The Straits Times, 11 October 1979

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  • 14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979 30 CENTS M.C.(P) No. 142/1/79
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  • 94 1 MANILA, Wed. The martial law authorities cracked down on student activities here today with the arrest of 18 people in pre-dawn raids, the Defence Ministry announced. It said those detained included ranking members of the outlawed Philippine Communist Party "who nave been actively engaged in tgitation.
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  • 519 1 Marriages down, up... EROSION OF FAMILY UNIT divorces WITH marriages on the downward trend and divorces on the rise, "the institution of the family is steadily being eroded in Singapore," according to the Senior Minister of State for Education, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam. Dr Tan made the statement in
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  • 143 1 LONDON, Wed. The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is now demanding US$4O (5585.60) a barrel for its heavy oil from its Japanese importers and US$42 (5589.88) for light crude oil, sources here said today. These prices are at present double those that Japan had
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  • 179 1 MAILING out greetings seals may not be the best way to train for military combat, but it's only temporary duty and helping a worthy pause. Since Ort 2, about 44 Singapore Armed Forces soldiers have been helping the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis (Sato) mail out Its greetings seals
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  • 34 1 BAHRAIN, Wed. Saudi Arabia today adjusted its rival currency rate against the US dollar, money market sources said. The dollar is now worth 3.36 Saudi riyals compared to 3.35 riyals previously. Reuter.
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  • 69 1 NEW DELHI, Wed. Indian army troops today evacuated scores of marooned villagers while air force helicopters dropped food packets to others displaced by week-long flooding in the eastern state of Assam, the United News of India reported. "The situation is grave," State Revenue Minister K.C Gogoi told reporters
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  • 338 1 SINGAPORE has agreed to Iraq's proposals for a commercial agreement to promote trade between the two countries. The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Goh Chok Tong, said this when he returned from Iraq yesterday after attending the Baghdad international trade fair.
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  • 67 1 TEHERAN, Wed. Four nun dred Kurdish insurgents have besieged 50 gendarmes in a western border post amid widespread public mourning for 52 guardsmen shot by rebels earlier this week, the Pars news agency reported today. The Kurds attacked the post at Hani Garmaleh. in a remote
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  • 65 1 JAKARTA, Wed. The Indonesian Government today released 2,000 suspected communists from the remote Bum penal colony in east Indonesia, leaving about 4,000 detainees to be freed before the end of the year. The latest releases in Semarang, central Java, were described as people strongly suspected of
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  • 61 1 GENEVA, Wed. A diamondstudded watch here is adding US$5,OOO (SJ10.700) to its value every day, trade sources said today. The watch is worth about US$4 million and was made by a Geneva /•ompany It is decorated with 118 diamonds and because of the boom in gems,
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  • 100 1 BEIRUT, Wed. Tension heightened in northern Lebanon today an hour after an obscure militia organisation said it had "executed" a number of civilians kidnapped two days ago in inter-Chris-tian feuding. Informed militia sources said the victims were five men of the Zaghartan clan of former
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  • 39 1 PESHAWAR, Wed. About 800 Afghanistan! policemen have surrendered after a battle with Muslim guerillas in the town of Ghazni, 150 km south of Kabul, the capital, according to reports reaching this Pakistani frontier town yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 213 1 Merger plan for Posts and Telecoms A MERGER between the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (Telecoms) and the Postal Services Department is under consideration, according to Berita Harian. The planned merger, according to sources quoted by the paper today, will help to streamline administration and also widen the scope of services
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  • 56 1 GENEVA. Wed. Sixteen people in southern Sumatra thought to have died from smallpox were in fact victims of measles with gastric complications, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced yesterday. After contacting officials at Jakarta, the health group said there was no evidence of smallpox in Indonesia. The
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  • 286 1  - Hawker fined $11,440 on 42 charges CORINNE THAM By FOR almost one year, a man peddled children's toys and clothing and sold cooked food in various housing estates in Singapore, ignoring summonses for illegal hawking, a magistrate's court heard yesterday,. Each time he ignored the summons to attend court, the
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  • 54 1 LATEST TORIES VOTE TO LIFT SANCTIONS BLACKPOOL, Wed. Britain's ruling Conservative Party today voted to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe as soon as postdble, Foreign Secretary Lord Carrugton aa■muiced kere today. A motion to thin effect was adopted by a big majority at the Conservative Party conference being hrld here. AFP.
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    • 201 1 I 36 pages today ANTI-CRIME DRIVE AT NIGHT PLANNED Page 7 SPENDING cuts plan for Britain 2 US 'swing' plan may be dropped 3 NEW civil war fears in Lebanon 4 EEC njd for oil import targets C ONE-YEAR oral Mandarin course for civil servants 8 SELECTED Chinese schools get
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 34 1 The weather IIP TO 1 P.M. TODAY: Scattered showers In the early moiiiing TEMP. (C) up to C a.m. tomorrow: M max.; U ruin. SI NSKT today: 6.24p.m.; SI N RISK tomorrow: (.18 a.m.
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    • 374 2 BLACKPOOL, Wed. 1 PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher's ruling Conservative i Party has announced a series of "housekeeping' measures aimed to roll back socialist-style public spending in Britain. The projects, a sharp swing from Labour pro- grammes, were outlined yesterday to several thousand Conservative rank-and-file members
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    • 62 2 Checks for radioactive gas leak A GREEK scientist measuring for radioactivity in thr wreckage o( the burnt oat Swissair DC-8 at \thens airport on Toesday. The Jet, which crashed j oil the runway and caught tire last Sunday night, was carrying isotopes (or medical use and it Is feared that
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    • 277 2 US orders all DC-9 jets to be inspected for cracks WASHINGTON, Wednesday EXPANDING an earl: i States Federal Avi (FAA) said yesterday airlines to inspect all jetliner for stress cra< lier order, the United iation Administration t y it is directing US 1 models of the DC-9 icks in the
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    • 271 2 Three airlines need not switch to Gatwick LONDON, Wed. Britain has dropped plans to force the national airlines of Canada, Spain and Portu- gal to switch operations from Heathrow. Europe's busiest airport, to the smaller Gat wick Airport. The government wanted Air Canada, Iberia and TAP to move to Gatwick,
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    • 34 2 JAKARTA, Wed. Heavy rains in West Java province last weekend caused landslides that left 39 people homeless, reports said today. Property damage was estimated at U5J6.400 (5513,700). No casualties were reported. AP
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    • 113 2 BOGOTA, Wed. Ferty tonnes ef cigar and cigarette butts are ■wept up in the OlomMan capital on an aver- I age day, accenting to a study published here i today by the Bogota re- fuse cellectiea service. The projertira gave a i dtywide
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    • 255 2 Secrecy over trip after threats to Castro UNITED NATIONS, Wed. Security officials launched an air. land and water guard on the United Nations today for the arrival of Cuban President Fidel Castro. After threats to kill Dr Castro, a web of secrecy surrounded his first visit to New York in
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    • 359 2  - The high-flying author of low comedy FELIX SOH By of the Foreign News Desk NEW YORK, Wed. It I was a curious mixture of high drama and low comedy yesterday as an apparently disgruntled author menacingly buzzed the United Nations headquarters here in his Cessna aircraft for four tense hours.
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    • 50 3 MOIKNKRS in boats cruise In the holy Ganges River at Patna while the body of India's elder statesman, Jayaprakash Narayan, Is cremated. The It-year-old Indian leader died of heart failure in his home in Patna on Monday. He was cremated on Tuesday. I PI picture.
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    • 303 3 'Evict army from our school' demo in Beijing BEIJING, Wad. SHOUTING "Give us back our school," more than 2,000 People's University students and teachers staged a sit-in today at the gates of the Communist Party and government offices, demanding that the army move out of their cam- "We will not
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    • 60 3 PERUGIA duly), Wed. Five earth tremors shook the central Umbria and Marches regions of central Italy yesterday, with the strongest measuring 5 on the 12-point Mercalli scale of intensity, officials said. There were no casualties or major damage but roof tiles fell off a few buildings and
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    • 34 3 EAST BERLIN, Wed. East German poet Wolfgang Hilbig has been fined 2,000 marks (552.400) for publishing a collection of his poems in West Germany without permission, informed sources said here yesterday. AFP.
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    • 144 3 'China not doing enough to stem flow to HK' HONGKONG, Wed. China had not kept an assurance to make greater cats In the number of legal immigrants entering the colony and Its measures to stop them are becoming less effective, the governor, Sir Murray MacLehose said today. He was addressing
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    • 321 3 WASHINGTON, Wed THE United States may abandon its strategic plan of rushing troops from Asia to Europe in the event of a Soviet attack, government officials said today. US Defence Secretary Harold Brown would discuss a potential change in the long-standing "swing strategy 1
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    • 230 3 Vietnam admits it has economic problems BANGKOK, Wed VIETNAM admitted yesterday that its people faced a "serious shortage" of consumer goods and vowed to provide everything from writing paper to more medicine. It blamed this and related problems on 30 years of war, a succession of natural calamities in recent
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    • 50 3 STRASBOURG. Wed. Mr Moshe Dayan and his Egyptian counterpart Mr Boutros Gnali, arrived here yesterday to take part in today s Council of Europe meeting on the Middle East. The two ministers, who were accompanied by their wives, will speak as guests of the European Parliament. AFP.
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    • 118 3 Kukrit leads the censure move 'BANGKOK, Wed. Today's no-confidence debate against the five-month-old second KriangI sak Chomanan govern1 ment started with Social i Action Party leader Kuk- rit Pramoi, a former i premier, leading the attack on four ministries. Three opposition parties I are spearheading the noconfidence motion to cent
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 290 3 Straits Times Crossword ACBO88 12 Supporters used for some 4 PtckwickUn place of retire- bridge, perhaps menl on island (6). 13 Earth satellites going up 6 Persuade one to include high- hide the sheep! (8). est volcano (8). M Horses perhaps on board? (8). 9 Sentence contains catty things. 16
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    • 265 4 Warrants out for two Rhoodie aides JOHANNESBURG, Wed ARREST warrants have reportedly been issued for two South African businessmen who took refuge in Britain after working with South Africa's newlyconvicted former Information Secretary Eschel Rhoodie. Businessmen David Abramson and Stuart Pegg have been charged with violating currency exchange regulations while
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    • 150 4 200 radical Jews try to occupy Arab land JERUSALEM, Wed. About 200 radical Jewish settlers, pushing a demand to expand their settlement area on the occupied West Bank, squatted on a symbolic plot of nearby Arab land today in the third such protest in less than a week. Soldiers moved
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    • 43 4 WASHINGTON. Wed. Violent crimes such as murder and rape rose in the United Stales by 13 per cent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported yesterday. Reuter.
