The Business Times, 10 February 1979
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Title Section11 1979-02-10 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 146/1/75 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1971 50 CENTS11 words
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BRIEFLY...
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Article56 1979-02-10 1 EXXON Oil Corporation of the US has placed contracts totalling $30 million with Singapore shipyards for the survey and maintenance of its very large crude carriers (VLCCs). The vessels are in the 120,000 to 400,000 dwt range and constitute about half its VLCC fleet. The yards awarded contracts56 words
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Article83 1979-02-10 1 UPI WASHINGTON, Fri.— Paced by a sharp 13 per cent surge in the cost of beef and veal, US inflation at the wholesale level began the new year on a dismal note by climbing 1.3 per cent in January for the largest gain in more than four years,UPI - 83 words
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Article56 1979-02-10 1 UPI TOKYO, Fri. Young Chinese intellectuals demanding jobs in Shanghai have gone beserk and disrupted vital transporation lines, Kyodo News Service reported today from Peking. Kyodo said the intellectuals who were assigned to other Chinese regions after competing training in the world's biggest city have staged demonstrationsUPI - 56 words
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Article53 1979-02-10 1 Reuter LONDON, Fri. Strikers built barbed-wire barricades outside ailing British Ley land's biggest car plant today as the corporation's 100,000 workers grew increasingly divided. While the barricades were being erected at the Longbridge plant, Birmingham, production men at four other Leyland factories defied trade union militants by votingReuter - 53 words
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Article52 1979-02-10 1 AFP COLOMBO, Fri. The Sri Lanka government has decided to levy lighthouse dues on foreign ships calling at ports here from March. Charging at the rate of 50 US cents per net registered ton plus deck cargo, the government hopes to collect 45 million rupees in foreign exchangeAFP - 52 words
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Article74 1979-02-10 1 AFP TOKYO, Fri. Japan's maritime self-defence forces and the US Navy Seventh Fleet will conduct a joint anti-submarine drill in the western Pacific from tomorrow to Feb 17, but there will be no live-shell firing, the Defence Agency announced today. It said the primary purpose of the exerciseAFP - 74 words
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Article64 1979-02-10 1 Reuter BANGKOK, Fri. Heavy fighting broke out between Vietnamese-backed forces and Khmer Rouge troops in Kampuchea close to the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet, provincial officials said today. They said a battle took place yesterday near the villages of Wang Mon and Nong lad just inside Kampuchea, andReuter - 64 words
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Article34 1979-02-10 1 NEW YORK, Fri.— Citibank, America's second largest bank, today lowered its prime lending rate for corporate borrowers to 11 1 2 per cent from 11 1 4 per cent, effective immediatedly.34 words
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Article46 1979-02-10 1 UPI NEW YORK, Fri. The stock market moved cautiously higher today in active trading. The Dow Jones industrial average, which rose 2.86 points yesterday, was ahead 2.60 points to 821.46. Advances led declines 576 to 344 among the 1,326 issues crossing the tape. UPIUPI - 46 words
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Article, Illustration859 1979-02-10 1 JOHN TAN - YARDS' HORIZON CLOUDED By JOHN TAN THE MANUFACTURING sector foresees a year of strong growth ahead and has plans to maintain its levels of investment in plant and buildings. The first quarter of this year will also be buoyant but possibly less so than the previous quarter.859 words
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Article243 1979-02-10 1 UPI GOLD PRICES eased off from record highs yesterday as the dollar improved on most European money markets after remarks by US Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal that the United States intends to support the dollar strongly. Gold ended a week of spectacular gains and alltimeUPI - 243 words
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664 1979-02-10 1 QUEK PECK LIM - By QUEK PECK LIM A SIXTH Singapore bank is about to consider the possibility of coming to the stock market for a public listing. Auditors Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co are now totting up the final figures for the Tat Lee Bank's results for664 words
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290 1979-02-10 1 BARELY eight months after opening far business in Singapore, Latin America's largest banking organisation is planning a regional office here soon. Banco Do Brasil established its •Ashore branch here last Jane. Thin was indicated at the signing ceremony yesterday nf the bank's290 words
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Article, Illustration220 1979-02-10 1 Falls Consplant Wrts 388 -26 O C B C 790 -20 M Banking 610 -20 Nat Iron 630 -15 Tan Chong 281 -15 Apollo 260 -13 BAT 162 -12 V N 515 -10 Guinness 500 -10 C C 330 -10 Gentings 326 -10 Nanyang Press 300 -10 Keinayan 188220 words
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427 1979-02-10 1 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM THE prices of oil and oil products in Singapore are most likely to rise in the next six months given the current worldwide squeeze on oil supplies because of the Iranian crisis, industry sources said yesterday. Refineries427 words
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Article61 1979-02-10 1 NINE flights to neighbouring countries by the Malaysian Airlines System (MAS), were cancelled yesterday following industrial action by cabin crews. A MAS spokesman said the cancellations were due to concerted action by the cabin crews who refused to work more than eight hours a day and demanded transport61 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement5 1979-02-10 1 SINGAPORE BUSINESS The Business Magazine5 words
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Advertisement18 1979-02-10 1 /pTU \u,n L^7 Red White Le Cellier Quality French wine at a realistic price t'-'.TT 18 Eastern Agencies18 words
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Advertisement87 1979-02-10 1 MASSIVE ANZ Pacific dia- modernisation I cannta................................... 2 FTZs rate king n li the MbSIEMENS eyes Kent Ridge c«iitiiient............................... 7 contract I MORE teeal banks an credit INDONESIAN amber expert card baadwagan f thrnst......—— 3 SUT nets np new equity fnnd.. 11 OIL asseasmeat in US ckal- WHY the interest87 words
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Advertisement206 1979-02-10 1 Hapag-Lloyd Fully containerised to Europe and United States. Regular, reliable and on time. "bi n I ?00«« .'OOSlo .'OOSTi 70* I f* b 8<»3 13 m .'."OS433 I p» J»7»3 CfS JM?7« Golf Equipment Made to measure ARE YOU SURE THE BRAND NAME CLUB YOU ARE USING HAS YOUR CORRECT:206 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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209 1979-02-10 2 THE managing director of Triumph-Adler Vertriebs (TAV), a major West German office equipment manufacturer, will arrive here tomorrow to discuss possible investments in Singapore and the region. Mr. Hans J. Schuettloefel, together with a top-level management team from TAV will confer with209 words
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Article141 1979-02-10 2 The Singapore Concrete Institute will be holding a seminar on Reinforced Concrete Design to CPIIO on March 2. Speakers include Dr H.S.Parmar, director of an engineering consulting firm, M. Steen Consultants.Professor C.T.Tam and Professor V. Navaratnarajah from the University of Malaya. The president of the institute, Mr Lee141 words
