Singapore Monitor, 18 December 1983

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    • 322 2  -  Sixteen choppers fly men from 2nd Battalion to launch counter-offensive against 'enemy' Four-day SAF military exercise accomplished OPERATION PEGASUS STORVi LOONG SWEE YIN THE clattering roar of helicopters cut through the peace and quiet of Sembawang just before the break of dawn yesterday. The 16 helicopters, in teams
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    • 445 3  -  Priorities wrong if a car is more important than buying a flat, says Mr Teh By YONG POW ANG THE number of residents in rented flats owning cars was yesterday night described as "disturbing" by the Minister of National Development, Mr
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    • 134 3 THE civil defence effort is gaining iftomentum. Nineteen more constituencies will introduce the scheme this month making it a total of 49 constituencies with civil defence units. More than 12,000 people have volunteered for these units said Mr Cnin Harn Tong, senior parliamentary
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    • 412 4  -  Pig owners seek EDB loan only available tor small industries By YONG POW ANG IS a pig farm a factory? Pig farmers think so. Which is why they are asking the Economic Development Board O for a $10 million loan under the Industries Finance
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    • 250 4  -  By CHUA NGENG CHOO THE ROOTS and development of Chinese drama were unfolded to SingaKireans yesterday at an exhibition at e Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The three-day exibition, opened yesterday by the Minister of State for
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    • 209 6 'Troops must know how to shoot swiftly accurately' SAYS SAF CHIEF OF STAFF COL LEE EVERY person in uniform must know how to shoot swiftly and accurately how to kill the enemy before the enemy can kill him. So said Col Lee Hsien Loong, Chief of Staff (General Staff), when
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    • 357 6  -  World recognition nets many large projects t MRT UPDATE By OEI SIN GIOK A LOCAL contractor is already reaping the benefits of the joint venture with foreign partners to design and construct an MRT station. It is gaining overseas recognition and has
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    • 352 7  -  Less than 40 turn up at religious symposium on kidney donation By CONNIE YEE PUBLIC apathy was demonstrated yet again when the religious symposium on kidney donation drew a pathetic response as National Kidney Week drew to a close yesterday. Despite widespread publicity in the media given to
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    • 125 7 MORE offenders are sent to prison than is necessary. And given the social and financial costs involved in imprisonment, it might well prove more effective to seek alternative ways of treating offenders. This was the opinion of a workshop group at the second day of the Seminar
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    • 267 9  -  Injury forces him to miss trip with 32 fellow pugilists from China By WONG SING YEONG THE China Martial Arts Troupe, due to perform at the National Theatre over the next two weeks, arrived early yesterday morning minus "Shaolin Temple" star Li
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    • 165 9  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM SKIPPER Harold Dias of Indonesia has logged more than 25 years at sea and never once ran into trouble. Until Friday, that is. That was when disaster struck in the dead of night to the Panamaian freighter he was commanding. Water entered the engine
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    • 99 10  -  By BERTILLA PEREIRA AN ILLEGAL immigrant who had just completed his jail term and was on his way to getting a repatriation order, escaped from the hands of immigration officials and ran away. Immigration officer Nazir Ahmad who had escorted him to the Indian High
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    • 313 10  -  It feels they will suffer dilution in earnings By RODNEY HOBSON STANDARD Chartered Merchant bank has, as expected, recommended that SPP shareholders should turn down the takeover offer by Tuan Sing Holdings. However, the chairman of SPP has decided to accept
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    • 90 10 PARENTS today have less time fur the education of their children at home. Hence, this has to be compensated by schools. The recent plan to involve school children in the upkeep and cleanliness of schools is aimed at inculcating in them a sense
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    • 101 7 In the future, you wouldn't be expected to remember telephone numbers. I I urnmu 1 SfflDtt I A H'l [T| 1M j UlflUld Why have an ordinary phone when you can have the telephone of tomorrow that comes with these features: memory of 16 frequently-used numbers hands-free dialling automatic re-dialling
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    • 107 8 PBrEn vV ESSO now gives the best free giftof all—extra power foryour car. It's free with every litre of ESSO 95 Gold— the new upgraded petrol which gives you most of the power of the most f|TV J expensive petrol in town for the jj**j same price as the cheapest.
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    • 192 9 exciting Volvo 360GLE. many cars display J unshamedly few Enter the up to expect from a sbhp top speed in And now an enlarged carpeted boot with 362 litres of luggage space l How's that for a size 9 Not to mention its ergonomically designed a front seats with head
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    • 51 10 A t V J We have just introduced a totally new menu featuring an array of Gastronomic Delights. Meat connoisseurs will appreciate the U.S.D A. graded Angus Beef from our charcoal broiler now exclusively available in Singapore at the Golden Peacock. United Slates Department of Agriculture *****44 ext 1954 QShanqriLa
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    • 53 10 The Shop This Christmas, as usual it is the best in town. With Log Cakes, Stollen, Plum Puddings, Mince Meat Pies, chocolate Santas even roast turkey and honey-glazed gammon ham. THE ADVANTAGE IS INTER- CONTINENTAL THE PAVILION INTER -CONTINENTAL TNI PAVILION INTER* CONTINENTAL SINGAPORE 1 Cuscaden Road. Singapore 1024. 5
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    • 153 11 IKEA. And your Christmas shopping's done. j of designs 'SNACK'PAPER FILES many European countries Various shapes and sizes. in cork. Various sizes. have followed the tradition jT* From $2. From $4. w she started. On December B B T 13th, in every Swedish home, m ft IJ a young girl
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      240 12 FIERY FRIDAY 78 youngsters feared killed in Madrid discotheque blaze Reuter AP MADRID, Saturday SEVENTY-EIGHT young people were feared to have died ana at least 25 were injured in a fire which gutted a basement discotheque in the centre of Madrid late last night, police said. They said the
