New Nation, 1 February 1975

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  • 18 1 New Nation SINGAPORE Saturday February 1, 1975 No. 1246 Price 20 cents M.C.(P) 489/75 SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1975
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  • 226 1  -  By Adrian Chiam This child is taking a long look at the painting on the wall of a block of flats In Buklt Ho Swee. But what he may not realise Is that he is looking vandalism right in the face. Whoever was responsible for
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  • 96 1 Two robbers, one masked with handkerchief and armed with a pistol and tlie other with a knife, held up a 24-year-old student, Tang Sek Kiong, and his younger slater in their home at Oreenleaf View in Buklt Tlraah and got away with Jewellery worth $55,000 and $20,000 cash
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  • 51 1 Reuter Cairo, Saturday Thirteen people were killed and 22 others injured when a mosque collapsed at a village in the Nile delta, the newspaper Al-Ahram reported today. The Incident took place during the Friday prayers at Kafr El-Mayasra village near Damletta. A search continued for other
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  • 476 1  -  By Ray K. Dhaliwal About 32,600 gallons of petrol worth more than $90,000 making up 10 per cent of the total consumption Is wasted by Singapore motorists EVERT DAY. This Is the estimate worked out by oil industry sources here yesterday. According to them, there
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 20 1 Soccer: Can Singapore beat Perak? Page 18 TIDES WHAT'S MONEYWORDS. WEATHER P. 4 CROSSWORD P, 11 COMICS. CINEMAS P. 16
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 239 2 The death toll In the industrial sector shot up to 166 during 1974. This represented 1.3 per cent of the total of 12.639 accidents. It marked an Increase of six fatal accidents over the previous year. Casualties were most pronounced In the construction and manufacturing fields
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    • 475 2  -  Police issue a warning after 'embarrassing' incident at soccer match By Douglas Chan, C.K. Yong Police today emphasised that the state flag is to be used only on proper national occasions and must be treated with dignity and solemnity. Replying to a reader's letter complaining
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    • 64 2 The Adult Education Board will conduct a 30week course to prepare students to sit the Association of Certified Accountants Foundation Examination (Part A) to be held at the end of this year. Lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays between 6.45 p.m. and 9.45 p.m. Details
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    • 29 2 A three-month course on vegetable carving will be held at the Queenstown Community Centre every Thursday from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. The coursa starts on Tuesday.
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    • 195 2 The Law Society will be making representations to the government to amend the Legal Profession Act to enable the society to take over the practice of any lawyer who is missing. It is understood that the proposed amendment would authorise the society to look after the
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    • 13 2 Police reported 91 accidents yesterday. Four were serious and two fatal.
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    • 157 3 These storks did not arrive with the proverbial babies wrapped in napkins in their beaks, but Bird Park officials hope they will produce their own babies soon. The 11 black-necked, white-necked and painted storks arrived at the Jurong Bird Park over the weekend,
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    • 279 3  -  By Teresa Ooi The Ministry of Education is considering setting aside a three-day "break" for secondary students after the final term examinations, so that teachers can complete their marking in school. Several pr 1 n c i p ais, made this suggestion at a
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    • 301 4  -  By Wang Look Fung Housing Board residents at Idris Road and Kempas Road are angry over renovations made to their homes. The HDB has sealed off the ventilation opening on the top portion of the outer wall of their one-room flats with bricks, leaving behind
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    • 193 4 The four Chambers of Commerce In Singapore and the Singapore Manufacturers* Association will be sending a trade delegation to Indonesia. The 40-member delegation including representatives from the Economic Development Board and the Trade Department will leave on the 10-day mission on Mar.
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    • 430 4 The reduction of cargo handling at the port has hit local lightermen badly. There are over 1000 lighters plying within the Inner Roads, along the Singapore River and inside the Port of Singapore Authority. About 600 of them are now Idle with no
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    • 64 4 Queenstown Community Centre Chess Club will hold Its fourth Open Chess Championship for the Jek Yeun Thong Challenge Trophy from March 9 to 23. The tones of play will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p_m. on weekdays and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends.
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    • 28 4 A talk cum slide-show on Porcelain by Mr. Cheong Pak Chow will be held at the National Library on Feb 7 at 10.30 a.m. Admission is free.
