The Straits Times, 26 January 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    CNB FORMS 3 TASK FORCES
    635 1  - CNB FORMS 3 TASK FORCES PAUL WEE Drug undercover work stepped up By THE Central Narcotics Bureau has set up three special task forces in one of its biggest operations to eradicate the already wellcontained drug menace in Singapore. One such task force is an elite squad of narcotics agenls
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    The big punch-up at KK stadium
    102 1 ANGRY Sabah supporters swarmed onto the field and al l a c ked referee S.G. Samy (arrowed), of Sehingor, immediately after Singapore's 1-0 win over Sabah in Tuesday's Malaysia Cup match at Likas Stadium in Kota Klnabalu. Samy was punched and kicked while Singapore
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      95 1 OIL FIRMS NOT SEEKING HIKE YET Page 15 RAILMEN on strike for the fourth time 4 BROWN warns of showdown risk In the Gulf S TWO forged signature of dead man to claim $10,000 7 "COURSE for new life policy agents from next year" 8 "BANGKOK wiU extend work contract"
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    Lock icon Connally in the race
    90 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Former Governor John Connally of Texas yesterday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president in 1980. "I'm getting tired of being nothing more than a spectator." said the ex-Democrat who served as former President Nixon's Treasury Secretary. Mr Connally, who switched to
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    Lock icon Surgeon hits back at strikers
    251 1 Surgeon hits back at strikers LONDON, Thursday A NEW bitterness entered Britain's wave of strikes yesterday after 65 cancer patients were sent home from a Birmingham hospital and a surgeon refused to treat patients who belonged to trade unions. A senior consultant at the Industrial city's Queen Elizabeth Hospital said
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    Lock icon Perak jungle curfew
    64 1 IPOH, Thurs. A round-the-clock curlew has been imposed in the Jungle and cultivated areas east of the Keramat Pulal-Oopeng main road from 6 a.m. today. The Perak Deputy Chief Police Officer. Mr Abdul Majld urn Din, told reporters this evening that the curfew, which would be in
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    Lock icon Khomeiny puts off return to Teheran
    640 1 PARIS, Thursday THE Iranian Shiite Muslim leader, Aya tollah Khomeiny, has postponed his attempt to return to Teheran tomorrow at least until Sunday because of closure of the airport, his spokesman said today Mr Ibrahim Yazdi, aide to the 78-year-old religious leader, told a
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    Lock icon 101 refugees in boat land in Brunei
    168 1 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thurs.— A boatload of 101 Vietnamese refugees landed in Brunei after nearly three weeks at sea and fruitless efforts to reach shore In Malaysia and Singapore. They said they left Vietnam on Jan 6. They Anally landed at Lumut. in
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    Lock icon Shah is not going to US
    230 1 Shah is not going to US MARRAKESH, Thurs. THE Shah of Iran confirmed here yesterday that he would definitely not be going to the United States for the time being and would stay in Morocco for an und c t c rmined period. In private conversation with newsmen here he
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    Lock icon Hussein visits Pakistan
    56 1 ISLA MAB A D. Thurs. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Orui arrived here today for a four-day visit as part of his tour of south Asia. Datuk Hussein Is the first leader of an Islamic country to make a fully-fledged official visit to Pakistan since General Zia
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    Lock icon ARMY MAY BE CALLED IN
    50 1 LONDON. Thors. Social Services Secretary David Ennals warned here today that the government will use troops to break a blockade by pickets holding up emergency medical sapplies to hospitals rather than let the Uves of cancer and other patients be endangered— UPI. SEE THIS PAGE
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      Lock icon 'Freedom fighter' arrested, says poster
      394 2 TOKYO, Thursday WALL posters in Peking have reported the arrest of a woman "freedom fighter" and denounced Peking's mayor for allegedly saying some wall poster writers were bad people who needed detention, Kyodo news service reported yesterday. It said there has been speculation about an
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      Lock icon CHINA TO RETURN SEIZED PROPERTY, SAYS REPORT
      195 2 CHINA TO RETURN SEIZED PROPERTY, SAYS REPORT HONGKONG, Thurs. China has decided to return property, bank deposits and other valuables confiscated during the Cultural Revolution to "national capitalists' a report from Peking says. China's domestic news agency reported that confiscation of property, money and valuables belonging to national capitalists is
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      Lock icon Carter salute to Chinese
      194 2 WASHINGTON, Thursday PRESIDENT Carter saluted Chinese Americans yesterday expressing hope that next Sunday's Chinese New Year will strengthen the cause of peace. The holiday coincides closely with the start on Monday of a state visit here by Chinese Senior Vice-Premier Teng Hsiaoping and comes in the
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      Lock icon Motorist's revenge
      47 2 NEW YORK. Thurs. A d'sgruntled motorist slashed the tyres of 49 police towaway vehicles yesterday. A police spokesman said most of the vandalised vehicles used for towing away illegally parked cars, were back in operation, but the morning roundup of cars had been slowed Reuter.
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      Lock icon Back in style...the Western way
      69 2 A SHANGHAI studio photographer (left) sets up a wedding pose on Wednesday for a Chinese worker and his bride dressed in Westernstyle wedding gown and suit clothes provided by the studio. Banned by the Cultural Revolu- tion, studios now report a booming business in "old
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      Lock icon Two hurt in gunbattle
      58 2 MAGHERA (Northern Ireland). Thurs. Two British soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire with gunmen near here late last night, an army spokesman said. The wounded soldiers, part of a mobile patrol, were flown to hospital in Belfast. The patrol found four rifles and explosives
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      Lock icon Pensioner's protest
      50 2 MODENA. Thurs. A pensioner wounded two women yesterday when he opened fire with a pistol in a bank, in an apparent protest at his monthly pension of 35.000 lire (SS») Police said Ruggero Schianchi. 78. was disarmed by a bank guard and later charged with attempted murder. Reuter.
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      27 2 NAPLES. Thurs Modem pirates held up 30 passengers and crewmen on a ferry yeaterday. grabbed mailbags containing money and checks, and escaped by motorboat UPI
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      Lock icon Japan may sound out Teng
      280 3 Japan may sound out Teng S. Korea wishes to open dialogue with China TOKYO, Thursday JAPAN is expected to convey South Korea's wish to open a dialogue with Peking when Chinese Senior Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-ping visits Tokyo next month, government sources said today. The Foreign Ministry spokesman declined comment when
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      Lock icon U.S. TOP CHOICE OF HUEY FONG REFUGEES
      174 3 U.S. TOP CHOICE OF HUEY FONG REFUGEES HONGKONG, Thurs. The I United States topped a preferential list of coun- tries for resettlement fill- ed out by the 3,318 Huey Fong refugees, according to the UN High Commission for Refugees office here today. Most of the refugees claim j to have
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      Lock icon Another record trading year for Japan
      219 3 Another record trading year for Japan TOKYO, Thursday JAPAN today announced yet another record trading year with mammoth surpluses which are almost certain to draw adverse comment from the United States and West Europe. The Finance Ministry said the tialance of payments surplus hit an all-time high of US$l6.6 billion
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      Lock icon 54 members arrested
      63 3 NEW DELHI. Thurs Fifty-four Opposition members of India's southern Karnataka State Assembly were arrested today after they tried to force their way into the legislature in Bangalore. The members, suspended for ten days last Tuesday for disrupting Assembly proceedings, broke a police cordon and briefly surrounded the
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      Lock icon $186m deal
      38 3 $18 6m deal TOKYO. Thurs A group nl IS Japanese companies today signed a USSB6 million (SSIB6 million) contract to lease two European A-300-B-4 airbuses to Thai International Airways for 10 years, the Japan Leasing Corporation said. Reuter
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      Lock icon Man runs amok with snow plough
      112 3 CHICAGO, Than. A aiaa grabbed a sa«w eleartßK marbiae and ran aawk wttb It la the street* •f Chirac* dariag the nlcht. kllUac aar man, lajarinc flve wamen and smashing »bout 21 cars. PaUrr said the maa, wba ban not been ideal)(led, l>Hinrrd alaag
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      230 4 SFOREWIDE 2CKDISCOUNT THREE BIG WEEKS Last two days from to-day Prior to the Chinese Mew Year when the impact of consumption It at the peak, we decide to give patrons 20% discount for three big weeks. isn't oraay? V"V- No! we me very much aware and so we are tailing
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      72 4 HAVEAN ORANGE EXPERIENCE; J EVERYDtW. ii •1 I 7 I <! 111 1 Country Club injakarta HjF'^nw^yr^v lB aar *r f *^H Two tennis courts. You'd expect it in a country club. It's nice to get it in a hotel. &S&- HOTEL (SIS} Borobudur 1 INTERCONTINENTAL JAKARTA- INDONESIA For r*Mrv»iiont
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      143 4 KRIANGSAK WILL VISIT U.S. FROM FEB 4-16 WASHINGTON, Than. Prime Minister KrtaagMk rhmnaaaa will vtatt the I sJtari SUtoa (ran F>b 4 to Peb 11, the Wklte rWise umimwl yestftr- He will eaafer with President Carter tw« d»ys after arriving and a day later he will meet with Secretary ef
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge 'harass Vietheld towns'
      289 4 Khmer Rouge 'harass Vietheld towns' BANGKOK, Thursday KHMER Rouge forces of the deposed Pol Pot regime have surrounded Vietnamese-controlled towns and are conducting non-stop harassmentoperations against military garrisons, the Khmer Rouge radio reported today. In a balance sheet covering fighting over the first 10 days of the "people's war" from
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      35 4 BELGRAOE. Thurs. President Josip Broz Tito has added Jordan to the Middle East countries he will visit during a swing through the region sometime in February, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said today. UPI.
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      Lock icon 6.3 pc growth forecast for Japan
      152 4 6.3 pc growth forecast for Japan TOKYO, Thurs. The Japanese Government today published an official economic forecast for fiscal 1979 projecting real economic growth at 6.3 per cent, up from an estimated 6 per cent in the current fiscal year. The report gave the inflation rate in the next fiscal
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      Lock icon Judge escapes murder bid
      71 4 RAWALPINDI. Thurs The High Court Judge who conducted an initial investigation into the murder for which former Prime Minister Zulfikar All Bhutto was aentenced to death has escaped an assassination attempt, police said today. Justice Shaflur Rahmans room was attacked on yesterday by two gunmen who
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      Lock icon Railmen on strike for the fourth time
      408 4 Railmen on strike for the fourth time LONDON, Thursday BRITAIN'S 26,000 locomotive engineers today staged their fourth one-day strike in nine days, paralysing the state-run rail system and adding to the woes of this snowbound, strike-plagued nation. Not that many Britons will know the difference. The engineers, demanding a 10
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      Lock icon FRASER WARNS AGAINST DANGER OF EXTREMISM
      164 4 FRASER WARNS AGAINST DANGER OF EXTREMISM NEW DELHI, Thurs. The visiting Australian Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, tonight warned against the danger of extremism in international relations and said India and Australia could help by acting as voices of moderation. Mr Fraser, speaking at a banquet hosted by Prime Minister
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      189 4 Ban, but Jakarta ships in S'pore for repairs JAKARTA, Thurs Despite a government ban on sending Indonesian interisland ships to foreign dockyards for repairs, there are now 20 Indonesian ships undergoing major repairs in Singapore, of which only three have been issued with the necessary special permit. The number and
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      29 4 BELFAST. Thurs. Two British undercover army agents were wounded, one critically, in a gunbattle with Irish Republican Army guerillas during the night, military authorities said today. AP.
