Singapore Monitor, 16 January 1985, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVIiNI'Mj" Fnii!!r t Jui/i jl mv/i. i 1 Wednesday, January 16, 1985 30cents M.C. (P) No. 21/5/84
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  • Article
    POLICY STILL TO APPOINT S'POREAN PRINCIPALS
    391 1  -  An expat head only in exceptional cases, ministry clarifies By SEAH MEI KIANG THE POLICY of the Ministry of Education to appoint principals from among our own teachers remains unchanged. Only under special circumstances will the ministry consider appointing an expatriate teacher to head
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    ACS GETS NEW HEAD
    23 1 The Jan 8 Monitor report on the appointment of expatriate Mr William Thomas as principal of Anglo-Chinese Secondary School
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    Lock icon Four held for poisoning restaurant seasonings
    186 1 AP TOKYO, Wednesday POLICE arrested four men, including a member of a gang, today on charges of lacing two bottles of seasonings with lethal doses of sodium cyanide at a Tokyo restaurant last August. A Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department spokesman said the arrest of
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      24 1 WJP 1 VP KL zoo's runaway boars caught fe SEE PAGE 8 :r>.r OCC rMvac ITV GUIDE: PAGE 18 ITV SCENE HIGHLIGHTS: PAGE 19
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  • home
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      S'pore hosts hi-tech security conference
      249 2 FORMER US Defence Secretary, Mr Elliot Richardson, will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural international electronics conference and exhibition. ENSA 1985 (Electronics for National Security Asia} at the World Trade Centre, starts tomorrow and ends on Saturday. Mr Richardson, who was one of the
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      Lock icon Frozen pork is cheaper and convenient to buy
      754 2 EAT FROZEN PORK' CAMPAIGN Lianhe Zaobao MA LANYINQ, hOUMWtf* (TH What are your views V J OB eating frozen pork? 01 prefer eating frozen pork. Because both are the same nutritionally, frozen pork is cheaper and more convenient to purchase rr] Do
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    • Article
      Burglars get away with $30,800 in cash, watches and gems
      115 2 BURGLARS broke into a 26-year-old waitress' double-storey house in Upper Thomson Road on Monday and took away $30,800 in cash, watches and jewellery. Miss S W Syow, who lives in Jalan Isnin, returned home in the early hours of yesterday
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      CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATION
      112 2 IN A report in the Evening Edition of The Singapore Monitor yesterday, headlined"The Faces of Fear," it was stated: "...the fire could have been started when gas that had leaked from a pipe ignited, said a PUB technician." The technician actually said the fire could have started
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      NTUC worried about falling membership
      637 3  -  By EE BOON LEE HOW TO check the continuing fall in union membership, with its impact on the strength of the labour movement, is the top priority for the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and its affiliates this year. It will be one of the
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      Where Pock Too can contribute
      289 3 MR NG Pock Too, who started work in the National Trades Union Congress as a deputy director in the Research Unit, brings with him a wealth of knowledge in two areas of special interest to the labour movement. One is on childcare for working mothers
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    • Article
      Man jailed 7 years far having a pistol
      75 3 AN UNEMPLOYED man was today jailed seven years and given 10 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to having a gun and five bullets on Dec 10 last year. Che Azid Che Hamid, 22, had the intention to commit a
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      Music camp for members of Chinese orchestras
      192 3 A NATIONAL music camp for members of schools' Chinese orchestras will be held during the one-week school holidays in March. This is the first music camp for such pupils and it is organised by the Ministry of Education. About 100 to 120 pupils
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      Year-end boost in sales for dept stores
      499 4  -  By NG MING MING RETAIL sales in the last part of last year defied the recession, department stores said yesterday. Most reported that they ended the year with better results than in 1983, despite dismal figures in the first six months. December was
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      3 years free of accidents
      58 4 ESSO has clocked up three accident-free years at its Pulau Ayer Chawan refinery but it only just made it. Eight days after the record was achieved, an employee at the refinery lost working time as a result of an accident there. The previous record was
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      Credit card: We have right to ask for info, says supermart
      226 4  -  By SIT YIN FONG A COLD Storage executive yesterday defended the supermarket chain's right to ask for "comprehensive details" about applicants for its in-house credit card Mr Geoffrey Adams, the retail general manager, said the company needed the same
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      Singapore Poly band to go to HK for musical tour
      175 4  -  By CHEE LI CHOO A BAND which performed for parkstrollers on Sunday will go to Hong Kong for a musical tour. The $400 which the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board paid for the Singapore Polytechnic Band's performance at the Botanic Gardens
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    • NEWS SCAN
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        Pupils get safer short cut
        93 4 A QUICK GLANCE AT HOME NEWS PUPILS of May Primary School now have a safe short cut to school. Two shakv steel girders over the Whampoa River used as a short cut until a few days ago have been removed Instead, a temporary wooden crossing
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        Handicapped to sell works
        67 4 HANDICAPPED artists who paint with their mouth and feet have formed an association in Singapore to market their works and further their aspirations. Members of the International Mouth and Foot Painters Association come from Singapore. Malaysia, Japan, France and West Germany. They have recently printed a
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        Who will pay for damage?