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Article, Illustration527 1979-02-10 2 FONG MEW LENG - By FONG MEW LENG SIEMENS Medical Engineering of the Siemens AG group, one of the world's largest electronics product manufacturers, is bidding for a major contract to supply dental equipment to the University of Singapore's new dental faculty in Kent Ridge. To firm up527 words
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Article173 1979-02-10 2 BOTH cargo and apron handling services will be entirely dominated by two companies when Changi International Airport opens in 1961. The companies are the Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) and Changi International Airport Services (CIAS). At the moment, four airlines are involved in handling their own173 words
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Article58 1979-02-10 2 THE HIGH Commissioner of India, Mr B.M.Oeza, will be donating 139 technical and management books to the Singapore Polytechnic. The books will be handed over to the principal, Mr Khoo Kay Chai,on Monday at the ground floor of the administration block at the Dover Road campus.58 words
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450 1979-02-10 2 WANG LOOK KEAH - By WANG LOOK KEAH AIR NEW Zealand has filed a new Pacific fares package that will involve discounts up to 67 per cent of economy fares for off-season travel. The fares are subject to the approval of both the New450 words
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Article, Illustration252 1979-02-10 2 HAGEMEYER (engineering division) has appointed Mr. Kevta itodrigoes as it sales manager for security equipment and systems. He has many years of experience in security systems as well as practical forces equipment. Esso Singapore has appointed Mr. Eric Gwee as operations manager of its refinery on Palau252 words
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Article, Illustration560 1979-02-10 2 SCIENTISTS in Hsbart, capital *t Australia's island State sf Tasmania, have tamed a crass sec tton el a Hin pine-tree at least 2,M9 years eld Into a historical chart. Using as a snide the tree grewth rings prednced annually nn the linen pine560 words
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Article81 1979-02-10 2 NANYANG Siang Pau has collected close to $1.5 million for the industrial accident relief fund monitored by the Ministry of Labour. The paper handed over two cheques totalling $862,284 to the fund yesterday. That brought total donations collected to $1.44 million. Of this total, $1.30 million81 words
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Article27 1979-02-10 2 The Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Singapore will hold a talk on Understanding Macbeth on Feb L 2 at the Bukit Timah Campus.27 words
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Article286 1979-02-10 2 OPPORTUNITIES for trade and investment in the five Asean countries await the businessman who heed the priorities established by Asean governments. This point was made by Mr David Newsom, the US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs when he ad-dressed-the first meeting of the US section286 words
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Article221 1979-02-10 2 THE 10th Singapore Medical Association (SMA) convention will be held this March with a difference. The association is combining its symposium with an exhibition of medical equipment, the latter to be taken care off by International Fair Promotion and Marketing Services (Interfama) and Imag221 words
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Article480 1979-02-10 2 COURSES AND TALKS Jan 3-Feb 21: Statistics for Insurance Employees, SITC, SITC Feb 5-Apr 14: Diploma in Life Insurance, SITC, SITC Feb 10 17: Vosper Pte Ltd training course, RELC, Vosper Feb 12-13: Finance for nonfinancial managers, Ming Court, Price Waterhouse Feb 14-28: ILO training course, RELC, Ministry480 words
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REGIONAL
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172 1979-02-10 3 AP THE climate is now opportune for log importing countries to relocate their processing industries in the producer countries, in view of the shortage of the commodity and its anticipated price increase, Primary Industries Minister Mr Paul Leong said. Speaking at the openingAP - 172 words
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800 1979-02-10 3 JOHN LIM - By JOHN LIM INDONESIA has launched a programme of market diversification for timber, the country's top foreign exchange earner after mineral oil. This is to develop further its export potential. The programme calls for the expanding of markets beyond the Far East, which now800 words
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Article, Illustration476 1979-02-10 3 WHEN New Zealanders John Wright and Robert Harding were ready to market their pet-proof sandpit, they wondered if they had a saleable product or simply a hare-brained idea. They soon had their answer and what had been designed to foil neighbourhood cats put476 words
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Article95 1979-02-10 3 UPI THE Philippines will be the world's second largest producer of geothermal energy in 1980, next to the US, Energy Minister Mr Geronimo Velasco said in a news briefing. Mr Velasco said the Philippines is expected to assume this position with the planned drilling, before the endUPI - 95 words
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95 1979-02-10 3 Reuter JAPANESE bankruptcies in January fell to 1,023 from 1,375 in December and from 1,131 in January last year. The figures are used by the Bank of Japan for bankruptcy statistics. Debts involved in January fell to 116 billion yen (5J1.74 billion) from 137 billionReuter - 95 words
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Article, Illustration669 1979-02-10 3 THE TRADITIONAL image of the dinosaur, in films, illustrations and skeletons in museums, will have to change if a scientist working at an Australian university has his way. He is Dr. Roger S. Seymour, a lecturer in the University of Adelaide's Zoology Department, a669 words
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Article227 1979-02-10 3 VAST reserves of limestone, dolomite and China clay have been identified in about 50 limestone hills in the northern state of Perak, a Geological Survey Department spokesman said. He said one such hill,Gunong Rapat, in Kamparwas estimated to have reserves of some 800 million227 words
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Article59 1979-02-10 3 UPI THE Soviet Union is constructing three military airbases and five runways on tiny northern pacific islands that could be useftil to its nuclear war strategy against the US,a Japanese newspaper said. The Tokyo Shimbun said classified military information obtained showed that one air base is locatedUPI - 59 words
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Article474 1979-02-10 3 JAPAN'S top trade official yesterday called on his country to collaborate closely with the United States in supporting China's ambition to become a modem industrial state by the year 2000. Mr Nobuhiko Ushiba said China's friendship treaty with Japan and its new ties with the474 words
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Advertisement27 1979-02-10 3 Superb Northern Indian, Kashmiri and Moglai cuisine for the discriminating gourmet. "The nn >st distinguished Indian Restaurant in the h >rlj J Ualker (mat V)iiv\jy&>n Tel: ,?6/5W527 words
