Singapore Monitor, 31 August 1984, Afternoon Edition

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    16 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENING EDITION M C (P) No 21 584 Friday, August 31, 1984 SOcents
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    Lock icon MORE QUESTIONS OVER CHERNENKO'S HEALTH
    562 1 His eicjht-week absence from public view fuels further speculation AP, UPI WASHINGTON, Friday A SENIOR State Department official said today that "speculation is increasing" about the health of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko, who has not been seen in public in eight weeks. The official, who
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    Good response to Credit-POSB's 'one-stop housing package' scheme
    241 1  -  ■y JANICE LIM PEOPLE are already trying to raise loans under the proposed "one-stop housing package" scheme of Credit-POSB which was announced this week. Mr Ng Kim Soon, senior manager of Credit-POSB, said that there had been many enquiries about the scheme.
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      77 1 Hong Kong tourists face more credit card cheating charges Page 3 ASK your employer to pay you tbragh POSB You get the convenience of over 122 POSB branches and 150 Cash-On-Line tellers. For details of the POSB Salary Acceptance Scheme, call 339-3333 ext 214, 241 or 242. I Your National
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      Lock icon Singapore to adopt safe driving supervisor system
      371 2 It will be modelled on successful Japanese method Lianhe Zaobao A SAFE driving supervisor system modelled on the Japanese practice will be introduced to Singapore employers by the National Safety Council and the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS). Mr Milton Tan, the president
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      Brunei's Foreign Minister Prince Bolkiah flies in
      122 2 BRUNEI'S Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, arrived this afternoon for an official two-day visit to Singapore. He was accompanied by his wife, Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Zariah, and senior officials. They were received at the airport by the Minister for
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      Lock icon Students make it a day to remember for teachers
      295 2  -  By ROBERT CONCEICAO TEACHERS took a back seat at this moraine's Teachers' Day activities at the Mayflower Primary School at Ang Mo Kio. They were treated to a variety show that featured dances, songs and a fashion show, all of which
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      First large land acquisition for Eastern MRT line
      305 3 A FIRST step towards the Eastern Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line through Changi to Tampines was made today. The Government announced its intention to acquire land in Paya Lebar and Changi for the Mass Rapid Transit and general development. The Government gazette
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      Zaobao journalists sign new work agreement
      255 3  -  By TOH SU FEN A NEW three-year collective agreement for 242 of Lianhe Zaobao journalists was signed this morning between Singapore News and Publications Lta (SNPL) and Singapore National Union of Journalists (SNUJ), effective from Jan 1, 1984. Mr Ivan Lim, general secretary of
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      HK tourists face fresh credit card cheating charges
      180 3 FRESH charges were brought against three Hong Kong tourists for cheating various shops by using credit cards belonging to others. Wong Lun Sang, 26, who was first charged last Friday with using Mr Francis Wong Sun's American Express card had 10 more
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      Fewer but bigger ships called at Singapore
      98 3 FEWER but bigger ships came to Singapore in tne first half of the year, figures released yesterday show. As a result, cargo handled through the Port of Singapore Authority gateways and Jurong Port rose by a fifth. Only 6,572 vessels used tne port
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      Ng family liable to pay that PUB bill
      326 4  -  By JANICE LIM A FAMILY has received an electricity bill for a flat it moved out of 17 years ago and which has now been demolished. And according to Public Utilities Board (PUB) regulations the 12-member Ng family appears liable to pay
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      Presidential assent given to 'anti-crime' bill
      549 4  -  By EE BOON LEE and BENNY ORTEGA PRESIDENT C V Devan Nair has assented to legislation imposing minimum mandatory jail sentences for persons convicted of serious crimes such as housebreaking, robbery and sexual offences. A government gazette on the presidential assent is expected to
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      92 2 r See you every Sunday in the Sunday Monitor, /p To wbtcrlbt call *****88 wt 327/318 FATTY HOE RESTAURANT 158, Upper East Coast Road, (Opposite BP Petrol Kiosk) TEL *****83 *****04 10 PERSONS PER TABLE $80/ONLY WITH 10 DISHES. 1. Fatty's cold-dish -1 Shark's Fin S. Fatty's Fried Chicken 4.
