The Business Times, 25 October 1979

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. IM/1/1J THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1929 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon Vietnamese warning
      68 1 UPI MANILA, Wed. A new Vietnamese white paper warned Thailand that it would bear the responsibility if it continued its association with the United States and China, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. The sources said the white paper is being released in Hanoi and they expect foreign governments to
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      Lock icon Paris meeting
      77 1 Reuter TOKYO, Wed. Former Kampuchean head of state Prince Nordom Sihanouk in an interview published here today said the inaugural meeting of a kampuchean national front would be held in Paris in or after mid-November. Prince Sihanouk was quoted as telling the Japanese News Agency Kyodo in Beijing
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      Lock icon Fuel rationing powers
      64 1 AFP WASHINGTON, Wed. President Carter has been given limited powers to impose petroleum rationing in the event of serious shortages in the form of a compromise bill finally adopted by Congress yesterday. The Bill allows the Mr Carter to ration petroleum if it or the diesel reserves
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      Lock icon Iraq confirms increase
      79 1 Reuter BAGHDAD, Wed. Iraq confirmed today that it had raised the price of crude oil by 10 per cent from last Saturday. The official Iraqi News Agency quoted the magazine Alef Ba as saying the price increase was simply an adjustment within limits set by Opec. Oil
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      Lock icon China's request
      85 1 Reuter HONGKONG, Wed. China has asked a Hongkong planning group to study development projects in a district close to the colony, which has been earmarked by Beijing for foreign investments. Miss Liu Yiu-chu, president of the Association of ISgperts for Modernisation, said today their asdgnment would include a
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      105 1 UPI NEW YORK, Wed. Stocks pushed higher early Wednesday as bargain hunters went after issues severely depreciated in the two-week-old October massacre. Volume was moderate. The Dow Jones industrial average, which lost 2.3fc points Tuesday, was ahead 4.01 points to 810.81 Prior to this session, the Dow has
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    Chief Price Changes
    140 1 Rises Straits Tradiag 710 15 Nat Iroa 575 10 FAN 560 10 Sia Chaw 380 10 Taa Choaf 386 10 O U B 320 8 Keck Seag 282 7 J Cemaat 197 7 K L Kapoaf 350 6 Simt Darby Paper Product* 324 155 6 6 BerjuntaJ
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    KUALA LUMPUR
    95 1 333 Indices Oct 23 Oct 24 BT.Index: 3592.62 3624.89 Industrials: 432.61 433.12 Finance: 648.40 651.62 Hotels: 275.66 275.79 Properties: 239.01 240JO Tins: 233.38 232.85 robbers: 815.79 819.56 Most Actitf» G Lumber KLKepong 111,000 Haw Par 106,000 P Prod 85,000 Total Turnover: 1.93m Total Value: MH63m THE Sagapsre stock
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    C & E puts more into property
    739 1  - C E puts more into property ORCHARD ROAD DEVELOPMENT By TEO TECK WENG CAE TOURS Holdings (CETH), the owner of one of Singapore's largest travel and tour companies, has plunged further into the property development business by buying out its only partner in a prime shopping development in Orchard Road.
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    TAX COURSES
    222 1 THE Tax Department's training courses are open to members of the accounting profession to help increase the supply of taxation personnel in the private sector. This was indicated by Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen yesterday at the opening of the first general meeting of the Commonwealth Association of
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    Iran export cut not worrying
    308 1 SINGAPORE refineries will not be seriously affected if Iran reduces oil production further. This is because imports from that country have already been cut to a trickle. But the refineries may feel the repercussions indirectly because a fall in Iranian production will change the world
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    GOLDHILL'S PARTNER
    356 1 HOT ON the heels of its acquisition of Malayan Credit House, property group United Overseas Land (UOL) has now taken a 25 per cent stake in Goldhill Developments Pte (GDP), developer of the proposed $100 million Goldhill Square at Newton Road. UOL said yesterday that its 99.9 per
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    Exports to Vietnam may hit $120m mainly from oil
    289 1 SINGAPORE'S experts to Vietnam may kit QM million this year, the M ever nice to that caaatry since the (all of Sooth Vietnam. Bat the thrnst behind the experts I— not (rem maaafactared Items but (rem rising east of all ud
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    Intraco set to sign deal with China company
    345 1  -  By FOO CHOY PENG INTRACO is certain of securing its first order from the China National Light Industrial Product Import and Export Corporation to supply intermediate and complete electrical products to that country. Mr Lim Yew Yin, senior manager for electrical and
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    U.S. PRIME AT 15pc
    88 1 THE US banking industry's key lending rate, the prime rate, yesterday rose by half *.paftnt to a record 15 per cent. The increase in the prime, which is charged on the best corporate loans, reflects more expensive money conditions. The rise was initiated in the morning
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      74 1 I* k t SHIPPH^TIMES WHY prmMwt «f Pile* to la ON ister-dtodpUiuu'y research«. 7 Stagapwe t OPENING s< Bank *f Soml ud INDONESIAN fuis to Improve Trust's representative sffk* t Has wttk Beijtag 3 SIME Darky ftrewM further EEC hrntiih liar II per Mliew—t 11 ceat rtoe tai all prices
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      156 1 See page t mtm wm 7S m The latest laeue of the ASEAN Business Quai covers a wide area of Interest for businessmen. Or John Wong's article on Chins'# supply and dsmand tor ASIAN'S primary commodities flials admirably with a tittle known subject, particularly way China's rioe exports ensure fiat
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      MNCs create challenge for supporting industries
      233 2 The market created by multinational companies operating in Singapore provides both opportunity and challenge to supporting industries. Speaking at the official opening of Tylon (Singapore) yesterday, Mr Lee Yiok Seng, the Parliamentary Secretary (National Development), said this situation has been brought about by Singapore's
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      MEMO PAD
      395 2 COURSES AND TALKS Oct 29: Public Relations for Secretaries and Receptionists, Waterloo Street Centre, University of Singapore Oct 29-30: Marketing Strategy Profitability, Hyatt Hotel, Price Waterhouse Nov 1-2: Effective Sales Management, Hyatt Hotel, Price Waterhouse Nov 3: Stocks and Work in Progress, 37th Floor Hong Leong Building, Peat
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      Lifting of colour TV ban expected to boost exports
      614 2  -  By LEE YOKE MENG EXPORTS of colour television sets from Singapore, Japan and Taiwan to Canada is expected to recover following the lifting of a ban imposed by the Canadian government in 1975. The Canadian Tribunal review said the ban was
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      Science society taking shape
      118 2 A PRO-TEM committee was formed recently for the proposed Singapore Society of Science Writers (SSSW). The formation of SSSW was proposed by Dr R S Bhathal, a director of the Science Centre, following enthusiastic and overwhelming response from the public during the Science Fiction Short Story
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      PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
