Eastern Sun, 17 January 1969

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    21 1 Eastern Sun SINGAPORE’S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 885 Friday, 17 January 1969. MC(P) 0737 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon WORLD’S & HISTORY’S FIRST TO SOVIET UNION
    776 1 WORLD’S HISTORY’S FIRST TO SOVIET UNION 2 Manned Spaceships Link Up AfOSCOW, Thurs. (UPI) Two manned Soviet spaceships linked up in space today < forming "the world's first experimental space station" and accomplishing history s first transfer of crews. An official announcement said two Soyuz-5 cosmonauts left their spaceship, walked
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    Lock icon U.S. Congressman’s Views On British Pullout
    141 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— A visiting United States Congicrsman today said the US will encourage Australia and New Zealand to fill in the vacuum in the Pacific after the British military pullout in 1971. Congressman Richard T. Hanna told newsmen after paying a courtesy call
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    Lock icon Brandt Cancels Asian Tour
    75 1 BONN. Thurs (UPI) Foreign Minister Willy Brandt has cancelled an Asian tour scheduled for later this month on the orders of his ooctors. it was announced today. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the doctors have advised Brandt to remain in bed for another two weeks. He
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    Lock icon Beer For Boys At Public School
    68 1 BLANDFORD. England. Thurs. (Reuter) Boys at a school here are to have their own club, where they can drink beer and eider. Magistrate’s have granted a club licence so Bryanston Public School can run a basement bar for boys of 17 and 18. No
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    Lock icon Buses The Cause
    51 1 BANGKOK. Thurs. (UPI) The famed Reclining Buddha of Wat (Temple > Po may get shaken to pieces unless the Government finds somewhere else to park its buses. Vibration from the nearby bus terminal and from passing trucks already has opened cracks in the gold-leaf statue, causing estimated
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    Lock icon ‘Co-operation Holds Great Promise For SEA’
    201 1 BANGKOK. Tnurs. (Reuter) —Co-operation among Southeast Asian countries held great promise for the prosperity and security of the region, according to American Ambassador to Thailand Leonard Unger. “Progress will not be easy —I need only mention Sabah to illustrate my point but the Governments
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    Lock icon France Accused
    55 1 BRUSSELS. Thurs. (Reuter) The Common Market's Executive Commission announced today it was taking France to the community's European Court of Justice for failing to raise its preferential interest rate for exporters to other member States. Commission legal experts have been asked to present the ca=e to the Luxembourgbased
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    Lock icon Privy Council Confirms Award Order To O.C.B.
    196 1 LONDON. Thurs (Reuter) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has confirmed an order awarding possession of the premises of 203 South Bridge Road. Singapore, to the landlords. Oversea-Chi-nese Ranking Corporation Ltd. An appeal by the tenants. Ho Tong Cheong. Ho San Cheong
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    Lock icon Obstacles To Vietnam Peace Talks Overcome
    533 1 First Session Tomorrow PARIS. Thurs. (Reuter) Procedural obstacles to beginning the enlarged Vietnam peace talks have been overcome and a first session will be held on Saturday, the American delegation announced today. Negotiators compromised on the controversial issue of the shape of the conference
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    Lock icon NATO Agrees On Inter’l Naval Force
    156 1 BRUSSELS. Thurs. (Reuter) The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation today agreed in principle to create an international naval force in the Mediterranean in the wake of increased Soviet naval activity in the area, informed sources said. The decision was reached at a closed-door one-day meeting
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    Lock icon First Ever Strike
    50 1 MANILA. Thurs (UPI) About 300 Manila public school teachers, fed up with chronic delays in payment of their salaries, today staged their first strike in history. Manila Schools Superintendent Fructuoso Yanzon said three schools in the city, with about 12.000 school children, are affected by the strike.
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    Lock icon C.B.I. Welcomes Lee’s Plan For Guaranteed British Investment
    281 1 ONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) The Confederation of Vj British Industry (CBI) yesterday welcomed Singapore Premier Lee Kuan Yew's plan for guaranteed British investments of about £250 million in his country. Mr. Lee. here for (he Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, brought the plan with
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    Lock icon LSD For Medical Use Planned
    76 1 CHARLOTTESVILLE Virginia. Thurs. (Reuter) Use of the drug LSD in the treatment of severe and prolonged bronchial asthma is being planned by two University of Virginia psychiatrists, it was disclosed here today. The National Institute of Mental Health and the U S. Food and Drug
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    Lock icon Sabah Issue Hampering Co-operation
    126 1 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter)— British Commonwealth leaders said yesterday the Sabah issue was hampering the progress of regional co-nperation in Southeast Asia. A communique issued at th« end of the nine-day Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference said the meeting observed: “That the difficulties between Malaysia and the Philippines
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    Lock icon By 1971, He Predicts
    104 1 KUCHING, Thurs AFP) The new Director of Operations for Eastern Malaysia, Major General Ungku Nazaruddin bin Ungku Mohammed todav predicted that underground Communist elements in this region wx>uld be eliminated by 1971But the new Director, who arrived here this afternoon, stressed to newsmen that closer relations
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    Lock icon Chua Begins Tour Of Hospitals
    417 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Minister for Health, Mr. Chua Sian Chin, is now turning his attention to the curative side of health the hospitals and outpatient services. From tomorrow till Feb. 10 be will be visiting the various institutions within the hospitals division of his Ministry.
