The Straits Times, 9 August 1978

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    14 1 The Straits Times Cstd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1978 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 214/1/78
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    MORE THAN FAIR—LEE
    1094 1 PM on our economic outlook THE outlook for Singapore for the next five years is more than fair, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew told the nation last night. And the best use of these years is to get younger men md women of integrity ;ind ability into positions
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    Lock icon Greetings from Malaysia
    92 1 Greetings from Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Yang Dlpertuan Agung has sent a congratulatory message to Present Sheares on the occasion of Singapore's National Day. In his message. His Majesty hoped for the country's con 1 1 nu ed progress and prosperity. The Prime Minister, Datuk Hussein Onn. in a
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    Lock icon A SEPT 5 SUMMIT FOR SADAT, CARTER AND BEGIN
    309 1 PRESIDENT Carter, President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin will meet on Sept. 5 at Camp David in a major effort to reach a Middle East peace accord, the White House announced today. "The President Is pleased to announce that
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    Lock icon Dollar takes another pounding in Tokyo
    181 1 Dollar takes another pounding in Tokyo rKYO, Tues. The US dollar took another pounding from the powerful Japanese currency on the Tokyo foreign exchange market today and fell briefly to 186.60 yen. The Bank of Japan was estimated by dealers to have bought at least US$2O million on the market
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    A-G and Pang head the hons list
    503 1  -  IRENE NGOO By THE Attorney-General, Mr. Tan Boon Teik, 49, and the former Permanent Secretary to the Defence Ministry, the late Mr. Pang Tee Pow, 49, top this year's National Day honours list of 368 people, including 61 women, from all walks of
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    DAP chief resigns
    637 1 DAP chief resigns IPOH, Tues. Perak DAP chairman Urn Cho Hock has tendered his resignation as state DAP chairman and leader of the DAP state assembly group. Mr. Urn, one of the six DAP assemblymen who did not take the oath of allegiance to the Sultan of Perak at the
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    Lock icon TRAINS HALTED BY TEA BREAK
    114 1 ONDON, Tues. Rush hour commuter trains out of Liverpool Street station came to a screeching halt for 20 minutes yesterday because a signalman wanted his tea. The same thins could happen today, or tomorrow, a British Rail spokesman said. "The first warning we get is
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    Lock icon Tough line by both sides
    667 1 Tough line by both sides CHINA-VIETNAM TALKS HANOI, Tuesday THE first session of vice-foreign ministerial talks between China and Vietnam here today failed to break a deadlock over the ethnic Chinese issue in Vietnam, with each side taking a tough line on its own position. Vietnam News Agency reported that
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    Dow Jones
    44 1 NEW YORK. Tuw— The Dow Jones industrial average, a 3 38-point loser yesterday. was oil 4.78 points to 880 28 around 11 a.m. today. Declines led advances. 680 to 383. among the 1.542 Issues crossing the New York Stock Exchange tape.— UPl.
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    17 1 UP TO NOON TODAY: Isolated showers in late morning, accordIng to the Singapore Meteorological Service.
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    Lock icon Border attack on Viet officials
    163 1 Border attack on Viet officials HONGKONG, Tues SOME 200 Chinese "hooligans," armed with sticks, stones and knives, assaulted 20 Vietnamese officials on the Bac Luan border bridge this morning, seriously injuring several of them, Radio Hanoi reported tonight. "Incited and directed by the Chinese authorities, the hooligans stormed across the
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    LATEST Begin, Sadat thank Carter
    69 1 LATEST Begin, Sadat thank Carter JEKlSALtM. Tuet. larmell Prime Minister Begin said today he and President Sadat hare thanked President Carter for his "courageow and important" political initiative in hosUnt a Middle East sammJt next month. Mr. Begin, who began a week's holiday today, expressed the hope that the •onurJt
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      Lock icon Fatah and Iraq officials meet to end feud
      271 2 Fatah and Iraq officials meet to end feud BEIRUT, Tuesday MR. Yasser Arafat's Fatah guerilla group and Iraqi officials have met In an urgent attempt to end a feud that, has spilled terror attacks into the world's capitals, senior Palestinian sources said yesterday. Three high ranking Fatah representatives met Iraqi
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      Lock icon CARDINAL BLESSES BODY OF PAUL
      79 2 CARDINAL Jean Villot. the Vatican chamberlain who is in charge of the Church until a new Pope is elected, blessing the body of Pope Paul VI on Sunday. The Pope's body was lying in state in Castel Gandolfo where he died on Sunday. It will
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      Lock icon $24m suit against TV network may be dismissed
      265 2 $24m suit against TV network may be dismissed SAN FRANCISCO, Tues. A San Francisco court appears likely today to dismiss a US$ll million (8124.8 million) suit by a mother who claimed that a brutal wene on television led to her nine-year-old daughter being sexually abused, a lawyer pleading the suit
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      Lock icon Junta takes over in Honduras
      96 2 Junta takes over in Honduras TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras), Tues. Honduras' top three military commanders announced yesterday the Chief of State, Gen. Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, has resigned, and they have named themselves a Junta to take his place., The announcement, broadcast over Radio Tegucigalpa, ■aid the Junta Is made up of
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      Lock icon 'Opec to agree soon on a 5pc hike'
      249 2 Opec to agree soon on a 5pc hike' BAHRAIN, Tuesday QIL ministers of the Organisation of Petroleum Export ing Countries (Opec) are expected next month to agree on a five per cent oil price rise for the first half of 1979, according to a Saudi Arabian newspaper quoted yesterday by
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      Lock icon Afghan plan in Pakistan
      61 2 RAWALPINDI. Tues. The government yesterday announced the landing of an Afghan air force M1O-17 In Pakistani territory but did not say whether the pilot had defected or the plane had strayed Into the country'* air-space. A brief two-paragraph announcement named the pilot as Major Mohammad Akram.
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      Lock icon 'Cuba not keen on more fighting in Africa'
      187 2 'Cuba not keen on more fighting in Africa' DEIRUT, Tues. Cuba Is determined to avoid further military Involvement in Africa and has told visiting Palestinian leaders to "disregard any public statements we might make to the contrary," senior Palestinian sources said yesterday. The sources quoted Cuban officials as telling guerilla
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      Lock icon MP HITS OUT AT BETTING ON PAUL'S SUCCESSOR
      202 2 LONDON. Tu«* A BRITISH Member of Parliament protested last night that within 24 hoars of the death of Pope Panl VI bookmakers here were already offering odds on who would be elected his successor as head of the Roman Catholic Church. Mr.
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      Lock icon Imelda as DPM: Likelihood increases
      262 3 Imelda as DPM: Likelihood increases MANILA. Tuesday THE likelihood increased today of the Philippine President's wife Imelda MarMi being named Deputy Prime Minister with possible succession rights in an emergency. Government-g uldtd newspapers In Manila reported that many members of the new, largely pro-admlnlstra-tlon Interim National Assembly were putting her
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      'Japanese still know little of Asean'
      165 3 'Japanese still know little of Asean' TOKYO. Tues Mr Umarjadl NJotowljono. Director-General of the Indonesian national secretariat of Asean. said in a newspaper article published here today that relations betweer. Asean and Japan had made considerable pro- -ut the concept of the regional body was still unknown to ordinary Japanese.
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      Eddie Calvert dies
      49 3 JOHANNESBURG. Tues. Eddie Culvert, known in his native Britain as "the man with the gulden trumpet' after a string ul hit records in the Fifties died here yesterday aged 56 Mr. Calvert tupped the charts with Oh Mem Papa and Cherry Pink and Apple B! White—Reuter
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      Lock icon Technicians strike
      31 3 SYDNEY, Tues. Australia was on the verse of serious international telephone and telex disruptions today because of a one-day strike by key technicians over introduction of new equipment. Reuter.
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      Lock icon Indira's party to call for two probes
      211 3 Indira's party to call for two probes NEW DELHI. Tues. Mrs. Indira Gandhi's opposition Congress (I) Farty is to call for a commission of inquiry Into allegations of corruption against Prime Minister Morarjl Oesai's son Kanti. The decision was taken today by the Congress (I) parliamentary party executive which also
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      70 3 Sadat and Vance at talks PR E S IDENT Sadat (right) and United States Secretary of State Cyrus Vance during their first round of talks in Alexandria on Monday. State Department spokesman II odd i n k Carter said that the talks were very good and had given rise to
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      Lock icon JAPAN PLANS AGAINST SOVIET ATTACK
      335 3 Measures under study: Report rpOKYO, Tues. Miiitary experts in the Japanese Government have begun studying defence plans with an emphasis on how to protect the country in the event of an invasion from the Soviet Union, a Tokyo newspaper said today. The Yomiuri Shimbun said
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      Lock icon 'Close US bases'
      57 3 MANILA, Tues. The Philippine National Federation of Community Youths yesterday "asked the National Assembly to Immediately dismantle United States bases in this country and the government to end bases talks with Washington. The federation said the current negotiations would go nowhere "unless the Philippine Government does what
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      Setback to Asean phosphate plant
      151 3 MANILA, Tuesday rpHE Philippines' superphosphate project x for Asean may be scuttled in favour ol a pulp and paper mill, the English-lang-uage daily Bulletin today reported this morning. The su p c rphosphate project, according to the paper. Is encountering birth pangs, an early setback
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      Lock icon Doubts over Jakarta's policy
      97 3 Doubts over Jakarta's policy JAKARTA, Tues. The nationalist Jakarta daily Merdeka (Freedom) t oday expressed scepticism over the conduct of Indonesia's "free and active" foreign policy, after Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmaja said President Suharto may not attend next year's non aligned summit conference in Havana. The dally said the nonattendance
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      Lock icon 10,000 in rally
      31 3 RANGOON, Turn. More than 10.000 people attended a rally In the eastern town of Mongahu to denounce communist activities In the area, official sources said here today —Reuter.
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      No prospect of early ties with Khmers: US
      172 4 No prospect of early ties with Khmers: US WASHINGTON, Tues. The I U.uted States said yesterday it saw no early prospect for normalising relations with Kampuchea despite that country's newly-stated willingness to have ties. Rpapilno- tr> the remnr marksmad'e by Prime Minister, Mr. leng Sary, the US State Department said:
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      Lock icon FRIENDSHIP PACT: SONODA HOPE FUL
      306 4 PEKING, Tuesday JAPANESE Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda arrived here tonight confident that he can conclude a peace and friendship treaty with China. Mr. Sonoda will Join the negotiations tomorrow and try to smooth out the wording of a claise condemning hegemony the domination of an
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      Lock icon Arabs to build $180 million Disneyland
      114 4 Arabs to build $180 million Disneyland BEIRUT, Tues. A multi-million dollar Arab Disneyland, the first of Its kind in the Middle East, Is to be built in Kuwait, the Lebanese Journal, Middle East Reporter, said today. Three contracts, worth US$80 million (***** million i. had Just been signed (or the
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      Lock icon Press Bill
      40 4 NEW DELHI, Tues. The Upper House ol Parliament yesterday passed a Bill to establish a press council to preserve the freedom of the Indian press and maintain and Improve the standard* of newspaper* and Indian news agencies. Reuter.