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      235 12 13 die as fire races through Amsterdam sex club complex Reuter AP AMSTERDAM, Saturday A FIRE raced through a sex club complex here last night, killing at least 13 people and injuring about 20, police said today. The blaze was apparently started by an ex-employee who threw a can
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    • 106 12 UPI MANCHESTER, Saturday FIRE swept a Manchester hotel early today, killing at least four people, Injuring seven and leaving several others missing, police and fire brigade spokesmen said. Police inspector Chris Berry said about 40 people were thought to be
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    • 313 15 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Sat MALAYSIA'S Parliament will meet at a special sesion on Jan 9 and 10 to further amend a controversial Constitution Amendment Bill affecting the powers of the nation s nine hereditary Sultans, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr
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      • 67 15 Reuter TORRINGTON, Sat A STRAY poodle brought havoc to the town of Torrington in southwest England yesterday when a lorry driver tried to do a good deed by helping to capture it. His unattended lorrv rolled downhill, smashed into a parked car, ploughed
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      • 92 15 AP LONDON, Saturday A JUDGE caused a furore when he told a 35-year-old builder who pleaded guilty to having sex with a seven-year-old girl yesterday that he sympathised with the defendant. The remarks by 71-year-old judge, Brian Gibbens, made front page headlines in
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      • 66 15 AP CLEARWATER, Sat A JURY awarded US$l.5 million (553.15 million) on Thursday to a widow who found dental bridgework while scattering what she had been tola were her husband's ashes. She said he never had any bridgework. The widow had claimed in
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    • 349 16 Canberra backs down after pressure from US and Britain AP SYDNEY, Saturday UNDER pressure from the United States and Britain, the Australian Government has backed down on barring a British warship from using a dry dock because of a
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    • 114 16 AP SYDNEY, Saturday THE head of the United Nations World Food ProSamme expects poverty will be wiped out around e world by the end of the century. "Developing countries have not developed as quickly as expected because of the recession it really goes
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    • 86 18 Reuter BANGKOK, Saturday THAILAND'S Criminal Court has ordered a police lieutenant to be machine-gunned to death after he was found guilty of possessing 49.4 kilos (108.6 pounds) of heroin with intent to sell. Lieutenant Sa-Nguansak Yucharoen, 50, denied he was trying to transport the drug
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    • 158 18 Move sparks off ethics debate in army Reuter WASHINGTON, Saturday THE US Army has developed a laserbeam weapon that blinds enemy soldiers in close combat, the Washington Post said today. The Post said development of the weapon has touched off a
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    • 343 20 AP, Reuter TRIPOLI (Lebanon), Saturday INTERNATIONAL Red Cross workers befan loading about 100 seriously wounded 'alestinians aboard an Italian ferry today, iust three hours after Israeli gunboats bombarded Tripoli's port. Residents ana Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) officials loyal to Yasser Arafat
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    • 83 20 UPI Comedian Bob Hope will travel to Lebanon next week to entertain US troops overseas for the first time since his Christmas tour to Vietnam more than a decade ago, the Pentagon announced. A Hope spokesman in Los Angeles said yesterday Ann Jillian, Cathy Lee Crosby, Vic
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    • 304 20 Four police officers among the dead AP, Reuter LONDON, Saturday A BOMB at Harrods Department Store today killed at least nine people, including four police officers, police said. Deputy Commissioner David Powis said ne had no doubt that the bombing was the work of
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    • 53 20 NEW YORK: The season of peace and goodwill was used by supporters of the rebels fighting in Northern Ireland to flash a public greeting sign. The message of greetings to "Irish prisoners of war" flashed on a popular electronic signboard in Times Square on
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    • 266 22 Thai newspaper says Jennifer Beals did but her agent says she did not AP BANGKOK, Saturday DID Jennifer Beals, star of the film "Flashdance," get married here in a Thai-style wedding? The English-langvage Bangkok World newspaper said so in a report on Friday. But
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    • 221 22 Court ruling forces return of report on Cruise missiles AP LONDON, Saturday RELUCTANTLY obeying a court ruling expected to have widespread implications for Press freedom in Britain, The Guardian newspaper said today it has handed to state, lawyers a leaked secret document outlining
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    • 537 13 What's on when I Cwrtrepohn Challenge > wnars on wnen Go to the Centrepoint Promotion i'V ai Centrepoint Centre in the atrium. Repeat the following message from memory and A Today win a beautifully designed 'Friend of s\ I 1 200 pm Carolling with strawberry Centrepoint' badge. Centrepoint, on Shortcake
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    • 119 17 7#im to FIRST CLASS IAIATTLirf EASTERN WATCH YYIII I HP\ THIS CHRISTMAS W Wmm wL HI H sounds incredible, but it's true! (Hurry down and see for yourself.) This Christmas, Eastern Watch has a limited H Mh number of luxurious watches with famous H names and full guarantees... II at
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    • 38 20 /sign of IF good If service W For details write to Lombard North Central PLC, Banking Services, Dept 508. 17 Bruton Street, London WIA 30H, England Telephone: 01-409 3434, T "»«eu**r«MM v ,xt*r <a thad or Caldbeck Macgregor
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    • 118 21 Inside this box is the sleek, all-black, latest Atari 2600' GP game console. You can buy it at your nearest toy, hi-fi, or department store. But be sure the serial numbers on the set match those on the Hin Seng warranty card. Better yet insist on your Hin Seng warranty
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    • 98 22 Dress-up ideas for Christmas HJijj'-M 1 »i Iwl V w v M J dIM Bit hues' To tend The loving touch to special occasiore*^^^^^^^^SHp Varied shades and shapes are available at the following select stores and Selangor Pewter outlets. Galeries Lafayette I set an Havelock Klasse (Centrepoint. Yuyi) MPH (Centrepoint.
