Singapore Monitor, 19 September 1984, Afternoon Edition

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  • 18 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVEHi!««E EDITION M C (P) No 21 5 84 L Wednesday, September 19, 1984 30cents
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  • 748 1  -  He says farewell to colleagues in sending-off parade By BENNY ORTEGA IT'S OFFICIAL Brigadier-General Lee Hsien Loong will be leaving the Singapore Armed Forces on Friday. A Ministry of Defence statement on his resignation was released today. la his farewell speech to his
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  • 78 1 TODAY'S DEFENCE Ministry Press release iMiwriii tk resignation of Brigadier-Gea-eral Lee Hsien Loong from Ike Singapore Armed Forces also aamed two officers to All in the two appotatmeats currently being held by him. Colonel Ng Jal Ping, the Assistant Chief of Geaeral Staff (Operations), has beea aamed coacarreatly
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  • 183 1 Love affair ends 76-year feud between Huangs and Wangs AP BEIJING, WtdMsday THE HUANGS and the Wangs had a fight 76 years ago and have been feuding ever since. The two clans forbade their young "Romeos" from courting any "Juliet" in the rival village, separated only
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  • home
    • 227 2 FIFTY WORKERS commended by their management for their dedication and productivity in their work-places were presented with this year's Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) tour awards today at the DBS Auditorium. About two-thirds of them have not attained their GCE "0" level qualifications and
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    • 284 2 A 22-YEAR-OLD youth was sentenced to five months' imprisonment and three strokes of the rotan when he pleaded guilty to damaging two public telephone receivers and a Housing Board concrete Utter bin. Venkitachalam Shamugam, of Blk 562 Ave 3, Ang Mo Kio, committed
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    • 78 2 A 7 S-YEAR-OLD retired teaman, Lee Hee Teck, was fined $200 for having 9.49 gm of opium. Lee pleaded guilty to committing the offence on May 23 at a house at South Bridge Road. The prosecution withdrew another charge against Lee
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    • 58 2 Mr UPDATE 7 Minister for Communications, Dr Yeo Ninf Hong, taking n closer look nt die progress made nt the Mass Rnpid Transit (MET) con- •traction cite at Tiong Bahru. Briefing him are MKT officials. This is the second visit by the minister
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    • 215 2 PRIMARY schoolchildren will learn the Joy and significance of giving on Children's Day. It will also be called a Day of Charity. Children's Day, which falls on Oct 1 is a special holiday for primary school children. This year, the children will
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    • 90 2 THE FORMER Nanvang Siang Pau newspaper was yesterday cleared of a libel claim by a professional table-tennis coach, Mr Chen Sheng Shien. Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin in the High Court said that although an article in the newspaper criticised Mr Chen's conduct during preparations
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    • 271 3  -  Move by Singapore Hotel Association to strengthen the industry's manpower base By YEOW MEI SIN PLANS are afoot to consolidate the various in-house training schemes carried out by various hotels. The plans, formulated by the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA), will see the Joint training of
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    • 152 3 A PRE-DAWN storm today caused flooding and traffic Jams at several spots. The rain started at about 4.30 am and continued until 9 am. Police said the following areas were affected by floods: Coronation Road, Braddell Road near Braddell Primary School and Serangoon
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    • 56 3 POOR Muslim orphans can seek help from the Darul Ihsan Muslim Orphanage (Dimo) to meet part of their schooling needs in 1985 DIMO will provide free textbooks and stationery and pay the GCE "N", "0" or "A" level examination fees for deservifvaflabki' tttiti the' ofgtfntartMr, should
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    • 75 4 THE NEW alarms at the flats will be connected to Cisco's Central Alarm Station at its National Stadium headquarters. Against a background of magnified micro-chips, the pictures, from left to right, show how the central alarm monitoring system and armed back-up response work. When an emergency call
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    • 469 4  -  By SIT YIN FONG THE COMMERCIAL and Industrial Security Corporation (Cisco) is not deterred by the prospect of providing armed guard response to half a million Housing Board (HDB) and Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) dwelling units when it markets a
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    • 155 4 TWO armed robbers held up five people in an office at Shaw Towers before escaping with about $60,000 in cash and valuables. The incident happened about 5.45 pm when the five victims were inside M S Cotan International, a shipping firm. The
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    • 255 6  -  By YEOW MEI SIN A FERRY service linking Kuantan, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and possibly Singapore is being planned by the Malaysian government. It is expected to start by next year after approval is given by the Malaysian Cabinet. The vessel used
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    • 209 6  -  By OEI SIN GIOK SINGAPORE contractors will open their own training centre next month. It will eliminate the need for contractors to send middle-management staff abroad or rely on seminars to increase their skills. The Singapore Contractors Association Training Centre, at the association's new