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    • 113 4 United Press International TODAY is Saturday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 1975 with 333 to follow. THE MOON is approaching its last quarter. THE MORNING STAR Is Mars. THE EVENING STARS are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius.
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    • 230 20 THE ROVING EYE ID Machine operator Madam Wong Tew Lin (above) strongly believes In working hard for her day's pay. Madam Wong, 51, has conscientiously kept up this belief In her 13 years' service with Union Carbide (S) Ltd. Yesterday she received the
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    • 548 20  -  Art Buchwald Los Angeles Times "The worst part of being unemployed," said Kellerman, "outside of the fact you have no money, is the social stigma attached to It Ame- rlcans get very nervous when they talk to somebody who doesn't have a Job." "I
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    • 313 20 No rides in the city Singapore trisha riders fear they may soon reach the end of the road. After plying the crowded streets for more than a century, they now face the first of an expected series of government restrictions on their activities, which
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 87 2 ALFRED I)T "Nllll,l. (FAR EAST) LIMITED has pleasure in announcing the appointment of SHRIRO (CHINA) LIMITED as their appointed distributor for lighters, pipes, smoking accessories and toiletries in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei with effect from February 1. Enquiries for DUNHILL lighters, pipes, smoking accessories and toiletries should be sent to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 314 2 WHAT'S ON The Minister for Social Affairs, Enclk Othman Wok, will be the guest of hondtir at a DONATION DRAW PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY AND DINNER at the Cbckplt Hotel's French Room at 8 p.m. The MP for Kam pong Chal Chee and Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Culture) will OPEN the newly
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 436 3 YOUR LUCKY STARS IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY BORN today, you are one who always has and needs a definite schedule of events to follow. Without such a schedule, you find yourself confused and at loose ends, not knowing what to do first or what your next move might be, Even
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 493 4 Cut out and pin with other coupons Posting instuctions appear below Name (Mr./Mrs./Miss)" Address Tel: Cut along dotted lines CLUES FOR Q-6 1. Over and above the basic amount 2. It may fall harshly on the ear 3. Exalted renown 4. Horizontal board or surface for things on 5. It's
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    • 216 4 WORLD WEATHER New York—Rain ending, 39-30F, 4-minus IC. Headline: Drive to step up war aid to Saigon opens In Congress. San Francisco Rain, 53-30F, 11-minus IC. Head line: Description given of Los Angeles skid row slasher. London Heavy rain, 52-47F, 11-9 C. Headline: Four hard years ahead. Moscow Overcast, 25-21F,
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 165 5 Reuter Belfast, Saturday Two bombs exploded within minutes In the centre of Belfast yesterday and a third was defused by the army. The blasts started fires which raged through the five floors above two tailors shops but there were no casualties. Elsewhere in the
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    • 249 5 Reuter Istanbul, Saturday Pilots have refused to fly until new safety measures are introduced following the crash of a Turkish Airlines plane into the sea near here, kiJling 41 people on board. The Fokker-23 airliner cra&hed on Thursday night after a sudden power
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    • 35 5 Reuter Geneva, Saturday.—An airlift Is under way In Laos to transport some 11,000 people at present living In the Vientiane region back to their homes in the Plain of Jars, it was announced.