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      Lock icon THAI TRADE OFFICES IN PEKING, HANOI
      103 4 THAI TRADE OFFICES IN PEKING, HANOI BANGKOK, Tnes. Thailand will set up trade commission offices in both Peking and Hanoi, it was announced at a cabinet meeting bere today. The establishment of the Hanoi trade office is in response to agreements made daring a Thai trade team's visit to Hanoi
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      Lock icon Supply ship heads for Salyut
      163 4 Supply ship heads for Salyut MOSCOW, Tues. The Soviet Union today launched an unmanned spaceship, Progress -3, with a cargo of life support supplies, scientific and other equipment and letters for two cosmonauts aboard the Salyut-6 space station. Tass news agency said the craft the second cargo ship to take
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      92 4 RIO DE JANEIRO, Tues. Three more victims of Brazil's notorious "death squad" have been discovered in the past 24 hours in the suburbs of Rio De Janeiro, press reports said yesterday. The reports said that the victims had been tortured before being shot to
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      312 4 'Tina not planning to break with husband' ATHENS. Tues SEVERAL Greek newspapers reported today that Christina Onassis plans to divorce her Russian husband after only seven days of marriage. But her aunt promptly denied the reports, which had no firm source. The multl-mllllon-alress daughter of the Greek business tycoon Aristotle
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      60 4 BANGKOK. Tues. Two Thai soldiers were killed and three wounded In a communist guerilla ambush In southern Thailand over the weekend, a military spokesman said today. He said the Incident took place last Sunday In Kanchanadlt district of Surat Thanl province. 935 km south of
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      Panda 'stars' in new political cartoons
      147 4 HONGKO JG, Tues._ Instead of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse. Ch nese children will he watcbinc cartoons of a panda with Dol.tical consciousness. The Shinghai Animated Film Studio is scheduled to produce 25 new cartoon films this year, the New China News Agency said
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      Lock icon Labour chief hits at Carter policy
      295 4 pHICAOO, Tues. v> American Federation of Labour-Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO) president George Meany yesterday carried out labour's strongest assault yet on the antl-lnflatlon programme of President Carter, bitterly accusing the Inflation monitoring agency of siding with business against the unions. Mr. Meany said
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      79 4 Manila signs nuclear pact MANILA. Tues The Philippines today signed a nuclear safeguard agreement that will enable It to buy unprocessed Aust r a 1 1 an uranium for IU nuclear power plant. It was signed by deputy Prime Minister Douglas Anthony of Australia and Philippine Minister for Energy Geronimo
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      377 5 RHODESIAN COUNCIL STATEMENT: SALISBURY. Tuesday j^HODKSIA today abolished discrimination against blacks in public places including hotels, restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres. But a long-awaited statement from the ruling executive council did not mention ending segregation in schools, hospitals and residential areas. The statement followed black
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      33 5 TOKYO. Tues— Tokyo's 11 million people lace water restrictions from Friday for the first time in five years following one of hottest summers on record, the municipal government said today. Reuter.
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      Lock icon 'Many big cases will remain unsolved'
      157 5 'Many big cases will remain unsolved JAKARTA, Tues. A leading member of the Nationalist Democratic Party In Parliament, Mr. Sabam Siagian today deplored the statement made by the Attorney General yesterday that he may drop the case against a Pertamina official and two other partners if they agree to refund
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      252 5 ¥>EKINO, Tues.—Oene1 ral Lo Jui-chlng. one of China's top military figures, who returned to the forefront of the political stage after having been one of the first victims of the Cultural Revolution, died on Aug 3, Chinese Television announced Tonight. General Lo, vho was 74
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      27 5 CANBERRA. Tues. Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock announced today that an aereetnent had been reached with the United States on an Interim nuclear safeguards treaty. UPI.
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      Korchnoi, Karpov battle to another draw in 10th game
      386 5 Korchnoi, Karpov battle to another draw in 10th game BAOUIO, Tues. Soviet world champion Anatoly Karpov held on to his 1-0 lead when he drew with challenger Victor Korchnol today on the 44th move in the 10th game of their world chess title match. Karpov offered the draw. The fragile
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    Chua tells children: Strive to be good citizens
    282 6 Chua tells children: Strive to be good citizens CHARACTER-buiiding is the more important aspect of education than teaching children how to read and write, and the) should be diligent in learning how to tx a good person and citizen. This was stressed by the Minister for Home Affairs and Education.
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    24 MPs to officiate at Silo, PIEU ceremonies
    168 6 24 MPs to officiate at Silo, PIEU ceremonies TWENTY-POUR Members of Parliament will officiate at the National Day observance ceremonies organised by the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation and the Pioneer Industries Employees Union at 32 branches tomorrow. Among them are the Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Labour) and MP for Kampong Chai
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    Offers to adopt blind children for a day pour in
    298 6 Offers to adopt blind children for a day pour in THE Singapore Association for the Blind (SAB) has run out of i children who can be "adopted" for one day on Sunday. tils Is due to the overwhelming response to the association's Invitation made two weeks ago, a spokesman disclosed
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    Route of marching contingents
    317 6 ALL roads leading to the Padanc, where the National Day Parade will be held today at 5 p.m., and a number of other roads will be closed to all traffic from 1 p.m. to about 8.30 p.m. (see sketch map above). Traffic po 1 1 c
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    Spore respected for its modesty: MP
    148 6 SINGAPORE Is respected by others because of its posture of modest pride, said the MP for Alexandra, Mr. Tan Soo Khoon, yesterday. Underlining the importance of humility, he said that pride must be tempered with modesty. Singapore's achievements have not earned the envy of
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    On vegetarian cooking
    43 6 THE Calrnhlll community centre will hold a vegetarian cooking class every Sunday from 7 p.m. 10 10 p.m. and a Chinese cooking daw every Monday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Both courses begin* next week. For detail*, ring *****7.
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    Kids' sports
    24 6 STAMFORD community centre's youth group will organise a tabulated sport* event for children at the centre'i premises on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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    Fireworks on Friday in case of bad weather
    137 6 Fireworks on Friday in case of bad weather rIE hour-long fireworks display at the reclaimed land off Clifford Pier, scheduled for 830 tonight, will. In the event of bad weather, be postponed to Friday at the same time. In case of a postponement, the public will be Informed through loudhailers.
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    Maude Road CC to hold youth quiz
    81 6 MAUDE Road community centre youth group will hold a quiz in conjunction with the National Day celebrations at the centre on Aug. 14 at 7 30 p.m. The conte«t will be In two sections: Individual, where participants will be tested on world knowledge,
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    Activities galore at Havelock
    119 6 HAVEIOCK constituency will celebrate National Day at its new community centre In Merchant Road with a host of activities. A baby show will be held on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. The wife of the Minister for Finance and MP for the area. Mrs. Hon Sul Sen.
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    'How disabled can share in N-Day joy'
    304 6 'How disabled can share in N-Day joy' THE Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA) feels that its members can take part in National Day celebrations by entering a wheelchair cort*ncr«»nt. nr a rehabilitation float. Though it has no plans to enter a contingent or float in tomorrow's parade at the Padang, the
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    School drama festival
    45 6 VICTORIA School will hold its sixth drama festival at the Victoria Theatre on Aug 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. Mr. Edwin Thumboo. associate professor at the University of Singapore, will be the guest-of-honour. Tickets at SI are available at the school.
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    Tea party
    32 6 THE MP for Thomson, Mr. Ang Nam Plau. will attend a National Day garden tea party, organised by the Yew Llan Park Resident? Association, at Taman Permala on Saturday aftemocn
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    QUALITY HOMES THEME OF HUDC FLOAT
    111 6 QUALITY homes for the middle Income" is the theme of th's colourful National Day float by the Housing and Urban Development Company. A spokesman for HUDC said; "The float aims to proj'ct the ideal living environment in Singapore." Describing the float, he said the
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    NATIONAL DAY AWARDS for 368
    2483 7 pOU their loyally, biavery. dedication and services to (he country ;md community, the government has honoured ;MW people to mark the 13th anniversary of Singapore*! independence. The recipients, among them 61 women, come from a wide crosssection of the Republic's society and Include government officials,
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    Lock icon Into the festive mood...
    298 8 AS midnight apJ\ proached, the Singapore skyline .slowly turned into a towering panorama of brilliance us the city's skyscrapers came ablaze with light* to greet National Day. Commercial buildIngs and government offices along the waterfront were bathed in a myriad of lights and colours that stood
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    Work soon on phone cables
    217 8 'THE Telecommunication Authority of x Singapore (Telecoms) will be laying multi-way underground telephone pipelines for phone cables to meet the increasing phone requirements in the Central Telephone Exchange Area. Exacatlon work is scheduled to start on Saturday at the Junction of Bras Basah Road and
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    Volleyball tourney
    38 8 THE second Rajaratnam Cup volleyball tournament. organised »iy the management committee Of Braa Baaah community centre, will be held at the centre from Aug It at 7.30 p.m. The tournament will be held ov»i three d»y».
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    EDB: It's up to private sector
    202 8 EDB: It's up to private sector fTHE Economic Development Board (EDB) 1 will let the private sector decide for itself If it wishes to invest in certain labourintensive industries in Thailand. Commenting on a Business Times report yesterday that the board and the Singapore Manufacturer's Association (SMA) may send an
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    Youth quiz
    21 8 TOA Payoh youth group will hold a quiz competition at Toa Payoh community centre on Saturday at 8 p.m.
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    LIGHTHOUSE IN BEDOK GOES INTO OPERATION
    100 8 LIGHTHOUSE IN BEDOK GOES INTO OPERATION THE Port of Singapore Authority's new lighthouse at Bedok will be commissioned for operation today. The Bedok lighthouse will replace the Fullerton Lighthouse on top of Fullerton Building, which will be obscured by high-rise buildings to be constructed on the reclaimed land near the
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      347 8 VIOLET OON'S Peranakan Cooking Delicious reminders of peranakan delights captured in full colour. Violet Oon's investigative instincts provide interesting insight into a fast fading tradition and her recipes will inspire even the most uninitiated cook. A tempting culinary guide and souvenir for every Singapore girl in the years to come.
