Singapore Herald, 20 May 1971

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  • 15 1 THE SINGAPORE hearld No 257 Singapore Thursday. May 20, 1971 MC(P) No. 2525 15 CENTS
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  • PAGE ONE COMMENT
    • 875 1 Quote BECAUSE black operations are wholly secret and diffused, their detection is a matter of patiently putting together bits and pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.* Mr. S. Rajaratnam THE PRIME Minister is still not satisfied about the Singapore Herald. And neither are we. Black Operations
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    • 740 1 Miss Aw Sim on L ee's 'inexplicable hostility' -POINTS TO PONDER "WHY should freedom of speech and freedom of press be allowed? Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticised? It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are
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  • 156 1  - Done— -with a smile.. Ambrose Khaw By Editor-in-Chief THE Prime Minister smiled with good reason, one must grant him when he greeted me m his office yesterday afternoon with these words: "This is th? end of the road for you." It was nothing personal, we hope. He meant the Herald,
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  • 631 1  - Blackoos Ltd A.K. LEE By THE OTHER day I visited a burgeoning industrial concern. This industry, though not very old, is noted for its aggressive leadership, adaptability, and especiaDy its imaginative market approach which has enabled its salesmen to sell products with fervour. Before I relate any more, let me
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  • 1029 2 THE Government has issued a statement claiming that the action by the immi gration authorities m asking my wife, Adele Koh, and me to leave Singapore within two days "was no 48 hour surprise." It may have been no surprise for them but it certainly was
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  • Viewpoint
    • 521 2 'What the people want is justice' THE public m general does not question the action of the Govern ment against an individual, organisation or a political party for acts which are considered detrimental to the well-being of the people or prejudicial to the security of the country. For it is
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    • 155 2 THE announcement of the 48-hour "quit Singapore" notice given to senior members of the editorial staff of the Singapore Herald would have come as a shock to the people of Singapore, and all the more so m the absence of any formal charge against them. Both Mr. Bob Recce and
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    • 101 2 I WISH to commend the editors of the Singapore Herald for their fine display of courage m putting up their stand against Mr Lee Kuan Yew's brutal acts against the Freedom of the Press. Such brutalities of Mr Lee Kuan Yew are directly geared to intimidate, frighten and suppress the
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    • 26 2 I WOULD happily display a "Support the Herald" type sticker on the rear window of my car if you care to print one. READER Singapore 4
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  • 92 2 HONGKONG, Wed. A South China Morning Post columnist piled pun upon pun today m commenting on the confrontation between Singapore Prime Minister I>ee Kuan Yew and Singapore newspapers **!^*P° re,s "«*spapers, it seems, are m bad straits. Times are hard and Mr Lee's latest moves herald some
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  • 246 2 My Son SON: "Dad, I would like to be a journalist." FATHER: "Well my boy you of course realise that you will have to learn copy typing and how to use a photostat machine and a teleprinter." SON: "Why dad?" FATHER: "Well for one thing m the light of present
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  • 121 2 THE Singapore Herald has been accused by Mr Lee Kuan Yew as "taking on the Government since its publication m July last year." I have been a subscriber to your paper since its inception and I can hardly find any instances when your paper has fought or challenged the Government
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  • 56 2 WE were shown five short films for kindergarten teachers at the Cultural Centre on May 15. I found it very enlightening, but I think it would serve a better purpose if it could be arranged to be shown on T.V., so that more parents and adults will be able to
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  • 83 3 ALMOST all the 200 staff members of the Herald became news vendors yesterday morning to make sure that their answers tc Government insinuations were read by the people. And the people did read the replies. More than 29,000 copies of the Herald more than
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  • 497 3 HONGKONG, Wed The Taiwan National Committee of the International Press Institute has written to IPI director, Mr. Ernest Meyer, concerning the action taken by Premier Lee Kuan Yew against certain Singapore newspapers. Mr. Meyer said that before leaving Zurich he had received a letter
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  • 519 3 LONDON, Wed. The Guardian (liberal) commented today on the row between the Press and Premier Lee Kuan Yew: "The clue appears to lie more m Mr Lee Kuan Yew's known ambivalent attitude toward criticism, both private and public. He talks of welcoming criticism, but strikes back toughly if
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  • WATER CRISIS
    • 165 4 THERE was a drop of two million gallons m water consumption from u0.6 million on Monday to 108.6 million on Tuesday but the Public Utilities Board considers that this is not good enough. It said that only three days ago consumption had dropped to
