Eastern Sun, 21 May 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 2 IMo. 651 Tuesday, 21 May 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 425 1 ‘Stop making propaganda,’ Harriman tells Hanoi PARIS, Mon. (UPI) T T C Ambassador-at-large W. Averell U Harriman today called on Hanoi to end making propaganda and get down to serious Vietnam peace talks. "We want immediate substantive talks. We want them right away/' Mr. Harriman told
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  • 78 1 A chat before the banquet on Sunday night. Eastern Sun picture by Richard Chow shows, from left: Mrs. Indira Gandhi. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Mrs. Lee and the Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. The banquet was given in honour of the visiting Indian Prime
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  • 327 1 gIN'GAPORE. Mon. India and Singapore are determined to further strengthen their ties by promoting greater co-operation in the economic, trade, tourist, cultural, technological and scientific fields. The two Governments are willing to facilitate the development of bilateral trade and to encourage comprehensive and long-term
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  • 245 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. (Bernama) Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia will put proposals for a new conference on non-aligned nations to the Prime Minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman, when he meets him on Wednesday, Government sources told Bernama. The Emperor, on his current visit
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  • 124 1 JAKARTA. Mon. (UPI) —Six Malaysian fishing boats have been seized by an Indonesian Navy patrol near Halong island off Northern Sumatra. They were allegedly fishing in Indonesian territorial waters, the Indonesian Navy Information Bureau announced today. A Navy statement published by the official
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  • 111 1 CAIRO. Mon. (Reuter) Eight people were trampled to death by crowds here last night after rumours that a vision of the Virgin Mary had appeared in one of Cairo’s most densely populated areas. The dead included six children. Police said the children were aged between five
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  • 89 1 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Government has ordered six 110-foot fast patrol boats worth $29 million. Two boats will be built at the Vosper Thornycroft I'niteers Portsmouth Yard and four at its yard in Singapore. “This will be the first time that such advanced patrol
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  • 87 1 PARIS. Mon. (Reuter) Strikers occupied 250 factories across the nation in their growing industrial rebellion against the fifth republic today and informed sources forecast that six million workers could be out on strike by tonight Latest Informed estimates said two million men were already out, crippling
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  • 30 1 THE EASTERN SUN today publishes a special eight-page feature on the official opening of the premises of Victory Electronics Enterprise at 439, North Bridge Road, Singapore.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 489 2 BALLOONS ‘PEACE DOVES MARK INAUGURATION KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. (Bsrnamo) Balloons and "peace'' doves were released here today to mark the inauguration of Bernama's news service. The 13 doves representing the 13 States of 1.'.. Malaysia were freed first, by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Enche Senu
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    • 136 2  -  By KEN STANLEY K.AMPAR. Mon. Two trains were drlavei because someone had placed stones for a hundred yards along the railway lines in and nut of the station here today. The driver of the day mail train to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. A.C. Jackson, reported
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    • 82 2 3 p.m.—B p.m.: Free mass community X-ray station at Kampong Sungai China. Marsilllng Roatj. 5.30 p.m.—9 p.m.: B.A.T.A. free mass X-ray station at Nelson Road Community Centre. Nelson Road 1.30 p.m.: Free film shows by the Ministry of Culture at Lorong Fatimah. Kampong Tengah (8J m.s. Portggol Road).
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    • 527 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. (Bernamk) The World's oldest news agencies today greeted the tvbrld's youngest agency, hailing the emergence of Bernama as “another important landmark in the history of Journalism.” Congratulatory telegrams flooded into Bernama's Headquarters from many parts of the world as Malaysia's
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    • 20 2 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Thie.es broke into Limited in Asia Insurance Building and escaped with watches valued at $7,000 yesterday.
