The Straits Times, 24 September 1979

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1979 25 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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    THE WAY HOME FOR ADDICTS
    867 1  -  EVELYN NG By Getting families to take them back... THE Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (Sana) will soon introduce a scheme to maintain and strengthen links between drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation and their families because many ex-patients have returned home only to find they are not wanted.
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    MORAL EDUCATION A NEW NATION EXCLUSIVE
    180 1 MORAL EDUCATION A NEW NATION EXCLUSIVE "As for teachers, we know there are a few who lead doable lives while others gambit regularly. But they are excellent mathematics and science teachen. Such teachers may not set good moral examples bat the teaching profession still needs them because of .he shortage
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    'Yes' — a thousand hands say it
    346 1  - 'Yes' a thousand hands say it PHILIP LEE By THIS is the overwhelming yes, indicated by a show of hands from almost a thousand officials and representatives from Chinese organisations meeting at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry auditorium on Saturday to the Speak More Mandarin campaign. It
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    Lock icon Revival of agitation
    92 1 BEIJING, Sun. A group calling itself the human rights alliance of China surfaced today after five months' silence to demand the release of its jailed leader another indication of a revival of agitation in the capital. The alliance's reactiviation was disclosed in a series of posters glued
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    SARAWAK ELECTION SWEEP BY N. FRONT
    226 1 SARAWAK ELECTION SWEEP BY N. FRONT THE ruling National 1 tamed power when it t< in elections for the 48-i ture, according to off today. The other three seats went to independents. The three-party Front won 41 of the 44 constituencies up for election in polling which took place over
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    Taraki alive, says Amin
    57 1 KABUL, Sun. President Hafizullah Amin said today that his ousted predecessor Nur Mohammad Taraki, who was reported killed last week in a presidential palace shootout, is alive. l\Jr Amin, who replaced Mr Taraki a week ago as chief executive and leader of the nations Khalq Party,
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    Lock icon The weather
    30 1 UP TO 1 P.M. TODAY: Scattered showers in the early morning. TEMP. (C) up to a.m. tomorrow: 31 max.; 24 mm. SUNSET today: «.»p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 8.23 a.m.
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    SINGAPORE BAG THREE GOLDS
    181 1 JAKARTA. Sun. Weigh tlifter Chua Koon Siong and judoka Chng Hwee Hua struck gold for Singapore on the second day of the SEA Games programme here today. while Chua lived up to expectations when he won two gold medals for the snatch and overall total in
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    45 1 The campaign to promote the use of Mandarin and phase oat dialects has drawn vigorous support from readers of Sin Chew Jit Poh and Nanyang Slang Pan. To find oat what they have been saying in their letters to the two dailies, See Page 13.
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    Lock icon Portugal polls
    47 1 LISBON, Sun. Portugal's seven million electorate will go to the polls twice in two weeks in December following an official announcement last night fixing Dec 16 as the date for municipal and local elections. Voting for a new parliament takes place on Dec 2. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Jakarta visit
    31 1 JAKARTA. Sun. The chie of staff of (he Australia army, Lieutenant Genera Donald Beaumont IXin.st.i will arrive here tomorrow fu a one-week visit as guest the Indonesian army. APP.
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    Lock icon Patriotic Front rejects Zimbabwe accord
    380 1 Patriotic Front rejects Zimbabwe accord LONDON, Sunday THE Patriotic Front, which has fought a seven-year war in Zimbabwe, yesterday dismissed the multi-racial government's acceptance of British proposals for a constitution to bring independence to the breakaway colony as meaningless without the guerillas' agreement. Zimbabwe Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa, the nations
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    LATEST Urgent meeting after killing
    70 1 LATEST Urgent meeting after killing MADRID, Sun. Spanish Premier Adolfo Suarez summoned top ministers and army chiefs to an emergency meeting tonight just after Baaqae guerillas ■■■■wlnili ii the military governor of (iulpozroa Province. Official sources said Mr Suarez called the meeting because the killIng m Gen Lorenzo (ionzalez-Valles, the
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      371 1 1^ N i Aro/f Nikon F2AS Nikon's Top of the Line. Builders told: Upgrade your skills Page 6 MOSCOW move to win Salt ratification 2 TOP Israeli parties near chaos 4 'CHANCE now to upgrade teacher training at lE' S CALL to help families with new problem 7 GOVERNMENT staff
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  • AROUND THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Moscow move to win Salt ratification
      519 2 SOVIET TROOPS IN CUBA' ROW THE Soviet Union, which has incurred US wrath over the presence of Russian combat troops in Cuba, has moved to stall any worsening prospects of American Senate rati- fication of the Strategic i Arms Limitation Treaty i (Salt n).
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      Lock icon Gromykoand Vance to meet on Thursday
      201 2 Gromykoand Vance to meet on Thursday WASHINGTON, Sun. The United States and the I Soviet Union will try this week to resolve tht disI pute over Soviet troops in I Cuba which is threatening ratification of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (Salt II), US officials said today. Secretary of State
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      Lock icon Character will count a lot in polls, says Character
      258 2 Character will count a lot in polls, says Character WASHINGTON, Sun PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter says a politician's reputation for good character and being steady in an emergency will prove more important in the 1960 elections than any transitory public opinion poll. j Mr Carter did not mention Senator Edward Kennedy
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      Lock icon US-Mexico accord on natural gas sale
      336 2 THE United States and Mexico have reached agreement on the sale of natural gas to this country, clearing the way for President Jose Lopez Portillo's visit here next week and removing an important obstacle to improved relations between the two nations. WASHINGTON, Sun The
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      Lock icon Bid to head off scramble for air waves
      102 2 GENEVA, Sun. Delegates hope to head off a mad scramble for the air waves when they meet here tomorrow to carve up the limited number of radio frequencies available to the world. Decisions at the World Administrative Radio Conference (Warc-79) are likely
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      Lock icon Beaten back
      35 2 SAN SALVADOR. Sun. Government troops beat back leftist guerilla attacks on two guard posts yesterday, killing six of the attackers, hours after unidentified gunmen kidnapped two American businessman and murdered their driver. UPI.
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      Lock icon Monkey antics, or just plain thirsty?
      46 2 THIS Japanese Snow Monkey at the Minnesota Zoological Garden is not trying to take a dip in the water. It was just quenching its thirst on Thursday and to take a good look at someone closely resembling itself. AP picture.
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      Lock icon Role that France played in coup
      236 2 BANGUI, Sun. The Central African Republic's new President said yesterday that France had played a major part to topple Emperor Bokassa while he himself only took the radio station here. President David Dacko told reporters that French troops began flying into Bangui within minutes
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      Lock icon Growing threat of space collisions
      87 2 MI'NK'H, Son. The threat of costly collisions Is growing fast in inner space with the steady accumulation of earth satellite* and countless chunks of orbiting Junk. This was one of the CMclftsions reached by delegate* at the Mth International Astronautics Congress, which ended here yesterday
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      Lock icon WORLD BRIEFS
      310 3 WORLD BRIEFS ONE man died and 32 people were injured as tropical storm Mac yesterday battered Hongkong with winds of up to 50 knots, a government spokesman said. He said the plane carrying Britain's Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affais. Mr Peter Blaker, due to arrive here for
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      Sihanouk: I won't join Pol Pot faction
      125 3 BEIJING, Sun. Kxiled Kampurhean Prince Norodom Sihanouk said In North Korea today that he will soon visit Beijing for five weeks, but that during his stay he would not make any deal to Join the China- backed Kampurhean faction of Premier P«l Pot.
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      Indian stand disappoints Asean
      153 3 Indian stand disappoints Asean rtocftiM uipiumais were uisappumeu inai inuia joined Vietnam and the Soviet Union in trying to unseat the Democratic Kampuchean (Pol Pot) delegation at the United Nations General Assembly, Sunday Nation reported yesterday. A report from its New York reporter Edgar Koh said Asean was surprised by
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      Lock icon 'KHMER ROUGE KILLED 6 RUSSIANS'
      190 3 'KHMER ROUGE KILLED 6 RUSSIANS' BANGKOK, Sun. Guerillas loyal to Kampuchea's ousted premier Pol Pot have killed six Soviet military advisers and wounded 10 others in a grenade attack in the north-western province of Siem Reap early this month, its radio announced today. The Voice of Democratic Kampuchea, believed to
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      Lock icon 45 years' jail
      34 3 iCCRA. Sun. Ghana's ruling armed forces revolutioniry council has sentenced 17 Lebanese nationals and Lebanese-born Ghanaians to 15 years imprisonment each for crimes against the state, the council said yesterday. Reuter.
