New Nation, 18 January 1971

Microfilm: NL6706
Total Pages: 20
1 20 New Nation
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section, Illustration
    Masthead
    16 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE, Monday, January 18, 1971 No. 1 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE MONDAY, JANUARY 18
    16 words
  • LATE NEWS
    • Article
      Cambodians recapture pass
      64 1 Phnom Penh. Monday The Cambodian High Command said today that Cambodian troops had retaken the crucial pass of Pich Nil, a major hurdle on Highway 4 unking Phnom Penh and the port of Kompong Som. A spokesman said: "The most difficult section on Highway 4 has been
      64 words
  • Article
    Obote hits out at Aust. stand
    150 1 President Milton Obote of Uganda today roundly criticised Australia for its attempt to alter the proposed Declaration of Common wealth Principles. He told a Press conference at the end of this morning's meeting of leaders that if the amendments proposed by Australia were adopted
    150 words
  • Article
    Delegates call at Istana
    59 1 Five delegations attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting today paid courtesy calls on the President, Dr. B.H. Sheares. The first to arrive at the Istana at 9.30 a.m. was the Malaysian team led by their Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. They were followed by the
    59 words
  • Article
    Tanzania stands firm
    367 1  -  We will not compromise on arms issue, says Nyerere EXCLUSIVE NEW NATION INTERVIEW BY JACKIE SAM AND S. M. ALI. WITH ALL EYES on the arms debate set for tomorrow, President Julius Nyerere today spelled out his country's stand on the controversial issue no compromise. In an
    367 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lee's plan for a better C'wealth
    464 1 Reunion in camp with N. S. son Mr. Lee Kuan Yew today gave a fresh perspective to a troubled Commonwealth, whose leaders are meeting in closed session for the fourth day. In an interview with New Nation after this morning's session ended, the Prime
    464 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Welfare of nations
    289 1 Leaders discuss the liaves' and the 'have-nots' Commonwealth leaders in Singapore got down today to spirited discussion of their interrelated e c on om i c problems with heavy emphasis on the wealth of the "haves' a'nd the poverty of the "havenots." This was the fourth day
    289 words
  • Article
    A degree for PM
    46 1 Liverpool University is to confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Law on Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Mr. Lee received an honorary doctorate in law from Hongkong university a year ago, and one from the Royal University of Cambodia in December. IM7.
    46 words
  • Briefly...
    • Article
      10 drown as floods rise in Sumatra
      75 1 Jakarta, Ten people are reported to have drowned in Atjeh province, north Sumatra, after heavy flooding following torrential rain. Antara news agency said today that Atjeh was also threatened by food shortages because rice-produc-ing areas were flooded. Five thousand people were evacuated from
      75 words
    • Article
      Six children killed in fire
      73 1 Toronto, Monday—a father hung from a top-floor window yesterday screaming for help for his children as Are swept through a building here, killing seven people. including six children. A neighbour said she saw the father—identified later by police as Robert Noble. 35 hanging from the
      73 words
    • Article
      Slow driver shot in back
      83 1 Frankfurt, Monaay —An angry Frankfurt motorist, purposely blocked by another car being slowly driven on an autobahn near here, pulled out a pistol and shot the other driver in the back vPKfprrtiiv Police said the 34-year-old Frankfurt driver had earlier himself prevented another vehicle from
      83 words
    • Article
      £20,000 loser found dead
      39 1 San Remo. (Italy), Monday—A young was found dead yesterday in his hotel bathroom with a bullet through his temp'e only hqurs after losing 30 million lire (£20,000) playing chemin de fer in the casino here.
      39 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      138 1 nn eve FOR THE DRRGOn Wk\ BEGINS 4 TODAY... Best-seller on South-East Asia page 11 Win ,a Morris THE COLD STATISTICS: Police reported today that there were 108 traffic accidents in Singapore yesterday, ten of them serious. Why so many accidents? Why so many people killed and injured? What would
      138 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      17 1 W Get| up IviMTOlyl B«nM fcy tfci LION |raay tf Hcmmi from J.N. NICHOLS (VIMTO) LTD.. ENGLAND.
      17 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • Article, Illustration
    Dr. Kaunda has a few cool, frank words to say
    429 2  -  By S. M. Ali Zambia Is prepared to discuss "honest alternatives" in an effort to meet Britain's defence needs if the Heath Government drops its plan to sell arms to South Africa, the Zambian President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda told New
    429 words
  • Article
    Extra police
    33 2 The number of policemen in patrol cars has K een reduced from three to provide additional crews for extra vehicles put on the road during the period °f the Commonwealth conference.
    33 words
  • Article, Illustration
    They defied racialism
    231 2 Ruth and Seretse, symbol of tlie Commonwealth Sir Seretse Khama, President of the African republic of Botswana, takes tea with his wife in their Singapore hotel. The Khamas are here for the Commonwealth conference a happy symbol of the multiracialism for which the Commonwealth stands and which
    231 words
  • Article
    South African fears over arms sales
    164 2 Johannesburg, Monday There are fears in South Africa now that South Africa will suffer more than it will gain from British arms purchases. This new angle on the issue that may split the Commonwealth emerged in Press comment on the Singapore conference argument over
    164 words
  • Article
    Heath, Nyerere to meet
    72 2 The British Prime Minister, Mr. Edward Heath, has invited the Tanzanian President Dr. Julius Nyerere, for a private dinner tomorrow night. It will be an informal gettogether but considerable importance is being attached to it because it will take place just at the end of the
    72 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Kaunda flattering -Trudeau
    86 2 Mr. Pierre Trudeau said today that references made by President Kaunda of Zambia to his country were "very flattering to Canada and me. The Canadian Prime Minister was commenting on President Kaunda's statement in Singapore that the Commonwealth could continue if Britain left and if Canada was
    86 words
  • Article
    Gerakan backs the Africans
    113 2 The national chairman of Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, Professor Syed Hussein Alatas, said today his party and the people of Malaysia fully supported the stand of the African peoples of the Commonwealth in opposing the sale of arms to South Africa. "The Asian countries in the Commonwealth,"
    113 words
  • Article
    So here we are!
