The Straits Times, 8 January 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    Lock icon REBELS TAKE PHNOM PENH
    598 1 'Leaders flee to Peking' report BANGKOK, Sunday RADIO Hanoi tonight reported that H>e Kampuchean capital of Phnom Penh was captured by pro Vietnamese rebels today. The broadcast, quoting a report by the rebel news agency, said the insurgents "liberated" the* capital at l'J.30 p.m. today (Singapore
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    Lock icon Boat people arrested
    55 1 HONOKONO, Sun. Hongkong police today arrtswo a group of local boat people on their way to petition the Governor lor early resettlement In public housing estate*. A police spokesman sala the eroup of 78 people we arrested for taking part in an assembly without a licence and
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    Common front by Asean
    645 1  - Common front by Asean LEE KIM CHEW Canberra air talks By ALL proposals by Australia under Its new international civil aviation policy affecting the Asean countries will be considered collectively by the five members. This significant decision was taken by Asean after two days' Intensive preparation (or the air talks
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    Lock icon Declare emergency, urges Mrs T
    166 1 LONDON, Sun. Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher today urged the Labour Government to declare a state of emergency If the transport strike by 40.000 lorry drivers goes Into effect and cause a shortage of supplies. Outbreaks of panic food buying were reported as thousands of lorry
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    Murder of four children: Two women questioned
    309 1  - Murder of four children: Two women questioned K. S. SIDHU By POLICE yesterday questioned two women whom they believe could throw some light on the. murder of the four children at their Geylang Bahru flat on Saturday. The women were picked up by homicide detectives for questioning and released later.
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    5-0 start far S'pore
    55 1 SINGAPORE opened their 1919 Malaysia Cup softer campaign last night with a 5-0 win over Malacca at the National Stadium. Singapore led 3-0 at half-time through coals by Arshad Khamis, Dollah Kassini and Jeffrey Laiaroo, with Hashim Hcsni and Dollah (penalty) adding to the tally after
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    Devan: I'll stay with unions
    1009 1  - Devan: I'll stay with unions AHMAD OSMAN —PAP confirms two for the by-elections By MR CV. Dcvan Xair, named by the People's Action Party as one of its seven candidates for the coming by-elections, yesterday pledged that he will stay in the labour movement. Brushing aside speculation about him becoming
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    LATEST Full alert
    34 1 LATEST Full alert BANGKOK. Son. A Thai military (pokesnan said here tonif ht that a full alert had been ordered along the 800 km border that Thailand shares with Kampuchea. AF. |£E THIS FAGE
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Suharto submits budget, 5-year plan today
      386 2 Suharto submits budget, 5-year plan today JAKARTA, Sun. A steep but calculated rise in Indonesia's inflation rate is likely to be a major aspect of the draft state budget and third five-year development plan to be submitted to Parliament by President Suharto tomorrow. The state budget for fiscal year 1979/80,
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      Lock icon 'Think tank' study on why Saigon lost the war
      357 2 SANTA MONICA, Sunday SOUTH Vietnam fell in 1975 because of its government inertia, corrupt officials, and because the Americans on the spot did not really understand what was going on, says a report published here by the Rand Corporation, a California
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      Lock icon Stockpile plan to stabilise prices
      140 2 Stockpile plan to stabilise prices SEOUL, Sun. South Korea will attempt to stockpile 33 kinds of agricultural, fishery and other raw materials this year in an effort to stabilise domestic prices, government officials said today. The government plan is expected to cost about US$ 300 million (SJ6SO million), the officials
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      Lock icon Shah and his new cabinet
      88 2 THE Shah of Iran meeting his new caUnet yesterday in Teheran with Prime Minister Shapnr Baktiar at the far right. This cabinet is the fourth in five months of mounting revolutionary fervonr against the Shah. The previous three had aU failed to qneU the country's
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      Lock icon Alice heads for Guam
      76 2 HONOLULU, Sun. Typhoon Alice, with centre winds of more than 160 kmh. swirled toward Guam yesterday after an attack on Enewitok Atoll 3,840 km southwest of Honolulu, the National Weather Service reported Officials said Alice wa. 1.200 km due east of Guam am was moving west-southwest
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      Lock icon 37 political victims
      52 2 ROME. Sun. Thirty soven people were killed in acts of political violence in Italy last year, according to figures published by Italy's Communist Party yesterday. The report listed 2.365 politically-motivated attacks against individuals and public institutions last year compared with 2,124 in 1977 About 400 people were
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      Lock icon German steel strikei Accord reached
      256 2 German steel strikei Accord reached KREFELD (West Germany), Sun. Union and employers' representatives agreed today to end the first steel workers' strike in Germany's vital Ruhr industrial area in 50 years. After a night-long session that lasted into the 41st day of the strike and its retaliatory lockouts, both sides
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      Lock icon Party factions to reunite
      217 2 NEW DELHI, Sun. Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and former minister Swaran Singh, who lead different factions of the opposition Congress Party, have announced their agreement to ■eunite under the party's old name of Indian National Congress. Following a meeting yesterday sought by Mrs Gandhi, they
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      Lock icon Fertiliser deal
      32 2 JEDDAH, Sun. Taiwan and Saudi Arabia today signed an interim agreement to art up an estimated US$300 million (SMSO million) fertilizer plant in Juball. i in the Gulf neuter I
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      144 2 Shangri-La's Tiara Lounge, birthplace of the Lion of Singapore, offers you its very own "Lion" WM ■s iiitl j W m m The Tiara Lounge is proud to be the birthplace of the Lion of Singapore". Proud that it was here two years ago that the brainchild for the play
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      Lock icon Oil hunt and related activities up in SEA
      236 3 Oil hunt and related activities up in SEA TULSA (Oklahoma), Sunday PETROLEUM activity in South-east Asia is looking up, with increased exploration, drilling, production and construction last year, the Oil and Gas Journal reports. Two years ago, 20 mobile oflihore rigs were idle in South-east Asia while 24 were working,
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      Lock icon '5 Marcos ministers to be replaced'
      169 3 MANILA. Sun A leading news commentator today announced that five of Prtafcfcal Marcos' cabinet ministers are to be changed hut that his "big headache" was "whom to tap for potisiWe assignment "Many are eager but the problem is that some of the I high
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      Children who watch too much TV
      189 3 Children who watch too much TV HOUSTON (Tesaa), Sam. CMMrea wit wmtrk toltvM— great a>al toad to be amr aftcrmjdvr tfcaa thaae wka iiswa. mare time la *tacr •cdvtttoa, tw* Yale lalvenlty payelnlaglrta aaM today. Aad, •arprUlanly nitasttoa eaataafea sad gain ma well a* acttoa amnaw wwe Uak*d with aggreaalve
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      Lock icon EDUCATION PLAN FOR BLACKS CRITICISED
      198 3 EDUCATION PLAN FOR BLACKS CRITICISED JOHANNESBURG. Sun. Anti-apartheid militants met in the black township of Soweto yesterday to denounce a proposed new education law for blacks, and mobilise for the new school year beginning on Jan 22, reports said today. The conference, organised by the Teachers Action Committee (TAC), gave
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      Lock icon Preference for Ted
      72 3 LOS ANGELES. Sun. American voters prefer Senator Edward Kennedy to President Carter at present for the DemorratK Party's |imllhllil nomination next year, according to two Los Angeles Times opinion polls published today The polls were conducted among 995 adults in New Hampshire, the first state to hold
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      Lock icon Manila, US sign bases accord
      289 3 Manila, US sign bases accord Pact to be reviewed every 5 years MANILA, Sunday THE Philippines and the United States today signed a final accord on amendments to their 31-year-old bilateral military bases agreement. The amendments include provision for a review of the agreement every five years. The accord was
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      Lock icon Big Four back US ties with China
      338 4 Big Four back US ties with China Western leaders end two-day summit ST. FRANCOIS (Guadeloupe), Sunday THE big four Western alliance leaders ended a two-day summit conference yesterday by endorsing the US recognition of China and assuring Moscow normalisation of relations with Peking would not impair detente, i—aiMHsaßi aiMHsaB The
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      Lock icon Brunei and Britain sign pact
      395 4 Brunei and Britain sign pact Transition Pledge BANDAR SERI BEG A WAN. Sunday BRITAIN and Brunei today signed a formal agreement putting the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the leisurely road to independence in December, 1983. In a ceremony full of pomp and formality, British minister of state Lord Goronwy-Roberts and
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      Detente with Russia' call by poster
      168 4 Detente with Russia' call by poster PEKING, Sun. A poster signed by the Chinese Human Rights League has appeared in Peking to demand sweeping changes in the way the country is run but some foreigners felt there was something strange about the documents and wondered about its authenticity. The poster
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      Lock icon Demands
      158 4 The poster was signed by seven people who described themselves as the Chinese Human Rights League. They said the league was established on Jan 1. Key demands in the poster were freedom of speech and thought, the end of worship of the late communist leader Mao Tse-tung, detente with
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      Lock icon Airbus sale talks on
      56 4 PARIS, Sun Negotiations to sell the European Airbus aircraft to China are underway. Airbus Industries' managing director Bernard Lathiere confirmed here yesterday. The Airbus could eventually be built under licence in China in the same way as the Rolls Royce arrangement for the construction in China
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      'Frozen sperm reduces miscarriages' report
      306 4 ARTIFICIAL insemination with sperm that have been frozen appears to reduce significantly the chances of a miscarriage or that offspring will have birth defects, a researcher reported yesterday. Dr Annand Karow Jr of the Medical College of Georgia said a survey of more than 1,500
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      Lock icon A JOG AT SPORTS-SHIRT SUMMIT
      104 4 PRESIDENT Carter, with his personal physlrlar, Bear Admiral William Lukash, fogging around a golf course at sunrise on Saturday In St. Francois, Guadeloupe, before concluding a two-day meeting of the big four Western powers. The meeting on the sunny island of the leaders of the
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  • AROUND THE WORLD 4
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      Lock icon Kriangsak: Help ease Khmer crisis
      315 5 THAI LEADER'S CALL TO ASEAN PRIME Minister Kriangsak Chomanan said here today that Asean should meet and jointly work towards finding peaceful way of easin the situation in Kampuchea. The Prints Minister did not state it he envisaged an Asean meeting at summit level. General
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      Refugees pleads Resettle us speedily
      180 5 Refugees pleads Resettle us speedily HONGKONG. Sun The 2.700 Vietnamese refugees stranded outside Hongkong today wrote to the Oneva based Uni ed Nation High Comrr issiotter for Refugees (IJNHCR) pleading (or speeuy resetA refugee >pokecnian, giving detail* of the letter in a radio telephone interview, said: "Our lives are in
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      Lock icon 'Russ a sold more arms than US'
      119 5 NEW YORK, Sun. The Soviet Union sold more weapons to developing countries from 1974 to 19Ti than did the United State* the New York Tiroes retorted today. Quoting a study b; the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the paper said the Soviet Union had
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      Lock icon Afghan guerillas converge on key town
      240 5 Afghan guerillas converge on key town PESHAWAR (Pakistan). Sun. Thousands of guerillas, some armed only with 19th century muskets, are converging on a strategic town in eastern Afghanistan for what could be a major battle in their bid to oust the Kabul regime, dissident sources said today. The guerillas, fighting
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      Lock icon Counting of pilgrims
      73 5 BICESTER. Sun A British electronics firm is helping rrsevrchen in Saudi Arabia with the difficult task of counting pilgrims to Mecca., the Muslim holy city An electronic traffic counter installed on the road from Jeddah to Mecca is able to pick out Just the pilgrim buses, which
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      Lock icon CALL FOR JOINT CAR VENTURE
      104 5 CALL FOR JOINT CAR VENTURE LONDON, Su. Aa s«Hls« psMtesJ mmmli KT—P U4»y railed for t> Hat venture between lac rtitf Hini Brtttsfc Leyi»«d vehicle easapnay (BL) ana mm ef Jnpnn's ■ajsr enr balMera as a way v salvage the British-award meter lacastry. A rensrt en the taMhwtry treat the
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      Lock icon Sadat: I'm ready to sign now
      341 5 PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat was quoted as saying on Saturday that the unstable situation in Iran lent new urgency to signing a peace treaty with Israel and he was ready to sign right now. The Egyptian leader made his remarks to a visiting delegation of
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      Lock icon Indian bank workers to strike
      120 5 Indian bank workers to strike NEW DELHI. Sun. Bank employees and officers all over India will go on continuous strike from Feb 2, it was announced today. Officials of the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and the Indian National Bank Employees Congress (INBEC) jointly announced that the strike will
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      374 5 COMPTON i\\\wv. Nour thance to |oin Compton, one of Singapore's fastest growing international agencies We're growing into brand new, bigger premises And we're expanding our servicing and creative teams to take on a diversified host of challenging accounts It's an cxi. iting time for all of us For you too,
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    SAGA OF THE STC
    159 6 SAGA OF THE STC STARVATION haunted the pickrt lines when the Z.lMri) employees of the Singapore traction Company went on a 143-day st'ikr in 1955 and were given a mere six cents a day rich by thr union This Is but one chapter In the spluttering saga of the STC.