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Advertisement257 1979-02-10 3 Mathematics and Statistics in Penguins Mathematical Carnival: Martin Gardner A piece of solid iron in the form of a doughnut is heated. Will the diameter Qf its hole get larger or smaller? Just one of the maddening but uniquely entertaining puzzles that make up Martin Gardner's latest collection. The range257 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous668 1979-02-10 3 TWO-IH CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 An outstanding member (6) 7 Tubes of paste (8) 8 The sort of night to stay out of the car 10 Tree of popular choice (5) 13 Food for an officer joining the Navy (4) 14 Right behind a woman all the time (4) 15668 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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Article, Illustration1358 1979-02-10 4 FT BRITAIN is going to have to hang on a bit longer before it reaps the full economic benefits of its much-herald-ed North Sea oil. Two highly respected British stockbrokers recently issued forecasts suggesting that, this year at least, the UK does notFT - 1,358 words
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Article287 1979-02-10 4 THE SINGAPORE rubber market yesterday opened half a cent higher and after a few exchanges at opening levels prices rose some three cents on reports of fresh tension on the Vietnamese border with China, dealers said. Nervous short-covering, sellers' reserve, speculative and trade buying also fuelled the rise, although287 words
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Article17 1979-02-10 4 Rubber: Feb 9 Singapore: March: 248.75 cents (up 4.00 cents) Malaysia: March Closed Tin: Closed17 words
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Article225 1979-02-10 4 Prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon Close (per kilo) (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt t o b 249.00 250 OON 247.75 248 75N Int. 1 R.S.S. March 250 00 250.50 248.75 249 25 Int. 1 R.S.S. April ***** 252.25 250 25 250225 words
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Article131 1979-02-10 4 NOON SSH ind SMR urn r- > veMentev HAS March April |Curresl Mlk> (Forward Mlkl SSH .11 Bu>ers Sellers Bayers Sellers 11 IMl pallet l -Ml SO 241.SON 242 SO 244.50N SSH Mi II M pallri > 2M.su 240 SON ■m SO 241 SON •MRELB SMH CV131 words
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356 1979-02-10 4 AFTER the long holiday, the Year of the Ram got off to an auspicious start as rubber prices rose constantly each day to gain some 11 1 cents per kilo in fairly active trading throughout the week ended Feb 8. Persistent and uncustomary356 words
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Article74 1979-02-10 4 C.I F. North European ports. In US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated LONDON: Tues Previous Malaysian 5% ffa bulk per tonne April 08Oslr 075air Sumatra 5% ffa bulk February 706alr 687 sir March 700slr 685 aeopd April 686pd 080/082 pd May 872', 675pd 685/007'tpd June 002' i74 words
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Article168 1979-02-10 4 TRADING on the sugar market yesterday was slow and quiet throughout the day with one lot traded against two on Thursday, dealers said. Nearby March closed at 8.50/9.00 US cents against Thursday's 9.20/70 close with the distant January at 9.50/85 against 9.25/60 cents. Trtai Balea: One (prev two168 words
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Article361 1979-02-10 4 QUIET and routine trading continued to be the order of things at the Singapore produce market yesterday. Incompatibility of prices was the main deterrent to dealing with foreigners. In the case of copra and coconut oil, firm orders were still pouring in from as far as the Soviet361 words
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Article196 1979-02-10 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-godown) (•tIM yam: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2.380 32s 2.910; 40s 3.105 (per bale of 400 lbs) Piece gwda: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq. Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly196 words
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234 1979-02-10 4 Reuter LEADING US exporters agree with London traders that the Soviet Union may have bought at least 30,000 tonnes, and possibly 100,000 tonnes, of any origin soybean oil for shipment spanning March through July. The sales, which include at least 15,000 tonnes of Brazilian oil,Reuter - 234 words
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Article845 1979-02-10 4 OILSEEDS: Trade sources reported a steady soybean oil market yesterday with support coming from export activity this week while cheaper soybeans based on the Chicago close attracted fresh crusher buying. Soviet, Moroccan and Indian buying this week influenced sentiment in Dutch soyabean oil early in the day and845 words
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Article307 1979-02-10 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterdays closing prices in SJ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE. 100 pet first class (Kangaroo) m crop 0 96. 100 pet second class 0 87. 100 pet third class 0 83, 25 pet new crop no stock, B-10 pet 0.75 THAI BROKEN: A-super 0 62. Special 0.56. THAI307 words
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Article190 1979-02-10 4 CHICAGO soybean futures ended a nervous, erratic trade with losses of 11-3/4 to six cents a bushel after dropping sharply in late trading. However, closing prices were as much as nine cents above the lows as the market rallied in the closing minutes on heavy exporter buying. Prices eased190 words
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Article115 1979-02-10 4 WHEAT futures posted losses of half a cent to one US cent a bushel in most months at the close in Chicago on Thursday. July and March 1900 finished unchanged from Wednesday. Trading was light throughout most of the session as prices moved to either side of the previous115 words
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Advertisement135 1979-02-10 4 THIS WATKINSON SYSTEM Never Say No Bass, Say The Best POWER COMES FROM YOUR AMP'S TANK Watts Gush Like Water Off Tap MASK DOMESTIC NOISE Quieter Environment, Better Stereo TAPE PERFECT SOUND EFFECTS Waterfall Is Yours For A Ripple WHAT'S IMPORTANT WITH SPEAKERS Phase Coherency Is Not TELLS YOU ALL,135 words
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OVERSEAS
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549 1979-02-10 5 US SECRETARY of Commerce Juanita Kreps announced on Thursday regulatory amendments permitting the sale of US merchant ships to China. She also pledged strong assistance by the maritime administration to US-flag shipping lines and business interests seeking to develop trade with China.549 words
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798 1979-02-10 5 NYT AMERICAN Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal said Energy Secretary James Schlesinger's assessment on Wednesday of the seriousness of the curtailment of oil from Iran had unnecessarily set off exaggerated reactions on stock and gold markets. Mr Schlesinger had told a Senate subcommittee that the situationNYT - 798 words
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Article767 1979-02-10 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From S1A SQ913 0015 HKG SLA BA SQ BA17 0700 LHR/BAH MAS MH601 0700 KUL MAS MH682 0725 KCH SLA SQ101 0615 KUL MAS MH621 0640 PEN MAS MH607 0645 KUL MAS MH671 0945 PEN/KUL CAL CI806 1000 HLP CPA CX710767 words
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623 1979-02-10 5 NYT THE glittering corporate profits of the fourth quarter of last year, which most economists expect to continue at least through the first half of this year, may be gladdening American corporate executives, but some economists are beginning to worry. These economists say that suchNYT - 623 words