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    • 90 2 The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, speaking at the opening of BERNAMA Malaysia’s National News Agency in Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning (May 20). Standing behind are members of Bernama's supervisory Council and Board of Governors. Thev include (from left): Tun Sir 11. S. Lee, Sved
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    • 410 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Three battalions of the Royal Malay Regiment will take part in the trooping the colour ceremony at Merdeka Stadium in here on June 5, 1968. The ceremony is being held to mark the birthday celebration of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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    • 237 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. East Coast dancers won the challenge trophies at the National Dance Competition at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka during the weekend. Tht ‘•Darul-lhsan” youth club in Trengganu beat five other groups who came from Kuala Lumpur (two groups). Alor Star. Beremban and
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    • 87 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. The Special Branch has detained twenty-two Chinese middle school students, including a number of girls, under the Internal Security Act, it was revealed here today. A police spokesman said the students all with the Tiong Wah Middle School were nabbed during a
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    • 116 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon An Indonesian who claimed to be a professor was today ordered by the Magistrate here to undergo a medical check-up at the Central Mental Hospital. Tanjong Rambutan Prof. Arss, 40. was charged with cheating Mr. Lim Hong Pock of Station
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    • 90 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. (Bernama) A light blue coloured Rolls Royce will be used by Emperor Halle Selassie during his four-day state visit to Malaysia. Government sources said today. The Rolls Rc"ce, a Government pool car. was renovated and repainted for this occasion. The car
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    • 293 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A nation-wide campaign to encourage Malaysians to eat local fruits is to be launched soon. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority, Senator Abdul Ghaffar bin Baba. He said the campaign was aimed at increasing the
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    • 132 2 KUALA LUMPUR. (Bernama) The first group of officials to staff the Malaysian Embassy in Moscow will leave here in mid-june. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the party would be led by Enche Ahmad Zainal. a Deputy Secretary of the Foreign Ministry. Three
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    • 241 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. The president of PepsiCo International, Mr. Peter K. Warren flew into Singapore tonight on a trip to study the possibility of starting a food manufacturing company here. Mr. Warren was received at the airport by the chairman of Union Limited. Mr. Lien Ying
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    • 391 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. (Bernama) Tunku Abdul Rahman will not retire before the general elections in m i d1969. "I will stay on and fight the elections with my party. They have been kind to me and so have the people been kind to me and
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    • 134 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. —The Minister of Transport. Tan Sri Sardon bin Haji Jubir. today said he was studying the possibilities of operating direct air services to Kuching, Sarawak. “I am assured that services between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching are passible from Aug 1 but I
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    • 56 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Clerks in fully assisted schools are to take industrial action over the Government s delay in settling their claims for pay parity with Government clerks. \n emergency meeting will be called to discuss the action 'aid the treasurer of cletks in fully
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    • 401 3  -  By BEN D’CINHA KUALA LUMPUR. Mon Bulgaria is to set up a trade office here within the next lew weeks to be followed up with the establishment of joint ventures in the timber, pharmaceutical and the fishing industries. This was disclosed here today
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    • 80 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— A television service to telecast lessons to schools in Malaysia would be started soon, the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari, announced today All he needed now. he said with an emphatic snap of his fingers, was $600,000 to start the service.
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    • 59 3 BAHAU. Mon. Two youths who made a daring breakaway from the police lock-up here last Friday, while awaiting trial, have been recaptured. One of them was caught last Friday after a 100yard chase by policemen. The other was recaptured only last night at Juasseh. 10 miles from here,
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    • 67 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon— Thirty members of the “Holiday on Ice” troupe arrived here today for a ten-day performance. The rest of the 75-mem-her troupe will arrive here tomorrow. The troupe will make its debut at Stadium Negara on Friday at 8.15 p.m. The show will
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    • 60 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The Postal Savings Bank Scheme will be implemented in about two months' time, the Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications. Tun V. T Sambanthan. said today. Tun Sambanthan, who returned this afternoon after a 11-day tour of East Malaysia. told newsmen he was
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    • 123 3 About 1,000 worshippers thronged the Chatewan Buddhist Temple in Petaling Jaya brilliantly illuminated by lights here, when the Finance Minister, Tun Tan Siew Sin, performed the consecration ceremony of the Uposatha, the Inner Sanctuary on Sunday night. The main part of the ceremony was the demarcation of the boundary of
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    • 89 3 KUALA LUMPUR. MonMr S J H Zaidi. the General Secretary of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress, today called for the establishment of a chair on industrial relations at the University of Malaya. He said it would enable workers, employers and the government to look
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    • 83 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon— Two people were injured in gangster attacks here last night. Cheong Man Fatt. 19. was attacked by some youths in Jalan Bukit Bintang at 7 p.m. He was admitted to hospital with stab wounds in the chest and face. His condition today was
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    • 38 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon— Johore Police have arrested two ring leaders of an armed “Kid Gang” and detectives are now combing the State for another two members of the gang who escaped from a police dragnet.
