The Business Times, 13 December 1984

Total Pages: 26
1 26 The Business Times
  • 12 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 66/1/84 THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1984 60 CENTS
    12 words
  • 620 1 Line-up 1984... I ELECTION 1984 THE PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY needs to win only 10 constituency battles to be assured of an absolute majority in Parliament after being given a walkover in 30 of the 79 seats. After nominations closed yesterday, there were 100 candidates for
    620 words
  • 499 1 Richard Hu slated for Finance Ministry Goh DR RICHARD HU will emerge as the first of the fresh batch of PAP candidates to be given a cabinet post. Following next year's budget in March, he will be made Finance Minister. This was disclosed yesterday by the First Deputy Prime Minister,
    499 words
  • 487 1  -  By RICHARD SEAH ONE LONE CRY of "Merdeka" sounded through the Singapore Conference Hall yesterday. There was a half-hearted echo, but there was really little need for the traditional PAP victory cry of "Freedom" when that victory came through a walkover. Prime Minister Lee Kuan
    487 words
  • 406 1 AFP FORMER Malaysian prime minister Datuk Hussein Onn said a shake-up of senior managers is under way at Bank Bumiputra which has been hit by a MS2 4 billion loan scandal. Datuk Hussein, now adviser to the national oil corporation Petronas which mounted a
    AFP  -  406 words
  • 89 1 AFP ABOUT 90 communist insurgents wrecked facilities and disarmed guards when they attacked a sprawling MalaysianFilipino oil palm plantation on Monday. Philippine military sources said yesterday that the target was the 8,000hectare Guthrie palm plantation and oil mill in Rosario town of Agusan Del
    AFP  -  89 words
  • Article, Illustration
    60 1 THE SINGAPORE stock market drifted tower yesterday la qsiet trading as pasters stayed away becaase sf the ead-sf-the-year MMay seassa. Aa sbserver said that riMinr sf bad debts aad farther baakraptcks trtghtoaed bayers away aad pashei dswa share prices. The BT Composite ladex fell 5.49 points to 717.75
    60 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 84 1 IbpsinCarAucfio Technology FUJITSU TEN LIMITED AMATEUR PHOTO STORES LTD. Singapore: Phone: *****22 Kuala Lumpur Phone *****3/*****0 Panang: Phone *****/***** Jakarta: Phone *****9 So much better at (p-a.) FIXED DEPOSITS Savings Account 8% HOUSING LOANS t v'< '.'if Pern* No 0007 HMMlOffic*: The Octagon Cecil Si »01-00 T•* 214MH liwiilm 4
      84 words
    • 280 1 Leader Page 8. Mora raporta Back Paga AIRCRAFT 4 DOONESBURY 5 MONEY A EXCHANGES 6 CROSSWORDS RAW MATERIALS SHARE INFORMATION THE AIRLINE that provides a standord of service that other airlines tolk about now claims that it also offers a programme of staff benefits that "few other organisations can equal".
      280 words
    • 144 1 `\$>@""|(.}?"=}|~&_/$\|:%%="\)) Full report, Pag* 10. Asian stocks, Pag* 9 International stocks, Paga HOW TO DRIVE AROUND SINGAPORE WITHOUT A CAR. Easy. Rent one from BTW. That way, you only pay for it when you need it. And save your money when you don't. Not to mention car registration and road
      144 words

  • HOME NEWS
    • 403 2  -  By LIM SOON NEO THE AIRLINE that provides a standard of service even other airlines talk about is now claiming that it also offers a programme of staff benefits that "few other organisations can equal". Singapore Airline's in-house magazine Outlook said
      403 words
    • 154 2 A FAMILY PLANNING message aimed at Mandarin and Malay-speaking Singaporeans will be spread at community centres, factories and schools next year. The Singapore Family Planning A Population Board last week invited tenders for the production of a filmlet on family planning in Mandarin and
      154 words
    • 358 2  -  By QUEK SWEE PENG MADE-IN-SINGAPORE pizzas, garlic bread and fish and chips will soon spill over to Malaysia and Hongkong, and may even spread to mainland China. But before that, Milano Pizza will open its seventh and biggest outlet in Siglap, in
      358 words
    • 446 2  -  By JEFFREY TSANG WANG COMPUTERS expects sales of $25 million this year, with at least 10 per cent of it coming from a new low-priced computer which it launched on Tuesday. The new sales target will mean a growth of more than
      446 words
    • 346 2 HEWLETT-PACKARD has found a new use for its HP 3000 minicomputers helping the Swiss food giant Nestle in its research and development work on tropical crops, including growing chilli in Johore. The company's chilli venture is being undertaken by its
      346 words
    • 334 3  -  By JAIME LYE THE SINGAPORE Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) intends to take its marketing effort a step further with two newsletters designed to keep the world continually informed about Singapore. An STPB official said that the newsletters, aimed at international and local markets, would be
      334 words
    • 98 3 PERSONNEL managers and union leaders disagree over the relative importance of the company newsletter. While personnel managers generally saw the inhouse newsletter as the second most important instrument they felt the employee suggestion scheme is the most effective union leaders generally felt otherwise. The National Productivity Board
      98 words
    • 410 3 PAN PACIFIC Singapore Hotel will be the "flagship" of the Pan Pacific Hotel group when it is completed late next year. The 800-room hotel in Marina Square has been picked as the leader of the group's nine first class hotels in Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh,
      410 words
    • 337 3  -  By LEE HAN SHIH NOEL, a group of companies well known for its hampers and gifts, has clinched specialist work contracts for the two biggest building projects in Singapore Raffles City and Marina Square. Fireproofing work for the $1 billion Raffles City started
      337 words
    • 96 3 The Singapore Fire Service has advised the public to exercise greater vigilance and take precautions against accidental fires during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations. i. The Singapore Fire Service has also reminded turners and managements of shopping centres, emporiums, supermarkets, discotheques and nightclubs
      96 words
    • 53 3 THE MANDARIN Singapore played host to 532 senior citizens yesterday afternoon with a charity lunch. The old people, from 17 homes for the aged, were treated to dance items by dancers from the Neptune Theatre Restaurant. Mr Sonnie Lien, general manager of the Mandarin Hotel, gave
      53 words
    • 179 3 AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES' managing director, Patrick Gob Yoke Hian, 35, was yesterday fined on two charges brought against him nnder the Skills Development Levy Act. Goh's conviction is the first nnder the Act. Gob had pleaded guilty to the two charges on Monday. Yesterday, Magistrate Francis
      179 words
    • 300 3  -  By BOEY KIT YIN THE EUROPEAN Economic Community is signalling its commitment to increase trade and relations with the Asean region through its first trade mission to three Asean countries. The mission's two-week visit was described by its head, Dr John Hansen, as the
      300 words
    • 259 3 FINNAIR, the national carrier of Finland, is keen to operate a weekly flight to Singapore from Helsinki by next November. BT understands the air services agreement between Finland and Singapore was ratified recently and the agreement will come into effect on
      259 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 169 2 to don't have to pay Often, acquiring a credit card in Singapore can mean paying through the nose for the privilege. So how would you react if we told you that with Chartered Bank VISA, you don't have to pay for that privilege? Well, you don't. With Chartered Bank VISA,
      169 words

  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 346 3 ATTENTION IBM AND APPLE OWNERS: WHEN YOU THINK PRINTERSTHINK THINKJET. m:- Illlllllllllllllllll^^ v >X >•• :V i r Thinkjet with Centronics Interface. UimL CHRISTMAS YOU CAN GET A HEWLETT-PACKARD THMKJET PRINTER FOR ONDT $895. (usuoHy $1201) Thinkjet is a personal printer that's extremely quiet and at just 3 kg, it
      346 words