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      Tito's plan for stable changeover of leadership
      500 3 DISAPPOINTED with the workings of the collective leadership which he initiated 10 years ago, President Josep Tito has set in motion far-reaching changes in the Communist Party statutes in an attempt to discover younger talent. Party sources said the 87-year-old heretic of the
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      Lock icon China raps Russia on eve of talks
      176 3 China raps Russia on eve of talks HONGKONG, Sun. China complained today that the Soviet Union had made unfavourable comments on the eve of the Sino-Soviet talks due to begin this week to mend the damaged relations between the two Communist giants. The official Xinhua news agency, monitored here, charged
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      Hawke makes move to enter politics
      260 3 Hawke makes move to enter politics THE most powerful man in the Australian trade union movement, Mr Bob Ha^ke, today announced his intention of entering federal politics in a move considered a challenge for the leader ship of the opposition Labour Party and eventual ly the office of prime minister
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      Lock icon Largest in China
      66 3 TOKYO, Sun. Japan has decided to finance a Chinese project to build a 1,000-bed general hospital in Beijing, a Tokyo newspaper reported today. Yuomiuri Shimbun, quoting official sources, said Tokyo is prepared to extend a lowinterest, long-term official loan of up to 20 billion yen (5J194.5 million)
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      Sadat: Saudis and Iraqis behind bid to starve Egypt
      184 4 Sadat: Saudis and Iraqis behind bid to starve Egypt CAIRO, Sun. PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat today accused Saudi Arabia and Iraq of leading an Arab campaign to starve Egypt and force a change of government in Cairo. In an interview with the weekly magazine October, Mr Sadat also said that Iranian
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      Lock icon Numeiry kept up to date
      150 4 KHARTOUM, San. Egyptian V tee-President Hosni Mubarak met Sudanese President Gafaar Numeiry here yesterday and delivered a message from President Anwar Sadat. Mr Mubarak, who shortly afterwards returned to Cairo, told reporters that Mr Sadat had sent him to bring Mr Numeiry up to date
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      Lock icon Cairo denies Soviet sale of spare parts
      296 4 Cairo denies Soviet sale of spare parts CAIRO, Sunday EGYPT'S Defence Minister, Gen Kamal Hassan Ali, has denied published reports of a Soviet military spare parts sale to Egypt. In a statement to the official Middle East News Agency (Mena) prior to h's departure yesterday from Washington, where he has
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      Lock icon Conductor derails runaway wagons
      201 4 Conductor derails runaway wagons I SHREWSBURY (Vermont), Sun Three runaway freight cars raced out of control for 12 km before being derailed by a fast-thinking conductor who commandered a passing motor car, outran them to a highway crossing and switched them to a sidetrack. Two empty boxcars and a carboose
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      Lock icon Top Israeli parties in near-chaos
      464 4 ISRAEL'S two major political groupings are in serious disarray and there are growing signs that their leaders have lost control in the near-chaos enveloping both parties. Both Prime Minister Menachem Begin, who heads the Right-wing Likud Alliance, and opposition Labour Party leader Shimon Peres have
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        Lock icon Drove blindfold
        57 4 A HYPNOTIST was fined ClOO uS$462) at the weekend reckless driving after he crashed into the back of a police van while driving blindfold in a busy London street. Television illusionist Ronald Markham, whose stage name is Romark. tried to prove he had extra sensory powers by driving
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        Lock icon Munich beer festival
        49 4 ONK of the world's bigges beer parties began in Wes Germany yesterday. It': the annual Munich Ok toberfest, a two-week spre< that always begins in Sep tember. More than six millioi people are expected ti down about four millior lilies of boer during th< festival. Reuter
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        Lock icon Brez visits hometown
        78 4 FAI'K to face with a statue of himself yesterday in the town where he spent his boyhood, Soviet Chief of State Leonid Brezhnev exclaimed: "Strange to see yourself cast in bronze." The bronze Brezhnev in October Sqaure, Dneprodzerzhinsk, was one of serveral sites the Soviet leader took
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      Lock icon Seven Gulf oil states begin talks
      94 4 Seven Gulf oil states begin talks ABU DHABI, Sun. Seven Arab oil producing countries in the Gulf region began a meeting today in 1 Taif, Saudi Arabia, to hammer out "a first step towards a constructive dialogue between the Gulf's Arab states and the European Common Market," United Arab Emirates
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      Hitler's $42,000 work
      40 4 Ml Ml 11, Sun. A waterrolour of a Vienna church. Die harlsklrche in Wien, painted by Adolf Hitler in 19*7 was sold for 35, M« marks (Ss42,lfc) by the (iraf Klenay auction house here yesterday. I I'l.
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    Registration for VITB courses from today
    84 5 REGISTRATION for admission Ul pai .-time Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) courses which will start next month can be made from today until Oct 1. The continuing education courses include a wide variety of vocational skill development, lan- guage and personal enrichment courses.
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    'Unique' dental care in Singapore schools?
    205 5 'Unique' dental care in Singapore schools? SINGAPORE is perhaps the only country In the world where primary school children can have dental treatment in a dental clinic located In their own school or in a neighbouring school. Mr Kwan Sal Kheong, Vlce-Chancellor of the University of Singapore, said this last
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    Campfire for 1,000 kids
    46 5 THE People's Association Regional Youth Council (Central) will hold a campfire for 1,000 children at Boon Teck community centre on Sept 30 at 6.30 p.m to celebrate Children's Day. The MP (or Boon Teck, Mr Phey Yew Kok, will be guest of-honour
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    Mandarin for beginners
    35 5 THE Bukit Ho Swee community centre will hold a Mandarin class for beginners at its premises in support of the Promote the Use of Mandarin campaign. Those interested may contact tel. *****62.
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    'Chance now to upgrade teacher training at IE'
    728 5 WITH the stabilisation of school enrolment, there is now the opportunity to strengthen and upgrade the teacher training courses at the Institute of Education (IE). This was stated by the Senior Minister of State (Education), Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, at the
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    ENTRY BAN ON NINE
    61 5 NINE Malaysians have been permanently banned from entering Singapore, according to the latest government gazette. They are: Oh Cheng Hoe, 19, Tung Mook Hoi, 26, Tan Teng Hee, 22, Gow Chong Liang, 30, Ng Kock Yoong, 23, Ng Kok Leong, 24, Teh Keng Kang, 24, Chew
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      198 5 HOME SAFETY TALK in rapher Linda Connor at Mandarin by Madam Sin National Museum TheatYock Keng at Nee Soon rett e at 8 p.m. Admission community centre at 8 > s f ree P MFTRir ATinu un. ABT EXHIBITION at BI?F^inRrnnN «J2?" Nati0 "al Library lecture niL.r. r.AMim i iu\,
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    It's their way of saying 'thank you'
    183 6 It's their way of saying 'thank you' IT WAS an evening of saying "thank yea to the parents at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (Kellook Road) as these pupils entertained them with their own brand of music and dance. The concert, held on Saturday at the Victoria Theatre,
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    Security man drowns while taking dip
    80 6 A SECURITY guard, Mr T. Ganesh, 23, was found drowned off Changi Point yesterday. Mr Ganesh had gone there for a picnic with his girl friend and another friend. He was swimming in the sea at about noon when he disappeared. Singapore Armed Forces
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    No licence: $500 fine
    66 6 THE proprietress of a travel agency was fined $500 by a magistrate on Friday for continuing to run her business without renewing her licence. Rukaiah Monamed binte Ali, of La Fleur Air Travel Centre at Holiday Inn, pleaded guilty to carrying on the business of a
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    Mooncake joy in London
    137 6 Mooncake joy in London LONDON, Sun. Hundreds ot Singaporeans, mainly students, have been invited to attend a party to i-elebrate the annual mooncake festival at the Singapore High Commissii n here on Oct 5. Singapore's High Commissioner to Britain. Mr Jek Yeun Thong, and his wife, who are both actively
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    Builders told: Upgrade skills to clinch the big deals
    636 6 THE Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, last night singled out "outdated management systems" and lack of financial resources as two main reasons why local contractors have lost out to foreign ones in big government projects. He urged local
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    'Mandarin on tapes' plan by chamber
    337 6  -  NGIAM TONG HAI By I THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is planning to produce Mandarin casette tapes to popularise the common language among the Chinese community, It will invite good Mandarin speakers for the recording, and the tapes will be distributed
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      80 6 Learn french the easy way! In a French atmosphere with French teachers Modern audio-visual methods Classes for Adults Children all levels Beginners' to very advanced courses Conversational French BUSINESS FRENCH Translation French shorthand CLASSES START on OCTOBER 1 Registratipn now open (weekdays 9.00 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 2.00 p.m. 8.00 p.m.,
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    Revving the engine before driving off will waste fuel
    412 7 TIIIC popular belief of the average Singaporean motorist, that warming up the car engine by revving it before driving off Is good, is a myth as far as fuel economy is concerned. For It Is one sure way to waste fuel.
