Singapore Herald, 15 January 1971

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  • 13 1 The SINGAPORE herald lai Singapore Friday, January 15, 1971 MC(P) N0.2525 15 CENTS
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  • 890 1 FIVE-POWER TALKS PRIME Ministers Edward Heath, John Gorton, Keith Holyoake, Lee Kuan Yew and Tun Abdul Razak are meeting for dinner on board HMS Intrepid tonight. THE COMMONWEALTH heads of Government yesterday adopted the agenda for their eight-day meeting without encountering any problem, according to
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  • 548 1 Sir Keith: Our special way of doing things together SIR Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand, said that the Commonwealth Association was not an anachronism and would not disappear overnight. Speaking m reply to Mr Lee Kuan Yew's speech of welcome at the opening of the Commonwealth Conference yesterday,
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  • 345 1 Trudeau: We can only agree to disagree CANADIAN Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said yesterday it was unlikely Commonwealth leaders would reach any agreement on the British plan to sell arms to South Africa. "I don't think a consensus of opinion is possible because of the extreme moral and political positions
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  • 104 1 OVER THE SKIES TO SEE A TV FIRST FOR RTS TELEVISION Singapura achieved a first last night when It beamed a film of yesterday's opening of the Heads of Government Conference to Britain via an earth satellite. The film, which was for the nationwide Independent Television News based m London,
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  • 493 1 There'll be a compromise over arms, says Shearer JAMAICAN Prime Minister Hugh Shearer said yesterday he was confident that the South African arms issue will be dealt "sensibly, soberly and m depth" by the Commonwealth Heads of Government at the meeting, and that a compromise of some sort will be
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  • 102 1 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Thurs. When she looked Into her rear-view mirror, Mrs. Alta Morstad saw a sports car following close behind very close. A little later she looked again and felt a chill when she saw the car was still there and
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  • 1948 2 Beyond the arms sales issue PRIME MINISTER LEE KUAN YEW'S OPENING ADDRESS FROM small informal gatherings of five Prime Ministers today we have 31 Presidents, Prime Ministers and senior Ministers. There has been a change of style and format. Nevertheless I hope we can still speak more frankly and freely
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  • 542 2 THE Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of sovereign states consulting and co-operating m the common interests of their peoples, and m the promotion of international understanding m the cause of world peace. Members of the Commonwealth come from all six continents, embrace each
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  • 512 2 A promising start for summit THOUGH it may legitimately be argued that the draft "Declaration of Commonwealth Principles" proposed by President Kenneth Kaunda contains phrases to which unacceptable meanings can be ascribed, the document as a whole is an important contribution to an exciting purpose. It certainly cannot be treated
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  • 741 2 MY TASK this afternoon is to formally table the "Declaration of Commonwealth Principles" contained m a document already circulated for the consideration of the Conference. In doing so, it is important for me to say a few words of explanation. Many years ago when the
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  • 111 3 Invitation said: Lounge suit/national dress d Mr. Bryan Rimmer AND spme of the delegates grabbed the chance to wear their country's gear. They added a splash of colour* to the Istana's lawn last night For President Sheares it was the first big social job for him m his new home.
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  • 219 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia has sent a telegram to the 18th Commonwealth Conference which opened In Singapore today expressing its opposition to the proposed British arms sales to South Africa. The telegram reads: "We strongly oppose the sale of
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  • 392 3 Girl: I was told by a friend to collect $300 A BUSINESSMAN told a court yesterday how a girl tried to collect $300 from him for an advertisement m a bogus Nanyang University magazine. Mr. Wong Yoon Kee, "39, proprietor of Kee Lee Engineering Works, was giving evidence against 19-year-old
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  • 38 3 TWO technical assistants m the Telecommunications Department will leave today for technical courses m Holland under the Netherlands Fellowship Programme for Technical Cooperation. The two are Leong Chan Man and Mr. Leong Slew Hoo.