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    • 154 3 The campus cult KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. —Freshmen starting their first day at the University of Malaya today were initiated into the language cult there. They were taught jargon commonly used on the campus. The freshies were taught “obvi'* means “obvious.” or “frus.” means “frustration." One wa s told “Don’t frus
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    • 214 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Malayan Agricultural Producers’ Association and the National Union of Plantation Workers today agreed the problems over implementation of the Industrial Court's award for estate workers should be resolved at estate level. Agreement was reached on this after
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    • 386 4 ‘India wants to work with SEA nations’ SINGAPORE, Mon. The Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi said today her country would not want to. take over the role of Britain when the British withdraw from Southeast Asia by 1971. She said India did not
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    • 70 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. An eight-month-old boy was killed after his father's car skidded and hit a tree at Scotts Road, last night. the «infant Chim Siew Chon* was in the arms of his mother. Mak Po Kwong. The mother was admitted to the General Hospital. Her condition
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    • 56 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. Dr Michael Portmann. Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology of Bordeaux University will deliver a public lecture on modern surgery of otitis and their sequellae on Friday at 8.15 p.m. at the Pathology Lecture Theatre. Outram Road General Hospital. This Lecture is organised by the School of
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    • 22 4 SINGAPORE, Mon There were 84 road accidents of which four w-ere serious, during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    • 579 4 HOUSEWIFE WINS APPEAL SINGAPORE. Mon. The Federal Court of Appeal todav allowed an appeal against a High Court sentence bv a housewife. Gan Kain liar alias Pek Geok who was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for culpable homicide. The Federal Court reduced
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    • 312 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Registers of Electors opened for public exhibition today They will be on display till June 3. Provision for annual re vision of the registers is given in Chapter 53 of the Singapore Parliament Elections Ordinance. On display will be the Registers
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    • 56 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. Yap Nam Yeow, 38. was today charged in the Ninth Magistrate’s Court with the murder of Kong Glow Hoon at Jalan Hajijah on April 2. He has been remanded at the Criminal Investigation Department in Robinson Road for a week till May 27 when the
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    • 28 4 SINGAPORE. Mon Tan Sri Runme Shaw has donated $25,000 to the Our Lady's Children’s Hospital Ipoh for the extension of a mother and child ward.
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    • 36 4 SINGAPORE. Mon The Botanic Gardens here has named an orchid after the Indian Premier. Mrs. Indira Gandhi who visited the place this evening. Mrs. Gandhi spent half an hour at the Gardens.
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    • 216 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Minister for Culture. Mr. Jek Yeun Thong, will officially open a one-man exhibition at the National Library on May 25 at 5.30 p.m. The one-man exhibition by Mr. Khoo Sui-Hoe. an internationally renowned artist win end on May 29. His works
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    • 799 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. It was crowds, crowds, and more crowds every where along the route the visiting Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi was scheduled to pass. They were all enthusiastically waiting for a chance to get a glimpse of Mrs. Gandhi, the only women
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    • 40 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. has accepted an invitation to visit India. The invitation was extended by the Indian Prime Minister. Mrs. Indira Gandhi during her two-day visit. She left tonight for Australia.
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    • 44 5 SINGAPORE. Mon—Some 300 delegates from 26 Lions Clubs in Malaysia and Singapore will take part in this year’s District 308 Convention to be held in Ipoh on May 25. The two day convention will be opened by the Raja Muda of Perak.