  • OVERSEAS
    • 797 4 FT UNION CARBIDE, the embattled US chemicals group, has claimed that it had no direct involvement in the detailed design or construction of the Bhopal pfetat in India, where more than 2,000 people died last week in the worst ever industrial
      FT  -  797 words
    • 183 4 Reuter AMERICAN lawyers have filed a second multi-billion dollar suit against the US Union Carbide company and signed up about 10,000 gas disaster victims in the central Indian city of Bhopal as potential clients. A team of lawyers from California who arrived in Bhopal
      Reuter  -  183 words
    • 120 4 Reuter THE FRENCH government has ordered Ste La Littorale, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Carbide Corp, to halt shipments to France of the poison gas which has killed some 2,500 people in Bhopal, India. Environment Minister Huguette Bouchardeau said the company was told to accept no
      Reuter  -  120 words
    • WORLD IN BRIEF
      • 49 4 PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan may seek to withdraw the US from another UN organisation. A confidential, internal working document containing proposed budget cuts was tentatively approved by Mr Reagan and submitted to the Cabinet last week. It included a one-line item that would "terminate FAO ment" by 1988.
        49 words
      • 41 4 LAOS has accused Thailand of pursuing "dark schemes" in its recent rejection of a Laotian proposal to resume talks over a border dispute. Lao Communist Party newspaper Pasason said the rejection indicates Thailand's "continued hostile attitude" towards Laos.
        41 words
      • 37 4 VlETNAMESEauthorities have arrested about 120 people accused of plotting to topple the government and seized tonnes of arms and ammunition. Those arrested were reportedly military men who had served under the former South Vietnamese government.
        37 words
      • 30 4 A BOMB has exploded in a crowded section of Chile's Santiago Stock Exchange, injuring 18 people, three of them seri- ously. No one claimed responsibility for the blast.
        30 words
      • 32 4 THE SHANGHAI diocese of China's breakaway Catholic church has elected two auxiliary bishops. The Bishop of Shanghai, Zhang Jiasu, 92, said they would enhance the leadership of the Shanghai diocese.
        32 words
      • 35 4 Agencies THE ASSASSINATION of Indira Gandhi, the turmoil in India leading up to her murder and events afterwards was the top news story of 1964, according to the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Agencies
        Agencies  -  35 words
    • 730 4 ARRIVALS Operator Service Local From number time KAL KE687 0030 SEL/KUL PAA PA5 0155 JFK/SFO/HKG MAS MH681 0820 KUL MAS MH603 0905 KUL MAS MH67I 0935 KUL MAS MH81I 0940 PEN RBA BI421 1000 BWN SIA SQ103 1005 KUL CPA CX710 1030 HLP GIA GA887 1055 LGW/FCO/BKK
      730 words
    • 474 5 FT THE UNITED STATES Treasury Under-Secretary Beryl Sprinkel has said latest Treasury forecasts were for a rise in the current account deficit to US$lOO billion this year from US$42 billion last year. The forecasts were also for the trade deficit
      FT  -  474 words
    • 257 5 AP AN EXTREME left-wing group claimed responsibility for setting off six explosives that damaged Nato's fuel pipeline system on Tuesday, one day before US Secretary of State George Shultz's arrival for a Nato foreign ministers' meeting. Officials said the explosions at five rural locations
      AP  -  257 words
    • 552 5 Part of budget-cutting moves to save USs2.sm AP, FT WORD THAT President Ronald Reagan is thinking of abolishing his Council of Economic Advisers whose former chairman, Martin Feldstein, rankled the White House has prompted howls of protest from economists, including current and former
      AP,; FT  -  552 words
    • 132 5 NYT THE HEAD of the separatist group on the French territory of Noumea, New Caledonia, in the South Pacific has declared that in spite of the slaying of 10 Melanesians last week, including two of his brothers, he was willing to negotiate with the French. "Thanks
      NYT  -  132 words
    • 317 5 FT MONDAY night's deadline for banks to reply to the Philippines' request for a USs92sm credit passed without total subscriptions reaching the critical amount required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Manufacturers Hanover, which spearheaded bank creditors negotiations with the Philippines, declined to
      FT  -  317 words
    • ECO NOTES
      • 47 5 DEPUTY Finance Minister Datuk Sabbaruddin Chik said Malaysians should pool their resources to finance national investments. National savings, which amounted to 26 per cent of gross domestic product, were able to finance only 78 per cent of the total investments in the country, he added.
        47 words
      • 28 5 THE FRENCH government is facing a potentially embarrassing row over a leaked independent report that alleges the 1983 budget deficit was sub- stantially higher than reported.
        28 words
      • 40 5 THE UNITED States will be asked to justify restrictions on imports of steel pipe and tubes from the European Community at a meeting in Geneva on Monday of the Council of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
        40 words
      • 43 5 THE BRITISH government introduced a Bill to reform insolvency law. The Bill seeks to limit the damage to the economy, to other companies and to personal creditors caused by the failure of companies in financial difficul- ties to take early action
        43 words
      • 27 5 THE THAI Commerce Ministry has lifted export duty on raw and white sugar in a move to make Thai sugar competitive in international markets.
        27 words
      • 18 5 AN EXPORT decline has left Indonesia with about 800 million metres of textiles unsold in warehouses.
        18 words
      • 26 5 Agencies SWISS Bank Corp expects the growth of Switzerland's gross national product to slow down to 1.8 from 2.1 per cent this year. Agencies
        Agencies  -  26 words
    • 173 5 Reuter A SON OF armed forces chief of staff General Fabian Ver said the family would accept a court decision against his father, who was implicated in the murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino. Colonel Erwin Ver, head of Presidential Security Command,
      Reuter  -  173 words
    • 263 5 Reuter A US PRESIDENTIAL task force has recommended tough measures to combat what it calls oppressive government subsidies and other devices used by America's trading partners to capture markets in developing countries. The recommendations by the President's Task Force on International Private Enterprise
      Reuter  -  263 words
    • 181 5 Reuter THE GROUP OF 77 has asked for a detailed UN report on trade restrictions and embargoes imposed by industrialised countries on developing countries. A spokesman for the group said that sanctions used as "weapons of political and economic coercion" were a matter of
      Reuter  -  181 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 450 4 Canon < j. t-X fe 2 4-- ■J*' i ■f ■<<. v ■f'-t r ♦••#r r; The gift that outshines (f*all otheis this Christmas ■IsX V j£\. <• >* 3 Jt r r f TW 1% ■i P" t 4WF iypest*T 5 v 'V kr 5 ,'»-> fvV4<J-' I 'tmv
      450 words
    • 11 4 I ¥W /W1 Pan Am.Direct toTokvo Every Friday At 10.40 am
      11 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 263 5 SHOULD YOUR COMPANY HAVE A SPECIALIST IN DIRECT MARKETING? Direct Marketing is the largest growth sector of marketing throughout the world. Direct Marketing is precisely targeted, can be costed exactly and response can be measured accurately. Any business with Direct Marketing expertise will be one step ahead of its competitors.
      263 words
    • 73 5 At the Baron s Table, intimacy reigns for a couple, privacy prevails for executives. Delicious, tempting courses are carefully conceived by skilful chefs. And from the Baron s Smokehouse, every other culinary variation is lent to make superb feasts. So if it's a lavish fare you desire, there's only one
      73 words
  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 83 5 Doonesbury ABSOUm/.BOCPSe! MB? YOU J THNKMY USTEt&S tmrw miPßemiGua? 1 INTERVGU ~10 HEAR ALL ABOUT MB* THBNeu/Houmop. f-j k\ \jj2* fIW WW77)f JOP, YOURS ONE OF IMB HOT NEW KIBOSH TUIN. IWANTTO HEARHOW A YOUNG ACTRESS HANDLES ALLTHAT ATTENTION! i AC* Bis BY GARRY TRUDEAU GOSH,THAT mi, MY SHOWS SOUNDS
      83 words

  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
    • Article, Illustration
      494 6 SINGAPORE: The US dollar closed mixed against most major currencies after fluctuating within a narrow range in quiet trading yesterday. Sterling closed softer at U5J1.1975'85 against New York's $1.1990 2000 close. The Singapore dollar eased Slightly to $2.1695 1705 to the US unit from Tuesday's close here of
      494 words
    • 248 6 Interbank rates at 3pm Cucnncl— Nominal rat •o Si nttheonian quoted yesterday c roaa partly change Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency US dollar 2 1690 2.1700 2 8196 -23 07 Sterling pound 2 5995 ***** 7 3469 -6462 Australian dollar 1 8382 1 8401 3
      248 words
    • 52 6 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has invited banks and discount houses to tender for $160 million of 91-day Treasury bills to be issued at the option of the tenderer from Dec 17 to Dec 21. The tender closes on Dec 14. Each tender must not be for less
      52 words
    • 162 6 THE OVERNIGHT rate rose by 5/8-point from Tuesday to close at 47/8 per cent on the Singapore interbank money market yesterday. The one-month rate fell by 1/16-point, the twomonth rate remained unchanged and the threemonth rate rose by 1/16point. OCBC Exchange Rate Index 1 q q The OCBC
      162 words
    • 279 6 ASIAN DOLLAR deposit rates closed steady at opening levels in quiet afternoon trading yesterday. Periods weakened 1/8 point at the outset due to lower Eurodollar deposit rates and remained unchanged thereafter with one, three and six months closing at 9>4 9, 9 5/16 9 3/16 and 911/16
      279 words
    • 402 6 BA Futures Inc BUYING interest ahead of expectations of bullish US money supply figure on Thursday saw Ew<»lhr futures at Simex yesterday traded above Chicago's closing. The March contract opened six ticks higher at 90.12 and traded to close at the day's high of 90.16. Sentiments remained bullish and
      BA Futures Inc  -  402 words
    • 178 6 HONGKONG The metal closed moderately higher yesterday on overseas buying interest towards the close. It closed at U*****.80/327.20 an ounce compared with New York's $325.50/326.00 close and the $326.20/60 finish here on Tuesday. Local gold closed HK$6 higher at $3,061 a tahil. Krugerrand added $5 to close at $2,660.
      178 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 498 6 W W Iff yw:: l a < 2?.5> <%$> <%$> 32 5c Uf *1 ft es Tan Chong I makes your Christmas extra-special^ J\i Mil Sir' ;ii? I Tis the season for giving. So what better time for Tan Chong to give you a gift? Especially when you get the
      498 words