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    • 133 23 STAR WATCH ahllfltsfc Ua* ■nil uvny n®rI datacthra in Ban FrancisA ■traatwiaa cap on tha trail af a stranga murdarar. Unotr cnucism oy mo mayor s ■IPbfftca for woe* mathoda that ara not always accaptaota to ina autnortttas, na la axilad to a small town, San Paulo,
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    • 293 23 Master sci-fi director Lamont Johnson's super-production boasts all the ingredients of a space thriller, not forgetting the little men who are making a big hit in such movies. SYGMA Lamont Johnson's Spacehunter: Adventures in a Forbidden Zone has a familiar ring to it. Only this
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    • 2552 24 The bold spirit o£ innovation that made Sony successiui is no ionger enough. A great Japanese company is in deep crisis. Forbes magazine article by MICHAEL CIEPY. THE SONY DILEMMA Forbes For two decades Sony has been the proudest of Japan's great multinational corporations. Starting from
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    • 287 27 SYGMA The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, is a study in superlatives. It is 1,092 metres long, 62 metres high, has a flight deck area of about two hectares, and, to top it all can sail for 15 years without having to call at
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    • 132 27 IPS SWITZERLAND has stayed out of wars for 300 years by using the neutrality formula combined with defence preparedness. To increase the efficiency of its all-citizen army, the government was recently debating whether to replace the old automatic Rifle 57 with the more advanced and accurate Rifle
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    • 1630 28 n fiTAW viir I—l CI iliililwv <*, BRAKE FAILURE RIGHT TURNS SHARP CORNERS, CURVES PI V ATtT VV V#2UIHD LJ Jr AUIil X lilvtllfl ROAD CONSTRUCTION HOW TO LIVE THROUGH... IPS American experts tell us the average driver must make about 13 decisions per
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    • 837 30 "World's richest red" in tax scandal SYGMA MONSIEUR Jean-Baptiste Doumeng has no qualms about trumpeting to the world that he is a communist. But the image of the povertystricken communist in perpetual struggle certainly does not describe Monsieur Dougmen's case. He happens to be a millionaire, one
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    • 457 31  -  By MICHAEL GARTNER A fellow at the YMCA thinks I should write about i.e. and e.g. The letters i.e. stand for the Latin words id est, which mean "that is." The letters "i.e. mean that is to say, and introduce another way
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    • 399 31  -  Hobson's Choice By RODNEY HOBSON IS THERE an electrician in the country? One sometimes despairs. Take the friend who, this column reported optimistically last week, found it took five visits to get her television repaired. Alas, it broke down again. On the
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    • 121 31 IN ONE of the articles on The Malaysian Constitutional Amendments Crisis that appeared in the Dec 11 issue of The Sunday Monitor, we mentioned Mr Justice Abdul Hamid and his dissent note to the Malayan Constitutional Commission 1956-1957 Report. We clarified that he is now a Federal
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    • 702 35  -  jfUMOV* \witf* MASAKI WATANABE AM I giving too much? Perhaps I need not give any? But will they think I'm a "cheapskate." Such thoughts crossed my mind every time I had to make a decision on, yes, you've guessed it tipping. For Singaporeans,
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    • 369 36 STAR WATCH wßffisuxtdissd&tM ioyBBHBpSH SYGMA A complicated but powerful story is now being filmea by director William Hale. Based on a short story by Shirley Conran, the movie, Lace, is about young star, Lili, in search of a mother she never knew. In
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    • 284 36 Barbra Streisand waited 15 years for a box-office triumph like Yentl. The recent premiere was a resounding success. Like Sir Richard Attenborough with his uphill task with the movie Gandhi, Barbra persisted for years in her project, convinced it was destined for
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    • 186 36 HOT on the heels of a television drama, The Day After, on the dangers of a nuclear attack comes the controversial movie, Silkwood, starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell and Cher Star. The drama questions the safety of nuclear power plants and exposes the cov-er-ups and scandals linked
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    • 591 38  -  mwiM! STORIES by FAEZAH ISMAIL Many of the goods we buy nowadays come with guarantees. This is particularly true of major electrical appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and video cassette recorders. Many goods also come without guarantees, mainly in the range of so-called "pirated" appliances.
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    • 453 38 A GUARANTEE is a written or printed statement, usually given by the manufacturer as an undertaking that an item is free from manufacturing defects. In common usage, both guarantee and warranty mean the same thing. They are terms used to refer to the promise of a
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    • 308 38 CASE HISTORY Case recently obtained redress for a consumer from a sole agent who had refused to service the former's video cassette recorder although it was still under guarantee, the agent's reason being that the VCR had stopped working due to
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      • 141 38 COUNTERFEITING is now costing Britain more than £200 million (S|62o million) a year. Pirated videos, clothing, car spares and perfumes are flooding the market. Passed off under famous brand-names, they are generally cheap and sometimes faulty copies of the real thing. Not enough is being done to
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      • 102 38 JAPANESE Welfare Ministry officials have blocked imports of 500 American-made fruit cakes intended as Christmas gifts because the food colouring used in the cherries is not approved there. Officials at the Yokohama Quarantine Office said the cakes made in Texas had been barred because they contained No
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      786 41 We continue with our series of occasional stories of interest to book-lovers James Michener on how he selects themes Reuter AND how, Mr Michener, would you like to be remembered? The question produces not a pause. At the age of 76, Mr James Michener, author of two dozen
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    • 609 41  -  BY STEPHEN TAN EXPLODING galaxies, swirling lights, blinding lights, an elegantly furnished Victorian room, a dying aged man, a newly-born foetus and that darn black monolith. These are the closing images of 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film has left a host of questions and the book
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    • 320 41 1 One Minute Manager by Blanchard Johnson 2. The Almighty by Irving Wallace 3. The Nurse's Story by Carol Gino 4. The Mind of the Strategist by Kenichi Ohmae 5. Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
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    • 229 41 TITLE: The words of Martin Luther King Junior SELECTED BY: Coretta Scott King PUBLISHER: Newmarket IN RETROSPECT, it seems ridiculous that America needed waking up to the injustice of racism, tnat blacks were legally forbidden to eat at the same counter with whites in much of the country. In
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    • 132 42 A COLLEAGUE who's rather slow in his work and often leaves things to the last minute has earned himself the dubious title "Talji Master" CHRISTMAS is coming and all your nieces and nephews are extra nice to you. THE day my bride put a wedding ring round my
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    • 478 42  -  HEALTH WISE Food and chemicals to blame By JOHN YACENDA RUSHING to get last-minute shopping done, scurrying about the grocery store for the final touches to a holiday meal, pushing your way through poorly ventilated and crowded stores, and over-exposure to tobacco smoke are all known to trigger
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    • 128 42 A SIMPLE, new home test to determine when a woman ovulates, helping couples to plan conception more accurately, has been developed by Robert T Chatterton Jr, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Northwestern University, Chicago. The test hit may be marheted within the next year and
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    • 428 43  -  r all about WORDS by i Graham Colin Jones Qi Would you ploaso give us an articlo on tho pronunciation off tho lottor HT My young frionds insist that thoir toachor says "haitch." Mrs D Kottogoda FOR some reason which I am unaware of, Singaporeans
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    • 70 43 How would you re-phrase tho underlined Singlish expressions so that an Englishman would bo certain to understand you? 1 Tho lift is spoilt. 2 Can you show mo round Chinatown this evening? Cannot, lah. Too busy. 3 I'm sending a friend to the airport. 4 I'm bringing my mother
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    • 72 43 1 Th« lift Is out of ordor. On Tho lift isn't working. 2 I'm afraid I can't. I'm too busy. 3 I'm taking a friond to tho airport. On I'm giving a friond a lift to tho airport. 4 I'm taking my mothor to tho doctor. 5 Aro you
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    • 335 43  -  BY LINDA CHAN WHEN you say: "He's funny," do you mean he's humorous or he's queer? This opening question sums up the tone of a book that is thought-provoking, amusing and absolutely relevant to the local context in which English expressions are
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      151 44 808 DYLAN albums should be greeted with seal that matches the energy put Into the recording. On Infidels, Dylan tooh two months to record and another month for the mix. The length of time spent In the studio Is unusual tor Dylan who normally rushes Into the studio
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    • 1179 44 INFIDELS (CBS) Bob Dylan NOTES: Mark Knopfler makes this the best-produced Dylan LP ever; PERFORMANCE: A definite best album of the year; BEST TRACKS: Jokerman, Sweetheart Like You, I and I. Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight. "When I get involved in something, I
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    • 292 44  -  STEPHEN TAN HEARTS AND BONES (CBS) Paul Simon NOTES: It's light; PERFORMANCE: Breezy; BEST TRACKS: Rene and Georgette Margritte with their Dog After the War, The Late Great Johnny Ace, Train in the Distance, Allergies. IT'S THAT time of the
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    • 342 44 Vs«o LAT-WP A TV set just isn't enough anymore. Back in the old days, like last year, you could be secure in the knowledge that your old console was giving you all the TV fit to telecast. But
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      381 45 How much does it cost to see the New Year in with panache and lots of fun? Anywhere between $7 and $395 per person. The $7 deal gives you lots of fun, satay, soft drinks, spot dancing, lucky draws, a fashion show and dancing to the throbbing beat
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    • 145 46 THEY say that the good things in life are free and the Mounbatten Resident Committee clearly believes this as they have organised a Pot Luck Christmas Party for residents and children. Just bring yourself and your family and some food to contribute to the evening's fun.