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  • 177 4 PROJECT engineer Mr. Chan Mun Fai, of Jalan Taman, was found guilty of a traffic offence yesterday, but was given an absolute discharge by a traffic court on the grounds of special circumstances. He was charged with parking his car between
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  • 92 4 GENERAL Sir Geoffrey Baker, Chief of the British General Staff will visit army units and establishments m Bahrain, Sharjah, Singapore and Hongkong. General Baker is expected to arrive here on Jan. 21 and will inspect a guard of honour at the Headquarters of
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  • 155 4 KUCHING, Thurs. Seven people who took to two life rafts after their cargo boat capsized off Mukah m Sarawak's Third Division yesterday have been picked up alter a Malay-sia-Singapore Airlines plane spotted them from the air. Four others were picked up earlier by a
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  • 428 4 Air pollution: The main culprits'— by Minister Chua LAWS TO LAY STRESS ON PREVENTION MOTOR vehicles contribute 60 per cent of the pollution m the air whereas electric and power plants contribute only about 30 per cent m Singapore. This estimate was cited by Mr. Chua Sian Chin, Minister for
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  • 90 4 YEOW Chin Soon, 26, was 'jailed for three years by the Magistrates' Court No. l yesterday for stealing a taperecorder and cartridges, a pair of cufflinks, a necktie ana an insurance certificate from a car belonging to Mr. Toh Eng Chuan at a car
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  • 418 4 One-way traffic system for the Port of Singapore A ONE-WAY traffic system is to be introduced m the Port of Singapore to prevent tanker collisions. This was disclosed by the Health Minister, Mr. Chua Sian Chin m a talk over TV Singapore on Wednesday. Mr. Chua said an action committee
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  • 229 4 THE Ministry of Communications said yesterday that there had been a significant increase m the number of vehicles caught with smoky exhausts last month compared with figures for November. Last month, 2,039 vehicles were booked compared to only 771 cases m November. The Ministry
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  • 245 4 WONG Ah Meng, 30, Is not a mu to let fate get him down. Though bora blind, he trudges around the streets with a 12-year-old friend to guide him selling biscuits. He dropped la at the Herald office yesterday and sold about 59
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  • 262 4 IPOH, Thurs. Two major projects the building of a giant dam m Upper Perak and the regrouping of villagers living m .riverine kampongs are to be carried out by the Perak Government to reduce floods m the State. Announcing this today, the Mentri
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  • 75 4 250 watches missing from store SOME 250 watches worth about $8,000 were reported missing from Bombay Silk Store m Transit Road, off Sem ba wang Road, yesterday. Proprietor Ramchand, 39, of Nee Soon Road, discovered the theft when he opened the shop for business at 9 a.m. He believes that
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    • 180 4 UNITED MOTOR WORKS YAMAHA RBERGLAS BCAT SHOW United Motor Works proudly present a boat show at Punggol Boatel, Punggol Point Singapore. The very latest 1971 Yamaha Fiberglas Boats will be displayed. SATURDAY 16th January: From 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. SUNDAY 17th January: From 10 00a.m. to 5.00 p.m. i
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  • 311 5  - Johore-S'pore car theft ring cracked HAROLD SOH By SEVEN STOLEN CARS RECOVERED A CAR stealing ring which used to send stolen cars from Johore Bahru to Singapore has been broken up by the joint efforts of the Singapore and Johore police following the arrest of a man m the Johore
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  • 271 5 Detective gets the bird and cracks his case FOR the detective it was an easy case to crack. When a magistrate asked him how he knew the difference between hens' and ducks' eggs, he said they must have been hens' there were no ducks about. He had retrieved them from
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  • 288 5 ESSO has offered technical and other assistance to the Government if it wants to use Pulau Sebarok for slop-receiving facilities. The Herald reported yesterday that the Government was expected to use the island for such purpose. It is at present leased to Esso and has
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  • 111 5 Businessman robbed of $4,500 and his car TWO MEN armed with knives held up businessman Oh Yong Kiat, 31, and robbed him of $4,500 after dragging him out of his car m Leonie Hill Road on Wednesday night. Oh, of Lorong 1, Geylang, was travelling m his car m Leonie
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  • 83 5 A MAN who had avoided 28 traffic summonses for the past four years was finally arrested yesterday and fined a total of $790 In two courts. Hok Wah Keng, of Patani Road, pleaded guilty to all the charges. He was fined $350 In