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      40 4 SEOUL. Thurs. The pilot was killed and the other crew mem ber missing after a US air force F-4D phantom fighter crashed near Osan, about 45 kms south of here, a US military spokesman said here today. Reuter.
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      130 5 p| Wishing all I jrali our Patrons, clients I JH Kong Hee I Fatt Choy I OKOH Japanese Restaurants The Management of Okoh wish to intorm the general public that Okoh of Ginza at 816. Hong Leong Building. Rattles Quay. will be closed as on 27th and 28th Jan. 1079;
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      911 5 JANUARY 29TH ISSUE POL POT FtOMT* BACK: Htpons o» V«n.i»»« t»ck«) vidofv in CimCod'l and «m.nw,<xi ot rh» Pol Pol r«gim« may M M pranMun imarnatton*! report* in parts of It* country. guanH» war nad Mpun Wnattw may *«f« trooo* w*o Itoa Pnonm Pron with Pol Pol or nwrvty mrvtvom
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      Lock icon Brown warns of showdown risk in the Gulf
      410 5 MOSCOW MAY BE TEMPTED TO INTERVENE' DEFENCE Secretary Harold Brown today raised the prospect of a US-Soviet Persian Gulf confrontation, and said gains in Moscow's weaponry include accelerated missile improvements, a new bomber and a large nuclear warship. Mr Brown's annual review
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      149 5 Russia toChina: Help curb arms race JENEVA. Thurs The Soviet Union yesterday condemned China's attitude to disarmament as negative and urged Peking to take its seat in a newly-formed I'nited Nations committee to help curb the arms race. Soviet Ambassador Viktor Issraelyan delivered the rebuke on the first day of
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      Cholera.l25 treated
      70 5 JAKARTA. Thurs Al least 125 people have been treated in huspn.il for cholera following major floods and torrential rain that hit the Indonesian capital last Friday, it was reported loday The newspaper Kompas said health authorities fear an epidemic might break out during the next few weeks in
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      37 5 KI'MAMOTO. Ttiuni A five- I member family, including three little (fills, died early this moming in a family suicide after setting fire to thru locked wooden house in this southern Japanese i-ily. police said Reuter
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      Lock icon Amin losing grip after eight years?
      282 5 Amin losing grip after eight years? NAIROBI, Thursday UGANDAN President Idi Amin marks the eighth anniversary of his rule today with many observers I believing that his grip on the east African country is shakier than ever before. Unlike previous years, the Ugandans announced no special plans to mark the
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      Lock icon Pope off on first trip
      60 5 ROME. Thurs Pope John Paul II left on a pilgrimage of faith" to Latin America today in his first trip outside Italy since being elected spiritual leader of the world's 700 million Roman Catholics three months ago. The Polish-bom Pontiff's specially outfitted Alitalia DC-10 jetliner
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      Lock icon Antiques lost
      32 5 t COPENHAGEN. Thurs Hundreds of antique firearms and daggers, worth an estimated U*****,000 <*****,000) are miss ing from the military museum I here, director Finn Askgaar said 1 yesterday. AP.
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      33 5 WASHINGTON, Thurs. Pakistan will get USMO million (SSB6 8 million) worth of US wheat and vegetable oil under a new Food (or Peace agreement, the US Agriculture Department said yesterday. AP.
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      245 5 US warplanes on way to beef up Nato defences LONDON, Thursday NEW United States "tank killer" warplanes headed for Europe today in a bid by the Carter Administration to strengthen Nato con- i ventional defences. The planes are Fairchild A- 10 Thunderbolts. They are armed with a new 30-mm j
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      Lock icon The longest tunnel
      67 5 NUMATA, Thurs. A celebration was held today to mark the completion of the world's longest tunnel for a new "Shinkansen" bullet train which will link Tokyo with Niigata. near the Sea of ■pan The 22.2-km tunnel is longer than the Simplon tunnel on the Swiss-Italian border, up
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      Lock icon UN urges South Africans to seize power
      190 5 I UNITED NATIONS. Thurs. i The UN General Assembly yesterday condemned South Africa for its policy of apartheid, or race segregation, advocated seizure of power by the people there and called on all countries 1 to sever links with the government. The assembly
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      Lock icon Bridegroom's mother threw eggs at newly-weds
      111 5 Bridegroom's mother threw eggs at newly-weds i NEWARK, Thurs. A newly-married couple walked into a hail of raw eggs thrown by the bridegroom's mother, who had not been invited to the wedding, a court was told today. Mrs Maureen Mousley was arrested as her son and his bride retreated to
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      82 5 I LA PAZ. Thurs Bolivan Air Force helicopters yesterday began ferrying food and medicine to the low-lying eastern part of the country where hundreds have died in flooding caused by heavy rains "1 hope God will stop the rain for a long while." said a worried Red
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      56 5 GENEVA. Thurs The World Health Organisation (WHO) will submit a budget of I 5H27.290.000 i SS927 219.000 > for *****1. the WHO press office announced last night The budget, to be vetted by the World Health Assembly meeting here in May. is 20.59 per ceni higher i1'5572.960.000i
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      370 6 few Capture all the fun of the festive season, remember to buy Kodak color film. See your photo dealer today lT^wß9^iW -t /r /a i T "'"BMBBr -*%m I J3SB Now, the other 3/4 of the world can be covered with great stereo music On the land or on the
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      Lock icon 'Harder now to reach growth targets'
      319 6 'Harder now to reach growth targets' OECD chief on oil hike, Iran crisis OTTAWA, Thursday HIGHER oil prices and disruption of shipments from Iran will make it more difficult for the industrialised world to .reach its growth targets, the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said
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      153 6 CAIRO, Thursday AUSTRALIA is prepared to sell uranium to Egypt provided it first signs the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, Australian special trade representations minister Vie Garland said yesterday. r^======^ Mr Garland was speaking at a Cairo press conference after meeting Egyptian Minister of Economy Hamed Sayeh and
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      56 6 ZURICH, Thurs Switzerland lifted a ban on foreigners buying Swiss shares and bonds, and ended restrictions on importing foreign currency yesterday, in a gesture of confidence in the Swiss franc The measures were imposed a year ago to help check foreign demand for Swiss currency and reverse
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      50 6 RIO DE JANEIRO, Thurs. Brazil yesterday devalued ils currency, the cruieiro, (or the second time in nine days, fixing its new rate against the US dollar at between 21.65 and 21.79. the Brazilian central bank announced. The new rate, a drop from 21.12. is effective from today Reuter
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      144 6 THE Palestine Liberation Organisation has recognised Lebanon beauty queen, (ieorgina Rizk (above), the 1972 Miss I ni verse, as the legal wife of All Salameh, codename Abu Hassan, 3S, slain chief of the PLO's secret service. All Salameh was killed last Monday in Beirut when
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      140 6 Atherton begins talks with Egypt CAIRO. Thurs. US special envoy Alfred Atherton, attempting to break the deadlock in EgyptianIsraeli peace treaty negotiations, began talks today with the Egyptian Government, which recently pledged "not to budge one millimetre" from its negotiating position. Mr Atherton arrived here early this morning after making
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      32 6 VATICAN. Thurs. There are 247.333 Roman Catholic priests J, and monks and 7M.785 nuns in > the world, according to the this z years'* edition of the Vatican J Yearbook AP
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      289 7 CHINESE CAREER FO- SINGAPORE, a musical play of scenes from the RLM: Job opportunities piay bv a 2o-member chln«e classic Th™ Rofor OCE O* and A 1 level cast from London, at mance ,,f the Three school leavers at Nation- j Victoria Theatre at 8 Kingdoms, at National al Library
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    Dead man's signature forged to claim $10,000
    581 7  -  ST MENG CHUE By A DISTRICT court yesterday heard how the government unwittingly paid out $10,000 to a man who died nine years ago. It was no corpse that clairred the money, but two men who pleaded guilty yesterday to forging two letters
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    Committee to study Tarling's appeal
    114 7  - Committee to study Tarling's appeal PHILIP LEE By our London reporter THE appellate committee of the House of Lords will sit on Thursday to consider if an application by former Haw Par chairman Richard Tarling to have his appeal against extradition to Singapore brought before the House should be granted.
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    Ang pows for the blind
    113 7 Ang pows for the blind THE president of the Singapore Ass o c iatlon for the Blind (SAB). Mr Tan Ouan Heng. will distribute ang pows to 118 blind children and trainees at the School for the Blind at 9 a.m. today. Bach student from the Primary School fo»- the
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    10 years and 6 strokes for robbing seaman
    354 7 10 years and 6 strokes for robbing seaman SELAMAT Shah bin Hamid. 23, a labourer, was jailed 10 years by the High Court yesterday and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane for his part in the robbery of a seaman whose decomposed body was found 1 only
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    PSA: Ship towed away for safety reasons
    143 7 PSA: Ship towed away for safety reasons THE Port of Singapore Authority yes lerday explained that it had to tow the fire stricken Burmese shir Pyidawnvut. from Sembawang Shipyard and beach it near Kampunjc Ten c a h for safety reasons. Smoke from the smouldering vessel blew into beach houses
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    Illegal lottery: $200 fine
    39 7 ANG See Mo alias An« Sec Mol, 36. was yesterday lined $200 by a magistrate (or assisting In an Illegal public chap-JI-kee lottery. In Maiigls Road on Jan 23 at 10.20 pm. She pleaded guilty.