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    • 535 6  -  By GANDHI AMBALAM and BENNY ORTEGA MAINTENANCE at Changi Airport will be done oy contract workers instead of daily-rated workers of the public service. This decision by the new Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore iCAAS) is a major shift from the traditional dependence on daily-rated
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    • 152 6 MR ONG TENG CHEONG, Minister without Portfolio and Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress, received several requests on education matters when he met officials of the Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union at the NTUC Union House yesterday. Among these were the teaching of
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    • 293 3 Every which way but loose! Now at The Brasserie La Fctande. practical considerations were *</. S~^ unsurmountable as regards flying t&V i. Oscar to Singapore, and letting yj him loose at The Brasserie this week. yy Y (Or even finding him a SJot only because of its stand-in). For the
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  • world
    • 501 7 Agencies BEIJING, Wednesday BRITISH and Chinese negotiators have finished drafting a joint agreement on the return of Hong Kong to China and submitted the text to their respective governments, a British Embassy spokesman said today. The news came almost exactly two
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    • 166 7 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday MALAYSIA'S Central Bank yesterday was reported to have set limits on the size of loans local financial institutions could make to individual customers or groups of borrowers. The restrictions come on the heels of last Friday's rescue of Bank
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    • 125 7 AP TOKYO, Wed JAPANESE students are learning early about sex, but not often enough from school teachers, because the teachers don't know how to approach the subject, a Ministry of Education official said yesterday. To combat the problem, according to Mr Shigeyo Tokajugi the ministry's
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    • 378 8 LAT-WP LOS ANQELES, Wednesday RICHARD BASEHART, whose resonant voice and distinguished bearing took him through a long and successful stage, film and television acting career, has died after a series of strokes, his agent said yesterday. He was 70. Basehart's unmistakable voice was last heard by
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    • 491 8 Newsweek A SIGN of a small thaw in otherwise icy postwar relations between Vietnam and the United States has appeared with US Secretary of State George Shultz's proposal to resettle Amerasian children and Vietnamese political prisoners in the United States. As
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
      • 71 9 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS Agencies SOVIET President Konstantin Chernenko, looking frail and at times almost gasping for breath, presented an award yesterday to Greek Communist Party leader Harilaos Florakis Mr Chernenko, who will be 73 next week, leaned on a chair for support in
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      • 74 9 Agencies TAN SRI GHAZALI SHAFIE, Malaysia's former Foreign Minister, will be appointed chairman of Peremba, a subsidiary of the Urban Development Authority. Peremba deals in real estate. Tan Sri Ghazali will replace Mr Daim Zainuddin who vacated the post to become Finance Minister. The appointment of
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      • 95 9 Agencies THE DALAI LAMA, religious and national leader for Tibetan Buddhists around the world, has begun a 44-day visit to cultural, educational, religious and political centers across the United States. The exiled leader of Chinese-occupied Tibet arrived in New York on Monday for the extended visit,
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    • 111 9 UPI JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday POLICE armed with shotguns opened fire on 8,000 rioting Black gold miners yesterday, killing at least two people as new violence swept Black ghettos, in the wake of an undetermined number of wildcat strikes. Pol're used gas. nibber
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    • 188 9 Reuter THE HAGUE, Wednesday THE Soviet Union once told The Netherlands it could flatten the country with its SS-20 nuclear missiles, Dutch Prime Minister Lubbers said yesterday. Mr Lubbers told a news conference that Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko had made the remark
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    • 413 9 LAT-WP BEIJING, Wed THE city of Beijing unveiled a new subway line yesterday IS years after it was started, three years after it was completed and at least two years before passenf ers will be able to use it o go
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    • 50 10 BRITAIN'S GREENPEACE protestors seen here painting nuclear symbols (circled) on the hull of the 50,000 tonnes Japanese vessel "Kamakura Main" at anchor in the North Sea, 10 km off Le Havre, where the ship will load eight containers of uranium hexafluoride, a radioactive substance.
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    • 353 10 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday SEVERAL parents have lodged police reports against three teachers of Sekolah Jems Kebangsaan Pancamaran Jaya Klang, for abusing in class. According to the fathers of six pugils, one of the teachers punished a tandard Five pupil by allegedly pulling down
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    • 122 10 BUENOS AIRES, Wed ARGENTINA has reached a tentative agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a stabilisation plan necessary for refinancing its U5544.4 billion (Ss93 billion) foreign debt, officials said yesterday. The announcement capped nearly nine months of difficult negotiations. However, Economy Minister
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    • 199 10 UPI QUITO, Wednesday A CARGO let lost power on takeoff and slammed into a residential area of Quito yesterday, plowing through a church and homes and killing at least 48 people, most of whom were on the ground, authorities said.
