The Straits Times, 18 May 1971

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    24 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 200,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1971. 20 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 2507 The National Newspaper
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    Herald husband and wife team ordered to quit S'pore
    273 1 Herald husband and wife team ordered to quit S'pore SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Herald's Foreign Editor, Mr. Bob Recce, and Features Editor, Miss Adele Koh, have been given 48 hours by the Singapore Government to leave the country. The husband- and-wlfe team, who have been with the Herald since It
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    Much wit and wile, court told
    550 1  -  CHRISTINA CHEANG: Eupoc director on trial under Companies Act By ■—Singapore, Monday A COURT today heard how three businessmen two foreign and one local persuaded the Singapore Economic Development Board into financing Eupoc Pulp and Paper Industries into which they had put little money
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    All cars in S'pore to go metric
    171 1 All cars in S'pore to go metric OINGAPORE, Mon. *3 All motorists here will soon be going metric. The motor Industry has 'been asked to equlD all imported vehicles In future with speedometers that read kilometres per hour as well as miles per hour. In a letter to motor dealers,
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    Lock icon Trudeau in Moscow
    65 1 MOSCOW. Mon. Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau arrived here today for a 12-day visit the first time a head of government from his country has toured the Soviet Union. His talks with Premier Alexei Kosygin and other Soviet leaders are likely to range over Europe and the
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    Lock icon Liner aground
    36 1 SOUTHAMPTON, (England), Mon. The 18.664-ton Qreek passenger liner Elllnis. with 1.700 passengers and crew aboard, ran aground on a shingle bank at the entrance to Southampton waters early today. There were no Injuries. AP.
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    Lock icon Israeli consul abducted
    68 1 Israeli consul abducted ISTANBUL. Mon. The Israeli Coiisul-General in Istanbul was kidnapped today, police reported. The reports said that eigrht armed men broke into the Consul-General's residence in central Istanbul, tied him up and made off in a car. Police said the right men were all masked. They tied up
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    Hotel arson
    26 1 LONDON. Mon. Scotland Yard today said arson was the cause of London hotel fire last week in which eight people, including four Spaniards, died.
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    Lock icon Bigger missile
    27 1 GLAfGOW. Mon. The US Na •> has strengthened Its Polaris submarine force at the Holy loch base In Scotland with the bigger multiple-war-head Pcseldon missile. Reuter.
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    Two killed as police fire on group
    203 1 Kl THING. Mon. Two people were killed when police opened fire on a group of three who fled on being challenged after they were seen painting communist slogans on a wall of St. Elizabeth s School in Sibu today. The third person was
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    Lock icon Chou recalls his visit to Penang
    689 1 Chou recalls his visit to Penang HONG KONG, Mon. China's Premier Chou En-lai spent almost an hour with the Malaysian trade team in Peking, reminiscing among other things on a trip he once made to Petiang. Reporting on the Malaysian mission's visit to China, its leader Tengku Razalelgh Hamzah, said
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    Lives—after 100-ft fall
    63 1 Lives after 100-ft fall SINGAPORE. Mon. A 55--year-old man, Tan Eng Chjre, was admitted to Outram Hospital In a critical condition after he survived a 100-foot fall from a block of Hats in Cantonment Road. Ton, who Is believed to have fallen from the r.inin-f loor. landed on the bonnet
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    Lock icon Seoul sit-in
    30 1 SEOUL. Mon A handful of American soldiers, wearing civilian dress and black armbands, today staged a sit-in In the first anti-war protest demonstration by Ols in Seoul Reuter.
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    Lock icon NO SELL-OUT: BRITAIN
    43 1 LONDON, Mon. Britain's chief Common Market negotiator, Mr. Geoffrey Rippon. today rejected any possibility of a sell-out on New Zealand dairy produce. Commonwealth sugar, or anything else in the bid to loin the European Common Market. Reuter. (See Back Page).
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      66 2 awM^Bafi once a week. Bangkok nineteen times a week. Colombo twice a week. Djakarta nine times a week. Hong Kong twenty-one times a week. Madras twice a week. Manila three times a week. Medan four times a week. Melbourne three times a week. Perth three times a week.Taipei sewn times
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    Charter flights: Malaysia in race with S'pore
    433 3 $13.6 MIL DEAL WITH PAN AM FOft JETS From COLIN GIBSON: New York, Monday MALAYSIA is rushiT1 ln to beat Singapore into the lucrative charter airline business of ferrying tourists between Europe and the Far East at cut-rate fares. The newly formed Southern
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    Body of missing woman Red found
    81 3 Body of missing woman Red found KULIM, Mon. Security forces have found the body of a missing woman terrorist in their followup operations at the Bukit Besar area. The body was taken to the hospital mortuary today. She was with two men terrorists whom security forces contacted and killed on
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    Export tour
    23 3 SINO APORE. Mon. A tropical fish exporter, Mr. Anthony Chua, will leave soon for a 40--day export promotion tour of Europe.
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    help build airline
    241 3 help build airline SINGAPORE, Men "THE director general of the International x Air Transport Association (lATA), Mr Knut Hammarskjold, said today that his association could help Singapore build its own national airline after the MSA split. He said there were many ways in which lATA could help a small airline
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    PREGNANT WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT FLATS
    104 3 PREGNANT WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT FLATS SINGAPORE, Mon. Malaysian born Nc Slew Hoon. 21, who was seven months pregnant, was found dead at the the foot of a block of flats in Toa Payoh today. Married only nine months ago, Nr left Kuala Lumpur with her husband last year to
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    HK trade mission due
    70 3 HK trade mission due SINGAPORE, Mon. A five-member trade and survey delegation from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council is scheduled to arrive here on Sunday for a week's visit. From here, it will leave for a fortnight's tour of Malaysia. It is the first Hong Kong TDC trade and
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    Asean Journal out soon
    74 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Director General of Information, Inche Ahmad Nordln. will be Malaysia's representation on the editorial board of the Asean Journal which Is to be published soon. This was announced here today by the Secretary Oeneral of the Ministry of Information. Inche Osman bin
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    Study tour
    25 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. An 11 -member team from the Ma--layslan Civil Service Association left here today for a study tour of the Philippines.
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    First symposium on occupational health in S-E Asia
    197 3 First symposium on occupational health in S-E Asia SINGAPORE, Mo n. A symposium on occupational health in South east Asia will be held here from Wednesday to Saturday. It U the first to be Jointly organised by the South-east Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (BEA M E O central co-ordinating
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    CLOSED CIRCUIT TV AT STORE AIRPORT
    66 3 SINGAPORE, Mon— Sin. f apore airport will soon be equipped with a wide range of sophisticated dosed circuit television and sound equipment. This is part of the airport's expansion programme to handle jumbo Jets later this year. The equipment will help Improve the alrport'g
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    Now visa brings glimmer of hope to paralytic
    240 3 Now visa brings glimmer of hope to paralytic By CHEW LEE CHINQ SINGAPORE, Mon. Smiles today replaced the worried look on paralytic, Mr. Yap Chor's face. Smiles because he has at last obtained what he wanted permission to seek medical treatment in China. Bedridden for 15 months since he was
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    Film and talk on cancer
    49 3 Film and talk on cancer SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Cancer Society's mobile unit team today visited the Toa Payoh community centre to hold a film show and. talk on cancer. On Thursday, the team will visit the centre again to give free consultations and diagnosis at S p m.
