraHMss 231,000 Paa EUctric 208.000 UOB 178.000 locacap* 152.000 JanUaw* 100,000 Slsm Darby 80.000 9900°
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        45 18 Mar 21 Mar 22 BT Index: 880 0* 880 M Industrials: 281.21 282 30 Finance: 452 39 458.25 H0t«1S: ***** ***** Properties: 184.82 169.50 T,n»^ ,39, 39 7, m fl2 rubbers: 472.58 470.74 0.C.8.C: 249.42 249 89 s E.S. Ind: 248 83 250 37
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        393 18 HONGKONO The market firmed In very active trading after absorbing well some profit-taking around mid-day dealers said The market firmed across the board with Hutctmon-Whampoa rising 12"i cents to HK$4 25 and Its subsidiary Wataon* 30 to $5.45. Jardine Matheson rose 10 to $13 00. Wheelock 2. to $2.20
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        387 18 TOKYO: Prices closed slightly higher, led by export-orien-tated shares and speculative Issues, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 3.H4 points to 4.273.67 with a volume of 250 million shares The New Index was 398.45. up 0.77 point. Cameras, cars, electrlcals and other export-orientated ■-hares recovered following a pause
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        313 18 SYDNEY- Prices moved higher as uranium stocks received a minor boost. Panconlinental closing sixty cents up at As 9 50 and Queensland Minn gaining 10 cents to $1 70 HHH eased four cents to $5 60 during early trading but recovered to close unchanged at $5 64. The Sydney
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        41 18 THE Monetary Authority or Singapore (MAS) Invites banks and discount houses to tender lor a total of $30 million 91-day Treasury Bills to be Issued from March 27 to 31. Each tender must not be less than $250,000.
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        33 18 LONDON: Copper price* on Tuesday (previous id brmckctj). Wlr.kar Spot buyer. i«32 i(«M.M>). seller. f«S3 (I«i7). Three Month, buyer. IM7 (£6711, •elleri <MT SO '£671 M). MittM l»n« steadier. laiei: :JOSO loose*
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        151 19 NEW YORK. Wed. The stock market retreated today, yielding to promtaking after three consecutive advances. Traders shrugged oil the news of a 2.5 per cent rise In February's durable goods orders following a 5.9 per cent drop In January. The Dow Jone Industrial average leU 11.00 point* to
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        64 19 a u<mrßniM T-^.. Bhare prices closed mixed with a higher bias following yesterday's firmer Wall Street close but trading remained quiet Ro>al Dutch Led Dutch mternationals mostly firmer. mainly due to foreign demand and the recovery of the dollar But Hoogovtn s lost TuteTani edged low*r due to a
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        155 19 ZURICH. Tues. Price* were selectively firmer towards the close after a teady opening Shares gained following the Improvement of the dollar and further conalderatton of results by JeimoU. Swissair an« Sandoi Banks, financial* and Insurances pointed Higher Dollar stocks rose in (airly active turnover Dutch and German sham also
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        212 19 PINANCIAI lIMKS IMHSTKIMs Tiifvl U 4fifi i >„,„„,„ I??? u > 'I.' 40U.1 DOW JONES AVERAGE IS 111 IHI\l ...762.56 lUMKIMKH UK I'KKMII M to 96 H.K lIWI.MV, Wedncadau 435 27 n 434:57 v 418 42 SYDNEY INDUaTTWALS Wedneidaj 393 22 II 393 38 Wt«k AgQ W4.09 Wednesday 446
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        142 18 rpHE straits tin price J. recovered $U0,50 to $1,514.50 per plcul ln Penang yesterday on an official ottering down 53 tonnes to 232 tonnes. The overnight London market was steady with forward buyers falling £50 to CS.76S per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day rose £22 for Cash and
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        30 18 Rubber: Mar 22. Singapore: Apr 204.00 cts (down 0.75 ct). Malaysia: Apr 207.50 cts (down 0.50 ct). Tin: $1,514.50 (up $10.50). Official offering: 232 tonnes (down 53 tonnes).
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        57 18 Tu.lday Mtflday Melbourne (1) 159. 0S ***** London 177. 258 176 SOB 177.758 180.008 17S008 180 508 Parli 173 41 ***** W.dr.id.y Tu.lday Hongkong 17- 2<IB 178.208 171.603 178 SOS Spore (2) *****8 178 728 179.028 178 378 Export prli-ea id non-aterllng area, id Us dollar per ounce. (1)
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        111 18 DAILY SSR and SMR prices at noon yesterday: Apr May E.A.S. (Current Mth) (Forward Mtta) Bayer* Sellers Buyen Sellers SSR 20 (1 ten pallet) 103.50 195 SON 194 50 196.50N SBR SO II ton paUet) IUI 50 193 SON 192.50 194.50N SMR SCV (1 ton pallet) 214.00
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        107 18 flOo'osV"" (250°00)" 5 1/4% lft/10/7* (250.0001 (101 20B) 4 J/4% l»/»/8» (250,000) (99 ***** 90S) 5% T F U/4/81 (250.000) (101 MB) 1% T F It/lt/Sl (250,000) (101 70B) T F I/I/8J (250.000) (100 158 100 258) 7 1/4% 1*74/8. (250.000) (100 60B) 7 1/4% I»/!•/»•
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        434 18 OPENING quotations In thi» <?ineanorp nihber tne Singapore ruDoer market yesterday were marked down fractionally and eased further on stale bull selling, dealers Eairt oaluTowards the morning close short-covering at the lows prevented a further decline. The mcmlng session closed slUhtly easier. The afternoon session ruled dull and featureless.