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      129 8 Congratulations to the Government of Spore on the occasion of the Republic's 13th NATIONAL DAY Use Joc*heni 9 s lor youthful hair Three warning §igns! Dandruff Receding Hairline ireasy mk JA Scalp I JOCHEM'S Hair preparation is forI^x|Zml mulcted by a special process and conll^j tains 60% proof spirit and
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    Firm's boss jailed for abetting in DBS fraud
    619 9 Til 10 managing director of m import (1 c\|K)rt linn, who was involved in a fraud to dual the Development Hank of Singapore of US$25O,(KM) (*****.000) by means of forged telex remittance forms, was jailed for Iliiee and-a-half veals by a district
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    Defence seeks to bar informer as witness
    540 9 AN unusual application was filed by the defence in a drug trafficking trial in the High Court yesterday to disallow an Informer who is the key prosecution witness to testifj. Defence counsel Mr. Loh Lin Kok made the application with the concurrence of
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    Jockey's namesake
    76 9 AN apprentice Jockey recuperating from a fall read his name in the papers on Ftidaj and learned that his namesake had been Jailed for eight months for falling to report for fulltime national service. Mr. Tan Soo Beng. who has been granted exemption from national service, was further
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    Man did not refund $7,000 to widow
    212 9 Man did not refund $7,000 to widow A DISTRICT court yesterday heard how a man misappropriated $7,000 belonging to a widow, who had furnished the sum to him in order to b? considered for a post with his firm. Tay Choon Huat, 36, then the sole proprietor of a tradlne
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    Prosecution closes CBT, abetment case
    2592 10  -  GERALD PEREIRA By TH X prosecution closed its case against lawyer Khoo Kin Iliong, accused of criminal breach of trust of $100,000 and abetting businessman Cho Jock Kirn in CBT, yesterday after the 12th prosecution witness, Asst. Supt. Bakar Moosa of the Commercial Crime Division,
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Jail for four highway robbers in Johore
      247 11 Jail for four highway robbers in Johore JOHORE BARU. Tu«s rpHE Session's Court 1 yesterday sentenced three men to six years' Jail each and a fourth to seven years' Jail for taking part In an armed highway robbery. They are rubber tappers Tey Kirn Llan alias Term Kee. 23. Son
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      Paving way for colour TV
      63 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Modifications on 21 transmitting stations In the Bast COast, Sabah and Sarawak, are being completed In time for colour television transmission to these areas. A spokesman of PernasNEC Multiplex, which was awarded the $16 million contract to supply the equipment. Mild the
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      Perlis move
      41 11 PADANG BESAR Tues. The Peril.-, state n<>vemmeii; »111 pie.-.", the Federal Government to declare Pacing Bcsar a free trade awe as a step towards attracting more tourists to ihls border town. Mentrl Besar Datuk J««f.r Hassan said last night.
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      Lock icon Fish projects study
      54 11 KOTA KINABALU. (East Malaysia). Tues. A sevenmember team of Japanese fisheries experts arrived here today to conduct a two-week feasibility study of deep-sea Ashing projects in the state. They will also survey offshore fishing prospects in Sandakan and Kudat areas, according to a statement from the Fisheries
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      ANTI-POLLUTION REGULATIONS IN PIPELINE
      149 11 ANTI-POLLUTION REGULATIONS IN PIPELINE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE Division of Environment (DOE) is to draw up regulations to control the operational discharges from shipping and offshore oil exploration and production in Malaysian waters. The discharges include bilge, ballast waters, and solid waste such as garbage. The regulations will also cover
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      Lock icon Draft Islamic Family Law under study
      125 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Draft legislation covering every aspect of Islamic Family Law Is being circulated to the various state religious authorities for study and approval. It was learned here today. The proposed law Is expected to set the minimum age for marriage 18 for
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      30 Injured in bus plunge into ravine
      141 11 30 Injured in bus plunge into ravine OEREMBAN. Tues Thirty people were Injured when Mara bus overturned and plunged Into a six-metre ravine at the 16 km, S c r e m b a n-Tampin road, early this mornIng. Thirteen of the passengers have been admitted to hospital here with
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      5 minutes to douse fire
      85 11 BATU PAHAT. Tues. Firemen took five minutes to put out a fire, thus preventing it from destroying a store at the third kilometre Jalan Klang last night. A spokesman said today, two fire engines were rushed to the scene at about 8.3S last night. Although
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      Minister tells of common fund pledge
      225 11 Minister tells of common fund pledge KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Foreign Minister Tengku Ahmad Rlthaudeen today rejected the view that apart from getting mere words of assuranres from the United States, the Asean nations had emerged empty-handed" from the Asean-US dialogue which ended In Washington last Friday. Speaking to reporters on
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      271 11 Ba BBk iS^ 519CH 2107 J^ K/V a *JT, 521 CH- Sl l5 yM _^V ,*f 521 PY 5123 507 CH SIO3V V«* X 507 py- sio6^ fLSfr -n 1 M I CAMy I A quality Swiss watch Timeless beauty in an age of change Sole Agents for Singapore, Malaysia
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      207 11 Straits Times Crossword ACKOSS i Fishes (or goblins (6). 5 o nn u v< 9 ar uken inu> 7 t Tia* 9 1 SrTofteiiir" from mvStronghold (6». sl<-lan<i at ***•> (7 41 10 Swrlluip due to broken 14 NoteO orch^a liider dto- SSL/!*! retr l N P of^^ O S
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  • The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1978
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      GOOD PROSPECTS
      346 12 THE Prime Minister has delivered an encouraging message as Singapore celebrates Its 13th birthday. Although young In many ways as a nation-state, we have come very far, achieving a degree of political and economic maturity others may well envy. Five years after the oil crisis, we have struck
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      EAGER FOR TIES
      288 12 THERE Is little doubt that Vietnam is more eager than ever to establish normal relations indeed any links with the US in the face of the latest quagmire it has found itself In as a result of Its bitter quarrels with China. This has been clearly conveyed
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  • Police uphold action of anti-drug patrol
    • Letter
      Untitled
      134 12 THIS iv in reply to your correspondent "Case No 1953 B7 who complained he was detained by the Police without reason when he was out for a stroll at Telok Blartgah (ST. June 8). At about 9.15 pm on M.i> 4 a party of CSF (Community Security Force) officers on
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      39 12 I WISH to inform "Very Disturbed' (ST. Aug 1 that the licensee of the Eating House has been ad- i<»-<1 to conduct his business within the licensed premises. TEO 800 TECK. Sr. Public Relation! Officer, Ministry of the Environment.
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      67 12 I REFER to the letter by "Health Conscious" (ST. July 25). Dried leaves found In the drain, which runs outside the Tanjong Katong Post Office have been removed The rise In the water level Is more due to high tide as the drain Is subject to high tides. No mosquito
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      159 12 I REFER to T.A.B.'s letter (ST. July 27) concerning the reassessment of Woollerton Park flats Where any flat ceased to be occupied by the owner and was let to a tenant, or where the rent of the flat was Increased, the backdating of property tax under Section 19(5) of the
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      67 12 I REFER to "More bus services to Clementl Estate?" by Caroline Chin (ST. July 1) and am pleased to Inform her that Service 209 has been extended to Clementl New Town for the benefit of Its residents. We will continue to monitor the needs or Clementl New Town and more
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    Economic outlook for S'pore is quite rosy
    1810 12  -  GOH KIAN CHEE By ...but unless talent is more evenly spread the future may be endangered WOR the first time r In a long while Singaporeans are being told that the economic outlook for them is quite rosy, barring major catastrophe Internationally. This
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      383 12 [Conventional I ttttSf V j Speaker Systems I Speaker Systems I Physical Acoustics I PsycrXwcousltcs I .I. lion's I 2 M«pr readings I 2 v u.ng I 3 Arvchoic chamber* I „«nt I 4 Standard leitbooii <«>i". M. I 4 Rft 0 rtiating to aural emphas I I Sp«ctr»l Characteristics
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  • TV Times
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      Play reflects the ugliness of life
      340 13 Play reflects the ugliness of life WITH the hackneyed »T theme of an unfaithful husband who brings unhappiness to a wealthy family. FIREFLY. a three-act Mandarin play staged by I-Llen Drama Bociety. tries to Illustrate the virtues of the Chinese woman in her role as a wife In a morally
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      Plenty for children in holiday fare
      366 13 Plenty for children in holiday fare CV)R holiday fare on r television today, children are the first to be entertained with LIVING TOGETHER. GROWING TOGETHER, a National Day special for them as the starter at 9.55 a.m. on Channel 5. The programme begins with a pictorial stuay of Singapore's early
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      LANGUAGE AND CULTURE LINK
      164 13 IN the FORIM in (hi n c s c tomorrow night on Channel 8 at 7.40, four speakers give their views on what they think is the link between language and culture. The use of language Is one of our main channels of cultural interaction between
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      Top pop stars in tonight's special
      377 13 IF you're not spendA ing the night out watching the fireworks display at the waterfront, then 1 make it a point to fl tune in to the musical variety special HAPPY TOGETHER, on Channel 5 at 8.40 p.m. I say this should plea quite
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      Specially for music students
      91 13 A NEW programme series, GCE "O" AND "A" LEVELS, to help students prepare for their annual music examinations starts tonight on radio at 9.10 There are 14 programmes altogether and each week. one series lasting one hour will be broadcast. A repeat of the programme can
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      Wayne's West
      39 13 JOHN Wayne is seen In another cowboy role tomorrow in THE LONELY TRIAL, the Western Feature Special where he leads a group of ranchers against a band of renegades. Costarring Ann Rutherford. Cy Kendall and Bob Kertman
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      29 13 Singapore's I f g~% h-^ f*% Leading Fash.on I W^M ISMI *H Department V UCIUI I Store We are closed today k ■HavelocK/Outr»m Ro«ds. S pore 3 Tel *****1
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      84 13 it takes National Day to 1 get us to dose And that's the best reason in the world. IjA X par to/ a dy" i |LJiorJ Mr*. Lilian Meyer. Christian I— IN/F^D A F~M^\D Dior's National Beauty Con- M I LJv\f~\~ LJ\\^Jr\ sultant will give free demon- 80-Synergetic care (or
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      802 13 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 140 AM Opening Anncts and Programme Summary (.15 Seine* Report 9.55 Natnnil Day Children's Special Imng 630 News in Brief Together, Growing Ttgether (Ml languages) "J ewS Brief 10 30 Holiday Matinee -My Fair lady, starring: "5 Twianf TinggiTinggi (Malay-repeat) Audrey Hepburn. Rex Harrison. Stanley
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      297 14 PRINCE 27th HOT lAY! PHONE *****38) 5 SHOWS DAILY 11am 1 30. 4 00, 6.45, 9 15-No Free List 3 DAYS advance cash sale for S3 50 $2 50 B^blKb^b^bD tT aflvfl I 1U a -A WB* -bS HB J jJV vl «isr«isi-. >ortooociiON |OHN TRAVOLTA KARLN LYNN CORNtY Original
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      272 14 'ttMftH'mlmmi miUfLU 11AM. 1 30. 4.00. 1.4S ft (30»M PALACE QIEENSTOWN >% OPENS TODAVI -yt I •'»M iM. IM r.l» ft t.SO»M XSL 11 T LII TtllN YUM ana- FOMO *»a fT^A nan IVUMMIN LOVI ITO*V! l 1 Pi\3LaWjß% V KALLANG TffJL^e^ now showing *jl WwfiWM nAM 1 30. 4
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      263 14 IMI nil u»u»l .d^ikA o^a YaW EoavVj. /f b«^^^^^Jb«B play/ boy/ pt^t^ First Shop People's Park Complex Ground Floor V Second Shop: People's Park Centre First Floor J RENT YOUR PROPERTIES FASTER Iy mentioning in your AD. Location Houtt oc flat Detached Semi de tached/ Terrace/ Splitlevel Ground floor/ 10th.