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    • 28 46 Last week's recipe for the Roast Turkey should have read "Roast the turkey for 18 mins per pound" and not "Roast the turkey for 18 mins."
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    • 388 46 With the New Year fast approaching, hotels are busy preparing New Year's Eve dinner parties. Competition is keen, so gimmicks are common. Below are details of parties being organised by three community centres to which you can bring your family for a special treat on Dec 31.
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    • 148 46 THE following winners in The Sunday Monitor Gourmet Circle, Riche Monde Wine Quiz Contest each receives three bottles of H Sichel Sohne wine, two hard-cover books Rich, Rare and Red, A Guide to Port the German Wine Atlas, a vinicool for maintaining the temperature of your
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    • 940 47  -  ...despite the limited supply of landed property PROPERTY By ANNIE CHIA Supply of landed property is limited but a considerable number of owners are selling their houses. Said an owner of a double-storey detached bungalow at Mimosa Crescent: "I am leaving for Australia. I have
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    • 593 47 Two American ladies come up with a spectacular idea on service apartments in landstarved New York LAT-WP Whenever a certain Hollywood film-maker slips into New York, rather than registering at one of those slick Manhattan hotels, he checks in with a company called Urban Ventures.
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    • 125 48 Auction ARE house-hunters really that fickle, or did they pass up two "reasonable buys" last week? An apartment and a terrace house put up for mortgagee's sale through auction by Cheong Koon Seng Co last Wednesday did not attract a single bid. The first was an
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    • 255 48 AUCTION SALE! To be held at Mandarin Court A 4th Floor Mandarin Hotel Orchard Road, Singapore ON TUESDAY, 20TH DECEMBER 1983 AT 2.30 P.M. WAREHOUSE LAND I) LAND AT NOS 87 &91 LORONG 23 GEYLANG With vacant possession and subject to planning approval for 2-storey warehouse building No development charge.
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      95 52 Quincy, M E.: Slow Boat to Madness (Part 2) (Ch 5, 8.50 pm) QUINCY (Jack Klugman) is so busy that he cannot even enjoy his cruise. Last Sunday night, wc saw Quincy and his travelling companion Dr Janet Carlisle, overworked while trying to diagnose a mysterious ailment on
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    • 107 52  -  Thursday Feature Special: House of Mirth (Thur, Ch 5, 10.10 pm) rßy VALERIE TREVOR CHARLIE Chaplin's daughter Geraldine Chaplin commands attention in her role as the beautiful and ambivalent Lily Bart, who is forced to review her role as a member of New York's "high
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      • 391 53  -  SUNDAY I selections I SCORING SYSTEM: ExctllMt Vary Good By VALERIE TREVOR FOR KIDS AND THE YOUNG AT HEART Smurfs, Last Episode (Ch 5, 9.30 am) THE Smurfs seem to have outwitted all the dastardly schemes of Gargamel, the evil Wizard. As
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      • 530 54 M^ ekS „*c I Average Belew Average Mat Worth Seeing Afternoon Matinee Missing Children: A Mother's Story (Tue, Ch 5, 4.40 pm) JANE Wyatt plays an impoverished and illiterate mother who was tricked by a private adoption agency into giving up ner three
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    • 584 53 9.00 Opening followed by New Zoo Revue: 1.25 Good Times (E). hero children's show to explain how Promotion. See Sunday Selections. television programmes are created by 9.30 Smurfs (E) (Last Episode). 2.00 Fast Forward: Electric Energy (E) (Chi- writers, actors, editors and film crew. It See Sunday Selections. nese subtitles).
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    • 533 54 3.02 Quran Reading. 6.28 The Merrie Melodies Show. big rescue bit. 3.17 Afternoon Movie: The Night of the 6.54 Kesuma. 8.00 News and Weather Forecast Grizzly. Since it's nearing Christmas, Mrs Azrak 8.25 Programme Summary. After inheriting 640 acres of land in Wy- Khan teaches how to make butter Dram*
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  • 679 55 Ted Lange is more than just the warm-hearted man behind the bar tv features IPS TED LANGE took his role as ship's bartender Isaac Washington on The Love Boat so seriously at first that he rushed out to become a real bartender.
