New Nation, 24 September 1971

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  • 17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Friday evening, September 24, 1971 No. 214 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
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  • 10 1 Police reported 52 accidents yesterday. Four were serious.
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  • 133 1 The stock market was generally steady this morning. However, firm trading again centred on selective Issues. Veneer Products was the centre of interests in the Industrials. It was actively sought from $1.93 up to $2.00, a gain of 15 cents compared to yesterday's closing price of $1.85.
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  • 57 1 LATE NEWS New York, Friday. President Nixon has said that he would follow up the 90day wage-price freeze with controls that would last indefinitely, but added his administration's long-term goal is- to return to a free market economy. He said the controls would cover the entire
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  • 549 1  -  Women among group of non-citizens told to leave Republic By Pang Cheng Lian The government is to deport a number of non-citizens, including some women, for "pushing" drugs in Singapore. The women are believed to be from Australia. The government is also considering increasing the maximum
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  • 661 1 Army chief helped him, says Hong Kong paper Hong Kong, Friday Former Chinese President Liu Shao-chi, Chairman Mao's rival, escaped from house arrest in Peking on September 13, the right wing Daily Express said today. Quoting well informed sources, the Chinese-lan-guage dally said the purged state
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  • 32 1 Chang Chao, 60, was stabbed in the back by two burglars in his Tanah Merah house early today. The burglars escaped with $9O. His condition is not serious.
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  • 253 1 The Malaysian and Indonesian navies are studying how they can co-operate to combat the problems of piracy, smuggling, illegal fishing and entry in the Malacca Straits, Chief of Naval Staff Commodore Dato K. Thanabalaslngam said at Woodlands on Wednesday night "This is an area
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  • 288 1  -  By P.N. Balji School teacher Wee Meng Soo, who yesterday saved a ISvjrearold school girl from drowning, today hit out at the passers-by who sterol and watched when she fell into a swollen drain in Whitley R/>ad. He said: "There is a lack of civic consciousness
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  • 59 1 London, Friday—American actress Shirley Maclaine lost £9OOO worth of Jewellery when her home at Windsor Forest, West of London, was burgled early yesterday. It was the second robbery at the home of the 37-year-old actress in six weeks. Miss Maclalne was away at the time of the robbery.
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  • 129 1 A North Vietnamese trade delegation has arrived in Singapore to look into the possibility of setting up a permanent trade office. The North Vietnamese arrived last week. As with their previous visit in 1968, the mission is shrouded in secrecy. None of the embassies
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  • 101 1 Typhoon Bess, which swept across Taiwan yesterday with winds up to 125 mph, forced one airline to cancel its flight to Singapore and delayed another for over six hours. People who turned up at Singapore Airport last night to greet friends arriving by China Airline Caravelle
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  • 30 1 Tel Aviv. Friday—lsraeli troops killed one Arab guerrilla infiltrator from Jordan and captured a second yesterday, a military spokesman said. No Israeli casualties were reported in the clash.
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  • 32 1 Water consumption yesterday was 96.7 million gallons* a drop of 2.3 million gallons from Wednesday's figure. Rainfall at Macßitchie Reservoir was 3.43 in, Peirce 1.93 in. and Seletar 1.18 in.
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  • 213 2 Sin Ming Road residents, who complained last year about air pollution, now face another menace muddy flood waters entering their kitchens. They have been facing this problem for the past three months because of the laying of sewerage mains In the area. During
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  • 78 2 The MP for Thomson, Mr. Ang Nam Piau, will declare open the "Keep Singapore Pollution Free Campaign" in his constituency pn October 2 at 8 p.m. at the Kampong San Teng Community centre, Upper Thomson Road. Inspection tours cumcompetitions and free film snows will be held in conjunction
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  • 25 2 A three-day exhibition of Chinese paintings and calligraphy by Mr. Chang Tan Nung will be held at Cuscaden House Conference Room starting tomorrow.