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    • 68 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. The visiting commander of the Second Canadian Escort Squadron, Capt. John Barclay Young (left) paid a courtesy call on the Defence Minister, Mr. Lim Kim San (centre) this morning at Pearls Hill. Capt. Young was accompanied by the Canadian High Commissioner here, Mr. J.
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    • 426 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. Singapore has done and will continue to do its duty to provide the infrastructure and an atmosphere conducive to economic growth. Stating this today the Minister for Culture, Mr. J e k Y e u n Thong added
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    • 245 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. A Japanese seaman was today sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by the High Court on a reduced charge of manslaughter. Nishikawa Seitaro 57. originally charged with murder pleaded guilty when the reduced charged was read to him. In mitigation, his counsel Sachi
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 231 6 Tokyo, Mon. The Japanese Government has deGided to send letters in the name of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato to 88 countries and four international organisations urging them to participate in the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka. 28 countries and the United
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    • 84 6 i-JAKARTA, Mon (Reuter) The Indonesian Government has handed back a rubber remilling plant in Bandjarmesin, South Borneo, belonging to the Malaysian Hook Tong Company. Indonesia’s Antara News Agency reported today. The. agency said the handover took place under the terms of a Government
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    • 377 6 SINGAPORE, Mon. Peter K. Warren, 43, ts President and Chief Executive of Pepslco International, the Division of Pepsico Inc. responsible for all -business outside the States. Its major product Pepsl-Cola is available to more than one billion c people in 114
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    • 15 6 ■SINGAPORE, Mon. —.Thetin price for today was $559.37$ per picul, down 87$ cems
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    • 68 6 TOKYO, Mon. Tsugami Mfg. Co. of Tokyo a top maker of quilting machinery is reported to have developed the world’s quilting machine which can produce embroidery patterns on a separate basis. It can reel in thread after it finishes a pattern and takes up the next without continuous
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    • 160 6 SINGAPORE. Mon.—Members of the Thailand Trade and Investment Survey Mission to Japan visited the Tokyo Plant of Seiko Watch-K Hattori and Co. Ltd. on May 17. The mission which arrived in Japan recently for a 7-day visit discussed trade and investment in Thailand with both
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    • 271 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Three Malaysian engineers have begun a month's stay in Britain seeing developments in their various fields. They are Mr. Teoh Cheng Hock, senior partner in C H. Teoh and Partners. Mr. Lee Chai Kam, assistant engineer. Binnie and Partners, and Mr.
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    • 1190 6 SINGAPORE. Mon. Industrials on the Stock Exchange had somewhat a mixed look with some counters down slightly and few selected issues gaining as the result bf both speculative and Investment buying. However, the market closed steady and 21 counters had rises.
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    • 24 6 LONDON. Mon. <UPI) The rubber market closed quietly steady with spot 1715/16 18-1/8. No. 1 RSS CIF basis ports May 17-15/16 18-1/16.
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    • 316 6 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Mon. June first grade rubber f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 51-1/8 cents per lb., up three-eighths of a cent from previous close. The tone was quiet. London advices were higher than expected which encouraged some speculative buying at the
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    • 23 6 HONG KONG. Mon. (UPI) Money Quotations HK56.1025/6.1175 per U.S dollar for cash HK514.52 per pound sterling HK5312.75 per tael gold.