        89 4 WHO WILL pay? This is the question being asked by two families whose property were damaged by a falling window on sunaay. The window, which fell from the top floor of a block of flats in Sims Drive, shattered the window of a fifth-floor flat
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      Video operators expect boom to continue
      204 4 VIDEO libraries and dealers expect business to grow further this year despite fierce competition. "The video boom is far from over," said one operator. And a distributor said he expected about 60 per cent growth this year. Operators said they expected business to be
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  • world
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      Lock icon Traditional firms in Japan modernise
      462 6 AP KYOTO, Wednesday WHEN a customer came looking recently for washi, or Japanese rice paper, employees of the Iseto Shiko Company nad to rummage through the storage room to find some. "We have some left over for those who want it, or for those who
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      Lock icon 'Kids slain during making of sex film'
      169 6 Reuter SACRAMENTO (California), Wednesday ALLEGATIONS that three children were murdered during the making of a pornographic film have emerged during a child molestation case, authorities said yesterday. The accusations were contained in court documents giving descriptions of multiple sex acts and witchcraft rituals
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      Lock icon KLANG'S WAR ON CROWS
      356 6 AP KLANG, Wednesday AT ONE time authorities here used to breed crows and release them. Now, there is an all-out campaign to destroy them. Deemed a nuisance by local citizens, officials have announced an open season on crofts that resulted in a recent slaughter of 14,000
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    • PEOPLEWATCH
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        I'll to cleared, says Moses
        105 7 A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEWSMAKERS OLYMPIC gold medallist Edwin Moses (above) predicted he would be cleared of accusations that he had solicited a prostitute, and embarrassed prosecutors admitted he had not yet been charged. The 29-year old hurdler apologised in a Press conference in
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        The Lone Ranger rides again
        88 7 THE LONE RANGER is about to take off his dark glasses, don his mask and resume the fight for law and order. Clayton Moore, 69, who played the Lone Ranger in a long-running western series, said he could once again make public appearances as the
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        Lauper on Lauper...
        118 7 ROCK singer Cyndi Lauper (above) says she would "probaoly be a crazy person" if she didn't have her wild hairdo, strange clothes and colourful make-ups to help her express herself. In charge of keeping Lauper cosmetically sane is Patrick Lucas, who fixes her hair and carries around
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        The Rapunzel of Kelantan
        88 7 SEVENTEEN-year-old Lai la Awang's tresses may not rival Rapunzel's, who let down her long hair from her prison tower to enable her Prince Charming to reach her in the children's fairy tale, but they are her pride and joy. The tresses of the Kelantan lass, who
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      Lock icon Why Schroeder's playing mum
      164 7 AP LOUISVILLE (Kentucky), Wednesday WILLIAM Schroeder has become reluctant to talk because his speech was impaired when he suffered three small strokes after receiving an artificial heart, his doctor said. "When he wants to say something, many times something else comes out, and that's really embarrassing
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      Lock icon Hopes rebound os US industrial output rises
      372 7 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Wednesday THE industrial output in the United States rose 0.6 per cent in December the strongest increase since July reinforcing hopes that the economy is on the verge of a modest rebound. Average output in the nation's industrial production rose 11
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      Lock icon 2000-year-old remains of Chinese soldiers unearthed
      120 7 AP BEIJING, Wednesday ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the remains of soldiers killed in action and buried together more than 2,000 years ago in 60 ancient tombs in northeast China, the official Xinhua news asencv reported yesterday. The tombs in Zhaodong county, Heilongiiang province, date back
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      Lock icon Jamaica petrol riots: 3 killed
      131 7 AP KINGSTON (Jamaica), Wad RIOTS touched off by unexpected sharp hikes for petrol and propane gas paralysed this Caribbean nation yesterday, as thousands of protesters blocked most major roads and set fire to piles of tyres. Police confirmed three dead and at least three others
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      'Laos being steadily Vietnamised'
      282 8 BANGKOK, Wednesday LAOS IS steadily being "Vietnamised" by Hanoi and in future the national and indigenous characteristics of the Laotian people wll disappear, the Thai Foreign Ministry said in a white Paper. The 33-page document says that Hanoi has infiltrated every aspect of Vientiane's social fabric.
