Weekend East, 16 September 1988

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    18 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, September 16, 1988 MCI (P) No. 89/5/88 Vol. 3 No. 36
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  • 562 1  -  End to sleeping in the open for dad and son By BRIDGET TAN THE LIMS will say goodbye to their open-air ‘home’ in Tembeling Road on Sunday. Mr Lini Hong 800 and his family will move into a tworoom rented flat in
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 228 1 The convent angels: Back Pa REDS HAIR SALON The Place For Professional Hairdressing Parkway Parade #O2-2F Tel: *****54 Rochor Owe #Ol-512 Te *****60 E*cels>of Hole #O3-08 Te *****43 Delfi Orcha'd #O4-15 Te *****73 Ching l Airport #O2l-91-01 Te *****70 "Jr HER LINE? Find out on Page 5 what she does
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  • 310 2 Braddell *****58 CHILDREN can take part in a lantern festival on September 23 from 7.30 9 30 pm Fee. $1. There will be a Southern Islands cruise on September 25 Fees: $18 for members; $19 for non-members; $16 for children. Fengshan Wt *****36 A mooncake festival gathering will
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  • 147 2 IF you have problems with your child, you might want to attend a seminar on “Understanding Your Child”. This seminar, to be held on Sept 24 and Oct 1, is aimed at creating an awareness on the tasks of parenting. The topics include understanding
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 609 2 t> Newsman travel, 100 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-38/39 MERIDIEN SHOPPING CENTRE TEL: *****22 *****33 Branches 81 Anson Road B1 06 Dai-ichi Hotel Tel: *****00 •10 Eu Tong Sen Street #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol 15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52 •80 Marine Parade Road #BI-34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 325 3 ARSK PEOPLE'S EMPORIUM PEOPLE'S CELEBRATE MOONCAKE FESTIVAL r r/S! With every purchase of $15.00 customers are entitled to redeem either Lighting Icecream or Star/ET Headband at only $2.50. You’ll also be given 2 batteries and a $l.OO McDonald’s Coupon Hurry, while stocks last. IT* A GOOD TIME FOR THE GREAT
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  • 289 4 RESIDENTS of Kampung Übi constituency have orf;amsed a month-long afair to celebrate Kampung Übi Day. Said Mr Mohamad Kaspari, the working committee chairman: “We feel it’s a better way for residents to get to know each other Besides, the wide range of activities cater for
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  • 67 4 SOME 800 people joined the Marine Parade Community Centre youth group in their 10th anniversary celebration last Friday. Mr Othman Harun Eusofe (second from right), one of the MPs in Marine Parade GRC, joined members of the Youth Executive Committee in blowing out the candles
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 349 4 1 HAIR CREATIONS by London HK Stylists FACIAL SERVKFS AVAtLABLE For appointments, please call *****35 No. 19 TAI THONG CRESCENT SINGAPORE 1334 (behind MacPherson Market) U ms m* Business Hours: 10 00am 700 pm (Tues Sat) 9 00am 3 00pm (Sun) AEROMODE SLIM BY INCHES After 10 r -m i
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    • 31 4 VENETIAN BLINDS -I 50% DISCOUNT ptua FREE GIFTSI Vertical Blinds. Bamboo Chicks, Folding Doors, etc SENG YANG INTERIOR TRADING 112 East Coast Road Katong People's Complei #O2-33 Singapore 1542 Tel: *****08
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    • 90 4 I^ 11 Ideal For— All Celebrations! gi <s|j ions' s23oper table (all inclusive) Sumptuous fare Great Value Every Connoisseur's praise Excellent food Indeed most popular by choice Hongkong Dian Xin and a la carte available at lunch. Enjoy the serenade of music and song, at no extra charge, while you
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  • 148 5  -  Our What’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? Picture and text by CHEW YEN FOOK MONEY is Anthea Ng’s business. Working as a bank teller for the past threeand a-half years, over $lOO million have passed through her hands. But, unlike the time when she first
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 455 5 HAMLIN FLORAL ART ENTERPRISES Fresh ft beautifully created artificial flowers Floral arrangements tor all occasions A wide variety of gifts #BI-94 Parkway Parade Tel: *****24 (Open Daily) MOTOGARD THE COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE CENTRE SERVICE YOUR CAR from $33 SERVICED BY QUALIFIED MECHANICS NOT GREASERS ASSISTED BY LATEST WORKSHOP COMPUTERS MACHINERIES