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    • 330 7 THE 1984TKER BOOT DUNKING CONTEST WINNER-LAST Wffl('S HEATS These are the 2 who have qualified for the Grand Finals: (Name) (Venue) (Time) Chow Ching Hoong The Yard 9.34 sec Michael Lew Uptown Pub 5.98 sec Qualifiers: Michael Wong (5.15 sec.) Tony Tan (6.08 sec.) Michael Tan (7.25 sec.) Ang Khai
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  • world / trends
    • 30 11 There will soon be four new warnings on US cigarette packs about the health risks of smoking. The present warning label has not been revised in over 13 years.
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    • 27 11 Tobacco addicts also suffer from substantial withdrawal symptoms says a Dusseldorf professor. The degree of the symptoms was unrelated to the previous level of nicotine.
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    • 31 11 The booming economies of Asian nations and a greater need for business and high technology graduates are the reasons for the increasing number of Asians studying in American colleges.
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    • 202 11 .TRENDS Science and Education WASHINGTON: The first legislative step has been taken in the United States to require stronger health warnings to be labelled on cigarette packets. The US House of Representatives has unanimously approved the move. Four new warnings describing the
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    • 94 11 The Soviet Union is expected to try again to fly a spacecraft to Mars. Its first spacecraft there suffered two catastrophic failures while attempting to land in 1973. The Soviets are planning to launch their largestever unmanned spacecraft on a flight scheduled to begin in 1988 and to
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    • 79 11 How much does it cost in the United States for organ transplants? According to Forbes magazine, there were 5,300 kidney transplants last year, each costing US$4O,OOO (about 5584,400). Last year there were 172 heart transplants in the United States, compared with 23 in 1975; during the
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    • 77 11 A well-known British educator, foreseeing a bleak future for life on earth, has announced the formation of "The Argo Venture" to establish simulated space colonies on Earth to study how humans might live on Mars. Lord Young, originator of Britain's well-known "open university," introduced his venture
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    • 227 11 BONN: More about smoking. A Dusseldorf sociologist, Professor KD Stumpfe, says that smokers are not just caught in the grip of a vice; they are addicted. If you stop smoking you suffer from substantial withdrawal symptoms, he says, having checked the progress over several
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    • 79 11 NEW YORK: Asians topped the list in the number of foreign students studying in American colleges making up Aft w&r iif The reasons for the increasing trend are: booming economies, a greater need for business and high technology graduates. On the other hand, sturlrtnfr 'lr
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    • 261 11 Hiai Food Festival at The Dynasty Singapore The Thai you wont jbrget from Bangkok. The music makes provides the delightful accompaniment to more Our Thai Nine days of the culinary wizardry of two best loved chefs from The Dusit Thani, Bangkok. Come for lunch or dinner, or both, at the
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  • T>* MMMM MOKTOR WV WBWeSOAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1W4
    • 445 12 UPI LONDON, Wednesday THE US dollar showed no signs of halting its march this morning on Asian markets. Dealers said bullish sentiment that took the unit higher overnight in London and New York still prevails. Active buying of the US currency took
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    • 177 12 THE SHARP increase in US interest rates during the first half of this year means that more Americans than ever before are unable to buy their own homes, says Financial Digest published in New York yesterday by Manufacturers Hanover Trust (MHT). It says that
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    • 402 12 The Star INTENSE competition in the cable industry and the move to privatise the installation of communication cables have led Federal Cables, Wires Metal Manufacturing Bhd (FC Wires) to review and expand its existing facilities and product range. In a circular to
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    • 134 12 OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corp has finally joined the other local banks in raising prime rate but it is maintaining its competitive edge by staying below 10 per cent. OCBC's new prime rate is 9.75 per cent, up a quarter point. Fixed deposit rates are also up
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    • 264 12 Bernama IPOH, Wednesday THE KUALA LUMPUR Tin Market (KLTM) which will start its daily operation from Oct 1 will be a physical tin market and will not involve in futures trading. As such the KLTM will only sell "fresh" tin controlled by the
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    • 95 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday TIN TRADERS claimed todav that the buffer stock manager (BSM) has been selling outside the Penang tin market, saying this could further depress the already weak market. According to them, the BSM is selling in Penang but outside the market proper on long
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    • 123 13 THE LOCAL bourse opened easier in line with Wall Street's sharp drop last night. Prices were sustained at a lower level for the morning session with volume still very low. Top riser Fed Flour was up only four cents to $3.12, followed by Pelangi up
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    • 70 13 THE SINGAPORE dollar rose against the US unit to 2.1665/75 from 2.1690/1700 here yesterday. Against the Malaysian ringgit, it firmed to 91.95/92.05 from 92.10/20 and against the Hong Kong currency to 27.50/55 from 27.55/60. The US dollar firmed against most currencies from New York levels in active
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    • 290 13 Selected stocks at midday. Market tone: lower Boustead 2.00 B Cold Storage 3.20/3.22 F and N 5.60/5.70 Genting 5.30/5.35 G I H 2.55/2.60 Haw Par 2.14/2 15 Isetan 2.76 B Keck Seng 2.60/2.70 Esso 2.90/2.93 Hume 5.20 S Inchcape 2.77/2.80 Intraco 2.77/2.80 M Cement susp Mulpha (S) 1.17/1.19 Oriental
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    • 566 13 PAPER Products (M) Bhd will defend a suit filed against them by Mr Koo Slew Koon at the High Court. The company said that there had been negotiations for the sale and purchase of the company's interest in United Pulp N Paper by
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    • 115 13 Your S$ to one unit of foreign currency Selling Buying TT/DD TT DD US$ 2.1735 2.1635 2.1545 sterling 2.6859 2.6639 2.6539 Australian 1.8119 1.7878 1.7728 Canadian 1.6568 1.6367 1.6217 New Zealand 1.0665 1.0464 1.0264 S$ to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 10.1431 9.8930 9.8430 Belgian Franc/Comm 3.5029
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    • 238 13 MHLLSTREET 1 STOCK prices yesterday closed lower for the second straight session as Wall Street remained concerned about economic factors such as the General Motors strike. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 10.82 to 1226.26 and declining issues led gainers 854 to 681.