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    • 98 5 Reuter Rawalpindi, Saturday. —Prime Minister Bhutto said last night the balance of power on the Asian sub continent would not be materially altered If the United States lifted its arms embargo on Pakistan. Mr. Bhutto leaves on Monday for a four-day official visit to Washington
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    • 171 5 Reuter Washington, Saturday British Prime Minister Harold Wilson said yesterday the world faced the most serious threat to industrial production and employment since the 1930'5. He said Britain faced "tough going" in the next few years but he hoped it would help solve
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    • 240 5 Reuter Hong Kong, Saturday Firecrackers which have traditionally made Chinese festivals go with a bang for centuries are still being smuggled here from China despite a ban since left-wing riots in the British colony in 1967. Police say the fireworks continue to And their way
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    • 56 5  -  D.J. Distinctive car number plates is the latest craze In Britain. A doctor has SAY 99, a tea merchant T 42, and a State Registered Nurse SRN 1. A dentist, R. A. Cohen, has refused offers from the Royal Automobile Club for his RAC 1 and the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • OPINION
    • 418 6 News from Saigon and Washington on the Vietnam war grow increasingly bleak for the Thieu regime these days. Reports from the battlefields indicate that Communist troops have made noticeable territorial advances as the fighting capability of President Thieu's troops decline in proportion to the cuts
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    • 89 6 II WHISPERS y I ISPY An excessive interest in sport* can be worse than no interest. A local trading firm's football club had to be closed down because its manager was over-enthusiastic in promoting the sport. During games and practices he would be parading up and down the
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    • 557 6  -  SATURDAY GUEST Dr. PANG ENG FONG Dr. PANG ENG FONG Except perhaps for playboys and bums, most of us spend the better part of our lives at work. And work remains the only activity human beings can engage In eight hours a day, five or
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    • 255 6 I refer to your report entitled Gang Up To Beat Shoplifters Call (NN. 24.1.75). It Is heartening to note that tne Yaohan management has advised Its staff to act on customers only when they are sure that a case of shoplifting has occurred. I would welcome
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    • 344 6 World Comment J. The people have Klven a sort of mandate to the Democrats to govern the country but have failed to give them an adequate one. They have surprised all pundits by becoming the partv winning the largest number of votes In the general election.
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  • Weekend Nation
    • SPECIAL FEATURE
      • 1008 7  -  The place needs a facelift badly SINGAPORE TODAY by Judith Holmberg Tucked behind a towering block of flats along Geylang Road is a squat, sprawling building, painted a drab grey. This is the Geylang Serai Market. Residents in the area and the stall holders call It
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      • 2140 10/11  -  Women who mix with politicians run the risk of scandal. Two women who have found this out, not necessarily with any misgivings, are Elizabeth Bagaya, the former Foreign Minister of Uganda, now seven months pregnant, and Anna Battistella, also known as
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      • 932 10/11  -  AMIN KEEPS KEEN EYE ON HIS FORMER ENVOY By DIAL TORGERSON Los Angeles Times Elizabeth Bagaya, the princess who became Uganda's Foreign Minister, is alive today by the whims and action of the man by whom she is believed to be
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    • STAMPS/BOOKS
      • 815 8 CLASSICS SOLD UNDER THE COUNTER United Press International Tolstoy's War And Peace is not available In the House of Books, M os c o w's largest bookstore. Neither 1a Dostoevsky's Crime And Punishment. All the books known to Westerners as classics of Russian
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      • 253 8 PAPERBACKS PLATS by Ibsen (Penguin): This volume contains three plays representative of different stages In Ibsen's development. The political comedy, The League of Youth (I860), Is among the earliest of his realistic social plays and a forerunner of the great dramas of his maturity, of which
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      • 246 8  -  STAMPS sr ANDREW LAU Singapore's first locally printed stamps went on sale last Sunday at all the Post Offices, attracting more enthusiasts than ever before. The new Issue of the Scenic Series commemorative stamps was very well received by the collectors. They bought not only
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    • SIGHT & SOUND/ART THEATRE/CHESS
      • 205 9  -  ART BY JENNIFER SCHOON You name it, and if it's something to do with art, Mrs. Irene Young has done it. From Chinese brush painting, to collage, oil and water colour painting, sculpture and evep ikebana Irene has put her creative spirit into all of
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      • 578 9  -  SIGHT SOUND ■Y SONNY TAP Ch 11 dr en's programmes have Increased substantially and significantly over the local networks during the past few years. Though the staple fare continues to be adventure stories, animation, puppet shows and simple situation comedies, the approach Is now
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      • 360 9  -  CHESS «Y LIM KOK ANN Chess fans will be delighted to learn that the finals of the national championship commemorating the 10th anniversary of our Republic will be held at Raffles Hotel. The Stamford Room provided by the hotel for the event which begins on
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      • 237 9  -  THEATRE ■Y VIOLET OON Hong Kong musician Feng Te-Ming Is the next top-ranking Chinese musician to be presented by the National Theatre Trust. He will be performing at the Singapore Conference Hall on Feb. 21. A pan from being a master plpa player, Mr. Feng
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    • COMPASS
      • 593 12 ...where the horns are blunted and no one shouts 'ole' The Washington Post Who would have thought that the Chinese would like bull lights? Somebody must have thought they would because a bamboo bullring has been built In this tiny Portuguese enclave on the South China coast.