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  • THE SUNDAY MONITOR RACING GUIDE
    • 227 57  -  By WONDER BOY TRAINER Buang Abu Bakar's Roman Leader II should make amends in Race 9, a 1,850 metres event for Class 4 Division 1 horses, at Bukit Timah today. The Royal Plume four-year-old has been running good races recently, having finished on the
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    • 2054 57 Khoo and Rajjoo each score a double JOCKEYS Leslie Khoo and R Rajoo had a welcome change of luck at Bukit Timah yesterday, sharing the day's riding honours with a double each. Rajoo got off to a roaring start when he brought in the rank outsider, Bintang Cantik,
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    • 126 57 TODAY'S Race 2 Held Is a mixture of last week's winners and place getters, with Extra Terrestrial (4), The Three Kingdoms (5) and Scarlet Fnry (7) standing oat among the lot. The first two won easily last week and the three make an excellent tierce combination. Bat watch
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    • 234 57 WONDER BOY MA-ZHEN TAN MA TAN (Monitor) <Zm> Bm) (W«n Boo) RACCi iMMr SKomoa* 4 Canto* S*tt4 4 Cemaby StroM 2 Scorpto M 2 Scorpio IN 5 Kompafc B Samar 5 Kompa* MOII iMuatol /Scarwifwy 79cortelFi»Y IS* Frontal 5 rt» Thno Kjngdoma 4 Ettre-Tflmwtnal 3 Oamondi Forevw 8
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      5444 59 1 2.00 CLASS 5 DIV 3 1,200m a .|-Mrv_ir' (Ratings: 48-38) Stakes $14,000 1 ***** Lancashire Tower 56.5 Masruhen 3 3bnzh Urn SC Khoo (+1'A) (Star Wolf Our Paradise) Uth 2/7 C4-0 53 Gwriham S1200g Kampong Batu 1st 1:13.1 Ah 15/10 C5-2 56'A Sam I1600y Wise Monkey
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    • 33 57 o IG SWEEP FIRST: *****9 ($5,565) SECOND: *****3 ($1,590) THIRD: *****6 ($795) STARTERS ($150): *****4 *****0 *****7 *****2 *****7 *****5 *****6 CONSOLATION ($75): *****4 *****5 *****8 *****3 *****0 *****2 *****6 *****3 *****6 *****4
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    • 169 61 1 i T I lk: I Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: Sunday Monitor: Words 0.35 centc p«r word 0.55 cant* p«r word Display $7.70 p«r col. cm $12.00 per col. cm Bitaineaa Hre Mon-Fri. 9am-spm Sal. 9am-lpm ANTENNAE INSTALLATION SHARP Electrical Serv 443-6151 ANIh^UES Acmes Properties P/L.447-4366 Changi Junk Store
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  • sports
    • 270 62 Ex-International striker takes en unfamiliar lot as manager-coach et his heme team Sahah ALAYSIAN S PORTSCENE JAMES Wong, Malaysia's tall and lethal former international striker, now has something in common with Singapore's manager-coach Jita Singh. James, popularly dubbed King James after his four-goal blitz
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    • 91 62 "SANTA Claus" has struck early for Malacca's Malaysia Cup football team, led by national skipper Soh Chin men. A fan, Mr Ismail Mohamd Amin, who is based in Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, has decided to "dress up" the state team. Mr Ismail,
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    • 174 62 IN Malaysian squash circles, his name might still elicit a "Patrick who?" response. But 14-year-old Patrick Gurubatham has done his country proud without having to lift his squash racquet in the English Under-14 tournament which begins in London on Jan 6. He is
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    • 168 63 Bad Moon in Hamburg and taxing i n Eremia Reuter HAMBURG, Saturday EUROPEAN soccer champions Hamburg of West Germany, beaten 2-1 by Brazil's Gremio in the World Club Championship in Tokyo last Sunday, arrived home yesterday with bad feeling openly breaking out among the side. Strikers Wolfram Wuttke and Dieter
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    • 497 63 It will be the third time this season that a foal will have unknown sire The Star IT HAS happened again. For the third time this season a mare raised at the National Stud Farm in Tanjong Rambutan has been impregnated by
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    • 148 63 Reuter MILAN, Saturday A VATICAN newspaper yesterday questioned the morality of boxing as the condition of an Italian fighter who collapsed last weekend deteriorated. An editorial published yesterday in the semi-official Osservatore Romano, cited the case of boxer Salvatore La Serra
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    • 248 63 MARTINA RETAINS RANK AS FIRST AMONG WOMEN FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR AP NORWALK. Saturday JOHN McEnroe and Martina Navratilova have been ranked the lop male and female tennis professionals, respectively, by Tennis magazine. An international ranking panel consisting of seven journalists from
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    • 523 64 ELIGIBILITY RULES DRAWN UP BY THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ARE VAGUE AP LONOON, Saturday WILL professionals be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games so lons as they are not paid to do so? That is one of the
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    • 95 64 OWhat are the likely results of these changes on under-developed or deprived countries, which comprise more than half the membership of the IOC? O Should professionals boxers, footballers, tennis players and so on become eligible to compete provided they are not actually paid during
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    • 378 65  -  BUT IT WILL BE THE BETTER PITCHER WHO DECIDES THE GAME ASEAN WOMEN'S SOETBALL C'SHIPS By B KULA THE Indonesians played without five of their regulars when they took on the Philippines in the earlier round-robin matches of the Asean Women's Softball Championship.
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    • 281 65  -  MARUMAN GOLF CLASSIC J By ERNEST FRIDA THAILAND'S Sukree Onchum held steadfastly on to his slim one stroke lead for the third day running over Malaysia's Eshak Bluah after 54 holes in the Maruman Classic golf championship at the Bukit course yesterday. Sukree,
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    • 684 66  -  The over 100,000 crowds left FAS smiling COMMENT By KENNETH JALLEH BY NO stretch of imagination can Fandi Ahmad be expected to look anything like that jolly old whitebearded gentleman with a figure as round as a barrel riding a rein-deer-drawn sleigh. But ne was Santa Claus
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    • 532 67  -  Chinese numb South Korean defence and take third spot MATCH FOR THIRD AND FOURTH PLACES CHINA 2 SOUTH KOREA 0 By ALFONSO CHAN CHINA overcame South Korea to take third spot in a thrilling match billed by fans as the "real final" at Kallang
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    • 218 67  -  By S GULAM SINGAPORE goalkeeper David Lee has been singled out for superlatives by FC Groningen chairman Mr Renze de Vries for his performance against China in the Merlion Cup soccer semifinal on Wednesday. Besides Fandi Ahmad, David was the
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    • 41 68 THERE is no doubt* iff ho woro Dutch, ho would bo playing for tho national toam. I AM vory fond off Fandi. Ho is a vory nico boy, and I troat him liko a son.