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      Lock icon Runaway boars caught
      200 8 One of them had attacked a two-year-old girl at KL zoo The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday ZOOKEEPERS at the Zoo Negara here have captured the remaining two of the six wild boars which broke out of their cage on Sunday and injured a two-year-old girl. The two
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      Lock icon 'VIET BORDER ATTACKS ON CHINA REPULSED'
      358 8 Agencies BEIJING, Wed CHINESE troops repulsed repeated Vietnamese border attacks into China's Yunnan prbvince during the last two days, the official Xinhua news agency reported today. The agency also said six Chinese civilians were killed and one wounded in a Jan 9 Vietnamese ambush
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      US wants murder suspects
      201 8 SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday SAN FRANCISCO Mayor Dianne Feinstein called on Taiwan yesterday to return two suspects wanted for murdering prominent Chinese-American writer Henry Liu, a strong critic of the Taiwanese Government. Ms Feinstein, who raised the issue with Taiwanese officials during a visit to Taipeh this
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      Lock icon Russia's latest fighter-bomber
      94 9 THESE rare photographs of the Soviet Union's new attack fighter-bomber, the Sukhoi SU-24, were published yesterday in Jane's Defence Weekly. According to the magazine, the photos were taken by a Swedish fighter pilot who intercepted the SU-24 codenamed "Fencer" bv North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), over the
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      Lock icon Soviets to test anti-Star Wars warhead, says Jane's
      185 9 AP LONDON, Wednesday THE SOVIETS are expected to begin flighttesting an operational manoeuvring re-entry vehicle for its ballistic missiles within the next five years to counter the US "Star Wars" defence programme, Jane's Defence Weekly reported yesterday. The magazine said that manoeuverable
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      409 9 A joint campaign by MPH and Singapore Monitor to stretch your reading dollar. SWAWOFFTMSADa TO CUTACHUHK OFFf BOOK PRICES! -S-» LJJ books in town. jgjjjg™ FVmE I cjfft An inescapable fact 'J M Inm Of life if you also (Jf ■D I vSuST happen to be the r mgm I
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  • money
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      Lock icon Pound looks firmer but worries far from over
      467 10 Unstable oil prices and strong dollar make recovery very uncertain THE EMBATTLED THE British Government's decision to prop up the ailing pound seems to have taken some effect. Reuter LONDON, Wednesday THE POUND sterling looked a little firmer on European currency markets
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      Lock icon Thatcher defends the beleaguered currency
      107 10 Reuter PRIME MINISTER Margaret Thatcher made a personal bid to bolster the beleaguered pound sterling yesterday, painting a glowing picture of the economy and assuring the foreign exchanges: "Britain is still worth investing In." Accused in Parliament of bungling the latest sterling crisis, she said
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      Lock icon Secret meeting by the Big Five
      385 10 Reuter WASHINGTON, Wednesday FINANCE ministers of the five leading industrial countries will meet secretly here today to grapple with the worrisome impact of turbulent currency markets on their economies, western monetary sources said yesterday. Planned weeks ago, the meeting was originally set up as
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    • Article
      Lock icon Investors of blue chips run for shelter
      216 11 E HMLLSTREET J Reuter THE STOCK market closed mixed in heavy trading yesterday as investors used conflicting signals from the economy as an excuse for taking profits earned on Monday in blue chip issues. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.75 to 1230.79
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      INDICES
      25 11 THE OUB Composite Share Price Index was down 1.06 points to 384.15. The 0118 Singapore Dollar Trade-weighted Index was up 0.1744 point to 134.7370.
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      Lock icon Dollar and Gold
      158 11 Reuter THE US dollar eased slightly against most major currencies from New York levels on profit taking in fairly moderate early trading It eased slightly to an early 3.1860/70 marks from New Yofk's 3.1885/1900 closc, to 2.6840/55 Swiss francs from 2 6865/85 and to 9.7600/30 French francs
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      Mixed opening in local mart
      187 11 THE LOCAL bourse opened mixed this morning but turned easier towards the lunch break and closed quietly. Lum Chang did the top volume of 223,000 to close at 98.5 cents, followed by Pah Inv's 181,000 at 88.5 cents and SPH's 111,000 at $6. Top riser
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      Lock icon I will apologise to shareholders: Loo
      792 11 THE KFC SAGA The Star KENTUCKY Fried Chicken (S) Ltd (KFC) boss Loo Cheng Ghee will apologise to shareholders for "having provided bad chicken and gotten good money out of customers" at the company's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in Singapore on Friday. "I have
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      STOCKS
      281 11 Selected flocks at midday. Market tone: slightly easier Boustead 150/151 Cold Storage 2 49/2 50 FAN 4 86/4.90 Genting 4 74/4 76 Gih 2 03 S Haw Par 1.90/1 93 Isetan 2 40/2 42 Jurong Cement 1 52/157 Keck Seng 1.89/190 Esso 2.54/2.59 Hume 3.32 S Inchcape 2.41/2*45 Intraco
