New Nation, 9 January 1973

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  • 20 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, January 9, 1973 f "Xt No. 607 < Price 15 cents y SINGAPORE .TUESDAY, JANUARY 9,'1973
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  • 205 1 The share market was active for the first 45 minutes this morning. Prices were advancing on a broad front. Pan Malaysia Rubber Industries was listed this morning: No deal was recorded but buyers' quote was $440. General Lumber (Holdings) Is to be re-listed from January 16. Toshiba
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  • 291 1  -  Five hurt as cylinder explodes By Wee Beng Huat, Douglas Chan Five people were injured two of them seriously when a gas cylinder exploded on the ground floor of a three-storey shophouse in Cecil Street yesterday. The explosion tore a gaping hole in the ceiling
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  • 321 1 London, Tuesday Queen Elizabeth's daughter Princess Anne exchanged farewell kisses In public with her, boyfriend, Lieut Mark Phillips, on Sunday night, but a member of the royal family said it was too soon to say if their reported romance was the "real
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  • 44 1 Wellington, Tuesday. Police alerted Interpol today with details of a weekend theft of jewels reported to value up to US$lOO,OOO the biggest Jewel theft in New Zealand's history. The haul comprised about 600 diamond, sapphire, emerald, andruby rings and many unmounted stones.
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  • 326 1 ™*aay, i Deteno-e Secretary Melvin Laird said yesterday- that even if the Paris peace talks fail, it would still be possible to end completely the American military involvement in the Indo-China war if US prisoners are released. He said the Vietnamisation programme was.virtually
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  • 75 1 Buenos Aires, Tuesday.— A Paraguayan river boat returning from a gambling casino in Paraguay caught Are and sank yesterday, leaving at least 38 people missing. The Argentine coast guard said the 45-year-old boat sank in the Parana river as it was approaching Posadas. 689 miles north
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  • 53 1 Canberra, Tuesday.—The Government is to prevent trade in mammals, birds and reptiles in danger of worldwide extinction, the Attorney-General, Senator Lionel Murphy, said here yesterday. Australian endangered species included the Tasmanlan tiger, bandicoots, wombats, rat kangaroos, wallabies, parakeets, parrots, the western whip bird, the helmeted honey-eater and
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  • 173 1 Reuter Warsaw, Tuesday, A former secretary-general of the Polish Boxing Association and four other leading officials will go on trial today on charges of embessllng funds meant for feeding Poland's Olympic boxers, it was reported here. The trade .union daily Olos Pracy said the exsecretary, identified
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 355 2 Sequel to murder of pickpocket A gangland war threatens Chinatown following yesterday's killing ot a man described by police as the leader of a gang of pickpockets. Yap Ah Chye, 45, father of two. described by police as a secret society member and
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  • 245 2 37.5 p.c. more robberies in 1970 The crime rate in 1970 rose by 0.71 per cent or an increase of 139 cases over the previous year's figure of 19,696, according to the latest police annual report released yesterday. Robberies increased by 37.5 per cent or
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  • 38 2 The Kampong Kapor Community Centre will Jiold their second Yeo Toon Chia International and Chinese Chess Championship from Feb. 10 to March 3. Entries forms are available from the centre. Closing date is Jan. 27.
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  • 321 2  -  By Bharathi Mohan The Inter national Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) today accused shipowners from developed countries of exploiting seamen from developing countries by playing off one against the other. In a statement backing the Singapore Organisation of Seamen's (SOS), wage dispute with shipowners,
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  • 13 2 Mr. Ang Swee Nam has been elected president of Singapore Adventurers' Club.