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      1093 8 O#SILO/PIEU Supermarlcet Emporium 1 Chinese New Year Ist "Reunion' Lucky Draw Results r 11 CilnlPlGU The names below are picked up by volunteer customers at PIEU Supermarket in A" t_ fl. I Boon Lay Shopping Centre on 16th January, 1979, at 8.00 p.m. Superman 46l norillinS 1- Jumiati Bte Jaffar
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      200 8 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh tfc Hal Camp YOU'RE SIT TIKIftI N. I WANT TO SIT IN /T IvOU'RE SITHN© IN AAV LI f WHAT'S \HMYruA\B I SO AND I HAVE >-_===- CHAIR, DIMPLES- AND r I SENIORITY f* n«<.Ai yrn S I r i 3cnivn i i T
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    'Course for new life policy agents'
    200 8 Ruling from next year: Report ALL new life insurance agents appointed from next year will have to pass a basic course before they are allowed to sell poli- j cies, New Nation reported yes- terday. Quoting sources, it said that the Insurance Commissioner, Mr
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    UPF lashes Barisan for pulling out
    395 8 THE United People's Front yesterday hit out at the Barisan Soslalls for not "daring" to field a candidate in the coming by-elections to be held In seven constituencies on Feb 10. UPF neneral secretary Harbans Singh, 53, who will be contesting the Sembawang seat,
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    New library hours
    48 8 THE extended opening hou.r of the Marine Parade branch library adult and young people's sections from Monday to Saturday will be between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. from Feb 1. The children's section will remain open as at present between 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
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    Winners of quiz receive prizes
    76 8 Winners of quiz receive prizes THE first three prize winners of a quiz contest. Discovery Two, received their prizes from the managing director of EMI, Mr John Forest, yesterday. The contest was organised by the Berlta Harlan. Berita Minggu, Cathay Pacific Airlines and EMI. The winners were Mr All Astoray
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    Three films on France
    56 8 THE National Museum will screen three Olma, A Bird's Eye View of the North of France, Cultural and Touristic Aspects of Normandy and Paris from a Helicopter, at the museum at 8 p.m. on Feb 7. The films are by courtesy of the Embassy of the
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    Reminder on front seat belts for vehicles
    188 8 Reminder on front seat belts for vehicles ALL business service passenger vehicles and private hire cars registered on or after Jan 1, 1973, are reminded by the Registry of Vehicles that their vehicles should be fitted with front seat belts. However, the ROY pointed out, there was no compulsion to
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    Recital by British pianist
    70 8 BRITISH pianist Marguerite Wolff will give a recital at the DBS auditorium on Feb 15 at 8 p.m. Miss Wolff, who has played with -leading orchestras In London and the provinces, will Include works of Haydn. Schumann and Chopin In her programme. Tickets at $1 each
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    Trooping the colour
    51 8 THE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Dr Ooh Keng Swee, will review a Trooping the Colour by the First Battalion, Royal New Zealand In- fantry Regiment, at the Padang on Feb 4 at 5.30 p.m. The trooping Is to mark Wattangi Day, New Zealand's National
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    $15,000 accident claim against exec dismissed
    277 8 $15,000 accident claim against exec dismissed A LABOURER, who claimed $15,152 road accident damages from a company managing director, had his claim dismissed with costs by the Chief Justice. Mr Wee Chong Jin. in the High Court yesterday. Mr 800 Choon Teng. 23. whose left leg is now three cm
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    Phey hands out gifts to aged
    68 8 MP for Boon Teck Mr Phey Yew Kok yesterday gave away ang pows and gifts to 35 elderly constituents at the Boon Teck community centre. Speaking at the function, he said that respect and concern for elders muit be cultivated at an early age.
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    Lighting up for New Year
    179 9 THIS was Chinatown last night, a fairyland of lights to signal the coming of the Chinese New Year this weekend. The area of South Bridge Road from Upper Cross Street to Maxwell Road is where the Sinagpore Tourist Promotion Board will highlight the greatest Chinese
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    Bangkok 'will extend work contract'
    350 9 Bangkok 'will extend work contract' THE Thai Government has finally agreed to extend the work contract of Thai workers engaged by Singapore firms to two years, according to Business Times yesterday. This move will remove uncertainty raised by Singapore employers in engaging Thai workers for their factories. Previously, the Thai
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    Korean films at museum
    37 9 THE National Museum will screen three colour films. Bulkuk&a Temple, Beautiful Korea and Korean Youth at 10.45 air on Saturday. The films are by courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.
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    Science fiction contest to boost English
    185 9 Science fiction contest to boost English TO help raise the standard of English In Singapore, three organisations the Rotary Club of Jurong Town, the Singapore Science Cen tre and the Society of Singapore Writers are staging a science fiction writing competition next month. A co chairman of th» act hoc
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    $5m orders in bag
    101 9 BINOAPORE has received orders worth about $5.5 million from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain as a result of the recent visit of a 22-man Singapore economic delegation to the region. Senior Muster of State Finance), Or Tan Eng Uang. who led the delegation and returned to Singapore
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    Computer firm to set up office here
    150 9 Computer firm to set up office here AN American manufacturer of electronic pressure transmitters and process computer control systems will set up an office here in June or July to serve customers in the region. The Minneapolis based company, Rosemount Incorporated, will invest an initial amount of $240,000 to provide
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    Lucky draw
    15 9 SINGAPORE Labour Foundation will launch its second mammoth lucky draw on May 12.
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    Why aged at Woodlands home live shorter lives
    356 9 RESIDENTS at the Woodlands Home for the Aged live shorter lives tnan tne aged in the general population. This, according to the Singapore Community Health bulletin published jointly by the Health and Environment Ministries, is due to several factors. Most of the
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    Soprano in concert
    53 9 THE Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra and Combined Schools Chinese Orchestra will give a concert featuring soloist Chu Yung Yung (soprano) at the Singapore Conference Hall on Feb 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets at $10. $5. $3. and £2 are available at the Singapore Conference Hall, C.K. Tang
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      251 10 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 I bet Hazel's changed into 1 Uniform, and one who ItJ^^,,, scot fellows *eais it? (7. 7*. wrong count wlth biUs 8 Us dark near the ]unc- (12) tion IS). j4j 4 unfinished Otrman city. 9 Oay type, reluctant to M tnats a nend of
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    Dinner not sponsored by ministry
    207 10 Dinner not sponsored by ministry THE Ministry of Foreign Atfalrs yesterday pointed out that a dinner and aance to be held by tne Minang Cultural Section on Monday is not sponsored by the ministry or any other ministries or government institution. In a statement which referred to an announcement by
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    Once all a-bustle, soon it'll be serene
    234 10 JUST not so lone ago, Orchird Road car park served as the evening's Gluttons Square where Singaporeans and tourists flocked to sample Instant Asia cuisine. Not so long ago too, the Consumers Association of Singapore dubbed it "Jaws Centre" where, it was contended,
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    LANGUAGE COURSES FOR EDUCATION OFFICERS
    136 10 LANGUAGE COURSES FOR EDUCATION OFFICERS OFFICERS in the education service may apply for any of five language courses tenable at the South-east Asian Ministers of Education Organisation iSeameo) Regional Language Centre here from July to next March. Candidates have to sign an undertaking to serve the Ministry of Education for
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    Balladist from Australia to perform
    72 10 Balladist from Australia to perform BALLADIST Robyn Archer from Adelaide will perform at the PUB auditorium on Feb 22 at 8 p.m. She will be accompanied by Jerry Wesley, also from Adelaide. Their tour ot Singapore is sponsored by the Australian Department for Foreign Affairs. Ticke:s at $1 each are
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    SAF exit permit office, to go on-line this year
    237 10 SAF exit permit office, to go on-line this year ON-LINE issue of exit permits will be implemented at the Singapore Armed Forces' Exit Permit Office before the end of the year. The computerised system will cub down waiting time as permits will be processed througn an on-line terminal, and will
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    Kinder garten classes planned
    109 10 THE Muslim Women's Association will start two kindergarten classes as soon as it gets two qualified teachers, preferably from the Institute of Education. The classes for 25 children each will be held at the association premises in Haigsviile Drive from 8 a.m. to 10.30 a m.
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    Bursaries
    35 10 THE MP for Bucna Vtata, Dr Ang Kok Peng, will present Buona Vista citizens' consultative committee primary school bursaries t/> 20 students at the Buona Vista community hall en Feb 10 at 8 pm
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    Raise under new pact
    74 10 ABOUT 140 workers of Copal Singapore Pte Ltd in Aver Rajah Industrial Estate will pet an annual increment of 7 per cent in their wages under a new collective agreement signed between the management and the Singapore Industrial La bour Organisation re cently. The agreement effective
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    Tenders soon for airport control tower
    285 10 Tenders soon for airport control tower THE Public Works Department is to call for two major tenders in mid-February, one of which will be for the new Changi Airport landmark the air control tower. The tower, designed by the PWD, will rise 78 metres high from a fountain pool surrounded
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    On hair care
    35 10 MISS Jean Yip. a LondonParts trained hairstylist, will give a talk on Hair Care and Cut at the lecture hall of the Marine Parade branch library on Peb 15 at 7 p.m.
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    PUB to develop energy model
    153 10 THE Public Utilities Beard, with help from experts of Tokyo Gas Company, is to develop its own computer energy model, to be used for forecasting energy demands in Singapore. The model Is expected to take a year to develop and will be based on economic
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    Another timber mission to the US in July
    255 10 THE Timber Industry I Board will send a trade mission to the United I States in July as a "fol-low-up" to consolidate businos contacts made j during a similar mission made in 1977. I The deputy chairman of I the board, Mr
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    Concerts for the young at library
    60 10 THE Ministry of Culture's Concerts for the Young series will be held at tne Marine Parade library auditorium on Peb iO at 2 p.m. The programme, featuring the Anglo-Chinese Secondary School Chinese orchestra and the Canberra School Chinese orchestra, will be repeated on Peb
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    112 11 WITH the Tear of the lioat Just around the weekend, this herd of roats seem* to be rallying around their last Island vestige in Singapore Jalan Kambin. a remote rural extension of Llm Trek 800 Road in the Faya Lebar district. The road was
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    'Why China will still use S'pore ships'
    292 11 CHINA will continue to use Singapore ships because of its rapid expansion in world trade and good historical trading nes with Singapore according to Mr ST. Thlo. managing director of Sin Chlao Shipping iPtei Ltd. In an article on Our Shipping Ties With
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    On drawing
    39 11 A TALK In Chinese on flfrure drawing by Mr Lim Slah Tong, an art editor from Nanyang Slang Pau. will be held at the National Library meeting room on Feb 3 at 3 p.m. Admission Is free.
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    List of metric units
    40 11 THE Singapore Metrication Board has published folders containing a list of common standard International units in English and Chinese. Interested members of the public may write in or ring tel. *****55 to ask for the folders.
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    SURVEY ON SHIPS USING STRAITS
    103 11 SURVEY ON SHIPS USING STRAITS ABOUT 87 per cent of the ships using the Straits of Singapore called at Singapore, a Joint marine survey conducted In September revealed. A total of 4.306 movements were recorded during the survey, compared with 4,213 movements in October 1978 when the last survey was
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    MAN HAD SEX WITH HOSTS DAUGHTER
    109 11 A SEAMAN who took advantage of his friend's hospitality and had sex with his host's 14 year old daughter was yesterday jailed nine months by a district Judge. Amlruddin bin Sastra. 27 an Indonesian, pleaded guilty to having sex with the underaged girl on
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    $800 fine for outrage on girl, 10
    144 11 $800 fine for outrage on girl, 10 A SHOPKEEPER gave sweets to a young schoolgirl, who came to his shop on an errand, after outraging her modesty, a magistrate's court heard yesterday. But the 10-year-old schoolgirl threw away the sweets as she left the shop, and related the incident to
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    CC courses
    33 11 BUKIT Ho Bwee community centre Is organising guitar, dressmaking, men's tailoring, children's art. Interior decoration, social dancing cakemaking, tlmsum, beauty culture, and advanced cooking classes next month and in early March.