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    • 331 4 BEIRUT, Wed AT LEAST 180 people have been abducted in a two-day spate of mass kidnapping, an issue reminiscent of the start of Lebanon's civil war in 1975. The mass kidnappings apparently were the latest outbreak in a 16-month feud between Lebanese right-wing Falangists
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    • 105 4 MADRID, Wed. There are about as many rats living here as people, city officials said today. Beneath the Spanish capital and its four million human Inhabitants is a parallel "city" of 3, 111 kilometres of sewers, a veritable rat paradise. Workers can reach less than
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    • 78 4 NO, this is not how Parliamentary Speakers are elected in Canada though the picture shows Mr James Jeroma (centre) bclne kicked and dragged hy his hand to take his place on the Speaker's seat in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Wednesday. It was all done
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    • 204 4 'Shah gave funds to Kurdish rebels' BEIRUT, Wed.— Iran's Deputy Premier Sadeq Tabataba'i said today that the ousted Shah had paid US$2OO million (SS42B million) to finance the Kurdish rebellion. He told a press conference before flying to Damascus this morning that the money was paid three weeks ago to
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    • 331 6 LUXEMBOURG, Wednesday ENERGY ministers of the nine-nation European Common Market yesterday agreed on a tentative country-by-country breakdown of oil imports for next year totalling 472 million metric tonnes. The specific national targets were agreed upon under pressure from the US Government and are subject
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    • 308 6 'Future supplies from Opec may be even less' PARIS, Wednesday THE United States and its Western allies now believe that Opec countries will export much less oil in the future than was expected only a few months ago because of soaring official prices supplemented by the premiums many members charge
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    • 137 6 ACCRA, Wed. Ghana, in arrears with its I repayments of shortterm international loans, is being refused further credit by foreign exporters and bankers, according to the Bank of Ghana. In its latest monthly Economic Bulletin, the bank said arrears of short- term payments totalled 1,190
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    • 297 6 NEW YORK, Wed. STOCK prices plunged in one of the sharpest drops in years yesterday as a surge in US interest rates jolted the market. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, coming off a 13.57-point decline Monday,
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    • 123 6 NEW YORK, Wed. I The names of men convicted of patronising prostitutes will soon be made public over New York City's broadcasting system, Mayor Edward Koch said yesterday. The city operates AM and I'M radio stations and a television station. The Mayor said
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    • 97 6 Borrowing requirement at $7.6 b LONDON, Wed. The British Government's borrowing requirement jumped to i 11.641 billion (557.67) in September compared with £1.25 billion in the same month last year according to government statistics released today. The government's deficit now totals £6.519 billion for the first six months of the
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    • 307 6 German Industrial Exhibition Jakarta Jakarta Fair Ground Oct. 25 -Nov. 4, 79 German technology for today For the first time in South East Asia, 200 leading German industrial firms from the most important branches will be showing their products and performances. Every effort will be focused to present the information
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  • 157 7 SIN(JAi J ()RE and Sri Lanka yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to further liberalise the existing air services agreement between the two countries. Kull fifth freedom traffic rights for many "intermedi- I Ite and beyond" points now j ?nable Singapore Airlines to ly through
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  • 311 7 AN orange, black and white leaf -like logo will greet visitors to community centres, public libraries and srheols late this month. The logo will appear lop-sided. It will not be a biology book drawing of a plant shooting up from a seed.
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  • 206 7 THE MP for Telok Blangah yesterday commended on the community spirit of the staff of the Singapore Airport Terminal Services and their pioneering efforts in setting up a home for senior citizens. Mr Rohan Kamis said at the opening of the
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  • 528 7  -  K.S. SIDHU By POLICE are planning a sustained islandwide operation to curb crime at night and ensure that stepped-up security is provided round-the-clock. .This operation, described by senior police officers as a massive drive, will involve officers and men from the eight
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  • 102 7 Accountant fined for illegal practice LEE Kee Liang, 36, was yesterday fined a total of $1,800 on two counts of practising as a public accountant and as a tax consultant without a business licence. Prosecuting, Inspector Michael Tay said Lee registered his company, Inco Accountancy service in Chin Swee Road,
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  • 22 7 THE first trade mission from the British Stationery and Office Products Federation will arrive on Sunday for a six-day visit.
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    • 180 7 m\ 1 kH Aw 1 FRANCE at MAGHIIUE ASIA The 2nd South East Asian Production Machinery Engineering Equipment Show Maritime Square Exhibition Center, World Trade Centre, Hall 4, Singapore 15/ 19 October 1979 The french participation in Machine-Asia is organised by the: Federation des industries mecaniques et trans ormatrices des
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 207 7 EXHIBITION BY THREE On till Sunday. BRITISH POP ARTISTS SINGAPORE FAIR Peter Blake, Richard organised by the SingaSmith and Joe Tilson, pore Manufacturers' Asiointly presented by the sociation at the World British Council and the Trade Centre from 11 a.m. National Museum, at the to 10 p.m. Between 11 museum's
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  • 431 8 THE Culture Ministry will start a oneyear conversational Mandarin course for servants in December or early January. Similai courses to onable the public to under mi and speak simple >da> Mandarin are also being planned by the People's Association and the Singapore Chinese
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  • 35 8 DON'T BE SHY! IK YUl ran speak Mandarin and are about to use dialect again. stop yourself and start In Mandarin. The iither person may know Mandarin but may also Im- shv. Be the Initiator!
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  • 41 8 THE Public Works Department temporarily closed part of Paya Ix'tvu Way last night and early this morning to facilitate work on a pedestrian overhead bridge. The fully-tiled $180,000 bridge will be completed by the end of next month.
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  • 41 8 PART of Singapore Slipway and Engineering s $50 million worth of contracts for oversc.is < lients is for Aramco (Kersoas Company and not Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) as reported in the Straits Times last Friday, the shipyard clarified yesterday.
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  • 24 8 HAVELOCK community centre's youth grouc will hold a Moon Cake Festival Night at Boy's Town basketball court on Saturday at 7.30 p.m.
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  • 146 8 PILING work for a shopping complex next to the Hyatt Regency Hotel will ■ontinue after a solution was worked out yesterday between the hotel and the lontractors. Sum Cheong Piling. Earlier this week, Sealion Hotels, the company which operates the Hyatt Regency, sought a
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  • 279 8 Police crack big tapes theft in 3 days THREE days after two companies reported the theft of two vanloads of cassette-tapes, cartridges and long-playing records worth more than $53,000, police recovered more than half of the loot and have detained a man suspected to be one of the three men
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  • 35 8 The Political Secretary for Science and Technology and Secretary-General of NTUC, Mi I.im Chee Onn. will attend the prize-giving ceremony of the second Labour Foundation donation draw at NTUC auditorium today at 11 a.m.
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  • 108 8 Youth (in hospital) charged with murder LEE Teck Eng, 18, was charged in Changi Prison Hospital yesterday with the murder of Christopher lan Singh, 21, in Belvedere Close on Sept 9. Lee was alleged to have caused the death of Christopher with three other people, Kok Cheng Seng, 17, who
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  • 53 8 AMAND Louis Jean. 20, a French national, was yesterday jailed for three years by a district court when he pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing 13.13 grams of diamorphine at the railway station on Sept 18. Another charge of possessing utensils for the consumption of drugs was
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  • 157 8 Swee Lee drives home the message FORMER athlete Chee Swee Lee has become a model for a Singapore Blood Bank poster encouraging Singaporeans to donate blood. Swee Lee, who brought Singapore honour at the IfM Asian (lames in Teheran, says in her message: "Be a good sport, give blood." The
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  • 376 8 RICE importers have raispd thp nrirps of bo h suoergrade and ootn supergraae ana ordinary grade of Thai rice by five cents per 1 kilogram because of higher cost of the imnorted grain tko t ™,'o,~ »~tb »f tJt L Mnnnft Thf«H; ted
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  • 102 8 ANOTHER 46 Vietnamese refugees arrived here on board an American naval ship, the Sealift Arabian Sea, on Tuesday after thpv wpre Dirked ud in hlsouth Ch?na Sea They were aHowed to come ashore following a letter of guarantee of resettlement from the United States government. Sources said
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  • 333 8 Plea by two against death penalty dismissed By BEN DAVIDSON THE Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that the prosecution in a capital drug case under the Misuse of Drugs Act need not prove that an accused person, charged with trafficking, was not authorised to carry the drug. The court made
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  • 339 8 Accused: I was forced to carry drugs to pay debt I A MAN making his dt> fence on a capital charge of trafficking over 154 grams of heroin, told the High Court yesterday that he was forced to carry i drugs to Singapore in i order to discharge a $1,500
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  • 359 9  - Ministry helping selected Chinese schools... JUNE TAN They get overseas trained^! science and maths teachers By SPECIAL efforts have been made over the last two years to post teachers returning from overseas science and mathematics courses to Chinese schools picked by the Education Ministry for preservation. A total of 29
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  • 96 9 VISITORS to any of the 12 NTUC Welcome Supermarkets have a chance of winning $10,000 worth of prizes if they can guess correctly the metric weights of a container of goods set up in each of the supermarkets. The contest, which closes on Nov 21,
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  • 59 9 THE Parliamentary Secretary (Culture). Dr Ow Chin Hock, will attend the opening of an art exhibition of Chinese paintings by local artists at the National Museum art gallery on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The exhibition has been arranged for delegates attending the Ist South-east Asian ana Pacific
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  • 236 9 ROBOT HAS THE LAST LAUGH ALWAYS A TALKING robot with personality Is every child's dream of what a toy should be, and this friendly robot works when a tape cartridge is inserted. With flashing eyes and a masculine voice, It will ask the player a question. At a signal, the
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  • 356 9 Case: Parents' duty to keep harmful toys at bay AS there are no laws to stop inferior and dangerous toys from entering Singapore, parents have the responsibility of protecting their children from toy-related injuries. The president of the Consumers' Association of Singapore, Dr Lee Ngak Siang, stressed this at the
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  • 35 9 A TWO-DAY camp and a hike to Pulau Übin is being organised by the Gelang Serai community centre youth group from Saturday. Those interested should telephone *****19 from 2 p.m.
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  • 95 9 A FTVE-DAY International Educational Aids and Stationery Fair at the World Trade Centre began yesterday. The exhibits at the fair include educational methods and materials, office equipment and supplies and various kinds of stationery. More than 45 exhibitors from Singapore and overseas are
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  • 27 9 THE PAP Alexandra branch will conduct a Mandarin course for beginners at Block 46-3, Tanglin Halt Road, from Oct 17. Those interested should telephone *****0.
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  • 163 9 Sobbing girl tells how train hit mother SCHOOLGIRL Thng Cbeow Tin, 12, yesterday briefly recounted, in between sobs, how she and her mother were walking along a railway track In the rain when a train rolled past, hit and killed her mother. "It was my mother's concern for my safety
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  • 1418 10  -  T. F. HWANG By MR AWTHER Singh, called as an accountancy expert for the defence in the Tarling trial, told the High Court yesterday shareholders of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd (HPBIL) were not entitled "under minimum statutory requirements"
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  • 482 10 A DISTRICT court yesterday heard that two of the four men who were alleged to have corruptly obtained $750 from a shop proprietress got away soon after the taxi they were in was intercepted by a police patrol car. One of the two policemen in
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  • 1223 11  -  EVELYN NG B JOBS EXPOSED THEM TO DRUG-TAKING AT 21, part-time social escort Miss X has already been in and out of prison and the drug rehabilitation centre four times. Once released, she returned each time to the same friends,
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  • 423 11 Back to square one if they return to their haunts THE problem Is big, although they are small in number. There are 1M women Inmates at Rose I>odxe only 7.8 per cent of the total of 2,511 Inmates In drug rehabilitation centres bat they have a higher relapse rate than
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    • 222 11 m£ rjm \^Lm£~3Bi TH L j^*'^^^^^^^ mm—^W— i■ P| I 11 1 %I 1 l\ ASIA MOTORS I I «KAMPOMG AMPW, W *****6 MGEE ANN BLOO. W *****22 M I^^. -v^^^w w *T y«H^* i 'l T^J ''-^"W Mktte^ H op«i from Mon.to Sal a3oam- 700pm. Sun ittOOam- 3.00pm ~\^T
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 307 12 Another $2 19 m sought for projects KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday THE government is seeking an additional $219.5 million for development this year, bringing the total development expenditure for the year to $431.9 million. The figures which were presented in Parliament today showed that the biggest amount sought is for the
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    • 181 12 PROBE INTO PALM OIL RACKET: SHIP DETAINED JOHORE BARU, Wed. Selangor customs have detained a ship suspected of buying low grade palm oil from various places in the country and selling the commodity as "high grade" oil to neighbouring countries. According to sources, the oil was sold mostly to Singapore
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    • 203 12 Typhoid: Officials on nation wide alert KUALA I.IMI'IK, Wed. A nation-wide check Is being kept on the typhoid situation to enable authorities to control any outbreak immediately. The only state which is affected now Is Perak. There have been 48 confirmed cases and 36 suspected cases since the outbreak of
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    • 39 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Sixty-one private hospitals have applied for licences from the Health M nistry. Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sulairr.dn Haji Daud, said 40 had obtained their licences, and 21 applications were being processed. NST.
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    • 26 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Crown Prince Harald and Princess Sonja of Norway were received in audience by the King at the Istana here today. Reuter.