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      454 18 KI'BKKK shares generally saw another day of easier trading while the rest ofthe Singapore Stock Exchange was steady to firm yesterday. A feature of the day was plantation stock Malakoff which advanced to a high of $2.74 on the strength of the revaluation of its land
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      351 18 A STEADIER trend in industrials and a slightly weaker plantation sector were the main features at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday. For 'ndustrlals, operators 1 attention was focussed mostly on the blue chips and glamour stocks which enjoyed fairly strong support to close with fair to moderate
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      177 18 THE US dollar opened unchanged at the $2.3080/ 90 level In the Singapore forex market yesterday. Heavy commercial demand brought the dollar up to the $*****/25 level in hectic trading. It closed with a firm undertone at $2 3110/20. Interbank forward rates at 3 7-month 2 3075/2
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      132 18 Currencies Nominal rates Smithsonian percentage quoted yesterday (cross) parity chance US dollar 2.3115 2 3120 2.8196 18.0J Sterling pound 4.3728 4.37", 1 7.3469 -40.48 Hongkong dollar 49.97 50 02 50.51 IJM Mslan dollar 98.00 98 09 100.00 3.0 C Aust schilling 15.6714 15.7221 12.1012 +M.50 Bel franc (com)
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      167 18 ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Mar 22 ■sa r»«il.r. rsnoil lOlJJ? fid 7 rlav* 7 6 15/16 Imth 7 7/16 7 6/16 2 mths 7 3/16 7 1/16 o mthi ?W'-??;i 6 mJtj" I W'M I nnS 12 mths 7 13/16 7 11/16
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      36 18 ctosln« mt«rt»nk rates on Suigapore dollars on Mar 22. Offer Bid Overnight 1 1/2 1 mth 4 9/16 4 1/2 2 mths 4 16/16 4 7/8 3 mths 6 4 7/8 Source: Astley Pe»rce.
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      48 18 RANGE of rates offend by ills««nl hou>" "> M»J^V SH^it a.i Cm" itpCMlt 3»% clMlnt 3-Month Treasury bill 3 1/4 1 I/I 3*J° n? h Kll, Bank bills 4 U/lt 4 11/16 3-Month CD 5 4 7/» (.Month CD 5 tin 5 l fur,*: NaUanai oi <Munt C.
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      14 18 NOTE: TTvs* rates may differ slightly from thot* quoted by banks to their customers.
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      69 18 THE AVERAGE prime rate of banks In Singapore lUnda •round 7 per cent, with the ranee running between 6V4 per cent and 7 M per cent. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation is at the lower end of the range while a number of banks, including Citibank, ere grouped at
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      PDC expects loans to be recovered
      432 19 PDC expects loans to be recovered PACIFIC Development 'rei'lt maintains that the frxn.p will be able to recover in full the loans made to the Former chairman of San Imperial. Mr Choo Klm San. This confident note Is vole- d by PDC once again to the KLSE as the company
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      Profit growth at George Kent continues
      321 19 Profit growth at George Kent continues THE strength of the Malaysian economy has filtered through to the capital BOOdl Industry and George Kentj (Malaysia) has capitalised on Uiis growth. Its latest' Of MS2 003 million I for the nine months ended December, 1977. Indicate thai the company hai Nvn able
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      650 19 rj PERSONNEL ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPMENT (PTE) LTD Our client, a well established Forwarding Company invites suitably qualified applicants for the position of: ASSISTANT MANAGER for their Brunei located Company Job Specifications: Secure Accounts for Company Service Accounts Conduct Surveys and estimates Coordinate pocking storage and moving operations Collect bills and other
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      610 19 "fc r. j- T M me\ <Ls SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES AT FABER HILL FOR SALE A company wishes to sell two of its residential houses, formerly rented out to the staff of the American Consulate and top executives of American and Japanese companies. Situation: Both the houses are within a stone's
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      1328 19 MAJLIS PERBANDARAN PETALING JAVA JAWATAN KOSONG Permohon.tn-permohonan dari calun-calun yang b*rk*layakan sahala adalah dlprlawa dan WARGANEGARA MALAYSIA untuk mrnajlsl Jawatanjawatan brrlkut I. JAWATAN: A i PEGAWAI PERLBATAN KL'MPULAN A Bi PENOLONG PEGAWAI KESIHATAN KLMPULAN A C> AKITEK KIMPLLAN A Di PEGAWAI PENILAIAN KLMPLLAS A E. JL-RLTERA JENTERA KIMPI LAN A
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      615 20 HiAPKETING SUPERVISORS MALAYSIA The Malaysian Brar.ch of a long established and successful multinational Corporation marketing a diversified ond popular product range has two immediate vacancies based in Kuala Lumpur The successful Marketing Supervisors will each have their respective Sales ond Promotional responsibilities classified by Product Groups as follows A. PROPRIETARY.