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    Poetry recital
    35 11 THE Chinese Youth Club of the National Library will give a recital of Chinese poetry and songs on Peb 3 at 2 30 p.m. at the National Library lecture hall Admission Is free.
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    Library show
    24 11 TOA Payoh library will give a Chinese New Year concert >t its premises on Feb 9 at 7.30 p.m. Admission Is free.
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    Art in action at museum
    70 11 THE National Museum will hold Its fifth demonstraUon-cum-Qisplay, Art In Action, at Its art gallery on Feb 3 at 11 am and the next day at 2.30 p.m. A graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Pine Art* and founder member of the Blare Weaving Art
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    Legal aid
    23 11 QUEENSTOWN community centre will hold legal aid sessions on the first and third Mondays of every month as from next month.
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    Joint invest mission for Thailand
    287 11 Joint invest mission for Thailand THE Singapore Manafacturers Association and the Economic Development Board is making a joint effort to encourage local industrialists and businessmen to invest in Thailand. They have Jointly organised a 15-mem-ber mission which will visit Thailand for a week from Feb 14. The mlsson is aimed
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    Management course
    50 11 Management course THE University of Singapore Department of Extramural Studies will hold a M-lecture course on Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, at the DBS theatrelte. DBS Building, or. Mondays and Wednesdays between 730 pm and 9.30 p.m. f.-om Peb 5. For application forms and details telephone the department at *****6
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      'Viets taught to sink boats by group'
      215 12 MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri' Dr Mahathir Mohamad, yesterday accused an international humanitarian organisation of teaching Vietnamese refugees how to sink their boats so that Malaysia would be forced to take them ashore. Dr Mahathir told repoiters that World Vision Hum anita
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      23 12 JOHORE BARU. Thurs. T*awker« here will be reslted tn specific areas put up by tne Municipality as from fVb I.— NST.
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      Lock icon Umno to probe sale of land
      134 12 Umno to probe sale of land KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— All economic bureaus in the 114 I mno divisions have been airci;ed to investigate the sale of land to non-Malays in Malay reserve arras, Umno secietary-gene-ral DatuK Haji Mustapha Jabar disclosed today. He said the bureau heads have also been asKed
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      Lock icon Emergency Powers Act gazetted
      382 12 i THE Emergency (Essential Powers) Act, 1979, was gazetted today six days after Parliament passed the bill. The Klne gave the royal assent on Jan 20. The I act enacts the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance, 1969, as an Act of Parliament and makes it retrospective to
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      Lock icon Exports hit new third-quarter high of $4.6 b
      175 12 Exports hit new third-quarter high of $4.6 b KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday MALAYSIA'S export earnings hit a new quarterly record of $4.6 billion in the JulySeptember period last year, Bank Negara said today. j This was 15.1 per cent higher than in the corresponding quarter of 197/, the Central Bank In
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      Lock icon Warning on gambling
      29 12 SEREMBAN, Thurs. Police have reminded cofleeshop owners not to use their premises for gambling. Those wanting to hold mahjong sessions should apply for a licence. NST.
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      Lock icon 'COMECON WELCOMES TIES WITH ASEAN'
      84 12 'COMECON WELCOMES TIES WITH ASEAN' KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The socialist nations International economic organisation Comecon would welcome any proposal for the establishment ot economic cooperation with Asean This was stated here yesterday by the Polish ambassador to Malaysia, Mr Janusz Svltkowshi, at a press conference to mark the 30th anniversary
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      Lock icon Body fished out of sea
      78 12 LABUAN, Thurs. Crew u.i..,ioeia ol a ueitjh.er iuiuiing timber In Sabah today fished out from the harbour the body of a man they identified as their South Korean third officer, a police spokesman said. The spokesman said the 7,000-tonne freighter. Bonanza, owned by Japan's Pioneer
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      Lock icon Pupils find pistol
      63 12 TAIPINO. Thur»— Five puplU on iheir way to school found i 32 pistol and °a pair of handcuffs In a bush at the Sri Kota I»wer Secondary School, off Jalan Slmpang. on Monday. Depu;y OCPD (Crime). Asst Supt Shukor bin Abdul Karim. said the pistol wu loaded
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      181 12 pupils fine for drinking beer in restaurant P E N A N O. Thurs. A Muslim was recently prosecuted and fined $25 by the Syariah Court here for drinking beer in a restaurant. Disclosing this here yesterday. Georgetown kadi Haji Ahmad Khir Taib said: "Under the Islamic religious administrative law,
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      71 12 JOHORE BARU. Thurs A task force to study the present chaotic traffic system in tlie town has been set up by the State Oovernment, Mentr. Besar Tan Sri Hajl Othman Saat said today. "The task force will carry out an In-depth study and find a solution
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      Dies in car
      38 12 I KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A retired principal of the Methodist Boys School in Sentul. Capt. Lim Swee Hong, collapsed and died in his car at the Ampang Complex basement carpark here on Tuesday night. NBT.
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      Lock icon NBI to probe supply of food to refugees
      353 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday THE National Bureau of Investigation (Mil) is looking into alleged malpractices in the supply of food and materials to Vietnamese refugees in Tiengganu. Its directoi -general, Datuk Abduilah Ngah, said today a team of officers from the headquarters would
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      23 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Police detained IS men. Including two on the "wanted list", during Operation Clean-Up In the Ampang area. NST.
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      138 13 HUSSEIN SIGNS PACT WITH DESAI PRIME Minister Datuk Hussein Onn (above left) and his Indian counterpart Mr Morarji Desai signing an agreement on economic and technical cooperation between their countries. The agreement was signed in New Delhi on Wednesday following extensive talks between the two leaders. During the talks the
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      290 13 Lorry owners raise freight charges KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. I The Selangor and j Federal Territory Lorry Owners' Asso- elation has Increased I the freight charges by 50 to 80 per cent to offset revenue losses resulting from strict enforcement by the authorities against overloading. The association's secretary, Mr Ong Kirn
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      24 13 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs. Fire destroyed a dlesrl pump of a petrol kiosk at the 3rd mile Jalan Oombak here last night.— NST.
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      HIGHWAY PUTS MAS FLIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS
      133 13 HIGHWAY PUTS MAS FLIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. uViAS has cancelled its mid-aay night from Lahad Datu to Sandakan because more people are now usin^ the newly opened nlghway linking these towns. A spokesman said here today that the flight was found to be unecon o m 1
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      32 13 KULIM, Thurs. Twenty hand grenades, believed to be relics of World War 11, were discovered In the Sungel Muda riverbed near Kampung Sldam Kanan. 24 km from here yesterday. NST.
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      286 13 No extra colour shows if prices don't drop KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —Radio and Television Malaysia will not scieen more programmes in colour if TV manufacturers do not lower prices of sets sufficiently to make them within reach of the average n.an-in-the-street. Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said he would slow
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    48 14 On airline career A CAREER Ulk-cum-Mlde-aud-hlm show will be .wld at the Queenztown branch library lecture room on Peb 3 at 3 p.m. The topic Is Travel While You Work— your future as a flight stewardess. Free tickets are obtainable at the Adult Information counter of the library.
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    Lorry driver fined for bribing PC
    137 14 A LORRY driver was fined $800 yesterday for bribing a traffic policeman after being caught breaking a traffic rule. A district court heard that Png Chua Seng, a Malaysian kept insisting that PC Urn Llan Seng accept the "coffee money' despite the policeman's warning
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    Bad weather delays arrival of Concorde
    531 14  -  EDMUND TEO By SINGAPORE reentered the age of the supersonic jet when a sleek Con conk a irl i n ci swooped out of the bl v c skies and touched down at I\i\a Lebar airporl yesterday. The droop-nosed jet, which resumes its regular
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    NTUC to build another four creches
    130 14 NTUC to build another four creches THE NTUC's Child Care Section plans to build at least another four creches in housing estates In the next two years. These are to meet the Increasing demand by working mothers for creches, as the NTUC has found that its present six creches are
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    Workers robbed firm on dinner night
    335 14 A FIRM which operates round the clock had more than $100 000 worth of machinery stolen on the one day Jan 13 it closed at 4.30 p.m. because of its annual dinner and dance that night, a district court heard yesterday. The theft turned
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    Gold price .up again
    69 14 THE Singapore Chinese Gold and Silver Merchants Association yesterday announced a $20 increase In the prices of gold the second increase within a month. The new prices for the metal are $720 for 24 carat, $686 for 916 or 22 carat, and 5640 for pound gold.
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    TWO KILLED IN SEPARATE ROAD MISHAPS
    128 14 TWO KILLED IN SEPARATE ROAD MISHAPS TWO pedestrians died Instantly on Wednesday in separate road mishaps. Police said the first victim was Mr Toh Chan Kam, 65, who died after being knocked down by an SBS bus while walking along Jalan Kayu at about 5.25 p m The bus was
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    Japan-S'pore training centre ready by year's end
    400 14 WORK on the $4 million Japan-Singapore Training Centre for apprentices in skilled trades is expected to be completed by the «nd of this year. b^^^^^m Two assistant training officers have been sent to Japan for a ninemonth training course on Instrumentation. The course
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    Computer courses at varsity
    87 14 Computer courses at varsity THE University of S ngapore's Department of Extramural Studies will hold two courses from Feb 5. A part-time lecturer. Miss Chia Kiat Men*, will conduct a 10 lect'ire course on Digital Sys'ems I. in Nissen Hut 10A. Bukit Timah campus, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7
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    More pay for workers
    57 14 EMPLOYEES of Coigate Palmolive 'Eastern) l't< Ltd will receive Increases in annual increments ranging between $15 and $30 per month following the signing of a new collective agreement between the company and the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation i Silo). The agreement is effective from Oct 1.
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      96 15 \A/ffJJ tui I0f? COT C ■■kv-— L4w The truth is, men never had it so good. In style, fit and I M |rl| IcFl^^^ comfort. Because Wrangler has put together all the clothes I^^^B ■Bif' you need. Anything from plain woven shirts and striped or M B^WLr Br^ J l^
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    Oil firms not seeking an increase in price yet
    451 15  -  LEE KIM CHEW By OIL companies here are lUil holding back their applications to the government for a i fuel price increase I to meet this year's 14.5 per cent price rise announced by the Organisation of Petroleum ExportIng Countries (Opec)
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    EX-TOUR FIRM MANAGER ON CBT CHARGES
    109 15 TAN Kok Chal 36. was charged in a subordinate court yesterday with commit ting criminal breach of trust of a total of $4,971.20 at Sewah Travel in People's Park Centre while being employed as its manager, on May 23 and June 5 last year.
