Singapore Monitor, 4 September 1984

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  • 12 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84 Tuesday, September 4, 1984 30cents
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  • 451 1 Reuter WASHINGTON, Tuesday THE UNITED STATES yesterday ended weeks of speculation over the health of Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko by confirming that he "clearly has not been well." President Chernenko, who will be 73 on Sept 24, has not been seen in public for eight
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  • 343 1 Melbourne report recommends their destruction on moral grounds Reuter MELBOURNE, Tuesday TWO FROZEN test-tube embryos, "orphaned" here by the deaths of their wealthy American parents, are likely to be destroyed following recommendations contained in an official report released yesterday. The report on the
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    • 20 1 FORCE 136 Condo dwellers fetch water HERSELF: Page 6 kampung-styles Page 2 story in page 30 TV GUIDE :PAGES 18
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • home
    • 294 2 MOST of a 200-flat condominium development was in danger of running out of water today, after a burst pipe stopped tanks from being replenished last night. One of the four blocks of apartments at Cheng Hong Mansions, near Jalan Eunos, was dry last night and
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    • 263 2 A NATIONAL Serviceman and two others used a taxi to steal property and cash worth almost $100,000, a court heard yesterday. Sim Hock Meng, 19, pleaded guilty to stealing a safe after breaking into the home of a lorry-driver in Tah Ching Road. He also admitted
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    • 71 2 THE MAP accompanying the story headlined "First large land acquisition for Eastern MRT line" (Singapore Monitor evening edition, Friday Aug 31) showed the general area in which the land acquisition will be made. The story correctly stated that the area was north of Sims Avenue East between
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    • 94 2 COMPORT taxi operators in financial need can look forward to two schemes for help, said Mr Mah Bow Tan, Chairman of the NTUC Comfort Board of Directors, at the second Comfort's operators' seminar yesterday. Under the hardship loan scheme, an operator can borrow up
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    • 590 3  -  Politics is not something Zulkifli takes lightly of By LOONG SWEE YIN SHIPPING executive Zulkifli Mohammed turned down offers in 1976 and 1980 to stand as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate because of personal commitments and because he was unprepared. "I
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    • 299 4 ANNUAL REPORT 1983-84 Lianbe Zaobao SINGAPORE will soon have a thriving shopping corridor along North and South Bridge roads matching the premier Orchard Road belt. The picture was painted by Mr Koh Cher Siang, chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, in
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    • 46 4 A WINNING entry in Urban Redevelopment Authority's art competition wni selected for the cover of the annual report this year. In the painting, Lo Seng Chit, n Primary 5 student of Pel Chuan Primary School, takes a futuristic look at Singapore.
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    • 92 4 Lianhe Zaobao CERTAIN old buildings in the Tanjong Pagar area are being considered for preservation by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) along with the other possibilities in Bukit Pasoh, Kreta Ayer and along the banks of Singapore, according to the Authority's 1983-84 annual report. However,
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    • 215 4 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has improved its financial position despite having had no land sales for a year. The better position makes it unlikely that URA will have to borrow to meet its needs for the current year. Its annual report for
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    • 333 5 MAJOR changes to Singapore's copyright laws are expected to be announced in about a month. This follows reports to the government by t.wo high-level committees. Any toughening of the law and its enforcement will be welcomed by the music, frtm
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    • 243 5  -  Around The Courts By MAGDALENE HAUW A 22-YEAR-OLD unemployed man was fined $400 by a court yesterday for tampering with a temporary identity card. Adam Watimin, a transvestite, was given a temporary identity card when he reported the loss of his identity card to the
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    • 88 5 TOURISTS from countries with strict copyright laws, who buy pirated tapes in Singapore, may get a rude shock when they go home. Their cheap entertainment is liable to be seized by Customs. The warning came from Mr Francis Knight, regional director
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    • 598 6  -  DATELINE: 1943 LOCATION: HILL CAMP IN JUNGLES OF BIDOR By EE BOON LEE A BOOK which will be a posthumous tribute to an old soldier and a university professor as well as a record of South-east Asia's resistance to the Japanese invasion will be published
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    • AROUND SINGAPORE
      • 81 6 SEVEN superintendents of police were promoted to Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) from Sept 1. They are Mr Seah Wai Toh (Assistant Director, Internal Security Department), Mr Eugene Wong (Director, Civil Defence), Mr Tan Eng Bock (Commander Areas, Civil Defence), Mr Ong Seng Chye (Director,
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      • 76 6 EYE TESTS came to the residents in MacPherson estate last night. About 100 residents turned up at the MacPherson Community Centre to have their eyes "screened" as part of an island-wide campaign. Free eye checks are available in all Singa- ore's 75 constituencies
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      • 76 6 NONE of the legislation passed in the year ended July 31 was against the interests of any racial or religious community in Singapore, the Council of Minority Rights reported yesterday. During the year, the council held five meetings and considered 27 bills as
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      • 42 6 DAVENPORT Campbell Partners, an international firm of architects, designers and space Filanners, has moved its regional headquarters rom Hong Kong to Singapore. The re-location came as a result of business won in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 153 4 The 2nd Confectionery, Food Beverage Exhibition From biscuits, cakes, pastries, sweets, and jams, to general foodstuffs, instant food, and canned food, to beverages, O I I J juices, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks Even a special section j I I f on trade machinery vending machines, food processors, \J Vy refrigerating
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    • 45 6 -Snip It UpL w Cameras, Photographic ilk Equipment and Accessories at Super Bargain Prices. To facilitate the arrival of new stocks, our present stock of photographic equipment and accessories Bp are going at low, low prices V Snap it up now before it's too late.