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    Lock icon Now Play Can Go On After Dark
    172 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Far East's early nightfall no longer robs villagers of Nam Hoe Community Centre of their recreation and sport. RA F Regiment men of No. 63 (LAA) Squadron, based at R AT. Tengah. Singapore, have given materials and equipment to the
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    Lock icon Praises For S’pore’s Y’s Men’s Club
    64 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Vice-President of Y's Men's Club for the Australla-Asla Region. Mr. Lin Inglis said today Y's Men's Club of Singapore had done an excellent work in its community services and Set a good example to ethers in this region Mr Lin was
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    Lock icon Call For Exchange Of Musicians And Artistes
    233 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Republic should have a free exchange of musicians and artistes with other countries so that the musicians here will be able to develop to their full potential. This was stated today by Sir Thomas Armstrong who recently retired as principal
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    Lock icon Support For Malaysia Hailed
    240 2 SUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaysia today welcomed ♦he stand of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers conference in London regarding the Sabah claim issue. A spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saw the joint communique issued at the conference today on the subject as an expression of unanimous
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    Lock icon Malaysia-USSR Relations To Develop
    148 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Malaysia has assured the Soviet Union that despite differences in the social system friendly relations between the two countries will continue to develop. The assurance was given by the Malaysian Ambassador in Moscow, Tan Sri Zaiton Ibrahim in an interview the text of
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    Lock icon Interact Week Celebrations
    48 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Rotary-sponsored Interact Clubs in Singapore will hold Interact Week celebrations on Friday at 8 p.m. at the Singapore Conference Hall. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education. Dr Lee Chlew Meng. who will be guest of honour, will address the gathering
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    Lock icon PSA Awards $33m Contract To Joint U.K.- U.S. Firm
    361 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Port of Singapore Authority has awarded a $33.1 million contract for the construction of two container berths and one feeder berth to Messrs Taylor Woodrow International/Dillingham Overseas Corporation —a joint venture of British and American interests. The contract
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    Lock icon TUN ON THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS
    199 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Citizens of this country have the right to give their views on any action taken by the government. the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, assured the Dewan Ra ayat today. He however warned that if the criticisms posed a threat
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    Lock icon Former Workman Awarded $17,500 Damages
    139 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A former labourer. Ong Boon H«i wa* awarded $17,500 damage. by Mr Justice Kulasekaram In the High Court today for injuries sustained in a motor accident two years ago Ong was riding his motorcycle along Chua Chu Kang Road on Nov 15. 1965
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    Lock icon Hospital Staff Wear Name Tags
    151 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The staff at Government hospitals in Singapore are wearing, for the first time, name tags, as part of their uniforms According to the Ministry fer Health, the name tags have been accepted by the hospital staff to facilitate communication between staff and members
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    Lock icon $23,000 GOODS STOLEN
    63 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs In two separate thefts in Singapore. goods worth $23,000 were reported missing yesterday. At the Far East Shipping Industries Factory, in Jurong thieves cot a wav with 15 sets of welding cable, valued between 515,000 to $20,000 In the other case, thieves broke into Milton's
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    Lock icon Banned Books In University Under Review
    367 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs A list of more than 100 banned books in the library of the University of Malaya is now being reviewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the University Authorities, the Dewan Ra'ayat was told today. The Deputy Prime Minister and
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    Lock icon Perlis To Donate $10,000 To University Fund
    85 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Perils State Government is to donate $lO,OOO to the National University Fund, its Mentri Besar. Tan Sri Sheikh Ahmad Hashim. said here today. He said the money would oe presented to the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari,
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    Lock icon Economics Of Education Course At University
    131 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Department of Extramural Studies ts organising a course beginning on Feb. 3 on “Economics of Education” consisting of ten lectures. The course will be conducted by H.C H Hoe and will be aimed at giving a survey of the economics of education
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    Lock icon Another $1,000 To MARA Fund
    90 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The College of Agriculture. Serdang, today handed over its second donation of $l,OOO to the MARA Educational Foundation Fund. The former president of the College of Agriculture Students’ Union, Mr- Tan Kwang How, handed over a cheque for the amount to the
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    Lock icon Miss Tourism Winners To Get Their Cash Prizes
    214 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Miss Rosalind Ong. 'Miss Tourism Singapura 1969”, and her two runners-up will receive their cash prizes during a dinner and show at the Orchid Lantern. Tropicana on Jan. 20 at 8.30 p.m. The chairman of the Singapore Tourist Association, Mr.