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  • 231 2  -  By Herbert Teo The soft, swaying "sounds of Tahiti" left several passengers at the Singapore Airport without porters last night. The porters downed bags temporarily and, as though attracted by the Pied Piper's tune, flocked round the Tahitian dance troupe Tiara Apehati to listen
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  • 222 2 University of Singapore Students' Union leaders have decided not to hold any more demonstrations in support of three students who were suspended from lectures for ragging a professor's daughter. 1 Union president, Mr. Hira Singh yesterday told an audience of about 700 students
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  • 49 2 The Singapore Polytechnic Engineering Society will hold Its annual Technocrats Nlte tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Hyatt Hotel's Crystall Ballroom. The guest of honour will be Mr. D.J. Brufford, chief engineer of the Singapore Traction Company, who is also the patron of the society.
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  • 237 2 Nine South Vietnamese educationists will leave Singapore tomorrow after a 10-day study-tour of local institutions of higher learning. Leading the group is Mr. Phan Van Huu, the librarian of the Cantho University, who is also a member of the faculty of pedagogy. Mr. Huu today said: "Our
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  • 335 2  -  Occupancy rate slumps By Peter Ong Singapore's major hotels are facing a crisis most are complaining of very low occupancy rates. And the blame has been put on the smaller hotels, which are said to be offering big discounts and low rates to tourists. As
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  • 56 2 The Parliamentary Secretary (Culture), Mr. Sha'ari Tadin, will officiate at the opening of a special preview of "Group 71 Art Exhibition" on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. The week-long exhibition, organised by the Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya, is to be held at the Malay Art Gallery, North
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  • 45 2 The women's activities' group of the Presbyterian Church in Orchard Road will hold a charity ball in aia of Tampines Home, on October 15 at the SnangriLa Hotel. Tickets at $25 per head are obtainable from Mrs. Farnum at *****1.
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  • 452 2 Singapore's planners must develop "predictive" skills to understand and anticipate the developers' requirements for Jurong in the future. This is because the industrialisation programme is still in a developing stage where it is governed by many still unknown factors and considerations. Mr. Fong Tiew Weng,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 170 2 weather! Temperatures in world cities yesteraay: Jakarta 88-78 Kuaia Lumpur 86-74 Bangkok 92-78 Hong Kong 86-77 Manila 90-75 Taipeh 83-78 Naha 86 81 Seoul 75-70 Tokyo 77 66 New York 69-58 Moscow 63-48 London 72-54 Paris 77-55 Sydney 78-55 Melbourne 69-53 Canberra 65-44 Perth 57-47 Singapore The weather forecast from
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  • 232 3 Tbe Bar Owners' Association has asked more than 60 of its members to boycott a certain brandy. Its president. Mr. Lim Tsu Kang, and several of the committee members are said to have visited various bars asking their owners to comply with the boycott.
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  • 52 3 The president of the Junior Chamber of Singapore, Mr. John S. Y. Tan, will Induct 20 new members at a ceremony today at the King's Hotel, Havelock Road. This intake, recruited during a membership drive held between May to August, brings the total Jaycee membership strength to
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  • 36 3 Dr. K. Weinschenk, a lecturer from the Institute of Educationally Handicapped Children, University of Munich, will speak on special paedagogical technology for teaching handicapped children at the Association for Retarded Children, Margaret Drive, today.
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  • 34 3 The New Zealand Trade Commissioner, Mr. W. Shephera wixl present prizes to the winners of the semifinals of Nestie's Ideai Cook Contest at the Hotel and Catering Training Scnool, Nassim Hill, tomorrow.
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  • 30 3 The MP for Telok Blangah, Mr. N. Govindasamy will be the guest of honour at a musical evening of the Victoria School on Saturday at the school's hall.
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  • 382 3  -  By Wee Beng Huat For the past 18 years, the Leong family in Naval Base had always stayed under one roof but when one of the children was injured during the Anderson Secondary School blast, the family had no choice but to split up.