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    Artists to be given more 'freedom' at N-Day show
    352 4 Artists to be given more 'freedom' at N-Day show SINGAPORE, Mon. Artists will be allowed "a greater degree of freedom" at this year's National Day art exhibition. First, the limitations on the size of exhibits, Imposed in previous years, will be removed. "Although we may have some technical difficulties displaying
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    3 youths admit breaking into factory, $1,000 theft
    131 4 3 youths admit breaking into factory, $1,000 theft SINGAPORE, Mon.— Three youths admitted In a district court today to breaking Into a factory in Taman Jurong and stealing $1,000 and goods worth $27. Abdul R&hlm bin Ahmad. 16. Aziz bin Nordin alias Johan, 18. and Jamaludln bin Omar, 19, were
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    Adventure woman to shoot film on Singapore
    329 4  -  RITA LOONG ay i: Singapore, Mon. AN unending series of "takes" with no "fade-outs." This is the life of Japan's top TV producer of travel documentaries. Miss Rose Kanetaka. whose personal experiences more than match the excitement of her programme which has won
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    Upheld: 7-year jail for manslaughter
    188 4 SINGAPORE, Mon.— The »3 Supreme Court today upheld a seven-year jail sentence for manslaughter, Imposed on a fishmonger, Ang Liang Keng, by Mr. Justice D'Cotta two months ago. Ang, 30, was with an armed gang of six when they set upon Lam Cheng Swee, 29,
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    3 YEARS FOR STEALING SEWING MACHINE
    86 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. A jobless man was jailed for three years and placed on a year's police supervision today for stealing a sewing machine on Jan. 26. Mohamad Yatlm bin Mohamad Shah. 31. admitted that he forced open the rear door of Tan Seh Ong's
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    210 acres of land to go under the hammer
    375 4  - 210 acres of land to go under the hammer P.M. RAMAN By Singapore, Won. I AND-HUNORY real estate developers as well as investors have started making inquiries about seven lots of land, totalling more than 210 acres, which will be sold at an auction on May 26. Also going under
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    A question of sex OR marriage for Dr. Gwee at Poly forum
    421 5  - A question of sex OR marriage for Dr. Gwee at Poly forum LIM SUAN KOO! Singapore, Mon. By JT'S not a question of sex and marriage. Rather, a question of sex OR marriage for Dr. Gwee Ah Leng when he spoke at a forum on sex and family planning at
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    1,756 BUSES ON THE ROADS
    86 5 1,756 BUSES ON THE ROADS SINGAPORE, Mon. There are now 1,756 public service buses in Singapore 106 more than the target set for next month under the Government's transport reorganisation. This include 153 new buses introduced by bus companies for the revamped bus services last month, according to the Ministry
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    S'pore role in Asean
    43 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Parliamentary Secretary (Education lnche Mohamed Ohazali Ismail, will open the seminar on "The role of Singapore in an Asean setting" organised by pre-university students of Bartley Secondary School at the school on Saturday at 9 a.m.
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    New post office
    34 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. The MP for Toa Payoh. Mr. Eric Cheong Yuen Chee. will open the new Toa Payoh Post Office at Block 71. Lorong 4 on May 24 at 7.30 p.m.
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    West German shipyard project is shelved
    156 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. f)LANS for Singapore's I first West German shipyard Intended to be a Joint venture with local businessmen have been shelved. It is believed that the main reason Is the failure of the foreign investors to come to terms with their local counterpart
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    Court rejects $360,000 fraud appeal
    312 5 Court rejects $360,000 fraud appeal 10-year sentence for executive to stand SINGAPORE, Monday •JHE Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by an insurance executive, now serving 10 years' jail on 13 charges in connection with his misappropriation of $360.--826 over a live-year period. Choc Weng Kpy, 38. former chief accountant
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    Children's costume contest
    86 5 Children's costume contest SINGAPORE. Mon. The Children Services of the National Library and the National Book Development Council will hold a children's costume competition at the Queenstown branch library on July 3. Children are required to dress up as nursery characters and recite the relevant nursery rhymes. All pre-school. kindergarten
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    Dissolve all communal parties call by MP
    96 5 Dissolve all communal parties call by MP TSUKIT MERTAJAM, Mon. MJ Gerakan MP for Dato Kramat, Mr. V. David, today suggested that under the new Sedition Act, the Alliance's three communal parties should be dereglstered. "This would be in keepIng with the spirit of the Sedition Act which seeks to
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    195 POLICE RECRUITS BEGIN TRAINING
    73 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. A new batch of 195 police recruits began their six months' basic training at the Police Academy in Thomson Road today. The 120 men and 75 women are the first batch selected under the force's recruitment drive. It is not known how many
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    Toddlers to learn dental hygiene soon
    138 5 Toddlers to learn dental hygiene soon CINOAPORE, Mon.— Toothbrushing will soon be in the curriculum of toddlers getting their taste of schoo: life at the kindergarten. Plans are being made at the Health Ministry to introduce toothbrushing In kindergartens in the near future. Kindergarten teachers are now being trained in
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    Silver seizure: Firm awaits news
    127 5 Silver seizure: Firm awaits news SINGAPORE, Mon. The proprietors of a Singapore trading firm are still awaiting word from its agents regarding the seizure of $249,000 worth of silver by Philippines customs officials yesterday. Officials of the firm when contacted today said that they were not aware of the seizure.
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    USSU's $50,000 for charity
    55 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. The University of Singapore Students Union will give away about $50,000 to charity organisations at a ceremony at the Lee Chee Shan conference room. Union House, on Wednesday at 3 p.m. The money is from some fundraising projects organised by the union's community welfare
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    Hussein now
    26 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Education Minister. In:he Hussein Onn, today officially took over the post of secretary-gene-ral of the Alliance from Tan Sri T.H. Tan.
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      109 5 Alley Onp By Y.T. Hamlin HIV. WAIT.' I HAVENT ~^< ...HOLD rr,YOU I "S WELL, IF WEiRE HOW ABOUT YEAH! HE 'SPECIALLY I FINISHED MY SPEECH VKT, OM,OH! <SUYS! WE WHUZZAT?)<3ONNA DRESS- I TH' ONES GUZ WOUUJTT SINCE ITS YOU HAMMERHEADS! J V J FORGOT SUMPIN.' TWO BRONTOS,\ GOT TMIS
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    DROP IN RESERVE BLOOD BANK STOCKS
    144 6 DROP IN RESERVE BLOOD BANK STOCKS SINGAPORE, Mon. Reserve stocks of all groups In the Blood Bank fell from 691 units last week to 620 this morning, the Blood Transfusion Service reported today. Total reserve stocks were In an average position, it said. During the week, 556 donations were received
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    Careless driver
    34 6 SINGAPORE, Mon. Dulla Singh of Cantonment Road was today fined $40 for reversing his lorry In a careless manner and colliding Into a van at Jalan Buroh on July 23 last year.
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    DEATH PLUNGE HOUSEWIFE, HER CHILDREN BURIED
    103 6 SINGAPORE, Mon. The 28-year-old housewife and her two children who fell to their deaths from the 12th floor of their Housing Board flat in Redhill Lane early yesterday, were buried at Bidadari today. The three were housewife Letchumy Jayaram, her daughter Jayati, five, and
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    Be courteous as our way of life says Premier
    595 6 Be courteous as our way of life says Premier SINGAPORE, Mon. MR. Lee Kuan Yew has urged Singaporeans to be more courteous but not solely to boost the tourist trade. "We want people to be polite because that makes life more agreeable for everyone a courteous, tolerant, forebearlng and agreeable
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    Poly girls ragged charge untrue says union
    232 6 SINGAPORE. Mon.— A ragging complaint in a Chinese newspaper today angered the Singapore Polytechnic Students' Union. A first-year Polytechnic student, In a letter to a Chinese newspaper today, had complained that he saw two new girls "ragfed" by some senior students in the
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    'Pirate' fined
    33 6 SINGAPORE. Mon. Llm Ah Seng of Ann Siang Hill was today fined S22S for driving a pirate taxi along Alexandra Road on Sept. 9 last year. He had two previous convictions.
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    Rape and robbery charges
    93 6 SINGAPORE. Mon. A man raped a 13-year-old schoolgirl twice at knifepoint and then robbed her of $17. after he waylaid her at Upper Changl Road last December, the High Court heard today. "The girl was returning home after buying bread at Jalan Chal Chee at about
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    Chinese garden for Jurong
    44 6 SINOAPORE Mon. Jurong residents will soon have a Chinese garden. Construction of a waterfall has begun, and Is expected to be finished In four to five months. The garden is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
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    SAFETY FIRST LOOKS AFTER OUR BIG ASSET...
