Eastern Sun, 12 February 1970

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    23 1 EASTERN SUN SINGAPORE'S OWN NATIONAL DAILY Estd. 1966. Vol. 4 No. 1263 Thursday, 12 February 197 a ft MC(P) 1616 Price 15 cents
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    Lock icon 'Come Back' Call By A Father
    134 1 An elder IT Sikh man walked Into the Eastern Sun office yesterday to publicise an appeal for the return of his daughter, who suddenly left home on Jan. 14. Miss Jinder Pal Kaur. 19. walked out of the house after a slight misunderstanding and
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    Lock icon MONTH HEARING
    54 1 A Court yesterdav «*t aside ere whol# month for a oreliminarv inquirv in which four men were accused of cheating a bank of more than $349,000. This Inquiry, which will tee 15 to 20 witnesses taking the stand, will last till July 10. All four of the accused
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    Lock icon Golden Carpet
    50 1 OSTAAD. Switzerland. Wed. (Reuter) A Turkish carpet containing nine million knots of gold and silk thread and worth 810.000 francs (£Bl.OOO sterling) is now on exhibition here. Some other carpets also being shown took 25 years to weave, and all are worth more than 100.000 'rancs (£lO.OOO sterling).
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    Lock icon Early Morning Flood Drama In Jakarta
    432 1 'Tens Of Thousa Flee JAKARTA, Wed. (Reuter) Tens of thousands of people in Jakarta were forced to evacuate their flooded homes in darkness early today as tropical storms lashed the city for more than 24 hours. Police said the floods were the worst for
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    Lock icon Tunku: Govt. Do 'Mini Bali' If...
    183 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.—The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. disclosed today that the government would develop Pulau Langkawi into a 'Miniature Ball' If there were no takers from the private sector. The Tunku said the government has all along enthe private sector to take advantage
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    Lock icon Tobacco: Duty Up Today
    189 1 CUSTOMS duties on unmanufactured (leaf) tobacco. imported cigarettes and locally-manufac-tured cigarettes will be increased with effect from today. A Government press statement riving details about the Increased customs duties, yesterday explained that the rates have been brought to the same level as In Malaysia. The duties
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    Lock icon 'Pilot Error'
    100 1 SYDNEY. Wed. (Reuter) —A positive alcohol level in th« blood was found in 35 to 40 per cent of dead Pilots in two American studies of general aviation fatalities, a German soeclalist in aviation medicine Dr. H Bruner, said here today. Dr Bruner said that while there were
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    Lock icon Imagine That...
    108 1 BANGKOK, Wed. (UPI) A Thai Congressman has introduced an urgent motipn demanding the United States not to fly its jtt bombers over his province because the people there are scared to death. Rep. Somboon Pairintr an opposition member, said the people in his Roi-Et province "are scared to
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    Lock icon MUNICH Police believe Arab terrorists who shot up and bombed Riem Airport outside the Bavarian city Tuesday were out to assassinate the son of Israeli hero Moshe Dayan. The younger Dayan escaped uninjured when one terrorist threw a hand grenade into the airport bus he was riding. But another passenger died in the explosion. The same Arab exchanged shots with police then ran into an airport lounge where two others were waiting. Two bombs went off injuring 11 persons – including the three Arabs. Photo shows Mr. Dayan,, an actor by profession, at the airport.
    97 1 MUNICH Police believe Arab terrorists who shot up and bombed Riem Airport outside the Bavarian city Tuesday were out to assassinate the son of Israeli hero Moshe Dayan. The younger Dayan escaped uninjured when one terrorist threw a hand grenade into the airport bus he was riding. But another passenger
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    Lock icon US Will Not Set The Timetable For Pullout
    186 1 SAIGON, Wed. (UPI) Defence Secretary Melvin It. Liird said today the United States will set no prearranged timetable for the completion of American troop withdrawal* from Vietnam. He said he opposed a senate resolution calling for an 18-month deadline. "I will urge
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    Lock icon S'pore Host
    44 1 Singapore will be the hot* country for the Regional Meeting o* the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association for fhe Pacific Region in June this year The other countries taking grt in the meeting are New aland. Australia, the Fiji Islands. Malaysia and Hong Kong.