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      FOREX
      95 11 Your S$ to on* unit of foreign currency Soiling Buying TT/DO TT DO US| 2.2055 2.1955 2.1865 sterling 2.4680 2.4459 2.4359 Australian 1.8120 1.7880 1.7730 CURRENCY NOTES S$ to 1 unit US| 2.20 2.17 NZ$ 1.10 1.00 sterling 2.49 2.39 Australian 1.83 1.75 Canadian 1.68 1.60 S$ to 100
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      78 11 m (i vfv] W BHI Jtem^Bl SUCCULENT STEAKS. IB EXECUTIVE SET LUNCH W Tender juicy steaks are our speciality. Try our delicious Sambal Steak and "Surf Turf (a combination of steak and seafood). They're a taste sensation. Take advantage of our $6.50*+ Executive Set Lunch. It's about the best value
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  • PROPERTY SECTION
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      A FIVE-STAR CHINATOWN HOTEL
      443 12  -  By ANNIE CHIA DEVELOPED ifo Kok Cheong's first hotel development, the Ramada Renaissance Singapore Hotel, will offer the lowest rates compared to hotels within the same class here when it is completed in 1986. A very determined Mr Ho who said this, also claimed that his
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      FOUR BANKS WILL TAKE UP 60% OF TUNG CENTRE
      522 13  -  By VINCENT FONG TUNG Centre, which represents a $65 million change to Collyer Quay's skyline of buildings with its glassy green facade, is expected to receive temporary occupation licence (TOL) by the end of this week Topped out in May last
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      More fast-food stores invade Marine Parade
      201 13  -  By ANNIE CHIA PEOPLE'S Parkway Tower, a 13-storey office building next to Parkway Parade will receive its Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) next month. Three fast-food restaurants McDonald's, Kandorie Chicken and Waffletile will occupy the entire space on the ground level of 651 sq m
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      228 12 To Be Held At:- I The British Council Theatrette I Basement, Singapore Rubber House 14, Collyer Quay, Singapore 0104*. I On Thursday, 31st January, 1985 I at 3.00 p.m. I 1) 1338 Amber Road I Rose Garden I Singapore, 1543. I (MK 25 Lots 23-23PT, 3414PTetc.) Title: 999-year leasehold M
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  • opinion / letters
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      2 buses have been added to Service 269
      125 14  -  REPLIES JOSEPHINE ONG (MISS) Public Relations Officer Singapore Bus Service I REFER to Mr Wee Aik Koon's request for more buses on feeder Service 269 (SM, Dec 20). We are pleased to inform Mr Wee that we have added another two buses
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      Heavy usage can cause ATMs to break down
      136 14  -  PETER CHIA Public Relations Marketing Manager Post Office Savings Bank I REFER to the letter "Stop this problem of teller-machine breakdowns, POSB" by "Saver" (SM, Jan 4). I wish to inform the writer that ATMs have several mechanical components which occasionally break
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      Over-enthusiasm for Hanyu Pinyin overreaches itself
      419 14  -  S T QUAH Singapore 2056 IT IS good to know that the name Seletar will not be changed to Shilida. Besides sounding silly, the change will be another case of the indiscriminate implementation of an otherwise sound policy. Hanyu Pinyin should be used only
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      Expat's appointment will cause much unhappiness
      195 14 THE APPOINTMENT of expatriate teachers as heads of schools by the Ministry of Education should be looked at as an insult on the whole teaching profession in Singapore. If this appointment is indicative of a trend, it will not only cause great unhappiness in
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      Impose stiff sentences on brawlers
      95 14  -  ROBIN HOOD Singapore 1335 I REFER to the report "Nightclub brawl over tipping leaves six injured" (SM, Jan 11). It is an irresponsibility on the part of people to fight over such a minor remark in Jiublic and to cause inury to six men. Moreover,
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      Pointless to ask for data which will never change
      303 14  -  Y H CHOY Singapore 1026 I AM in agreement with "Irritated" (SM, Jan 9) when he expressed indignation at the way schools verify parents' and students' documents. The beginning of every year inevitably finds my children bringing home forms asking for
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      Shoddy work: Government must step in
      528 15 MONnuRpMBSB WHEN A kitchen cabinet falls off a wall, its importance goes beyond a few pieces of wood and a handful of screws. Quite apart from the physical danger that can be caused by faulty workmanship in the home, this kind of incident is
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      Unscrupulous firm started price war with its agents
      392 15 TWO AND a half years ago, in an effort to streamline its operations in SingaKre, a multinational company invited staff to take up sales agencies for its products. The offer seemed logical and fair considering the company's high cost of operation in
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      Terribly wrong acts of frustration
      58 15 FURTHER to what "Thinking Taxpayer" said about '.'Sick people who enjoy damaging others' property" (SM, Jan II), I should like to say that I cannot help but wonder if there is something terribly wrong with the people of today's society the way they manifest their
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      Is it possible to use CPF for renovations?