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    • 403 68  -  SAYS GRONINGEN CHAIRMAN OF FANDI'S MERLION CUP APPEARANCE FANDI'S APPEARANCE HERE IS AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL By ALFONSO CHAN FC GRONINGEN's Chairman Renze de Vries stressed that his club is not getting a cent either from the Football Association of Singapore or the
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    • 188 68  -  FLIES HOME FOR KIDNEY OP By S GULAM AN URGENT operation needed by FC Groningen chairman Renze de Vries, has caused him to miss seeing his favourite player, Fandi Ahmad, in tonight's final of the Merlion Cup competition. Last night, he flew
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    • 535 69  -  By S GULAM AUSTRALIA retained their Merlion Cup when they produced their best performance so far in the competition to beat a hard fighting Singapore side in the final last night at the National Stadium. It was no doubt that the night belonged
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    • 91 69 (Points given on 1-10 scale) SINGAPORE: David Lee 7, Lim Tang Boon 7, Phua Ching Loon 6, Norhalis Shafik 6, A R J Mani 6, Hashim Hosni 8, Malek Awab 6 (Ahmad Paijan), Sundramoorthy 8, Razali Rashid 7, AuYeong Pak Kuan 6, Pandi Ahmad 7. AUSTRALIA: T Greedy 6,
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    • 53 69 Shots at goal: Fraakick: Cornars: Offside: Yallow cards: Man off tho Match: Entartainmant valua: Crowd: Singapore 7, Australia 11 Singapore 21, Australia 9 Singapore 4, Australia 1 Singapore 1, Australia 1 J Cant, S O'Connor, P Tredennick (all Australia), Malek Awab (Singapore) V Sundramoorthy and Hashim Hosni (both
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    • 94 69 LES SCHEINFLUG JITA SINGH "OUR third goal killed them. Until then they were fighting hard and were pressing for the equaliser. But they could not come back from for third time in the match. "I don't think any team could come back during that stage of
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    • 63 70 Plenty of action as Singapore go down fighting MONITOR ACTION CAMERA L A Fundi go— down after ho goto a knock in tho mouth Dec 3-17 National Stadium L J St John's Ambulance Brigade girts asking for Fandi's autograph. Hashim Hosni off to acora Singapore'* tint goal
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    • 475 71  -  AUSTRALIA 4 SINGAPORE 2 By KENNETH JALLEH BOOS turned into cheers as a capacity 55,000 crowd saw Australia turn on the screws to blunt Sin- g pore's fighting challenge and retain the Merlion ip for the second year at the National Stadium last
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    • 98 71 JAKARTA, Saturday DENMARK'S Morten Frost earned a place in the final of the Pro-Kennex Grand Prix badminton tournament here when he beat Malaysia's Misbun Sidek 12-15, 15-6, 17-14. Frost will meet the winner of the other semifinal between China's Luan Jin and India's Prakash Padukone in the
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    • 65 66 < > FRED PERRY Are you game enough' Fred Perry comes up with winning combinations that keep up with you. Swift. Clean. Decisive. Tops and bottoms come in easy going fabrics. In styles that set the pace. And give you the upper hand. On and off the court. mi jf
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    • 111 67 Have you discovered Steamboat Cooker?^ Features that warm the heart Fast boiling on 1800w. Heating element made in High, medium and low heating switch. hH|| Neon light operating indicator. Large capacity bowl for 6-10 persons. Available in red or green colour. 1.5 metre length cord complete with approved 3 pin
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    • 42 67 ATTENTION SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS To mark the official opening of our shop at Parkway Parade We are offering discounts on the following items: Adidas Shoes/Socks Yonex T-Shirts DP Products GARETHE SPORTS ENTERPRISE 81-104 Parkway Parade 80 Marine Parade Road Singapore 1544 Tel: *****86
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    • 309 68 At 500 frames a second we learnt a great deal about running shoes But first, to investigate the forces righi rearfoot a involved, we had to design some /M, rather special devices. II II I 32ms The interior pressure mat is a I lightweight, sensor equipped \r J t Ak
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    • 76 69 DECORATIVE CHRISTMAS CAKES FROM THE ROLLING PLEASE VISIT OUR SHOP TO SEE OUR SAMPLE SELECTION OF ASSORTED CHRISTMAS CAKES. \Ci Pi As THE ROLLING PIN OPERATING HOURS: Qrt.rv ++ncniA MONDAY SATURDAY r 1 SCOTTS ROAD #05-01 A 900AM-600PM SHAW CENTRE (22nd 23rd December) 2 JkV SINGAPORE 0922 CLOSTD ON^undays TEL:
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    • 194 71 9 Merlion Final *3Qr6 J" IT MAY SEEM TO COST LESS| B S H I BUT IT ACTUALLY COSTS MORE! I How often have you purchased a cheap You can also be sure that a Fisher-Price I brand new toy just to find it in pieces or toy will outlast
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  • Singapore Monitor
    • 442 2  -  By ANNA ROSS, MICHAEL GOH and LEE CHIU SAN WE'RE in the midst of getting ready for Christmas again, buying cards and gifts, going to Church and practising all those merry carols which we will be singing at the masses. But haven't we stopped to think that
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      • 23 2 Make waves. Quietly. BALENO Sole Agerl EXCELSIOR SPORT (S) PTE. LTD. 111. North Bridge Road. Peninsula Plaza. *02-16/17, Singapore 0617, Tel (3 lines)
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      • 251 3 Sfca*£&j|k' J|^K Gucci says more than Merry Christmas it says something about the giver A n£ siw. h,x P" l,!hed w ,ld base wi,h K' ll a,KI lhrome I 1 gift from Gucci is an expression B) Silver plated, satin finish pictifre frame with stirrup of rare esteem. A Statement
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    • 203 4 ONE tradition will always be observed wherever Christians celebrate Christmas. Church bells will ring and church members are wholeheartely putting in effort to stage plays and choral efforts in keeping with the spirit of the season. At the Orchard Road Presbyterian Church, members recently got together to
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    • 595 4 Below Is a list of churches at which you can attend Christmas services and carolling sessions BAPTIST International Baptist Church of S'pore. 90 King's Rd. Dec 24 Christmas Gathering at 6.30 pm followed by carolling. Kay Poh Rd Baptist Church, 7 Kay Poh Rd. Dec 25
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      • 219 4 beef T}ritoat\ce! Exquisite gems crafted to perfection. As only true experts know how. Discover this brilliance today! FOOK CHEONG GOLDSMITH PTE. LTD. gl 219, South Bridge Road Singapore 0105. Tel: *****51 REGAL® O CHJTC IAAO RENOWNED N AMERICA flp CANADA&JARftN ~j Modal Modal OOS^^^a^Jjggg^ Buy Genuine Regal Shoes from authorised
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      • 148 5 rt^§BBP(i jf jr Jf> jj t-- 1 3£fM£v* ji?*'" v" *TT -v' I-*. i«; 1 *T*'" "V" ..J'.'*. *i*3s~' ■-••> ,'v £*1 Ct# When the watch is I a work of art Harmony Creation Precision f Cupillard Rieme creates watches just as the artist creates a masterpiece. \_yiU&??ie f PARIS
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      857 6 FOR those who want to paint the town red this Christmas, there are plenty of places to go to. Almost all the local hotels and places of entertainment have laid on special programmes for the festive season, and it's simply a question of trying to decide which one you
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      • 67 6 I\\ wLf -jLEfrgtS/Km^^^^'■.< J 'Pnßr' New expression of ekgmos 4r j&pvr r r> Vu\ >A ?M A SKETCH for that X'MAS Celebration. Introducing a NEW LINEIM and COTTON COLLECTION that spell chic all over. esciQue rasnions occ lcu 419. RIVER VALIEY ROAD SINGAPORE 1024 TR. 235 9851 4 734 2057
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      439 7 PLAZA HOTEL THE Plaza Hotel will present, on Christmas eve, a fashion show by the winners of the Model of the Year Quest '83. At $50 for adults and $30 for children under twelve, you can have a buffet dinner, enjoy the show over a free glass of white