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    • 111 5 ixaj/ex Micro Blinds are here! Ultra Slim 16mm slats in Designer Colours. 2 year guarantee. TEL: *****74 FOR IMMEDIATE MEASURE INSTALLATION GOH KENG PTE LTD Showroom: #O3-19 Parkway Parade r m EDITORIAL *****00/*****00 ADVERTISEMENTS *****33 Pharmaton Capsules An effective aid to good health One Pharmaton 1 capsule a day will
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 77 6 RECENTLY, a rash developed at the edge of my father’s mouth. One night, after eating a doughnut, he put some cream on the rash. He then prepared to go to bea. My mother noticed the white spot at the edge of his mouth and exclaimed: “Why
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    • 79 6 WE were busy preparing for a history play about the Japanese Occupation We had almost all the props and costumes except for a few gunnysacks, so some of us had to ask our friends if they had any. I overheard one of my classmates asking a
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    • 131 6 THE phone rang and my brother picked up the receiver. A woman asked for Mei Lin. My brother answered: "Sorry, there's no such person living here.” After a while the phone rang again. He answered it and the caller asked for
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    • 84 6 ONE day my aunt went to the doctor's. He was an Indian doctor so she had to speak English with him. My aunt couldn’t speak very much English so this was how the conversation went: Auntie: Doctor, I want mati baik (which means “it’s better to die” in
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  • GROWING PAINS
    • 70 6 I WAS driving along a road which had posters of election candidates My wife and two children were in the car. My three-year-old daughter saw the posters and asked: “Daddy, why are the photographs put up along the road?” I answered: "It is for us to
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  • LIVE LETTERS
    • 140 6 RECENTLY, my class sat for the GCE N’ Levels preliminary examination. One of my friends who was sick was unable to sit for her English 111 paper (Listening Comprehension). My English teacher then gave her a zero for that paper even
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    • 115 6 I LIVE in Chai Chee Estate. One morning, I saw a woman, who lives on a high floor, using quite a lot of force to open her sliding window. It slid off the runners and fell all the way down to the ground floor. Luckily,
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  • 128 6 Cl CANT swim. But the Taiwanese man told me to jump into the water. I thought: 'Jump also die; don’t jump also die. Might as well jump.’ I jumped. 7 Singaporean housewife Madam Chan Bok Luan who survived flight CA 301 which skidded into the sea while landing
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 431 6 m- c. X SPECIAL OFFER We *peci*k** in Baby Cradtes. Baby Bad*, Baby Wafcara, Baby StroNors, Baby Car Saats, Children'* Tricycle*, BMX Bicycles and Toys. •m rm <n mm >• 3 Baby Col Baby Automatic k Playpen i Musical Baby Cradle LOYAN6 PLAYTHING CENTRE 8H261E #02*102 Tampinas Ave 2 St
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    • 205 6 MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast welcomes contributions from readers who have had similar true life experiences as those published here. The joke could be on you, which, of course, makes it better. But it need not necessarily be so. If
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 419 7 D-Day for housewife By BRIDGET TAN THURSDAY Thursday Feature Special, Memoirs of a Survivor, Ch 5, 10.45 pm Julie Christie stars as a housewife trying to cope after a war. In addition to marauding street gangs, she has to bear with nearderelict supplies and collect water from a van. FRIDAY
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    • 130 7 A WEEKENDeast 1 Screen 5: Sweet Dreams, Ch 5, 9.30 pm Jessica Lange plays Patsy Cline in a story based on the popular country singer’s life as she makes her way to Nashville. Arts Circle: The Modern World Ten Great Writers, Ch 12, 10 pm This series examines the life
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  • EATS WITH BRIDGET TAN