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      164 3 Dine at The Neptune I and witness the most spectacular I I musical show in town. I I With no cover charge. I I Your evening at The Neptune will be special. Dine on our sumptuous Guangdong cuisine and be entertained by the most spectacular musical show in town. The
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  • world
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      Lock icon Largest US union is all ayes for Reagan's re-election
      312 5 UPI COQJMBUS (Ohio), Friday THE EXECUTIVE board of the 1.9 million-mem-ber Teamsters Union, the largest in the United States, yesterday voted to endorse President Reagan for re-election, a Teamsters source said. Jackie Presser, international president of the Teamsters, declined to confirm
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      Lock icon Indonesia reassures PNG on safe conduct of refugees
      214 5 AP JAKARTA, Friday INDONESIA has reassured Papua New Quinea that Indonesians who fled into the country from Irian Jaya earlier this year will be given safe conduct when they return to the remote province. The reassurance was made during several meetings to
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      Lock icon First scientific love booster may be here
      203 5 AP STANFORD (California), Friday SCIENTISTS might be on the verge of confirming the first clinically proved aphrodisiac a chemical from the bark of a tropical tree which made laboratory rats go wild. Researchers at Stanford University say that yohimbine, a folk medicine used
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      Lock icon Japan's dependency on Middle East causes uneasiness
      696 6 Reuter TOKYO, Friday A RETURN by Japanese engineers to brave the risk of air raids in Iran illustrates the uneasy ties binding Asia's economic giant to the turbulent region that fuels its industry. Japan's dependence on the Middle East Gulf is twofold. It
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      Lock icon Tilbury dockers vote to end national dock strike
      240 6 AP LONDON, Friday UNION leaders were dealt a serious setback yesterday when longshoremen at the busy twin ports of Immingham and Grimsby in northeast England voted to abandon the six-day-old national dock strike and return to work. Workers at Britain's biggest port
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      Lock icon Divers drill through freighter's hull to save uranium cargo
      209 6 Reuter ROTTERDAM, Friday DIVERS drilled through the hull of the sunken French freighter Mont Louis yesterday, making the first major progress towards salvaging its radioactive cargo of uranium hexafluoride. The holes are intended to release trapped air and bring the ship
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      Lock icon Pirates raid Japanese tanker off Singapore
      112 6 Reuter TOKYO, Fri THREE pirates, armed with swords, raided a Japanese tanker off Singapore and robbed the chief mate of cash and other items, the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency said yesterday. It said the trio sneaked into the chief mate's room on the 89,920-tonne
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      Lock icon Japanese invest record sums overseas
      105 8 Reuter TOKYO, Frl THE Japanese are investing record amounts of money overseas, sending abroad a total of US$7.l5 billion (S$lS.l6 billion) or nearly US$6O for every person in the country in July, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. The previous monthly record Tor the outflow of
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      Philippines feels close to signing IMF loan
      1181 8  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON The Age Newspaper, Melbourne Special to The Monitor MANILA, Friday AFTER 10 months of intermittent negotiations, Philippine authorities say not for the first time that they are close to concluding terms for a key standby credit from the International Monetary
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      Lock icon Protest in Tokyo against Chun's visit
      150 8 Reuter TOKYO, Friday KOREANS yesterday staged a mass rally in the heart of Tokyo to protest against next week's visit to Japan by South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan. About 2,000 supporters of the North Korean Government paraded close to the imperial palace denouncing
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      Lock icon Afghanistan may seal its borders
      395 10 Agencies ISLAMABAD, Friday THE SOVIET Union is pouring fresh troops into Afghanistan and stationing them along 960 km of the largely unmarked and rugged border with Pakistan in what appears to be a major effort to seal guerilla supply lines, news reports here said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Court orders singer to pay designer her outstanding bill
      143 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Friday SINGER-ACTRESS Sharifah Aini was ordered by a magistrate's court here to pay fashion designer Raja Norshiba Binti Raja Danif a sum of $2,909 being payment of an outstanding bill for 20 garments ordered by Sharifah for performances
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      Lock icon Shamir and Peres agree to set up bipartisan govt
      266 10 AP TEL AVIV, Friday PRIME MINISTER Yitzhak Shamir and Premierdesignate Shimon Peres have reached an agreement on establishing a bipartisan government, Israel Radio reported late yesterday. The radio said the government was to be established for four years and two months
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      209 5 The Pavilion Inter Continental presents A Mid-Autumn Festival 26th Aug -10th Sept. From lantern-making for six to sixteen year-olds to syecial menus in the Summer Palace, we are celebrating the MidAutumn Festival the family way. To set the scene, our rather special mooncakes will be on sale in the hotel.