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      574 20 v X T> implement our expansion programme, we r f quire suitably quahfaec person* with initiative and V i I I drive to fill the following potihons in our Plant in I a) OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR (MALE) Requirements: 1 GCE 'A' level with a good command of English 2) 5 years
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      1821 20 SrSST BETWEEN 35 45 YEARS OLD AND ABLE TO HANDLE THE FOLLOWING JOBS? TRAINEE ASSISTANT SHIP PLANNER 1. Willing to work in the suburbs of Jakarta, Indonesia. Applications are invited from suitably qualified male candidates for 2. Supervise 4to 6 Factory Managers and give guidance to them appointment as Trainee
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      599 21 ADS AT YOUR SERVICE Telephone Service:- m, j^ g^ Weekdays «<& 8.30 am —5.00 p.m. W Saturdays /t> 8.30 a.m. 3.00 pm. Public Holidays I C.A.T.S. 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. atjf-6677 Counter Servioe Regular office hours Ansafone Service After office hours RATES Per word 60 cts (Mm. $9.00) Per column
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      385 21 ONLY >••/■ PER month rent you Ican own a brand new alr-condl-tloner within a year ContactCharlton Enterprise Tel *****/ *****1 I, OtETHELM QUEEN SIZE bedroom >. set ssoo Solid teak dining room x 3 and 4 newly uphols0 tered chairs $450 Phone I: *****1 WHITE FORMICA PASTE-UP Artist table 52"
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      666 21 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE VERION IK AUDIO Available Trlailal Audio Cable*! Type MR: Phono plugs to phone plugs l-M I -M and M lengths Type MOD: Phono plugs to male DID plugs (for tonearms) available l',-M and 2 M lengths only Guaranteed for 10 yeara from dale of purchase
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      680 21 KHINCO MOPACK 4-OOOR, 2 years old excellent condition for sale Tel *****7 DASCHUNO PEKINGESE Pup- 1 lto.kl home Price lISS T.'l ***** H. LET "WANTED" ADS. (91) WORK FOR YOU GENERAL ELECTRIC (U.S.A.) HOUSEWARES PTE. LTD. Applications are invited rrom suitably qualiried candidates for the post ofRECEPTIONIST/CLERK Applicant! should have
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      764 21 II EMPLOYMENT A Progressive Shipyard in Jurong seeks qualified and eiperienced JUNIOR SECRETARIES Age between 'li 25 years. Qualifications 4 experlence:- 0.C.8 i) level with credits in Knglish and Mathev preference will be given to those with 11 B C tint with good passes In (ieneral Paper and Mathematics and
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      513 21 i NEWLY ESTABLISHED COM PANY requires a Female Clerk I Interested applicants please come to 902. Thong Chal Building. Chin Swee Road. Spore 3. TYPIST/ CLINIC ASSISTANT wanted Must be willing worker State qualincatlons. experience, age and language ST. Box MM. TELEPHONE OPERATOR/ RECEPTIONIST with typing ability Appl> with details,
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      765 21 II EMPLOYMENT VACATION JOBS lor girls aa SALES PROMOTERS in FaeMon Product. 1 Period: I S months 2. Requirements: Smart appearance, pleasant personality and fluency in Knulish 3 Salary: SIS Interested applicants please call at our office: SIME DARBY SINGAPORE LTD. 10th floor. Sin Chew Jit Poh Building. Keppel Road.
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      712 21 Jurong office requires urgently 1 SALESMAN Between 22 to 28 years Possesses own transport At least 2 years sales experience in electrical and general products, eg electrical motors and meters. Able to sell from stock and to collect orders on Indent basis Mirt be able to correspond and work Independently
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      475 21 II EMPLOYMENT Expanding f ELECTRONIC COMPANY haa vacancies for j RADIO/ CASSETTE LINE FOREMEN(MaIe) I Dulles: J ***** rol Of Radlo/I and Line I I Operators Responsible for quality I I and quantlt) u\ products I Training of subor- I I dlnates Qualifications t Able to notrtata I > I
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      561 21 SANYO ELECTRONICS |S| PTE. LTO. Invites appltcatlene tor MALE ASSISTANT PARTS CONTROLLER Age balow 26 years Muat haye completed fulltime National -ervtce. Qualifications a Eipertence Minimum Secondary education (OCE an advn' Those who have store/ materml handling expe> rlence and knowledge o* radio cassette parts an .u'.vintaue. Those who have
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      367 22 II EMPLOYMENT dl Technical suitably qualified and experienced candidates tor the following p po i ntH*#rt f> A) SKILLED FITTERS/ WELDERS 1 have at least 5 years experience in fitting and welding works Ability to ■echnlcal blueprints Is •itlal B) SEMI-SKILLED FITTERS/ WELDERS Should have 2 3 years experience in
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      385 22 MALE STOREKEEPER c Minimum fttn experience working as Storekeeper and having being in chargi s> Possess OCI i > equivalent c «se*J good knowledge M .ths and EngU I c Able to speak English and Mandarin an other local '1: c Ahle lo control and motivate sub"! I c Possesa
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      1216 22 II EMPLOYMENT ■SSW*'^BSO isWßSall*o EUROPEAN STANDARD ELECTRONICS PTE LTD due to expansion has vacancies for FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS c No scope work c Working experience not necessary c Work In air-conditioned comfort c Complete primary education c Age 16-30 We provide: c Attractive monthly salary c Increment on completion of