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    Lock icon S’PORE DIARY
    115 2 12 p.m.-5 pm.: Engineering books exhibition at Singapore Polytechnic exhibition hall. Prince Edward Road 5.30 p.m.: Lecture on ‘‘Pro* blems in the use of chemicals in medicines and foodstuffs" by Professor Frank Hartley at Pathology lecture theatre. Out* ram Road General Hospital. 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Performance by Singapore
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    Lock icon Toto Coupons Chemically Treated, Court Told
    568 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Mr. Lazar Louis Kaminik, adviser to the Singapore Pools (Private) Limited told a Magistrate's Court today that all returns of sold counterfoil Toto pool coupons from registered agents were checked and chemically treated before being locked up in a strong-room. He said,
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    Lock icon Consult Us First, Union Warns Labour Exchange
    162 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Granite Quarry Workers’ Union today warned the Labour Exchange and the con-tractors-employers of the P.W.D. Woodlands and Mandai quarries against trying to solve the current labour dispute wuthout first consulting the union. The union, in a statement. noted that
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    Lock icon Lee Chats With Heath
    52 3 Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, gestures as he chats with the British Opposition (Conservative Party) leader, Mr. Edward Heath when the latter invited Mr. Lee at his London apartment on Wednesday The Singapore Premier attended the recent Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London.
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    Lock icon Workman Crashed To Death By Machine
    111 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A worker Neo Chong Beng. 53. was crushed to death when he fell into a machine that make bricks at the Nanyang Brick Works in Chin Chew Street, yesterday Neo. a father of eight children died on the spot. He was working
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    Lock icon North Korean Mission Here To Boost Two-Way Trade
    403 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. An eight-man trade delegation from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea which arrived here today expressed confidence that trade between the two countries will be increased tremendously in the next few years. Mr. Kim Tai Riun, deputy leader of the
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    Lock icon Tang: Steps To Ensure Survival Of Factories Must Now Be Taken
    478 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs Industrialisation does not stop at attracting foreign investment nor does it end with a building of ferroconcrete superstructures. “Concrete steps must now be taken to ensure the survival of all the lactones that have already been established.”
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    Lock icon 63 ACCIDENTS
    29 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—There was a total of 63 road accidents of w r hich one was fatal and six serious during the past 24 hourg in the Republic.
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    Lock icon Bishop Yap For Talks In Jakarta
    123 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Dr. Vap Kim Hao. Bishop of the Methodist Church in Malaysia and Singapore, is scheduled to he in Jakarta next week for a series of important conj with other Asian church leaders. Bishop Yap will participate in a meeting sponsored by the
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    Lock icon Witness: Putting In A Good Word Now Appears Bribe Bid
    847 3 Defamation Case: SINGAPORE, Thurs. To save the Public Service Commission chairman, Dr Phay Seng Whatt, embarrassment acting Superintendent Ling Ing Huong did not report to his superior the promise of Dr. Phay's niece to put in a good word for
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    Lock icon D.P.P. To Attend Talks In Karachi
    79 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Mr, K S Rajah, a Deputy Public Prosecutor here will attend the Afro-Asian Legal Consultative Conference m Karachi '•ora Jan. 21 to 31. Mr Rajah, who is the only representative from the Republic will be an observer at the conference The theme
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    Lock icon A Pioneer's Vision Is Paying Off 3 DECADES OF SOLID EXPERIENCE
    1242 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Each morning at seven, in a busy shipyard In the Railing Marine Industrial Estate, an elderly gentleman mingles among his workers, showing a deep interest in their work and occasionally offering some encouragement. His workers look upon
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    Lock icon LYNDON B. JOHNSON
    574 6 rpHE era of President Lyndon Baines Johnson has come to an end. The departing 36th President of the United States in his final message to the Congress has declared that the prospects for peace are ‘better now’ than at any time in the past four years. And
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    Lock icon SPACE PACE QUICKENS
    94 6 AFTER the American Apollo 8 success, It now is the turn for the Soviet Union to probe space. The aim of Soyuz 4 and 5 now in orbit is to effect a docking in space the first ever by two manned spacecraft. This manoeuvre is considered essential