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    • 59 12 I KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Pahang State Government will decide by December whether to go ahead with a project to plant pine trees on more than 22.000 hectares of state land. Menlri Besar Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar said yesterday He said that a 1,200-hectare pilot scheme
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    • 319 12 UNWANTED b UNWANTED babies are being sold for anything between $500 and $2,000 in Sandakan. Mothers have been disposing of their newborn babies for cash, either because they have large gambling debts, or are not married or already have eight or nine children,
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    • 245 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed An opposition motion to adjourn Parliament to discuss the ban on the current issue of the weekly news magazine, Asiaweek, was rejected by the House today. The motion for the adjournment, moved by Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang of the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 202 12 f} f~ Ik kmii o^ kqk comes CoolS/ Lights Bewltchs Caressing I Lovely JL iml r W t\i\ 1 4 r *£j*M if! J £7of* Ft JOT "^i M W^St N w the Talcum Powder you've been J| pP" «H waiting for is here W jJ^J Bayley of Bond Street.
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  • 116 13 Over the Newton circus by next May r H K Newton i ni com pleted, is due to be read) lor UK by the end of May next The ilual carriageways of the 7(11) metre long fly wll ease traffic flow at this entry and exit l>ojnt north of the
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  • 190 13 Petrochem blueprint goes to board for approval THK blueprint of the $2 billion Singapore pel i o■nemical complex is expected be approved at ;i board meeting of Petro chemical Corporal ion of Singapore later this month This will pave the way for construction work to begin on Pulau Aver Merbau
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  • 20 13 A SHOW. Decpavali Nitc. will to held at the Kadin Mas community centre on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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  • 434 13 THE Finance Ministry has overruled the Post Office Savings Bank's plan to put up 30 per cent of the proposed $150 million equity in a company to be set up to develop a $4(2 million hotel and shopping complex in Marina Centre. According
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  • 84 13 A TEAM of (4 Indonesian government officials and businessmen visited the Singapore Fair at the World Trade Centre yesterday to see how they can take part in the Asean trade fair, to be held here in October next year. The group's leader, Mr Zabidln Yakub, a senior
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  • 110 13 Getting round that stigma ILLEGITIMATEchiK dren will no longer need to bear the stigma of having both mother's and father's surnames on their birth certificates, under an amendment to the Births and Deaths Rules published on Monday in the Gazeite. But, the new law, does require the father to be
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  • 148 13 Why his arrest was on the cards IT TOOK the law 12 years to catch up with a lift mechanic, Aw Yew Hin, 38, for failing to register for his new laminated identity card. In a district court on Tuesday, Aw was fined $1,000 when he admitted committing the offence
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  • 356 13 Motor insurance firms take steps to cut losses MOST motor insurance companies are now more selective in issuing policies as their business is getting less profitable because of increasing losses incurred through claims, some of them said. Many of them have raised the amount of their excess clause particularly for
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  • 39 13 THE Public Utilities Board staff union (assistant technicians branch) will hold a gettogether dinner and dance at the Happy Century Restaurant, Shenton Way. on Nov 10 from 7.30 p.m. For details, ring *****4 for Mr Murugayah.
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  • 198 13 CASH AND CHOCS AND. WAITING TO BE CLAIMED VUl could completely outfit a person with items left on bases and in taxis recently. start with a pair of slippers found on Sept II. Choose one of six pairs of walking shorts found on Sept 4. Or substitute a pair of
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  • 64 13 THE Hotel -and Catering Training School will hold its open house tomorrow between 9 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Visitors can observe the trainees at work in the various trades of the hotel industry. A forum on careers and prospects in the hotel and catering industry
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 76 13 Flexalum B^^^ awnings will not rust, rot or corrode, whatever the weather. Because it is the only all-aluminium awning system. Our car porches, outdoor shelters and awnings are designed to be super resistant to extremes of weather. And they last, for years and years. As costs vary according to your
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    • 135 13 I Merlin's I New Tavern Bar presents fe Wf£ 'a captivating ctidii 1 g with a velvety voice. J\/i Accompanying heiselt on the jlQ^y^^^^^^WF classical guitar*, thib charmer's repertoire covers W^_ JJK^^i pops and folk as well as i^- p Spanish. Japanese and PL Jl^WKK^^Bfl Indonesian numbers. PHlk^^^n Bvt^CuL except
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  • The Straits Times THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979
    • 394 14 THE time has come for the Singapore Cultural Foundation, formed almost a year ago, to be seen putting to use some of the money given by donors in expectation of sustained efforts to promote culture here. Just how it will spend the money is certain to be
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    • 368 14 FROM someone who has persistently turned a deaf ear to proposals for mutual force reduction in central Europe, SovirU President Brezhnev's announcement of a unilateral cut of Soviet forces by 20,000 men in East Germany is something of a surprise. Though made in the name of military
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  • 1868 14  - Sincere men with a problem of logic BEE KIM HEE By at the UN in a special report for the Straits Times Unicef and Red Cross facing dilemma in distribution of aid to Kampucheans PEOPLE are dying in Kampuchea. This, of course, is not a novel situation. Since 1970, life
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  • 760 14 NEW YORK The Lone Ranger is through. Washed up. He stands in a Los Angeles law office. Oriental rugs underfoot. A Kandinsky on the wall. The desk rich and sleek, covered with writs, injunctions. Habeas Corpus, Handamus, Certiorari, Nolo Contendere, Duces Tccum, Bills of
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  • 835 14  -  TAN LIAN CHOO By Our correspondent in Pans AFTER being hit by the Left and by the Right, French Premier Raymond Barre seems set to leave the political arena where he has been jeered at these last weeks for not reviving
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 9 14 Ivhk W Predators IRI RAN WEST CPTE) LTD. I
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  • FORUM
    • 761 15 J LtASK allow me to •omment on the letter >y Dr Goh Keng Swee Deputy Prime Minister md Minister of Educaion), "How social icience can be useful" ST, Sept 28) and his nterview on the new •duration system (ST, >ept 11). I fully agree with
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    • 191 15 I WISH to draw attention to Singapore Bus Scryices' poor service in Clementi Estate. There are six services 1^ he,« ea'i f V^ 0f. whlch (209, 136 and 176) ply outward along Commonwealth Avenue. The other two services (191 and 74) Pa.s? Avenue 2.
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    • 310 15 that the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) is recommending the banning of smoking in all air-conditioned cars (ST, Oct 4). The AAS magazine quoted from the British AA magazine Drive which said that a "leading" French doctor has called for
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    • 260 15 By far the best zoo I've visited DURING a recent visit to Singapore, I took the opportunity to see your Zoological Gardens at Mandai LaKe Road. I was so impressed with your zoo I felt I had to write and congratulate everyone concerned with it. It is truly beautiful and
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    • 209 15 WITH reference to the letter, "Needless travel that wastes time and money" by "Most Disgusted" (ST, Sept 20), we wish to thank the writer for his suggestion that "Toa Payoh Test Centre provide forms to applicants and have them despatched to the ROY
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    • 119 15 YOUR pictures accompanying the report, "Dally battle to keep jetsam off beach" (ST, Sept 27) makes me wonder why the Ministry of the Environment is still resorting to those ancient hand methods of clearing rubbish. Isn't it possible to devise mechanical means of
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    • 493 15 I HOPE that Ong Kang Hai's letter, "The Singaporean and correct usage of English (ST, Oct 2) about my article on correctness in English will be the start of a dialogue on language teaching, since I feel that there is much that ought to
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    • 113 15 RECENT Press publicity on the occurence in Singapore of viral gastro enteritis in dogs will no doubt cause responsible dog owners to take all necessary precautions to prevent their own dogs from contracting the disease and thereby help to prevent it spread in the Republic.
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    • 50 15 !K' A PLUS a discount vouche^fSj /^ta- -£m%'"^ l S^^^ 1^ a -£4^' l^V tO^ 1 jp WLWk I IB If If* I i is OG BLDG. 100 UPPER CROSS STREET. SINGAPORE 0105. i^^^i^ PLAZA SINGAPURA, GROUND FLOOR. ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE 0923. ll U9'iM9 SXjf <*tI V I BATES 'OG2I
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  • TIMES CITY DESK
    • 1382 16 ■I hwnnm cm <h< i|«n-<) »ith th< fft »nh I9T9 hiRh an<l low Much Lorn i.mpim s.ir farMl IKiS IIN> IM)1 S1KIM t ((IXXfK< IAI »1 207 Aetna 240 Warrior Invest Fund 1.91 1.96 Closing tone: Easy. Turnover: Official figures supplied by the Slock Exchange of Singapore including
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    • CHIEF PRICE CHANGES
      • 37 16 Sal Iron S T P 1975 Srlangor Drrdii Fan ('hong IVIalinK Straits Trading K N V II S M«ia S9S 630 460 400 1100 1000 745 585 338 ■a •12 -12 -10 -10 •M -10 ■8
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      • 42 16 Lumber VI Cement 1 K Tanu A Knlrrpricea Metro HldKH I I I Apollo Pun Electric Spore Bu» M 0l«» 108 555 344 220 392 364 334 18A 157 110 279 230 7 I 4 I r] H I-I 2 4
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      • 31 16 Kahrr Mrrlin (i l.umhcr ll«» Par K I. Kepond < il> Or* Inchrapr I 0 I. C I (> 11 778.000 467.000 317.000 230.000 205.000 135.000 87.000 58.000 55.000 ,t
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      • 37 16 B.T. Index: I Industrials: Finance: Hotels: I Properties: Minings Plantations: O.C.B.C: S.E.S.Ind: Oct 9 Ort 10 2728.15 2711.03 419.33 415.64 763.55 762.52 301.38 300.87 257.97 256.67 236 10 235 57 724.87 721.17 400.86 398.35 368.71 366.27
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    • 1458 16 BID and offer prii-es officially listed and business in an reported to the Slock (Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise s|»h i M All Times Settlement Contracts iir ijuoied after the word "sett".
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    • 1597 16 Hill an.l ..(fc-t prim otfi< i.tlly listed ml business in and reported lo the Kuala Lumpur BUcfe Kxclunge yes i.nl.i> vi nh the number of sh.ites u.uhil sho*n in brackets in lots of i.nOU units unless otherwise s|»vi ded Ml STKIAL *lr«m 1 MB 1 ''SSI xil M
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS
      • 376 16 THE sharp fall in Wall Street on Tuesday led to early selling yesterday which persisted throughout the day. although buyers were generally absent, dealers said. The Hang Seng index fell 16.44 points to close at 645.27. Among the leaders. Hongkong Bank fell 30 cents to $14.50. Hangkon* Land 50
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      • 6 16 Market closed Health Sports Day
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      • 245 16 Public Textiles offers bonus issue PUBLIC Textiles has proposed a bonus issue of one-for-four, following approval from the Malaysian Capital Issues Committee for the revaluation of the company's land and buildings. This issue will raise Public Textiles' paid-up capital from $6.96 million to $8.7 million. The revaluation exercise threw up
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      • 43 16 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has invited banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $40 million 91-day Treasury Bills to be issued from Oct 15 to Oct 19. Each tender must not be for less than $250,000
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      • 125 16 HI.NESK PRODI CK KMIHM.I siv.tliiKK. NOON CLM1N0 PRICKS PER PIT! I. VKNTKKDAY: Ctnail ail: Bulk 1112 sellers, old drum $117 sellers, new drum $122 sellers C«f»: Mixed (loose) UK Conl $64 Ml buyers. Pepper: Muntok ASTA while fob IOC. NLW $342 50 sellers. Sarawak while (ob 96'. NLW
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      • 237 16 THE KILOBAR market (or cold deliverable in Singapore yesterday opened at J27.600 per kiln and rlosed at MM In the Far East, gold opened al 1'5t***** ***** Strong buying ahead of yesterday's IMF gold aur- lion pushed the gold price over the US*4OO-level again Arter rearhing a high of
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      • 224 17 SYDNEY, Wed. Market .I'nhmem was bullish with se- •(10(1 gold and mining storks -naicing large gains, dealers Central Norseman gold rose «> cents to close the day at AS8 *hilr CIMK rose 22 cents to ►2 60. The All Ordinaries rose 1.87 Mints to 674.84 points as
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      • 235 17 NEW YORK. Tues. Stock prices tumbled virtually across Ihe board in the sharpest selli)f( in five years, as the impact d( Federal Reserve anti-infla-tion measures began to sink in. With hardly a bid in sight, the Dow Jones industrial average slumped 27 points and declines swamped
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      • 236 17 AMSTERDAM. Tues. Share prices closed narrowly mixed with Royal Dutch and Akzo rising 1.30 and 0.60 guilder and Philips edging lower in otherwise unchanged Dutch internationals, dealers said. HVA and Ennia rose one guilder each, and Amfas and Ahold 180. Robeco lost 0 80. and Van Ommeren
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      • 265 17 ZURICH. Tues. Prices closed slightly easier with the dollar's strength depressing foreign bonds immediately but affecting shares only moderately, dealers said. Prices recovered partly after a weak start, they viid. I kinks (ell led by Union Hank BMMt with Bank Leu Hearer and Registered edging higher against
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      • 490 17 ONDON, Tues Gov«rnment bonds were up to poinl lower following the public MM borrowing requirement statistics, dealers saiil Industrial leaders were mixed in moderate -rading after fluctuating narrowly around overnight levels throughout the day. At 3pm. the FT index was unchanged at 486 8 Closing middle prices
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      • 65 17 FINANCIAL TIMKS INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 482.9 Monday 486.8 Week Ago 468.1 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 857.5© Monday 884 04 Week ago 885 32 LONDON DOLLAR FKKMICM Tuesday 35 U)36 Monday 35 to 35' H K HANG SENG Wednesday 645.27 Tuesday 861.71 Week ago ***** SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 538.13
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    • COMMODITIES
      • 132 16 THE STRAITS tin in Penang rose a further MJI4 per pirul to a new M 52.019 hif?h yesterday, MJ69 above the International Tin Agreement ceiling, dealers said. Turnover totalled only 130 tonnes compared with 163 tonnes on Tuesday and this attracted sustained strong buying support from al) sources, particularly
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      • 29 16 Rubber: Oct 10 SingaporeNovember: 287.75 cents (down 2.25 cents) Malaysia: November 288.25 cents (down 0.75 cents) Tin: M$2,019 (up $14) Official offering: 130 tonnes (down 33 tonnes)
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      • 32 16 LONDON: Copper prices on Tuesday (previous in brackets). Wirebar Spot LI. 016 (£1.020); sellers £1,018 (£1,021); Three Month buyers £1.017 (£1,018), sellers £1.018 (£1,019). Market Uae: Very steady. Sales: 8.900 tonnes.