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      1634 22 II EMPLOYMENT MALAYA COFFEE HOUSE requires Waitresses Experience unnecessary Call personally 27 stain lord Road (near Capitol Theatre 1 DELIVERY BOY WANTEO. Interested call personally at: 141 International Plaza. Spore 2 requires PART-TIME LINOTYPE SETTERS (EXPERIENCED) Please call personally during office hours for interviews at: 390 Kirn Seng Road. Singapore
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      1290 22 II EMPLOYMENT j FAST-EXPANDING, HIGH class retail shop urgently requires Eurasian. Indian or Malay: (A) Retail Assistants Must have good command of English and 1 some knowledge of Art (B) Ar- lists Ability lo paint portraits h and simple kampong/ flower designs essential (C) Driver/ Despatch Clerk Able to make
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      738 22 I 111 VEHICLES BOATS Call Avis to find out about their truck rental specials: OVERNIGHTER WEEKDAY SPECIAL HANDYMAN'S SPECIAL •WORKWEEK SPECIAL •WEEKEND BONANZA *****6/*****9 The try harder truck people RENTING A DATSUN Pickup daily weekly, monthly basis Drivers can be arranged. Tel *****98/ *****43 RENT-A-TRUCK from Hoe Hong Trading Co
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      990 22 1966. DATSUN 1000 Saloon, t o«ner Verj econora m p k i Tyres paint, tax Insurance new Carpeted throughout $4,400 on 0 Ring *****95 197S HONDA LIFE 4-doot. Beautiful condition 2nd owner M HiKi View 317 Joo Chlat HoaU. 44fiM)84 ONE OWNER 1970 Cpel Commode re with alrcondltloning. cassettip top
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      768 23 111 VEHICLES I BOATS |IV ACCOMMODATION I PROPERTIES |IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES ||V ACCOMMODATION I PROPERTIES |IV ACCOMMODATION A PROPERTIES^ THE SINGAPORE SWEEP $400,000 _^B^^^^Bassssf3 LIAN HENG MOTOR TRADING PTE LTD 242 MIDDLE ROAD SINGAPORE 7 TELS: 321*30/ 31M1/ 32M*0 I(TT Toyota Corona 1600 A/c Sports rims Toyota Corona 1600
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      904 23 1*74 OATSUN IMY. One owner Beautiful condition Asking t10.500 ono View 83-J. Blk 3. Lorong 7. Toa Payoh Tel: 5*79« i after 9 00 am 1*73 ROVER 2000 TC. Denso airron cassette player Road tax/ tyres new Very good condition Tel *****35 IM*. VOLKSWAGEN 1300 Very good running condition Interested,
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      1316 23 r Straits Trading Building v£Q) 2000, Straits Trading Building, 9 Battery Road, Singapore 1 Office space for Rent Immediate occupancy From 530 sq. ft. to 6,500 sq. ft. (50 m 2m 2 to 605 m 2)m 2 Priced from $1.51 per sq. ft. (.09 m 2)m 2 (inclusive) Enquires telephone:
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      728 23 with swimming pool, barbecue pit. playground, landscaped garden 3 bedrooms, servant's, separate living/ dining with bar counter Fully furnished/ airconditioned $1,200. *****60 DIST 11 MANDALAY TOWER, luxuriously furnished. 4bedroom apartment. 4 bathrooms attached, large splitlevel living/ dining, fully alrcondltloned Must see to appreciate. $1,800 Call *****8 OIST 10 KUM NINO
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      782 23 fortably furnished room (facing S E with basin, celling fan. verandah, garage, $180 *****1 DIST. 1* LAGOON VIEW furnished/ unfurnished room in new Executive Apartment facing sea. Free carpark with security Tel: *****39 DISTRICT 10 UNFURNISHED ROOMS. No cooking, at $140 p m Call Eric *****06 after 12.00 noon. KATONO
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      679 23 WAREHOUSE SPACE available for sub-letting at Tan Boon Llat Building. Area 4,145 sq. fl Current lease expires December 31st 1978 and thereafter new lease can be arranged with owner. Very attractive rate per sq. ft PLEASE RING 221*277 MISS ELEANOR TAN. MERCHANTS. IF YOU have cargo storage problems, please let
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      512 23 FOR S*o w.m. we proviae a. prrsi glous office/ mailing addres telephone answering services ar cable/ telex facilities Tel ***** OFFICE SPACE AT Centri Robinson Road Contact *****1 9 Built >n area over ?000sq fl Garden area over 4000 so fl Economic pricing Luxurious fillings freehold I and Book Now
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      591 23 KHEAM HOCK ROAD old solid 2stcrey detached bungalow 5 bedrooms, separate servant s and driver's quarters. Price $400,000 0.n.0. Area 15.000 sq ft Please call *****2 DIST. SOLID-BUILT detached bungalow Freehold Centrally located Quiet neighbourhood $400,000 L J Associates *****2/ *****4 OWNER DESIGNED LUXURIOUS Double-storey detached, splitlevel. Italian tiles/ parquet
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      691 23 STARPOINT uisn. s orr rasir Panjang luxurious apartment with 3 bedrooms, spacious living' dining, panoramic view of tlv sea. selling $180,000 with tenancy (monthly rental $2,200) Continental Housing Pte Ltd. Tel: *****6 Mr Steven Tan VENUS APARTMEN" FOR sale High floor 3.100 sq ft swimming pool 24 hour security Principals
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      696 24 V SERVICES 1 BUSINESS V SERVICES 1 BUSINESS VI EDUCATION I TRAINING VI EDUCATION 1 TRAINING VI EDUCATION I TRAINING j SEMCO INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE Repair, service sale, rental of refrigerators televisions, alrrondltloners cookers, washing machines H P available Call *****6. After office *****0 tIATIOKWIOE SERVICES Repairs Servicing. Rental. Respraylng. Trade-In.