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  • 305 4 MINDEF seeks the cream of the talent THE Ministry of Defence is trying to attract the best brains into the armed forces. Colonel Kirpa Ram Vij, the director of the General Staff Division of the Ministry of Defence, who said this yesterday, added: "Defence of the country is too serious
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  • 92 4 Passer by catches snatch thief PENANG, Wed. A 22--year-old youth, who snatched a $160 gold chain from a girl yesterday, was caught by another person who came to her aid, on hearing her screams, a police spokesman said here today. Miss Lee Phaiß Eng, 25, a clerk, was waiting for
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  • 146 4 ONE of four masked men who robbed a bank officer at his house of $8,000 m cash and jewellery was jailed for two years by a district court yesterday. Teng Swee Yin, 23, pleaded guilty to robbing Mr. Tan Cheng Tian at Sunshine Terrace
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  • 207 4 This ex— agitator is grateful A former pro-Communist i student agitator, Loh Yang Whai alias Lv Shu Shiang, was released yesterday after four years' political detention. In a public statement yesterday, he said he was educated m Foon Yew High School m Johore Bahru where he joined a class study
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  • 312 4 WORKERS who get silicosis or asbestosis on the job will be compensated under proposed amendments to the Workers' Compensation Ordinance Health Minister Chua Sian Chin said this at the opening of the first symposium on Occupational Health m South-East Asia held yesterday m
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  • 195 4 LOCAL-MADE CHEMICAL 'DESTROYS ANY OIL SLICK' OIL SLICKS will no longer be a problem to shipowners and ship repairers. A local company has produced a new chemical which will "sink" them and later turn them into ash. Mr. P. Thio, manager of Marine Chemicals Supply Company, said he had experimented
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  • 274 4 Jail and rotan for labourer who raped girl, 12 A LABOURER, who twice raped a 12 year old girl, was sentenced to seven years jail and six strokes of the rotan by the High Court yesterday. Lim Cheng Siang. 27, who has previous convictions of rape, attempted rape and robbery,
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  • 186 4 Students give $52,000 to charity TWELVE charitable organi sations received a sum of nearly $52,000 from Singapore University students yesterday. The money was raised from two "Rag and Flag" days, and a "Uniwalkathon" held during the past two years. At the presentation Mr. Hira Singh, a member of the Students'
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 206 5 The Asia-Pacific Socialist Bureau will provide a means for democratic socialist and other non-communist parties to discuss a common approach m solving problems of individual countries. Mr. Norman Kirk, chairman of the Socialist International, said this here today, when he opened the bureau. Jie said
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  • 118 5 SINGAPORE University is now negotiating with the Defence Ministry for the release of six doctors, who are doing full-time National Service. They have been selected by the Medical Faculty to undergo specialist training m one of the following: Internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology,
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  • 438 5 Bank chief: I want my Eupoc cash back AN EXECUTIVE vicepresident of the Development Bank of Singapore told a district judge yesterday that he was personally claiming $1.5 million loaned to exEupoc director, Charles Eu Keng Pang. Mr S. Danabalan, a former chief-of-projects officer of the Economic Development Board, was
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  • 136 5 THE Foreign Ministry yesterday announced the appointment of Dr. Lee Yong Leng, an associate professor at Singapore University, as the new High Commissioner to Britain. Dr. Lee. 41, who replaces Mr. A. P. Rajah, is expected to take up his appointment m
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 106 5 io a.m. Building Material Catalogue Show by the American Embassy at the Conference Hall, Shenton Way. i.M 10 p.m. Pakistan Trade Exhibition at the Great World Amusement Park, Kim Seng Road. 7 p.m.: Night bazaars at Boon Tiong Road; Beo Crescent; Clementi Road; Commonwealth Avenue; Jalan Eunos; Kallang Estate; Mac
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  • 135 6 EXPO 71 at Kallang Park, closed since a fire destroyed 48 stalls earlier this month, will reopen on May 38. The exposition, organised by the National Safety First Council, will end on July j. Mr Milton Tan, chairman of the organising committee, said
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  • 111 6 Housewife died from tetanus STATE Coroner Liew Ngik Kee recorded an open verdict yesterday on housewife Salamah binte Syed liussien, 39, who died from tetanus five days after she had, complained of a stiff-neck. Mr. Liew said it did not appear that she had any external cuts or wounds and
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  • 487 6 Razak sees ties improving with Peking "Very encouraging" response to Malaysian visit KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. expressed confidence today that the success of the recent unofficial Malaysian trade delegation to China would open the way for "more^ purposeful relations" between the two countries and
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  • 158 6 SINGAPORE and Malaysia are closely knit together, geographically, economically and culturally said the Malaysian High Commissioner, Inche Abdullah Ali yesterday. Inche Abdullah was speaking at the opening of a twoweek art exhibition by a Malaysian woodcut print artist, Mr. Lim Chee Boon.