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    More traffic signs being put up
    119 7 THE Public Works Department is erecting more traffic signs as part of a continuing programme to alert motorists and other road users of a pedestrian crossing ahead. The sign is affixed to the arrow sign denoting the s<>-metre mark away from the pedestrian cross-
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    'Cut power use to make drive a success
    158 7 'Cut power use to make drive a success THE Far East Mansion Owners and Residents Association has reminded its members to cut power use to make its save electricity campaign a success. The four-month campaign, which started on July 1, will end on Oct 31. The campaign sub-com-mittee secretary, Mr
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    Call to help families with new social problem
    579 7 Call to help families with new social problem A SOCIAL worker has called for attention to a new social problem of families who find difficulty in grappling with the bureaucratic structure when they move into large Housing Board estates. For the truth of the matter is that many families do
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    1,568 APPLY FOR NEW HDB EXEC FLATS
    110 7 1,568 APPLY FOR NEW HDB EXEC FLATS A TOTAL of 1,568 people earning between $1,500 and $2,500, have applied for the Housing Board's new executive apartments. The apartments, which are almost similar in design to the Housing and Urban Development Company's type B flats, are the first of their kind
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    Course on industrial engineering
    73 7 Course on industrial engineering THE Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Singapore will hold a five-session course on industrial engineering techniques (introductory), in Room 34C, Waterloo Street Centre, on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, starting on Oct 6. The lecturer will be Mr Pang Kok Meng of
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    SSO concert
    38 7 THE FM Stereo Service of Radio Singapore will broadcast a concert given by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra on Friday at 8.15 p.m. The works include Beethoven's Overture Fidelio and Mozart's Symphony No 41 in C Major.
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    Survey shows one in three youths fully re-integrated
    546 8  -  EVELYN NG By ABOUT one in every three wayward youths placed on probation is eventually fully re-inte-grated into society as a useful and law-abiding citizen, a government study on the after-con-duct of juvenile offenders has shown. He is completely free from further
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    Motivating sales force
    66 8 THE Singapore Institute of Management will hold a course on Motivating the Sales Force for Improved Performance at the SIM Conference Room .rom Oct 22 to 26. It will conduct a course on Entrepreneurial Skills Development Programme at the same place from Nov 2 to 24 and
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    'Success rate of 65 pc in compulsory aftercare'
    307 8 'Success rate of 65 pc in compulsory aftercare' THE reformation of criminals under the compulsory aftercare service of the Ministry of Social Affairs has an average success rate of 65.1 per cent over the past five years. Mr K.V.Veloo, the ministry's chief probation and aftercare officer, says this figure does
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    Talks on child psychology
    52 8 THE department of extramural studies. University of Singapore, will hold an eightlecture course on child psychology in Nissen Hut BA, every Friday from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting on Oct 5. The lecturer will be Mrs Sue Ellen Kavret, a part-time lecturer at the University
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    SIM course
    25 8 THe Singapore Institute of Management will hold a course, An Understanding of Company Law. at SIM Conference Room from Oct 6 to Nov
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    Boy dies after scuffle: Schoolboy detained
    213 8 Boy dies after scuffle: Schoolboy detained POLICE have detained a 14-year-old schoolboy at the weekend following the death or a 13-year-old boy at Blork 172, Lorong One, Toa Payoh. The dead boy has been identified by the police as Teo Hook Heng (above), who died on arrival at the Toa
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    Man on car theft charge remanded
    122 8 Man on car theft charge remanded A MAN charged in a district court on Friday with stealing a car was remanded while a woman jointly charged with him was offered bail as she was four months' pregnant. Yap Leng Choon. 32. and the woman, Sim Liang Ok, 22, allegedly stole
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    COMMUNICA TION SHOW TO BE HELD HERE
    97 8 MORE than 40 specialists from 13 countries will speak at a conference during Communicasia 79, the first Asian international electronic communication show to be held in Singapore. A total of 107 exhibitors will take part in the show scheduled to be held from
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      200 9 Shutdown atmidnight to save fuel HAADYAI, Sun. Nightclubs and cinemas in this tourist town have to close before midnight now because of the government's drive to conserve fuel. Coffee houses which operate beyond midnight are using candles, adding a touch of romanticism to this "town of charms" which is attracting
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      A second terminal
      74 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Department of Civil Aviation is putting up a second terminal at Subang to cater for Mecca pilgrims, charter flights, tour groups and others. It is expected to cost $7 million. Piling work on the site, about 500 metres from the present terminal building,
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      SOFT DRINKS TO COST MORE FROM OCT 1
      110 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Malaysians will have to pay more for soft drinks from Oct 1, the government announced here yesterday. A 24-bottle case of 200 to 280-g drinks will cost $5.10 instead of the usual (4.40, an increase of 70 cents per
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      89 9 Vehicle for smuggling JOHORE BAKU, San. Some people in Johore hoping to sell their cars have become the victims of smugglers who use the vehicles for carrying contraband goods, customs officials here said yesterday. The officials said the smugglers approach their victim under the pretext of taking the vehicle for
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      35 9 TOKYO. Sun. A group of three Japanese firms is negotiating to buy liquefued natural gas (LNG) on a long-term basis from Malaysia LNG Sendiarin Berhad. the Tokyo Power Company Limited said here. Reuter.
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      Sarawak CM's tactics pay off for Front
      599 9  -  M. G. G. PILLAI By Our Correspondent in Kuala Lumpur THE ruling Sarawak National Front's overwhelming victory in the State Assembly elections which ended yesterday emphasised once again the shrewd political tactician that the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Yaakub, is. Tan
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      27 9 KOTA K1NABALU, Sun. Two interstate highways linking Sabah and Sarawak will be built under the Fourth Malaysia Plan, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh said. NST.
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      102 9 PENANG, Sun. Ships have spilled more than 20,000 tonnes of oil crude as well as bunker fuel into and around Malaysian waters since 1975 until now According to a report in the latest issue of Sekitar, the bi-monthly publication of the Environment Divi-
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      226 9 Straits Times Crossword ACBOBB 7 Welshman takes an inch under ,H£ moved r^ .K^SXh.. 6 Part of the peoples language v 0 for .cb to 9 Explosive nonsense between !i£f /I'£" t' f to the P0*"" c. Iv^ I?( 33 l5i5 i, IllaDdllnrtartlng 13 way to*** at. T 11 Waynes
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      1312 10 ANNOUNCEMENT NICHICON (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD. >v 519-539, Block 5043, Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2. Singapore 2056. IllGIIlCOnTel: ***** 1 1 OFFICIAL OPEHIMG 24th September, 1979. 7m iX j MR KHIRAI MR N.HIZAKI DR. LAU TEIK SOON \5 L PRESIDENT V^# MANAGING DIRECTOR IMP for Serangoon Gardens J Nichicon (Singapore)
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    Views of public sought on Women's Charter, SBC bills
    202 11 Views of public sought on Women's Charter, SBC bills THE government is seeking representations from the public on the Women's Charter (Amendment) Bill and the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Bill for tho consideration of the Select Committees. The main purpose of the Women's Charter (Amendment) Bill is to amend certain sections
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    Woman tells of assault by 3 men
    90 11 MADAM Lye Ec Sin, 32, has lodged a police report that she was assaulted by threemen when she returned home from work at 2 am last Wednesday. Madam Lye, of Block 8, Beach Road, told police that she £ol out of a lift
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    Social dance class
    52 11 THE i iin hill community centre youth group will conduct a social dance class (elementary) starting on Oct 5, every Friday from 7.30 p.m. to 9 30 p.m. The youth group will also organise I picnic-cum-beaeh party at Kusu Island on Oct 14 from 8.30 a.m. to
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    Civil law bill to clarify scope of application
    272 11 THE Civil Law (Amendment No 2) Bill, while too technical to excite public interest should prove to be a very useful measure for lawyers and businessmen, Home Affairs Minister Chua Siang Chin told Parliament on Friday. "It is the first of a
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    MORE TEETH FOR FILM HIRE ACT SOUGHT
    131 11 AMENDMENTS are being sought to the Cinematograph Film Hire Duty Act mainly to strengthen enforcement, Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen said on Friday. Moving a bill to the amend the act for second reading in Parliament, Mr Hon said that one amendment to
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    Govt staff told: Don't lose touch with people
    287 11 THE Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, yesterday urged more civil servants to take part in community work and contribute more towards society. Speaking at the launching of a gotong royong (self-help) project at Lorong Samak, off Jalan Kayu, Mr
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    Chilean trade team due on Sunday
    80 11 Chilean trade team due on Sunday AN 11-member Chilean trade and investment mission will arrive here for a four-day visit on Sunday. The coordinator of the mission is Mr Eduardo Rodriguez, Counsellor at the Chilean Embassy in Indonesia. The Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commence and Industry will arrange a
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    Stedfast Hour
    27 11 THE Stedfast Club will hold its Stedfast Hour, a monthly get-together of the Boys' Brigade Old Boys Association, today at 5.30 p.m. at York Hotel
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    Lim Chu Kang earmarked for pig farming
    468 11 Lim Chu Kang earmarked for pig farming A LARGE-SCALE pig farming area with pollution-control facilities will be developed in Lim Chu Kang, arid pig farming activities in other parts of Singapore will be phased out gradually, the Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, said in Parliament on Friday.