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      638 24 VINYL-ASBESTOS FLOOR tiling rnplete ,n $350 Call M MM We ere looking lor more Distributors to tr*ln lor success In the laet growing distribution ol our product*. If you are aggressive, amblwllllng l<> put out the extra effort to get to the top. ild like you In our Writ* or
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      593 24 LIBERTY TRANSPORTATION OFFEPS prompt services for household removals, lorry transport with crane and 24 hours land rover towing vehicles Tel *****6 DATSUN PICKUP AVAILABLE to transport your small articles/ liniids reasonable rate Ring *****5 BAMA OFFRRS MAZDA 3 tonne lorries for •••moval of household, office carg'i Tel *****52. after office
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      594 24 MARTINA'S SALON 11-A Calm- A hill Circle massage saunabath B barber, complete gentlemen f grooming by trained attendants Ring (Spore) *****1' *****8 MANDARIN HEALTH CENTRE. Mandarin Hotel. 3rd floor. Mastage Bauna Bteejnbatn Facial I7MI (***** ext 750 Spore AT YOUR PLACE Beauty Services. Will-trained experienced mas- seusei masseurs. Tel: *****
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      486 24 GIRLS! obs are becoming harder to get you need better qualifications Enrol now at tht ITC and qualify lor the London Chamber of Commerce Private Secretary s Certificate and the ITC s Pnvate iecretarv s Diploma the region s leading qualification for a Private Secretary Our next lull time and
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      663 24 SYSTEMATIC BUSINESS TRAINING CENTRE NEW SESSIONS Fulltime end Perttlme ('"miiiencing March April ACCOUNTANCY For Dec. 1971 Eiam ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Foundation A B rtnhaawnal l INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTING STAFF I'arts 1 2 BANKING For Oct. 197* Eiam INSTITUTE OF BANKING FINANCE llrdm.in Course BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION For Dec. 1978 E»am
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      648 24 imca PROGRAMMES EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT Art. Craft Hobby Courses Art lor Children Hasics of Decoupagp Clay Modelling lee I '.irunii -Japanese Flower Arrangement Japanese Silk Flower Making Magic I llegmners) Maintenance and repair of household appliances Personal Skin care and Make-up I'hotoKraphy Beginners PraeUeal Colour Photography Career Development Courses How to
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      790 24 a*C/{ftC€ School of Electronic* Training RADIO SERVICING (BEG) Mon to Frl 9am-lUm Commencing sth Apr 7» Tues'Thur 6 45-8 15pm Coimnencing 4th Apr 79 Mon 'Wed 8 30- 10pm Commencing sth Apr 71 Commencing *th Apr 71 TRANSISTOR RADIO TuevThurs 8 30- 10pm Commencing 23rd Mar 7* Mon "pm- 10pm
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      399 24 EFf aam jL PBV*fV*fS*47gY 4"eea Laav''^*^BeL aawffW9JP^4li^BK teeeWVtßpjHHePji I st v HHfjsnMHWBl I ■X Lav vSPWRIaInBTrTTuvrT E F f 40«2 EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED TUTOR UNI specialises In tuition of English u.Vrt Literature Ser I IV Tel ir *****03 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS ®WBS3¥Z7tTTT7!TT3Ki^® 3 ll J sfcl.fr I M I a It
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      100 24 ECTIVE HOME TUITION lOC all evels ReasoaaMr cess in ii anfrrt I MTC *****9/ *****6: L'lo ALIFIED TUTORS PROVIDE tematlc effective ruiti<« ci ibJeCtS :it iMMBf TURE FINAL YEAR I itsUMtr iiiuierKHiduutp oflers e||«c- t union ip Maths. S«tMGr dmt'i noaßt r-i _»2:441». E MATHEMATICS. I'tlyitT*! ■nre Group Tuition KeURd
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      43 25 MR MRS LOH SENG KEE profoundly thank all relatives friends and associates for their kind messages of condolence, contributions, wreaths and scrolls, assistance and attendance during the recent bereavement of the late MADAM WONG KWAI SIN (Mother of Madam Phoon Chion Sum).
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      32 25 In Everloving memory of Rev. (Canon) GUOK KOH MUO departed on 23.3.63 to be with the Lord. Sadly missed and always remembered by his loving wife, children and loved ones.
