The Business Times, 15 November 1978

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  • 11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 21V1/78 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IS, IVB SO CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
    • 59 1 THE Foreign Minister, Mr. S.Rajaratnam left for Brussels last night to attend the Asean EEC ministerial meeting which begins on Monday. He is accompanied by the Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Goh Chok Tong and the Minister of State for National Development, Mr. S.Dhanabalan. Mr. Rajaratnam
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    • 71 1 AFP. SEOUL, Tues.— The French Framatom firm and the US Westinghouse Company are locked in a fierce competition to win the projected installation of two nuclear reactors in South Korea, it was reported here today. The South Korean authorities are said to favour the French firm as their
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    • 82 1 Reuter. MANILA, Tues.— The United States Export-Im-port Bank takes into account human rights performance before agreeing to help countries seeking its aid, the bank's president and chairman, John Moore, said here today. Asked whether the issue of human rights had ever arisen in the bank's relations with
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    • 56 1 AFP. MANILA, Tues. The Philippines will not suffer a recession next year even if the price of oil is increased, while a rising US dollar will spur the nation's exports, Economic Planning Minister Gerardo Sicat said today. The government will release about two billion pesos (***** million) to
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    • 54 1 AP. FRANKFURT, Tues. Two West German manufacturers announced today that they had signed a long-term, multi-billion Deutschemark agreement for development of China's non-ferrous metals industry. In a joint statement, Metallgesellschaft AG and Lurgi Gesellschaft said the Lurgi companies will build 22 metals plants in China while Metallgesellschaft will
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    • 35 1 ROME, Tues. The United States is against the participation of communists in Western European governments but the issue is for the countries concerned to decide, American Vice-President, Walter Mondale, said in an interview today.
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    • 62 1 AFP. KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaysian Depu tyPrime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad indicated tonight that Malaysia might become a manufacturing source of automotive components for the Asean market. He said, during his recent investment promotion visit to Japan, that he was informed by those associated with the
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    • 35 1 AP. NEW YORK, Tues.— The stock market declined broadly again this morning, the aftermath of Monday's selloff. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials slipped 1.99 to 790.02 in the first half-hour.— AP.
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  • Chief Price Changes
    • 124 1 Rises Most Active OCBC 795 15 Sealion 589.000 FAN M Banking UOI ctc 498 550 220 505 12 10 +9 +7 S Darby U O B H Par 562.000 390.000 340.000 Y H S Msia 255 +7 Total Turnover: 6.47m Total Value: $14.78m Falls Indices MTC CCM
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    • 157 1 Falls Most Active 1st A Pen 310 -28 S Darby 414.000 A Enl 280 -26 H Par 264.000 Shell 265 -25 Consplant 251.000 Bt Semb 240 -20 M Credit 177.000 A Hitam Tin 1000 -20 Total Turnover: 3.13m Lingui -18 Total Value: M$7.58m D Baby A Amal
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  • 1023 1  -  Bpc BEFORE YEAR ENDS By JOHN TAN THE average prime lending rate for Singapore banks could rise to as high as 8 per cent by the end of this year. Monetary Authority of Singapore support for the US dollar, a major cause of depressed
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  • 156 1 Reuter THE US government has re-affirmed its commitment to expand foreign trade, improve its trade balance and strengthen the US dollar. "Winning a larger share of world trade for our exporters is important to the strength of our economy and to the perception of American leadership throughout the
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  • 654 1  -  By QUEK PECK LIM inc. rosi uimr Bank (POSB) yesterday agreed to lend Singapore Airlines (SIA) $200 million in what is believed to be one of the largest single bank loans in local financial historyServing notice that the POSB is going to
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  • 277 1 BINGAFOBK passed perUd ef price stability last Milk. Latest Otftraant h prlee tafcx (CPI) la October fed by 1.1 per eeat to 1«M ea a maathly kato, iae to Ml t per eest^ Cheaper perk, paeltry, Ash, (raits aad TfigfitsMca am thaa eflset dearer
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  • 435 1  -  *y RONNIE UM THE Singapore representatives of Japan's Asahi Chemical Company are contacting Tokyo to determine how the latest proposal by the US Phillips Petroleum Company to participate in a downstream plant of the (2 billion petrochemical complex here will affect
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    • 497 2  -  DISCLOSURE STANDARDS By SOH TIANG KENG STEPS should be taken to upgrade the standards of life insurance agents to prevent them from misrepresenting their replies in insurance proposals. This was suggested yesterday by Mr. N.N.Handa, director and general manager of Great Eastern Life
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    • 148 2 UNITED Overseas R»wir has appointed a new head to its Tokyo branch. Mr. Thomas Hiam Tee Seng (above), a manager of the bank, will replace Mr. Teo Kock Tay, who has been heading the branch for four years. Mr. Tham, 39, formerly headed the
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    • 358 2 INCREASING demand for cooking oil in Singapore and Malaysia has led an Australian manufacturer to increase its production capacity. Edward Zorn Pty Ltd has reported increased sales to the two markets, totalling $296,2)0 during the past nine months. Substantial forward orders have also been
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    • 406 2 CARGO handled by Singapore parts continued to rise, reflecting strong domestic demand and vigorous activity in entrepot trade. Cargo handled by the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) in July passed the two million freight tonne mark for the third month in succession, and reached
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    • 117 2 Reuter THE FIBBT WMWfc tMhmw between Amu Hi Japan's Chamber at Commerce aad Industry will take pixe la Baagksk aa Dee 1 to review trade and lavestmeat relations between Japaa aad Aaeaa atttina. According to the Thai Industries AaMdattoa which Is h—flag the canferenee, the
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    • 195 2 Reuter CHINA bought 1,000 tonnes of refined Malaysian palm oil during the past two months, a Malaysian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The purchase was made following a visit to China by Foreign Minister Ahmad Rithaudeen in September. Trade sources described it as a trial shipment