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  • world
    • 457 7 Armed Libyan pilgrims involved, say diplomats LAT TRIPOLI (Libya), Tuesday A PLAN for armed Libvan pilgrims to take over the Grand Mosque in Mecca by force was almost certainly instigated by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in the opinion of diplomatic sources here.
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    • 148 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday ANTI-NARCOTICS officers have crippled a Johor based drug supply network with connections with traffickers at the MalaysianThai border. This followed the detention of a couple and seizure of 129 kg of raw opium in a house in Skudai,
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    • 82 7 ISLAMABAD, Tuesday A MYSTERY disease that killed about 20 people in a district of Pakistan's Punjab province last month has been traced to a flea bite, the official APP News Agency reported on Sunday. The agency quoted health authorities as saying the disease was
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    • 630 8 SWhat are the three outstanding issues? oThey are: What nationality and passports will Hong Kong residents have after 1997; how public land will be leased during the next 13 years; and, whether Hong Kong's flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, will retain
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    • 83 8 WITH China's deadline being this month, the big questions on the fntnre of Hong Kong have still not been settled. Hong Kong will become Chinese territory In 1997 and for SO years thereafter will be a capitalist enclave inside a communist country. But before London and Beijing can
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    • 426 8 Chinese leader's son wants to achieve something on his own Hong Kong Standard HOMO KONG, Tuesday DENG Pufang admitted here that there was inevitably psychological pressure from being the son of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. Speaking candidly at a Press conference here during a visit
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    • 401 9 KOREA Making beeliite tor safety ...any way they can UPI SEOUL, Tims HUNDREDS of angry flood victims clashed with police in Seoul yesterday in a violent protest to demand compensation for homes damaged in the most severe storm to hit South Korea
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    • 231 9 PHILIPPINES AP SURIGAO CITY (Philippines), Tims AIR FORCE planes began a massive airlift of relief goods yesterday after Typhoon Ike smashed across six provinces, leaving more than 300 dead and 200,000 people homeless, govern-' ment reports said. Officials in this provincial capital of
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    • 120 10 AP CHICAGO, Tuesday ONLY one person picked all six winning numbers in the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game winning a record North American grand prize of US$4O million (SsB4 million). State Lottery officials revealed yesterday. Mr Michael Wittkowski, a 28-year-old printer from Chicago, said yesterday he "jumped
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    • 210 10 UPI VANCOUVER, Tuesday MR JOHN Turner, faced with the prospect of becoming the first Canadian Prime Minister in 59 years to lose an election in his own district, yesterday focused on his home turf in the final day of his
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    • 126 10 Reuter MONTREAL, Tuesday THREE people died and at least 25 were injured when a bomb exploded at Montreal's Central Railway Station yesterday, rescue and police officials said. About 150 people were waiting to board a mid-morn-ing train for Ottawa when the
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    • 501 10 Reuter TAIPEH, Tuesday TAIWAN is planning a triple reorientation to keep its economy humming a shift from la bour-intensive to hightechnology industries, eased curbs on imports and investment in resources abroad. Vice Economic Minister, Mr Wu Mei-Tsun, said in an interview that
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    • 106 7 Z' o S iJQIt OLD PARR International Match play'B4 Singapore vs Malaysia lasek Utara Golf Club, Johor Baharu September 14 to 16,1984 Watch top professionals of i THm Sinqapore and Malaysia do um Ktan "nong, MManmuthu. umLeng Ann, tT Vr? Lim Swee Wah, Poh Eng Soon. Poh Eing battle Once
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  • world / trends
    • 30 11 Hungary is leading a quest by East European countries to revive detente with the West and gain greater autonomy from Moscow at a time of tension between the superpowers.