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      • 259 12  -  Sfaore Notebook by Ismail Kassim It was indeed unusual that the opening of Cavenagh Bridge at Empress Place was not accompanied by any official fanfare. Named after the then Governor of the Colony, General Cavenagh, It was built in 1869 at a cost of $80,000, a
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 114 7 Bth Anniversary Special offer from COMBINATION 1. LUXMAN R 800 Professional Stereo Receiver. ALTEC 891 A, 12" Speaker System C.E.C. BD-6000 High Quality Turntable NETT SPECIAL PRICE: $1,935/Plus Free Gift 1 set Fulton FD-575 FM/Multiplex 4 Channel Car Stereo valued at $160/ Nett. Peter Chews ■V 4 to NIKKO ST
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 49 8 Q SuGLDK3 CGIQS TRANSMISSION WILL &E&IN TOMORROW ATS\XP.M. GOOD-NIG.HT m at m c<r< w r^- r LETS SEE you TPvY and ATTRACT MOMMY'S ATTENTION k NOW TIME TO SLEEP, TOOS jy -zswsws' P I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTRACT HER ATTENTION 5* 1 BBaaaifi fS (1 t jgcc IH
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  • Page 10/11 Miscellaneous
    • 309 10/11 NEW NATION CROSSWORD jjjj ling i ■in n mi am in ngi mi nil mi 7 With least restraint 8 Exams monitor: Abbr. 0 Legislative body 10 Hl-fl enthusiast 11 Embrace 12 Blackbird 13 Kefauver 21 Of the oceans now and outflow 25 Musical Interval 2d Pearls 21 Fasten 28
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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    • 148 12 W.T For Emulson Vinyl, Oil based Undercoat, gloss Enamel, Stains, Varnishes and Acrylic paints. Also can be used for pasting wallpapers and Vinyl. a 2 m 0 as I W% fr, Emulator* lp«l< Patntar Trulina Edgar »hla»d *ad For painilng larga km luch u Specially lor painting ona Haa a
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 1551 13 Weekend Nation TV/ RADIO w. SINGAPORE 5 SATURDAY 1.00 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS followed by SESAME STREET 2.00 SATURDAY MATINEE—Island of Lost Woman: Starring Jen Richards, Venetia Stevenson, John Smith 3.05 WHAT'S MY LINE hosted by Wally Brmer 3.25 JET PROPELLED (r) A documentary on Jet Propulsion 4.20 SANDIWARA A Malay Drama
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    • 308 13 TOP SHOWS of the WEEKEND SATURDAY MIDNIGHT MOVIE (10.45 over Channel Five). In tonight's show, A Gathering of Eagles, an Air Force wife, shocked by her husband's apparent criticism of the men in his command, decides to leave him. It Is not long before he realises the importance of his
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 624 14 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I. Wong Hong Ek of No. 978, Sembawang Road 13'/a m/s. S'pore have applied for a Beer House 2nd class licence In respect of premises No. 976, Sembawang Rd, 13'/i m/s. S'pore and that this application will be heard In the Court of the
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    • 587 14 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I. Lee Thuan Khee of No. 1373, Serangoon Road Singapore, 12 have applied for a Retail "Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises No. 1373, Serangoon Road Singapore, 12 and that this application will be heard in the Court of the First District Judge,
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    • 588 14 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Tan Geok San of No. 464 Serangoon Road Singapore, have applied for a Wholesale Liquor Shop licence In respect of premises No. 464, Serangoon Road Singapore, and that this application will be heard in the Court of the First District Judge, District Court
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    • 323 14 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Lee Chuan Seng of No Blk 213, 59A, Lor 8, Toa Payoh Singapore, (12) have applied for a Retail Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises No. 10, Jin Kelulut Seletar Hills Est. B'/ 4 m.s. Singapore, (28) and that this application will
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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    • 434 15 RENTAL A SALE. Specialist In wooden furniture. Please contact: London Woodworking Co., Blk. 75, 2882, Geylang Bahru off Bendemeer Road, S'pore 13. New tel. *****98. HOCK SOON CATERS all types of furniture very moderate price. Enquiries:- Mr. Francis Leong, S'pore., *****0. TONQLEE CAR RENTAL. $20.00 per day Self-drive. Call *****0,