  • BANKING AND FINANCE
    • 430 7 FT CONCERN over implications for monetary policy has prompted the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to commission» an expert study on the present trend towards electronic banking. Dr Fritz Leutwiler, outgoing BIS president, said in Basle on Monday that "revolutionary" technological innovations in
      FT  -  430 words
    • 111 7 UPI THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans totalling U*****.2 million to Thailand. The Manila-based bank says that a $122.6 million loan will be extended to Thailand for its Bth electricity generating unit, which will be fuelled by indigenous lignite, to
      UPI  -  111 words
    • 168 7 Reuter CITICORP'S Citibank is set to become the first overseas bank to receive payment settlement privileges in the UK clearing house system. Citibank and the Bankers Clearing House say that subject to formalities, Citibank will join a new clearing company, which includes town
      Reuter  -  168 words
    • 330 7 FT STERLING M-3, the most-closely-watched measure of Britain's money supply, surged by 17S per cent last month, poshing its annual growth rate well above the Conservative government's target range. The Treasury and Bank of England, however, were on Monday night seeking to
      FT  -  330 words
    • 329 7  -  By RICHARD SEAH AFTER being "hidden" beneath the pedestrian bridge at Shenton Way for about 10 years, Banque Indosuez has decided that it is time to move out. And it does not think 310 million is too high a price to pay for
      329 words
    • 507 7 EASY LOANS to those with fixed deposit accounts are being offered by a second bank, this time at much more attractive rates. Following Citibank's announcement on Monday that it was granting "automatic" loans to customers with fixed deposit accounts, Banque Indosuez said yesterday that
      507 words
    • 153 7 Bernama THE CHARTERED BANK in Malaysia will be'.'known as Standard Chartered Bank from January 1 to reflect a unified global corporate identity. Mr Peter Cameron,* area manager for the Chartered Bank, said that the change would also herald a new step forward
      Bernama  -  153 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 186 7 tWj want to o i -vt •V M SCH 'XT* X The savings habit. Well, we have a better way of saving. One that you'll never have to break. You see with Citibank, you can earn high interest on the one hand and still have ready cash on the other
      186 words

  • FEATURES
    • 457 8 POLITICAL observers are by no means infallible. Nor are their sophisticated offshoots, the electoral pollsters, any more dependable regarding the outcome of elections. They all tend in the main to get the big numbers right but have a fearful propensity to be unable to determine
      457 words
    • 1045 8  -  The mainland is beginning to woo nationalist Taiwan with trade and tourism By JEFF BRADLEY AP THE TRENCHES are empty at White Stone artillery battery on China's Xiamen Island and villas will soon adorn the beach opposite Taiwan's military stronghold of Quemoy. The message, delivered
      AP  -  1,045 words
    • 808 8  -  By STEPHEN POWELL Reuter BRITAIN'S Open Univer- i sity, a world pioneer s which blazed a new trail i in adult education, fears i for its future. i Since it was founded 15 years ago, the university has built up an international
      Reuter  -  808 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 72 8 FAR EAST ORGAMZATKM Development Sites Far East Organization is looking for development sites in the city area or suburbs of Singapore for development of high-rise and low-rise condominiums, flats, bungalows, semi-detached or terrace houses etc. Land plots of various dimensions are welcomed. Those willing to sell or go into jointventure
      72 words
  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 662 8 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Do rest, for a change, out in the country (6) 7 He'# give you the news about beer (8) 8 Ring Henry, love (4) 10 Put second, perhaps (6) 11 Where to shop with a right villain, note (6) 14 He reforms m the end (3)
      662 words

  • SPORTS
    • 519 9  -  The Squash Racquets Association reviews its approach to developing the game By WALTON MORAIS A REVAMP is in the offing as the Singapore Squash Racquets Association takes a second look at its approach to the game's development. The aim is for a new fiveyear plan to
      519 words
    • 393 9 Reuter HAMISH MCALPINE, who became an "overnight success" a fortnight ago at the age of 36 and after 19 years in soccer, had another opportunity to enhance his reputation when he stepped into the UEFA Cup spotlight last night. The Dundee United
      Reuter  -  393 words
    • 191 9 AP BJ CURRY fired in a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole on Tuesday to win a U5536,000 PGA Club professional tournament series event at the John's Island Club in Vero Beach, Florida. Curry, 25, and Sonny Skinner had shot identical, 67-71 rounds, to
      AP  -  191 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 206 9 Christinas eve at Le Bernardin is... Sumptuous, savoury French cuisine with novelties, dancing, s nH// music and a special mime performance. Come, celebrate at ]^MI)JV/7 —~i*/i/)A Le Bemardin and enjoy the spirit of Christmas with 111 \sLfi Cs• Etienne Lheureux French folk guitarist/singer fjJXj Les Chens featuring French accordionist Marie-Line
      206 words
  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 815 9 to sm asms 2.2S PM SBC Text "Live" Sample Pages 2.55 Opening and Propamine rtftvBftits folowed by The Immortals (r) 4.25 Tarzan The Deady Sience 5.15 Coucar (Part 1) 5.45 360 Depees Views of Our World: Greece 6.05 Cultural Diary (English) 6.10 Programme Hfehfights 6.15 News (English) 6.25 The Monchhichis
      815 words

  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • 236 10 FT BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) and Vickers have begun negotiations with the Chinese government on building a £50 million aircraft maintenance centre in Guangzhou. BA officials predicted in Beijing that the deal could be worth between £10 million and £25 million for the
      FT  -  236 words
    • 113 10 NYT an executive vice-president of ITT and its most senior public relations official, Mr Edward Gerrity Jr, has been suspended. Mr Gerrity said that he had been suspended because of an internal perception that he had been in disagreement with certain policies ef top
      NYT  -  113 words
    • 71 10 NYT PHILLIPS Petroleum Co has accused T Boone Pickens, the chairman of Mesa Petroleum Co of Amarillo, Texas, of tipping friends, Mesa officers and members of the Amarillo Country Club of his plans to acquire stock in major oil companies. Phillips, facing an unwanted takeover bid
      NYT  -  71 words
    • 296 10 Reuter SHARE PRICES closed higher on Wall Street on Tuesday as the market scored consecutive daily gains for the first time in more than two weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 6.07 to 1178.33. On Monday the Dow advanced by
      Reuter  -  296 words
    • 154 10 OK 11 AMM c$ 31* 35* IS 24* inch 1 bnp O* btco 43* 14* 33* Alcan ilnrimn Bark Mont M Ut» M Nckd 20*8 15* IS* -M f r n^r» Dor* nova xono 34* Kan Add Lotto* 8 BP Can Lid 24* 29* 28* mh MflMiy Mc BkxM
      154 words
    • 223 10 DCC 11 %md MDUSTtftAlS awm non Uh Steal 114 510 •1 1450 indi 130 AE And Q 800 unch mch uidi -90 -7 MP 7340 .5 Amaprop AMC 2750 An0voal 7300S 1700 C G SinHh CHA ***** 265 SET* Chartw 7700 190 25 >0*> •20 Eidcon Com Murch 1400
      223 words
    • 675 10 OCC 11 us* ACF hduMriaa AJcan AJurrwi Aicoo Lud A«ad Own Cp ABad Stora* Afc-Chofcrw* Am Brandt tnc Am Broodcoat Am Con Co Am Cyonomid Am Bac Pwr Am Expraaa Am Horn* Prod Am Motor* Cp Am Natural Go* Am T«l A Tat Amax he A 1 wnmr
      675 words
    • 834 10 Amsterdam DEC 11 Fb AM 341.90 -ft Aagon Ahold 139.00 +0.7 171.50 -0.3 Aluo 94.00 +0.8 AMFV 198 20 -0.9 Amfaa AmroMi 62.70 -0.5 B«k 3990 +0.1 hk 100 50 nidi Bonumf 276.00 -25 Bock a hlM 68 20 mh Catand 30.80 +0.3 C<* ***** -2 Dal Mj
      834 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 156 10 Wtere to wine, iine and entertain The Tea Garden presents Talay Thong Basket A tempting array of prawns, shrimps, i mussels, crabs, lobsters and crayfish cooked in the traditional manner, /v U Set lunch and dinner Si B++. Or choose your oum combination of seafood at ala carte £^5 '4
      156 words
    • 176 10 Two stunning new groups, CITY LIMITS and TREBLE CLEF will entertain you from 5.30pm to 12.30 am. (A single group performs on Sundays and Mondays from 7pm onwards.) fl Now, when you order a glass of Tiger Draft i Beer or any other pouring brands, you I, will get a
      176 words
    • 83 10 The President Lounge presents ftoflv \v<-' l lours it i-nttT!.' r Jrmk J \u ~U«^ i ri. sit-N 1 -1 'I \iw li. 'i I>i ill u t). »1 iii.i»- SI For more information call Carrol Seah atTd:*****22 Ext 1400 MI-KLIN HOIK I SIV.APORt k 181. kilchrncr Road. Singapore 0820.
      83 words
    • 115 10 *Oaj* Vrafid Enjoy Our Prompt Efficient Service In Cool, Quiet Cosy Atmosphere WESTERN/CHINESE/ LOCAL CUISINE Banquets Cater For Lunch Dinner Meetings Wedding Occasions, Birthday Parties At 16/- Onwards Per Person or Other Occasion With Function Rooms (Free of Charge) For 60 And Above. Taped Disco Music for your dancing pleasure.
      115 words
    • 157 10 London stocks Pago 15 m V m Lounge Sip a glass of the world's finest wine, while you relax In the cosy ambience of The Lounge. Make your nights memorable with Keyboard wizard, Danny Kota and our resident band. The Pintos Trio. happy hours: spm-7pm. 25% off all drinks. CRown
      157 words