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  • 192 6 Salesmai killed by boat's propeller SALESMAN Ong Piak Whee, 23, was killed a boat's propeller when he 'swam foo close to it, a Coroner's inquiry- heard yesterday. Ong, of Serangoon Road was among a party of 18 from the Maya Manufacturing and Tra<Hng' Company who were on a picWc at
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  • 153 6 MAN FACING CHARGE REMANDED A LABOURER oa a robbery charge was ordered by a magistrate yesterday to be remanded m the Central Police Station pending further investigations. Sr. Insp. Chia Cheng Poh, prosecuting, said that Tong Teng Wai, 24, was believed to be involved m ©thGr cases of robberies m
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  • 203 6 KLALA LLMPIR, Wed. Hungary is to step up its natural rubber purchases from Malaysia, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said today. Hungary, he said, would buy about $ih million worth of rubber from the SouthEast Asian region annually and had indicated that a sizeable
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  • 78 6 Kelantan health alert KOTA BAHRU, Wed. The Kelantan health authorities are on the alert against the threat of infectious diseases following the three-month long drought m the state. The state's chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr. Mehar Singh Gill, said today that there had so far been no indication of
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  • 319 6 Wandering minstrels find that all the world's a song LEANINA Belina and Siegfried Behrend are wandering minstrels and their folk song collection reflects their world-wide travels. Their performance at the Victoria Theatre tonight is their fourth m Singapore and their seventh world tour. In every country they appear, they make
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  • CABLE WORLD WIDE
    • 184 7 Indons plan a purge after the July election JAKARTA, Wed. The Indonesian Government plans a purge of its bureaucracy following the coming election to speed up development, Maj-Gen Ali Murtopo, chief of the special intelligence body, Opsus, said yesterday. In an interview printed m the daily paper P edoman today,
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    • 124 7 Two newspapers seized SAIGON, Wed. Two Saigon daily newspapers were seized by the Government today for having violated the Press law by publishing news which allegedly endangered state security and public morale. Lap Truong had written that Gen. Lam, m charge of Operation Lam Som 719, now on holiday abroad,
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    • 517 7 LOS BANOS (Philippines). Wed. Most of Asia's rice-con Miming countries expect to be self-sufficient m rice within this decade. On the other hand, other countries like Japan, Thailand and Taiwan will continue to enjoy or be saddled with rice surpluses. Still others like
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    • 441 7 ARMY ARRESTS 500 LEFTISTS IN BID TO SAVE ENVOY'S LIFE ISTANBLL, Wed. The State radio today again warned the kidnappers of Israel' s Consul- G c n c r a 1 Ephraim Elrom, to release him immediately. Meanwhile up to 500 leftwingers have been arrested
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    • 85 7 OSAKA, Wed. A Cathay Pacific Airways plane bound for Hongkong with 41 people aboard made an emergencylanding at Osaka airport today when the pilot reported on take-off from Tokyo that the wheels failed to retract. The plane landed without trouble at Osaka, where officials blamed the trouble
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    • 334 7 NEW YORK, Wed. Television newsman Walter Cronkite said yesterday "evidence buttresses the suspicion" that the Nixon Administration had ''conceived, planned, orchestrated and is now conducting a programme to reduce the effectiveness of a free Press, and its prime target
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    • 105 7 GELA, Sicily, Wed. A leak from an industrial plant yesterday sent a huge cloud of venomous acid hovering low over this seaside city. Thousands fled m panic and many were sent to hospital. People fled the streets and rushed m their cars for
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    • 224 7 Asean Pavilion at Jakarta Fair JAKARTA, Wed. All five members of the Asso ciation of South -East Asian Nations are to bo represented m an Asean pavilion at Jakarta Fair 1971. This was among the decisions taken by the Asean Permanent Committee on Commerce and Industry at its second meeting
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    • 609 10 K and T talk of Europe troop cuts KOSYGIN APPLAUDS CANADIAN EXAMPLE MOSCOW, Wed. The Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. Alexei Kosygin, stressed yesterday Russian interest m lowering force levels m Central Europe and praised Canadian troop withdrawals from the Continent as an example to be followed. Mr. Kosygin made these
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    • 174 10 LONDON, Wed. Crowded Britain might have to pass a law somelime m the future to limit the number of babies a family is allowed to produce, the chairman of an official scientific committee warned yesterday. Unless the nations population growth is controlled
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    • 50 10 MELBOURNE, Wed. The 34 crew of an offshore gas rig jumped into the sea today after a falling tool sparked off an explosion and fire. Some of the men spent more than an hour m the water before being winched aboard a rescue helicopter.