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    Lock icon C’wealth PMs Conference—Agreements And Disagreements
    965 6 C’wealth PMs Conference Agreements And Disagreements LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) The Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference published a 23-page communique on Wednesday night listing in detail both agreement and disagreements during eight days of talks. Its longest sections dealt with international affairs, Rhodesia and economic problems. It glossed over the explosive issue
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      Lock icon Buy More E.C.G. Machines
      106 6 IF one Is not mistaken Singapore’s only Electro-car-diograph equipment is at the Out ram Road General Hospital where there Is always a queue waiting for their cardiograph to be taken. Surely, the Ministry of Health can buy a few portable E.C.G. machines and keep them at
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      Lock icon Right Step By Eastern Sun
      88 6 I WRITE to congratulate you for the step you have now taken. I agree with you that Singapore National paper should feature Singapore news, other reporting including up-coun-try news should be in tabloid forms, more or less. We want more and more Singapore news. Pay
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    Lock icon China Is Trying To Break Out Of Her Isolation
    613 6  -  By K. C. THALER LONDON, Thurs. (UPI) China is trying to break out of her worldwide diplomatic isolation Into which the regime of Mao Tse-tung has taken the 700 million strong nation over the past decade, diplomatic sources said on Monday.
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    Lock icon NEW LEAP IN STEEL MAKING
    113 6 HONG KONG. Thurs. (AFP) China has trial-manu-factured an automatic control device for the electric furnace which surpasses advanced world levels, the New China News Agency reported The device, named the “Hslenfeng” (Perilous Peak) device for the “East Is Red’ electric furnace, was made by workers
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    Lock icon Hopes On Suez Canal Reopening Not Bright
    546 6  -  By JOHN CHADWICK SUEZ, Egypt, Thurs. (Reuter) Ho P e ming in Egypt that the Sue* Canal, blocked since the 1967 war between Israel and the Arab States, can be reopened in time for its 100th birthday this year. As the big powers
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    Lock icon Let It Be A Travelling Circus Says Br. Paper
    470 6 LONDON, Thurs. (Reuter) The Commonwealth Premiers’ conference, which ended here yesterday, is an obsolete forum which does more harm than good, the Conservative Dally Telegraph said here today. An editorial said member countries had litt’.e in common except for the fact
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    Lock icon Take To Fields Call
    148 6 Radio Peking said today that It was wrong for parent* in China "to expect their sons to grow up to be high Mandarins and raise children to support them at their old age.” The broadcast condemned such parental expectations as the "thoughts of the exploiting class”
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    Lock icon Educational System Needs Reforms
    241 6 (From Sin Chew Jit Poh) Does our educational system need be radically revamped? We say: “Yes, it needs be/’ At least, the following three principles should form our minimum demand for the said reform: 1) Firstly, in the primary education, the mother-tongue education should be made
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    Lock icon Creeping Rehabilitation Of Stalin?
    471 6 BEROSE, Thurs (SPR) In the view of the Yugoslav political commentator, Boris Hrzic, a creeping rehabilitation of Stalin is currently under way in the Soviet Union. Speaking over Zagreb Radio. Hrzic discerned s tendency among some Soviet writers today to write In superlatives about Stalin as
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      Lock icon GOLD PRICE HITS NEW 'FREE' MARKET PEAK
      708 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Gold hit a rew "free" market peak in London yesterday and changed nands at 42.75 dollars on ounce while prices pushed higher in Zurich and on the smaller Paris market. Dealers in London said buying orders were no more than
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      Lock icon Super VC10 To Cut HK-London Flight Times
      342 7 HONG KONG. Thurs. Bo AC is to introduce a new express jet service between Hong Kong and London in April with the Super VCIO the world’s most powerful airliner. With only two stops at Teheran and Calcutta the fastest time to Hong Kona
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      Lock icon SHIPS IN PORT
      101 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1 >2 Kingsville 3'4 R»'ula 5 Billy 8/7 Raena Bakke 10/il Metallurg Bardin IS'IS Antilochus 21/22 Central Master 23/24 Hong Kong Producer 25 Perry 26 Sletter 27/28 Manoloeverett 29 30 Celebes Msru 31/32
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      Lock icon Shipping News In Brief
      263 7 GOTEBORG. Sweden Thurs (UPIi Goetaverken AB. Europe's largest shipyard, announced yesterday it had won an order for a 227.000-ton tanker from World Wide Shipping of Hong Kong It was the fourth such tanker ordered by the same shipowner. and Goetaverken’s ninth order for tankers between 210.000