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  • 72 5 BUS conductor Ong Swee Choon, of Upper Thomson Road, was fined $50 yesterday for pressing a bell to signal a bus to move before a passenger could boards The traffic court was told that Abdul Kadir bin Ismail fell from the bus after It
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  • 185 5 SEVEN FINED $1,500 ON DRIVING CHARGES SEVEN men six motorists and one motorcyclist were fined a total of $1,500 m the Traffic Courts yesterday for dangerous and inconsiderate driving. Koh Peng Hin of Jalan Tiga was fined $400 for driving on the wrong side and colliding with a lorry m
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  • 133 5 Chinese YMCA to hold dance courses THE Chinese YMCA Youth Department is organising two courses m creative dancing under Mrs. Maureen Lim. A course for children between the ages of seven and ll will be held on Saturdays from 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. starting on Saturday. A course for
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  • 140 5 LIEUT. COL. George E. Mitchell of the Singapore Armed Forces left for Australia with his family on Wednesday night. Col. Mitchell resigned from the SAF on compassionate grounds because his twin daughters are In poor health caused by a hereditary kidney disorder
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  • 161 5 THE top prize of $3,000 for the 1970 Schools Savings Competition organised by the Post Office Savings Bank has been won by Naval Base Section Public Chinese School. The second prize of $2,000 went to Anglo Chinese Secondary School and the third prize
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  • 247 6 WHO'S where at the opening of the Conference yesterday. 1. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew (chairman). 2. Mr. S. Rajaratnam, back to camera (Singapore). 3. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda (Zambia). 4. Dr. Miltop Obote (Uganda). 5. Prince Tu'ipelehake (Tonga). 6. Prince Makhosini Dlamini (Swaziland). 7. Mr Ahsanul
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  • 23 6 MRS. S. Bandaranaike seated at the conference table before the opening of the Commonwealth conference yesterday.
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  • 129 6 THE Commonwealth heads of government and their representatives sent greetings to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth at the opening session of the meeting yesterday morning. The message was signed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew m his capacity as chairman of
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  • 88 6 CANADIAN Prlnn Minister Mr. Piern Trudeau m a brie discussion with anothei delegate before th< opening session of thi Conference. Seated besidi him is Archbisho] Makarios of Cyprus. i m c prre rlef •ther the the pslde hop The Malaysian Prime A Minister, Tnn Abdul M Razak,
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    • 233 6 Queen i« b^k BUBJ^BUBIi sacrifice D a r a a iP— ■^■©i ll£>B! H flfs Grandmaster Klaus Dar- c d h ga (West Germany) had a 12 Nd 4 beautiful win when he beat 13 Nd 4: Bfl2: Price (South Africa) m the JJ Ne6 f#€ 1970 Chess Olympiad m
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  • 247 11 MANILA, Thurs. Philippine President Marcos tonight accepted the resignation of Vice-President Fernando Lopez from his cabinet as agriculture secretary following his open war against the wealthy and influential Lopez family. In his letter of acceptance, Marcos saM the maas media owned by
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  • 285 11 UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. South Africa told the International Court of Justice yesterday that the United Nations "has so embroiled the court" m political issues surrounding the question of South-West Africa that it cannot "exercise it's judicial function properly." The U.S. Security Council last July asked the
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  • 152 11 AMMAN, Jordan Thus. Tbe Jordaalaa Goverameat aad the Palesttalaa guerillas last alght aaaouaced tbe signing of a aew flaal, comprebeaslve ami drastic agreemeat to cmi the five-day flghttax la Jordaa aad reorgaalse tbe relatloas between tae two swes. Tbe agreement, which appeared to restore to the
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  • 520 11 Brazilians free 70 ransom prisoners -FAMILIES FOR JAIL ISLE- JAKARTA, Thurs:- The 7,500 political prisoners detained on lonely Buru Island are to get some home comforts by Government order. Their wives and families are being sent out to keep them company. The prisoners are Communist party leaders and members rounded
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  • 199 11 Yahya fails to heal the split RAWALPINDI, Thurs. President Yahya Khan ended his first round of separate talks with Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto yesterday with both politicians still opposed on a constitution for a civilian regime. Most warmth came from Bhutto who addressed a news conference here
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  • 44 11 Podgorny gets warm welcome ARMS raised. Egypt's President Sadat welcomes his Soviet counterpart. President Podgorny, (left) at Cairo airport on Wednes day. Mr. Podgorny is on a one-week official visit to Egypt during which he will attend celebrations marking completion of the Aswan Dam.