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      • 553 16 THE SINGAPORE market closed slightly lower yesterday with November One RSS buyers quoted at 287.75 cents per kilo, down 2.25 rents from Tuesday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked down half a cent on lower London advices and some selling interest, they said. Afternoon prices eased further on
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      • 65 16 IAS iSH 'm 4RELB iMKCV MR I MR Of ;mk M il urn p«ll«i I 1 -UNI pattrti 11*1*11 I Ion pdkt I ,1 •.rp.ll,.. d Ion pallet! il t..np.ll»n < I bmpalkli i I t..np.llrt. No.»tor K'urrcal Mlhi Mmyrnn s,ii,r. MLOON MJt MMt i sy I
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    • 319 16 SHARK prices underwent furthe* ercion In slowIrmpii trading at the Stock Exchange uf Singapore yesterday. Although there was a slight recovery from the morning lows, sentiment remained generally depressed until the close with buyers generally keeping away from fresh commitments. Some selling pressure was noted during
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    • 229 16 SHAKe. prices underwent I further erosion to close broadly lower on the Kuala Lumpur slock market yesterday. In extension of the weaker overnight close, prices opened markedly lower and tended downwards for the greater part of the day. However, towards the closing minutes, prices staged a slight recovery
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    • 335 16 TOT t'S dollar yesterday reversed an earlier firmer tendency to close below its New York overnight levels in relatively active trading, dealers VI Ml The dollar slipped lo 1 7820 30 marks from an earlier 1 7X75 85. compared with ***** 65 in the IS and to
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    • 400 16 INTERBANK rates at 3 00 pnr Currencies Nominal nl« Smrthtoman Percentage quoted yesterday (crosslpanty Chang* l/tx-a! dollars t«i urnunit of foreign cur- ASIAN currency deposit I interbank rates as at I close on Oct 10: Closing Asian dollai certificates of deposit for prime names on Oct 9: Hid
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    • 33 16 ham;k of prim -.ff«-i 1 < ouM ItaoMi oaOri in Ovaralgkl I-.MK i CloilBI HUMK >r!l>OK rtcriMn rmis 5'. 5 i I month lank bills k CD I x him National Dixuunt < .Id.
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    • 38 16 NOTK: These rates may differ slightly from those quoted by banks to their customers Clotlng interbank r,i Sllii|;i|](ir> doll U Offer Overnight 4 1 month 8 1/16 2 mouths 8 3/16 3 month-, S I'.rrniKtit mode
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    • 25 16 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best V customers Is I per cent.
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    • 441 17 Exchange queries Hwa Hong on discrepancies INVESTIGATION by the k Exchange of Singainto Hwa Hong. in odiblr oil manufacturing Inpaay, has been carried into its third week with mother letter pointing out |>ancies between the company's proms and its subsequent ments. The SES has asked why it was not specifically
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    • 260 17 Sinclair reaches amicable solution with S. Darby MR DONALD Sinclair, a retired broker and the leader of dissident minority Interests in Sim*- Darby Holdings, reached an amicable solution with Sime's executives at a weekend meeting. Mr Sinclair said in a statement on Tuesday evening that he unreservedly withdrew the alternative
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    • 210 17 Funds for takeover of Creative Press SPP Ltd's acquisition of Creative Press for $1.5 million will be financed by a five-year lease agreement it has reached with Singapore Finance. In reply to queries raised by the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES). SPP adds that the monthly lease payment will be
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 634 17 ■A^^ SINGAPORE BUS SERVICE (1978) LTD Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacancy: ADVERTISEMENT OFFICER Requirements: University degree or GCE A level with at least 3 years' working experience as an advertisement executive with a media owner or as an accounts executive in a major
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    • 865 17 1 1 LE y^R Lever Brothers (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd invites applications for the post of LABORATORY MANAGER in the Works/ Development Laboratory. THE JOB: The Manager will be responsible for (i) Providing laboratory services for process control, product development, quality control and perfume compounding (ii) Supervise the laboratory staff and
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 462 18 AT YOUR SERVICE RATES SECTION INDEX ft Telephone Service: *****22 (*W .^««e^_. .^e»»^ea. Monday Friday 830om— 500pm Ord»wy 70 ctt pet ~«o (mm $10 50) I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE 284-4,122 Time» Centre 900 am 500pm IMm SavTj) Suodoy /imV, VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS I New InduMrMl Rood off (Mondoy Friday)
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    • 385 18 S^ SALOME BEAUTY SALON m FOR THE LATEST W HAIR STYLING HAIRCUT HAIR PERM V FACIAL TREATMENT iltllafe By Our Overseas Trained Hairstylists Beouticians Call on us today at: ARCADE ROOM "C", "D" "H" (Ist Floor) Lion City Hotel, Tanjong Katong Road, Singapore 1 4. Tel: *****2 Hairdressing Courses Conducted
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    • 517 18 GET slim fost with Cellutron Slimming treatment Also offers Faciol treatment Make-up Waxing Bleaching Semi-permanent eye lashes BEAUTY CENTRE G2B, KATONG SHOPPING CENTRE SINGAPORE 1544 TEL: *****94 uitsm®* <4®h®w> (5 PETER CHOY A f TRAINED FROM JINGLES j AND ALAN OF B J LONDON V Vis back to share his
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    • 277 18 152 Where To Eat EXCELLENT VEGETARIAN FOOD Fasl service, alrcondltloned. easy parking. 10.00 a.m. 8.30 pm. Kwan Im Vegetarian Restaurant, 190 Waterloo Street Tel: *****9 ELIZABETHAN GRILL WE BELIEVE IN TRADITION EVERY THURSDAY LUNCH WE SERVE "RMSTTAFEL" BUFFET SINCE 1923 RESERVATION: RING 32*041 KHEK PARKING j QUEEN BEE LOUNGE. 24
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    • 565 18 I FOR SALE SHOPPING GUIDE STOCK CLEARANCE SALES $450 nett Get the Best out of our Sales Offer while stock last LEE'S CANE FURNITURE (Manufacturer A Exporter) 409 River Valley Road Spore 1024 (near Zion Road Junction) Cable Add: CANEHOUSE Telex: LECANE R*****6 KAWAI UPRIGHT PIANO, almost new, perfect condition
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    • 495 18 13 Hi Fi ft Stereo MARTIN ELECTRONICS RECORDS for rental 217. Blk. 19/ 20. Outram Park. Tel: *****20. 14 Machinery For Sale/Wanted GENERATOR WITH EXICTOR and Instrument Panel. British make (British Thomson Houston Co Ltd) for sale. Specifications: 120 KVA. 400/440 volt. 1.000 RPM SO c/ s 3-phase, reconditioned, 'as
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    • 568 18 II EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS EXECUTIVE i Above $2,000 p«r month I We are a progressive Investment consultant Company expanding business In this region, offering basic salary, high performance I benefit, professional training r.nd challenging career oppor1 tunitles to People of high ca- llbre If you hava good acadamic quaM- ficationa, or
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    • 707 18 k. AIRLINE TICKETING COURSE specially designed for those seeking employment In the Airline or Travel Agency. New Classes commencing now. Enquiries I.MPTC Tel: *****1. AN ESTABLISHED TRADING Company requires A Female Bookkeeper cum Typist, poses* I.CC Book-keeping Intermedl- ate. Able to handle full set of Accounts and typing 40 w.p.m
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    • 737 18 EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTS/ STOCK Clerks required by leadIng departmental stores Good salary. Write with full particulars and telephone numbers to: Colombo Court P O Box 780. Spore 9117. EXPERIENCED STENOGRAPHER REQUIRED on temporary assignment for 2 months Please call Paul Heng at *****44 Ext 347 for appointment FACTORY IN JURONG TOWN
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 534 19 II EMPLOYMENT 1 31 Situations Vacant b) Secretarial and Clerical '■.•ttmefi/f.fc') DEPARTMENTAL ASSISTANT I tx- Singapore ■shorthand at W (> m vlll be commensu'2l2 le Other iiik dV *..rkini; Mould be i l not later than 11th October 1979. lo The Personnel Manager Times Publishing Berhed 1 New Industrial Road
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    • 645 19 D MAERSK LINE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD the following position FEMALE ASSISTANT BOOKINGS COORDINATOR vuth OCI quallficaId similar expert' invited lo apply with full parti. alary before 18th 1»79 to The Management MAERSK UW< SINGAPORE I PTE LTD P O BOX 1831 Maxwell Ro»d Post Office Singapore 9032 Our Organisation invites
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    • 807 19 II EMPLOYMENT II SHIPPING/ DELIVERY CLERK. Minimum qualifications secondary 2 Knowledge ol shipping transport procedures would be advantageous Singapore citizens I'lea-se submit full particulars and telephone number lo The Advertiser Room 2. 63C Telok Ayer Street. Spore 0104 SECRETARY CUM RECEPTIONIST urgently required for Specialist Clinic in Orchard Road Apply
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    • 727 19 I DEMONSTRATORS WANTED a Experience In demonstration not necessary a Training will be provided by our Experts You will be highly paid and com missioned Monthly income not less than $400 Interested kindty call personally tor 107, 15T FLOOR TEXTILE CENTRE (PLAZA CINEMA) JALAN SULTAN DURING YOUR FREE time earn
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    • 764 19 II EMPLOYMENT I X WANG SIA PTE LTD B 7 a Colombo Court Singapore) requires RECORD SALESGIRLS STORE ASSISTANTS Please call: *****4 or *****1 LADIES GENTLEMEN YOU NEED A JOB! I We require urgently I Sales Personnel. Interested please call personally at: SUITE 804, STH FLOOR I JALAN SULTAN CENTRE
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    • 674 19 I SALES REPRESENTATIVES For a new division s Salary $300 plus commission s Education Primary 6 to Secondary level s Knowledge of Chinese dialects essential Age -1810 28 years s No experience required s Training will be provided Intvrviow tt MB, Circular Roed Singapore 0104 WANTED 2 SALESGIRLS age 20
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    • 583 19 II EMPLOYMENT BushessGirl Requires a ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE (TECHNICAL DIVISION) I c Female c Possess a Polytechnic Technician Diploma of EngineerIng c 1 year working experience c Preferably able lo drive I Please apcJy in writing only to Wong Ka-Poh (Ms) 7A, 7th Floor, Ng Teow Vhee Building Somerset Roed (0923)
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    • 454 19 V.\\VeVeVeVeV.V.V TKR J j| TA A "pte"ltd C W I s'TKR new car cassette/ J, a radio factory in Tos Payoh S a North requires ■;a) assistant production >: ■i manager J (MALE) J To supervise production a? and assist production 5 a manager I*) LINE LEADER :> (FEMALE) I;
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    • 269 19 II EMPLOYMENT requires GENERAL INSPECTOR (Quality control department) REQUIREMENTS: a (ir r A level .Science Stream' OR a (,< r o level vi uh 4 years experience as quality checker BENEFITS: I free meal and |M hi free im.it, al utenUon i i annual wage suppieApphcalioru stating full particulars, telephone
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    • 387 19 Jblace for you We ire a large Multi Nation* Company inanulartunng miniature bearings, prlntin. tors, electrical compoi highly precision mechanical W< .if InviUni MACHINE SETTERS MACHINISTS IV .it NTT 111 in .1 iti.ic hinini/ or mulntenanc a Those without relevant qualifications hut who have experience in machine-set ting or machining
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    • 605 20 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant d) Technical I Well established Steel Foundry I in Jurong has immediate vaI caneles for: A. MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR v age I ild possess a Grade 3 ertlfltrical Kilting latlon ilndus- Musi be trtclan Have m li working experience In ;i Irnllar cap I ild be