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  • 487 3 Dr. Tai outlines board's aims The chairman of the Adult Education Board, Dr. Tai Chen Hwa, today called- for closer co-operation from the public and private sectors so that the board can initiate more programmes to serve Singapore's economic and industrial needs. "As adult education
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  • 96 3 Ipoh, Friday A total of 8742 pupils dropped out after primary education in Perak, the State Deputy Director of Education, Mr. R.D. Naidu, said He said this m a paper presented at a one-day seminar attended by assistant organisers of schools. Mr. Naidu said that out of a
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  • 209 3 The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tan Teck Khim, will review his first parade at the Police Academy this afternoon and will prese nt commendation certificates to 28 officers. Among the recipients are two assistant superintendents and three inspectors— ASP Lau Chee Kwong, ASP Joseph Chong
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  • 19 3 A four-aay exhibition of paintings, organised by St. Anarew's Mission Hospital, opens toaay at Victoria Memorial Hall.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 100 3 At the cinema Jurong Drive-In: The Comet Strikes (Mand.) 7, 9.30. Cathay: Doctor in Trouble 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.30. Orchard: Lawrence of Arabia 12, 4, 8. Odeon: The Cheyenne Social Club 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.30. Lido: Lion in Winter 2.30, 6.15, 9.15. Capitol: Duel for Gold (Mand.) 1.30, 4. 6.45,
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  • In Person
    • 365 4 Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 AT LEAST, tourists to Malaysia need no longer fret about making their own travel arrangements. Here In Singapore to do the job for them is the Malaysia Tourist Information Office, hlch held Its opening ceremony and cocktail reception at
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  • 354 4  -  EDUCATION By Patrick de Souza The Ministry of Education has appointed a high-rantting official to liaise with the Singapore Teachers' Union concerning service conditions of its members, according to ttte latest issue of a union publication, the Mentor. The acting deputy secretary, Mr. Henry
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  • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
    • 273 4 What the other papers are saying: THE PANMUNJOM MEETING: War broke out on the Korean Peninsula in 1950 tearing It Into South Korea and North Korea. The war ended In 1953 with the Panmunjom meetings coming Into being. Over the past years various quarters. Including the U.N.
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    • 227 4 SALUTE TO READERS HELPING THE POOR: To show concern and help others is a lofty virtue. Particularly in a society which is built on individualism and mammonlsm, such selfless gesture is all the more admirable! When one opens the few Chinese newspapers in Singapore and Malaysia
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    • 220 4 FROM GERAKAN TO KEMAS: The formation of the Partal Keadilan Masharakat (Social Justice Party) to be known in short as Kemas will enhance the development of democracy in Malaysia. This new party which is being organised by a breakaway group from the Gerakan la a multiracial party which
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    • 148 4 AFTER 13 MONTHS OF CEASEFIRE: It seems that the Middle-East is again faced with the threat of open war with the breach in the last two days by both sides of the latest ceasefire between Egypt and Israel which had lasted for 13 months. We cannot predict what
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    • 139 4 SILAT GAYONG: Not long ago in this column we made a suggestion that the art of silat gayong be divorced from the spiritual and religious rites that accompany it so that it could be popularised among people of all rates in this country. Recently, whether directly or indirectly,
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  • 573 5 IN THE U.N. New Nation Foreign Service New York, Friday A British proposal to postpone debate on the Korean question until next year's session of the General Assembly was adopted yesterday by the UN Steering Committee, by 13 votes against nine, with two
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  • 353 5 President Sheares will launch the Chinese YMCA "Buildings for Progress" capital fund campaign at a dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel tonight. About 600 people are expected to attend the dinner organised by the Chinese YMCA as part 01 its week-long silver jubilee celebrations. Members and
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  • 39 5 New York, Friday.—More than five tons of frozen swordfish from Taiwan, found to be contaminated with mercury, have been destroyed under a court order obtained by the federal government, US attorney, Mr. Whitney North Seymour, said yesterday.