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    • 46 13 AT THE midday break the OUB Composite Share Price Index was down 2.81 points to 449.61 from the previous day's close of 452.42. The OUB Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was up 0.1194 point to 131.9836 in morning trading from the previous day's close of 131.8642.
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    • 79 13 I a tea-faaiA... I I Thursday Fashion Special Sept 20* 5.30pm •At Mezzanine Lounge I P Watch the current fashion P I trends as you indulge '.*1 I jfjl in afternoon tea and cakesaV ft f* pi or unwind over cocktails. Then catch up on some cool serene comfort of
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  • features / letters
    • 306 14 IN FEBRUARY, I made an application to transfer the lease of my Housing and Development Board flat to my parent. After the approval of the application, I paid the necessary conveyancing fees in April and agreed to use the HDB
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    • 664 14  -  By JIM MANN Los Angeles Times LAT-WP Signs of a relaxation of China's cultural atmoaphara can be detected by foreign journalists. In Xining, there la a dance hall complete with a band that playa Western music mainly waltzee and foxtrots. XININQ, China:
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    • 247 14 v l r ...with wagonloads and Matthew,/~^7 of f00d... Singapore/ M 1 Enjoy exciting set-lunches f Jyfi|] PniDhni) tr% that are different each day IU 2{J£? mo, 2 h!ForiUB L IkKtm sinq you his jEzlm $10++ youH enjoy a choice 3 y of Western or Asian Ajfm songs. A iWS/
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  • opinion / letters
    • 467 15 Monitor LET CHILDREN be children. A plaintive cry but not from a parent. These four simple words came from Dr R Balhetchet, project director of the Being and Becoming moral education programme. He was speaking in response to a call by principals of the Special Assistance
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    • 687 15  -  REPLIES DERRICK TAN Public Relations Officer Telecoms WE REFER to the letter "The undeliverable registered articles" by "Postage Paid" (SM, July 10). When delivering a registered article, our postmen will make one attempt to deliver it. If there is no response to his call, the
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    • 113 15  -  TAN HENG HUAY Executive Asst Secretary Public Relations Housing Development Board PLEASE refer to the letter by "BDTH *****2" (29 Aug 84) who did not receive a reply from the Housing and Development Board to his two written enquiries. Our record shows
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  • leisure
    • 1328 16  -  LATEST ALBUM POINTS TO APATHY IN U.S. By ROBERT HILBURN in Hollywood LAT-WP JOHN LENNON was wrong when he said that no one had ever improved on the pure rock rejoice of Jerry Lee Lewis' Whole Lot of Shakin' Coin' On. In terms of sheer
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    • 642 16 LATWP By WILLIAM CLAIBORNE BOMBAY: Zubin Mehta practicallv bounded into the back seat of a black Mercedes, wishing that all 130 members of his New York Philharmonic could taste and feel the city as he did. "Look at that!" he said, waving vaguely towards ramshackle
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    • 866 16  -  Tjuisine j By WONG AH YOKE FOLLOWING the trend in most hotel restaurants, the Pavilion Inter-Continental Tea Garden has revamped its menu to include more Asian favourites. Most of the selection is actually local. A few are taken from Indonesia and Malaysia but these are
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1293 17 leisure /tv f, i<s» 18""] 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlight* followed by This J| i yHM 4.30 The Richard Simmons Show. vl 4 50 Animals in Action Ends of the Earth. K They are poles apart, the Arctic and the Antarctic. This programme discovers how animals and plants survive T
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  • leisure / tv
    • 970 18  -  TV SCENE ji ■y JAY SHARBUTT Unlfc lin n A nonywooa LAT-WP PRECEDED by tubthumping so heavy that it threatens to awaken many viewers, the autumn seasons of CBS, ABC and NBC get under way this month, their prime-time schedules rife with new-show
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    • 403 18 HIGHLIGHTS High Notts JmK Baker Full Chrds (Chinese Subtitles) (Ch 12, 8 pm) JANET BAKER is noted for her »cn»c of style and striking musical personality. She made her operatic debut ss Rocs in Smetans's The Secret Her career started, she had to divide her
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  • 815 19 Taiwan becomes the main attraction as Singapore audiences shrink leisure HONG KONG TV stars used to draw large crowds when they performed here but now that the video craze has simmered down, the number of people willing to pay exorbitant sums to watch them has
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 700 20 THE BerM t S r°M ir n h will open on Sept 25. will donate earn- ST V/ JUImB services. is at Block Tampines Street 12, #01-392, Singa- One of the drawings on display at the Antiquarian Prints, Drawings and Maps of pore 1852. South-east Asia Exhibition ANTIQUARIAN PRINTS Museum