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    'Aspirin a common cause of accidental poisoning'
    189 6 'Aspirin a common cause of accidental poisoning' A COMMON case of accidental diiu poisoning is I the taking of I containing aspirin, a I Health Ministry inspector of poisons said yesterday. Miss Amy Urn told the New Nation that aspirin. or acetylsallcylic acids, cause acute stomach paii.s if taken on
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    Three films on Taiwan
    37 6 THE Ministry of Culture will screen three films, Morning in Talpeh, A Glimpse of Taiwan, and Treasures of Taiwan, at the Toa Payoh branch library on Friday at 11 am Admission Is free.
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    Yap: I'm glad and will do my best
    380 6 Yap: I'm glad and will do my best THE first words of 36-year-old Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng, the other candidate introduced at yesterday's PAP press conference, were: "I have nothing to say." Then, after a pause, he added: "I am glad and honoured. I will ao my Dest." He
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    Clarinet and violin recitals
    116 6 Clarinet and violin recitals THE Ministry of Culture w.li present two recitals in its Music tor Everyone series at the DBS aud.tonum later this month. New Zealander John McCaw will give a clarinet recital, with his wife, Ann, at the piano, on Jan 18 at 8 p.m His programme will
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    C-centres can be good meeting places
    245 6 THE disappearance of the kampung stand-pipe as a meeting place for people does not mean that the need for such meeting places has disappeared, the acting Minister for social Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mattar. said yesterday. With the disappearance of traditional meetIns grounds, community centres
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    DO-IT-YOURSELF RADIO AND TV REPAIR COURSE
    247 6 BE A handyman around the house and learn to do simpl repairs on your broken-down radio and black-and-white television sets. Ten community centres are conducting this course at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. They are Rochore, Joo Chiat. Jalan Teck Kee, Duxton Plain, Stamford,
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      145 6 JAM SESSION at Hoi- dent and contemporary landse Club, Adam Road, Chinese paintings and at 8 p.m. Open to mem- calligraphy collected by bers and non-members. Mr Chun Hung Au at the SINGAPORE ARMED Chinese Chamber of FORCES EXHIBITION C om J nerc and Industry at Whampoa community f ulldlng
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    'Bosses biased against woman engineers'
    228 7 'Bosses biased against woman engineers PROF: GRADS FACING PROBLEMS EMPLOYERS in Singa p o re are still biased against woman engineers and some of the graduates in this field are facing diff i c v I ties in seeking employment relevant to their training. This was revealed in a talk
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    Seminar to discuss Unctad talks issues
    277 7 Seminar to discuss Unctad talks issues THE Economic Society of Singapore and the University of Singapore's Economic Research Centre will hold a one-day seminar to discuss issues to be brought up at the fifth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) to be held in Manila
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    Three films on Japan
    41 7 THE Ministry of Culture will screen three shows, A Day with a Japanese Family. Gardens of Japan and Flowers for the Japanese, at the Toa Payoh branch library on Jan It at 11 am. Admission Is free.
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    On figure drawing
    35 7 THI Art Bdltor a! Nanjung BUng Paa Mr. Urn BUb Tong. will give Ulk In ClUnese on Figure Drawing at the Meeting Room of National Library at 3 pa Admlaaloo v fpe.
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    Cheer for the handicapped
    35 7 THE Inner Wheel Club of Rotary East yesterday held a New Year party for handicapped children of the Red Cross Home In Netheravon Road. Besides entertainment, the chUdren also received gifts.
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    Women's role
    34 7 THE Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress, C.V. Devan Nalr, will open an NTUC seminar on The Responsibilities and Aspirations of working Women In Singapore, at the DBS Auditorium on Saturday.
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    Taking a second wife
    157 7 Where the Muslims can make it legal... MUSLIM men can easily take a second wife in Golok, southern Thailand, and have their marriages approved in Singapore without much trouble. This is because marriage certificates Issued by the kadi there is fully recognised here, unlike other Muslim
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    Concert at library
    45 7 THE Ministry of Culture will present Its first concert In the 1579 Concerts lor the Young series at the Marine Parade library auditorium on Saturday at 2 pjn. The concert will Include piano, guitar and organ solos as well as a ballet.
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    Help! There's a bus in my kitchen
    226 8  -  TAN SUAN ANN Pictures by THREE people were taken to hospital after a SBS bus i went off the 16th km Tainpints Road, uprooted several trees and then ploughed Into the kitchen of a wooden house on Saturday night. The driver of the
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      380 8 MUSIC INSTRUCTORS WANTED If you re looking for premises to set up a muse school, then we ye got the deal ptace for you The Tanghn Shopping Centre s Phase II extension offers you a convenient location that s central yet outside the CBD We ye got ample parking spaces
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    Not all bus drivers blamed for mishaps
    349 9 Not all bus drivers blamed for mishaps DAILY AVERAGE OF FIVE CRASHES INVOLVING BUSES AND OTHER VEHICLES AN average of five accidents involving buses and other motor vehicles occur on Singapore roads daily, said the Traffic Police yesterday. Of these accidents, 60 per cent occur during the morning and evening
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    STPB staff can now join trade union
    99 9 EMPLOYEES of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) are permitted to Join a trade union, thus paving the way for the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees, Singapore's major public service trade union, to form a branch at the STPB. According to a Gazette
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    SERIOUS ROAD ACCIDENTS SHOW BIG DROP
    165 9 SERIOUS ROAD ACCIDENTS SHOW BIG DROP THE number of serious road accidents In Singapore dropped significantly last year with the Implementation of the Selective Enforcement Scheme In August. According to an Informed source, such accidents dropped from 222 cases in September 1977 to 171 In the same month last year.
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    Batik painting
    30 9 THE second batik painting exhibition will be held at the Singapore Conference Hall art gallery from Jan 30 to 31 between 9 a.m. and S p m. dally.
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    Society formed to revive art of finger painting
    322 10  -  JANIE KHOO By FINGER prints are Important not just to drtecttves but also to a group oi artists practising the much-torgot-tcn art of finger painting ror the prints are one way of creating a beautiful picture of birds, flowers and other aspects
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    Live firing exercises
    51 10 THE RSAF wUI hold Mw firing exercises at Pulau Pawal from today to Friday and from Jan IS to 19 between 9 a.m. and S p m. dally. On Tuesday. Thursday, and on Jan 16 and U. the firing will continue from 7 p m to 11
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    Mother of two falls to her death
    129 10 A BLEAK and uncertain future faces little Koh Choon Pan, 10, and his sister Yeok Kheng, five, whose widowed mother fell to her death from a Housing Board flat In Commonwealth Drive last night. The children lost their father about four years ago,
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    Three to study role of Chinese medicine
    232 10 TWO lecturers and an associate professor from the University of Singapore will carry out a study on the contributions of traditional Chinese medicine to essential health care here, in May. The three, from the Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, will also
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    Bali service
    29 10 OARUDA Indonesian Airways will launch It* daily direct Singapore-Ball service and a range of holiday perkages to Ball at the Hyatt Hotel on Friday at t p.m.