    134 6 SAFETY FIRST LOOKS AFTER OUR BIG ASSET... SINOAPORE. Mon. Schoolboy S. Balagl. 15. firmly believes that the greatest asset of a nation especially a developing I one _is ita manpower. •This human resource." he added, "must be protected from useless and unnecessary waste of life through accidents." So eloquent was
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    S'pore boats for Kuwait
    49 6 SINGAPORE. Mon. Two made-ln-Singapore supply vessels will be carried pick-a-back on board the Japanese ship Bashl Maru. to Kuwait tomorrow. The two vessels, which have been bought by the Kuwait Government, were loaded onto the 8.093-ton (8.222.5 metric tonnes) Japanese ship, which sailed in today.
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    Officer cleared of assault charges
    165 6 Officer cleared of assault charges SINGAPORE, Mon. S A F Lieutenant Yeo Kwee Poh was cleared by a courtmartial today of two charges of assaulting a recruit sometime between Feb. 1 and 28 this year at the Taman Jurong camp. Nine days ago, he was also cleared by a courtmartial
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    Razak's 'well done' messages on Alliance victory
    159 6 K. LUMPUR, Mon fUN Abdul Razak today A sent telegrams to MCA president Tun Tan Slew Sin In London and Johore's Mentrl Besar, Dato Othman Sa'at, congratulating them on the Alliance victory in the Bekok state assembly by-election. In his message to Tun
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  • Letters to the Editor
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      When the law doesn't provide for compensation
      271 7 When the law doesn't provide for compensation Q\ the night of March 7 last year, national serviceman Lye Shoon Fong was ordered" to take part in an exercise which called for a landing and a taking up of an ambush position on Pulau Tekong Besar. Lien Ah Tong, a chicken
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      You and your 'no claim discount'
      119 7 You and your 'no claim discount' REFERENCE is made to Mr V. N. Mahtani's letter (S.T., April 27) under the heading "Insurance cover conspiracy." May I point out that the accepted practice among members of this association (which represents at least 95 per cent of insurance companies underwriting motor Insurance)
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      121 7 PNG Seng Road is infested with mosquitoes which attack the residents day and night. The lumps on the faces, hands and legs will testify to this fact. The invasion is not because of the dry spell we are experiencing. The attack has been going on for a long time. The
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      82 7 rE majority of those using the People's Association sport's facilities live around the Oeylang and Katong districts. Some of them staying nearby use to take a walk to P.A. via the back gate facing Nicoll Highway. Now that gate Is locked and this has led to the public using all
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      49 7 I WISH to thank Mr. Tay Ming Liang (ST.. May 3) for drawing the attention of the Bus Services Licensing Authority to the fallen bus stop at the 7th mile Upper Serangoon Road. This bus stop was reerected on May 6. YAP SOON HOE, Secretary, Bus Services Licensing Authority.
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      Americans and their amahs
      154 7 Americans and their amahs I READ with disgust a recent report that an American oil "expert" is paying his amah US$35O a month! This American may be an expert in oil but he is certainly ignorant about how to win friends and influence local people (except his amah). It Is
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      WHAT THE 'IN' CROWD LADIES TAKE PRIDE IN
      94 7 WHAT THE 'IN' CROWD LADIES TAKE PRIDE IN ris with utter disgust that I view the increasing number of women who take up smoking. These are usually ladies in their twenties or early thirties who mix in affluent and professional society. They smoke to appear sophisticated" and to be accepted
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      66 7 I CANNOT understand what "L.S.M." (ST., May 11) has to crumble about regarding the composition of the Ministry of Health Action Committee, especially when his own Singapore Medical Association (a body representing doctors in both the public and private sectors, specialist^ and non-specialists) delegation which appeared before the Committee on
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      GOVT REPLIES
      230 7 I REFER to uhe letter by "Curbside Motorist" (S.T. May 4). Investigation* have shown that there Is ample provision of parking lots in the carparks near blocks 9 and 10 and b.ocks 12 and 13. The writer may park his car In any of i-he available parking lots
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      109 7 I REFER to the letter by "Puzzled" (ST., April 28) on the subject of atlases and maps. Singapore maps on different scales are published by this department, but not atlases which are found in various text books. Of the various scares of Singapore maps published, only the one inch to
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      117 7 1 REFER to the letter by "Frustrated" (ST., May 11) regarding a young rubber tree. The Fire Brigade recently received a request for the removal of a tree growing at the rear of No. 6, Hal Sing Road. Investigations carried out by the Fire Brigade and the Parks and Trees
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      67 7 1 REFER to your report (S.T.. May 14) on the Film Classification Advisory Committee. It is true that the Advisory Committee is being set up. It is not correct, however, that the nominations were proposed by Me. Chlou Chee Pern, the Acting Chairman of the Board of Film Censors. Mr.
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      285 7 Straits Times Crossword WM \mW" HP IHF IF mWF 111 ACROBB S. Accommodation for 26 travel8. Drink? Another time— about ler». perhaps (10). five (8). 7. OUt wan spoilt room, maay OeU behind, like the rent 23. Many requirements of anglcollector (6). »«<1 othert (6). 10. Bloom In the shade?
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    'Movement of shares proof Eu knew what was going on'
    335 8 be that the price of the machinery was grossly inflated when sold to Eupoc and any director of Eupoc having the interest of the company at heart must have seen that he was making a profit. "The devious route the
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    WITNESS QUESTIONED ON 'MISTAKES'
    395 8 finance the Inflated prices. "One woncers whether by the simple device of doubling the price, the EDB was made to pay the full amount of the price of the machinery, or whether POCI was persuaded to give Charles Eu an Interest in things to come so
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    Witness: I was offered 2,000 shares before issue to public
    636 8 Witness: I was offered 2,000 shares before issue to public happened because she had typed it in a hurry as there was information at the time that Davie was leaving Singapore. The complaint was written with the co-ope-ration of the AttorneyGeneral's office. Questioned by Mr. Godwin about the "facts" she
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    JAIL AND ROTAN FOR ATTACK ON WOMEN
    170 9 JAIL AND ROTAN FOR ATTACK ON WOMEN SINGAPORE. Mon. A gang of seven youths waylaid two women along a lonely path in Yio Chu Kane and tried to strip them, a district court heard today. Today, a member of the fans. Mohamrr id Nor bin Hamld. 17, admitted robbing and
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    Music festival
    33 9 SINOAPORE, Mon. District 2 of the Singapore Youth Festival 1871 will hold a music and dance festival at the National Junior College in Linden Drive on May 22 at 7 p.m.
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    Court hears of 'fishy' look of Govt man
    329 9 Court hears of 'f ishy' look of Govt man SINGAPORE. Mon rE Industrial Arbitration Court today heard that a Labour Ministry officer had been refused permission to check the record book and punch cards of Allied Chocolate Industries in Tanglin Halt, because the factory's deputy general manager, thought he looked
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    Gerakan leader offers to name a 'big fish'
    262 9 Gerakan leader offers to name a 'big fish' SUNGEI PATA N I, Mon. Gerakan Party national chairman Professor Syed Hussein Al-Atas today offered to provide the Anti-Cor-ruption Agency with the name of "a big fish." Addressing a Gerakan rally at Tanjong Dawal, in Central Kedah, he said the Minister of
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    UN grant for our schools
    54 9 SINGAPORE. Mon. The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has announced a grant of $81,000 to aid school health services and nutrition programmes in Singapore this year. The grant was approved at the annual meeting in Geneva last month by Unicef 's Executive board, the Ministry
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    Death fall
    31 9 SINGAPORE. Mon. A 55--year-old man. Teo Eng Keong. fell to his death from a block of Housing Board flats in Cantonment Road this evening. No foul play is suspected.
