New Nation, 31 January 1973

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  • 15 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Wednesday evening, January 31, 1973 No. 626 Price 15 cents NEW NATION
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  • 203 1 Clerks at the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore this morning carried out their work at a slower pace ihan usual in protest over promotion for some of the staff. Trading went on as usual although there was a noticeable delay compared to other mornings. Prices generally
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  • 13 1 Police reported 93 accidents yesterday- Six were serious and one fatal.
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  • 369 1  -  Shot in the arm for creditors By Bharathi Mohan Gemini Chit Fund's plot of land in Bras Basah Road has been sold for about $10.8 million in the biggest single property deal by the Official Receiver to recover money owing to subscribers of the company.
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  • 572 1 Acute food shortage puts up prices by 100 p.c. UPI and Reuter Saigon, Wednesday The Vietnam fighting took -a turn for the worse today while members of International Control Commission here sat helpless, waiting further violations of the ceasefire. Both North and South Vietnam
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  • 68 1 Mexico City, Wednesday— An earthquake, stronger than the one which destroyed the Nicaraguan capital of Managua last month, shook Mexico City yesterday, causing panic in the commercial centre. The quake, which struck about lunch-time, was gauged by the Mexican University Seismological Centre at between five and six
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  • 55 1 Vienna,' Wednesday— Twenty-four people were reported killed when a passenger train crashed into a coach at a level crossing near Kecskemet, eastern Hungary, yesterday. The Hungarian news agency MTI said 20 more people were seriously injured in the crash. The accident occurred at a level
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  • 22 1 London, Wednesday Sixty-eight-year-old pensioner Doris Bin field has won £273,119 (about $1.9 million) in a record football pools payout
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  • 289 1 UPI and Reuter Oslo, Wednesday.—All 33 people aboard a Scandinavian Airlines System DC-9 escaped with minor injuries when the twin-engined Jet crashed into the sea on take-off late last night. A spokesman said the plane, on a domestic flight to Northern Norway, skidded off
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  • 114 1 UPI and Reuter Washington, Wednesday— Senator John Stennis, of Mississippi, 71 year old chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was shot and wounded outside his home last night in an apparent robbery attempt. A police spokesman said a wallet. 25 cents, and a
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  • 274 1 Reuter Peking, Wednesday Hanoi's inhabitants, who were mainly evacuated during the US bombing r a i d s, are flocking back into the North Vietnamese capital, carrying their belongings loaded on bicycles, it was reported here. Mrs. Maria Maluenda Campos, the Chilean Charge d'Affaires in Hanoi,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • 121 2 The University of Singapore has requested the poiioe to step up their patrols outside the campui grounds following a spate of robberies at night. Most of the victims were female undergraduates. Three youths were caught recently by undergraduates following a hold-up of a
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  • 29 2 Brldgestone Singapore Co. Pte. Ltd. wiU hold their annual Chinese New Year dinner at the Eastern Palace Restaurant in Supreme House on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
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  • 427 2  -  V.K. Chin Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday Two Singapor.or registered shipping firms,- Kle Hock and Guan Guan, are affected by Malaysia's plan to allow only locallyregistered or Malay-sian-owne<r lines to participate in the coastal trade. They are among the four companies involved in the coastal trade. The others
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  • 99 2 Jamaican singer Millie Small (above), who rose to Tame with her hit song, My Boy Lollipop, will be performing in Singapore tomorrow. She will sing at the Cockpit Hotel's La Roulette nightclub and French restaurant for two weeks. "I'm looking forward to the
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  • 154 2 The Singapore Government has pledged support for the formation of the Commonwealth Youth Affairs Council. Enlck Othman Wok, the Minister for Social Affairs, said this In an opening statement at the six-day Commonwealth meeting of Ministers on youth matters at Lusaka In Zambia, which
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  • 58 2 The Whampoa Welfare Fund is Inviting application! for two scholarships of $1,000 each at the Nanyang University and the University of Singapore. Applications are open to children from poor families in the Whampoa constituency, who are first year university students, residents of the constituency for the past six
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 596 2 HfIPPEIHIIGS WHAT'S ON TODAY The Member of Parliament for Jurong, Mr. Ho Kah Leong, will open the Singapore branch of the CAMERON IRON WORKS PTE. LTD. at 2 Qui Circle, at 4 p.m. Dr. Keith O. Hawkins, a Madhavl, a resident tutor of the society, demonstrating the various movements. The
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  • 144 3 "Cheer up! Everything is going to be alright," little Tan Mei Keng was told. The response was a blank stare. The lass did not understand what was said. However, there was one thing Mei Keng understood that the two visitors were friends coming to the
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  • 326 3  -  'Remove aerials' order from HDB By Sonny Yap F1 a t-d we 11 e r s in Queenstown are complaining of poor reception on their television sets after they lowered' their antennae following a Housing Board order. The HDB has informed residents of
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  • 47 3 The Port Master's Department of the Port of Singapore Authority has advised mariners that the Teledyne Rig 16 is anchored near the eastern boundary of Eastern Explosive Anchorage in position lat. 1* 15' 35"N long. 103® 55' 15"E for about 10 days since last Sunday.