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    • 463 6 SINGAPORE Stork Eichinj* ■old and offer Driers officially listed at the close of business. INDUSTRIALS 3.14 3.16 Bmistcad CB1 2.40 2.47 4.14 4.16 Chemical Co. 1.43 1.45 Cold storage 4 30 4 50 2.05 2.97 F sindting 6.00 F I 2.35 2.40 2.79 Fitzpatricks F. X. ords. 2.01
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    • 45 6 «Mannrrr»* Frier*) First Malayan 2.0? mm Second Malayan 1.88 Third Malayan The Commerce 1.18 Industry The savins .94 103 Fund 1.04 1.13 First H'Kong delete 88* Second ICkong .58 ci Malaysian Investment Fund XI) 1.10 I2M Sterling C'mudity \D 57# <• Hong Kong Currency >
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    • 113 6 SINGAPORE, Mon. Th« noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are:Buyer Sellei Coconut Oil <F O B.) Hulk 66.25 Coconut Oil (E.O.B.) Drums 68.75 Loose Copra Mixed Apr./May 39 00 Muntok White Pepper tl'.O.B.) 96% N E W ***** Sarawak While Pepper (E.O.B) 96% N.L.W 112 .50
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    • 61 6 TOKYO. Mon. Kawashi* ma Textile Mills will begin marketing a synthetic lawn, developed in co-operation with Asahi-Dow and C. Itoh Co. It is the first artificial' lawn made in Japan, through such lawns already are being used in the U.S. for baseball grounds and other purposes. It will
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    • 191 6 SINGAPORE, Mon, The following ships are expected to be in port today:— Godowns Vessels President Jackson 3|4 Bratslav 5 Mikuni Maru 6/7 Golden Spring 8/9 State of Orissa 10/11 Straat Fiji 13/14 Schiekerk 15/16 Sunda 19 Agios Therapon 21/22 Sea Express 23 Kinriki Maru No. 8 24
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  • Sun Sport
    • 615 7 SINGAPORE, Mon. The three-day interport cricket match between Hong Kong and Singapore ended a tame draw at the padang here today. Right from the start of today’s play Hong Kong appeared reluctant to force a decision and were content with playing for a
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    • 516 7 ALOR STAR. Mon. Siti Saleha binte Osman of Park House won the class one individual championship for the second year running and also the best performance award at the fifth annual athletic championship of the Sultanah Asma Secondary Girls School here \esterday.
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    • 32 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Basketball Association of Singapore will be organising an Asian youth basketball invitation and an international (men and women) basketball invitation tournaments from August 6 to 16.
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    • 238 7  -  BY WINDSOR LAD KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Jockey Glynn Pretty was in brilliant riding form at the recently concluded Singapore Turf Club's May Meeting. Glynn took the main honours with seven winners, five seconds and two thirds. He scored a fine treble on the
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    • 364 7 SINGAPORE, Mon. More than 60 teams are currently participating in the 1968 Singapore National Table-Tennis Championships at Khee Fatt School premises in Cairnhill Road. Mr. Tony Koh, hon. secretary of the Singapore Table Tennis Association said a record number of entries have
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    • 75 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Canadian Peter Burwash is another overseas players who has written to the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia stating that he wished to take part in the Malaysian Open Championships at Penang from Sept. 12 to 15. Burwash, four times Canadian
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    • 131 7 Malaysia will have to work very hard —Koe PENANG. Mon. Malaysia will have to continue to work very hard to maintain the high standard in the Asian youth football competition. This was stressed by the secretary of the Asian Football Confederation. Mr. Koe Ewe Teik. on his return from Seoul,
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    • 894 7 IPOH. Mon. Seventeen horses have been entered for the Perak Derby to be run over 12 furlongs on June 2 (Fourth Day). They are: The Perak Derby Cl. 1 1} miles Royal Meadow II 9.03 Top Power 8.13 Viva Ipoh 8.11 November Sun 8.09
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    • 298 7 SINGAPORE, Mon. Officials of the Football Association of Singapore are in a "dilemma" concerning the return to the Republic of the national youth soccer team which left here last month to play in the 10th Asian youth football tournament in Seoul, Korea. Sunsport
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    • 134 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association will be organising a donation walk in aid of the National Defence Fund to be held at Kallang Park on July 7. The ten-mile walk sponsored bv Rothmans of Pall Mall will be known as the “White Horse”
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    • 86 7 TELOK ANSON. Mon The Lower Perak Indian Association took first place In the Perak Amateur Athletic Association. South Zone's sixth medley road relay here yesterday. The time was 21 mins. 32 7 secs. Second was Jendrata Estate Sports Club, while Sultan Abdul Aziz Secondary School took
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    • 94 7 MUAR. Mon. The Johore State Table Tennis Association will hold a twoday Johore State inter-school table tennis championships from July 7. The competition is divided into boys and girls singles and boys and girls doubles. The aims of the championships. according to an official of
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    • 51 7 MUAR. Mon The threeday finals of the Batu Pahat district basketball championships will be held in Batu Pahat from Friday starting at 7.30 pm. All the matches, organised by the Batu Pahat District branch of the Johore State Basketball Association, will be played at the Chinese Recreation
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 50 7 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 9.36 am. <6.7 ft.), 8.56 p.m. (6.4 ft.) Port Swettenham: 12.27 a.m. (11.3 ft.). 1-33 p.m. (13.2 ft.) Pori Dickson: 2 12 a m. (6.0 ft.), 2.27 pm. (6.9 ft.) Singapore: 5.36 a.m. (6.8 ft.) aedili Kechil: 5.34 p.m. (67 ft.) Kuantan: 4.49 p.m. (7.5 ft.)