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  • 264 2 If 60 aspiring girls do not know the secret, Mrs. Yvonne Alaers (left), the chief flight stewardess of Belgian Airways Boeing 707 fleet, will let them into It. "It is the smile," said Mrs. Alaers, flashing her own which has kept her airborne
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  • 321 2 More than 80 couples were told yesterday how family planning can reduce the dilemma of unemployment, inadequate food and shelter and the eventual neglect of education. Mostly newly-weds In their early, twenties, the couples were attending a talk on family planning by Mr. Wong Tip
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    • 62 2 WE ARE NOW AT MEZZANINE FLOOR, HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL, CAVENAGH ROAD/KRAMAT LANE, OFF ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE 9. TEL: *****5 *****5 BUSINESS AS USUAL FROM TODAY r.r 1 LU m 4 FAMOUS SZBCMUAN CHtFS FROM TAIWAN "OiNUINK SZCCHUAN A LA CARTE" and "SZSCHUAN TIM SUM" "SZECHUAN NOODLE" ond "SZECHUAN PORRIDOE" NOOOU
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 491 2 HRPPEmncs "Tool™ The Y TEENS CLUB will Outram Road Centre at hold a committee meeting 7 p.m. at the *WCA ffentre. Out- Registration for the ram Road, at 5.30 pjn. Adult Education Board's Mrs. M. Chan will demon- LANGUAGE CLASSES for strate tne art of VELVET this year will be
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  • 496 3 Varsity survey tells all Singapore women are a modest lot. Many of them find jokes on sex embarrassing, avoid educating their daughters on sex, dig, like being examined by male doctors. Even with their husbands they are bashful. About 43 per cent dont
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  • 200 3 The sense of social responsibility must shift from the family to tfce nation, Mrs. Ann Wee, head of the Social Work and Administration Department at the University of Singapore. said last night She said: "People look to their nation, not to their kin,
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  • 63 3 The body of the woman found floating in the sea off Clifford Pier yesterday has been Identified as that of Tan Wai Chun. 20 —a former student of Paslr Panjang School. Her younger sister who identified her at the mortuary this morning said that Wai Chun was
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  • 227 3 2000 make way for flats in village The Government is re-housing some 2000 residents from 514 families in the Potong Pasir area to make way for the building of flats. Those who are on temporary occupying -licences (TOL) have been resettled in flats in the Whampoa
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  • 179 3 The newly-formed Commercial Investigations Section of the Customs Special Branch has completed its biggest case with the recovery of $60,000 in duty and composition fine from a furniture firm recently. The sum is in addition to the $2 million the Customs recovered from
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  • 510 3  -  Hornets in a nutshell By Rav Dhaliwal These are the "killer" hornets that have claimed 10 lives over the last five years an average of two a year. In the same period, there have been some 80 reported cases oi hornet stings with the unreported
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  • 33 3 Professor Wu Teh Yao, professor of political science. University of Singapore, will speak at the Rotary Club of Singapore's luncheon meeting at 12.45 p.m. tomorrow at the Mandarin Hotel's Function Room.
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    • 128 3 PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY PRIVATE SECRETARIAL TRAINING WITH WORKING EXPERIENCE M Few places still left for recently advertised Accountancy Course. Registration is now open for another full-time morning course. For those already working, a new "HOPES EXAM-PACK COURSE" is available, incorporating cassettes, programmed training and intensive refresher sessions. This Course prepares students
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    • 113 3 Cellini shirts are tailored to the highest standards of male elegance reflecting the opulent masculinity of the golden age. In design,cut and fashion detailing Cellini shirts unfold an entirely new fashion excitement.' Cellini... the international shirt for our times am RS as V > WL sl- •*< si mm m
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 147 3 weather Temperatures In world cities yesterday: Jakarta 35-25 C Kuala Lumpur 32-23 C Bangkok 31-18 C Hong Kong 18-15 C Manila 32-19 C Talpdi 16-13 C Nana 19-18 C Seoul 6 -0 o. Tokyo 12- 6C London 6-2 C Paris 3-0 C New York mir>« 4 minus 11C Sydney 23-18
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  • In Person
    • 397 4 THE YUASA BARRACKS Community Centre took on the looks of a "fairyland" with twinkling coloured lights, as prominent members of the constituency sat down to dinner to mark the seventh anniversary of the centre. Chairman of the centre's management committee MR. KOH KIAT NAM, and
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    • 62 4 I I DON'T MISS DEAR ROS I Problems of all kinds get an astute and understanding answer In Dear Ros In New Nation every Monday. Ros dispenses wisdom and Just plain common-sense In providing help for the loye-lorn, lonely and all kinds of people who hate all sorts of problems.