      128 15  -  WILLIAM KOH Singapore 0314 IT IS a trend nowadays for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat owners to renovate their new homes in as modern a way as they can. As a result of this, they have to obtain a loan from
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      72 15 LETTERS on any subject of public interest will be accepted for publication. They should be typed and must be signed. They must also include the writer's name and address even if the writer decides to use a pseudonym in print. A contact telephone number would be useful. We reserve the
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • leisure
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      Starry marriages
      886 16 m STARSTRUCK IT had to happen sooner or later. The first unfortunate domestic squabble of the yeaj has just taken place in Hong Kong's entertainment circuit. Michael Lai, renowned song writer whose successes include the theme songs from Chameleon, has just separated from his wife, Suzanna Kwan, a
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      Lock icon Discreet changes at the coffeehouse
      630 16  -  Vuisine B #y WONG AH YOKE MOST coffee houses change their menus regularly to allow regular patrons some variety. In this way, unpopular dishes can also be removed discreetly while newer inspirations are added on. Apollo Hotel's Luna Coffee House changed its menu last year
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      Mainland movies enjoy revival
      519 16  -  By WONG SING YEONG MAINLAND Chinese films are currently enjoying a revival. Apart from Ou comedies such as Kids from in, we have seen some excellent "serious" productions in the past year. Films such as Teahouse, Under the Bridge, Memories of Old Beijing and At Middle
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      A deadly delivery
      439 18 The A-Tsam: Recipe for Heavy Bread (Malay subtitles) (Ch 5, 9.15 pm) THE A-Team discovers that the pastry chef of a trendy restaurant, Lin Duk Coo, is the cook from their war camp. When the team meets Lin, there is an outburst of machine gun fire. After
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      Lock icon Turning down a winner
      808 18  -  TV SCENE By LEE MARGULIES In Unllinunnrl Hi noiiywooo LAT-WP THE man who turned down Bill Cosby's show at ABC came out of seclusion recently to report that while all was not well at the thirdplace network, he expected the situation to improve in the months
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      Lock icon The Oscar race – who is eligible
      441 19  - The Oscar race who is eligible By VERNON SCOTT in Hollywood UPI THE Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced there are 228 feature-length movies eligible for Oscars this year, but only a handful will ever be mentioned. The barnyard trilogy, Places in the Heart, Country and The River,
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      Same old ghost story
      312 19  -  FILM: HOST FOR A GHOST STARRING: Chen Palqlang, Yn Kexing, Mervyn Huang Jlng Sen, Lin Tan DIRECTOR: Ting San Er SHOWING: Empress, Mandarin, Toa Payok, Jubilee, Hollywood* Plaza, Dalit, Llwan Rtvltwid by WONG SING YEONG THE period before the Chinese New Year season is noted for
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      200 19 WITH the perennial popularity of soap operas worldwide, I am writing in to request SBC to consider bringing more of these entertaining serials to our TV screens. A few years ago, SBC's prime-time slots were filled with such fantastic soaps like Dallas and Knots Landing which have since
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      213 19 I AM one of those viewers who like to be kept informed with the daily news, be it in Malay or English. However, I feel the screening times for the news in both languages are too close to each other with a one-hour interval. I suggest SBC
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      1290 17 THE BMOAPORE MONITOR K I 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by This H| Lend It Mine (C) (r) (English subtitles). S 4.2S The Richard Simmons Show. SI 4.48 Tha Animals Expreee. We obsarva how selected birds are released to curb the Jr J population of harmful insects and how
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      93 18 BRUM Presents I ■L lP§ M IS|W Solo Breakdancing In conjunction with the movie Body Rock a Solo Breakdancing Contest. Break through our heats on Jan 16, 23 into the Grand Final on Jan 30. All finalists will trophies many pr i z e: attractive prizes. I 2nd pr i
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      52 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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      370 20 BALLET AND ORIENTAL DANCES THERE will be a ballet and oriental dance performance by the Singapore Chinese Girls School at Shell Theatrette on Friday from 12.45 pm to 1.30 pm. Admission is free. VIOLIN RECITAL VIOLINIST Lynnette Seah-Simon and pianist Shane Thio will team up for a recital on Saturday
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      509 20 Indonesian Scenery by Tiong Tian Toag on display at Alliance Francaise de Singapoar nONQ TIAN TONG FOURTH ASEAN EXHIBITION .OF Jlt w WIWI4I PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY THERE will be an exhibition of sketches by Tiong Tian Tong at the THE fourth Asean'exhibition of paintalliance Francaise de Singanour until ing and