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    • 526 20 EXPERIENCED BABY-SITTER required In couple's home at Marine Parade. 7.30 am 5 30pm Call *****2 ext 280 EXPERIENCED AMAH REQUIRED llve-ln preferred References essential Pa.iir Panjang Tel ***** 13 after 6pm EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN AMAH wanted for small family of 5. Some housework. Must be good at cooking and great with
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    • 342 20 II EMPLOYMENT A MONTHLY PUBLICATION REOUMEB (A) FREELANCE WRITERS I Any subject) 940-S6U per article (B) FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHIC MODELS (Female) with/without experience $80*100 per assignment (C) FREELANCE ADVERTISEMENT CANVASSERS (With Experience) Call personally: 41 LEWIS ROAD SINGAPORE 1035 (Daily 9am. -tpm) Tel. 25*0314 lor location only please. AN ELECTRONICS FIRM
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    • 639 20 A Progressive manufacturing 1 concern in Jurong seeks suitably qualified candidates lo fin in the toatowing vacancies im1. CASHIER Preferably male candidates with 2-3 years' experience In cash handling, maintaining cash and bank books, payroll calculations and disbursement of salaries/wages 2. MECHANICAL SUPERVISOR Holders of diploma Mechanical Engineering, preferably with
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    • 322 20 II EMPLOYMENT BIGSTON CORPORATION (S) PRIVATE LIMITED Due to our Expansion WeNeed FEMALE OPERATORS Age: 16 to 35 yearn old GOOD STARTING SALARY NEW SCALE APPROXIMATELY $208 PER MONTH AND YOU WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK 8.00 a.m. to 5. 25 p.m. UPON CONFIRMATION ADJUSTMENT OF SALARY AND CONVERSION TO
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    • 600 20 EARN FROM $220 TO $280 FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS JVC Those with experience In radio cassette assembly or Inspection will start with a higher salary Benefits include: Perfect attendance award Transport allowance No shift work No scope work 3 monthly Increments Alr-condltloned comfort JVC Electronics (8) Pie Ltd Ist Floor Blk
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    • 531 20 II EMPLOYMENT International Manufacturing CoHip#oy in Juroofl requires MALE PRODUCTION WORKERS a 20 years and above c Starling salary $245 pm mem. c 5-day week i c 1 3th month pay 146 month salary. c Free uniforms. c Free tea. a Medical benefits. c Annual and compassionate leave. Applicants to
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    • 544 20 Da An American Company has vacancies for FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATOR Primary education Between 17 25 years of age Malaysian citizens may apply a Starling gross salary $220'p.m. c Adjustment of salary upon confirmation c 81-yearly increment Please call personally at The General Foreman Dyna-Crafl International »1. Kallang Place Singapore 1233.
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    • 372 20 II EMPLOYMENT PHILIPS requires 1. STORE ASSISTANTS (Male) a Completed Sec. 4 c Must be physically stn,n X and prepared U> do some manual work Duties: a General store work c Applicants who have completed National Service or are liable for part-time may apply Please call personally today, between 9a
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    • 567 20 IMMEDIATE VACANCIES EXISI 1 FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS 1) CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY One female secretary with good personally and command ol English needed Qualifications: at leaM I level, and must have experlencf In Shorthand 120 wpm). Typing (50 wpm) and Telex Op ration 11 is unlikely that applicant.' with less than
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 403 21 II EMPLOYMENT 31 Situations Vacant f) General I I ADING FOOD MANUFACTURER MALE GENERAL WORKERS i red Interested applicants pleaae Call personally at Personnel Dept 4»1, Tanglin Halt Road Spore 0314 LEBLONO ASIA PTE LTD. fOI the (A) OPERATORS a Minimum Prlmar) *ork rotiiliMK (B) STORE CLERK a Minimum Secondary
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    • 536 21 iTrziumtwK'N FOOD SUPPIUS aaaajan ustrrtO i. -s urgently For itt Beach Road Suparmar ket (1) CASHIERS/ SALESGIRLS (2) STACKERS (3) BUTCHERS/SHOP ASSISTANTS For its Holland Village a Thomson Hill Supermarkets (1) STACKERS For lit Orchard Road Supermarket (1) SHOP ASSISTANTS (2) CASHIERS/ SALESGIRLS For its Clementl Supermarket (1) CLEANERS I
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    • 267 21 II EMPLOYMENT B^^^aW-*T^^aP^^^T*^B^^^aT^^M SSi We have vacancies lor: Q.C. OPERATORS (Female) c Minimum Primary School education c Must be prepared to work on 2 rotating shifts a Starting salary $200 p.m On confirmation $220 p.m a Generous fringe benefits, including $1 per day 2nd shift allowance. Q.C. allowance, attendance allowance
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    • 574 21 SINGAPORE KCK (PTE) LTD 2-0, BLOCK 6 FOURTH FLOOR KALLANG PLACE SINGAPORE 1233 invites applications from Singapore citizens for the post of FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS WE OFFER: a Good starting wages (5 1/2 days work with 6 days pay). a Attendance allowance $20 p.m. a Transport allowance 50 cents per
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    • 126 21 II EMPLOYMENT SPT Asia Pte. Ltd. a newly established USA high technology Company manufacturing microminiature tools used in a semiconductor electronics industry Female Production Operators Quality Control Operators Starting salary: $230 Confirmation salary: 5250 Maximum Salary: $500 No shift work 5 day week (Bam to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday) Transport
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    • 425 21 Well-eitabliihed Tyra Manufacturer with good growth potential requires: PRODUCTION OPERATORS (MALE) 1) Age: 16 years and above. 2) Must work 3 shifts. Weekly change. 3) Starting pay: not lest than $10.00 par day. 4) Shift allowance: 2nd shift $2.00 per shift. 3rd shift $3.00 per shirt. 5) Company also provides
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    • 338 21 II EMPLOYMENT KENNEL ASSISTANT REOUIRED l>> charitable organisation Must have a liking for animals Able to speak and write English Apply to 151 Orchard Road. Spore 0923 giving telephone number. >^-> nublutuna Bhd requires GENERAL LABOURERS Requirements Male Singapore Citizen Physically fit Between 16 and 30 years of age Have
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    • 655 21 SINGAPORE WAREHOUSE COMPANY Pte Ltd requires male' female Traffic Controllers Salary not less than $320 Please apply to Singapore Warehouse Company Pte Ltd. 80. Martin Road. Spore 0023 together uitti telephone number if any) REOUIRED IMMEDIATELY OFFICE Boy Salary $250 Scooter provided Must possess Class 2 driving licence Please call:
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    • 906 21 II EMPLOYMENT SYNTAX requir, nor. I INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. FILM STRIPPERS An expanding Amerlran 1 Company which specialises in photo composition re- Experienced nim-Strlppen 1 < l u e v are required ror correction work and falley P«*e mafceOZALID up Applicants must PROOFING .."„„>.., work accurately MACHINE Bucewaful applicant* trill
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 319 22 111 VEHICLES 6 BOATS 43 Vehicle* For Hire WE SIANG HOCK Cl rental 44 Vehicle Accessories/ Maintenance PLAZA AUTO AIR CONDITION londll HM4B.V 4408;i12 SPECIAL OFFER! CAR STEREO CASSETTE »>l AVER CAR AIRCONDITIONER CaN I Blk IIC. No 216 Bukit Merah Lane 1 (oppoeite Aleiandra Hospital). Spore 0315 Tel: *****94
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    • 272 22 ACCOUNTANT TO SELL UtftntlJ ownership Mm1 I 4 lie* Undue •ry $18,500 0 broken md d-aiers |> Mai S»4K<J4 Roland AIRCONDITIONED 1989 MERCEDES 2 'He Tax till liecemher $9,900 onci or ex hanas with 1978 Benz 200 Conrnard *****44 ALMOST 1*7." ROVSR 2000 TC Alrcend. 2nd owner tie. tyres Kxcellent
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    • 313 22 111 VEHICLES -BOATS 1 CAR FINANCE NEW and used at I high valuations Competitive rate per annum Plea.se ring *****49/ *****71 for further OATSUN PICKUP 1971. tip lop condition Selling at $3,900 Tel *****43/ *****72 DECEMBER 1972 VIVA 1300. well maintained. 2 owners floan $5,000 Ca*****K756 DECEMBER 1973 COLT I
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    • 233 22 FIAT 131 197$ M.Hle, v. ith alrcond and sports rims Contact 3WBI Judy HOME OF QUALITY USED CARS NGKEONG'S" SUPER CAR MART 9KIMKEAT ROAD. SINGAPORE 1232 TELS: *****50. *****78. *****53, *****54 1979: Dalaun 120 V A/C Maido 628 A/C 1978: Dalaun 120 V S/W Dalaun 120 V Colt Sigma 1600
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    • 316 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS HONOA CUB 70 c Beautiful and good condition View: 259. Upper bar Road. Spore 1953 HONDA VAN TN 360 1975 Tip top condition Call *****4 JAGUAR 2.8 FULLY Automatic, aircond. radio and tape, new road tax. eligible for PARF Highest offer secures. Offer to ***** After 11.30
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    • 247 22 LATE 71 FIAT 130 COUPE fully automatic, alrcond radio/ cassette, electric windows, etc Immaculate condition "A ultimate Couue lor discerning moto rial". Highest offer secures lei *****58 LIAN HUP SENG MOTOR TRADING IS3. GoMhill Plan Thomson Road. S'pora 1130 Tal: 2533*29. *****17. *****03 1975: Dalsun 120Y GL S/W A/C Toyota
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    • 921 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS MK>-'72 FORD CORTINA 1600 L. private registered, In good condition $B.Boo ono Tel *****00 mO-TS CORTINA ISOOL alrcond cassette, tax/ Insurance comprehensive 3/80 Eligible PARF. $8,150 0.n.0 *****38 MOTORBIKE. HONDA 7SO. registration 1976, AR, very seldom used by last owner, selling off for $3,000 Only Interested buyers,
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    • 1020 22 19*9 VOLKSWAGEN VAN for sale New insurance, good condition j Interested contact Mr Llm tel I *****26 1970 DATSUN 1300 cc eligible PARF Enquiries ring *****TJ from 12 00 noon to B.oo pm 1970. DATSUN 120, second owner. very good condition. $6,200 Tel *****7 1970 MAZDA 1200 2 private j
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    • 1052 22 111 VEHICLES BOATS < 1»73 FIAT 124 Special Alrcon Cassette Metallic Paint Exreli lent rendition $12,300 ono Tel *****71 1973 FORO CORTINA Statlonwauon. with tax/ Insurance excel lent condition $4,000 on o No PARK Tel *****39 1973 FORO ESCORT 1300 c r road tax Dcc-niber '7i Good condition $7,700 Call
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    • 862 22 IS7S AUG MITSUBISHI Slgms ondlUon with alrcond tie Tel *****66 IS7S COLT GALANT Sigma air rond. Insuranre/tax (21.000 ci n ci View 10. Hose Lane. S pore 1543 Tel *****7 197S OATSUN 121 V c, I Ce.iipe AlrCOfl Kxcellent condition Please ring *****4 Mr Koh IS7S GALANT SIGMA 1600 C
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 1157 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 35,700 sq.ft. of vacant land at SHENTON WAY Rip*? for immediate development -iiision) (lose lo Jhe PSA the proposed Pan Island Expressway linking ihe Changi Airport, Jurong Industrial F.state the city. i ot sale with vacant possession. All enquiries to: \<k SITUATED AT PAYA LEBAR ROAD (MAIN
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    • 1560 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES Walking Distance To Orchard Road Exclusive 2-slorey detached bungalow standing on 13.000 sq ft of matured land I bedrooms, study, servants. Lirgr living dining with patio RENTAL $3,800 PARTIALLY FURNISHED Call WorMwid* Constr a Realty Pta Ltd *****77 (S Lines) 2-STOREY TERRACE HOUSE Off University Road Rent
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    • 741 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 52 Accommodation Wanted I a) Houses URGENTLY REQUIRED By Giant American Corporation With Naw Regional Office in Singapore Several Bungalows. Apartments and Semi-detached in resideni Hal areas familiar to foreigners Will consider furnished/ unfurnished accommodation. Budget $1,000 $5,000 j PLEASE CALL: *****33 WITH DETAILS. AAA PROBLEM FINDING
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    • 643 23 BEDOK: BEAUTIFUL 2-STOREY House Fully renovated Tinted glass doors windows, marble' parquet/ ceramic flooring wall tiles. 4 bedrooms, guestroom, games room, servant's room Large living dining, modern kitchen. 4 Bathrooms Price: $280,000/- Tel: Greenacres *****8 BRANO NEW 3-STOREV Semi-de-tached Houses at Elite Terrace. Interested call: Miss Teo *****. CHANCERY LANE.