    357 2 NEW NATION A lot of hard work and organisation has gone into the first issue of New Nation, which is in many ways a departure from the traditional popular journalism of this zone.. And all of us at New Nation hope you will like the paper
    357 words
  • Article
    Best wishes from Australia's PM
    150 2 The Prime Minister of Australia, a country that is contributing capital and talent to New Nation, today wished the new paper well. Mr. Gorton is in Singapore for the Commonwealth conference. Mr. Gorton said: "The birth of a new newspaper is always an exciting event.
    150 words
  • Article
    Car-theft racket 'broken'
    293 2 Police have broken a car-smuggling syndicate specialising in stealing cars across the causeway and disposing of them in Singapore, a District Court was told today. Defence counsel, Mr. Lim Cheng Peng, said that as a result of his client's co-operation with the police, several arrests had been
    293 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 2 Miscellaneous Column 1
      58 2 World weather Bangkok 88-67. Xo Am i Jakarta 91-80' day ate Hong Kong 72-59. "g- Manila 85-73. Rain fall in Tokyo 50-40. lnchss London tt-41 Total rainfan Moscow 28-25. mncto, 18 55-45. aKs!,' 0 3.00 10.01 Sydney 79-70. T °foVmSnto W The weather forecast in date 11 17 Singapore from
      58 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Article, Illustration
    Goodbye to glamour as Cecilia prepares to wed
    123 3 Miss Singapore 1970,/ Cecilia Undasan, will say goodbye to the glamour and glitter of the fashion world on January 30. She will take on the plain role of Mrs. James Green, housewife. James Green 27-year-old is a corporal in the Royal Air
    123 words
  • Article
    The police waited in vain
    119 3 The Singapore Police Force was disappointed yesterday when the three African leaders failed to turn up to see a riotcontrol demonstration by national servicemen at the Police Academy. They were the Presidents of Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Top officers, from the Commissioner, Mr. Cheam Kim
    119 words
  • Article
    Spotlight on S.E. Asia
    234 3 Singapore seminar told of government in Indonesia Reasons for "the very low degree of government in Indonesia" were discussed in Singapore today at a Seminar on modernisation in South East Asia. One of these reasons, advaiced by Dr. M.A. NAWAWI of the University of Singapore, was
    234 words
  • Article
    Arsonists strike at centres
    93 3 Arsonists today tried to set fire to two community centres at Ponggol and Tampines. The first incident took place at the Hungary Community Centre at 5.45 a.m. The centre's watchman. Mr. Soon Hee Fong, got up to find the main door ablaze and two youths escaping
    93 words
  • Article
    Youth knifed man after his mother was slapped
    221 3 Mr. Justice De Cotta called for a probation report on pork-seller Yeo Chye Lai, 18, when he pleaded guilty in the High Court today to a charge of manslaughter. The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. Isaac Ratnam said that Yeo stabbed shop assistant
    221 words
  • Article
    Suicide verdict
    40 3 The Coroner, Mr. Liew Ngik Kee, today recorded a suicide verdict on a farmer, Ter Kim Yee, 61, who was found burnt to death on January 8 on a bridge about 100 yards from his Jurong Road home.
    40 words
  • Article
    Racket in stolen airline tickets
    173 3 All airline offices and travel agencies in Singapore have been alerted to watch for stolen BOAC airline tickets. Last year, BOAC offices around the world had tickets work $650,000 stolen from them. To date, just over $80,000 worth of tickets have been used, especially by
    173 words
  • Article
    450 join PIEU
    52 3 The Pioneer Industries Employees' Union has organised 450 industrial workers of Diaward Equipment (Ptei Ltd.. employed at the firm's factory in Jurong. The firm accorded the union recognition recently. Last week the union also gained recognition to represent 450 employees of American Marine Singapore (Pte) Ltd., also
    52 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      16 3 -I 2 1 I i t i L Chinese New \fear V r muovwtv .i giaiaiaßiiHiaiaiaiaiaiaiiaiaPilEißßMiaiaiamHiiaiaiaiaßiaßHallßHiiSlliiiiaiiaiaiaiaßiiaiiaißa
      16 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Article
    4000 in PSA soon to get new pay
    122 4 The salaries of some 4000 monthly-rated Port of Singapore Authority employees will soon be streamlined with the introduction of a new consolidated pay scheme within the next few weeks. The new scales follow the recommendations of the 1967 Harvey Commission which suggested
    122 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Sculptor Ng works 14-hour day
    250 4 One of Singapore's young sculptors, who is concerned about the lack of recognition of the finer arts in the Republic, is working 14 hours a day to complete his most ambitious project. Mr. Ng Eng Teng has been commissioned by the Esso group of companies
    250 words
  • Article
    1970 road toll 'appalling'—l97l could be worse
    506 4 New traffic control methods urged in Singapore Singapore can expect more road accidents this year and greater traffic congestion. This Is the g rim forecast of Mr. Milton Tan, chairman of the National Safety First Council. He said: "To prevent this happening, and
    506 words
  • Article
    Port men work outside Act
    287 4 At least 320 Port of Singapore Authority tug boat operators and pilot launch crew members are working outside the Employment Act because they help the port alive around the clock. They are the only workers in* Singapore who work an average of 250 hours overtime
    287 words
  • Article
    Pan-Am cuts local staff
    150 4 The Pan American Airways office is retrenching local staff, as part of an austerity drive. Three workers—a watchman, a mechanic, and a teleprinter operator were taken off tne payroll in October. Two more will be told to leave soon. Pan-Am's director-execu-tive for Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei,
    150 words
  • Article
    What's on in town
    97 4 Dr. Elizabeth Rowell of Student Health Service of the UnlVerslty of Leeds, will lecture on the "Role of Student Health Services in the British Universities" at the Pathological Lecture Theatre, Outram Road General Hospital today at 8.15 pjn. Professor R. P. Done, Fellow of the Institute