    • 248 8 THIS takeaway chicken rice is served in a styrofoam container which keeps the food warm longer. Office workers who prefer to eat in can buy the box lunch from Goodluck Broccoli Chicken Rice stall in Parkway Builders' Centre. It offers restaurantstyle "white
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  • 203 8 A NEW child care centre at Seraya Road, off Haig Road, will open next month. Run by Jollies Child Care Centre, it is in a spacious two-storey bungalow house converted into six classrooms, with a large garden The centre will look after children from
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  • 202 8 IF YOU find hotel-made ones a little too smooth, then indulge in these interestingly varied offers from three home-bred mooncake makers. New Hong Kong mooncakes Sink your teeth into roast chicken and sausage mooncake ($5.50 per piece), New Hong Kong Special (a special blend of nuts, melon seeds
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 261 8 MICHAEL MARKETING 101 Upp. Cross St #l2-20 Peopls's Park Ctr S(0105) Ta»: *****20 Pager: *****63 PHONE a ORDER (Free Delivery) DISTRIBUTORS WANTED JASON WINTERS PRODUCTS h y MAKE THE RIGHT MOVE TURN TO WEEKENDeast CLASSIFIEDS AND SELL IT FAST! ALVIN’S Claypot Corner #B 1-144 Parkway Parade The Claypot Rice Specialist
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    • 119 8 HEAD OUT TO Ko&U,’* FOR A FISHY EXPERIENCE Fish Head Supreme Fried Mutton Fried Chicken/Curry Fried Fish/Prawns/Crabs Vegetable Rice Cold L)rinks/Beer Sunday Special Briyanl We also cater for parties, buffet, etc. All maior credit cards are accepted Open daily including public holidays (11am -10 pm) ALL ARE WELCOME KALATS BANANA
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    • 216 8 -Br 'f-K k r® HAPPY RESTAURANT 15 Tanjong Kalong Road, Lion City Hotel. Singapore 1543 Tel: *****17 *****86 FOR A GRAND CELEBRATION AT HAPPY PRICES. HAPPY RESTAURANT IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR WEDDING. BIRTHDAYS. ANNIVERSARIES AND COMPANY FUNCTIONS. Our Package Includes: Exquisite Cantonese Cuisine from $2OO upwards Free flow of
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  • 369 9  -  By BRIDGET TAN MR SIEW PHOI HONG, who calls himself the Mooncake King for 30 years’, has been rolling out the seasonal favourite since he was nine years old. As a young boy. he used to help nis father,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 139 9 a a nightout For Less Than Ss2o nett Celebrate the Night Out! Indulge in an exotic international buffet dinner followed by an evening of serious disco-ing. Wow All for SslB nett on Fridays and Ss2o nett on Saturdays eve of public holidays as from 7pm till 3am. (Plus a free
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    • 441 9 Fabulous Prizes,Music and Food Await You at Oriental Bedok! Free V Easy Thai Getaways! Oriental Restaurant Bedok offers you the double bonus I of enjoying a delicious meal with entertainment and at the f same time have a chance at winning trips to Thailand! Between 8 August to 8 November
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  • MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
    • 270 10/11  -  By BRIDGET TAN BRING your family to the Chinese Garden to view a dazzling display of more than 200 intricately designed lanterns from master craftsmen of Guangdong, China. The Guangdong Lantern Show is held from today to September 25. in keeping with the Year of the Dragon,
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    • 133 10/11 IF YOU are good in arts and crafts, why not let your kids parade with do-it-yourself lanterns? All you need are a coil of wire, sticky tape, coloured cellophane paper. paste, and poster colours. First, form the shape of the lantern (such as the easy-to-do goldfish
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  • Page 10/11 Advertisements
    • 297 10/11 •LANTERN FESTIVAL’ 88P JR V H Guangdong Dragon Lantern Show i ff. jSi i' I v’ „odOess Gome.Gxfitunetie Gotom fyuety of tie *3tetiMtl! See the Grand Exhibition ot more than 200 Guangdong Lanterns! Venue Chinese Garten, Singapore Date :16- 25 September 1988 Time 9.00 a.m. 10.00 p.m. Daly Admission: $3-
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    • 95 10/11 NEW NAM THONG TEA HOUSE 181 New Bridge Road Singapore 0105 Tel: *****63 Special o*l*!°* m v L. s $18.40 Mr Siew Phoi Hong Mooncake King for 30 years HglQ][glß]|cni|[ili]|glß]|glih A TAI THONG CAKESHOP Delicious Mooncakes ideal for the entire Family l You ’ll love what we have to offer!