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  • 423 8 MALAYSIA has at last decided to establish diplomatic and trade relations with the Communist countries of Europe. Soviet Russia has now an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and a Malaysian Embassy will soon be set up in Moscow. This month Malaysia has also established diplomatic relations with
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  • 347 8 LELA MAYANG, the period play staged by the Malaysian Arts Theatre Group in Kuala Lumpur in March, was greeted with the sweet smell of success enthusiastic hand claps and repeated curtain calls from theatregoers satiated on a diet of Ibsen, Shaw, Shakespeare, Osborne, O’Neil, ad nauseam.
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  • 843 8  -  By Syed Xainal Abidin General Manager of Bernama, Malaysia’s national news agency which started operation yesterday. WE believe that the Inauguration of Bernama's news service introduces a new dimension in news in Malaysia. There are still quite a number of people who have only
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  • LETTERS...
    • 260 8 OF late when one calls the POLICE EXCHANGE in order to get in touch wuh any Police Division or Departments related with the Police, one has to wait at least, on certain occasions, 1J to 2 mins, before the caller is answered. And if the
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    • 179 8 THE Transport Workers’ Union has asked all unions to support the Gerakan. It i s not so long ago that the Transport Workers’ Union was a virtual affiliate of the Labour Party. Has the Transport Workers’ Union switched political support merely because its union leader, Mr.
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    • 475 8 ris gratifying to note that the political thinking of the leaders of Gerakan Ra'ayat Malaysia, is well accepted by large sections of the people of this country, even before its registration. In my humble opinion, credit of the highest degree should go to none other than
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    • 129 8 THE MP for Kampong Kapor has asked the Government to ensure that workers’ sacrifices should benefit the nation and not a few individuals. One wonders why the top cinemas should remain in the hands of a few individuals. The fact that our television station has been operating
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  • 350 8  -  By Henry B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trial a”) LARRY did a prospering business as a logger. He employed three men to wor/c as drivers of his trucks. One of the men was his brother. John. When John was working as a driver of
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    • 41 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1968 23-B. Cantonment Road, 39. Jalan Sultan, Singapore 2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Telephone: *****/7 Telephone: *****/6 Penang Office 8. Leith Street, Tel: ***** Ipoh Office 77, Brewster Road, Tel: ***** Cable Address: AWNEWS
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    • 25 8 Congratulations Best Wishes to Victory Electronics Enterprise on the occasion of the official opening of their new office cum showroom. from DATO DATIN AW KOW
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    • 89 8 UTTER WRITERS MUST GIVE THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES IN GOOD FAITH.■ LETTERS WITHOUT NAMES AND ADDRESSES WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED- g Under the Distinguished Patronage of the Minister for Foreign Affairs MR. S. RAJARATNAM 4tU ci iSportA (Dpen (^Uampiomliip VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL August 10-21, 1968 Guest Participant:NIKOLA KARAKLAIC International Chess
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  • Opening of Victory Electronics Enterprise today
    • 409 9  -  By JOHN KAM Supplement presentation by LIM TIONG WAH VICTORY Electronics Enterprise, the Republic’s newest and probably the largest dealer in electronic equipment opens today at 2 p.m. Mr. Soon Peng Yam, president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, will perform the opening ceremony
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    • 493 10 T'HE Sansui Sound A and Showroom at Victory Electronics Enterprise incorporates many facilities for the testing of amplifiers. Thousands of dollars worth of Sansui amplifiers and speakers are on display and for demonstrations. And Wo Kee Hong (Malaysia) Ltd. the sole agents for Sansui products in Singapore
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    • 86 10 THERE is a growing popularity for Hi-Fi- stereo equipment from Japan, Germany and Denmark, according to a spokesman for Hwee Seng and Co. in Singapore. He explained that the increasing demand for the Japanese Hi-Fi stereo equipment was due to their moderate prices and