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  • 230 3 The People's Scholarship Fund has almost reached its $1 million target with more than $800,000 coming from about 40 donors. This was disclosed by the Minister for Communications, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, at a Press conference today at the Chin Tee Restaurant in Maxwell House.
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  • 59 3 Magicians and lion dancers will perform for 700 underprivileged children at a Chinese New Year Party on February 10. The party, to be organised by the Goodwood Group of Hotels, will be held at the Ming Palace Chinese Restaurant, Hotel Malaysia, from 4 to 6 p.m.
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  • 49 3 Dacca, Tuesday Mr. Zamlruddln Ahmed hat been appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia and Is expected to take up his new assignment shortly. Mr. Zamlruddln, a lawer, was In charge of the ruling Awaml League's election office during the 1970 elections, when the League swept the polls.
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  • 251 3 Motorists who go past the Devil's 'Bend in Mountbatten Road, will now have to "crawl" at 20 m.p.h. if they want to stay within the law. This is the latest move by the Public Works Department to prevent speeding at this corner where
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  • 36 3 An American Express cheque book was found In the Neptune Theatre Restaurant last week. The owner can claim it from Miss Dinah Tan, New Nation, Times House, River Valley Road, during office hours.
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  • 32 3 The Industrial Arbitration Court will hear a trade dispute tomorrow between the Singapore Manna! and Mercantile Workers' union and Heap Seng Co. Pte. Ltd. over the dismissal of three employees.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 152 3 [weather Temperatures In world cities yesterday. Jakarta 32-24 C Kuala Lumpur 33-20 C Bangkok 31-21 C Hong Kong 19-lOC Manila 29-18 C Taloeh 16-13 C Naha 17-12 C Seoul 2-mlnus 5C Tokyo 11- 7C London 9- 3C Paris 10- 6C Moscow minus 4m. 8C New York m. 1-m. 9C Home
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  • In Person
    • 549 4 WbO ts going to do all the cooking and baking In the Greiert household? Newly-weds MB. DETLEF GREIERT and his Muslim wife SHERINE are not letting the cat out of the bag. Bui! don't be surprised IT Kir. Greiert does it all for he
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  • 744 4 f From the DOG HOUSE By PG The other day someone who obviously had the interests of the Singapore Kennel Club at heart asked me why the club went to the expen s e of engaging Judges from England Why should
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  • 57 4 If you are looking for an affectionate pup which is at the same time a good watchdog, then Sheila is the answer. The rather short, brown five-month-old pap is especially fond of Cjh<i;ldren. Antidistempered, she is now waiting to be adopted. If you wish call at the
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  • 265 5 Civil servants now enjoy concessions when buying certain products under totroduced recently in government degartments and statutory The scheme provides for special discounts amounting to as much as 20 to 30 per cent. For Instance, a set of stainless steel cutlery now offered
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  • 232 5  -  Nightclubs and restaurants are warned By Peter Ong The commercial Crimes Branch of the CID has warned several nightclubs and restaurants to stop duplicating receipts. According to informed sources, at least three nightclubs and restaurants have been caught using receipts bearing the same serial numbers,