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    Updating data on temples
    48 11 THE Hindu Advisory Board is updating its data on Hindu temples and shrines here. Owners, trustees or management committees of Hindu places of worship can send particulars of their temp>s or shrines to the secretary, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, 397, Serangoon Road, Singapore 0821.
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    Film show
    25 11 THE National Museum will show three colour films Thai Elephants, Destination Thailand and Hongkong Time at its premises on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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    Cutting tool materials
    57 11 MR Keith Crawford, a sales manager, will give a talk at a technical meeting of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Singapore Chapter 219. He will speak on the development of cutting tool materials and tool holding systems using slide material, at the Regional Language Centre in Orange
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    POSB branch
    42 11 THE Serangoon Road Branch of the Post Office Savings Bank at 291, Serangoon Road, will open for business today. It will be open from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on weekdays and from 8.30 a.m. to I p.m. on Saturdays.
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  • The Straits Times MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1979
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      TOUGH NUTS
      404 12 HOLDERS of purse strings, especially the State's, swear by the cold logic of dollars and cents. Which was why MPs like Mr Ho Kah Leong found, to their chagrin, that all their eloquent pleas in Parliament on Friday for building an indoor stadium fell on unsympathetic ears. The
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      HIGH EXPECTATIONS
      345 12 NO OTHER employee has had his portrait painted more often than the Singapore industrial worker. His qualities and weak points have once "again been aired at a two-day seminar on industrial relations for foreign managers. Not unnaturally his profile is viewed in varying light by Asian and Western
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    Treat this fermented herring as you would a bomb
    639 12 Goesta Hamells' fish factory in northern Sweden, which turns out 60.000 tins of surstroemming a year, offers this official description of the tante: "I think of....It's.... No It is indescribable." Entrails The tiny herring are caught off eastern Sweden in the
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    Bridging the gap between practice and armchair banter
    1871 12  -  FRIEDA KOH By I DEVELOPMENT journalism the use of media in a systemtic way to promote national development grew out of two independent trends in Asia in the Sixties. The first was the thinking among journalists that newspapers should help to modernise
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    Support for the 'speak Mandarin' campaign
    1419 13 A round-up of readers' letters to the Chinese press READERS' letters in the Sin Chew Jit Poh and Nanyang Siang Pau indicate vigorous support for the Speak Mandarin, Not Dialect, campaign, though some did write about their reservations or doubts. There were exchanges between
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      675 13 I FULLY concur with the views of "Parent" (ST, September 17) when he says that the absence of standardised Chinese (second language) workbooks makes it difficult for our students to pass their examinations. Learning a second language can be a drudge or an interesting experience. A
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      196 13 Fault does not lie in lack of dedicated teachers TUT, tut, "Old Free" ("A teacher who always took all class essays home to mark" (ST, Aug 11) has not wakened from his 1916 slumber. The present situation of English is not attributed to teachers' lack of dedication but rather to
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
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      WEEKLY SHARE ANALYSIS
      2081 14 AS A service to readers, Straits Times publishes weekly a detailed analysis of shares on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The year's high and low, are followed by the week's movement in prices, the dividend, the net price earnings ratio and the volume of business. MM High
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      LONDON STOCKS
      515 14 LONDON. Fri— British Government bonds moved higher on technical considerations and the rally in sterling while gold shares moved lower in line with the bullion price, dealers said. Trading overall was slow and the F T index was up 2.2 at 460.3 points at the close. Gains in
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      New York
      254 14 NEW YORK. Fri- Disappointing results of a well test off Newfoundland stopped yesterday's strong rally but the stock market held its ground in the heaviest trading in 11 months. The market yesterday staged its biggest one-day advance since Nov 1, 1978, as investors snapped up oils in the
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      Amsterdam
      225 14 AMSTERDAM, Fri- Share prices closed mainly firmer following ihe firmness on Wall Street overnight with Rayml Dalch 2.70 guilders higher in Dutch internationals, dealers said. Bate rose 2.50 guilders on expectations of higher profits this year, though Bclslutfls was unchanged on same expectations. Slate loans were lower. SEPT 21
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      56 14 Current Date payment paythlr ti E Ufe 9M Sept 29 Prima 6',ITE Oct 1 Carkberii l(f 1 Oct 2 BKatil 3C. Oct 2 ToUl lor the year M 6'rTE w; 30-r Total for prevtras year 24', 2f/,(c) 22.5' i (a) 16'; (a) Adjusted for scrip issue (c) Excludes
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      S'pore produce
      274 14 TRADING thinned out considerably on the Singapore produce market last week in the absence of buying interest from overseas. Buyers in Europe and America were deterred by the higher prices quoted by Singapore dealers. Singapore dealers were, in short. pricing themselves out of the international market. As such
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      PRODUCE PRICES
      122 14 chi.nkse produce exchange;, MV.U'OKh. NOON CLOBING PRICKS PKB PICIX ON SATIHDAV: Cmmil «U: Bulk $117 sellers, old drum J122 sellers, new drum (127 sellers C*pr»: Mixed (loose) UK Coot $64 00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok ASTA white fob lOC. MLW $33 00 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96. NLW 1317
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      Tokyo
      176 14 TOKYO, Sat.— Share prices closed lower as trading houses and some export-orientated issues met profit-taking, dealers said. The Dow Jones average fell 5.82 to close at 6,484.52 points, with the volume at 210 million shares. The New index closed at 456.37. down 0.05 point AJinomoUi Matsushita Elect Canon Mitsukoshi
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      Zurich
      220 14 ZURICH, Fri.— Prices rose over a broad front sparked by active demestic and foreign interest in response to favorable Swiss economic- prospects and low inflation rate, dealers said. The Credit. Suisse index closed at 283.8 points. SKIT 21 Actions Suism". Alusuls-sr Br Alusul.ur Km Brown Bovrn Br lib* li-mv
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      Indices
      60 14 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Friday 480.3 Thursday 458.1 Week Ago 467.7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 893.94 Thursday 893.69 Week ago 879.10 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Friday 33 to 33. Thursday 32. t0 32". H.K.HANG SENG Friday 615.81 Thursday 612.34 Week ago 595.91 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday 538.13 Thursday 537.99 Week ago
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      GOLD
      151 14 IN THE Far Easl. gold for London delivery, opened at U*****.00 377.00 on Saturday. Some short -covering and fresh buying lifted gold higher. It dosed at $379 00 380.00 after a high of 1370 50 380 50 Gold was fixed in London on Friday morning at $373.00. It eased
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      COPPER
      30 14 LONDON: Copper prices on Friday (previous in brackets) Wirebar Spot £922 £917); sellers £924 (£913); Three Month buyers 1919 (£917), sellers £920 (£918). Market Uw: Steady. Sole*: 7.900 tonnes
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        DOMESTIC
        179 14 THE US dollar weakened against most major currencies in thy Singapore forex market last week. Substantial pressure was mounted in the dollar with market doubting the US Federal Reserve Board resolve to tighten US monetary policy following its 1 8 per cent rise in US Fed Fund rate to
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        DISCOUNT
        299 14 is nu ii«im«-.iu money market eased as m«k iu|uuiii> i aused by 11. lunge opera lion and transfer of government funds further depressed the market Term rates. which had remained siead> in previous weeks, weakened marginally Three Months doted at »7 16 to tf-5 16 per rent and Six