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      347 14 SINGAPURA J I uiK.yt Kftiur tkl •lyrui m\ m\ lUKIT TIMAH tHOt>»INO CtNTM JURONG DRIVE-IN CINEMA GALA IPM THAY! IM i 3.15 pi LAST lAY! ilV^j^T.V h LEE YINQ LEE TAU HONG In TIEN NIU LIU WEN CHEN In H Mandarin CotorScoo* English Sub*. Mandarin Color Scop* English Sub*. H
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      545 14 Jff^ MAJtAAH ffS.»NGAPURA RjJjSTCATHiIY i Emznnm 4 Upp*r Bukit Timah Rood 4 LAST OAV TODAY' J 1 lam 1 30 3 30. 7 00. IS Bj iala Mojeif -c 'Ruby J Odron Katonf *S Cir» ■^y 1 11 —^i'lu.''!! 1 mmiimmS ■WOW SHOWING' S Showi at h 3 Ham. 1
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    Woman who ill-treated son, 4, fined $250
    301 15 Woman who ill-treated son, 4, fined $250 A MAGISTRATE yesterday fined housewite Tan Yoke Leng. M, $350 for 111-treating her f*wr- year -old son, who had to be hospitalised fox 17 dajrs. The magistrate. Mr. i»n Soo Kiang, ordered the bo, Voh Thiam Heng to be placeu under the continued
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    Admen's ball on Saturday
    48 15 THE advertising Industry will hold 1U annual AdBall at Shangri-La Hotel on Sal u. day The ball Is open only to members of the Singapore Advertisers Association rSAAi. the Association of Accredited Advertising Agent* Singapore <4As> and the Advertising Media Owners Association Singapore. 4AMOAS)
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    NO FIRST SOLO JITTERS FOR LYNETTE
    208 15 NO FIRST SOLO JITTERS FOR LYNETTE FOL'RTEEN-YEAB-OLD Lynette Urn (above) will give her first solo performance, accompanied by a 20member Goh Soon Tioe String Orchestra later this week, bat she is entirely without jitters. Small wonder, because she has been performing as a member of the orchestra since the age
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    No need to get Austria visas if talks succeed
    313 15 SINGAPOREANS may be able to visit Austria without a visa in the future if negotiations between the two countries result in a mutual understanding, the Austrian Ambassador here, Dr. Karl Peterlik, said yesterday. He said several thousand tourists from Aus- trla
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    YOUTH FOUND GUILTY OF STEALING CAR
    156 15 NATIONAL serviceman. Llm Kok Peng. 17, was found guilty by a magistrate yesterday of stealing a motor car In a car park In Jalan Kechll. Together with Tan Chee Seong. who has already been sentenced to Jail for five months, Llm was arrested when
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    Obese man died during operation, inquiry told
    643 15  -  MAUREEN CHUA By A CORONER'S court heard yesterday that a 30-year-oid obese man was undergoing an operation of his shoulder when his heart suddenly stopped. And although resuscitation was carried out immediately for hall-an-hour. Wee Cheng Leong, who weighed 140 kg. could not
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    'Cardiac arrest was cause of death'
    167 15 'Cardiac arrest was cause of death' land who collapsed and died in the arms of her boyfriend while he was kissing her passionately on the neck. Asked how intense the sUmulation should be, Dr. Chao said that It depended on the hypersensitlvlty of an Individual. Dr. Hoe Seok Keng, an
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    Court upholds judgment of appeal hearing
    383 15 Court upholds judgment of appeal hearing TiHE Court of Appeal yesterday upheld x the Judgment of Mr. Justice D'Cotta who at a chambers' appeal hearing in February ordered a firm's statement of claim and action against Tang Choon Keng Realty (Pte) Ltd. to be struck out with costs. The firm.
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    Accused said he was in trouble: Witness
    202 15 Accused said he was in trouble: Witness rRMER bank officer Matthew Llm Chin Slew, accused of cheatIng his clients, told one of his victims that he was In "some trouble with the bank" and wanted his assistance, a court heard yesterday. Mr. Kong Kee Yee yesterday testified that when he
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    Variety show
    22 15 TIONO Bahru yoyth group and women's sub-committee will hold a variety show at Duxton Plain on Friday it 8 p.m.
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    Kids' party
    20 15 TANOLIN community centre youth group will hold a children's party at the centre on Saturday from 7 p.m.
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      94 15 J WE JOIN THE PEOPLE OF J SINGAPORE IN THEIR HAPPINESS AND J J CELEBRATION OF THEIR J 13TH NATIONAL DAY <• -8. ■lJ "^tt 'Tl ¥1 1 r t I^. 1 «J« I I t WITH BEST t COMPLIMENTS J FROM THE J JURONG BIRD PARK J 'IItIirjIIHttUniItJIMIIIIIIIIICIMMMIIimtIIIINIMmiMHHIUHIIKItIHIIIIIIII^ CONGRATULATIONS
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      222 15 ■qJ 4> m m Uh m CHINA PALACE RESTAURANT m I JP^^l Ist Floor. Wellington Building. Orchard Road Singapore 9 I^^^J *U TEL *****78.*****65 I Wm~ I BBKEB^tiliiiiKWimiiiil I Congratulations Best Wishes to The People Government of Singapore on the occassion of Her 13TH NATIONAL DAY from fmmm INDONESIAN RESTAURANT
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
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        Rises
        58 16 1. KL.fr 1180 +90 C*C 130 +20 111 2W +17 KwUaSMIB 240 +17 UMW 190 +15 MTC 7*o +10 Peulix 880 +10 MDnwrt— 8M +10 Carlatorg 585 +10 MacmuaCarpa 378 +10 SpmftUrlta 278 +10 ApoU* 23* +1° GCarMriea 215 +10 CCM 480 -+8 Dunlop Imi 444 +8 E»M 404
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        Falls
        11 16 PMRI 334 -It X Kimpu 330 -10 F*N 605 -S
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        Most active stocks
        28 16 MawDarfcr 458.000 Hariaaa 3M.000 UOB 351.000 CwPlul 337,000 lacfceapa 321.000 UOL 272.000 Faaw M«rli> 253.000 Haw Par 161.000 V H 8 Mil. 152.000 (*nttnc> 149.000
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        INDICES
        38 16 Aug7 AugB B.T. Index: 1832 00 1634.30 Industrials: 378 85 381. 50 Finance 589 35 596.20 Hotels: 232 24 233.83 Properties: 219.58 220.70 Tins: 162.22 162.29 rubbers: 553.81 555.29 0.C.8.C: 341.30 343 19 S.E.S. Ind: 353.75 356.88
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        Hongkong
        362 16 HONGKONG: The market was firmer, sharply on much local and some overseas Interest and the Hang Seng Index rose 14 89 points to 615 64. dealers said. Property shares led the advance In very active trading following last Friday's recordpriced land sale Chrong Kong rose 70 cents to HKSII
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        Tokyo
        414 16 TOKYO: Share prices closed sharply lower, led by exportorientated Issues, following the fresh yen appreciation In Tokyo, dealers said The Dow Jones average closed 65.74 points lower at 5.492 21. with a volume of 220 million shares. The New Index closed at 416.58. down 4 29 points. Electrlcals led
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        KL prices
        377 16 From col five Kamuntlng (2448) (2) 2.43. Kramat (2.828 2 948) (7) 2«2 (2) 2 94 X Kamaar (3.508) Kuahai (3) 120. Llngul (1.258) L Paraa i2«sß> XD. Malayan (12 30B> Min.ee (4 108) Pahang can (2. M8) (M) 2.07 (27) 208 (2) 2. 0» <9X) 2.08. Penikalan
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        Treasury Bill tender
        42 16 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Invites banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $20 million 91 -day Treasury Bills to be issued from Aug 14 to 18. Each tender must not be lesa than $250,000.
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        COPPER
        36 16 LONDON: Copper prtcaa on Monday ipravloua In brackets) Wlrakar Spot buyere 4723 30 (£727). Mllen {724 90 (£72* l; Thraa Mootn buyen 1743 (£747 501. Mllen 17U.90 (<74B>. Market tana: Barely elcady. sales: 10.J00 toone.
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        Sydney higher
        334 17 CYDNKT, Tuea. Overseas buying supported Uw market and rises outnumbered falls by the end of trading, rtsalws said Prices caught up gain* to Melbourne Tartar day when the Sydney market iv closed but numerous stocks passed prices reached In Melbourne BHP roue 14 cents to a new annual
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        New York mixed
        282 17 Int. Ttl. Ttl. .13 KalMr Aiunuium MH Littoo 21*4 uach UockhM* UH m Mobil Oil MS Pan Amtncan Rl4 unch Prpaico Ibc S2S Philip Morns TSS 2't Rodmll Intvn M. 1, Royml Dutch «m unrti Banu P« lndua JS', i, T«»co »<i Traaa inatnuiMßl si Union OrtK.
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        Indices
        71 17 FINANCIAL TIMES IINDUSTRIAL8 Monday SOS 4 Fry 497 2 Weeek Ago 483 8 DOW JONES AVEERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday 885 OS Friday 888.43 Week Ago 831 80 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Monday 108 to 10« i Friday 1O4\ to 105.. H.K. HANG SENG Tuesday 615.64 Monday closed Week Ago 578 02
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        Amsterdam dull
        162 17 A M8TEROAM, Mon Share prlcw ck)Md narrowly mixed tn dull trading with niuiiiw 0 JO builder higher JUa* and FMNaa UKhuM and Mmr and Rorml Dates 0 to and 040 gulldar tow«r nwtmi flrmer Imm larlud«d rakkw. Aarfaa. MMliM<a«iiii»a and COt. while lower aharw Wwr* IM br HclMkm.