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    Lock icon Canal Action
    55 1 TEL AVIV. Wed (Reuter) —lsraeli jets »truck at Egyptian positions alon ff the Suez Canal for over an hour today following two short Egyptian attacks on Israeli canalaide poets, an Army spokesman here The Israeli nlaneg hit antiaircraft batteries, mortar emplacement* and blinkers for 80 minutes over the
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    Lock icon Students In London: Ministry Statement
    130 1 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday the move taken by the Singapore High Commission in London last year was merely to take over the functions normally expected of diplomatic missions abroad, namely the looking after of each one's own citizens, including students. This was
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    Lock icon Avalanche Threats Hang Over The Alps
    211 1 ORSIERES, Switzerland, Wed. (Reuter) A series of avalanches hit Switzerland today, cutting off villages. blocking roads and railway lines and destroying ski lifts. But there were no reports of casualties. The road leading to the Great St Bernard Pass Unking Switzerland to Italy wu
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    Lock icon Pan Am Loses $25m
    83 1 NEW YORK. Wed. <UPI) Pan American World Airways today reported a net loss of more than US $25 million for 1969 The bulk of the loss came in the fourth quarter when Pan Am lost US$2O.B million, compared with a gain of nearly US$lO million for
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    Lock icon Insist On Join D-Pacts: Veterans
    239 3 CANBERRA, Wed. (Reu- •«*> Australia should seek the co-operation of the Lnited States. Britain and New Zealand to build bases lor the defence of SouthEast Asia, the Returned Services League (RSL) urged yesterday. The recommendation was contained in a 25-page submission by the RSL to
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    Lock icon ILO Chief Resigns
    189 3 UNITED NATIONS Wed. (UPI) —David Morse, the American Labour expert who headed the Nobel Peace Prise-win-ning International Labour Organisation (ILO) for more than 21 years, announced his resignation on Monday. Morse. 63 whose organisation last year received the Nobel Prize on its 50th anniversary, said he would
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE'S EXPO '70 EXHIBITS are now nearing completion at Osaka, Japan. Three small buildings (above) in our typical style stand in a miniature botanic garden. The 32,000 square feet exhibit will also display our tropical fishes, birds and animals (left photo). Our pavilion is considered to be one of the most unique at the Expo grounds
    58 3 SINGAPORE'S EXPO '70 EXHIBITS are now nearing completion at Osaka, Japan. Three small buildings (above) in our typical style stand in a miniature botanic garden. The 32,000 square feet exhibit will also display our tropical fishes, birds and animals (left photo). Our pavilion is considered to be one of the
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    Lock icon CAPTURED DOCUMENT ADMITS: Mass V-C Massacres Without Any Trial
    387 3 SAIGON,Wed. (Reuter) A captured Vietcong document has condemned members of the guerrilla movement tor killing without trial or higher instructions 12-year-old children and their parents and relatives, American sources said today. The sources added the document was captured last December by
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    Lock icon Laird On V-N Tour
    127 3 SAIGON. Wed. <UPI> rs Defence Secretary Mrtrin Laird arrived in Saigon last night for an inspection tour of Vietnam He was accompanied by Gen. Earle Wheeler. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-StafT. This is Laird's second visit to the war zone. Twelve Americans were killed yesterday when
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    Lock icon LEGISLATION ON FOR BANK NATIONALIZATION
    292 3 NEW DELHI, Wed (UPI and Reuter) The Government of Prime Minister Mrs. Gandhi will introduce legislation authorising nationalisation of all banks in India, including those foreignowned, Finance Ministry officials said yesterday. This will overcome problems presented by the Indian Supreme Court's action yesterday. The latter
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    Lock icon COLLINS AT UN
    115 3 UNITED NATIONS. Wed. (UPl)—'Astronaut Michael Collins introduced himself yesterday to the U.N. press corps in his new job as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. Collins, circled the moon in the U.S. command module during Man's first landing. He said he had left the space
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    Lock icon Trouble In Indira's Home State: CHIEF MINISTER GUPTA RESIGNS
    405 3 LUCKNOW, India, Wed. (Reuter and UPI) Chandra Gupta, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, resigned last night throwing India's largest state and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's home province into fresh instability. State Governor. Dr. Bezwada Reddl. accepted Gupta* resignation. However, he asked
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    Lock icon Last Pleas To Drop Calley's Charges
    214 3 FORT BENNING, Georgia, Wed. (Reuter) The defence for Lieutenant William Calley, Jr., today makes its final pleas to have the 'massacre' charges dropped. They contended that a fair trial is impossible and that the Army has a jurisdiction in the case. Military Judge LieutenantColonel
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    Lock icon GRACE OPENS TV FESTIVAL