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    • 125 10 MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE ORDERS 15 PLANES PRESTWICK, Wed. Scottish Aviation announced completion of an order worth £20,000 to supply the Malaysian Air Force with 15 two-seater Balldog training aircraft. The company said it v.on the contract In the face of stiff opposition from Italian and Japanese companies. Hie deal came
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    • 289 10 INDIRA: NOT ONE RICH COUNTRY HAS TRIED TO HELP REFUGEES NEW DELHI, Wed. Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi complained yesterday that "no prosperous country" or any of the "upholders of democracy" had tried to help the nearly three million East Pakistan refugees now m India. "What is happening m
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    • 203 10 Lockheed will go bankrupt without extra financing NEW YORK, Wed. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation said yesterday it would be forced into bankruptcy if it was unable to secure sufficient financing for its L-1011 Tristar airbus. Its financing plan was contingent on Congressional approval of guaranteed bank loans up to US$25O million.
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    • 32 10 KATMANDU, Wed. A Japanese expedition reached the top of Manaslu Peak (26,760 ft) on Monday, conquering the world's eighth highest peak for the first time from the treacherous west ridge.
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    • 56 10 TAIPEH, Wed. The Taiwan Government wishes to settle the Yuyitung brothers case and release them, sources close to the authorities concerned told AFP today. The Government, however, is under pressure not to release them at the present time mainly because of objections from the Philippine Government which
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    • 93 10 WASHINGTON, Wed. Pre sident Nixon signed an emergency bill last night ordering an end to a two-day nationwide railway strike. He acted within hours after Congress sent him the hastily enacted measure giving 13,000 striking railway signalmen a 13.5 per cent wage increase and ordering
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    • 283 10 PHNOM PENH, Wed. The Head of a National Committee charged with protection of the ancient Khmer ruins at Angkor has denied Press reports that the famed Temple of Angkor Wat was damaged by a Government artillery barrage, the official Cambodian news agency said yesterday.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 377 8 THE Heather these past fen weeks has really been getting all of us down! Another thing that has been going down is our water level. I do hope you are all making a conscious effort to try and save water. He are each doing our bit, including my
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  • Article, Illustration
    98 8 LIVING DOL OLL NO ONE is going to fence Rachel Ai There is a big wide world oui side wa explored and our Living Doll is raring that Rachel is going to let anything st way. This one-year-old has the \iv drive that will stand her m good ste sure
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  • 2669 8 Junior Liviing UNKNOWN Dear Editor, Thank you very much for publishing my last letter. I am writing to you now with my ball-point prize. Here is a poem tor you of my puppy named Alfie. I have a puppy, Whose name is Alfie; He's always so funny. And likes to
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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    • 64 8 (fkroteys True Life Adventures MOTHER*^ KNOWS ivi -*2&* -;>--- -4 BEST Jb>; IP JT^T[Agslßl!'^ tMoTHEK BEAR _^X jJjj^BrJ J _!^m! r Am* JIT i&^^. JAM. *-M*i AW MWm^Mk AO m* mB^ 9 '-A ijawdfr~~~ I r ~m r "~i4* t^rmMm4&*^- ~AAJAjI She's only carrv>m<3 her p^ize cm »it»i OUT <3g.T?EACH
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  • 113 9  -  Mary Bryson By Mother: "Poor Spot. Jim my never remembers to feed or water him. He wanted a dog, but he really doesn't take care of Spot now that he has him." Father: "Your dog cannot go all day without food and water and Mother always h
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  • ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
    • 419 11 TOKYO, Wed. Japan's textile industry will implement its plan to voluntarily restrain exports to the United States beginning July 1 even if other major textile exporting countries haven't decided to adopt similar measures, the Japan Textile Federation said today. Toyosaburo Taniguchi, Chairman of
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    • 89 11 M Containers pays 20% dividend MALAYAN CONTAINERS directors have recommended a dividend of 20 per cent for the year ended March this year. This is unchanged from the total paid m the previous financial year. The current dividend absorbed $1,428,000 from profits. In a brief statement yesterday, the company said
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    • 584 11 PERTH, Wed. Suspension of Leopold Minerals was lifted from the start of trading here today, Perth Stock Exchange chairman Ronald Coppel said. He said the re listing of Leopold followed an assay report issued by Leopold chairman A.D. Treloar and director G.D. Brown.