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Article59 1979-02-10 5 UPI PRESIDENT Carter has decided to impose quotas on imported clothespins because he was concerned about the "welfare" of small towns in the states of Maine and Vermont, where US made clothespins are produced. "The social cost of denying relief outweighed the economic cost of providing it. MrUPI - 59 words
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Article302 1979-02-10 5 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Daizyu (0900 after Bunga Raya) 14. Eastern Grand (0600 after King Tower) 27 28. Hamburg Maru (after Bunga Seroja) 38 39. Hoegh Pride (0530 after Jal Sea Fortune) 33 34. Menestheus (1830 46. Rajah Brooke (0600) 20. Tapah (1300) 21 East. PASIR302 words
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Article149 1979-02-10 5 Reuter TALKS aimed at averting next week's threatened shutdown of all British Leyland's (BL) 34 plants failed to produce any peace formula. BL said so far 28,500 men have voted for a strike and 27,650 against.The negotiations centred on management's refusal to pay parity bonuses,Reuter - 149 words
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Article184 1979-02-10 5 FREIGHT markets continued to be preoccupied by rumoured Soviet time charter activity, said to involve at least 25 vessels for periods of between four and 12 months trading. No confirmation could be obtained, as was the case with reports of further period engagements by other accounts. North Pacific184 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article588 1979-02-10 5 THE Soviet Union has refused permission for the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic airliner to fly over Siberia to Japan, French Transport Minister Joel Le Theule said on Thursday. Mr Le Theule, who recently returned from Moscow, told Le Monde newspaper: "This right of overflight will not be588 words
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Advertisement146 1979-02-10 5 PENGUIN BOOKSHOP Th* RUNNER'S Handbook RUNNERS HANDBOOK THE "Runners handbook Si L*d fWUNGRS hanooook '""The" ULTIMATE &OOKON RUNNING i 7 *uws*s wyp.&p*. WHY DO Runne*s MAKS =< *uwnexs l/*woaooK KUNMING STIMUUJR •AU ASPECTS I Of HEALTH I s)i Here at last is The Runners Handbook, a complete Fitness guide for146 words
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Article425 1979-02-10 6 THE by-election campaignings have generated much emotion. The ruling People's Action Party has said: "We stand on our record. Criticise our performance if you can." Candidates seeking to break the PAP dominance in Parliament reply that there ought to be opposition Members of Parliament425 words
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346 1979-02-10 6 AMERICA is virtually certain of being catapulted into an economic recession this year, economists say. Europe is more fortunate. It may get away with a respectable growth rate this year. What does this mean to an open country like Singapore which is dependent on the fortunes346 words
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Article, Illustration928 1979-02-10 6 FONG MEW LENG - The First Investment Promoton Zone (IPZ1) is at K a t unayake, 29 km from Colombo and the IPZ2 is near the Kelaniya River (map below). Infrastructural facilities are being planned and many tax and other concessions are being offered to investors. By928 words
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Advertisement289 1979-02-10 6 APOLLO HOTEL Havelock Road, Singaore 3 Tel: *****1 AMBASSADOR HOTEL ***** Meyer Road, Singapore 15, Tel: *****11 CENTURY PARK SHERATON Nassim Hill, Singapore 10 Tel: *****7 CHEQUERS HOTEL 418 Thomson Road, Singapore 11 Tel: *****66 COCKPIT HOTEL 6 7 Oxley Rise, Singapore 9 Tel: *****1 GREAT EASTERN HOTEL 401 Macpherson289 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous27 1979-02-10 6 Rri Stow: Fmjait tokens I c^CP-o or course Treses -tvAe Ptßce »s Pp^cxeD a t hc Ney.T suDe. «s onc TOOK: OF THC GifcL IN vMe bikjnii..27 words
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Miscellaneous969 1979-02-10 6 s Fish-es on the rocks THE FU marriage (Maders oo the racks of nuptial disaster ai 3.59 p.m. la the atoms (ehaaael S). Bat squash enthusiasts should be able to cheer up quite easily at the ead ef such ceUaloid uahappiness with the PJ.A. WorM series of Squash (semi-flaals) at969 words
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Article, Illustration963 1979-02-10 7 Countries such as Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea and the Philippines have successfully experimented with Export Processing Zones and Free Trade Zones. However, countries in the Indian subcontinent have traditionally avoided these measures for fear of the multinational onslaught. Of late, they haveDepthnews Asia - 963 words
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Article334 1979-02-10 7 THE plaque on the side of the entrance into Lsetan says "Another Urban Renewal project successfully completed in 1972. "Oh really? We d like to take a look at the unsuccessful ones done in '72 and *73. '74, '75. 76, '77, '78. AT one side of334 words
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Article, Illustration704 1979-02-10 7 UPI THE long shadow of arab competition hangs over Europe's oil refining industry, already suffering heavy losses because of dwindling demand for petroleum products. A long-standing threat to European manufacturers moved closer recently when Arab oil producers decided they would greatly expandUPI - 704 words
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949 1979-02-10 7 Katigbak - FORUM Katigbak Reuter A NEW relationship is emerging between Mexico and the United States, fuelled by this country's major oil and gas reserves and the American desire for new sources of enrgy. In the past, the relationship between the two neighbours has been decidedlyReuter - 949 words
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Advertisement369 1979-02-10 7 and where to entertain FORJAMNESE CUISINE, COME TO *> f KIKU Japanese ntt s yA Serving r authentic Japanese food Teppan YoKKi lempura Shoshimt SuKiyoki Sr>ob.> Business Hours Lunch —12 Noon —230 p m Dmn«f 6 30 pm —1030pm Sngapore tills All the uigietlieim /j^M far an enchanted evening are369 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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Article709 1979-02-10 8 NYT WITH gold soaring to record levels in the London market, some investors are focusing their attention on the Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corporation. There are those who believe the company may be about to show dramatically higher earnings after four years on a highNYT - 709 words
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340 1979-02-10 8 Reuter BRITISH Petroleum (BP) Co. Ltd.'s earnings in 1979 should continue to show good growth, despite the complete loss of Iranian supplies. Oil industry analysts said the loss of low margin Iranian crude oil sales is being more than offset by higherReuter - 340 words
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Article182 1979-02-10 8 Reuter HAYASHI Spinning Co. Ltd. said it has applied to the Nagoya district court for protection to reconstruct itself under the Japanese corporate rehabilation law, following business failure. The wool spinner, listed on the Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges, did not elaborate, but the Tokyo Commerce andReuter - 182 words
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148 1979-02-10 8 Reuter THE SOLOMON Islands government will acquire a 40 per cent stake in Unilever Ltd. unit, Levers Plantations Ltd. A government spokesman said the government has provided one million Solomon Island dollars in its 1979 budget as an initial payment for the acquisition.Reuter - 148 words
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Article321 1979-02-10 8 FEB OS Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 149 -5 A *>etmm wn unch AE And CI m 5 AMir 1280 10 566 23 Cf Suf*r m 15 nit A 212 2 Currte Finance 100 1 De Beers Ind 1475 25 y— 356 5 Edgars one Eveready Fed Volk 230 5321 words