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 502 21 leisure comics FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook ■II.MU. IHtMAM WTHE > ...(JU. TH6 WoMAM NTOt [T- UH.tDlf MM< IH f fUMRPtfAtf UHIrf*&UPUH* U| PfMUMfMTPUKS 111 Nou) Y FRONTAL v cqms oou»^_>, um down... >ft nntati* puasi J what? assault J >" > K CoMf DooJN/ V* 1 f. /ON "THREE.' irtllllF
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
    • 445 22  -  ...OR HOW REDEVELOPMENT HAS AFFECTED THE JUNK TRADE ALONG TOMLINSON ROAD By VINCENT FONG IF THIS ruin in Tomlinson Road is an "antique" as the sign on the pillar so suggests, Singapore may nut be doing the right thing knocking down old buildings and leaving
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    • 450 22  -  By ANNIE CHIA BANKS AND financial institutions are apparently reluctant to force property owners who fail to pay off their mortgages to liquidate their assets. This may not, however, be good news for those in financial difficulties. It is a reflection of
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    • 507 23  -  Blame pinned on sales of assets and investments By PHILLIP BANGSBERG in Hong Kong HONG KONG Land complained of "unfavourable trading conditions in Singapore" in its interim report. The company, whose Singapore interests include Fitzpatrick's supermarkets, the Promenade retail and commercial
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    • 317 23  -  By FOO MEY KIEN FOR HOME buyers who do not want to pay for condominium facilities, there are frilless single block apartments available. Rajah Maisonettes at Jalan Rajah is one of them. These developments are often cheaper and easier to maintain. The 10-storey block
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    • 144 23 A TWO-DAY seminar and workshop on Marketing Properties and Increasing Sales, Leases and Occupancy will be held at the Hotel Equatorial on Oct 1 and 2. It will be conducted by Mr David Jasin, president of Plantation Realty Incorporated, Florida, in the US.
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    • 288 23 RAFFLES CITY has awarded the subcontract for the supply and installation of the Convention Audiovisual and Television System (CATS) to the General Electric Company of Singapore (GEC). The system, to be installed in the Raffles City Convention Centre, includes an electronic voting system.
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    • 150 23 THE SINGAPORE Institute of Architects (SIA), through its Board of Architectural Education, will organise a series of six seminars to be held at the Regional English Language Centre (RELC) auditorium. The objectives of the seminar are: TO PROVIDE continuing education for registered architects/architectural graduates
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    • 688 24 <fz HOME SERVICE FURNISHING=U A handyman's guide to the delicate art of glass cutting MOST home handymen will agree that any cutting job r required in their do-it-yourself projects is usually a straightfoward process. That is if you select the proper cutting tool to get the job done. V But
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    • 318 25 Classified Ad Rates Singapore Monitor: SwMty Monitor: W«t4 0.95 casts par word 0.55 ccati p«r word Piaplay $7.70 par col. en f 10.00 per col. can Bmlmm Hra Moa-Frt. ha-Spn Sat. 9am-1 pan Commercial Serv 240-7777/4943. Daniel Chan Mgnt Ser 247-5937 Dowell Management 294-4441 OW Computer Services 292-1522 AMTEttMAE I
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    • 209 25 Gnomes Flower People 445-2254 Bridal Car for rent 444-1425 Eastern United (Car Truck Rental) 440-2204/5. EMn Rent A Car 746-4791/8 Funland Rent-A-Car 223-7314 Hong Seng Car Rental 334-2144. Three Star 345-4791/ 235-0254. Unique, economical, convenient servicing p1an.774-3255/777-4354 CATtMtM* 1 Indonesian Buffet 440-3255. Memory Caterer 441-9421 Mrs Wan Buffet 5erv...774-0532 Flora-Kleen
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    • 256 25 MONITOR'S DIRECTORY G.S.M. Carpat Shampoo 337-77(9. Vintage Cara Serv 475-0976. A-Disc Promotions 732-1900 Bnckhouaa MotSa Otaco .545-9163 Casa Bianca 743-3477 Culture aftar 12pm .459-9755 D-Airwaves Mobile Disco *****06 Goodtimas 224-3111/ 223-0444 Immensity Link *****65/*****75 Kraza Mobil Disco 440-6*97/ 771-7393. Morroco 252-3959/ 252-4903. New Wave Disco Sar. .456-3737. Nightrip MotMla Unit
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    • 145 25 Richard Tan Modais Ctr (Tha Ist Casting Agancy) 91-5705/ 7. Coronation Music 5ch..469-3252. Eric's Guitar Tuition 445-1291. Technics Music School 469-3714 Victor Music Cantra 746-9770. Victor Music Cantra 336-3215 Victor Music Cantra 744-7924. I Ace Removal 2M-M69. Cargo Expediters 273-3090 Scanfraight... 221-6970/ 220-2659 Wlnland Forwarder .294-3521/2. I Armstrong. 775-7757 Gnomes
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    • 324 26 classified 273-9090 Situations Vacant A Schlumberger Company OFFERS FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS FOR PERMANENT NIGHT SHIFT ROTATING Ist 2nd SHIFT SHIFT CONFIRMATION ALLOWANCES) PL° ALL THE FOLLOWING BENEFITSjy I ATTENDANCE BENEFITS OUTINGS TOURS 2 INCREMENTS PER YEAR DISCO NITES FREE MEDICAL BENEFITS BEAUTY CONTESTS INSURANCE COVERAGE SENTOSA CHALETS FREE UNIFORMS AEROBIC