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      50 6 ElfTfTnTrr**V ■> BALLY cf Switzerland I 1 very rare chance to get ml' prestigious Clarks shoes (for men, ladies and little ones) at such great discounts Including Bally casual shoes -—tt Hurry, before stocks sell out! of The Family Store "02 20 Uimj Court Comply Rivt;i Sin'j«ipor»• 1 f*' l
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      42 6 63 rd ANNIVERSARY SALE CARPETS PERSIAN AFGHAN CHINESE PAKISTAN FIRST EVER STOREWIDE REDUCTION 50% OFF AMIR Zj SONS f PTE LTD 03 01 to Of) LUCKY P| A/A Orrh.irci Ro;k1 Sinq.iport' 09?3 Tel ?3b0983 \,V*•• l.ivs N S.iTi,• <l<i\. Opi-i 10,im /|'in
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      255 7 Hongkongßank's double benefit Hongkongßank K'tmm KtMiM* »<M«r aW||M|M|MriftoMl< IMX JJI wrwii »JK»K>o<*<riMo—»'>»a«i«^ »w K»MI*" two***** .«<Mi«rin^^^^^^^^^^Viu*> Only Hongkongßank offers both these credit cards for the cost of one. That's value! And both can be used in our ETC machines. That's convenience! Hongkongßank VISA and Two cards at no additional cost
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      83 8 Introducing... Fish Head Steamboat with Yam. You can also try our house-speciality. To nama a few... BLACK BEAN FISH-HEAD CHILLI CRABS CHICKEN RICE STEAMBOAT Call now for reservation#: *****96 i I X LOO pa 11.00 pa Pre# Parking s*l cr ARMOR 1 K*j y y Made in France improves work
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      174 9 IBS Autocash 24-hour banking If services W locations O The latest service from International Bank of Singapore. Mm As a wholly-owned subsidiary of one of Singapore's largest banks, IBS is now able to tap the resources of a highly-developed computerised system. To give you better services. Like IBS Autocash. IBS
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  • world / trends
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      SHIPPING
      28 11 Japanese Ministry of Transport advises Japanese shipping firms to reorganise or fail in large numbers. It recommends them to go into real estate, air cargo or restaurants.
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      OIL JETS
      35 11 A strange deal, in which Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer, agreed to swap some 34 million barrels of oil for ten Boeing 747 jetliners, had the glutted oil market all upset recently.
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      RETRENCHMENT
      31 11 UPI, one of the largest news services, is planning to lay off rfiore than 10 per cent of its approximately 1,000 editorial employees to stem a decade of red ink.
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      UPI RETRENCHMENT:
      88 11 m an ef fort to stem a decade of red ink, United Press International Inc., one of the world's largest news services, is planning to lay off more than 10 per cent of its approximately 1,000 editorial employees. Last week, the UPI management also negotiated cuts in employee
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      CHINESE ADS:
      51 11 China has embraced ad- vertising and now has 183 advertising companies, up from only 10 five years ago, China Daily reports. The use of advertising in China's print and electronic media has increased 25 per cent in the past year and the number of billboards has increased to
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      Saudi Arabia concludes deal to exchange crude oil for 10 Boeing 747 jumbo jets
      269 11 TRENDS Economics Finance A BIZARRE barter deal in which Saudi Arabia agreed to swap some 34 million barrels of oil for 10 Boeing 747 jetliners had the oil market all upset recently, reports Fortune magazine. The
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      Japanese shipping firms must diversify or fail in large numbers
      234 11 TOKYO: Japanese shipping firms, which operate more than 2,000 vessels around the world, must reorganise or fail in large numbers. That is the message contained in a Ministry of Transport report due this week. It would recommend that the firms
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      219 11 rncin wk -jmf IWWWiWWW^K Casio takes a high-tech step into the future with the new RAM card system. A full scale of 66 scientific functions and the revolutionary new RAM card system makes the FX-750P a very advanced handy personal computer. Casio has put the existing memory system into variables,
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  • money
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      Scorned Atlas turns attention to Malaysia
      594 12  -  By RANJIT GILL in Kuala Lumpur Special to The Monitor GIVEN the legendary number of business successes and crushing failures in Hong Kong, scant interest is ever shown in any except the most spectacular rags-to-riches encounters. Such is the indifference shown towards the turnaround
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      QAF Holdings to take over Ben and Co
      125 12 BRUNEI company QAF Holdings Is to take over Ben and Co in a complicated deal with Straits Steamship. A general offer for Ben will be made. Straits will sell its 26.34 million Ben shares to QAF at 79 cents each, making the
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      Little progress on trade liberalisation
      209 12 THE General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) reports that despite economic recovery, scant progress has been made on trade liberalisation. In its review on the work done so far, GATT observes that the improvement in the trade account of a number of indebted countries
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      KFC a good buy, says Alfa-Pacific
      459 13 ALFA-PACIFIC recommends buying Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) shares for steady earning prospects. Investors may act if the market weakens further. Presently, KFC's share is trading within the $4.40 to $4.80 range. In reviewing KFC's earnings and prospects, the stockbroking firm cited impressive earnings for
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      Market quiet and cautious
      148 13 THE MARKET opened cautious this morning in line with Wall Street's uncertainty over its immediate trend. Except for some activity in certain speculative stocks, the rest of the market was quiet. Lee Kim Tah did the top volume of 1.5 million, up seven cents to close
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      Prices drift in holiday abandon
      115 13 WHLLSTREET WITH THEIR attention focused on Monday's Labour Day picnics, sun and sand, traders largely abandoned the stock market yesterday, causing prices to drift lower in light uneventful trading. The Dow Jones industrial average, which usually rises in the three sessions before the long Labour
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      INDICES
      47 13 AT THE mid-day break the OUB Composite Share Price Index was up 1.62 points to 471.74 from the previous day's close of 470.12. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade Weighted Index was up 0.0058 point to 130.2946 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 130.2888.