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      42 25 140 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THE FAMILY OF the late Miss Gnvindasamy Pooveneswarl Dcvi ißahyi sincerely thank relatives and friends for their condolences, contributions, wreaths Atteni.islstance and se'vlces rendered, during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to doctors, nurses and staffs of Ward 23 Woodbrldge Hospital
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      66 25 •You left us suddenly without a Ml ano No one knows •h. prtei and pain we share with arhlnj tears unseen Kvery iiiiiHile we hear the pain and rrylIH iMMde our hearts. daughters, daughters-in-law, son- NG KIM HOCK Dapartad 23.3.77 rernrmbrred by loving great grannies, grunnlev parents. uxten. uncles and
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      111 25 TEO CHENG HOE. agad CO. passed away peacefully on 22/3/7* leaving iff TKO KAH TENfi SONS HOCK BEE IKK X (MIAN HOl'K lIKMi d.iunhlers KUKV. (JOS', AH PHEE hiik daiiKhter-in-law AH JUAN grandchildren SHERRIANNE. DAVID TRINA-ANNE. VIVIAN Lortige leaves Block 40. 357-K Telok Plangah Rise on 24/3/78 at
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      35 25 i >>.ir li. is passed MM hut memories of you will uwajrt Sadly msMd by k>»mg husband. «on» Philip, M«r»in, and loved ones. in ever loving memory ■>[ VIVIEN MARY PETERS departed 23-3-77
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      369 27 -J^JZ-n TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for:THE DESIGN. SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE PILED FOUNDATIONS FOR PROPOSED TRAINING SHIP "SINGAPORE" AT SAF TERROR, SEMBAWANG Tender Deposit: $1,000/Closing Date: 1 I Apr 78 Tender documents are obtainable from the Purchasing Officer, 2nd Fir (Upper), PSA Towers, Jardine Steps off Telok
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      762 27 #PWD Tenders ore invited for SOIL IMPROVEMENT WORKS FOR CHANGI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONTRACT B Eligibility: Prequolif led contractors for soil stabilization works Site Showround: A site-showround shall be conducted on Tuesdoy, 4th April, 1978 All tenderers sholl meet ot 10 30 am in Conference Room No 1 (Ground-Floor) office of
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      415 27 WARNING NOTICE United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act of the Republic of Singapore and Ordinances of the States of Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak United Kingdom Design Registration No. *****4 on a design of a hand-held labelling machine *y Perspective view from above and one side rr r i in Vjj-s**^ Plan
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      294 27 THE SINGAPORE MANUAL MERCANTILE WORKERS' UNION NOTICE OF REMOVAL CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS With effect from 27th March 1978, our offices will be located at the following address: Block 3, No: 628-B Rochor Centre Rochor Road Singapore 7 Telephone Nos: *****81, *****82, *****83 *****85 In view of the removal our
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      757 27 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding! p No. 24 of 197K In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter IM) 1970 Edition And In the Matter of COSTRACO PRIVATE LIMITED ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice Is t.ereby given that a petition for the winding up of
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    Cheats cause W. Asia market setback
    313 28  - Cheats cause W. Asia market setback J.D. INDRAN By gKVERAL local firms are finding it difficult to establish a breakthrough in the West Asian market because of some swindling incidents involving Singapore and Hongkong businessmen. Some Singapore traders, acting In concert with their Hongkong counterparts, had recently swindled West Asian
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    SLASHED BODY ON BEACH: POLICE APPEAL
    162 28 SLASHED BODY ON BEACH: POLICE APPEAL FLICE are appealing to the next-of-kln of a man whose body was found on Pulau Pesek beach off Jurong last week to contact the Special Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Department. The Identity of the man, whose left arm and head were missing
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    NPB course next month
    60 28 THE National Productivity Board will hold a courac. Energy Management Module I Operation and Maintenance of Diergy Producing Equipment, from April S to 24 «t the Metropolitan YMCA. Palmer Road. Classes will be held on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays between 715 pm. and »15 Pm. The
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    Postal awards
    37 28 THE Postmaster-Oeneral. Mr. Wong Lee Hoong. will present trophies and certificates to postal staff and bestkept post office*, at a special ceremony at the Mails and Parcels Centre in Nelson Road, at 10 ajn. today.
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    Music and dressmaking Akemi's two loves...
    240 28 AKEMI FUJI, 21, is a woman with music In her heart and dressmaking In her mind for though she love* plucking the strings of a mandolin, her secret ambition is to open her own dress shop. Akeml, a third year student of Otsuma Women's
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    TRADER FINED $1,000 FOR BRIBING TAS MAN
    133 28 TRADER FINED $1,000 FOR BRIBING TAS MAN A TEXTILE buslnes*man was yesterday fined $1,000 by a district court for giving a $50 bribe to a Telecommunications Authority employee. Tee Ah Kau alias Lee Ah Kaw pleaded guilty to bribing Mr. Png Soo Chuan. an assistant tech nlclan at an office
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    22 28 THE Rochore community centre wll hold a quiz. Know our Singapore. In English at Its premises on Sunday at pm.
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      A rash of stable switching
      148 29 A rash of stable switching QUITE a number nl horses recently have changed stables. Tengah 11. Ladybird Fongso, Gentleman. Cool Time and Dou-Jle Nine II have all gone over to Buang Abu Bakar Atomic power is now trained by Keith Daniels, and Right Romance by Rinus van Breukelen. Allan Yap
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      Sparkling trial by Figlio Ricco
      655 29  -  BLUE PETER By Roving Eyes II Ladybird Aylmer Road Olympic Song Man of Courage 111 Patron Terello Saas Fee John Gay Siti Payong ITIGLIO RICCO (apprentice Kevin Chee) did an attractive work-out in soft going on the sand track at Bukit Timah yesterday. The Polyfoto
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      Thomas Cup: SBA decide to withdraw
      326 29  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By SINGAPORE will not take part In the 1978 -79 Thomas Cup badminton competition. This Is the decision the Singapore Badmlnton Association have ar- rived at unless there are iavourabie developments at tne next international Badminton .federation meeting In Wellington In May.