  • ASIAN STOCKS
    • 319 11 HONGKONG: Share prices closed virtually unchanged in lifeless trading yesterday as traders awaited fresh factors. The Hang Seng Index ended 1.15 lower at 1,117.23 after a steady to slightly firmer opening tone. Turnover for the half-day session was HK589.37 million compared with $133.32 million for Tuesday's full session. Among
      319 words
    • 209 11 KT 5.90 26.00 28 60 55.00 18.30 ■0.1 mch unch 0.5 -0.1 +99 ■0.3 +0.1 18.60 -0.2 OfC 12 AI Smart hdui Alio Camant Coihoy Com Chang Bark Chan Loona Uan Hwo Indus Nan Ya Phi Pacific Com Pacific Etoct Wire Pootung Papar 11.80 30.70 26.70 18.90 1.37 •0.4
      209 words
    • 427 11 TOKYO: Share prices closed sharply higher in active trading yesterday on selective buying of popular, speculative and incentive-backed issues, encouraged by the Wall Street upturn. The market average rose 131.51 points to 11,382.34, wiping out Tuesday's loss of 66.04. Turnover was 360 million shares against 320 million on Tuesday.
      427 words
    • 117 11 MANILA: Share prices closed mixed in quiet trading yesterday. The Commercial and Industrial Index fell 0.66 to 108.85, the Mining Index rose 1.40 to 748.02 and the Oils Index was unchanged at 0.586. DCC 12 Acoj® M*»ng 0.0016 »**h Oriental B ...0.01 uneh Phi Oversea* 0.0065 +0.0005 Phlex B
      117 words
    • 374 11 SYDNEY: Share markets closed slightly easier in quiet and trendless trading yesterday. Near the close, the All Ordinaries Index was down 2.4 at 721.3, the All Industrials Index was up 0.6 to 1,067.4 and the All Resources Index was down 4.5 at 455.0. National turnover was 28.24 million shares
      374 words
    • 154 11 BANGKOK: Prices closed lower in quiet trading yesterday. The Book Club Index fell 0.80 point to 128.31 and losers led gainers by 10 to one. Turnover was 623,293 shares worth 117.6 million baht compared with Tuesday's 929,901 worth 74.2 million. DCC 12 Aokham Thai BrfNs Stam C*y Contort Sam
      154 words
    • 73 11 D«c 12 Bonk Seoul Won 660 14 Hyimdai Motor K AL 648 554 -6 Choheung Bk Commercial Bk 631 700 1 unch Korea CH Korea She 1378 418 -2 unch -2 -5 +2 10 -18 785 Doawoo Co. i> Somung Co 745 Dong Ah GoldStar Hand Bk Han Yona
      73 words
    • 62 11 Reuter THE OUTSTANDING balance of margin buying positions on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges rose by 44.2 billion yen last week to a record 2,839.8 billion yen. This was the second consecutive week-on-week increase. Selling positions on the three exchanges increased by 13.6
      Reuter  -  62 words
    • 240 11 AFP A LONDON stockbroker back from Hongkong and Shanghai has urged clients to invest in Hongkong shares. Simon Aldridge, a partner of Savory Milln Company, said that his optimism concerning the Hongkong stock market was "totally confirmed and reinforced". He said: "Because share
      AFP  -  240 words
    • 184 11 AP TOYOTA MOTOR CORP, Japan's largest carmaker, says that it will increase total production next year to a record 3.49 million cars, up two per cent from this year's estimate of 3.42 million cars. Toyota president Shoichiro Toyoda disclosed that his company
      AP  -  184 words
    • 39 11 Reuter SCHRODERS and Chartered says that the 40 per cent stake in the company held by Chartered Capital Corp will be acquired by two other shareholders, Schroders PLC and the Kadoorie group, at an undisclosed price. Reuter
      Reuter  -  39 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 124 11 p *-*.i '±**-1 I !3 m h W. m m W4 s /> -t< FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL *****11 NOW V 3 z sr^z Lunn COFFEE HOUSE 2nd Floor ApoNo Singapore 405 Havetock Road Singapore 0316. Tet: *****81. \ROl> 4 sa*. TONIGHT A Whole Roasted Baby Lamb The Clwf carves
      124 words
    • 191 11 lUu 7 m 1 vT y«2 The authentic taste of Japan. A Japanese manager Japanese Chefs. A sushi counter, four teppanyaki griddles, a spacious a la carte restaurant and several tatami rooms. Open for lunch and dinner. Set Lunch from Sl7 subject to 10% service charge and 3% CESS Ample
      191 words
    • 97 11 Paramount Hotef* Whw ll* happy (*opH go Onotheque i We"re blasting off tonight and every night at Para Wave Discotheque. Take off to the stars groove to the pulsating rhythms spun by the dynamic music makers, Solosa Sound Services. Business Hours First Drink Charge. Weekdays ft Sundays: 9pm-2am; $1««+ Fri,
      97 words
    • 120 11 CHRISTMAS BUFFET 15-23 December 1984 For this period, the Orchard Cafe's lunch and dinner buffets highlight traditional Christmas fare There'll be Christmas turkey, roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, ham, roast goose and more Naturally, our desserts will include a feast of Christmas pastries The menu varies everyday and also includes
      120 words
    • 128 11 wm A _MY TRICK: mOvkhNck 6 Scotts Road #61-01, Scotts Shopping Centre Singapore 0922. Tel: *****00 t Buffet Luncheon Show Every Thursday Date 13th December 1984 ttaftM br CMWE MOOa ABWCT Price:; $16++ Outte t* S PORE OMMARU PTE LTD BufM Lunch 12 noon Shoes by: WCQ-NO Show Time: 115
      128 words