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    • 52 11 •It only requires three easy steps to “capture” these wonderful pictures with the use of Yashica Electro 35. They are: Make sure your ASA index is correct; then turn the exposure setting ring to “auto”. Select the exposure symbol that matches the lighting conditions; and Focus, and click
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    • 327 11 rpo "capture" a scene in candlelight poses 1 no problem. In fact with Yashica Electro 35 the world's revolutionary camera you can photograph your subject at any time of the day indoor or outdoor. Also described as the “camera that takes pictures without exposture worries”, Yashica
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    • 431 12 fpHE revolutionary Sony Videocorder which has proved very popular in many countries will be displayed and demonstrated during the opening of Victory Electronics Enterprise. It is understood that the videocorder TCV2OIO will be made available in Singapore later this year. Some of the features
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    • 270 12 SO N Y an organisation which has "grown big by thinking small" has advanced further. This time it was in the field of miniature home e n t e r ta i nment products. SONY demonstrated 3 new items at a press conference in New
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      37 12 PART of the Sharp Showroom on the first floor of Victory Electronics Enterprise. On show is a wide range of radiograms Local agents for Sharp products are Roxy (Malaya) Co. Ltd. in Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore.
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    • 444 13 "Love Is Blue" by Paul Mauriot and his orchestra is a popular number with Singapore listeners. It was No. 1 on the hit parade in America. As described by a music critic: "LOVE IS BLUE" is concocted according to an entirely different recipe it
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    • 153 13 styling is unique o wide selection of cabinet styles and finishes, with true care and attention to all details. Technically, GRUNDIG stereograms are absolutely tops. Only the personal experience of listening to a GRUNDIG console will convince you of the superior reception and tone quality of
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    • 193 14 Brown Boys, A internationally acclaimed artistes from the Philippines have recently signed a recording contract with E.M.I. on the Columbia Label and their first release with this big recording, is "Going Out of My Head Give Me a Little Sign. This disc itself
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    • 249 14 AIWA will produce more than 30 models of radio phonograph, radio and tape-recorder, radio with cassette tape-recorder and transis- tor set this year. This is the result of years of intensive research by AIWA which is well-known in Japan for its high
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    • 319 15 Columbia Co. Ltd. it one 6f the biggest manufacturers of gramophone records in Japan. With its wide expArieneft in making gramophone records, the company is also turning out a wonderful range of radiograms, phonographs, amplifiers and other allied items. As a result, there is a
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    • 430 15 A GFA-GEVAERT A.G. of West Germany have brought into the Singapore and Malaysian markets three main types of record* ing tapes. They are PE3I Longplay, PE4I Doubleplay and PE6S Tripleplay. These are available from any radio and record shop in the wide range of sizes
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    • 324 15 ntfNKI Onkyo Co. Ltd. are pioneer makers of automatic reversing stereo tape-recorders and they also manufacture TV spare parts which are of very high quality. As a result, they have captured 90 per cent of the sales of TV spare parts such as TV yokes
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    • 242 16 a Tokyo Press conference recently, Sony Corp. announced that it has succeeded in producing an advanced portable electronic calculating machine, SOBAX ICC 500, i n c o r p o rating hybrid IC's (integrated circuits). The SOB AX ICC--500 is a handy calculator which can be
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    • 255 16 Z*' 1 OOD music helps to enliven one's environ* ment. To be convinced of this, one has only to buy a Hi-Fi (high fidelity) set and listen to its sound reproduction. And this can be one of the factors for the increasing sales of
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    • 71 16 OPTIMA E4l with a 13-inch carriage is a modem portable typewriter with the unique characteristic of being equally useful in the office. This is because of its extra large carriage, allowing pap er passage of 13 inches. It incorporates an efficient type bar drive and a utilised
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    • 5 16 AIWA’s TPR-102.