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        Zurich easier
        199 17 7U1UCH, lion pricaa movid tow on oonUnuad dollar warn— daalm aald Chemicaav lneludlnf Clk»RacW. and BBC In m|1ni» mf» ware avitchad Into ■Mlnnt and Mater (•Ink* in *~~h»i« which arc lew aflactad by eurrrTcy fluctuauon*. they notad The Credit ffcil— tndaz roa* 1 point to M4J. Oowm wntm
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        TIN
        155 16 rE Straits tin price dipped $4 to $1,737 per plcul In Penang yesterday on an official offering up 93 tonnes to 305 tonnes. The overnight London market was very steady with forward buyers gaining £80 to £6,570 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day ?:alned £22 for Cash and
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        CLOSING PRICES
        30 16 Rubber: Aug 8. Singapore: Aug 229.25 cts (up 2.25 cts). Malaysia Sept 234.25 cts (up 1.50 cts). Tin: $1,737 (down M). Official offering: 305 tonnes (up 93 tonnes).
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        GOLD
        62 16 Mendar Friday Melbourne II) 178.15 175.33 London 204 1 08 201. 708 204 308 202.208 Zurich 204 008 201. 258 204 758 202.008 Parla 202.81 1»8.M Tueeday Monday Hongkong 207. 208 Cloaed 207*08 Cloead Spore (2) 208 428 208. 708 20»028 20* 23S Export prlcea In non-sterling arcai in
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        115 16 pi AIL Y SSR and SMR. prices at noon yesterday: A* Sept (C urrnrt l'tta) (Forward Mth) Buyers Sellers Bayers Sellers SSR 20 (1 ton pallet) 207 50 208.50N 208.50 210.80N SSR 50 (1 ton pallet) 205.50 206 50N 206 50 208 MN M.R.fc.LB. Sept Oct SMR
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        120 16 CMIHtII PRODUCE IXCHANCE. IINCAPOBI MOON CLOiINC PRICIt PIR riCUL YIITIHOAV. Csurnrt Ml: Bulk »«3 hUwi, old drum $88 atllara. aaw drum SS3 sailers Cavra: Muad ilooaa> UK /Coat $M buyers. Peaa>er: llunlok ABTA while fob. 100"* NLW »340 Mllen. Sarawak whlta f.o b. NLW 1322 i Mllen. Sarawak
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        RUBBER
        540 16 /\PENINO prices in the \J Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up slightly, dealers said. Prices later gained further ground on speculative buyIng and moderate forward enquiries together with some covering. The morning session closed very quiet. Reports of fairly good offtake by China for RSS One, Two and
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      Trading pace slows down
      446 16 TRADING COOLED OFF on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday a* investor* and dabblers withdrew a little to take slock of the situation after the hectic run-up on Monday. Share price* fell under profit taking earlier in the day but recovered to close slightly mixed. The
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      Minimum lending rates
      23 16 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 7 per cent.
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      381 16 PRICES staged a late afternoon rally tc close on a fairly steady no'e on the Kuala Lumpur Stock market yesterday. The New Straits Times Industrial ordinary share Index rose 5.49 points to 424.51 while the volatile Business "lines index gained 24. 6 points to 2,413.69. Margins w ;re
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        NOMINAL RATES
        143 16 Interbank rates at 3.00 p m. Currencies Nominal rate* Smithsonlin PereenUce quoted yesterday {croul purity ehante US dollar 2.2485 2.2495 2.8196 —20 24 Sterling pound 4 3489 4.3521 7.3469 40 CT Hongkong dollar 47.94 47.99 5051 5.08 Mslan dollar 97.51 97.62 100.00 2.49 Aust schilling 15.5366 15.5885 12.1012
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          Money market
          38 16 Closing Interbank rates en Singapore dollar on Aug 8. OflCT Bid Overnight 4 3 12 1 mth 6 1/4 6 18 2 nuns 6 14 6 18 3 mths 6 14 6 1,8 Scarce: AaUcy r**rxx
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          60 16 RAMUK or ntn offend by (titcount iwum on Au H. Ov*ral(bt 2 to 3 Oali <Jtpo.it 3 1/4 to 3 3/»<t. ClHini Ji u» t«U 3- Month Trauury blllj 33 i 314. 3- Month Bulk DIIU S 5 7/8 3-Month CD 1/4 l/» 6- Month CD IS1I 8 3
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      F & N bemoans opposition to price hike
      610 17 F N bemoans opposition to price hike ALONO with Fraser and Neave's announcement of a link-up with Metal Box Singapore In a new canmaking venture, the market also saw FlN's report and accounts for the year to March 31 The accounts show the already published surge In pre-tax profits (of
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      UOB first half earnings show all-round gains
      322 17 UOB first half earnings show all-round gains UNITED Overaaea Bank on Monday announced it* halftime earning* which ahow all-round improvement for the bank and it* tubaidiarie*. Group pre-tax profit, after allocation to contingency reaerve, rose 23.2 per cent to 531.72 million while the bank punned it* earning* 20.1 per cent
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      Malaysia Building Society
      136 17 Malaysia Building Society MALAYSIA Building Society Berhad. keenly feeling the bite of the competition, barely managed an improvement in Its profits during the first six months to end-June. Apart from the competition posed by borrowing companies and banks In this field, the reduction In Its lending rates since last year
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1271 16 flWE last transacted r«ady aK at the I <1o« of bustnot on the Stock KxrKani* of Singapore yesterday com pared with Uw prvvtoui day'i prtcw itmrttter with 1VT8 high and Mum. Adjusted for irrtp lifhU Uaue) irr» Laat Hick L»* CiM»i»y Sab INDUSTRIALS m 133 Aetna S3 *3
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      Unit trusts
      317 16 SINGAPOKC UNIT TBUffT INiHim' pric- hr A* HI The Commerce 2 25 fjf The a«vmi Fund >•»• s pore Prof Fund 110 Spore Security Fund IM 2 Mxd Spore Invest fund 1 1« ASIA UNIT THU8T iMiulm prtcw for Aag »> Mm! InveM Fund 2.30 41 Mai Pro*
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      2043 16 BID and offer prlce» officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterriu) with the number of shares traded showi, in brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word 'sett Big Board
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1505 16 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shures traded shown In brackets in lots of 1.000 unlti unless ier»i>e specified INDUSTRIALS A.m. ,2 128 2«UH> «l«iMU (2MB) |>1M| (Si MO it) ID Alt!
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      Government and corporate bonds
      151 16 4 1/2% 1/8/SO (250,000) (98 BOB 98 90S) 4 3/4% IS/J/80 (250.000) (100 20B 100 25S) T P I/S/M (250.000) COO 35B 100 45S) 7* 1/VM (250.000) (100 75B 100 90S) 5V4*TF1VVHI-M (250.000) (102 55S) 7 1/4% 15/4/H6 (250.000) (100 75B) 7 1/4% IS/10/HS (250.000) (100
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      'Bosses, unions must work hand in-hand'
      160 17 'Bosses, unions must work hand in-hand' T>OTH management and D union should De ln volved In planning, implementing, and monltiirlng the merit and demerit schemes from th* outset to ensure that all concerned are on the same wavelength, says the National Trade Union Congrsss. [n an editorial In the latest
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      POSB to take $5m stake in GSI
      236 17 fllE Post Office Savings Bank (POSH) will have a 10 i>er cent stake of $."> million in the largest investment company that is seeking a listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange. A statement from the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) yesterday announced that
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      Pending report by coroner
      60 17 A MURDER charge against Nancy Llm Bee Llan. 25. accused of killing her seven-month-old son Shawn Chmg Munn Wye In a flat In Toa Payoh on July 13, was withdrawn In a district court yesterday. She was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal pending
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      Shipyard plans joint venture in Sarawak
      151 17 Shipyard plans joint venture in Sarawak A MEMBER of the Keppel Shipyard "Group, Singmarine Shipyard, is planning to enter Into a joint venture with an: East Malaysian shipyard in Sarawak. This will be the first time that a local shipyard is involved in a venture with a Malaysian yard. It
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      Second EEC film festival in October
      207 17 Second EEC film festival in October A SECOND European Economic Community film festival Is to be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall in October. The week-long festival, from Oct 23 to 30 Is organised by the German Embassy in Singapore to "demonstrate to the people In this region how fast
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      319 17 For a reliable packaged Air-conditioner of superb quality the name, of course is 0 HITACHI wide range of il efficient and r -_B economical I A L^- I Hr-cooled packaged air-conditioners. f -mm aaaaaaal^^^alll '^f V L.L./ SPLIT-TYPE Consult Sole Distributor: ww MM ACMA ENGINEERS (PTE) LTD ■Wm m 17,
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      893 18 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX •X* CLASSIFIED ADS fe SI llii^"™ cats tnmXJMA MMJMO £^MJ^W saga. vj, s~ pubuJnna t*d> The Straits Times Press (1975) Ltd Accounts. Advertisement. Electronic Data Proceealno,. Management. Personnel Administration, Promotiona, Purchaaing, Research. Reeearch ft Development departments can be contacted at TIMES CENTRE 1 New Industrial
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      703 18 I FOR SALE A SHOPPING 6UIDE OEMS PORTABLE ORGAN from 5525 onwmi mput*r organ tjsa available Please visit I.»wre> Music Mouse Pte LUJ Unit 221. Plaza Singapura Tel 325«65 YAMAHA ELCCTONE ORGAN del I)3R Contact Mrs Mohamed it *****4 (residence)/ 25M3522 i>xt 125 I office) WANTED TO PURCHASE secondhand piano
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      629 18 sU I ALSATIAN. PEKINESE. POMERANIAN, dohermann shlh tzu. poodle for sale mate or exchange 905 A Woodlands Road. 22 km 1 13 Spore 25 Tel *****75 DOGS AND PUPPIES wanted Please tel *****85 PEDIGREED PEKINGESE (ADULTS and puppiesi no pipers Also BKC registered iinni.ui Shepherd and Dachshund puppies Interested call
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      612 18 II EMPLOYMENT MACLAINE WATSON (SEA) Ltd requires 1 ICWlltj m.ichine demonstrator aged 25 to 35 years 1( TOOL MAKjajg old preferably with experience In 2 MACHINISTS m!cfi,ne tOm oie,e? rt !uM' C pn"uc? Apph.ation, mvited for the naming will he prowded to keen BSSsI applicants who wish to make this