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    • 26 11 When Libya and Morocco announced a union of the two countries, they sent shock waves through North Africa and Syria and also the United States.
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    • 371 11 TRENDS World Politics TRIPOLI: Libya and Morocco sent shock waves through North Africa when they announced on Saturday that their people have, in a referendum, overwhelmingly endorsed the move for a union between the two countries. Their commitment to a treaty, signed in
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    • 202 11 BUDAPEST: Hungary is spearheading a cautious quest by East European countries to revive detente with the West and gain greater autonomy from Moscow at a time of prolonged tensions between the superpowers and uncertain leadership in the Kremlin, Tne Washington Post reports. Acting with shrewd
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    • 66 11 Despite his gains in Lebanon, Syrian President Assad remains on a political tightrope at home, with a deteriorating economy and the majority Sunni Muslim sect's restiveness over its subordinate governmental position among major issues, Financial Times (London) reports. Mr Assad's recent cabinet change, including the naming of his
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    • 67 11 Israel's election stalemate would probably dim already faint hopes for resuscitating regional peace efforts, according to Middle East experts. They were quoted by Reuter as saying that Jordan's King Hussein was unlikely to respond to peace overtures in the near future, even if Labour leader, Mr Shimon Peres
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    • 182 11 WASHINGTON: The United States, which says it will pull out of Unesco at the end of this year, has again criticised the world Dody for the alleged mishandling of a multimillion-dollar cur-rency-management fund. This time it has the support of Britain, West Germany
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 152 11 FESTIVAL OF BOOKS C BOOK FAIR '84 1 9 SEPTEMBER 1984 WORLD TRADE CENTRE HALL 3 11A.M. TO 9P.M. DAILY The biggest ever book M exhibition where over I 170 000 tit,es hy 1 800 publishers in English, Y' Chinese, Malay, Tamil ADMISSION and other languages FREE I are featured.
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  • money
    • 543 12  -  By JILL HUM OVERSEAS insurance or inward reinsurance has proved to be an unpleasant experience for most Singapore insurers, .says Singapore Banking and Finance, the annual publication of the Institute of Banking and Finance. Inward reinsurance was actively promoted by the authorities
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    • 394 12  -  By PHILIP BANGSBERG in HONG KONG HONG KONG'S new futures exchange will be "developed as an international market," contrary to some ill-founded recent speculation, according to it£ chairman, Dr Kim Cham. Speaking to a futures industry conference in Switzerland, Dr Cham
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    • 143 13 DOLLAR AND GOLD THE US dollar yesterday hit record highs against the Italian and British currencies in thin trading. Gold bullion prices dropped in light trading. The US currency closed near a 10-year high against the Dutch guilder and less than a
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    • 61 13 THE STRAITS Times Industrial Index closed at 922.29, down 6.97 points from Friday's close of 929.26. The OUB Composite Share Price Index closed at 469.20, aown 2.49 points from the previous day's close of 471.69. The OUB Trade-weighted Singapore Dollar Exchange Rate Index was up 0.0/79 point to 130.4157
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    • 315 13 f/Simen [IDarbyl J SIME Darby Bhd's volume at 477,000 was one of the highest yesterday but its share {>nce failed o its much improved interim results. Pre-tax profit went up 93 per cent to $214 million for the halfSear to June 30 compared
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    • 144 13 Reuter WARSAW, Tuesday POLISH Finance Minister Stanislaw Nieckarz yesterday said his government wanted to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but did not expect all the country's policies to meet with IMF approval. Interviewed on Polish television, Mr Nieckarz said Poland was pursuing many
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    • 147 13 UNITED Industrial Corporation Ltd (UIC) is negotiating to acquire 312 million warrants in Madison Securities Ltd, Hong Kong (MSL) for about HK$6.5 million (551.78 million). Immediately after the acquisition, 196 million of them will be converted into HK$O.O7B shares at HKIO
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous

  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 149 13 We pay more interest in more ways than one. All Rates effective 3 Sept 1984 subject to change without notice BRANCHES Main Branch: 6 Battery Road Queenstown: Crosby House: 71 Robinson Road Blk 74 Commonwealth Dr #01 -451 Alexandra Circus: 40 Clarence Lane Selegie Road: Peace Centre Bldg BukH Timah:
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  • opinion / letters
    • 349 14  -  REPLIES GOH KIM LEONG Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education I REFER to the Straits Times report of Aug 31 which stated that the Worla Bank has questioned Singapore's policy of encouraging graduate mothers to have more children. Singapore's population and education system are open
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    • 258 14  -  NG KEAT SENG for Commissioner of Inland Revenue "PROFESSIONAL Estate Agent" (SM, Aug 25) wants to exclude others from house broking or as letting agents. His reason is that professionals provide a better service and have higher integrity. This is generally true.