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    Guides hope to raise $15,000 from walk
    102 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Education Minister, Mr. Lim Kirn San, will open a donation walk organised by the central division of the Singapore Girl Guides Association at Guide House in Clemenceau Avenue on May 30. About 1.500 guiders, guides and brownies, expect to raise
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      NORTHERN REDS
      431 10 The killing of six communist terrorists in the Kulim areft of Kedah is a harsh reminder for the Malaysian delegation at the border talks in Bangkok of the reality of guerilla war. There is an idea that the meeting can be a opportunity for winning support for Malaysia's
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      THE MISERABLE MILLIONS
      322 10 Mrs. Indira Gandhi was perfectly right when she told evacuees from East Pakistan billetted in a refugee camp in West Bengal that they will have to return to East Pakistan as soon as possible. The scale of their influx is more than India can accept. With a
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      WASTED GALLONS
      228 10 One of Singapore's hotels ends an announcement on the water shortage with the suggestion that guests should pray for rain. A plea to the deities may have its point. But it does not absolve Singaporeans from the responsibility of a sustained attempt to bring the consumption of water
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    Anger among India's poor as the influx of refugees swells
    764 10  -  SYDNEY SCHANBERG By THE continuing influx of Bengali refugees fleeing from the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan is placing a severe strain not only on India's economy but on its social fabrics as well, as the refugees force prices up
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  • Letters to the Editor
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      Forced to take art
      160 10 f AM a teacher attending a Bahasa Malaysia course sponsored by the Government. It has been most helpful and we have learnt a great deal from this first month of the three month course. Lately, however, we have been forced to attend lectures in art. Only
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      17 10 "Q8" TALANG, Kuala v Kangsar complained about delay in the forwarding of a telegram to Slim River.
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      49 10 Inquiries show that this was due to ihe telegram being mislaid by one of the telegraph staff against whom severe disciplinary action Is being taken. The delay is much regretted and I wish to tender my apologies to the sender. SHAMSUDDIN bio A. KADIR Prgawal Talikom, Kawasan Perak, Ipoh.
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      57 10 MY FATHER loves wrestling and my mother likes Indian films. Result? Friction. Reason? The times of these programmes on TV Malaysia overlap. And i am sure this time clash Is producing domestic clashes all over the country. Please. TV Malaysia, do a little adjustment in the schedules and, by extendon,
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      CRY FOR MERDEKA
      92 10 YOUR report on May 10 about the Merdeka slogan is, I think, a bit misleading. The report said the slogan echoed across the country 14 years ago. This is not true. If the report had qualified this by adding the phrase "a« understood and shouted by UMNO"
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    Near-bankrupt cities of U.S.
    1248 10  - Near-bankrupt cities of U.S. Roy Hattersley The apparently hopeless pursuit of solvency in City Hall By _WASHINGTON THE sixties were said to be the golden age of American mayors. By the end of the decade a new sort of politician had bounded up the steps of a dozen City Halls,
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      Now Mao fighter to beat the MiG
      682 11 CHINA is producing, for the first time, a jet fighter of its own design which American analysts say is more superior than the Soviet MiG-19. According to the analysts, China had earlier concentrated on producing planes from Russian blueprints obtained before the Ideological
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      Lock icon Chou gets 'let's swap doctors' letter
      202 11 ft ONG KONG, Mon. 11 An American doctor said here today he had written to Premier Cnou En-lai suggesting an "interchange" of American and Chinese doctors. Dr. Omar J. Farced said he had not yet received any reply to his April 30 letter but
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      Do You Want to Become a Writer?
      248 11 If yon have aptitude often revealed by a ftft for letter writing you can be trained to write and sell articles and short stories, where* er yon live. The field li wide open to talent. Proof is to be found In the thousands
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      Soekarno's son to launch PNI polls campaign
      203 11 Soekarno's son to launch PNI polls campaign lAKARTA, Mon. The late President Soekarno's son, Guntur, will launch a general elections campaign for the big Indonesian Nationalist Party (PNI) which was founded by his father 44 years ago. A PNI spokesman said today that Mr. Guntur. accompanied by the party's third
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      Kennedy is first choice for President poll
      196 11 Kennedy is first choice for President poll NEW YORK, Mon. Senator Edward Kennedy has moved ahead of Senator Edmund Muskie as the first choice of registered Democrats to run for U.S. President, according to the latest Gallup poll. The poll, released yesterday, said Sen. Kennedy of Massachusetts, is the first
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      Crowd demands public hanging for 19 traitors
      181 11 Crowd demands public hanging for 19 traitors DAR ES SALAAM. Mon. A chanting crowd in Zanzibar yesterday demanded that 19 men sentenced to death at a public rally last weekend by the Island's Ruler, Sheikh Abeld Karume, should be publicly hanged. At the rally Sheikh Abeld Karume had exhibited the
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      Lock icon Jaggers in hiding
      62 11 \[ICINAGGIO (Corsica), Tues. Mick Jagger and his dark-eyed latin bride Bianca yesterday headed for a nearby isolated chateau accessible only by sea after switching yachts here. The Jaggers. married in St. Tropez last week, came here on Saturday night to escape photographers in the Corsioan capital, of
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      Lock icon Horror plunge
      38 11 MANILA. Mon. Twelve people were killed and 45 others were injured when a bus overturned and (ell Into a 45-ft. deep ravine in the central Philippine island of Panay. the Philippine News Service said yesterday. AP.
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      Lock icon NIJALINGAPPA OUSTED AS OPPOSITION CONGRESS PRESIDENT
      306 11 NIJALINGAPPA OUSTED AS OPPOSITION CONGRESS PRESIDENT BOMBAY, Monday THE Opposition Congress Party, almost wiped out in the general elections chose a new leader yesterday in place of party president Mr. S. Nijalingappa The policy-making All India Committee met In crisis session here to consider Its performance In the elections, in
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      Egypt to end 'hold on other Arab countries'
      380 12 CAIRO, Monday. £GYPT, under President Sadat's new government is to end, what political observers called "an era of interference in the internal affairs of other Arab countries." The sources claimed that secret organi- sations recently purged by President Sadat, had carried on
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      Lock icon Israel names Arab Minister
      51 12 JERUSALEM, lion. Israel today appointed Its first Arab deputy Minister, it was officially announced here. Abdul Aziz Zuabi, 44, a member of a prominent .'amily from Nazareth in not them Israel, was named deputy Health Minister. the highest government position ever reached by an Israeli Arab.
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      Lock icon GOLDA: NO PEACE MOVES TILL CAIRO SITUATION IS STABLE
      247 12 GOLDA: NO PEACE MOVES TILL CAIRO SITUATION IS STABLE JERUSALEM, Mon. Prime Minister Mrs. Golda Meir's Government decided yesterday to put off any firm moves for a peace agreement with Egypt until the situation In Cairo stabilises. Mrs. Meir chaired a Cabinet meeting, the first since the new Government took
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      Lock icon Missing Buddha statue: Now new charge
      221 12 Missing Buddha statue: Now new charge ltf ANILA, Mon.— The case of the disappearing golden Buddha has thickened in plot with the allegation that a Japanese national had played a part in the controversial seizure of the statuette from its owner. Joe Oihara, who was reported by a Manila newspaper
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      Lock icon To Gina's aid...
      26 12 To Gina's aid. ROME, Mon. The Mayor of Subiaco is suing Milan magazine Oggi for allegedly libelling the town's most famous daughter actress Gina Lollobriglda. Reuter.