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      39 20 EESS^^^KI TODAY: TOMORROW: High tkto: 6.24 am High tklo: 7.23 am (2.5 m) (2.6 m) Low tkla: 1.27 pm Low tklo: 2.45 pm (0.8 m) (0.6 m) High tido: 7.45 pm High tklo: 9.45 pm (2 m) (2.1 m)
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  • HOME SERVICE & HOME FURNISHING
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      Go on, play home-handyman
      553 21  -  But safety is main consideration By SA'AT ABDUL RAHMAN IN today's increasingly competitive world, many people spend more time-in the office than they do at home. Even those who have the luxury of getting regular weekends off, may want to spend that precious time with their
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      Final touches to new homes in lust 2 weeks
      253 22 MOVING into a new home is quite an exciting proposition to most people. But it can have its exasperating moments such as looking for a reliable contractor who can complete the job efficiently and fast. There is a construction company which
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      298 21 Everyday, neat, clean housing estates quickly turn into wet, gawdy eyesores As sure as'the sun rises It's the daily appearance of the bamboo parade Creaky bamboo poles laden with sodden laundry pose a cumbersome and soggy sight and a danger as killer litter a Now. MEKAY puts the problem out
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      98 22 Make Yourself At Home With I.E.R. We're not another brick-inthe-wall renovation company. lER is THE company to contact for your interior or exterior renovating needs. We put the "home" into your house, with our wide range of flooring materials, carpets, wallpaper and expert workmanship. Visit our showroom and see some
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      116 22 Apollo Bathroom Fitting A New Idea In Decorating □I^4 Colours Lj Ivory, Blue, Brown, Complete Set--7 Items APOLLO Special TRADEMARK offer $75.00 ORIGINAL FROM HONG KONG yqpf Sole Agent: Singapore Malaysia STAR BRIGHT TRADING #04-174, Block 1014. Geylang East, Avenue 3, Singapore 1438,Te1: *****83/*****84 TarkettA SHEET VINYL from^S^E^EN Resistant to
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      707 23 TMC MNQAPORE MOMTOft +X eisure comics wedneBoay, JANUARY i«, 196S i FASTRACK By Bill Holbrook MM 6W£ D6PARTMMTS V SNtAKS TrtfeN, HoWgVg*. ~T ACT STRANG&tf WHEN THEW M (OH6N r4O6ODV'S THERE'S ACCOUNTING... J* THeV POMP A BUNCH OF I LOotOrtG-.' MAIEKfc-fitfr SENDS tiWyM U*< orders I TMtw tH itnefpffict MSrr
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  • Welcome '85 ■ VENUE: WORLD TRADE CENTRE HALL TWO ■ DATE: JANUARY 16-20 ■ TIME: 11 am to 10 pm
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      272 24 WELCOME '85 opens today at Hall Two oi the World Trade Centre. This consumer goods exhibition will run till Sunday, January 20 and is open from 11 am to 10 pm daily. Admission is free. Organised by Showbiz Exhibitions Pte Ltd, Welcome '85 features more than '280
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      Delightful folding doors on display
      262 24 THE opening and closing of conventional hinged doors requires an inordinate amount of room. One way of saving space is to instal a folding door. Sunshade Building Products sells Grosfillex folding doors from France. These doors are made of tough PVC material with a wood
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      Now, birds' nests in handy gift packs
      238 25 BIRDS' nests are a traditional Chinese delicacy. Not just any old nest will do. The edible ones are made from the salivary secretions of the cave swiftlet which makes its home on steep cliffs and deep caverns. Packaged birds' nests are sold under
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      Shaping up with Ataris
      228 25 SHAPE up your body and build up your beauty with an exercise machine from Ataris. Not everybody has the time to go to health clubs and health enthusiasts will find the Ataris Exercise Machine, the CSOI Cyclo Swing, a useful piece of equipment to work out
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      111 24 GET IN SHAPE... ...then sit back and relax. kxA I I'm in great shape because my Ataris Exercise Machine keeps me trim and fit all the time. Now I can tone my muscles, lose weight and maintain a slim, supple and flexible body. My Ataris Exercise .Machine lets me do
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      122 24 DRAGON BRANDFOR THE GOURMET 1 DRAGON QlJ ft WW 1 nST» BIRD'S NESTS...that Chinese delicacy from the specialists. Processors of the finest feather free swallow nests carefully selected and hygienically packed to retain their quality and full taste. Ready for immediate use steaming with rock sugar or adding direct to
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      52 25 Opening Day Attractions free drinks grand prizes to be won EXHIBITION At World Trade Centre from 16th~20th January Welcome the Lunar New Year in style. See a special display of furniture, home appliances, apparel and foodstuff that will add to your festive enjoyment. Don't miss this chance to get some