    64 3 MONTE CARLO. Wed. (Reuter) Princess Grace of Monaco yesterday opened the 10th Monte Carlo International Television Festival at which 85 Alms from 36 countries will be shown in the next 12 days. The seven-man international jury, which will *elect winners for a gala prizegiving ceremony on
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    Lock icon Boneshaker War
    153 3 SAIGON, Wed. (UPI) Communist ground forces are using World War II vintage antiaircraft weapons to fire on U.S. helicopters and other low-flying aircraft in the rugged Central Highlands, American military sources reported yesterday. The old but effective weapons have confused American pilots. Many were born during the last
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    Lock icon Equal-ity
    55 3 KAMPALA, Wed. (Reuter) A new addition to the list of tourist trips in Uganda is a motor launch trip across the Equator. A local firm has installed buoys marking the line of the equator in Lake Victoria. People making the trip are given certificates stating that they have crossed
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    Lock icon Japan's Satellite Launch Success
    603 3 UP, UP AND AWAY! UCHINOURA, Japan, Wed, (UPI) Japan joined the exclusive ranks of the space age nations today when her Lambda 455 Rocket hurled an 84-pound satellite into orbit. It was Japan's fifth effort to launch a satellite in four years. Four previous tries ended
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    Lock icon Palestinians Close Ranks Against Jordanian King
    365 4 BEIRUT, Wed., (Reuter —Rival Palestinian commando group* today closed ranks in an unprecedented display of unity to meat a challenge to their freedom of action by Jordan's King Hussein. The 35-year-old king yesterday Issued an internal security decree which was denounced within hours by
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    Lock icon Soviet 'Yes' To Talks On Berlin
    246 4 WASHINGTON. Wed (UPI) Diplomatic sources said last night that the Soviet Union has agreed to hold talks in the near future with the U.S. France ■nd Britain on the future of Berlin. The agreement for talks on the issue wag contained, the diplomatic sources
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    Lock icon DIVORCE: VATICAN WARNS PARLIAMENT
    57 4 VATICAN CITY, W#d. (Reuter) The Vatican has issued an oblique warning to the Italian Parliament against the introduction of divorce in Itaty. Tho word divorce was not mentioned, but the Vatican newspaper L'Observatore Romano said in a front-page editorial yesterday that the 1929 agreement betweon the
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    Lock icon Nasser In New Round Of Talks With Sudan, Libya
    247 4 Wed. (Reuter) President Nasser goes into a new round of talks today aimed at strengthening military and political links with Sudan and Libya. The talks, with Sudanese Prime Minister Major General Gaafar El Nimeiry and Libyan leader Colonel Muammar El Gaddafi,
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    Lock icon Cost Of Joining The Common Mart
    68 4 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) The British Oovernment told Britons on Tuesday the bill for Joining the European Common Market may reach £l.lOO million pounds a year. In an official White paper it warned food prices could increase 18-26 per cent In line with higher European
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    Lock icon Belfast Blast
    45 4 BELFAST. Northern Ireland. Wed. (UPI) A bomb exploded at the rear of Belfast prison on Tuesday night damaging a prison wall and shattering windows in nearbv houses. A police spokesman said the bomb had not been Identified, but added the damage was "slight".
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    Lock icon 30 MIRAGES FOR SPAIN
    56 4 PARIS Wed. (UPI) Spanish Foreign Minister Gregorio Lopez Bravo on Tuesday signed an agreement »*lth French Defence Minister Michael Debre calling for the delivery of 30 Mirage 111 jet fighting bombers to the Spanish Air Force The value of the contract officials said, is 495 million
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    Lock icon Charles Passes Pilot Test
    50 4 LONDON. Wed (UPI) Prince Charles has passed the qualifying exam for hta private pilot's license, a British Board of Trade Spokesman said Tuesday. The board soon will issue the license, which will qualify the 21-.vear-old Prince for solo flights In a slngle-englned aircraft, tha spokesman said.
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    Lock icon Mrs. McKay: 2 Brothers Charged With Murder
    270 4 LONDON. Wed (UPI) Two Indian brothers were charged on Tuesdav night by police in suburban Wimbledon with the murder of Mrs Muriel McKay, the 38-year-old Australian missing from her home six weeks. The men were identified b v police as Arthur Hoseln. 33,
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    Lock icon Vatican Employs Female Workers
    89 4 VATICAN. CITY. Wed. CReuter) Five women, two <>f them nuna started work this year in the Vatican's Secretariat of State, informed sources said h*r* This Is the Arst tim« women have been employed In the heart of the Hoiv See' 5 stat* machinery although they have
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    Lock icon UK, Europe Will 'Suffer' If Britain Is Out Of EEC—Wilson
    367 4 UK, Europe Will 'Suffer' If Britain Is Out Of EEC— Wilson LONDON, W«d. (Reutcrl Prime Minister Harold Wilson said yesterday Britain's failure to join the Common Market would hurt both Britain and Europe, and would diminish Europe's role in the world. He told the House of Commons the British government