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      DOLLAR AND GOLD
      92 13 IN SINGAPORE, the US dollar rose marginally from New York levels against most currencies in thin early trading. The dollar rose marginally to an early 241.25/35 yen from New York's 241.20/30 close and to 2.8860/70 marks from 2 8850 60 Sterling rose slightly to an early US$l.3llO/20
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      STOCKS
      305 13 Selected slocks at midday. Market tone: firmer Boustead 2 21/2 22 Cold Storage 3.42 S F and N 5 90/5 95 Genting 5.55/5 60 G I H 2 68/2 70 Haw Par 2.20/2.21 Isetan 3.06/3.14 Keck Seng 3.00 S Esso susp Hume 5.00 S Inchcape 2.93/2.95 Intraco 2.87/3.00 M
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      FOREX
      81 13 Your S$ to one unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD US$ 2.1615 2.1515 2.1425 sterling 2.8393 2.8173 2 8073 Australian 1.8429 1.8188 1.8038 Canadian 1.6716 1.6515 1 6365 New Zealand 1.0872 1.0671 1.0471 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Deutschemark 75.2287 74.2687 74.0187 French franc
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      82 12 Jalan Rumbia/Oxley Rise, Singapore o)2}. Tel: 7371 I I Owning Company: Hind Hotels Int. Ltd. El Marocco Re-Opens in Style! f With the exciting sounds and lights of f A Solosa Sound Services. i Come, meet multi-talented locals doing what they enjoy best singers, deejays, musicians, mime artistes sharing their
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      29 13 /sign of ft Wd v service W For details write to Lombard North Central PLC. Banking Services. Dept 504. 17 Bruton Street London WIA 30H, England Telephone 01-409 3434
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      363 13 RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 1984 The Directors of Singapore Bus Service (1978) Limited wish to announce that the unaudited results of the Company and the Group for the si* months ended 30 June 1984 are as follows:The Company The Group Half Year Half Year Half Year
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  • opinion / letters
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      Housing Board's rental flats can't be assigned to third parties
      282 14  -  REPLY TAN HENG HUAY Executive Assistant Secretary (Public Relations) Housing Development Board PLEASE refer to the letter "Inflexible Housing Board rules" (SM, July 10) by the writer who protests against the Housing and Development Board's decision in disallowing the transfer
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      Concern about the curtailment of judge's powers of sentencing
      621 14 WE REFER to the letter "Wrong for lawyers to slam Penal Code changes" (SM, Aug 27). The writer proceeded on the premise that the 61 signatories are protective of criminals and more concerned with their rights than that of the community.