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    Boys' Brigade officials
    89 10 PROFESSOR Lee Soo Ann ha* been elected piesident of the Boys' Brigade. Other ufnclaU are: Mr Pok Tal Ley and Mr Lee Uat Cheng (vicepresident). Rev T.C. Nga (chaplain), Mr Llm Keng Boon (secretary), Mr Kuan Kirn Song (assistant secretary), Mr Patrick Tan (treasurer) and Mr Edward
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    Entry ban on four
    39 10 POUR Malaysian* have been banned from entering Singapore, according to the latest (tovemment gazette They arc Pok Plang Koon Altai Johnny. M. Llm Kng Ban. S3. Bm Ah Let JO. and Kumaragurubaran s/o Subblah. 23
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    Witnesses sought
    74 10 MOTORCYCLIST Lav Lee Chok, 19, who was Involved In an accident with a car. In Mountbatten Road, near Fort Road, on Dec 30, was warded In a serious condition at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he died at 11 pm., on Friday. Police are appealing to motorcyclists who
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    Year of the Child: National body set up
    308 10 Year of the Child: National body set up A NATIONAL Commission headed by the Ministry of Social Affairs has been Initiated in conjunction with International Year of the Child 1979, Rapport, official publication of the Singapore Council of Social Service disclosed. March has been designated as Child WeJfare Month and
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    SIM to hold management courses
    81 10 SIM to hold management courses THE Singapore Institute of Management will hold a series of management courses at its conference room at Thong Teck Building, Scotts Road in February and March. Principles and Practice of Management will be held from Feb 20 to 23 while Performance and Counselling will be
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    Folk dancing
    22 10 WOODLANDS community centre will present a Folk Dance Night organised by Its youth executive committee on Friday at 8 p.m.
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    Air mail parcel fees revised
    144 11 AIR mall fees lor th transmission of parcels to certain countries over- I seas have been revised, I mostly upwards. The new rates, whirh cover 40 countries, come Into force today. Examples of Increases: To Belgium $12.10 tor (.he I tint 250 g (formerly $11.10)
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    Consumer talk
    29 11 MR Bek Choon Kok. it pub-licatloiis-cuin-research ofheer from Trade Unkm House, will give a talk In Maidarln an Consumer education at Bras Baaah community centra on Friday.
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    ORPHANAGE CHALKS UP 75pc PASS RATE
    98 11 ORPHANAGE CHALKS UP 75pc PASS RATE ABOUT 75 per cent of the Darul Ihsan Muslim Orphanage inmates passed their examinations at primary and secondary levels last year. A spokesman for the orphanage described the performance as "very encouraging." The passing rate for the previous year was about 60 per cent.
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    Fire-fighting courses
    30 11 Fire-fighting courses THE Fort Authority will conduct fire-flghtlrn course* In English. Chinese and Malay at the fire training school at Pulau Branl from Feb 28 For more Information, ring *****54.
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    Management course
    49 11 Management course THE University of 81n*apore's department of extramural studies will conduct a 10-lecture course on Principles and Practice of Management In Conference Room B, PUB Building every Tuesday and Thursday from to 9.30 p.m. from tomorrow. The fee Js *50 For more details, call the department at *****6.
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    On office methods
    48 11 j THE National Productivity Board will hold a course on Office Organisation and Me- thod at Hotel Royal Ramada from Feb 12 to 23. Mr Wee Yue Chew, a con- sultant with the Industrial Engineering Unit, will be the lecturer. For details ring *****7 i
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    Aussie row C-Plan scholar returns
    503 11  - Aussie row C-Plan scholar returns KOH VAN POH By COLOMBO Plan scholar Aje Kumar Saigal returned home from Australia on Saturday night, leaving behind him a raging controversy over his economics thesis on water metering. For Mr Saigal's cost-benefit study of water metering in Hobart says that the Tasmanian Government's
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    Bonus for workers among $50,000 stolen
    198 11 Bonus for workers among $50,000 stolen THIEVES broke Into a hardware l.rm In Balestier Road during the weekend and escaped with fc>0 OOu of which $.0,000 was bonus money for It of its workers. Police said the thieves, who spent two hours ransacking the Arm, also escaped with Jewellery worth
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    JAPANESE SOCIETY SPONSORS WEDDING
    91 11 THE Japanese Cultural Society of Singapore yesterday sponsored the wedding ceremony of Mr Muneaki Kihara. 32, and Miss Uric Kikuchi, 22. The ceremony held at the Shangri-La Hotel, attended by about 30 guests, saw the bride and groom bowing to representatives of their pa- rents who
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    Pioneer firms the 'prime movers'
    405 11 Pioneer firms the 'prime movers' THE total output of Singapores pioneer lndustrlM in 1977 made up 59.2 per cent of the estimated $17 6 million In total Industrial production of the manufacturing sector. These industries also had 37 per cent of the total work force in the sector, according to
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  • ACROSS TEH CAUSEWAY
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      TRAIN FROM STORE OFF RAILS
      149 12 JOHORK BAKU. Sun The Kuala Lumpurbound Expren lUkyat train from Singapore with 100 passengers went off the rails at the Causeway here at 2.05 p.m. today after it crashed into a steel structure for the construction of an observation tower. No passenger was hurt. Onr
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      Lock icon Philippine hearing on barter trade with Malaysia
      183 12 Philippine hearing on barter trade with Malaysia MANILA, Sun. The Philippine Interim National Assembly will hold a public hearing on the question of whether or not to continue the lucrative flve-year-o'd barter trade with Malaysia, It was reported today. The hearing which starts on Wednesday in the major Zamboanga seaport
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      Lock icon Sultan raps highly paid squatters
      94 12 Sultan raps highly paid squatters KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Sultan of Selangor has criticised certain people who are highlypaid and can afford to buy cars and r t live as squatters in th. state. He said the* people only serve to del "ive the poor of better opj.ortunltles because the^
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      Lock icon Festive goods may clog up Port Klang
      138 12 Festive goods may clog up Port Klang PORT KLANG, Sunday MORE than 3,000 tonnes of Chinese New Year goods unloaded in the port during the past 10 days are awaiting clearance, the Klang Port Authority's commercial officer, Mr Ra] Satnivale, said today. The goods, mainly from Hongkong and China, are
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      Lottery prize to double to $1m
      246 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday EIGHTEEN instant millionaires a year that's what the Social Welfare Lottery promises when the proposal of a $1 million first prize for each of the 18 draws in a year is implemented. The Sunday Mail learnt yesterday of the proposal to
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      NOOSE OF DEATH
      72 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun Schoolboy Hlshamuddln bin Abdul Rahman, 15, was found dead with a rloth noose around his r.eck it his i Kampung Datuk Har v n home In Kampung Pandan last night. I Hlsham was found In a sitting position on his bed with the noose
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      Baby bom to crash mum dies
      103 12 Baby bom to crash mum dies KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. A baby girl who was born prematurely to a woman killed on the spot In an accident at the 13-km Jalan Batu Caves near here today, died In the general hospital a few hours after admission. Police said Mrs SabarUh blntl
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      Wife reports rape
      45 12 MALACCA. Sun. A 53-year-old housewife living at Ujong Paslr here reported to the police that a youth raped bar at coconut plantation near her bouse yesterday rooming. She said the youth waa known to her. Police have detained a 20-year-old man NOT.
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      417 12 CHINESE NEW YEAR OFFERS Jilt Asi^Goo^rien^radjr^co I 23. Serangoon Garden Way Spore 19. Tel: *****4 or *****0 MEN S FASHtOWWEAR RETAILERS WANTED We re looking for Men s Fashonwear Retailers wno are looking for a good location to set up shop At the Tanglm Shopping Centre s Phase II extension
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      110 12 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS without us getting a label iJ "to 18 «i m IThe odd. ar. altogether lOflimpto aaoliton to mm in thU card game 75. 11 Act a minor upaet- (5. on tne u6le v ££?>£«« con*.- B^^ II Slt.'tettwirt Ort.l BA. 16 t C h P lettlnl
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    Surgeons: Piles are very common among Singaporeans
    415 13  - Surgeons: Piles are very common among Singaporeans BENQ TAN By PRESIDENT Carter, who Is suffering from piles. Is not th- only one sitting on a problem. At least one patient a day In each of the Singapore government hospital outpatient clinics complain about piles. In fact 10 surgeons Interviewed said
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    Goh leaves for US
    84 13 THE Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister. Dr Ooh Keng Swee, left Singapore yesterday for the United States to take part in a seminar i on East Asian Security In the 1980s at the Rand Corporation, Santa Monica. Later he will give two public lectures at
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    Youths who harass girls warned
    149 13 Youths who harass girls warned THE MP for Geylmnc Mrai, Haji Kahmat Krnap. bat warned s group of youths igakoMl hartisin; sctaoolfirls attending religious classes at Madrasah Rrl i i ous School In Wak TsnJonc. off Sims Avenae. item action will be taken against them If they persisted in misbehaving
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    $81m spent so far on Pan-Island Expressway
    405 13 $81m spent so far on Pan -Island Expressway 36-km east to west link-up MORE than $81 million have so far been spent bv the Public Works Department on building major sections of the Pan-Island Express way between Jalan Eunos and Jalan Anak Bukit /Upper Bukit Timah Hoad. Upgrading and widening
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    Ang pows for the needy
    73 13 THE MP for Thomson. Mr Ang Nam Piau, will distribute $3,000 worth of ang pows and food hampers (or the constituency's old people of over SS years, widows and orphans, who are receiving socla' welfare aid at Kampung San Teng community centre on Sunday at
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    Review panel member
    53 13 DR LIM Soon Beng has been appointed a member of the review Committee (or (our Institutions under the Misuse of Drugs Act. The (our are. Drug Rehabilitation Centre at Telok Paku. Khalsa Crescent Centre. B Wins Female Prison at Changi, Jalan Awan Centre at Jalan Awan and
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    Aljunied metric drive: MP to tour market
    127 13 THE Parliamentary Secretary (Home Affairs) and MP for Aljunied, Mr Chin Ham Tong, will tour M a c P h e r son (South) market In Mattar Road tomorrow. This Is In conjunction with the Metrication Board's zonal metric education programme for Aljunied
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      623 13 LOOKING FOR A HOME? Then look for it in Business Times classified property advertisements an easy to read guide to the available properties at the top end of the market. Home-hunters are especially catered for in the new LEISURE TIMES supplement that comes with Business Times every Saturday morning. If
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  • The Straits Times MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1979
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      TESTING TIME
      422 14 SIX MPs are resigning to make way for new blood, three of them at the request of the party according to a PAP announcement. No reasons have been given for the virtual dismissal of the three, but it may be surmised that they no longer or did not
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      RETHINKING TIME
      342 14 A US State Department spokesman has announced that Washington is to review its decision to withdraw American troops from South Korea, in the light of intelligence findings that North Korean military strength is substantially higher than previously estimated Much has happened since the withdrawal decision was made and
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    'Bumiputra masks' in private firms
    372 14 A TRANSLATION of the I tusan Melaya editorial of JaaS. THF SUBJECT brought up by the Menteri Resar of Negri Sembilan. Datuk K.us Yatim. com fining the appearance of a few bumiputra faces on the boards of directors of privale companies as a means of
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    How Tokyo deals with the neighbours
    1786 14  - How Tokyo deals with the neighbours GEOFFREY GODSELL Roots of its involvement with the outside world are not deep By in Tokyo This third of five articles on Japan looks at Japan's relations with Its neighbours and the factors that affect these relationships. WHAT CHINA was to Japan until the
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      148 14 jfll O.C.RC. CENTRE Ijjjfil fr CAR PARK RESTAURANT 65. Chuha Street. 4th Floor Car Park I \V_^ Singapore Tel *****4 *****9 j JJ j I Business Hour 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. I IP\ (Monday to Friday) _^J»^ n^n^^^t n^nw^ \Vfk n? 1 W tr ■id m Efi *w t
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      Stick to bus lanes for sake of passengers
      293 15 1 AGREE entirely with Chased B) Mad Motorist (ST Jan 2) that buses should be made to stick to their lanes Thus would not only leave other lanes free for other traffic but more important, help would-be commuters What is happening at
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      Helpful people made stay enjoyable
      129 15 I HAVE been in Singapore for 12 days and I thought I would write and let you and the people of Singapore know how happy and pleased I am to be here. Everyone will go out of their way to help you. Nothing is too
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      Too many ads
      30 15 THERE are too many ads on some TV programmes Could RTS please reduce the number of ads before I and my family are driven ad-mad. FED-UP Stamwell
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      More minuses than pluses in drug battle
      848 15 QUOTE 4 Bat as Is tke case with most countries with major airport and harbour facilities, the Island republic has not been too successful In halting the smuggling of drugs through Its airport and shipping lanes to Earope and the I S. 7
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      Young envoys of Singapore
      282 15 WHILE in Singapore in March I found myself one day in Bukit Timah Road, not far from the University of Singapore, trying to figure out from my map the way to the Tanglin Road area. I must have looked lost because I was suddenly surrounded by
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      Single campus deadline was met
      131 15 Single campus deadline was met I REFER U yaw orem rr p»rt aeaaJuwa' "SWlc rimpn for Paly la Jaae* (ST Ju S). We wnM like to clari fy that tke Polytovluilr IJT7 78 Aannai Report covers tke period 1 lfn to March SI IS7B. As aaea. waea It was meatUaed
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      Whose moral duty is it to care for these?