  • RAW MATERIALS
    • 472 12 Bernama FARMERS IN Australia have urged their government to establish closer economic ties with South-east Asia to counter the trading methods of the European Community, a release from the Australian Information Service said yesterday. The president of the Australian National Farmers Federation
      Bernama  -  472 words
    • 397 12 Bernama A BELGIAN FIRM, AgrotechBelgasia, is keen to team up with Malaysian investors in a massive fruit juice concentrates exporting scheme. The firm's executive director, Mr Guy de Fontgalland, said the scheme would call for the collection of large amounts of local fruit
      Bernama  -  397 words
    • 150 12 Chinese Produce Exchange (Sellers' noon closing prices on Dec 12. S$/100 kg) Robusta 20/25% FOB NSW Nutmeg 110 FOB NSW B W FOB NSW 492 50 438 00 281 00 Coconut oil Bulk FOB Ok) drum FOB New drum FOB Copra Mixed (loose) Pepper Muntok white FOB NLW
      150 words
    • 280 12 Singapore A-1 special C-l special C-l Ordinary 187 (S$/kilo, ex-godown) unq unq Thai white Loonzain 100% 100% 1st class first grade unq (kangaroo) 100% second grade 230 new crop 096 100% third grade unq 100% 2nd class 100% 3rd class 0.70 0.70 Parboiled 5% 10% 227 222 25% new
      280 words
    • 136 12 MALAYSIAN crude palm oil prices closed higher yesterday in moderate trading on late refiners' covering ahead of Pakistan and Indian tenders today. In December, central rose Ms2o to $1,170 per tonne and south $5 to f1,165. The refined palm oil market closed slightly lower with January RBD olein
      136 words
    • 78 12 THE Koala Lumpur Tin Market price remained at the International Tin Agreement floor-level of M 529.15 per kg yesterday. The buffer stock manager maintained his sapport amid continued light Japanese activity. The offering was 128 tonnes against ISI tonnes on Tuesday. The Koala Lumpur Tin Marke premium over
      78 words
    • 157 12 Yarn (In HK$ per bole of 400 lb) China carded yarn, cones Blue Phoenix 16's 3,100 Blue Phoenix 20's 3,200 Blue Phoenix 32's 3,780 Blue Phoenix 40's 3,950 Carded yarn, hank Blue Phoenix 21 's 3,450 Combed yarn, cones Blue Phoenix 32's 4,750 Blue Phoenix 40's 4,900 Open-end yarn
      157 words
    • 93 12 Reuter PLATINUM sank to its lowest for 26 months on Monday, the latest of the precious metals to fall victim to the dollar's strength on world currency markets. Platinum was fixed at U*****.25 an ounce, its cheapest level since early October 1982, before recovering slightly
      Reuter  -  93 words
    • 246 12 SINGAPORE The market closed marginally higher yesterday with January One RSS buyers quoted at 174.00 cents per kg, up 0.25 from Tuesday. The morning session gained 0.25 cent on small buying support in quiet trading. Prices were little changed at around lunchtime levels in quiet afternoon trading on a
      246 words
    • 346 12 RAS prices (in S cents/kilo, FOB in boles) NOON CLOSE Buyers Sellers Buyers tnt 1 RSS Prompt 170.75 171.75 170 75 171 75N Int 1 RSS Jon 85 174 00 174 25 174 00 174 25 Int t RSS Feb 85 176 25 176 50 176 25
      346 words
    • 113 12 (cents/kg, 1-ton pollers) January 85 February 85 (current mth) (forward mth) NOON NOON RAS Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SSR 20 169 00 171 00N 171 00 173 OON SSR 50 167 00 169 00N 169 00 171 OON MRELB Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SMR CV 196 50
      113 words
    • 197 12 WHEAT futures on the Chicago Board of Trade eased steadily from opening highs to set new contract lows in May and all new crop months on Tuesday, ending 4Vi to IV4 US cents per bushel lower. March posted a 4 V*-cent range on the day. The outlook for slower
      197 words
    • 208 12 SOYBEAN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade posted new low closes, off one to three US cents per bushel on Tuesday, with January held to a 6'/j-cent range on the day. The lack of commercial buying support, despite slow country movement and a firmer Gulf basis, re-focused the
      208 words
    • 262 12 Reuter INDONESIA has no long-term plans to become a regular rice exporter but will export in times of surplus, junior Minister for Food Production Wardoyo, said. He said Indonesia holds record stocks of about five million tonnes, with over three million held
      Reuter  -  262 words
    • 154 12 Reuter INDIA IS LIKELY to export two to three million tonnes of wheat to the Soviet Union and some East European countries in the 1964-85 agricultural year ending June, Sawai Singh, chairman of the state-run Food Corporation of India, said. He said negotiations
      Reuter  -  154 words
    • 1369 12 COFFEE Robusta futures held modest gains of £18 to £10 a tonne through listless morning trading yesterday. March last traded at £2,233 a tonne, up £15 from Tuesday's closing bid. Dealers said the market extended its recovery from Monday's sharp decline on scattered commission house buying. Although the
      1,369 words
    • 185 12 AFP THE JAPANESE alnmlninm industry is to slash its nnnual aluminium production (refining) capacity (ram the present 719,Mf tonnes to VMM tonnes by Jane, 1167, bccanne of growing imports and declining demands on the domestic market, industry sources said yesterday. A governmental
      AFP  -  185 words

  • SHARE INFORMATION
    • 4166 13 THE Singapore stock market slid lower yesterday in a day of quiet featureless trading. The BT Composite Index fell 5.49 points to 717.75 while the Straits Times Industrial Index dropped 5.96 points to 811.60. Volume was low at 7.38 million units.
      4,166 words
    • 235 13 SINGAPORE Risss Indices N S T 810 KImi Gw 306 e»U.>. 525 K G HU«i 238 WftiM 426 M FW 344 Mm 308 AIcm 147 WNM 386 Falls Foot Hm 490 S 8 S 220 5ilngir Ore* 565 HM M 360 TmH* 580 HUMCN«I 510 F ACl
      235 words
    • 495 13 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market closed easier yesterday. Trading was fairly active, with interest confined to several situational stocks which bucked the trend. Turnover fell below nine million to 8.11 million shares valued at MJ19.73 million from Tuesday's 9.61 million units worth $23.61 million. The market
      495 words
    • 2848 13 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".
      2,848 words

  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 1205 14  -  Public hazy about its main business interests By LORETTA McLAUGHLAN INCHCAPE BERHAD has a problem. Many people know the name but not many know what it does. Capitalised at $400 million on the Singapore Stock Exchange, Inchcape ranks among the top fifty companies by market value.
      1,205 words
    • 185 14 NINETEEN EIGHTY was an extraordinary year for everyone/' says Mr Denman. And Inchcape recorded fancy profits that year to match the excellent trading conditions. Bnt as the trading environment changed and money spinning franchises were lost, profits took a big dip. Then last
      185 words
    • 214 14 THE MALAYSIAN Registrar of Companies has given a stern warning to company registrars not to delay the registration of shares sent to them. Haji Zulkifli Mahmood said, however, he could not take action against late registration unless he had evidence. He said anyone having such information
      214 words
    • 95 14 HONGKONG Australian Industrials Hang Seng Index Wednesday 1067.4 Tuesday 1066.9 Wednesday 1117.23 Week ago 1081.8 Tuesday 1118.38 Week ago 1136.08 NEW YORK Dow Jones TOKYO Tuesday 1167.51 Tokyo Dow Jones Monday 1172.26 Week ago 1185.07 Wednesday ***** 34 Tuesday *****.83 Standard and Poors Week ago *****.19 Tuesday 163.07
      95 words
    • 2643 14 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 A Choc (3.066 3.085) (14) 3.10 (1)3.12(2)3 06(19)3 08
      2,643 words
    • 639 14 THE MALAYSIAN public now have another avenue for investing their money following the introduction of the Kuala Lumpur Growth Fund. Priced at $1 a unit, the KLGF is the second mutual fund (unit trust) scheme of Kuala Lumpur Mutual Fund
      639 words
    • 207 14 Menogers' prices Sccond B'putro 486 4.91 for Dec 13 Thrd B'putro Fourth B*putra 404 4.45 409 449 Singapore Unit Trust Fifth B'putro Sixth B putro 307 2.95 3 12 300 The Commerce 2.50 2.65 Seventh B'putro (A} 206 2.11 The Fund 1J2 1.82 S'pore Prog Fund 1%6 1.14
      207 words
    • 245 14 FABEB Media Malaysia Berkad: 21st AGM at The Merlin Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur on Dec 13 at 11.30am. SINGAPUBA Balldlng Society limited: 15th AGM at Board Room, Marina House, 70 Shenton Way (0207) on Dec 14 at 11am. COLD Storage Haidiags PLC: EGM at The
      245 words
    • 398 15  -  By AMY CHEOK MUCH OF the future direction of Orchard Square will be unveiled when details on the sale of the last piece of choice property along the Orchard Road tourist belt are announced this morning. Ngee Ann Kongsi,
      398 words
    • 92 15 ONG TJOE KIM of Metre Holdings Lid has disposed off 300,000 shares in the company, reducing his beneficial holding from 1.88 million shares to 1.58 million shares. A SUBSTANTIAL shareholder of United International Securities Ltd, Hotel Plaza Ltd, has bought 41,000 UIS shares for $32,846, increasing its stake
      92 words
    • 578 15  -  Directors proposing sub-division of par value from 1 to 50 cents By NAJEEB JARHOM SELANGOR DREDGING Bhd has joined Malayan Breweries Ltd in rewarding their shareholders with bonus issues. Seldredge's shareholders will find their generous five-for-two bonus, declared yesterday, even sweeter since this is the first
      578 words
    • 449 15 AOKAM TIN Ltd, which has been investigating the prospects of extending its mining interests in Thailand, has secured a 30 per cent interest in two jointventure consortia for exploration and mining rights over two gold prospect areas Kabinburi and Toh Muda. In
      449 words
    • 530 15 MINORITY shareholders in Highlands and Lowlands (HiALo) have been told that the terms of the cash offer for their shares by Kumpulan Guthrie Sdn Bhd (KGSB) are fair and reasonable. Independent advisers Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Bhd (BMB) said this was after taking into consideration the
      530 words
    • 541 15 By HOCK LOCK SIEW UNLESS there's a transformation in the property market in the next few months, Singapore Land is going to have to do some nifty footwork to prevent red ink from being splashed across its profit and loss account. The group's annual report
      By HOCK LOCK SIEW  -  541 words
    • 964 15 SHARE PRICES yesterday opened slightly lower in continued response to Tuesday's higher than expected UK money supply figures, dealers said. The FTSE 100 Index at 0945 was down 2.6 at 1196.0. A £104 million rights issues from Pilkington Brothers also dampened sentiment. Pilkington announced slightly higher than expected
      964 words
    • 292 15 THE BOOKS of Kamunting Tin Dredging (M) Bhd (KTD) were confiscated by police on Tuesday at the company's office in Kuala Lumpur. The action closely follows a High Court order issued this week which stopped KTD's meeting on Tuesday. The ex-parte injunction was
      292 words
    • 431 15 LAST FULL YEAR Company Period Date announced last year Year ending Net EPS (cents) Gross drv (%> Net profit ($*000) G Lumber K G Hldgs Peak Hua Leong Huat M Credit Interim Interim Interim Interim Interim June 30 Sep 12 Oct 5 Oct 26 Nov 7 Sep 84
      431 words