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    Disabled urged to start recreation centre
    190 15 Disabled urged to start recreation centre A SUGGESTION has been made that tht d!sabled start a recreation centre of their own and carry out the administration and planning themselves. This would enable th«>m to show their capabilities and help create a difference in their lives a differ I ence between
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    Closing time
    25 15 THE National Library and Its branches at Queenstown, Toa Fayoh and Marine Parade will close at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Chinese New Years Eve.
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    Petrochem talks
    55 15 THE chairman of the Japanese Chemical Company, Mr N. Hasegawa, arrived here yesterday to hold talks with the Singapore Government on the $2 billion petrochemical complex to be constructed at Pulau Ayer Merbau. He will call on Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Finance Minister Hon Sul Sen.
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    Party for kids
    38 15 THE Lions Club of Slnga- pore Jurong will hold a Chinese New Year party for about 80 children from the Jurong Retarded Children's Centre at Jurong Christian Church on Feb 3 at 2.30 o m.
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    Students say: Bring oral English exam back
    288 15 SEVEN out of nine students whose views are published In the latest issue of Prospect say oral EnglL'-i examinations should be revived In all secondary schools. Some of the reasons they give In the magazine are that such examinations will help improve students'
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    18 mothers donate to milk bank
    114 15 A TOTAL or 18 mothers have responded to an appeal by the Singapore Breastfeeding Mothers' Group to donate breast milk to replenish the diminishing stocks at the Singapore General Hospltal's milk bank. The appeal was made early this month when stocks at th* bank
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    Lock icon Moment of calm before the debut
    159 15 SINGAPORE Symphony Orchestra mac% I r o Choo Hoey in a moment of calm and Quietude before he led the orchestra to the storm of applause it received from its premiere audience on Wednesday nlfht. ;n that moment of inner contemplation, thoughts of the
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    NPB course on boilers
    53 15 THE National Productivity Board will conduct a course on Operation and Maintenance of Boilers at the NPB Town Training Centre in Hotel Royal-Ramada between 7.30 p.m. and 30 p.m. daily from Peb 6 to March 8. For registration, contact Miss Tay or Miss Chart at Tel
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      131 16 Country Club injakarta Two squash courts. You'd expect it in a country club. It's nice to get it in a hotel. HOTEL f Borobudur -Vms 1 INTER'CONTINrNTAI JAKARTA- INDONESIA Mm There are 20 other great Inter Continental Hotels in the Pacific and Asia :^C~^ Shape up from the inside out.
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      TALKING TERMS
      377 16 ONCE again, the two Koreas have pronounced themselves ready for dialogue. Earlier this month. President Park Chung-hee proposed that the two sides resume talking and offered to meet the North "at any time, any place and at any level." In response, the North Koreans have called for an
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      CLOSING THE GAP
      356 16 THE University of Singapore, whose student intake has grown eight-fold increase since 1950, faces the perennial task of academic staff recruitment to fill both new appointments and vacancies created by resignations. It is in the nature of tertiary institutions for there to be some mobility among its
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    Lock icon Changes in population trends and their impact
    596 16 WASHINGTON: THE role of the US Federal Gaw mrnt is likely to undergo ■MM profound changes in another decade because of subtle but powerful shifts in the composition of the American population There will be fewer children to iHiuc.itt'. possibly mote unemployment for
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    Lock icon Kussian guns at Peking's back door
    1397 16  -  ROBERT EVANS Moscow is convinced that human rights argument will mute criticism of Pol Pot government's overthrow By in Moscow BRUSHING ASIDE a diplomatic defeat at the United Nations over the Kampuchean affair, the Soviet Union is happily celebrating a major strategic victory against
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    Lock icon Israel among world's richest countries in mineral deposits
    684 16  -  HUGH ORGEL By in Tel Aviv ISRAELIS, LIVING in a country apparently just outside the rich Middle East oilfields, have grown up with the idea that their country is poor in mineral resources. But they were pleasantly surprised recently to hear that,
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      315 17 BUSINESS TIMES PROSPECTS FOR 1979 Chinese New Year is a time of remembrance of things past. A gathering together to celebrate the good fortune of being alive and well in a country at peace. But it is also a time to look ahead to the new year and better things
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      177 17 How can you get an instant picture that is guaranteed to be good? A^to Everybody guarantees cameras. Only Polaroid guarantees the A w^ results instant pictures that develop right before your eyes, B I^^^- W in beautiful, lasting colour. M When you buy a Polaroid camera, you get a picture
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      725 17 A little spot of hell here in Singapore LAST WKKK. I was unfortunate enough to discover thai i here is a spot of hell in Singapore: The Remand Prison in yueenslown The unfortunates who cannot raise bail in court ;irc housed here, and it is most disgusting to think about
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      710 17  -  TEIJI SHIMIZU Payoff charges cast ominous shadow over Japan's Prime Minister and his party By in Tokyo THE TRADITIONAL honeymoon between Congress and a newlyelected president in the United States has no place in Japan, as new Prime Minister .Masayoshi Ohira knows when he appears in
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      Switch in syllabus causing difficulties for students
      503 17 THE MINISTRY of Education seems to be fond of introducing changes regardless of whether it is good for the pupils or not. Take, for example, my daughter, who is in Sec. 3 in a mission school in Victoria Street. When she was in
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      Change time of Rado Show, fan asks
      132 17 I WAS an ardent fan of Kadi) Show and was very happy when I heard that the show was coming back to the TV screen. But what disturbs me is the time of the show for it clashes with the Tamil cinema on
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      217 17 I WAS shocked and disappointed with Hawaii FiveO's Year of the Horse which was shot in Singapore. I cancelled all social appointments so that I could see this much publicised production. What I saw shocked me and I believe many other Singaporeans. First, the scenes showing
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      Girl did not hold bird cage properly
      102 17 WE REFER to the comments by WOODSTOCK (ST Jan 3) on the treatment of a bird in the "Musical Showcase" programme telecast on Dec 22. The programme was checked. There was only one item in which a thrush was used. A little girl
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      New and simple books popular
      116 17 PLEASE refer to the letter "Change to new and simple books" by Parent (ST Jan 8). "Parent" may like to know that the central childmi'a section of the National Library has in its collection 202 titles (1,928 volumes) in simplified Chinese characters. At present, there
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      CLOSING PRICES
      1752 18 I"Hfc last transacted ready mit at the •lose of huMnesi on the Stock Exchange Slngaporr yesterday compared with he previous days price* together with I 87« hi(h and low < Adjuited for u-rip/nghu isauei Unit trusts SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST (Managers' prices for Jan 2C) The Commerce 2.24 2.38
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      BUSINESS DONE (SINGAPORE)
      1596 18 BID and offer prices officially listen and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of snares traded shown In brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett Rig Board
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      1730 18 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In hrarkeu In lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified INDUSTRIALS A inemete 11 628. Alum 1 »jU i UOB. A knee >lUal
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      Govt and corporate bonds
      143 18 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (99 188 99.245) 4 3/4% 15/9/80 (250.000) 99 458 99.585) 5% T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (100. 108 100 20S) 6 3/4% T F 15/6/81-84 (250.000) (102 SOS) 6% 13/11/84 (250.000) (100 008 100 OSS> 7% 15/4/85 (250.000) 100.808 100 955) 7% 1/8/85
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      CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      161 18 Rises Consplant Wru 362 Berjunlai 700 Oriental Hldgs 605 C K Tang 222 Allied Choc 142 Tronoh Mines 730 B Raya IBS UBS 452 C Sugars 246 Sel Properties 216 C Securities 83 U O L 163 U O B 350 PMC 340 BAT 172 Nat Iron
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        Hongkong
        312 18 HONGKONG: The market closed narrowly mixed with no clear direction ahead of the long Chinese New Year holiday, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index lost 0.41 points to 534.81 points. The day's combined total turnover volume was valued at $31 50 million. HKt Am»l Rubber Associated Howls Bowawn Cheong
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        Tokyo
        409 18 TOKYO: Share prices closed slightly higher In active trading, led by steels, vehicles and heavy machines, dealers said. The Dow Jones average rose 6 75 to close at 6.157.71 points, after briefly touching a record 6.160.95 points, with a volume of 480 million shares The New Index closed at
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        Stock options
        97 18 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brack ets C«M Storage (March $1.80) (0.568 0.695). C C (March {435) (6) 1.30. Hune
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        GOLD
        309 18 THE KILOBAR market opened at $16.0-0 and closed at $16,618 per kilo in Singapore yesterday. Id the Far East, the market opened at U*****.30/70 and was traded in a narrow range of $237.80/238.30 the whole rooming. Heavy selling pressure came in from Europe in the afternoon und the metal
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        TIN
        174 18 i THE Straits tin price re- covered $9 to $1,760 per plcul in Penang yesterday on an official offering up 12 tonnes to 252 tonnes. The overnight London market was rimer with loiward buyers rising £140 lo 16.840 per tonne. LONDON: Tin on the day was up £100 for
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        CLOSING PRICES
        32 18 Rubber Jan 25. Singapore: Feb 233.75 ct s (up 0.50 ct). Malaysia: Feb 238.00 ct s (up 0.50 ct). Tin: $1,760 (up $9). Official offering: 252 tonnes (up 12 tonnes).
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        COPPER
        33 18 LONDON: Copper prices on Wednesday (previous In brackets) WireDar Spot buyers (061 (fO47>. sellers (862 (f»41): Three Month buyers 4*79 30 (f 463.30). sellers (OHO (f8«4). Market Una: Steady. Sails: 30,000 tonnes.