      199 15 THE LETTER by Cheng Tim Pin (ST Dec 20) prompts me to make some comment. I am writing about those young national service boys who were not successful in their recent applications for admission to the University of Singapore, despite their
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      Change to new and simple books
      92 15 THE government has been placing emphasis on bilingualism. The National Library is supposed to be helping students in this. Often, however, I have gone to the children's section to look for Chinese books for my children. I found that the books are not in
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      Night caller's complaint
      39 15 I AM a regular shore-to-ship caller (KA 907). Through my experience, it appears that there are no nightshift operators on duty or they must have gone to sleep. Can the TAS please explain? FRUSTRATED HSP SlagaporoM
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      304 15 EME UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE §7 Department of Extramural Studies LIVING AND LEARNING The Kxtramural Studies Department of the University of Singapore will be conducting th» followinf; courses in the month of February. 1979. Days Comaaeadag Time (pm) MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANCY Corporation Tax in Singapore Tue Thur 1 Feb 7 15-9 15
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      WEEKLY SHARE ANALYSIS
      2309 16 A 9 a aarvte* U mlin. Strata Tkmm pahUsho* woafcly aotaiM aaalyata of *karM oa the Htack KtrhaBC* of 8tacaparc. The ywtr't hick aad low. arc foilowoa o> the wooki ia priow. the divitarf rtoM. tke act prie* eaj-aiafi ratio aad the voluia* ■HHII lf7V7« (Imim Uiy
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        Domestic
        220 16 THE US dollar ended the hist week of 1979 in the Singapore Forex market last went on a happy note displaying a him uuoertune against major currencies. Opening at $2 1590 00 against tne Singapore dollar us compared to *i 1640/50 at 1978s dose, it was soon taken up
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        Overseas
        179 16 Contrary to last week when the American unit was uruler heavy prassure right from the beginning of the new year market sentiment <hang-d in favour of the dollar in Burot ear. forex market* last «tek. It row from 1 6235 to si 1 6455 Swiss fraocs. lrom 1.6250 to
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        DISCOUNT
        275 16 THE interbank money market tightened alter the yearend window dressing by banks last week. The Overnight rates firmed up before easing slightly to close at 7| 71 per cent. The One Months funds were traded 7/16 per cent upwards while Two and Three Months funds firmed up by 3,
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        Lock icon ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
        185 16 ASIAN currency average deposits rates for the week ended Friday. Jen 6. ISt (Bid Price*) Hifh Low 7 Days 12 1/4 10 5/8 1 Mth 11 3/4 10 3/4 2 Mths 11 3/8 11 3/8 3 Mths 11 14/16 11 1/2 6 Mths 12 1/2 11 1/8
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        LOCAL MONEY MARKET
        98 16 ACU: Laat w*ek experienced erratic movement with rate* gaining per ceut In One and Three Months, and sues adding H per cent on Wednesday over faar of further tightening by Federal revenue when Fed Funds reached a high of 124 per cent. LOCAL MOM IT MARKET Interbank
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        Banks' Prime Lending Rates
        285 16 BANK'S prim* lending ratal utttlw cloec of fanini on Friday. Jan 6. BANKS I PL» Algemen* Bank 7\ American Bxprcat A*t» Commercial A*ien-Paxink Ban Hln Lee Bank 7H Banca Commercials I i Banco Do Braail 8 Bangkok Bank Bank Negara Indo 7% Bank of America Bank
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      LONDON STOCKS
      634 16 UOSTXX1. Krl Share prices ckMd easier after quirt sss•kmi with tbt industrial action by Tnaco tanktr drivers additit 10 concern over the iItiIi by lorry driven la the private luulaw Induatry dctltn uid 1 ht Kinanrial TUDM Index «u down 2.4 at «7» L<aaint: induatiiallata ihowed nrt (all>
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      New York
      256 16 NEW YORK, Pri. Registering their fourth straight advance, stocks moved brooaiy higher in moderately active trading despite some i*te proht-taklng. Analysts said the Internal straight which has proviced the market with most of iU gains thi* week was aided today by more hopeful signs in Iran and a
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      Zurich
      196 16 ZURICH, Fri. The market continued steady bolstered by Investor demand In small business, dealers said. Swissair Bearer closed steady after the recent decline, while Its Registered stock pointed higher. Banks were little changed. The Credit Sui*se Index was unchanged at 367.8 points. Cloatnc prices In Swim franca with the
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      Indices
      60 16 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Prlday 478-8 Thursday 481.9 Week Ago i 470.9 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Prlday 830.73 Thuriday 826.14 Week Ago 808 47 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Friday 831to83i Thursday 83ito84 H. K. HANG SENG Prlday 806.4« Thursday 607.19 Week Ago 495.61 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Prlday 464.08 Thursday 463.25 Week Ago
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      30 16 Current Date U*% 14*% payment payable 3.5% 1% S Kinta 120« i Jan V) Total for Total for Penang Con Fref 5.5% Jan si the year prevtoaa yeai
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      S'pore produce
      366 16 AFTER several weeks of uniting :n low profile trading, the Singapore Produce Lxchange snowed slight signs of picking up last week. Commodity prices saw higher quotes when trading icsumed last Tuesday aiter the long festive holiday season. Dealers attributed this to a covering of positions after the long
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      Tokyo
      200 16 TOKYO. Sat Shaie pricts cK~ed k>*er In mixed trading tor the Qnt tinw in sevtn days as late proLttaking pared Initial nums. dealers said. The Dow Jones average feU 4 25 lo cIom h( fc.otttirt points with a volume of 210 million shaies The New Index closed al 458
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      Amsterdam
      129 16 AMSTERDAM. Fri Share prices closed narrowly mixed with higher Issues predominating following the firmer Wall street overnight, dealers said. Closing prices in Dutch gulldcn with the difference on Uw previoui session s prices. P *f~ Akio 30.30 Unch Kon Hoo(OV«u 40 .40 Philip. 24.70 .10 Unilever 122.00 .20 i
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      GOLD
      144 16 KILOBAR gold opened at 1 15.7 18 and eased throughout the morning to close at 15.66a In the Singapore gold market on Saturday. After a fix of US$225 50 In the afternoon on Friday, late New York trading saw some long liquidation ahead of the weekend and gold closed
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      61 16 THE average discount rate for 91-day Singapore Treasury Bills rose to 4.060 per cent at the latest tender from 4.035 per cent previously, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said. Applications totalled $41.5 million for the $20 mllllon of Bills on offer. About 67 per cent of
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      46 16 Indlna-MaUjnia Textile Bhd: AOM to be held at 179.241, Mak Mandln Indus tii.il Estate, Butterworth. at 11.00 am on Jan 8. Bovi* SEA: EOGM to be held at the Negara Room of the Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Jalan Ismail at 12 noon on Jan 15.
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      Short-term deposits
      38 16 FOR the week ended Saturday Jan 6 tbe range of call rate received from Snort Deposit <M> Berhad was a* follows BANK FUND: 1 to 4 per cent. per cent. Movement of fund totalled $777 million.