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      US eager for talks to cut forces in Europe
      378 12 US eager for talks to cut forces in Europe WASHINGTON, Mon. Secre tary of State Mr. Rogers said yesterday that the US was anxious to begin negotiations with the Soviet Union over mutual troop reductions in Europe. The American Ambassador in Moscow. Mr Jacob Beam, has been Instructed to seek
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      Lock icon Duvalier's call to Press
      64 12 SAO PAULO, Mon Prwident Jean Duvalier of Haiti says he hopes the world Prey. will treat him with "less hostility" than It did his late rather "Papa Doc" Duvalier. "The International Press «a very unfair to my Illustrious father. It caused him great harm." Mr. Duvalier
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      Lock icon No one will die of hunger: Tikka
      512 13 No one will die of hunger: Tikka NEW DELHI, Monday THE head of the martial law administration in East Pakistan told the people of a cyclone-stricken region that the Government had enough food on hand and "no one would be allowed to die of hunger," Radio Pakistan said today. The
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      Lock icon Angela beaten
      30 13 WALTHAM (Massachusetts.. Mon. Blacit militant Angela Davis has been defeated by a New York lawyer in an election for the presidency of the Brandies University Alumni Association. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Great hoppers! What a leap
      174 13 LOS ANGELES, Mon. Frogs from 43 countries hopped for glory in the annual International tumping frog jubilee In Angels Camp, but the top honours went to an American entry named Eusle Q with a nearrecord leap of 17 feet 9] Inches. More than 1.500 of
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      Patrolman hurt in shooting drama
      143 13 MEMPHIS Mon. A 1 neighbourhood dispute escalated into a gun battle with police yesterday in which a man barricaded himself in his house and shot at the officers. One patrolman, James Crossno. was hit in the forehead by a shotgun blast. Police later fired tear
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      Lock icon Crackdown on smut source
      47 13 MANILA. Mon. President Marcos has ordered a nationwide crackdown on the productlon of pornography, a Piesidential Palace spokesman said today. Mr. Marcos issued the order in a directive yesterday to the Secretaries of Justice and National Defence, provincial executives and police agencies. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Yoko's nude
      39 13 CANNES. Mon— Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Ycko have each presented short films for the Cannes film festival to be held here this weekend. Yoko's film showed a fly promenading on a nude girl. AP.
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      Police hunt for illegal Lebanese migrants
      169 13 Police hunt for illegal Lebanese migrants fANBERRA, Mon. Police and immigration officers are searching for 15 iliegal Lebanese migrants some of them duped by unscrupulous travel agents into entering Australia on visitor visas an immigration official said here last night. The official said some of the Lebanese another 18 were
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      Lock icon IRA man dies in Belfast
      76 13 I) ELF AST. Mon. A man shot dead by British troops during a gun-battle In Central Belfast on Saturday night was a member of the Irish Republican Army, the illegal military organisation said today. In a statement to a Republican newspaper the IRA said: "Lieut.
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      Lock icon Australia—a new role
      61 13 Australia a new role NEW YORK. Mon. Time magazine said today that Australia had to find a new role in the Pacific but that the response of its leaders to this challenge was "less than dynamic "Indeed, some critics grumble that Australia's political leadership is so mediocre that every ro«y
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      CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      74 14 CHIEF PRICE CHANGES RISES Talam $145 +.25 Kcponr $2.55 +.23 Ambassador $133 +20 M. Invest. $2.44 +.15 Borneo $2.92 +.15 C C $245 +.13 Tractors M'sia $2.58 +12 Guinness $5.75 +.10 W.M'den(M) $5.90 +.10 Roth mans $2.65 +.08 M Tob. $4.50 +.08 E.N.E. $2.53 +.06 Mega Chem $0.95* +.05* Veneer
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      Straits Times Indices
      38 14 Straits Times Indices May 14 May IT Industrials: 155.17 155.93 r Hotels: M.76 68.45 •Properties: IM.7S 117.22 tTtns: 91.84 tt.l2 t$ rubbers: 1 16.73 117.43 Dee. 30, 1966 B 100 IDee. SI, IMS 100 tDee. l», IMS 100
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1079 14 BID AND OFFER PRICEt OFFICIALLY LUTED AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS IN THE SINCAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR TRADING ROOM* OF THI STOCK. EXCHANGE WITH FRICI MOVIMINT IN RACKET* VISTIRDAY MM I TERLINC RUBBER* Craltlalra O. Hop* S»l*d < K.L. Kaponf 23 < i) UNIT TRUST (Ana Unit Trult)
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      BUSINESS DONE
      1356 14 RUSINESS In and reported to D the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS Acma (1) $1.57 cd. Alcan (1) $1.57, (4) $1.58. (1) $1 59. Allied
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      Official rates
      49 14 AN the official Malayan v ShortTenn Monty Market for the week ended May 15, 1971 the range of call ratea was a* follow*: BANKING FUNDS; »W per cent to SVi per cent. GENERAL FUNDS: 1% per cent to 4*4 per cent MOVEMENTS of fund* totalled $»6 million.
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      Bumper year at OCBC
      260 14 rpAN SRI Tan Chin Tuan, chairman of Oversea -Chinese Banking Corporation has good news for shareholders. On top of a two point rise in dividend for 1970 he announced yesterday a one-for-four bonus issue. million. The 1969 net profit for the group was $7.75 million with
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      COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
      200 14 LONDON Sumatra Plantations expects to maintain last year's dividend level of 14 per cent for 1970 despite the adverse effect of ruling low rubber prices. The rubber crop harvested amounted to 14.116.739 kg., with 1,173.--002 kg. being from Malaysia and the rest from Indonesia, compared with 13.979,860 kg.
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      Malaysian Govt loan
      157 14 rpHE Malaysian government yesterday announced the Issue of a new cash loan of $150 million with three securities being offered to subscribers. They are a three-year stock at i\ per cent per annum maturing on May 31, 1974; a five-year stock at six per cent per annum
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      PROSPECTS BRIGHTER AT LIEN HOE
      173 14 PROSPECTS BRIGHTER AT LIEN HOE T I E N Hoe Industries Li achieved a pre-tax profit of $584,594 during 1970 compared with $388,--384 In the previous year, but profits were well below chairman Tee Su Ku's forecast back in October of around $700,000. After tax charges the profit comes out
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      MARKET GATHERS STRENGTH
      233 14 ACTIVE support for top and second line issues made for firm trading on the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. Reflecting the improving sentiment, the Straits Times Industrial Ordinary share index rose to 155.93. Main highlights of the day were Borneo Berhad, Motor Investments and Wheelock
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        CLOSING PRICES
        23 14 MAY 17. RUBBER: 115.25 cents per kilo (down 1.00 cent). TIN: $645.62} (down 124). Official offering 295 tons (up 40 tona).
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        Tin down
        46 14 F[E Straits tin price In Penang yesterday sagged fractionally by 12$ cents to $645.62} per picul on an official offering up 40 tons to 295 tons. The local market was fairly steady with good buying support from the United Kingdom and the United States.
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        PRODUCE
        109 14 pMINEIE PRODUCE IXCHANCC, V SINCAPORI NOON CLOIINC PRICES MR PICUL YESTERDAY Caaanut OH: bulk 154 Milan, drum »5«l aallara. Copra: Mixed (f.0.b.) loos* May/ June UK/Cont. (321 B. P.pp.f Muntok AST A whit* f.o.b 100<* NLW 1180 Mlltrs. Sarawak whitr fob. M« NLW $170 Milan. Sarawak apaelal black fob.
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        RUBBER IS DOWN
        301 14 rFHE rubber market yesterday opened about unchanged, whereafter very quiet con ditions persisted with levels fluctuating around 116.00 cents for RSS One June. Some godown selling after mid-day, however, made for easier conditions, while forw a r d differentials widened out markedly on a reserve of sellers.
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        WORLD GOLD PRICES
        52 14 Saturday Friday •U.S. su.s. London Cloaad 41.20 Beirut 41.60 41.50 Honikonf UNCH 42.41 Zurich Cloied 41.008 41.308 Part* Clotad 41.00 Spore (1) 42.75 42.33 S ft'pora (2) 160.30 159.00 (1) Export price In non-aterllnc areaa In U.S. dollara par ounce. (2) Local dealera pricea In Singapore dollar*
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      UOB continues its expansion drive
      462 14 rE United Overseas Bank group continues its aggressive expansion drive in 1971. and this month sees it entering the general Insurance field with the establishment of subsidiary United Overseas Insurance which has a paid-up capital of $2 million. A realty company is also In the
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      Exchange rates
      159 14 THE Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore announced these best agreed merchant rates as at May 17. >f Foreifn Currency Sterling Pound Australian Dollar Canadian Dollar ■Jew Zealand Dollar South Arabian Dinar J.S. Dollar -ocal do 1 lan to 100 units if Foreifn Currency Jelgian Francs Burmese Kyats Jeylon
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        286 14 MELBOURNE. Mon. The market was closely mixed with no apparent trend In dull trading on the Melbourne Stock Exchange today. Bougainville Righto stood out. They came on at $2 60 but made a strong close at $3.10. C.R.A. dropped $1.15 to $9.70 and New Broken Hill fell $1.40 to
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        Asian Dollar
        46 14 rE following Asian Dollar rates were quoted yesterday by Bank of America. The rates are deposits of U5525,000 and above: One month 6 9/16 pc Two months 811/iepc Thre» months 615/16 pc Six months 6 IS/iepic Nine months 7 pc Twelve months 7 pc
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        Hong Kong
        235 14 JJONO KONO. Mon. The market consolidated today and a very steady tone developed. Hutchison Properties, which were traded for the first time, were very heavily dealt In and many thousand shares changed hands. The par value of the share was HKSS and after reaching HKifi 35 at one
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        Hong Kong rates
        30 14 On th« fraa aiahanta marfcat In Hon» Kong rtatartay tht US oMiar to' «r:i»v onn for t t quoted at 14 4» and af iaM at 508.28.