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  • 108 5 The Labour Ministry has advised the contractor of Ocean Building to ensure that concrete does not fall on cars parked near the worksite in Collyer Quay. Recently the windscreens and bonnets of several cars were damaged by falling concrete from the building, which
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  • 115 5 With those teeth he can set up anybody... but Katong Convent girl Ena Su defied the big black ox in front of the Tanglin. Shopping Centre And no wonder too—the oxen, a cow and a bull, despite their size and ferocity were only paper-mache models
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  • 335 5 Singapore's society is one of the most open In the world, and is almost 70 per cent middle class, said Dr. Peter Chen, a sociology lecturer from the University of Singapore. Basing his conclusions on a comprehensive class study. Dr. Chen said:
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 270 5 Quiz object No. 179 $35 prize for student Last Friday's quiz photograph showed part of an electric Iron. The only correct entry came from Taha bin Mydln, a student, of Lorong 1, Toa Payoh. He wln»s3s. Do you know what today's quiz photograph No. 179 shows? If you do write
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 211 6 It sounds ironical, but Taipeh in January 1973 seems much more optimistic and confident than it did in April, 1971. Between my two visits to Taipeh, the country had lost its membership In the UN and other international bodies and also its diplomatic relations with a
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    • Article, Illustration
      1185 6 COUNTRY REPORT "There are #o many nations in the world which have got on very well without membership in the UN and without many diplomatic ties, Mr. Chlen Fu, the Soung and dynamic Dlrec>r of the Government Information Office, said during an interview with New Nation. He gave the
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    • 1045 6 Taiwan has no intention of playing power politics by cultivating the Soviet Union and exploiting its present conflict with Peking. This was stated by Taiwan's Vice-Foreign Minister, Mr. Tang Hsl-kuan, when askeu it his government was contemplating establishing relations with the USSR since both
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  • 289 7 United Press International Moscow, Wednesday. The Soviet Communist Party chief, Leonid Brezhnev, yesterday told visiting top North Vietnamese diplomats the end of the Vietnam conflict eradicated "the most dangerous seat of war In the world." At a Kremlin dinner for Mr. Le Due Tho, Hanoi's top
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  • 263 7 New York, Wednesday.— Marine Ronald Rldgeway. declared dead and burled five years ago In a St. Louis cemetery, was identified yesterday as a prisoner of war In Vietnam. His mother said she never believed he was dead. "They had a funeral in St. Louis and I
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  • 138 7 United Press International New Delhi, Wednesday. India yesterday took one more step towards socialisation of the national economy by taking over the management of private non-coking coal mines. The step is a prelude to compCete nationalisation of the coal Industry, officials said. The government
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  • 38 7 Washington, Wednesday. The damage caused by the earthquake that hit Nicaragua on Dec. 23 was today estimated at US$BOO million. More 10,000 people were killed In the quake that completely wrecked the capital city of Managua.