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        Tin goes higher
        122 16 LONDON: Tin on the day lute too (or Cam and tol lor inree Montru standard wmte H;gh Grade gained £60 to £35 on lrluay. Aittmoon vaiues rallied nhkrply on news that We lib is expected u> Lsue new stockpile goals. Thiee Mon'hs standard was ttaded up lo
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        COPPER
        39 16 LONDON: Copoer prim on Friday iprevlous in brackets). WlntMr Spot bujrsrs 1781 (£77»50), aeilars tVa (£7771 Thru Month buyers f TM (£790 40). a 1 1 r £7M SO (£7»l 40) Marks*, torn: Very steady Satw: ll,«O0 tonne*
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        Lethargic trading
        438 16 THE market opened the new year on an easier note last week, with value* having loat tome m cenU per kilo over the period to cIom 31 cent* off on balance. With only itven days trading duniiK the fortnight and operator! •till recovering (ram the festive ■—■on. trading
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        Rubber eases
        144 16 Rubber eases LONDON: Rubber Future* closed officially uncertain on Friday, with losses from yesterday of mostly 085 to 1.60p per kilo. Terminal eased this morning under dealer liquidation and lower after hours' trading in the East. Losses at the mid-day close were mostly 0.65 to l.lSp. Dealers said the market
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      332 16 AFTEK a dull and inert opening, snares were suudenly given a strong push forward in the closing minutes last Wednesday at the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Though support then was of a selective nature, it did provide the catalyst tor a more bullish market the following day. Good
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      105 16 The follow Inj list of stacks five the 10 most traded In on the Stuck Exchange of Singapore last week. It jlvrt thr Turnover In thousands of units, closing price* on Friday and the high and tow tor 1978. Fabcr Mrrltn Simc Darby Haw Par CHy Ltv
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      383 16 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market last week bounced back to life in the first week of 1979, after almost one and a half months of sluggish trading and narrow price movements. Prices, rallying under a fresh round of buying interest, advanced across a fairly broad front to I
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      517 16 LONDON: Share prices firmed last week but the advance was largely technical with the Irannlan crisis and the British truck and tanker drivers' strikes keeping business to a minimum, dealers said. The FT Index was up 8.6 on the week at 479.5 points. Gains among industrials ranged between
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        64 16 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 5 ft B.T. Index: 1.670.4 b 1,684.02 1,738.32 1.756.29 Industrials: 348.38 348.68 353.32 35&.41 Finance: 623.19 623.37 630.07 634.16 Hotels: 274.85 275.37 276.93 277.59 Properties: 209.12 209.49 211.36 211 88 t Tins: 156.51 157.03 158.22 157.03 t rubbers: 525.26 526.71
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        77 16 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 5 ft B.T. Index: 2.341.01 2.376.13 2.454.01 2,464.65 Industrials: ***** 384.20 389.98 392.65 Finance: 519.86 522.18 528.60 530.92 Hotels: 248.46 250.64 251.09 251.25 Properties: 191.4)5 191.57 194.17 195.83 t Tins: 170.02 170.81 172.02 173.23 t rubbers: 580.15 582.96 586.04 589.44
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    53 17 AGEU MK. TEH KHOON AIK formerly Klang Town Board Secretary Joined God in Heaven on 2-1-79 leaving behind 4 sons, 1 daughter, 4 daughters-in-law. 1 son-in-law. 15 grand children, 1 grand Jaughter-ln-law and 1 great grand daughter. The Bereaved Family wish to thank all relatives and friends for their
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      1202 17 Corporate Planning (c&C IVicUlclgUJ (MCS ***** Ore* $KXXOOO P ji fringe benefits A large and highly successful industrial and trading group in Singapore with substantial regional operations, wishes to appoint a Manager to head the Corporate Planning Department. Based in Singapore, he will bo responsible to the Chief Executive for
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      707 17 FAIRCHILD SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Due to rapid expansion we are looking for suitably qualified persons to fill I the following positions PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Qualifications: Preference will be given to those in possession of a Diploma in Mechanical/Production Engineering. Those in possession of GCE 'A' level with relevant experience will also
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      1336 17 If UNION CARBIDE SINGAPORE m y I'M pte limited FACTORY AT JURONG INDUSTRIAL E8TATE Invitation To Tender (PreQualification) Reliable qualified Building Contractors are invited to apply to tender for the Main Contract for the construcI tion of a factory and office building to be located in f Jurong Industrial Estate.
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      502 18 Our extended factory Is due to be completed toon and we require many mele technical personnel to fill the followl no, vacancies: A. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN/ REPAIRMAN (PRODUCTION DEPT) For the following llne*:- Led clock radio TV band radio Stereo tape recorders /radio HiFi amplifiers/ receiver Transceiver THOSE WHO POSSESS ANY
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      580 18 M GEORGE KENT GROUP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS To meet witti the Company's business plans ahead we now seek to apooint two executives tor the following positions A) EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MDUSTRIAL t COMMERCIAL EQUPMENT DIVISION Professional engineer in mechanical engineering disci phne maior in Heat Transfer Design capability and some supervisory experience
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      441 18 SALES EXECUTIVE MACHINERY We are looking for a knowledgeable and energetic sales executive to run our machinery section. This is a challenge for the right individual and will eventually lead to a management position. The candidate should be able to work independently handling correspondence and technical matters with principals and
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      460 18 has a vacancy for an ACCOUNTANT/INTERNAL AUDITOR The man we are looking for should be a Singopore Citizen with a recognized Accounting qualification. He should have a minimum of three years experience in public accounting. Preference will be given to candidates who have exposure to EDP environment. The salary offered
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      855 18 PUBUC UTILITIES BORRD SENOKO POWER STATION INVITATION TO TENDER The Publ:c Utilities Board invites tenders tor the supply, installation and commissioning of the following items of equipment tor the third stage development of Senoko Power Station in the Republic of Singapore Item No Quantity Description 1 2 units 250 MW
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      519 19 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX A WP^fe. pE^'iiT'! Mpm J FOR SALE SHOPPINO GUIDE m^m A CxTa lT« FjIjI A Him SS£ I SE e £??3; s 4 p R op ER t IE s ZB***** Per word 90 cts (Mln $9 00) IX OBITUARIES 1 Pfr column cm tlO
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      205 19 p^^^rjl 5 5 /<frCTnV mM ~<Sy_J/V" V 1? WHOLESALERS a RET/MLERS 5^.tt!ES£T»^ S I(I/v'J? m J UphO'i!l',r!"^"' Sncs PVC Materials for sofa f '.uv Also car carpel, matung, »Prlnf» J. MM» HENO rT, LTO jl SIS^rIJTC^.^ {Branch IS4. Bta<* J, Sin MH« J JVWWWWtftfWWWWi -s^^«s-m all 85M04 aMMM. CAM FURMTUM
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      265 19 31 Situations Vacant :i-^=r-1 m*****onmi ADVOCATES AMD SOLICITORS reSSJ2I by Te»>. !^r7 In'lohor experiencV Ap>ly 2E. Ja.an Ah Fook. Johor Bahru Tel *****/ jjgjo iO. Or^ORTUNm.. a, THE .AN* I», RjWJSLW ployment In the Bank s" 1**i^->*■* Da. 9 Jan Time 7 Pm f^™ 0"11" x.^,^ k! TUTORS UROSNTLY REOUMEO
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      301 19 ip^^ Ji i ALEAOINQ "asar i S ra«n*a» »r»«in>: i STOCK PLANMIHG 1 CLERK to, H. J.ron, OMe. I> i >. ta^cM. Ml paM. < OCE^IVwI pJZT^ a Jj^J-j.STf^ SSSIStS rt nmmniM Mh ji&si^n^i-.; J! ~fflLriyLUra :;ss»«asr—: The Advertia^r J, fVJvTSltn* J, B.T. BOX At 0470. i i JIJ I
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      313 19 iaw^l AnnlrtßiHHOW^ora rOWFIDFNTIAI CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY nZZm4OCEA.eve. with credit In English b Shorthand and typing speed of lOOwpm and 4$ wpm respectively c. AMj«l 522ff—J!T"!tiI2SH ga^^*>ga^ T..0xA^ W An Eitabfcahad Company r^. g| OCE Ooi A Ab MU TS ly« at fea^st 35 w leB" Experience preferred but not essential s^«^
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      222 19 ^sa^ apply personally Chin Heng Oarments Factory Pte Ltd, 707 D. 4th floor. Tanglln Halt Flatted sSIZ rlTfi s tTtl ««iarT Vn n1 v Jtc,"*'taStr^, pn yßnyBn»P?i^ Colombo Court P.O Box 715. LZ, CUI P s^s?^ J?.glß, Tan I jong Pagar Road with photograph and telephone number FEMALE TYPMT ACCOOMTS
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      283 19 s^.T?SKRWBas. (Male) with experience an advantage Apply with details of qualification and salary expectE*P°rt/ImPon Documenutlon Clerk (Sea Shipment) Apply In person Salary negotiable XC Dal. 26 Jalan Terusan. Jurong. Lwdina h^ a,porHc/^rH< *J* SSTTSSuS SrtaloVmi h»om^peSSonT ?17o««ERALCLER«^^ 1 OCE^or VLevel g^O o^ A Lev,,. SSS^^^ (B) MpEf^OMSTCUM st?«irroar Pte^ho'nTm^r,^ 3
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      332 19 gggwrffejieyi book-keeping, telephone and telex operating. Singapore cmzen OCE "A" level Some exESSS able) and salary expected :ST Box A***** •mouumo rtMLLt STEkJGRA SSST^Ac "un" AsftlSnfTor Penen?e Ap?y S« S?«"e bSx 816 Colombo Court Post Office Snore 6 aJouLwD FEMALE CLERK LvnUU RtO^^FE-ALE^LERK^pIsU Some knowledge of accounts. x ar« un<iv