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    • 154 2 AFP INDONESIA'S export growth peaked during the first five-year development plan ended 1974 and had actually declined during the current second five-year plan. Trade Minister Radius Prawiro said in Jakarta exports of all commodities including oil during 1969 to 1974 grew at an average annual rate
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    • 408 2 COURSES AND TALKS Oct 16-Dec lfc (every Monday): A detailed study of reinsurance and its role in the conduct of insurance business, SITC, SITC. Oct 25-Nov 17: Business law, SIM, SIM Nov 6-17: Export Marketing, Hotel Royal-Ramada, NPB. Nov 6-Jan 27: Life insurance agents certificate course (English and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 95 2 Everything you need to know about Qantas 7478 schedules from Singapore to Australia London and Europe. 25 departures weekly one stop to London Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. FROM SINGAPORE DEPARTS To Amsterdam Athens Bahrain Brisbane Damascus Darwin Frankfurt London Melbourne Wed Sun Tues Fn Daity Tues Thurv Sat Wed
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    • 346 3 COMMERCIAL banks' loans and advances in Malaysia continued their upward trend in August showing an increase of MJ2B2 million, or 2.5 per cent, over the previous month. On an annual basis, comparing last August with August 1976, loans increased by 27 per cent. Loans
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    • 239 3 ABOUT 20 papers highlighting the latest developments in processing and other techniques will be presented at the seminar on Natural Rubber Technology in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 4 and 5. Organised by the Rubber Research Institute, the seminar is expected to be attended by about 300
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    • 119 3 AP ALMOST half a million tourists arrived in the Philippines in the first seven months of 1978, and one out of four was a Japanese, the Ministry of Tourism said yesterday The 476.249 tourists from January through July represented an increase of 85,455 or almost 22 per
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    • 395 3 A NEW eqalpmeat which greatly improves the qaaiity of feqaeacy modalatfoa (FM) transmission has heea developed ia Australia. la a typical Atmjm (S|S»,m> transmitter, the ie« equipment aheat the rise of twe cigarette packets costs ealy $C. It Is the resalt sf fear years' research by Dr Keith
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    • 132 3 THE SOUTH Korean National Assembly approved a 1979 budget forecasting 9 per cent real gross national product growth. This compares with a forecast of 14 per cent rise this year against the original target of 10 to 11 per cent and, if realised,
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    • 492 3 UPI CHINA plans to buy more US wheat and corn next year, at least as much as the 4.4 million tonnes it purchased this year, US agricultural delegation sources said. The sources said Chinese officials informed US Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland of the expanded
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    • 277 3 SARAWAK pepper exports increased by 11 per cent to 14,000 tonnes during the first half of this year compared with the corresponding period last year. In value terms, exports for the first six months earned M 164.26 million, an increase of $888,000 over January-June, 1977.
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    • 83 3 ANOTHER Malaysian automotive spare parts plant Automotive Industries Sdn Bhd (AISB) has been set up in Shah A lam to cater to the growing demands on the motor industry. The Ms 6 million plant came on stream about four months ago. It will be officially opened by the
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    • 545 3 MALAYSIA'S efforts to attract foreign investments have resulted in more than 600 companies from over 30 countries setting up operations in the country. Datuk Lew Sip Hon, the Malaysian Deputy Minister ot Trade and Industry, said the country now has reached the stage where
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 632 3 I -11-OIE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 Dancer also new to me (6) 7 Dish for the corporation dinner? (3, 5) 8 A more than lengthy rectangle (6) 10 Larger plant from a piece of charlock (5) 13 Search under a tree, say? (4) 14 Rich boozer(4) 15 To fight
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  • RAW MATERIALS
    • 409 4 THE SINGAPORE rubber market yesterday closed lower with December One RSS buyers quoted at 251.25 cents per kilo, down four cents from Monday's close. The afternoon session was slightly steady on reports of China acceptances, and prices closed about half a cent above lunchtime levels, dealers
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    • 32 4 Rubber Nov 14 Singapore: Decern ben 251.25 cents (down four cents) Malaysia: December: 252.00 cents (down 3.50 cents) Tin: M 52,010 (down $25) Official offering: 243 tonnes (up 62 tonnes)
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    • 377 4 Prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon Close (per kilo) (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S prompt fob 249.2 250.25N 249 25 250.25N Int. 1 R.S.S. December 251.25 251.75. 251.25 ***** Int. 1 R.S.S. January 254 25 254.75 254.25 254 75 Int. 2 R.S.S. 245.50
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    • 113 4 NOON SSR and SMR prices yesterday BiH IW— (Cwreat Mtfc) l«—ry hmH Mtfc) ■■yen Sellef en SeUen SSR 20 (ceato per kg) (eea .to per M) < l ion pallet) 239 00 241.00N ***** 243 50N SSR 50 (1-ton pallet) 237 00 239 00N 239 50 241.50N
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    • 200 4 SUGAR futures in London yesterday declined following easier kerb tendency to close the call £0.25 to £1 lower. Turnover was 327 lots including 265 on the kerb. Market sources said commission-house selling and local dealer liquidation pushed prices lower against an easier New York market and lower kerb indications.
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    • 191 4 BANGKOK rice prices were quoted as follows yesterday (In US dollars per tonne FOB. basis Bangkok) White rtee: 100 pet Ist class 350. 100 pet 2nd class 335. 100 pet 3rd class 330. 5 pet 323. 10 pet 300. 15 pet 295. 20 pet 290, 25 pet 285. 35
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    • 36 4 ALUMINIUM was unchanged on the London Metal Exchange yesterday. There was very little interest for the metal throughout the morning and Three Months held steady with the only business being transacted at £602 per tonne.
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    • 384 4 DULL trading conditions ruled on the Singapore produce market yesterday for reasons ranging from the incompatibility of prices quoted at different origins to the lack of stocks. Demand came mainly from the neighbouring countries which still had small orders in lots of five or 10 tons left unsatisfied.