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  • 286 5 Traditional methods of education are failing the children of SouthEast Asia, warned Dr. Donald Horst, in the first issue of the Regional Centre for Education Innovation and technology (INNOTECH) newsletter. nr. Horst said: "it has been estimated that if we continue to use conventional
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  • 104 5 The Adult Education Board is organising a course to prepare students for the Final Elective Subjects Examination of the Institute of Business Administration to be held in November. The three-term course will be conducted in the evenings, commencing on February 12 at the St. Joseph's Institution AEB Centre,
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  • 130 5 All male employees who Joined the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore after April 1 last year are required to register for national service. Under a gazette notification last Tuesday, they must register themselves at the National Service Registration Centre, Central Manpower Base, Tanelin. This requirement does not
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  • 15 5 Mr. Koh Seow Chuan has been elected president of the Singapore Stamp Club.
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  • 114 5 Mr. B.V. Bezrukavnikov, the Russian Ambassador to Singapore, yesterday opened a photographic exhibition at the National Library auditorium to mark the USSR's 50th anniversary. Over 100 prints depicting industry, culture, games, landmarks, festivals, technology and the Russian people are on display. Among those attending were members of the
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  • 136 5 The giant oil tanker, Shoen Mam (above), which wax involved In a collision with a freighter off the Karlmen Islands 10 days ago, Is now In Singapore for repairs. The 105,000-ton tanker arrived on Saturday at the Keppel Shipyard. According to a spokesman for Keppel Shipyard,
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  • 151 5 Mr. Lee Yiok Seng, Member of Parliament for Buklt Parijang, last night urged the public to cooperate closely with the police to preserve the peace of the community. "This is the responsibility of every citizen in an inSingapore." he said. Mr. Lee w3s speaking at
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  • 633 5 Expert's tips on avoiding accidents in the home Many a lucky person escapes injury daily in unsafe acts. An American engineering safety expert, Mr. Donald Vaughan said: "For every injury there are many unsafe acts with no Injury. Cutting with knives is an
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  • 135 5 BASKETBALL: Interconstituency tournament Ponggol v Nee Soon, Joo Chlat v Jurong (Bukit Tim ah C.C.), Kg. Übl v Tlong Bahru, Telok Blangah v Jalan Besar (Kuo Chuan C.C.). v SOCCER: SBHFL Div 1: Rollei y Pools, Imperial Hotel v Hongkong Bank (Both matches at Jalan Besar stadium 5.15
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  • 52 5 Twenty representatives from the OISCA International, Tokyo, (The Organisation for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement) will arrive in Singapore on Sunday for a two day goodwill visit. Among them are five municipal counsellors, six presidents qf leading Indus trial establishments and four directors of OISCA, Technical
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 315 5 Qui* object No. 160 Despatch rider wins $15 Last Thursday's quiz photograph showed some strips of cabbage. The first prize of $15 goes to Mr. Abdul Muttalib, a despatch rider, of Jalan Ladang. His entry was the first correct one opened by the Editor last night. The next correct answers
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 1030 6  -  From Bill Hazlett Washington Post THE U S They call him "Big Red" and he rims ojie of the toughest prisons in the United States. Louis Sander Nelson is warden of San Quentin Prison, the crumbling fortress housing more
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    • 866 6  -  From William Drummon Los Angeles Times BANGLADESH The fences around the Soviet compound here are patrolled by Soviet sailors clad in' bright blue shirts and shorte and carrying submachine guns. Inside Jetty Number 1 there are 800 Soviet sailors who operate a fleet
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    • 309 6  -  By By a Special Writer SINGAPORE Singapore continues to captivate visitors. "A paradise on earth," said Indian lawyer and writer, Mr. Gurpam S. Thir. A widely travelled expolitician (he was active in the AllIndia Congress Committee in the 50s), Mr. Thir is now on
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    • 373 6 VOICE OF THE PRESS What other Newspapers are saying: OUR TRADE .RELATIONS WITH EEC The entry of Britain, Ireland and Denmark to the EEC on New Year's Day has increased its membership to nine and transformed it into the world's largest economic and trade grouping with a
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  • 185 7 United Press International London, Tuesday Three commissioners appointed by Prime Minister Edward Heath began a week-long survey of the meat industry yesterday to iind out why many British housewives can no longer afford roast beef for Sunday dinner. Beef prices touched new
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  • 266 7 Reuter Paris, Tuesday A Cambodian student was shot dead and 20 others were wounded during sword and gun fights between rival Cambodian political groups at Paris University. The battle started on Sunday night when about 30 youths swinging sabres stormed the Cambodian student
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  • 327 7 United Press International Moscow, Tuesday The Soviet Union fired an unmanned Luna 21 probe toward the moon yesterday, ending a near year-long respite from lunaf exploration. Western space experts said the* crait could be an attempt to successfully return to earth the Soviet
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  • 43 7 Managua, Tuesday.— The wreckage of quake-torn Managua suffered another earthquake yesterday, but no new damage was reported. A spokesman said: "It was very strong but lasted only a few seconds" Its strength was not measured on the Rlchter scale.