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      Lock icon Takeovers Dominate Trading In London
      151 7 LONDON. Thurs (UPI> Takeovers dominated trading in stock markets yesterday. particularly the latest moves in the two-month-old battle for City of London Real Property and the First National Finances .surprise 30 million pounds <s72 million» bid for Bowmaker Elsewhere. though some profit taking was seen
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      Lock icon Rubber Price Unchanged
      219 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. February first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 p.m In Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 59 cents per lb unchanged from previous close The tone of the market was steadily quiet. Rubber Wonaiion ot Stnsapore and Malaysian Rubber F.arhange closing prices in cents per
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      Lock icon N.Y. Stocks End On Winning Side
      242 7 NEW YORK Thurs (UPI) Stock.' finished on the winning side yesterday for the aecond successive day in moderately active trading Carry-over demand from the previous session alter an extended decline that carried mn.-t market indices to their lowest levels In months and a more
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      Lock icon Raw Goatskin For Export
      60 7 GOVERNMENT of India vl have announced policy for export of raw Goatskins wet and salted —for year 1969. According to a trade notification issued in Calcutta by Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports established shippers will be allow’ed quota upto 20T of their best years
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      Lock icon TIN PRICE
      16 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs The tin price for today was $582 per picul, down 62-1/2 cents.
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      Lock icon Steamship, Borneo, DBS Main Features Of Mart
      1332 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Straits Steamship, Borneo and DBS. (Development Bank of Singapore) were the main features of the market today which started with improved prices in the morning s transactions and sustained Interest throughout the day. Strait* Steamship opened business in the Singapore trading
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      Lock icon BOAC To Deliver Commonwealth Games Invitations
      134 7 HONG KONG. Thurs. Official invitation* to 30 countries to take part in the 9th Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh next year are on their W’ay bv BOAC Sir Herbert Brechin. Lord Provost of Edinburgh and chairman of 1970 Commonwealth Games, handed over the invitations to
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      Lock icon UNIQUE CLIP-ON CALENDAR FOR YOUR WATCH
      66 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Thai International Airways this year issued a unique calendar to its travel agents and clients It is in 12 pieces Of light metal which can be clipped on the watch strap. The metal calendars arc sent out one per month. All the
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      Lock icon EXCHANGE RATES
      132 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Association of Banks in Malay-sia-Slngapore today announced the following best agreed merchant rates” for:— SELLING T.T or O.D (All Ready Prices) Deutsche Marks $77.0875. Holland Guilders $85.1325 Swiss Francs $71.37 Belgian Francs $6.1475; French Francs $62.2325; Italian Lire 0.4950; Danish Kroner $40,985; Norwegian Kroner $43.0525;
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      Lock icon London Rubber Opens Steady
      24 7 LONDON. Thurs. (UPI) Rubber market opened *teadyquiet with spot 21-3/16 211/2 No 1 R3S CIF basis ports Feb. 20-13/16 20-15/16.
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      Lock icon YOUR SHARES-UP-DOWN-UNCHANGED
      574 7 SINGAPORE Stocli t»chance sold and other prlies ntfleiallj luted at the clOM of bust nets INDUSTRIALS AOIA 2 16 2 47 Ben A to 3 II. tiurnro 1 .99 Hotlstead 1 2 III < “"iisar 4 78 4 hrml< ai o 1 SO 1 .!M» < old storage
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      Lock icon Japan Exports Score All-time High Record
      199 7 TOKYO. Thurs. <UPI> Japan's validated exports In December totalled U 551,304.850.000 for an all-time monthly high, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced yesterday.. The announcement said It exceeded the previous ail time high of U551.226.25C.000 set in August last year. It said
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      50 7 < Managers 1st Malayan \l» Prices) 2 92 ml Mnlatan Nil 2 10 !lrd Malayan 1 31 I*t Ilona kont 1.29 1 35 .’ml Hong l\nnx .92 96 The Commerce lndm.tr> 1 04 lit 1 he vntlnx liind 1.19 Malayan Interment Fund \l> 1 SO 140 sterlln* C'modlty
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      113 7 SINGAPORE. Thnr*. The noon price* At the Singapore Produce Exchange today are Buyer Sellet Coconut Oil <E O 8 Hulk 52.00 Coconut Oil < t oh) l>rum 54.50 l oose Copra Mixed 32 50 Muntok White Pepper 11 OK) N L.W. 117 50 Sarawak White Pepper 1 .O.lt.) 115
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      78 7 HONG KONG. Thur*. CUPI) —Money QuotationsHong Kong dollars 0.100 pe r U.S. dollar Hong Kong dollars 6.***** per U.S dollar TT Hong Kong dollars 14 52 per pound sterling Hong Kong dollars 317.25 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness. Hong Kong dollars 103.0 per 10.