      267 2 THE managing director of Fortune Advertising, Mr S*uy Ong. and the art director, Mr Perry G*h. will be attending a creative seminar to be held in New York from Oct 28 to Nov 2 this year. The seminar is organised by Worldwide Advertising and Marketing and will
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      SPANSET APPOINTS CONTIUM
      318 2 CONTIUM Engineers (FE) has been appointed the new sole agent for the Span Set range of polyester slings and lashing equipment in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The former agent was Lindeteves Jacoberg which ceased to be the sole agent in August. The assistant chief sales
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      Head of Pilot in for anniversary
      202 2 THE president of the Pilot Pen Company of Japan, Mr Katsuro Yamaura, has flown in specially to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pilot and its local agent, Lindeteves-Jacoberg. The president's trip to Singapore was the first to an Asian country outside of Japan although
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      Rubber development
      122 2 A TALK on the various aspects of development in natural rubber will be held at the Hibiscus Room, Hotel Equatorial tomorrow at 6 pm. The talk is organised by the Plastics and Rubber Institute (Singapore Section). The speaker is Dr Leonard Mullins at Britain who will be in
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      On industrial relations
      107 2 A NATIONAL convention on industrial relations will be held on Jan 10 and 11 next year. The event is a Joint effort of the Ministry of Labour, National Employers Council, National Productivity Board, National Trades Union Congress, Singapore Employers Federation, Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and
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      Seminar on air transport in the developing world
      361 2 A TWO-DAY international civil aviation conference on air transport development in developing countries will be held in Singapore on Nov 20 and 21. The conference is organised in recognition of the fact that air transport is fast becoming a major tool of
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      325 2 Ronson Automatic toothbrush helps to keep your teeth cleaner, healthier. Introducing the new family model Ronson Automatic Toothbrush The better way to brrrusha teeth correctly Tooth decay is easy to avoid. Yet it is the most common health Droblem in Singapore. Why? Because many people, especially children, are too lazy
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  • REGIONAL
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      Lock icon Carter seeks to ratify China trade pact
      619 3 UPI. DESPITE unresolved problems, the Carter administration has asked Congress to ratify the US-China trade agreement, which includes favourable tariff rates on Chinese goods. The White House and the Commerce Department said the US-China trade treaty, which was signed by the two countries
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      Lock icon America restricts Hongkong textile imports
      154 3 AFP THE United States government has tightened controls on imports of clothing from Hongkong. It asked the Hongkong government to suspend the issue of export authorisations for another six categories cotton play suits, wool suits for women, girls and infants, wool trousers for men and
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      Crude oil for Thailand
      57 3 INDONESIA will sell 5,000 barrels of crude oil a day to Thailand for one year at current Opec price level, Cabinet Secretary Sudharmono said. He said a contract would be signed today by Mr Tongchat Hongladaromp, director of Thai Oil Co, and director of the Indonesian
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      KL to hold talks on air services
      457 3 MALAYSIA will be holding talks with France, the United States, and Holland before the end of the year to work out details for the implementation of air services agreements signed with these countries. According to the director general of the Department of Civil
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      Lock icon Manila deficit rises
      209 3 UPI THE Philippine trade deficit soared to US$l.73 billion (553.72 billion) for the first nine months of 1979 compared with a level of $858 million a year ago, the Central Bank said in a published report yesterday. It said import payments from January to September this year
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      Lock icon Taiwan likely to achieve growth target
      349 3 Reuter ON CURRENT estimates, Taiwan will achieve its 1979 forecast growth target of 8.5 per cent, William Wei, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs said. If there is any divergence from the target, either above or below, it will be very small, he said. In
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      Lock icon Indonesia sets aside fund to improve ties with Beijing
      277 3 AFP I THE lataoiu geverameat ni repsrted ywtotoy to have made twttiMn a certain ——i sf BHty to ftosarr (he —sf 4 dipiematle retottoas with Chairman ot the Parliameatary Cammlsstea fsr Pirelgi Affairs Ckalid Mawardl said the faad had I beea
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      Lock icon Price rise slows to 2.3pc in Australia
      170 3 Reuter THE rise in the Australian consumer price index (CPI) slowed to 2.3 per cent in third quarter of 1979 from 2.7 per cent in the previous quarter, the Statistics Bureau reported. However, the rise was above the third quarter 1978 increase of
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    • THE REGION IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon LPG TAXI EXPLODES
        495 3 Agencies ALL New South Wales taxis fitted with a particular liquefied petroleum gas tank were today ordered off the road following the explosion of one last night seriously injuring its driver. Mr Ron Shepherd, 53, is still in a serious condition in hospital with secdnd degree burns
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      New impetus to replant rubber trees
      632 4 RUBBER smallholders and estate owners in Malaysia are expected to undertake more vigorous and concerted replanting programmes and to engage in new planting projects as they become increasingly aware of a critical world shortage of natural rubber (NR) in the coming years. In projecting
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      Keep pace with new mining techniques
      325 4 THE Malaysian Primary Industries Minister, Datuk Leong Khee Seong, has called for faster adoption of new technology by the mining industry to avoid minerialised areas being lost to other development. "It is definitely agreed that the time-lag between the realisation and identification of problems
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      Straits tin
      73 4 THE STRAITS til price ia Penaag yesterday (eU Msll per pical te M$2,Ml te stand Mssl above the lateraatieaai Tin Agreemeat celling, dealers said. The fall reflected a sharp decline la sterling against the ringglt ceapied with eentinaed large sapplies of tia conceatrates frem miners. However, there was
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      Closing prices
      32 4 Rubber: Oct 24 Singapore: November: 283.00 cents (down 0.25 cent) Malaysia: November 283.00 cents (down 0.75 cent) Tin: M 52,001 (down M$10) Official offering: 223 3 «tonnes (down 33Vi tonnes)
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      Hongkong Comex
      149 4 THE SUGAR futures market yesterday closed weak in continued dull trading, dealers said. January closed at 13.30/40 US cents against Tuesday's 13.86/96 close, March at 14.86/88 against 14.36/38 with distant October at 14.48/52 against 14.98/15.02 cents. Cotton trading yesterday was irregular, with no trades done, dealers said. New
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      Soybean
      50 4 SOYBEAN futures closed 6 to 11 Vj US cents a bushel lower in Chicago on Tuesday. Prices dropped in part due to easier trends in corn and wheat futures, despite slow country movement and rain delays in harvesting, traders said. Commission house selling weighed on prices throughout the session.