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  • 37 7 New York, Tuesday.— UN Secretary General Dr. Kurt Waldheim announced yesterday the appointment of ambassador J. B. P. Maramls of Indonesia as executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE).
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  • 34 7 Washington, Tuesday. President Nixon yesterday selected Mr. U. Alexis Johnson, the nation's highest ranking career diplomat, to be the U.S. negotiator In the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks fSALT) with the Soviet Union.
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  • 225 7 Bangkok, Tuesday. Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew meets Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and other Thai leaders today for talks on the survival of South-East Asian countries as independent states after US pullout from the region. The talks will be held at
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  • 401 7 'Clear responsibility to intervene* Sydney, Tuesday Prime Minister Gough Whitlam came under further pressure today to intervene in the boycott of US ships by Australian maritime unions. v Mr. Whitlam has been silent on the boycott since it began on Dec. 29 in protest against
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  • 216 7 Belfast, Tuesday. An Ulster policeman narrowly escaped an assassination attempt early yesterday, bringing a relatively peaceful weekend in Northern Ireland to a violent end. The policeman, off duty and driving his own car along a road in Armagh. 2b miles (40 km) southwest of Belfast, suddenly spotted
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  • 166 7 United Press International New York, Tuesday.—A fire swept, a three-storey building in the Fitsburgh's West End yesterday killing five children and injuring two adults. The victims were identified as Aaron Moran, 2, his sister Tonya, 4, John Thurmond, 12, and his sisters Tammie, 8,
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  • 369 8 ,Civic consciousness is still alive in Singapore after all. The tremendous response to the newly-formed People's Scholarship Fund is strong evidence that Singaporeans are concerned about helping their less fortunate fellow citizens in the country. Started only two months ago Jointly by the Citizens' Consultative
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  • 171 8 by ISPY A visitor to London will have little difficulty finding out why Britain has lo§t much of the glory of its Empire days. A colleague was told this story in London by a British •journalist who was most disillusioned with the trade unions there. The British
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  • 1181 8  -  GERALD de CRUZ Dr. Harold Hinton, who has written several books on modern China, was extremely reassuring on the subject of China arid South-East Asia in a talk he gave at the Singapore University last Saturday, stressing that our region
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  • Letters
    • 98 8 Last weekend, I happened to pass by a lavatory at Woodland Road 14 m.s.. adjacent to some provision shops and outside the Woodland Old People's Home. There is no water supply in this lavatory as the waterpipes have' been damaged or broken. It has not been maintained for
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    • 82 8 I will be going for Reservists In Camp Training from February to early March. I am an employee of a statutory board and I would like to know whether I would be getting a full month's salary from my employer while I am on training. Also
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    • 139 8 We have now been in Singapore for four weeks and have enjoyed our stay very much but with no thanks to the bus drivers. We have travelled considerably in other parts of the world on public transport, but have never experienced such reckless driving by
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    • 118 8 It has always been the case that whenever a holiday falls on a Sunday the following day Is considered a public hoiday. Our Chinese New Year this year falls on Saturday and Sunday and I would very much like to know whether the Government is going
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    • 119 8  -  JERRY, SU, MAT, LEY I refer to the replv ?iven to me by Lim Heng Tow, PRO of RTS (NN, January 4). If the show commenced at 5.30 p.m., as scheduled, then I must surely add that the receptionist at the desk on that particular evening must
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    • 130 8 There have been a tew letters published in the last three weeks regarding the Singapore Telephone Board. The incidents mentioned in some of the letters have also happened to me. and I am quite sure, to many other people too. It is my opinion that much can
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    • 146 8  -  CHNG POH TIONG Most of us are aware of the Increasing cost of living. Is this a side-effect of a higher standard of living? A drink used to cost five cents. Now it is 10 cents. A bowl of mee used to cost 20 cents or