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    1331 8 LONDON. (Reuter) Brigadier RC. Gibbs. 47. was today named Commander of British Force s Gulf (Bahrein) in the rank of MajorGeneral. succeeding Air Vice Marshal SB. Grant. LONDON, (Reuter) The Printing and Kindred Trades Federation said today it was satisfied the British government was doing all it to secure
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    37 8 Eighteen of the I’S Phantom Supersonic jet* pictured at RAF Station. Coningby. England. One hundred and seventy of these Jets are being purchased by the RAF for its Air Support Command. UPI photo.
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    406 8 ‘EXCHANGING CREW’ EXPECTED TOO MOSCOW, Thurs. (Reuter) Four Soviet cosmonauts orbiting the earth last night in two spacecraft ore expected to try to link them together an essential step in Soviet plans to build a space platform. There is world-wide speculation
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    123 8 Crucifixion His Master Trick —Court Told LONDON. Thurs (Re*jter> Former stage illusionist Joseph de Havtland. found nailed to a cross in a London park last July, had said his crucifixion would be the greatest conjuring trick for 2 000 vpars. a court was told yesterday Desmond Pollydore. 28. who has
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    134 8 NEW YORK. Thurs. (Reuter) The two sisters of showman Billy Rose today lost their court fight for shares of the USssom (£20.833.000 sterling* fortune he left to his tax-exempt charitable foundation. The court of appeals, the state's highest court,
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    54 8 LOS ANGELES. Thurs. (UPI) Seven jurors four women and three men were tentatively seated at the trial of Sirhan B. Sirhan yesterday. The seventh juror. Alfonso Galindo, a civilian mechanic employed by the US. Navy was selected during the afternoon session, after undergoing questions
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    143 8 CAPE KENNEDY Florida Thurs. (UPI) While four Soviet cosmonauts orbited earth, three American astronauts climbed aboard the Apollo 9 moonship yesterday in a launch pad exercise leading toward flight next month. Apollo 9 astronauts James A McDlvltt. David R. Scott and Russell L. Schwelckart. and
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    180 8 BOCHUM. Germany Thurs. (UPI) A West German scientist said the latest Soviet space shots are part of a project to build a manned station in orbit giving the Russians “most elegant opportunities” for research and flights to the moon and planets. “From this station cosmonauts and scientists will
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    605 8 TEL AVIV, Thurs. (UPI) Defence Minister Gan. said here last night that this country was "not ready for a phony peace at any price." Answering questions put by high school students at the packed city auditorium. Gen Dayan said vague talk
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    96 8 NEW YORK. Thurs. (Reuter) Author John Steinbeck left an estate In excess of one million dollars it was disclosed today when his will was filed for probate In Manhattan Surrogate's Court. Steinbeck, a Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winner, died here on December 20 at the age of
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    111 8 WASHINGTON. Thurs. (Reuter) —The U.S. government has restored security clearance to a former diplomat dismissed 14 years ago as a security risk, the State Department said today. The decision was a legal triumph for 60-year-old John Paton Davies, a veteran of 23 years in the American Foreign Service,
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    338 8 VATICAN CITY. Thurs. (Reuter) Pope Paul today hinted for the first time that the Roman Catholic Church could be heading for another protestant reformation of the type which split Christendom more than 400 years ago. Addressing pilgrims at his weekly general audience here, the Pope
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    187 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Sports i$ the most acceptable factor contributing towards the building of a healthy, vigorous and intelligent nation. This was stated by Enche Buang bin Omar Junid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Social Affairs, when he received a cheque of $12,049
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    122 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Adult Education Board will he conducting a six-week practical course In maintenance and repair of household appliances The class will be held on Sundays from 2bn pm, to 4 00 pm. at the Buk.it Ho Swee Vocational School. The tuition fee for the full course
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    374 9 SINGAPORE Thurs Sing apore and Japan today signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a ioint preliminary survey of the Straits of Malacca to provide for safer shipping navigation. The initialling of the memorandum is a follow-up to the visit of a Japanese field investigation
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    260 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Two members of the Koh family wno were admitted with four others ana placed on the "dangerously 111 lists" in the General Hoi-pita yesterday are reported to oe out of danger. Ineir father and three other members of the family
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    363 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs A National Book Development Council of Singapore has been formed to promote and encourage the reading of books amongst all sections of the population in Singapore. It will also promote the development of the book industry in Singapore in co-operat-ion
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    135 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A new road from Sixth Avenue. Bukit Timah Road to 5} mile Holland Road will be opened to traffic soon. Work on this new road began in February last year and it is expected to be completed sometime next week. The work
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    38 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Malavan Railway Incurred a deficit of $B.B million in 1967. This is $1 9 million more than the deficit for 1966. according to the December issue of "Keretapt” —a Malayan Railway administration magazine.