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      Omit residential addresses from phone book
      148 14  -  FUNG CHIN THAI Singapore 2260 THE Singapore phone books are getting bulkier and more unwieldy with each passing year because of the increasing number of subscribers. I suggest that Telecoms make thern more manageable by eliminating the addresses of all individual subscrib- ers from
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      The baffling American legal system
      561 15 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT WHEN "death squad" stories unfolded in Latin America, journalists from the United States covered them with a sense of disbelief. Their readers back home reacted with shock on being told in these stories that {government agents were going around killng crime
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      Supermarket's generic products carry a money-back if dissatisfied guarantee
      632 15  -  DroT IVTQ XHIXhI m JmJLJEUSP B G HAYMAN Executive Director Fitzpatrick's Limited I READ with interest the letter by "Dissatisfied Housewife" (SM, Aug 29) regarding her disenchantment with generic products. At Fitzpatrick's, we introduced generic No Frills products some nine months
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      25 summoned top obstruction
      119 15  -  CHEAH GIM LAI Public Relations Officer Republic of Singapore Police I REFER to the letter "Parking of cars causes obstruction at Jalan Teliti" by "Disturbed" (SM, Ang 14). We would like to thank the writer for bringing to our attention the indiscriminate parking of vehicles at
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      242 14 Enjoy the relaxing benefits of a Luxury im Steam or Dry Heat j convenience of f jfl tml A I9H» f&BK MlI lU| The Vitamaster Luxury STEAM AND DRY HEAT CABINET imported from the USA is now available in Singapore. Immersed in the soothing moist steam or sauna-like dry heat
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      76 14 V T T J 7 You can now rrarair or 1 j I hcauiif\ your kitchen ami *jlO hathtoom w;ills within "Tap /JF minutes. Jusl by slicking on W our LfW Comouj Tiling J r 1)1/ M ha<king of existing tiles. IS* You can wash or KTub it. Strip WLf
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  • leisure
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      Lock icon Next change at Hollywood
      842 16  -  WHAT'S IN STORE FROM TINSELTOWN By VERNON SCOTT UPI HOLLYWOOD will loose more than 60 major movies on an unsuspecting public between now and 1985, including perhaps the most expensive movie ever made, the controversial US$5O million The Cotton Club. Comedies prevail with Lily Tomlin, Jack
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      Life of Liddy
      574 18 Friday Night Movie Will-Q Gordon Liddy (E) (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 5, 10.15 pm) THIS is the story of G Gordon Liddy, based on his bestselling autobiography which covers his childhood, his careers as an FBI agent and a lawyer, the Watergate period and his time in prison.
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      Black-and-white classics over 12
      381 18  -  PVSGTENE By VALERIE TREVOR SBC's Black-and-White Specials series debuts on Channel 12 this Sunday in the Film Focus slot, at 8.30 pm. There are four in the present line-up. The Jazz Singer, directed by Alan Crosland, brought sound to the movies. It was a milestone for
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      For love's sake
      432 19  -  DIVE IN FOR SOME ROMANTIC COMEDY FILM: SPLASH STARRING: Darryl Hannah, Tom Hanks DIRECTOR: Ron Howard SHOWING: Cathay Reviewed by LIM KWEE LAN SPLASH brought to life one of producer Brian Grazer's richest fantasies. From the first meeting of the eight-year-old Allen with the young mermaid to
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      Lock icon Sipping tea with the Queen
      429 21  -  By KATHLEEN CHAIX in London UPI EVEN though there are 10,000 others on the guest list, it's still a thrill to get a gilt-edged invitation asking one to join Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family for tea at Buckingham Palace. "The Lord
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      The Supremes are coming
      695 21  -  BUT IRENE CARA WONT BE HERE By PAT D'ROSE FIRST, the bad news: Irene Cara will not be coining to Singapore. Plans to bring her here at uie end of this year have been abandoned. This raven-haired pop icon (known best for her hits Fame and
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      505 17 Live Sample 2.55 Opening and Programme Web (C) Whole World of Children France/Austria EpiIn we visit eight-year-old twin Marion at home and at school. We also go sightseeing to such historical sites as the Arch of Triumph and the Eiffel Tower, and journey along the Champs Elysees. The second segment
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      807 17 o Q THE SMGAPORE MONTTOR PRDAY, AUGUST 31,1964 I >»W Eng Yong learning how to ride, in Friday Background (Ch 5, 7.55 pm) RTM j m 7.31 Quran Reading. 7.42 Programme Summary. 7.50 National Day Parade (Live). 9.33 Caapar the Friendly Ghost He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother. 10.00 Prime
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      146 19 FUNWORLD Eat your heart out! Culinary delights appetising crepes, rich pastries, fancy cakes, hot, local dishes with both Chinese and Western fast foods await the whole family at... I FOODWORLD Singapore's most delightful and delicious food j corner at Funworld FOODWORLD Bring the family over for lunch, dinner or just
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      471 19 FILM GUIDE MAJESTIC (*****32): SUPERGIRL (E) ODEON-KATONG (*****19): THE HAPPY DALIT (*****16): WHEELS ON MEALS (C) GHOST (C) CAPITOL (*****59): POLICE ACADEMY Starring: Jackie Chan, Samo Hong, Yuen (E) Bta° S i Robert Bedford (> n n('i<se Rob Starrin K Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Synopsis: A lighthearted comedy about two