    97 words
  • Article
    New series in ETV for pre-U students
    98 4 A series of programmes for pre-unlverslty students will be launched tomorrow by the ETV Service of the Teachers' Training College. The series, titled Probe, alms at supplementing the general paper diet of preunlverslty students. It will try to enrich the critical thinking of
    98 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      89 4 ®£i j3Em jSI^ i jDHRP < r '-^is i y&' \Afetye got your number A BP Super number for your car. Only BP gives you five different grades of Super at five different prices. BP Superfive. For any make of car, any model—there's one BP Super that's exactly right. Get
      89 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      11 4 New Nation's "Safer, Happier on the Roads" Contest: See Page 16
      11 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon The high-rise life
    903 5  -  150,000 are living together, but they may not know the family next door It's a big jump from a kampong to a bright new home in the sky STORY by Siva Choy Siva Choy When Mrs. Ho Lee San, 24, locks the dcor of her 13th storey
    PICTURES by Steven Lee  -  903 words
  • Article
    Singapore group to hold business seminar
    114 5 A three-day seminar on marketing and advertising techniques will be held in Singapore next month. Called "Workshop '71," the seminar will be the first of its kind organised by the local chapter of the Advertisers' Association. "The seminar has been organised in line with
    114 words
  • Article
    Red Cross plans treat for the aged
    149 5 One hundred old folks will be given a Chinese New Year treat on Thursday. They will attend a party being organised by the Singapore Red Cross Society for members of its Old People's Club. The party will begin at 5 p.m. at the
    149 words
  • Article
    Job offer to top Yale prof.
    253 5 A professor from Yale University has been offered the job of heading Singapore University's sociology department. He is Professor Hans Ewers, an American of German descent and now director of Yale's research centre. He is on sabbatical leave in Sumatra doing research on occupational
    253 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      68 5 -rpT" rjh FLY TO EUROPE with our ECONOMICAL FLIGHTS We also introduce our different, exciting and inexpensive Europe Tours 1971 to choose for your holidays. CHINESE NEW YEAR 6 BAYS BALI TOUR $675/- Limited Seats Dept. 29-I^7l Alt Inclusive In Mcdtn 5 Days Tour $450/4 Days Tour $420/Dapt. 28H» 29th
      68 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 2
      19 5 mm fIfQQ f moim I 111 mm m ..fi® \1 fcl| W -^^^^^Kk?W9Km&mm-SW:SisJIP-. ,p8... JR. JM* a J«a &•»< flIBHW!
      19 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • THE WORLD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Diplomat, wife flee Uruguay
      295 6 Another kidnap bid feared United Press International Montevideo, Monday The Dutch Ambassador, Mr. Heimon Van Blankenstein left Uruguay secretly yesterday under tight security measures after terrorists threatened to kidnap him. He was whisked out of Montevideo as police and military units continued their search for kidnapped
      United Press International  -  295 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 'Cruel' — boy accuses nuns
      104 6 'Cruel' boy accuses nuns Reuter Rome, Monday The activities of an order of Roman Catholic nuns are being investigated after a boy from an orphanage they run was rushed to hospital here with heart trouble and malnutrition. Piero Baldassarre, was taken to a Rome hospital three weeks ago after being
      Reuter  -  104 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Nixon to outline plans for 1971
      363 6 Congress to elect leaders, debate reforms United Press International Washington, Monday President Nixon will outline his plans foils? 1 when the new Congress convenes this week. The 92nd Congress will formally assemble at noon on Thursday and will hear the President's State of the
      United Press International  -  363 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Ulster to ask for extra help
      127 6 United Press International Belfast, Monday The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Mr. James Chichestef Clark will meet the British Home Secretary, Mr. Reginald Maudling, later today in London to appeal for more help in dealing with the Belfast disorders. This follows a three-hour battle
      United Press International  -  127 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Russia tells Egypt: We'll go on helping
      345 6 Reuter Cairo, Monday The Soviet Union has promised Egypt unconditional help against Israel and said it will continue to boost Egypt's social and economic development. The Soviet President, Mr. Nikolai Podgorny, gave this assurance yesterday in a speech to workers at a new
      Reuter  -  345 words
    • Article
      Lock icon JFK aide held for theft
      133 6 Reuter Washington, Monday Mr. Stewart Udall, former Interior Secretary under the late President John Kennedy, was arrested here yesterday on charges of shoplifting involving cigars worth less than one US dollar. Mr. Udall, 50, was arrested at the weekend outside a suburban Virginia drugstore near
      Reuter  -  133 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Abortion: Now it's like going to dentist
      116 6 Reuter London, Monday A London hospital is now carrying out a new type of abortion which sometimes takes only 10 minutes to complete, a doctor reported yesterday. Some girls smoking a cigarette to calm their nerves have found the operation over before they
      Reuter  -  116 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Rebel group formed to oust Hussein
      244 7 New Nation Foreign Service Beirut, Monday A revolutionary movement has been formed in Jordan with the aim of overthrowing King Hussein. Security officials suspect that the group provoked recent clashes between Government troops and Palestinian guerrillas. In one incident recently, three men were killed
      New Nation Foreign Service  -  244 words
    • Article
      4 dead in crash
      30 7 Venice, Monday—At least four people died in the blazing wreck of a car after a collision with a train at a level crossing near here yesterday.