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    • 176 10/11 Now. there's even more to the heavenly flavours of Goodwood Park Hotel s mooncakes. We presenting the brand new Zodiac mini-mooncakes. 12 delectable pieces each inscribed with a sign from the Zodiac of the Chinese calender. There s the new Peanut Paste mooncake, too. In addition to all the other
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  • SIGLAP SPECIALS
    • 67 12 IF your house is looking a disgrace, redeem it by fitting new awnings, ceilings ana tiles. Jumbo Decorations Supplies, at 711 East Coast Road, provides high quality components, with all-aluminium rust firoof construction and ade resistance baked enamel finish, imported from Australia These are available in
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    • 54 12 SATISFY your hunger pangs and cravings for spicy food by gorging at Top Indonesian Restaurant. located at 899 East Coast Road (next to UOB). Ayam panggang gado-ga-d'o, beef rendang and sayur lodoh are just some of the Indonesian specialities that are available. The restaurant is open from 10
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    • 86 12 EARLY birds can begin their hunt for supermarket bargains as early as 7 30 am daily at Smart Supermarket at Siglap An exclusive promotion for Siglap residents from Sept 15 to 21 promises super specials such as U.S.A chicken wings (2.27 kg) at $5.70, Narcissus 2nd
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    • 72 13 FOR those who are getting married in the year of the Dragon, why not let Carnation Photo and Bridal Gowns Centre take care of your bridal needs? They provide a wide range of services such as studio photography, video filming, bridal make-up, car decoration and rental
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    • 63 13 IF your home seems dull and lifeless, why not try a different type of lighting to liven it up? Venetian Glass Art at #O3-12, Tanjong Katong Complex, can help you to spruce up your home with their range of Italian glass products such as lamps and
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 367 12 i Top Indonesian Restaurant t Indonesian Specialities: Ayam Panggang, Gado-Gado, Fish Head Assam Curry, Beef Rendang, Sayur Lodeh. Outside catering available. Business Hours Daily 10.00 a.m. 10.00 p.m. Top Indonesian Restaurant Pte Ltd (A Branch of the Renowned Tip Top Restaurant in Medan, Indonesia) 899 East Coast Road (Next to
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    • 68 12 I m JUMBO DECORATIONS SUPPLIES PTE LTD 711 EAST COAST ROAD S PORE 1545 Fax 241*312 AWNINGS FASHION All THE WAY Pagtvarad Trad* Marx of itia Hunlar Douglas Principle Distributor 7 I M ft* fi«g f r UTCSI. VW'Tf' *< A'f'HJ’. High quality made-m Australia components All-aluminium rust proof construction
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 384 13 v>: *6 y* o* ’ll PHOTO BRIDAL GOWNS CENTRE 3^ BLK 214 BEDOK NORTH ST 1 #Ol-187 S’PORE 1646 (Near Bedok Theatre)TEL: *****04 SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL OFFER (A) Wedding Package $460 only. On Booking of a Wedding Photo Album (B) Wedding Gowns Plus Wedding Photo Package FREE Use of Chinese Korean
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 231 14 The time to start planning for your child’s education is now. The dreams you have for your child mav never come true' unless you make proper plans today. University education is expensive. Sc holarships are lor the brilliant few. Loans taken out at University entrance means that young people are
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  • INSURANCE AND YOU WHOLE LIFE
    • 484 15  -  By YAP LUNE TENG YOUR insurance needs depend on the financial objectives you plan for yourself and your family There are four basic objectives for obtaining life insurance creation of a retirement fund, income for insured upon permanent disability, sum for family
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    • 172 15  -  By STEVE HERZ National Enquirer WHO gets paid how much? Here’s a look at the best and worst paying jobs in America, based on average pay, from the new book “The Jobs Rated Almanac". Incredibly, acting isn’t even on the top-10 list. The average
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE
    • 418 16  -  By YAP LUNE TENG CLAIMANTS must notify the insurance company upon the death of the insured. Before they can make a claim under a life policy, they must provide the company with proof of death, proof that the age of the insured was correct when
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    • 235 16  -  By BRIAN WILLIAMS National Enquirer GARBAGE collectors and taxi drivers are more likely to die on the job than police officers, a new study shows and logging is by far the most dangerous occupation of all. “The rate of job-re-lated deaths for loggers is almost