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  • 162 5 Mr. Anwar Siraj, 22, a final year social science student and former president of the University of Singapore Students' Union, will attend the Asia and Pacific Student Leaders' Programme in the United States. He has been selected as Singapore's representative for the 70-day programme organised
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  • 297 5 The Singapore Professional Centre will hold a forum on the role of the professions in society at the University of Singapore tonight. Speakers will be Dr. R. Hassan, a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Singapore; Dr. Lee Soo Ann, an economist; Dr. Arthur Lim, the past
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  • 335 5 Two experts on architecture yesterday spotlighted the question of cost and priority behind Mr. Tay Kheng Soon's proposal for separating pedestrian and vehicular traffic. They are Dr. VJB. Torrance, head of the Department of Building, Faculty of Architecture at the University of Singapore
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 443 6  -  10,000 troops 'demobbed' every year From Soehar]ono In Jakarta Reuter INDONESIA Indonesia has begun to demobilise to 10,000 troops each year and to replace their guns with shovels and picks to help Improve public services. The scheme started earlier this year. A total of
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    • 518 6  -  No Red resistance to army offensive From Alan Dawson United Press International CAMBODIA Cambodia's threepronged offensive to "liberate" the country's 11th largest city has progressed smoothly against no determined Communist resistance. Military "experts" who predicted heavy fighting in the 47-palle push to Kompong Thorn, 78
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    • 363 6  -  From Stewart Hensley AMERICA President N i x on's decision on the next round of American troop withdrawals from Vietnam is probably the most critical yet, since it will involve cutting rather close to the bone. US ground forces in South Vietnam will
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    • 237 6 SINGAPORE The leadership of the re-activated Workers' Party comes from a wide cross-section of the community. The 14-man executive council includes lawyers, teachers, businessmen, clerks, a salesman, a building contractor, a structural designer, a book publisher and a taxi-driver. The two lawyers are Mr.
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    • 418 6  -  From K.C. Thaler RUSSIA East European diplomats, quietly amused or gratified at Russia's pre-occupa-tion with China are telling the following story against their ally: Soviet party leader Leonid Breshnev is awakened in the middle of the night by his key aide with the
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    • 547 6  -  Canada to relay message to China From Hedley Burrell The Washington Post SOUTH KOREA South Korea has asked Canadian officials to make clear to China that Seoul plans no military alliance with Japan. The Canadians were asked to relay any Chinese reaction to the
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  • 66 7 Some of the former 300 employees of the Han Jin Company who worked in South Vietnam occupy the Korean Airlines office in Seoul after they stormed into its lobby and started a fire. They rioted for four hours demanding that allegedly outstanding pay for them be
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  • 25 7 Colombo, Friday.—Floods in Ceylon left thousands of people homeless yesterday. Rivers have been swollen by heavy monsoon rains in the last few days.
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  • 327 7 But party supports government Reuter London, Friday Leftwing Labour MP, last night made Primfe Minister Edward Heath abruptly end his speech on Northern Ireland in the House of Commons to force a protest vote against British policy in the troubled province. On a technical
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  • 327 7 Reuter Washington, Friday Senator Henry Jackson, a Democrat from Washington said yesterday there was evidence that Egypt was preparing for an invasion across the Suez Canal in November or December. He did not cite the source of his information, but told the Senate Egypt
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  • 172 7 Reuter Barcelona, Friday Passengers took to the lifeboats when fire broke out on the 7172ton Danish cruise ship Dana Sirena off Malaga yesterday, but they got back aboard again when the fire was put out by the crew. Port officials said there
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  • 55 7 Tel Aviv, Friday.—lsrael's doctors staged a two-hour protest strike yesterday against a wave of threats and attacks against pathologists by religious zealots. The Israeli Medical Association said pathologists have been roughed up, had their cars damaged and their families threatened for performing autopsies, forbidden under the
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  • 205 7 United Press International Manila, Friday A municipal court yesterday ordered the arrests of two prominent businessmen including millionaire industrialist sportsman Mr. Felipe Ysmael and six officials of a government bank because of an allegedly irregular multi-million dollar transaction. Judge David Concepclon Issued the arrest order