      30 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Ceylon ready to be a Socialist Republic
      122 7 New Nation Foreign Service Colombo, Monday Proposals to make Ceylon a socialist democracy were presented to a legislative committee here yesterday. Dr. Colvin de Silva, Minister of Industries and Constitutional Affairs, presented the proposals to the steering and subjects committee of the Constituent
      New Nation Foreign Service  -  122 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Power for 6th China province
      264 7 Agence France Presse Peking, Monday The New China news agency today announced that a sixth province, Liao Ning, on the Korean frontier, has elected its own Communist Party provincial committee. The announce ment means that more than a quarter of China's population has now elected
      Agence France Presse  -  264 words
    • Article
      Lock icon UK prepares to be cut off
      358 7 Reuter London, Monday Britons hurriedly caught up on their let-ter-writing yesterday and made long distance telephone calls to bid temporary farewell to the outside world. Prom Wednesday the Post Office looks like going on strike. This means the mails will come to a stop
      Reuter  -  358 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon US to maintain its Asian air power
      246 7 Helicopter gunships hit at targets in Cambodia New Nation Foreign Service Saigon, Monday The U.S. command in Saigon has frozen plans to withdraw U.S. air force squadrons in South-East Asia in an effort to maintain a high level of support for allied troops
      New Nation Foreign Service  -  246 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Bloody clashes kill 16 more in Calcutta
      405 7 West Bengal death toll climbs to 400 Reuter Calcutta, Monday At least 16 people have died in bomb attacks and political clashes in India's problem. State of West Bengal during the past two days. This brings the death toll in the fighting to
      Reuter  -  405 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Soviet army takeover forecast
      138 7 Reuter Paris, Monday The controversial Yugoslav author, Milovan Djilas, wrote in the French news weekly L'Express yesterday that officers in the Red Army might oust the Communist Party from its leading position in the Soviet Union. Mr. Djilas, in an article written for L'Express and the
      Reuter  -  138 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Australia accepts 3300 non-whites
      108 7 Reuter Canberra, Monday About 3300 "nonEuropean" people settled permanently in Australia last year, the Immigration Minister, Mr. Philip Lynch, said yesterday. Of these, 1400 people, including dependents, "had special qualifications and an ability to integrate with the Australian community'' and 780 had close relatives already in
      Reuter  -  108 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Bhutto's men take another 4 seats
      259 7 Reuter Karachi, Monday The Leftist People's Party led by Zulnkar Ali Bhutto has won landslide victories in byelections for four seats in the National Assembly. The results mean the People's Party now holds 83 of West Pakistan's 138 seats In the Assembly—lncluding two Independents
      Reuter  -  259 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Russia slips by in the Straits
      805 8 As the cruiser Aleksandr Suvorov heads into the Indian Ocean, New Nation looks behind the build-up that is dominating the Commonwealth talks. The increase in Russian naval strength in the Indian Ocean has led to raised eyebrows among political leaders, defence experts, academics and
      805 words
    • Article
      What compromise is possible on the arms issue?
      388 8 What compromise is possible on the South African arms sales issue that threatens in the next two days to throw the Commonwealth into disarray? Britain's case rests on the dependence of its sea routes (and its oil lifeline) in the South Atlantic
      388 words
    • Article
      Resolution hits embargo violations
      286 8 Several United Nations resolutions exist recommending an embargo on the sale of arms to South Africa. The latest resolution was adopted by the Security Council by 12 votes to none, with Britain, France and the United States abstaining, last July 23. This said that the policy
      286 words
    • Article
      The Simonstown Agreement
      227 8 The Simonstown Agreement of 1955 by which Britain transferred the Royal Naval base to South African control has never been published. But its main provisions are known. Under the agreement South Africa guarantees to make the base available for the use of the Royal Navy in any
      227 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      120 6 JOIN THE WINNERS GET A SPACE AT THE GOLDEN MILE SHOPPING CENTRE Many have joined the Golden Mile race but only those who establish themselves in the Golden Mile Shopping Centre will be the winners. As it will be the first Business and Shopping Complex to be completed at the
      120 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      167 7 COURTEOUS PROMPT SERVICE 6UARANTEED PUT THE WORLD AT YOUR REACH THROUGH US. WJM7F OK CALL US PRESIDENT TRAVEL SERVICE Ist FLOOR ROOM 2S-A, PRESIDENT SHOPPING CENTRE SINGAPORE, 8. TEL: ***** ft 2914«. CEDRIC TRAVEL SERVICE 3rd FLOOR ROOM 416, PEOPLE'S PARK COMPLEX SINGAPORE, 1. TEL: *****4. EjjjjS KOON HOE A
      167 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      149 8 I It tells the date, the hour, the minute, the second. All with a fanatical attention to accuracy. It also makes a statement about design. Avant-garde design. It says, perhaps, that form is as important to you as function, and makes a fetish of both. tak es The new Constellation
      149 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • COMMENT
    • Article
      Region's future at crossroads
      865 9  -  Singapore and South-East Asia await outcome of talks in Paris, Brussels By Malcolm Subhan New Nation correspondent Brussels and Paris may seem remote from Singapore but the outcome of negotiations now taking place in these two European capitals will affect the pattern of trade and eventually
      865 words
    • Article
      Indian poll
      683 9  -  An unpredictable gamble by Shiri Mulgaokar Foreign Editor There is one thing about the Indian parliamentary elections next March which will be quite unlike previous elections. They will be unpredictable. Past Indian elections for the Union Legislature all ended In Congress victories. Those who made books quoted odds
      683 words
    • Article
      China sweetens its propaganda tune towards Malaysia
      982 9  -  Lee and Razak our bosom pals, says Peking From David Baird You don't have to read between the lines to detect a changed note in China's propaganda directed at Malaysia these days. The latest New Year message from the Voice of Malayan Revolution
      982 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      81 9 TO TO nMOftw l j ONE TRIP COSTS TOUVERY LITTLE I J HOW? j c 5 ft) MALAYSIAN C G ETOURS ffILTO. (g) I HEAD OFFICE: 216 ft 219. PEOPLE S PARK COMPLEX. SINGAPORE.I j f TEL:OS3II (SUNES) CABLE :*CETOURS* BRANCH: RM.112. KWANG TUNG ASSN BLOC. KUALA LUMPUR. r I
      81 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Article
    Real challenge for the Commonwealth
    432 10 The Commonwealth is near to floundering. As the "summit" conference approaches the stage for the consideration of the more contentious issues, there is no evidence of a narrowing of difficulties. In spite of his seeming reasonableness, Mr. Heath has stood pat on his ground, though
    432 words
  • Article
    Presenting the New Nation...