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Article55 1979-02-10 8 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday 448.9 Wednesday 455 2 Week Ago 468.5 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 818.87 Wednesday 816.01 Week ago 840.87 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Thursday 88 to 88' < Wednesday 90 1 to 90'. H.K.HANG SENG Friday 533.06 Thursday 545.52 Week ago 554.94 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 487.1955 words
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619 1979-02-10 8 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa THE MARKET was extremely bearish over a broad front yesterday since most investors became increasingly cautious regarding the clouded outlook for oil supplies stemming from the turmoil in Iran. The Nikkei Dow-Jones average posted the steepest decline this year and closedSource: DBS-Daiwa - 619 words
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Article259 1979-02-10 8 FEB 00 Cents INDUSTRIALS A C I 101 -I A N I ISO -S A P M 125 unch Ampol Pet 77 unch B H P 990 -a Bank NSW 351 i Rnr«l 246 unch Bram bles 185 unch C B A 210 unch C 8 R 355 -a259 words
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Article99 1979-02-10 8 FEB OS Pesos Acoje Mining J0105 unch Alias Con A Alias Con B ZZ 25 25 -135 Bafulo Gold j012 unch Benruel Con B 31 50 -I* BF Goodrich CDCP 23.00 unch Inco B Landoll Lepanto B. 2850 -0 01 Marlnduque B 835 -o.» MeraJco M 80 -0 3599 words
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article189 1979-02-10 8 FEB 08 Francs Actions Sulsses 301 -I Alusutsse Br 1300 -20 Alusutsse Reg. MB •2 Brown Boverl Br. 17)0 30 Clba Gelgy Br 1285 15 Clba Oclfy P C 1015 30 Clba Gelgy Ret. 881 -2 Credit Suisse Br 2330 -IS Credit Suisse Reg 444 •1 Elektrowatt Br 1975189 words
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Article288 1979-02-10 8 FEB Pri CORBEILLE Alr-Llqulde B S N Oervals DanoM 3*940 SOS 09 unch C S P < Thomson-r-.f) 351 SO -45 Cle Franc&lse des Petrole* 136 JO 17 Compagnle Financier* Comp*<nlf Ofnenlc 380 SO 14 Credit Ponder De Prance H ache tie (Llbnurle) 429 230 SO ♦4 0-5 Machines288 words
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Article196 1979-02-10 8 FEB 08 FU ADM ***** -1 Ahold ill an -0.6 A It SO 29 JO iO.1 AMEV wan -12 Am fas ***** 0.2 Am rot Bank 77 JO -05 Berfou 56 00 -15 Berk JR. TO -05 Pole 09.00 05 BorsumiJ ***** -05 Burhmann 7300 -05 Byenkorf 90 50196 words
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Article199 1979-02-10 8 FEB OS 1 Dm Atf-Telefunkcn Akf> as 10 TIM un*h unch All* Lebcn 800 00 -10 All* V«r» BASF Bay H T Wbank Bay Vbank 4S0 JO 1J3J0 nusB 292 00B -4-3 -0-2 Bayer 136 M 0.6 BBC mao -5 BMW ruxrlla 237.00 3M 00 unch -1 256iC 200199 words
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Article72 1979-02-10 8 FEB 06 Fts FORWARD MARKET 450 -3 Arh-*1 mn -70 094 451 1820 5 600 10 Cock 502 t 214 Ebes 2500 Electrobel <800 -70 Ob-Inno-Bm 2600 15 Gtv 1390 12 Hobok 2980 3730 Ryl Dutch 1850 Sidro 7» 0 Soc Gen Btlf 2210 4 10 3510 Solvay A72 words
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Article98 1979-02-10 8 FEB 06 Lire AnU» 34.75 0.25 Assoc Gen ***** 490 B&slogl 535 5 CcntnJe 4480 144 Plat 2830 14 Ftnskter 180 7 Oen Immob 68.50 0.25 IF1 Pri 2290 4-4 Italcementi 435 5 Italslder ***** 23 Magnetl M Pf 555 2 Maiem Ere 226 50 13 Med lob *****98 words
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Article155 1979-02-10 8 POSEIDON Ltd. said the major element in its A 51.16 million profit (or the halfyear ended December 31 was 11.26 million equity income from its 47 per cent stake in Western Australian gold miner, Kalgoorlie Lake View Pty. Ltd. (KLV). This was offset by $60,000155 words
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Article250 1979-02-10 8 rt> Baht Bank o( Asia 250 2 Bangkok Bank 384 ♦2 Bank of Ayudhaya Ltd 274 -2 Bangkok Metropolitan Bank 1102 -90 Laem Thong Bank unq Thai Commercial Bank 568 unch Thai Danu Bank una Thai Farmers Bank 362 -6 Union Bank of Thailand 389 +2 Industrial Finance Corp250 words
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Article220 1979-02-10 8 FEB OS CS Ahltlhl 16 4 A lean 42. I Atfoma as -«k Bank Mont 254 unch Bank Nova ScoUa Bell Tel *>>. 64 -I S Beth Corp BP Can Ltd Brasean HZ B'j IB s 4 Camp Red Lake Can Imp Bk »■> -24 unch Canpac Ms 4220 words
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165 1979-02-10 8 Reuter SEARS Roebuck and Co said it plans to open 239 new stores in the next five years in a US$2 billion expansion and improvement programme for its retail system. Chairman Mr. Edward Telling said 100 of the stores are planned inReuter - 165 words
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1114 1979-02-10 8 NEW YORK STRONG OIL, gas and coal stocks on Thursday hauled the New York market out of a nearly two-week-long sinking spell as prices firmed in moderate trading. Analysts said the market was also helped by a steady tone for the dollar and1,114 words
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Article289 1979-02-10 8 THE REMAINING market confidence was shattered yesterday following a report in the FT. about the bearish prospects for Hongkong this year. Hang Seng index: stt.Ub, down 12.46. Turnover: HKJ78.95 million FEB 09 HKS Amal Rubber Associated Hotels Bo waters 3.10 2.92S 0.1 Cheonj Kong China Enp China Light SBb289 words
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Advertisement154 1979-02-10 8 The Love 01 m ookmci n u* 3 sSf < >» m. it* f VAf m *,y: > •<'. sjpr*'- A I r 9 1 i v Kenneth lx> Kannath Lo, tha well-known Chin— cookory writer, Introducoa the reader to tha technlquea of ChinMt cooking, and qlvm ni Insight Into154 words
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795 1979-02-10 9 COLIN CHEE - By COLIN CHEE ANOTHER two local banks may join United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Overseas Union Bank (OUB) in the credit card business. Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) have been approached by Visa International to look795 words
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254 1979-02-10 9 Reuter THE SWISS National Bank may allow the use of the Swiss franc as a reserve currency to be developed. National Bank president Mr. Fritz Leutwiler answering questions after addressing a European management symposium in Davos, Switzerland, said the bank isReuter - 254 words
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137 1979-02-10 9 Reuter TOTAL liabilities of registered deposit-taking companies in Hongkong at endDecember totalled HKJ52.35 billion (Ss26 billion), about 40 per cent of the equivalent figure for banks. Government figures show that deposits from the public, excluding banks and other deposit-taking companies, totalled $10.45 billion, while deposits fromReuter - 137 words
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211 1979-02-10 9 Tokyo bank taps Asian market for funds YET ANOTHER of Japan's city banks has come to the Asian dollar market for funds. Telex invitations were sent out on Wednesday for investors to subscribe to a US$2O million (5543.4 million) floating rate negotiable certificates of deposit issue by Hokkaido Takushoku Bank211 words
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170 1979-02-10 9 Reuter JAPANESE Prime Minister Mr. Masayoshi Ohira said monetary authorities of major nations are making coordinated efforts to smooth out erractic exchange rate fluctuations. However, he told the Diet (Parliament) governments of major nations are not in a position or do not have theReuter - 170 words
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Article, Illustration327 1979-02-10 9 TREASURY Secretary Michael Blumenthal said the US is ready and willing to intervene to prevent disorderly international currency market conditions. "We have substantial resources for intervention, fully adequate, and we will not hesitate to use them to achieve our objectives" he told the Senate budget327 words