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      RUBBER
      209 4 THE SINGAPORE market closed slightly lower yesterday with November One RSS buyers quoted at 283.00 cents per kilo, down 0.25 cents from Tuesday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked up about 1.50 cents on after-close steadiness here the day before and higher London overnight advices coupled with speculative
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      RAS PRICES
      368 4 R A.S prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon Close (per kilo) (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b. 280.50 281 SON 280.00 281.OON Int. 1 R.S.S. November 283 50 284.00 283 00 283 50 Int. 1 R.S.S December 287.75 288.25 287 50 288
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      SSR and SMR
      108 4 NOON SSR and SMR pnca* yaatenUy ■AS NwWi ICarrcil Mtk) Buyer* Scllcra SSR 20 (1-ton pallet) 263.00 265.00N SSR SO (1-ton pallet) 260 00 262.00N Deceabtr (Forward Mtk) Barer* Seller® 264.SO 266 S0N 261 50 263.S0N MRELB &MRCV SMR L SMR GP SMR S (1-ton pallet! (1
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      Palm oil
      70 4 C.I.F. North European ports, in US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: T»e Previona Malaysian 5% ffa bulk per tonne 582.50alr 585.00»lr December Sumatra 5 r r ffa bulk October 577.50/575.00pd 585.00pd November 587.50/585. OOpd 595»lr December 592.50/590pd 597.50alr January 597 50pd 605 UOalr February 602.50pd Nigeria
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      Produce exchange
      246 4 TRADING at the Singapore produce market yesterday was dull. Prices were generally quoted at overnight levels. The lifting of foreign exchange control by London made for a more volatile money market which serves to complicate matter in the produce market. As such the market was generally adopting a
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      Textiles
      193 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Crttoa jran: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2,320; 32s 2,080, 40s 3,040 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece gnfc: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Larote unq; Flower and Butterfly
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      Rice
      335 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.01, 100 per cent second class 0.83, 100 per cent third class 0.80, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent 0.70. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.65, Special 0.61.
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      LONDON MARKETS
      561 4 ALUMINIUM: Down £5 for cash and £9 for threemonths yesterday morning. No follow through to Tuesday's record highs despite decline in sterling, with general profit-taking and liquidation eroding values throughout morning on basically overbought market. Three-months traded from pre-market high of £816 down to low on kerb of
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      Shipments of Straits refined tin from Penang for the period Oct 1 -15,1979
      58 4 DESTINATION Shipped Afloat tonnes tonnes Africa Australasia Canada >» 5.00 I Continent 1,060.00 400.75 India 23.50 Japan 840.00 140.00 West Asia 11.00 Pacific 168.00 10.00 Singapore 22.25 6.75 S. America 10.50 United Kingdom United States 1,090.00 75.00
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
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      Lock icon Index sustains 145-point drop
      547 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa THE MARKET declined sharply yesterday with the Nikkei Dow-Jones average sliding 145.42 points to Y6,225. Turnover totalled 330 million shares. Almost all sectors were sluggish. Yesterday's decline appeared to have reflected the uncertainties associated with the unstable US money market, the weak yen/dollar
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      Selected indices
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      Manila
      101 4 OCT 24 Pesos Acoje Mining oon unch AUas Con A Atlas Con B. 21J0 -0-2 Bagulo Gold 0076 unch Benguet Con. B 26.00 unch BF Goodrich CDCP loio 0.5 Inco B Landoll 016 ***** Lepanto B 1825 -0.006 Marlnduque B S.10 -OJ Wmlrn Oriental A Oriental B 14 0
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      Bangkok
      195 4 OCT 24 Bah Is 4-/-Asia Credit 208 .2 Asia Fibre 196 .3 Ayuthaya In*. And Trust 137 .3 Banfkok Investment 222 unch Banfkok Bank 342 3 Bank Of Asia in -3 Bank Of Ayudhaya Ltd 218 .3 Bala Berll Jucker Carpet InterNational 331 unch Charoong Thai Wlr» 133 4-1
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      309 4 Source: SHK Sec THE market was involved in a tug-of-war yesterday following the abolition of exchange control regulations in Britain and the bearish news of a 15 per cent prime rate in the US. Early gains slipped and in thin trading prices eased further until late in the day
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      Sydney
      308 4 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday with the British government's decision to abolish foreign exchange controls, including the dollar premium, boosting a market, already led higher by energy stocks, dealers said. Heavyweights showed large gains with BHP adding 30 cents to 19.80. Thiess was steady at 16.74 while Coal 4
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  • OVERSEAS
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      690 5 ARRIVALS Sen-ice Local Operator Nuaber Time From SIA SQ240 1125 MES GIA GA982 1230 HLP SIA SQ201 1245 HLP GIA GA895 1245 AMS ROM KHI MAS mflvM 1245 KCH THAI TG413 1310 BKK CAL CI009 1325 TPE/HKG CPA CX715 1330 HKG MAS MH651 1330 (KBR)PENKUL SIA SQ61
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      Lock icon American businesses urged to step up exports
      284 5 AFP PRESIDENT of the US Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) has urged American businessmen to take a lesson from the Japanese and export more. At the same time, he assured business leaders that the US government would step up its efforts to aid them, in