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    • 441 26 Situations Vacant /Eastern Industries 1| An established company in Jurong has been geared to serve and support the construction industry. Over the years, the group has introduced a range of steel and concrete based |j 1 Products and services with the aim or facilitating lii M m on-site efficiency and
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    • 101 26 MERCHANDISE AMP SERVICES Furniture /Furnishings aummmnvm, MFWMUnM tor rental/ sale 26. Greenwood Avenue (oM Hitter est Road). Tel 466-0476/ 466-4241. Opens: Sundays/ Putttc Hofcdays Office Equipment it Furniture cushion? 1 •te > *Sp2oa!«r*tfvaraing reasonable rates Please cal 461-0077 (day). *****96 (rsghi) Packers A Movers Mf and night services Fnendty and
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    • 299 27 cla«»lfled 273-9090 Accommodation Vacant District 15 Onan Road 1 unit walk-op apartment partially furnished 3 bedrooms with attached bathroom, spacious living/ dining area, walking distance to Katong. 24 hours security District 1439 Unfurnished house with 3bedrooms for immediate occupation. Rental negotiable For viewing appointment Call *****37. (No Agent) 019T.10, *040
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    • 943 27 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANCE OF SHIP'S NAME We, Kay Chuan Marine (Private) Limited of 151, Chin Swee Road, #07-05 Manhattan House, Singapore 0316, hereby given notice that in consequence of Change of Ship's Name, We have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 417 of the
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  • sports
    • 458 28 UPI BEIJING, Wednesday STEVE Cram of Britain easily won the 800 m race at the Nanking International Track and Field meet yesterday. Before the race, Cram said he intended to run as fast as possible, but later added that he found no one could
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    • 141 28 Reuter NEW YORK, Wed FORMER heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali returned to the United States from West Germany last night and quickly re-entered hospital. A spokesman at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital said that Ali would undergo a series of tests and evaluations. He
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    • 760 28  -  By ALFONSO CHAN EVERY Singapore player fell bv the wayside in the first round men's matches of the Anchor Singapore Open at Kallang last night. In the oppressive heat, professional Zainal Abidin's lungs were suspect and his squash seemed leaden. He lost
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    • 367 28 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL UPI MOSCOW, Wednesday GARY Kasparov, the audacious 21-year-old challenger to the World Chess title, will try to even his series against defending champion Anatoly Karpov today when he gets to play with the white pieces again in the
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    • 962 29 "MUWllUk^™ RACING TODAY'S TRACK WORK By WONDER BOY HEAVY rain fell in the early hours of the morning and disrupted what was expected to be a morning of fast gallops on the track at Bukit Timah this morning. Roads leading to the racecourse were unpassable to
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    • 304 29  -  FARRER PARK DYNAMOS 1 ATER RAJAH 1 (Dynamos win 7-6 on penalty kicks) By S GULAM SOCCER'S brand of Russian Roulette had to be played at Jalan Besar Stadium to decide last night's President's Cup quarterfinal tie between Farrer Park Dynamos
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    • 157 29 Reuter PARIS, Wednesday t FRENCH soccer international Didier Six, looking for a team outside France, I trained yesterday with English First Di- 1 vision Aston Villa, his French club Mul- I house said. 1 Mulhouse director-general Roland Scheubel said his club had agreed a
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    • 185 29 Reuter SYDNEY, Wednesday LIVERPOOL'S Australian midfielder Craig Johnston said yesterday he intended to continue his career with the English soccer champions despite attempts by First Division club Chelsea to sign him. Chelsea's chairman Ken Bates made a secret round-the-world trip to Australia last week but
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    • 237 30 Amsterdam and Paris are among six cities applying to stage 1992 Olympics Reuter PARIS, Wednesday JUAN ANTONIO Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), discussed French bids for the 1992 Summer and Winter Games here yesterday, a French Sports Ministry official said. Mr Samaranch
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    • 160 30 Reuter PALM BEACH GARDENS (Florida), Wednesday THE WOMEN'S Tennis Association (WTA) announced that it had revised its figures and now regarded Chris Evert Lloyd as having won 55 successive matches instead of 56. The decision means that Martina Navratilova equalled Lloyd's streak when she beat ner