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  • 197 7 United Press International Washington, Wednesday. Veteran astronaut Thomas Stafford, Mercury pioneer Donald Slayton and novice Vance Brand were yesterday named to fly on a historic earth orbital rendezvous and link-up with two Russians In 1975. It is the last US manned space
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  • 118 7 United Press International Beirut, Wednesday. The Interior Ministry said yesterday 22 policemen were Injured in clashes with demonstrating students in Beirut and the southern city of Sldon. The students were demonstrating in support of hundreds of teachers that have gone on strike since last week demanding higher
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  • 361 7 Police: Work of psycopaths United Press International Belfast, Wednesday A gasoline station attendant and a 14-year-old boy were killed and another critically wounded when a gang shot at them from a passing car last night. Police have described the gang as "psycopath killers who
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  • 286 7 United Press International New York, Wednesday. The teenage son of a woman anthropologist confirmed yesterday his mother had married a cannibal chieftain in a tribal ceremony in Indonesia. But he predicted It wouldn't last. "True, all right," said Jlmy Martin of reports In Indonesian newspapers
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  • 436 8 The talks between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Warsaw Pact countries which open at Vienna today is symptomatic of the thaw in Europe in the last few years. After having faced each other in hostile confrontation for nearly two decades both
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  • 75 8 nrvww^rrv^Tv*^' 'JjjJlj r jjrj by ISPY I was curious when I saw that the taxi I was travelling In had a newspaper cutting of a Police warning on U-turns prominently displayed on the dashboard. When asKed why, the driver replied rather Irrit- ably, "That's for those stupid
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  • 845 8  -  DICK WILSON The Australisation of Australia and its simultaneous equivalent process in New Zealand—is surprising only as a reminder of how long the Australians have put up with a status falling short of full psychological independence. Anyone who has listened
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  • Letters
    • 346 8 Your report (26th January) regarding touting of "ballot cards" at driving test centres Is strange and baffling. All learner drivers who have been to participate in balloting must be scratching their heads wondering what the reference to "ballot cards" is all about. The balloting at both Maxwell
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    • 115 8 Not very long ago Dr. Lau Wai Har, the VicePrincipal of the Teachers' Training Co lege, condemned the practice of giving notes (bljl) and requ'rlng -pupils to memorise them In order to reproduce them at some later date. Considering the authority of the speaker and the
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    • 52 8  -  C. SEAH I wish the RTS would telecast the Teochew opera film starring Miss Chan Chor Wei and Miss Chong Suet Kiam on every Tuesday night after the Citizen Watch Show. This will enable those who have been waiting anxiously for the programme to enjoy it every
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    • 162 8  -  E.C. I notice that you have reported (NN, January 25) the "accurate prediction" by a "Prof" Dharan that George Foreman would win his fight with Joe Frazler. There has been no report from Kingston about Mr. Foreman's reactions, but let that pass. Perhaps "Prof" Dharan
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    • 79 8  -  CORINNA DIEU (Mrs), Public Relations Officer, Housing and Development Board, Singapore, 2. We refer to the letter which appeared In the New Nation of 26th January 1973 from HDB Resident. We thank the writer for his kind words regarding the magazine Our Home and we are
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    • 164 8 I think the developers of the housing estate at the junction of Merryn Road and Whitley Road should do something about the condition of the road which has been wrecked by their lorrie* and tractors. The entrance to Merryn Road is an extremely steep incline, provisionally
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    • 96 8  -  BERNARD, Singapore, 11. It is most unfair for the bus companies to stop lssu lng concession passes to private school students. As it has already b£en stated by private school principals some of their students have to pay as much as a dollar a day Just
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    • 38 8  -  SOON TUAN TEE I refer to the Letter by Gemini (NN, January 13). The revised scheme for reduced vacation and medical leave does not apply to teachers including those attached to Ministry of Education Headquarters.
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    • 148 8 Write to The Editor, New Nation. Locked Bag 15, GPO, Singapore, 1. Hanimex keepsyour memories alive More and more people are keeping their brightest, happiest, sunniest memories alive on slides. Slides that need a projector to bring them vividly to life. And the choice js Hanimex. Hanimex projectors are beautifully
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  • Article, Illustration
    1750 9  -  When death is a 'way out' of trouble... A two-part series by Ismail Kassim,Rav. K. Dhaliwal Many a person in deep despair has turned to suicide as a solution to all his problems. In recent years, suicide statistics from many countries have shown a sharp increase. Singapore where suicides
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  • 1644 9 SUICIDE: some case histories... Kee Seng, 25, is single and unemployed. When he was a baby Kee Seng was hospitalised for six months. His parents were too busy looking after the other five children, and had no time for him.