    724 10 What the paper aims to do < for you We live in a State which is the newest of the "new nations" of South-East Asia. New in terms of sovereign statehood but already lively, progressive and confidently on the make. It is, indeed, Singapore's material advance,
    724 words
  • Letters
    • Article
      Action, not words!
      485 10  -  DAVID LIM Too many of the socalled intellectuals in Singapore, particularly the young, are very vociferous in the condemnation of "Singapore, the cultural desert." All gatherings of people who know something about the stage, the screen, music and art Invariably turn the conversation toward the topic of
      485 words
    • Article
      Singapore can be proud
      207 10 As we enter a new year, I think we Singaporeans should stop being captious and self-critical and start counting our blessings. We have so many. Why, for example, are sc many smart young people sneering at the idea of the Garden State? Singapore may not have
      207 words
    • Article
      Visitor praises bird park
      133 10 Singapore should be very proud of its new bird park at Jurong. it is one of the finest aviaries in the world, if not the finest. The birds have as much freedom as possible and most of them seem to be contented. Facilities for the public
      133 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Discretion needed in freedom of the Press Discretion needed in freedom of the Press
    859 10  -  ALEX JOSEY Freedom of speech includes freedom to speak irresponsibly, even offensively; to say anything within the law. Similarly, the freedom of the Press must mean the freedom to publish anything within the law. All organised
    859 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      104 10 Write to The Editor, New Nation, Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore 9 najsrA UNITEB MALAYAN banking corp. bhd. is the RIGHT BANK IN TME RIGHT PUCE TO SERVE UNITED MALAYAN BANKING CORPORATION BERHAD (iHCOVOtATIO IN MALAYSIA) tiriniirraiiy OPWe »I vutmum OORRmONNMTI IN ALL PRINCIPAL CtTltS OP TNI WORLD Ithe most
      104 words
  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Article, Illustration
    AN EYE FOR THE DRAGON
    1941 11  -  BEGINS TODAY: The big, lively, penetrating study of Asia, already selected as Book of the Month in America, now presented exclusively for New Nation readers SOUTH-EAST ASIA OBSERVED 1954-1970 DENNIS BLOODWORTH Reverence for the new gods and status symbols: Scooters, stereo, sex DENNIS BLOODWORTH developing
    1,941 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon THE AUTHOR
    328 11  -  Gerald de Cruz Dennis Bloodworth has been Par Eastern Correspondent for the Observer since 1956. He was born In London in 1919 and left school at the age of 17 to become a pig food analyst, press photographer, junior reporter and sub-editor in succession. After serving in the
    Picture by Ali Yusoff  -  328 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      127 11 •NNMM.kckthMi Jg TIIILI tM«m«r. aMitii TODAY! Mil* fW lW yes, we have the Brand-new CO SCO* buffet cart Sheer magic! This stylish new serving cart converts to a smart buffet table. The virtually indestructible walnut enameled steel shelves are removable... interchangeable, too. The slim, golden-brass finished frame is easy to
      127 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon First Lady of Singapore
    150 12 The new President of the Republic, Dr. Sheares, and his wife are photographed for the first time by a newspaper in the peaceful gardens that surround the Istana. Their duties at this moment are heavy—they are host and hostess to the Commonwealth visitors. Informal portraits exclusive
    Pictures by Bob Buchanan  -  150 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      99 12 t£6ONN the Jeweller for people with Better Taste IS 25 YEARS OLD A Birthday Message from the We have grown and expanded Management and Staff. through your support and encourDuring each of the precious, glit- ago meat, and we ore determined tering day, for the past 25 years, y® u
      99 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 2
      84 12 A Warm Welcome To Al Delegates AltencfingThe Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting. FOR QUALITY GIFTS AND SOUVENIRS Selangor Pewter, the brand name for quality pewterware 1a individually handcrafted by master craftamen from 97 o Strajt# j flU A r nt ed b "Pawtermaker-at-tne-Anvii trade-mark. Functional aa thev are decorative the
      84 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • WOMAN
    • Article, Illustration
      Eve's evolution
      642 13  -  FAMILY M 3082 Sex, marriage and the intelttgent woman NALLA TAN DR. NALLA TAN is a senior lecturer of social medicine at the University of Singapore Marriage and sex are things that people talk freely about today. This was not always so. Sex makes a good conversation piece,
      642 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Glitter Is glamour
      271 13  -  And all Is gold that glitters... by Lucy Rozaro Gold sells at about $36 an ounce or thereabouts. It costs even more on a dress. Even if it is only the glitter of it. Glitter is a burgeoning business in the world of haute couture. It applies
      271 words
    • Article
      Women are Just as able
      372 13  -  By Alfred Friendly There are no marked differences between the "ability structure" of men and women, and such differences in character and psychology that are generally believed to exist may be only the result of cultural and social traditions. These are the conclusions of a
      372 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      50 13 GET RID OP DMDRUff USE SjE^SUN L V j^k ACTS QUICKLY.7^I TO CONTROL DANDRUFF V SELSUN CONTROLS SYMPTOMS.. RELIEVES ITCHING .CLEANS v\ THE SCALP AND WHISKS AWAY ft UNSIGHTLY DANDRUFF FLAKES, PLEASANT TO I LATHERS EASILY,AND ,W.'Bf3| I simply rinses away. J a ABBOTT LABORATORIES (S) PTE. LTD SINGAPORE MALAYSIA.