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    • 799 23 IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES 1 DIST. IS. OPERA ESTATE luxurious double-storey detached I bungalow Area 6.000 sq ft Ist I class interior design and finishing Must see to appreciate Call *****92 DIST. 15 TELOK KURAU doublestorey terrace. 5 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms, renovation costing $30,000 Freehold, vacant possession. $168,000 *****44/ *****16 DIST
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    • 803 23 HIGH LEVEL APARTMENT 4 bedrooms at Ridgewood Kalakua Rise Ready November "79 2.000 sq.ft $300,000 negotiable Only Interested Principals Please Contact: *****6 HILLCREST ARCADIA. 2 BED ROOMEO Split-level apartment 1.450 sq.ft for sale Price $170,000 No Brokers. Call: *****71 IDEALLY FURNISHED APARTMENT in exclusive Holland Road SellIng $180,000 negotiable Please
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    • 652 23 I I IV ACCOMMODATION PROPERTIES GENUINE LOCAL/ FOREIGN buyers kinK tor houses apartment* ($10t).0Ofl $500.1X111 1 Immediate cash transaction assured Owners, please call Regent *****55 HOB 4-ROOMED TYPE wanted al Farrer. Seleßie Road. Marine Parade Proper! > Airrni') *****95 INDONESIAN BUSINESSMEN URGENTLY srani di B in n I Apartments above
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    • 720 23 NEWLY FURNISHED FXECUTIVE looms with panoramic view for renl Telephone le call :i»5i126 OFFICE FOR RENT 224 River V.il d upstairs li i h aircond $üm p m i n qulrles.rlng 25«2827Mr Hoo OFFICE SPACE TO let ford Koad Stamford .Imi^e Pel ***** OFFICE SPACE TO lei .it Tanflln Shopping
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 961 24 V SERVICES BUSINESS ONG KENG CHIONG TRADING CO. II you are mtereeted to do bunne»« with ut. ptease contact MR C H TAN G-2S CENTRAL BUILDING 1-2. MAGAZINE ROAD SINGAPORE 0105 TEL: *****7 I 72 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators (AAA) BALANCE 10 UNIT. AH KIEW AfftCONOmOM ELEGANT ELECTRICAL SERVICE VlttVA HAVING PROBLEMS
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    • 1143 24 V SERVICES BUSINESS ICPAMMG COLOUR, B/W 91 Wanted ice day and <N WANTEO TO PUMCHASE iblr prir* v rondition Call \ppllanrrs *****« *****39 momcAi t v specialists m wanted to purchase sn-ond- ondition TM and brand R'-.i^nablc- price "rd Contact ftMMt VI EDUCATION A TRAINING V+ W* PEACE CENTRE P
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    • 668 24 VI EDUCATION TRAINING IST GIRLS! jobs are btcomog narde 'c get you need benerquaMcaKms j Tne Lor^or Clamoer o« Commerce and mdusfy <aie Secretary s Cc" *c*e ■<, -ecogrv^es <«trnaMna>y as one o< me IHJ«Bsl«a«lCt*onaea>anaM 1 Tr«e«»i>«>aton^ me only Private j Secretarial Euranawn super< sco 3 by me Mnsiry (X
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    • 770 24 LCCI IM* EXAMMATIONS SPECIAL CLASSES lOM US a reputable organisation, for quality, comfort and convenience VOUOTU. LEARN MORE I ADVERTISING !l BOOK-KEEPING 111 1 COMMERCIAL LAW I) COSTING .1 ECONOMICS il ENGLISH I- OR COMMERCE 1) HIGHER ACCOUNTINf; ll MARKETING >i PUBLIC RELATIONS Oi SALESMANSHIP it SALES MANAGEMENT II SHORTHAND
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    • 672 24 VI EDUCATION TRAINING YAMAHA MUSIC SCHOOL (MARINE PARADE) New Classes commencing in October 1979 Electone Tue 7pm Sa* 1 1 am 4pm Srf>3pm Classical Guitar Mon 7pm Sal 3pm Sun 4pm Piano Mop 3 30pm Tue 6 15prr Wed '030amio1pm S 4Sprr ChikJren Art Course S« 33OpmSuni 30pm Junior Music
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    • 685 24 VI TRAVEL RESTAURANTS AUSTRALIA TOUR SERVICES. Manila Bangkok Tour 8 day* $*****0 12 flays IIT9ZOP $*****0 3 mrals a day All M Claim arromm <1 wldrrronocny airfare lirkrtim Call *****W 2"< floor.. Prrsidrnt Shopping CMM Srranfoon Road T A j MB) BALI 4 da,. $5t».00 MAN A day* *"»0«. MAMLA/HOMGKOMC
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    • 251 24 ■aW^Z iV^ .^fl JET THE SIA GIANT 747 SUPER B ALOHA SPECIAL Hawaii /San Francisco USA 10 days *****0 KLS349O i WEST COAST PANORAMA USA/Canada/Mexico Hongkong 17 days $3290 KLJ3390 1 THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE All USA/Canada/Mexico/ Hongkong 28 days *****0 KLSSO9O SCHOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL! All-West Coast /USA/ Hawaii/Canada/Mexico/ Hong Kong
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  • IX OBITUARIES
    • 106 25 DEPARTED 3-10-79 The family of Ih* Irti Mr. Chong Cheong Ling ntrMi lo «pnn ihfir heartfelt thanks lo Kancanarama Buddhul Temple. tlativet and Inendt for their kind condolence, prayers, wreaths, dona' ons. assittance and attendance during their recent bereavement A special thanks to doctors, nurses and staff* of
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    • 96 25 The family of the late MRS. LIM LIAN QUEE nee WEE KIM CHEE express their heartfelt thank* to the venerable Monks tor their services, all friends and relatives lor their condolences, donations, wreaths and scrolls, kind assistance and attendance during their recent bereavement. THE FAMILY OF the late Mr Mah
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      32 25 MR. WONG PAI HUNC PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 9/10/79. CORTEGE WILL LEAVE HOME. 34A CORONATION ROAD S PORE 102«. ON 13/10/79 AT 2.00 P.M. TO MOUNT VERNON FOR CREMATION. I
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      89 25 144 In Memor iam IN EVERLASTING MEMORY JEREMIAS ANTHONY GOMEZ DIED 11THOCT 1975 4 'EARS HAVE GLIDED AWAY BUT THE PAINFUL MEMORY OF YOUR LOSS IS STILL FRESH IN OUR HEARTS /WAYS REMEMBERED BY WIFE, CHILDREN, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND SON-IN-LAW. n\ Ev#f LovmQ Memory Of YUNG Al YONQ n« CHEW DEPARTED
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    • 95 25 V. RAMANATHAN D»p»ft«d 11 Ocl 73 It does not need this special day. To bring him to our minds. For days without a thought of him. Are very hard to find. Deeply missed by wit* children. MR P.J JOSEPH (departed 11/10/74) S»d end •udd«n was your
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE ONE
    • 383 25 LONDON, Wed. Southampton ended Crystal Palace's unbeaten run when they beat them 4-1 in the English League soccer First Division last night. The London club, who found Southampton striker Phil Boyer in great form, thus failed to regain the League leadership they surrendered to Manchester
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    • 25 25 MOSCOW, Wed. Torp-do Moscow and Kairat Alma-Ata played to a goalless draw in a Soviet Premier Division sacer match here last night. UPI.
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    • 24 25 KOBE. Wed. The louring New York Cosmos soccer team were held to a 1-1 draw by a Japanese selection here today. Reuter.
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    • 131 25 England recall Francis LONDON, Wed. Nottingham Forest's Trevor Francis, Britain's first L'l million ($4. 68 m) footballer, was yesterday recalled to the squad from whom England will choose the team to play Northern Ireland in the European championship on Wednesday in Belfast. Dropped from the squad are Bob Latchford and
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    • 92 25 HUGHES HITS A CENTURY AHMEDABAD (India), Wed. Australian skipper Kirn Hughes, already heading Test averages of the tour, hit a sparkling 126 in a three-day cricket match against the West Zone here yesterday. At close, on the opening day, the Australians, three down for 80 at lunch, were 263 for
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    • 297 25 WENTWORTH (England), Wed. Winners of the four major international golf tournaments have I assembled here this week to make the world match play championship, a true summit meeting for the first time in its 16-year history. Hale Irwin, the United States
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 550 25 VII TRAVEL RESTAURANTS I SIAKSON EXPRESS M Prlnsen 114 Tours WEST MALAYSIA i (II $m/ $3i5 SDaysKl <n SIM/ $1»5 ■JDays 11.I 1 < frill ir. if $I*s/ $175 $240 SIM Air > $140 5299 SIM IM-saru'lour $15 I Day M $30 i I Day ArU/ Ci $15 I ulau
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    • 290 25 MIOI i IU line) 7 Days Malays!* I i nieron Geninday 5 <"amen train $l.v> Ilep every i d*)TI air I'enang OenUngi k Lumpur r.-l hi n $245/I i> STPB2I3 SPECIAL!!! 2 DAYS MALACCA WEEKEND TOUR. ONLY $60/- PER PERSON DEPS: 13, 20 OCT/ 3, 17 NOV/ 1, I 15,
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    • 270 25 I VIII ANNOUNCEMENTS PERSONAL i J GENUINE MARRIAGE SERVICES all profession nationality, registration confidential, mem- bershlp fee negotiable (all I 73*7881 ARE YOU FEELING lonely l nr-wl frien<l»/llfe partners Contact Miss Kathi-nne *****17 I H 4fi 1030 pm) Huay Choo Friendship Agency. «0-A Tras Street Singapore 0207 (behind Metrooole Cinema)
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    • 211 25 MAGNUM CORPORATION BERHAD ANNOUNCEMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS 1. It was reported in the various local newspapers on 5 October 1 979 that the Company had not complied with an ex parte interim injunction concerning a matter between Empat Nombor Ekor (Selangor) Sdn Bhd and one of its agents, whereby the displeasure
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE TWO
    • 256 26 NEW YORK, Wed. In one section sat a whole assortment of young athletes, some fair, some dark, all in different coloured sweatshirts and jackets. They lounged in the arena seats and chattered in a casual polyglot. All manner of Asians sat with all manner of Africans,
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    • 1124 26 IPOH, Wed. A total of 356 horses 168 Class 4, 60 Class 5. 114 Class 6 and 14 Malaysian-breds has been entered for the Perak Turf Gub race meeting here on Oct. 20, 21. 27 and 28. There will be nine races on each of the
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    • 49 26 KRAKOW (Poland). Wed. Poland need an emphatic victory against Iceland in the European soccer championship Group Four match here today. The expected Polish victory would lift them to the top of the group with 11 points compared with Holland's 10 and East Germany's nine. Reuter.