  • 505 16  -  By JOANNE YAP THE recovery and re-process-ing of waste materials will become an increasingly important activity in Singapore, and the government is prepared to help develop the industry. The Parliamentary Secretary few Education, Mr Ho Kah Leong, said .this in response to a point raised
    505 words
  • 473 16 around the centres EIICIION 1984 THE NEAREST there was to drama at Anderson Junior College was a claimed discrepancy in the PAP candidate's nomination papers. The UPF candidate for Bo Wen, Shaikh Ahmad, thought the name and serial number of one of the eight
    473 words
  • 133 16 FT THE BRITISH National Oil Corporation (BNOC) does not need to make any fundamental switch in direction. This was in spite erf its heavy trading losses and having been abandoned by most of its customers. UK Energy Minister Alick Buchanan-Smith said
    FT  -  133 words
  • 336 16 THE UNITED STATES economy is not heading for a recession although growth has slowed down and will pick up only in the latter half of next year, said the president of the National Association of Manufacturers of the
    336 words
  • 220 16 UNION officials and the management of Union Carbide failed to reach agreement yesterday after four hours of negotiations on the amount of compensation to be paid few 230 workers to be retrenched tomorrow. Officials from the United Workers of Electronic and Electrical
    220 words
  • 71 16 WALL STREET stock prices were higher in early trading yesterday as the market attempted to extend its two-day rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was fractionally higher at over 1178. Overall, gainers held a slight lead over losers. Volume was about 12 million shares. Corning was down
    71 words
  • LATE FILE
    • 35 16 UPI MADHYA PRADESH Chief Minister Arjun Singh yesterday said authorities were prepared to evacuate 125,000 people during operations on Sunday to dispose of deadly methyl isocyanate still stored at Bhopal. UPI
      UPI  -  35 words
    • 39 16 Reuter WEST GERMANY'S three coalition parties failed to agree at a Cabinet meeting yesterday on a new "tax the rich" plan and the idea is unlikely to be revived for the time being. Reuter
      Reuter  -  39 words
    • 46 16 Reuter HONGKONG will lose another symbol of its colonial status next year when the word "colony" disappears from the currency. Bank officials said the change was not politically motivated but was to remove "language that no longer has any relevance". Reuter
      Reuter  -  46 words
    • 32 16 Reuter MALAYSIA'S trade surplus widened to M 5450.2 million in August from Mf3OL2 million in July and M ***** million in August 1563, Statistics Department figures show. Reuter
      Reuter  -  32 words
    • 35 16 THE HIGHEST-RANKING Soviet official to visit China in more than 15 years, Ivan Arkhipov, First Vice-Chair-man of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, will arrive in Beijing on Dec 21.
      35 words
    • 39 16 Reuter ALGERIAN Oil Minister Belkacem Nabi has said he favoured a further cut in Opec oil production from the 16 million barrels per day temporary ceiling set by Opec oil ministers in October. Reuter
      Reuter  -  39 words
    • 36 16 AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad has invited Egypt's president and prime minister to visit Malaysia. The invitation follows a round of talks yesterday with President Ho6ni Mubarak and Kamal Hassan Ali. AFP
      AFP  -  36 words
  • 454 16 A CONSTRUCTIVE approach to opposition has been promised by the Singapore United Front. Mr Tan Chee Kian Kien, chairman of the SUF, said voters today are more mature and expect opposition candidates to be able to offer constructive proposals when criticising government issues. At
    454 words
  • 223 16 TWO FORMER elected members of the Singapore City Council are among the 15 Workers' Party candidates fielded for the Dec 22 election. George Benjamin Armstrong, contesting in Leng Kee, was a Labour Front City Councillor for Stamford from 1957 to 1969 while M P D
    223 words
  • 96 16 POST-ELECTION "thank-you" processions will take place between Dec 23 and Dec 31, but only vehicle processions will be allowed. The police said yesterday that the convoy should not consist of more than two open lorries or cars, one of which may be fitted with a loudspeaker. Foot processions
    96 words
  • 72 16 TELECOMS has announced that all post offices will be closed on Polling Day (Dec 22), except those at Changi Airport and Killiney Road which would be open from Bam to Bpm. IT» customer service area at the Mails and Parcels Centre (Telecoms Chai Chee Complex) and the
    72 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 51 16 Outlook for today: Portly cloudy with showers in o fow oreos in the loto oft ernoon Report for 24 hours prior to' 7 30pm on Dec 12 at the airport: Maximum temperature Associated humidity Minimum temperature Associated humidity Hours of sunshine Rainfoll in millimetres Rainfoll this month Rainy days this
      51 words