      50 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • SHOWBIZ
    • Article, Illustration
      Riverboat queen...
      419 14  -  But she waiits to give it up and enjoy life by DIANNE WOOD Mrs. Phyllis Trinca is the warm-hearted mother of two. She is the attractive, bubbling wife of a Singapore hotel executive. And crammed in between she is manageress of Singapore's famed floating restaurant, the Singapore Lady.
      419 words
    • Article
      Question of quality
      433 14 Do Singapore's glamorous showgirls provide top class entertainment? There are bare-top showgirls, glamorous singers, lissom dancers and husky-voiced, handsome performers in Singapore. But does the Republic provide enough quality entertainment for S i n g a poreans on a special night out and the estimated 500,000 tourists
      433 words
    • Article
      Rock or pop?
      311 14 The big choice Heavy rock or commercial pop? This, according to Matthew Tan, singer with the talented, five-man band, the Mandarins, is the big question. The group is now at the crossroads. The boys are playing in the Santiana Restaurant at the Orchid Inn Hotel to an
      311 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      131 14 SOLE AGENTS FOR: JIT IBACH SCHIMMEL, J. BRINSMEAD 6AVEAU SCHUMANN, BRASTED. I SQUIRE &LONGSOIN. WURLITZER ORGANS. THOMAS ORGANS. 4 1 WE ACCEPT TRADE-IN. INSTALMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED. WurliTzer miiiyium ORGANS singaporepiano co. 169 ORCHARD RD.. S PORE. 9. TELEPHONE: *****8 VHHHbbhhP (OYSTERS STEAKI (1/2 DOZ. FRESH OYSTERS SIZZUNG FILLET STEAK)
      131 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 2
      43 14 YOU GET TO THE TOP FASTER with (Precision in Sound) REAL QUALITY 4, instruments ELECTRIC GUITARS AMPLIFIERS ORGANS BOOSTERS. ETC. THAT'S WOT'S HAPPENING with VOX. See Them Now At: SONOVOX MUSIC CORPN. Multi-Storey Car Park Building, 73-75, Cecil Street, Singapore 1. Tel: *****.
      43 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 3
      34 14 FOR WORLD RENOWNED Artifort FURNITURE No 261 No 584 i No 437 No 560 No 582 *«*< No. 580 #r No 577 Available at [H][g[RJ][°3V SHOWROOM 6-B Orange Grove Rd. Henry Building Singapore 10 Te1:*****3/*****5
      34 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • WHEELS
    • Article, Illustration
      Fiat lives up to its big reputation
      1261 15  -  Interesting newcomer in the llOOcc range By JIM WATKINS A car which has been acclaimed "Car of the Year" in no less than seven countries is viewed with more than the usual interest when it arrives to be tested. The sale of small
      1,261 words
    • Article
      How do we beat road smashes?