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  • 544 9 When a man sets about to commit suicide he means to do it and usually succeeds. But most women who attempt suicide are really calling attention to their desperate needs. That is why there are more males who commit suicide but many more
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  • SHOWBIZ
    • 538 10  -  By Peter Ong Have you ever wondered why some entertainers, who have performed in Singapore some time of other, are re-engaged by our hotels and restaurants? Over the past years, many of them have been offered "new" contracts. One of them Is American
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    • 330 10  -  By Violet Oon The Singapore International School is going all out to ensure that their coming production of Benjamin Britten's opera, Noyes Fludde, is a success. Intensive rehearsals have been going on for several months for the cast of 250 which includes children
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    • 274 10 While not quite ready to nudge Carole King or A 1 Green out of their top slots, some of the longer established singers bravely refuse to disappear, bucking trends either by blissfully Ignoring them or boldly following them. Ola Fitzgerald, after a couple of shots
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    • 782 10  -  WITH PETER ONG This week, the Hibbing Hero takes the frontline lead! Bob Dylan, the now-you-see-nim-now-you-don't loix singer, of course! Well, tnere have been a lot or talk about him in Britain and America. First, he was reported to have visited London last weeK. (The last
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  • TREND
    • 985 11 Washington Post Yves Saint Laurent has changed the face and perhaps the future —of fashion. A Parisian cosmopolite, he attracts to his circle of friends an elite group of the international, swinging avant garde, the chic, the talented, and often the
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    • 256 11 New York, Wednesday. Wives of obstetricians presumably better informed than most about contraceptives use birth control pills and intrauterine devices more often than other women. This finding is the result of research carried out in. New York by the Albert Einstein Col'ege of Medicine. The study was set
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    • 980 11 Trish Sheppard meets a forner Singaporean, owner of a Sydney restaurant Food is not really of great interest to me. As long as I don't feel uncomfortably hungry, I'm satisfied. Friends, especially those who spend long hours and lashings of imagination on
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    • 107 11 Barbie and Ken those "adults" that children play around with will face stiff competition soon, from Daisy. Daisy is the replica of the Mary Quant cult meant for tiny teeny-boppers. She's about the size of a man's hand with a Mary Quant hairstyle on an
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
    • 642 12 Singapore's trade gap has grown narrower m the first 10 months of 1972 as the growth in exports shot ahead that of imports. Official trade figures show that the trade deficit for that period amounts to 22 per cent of the total trade.
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    • 510 12 World-wide demand for tropical hardwoods is rising. But unco-ordlnated development by individual countries can lead to serious market- imbalances with ruinous conseauences lor all. This warning was given by the secretary of the Economic Commission lor Asia and the Far East (Ecafe) U
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    • 165 12 One of Japan's three largest banks, the Sumitomo Bank opened a branch in Singapore yesterday. Announcing this opening, the branch manager of Sumitomo Bank Singapore, Mr. Kiyoshi Yamaura said: "The Sumitomo Bank came as a representative bank to Singapore in October 1971. As a
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 55 12 Closing prices (In yen* yesterday: Nippon Steel 182 Nippon Electric 290 Hitachi Teljln 280 SOI Tokyo Shlbaura Electric 178 Bhowa Denko 126 lshihara Industries 237 Ifuzu Motor 320 Nippon Kokan ai« Mitsui Metal 143 Tokyo Radiator Mfg. 175 Oriental Terminal products 131 Mlkuni Coca Cola Bottling 60S Nlchlel 415
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      • 162 12 Bulls dominated the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday. Trading was active and prices went op on all fronts. Relisted Malayan Credit attracted buyers when it announced a two-fcr-one scrip issue to be made out of the $64 million capital gain realised on its Fitzpatrick deal. Its
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      • 206 12 Alc&n A1 24% Allied Chem 30 Allls Ch 10% 54*4 Am Can 28% AT T 53 A P Anaconda 20% At Richfld 78% Beth Steel Boeing 22% Boise C Burroughs 226 Caterp Tra Chrysler 38% Coca-Cola Colgate 92% Oontl Oli 42% Control Data 53% Corn G1 Wks 288%
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      • 198 12 Closing prices (in francs) yesterday: Paribas 210 (212) Indochlne 271 (275.20) Fancier 404 (404) Printemps 155.80 (155.50) COE 468 (472.50) Bull 70.50 (71.50) Royal Dutch 194 (194) Mlchelin 1811 (1830) Thomson 192.10 (192.60) CFP 214.50 (217.10) Rhone 170.50 (173) Air 365 50 371.60) Philips 89.50 (89.90) Suez 362 (366)
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      • 271 12 Prices at 11.30 a.m today (Australian timet: Abaleen 11 12 do opts nil 06 AOD 13 '17 Allstate 21 2M Amad 10 11 Aurora nil 18 do opts 04V6 OS Aust /nt 14 1ft Bamboo 09 10 Beach 60 60 Bounty Oil 01V4 02 Bridge 23 25 Castlereaah 07
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      • 34 12 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Exchange yesterday: 30 Industrials 992.93 (off 3.53), 20 transport 206.52 (off 0.15), 15 utilities 113.88 (off 0.54), 65 stocks 313.97 (off 0.97).