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    • 623 8 HOTEL EQUATORIAL ENTERTAINMENT at the Chcsa Swiss and Continental Restaurant is provided by Los Hombres while you linger over an extravagant Christmas Eve Gala Dinner. Find out what the Chesa yodel cocktail is, and sip it with their give-away chocolates. All this plus novelties at
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      • 251 8 iS Made in Ireland J Ulallabee I I xJm We found everything w' HI that makes a shoe hurt i J|| and threw It away |LA'fi|] Out went tacks, nails, B ',1 shanks, insoles, rivets. In u' A tfalm »f came a moulded polyurea'A jin| thane sole which is Much
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    • 401 9 MANDARIN HOTEL BE IT in the "tradition of Emperors" or in the tradition of the three legendary kings of Bethleham, celebrations at the Mandarin Singapore still spell the same thing style. The St Cecelia's Choir will carol in the lobby from 7 pm till Dec
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      • 74 9 jNI Hk -vtJcC^ Tvv y LJP x*, m for f/?e man in you Cool. Calm. Classic. Available at jbl. Sote Agenf 4 Distributor tor Budtln Bros Cold Storage (Katong) Daimaru Singapore Galenas Lafayette Hazareth Safi Wj* Singapore. Malaysia and Brunei Hazarath Brother* Hong Sheng Arcade/Clifford Centre laetan (Havelock/Orchard) VINCYYPTP ITH
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    • 725 10 ORCHARD: WINNERS AND SINNERS (now showing) This is a Chinese comedy about five men who meet in prison and decide to go straight after they come out. As luck would have- it, also released at the same time is a counterfeiter, and needless to say, the unlucky
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      • 249 11 GIVE YOURSELF A 2 WD CHANCE. i^^B' *j£» 3OES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH Th r^NHH^H^BBBI TmjpKm 4?J*Kj^k B B y/S GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS GOES WITH THIS
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    • 376 12 SPENT all your money? Never mind the best things in life are free. In keeping with the spirit of Christmas, there are-many things for you to enjoy this festive season and they won't cost you a cent. Below is a list of free entertainment
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    • 285 12 AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE TRUST: China Pugilistic Troup Performance. The 37-member troup includes the winners of the sth National Games of China and star of The Shaolin Temple, Ll Lian Jie. They will perform from December 19 to 28 from 8 pm, except on December 22
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      • 181 12 A LITTLE HARMONY FOR THE RICH AND FAMOUS. Sole Agent: Moutrie Private Limited 450 Alexandra Road. Singapore 0611. Tel: *****6. SINOAPORK Cortina Watch Centre Private limited MALAYSIA INDONEBIA Kutrrn w.irh C/imiunv Private Umited 08/9 Colombo Court. North Bridge Road Kai Ming Store Sdn Bhd New popular K *****88 TH :W*a2B
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      • 89 13 r D */> s v 'v 'c w: r-' v Do You Have It? Get with totally co-ordinated, IP t bottoms in styles iiy| colours in every moment of v° ur From DORS DQJ 91 "SH FREE i r A pajr of sports IV jT I socks for every 1
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    • 1130 14 IF YOU already know an f-stop from a focal length and own a camera costing more than $300, there is no need to read further. But if you have just got your first camera, let LEE CHIU SAN show you the simple steps to capturing lovely
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      • 73 14 Authorized Doctors M/k Al'Prtmo M/e Long Be»ch MM Mut Handtegs Centre M/» Purp4* Store Plaza Stnqapurn Peninsula Plafa Lucky Plaza Ptaza Stngapura M/« Champ* Ely»a«* M/» Meow Lμ Bout»qu« M* Max* Leather Good* Supreme House international Bldg. Far East Plaza Plaza The Leather Lodge M/s Oanief Leether Good*<S) Pte. Ud.
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    • 807 17  -  By GASTON DE ROSAYRO THEY'VE taken all the fun out of Christmas parties these days. Parties today have become a curiously bland ritual, where everyone stands around in unchanging little groups, bellyaching about the soaring cost of living, perversely relishing someone else's divorce or comparing notes on their
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      • 545 18 Pi^i^^HfertsilTrnnii^l k|V I J j At one touch without any need f% nannal Mi I dfocusto using ordinary f (2-dimension) "C Amazing 135 mm film, you geL. Efl 3-dbnension pictures The only camera with Advanced Focus. Which means it is the only camera in the years. Now any child can
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    • 655 19 AFTER the party is over, and you've had a few drinks too many, don't be tempted to sleep off the after effects in your car. You can be prosecuted for being drunk while in charge of a vehicle, even if it is parked
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      • 162 19 6<e9 /•^i nr m world's first fully automated 35mm camera with built-in flash using a lithium battery TAKES ONLY 1.5 second to re-charge! No more missed shots whilst waiting for the flash And talking about automatic...everything else is battery to come on! OLYMPUS AFL Quick Flash automatic about this amazing
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    • 24 21 Sporting Chance by Bronnley for men From the Prelude selection Portoa Colognes for men From the Lanvin collection
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    • 182 21 PERFUME wraps a woman in mystery. It intrigues her man, entices him, makes him want to find out more... The merest hint of a weli-chosen scent can sometimes drive a man out of his senses. Make no mistake. At bottom, perfume is meant to attract, in
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    • 149 21 Exotic perfumes for Her... HERS: Eau Arpege Created in the twenties, the Jazz Age, Arpege by Lanvin embodies all the carefree and swinging qualities associated with that period. It is a harmony of nearly 60 fragrances, or floral 'notes' as the French would have
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    • 106 21 HIS: PORTOS Collection of grooming and fragrancc products reminiscent of fragrant woods and strong supple leather. For the confident, assertive man who knows what he wants, and usually gets it. Price: $10 to $67. SPORTING CHANCE Range of toiletries from Bronnley of England which, as the
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      • 11 21 Don't just admire it. \\*v t\ llfiLv x>v/y -"rT^x'lJr r #1\
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      • 103 21 Festive Season Ai ßaffles rJL-, Hotel We uphold tradition. JI? Christmas Eve Gala Dinner and Dance Mjft r y Elizabethan C.rill ft Jrmt lutlwr*' (jacket tie) $50 Palm Court (informal) $.'l5 rVj®' Family Christmas Day 4\v9m 7 buffet Lunch SrA V w X'mas Carols Adults $25 t Children $18 y
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    • 328 22 IF THE pen is indeed mightier than the sword, credit must not only go to the writers and thinkers whose words have incited revolutions and advocated reforms, but also to the pen makers whose products have made those words possible. Writing instruments have come a
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      • 77 22 Ik Carafe Wines by Paul Masson. F Since 1852 California's premium. award-winning wine makers, jy Wines for your relaxed times. K Gentle on the palate, easy on the pocket. Hi TliJHr From the soft full Burgundy to the I Hjp m light crisp Chablis. Paul Masson will huL^A wffJYf hJS«I
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      495 23 TIME to buy a present? Then it's time to think about buying a watch. Here is a range in which you're likely to find one to suit just about any wearer. FOR the elegant man with a rugged life style a watch with a face which is almost
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      • 378 23 Cocktail Lounge w Presents THE STEED 0 OA* f i —J s *f I _i -5 And from the Coffee House... "A Merry X'mas Meal" Come join in the celebration with X'mas Eve Lunch ONLY $15+ per person X'mas Eve Dinner ONLY $24++ per person X'mas Day Lunch ONLY $15+-+
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    • 37 24 FUMBLE-fingered when it comes to wrapping and decorating presents? Then try this new ribbon which automatically bunches up to form pretty bows when given a tug. $2.10 per roll from Daimaru.