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      Lock icon Proposal for VAT in US tax system
      257 5 Washington Star THE chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in the US has proposed a fundamental change in the federal tax system that would add 5 per cent to the cost of food and 10 per cent to most other retail
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      Lock icon US still likely to show decline in last quarter
      222 5 Reuter THE US economy is still likely to show a decline for 1979 and have only slow growth in 1980, Lyle Gramley, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, told (he Senate Small Business Committee. Mr Gramley said
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      Lock icon Development grants approved
      53 5 Reuter EEC development ministers have approved grants totalling US$l6l million (***** millin) for 42 development projects, mainly in Asia and South America, informed sources said. They said the money would go to IS individual countries as well as regional groupings such as the Association of South-east Asian
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      Lock icon EEC expects oil prices to rise by another 10 pc
      436 5 Reuter EUROPEAN Common Market Energy Commissioner Guido Brunner said he expects world oil prices to rise by about a further 10 per cent by the end of this year. Mr Brunner said the oil producing states will find it more
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        IATA HITS AT U.S. POLICY
        322 5 PRESIDENT Roman Cruz Jr of Philippine Airlines criticised US international aviation policy as inconsistent, undemocratic and dangerous to small airlines. Mr Cruz, the current president of the International Air Transport Association (lata), was testifying at a hearing of the US Civil Aeronautics Board, to show
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      Lock icon Exchange request cannot be acceded to
      134 5 Reuter BRITISH Minister of Trade John Nott told the House oi Commons he could nol agree to a request from the stock exchange that it: agreement on rules anc regulations should not bf investigated by the restric tive practices court on the grounds that
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      Lock icon Boeing military company
      146 5 UPI THE Boeing Co announced on Tuesday the formation of Boeing Military Airplane Co through consolidation of design, development and manufacturing organisations in Wichita, Kansas, and Seattle. T A Wilson, Boeing chairman, said the new organisation combines the Boeing Wichita Co and the Boeing Military Airplane Development
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      246 5 GETS THE HUBER Walter Huber is the BMW man in Singapore. Trained by BMW Headquarters, Munich, West Germany, he is on hand at Performance Motors sol 6 distributor of BMWs in Singapore to maintain the world famous BMW standard of service. He has over 12 years working experience on three
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    Another feather in Govt cap
    368 6 THE Government's effort to computerise and mechanise its operations and also those of its statutory boards and agencies is rational and timely. When an organisation employs a fifth of the nation's workforce, the need for such an effort is obvious. That the Singapore public sector
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    Poaching does no one good
    216 6 THE poaching of trained and experienced staff has been a problem in Singapore for many years. This is a consequence of rapid economic development over the last two decades and the problem is unlikely to disappear in the near future. In fact, for jobs such
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    Thomson-Brandt strategy for survival of TVs
    1506 6  -  By DAVID WHITE THE FRENCH Thomson group makes, among a lot of other things, colour TV sets. It also makes the most important components, the tubes, in collaboration with RCA of the US. It intends still to be producing them in the 1960b, without
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    Arabs in other fields
    845 6  -  By YOUSSEF IBRAHIM ARAB oil-producing countries, captured substantial control over the price and supply of oil in the last decade, are slowly moving intD other segments of .the oil business, particularlytransportation. The Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, known as Qapec and founded nearly 10 years
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      1303 6 Entertaining evening THUMDAYfi cap raalag tUam. (Om mU be a trite seeead efMe, a tragic gafti •▼eat ocean. Aa tupli far i •lea la the laheratery t JP e eaaaee the death el Dr la agree). The Incredible Halk (Channel I 1.4S pm) eaa he ealM a "tea ptrrr" wttheat
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    An outsider's virtues
    1794 7  -  INTER-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH In inter-disciplinary research, professionals from different backgrounds are forced to communicate on more basic levels. This has an edifying influence on the quality of research. This article, by HONG HAf, is adapted from a speech delivered to the First International Convention of Professionals held on
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    Lock icon WINDFALL TAX, HERE WE COME
    902 7  -  Third quarter profits of US oil majors, have far exceeded analysts' expectations. Exxon, for example, has achieved a profit jump oil 118 per cent. The continued strength in earnings might indicate a fundamental change is underway in the oil business worldwide, reports ANTHONY PARISI. ANTHONY
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    STRAWS IN THE WIND
    145 7 ELECTRONIC wizardry is supposed to help man better his environment and in turn his life. But there is another side to the coin (as there always is) and quite an audacious side too. We have been told that husbands may be able to monitor what their
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    Lock icon The plight of the poor