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Article105 1979-02-10 9 Reuter STANDARD Bank of South Africa Ltd. said it cut prime rate to 11 per cent from 11.5 effective February 10. Barclays National Bank Ltd. has announced a similar cut but effective February 12. The last adjustment in South African prime rates was September 15, 1978Reuter - 105 words
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223 1979-02-10 9 Reuter HONDA Motor Co. Ltd. said it is planning to raise funds abroad through dollar bond issues in the near future but declined further details ahead of an announcement. Securities sources said straight and convertible bonds totalling US$l3O million (SJ2B2 million) are expectedReuter - 223 words
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840 1979-02-10 9 NYT A SAMURAI named Sears, Roebuck? That would be a bit of a breakthrough, and, indeed, it is. In early March the giant American retailer will become the first private foreign corporation to float a Samurai bond the name given yen-denominated issues offered byNYT - 840 words
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Article418 1979-02-10 9 YESTERDAY saw the first day of quiet trading on the foreign exchange market, with the weekend due. On this tone, the US dollar was traded narrowly and closed slightly weaker against major currencies. Opening against the yen at 196.30/40, the US currency was first traded up before being418 words
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Article322 1979-02-10 9 THE DOLLAR yesterday opened steady to firm against major currencies compared with Thursday night's closing levels in very quiet early trading, dealers said. They said normal endweek inactivity, combined with nervousness about the US wholesale price figures for January, expected later in the day, helped subdue the market. Dealers322 words
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Article50 1979-02-10 9 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued on Feb 12 to 16, 1979: Offered: $40,000,000 AppUed for: $125,100,000 Allotted: $40,000,000 Accepted bids: $96.91, approximately 6 per cent higher bids in full Average rate of discount on allotment: 4.165 per cent per annum50 words
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Article131 1979-02-10 9 THE US dollar was yesterday quoted below US closing levels overnight in fairly quiet end-week trading, dealers said. The US dollar fell to a late 197.75/85 yen from New York's 196.30/40 close and its 198.40/50 opening here, dealers said. It eased to 1.8480/90 marks from 1.8505/15 in New York,131 words
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Article68 1979-02-10 9 QUOTES on the Australia and New Zealand exchanges on February 9: AUSTRALIA US dollar 1 1385 ***** Sterling 0 5706 0 5439 Ninety-day airmail buying rate*: Sterling 0 5*0 US dollar 1.1779 Ninety-day forward buying rates: Sterling 0.5791 US dollar 1.1*3 NEW ZEALAND: Bank tndk-aton Sterling 0 52® 068 words
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Article372 1979-02-10 9 GOLD futures yesterday turned firmer in the afternoon after a sharply lower opening, but prices still closed easier on balance, dealers said. Trading was again active and a further record turnover of 578 lots was reported after Thursday's high of 544 lots with interest centred in April, June and372 words
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Article188 1979-02-10 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Feb 9: US Dollars(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 10 7/16 10 5/16 1 month 10 11/16 100/16 2 months 10 10"« 3 months 11 10. 6 months n>. 11'. 9 months 11'. 11'. 12 months 11*4 11'. Sw.Fr*. Dbi.188 words
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Article51 1979-02-10 9 Range of price* offered by discount houses on Feb 9: Overnight 4' Call deposits 4 1 to 4 1 Cioting Buying Selling 3 month Treasury bills 4>i 4'< 3 month Bank bills 77/16 7 5/16 3 month CD 7'. 7 6 month CD 7*» 7'< Source: National Discount Co51 words
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Article21 1979-02-10 9 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 7.75 per cent.21 words
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Article197 1979-02-10 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed at 197.85 yen, down from a 196.35 opening but up from 196.70 at Thursday's close, dealers said. It weakened in light late trading on selling by Japanese banks to adjust positions and on late export covering by Japanese traders and manufacturers,197 words
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Article46 1979-02-10 9 FRANKFURT exchanges opening quotes on Feb 9: US 1.8505 15 (1.8505/1) Can 1.5475/* Stg 92 45 60 D F1 92 45 GO S Fr 110.80 111.00 Lit 2.21/2.22 F Fr 43.45/55 NKr- 38.38 ,48 B Fr (cob) (.3435 B Fr (fin) 6214. 6254 Yen 0.9335/5046 words
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Advertisement147 1979-02-10 9 I gjniflL Study with the university PREPARATORY SCHOOL I-———'—l TORONTO,ONTARIO #UPS specialises in preparing overseas students for Grade 12 and 13 Examinations leading to entry to Universities and Colleges in Canada and USA. UPS is registered with the Ontario Ministry of Education and its Credit and Diploma courses are approved147 words
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Article1775 1979-02-10 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett". Big Board deal1,775 words
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Article86 1979-02-10 10 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. Ham* P E (March $1 80) (0 328 0 40S). Inrhrapf (March $1.30) (0.31886 words
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Article146 1979-02-10 10 I 1-2'* I H HO (250.000) (***** 99 SOS) 4 .1/4'4 I.VHHO (250.000) (99 508 99 COS) 5U T K 1/5/83 (250.000) (100 108 100 208) 5 3/41 T K I 5 81-H I (250.000) (102.305) 13'11/HI (250.000) (*****8 100 05S) 7'A 15 I H.*» (250.000) (100 808146 words
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Article158 1979-02-10 10 SINGAPORE UNIT TBI ST INCOME BOND I NIT (Maatpn' prtra tor Fefc 12) (Carrot pr tees) The Commerce 2 15 2.28 Income Bond 1.14 1.20 The Saving Fund 134 1.42 S pore Prog Fund 095 100 S pore Sec Fund S'porr Invest Fund 1.74 1.22 185 129 MARA158 words
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Article2574 1979-02-10 10 Gr'» Gr'i Net 1978/79 Last Div Div Y'ld P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale or- C'vr cooo) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS 272 132 Ac ma 218 unch 12.0N 1.3 5.5 23.6 3 218 217 190* 123' Alcorn 185 10.0 2.2 5.4 13.7 178 107 Allied2,574 words
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Article182 1979-02-10 10 Petallag Tin BM: AGM to be held at Straits Trading Building, 1st Floor, 4-8 Leboh Pasar Besar, Kuala Lumpur at 12 noon on Feb 12. Perils Plantations Bhd: AGM to be held at 8th Floor, Wisma MISC. No.2, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur at 10.30 am on Feb 16.182 words
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Article, Illustration659 1979-02-10 10 MR NG SOO PENG, chairman of the Stock Exchange of Singapore, yesterday said that the centralised office for clearing scrips will cease operations from Monday, Feb 12 as the computerised clearing system is now functioning. The centralised clearing office was set up659 words
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Article, Illustration480 1979-02-10 10 SHARES EASED geaerally hi fairly active trading on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. Tkere appeared to be mere argeaey to sell after Initial support proved sliort-Uved. Only towards the close was there aay evidence of buying m bargain hunting account.480 words