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  • 111 11 BANGKOK, Thurs. Thailand has decided to "deemphasise" close military cooperation with the United State m line with its hope of seeing peace reign m Asia, Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman said yesterday. In doing this, Thailand is not seeking to sever its close relationship with the United
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  • 171 11 MOSCOW, Thurs. The mini-crisis between Washington and Moscow over harassment of diplomats and newsmen Is being settled, official Soviet sources said yesterday. At the same time, the informants confirmed that the recall of Soviet Ambassador, Anatoly Dobrynln from Washington was ordered to express Moscow's displeasure at
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  • 166 11 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Thurs. Priceless treasures m gold and jewels have been discovered hidden under wrappings of royal mummies m an Egyptian museum. University of Michigan researchers said the artifacts were found by a team of scientists which X-rayed the mummies m Cairo
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  • 243 11 Police search for bomb brigade LONDON, Thurs. Police have launched a major search for the people responsible for this week's bomb attacks on Employment and Productivity Minister Robert Carr, the man who introduced the controversial Industrial Relations Bill. The two bombs, which caused damage to Mr. Carr's house on Tuesday
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  • 315 12 PHILIPPINES ON VERGE OF REVOLT MANILA, Thurs. The Manila Press today declared m a joint editorial that there was a "massive, nationwide and perhaps irretrievable loss of confidence" m the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. The pooled editorial, unprecedented m its frankness and criticisms of the Marcos regime, hinted
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  • 102 12 DAR ES SALAAM, Thurs. The Government owned newspaper, The Standard, said here yesterday that there were strong indications that diplomatic relations between Tanzania and Nigeria will be remedied m the near future. They were broken after Tanzania recognised the former breakaway state of Biafra. Saying
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  • 80 12 TOKYO, Thurs. Former Beatle John Lennon and his Japanese wife Yoko Ono have disappeared after their arrival m Japan yesterday. They arrived incognito, at Yokohama yesterday morning by the American luxury liner President Cleveland and put up at Hotel Hilton m Tokyo. Fans among the staffers at
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  • 191 12 BENGII, Central African Republic, Than. Which twin is the Martine. President Jean Bedel Bokassa apparently doesn't care. Relaxed and smiling, Bokassa arrived at a reception on Tuesday for Congo-Kinshasa President Joseph Mobutu with one Martine on each arm. Each of the Vietnamese girls are said
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  • 337 12 HONG KONG, Thurs. Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse Tung has issued instructions that nonCommunist political parties be represented m the forthcoming People's Congress, the newspaper Sing Tao Jih Pao reported today. Various reports from Moscow, Japan, and Chinese travellers have indicated that the
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  • 265 12 The Poly students keep a banner flying... THE Singapore Polytechnic Students' Union yesterday protested against the police for forcibly removing a banner from this union house m Shenton Way condemning the proposed British sale of arms to South Africa. The banner, which read "Singapore Polytechnic Students' Union deplores vehemently the
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  • 120 12 READING, England, Thurs. Dance hall disc jockey, Phil Miller, thought he was joking when he announced a £5 prize for the first girl to strip on stage. The girls did not think so he was almost trampled m the rush. "I
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  • THE SINGAPORE herald Section II
    • 346 13  - Inactive party plans to get moving MANSOOR AHMAD BRANCHES BROKEN UP BY POPULATION SHIFTS -By THE Singapore Malay National Organisation will hold their annual delegates' meeting next month to discuss a possible amendment to their constitution. The amendment concerns a clause which will make only members of branches eligible for
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    • 53 13 I» last Bight's Toto Draw No. 4/71, the numbers picked were 18, 4, 15, 2 and is. The add! tlonal number was 25. In the circles draw the numbers were 17, 36 and 37. TODAY: 1.34 a.m. (8.4 ft); 12.45 p.m. (9.7 ft.) TOMORROW: 1.58 a.m. (8.5 ft.); 1.22
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    • 83 13 BANGKOK, Thurs. Thailand will send a gift of 50 tons of rice to Malaysia to aid flood victims m that country, a Government House spokesman said yesterday. The Thai Cabinet has instructed the Economic Affairs Ministry to arrange the rice shipment, he said. Meanwhile,
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    • 49 13 A CLERK denied m the Magistrate's Court No. 1 yesterday that he had intended to insult the modesty of two teenagers by showing his private part to them m Circuit Road on July 10. Goh Bu Hai, 28, was allowed bail, pending trial on March 20.