      300 15 Every time it rains heavily in Singapore one finds cars in monsoon drains, cars up lamp-posts, cars turned turtle, or just in nose-to-tail shunting accidents. The pattern is so familiar to us all that we tend to accept it as part of the hazards
      300 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Happier, safer on the roads
      421 16 A New Nation Enterprise Win a fabulous Morris 1300 for your safety ideas Accidents, injuries and death. Pedestrians, passengers motorcyclists, bicycle riders everybody who uses the roads to drive on, ride on or walk across faces danger. This is a problem of our times a
      421 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      161 15 flrf4i,^U( 7( s iM} rnl wK3a&>\ J m Mi '4 i in j Km <^B BKt V\ f /j|^^K^>yCMiiF 1 I 10^ SKHX SAD-R safer cornering ■^■M^^Ejß^H B New tread pattern, with deeper MORE BRAKING POWER ■BIaHJ circular rib design and round tread pattern with stronger 1 fIH -AA shoulder
      161 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      196 16 THE GREAT AKAI COMPETITION MORE THAN 812,000 WORTH OF PRIZES MUST BE WON! The diagram shows the flags of all 31 countries in the Commonwealth, arranged according to their geographical positions. All you have to do is to name in their numerical order all the Commonwealth countries as indicated in
      196 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 2
      50 16 Happier, safer on the roads contest My suggestions are as follows. I agree to abide by the rules of the contest. I am attaching with my entry all six consecutively numbered coupons. 1 2 3 4 5 NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE SIGNATURE ■mm WIN A MORRIS COUPON I3OOGT CONTEST Hq 4
      50 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • NEW NATION'S Finance page
    • Article
      Singapore mart
      743 17 BID AND OFFER PRICES AT LUNCH TODAY Bid and offer levels with the price of the last sales at lunch today on the Stock Exchange of Singapore and Malaysia. INDUSTRIALS S. S. LS. ACMA 1.42 1.42 A lean 1.48 1.49 1.48 Allied Chocolate 2.86 3.00 Ben 1.06 1.09
      743 words
    • Article
      Sydney prices
      128 17 Prices of selected shares oa the Sydney Stock Exchange today In Australian dollars were: INDUSTRIALS Ampol 0.69 Austim 1.64 Bali 0.51 Brit. Tob 2.10 BHP 12.05 BURNS 3.00 Carpenter 1.97 CSR 5.82 Comalco 4.65 Ctld. Hilton 0.56 EMI 3.80 EZ Ind 3.58 Humes 1.80 Piessey 3.20 Rothmans 1.85
      128 words
    • Article
      Steel price boost
      82 17 PITTSBURGH, Mon. U.S. Steel, the Nation's largest steel producer, will raise the price of steel on March 1, but the boost is not as large as the one by Bethlehem Steel Corp. which angered President Nixon. The White House said it was "gratified that this increase is
      82 words
    • Article
      Kulim declares 8 p.c. dividend
      116 17 Singapore, Monday Kulim Rubber Plantations announced this morning that the estimated 1970 Group Profit is £832,000, which after tax of £52,000 leaves a Group Nett Profit of £780,000 compared with an actual nett profit of £450,496 for 1969. An interim dividend of 8 per cent
      116 words
    • Article
      Oil for Japan
      42 17 Tokyo, Monday—A leading Japanese trading house said yesterday it had arranged to import 233,000 tons of spot crude oil from Australia, Spain and Italy to avoid escalating price increase claims by the ten-na-tion organisation of petroleum exporting countries (OPEC).
      42 words
    • Article
      Oil hunt in Iraq
      90 17 MISS AN, Mon.—The French Erap group of companies will begin oil exploration in the Abou Ghurab field, in this governorate of southern Iraq next week, the official Iraq news agency (INA) reported yesterday. The new field is about 13 miles west of the Bazrakan field, in
      90 words
    • Article
      Record tea harvest
      56 17 WASHINGTON. Mon.—A U.S. farm expert yesterday foresaw a record 2366.2 million pound world (excluding Communist China) tea harvest for 1970. Mr. John I. Kross, of the Tropical Products Division of the Foreign Agriculture Service, reported the expected figure for 1970 would be about 36 million pounds more
      56 words
    • Article
      Rubber gains
      29 17 FEBRUARY first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers opened in Singapore this morning at 49% cents a lb., up of a cent on Friday's close. The market was nominal.
      29 words
    • Article
      Leaders told: Cut tariffs
      515 17  -  By Hugh Corbet, Dick Wilson A new round of international trade talks to cut tariffs and counter recent trends towards protectionism is one of the recommendations being put to today's Commonwealth Summit at Conference Hall. Britain's entry into the European Economic Community (EEC) will create particular
      515 words
    • THE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE TODAY
      • Article
        Speculative activity in majority of shares
        134 17 The Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning saw extension of Friday's firm trading in industrials. A wider spread of speculative was noted with gains acruing to the majority of counters. Investment following, mainly, on institutional accounts, was well sustained and at the close of
        134 words
      • Article
        Singapore rubber
        112 17 The rubber market fluctuated narrowly this morning between 49% cents and 50 cents for February Ones and held quietly steady at these levels on weekend agency reports that the GSA would not sell stockpile rubber in February. There had earlier been press reports based on diplomatic sources in
        112 words
    • Article
      Looking at a bull market
      707 17 PART ONE IN A WEEKLY SERIES BY CHARTEXUS The stock market moves in cycles of bullish and bearish periods. The cycles roughly correspond with movements in the gross national product of the community. The stock market itself forecasts business activity. It is not the other
      707 words
    • Article
      Control of Pertamina
      83 17 Jakarta, Mon.—President Soeharto's Government has submitted a bill to parliament aimed at tightening control of the state-owned oil and gas monopoly, Pertamina. Mining Minister Mr. Subranti Brodjonegoro, who presented the bill during the weekend, said the government hopes it will be passed by April. The bill was
      83 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      215 17 Jr' H ft mm We aircondition just about everything And we do the job better. Because we install only Frigiking airconditioning units, America's finest. «With just that extra measure of care and precision they deserve. (We've had more than ten years' experience in this specialised field). And we back it
      215 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • SPORT 1
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      610 18 NEW NATION /20*\ CLASSIFIEDS w PHONE *****8 ACCOMMODATION VACANT UNFURNISHED/LARGE SPACI OUS FLATS at Tamon Nakhodc Summervilie Estate (near Botanii Gardens) with servant's quarter; and garage, airy surroundings Please tel: (S'pore) *****/*****/ *****9. FLATS/TERRACE f BUNGALOWS Furnished/unfurnished in choic< districts. Immediate occupation Short or long lease acceptable Rent: $400/- —$1,500/-.