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    • 430 15 MANDARIN HEALTH CENTRE Mandarin Hotel, 3rd floor. Massage/ Steambath/ facial *****6/ *****1 ext. 750 (S'pore). ROYAL HOTEL:NEWTON ROAD, REFRESHING: BAUNA ft STEAMBATH RELAXING: MASSAGE A FACIAL WING: *****1/*****1 EXT. 131. LADIES/ GENTLEMEN at your place, facial, head massage, body massage, bridal make-up King ***** from 11 00 a.m. 9.00 p.m
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    • 614 15 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Ang Sok Long of No. 44-A, Gulega Road Singapore, have applied for a Retail Beer shop licence In respect of premises No. 44-A, Gulega Road off Changi Rd 9'« in s. Singapore, 16 and that this application will be heard In the Court
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    • 604 15 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Mr. Poll Kim Kang of No. 63 Bournemouth Road, Singapore, have applied for a Wholesale Retail Liquor Shop licence In respect of premises No. 160 Rochore Road Singapore, and that this application will be heard In the Court of the First District Judge,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 304 16 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN I, Woon Ah Kit of No 927-M Geylang Bahru Singapore, 14 have applied for a Beer House 2nd Class licence in respect of premises No 87, Johore Road Singapore, 7 and that this application will be heard In the Court of the First District Judge,
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    • 616 16 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I. Mdm. Han Klang Hwa, of No. 282, Upper Paya Lebar Road Singapore, have applied for a Beer House, First Class licence In respect of premises No. 287, Joo Chlat Road, Singapore, and that this application will be heard In the Court of the
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    • 605 16 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, Tan See Ming or No 36 Keong Slak Rd. Singapore, have applied for a Beer House, First Class licence In respect of premises No 36 Keong Slak Rd Singapore, and that this application will be heard In the Court of the First District
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    • 607 16 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY QIVEN that I, Yeo Soon Moh Yeo Chek Tong of No 4, Lorong Kalul Singapore, 19 have applied for a Wholesale liquor Shop licence In respect of premises No 86A, Upper Paya Lebar Rd Singapore, 19 and that this application will be heard In the Court
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  • FINANCE
    • 383 17  -  TC~ The Consumer by Rav K. Dhaliwal Are you the type who glances at a bill after a meal In a restaurant only long enough to make out the total and place the money smack on the tray? If you are, rest
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    • Stock markets round the world
      • 161 17 The stock market, rebounding from early profit taking, closed higher yesterday In active trading and established a new weekly volume record. Turnover amounted to 24,640,000 shares, down from the 29,740,000 traded on Thursday. The turnover this week more than 140 million shares broke the old weekly record of
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      • 32 17 Dow Jones closing stock averages on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday: 30 industrials 703.89 (up 7J7). 30 transport 1SB.63 (up 1.97). 16 utilities 80.37 iup 2.41). 66 stocks 237.39
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      • 132 17 Tokyo market closed slightly higher after a day of mixed trading with prices down In the early session. Turnover was estimated at 200 million shares. T. S. E. new Index: 288.88 (up 0.69). T. 8. E. 225 stocks average: 3,957.53 (up 8.42). Volume: 200 mil. Closing prices In yen
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      • 103 17 Closing prices at the Puis Bourse yesterday: Paribus 180.00 —9.10 Fonder 331 —7 Printemps 93 —2 COE 332.50 Bull 36 —1.70 Royal Dutch 1M.80 —3.20 Mlchelln 701 —4 Thomson 175.20 .30 CPP 107 unch. GROUP A Esso 63.10 +110 Perrier 134 —3.20 Petroflna 400 —11 Union Mlnlere 167 —ISO
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      • 74 17 Zurich Stock Exchange cloning prices yesterday: UB8 S710 10 SBC 590 1 Credit Suisse 2690 40 Swissair B. 436 6 Swiss Rclnsur. 1*70 30 Wlnterthur B. 1600 w Zurich Inaur. 0100 100 Juvena B. 760 30 Nestle B. 2770 s Interfood B. 2300 —11* Clba-Oelgy B. Baby Roche J