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    190 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Eighteen employees with a total of 498 years’ service for the Royal Navy between them received Fleet Commander s Good Service Testimonials at a ceremony at the Naval Base today. Making the presentations on the Fleet Commander's behalf, the Admiral Superintendent. Singapore. (Rear
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    84 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. An Alliance back-bencher today called on the AntiCorrupt.on Agency or the Special Branch to investigate into the machinery of the Democratic Action Party. The DAP. said Enche Mohamed Tahir during the debate on the budget in the Dpwan Ra ayat seemed to be
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    394 9 4 To Blame For Train Crash —Report KUALA LUMPUR Thurs Four railway officials were held responsible fo r the Laying Lavang train crash on April 23 las: year in which three people were killed and 4S injured, the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the crash disclosed today In
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    297 9 SINGAPORE. Thun. The Urban and Rural Services Section, Ministry of National Development will hold a switch-:ng-on ceremony for street lighting at Upper Jurong Road (134 ms to 18 m.s.) and at Gek Poh Road. Joon Tong Road. Lorong Tawas and roads I leading
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    1324 10  -  By H. L. Herschensohn, M. D. MY husband has been on Dicumarol for the past four years. Now he needs an operation. Would it be safe for him to undergo major surgery after beine on this regime? Thousands of persons are taking Dicumarol, Coumadin and other
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    444 10 WASHINGTON, Thurs. (Reuter) U.S. foreign aid under fire almost from the day the first dollar went abroad, is undergoing another of its periodic reviews. But this one, those close to the Agency for International Development (AID) say. will result in a broad re-shaping of overseas
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    1088 10  -  By GEOFFERY MORRIS “4 bite from an Australian t»2er snake can kill in five minutes." said Eric Worrell. He then climbed nonchalantly into a pit with 200 of them. The long grass rustled and heady eyes watched from dozens of holes. He
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    294 10 TOKYO. Thurs (Reuter) Shocked shipbuilders in Japan are taking a fresh look at their theories and techniques after one of their shins mysteriously sank last Sunday. They are astounded at reports that the ore carrier Bolivar Maru. 54,271 deadweight tons, simply split in two losing 31
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    620 10  -  BY MIGUEL MARABUT Vf ANILA. Thurs. (Reuter) Police officials in Manila ill and other major cities in the Philippines have confessed that they are fighting a losing battle against crime and the rule of the gun and knife. Police chiefs from Manila
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    372 10  -  BY WILLIAM GASSON GEORGETOWN, Guvana, Thurs. (Reuter) Following the success of Guyana's self-help programme over the last three years, the Government plans to spend a further three million Guyanese dollars (£625.000) in 1969. The construction of fences, wells, abattoirs, homes for the aged and
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    297 10 UMUAHIA. (Reuter) Every available piece of land in Biafran-held territory is being used to grow cassava and yams several months before the usual season to stave off a serious shortage of carbohydrates Cassava, a plant with tuberous roots used for making bread, is even
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      233 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Local tennis fans made up mostly of schoolboys and girls, were today given a treat of world class tennis by the visiting squad of I'.S. Davis 1 Cuppers. Although the demonstration lasted only about fifteen minutes it was worth
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      251 11 SYDNEY. Thurs (Reuter) Britain's professional tennis star Mrs Ann Haydon-Jones was surprisingly beaten in a quarter final of the women's open singles at the New South Wales tournament today. Mrs. Haydon-Jor.es. who was seeded third behind former Wimbledon winners Mrs. Bil.ieJean King of the U
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      80 11 LONDON Thurs. (Reuter) Results ol football matches played last night were: European cup winners cup quarter final first leg Dunfermline Athletic 0 West Bromwich AlbiOn 0 Inter cities fairs cup third round second •eg Hiberian 2. Hamburg. West Germany l (aggregate score twotwo. Hamburg qualify as
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      22 11 BRAMLEY. England. Thurs. (Reuter) Keighley beat Bramley by 9—5 m a Rugby League match played here last niB h t.