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      Easy win for Evert
      165 29 Easy win for Evert •PHILADELPHIA, Wed.— X Chris Evert began the defence of her Virginia Slims of Philadelphia tennis title yesterday by coasting past fellowAmerlcan Laura Dupont 6-2, 6-2. Betty Stove, of the Netherlands, also reached the second round, defeating Francolse Durr of France 6-3, 6-2. In other matches, Yvonne
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      1058 29 SGS-ATES MALAYSIA SDN. BHD; located in Muar requires: 1) PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS To supervise a team of Female Production Operators to meet the production schedule with emphaisl on productivity and cost quality conscious. This includes motivation, discipline and employee welfare. Applicants should be with degree or college level education Two or
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      506 29 LOKE YEW SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Applicants are invited from qualified young men and women for a Loke Yew Scholarship tenable at the University of Hong Kong, for the session commencing October, 1978. 2. The value of this Scholarship is a maximum of $6,000 (Hong Kong) per
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      HO BANNED FROM LEAGUE
      190 30 npHEKE are 19 days 1 left before the start of this season's National Football League, but the Football Association of Singapore's Tournament Committee have already imposed a suspension on one player, reports JOE DORAI. Ho Fook Wah has I been suspended indefinitely for breaking NFL rules.
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      NEW ROLE FOR RAJA
      440 30  -  JOE DORAI By yERSATILE S. Rajagopal will be switched to another new position on Sunday when Singapore visit Perak for a Malaysia Cup-tie in Ipoh. This time, Raja will play as a stopper the position previously occupied by Syed Mutallb, who will be out of the
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      SIA join Jebsen in the last four
      117 30 nnHE Singapore Business 1 Houses Football League's knockout tournament could end with Jebsen and Jessen meetIng Singapore Airlines in the final again, reports JOE DORAI. Singapore Airlines last night beat Hongkong Bank 4-1 In the quarterfinals. On Tuesday night. Jebsen defeated Sembawang Shipyard
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      Under-16: Protest pullout by Cairnhill
      214 30  - Under-16: Protest pullout by Cairnhill WILFRED YEO By CAIRN HILL CSC, the National Football League Division One club, have Joirjed their contemporaries, Toa Payoh UnKed and Tampines Rovers, in withdrawing from this year's under-16 tournament, which starts on April 15. Like Toa Payoh and Tampines, Cairnhlll are pulling out as
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      Lock icon World Cup: Indians crash
      445 30 IHJENOS AIRES, Wed. Defending champions India crashed to defeat on the second day of the fourth hockey World Cup here yesterday, as West Germany swept to their second successive victory and Holland and Pakistan blitzed their opponents. India lost to Canada 3-1 In a Group "A"
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      Complex problem has the FAM in a spot
      364 30  -  PNG HONG KVYANG By HPHE Football Asso- elation of Malaysia's plan to use their new $1.85 million training complex at Sungei Way-Subang for the national team's Merdeka tournament preparations from the second half of June has received a setback. The new quarters
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      Forest should feel at home at Old Trafford
      476 30 LONDON, Wed. Nottingham Forest, who dissapoitxted their many supporters at Wembley on Saturday, can be expected to show a great deal more confidence In tonight's English Football League Cup final replay at Old Trafford. Forest could be much more at home on
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      Lock icon Singapore take the lead
      132 30 Singapore take the lead MANILA, Wed—Singapore took a slim twopoint lead over defending champions Hongkong by topping the dressage event In the three-phased Junior Asian Horse Trials near here. The Singaporeans, capitalising on the 44 53 points of Mohamed Mou, and the 38 83 points of Austra Storhlnn, averaged *****
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      Leng Kee beaten
      69 30 PASIR PANJANO b*at Lens Kee 3-0 In the first round of the lnter-constl-tuency sepak takraw tournmenl on Tuesday. Ot'wr results Henderson 2. Mounbatten 1. Oeylattg Last 3 Sembawans; 0. Buona Vista 2 Thomson 1 BukJt Panjang 2 Changl 1. Ang Mo Klo 3 Aljunled 0, Katong J
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      22 30 6 We exceeded expects tions. but we aim to surprise a lot of teams yet. India were too bad to be true.
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      SINGAPORE TO GET TWO MORE STADIUMS
      263 31  - SINGAPORE TO GET TWO MORE STADIUMS CHIA PCTEIK By T«u multi-purpose stadiums, seven swimming pools, three football fields, 70 tennis courts and 30 squash courts will be built over the next five years under the Singapore Sports Council's master plan. This was disclosed by the ac'ing Social Affairs Minister, Dr.
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      Brian Jones is tipped to complete a double
      575 31  -  ERNEST FRIDA and DHARSAN SINGH By pETER Thomson, five times winner of the British Open, has selected Krian Jones, his .Australian colleague, a s the winner of the Singapore Open Golf championship starting today. Thomson salci "There Is no reason why Jopes
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      Russians to make table tennis debut
      291 31  -  PETER SIOW By RUSSIA'S 12-strong table tennis team will make their first appearance in Singapore from June 20-28 at the Singapore Badminton Hall, in Guillemard Road. During their eight-day tour, the Russians will play six matches against Singapore's men's and women's teams. Nothing much
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      Swim tour of Jamaica is off
      251 31  - Swim tour of Jamaica is off ALBERT JOHNSON By THE Singapore Amateur Swimming Association will not send their swimmers and water-polo players for training- cum competition In Jamaica this year. In a letter to the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica, the SASA have stated that the high cost of sending
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      Changi SC call
      36 31 CHANOI Sailing Club will next month beein a drive to Increase their membership. Anyone interested in taking up sailing should contact the manager, Edward Vow, at the club's premises, in Netheravon Road. Changi
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      Washed out
      19 31 ALL the schools' post-se-condary boys' tennis matches, scheduled for Fairer Park yesterday, were washed out by rain.