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    • 102 13 14 FOOD STALLS RAZED IN 1.30 a.m. PARK FIRE FOURTEEN food stalls m the Gay World Amusement Park were destroyed by a fire which broke out at 1.30 a.m. yesterday. Damage was estimated at $35,000. Three fire engines brought the blaze under control within 20 minutes and prevented the flames
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    • 155 13 THE Ministry of Education has released the results of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music LRSM written examinations held m November last year. The following candidates were successful m: Braach 'A' Paper II: Chapman, Gordon Hulbert. Branch B Section I:
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    • 219 13 SINGAPORE University students would never become militant even If official restrictions on student politics were removed. In an article In the latest Issue of Commentary, magazine of the University Guild of Graduates, Dr. J. Tamney said that even If suitability certificates and student surveillance
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    • 169 13 THE Government is borrowing $100 million from the World Bank to resite the University of Singapore at Kent Ridge. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, said m a television interview on Wednesday that the returns m terms of the
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    • 446 13 S ftPSCOp©********* *[v<PSmi RfclSSIlPB* You're not one to A useful day for e it e v e e arth clearing arrears of without working for it correspondence. But y, but today you look like don't put down in w getting handed a writing— nor in business J pleasant surprise on
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    • 164 13 9 am— s pm: Art exhibition by contemporary Australian painters at Seah Gallery, Tudor Court, Tanglin. 19 am— 6 pm: Art exhibition by Mr. Van Sook Leong at the Gallery of Fine Art, Raffles Place. 19 am 6 pm: Exhibition of Commonwealth fiction at the National Library, Stamford Road. 6
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  • 552 14 RECITALS BY TURECK AND YANAGITA THIS month's recitals at the Victoria Theatre will allow Singapore audiences to survey two different fields of music virtuoso works for violin and the keyboard music of J.S. Bach. First impression might lead us to think that
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  • 1075 14  - SELF-PORTRAIT: DYLAN SOME SOUL-SEARCHING BOB MCCORD 808 Dylan's album, SelfPortrait, is a study of the an artiste trying to come to grips with himself. It may seem odd that Dylan should go through some soul searching (bordering on self pity) after producing such successful albums as FreewheeliiT Bob Dylan, High-way
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  • 211 14  - Display of paintings by Aussie artists MARY LEE By ARTISTS thrive m affluent societies because collecting art is one form of investment, so I've been told. I also learnt that the 24 paintings by Australian artists now on show at the Seah Gallery, Tanglin Road, may be expensive by local
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  • Article, Illustration
    1387 16  -  ALLAN CHAN fj;af afja;f Sedate but weedy... BACK TO BASICS: IGNITION AFTER enjoying such tremendous success with their 1600 SSS, Datsun could not help but produce a similar model catering for the less adventurous and the family man. The latest addition to the family is the 1400 which, perhaps,
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  • 1181 17 Get: a bike— it's a lot cheaper! HAVE YOU ever wondered how much It costs to get from one place to another In Singapore? Last month, I kept detailed tables to And oat. Be*ng a reporter, oa other things besides the motoring P«gc* I cover more than my fair share
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  • 150 17 NISSAN Motor Company, Japan's second largest motorcar manufacturer, Is developing a Freon engine In an effort to minimise pollution by cars. Nissan officials, however, said that it was still too early to say when a prototype Datsun car fitted with such an engine could be
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    780 17  -  LEE CHIU SAN By A cute jungle Dasher Brake check- over "000 it's so cute!'' I wondered what the girls were talking about as I walked to the parking lot. Had a soft-eyed puppy with a wagging ail drifted m among the motorcycles? •I pushed my Way through
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  • Economic Affairs/Shipping
    • 575 18 BANGKOK, Thurs. A leading Thai banker today suggested the creation of an ASEAN international bank involving all five countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand) Addressing the Bangkok meeting of the Stanford Research Institute, Mr Oonchu