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  • 375 7 Viet Cong attacks expected United Press International Saigon, Friday All US forces in Vietnam will go on grey alert today because of intelligence indications that the North Vietnamese and Vietcong plan an increase in activity during the coming South Vietnamese presidential election. The grey
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  • 257 7 United Press International Belgrade, Friday Soviet leader, Mr. Leonid Brezhnev, publicly acknowledged yesterday that Yugoslavia has the right to build its own society, free from Soviet interference. But he urged Yugoslavia to align its policy more closely with the Kremlin's through "political co-opera-tion in the widest
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  • 381 8 After a series of quiet "injections" that began in June, when lawyer "Ben" Jeyaretnam and his supporters infiltrated it, the "new look" Workers' Party has at last emerged into public view and has presented the most comprehensive programme yet to be offered by any of
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  • 'WHISPERS' by ISPY
    • 64 8 A hand-out from the revamped Workers' Party describes its assistant secretary general Mr. Charlie Seow Khee Leng, as being "currently secretary" of the Pioneer Industries Employees' Union. Mr. Seow is, in fact, the secretary of the Sugar Industry branch of the PIEU. The secretary of the
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    • 126 8 The Academic Staff Union of the University of Singapore seems to be doing a good job at stimulating intellectual discussions among local dons on subjects outside their specialities but of immediate relevance to them. The latest speaker they have bagged for a tea session at the Orchid Inn,
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  • 862 8  -  SHIRI MULGAOKAR Peking, September 21 —Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Chou En-lal appeared last night in a purple button-down jacket at a dinner he gave for delegates to thQ People's Congress now meeting in Peking. This Is the
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  • Letters
    • 145 8  -  D. HIORNS Your editorial (September 20) refers to the tie and Jacket as being "status symbols" and suggests that the open neck be declared as "national dress." On the face of It, very few of us would disagree with this but are you aware that a
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    • 171 8  -  PROF. C.W. BARTHOLOMEW I refer to the letter by 'lnterested" in your paper of September 11. With regard to "Interested's" suggestion that Dr. Mallal compile In book form relevant tax decisions, I would draw his attention to Mallal's Digest of Malaysian and Singapore Case Law
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    • 114 8 Resldents of Princess Elizabeth Estate are experiencing a lot of inconvenience because of the insufficient bus service No. 173 of the U.B.C. Some commuters, especially students, have to walk to Buklt Tlmah Road to reach their destinations by means of other services (170, 171, 172) but the
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    • 407 8  -  JOSEPH TAWIE I refer to an article by Jack Foisle in your paper page 6 of September 6 in which he stated: "The Ibans share with the Chinese complaints of discrimination practised against both races by the Malays. The Malays are in the minority in Sarawak,
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    • 72 8 I am living in Singapore though I am a British citizen. I live with a friend In one of your "satellite estates." The noise made by the STC buses at night Is unbearable. This noise pollution, I believe, Is a hazard to society. Recently there was a
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    • 118 8  -  ROCKY CHAN I was utterly disgusted after seeing Love Story. The stars acted pretty well but the flim did not live up to Its expectations. Movie critics throughout the world have over-rated it. Anticipating that I would shed gallons of tears I brought an extra hankie
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    • 97 8  -  ASP FOO HEE KENG Public Relations Officer, Singapore Police Force. Singapore 2. I refer to the letter "Disgusted Scene" of September ia. The police flag is flown on top of the CID building. It has a loop at the top corner and a yard-long cord at
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • Our Heritage
    • 534 9 New Nation continues its weekly eeries of photographs of Singapore'e Motoric end cultural landmarks. Behind each ie a story of the Republics heritage which the average citizen may only know vaguely. The National Museum authorities have kindly given us permission to reproduce theee
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    • 289 9 Elgin Bridge over the Singapore River links North Bridge Road to South Bridge Road. It is a landmark for residents and visitors who often gaze from It at the junks crowding the river banks or at the city's outline etched against the sky. The present
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    • 656 9  -  'No hiding place for hammer and sickle' From Harry Trimborn The Los Angeles Times While the United States and its allies worry about the growth of Soviet naval power, the Russians are quietly pushing their programme to dominate the sea lanes of