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Article105 1979-02-10 10 VENEER PRODUCT has announced unaudited pretax profits of $473,000 ($175.000) on sales of $2.48 million ($2.70 million) for the six months ended Aug 31, 1978. The directors said that the drop of profits is mainly attributed to reduced production owing to heavy rainfall, higher overheads due to inflation105 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration1267 1979-02-10 11 CHAN BONG SOO - By CHAN BONG SOO SINCE the third quarter of 1978, there has been a steady increase in buying interest in the plantation sector of the stock market in Singapore. All this has been going on unobtrusively until about a month ago1,267 words
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727 1979-02-10 11 ANTHONY TAN - By ANTHONY TAN SINGAPORE Unit Trusts (Sut) will be launching a new trust, the Singapore Equity Fund within the next few days. This new fund will be the sixth such unit trust to be managed by Sut which is a subsidiary727 words
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Article450 1979-02-10 11 IT IS Interesting U note thai the latest loan stock con version exercise sf National Iron and Steel Mills brings in its wake a massive share premium account which should be enough to cover the proposed bonus issue. Already, with 5.35 million loan stock converted as450 words
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Article, Illustration780 1979-02-10 11 ifiMOa SSQBCL.. by HOCK LOCK SIEW THE DECISION to omit seeond rescue attempt at Bevls Smith-east Asia within a spaa ef 2-1/2 yean only Is a testimony ef the capitalistic spirit ■ever say die whatever the «M>. This phlieaephy Is evMeatly practised with vlgenr by the management sfby HOCK LOCK SIEW - 780 words
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Article204 1979-02-10 11 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Close Payable the year Previous year BAT 17* Jan 22 Jan 26 Feb 10 17% Shangri-La 8% I Feb 1 Feb 8 Feb 15 8% 15%(a) Perlis Plant 15% Jan 23 Feb 6 Feb 16 275% 22.5% NST204 words
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Article106 1979-02-10 11 Particular* Ex Date Books Close C AC Bonus Issue of 1 for 2 Feb 2 Feb# MBS Rights Issue of 1 for 2 STP (1975) ip $2.00 per share Feb 7 Feb 19 Bonus Issue of 1 for 3 Feb 13 Feb 20 P. Products Bonus issue of106 words
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Advertisement75 1979-02-10 11 FABULOUS JVC PRIZES TO BE WON! f i <*$*»■> i;E 0+ i 1 U-' l JK, vv* 3 Tl •5 cwt c rj£ >* y g in this issue of THE CRAFT OF SOUND uv.?j v iHI v— It's a simple and easy to win contest. All you have to75 words
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504 1979-02-10 12 US HOUSE of Representative member Charles Vanik foresees little difficulty in getting a clean bill through Congress to extend temporarily President Carter's authority to waive countervailing duties on foreign goods that have been sold in the United States at predatory prices. The influential504 words
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239 1979-02-10 12 THE state oil monopoly Pemex said Mexico has no plans to increase its oil production to offset the loss of oil from Iran. Pemex said Mexico will not vary its established petroleum programme or raise oil prices as a result of the current239 words
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Article777 1979-02-10 12 LONDON, Fri. Share prices closed mixed today after small narrow movements, dealers said, with leaders finishing with a slightly easier bias. At 3 pm the Financial Times index was down 0.9 at 448.0. Government stocks firmed up to 1 4 point after news the long tap stock had777 words
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Article, Illustration66 1979-02-10 12 Officers and men who have defected from Iran's armed farces saluting Ayatollah Kbomeiny on Thursday and shooting "We are a fraction of your army, Khomelny." (Inset shows Kbomeiny receiving the salote). This was the first time that members of the armed forces had openly hacked MrUPI photo - 66 words
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288 1979-02-10 12 Reuter AN AMERICAN Judge dismissed mi Thursday the two remaining charges against Singapore financier Amos Da we who had been accused by a grand Jury of defrauding three California*! banks of US$l.3 billion (552.7 billion). Judge Stanley Weigel dismissed the counts at the requestReuter - 288 words
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522 1979-02-10 12 AFP ASEAN economic ministers are likely to meet in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 22 to re-assess and possibly reformulate their common stand on the Australian new cheap fare aviation policy. A reliable source in the Malaysian capital said yesterday that the meetingAFP - 522 words
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509 1979-02-10 12 GOH ENG KEE - Beware Barisan in Potong Pasir Howe BATTLE OF THE VOTES- By GOH ENG KEE THE Barisan Sosialis, which has influenced the people in Kampung Potong Pasir since the colonial times, is the real opposition to the People's Action Party in the Potong Pasir constituency. Mr Howe Yoon Chong, the PAP's509 words
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Article220 1979-02-10 12 PEOPLES' Action Party candidate Rohan Khamis said he is confident of winning the Telok Blangah seat by a "comfortable margin". Speaking at his final press conference of the byelection, Mr Rohan said he has established rapport with the people of Telok Blangah particularly as many of220 words
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Article93 1979-02-10 12 THE People's Action Party candidate for the by-elec-tion at Mountbatten. Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng, last night dismissed the United Front candidate, Mr Seow Khee Leng as one of those "fly-by-night, medicine hawker" politicians, who cannot be taken seriously at all. Declaring that his rally93 words
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Article195 1979-02-10 12 Caßs travelling along Telok Blangah Road last night were halted for two or three minutes when some 400 supporters of opposition candidate, Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam, poured across the road to escort him to his car at the end of his final rally. Earlier in195 words
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Advertisement39 1979-02-10 12 BALUBAID BAHASSON Shipping Stevedoring Agents in HODEIDAH, YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Telex No. 5538 Coble: Boluboid Bohosson Telephone: 2421 2379 2828 Address: P O Box 3649 Hodeidoh, Y.A.R. Interested parties may contact Mr Bohosson ot Room 17, Queens Hotel, Singapore.39 words
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Advertisement146 1979-02-10 12 Total Poker it a book for winners: it's as good as having four aces and another up your sleeve. David Spanier clearly analyses modern play and modern' players, with an in-depth examination of the tactics, techniques, bluffs and skills necessary for success at poker. The book gives a brilliant rundown146 words
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Miscellaneous58 1979-02-10 12 mwrmm Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Mainly fair. Report for 24 hoars prior to 7.3# p.m. on Feb 9 at the airport: Maximum temperature 32.0 Associated humidity 40 Minimum temperature 23.3 Associated humidity 95 Hours of sunshine 10.70 Rainfall in millimetres Nil Total rainfall for the58 words
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Article, Illustration953 1979-02-10 13 flfll.l.KfiTTMfl with COLM CHEK COLLECTORS of Chinese antiques tend usually to concentrate on vases, plates, statuettes, cabinets and other furniture. This is because such pieces are in relative abundance, and also because they are possibly the best catalogued of Chinese art. But there are a few collectors953 words