    757 7  -  [FOBUM, with ROBERT LEKACHMAN NYT WHEN Pope John Paul D and Fidel Castro used their command of the virtually Undivided attention of the news media to enter pleas for the world's poor, they agreed at least on the diagnosis of the problem. In his United
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      707 7 UNITED OVERSEAS LAND LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) ANNOUNCEMENT To All Ordinary Stockholders i The Directors of United Overseas Land Limited ("UOL") are pleased to announce that an agreement has today been made between United Overseas Development Limited ("UOD"), a 99.9% owned subsidiary of UOL, and Goldhill Developments
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • EUROPEAN MARKETS
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        Paris
        270 8 OCT 23 Frs CORBEILLE Air-Liquids 438 -0 B S N Gervais □•none 120 -13 C S F (ThomsonCsf) 411 80 08 Cle Franeals* des Petroles 271 50 8.5 Compagnie Flnanctere Compagnie Generale 342 unch Credit Foncler De France 487 +8 Hachette (Libralrle) 190 .5 Machines Bull 02 09 Mlchelin
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        216 8 OCT 23 Dm Aeg-Telefunken 40 00H Akio 24 80 -02 All* Leben no oo -20 Allz Vers 480 00 -10 BASF 139 OOB BtjHT Wbank 237 00 -1 Bay Vbank 274 00 4| Bayer 129 00 BBC 2*7 MB BMW ***** Casaella 348 OOB Chem Verw 176-00 Com merz
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        Zurich
        188 8 OCT 23 Francs Action* Suuan 303 -1 Alusulaae Br. 1310 unch Alusulsae R*f 500 uncti Brown Boveii Br im unch Clba Oel«r Br 13)0 unch Clba Oetfy P C 10S6 unch Clba OclCT Rcf M Credit Suisse Br 2280 10 Credit SuUae Rcf 432 2 Elektrowatt Br 2106 -20
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        197 8 OCT 23 Fl» ABN 340 SO -OS Ahold 8200 -15 Akin 28 00 0 1 AliEV H00 -25 Amfu 119.10 •1 Arnro Bank MX 0J uao ioo aos -2.8 Boll 00 90 -0.1 Borsumlj 175 00 -05 Burhmann 00 40 -06 Byenkorr 06 SO -05 Cmi»e Delft ***** -0.2
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        91 8 OCT 23 Fn FORWARD MARKET Acec Arbed Axtur Brascui •Bra-Lamb rm 2300 HO SM r» -4 ■to -a -it •IS Canpar Cock De Been Ebri Eleclrobel Gb-lnno-Bm «M 300 Ml 2140 tbbO KO -14 ->• -4 -M •30 -10 ttmm Hobo* Petto Ryl Dutch Sklro MM MIS 5ST0 2S1S
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        97 8 OCT 23 Lire An* 11 75 -05 Amoc Oen ***** -2*30 Butoci 743 SMt •30 Central* -337 rtet 2440 -73 Flnaider III Oen Immob 71 _X5 IF1 Pri 283V •Ml lUUcemenu ***** -M0 I taiga* 746 -30 IlalaMer Ml 600 -3 Macneu M P( -33 Marvin Ere 3S0 -M
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      Further retreat
      1299 8 NEW YORK HIT BY another increase in the prime rate, the stock market on Tuesday again retreated in active trading. The Dow Jones industrial average shed two points to close at its lowest level since Dec 29. 1978. Declines led advances two to one as turnover slowed to
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      TORONTO
      233 8 OCT 23 C* Abttlbt 17'« -4 Alcan 41* -4 Aigoma a Bank Mont 22 S -4 Bank Nova Scotia 2m 4 Bell Tel 19S unch Beth Corp BP Can Ltd "I 32'. -H Br&scan am Camp Red Lake as -4 Can Imp Bk an 4 Ctnpac 32'< -4 Canpac
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      601 8 See Page 4 for Asian stocks See Page 9 for Jo'burg prices Where to wine, dine and entertain Si; ii i>exe Sea food j-At.t Curki it 4 ilnlrl iin!' in ufflnmiiiitiiitiiiii m a®i tl)e C<T>cf earned at 8.15 pm ctoctij at tfyc *$arott'4 Sable. > N4U# A mp In the
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      78 8 it Lli<i s II Meilin's New Grill Room It s elegant, comfortable and quietly opulent, with a menu that will delight the discriminating. Our Businessmen's Buffet (Mondays to Fridays) offers a fabulous spread. There's Prosciutto Crudo, Gammon Ham, Cold and Grilled Lobsters. Baked Crab. Fillet Mignon Bernaise. Tourrtedos Rossini, Sherry
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      Singapore market
      472 9 THE foreign exchange market yesterday saw sterling opened sharply higher from its Tuesday level but slipped during the afternoon trading. Starting off at 2.1980/90, sharply higher than its overnight close of 2.1410/15, sterling took a sharp plunge to 2.1020/30 before touching 2.1060/70 at the end of the day.
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      Treasury bill tender
      48 9 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has invited banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $45 million 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from Oct 29 to Nov 2, except on Wednesday, Oct 31. Each tender must not be for less than $250,000.
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      PLR
      22 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banka are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 9.1 per cent.
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      Asian $ rates
      190 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Oct 24: U8 Dollan(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 15W 15H 1 month 14 V, 14H 2 months 14 5/16 14 3/16 3 months 15M 15 6 months 15 W 15H 9 months 1411/16 149/16 12 months 14H 14'i Sw.Fr»
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      Discount
      7 9 Be!?? 5Ei^HT5i Source: National Discount Co
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      Hongkong
      108 9 DEALERS see marginal improvements for sterling in the very short term and believe negative reaction to the rise in US prime rate and news of UK removing exchange control regulations had been overdone. Sterling against US dollar was little changed here yesterday. In late trading it stood at U552.1013/23,
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      Gold
      275 9 THE SINGAPORE gold futures market yesterday closed between 70 US cents and US$3.7O higher on buying interest influenced by a steadier Hongkong closing and firmer US dollar, dealers said. Trading was fairly quiet with the abolition of Britain's exchange controls having little immediate impact on the market, they said.