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    • 83 8 Will the ROV or Associated Bus Services authorities do something to Improve the running of service No. 147? Everyday commuters have to wait for at least half an hour for the bus. Then, one.. .two.. .three... buses appear at the same time. To cite an
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 3556 9 Fears of a Red t >•» attack on the way down south A friend's Invitation to join him on an overland trip from Bangkok to Singapore proved too tempting to resist. Robert had been working in Bangkok with a regional organisation for the past two years. His
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  • SHOPPING
    • 988 10 rpHE new year has been with us for over a week now. And it is time for us to have a look at our homes and maybe make a few changes here and there to make 1973 a better year to live ip. For some
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    • 31 10 For fashionable presents and up to date household utensils at moderate prices please call at PHUANG CO. 1 5. Change Aiiey (Fixed Price Shop) where the latent des'gns are always ao.labie
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    • 105 10 A -"Syr ASSOCIATES PTE. LTD. 375 New Bridge Rood, Tel: ***** Singapore 2. Importers Distributors of a wide selection of Fine Quality Wallpapers. Also available Ridgeway 100% Wool Tufted Carpets. Workittanship for. Installation is Fully Guaranteed. PEOPLES i 1 I isit us iiml see the complete range of Chinese merchandise
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    • 25 10 TUTT Exquisitely deelgned and coloured Kashmir Wocrflen Stoics bond-woven and mod* from pure goat wool. WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS DvtfKOJ Delivery con be orronged excluding Postooe.
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    • 278 10 5 X DIAMONDS AT WHOLESALE PRICES! We have recentiy received a large shipment of diamonds from Belgium and England. In connection with our diamond promotion, we are offering them at wholesale prices. These stones vary in weight from i to 4 carats and are being displayed in v our windows.
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  • TREND
    • 1020 11 Tokyo, Tuesday Tall, trim and attractive, Sanae Ota is one of 10 why Tokyo Tanker Company is facing a mutiny. The grumblings are not coming from below decks, but from the wives of officers on supertankers in which 24-year-old Sanae and nine other girls
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    • 263 11  -  yoga a ki TAN CHUNG LEE Last week, we discussed the side bend. Today, we will perform a complementary exer- cise—the BACKWARD BEND. There are two variations to this. First sit on your heels and place your fingertips on floor at your sides. Slide your arms
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    • 410 11 A bravely smiling Princess Muna (right), 31 year old divorced wife of Jordan's King Hussein arrived unexpectedly in London last week with two of her four children. She is said to be returning the boys. Prince Abdullah, 10, and Prince Feisal, nine, to school in
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 662 12 General Lumber (Holdings) is to acquire the whole of the issued capital of General Veneer and Plywood Corporation (M). The purchase price has been set at $7 million which will be satisfied by the Issue of 7 million new shares in General Lumber to
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    • 132 12 The Straits Times Press (Malaya) is to make a three-for-two scrip issue raising the paid-up capital from $13.77 million to $34.4 million. This issue will not rank for the final dividend of 30 per cent—five points up on last time which will be paid to the shareholders
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    • 162 12 Haw Par Brothers International la all aet to move Into Japan in a big way. Aa first step ft whollyowned- subsidiary known as HaarPar (Japan) has been Incorporated In Hong Kong and arrangements have been made to make available an initial sum
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    • 67 12 London, Tuesday.—More people are buying stocks and shares in Britain. The value of Stock Exchange turnover In ordinary shares soared by 50 per cent last year from nearly £13.5 billion to a record of over £20 billion. Deals In shares throughout the year totalled a
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    • 522 12 North Borneo Timbers has suffered a further fall in pre-tax profits in the first half of 1972-73, but appears to have been successful in partially checking the slide. For the six months ended November 1972, per-tax profits are 9 per cent
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    • 284 12 Central Securities (Holdings) has achieved pre-tax profits of |3.17 million In the half year ended November 1972. More than 80 per cent of this comes from sales of Investments. Pre-tax profits for the corresponding half year amounted to $569,274, or Just under one fifth of the
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    • 31 12 Kuwait, Tuesday. Kuwait yesterday signed a general agreement on participation with two oil firms operating on its territory British Petroleum (BP) and Gulf Oil, it was officially announced here.