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      38 20 TODAY: TOMORROW Low tide: 8.30 am Low tide: 9.05 am (0.3 m) (0.6 m) High tide: 2.20 pm High tide: 2.56 pm (2.6 m) (2.6 m) Low tide: 8.39 pm Low tide: 9.28 pm (0.3 m) (0.3 m)
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      897 20 POSTERS OF A QERMAN GALLERY THERE will be an exhi- 1 bition on Posters of a German Gallery at the Goethe-Institut Art Gal- N lery today from noon to 6 pm. Admission free. MONIOUE L THE Alliance Francaise de Singapour, 4 Draycott Park, will hold an art ex- fl. hibition
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      75 21 Wf- r M jP You can taste it with your eyes At Pin Hsiang Restaurant, Singapore's NEWEST addition to good, traditional Sichuan cuisine. G)nveniently located next to the Shangri-la Hotel. At the RELC Building. With ample FREE parking facilities. We also cater for weddings, And have private function rooms. KsQal
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      428 22 leisure comics ARIES March 21 to April 20 LIBRA A romance seems to be matur- September 23 to October 22 tag and you will have to make Your financial outlook is setup your mind about the future. ting bright, due to an older Money needs some care; avoid person's good
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      152 23 IF YOU have any question to ask, whom can you turn to for help? You can turn to The Singapore Monitor for everything you want to know, but do not know where to ask. We will gather the information you need to solve your problem, to enrich your
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      ALL THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT MRT
      644 23 QM SWhat are the criteria for the location of the lines/stations? oThe main consideration is for the MRT to cover major populated areas and employment centres such as public housing estates, industrial estates and the Central Business District. The system is to
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      First ride in 1988
      43 23 When will yon be able to ride on the MRT? oThe public can expect to ride on the first train in 1988 when Phase 1 of the MRT construction is completed. The entire system will be operational by 1992.
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      SBS to withdraw Service 12A
      175 23  -  By NG MING MING THE SINGAPORE Bus Service has announced that Service 12A will be withdrawn from Sept 2. The service was introduced as a supplement to Service 12 in 1979 because of heavy demand on the Bedok South-North Bridge Road route. Over the years,
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      MRT UPDATE
      50 23 THE FIRST MRT trains are expected to be in operation by 1988 and by 1992 commuters will be able to enjoy a clean, cool, comfortable ride to the four corners of the island. Here we try to answer some of the many questions Singaporeans have about the project.
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      MET proven to be safe and fast transport system
      187 23 [771 How safe will be a ride on the I—l MRT considering that onethird of the system will be underground? oThe MRT is known as a safe and efficient method of transporting large numbers of people both under and above ground.
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      243 24 Gnomes Flower People 445-2256. I I Bridal Car for rent 466-1425. EMn Rent A Car 748-4791/8 Funland Rent-A-Car 223-7364 Hong Seng Car Rental 336-2166. Three Star 345-***** 235-0256 I Unique, economical, convenient servicing p1an.776-3255/777-4356. CATEBOB Indonesian Buffet 440-3255. Memory Caterer 461-9426 I Mrs Wah Buffet Serv. .776-0532 CLEANiNQ Flora-Kleen Serv
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      216 24 MONITOR'S DIRECTORY A-Oisc Promotions 732-1900 B.T.E. Sales Rental 440-7097 Bricfchouee Mobile Waco .545-9163 Casa Blanca 743-3477 Culture after 12p.m .459-9755 Goodtlmes..... 224-3111/ 223-0454 Immensity Link *****65/*****75 Kraze Mobil Disco 440-5597/ 775-7393. Midnight Reservations ..760-4074 Monster Rock 210-0305 Morroco 252-3959/ 252-4903. New Wave Disco Ser. .456-3737. Nightrip Mobile Unit 545-3501 Best
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      274 24 COfiUME Jolly Joher Fancy Dress 469-4439 Fun's Florist 4 Nursefy 221-9641. Plants for rental to Offices. /KEUpSoLBttMY A SPICIALIST IN upholstery custom —made. sofa. Trade—in accepted Reasonable p»ice Tel 741-7240 (day) 441-1443 (night). Anno Foo Sofa Centre.2Ss-72M Mayiuna Interior 33M0M ext 514 iMTEtUQB DECQM/D8999N /REPAIRS A B contracts, interior and
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      111 24 Coronation Music 5ch.469-3252. Eric's Guitar Tuition 445-1291. Technics Music School 469-3714. Victor Music Centre 745-9770. Victor Music Centre 335-3215. Victor Music Centre 745-7924. A-Fine Transporters .296-9373/2. Cargo Expediters 273-3090. Carimex Cargo Service 441-2156. Scanfreight... 221-6970/ 220-2659 Winland Forwarder ...294-3521/2. MttW ATTENDANTS Armstrong 775-7757 PARTY decorators Gnomes Party People. .441-3340 PENPALS
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      222 24 Choo Huay Friendship Agency 292-1137/ 292-7285 Dial-A-Friend 294-7835 294-10% Good!uck Friends Ctr..337-4705 Lucky Friendship Ac 296-9255/ 296-2192/ 299-5145. Active Pest Control 459-4990. Sobi Video Filming 296-5433. Wedding Photo Service 456-3906 DO<!IwUMNG K-9 Dog Training. Obedience/ Protection Training by our U.S. Certified Master Trainer. 341-1877/ 345-1739 property Precious Gold Real Estate
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      110 24 Harmon's Pte Investigation Security Ag. *****78/ *****77. SI hours answering service: *****, ask (or Harmon Singh). Kokusai Security System3399ool Petra Security S«rvice.9l-1953/ 532-3890 Regal Security Services 294-8487. Talent Pte In v. Security Serv. 293-2055/ 6 (Estd 12 yrs). Character Analysis/ 1.Q533-7617 Computer Dating 533-7715 Cushion Covers Maker .255-7280 Excellent Tel.