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      Luck favours Singapore in the draw
      295 31  - Luck favours Singapore in the draw PATRICK EASTIANS By SINGAPORE came out with a better draw than hoped for, when all the six teams In the four-day East Asia Squash Championships, starting at Kallang today, submitted their playing lists at the Tanglln Club last night. Hongkong, as anticl pa ted,
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      ALL THE PRO-AM SCORES
      737 31 ALL THE PRO-AM SCORES All the professional scores: 66 Hsu Sheng San (Tai) (32-34); 67 Ben Arda (P) (33-34)' 68 Hsieh Mm Nam i Tai) (33-35). B. Vivian iNZ) (32-36). Bruce Douglass (US) (34-34). K. Kanayama (J) (35-33). 69 M. Bembridge (UK) (35-34). Alan Murray (S) (S> (36-33). Stewart Oinn
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      Ong to lead Singapore selection
      87 31 Ong to lead Singapore selection SINGAPORE Selection, led by SLTA president Dr. Ong Leong Boon, will play a friendly match against Brunei Lawn Tennis Association at the Changi Swimming Club courts tomorrow at 3 p.m. The team comprises Dr Ong. Lim Hee Chin. Patrick Loh. Hassan Bohan. Amir Leow, Ong
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      More money for Games
      66 31 DANOKOK. Wed. Saudi Arabia today handed over U*****,000 ($552,500) to the organising committee of the eighth Asian games, bringing up to OSS!. 4 million <»3 2mi the contribution from five Arab countries towards meeting the cost of staging the Games here from Dec S to 30.
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      Favourite's hopes dashed
      193 31 PINK PANTHER'S hopes of doing well in the South China Sea race sank yesterday when she lost a rudder and was forced to retire. The Singapore boat, one of the favourites In the 960 kilometre race, which ls expected to finish today In Manila had started promisingly
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      Cricket keeps Thomson out
      107 31 Cricket keeps Thomson out PETER Thomson of Australia, did not take part in yesterday's Pro Am golf tournament all Decause of a cricket match. He injured his right hand while playing In a cricket match between the foreign golfers and Selangor Cricket Club in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. He said
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      Pro-am title to Arda and Cheong
      282 31 Pro-am title to Arda and Cheong 1 OEN ARDA. of the D Philippines, and Singapore Island Country Club's vicecaptain, Cheong Wing, combined brilliantly to win the pro-am tournament with a nett 61 at the Bukit course yesterday. The 48-year-old Arda and 56-year-old Cheong finished a stroke ahead of Bri t
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      DIARY
      59 31 ■MAM East Asia. C'ships (4 p.m. Kullang). SO( CEB Friendly Ti a Payoh Police Station v Cathu-' lie Junior College (CJC Sj urn i. HOCKEY SHA Under, 23 tourney: SAFSA v Sembu- wang Syard <Nee Soon 5.15' TEVXlS—Schools post sec 8 girls c ships iFarrer Park I 5 15..
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      TODAY'S DRAW AND STARTING TIMES
      612 31 Tee-off times for the first round: 6.45 S. VclUsamy (S), J. Bcoros ll'SI; 6.52 Teo Chin Stnc (S). K. Kritfer (US). Jim Cochran (US); 6.59 Urn Swee Wah (S). V. Nellan IM). K. Kanayama (J;; 7.06 G. Mocdy (LS), Teo Chin Hoe (S). S. Takamatsu
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    Lock icon Britain slips to No. 6
    71 32 LONDON. Wed. BrlUm slipped from the world's fifth to sixth largest shipbuilder last year ana Prance moved into fifth position. Lloyd's register of Shipping said today. Lloyd's said in an annual summary of merchant ships that the world's output of ships last year totalled 27.*****4
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    Lock icon 300 halt work for 4,000 at Leyland
    117 32 300 halt work for 4,000 at Leyland BIRMINGHAM, Wed. Angry workers at the s'ate-owned British Le>land Motor Corporation yesterday demonstrated at the factory gate in protest at being laid off in a dispute over, a slnglr car body. About 300 men pledged: "If we don't work then nobody does." Their
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    Sabah: Marcos waits for the 'right time'
    195 32 Sabah: Marcos waits for the 'right time' MANILA, Wednesday PRESIDENT Marcos 1 Philippines will changes "at the appr mally renounce Its t Sabah, a visiting Britls Lord Ooronwy -Roberts, British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, said Mr. Marcos indicated this to him during their wide-ranging talks last
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    LONDON STOCKS
    701 32 L3NDON. Wed Slock prices closed mixed In dull trading dealers laid At 3pm the Financial Times index was down 1 5 at 464 8 South African gold shares firmed with the higher bullion fixing with gains ranging to more than a dollar Oovemment bonds showed marginal gains of
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    Multiracial rule begins in Rhodesia
    549 32 SALISBURY. Wednesday RHODESIA wm today under a multi-racial government for the fust tune in its history. White power, which has dominated the country since it was founded by British pioneers in 1890, ended yesterday when three black nationalist leaders were sworn in as members of
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