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      London
      151 9 THE Bank of England yesterday gave substantial support to sterling in early London trading to steady the pound above U552.1060 level after a weak opening at 2.0960/75. Its trade weighted index eased to 67.5 from 67.9 overnight. Sterling trading dominated the market, with other currencies on the sidelines. Early
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      Tokyo
      58 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery closed at 234.80 yen yesterday, down from a 235.10 opening but up from Tuesday's 234.75. The dollar for immediate delivery was last traded at 235.17, Forward dollar rates eased in fairly active trading, with volume at US$2O5 million. Discounts widened substantially to one-month
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      Chairman for Seoul and Trust opening
      154 9 MR NAM Sang Jin (above), president and chairman of the Bank of Seoul and Trust's Board of Directors, will be present at the official opening of the bank's representative office in Singapore tomorrow. Formerly the deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Korea
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      Lock icon Debate over discount rate
      84 9 UPI JAPANESE authorities have plunged into tough negotiations over details of a rise in the official discount rate, designed to bolster the value of the falling yen and cap inflationary pressures. The size of the increase would be fixed between 0.75 to one per cent, but
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      Better prospects for Asian market
      449 9  -  By LEE YOKE MENG IT IS ONLY a question of time before secondary activities in the Asian dollar bond market can be improved more significantly, said a group of visiting bankers from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Headed by Mr Guido Hanselmann, executive vicepresident and
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      Amex to hold travel forum
      142 9 MORE than 1,000 travel service office managers and independent 'representative' travel agents, who make up the American Express Travel Service network worldwide, will meet at a World Travel Service Congress in New Orleans from Nov 14 to 20. About 120 countries will be represented, making
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      Lock icon U.S. PRIME HITS 15pc
      241 9 Reuter. THE US BANKING industry's key lending rate, the prime rate, yesterday rase by a half point to a record Ugh IS per cent as hanks cm tinned to feel the pineh at America's harsh new aatHaflatton policies. The Increase In the prime, the Interest eharged
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      JOHANNESBURG STOCK PRICES
      324 9 OCT 23 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 230 unch A bercom 287 ♦7 AE And CI 520 15 AMIC 1850 25 Barlows 745 10 Cg Sugar 920 20 CNA 310 unch Currte Finance 125 5 De Beers Ind 1675 unch Edcon 410 5 Edgars 5125 125 Eveready Fed
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      818 9 The 1979 Asian Corporate Finance Conference i Monday 26 November Part One of the conference is a whole day presentation on one 9.00 of the major aspects of a financial director's activities treasury management The programme is presented by Michael Cox of Price Waterhouse Associates (London), Rodney Fetzer of Bank
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES & THE KLSE
    1287 10 BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES THE KLSE BID and offer prices officially listed bwtow in am tepoited to the Slot* Exchange of Singapore yes-tr-day with tke number at ritarea traded shown tn brackets in toU of MM unita unieaa otherwise speci fled BECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Acma (2.308) Allied Choc
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    Unit trusts
    151 10 HNGAFOU UNIT W (Mi—gin' pHeae tm Pel BT M) S'pare Growth Fund 1.14'* INCOME BOND UNIT LM* The Commerce 2.11 2.24 (tan Mlpri km) The Saving Fund LSI 1.4« Income Band LM 1.22 S pore Prog Fund on Ottxd S'pare Sec. Find lm 1.1« S pore Invest Fund
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    SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    2593 10 1879 Hifk Low Company Last Sale orGr's Div Div C'vr Gr's Y'ld Net P/E Vol Day COOO) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 281 207 Acma 196 123* Alcom 148 110 Allied Choc 180 134 B A T 272 255 Bata 74H 57*4 Ben 255 185* Berjaya
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    Stock options
    105 10 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. C A C (Dec- $2.75) (0.16B). (Mi Stance (Dec -12.15) (0.14B). H»» Par (Dec
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    In Kuala Lumpur
    1322 10 BID and afler price* officially listed and hurlnf la aad reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of share* traded ihown In brackets In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified. DfDUSRIALS tfc—H (2.928 3318) Akmm (1388 1.925) A Chae (130B) AMD (0.628
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    COMPANY MEETINGS
    255 10 MEGA CktBletli Bkd: AGM to be held at Wisma Mega, 2nd Mile, Jalan Batu Tlga Lama, Keiang, on Oct 25 at 11am. Saatt East Asia Can: EOGM to be held at 9th Floor, Baagunan Hong Leong, 117 Jalan Bandar, Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 25 at 12 noon. ft—Iml
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    Shares recover marginally on wide front
    642 10 SHAKES iwtwwi MarSett •t'The^toek'S ekaage flippirt yeaterday. Bat Ike spread «f activity was mash earrawer wpw< with the previeas tow days. This rtfleftcc eaattea aa well aa same eevertag activity. Baaße a( the shsrt setters were eager ta take their prefltg at tkta stage,
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    Prices in KL improve on late interest
    599 10 SHARE prices managed to regain some ground In largely cautious trading on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. The slight upturn which came after two days of sharp declines was discerned only in the late afternoon and prices were still recovering when the
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      SIME DARBY FORECASTS FURTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
      1375 11 SIME Darby, boasting record pre-tax profits of $218 million for the year ended June 30, 1979, has forecast that the current year will be one of further "growth and achievements." Chairman Tun Tan Siew Sin, making the staid pronouncement in his latest annual report to
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      RESULTS DUE
      192 11 Date Last Poll Year Company Period Announced Net EPS Gross Pre-tax last year (eents) LMv. Profit <%) ($1H) Mai Bank F 23/9 '28.6 17.5 25,742 Sea View F 30/9 282L Msia Rice I 9/10 4.0 228 Cold Store I 25/10 8.2 24.3 18,183 C Sugars F 9/11 30.1
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      565 11 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Close Payable the year Previoua year polio 5% I Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 30 5% 7.5% Temerloh 13.5% Oct 8 Oct 18 Oct 25 17% 15,5% M Brew 20%(n) Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 27 28% 26%