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    • 114 12 London, Tuesday—Overdrafts will cost more In Britain than at any time since the First World War. Britain's biggest bank, Barclays with 5,000 outlets, announced last week a 1 per cent rise in its base rate. This takes the rate up to BV4 per cent and means
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    • 248 12 Tokyo, Tuesday.—Japan's exports in December reached an all-time monthly record of U552,215 billion on a letter of credit basis, the Bank of Japan announced last week. f It was an increase of US$299 billion or 15.5 per cent over December, 1971. The previous monthly
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    • 33 12 Rio De Janeiro, Tuesday —China is interested in taking up to 200,000 metric tons of Brazilian sugar ymr. the president of the Bazllian Association of Exporters said yesterday.
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    • 140 12 Mr. Gerry Bulford has been appointed director of Vacations Unlimited, a tour company set up last month to organise and market package holiday tours abroad. Also appointed is tours manager, Mr. Tan Hock Chuan who will co-ordinate and set-up tour packages, initially in South-east Asia and Australia and later
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    • 173 12 The Ocean Steam Ship Company—parent of Mansflelds and a sizable shareholder In Straits Steamship —will change its name from mid January to Ocean Transport and Trading. Explanlng the reasons for the change Mr. J. Lindsay Alexander, chairman of the company says: "Since 1965 the scope of the
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    • 317 12 Basle, Tuesday—Uncertainties surrounding the Italian lira and British pound sterling are causing troubles for the setting up of the European Monetary co-operation Fund ordered by the E.E.C. summit meeting in Paris last October, central banking sources said here last week-end. The
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    • 58 12 Tokyo, Tuesday. The American dollar g&lned strength in relation to the Japanese yen in the Tokyo foreign exchange market yesterday. The dollar for overnight delivery c'osed at 302 M yen per dollar, up from Saturday's close of 501.65 yen per dollar. Trading was .light, with
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    • 201 12 Electronics and Engineering has been awarded Asia's biggest sound system eontract worth an estimated $0.5 million by the National Stadium Corporation of Singapore. The contract Is for the supply and Installation of sound reinforcement equipment conforming to a specially-designed sophisticated sound system at
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  • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
    • 57 12 Closing prices (in yen) yesterday: Nippon Steel 172 Nippon Kokan 179 Toray Ind 240 Nippon Express 223 Tokyo Shiba ura Electric 160 Hitachi 273 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. 268 Kobe Steel 140 IJLI 231 Nlsshin Steel 135 Tajlri Klkal Kogyo 245 The Nankai Worsted Spinning 143 Showa Aircraft Ind. 1280
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    • 202 12 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday: Paribas 211 (213) Indochtae 268.50 (269.40) Fonder 401 (396) printemps 158.50 (154.50) C.GJS. 465 (457) Bull 73.10 72.60) Royal Dutch 198 (199.90) Mlchelin 1765 (1768) Thomson 177.10 (162.50) CFJP. 211.00 212.50) Rhone 169.20 <169 JO) Air 337JO (332.10) PhMlps 91.70 (90.60) Suez 363 (355)
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    • 267 12 Price* at 11 JO «j n. today (Australian time): A baleen 10 12 do opts nil 07 AOD 10 ml V Alktate nil 35 4 Amad 08% 09% Aurora 16 17 v do opts 04 05■ Aust Ant 10 11 Bamboo nil 10 Beach 50 nil Bounty OU 01%
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    • 217 12 Alean A1 29 Allied Cben A11U Ctx 12% Alcoa 58% Am Cu 80% AT ft T 68% A P Ammodt 21% At Rlchfld 76% Bath Steel Boeing 26% BOIM O U% Burroughs 227% Caterp Tn W% Cbryilcr 42% Coca-Cola. 148 OoU*te ®T% Cotxtl OU 42% Control Data 68%
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    • 36 12 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday 30 industrials x-1047.86 (up 0.37). 30 transport 334.66 (off 0.54). 15 utilities 130.40 (off 0.09), 65 stocks 333.91 (off 0.17). (X-1973-73 high)
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    • 114 12 United Press International New York, Tuesday. Stocks prices traded In a narrow range yesterday as investors took some profits following the recent steep rise in prices on the New .York Stock exchange. Trading was moderate. The final volume totalled 16,840,000 shares compared to 19,330,000