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    Lock icon Parliament Defines Who Is A Jew
    193 4 JERUSALEM Wed. (UPI) —The Israels Knesset (Parliament* approved legislation on Tuesday night making Rabbinical law the basis for determining who is a Jew Backed strongly by Premier Mrs Me:r. the controversial legislation passed its first reading with the support of 69 Knesset members Fifteen
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    Lock icon DAYAN'S SON
    61 4 TEL AVIV. Wed. (Reuter) Asaf Dayan. film actor son of Israeli Deience Minister Moshe Dayan. left for London yesterday aboard an Israeli national airlines El A 1 plane. The only El A 1 plane scheduled for London yesterday was the flight via Munich but El A 1 officials
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    Lock icon Avalanches Kill 50 In Holiday Resort
    193 4 VAL DISERE France. Wed (Reuter) A series of avalanches which killed nearly 50 people swept the French alps yesterday and there were fears that more were on the way. The biggest disaster wa» at the winter sports resort of Val D'lsere, where an avalanche
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    Lock icon Gina Said 'No' To Barnard's Proposal
    278 4 LAS VEGAS. Wed. (Reuter) —ltalian actress Glna Lollobriglda said that she declined a marriage proposal from Dr. Christian Barnard and described her relationship with the Bouth African heart surgeon as "something old. something finished" She was spea icing last night following reports that a
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    Lock icon Rogers Confers With Leaders Of Tunisia
    94 4 TUNIS. Wed. <UPI> U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers conferred with Tunisian leaders on Tuesday on the Middle East situation while heavily armed police and troops kept at bay mot* of youth® chanting "Nixon assassin" and "Palestine Is Arab." Only minor scuffles occurred
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    Lock icon WAR AGAINST IRAQ CHARGE
    69 4 KARTOUM. Wea (UPI> Sudan's Foreign Minster. Babakr Awadalla. was quoted as saving in press Interview on Tuesdav that the U.S. and Iran are oianmng for war agamst Iraq to divert attention from the deteriorating situation in the Middle East He said Iranian aggression on Iraq's borders
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    Lock icon TIGHT CORNER FOR INDIRA
    943 6 rrif£E ruling; made by the Supreme Court of India that the government's action in nationalizing 14 banks is invalid will have far-reaching political and economic influence on the future of India. It is the business of the Supreme Court to dispense Justice Impartially according to constitutional
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    Lock icon They Fall Somewhere Between Memorable And Magnificent...
    738 6  -  David 8. Lamb Is winding up a 19-month assignment in Vietnam where he served principally as a roving battle front reporter. ■r David S. Lamb SAIGON, (UPI) Thsir nomas ascapa me now, for they are buried in the scribbled jottings of note-books torn
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    Lock icon Balancing Your Qi With The Pin-Prick Method
    1038 6  -  Your general good health depends on the even balance of your Yin and your Yang according to the ancient Chinese. Bat thousands of modern women are taking a hint from women 3 000 years ago and balancins their Q] with the pinprick method.
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    Lock icon The Talks Broken Off
    789 6  -  By Joseph Alsop WASHINGTON Without *nything much being said about It, the Soviet-American talks about the Middle East have been coldly allowed to lapse by the American government The break resulted, essentially, from the gross bad faith shown in these talks by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
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    Lock icon Postscript To The Nigeria War
    654 6  -  By BETTY PILKINGTON Germlni News Service United Nations: One of the few certainties in the epilogue to the NigeriaBiafra war is that nobody really comes off well. Least of all, maybe, the UN. Its umbrella position, articulated by the Organisation of African Unity and accepted
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    Lock icon Freedom For Fiji Islands
    144 6 LONDON. (UPi) final e 7 ent for flvinf independence to the FIJI mad ln April, the government announced yesterday. J*** Shepherd Minister of state in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said in the House of Lords he round on a recent visit to 1)6111 political parties
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
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      Lock icon Paper Products Again Feature In Market
      447 7 mmA PAPER Product* was the main feature in th e Stock Exchange of Malaysia ap re y f #ferda Trading was active and som« 900,000 units war. reported done in the counter alone. infpr o«fSpeD",ailV 0 «f Spe D" ,a i IVe j an
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      Lock icon BUSINESS DONE
      1008 7 BUSINESS done in and reported to the trading rooms of the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore with the number of shares traded in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified:- INDUSTRIALS ACM A $2.27 (l) $2.26 (1); Alcan $2.21 (9> $2.20 (7> $2.22 (4); DIM
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      Lock icon RUBBER: 68 5/8 Cts.