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    • 370 17  -  MARKET ROUND-UF by Lee Yew Meng The Singapore stock market made its most convincing recovery to date, pushing share prices right back to last August levels. The rally was accompanied by the highest share turnover In a week. The drama began on Monday when share prices advanced steadily
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 64 17 THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom (dO AHEAD aud throw pm ow IT, BUT HOW WD ■mem? I KWOVM, 'A FOOL AND MS MONEV W26 SCOM Si i a i I il SHORT RIBS by Frank O'Neal Pfl i ft >4 A i»: 'r 'K> s*i NORBERT by George Fett
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    • 630 17 AT THE CINEMA with SONNY YAP GAMES GAMBLERS PLAY (Cantonese): The comedy film that made box office history in Hong Kong by netting $3 million; It stars the Hul brothers, Michael and Samuel, as two con-men, who plan a big "kill" and find themselves playing merry-go-round with syndicate men. Jorong
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  • SPORTS
    • 511 18  -  By JEFFREY LOW At last the Singapore football selectors have decided to play goalkeeper Lim Chiew Peng after sidelining him for over a year. Tomorrow's clash with Perak may not be the big break for 2fc-year-old Chiew Peng but it is certainly the chance
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    • 340 18  -  AGM to discuss 'lawn' Bj C.K. YONG The American proposal to drop the word "lawn" out of tennis may soon have a seconder In the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association. This follows a report early last month in which the President of the US Lawn Tennis Association.
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    • 65 18 New York, Saturday. Ken Norton and not George Foreman as previously announced will meet Argentina's Oscar Bona vena in a 12round heavyweight bout on March 24 that will form part of a closedcircuit television twlnblU with the Muhammad All-Chuck Wepner title match. Promoter Hank Schwartz, vice-president of
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    • 26 18 Tokyo, Saturday. World junior middleweight boxing champion Koinl wajlma of Japan will defend his title against South Korean challenger Yu Jae-Do here In June.
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    • 309 18  -  By C.K. Yong The boxer of the night was undoubtedly Rathakrlshnan of Reformative Training Centre when he outpointed triple title holder, V. Karu, In the Forces versus Civilians tournament at Maude Road CC yesterday. Rathakrishnan. the 1974 novices and Golden Oloves flyweight champion, fought a
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    • 351 18 London, Saturday. The second series of this year's five nations Rugby union champion anlp comes to Twickenham here and Edinburgh tomorrow with England and Scotland firm favourites to beat their respective visitors, France and Ireland. England, despite a 12 9 defeat in Ireland two weeks ago, should
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    • 468 19 Las Vegas, Saturday The people who should know are tipping Australian Rod Laver to win tomorrow's US$lOO,000 winner-take-all tennis confrontation here with 22-year-old American champion Jimmy Connors. Many of the circuit professionals plump for 36-year-old Laver, despite betting odds which make Connors a firm
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    • 387 19  -  By BLUE PETER Remember Alan Trevena? He was one of the top Jockey> here In the 1960'5. He was engaged by the late Claud Gulnet (Venl Vlci Stable). After a great run of successes, Trevena left 'the Frenchman" and Joined Ipoh trainer Bddle Van Breukelen.
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    • 234 19 Reuter Melbourne, SaturdayTrevor Taylor of England beat Australian Stephen Knapp here last night to win the men's singles title at the Commonwealth Table Tennis championships for the third successive time. The 22-year-old Englishman, seeded Number Two, beat Knapp 20-22, 21-12, 21-14, 21-15. England made a clear
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    • 146 19 Newcastle, Saturday— The MCC cricketers, with (our defeats In flve Tests behind them, arrived here last night hoping to redeem some of their sagging reputation on the final stages of the tour. They have only three more matches In Australia, starting today with a three-day
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