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Article, Illustration449 1979-02-10 13 BOOK or THE WEEK Title: Winners and Losers Author: Sydney J. Harris Illustrated by Nicole Hollander Publisher: Argus Price: $5.85 YOU KNOW the person. He or she is always too busy to do what is necessary. He never really listens he simply waits till it is his449 words
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1570 1979-02-10 14 JOHN TAN - PERSONAL FIMAMCE ...Insurance By JOHN TAN LIFE ASSURANCE does not necessarily mean one has to die before the sum assured is paid out. Some policies allow the buyer to enjoy the gains while he is still alive and well. He can draw on the proceeds to1,570 words
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Article, Illustration602 1979-02-10 14 MARGARET THOMAS - PURSUITS By MARGARET THOMAS FROM THE BOARD room to the bicycle bounces this bank manager. While his fellow (bankers and other such denizens of cool, carpeted and comfortable executive suites) leisurely putt away their weekends on the grassy greens of our golf clubs, Mr Claude Blangero of Banque602 words
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Article, Illustration833 1979-02-10 14 TEO TECK WENG - MAJOR TRANSFORMATION By TEO TECK WENG "TUA POR" or "Big Town" along North Bridge Road is undergoing a transformation which may well see a return to the blissful era of the '60s. The area, bounded by Hill Street, High Street, Stamford Road833 words
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Article, Illustration451 1979-02-10 14 The $110 million project will provide two 'first' facilities the outdoor escalators will cost $100 000 each while the two car lifts will be installed at about half a million dollars. PENINBULA PLAZA wkea fmUy ewnpieted lilMeu claim to provide twa "first" (wllttia nUmt eml»ton car451 words
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Article, Illustration699 1979-02-10 15 TSANG SAU YIN - Hong Leong Gardens is first on the list of priorities and is destined to be one of the largest privately developed residential estates in Singapore. It covers an area of 32.3 hectares, sandwiched between West Coast Road and Upper Ayer Rajah Road.699 words
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Article691 1979-02-10 15 GOH ENG KEE - By GOH ENG KEE A NOVEL system of cultivating indoor plants and even small trees without using soil and daily watering is proving to be a boon with several leading hotels, business houses and flat dwellers. The system, known as Luwasa Hydroculture, propagates the use of light691 words
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Article, Illustration391 1979-02-10 15 A JOINT venture between Pontiac Land and publicly-listed company, Keek Seng, will torn over 28,5 m square metres of land into yet another condominium estate. Unnamed at the moment, the estate sits on high ground and is next to Sommervtiie Park (a large condominium project391 words
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998 1979-02-10 16 JOHN ROSKWELL - RECORDS By JOHN ROSKWELL NYT ELECTRA Records recently released an album by Jim Morrison and The Doors called "An American Prayer." On it, the late Morrison declaims his poetry and, sometimes, sings, while the three instrumentalists of The Doors either accompany him in the conventional rockNYT - 998 words
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Article, Illustration1024 1979-02-10 16 Tsang Sau Yin - DESTINATION with Tsang Sau Yin A FIRST TIME traveller to the Philippines, flying in at the right time of the year, must be forgiven if he thinks the Filipinos convention-mad. The initial brush with "conventioneering" begins as soon as he steps down from the Manila airport1,024 words
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Article, Illustration239 1979-02-10 16 EXECUTIVE FASHIOM LAST WEEK'S focus on suits for men featured a dark blue doublebreasted suit and a three-piece beige suit for City executives. These cost $1,200 and $1,300 respectively, and not $1,002 and $1,003 as reported. They were personally tailored by Mr. Vanni Todon, of Alfredo Bendini (LuckyPhotos by J. Tan - 239 words
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Article, Illustration398 1979-02-10 16 RAHIM KASSIM - By RAHIM KASSIM PRANCES YIP as Jean Teyeta, M she called herself befere siagiag Yveaae Ellimaa's beegle kit If I Cut Have Yh, wm a disappalatment. She ewldat beegle. Bnt Praaees Yip the singer, as, eatertalaer, aeh! aah! as she kept sighing threagheat her hear Isng398 words
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Advertisement31 1979-02-10 13 Kodak 1 3c e Meet the bicyling banking manager Page D Hong Leong Holdings' $29m housing plans in Success snits for lady executives IV So you think Filipinos are conventionmad rv31 words
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Advertisement345 1979-02-10 13 Kodak also is... 'MICROFILM GRAPHIC ARTS MOTION PICTURE FILM BUSINESS SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT IMM UMM 3n At«o»a Smgapcxe 3 Tet *****1 GOOD READING FOR ALL BARENTS Learning Through Play is a I book chock full of ideas for j simple games, activities and 1 experiments, designed to help345 words
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Miscellaneous972 1979-02-10 13 WHAT WHERE FILM SHOWS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM this morning (10.45 am) two one-hour documentaries. Elwooti Mead Salvage 849 and Dunlin A, will be shown. Both films are lent to the museum by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. TONIGHT, Singaporeans will be given the rare chance to watch full German operas972 words
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Advertisement114 1979-02-10 14 V i i n m THE MALAYAN TRILOGY This famous trilogy wittily dissects the racial and social prejudices of post-war Malay during the chaotic upheaval of Independence. Through a succession of splendidly colourful characters, Anthony Burgess delineates the conflict and confusion arising from the almost enforced mingling of cultures. Time114 words
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Advertisement220 1979-02-10 15 DISTRICT 10, TOP RESIDENTIAL LOCATION Old-styled Bungalow With Swimming Pooj on 43.000 Sq Ft. Freehold elevated Land Quiet Location Low Assessment Selling: 11,000,000 With T•nancy (Expiry Dec. *79) at $5,500 P.M. GENUINE BUYERS ONLY! Richard K.C. Low Housing Pl* Ltd Telephone: *****81. OIST. superbly furnished apartment, quality carpeting throughout, spacious220 words
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Advertisement316 1979-02-10 15 RIDGGLUOOD the Most I diked About C ondominium in Singapore Now Booking! Spectacular 3-4 Bedroom Apartments. Superior Finish. Built-in Cupboards. Kitchen 'u/ith ceramic tiles, cooker hood, washer and dryer. Sales Prices from $173,000 FACILITIES 6 Farklike hectares A superlative Recreational Area, complete with 2 Fools, 2 Tennis Courts, Badminton, Basketball,316 words
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Advertisement328 1979-02-10 15 PRIME RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE LEASE A:DETACHED HOUSES Coronation Road (11) $500,000 Belmont Road (10) $595,000 Hillcrest Road (11) $350,000 Lewis Road (10) $400,000 Bin Tong Park (10) $850,000 Watten Estate (11) $350,000 Gilstead Road (11) $350,000 Leedon Road (10) $400,000 West Coast Road (5) $460,000 Lakme Street (16) $180,000328 words
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Advertisement313 1979-02-10 16 as* Graham 1~1/1 f 'Probably the best espionage novel ever written.' Richard H Growald, UP! A major literary event... a marvellous tale of spies and intrigue spun with intricate skill by a master story-teller. A must.' PLAYBOY 'As fine a novel as he has ever written concise, ironic, acutely observant313 words
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