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      88 11 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Thurs. (Reuter) Drivers in the Asian Highway Motor Rally in April will be compc'ing for a top prize of US$2.OOO (about £835) for passenger cars. A meeting of the Rally Committee in Vientiane. Laos, also decided that a prize of US$5OO (about
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      79 11 EDINBUROH Scotland. Fri. (Rcu rn Women athletes taking pert in the Commonwealth Game? h< c next ear will have to undergo a sa va sex test. Doctor J.R Owen medical adviser to the Commonwealth Games Federation. sai<t here today. Dr. Owen, a consultant gynaecologist, said
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      52 11 TAIPEI. Thurs. (Reuter) A 21-member Chinese delegation is due to leave Taipei for Manila next Tuesday to participate in the third Asian bowling tournament opening on January 23, the Central News Agency reported today. Other nations taking part in the competition include Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and
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      250 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs The Singapore cricket team left here today for a three-wpek tour of New South Wales, Australia. The team comprising 15 players was led by teammanager. Mr Rozario. Secretary of the Singapore Cricket Club The team are expected to play at leas? seven matches
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      138 11 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) M.C.C. will play ten matches Including three Tests, on their cricket tour of Ceylon am Pakistan The party leave fvr Ceylon next Tuesday and are due to return on March 13 M.C.C.’s completed fixture list, announced today is: January 25 v Board XI
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      152 11 LONDON. Thurs. (AFP) Freddie Trueman, Former England and Yorkshire fast howler, who gave up cricket last season, will still he howling them over. At least, he hopes so. for he is to become a comedian in North of England night clubs The 37-year-old York- shireman. who
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      305 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Mr. Chan Chee Seng. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Social Affairs, today called on commercial firms to seriously participate and help in the promotion of sports in the Republic of Singapore. Mr. Chan was speaking at
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      89 11 JAKARTA. Thurs. (Reuter) Malaysia have agreed to help Indonesia revive horse-racing, the Secretary of the Jakarta International Saddle Club. Mr T.D. Hafas said today He said a delegation of the Indonesia Saddle Club visited Malaysia recently tjy study the sport there and had reached an agreement
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      1258 12 Raee is Horses Class 5* Dlv. 5—6 Furs.—2.50 p.m. (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 1. 890 470 Mars new 4y 5v 900 900 1 Teh Chuah 13 3. 007 El Cid Balkan Mascot 3y 8 13 8 12 2 089 noo 800 000 475 Chemara Tobruk Kamrhanieha Fair
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      329 12 LONDON. Thurs. (Reuter) England’s prestige as world soccer champions suffered another setback when they were held by Rumania to a 1-1 draw before an 80.000 crowd at Wembley Stadium here last night The lack of finishing power which had brought England only three goals in their
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      385 12  -  By BIG BEN SINGAPORE, Thurs. Lotin Gold, who impressed in his debut at the last Bukit Timah meeting here showed improved form today when he returned 39 for 3f in the company of last start winner Winsan. Latin Qold was
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      81 12 BRISBANE. Thurs. (Reuter* England’s champion jockey Lester Piggott will ride Queensland’s most popular horse Prunda in the International Stakes here on Saturday. Prunda. an aged gelding, has been a consistent middle distance performer on Brisbane tracks for five years. Mounts for the other visiting jockeys in the International
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      65 12 MANILA. Thurs. <AFP> Eva Chang of Nationalist China surged to a four-stroke lead In the Philippine women's open golf championship yesterday by firing a one-under-par 71 for a 36-hole score of 143. Miss Chang, the only overseas participant, closed her round yesterday by shooting birdies
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      341 12 MANILA. Thurs (AFP)—The World Boxing Council today advised Italy's Sandro .Mazzinghi to acept a U 5535,000 ofler to fight Fred Little of the U.S. or wind up holding a world title recognised by virtually no one. WBC President Justimano Montano Jr. of the Philippines gave
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      124 12 Billie-Jean T op Seed BRISBANE. Thurs. (Reuter* Reigning women's Wimbledon champion Bilhe-Jean King of the United States is top seed for the women’s singles in the Australian Open tennis championships starting here on Monday. The venue for the championships is the Frew Park courts at suburban Milton. The seedings are
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      1589 12 Raee 1: Horses Glass 5* Div. 2—6 Furs.—2.00 p.m. (FOR LOCAL RIDERS ONLY) 1 000 Wuri. 4v 9 00 Ray Stable Spencer Wadi 17 a 349 Kell. Green 5y 9 00 Nafisah Stable Nawan 2 3. 270 Beautiful Dreamer 7y 900 Loong Sav Stable Osman Khamis 14
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