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      96 25 r cKllex PVC foMinO 00,s fit anywhere* They™ bu.lt 'j* **bwnnUhed in *00* aids elegance W® > d; Doors qtiaWYe •—-SSSfS^ *Ttl ■aw of exlro S&afflse- hey B I i W9R| I*"* II SUTOHADE BUILDING PRODUCTS PTE LTD tin* Showroom:810 Geylang Road Office :60 Kallang Pudding Road #01-07 City Plaza
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      187 26 {^$(})!/<>*()`^.["&]\>%|_`>{/^. Classified Ad RatM Slngiyon Monitor: Soodey Mosltor Wm4i 0.35 crate per word 0.55 crate par word Display $7.70 par c«l. cm $10.00 p«r col. cm Mmm Hra Moo-Frt. 9aaa-spai Sot. h»lpa MONITOR'S DIRECTORY ACCOUNTING SERVICES A 1 ACCOUNTING *****77/1157 A ADO ALL 274 7474 ■Oct. forms, records systems refKs
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      175 26 DISCO SERVICES A MEGATON 221 5310 A-OtSC 732 1900 A-FACEB tie Mode 253 7663/ 254 8958 BRICKHOUSE MOBILE Disco *****63 CARRY ON Sound (Gang) *****22 CASA BLANCA 440 2277/ *****77 CHAPTER ONE 745 6169 CRF-REX 453 7346/ 733 3519 CULTURE After 12 noon *****5? D-AIRWAVES MOBILE Olaooe 442 7506 ELECTRA
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      177 26 PARTY DECORATORS GNOMES PARTY People *****40 "ESSST MOVERS SCANFREIGHT 221 6970/ 220 2659 WINLAND FORWARDER 291 4217/8 PEN PALS CHONQ KUAN Sang Marriage-Aid Bureau 298 7174 CHOO huay Friendship Agency *****37/292 7285 COMPUTER DATING 533 7715 FRIEND MARRIAGE Agency 534 3928 LUCKY FRIENDSMP Agency 296 9255/ 296 2192/ *****4$ WINSTON
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      346 26 ANNOUNCEMENT BUSINESS Business Oppoitunltl— 3-TON LORRY available for hire. Short or long terms. In good condition. Cat: 563 -1222. PEW PALS I QOODLUCK FRIEND* CENTRE Introduces Ideal friends, lifetime partners confidentiafty. Please send stamped sell-addressed envelope to get few hundreds members particulars free of charge to Bras Basah P.0.80x 209,
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      88 26 EMPLOYMENT Situations Vacant p Active* J-** v.ofwreafofnenspn lt f- >" v OO Oik t abi^wfc A loading printing ink manufechiring company in Jurong invite* applicants for MALE PRODUCTION WORKERS Aoa: 16 to 45 years Salary: $435 and above Experience not necessary Attractive benefits, free medical and dental trootmont, uniforms, traneport,
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      101 26 EMPLOYMENT Situations Vacant. |y EMPLOYMENT Situations Vacant Requirements: Job-change, troubleshootings, repairing A maintenance of machinery and utility equipment e Willing to wort* on rotating shifts a NTC-3 in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or QCE'V Level e Completed National Service Benefits: e High commencing e Various leave salary a Attractive Bonus e 2
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      254 27 classified 273-9090 FOOD CORNER CATERERS Caterers BUFFETS S7.SO. NO service charge Minimum 30 persons Also cater for barbeques. weddings, and conferences Memory Caterer, Tel: 481-7287 or 481-9428. DELICIOUS ROASTED INDONESIAN chicken $19 50 with delivery. Indonesian buffet $8 per person. Mm 20 persons. 440-3255. R' CATERER. TASTE R Ideal dishes.
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      235 27 Health Clubs m Reyes Health Centre jtijH #02-01/09 2nd Storey Guan Hua Bjjlding 133, Middle Road Singapore 0718 (above Borneo Motor Toyota Showroom) For every massage,patrons are entitled to a free Sauna bath Tels336 2582/5 You'll feel like a new person after a relaxing, invigorating session in subdued Japanese surroundings
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      165 27 Health Clubs OS Interior Decor/ Renovation IOW CABIN-KIT FURNISHINGS HDB kitchen cabinets in knock-down kits 4 attractive designs Easily assembled' Instated by yourself or our carpenters. Solid panels, heat resistant Better quality lower cost Quick delivery $110 p.f.r. onwards Calh Vincent 294 4680/ 294 3942 12**12* HEAVY DUTY ceramic with
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      378 27 Accommodation Vacant M CLAYMORE PLAZA, MAISONNETTE and Apartments for immediate rental. Interested please contact tel: 734-9181, Miss Ng QILSTEAD ROAD (OPPOSITE Goldhill Plaza) Unfurnished/ < furnished. 3/4 bedroomed apartment. $1,200/ $1,600 p.m. Also rooms for single/ students. $280/- per person. Tel: 253 6241/ 469 2119. HOUOANO AVE. 1. One new
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      379 27 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 18S ULY HOLDINGS (PTE.) LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of LILY HOLDINGS (PTE.) LTD. duly .convened and held at 9. Maju Avenue. Singapore 1955 on the 11th day of January 1985, the following resolutions set
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      413 27 NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME .Notice is hereby given that in consequence of the intended purchase of a ship by our clients, Bore Line (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., We have applied tp the Director of Marine under section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act (cap. 172) in
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      58 28 PERSONAL CARE AND FITNESS s£stf£ H% t j Iflfl \S a 9°° t I totv^ te >e9-' 8 ffimtiE tl-rfoT-** Yang Cheng Brand Essence of Chicken Wlih Cordyceps helps promote physical strength and is suitable for young or old. I fit -i.^'sJ '^'ss&ss^ iMua ,w ,o mol Business Ho°™ DON'T