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    • 313 30 Reuter DUBLIN, Wednesday PART-TIMERS Bohemians Dublin scored a surprise 3-2 home win over Glasgow Rangers, 1972 winners of the European Cup Winners' Cup, in an UEFA Cup first round, first leg match. But the match at Dalymount Park will be remembered as much for
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    • 315 30 Reuter NEW YORK, Wednesday LARRY HOLMES will make his first ring appearance in almost a year when he defends his new International Boxing Federation heavyweight title against little-known James "Bonecrusher" Smith on Nov 9. Richard Lovell, Holmes' public relations representative, told reporters the fight would
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    • 467 31  -  MONITOR sports By K SILVAM SINGAPORE badminton fans will get a chance to see China's best shuttlers in action against some of our national players on Monday evening at the Singapore Badminton Hall and it will be for free. Yang Yang, ranked No 2
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    • 100 28 APPOINTMENT Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. requires MOT CO-ORDINATING ENGINEER An experienced Singaporean Civil/ Structural Engineer is required immediately to work at Bishan Depot. The post is within the contract administration team and demands an ability to assist in aN aspects of administration including co-ordination of planning, programming and construction a
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    • 67 30 &*3u/uuryyut6nd. COLUMBIA YELLOW DOT $89.30 Available from 12lbs to lSlbs. This oflar la valid only on purchaae of a pair of NOVA (SBS) fall leather bowling ahoea. COLUMBIA WHITE DOT $85.00 Available from lOlba to 15lbs. DUNLOP BOWUNG BALLS $554)0 fl| Jurong Bowl Pro Shop 1 Yuan Ching Road Singapore
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
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    • 1 32 SUPPLEMENT
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    • 84 SEPTEMBER 19-23, 12 NOON 10 9 PM WORLD TRADE CENTER, HALL THREE
      • 363 32 THREE shows open together in Hall Three of the World Trade Centre today. They are: Interdec '84, (an interior decoration show), the Southeast Asia Building Exhibition and the Southeast Asia Construction Exhibition. The shows, organised by AR Format Pte Ltd, are open daily from noon to 9
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      • 181 32 HIGHLIGHTS of Interdec '84 arc full-sixed mock-ups of two units of Bayshore condominium apartments, an office and a department store. These mock-ups, designed by professional interior designers, have been created by using, as far as possible, products supplied by exhibitors at Interdec. A seminar
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      • 106 32 A FORMATCARD has been introduced to facilitate the dissemination and collection of information by exhibitors and visitors at this year's Interdec, Building and Construction exhibitions. This card functions like a credit card. Persons interested in a particular product need only present the card
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      • 267 33 IN AN office, why build partitions which you will have to knock down when your business expands? Adopt the Open Plan System, based on modular layouts, which is becoming increasingly popular today. This system is flexible and allows for future growth and change. The components
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      • 212 33 THE key factor In a successful modular Open Plan office is the systems furniture used. A system must be selected which offers a comprehensive range of components such as partitions, cabinets and work surfaces and which allows easy extension and rearrangement. The system must provide sufficient
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      • 359 35 A MOCK-UP of an ultra modern office utilising the open plan concept will be on display at Interdec '84. This was designed by Mr Tim Whittle who used modular furniture with an accent on computer-use and communication. He emphasised the integration of decor
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      • 320 35 Full-scale mock-up designs of homes, a dept store and an office 90 on display THE developers of the Bayshore Park Condominium on the East Coast recently organised a competition for interior designers to plan the decor of their three-room apartments. Mr Salim bin Said, one of the winning
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      • 367 35 MR CHIN Jock Poen, training manager of the Baharuddin Vocational Institute is an interior designer by profession. Trained in the United Kingdom, he was one of the judges in the Bayshore Park Interior Design Competition. He talks about training in interior design in
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      • 160 35 MR David Broadley, the managing director of his own design company, was another of the judges in the Bayshore Park Interior Design Competition. Speaking on interior designs he said that major factors to bear in mind are planning and layout. Designers should allow their