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    'Aussie who died in opium den could have lived'
    240 15 'Aussie who died in opium den could have lived' rjINOAPORE, Mon. An O Australian student who died of morphine poisoning in an opium den could have lived if he had been found in his coma six hours earlier, a coroner heard today. Carry Eames, 21. a second year liberal arts
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    Hotels face staff recruiting problem
    401 15  - Hotels face staff recruiting problem BAILYNE SUNG Growing demand for trained personnel By i: Singapore, Monday riESPITE being de- luged with thousands of applications for Jobs, the newer hotels in Singapore are finding difficulty in recruiting trained and experienced staff. And one popular, in fact the only, solution seems to
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    Bahasa in all Radio Malaysia services
    104 15 Bahasa in all Radio Malaysia services KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Radio Malaysia this morning began making continuity announcements over ALL its language services in Bahasa Malaysia. The English Service, which has been renamed the Blue Network, will only broadcast talks, features, news bulletins and special programmes in English. The Chinese and
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    Baby show at centre
    39 15 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Havelock Road Community Centre is holding its first baby show at its premises on June 19. Application forms can be obtained at the centre after 2.30 p.m. For further Information, tel: *****.
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    Compensation for the Sun's local journalists
    335 15 Compensation for the Sun's local journalists SINGAPORE. Mon. Locally recruited journalists of the Eastern Sun are to receive a month's salary each as final compensation from the management. About 10 of them who turned up at the newspaper's Cantonment Road office this morning to clear their desks were given this
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    1,489 'smoky' tickets
    35 15 SINGAPORE, Mon. A total of 1,489 lorries, bases, cars and motorcycles were booked last month in the anti-pollution drive against vehicles with smoky exhausts a drop of 270 from the March figure.
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    Taste of Danish cheese for Singapore school children
    253 15 Taste of Danish cheese for Singapore school children SINGAPORE, Mon. Miss 5 Blrthe Rabol, 26-year-old Danish home economist, has the job of convincing Singaporeans that Danish food is worth eating. fiss Rabol, who works for the Danish Agricultural Marketing Board, is in Singapore for a two-week promotion campaign the biggest
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    CHILDREN'S TURN TO TELL STORIES ON RADIO
    105 15 CHILDREN'S TURN TO TELL STORIES ON RADIO SINGAPORE, Moa Radio Singapore is holding a story-telling competition in the four language streams for children between the ages six and nine. Each child will write and narrate without reference to the script, a short story that has a local background and is
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    Drug fine
    32 15 SINGAPORE. Mon. Tiremar. Ganasamoorthy Somasundram, ?6, was fined $300 by a magistrate's court today for having lour rolls of marijuana worth $4 along Crane Road on June 17 last year.
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      843 15 On your TV and Radio 3.M P.M. Opening and General 7.15 It's Happening in Singapore (C) Programme Summary "5 O.K. Crackerby Operation 329 K Family (M) 1M Egn Man in His World Speed Racers 131 Arena Sukan 3M JorfTnTweK) SiniJ iS SSJCL 6 Blood M& The Choice SJ 353 P,'
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    349 16 Tomboyish in fashion and ultra-feminine in beauty T»O be in fashion now you've got to look a little like a tomboy. And it's all because of the craze for hot pants. Women of all ages are falling for it in several versions, mainly In those styles which have slit overskirts.
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    739 16  -  Esme Baptista ONG KIAT BENG edited by by AS it is, with her husband around her everyday, today's wife has to face 101 problems concerning the family. She has to make adjustments day to day in a quickly changing society. And qujte often keep
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    414 16 PXECUTIVE and professional women can and should find time to do social work. They are the thinking people of the community and they should make use of their talents in helping others. This Is the belief of Mrs. Helen Solon, an honorary member
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      578 19 dunni the world's most admired lighter WE REGRET TO ADVISE THAT DUE TO THE REVALUATION OF THE SWISS FRANC THE PRICES OF ALL DUNHILL ROLLAGAS LIGHTERS FROM SWITZERLAND ARE INCREASED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT AS FOLLOWS: SINGAPORE W. MALAYSIA 1. Silver Plated S$ 100.00 M$ 132.00 2. Gold Plated 112.50 148.50
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      881 19 TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Ministry of Education, Singapore. ADMISSION TO FULL-TIME TRADE AND ARTISAN COURSES 1 Courses available to session commencing or 12 7.1971:No. of Training Placet (a) Aljunled Vocational Institute Mattar Road. Singapore 14. TRADE COURSES AppUed Electronics 110 Industrial Electricity 133 ARTISAN COURSE Installation Wiring 330 (b) Buklt Meran
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      689 19 THE BANKRCPTCY ACT (CHAPTER It. 197* EDITION) NOTICE OF RECEIVING AND ADJUDICATION ORDERB TAKE NOTICE that Recelvtng and Adjudication Orders were on 7th May. 1971 made against the following persons and /or firms: RECEIVING AND ADJUDICATION ORDERS nv.dr on 7.5.1971 Bankruptcy No. 151/71 Jalll Bin Awang of No 10-B, Jalan
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      498 19 DEATH Ks> «U 1 ssssssV^B-^l TW Mr. Ng Cheng Kang. aged 69, passed away peacefully on 17.5.1971 deeply mourned by his beloved wife Lee Oek Eng, 2 sons Kek Urn <fc Kek Nghl. 3 daughters Baby Seok Lan, Molly Seok Choo and Irene Seok Hong. 3 sons-in-law Tan Keng Koon,
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      868 20 Acknowledgements VUNI AWI thanks Mercantile Co-oi MBA Supplies and Transport, Oov Printing Sabah and all for assli tances. condolences, attendance hi father's funeral 14 5 71. Announcements LOUIS! KLERK'S SALONS In Hoti expert perming and gorgeous tlntlm Very moderate prices Appointment! telephone *****3 (Spore). Births MsILVOGUI: In Scotland to Donal
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      918 20 ESTABLISHED ORGANISATION re quires Ullt Ftmili Bale Represents, tlvts Executives. Exposition (Salei mrlai. Delivery Clerk/ Driver. Pleasi apply with telephone and photograpt (non-returnable) to Box A 4521 ST. ACCOUNTS CLINK wanted by esta bllshed company. Applications li tlona. experience and aalary require< with photograph (non-returnable) t< Box A 4310 B.T.