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    • 105 24 DAIMARU is all dressed up with special promotions to draw in the Christmas crowds. Today, there will be two fashion shows at 2 and 5 pm, after which Top Hat the Clown will put on a show. And every evening from now until Christmas choir and piano recitals
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    • 44 24 YOU'VE heard of full stockings for Christmas but how about a full boot? This cute Santa's boot comes stuffed with sweets, chocolates and other goodies. Just the thing for starting off the festivities on the right footing. $12 from Daimaru.
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    • 81 24 SOMETHING dazzling, something bright. Givenchy has a jewellery collection that will add some sparkle to your lover's eyes this Christmas. Show your appreciation with the heavily crusted diamante earrings and pendant set with simulated pearls. Price: $25 to $219. But if
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    • 61 24 PARTY here, party there, party everywhere. What to wear if you want to add a little formal elegance to your party mood, and perhaps even take centre stage in the fashion parade? Try a Lanvin bow tie in placid stripes. For ladies and
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      • 184 24 I Non-itop Entertainment Dance I Drink Novelties. Jyr w A I Lucky Draw I r 530 Nett J-"" Hidalliaa 6HM, 2nd Floor D' n r Dance Live Entertainment Christmas Etc Christmas Day llt D""* Novelties. 24th December 1983 25th December 1983 L "<*y DrlW HMdh.<« M FI«K A J Ca
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      • 32 25 MILAN _Jr CREMESOAP AW -rur ECONOMICAL '"jm AND ■J m CONVENIENT jjf SOAP lINI w "W&-* F? SAVON CR&ME"* CremeSoap x A M^J s X_ jdPl|)t .<• <# *>. akAk^fe jsVE. JDflDBw 300 ml i
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    • 502 26 TWIRLY Curls Barbie Barbie, the original 'real life* doll, has done it again. This time, she's back with a hair-raising display. You can give Barbie the most fashionable and up-to-date hairstyles because she comes with her own hair-styler. Other accompanying accessories include pink swimsuit, matching overskirt,
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      • 115 26 made in usa has Play values, Longer life span and Non-toxic materials is a constant companion for a growing child. Dear Moms!fe you can trust Playskool as a gift, to open a whole ml new world of reasons for your children to explore from birth to pre- school. The concealed
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    • 128 27 THE age old symbols of Christmas are appearing everywhere. After all, this is what Christmas is all about and the spirit of the occasion is with us once again. As shoppers make their last-minute forays into the well-stocked stores, the shops themselves are dressed
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      • 184 27 WMuecium l :MB^9^K■ :> y Designed by PliC© $299 The Nikon L3SAF The auto focus compact Nj|< on |_35AF Auto Camera. Just point and shoot and nine fully-automatic features do all —> ti w» i if r r ,h work Lrlr I rKDJVI NIKON Fully Automatic: 1. Active Infrared Autofocusgives
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    • 460 28  -  By ANNA JULIET ROSS MY hopes of having a Merry Christmas have a habit of disappearing like a foot down a muddy puddle. At least that's what happened to me, new shoes and all, one Christmas eve on the way to midnight mass. That
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    • 277 28 NOW if you're wondering why no one's putting up cut outs of that fat man in the red suit this Christmas, it's because Santa's gone out of style. Santa Claus, the plump, ever present figure that stands for everything merry, jolly and generous,
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    • 300 29 SB© NOW you can take three-dimensional pic* tures with a home camera! In the past, this feature was only available on large-sized, studio cameras, but Nimslo now offer it in a compact camera. The Nimslo 3D camera utilises four lenses to register
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    • 198 29 NIKON have introduced two new autofocus cameras, the L3SAF easy-to-use compact camera for the general market, and the F3AF single-lens-reflex for advanced photographers. The L3SAF is a fully automatic compact camera which makes picture-taking a simple point-and-shoot affair. The Nikon F3AF for advanced
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    • 200 29 A LOT can happen in the space of a few seconds. You can miss quite a number of good pictures in an action sequence while waiting the usual five to seven seconds for the flash on your automatic compact camera to recycle.
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    • 74 29 FUJI have recently introduced High Resolution (HR) films with ISO ratings of 100, 200 and 400. The new films utilise silver-halide crystals with a double structure which is both highly sensitive to light as well as capable of producing a fine grain. The new
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    • 661 30 THERE is something special about the Christmas season: a certain aura, a total surrender to good fun and good living, and a warmth that lifts the spirit and gladdens the heart. Throughout the centuries, people have tried to express that warmth, that spirit of sharing through gifts. Precious
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    • 93 30 CBS Colecovision/Singapore Monitor "Name the Video Game" Contest RESULTS The following are the winners of the contest held on Dec 4: 1. Leo Puay Wee Blk 254, Ang Mo Kio, #09-139, Ave 4 Singapore 2056 2. Khoo Hock Cheng Blk 254, Ang Mo Kio, #05-145, Ave
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      • 72 30 0 HELP THE BLIND OQRD. and Stir 00 1 INTERNATIONAL OllU|J THE CARD Jointly Presents INTERNATIONAL THE NOODLE SHOP A show by the "E.T. Touch" Band from the Singapore Association for the Blind. A Lion Dance. There will be Free Gifts for children. The Programme starts at 12 Noon Venue
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