      269 7 February first grade rubber buyers closed at 5 0m„ In Singapore and Kuala lumpur yesterday at 68-1 cent* oer lb, down half a cent from the previous close. The tone of the market was very quiet. Levels were depiessed again following reduced London advices, and an
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      Lock icon Oil And Mine Stocks Decline
      158 7 SYDNEY Wed. (UPI) Several oil and mining stocks were well supported on the Sydney Stock Exchange today but the market declined this afternoon. The speculative mining market traded cautiously this morning and no definite pattern was established. Nickel Prospector Tasminex suffered the heaviest fall with
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      Lock icon SHIPS IN PORT
      217 7 The Port of Singapore Authority has mad* the following berthing arrangements for ships in port today. Thursday. Feb. 12; DEPARTURES Godowns Vessels 8/9 Prometheus N.W 1 Katong 29/30 Tandjung Sopi 38/39 Tobia s Maersk 42 43 Oceanic Freedom 33/34 Neptune Amethyst ARRIVALS Godorraa Vessels 33/34 Neptune Amethyst
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      Lock icon Sydney Closing Prices
      171 7 SYDNEY, Wed tCPII Wednesday g Hosing Sydnev Stock Exchange selected shares:MLNLNGR Acme* 103 Austral Mm 1.40 Barrier 1.70 Bh South 9.00 C. Norso 380 C. Gold 10.0 C Cra *3BO Emper 140 Anaur 85 Gm Kalg 1.35 Gt Bon Id COO Gt Nthn .80 Gt We»t .23
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      Lock icon London Rubber Mart Closes Steadier
      81 7 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) Rubbe r market yesterday closed slightly steadier after easier. No 1 RSS sP° l 231/8 23-1/2 nominal. SETTLEMENT HOUSE March 23-3/8. 23-5/8 April 23-5/8, 23-7/8 May and April/June 237/8. 14 July/Sept. and Oct/Dec 24-1/8. 24-1/4 Jan/March and April/June 24-1/16. 24-3/16 Julv/Set>t and
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      Lock icon Australian Equipment For Singapore Plant
      246 7 AN Australian company, which is playing an important part in th« industrial development of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, recently filled its largest export order to Singapore. The company, Carba Australia Ltd. supplied a 20-ton capacity low temperature liquid CO2 storage vessel to
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      Lock icon Gold Prices Up Slightly
      130 7 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) Gold prices rose slightly In quiet trading Tuesday on markets here and abroad. In London. g«*d remained unchanged at the morning fixing but gained U cent for a second fixing of US$35 25 a troy ounce. The closing range was 3505 to
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      Lock icon TIN PRICE
      13 7 The tin price for yesterday was $680,374 per picul, uo $0.25.
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      Lock icon Tan Appointed M.D. Of Shangri-La
      152 7 Mr TAN CHIN NAM has been appointed managing director of the $33 million Shangri-La Hotel. This was announced recently at a meeting of the hotel's seven-man board of director*, of which Mr. Tan himself la a full member The Shangri-La. which is part of the
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      Lock icon Rubber Futures
      66 7 NEW YORK. Wed (UPI> Rubber futures closed 50 to 85 Points lower Tuesday on the New York Commodity Exchange. There were no sales. (Cloee) (Prev.) March 26.50 A 27.00 Mav 25.90 A 26.75 July 25.90 A 26.75 Sept 25.90 A 26.75 Nov' 25.90 A 26 75 Jan.' 25.90
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      Lock icon UK Market Moves Ahead
      212 7 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) The market moved *head on the Wall Street rally yesterday and Indications that UK retail sales were on the uptrend Prices shaded in late dealings, however, on lack of follow through. Towards the cloee the FT Index was up 2.7 at M l
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      Lock icon Stock Exchange Closing Prices
      625 7 SINGAPORE—Stock Exchange ■old and other prices officially listed at the eloee of b—in ess. INDUSTRIALS Buyers Seller® ACMA 2.25 226 Alcan 22# 2 22 Ben A Co 132 I M Borneo Bbd- 1 78 1.79 Bon«tead Co. 2 08 C. Plywood 145 1.5*2 C Mi|«r» 4;»8
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      Lock icon PRODUCE
      89 7 THE noon prices at the Mm gapore Chine** Produce Ex- iniT were> Bnyer Seller Coconut Oil (FOB) Bulk .%«00 Coconut Oil If O B) !»mm *7 00 Mixed Copra 34 5® Muntok Yvhlte Pepper (FOB-) 182 SO Sarawak White Pepper (FOB.) 180 00 Sarawak hp'nal Black Pf pper (F
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      5 7 (•Hon* Kong Currency)
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      Lock icon Hong Kong Money
      134 7 MONO KONG, Wed. (UPll Wednesday's 5 p.m. currency nfti (supplied by Foreign Exchange and Investment Ltd.): BUYERS SELLERS 195 196 per 100 Straits dollars 143 5 144 5 per 1.000 Taiwan doltam 6735 6.745 per Australian dollar 330 350 per 1,000 Burmese kyats 530 545 per 1.000
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      Lock icon AIR MOVEMENTS
      387 7 ARRIVALS 815 am Ms>A 123 K Lumpur 9.45 a.m. MSA 119 K Lumpur 12-30 p.m. MSA4SI Kucbln* 2-30 p.m. MSA Otl K- Lumpur, Maim S2spm MSA 453 K Rtnabalu 340 p m MSA 521 Bangkok. Penan* 5.40' p.m. MSA 665 Manila 7.10 p.m. MSA 027 K I uinpur.