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      • 112 12 United Press International New York, Wednesday— Prices closed lower in sluggish trading yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones average of 30 blue-chip stocks was 3.53 lower at 992.93 at the close. The Dow had been more than three points higher
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    • 508 12 New Nation in less than two years of publication has progressed sufficiently to convince its owners that there is a market for a Singapore afternoon newspaper. Alter slightly more than 20 months of operations, the paper reached a stage where it was running at a
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    • 20 12 Taipeh, Wednesday—Taiwan's rice production last year totalled 2,440,329 metric tons, an increase of 126,527 tons over 1971,
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    • 224 12 For about $100 a day, the world is yours. You could sail on a big, white oeean liner, stay in luxury hotels, see Hongkong, Bangkok, Taipei, Japan or Sydney. And then fly back to Singapore at the end of it all. We are able to include so much in our
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    • 537 13 BOOKS WANTED URGENTLY 'Rodiotion Laboratory' publication by McGrbw-Hill (Complete or incomplete series) Contoct Mrs. Soehendro Tel: S'pore *****2 ext. 13. < 4.J.5. INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE! Take odvarvtoge of our Scotch Whisky Investment Programme. For more information Write To: Erawan investment Company, 413 Sha* House, Orchard Rood, Singapore 9. Telephone:
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    • 498 13 TWO KONG WAH COMPANY 95 Hill Street -Telephone: *****. Dealing in EJectricol Appliances, Antiques, Typewriters etc. OFFERS WELCOME Notional Cosh Register, Model 1968, excellent condition. Con view ot 251 Race Course Rd, S'pore 8. Tel. *****1 1 Hi J u c PROVIDES a unique rfental/ rental option scheme that enables
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    • 452 13 GOLD HILL CENTRE Area apI pfonlwottly 1,400 sq.ft. No pork* I ing problem. Telephone and other I facilities available. Phone S'pore I *****3 during office hours. WE »UY« SILL ft TRADUN for Used/New Cameras (All Brands) 177, Middle Road, Singapore *****7. Registered Second-hand Dealers. Branch: 10-A Clifford Pier, Col Iyer
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    • 532 13 PIANO LESSONS FOR BCONKERS Higher Grade ot teocher's ptoce. Moderate' fee. Interested pleas* coll Miss Ung Tel: *****1 Singopore. MRS. K.Y. LETS Dressmoking Institute, Morning, Afternoon, Evening Classes At 318-A, River Valley Rood, Singopore *****7/ €*****. SAFETY DRIVING INSTITUTION guaranteed course 20 hours $90/Niurly $4.50 Singapore *****. PIANOFORTE TUITION FOR
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    • 334 13 WK TRY MUCH HARDER YOU H.Y CHEAPER! NEW YEAR'S FARE BARGAIN! LONDON EUROPE CANADA AUSTRALIA UNITED STATES ASIA WE GIVE YOU THE WORLD! INTIR ASIA TRAVEL 67 High Street, Suit* G (3rd Floor) "Sotnam House", Singopore 6. Tel: *****/*****. P CHIP HONG VEHKIKS (S) Pte. Ltd. 45, Scorn Rood (Newton),
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    • 208 13 IP YOU ARf THINKING of selling/buy too/trock -in your cor why not call at Meng Ho* Trading Pte. Ltd., No: 9, Block 34, Whompoo West Singopore 12. *****5/*****8/*****9. LARGE 1945 CADILLAC—SALOON (Petrol) Excellent appearance. Reasonable price. Apply Soudi Arabian Consulate General, 14-A, Asio Insurance Building, S'pore 1. Phone: *****. NISSAN
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  • 509 14  -  By Nancy Koh Junior players are showing great promise In the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association trials now in progress tor the South East Asia Peninsula Games. The 18 players in the current trials are; Choo Cheok Hal, »Paul Choo, John Choy, Glam Choo Keong, Hassan Wan