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    • 281 18 SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA Merchant rates fixed yesterday by the Association of Banks m Malaysia -Singapore Local dollar* (Rates m Hongkong dollars, for Jan. 14) On New York TT 6.06 South Vietnam (per On New York DD 6.***** 1,000 piastres) „.n Go* (99% fineness SterliniipTpound) JJ'S **'**> 289.76 Singapore (per
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    • 590 18 MTC makes $23.9 m despite adverse conditions MALAYAN TOBACCO'S slightly better profits of $23,867,000 for the year ended September 1970, was made despite higher tobacco taxes m both Malaysia and Singapore. In January last year, the Malaysian Government increased import duties and excise taxes on tobacco products but, m the
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    • 696 18 KUALA SIDIM RUBBER made consolidated profits amounting to $2,007,025 before tax for the period ended June, 1970. This represents an impressive earnings percentage of 61.75 on the company's paid-up capital of $3,250,000. The price-earnings ratio of 1.7 is also commendable at the share's current market
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    • 171 18 TORONTO, Thurs. The Toronto Dominion Bank, one of Canada's five largest, has become the first Canadian bank to make a major investment In commercial banking as well as commercial and industrial enterprises m the Far East by acquiring a substantial interest m
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    • 110 18 LONDON, Thurs. Britain is to give Malaysia special aid, amounting to £520,000, to help finance the Kima textile mill now being built at Kajang m West Malaysia, it was officially announced here. The money, to be made available by the Overseas Development Administration, will cover
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    • 406 18 A slow but consistent daily decline was recorded during the week (ended January 14), which reduced current month values from 49-7/8 to 48--3/8 cents before January ran off on Wednesday. By this time, February levels were below those ruling for January at the start of the period.
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    • 629 18 Fairly hectic trading conditions were seen yesterday m the Government bond market. Some confusion was evident following the almost simultaneous announcements of the U.K. December trade surplus and a further tranche of Treasury nine per cent 1994. Dealers suspended trading for a period while they evaluated the
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    • 379 18 Stocks tumbled yesterday m active early trading that drove the NYSE tape two minutes late. Stanpoor's industrial average, up four cents at .the opening bell, backed down 13 cents, while the Dow Jones industrials lost more than a point. Stanpoor's utilities gave up 10 cents and
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    • 156 18 AMSTERDAM Most internationals were weaker yesterday, influenced by Wall Street with Royal Dutch continuing its recent weak trend. Estates were virtually unchanged and shippings mixed. KLM Airlines was weak. In the local industrials, losses outnumbered gains, led by publishing firms. Dutch Ford was firm. PARIS The market eased
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    • 1106 20 sailing out of Singapore for Far i north-east. M.S. TAIPOOSHAN Jan 20/21 Penang (Jan 22/24), Spore (Jan 25/26), H'kong (Jan 30/Feb 2). SC/SC M.S. TAIPOOSHAN Feb 6/7 Penang (Feb 8/10), Spore (Feb 11/12), ■H'kong (Feb 16/19). SC/SC M.S. TAIPOOSHAN Feb 23/24 Penang (Feb 25/27), Spore (Feb 2 8 Mar 1),
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    • 437 20 TO: HAMBURG. LONDON. ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM ANTWERP Spore Panang Hamburg -ing YUNG In Port/ 16 Jan 12 Feb VCH YUNG 10/12 Mar 13/14 Mar 11 Apr ORIENTAL QUEEN 10/12 Apr 13/14 Apr 12 May Paaaonger accommodation available to London aY north continental ports. Accepting liquid cargo at Spore only. US EAST
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  • 174 21 U.K. DECEMBER TRADE SURPLUS £56M LONDON, Thurs. Britain recorded a £56 million trade surplus m December after a £17 million deficit m November. The Department of Trade and Industry also said provisional estimates for the year 1970 showed Britain made a small trade profit. The figures were seen m the
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  • 1795 21 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE THE BULK of activity m tile Stock Exchange yesterday was centred on a few speculative counters while buying support generally was withdrawn. This resulted m most sections finishing slightly easier and a total turnover of 1,608,500 units, about 600.000 units lower
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  • 78 21 (Managers' prices for Jan. 16) B. S. ASIA UNIT TRUSTS Mai. Invt. Fund 1.25 1.30 Mai. Progress Fund 1.08 1.13 CHARTERED UNIT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.06 1.11 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUSTS Third Singapore 1.28 The Commerce Ind. Fund 1.03 1.08 f t B. S. The Saving Fund t.07