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    • 121 12 Tokyo, Tuesday.—Price* on the Tokyo Stock Exchange continued to advance In early post-holiday trading yesterday, with giant-capital stocks and blue chips leading the way. By mid-day, the TBE price Index climbed 1.64 to 409.07 In the first section and 1.42 to 407.68 in the
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    • 110 12 As expected the share market took a pronounced dip daring the morninr yesterday, but this was swiftly corrected as the day progressed. However, on balance many industrials, hotels and properties declined. In cautions trading, volume eased to 2.3 million shares valued at $117 million. Cycle and Carriage which
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  • 474 14 comino to grips i i_ From word of forthcoming events planned by martial arts organisation in Singapore, this year will prove to be an exciting one for both spectators and exponents. The Singapore Karate Association apparently leads the way with the first major undertaking of the year—the
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  • 385 14 London, Tuesday. The appointment of Bernard Hunt to captain the British golf team which will be trying to win the Ryder Cup back from the Americans in Scotland this year could make a hero out of one of the most determined anti-heroes of
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  • 106 14 Osaka. Tuesday.— North Korea is planning to have talks with South Korea on despatching their united sports teams abroad, an official from Pyongyang said here yesterday. The official told a press conference his country would make efforts to send the first joint team to an
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  • 142 14 United Press International Tokyo. Tuesday. The results of the bouts in the top division yesterday on the second day of the 15day sumo tournament at the Kokuglkan sumo stadium were— Tenryu (2-9) beat WakajhOii (0-2), Uwatenace Da to (1-1) bt Wakafutase (0-2), Okuridashi Maenoyama (2-0) bt. FuUiodakt
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  • 193 14 New York, Tuesday How the United Press International top 20 Major College Basketball teams fared during the week: 1. UCLA defeated Oregon 64-34, defeated Oregon Bt. 87-61. 2. Marquette defeated Butler 67-66, defeated Depaul 60-39. 3. Minnesota lost to lowa 65-62. 4. Maryland defeated' Kent. St.
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  • 331 14  -  By Sonny Yap Four leading local go-karters will take part in the Hengky I r i a w a n challenge trophy races to be held in Jakarta next month. They are Lim Chin Choon, Gerry van Breukelen, Steven Kam and Harry Tan. All
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  • 65 14 Inglewood, California. Tuesday.— Former world bantamweight champion Ruben Olivares of Mexico City will fight at The Forum as a featherweight February 10, it was announced yesterday. His opponent is expected to be announced this week. Co-featured on the card will be a showdown between two of Mexico's
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  • 52 14 The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association will be holding a Committee meeting at 745 Mountbatten Road on Thursday at 8.30 p.m. The meeting will decide on its plans for the SEAP Games training, nominations of a sportsman and sportswoman of the year and to draw up the
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 177 14 DR. KILDARE by Ken Bald THEY'RE SICK, BUT WHY ME? DOCTOR SICK J WIY HAVE A AND EVIL.' AROUND? f* V Z* m ♦>/ ♦7 vj m :?\V ME uMii .V Usa >■ -i—. ISN'T rr OBVIOUS? >OU PELIVER the CHILD, PROVING THEY ARRANGED FOR by John Prentice and Fred
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    • 286 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD ACROBB 1 Canine sounds. 6 Danube tributary. 9 Press agent's forte. 13 European capital. 14 Often photographed residence 17 Almost. 18 Former Chief Justice 19 Settles. 21 Records. 22 Coup d' "23 Cape Islands. 25 Alaska, at times 27 soda. 28 Not pleased. 32 Author Klngslty. 33
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  • 347 15 Follow the horses marked with a Show Boy led into the straight with The Specialist and Swift Dragon dosing in. The Specialist ana Swift Dragon raced past Show Boy half a furlong out. In a tight finish Swift Dragon beat The Specialist by a short
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  • 306 15  -  By Blue Peter Ipoh, Tuesday Money Maker II showed striking form in a testing gallop on a good track here this morning. Ridden by Gabriel Curran the four-year-old strode out stylishly over 3f to clock 38 4/5. This was the best time returned today. Money