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      918 20 MAD THI tINIOR Appointment Vacant IB the Sunday Mall each week. Situation* wanted riad THI lINIO* Appointment Vacant in tl>« Sunday Mail «ach week. AeoemmoiUtion vacant HOLLAND ROAD unfurnished furnished bungalow SI.SOO—t2,OOO/- Raffle* Park furnlahed bungalow $1,900'Merryn Road bungalow furnlahed $1,800/- Namly Avenue bungalow furnlabed $2,000 Hlllcreat/Klm Hock Road semi-detached
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      902 20 SAL! RINT 2 storey terrace houi Opera Estate Comer 2-storey tei race bouse), furnished. East Coai Road. Apply 3-B, Martin Roa< B'por* *****4. DIST. 9, FURNISHED FLAT at Jal* Jlntan (500/-: Unfurnished houi at Woo Mon Chew Road (120/ Dlst. 19 bungalow at Serangoo Garden (320/- Spore *****6. LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED
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      853 20 Shops lor Ml* COLOMILL (HOPPING CENTRE omcr salea/rent approx 1.200 sq. ft. Wall to wall carpet. Central aircondmonIns. Yumln Houalnf Agency. *****/ *****. Spore. Codown space vacant 000 SO. FT. STORACE SPACE available off Xeppel Road Tel. ***** B' pore. Codown space wanted WANTID APPROX 2.000 10. FT. Storage space
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      910 20 SAFETY DRIVING INSTITUTION. Guaranteed count 20 hour* WO'-. Hourly $4. 50. 8, Bernam Street. B' pore *****. MAUREEN LIM STUDIO Ballroom' LatinSoclal Dancing. C.H. Tan A N AT I) London Private lesaoru dally. Spore *****7 Y.W.C.A. BATIK PAINTING 7.6.71 5.30 p.m. |40 (members). »43 (noo-membert) 4 month courae. Enquiries Spore
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      Shipyard's bonding system gets backing
      462 21  -  CLEMENT MESENAS: By Singapore, Mon. SHIPBUILDERS and repairers view Jurong Shipyard's re-cently-adopted policy to bond its new workis a "reasonable uid justified" move. A bonding system has been In existence for some ;me In the other major yards Sembawang and Keppel but not so In
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      'Be neighbourly' message from Ghazali
      301 21 'Be neighbourly' message from Ghazali KUALA LUMPUR, Monday T OOK to your neighbour that was the mes- sage given by Malaysia today to Asean countries to instil in their people a greater sense of regional consciousness, identity and purpose. This message came from Minister with Special Functions and Information, Tan
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      Start a 'metric memory' advices board
      139 21 SINGAPORE, Mon. Says the Metrication Board: "Now Is the time to start a metric memory" of the sizes of well-known Singapore landmarks. In a radio broadcast this morning, as part of a series of metric talks, the board's "conducted tour" of Singapore went: When
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      Students' visit
      32 21 SINOAPORE. Mon. Six students from the Youth and Student Travel Association of the Philippines arrived today as guests of the University of Singapore Students' Union and the Tourist Promotion Board.
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      18 months jail for theft
      73 21 18 months jail for theft SINGAPORE, Mon—Labourer Hassan bin Osman *llas Kintan, 22, was Jailed for 18 months by a district court today for housebreaking and theft in Taman Jurong. The court heard that between 5 pjn. on May 13 and 3 ajn. on May 14. Hassan and another youth
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      $20,000 won
      26 21 SINOAPORE. Mon The second group prlwj of »***** mn in yesterday* Toto draw No. 38/Tl. The jackpot for this Thursday* draw remains »t 1116,000.
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      357 21 Cont from Page 20) Vehicles tor sale HC KEONG CAR TRADERS: 14. Palrrson Hill, Singapore: 642*04 •4*679 offers: 1970: Escort OT Capri 1600GTL. Datsun/1300, A Clubman. 1969: Cortlna/OT. Toyota/ Corolla 1200, Cortina/Super. K Kscort I VYigon. F Capri. Renault KIO. VW 13DO. Datsun/1000, A/1100, Mazda 1200. Escort/Super, A/1300. v Viva.
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      527 21 TRIUMPH TIOIR 100, 500 cc motorcycle tip-top condition. 1058 model. RISK today ***** B'pore between 11 19M DECEMBER OPIL REKORD 2 owners, comprehensive Insurance November 1971. good condition. Telephone (Spore) *****2. 1967 F CORTINA DELUXE J3.850 0.n.0. 1964 Volkswagen 1200 {3.400/ -0.n.0. V Good condition H.P. possible Spore *****4. TRIUMPH
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      661 21 /^lT^v COMPUTER PROCESSING SERVICES [Lro pTE LTD I S?rcg/ COMPUTER SYSTEMS SALES xSIX REPRESENTATIVE Singapore's first Independent DaU Processing Bureau offers an opportunity to Singapore citizens who are interested In a challenging career in a young and expanding organisation. What we are looking for is a go-getter with a sound
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      251 21 LEMBAGA PELABOHAN SWETTENHAM KEKOSONGAN JAWATAN MALIM (PILOT) Permohonan ada-lah dl-pelawa darl Warganegara Malaysia yang berumor antara 25 tahun dan 40 tahun dan mempunyal salah satu darlpada kelulusan2 berikut: 1. Master of Foreign Going Ship 2. Ist Mate Foreign Going Ship 3. 2nd Mate Foreign Oolng Ship I 4. Master Home
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      561 21 LEMBAGA LETBIK NEGABA JAWATAN JUfcI'TERA AWAM (a) (1) Nama Jawatan Jurutera 2 Awam (11) Nama JabaUn Kejurutcraan Awam Haldero (Ul) Bahaglan Bahaglan I (0) Tteßffga Gajl (I) Jurutera Pelajar Tahun Pertama $000 sa-bulan Tahun Kedua $640 sa-bulan (II) Jurutera Awam Tlngkatan Blasa 'B $730 x 35 1,045 (dengan sekurang2-nya dua
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      621 21 LEMBAGA LETRIK NEGARA (a) (1) Nama JawaUn Kedet Teknlk Pembantu Teknlk Tlngkatan Blasa Awam (Haldero). (ID Nama Jabaian Ketua Juru t c ra Awam. (Ul) Bahaglan Bahsglan II (b) Tangga Oajl Kedet Teknlk: $380 x 20 420. Pembantu Teknlk Tlngkatan Blasa: $475 x 25 600,640 x 25 765 serta Elaun
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      Subian does best as local riders make merry
      363 22 I OCAL jockeys had a good weekend at Penang, winning 13 of the 19 races over two days. Subian Dalwee had his best-ever day for sometime when he scored a treble on Saturday. He was four up for the weekend when he
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      260 22 IRISH BALL FLOPS IN FRENCH TRIAL fjARIS, Mon. Tarbes ran X to an easy five-length victory In the Prix Lupin, last major French classic trial before the Derby, at Longchamp yesterday. Epsom Derby hope Irish Ball, ridden by champion British jockey Lester Plggott. was beaten into third place by Leading
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      RACING with Epsom Jeep
      134 22 Racing after a long absence Bumper Crop, a five-year-old English gelding by Petition, put up a good showing to llnLsh fourth to Ace of Diamonds II in the Class 3 Dlv 2 race. Tamu, late Pilot, a handsome four-year-old New Zealand gelding by Shlfnal, made an
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      PENANG WEIGHTS
      924 22 WEIGHTS lor tht Fraser Hill II 7.12 race* at Penang Worthwhile 7.12 this weekend: Dust Pury 7.11 The Girlfriend 7.10 SATURDAY Status Quo 7.10 CU 3, DIV. 4 7F. Picture House m 74)8 Copper Quest 9.00 Novelist 708 Debar 811 One Upmanship 101 Tal Pau 811 k 0
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        734 22 TWE Stipendiary Ste- ward's report on the races at Penang last weekend: SATURDAY Race 1: When the electric button (ailed to release the gates lor the start, the Starter affected a start with the manual lever. For the greater part of the straight Yon Are Can
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        'Mighty Atom' wins Cup
        90 22 ADELAIDE. Men. South Australia's classic Adelaide Cup was won by a three-year-old filly for the first time in over a century today when Laelia surged ahead from last at the 6f to take the race by half a length Laelia. a tiny mount nicknamed the "Mlghtv
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      707 22 MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT VACANCIES IN SABAH No. S/71 Applications are Invited from Malaysian citizens for the following posts In the Television Division of the Department of Broadcasting. Sabah: 1) rMt: PRODUCER. T.V. Salary Sealr: Dlv. I, Scale A ($750 x 30 870: 930 z 30 1050; 1085 x 35 1260: 1300
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      Japan's brief Davis Cup revival ends in defeat
      267 23 Japan's brief Davis Cup revival ends in defeat "TOKYO, Mon. India halted Japans tennis rex vival here today when Premjit Lall beat Toshiro Sakal 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to take a winning 3-1 margin and advance to the Davis Cup Inter-zone semi-finals. In the antl-climactlc last singles, Kelshlro Yanagl made the
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      HOLE-IN-ONE BUT NOT ON 13TH GREEN
      180 23 HOLE-IN-ONE BUT NOT ON 13TH GREEN UOUSTON. Mon. Bob Ros- burg scored a hole-ln-one yesterday. But It was In the wrong hole. Rosburg. playing In the U*****,000 Houston Champion's International, had his tee •hot off No. 13 strike a tree, and bounced back across some water to the 12th green
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      Chang champ
      41 23 Chang Sheow Yee won the A division individual championship In the Selegle Primary School athletics meet at Farrer Park yesterday. He was first In the 200 m (no time recorded) and second in the long Jump and shot putt.