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    • 279 16  -  By YAP LUNE TENG LIFE insurance policies satisfy the financial needs of individuals on early death, permanent disability or prolonged old age There are four Basic types of life insurance coverage. term, whole life, endowment and annuity. Term assurance is the cheapest form of life insurance
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    • 679 17  -  By PAULETTE COOPER National Enquirer ONE in 10 people who claim big money from insurance companies is actually a cheat, says an expert. Here are some of their scams and the clever ways insurance investigators found them out. “In one case, a woman
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 234 16 /..-A i A 3V* X Vi. A rs? AX ■■Sob •'i a Starting a family? Or working onyour first job? Reasons to say YES to the Young Executive Special The large cover, low premium policy from Great Eastern Life The Young Executive Special Plan (YES) gives you the protection when
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 365 17 ARE YOU YOUR FAMILY PROTECTED AGAINST THE UNEXPECTED Here’s a protection plan that grows with you Whole Life with Compound Reversionary Bonus (CRB) MONEY when you or your family needs it most §fft DEATH BENEFITS With this plan, your money prows while you are protecting yourself and your family at
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    • 191 17 After 12 years your premiums r With ManuLife’s Estate Protector, your premiums actually vanish after 12 years. *The guaranteed cover on your life however, continues for as long as you live. The Estate Protector is a low-cost high coverage Whole Life Plan. So low that premiums are about 40% less
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous

  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 1350 18 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Tuetday 4 00pm —for run-on classified ad* 6 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9 00am to 5 00pm Mondays to Fridays 9 00am to 100 pm on Saturdays Closad Sundays and Public Holidays Prepayment Soma classifications of ads are payable m advance Box
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  • SPORTSCENE...with S GULAM
    • 533 19 But coach Poh Leong wasn’t at all amused MALAYSIA CUP SINGAPORE had a groat opportunity to double their 10-match goal-tally of 13 goals in just TWO games over the weekend. And they created enough chances to send their opponents home with double-figure defeats. But, to
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    • 393 19 INTER-CON SOCCER FOUR East Coast teams qualified for the second round of the inter-constituency soccer tournament with victories over the weekend. KAKI BUKIT and CHANG KAT qualified from Group One, while EI'NOS Joined from Group Four and MARINE PARADE survived the cut in
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    • 222 19 IN June 1914, under looming clouds of war. the 20tn anniversary of the modern Olympics was celebrated in Paris. A new five-ringed flag had been designed to symbolise harmonious competition across five continents. It was due to fly for the first time in
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 248 19 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 18 House Renovation/ Cleaning DIRECT FROM FACTORY HOB STAINLESS STEEL WINDOW GRILLES IRON GRILLES/ GATES STAINLESS STEEL STAIR RAILINGS FOR HOB MAISONETTES We also have specially-designed iron gates and wire-mesh sliding doors for HOB flats, maisonettes, condominiums private properties vV Reasonable charges quality workmanship guaranteed I Enquiries
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    • 102 19 24-c Properties For Sale NEW UPPER CHANGI Road. 3room. L corner Windy, all marble/cabinet/wardrobe/slidmg door /exhaust tans. Near MRT/market/achool/swimming pool Call *****78 No agents Price $69,000 negotiable 26 Sports/ Healthcare AEROBICS WORKOUT AT $2O. $3O or $4O a month for once, twice or 3 times per week Call Pusat Arobik
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    • 30 19 r S€OUl in w SIGHT Our series on the history of the Olympics had to be held out last week due to pressure on space We resume the series today.
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  • Article, Illustration
    135 20  -  Top placing for three Convent girls By TINA KHAN THEY do not look at all < threatening but put a rifle in their hands and they will j show you some very impressive marksmanship. The girls were right on target at the National Cadet Corps’ Air Rifle and
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 78 20 WEEKEND Q Distributed FREE to 70,000 homes Telephone Nos: Marketing Creative Services: *****33 (8 lines) Editorial: *****00 *****00 Accounts/Circulation: *****04/5/6 I y 9 o o 9 vV-V to v> W, f /a PARK r,AVENUE H Park Avenue Theatre Discotheque #O4-08 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544. Reservations call: 440-9998 b£>< O. °4?O
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