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    • 134 26 JOHANNESBURG. Wed. The saga of the limp wrist and the "bionic hand" appeared to have a happy ending yesterday, just over a week before John Tate and Gerrie Coetzee meet in a World Boxing Association heavyweight title fight. Coetzee, a white South African, has been the
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    • 380 26 WELSH jockey M. L. "Taffy" Thomas has answered an SOS call from trainer Teh Choon Beng to ride in the $125,000 Singapore Gold Cup at Bukit Timah on Sunday. Teh made the call after his stable jockey, New Zealander Bruce Compton, had been suspended for two
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    • 32 26 CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB trounced Rubber Sports Club B team 3-0 in three-hall, four-ball and snooker competition of the Singapore Billiards Association-organised tournament at Katong Saloon last night e n
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    • 18 26 CHARTERED Industries and Jurong Plywood drew 1-1 in the Jurong invitation soccer tournament at Jurong yesterday.
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    • 27 26 RABAT (Morocco), Wed. Morocco have pulled out of the World Cup golf competition in Greece next month because South Africa and Israel are taking part.— AFP.
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    • 733 26 Gerulaitis dazzles to defeat Vilas BRIEFS MELBOURNE. Wed. American Vitas Gerulaitis. one of the fastest players on the world tennis circuit, had to call on all his dazzling pace to defeat Argentine Guillermo Vilas 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 here last night. Gerulaitis and vilas played on the opening night of the
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 243 26 out* I VI Economy and style in Mm* classic harmony. Models Available Prices at PARF 1.3 GL $14,352 Ifl M 1.3 SPORTS $15,437 I^^^^^^^^ 16 GHIA $16,916 FORD CORTINA m A OYTY r T v ItfYIT A world class family car IMB Wl II Models Available Prices at PARF 2.0
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  • TIMESPORT PAGE THREE
    • 284 27  -  JOE DORAI By IRAN will be playing in the pre-Olympic Games soccer tournament at the National Stadium from Feb. 14 March 2 after all. This was the pleasant news that greeted Football Association of Singapore officials when their mail plopped onto the Jalan Besar
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    • 181 27  -  HOO YEW GEE By WEST GERMAN soccer star Franz Beckenbaaer lifted the spirits (ff Singapore paraplegic Ronnie de Mello when they met in the National Stadium dressing rooms on Sunday (right). De Mello's heart leapt when the New York Cosmos midfielder gave him his No.
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    • 313 27  -  ERNEST FRIDA COMMENT.By THIS must be one of Singapore's worst years in amateur golf second to last in the Putra Cup, 11th of 13 teams in the Nomura Cup and beaten 11-1 by Malaysia last weekend! And poor performances at international level will continue
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    • 140 27 An eagle saves day for Rama IF not (or an eagle, Malaysia's M. Ramayah would have faltered just like his World Cup team-mate Nazamuddin Yusof in the second round of Federal Flour Open gold championship at the Royal Selangor course yesterday. Neither could not repeat his opening-round score of 68,
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    • 195 27  -  PETER SIOW By ALL the big guns in the Republic will be levelling their sights on the Singapore Billiards Association individual championship, starting on Sunday at the Katong Billiards Saloon. They are Richard Lim, Loo Yap Long, Lav Weng Yew, Sum Yee Seng, Richard Yap,
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    • 170 27 KUALA LUMPLR, Wed. Park n Woo. of South Korea, won the 1,000metre individual timetrial gold medal at the Asian cycling champion ship at the Merdeka Stadium here last night. Results l,*Mm Un* trial tUal: 1 Park 11 Woo (SK) 1:17.67. 2 Sakda Sanguansak (Thai) 1:18.60.
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    • 188 27 COACHES Andrew Yap and Majid Ariff yesterday adopted a tough stand when they dropped Samad Alapitchay and Mohamed Noh from the Singapore Business Houses Football League side to play Pahang in the Feith Cup tie at the National Stadium on Sunday night (7.30). Samad, the national
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    • 87 27 Striker Bakri may play KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. After a three-month lay-off striker Bakri Ibni may don Malaysian colours again in the friendly soccer match against New York Cosmos next Wednesday. Malaysia's team manager Datuk Bakar Daud said yesterday that, if Bakri proved himself during training and was declared fit, he
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    • 39 27 IPOH, Wed. Singapore Cricket Club won all three billiards and snooker matches against the Ipoh club in their first two-day encounter here. SCC beat Ipoh 6-3 at snooker, 2-1 at three-ball billiards and 3-2 at four-ball. NST.
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    • 30 27 THOMAS Cook and Malaysian Airline System scored 2-1 victories over Hotel Phoenix and Sime Darby respectively in the Avis travel industry squash championship at Shangri-la Hotel last night.
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    • 21 27 THE Johore state team beat Tampines Rovers 2-1 in a friendly soccer match at the I.arkin Stadium, Johore Bahru.
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    • 29 27 THE Singapore Cricket Club trounced Grammar Old Boys Hockey Club, of Australia, 7-1 in a friendly match at the Padang yesterday. SCC led 4-1 at halftime.
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    • 26 27 WHAMPOA beat Radin Mas and Kirn Seng triumphed over Farrer Park by 2-0 margins in the inter-constituency volleyball matches at Gay World last night.
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    • 497 27 BUSINESS OPPORTUNIT^^I Desiccated coconut and Coconut cream for the manufacture of Ice Cream, Biscuits Confectionary from Plantation-fresh nuts, hygienically prepared at competitive prices available ex-stock from one of Malaysia's largest manufacturer. PACKING DESICCATED COCONUT 100 Ib bags COCONUT CREAM 40 Ib export tins PROMPT DELIVERY Phone, telex or write: ILJJnited
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    • 152 27 BADMINTON Business Houses' inter-team knock-out (SBA hall, 7). Inter-Force Games: Malaysian Police v Singapore Police (Police Academy. 10). BASKETBALL InterForce Games: Malaysian Police v Singapore Police (Police Academy, 4). BILLIARDS SBA senior team championship (Katong saloon. 6.45). SOCCEB Food. Drinks and Allied Workers' Union inter-branch tournament: Hilton v Asia Hotel,
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  • 377 28 SINUAPORE Airlines' $157 million engineering hangar at Changi will be the widest clear-span hangar of its type in the world when completed in July 1981. It will have a steel truss roof (see picture of model above) the size of fonr and a half football fields
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  • 191 28 TOKYO, Wednesday THE Soviet Union gave Vietnam at least eight warships including two missile patrol boats during the past year, a Japanese newspaper reported today. The Yomiuri Shimbun said the warships of the Soviet Far East Fleet were given to the
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  • 359 28 BANGKOK, Wed. About 15,000 Kampucheans, both soldiers and civilians, fled into Thailand today to escape a Vietnamese mortar and artillery attack. Thai authorities said at Thap Prik. They said the refugees, many of them starving, sick and exhausted, included about 5,000 troops
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  • 210 28 'Vietnam destroying crops with toxic sprays' UNITED NATIONS, Wed. The ousted Pol Pot government of Kampuchea said yesterday that Vietnam was destroying crops in the faminestricken country with toxic sprays. Mr Pol Pot's deputy Prime Minister leng Sary told the 34th General Assembly of the UN that Vietnam was using
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  • 141 28 Price of gold breaks US$4OO barrier HONGKONG, Wed. The price of gold burst through the US$4OO an ounce barrier again here today, and trading sources said it is expected to climb even higher. At the end of an active day of trading, gold was worth U*****. 50, compared with U*****.00
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  • 81 28 LONDON, Wed. Zimbabwe lawyer, Mr John Giles, 37, leapt to his death from a topfloor room at London's Lancaster House because he was "frustrated" at the progress of the Zimbabwe constitutional talks, an inquest here heard today. "I think he was frustrated that things were being
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  • 61 28 HONOLULU. Wed. US customs agents arrested a 43-year-old Thai woman at Honolulu International Airport yesterday (or allegedly trying to smuggle in 1.3 teg of heroin in her luggage. Federal magistrate Thomas Young set bail for Pumin Suerang, a beautician in Bangkok, at US$l5O,OOO (*****,000). She
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  • 54 28 LONDON, Wed. Britain's Cable and Wireless group of companies made a pre-tax profit of £37.9 million (*****.3 million) in the year ended March 31, it was announced today. Cable and Wireless operates public telecommunication services under franchise in 32 countries and territories, and owns a fleet
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  • 41 28 NEW YORK, Wed. Dow Jones averages, based on first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange: 30 indus 845.22 off 12.37, 20 transp 243.72 off 8.52, 15 utils 102.13 off 2.71. 65 stocks 249.48 of 6.56. UPI.
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  • 23 28 TEL AVIV, Wed. A short circuit yesterday shut down all of Israel's power stations. plunging the entire country into a blackout. UPI.
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  • 330 28 WASHINGTON, Wednesday THE United States, Britain and West Germany, the three leading Nato powers, are going to modernise nuclear arms in Europe despite a Soviet proposal that both sides limit such weapons. President Jimmy Carter yesterday joined British and West German ministers in saying
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  • 48 28 TOKYO, Wed. Radio Moscow said the Soviet military build-up on the disputed four islands of the Kurile chain in the North Pacific were located in their territory, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported today. The islands of Hokkaido have been claimed by both Tokyo and Moscow. UPI.
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  • 24 28 Late CLASSIFIED DEATH MRS. S. MMATHAMBV Mother of S Thamotharam Pinal of Straits Times Spore passed away peacefully In Chullpuram. Sri Lanka on 9-10-1979
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    • 406 28 BUSINESS TIMES Singapore's Financial Dally Cover Pnce HOt Annuol Subscnptton HAS Fof Mjbwnption. call 7,*****1 Ext. 231 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS. The MAS end banks are about to sit down to discuss the single most important event to hit the banking sector since exchange controls were liberalised. COLIN CHEE has the details.