  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 393 17 FT IN ONE of Sweden's biggest industrial closures to date, the state-owned Svenska Vary shipbuilder announced on Tuesday it will close down its troubled Uddevalla yard at the cost of about 2,300 Job 6. The shutdown is expected to cost the group up to
      FT  -  393 words
    • 613 17  -  By LINDA CHEE MEMBERS of the Malaysia Pacific Rate Agreement (MPRA) will increase freight rates across the board with effect from Feb 1,1965. From that date, tariffs for cargo moving to the US and Canadian west coast ports will be higher by
      613 words
    • 612 17 *B«» CH Af*o Ahrankiai Lirw A^photram APC Lin* APL ASCI A*obrofc*r Auttouo Lin* BaH-Orwnt Ban*afc Coot Bank Lin* BBS Ban L*m Bkj* Star BoNoShot Burma Ff»* Star Cameroon Shpg CC Lin* CCM > Ci,kn»«t Chargnxi Iwuii Otargaurt Hni>o*» Olina Nov China Oc*an Cnan Caiumbu* Un*i Combo Un*
      612 words
    • PORTSIDES
      • 53 17 PRIVATELY-OWNED, deep draught of the US merchant marine totalled 645 vessels with a capacity of about 24.2 million dwt on Aug L The total comprised 506 oceangoing ships and 139 Great Lakes vessels. This is a reduction of 55 vessels and 718,000 dwt compared with the corresponding
        53 words
      • 56 17 Reuter THE Panamanian government has no plans to change its canal transit fees in 1965 or 1966, canal commission spokesman Dennis McAuliffe said. All efforts will be made to ensure changes in the gauging and tonnage system do not affect fees. McAuliffe added that the the
        Reuter  -  56 words
      • 119 17 THE skipper of a Spanish tanker has been sentenced to death by a Nigerian court on charges of trafficking in oil, a Spanish foreign ministry spokesman said. He said that Jose Luis Pecina was found guilty of buying fuel from fishing trawlers in Nigerian territorial waters at below
        119 words
    • 973 18 THE INTERNATIONAL shipbuilding crisis has finally caught up with Brazil, manifesting some additional, distinctively Brazilian characteristics. Shipyard executives can recall nostalgically the "good old days" of the late *****, when they went on launching ship after ship while the rest of the world
      973 words
    • 145 18 UPI THE 8,642 dwt James Transport was the first vessel to make its way underneath the Valleyfield lift-bridge on Dec 10. The 1,400-ton bridge had been jammed since Nov 21 after a 24-inch shaft broke, causing the biggest blockage in its 25-year history. More
      UPI  -  145 words
    • 1593 18 COAL provided the mainstream of interest on a generally quiet London freight market on Tuesday with charter rates showing little change from established levels. Italian account Sidermar arranged 50-52,000 tons of coal across from Norfolk and Newport News to Italy aboard the December-loading Vardaas at lumpsum US$347,500 (fio),
      1,593 words
    • 1002 18 ALGERIA Algiers Nov 15th. About 1-2 days delays. Bejaia Oct 14. Three vessels waiting. Skikda Oct 14. Five vessels waiting. ANGOLA Luanda Dec 4. 8 days. 5 vessels anchored. Lobito No delays. ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Dec 4. Open quay: 2-3 days. Grain loading: 2-3 days delays. Necochea 1
      1,002 words
    • 217 19 AMERICAN President Lines has phased in the second of two fuel-eficient ships which it acquired from Neptune Orient Lines. The President F D Roosevelt joined APL's trans-Pacific service in Seattle on Dec 9. It is calling at Los Angeles today before crossing the
      217 words
    • 389 19 THE two major creditors of United Thai Shipping Corporation (Unithai) have agreed to convert into capital loan half of the credit extended to the national shipping line over the last few years. Under an agreement made recently, Nationale Banque de Paris and the
      389 words
    • 187 19 THE MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East Europe, Far East Persian Gulf, Straits ports/Australia, Straits/Japan and the member lines: ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. "K" Line. Korean Shipping Corporation. Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Slipping. ANRO (STRAITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line. Australia/Straits Container
      187 words
    • 242 19 Lloyd's List NORWEGIAN bulk shipowner Sig Bergesen has withdrawn from a £230 million Italian government inspired plan to build and charter two cruise ships. Bergesen partner Mr Petter Sundt admitted that an owning consortium led by his company was unable to secure the charter
      Lloyd's List  -  242 words
    • 521 20 Dee 11-14 Shipping documentation in the sale and carriage of goods by sea, Lloyd's of London Press seminar, The Royal Horseguards Hotel, London. Dec 12 Communications by satellite, the Hon Company of Master Mariners, 1740 hours, HQS Wellington, Temple Steps, Victoria Embankment, London WC2. Dec 12 Safety in
      521 words
    • 5413 24 3®aBG)(!EB 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
      5,413 words
    • 629 25 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Arrival Godws for LCL FCL movement Ship Voy date/time Operator cargo schedule Location Takari 1 TW Bridge Omex Pioneer K Kanevskiy Chung Lie Adam Mickie Prasetio E Humanity P Mckinley B Penaga E Promoter Tohgo Maru Hammurabi Liaohe
      629 words
    • 1751 25 The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B AFEA African Shipping Agones (S) Ur*-E«ruU Uk Transgroup (S) Akreaklel Liaer Srrvlee Kim Shpg < S) Alfred C Twflrr Ocranus Shipping Agencies (S) Marintex Enterprise (PK). Alpar Intrasea (S) Bintang Shpg <KL) Island Cargo
      1,751 words
    • 414 26 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel Berth Agent Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES Builder 22 Thong Soon alongside 13.1244/0700 Chidambaram 33/4 R Jumabhoy alongside 13.1244/1500 Glory Ocean 5 S'pore Shpg alongside 13.1244/140% Kabirdas 44 R Jumabhoy alongside 13.1244/1100 Kota Tlmur 10/11 PIL alongside 13.12.84/2300 Linden 35/6 Borneo alongside 13.1244/2300 Palmstar
      414 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 435 17 ©HEUNG-A SHIPPING Kor«aFta| Vsls Regular Liner Semi-Container Service To: P. Kebnf/Penanc/Banfkok/Kedunf/ Busan/Inchon Fm: Buun/Moji/H. Konf S pore A|out: Neptune Afonties Pte Ltd let *****77 P.K. *****4, PM *****5 K.L. *****0 -IAKDINH AMAH o I Orient Overseas CoktaUm Line FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO k ,B OPF VtS S'Jt UMK4M LMRSI TJH.
      435 words
    • 225 17 mm I PORT Conditions [•it,. f LONDON Freights SHIPPING Events REGIONAL Wosthor SHIPPING MM* CONTAINER Bchodulos WHO Acts for Whom SHIPS In Port 11/UI IV VIII VIII/IX IX IX X UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAGI uIIASC SEALOBD SHIPPING AGFNCiES 7C Sh»ntor W»y M (IK M»r<n» Hou»» Singapore C.'P" 7 T«.l
      225 words
    • 545 17 »<> TIMES BOOKS INTERNATIONAL Times Centre 1 New Indus** Road Spore 1953 T4: *****44 AmtfflOfOl** t<m*s o»ocrvv*or 556.50 MAERSK LINE T AFRICA ASM I \< 11 <i f I i \l!A\ I' I J V' 1 V 11-».V>'ira »r.il. jrr^rrr*frr*7?i 14-15/12 20-21/12 21-22/12 27-27/12 29-29/12 3-3/1 4-5/1 11-11/ l 11-12/1
      545 words

  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 282 18 r—# FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE jsisse nniaHiniiiESEEiEiE 11/12 2/1 25/12 J/1 VI 16/1 «/l 23/1 IVI 30/1 22/1 6/2 29/1 13/2 5/2 21/2 From Europe 4) Obmi VESSEL 1) Gbur t 7/12 1/ 1 11/1 14/1 15/1 17/1 21/1 22/1 24/1 a/i a/i 31/1 4/2 5/2 7/2 11/2 12/2 14/2
      282 words
    • 511 18 USA/CANADA WV\/ 17 YAMASHITA-SHINNIHON LINE JLjJL A w JESi container services Pacific South Wnt Pacific North Waat Atlantic/Canada Faodar at Tokyo Faadar at Koba Faodar at Katoa 21/12 TMMSai a 11/1 21/1 TOW M 24/1 25/1 2S/1 21/12 P MBOH 24/1 27/1 HMUM 24/1 »/1 «2/2 4/1 AM a 1/2
      511 words

  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 1072 19 The Straits Steamship Group Mansfield Container Shipping PteLtd Overseas Containers Limited STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok xi m:; v,>anMiALA. CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT HMDUK EXTHSS MM MMU OENAVON TORE) EXPRESS CARDIGAN MY OSAKA MY frmkfurt arms KOOEOON MY iwt ancss Also Accepting Cargo For: P.K«tan|
      1,072 words
    • 638 19 NOTICE MUVSIt PUnt RATE AGREEMENT Shippers ond Toriff Holders ore hereby informed that effective Ist February 1985, the freight rates to the various ports/points served by Members of Malaysia Pacific Rate Agreement will be increased as follows:To US West Coast Ports ond Co nod ton West Coast iruj^rmiazmTTT 1 p
      638 words

  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 504 20 tOMfM o**n*M r,o*„ *Ju*« FULLY S_E D SERV IC E 10 EUROPE Vl* SUEZ 1 ot th* Act Consorts r fROWEUROPE VIA SUEZ J Memof of thf Ac t Consortium PKetant S ftn 21/12 22/12 2/1 4/1 9/1 11/1 ORBITAL CHEF 41E HONGKONG CONTMO 42 CtCVAUER PAUL 42E FULLY CONTAIKRISED
      504 words
    • 208 20 Kuching/Sfcu/Sarikei/ Binatang Kuctang/Sfcu/Sarikei Sibu/Kuching/Sarikei/ Binatang Kuching/Sku/Binatang HERRY BAGUS HERRY BAGUS I E THONG SOON AGENCIES PTE. LTD. 09-07. ROBIN A HOUSE. S'PORE 0106 TEL *****88 TELEX RS ***** BOOKING *****56 (DIRECT LINE) SINGAPORE TO PENANG SINGAPORE TO KUCHING •EQUATOR I* h Port •EQUATOR 17 Dec 14 Dec Kuching 20 Dec
      208 words
    • 1718 20 1 Hapag-Lloyd EXPORTS TO CONTINENT/UK On carriage to Scandmavia. Med. Cambean IS. America Inland haulage to inland destinations in Eivope it W l«f (MM S«aMi Bcadi Taenia pp»> 21/12 1/1 14/1 11/1 pptot *27/12 4/1 11/1 13/1 Eiptu 21/12 1(/1 11/1 21/1 Connecting in Kobe "Aho jccfptmj carfo to» ATLANTIC
      1,718 words