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      310 19 f idiuw/cstcc ARAMIS/ESTEE _.r,™. suiubly qualified females to be trained as BEAUTY ADVISORS/ CONSULTANTS «KlExp**«K«. OCE O Level with good command of English Able to speak major Chi- nese^lec^ SK^T'IhKST'p.T^ lanss^c^^ srs^^w*"HARPER OILFILIAN (S) PTE LTD 1M o *o*0 SINGAPORE 5 J> 7^^^ 7= Company Invites applications w fill the
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      316 19 SslS?Stt flcult We will train and guide you to he successful Two weeks intensive training commencing SEr—»» B^^"™^"* r V^^_ YftlkOW PBO6S n^|«l» 1 I "KSKESET ItZT.X-L »T2!^Z^ sr,i£tX":rTsr.. •tT ..p^c. trtsrr==^ contact bu.ina.i paopla m««l»b,1-.pho«. Salary ptut incantiva plan A caraar opportunity ——T SS&ff"™* CO(S)PTELTO P.O Bo> 94 N.w.o«
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      713 20 N EMPLOYIIErfr 31 Situations Vacant C) stai4M SALES EXECUTIVES Male female required by a large Corporation to promote Sales of Exclusive Agency Rights no competition Opportunities are offered to Candidate* who have DIRECT SALES EXPERIENCE Ouaranuv excellent prospect for promotion to Managerial position ATTRACTIVE REMUNERATION MNNKMNIUNN to tne right sm
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      593 20 d) TectuUcMt A Lesdlng Building L Civil Engineering Contractors In Brunei invites suitable applicants for the position of QUANTITY SURVEYOR/ ASSISTANT 2 Vacancies Paper qualifications not essential, but must be experienced and hardworking Minimum age 35 years Ability to converse and write n Chinese would be advantageous c Prepare quantities
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      1017 20 II EMPLOYMENT SINGAPORE ELECTRON* t TELtCOMMUmCATIQW CO PTE LTD UwW IBM 0, B» 3, Tung Banru Industnel Estete lower Delta Roed S-pore) has the following vacancies: (A) ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN s Possess ITC Electronic Certificate from a recognised Institute Singapore citizens. completed National Service and own a motorcycle s At least
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      2625 20 II EMPLOYMENT n EMPLOYMENT (A) MALE SECURITY GUAROS for prestigeous residential build ing 1) able to speak and write Eng 2) age3o- 45years 3) previous working experienc In Police. Military or Securl ty work an advantage Commencing salary S2Sopm Applicants must bring 3 photo graphs (B) FEMALE ACCOUNTS CLERK Applicants
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      1028 20 II EMPLOYMENT VO/PER PRIVATE LTD invites applications for the past of: MALE CLEANERS CUM LABOURERS Applicants must be above 18 years o.' age and possess a strong physique Preference will be given to those who can communicate In English c We offer a competitive salary 1 1/3 month's AWS. free
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      1095 21 I EMPLOYMENT 31 SMuattwi. Vacant I) Qemermi Omb lo irujkM***) upßllllilli proQfSIfMIQ, WQ n*j*rV*9 1 FEMALE OPERATORS Rjejoulrajtreanta CompMrtad Primary Education Aflß 16-30 y*)ar» Singapore. Citinns avajraavne High Salary Periodic Waga Adiust-mants-navntw attar swary 3 months Transport allowance Attendance allowance. No shift and microscopic work Short working hours (1 riour
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      506 21 I EMPLOYMENT ■H^WPP^frTS -.i»>:i:«*■;:»;;■& vm f»MBMWWBj SSX^EXSSIB&E^fI yftjfi|a^»|||);(^Byij^^^ ffff^^C, I l*|il*|#(pi|Epi^||||g|jJ*|Q|^ T" i IV* i WfffttttKM 33!XaVw»vCa*9| pa^jaiaji^aj<^3Jiyii4^[ k»l*i4*efeWeMihMt*>i^Hl U»*Mifif*)ejLiaijJMr2^| I ff^.^ i|ifl |*f*"Mtf [JJ|TJgJ2*JJ2*jJgJJ22ijIjB§ P2JJ2J23E hMHWBjM^Maj Jjk?' Ua^BaJJaeJela^UHalaaß^BJ |MH|i^MH^^H jU&MeWg|aajj*lj!|Bjjßil I HPlliffßffyilPßWPJrß W^SyfftJft^fr^flßJl MMHMWH^bM*HHH ■MjIMpMfHtMMBIPWMHMI] BSmSmKmmSSSmSm l^jgatauaa^g^^^^^^li^^^^^J IJA*J'^J^^^^WH| ■IBfn it/'','Jf]Bpffl WWmU»yH»IM ■■jTgjjjrtjU I .^88m8m8a8,,,,,,,,,^,,,^,,,,,**,^. V gaaaaaajaajaai J^^ JL pa%^*k
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      468 21 In pi >E1 l/2\_J ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT engineering company of I SINGAPCRE(PTE)LTD invites applications from Spore Citizens for the CLERK/TYPIST Requirements: c GCE '0' Level with g°od credit in English. Must be able to type accurately at 35 wpm. DOCUMENTATION Requirements: GCG'°' Level with good credit in TechI Experience in library
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      754 21 I EMPLOYMENT STEWARD A Singaporean over 35 years of age with good previous experience to run a small bar and restaurant in Jurong area. Must be able to assist when necessary as Cook producing Western and Asian food as well as stand In as Barman Possession of own transport is
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      658 21 VACANCY FOR P R.O. (Female) Candidates shoi.ld be experienced and bl-llngual Attractive salary offered Please contact personally to Personnel Dept M S Southron Theatre Rest NiU-Club. UIC Bldg. Shenton Way. Spore. 1 Tel *****33. 5 WAITERS AND WAITRESSES required. For Interview please come to: Slnga Inn. Indonesian Sea Food Restaurant
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      817 21 11l VEHICLES 4 BOATS $450 ONLY Rent new DaUun pickup monthly Free mileage. 24-hour service 2933ie9/ *****16 45 VthiclM For Sal* AFLA OULIA U 1973. showroom condition, metallic colour with alrcondltloner. radio, new tyres Asking $9,500 0.n.0. Tel: *****4/ *****1. AUGUST 1978 DATSUN 120 Y. alrcond. sports rims. Ist owner,
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      906 21 NOVEMBER 1971 AUSTIN 1275 One owner, engine overhauled New road lax. Contact *****29 after 5 15pm NOV 1973 CORTINA OT 2nd owner, new tax/ Insurance, aircond. cassette $8500 Interested contact Tony al *****7 during office hours. NOV. m* FORD GXL Excellent condition, alrcond 59.100. No dealers *****81. Mr. Chase NOV.
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      852 21 IH VEHICLES A BOATS ANY MAKE AND model of old cars/scrap cars wanted High price offered Peter *****45 ATTENTION CAR OWNERS. Want ed few unit* of cars. Also required 1975 Mercedes 200 Call: *****1 COMPANY REQUIRES IMS I*7l Volkswagen 1200. 1300. 1969 1971 Datsun 1300/1400. 1966 1972 Morris Minor 1000
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      826 22 (V ACCOMMOOATrON A PROPERTIES $1 Accommodation Vacant a) ajowses CALDECOTT MILL (DIST. 11) double-storey detached bungalow 3 bedrooms servant's room $2,500 fully furnuhed Ace *****22 CLEMENTI PARK (DIST. 11) I bungalow 3 bedrooms, servant! room 3 alrcons 81 JM fully furnished Ace *****22 CLEMENTI PARK BPUT-LCVEL bungalow 3 bedrooms. $1,800.
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      839 22 LUKUWOWS MAIIUNEIU With swimming pool c1 Beverly Mai 1 10) $2,800 (2i Hlllcrest Arcadia Phase I (11) $3,000 Condointmum with swimming pool ill raberhill Phase 7(5) $1,100. i2i Hin Seng Garden i Dlst 51 $2200 Executive apartment with <wimmlng pool, tennis courts, squash "ourts. etc at Pandan Valley (dut 21
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      644 22 IV ACCOMMODATION -PROPERTIES OtSTO HaLLCOURT APARTMENT 3 bedrooms, furnished' ut.turrushed pool Principals call Tan Housing Management. *****7/ *****0 DIST 0 NEW APARTMENT with 3 bedrooms, central alrcond. luxuriously furnuhed. $2,000 DUt 11 penthouse furnished $2,500 DUt 10 brand new townhouse with private garden, swimming pool, partially furnished. $3,000 *****4 DOWNTOWN
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      735 22 Large American Catpetatiow urgently raqairea the Maowmg propertwa c Detached/ Semi-detached bungalows with 3/4 bedrooms in dlsts 9. 10. 11.21 It 5 Luxurious Apartments with/ without swimming pool In dlsts 9 and 10 Owners, paaaaa ceat SSSTMexin AN ESTABLISHED BANK requires 2 units of detached bungalows/ apartments for Its top
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      1275 22 IV ACCOMMODATION (.PROPERTIES I Hilltop 2-storey spttHavei 1 terrace houses p|rrTW j^-mbAh r I I Hilltop 2-storey split-level I semi-detached bungalows I luxury fittings easy loan instalments freehold land prompt delivery Book Now. ONLY FEW UNITS LEFT Enquiry i Booking. THOMSON HILL LTD. 15th Fir. Far East Shopping Centre. Orchard
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      1239 22 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES REQUIRED LARGE DEMOUNTABLE PRE-FAMUCATEO STEEL BUILDING (to be utilised as workshop eg for servicing cranes.etc) 1 OR J PORTABLE SITE OFFICES M 0000 CONDITION 4 MOUNTED ON SKIDS (furnished office with shower, etc preferred) Purchaaar wM taka daMvary m Write to: ST BOX ASO4S3 57 Godowns Vacant/
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      1013 22 V SERVICES A BUSINESS Botiticjue Owners We have lately acquired a new type of Pleating Mecfene. The designs are not only beautiful but are exquisite I trendy Interested call *****10 or better still, pop In It see for yourself Oor addreaa: 82-S4. Golden Wall Flatted Factory Jalaoßspn Spore 12 FASS
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      637 23 V SERVICES A BUSINESS VI EDUCATION TRAINING VI EDUCATION TRAINING VI EDUCATION A TRAINING VI EDUCATION A TRAINING ■■■■ss*************ssMas»ass»»»*»*»*»*s»*. *»s»SMMaassssssssss»as»*»ssss»»»as»aaaa 79 ForHira 17 StesffltMth/ *rrtn namo oavs work, kindly call at International Kevpfll t'rntrr Merlin Hotel For appointment, phone 2(***** *****1 rx\ 425 Fin— loo MASSAOE STUDIO (Opposite Mandarin Hotel)
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      2337 23 j #m Qualify as a sK^isf CTAIV^IiY\Dn BB*L *m I f\ VI bTI JiC I J BsW^A kjlill'll V/1%1/ ■*****»>^bßbW aT^ *r^af^'sT*fc VBIA "•Til* 7 IJI SECRETARY f Stamford Excellence in Secretarial Skills Proof of SUPERIOR *>-» TRAIN.NG backed by 30 years of expertise and unsurpassed facilities for study 1
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      469 23 4LWaWLmmL\wLwmk\ G|RL$, Jou«^c^n?Td:» 9*9* you need BetwrouabUcanon* Tr»LondrjnCharr*»ciiComm*rc* and »idu»»y Pnval* Secretary s £££?EL swrSwTS^.^'lu^^ <*t»MmeryotEducanon tor^JSTSa'pS^. counesstan TODAY Through the itc sk* placement service, itc trained guis obtain SW^£££%£& lor excellence and etliciency IntfilTiationdl Tr~i«.«« plT™ I railling Lentre Supr*m*Hou*V Penang Road swiotyow%■ T«tvmim. COSBMERCIAL STUDIES £2££L Shorthen? SookkMOing