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  • STUDENTS' PAGE ALL $5 ESSAY WINNERS
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      Lock icon Miraculous Escape
      376 8 IT was a peaceful night and full moon. I sat under a tree. At the shore, the 'fingers' of the sea were hitting the motionless rocks. Trees were swaying from side to side and the birds brought along their sweet voices of melody. The tones of the melodious
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      Lock icon The Big Fight For The Wooden Sword
      428 8 ONE afternoon, my aunty came to my hou&e and brought with her my two twin cousins, Delon and Marlon. These naughty boys were a* playful as kittens. After lunch, as I was doing my homework. Delon started running at fullspeed up the stairs,
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      Lock icon An Amusing Incident
      223 8 ONE Sunday morning, I went for a walk with my pet dog. Browme. It was a fine day Brownie trotted in front of me. As we were walking along the roadside, I saw a big car. It was parked near a busstop. I read the number of
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      Lock icon Honesty Is The Best Policy
      382 8 WHEN I was in primary school. I was annoyed with one classmate named Kum Hong because he was very boastful and a green eyed monster. He became more and more boastful each day. To get even with him, I stole his beautiful pen which he
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      Lock icon The Last Year Of My Primary School Life
      401 8 LIKE many other things in the world, we, at first, detest school life but as time goes we begin to love it. School life is not monotonous and is full of fun and excitement. When I realise that, it is rapidly coming
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      Lock icon My Uncle's Efforts Were A Waste...
      407 8 LAST year, I spent my third term vacation in my uncle s house at the countryside. My uncle had quite a big vegetable garden. In it a variety of vegetables were grown. Thev included Beans, Cucumber, Kang Kong. Choy Sum and many others. In
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      195 8 NEW ESSAY CONTEST: RULES TO OBSERVE THE EASTERN SUN'S new essay writing contest for boys and (Iris of 14 and under appears In thu page every Thursday. One of the objects of this contest Is to encourage young boys and girl* to express themselves Pn>l Axid what better way to
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      389 8 CONTEST A-4 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM Name Designation: Entrant's Particulars Name: Mr./Mlss Address: Cat Here WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO: 1) Each day this week, the Eastern Sua will pabllah a photograph t) Identify the above photograph la the shore apace vided--1) toller? a set of Ms photographs
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      101 8 DATELINE: DANGER! fy John Saunders and AktanMcMfarc CONGRESSWOMAN JACKSON INSISTED THAT WE WAIT FOP A MESSENGER ...WHO NEVER ARRIVED/ 3 ACS M •*V IS IN K >( P' •jSJ "S 1 i a m s v I CANT HELP IX LACT/...THIS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IS MURDER ITS TOO LATE. NOW
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    393 9  -  By SHEILAH GRAHAM V"EW YORK. Wed. I wa prowling around the theatre where Rex Harriaon had been appearing In "The Lionel Touch." and came up with some interesting news. Rex has chartered the yacht owned by Loel Guinness of the brewing family OGutttnes la Good
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    69 9 NEW YORK. Wed Tsal Chin. the Oriental lovely who plays "Juicy Lucy' In the Columbia Pic-tures-Carl Foreman presentation of "The Virgin Soldiers.' Is In New York from London for a weeklong round of activities on behalf of the film She gained early prominence on the
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    1238 9  -  By Deborah Murdoch T ON DON, Wed. It It a itranga revertal, when you think about it that though Spring it traditionally associated with froth ttarta and now lookt at things, for dothot it it ofton quit® th« opposite Spring It raroly tho time whan
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    516 9  -  Ann Landers neAR ANN: I am a 20-year-old girl with a big problem I care too much about everybody I am not a nymphomaniac, but have this overpowering desire to be warm and affectionate. I really do love humanity. Especially men. I
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    204 9 A LOVELIER YOl By Mary Sue Miller GIRLS and women of all ages are eager to know about foundation that "wear well"* under the skinny cling of spring fashions. Well now, a garment must be so deftly constructed as to appear nonexistent under clothing. Yet It
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      211 9 I WSHAW I ORGANISATION (LIDO Phone ***** CAPITOL Phone ***** NO A No Frw List U a.m.. I SO. IH*. 8 45 3« m. Maritret Hi nj Hui. Chin rear "Th» ft Btlliaa Dollar Lofaey 1 A 6HAW PRODUCTION I Maadaria in Bhawacose. Color Demand Mldaifht Saturday •t CAPITOL-LIDO SKY:
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      77 9 TODAY an Thursday. February 12, 1970. h CLATX. >< Ymr DoHy Adhtty Gwde H Atfrdltig to fh» Sfor*. To develop mtuogt for Thursday, raod to nunbin of your Zodiac birth sign. in 31 MM «i pt 2 ArttclpM 33 Kntmrg 63 W 3M 13 l*> 631* m'i—**n 34|hm» 64 It
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    982 10 TUNKITS GOLD CUP c a. 1 Div. 1—10 Purs* tw Wu af Caarage jr 100 Sung Brothers B Breuk. ***** HfTBt-t- 7y 8.08 XRCL SUbl* E Breuk. ***** Baya| Meadow II 7y 105 Mr. A Mrs. 5 C Law Ounis ***** Bub( Be 4y 8 00
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    238 10 By Our Racing Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Wad. Trainer Rinut van Brcukelen's Gold Cup hopes, Man of Courage (Rod Dawkins), and Huang Ho (J. Miller) showed sparkling form on Hie sand track here this morning. They went two rounds, finishing their workout with a sharp sprint.