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        Local money market
        155 14 THK domestic money market last week continued on the same easy tone as the previous week with modes between 5 i and 6. per rent There was also keen taking interest especial!) in the Threes and Sixes with rates rasing by per cent Terms rates dipped to
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        ASIAN CURRENCY RATES
        241 14 ASIAN carreaey average deposit rates f*r the week rndrd Sept 11: ISllßidprite.) Source: Antley A Pearce Short-term money FDR THE week ended Saturday Sept 22. the range of call rate rereived from from Short Deposits i Mi Bhd was as follows: Baa* had: 1 per cent to
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        Banks' Prime Lending Rates
        333 14 BANK'S prime lending rates as at the close of business on Friday. Sept 21 BANK'S JPLK Algemene Bank 9'« American Express 9 Asia Commercial 8 4 Asien-Pazifik Ban Hin Ijee Bank B'j Banca Commerciale 9 4 Banco Do Brasil B. Bangkok Bank 9'< Rank Negara Indo
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        Tin price climbs
        124 14 THE STRAITS tin price climbed another $10 higher to $1,965 per picul in Penang on Saturday on an official offering up 38 tonnes to 205 tonnes. LONDON: Tin on the day gained £72 for Cash and £37 for Three Months standard while High Grade rose 72 and
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        Prices slip back
        298 14 THE rubber market fluctuated quietly around the ZHU-cent mark throughout the week ended Sept 20 Nevertheless, turnover was fair as local selling was countered by steadiness in London on currency considerations, says HalMa), Citter. Ball C*. in its weekly rubber review of the Malaysian and Singapore rubber
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        Rubber eases
        147 14 Rubber eases LONDON: Rubber Futures closed quiet and slightly easier on Friday, but with gains from yesterday of mostly 0.30 to 0 lOp per kilo. Turnover was seven lots of five tonnes and 281 lots of 15 tonnes including one Kerb trade. No Options were traded. Dealers said afternoon trading
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      S'pore exchange
      378 14 I LAST WEEK'S mild rally on the Stock Exchange of Singapore came as a pleasant surprise to investors. The turning point came when the general I market least expected it. In the three days of runup, fair ground had been gained and once again the Straits Times industrial
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      TOP TEN STOCKS
      109 14 TIIK following list of storks gives the II most traded on the Stock Kxrhange of Singapore last week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for 1979 (•rnpuy Tinwvrr ■Ml r Prim Srptil HlKli im l-» Ha»
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      Kuala Lumpur
      410 14 BUYING support emerged at the Kuala Lumpur stock market last week and halted the erratic downward drift in share prices. The recovery, coming after nearly a month of consolidation pushed price levels generally higher and selected counters were taken markedly above previous closing levels. The blue chip indicator,
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        71 14 "BT Index •Industrials n Finance "•Hotels 'Properties Minings 'Plantations ;OCBC: SE.S Ind 2424.36 399.52 728.82 293 43 250 98 222.97 677.92 380.57 350 44 2418.57 398 12 727 08 292.72 250.98 222 90 684 04 380.36 349 10 2444.94 399.59 727 18 293.30 ***** 222.69 687 04 ***** fi.174
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        91 14 Sept II •BT Index 3423 10 •Industrial* 432.59 ..Finance 645.65 "Hotels: 273.44 •Properties: 239 67 Tins 222.19 ■{Rubbers 794.01 Sept 18 3419.M 430 94 646 13 273.32 239 77 221.73 795 48 Sept II Sept 21 3463.05 3512.04 433.53 ***** 648.63 653.29 273.44 273.44 ***** 243.74 221.27 222.32 *****
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      505 14 LONDON: Stock market sentiment last week was overshadowed by industrial action by engineering workers and a gloomy review on the general economic outlook by the Bank of England but gold shares attracted some interest in the wake of the strong bullion price, dealers said. Overall trading was moderate
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      605 16 II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant b) Secretarial and Clerical wi 4>f# 4wi #nQin##>rtfto construction i conipsny find hsv# wnnwdutts cencyfor JUNIOR SECRETARY The Job: To undertake general duties as a Secretary to Cost and Procurement Department and also to administration department The
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      799 16 BORNEO SUMATRA TRADING 00 (S) PTE LTD. To expand bjslness of our Import Departments, we require Carpet Sales repreeentetive 1 vacancy Medicel Repreea ntetrve for Beyer Pharmaceuticals 1 vacancy Medic el Representative for Generic Products 1 vacancy Home Protection Products Sates Repreeentettvee 4 vacancies Sales experience though prefer- I red
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      730 16 EXPERIENCED SALESGIRLS WANTED. Salary $280 pm 2 shift r> 'Jon work Ist shift. 11 a m 8 p m 2na .->!.tft 1 pm tt p m Must be good Id rales ana hardworking Apply personally at: 223 People's Park Complex from 1130 am -630pm EXPERIENCED SALES REPRESENTATIVE required for Fashion
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      589 16 .^e^ewaaVaWaWaWaVa^B^BVaaWaaw SALES DIVISION Urgently requires: SALES REPRESENTATIVES c Experience In sales. Hardworking Dynamic. c Good salary plus commission. Pleaee apply with full personal particular* and nonreturnable recent photo lo: SALES DIVISION BIGSTON CORP. (S) PTE LTD. 28, Blk. 6 Kallang Place Singapoie 1233. A MALE/FEMALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES Basic salary plus
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      654 16 SALES REPRESENTATIVES required to can Advertteeng apace in International Eiport Magazines 1) Applicants must possess School Certificate, pleasant personality and willingness to work hard. 2) Preferably have own transport Preference win be given to thoee who heve completed National Service and are able to commence work immedMtety Pleaee catt 2215M7
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      539 16 mmWawWamamamA INCOM SINGAPORE International Manufacturing Company located in Jurong invites qualified applicant! lo Ml the following positions: (A) TOOL AND DIE MAKERS c Able to make and repair press-tools. Jigs and fixlures and/ or plastic moulds c Able to use various machine tools and measuring Instruments. c Able to Interpret
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      569 16 GENERAL ELECTRIC USA TELEVISION APPLIANCE PTt LTD Invites suitably qualified applicants for Immediate employ1 men t as: ELECTRICIAN Relevant Craft Certificate from recognised technical institute Possess PUB electrician's licence and with a minimum of 2 years Installation experience MECHANICS Trade Certificate In Maintenance Fitting One to two years working experience
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      563 16 METAL MANUFACTURING FIRM in Jurong requires Maintenance Men or Trainees Knowledge of press work will te an advantage Preferably with Trade 3 Certificate and have completed NaI tlonal Service Those interested. 1 apply to: Plaspac Pte. lid 9. I i Sixth Lokyang Road. Spore 2262. Tel 6559 M REQUIRED MECHANtCAL/ELECTRONIC
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      468 16 A Leader la the production of High Density Polyethylene files reqsjbrea: ASSISTANT PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (Female) Reejsiirstaaenta:- Technician Diploma in Chemical Process Technology Able to commence work immediately Salary: $450.00 per month with prospects of promotion. Candidates meeting the above requirements are invited to submit a comprehensive resume, contact telephone number
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      724 17 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant f) General Z National Semiconductor ASSISTANT STOREKEEPER REQUIRED ti v established company Sec 3 education level completed runtime n.s No experience start Immediately PU-.i^t- apply wuii references Cfll :i***** for Interview Comannclng salary $2no to woo with attractive bonus and fringe benefits A Wall Established
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      673 17 II EMPLOYMENT *•>]■ S^STiVVsB^SB I Production Operator Earn up to $288 on confirmation $305 after another 6 months (including allowances) NO NIGHT SHIFT NO SCOPE WORK See us with your I.C. and 2 photographs at: EUROPEAN fi fe standardC S ELECTRONICS^ PTE. LTD. Unit IF-29F, Block 3,6 th Floor Kallang
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  • IX OBITUARIES
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      144 In Memoriam
      41 20 In L ovmg Memory MARTIN DOUGLAS KLYNC 24.9.7* From vi lo you Heartache what rs*i Sine, your sudden departure i.., M But out m«mir»i lor you will r»«*i M Wit., daughter. Mom. Ded. brothers ti.l.i 1 loved ortM.