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    • 378 9 Located at Empress Place, the Victoria Theatre was originally bljilt as a Town Hall between 1856 and 1862. The foundation stone was laid by Governor W.J. Butterworth on March 17, 1855. The Town Hall replaced an earlier one which was built in 1848 and
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  • SHOPPING
    • 464 10 DON'T seem to be < able to draw crowds to my shop/' a friend complained to me the other day. "I have tried all the gimmicks I know but to no avail. People always go to the shop opposite and I don't understand why. Es-
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  • TREND
    • 518 11  -  Tasty Chinese 'pot' dishes EATING OUT WITH WENDY HUTTON People unfamiliar with the wide variety of Chinese cooking are often surprised to learn that the Chinese have "pot" dishes that are roughly equivalent to Western casseroles. Strictly speaking, they are more similar to stews, since
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    • 632 11 irresistible smocks Economic cut-backs throw hundreds of air hostesses out of work It was a 1930 that Stephen Stimpson, a Boeing traffic manager, first had the idea of putting pretty girls aboard aircraft to reassure nervous passengers. Ever since, becoming an air hostess has been
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    • 86 11 o l J J Don't let any menu 11 dictate what you should J J (JL eat. That's why we never even bothered to print a menu. Our Chef is at your service just tell him what your liking is and he will cook up something to delight you. He's
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  • BUSINESS AND FINANCE
    • 254 12 United Press International New York, Friday A mid-afternoon rally evaporated on Wall Street late yesterday, leaving the stock market lower for the fourth consecutive session. Turnover was moderate. Selling was attributed largely to uncertainty about what steps will follow the wage-price freeze, world monetary problems,
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    • 198 12 Reuter London, Friday The market firmed selectively with sentiment aided by the settlement of the newspaper dispute. The downtrend on Wall Street and the high August unemployed figures made for some restraint. At 1500 the Financial Times Index was up 3.9 at 428.5. Oils featured following
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    • 214 12 Allied Cham AVf»f| Am Brand! Am Can Am Motan AT T A P Anaconda 82% 52 4*% 35% 42% 15% 15% Avon Pd Beth Bteel 24% Boeing 15% Caterp Trac 50% Chrysler 29% Coca-Cola 106% Control Data 52% Corn Ol Wk« 240% Dow Chem 70% Dupont 153
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    • 176 12 Shaw Brothers (Hone Kong) is likely to go public and offer shares for public subscription, according to a report in a Hong Kong newspaper. Stock market circles in Hong Kong confirmed that there was talk of this possibility. Commenting on the report, film tycoon Mr.
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    • 48 12 About 11,000 acres of land near Gedong in the First Division of Sarawak are to be developed into a pineapple plantation. The project Including a factory is estimated to cost $2 million, and when fully developed is expected to provide employment for about 2,000 workers.
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    • 1212 12 TRENDS AND MOVES IN THE MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGE COUNTERS 1979-1971 1 wk. 4 wk*. Ctodn C Price Last Divid. P/E Turn- 1 High Lew ago Stock Bayers Sellers Sale Yield over INDUSTRIALS 2.93 1.68 2.05 1.87 Allied Chocolate 1J3 1.96 1.96 6.4N 14.2 21 1.90 0.841 1.30
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    • Business Abroad
      • 162 12 London, Friday The US dollar dropped to a new low on the Brussels free market yesterday in early trading, but held firm in France, England and West Germany where the Bundesbank (Central Bank) has supported it for the past two days. In
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      • 52 12 HONG KONG: A Hong Kong trade mission left for the United States yester- day, headed by Dr. S.Y. Chung. He said one of its objectives was to encourage UJS. companies <to set up regional offices in Hong Kong because of its good banking and
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      • 90 12 TOKYO, .—Secre-tary-General of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Mr. Olivier Long has asked Minister of International Trade and Industry Mr. Kakuel Tanaka to take the initiative to propose a new Kennedy round of talks (for across-the-board tariff reduction) for the sake of maintaining the
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      • 91 12 HONG KONG: People in Peking are saving more, the People's Bank of China in the capital reported today. It published statistics showing that in the last two years savings had risen by 10.9 per cent and the num- ber of depositers in the bank by
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      • 54 12 JAKABTA: President Suharto has decreed that timber companies operating in Indonesian East Borneo pay a levy of one U.S. dollar for one cubic metre of timber drifting in the Mahakam river, Director General of Forestry Dr. Sudjarno said yesterday. The levy would be used to
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      • 38 12 NEW TORE: General Motors Corporation reports another sharp gain in car sales for the second 10-day sales period in September. Dealer sales rose to 104,801 cars against 94,285 in the previous 10-day period.