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      26 28 Ll RELAX REFRESH YOURSELF AT GREAT EASTERN HEALTH CENTRE QREAT EASTERN HOTEL sth fir 401 Macpherson Road Singapore 1336. TEL: *****44 10 am to 12 pm
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      172 28 SHU Jff+ fj Panax GUnsaog theroc^^H Arakaceae. is a precious natural produce in the mountains of Changpai. northeastern province of Chma It's a natural tome good for health. strength and h also helps to reduce fatigue and Promote vitality. Take it and feel the difference Fti® («AfHral M®nul BCIUA lilßUrifV
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      589 29  -  «no^ RACING TODAY'S TRACKWORK By WONDER BOY FIVE-year-old JETTING FLASH showed the benefit of last week's run with an outstanding workout on a good track in Ipoh today. Taken out by bang-in-form visiting English Jockey Nick Connorton, the Elananthony gelding displayed good form
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      282 29 Reuter TURIN, Wednesday FREEZING weather and snow forecasted to cover Turin this evening are putting hopes for tonight's European Super Cup soccer match Between Juvenilis and Liverpool in the balance. A Juventus official said that snow clearing machinery would be used today to remove
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      Where a hole-in-one is costly
      612 30 Money for gifts, celebratory food and drinks turn golfer's dream into a nightmare TOKYO, Wednesday WHEN Tashiro Yoshitaka goes golfing, he Kes well equipped: Clubs, nails, tees, golf g, spiked shoes, and insurance in case he shoots another hole-in-one. That's because a hole-in-one in Japan
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      Lock icon World champion Koch in the limelight again
      335 30 Reuter PARIS, W«dn«tday SERGEI BUBKA and Marita Koch, world champions denied Olympic glory last year, head the parade in the inaugural World Indoor Games at the weekend. Bubka, the Soviet pole vault world record-holder, and Koch, East Germany's impeccable 200 and 400 metres
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        100 30 A QUICK UPDATE AROUND THE WORLD RACING Club Paris, languishing at the foot of the French First Division soccer table, appointed Victor Zvunka, one of their players, as tneir new trainer yesterday. Zvunka, a 33 year old defender, takes over from Alain de Martigny, who has
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        France-Italy match off
        59 30 ITALY, holders of soccer's World Cup, have called off a match against European soccer champions France planned for Monaco next montn, the French Football Federation said yesterday The Italian Federation notified their French colleagues they were pulling out of the game, originally planned as an inauguration match
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        Boost for women's soccer
        61 30 WOMEN'S football may be included for the first time in the South-east Asian Games in Bangkok this year. According to a report in the Bangkok Post, Peter Velappan, secretary of the Asian Football Confederation, has indicated that his association will support Thailand's proposal to have women's
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      53 29 Naturopathy Mm Biochemic Tissue reSaBHB Natural food, physical mfam exercises and food XHDBB arrangement for generalftgßßßßaj health and beauty care flglßW Wtama Parubatan Homoapathy *^Emk¥BS^Hl #01-24 Paramount jfIjSSBHpB Shopping Contra ffitfoapniy ROad 4MhSMS Enjoy the convenience of a home delivered Sunday Monitor AT NO EXTRA COST. Details from *****88 x
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      86 29 NOTICE ChestertonsLimOh Ptoplfty ConwWwi PM Ltd Chartered Surveyors The partners of Chestertons and Simon Lim, Oh Partners (Singapore) have pleasure in announcing the formation of a new joint practice on Ist January 1985. The new practice, which offers a full range of professional advice on valuation, property management, estate agency,
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      40 30 a s the p ,ck of p ia y ers fo me WORLD CUP Official Endorsement Rights MALAYSIA CUP '85 RESULTS if, WORLD cup >mc©B6 Ififa! Pahang 3 Negri Sembilan 0 ,up Mi has a m gosen pcaM mild house
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      132 31 Navratilova wins 100 th singles title of her career Reuter WASHINGTON, Wtdiwtday MARTINA NAVRATILOVA of the United States won the 100 th singles title of her career last night by beating Bulgaria's Manuela Maleeva 6-3 6-2 in the final of the US$l5O,OOO (*****,000) Washington Women's Indoor Tennis Championship.
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      THE CENTURY CLUB
      75 31 Although Martina Navratilova is tennis' personality of the moment by virtue of her 100 th singles title victory she isn't the first. Her biggest rival, Chris-Evert LLoyd (above left), has won 132 singles titles. She reached the magic 100 mark in 1980, at the age of ■5.
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      108 31 Dynamic Explosions at the l& Two stunning new groups, CITY LIMITS and SUNNY BALA the MOON GLOWS will entertain you from 5.30pm to 12.30 am. (A single group performs on Sundays and Mondays from 7 pm onwards.) Now, when you order a glass of fij Tiger Draft Beer or any
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