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      1461 20 VI EDUCATION TRAINING GIRLS! Jobs are becoming harde- to gel you need better qualifications The London Chamber ot Commerce and Industry Private Secretary s Certificate is 'ecognsed internationally as one ot the nignest qualifications octainabie This e»amination is the only P"vate Secretarial E lamination supervised By rhe Ministry o' Education
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      843 20 VI EDUCATION TRAINING SINGAPORE MUSIC SCHOOL Near classes commencing in Oc.ober a ORGAN (National Organ Courses) c PIANO (Grade I L.R S.M. c GUITAR (Pop/Classical) Keyboard improvisation. Flute. Clarinet. Saxophone. Violin music theory and Intensive courses. Enrol now at: 72 Jalan Mereh Saga (Chip Bee Garden) Opp. Holland Shopping Centre
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      564 20 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS O USAHA EXPRESS TRANS UNIVERSAL PTE LTD lATA APPROVED AGENTS SELL ALL AIRLINES TICKETS ARRANGE TOURS TO JAKARTA, JOGJAKARTA BALI. DAILY DEPARTURE. G5/7. PEARLS CENTRE. 100 EU TONG SEN STREET. j STORE 0105 TEL. *****55 STPB TA 300 RELIABLE ANO ECONOMICAL airfares to Jakarta Denpasar Australia Europe
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      544 20 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS NAM HO TRAVEL Service (Singapore) Pte Ltd STPB Lie No: 140 West Malaysia Tour Inclusive Centum Cameron Highlands) by deluxe alrconditloned ■oarh seven days Ssl99/-. six lays Ssl79 departure every Sunday. Monday, Tuesday. Sentlng/ Cameron Highlands tour days SSI4O Denting Highlands four days Sslso/-. by jeparlure every
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      977 21 IN THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT KUALA LUMPUR (Commercial Division) BANKRUPTCY NO: 1307 OF 1978 RE: Soo Tee Sim EXPARTE: The Moloysian Industrial Finance Corp. Bhd. IN THE MATTER OF A CREDITOR'S PETITION FILED ON THE UTH DAY OF APRIL 1979 NOTICE To: Mr. Soo T*« Sim 210-B Jalan
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      170 21 JAWATAN KOSONG Permohonan adalah dipelawa dari Warganegara Malaysia yang berkelayakan untuk mengisi kekosongan benkut KERANI AKAUN Berkelulusan sekurang-kurangnya SPM/MCE dengan Kredit dalam Mathematics dan Principles of Account. Keutamaan akan diberi kepada mereka yang berpengalaman bekerja dalam bidang akaun. PEMBANTU SETOR Berkelulusan sekurang-kurangnya SRP/ICE DAN berpengalaman bekerja dalam bidang setor Keutamaan
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
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      Double makes it worthwhile for Compton
      1636 22 BRUCE COMPTON, who made the trip to Bukit Timah to ride for Colin Tulloh, was rewarded when he brought home a double for the veteran trainer yesterday. Compton finished vigorously twice to land Actor V an upset $132 winner in Race Tnree, and the
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      35 22 DON'T BE SHY IF YOU can speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again, stop yourself and start In Mandarin. The other person may know Mandarin but may also be shy. Be the Initiator!
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      67 22 TORONTO. Sun. Geoff Hunt, of Australia, defeated Egypt's Mohammed Khalifa 3-0 in the second round of the world Open squash championship, here yesterday. Mihfi results Abbas Kahoud (Egt) bt lohn Easter (Bri) 3-1; Alauddin (Pak) bt Bryan Patterson (Bri) 3-1; Steve Bowditch (Aust) bt Roy Ollier(Aust)
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      40 22 Ist No. *****4 ($4,623) 2nd No. *****5 ($1,321) 3rd No. *****1 ($660) STARTERS ($l5O each): *****8, *****5, *****0, *****0, *****0, *****9, *****5, *****7, *****3, *****7. CONSOLATION ($lOO each): *****1, *****7, *****8, *****2, *****0, *****3, *****2, *****9, *****2, *****8.
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      128 22  -  PATRICK BASTIANS By THE Japanese became the first foreign entrants for the Singapore Anchor Open squash championships, starting from Oct. 27 Nov 6, to send their list of players to the Singapore Squash Rackets Association. They have listed their women players as current Japanese national champion
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      171 22 TAKE YOUR PICK. it** 1 As you may well know, the Far Kastern I Economic Review is generally considered the I most authoritative and informative publication I in Asia In fact, many top businessmen regard I it as an essential business tool". Now. by taking advantage of this special I
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      208 22 Bringing Up Father By Bill Kavanagh Hal Camp ~Z~~~rT~Awr-^V TELL j MOTHER WAS BUT THE DOCTOR W NOW TELL VIE oA=Tk.«.L n I ME E I PRACTICING SAID IT WASN'T I THE GOOD NEWS. BAD NEWS FOR BAD NEWS SINGING TODAY SERIOUS AND SHE 'LL _b--, NORA/ 1/ p IRST/
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      Lock icon Wolves howling again
      629 23 LONDON, Sun. Wolverhampton Wanderers, once an illustrious name in English football, are re-emerging as one of the most powerful and exciting teams in the land. It was 20 seasons ago that Wolves last won the English league, and in the intervening years, they have been relegated to
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      1387 23 Aston Villa 0. Arsenal 0. Bolter 1. Leeds 1. Brighton 0. Southampton 0. Bristol City 1. Nottingham Forest 1. Derby 1. Middlesbrough 0. Ipswich 1. Kverton 1. Liverpool 0. Norwich fi. Manchester City 3, Coventry 0. Stoke 1. Crystal Palace 2. Tottenham 1. West Bromwirh Albion 1. Wolverhampton
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      TOUR MATCH OFF
      76 23 HONGKONG, Sun. The second match of the New York Cosmos soccer team's tour of Asia against Hogkong all-stars was cancelled today because of a tropical storm approaching the colony. Cosmos were to have played tonight, but tropi- t cal storm, Mac, packing t powerful winds and bring-
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      341 23 LONDON, Sun. Prakash Padukone, of India, and Lene Koppen, of Denmark, became the first singles champions of the Open badminton era by sinning the Masters tournament titles at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday. Padukone, the 24-year-old Commonwealth champion, scored a brilliant and unexpectedly onesided triumph over
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      Lock icon Ma sets Asian lifting mark
      81 23 HONGKONG. Sun. Two Asian weightlifting records were set in the 90 kilogram category a\ the fourth Chinese national Games in Peking yesterday, the New China News Agency reported. Twenty-year-old Ma Wenguang lifted 188 kg in the jerk event to improve on the Asian Games record
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      SBHFL outplay Selangor
      128 23  - SBHFL outplay Selangor PETER SIOW By SBHFLS SELANGOR 1 THE absence of Internationals Dollah Kassim and Samad Alapltohay did not stop the Singapore Business Houses Football League team from whipping Selangor Invitation at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. National team discard Ho Kwang Hock, who was not selected for
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      Lock icon Cambridge triumph
      61 23 TOKYO. Sun. Fullback Marcus Rose scored a try and three penalty goals and converted three times yesterday as Britain's Cambridge University rugby team offset a first-period deficit and overwhelmed the Japanese Selection team 31-9. A crowd of 10,000 saw the visitors stretch their winning streak to four games
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      Lock icon Dortmund get on top after nine years
      223 23 Dortmund get on top after nine years HAMBURG (West Germany), Sun. Borussia Dortmund came from behind to defeat Dusseldorf 5-3 to capture top spot in the West German First Division League soccer for the first time since 1970. Hamburg, who held the lead last week, lost to Frankfurt 3-2 and
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      104 23 TOKYO, Sun. Edwin Moses, of the United States, strode easily to win the men's 400 metres hurdles on the first day of a two-day Japanese workers' track and field championships, clocking 50.11 sec., far short of his world record time of 47.45 sec. Moses, 24, who
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      BRIEFS
      250 23 SANTIAGO, Sun. Jimmy Connors, of the United States, complained about the balls, the playing surface and the crowd. But it did not stop his crashing to a 6-1, 3-6, 3-6, defeat against Chiles No. 2 player, Hans Cildemeister. in an exhibition match here yesterday. The South American collected US$30,000
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      Lock icon Complaining Connors loses
      387 23 GOLF Mark Lye delighted home supporters when he stormed round the Silverado Country Club course yesterday in five-under-par 67 to enter today's final round, sharing the overall lead with fellow American Lon Hinkle on 205 in the US$300,000 AnheuserBuscher classic. Brief scores: 2K Mark Lye, Lon Hinkle;
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    IN MEMORIAM
    37 23 EVER TREASURED MEMORY OF MRS. HELEN ADA MAMCKAM DEPARTED 24/9/1978. 0 how blessed is the promise When our spilt is set free: To be absent from the body Means to live, 0 Lord, with Thee.