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  • 145 15 Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday. Australian Bob Carmichael, who now lives in France, gained an impres sive win over experienced Hans Kary of Austria on the opening day of the Benson and Hedges New Zealand Open tennis championships here yester day Carmichael, who won the title in
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  • 280 15 Sydney, Tuesday—Pakistani crlcketeers Saeed Ahmed and Mohammad Ilyas are being sent home from the current pi Australia because they are "not up to standard." The two players will fly home today and will be replaced on Pakistan's nine game tour of New Zealand by Azmat Rana
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  • 182 15 Kingston, Tuesday. World heavyweight boxing challenger George Foreman showed his punching power here yesterday In six rounds with five sparring partners, flooring one of them with a solid straight left. But despite his Impressive showing In tralnnlng sessions. Foreman Is not favoured to beat champion
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  • 152 15 London. Tuesday. Britain's William Hartston defeated Hungary's Qedeon Barcza in an adjourned ninth round game of the premier section at the Hastings international chess congress yesterday. The win in 8| hours and 9& moves gave him 8 points and the lead by one-half point over
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  • 264 15 Tokyo, Tuesday—Brazilian junior middleweight champion Miguel De Oliveira, reportedly armed with a "secret weapon," yesterday expressed confidence oi -wresting the -world title from champion Koichi Wajima of Japan here tonight. "I'm very confident. I hope to put up a good fignt," the 25 year old challenger said
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  • 113 15 London, Tuesday.—Australian Ken Rosewall, despite recent poor form in his own country, has been made top seed for the Rothmans 20.000 international tennis tournament in England later this month. The first part of the event will be staged at Deeside. Chester, from January 18 to 20
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  • Back Page TUESDAY
    • 148 16 Today is Tuesday, Jan uary 9. the ninth day of 1973 with 357 to follow. THE MOON: Approach in*? its first quarter. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury, Venus and Mars. THE EVENING STARS: Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. President Nixon was
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    • 60 16 AH FOOK: It looks like members of the Keppel Club and the Port of Singapore Authority have reached a showdown over who is the boss of the club. MEI LIN: It's such a shame. I always thought there was so much etiquette and sportsmanship in the game of
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    • 465 16  -  By Derrick Tay We orientals are supposedly famous for our very exotic palate at least, as reflected by the various unusual and sometimes questionable dishes that we consider delicacies. The unsuspecting tourists, after visiting some of our more exclusive eating places where snakes, turtles, frogs,
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    • 221 16 George and Lynda Heritage said they have recorded the voice of a ghost that came calling to their heme on Christmas night. But the couple said the ghost is no strictly seasonal spirit like the ones who visited Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve. "He's been
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    • 98 16 R.I? e li tallor s bill for a £41 suit and a threat of legal action unless it was P&id in seven days puzzled the British Army. The bill was sent to "Sir John Moore, The Barracks, Shrewsbury" and a letter ™£ned; "You
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    • Article, Illustration
      59 16 Sweet sixteen and going on seventeen that's Cheng Chiang Mei, a singer from Taiwan. She has been belting out her hit song, Searching for Mummy Everywhere, at the MacPher so n Exposition '73. She cut this song with Life Records. Miss Cheng appeared in a local nightclub last
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 380 16 5 Singapore Opening and Where the Heart is For the Family (M) A Diary of Events in Singapore this Week (M) Peyton Place (Rpt) Close i Opening and Time Slip News in Brief Hogan's Heroes Easy Come Easy Go The Spice -of Life (Mandarin play Rpt) News (C) Sports Desk
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    • 455 16 Trust your lucky star IF irs YOUR BIRTHDAY Born today, you have a keen Interest in people, In what they do and in why they do It. Highly observant, you follow closely all that foes on around you, never leaving to chance anything which could have a hearing cm your
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