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  • 846 21 RUBBER/ TIN/ COCONUT/PEPPER MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE RUBBER BUBBBK emu a H). (ttows flve-eft£htfca ccat). Overnight overseas advices was slightly better than expected but there was no follow-through locally. February was traded as current month yesterday. First business passed at 49-5/8 cents with March at 1-3/4 cents premium. Thereafter, the market declined amidst
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  • 710 21 Selected mining shares recovered part of their recent losses m quiet trading yesterday. Falls were still evident among speculative stocks, however, and there was heavy stag selling m the new listings. Poseidon gave the market confidence, adding $2 to $37.50, while International Mining was 1 5 cents
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  • 246 21 The market got off to a slow start yesterday but quickened as the day progressed m fairly active trading. Most issues, however, moved within narrow limits though a few stocks recorded good gains. Among leading issues, Jardines rose Si. 50, while Lands improved $1. Taikoo and Telephones
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  • 325 21 The market held steady yesterday with interest centred on autos and secondary stocks. The stock average registered a net gain of 4.78 gain at 2,093.90 yen. (Closing paid prices m yen, 1 Akai Elec 388 <*» 7 > Aaahi Chem K>3 (104) Asahi Glass 139(139) Bank Tokyo
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  • 205 21 LONDON, Thurs.— Grain shippers covered a cargo from the Gulf to Bandar Shapur at US* 14.75 fd (free discharge) for January and booked a cargo of soyabeanmeal from the U.S. gulf to Eire at US$9.OO fio (free m and out) for Jan/ Feb. In the coal section,
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1320 22 ih U&fflM I FlllyiLl QJHSQ I For our Classified class 'aTc d E pTd er v t p t e o ments ,1 ADvm thimehts {Tl/n nU^ r I Tele-Ads Service 6.00 P.M. DAILY DAWN AGENCY. 27 Nunes Building. Malacca Street, Sole Agents for Aeroplane "515" badminton rackets, football etc.
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    • 525 22 LINGUAPHONE INSTITUTE (LONDON) will teacn you a new language quickly and thoroughly. 50 years experience, over 2 million successful students, complete courses m 34 languages. ft— demonstration and details at Patent Enterprises 30A. President Shopping Centre, 320. Serangoon Road, Spore. 8. Tel: *****. STUDY AT HOME ft Pass Examinations; Rapid.
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    • 475 22 "STEREO SOUND", again 84 pages for 50 cents, invites you to read about "You And Your Loudspeaker", etc m its current issue now breaking records! Don't break your records! Let "Stereo Sound" teach you how. WOODEN ft STEEL Office Equipments Steel-Shelving Safe Typewriter. Cash-register Recordcabinets. Adding. Calculating Photo Copy Machines.
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    • 455 22 "CLEAN AIR" EXHAUST DEVICE. Smokeless for diesel/petrol vehicles. Proved 100% effective by prestigeous companies m Singapore/Malaysia. Also agents for Motor Insurance. Speciel low premium. Sole Agents for Asia and Middle East United Sinmi Company (Pte) Ltd. 811. North Bridge Road. Singapore. Tel. *****5. STRAND HOTEL Bencoolen Street Town centre quiet
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  • 483 23 NEW YORK, Thurs. Chi Cheng, 26-year-old Taiwan sprinter who broke four world track records a« I 7£ S named At hlete of the Year by Associated Press today. Miss Chi, who recently was married to her ™?i Tf C ?o COach Vincent Reel,
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  • 243 23 Kiwi women players to tour South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Thurs. New Zealand has agreed to send their national women's cricket team to tour South Africa during February and March 1972, it was announced here. The announcement was made by the South African and Rhodesian Women's Cricket Association, which also said that
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  • 156 23 THE Singapore Hockey Association will commence their 1971 season with the under-23 competition and follow up with the league tournament. This will help the Association m selecting the State under-23 team for the Malaysian championship scheduled for April. SHA secretary, Mr. S. Yogarajah
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  • 273 23 TOKYO, Thurs. World Boxing Council (WBC) junior lightweight champion Yoshiaki Numata of Japan will stake his title against Australia's Lionel Rose m late April or m early May, Iwao Kotaka, Numata 's manager announced today. It will be Numata 's third defence of the title. He wrested