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    • 152 11 Gammon signs pact with Bovis GAMMON SOLTH EAST ASIA has signed the management and stock option agreements with Bovis Holdings of London, enabling the latter to participate m the opera tions of Gammon. The agreements were signed m Singapore on May 12 by Mr. James Bates, managing director of Gammon,
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    • 159 11 Kesang Tin Profits dip slightly KESANG TIN (MALAYA) reported pretax profits for 1970 dipped slightly to $52,877 from the previous year's $63,664. But the after-tax profits of $25,849 was boosted to $89,337 by adding $66,856 being provision f or amortisation written back and $2,507 being Malaysian tax overprovided for m
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    • 280 11 SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA Merchant rates fixed yesterday by the Association of Banks m Malay sd a- S inga por e HONGKONG (Rates m Hongkong dollars, for May 19) On New York TT 6.0175 On New York DD 6.0125 Gold (99% fineness, per tael) 304.375 Note Rates: China (per 100
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    • 587 11 The market closed slightly firmer yesterday, aided by Wall Street's firm opening tendency. Press comment on the Unilever results also aided sentiment but business was very quiet, ahead of the Anglo-French summit and today's U.K. unemployment figures. Towards the close, the Financial Times index was up 2.4
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    • 21 11 LONDON, Tues. (Changes m brackets): Industrials 385.3 (-0.90); Tins 70.43 (+0.21); Rubbers 187.86 (+0.66); Oils 327.84 (-4.61).
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    • 335 11 The stock market edged higher m moderately active early trading yesterday. Advancing issues outpaced losers by a small margin, The Stanpoors industrial average was ahead 15 cents, while the Dow Jones industrial average was up 2.04 points. May 19 May 18 Altar. 23-1/4 23 A Chem
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    • 26 11 NEW YORK, Tues. (Changes m brackets): Industrials 918.56 (-2.74); Transportation 218.17 (+1.24); Utilities 117.14 (-0.16); Composite stocks 304.67 (-0.05); Bonds 70.74 (+0.14).
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    • 203 11 AMSTERDAM Unilever featured m mixed internationals yesterday, rising 4.50 guilders to 113.30 on its higher first quarter profits. Plantations were mixed. Shippings, rose led by Van Ommeren. Local industrials were quietly mixed. Heineken extended Tuesday's loss, and Bois eased m sympathy. Albert Heijn firmed, however. PARIS Shares firmed
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    • 312 11 WASHINGTON, Wed. U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff yesterday called for an international conference of major trading nations, including the Common Market, Japan and the United States, to reach and agreement on trade based on "fairness, reciprocity and not the destruction of basic industries."