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    • 140 14  -  MRS GRACIE WEE-LEE Sr Public Relations Officer Ministry of the Environment I REFER to the letter "Earthworks cause dusty days for the residents of Depot Road" (SM, Aug 14). The Ministry is aware of the earth littering problem caused by the earth-laden
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    • 483 15 MormwnßSH IN ALL the debate about safeguarding the nation's reserves against reckless spending by a future government, one point should not be overlooked: The reserves could disappear by the back door. Supposing the government ran up massive debts on its own account, while guaranteeing loans
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    • 236 15 I AGREE WITH Mr Harbans Singh's reply to Leo that the days of non-credible opposition members are moving towards oblivion (SM, Aug 29). Most of the opposition parties are actively involved in helping society even after their defeat in the last few elections. They
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    • 390 15 YOUR report "Police probe illegal guest houses" (SM, Aug 27) brought to light the very narrow approach employed in the tourist industry. Instead of viewing the guest houses as undesirable and making criminals out of the people running them, why don't we take
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    • 120 15  -  YEOW NGING WAH Singapore 1646 I REFER to the report of the remarks made by Mr S Rajaratnam, the Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs), about the Russians (SM, Aug 27). I regard the Soviet Government
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 188 14 It about the peof^ ffiss Singapore: Twenty-five Years of Development Read about Singapore's Achievements in 25 Years Progress Singapore Soo Ann 1 Money. Banking and Finance in Singapore Asso. Prof. Lee Sheng-Yi <""•'- oTVJjPwiajß,-' "#TreS.»' i Population and Manpower Trends Population Trends. Problems and Policies See Human Resources Development in
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  • leisure
    • 744 16  -  LANVIN COUTURIER BOWS OUT WITH STYLE By INEZ WEI ON JULY 26 this year, the French Haute Couture Golden Thimble award was conferred on JulesFrancois Crahay for the Lanvin 1984-1985 Autumn/Winter collection. For Crahay, it meant worldwide recognition of his genius and exceptional creative talent.
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    • 651 16  -  By DENNIS HUNT in Lot Angeles LAT-WP JULIO IGLESIAS looked like a weary beach bum tanned, shoeless, hair dishevelled, in white Tshirt and rumpled pants. But even in that bedraggled condition, it was easy to see why women all over the world swooned over this superstar Spanish
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    • 442 16 TAMPAX A ND PAIN Young women sometimes hear a lot of right through the whole length of the* 'stories' about tampons and their usage. tampon so you can be sure it won't break It's only natural that you have questions when you pull the tampon out. about sanitary protection, especially
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1439 17 I VI m a THE SMGAPORE MONTTOR K 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1964 I U I E3|« |F U,D y yT-S I Sample I M M Opening and Programme by Yet- jJ 4.30 Songs Nagore Haniffa Battlestar Qalactica The Gun on Ice Zero H "A* A special force is formed
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  • leisure / tv
    • 378 18 Drama on 12: The Moonstone (E) (Ch 12, 8.55 pm) FRANKLIN returns to London to consult the solicitor, Mr Bruff. With Bruff's help, he meets Rachel and learns that she had seen him take the Moonstone. Meanwhile, Dr Candy is seriously ill. His assistant, Ezra Jennings, finds
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    • 568 18  -  TV SCENE By FRED GRANDY USA Today I HAVE a good job. Every year, I visit the world's most romantic ports and meet many, many beautiful women. And when I'm finished, I get money. No, I'm not a gigolo. I'm Gopher on The Love Boat you
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  • leisure
    • 85 19  -  BERNARD LIM Singapore 0316 I WOULD like to thank WEA for showing so much support for our local talent. The record company has released three of the best locally-produced albums so far: Silence (Jacintha), Regal Vigour (Zircon Lounge) and Life in the Lion City (Dick Lee).