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      305 23 Drainage and Irrigation Department Malaysia North Kelantan fiural Development Project (World Bank Loan Project) Tender Notice Tenders from Contractors registered with the Drainage anc Irrigation Department, Malaysia under class BX and above category a) Concrete Construction and b) Earthworks, will be received at the office of Director General, Drainage and
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      Vengsarkar, Vishwanath hit centuries
      204 24 BANGALORE, Sun. A century each by Vengsarkar and Vishwanath today put India ahead of Australia on the first innings of their second Test cricket match here today. At close, India had made 376 runs for five wickets in reply to Australia's 333 for a lead of
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      71 24 AUSTRALIA Ist INNS: SSS INDIA Ist INNS: tiivukw C Hilditch b Yardley 10 Chauhai < Hilditch b Yardley 31 VenKMrkar lbw Yardley 112 Syed Klrmtil st Wright b Higgs 30 Vbkwuth not out 124 Sharma c Border b Yardley 37 Kapil Dcv not out 0 Extras 32 T*UI (for
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      Rangers 3-0
      23 24 HAISINA PARK Rangers beat Geylane West CSC 3-0 in a Football Association of Singapore double knockout soccer match at Geylang yesterday.
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      CSC keep title
      137 24 CEYLON SPORTS CLUB retained the Singapore Cricket Association's senior league title when they beat Indian Association by six wickets at Balestier Road yesterday, reports ERNEST FRIDA. CSC topped the league table with 91 points from 16 matches. Their nearest rivals, Singapore Cricket Club, finished five points behind.
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      Lock icon Tough task for swimmers
      479 24 Tough task for swimmers JAKARTA, Sun. Indonesia are expected to dominate the swimming competition at the South-east Asia Games, beginning here tomorrow, despite the absence of their top star, Kristiono Sumono. Sumono. who won seven fold medals at the last EA Games, in 1977, could J not join the Indonesian
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      Lock icon Two wins
      48 24 JAKARTA, Sun Filipino cyclist Rodolfo Guaves beat Indonesia's Wahjudi Hidayat to enter the 1,000 metres time trial final of the South-east Asia Games against Malaysia's Roman Alwi, who beat Thailand's Samruay Anantachaisiri. The Philippines are also in the 4,000 metres team pursuit final against Indonesia. Reuter
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      Lock icon Beaten again
      47 24 JAKARTA, Sun. Singapore were beaten again in the South-east Asia Games softball competition. They lost by 1-0 to Indonesia in the men's match and 6-0 to Indonesia in the women's match. The Philippines beat Malaysia 3-0 and are set to win the gold medal. Reuter
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      Miedecke hands out a surprise
      569 24 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Andrew Miedecke, of Australia, surprised all today to capture the Selangor Grand Prix for cars at the Shah Alam circuit. Not faniced to win in his debut, Miedecke drove his March 76B masterfully to complete the 50 laps in lhr. lOmin. 26.5sec,
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      Eager Malaysians are blamed for walk race mix-up
      231 24 Eager Malaysians are blamed for walk race mix-up JAKARTA, Sun. Malaysian officials and supporters were blamed for walker N. Sakthirani's disqualification in the women's five kilometres race yesterday after she had been first across the finishing line. Singapore's Maurice Nicholas, the international walking race observer, said that Malaysian team officials
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      Mohamed shoots his way to silver medal
      258 24  -  JOE DORAI By JAKARTA, Sun. Mohamed Noor brought some consolation to Singapore's shooting team today by winning a silver medal, by the skin of his teeth, in the small bore rifle prone 50 metres event of the South-east Asian Games shooting competition at
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      Chen keeps it in the family
      170 24  -  ERNEBT FRIDA By CHEN YEW PING kept the Jurong Country Club golf championship in the family for the third year's running with a ranaway win yesterday. Yew Ping, who also won the title last year, completed the 54-hole tournament with an aggregate of 242,
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      Jennifer — girl with the golden throw
      368 24  - Jennifer girl with the golden throw KEN JALLEH Jr. PROFILE By JAKARTA, Sun. Whenever the discus or shot leaves M-year-old Jennifer Ttnlav's right hand, its flight, more often than not, orbits along a golden path. Seven times previously, in fact, the Burmese girl had found that golden path in the
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      Runaway Ramlan
      92 24  -  PETER SIOW By THE last of Singapore's world Optimist championship trials, twice postponed because of lack of wind, was completed at Changi yesterday. Ramlan Ali led all the way to win, with Raslan Saman and Roy Lim com- ing from behind Tan Teck Sin to finish second and
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      382 24 |(f 15 Sept. to 4 Oct. 1979. /y^M A\\ win a SUPER PRIZE &^k ItiSOUD GOLD ROLEX^I \V Modl6olB UV P onsored by EASTERN WATCH CoJjM p-^^^N^v^ many other prizes. y*/,^^ Globe-trotter, Miss Chris Berg comes to Singapore to share SEWING ideas. Mi« Christina Berg is a and machine-embroidered sewing
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      101 24 CLEARANCE SALE Made in E Germany Toffee Cut and Wrap Machine ff\ NJVj "N Model EWS For twist or fold wrap jMllf^fc^l?^ Group Size: 9mm x 19mm x 19mm mPX^'jJjX%} Operation on 380 V. 50Hz. 3 phase. A Price: 5555.000 each, ex-Singapore ,^^^^^B^J| K(L* Fantastic bargain price ffU^A V we
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      27 24 SOCCER SI A inter-de-partment league Div HI A: Power Plant v SATS Police Div m B: Engineering Area 4 B v Technical Supplies B (Mountbatten ground, 5.15).
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      Golden hat-trick by Chua and Ch'ng
      465 25  -  KEN JALLEH Jr By JAKARTA, Sun. Singapore were taken out of the pits and had their pride restored when lifter Chua Koon Siong and judoka Chng Wee Hwa bagged the Republic's first three gold medals in the South-east Asia Games today. Featherweight Chua, who
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      MEDAL TALLY
      30 25 G 8 B brttawto n II 14 Thailand 1( 11 4 Burn.. 14 12 4 MalaytU I II It I'hlllppiM 4 1 It SUxapMr 3 5 Braari I
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      Musclemen suffer second blow
      178 25 JAKARTA Son. Singapore's bodybuilders, who were refused meals at the HasU hotel here yesterday, received a second blow today. Their president, Paul Chua, who flew in from Manila yesterday, lost a bag containing rS$l,Mt ($2,15«), Travellers cheques worth rs$25« ($537) and two Jakarta—Singapore return tickets, while
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      ALL THE RESULTS
      913 25 ATHLETICS Men Him hurdles (final) 1 SuraK)l Trupklar (T) 15.31 sec.; 2 amzah Bank (S) 16.52; 3 Shaidin Baharon (M) 17.42. 4 x IMm (final) 1 Indonesia, 3:13.07; 2 Malaysia, 3:13.65; 3 Philippines. 3:14.61. mm (final) 1 Suchart Jaesurapart (T) 2157; 2 Pit Rabuan (M) 21.77; 3
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      Singapore crash again
      195 25  -  JOE DORAI By SINGAPORE 0 MALAYSIA 2 JAKARTA, Sun. Singapore gave a remarkably improved performance tonight, with goalkeeper and captain Edmund Wee at his best, but it was not good enough to stop defending champions Malaysia from beating them at the Senayan Stadium in the South-east Asia
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      Sam, Laura on course
      222 25 JAKARTA, Son. Singapore's South-east Asia Games archery hopes, Sam Tan and Laura de Rozario, are on the right course for gold medals, reports JOE DORAI. Sam, who is expected to bag at least one gold, Is joint leader with Thailand's K. Amornrat at the first stage
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      Tigress Heather turns out to be a tabby cat
      490 25  -  GODFREY ROBERT By JAKARTA, Sun. Heather Merican, the tigress of the 1973 and 1975 SEAP Games, turned out to be the tabby cat here this evening. And her's and Singapore's gold dream was transformed into a pale bronze medal on the
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      Rajan's goal makes it worthwhile
      177 25 JAKARTA, Sun. Outside-left Theverajan Kugarajan, the newest face in the Singapore team, scored a crucial goal to give the Republic j a 1-0 win over Indonesia j in the South-east Asia Games hockey tourna-, ment here at the Senayan Stadium today. The 48th-minute goal I
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      62 25 I Hi: programme (er i (M), football (N), hock today, the fourth day of cy (A), Judo (A), sepak the South-east Asia takraw (MA), shooting Games (M morning, (MA), softball (M-A), A afternoon and N swimming diving night). w»»er-p»l« (M-A- \),UbL- U-nnls (M-A-Arrhery (M), athlrt- tennis (M-A), voile* (M-A), badminton
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    190 26 MOSCOW, Sun. The Soviet Union has accused the United States and China of using manipulation and tricks to force the United Nations General Assembly to allow the deposed Pol Pot administration to retain the Kampuchea seat there. Tass news agency made the charge in the first
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    32 26 Some of the cyclists who rode through the night. Pictures by MAZLAN BADRON Exhausted, one of the cyclists, Glenn Toh, pauses for a moment to catch his breath.