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    • 193 4 THE SUGAR futures market yesterday closed easier in quiet trading, with 15 lots traded against Monday's five, dealers said. Local commission-house liquidation, coupled with chartists selling, saw prices fall about 0.10 US cents, they said. March contracts met speculative support at around 8.70 cents, representing a premium of
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    • 190 4 YARN and cotton In Hongkong dollars. spot ex-godown ClKis yam: China Blue Phoenix 20S 2.140; 32s 2.750; 40s 2.960 (per bate at 400 lbs). Piece gaads: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly unq; Flying Geese unq (per piece 36
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    • 310 4 ROBUST A futures ended the opening call in London yesterday barely steady with overall losses against Monday's close of £5 to £17, basis untraded distant November in sales of 188 lots. Dealers said there were no fresh market factors and, with little trading interest, the market edged lower to
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    • 214 4 THE STRAITS tin price in Penang yesterday dropped MS2S to $2,010 per picul, to stand $310 above'the International Tin Agreement ceiling. Dealers said the market fell in line with the overnight sharp drop in London and slightly larger tis supplies by miners was another factor. The lower level
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    • 186 4 AFTER declining initially to £2,065, basis March, cocoa prices recovered in mixed trading to end the opening call in London yesterday £3 to £8.5 stg lower. Turnover was 203 lots, of which 38 were crossed. In thin and featureless trading, the market fluctuated in a narrow range held down
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    • 69 4 LEAD ended the day £3 lower for cash and £2.50 per tonne down for Three Months in London on Monday. Values after lunch rallied from morning kerb lows aided by a steady tone in copper but the slightly steadier levels only served to attract further long liquidation and speculative
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    • 73 4 ZINC closed £3 down for cash and £2 down for Three Months in London on Monday. This market again lacked any outside feature of its own and prices fluctuated with the trend in copper and lead but generally within a tighter trading range. Lack of demand for cash and
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    • 81 4 C.I.F. North European ports. In US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: Monday Previous Malaysian 5* f fa bulk per tonne January (inch OOBslr Sumatra i% ffa bulk Afloat unch «46pd November unch 825str December 822.sir 520s Ir January 620s 1 r 612 pd •17'-pd February 617'
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    • 84 4 CHICAGO soybean futures on Monday cut losses by about 10 US cents in late trade to close oft 4'« to two cents a bushel. The trimming came on a flurry of commission-house buying, local short-covering and a scarcity of sellers. Only pre-hedging in the final minutes kept prices from
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    • 99 4 WHEAT futures reversed the losses they held most of the day to finish with gains of 4'j US cents to half a cent a bushel in Chicago on Monday. A dearth of selling enabled moderate commissionhouse buying to lift prices out of the loss column with less than an
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    • 257 4 COPPER wirebars finished the morning £13 lower in London yesterday. Dealers said the early pre-market was steadier rejecting the overnight close in New York copper and silver futures, with some covering against scattered physical demand also aiding the tone. On Monday, copper wirebars, on the day, were down £1
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    • 143 4 SILVER closed at HK5276.50 per 10 ounces in Hongkong yesterday, unchanged from Monday's close, dealers said. Trading remained dull thgoughout the day, while the day's silver fixing price was steady at HK5276.50. On the LONDON Metal Exchange yesterday, silver rose by 5.9 to 6.0 pence per troy ounce. Strength
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    • 392 4 THE KILOBAR in Singapore opened at S$M,B33 yesterday, and closed higher at $14,889. The high and low were $14,938 and (14,833, respectively. The market remained quiet. Spot gold for London delivery opened at U*****.00/70 and closed higher at USS2II.IO/50. The high was USS2U.IO/50 while the low was $210.00/70. The
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGE$
      • 455 4 THE US dollar saw featureless trading on the foreign exchange market yesterday. There were slight fluctuations and the dollar managed to hold its ground throughout the day. Opening against the yen at 188.60/70, the US currency fluctuated within a narrow range and closed here at 188.55/65. Against the
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      • 186 4 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Nov 14: L'S Spot 1 Offer BM 7days 12' 12. 1 month 109/16 107/16 2 months 119/16 117/16 3 months 123/16 121/16 6 months 12 3/16 121/16 9 months 1115/*****3/16 12 months 1115.16 1113/16 1 month 3 months 6
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      • 45 4 '•■I' of pricti offered by discouat houses on Nov 14: Overaifht 3 Call deposits 3 Closiac 3 month Treasury bills 3 3<, 3 month Bank bills 6'. a 3 month CD 71/1* s 1&/I6 fl month CO 75/16 73/16 Source: National Discount Co Ltd.
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      • 21 4 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lead to their best customers is 7.5 per cent.
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      • 115 4 Euro rates LONDON Eurodollar deposit rates yesterday were steady but with a firm undertone following the trend to higher US prime rates on Monday, dealers said. Short dates were little changed from Monday's close. The Thanksgiving Day holiday in New York pushed the week fixed rate to 12" to 12
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      • 243 4 THE DOLLAR and sterling yesterday came under selling pressure in early dealings here with the US currency falling to 1.8810/20 tnarks before recovering slightly to 1.8821/31 compared with 1.8840/55 overnight. Dealers said they detected European central bank support for the dollar at the lower levels. Sterling eased to U551.9654/59
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      • 241 4 THE DOLLAR closed slightly firmer from opening levels in generally quiet trading on Monday. Dealers said the dollar continued to be bolstered by apparent central bank intervention, perhaps also including that by New York Federal Reserve Bank, which is making operators wary of taking short positions. The deut9chemark
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      • 159 4 THE US dollar yesterday eased slightly from overnight US levels in fairly active late trading, dealers said. It eased to 1.8840/50 marks from New York's 1.8855/65 close and its 1.8845/55 opening here, and to 188 50 60 yen from New York's closing 188.60/70. It fell to a late 1.6235/75
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      • 122 4 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed at 188.70 yen, slightly up from a 188 65 opening but down from 188.80 at Monday's close. Trading was quiet with volume US$3ll million. The market was calm with the US currency fluctuating narrowly between 188.50 and 188.70 yen througout the