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      618 23 Stamford Group of CoWea*s t Stwnfortt Educational Tower* As»s fully e*concki>on*d *nd largest «xHp*ndwM ><*oure* centra x Business Cckiution CITY SCHOOL OF COMMERCE 216 OUEEN STREET SINGAPORE 7 c SHORTHANO (Theory) a) Tuesday/Thursday 930 am 1100 am Commencing9Jan 1979 b) Wednesday 7.15 pm 815 pm Friday 6.15pm -7 15pm Commencing
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      652 23 PEOPLE'S PARK COMMERCIAL SCHOOL (A Standard 6 Specmus School) BOOKKEEPING l Beginners) 1) Tues Thurs 8 30- II 00 am commencing tomorrow 2) M'W T 9 30-10 30 am commencing 15/1/79 3) MonWed 2.00-3 30 pm commencing today 4 Monday 7.30-9 30 pm Wed"'*! 0'"? 00*7*30 commencing 10/1/79 g) Saturday
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      853 23 1 1 BecorneaCompetentSecretary| I and win Scholarship as well I Free. 10 Eiecutive Courses, a H II year of FrenchUapanese and II II Model Office Training With our II I British Associates, we ensure the II I best here and in the U K We" see- II I ctalise m
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      939 23 SECONDARY FOUR MATHEMA- TAEKWON-00 KOMNtMS/ ADTICS. Sciei.re. Knulish. Malay VANCED Claaan Apply MonChinese Tuition iJ1500> com- rtay- Wfdnndajrs Bp.m Kingamencmg this week Tel *****3. pore Tuekwon-Do Academy. 397 National 433- A Geylang Road Serangoon Koad S'porr S SUCCEED M ENGLISH. Acquire LL E* word splendour, grammar profl- l?^": 1 k"'"""
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      31 24 144 In Memor jam Ms Paul. no Poor Ah Miang doportod Bth January 78 Beautiful thoughts of one »o door Treasured forovor with lovo sincere Remembered by Jo Too and family
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      50 24 MR. ONG YIK CHAI Departed 8-1-76 Looking back with tenderness, Along the path you trod. We bless the years we had with you. And leave the rest to God. Inaorlod by wit. Ruby, daughter Lin Lian, lalhor. mother, brother*, brothof-in-lm. tislor and mtorsMBB Mtor tho lovodono* whom you rtf itllib#f
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    65 24 CATHERINE LWA GEK ENG DEPARTED JANUARY 1976 IT IS NOT DEATH TO DIE TO LEAVE THIS WEARY ROAD. AND MID THE BROTHERHOOD ON HIGH. TO BE AT HOME WITH OOD. "JESUS said: I am the RESURRECTION and the LIFE: he who believes in ME. that he die. yet
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      1451 24 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Both Heaven's Gift and his rider Hassan Ahmad had a welcome change of luck in the Pro-am races when they combined to score in the Class Four 1,200 metres race here today. Taking command on settling down, Heaven's Gift, a Mara zi
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      37 24 Ist No. 14WS2 (s2,lTn 2nd No. 1474* ($1,188) 3rd No. 144*47 ($544) STARTERS (SI3S each): Nos. *****9, *****5, *****8, *****7. CONSOLATION ($4B each): Nos. *****2, ***** C, *****4, *****5, *****1, 14C717, *****5, 1414*3, *****9, 14(371.
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      449 24 MAM NO TRAVEL Service l.Sin»a pore iPV I id ST P B I.U NO 140 West Malaysia Tour ilnclu live Oenlins Cameron Highland*) by deluxe alrrondttioned roach seven days *****/- six days S8I7» rtepcrture every Sunday. Monday. Tuesday Oenti.-if/ Cameron Hlfhlands four days *****/- Oentlng Highlands four days SBISO/-. by
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      394 24 IN THE MATTES OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. IK AND MMSB CASCADE SINGAPORE (PRIVATE) LIMITED (la Valutary UtdMhi) MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDINO-l'P NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the above company, which Is being voluntarily woundup, are required on or before the 10th day of February 1979, to send
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      224 24 Brtngiag Up Father By Bill Kavanagh 6c Hal Camp T DOMT iSMnu^Y SWE I THATfe NO WAY TD I I^S FOB YOU. VI I SHE WANTS TO kTNOvV IP Al^Bnnv^/ DIPNT ANSWER THE PHONE. MR GROOVER YOU FORSOT WU HAD Tult^Zap <\ S^ V JAMES ALWAYS FIND A MISS CHICK
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      Lock icon Golfing sensation Nancy Lopez weds TV sportscaster
      214 25 Golfing sensation Nancy Lopez weds TV sportscaster MEDFORD LAKES.New Jersey, Sun. Golfing sensation Nancy Lopez appeared more nervous at her wedding yesterday than facing a winning putt in her five-tournament triumph last year Miss Lopez arrived at the small. rustir log-cabin community church, in the hometown of the bridegroom's i
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      Lock icon Britain face a fixture pile-up
      511 25  -  JON HENDERSON By LONDON, Sun. British football today faced the threat of a massive fixtui-e pile-up after the icy blast that blew away most of yesterday's matches. The freezing weather that has gripped Britain for the past week allowed only six matches to be played
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      Lock icon FA Cup results and draw
      133 25 FA Cup Leicester 3 Norwich OSheffield Wed 1 Arsenal 1.Shrewsbury 3 Cambridge 1. Stoke 2 CMdham 0 (abandoned at half"mcl Sl^^*, ww n aUaU HuU 2 t^ pos,po~d matches Mon Swansea v Bristol Rovers. Tues: Birmingham v Burnley Brighton v Wolvernam[* I 0"I 0" Bris2'
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      Lock icon Nasty and Stewart upset champions to enter the final
      405 25 LONDON.Sun. Hie Nas Use. of Rumania, and Sherwood Stewart (United States) upset the defending champions last night to reach the world doubles tennis championship final where they will meet Americans John McEnroe and Peter Fleming Nastase and Stewart fought back from
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      Lock icon Walker sets world 1,500m record
      560 25 Walker sets world 1,500 m record LONG BEACH,(California), Sun. New Zealand's John Walker r.iade a triumphant comeback last night when he broke the world's indoor 1,500- metre record with a time of 3:37 4. Walker, the 1500-metre gold medal winner in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, had not run competitively since
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      Lock icon Martina to face Tracy
      86 25 WASHINCTON.Sun Top seeds Martina Navratilova and Tracy Austin, of the I'mted States, will meet in tomorrow's final of the Washington international women's tennis tournament here Both came through their semi-finals with straight sets victories The 22-year-old Czech exile and No.l seed defeated Diane Fromholtz (Australia) 6
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      472 25 IN THE HIGH nil XT OF THK REPUBLIC OF SINUAPORK ompuies ".lndinn up No. 183 lf» In the Matter <X \hr ampanlrs Act ap. 18S) Aafl la the Mmtter M Tsy Hwk Gm Knlerprisr (Ptr) Limited. ADVERTISEMENT OP PETITION NOTICE Is hereby Riven that a Petition for the V"- dlng-up
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      Chang proves he's a class above locals
      569 26  -  ERNEST FRIDA By I CHANG Chung Fa, the Taiwanese maestro, proved again he is a cut above the local professionals when he won the Cycle and Carriage golf championship by seven strokes at Seletar yesterday. David Milne, the secretary of the Singapore Golfers
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      Lock icon West Indies are only 12 ahead
      102 26 BOMBAY, Sun. West Indies lost a wicket for three runs in their second innings at the end of the second day of a three-day match against the Indian Cricket Board president's XI here today. The president's XI declared their first innings nine runs behind
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      Lock icon E. German girls break two records
      212 26 CAMBRlDGE.Massachusetts.Sun East Germans won four of last night's seven championship events in a women's international swimming competition, setting meet records in two of them. Barbara Krause and Andrea Pollack were the two record breakers in Harvard's Blodgett pool, with Petra Schneider and the East
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      87 26 ENGLAND Ist luu lit AUSTRALIA Ist Inns (•vrrnlght St-1) HM b Willis I) Darilßß c Botham b Miller 9 Hughe* c Emburey b Willis 48 I Valtop r Botham b Hendrkk 44 Taafcey c Gooch b Botham 1 I Border not out 31 Marleaa Ibw Emburey 12 Hagg run
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      Lock icon England pace attack do well in the heat
      335 26 England pace attack do well in the heat SYDNEY, Sun. England's bowlers, hampered by the absence of key paceman Bob Willis, who had to leave the field with heat exhaustion, kept Australia down to a first innings lead of 96 at close of the second day's play of the fourth
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      Lock icon Top seed Vilas takes second title
      99 26 Top seed Vilas takes second title HOB ART. Sun Top seeded Argentine Guillermo Vilas raptured his second Australian tennis title in a row by winning the national hard court championship here tonight Vilas, 26, who five days ago won the Australian Open crown, overpowered Mark Edmonds on, of New South
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      Lock icon Goal feast, but S'pore fail to show team work
      664 27  -  JOE DORAI Trap fails By SINGAPORE achieved their foal target In their opening Malaysia Cup-tie when they beat Malacca 5-0 last nlfht, but no one can blame coach Trevor Hartley for leaving the National Stadium not fully satisfied. To describe last
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      Face-saving draw for Selangor
      345 27 KOTA KINABALU, Sun. Defending champions Selangor recovered from a two-goal deficit to snatch a face-saving 3-3 draw against gallant newcomers Sabah at Likas Stadium, here yesterday. Just as at the start of the previous seasons, Selangor had to struggle against unrated opponents But this should not
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      Johore get off to flying start
      216 27 Johore get off to flying start JOHORE 3 FE.DERAL TERRITORY 1 OHORE BARU. Sun. Johore started their Malaysia Cup soccer campaign on a winning note when they outplayed Federal Territory 3-1 at the Larkln Stadium here tonight. Johore attacked right from the kick-off and got their first goal in the
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      Close win
      18 27 WESTLANDERS International beat Newcomers 1-0 in the Queetuwajr Coci..oe ■e*en-a-&!df soccrr tournament at Dover Road yrcterdajr.