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  • 313 14  -  By Dennis Chia Texas Instrument consolidated its position in the Sngapore Industrial Easy Pitch softbail tournament when it beat Esso Refinery 13-7 at King's Road last night. Texas, already in the last four for the play-off and a favourite for the title showed no mercy to
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  • 889 14  -  SOCCER SCENE WITH JEFFREY LOW Portugal's, champion soccer team Benflca, including its star player Eusebio, may play a match in Singapore in February 12 or 13 during their two-week tour of the Far East. Benflca has made an offer to the National Sports Promotion Board,
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  • 237 14 Raffles Institution took another step towards its title when it thrashed Bukit Ho Swee 18-3 in the City District softball championships played at Bras Basah Road yesterday. Taking a fast 3-0 lead after the first innings RI gradually piled up the runs and raced
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  • 132 14 New York, Wednesday. Jack Nicklaus, golf's alltime leading money winner, jumped into third place on this years earnings list with his victory In the Blng Crosby pro-am. Nicklaus' play-off victory over Ray Floyd and Orville Moody, worth U5536,000, boosted his 1973 winnings to U5541,675
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  • 133 14 National Basketball Association standings; EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Boston 40 9 416 New York 42 12 .779 Buffalo 16 35 414 25 Philadelphia 4 49 .075 39 Central Division Baltimore 22 1$ .640 Atlanta 29 25 437 5 Houston 20 21 492
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  • 55 14 New York, Wednesday. Once beaten Mike Quarrv successfully defended his north American lightheavyweight title by a unanimous 12-round decision over Ray "windmill" White, 173-lbs (78 kg). Quarry, 175-lbs. (79 kg), the younger brother of heavyweight contender Jerry Quarry, was in control throughout the fight as he
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  • 25 14 Division Three Bolton 1 Wrexham 0 Bristol Rovers 4 Port Vale 1 Rotherham 1 Notts County 4 Division Four Southport 0 Newport 2
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    • 326 14 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 10 Ingredient of glass. 11 Acquires. 12 Reconcile. 13 Nile god. IS Withstand. 20 Various. 23 Mistake. 25 Bright. 28 Drop. 30 Greenland. 32 Stories. 33 Cot. 35 Column in form of female figure. 36 Mythical flyer. 37 Desk item. 38 18 years. 39 People: Ger 40
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  • 566 15 By Blue Peter Outrageaus (late Ayrman) Is the pick of the four newcomers entered for the Tungku's Gold Cup meeting which begins at Kuala Lumpur on February 4 (Sunday). He is a four-year-old chestnut Irish horse by King's Leap out of Irish Whistle. He had four outings
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  • 221 15 From Blue Peter Kuala Lumpur* Wednesday Gold Cap entry Orchid Venture did an attractive gallop on a good track here this— morning. After going once round at a steady pace the six-year-old gradually clapped on the pace to run the last 3f In 39 1/5. Born
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  • 414 15 Kanpur, Wednesday—lndia made certain of at least sharing the series when they drew the Fourth Test here yesterday, but they had to weather an unexpected crisis in the afternoon and after the match England captain Tony Lewis spoke optimistically about h i s side's
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  • 382 15 New York, Wednesday.— To Ron Lyle, a man who has been battling his way through life from the time he shot and killed a man In a gang fight 11 years ago, Jerry Quarry Is just another obstacle that he has to get by. Lyle, whose
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  • 157 15 London, Wednesday.—Sir Alf Ramsey will not allow the mounting criticism over England's' recent soccer performances to force him to resign as team manager. England were booed off the pitch after their 1-1 draw with Wales in the World Cup Qualifying match at