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      • 58 4 FRANKFURT exchanges opening quotes on Nov 14: US ***** 1 8845 (***** l.») Can 1 0020 SO Stg 3.701 11 D Fl 98 .48 SO S Ft 115 80 lit 10 Ut 2 245 56 F Fr 43 M 70 NKr- 37 00 70 BFr(con>- 0 305 75 B
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      • 62 4 AUSTRALIA and New Zealand exchanges on Nov 14: AUSTRALIA: US dollar 1 1528 1.14 M Sterling StTl 0 SOO5 Ninety-day airmail buying raws: Sterling 0 (11S US dollar 11*2 Ninety-day forward buying rate*: Sterling 0 5*29 US dollar 1.1X5 NEW ZEALAND: Sterling 0 540? 0 5378 US dollar I.(NM
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 174 4 T Pullman Kellogg LNG projects nUp new trade routes. Algerian LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), enroute to the U.S. East Coast, is opening new trade routes between Africa and North America. And facilities for both producing and receiving much of this cargo —LNG—were engineered by Pullman Kellogg. In Algeria, Kellogg teams
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  • OVERSEAS
    • 399 5 AP. CHAIRMAN of Fiat, Mr. Giovanni Agnelli, advocated a gradual phase out of the US dollar as a reserve world currency in favour of some other means of payment that meets international approval. Mr. Agnelli, speaking in New York at a
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    • 269 5 WAGE-PRICE Council Director Barry Bosworth said the US basic inflation rate has shown a substantial acceleration from the 6 per cent assumed previously. He also said President Carter's anti-inflation programme means "we are going to have a pause in our economic expansion." These
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    • 59 5 Reuter MALTA'S General Workers Union was to boycott the saie of imported British cars and television sets from yesterday in protest against British restrictions on textile imports from Malta. Last year Malta bought some £2.5 million (5510.2 million) worth of vehicle parts, cars and lorries from
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    • 936 5 BUDGET CONTRIBUTION GROUSE Reuter BRITISH Prime Minister James Callaghan has served notice on it's Common Market partners that it will not Join the planned European Monetary System sponsored by France and West Germany unless its contributions to Community costs are reduced. He
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
      • 573 5 Agencies WEST German banks have strongly expanded their foreign activities with 35 banks represented in 300 places abroad, the West German Banking Association said. At the end of 1977, foreign business volume of all German credit institutions totalled a gross 220 billion marks (***** billion), around
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    • 174 5 THIS de*-top "Mttmlegleal centre" prevldee prevailing leeal weather eendtttona wttheat luili the eenrfert «f dab ar siflee. Built by a British SMMfaetarer, It Is Ideally salted far acre rtaha, sailing dais ar any atber ■parting activity where weather lafm niilea la P *CaJMthe
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    • 459 5 DISCOVERY of additional oil deposits in Mexico's golden belt along the gulf coast could increase the country's potential reserves to more than 300 billion barrels, a spokesman for the national oil company Pemex said on Monday. If the deposits are proven, they would
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    • 296 5 Reuter. THE US Treasury's borrowing of new money will fall to around US$lO billion ($22 billion) in the final quarter of this year from a previously estimated need of up to |24 billion, money market analysts forecasted. The Treasury has become unexpectedly flush with
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  • 398 6 IN A SENSE, the borrowing of $200 million by Singapore Airlines from the Post Office Savings Bank is just transferring funds from one pocket of the Government to another. After all, POSB is a statutory body and SIA is almost wholly government-owned. SIA
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  • 257 6 GIVEN that world interest rates are rising, and rapidly at that, there will be strong pressure on local banks to raise theirs, although possibly not to the astronomical heights attained in the US and UK. By comparison, local rates now are still extremely moderate
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  • 196 6  -  By KAZUO MIKAMI MOKE TIAN a fMrtv «f a eeatary age, the MM MmMH eai ■iSjNi H§am* pniaiMiMj MtannTl to MMUKhM^iitsgjaaaajyjjaiyt Wert nZTT «ntn, the BKW, km a ■teflf «f SB aai aa ——I Mpt «t $H Mt aiWIM the WMatrtii With
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  • 725 6  -  By SOEHARJOMO INDONESIA, whose thousands of islands are brimming over with more than enough exotic delights to satisfy any holiday-maker, is trying hard to build up its neglected tourist indus- try. In an archipelago stretching more than 4,800 kilometres from the Tnftiaw
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 63 6 OUTLOOK for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Isolated showers in late morning Beptri for 24 hnn prter to 1M pan. m N«v 14 at to airport: Maximum temperature 29.2 C Associated humidity 72 Minimum temperature 23.0 C Associated humidity 98 Hours of sunshine 0.80 Rainfall in millimetres Trace
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    • 252 6 SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening announcements fol- towed by The Beverly ttttbrilies The Frog Family (Repeat)* 3.25 Diary Of Events (Malay)* 3.30 Bonanza The Lonely Man* 4.20 Intermission 6.00 Opening announcements followed by Petticoat Junction Steve's Uncle George (Repeat)* 6.30 News in Brief* Ali Baba Dan 40 Penyamun (Malay—Repeat)* Candid
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  • 1655 7  -  A region which is expanding in nearly every area is bound to have its bonus lor professional services. And so it is for accountancy in West Asia and a Palestinian accountant cum entrepreneur is rapidly spreading hie empire of auditing services throughout
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  • 420 7 A* COLLEAGUE has given I the construction site next to Metro Supreme her vote for tils best looking in town. And it does look nice there are potted plants dotting the white wooden "fence" that borders the property, and the site office j has some very
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  • 981 7  -  FORUMi 1 1 ...on recession •y JOHN TAN RECESSION is now certain to hit the world. It will begin in the US in the near future, poMfbly in the first half of next year, and within a short time will qxvad
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS MARKETS
    • 605 8 TOKYO THE MARKET declined sharply yesterday, since most Investors remained cautious against the recent sharp rise In stock prices. However, turnover was relatively heavy, as larfe capital stocks continued active and higher. Market orders at the morning opening were extremely big. Large capital stocks such as
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    • 379 8 Source: SHK Sec AFTER a weak start, the market yesterday recovered Its poise. The bears moved to cover and started a rally which was further 1- supported by small buying. While the rebound may have had a significant technical aspect there is some evidence that the free-fall has stopped.