      610 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      502 18 FOR SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENTS and functions cafl Aphrodite Escorts Service, 440 People's Park Complex S'pore *****9. b EDUCATION ic rs Beginners Shorthand, Bookkeeping, s- Typewriting. Morning/evening sessions commencing soon at PREMIER COMMERCIAL I. INSTITUTE, :e 563 -C, Balestier Road, (near Balestier Hill Schoof), S'pore. Tel: *****2. e EXPERT LONDON TUITION by
      502 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 3
      497 18 PEST CONTROL i We assure you of our prompt and efficient services at moderate charges. Contact. FUMIGA (PTE) LTD. j Tel: (S'pore) *****8/*****6 Fumigation, White Ants, Rats, Cockroaches, Destroying Bees, Wasps and Hornets. Spraying of Garden against Ants and General Pest Control. SHOPPING GUIDE WE EXTEND Would-be' patrons to compare
      497 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 4
      424 18 HONGKONG/TAIWAN by sea IS days $950/-, $775/- 12-2-71. Toroy Travel 245 A Outram Park, S'pore *****7. SPECIAL AIR-CON. MALAYA TOUR 7 Days $95/- Depart every Sunday. G/Highlands (air-con. cooch) 4 days $65/- inclusive of 3 meals and sightseeing. K/Tinggi 1 Day $8.50 c/w lunch tea. ORION TOURS. 4A Asia Gardens,
      424 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 5
      197 18 9 TANGLIN DRIVING SCHOOL. Charges moderate. Hourly $6/-. 16, Tanglin Road, S'pore. Tel: *****9. TV/RADIO SALES SERVICE TV TRONIC SERVICE. Fast, ref liable service. Reasonable charges, ii S'pore *****7 anytime. WANTED TO PURCHASE T.V. WANTED. Willing to buy any secondhand television, work- ing/not working. Good price. Tel: S'pore *****7. 8
      197 words
  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 18 Miscellaneous Column 1
      385 18 I New Nation Crossword No. 1 3 14 s K 7""" a""™ 9~™|^JTo~ 77™ i 5 hi lillZtllZJF™" 17 20 ■pTj22 K H 31 32 ■■33 3H HP H 37 uo m BBp U H_l 47 48 ■Hp® HP*~ wf~ 53 w55 IW j Fw* ®p 6i hp* -63 Uii
      385 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Back Page
    • Article
      TALKING POINT
      87 20 AH FOOK: When are we going to see an end to this crazy building of high-rise hotels? All they achieve is to bring in American gawkers, put up prices generally, and spoil cur lovely landscape. MEI LIN: You are an old grouser. We should be very proud of
      87 words
    • Article
      Those pirates strike again
      187 20 Taiwan's notorious book pirates have struck again this time their victim is Dennis Bloodworth's An Eye For The Dragon, now being serialised in New Nation. A Singaporean has just brought back from Taiwan a pretty good facsimile of the American edition of Bloodworth's book,, for which
      187 words
    • Article
      600 frogs croak it
      91 20 Hundreds of frogs took part in a croaking and tearing fight to the death in a swampy valley 110 miles south of Penang yesterday. The battle started in the afternoon when a few frogs of two different species fought other. Within half an hour more than
      91 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sultry Maria keeps her cool
      49 20 Singapore. It's warm and sultry just like Maria De-Souve. But our 20-year-old beauty likes to be cool, calm and casual. Cool mini, low-slung belt, long hair free. She can stroll down Orchard Road any time and help improve the scenery. Picture by Bob Buchanan
      Picture by Bob Buchanan  -  49 words
    • Article
      And as the sun slowly sets, Gentlemen, the Queen
      637 20 As the sun rose slowly over Singapore and the Commonwealth (it was hired), the Prime Ministers and Premiers assembled in a mood of unalloyed gloom. "Our job," one of them said carefully, "is, basically, to preserve the Commonwealth, with all the
      637 words
    • Article, Illustration
      A swinging start
      179 20 YOU DONT have to look twice at all that lone hair and the electric guitars to know that it's a pop musician's wedding. Tony Shotam, 22, guitarist with a top local pop group, the X-periment, married his childhood sweetheart Marilyn Hardoon, 20, a nightclub hostess, at St.
      179 words
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      75 20 ■t c_ sssr&M«— Ou«v T* M4ob3 773 M KMIM* Sem* twtfMK Oaiufcin IP* OuiiM ft t»wi>i Imm: *>■■■« Nm| LM. 42 MdilMl n*«ilC. Ul MM fr*p> A# Tft C», Jt H«*i Um Smm. Ttf: 27« ft. ftk 2 MM. 7iM6 fwmUm 9 C». 92 Ho*» 9<*m *4 T«; J4I2X THE
      75 words
  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 20 Miscellaneous Column 1
      395 20 Page 20 C^vD •'••oaSflSv.Nv.-.-.-. .^nj^w.v. Wl. •4 •••t OOHT <• OflV\ 4 opt ••00 JT» V 5 Siagapore 6,00 Opening and Tom Grattan's War 6.30 News in Brief 6.40 Bwana Don A Study of Animal Life 7.05 Family Affair And Baby Makes Eight 1 7.40 News and Newsreel in Chinese
      395 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 20 Miscellaneous Column 2
      29 20 SHORT RIBS /wot/SWSI I/waniv^ (ALLT&PBQMiEIMKiJj SNIFFY by George Fett (SN\FfV, COVAt OV/tC TO AAV (00 VOOB FOU?)f I DOMT KNOW fl C acitaiD TO GO I iicciot »t—«»■ y»o»«
      29 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 20 Miscellaneous Column 3
      394 20 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you possess a pun* of humour in combination with a knack for entertaining conversation that keeps you the Ufe of any gathering and in constant demand as a guest. Tou must take care, however, that you don't let your success
      394 words