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      SCRIP ISSUE
      121 11 Company Particulars Ex Date Books Close Rothmans Kemayaa SEA Corp Temerloh Fancy Tile M U Ind Pub Text Bonus Issue of 1 for 5 Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Bonus Issue of lfor l Bonus Issue of 1 for l Rights Issue of 3 for 2 <e>
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      P. Perak's profit growth slackens
      692 11 EARNINGS growth for Parit Perak Holdings, a plantation-based investment holding company, slowed in the last financial year. This was caused by a less impressive performance by 57-per-cent-owned subsidiary, Glenealy Plantations, and an unchanged dividend income from 35-per-cent-owned associate, Batu Kawan. Group pre-tax profit (which consolidates
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        COLD Storage Holdings
        109 11 i has reported group pre-tax profits of 19.89 million ($8.77 million previously) for the six months to July 31, 1979. Consolidated turnover for the period was (106.9 million (196.00 million). After taxation of $4.52 million ($3.83 million) and minority interest of $237,000 ($137,000), profit was $5.14 million
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      Lock icon Market's technical weakness rectified
      448 11 mm® by HOCK LOCK SIEW EVENTS have overtaken each other in such swift succession that those who analyse the market are still struggling to understand the impact of yesterday's news when they are swamped by fresh events. It is important to understand the circumstances under which
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      358 11 4 Cold Storage Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Directors have declared, in respect of the year ending 31st January, 1980, and payable on 10th December, 1979 to Stockholders on the Registers at that time, an Interim Dividend of 4.5 Malaysian cents per
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    Cashin dwells on effect of court decision
    356 12 THE decision of the court would affect chairman and directors, especially those who are from abroad and who, like Tarling, infrequently visit Singapore, pointed out the senior defence counsel, Mr H E Cashin, yesterday in the Tarling trial. He said, "These are the
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    Cheques were for no particular purpose: witness
    281 12 THE Yong Teck Lian case saw its 21st and 22nd witnesses yesterday at the district court. One of them, Mrs Emily Lee, an accountant, spent almost the whole day assisting the court with technical evidence dealing mainly with receipts and other documents of
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    Shipping study
    62 12 A WORKING committee has been set up in Kuala Lumpur by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) to study and recommend the character and shape the proposed Asian and Pacific Shippers' Council should take. The proposal to set up the council was made
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    Lock icon AFTER 13 LONG YEARS
    33 12 Worshippera leaving the newly renovated Shis hi Cathedral alter attending the first Catholic mass in IS years In the Chinese city of Guangzhoo last Sunday. —AP photo. AP photo
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    Raleigh buys up smaller rival
    380 12 BICYCLE manufacturer Raleigh Cycles Malaysia has bought a smaller rival, Far East Metal Works (FEMW), from which it could get cheaper parts and components. This will mean substantial cost savings for Raleigh which has been plagued by declining local demand and increasing competition. Raleigh's adviser,
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    Snags at air talks
    214 12 TALKS on cheaper air fares between Australia and Asean in Canberra entered its third day yesterday with indications that officials are making heavy weather of some of the proposals. The talks were scheduled to have finished on Tuesday, but a planned communique and press conference were
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    Lock icon NZ may send troops if requested
    179 12 AFP THE New Zealand government would consider sending assistance to Thailand including troops if that country requests help under the 1954 Manila Pact. New Zealand Defence Minister Frank Gill said in Wellington yesterday that his country has a moral duty to do something if
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    Bigger flow of British funds abroad expected
    213 12 WITH the British government having lifted all remaining foreign exchange controls, a bigger flow of British funds abroad is expected in the long run. But whether or not these funds will find their way into the local economy will depend on the inducements
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    Measures to raise efficiency of statutory bodies
    515 12  -  COMPUTERISATION By RONNIE LIM THE Government has begun efforts aimed at saving manpower and increasing productivity of statutory boards through more mechanisation and computerisation. This is concurrent with a similar move in government departments and ministries. The measures will have potential benefits for
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    LONDON STOCKS
    757 12 LONDON, Wed. Share prices and government bonds closed lower over (ears that institutional funds may be diverted overseas following the abolition of UK exchange control regulations yesterday, dealers said. At 3 pm, the FT index was down 10.3 at 451.7. Government bonds lost as much as two points
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      60 12 :WEftT HERI Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Scattered showers. Report for 84 hours prior to 7JI p.m. on 0ct.24 at the airport. <-■ Maximum temperature 30.8 Associated humidity 72 Minimum temperature 24.0 Associated humidity 98 Hours of sunshine 29.5 Rainfall in millimetres 2.9 Total rainfall
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        Lock icon Galleon buys 7 more
        89 13 AFP. THE Philippine-owned Galleon Shipping Corp said it has bought seven more modern and multipurpose cargo vessels on routes to the United States. The company said the vessels, five of which were being built in Japan and two built in 1977 and 1978, will be delivered
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        Lock icon Japan-USSR pact
        96 13 AFP JAPAN and the Soviet Union have signed an agreement on the observer scheme for factory ships engaged in pelagic whaling in the Southern Hemisphere. Under the agreement, of the observers nominated by the Japanese and Soviet governments, one will be appointed by the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
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        Lock icon Ship sales
        68 13 Reuter LONDON second-hand tonnage brokers reported the bulk carrier Yongjin (17,063 long dwt, built 1968) sold to Greek buyers for about US$3.5 million, and the tweendeck vessel Teviotbank (16,130 long dwt, built 1967) to unknown interests for about $3.15 million, on Tuesday. Demolition brokers, meanwhile, reported Elpis C
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      EAC to double calls at Singapore