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    108 10 KTW YORK. Wed. (Router) Virginia Wade will meet Wimbledon champion Mrs. Ann Jones In an all-British seml-flnal f n the Vanderbllt tennis tourment here today after a dramatic victory over American Mrs Blllle Jean King last night. Miss Wade held a 5-3 lead
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    97 10 RAWALPINDI. Wed (UPI) —The second Asian highway motor rally with cash prizes totalling US$B,OOO will be held in October and will start In Teheran and end «t Dacca. The 4.000-mile rally held to dramatist the economic value of the Asian highway system, will pas* through
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    354 10 Back-In-Forrn Recs Thrash Schools LAST year's runners-up Singapore Recreation Club thrashed Singapore Combined Schools 5-0 in a SHA Division One league match played at the Padang yesterday. This was Schools' second successive defeat. They were beaten 3-0 by Police in their first encounter. For SRC it was their »e--cond win
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    495 10  -  By R. Nathan FOR the first time in the history of motor racing here, a Ferrari has entered for the fifth Singapore Grand Prix for cars to be held at the Thomson-Semba-wang Road circuit, next month. The man behind the wheel of this
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    141 10 Former British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper has begun training In earnest for his £30.000 fight against the present champion Jack Bodell at Wembley Stadium on March 24. Cooper ig a stone overweight at 14.5 and has been working to strengthen his right knee which was
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    188 10 LONDON. Wed Northern Ireland's new athletics world beater. Mary Peters. Is already back in training for her next major outing reoresentin? Britain against East Germany in a championshio contest at Cosford near Wolverhampton in the English Midlands this month Marv Peters who is
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    145 10 HAARLEM. Holland. Wed. (UPI) The public will be banned from attending the the badminton match between Sweden and South Africa to be played in the Thomas Cup tournament today and tomorrow. The decision to plav the match in the empty Duynwijk Hall was
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    205 10 Badminton LONDON, Wed —Ai England will not have another Thomas Cup match until 1972. the badminton selectors will be looking to youthful players to provide a new, effective team. The All England championships will be placed at Wembley in London from March 18-21 and
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    52 10 HONOLULU. Wed. (UPT) A 1 Ford. 133-1/2 pounds. Portland. Oregon, won a unanimous 10-round decision over Flash Gallego. 132 of the Philippines, m a fight last night. There wat no knockdown In another 10-rounder. Esteban Favela. 133 of Mexico, and Rav Adigun. 135 of Loe Angeles, fought to
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    119 10 LONDON, Wed.— Ann Inrin, Britain's leading woman golfer of 1969, Barbara Dixon, the English champion, and Bella Robertson, the former Scottish champion, will meet in an outstanding first round of the Wills invite. tion international women's tournament at Sunningdale, near London, from April 21-24.
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    154 10 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPT) Pete Brown will carry a lead of about US$4,OOO over Bruce Devlin of Australia in PGA monev winnings into the Tucson Open, which begins tomorrow Brown has U5531,642 ißi winnings Devlin's victory in the Bob Hope Desert classic last weekend
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    87 10 LIMA. Wed. (AFP) al their training for the ;970 W <M*id Football Cup*, Peruvian players are to take special jud 0 course Their trainer black belt Cesar Taramona said thia course wouM enable the Plavers to stand up better to the rough European style of Play
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      1127 11  -  FOLLOWING is on orticU en Jimmy Ellis who meets Joe Fresisr for th« world heavyweight titl# et Moditon Squoro Garden on Ftb. 16. by William Veriga n NEW YORK. Wed. (t PI) Angela Dundee figured It was just another hard lack letter from a
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      108 11 NEW YORK, Wed. (UPI) Catcher Jake Gibbs and Jitchers Bill Burbach and ohn Cummberlgnd signed their 1970 contract* with the New York Yankees yesterday. raising to It the number of players coming to terms with the American League baseball club. Gibbs, appearing in 71 games
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      156 11 NIW YORK, Wfd. (UN) Asftlo Dumlmi manager of Jimmy tills, Mid his fighter is "ready right MOW" for Hie world heavyweight titlo bout anainst Joe Frasier ON Monday in Madison Square Garden. "Jimmy only boxed two rounds in fhr% days bocause vt know
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      579 11 MANILA, Wif (Reuter) Ths world Boxing Council have named Miguel Velasques of Spain u their boxer ef the month of February. The WBC with headquarters In Manila cited Valasques for his decisive win In Spain last January over Ken Buchanan of Scotland for the
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      215 11 LONDON. Wed. A new soccer knock-out competition will heraid the opening of the new English foot bell season when for the first time In English football sides will be allowed to use two substitutes as In the World Cup. This will be In ths