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  • 201 15 London, WednesdayWorld champions Stellan Bengtsson of Sweden and Lin Hui-Ching of China retained their number one positions in the men's and women's ratings which were issued by the International Table Tennis Federation here yesterday. The top three places in the men's division, remained unaltered with 1967
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  • 62 15 Los Angeles, Wednesday. —Trainer Charles Whittlngham said yesterday he expected to start Singapore's champion thoroughbred, Jumbo Jet, in its first California race within about two weeks. Whittingham, who has been training Jumbo Jet since the horse recovered from a fall In the Washington International at Laurel
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  • 109 15 Sheffield, Wednesday. Pakistani amateurs Hlddy Jehan and Aftab Jawalt were beaten by professional opponents In the British Open squash Championship here last night as the top four seeds reached the semi-finals. Jehan who has his sights set on the British amateur title, was beaten 2-9, 9-5, 9-0, 9-7
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    • 536 16  -  THEY HAVE THINGS GOOD ENOUGH By Derrick Tay Whoever coined the phrase "it's a dog's life" Just didn't know what he was talking about. He makes it sound as if it were a hardship being a dog. The same goes for whoever
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    • 155 16 Melbourne Herald Still another Jacqueline Onassls story this time irom a dog breeder who proved that money can't buy everything. Hans Joej Hansen, one of Denmark's nnest breeders with a host of prizes to prove it, said he was approached
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    • 44 16 Pretty Maria Minhat has a smile to match her looks. A photography enthusiast, she specialises in capturing nature's beauty. Her other interests include playing tennis and listening to pop music. She does a little singing too. Picture Picture by Jerry Seh
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    • 112 16 Bachelor Barry Vaughan is still so sore about the number of canlngs he got at school that he is planning a leaflet raid on his old public school £,600 a year Ratcllffe College/near Leicester. He will hire a light plane and shower pamphlets
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    • 131 16 Today la Wednesday, January 31. the 31st day of 1973 with 334 to follow. THE MOON: Approaching Its new phase. THE MORNING STABS: Venus. Mars and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Mercury and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. American novelist Zane Grey was
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    • 48 16 AH FOOK: The incentive scheme for Housing Board contractors to get faster work done should cut down the long waiting list for HDB flats. MEI LIN: I've waited for two years now. It's about time something like this is done to speed up our housing programme.
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    • 159 16 MAINS PRESSURE ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS this model has beeh especially designed for Singapore families to provide a QUALITY HATER HEATER. AT A LOH PRICE, ENSURING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT HATER AT LOH OPERATING COST. THE 9 GALLON CAPACITY HEATER HILL PROVIDE A FULL FLOH SUPPLY OF HOT HATER AT
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 353 16 5 Singapore 3.00 Opening and Housewives' Matinee —Love Havoc (Mandarin Film 3.35 A D?ary of Events in Singapore this Week 3.40 Persembahan Ku, featuring Mohd. Munlm (Rpt) 3.55 Days of Our Lives 4.35 Close 6.00 Opening and Wally Gator 6.30 News in Brief 6.35 What Others Say (E) 6.50 For
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    • 597 16 Trust your lucky star IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you will become more and more satisfied with yourself as the years go on. As a child, you will no doubt be so demanding of yourself, so concerned with meeting your own perfectionist image of yourself that frustration and disappointment
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