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    • 172 11 TOKYO, Wed. The French Government and Central Bank have sought the opinion of the Japanese Government said regarding raising the price of gold and virtual devaluation of the dollar parity, the economic daily Nihon Keizal reported today. PROPOSALS The paper, quoting Japanese
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 509 12 STOCK EXCHANGE OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE TUESDAY*! easier tendency m industrial activity continued yesterday on the Stock Exchange and prices feU widely m fairly active trading. Other sections, however, turned steady on small but persistent huyuig. There were 56 industrial losers and only 21 gainers; maintainers numbered
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  • 362 12 MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE RUBBER Xl lilt! X 117.1 ft cents pei kilo (up i._».'i rents). ihe market opened 0.75 cent higher than Tuesday's closing level on news of v iiina's agreei.ient to purchase aI ay sian Ciovernment stockpile and also to resu.'e buying rubber at around I 50.000 lo 200.000
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  • 47 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Commodity followed by value, with rate of duty m brackets for May 20 to 26. RUBBER: 52-1/8 cents a lb. (2-1/8 cents, total 7-5/8 cents) COPRA: $526 a ton ($52.60). PALM OIL: $727.25 a ton ($54.*****) PALM KERNELS: (J38. 775) a ton ($38,775).
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  • 217 12 (Yesterday's official buyer /seller prices, m new pence per kilo). Tone: Uncertain; ClF's June 16.35 16.55, July 16.50 16.75; Spot 17.80 18.00; Settlements June 17.85 18.05, July 17.95 18.20, Aug. 18.10 18.30, July /Sept. 18.10 18.30, Oct/Dec. 18.50 18.85, Jan/March 18.15 18.20, April/June 19.45 19.60, July /Sept. 19.50
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  • 1544 12 n£J u,w and PriC ,oUowed by th busir.es. done. Figure, m brackets denote traded lots m LOOO s. When the price 1. not foUowed by a figure m brackets, it means only a suigle lot of 1,000 shares was traded at that pnee The last figure, .how
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  • 78 12 (Managers' prices for May 20) B. S. ASIA UMT TRUSTS Mal. Invt. Fund 1.35 1.40xd Mal. Progress Fund i. J H 1.23 CHARTERED UMT TRUSTS Singapore Growth Fund 1.21 1.26 SINGAPORE UMT TRUSTS Third Singapore 1.36 The Commerce Ind. Fund 1.10 1.15xd The Saving S Fund 1.16 1.21
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  • 64 12 TIN $645.50 a picul (down $1.C2%). A drop of $1.62 a picul was recorded by the Straits tin price which was quoted at $645.50 yesterday. The overnight London price slipped by £1 a ton The official tonnage dropped by 15 tons to 213 tons with the United States,
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  • 109 12 (Yesterday's 1.30 p.m. prices, m sterling per long ton. unless otherwise stated). COPRA (U.S. dollars per long ton): Philippine /Indonesian June and July both 192, Aug. 193, all resellers. COCONUT OIL: Straits May/June 139 reseller; Malayan June /July 135 seller; Philippine (U.S. dollars per long ton) July/ Aug.
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  • 49 12 PEPPER (Yesterday's 2.00 p.m. sellers' prices, m sterling per long ton) Tone: Quiet; Sarawak white spot 440.0, afloat 4 3 5.0, April /May and May/June both 430.0, July/ Aug. 425.0; Sarawak black spot 410.0, afloat 385.0, April/May 350.0, May /June 370.0, July/ Aug. 360.0; Malabar April/May 550.0.
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  • 229 12 LONDON, Wed. Fairly active chartering developed m the North American grain sector but dull conditions prevailed elsewhere. Cargoes of barley were covered from the St. Lawrence to Belfast at £2.25 fio (free m and out) m June and from Baie Comeau to Denmark at U556.25 free discharge.
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  • 378 12 The stock market closed easier >esterda>. with the stock exchange averace 25.30 sen down at 2.365.92. Volume totalled 120 million units. The market declined sharply mitiallv. with electric home appliances and cameras particularly hard hit. Drcdfingi and insurance Mocks levelled off. Among scattered bright spots were Nissan
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  • 560 12 Mining issues moved lower m moderate trading yesterday. Oils were variable m quiet trading and industrials, though still firm were moie subdued. Leopold minerals resumed trading with early sales at 35 cents. The shares were quickl) taken to a day's high of 38 cents but b> the
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  • 267 12 Prices generally maintained previous levels m quiet trading yesterday. Dealings were slow for the major part of the session and business declined further to $6.47 million, nearly $2 million below Tuesday's pace. A noteworthy feature was Rubber Trust which reached a high of $12.20 before ending the
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    • 301 14 SHIPS IN PORT THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY HAS MADE THESE BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR MAY, 20. OUT: Glory Sakura 8/9; Berezniki 10/11; Yoshinosan Maru 18; Star Betelgeuse 44; Seine Lloyd 35/36. IN: Genko Maru 48; Memnon 6/7; Pionerskaya Pravda (after Ramoneverett) 40/41; Brianski Rabotchi (after Unity) 42/43; Taxila 35/36; Seine
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    • 40 15 JUNIORS line up for the start of a heat m the Booker Trophy race at High Wycombe. The junior scrambles bike riders use machines up to 100 cc. and manage speeds of about 35 miles per hour.