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      307 25 classified 273-9Q90 Situations Vacant Manville I SINGAPORE I (PTE) LTD. Minimum primary school education Willing to iMrn and work hard No experience required Ana to start work immediately and prepared to do 3 rotational shift duties All-in salary inclusive of shift allowance $500/- pm. Confirmation in 1 month's time with
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      347 25 Situations Vacant JAPANESE COMPANY URGENTLY requires MALE 4 FEMALE 1) SEMI-SKILLED ALUMINIUM (MIQ A TIG) WELDERS 2) SEMI-SKILLED WORKERS We ofler e 5-day week e No shift work e Transport provided at designated pick-up pants e Special incentives e Uniforms provided e Good promotional prospects Those interested plssee ceH per*
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      431 25 Eating Spots I FOR SALE IMilif MAXI 77. many extras such as diesel engine. seaturi etc 9 ft dinghy with outboard motor $44,500. Not negotiable Owner m Singapore on September 2nd lor meeting with interested parlies Phone 241-7427 evening COW M AMD make us an offeri Discontinued designs, oddments, damaged
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      350 25 *WWE»«4f WW sale Bfc 102. 7th floor. Henderson Crescent. Near school, swanmng pool, mrrket and other f safeties Highest offer secure Tel: 479-2389 (Krpel after 6p m) 9LM 117, *00* LAY Avenue. 4-Roomed Nat. CTV. fridge, air-cond. $50,000 Cal Helen 294-1504 (day). 265-6288 (night) Hotel/Holiday Accommodation 9KA9IOK UK9 7 MOU9K
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      444 25 NOTICE TENDER NOTICE Separate tenders are invited for:1 CONSTRUCTION OF PUMP HOUSE. LAKE. DRAINS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING LAKES AND ROAD AT SENTOSA Tender Deposit 551,500.00 Closing Date 18 Sep 84 Site Showround 4 Sep 84 at 9.30 am Meet at Contracts Department 2 TERM CONTRACT FOR CLEANING AND SANITARY
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      743 26 classified NOTICES #PWD| TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited from PWD and CIDB Registered Contractors for the following (A) SEE (R) 35/84 Term Contract for Soil Investigation (from 1.10.84 to 30.9.85) (B) MAE T 110/84 Nominated Sub-Contract for Electrical Installation to One Secondary School (Type S104) at Jurong Site 10. (C)
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      11 26 Looking to sell! Call Monitior's classified today 273-9090 Why pay more?
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      429 26 fittOWWTIHUf SWMgIkWA An expanding organisation requires people, good people who are dynamic, ambitious and creative. The Singapore Monitor is a member of the Singapore News Publications Limited, publishers of two major Chinese language morning and evening papers, Lian He Zao Bao and Wan Bao. The Company is large, providing job
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      Song picked to play in MRU Cup opener
      346 27  -  By KEN JALLEH Jr ONE-TIME Sportsman of the Year Song Koon Poh will be back where he belongs in the front line with the national team in the crucial Malaysian Rugby Union Cup opener against Malaysia at the Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow.