      629 13  -  By RAHIM KASSIM THE DANISH-hased EAC Lines has taken definite steps to improve its service in the trans-Pacific trade between the Far East and the US West Coast by doubling its calls at Singapore. This doubling, which will come into effect immediately, means that
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      Lock icon LONDON FREIGHT
      361 13 AP BROADLY knei, rate strength characterised the Lm<m freight market m Taesday, with ships waers achieving attractive fig■ret la bstk the Westers aad Eastern sectan. Bat the mtt spectacaiar develspments were ta the Great Lakes where farther sharp rate advances were reeerded. F.ll.wiag the paymeat sf US$42 carter
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      Lock icon Marine research ship launching today
      173 13 UPI JAPAN will launch a highlysophisticated marine research ship today equipped for an extensive survey of deep-ocean mineral resources in waters off Hawaii, the Tokyo government said yesterday. The Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry said the 4.1 billion yen (Ss4l million) No. 2
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      2062 17 MHEBBIB A guide to ships loading at Singapore Jor 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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      Container Schedules
      961 18 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL NB. (1) Bach vessel's estimated time of arrival is advised by the Shipping Line/Agent and Is subject to change (2) All export FCL containers and LCL cargo must be delivered to the Authority's premises during the following
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      More and more ships calling at Singapore
      496 18 TRUE to its position as the third world's busiest port, the number of ships calling at Singapore continues to rise. But less than 50 per cent of these ships were carrying cargo. Figures from the Statistics Department for the month of August showed
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      Lock icon Record rates paid for Great Lakes grain
      786 18 AFP RECORD freight rates were paid on the Baltic Exchange last week to lift grain from the Great Lakes as the rush built up to clear the backlog before the season ends in December. Chinese interest in spot grain vessels was again evident
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      SHIPPING INDEX
      528 18 Shipping Um C«4 ACS n 5 Afea IV 3 Alfred V 1 Alpac IV 5 Angkutan V 3 ANL I 1 APL m 2 Arya Nat n 5 ASCL m 1 Asia America n 5 Asia Merchant n 5 Atlas IV 4 Aust.Cont IV 5 Bank m 5
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      Bulk cargoes are paying 65pc more than 1978
      970 18 ORIENT EXCHANGE i BULK cargoes are currently paying about 65 per cent more for freight than October last year. For example; cement previously shipped between two ports for US$lB a tonne (fio) is now going at $30.00. Inflation along with currency and
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      479 18 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Centaur (Passenger) (1600 afer Songlin shifts) 1/2 Escoba (after Vega) 45 Fuso Maru (0000 must sail not later than 2300/27 th) 13/14 Nedlloyd Fiji (0600) 3/4 Pinewood (after Quirinale) 6/7 Shinryu Maru (Clinker) (after Masluck A Quirinale sail) 5 Songlin (1500 shifts
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      360 13 TANK CLEANING Whether you are sending it to the DOCKYARD tor repairs the SCRAPYARD for scrapping or making a CONVERSION consult: PIRAEUS MARINE SINGAPORE PTE LTD 0 <Sf> IA RI) I\ 1 A MAN r i Orient Overseas CotdowteA Line FULLY COHTAWERBED SERVICE TO EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) lIOTW COM4. 15N
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      376 13 SEALORD UJ ANTAf I H at UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) WEEKLY MULTI PURPOSE SERVICES M. WATTY AH S pore Loading for Mina Qaboos (11/11), Shuaiba (14/11), Kuwait (17/11). Dammam (20/11), Dubai (23/11) Al iubail (27/11), Dammam (30/11) Kuwait (3/12). Dubai (6/12) Dubai (16/12), Abu Ohab (19/12), Doha (22/12),
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      540 13 NEPTUNE ORIENT UNES LTD FAR FAST EUROPE FULLY CONTAINFRISED SERVICE Sport f Keiant Haw* N CORAL 29 Oct 30 Oct It Not K. JACEJN I No. 2 Not 19 No. N PEARL 4 No. 5 No* 23 No. C. RO2E 10 No. 11 No. 2SNo. C. PAUL IS No. 17
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      392 13 r DSR-LINES«a£aU» EUROPE/FAR EAST SERVICE See Page IV Column 3 for Sailings Agents SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE ITD MARKETING *****2 GENE R A I *****1 A V sn EURO ASIA I INf SDN BHD K I ***** 7- P tu ANG *****1 3 PE ME KG *****/2 MAERSK LINE tHr„,
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      728 14 FULLY CONTAfOSED TO EUROPE EXPORTS S'par* PMmi ta 2/U 4/11 Hte| Bremen Rdan 13/12 11/12 7/12 Uw 18/11 21/11 16/12 9/12 26/12 24/12 21/12 19/12 Refemteei 3/12 5/12 10/1 S/l 4/1 1/1 MmMea 9/12 12/12 10/1 3/1 20/1 11/1 15/1 13/1 FULLY CONTAfOSED TO GENM/TKfSTE T* s>« P. keteif Genoa
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      424 14 MM/8 Oct Oci M/M Oct a/a Oct 31/ II Oct Z7/a Km 1/2 Nw 11/12 *«4/5 OK 1/3 OK V« OK 11/11 OK 1/2 Dk 9/11 Mail Arrival* "SARKR TOtA" Nov 2 BAASER WNJCUMCN TCMMNAL OOOOWN 47. "Bwmwpytoe" Nw 3. "Barter Kara" Nw It. "Mhmlm Tt: US ATLANTIC US GULF
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      555 14 EVERGREEN LINE f AP J AST FIIROPf KPPF SS fill I CONIAIWR St RVICf accepwg cargo for Hamburg feloskm. rotteroam. ANTWERP. IE HAVRE. ALSO ACCEPTRIG CARGO FOR; 1 SOUTHAMPTON. London. Manchester, bmrrngham BRBTOL, LIVERPOOL GLASGOW. LEEDS HOLLAND AMSTEROMI S>n Mbj fMm OattarW MR 14 Mm life* U»> 2Rm 21 Nm
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      745 14 Everett Lines Burma Five Star Sfcip#i*t Corpn. ÜBk "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE" LOADMG FOR JtANGOON $>■» NUta* Nmi M fei Nrt/29 Oct 91/31 Oct rami CMMfINC ONLT) 27/31 Oct 1/2 Not B.F.S.S.C Aoane* n Motovvo TEPS MALAYSIA Port K along T«lT38)-73SS P«nong Tai. *****/***** Companta ArMfitina Da Companta Nivwiftftn "ARGENI mi
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      510 14 Hao.s.E. OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD RM 2102 2103 21ST FLOOR MARINA HOUSf SHENTON WAY MISTRI ROAD SINGAPORE 2 TEL *****44 7 *****70 SANKYO LINE YM MM... tie me. KYOTO! W AUSTRALIA SERVICE 29/91 Oct 2i/a Oct «a 11/13 Nm 9/11 Nm STD.IKL.Wa am Nm 21/21 NM SYD. HI BANGLADESH
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      776 15 BPkHHkk Overseas B B B B Containers Limited Weekly service to/from UK/Europe To UK/Continent rpn PJktoi Vmmk tnm I'm* La Mere U T*Em« 27 Od 21 Oct IS M 17 Mm lIM 24 M 13 to iWIm 4M 21 to 73Mm 74 M HUM 27Nw MtNn SUN 23Mm 23Mm 26
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      799 15 ♦i GRANARD LINE RED St A/MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE G'anaffl Shipping Agencies iS i P'e tic Tel ???5977 i 5 Imesi D.r >. T'ja-rq Sd"i A. t Sfiiupiiq 4 jfl np n'»• p' sps Franco Belgian Services fAR y AS T fHf HSt R V'.f iITH Bf IG A'« (AH i ASN
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