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    • 216 15 Stylish gallop by Signal PLNANG, Wed. Signal showed improved form when he sprinted stylishly over :*f m :*K, on a soft track here this morning. On this workout, the Orgoglio gelding is worth a bet m the Class Three, Division Two 7f event on Saturday. Trainer Ivan Allan's trio provided
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    • 399 15 NEW YORK, Wed. The New York Mets lost their third straight game, but held on to first place m the National League, East Division last night by seven percentage of points over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves downed the Mets 8-6 taking
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    • 543 15 SYLVAN.A, Ohio, Wed. -The World Boxing Association (WBA) has stripped Bob Foster of his world lightheavyweight title and replaced him with Vicente Paul Rondon of VenezOela m its latest ratings, it was announced here. Foster was defrocked because of his questionable championship bout with Ray
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    • 426 15 TWINSET CROSSWORD ACROSS DOWN I. Document with influence or 2. Place of refuge m most parks just something to keep it from (3) blowing about? (11) 3. Attempt a simple thesis (5) 9. The Spanish royal card 4. He guards battle headdepicts an animal (3) quarters perhaps (6) 10. Unusual
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    • 58 15 DAVY JONES By Sam Left TONY WON'T HAveV^^l TM,NK W WWA CHARGES... I CAN UNDERSTAND AND M^^ET BIFF ARRESTED FOR TONY OUGHT TO 1 iF BIFF WAS EVEN FORGIVE A l^mAmWT TRYING TO KILL HIM, J BE COMMITTED A Wm I A NORMAL FELLOW- ACTOR'S WHY SHOULD YOU /TO A
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  • 353 16 UNITED Overseas Bank beat Port Authority Recreation Club 5-2 m the current Singa pore Table Tennis Association inter-club championships at Monk's If ill School. In another match, Singapore Telephone Board defeated Malaysia-Singapore Airlines 50. DDD United Overseas Rank be. Port Authority *B.
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  • 226 16 TOKYO, Wed. Australian boxer Lionel Rose jogged around Emperor Hirohitos Palace m Tokyo today, then predicted confidently he would dethrone World Boxing Council (WBC) Junio Lightweight Champion Yoshiaki Numata of Japan m their title fight m Hiroshima on May 30. "I'm very fit and I'll be trying pretty
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  • 535 16 Cambridge inflict 2nd defeat on Pakistanis CAMBRIDGE, Wed. Cambridge University, on top throughout the match, Inflicted the second defeat m five games on the Pakistanis, and this was the first time that 'light blues" have beaten a touring team since New Zealand m 1927. Once again, John Spencer, the fast
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    • 387 16 "LONDON, Wed. Shoot, ing will be included m the Commonwealth Games at Christchurch, New Zealand, m 1974. The Advisory Committee of the Games Federation, meeting m London yesterday has decided that six events will be held m this category full bore rifle, small bore
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  • 130 16 Third day at overnight score: Pakistan 126 (J Spencer six for 40) and 8 6 for three: Cambridge University 360 (M. J. Khan 94, D.R. Owen-Thomas 77, H.K. Steele 73). Pakistan 2nd inns eontd: Zarir Abbas b Edmonds 62; Wasim Bari c and b Spencer 40; Asif Iqbal c
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  • 75 16 SUKHDEV Singh's two beautiful goals earned Combined Schools' *C a 2-2 draw against Ceylon Sports Club m the Singapore Hockey Association division three match at Balestier Road yesterday. The Ceylonese netted two snap goals through inside-left T. Reshty (Bth) and Chellia Louis (15th). Sukhdev Singh replied for the
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  • 333 16 MALAYSIA-Singapore Airlines eliminated Singapore Pools from the Business Houses Football League senior knockout tournament with a 2-1 victory m the replay at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The league committee ordered a replay as Pools fielded a player who was no longer employed m an
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