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      • 28 12 WASHINGTON: President Nixon has called a Cabinet meeting today expected to deal with the «next week's annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
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    • 311 12 Japan's export of cars in July shot-up by more than 70 per cent compared to the same month in 1969. Figures released recently by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association show that 170,068 units were exported in July, which surpassed the record of 150,000
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    • 95 12 A modern $lO million plant to manufacture cotton thread Is being set up at Pral by JP. Coats, British twine company. When completed In July next year, the plant Is expected to produce five tons of thread weekly for domestic and industrial use. J. P. Coats
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  • 431 13  -  CAMERA CORNER By WANG SU FAH There are two essential steps to produce good prints correct exposure and proper processing of roll film. The basic requirements for developing a roll of film are: A developing tank, a thermometer in Fahrenheit or Centigrade, chemicals,
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  • SPORT 1
    • 1147 13  -  [GUTTER L TALK WITH JOHN FITCH Who shall it be the first White Label whisky gold medallist champion. On Sunday at 5 pm the finalists in the first White Label whisky gold medal tournament will bowl their way through 12 games to decide the first champion.
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    • 26 13 Police 2 VC 0 VC player (white jersey) beat his rival to the ball. Pictures: Sulaiman Ismail An injured Police player A mid-field tussle...
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    • 50 14 Seoul, Friday Japanese forward R. Sugiyama tries a header in front of the Malaysian goal in the opening match of the South-East Asia pre-Olympic soccer tournament here last night. Malaysia scor- ed a stunning 3-0 win over the Mexico Olympic bronze medallists. United Press International radio picture by M.N. Yoon.
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    • 25 14 The Singapore Swimming Club is holding its third novices' swimming championships at its pool in Tanjong Rhu on Saturday, starting at 2 p.m.
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    • 27 14 The Singapore Khalsa Association is staging a tae-kwon-do demonstration today in its premises at the junction of Balestier Road and Tessensohn Road, starting at 6.45 p.m.
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    • 383 14  -  By Dennis Chia It was double Joy for C. G. W. Mole at the Fraser and Neave's sports ground yesterday. First, his team the Eastern Agencies beat the Inter Ocean Lines 3-1 at soccer to become the first winner of the Mole Cup series,
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    • 167 14 Indonesia's aces Rudy Hartono and Muljadi will not compete in the Singapore Open badminton championships next month. The Singapore Badminton Association has received a letter from the IBF naming four players as their team—Ade Chandra, Christian, Nara Sudjana and Indra Gunawan. The IBF has also promised
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    • 265 14  -  By Sonny Yap The National Sports Promotion Board, presently the caretaker body for soccer has made a ruling to prevent the mushrooming of mini-tourna-ments fr&m coming into conflict with "its calendar and requirements." A spokesman of NSPB, which is acting as the soccer controlling body,
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    • 353 15 By Blue Peter Timor Malaysia underlined her chances in the Class Two Division One mile handicap on Sunday when she did a sparkling gallop on a soft track at Bukit Timah this morning. With a riding boy in the saddle, this Dara grey strode out
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    • 86 15 London. Friday—The British Show Jumping Association last night decided that a two-fingered gesture by top British horseman Harvey Smith at a championship event last month was only a V-for-victory sign. The gesture was construed by the judges at last month's Hlckstead event as being
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    • 1438 15 Blue Peter's stable round-up Ipoh trainer Mansor Matban who saddled Sungei Wang II to capture the Perak Derby in June, has a great chance of winning his first Singapore Gold Cup with the same horse at the forthcoming meeting which begins on
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    • 1958 15 fWJ'M 1.45 CLASS 6 DIV. 3—6F BiiUJUI ($5.500 —$3,850 to winner) 1 ***** THK PEACOCK (Low Yat) Zaln 9 9.0 (d 2 +2l) Asuwadi 10 2 ***** PROGRESSIVE (Heng) Jaafar S 9-0 (same) P PMmori 1 1 ***** TOBACCO LEAP a (Leaf) Samsuri 5 9.0 (dc +l6) P
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    • 173 15 Reuter Edinburgh, Friday Peter Tupling, 21-year-old former baker's roundsman, and cigarsmoking Scot Harry Bannerman shared the* half-way lead with a six-under par total of 138 after the second round of the 10,000 sterling Wills Open golf tournament here yesterday. Tupling had one of the