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      733 18 Apply with full resume to I NATIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES PTE LTD 2- A Corporation Road. S pore 22. j AN EXPANDING LOCAL company in Brunei Invites applications Iroin suitably qualified and experienced persons for the posts of Electrical Installation Site Supervisor Air conditioning Me, I, ,i me w i reman
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      437 18 II EMPLOYMENT CORONA MANUFACTURERS (PTCJ LTO. We Affiliate of SCM Corporation, U S.A manufacturing electric typewriters Due to our expansion program, we have immediate vacancies for FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS 16 to 35 years old Primary 3 or Secondary education Be prepared to work on Qnd or 3rd rotating shifts, permanent
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      578 18 HEWLETT M PACKARD HEWLETT PACKARD SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD A subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Corporation In vB a unites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of SENIOR SECURITY OFFICER I'o sujM-ruse .nirt lead I team of security officers to ensure the protecion of company property .md lh.it all safety
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      578 18 II EMPLOYMENT GAMMA ELECTRONIC PTE LTO Attention all GIRLS/ LA1 DIES especially those in Katong, Kallang, Joo Chiat, Geylang and Macpherson. I GAMMA ELECTRONIC PTE LTO. a newly established subiidiary of PanElectric Induatne* Ltd. engaged in the manufacture of electronic product* he* immediate vacancie* tor OPERATORS (FEMALE) j a Applicants
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      716 18 INCOM SINGAPORE PTE LTD Looking for Higher Income? Join Tha Happy INCOM SINGAPORE People As FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Requirement* Axe wars and alxne a I'mnarv education me Compart) Provteai 1 a llettcr starting $187 00 per month On confirmation s\m ko per month a Annual increment I) aork week I
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      982 19 Ul VEHICLES A BOATS CORVSNA GIL SEPT. 1973 I itridge "Meiisei i. idem free meulllc ti SB.BOC neioffcble *****03 (today OCT 197) OATSUN 1 40J 2 owneaa Ite radio ol'hurw DATSasN 100A-F2 1977 June i uvtaear 2nd owner excellent le offei serufrs Tel Chuan *****40 1970 MORRIS 1100 with .up
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      1030 19 -74. MAZOA CAPtLLA 1800 c c I Radio caiuette. original silver 1 col.nir new road lax Showroom 2 condition Tel *****2 ISTI TOYOTA COROLLA 1200 Cassettes*. 2oo H P SeOOOavallable or exchange for all use ol v-rap vehicles of any make Tel 1 *****50 71 FIAT 114 sport Alrcon sports
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      946 19 111 VEHICLES BOATS 1975. MERCEDES M 0 private owner Alrcond. Mitsubishi i cassette radio, new tax/ Inlurance Tip-top condition $35,200 ono 130. Mulberry Avenue *****0 1574 FIAT IM special alrcon I Tape radio, very good -condition $12,400 -ono Contact *****95 Ong IS7I. TOYOTA CELICA 1600 Alr.on.l and .sports rims Original
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      830 19 WILL MAINTAINED 197J Mazda 808 Coupe Aircond radio cassette Sports rims $8400 Tel *****9. Patrick ISTJ. TOYOTA 12BS c c Tip-top condition Selling $8 900 1969. K»rd Capri Aircond Selling $4,900 Contact Mr Lee. *****79 (after 12 n'«>ni HONOA 3SOF. SI.S4W ono or exchange for bigger bike Insurance mad tax
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      511 19 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES DIST. 1$ ROOM FOR rent for Miiiil.^ No cooking Rent $250 $300 Contact *****2 Joseph OIST. 19 FURNISHED ROOM with 1 ••ill mk fan. balcony for working t.a. li'-lor Rent $120 Tel *****8 FURNISHED ROOM IN Dtst 15 with all facilities BusNos 10 11 12 14. 135.
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      593 19 b) Dan fir rsftricSan to tsraKjnsr jfiji'! Modarsts Properly Tn j|S: J ■•*< Matßaai Used LUstt assigned Mpfci Msrcem-cum-T V "•"""i*. DCaavsHMv »o cart O«v«lo*«r aBBM Ne it! 3Srtt Jun« It7t SBSB 4JMK Oa»H «o IS7 leutt. tt.Hf Koto ■•(«•>■ 1 ATTRACTIVE RATES FOR FIXED DEPOSITS Accounts 7 per annum
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      1419 19 V SERVICES A BUSINESS DISTRIBUTOR WANTID Leading Manufacturer of: ESSENTIAL OILS requires distributor for worldwide sales of Its products. For further details experienced companies write to: ALPAPATT CO. LTD. P.O. Bx 11-1033 \V Bangkok 11/ Thailand FOR ELECTRICAL a Plumbing repair consult Chey Teck Electrical Service Tel *****9. *****64 18
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      735 19 VI EDUCATION I TRAINING ite GIRLS! Joos are becoming harder to get you need better qualifications Enrol now al the ITC and qualify lor the London Chamber ol Commerce Private Secretary s Certificate and the ITC s Private Secretary s Diploma the region s leading qualification for a Private Secretary
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      435 19 Prln. of Accounla A' Level (Revision Course I Time: Saturday 1 30 5 00 pm Dele: TO H 78 ln«t of Banking Finance Ordinary Conversion L C.C.I Bookkeeping LC C I Higher Accounting Suite 20.1 Colombo Court (6) Tel 3.1185 *****, IMPORT EXPORT PROCEDURES Documentation Com hlisiiniK overseas contact, sales
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  • IX OBITUARIES
    • Obituary
      140 Acknowledgements
      80 20 The family and sisters of th« late MAVIS MUTINS would Ukr lo thank relatives and frltnd* for thru kind assistance and offrrlnt;' of Mass during their rwent hrreavemenl •Saw m Friday, lilt) AvflMM at S.U p m at Maty Fan*? Church THi FAMILY OF thr latt Mr Wee
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      144 In Memoriam
      100 20 In loving memory of Mr. T»o Hkh Bang departed 9-8-73 Sadly missed but never forgotten by wife, sons, daughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law and grand-children IN CVCRLOVINQ MEMORY OF MR. CHIAM YOMO CHUA WHO LEFT US THIS DAY. TWO YCARS AOO SADLY MISSED BUT ALWAYS REMEMBERED INSERTED BY FAMILY.
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      141 Condolences
      46 20 wttti dup nl tynyath; lo MM BANO KIA CHUAN and fwnMv on ttw dwvttesi al r^a Ms th» Ma Mr. Bang Kit Tana. A«« «5 or. irh Auguat '71 FROM MAX Pf NO NAM (MISS) VCO CHUAN NCO teo vce boon TCO HAN CHUAN
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      142 Deaths
      106 20 passed away peacefully on 7 August 1978 leaving behind Sons Llm Tea Soo. TeoSlah daughters Ouang Imm Ouang Klang daughter-in-law Chew Hong Eng sons-in-law Cher Kim Yam Ng Poh Kee 2 godsons and god daughters-in-law Orandsons Llm Dalton. Wilson. Jackson. Liang (Lennox) Victor and many others Granddaughters Llm
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      46 20 MH. LIM LEAN TATT, 75 passed away peacefully on 7 8.78. leaving behind beloved wife Yap Suan Neo. son. Hong Glap. adopted son Elliott daughter, Baby, daughter-in-law, adopted daughter-in-law L 7 grandchildren Cortn* Im<h Mk 13. 3MC B«jok North hd. on Friday 11 -•-71 at 2pm.
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      753 20 CLASSIFIED ADS AT YOl R SERVICE Telephone Service:- rr r-n Weekdays M> v^-Btl 830 a m 500 p m Saturdays J9*±^W 830 a m 300 p m €JJ Public Holiday CJslta 900 a m 100 p m tß+itzir Counter Serxioe Regular office hours Ansafone Service After off we hours VII
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      494 20 MANILA-TAIWAN HMMON6-OCEAN PARK 14/11 Otrs»l(>7s|lVs DIP Ewv Fntty 'AIWAN-HONBKON6-OCEAN PAM BANGKOK PATTAYA 8 "14 D*T5 »'3W»'«7O tibtO OfP Evry Mon<Mf MAKII.A-PAGSANJAN-SA6UIO I SB* Ml MANILA PAGSANJAN BAGUIO HONGKONG OCEAN PMM 9D»yss'3?O OCP Evry Fridjy MANILA-HONGKONG-OCEAN PARK BANGKOK PATTAYA 10 8 Days JU« $i?ob Off Evtfv FndJV lANGKOKPATTAYA HONGKONG-OCEAN PARK t
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      411 20 fCCjo kenyataaN U^dS TAWARAN Tawaran-tawaran adalah dipelawa danpada prmborong-prmbororu(/p«-mbclua-pCTnb<-kai brrprngilainan untuk "kcija-krna berikut Bag! tawaran di G, H I Jokume n-d<ikumen boleh juS didapati di Wilayah-Wilayah berkenaan. A) BP.No.S5S/78 Membina 52 unit nimah-nimah peneroka diS r K^<' 10W B) BP.No.S54/78 Membekal dan menghantar atap-atap asbestos dan perabons unnik 52 unit
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      871 20 (SSA WE ARE EXPANDING OUR OPERATIONS. AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND ADVANCE WITH A PROGRESSIVE COMPUTER COMPANY. ANALYST/PROGRAMMER Graduate In Computer Science with 1/2 years experience preferred. Familiarity with DBMS, time-sharing and on-line operating systems will be an advantage. MARKETING SALES EXECUTIVES
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    OBITUARY
    80 21 Former General Manager, Malayan Banking passed away on the 3rd August, 1978 (In Hong Kong) leaving behind Wife: Madam Ho Ah Peng Daughters: Sons-in-law Grace Chow Fatt Sen Florence Chua Sok Eng Lily Lena Joyce Julie Grandson: ChowTze Yang to mourn his loss. Hearse arriving K.L. (from Hong Kong)
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    Trustees of Sikh temple agree to new site
    286 21 fllE Central Sikh Temple board of trustees yesterday accepted in principle the Housing Hoard's offer of a site for the resettlement of the temple from Queen Street to the junction of Towner Road and Serangoon Road. The board is to meet the
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    Injunction granted to firm is dissolved by consent
    250 21 Injunction granted to firm is dissolved by consent AN interim injunction granted to Advanced Training Techniques (ATT) on July 14 against Mr. Graham Sage, who is with the ATT has by consent of the parties, now been dissolved by the High Court. c This, it was learnt, followed a settlement
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    Film show
    20 21 A FREE film show will be held at Kampong Kembangan community centre on Auk 16 at 7.30 p.m.
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    Colour photo contest in October
    53 21 Colour photo contest in October THE Singapore Colour Fhotographlc Society will hold the Third International Salon of Colour Photography 1978 in October. There will be two sections in the contest, one for prints and the other for slides. The closing date Is Sept 24 Entry forms are available at 28S,
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    Dances at CC
    43 21 THE Calrnhlll community centre will nold social dances on Saturdays from 230 p.m. to 4.30 p m beginning on Sept 2 and Latin American dance on Sundays from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. staring Sept 3. For details, call *****7.