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    • 37 19 IT has been published that SBC's The Awakening II will be shown thrice a week. The Awakening is not everyone's cup of tea. Two nights of the same serial are enough. DISAPPOINTED S'pore 2260
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    • 161 19  -  JEANNE TAY (Miss) PRO, SBC I REFER to the letter from DISCERNING MOVIE FAN (SM July 12). The assessment of movies is subjective. Gable and Lombard was a top domestic box-office grosser when it was shown in the United States. Much as we would like to
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    • 104 19  -  ROBERT CHAN Singapore 0410 ONE programme that I make it a point not to miss is the English news at 8.45 pm over Channel 5. If time permits, I will also watch the Chinese news over Channel 8 at 8.00 pm. Recently, there were
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    • 214 19  -  YEE KONG WENG Singapore 0314 HAS SBC considered the pros and cons of showing a Chinese musical-variety show almost every day? It is an undeniable fact that it is among the toprated shows because it is fun, exciting, entertaining and therefore appealing to the
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    • 266 19 LETTERS from Leisure readers on subjects pertaining to our columns will be selected for publication weekly in this column. Please address your letters to Leisure Box, The Singapore Monitor, 2 Alexandra Road, 03-01A Delta House, Singapore 0315. You may use a pseudonym but actual names, addresses and telephone numbers must
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 410 19 fllM GUIO€ DALIT (*****16): WHEELS ON MEALS (C) EMPRESS (*****67): WHEELS ON MEALS (C) Starring: Jackie Chan, Samo Hung, Yuen Biao MANDARIN (*****01): WHEELS ON MEALS (C) Synopsis: A hghthearted comedy about two fast-food sellers and a private eye, who is hired to locate an TOA PAYOH (*****34): WHEELS ON
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 117 20 GEYLANG EAST Chinese Cooking STARTING today, this course will be held every Tuesday from 7pm to 10 pm. Fee for the threemonth course is $24. For more details, please call at the centre or telephone *****85 after 3 pm. BUKIT TIMAH Fashion Designing FROM today, this course will be held
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    • 809 20 HERBERT BAYER THERE will be an exhi- bition photographs, paintings and drawings I' il by Herbert Bayer at the it Goethe-Institut Art Gallery 29, noon fl to pm on I is WMm^W I PAINTINGS BY LIM \a PENQ f of paintings by XL Yong Peng in the foyer the Australian
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  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • 602 21  -  By LEE CHIU SAN AS a sometime motoring journalist I have taken out quite a number of sleek sports cars on test drives. During our photography sessions at scenic spots, both friends and strangers had on many occassions asked permission to have their pictures taken with these cars.
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
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    • 474 26 ...But Martina gets a close call against compatriot NEW YORK, Tuesday TOP-seeded Martina Navratilova had her closest call in four matches while second-seeded Chris Evert Lloyd and men's Number Two Ivan Lendl won handily yesterday to gain the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships.