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    • 103 10 Congratulations Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on the occasion of their Official Opening at 439, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE 7. from: HWEE SENG COMPANY m sm Model'CS 88 Q PIONEER World Famous Brand inHiFi Reproductb m vLi Mod*' PI 25 Model SX 700 TF SOLE AGENTS FOR SINGAPORE,* MALAYSIA
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    • 114 10 Congratulations VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on the occasion of their Official Opening more picture-less strain y^W\\ v nA as 1 1 m m SHARP SLEEK SLIM 19D-2T19 Tension banded picture tube provides soft, clear picture viewing. Advanced circuitry provides stable reception. Detachable legs allow set to be used as table model.
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    • 316 11 CONGRATULATIONS VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on their official opening today THORENS “THE ROLLS-ROYCE” AMONGST TRANSCRIPTION TURNTABLES mm TD-124. SERIES II Extraordinary speed regularity: wow and flutter content 0.1% peak to peak. Four speeds precisely adjustable by means of a patented eddy current brake it 3%). Control through the inbuilt illuminated precision
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    • 268 11 Congratulations Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on their Official Opening at 439, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. from E. S. ISAAC CO., LTD. 168A, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE 1. CONGRATULATIONS to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on the. opening of their showroom office. RISING (t-%£w world/of clear reception ff MODEL r p —4
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    • 165 12 RESEARCH MAKES THE DIFFERENCE TIANSISTIRS! THAT’S WHY ITS BETTER THAN EVER! >) TR 912 Sony’s introduction of silicon transistors in radio circuits provides:- Improvetf'-sensitivity in all bands, particularly in the High Frequency Better tolerance to high temperature High degree of durability Considerable reduction in noise level contributing to clearer reception
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    • 178 12 Congratulations Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on their Official Opening at 439, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. from: INDIAN BAZAAR 96, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE 6. Congratulations Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on their Official Opening at 439, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE 7. from WO KEE HONG (M) LTD.,
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    • 99 13 Congratulations Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE at 439, North Bridge Road, Singapore on the occasion of their Official Opening today Open up a Wonderful New World o f Sound with GRUfIDIG 'wk V WITHOUT BUILT-IN SPEAKERS—with stereo phonograph —space for stereo tape deck —consisting of radio tuner RT 50
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    • 191 14 0 cliff richard sing* ‘CONGRATULATIONS DB 8376 to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on tho opening of their branch af 439 North Bridge Rd LATEST SINGLE mg** A M y, v s THE BROWN BOYS Congratulations and Best Wishes VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on the occasion of the Official Opening of their premises
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    • 191 14 Congratulations Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on their grand opening at 439. North Bridge Road. Singapore 7. from: NANYANG RADIO CO., LTD. Introducing Nippon Columbia’s High Quality D£A/®A/ Products D£/V@/V C X ft J» J A NAME BACKED BY 57 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE 756 F DSC 1 665
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    • 297 15 CONGRATULATIONS to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on the occasion of their opening today. k r W J \*4 ft*** V AQFA-QEVAERT What a tangle! Have no worry. Your Agfa tape has the strength of mild steel. Why? because it is made from doubly pre-stretched polyester. By using polyester backing a polyester
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    • 237 16 Congratulations Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on the occasion of their Official Openin at 439, North Bridge Road, Singapore. The Right One is the Right One! h IS 1 p 4 < These two NCR models represent two vastly different generations. The "old ancient" on the left, although still
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    • 157 16 Congratulations and Best Wishes to VICTORY ELECTRONICS ENTERPRISE on their official opening from YEW LEK CO., 297, JALAN PEKELILING, KUALA LUMPUR. CHAN YEW LEK, 77-D, HAPPY AVENUE, WEST, SINGAPORE, 13. TEL: ***** Lenco L 77 World’s finest record-player LENCO P 77 PROFESSIONAL TONE ARM. This magnificent piece of precision instrument
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