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      B.T. finals
      22 23 The Buklt Timah District primary schools athletics finals will be held at the Chinese High School ground on May 31.
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      Lock icon Davison takes Leics to the top
      310 23 Davison takes Leics to the top ONDON, Mon— RhodeLi slan Brian Davison cracked 73 off the Sussex attack to help lift Leicestershire to the top of the John Player Sunday League yesterday. His sparkling innings, which Included three sixes, played the major part in steering Leicestershire to a 29-run win.
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      Hampshire 3-1
      16 23 Hampshire beat Port Authority 3-1 In a friendly soccer match at Bukit Chermln yesterday.
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      Forces click at last to go third
      404 23  - Forces click at last to go third ERNEST FRIDA By ARMED Forces packed off Police by 3-0 at Serangoon Road yesterday and with the bonus of two points by default against Combined Schools despite losing 2-1 last week, they have moved up to third spot in the Div. 1 League
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      Maximum of 20 for Asian junior swim meet
      232 23 SINGAPORE may be represented by a 20--strong team at the second Asian age-group swimming championships In Tokyo on Aug. 15-16. This is the maximum number the Amateur Swimming Association will allow because of the costs. At the first meet in Singapore last
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      Lock icon Chi Cheng rounds up with a flourish
      112 23 /CHENEY (Washington), Mon. Records fell, fans and v/ contestants battled a cold drinle and Chi Cheng dominated every event she entered in the final rounds of the National Collegiate women's athletics meet here yesterday. She broke the 100-yard record in the heats, repeated
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      Fast break offence gives the Eagles 57-50 payoff
      244 23  -  G. ROBERT By AMERICAN School Eagleslate switch to the fast break pattern of attack paid off when they dethroned Chinese High School 57-50 to take the Bukit Timah District "A" boys basketball championship at Bukit Panjang yesterday. The Eagles, averaging sft lOln
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      Postponed
      25 23 Yesterday's scheduled Business Houses senior knockout soccer semi-final between Quthrle Waugh and Pools at Jalan Besar was postponed. No new date has been fixed.
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      26 23 SWIMMING: SASA trials (CSC). SQUASH: SSRA league SCC v Tanglin. ANZUK v SAPSA. PEAP v Police, Navy v SCC. ATHLETICS: Upper Serangoon Technical meet (Parrer Park).
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    Lock icon Soviet-US talks on troops cut in Europe
    123 24 Soviet-US talks on troops cut in Europe MOSCOW, Mon. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko and U.S. Ambassador Jacob D. Beam met today, to discuss the possibility of a mutual reduction of forces in Europe, the U.S. Embassy reported. An Embassy spkoesman said Mr. Beam asked for the meeting In
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    36 24 SAIGON. Mon. Top U.S. Government economists from Saigon and Washington will hold a special meeting in Singapore next week to discuss the long-term economic future of South Vietnam, informed sources said today. Reuter.
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    147 24 ARRESTS IN EGYPT NOW 110 SAYS PAPER CAIRO, Mon. President Anwar Sadat's purge of his political enemies has resulted in 110 arrests so far, the newspaper Al Ahram reported today. The authoritative newspaper's disclosure was the first semi-official figure published since the cleanup began last Thursday with the house arrest
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    91 24 GIRL WHO GOT HER ZEROES WRONG MELBOURNE, Mon. A mistake by a girl telex operator who ordered 2.000 shares in the nickel company Poseidon instead of 20, was blamed today for the collapse of a Sydney sharebroking firm. The firm, Malcolm, Hazel, Steel and Hill, was suspended by Sydney's Stock
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    35 24 MOSCOW, Mon. The Soviet Union revealed today that Its robot moon-car, Lunokhod 1, which was dispatched on its lunar patrols Mx months ago, Is gradually dying because Its components are wearing out. AP.
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    U.S.RAIL MEN STAGE NATIONWIDE STRIKE
    106 24 U.S.RAIL MEN STAGE NATIONWIDE STRIKE WASHINGTON. Mon A nationwide rail strike, expected to cripple freight and commuter lines throughout the United States, began today. The strike by the 1 000 member Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen was called after last-ditch talks here, involving federal mediators, broke down early this morning. The
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    London Stocks
    368 24 LONDON. Mon Government bonds closed weak following the Bank of England /Treasury proposals on new monetary technique*. However selling pressure cased somewhat during the afternoon and a little two-way buc.nni developed at the lower levels. Net loves ranged to li point In th« lugh coupon long-dated Issues. Banks
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    79 24 TERLOCMAN KAUR w/0 Danluo Singh of 6. Jmlmn Ttmbiuu off Half Road pasted away peacefully 17.5.71. Cremation: Bidadan 1 p.m. today. MARIAN KOH POM CMOO DM Bador{. act P3 died peacefully 17-5-7 leaving Mm*. Bog Ouan Seng. Ouan Cbooo. Ouan Swan, Ouan Bee, 4 daughters-in-law daughters Cnlam Neo. Kuay
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    40 24 LONDON. Mon. Spot 17.8ft B«ltl«nwn«: June 17.M. July 17.90. July/ 8«Pt. 18.08. Au«. 18.06, OcL/D««. J«n./M«rch 19.05. Apnl/Jun. 19.30. July/8«pt. 19AS. Oct./D«:. 19.85. J»n./M«rch 19«S. Aprll/Jn« 19.70, July/8«pt. 19.78, c l.f. June 1< 40. July 18. M Market: Qui.t
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    29 24 UWDON. Moo. spot buyer. fj«72 (—£7), uilcr* £1478 <— £8). Forward bum. H473 £S) ±1474 (—£7). B«ttlrmcnt £1476 (—£4). Turnoytr «.m. SSS ton* p.m. 278 ton» Too« Barely tttady.
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    Drop of three million gallons on Sunday
    389 24 Drop of three million gallons on Sunday SINGAPORE, Monday WATER consumption dropped yesterday to 103.2 million gallons the lowest consumption rate for more than three-and-a-half months. This is a drop of three million gallons over the consumption on Friday and Saturday, when 106.5 million gallons were used each day. The
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    79 24 SAIGON, Mon. North Vietnamese gunners fired two surface air missiles (SAM) at a Hercules gunship attacking the Ho Chi Minn Trail in Laos yesterday, as U.S. warplanes attacked a North Vietnamese missile site north of the Demilitarised Zone. A U.S. spokesman said the Hercules
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    198 24 Japan moves to protect yen TOKYO, Mon. -'•Japan today banned foreign investments in certain types of Japanese bonds and debentures to prevent speculation against the yen. The Finance Ministry told Japanese securities firms that it would suspend with Immediate effect acquisition by foreign Investors of bonds and debentures not listed
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    18 24 BANGKOK, Mon. Thieves have stolen a house belonging to an army officer, Capt. Phaopan Punnahitanonda AP.
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    122 24 NZ dairy trade 'may go out of business' T ONDON, Mon. New Zealand's trade of butter, cheese and lamb would be out of business in five years, unless suitable "accommodation" is made by the Common Market, New Zealand's Deputy Premier, Mr. John Marshall, said here today. Mr. Marshall flew In
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    35 24 KARACHI. Mon. Thirtytwo miners were killed and two others seriously Injured In a mine explosion at Sinjadi. near Quetta. about 500 miles (800 kms> north-west of "here. It was reported today. Reuter.
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