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    • 118 26 (X) DENOTES SEEDING. Msn's tingles: (x) Pat Cash (Aus) beat Greg Holmes (US) 7-6 6-3 6-1, (x) Ivan Lendl (Czech) beat (x) Anders Jarryd (Swe) 6-2 6-2 6-4, (x) Andres Gomez (Ecuador) beat (x) Vitas Gerulaitis (US) 6-4 7-6 6-1. Womm'i singles: (x) Pam Shriver (US) beat Sasan Mascarin
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    • 520 26  -  PESTA SUKAN By ALFONSO CHAN TENNIS is, according to the rules, a noncontact sport. So when one hits another in a Pesta Sukan comjKtition, what are the rules to be apThe fracas between Melvyn Pereira and Abdul Karim in the Pesta Sukan national tennis
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    • 223 26 ASEAN'S best gymnasts will have to make up in quality what they lack in quantity in the Pesta Sukan International Invitational Gymnastics competition which begins tomorrow at the Singapore Badminton Hall. Singapore's Asean compatriots seem to be sendingonly token teams. Indonesia is being
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    • 430 27 AP KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday JIANG Jialiang of China won the Fifth World Cup Table Tennis Championship title here on Sunday, but the defeat of other top-ranking Chinese players showed that the Chinese who have dominated this sport may no longer be unbeatable. The
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    • 441 27  -  SPAIN 91 JAPAN 76 By TONY KOH MATSUSHITA of Japan, kingPins in the esta Sukan basketball series in recent years, crashed to their second successive defeat in the Merlion Cup at the Gay World Stadium last night. Their 1 hopes of making it to
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    • 259 27  -  By ALFONSO CHAN THE VISITING Tasmanian state team received a drubbing from the Singapore Under-18 squad in a friendly waterpolo match at the Toa Payoh pool yesterday. Singapore scored 17 to Tasmania's 8. Despite the difference in sizes between our puny youths and
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    • 219 28 AP, Reuters KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday PAKISTAN yesterday night scored its first victory in the 28th Merdeka (Independence) Anniversary soccer tournament, shutting out Algeria 2-0 in a Group B match. Both gt>als were scored by Sharafat Ali In the 39th and 67th minute. Both
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    • 105 28 GROUP A P W L 0 F A PTS. Brazilian Section 4 4 0 0 16 2 1 Papua Naw Guinea 4 3 1 0 7 II Malaysia 4 2 11 I 7 S Monaaia 4 12 1 7 13 Ubaria 4 13 0 112 Thailand 4 0
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    • 262 28 AP GLASGOW, Tuesday BARCELONA yesterday refused to let Scotland have striker Steve Archibald for a friendly international against Yugoslavia at Hampden Park on Sept 12. Scotland's manager Jock Stein said he had received a telex stating that Barcelona wanted Archibald for a
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    • 148 28 Reuter LONDON, Tuesday ENGLAND manager Bobby Robson kept faith in the young players who served him well on the summer tour of South America when he announced yesterday his squad for next week's friendly international with East Germany. The match at Wembley
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    • 194 28 Reuter BONN, Tues CUPHOLDERS Bayem Munich scraped through to the second round of the West German soccer cup yesterday with a narrow 1-0 away win against amateur side Luettringhausen. Bayern, Division One leaders this season but with six first team players injured, won with
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    • 121 28 Reuter MOENCHENGLADBACH, Tuesday WEST Germany's 1974 World Cup winning side play a Borussia Moenchengladbach team packed with guest stars here today in a farewell match for former Borussia player Rainer Bonhof. The 32-year-old Bonhof, who was forced out of the fame
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      184 28 Reuter HAMBURG, Tuesday HAMBURG trainer Ernst Happel yesterday suspended defender Manfred Kaltz indefinitely, two days after the 1983 European soccer champions were humbled by an amateur team in the West German cup. After a stormy team meeting lasting more than an hour on Sunday morning, Happel said: "Kaltz must
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      683 29  -  MONITOR SPORTS COLOUR EXTRA Pictures and story by CHRISTINE CHEW SHE'S galvanised the athletic scene here, she's charmed and exhilarated track fans whenever she ran, and she's brought back style and graciousness to that coveted status of cnampion athlete. This splendid runner, who turns 19 in November
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    • 425 30  -  By S GULAM NATIONAL reserve goalkeeper Yakob Hashim will get his long-awaited chance to Srove his ability when he dons the Number 1 ;rsey for the game against Qatar in tonight's (7.30) friendly at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The 23-year-old Police Sports Association keeper
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    • 366 30 AT LEAST one of last year's finalists will not make it to the President's Cup soccer final this year as a result of last night's draw, which places Farrer Park United and Armed Forces in
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      424 31  -  S'pore athletes to go to first recognised Chinese track and field By ERNEST FRIDA THE SINGAPORE Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) will send five athletes and two officials to the first Chinese track and field meets sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletic Federation in Nanjing and Shanghai later
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    • 347 31 MADRID, Tuesday SPAIN'S professional footballers voted yesterday to begin an indefinite strike next weekend to Press clubs for better contract conditions. The move signals an early disruption to the 1984-85 Spanish soccer season as more than 600 players from the country's top three
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    • 95 31 Reuter LISBON, Tuesday STRIKERS Rui Jordao and Tamagnini Nene and winger Chalana are notable absentees from Portugal's soccer squad for their first World Cup qualifying match against Sweden in Stockholm on Sept 12. Jordao, who scored two goals against France in the European championship semifinal, is on
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