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    • 165 8 THE MARKET continued Its downward drift yesterday, with mining and industrial leaders sustaining further sharp declines. BHP closed 12 cents down at A 58.12 and Beach Petroleum, finished one cent down at 55 cents, both losing gains made on Monday after the Fortescue no 2 report. the Bank of
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    • 243 8 THE MARKET closed mixed yesterday, with gainers In the majorltyln moderate trading. Raja Finance ted rises, gaining 60 baht to 2,350, while Lee Kwang Ming Trust rose 32 to 255, South Asia Fibre 32 to 455, Mah Boonkrong 30 to 1,53$ and Jalaprathan Cement 12 to 347. Bank of
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    • 101 8 NOV 14 Peso* Aco)e Mining 0106 -0 0009 Atlas Con A Atlas Con B 1«.60 -0 5 Bagulo Oold 0086 unch BencuetCon. B 28 00 1(M -1.5 CDCP 20 SO Inco B Landon Lepanto B 1928 -O 005 Marlnduque B VM -0 12 Meralco IS 00 -0 9 Oriental
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    • 60 8 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday 474.5 Friday 47X2 Week Ago 475.4 DOW JONE8 AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday 782.01 Friday 807.08 Week ago 814.97 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Monday 80 to 82'* Friday 81'«to 82' H.K.HANG SENG Tuesday 548.20 Monday 537.18 Week ago 828.78 SYDNEY INDU8TRIAL8 Tuesday 447.47 Monday ***** Week ago
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    • 322 8 BUROINO o(l stocks led a minlset advance in active trading on Monday The market closed br< d decline In Volume totalled 3,231,538 BBVIBS.**»- The composite index was up J nope th f n lwo potnu with pan* in only four of Its 14 component froun,. but the ou and
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    • 279 8 NOV U Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 140 -s Abercom 1*7 330 -3 AE And CI A MIC 1100 uncti Barlowa MS CcSu*ar CNA Currle Finance M •1 DeBaeralnd msB Ed con 310 -9 Edfan 3700 unci) Eveready tis Fed Vol* 1IS Fuflt as Out) Urn Oienanl Oratemn 2BS >30
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    • 90 8 HULETTS Corp still expects net earnings of the sugar division to be lower this year than in 1977-78, despite some improvement in export realisations since its last forecast. However, the Sugar Association is negotiating the raising of medium-term funds for injection into the price stabilisation fund, which
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    • 1800 8 November 13 CHICAGO Board Options Exchange volume e> panded to 112,252 contracts from 77,904 contract on Friday. OPTION Jan APL JLY STOCK Alcoa Alcoa Alcoa Alcoa Am Exp Am Exp Am Exp AmTfl Am Tel Am Tel AtlR All R AtlR Avon Avon-P Avon •svon-P Avon Avon-P
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    • 569 8 EUROPEAN MARKETS EUROPEAN bourses generally cloeed mixed to lower on Monday. However, In Zurich stock market prices cloeed steady In quiet tradlnt. dealers said, helped by relatively stable conditions on" forelfn exchange markets Leading banks and insurances closed tittle changed agalipt preweekend closing levels. In steady
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    • 182 8 NOV U Prancs Actions Sulaan rIB Alusulsae Br 1100 15 Aiusulsse Ret Brown Bowl Br. 482 1610 •1 10 ClbaOeloBr 1040 unci) CUaOelfy PC #05 ♦9 Clba Oelfy Rm 61« ♦J Credit Suisse Br 3300 ♦39 Credit Suisse Rcc 423 BektrowattBr ...1770 Oeor«e Fischer Br MS unch OlOtHU Pc
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    • 136 8 NOV 1* FU ABN Ahold Afcao AMEV mo +0.7 Amfu 101.TO -0.0 Amrot Bank BST*.:::::::: BdU 70 SO BoraumlJ Burhmann Bycnkorf Calve Delrt Dell M1J Efcnla Fokkcr ford Oammt J1.J0 Oelder Outbroc Oofcaln Hacemeyer Hetneken Holland-Am Hoofovens Hundou HVA IHC Intn MuUcr KLW KN8M ism -o« Mentha 63 00
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    • 241 8 NOV It fn Alr-Llqutde 376 ♦0.6 BBN Oervala 583 ♦3 C8r (ThomaonCtf) 363 ♦6 Cle Francalae dnPptfolM Compacnle 140.90 +42 Compacnle 1*1 .1 Credit roncler 413.50 -0.3 Hachetw (Ubmrte) 291 30 •14 Machine* Bull MtcheUniB) M 1MB 204 -0 3 +5 14 Pechlney Clflne Kuhlmann 86.86 unch Peuaeot PhiiipKNtOem
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    • 185 8 NOV U Dm Aef Telef unken Ak«o AlliLeben Alls Vara BASF BkjfHTWtitnt BayVbank Bayer 79 90 -1.0 ...2710 +0.3 7*0 +10 400 -2 119.40 -0.9 "iSJ 3 -3.9 139.30 BBC 305 JO -1.7 BMW 224 00 -1 CuwlU 400 +9 Cham Verw Commenbank Contl Oumml Daimler-Bern Dirii Deinac DeuUche
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    • 998 8 NEW YORK STOCKS suffered their biggest setback in nearly two weeks In slow trading on Monday, hurt by another boost in the prime rate and renewed concerns about persistent inflation. First National Bank of Chicago raised its base lending rate to 11 per cent from 10-* per cent,
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    • 85 8 NOV U Pr» POKWAKO 1 «Aur r Accc 407 2200 -T Arbeti unch Astur 730 •IS Bruc&n 443 Bra-Lamb 1510 SOB Canpac il Cock 411 Dr Been 188 Ebei 2300 4-10 Bcctrobel 7100 -80 Ob-Inno-Bm 2430 -ao Of* Hobok 27 SO +85 Petro Rjrl Dutch 1810 unch 8idro 082
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    • 77 8 NOV U Lire Anlc ♦0 5 AnocOen iS7» 230 Butofl -2.5 ♦M Ontrite Flat 2MI 4-11 Flnadcr IU M -14 Oen Immob unci) BIN Iuicetncnu •MO inrrmBBB ♦6 MMIMUMPI MatvUi Err U -t Mrttnti Ml SO -MO MlnUanm ***** *230 Mondmdotl 1575 +4 Moritcdari 111.25 -15 MotuBto ounord 1075
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    • 276 8 WEST GERMANY'S biggest building contractor, Hochtief, appears so far to have felt little benefit from the domestic boom in the industry. In an interim report to shareholders, it revealed overseas business the mainstay of the industry for several lean years is still growing appreciably
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 287 8 TO LET STRAITS TRADING BUILDING Battery Road Singapore 1 1. Small Suites of floor area from 50m2 (530 sq ft) to whole floor area 605 sq m (6,500 sq ft) 2. Also fully fitted out suites. AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION The Building has many modern amenities and is ideally located
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
    • 580 9 N AMERICAN L Reuter LOCKHEED Corp chairman Roy Anderson said his earlier estimate that 1978 earnings would be fairly comparable to last year's U5555.4 million, or $3.71 a share, was somewhat conservative. The company recently reported earnings for the nine months ended Sept 24
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    • 368 9 FT MORE than 5.9 million common shares of Olinkraft, the forest products company, have been tendered in response to the US$65 a share offer from Johns-Manville, the Denver mining and manufacturing company. The offer was for 49 per cent of Olinkraft, and JohnsManville said it would
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    • 341 9 FT THE Flick group. West Germany's largest privately controlled holding company, has finally resolved its differences with Mr Hans Gerling, and has consolidated its majority position in the Gerling insurance concern. A special shareholders' meeting of the Gerling group decided that the Zuerich Insurance Company's