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  • 474 23 BUENOS AIRES, Thurs. Local newspapers claimed that there was an international anti-Argentine campaign, to pin the blame on the race organisers for Sunday's fatal crash m the Argentine 1,000-kilometre motor race. A veteran Italian driver, Ignazio Giunti, was killed when his
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  • 331 23  -  CAVALIER By RACING HERALD TYMKYN did a sparkling gallop on a good track at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Accompanied by Bernadette Bunty and Whernside, the Arctic Storm performer sprinted smartly over 3f m 39. He has improved tremendously since his third to Klngford on the first
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 72 23 DAVY JONES By Sam Left 7 MAYB6 WE OUGHT W) LET'S MOT WASTE] I I'M BEGINNING To FEEL fIF IT IS. HE'S Yo.K.i EXPLAIN 1 TO CALL SCOTTY'S POP \J HE T(ME W^RCO. ILj THIS WHOLE DEAL IS JUST WILLING TO WHY HE TOOK AND TELL HIM WE'VE J f
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    • 376 23 ACROSS DOWN 4. Make invalid m Vatican cele- 1. Grave result of mixing nature bration (6) and sin (9) 8. Dismiss this banker! (7) 2. Consequently you say they're 9. Being extra large they con- four? (9) fuse a 15 (6) 3. But grass widows don't wear 10. Ours include
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  • 386 24 ENGLAND ONE UP IN SEVEN MATCH SERIES FOURTH TEST SYDNEY, Thurs. Pace bowler John Snow was the hero m England's 299 runs victory over Australia m the Fourth Test here today to go one up m the seven-match series. Snow reaped through the Australian batting to wind up with seven
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  • 170 24 FU.:UKAWA Electric Company soccer team from Japan arrived here last night on their first leg of their Asian tour. They meet an under-23 Singapore team at Jalan Besar Stadium tomorrow at 7.30 p.m. The 25 -member team led by .-.lr. Masae Miyamoto will
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  • 326 24 Nanyang, Ching Giam continue winning streak UNBEATEN teams Nan vans; f.iang Pau a:ul Ching Giam continued their winning streak m the final rounds of the a»le Cup invitation table tennis championships at Kallang ark last night. Group 'A' champions, Nanyang scored their second straight win when they trounced Singapore Arr.ied
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  • 291 24 Sisters win medley events THE LAI sisters of Singapore Swimming Club stole the limelight on the first of the three-cay Singapore A ateur w i ...iing Association single age group cha -ipionsliips at Amber .oad yesterday. May Ling won the 200 metres individual medley (8-9 years) m 3:27.1 and viay
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  • 153 24  - STB CLUB CLOSES SHOP R. SIVA THE Singapore Telephone Board's 2,000-strong Sports Club will be dissolved because of acute financial difficulties. This was stated by STB* s honorary secretary Philip Chong who told the Herald that several appeals made to the Singapore Telephone Board for financial assistance towards the club's
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  • 221 24 SYDNEY, Thurs.-Kasuko Sawamatsu of Japan defeated Patti Hogan, U.S., number one seed among foreign entries, 6-3, 6-4, m the quarter-finals of the New South Wales women's singles championships here today. Sawamatsu faces Russia's Olga Morozova m the other semi-final. The Russian girl had
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  • 411 24 ENGLAND, Thurs- Britain is within striking distance of an Olympic yachting gold m the Soling Class said Royal Yachting Association president Mr. Owen Aisher at the recent Boat Show. Mr. Aisher was speaking at a ceremony when one of the first orders
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  • 115 24 Singapore invited to KL shooting tourney KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Singapore is among eight invited countries for the fourth South-East Asian Shooting Association Championships here from Dec. 2 to 8. The other countries are Indonesia, Thailand, South Vietnam. Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Hongkong. The meet is organised by the National Shooting
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  • 358 24 ADELAIDE, Thurs. West Indian cricket captain Gary Sobers may play another season with South Australia. The president of the Prospect Cricket Club m Adelaide, Mr. John Chapman, said he would invite Sobers to play Sheffield Shield and district cricket from October 1971. The
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  • 292 24 MELBOURNE, Thurs. Olympic Park track here, claimed to be the athletic centre of Australia, saw its first sub-four minute mile for six years recently. A crowd of about 5000 watched relatively unknown Graham Crouch of Victoria clock 3:58.7 bringing back memories of Herb
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