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      301 11 T ON DON, We 4. (Router) Leeds United, the KngHsk Football League champion*, took a deer two points load at the top of the First Division table when they trounced tyest Iromwich Albion 5-1 last nifht. Leeds now have 48 points from
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      97 11 SAN DIEGO California. Wed i UFI> Two-time American doubles tennis champion Lester Stoefen has died at his La Jolla home He was 58 Stoefen had been 111 for several years and the illness was complicated by nepatltis. Stoefen teamed with George Lott to win the American
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      107 11 SYDNEY. Wed. (Reutef) John B. the Bahamas entry skippered bv Bobby Symenette. scored an Impressive win in the second race In the Scandinavian Gold Cup series for 5.5 me-tre-yachts off Palm Beach today. John B led from start to finish to beat Crest, sailed by Crown
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      160 11 LONDON. Wed <UPI> Britain'! 19-year-old heavyweight hope. Joe Bugner, stopped New Yorkbased Peruvian champon Robert Davlla in three rounds last night on cut* and served notice he'i ready to mix it with the "big boys." The experienced Davlla. toughened on the American circuit
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      76 11 HAWTHORNE New Jersey, Wed. (UPI) Manuel Bant ana of Bpaln downed Stan Smith of Pasadena, California. 6-5. 6-2 under the Vass* scoring system last night to win the Sehaefer-Jayeee U557,560 round robin tournament. Santana. winning the U552,500 first prise won by 5 points to 1 under
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      122 11 SYDNEY. Wed. (Reuter) Australian cricket captain Bill Lawry. had arrived at a crisis in hi* role u skipper, cricket writer Phil Tresldder said in the Sydney "Daily; Telegraph" yesterday.• In a commentary on tfe* Australian's position fol» lowing their crushlnr second Test defeat Durban. Tresldder
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      93 11 Classified Ad. Fit EE AMERICAN STAMPS 25 different. Enc 10 e stamped addressed envelope for return po«tage Cut out thi| advertisement for one free packet only. P.O. Box 2617, Singapore. The Chairman and Dtrntovi of Far Eastern Bank Limited wish to thank The Commissioner Of Banking, all their friends, customers,
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      775 11 r TV SINGAPURA (CHANNEL I) PM 300 Opening Annets 303 General Hospital: 3JO Another Song Another Melody; 345 It's Haopeniag In SmgaBre (C>; 4.00 Housewives atinee "The Evil Of Money" (Part J of a Hokkien film); 5 o ft Close €OO Opening Annct* 6.03 Peter Potumus Show 630 News in
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    321 12 A team of experts will arrive here from India in three months time to study and survey the market potential here for joint ventures between the two countries. This was disclosed by Sir Padampat Sing, hania who arrived in Singapore for a 48-hour visit.
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    363 12 VISITING President of Lions International Mr. W. R. Bryan Has urged th« lions Clubs in Singapore to set up "Leo Clubs for youths between the ages of 15 to 21 to promote service. Mr. Bryan and his wife who arrived from Japan,
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    286 12 DIRECT from Sunny Spain comes a talented trio all ready to thrill local audiences with their flamenco dances at the Tropicana. Labelled "Sortilegio Espanol," the trio, who hare been together for a couple of years, have travelled all over the world dancing on stage
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    763 12 'Murder By Car' Appeal MR. David Marshall, counsel for an accounts clerk sentenced to death by the High Court last year when he was convicted in the "murder by car" trial yesterday submitted that his client at the most be sentenced by
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    232 12 An article in an international aviation magazine has described the people of Singapore and Malaysia as "most interesting charming, friendly, intelligent, industrious and tolerant." Writing in the latest issue of Jet Tales, Mr. A. yon Hofe, Lufthansa's Manager for Singapore. Malaysia and Brunei said: "Viewed from the point
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    132 12 A Pedestrian, Foo Meng Kuang, 62, of Craig Road, died on the spot after he collided with a motor cycle along Outram Road early yesterday morning. The motor eyclist was admitted to the General Hospital where his condition is described as satisfactory. Meanwhile, the Police
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    94 12 A taxi driver. Lim Sim Chumme, 39. reported to the Police that two youths stabbed and robbed him near the Metrooole Theatre at Maxwell Road earlv morning. Lim. of Race Course Lane, said that two vouths boarded his taxi at Guillemard Road and directed him to Maxwell
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      76 12 TIME TIDE XODAf SINGAPORE TOWN: 2.40 ajn. (9.2 ft.) 9.02 a.m. (2.2 ft.) 3.12 p.m. (8.4 ft.) 9.10 p.m. (3.5 ft.) NAVAL DOCKYARD: 2.47 (10.7 ft.) 8.30 a.m. (2.8 ft.) 3.16 p.m. (10.1 ft.) 8.48 p.m. (44 ft.). TOMORROW SINGAPORE TOWN: 3.10 a.m. (8.9 ft.), 9.54 a.m. (2.3 ft.). 4.10
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