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        PRODUCE PRICES
        122 18 CHINESE PRODUCE EXCHANCE, SINGAPORE NCON CLOIINO PRICES PER PICUL YESTEROAT. Cocanut Oil: Bulk 1119 sellers, old drum S123 sellers, new drum »13O >ellera. Cora: Murd (lowc) LK Com 175 buyers. Ptppvr: Muntok AST A white fob. 11KK, NLW ***** tellers. Sarawak while fob Wi NLW S32S tellers. Sarawak
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        RUBBER
        563 18 PRICES In the Singapore rubber market yesterday were marked up 1.50 cents at tne ouu>et 101lowing steadier London advices, dealers said. Prices laitr iiovtrto. uiouna this ic.t i until some pro.itlaiing entered to paie ilie gam slightly The iiiuiiung session closed Quiet. The market was iust a shade ofl
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        SSR and SMR
        135 18 DAILY GSR and SMR prices it noon yesterday: Feb Mar K A (Current Mtb) (Forward HUI Bayers Selrni Bu)(i Seller* SSR 20 (1 ton pallet) 230.00 232 DON 230 50 M>Qi ESH SO (1 ion vtlkll 227 l>0 229 DON 221 50 2*1. SwN M.EE.LB. SMR CV
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      Lower-liners in demand
      462 18 (MOST relatively lowerpriced issues moved forward under generally hesitant trading conditions al the Slock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. With just Iwo days to go before the Year of the Kam, there appeared to be some urgency to buy into those stocks with the best upside potential and
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      K. LUMPUR
      353 18 SHARE prices continued to make good progress on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Trading was fairly active. Opening slightly lower, trading turned cautious. The resurgence of strong buying Interest In the afternoon changed the market's hesistant mood and prices advanced across a fairly broad front. The current
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      Money and exchanges
      204 18 THE US dollar closed weaker against other currencies in the Singapore Jorex market yesterday. The US Sing dollar opened at $2.1600/10 and held steady in quiet trading but eased slightly on late commercial .-ales to ciose &i $2 1595 05. Interbank forward rates at 3.00 p.m. 1-month
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      NOMINAL RATES
      167 18 interbank rates ai Currencies it 3 00 pin. Nominal r»ln Smith t nian rrrcrnUfe quoted ynterday icrosn parity change US dollar Sterling pound Hongkong dollar M'sihn doUc.r Aust Mhilluig £tl tranc "Com) Danish kioner French franc Italian lire Net!) guilder Nor kroner Swedish kroner Swiss franc Otut maik
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      ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
      216 18 \3IAN currency acposu inleroank rates a» at close on ttmW IS Dollars (Spot) I Omr i»u 7 days Ju a 16 10 t 16 1 miii iu i.i lu i i 2 mtns lu It iu a 3 mttii IU 1j i6 IU U 16 6 nuns
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      Money market
      113 18 >~"».inK improank rates oi SniKapoip dollar on Jan *i, Orter tsiu OverniijlH 8 14 8 1 mth 7 3 4 7 5 8 2 niths 7 M -6 7 'j 1 3 mihs 7 11 16 7 a 1 OverniHlit mode 8 Sourer: AMIry Pearcc. DISCOUNT RANOK or
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      Minimum lending rates
      25 18 THE average rate at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to I I their best customers is 7.75 per centl
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        New York marginally easier
        228 19 NEW YORK. Wed Stocks declined in modVrately active Hading on renewed investor concern about inflation and weakness in the dollar Analysts also tied the fall to profit-taking in a number of glamour and growth stocks although some the the big industrial issues gained in improved earnings.
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        Sydney broadly firmer
        268 19 SYDNEY, Thurs Coppers ami other base metal miners led an across the board rise, dealers said The federal government's decision lo drop its plans (or a retail lax boosted retailers and industrials firm in sympathy INDUSTRIALS vc i im> 2 •XNI" |M *4 AN/. Hrnk 4IS H
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        Zurich prices mixed
        190 19 ZURICH, Wed Prices closed mixed with an easier bias on hmliuvO volume, as demand (di individual stocks corrected lower opening trend, dealers said In industrials Schindler advanced on news of the Haugh ion Elevator of Cleveland acquisition The Credit Suisse index fell 0 1 point to 261.9
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        Amsterdam market quiet
        120 19 AMSTKRDAM. Wed Share BriMß closed narrowly mixed in <|in.M Hading, wilh Royal Dutch. AKZO and Philips slight !y higher but other Dutch inu-in.iiional.s easier, dealers VI 1(1 Banks, insurances md investment funds were mainly hißhei. while shippings were mixed and KLM lower. CLOSING PRICES AKZO 3130 +.40
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        London stocks close generally lower
        554 19 LONDON. Wed Th* marke» i liisetl j.'t'nt'ially lower with no improvement in the gloomy nulii-uiai h.« 'kKt'ouflii South African mining shares, however, rose due to speculation that the rand may be revalued At 3pm the Financial Times index was down 6 4 points at 461
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        Selected Indices
        64 19 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 461.0 Tuesday 461.6 Week Ago 474.0 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 846 41 Tuesday 846.85 Week ago 834.20 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Wednesday 92 to 92 Tuesday 90 to 90 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 534.81 Wednesday 535.22 Week ago 540.44 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Thursday. 480 32 Wednesday
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      Malayan Banking likely to see consistent growth
      496 19 Malayan Banking likely to see consistent growth THE largest bank la this region Malayan Banking looks paised to h*w consistently good double digit growth for the forsrraWe future. The market appeared to have r» ■frrtd wltk this view, re-rattag the shares sob- tantlally following last September's severe correction which took
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      Forecast of a fall in profit at Cycle and Carriage
      560 19 Forecast of a fall in profit at Cycle and Carriage Laurence. Prust and Company estimates that pre-tax profit of Cycle and Carriage will fall by some 135 per cent to about $52 million for the current financial year In its latest Far East Weekly News, the stockbroking firm says that
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      568 19 Put yourself in her place. Cathay Pacific Airways invites applications from young ladies to be trained as Flight Hostesses for their international jet services. Successful candidates will be permanently BASED IN Hong Kong during their employment. Candidates must be single and have the following qualifications: Height between 53" (l6ocm.)and 59"
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      1159 19 NOTICES TENDER NOTICE Tenders ore invited for- I. BUILDING S| a) T«nd*r No. AM/T/79/002 Manufacture and Supply of CustomX mad* Loos* Furniture for General Office* and Executive Offices. wE Eligibility: Registered Controctors Class C D SJS'. Non-registered Contractors Deposit }f%? S$ 1,000/- (Reputable furniture manufacturers with experience in producing furniture
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      3515 20 IIM) <tm«cto, „44, CreettCere (IS*) l*M»e f..t..n del) ;>im.h.>o.w S) J""*"'" C t KM) Crrtlel 1 Gleu.e» 1164) I.aHH fomt- 153) Mmeenf. coocWt m i!£ a«Mrea'i CMrttnne, (ISO HeleWSeerexe HaM« (15$) Pefte-Y-<leT/pe.cele» CeOI TecWSo»o* Cm E3»^\D TlT^f m>FC*TPC Jl ct-muikm nui i. n c«rn >w ».„«»„s■<»*. ud i^^t -*<>v«o o.ibo«^
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      486 20 Leßlond Asia Pie Lid. has vacancy for FEMALE PURCHASING CLERK Requirements: c GCE "O Level with 3 credits in English. Mathematics and 1 Science or Technical subject c Ability lo type minimum 35 wpm c 1 year's experience In sourcing and purchasing, preparing, typing, filing and recording of purchasing documents
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      517 20 SELCO We invite applications for the positions of: (A) RADIO OPERATORS (B) TELEX OPERATORS lo work on board our oceangoing tugs and salvage vessels EXPERIENCE* QUALIFICATIONS (A) RADIO OPERATORS Candidates must be a holder of a W/T (Ist or 2nd class). R/T or General Class Certificate with a minimum of
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      600 20 II EMPLOYMENT SECRETARY required Little knowledge of Japanese preferred s.uury $1,000 p m Interested please apply to The Advertiser. Rm 1*33. ISth Floor. international Plata. Anson Road. Spore 2 TYPISTS/CLERKS WANTED 111 Kalong area Reply stating present salary, salary expected typing speed photo and telephone number to: P.O Box .198.
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      465 20 ESTABLISHED TRADING FIRM dealing in Electron H mea.iurl*)g niNlrumentv requin- Tertmical Salesman sales Engineer Ilu.se with fnlytei ■hiiii- Dlploaja or similar iiuahlu -ation prelarred Traoat *nli experience mt> Him u~ coiuMlereJ Apply lo Mr Hox A***** MECHANIC \MiiitiM ■■■einiiii rii'i tri< .11 boi karound an advantage Kenuired lor malntenanrt srMgi
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      2970 21 AT YOUR SERVICE SECTION INDEX |«M-44aa| &ZSL2£?tt.#£L.mMi oSKSis ENTS II EMPLOYMENT I II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT DRIVER WANTED. ARe between ,n.l .15 Please apply wilh photoi.r.ipli (non-returnable l. st.it m* experience and salary expected t,. S T Box A***** Established Colour Laboratory unites applications [of the
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      691 21 a^B B^gsV m w SinCfIPORE SIIPUJRV &EncincEßinc(O (PTE)ITO 59 Gul Road S pore 22 invites applications for the following poll* (1) ACCOUNTS CLERK (2) TRAILER DRIVER (3) F-IRE a SAFETY ASSISTANT (4) VEHICLE DRIVER (5) DESPATCH MESSENGER (6) SKILLED WORKMEN (Painters. Carpenters. Fitters ft Welderi) REQUIREMENTS Post (1) •OCI O
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      575 21 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB requires KEYPUNCH OPERATOrT and CLERK/TYPIST Mm. requirements: 1. SGCE 'O'.evel passes including English maths 2. Typing speed: 30 w.p.m. 3. Age: 17 21 years Interested applicants please submit full particulars, stating salary expected and telephone no. (if any) to: The Personnel Manager, Singapore Turf Club. Bukit Timah
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      1564 22 111 VEHICLES A BOATS 111 VEHICLES BOATS J .Ziebart: Proven Performance the name to trust in the fight against rust Qaetart Tel Singapore 4536 1t 2/3 A A Centre *****4 7 LIAN HENG MOTOR TRADING PTE LTD 242 MiddMi Road Singapore 7 Tai: *****0/31M1/*****0 1978 Toyota pickup 1877 Honda Civic
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      986 22 1988 MAZDA 1200 n 1970 Colt Oalant 1900 c c Tel *****4 1988 MMI STATMNWAGON. Road tax. Insurance new New paint, selling cheap $1,800 ono. Tel *****08 1970 FORO ESCORT 1100. 4-door. good condition $4,800 ono Tel: *****9 after 2 00 pm 1970 MERCEDES BENZ 200 Alr<on tinted glass, radio,
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      3314 22 11l VEHICLES ft BOATS V SERVICES ft BUSINESS VI EDUCATION ft TRAINING JCUMESSC ET KAUTE for your scientific relaxing massage, sauna baths, spotreduclng Men's Department: 22 Ngee Ann Building, telephone *****2 MANDARIN HCAITH CENTRE Mandarin Hotel. 3rd floor. Massage' Sauna/ Steambath' Facial *****6/ ***** 1 ext. 750 Spore. MARTINA'S SALON
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      787 22 ■ien (Usses in Krhru.iry T9 s Inst of MarketlMu I'l [(UK) c IBF (Conversation ordinary 1 Stage I for Oct 1979 Exam c Instof Data Processing Pt I/Il c Inter Bk-Kp Minhrr A C K<-vi LCC Dip in Ace Aud. Econs. Marketing c Inst of Admin Mgt Pt 1 lJunr
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      1043 23 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS I Europe by Motorcaravan The most economical, fun-filled and adventurous family holiday concept ever /r introduced in *^*Jlfo\v Singapore. [LtA^ 7 lkw^9 i*(Ta»iJ afeas^al Six drluxr models lo choose from all fully equipped! I Select your own departure date. 2 Plan your own itinerary
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      257 23 (-GfH the best value on your air fares. Consult us for flights to London/Europe Australia India America/Canada Asia TRAFALGAR 79 From '0 days 34 days European Spree Great European many utras in between to suil your budget t fancy NEW! 1 MONEY Stretcher Touts 'rom Trafalgar Special 22 days London/Europe
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      352 23 116 Where to Eat EXCELLENT VEGETARIAN FOOD I- aal service airconditioned. easy parking 1000 am 830 pm K»an Im Vegetarian Restaurant 190 Waterloo Street Tel *****9 FOR QUICK LUNCH Reservaiion rtstt lai Wah Restaurant. mC Jalan Besal c aire ondllion I Tel *****03 *****94 Branch (Block 44i 1436. Bendemeer Road
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      1697 23 times friday properties ■taMaBHBtBBaBaVaBHaHnBataVBaaaIafIaWBHaIHHBHBBHH^^^^HJ^HHHMaI THE 50 STOREY ÜBUUIMrUW I LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS FOR RENT y| Ideally located at the lunction of Anson Road |j and Robinson Road. mm 9 Panaromic view of the Harbour 24-hour centralised air-conditioning 9w Wall to mail carpeting JB t Furnitures and fittings provided by leading I
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      1064 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES WANTED i BUNGALOWS. UI houses. X flals for ready clients in dist.s 1 'j 10. II Ct'ood rent eavahle for suitable property Contact is-icwsi .s.mm6 WE HAVE FOREIGN clients looking for accommodation If your property is available, please call *****04 0 Rooms CLEAN. TIDY. BACHELOR seeks unfurnished
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      140 Acknowledgements
      89 23 gratefully thank the Doctors and nurses ot TTSH. triendt. colleagues and relatives for their kind assist condolences, wreaths, scrolls and donations during their recent bereavement THE FAMILY OF the late Tan ("■nee Chong thank friends and relatives lur their wrealhs. scrolls, donations, condolences I nil antttanct during their
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      142 Deaths
      176 23 CHAN TSUN DOKE alias Cheam Toon Doke of 64. Joo Chiat Walk. (15). passed away peacefully on 24th Jan 1979. leaving behind 2 sons. 6 daughters. 1 daughter-in-law .uiri 1 granddaughter. Cortege leaves residence on 27th January 1979 at 12 30pm for Mount Vernon Crematorium. is lor the
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      29 23 MRS. EDNA PONNAMPALAM (Klang) Our Amma. so special in our hearts with treasured sweetness you will always be Till we meet at our Lord's beautiful shore
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      THE TWELTH OF NEVER
      76 23 TODAY AS OUR FAMILY COMMEMORATE THE FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED PAULINE SEE (NEE SOO LANG) WE SAY THANK YOU ONCE MORE TO ALL WHO HAVE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ASSISTED US DURING OUR BEREAVEMENT LAST YEAR. JOSEPH SEE FAMILY. STRAITS TIMES RATES FOR
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      618 24 TENDER NOTICE HARRISONS CROSSFIELO (M) SDN. BERHAD 1. Tenders are Invited from contractors who have proven experience in the construction of estates building for the construction and completion of 10 x 2 units of workers Quarters and one unit of Surau (small mosque) at H C Latex. Batu Anam, Johore.