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    Bokassa refuses to budge from his plane
    514 26 PARIS, Sun The deposed Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Empire (now renamed Central African Republic) remained stuck in his private plane at a French military airfield yesterday as officials secretly tried to figure out what to do with him. "I The only
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    Late CLASSIFIED DEATHS
    209 26 Late CLASSIFIED DEATHS MRS LIM TIAMG BOH nee Sng Kirn Kee passed away peacefully on 229.79 at B.oopm leaving husband, daughter, sons and many grandchildren to mourn her loss. Daughter: Llm Sal Choo; sons: Llm Yee Cheong. Llm Yee Kwee. Llm Bee Hlong, Llm Yee Lai. Son-in-law: Toh Ah Ng;
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    Lock icon Women's pay
    33 26 TOKYO, Sun. Women now make up a record one-third of Japan's 60-million-strong labour force, but get only about half an average man's salary, according to a government report published today. AP.
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    Lock icon Britain shuts door tighter
    221 26 'Annual immigration to be cut to 4,000' LONDON, Sunday BRITAIN will announce plans next month to slash the annual limit on British passport-holding Asians settling in the country from 20,000 to 4,000, the Sunday Telegraph reported today. The newspaper said Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government, which
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      359 26 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally Cover Pr>c« sOt Annuol Subtcr«>tion SIS' fix MlbMnption. WHWJ I TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. NATIONAL Development Minister, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, is living up to his responsibility to help change the face of Singapore. Full details on his latest plan to help builders and developers and likely
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        Mandarin is simpler in pronunciation and vocabulary
        1141 1  -  CHEN CHUNG YU By Research fellow. Chinese Language Centre Nanyang University THERE are a great number of dialects which come under the name Chinese. No data is available to even approximate the number of these dialects. This is partly due to the fact
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        Fun with Chinese Characters
        75 1 GAO ORIGINALLY means to indict or accuse, ie., do with the mouth I C 7) what the ox (-f does with the horns: to gore. By extension it ■^m indict; also means to tell, inform or even to warn. So, before starting to at c 11;
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        Stop stealing gradually
        77 1 I—Fablesi Fables THERE was a man who had a habit of stealing a chicken from his neighbours everyday. One day, someone told him: "It is wrong to steal. You must stop such misdeeds immediately!" The chicken thief replied: "Oh yes, I know it's wrong to steal but
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        Mandarin by Radio
        204 1 In response to the Promote the Use of Mandarin campaign, the Straits limes and Radio Television Singapore are simultaneously launching a weekly MANDARIN BY RADIO programme from today. The 15-minute programme will be broadcast over the English Service of Radio Singapore every Tuesday at 7.45 p.m. and
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        Chinese without tears
        89 1 fg" GAO gbosu tell bu goo er bie leaving without saying X goodbye goojiX ask for leave i E=3 4fe- i£? "It Pj uj iH s3 tzj /]7v 2I 9* lo volungiozhuing lodge cam- gfO d SOme Pjj; t bring Q suit m&y i say, gooci take
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        357 1 This is the fifth and sixth volume of Asian folktales to be A X^mi m^ i^^F^ 1 published under the Asian Copublication Programme W^/Mz\ carried out, in connection with Unesco, by the l^/ Mk Asian Cultural Centre for Unesco/Tokyo Book m^/ MM Development Centre. /^K L ±r/M -J Edited by
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        98 1 mm Pages 54 Why I chose CL2 for my child /Sorry, dttr— I thtts Ittton Fi'**. o^k I but ivt n. only at v I An English-speaking mother with an Indian husband explains why she chose Mandarin as her daughter's second language, and some of the problems she faced. New
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      PICK of the DAY
      829 2  - PICK of the DAY DANA LAM By JUST when you're beginning to feel sane again after a short break from rushing about, keeping meetings, deadlines and what have you, Monday comes smashing into you again. All too quickly but surely. Sigh. They didn't say all your life's a circle for
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        1252 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening folowed by Simvar 6.30 News in Brief Uagam (Tamil, repeat) 6.35 The Fabulous Taking Time Machine 3.35 Afternoon Matinee Andy Hardy's 7.45 Sandiwara. a Malay drama Blonde Trouble (Part 1) Khayalan 4.30 Intermission 8-25 City Of Angels The Parting Shot S.OO g*
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        Series on Darwin, his voyage and evolution theory
        1041 3  -  DANA LAM By Highly-acclaimed BBC programme coming WE WERE promised good things and good things are coming. Thank you, RTS. BeginningWednesday, Oct 3, is a new documentary series (on Channel 5 at 10.20 p.m.) which has been described by London's Daily Mail
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        Dilemma of radio and TV: Striking the right mix
        879 3  - Dilemma of radio and TV: Striking the right mix QUEK PECK LIM E IT IS seven o'clock on a cool Saturday evening and cars packed with fun-seekers are clogging the roads. Impatient passengers turn on the radio to take their minds off the jam. A solemn voice intones the latest
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        Mandarin: Challenge well worth taking
        696 5  -  MANDY NATHAN By WHEN WE were registering our daughter for her first year at school, my husband and I had to make a final decision on the choice of her second language. We were debating between Malay and Mandarin. My daughter only spoke English at
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        Starting them young is part of the answer
        684 5  -  LULIN REUTENS By MANDARIN is a difficult language to study, even for the Chinese, nevermind the other races. Any parent who has helped his or her child in Mandarin homework will recognise the frustrations voiced by Mrs Nathan (see above story). Words
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        PUB rates
        69 5 The pricing far electricity and gas consumption for domestic use mentioned In Last Thursday's article was based on PUB rates before Auk 1. The Board now charges a flat rate of 15.8 C cents per unit of electricity used. Gas is priced at 1.12 cents per unit for
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        Not stupid, just slow
        1404 6  -  SHEILA CHEONG By IN A highly competitive society such as ours, parents, at times, cannot help but exert some pressure on their children when it comes to learning. But many fail to realise (or perhaps try to ignore), that their child could actually be a slow
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        Special school has long waiting list
        245 6 THE Katong Special School situated at 99 Athur Road ws opened early in January this year. A school for educationally sub-normal (ESN) children, run by the Association for Educationally Subnormal Children, it runs two sessions and has an enrolment of 110 children. The school
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        397 7 TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Registry of Vehicles, Middle Road. Singapore 0718. toru t Canteen at the Mr-tor Vehicles Inspection Ontrr, Sin Ming Itoad, Stngap*rr tUT, far a period of threr yean rsmmrnrlr.^ from Ist Ncvember 1171. Tender forms and further particulars are obtainable from the Registrar
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        478 8 METALS ORES PTE. LTD. a member of the UNION CARBIDE SINGAPORE GROUP located in Jurong invites applications from Singapore Citizens for the positior. of PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT The person we are looking for should possess a University Degree, preferably in Engineering or related discipline, with 2 years' work experience or a
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        180 8 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 18. 1970 EDITION) APPLICATION TO APPROVE PROPOSAL FOR A COMPOSITION In Bankruptcy No 389/70 Ong Boon Llong of 189B, Block 99 Old Airport Road, Singapore 1439. 348/77 Ang Peng Eng of 90H Jalan Simpah, Singapore 1852. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application will be made to
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        617 8 UNION CAJtMOE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. located at 9, Hill View Road off Bukit Timah, 15 km invites applications from Singapore citizens for the position of ASST. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS MANAGER in the I.R. Department. The Job To assist the Industrial Relations Manager in administering and co-ordinating Personnel and I.R. functions. The
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        460 8 IN THE HIGH COl RT OF SINGAPORE BANKRIPTCY ACT, CHAPTER 18 (1970 Ed.) In Bankruptcy No. 515 of 1979 re: Cheah Cheng San Ex-parte: Wah Tat Bank Berhad ...Creditors NOTICE To: Cheah Cheng San. 39, Jalan Kuning. Chip Bee Garden. Holland Road, Singapore. TAKE NOTICE that a Bankruptcy Notice has
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        643 8 OCTOBER 79 INTAKE Applications ore invited tor admission to the Board's poit-time Continuing Educotion courses conducted ot the Board's Training Institutes/ Centres commencing in Oct 79 Conversational Language Course* Conversationol English Conversational Malay Conversational Mandarin Foreign Language Course* French Language (Elementory) German Longuage (Elementary) Japanese Languoge (Elementary) Language Laboratory Courses
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