  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 801 21 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street. 03-00 Singapore 0106. Tel *****33 VESSEL KOTA SEGAR KOTA WtRAMA KOTA ASADI KOTA WARUNA KOTA WISATA KOTA MEQAH EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICES VOYAGE HONGKONG SINGAPORE LOADING FOR: E-537 Sid 15-19/12 JEDOAH, ADEN. MIRA. D'SALAAMMORONI.MOMBASA. W-431 14-15/12 10-22/12 HOOEIOAH, AOABA. PTSUOAN, AOW TAMATAVE E-539
      801 words
    • 620 21 BEN LINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE WITH LIBERTY TO CALL AT RED SEA PORTS PENANG FED VIA SINGAPORE L |KfJEBSEN line K. NEW ZEALAND S.M.S. PRIVATE LIMITED TELEX: ***** SMSPL PORT KELANG PENANG WEEKLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE HARVESTER V5B HARVESTER V 59 HARVESTER V6O HARVESTER V6l P. Kelang
      620 words
    • 722 21 DJAKARTA LLOYD INDONESIAN NATIONAL LINF Far East S'dotc Service Fti Container Vessel. Buun Yokohama Kaba Kxt«n| Hanfkan(S port T(Pnat (ftt) MAMPMBT lIS W 26/11 21/11 3/12 4/12 16/12 11/12 GOM MS« 14/12 16/12 21/12 21/12 2C/12 21/12 -CONTAINER SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE S pore P. Krianf l'«M U»T'boi 1* Bm«;Hlw[ »orp
      722 words
    • 425 21 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BURMA FIVE STAR SHIPPING CORPORATION Loadnf for Rangoon Spore PKeianc Myomaywa VS4N lnPt/17 Dec saied Htoneywa VIM 20/21 Dec Loadnf fcr Rdam Hburf Antwerp Mtr(j 19/20 Dec 22/23 Dec \> BANK LINE EXPRESS DEPENDENT SERVICE TO UK/CONT CLYDEBANK FORTHBANK A H SPORE R'DAM HULL HMBG 20 Dec
      425 words

  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1122 22 K KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD, ECUADOR/PERU/CHILE feeder vsi moticr vs. sr« rnc k store koh guatagul callao arka ququi afagash santmbo Valparaiso KANSAI PKVKR Ml A VESSEL 210k »Dn 31 Ok 2 )an 25 tan 25 Feb 2 Mar 9 Mai IB M» 12 13 CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN SEA mpmi FEEDE*
      1,122 words
    • 577 22 CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAINER/REEFER/BULK SERVICE LoMknt to. 10S ANGUFS SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE TACOMA VANCOUVER BC Accepting Fa/Fa Containers P AHm( Singapore L Anftte MRATEUNT Dk 31/31 Dk 26 tan AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Accephn( Fa/Fa Containers P Kaiam S p«t Fron Naft Sr* Aha Acc**» VBAS" 23/24 Dec
      577 words
    • 584 22 SANKD ASIA FROM JAPANESE PORTS ANO HONGKONG i M GOLDEN LINE MAN WAR SMPPMC (PTE)IT# l-a* la* hnwrt M Mtf M C«d Strtet SWAPOH 01*4 I* *****)9 (II IMS) I# Ul La*. Mill. p ami frm tmtmt l«Mt OMXT UOTO (M) SON. M TO.: (4370 STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: Sport P
      584 words
    • 450 22 r f INTRASEA IPTEI LTD 10 Alison Road c 2 7 16 I nlpr >o".t P Singapore 0207 Tel *****1 1 ;10 L ne-> BREAKBULK SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK SEAWOOO SHIPPING CORPORATION £'nru» P K«l>m I i Am (m S pore P Kelang loadnf for NORTHERN VALLEY 22/1 Mdah/ttofertah/MarfifcaM *f«nh S«fip«rf
      450 words

  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 734 23 &NOL NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): MAETERLINCK 4W S.S. BMDGE 4SW K JACEJM 27W TW BMDGE 23W 0 CHEF 42W K CHANCE 20W Spore P.KeUnf Havre 16/12 17/12 7/1 23/12 24/12 14/1 F'stowe Hburt 10/1 12/1 Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia MAETERLINCK S pore Closing Times: FCL
      734 words
    • 587 23 DON AM HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO: P KELANG, PENANG, BUSAN, INCHON «nut No 7 Dmmi/40* No I Danan 409 ft No Dwiam 407N No f Damm 404 ft No 7 Donam SOIN r* m m in 25/12 31/12 IS/1 »/l 21/1 MCHOft BUSAN 4/1 Nit
      587 words
    • 443 23 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHAPING CO PRIVATE LTD SMSOV BULMNG 55. Market Street Sinfapore 0104 Telephone Number? *****3 (15 Lines) Cable Address SMSOV SINGAPORE Tele* Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** P KELANG PENANG M/S SHARKAT NAM SOON SON. BHD IST ANO 2ND FLOOR. MESSRS HM THONG SWTW 23 WcW
      443 words
    • 113 23 DURBAN JOHANNESBURG MAPUTO. MAURITIUS A RFIJNION WESTBOUND LADY DONA 24W 10 185 21 185 26 185 TBN 1W 31/1/85 19/2 25/ EASTERN HARMONY 20/2/85 2/3 5/3 (Co 2W/85 Or* t9Ett!fsrtnrsm etd etd eta ■aaESIIaS4SiyUB rbay Durban sin EASTERN HARMONY 15 12 84 21 12 84 71 85 Agents: Kim Shipping
      113 words

  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 537 24 Itc4|i»nal Container Lines 3 Sailings Weekly IIH4tf(IHIIk I Reliable Regular Punctual Berthing PS A. 1500 Hrs. Tues Sat HINODE KISEN CO. LTD MIDDLE EAST REGULAR LINER, I LTRA lIKAW MET tKKIKK ASIAN FALCON KASUGA MAMJ Sport 16/17 Dec 22/24 Dec Loadmf for: Bahrain. Doha, Kuwait SINGAPORE ISLANDS LINE l\l VEB
      537 words
    • 28 24 FARGO SHIPPmC COMHWY (PTE LTD 1 r EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICF y SINGAPORE/BANGKOK EVERY 2 DAYS 7b Kepppl Road 17-07 Taniong Pagar Comple« Singapore 0208 Tel *****77 *****88 *****52
      28 words
  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 174 24 a Regional Weather n <v s IN 91 'A IS St ('4 c 10S SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. •c >A a w Wind direction with speed m knots Wave height LEGEND R Thunderstorm <*rect,on with speed m knots y Shower M Rom Wove height
      174 words

  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 70 25 COLUMBUS LINE REEDEREI GMBH FXPRESS SEMI CONTAINER SERVICE TO HUll ROTTERDAM HAMBURG ETA S'poreETA PKeUnt ROM WG HUI MV TAUSAULA SAMOA ¥3 29/12 24/1 2S/1 3/2 MV TOANA fATUA ¥2 10/2 12/2 11/3 l«/ 3 21/3 m a,> SEAIION SHIPPING <S) PTE ITD [war SAIfS BOOKINGS Tfl *****81 >« PI
      70 words
    • 206 25 Scan Dutch V -sTo Europe (Med/UK/NC/Scan) ACCtPTWG SAJLMG 4) GOTHENBURG I—HII PI To Red Sea Mediterranean PENANG Anson 2/1 Anson 13/2 P. KELAMG B Butane 28/12 B Kemumng 15/2 MOTHER VESSEL N Van Oemen Scan Dutch Concordia SINGAPORE BEIRUT UMASSOL PIRAEUS CASABLANCA From Europe From Red Sea/Med. N Depma B
      206 words

  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 17 26 For further information or enquires: Keppei Wharves *****76 Jurong Port *****66 Sembawang *****11 Pasir Panjang/Marina Wharves *****77
      17 words
    • 120 26 WORLD LINE T-rma BOHLER SHIP- ING PTE. LTD. 137 ''i"Vot S». a'l-02 Pwnk of A»'« Bldg S por» 0*O" Tel *****44 3 Tetex RS ***** BOSHIP 13.3. i s.iai. H Sport Loo** for: HNEYIM6 GOLD 21 Dk tebai/D*iiam/Kwail/B*aii/Abb« TBN 7 Jo* KaracM/MKcat/MH SEA EXPRESS LINE DEGULM SJULMG TO MUM PORTS
      120 words
    • 204 26 Mitsui OS K Lines JLtd CONVENTIONAL/SEMI-CONTAINER MORNING GRACE ASTRA PEAK GRETKE OLDENDOLF OCEAN ELITE 16 Dec Mombasa. Daressalaam 26 Dec Port Louis. Reunion 6 Jan Mombasa. Daressalaam. Matsamudu, Zanzibar 11 Jan Mombasa. Daressalaam. AFRICA'S ANDES MARU 16 Dec Monrovia. Abidjan, Apapa NEDLLOYD MADRAS 7 Jan Monrovia. Abidjan. Apapa. Douaia. Tema
      204 words