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    IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
    50 24 A mass is said for the re- 1 pose of her soul at the! Church of Our Lady of I Lourdes on 26-1-1979 at 6.15 1 P in 'KELANGi I OUR BELOVED MOTHER I PAKKIAM w/o MICHAEL I FRANCIS PILLAY AGE 44, died 23-12-1978 I
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    73 24 IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF A year in silent tears has lonr since you left us •DEAR MOTHER' So suddenly and silently you left this world, and only God knows why? You bade us neither farewell nor good bye You alwava gave but did not take Your boundless love and sacrifice
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      666 25 A merchant bank which is a subsidiary of one of the largest banks in Europe has vacancies for the following positions JUNIOR DEALER (esisou) Candidates should have at least 1 2 years experience in the foreign exchange and international money markets. The Singapore subsidiary is expected to grow rapidly and
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      51 26 tort i/ftu a\<vtt$u? X* at? Chgo*- p v f v' 0 1 €i<! IJectr u-'« ti'ii you n yety i~*\f <ru* ***•>. *l Front and back of the Vietnamese card I/_ J f Its the turn oj tne y my H century- ~w^ w.^. M W^M HairUowd I I 8881
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    Varsity names three senior profs
    183 26 Varsity names three senior profs THREE senior professors have been appointed by the University of Singapore about two years after the idea of such a grade of professorship came up. The new appointments, with a salary range from $5,195 to *5,775, were created to attract well-qualified people of proven ability
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    364 26 Economics prof to take over as director THE post of director of the school of accountancy and business administration, University of Singapore, will change hands on Feb 1. Dr Lee Son Ann, associate professor In economics, will take over the director's post from Professor You Poh Seng who will join
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    13 apprentices pit their skills
    76 26 13 apprentices pit their skills THIRTEEN apprentices from various firms are taking part in the Apprentice of the Year competition in general fittings which began yesterday. The competition, held by the Industrial Training Board at Oeylang Serai Vocational Institute will end today for this section. Another 15 participants will take
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    42 26 THE Singapore Science Centre will be open during the Chinese New Year holidays from Sunday to Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 pm. A shuttle bus service will be available between the centre and the Juroug Interchange.
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    51 pupils get bursaries
    69 26 FTFTY-ONE schoolchlldrtn of the Ang Mo Klo constituency received a total of $V6OO In bursartea from the MP for the constituency, Mr Yeo Toon Chla. recently. The bursaries, made by the PAP Ang Mo Klo Branch, are each tenab> for one year, and given to three
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    On electrical engraving
    46 26 TWO Hongkong aognvliig cnftamen, Mr Chan Slant Tv and Mr Chu Kwoog Wing, will give a Ulk-cum-demonstratlon In Chinese oo the kit of electrical engraving at the Marine Parade branch library lecture hall on Feb 10 at 7 p m AdnUMlon U free.
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    All is smooth at the Causeway
    160 26 All is smooth at the Causeway FOR the second successive day, since the opening of 14 new immigration and 14 new customs checkpoints attheJohore Baru end of the Causeway, traffic was smooth along both sides. Even at the peak hour rush from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., there was no
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    Viet refugees say 'thanks' to Singaporeans
    342 26  -  PAUL JANSEN By VIETNAMESE refugees In Haw Kins Hoad camp tne biggest In Singapore have painstakingly prepared a card to express tnelr gratitude for me neip given to tnem during their stay here. The card, a colour photograpn, also bear tne good wishes of
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      1045 27 LAND OFFICE TENDER NOTICE Separate tenders ore invited from Contractors tor the following in respect of the period from I 4 79 to 3) 3 80 a Daily cleaning, washing and sweeping of communal toilets/bathrooms, sulloge droms, common corridors/ passage ways/ staircases/ landings/ basements in the civilian accommodation areas at:(i)
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      691 27 TENDER Tenders are invited by the Chief Supplies Officer. Central Supplies Department. Singapore for the supply and delivery of the following Items a Standard Size and Made-to-measure uniforms to Vigilante Corps Closing date and time: 7.3.79 (12 noon) b Made-to-measure Uniforms to Spore Police Force Closing date and time: 7.3.79
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      645 27 MINISTRY OF HEALTH TENDER NOTK X Tenders are invited for SIB-CONTRACT FOR HOT PLI MBING AND DISTILLED WATER SYSTEMS TO THE SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL PHASE !A (II) BLOCK AT OITRAM ROAD. SINGAPORE. Tenders are open to all PWD Registered MECHANIC AL( HOT WATER (120°F AND ABOVE) STEAM AND CONDENSATE RETURN)
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      1256 27 NOTICE OF GENERAL IN THE HIGH COIRT OP THE LICENSING SESSION OK KM'I HIM OF SINGAPORE THE I.IQI ORS LICENSING BOARD SINGAPORE COMPANIES WINDING IP TO BE HELD INDER > REGULATION 6(1) OF NO. II OF lf» > R!S "SSPtiSSSt ?"""£*-<- Act (lap. IHi) ***** Aml A general Licensing Ses-
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      407 28 Established Trading Company Requires MARKETING EXECUTIVE P«troch#mic»l§ and Bulk Chemical* c Selected candidate must be resourceful, self-motivated, mature, have initiative end able to work independently c Experience in the marketing ot solvents and other bulk chemicals would be on advantage c Qualification in Chemistry/ Chemical Technology Please apply with full
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      Aylmer Road shows form
      510 28  -  FAIRWAY By AYLMER ROAD, winner of the Governor's Gold Cup in Penang on New Year's eve, showed that he is in even better shape now. He attracted attention of track watchers yesterday when he did a sparkling gallop on a fast track in Kuala Lumpur. With
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      496 28 HAMILTON. New Zealand. Thurs. World mile record-hold- I er John Walker, of New Zealand, ran the mile in 3min 56.85 sec. yesterday to win the feature event of an international trark and field meeting here. The win continued Walker's spectacular return to athletics after a year away and two
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      95 28 SOCCER SBHFL twiru nval MvMm II: Rollei v Inch rape (Farrer Park Athletic Centre). Jurong Shipyard v! Mandarin Hotel (Toa Payoh). Goodwood Group v F4N (Geylang Stadium); HvWm III: I Peter Chew's v F.E Levingston (Tanglin 1). SOXAL v Rothmans Tanglin 2). United Bank v G E. I Life
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      225 28 lASC plan to ban Watson for accident BUENOS AIRES. Thurs. The International Automobile Sporting Commission are studying the possibility of sanctioning McLaren driver John Watson for causing the first-lap accident in the Argentine Grand Prix Jean Marie Balestre. president of the lASC, said yesterday that it appeared as though the
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      190 29 THE BIG BOOK OF FAIRY STORIES v- \\\l re a Mlm P ef colwßw of 14 of the world's CMC Wll most charmin l fak} l $tories ncludinf; such marvelC~~^ V*/V Wi V J Wll lous fa¥ourites Emperor's rlfhtineale", tltl^UMi nUUU^ 1 Wll Hansel and &etel <Th W DucMni", "The
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      Lock icon Wasim fails in bid for a century
      274 29 Wasim fails in bid for a century «OTORUA, Thurs. «All-rounder Wasim Raja tnissed a century on the second day of Pakistan's three-day cricket •match against a young »Kew Zealand Eleven •fiere today. I Wasim had scored 96 *hen he tried to cut spinner Evan Gray for four, but he eoly
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      India hammer a massive 523 for six
      305 29 India hammer a massive 523 for six NEW DELHI, Thurs 1 India totalled a massive 523 for six wickets in their first innings at the end of the second day of the fifth Test against the West Indies here 1 today. The score was the highest it has ever made
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      Shuttle meet
      51 29 THE Moulmein Constituency Sports Club are organising a badminton tournament. Entry forms I and details can be obtained from the Moulmein Community Centre, Shan Road Balestier Road, Singapore 12 (*****0) or the Moulmein Community Hall, I Block 97. 222, Whampoa Drive. Singapore 12 (*****7) Entries close on Sunday
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      77 29 INDIA lit Inns: Gavaagmr c Murray b Clarke 120 CfcMfeaa c Parry b Phillip 60 VeagMrkav c Murray b Clarke 109 tlswaaata c Murray b Phillip 9 liaekwaal c Murray b Gomes 47 kapil Dcv not out 94 Klrmsal run out 30 3h»vri not out Kxtraa 52 TaUl (for
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      Lock icon Mikkola loses lead
      184 29 MONTE CARLO, Thurs. Finn Hannu Mikkola last the lead yesterday in the fourth stage of the 47th Monte Carlo motor rally. A puncture made him drop into second place in the provisional placings behind the previous runner-up, Bjorn Waldegaard, of Sweden. But the two. both driving Ford
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      Southampton hang on depite losing Boyer
      399 29 LEEDS (England). Thurs Southampton, despite having striker Phil Boyer sent off. defended stoutly to hold Leeds United 2-2 in the first l»g of their English league Cup soccer semi- final at Elland Road here last night Though outplayed for much of the game. Southampton
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      1710 29 RACE 1 1-30 CLASS 6, DIV 4 1,200 m IVA^r, 1 ($B,OOO -$5,600 to winner) 1 97 National Spacial (All The Best) West 3 57(dc +4) 1.200 m Maxtor 11 2 6698 Alt Mascot a (First 3) E Breukelen 7 55.5 «E +1) 1.200 m F Rumy 9
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      420 30 Wear the toughest watch in the world A Rolex takes a year to make. During that time, the care and skill of our craftsmen ensure every Rolex is absolutely reliable. They start with a solid block of 18ct gold or stainless steel and in 162 separate operations, turn it into
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      227 30 Gelusil Antacids present THE INSIDE STORY OF STOMACH DISCOMFORT What is stomach discomfort? f ***%< This is a vague term that refers to a A whole range of stomach disorders, w from mild gastric pain to wind or flatu- Geiusii neutralises excess lence, to that uncomfortable feeling and relieves lk^-