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      'Unfair to judge the national rugger team against Police'
      282 27 IT IS painful enough when a top team loses to one in the second division. But it stings when critics choose to remember the defeat and forget the finer moments. Such were the sentiments of local rugby officials yesterday, a day
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      Excellent coordination is taking regional squash tourneys to greater heights
      528 27  -  FRIDAY FORUM with Haridas Nair WHAT BEGAN as a move to glamorise the Singapore Open Squash Championships has grown into a well-coordi-nated event with Opens in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore, and a possible future link with Pakistan. Australia,
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      Lock icon Singapore look set to do well in the Asean Schools table tennis C'hips
      319 27  -  By K SILVAM WOMEN'S national table-tennis champion Patricia Kim was in top form and qualified for the individual singles and doubles finals of the Asean Schools Championships at the Toa Payoh indoor stadium yesterday. She then partnered
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      Stand-in 'keeper saves IA from a whitewashing
      166 27 SIA 4 INDIAN ASSOCIATION 0 BURLY Runjeet Singh saved his eight-man Indian Association team from further humiliation at the hands of leaders SI A in yesterday's Premier League hockey match at Tanglin. His feat is all the more remarkable when taken with the
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      Lock icon Moscow takes a last blast at LA Games
      719 28 AP MOSCOW, Friday THE SOVIET UNION S answer to the Los Angeles Olympics, the Friendship '84 Games, has wound up with the hosts trumpeting their sporting achievements and taking a final blast at the Olympics they shunned. Sports and ceremony closed out
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      Lock icon MEETING OF GIANTS
      45 28 MIDDLEWEIGHT champion Marvin Hagler (left) and No. 1 contender Mustafa Hamsho brandishing giant gloves during a Press conference in New York on Wednesday to publicise their middleweight title bout scheduled on Oct 19. It will be Hagler's 10th title defence. PICTURE: UPI
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      Lock icon Former addict to take on boxing champ
      91 28 Reuter LAS VEGAS, Fri PINKLON Thomas completes a remarkable transformation from heroin addict to world heavyweight title challenger when he faces fellow-American Tim Witherspoon here tonight. Thomas, 26, seeks to wrest the World Boxing Council (WBC) title from Witherspoon, who won a 12round
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        Lock icon Four move to final round of youth tourney
        163 28 AP BANGKOK, Friday THE FIRST round of the Asian Youth Soccer Tournament ended last night with Kuwait, China, Thailand and Japan advancing to the final round to be held next January. Kuwait, the point leader of Group A, and Thailand and Japan,
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        Lock icon Lerby's hat-trick puts Bayern on top
        95 28 Reuter BONN, Friday DANISH international Soeren Lerby propelled Bayern Munich clear at the top of the West German soccer league with an explosive hattrick in a 4-2 home victory over Werder Bremen on Thursday night. To emphasise that Bayern may not be unduly depleted
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      Chariton's boys get chance to take lead
      969 29  -  ENGLISH LEAGUE SOCCER PREVIEW BY REG COOPER LONDON, Friday JACKIE CHARLTON, one of England's 1966 World Cup warriors and probably the best manager the country's national side will never have, could be undisputedly top boss on Saturday night after his beloved Newcastle meet
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      Advantage added...
      775 30  -  TODAY'S TRACKWORK By WONDER BOY DUAL Singapore Lion City Cup winner ADDED ADVANTAGE II stepped up on his preparations for the $100,000 weight-for-age Penang Sprint Trophy in Race Five on Sunday with an attractive workout on a good track at Batu Gantong in Penang this morning. Taken out
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      20 28 Exciting, comfortable: ROMIKA Sandals -r<«f.- »A %M r.,- >V. „>«•.* *f« i*h«isS N -a #w > «»•}<»»!• jui^^if'> -Fyi|&»- vlj^ iX t .:^flSl
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      41 29 BECOME A MILLIONAIRE Qualify to be a CRAB GOLF Specialist Adviser. Earn a million on commission and fees alone! Applicants must have good property and club connections. Part-time or fulltime. Write to UNIFAIR SPORTS, Maxtvett Road P.O Box 2753, Singapore, 9047.
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      215 30 U)vru>toTCi The One-Stop Sports Shop JLOO Oil With equipment for your game, plus helpful tips t(K>! We'll also help you with maintenance the best names Of your equipment With more than 14 major n a brands of world-class golf Jr 9 1 1 I equipment, including m 1 Jj| accessories
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      Lock icon COUPLE ACCUSED OF FIXING GAMES
      325 31 But KL Police chief denies that Malaysian players are under investigation Agencies KUALA LUMPUR, Friday POLICE have arrested a Malaysian couple on suspicion of trying to bribe a member of the Brazilian team taking part in the Merdeka soccer tournament under way here. Chief Police
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      Lock icon Chelsea seek to relive old glories
      278 31 UPI LONDON, Friday CHELSEA, back in the soccer big-time after five years in the Second Division, will seek to relive old glories today when it hosts Everton in the first "live" televised match of the English season. The London club, plagued by money problems
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