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    Rate of jobless climbs up in first six months
    331 21 Rate of jobless climbs up in first six months rE unemplo yme ntn t rate Inched its way up steadily In the first half of this year after dipping to Its lowest point at 18.127 fast December. Half-yearly figures from the Labour Ministry show that the Jobless rate grew from
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    PEDESTRIAN DIES
    52 21 PEDESTRIAN MLss Sim Ah Hoon, 17, who was knocked down by a motorcycle along River Valley Road last Saturday, died In the Singapore General Hospital on Monday. Anyone who saw the accident should contact Sepoy Lines police station. There were 77 road accidents, one fatal and five serious,
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      738 21 BATA (MALAYSIA) BERHAD (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) INTERIM REPORT The Directors o' Bata (Malaysia) Berhad have pleasure in announcing the unaudited results of the Company's operation for the six month period ended 30th June. 1 978 with comparative figures as follows HALF YEAR HALF YEAR YEAR ENDED I
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      549 21 GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF KELANTAN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RURAL ROADS CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE 'E' FOR THE STATE OF KELANTAN IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA ACCESS ROADS TO STATE LAND SCHEME NOTICE OF PREQUALIFICATION 1.0. The Government of the State of Kelantan plan* to invite bida in November. 1978 for the conatructlon of
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      622 21 LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN PERUSAHAAN PERTANIAN NEGERI PAHANG KENYATAAN TAWARAN KERJA KERJA MENYEDIAKAN KAWASAN TAPAK SEMAIAN DAN MEMBUAT SERTA MEMBAIKI JALAN. Tawaran adalah dipelawa darlpada Kontrektor-Kontrektor yang berpengalaman untuk melaksanakan kerja-kerja menyedlakan kawasan Tapak Semaian dan membuat aerta membaiki Jalan di Rancangan tersebut dibawah:811. 811. Rancanjan Tajuk Kerja Lum Wang Kontrek Kawasan
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      Coach with a golden touch?
      454 22  -  JOE DORAI By IS MOBARAAK Allabux, or "AH Boy" to all who know him, a coach with the golden touch? This question was posed after Tiong Bahru Constituency had won the National Football League Division Three title and set three records for local soccer. The
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      Singapore's youth to face Malaysia
      292 22  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By SINUAfUKE S yOU t n lifters, who competed in the recent World Youth wei g h 1 1 1 f ting championships in Manila, will be pitted against the "veterans" in the annual Singapore versus Malaysia match at the Sennett community centre
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      706 22 I Right now, we need talented, dedicated and motivated individuals I looking to broaden their career status as well as learn, progress and improve their abilities. We believe that we are in a position to help you do just that and at the same time have you assist us in
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      560 22 HEWLETT PACKARD HEWLETT PACKARD SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD A subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Corporation in USA invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the positions of: Q.A. ENGINEER The successful candidate must have a degree in Electrical. Elec tronics or Mechanical Engineering with 2 or more years' working experience preferably in
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      252 22 GUNLNG TIMI'R TRADING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED (Members' Voluntary WindinK-l p) NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 272 of the Companies Act. Cap 185. that the Final Meeting of the Company will be held at 214 Central Building. 1 it 2 Magazine Road. Singapore (1
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      240 22 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh 6c Hal Camp V RUNNING 2 I FATHER PECIDED ~N /OH BUT I SEE T JUST SAW HOLLY V-, HE WAS TOO OLD \l YE/AH? >\ HE'S TAKEN WOOPSTAR RUNNING /SEE FOR JOGGING I S I *J V> UP IN THE RAR *"^^r'] l
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      Regal Tan to race in United States
      429 23  -  FAIRWAY By Jl'OH, Tues. Champion stayer Re^al Tan will leave for the United States this week-end to continue his racing career there, his trainer, Teh Choon Heng, disclosed today. Increasing weight penalty was given as the reason for making the move. Teh said:
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      Space Traveller, Altares impress
      477 23 IPOH, Tues— Space 1 Traveller (Martin Sng), Altares (Jimmy Lam) and Night People II (Ismail Asban) provided an interesting trial in good going here today. The Vincent Chcngtralned trio broke from the 800 m and raced .smartly over the last 600 m in 37 8. with
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      STIPE'S REPORT
      891 23 ■yHE Stipendiary Steward's 1 report on Sunday's races at Ipoh: RACE 1: Proficient (E. Chan) had its head side on before the gates were released and was therefore slowly away, Suncei Pahane (D. Kwong) was also slowly away. At the start. Clair De Lone II (L. Khoo) bounced
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      AUSSIE SOCCER
      288 23 cYDNEY. Tues. Results of Australian AssocUtKx. Football matches NaUeaal Leagve: Adelaide C vs Brisbane L postponed i. Brisbane C 1 Bt Oeorge 4. Cmstem 2 W Adelaide 1. Flt*rojr U l Newcastle 0. Pootscray 2 Sydney 3, Marconi 2 Canberra 0, Western 3 a Melbourne 0 Vlcterta Stale
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      Bukit Timah Entries
      1091 23 A TOTAL of 33A horses, compnslnf no from Class One. lie from Class Three and 109 from Class Five, has been entered for the Pesta Sukan Cup mmeeting of the Singapore Turf Club at Bukit Tlroah on Aug IV-2U and 3»-27 The main event of the mtttiiik
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      51 23 rPHE Singapore Busmen Houses Football League team preparing for the Petth Cup competition In October, have temporarily suspended their training became of the Puasa period. Says K.S Manlckam, BBHFL secretary; -The selection committee decided on the recommendation of coach Malid Anff to postpone training until next month. k
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      493 24 SONIA LANNAMAN DETHRONES EDMONTON, Tues. Few athletes in the world can set a track and field crowd alight in the manner of Kenyan Henry Rono and Jamaican Don Quarrie, and 40.000 fans here were treated to something special. Rono has added a new dimension to distance
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      1322 24 ATHIf IK Ml N I Mm semi-finals IFkTki r >ur in eacn quuliiy .nal> s,mi hn.l 1: 1 A i[ an Wells (Scot) 10 31. 2 Mike Mrharlaiid (Kngi 10 43.3 Paul NaiTacott (Aust) 10 46. 4 Christopher Brallh»ait« (Tnn> 10 54 srnu final fc i Don
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      52 24 SINGAPORE'S Kandasamy layamani gave a disappointing performance when she clocked a poor time of H mm 13.0 sec to finish 13th in the 3,000 metre* final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton yesterday. Jayamani's time was 1:03.0 outside her national record established at last year's World tup
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      52 24 BOWLING Singapore International Open (Starbowl 10am > GOLF National Day meets Jurong, Seletar, Changl 7am >. SHOOTING Pcta Sukan mi.t: Trap (Rifle Range Road 8 30am i VOLLEYBALL Independence Cup (Gay World 9am; WATER-POLO PesU Sukan International: Queenstown A v Penang. Queen&town B v Medan (Toa Pa yon Pool
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      64 24 STOCKHOLM Tues. Anne-Louise Skoglund. a 16-year-old student, broke the world Junior record in th« the women's 430-metre hurdles with a time of 57.57 sec on Saturday. 11* reoord came during the second day of the Swedish track and Held championships at Stockholm s Clvmpic stadium The
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      216 24 Smith aims for six gold medals I^DMONTON, Tues. Hometown hero Graham Smith swam last night to his fourth Commonwealth gold medal victory in as many days, but Australia took the team honours. Smith, a 20-year-old Edmonton student, has set his sights on six gold medals. He will swim in the
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      49 24 Medal tally after the fourth day. Canada 19 12 12 Australia 12 16 15 England 8 11 10 N. Zealand 4 3 4 Wales 2 11 Kenya 12 1 Scotland 12 1 India 11 Jamaica 1 1 Trinidad l 2 Isle of Man 1 Malaysia 1 Reuter.
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      263 24 EDMONTON, Tues. There are so many RJ record-breakers in the Commonwealth Games swimming pool that officials have had to abandon plans to give all of them dope tests. Raymond Owen, the Games honorary medical adviser, said yesterday that so many swimmers had broken the
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      91 24 Sixth day's events. Badminton: Individual preliminary singles. Individual pulimtnary doubles. Bowls: Fours, Pairs. Singles. Boxing: 6.m1-flnals. yrling: 4000 metres Team Po.^uit seml-finaLs. Tandem sprints semi-finals 10-mlle heats. Gymnastics: Men's Individual all-round competition final. Shooting: Skeet (2nd 100) final. Fullbore Rifle (Stare 1). Swimming: First session. Men 100 m
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      34 24 EDMONTON, Tues. Ray Slevens, cne of England's best hopes for the men's singles gold medal in badminton at the Commonwealth Game*. Is to receive an International citation for outstanding sportsmanship. Reuter.
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      682 25  -  JOE DORAI THE P.B.M. FOR PROMOTING FOOTBALL By y\I>KS.\N Ganesan, the chairman of the Football Association of Singapore, and (oath of the Year Choo Seng Quee, scored a first for Singapore soccer they were among the 139 Singaporeans in the National Day honours list. Both have
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      339 25  -  WILFRED YEO By THE powerful Philippines, the top bowling nation at last year's SEA Games, do not believe in crying over spilt milk or wasting time. On the contrary, their poor performance at last week's FIQ Asian Zone championships In Bangkok has only served to stimulate
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      S'pore tour by Japan's stars
      248 25  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By SHOICHI TAGANOO. an ex-Thomaa Cup player for Japan, and university champion Hasegawa will play two friendly matches against Singapore's national badminton squad In Singapore on Saturday and Sunday. Taganoo, who is In his l"te 20s, last played for Japan In the 1975-76
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      477 25 WORCESTER (England). Tues Henderson Roach of Barbados and Ouyana's Trron* Etwaroo carried thetr thlrd-wlcket stand to a masnve 120 runt on the second day of the West Indies Un-der-19 cricket international against England here yesterday West Indies, resuming at 300 lor two declared at 363 for lour and at
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      Fine start by Queenstown
      127 25  -  ALBERT JOHNSON By QUEENSTOWN A and B got off to a fine start by winning their respective group matches In the first International Peata Sukan water-polo competition at the Toa Payoh Pool yesterday. Queenstown A, the current Singapore Amateur swimming Association's league, open and knockout champions,
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      SYA suffer shock defeat
      50 25 SINGAPORE. Youth Association, defending women's champions in the Independence cup volleyball championships, suffered a shock 1-3 defeat by Thomson Combined In their league match at the Oay World stadium yesterday. In other matches. Combined Schools beat Thomson Combined 1-0 and Bras Basah beat St. Theresa 1-0.