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      In shades of Joe Frazier
      631 30  -  GODFREY ROBERT Profile... By HE is probably the only Malay who could never play soccer, but Mohammed Ismail is also one of Sngapore's few Malay boxers. Ismail, 19, will take the first step towards his dream of making it big in the boxing ring when
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      Lock icon McElwaine causes a stir
      118 30 JAKARTA, Thurs. Foreign and Indonesian boxers, from the outlying regions, have started converging here to take part in the President's Cup international boxing tournament which starts here on Monday till Sunday week. The first of the foreign entries to arrive last night were Australians Philip McElwaine
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      A rude awakening for leading golf pro Liau
      492 30  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By IT was a rude awakening for Alvin Liau, one of Singapore's top professional golfers, when he went to compete in the Taiwan Professional Golfers' Association tournament, just after representing Singapore in the World Cup in Hawaii last year. For
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      HK invite for Chen
      169 30  -  PETER SIOW By I SINGAPORE coach Chen Sheng Heng has been invited by Hongkong to represent them in the Commonwealth (Scotland) and world (North Korea) table tennis championships in April. But Chen, a Hongkong resident, will probably decline the offer. Says Chen, who flew into Singapore
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      We will go if invited, says Yip
      133 30 We will go if invited, says Yip SINGAPORE will compete in the ASEAN youth table tennis championships in Penang in July if invited, reports PETER SIOW. Says Michael Yip, the Singapore Table Tennis Association assistant secretary: "So far, we've not received any invitation from the Table Tennis Association of Malaysia.
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      Lock icon Oguma shows speed, power
      66 30 TOKYO. Thurs. Japans Shoji Oguma, the challenger to World Boxing Assciation flyweight champion Betulo Gonzalez of Venezuela in a title match in Hamamatsu on Monday, showed both speed and power in a public sparring session today. Oguma 's three-round workout followed a five-round session yesterday by
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      Lock icon Darracott joins Tulsa
      59 30 LIVERPOOL (Lancashire). Fti.— Yet another British footballer is to )oin an American club. The latest to cross the Atlantic is Everton full-back Terry Dar racott. who has played nearly ISO matches for the English First Division Cub. He is to join the Tulsa Roughnecks in March for
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      16-session coaching course
      144 30 16-session coaching course THE Singapore Sports Council, in conjunction with the Singapore Hockey Association, will organise a 16-session Certificate in Coaching (Basic) Module II course for hockey from Feb. 24 Apr. 14. Theoretical lectures will be held at Sports House from 7 30 930 am on Wednesdays, while practical sessions
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    A frightful experience for S'pore players
    106 31 SOME national players appeared In a Jovial mood bat others found the atmosphere tense and frightening, as this scene In the dressing-room in the Likas Stadium, Kota Klnabaln, shows. IV players were kept in the dressing room following violence, by the crowd in the
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      Hartley wants Arshad back in national training squad
      464 31  -  PETER SIOW By TREVOR HARTLEY, the Football Association of Singapore's Dii-ec-tor of Coaching, will try to persuade striker Arshad Khamis to change his mind about retiring from the international scene. Said Hartley:"Of course, I'm disappointed to hear about Arshad's retirement. His attitude
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      SASA team to probe misconduct
      410 31  -  THE Singapore Amateur Swimming Association last night appointed a three-man special committee to investigate allegations of misconduct by two Singapore team swimmers at last year's Asian Games in Bangkok. The committee will be headed by Henry Chan, with Miss Jenny Yong and Dr.Ong Sin Eng
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      PERSES pick seven coaches
      208 31 THE Singapore Amateur Sepak Takraw Association (PERSES) have shortlisted seven coaches for the task of talent-scouting players for September's South-east Asian Games in Jakarta. The coaches: Rashid Harun. Yusof Bujang, R.A. Selamat, Radin Ismail, Kadir Abdullah. Maksom Ahmad and Patrick Branson The early build-up is to
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      Mano nets winner
      47 31 Mano nets winner S.MANOHA RAN (arrowed) sends the ball crashing into the net to give Singapore the winner in Tuesday's Malaysia Cup match against Sabah. Leong Kok Farm, with arms raised, cannot help expressng his Joy as Sabah goalkeeper Peter Rajah appears dazed. Pletnre by JERRY SEH.
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      BHFL suspend four
      242 31 MISCONDUCT, dangerous play and abusing the referee those were the vile acts committed on the soccer pitches in the current Singapore Business Houses League. And the penalty suspensions, meted out at yesterday's SBHFL disciplinary committee meeting at Sports House, reports BERNARD PEREIRA. For player Sadali Ibrahim, of
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      Guthrie stake strong claim for the title
      357 31  -  BERNARD PEREIRA By GUTHRIE gave strong notice of their claim for the Singapore Business Houses Football League's Division One title when they crushed fancied Hilton Hotel 2-0 at Jalan Besar yesterday. Guthrie, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Heli Orient in
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      Lock icon Connors faces McEnroe
      270 31 NEW YORK. Thurs John McEnroe was drawn yesterday to meet top-seeded Jimmy Connors, the United States Open Champion, in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Tennis at Boca West. Florida, on Feb 10. N0. 2 seed Bjorn Borg. winner of Ihe Wimbledon and French championships. will
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      18 31 Today: KHantan v I'ahang (Sultan Mohamed Stadium, 8). Trengganu v Perils (Stadium Sultan Ismail, 4.M).
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      Lion City Cup team are poised for a big win
      151 31 Lion City Cup team are poised for a big win SINGAPORE'S Lion City Cup champions look poised (or a big win over the visiting British Airways Boys Football Club's senior squad at the National Stadium tonight (8 pm), reports BERNARD PEREIRA This optimism stems from Singapore Combined Schools' 1-0 win
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      Winners give prizes away
      176 31 Winners give prizes away THOUGH Sabrina Wee. a sales officer, and Edwin Cho, also a sales director of Marco Polo, emerged winners in the Cathay Pacific Airways Club 45 novelty "Scotch double" bowling tournament at Tenpin last night, they spontaneously re-donated their first prize to another pair Sabrina and Edwin
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      56 31 SYDNEY. Thurs Australian Jeff Thomson was the fastest of 12 of the world's top pare bowlers none of them English in a competition shown on Television here tonight. Thomson. who has signed with Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, was clocked at 147 9 kilometres per hour during the
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    Lock icon Code of conduct for comrades
    181 32 PEKING. Thurs. The I Chinese Communist Party will set up a code of conduct to govern its Internal political life and to strengt-.en discipline among party members, the People's Daily said today. The Communist Party newspaper said the code was discussed during the first plenary
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    Sihanouk: I've cut off ties with! Pol Pot regime
    317 32 Sihanouk: I've cut off ties with Pol Pot regime UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, who came here two weeks ago to plead the cause of the Pol Pot regime, has decided to dissociate himself from the ousted Kampuchean Government and says he intends to live in France. In an
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    Lock icon Clean-up after the paint throwing
    100 32 EMPLOYEES at the chancery of the People's Republic of China in Washington cleaning up paint thrown on Thursday by five peoPle. A Secret Service spokesman said a car pulled up to the building and the five occupants threw paint, metal weights and a dummy before
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    364 32 N. Korea calls for re-merger congress NORTH Korea has proposed an all-Korean congress to meet in September and discuss national reunification, the North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations said yesterday. Mr Han SI Hae called a news conference to announce his country's response to a South Korean bid for
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    3 Reds killed
    30 32 BANGKOK, Thurs. —Three communist Insurgents were killed In a clash with border patrol troops In north-eas-tern Sunn province last Monday, according to reports reaching here today. ATP.
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    153 32 WASHINGTON, Thurs. The United States is arranging shipment of 200.000 barrels of dlesel fuel and petrol to Iran to help the Baktlar government keep its military and official vehicles running, the State Department said yesterday. The 150.000 barrels of dlesel fuel and 50.000 barrels
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    364 32 Japan's major task, by Ohira No foreign policy change TOKYO, Thursday PRIME Minister Masayoshi Ohira said today Japan would increase its efforts through the United Nations and other international forums for peace and stability '!n SouJh-east Asia. In his overall policy speech, Mr Ohira told the Diet (Farliament) he was
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    Late CLASSIFIED DEATHS
    80 32 Late CLASSIFIED DEATHS PEREIRA DONALD FBANCIi. •uddemy at Unlvenlty Hwpltai on 25 1 71 I**vln» behind beloved wife Vitly ud children Irt*. Phyim. Otlln*. Buitn*. Mabtl, •on«-in-i«w Bernard. Lawrence, and S rruidebtldrea. to mourn hit lon Funeral inuimuMi to be nottned Mar. Phone Soft* or call at No. M RD
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        813 1 In the afternoon, the four fishermen sit on Singapore stamps, both old and new, are tiny wooden stools, mending their prawn attracting a lot of attention lately. This is nets with the infinite patience that only P' ll *"KHßV >l^r'VHafYHP''' fl>ni M»H true not on v tne rarer items sucn
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