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    • 58 15 The Australian hockey team, the 1968 Olympic silver medallist will play a match against Singapore at Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow at 5 p.m. The foreigners are stopping off here while on their way to compete in the World Cup championships in Spain. Admission charges for adults are
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    • 249 15 London, Friday Donald Bradman completed a double century as Australia moved into a strong position on the fourth day of the computer "test match of the century" against England here yesterday. Braaman made 222 out of Australia's second innings total of 437 which meant England needed
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    • 96 15 Mr. T. Russell has been selected to referee the international rugby match between Singapore and England at the Jalan Besar Stadium on October 3 at 5 p.m. In the other match played on the same day, Major Chris Tyler from the visiting English team has been selected
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    • 142 15 United Press International Johannesburg, Friday Springbok cricket captain All Bacher, compelled by conscience, spoke out in favour of multi-racial sport in South Africa yesterday and urged all other sportsmen to do the same. He said he had come to the conclusion that selection not
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 160 13 Photographic Contest NEW NATION 4 Camera Corner weekly photographic contest Below are the rules of the competition. It's open to all with cash prizes. Rules 1. The Contest Is open to all Singapore photographers. 2. Minimum size is 6" x 8" on glossy surface. 3. An Entry Form most be
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    • 309 14 PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DARKROOM equipments? We buy direct and sell cheap. Get convinced. Catl Nanyang Photo Suppliers. 61, Middle Road, Singapore *****6/ *****. Authorised Nikon and Leica dealers. POSITION VACANT NEW NATION is now ready to move into its next phase and needs more salesmen to help it built its
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    • 453 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD bbbb mil aaaia bbbb bbbbb hi mmmm bbbbb mmmm n bbbb *****8 BBBBBBBH urn ann an aaa bbbbb aaaaa aaaaBBBB bbbbbb 8888 8888 aaaaaa aaaßßaaa aBBB ***** HI 3888 afIBBB 31 8888 ***** aBBB ACROSS 1 Monday meal. 5 La—, Milan. 10 —the night before Chirstmas...." 14
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    • 528 15 .Cut alt* lattef i.«r< NEW NATION MONEYWORDS E' Cat eat >U jn «itl itker i FRIDAY Cit nt ill »ii aritk itker tuius Mstiai lastrectieas appear keliar. Naae (Mr./Mrs./Kits). -Cut JIMI antra l.ars CLUES FOR E-5 FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS BELOW. 1. Animal ready for 2. May pre when
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  • Back Page FRIDAY
    • 368 16  -  By Pang Guek Cheng Teamwork, hard work and a lot of patience have resulted in tiger roars, bird calls and mahjong sounds being recorded for the benefit of posterity. More than eight years of hard work by Mr. Gus Teeuwen and his wife Sonja, have gone Into
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    • 51 16 Christine Channell is a part-time photographic model, but she does not believe in just posing before the camera. She gets behind it so often these days she's now become quite a proficient shutterbug. Be sure to smile when Christine goes clicking your way!—Plc- Picture by Brian
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    • 30 16 More than 100 New Delhi prostitutes yesterday filed a petition in Allahabad High Court, Uttar Pradesh State, protesting against alleged police harassment hampering them from conducting their "professions."
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    • 392 16 UNESCO ANALYSIS It is not only what a child knows but who he knows that counts for his success at school. Who he is, where he lives and where he comes from still have an important influence on educational achievement. Despite efforts to democratise
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    • 56 16 AH FOOK: It's about time a coach of international standing is brought in to help our pathetic national hockey team. Imagine losing to a police side three days before their big match against Australia. MEI LIN: You can't blame them for not doing well in just one match.
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    • 716 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY .522? tewnely fond of home life. Nothing pleases you more or wits you better than total Involvement in domesticity—in the affaire of iponeci mn children; to the give and take with neighbours, with loved ones, places of business; in the ever-changing yet
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