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      Tan overcomes bad spell for double triumph
      405 27  - Tan overcomes bad spell for double triumph PETER SIOW Poor start By TAN Tee Suan and crew Siew Shaw Her put behind their bad spell to assert their superiority in yesterday's Lark races in the Singapore Yachting Association dinghy championships. Tan. who broke his boat's rudder in the opening race
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      Rally favourites crash out
      371 27  -  LEE FOO SAN By BANGKOK. Sun Favourites Russell Brookes and Ho Puay Khuon crashed out of the ASEAN Rally less than an hour after It started yesterday. The Ford Escort crashed Into an 18 -wheel articulated lorry, only 47 kilometres and almost an hour out of
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      145 27 RESULT SCORERS (with goaMimaa) Shots on target Shots off target Corner-kicks Frea-kicks Teams, with performance marks out of tan. Each side's star player In capital letters and Man of the Match marked with an asterisk. SINGAPORE 5 Arahad Khamto 3rd, DoNah Kaaaim sth and 84th (penalty); Jaltray Lazaroo 10th
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      TODAY'S EVENTS
      45 27 SOCCCB BBHFL tomrmmmtwt MvMm I: BNP v UMW (Jalan Beur 6Udtum); IlliMia II: M«*ubi«hl v Voner Stngapara (Oerlang SUdlum). PA n v Jurong Shipyard (Tuj^lln 1): Mvtotaa ni: Chartmd Bank Dcctroha (TangUn 3). Eteuti ntn t PI Lrvtog■ton (BCRC) (all matches at SIS).
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      Samad and Co must wake up
      416 27  -  WILFRED YEO COMMENT by THE footballers got the crowd they wanted, the crowd got the goals they wanted and a bonus In a delightful debut by 16-year-old midfielder Fandl Ahmad and so Singapore's Malaysia Cup campaign can be said to have got off to
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    Lock icon Sihanouk gets warm welcome
    163 28 CHINESE Senior VicePremier Teng Hsiaoping (right) fives a warm welcome to former E ampuc hea n ("Me f of State Norodom Sihanouk on his arrival in Peking on Saturday en route to New York Prince Sihanouk is going to the I'nited Nations where he will head
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    229 28 MOW mil CMWII HI* IN>» B*h> aitfxl M years passed away l»it»tu i) Sunday 7tb Januaiy 1»7V l»«vin« behind MB: Koh Kim Bock dauihtrr Koh I** Neo (Lily ■mil. daughter- in law Tan (tin Nn tCaik Nyal; grandsons Nirhard Koh. I>avid Run grand d*u«hlrn Inn* Kok. Ivy Koh. Ida
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    Lock icon UK thaws out
    46 28 LONDON. Sun— After a week of freezing temperature, snow drifts and gales, Britain thawed out today as westerly winds brought milder weather. The thaw was particularly welcome at Heathrow airport where thousands of passengers had experienced long delays because of icy conditions AP
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    Lock icon Iran troops open fire on rioters in Teheran
    441 28 TEHERAN. Sun SECURITY forces opened fire in four sections of Teheran today to disperse demonstrators who spilled into the streets to condemn the day-old civilian government of Prime Minister Shapur Baktiar. Iranian army troops were joined by hundreds of airmen in light
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    Proposal to extend law course by one year
    629 28  -  MASIE KWEE By A PROPOSAL to restructure legal education here by extending the law degree course by one year and stressing practical t r a 1 n 1 ng more Is now being discussed by the Law Society of Singapore. The proposal,
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    United Front to contest by-elections
    365 28 United Front to contest by-elections THE opposition United Front will contest the coming by-elections, its chairman, Mr Lee Keng Seong, said yesterday. According to Mr Lee, his party members will meet soon to decide on the number of candidates and the constituencies in which they will stand. He said: "We
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        GIRL DIVERS
        537 1  -  Leong Weng Kam Chinese film review •9 CHINA did well at the Eighth Asian Games in Bangkok last month winning more than 50 gold medals. The most impressive performance was that of 16-year-old schoolgirl diver, Chen Hsiao-hsia, who put up a world record breaking show. If you want
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        Chinese Without Tears
        37 1 Chinese Without Tears ait ■iaia)«g evUww %ftfc jfaWdaa effective Jlia mliui me«t kaajhla see kafka last alii *W le»r» tkrwiKk pnetiM jllBylsTaUa fickle Par exMnple, yaa may *Z blfilm It- ytbta sal. me*alag, "I last a aaak."
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        Strong affection for each other
        215 1 Proverbial anecdotes THERE were once two close friends, Lei Vi and Chen Zhong, who were both knowledgeable. Once, they sat for the Imperial examinations together. When the results were out, Lei Vi passed but Chen Zhong failed. Lei Vi, however, felt the results were unfair
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        13 1 N* gains witlwflt -B. Franklin Cave and diligence Mag lack. Western proverb
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        213 1 Let VAN DER HORST straighten your crankshafts the correct way STRAIGHTENING OF CRANKSHAFTS: Van der Hortt CRANKSHAFT GRINDING CAPACITY: Van der Horat Asia have developed an unique method of straightening is the only company in South-East Asia that can salvage and crankshafts without having to use heat or press. remanufacture
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        Free film shows at museum growing popular
        465 2  -  SAW PUAY LIM By SINGAPOREANS are not just fond of movies offered by the cinemas. The films screened by the National Museum have been packing in good crowds too. Many would already knowthat the museum screens different kinds of short films for students
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        'Voice has interesting and balanced diversity
        278 2 'Voice has interesting and balanced diversity AN INTERESTING and balanced diversity. That was how the 70-strong "Voice" of the University of Singapore Choir and Dancers struck me, a layperson in choral music. The repertoire of the performance at the Conference Hall last Thursday satisfied the musical palates of most, and
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        She's a moving body of feelings that intrigue
        351 2 She's a moving body of feelings that intrigue IN ONE dance, she's all verve; in the next, she has lost herself in a world of her own. That's Maya, the American dancer from New York, who somehow has that "something different" which makes her not-so-conven-tional Egyptian dancing acceptable and even
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        Hope of rebuilding family fortune in 'Loyang'
        223 2 FANS FAMILIES IN LOYANG eaa see VI Wea still trylag to retwaelle Yal Saa aad Ckaag Kaag •a Chaaael 8 at I.IS toalght Yal Saa Is half persaaded aad vWts her hashaad hat he has as< ferglvea her aad screams at her. Meaawhile
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        Behind the successful movies — is a woman producer
        359 2 Behind the successful movies is a woman producer A CHILDHOOD love for movies and writing has guided Mrs. Tuti Mutia (above) up the right path to what she really wants to do producing films. Chatting with this woman is enjoyable, though she has passed her spring in life, for she
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        How to tell the sex of chicks
        72 2 How to tell the sex of chicks DO YOU KNOW how to teU the sex of chicks? If you don't but wish to, let the programme DONT ASK ME on Channel 5 at seven tell you. It will also explain to thaw who cannot whistle, why they are unable to
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        340 2 ASIAN DEFENCE JOURNAL X dynamic periodical on military matters of topical Wf interest in th* Asian Defence sphere. rheonl) \sian maga/inc with a large international circulation, and a far reaching impart on those in the market lor military equipment aad services. fjf r Asian I Menre Journal is a bi-monthly
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        168 2 GREETINGS m^ (Special Offer until 25th. Jan. 79) M I- I r^ a W fOr yea .^B^BHBHBwSuk t«M B^kL. ■HM I llHß|^V^n Nb^H Sankyo SD-5 F^J", T* Revolutionary I A gR-* light weight 1^ *H[ -r^-,*-, rotary swashplate \I i^ l^Afl compressor. ■b te^flUlHH No local fabrication of mounting bracket
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        803 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 AM Open* Mowed by Star Per- 6.35 Clue Club formance The Bad Streak 7.00 Don't Ask Me 3.30 Diary of Events (Tani) J.30 News (Malay) 3.35 Afternoon Matinee My Rose's L M Jumbo (Part 1). starrinj Doris Day. JJ .JSi^ Stejjjn Boyd. immy Durante,
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      Reopened for image and money, but tours seem shortlived
      58 3 Reopened for image and money, but tours seem shortlived Vietnam's drive into Kampuchea, which is threatening the very survival of the state, has dealt a blow to the tourist service to the Angkor Wat ruins, started by the Kampucheans to improve their image abroad as well as to make money.
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      Lock icon Majesty of Angkor Wat scarred by war
      753 3 Majesty of Angkor Wat scarred by war THE MAJESTIC ruins of Angkor Wat in northwestern Kampuchea, rescued from the jungle by French archeologists in the 19th Century, have been reopened to tourists for the first time in more than eight years. The one-day tourist flights from Bangkok that started By
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        171 4 )NDAY, JANUARY 8, 1979 cc i > !?«tmSvl v 1| IMt« EXPLOSIVE DAVH I l|l 11»m 130. 4 00. 5 30. t ISpm Bt Sk m^^^^T^w^^^^^B I RobJrtShowaßo? h NOW SHOWING 1 Shew* I I 11am, 1.30, 4.00. 30. 9 ISpm Sffi. TWIT i iji k'l.iiir.i.i'iw^iii I I .HURRY' SEASON
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        Goodbye to big clothes — the body's 'in' again
        735 5  - Goodbye to big clothes the body's 'in' again PHYLLIS FELDKAMP By NEW YORK Cleancut, laundered looks rate high on the fashion future list. Bunchy big clothes have all but disappeared, and the narrow T-shape with widened shoulders and a defined waistline has taken over. Most US designers made these points
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        Strive for excellence says American 'super nurse'
        508 5 AMERICAN "super nurse" Professor Marilyn Christian, 54, expects nurses to tell doctors off if they make faulty prescriptions. Prof. Christian has served 10 years as dean of the School of Nursing at the Loma Linda Califomian University out of a 33-year nursing career.
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      1920 6  - Brazil gets set to samba with the superpowers GUY GUGIIOTT A in Despite the fact that it is unquestionably Third World... SCEPTICS who scoff when someone mentions what seems like a wildly impossible scheme in Brazil are likely to be cautioned with a shrug and a finger pointed skyward. "Ttk,
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