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      • 229 35 RETAILERS in Singapore will be able to get new ideas on displays at Interdec '84. Odessy Design is presenting a mock-up of a department store utilising a number of platform designs and life-sized mannequins. There will be a cosmetics section, children's section, men's and ladies' section,
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      • 263 36 A CARPET guaranteed to resist rough treatment, the spillage of food, ink, or even paint and to look as good as new after ten years will be on display at the Dunlop stand at Interdec '84. This new Loboflor Contract Carpet retains its attractive
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      • 217 36 IN a major international exhibition such as Interdec *84, participants are given tight deadlines to get their exhibits to the hall and to set up their stands. How do foreign exhibitors manage to arrive in time to meet these deadlines
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      • 130 38 A SINGAPOREAN importer of sanitaryware has set up a manufacturing facility to produce baths specially designed to fit into HDB bathrooms. Nan Wah Marketing produces a range of baths and shower trays that fit exactly into standard HDB bath rooms. A spokesman for
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      • 274 38 OSA Marketing Is really turning on the tap at Interdec '84. This company will be displaying an array of faucets stretching from floor to ceiling, arranged in a quadrant like a mini-coliseum at their stand in this exhibition. The Osa Marketing stand is the
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      • 227 38 CASH and carry shopping, even for furniture, is fast catching on with Singaporeans. And one of the latest companies to offer a range of such items is Homestead, which is promoting products from Mullard Furniture Industry (MFI) of Britain. Homestead's managing director, Mr Low
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      • 66 32 HOMO KOMQ IN THIS REGION St >fV rW sanomr* WW KORLDWIDE IMMU MEIWOMC OF AGENTS FULLY Faffed FULLY EQUIPPED EXHIBITION r COMPANY IN SINGAPORE NO CONTRACT WORKERS! mmlalumpun* >.•' I| I wci' ti* mt t A H qmm rfJL K C DAT (S) FT* LTD /JK\ 26 JALAN TERUSAN SNGAPORE
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      • 316 33 Knowledge is power. The most powerful advantage you can get over the competition: (mSadngßßl Three Exhibitk>ns.()ne Diite,One\fcnue. If you're involved in organised three exhibitions, PRIZEWINNING FEATURES the building, construction or all under one roof at the Thu u a show with a difference, and f i a| t W7 \nr
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    • Page 34 Advertisements
      • 322 34 THE PRESENT TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT V'*' /ir* "-1* f^vJ^ffiMT'^tm IVMPlaniverSystem^ Today, more than ever before, the importance of office layout and interior decor is being realised. The Planiver system, with its wide variety of diversified units, combines both function and aesthetics in addition to providing a great degree
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      • 121 35 ALL THM -LKTOHI- DEAL UMTS THIS Hv9~ ALPINE BEDROOM HH oFre v* s299 i* 1 W- jsa uppi, i 0 jh| kII ll B E=3 himlfura mono<oc»ur»r» lika HyfW. U B- iUV' I*' \J Ir MFI bringi down pricat. A eott-toiring O iMlta Sh whot'i tora (of you q —3^,
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      • 230 35 We've grabbed the competition by its tail. To get ourselves ahead in the battle of carpet tiles tiles be damaged, there's no need to change the whole floor. we're offering a special introductory offer of up to 30% on Just get another tile to replace the damaged one. your order.
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      • 306 36 7 isit()iirSl atthelnteidecExhiblticMi 19-23 September With over eight ilMliklk^^4^^l hundred wise MBllk i||||u decisions made, j -wMR t HftM f we now have HIIIIIT f BBEBB i less to say. 4 ■||la jfi*il Pit 18 i fl\ I\ W W*r Bayshore Park Is one of Slrs Hill I I the
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      • 87 37 OSA PRESBMTS; The latest designer kitchens and bathrooms from Europe; at tnterdec 84 Poggenpohl. Gaggenau. Vitleroy Boch. Corian! These are just some of the names you can expect to see at the OSA exhibition stand at Interdec '84. It's the perfect opportunity for you to find out the latest that's
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      • 75 38 K3D[racn®[nTD@[]T) J EXHIBITION BUILDERS PTE LTD FuH back-up service and facilities for exhibitions. DESIGN CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICAL CARPET DISPLAY When only a good team, co-operative and capable of producing outstanding works for your exhibitions will do. When not only experience and -Sl/3 ll j-a expertise count, we have it to get
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      • 135 38 PearicordersBlo M| FuH-Function Recording Convenience a* 11 LJf Cue marking and Cue mark scanning V I I One finger slide control 1 IH|BB End alarm ji 55 4 (W) x 119.5 (L) X 17.2 (D) mm/160g ,W (2.2 x 4.7 x 0.8 in) (5.6 oz.) LJ I IvU Transcribing Efficiency
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