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    • 274 9 SVENSKA Varv, the Swedish state shipbuilding company, made a pre-tax loss of 1.53 billion kroners during the first eight months of 1978. The company expects a deficit of 2.1 billion kroners for the full year, which would be an improvement of 142 million kroners
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    • 390 9 THE third largest airline in the Western world, is leaving the International Air Transport Association, the body representing most of the world's major airlines, from Dec 8. Mr. J. A. Cooper, Delta's senior vice-president (marketing), said in London the decision was due to the
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    • 202 9 FT LOWER profits this year were forecast by Saber, the seoead largest faetariag grasp withia the Swiss sisrblarrj Mmlij aad a w«M leader la the predacttoa dlesel ealaeamiag iritn dariag the first alae maaths ef lf» eased la U Mlllea fraaes tram t.S MM—, while
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    • 153 9 ROBERT Jaenby, president at Ted Bates, announced the cwmpMUa mt the largest advertUag agency aeqnWttsa In the faMsrysC the American The Bates ageaey had Jast aoqnlred 1M per eeat ■wntrshlp sI CnmpbetlMlUag agency with stßeee In Mtanaapalla and g»-Camphetl-Mlthaa Is the largest ageaey
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    • 216 9 Reuter NORANDA Mines said despite a strike which began in early October at Mines Gaspe, the outlook (or the fourth quarter is "relatively promising and considerably better than was thought likely three months ago." In reporting sharply higher third quarter net, Noranda said earnings from all
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    • 171 9 FT DIAMOND Shamrock Corp, which said it agreed in principle to acquire Falcon Seaboard Inc. said the transaction would be worth about US$33O million. Diamond Shamrock said the acquisition is "a logical extension of the same line of the business we're in. We're obviously in
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    • 751 9 EUROPEAN FT WEST German heavy truck builder MaschinenfabrikAugsburg, Nuernberg (M.A.N.) is to spend at least DMI3S million to establish a firm foothold in the medium sector of the market both in Europe and the US. Mr. Otto Voisard, the main board director who is
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    • 200 9 FT OPERATING profits at Barclays National, the largest bank in South Africa and a 64 per cent owned subsidiary of Barclays International of London, continued to forge ahead for the year to Sept 30. The advance at the pretax level was from 55.1 million rand to 68.3
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    • 541 9 ASIAN FT HITACHI, the Japanese television-set manufacturer recently frustrated in its attempt ot set up a manufacturing plant in the UK, is considering a move into Spain. The rapid increase of the Spanish colour television market and the prospect of Spain's joining
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    • 210 9 Reuter TORAY Industries Inc forecast net profit in the year ending next March 31 will rise to 7.50 billion yen from only 947 million yen last year, on sales of 410 billion yen, slightly up from 407.48 billion yen. The company attributed the sharp inprovement to cost reductions
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • DEALS DONE ON THE SES AND KLSE
    • 1169 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock. Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word 'sett". Big Board deal
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    • 63 10 W toS) X/tm (250 000) < w 508 100 03B) 1W (250,000) (M9OB (250,000) (100 2SB u« 4 «sT (250 000) 100M8) M <250C)00> 000.708 (250,000) (100.SOB) <100* V < 2SOOO »> I (250.000) (100.758 f'Xsjjjsr ,2500 m 'mSAijx?" 12x000 1/4* T r IVIVN (250 000 (100.258 100
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    • 221 10 BTRIKINO prices of the stock options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, the periods, bid and offer prices and business done yesterday with the number of options traded shown in brackets. C and C (Dec (4 40) (0.708 1.008) Si me Darby (Dec $2.80) (0.458 0.585)
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  • 147 10 SINGAPORE UNIT TBI prieoa tar Nw The Commerce 2.10 The Saviag Fund i n S pore Prof Fund 0 95 S pore Sec. Fund 1.75 S pore Invest Fund 1.22 ST u> 2.23 L30 1 OOxd IN 1.2) INCOME BOND UNIT (Carrot prices) Income Bond 1.11 1.17 MARA
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  • 2528 10 I97X High Uw Company 272 132 Acma 238 123* Alcorn 178 112 Allied Choc 219 133 BAT 275 195* Bata 111 60'2 Ben 276 162 Berjaya Kawat 326 173* Boustead 245 140* Bousteadco 660 256 C&C 550 394 C C M 264 123 C K Tang 378
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  • 1944 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIALS in" 7,8 1 M> ,rr m Ala* Hald (1.188). Bata (2.608).
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  • 643 10 APTEK several riwn tlve days sf deellae, prices staged a gemuml > rally ea tke Sleek Ex- fcppm yesterday. Tarasver was klgker. lie Market epeaed sa a depressed aete la sympaiky wttk tke deeltae la Hsagkeag wkere tke Haag Beag ladex was
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  • 593 10 PRICES staged a mild recovery from Monday's selling blitz to close on a mixed note on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday. Traders were, however, still very jittery and nerv«i ous and this was reflected in the very erratic trading. u7 Opening prices
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 403 11 Carraat Ex Booka Data Total for Total for Payaieat Date Cloee Payable tbo yoar PrevioM year Nat Iron 11* Oct 13 Oct 20 Nov 18 il*(y) 12J*TE Meatakab 11*1 Nov 8 Nov 18 Nov 23 ll* 31* Rotknaaa 20* Oct 16 Oct 28 Nov 20 20* 30* K.Cuaa
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    • 171 11 Company Particulars Ex Date Books Close Pub. Bank Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Nov 6 Nov 16 T. Cement Bonus Issue of 1 for 5 Nov 8 Nov 17 C Sugars Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Nov 21 Dec 1 Min Sac Bonus Issue of 1
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    • 888 11  -  By ARTHUR NG ALTHOUGH Singapore Land has managed to nearly double its earnings in the year Just ended, the returns as measured against the capital employed is negligible. Total capital employed including bank borrowings of $32.6 million amounted to about $160 million
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    • 451 11  -  By GERALD COLVERD HARRISONS and Crosfield (H and C) is raising its interim dividend from 4.38p a share to 6JSp in respect of the trading year ending Dec. 31,1978. Chairman T. Prentice says the increase is to "achieve a better balance between interim and
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    • 45 11 THE Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate ha* announced a first and final dividend of 15 per cent lev tax in respect of the financial year ended March 31,1178. If approved, this will be paid on Dec. S to riiarehold«n registered br that date.