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      195 25 Asian Games in real jeopardy... OANGKOK, Tues. Thailand may have to reduce the number of sports at the Eighth Asian Games here in December or cancel the Games altogether if outstanding financial pledges were not honoured, a Thai official said today. The Games organising committee spokesman confirmed a statement yesterday
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      Billiards match
      51 25 BELANOOR Chinese Recreation Club will represent Malaysia in the annual Pesta Sukan billiards match against Singapore at the People's Park Complex on Aug 19-20. The Singapore Billiards Association will select their team after the tournament* Vhlch are now In progress. There win be three evenU three-ball, snooker and
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      283 25 PS on sport rPHERE seems to be more rumours about the fate of several Singapore national soccer players than the confetti thai drifted on to the eyelids of delirious Argent! ne fans after their World Cup victory. Has the guillotine fallen on
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      TIEN JIT HURTS RIGHT KNEE
      268 25 FORMER International Lim Tien Jit will leave with the Singapore Chinese team to Kuala Lumpur today for the South zone preliminaries of the Malaysian Chinese Football Association Cup competition but he will not be playing, reports WILFRED YEO. Lim. who returned last week after graduating
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      344 25  -  ERNEST FRIDA By BERNARD Hogan, 57, the current world .sprint champion for the age group 55-60 years, is among the first batch of overseas entries received for the Singapore Masters Track and Field c h a m p 1 o nshlps at the National
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    61 26 BEIRUT. Tues. Lebanon lost the first soldier of a fledgling post-civil war army today to shellflre from Christian militiamen trying to keep the government from asserting authority along the southern border with Israel. The army command announced that Rlda Tlels. one of six soldiers wounded nl a
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    35 26 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida 1 Tue* The United States today launched a aatclliie bound (or Venua to study weather condfclon* there The satellite ts expected to enter Venus' atmosphere In December— OPI
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    36 26 RAWALPINDI (Pakistani, Tues. Seventy-three people died and thousands were made homeless as villages were washed away by devastating rains In Multan. a Punjab district 730 km south of here, officials said today— UPl-
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    600 26 CARDINALS MEET to PICK NEW POPE VATICAN CITY, Tuesday CARDINALS from round the globe gathered in Home today to bury the Pope on Saturday and elect a successor to lead the world's 700 million Roman Catholics. In the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, masons chipped a space for his tomb.
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    101 26 PEKING. Tues. A letter from Queen Elizabeth I to the Emperor of China to promote trade between the two countries was delivered In Peking today 382 years late. British Trade Minister Edmund Dell, however, noted the wording remained appropriate In the 1970s when he
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    712 26 XONDON, Tues Share prices 1 ctoawo, firm today but below the day's highs At 3 pm the Financial Times Index was up 2 3 at 507 7 Both equities and government storks were marked down slightly following disappointing British banking figures for mid-July dealers said Leading industrials closed
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    171 26 Yamashita treasure 'handed to allies' r»KYO, Tues. A former Japanese soldier has said boxes of gold, silver and Jewellery, believed to be part of the so-called treasure of the late Gen. Yamashita of the Japanese Imperial Army, were handed over to the allied forces in Kuala Lumpur soon after World
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    38 26 KUALA LUMPUR. Tun —Malaysia and the World Health Organisation (WHO) today signed an agreement to make the Malaysian government's Medical Research Institute here the regional centre of WHO lor research and training In tropical diseases. Reuter
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      364 26 BUSINESS TIMES Slnc*port j Financial Dtlljr Cover Pi ice JOt Annual Subscription SI Si For subscription, coll 284 8844 Exi 302 TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS... SINGAPORE enters its fourteenth year of independence today. The economy is in fine fettle and will continue to be so over the next few years. Of course,
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      10 1 LOOKING AHEAD INTO NEW ERA SINGAPORE NATIONAL DAY: Special feature
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      Gearing up for politics of quality
      1228 1  -  GOH KIAN CHEE By fHE political system has achieved a phase of calm which allows for bold experimentation and rejuvenation. Over the next several years Singapore must acquire the sensibilites as a people and the talents within a newer leadership to Ml us through
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      955 1 There are several in-ter-related aspects to the creation of the desirable Singaporean. First, the deeper and broader outlook in life: He has to be tolerant In a multi-racial context, respectful of the customs and ways of others. He also must have a basic Asian cultural
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      SINGAPORE'S PATH TO NATION BUILDING
      643 2  - SINGAPORE'S PATH TO NATION BUILDING KIYAOKI KIKUCHI By SINGAPORE, with the second highest per capita income in Asia after Japan, has proved the now fashionable axiom that "small is beautiful." So writes Mr. Kiyaoki Kikuchi, the Japanese Ambassador to Singapore. He believes the path Singaporeans have chosen in nation-building is
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      Spore has proved the axiom that being 'small is beautiful9
      1836 2 Spore has proved the axiom that being 'small is beautiful 9 As an ex-official in charge of assisting developing countries in the way of economic and technical assistance I was fortunate enough to be able to observe at first hand the "Naticn-bulld-ing' of a great number ol developing countries struggling
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      The ship of State and those who man it
      751 3  - The ship of State and those who man it CHANG KAI MING By NATIONAL Day is perhaps as good a time as any for reflections on the blessings of dynamic political leadership. Here are some from Chang Kai Ming, the Sunday Nation columnist, who is morbidly afraid of cameras. npHE
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      China-Vietnam conflict and the challenge to Asean
      1347 4  - China- Vietnam conflict and the challenge to Asean SEAH CHIANG NEE THE conflict between China and Vietnam, with its wider implications in (international geopolitics, has presented the non-communist countries of Asean with a challenge not known before. For Singapore, which enters its 14th year of independence today, it may have
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        260 4 Majulah Singapura A pioneer that created a legend hstaMishfd nearly half a century ago by Mr. C. K. Tang the I louse of Tang had its humble beginnings in a little shop house selling curios. From those days, his objectives were already clearly defined to maximise the shoppers' pleasure through
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      THE POLICE FORCE AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE 80'S
      3028 5  - THE POLICE FORCE AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE 80'S GOH YONG HONG By TODAY, as In all past National Day parades, the pride of the Singapore Police Force will take their rightful place before the people. They will, doubtlessly, be putting their best foot forward. Also concerned with the way
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      In middle passage: The PAP faces eighties
      4875 6 In middle passage: The PAP faces eighties As Singapore, under the leadership of the People's Action Party, surges ahead into the Eighties, new problems of second-echelon leadership and a different political environment would no doubt arise. Here, at the invitation of The Straits Times, Dr. Chan Heng Chee of the
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        236 6 Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Government and people of Singapore on the occasion, of the 13th ANNIVERSARY of the Republic from GINIRAL AGINTS FOR ALL SOVIIT VESSELS SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD sth Floor For Eastern look Bu.ld.no 15* C*cil Street Singapore 1 Cob.,, SOSIACUNE TELEX 213.0 Tel:
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        523 8 I 4| P.— a^^^J L ITr^ a />* 1 1 tat L^Lv^ia^l^B^Le*la^HPal^^l^o^P*aMlll^fea aa MttiHttlVV BaKa^aaav CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES to THE PEOPLE GOVERNMENT of the REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE on the occasion of our 13th NATIONAL DAY from Lf*l QVS£L ZUPH£WB L _J KKAMAT ROAD SINGAPORE 9 ifeaaia^tf IH (H (33
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        256 8 ffi PEOPLE and GOVERNMENT 1 1 of the H REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE on the occasion of our 13th INDEPENDENCE DAY m 9th August 1978 B FORWARD SHIPPING CO (PTE) LTD. m HUDSON CO. (PTE) LTD. m S SHENTON PTE. LTD. $t tiß/A Soite I 501 -I 505, Shenton House 15th
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      Singapore's youths and their problems...
      2397 9  - Singapore's youths and their problems NANCY CHNG By SINGAPORE'S youths, with the possible exception of lour-sufferlnc; journalists, are everybody's favourite whipping boy. Nancy Chitf, Strait* Times feature writer, takes a lone hard look at their problems and examines the pressures on them. IN COMPETITIVE modernising societies, youth has always been
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      10 9 Regimentation of Singapore youths goes beyond the Youth Festival marchpast.
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        228 9 HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS I BEST WISHES to the People and Government j? of Singapore on the S occasion of the I 13th National Day <0> iSUMITOMO CORPORATION! 2 (SUMITOMO SHOJI KAISHA, LTD) S ST SINGAPORE BRANCH 2 5 21st Floor, Ocean Building, S Collyer Quay, Singapore 1 3 I Tel: *****
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      MOODS—GLIMPSES O JOY AND DEJECTION PSES OF CTION
      425 10  - MOODS— GLIMPSES O JOY AND DEJECTION PSES OF CTION IRENE NGOO By THE Prime Minister's relaxed mood belies the dead earnest in which he approached the fun--damental issue of bilingualism. The picture was taken at a lighter moment during an otherwise serious televised discussion organised by the Malay Teachers Union
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        371 10 Congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of Singapore on their National Day. THE SCANDINAVIAN WAtf .^kW^ lJ> 1 v mJwk ■HIM «A wm I^^HjjAy k^| I _A.*jfl At' k^k^km SAS Express Flights to Europe. I ake the fast way west with SAS Trans-Asian Express 1 wo convenient
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        816 11 Congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of Singapore on their National Day. Now. The really comfortable way to Bangkok is by Thai's new wide-body A3OO Welcome aboard. -"Tj^ «j- 3883 l "'^ff*BJ It's big and light and airy inside. .^T Jtf^JS fi^i Notice the two aisles. The
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      Keeping Singapore's population healthy...
      1136 12 OOSPITAL admls- sions and attendances at out-patient clinics continued to increase. Last year hospital admissions increased to 190,332 compared to 184.227 in 1976 and 164,054 in 1975. Outpatient attendances (hospital specialists' outpatient clinics) totalled 1.182.019 last year 1.090.981 In 1976 and 1.116.305 In 1975). Last year
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      17 12 Fart of the spacious third cbss ward at Kandang K«rbau Hospital which was recently renovated.
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        280 13 National Day congratulations from a company that takes pride in growing with Singapore Jardine Offshore Promet (An amalgamation ol Promet and Jardine Ottshore) A wealth of experience comes }B//£SHBo^^^^tk with the new name Jardine Off- g^tf Htt shore Promet Experience in mlssf the construction and operation PiJlfcjiiJ^^^^B 3^9 of all
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      953 15  - Trends reflect taste of the modern woman WONG LAI WAH By Clothes make man and woman. And as the nation celebrates its independence, our Woman's Page editor WONG LAI WAH reports on a different kind of freedom the freedom to dress as you please. TIME was when fashion meant almost
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      46 15 Pictures (from left) show: The sweet country smocks, in cotton. Prom Elna Boutique. Yves Saint Laurent is for the slimmer silhouette for next season From The Glamourette Shops. Fashion goes butch and beautiful, with tie and blazer From Suez Boutique. Crepe pant-suit from The Bagatelle Shoppe
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