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    • 120 28 Amsterdam 17-21 C dear K. Lampar 24-29C Cloudy Atfceaa 16-23C Qoudy Lm4m 15-21 C Goudy Bwhrala 27-34C Clear MMdU 23-31C Cloudy Baagk.k 26^2C Clear 20-28C Cloudy SSL K <£* rMe 7Z0C ae New Y»rk U-20C Cloudy BerUn 6-20C. Clear, p^j, 15-21C Rain Bt— ub 9-22C Clear Prrik 14-19C Cloudy Baeata
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  • The Straits Times section 2
    • 5 1 The Straits Times section 2
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      • 575 1  -  Dr TAY CHONG HAI By LEARNING a language is never easy. It demands personal interest, time, diligence, practice, and more practice there is just no short cut. However, once it is mastered, it opens up a whole new world and
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      • 305 1 Fables Not to be scared by the ghost THIS lively story expresses the defiant spirit against ghosts. If one looks resolutely upon them with disgust and are not afraid, they can do nothing but beat a hasty retreat after running out of tricks! A TREASURY official, Cao Zhuxu, once related
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      • 12 1 J'Jiifek B£ "&M ft'H^ftfli n r ft* «A«t^*7 ftsifi* o w^Sl<]'Jl']ij tii^PMAe^w^B
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      • 333 1 (Part I af tfce Uat af 5* Mtoms braed by Utr Ministry af Kdar.tiMi for primary u-bMI pupil* taking CMaeM as a iwiii laagaage.) 7.§§Rtß± tun tun til tv speaking ■■certainly. g*sttig*fl£g o W*) ffcifciS##ntnt. of r f gs^ 3 zheng xian kXng hou straggling
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      • 434 1 INTRODUCING THE SINGAPORE-KUANTAN BEACH A_SS?J**%# a new bird,*. ~«-£?=#ff~j£laf| a^_7ss»*- a new market Departing from Singapore daily (except Wednesday) beginning 25th October M \k> *tXW*_B& k "'Jr' m^pFo a^B ff-,?*|^~ Ir~=^~|~'1 r~=^~|~' *_|__|fl ifPriPTO \ffl ffi A 9 HH^ ____i__Hn HkVi 3om_k _W Vl H^ _H flk. <3Cj^*^ __v __^l
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      • 114 1 INSIDER On How-to M Ending your ironing blues Steam yoor way to well-pressed clothes. When your have to iron heavy cottons or denims, only a steam iron will do. We teach you how to look for the steam iron best suited to your needs in today's Outlook. Pa K e8
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    • 1061 2  - PICK of the DAY DANA LAM By THIS IS one of those days so full of good things on the Singapore and Malaysian channels that you feel quite overwhelmed. CHANNEL 8 shines for a change with two worthy documentaries early in the evening. Nnmero lino at 7.10 p.m. centres on
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    • 102 2 WATCH out for the second episode of The Immigrants by Howard Fast on Sunday. It will be shown in the Operations Prime Time slot at 8.30 p.m. It is a rags to riches tc rags story of some Italian immigrants who found their fortune
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      • 508 2 Every day. Around the world to 90 countries and more. We take you there. Amsterdam Karachi Vienna Brussels Lima Zurich Cairo London And many other Colombo Montreal destinations Copenhagen Moscow Delhi New York For details Frankfurt Pans call your travel Geneva Rome agent or call us. Stockholm AEROFLOT _^^^<» .Stower
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      • 232 2 A HOLIDAY TO |g frS REMEMBER g 3 A 14-16 Day Memorable Manila Baguio City Q UtblUIN All Taiwan Round Island Hong Kong GROUP Shentours present an Orient Tour specially planned for you BY M.V. POBU^MEH WITH IMPROVED ITINERARY: Travelling time by coach in Taiwan ,s reduced by hall and
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      • 14 2 IHNational Panasonic "i^j Powerful enough ■^~:r» to be a National hit! Ml' LI J
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      • 1243 2 TV and Radio SINGAPORE 5 3.00 PM Opening followed by Star Per- 7.00 Candid Camera formance The Rites Of Spring 7.25 Cultural Diary 3.30 y tf <CNn««> <«*»>,„„ 3.35 Over The Rainbow (Mandarin) (p ar 2) 4.20 Intermission 8.50 Art As A Hobby 6.00 Opening followed by The Human lf
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    • 401 3  - Wistful song of the violin in finale LJm Peng Ann Violin recital by Cowas Jeejeebhoy DBS auditorium Reviewed by A VIOLINIST who announces himself as an Ivan Galamian product is expected to be something special. Thisteacher at the Julliard in New York has produced too many a distinguished protege for
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    • 356 3 CLASSIC FILM lovers should not miss seeing the celluloid "gems" which the British Council Centre will be offering this month. Hobson's Choice and Richard 111 will be screened at the council theatrette on Oct 25 and 39 respectively at 8 p.m. Richard 111,
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      652 3  -  LING POON W AH By THE GOETHE-INSTI-TUT'S latest film festival begins in the first week of November, featuring four fine German productions, all with the conflict of youth as their central theme. Titled Moritz, Dear Moritz, Red Midnight, A Day With the Wind, and The Main Actor, these
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      • 451 3 The Singapore Bachelor ■■^■^■■■■■■■■BH Wouldn't you like to know all about him? The I Bk kinds of girls he dates, the one he will marry; where he's heading in his career, what he does JM with his leisure and the kind of husband and W^^ father he expects to be.
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      • 310 4 'LIDOMth WEEK!* 5 SHOWS DAILY: 11am, 1.30, 4,6.45 9.15 aj Adtni^sion PRICtS CIRCI F J4. STALLS J3 $2 aj Nn Half Price No Military Concession No Free List 3 Days ADVANCE CASH SALES: S4 tS3 SEATS only I if^^ I B aa^VaaaaT^ I •^CM aaa^faf 1. BaaV^^ \^aaaK**aal I >.'
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      • 283 4 GREAT PUCE TOCOHEHOMETO N lm KSaB After explorng exciting Kuala Lumpur, come home to the Equatorial. Where people are friendly and caring, the place quiet and luxuriously comfortable. Where you feel free to be yourself. We offer 300 luxurious rooms and suites. Delightful Swiss, Japanese and Chinese restaurants. 24-hour Coffee
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      • 648 4 JURONG DRIVE-IN CINEMA i TODAY! 7.M& 9.15PM j, 1 1 lufiP^ I^^ i 'i -PLUS A SPECIAL FEATURE ON-i I KNOCKABOUT 5 j!| MA JESTIC/GAL A/REG AL/RUBY/S. CITY I IiLOO YUEN* CHEN WEI YING(^. < '^Mk j I Canton**** Color Scope JM- '^^■^mi ]l' < JURONG DRIVE-IN CINEMA Tomorrow Saturday
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      • 141 4 M^THEATRCS LTD iiiiiiiiiiicVniiiiiniiiHiiiiiiiMi KALLANG OPENS TODAY) 1.30. 4.00. 7.00. 9.30pm "VICE SOUAD 533" Cam Tomorrow/Saturday M nile Plua Sunday Morning at 11am "IRON FIST. EAGLE CLAW" nm nFM each soad UULUCII Tel *****67 OPENS TODAY' 11am. 1.30. 4. 5.45, 9 30pm Alto Midmie on Saturday Sunday Morning Showi at 0
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      • 326 4 i fiATHAY: OPENS TODAY! 5 SHOWS DAILY. 11am, 1.30,4.00.6.30,9.15pm ITS SPECTACULAR CAR CHASE j MAKES "THE ITALIAN JOB" LOOK LIKE SUNDAY DRIVING. (j Siarr.Dß JACK VACEK TRICE SCHUBERT BRAMS GEORGE COLE <! (I TEX TAYLOR HEIDI SCHUBERT Produced Directed by JACK VACEK < t) Music by MICK BRENNAN -Cinematography by
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      • 570 4 g^ ORGANISATION C NOW SHOWING' 130.3.45.7.00.9.15pm: J 5 TIE lITIS J*\> 8 TRIANGLE^pS 3rd EXPLOSIVE WEEKI X "am. 130. 4 00. 6 30. 9 15pm SJ SBILLION 9 i !!DOLLAR/il i k' OPENS TODAY! 5 Shows al f 3 ft Him 130 4.00 830 9 15pm > 5 )lp»IHH:FI:i.a»«.».»:r:i0) lp»IHH:FI:i.a»«.».»:r:i0
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    • 2804 5  - Mass 'sackings' started Nixon's second term after landslide win HENRY KISSINGER By Henry Kissinger concludes the first volume of his forthcoming memoirs, White House Years, with the second inaugural of Richard Nixon. In the final excerpt from the book, he reminisces about the proceeding four years he spent as Nixon's
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      • 623 6  -  TENG JUAT LENG By Do you grimace when you have to iron the National Service uniforms of your sons, or thick jeans and rough school uniforms? Take heart, the steam iron comes to your rescue. WHEN shopping for an iron, most people tend to think
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      • 124 6 A LITTLE knowledge IS a dangerous thing. In last week's How-to page, there was no emphasis that the wires must be connected to the correct pins, and no warning of the consequences if they were wrongly connected. A bad job can result in the strip-
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      • 1038 6 Rowenta Model DA 21 THIS British brand has both steam and spray facilities. The water tank is in transparent plastic so that the water level is visible. This water tank is removable and the iron can be easily converted to a lightweight dry iron.
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      • 192 6 Encyclopaedia Britannica The Complete Reference Library Tel: *****95 When you buy our oven we'll pack in a toaster, too. For grilling, baking, or just heating up t s| M|fl| food, the National Electric Oven is simply jHL^I It's so convenient to use. The temperature l^ul s^Z£ control is automatic. A
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      • 111 6 Clinique introduces the Reds. The lipsticks that make red lipstick really wearable. When it comes to lipsticks, getting red to be right is a challenge. It takes subtle blending expert knowledge of skin tones. It takes Clinique. Your Gift: Think Clinique'. Come see the new reds, and for any 2
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      • 438 7 An established trading company requires a DIVISION EXECUTIVE ($24,000 $30,000) pa This is a new post and is an excellent career opportunity for the successful candidate to actively contribute towards the achievement of overall corporate objectives I indtdate will be assistant to •Imating and marketing programmes for the numerous wi'M
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      • 802 7 Am CENTURY PARK SHERATON SINGAPORE It you are interested to work in the hotel industry We are an international prestigious hotel and have immediate employment opportunities in the following positions (1) PLANT OPERATOR Minimum Second Class Steam Boiler Attendance Certificate Some experience working in a boiler room (2) OFFICE ASSISTANT
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      • 549 7 INVESTMENT PLANNING OFFICER A large international company with an extensive product range in the building, packaging and engineering industries requires an Investment Planning Officer to assist the Development Manager in exploring opportunities tor diversification and development Although based in Singapore, it may require frequent travel throughout South East Asa Duties
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      • 663 7 SIME DARBY SINGAPORE PTE LTD I invites applications from Malaysians and Singaporeans to fill the I following posts Ia) Sales Executives < Bosed Singapore or Petaimg j ay a) I b) SaleSliien (Based in Singapore or Petaling Joya) I for a new WATCH DEPARTMENT in the Sime Darby Sales Division
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      • 146 7 OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME Notice is hereby given that in consequence of the Intended change of name of a ship by our clients Koala Shipping and Trading Inc. we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships under Section 417 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap.
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      • 540 7 In thr matl.T o( thr ('nmnanlrs \<l. ap. 1XA and In thr mattrr of llomrwrll Ha. IM. (MrmbriV Voluntary Winding-up) At an Extraordinary Qeneral Meeting of the abovenanwd company dulj convened and held at 833 Block 30. Bendemeer Singapore \2X\. on the 2MI day of September 1979, Uu tollowing Resolutions
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      • 447 8 FOR SALE BRAND MEW RUSTON 6VGBX DIESEL ENGINE 720 h p 428 r p m still in original maker's cases, complete with Napier Turbo Charger, Alarm Panel, Spares and Special Tools Recently inspected and certified as new by the makers MUST BE SOLD. OFFERS INVITED. TWO GENERATING SETS UNUSED 312.5
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      • 622 8 ■^■JaW^ala^— PUBUt UTILITIES BORRD TENDER NOTICE 1) Supply, Delivery and Installation of 22KV Indoor Double Busbar Switchgeari and accessories. (Re-Tender) 2) Installation of Internal Gas Pipework during the period 1.1.80 to 31.12.80 3) Reinstatement of Road Trenches 4) Cleaning of Circulating Water System Inlet Coarse Screens at Jurong Power Station
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      • 950 8 THE LIST OF APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN AT 9 AM ON TUESDAY THE I6TH OCT 1979 AND WILL CLOSE AT 1 I A M ON THE SAME DAY REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ISSUE OF $500,000,000 REGISTERED STOCKS (Loan No. 3 of 1979) $500,000,000 OF 6. PER ANNUM TAX FREE REGISTERED STOCKS MATURING
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      • 842 8 I_ li A| l PUBLIC UTILITIES \T\/ BOBRD SENOKO POWER STATION INVITATION TO TENDER The Public Utilities Board invites tenders for rhe supply, installation and commissioning of the following items of equipment for the third stage development of Senoko Power Station in the Republic of Singapore: Fuel Oil Storage Facilities
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