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    • 183 11 8MB IMy laMta* Ltd: AGM to be held at the Regent Ballroom, The Regent Hotel, Kuala Lumpur at 12 noon on Nov 17. AGM to be "held'"? Hilton Hotel, Kuala laimpur at 12 nooo on Nov 20 AGM to be held at the geat Hotel. Jalaa Imbi, Kuala
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    • 200 11 THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has asked Central Sugars to provide more information on its acquisition of a 28 per cent stake In the equity of Pan Malaysia Cement Works (PMC) announced recently. The exchange wants to know the name of the
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    • 102 11 SINGAPORE holders of the 8 3/8 per cent Jardine Matheson Investments (South East Asia) guaranteed unsecured loan stock will be subjected to Singapore income tax at the rate of 40 per cent as provided for under the Income Tax Act, Cap. 141 of the Republic of Singapore. Singapore
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1167 11 SIM LIM FINANCE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Siagapwe) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31MARCH SHARE CAPITAL CAPITAL RESERVE STATUTORY RESERVE UNAPPROPRIATED PROFIT Represented by FIXED ASSETS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY INVESTMENT CURRENT ASSETS Statutory depoait with the Mooetary Authority of Singapore Hire purchase debton Loans and advances Amount owing by rciatad
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    • 140 11 iKv' jjZA uriVOMO OFFSHORE MINING ORGANISATION DFL 18.020,000 U8» 6,000.000 Medium Tern Loans Guaranteed By THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE. KINGDOM OF THAILAND Arranged By INTER-ALPHA ASIA (SINGAPORE) LIMITED DFL Loan Provided By NEDERLANDSCHE MIDDENSTANDBBANK N.V. US Dollar Loan Provided By INTER-ALPHA ABIA (SINGAPORE) UNITED MORGAN GUARANTY PARTNERS UNITED WELLS FARGO
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  • 480 12 IRAN'S 37,000 oil workers went back to work yesterday, ending a two-week-old strike that crippled the country's chief export industry. Strike leaders agreed to call off the walkout on Monday after meeting officials of the National Iranian Oil Co., company spokesman Nezammuddin Mezayeni said. Shah Mohammed
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  • 199 12 AMERICAN analysts said the latest increase in the prime rate of several US banks to 11 per cent may not portend a nationwide move to that level. However, they agreed that there appears to be somewhat greater pressure •n regional money banks
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  • 34 12 THE all-inclusive cost of employing a worker in Japan rose 10.8 per cent in 1977 over the previous year, to a monthly average of 242,068 yen (5J2.784), the Labour Ministry has reported.
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  • 811 12 LONDON, Tues Share prices firmed on light buying, though business slackened towards the close ahead of the October trade figures, dealers said. Government bonds gained up to 1/4 point by the official close, but then rose up to 3/8 point following news of a £209 million current account
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  • 139 12 Reuter ASEAN will be allowed to argue against proposed trade protection for Australian industries under an early-warning system announced by Foreign Minister Andrew Peacock on Monday. Mr Peacock said Asean diplomats can put their country's case against recommendations of the two protection review
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  • 508 12 WORLD trade grew at an annual rate of about 6 per cent in the first half of this year compared to 4 per cent for 1977 as a whole. Making its annual report on international trade, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) said
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  • 88 12 AUSTRALIA yesterday ■■■wired prspsssls tor aew cat-price flights betweea Sydaey ud Su Fraaelsce which weald halve the cheapest retara (are te AsiSi (8*1,125). Traaspart Minister Peter Nlxaa said the fares package was pat to Amerlcaa sfficials whs are la Caaherra far talks aa cheaper Pacific flights. "I
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  • 151 12 Reuter. A POWERFUL delegation of US congressmen yesterday bluntly warned Japan that America Will adopt protectionist measures early next. yefu\ if Japan does not quickly cut its huge trade surplus with the US. Representative James Jones, from Oklahoma and chairman of the",congressional US-Japan
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 132 12 IT PAYS TO CONSULT INDCSUEZ BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ON YOUR CASH BALANCES Today we are quoting the following for Singapore Dollar term deposits up to 5J250.000 1 month 5V«% p.a. 3 months 5*4% p.a. 6 months 6% p.a. 9 months 6% p.a. 12 months 6%% p.a. Savings 4 p.a.
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    • 468 12 How can you tell whether your next insurance programme will give you the protection you want? Here are 8 important pointers to get the most out of your insurance. Put insurance in the proper perspective Remember that the purpose of insurance is to indemnify. That is, when something is lost
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • PORTSIDES
      • 100 13 Reuter LAOS and Thailand have signed a document to improve shipping relations between the two countries and to make the Mekong River a peace zone. The official newspaper Sieng Prasasone said the document was signed by high-ranking officials of the two countries last week. The newspaper gave
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      • 70 13 AFP SAUDI Arabia has awarded a contract worth £100 million (***** million) to a consortium to build a ship-repair yard at the port of Jeddah. The consortium includes Saudi Tarmac, the Saudi Arabian subsidiary of Britain's Tarmac Company, and Navelink, the Swiss affiliate of Lisnave, of
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      • 105 13 AFP THE IVORY Coast shipping firm Societe Ivoirienne de Transports Maritimes (Sitram) on Monday took delivery of a new vessel, the Bonua the last of a series of eight combination carriers of 16,000 dwt built in Japanese or Spanish shipyards. Sitram will buy 12 other vessels
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    • 507 13 CONTAINERISATION Lloyd's List THIRD WORLD countries will provide the impetus for growth in containerisaUon over the next few years. But established operators on major containerised routes between developed countries will be hard pushed as competition will increase markedly over the next three years. These
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    • 488 13 AcwSs* T Cat 5 ACS n 5 1 Afea IV 3 1 Alpac IV 5 ANL i 1 APL m 2 Anhsing n 5 Arya Nat n S ASCL m 5 Angkutan m 4 Aguila IV 2 Aust.Cont IV 5 Bank n 5 BBS n 2 Ben Asia m
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    • 93 13 the MV POISK, a research vessel left the Keppel Shipyard recently to sadertske a aew rele as aa til exptorattoa vessel alter extensive re-eqalpmeat aad esaverstoa wsrks. A complete range sf sophisticated sU exptorattoa eqalpmeat were installed. These la- elude two steam fans as a source
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    • 180 13 UPI ALTHOUGH North American grain rales were beginning to show deeper inroads as a result of diminished grain chartering activity, the tone for Far East bulk carriers appeared to remain relatively stable. Mitsui-Osk repeated a US$4.l5 (5J9.00) per dwt for a 64,024-dwt vessel Olga Topic to make a
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    • 120 13 Reuter THE STATE-OWNED British Shipbuilders conglomerate yesterday announced a loss of £108 million (Ss46l million) before tax in its first nine months of operations. In its annual report the shipyard, formed in July last year when more than 30 British yards were nationalised, attributed the
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    • 3338 17 SCHEDULE A guide to ships loading; at Singapore for Ports around the World The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of
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    • 110 17 The major shipping consortia operating between the Far East/Europe and Straits ports/Australia and the member lines. ACE (FA* EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Service*. 'K'Line Korean Shipping Corporation Neptune Orient Lines Orient Overseas Container Line ANRO <OTKA ITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line Australia/Straits Container Line Nedlloyd Lines Neptune Orient Lines JUMBOLINE(BTRAITB/
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    • 1107 18 IMPORT FCL CONTAINERS EX CONTAINER VESSELS AT CONTAINER TERMINAL DATE»14.11.78 Vessel's Name Voy No. Date/Time Of Completion Of Discharge Date/Time Store Rent Due Mode Of Operations Zim Eilat Chevalier Paul Francesca Arthur Maersk Kltl Samut Amax Mariner Kamakura Maru Nedlloyd Houtman S.Seas Bridge Mediterranea American Mohawk Bunga Teratai
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    • 945 18 The leading shipping lines operating from Singapore and the local agents who handle cargo bookings for them. Aconas Line— Aconas Sdn Bhd. Adriatic Container- Container Feeders. AFEA Line— Singapore Shipping. Ahli Shipping— Sharjah. Alfred C. Toepfer LineIntermodal. Algerian National Line (CNAN) —Uni pacific. Alpac Line—Intrasea. Anhsing
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    • 635 18 FT LLOYD'S Register of Shipping has approved the first marine use of BOC Techsep's molecular sieve inert gas system. It will be used as an auxilUary inerting system for the containment barrier of the gas tanks in the new 59,000-cu metre liquid petroleum gas carriers, now
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      372 18 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES African Star (after Dong Min ALu Liang Shan hauls) 8/9 Bon tang (0900 after Ping Shan) 25/26 Eastern Liberty (after Southern Mercury) 27/28 Hudson Maru (after Otagold) 42/43 Kota Macham (after Kota Panjang) 10/11 Lu Liang Shan (0630) 6/7 Luna Maersk (after
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 206 13 DIRECT DIVERSIFIED DEPENDABLE SERVICES TO/FROM USA AND CANADA Agents Barber Lines Singapore Pte Ltd Tel ***** Harrisons I Crosfield Kuala Lumpur Tel: IMMI/I P«rnas-MISC Penang Tel ***** IA RI) I\ I A I H Orient Overseas ConlcjMeA. Line TC 32: 3 FULLY CONTAINERISED icptuc nun. iu *RC»TO* OMNTAI OKF HE
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    • 329 13 mi SEALORI) ANTAH S UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) t All vessels ***** DWT, 105 TON H.L. Derrick 1 1 288 TE U Capacity, Long Length Capability. J ■■ARABIAN GULF WEEKLY SERVICE' S pore Loading for Sailed Muscat (20/11). Dubai (22/11). A Dhabi (24/11). P Kelang Doha (25/11). Da
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 839 14 J^Hapag-Lloyd FULLY CONTMOBQ) TO EUMK EXPORTS City rf EMwfh 11/1? 4/1 (/I 7/1 (12/1) Oubfer 18 12 19/12 10/1 11/1 12/1 15/1 Ka»() Hani 20/12 7/1 9/1 10/1 12/1 Hnftant Eipreu 21/12 30/12 19/1 21/1 22/1 25/1 EXPRESS CONVENTBNAL TO EUROPE S'part rttttint P« Hkx> Cmn Ntw| BTutffl Adam Antwerp
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    • 460 14 Nw tJ/M Ok 14/1S OK 24/26 Km 2S/27 Ok 17/11 Dk 20/25 Ok 1 2 On 2/1 Ok 21 tm 3/4 Ok 4 On 24/2* la* 5 Ok 5/6 Ok 27/20 la 6/4 Ok I Ok X L» 10 feit Armat "TAMEM.ANE' Nn 16 To: US ATLANTIC US GULF I
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    • 472 14 1 FULLY CONTAfOBED SERVICE KUWAIT 1/12 31/12 B. SHAHPUR 3/12 3/1 ALSO ACCEPTWG CARGO FOR BAHRAM AND ABU DHABI K* Kim /NIPPffIG V TPAOIftG PTC. LTD ■Ti rl Tetet KMSPEEO RS ***** V»1 Tel *****37 *****11 EVERGREEN LINE (EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION) FAR EAST/RED SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA 1 EXPRESS FULL CONTAINER
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    • 873 14 Everett Line v Five Star Skippiaf Cerpa. 'BUBMESEjyATIONAL LINE 1 B.F.S.S.C Agents m Malaysia TEPS MALAYSIA Port Kelanc TH (38) 7355 Penang Td. *****/***** m mi laterceatMeatel S. A. C.I. F. ENfINE NATIONAL LINE" *S«MKt to wdwcmwnl Cvpl Transport toon Maritime Mexicsna S. A. "MEXICAN NATIONAL LINE" m asT/aco com*
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    • 816 14 A A 131 SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE WUWH KKLJCUTD MPBRT 14/17 NOV OMI, PRE M POTT STD.ICL.MKL 15/14 OK 17/11 OK SVD. MEL. NXL BANGLADESH SERVICE GENERAL AGENTS OONTAMR BOOKMG ION) AGENTS P KELANG PfNANG 11/19 NOV 15/17 NOV CMTTAGONB. CHMJU OCEAN SHPPINC I ENTERPRISES PTE LTD SHGATOK TEL *****44/;
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    • 787 15 QCL Overseas Containers Limited CONTAiPttHP SOWCt TO UR/CONTIINT: CaWMWDBWf gRWCE FROM UK/CONTMNT: c u Kburg Br em tan Hatre Stan P Kelang S *»e UMc SaM Uri faU SaM W 13 Nn IS Nn MLKS ar" SaM 21 «n 23 Nn HK. KS f**l» faM hM UU SaM 24N* HK.KS
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